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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-27

fortune in the business enterprises are
diaphanously SLIM
Lily Langtry had the fortune telling
habit in it most virulent form, and
rarely missed chance to cross with
silver any PLAN that knew how to shut
f1e lucky" cards. The Lily is az adept
herself at reading cards and palms, and
during her last visit here I found her
enc evening breathless1y telling her
own fortune with a charmed deck in
her dressing room at the Garden
theatre
Not a Believer, But
"Of course l don't believe in fortune
telling! Do you?" says Leslie Carter,
and then in confidential whisper she
acknowledges that, although clairvoy-
ants and media brighten her almost to
death, she dearly loves to have her flu
ture laid bare. Nothing ever happens
that is predicted for her, but with I'M
shaken faith she goes on inviting
thrills and shudders at the hands of
the mystic ladies who peer into the
dim to come at five dollars per peer.
Olga Nethersole used to be a COVER
ness before she discovered her dra-
matte talent, and her higher education
has made her superior to many of the
weaknesses of her sex and profession.
Nevertheless Miss Nethersole has i'm
plicit faith in dreams. The night be-
fore the grand jury closed Sapho
last season Miss Nethersole had a
delightful vision in which a dark green
Seaserpent, carrying a bingham UNI
brella, was trundling Marcus Mayer on
an automobile Wheelbarrow. The aw-
ful combination of seaserpent, UNI.
brella and Wheelbarrcw prepared the
actress for the worst. She knew some
thing cataclysmal was bound to hap
pepn-and it did.
A few nights later Miss MEMBERSHIPS
pillow was visited by blessed vision.
IN which Mr.. Mayer ate the umbrella,
and the seaserpent ate Mr.. Mayer. The
next day the injunction was dissolved,
Sapho was vindicated and Miss Meth
Nethersole has lived happy, as they say
in fairy tales, ever since.
Joseph Jefferson and Neil Burgess
are both firm believers in the tenets of
spiritualism, and both these actors
firmly believe in the power of clairvoy-
ance to unfold the future of the eyes of
the present.
And Lolita Miss Charlotte Crabtree),
clever actress and shrewd business
woman, is declared to have abandoned
The stage upon the advice of a seventh
son Of a seventh son, who told her
that failure would overtake her ii she
faced the footlights again.
Edith Kingdom, now Mrs. George
Gould, not only used to consult oracles
who told the future by various modes
of divination, but she herself was an
adept at reading cards, and used to
hOrrify the scholarly and enlightened
Augustin DAILY by telling the fortunes
of the entire company between the acts
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Blends History and Romance.

Under article 68 teachers may be
appointed to elementary schools on
satisfying the board that they nave at
tanned the age of blooming IS and that
they have been vaccinated! The re-
suits are often humorous to the on
locker, but unfortunate for the chill
dTen. An article 68 Teacher" stood
up the other day and announced:
Now we will have our history lesson.
We will take the queens of England
first, beginning with Cinderella. Fine
your places!" 1t was difficult place
to find, and some of them are looking
for it still. Vaccination had not car
ried history to that lady's brain, nor
had eighteen years sufficed to acquire
it. There are 1917 young women
holding positions in the elementary
schools under article 68. Let US hope
that this is not the general form Of
their history ectures.-London Ex-
press.
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Her Chromatic Father.

She lives in the house with the pillar:
And portico quaint,
Where dwelt, years ago, the Van Twill
Dutch blood without faint
And to me tbs a mansion elysian,
The fairest in town,
For she-she's dream and vision
Her father is Brown.
The rooms have the faint, subtle
musty
Perfume of old books
Queer volumes, thumbed, tattered and
dusty,
Are piled in their hooks.
The lore of the long buried sages
Before one is spread;
In the wit and the wisdom of ages
Her father is read.
But ali; in the practical knowledge
Of beauty and youth
The learning not taught at college
He's lacking, in truth
Mayhap he was once not as stupid
In Loves fair demesne,
But now, mid the wiles of Dan Cupid,
Her father is green.
He knows not the secrets that hover
Ger some old romance
The fingers entwined meath the cover,
The swift, tender glance
He knows not-but why undeceive
him.
III wager it's true
That, when he is told she would leave
him,
Her father is blue.
Joe Lincoln in Smart Set.
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WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY,
experiments in Germany and Prof.
Braun's Improvement.

".
6raun's Improvement.
reports from Berlin state that dur
Ing the storm which ragged in the Baltic
and North Seas recently the communi-
cation established by means of wireless
biography between the mail steamers
at sea and the shore proved very sue
cessful, many kilograms being trans
mltted without any difficulty.
Numerous experiments are now be-
ing made with the system throughout
Germany, not only by the Post and
telegraph Departments, but also by
the military authorities. The latter
recently established connection by
wireless telegraphy between the
Brocken, the highest mountain in
North Germany, and the Kyffhaeuser
the highest summit in Thuringia
distance of about so kilometers (about
81 IA milesl as the crow flies. and the
results, it is said, were most success
full.
Professor Braun, the head Of the
physical laboratory at Strasburg uni
verslty, has made great improvements
in Marconi's invention. The belief
that kilograms could be transmitted
over great distances by the Marconi
system if more powerful inductive
apparatus were used has proved to be
mistake. There is a definite limit TO
the length of currents favorable for the
transmission of kilograms, beyond
which any further addition of energr
is 81 no avail. According to Professor
Braun, however, this difficulty can be
overcome, and at the same time the
danger Of strong charges avoided. The
transmitter is made to oscilIate, not
as before by static charges but by in
duction. The transmitter is a single
metal Wire, not interrupted by a series
OF sparks. It's lower part is spiral
By its side, though completely sepa-
rate, there is another spiral wire, gen
orally consisting of a single coil Of
thick wire, the sO-called primary coil.
Through the latter Leyden jars dis
charge themselves. In doing this cleo
| trio waves are created in the primary
Wire and cause others in the transmits
son wire. The transmitted energy
can here be increased theoretically
without limit The waves generated
in the transmitter are quite harmless
and can be easinIy isolated. Professor
Brauns apparatus has shown by ex-
pertinent that the long sparks from the
transmitting wire are scarcely per
ceptible. He allowed the giver to act
on the neighboring transmitter, in
which he thus created sparks that lit
an incandescent lamp. He touched the
tranSmItter with a wet thread con-
nected with the earth, which made no
change in the working of the receiver,
the corresponding experiments with
the Marconi ratchet apparatus having
at once made the transmitter complete
ly poWerless. The effect of Professor
Braun's transmitting apparatus IS
about three times as great as that OF
Marconi's transmiter The professors
system is in use between Cuxhaven and
Heliogoland, ditance Of 81 kllometers
(about 3S1a miles, and is said to work
very we'll
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to the height of the lightning rod. This
theory, we understand, is now discred
tied and the cathedral has been pro
tected by a system of conductors, per
pendicular and horizontal, comprising
over mile of cables, on which al
various prominent points are placed
about 50 "aigrettes of solid
copper spikes radiating upward, and
effectually connected at the base with
the cables.
e. B. Pope, western passenger agent
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway
at st. Louis, Mo, has lately invented
an ingenious device, which consists OF
a second electric headlight" OF
searchlight, mounted upon the roof OF
a cab Of a locomotive, pointing al
ways to the rear of the train, there
fore he calls it hind light" and the
chief object of the invention is to pro
tect the hind end of the train from
being run into by any train that may
be following it. The hind light
rests upon the roof of the cab, and is
attached to one end of a lever about
eight feet long, and is steadied anG
controlled by two parallel rods, and by
means of a simple arrangement o.
cylinders anu CUIIII7I opEycd air can be
elevated six or seven feet above the
roof of the cap or swung around al
right angles to either side of the cab
Omaha capitalists propose to TUNE
the great continental divide, so miles
west Of Denver, and II miles south OF
Georgetown, and operate an electric
road through it. 1t will start at the
base about IA miles from Grant and
terminate at the head waters of the
Snake river, will be 1000 feet LONG
and 100 feet deep. The object is tC
facilitate mining operations. The tun
mel will be built of sufficient size tC
admit steam railroad train, and may
be utilized by some one of the great
transcontinental lines as a short cut.
The longest electric railway in the
world is to be built in Montana The
proposed line is from Billings to Great
Falls, some 200 miles, and the plan is
to operate it entirely by electric power
'AAi~Ah 10 " NC ouppIItu 1IOu general
ing stations on the Missouri and Vel
loWstone rivers. The road would have
considerable traffic in coal, ores, and
other heavy freights, and would be the
first line with such traffic to be
worked by electricity.
Three lines of electric omnibuses
intended to compete with the street
cars for patronage in all parts of Chi
cago, are projected. They will be
double decked. and will have seating
capacity for forty passengers. They
Will take on passengers at any corner
along the route until the seats are al
filled, and then the vehicles will be
come expresses and will make nc
more stops until the downtown dis
trict is reached.
The chief fire engineer Of the New
Orleans Ua.) department has figured
out that the relative cost as between
three-horse hitch engine of the first
class and an electric power engine is
sou month for the former and s27
Tor the same period for the latter
These figures show a clear gain of $50
per month, and $500 per annum. in
round figures for the electric power
engine.
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under the seat. The carriage construc-
ton, including upholstery, ETC., is Of
the best, while the color and other de-
tails are at the option of the purchaser
The coupe shown is equipped with a
three and half horsepower gasoline
motor, but five-horsepower motor
may be fitted, which additional power
allows of increased passenger capacity
Fitted with the smaller motor the
coupe will carry three people, while it
horsepower motor, as in this latter in
stance the front seat is made full
width.
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'You think" scornfuIIy exclaimed
the girl, 81 have refused you because
you are comparatively poor. 7
wouldn't marry you if you were made
Of gold"
mo-" he Numbered. 81 told you
my weight once, and you know that if
l were made of gold I should be worth
just $33, 280. You have set your heart,
proud, ambitious young woman, on
marrying a man worth $4,000.
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PHOTOGRAPHER OF LEONIDS.
Miss Dorothea klumpke Is the Fore
most Astronomer of Paris.

WiSS OOTOtnSd T\iunlpkG is the ore
most Astronomer of Paris.
Miss Dorothea Klumpke, a Cali
fornia girl is the foremost astronomer
of Paris. Lately she has been going
up in a balloon to photograph the
leonids.
The leonids are wonderful shower
of burning, dazzling, shooting stars
that dash through the edge of our at
mosphere at this time of year. There
are million miles of them. but owing
to a combination of circumstances it
is not always easy to observe them.
They are of intense interest to astron.
Omers.
Miss Klumpke is one Of the astrono
mers of the French government and
carries on her studies regularly at the
Paris observatory. Whenever an
event of importance to the astronomi,
cal world has taken place of late. this
young woman astronomer has been as,
signed to observe it for the govern
ment. Thus she was one of the gov,
eminent astronomers at the recent
eclipse of the sun.
She has made a speciality OF balloon
ascensions for astronomical purposes
and before the appearance of the
leoniods she made several trial ascen
sions. When the time came she was
able to go up above the fogs and the
clouds and take a number of splendid
photographs Of the flying meteors
which were invisible to other observ
ers. She has been warmly compli
mented for her achievement by the
head of the observatory and is regard
ed with wonder and admiration by
| scientists all over the world She tool
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-27
Dangers of Inexperience.

Another reason" remarked Sena-
tor Lotsmun. why a new senator
should wait a year or two before he
makes q speech on any public question
is that he IS likely to get ratified and
blurt out something he didn't intend
to let go. I knew fresh senator once
who up and told us what it cost hin,
to be elected, and if we hadn't been in
executive session at the time it would
have mo7e an awful scandal
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AJVantsde of inertia

You Filipinos have quiet and pecu-
liar methods of warfare" said the
stranger.
Yes answered the native. But
they have their advantages. We have
been successful in avoiding contro
Vefsies about prize money, the credi,
for victories, and the various popular
forms of rewarding a hero."-Wash.
ington Star.
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My Wea Ith.
NO galleon fraught with golden hopes
Labors the Spanish sea;

NO gdIIeOn fraught with golden hopes
Labors the Spanish sea;
No favored colorado opens
Her magic mines for me;
But when upon my lady's breast
Enraptured l recline,
Then all the wealth of all the West
Is poverty to mine
The purest gold the East can hide.
The rarest gems of Ind
Are dross and lusteriess beside
The treasures of her mind.
When in my lady's matchless eyes
Her sweet, clear soul l see,
Kings, at whose bidding empires rise
Are beggars unto me.
Pail Mall Gazette.
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Awaited Her Doom.

This clairvOyant told me that had
but five years to live, and since her
prediction about La Colombier was so
faithfully verified, | nervously awaited
my doom when the fourth year had
passed.
fortunately, she must have had a
poor gift Of figures, for that was sew
eral times five years ago, and [ still
live, notwithstanding l die at least
once in each play in my repertoire!"
Lillian Russell declares that she has
had lots of fun with fortune teners,
although she never visited one. 1t is
a case of Mohammed visiting the
mount, for all sorts of seers. witches,
wizards, gypsies and astrologers have
visited the actress.
Il have several times submitted
specimens of my handwriting to for
tune tellers who read the future in
ones chirography," says Miss Russell,
'aad | should have to live to be as
old as Methuseleh to have one-half the
things they predict come true. I sent
my handwriting once to a PHILADELPHIA
prophet, who sent me a scathing reply.
| has given nay name as Ella Leonard,
The fert*ne teller announced that I
waS d nnn-s business man-and a
very Successful one. He said that the
proportion and harmony in the forma-
Sssn Of the two Is proved that I had a
great seal Of balance. He also said
that II the year 1900 [ would embark
in new business, at which I would
make a great deal of Nancy. haven't
embarked yet, and as there are but
seirsx days left Of this year of grace
ss afraid my chances Of making a
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WHAT OF THEFUTURE
VARIOUS STAGE DlViNITiES
WOULD SOLVE UNSOLVABLE.
BERNHARDT HAS LONG TRIED

LiIlian Russell Annoyed by Fortune
Tellers, Soothsayers, Spirituaiist
Mediums and Others Many Times
but received No Light on Things to
Be-Other Experiences.
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els the Misses Dickens Mss Laura Hath
away, Miss Clara Wing Miss Collins and
Miss Ethel semple.
~ ~ ~
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage OF Miss Kate McGraw. daughter
OF ex-Gov and Mrs. John H. McGraw, and
Mr.. Fred Hudson Baxter, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sutclffe Baxter, OF this city The
wedding Is to take place on April II, at 7
p, tn. at Trinity Parish church.
- =. r.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Bruce Gentle, Miss
Phillips, Miss Edna Whtler, Miss Clara
Tester Mr.. G. W. Saunders Mr. Harold
Smith and Mr. A. W. Conant spent a
few hours Saturday at West Seattle. the
guests OF Mr. Hilary C. Connor, on his
houschoat Hilaro
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Miss Hanford gave a chafing dish party
al the home OF her father Judge G II
Hanford, on Tuesday night, at which were
present Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Lowman,
Miss Laura Hathaway. Mr.. b. H. Han
ford and Mr. Pcyton Clark
s. p -
Miss Hayden gave an Informal ten Fri
day afternoon in honor OF Miss Webster
Of Port Townsend. Miss Laura Hathaway
and the Misses Dickens
p - -
Tho Euotai Club met last Friday al the
residence ~ Mr ans Mr. Morton Eddy
Atkinson. on Sixteenth avenue.
-
The "Wednesday card club met last week
az The residence of Mfs J. e. Haiues. ll15
Cherry street
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II. Logan Geary, the new president OF the
club. acted as POSTMASTER. The evening
was passed with music and toasts. Those
present were: Mr.. Logan Geary, Mr.. Fred
ID. Hammons. Mr.. John Boies Wing, Mr..
Charles Willard Stimson, Mr.. ]. Oak Pres
ton. Mr.. Purvis Hausman, Mr.. Langdon
c. Henry Mr.. Maurice Wycleffe Thomp-
son, Mr.. Edward Garrett Mr.. Frank +.
Dingley, Mr. Reginald Kaylor, Mr. Harry
NJ Wathew, Mr.. Robert Hugh Brinker,
Mr.. f.. ID. Rood. Mr.. Warren Hamilton
Taylor, Mr. Charles Terry Scurry. Mr.. Syl-
vester Harrington, Mr. Clayton Crawford.
- y. -
Mrs. David Kellogg entertained at
luncheon on Wednesday in honor of Mrs.
Ezra Stimson. of Los Angeles, who is Wis
iting in Seattle. Mrs. Kellogg's guests
were: Mrs Victor Z. Tull, Mrs. A w.
EnrIe. Mrs c. J. Smith. Mrs. John Leary,
Mrs. C. ID. Stimson, Mrs. Thomas Burke,
Mrs Frederick Karl Strive and Mrs. Liv-
ingston B. Stedman.
- -. -.
A tournament has been in progress on
the Tacoma golf links for the past three
days, and many Seattle people went over
TO visit the links and see the matches
A large number went over yesterday
morning to witness the finals The ladies
of the Tacoma club served luncheon at
the clubhouse in the afternoon.
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Mrs. f. A. Bell and her sister Miss
Hodge. gave a small tea on Wednesday
afternoon in honor of Mrs. Karl Har-
baugh. Among the guests present were:
Miss McGraw. Miss Hanford, Miss Nick
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McDougall was ring-bearer and Miss Nell
lie Myers and Miss Vera Thompson scat
tered flowers in the path of the bride as
she walked up the aisle. After the cere-
mony reception was held at the residence
Of the brides parents. SOC Twenty-second
avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Broekman left the
same night for trip to California They
VIII be at home at s22 Fwenty-second ave-
nue. after May 1.
- -. -.
Mr.. Joseph r. o'Donnoghue and Miss
Puma A. Kinney. both of this city, were
married at the residence OF the officiating
clergyman. Rev. John F. Damon. Seattle,
on Saturday evening. March a. Mr.. Will
lam F. Mcclellan. with Miss Nevsh Kin
ney, sister of the bride, and Mr.. Joseph
Steffen, with Miss Olga Heintze, serving
as best men and bridesmaids.
-. -. -.
Mr.. Charles j. Last, of Granite Falls.
Snohomish county, and Miss Mary
Verne. of this city, were quietly mar
rfed at the residence of the officiating
clergyman. Rev. John F. Damon. on Sun
day evening, March Is. and will make
their home at Granite Falls.
- y. -.
Mr.. Harry Miller and Miss Ida Caller,
both of this city, were quietly married at
the residence of the officiating clergyman,
Rev. John f. Damon. on Wednesday, a
few friends being present to witness the
ceremony.
-. p -.
Mr.. Carl Nicklisch and Miss Sophie
Justified were quietly married at the res
idence of the officiating clergyman, Rev.
John f. Damon, on Wednesday evening,
a few friends being in attendance.
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Mr.. r. McDermott. Mr., ]. NJ Cunning.
ham, Mr.. E NJ. Greenway. OF San Fran
cisco Mr.. r. Sweeney. Mr., John Camp
bell, Mr.. A. J. Kennedy and Mr., William
j. Hughes.
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A kindergarten party was given yester-
day afternoon in the parlors of the Raj
uier-Grand hotel In honor of the sixth
birthday OF Miss Dorothy Dunbar, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. aud Mrs II. G.. Dunbar. The
little banquet room where the birthday
dinner was served was prett,ly decorated
with vines and pink roses The table was
DECORATED with pink and white roses and
carnations. In the center stood the birth
day cake. with six lighted candles on a.
The little girls spent the afternoon In
games. under the direction OF Miss Anna
Stirling currie, instructor OF musical kim
tinrgarten Those present were Miss
Helen Mcdonald, Miss Marion Frye, Miss
Josephine Campbell Miss Helen Denny,
Miss Lillian Mcttler Miss Mamie Grace
Heron, Miss Queenie Howe Miss Gertrude
CLARK, Miss Julia Heron and Miss Nell
walker,
~. a. -
The b. p. o Elks OF this city held an
election of officers at meeting Thurs
day night in Elks hall The following
officers for the coming year We're elected
Exalted ruler. Or, George Newlands
49, ..,@ited tctei knivn, Mr. V,u =
Ib,mnhrcts nxaited lecture knight Mr. j
Boyd railmAn. secretary. Mr J. a Cor
betti treasurer, MT J. W Alehi 'yicr'
Mr. Henry smila, trustee MT FRANK var
ksr. delegate o. Grand lodge. Judge "
Hickman Moore; alternate Nh W n
Parry The installation services VI"
take place nrNt Ihursday night
r. ~
The annual meeting 81 the University OF
Illinois Association MS hell on Frtiay
evening In the h0lyoke block. and Nas
well attended oy alumni ana former stu
dents THO feature Of the cs,uiag WAS
an address hy Judge W Langley ~ t1is
city. ono - ihe eafiy trustees 90 use unl-
terstty Taeams aad several other oat-
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which has met with great success in East
ern cities. Soloists have been engaged to
come to Seattle specially for this produc-
ton, and II promises to be the most sue
cessful concert yet given by the society.
The CONCERT given by the Philharmonic
Society last spring was one of the most
artistic affairs of the kind which had been
rendered here up TO that time, and 1t is
believed the same high standard viii be
maintained in all concerts given under the
auspices OF this organization.
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The following We're guests on Mr.. Hill
larry G.. Connor's ark Hilaro on different
days last week Mr.. and Mrs. III. s. Jor-
dan, Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Willard, MIR. and
Mrs. w. III. Pearce. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. =.
Benton, Mrs. l.. T. Dodge, Mrs. McMll-
Ian. Mrs. H. r. Robertson, Mrs. Geo. Il.
Wrestling, Mrs Ellis Morrison, Mrs. NJ. ].
Bigelow, Mrs. w. d. Field, Mrs. Febrick.
Mrs. w. G. Gibson. Mrs. ]. @. Mclean,
Miss Cheek. Miss Robertson, Miss Nc
Dougali Miss Wrestling. Miss Closson,
Miss Clara Stern, Mr.. c. Van Burgh. Mr..
Il. Hamilton Geary, Mr.. ID. g. Ferguson,