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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-18
"LUClA" IN RAVEN TRESSES.
Patti Insisted On Catering to Her Old
Friends

Nine. Patti appeared recently as Luz
cia in her little theater at Craig y Nos,
and fortunate guest, who saw and
heard her, reports: She dispensed
with wig in this part, for Patti had
bleached her raven locks a fiery gold"
This fact is significant, and recalls
this same Lucia. these same raven
locks" and a rare performance of the
Bride of Lammermoor in New Or
leans one night in the early SOS.
In the autumn of 1859 Adelina Patti,
then slip of girl barely 16 years Of
age, with ropes of jet black hair and
the throat Of nightingale-th throat
which has since made her rich and
famous-sang for the first time in
| public, the part of Lucia in that fine
old opera, The Bride Of Lammermoor,
to a New York audience AS the
Scottish heroine, of course, Adelina
was compelled to cover up her ebon
braids with wig of f1axen hair. Later
| on she reached New Orleans. In that
city Patti, with her sister Carlotta and
her brother Carlo, had spent her early
childhood, and she knew and loved
nearly all of those who came to greet
her as an operate star at the French
| opera house
| Just before the curtain rose on the
opening night Mr.. Strakosch, who was
to conduct the opera, appeared in the
! green room and was amazed to find
| tho Prido Of op,r,or,,,oor 1,,o;+;oo, e.
go on the stage with her own black
tresses waving down her back instead
of the pale, corn-colored locks of the
| Scottish lassie
''Why, Addie, what does this mean?"
excitedly inquired the great impress
sario
That I am going to wear my own
hair tonight" replied the budding
prima donna.
But you must not. 1t is inartistic,
| inaccurate, absurd"
"Oh, 40, it is not absurd" calmly
responded Patti. MY old friends in
New Orleans only know me as a
black-haired, skinny little Italian, and
not as a golden-crowned Scottish girl;
besides l will not disguise myself to-
night to please any one"
The distracted manager argued,
protested, threatened and cajoled, but
''Addie" stood firmly to her purpose.
| A tremendous welcome was accorded
the youthful diva, but the audience
| greeted Lucia, not as fair-polled
| bride, but as their own "black-haired
skinny little Italian. Success.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-18
Foreign.

The people Of Honolulu sent $1,000
for the people of Galveston, Tex
The London Express says the Turk
ish sultan has paid the American
claims.
Ex-senator German is said to be
suffering not only from throat affec-
ton, but heart disease.
The British forces have reOccupied
Smithfield, RouXville, Wepener and
Dewetsdorp III Orange River colony.
The demand of the deputies for an
early meeting of the French chamu I
was conceded and the session called
for Nov. G.
The will of Madame Ferret, wife of
the wealthy Lyons manufacturer and
ex-senator, Jean Perret, bequeaths to
President Loubet 10000 francs.
The passenger steamer City of Par
" Cound was totally destroyed by fire
while lying at her dock at Colling-
wood, Ont. She was valued at $50.
600.
A report from Piraeus says that
the Egyptian mail steamer Charkieh
has gone down, due to the explosion
of its boilers. Two hundred pas
sengers persisted.
John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, third
Marquis of Butte, and the original of
Disraeli's character of Lothian, "
died at Dumfries house, his seat in
Ayrshire, from paralysis.
An extra issue Of the Official
Gazette at Ottawa, Ont, has a proc.
Iamation announcing the dissolution
of parliament and the holding of the
general election on Nov. Z.
At Melbourne, the legislative council
of Victoria rejected the bill re
Gently passed by the legislative as,
sembly providing for a referendum on
the question of woman's suffrage.
A hat and a pipe, alleged to have
belonged to ex-President Kruger OF
the Transvaal, and guaranteed to be
such, were sold in London. The hat
brought G25 and the pipe eS los.
Old age and desire to avoid the
disruption of the conservative party
has caused president Sanclemente OF
the Republic of Colombo to reIinquisE
his Office to Vice President Mario
quin.
The British war Office has issued
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-18
COIFFURES A LA JOSEPHINE.
Hair Must Be Dressed to Harmonize
With the Gown.

In Paris, Josephine dresses are hav-
ing a decided vogue, and the French
woman arranges her hair to harmonic
with her frock. For evening wear
bodices are cut very low and sleeves
are not worthy of the name, except in
theater or restaurant gowns, where
they take the form of lace mittens.
In consequence of this undress sim
plicity more care than ever is lavished
upon the hair. When madame wears
a frock of Josephine style, her hair is
parted in the center just above the
head, and waved just a little, but over
the ears it is a mass of thick. short
curls. Only an accomplished couture
can arrange this style of couture to
perfection, but when it is well ar
ranged on a young and pretty head it
is very becoming. A less trying mode
is also affected by Wearers of empire
frocks. The hair is loosely waved,
just the faintest indication of a part
ing appears at the left side, and little
curls furnish the brow without cover
ing it. At the back the tresses are
pinned up into one or two big curls.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-18
site.

The Idaho Soldiers home burned,
entailing loss of $4,000. There
were 500 inmates. No one was in
jured.
The ordnance board sustained Gen
eral Miles opinion that disappearing
gun carriages for coast defense are
obsolete.
Mrs. Edward Goldberg of Seneca
Mo, died from toadstool poisoning,
Her husband, government agent for
the Quapaw Indians, died from the
same cause.
The board of naval construction ap-
proved the designs for the three new
protected cruisers, which are re,
garded as an improvement on the
Olympia type.
The wife of Rev. Charles Meeder OF
the Emanuel Evangelical church,
Pennington, Kan, jumped into a els
tern with her 3-year-old child and both
were drowned.
The Rev. Richard A. W. Einsiedel
left his Lutheran pastorate in Beloit
Wis, under a cloud of suspicion, part
of the cloud being 900 empty whisky
bottles in the rectory.
Samuel J. Ritchey of Baltimore
Md, who has been on trial at Ottum-
wa, Iowa, charged with completely in
the celebrated Eldon bank robbery
was found not guilty
The conference of the western dis
trict German Evangelical Lutheran
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-18

The men who know good cigar
when they smoke it, have not been de-
tered by the increase in the price of
tobacco from reveling in their favorite
perfectos. And to the everyday
smoker, that is, the man who smoke.
TWO or three cigars for quarter, or he
who revels in a nickel smoke, or even
he who finds his ideal in a Pittsburg
stogy, the prices paid by the real con-
noisseur are, of course, astonishing.
There is a newspaper proprietor in
New York who will pay almost any
price for a perfect. mild cigar. In
fact, at one time he had a thousand
cigars specially selected for him in
Havana, and willingly paid $500 for the
lot. An eighty-cent after-dinner
smoke is the usual thing with him.
Former Senator Brice was another
connoisseur, and he went the newspa-
per proprietor several better by pay
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-18
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
PoIitica al.

Senator Depew addressed a meeting
of students at the University of Chi
cago.
General John c. Black warned en-
ployes of Armour & Co. that Bryan's
election would end prosperity.
w. Bourke Cochran of New York
has practically recovered the use OF
his vocal organs and will resume his
speechmaking tour.
Governor Roosevelt was served at
ST. Louis with requisition papers from
Texas for extradition of John d.
Rockefeller and Henry NJ. Flagler,
charged with violating the antitrust
law
Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith left Washington for Lincoln,
Neb, where he will speak beginning a
campaign tour that will cover
Nebraska and Kansas.
William N. Coler, Jr.. of Newark, n.
j., having declined the democratic
nomination for congress rendered to
him, Judge George H. Lambert was
chosen to succeed him on the ticket.
Acting Secretary of War Meikle-
john started from Washington for
Nebraska, where he expects to take
an active part in the campaign. Mr.
Meiklejohn will be a candidate for
United States senator if the repub
Icans control the Nebraska legisla
ture.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-18
ONLY A FISHING WORM.
But 1t is an important Factor in Ma
lures EconomY.

ture's Economy.
To see really what sort of a fellow
the common earth worm is. first put
him into bowl of water. He will
soon wriggle himself free from every
particle Of dirt, and you may then
make him more comfortable on some
dry, smooth surface while you study
the peculiar movements of his remark
able body, which consist of a series
of segments, or rings, all alike in
form, except at the two ends, the an
terror end tapering to a blunt point,
the hinder end being broad and fat
tened.
Watch the worm shorten himself af-
ter a long stretch. Projecting from
the sides and the lower part of each
ring, you will see the tiny bristles,
called setae, with which he manages
to walk. When he lengthens his body
the setae on the hinder rings prevent
him from stretching backward because
they IN pointing backward stick in the
ground. The worm can therefore
stretch only forward. In the same
manner, when he shortens his body
the setae in the front rings stick into
the ground, and the hinder part of the
body is drawn up; he repeats this pro
cess every time he moves along.
That way Of walking may seem very
complicated and wonderful, but it is
no more wonderful than that you
should be able to balance your body
on your two feet and walk without
giving thought to how you do it, or
how wonderful it is that it can be
done without thought. Watch a baby's
efforts to keep his balance in learn
ing to toddle only a few steps, and
you viii understand = that walking
seems easy to you because you have
had so much practice.
The usefulness of the worms may
be seen at once when you compare
some of the things that they do with
those that they are unjustly accused
Of doing. They do not destroy the
roots Of trees and plants. They eat
half decayed leaves, which they are
able to grind with the muscles of the
mouth; but they have no teeth with
which to gnaw. They are useful to
man in boring through the ground and
loosening the soil to make it ready
for the fibers Of plants to enter. Sur
face soil is more or less loose, but the
subsoil is hard and compact until the
earth worms have worked it. Our
tallest trees, even, would soon die if
no opening were made by the worms
for their root fibers to enter.
To keep worm life in check nature
has provided the birds and anyone
who has watched the robin dine will
see that there is no danger of the
earthworm's supply exceeding the de-
mand.-Our Animal Friends
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-18
A TRAGEDY OF THE CIVIL WAR.
A Southern Bride Killed by d Cannon
Ball During the Ceremony.

! Recalling the historic incident clus-
! tering about South Cardinals execu-
| tive mansion, Mrs. Thaddeus Horton
writes, in the Ladies' Home Journal, Of
| the shocking tragedy that occurred
| there toward the close of the war.
This was the death of the daughter Of
Gov. Pickens Immediately after her
marriage to Lieutenant LIE Rochelle.
con the afternoon preceding the even
ing of The marriage the northern army
began Smelling Columbia, but prepare
lions for the wedding continued. Fin,
ally the guests were all assembled and
the clergyman was proceeding with
the solemn ceremony, and had just
Joined the right hands of the happy
pair, when, suddenly, there was an
awful crash, and a ball from the
enemy's cannon penetrated the man
sion and burst in the middle of the
marriage chamber, scattering it's
death-dealing missiles in every direc-
ton. There were screams and a heart
rending groan; mirrors crashed; the
house shook; women tainted; and
walls rocked to and fro.
When the first confusion was over
it was discovered that in all the crowd
only one person was injured, and that
was the bride herself She lay partly
on the floor and partly in her lovers
arms, crushed and bleeding, pale but
very beautiful, her bridal gown
drenched with warm blood, and a
great cut in her breast. Laying her
on a lounge, the frantic bridegroom
besought her by every term Of tender
ness and endearment to allow the cere-
mony to proceed, to which she weakly
gave consent, and lying ike a crushed
flower, no less white than the camel
las of her bridal bouquet, her breath
coming in short gasps, and the blood
flowing from this great, angry wound,
she murmured yes to the clergyman,
and received her husbands first kiss
A moment more and all was over.
"She was laid to rest under the
and the heartbroken bride
groom, reckless with despair, returned
to his regiment"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-18

There is now reason to believe that
their work will prove successful.
Secretary George Hartlein of dis
trict No. 9, which embraces the
counties Of Schuylkill, Northumber-
land, Columbia and Dauphin. in
Pennsylvania, said that the $4,000
mineworkers Of the district would be
represented at the Scranton conven-
ton by from 200 to 225 delegates. He
said that besides voting for reduc
ton in price Of powder, observance
OF the semimonthly pay law, abol-
lshment of sliding scale and accept
! ance Of the 10 per cent. increase, in
case the operators guarantee to main
tain the increase for one year, the
delegates will vote to compel opera
tors and representative Of coal car
rying companies to recognize the
union
Four steamships, each carrying
1000 tons of steel, will start from
Conneaut harbor, O., on Nov. 5 for
Liverpool, England. This is one of
| the dreams Of Andrew Carnegie, to
have his own line of steamships to
carry Pittsburg steel to all parts of
the world. A new transatlantic
freight line is to be established, and
after it gets into actual operation
MI. Carnegie expects to underbid the
world in the making of steel con-
tracts. The company has chartered
the Leafield, Monkshaven, Paliki and
Theano, English ships now in the
lake trade. These will be used to
inaugurate the new service, but con-
tracts have been or will be placed by
company for steamships of it's own.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-18

washington, who will pay the Indians
sI'0oo Tor it, with the idea of present
ing 1t to the Smithsonian Institution.
Inc two Indians will live on the fish
they may be able to catch on the way,
and both expect to pay their respects
to President Mckinley in the white
house.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-18

Business men are much elated over
the bright prospects of the Milwaukee
road running to Oconto Falls from
Oconto Junction. The preliminary
survey will begin Oct. Is, and if the
lire proves easy it will be built this
fail
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-18

The sailors who participated in the
destruction of Admiral Cervera's fleet
off Santiago, July 3, 1898, have not
yet received their prize money.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15
"Stirrup Gun"

The reception given last night by
Major A. e, Woodson and Mrs. Wood
son at their elegant home at FIT. Reno
was a pleasant affair. The Woodson
hospitality is a synonym of everything
sumptuous, elegant and superb taste.
In addition to the officers and their
families of the post, Ell Reno was rep
resented by number of society's best
people,
During the evening the assembly
hall was thrown open to the votaries
of Terpslchore, and at midnight the
company sat down to most delights
full banquet. After refreshments had
been served the host made few re-
marks incident to his recent assign
ment in Arizona, and spoke feelingly
of his departure and the ties of friend
ship which had been formed and ce-
mented here. He alluded to Ell Reno
being his home, and her people his
people and her interests his interests.
J. j. O'Rourke and others responded
and voiced the sentiments of the
guests in wishing host and hostess
bon voyage and happy return.-El
Reno Supper Bell.
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BIG BATCH
OF Prisoners Sentenced to the Pen by
Judge Hainer,

OF Prisoners Sentenced to the Pen by
Judge, Hainer.
At the recent term of court in New
kirk held by Judge Hainer in terri>
torial criminal cases, the following
persons were sentenced:
w. M. Weedin, gambling, fined S25.
R, II. Fletcher, petit larceny, $50
fine and thirty days in the county jail.
James Mccormick and Barney Camp
bell, assault. ninety days in the coun-
ty Jail.
George Smith, burglary, new trial
granted.
Charles Foster, burglary, two years
in the penitentiary.
James A. Killiam, forgery, two
years in the penitentiary.
Frank Knox and John Dumont, lar
ceny. five years in the penitentiary.
Lee Hutchinson and Arthur Church,
larceny, five years in the penitentiary.
j. w. Chapman, larceny, one year in
the penitentiary.
Justin Myers, attempt to rape, five
years in the penitentiary.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15
A BRIDGE TRUST
To be Formed at PierpOnt
MOrgan's Office.
scripps-McRae Press Assn.

scripps-McRae Press Assn.
New York, May 15.-The American
Bridge company, with 80 or more sep
arate companies and a capital of S70,-
600 900, will, it is announced. be form
ed at the offices of j. =. Morgan & Co.
in this city today. The S7O,OOO,000
capital is, according to those who are
in position to know, to be divided
equally between common and prefer
red stock. The companies represented
by the combination comprise about 90
per cent Of all those doing bridge
business in this country.
1t is understood that one of the
latest companies to go in was the Ber-
lin Iron Bridge company of NewHaven,
Conn, said to be the only large bridge
company in New England. 1t is un-
derstood that President Jarvis of the
Berlin company is to be vice president
Of the new organization. Some of the
companies which have agreed to enter
the combination are the A. g. f. Rob-
erts Pencoyd works, the Carnegie Co.
Keystone works, Post & Mcoord New
Jersey Steel and Iron company and
the Union Bridge company.
Up to the present time the men en-
gagged in forming the combination
have been unable to induce the Tren-
ton Iron Co., owned by Cooper, Hew-
lit & Co., of which ex-Mayor Abram
S. Hewitt of this city is president, to
come in, but it was said last night that
the prospect of getting them in was
better than at any time heretofore.
Ex-mayor Hewitt, when seen last
night said;
81 know that it is commonly re-
ported in the steel trade that bridge
building combination is being formed
by j. P. Morgan & Co , of this city.
would not be at all surprised If the
story proved to be true"
will the combination include your
company" he was asked.
1--WE have made no arrangements in
regard to going in. We should be
very happy to go in it if the terms
were made satisfactory. 1t would be
necessary for the organizers to buy
our works outright, and as I said be-
fore, we shall all sell If the price is
made attractive to us, l know moth
ing definite about the progress being
made by those who are organizing the
Central company, as our company has
made no arrangement to go into it,"
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his arrival, catch train on any one of
dozen different roads and continue
his journey in any direction he may
desire. 1t will be especially convenient
for persons who want to reach the
summer resorts of the lake region
tributary to Chicago without any loss
of time, as nearly all of these resorts
can be reached the same afternoon or
evening,
Much travel which has heretofore
gone over other routes will now use
the new line because of the natural
advantages it offers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15
THE NEW ROUTE OPENED.
Cotton Belt-C. 4 f. L. Connection Made
Thebes,

Cotton Belt-C, II. l. Connection MADE
Thebes,
The extension of the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois road from Marion,
ILL.,, to Thebes, to connect with the
Cotton Belt, was completed some time
ago and will be in shape for fast pas
senger service May IS.
On that day new fast train between
Chicago and Texas will be Inaugural
ted. Preparations for this train have
been under way for some months and
everything will be in readiness May
is. The south bound train will leave
Chicago about 8 p. m. and will reach
the Arkansas state line about day.
light the next morning; Pine Bluff
will be reached shortly after noon
and Texarkana at night; Waco, Dali
las and Fort Worth early the next
morning.
The north bound train will leave
Waco about 500 p. m, Fort Worth 10
p, M, Dallas 1890 p. M, Texarkana
7;45 a. M, Pine Bluff 100 p. M, and
will reach Chicago about noon the
next day.
The new train will carry sleeper
from Waco to Chicago, and through
chair car from Fort Worth to Chicago,
besides the regular equipment of
coaches and baggage car,
Cotton Belt parlor cafe cars will
serve meals on the Cotton Belt, and G..
g. e. 1. dining cars will serve meals on
that line. In each case the meals will
be served on the European plan at
reasonable prices. -
The schedule is SO arranged that q
passenger arriving in Chicago on this
route can, within an hour or two after
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15

Wanted-Teams, teamsters and Ia
borers to work on the Sherman hill
cut off at Laramie, Wyoming. Plenty
of good scraper work to let to men
owning their own outfits. Free trans
portation for men and outfits from all
points on the Union Pacific railway,
For further information apply to the
undersigned at Laramie, Wyoming, or
Dan O'Keefe, 1912 Union avenue, Kan
sas City, Mo. ID, j. MCDONALD.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15
Gatrcre's Statement.
scripps-McRae Press Assn.

Scripps-McRae Press Assn.
London, May 49, In an alleged
interview with Gen. Gatacre here, he is
quoted IS saying, II had rather hard
luck. and those who understand the
matter best admit 1t. Many things
went wrong which would have gone
wrong under any general. The story
that shot guard who misled me at
mberg is rubbish"
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Lynched the Brute.

Scripps-NGcRae Press Assn.
Augusta, Ca, May 15.-Wm. Willis,
the negro who shot and killed Alex
ander Whitney, prominent white
man, yesterday for not making room
for him in a street car, was lynched
by a mob at Grovania at three o'clock
this morning.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15
RICHARDSON
INVESTIGATION
Treasurer ROdmer Of the"Mess-
age" Publishing Com
pany Examined.
scripps-McRae Press Assn.

Washington, May 15.-The Senate
Printing committee examined Iat con-
siderable length this morning R. j..
Rodmer, of Terra Haute. Ind, treas
urer OF the publishing company hand-
ling Messages and Papers of the
Presidents" Mr.. Platt of New York
said after the meeting that the CONS
mittee has not yet res che any conlu
sion, and added that the investigation
was likely to continue for some days
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Tanner Out of Danger

Scripps- -McRae Press Assn.
Chicago, May l5.-Gov. Tanner may
not have to submit to surgeon 8
knife. Drs. Sem and Taylor say that
all symptoms Of gall stones have dis.
appeared, and there is no need Of
worry or an operation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-15
Dreyfus in Paris

Scripps- -McRae Press Assn.
Paris, May is Captain Alfred Drey-
fus and wife are in Paris. The gov
erDment, owing to the fear of dem
onstration. may order them to leave.