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Nestore tears herself free and fees like
an antelope into the darkness.
Juan, taking part in the games. is in
a reckless, defiant, devilish mood. 1t
is he who, after the skilled and prac-
ticed toreadores have failed, adroltly
plants the two-edged sword between
the bulls shoulders, giving it the golpe
de gracia. Then in the carrida de toros,
with a dextrous twist of his supple,
strong arm, he throws the bullocks q
complete somerasult over their horns
thrice in succession, and without an
effort picks up cigaritos with his teeth
at a hand gallop.
Nestore watches him, and her heart
bows down in alteration. And, when
she looks from this handsome, brave,
young lover to the aged and brandy
soaked creature at her side, her soul
sickens.
'Oh, caro- mio!" she means. "Why
did 1 not know? Q, 'Dios! why did l
not wait just one day longer?"
At night Juan is in rollicking spirits.
His hands clasped loosely behind his
back. he dances wildly. gracefully ell
jarabe with Zetilla, the delighted spec
tators shouting, "Brava! brava!'
And when Zetilla dances ell sun alone
the crowd cheer and press closer, the
men piling their hats. one above the
other, upon her head.
'Aya mi almai" shouts Juan, slap
ping his hands; AYE, mi alma, lorna
la bolsa." (There, my darling, take
my purse.) And when the dance is
finished redeems his hat with a hand
full of golden slugs
Nestore's eyes yearn toward him. but
he never deigns to return their glance.
Oh, if he would only rage and storm
as he did last night. This agony Of
cold indifference is unbearable.
During the paseas of the dance Juan
makes many trips to the cantina to
drink brandy. Then returns to joke
with and tease the girl. He sips dulce
out of Anitas glass; he steals a flower
from tall, stately Mercedes hair. and
brushing it across his lips, slips it in
side his vest. He snatches a kiss from
Gitana's red lips, and bites the tips OF
Zetillas little pink ear, who. in mock
anger, pelts him in the mouth with a
rose. He flirts outrageously with Ro-
sta, which causes her jealous sposa
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-19
soon make you a widow. Where is

soon make you a widow. Where is
hep"
Without a word she takes his hand
ard leads him from the crowd. Her
face is pinched, drawn and white
snowy pearls cleaning III her hair.
Silently she moves quickly onward to
pause in front of Jose Morales fonda
where several men are scattered about
smoking, drinking or playing monte.
She scans their faces rapidly.
See, Senor.'' He follows the motion
of her hand, and there, beneath the
table which is piled with glasses and
empty and half emptied bottles Of
aguardiente, lies old Guissippe, stupe-
fed with drink Isl, Senor"-bitterly
Look! That is my husband.
She turns away, but Juan is al her
side. Mingled with his jealous rage is
All overpowering pity for her.
How long have you been thar brute's
wife, Senora?"
She lifts to him her dark eyes, mute,
dumb with misery.
"Since yesterday"
"Then-O. Madre de Dios." He
dashes his hand against his forehead
in a sudden fury. Now 1 understand.
1t is your wedding. fool that am
thought it was Rosita's''
No" sadly 'Rosiita was married
one month ago.
''Nestore, mia alma He grasps her
in his arms, and draws her into the
shadow of sycamore tree. "Nestore,
mia You cannot, you do not love this
old man. You love me-mel You have
said it. You married him for his riches
but, Gracious a Dios! he has not got
half-no, not e-quarter-the wealth
that is mine. l will load you with gold
with jewels, mia lirio. will make ID
Queen of you," crushing her frantically
in his arms, and pressing hot, fierce
kisses upon her shoulders, her bosom
and soft, white neck. Come Carl
sima. We will fly together Pepita is
fresh and strong. She will carry US
twenty leagues hence by morning.
Come; come, querida mia. come. We
will love and live for each other, and
forget everything else in the world but
ourselves. Come
But with a sudden. desperate wrench
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From His Point of View.

An old lady of Edinburgh employed a
gardener to cut the grass in front Of
her house. She gave him strict injunc-
tions to cut it short, remarking:
IAN inch at the bottom is worth twa
at the tap
Having finished his work to her salts
faction he was asked into the house.
After paying him she offered him half
a glass of whisky.
He eyed the quantity in the glass and
exclaimed:
Fill it up, mum; it's no like the
grass, We ken; an inch at the tap is
worth twa at the bottom!"-Spare Mo-
ments
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Decidedlv Not.

you have never seen our stock yards
before? You will find the sight worth
seeing, although many fastidious per-
sons turn up their noses at it,"
Well, that's not what I am doing
with my nose. I'm trying to close 1t
down Chicago Tribune
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TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT

And each day and night during this week
you can get at any druggists kemp's
Balsam for the Throat and Lungs, ;tc-
knowledged to be the most successful
remedy ever sold for Coughs, Group,
Bronchitis, Asthma and Consumption. Get
a bottle to-day and keep ii always in the
house, so you can check your cold at
once. Price Csc and soc. Sample bottle
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-19

Whenever the human eye Is threat
ened with injury the eyelids close in
voluntarily. If a man had to think be-
fore shutting his eyes on such occa-
sions he would be too slow to save til
eve
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-19

A date cake that is much liked by
children has the fruit in the layer
mixture only. Any simple cup cake is
baked in layers, each OF which should
be about three-quarters OF an inch
thick when done. With a, cup of chop
ped dates is mixed half cup OF whip
ped cream, the mixture being spread
between the layers. The loaf. formed
from three layers piled together is iced
and may have a few whole dates stoned
and stuffed with almonds spread over
the top.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
TINE AGAIN BEATS YACHTS.
Third Attempt to Race Declared Off at
New York.

New York, Oct. Sold Boreas on
Saturday again played battledore and
shuttIecock with the great single stick
ers and the third attempt to sail the
first race of the Column bia-Sharnrock
series for the international trophy
ended in failure. The race was de-
clared off fifteen minutes before the
expiration of the time limit, with the
yachts still five miles from finish. But
the vast throngs who went down to
sea to witness the contest were in u
measure compensated by seeing a mag
nificent light weather duel In the end
the disappointment of the patriotic
the spectators was perhaps
sharpened by the fact that, when the
race was abandoned, the Columbia was
in the lead and improving her position
and, had it been finished, the American
champion might have had one race to
her credit. As on two previous days,
the course was laid fifteen miles dead
before the wind and return. So evenly
matched were the beautiful racers
th5s. they rounded the outer mark like
thorCughbreds, almost neck and neck,
finished after a three hour thresh to
the windward with the Columbia's
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white, shark-ike nose a half length in
so close vas her green rival
that the black shadow Of the Sham
rocks sails was silhouetted against
those of the Yankee.
As result of the struggle and Of
those Of Tuesday and Thursday, ex
perts are great deal confounded.
Some Of them differ as to the merits CT
the two boats, but they seemed unani-
nous upon two things, that the Sham
rock is the ablest boat that ever
crossed the western ocean to lift the
mug and, what is still more important,
she is more ably handled than the de-
fender. The superior seamanship of
Captain Hogarth and his crew was
demonstrated at several critical points
in the race of Saturday, though TO Cap
tain Barr and the nervy managing
owner of the Yankee sloop belong the
daring a piece Of seamanship as was
ever witnessed in a yacht race. It's
reckleSsneSS caused a great deal (
nervousness and anxiety and its accom-
plishment therefore made the Ameri-
can pulse beat high with pride. 1t was
the spectacular feature Of the day md
fortune favored the brave. Just as the
whistles of the excursion fleet at the
outer bOuy began their screeches ofwel-
come to the yachts, the Shamrock s
crew trimmed down the sheets as the
yacht luffed around the mark. The
Columbia's bowsprit was right over her
taffrail, however, and, as she came up
to the wind Captain Barr shot his boat
in between the Shamrock and the
mark, neatly taking the weather berth
1t was a clever bit of maneuyer-
ing and Immediately placed the
American boat in the lead
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12

When the girl entered the engine room
and went to the pack shaft, Engineer
Prohl warned her and told her to
leave. For a moment she faced the
wheel, with her hair hanging over her
face, then brushing it backwards she
turned with her back to the wheel.
Her hair, which was hanging down her
back, was raised by the current of air
from the wheel and was caught, pull
ing her backwards and taking in more
hair as she fell towards the wheel
She struck with such force that her
skull was crushed and part of her
head cut completely away, the body
then falling to the floor. As she fell
the wheels caught her wrapper and
wound that up into the wheels, where
it damned, stopping them. The en-
gineer heard her cry and jumped at
once to her assistance, and though the
machinery was stopped, it was too late.
as she had been instantly killed. The
body bore no other signs of injury ex-
cept that on the head. Miss Lesser
formerly lived in this city on South
Hamilton street, with her mother and
sister, Jennie The latter was mar
ried to William Doris, who was
killed by a fall at the historical libra
~ building about a year ago. She
now resides at III North Henry street.
Her mother was recently married and
lives in Black Earth.
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YACHTS TO TRY AGAIN TODAY.
Weather Man Promises Good Breeze
For Single Stickers.

New York, Oct. 10.-Monaay was a
foggy day around the Horseshoe.
Everything was quiet on feet there ex-
cept the decks of the Columbia. where
the crew was cutting and reftting sails.
This is taken in yachting circles to in
dictate nervousness. The reason for
making changes is that the English
boat has done better work during three
days of f1ukes Look at it from what
ever point you will, these plain facts
stare you in the face; on two Of the
days, at the moment the signal race
off, was set, the Shamrock was in the
lead; on the third day, she was no
worse than on even terms. Add to
this her time allowance Of six seconds
and the chances are still more in her
favor The weather man at Washing
ton promises a southerly, increasing
breeze for today. II it comes it will
be a welcome wind to thousands of
yachtsmen who have come many miles
to witness the contest. If the predic
ton is fulfilled the racers will be sent
over the line to the windward down
the jersey coast, the same as on sat
urday. but the order of sailing will be
reversed, making it first leg 20 the
windward with the run home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
WILL RAISE A GUNBOAT.
Watson to Add One to Fleet-Gen.
Schwan's Advances.

Manila, Oct 10.-Gen. Schwan's col
umn, consisting of the thirteenth in
fantry, two troops of cavalry, Captain
Riley's battery of the fifth artillery
and the scouts, continued to advance
on Monday towards San Francisco De
Malabon, meeting with little resistance
and suffering no casualties. The en-
envy fell back steadily. Provisions are
being conveyed to Rosario. The
American camp is within sight of San
Francisco De Malabon, the stronghold
of the insurgents in the province of
Cavite, where they are said to number
5000 During the march from NOvela
to Rosario only a few shots were fired
This large coast town was literally
filled with white flags. The Ameri-
cans captured 200 or 800 men, many of
the Filipinos changing their clothing
for white costumes. The bay of ROS-
ario was filled with hundreds of boats
in which people had spent an exciting
night. An expedition composed of the
United States gunboats Gala and Ma
Mia, with an armored fiatboat and a
steam pump, has left Cavite for the
river Pasig or Retis, which empties
into Manila bay on the north side, with
the view of raising the Spanish river
gunboat, Ayat, purposely sunk in the
river by the Spaniards, which is re-
ported to be in good condition. The
gunboat Helena, with body of ma
rines from the Baltimore, preceded the
expedition.
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Madison, Oct. 10.


The state land office does a land
Office business" in the loaning of
money to impecunious school districts,
counties, cities and state educational
and charitable institutions. Since the
first day of the year it has loaned
over 100000 to the various boards of
trustees, city councils, county boards
and school district officials at the low
rate of 312 per cent, established by the
last legislature, and there are about
$4,000 more in the state treasury
that may be had upon the same terms.
Money is loaned for improvements
and refunding of debts only, and is Sc
cured by bonds properly issued or by
vouchers against appropriations, as in
the case of the state historical and Ii
brary trustees, who recently borrowed
$685. 900 to push forward the work on
the splendid new building at the west
end of the lower campus. This loan
was made in four amounts, the first
being $4,000, the second $4,000, the
third $4,000 and the fourth $4,000.
The trustees may have all they need
at the same rate, so long as they do
not exceed their appropriation.
The commissioners recently loaned
$24 900 to Trempealeau county to help
it build a new insane asylum, $4,000
to Sturgeon Bay for city improve
mems, $500 to Amberg, Marinette
county, to build a new school house,
$1,000 to Washburn in Bayfield, coun-
ty, $4,000 to Mosenee in Marathon
county, and great many smaller
sums TO different school districts
throughout the state. In addition to
the loans made since January, nearly
100000 is owed upon loans made in
previous years, making a total of about
81 100000, loaned and on hand.
This great fund is a blessing to the
schools, districts, cities and counties
and to the state itself, enabling the
several organizations to erect public
buildings with money secured at rate
of interest far below that which other
wise might be granted them.
The income from these loans," said
Chief Clerk Castle, goes to the schools
of the state upon the basis of school
population. We cannot dispose of the
principal, which was secured by the
sale of lands. We are selling no lands
at present save those in the state park
as the others have not been appraised.
Formerly, we were compelled by law to
sell them for almost nothing, but under
the new statute we secure the market
price. We sold forty acre tract the
other day for $500. Under the old
plan we would have gotten but S120
for il
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
WILL MAKE AUTOMOBILES.

Kenosha, Wis, Oct. 8.-Papers have
been forwarded to Madison for the in
corporation of the Sieg Manufacture
ing company Of Kenosha. The com
pany is an outgrowth of the old Sieg
company and the organization was
completed Saturday. The incor-
porators of the company are C. H.
Sieg and John Keller of this city and
F. B. Magaw of Chicago. The capital
stock of the company is placed at
$4,000 The plant which the company
will occupy was formerly the property
of Morgan & Wright but it has been
purchased by the new company. 1t is
reported that Mr.. Morgan will have no
further connection with the company.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
CAPT. M'GRATH WOUNDED.
Former University Commandant Shot
in Philippines.

Washington, Oct 10.-Gen. Otis
wires that Capt. Hugh. J. McGrath Of
the Fourth United States cavalry has
been seriously wounded in battle with
the Filipinos. Capt. Safford's bat
TALON of the Thirteenth regiment, with
two companies of the Fourteenth and a
number of Taglo scouts, Capt. Nc
Grath commanding the troops from
the Fourth cavalry, and Capt Reilly
and his battery, came upon the enemy
in a strongly entrenched position on
the road between Cavite Viejo and
Noveleta. A fight lasting half an hour
followed, resulting in the enemy be-
ing driven back. The American forces
sustained considerable losses in this
engagement, the men being shot from
trenches and shacks along the road.
Capt. McGrath was born in Fond du
Lac forty-three years ago. He went to
the University of Wisconsin and in
1876 was admitted to West Point. Four
years later he was graduated from the
military academy and then Joined the
Fourth cavalry at Fort Reno. He
served in the campaigns against the
Indians in New Mexico and Arizona,
and was military instructor in the uni
versity for some years, leaving four
years ago. During the war with Spain
he was sent to Cuba as major in the
engineer corps Recently during an
engagement with the insurgents, he
equaled Gen. Funston's daring feat by
swimming the river at Calamba under
fire of twenty Mauser rifles. He has
wired his relatives at Eau Claire not to
worry over his being wounded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
TRIED TO JUMP OUT
NECEDAH GIRL ATTEMPTS SUI
eide AT JACKSONVILLE.
CLARA HARKiNS is INSANE
Seeks Death By Way Of Fall From
Third Story Window-Mind Gives
Way Under Burden of Loss of Posi-
ton and Anxiety for Her
Brother.

Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 10.-A SEN
sation was created her late last night
by the violent actions of a beautiful
girl Miss Clara Harkins, who was
trying to throw herself from a three
story window and screaming in a most
hysterical manner. She was finally re-
strained with difficulty. Some of her
lady friends managed to get her in a
carriage and she was taken to the
county hospital, where she is at pres
ent awaiting examination as to her
sanity. Miss Harkins is a very hand
som girl Of nineteen and comes from
Necedah, Wisconsin. She came here
with her brother He was a lieutenant
in the army and went to Cuba. She
remained her and took a position in a
local printing office. Last week she
lost her position and this so worried
her, being so far from home and
friends, that she lost her reason. At
the hospital last night she
was very wild, breaking
furniture and refusing to keep quier.
She imagined that she has been hyp-
Noticed and claims all the furniture in
the room is hypnOtized, so that she
cannot rest.
Ladies here are doing all possible for
her and have notified her people of her
sad state Her brother recently Joined
the Masons and, as she is a staunch
Catholic, she took the matter to heart
and worried over it great deal, say
ing he had lost his chance Of going to
heaven with her. A love affair is
mixed up with it also, rumOr says.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
MARY LEISER'S FATE.
Tragic Death of a Former Madison
Girl in Milwaukee.
Madison. Oct. 10.

Madison, Oct. 10.
Mary Lesser, aged 20 years, formerly
of Madison, who was employed as
waiter in the Republican house, Mil
waukee. died a fearful death in the
hotel engine room there Sunday. She
was caught by the hair and dragged
against a rapidly revolving wheel and
killed instantly, the blow practically
taking away side Of her head. After
she had finished her duties in the din
Ing room about o'clock. the girl went
to her room and shampooed her head:
going to the engine room afterwards
to dry her hair, the heat and the breeze
from the revolving wheels making
that place a good one for the purpose.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
WISCONSIN PENSIONS.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 10.-Renew-
al-William J. Rodewalt, Clinton, Sc.
ncrease-George VI. Scott, Milwaukee,
SO to s12; Timothy Durkee, Spring
Lake, So to So; John C. Batterman
Milwaukee, Sc to So. Widows-Minor
Of John Schweiger, Bloom City, SIG;
Corrine Doig, Racine, So.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
MGOvERN DEFEATS ROCKFORD
Wins in One Minute at Chicago-Fla-
Disqualification Races.

Chicago, Oct. 10.-Terry McGovern,
the bantam weight champion, knocked
out Billy Rotchford in one minute at
Tattersall's Monday night. The men
were scheduled for six rounds, but Nc
Govern put his man to sleep before the
crowd had fairly settled back to watch
the sport.
st. Louis, Oct 10.-Martin Flaherty
of Lowell and Tommy Hogan of New
York fought twenty rounds to draw
before the St. Louis Athletic club on
Monday night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
MONDAYS BASEBALL SCORES.

Boston /, Philadelphia 3.
Washington s, Baltimore 6.
Washington 2, Baltimore 9.
st. Louis 6, Cincinnati 4.
st. Louis s, Cincinnati 6.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
GREAT MEN ARE MET
M,KINLEY AND LAURIER AND
MARISCAL SPEAK.
CHICAGO DAY BANQUET

Brings Representatives of Three Peo-
pies Together in the Great Audi
torium-Canadian Premier ON
Closer RelatiOns-MeXican EX-
presses Gratitude and Admiration
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Beers BACK DOWN
DISPATCH FROM NATAL SAYS
THEY ARE RETIRING.
LONDON SAYS WAR EXISTS

Contradictory Cablegrams Upon the
British-Transvaa Situation-Bo-
ers Commit Barbaric Atrocities
Parneu Monument Foundation at
Dublin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
HELP TO SCHOOLS
FUND IN HANDS OF STATE LAND
LAND COMMISSIONERS.
MANY LOANS BEING 'lADE

To School Districts for Building Pur-
POSSIBILITIES and Counties Take
Advantage of the Very Low Rate of
Interest-Income Aids in Educating
the Children.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12

London, Oct. 10-Absence of news
from south Africa appears to be due
to a heavy blockade on the telegraph
lines, which may mean that the lines
are occupied by official dispatches and
that negotiations are being actively
carried on.
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following, always encouraged by the
examples of her elder sister,"
Other Speeches.
Secretary Long responded to the
toast, The Navy. Col. D. B. Hender-
son of Dubuque responded to Glories
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
and Gen. Thomas NJ. Anderson, U. S.
A., spoke upon The Army. Sec'y
Longs most striking words were: ct
is not too much to predict that the de-
velopment of our navy is the begin
ming of a new era of our merchant ma
rine and in maritime construction,
hence in maritime transportation
American bottoms carrying the
American flag again on all
oceans Of the globe" General
Anderson said in part: 1--WE may
not allow Great Britains career Of
conquest, yet We must grow with our
growth as we strengthen with our
strength. Stoppage in the current of
progress means stagnation. The ETY.
biological meaning of Imperialism is
ruling. It need not be despotic. Alli-
ances need not be strong. Expansion
should be natural growth. Whether
the flag follows trade or trade follows
the flag matters not, for the two must
so together"
| The most spectacular outdoor feat
ure of the entire fall festival was the
parade of all nations which took place
Monday night. 1t was viewed by
thousands, the streets in the downtown
district being literally a solid mass Of
humanity.