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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-13
MODERN THREE MUSKETEERS. .
If France Really Wants a King, She Gan
have Her Choice Of Three Claimants.

attained his majority in 1890, and at
once decided he would cross the chan
mel and visit the fair land over which
his ancestors had ruled.
Instead Of being welcomed by the
Joyous acclamations of the populace. he
was arrested and cast into prison. Since
that time he has not contrayened the
law banishing the heirs OF families that
have reigned and has contented him
self by laying his plans for his restora-
ton at his little court at Twickenham.
The story of the contest of the Bona
parts and the Orleans families for the
throne is the history of modern
France. Of course, the Bonapartes are
parvenus and interlopers. If it had
not been for the utter incapacity OF
the sons of the house of Bourbon, the
CorSican gunner would not have been
able to satisfy his ambition.
Great as he was, however, England
settled his pretensions, and his Danish
ment to st. Helena after the battle of
Waterloo might have changed the.
pages of French history if there had
been any member of the Bourbon fam
lily strong enough to retain the power
of rulership after it was restored to
them. Back they came in the person
of Louis PHILIPPE, but Napoleon II. set
tied his case by the successful coup
d'etat Of 1862
Once more the Bonaparte family
ruled France "by the grace of God and
the will of the people," but their star
of hope for the continuance of their
reign sank when the Prince Imperial
fell in Zululand in 1879.
THE BONAPARTE CLAIM
The claim of the family to the throne
was assumed by Prince Jerome Bona
parte, but the people would have none
of him, and in 1886 he was banished.
He died in 1891, and the title of claim
ant to the French crown descended to
his son Prince Victor. Strange as it
may seem, however, the aspiration to
rule has not descended to this scion
of the house of BOnaparte. lie is
proud of his name, and proud of the
achievements of the family but ne was
not made for high intrigue, and is more
interested in his horses and his dogs
than he is in the gentle art of plotting
for empires. He, therefore, resigned
his claim to his brother, Prince Louis,
who is made of very different stuff
Those who know this Prince Bona
parte admire him greatly. They say
Little Corporal" Ten years ago he
went to Russia and rendered his SER
vices to the Car. Let me be your
officer" he said to Alexander IL, land
I will serve you faithfully" Louis
Bonaparte is a statesman, diplomat
and soldier at the same time. From his
position as lieutenant in the Imperial
Guards, he has advanced to be general
of brigade, his last promotion being
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-13

boat will be properly balanced fore and
aft. If too far forward, she will bury
her nose in the water and create an
extreme Of fractional resistance-if too
far aft, she will raise her Dow SO high
as to present an extraordinary surface
for atmospheric resistance.
To ascertain the best point at which
the mast should be placed, various sail
plans are drawn by the builder, show
ing different sizes and shapes Of main
sail and jib and different heights of
mast. From these plans he very read
lily figures out the center Of effort" or
point on the canvas where the wind
concentrates its energy. If this point
is elevated too far above the deck it
will make the boat cranky and require
too much ballast or too heavy center
board to counterbalance it. The builder,
therefore, adopts that height Of mast
and that area of sail that, in his judg
ment after careful figuring, will not
elevate the center of effort too high,
and having in mind the local ton of
that central point, he places the mast
in that position where the boat con-
sidering it's beam and water line. is
best qualified to sustain the amount Of
canvas it is expected to carry.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-13

The crisis in France which was pre-
cipitated by the sudden death of Presi-
dent Faure has once more brought the
three claimants for the throne to public
attention. The Modern Three Mus
keteers. as they are called, have al
ways been the cause OF much gossip,
and public that Is always on the
search for new sensations has not been
aVerEe to discussing the authority of
their respective claims. Human ma
ture Is so constituted that the tendency
TO sympathiKe with the oppressed and
downtrodden is naturally very strong,
and the three modern martyrs to cir
cumstanee do not lack for friends and
well-wishers in every part of the globe.
The claims of the Three Musketeers''
are based upon very different grounds.
Don Carlos, of Madrid, who is best
known by his claims to be his Catholic
Majesty Charles. VII. of Spain, insists
upon his right to be his Most Christian
Majesty Charles XI. of France. He is
the direct descendant of the senior
branch of the Bourbon family, who
created the cadet line of Orleans in the
person of Philip, the second younger
son of Louis Kill, who was styled
Duke of Orleans, in 1860. While this
would seem to give Don Carlos a clear
title to the throne of France, if such
a throne existed, the supporters of the
Duke of Orleans contest these preten-
Sl0nS on the ground tndJ the nephew
of the first duke renowned his rights
as a French prince when he became
King of Spain in 100.
When Charles Y of France who rep
resented the senior branch of the Bour-
hons abdicated, Louis PHILIPPE, the
representative of the junior branch
took possession of the throne in spite
of the fact that Charles had a grand
son, the Comte de ChambOrd, still liV-
Ing.
When the Comte died in 1888. he left
no descendant to the senior line in
France, and the supporters of Don Car
los insist that the title descended to
him as the next representative of the
family.
THE ORLEANS CLAIM.
Many things = occurred. however,
among which :! the establishment of
the Republic so that there was no
throne for which to contest, otherwise
the question Of the rights of Don Car
los and the Duke of Orleans might long
ago have been settled
Owing to the unsettled condition of
Don Carlos more opportunity for fur
to the throne of France was for a time
almost lost sight of. The Duke of Or
leans held to the field, however, and
contested with the Bonapartist claim
ant for public favor as the rightful
ruler of France.
The present Duke of Orleans. who is
the great grandson of Louis PHILIPPE
was born and educated in England. He
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-13

that their bodies will not present
surface for atmospheric resistance. In
going before the wind they frequently
stand up 30 as to catch every inch or
breeze that may be blowing.
A few years ago the builders con-
structed their boats as heavily as pos
sible, even the sails being of the heaV-
lest canvas duck and the framework
and timbers built of unnecessarily
heavy material, but to-day they en-
ploy their ingenuity in devising the
lightest possible construction consis-
tent with strength and durability. Even
the sails are occasionally made of silk,
and in some instances of cheese cloth
starched to hold the wind.
The reefing points, or strings seen
hanging at intervals on the sails, are
frequently done away with, and simply
small eyelet holes are made, through
which a lace is run in reeflng, the
points being done away with on &C
count of the tenderness of the delicate
ia brio used as material for the sail
To further carry out their ideas of
light construction, the builders often
use hollow masts and spars, and thin
wire cables for stays and braces, in
stead Of thick and heavy hemp.
In place of clumsy iron trimming, the
smaller boats are provided with cast
brass blocks, cleats and puleys, and
considerable expense is employed in
providing fittings of the lightest and
strongest material. Instead of wood
heavily loaded, the center boards are
now generally made of steel, and oper-
ated with a neat pawl and ratchet, in
place of the muscular effort of one or
two of the crew.
Some ballast is carried, of course, but
it is in such convenient shape that it
can be readily shipped as occasion may
demand.
On inland waters and for short sails
on the coast the centerboard yacht is
but for cruising the keel yacht is used,
because of it's affording cabin and stor-
age room; but in building this type Of
yacht to-day, the overhanging bow and
stern are generally used, and the hull
is drawn down to present long. slim,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-13
PACIFIC COAST
BATTLESHiPS

One battleship and one armored
cruiser are to be built on or near the
Pacific coast, provided 1t can be done
a. a cost not exceeding d certain per
cent above the lowest accepted bid for
the other battleships or cruisers. Other
wise the President shall authorize the
construction of the vessels, or either
Of them, elsewhere in the Lifted
States, subject to limitations as 10 cost.
The names of the three wnanipE
have not been fully decided upon, and
It is suggested that they pc named
after the victorious commanGtrE G, 1hA
navy If Ericsson, Lawrence. Fsr-aSut
and Nelson are worth remembering,
then so are our Simpsons. Dew<yr And
Schleys.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-13
THE AVERAGE VOCABULARY

A correspondent of this newspaper
writes to ask the number of words in
common use. The result Of some in
veshgations made in England a num-
Der of years ago were these: A laborer
had a vocabulary of 400 words, a bust
ness man, 1000; an ordinary writer"
$500 to 5000. Milton used 5000 words:
Shakespeare, $4,000, of which 500 We're
used only once. AS you will notice
there is no exact division of the classes:
what is business man." or an 'ordfn.
airy Writer?' We think that the vo
cabulary of the average American will
be found to be fuller than that of the
average Englishman of the same sta
ton in life; but no scientific investi-
cation of the subject has been made
over here, so far as we know.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-13
A RULE FOR
TIGHTENING LIFE

A French doctor says to live long:
Work hard, but easily. Avoid worry
and chatting. Approach as near your
ideal as possible and use the talents
given you. Do not live at too high a
pressure. Keep within your income
and your strength.
Take three meals a day, and let
those consist largely of fruits, nuts,
cereals, eggs and milk. Be a total
abstainer at the outset and remain one
all your life. Never smoke a pipe, a
cigar, chew or take snuff. Take regu-
Iarly daily exercise.
Remember that cleanliness is next
to goodness. Avoid strong tea and
coffee Sleep the sleep OF the just
when you retire, and take one day IN
the week for rest, and ten chances
to enc you will sucfeed II becoming an
octogenarian."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-13

In racing 1t is necessary, in order to
accomplish the best results, to dispose
of the crew in such a manner as to
keep the boat well balanced, and, for
that reason, when on her windward
work, the sailors are seen lying fiat on
the Windward or high side of the boat,
assuming the recumbent position SO
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-13
RACING 4 YACHT.
The Difference Between the Old and New
Styles, as Seen in the Yacht
of To-Day.

fin-like surface, embodying precisely
the same principle that led to the adop-
ton Of the centerboard.
There is another interesting point ia
be considered in reference to the yacht
of to-day, as it is an important factor
in aiding the development of her speed
It is where to step the mast so that the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-02
A Count Doing Time.

For couple of years Count Fried rich Hohenthal has been playing hide and seek with the police, who were after him to make him fulfill two montha' sentence of prison for hav- ing grossly insulted a station official in the station of Grunewald. The count had tried to escape his sen- tence by flight to the island of Rugsn. but he has been captured. and is do- ing his two months in prison at Stral- sund. His case may be a warning to foreigners visiting Germany not to in- suit any one wearing a uniform. for such are sacred. and carefully protect ed by the law.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-02
Frighffnf.

Mary Alden had lived all her fifteen years In the country. far removed from railroads, and when her father accept ed a position in the machine shops of the great railroad corporation at G.. and settled his family in house oysr- looking the switch yards. her life was filled with terror. On the first occa- sion of her crossing the yardr, a long train of cars was being disconnected and distributed. To her horror, she heard man at one end shout to an- other: Never mind that jumper! You can't walt. Cut her in two. and throw the head end down here" Mary tainted
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-02
Trouble with the Boys.

An old veteran of the civil war, Col. Gunson, iraseible in his manner but generous at heart, was much annoyed by the boys of the neighborhood, who persisted in climbing upon ard run ming over the flat roof of his barn. an unpretending structure sloping toward the alley, and easily scaled from the asnbarrel.
 The colonel threatened and scolded, but to no purpose. He strung barbed wire along the edge of the barn, but the boys wrapped old clothes around it and climbed over it. He chained a savage dog on the roof, and the boys made friends with the animal and stole it.
 Tn desperation, he smeared tar all over the roof one day, and the boys were temporarily baked, but before they had decided upon plan for cir cumventing the colonel it chanced that a teamster, in driving through the al- ley one hot afternoon, lighted his pipe and earelessly threw the match up on the top or lue Ud4 H. WAtA bA0 ACSutI that the roof was ablaze in an in- Stant.
 The boys happened to be playing in the alley. Quick as flash they sprang to the rescue. With buckets of water brought from a horse trough in the back yard across the alley they clam bered up to the edge of the roof, and fought the flames so successfully that they put them out before the wood had time to catch fire.
 Boys. exclaimed Col. Gunson, who arrived on the scene in time to witness the triumph of the impromptu fire brig ade. and was full of generous enthu- siasm, tomorrow I shall cover whats left of the tar with sand, strengthen the supports of the roof, and you may play on it all you want to hereafter. You've got the right stuff in you!"
 The colonel was as good as his word. but will 1t be believed ?-such is the peryersity of boy nature-that after hs had turned that roof over to them for a playground, not boy in the naighborhood ever set foot upon It sgain. M ~
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-02
Never ,rsox Nor Pull the Ears.

The reason a blow on the ear may do irreparable Injury is that the air. being driven suddenly and violently against the drum of the ear, might rupture the membrane and cause in- curable deafness. The ears should never be pulled or meddled with In any way except to wash them in the gentlest manner, the orifice being cleansed with fold of the washclotb rolled into a little cone.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-02
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVESHOE HOUSE IN THE CITY.
suLrAN's GIFTS TO UNCLE SAM
Sent to President Van Bursn-Caused
 No End of Trouble.

No End of Trouble.
 On the seventh day of the month of Schawwai in the year 1254 of the Hegira-which is the Arabian way of writing Dec. 25, 1S39-the sultan of Oman, whose name was Seyyid Saooid, bin sultan, bin ahmend, addressed a gracious letter to "his excelIency, Mar tin Van Buren, president of the United States of America, in which he in- formed the president that he had sent him by the royal ship Sultanee a few trifies as a token of friendship and good feeling, says the Ladies Home Journal. These trifes consisted of. two Arabian horses and their groop1,, oue bottle of altar of roses, two pieces of gold, five demijohns of rose water. one Persian carpet. one gold ornament with a silk tassel, four cameIs-hair shawls, one gold-mounted sword. two large pearls, one bottle of diamonds. one gold snuffbox studded with prec- ious stones and one box of mixed pearls and diamonds. Under the con- 5titution the president is prohibited from accepting a personal gift from any foreign state or power, and as the sultan.s gifts had arrived in New York and the commander of the Sultanee would not. leave the country without presenting his masters offerings, an embarrassing complication was the outcome. The matter was finally re- ferred to congress, and after three months of correspondence, red tape, diplomacy and legislation the sultan's Christmas presents were finally ac- cepted. and then.the president was put to the trouble of selling the horses, the shawls and the rose water, while Uncle Sam was given the further trouble of finding suitable place to store the remaining gifts, and was af- terward put to great expense in cap turing the thief who carried off the en- tire collection in a bag. and was only 1 caught after long chase.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-02
Bridge Made of Bamboo.

A recent British consular report from the far east describes a suspen- sion bridge of 300 feet span made of bamboo. The cane is split up into tibers and twisted together to form the cables. Considering it's span, the ma- terial of the structure is quite remark able The old tradition that almose anything can be made out of bamboo receives here good illustration in the field of engineering.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-02
A MereIful Emnernr.

This ane~dote is related of the Aus trian emperor: A sentence had been pronounced in a criminal court, and the document was brought in to the emperor for his sig eature. He had just commenced writing his name when tear fell from his eye, plotting out the letters. The emperor folded the paper together and handed it to his secretary. saying: Tears wipe out all guilt. l cannot subscribe the judg- ment. My name is obliterated; de- stroy the paper and let the guilty one live"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-02
HOW A FILIPINO DIES.
Usually Stretches Himself Out and Meets
 His Death Easily.

His Death Easily,
 The general, in a white hat, was marching in advance of the firing line. when the discharge of a rifle was heard in the yard of house next to the road. Several soldiers rushed into the yard. but not in time to prevent two mora shots, which came whizzinG in the di- reetion of the general. At this moment I came to break in the hedge, where I could see what was going on. A young Filipino was about thirty yards of. He was turning this way and that like an animal at bay, thoroughly fright ened. He had a rifle in his hand. It afterward turned out that this rife was choked. The soldiers were break. ing down the high hedge to get in Suddenly the Filipino made a run for life. He got through the hedge some way and dashed across an open lot. Three shots followed, all of which took effect. The wounded man turned. ran sideways few paces. lay down on the ground, and a second after was dead. got good sight of the whole incident, and so naturally did the. .K'iI- ipino stretch himself along the gfound and rest his head upon his ar9 that I thought he was sharlming. An exam- ination a minute later proxed that he was dead. There is this5difference be- tween the manner in which American and Filipino soldiergf die-the Ameri- can falls in heapland dies hard; the Filipino stretchep himself out, and when dead is 1ziways found in some easy attitude sxgenerally with his head on his armsy They die the way wild animal dieg-in just such position as one ffndsIa deer or an antelope which one wsS shot in the wood Harper's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-02
LAN AUTHOR

a lBooks of Travel, Yst Ha0
 Never Travelled,
 tns Times Democrat: "r s@R. man." said a New Or
 lan, "who made a living V. es of travel for boys. He |. close len out of Missouri in his lii ~--~las famous for the graphic hdpanO' lis description of foreign ot sa srsass soss library 4. .so1soo consisted ala. ,ts United States consular re- ports ERbg four or five years, and a cor UMWood's Natural History. II tneA NM bf the story was to be laid. TOT ms a,t h Borneo. he would be- gin by ], ling the Borneo article in the eneyr bedia; then he would turn to the cofSSular reports and look up all the odd Rnd interesting matter he could find tDuching that particular island. and finally he would get & description of fits animals from Woods He wrote 2t an old table on which was glued a map of the world, covered with a sheet of glass. This was constantly before his eyes, so he couldn't go astray on geography, and, as I said before. his descriptions were marvels of accuracy. He could draw better and more re- aiistic pen picture of foreign countries than travellers themselves. People thought that he had been a great globe trotter, and, crazy as 1t sounds. I be- lieve he actually got to thinking so himself. The last time I saw hirl he talked about Afghanistan in the easy off-hand vein of personal observer. If 1 hadn't happened to know that he had been living in St. Louis all his life would have sworn he had been there.
 Teach Your Children to Play Alone.
 I believe that every child should be encouraged, if not required, to play alone during some part of the day. Any close observer of children will note an unexplained tendency to siIIi- nes when number of them are at play together There are likewise dan gers in an oyersupply of adult society. Children are more influenced by in- direct suggestion than we are apt to realize. and We may keep them by us too closely, and thus affect unfavor- ably their will power and their inde- pendent development Goodale Eastman in the May Woman's Home Companion
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-02
How Temperature Affects Ivory.

Ivory billiard balls, freshly turned, have to be treated very carefully, as a sudden change in temperature may cause them to crack. To prevent this they require to be placed for at least three months in a warm room in order to shrink them gradually and dry true before they are finished and polished.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-02
Needs No TaIkInw.

A. c. Kent of Grand Rapids, Mich, deaf mute travelling salesman, does a big business, in spite of his af- fiiction. On bis card is the inscrip- tion, Agent for the company that needs no talking"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-02
,rlnsel Fabrics fos Summer.

S1Fhis is a glittering season. Summer 4dress goods continue to be woven with tinsel threads and very pretty are the effects thus obtained. In the dark diaphanous materials the gleaming suggestive tinsel is most effective Tha 1ewest gauge used, either as a trim ming or for entire evening gowns. comes traced in swirling design in gold and silver threads, and the latest mousseline de soie is embroidered with glittering threads. To the English is due the praise for the luminous DOW der which when applied to fabrics gives them4the brilliant, seintillating coloring of1thei opal by day and rem. ders them phosphoreseent by night.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-05-12
For One Dollar.
q Pieces of Kitchen Assortment all
for One Dollar. Read the List.

! No. I Wash Basin.
/ at. Dairy Pan,
3 ut. Pudding Pan.
9.inch Pie Plates.
] Re-tinDed Sauce Pan.
l 10-inch Colander.
l 6 Cup Patent Deep Muffin Pan.
! Okla Iron Stove Pan.
| loot. Dish Kettle.
! II at. re-tinned Raising Pan.
| Spice Scoop.
| Large Dust Pan.
| Box Crater.
l Pint Dipper.
l Handle Gravey Strainer.
Soup Ladle.
Pint Cup.
| Pint Funnel.
Japanned Pepper Box.
| Japanned Flour Dredge
3-inch Biscust Cutter
3-inch Doughnut Cutter.
2 ct. Coffee Boiler.
| Twin Match Safe.
| Jewel Comb Case.
All the above articles for One Dol
ar at