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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12

year, not alone broke his own record
as to number, but exceeded in size any
Of his previous trophies. 1t measured
eight feet from tip to tip of the wings.
Dorm had started early on the hunt
after this specimen, for his spyglass
had given him many fine view of the
great bird. But he had at last ascer-
tanned where the eagle had its eyrie of
young ones, and he had outlined
daring method of procedure, differing
from anything he had previously at
tempted.
HE watched for the flight of the
mother bird, and then, when he had
seen her disappear completely from
view, had his men drop him into the
canyon, and with his great alpen stock
pulled himself into the nest. The
young birds tore his hands so that he
still has the marks to show, but he
finally succeeded in tying them to each
other by ropes. He then tied himself
to a tree jutting out from a crag near
by, and with just barely enough room
for his feet to rest, awaited the re-
IuI Ii VI ZIG UlS cdSlC. Ilut anu
again the mother bird was seen soar
ing in the sky, bearing its booty. Then
with the speed of lightning it would
shoot into the nest, out of reach of his
gun. He followed the same tactics for
nine days in succession. The rope had
left a bloody scar about his body, and
he was nearly exhausted. But finally,
on the ninth day, the eagle scared its
last, for Dorn's bullet had found a vi
tai spot. This is perhaps the most
thrilling incident in his career, but his
hairrbreadth escapes have been about
as numerous as his trophies.
These, by the way, fill one large
room Of his cottage, and are not alone
the evidence of his prowess as an eagle
hunter, but Of his skill on the larger
game of the Tyrolean Alps. Antlers
line the walls on all sides. Fully so
of the very finest makes of guns adorn
the corners and make rather warlike
panels fanking the trophies of the
chase
But here this chief forester of the
prince regent Of Bavaria lives, and
here he receives his royal guests, each
generation listening with added eager
ness to the glories of his prowess
during the 45 years of his active career
as a hunter"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
That Suit Case.

Ruth Kenyon was falling earnestly
to the girl who sat next to her in the
train from Northampton one June day.
mo, everything is over between
John Baker and me- she was saying
yehemently. Francis, | sent that
gentleman an invitation to the junior
prom two months ago, and he not only
never answered the letter. but went to
the prom with another girl Such
rudeness! I've sent back all his pres
ents and never want to see him again
But, for that matter, | suppose I shall,
as | get home. He lives just next door,
and always goes home as soon as col
lege is out
''Why, Ruth" suddenly CALCULATED
her friend, looking out of the window.
Heres your station. Hurry, dear, or
you'll be late. Good-by, and We'll
meet again at Smith in September"
Poor John Baker, Jr.! I pity him
when they meet" she added to herself,
as she watched Ruth seize her UNI
brella and suit case and hurry off the
car.
Harrington, the driver Of the old vel
! low coach that connected the little out
! of-the-way town OF Thorndale with the
rest OF the world, was looking UP and
down the platform. His old eyes
frightened when he saw Ruth. ben
| hopin' yer'd come on that train" he
cried, taking her baggage checks.
Jump right in. There's only one
other passenger, and I reckon you
know him"
He opened the coach door and the
girl stepped in. With crack Of the
whip they were off, almost before Ruth
had time to recognize in her fellow
passeng er-John Baker, Jr.
Good evening"" she said, coldly.
Good evening"" was the equally
chilly reply John Baker became al
once absorbed in the evenings news
The coach jolted on over hill and hol
lows.
Pears to me- remarked old Far
rington. putting his head in the win
dow, "ye amt got so much to say t
each other as usual. Your folks goin
) to meet yer at the village, MISS Ruth? .
They don't expect me .onlght,
Ruth answered brightly. 'but Jerr,
always comes down about this time 70
the mail, and I shall ride back wit
him"
John goin' with yer?"
/ IF he likes" she said stiff1y
l 81 shall walk tonight I'm not goin
: directly home" came decidedly fror
John Baker, buried behind his paper.
!, "Ohoi" said old Harrington. softly
He shook his head once or twice, bu
. said no more. Don't see you
: wagon hereabouts, Miss Ruth" he ven
tured to remark as he handed dow
:. her suit case at the end of the route
| ut will be right along, and I'm in n
: hurry And she sat down on tn
| postoffice steps to wait John Bake
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12

| have endured commandments Of vege-
tables and received showers Of roses,
and yet have played on Genius can
not be overcome by trifes; naught but
death can quench its consuming fire.
The public does not understand
Brichanteau. So much the worse for
the public. Meanwhile, Brichanteau
still plays on
He stopped and, folding his arms
theatrically, resumed his old position
by the doorpost. "a thousand pardons.
did but come to inquire for little
Susette, and I have stopped to chatter y
The woman stopped her ironing.
Thank you, monsieur, she is better"
she replied. "The doctor says that all
she wants is good food-chickens and
wine and fruit. But alas! such things
are impossible; they cost money" she
added, sadly.
"'Tis true" answered the old actor,
shaking his head mournfully, they
cost money, madam. I feel for you and
| hope the little one will soon be well.
Adieu!" and bowling gracefully. he
"d1heu Jul VI II6 IOOIu.
The Cafe Diane, the object of
Brichanteau's journey, was some dis
lance from his loWly abode Thither he
Wended his way with slow and dig
nified steps, and as he walked he drop
ped his head forward as if in deep med
itation. This fit lasted until he had
almost reached his destination, when
two doors from the cafe, he halted out
side fruiterer's shop. He stood ir-
resolutely for several minutes; now
looking at the store Of fruit piled up
in front of him and now casting long
ing glances at the adjacet restaurant.
At last he seemed to make up his mind.
Drawing himself to his full height he
stalked into the shop.
How much are these grapes ?''
waving his hand with a magnificent
gesture toward the fruit in question.
1.-TWO francs a pound" answered the
shopman, lowing politely.
The actor concealed his disap-
pointment with an effort, for he
thought the price exorbitant.
Il will have pound" he said
grandly.
after all, there are the sous, he
muttered, as he strobe proudly out Of
the shop.
Madam, Dame Fortune smiles. The
gods are indeed gracious. Today they
shower their blessings IKE rain"
The woman paused in her almost
ceaseless ironing. What has hap
pened, monsieur?" she asked, sur
prised at the interruption.
My old friend and comrade, Mon
sieur De Norton, one of the few who
do not forget Brichanteau, has sent
sne a hamper of the produce of his
chateau" answered the actor. Among
other things, he sent these grapes. I
beg you to accept them for little
Susette," and thrust them into her
hands.
She thanked him with tears in her
eyes. for she knew that he was lying
Brichanteau, the absent-minded, had
given them to her in the trades
mans printed paper bag-Waverly
Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
SUMNER REGNANT.

With sweet reluctance in her golden
eyes
Summer hath put the imperial rose
away,
And donned her poppy-crown, whose
gorgeous dyes
Are like the skies Of the declining
day;
The minstrel wind that erst was
wont to say
Musical matins at the prime of morn
Now swoons within the pine tree
tops afar.
And when the bee forsakes his
drowsy horn,
Red CLOVIS the evening star.
1t is the season of forgetfulness,
And cen the sharp cicada, fling
high,
Jars US not back to any sense of
stress;
We are content to let the hours
slip by
AS doth the stream that lapseth
languidly;
Why should we tease ourselves to find
the cIeW
To lifes enigmas-whence, and why,
and where
With DER us brooding such ethereal
blue,
Such vasts of halcyon airi
In opulence of calm enough to dwell
On all the engirdling beauty-to give
Ger
To the entertainment of the slumberous
spell,
Letting it clasp us as the sea the
shore!
Like those that drink mandragora,
no more
We heed the future, or what dead days
owned;
For us the present, and our realm Of
dream,
Where, by the side of Summer, sits en-
thrOned
Love, regnant and supremel
Clinton Scotland.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12

means a coat, being the old English
word py, a coat Chaucer has court
epv, short coat. Pickaxe, a tool used
in digging, is not connected with axe,
but is corruption of an old word
pickeys, which is akin to the words
peak, pike and pick. Amateur etymol-
ogists often puzzle over summerset.
They may be pleased to find that it has
nothing to do with either summer or
set, but is derived from the French
soubresault, which in its turn was de-
rived from the Latin supra. above and
saltus, a leap. Similarly verdigris
suggests grease, hut the g does not be-
long to it, the original being from the
Latin viride aeris, the green (rust Of
brass.
Mefklejohn mentions some very curl
GUS cOrruptions of words Luncheon.
for example, results from the mixing
UP OF nunchion and lunch. Nunchion
is from the old word none-schenche, or
neon drink, while lunch is a provincial
English word meaning lump Of bread
Whole ought to have been spelled hole.
being from the same root as hale, heal
and health. The W is supposed to have
crept in in Southwest England, where
people say whoam for home. When
English sailors captured the French
idea to their minds, but it sounded like
Bully Ruff1an, and they made it that
Similarly English soldiers turned the
name of the Indian prince, Surajah
Dowlah, into Sir Roger Dowler This
determination to make something in
telligible out of foreign words that
convey no idea to the uneducated Eng
lishman, or American, accounts for the
present form of many proper names.
Thus Barkdoll seems more Ineligible
than Bergthal, Bumpus than Bonpas.
etc. The twisting that names get IN
the effort to become Ineligible other
wise than By translation is at times
times very preplexing.
Sporting readers will DO interested
to know that the name of that much
abused individual, the umpire bears
witness to the hard knocks he has had.
The name has lost an initial, n, the
spelling formerly having been numpire
1t seems to come to us from the old
French nonper, the French getting it
from the Latin non par, not equal or
odd. The umpire is the odd man of
number of judges, who decides when
partisans differ and thus incurs the
dislike of one side. A similar loss of
initial has given us orange and apron
from norange and napron. The latter
is to be compared with napkin and
napery. This loss of initial letters IS
further illustrated in sample for ex-
ample), scorch (for old French escor-
cer), special (for especially and stran-
ger (for French stranger, Latin es-
traneus). The tendency, recently
noticed in The Sun, to write alright
as one word, instead of all right, is to
be firmly Withstood. 1t follows, of
course, the analogy of such spellings
as already, almost, almighty, which
custom has sanctioned and good usage
proves. AS much cannot be said for
alright" which, by the general con-
sent of all authorities i. all wrong.
The formative period in which all
ready might be displaced in certain
connections by already is past and the
writer's of today are not allowed to
take such liberties with the Queens
English, or McKinley's American.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12

hunter as possible, and nine times out
OF ten will succeed in avoiding the lat
tel by the lightning rapidity of it's
flight. Standing on a narrow ledge
with an almost fathOmless abyss
yawning for you, and waiting a whole
day for a shot at an eagle is what is
called real Alpine sport.
Then, 800, the guide will suddenly
tell you that the eagle has shifted his
game, and that means an hours march
30 another height. But then there is
the sport of bringing down the bird
Of seeing the great wings flop their
mightiest for moment only to drop
poWerless immediately after with their
dead weight, deep down into the abyss
And then it is that the Alpine guide
fastens his great ropes to the rocks
and sinks almost out of sight. He
gives an Alpine shout that echoes back
to us and we pull him up with his
prey, a splendid load, and one that
will give the village an "eagle hunt
celebration. These are unique affairs,
and Invariably supplement to good
days sport. The bird is put on exhi-
bition, the villagers drink good luck"
to the next days sport, and the
younger ones dance away the early
hours of the evening.
'EIt was at one of these celebrations
that [ caught my first glimpse of the
greatest eagle hunter the world has
ever knOwn-Leo Dorm" writes a
Wisconsin traveller 'FHe is a very
Nimrod in face and figure. Towering
nearly six feet in height he bears his
81 years wonderfully well. His long,
white beard gives him a venerable APP
pearance, although his hunting toys
would hardly suit an American or
Englishman. They are made of the
very coarsesE material, and are almost
ra gged from wear His shoes are the
old hob-nailed affairs, with never a
sign of a sock underneath Yet this is
the man who has killed IS eagles, q
record never even approached by the
best of hunters. When he began to
tell US of his achievements there was a
sparkle in his eyes, a smile on his
lips, but never a word of praise of him
self. 1t was simply the story of each
long, daring achievement, told without
establishment, and in the peculiar di-
alect of Hindelang, where he lives the
greater part of the year.
His last eagle, brought down this
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
A BUTTON CODE.
How Major Strong Gave His Orders
to a Manila Servant

Major Putnam Bradlee Strong, son
the Philippines on furlough, has
had no end of experiences out there,
and he tells of them in the most inter-
esting way. Of course, being an army
officer, he doesn't care to discuss the
politics Of the situation in the Philip
pines, but he has told some of his eX-
periences He has host of friends
here, and they will keep him busy all
the time that he is home. One Of the
best stories Of the Major was related
yesterday. When the Major went out
to the Philippines he spoke Spanish to
a slight extent, but was utterly ignor-
ant of the rudiments Of that polyglot
language known as the Tagal dialect.
He has picked up more or less Of it
by now When he first got there he
acquired a servant, or, rather, the ser
want acquired him. Somehow or other,
the servant who was a bright-eyed
Filipino, attached himself to the Ma
jor and couldn't be shaken off. He
didn't speak a word of English or
| Spanish, and his Tagal talk was unin-
| telligible Therefore he was no help,
and could only surmise what was
wanted The Major dressed him up in
an improvised livery. The coat OF
| this livery was garnished with half
dozen glittering brass buttons. While
studying this impressive array of but
tons an idea came into the Majors
head and he Immediately put it into
effect. He took the boy solemnly aside
and tied to the topmost button Of his
coat a cigarette. To the next button
he attached cigar. To another he
tied a small cup, out of which coffee
was drunk. To another he tied a glass
which was used to serve cooling
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12

The American who is accustomed to
hunt on the created preserves of the
Adirondacks, in the Rockies, or along
the inlets of the southern coast, does
not realize what sport is until he has
shot down his first eagle in the Alps.
Few Englishmen go to that country for
a real hunt, but prefer their own
Scotch highlands or their well-kept
home preserves. But the German and
the American scent the excitement in
the dangers that surround one on all
sides in the Alpine region, and so it is
that at this time of the year "the
woods are full Of Them" colloquially
speaking.
In all the villages of the Alps Sep
tember and October are the months
for eagle hunting, and toward the
close Of October, throughout Novem-
Der, and, in fact, until the first snow
fall, the hunter looks to enrich his col
lection of trophies.
But to those of us Americans to
whom the hunt in the Alps is new the
most interesting preliminary phase is
in the rare stories that beguile the
night before the start. You must
listen carefully, for this German dia-
lect is not easily understood. They
will tell you Of the record made last
year by Count Alban Won Quodt, a
famous German hunter, who lay in
hiding a whole week to get a single
shot at fine specimen of an eagle.
They will thrill you with the record of
1.-The king of eagle hunters" Leo Dorm,
chief forester Of the prince regent of
Bavaria, and shen they will suddenly
break up and inform you that the Arl-
berg is a good five-mile climb and the
start must be at daybreak from lime
bruck.
So, at daybreak, we are off. These
guides know each possible eagle crag.
They tell you that the young ones can
fly at this season of the year, and to
get close would mean a battle with the
older ones. So, it is always good pol
icy to await the flight Of the older bird.
To say it is an easy matter to get
shot at an eagle would amuse even the
best of Alp hunters. The king of the
air seems to scent the danger, and
with it's mountain prey in sight will fly
about for hours at heights beyond the
reach of the hunters bullet. Even
| then in swooping down for its prey it
| will seek to chase it as far from the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
And How the Negro Race Protected
Each Other.

Lynching usually takes place in
agricultural districts where homes are
more or less isolated, and therefore
peculiarly exposed to the sort of depre-
dations for which Judge Lynch metes
out his sWiftest and most direct pun
ishment. The Southern states being al
most wholly agricultural white fami-
lies are most frequently found sur
rounded by those Of the black race.
The latter are, as a rule, trustworthy,
or at worst harmless; but among them
are a certain number Of depraved
creatures sure to accept every oppOr-
tUrity to do evil. They are the olack
sheep Of dark flock. And just here
is the place to note one Of the cardinal
faults Of the Southern negroes; they
rarely fail to harbor black criminals,
no matter how heinous their acts A
fugitive reel1ing with the blood of
murder, and of outrage infinitely
worse, finds sympathetic asylum in
every cabin he comes to. 1t is the
race blindly justifying itself as against
its superior enemy, the white man.
Before the negr were freed there
were very few heinous crimes booked
| against them in the South; since the
| close Of the war the one supremacy ex-
asDerating outrage has become more
and more frequent: and as lynching
! certainly follows, mob executions have
multiplied a7ace. Other crimes, some
F! times not very terrible onpS bavn
however, called for Judge Lynch's
swift punishment. A negro who OBJ
structed railroad and caused disaster
and death was cooked upon stove-s
heathenish vengeance for heathenisf
act; but in Indiana some white mer
were hanged because they we're sus
pected Of stealing and other minor
felonies.- Maurice Thompson in Lip
pincott's.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12

drinks, and so on. When he had the
boy properly decorated he stood back
and surveyed him with satisfaction.
Then, by means Of signs, he conveyed
the idea to his newly acquired servan;
that each button meant specifically the
article attached thereto. Then he re-
moved the articles and began expert
ments. 1t didn't take the native long
to realize the system and after that it
was plain sailing. 1t was a case of
touch the button and the native did
the rest-New York Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
WHAT A DOCKED HORSE TELLS

1. That the owner does not care one
straw for the suffering Of dumb ami
mails.
2. That the owner does not care one
straw for the good opinion Of nine
tenths of his feIlow-citizens who wit
ness the effects of his cruelty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12

who "sides,' but has no right to do so,
being neither a "three-yearer," nor a
cap or "'fez' But when boy bios
SONS out into "chokers" and tie pins
by virtue of having been at Harrow for
three years, or athletic excellence, it
is no longer considered side" but as
his due Lastly, if boy change his
schoo1house before he becomes a
''three-yearer," he has to begin his
three years all over again, starting
from the time he enters the new house.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
BARTENDERS.

At the recent meeting of the state
bar association in Detroit part of the
entertainment of the members con-
sisted of a trolley ride round the city,
bringing up at the Country clup. AS
they were climbing out Of lie cars,
each wearing a badge labeled:
Michigan
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
State
Bar
A ssociatiOn I"

the newsboys asked, whats dem?"
and, getting no other information than
the badges and the faces of the lead
ers of the bar, called for three cheers
for the "bartenders.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12

BLACK SHEEP OF DARK PEOPLE
The evening times., 1899-07-03

ing killed by rats. crabs, and large fish.
The young receive butslittle attention from
the mother, and almost from the first are
left to look out for themselves and get
along as best they can.
About fifty years ago Capt John Ether
idge sold in Norfolk about 1900 fine dla-
mond backs for $400, and little later he
shipped to Baltimore about the same num-
ber, receiving something more than sSoo.
This. it is said, was the beginning OF the
onslaught on terrapin, and from Cape
Fear TO Baltimore men have engaged III
the work of terrapin hunting. According
TO Mr.. La Valette, the annual shipments
from this region will not exceed Sio.
1t was not more than twenty years ago that
those who were familiar with the Iacts
began 10 realize that there was danger OF
a terrapin famine-that the reptiles would
soon be almost exterminated. Inc prices
then ranged from SIS 10 SIS dozen, whiie
ten years previous they were only worth
half that amount. The demand was rap
idly becoming greater than the supply.
Naturally, with the increase in price, there
were thousands engaged in the work OF
hunting them, and it was found expedient
for the States of Maryland and Virginia 10
enact laws governing the taking OF ter
rapin. These laws have been added TO
and enforced as rigidly as possible but the
scarcity of the Chesapeake diamond-oacK
grows greater each year, and even now 1t
REQUIRES many days of work and many
miles of walking over soft, boggy marshes
before one terrapin is taken from its hid
ing place.
The outlook is that the price will be much
larger than ever this coming season. Ihe
largest shipment ever made by Mr. La
Valette was in 1890 when Jay Gould gave
a banquet at Delmonico's. 1t required
twenty-eight barrels to make the snip
ment, and the bill was something oVer
"a