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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05
LEETLE LAC GRENIER.

Leetle Lac Grenier she's all alone
Right on de mountain top;
But the cluod sweepin' by. will fin tam
to stop.
No matter how quickly he want to go.
SO he'll kiss leetle Grenier down below
Leetle Lac Grenier she's all alone
Up on de mountain high,
But she never feel lonesome. cos TO
Wy?
So soon as de winter was gone away
De bird come an sing to her ev'ry DAY
Leetle Lac Grenier she's all alone
Back on de mountain dere,
But the pine tree an spruce stan
ex'ry-w'e ere
Along by de shore. an max her warm;
For dey kip off de win an de winrer
storm.
Leetle Lac Grenier she's all alone,
No broder, no sister. near,
But de swallows will fly, an de bees
moose. deer
An caribou, too, will go long way
To drink de sweet waters of La
Grenier.
Leetle Lac Grenier, I see you now
Onder de roof of spring.
Ma canoes afoat, an de robin sing,
De lily's bgginnin' her summer dress,
An trout's awakin' up from hees long
long res.
Leetle Lac Grenier I'm happy now,
! Out in de ole canoe,
For I'm all alone, ma chere, wit you,
An if only nice light rod I had,
I'd try dat fish near the lily pad!
Leetle Lac Grenier! Oh. let me go,
Don't spik no more,
! For her voice is strong lax de repid!
roar
An you know yourself I'm too far away
For write you novelette, La,
Grenier.
DR.. ". H. DrummOnd.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05
FEES SHOULD BE ABOLISHED.

Fees, whatever their amount or
character, should be reduced to the
! lowest possible limit consistene with
dignity and fairness to local officials
| IN other countries, and should belong
to the government, says George F.
Parker in the Atlantic The fee sys-
TEN IS dangerous and unjust. It is
tull or temtatiOns at all times, and
even more than usually so when appIi-
ed by officials too remote for proper
supervision or risk Of public exposure
Even the fees for court commissions
should be turned into the treasury
All advice, whether to citizens at home
or to strangers, to merchants or emf
grants, whether by letter or in person,
should be made part Of the consult's
official duty, to be rendered gratu-
tously at all times. Inquiries abou'
estates should be freely and fully
answered under strict regulations. If
there is business in them, it should be
referred to lawyers, Endorsed by the de-
partment on one side, and by the con-
sui or the mayor Of the town on the
other, all officials being prohibited
from sharing in fees under any circum-
stances. These are matters Of grow
ing Importance and interest. They
cover important duties, in which the
utmost patience and care should be en-
forced in the regulations and in prac-
tice. Complaints Of extortion or want
OF courtesy should be listened to with |
care, and ruthlessly punished when !
proven. All the elements entering into
remuneration should be considered.
II is unjust to incumbents TO send |
them abroad only to have fees cut off
without notice, just as they have fairly
adjusted themselves 10 their income
and surroundings. Generally speak
ing, when attention is directed to an
abuse, the first inclination Of both
Congress and the department is to be
reduce or abolish the fees, without so
much as thinking OF the effect or the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05

Miss St. Norman he said gently,
will you enter into a compact with
me?''
Yes" she replied, Willingly"
Let Us be friends; : mean, not
merely acquaintances, but friends in
the highest, best, and onblest sense Of
the world"
Her face flushed with delight; he saw
the beautiful color spread over il.
Friends, he continued, through
life-neyer to lose sight OF each other
again-your pleasures. pains, hopes,
joys, and sorrows to be mine
is that friendship" she asked,
gently.
Yes; the noblest and the best-the
friendship that strengthens all that Is
highest, that helps one to live and die
Worthily-friendship that is patient
tender, and true, that stands as 4
shield, that is firm as a rock, that
believes no evil. Miss St. Norman, viii
you join in such a compact Of friend
| ship with me?"
| She looked at him half shyly.
Because I am irresistibly attracted
to you," he acknowledged; land l Ions
with all my heart and soul to be YOU
friend. Will you promise?'
1T is a very serious promise" she
remarked.
. Il know it; but it is one that viii
make me very happy, Miss St. Nor
man.
Then will give it to you," she said
Il promise to be your friend"
Thank you" he returned, CRATE
fully; and then silence ensued again.
He was the first to break it.
You will think presume upon you
kindness, Miss st. Norman" he said
''if I ask something more"
L shall not think So" c0nfesse,
Ethel.
Then just once, on this fair summe
night, let me hear you call me 'dea
friend. Say those two words to me
and I shall be content"
She repeated them, and Sir Osca
Charlotte thought no utterance ha
ever been so sweet. All night Ethe
thought of the simple words; the
seemed to rest in her heart, to give he
greater peace than she had known 70
a long time, and she was gratefu
enough to kneel and thank Heave-
that she had at last found a CLEAN 0
light in her darkness-that she ha
found friend.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05

shore in the same way and is kept
afoat by a buoy. When the ship
reaches it the two cable ends are
spliced together. and the completed line
is lowered over the bows by manila
ropes. When it is clear of the ship,
two men with sharp axes. at a given
signal, cut the ropes, the cable with a
farewell swish sinks below
the surface and the cable
layers sail away with that salts
faction in their work which Carlyle's
his troweI a oenediction and farewell to
each stone as he laid it in the wall
which was 10 testify of him" after he
was gone.
Not only does it require a great deal
of skill to survey the hills and valleys
OF the bottom of the ocean, another
| kind Of skill TO lay the cable there but
still another kind to mend the cable
when it breaks, for cables frequently
get out Of order and some of the lines
which have been laid the longest are
as full or ''darns" as an old stocking.
It costs good deal Of money, as you
may magine, to send a message over a
cable and consequently a break OF. any
I sort is a very serious matter and must
be attended to at once. The men
! whose business it is to repair these
breaks are called cable jointers" and
they are liable TO be sent to any part OF
the world on short notice.
Skilled engineers can tell in a length
of thousands of miles, to within few
feet where a break in a cable is, the
telegraph ship proceeds to the spot
which is indicated by buoy, the dam
aged length Of cable is dragged up and
the jointers proceed to cut out the fault
and deity splice the cable. The slight
est mistake, a tiny air bubble, in the
reheated India rubber would spoil thu
insulation and then, as Kipling says
somewhere there on the tie ribs OF
earth, words anu words of men" af-
fecting some great commercial transac-
ton or some far-reaching movement in
international politics would flicker
and f1utter and beat" not for the ears
Of those for whom they were intended
but for the ears Of the queer fishes anG
queerer fsh-like things which make
their home in the bottom of the ocean
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05
WHAT ONE WOMAN THINKS.

TO live in peace, always praise the
cooking.
The woman who wants to keep up
with the spring styles must step lively.
Lots Of mean things are said about
the dressmaker during Holy Week.
There is, after all, good deal of the
milk Of human kindness in the cream
Of society.
Women not only cross a bridge
before they come to it, but they are
first class bridge makers.
The people who have very clear ideas
Of their neighbours duties are singular
ly obtuse about their own.
This is the season Of the year when
we expect flowers to spring up; during
the next three days they will be very
high.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05
PRESIDENTIAL LONGEVITY

If President Mckinley were as old as
William Henry Harrison at the time
when the latter took office there would
De a scramble among statesmen and
politicians to accept the vice-presi-
Genital nomination. as it would be al
most certain case of waiting for a dead
mans shoes. Harrison was Is. He
Cled less than two months after the in
auguration. Taylor was another old
chap with short lease of life, going in
at 81 and dying at 65. McKinIey's
SHOES are very warm and comfortable
yet He is just pass 81, and according
TO the actuaries' table has a reasonable
expectation of 1515 years Of life. His
health IS excellent. BY the American
experience table he will live over IS
years. 1t does not appear to an am
hItlous man that there is any likelihood
OF the president dropping off in the
next four years, therefore the vice
presidency goes begging, says the New
York Press. Look over the list of our
presidents and see what a fine age each
arrived at excepting. Of course. the
few who were taken off by the hand or
the assassin. Washington was 81
John Adams 90. Jefferson SO, Madison
80, Monroe 70, John Quincy Adams so,
jackson rs, Van Buren, TO- W. H. Harri-
son IS, Tyler II, Polk 50. Taylor G5
Fillmore "A, Pierce GA, Buchanan II.
Johnson 66, Grant So, Hayes II, and
arthur 56, while Cleveland still lives
at 90 and Harrison is 81. Where else
will you find such record? Possibly
the explanation rests with Admiral
DeWey's statement that the presidency
IS mighty easy bilIet.-Pittsburg
News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05

rate OF nine to ten knots an hour sc
that in case Of a long cable, like the
Atlantic cable, the laying would re-
quire ten to twelve days.
The rate at which the cable is paid
out is controlled by varying the
weights on the paying-outdrum As
the cable goes out it passes under a
dynamometer, amachine for measur-
ing strains, and man standing near
this dynamometer regulates the strain
on the cable by means of brakes.
The cable itself is coiled up like q
garden hose in tank filled with wa
ter, TO protect the rubber. As every
one knows who has tried it it is much
easier to uncOil a garden hose than it is
to coil it but with cable it requires
FULLY as much, perhaps more care to
pay it out than it does to wind it I'D
neatly in the tank when it first comes
from the cable-making plant. Each
coil IS separated from the other by thin
laths and it takes about half a dozen
men to take out these laths at the
proper time and see that the cable
doesn't get injured as it writhes its
way up through the "eye-hole" at the
top OF the tank. TIE foreman Of this
gang OF men stands with his finger
ready at an electric push button to
signal ease her" or 'stop her. to the
man down in the engine room should
anything go wrong. When laying ca
bic in 1900 fathoms of water at 612
Knots an hour it takes a joint Of cable
three hours to reach bottom.
At the other end of the cable route
piece OF cable has been attached to the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05

forehand and allowed for would
cause a great deal Of damage,
The survey is made by means
of soundings, and the sounding aqpar-
atus is kept usually in the stern Of the
vessel. The sounder is fastened to the
end of long roll of fine pianoforte
wire which is wound around a drum.
To make the sounder sink fast an oval
shot, weighing twenty to sixty pounds,
IS attached to it by an ingenious ar
rangement such trat when the sounder
strikes bottom, the weight comes off
and the wire can be wound back on
the drum more rapidly. The length
of wire paid out before touching bot
tom is, of course, the measure of the
depth at the spot where the sounding
is taken.
When the soundings have been
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05
BANANAS AS FOOD.

Banana lovers will be delighted to
know that their favorite fruit contains
u per cent. Of water, 2.14 per cent. Of
heterogeneous matter and 22 per cent.
of saccharine substances 1t is the %
per cent. of Sweets" in the banana
which makes it nutritious food. A
Mexican chemist has been comparing
bananas with wheat and potatoes for
food and has arrived at the conclusion
that for the same space and under the
same conditions Of cultivation the pro
duction of bananas is forty times that
Of potatoes and 100 times that Of wheat.
He has figured out that the area Of
land which will raise enough wheat to
feed six men will produce enough
bananas to feed $50 men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05
SUDDEN TOOTHACHE EPIDEMIC

Since the reference in FRIDAYS "Bliz-
zard'' to the Oil City dentist who gave
to patient drink of whisky which
he claimed was 30 years of age. there
seems to have been sudden outbreak
OF an epidemic of toothache in this
vicinity. Severl Inquiries as to who
the magnanimous dentist is have al
ready been received at this office, of
which the following are samples:
Editor BliZzard-WhO is the dentist
that is giving away 3O-year-oId booze
with the extraction OF every tooth? I
have several bad teeth. Yours in
haste. 4. Sufferer
Editor Blizzard-WOuld you kindly
give me the name Of the dentist in this
city who keeps a supply of 30-year-old
Whisk on tap?
Strict confidence observed on my
part.
Yours respectfully,
Mistur Editor have had a jumpin'
toothak for three weeks and [ think 7
could stan to have 'em yanked if
could get a pull or two at sum fus-cIas'
llkker Who is the chap that keeps ito
-
+. 81 amt drinkin man, nat
churly.
We can only say in reply to these
anxious correspondents that it would
be quite unprofessional to disclose the
name of the dentist in question. Be
sides that, we, too, have some neglected
dentists work that will have to be
attended to very soon.-Oil City Biz.
card.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05

Continued.

81 am not a soldier now" he cor
gected. laughingly. Il wish l were;
one of the saddest days was the day |
left the army for what is called a
country life; I liked the army best.
Since the days Of her pretty fan
tastic rule at Fountayne, Ethel had
known few bright hours-childhood,
girIhood, happiness, brightness, had all
come to an end together; but, look
ing back in after-years, she thought
of this as one Of the most pleasant
hours of her life. She forgot her
troubIes-for few minutes she forgot
the skeleton that was always by her
side. She gave herself up to the sun
shine of happiness, and in it she be-
came radiantly lovely. Sir Oscar was
more charmed than ever. She talked
to him, revealing the rich treasures OF
imagination with which she was gifted
She gave him an insight to her MIND,
which was well stored with poetic
lore. He was astonished to find how
well read she was, and complimented
her upon it.
'You must have spent a great deal
Of time in reading" he said-"more
than is usual with most young ladies. ,
Eyes" she replied; q love the world
of books"
Better than the world Of men," he
asked.
81 think So" she answered, the
dainty flush rising in her beautiful
face. There are no disappointment
in books. You see from the frs
whether the hero or heroine are going
to turn out good or bad. In real life
YOU must wait for a mans death be-
fore you can possibly know that.
"You have strangely cynical ideas
for one so young" he observed. If
did not know you, Miss st. Norman,
should imagine that you had beer
greatly disappointed in some one yer!
dear to you"
His words were so near the trutf
that she looked at him in surprise.
would that make any one cyn1caI!'
she asked, simply.
Eyes; more cynical and bitter thai
anything else would" he replied
1t was a day Of real happiness, bu
when it had ended the old care return
ed to Ethel, and took possession o
her with redoubled force.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05
EVASION.

You told me this silver umbrella
handle was real, didn't your" asked
the customer, angrily.
/ presume so,' said the scholarly
clerk.
We'll, it amt
l think 1 comprehend your attl-
tude," said the clerk, though I can
not agree with you. The umbrella
handle is tangible, visible and ponder
able. am fully aware that there are
those who assert that the entity is a
non entity, and that all things are
non-existents, and that hence, the
word real can have no meaning.
though T.
But the customer had cautiously
backed out.-Indianapolis Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05
CHAPTER XXXIII.
A Compact of Friendship.

A Compact of Friendship.
..With Sir Oscar Sharlcote'c cOmph-
ments."
Ethel looked up, and there before
her was one of the most superb
bouquets ever aranged-f1owers TIM
she had admired greatly at the flower
show; there were specimens OF each
and as they were carried into the ROB n
their odOr filed it.
Without cement she took the boquet
form the servants hand. How beauIi-
full they were, the sweet, fragrant
blossoms-rare in color, rare IN
perfume! She buried her face in them
they were the first flowers she rad
enjoyed for so long. Some lines she
had read on the previous day came
back to he: mind:
''The smell of violets hidden in the
green.
Poured back upon my empty soul anG
frame
The time when l remember to have
been
Joyful and free from blame
The odor of the sweet flowers took
her back to that happy time before
cruel revenge had awoke in her hear
and had driven her to that hurried
desperate marriage.
Still that morning-she did not
quite understand why-life seemed to
have a new interest for her.
Sir Oscar had mentioned a book
which he had recommended her IL
read, and she was anxious to do so
When breakfast was over she hasten 4
TO the library, and when Lady st. Nor
man sought her, some time afterward.
she found her reading. with flus ID
face and frightened eyes.
you are growing quite studtous,
ETHEL" said Lady St. Norman
Sir Oscar Charlotte told me that |
should like to read this book, and find
1t most amusing"
Then she wondered why she blushed,
and Lady St Norman was too wise 20
make the least comment, or even 70
smile,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05
AN ILLUSTRATION.

Miss Willing CATER the proposaD-
But are you quite sure you believe in
second love?
Mr.. Woody Ga widower) -Certainly,
my dear. Now, suppose a man buy
pound of sugar; it is sweet, isn't it?
Miss Willingness, of course. But
Mr.. Woodby-And when that's gone
he naturally wants another pound
and the second pound is just as sweet,
isn't it?-Chicago News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05

Lord st. Norman determined upon
giving a dinner at Richmond, a species
of entertainment in which he took
great delight 1t was small, select, but
very happy party, and Sir Oscar was
one of the guests invited.
Ethel was pleased when she heard
that Sir Oscar was going. 1t was the
first she had felt even the least interest
in any party; but she had begun to eX-
perience some degree of pleasure in
the baronet's society She enjoyed his
conversation: she felt, in some vague
way, that she had found a friend-one
whom she liked, upon whom she could
rely She admired his brave way Of
speaking his bright, fearless thoughts,
the true nobility that prevailed every
word
Il am glad l have found friend. >
the girl thought; there is not much
left to me in life but this will be a real
Interest," real pleasure"
She felt better than she had felt
since that fatal day at St Ina's, when
she had exchanged her happiness, her
freedom, and her name for chains ana
a wedding-ring. For the first time for
many long months she opened her
heart to the sunshine of happiness
She let her sorrow and her despair fall
in the background, and the effect upon
her was marvellous.
She felt dazed and giddy, as one
who, having been long Gagged in dark
ness and gloom, is suddenly brought
into the full clear light of day.
For the first time she took an in
terest in the pleasure offered to her,
and went SO far as to ask Lady st.
Norman about dress for the fete
1t was very beautiful day; the sun
was shining, the air was warm, soft,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05
NO JOY IN IT.

Friend-Get any Easter cards?
Woful-Only one.
Friend-What makes you look so
glum about it?
Woful-It was a card announcing
her engagement to the Other Fellow
Syracuse Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05

equities. Nearly everything in the sys
tenn has developed by the failure of
congress TO provide proper salaries,
anG the fees now existing should be
aoolshed only after compensation has
oeen provided by an increase Of
salarie.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05

purpose, say ) lue
Little Chronicle.
new
a II d excellent
Juvenile weekly.
The surveying
: one Of the
st important
.rts Of the bus
loss of cable
lying, because
any S u d d e n
change in depth
not known be-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05

A boy who had read something
about the survey, under the direction
Of Professor Agassiz. for a cable be-
tween two Of our new possessions,
Guam and the Philippine islands, asks
how cables are laid and how the bot
tom Of the ocean is surveyed for that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05

Shortcake Petie-Say, Gull, wot's q
vegetarian?
Barkeep Bob-One O. desc swell guys
wot wants a cherry in his cocktail
Baltimore American.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05
NEW STYLE OF CORSETS.

In an Office building near one of the
city's largest hotels. says the New York
Sun, is q women who devotes herself to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05
NEW PACIFIC CABLE
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND THE PHILIPPINES
HOW TWILL BE LAID

Details Of a Very Interesting Art
Preliminary Survey an Important
Part of the Undertaking-How
Breaks Are Found by the En-
gineers.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-14
Sunshine in shady Places,

While Easter is for every age ant
condition, there are none to whom i
can have deeper meaning than to the
invalid and to the aged, and none tc
whom loving ministrations can bring
truer joy. The beautiful lilies. the
helpful Easter booklets, the appropri
ate pictures, the written verse, the
bright greeting, are thrice welcome to
the "shut-ins" who have less varied
sources of happiness than have 9TH
ers. Let them not be forgotten, the
aged mother in the neighbours home
nor in ones own-the fever GONZALES
cent in the hospital, the cripple in the
laundress' family, the suffering daugh-
ter in the house on the hill. The ex-
preston need not represent expendi-
ture of money. 1t may take the form
of letter, dainty and cheerful. or of a
short poem, prettily copied, delivered
personally or by post, and if flower go
with the Easter message so much the
sweeter is it.
The observance of Lowell's inJunc-
ton, to make sunshine in life's shady
places" is never more fitting than at
Easter-tide, when it is right that mind
and heart sunshine should be the por-
ton of all.-Chicago Standard.