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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
REIBETANTZ SENTENCED.

A. Reibetantz pleaded guilty in the
United States district court of en-
bezzling a letter from the mails while
he was employed as carrier in the
Baltimore postoffice. He was SEN
fenced by Judge Morris to two years
in the Maryland penitentiary.
Reibetantz was appointed a carrier
in March, 1886, and is said to be worth
from $4,000 to $4,000. Some years
ago he was a prominent member of the
Letter Carriers Association, and his
arrest about two weeks ago caused
general surprise because of the high
regard in which he was held.
Reibetantz was caught in a trap de-
vised by Postoffice Inspectors Hamlet
Maxwell and Troy. The inspectors
had been led to suspect Reibetantz
and two decoy letters containing
marked money were placed, apparently
by mistake, in his pigenhole. One OF
the letters was addressed to Hutzler
Bros and the other to Posner Bros
AS neither of the letters was to be
delivered in ReibetantZ's district, il
was his duty to return them. He re-
turned the letter addressed to PosneI
Bros. only. Then he was arrested, and
the marked money in the letter ad-
dressed to Hutzler Bros. was found
under the sweatband of his hat
Charles F. Harley was Reibetantz's
attorney.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

| the good fortune to visit the ruins of
Pompeii has carried away an impress
sion that nothing can efface, and has
been haunted by the desire to behold
once mere the vanished city which
! the excavations of recent times have
partly brought to light.
The scheme of NJ. Pesce is almost q
complete realization of this dream.
lie proposes to restore to US the life OF
the forum, the camp. the gladiators.
the Temple Of Isis, the theatre border
ing on the forum, the numerous shops
and public baths, and all those houses.
squads and open spaces where former
~ were concentrated the life. the act
witty, the pleasures, the celebrations
and public spectacles which made this
watering place by the Mediterranean
one of the most attractive spots in the
Italian peninsula. No detail in the life
OF Pompeli known to archaeology in
the period before the disappearance of
the ancient town seems likely to be
neglected in this magical evocation.
and the spectator wandering across the
city VIII find himself suddenly in ths
midst of that ancient life which. with
out this artificial aid, it would be so
difficult even for the most learned i'm
aglnations to evoke. Numerous actors.
IN costumes archaeologically accurate.
VIII give to the city it's former ANNA
uon. The forum is to be crowded with
constantly moving throng The arena
Will be given up to the gladiatoriap
combat. The lines of shops will Of,
fer the most varied products for sale.
The charlatans and hawkers will
scream their wares in the streets
Chariot wheels will follow the deep
dug ruts in the stone highways. The
mysteries will be celebrated in the
temple of Isis. Orators will harangue
the crowd in the public squares-in
fact, the whole town, repeoplied, VIII
rise from the ashes beneath which II
was buried in one of the most terrible
of catastrophies. London Times,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
BILLIONS OF STORED EGGS.
The Result of an Attempt by Packers
to Corner the Market.

One of the most peculiar situations
in regard to the egg supply ever
known exists in the United States to-
day The situation is the result OF
storing eggs in an attempt to control
the market. There are liable TO be
two results. One is that the people OF
the country will have cOld-storage eggs
foisted upon them as the newly laid
product. The other is that the people
who attempted to corner" the market
Will suffer heavy losses.
The beginning Of the 'cornering'' eff
fort dates back to last summer. At
that time, it is said, the Chicago pack
ers evolved the scheme of buying up
all the eggs that could possibly be
gathered together and storing them
until the supply became scarce. As is
usual in schemes, it was anticipated
that the scarcity would send the price
sky high. Then the stored eggs were
to be unloaded on the market and a
fortune was to be made for the pack
ers. 1t is figured that 100000 cases,
each case containing 80 dozen eggs,
were stored away. To the Industrious
hen, whose capacity is one egg a day.
this is an exceedingly large amount
The scheme to control the market
fell through There was no call for
the stored eggs and the packers began
to lie awake O. nights thinking. At
present the hens are beginning to lay
fresh eggs. These are coming into
the market and no one wants the
stored eggs.
A little figuring will show how enor-
nous the loss will be- There are l.
600 900 cases of eggs, or 210,000,000
dozen, stored throughout the country
These were bought UP at Is cents a
dozen. The present price of eggs doz-
On outside of Cleveland is on an average
four cents less a dozen than the price
at which the stored eggs were bought.
This will mean a loss of about S8,400,-
600 to the packers. It is conjectured
that there are 5000 cases of the stored
eggs IN this city The loss here will
also be very large.
It is reported that the packers in
this vicinity have a way out of the di-
lemma 1t is said that next summer,
the eggs will be mixed with fresh
ones and that in that way the old
product will be sold to the unsuspect-
ing public.-C1eveland Plain Dealer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
POMPEII TO BE REPRODUCED.
Not It's Ruins But as it Existed in all
It's Beauty.

Our Paris correspondent writes: "In
the midst of the incessant agitation of
the last two years, which has pre-
vented all those who write for the pub
lie from devoting their time and eff
forts to questions of art, l have been
conceived to render the Universal Ex-
position a brillian manifestation of
human genius. One of the most cap
tivating ideas for persons enamored of
the beautiful is the scheme of Cheva-
lier Pesce, the architect of the Italian
Embassy in Paris. He proposes to re-
construct Pompeii-not the Pompeii
Of the familiar ruins, but the brilliant
city as it existed before the stream Of
fire from |esuvius had buried it from
sight. This project has been in prep
aration for the past two years, and the
most distinguished names IN france.
the men most eminent in all branches
Of art and science, have unhesitatingly
promised their support TO NJ Pesce
Another scheme, it is true, for the re-
production of the existing ruins was
recently talked of, but this latter
scheme failed TO receive support and
encouragement from the competent
specialists who had so ardently adopt
ed the idea, as III. Pesce calls it. OF
Pompeii Vivante. Pompeii undoubtedly
is name to conjure with, one of those
magic words that have laid hold Of the
Imagination of the world Even In
their existing state, whoever has had
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
PEOPLE IN LONDON IN 1900.

Il came to town on Wednesday, and
intended to go to the Ancient Music,
made bungle about my ticket, it
was too late to get it. The drawing
room was the object yesterday, they
made mistake in my dress, it was
not deep enough for my mourning,
and the glass of my Sedan chair was
not mended, looked at my lodgings,
found them abominable I walked all
over the town till 1 was, Lord, how
tired! Looked in upon the Duchess OF
Gordon while she took off her hoop to
dine with the Bedfords" This was
Jane, Duchess of Gordon, who rode
down the high street Of Edinburgh On
a pigs back in the days of her wild
girlhood, and raised recruits for the
new Highland regiment when other
means had failed, by allowing each
man to take the shilling from between
her lips. Hoops were de rigeur for
court dress until the days of George
", although in private life the ladies'
skirts had been growing more and
more scanty since the days of the
French Revolution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

naval people who want war SO that
there may be glory, promotion, mill
tary prestige and all the pomp ard
circumstance which give prominence
to their class. they think they a pa
triots; and they fight well and uphold
the flag bravely when war is on. But
the true patriot wants his country TO
have peace The war-b. eeding mao
is no patriot. He wants his county 10
bleed: he wants her treasure poured
out, her sons slain in battle. SO that
there can be prominence to the arms
Of the government, whose only utility
is not that they make war. but that
they keep the peace.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
LATEST IN MILLINERY

New millinery frankly is in the
trial stage. A round of the shops with
an eye especially to dress hats has
revealed certain positive conclusions.
But the fashions generally are not
yet set. "Ah! If we only knew what
the ladies will buy" sighed to me
lately the clever conductor Of a IA
NOUS millinery department. She was
just back from Paris, with no end of
trunks filled with lovely things. AT
present." she continued, "all we can
DO is to show the models and await
| think'-with a complaisant smile
that p0kes in one style or another
Will be chosen by those who want tC
be known as fashion leaders. Womer
must have one or another variety in
picture hats for carriage and Specia
use, and / believe that they will go il
for the poke. or 'cabriolet,' because il
is new and distinguished. The Gains
borough can be worn at any time.
I'VE best get at the feeling in dres:
mats at this season by noting wha
prospective bridesmaids select. Fo,
fashionable noon weddings we ar,
making up many cabriolets. especial,
in pink. Pink miroir velvet will
three large pink ostrich tips, set high
Is a favorite bridesmaids model
Strings? No, not usually. The French
woman likes strings to her poke bon
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
THE OLD-TIME STAGECOACH.

IL 1852 there were, strange as it
seems, only six stagecoaches running
in all England, and of course these
were the only public vehicles for
travellers. Even these were a novelty,
and a person named John Crosset
thought they were such a dangerous
innovation that he wrote pamphlet
against them. These coaches" he
wrote, make gentlemen come to Lon
don upon every small occasion, which
otherwise they would not do except
upon urgent necessity. Nay the con-
veniency of the passage makes their
wives come often up, who. rather than
come such long journeys on horse
back, would stay at home. Then when
they come TO town they must be in
the wade get fine clothes, go to the
plays and treats, and by these means
get such a habit of idleness and love
| of pleasure that they are uneasy
after" Even people who come to the
city on steam cars are sometimes SINH.
larly affected by the visit, even unto
this day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
THE MAN WITH THE HOSE.

Dressed in the loudest vcstments OF
the day,
Beside the sounding seashore he has
strayed,
The guileless guy of all the passing
throng
Who labor for their living and are
glad.
For countless weeks no new idea has
rOamed
The vacant chambers of his stunted
brain;
For him the present is the only time:
fomorrow's hopes nor memory of the
past
Have power TO shift the current of his
dream,
For quite convinced is he that his in
deed
Are gayest of the gay in this years
hose.
Who plastered down his perfumed
locks?
VINO set his Jaws agape?
Whom does his work, that he from day
to day
May live devoid of toll.
A brother to the sacred COW
That at the circus chews it's peaceful
cud?
Perchance in ages past did Solomon
Take all the wisdom from a race of
men
To add unto his store, and in return
Fine raiment gave for what he took of
wit,
Whence was conceived this tribe
That never toll or spin.
Who knows but that at some far-dis-
tant day
This thing we make our mirth may,
cropping, find
A ballot box and vote just like man?
Is his the right of franchise we hold
dear?
Shall men of brain and Drawn look on
at this
And silent be for shame? Let Jerry
Simpson say.
If in his present guise
He passed beyond the portals of this
earth
And sought admission at the heavenly
gates.
What would st. Peter say?
Whose act shall set within this pump
kin head a light?
His cigarette doth scarce for mind suf-
flee,
Hath he no soul? Is he more sore be-
reft
Than cannibal or those of heather
isle?
Return in haste, o pious band, There's
work to do at home.
Arthur X. Taylor in Harper's Bazaar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
THEY DO THESE THINGS IN PARIS

1t must be hard for the untravelIed
Anglo-Saxon to grasp the idea that a
poet can, without loss of prestige, re-
cite his lines in a public cafe before a
mixed audience. If such doubling
souls could, however, he present at
one of these noctes ambrosianae they
would quickly realize that the Latin
temperament can throw a grace and
childish abandon around an act that
would cause an Englishman or an
American to appear supremely ridicu-
lous. Ones taste or sense of fitness is
never shocked. 1t seems the most
natural thing in the world to be sit
ting there with your glass of beer be
fore you, while some rising poet.
whose name ten years later may figure
among the Immortal Forty" recites
to you his loves and his ambition, or
brings tears into your eyes With a de-
scription Of some humble hero or
martyr.-The Eliot Gregory in Serb
ner's,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
WISE PROBATION.

Il am thinking of going into poll
tics" he said, thoughtfully.
WHAT exclaimed his wife.
Yes, some of the party leaders have
been to me and they assure me that
[ would be very strong man, and al
most certain to be elected"
John Henry" she said, you're
worth 100000, aren't you?"
Easily that"
We'll you must assign everything
over to me and then go to the party
leaders and tell them you've done it,
and then if they still consider you a
strong man and want you to run for
office l won't say word. It is just
as we'll for you to find out at the start
in what your strength lies.-St. Louis
Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
"MAKING-UP" WITH CHILDREN.

The secret Of getting along" with
children is to apply to them the ordi-
nary rules of social life. The parent
who rompc with his children, and in a
few minutes whips one Of them for not
addressing him as Sir" need not be
surprised if his children avoid his So
ciety. One of the commonest laws Of.
social decency is to not quote Latin
to a person who is known never to
have studied the classics. Precisely
the same discourtesy is committed if
we use words of L:any syllables in
conversing with children; but we CON-
NIT still greater discOurtesy in
either case by assuming with an air
Of patronage that the unclassical adult
or the child has no ideas in common
with our superior selves The child.
of five and the man or woman of fifty
are surprisingly alike in their inter
ests, and they may converse with
mutual advantage upon an endless
variety of subjects.-Dr. A L. Benedict
in Woman's Home Companion
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
HOW TO CLEAN WINDOW PANEs.
Electric Fan Keeps the Frost From
Accommodating on the Glass.

1t is enough to give one chilly shiv-
ers up and down his spinal column and
back again to see an electric fan in
the window of a store on Euclid
avenue whirling away as though the
thermometer indicated a deree of
neat approaching that of Kentucky
politics. The fan is in the big window
of the store and it is kept there all
the time, whirling away as though it
were summer.
1t is an ordinary fan and there is
nothing about it to attract attention
save the fact that it is going and that
it is pointed toward the plate glass
WindoW-that is, it blows the air
against the inside of the glass. The
erason for this odd use of an electric
fan in the dead of winter is the solu-
ton of one of the problems that has
bothered storekeepers for years, ever
since there were stores and winters
probably. There have been inventions
without number to solve the problem
Of how to keep the frost from forming
on the inside of show windows and OBJ
scuring them so that the things in the
windows cannot be seen from the
street. There have been innumerab BILE
inventions to keep the windows clear
N cold weather and some of the ex-
pensive ones are fairly successful
This merchant has found the easiest
and cheapest. He puts an electric fan
in the window space. The fan blows
the air aainst the inside Of the glass
hard enough so that there is always a
more or less lively circulation of air
over the face Of the lass and this pre-
vents the formation Of moisture.
The Importance of having the win
| dows clear can be understood when il
| is realized that the show window rep
resents large percentage of the value
of store for business purposes in the
| shopping district. A store nat rents
| for $4,000 month would not bring
anything like that sum without the
! show Windows.-Cleveland Plain Deal
| or
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
DEATH RATE DECLINING
Longevity of the Human Kace Is In-
creasing Year By Year.

All who hope and believe that the
conditions OF human life throughout
the world are gradually improving will
md practical support for their hope
and belief in an address recently deliy-
cred before the British Medical associa-
ton by its president, DR.. Ward Cous-
ms. Among other things DR.. Cousins
discussed the future progress of pre-
VentlVe medicine and predicted
steady and great decline in the death
rate In the coming century. For the
realization Of this great object he
looked above all, and rightly looked. To
an Improvement in the conditions and
III the dwellings, of the working classes.
ana he was especially right in point
ing OFT that this improvement cannot
come from mere legislation. The
great mass of the people must become
Wiling and active helpers" he said.
ana IN equally true words he showed
now largely the prevention of suffer
ing and the preservation of health are
within the reach of the working
classes in our great towns if thew will
only cultivate temperance and clean
Illness. In this connection we are graf
lied to observe the action of the New
York health board in distributing
among the people a circular setting
forth in clear and simple language va
rlous easy methods to be observed for
the prevention of disease, the spread
of epidemics and some sound advice
generally in regard to healthful living.
This is practical service for the pub
lie good ana it will undoubtedly be
successful to material degree in a fur
ther decrease of the mortality rates.
Leslies Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
CUBAN WOMEN IN MOURNING

II there is one sight more pitifu in
Cuba than any other, it is the wo-
men in black. Frequent as they are
in Havana, where perhaps il some Pc
mote part of the city they even ven
ture to hold out their hands to you as
you pass-women OF refined appear
ance, too-the women in widows
weeds are the commonest sight in the
small towns and cities 1t is hard to
tell where they got their mourning
garments. 1t is no exaggeration to
say that of dozen women on a street
in any Cuban village nine will be in
mourning And their faces sad With
grief and thin with hunger even
months after the war had ceased
Harper's Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
HOW IS THIS?

No Jehus were known in the olden
days
In the land Of the brave and free:
Yet Washington's famous because he
took
A hack at the cherry tree.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

William ]. Bryan reached Hartford,
Conn, and, after addressing a mass
meeting, left for Bridgeport where he
will speak at night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

A report that the Standard Oil COM
pany will pay 43 per cent. dividends
caused the stock to sell for $500.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-10

Hypnotsm tanful creation Of the mind but a
N capable producing infinite good For the purpose or
weknown physician practical business
and leading railroad appointed Investigate Personal Mag
neism and Hypnoism
committee IN
hypnoim walks
steps committee the
science detail that they might state from personal experience the
good evil this might produce They the New YORK n
school HypnOsm and DC
fun complete instructions In regard
10 how hypnosm be used to influence people business now 10 use
diseases they mastered Instructions ana
ful-hedged hypnotsts
clearly hypnom employed that the
ne
huenc all things considered the committee regards the most vau
IN
performed astonishing OF hypnotzing Mr. Cunning
him Redhot peanuts for
that
wonderful and his associates
Mr. ma nd
with whom they brought in daily contact. -.
marvellous therapeutic curative agent modern times
Hodrain believe through the agency OF hyp-
character that VIII MN
Irresistible understood the secret Of the influence
bodies OF people
knowledge"
speaking power Eliot Of Harvard College
said the graduates gentlemen there subtle power lying ent
developed but which when developed
irresistible It called Personal Magnetism or Hypno-
l advise master it,
issued 10000 opes Of book
practical hypno employ the force
guaranteed
book also full OF the members Of the committee ~
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Address NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE Dept 5oS Rochester Y
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-10

the series including ten chapters deal
ing with interesting and helpful ma
terial In line with the New Thought
Not only students OF metaphysical
science but those who may take up the
book FOR mere casual reading viii ina
wonderfully helpful suggestions In rs
pages. for meeting the seeming difficult
ties and evils OF life. The author deals
with scriptural texts according TO the
new and practical Interpretation Of
their import. and from them gathers
and puts into definite expression lessons
In psychical science which, II put 20
practical experiment. would mean the
literal manifestation Of new heaven
and a new earth'-not IN some mysi.
cal indefinite and ever deferred mil
linlum. but in the actual present The
book Is issued by the Alliance Company
Life Building, New York,and should
reach the hands Of all those who are
seeking deeper insight into spiritual
truth. or are In need OF the helpful In
spratlon OF clear and emphatic
declaration OF the Omnlpotence and om-
nipresence Of good A few extracts from
the book viii Illustrate It's character
80 long as man Is controlled by the
spirit VI Aut NOIAu ne ~ III h'hAaht W
that spirit, but when the time arrives,
and that time must come sooner or
later TO all souls when the influx Of the
divine spirit becomes 80 great that the
Spirit OF God becomes the controlling
power then will man know that free
dom consists IN obeying the higher
Will" when he ar
riyes at the true understanding all con-
tradlctories of universal love and truth
VIII appear as they are meaningless
Sickness. sin and death will no longer
hold dominion over him, for he Will
have passed from death into life-to the
glorious liberty Of a son OF God"
Just so long, however, as
we continue to endow the spirit - The
world with life and power which II does
not and never could possess so Ions
will sickness and death reign in oul
| physical bodies. II we SOW TO the flesh
we must reap the result Of that sowing
Everlasting Is the reward Of sowing I,
the spirit, and the foundation is love
| JOY peace