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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-09-20
To be continued.
POET OF THE CONFEDERACY.

Almost as many cities have been
connected with the history or the per-
sOnality Of Father Abram J. Ryan as
claim the honor Of being the birth
place of Homer. He was born in
Norfolk, edited newspapers and ofici-
ated as priest in New Orleans, Knox
vile, Mobile and other southern towns,
died in Louisville and was buried in
Mobile. A monument to his memory
just has been erected in Norfolk by
the local chapter of the Daughters Of
the COnfederacy. 1t stands in that
town near which are buried hundreds
Of the unknown dead soldiers of the
confederacy. Father Ryan was the
poet laureate Of the lost cause.
His Conquered Banner" Sentinel
Songs The sword Of Lee" &c. S. A"
and other battle poems are among the
most effective of those which the civil
war melted on either side. At one
time they had a vogue in the north, as
we'll as in the south, and are still read.
Their author figured in other branches
OF literature. He wrote a Life of
Christ" or part of one, and penned
some religious poetry. He lectured
on social and religious subjects also.
1t is as a writer Of war songs, how
ever, that he will be remembered. But
what may be called the politics in his
/ poetry has already become obsolete,
as is shown in the last Of these three
! lines which close the best known OF
/ his poems The Conquered Banner
Touch it not, unfold it never
Let it droop, then furled forever
For its peoples hopes are dead.
The poetry in those lines is good, but
! the sentiment has been outgrown. The
southern people are very far from
being dead. The south in the past
quarter Of a century has experienced
an industrial expansion and has made
a progress in general enlightenment
such as none Of its sons in the days be-
! fore the war ever looked for. It is so
cially stronger, wiser, and happier thar
it ever was in the past. For the frs
time since the foundation of the gov
eminent the southern states are grow
ing as rapidly in all the elements O
greatness as are any Of the communi
ties in the north or west, and the i'm
!, provement dates from the collapse o
the cenfederacy. Father Ryan wa
warm-hearted, talented, and patriotic
and the ceuse which he glorifed il
! effective verse had as illustrious cham
pions as the world has known, but
new and greater south has been bull
, on the ruins of the locality whose over
: throw he mourned.-St. Louis Globe
| Democrat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-09-20
CHAPTER II.

Violet BeatOn's story Of her life wa
very simple. DR.. BeatOn had settlei
down in the village of st. Bynos hop
ing to do as most other people diC
there enjoy long life. He married
Mary Anterior, whose sister had JUS
come home from Paris. and had taker
up her abode in the pretty, solitary
house known as Acacia Cottage.
The doctor and his wife lived very
happily; they had had but this one
child, Violet To the regret Of al
who knew him, the doctor died sudden,
ly Of a fever, caught from q poor
woman whom he was attending. his
young wife did not long survive him
In these circumstances, Miss Ather-
ton could hardly do less than adopt
Violet, for, so far as she knew, Dr.
Beaton had no relatives living, except
younger brother who had gone
many years before to America. Miss
Atherton had an income of just one
hundred pounds per annum, and, by
dint of practicing the greatest care and
economy, she had been able to provide
her niece with home.
1t was a picturesque cottage, with
picturesque surroundings; yet Violet
Beaton had not happy life with the
stern, grim lady who had forgotten
what youth and beauty and love were
like.
II was handsome once" she said one
day, when she found Violet standing
before a mirror admiring the shining
splendor of her own hair, "and you
see what it has come to-"
81 should like to be handsome, too,
aunt" remarked the girl
cit would make little difference in
the end if you were," said Miss Ather-
ton, grimly; and Violet, glancing at her
aunt. shuddered.
Would her own shining, ripping
hair, that was like a veil of pure gold
grow white and thin? Would those
beautiful white shoulders become lean
and angular, that exquisite face
wrinkled and lined?
Il should like best to die young, -
she thought; 81 should not like to grow
old and bitter, proud and cold, like my
aunt
To bn continued
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-09-20

The announcement published in the
French journals that the state was
about to sell the isle of st. Marguerite
aroused a host Of strange memories.
says a writer in Rome. On Thursday
last the sale was effected at the prefec-
ture of Nice, and the historic isle was
sold to NJ. Hebert, mayor Of Cannes, for
the trifing sum of $1,000 francs, or
$12, 400, which ne paid on behalf Of the
city of which he is the municipal repre-
sentative.
The rocky islet of st. Marguerite is
one of the Derins islands, SO celebrated
in the history Of early Christianity in
western Europe. 1t stands out in the
azure sea over against the beautiful
city of Cannes, one Of the brightest
jewels Of the Riviera. st. Marguerite
is a narrow rock, but small as it is, be-
ing only two French leagues in circum-
ference, it has a vast renoWn. On one
Of it's rugged sides, scarcely distin-
guishable from the rock, rise the steep,
strong walls of the prison which rem
ders this island celebrated in history
romance and melodrama.
The narrow sea which separates this
island from it's neighbor, st. Honorat.
is Of the loveliest colors; aduamarlne
is united with emerald. and dash OF
Iiquifed turquoise and sapphire is
seen here and there, and beneath this
enhancing sea there is visible the
plants and shrubs of the deep far down
below Within the island is the inco.l-
parable pine wood, covering it with a
roof of verdure. Since the duasi-de-
struction of the celebrated Pineta Of
Ravenna, sung of by Dante and by
| Byron, there is nothing to compare
with this OF the Isle Of st. Marguerite
4 blush light, pleasant to the eye, per-
| meates the umbrella-like tops Of these
! trees, and carpet Of moss and pine
| needles bushes the sound OF the passing
! footsteps. Solitude and silence are the
qualities that men desire mere; yet the
solitude is interrupted occasionally and
the silence broken in upon by the shrill
whistle of the train speeding along the
| coast to Italy.
st. Marguerite, unlike its neighbor
St. Honorat, is overrun with serpents
and has no water, cisterns that gather
the rain water supplying the place Of
springs.
A Mysterious Prisoner.
These are not the qualities that rem
der st. Marguerite renowned far be-
yond the shores of France. On one
side of its rocky coast rises the state
prison, built as fertilization by Vau
ban. That was the prison OF the mys
tedious parsonage known to the worlt
as The Man in the Iron Mask" Th'
mystery that surrounds that state pris
oner makes st. Marguerite interestin:
to those who love to penetrate into TIT
concealments Of history.
The story OF the arrival at st. Mar
guerite of The Man in the Iron Mask
begins like romance. In the sDrin!
of 1857 this island, with its castle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-09-20
SOLDIER WEEDS HIS NURSE.

Charles Nichols enlisted in the
forty-seventh U. S. infantry and went
to the wars on the other side of the
world. He fought at the battle Of
San Fernando and was shot and Sc
riously wounded while on picket duty
by a Filipino "sniper." In the hospi-
tai he got yellow fever. When he re-
covered he was given his honorable
discharge and sent back to the United
States. When he landed at San Fran
cisco he was i'll again, and they took
him to the general hospital There
Miss Josephine Bowers, a pretty young
woman in white cap and cuffs nursed
him back to health. On his sick bed
he fell in love withheT, and before he
was discharged as cured she had
promised to become his wife. Mich
OILS went on nome to Philadelphia and
made things ready for the coming OF
a bride Then he sent her money to
come East and now he thanks the
war for getting him a charming wife.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-09-20

Messrs. Delcher and Hennessy are
trying to secure Kyrle BelleW to play
the role Of Rawdon Crawley in the pro-
duction of Vanity Fair, in which Miss
Gertrude Coghlan will star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-09-20

The Oneida Indians will hold a pic
mic on the reservation Sept. II.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-09-20
SAINT MARGUERITE
PRISON AND LEGEND OF MAN IN
THE IRON MASK.
MYSTERY OFNOTED PERSON

eleven hypothesis Regarding His
Identity-Was He Napoleons
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Probable OF ,Ae
Many MISUNDERSTANDING Tales Told
by the Old Keeper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-09-20

Der and November. The rains have come
three weeks late. and, with their cattle
dead and they themselves enfeebled by
hunger, the small farmers cannot prop
erly prepare the soil. That necessitates
poor harvests. and that necessitates re-
lief, not only until those inferior harvests
The colored American., 1900-03-17
newspaper and never prcstituted its
columns to abuse, insult or make
ridiculous the people of any race.

| iAtAASdAOu6 t4O PCVP1O vi A0OOs
1t is high time We began to take some
notice Of these continued reflections on
our race appearing In white newspapers
and to let them understand that we
know where the "pocket nerve'' is To-
Gated.
The young upstairs of the white race
who write of ''coons and darkies' for
the great dailies presume too much.
The newspapers that allow these
reportorial striplings and correspond
ents to belittie and ridicule the Negro,
and that refuse to diffe1entiate between
the respectable and cultured Negro,
and the crap shooting and policy play
ing element among us, should be made
to know that this great black sluggard
is somehow endowed with forces which
are felt rather than seen and which
may In some grim revel sshake the pill
lars uf the common veal" As long as
We ermit these insults to 60 unre.
buked or unnotlced every little brat of
a white reporter will regard US as the
legitimate prey for the display Of his
assinine wit, and coarse and brutal
ridicule. Have we dignity and sense
enough to boycott their papers, to re-
fuse to advertise in them or permit |
them to come into our,homes? The Jews
and the Irish wouldn't stand for this |
sort OF thing day. We ought to have
as much. pride of race as these races.
J. + BRUCE.
The colored American., 1900-03-17

$500 A MONTH!-The National
Colored Teachers Bureau has position
at that salary for a capable teacher of
agriculture and dalrying. Address J.
g. Clayton, M. D., Secretary, 459 G.
treet, d. W., at once.
The colored American., 1900-03-17
Ri ACk SKIN REMOVER.

This preparation, If used as rected, will
turn the skin of d black persoi our or five
shades whittier and that Of mulattoes perfectly
white. ANY person using 1t can see the re-
suit in f'rty-eight hours.
1t does not turn the skin in spots but bleach
es out white. 1t is a very good thing for the
eyes if allowed to get in the eye while wash
ing the face.
One box of this preparation is all tha. Is
required if used as directed, the skin remain
ing beautiful without continual use, and is
perfectly harmless.
Will remove wrinkles freckles, dark spots,
and pimples from the face without harm to
the skin.
any address on receipt of 100, G. o. D.. or
send money order. Packed SO that no one
can know contents except the receiver.
THOMAS B. CRANE,
129k W. Broad St., Richmond, Va.
The colored American., 1900-03-17

MIR. Howard James, the popular club
man and student at Howard, who was
about to leave on account of the critical
illness of his mother, is back In school.
His mother is convalesent.
The colored American., 1900-03-17

Miss Phyllis Church Terrell paid the
The Colored American tffice brief Wis
1t last week.
The colored American., 1900-03-17
A JOURNALISTIC LIE.
Br uce Grit Untangles Yellow Journal
Diatribe Anent the Gifted and Eloquent
Charles W. .AnderSon-A Slap at Penny,
a-LinerS,
Albany, New York Sl ecial.

a-LinerS.
Albany, New York Special.
Some idea of the loose and reckless
methods employed by the average
white newspaper reporter. when writ
Ing about colored ladies and gentlemen
may be gathered by reading Of the
account in the New York Age of last
week, taken from the New York
Times, which states that Mr.. Charles w
Anderson had become possessed Of q
racing stable, etc., etc.
1t seems a pity to lay bare such q
magnificent apartment of lies and
insults as the writer Of that Paragraph
got together and had published, with
out even being required to verify his
alleged "facts' by the city editor of a
paper whose legend is "all the news
that's f1t to print. u. The penuy'a
liner who wrote that paragraph was
permitted to refer to Mr.. Charles W.
Anderson behind inverted commas as
"the best dressed coon in New York."
and to inject lot of hogwash and
slush, alleged compliments which were
as lefthanded as his general statements
are inaccurate and misleading, In the
first place the Charles Anderson of the
firm of CahilI and Anderson is WHITE
MAN, and this is his first year as an
owner of horses. The fact that he is
unknown in racing circles and that he
has the same initials as the State Su'
pervisor of Racing Accounts who ls
colored gentlemen may account for the
pull of this req orter. The turf writer's
naturally concluded that it was the
colored CHARLES W. Anderson-->Yho
has not gone into the ownership
of race horses, and who ia not likely to
burn up any of bis surplus cash in that
sort of investment. He is simply the
state supervisor of racing accounts and
has nothing to do with the racing it.
self. 1t is the revenue that is derived
from 1t which comes to the state, that
he passes upon.
The writer of that paragraph tried to
be awfully funny in his illusions to
Mr.. Charles W. Anderson whom he
thought he was writing about. Mr..
Anderson is state officer, and good
one, according to the testimony OF
Gov. Roosevelt Yet the New Yorb
Times permits one OF it's mullet head
reporters to insult him and the race to
which he belongs by alluding to him as
a "coon." That paper and no other de
cent newspaper in New York City
would dare refer to the Seligmans, the
Lauterbachs or the Grubels as well
dressed Sheeniess for the good reason
that they would feel the effects OF 1t In
their business offices and in their ad-
vertising columns. But the ''c0ons" in
and around New York will perhaps
Justify Its mullet head reporter in al
ludlng to Mr.. Anderson as q well
dressed coon' by buying the Tins and
using it's advertising columns as though
1t had not with malice prepense in
suited their race. No white newspaper
in New York or elsewhere that makes
q practice of referring to Negroes as
scoons or darkies'-terms Of derisio1
and contempt, should have the patro-
mage whether much or little OF
self respecting Negroes. We ought
to boycott these journals and do
it systematically. Let them severely
The colored American., 1900-03-17

ave-; GhO5e Park KRAUSS
ana It ss EAsTERDAY N J. W. ERsON 5h and
sn n W. MACAAl BROS, S2S n.
Remsburg Elliott 1908 IA
u Casn and Purdy,
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

let time so by and was painfully con-
scious of its passage
One day she died OF sudden dif1cul-
ty Of the heart and even in death she
could not manage to look dignihed.
There was no shroud large enough to
III her, and tnrec sewing women came
and gossiped and snickered. and meas
urcd. and basted and stitched. and
with the aid of the undertaken and his
assistants got her into 1t, The coffin
came too short and had to be sent back
and made over. and the grave had to
be heightened bit at the last mo-
ment. When at last she was safely
laid away n little sardonic wind started
among the bushes and made rasp-
ing laughter. II was the comment OF
nature upon her preposterous daugh-
ter. Later. when the night came, the
moonlight which she loved streamed
over her grave, the lake intoned with
solcmnity. A peace and loveliness
brooded over everything. 1t Is possi-
bic that through the spaces which the
moonlight sweeps n soul. liberated
from hampcring flesh. darted with
ecstasy. II could enter Gods presence
clothed in its inherent majesty. IL
was released from the thrall OF the
ridiculous.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08
SOME WHY'S ANSWERED.
The Ancient and Curious origin of
Familiar Customs.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer: 1t is
not surprising what number OF lit
tie things We do without knowing the
reason. Why. for instance, do widows
wear caps? Perhaps you may say be-
cause they make them look pretty and
interesting. But the real reason IL
that when the Romans were in Eng
land they shaved their heads rs a sign
Of mourning. OF course. a woman
couldn't let herself be seen with bald
head. so she made herself a pretty cap.
And now, though the necessity OF wear
ing ii has passed away. the cap remains.
Why do we have bows on the left side
of our hats? In oldcn times. when
men were much in the open air and
hats couldn't be bought for half a dol
lar. it was the habit to tie cord
around the crown and let the ends fall
on the left side to be Erasped on the
arising of a squall. They fell on the
left side SO they might be Grasped by
the left hand. the right usually being
more uscfully engaged. Later on. the
ends got to be tied in a bow, and later
still, they became useless. yet the bow
has remained. and will probably re-
main till the next dcluge or something
of that sort What is the meaning OF
the crosses or rs on u barrel of beer?
They signify degrees of quality nova
days. But originally they were put on
by those ancient monks as u sort OF
trademark. They were crosses In those
days. and meant sort OF oath on the
cross, sworn by the manufacturer that
his barrel contained good liquor Why
are bclla tollcd for the dead? This
has become so familiar "A practice that
a funeral without 1t would appear un-
Christian Yet the reason is quite
harharOus Bells were tollcd long ago,
when people were being buried. in or
der to friGhton away the evil spirits
who lived in the air. Why do fair
ladies break bottle of wine on the
ship they are christening? Merely an
other survival of barbnric custom. In
the days of sacrifice to the gods II was
| necessary to get some poor victim
when boat was being launched, aud
to cut his throat over the Prov, so
that his blood baptized it. why are
djrnitaros dcafcncd by II salute when
they visit foreign port? II seems Ii
| curious sort of welcome. this iirinG or
| of guns. but II seems the custom arose
| in a very reasonable way. Originally
| q town or warship fired off thcir
gums on the approach of important and
/ friendly strangers To shCw that they
/ had such faith In the visitors peace
| lul intentions they didn't think II nee
cssary to keep their guns loaded Why
/ do we sometimes throw shoe after
/ a bride? The reason is not vcr| c"ia-
! plimcntary From OF Old 1t heS n"an
| the habit of mothers to chastlsc their
! children with shoe. Hence tho GUS
| tom arose OF the father OF a bride max
/ ing a present to the bridegroom OF a
/ shoe. az sign that ii was to he his
right to keep her In order
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08
MASTERFUL ORAT0RY.
Champ CIark'S Prayer for
the Stability of the
Republic

The following is from the Mis-
Sissippi Valley Democrat. The
observations are SpIendidly taken:
Champ Clark covered himself all
over with glory in his recent speech
ON Mckinlcy'S Philippine criminal
ity. 1t was one of the greatest
speeches ever delivered in the halls
of Congress. II was grand in
thought, rich in language and
eloquent IN mod" of expression.
Many of its passages rose to the
highest flights of oratory and will
live forever in the standard litrra-
turc Of our country. These passa-
geS ought to be copied, aud they
will be copied. into our histories
and schools and academic read
crS, and thus become part Of the
language of the nation. None of
the old heroes of the ruStlum-
Webster, Clay. Benton and the
othcrs-cvrr uttered anything
greater than this maStcrful speech
Of the Missouri Congressman. We
appreciate the risk incurred in
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

\ late news item from London.
England, says: The plague in In
dia continues vilulcnt. There
were jS3 victims in Bombay city
during the week ending February
lG. With over 81. 900. 900 of pco-
pie affected by the famine, and on
ly about 1000. 900 in receipt of re-
lief, India seems in bad plight
though the death rates over the
$50, 600 square miles of the famine
area are decreasing.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

Edgar Woodson and Miss SalIir
Trctchrll were married near Benton
City last "Wednesday night week
The minister was from Mexico.
Mountains of snow were ahead of
him, but ne got there, tho brral;
down and Il two miles ride ON
horseback were Il part of the pre-
limimarios ON the road. Mr.. Wood
son was with the preacher. or we
have some doubts if the trip would
have been completed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

Quincy James, of Linn town
ship, announces thru the MESSAGE
this week as Il candidate for Shcr-
itf. Mr.. James has been ii resident
of the county twenty years and has
always been hard party worker.
His ability is unquestioned, and
should he be elected the duties Of
sheriff will be performed faithfully
and without fear or favor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08
THE RIDICULOUS.

If Christina Christolcl had been
weighed in the balance. she would not
have been found wanting. Indeed, she
would have been found to he overpro-
yidcd. Christina was large baby when
rhc was horn-so large that the nurse
had to split omen the sleeves Of the lit
tie shtrts to get them on the dimplcd
arms, and to put strings In the neck
bands Of the embroidered frCcks. At
the age Of .. Tiny. as she was inConsist-
entity called WAS as large and robust
a. most children Of >. At l3 she had
her full growth and was ashamed to he
seen with the little girls in her grade
at school
Her thirteenth year was distressing
period for Tiny. for she made the mis-
cradle discovery that she was ridicu-
luus. She had suspected it Tor some
time, but the remarks which she over
heard, and the uuwillingucss Cf certain
triE girls she knew to he seen with
her, confirmed her in the suspicion.
Moreover. she began to study her mir
ror There was no doubt about it
the large neck. with it's pmk-tintcd
crcascs of flesh. the sort double chin,
the big arms and ovnrcuuspicuuus
bust. the rrgnt wrist Gjrth. and the
heavy hips were distinctly ridiculous
The uieht that Tiny actually realized
it she wout 1t was beautiful night,
as it happened, and she wLs sitting by
her window. The moon Hooded the
world with a sort of hlutsh liEht Only
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

Editor kurk of Stewartsvillc, "
says the Albany Ledger, boasts
of the population increasing six
teen in one week. one family of
ten moved in and brought six
dogs"
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

q. II. Simpson, of Eldorado
Springs, on his way to st. Louis.
stopped off in Mexico last Friday
to visit his SiSter-in-law, Mrs. Geo.
Frank, and his daughter, Miss
Allie, who is a student at Hardin
College. Mr.. Simpson once rcSid-
ed at Laddonia, and was one of its
first settlers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

The city ownership idea seems
to be growing in Mexico. Let it
come. 1t will soon be an issue in
every city of the country.
Mexico Missouri message., 1900-03-08

A fellow at Sheridan, this state,
thought to have Il little fun with a
rat. He poured coal oil ON the rat, ,
touched match to Mr.. Rat and let
him go. Two buildings went up
in smoke as Il result.