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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-12

NEW YORK. Nov. 10.-An interesting
factor IN the growing cost OF dress is
the success OF the American drcssmakcr
The New York mcdiste IS no longer
a cheap c0pyist OF tho French. but pre-
sents % her customers designs OF such
originality and beauty that large
majority Of the Horse Show dresses
which really settle the winter fashions
have been prepared ~. year Ilsn1
here in the city. tho boxes OF ooAl'y
apparel which generous mammals pfe.n,
10 dobrifauto dsuehtcrs Gro being lH''
here. and even the women who winter
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-12
EILEEN 0SB0RN'S
FASHION LETTER.
The Horse Show Brings Society Back to
New York,
New York.

,orrowest DOS sible line Of black satin.
l,,s bell Itself is a plain band OF satin,
f.etcnca al one side with a loop and Two
Short, friLged ends.
Nrs q. a. =. Belmont has changed her
stvle of dress to correspond with her new
enid OF blond hair. Like many ladies' who
have felt themselves compelled by the
MULTIPLICATION Of white threads 70 bleach
their once raven trosses 10 golden hue,
Mrs. Belmont row effects rich. dark vel
vets and furs. cOntrasted with the most
delicate OF laces, TO give the color erect
which are relied upon TO renew her youth
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-12
Tho TIesof Pictures.

Rev. ]. Minor Wilbon. OF Baltimore
will deliver n lecture on Palestine, nus
trated with stereopticon views OF .ne
Tissot pictures. at the First bap s,s
church. Thursday night November . ir,n,
The pictures are copyright reproduc-
tions OF the original Tissot paintings,
which have created such a sensation ln
the world OF art. Never before has me
life Of christ been so strikingly illustrated
a. nv these works Of art. 1t is inoeed a
nr,,,iegs 20 the Richmond public to have
psas.'e ex,'h,,ed in this city. and many. ne
Sorh, will avail themselves OF II.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-12

Baking Chocolate, 2 cakes
for 25c.
Tomato Catsup, l0C quart.
Large cans Bartlett Pears,
lOC can.
Large cans Tomatoes and Corn,
4 cans for 25c.
Worcester Sauce and Tomato Cat
sup, roc quart.
New Fat Mackerel, 3 for roc.
Try our Mountain Roll But
ter, l5C pound.
Try our old Smthfeld HAMS
rye ID.
BuShel lacks Fine Dairy Salt, Sc.
Fresh Lemon Crackers, Sc 10.
Imported St. Julien Claret Wine,
$50 bottle.
imported Sherry and Port Wine.
$50 bottle.
New Palm Nuts, 7c ID.
Reliable Hams. 8 l-2C ID.
Homemade Blackberry and Ca
tawba Wine. Ioc quart or 4oc gal
lon.
Old Dominion Baking Powders
Z ID box, &C; ID box, SC.
u ID box Blue Ribbon Baking
Powders, &c.
: Id cans Jellies, Ioc.
Fine Fat Mackerel. 9oc kit.
New Cape Cod Cranber-
rieS, &C quart.
Rival Gelatlne. sc,
Wine for jelly, Zoe quart,
Our Complete New Price List
Mailed on application.
New Citron, I2c ID.
Sweet Cider, 25c gal.
Imported Fruit Jams, Ioc Jar.
4 Chalmers Gelatine for SOC.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-12

Nv IN. use OF new machine roll OF
cloth can be torn into narrow s,slps "r
handages. the roll being suspended on a
evolving spindle, with reel neid oy
hyacksts TO slide along the side OF the roll
while a crank IL turned 70 "lhu W 'h'
.,r,n as II Is torn on.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-12
Jannnc.c Wedding Festival

A wedding Is an interesting event at all
times and In all countries. and the jap
anese wedding entertainment which win
be given at Broad. Street Methodist Epis-
oopal church next Tuesday night will In
point Of interest be no execution Thu
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-12

ro,ored carpenters of Nashville. Tenn.
have organized a union. Atlanta, Ga.
now has two colored organizations q
4his sSsft. ..4 -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09
SPICE AND GINGER.

The Suez canal took 10 years to
build.
A ton of dirty rags is worth about
6 10 to rag dealer.
The majority Of the clergy are 40
stainers and nonsmokers.
An actor says that not one comic
song in 80 introduced to the public ever
becomes popular.
If all the mountains in the world
were leveled the average height Of the
land would rise nearly 220 feet.
Asked how his name was pronounced
Sir Walter Besant replied: Make it
exactly rhyme with pleasant
Mr.. Balfour is one of the fastest
speakers in the house of commons, ut
tering an average of 100 words min
ute.
William Moore, a Kentuckian, Il
years OF age, has not left his bed for
60 years. He was injured by horse
when child.
The working classes form SO per
cent, the middle class % per cent, and
the upper class 3 per cent. of the pOpu-
lation Of this country.
The superstition about st. Swithin
influencing the weather begins on his
so-called day, July Is, and continues
for 40 days afterwards.
In rural districts many people don't
use more than 200 words; the ordinary
Englishman can do very we'll with a
vocabulary of 500 words.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09
DEF MING A CATAMARAN

Having read to her pupils descrip-
ton of the sinking of the Merrimac
the teacher some days later asked her
pupils what the word "catamaran''
then used meant. These are some Of
the answers
The Catamaran is a savage officer in
the F'illipose Islands.
A catamaran carrier clubs in a golf
game.
The catamaran is the place in Chica-
go where Cat Show was held.
The Catamaran was a Convention
hall prise
The catamaran is the proper name
for a catboat and war ram together
like the Ctadin.
HObsOn obtained a catamaran from
the Spanish officers which was all he
had to eat.
The career Of Hiram Walker, the
millionaire distiller who died recently
was remarkable. At the age of 80 he
divided his millions among his child
rem and reserving simply an annuity
for himself promptly made another
fortune. This he bequeathed to a
children's free hospital in Detroit,
which will receive 100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09
HER HOME A RAILWAY CAR.
Travelling Residence With All the
Comforts of Home

Some women prefer to live in
trunk than home, or, in other words,
long to spend their lives travelling in
stead of enjoying the quiet of domes-
tic rest,
For more than twenty years the
home of Mrs. p H. Dudley has been in
a railway car, and an exceptionally
dainty and convenient little home it
IS. Externally it looks like any other
passenger car, but inside the resem-
blance changes, for this is the cele-
brated dynograph car, known all over
the United States, by railroad men at
least. Mr.. Dudley is attached to 40
company or system, but every large
railroad engages him to inspect its
roadbed and compile its automatic rec
Ords. Attached to directors and pres
identS' cars, this car goes over all the
roads in this country and Mexico on
which his reports on track conditions
or suggestions as to needed equipments
are desired. Seated beside his won
derful device, Mr.. Dudley notes the
waviness of the track, the grades
climbed and descended, the revolutions
of the wheels, the miles travelled and
everything else that needs attention,
while in the other end Of the car Mrs
Dudley carries on housekeeping as Sc
renely as though her establishment
was firmly anchored in Madison ave-
nue..
Her realm includes coy parlor, a
bedroom. library, dining-room and
kitchen, all perfectly appointed. Here
are her writing desk, her sewing ma
chine ana her tiny stove. Upon the
cabinets and desks are photographs
and sketches made by Mrs. Dudley of
| the striking or beautiful scenes she
| passes in her travels. Besides her
| housekeeping Mrs. Dudley writes a
| great deal, having issued a book Of
| travels. She is also All astronomer,
ana the study Of the heavens is Of
never-failing interest to her. Mr..
| Dudley's work is all done in the day
time, so that evenings are cozily
passed in reading or studying the
heavens together. The car has been
recently in the yard of the Grand Cen
| trail station, where Mrs. Dudley was
| "2t home to her friends
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09
HISTORY OF THE IRISH POTATO.

The potato is a native Of the elevated
tropical valleys of Chilli, Peru and
Mexico Johnson says: at was prob
ably carried to Spain from Peru early
in the sixteenth century and intro
duced into Virginia from Florida by
the Spanish explorers, and into Great
Britain from Virginia by Sir John
Hawkins in 1866, though the credit is
usually assigned to Sir Walter Ra-
leigh, who never was in Virginia. .
The potato is one of the few generally
cultivated plants that are well known
in the wild state, and concerning the
origin of which there is little room for
discussion. It grows at the present
in it's wild state in Peru and Chilli, on
the island Of Chilloe and elsewhere
Precisely why it is called the Irish po-
tato seems to be a mOOted question
Some authorities cite as a reason the
fact that the potato was first cultivat-
ed and experimental with on Sir Wal
ter Raleigh's estate, near Cork, Ire
land, and by him subsequently distrib-
uted among his tenantry. It seems
Ireland was the first country to grow
the potato in any degree of perfection
and the Irish potatoes, which are oc
casionally at the present day imported
to this country, are always OF excellent
quality.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09
DOWN THE STREAM.

Love! 1t began with glance,
Grew with the growing flowers,
Sailed in a dreadful trance,
Rocked not the passage of hours,
Our passions food rose ever,
Flowing for her and me,
Till the brook became a river,
And the river became sea.
Grief! 1t began with a word,
Grew with the winds that raved;
A prayer for pardon unheard,
Pardon in turn uncraved,
The bridge so easy to sever,
The stream so swift to be free.
Till the brook became a river,
And the river became a sea.
Life! 1t began with sigh,
Grew with the leaves that are dead:
It's pleasures with wings to fly,
It's sorrows with limbs of lead.
And rest remaineth never
For the wearier years to be,
Till the brook became river,
And the river became a sea.
Lord Houghton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09
NO DISCRIMINATING EVIGaNCE.

"Strangest case l ever had" said the
attorney, who was in talkatiVe mood,
was up in the northern part Of the
state last summer. / was back in the
woods some miles from what you call
civilization, on a combined fishing and
hunting trip. While ! was there an
old man, who had been acting as my
guioe, and very valuable in spite of
his bibulous habits, was arrested for
stealing a keg OF whisky. The case
looked pretty black for him, and the
old man knew it. AS the old man was
almost Indispensable to NE, | YOlun-
teered to defend him.
when the case came to trial |
used all my wiles to set him clear; but
| soon saw that it was uphill work,
and that the jury had a deep-seated
conviction that the ol0 man was guilty.
The old man realized il, too, and
squirmed uneasiiy about upon his
chair.
THE case was about to go to the
jury when the old man arose and in
sisted on addressing them before they
retired. The court granted the per-
mission, and the old man turned TO
the jury and said
81 ies' want ter ask ye one ques-
tion. Ye all know me, an what / want
to ask ye is this: Do you think that if
stole that thar whisky that | would
be sober noW?'
This was putting the case in new
light, and it seemed to have great eff
feet with the jury, for they declared
him not guilty before leaving the box.
when it was over, and the old man
was receiving the congratulations or
| his friends, one of them said
Sam, how on earth did you man
age it?'
"'Wul,' answered the old man, as
| he solemnly Winked one eye, when
toted that thar whisky home, the Old
woman saw at once that the first thing
! that l would go and do would be TO -
! and git full of matchmaking evidence.
so she took the keg and locked it up i'll
the cellar till the clouds would roll by
But its mighty lucky that the trial kim
| off jes' ez it old, fer | couldn't heV neld
out for another day ter save my life y
Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09
SWEET LUNAN BAY.

When brightly shines the simmer sun
Got over the siller sea,
And high the laverock pipes his tune
Abune the gowan lea;
When over the green fields far and
near
The lcwin' cattle stray;
What ither spot can weel COMPARE
WI bonnie LGnan Bay?
Aft haze l roved Il pensive mood
Alang its siller strand,
And up the braes my course pursued
To view the scenery grand;
Or rested on Redcastle's height
The lee lang SINNERS day,
And watched the seagull's airy flight
Over bonnie Lunan Bay.
I've wandered east, I've wandered
west,
And mony places seen
In a their summer verdure drest
Wi floors and bracken green;
BY heather hill and birken shaw,
By rock and ruin grey,
But, oh! the fairest SIGHT I've seen
Is bonnie Lunan Bay.
I've seen it in its sterner mood,
When dangerous was it's scowl.
And dark DER head the storm did
brood,
And Wintry winds did howl;
Yet, though the wind blew cauld and
drear,
My steps were wont to stray
Towards that spot on earth so dear,
My bonnie Lunan Bay.
Farewell, thou spot l lo'e sac weel,
Ye rocks and crags sac high,
Ye banks and braes I used to spell
In happy days game by:
far I'm sundered frae yer
shore,
And further yet may stray,
| los We moo and evermore-
Farewell! sweet Lunan Bay.
Frank H. Gordon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09

| to remain a little time in London for
aconsultation with a first-class doc
tor, but the determination to see Mel
lie at Moyliscallan once more was the
only desire that remained to him in
life, and till it was accomplished his
! shrewd little friend saw that there
was no good talking of anything else.
So he had hurried over to Ireland, and
| had reached Thomastown the evening
before. Today he had taken a car
over the village Tin the old days it
was the shortest and pleasantest four
| miles ever known, and leaving the
! driver asleep in the sun al the cross
roads had turned into the wood that
is a short cut to the two principal
houses in the parish. He had no very
definite idea of the plan to pursue
Now that he had reached his jour
| ney's end, it seemed as if all power
had left him. Perhaps somewhere
among the trees, crossing from the
castle grounds to the rectory side, he
would slip down upon his knees among
the fern and look at her-George
Strangeways' wife-and-oh, this
faintness! Merciful Cod is that Mel
lie?
'Teddie, is it really you?'
Teddy was on the moss, stretched
fiat, save that Nellies arm was under
his head, Nellie's little, bare, sun
burned hand unfastened his collar
he could only look and smile. The
green Moyliscallan leaves were over
head, dancing against the blue, Mel
lies face was very close, and he
thought he was in heaven.
How could you come like this and
take us by surprise, and you so i'll,
ieddie,' the girl went on reproach-
fully, ''if I hadn't been going across
to the castle this morning early, and
come on you lying here in a heap
Going across to the CASTLE" Teddie |
found tongue to utter, his eyes on |
Nellie's left hand. Don't you live at
the castle altogether"
And what should l go and live at |
the castle for, when I've a good home |
of my own, intruding on newly mar
rled people, as if | didn't know bet |
ter? Besides, Aunt Ellen isn't back
from her honeymoon yet, and Uncle
George-what, are you able to sit up?
Take care or you'll
She could not finish the sentence.
for Capt. Blake was sitting up with a
and to steady himself he
had got his arm around her waist.
so you never thought of Aunt
Ellen?'' said Nellie by and by; well,
you wouldn't have been an Irishman
If you hadn't made a mistake some
where! Only if you'd ever seen Uncle
George l don't think you'd have
doubted me, Teddie dear OH they
have been SO funny counting one an
other these five years! and if [
hadn't been so amused [ think | must
nave died, for you kept me long time
Waiting without a world '-Boston
England) Guardian.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09
A SEASIDE INCIDENT.

Why Bob, you dear old fellow,
Where have you been these years?
In Egypt, India, Khiva,
With the Khan's own volunteers?
Have you scaled the Alps or Andes,
Sailed to Isles of Amazons?
What climate, Bob, has wrought the
change
Your face from brown to bronze?"
She placed a dimpled hand in mine,
In the same frank, friendly way;
We stood once more on the dear old
beach,
And it seemed but yesterday
Since, standing on this same white
shore,
She said, with eyelids wet,
"Good-by. You may remember, Bob.
But I shall not forget"
held her hand ano whispered low,
'Mad5e, darling, what o. the years
Tie ten long years that have inter
vened
Since, through the mist of tears,
We said good-by on this same white
beach
Here by the murmuring sea?
You, Madge, were then just twenty,
And | was twenty-three."
A crimson blush came to her cheek,
Hush, Bob" she quickly said;
Let's look at the bathers in the surf
There's Nellie and cousin Ned
And wno's that portly gentleman
On the shady side of life?''
oh, he belongs to our party, too
In fact, Bob, I'm his wife!
And l tell you, Bob, it's an awful
thing,
The way he does behave;
Flirts with that girl in steel-gray
silk
Bob, why do you look so graye?"
The fact is, Madge-I-well, ahem!
o, nothing at all, my dear
Except that she of the steel-gray silk
Is the one I married last year"
Marc Cook.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09
WOMEN OF FREED CUBA
Their Social Life on the Tropical
Island.

The social life Of Cuba will be a
subject of interest to many prospective
travellers to that lovely land of tropi-
cal warmth and plenty.
! In the higher walks of Cuban So
clety ladies never appear anywhere in
public without an escort. either male
or female. If lady be ACCOMPANIED
by man, he must be a husband
brother or near relative; otherwise
the judgment passed upon her will be
even more harsh than if she had no
escort at all. 1t is further to be noted
that no matter how we'll one NAV
know a Cuban or resident Spaniard
IN business or social way he will
not be invited to meet the ladies of
the family until his character, history
and position in society are thoroughly
known. Even then he will never
be permitted to see the unmarried
women alone. Letters of introduce
ton are not readily given to men to
be presented to ladies, for the reason
that he who gives them, though they
be couched in most reserved language.
considers that he practically guaran-
tees every future act of the recipient.
With the Cubans Sunday is feast
day, given up to social enioyments
after the religious duties of the morn
ing have been performed Certain
saints days, on the other hand, must
be seriously observed, and functions
which would be permissible on the
Sabbath would be severely repro
Dated on such anniversaries. It is on
Sunday that the cock fights and bull
fights take place. American women
may be surprised to find that Cuban
gentlemen smoke anywhere without
asking permission of the ladies, either
at the cafes, hotels, residences or even
in the ordinary street cars The only
restriction on the privilege of smok-
ing is imposed at the theaters, and
even there one may indulge in it in
the corridors. Another custom not
peculiar to Cuba, being followed
everywhere on the continent of Eu-
rope, although not i'll the United King
dom, is that at public tables in the
cafes or hotels a wellbred Cuban never
takes a seat without asking permits
sion, perhaps simply by a sort of in
terrOgatlve bow, of those who may be
already seated there. A similar sal
utation is made upon taking leave. Of
social visiting there is a great deal
among both Spaniards and Cubans,
but the private dinners and balls are
comparatively few. The American
visitor calling upon a Cuban family
should never disturb the cane-seated
chairs which are ranged with the
greatest regularity along the walls of
the reception-room. Finally, the
color line is not so closely drawn
in Cuba as it is in the United States
and education, wealth and personal
worth generally determine a natives
position. without regard to the pos
5ible presence of colored blood in his
veins.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09

When week later, however, Capt
Lane called on him to fulfill his
promise on the wedding day, the
temptation of seeing, nay, more. OF
speaking to-the girl just once was
too much
1t would be difficult to say which
was the more nervous, the bride
groom-elect or his best man, as they
waited in the church for the arrival
OF the bridal party. Not once dur
ing the ceremony that followed did
Medcalf glance at the bride, though
his pulses were thrilling at the sound
OF the sweet, clear voice that made
t-e responses which bound her to
Capt. Lane.
1t was in the vestry, after the sig
natures had been duly entered in the
register, that some one whispered in
his ear:
Come, old fellow, don't you know
your duty? Kiss the bride.'
Then he raised his eyes, which
rested for one brief moment on his
ideal! The next moment he had
SraVely bent and pressed his lips on
the cheek of the dainty vision beside
him.
There was a general litter as the
girl gave vent to a little exclamation
of dfsmayed surprise.
The bride, man! That's not the
bride!"
Then, for the first time, Medcalf
looked about, and his wandering gaze
fell on the apparition of the bride.
In puzzling wonderment he turned
once more to his neighbor-she and
the bride was alike as two peas!
Which was his ideal? Well, it mat
tered not, since one was free!
1t was not until years after, when
found the courage to tell his
wife the story of that purloined photo.
that he discovered that he had mar
ried is very ideal after all, and not
her twin sister.-London Evening
News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09

All OF which is convenient for the
woman, but hard for the man, and
unless something is done to throttle
psychic science the lady killer will be-
come extinct in society Hardheaded
scientists say that the new love cure
IS an interesting but unwarrantable IL
lustration of the force of hypnotic sug-
gestion and should be suppressed, but
TO the casual observer a love cure
seems practical and labor saving in
stltution that does its work with ex-
petition and dispatch and without
pangs and torments.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09
MANNERS IN STREET CARS.

The hog in the street car, says the
Chicago Times-Herald, is one Of our
most alarming symptoms. He aboun0s
on every line in the city and is of all
sizes and ages. Miserable little pigs
who have founded themselves on his
model cling to their seats with sullen
faces and allow elderly women to
stand. The customary gallantry
which was imperatively demanded
mere some years ago, and which IS
still imperatively demanded in many
places, has so far disappeared that
there is getting to be little regard for
either sex or age. The man who
makes it his invariable practice to
give up his seat to women is a stand
ing curiosity in more senses than one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09
FERRY ON SUBMERGED RAILS

At the ensuing session of the British
parliament power will be sought to in
corporate company to construct
ferry to be worked by electricity On
submerged rails across the River
Thames, with roadways and ap-
proaches for the passage of vehicles,
foot passengers, animals and general
traffic, with generating station and
electrical or other machinery and ap-
planes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09
TEMPER AS AN INFLUE1SCE

Temper, says an authority, has i'm
mense influence on the tone of the
singing voice. An ill-natured or
querulOus person will invariably have
q catlike quality in the voice, which
is perceptible in singing quite as
much as in speaking