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The Lamar register., 1900-11-21
CHAPTER III,

"It must be two days since Mollie
came in to see us" said Joyce An
struther one afternoon. looking up
from a mass of tangled wool she was
sorting. Il hope nothing is the mat
teri"
"Oh, no! l met her this afternoon"
responded a deep masculine voice from
the depths of lounge-chair. She
was going to the woods to get moss
for the church
"Oh, the Easter decorations! Why
didn't she come for me?"
Reggie got up and crossed the room.
shooting suit, with fair curly hair
blue eyes and the pleasantest face in
the world; while at the present mo-
ment there was a comical smile on 1t
that would somehow have explained
why he was such favorite in the reg
iment in which he had the honor to
serve his queen and country; why all
Reverton. besides his mother and Sis
ter. loved him.
"She did suggest it," he said. bland
ly. 'In fact, she was coming here,
Dut SAID you were OuSy.
"Oh, Reggie!"
Don't get excited Seeing her face
fall-for there is not much disguise
about Mollie-I stepped into the
breach and went myself"
Then hope you lid not meet Mad
anne Dubois!" exclaimed Joyce, laugh
ing. For | feel sure that she would
strongly object to you as an escort"
"Why?" And Reggie leaned against
the wide window-seat, and stroked his
mothers great Persian cat, who was
summing himself in the corner.
why, you old stupid? Because she
intends Mollie and her fortune for her
adored son, Monsieur Henri Dubois,
and no poaching will be allowed"
THAT little toad he muttered in
a curious tone. "Mollie said they were
expecting him today. l say. Joyce. do
you really think it?"
Mother thinks so." she replied,
glancing at his RULED face with a
suppressed smile. And certainly
madame has been most amiable to
Mollie so far. She asked me the other
day what Henri was like, for madame
was always speaking of him, and Kate
quoted him frequently"
"Oh, it is preposterous!" declared
the young fellow. However, wait
until she sees him. 1 shall be very
much astonished If she falls in with
the arrangement then"
Ito be Continued.)
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Rest for the Rowels.

No matter what ails you. headache
to a cancer, you will never get we'll
until your bowels are put right.
CASCARETS help nature. cure you
without a grippe or pain, produce easy
natural movements, cost you Just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the
genuine. put up in metal boxes. every
tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. Be-
ware OF limitations.
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You Can Get Allen. Foot-Ea.. rree

Write today to Allen S. Olmsted, lie
Roy, n. Y, for a free sample of Aliens
Foot Ease, a powder. 1t cures sweating,
damp, swollen, aching feet. Makes new
or tight shoes easy. A certain cure for
Corns and Bunions. All druggists and
shoe stores sell it; 25c.
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Many Muscles In tn. Trruk.

The trunk # the elephant has no few
ed than 1000 muscles-at least, so said
Cuvier, the famous comparative ana
tomist. The whole of the muscles of a
mans body added together only num-
Der 527
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Thanksgiving Day.

If your system has been cleansed
with Garfield Tea. you may be able to
digest comfortably your Thanksgiving
dinner.
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When Mrs. Smith was asked in regard
to her neighbor Jones' last summer. she
said she would regard him as a nice man
If he were not an ice man.
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WEEKLY EXCURSION sLEEPERs

Leave St. Louis via Katy Flyer (M.
K. & T. Ry) every Tuesday at S:16
p. m. for San Antonio, Los Angeles
and San Francisco. First Sleeper
leaves st. Louis Nov. 9Th.
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The flyer From Kansas city and st. Loud

Leaves Denver daily at 1.10 p. M, arrives
Kansas City 1925 next morning. and ST.
Louis 6:15 same evening. Palace sleepers
chair cars and ordinary sleepers; berth
$3.50 Denver to Kansas City. See your To-
cal agent or address L. r. Griffin, general
agent, Denver.
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The Pathfinder "Up to Date"

The Union Pacific Overland Limited"
leaving Denver at i.45 p. m. makes sew
eral hours quicker time than any other
line to California and the Northwest Su-
perb equipment. See your local agent or
address l.. X. Griffin. general agent. Den
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Butchers should be careful not to put
meat so high that people will get per
manently into the vegetarian habit.
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In the In,crc.t of Science.

Professor Emil Yung of Geneva,
Switzerland has counted the ants in
five nests. Their numbers We're 53.O1S,
G1,47O. 12.933. 93,694 and 4T,S2S.
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A Reading Michigan, man is mean
enough to boast that, while his wife has
the picture of one candidate In the win
dow he does the voting and will vote
for the other. He would change his tune
II she had him in Colorado.
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Fruit is q necessary article of diet. Its
prime essences are in Primley's California
Fruit Gum.
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How to Get to Chicago 4, "A Hurry.

Take the "Chicago Special" via Union
Pacific leaving Denver $3.50 p. M. and ar
irving Chicago $50 next evening. The
handsomest. most comfortable and con-
cal agent or address f.. Il. Griffin, general
agent. Denver,
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Billson-I understand your wife was an
imperialist. Hen Peck-No. she was a
Scroggins - Jane Scroggins - but 1t
amounts to the same thing.
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When lovers quarrel. who gives up. you
know,
VIII then feel free to say 'I told you So
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Piao's Cure for Consumption Is an infalliblo
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w. SAMUEL
Ocean Grove. N. j.. Feb. H. 1900
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Talk about bargain counter rushes-
you should have seen the crowds of dudes
at the Boston and New York spectacle
stores when 1t was cabled that the prince
of Wales had put on eyeglasses
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Mrs. winslOw's Soothing Syrur.
For children teething softens the gums reduces I'm
nAmm alton alays palm. wind cole. 25c bottle
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The first real American hotel in Eng
land will be located adjoining the new
Wateloo railway station, London. It
will be entirely Of steel construction.
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To have your lace curtainD. white skirts.
and shirt waists a dainty snow white, use
Russ Bleac ching Blue the modern bag blue
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Great Scott and the bank has gone
up for 500, 600, For how much are the
directors responsible?' only for the
failure.
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She said she loved him with all her
might,
No wonder he was elate.
For she was lady in weeds bedight,
And the widows mite IL greaI.
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No woman would ever take a dough-
head for a husband-uniess he mad inc
dough-
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Each package of PUTNAM FADE
LESS DYE colors more goods than any
other dye and colors them better, too.
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1t is n mean man who will pay his elec-
ton bets with the cigars that were given
him by the candidates.
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Sometimes man turns out to paint
the town red and only succeeds In color
ing his own nose.
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WAS 1t the magnificence of the French
architecture that moved you at the ex-
position?" mo, 1t was the mechanism
OF the moving sidewalk"
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Young Lady Patient-Doctor. what d,
you do when you burn your mouth VIII
hot coffee? Doctor-Swear!
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Costly Dikes In Japan

Dikes of Japan cost in the aggregate
more money than those of the Neither
lands.
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Isn't It funny that when "A man speak
without thinking he is apt to say wha
he thinks.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take LAXATIVE BRoMO QUisINE TABLETS All
druggists refund the money II II fails 70 cure.
L. w. Groves signature is on the box 25c-
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PAhKzRs HAIR BALsAh IL the favortte for dressing
the hair and renewing its life and color.
HIsDgRcoRss, the best cure for i5ctA.
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Lands in Idaho

Best water supply. low prices IDAHO
COLONY CO., 1025 nth St, Denver. Colo.
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M1RRIAGE PAPER.
Best Published
j. w. GUNNELS. Toledo Ohio
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Buy Russ Bleaching Blue. the modern
bag blue. makes clothes from to 2
shades winter than any other blue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-11

rushing on it's way, seeming to
swallow up families, deep in midnight
Slumber.
The watchmen were quick to give
the alarm, and within ten minutes
every man. woman and child was
awakened and made kno<Yn of the
danger In less than 30 minutes the
water was crOWding into cellars,
barns. sheds, ETC., and another 20
minutes brought it on the first floors
of several houses and up to within an
inch of the floors of several others,
with seemingly no chance of it stop
ping to raise. +. Garrison had given
the order to the men to cut the levy
right opposite the houses, the order
was promptly Obeyed and about four
o'clock the water had receded from
the road and around the houses and
was rushing with terrific force through
the opening in the levy.
After the water had sufficiently
preceded to permit of it, a tour of
inspection was made to ascertain
what damage had been done.
1t was found that deep ugly holes
had been worn out by the water
rushing down the road and through
the yards. E. Eichsteadts property
suffered terribly from the rush of
water into his basement, tearing out
some of the foundation walls, etc.
The houses occupied by MILDLY Proteau
and Frank Grant both belonging to
the company were completely flooded
and there were six inches of water on
the floor Of Mr.. Grants house before
he had time to get out. Men and
women waded through water breast
deep carrying their children to escape
from the rush Of water. Horses and
COWS that were in barns were driven to
high land with great difficulty. The
water surrounding the houses was the
deepest around John MorrisSey, MILDLY
Proteau, w. A. Brazeau and Fred
Mundinger'S on Main street, it being
up on the front porches; it was also
up to the porch at the Allen Hotel
The amount of damages done to-
gether with the probable length of
time the mills will be down will reach
from S3O,OO to $4,000. Work of
repairing will be begun Immediately,
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Miss Whitrock Entertains.

In spite of the inclemency of the
weather last Saturday evening, very
pleasant crowd assembled at 712 High
Street. where Miss Laura Whitrock
entertained at a Book Party, twenty
five titles of well known books were
illustrated by various articles, some
of which were very ingenious. TheO.
BraZeau and Miss Laura EmmOns won
first prizes for guessing most illus
trati0ns while James Vaughn was
cOnsolpd with a bottle Of shoe dressing
labeled. If you cannot shine ut the
head. shine at the foot" and Miss
Nan Ward received box of bon bOns
BY way of Consolation.
The rooms were very prettily dec
grated with cut flowers, plants, SmilaX
and autumn leaves. The guests were
each presented with carnatiOn by
the ushers. Light refreshments were
served during the evening, and the
punch howl was we'll patronized.
Those present were Misses Blanche
Ferguson. Carolyn Briere, Alyce Nash
Nan Ward. Laura EmmOnS. Perle
st. Amonr and Mrs. T. w. Kruger
Messrs. t,s.F Nash. w. I. Wheelan,
James Vaughn. DR.. COniff, DR.. Chas-
Pomainyille. Otto RoeniuS, F. W.
Krueger. Franz Atwood, Ray Love.
Emile Garrison. viii Conway. Robert
Morse. I. W. Br,zeau and l. Brazeau.
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GYPSIES HERE AGAIN,
Some Interesting Facts in Regards to these
Wanderers of the Earth,

The vagabond race is here again,
encamped at the cemetery. Its
numbers are reported to be larger this
year than ever before.
Some of the women are buSily
engaged, parading the streets, telling
fortune. One in particular has
attracted general attention by her
odd dress. She carries a heavy baby
strapped to her back.
The Gypsy tribe comes originally
from India but later scattered itself
overSpain, England. Russia, Hungary,
Turkey etc. Its chief means of d
livelihood as we all know is fortune
telling. tinkering, theft and horse
jOckeying. Dominated by these char
acteriStics, small wonder it is that,
it is today. looked upon as one of
the most deSpicable tribes of the EARTH
and yet among these SWarthy, dark
eyed people are some virtues that
seldom exist elsewhere. A beautiful
American woman very often claims
only an exterior lovlineSS, but with a
gypsy to be beautiful is to be good.
Of course there are exception to this
strange rule, but generally speaking
it dominates. Very often a beautiful
1lUUlC CIlllC vi UilC IdCC UICdUCl "lbl
reverence and homage because those
associated with it understand that
the coarse, sinful, environment sur
things but little effect upon the pure
heart Of the little one. The beauty
and goodness of a few gypsy princesseS
has come down in history and has
attracted special attention in the
French records of ancient times.
The art of fortune telling has
ing people who do not reject it's
believers in its artificeS.
The Gypsy race has always been
acknowledged to SurpaSS all others in
the mysterious power of pushing aside
the veil of the unknown and revealing
its hidden secrets In the olden times
this power was very great, bat years
have lessened it's strength: the secrets
of hypnOtiSm and meSmeriSm, have
been known to the race always; these
powers combined with their slight of
hand trick'fOrmerly made'them objects
of admiration and wonder, for the
power of magnetism was unheard Of
then.
At the present day in foreign lands.
wonderful featS have been performed
by them, and it is no unusual thing
for magician to bury himself from
sight for as long as thirty eight days
and at the termination of his i'm
priSOnment. arise and walk.
Taking the race altogether, as a
wandering tribe, it occupies not so
low standing as is generally thought,
and a closer examination into the
ways of it's people would remove
many prejudices from the public mind.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-11
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION,
Nominated Phil Ward for Sheriff and
Endorse all the Old Officers.

The Democratic county convention
assembled at the Opera House in
Grand Rapids Saturday afternoon at
2:3O o'clock. There were thirtv-eight
delegates present out Of fortv-t1ree
entitled to seats in the convention.
County Chairman L. NJ. Nash called
the convention TO order.
Motion made and carried thatA. E..
Germer act as temporary chairman
and r. G.. Sherwood, secretary. The
temporary organization WAS made
permanent.
Motion made and carried that the
secretary cast Il ballut for 4. r. Germer
of DeXterville Is the choice for assem-
blyman.
The convention then proceeded To
ballot for county officers.
The first informal ballot for sheriff
resulted as fol,ofEs:
Thirty-eighs votes cast Of which
Phil Ward received fourteen: Gerhart
Marx, fourteen: II. E. Ierrick. four:
Mike Griffin, /: Fred Beal. one: Frank
Stahl, l: Jake Lutz, /; Blank.l
First formalS ballot-thirty eight
votes cast. Phil. Ward, seventeen:
Marx, twelve;s Herrick, SIX; Larry
Ward, two: Beal, one.
Second formal ballot-thirty seven
votes. Phil. Ward, twenty: Marx,
thirteen; Herrick, three; Hanky, one.
Phil. Ward was declared the nominee
of the convention for sheriff.
Motions were made and carried that
the secretary cast ballots for the NOM
ination of the following county officers:
w. II. Reeves, county clerk; M. Fleck-
enStein, county treasurer: Will White,
clerk of the circuit court: d. D. Con-
way, district attorney: Donald Nc
Kercher, surveyor; Otto Leu. Superin-
tendent of schools; w. H. Getts,
coroner.
Motion made and carried that the
secretary cast ballot for L. Nj. Nash,
for county chairman and Adam Paulus,
secretary.
Motion made and carried that the
chairman appoint committee of five
members, this committee to be
empowered to fill all vacancies that
might occur in the county ticket.
Convention adjourned sine die.
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CATAL0GING.
An Extensive Job Undertaken at T. B. Scott
Free Public Library.


Under the direction of the library
board, Mrs. w. A. Raymond. the
librarian at the Scott Free Public
Library, undertook about six months
ago the work of cataloging the books
in the library, but the job was such a
big one and her time was SO much
taken up by other duties that little
progress was made.
To facilitate matters Miss COrmelia
Marvin of the Wisconsin Library
Commission, MIS- r. d. Evans of
BarabOo, and Miss Charlotte Noble
of sRice Lake have been secured to
assist in bringing the work to a
conclusion. They have been at work
about week and it will take four
weeks more to finish the job.
The system used is that in vogue
in most of the large libraries of the
country. 1t is elaborately explained
by Esther Crawford, chief cataloger
Of Day ton, O., public library, in a
paper read before the Ohio Library
Association at Toledo in August 1899
1t consists of a simple arrangement
of cardS.wi the name Of the author,
subject treated, book number, shelf
number, etc, SO arranged upon them
and so lettered and filed, that any
author book or subject in the library
can be easily and quickly found by
consulting this catalogue, which is
always accessi BILE at a convenient
place in the library 1t will add
greatly to the usefulness and worth
of the library, which is rapidly attain
ing the renOwn of being about the
best in the state for a town OF
anywhere near the size CT Grand
Rapids.
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CRAhBERRlES A HEALTHFUI FOOD.
Some Facts in Relation to Them and Local
Growers.

The cranberry marshes are being
continually added to, in the line of
improvements every year. and the
thrifty little plant is making great
progress in growth.
Melvin Potter who owns cranberry
interests about two miles from the
city has had better success this year,
than ever since his burn Oft in '93.
Last week at his own expense. for
further cOnvenianceS. he had a tele-
phone put in at bis marsh. and next
year he is planning to furnish the pick
erS with fine dancing hall.
About fifty indian workers besides
the whites are engaged by him. The
dark race is from Black River Falls
and is of the Winnebago tribe.
The daughter Of the chief can be
distinguished from her OStentatiouS
display of beads and other adornments
which signify that she is old enough
for marriage and desires good brave,
true husband. We extend her our
b EST wishes for her success and hone
she will meet a happy fate.
\ certain American species of the
cranberry is found wild from Maine
t0 the CarOlinaS. 1t attainS even a
SlSdUCI oILC Uildll UlIS CuIUlNdtou Derry
and is of a beautiful purple hue
blended with pink.
1t has been noted as peculiar Incl
dent in connection with the berries
that their pickers seldom catch cold
or fall prey to illness in any way.
Considering that air and moisture are
the chief requisites for the thriving
of the berry, and that the flooding of
the marshes is necessary, this seems
very strange. An English writer on
the subject however, declares that the
berry and plant have in their COM
positions an acid which when brought
in contact with water renders it imper-
viOuS tC disease. Thus freedom from
sickness while the pickerS are exposed
to the dampnesS is insured.
An attempt has been recently made
to analyze the plant for the purpose
of drawing out this acid for medical
purposes, but as yet it has been
unsuccessful.
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Whites Cream of Nermifuge is Il
Il highly valuable preparation, capable.
from the prompJitude of.its action, Of
clearing the system in Il few hours
of every worm. Price - & 30 cts.
Johnson s Hill Co.
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FOOT BALL AT WAUPACA.
A Good Description of the Game by an
0nlooker,

The football game at Waupaca last
Saturday was a very exciting one and
resulted in score of to in favor of
WaupaCa.
A strong wind was blowing at the
time of the game and the Grand
Rapids boys had to fight against that
as we'll as the opposing eleven in the
first half. 1t was during this half
that Waupaca scored.
In the second half our boys had the
wind in their favor. They worked
the ball down the field very rapidly
within a half yard of the Waupaca
goal line and there they lost the ball
on downs, but in the last down the
Waupaca boys had the ball before it
was snapped and had iJ not been for
this off-Side play on the part of
Waupaca the score would have stood
6 to s. On the whole the boys play
fairly good ball but lack ed Ginger"
in the first half Anderson, McCamley
and Lipke played very good ball and
their playing was commented upon by
many Waupaca people.
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Two Horses Killed.

Lightning struck the barn Of Fred
Fryat, better known as the 10 cent
bus man, who lives out near the Fair
Ground Saturday night, killing two
Of his horses and so shocking him that
for some time he remained in an in
sensible condition. The Woodman
lodge Of which he is a member came
to his relief by donating him 800 and
business men and others have contrib
uted in addition, which will
relieve him from very uncomfortable
predicament.
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Harmony in Eighth District.
Appleton Post.

USt'
W. III. HattOn of New London was
in town today and in the course of
conversation said he regarded the
outlook for the Republican ticket in
this state and in this congressional
district as being very favorable.
The working men particularly, he
thought, were satisfied with present
conditions and did not care for a
change. Mr.. Hatton thought that
anim0sities engend:red at the time
Of the congressional convention dead
lock were mostly worn away, and he
looked for Mr. Minor to receive fully
as large vote aS he did before.
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VISITING ATTORNEYS.

c. D. Mcfarland and Byron Park.
Stevens Point: NJ. A. Hawley and
Atty. Ryan. Wausau: Attys. Cady,
POrS, Dunning and Williams. Marsh
field: Williams & GaiSwold, Fon du
Lac: Judge Williams, Milwaukee.
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A LESSON TAUGHT.
FLOOD AT PORT EDWARDS.


Alkday Saturday the mighty waters
of the great Wisconsin were desperate
in their struggle to break through
the embankments, levies and guard
locks that protected the people from
it's awful ravageS. By hard work and
persistence the men succeeded in
building. UP. and. raising the embank-
ments until all thought that it was
safe to retire for the night to seek Il
much needed rest.
Manager T. Garrison had planned
what should be done in case there
should be a break in the guard locks.
Four watch men paced back and fort h
at the guard locks and all was we'll
until i o'clock when the awful crash
came and it was realized that the
locks had really given way and Il
tremendous volume of water was
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Winter Underwear
FOR EVERYBODY

in all the latest designs, from the
cheapest to the highest priced and
finest goods made.
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1t is well to know that DeWitt'S
Witch Hazel Salye will heal a burn
and Stop tile pain ut once. 1t will
cure eczema and skin diseases and
ugly wounds and sores. 1t is IL GER
tain cure for piles. COunterfeitS may
be offered YOU. See that you get the
original DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
Wood County Drug Go.