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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-22
On Memory's Wall.

Among the beautiful pictures
That hang on Memory's wall
Is one of the dim old forest.
That seemeth the best of all;
Not for its gnarled oaks olden,
Dark with the mistletoe;
Not for the violets golden
That sprinkle the vale below;
Not for the milk-white lilies
That lean from the fragrant ledge,
Coquetting all day with the sunbeams
And stealing their golden edge;
Not for the veins on the upland,
Where the bright red berries rest,
Nor the pinks, nor the pale sweet cow
slip,
1t seemeth to me the best.
| once had little brother,
With eyes that were dark and deep,
In the lap of that dim old forest
He lieth in peace asleep;
Light as the down of the thistle,
Free as the winds that blow,
We roved there the beautiful sum-
merS,
The summers of Ions, ago;
But his feet on the hills grew weary,
And one of the autumn ewes
made for my little brother
A bed of yellow leaves.
Sweetly his pale arms folded
Ny neck in a sweet embrace,
rs the light of immortal beauty
Silently covered his face;
And when the arrows of sunset
Lodged in the treetops bright,
ITc fell, in his saint-like beauty,
Asleep by the gates of light.
Therefore of all the pictures
That hang on Memory's wall,
The one of the dim old forest
Seemeth the best Of all.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-22
MARY LEONARD'S PROFESSION

1t was strange that Mary Leonard
refused John Stewart after so long
courtship. They had been children
together, sweethearts for years. And
now when John was 25 and Mary 81,
Mary found she did not love plain,
quiet, homely John we'll enough to wed
him. Johns father grieved and wonder
ed His mother felt it keenly.
Friends of each family were amazed.
Mary was the onlv daughter of we'll
TODD parents She had cultivated the
unreal and fanciful. She had joined
clubs and circles, and made, she
fancied, profound researches on most
subjects except housekeeping and
Concentrating. AT 20 she loved clu0
life and intellectual pursuits. At Il
she looked beyond John into the world
where so many women were winning
4ame, and, eschewing matrimony, she
wanted-a profession.
So John Stewart sat once more at
his mothers knee, as he had done
When he was lad of 10, and told her
all about it. And don't blame her,
mother" he said; I'm only dull far
mer and not half her equal; and it IS
hardly right in these time to tie an
ambitious woman to home and hus-
band. And mother, | don't know but
[ ought to have cereer myself SO
the father was called In, and a great
change came into the Stewart family.
John learned of fine business open
ing in the new state of Washington,
and a month after Mary's refusal
found him there. Johns mother
mourned and fretted, till at last John
sent for the old folks to come and live
there with him.
From New York state to Washington
is a good stretch of country, tenanted
by varying types of men. Mingline
With these, John lost his sloWness and
reserve. His manner grew cordial
and western, his business fiourished
and increased till, at %, John was the
most popular man in Tacoma. So
ciety opened wide its doors to John
but he entered not. He spent his
evenings at home with the old folks
just as he used to do in Ulsterville.
So Mary made a career possible fol
John. His life was broad and useful
His ambition, reused by her rejection
was satisfied. He loved books ant
studied them, and grew decidedly
handsome and intellectual looking.
AS for Mary, she studied medicine
graduating from a medical college
with honors after two years as stu
dent. When she actually faced thu
question of practicing medicine she de
clined and returned to her home. Sh'
did not relish the discomforts of
physicians life, the moving among tn
sick and suffering. She had heart
nothing Of John; and she reflected tina
there were other careers more invitin!
than the one she abandoned.
There was the lecture field. Sh
betook herself to a school of express
sion and spent year in training TO
the platform.
Then her beauty and fine bearing Sc
cured her an engagement from
bureau. She appeared before the ST.
dents of woman's college on ''Highe
Culture for Women" Miss Mar
Leonard, M D., lecturer, met chillin
reception. She resolved, after two c
three frosty interviews with an indi
ferent audience, to change her them,
and go into the field for herself. So {
an expense of more than $500 Mar
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-22
A Small Story.

Eight small children for busy Bess-
Eight to feed and wash and dress.
Four small girls and four small boys
In one small house makes no small
noise;
And so, to have them out Of the way,
She's sent them off to the woods tC
play.
Don't quarrel, nor tease, nGr fret, nor
frOWn,
But come back home when the sun is
down
And if you see the chipmunk small,
Don't throw stones at him-that is all;
For he's as busy as he can be,
And know how that is, myself said
she.
Joy Allison in ST. Nicholas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-22
Advance in Farm Values.

We are not surprised to see that
there is very large increase in the tax
returns of Georgia property this year.
The counties which have made their
returns SO far are mainly agricultural
and they indicate that farm property
is becoming more valuable This is
true not only of farm lands but OF the
improvements and the stock on farms.
The farmers Of Georgia are better pre-
pared for their business than ever be-
fore and are going at it in more
effective way. BY more thorough cul-
tivation their lands have been brought
up to a higher state Of productiveness
and there has been a marked increase
in the average production per acre of
the principal crops Of this state.-At-
lanta Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-22
Ac II | ooks Here,


Now we've shouted for old England
and we've passed around thu
hat,
And we've given each according tt
his means.
Let US stop the blooming nonsense
say 5ust long enough to chat,
Of the soldier in the bloody Philip
pines!
We're an absent-minded nation, ant
we're somewhat short of sight,
And we've got this Anglomania tt
the bone
But, when it comes to bleeding and a
dying in the fight,
Why not spare a bit of pity for our
own?
hundred kings.
(Forty thousand rank and file gone
to Manila bay)
Though Atkins falls at Spion kop-a
Filipino stings-
So, start fund on our own account
and pay! pay pay!
There's lot of Mrs. So-and-Sos a
patronessing now
For Atkins, and the things he left
behind in pawn
But they haven't got a notion as to
just exactly how
The war with Aguinaldos getting
We're an absent-minded nation, and
our hearings very bad,
But, when Johnny's working hard
we shouldn't flount him
md while chasing Aguinaldo, he may
take it rather sad.
That we've gone and clean-forgotten
all about him!
No dukes son, or earPs son, but sons
of the country wide
, Democrat, republican, it's all the
same today,
And Tommy Atkins wife is not the
only wife who cried
So, start fund on our own account
and pay pay! pay!
There are concerts quite promiscuous
for the Tommy Atkins crowd
And the folks are dropping money
in the tile,
But the fellow in the Philippines is
not a-shOuting loud,
Else there's none of us have heard
him all the while!
He has thought that Uncle Sammy is
the proper sort of stuff.
But an absen{ minded nation does
without hi m,
And when he's tnvalided cause the
rebels used him rough,
Why, he finds that we've forgotten
all about him.
Cooks son, butchd' boy, son who
wants to roam,
Son of some sturdy farmer folk
gone to the bloody fray
Were fond of course of the Atkins
lad, but others are nearer home
So, start fund on our own account
and pay! pay! pay!
Philadelphia Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-22

nit of the vehicles making Sc miles at
an average speed Of II miles an hour
on one charge. A French journal
furnishes the data TRANSLATED by the
Scientific American) on which this
brief description from the excellent
Western Electrician is based.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-22

It has been decided in New York
that marriage by letter is legal. In
the case reported, an attorney drew up
civil contract, one set with the ques-
tons for the bride, another for the
groom. These were signed by the two
parties and stamped by notary public
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-22

these cornucopias will pour chocolates,
out of another figs and dates, out OF
the third nuts and raisins, and out OF
the fourth candy fruits.-Anna Went
worth in Home Companion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-22

China's open door gives the dowage1
empress an impressive view Of a bic
fleet Of foreign warships in the ofiIs.
philadelphia Ledger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-22

Watts-"By the way, Lushforth, l
don't think l ever heard your views on
the liquor question" Lushforth-
'Scuse me, but I think 1 could con-
slider whisky better from an outside
standpoint-could take it all in,
VI now.-Indianapo Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-22
PATROLMAN'S PREDIcAMENT

How Barney Flynn Broke the Ordi-
nanceS.
There was a persistent pop, pop, pop
in the alley back of the house and Mrs
Flynn put her head out of the kitchen
door to see what was the matter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-22
FIRE AUTOMOBILES
PARIS TRIES THREE OF THE MA
CHIMES.
PUMPING=BY ELECTRICITY

Efficiency of the Department Greatly
increased-Hose Wagon in Sue
cessfuI Use for Some Time-Firs
Apparatus of All Kinds Carried,
and Men as Well.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23

On the occasion of q dinner Sydney
Smith was the guest, and when the
evening was over the host thanked
the wit heartily for the entertainment
he had afforded. 81 shall not forget
you, Mr.. Smith," he added. Thank
you. Take care you don't forget your
self tomorrow Ut was Saturday In
church." rejoined Smith. whereat the
host. Kershaw by name, rather bridled
up.
81 hope, sir, l know how to behave
myself In church, well" said Smith
good temperedly, IF l catch you smil-
ing I Will call you by name" You
may" rejoined the visitor. THE thing
is absurd. l will give you a donation
to the York hospital If 1t happens"
On the ensuing morning Smith read
the prayers reverently, as he always
did, then assembled the pulpit, looked
around the church and rested his eye
on the visitor whose name was Ker-
shaw. That gentleman said afterward
that he did not know what possessed
him, but 50 1t was he gave a broad
smile. Thereupon the preacher was
seized with d violent inclination to
sneeze, and. applying his handkerchief
with suitable action, he sounded "ker-
ker k-ker-shaw" three times over
From 1.-THE "reminiscences of Half a
Century" by r. W. Hiley.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23
Waldo Veterans Endorse Con-
gresham Burleigh.

The Waldo County Veteran Associa.
ton has adopted the following strong
resolutions:
Whereas, soldier organization located
in city of an adjoining county has is
sued resolutions denouncing Hon. Edwin
c. Burleigh as one who has utterly dis
regarded the claims of soldiers who
fought beneath our beloved flag in the
Union,' and we know such statements
TO be false, many of us from personal
experience and all by the keenest OBJ
servation, and
Whereas, the State organization to
which the organization passing these
resolutions is subordinate has in cir
cular letter shown the fallacy and dis
regard to truth set forth in their state
ment, therefore
Resolued, that we, the Waldo County
Veteran Association, In mass meeting
assembled, most emphatically denounce
such resolutions as not only untrue and
unjust to our Congressman, but wicked
ly unkind to veterans living and to the
memory of our dead comrades whose
widows and orphans are almost daily re-
cipients of valued services at the hands
of that soldiers friend, Hon. Edwin c.
Burleigh.
ReSolved, that we respectfully ask the
press o. our State to give as much pub
licity to this our action as to that of our
misguided comrades.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23

Two characteristic anecdotes of
John Bright are given In Sir Edward
Russell's memoirs, which he has pub
lished under the title That Reminds
Me"
Bright was supposed to be total alb
stainer, but once when Edward Mall
was very nervous at the prospect of
having to make an important speech In
the house, Bright said:
well. Mall, If l were you, I'd for
once go and have a pint of cham
payne"
Mr.. Mall did as he was told, and the
result may be judged from the nara
tors comment that champagne on an
unaecustomed interior IL not always a
curative or n tonic"
Bright rarely had any difference
with his wife" but occasionally they
We're not at one about the children.
When they came to point Of absolute
disagreement, he used to say:
Nov, l tell thee, If thou doesn't do
what | wish. I'll 60 straight to Mr..
Gladstone and ask him to make me q
knight" to which the answer invari-
ably was:
''Oh. anything rather than that"
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23

About the middle If the seventeenth
century the tulip became known In
Germany, and scientist named Ges-
ner gives the first description Of this
flower. First Only the yellow variety
was known. and then other colors were
produced BY crossing The Dutch, par
ticularly the citizens Of Haarlern, pro-
duced the most wonderful varieties Of
this flower aud obtained enormous
prices for them.
Ia 1924 the trade In tulips assumed q
peculiar turn. II degenerated into a
sort Of game of chance, 50 that In
1913 the authorities felt called upon t.
interfere and TO Issue edlcts against
extravaganza In tulips. as they former
~ had against trains and laces. This
Interference would seeiu To be justified
If one reads that In 1Go6 a single flower
of this sort called the ylcegr. was
paid for with two cargoes Of wheat.
four cargoes of rye, four fat oxen.
eight fat hogs, Il fat sheep, two casks
OF wine, four barrels Of beer. two tons
of butter, 1000 pounds Of cheese. q
complete bed, a suit Of clothing and Il
silver tankard.
Another bulb, the Semper Augustus.
was paid for with 4,G00 gold guilders
and coach with a double team Of
horses In HARLEM the tulip craze
reached its height In the decade from
1880 to 1910. when a price Of 1900
gold guilders about $1,000 American
money is recorded for a single bulb.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23

Wateryille Mail: The Grand Army
organizations In various parts of the
third district are making 1t warm for
that veterans association down in Gardi-
ner, who apparently spoke before they
thought In accusing Congressman Bur.
leigh of a neglect of their interests in
plain defiance of the facts in the case
IL will make them little more consid.
crate IN the future, this having to sub
NIT to the rebuke of their own wiser and
more c0nsiderate comrades. 1t is sc
easy thing TO start and carry through
a set OF foolish and unwarranted reso.
lutions under certain circumstances. 1t
Is a good deal like securing signatures to
a petition for this or that. The sigma
lures can be had, the purpose of the
petition apparently being of but little
account in the case.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23

Personally l know of no other town
where such late hours are the vogue
as In St Petersburg. But your St.
Petersburger does not get up early in
the morning. At ST. Petersburg the
music halls. which 1t Is the fashionable
thing to attend after the theater-a
drive to them taking half an hour in a
swift sleigh-do not practically begin
till IL Through the Neva at I o'clock
In the morning you have to literally
push your way. and the favor1te trains
for travellers are those starting about
O'Clock In the morning. These trains
save the Russian the trouble of getting
up early. He wishes his friends good
night and drives down to the station
comfortably after supper without put
ting the house TO any Inconvenience
Jerome X. Jerome In Saturday Even
ing Post
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23
The Second Regiment.

The Second Regiment of infantry, Y.
G. S. NJ. under the command of Col. f.
E. Newcomb of Eastport, went into
camp at Augusta, late Saturday after.
noon, for the annual muster occupying
the tents used by the First Regiment
which "broke camp Friday afternoon,
after weeks tour of duty.
The other regimental officers are
Alonzo York, lieutenant colonel, Show
hogan; William S. Hume, major, East
port; Frank M. Hume, major, Houlton
Frank B. Cummings, major, Bangor
Edward S. Wade, first lieutenant and
adjutant, Passport; Wallace A. Purnell,
first lieutenant and quartermaster, Gar
diner; Edwin M. Fuller, major and sur
geon, Bath; James F. Hill, captain and
assistant surgeon, Waterville; Fred A.
Chandler, first lieutenant and assistant
surgeon, Addison; Olin M. Smith first
lieutenant and |. R. P, Houlton; James
E. Cochrane, chaplain, Springvale.
Company E. Skowhegan, has as off.
GERS: Fred G. Dunlap, captain; Clar-
ence A. Rogers, first lieutenant; Nay S.
Varney, second lieutenant.
The regiment will continue in camp
until Saturday.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23
Teachers Examinations.

In connection with his many other
duties in the summer school work, State
School Supt. Stetson is sending out no
tees for the State examination of teach
ers which will be held, Aug. "a. The
circular shows the places where the ex-
aminations are to be heidi Augusta
Estate house,, also for Somerset county
ut North Arson, academy and at Pitts
field, Lancy school.
Teachers who have not sent In prelim-
mary examination reports, can take the
examination and send in such reports
later. Conductors of the examination
will be prepared to furnish such with
necessary blanks. All appearing for ex-
animation should take with them at
least 20 half sheets of writing paper Sx10
inches in size, a properly sharpened
pencil and at least a dozen pins to fasten
papers together.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23

Since the new currency law, with its
favorable provisions for the establish
ment of small national banks, went into
effect l49 new banks have been estab.
lished. OF these only one is in New
England, showing that the banking
facilities of this section were already
equal to the demands. The new banks
are mainly located in the South and
West where the new law has brought an
urgently demanded relief. The whole
number of national banks in June was
3. 5S3.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23
A COMMON ERROR.
The Same Mistake Is Made by
Many Skowhegan People.
It's a common error
To plaster the aching back,

-
To plaster the aching back,
To tub with lipiment rheumatic joints,
When the trouble comes from the
kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kidney
ills,
And are endorsed by Skowhegan citi-
zens.
Mr.. c. l. Allen of Canaan, farmer,
says AT night could not lie in bed
on account of pain in the small of my
back. 1t was difficult for me to stoop
or do any lifting. Doan's Kidney Pills
sold at Geo. A. SIMPSONS drug store
gave me great relief. l was not annoyed
at night after using them and slept well.
My wife was troubled with backache
and other symptoms of kidney complaint.
After using Doan's Kidney Pills she
agreed with me in believing them to
be reliable kidney medicine"
For sale by all dealers; price so cents.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-- and
take no substitute.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23

Never before IN the history Of the
United states has the output Of Southern
iron ore and pig iron, lumber, coal and
ooke been 30 large az Il has been in the
past two years, aud not for years, II ever,
have the prices been so high. Never
before WAS SO large a proportion of
southern products shipped from southern
ports. Never before has money loaned
Il such low rates Of interest. All this
under the gold standard and protective
tariff. Yet the South will probably
vote almost solldly for the free aud
unlimited coinage of silver and free trade,
a. persontied IN Bryan. She will also
vote for Bryan's Philippine aud China
ideas. and TO cut of the great and grow
ing oriental market for her cotton goods.
A few years ago the South did practic-
ally no manufacturing. Ii now has over
81 900 900, 000-one billion dollars-in.
vested in factories, paying over $780,
600. 900 IN wages and producing between
81 800 900, 900 and $1,000, 600, 900 worth
of products yearly Ii The gold standaI
and the protective tariff are the great
evils that the South so steadily de-
nounees, how has the South been ensbl-
ed To make this wonderful progress, the
great bulk OF which has been under
MeklnleY's administration?
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23

Charles w. Fenwick, soldier In the
Philippines, has written home to his
Democratic father at Herndon, Saline
county, Missouri, and declares that the
election of Bryan is the one hope of the
followers of Aguinaldo. The letter says
there is no telling how much longer the
bushwhacking warfare will last II the
encouragement to the natives from the
United States is to be kept up. He fur
Their expresses very contemptuously the
wish that Mr.. Bryan himself might have
them to deal with for If he had he would
"change his tune. This is in line with
the last letter on the subject by the late
General Lawton. The troops In the Phil.
ippines know where to place the respons-
Utility for the prolongation of their
service there.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23

Maine Farmer: 1t Is reported that
Judge Powers is going to impartially
enforce the liquor law in all cases coming
before him. Well, why not? What au-
thority has any one to say that law is,
or is not to be enforced? II the public
will not sustain enforcement let the
public demand repeal. The RESPONSE.
bility for the law Is not on the shoulders
OF the court and the assumption that the
people do not want the law enforced Is
an excuse without the shadow of 8
foundation.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23
No DefnrmitN There.

Tommy allowed to SIT upl-Why,
Sister Clara. Mr.. Tadwe1's feet are
both alike. Embarrassment of Tom
my's sister,
Mr.. Tadwell coming CALAMITY to the
rescue)-0f course. Tommy, what did
you think?
Tommy didn't think nothin, only
l heard Sister Clara say you're always
putin your best foot backward and ]
wanted TO see which one 1t was.-Ex.
change.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23

The Bryanites are still grumbling be.
cause the betting fraternity do not Offer
bigger odds than 5 to l on Mckinley
Later on In the campaign perhaps the
margin on Mckinley will go up to or
to l. The canvass is young yet. The
odds against Bryan were never so great
in 1896 as they are In 1900 The Bry
antics who were bowling about TIM
value of the bets as an election indicator
in 1896, when the odds against Bryan
we're only small, ought to be impressed
by the figures this year. If the narrow
margin against Bryan among the poo
sellers of four years ago presaged 8
majority OF 95 against him In the eleeto.
raj college, what size of Republican
majority do the immensely greater odds
this year portend?
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23
They Struck Ii Rich.

1t was a grand thing for this commu-
nifty that such an enterprising firm as
F Il. Wing
secured the agency for DR.. Kings New
Discovery, the wonderful remedy that
has startled the world by its marvellous
cures The Juror of enthusiasm over it
has doomed their business as the demand
for it is immense. They give free trial
bottles to sufferers and positively guar
antee it to cure coughs. colds, bronchitis.
asthma, Group and all throat and lung
troubles a trial proves its merit.
Price SOC and $10O.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23

IL Mr.. Bryan cared to be candid he
could discourse more learnedly upon the
art of accommodating wealth than any of
the other candidates in the field. Mr..
Bryan is the wealthest candidate before
the people today and he has made his
money since the Inauguration of the
policies against which he acclaimed so
vigorously. Yet Mr.. Bryan is selfish
enough to decline to give the Republican
administration the proper credit for bis
good fortune.