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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-15

riches that would pay of the debts of
the Prince Orsini hundred times over.
But how to get at these riches has
been puzzle to antiquarians for 400
years. The pleasure craft lie in one
hundred feet of water, and are partly
sunken in the bottom of the lake.
They have been there for nearly 1900
years, but divers who have explored
them say that they are in good condi-
ton.
Right here it should be stated that
the chief cause of the Orsini's financial
difficulties is the immense sums or
money he has Intellectually spent to
bring these mammoths, and their
wealth of furnishings, to the surface.
Some years ago his funds were all
gone, but the work was continued by
the Italian government with scarcely
any better results, except that the div
ers have been able to give very clear
idea of the character of the construc-
ton Of one Of the pleasure craft. These
descriptions have enabled the famous
draughtsman, Rainero Arcaini, to con-
struct a picture of the floating MAN.
moth as it probably looked in the time
of Tiberius. The accompanying draw
ing is a reproduction of this picture.
and from it some idea of the elaborat e
magnificenco of the vessel can be
had.
Very little has been recovered from
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-15
COURTESY BY THE RIO GRANDE

The Mexicans observe many little
courtesies that an American rarely
thinks about" writes J. P. Cranke in
Woman's Home Companion. For in
stance, two gentlemen meeting on the
street gravely salute each other by
raising their hats. As they invari-
ably extend this same salutation to
their American acquaintance the lat
ter must respond in kind, and thus
the habit is formed. It is often laugh
able to see two Americans meet, and
with grave dignity doff their hats
, through the force of habit acquired in
their intercourse with Mexicans, and
then observe the expression of their
faces as they realize what they have
done. The only passport to the best
society is the culture and character of
a gentleman. If a man is not a gen.
/ tIeman, were he a millionaire, he could
never penetrate that charmed inner
circle that obtains in every border
town. The Mexicans are equally ex-
elusive A letter Of Introduction from
one side of the river to the other will,
| however, give a stranger instant rec
ognition socially. They are exceed
iingly careful about these introduce
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MOTHER OF BLUEJACKETS.
Devoted Her Life to Helping Sailors
all the World Over.

Miss Agnes Weston is a specialist
among philanthropists She is tenn
perance reformer, it is true, but hers
is applied temperance, and applied in
a highly specialized form to the sea-
men of Her Majesty Queen Victoria's
navy. For thirty years she has, with
voice and pen, preached Christianity
and temperance to the British blue
jackets.
But she has done more than preach
and teach. She has by her efforts pro-
vided them with homes on shore
which make the way of total absti-
nence easy, bright, CHEEKY, almost
luxurious buildings, to which Jack
steers as to a por-, and Miss Weston
has stood their friend, whenever and
wherever they needed one and were
willing to accept her help. She has
earned the title by which the sailors
have learned to know her, that OF
the Bluejackets' Mother"
The personality of Miss Weston ex-
plains the success Of her work. She
has kind, sympathetic expression,
with smile never far from eye or
lip, a generous allowance Of the sense
which is called common, a God-given
sense of humor, tact amounting to
genius, an enthusiasm for her work
and a firm belief in God-these are
qualities which have made Miss Wes-
toms name a household word in the
English navy. twenty-five years ago
Miss Weston founded the Royal Sail
ors' Rest at Davenport. with a. branch
at Portsmouth, Each cost half mil
lion dollars. The silver wedding of
the Sailors Rest was celebrated this
year and a large increase made to the
endowment fund. Queen Victoria en-
/ dowed a cabin and conferred the title
of royal. Ashore and Afloat is an in
| teresting magazine published for the
sailors by Miss Weston; it has a cir
culation Of about 5000, and is self
supporting 1t is circulated by re-
quest of the American naval authori-
ties among sailors Of the American as
well as the British navy, among mer-
chant seamen, fishermen and all sorts
and conditions of men who go down
to the sea in ships. Miss WestOn's
correspondence is immense, for all
her boys are encouraged to write to
her, and with the help of her secre-
taries all the letters are answered. Her
correspondence is looked for eagerly
all over the world.-Philadelp
Times.
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FORCED TO SIT UP ALL NIGHT.
Because She Could Not Unfasten the
Hooks of Her Gown.

Pretty to look upon does not always
mean comfortable to wear.
Almost all the evening frocks con-
tinue to be fastened either down the
back or under the left arm, a fashion
that allows the fronts of the bodices to
show unbroken lines of trimming and
renders. them very becoming. The in
convenience of this mode of fastening
has been commented upon before, for
nothing less than a contortionist with
India-ruber for bones could ever ac-
complish the feat of robing herself in
a gown so cut, and even an effort to do
so is often well-nigh productive of a
stroke of apoplexy and invariably re-
suits in fit of very bad temper.
The other night young woman who
lives in clearinghouse went to a
dance She had a very pretty new or
candle frock to wear, the bodice of
which fastened down the back in the
approved style. She was put into this
dainty garment by the combined eff
forts of friend and the maid, and she
was SO pleased with the effect that to
her coming forth therefrom she gave
no heed, in direct obedience to St
Pauls command to "take no thought
for the morrow"
Well, when she returned to the house
at 8 o'clock in the morning it did not
occur to her, as her escort fingered to
| say good night, that she might have
difficulty with those hooks, and for one
! wild moment she contemplated asking
him to loosen the lowest and most I'M
reachable of them for her. This thought
i she instantly dismissed, however, as
Itoo undignified to be considered.
The house was as dark as dungeon
! should be to be in keeping with pOp1-
| lar ideas on the subject, and the good
| people in it were very properly asleep
so no assistance could be counted on
from them.
AS soon as she reached her own room
| the young woman began her efforts
with the fastenings. She loosened two
! or three and that was all she could do
strain as she might, not another cOulC
she reach. 1t was obviously impossible
| for her to go and awaken her neigh
bors from their peaceful slumbers K
! release her, for no one would be yer!
gracious at q. m. when aroused TO,
such a frivolous purpose, and she ais
dismissed as impracticable the ides
that the policeman on the beat nigh
help her.
Finally after struggling for one hou
she seated herself calmly in a rockin!
chair, put a cushion under her head
her feet on a stool and slept in tina
fashion until an early bird OF a cham
bermaid appeared upon the scene a
$50 a. N. and unlocked the frock.
i Then the heroine of this story re
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TROPHY OF BURGLARY.
Drummer Carries a Gold Watch as
Souvenir Of His Deed.

This watch was part OF the spoils
of burglary in which I participated
in 1881 said a guest in the ST.
Charles lobby, drawing out a hand
some gold timepiece with a curious
spiral pattern engraved in heavy re-
lief on the lid. 1T was my first affair
of the kind, and I regret TO say |
bungled it and got caught almost i'm
mediately. What is the joke, did you
ask? There is no joke; it is perfectly
true. 1t happened like this:
In the fall of 1881, when I was
quite young and green, l got job
travelling for Chicago grocery house,
and one of the first places 1 visited
was small town in northern Ohio.
arrived about II at night, and went
out TO take a stroll and smoke a cigar
before going to bed. Passing through
a side street, | noticed a light in the
little jewelry store, and also that the
door was ajar. That reminded me I
had recently broken the handspring of
my watch, and | sauntered in to leave
it for repairs. AS I entered a young
man arose from the further end of the
counter. He seemed startled, which
was not unnatural at such a late call
but he regained his composure while
I explained the purpose of my visit,
and told me he had closed some hours
before, but happened to remember
some things that had been left out Of
the safe and returned TO put them
back. When l handed him my watch
| asked him to lend me another to
wear in the meantime, and he gave me
one at random from a tray on the
counter. This is it on my chain now.
Next morning" continued the
ory-teller, IT was lounging in the
hotel Office, when the town marshal
tapped me on the shoulder.
"Let me see your watch he said.
II pulled it out mechanically, aud
was at once placed under arrest on
the charge of robbing the jewelry
store. 1t seemed that it had been
burglarized during the night, and
somebody in the hotel had noticed my
peculiar looking watch and reported il
| fed as part of the stolen goods and
needless to say, my story as to its
! ACQUISITION was laughed to scorn.
was obliged to admit that it seemed E
little gauzy myself, and 1 can't say
blame the authorities for declining tt
give it credence. At any rate, I found
myself in the deuce of a fix.
My old watch had been carried of
by the thief. and there was absolutely
nothing to confirm my statement ex
cept the bare fact that none of tn,
other goods was found in my posses
sion. That. however, went for yer.
little. for it was argued that I hat
abundant time TO conceal my plumber
In my agitation and excitement
must have presented a perfect pfctur
of guilt. and the townspeopIe cam
near mGbbing me on the way to jai
They kept me there for exactly tire
hours, the agony Of which will dwel
with me if L live TO he a hundred.
Meanwhile the sure-enough burg1a
had been bagged in an adjoining tow
with all the loot, including my time
piece. in his valise, and when I va
finally released he was bundled int
NV cell. If he hadn't been caught
don't know what might have hal
, pened. l don't like to think abor
D it. The authorities made grovelin
!. apologies and the jeTeler was e:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-15
TRICKS WITH EGGS.
Experiments Which Furnish Consider
able Amusement.

An attractive chapter in one of the
English magazines is: What you can
do with an egg" One curious fact
about an egg is this: If you cook an
egg in the ordinary way, so as to leave
the yolk liquid while the white is
somewhat "set" and allow it to get
quite cold, you may boil it thereafter as
much as you please-for an hour or
more-but by no amount of boiling
can you now boil it hard
1t is easy to tell a hard-boiled egg
from a raw one without breaking the
she'll if you take each egg by the ends
and spin it vigorously on a plate, or on
some smooth surface Do this with
the hard-boiled egg and the egg will
rise and spin on its end if you spin it
fast enough. But raw egg, no matter
how fast you spin it, will never rise on
end. 1t will only spin on it's side, and
egg, by it's impact on the side, prevents
it from rising on end
Here Is another plan of distinguish
ing hard-boiled egg from raw one:
Take each of the two eggs and tie il
across with a piece of tape Insert a
piece of string between the tape at the
end of each egg, so that they may be
readily suspended Now twist the
strings round and round, revolving the
egg, and let go. The hard-boiled egg
will spin round, and, winding the
string up again the other way, will
when the impetus is exhausted, reverse
and spin round the other way, and sc
on until it comes to a standstill MOI
so the raw egg, which will simply
wriggle itself free of the twist ant
hang quite passive. The inertia of the
liquid in the egg overcomes the ten
dency to revolve impaired by the ten
sion Of the string.-GoIden Days.
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crack the skull of a boy or young
man by merely swapping his fore
finger on the victims Uranium. If this
is true, he had more strength in one
finger than the average athlete has in
his whole arm,
1t as probably in the first years OF
his reign when he departed from the
ordinary vices to plunge into the most
violent excuses that he conceived the
scheme of building the floating palaces
on Lake Nemi, where, with Pomponi-
us Flaccus, Lucius, Piso and other
extreme voluptuaries, he could delve
into the vilest sinks of iniquity with
out interference. 1t was while inhab-
iring these lake palaces that human
blood became an essential concomi-
tant of his pleasures.
But the debaucheries practised on
the .triremes were merely primary to
those INDUCED in when he changed his
abode to Capri. Here his favorite
amusement was the torture Of the
young, and his daily pleasure was to
stand at the bottom of high cliff
and watch the dying agonies of youths
and maidens whom hired assassins
threw down from the summit, at least
so says history.
That the submerged palaces will re-
veal many strange things when mod
ern submarine appliances are en-
ployed to bring them to the surface is
patent to those who have studied the
terrible character of Tiberius
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either of the sunken palaces. Several
mooring rings were brought up two
years ago and later two life-size fig
ures of lion and a wolf, both exquis-
itely modelled in bronze and from
their appearance it seems that the
mooring rings had been set in the
mouths of these images
For numberless years archaeologists
and scientists have been deeply inter-
ested in these vessels, as from the
luxury loving character of Tiberius it
is believed that they TEEN with
thousands of treasures which, if re-
covered, will show the manner of liv-
ing of the powerful ancients more
clearly than anything yet discovered,
not excepting the wonders unearthed
in Pompeii.
There is some doubt about the exact
year that Tiberius Claudius Nero
Caesar took up his residence at Nemi.
He was born in AZ B. c., and was
adopted by the Emperor Augustus in
6 B. c. He assembled the throne in IA
A. d. and resigned fifteen years later
10 make his home on the Island of
Capri, near Naples. where for eight
years he gave full swing TO his fero-
cious appetite, dying in 81 A. D. at
the age of seventy-nine, after living a
life that ought to have killed him at
thirty.
But he was a giant in physical
strength. One Of mis- amusements, so
we are veraciously informed, was to
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CHAPTER XIII.
Laurie Nugent's Pleading

he time has seemed so long to me
since We spoke" said Laurie Nugent to
Miss Gordon, several days after the
lawn incident, that / wonder how
have lived through it,
Il do not see why you should not
have spoken to me as usual" observed
Ethel
He gave one quick, shrewd glance at
her; the beautiful face was quite calm
and serene
L thought Miss Digby seemed dis
pleased on Tuesday morning when she
saw you speaking to me on the lawn.
and, as | would not for worlds subject
you to her displeasure, l thought it bet
ter not to address you
He knew that the arrow had gone
home when she drew her slender figure
to its full height.
Miss Digby's pleasure or dispIeasure
affects me but very little" she said.
And then Laurie Nugent knew that
he held the key to the whole situation,
The girl disliked her guardian and
| That was Tuesday," he said, and
this is Sunday. How I have lived
| through the week l cannot tell. IT has
seemed to me century long"
1t was Sunday evening, and the Chin
Ing OF the Sabbath bells mingled with
the music of the waves-a calm, beau
| tlful evening, when all nature seemed
to know that heavens calm rested upon
it. The sweet chime Of the bells sound
ed from the distant church spire.
Laurie Nugent's diplomacy was strik-
ingly successful that bright Sunday
evening. From some of the satellites
who were in his pay he had heard that
Miss Gordon was not going to church
and that Miss Digby and Lady Station
were.
They will never leave her here
alone" he thought, eff they knew l am
not going"
So, half an hour before church time
he framed an excuse to speak to Miss
Digby, and then casually mentioned
that he intended going through the
woods to Skilton Old Church. as it was
called.
Miss Digby and Lady Station set out
leaving Ethel alone. Lady Station hat
said something about the propriety O.
so leaving her, but Miss Digby, believ.
ing that no one was in the hotel but tht
manager, the servants, and few lady
| 6pa1iDn6 tn nj
1T is hard enough to exercise m,
authority over her when the object i
an important one" she said. Il mus
not try her too far by interfering with
out cause
So the ladies went to church. an
' Ethel went to her favorite spot to hea
+ the Ginning of the bells. She locke
. up in surprise when Laurie Nugent ap
s peared suddenly by her side.
e Il thought you were going t
q church" she said.
Again he gave her one quick glance
|, the beautiful face was quite serene
there was not the least suspicion of hi
S strategy.
i did intend going, he replied, ''bu
V I changed my mind"
/. Il thought that was only a lady
: privilege" rejoined Ethel, with a smil
e so bright and beautiful that he too
II courage, and flung himself on the ricl
st thick clover at her feet.
e How sweet and sad those bells arel
he said, suddenly. How calm and sti
Y, the evening is! Have the birds SUI
e day of their own, wonder? Near
my window there is a great elm tire
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tons, and man must be we'll known
to somebody of Importance before he
can secure one. 1t is a rule in Mexico
that the one who introduces a stranger
in this way is responsible even for his
bills. The American habit of writing
does not, therefore, prevail here. But
when one does get introduced the
MeXicans never weary in showing
courtesies. To the Mexican your
friend is the same as yourself and
should have equal attention."
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leased from durance vile craWled into
bed and slept like the seven sleepers
after mentally determining that in the
future when she wore that gown she
would arrange for her comings out as
we'll as her goings in.
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peciaily abject. To placate me he of
fered to let me keep the new watch
in exchange for my old one, and I ac-
cepted the proposition. l carry it as
sort of tragi-comic souvenir. New
Orleans Times-D Democrat.
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There's one thing about this war
I'm awful thankful for" said Harold
earnestly, as he finished reading an
account Of Dewey's victory.
What is it?" asked papa.
why, I'm glad it happened after
we'd finished modern history, or we'd
have had another war to study
Harper's Round Table.
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all over the country. The old couples
evidently took Rocky Mountain Tea
in their young days. Csc. Menges'
pharmacies.
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The Ottumwa Qa-) Press made an
assignment. The assets are s15, 900
while the liabilities amount to $1,000.
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An explosion buried 125,West vir-
ginia coal miners. Ten bodies were
recovered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-22

never been cqualed perhaps in the his
tory Of politics in this country. 1t was
Il love feast. a jubilee. a ratification
meeting.
There was IL fine setting for todays
spectacular drama. bright pconics At
either end of the stage made them two
flaming Lifts Of color. over the vast
and fro like the rinipns Of a cloud of
alarmed gulIs beating the air. There
were no preliminarics The wrangle
expected over the question of reducing
the representation in the South was
avcrted by the withdrawal Of EX-Seu-
ator Quay's proposition.
The great han became quiet as SEN
ator Lodge standing before 10000 Gag +
faces, gaveI in hand, announced that
nominations for President of the Unit
ed States were in order The reading
clerk advanced to the front Of the
platform. He was about to can the
roll of states for the presentation of
candidates. When Alabama was called
Il thin. red whiskcded delegate from
that state arose and surrendered the
first right to speak to Ohio.
A fluttcr Of handkerchicfs filled the
air and cheer went W from the del
egatcs in the pit as Senator Foraker
Of Ohio STROBE toward the platform
The air was surcharged with electric
CONTINUED on page -
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PARALYSIS AND COFFEE.
Symptoms Disappear When Drug Is Aban
d0ned

Tea and coffee Were forbidden by
my physician, for | had symptoms of
paralysis and it was plain that the
coffee was the cause of the trouble. [
began using Postum Food Coffee and
am now steady advertisement for
Postum. The old symptoms Of
paralysis disappeared in 4 very brief
time after l began the use of Postum
ana quit the use of coffee DO not use
nv name publicly, if you please" -,
Morrow. .. The above name can be
given by the Postum Cereal Co, Ltd,
Battle Creek, Mich
Coffee is such a direct poison to the
nerve centers Of many highly organized
people that it produces all sorts of dis
orders, from stomach and bowel
troubles, palpitation Of the heart,
kidney troubles. etc. etc, up To more
intricate nervous troubles. such as
paralysis. The way to keep well is to
leave off coffee or any nerve destroyer
of that sort. and use Postum Food
Coffee. which is a direct rcbuildcr Of
the nerve centers. Sure and well de
fined Improvement in health will fol
low this course, as can be proven by
any person who will make the trial.