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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-07

den attack of Panama fever. which
was very prevalent and much talked
Of, had struck me delirious. went
off my head from fright. In a panic
threw the flowers down, and was
about to run to the train. I looked
Ground; nothing seemed strange. /
felt my pulse-all right. | was in \
perspiration, but the heat would have
made lizard perspire. Then l 40
ticed that the plants where l stood
seemed shrunken and wilted Care
fully l put my finger on a FIRE sn
branch. Instantly the leaves shrunh
and began to change color l had
been frightened by sensitive plants"
New York Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-07
Western Australians Minerals.

The report of the Department of
Mines of Western Australia, just re-
ceived, shows that in the first half of
1900 the output of gold was $14, $50 900,
a small increase over the first six
months of 1899. During the whole of
the latter year the product was $780,
100000, which is a pretty good show
ing for mines not over dozen years
old. Western Australia produces
nearly half Of the whole gold product
of Australasia, Queensland, Victoria,
New Zealand and New South Wales
following her lead, but a good way be-
hind In Western Australia there
are Is goldfelds, covering an area of
$4,000 square miles. Other mineral
products of Importance are tin, lead,
coal, copper and iron ore. Want OF
water hinders development, but steps
are being taken to supply the dCfci-
ency.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-07

The Ilocano youth frequently wooes
the muses.. Following are some lines
sent by her fiance to young girl on
her birthday and which were trans
lated from the native language into
the Spanish:
Pure and smiling fair Aurora
Is today with beauty cleaning
Happy, and with splendor beaming
Is the kingdom sweet of Flora
Joyously the birds are thrilling
Songs to Phoebus animated
By his smile; all things created
Now with life and love are thrilling.
Gayly, the glad earth adjoining
On the air rich scent bestowing
From their buds divinely glowing
Flowers ope to greet the morning.
Breezes gentle and caressing
Are the senses now enhancing,
And my heart with joy is dancing
Love for Pepa is confessing,
Deities of Pindo bringing
Eloquence, do not evade me,
Come with poesy to aid me
Truest love for Pepa singing
For this day Fluctuations
Haste the hour when Joined forever
Nought in life our hearts may sever
Joyful day of gratulations'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-07
An Act OF Mercy.

ooh, do tell me-" gurgled the Vas
sar girl, "did you ever kill man?''
mo, can't say that I have" an.
swered the westerner, Test you count
that Teller that come out here and
tried to put up what he called golf
links on my ranch. which was more an
act of human kindness than req
KILN :"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-07
Why Not be Both?

Is it possible that the officer who re-
fused to apologize after practically &C
cusing Miss Musham of theft feared
that it might lead to the impression
that he was gentleman instead of a
policeman?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-07

the good luck to find it, to turn the
| weakest man into Samson. To get
| it he must wait all night for the flow
| ers to bloom, and he must be brave,
| for he will have d fierce conflict with
the demons to obtain it. But when he
has once secured the seed and has put
it into his mouth he has no need to
fear either man or demon. for he is
then absolutely invincible. The lemon
also has miraculous seed, one which
will cause its happy owner to be
adored by women. This wonderful
seed IS small and round, having
black spot in the middle like tue eye
OF a small fish. Somewhere on the in
side Of certain bean there IS a stone
which will protect its owner from all
peril and which will move at the ap-
proach of danger.
He who finds the flower OF a plant
called pako will become immensely
wealthy and will be "frantically loved
by the women" The only drawback
to this enterprise is that the plant is
not fioriferous. Other plants are said
to do marvellous things, but it is al
ways found that to accomplish desired
results the flower of one species must
grow on the tree Of another or Nature
must be expected to do something inst
as absurd.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-07
Artists Happy Thouuht.

Perkins makes a big hit in the way
he signs the signs he paints"
How does he sign them
Perkins, Of course Indianapolis
Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-07

Money will buy many articles, but
three are other things money can never
purchase. Wealth will cover only L
small portion Of the earth's area.
Purpose covers all of it.-Success.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-07
Soesr GETTING Over it.

Il have no doubt both sides are sick
of the war"
Eyes; but the beers seem to be con-
valescing Puck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-07
SatiSf actory.

Jay-Were there many theatrical
lights at the Caioling Cajolers ladies'
day."
Mrs. Jay-Oh, yes; some bright,
luminous ray fitted by every now and
then, to say nothing of the ex-rays try
ing hard to scintillate.-Judge
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-07
"To Have and to Hold"

Gladys-They call Bob Stockson
Napoleon of finance"
Edith-Bah. Just because he made
a million on wheat?
Gladys-No-justb because he hasn't
got married since-Puck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-07
Whist Talk.

Re-Why SO quite, dear? 1 haven't
heard you open your mouth hardly
once today.
She-Oh, I'm saving myself for the
whist party tonIght.-Yonker States
man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-07
FILIPINO FOLKLORE
MANY MYTHS AND SUPERSTI-
TONS CURRENT.
SUPERNATURAL CHARMS

A Sirent Queen of the Waters Who
Lives in a Golden Palace With
Fairies to Wait on Her-Youth OF
the Land Occasionally Fall into
Poetry.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-07

Certain objects have supernatural
charms. A neron's egg will lender it
possessor invisible. In the heart or
embryo fruit of the plantain there is
stone which has the power, If he has
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-07

1t is said that a woman was once
taken to the abode of the siren by a
whale and there presented to the au
gust sovereign, who had given orders
for her capture. The siren was eX
tremely affable, telling the prisoner
she had nothing to fear because of heI
Well-knOWn kindness and virtues
Although the water queen treated he1
like a friend and sister the prisoner
was anxious to see her family and
implored the siren to let her depart
Permission was given on condition
that the woman return at a specified
time. Failing in this she was threat
ened with death by drowning The
prisoner promised, but did not come
back. All her life she refused to battle
in river or sea lest she should meet
the death decreed but she was
drowned while bathing in a wooden
trough. Sometimes the siren appears
in religious professions, walking be
hind the car of the Virgin. Her de
meanor always is grave and she
moves with majestic tread, with hel
eyes fixed on the ground.
Every time the siren leaves the
river the water divides into two walls
leaving a dry path between. All he1
supernatural power lies in her tresses
and the person who can pull out one
hair will receive her powers of en-
chantment. With her hair, which is
like a metallic net, she envelopes he,
victims when dragging them away
At one time when her depredationF
were more frequent than usual, for il
| Ilocos everyone who is drowned has
| been carried off by the siren, a mum
| Der of young men bravely decided Il
capture her. Approaching the rive.
! at break of day they were Mortified Il
see her waiting for them. They ad
vanced with chattering teeth AM
made her a prisoner. Instead Of thu
| queen of the waters she proved to b,
a young girl who was awaiting he
| lover
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-07

In Virgan they point out the very
spot where the siren queen of the
waters lives in her beautiful gold
palace beneath the river, with fishes
to wait on her. She was formerly a
pretty maiden who lived with her
mother in a cottage so near the river
that its waters touched the doorstep.
One day when the mother and daugh-
ter sat sewing the latter dropped her
needle and stopped to look for It. Her
mother chided her and told her she
must not look for the lost object lest
the water god should carry her away.
Notwithstanding this admoniSon the
girl, seeing the needle in the bottom
OF the crystal water, decided to get it.
No sooner had she put her little foot
into the water than she was dragged
below by the water god, leaving
nothing behind her but a lot of large
bubbles. She remained in the water
from that time forth, being endowed
with the power of enchantment and
dwelling in a submarine palace.
This siren is a being greatly to be
feared, and the natives are afraid to
mention her name lest she should take
it into her head to come forth and slay
them. In the form of a beautiful wo-
man whose hair touches the ground
she comes forth to hunt for human
victims. With fattery and cajolery
she lures them to the waters edge
and suddenly disappears with them.
If they have ever spoken i'll of her she
kills them with her long nails, but if
they have not maligned her she treats
them with great affection, telling them
the story of her life and delighting
theme with exquisite present.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-10-31
lMI15RiIHs|a|J EIEERH 3
"a 5S:4
CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS.
They Form Delightful Adjunct to
the HOusekcepcr's store of
Holiday Dainties.

The manufacture of these sweet
meats is really quite a simple matter,
coming easily within the capabilities
of the ordinarily clever housewife,
while the expense of preparing them
is very small. OF the various fruits
best adapted to this purpose, peaches,
pears and plums, pineapples, cherries
and currants, are the most generally
used, and are prepared as follows:
Stone the peaches, plums, ETC., by
making small incision in the side,
through which the seed is slipped,
pare and quarter the pears, and cut
the pineapple into slices half an inch
in thickness, across the fruit. Weigh
and allow an equal quantity of the
best white sugar, make rich sirup,
adding one small cup of water to
each pound of sugar. Boil for few
minutes, together, then add the fruit
and cook gently until clear, but un-
broken. Remove carefully on wire
strainer and let it stand about an
hour, or until perfectly cold, then
sprinkle literally with powderd sugar,
and stand the strainer on dish in
warm oNCh IOl b"o
hours. AT the expiration of that time
turn the fruit, sprinkle as before with
the sugar, repeating the process until
the juice has quite ceased to drip,
and the outside is dry and crystal
liZed. 1t is then removed from the
oven and allowed to get perfectly
cold, before being packed away in
small boxes between layers of waXed
papers. Thus packed and stored
away in dry place, it will retain its
perfect condition for an indefinite
length of time, forming charming
adjunct to the housekeeper' store of
"extras." 1t is perhaps necessary to
add word of caution in regard to
overheating the oven, the exact
amount required being ascertained by
experimenting, since too great de-
gree of heat will most effectually
change a delicious sweetmeat into the
toughest of leather.-Good House
keeping.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-10-31

Potter agreed to do so and readily
consented to do all in her power to
make the recitations as effective as
possible.
The following Sunday evening, just
as the rector finished his sermon, she
stepped in front of the audience and
with great feeling recited one of the
most touching hymns in the Epis-
copal hymnal. Many of the audience
were moved to tears. The church,
which had been packed in anticipa-
tion of the innovation, was as still as
the proverbial pinfall during the tall
ented woman's part of the pro-
gramme. Mrs. Potter was dressed all
in white and recited in a low but per-
fectly distinct tone.
Mrs. James Brown Potter will be
remembered as the society woman
who foresook the social world for
the stage. Sixteen years ago she was
a belle at Newport and New York,
and her pretty home in Washington
square was the center of New York
life. But discomfort entered and Mrs.
Potter took to the stage. For many
years her husband expected her to re-
turn, but gradually hope died out and
it became known that the brilliant So
ciety bud had become no less brill
liant flower of the stage.
In the Potter home there was q
small child, Anne Urquehart Potter,
called "Fifi," who was left to her fa-
theirs care. Miss Potter recently
married Mr.. Stillman, son of the New
York banker. Between mother and
daughter during the many years that
have interviewed there has been little
communication. Once they met, some
years ago, but no tenderness passed
between them.
Mrs Potter is one of the most
striking woman of the stage. Not
young ip years, she has preserved her
gsrlish looks and is positively youth
full on the stage. At her country
seat near London she spends her days
out of doors, and when a reporter
visited her recently she was picking
roses in the garden, the very picture
of sweet 16 in figure and in artle
grace.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-10-31

her face might betray her. But Mrs.
Ward, in whom Barbara had never con-
fided, as she had in Mrs. Vane, did not
detect anything; and Barbara found
relief by retiring soon to her kitchen.
The following Sunday she had an eX-
perience which added to her knowl-
edge of the position she occupied as a
servant, and led up to the great crisis
of her life, as she will always regard it.
Since entering Mrs. Wards family
she had not attended evening service
in any of the Crawford churches,
owing to her desire to spend that time
with her mother. But on this partic-
ular Sunday following her interview
with Mrs. Nane and her talk with Mr..
Morton, she decided that she would
go out to the Endeavor meeting at the
Marble Square church. There was no
service after the Christian Endeavor
meeting on this Sunday evening, as it
was the custom one Sunday in every
month to give the whole evening to the
society and its work. The minister
was in the habit OF attending this
service and giving it his special notice,
sometimes by making direct address
on the topic of the evening, or by TAX
ing a part assigned to him beforehand
by the leader.
When Barbara went in that evening,
the large, handsome chapel of the
Marble Square church was rapidly fill
ing up. The talented, earnest, hand
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-10-31
CHAPTER VII.
WE CANNOT CHOOSE IN ALI. THING

WE CANNOT CHOOSE IN ALL THINGs.
When Barbara went ont into the
darkness after that scene with Miss
Dillingham;, it was more than the
darkness of physical night that OPP
pressed her. She thought she realized
with a yividness more real than she
had ever before experienced the gulf
that separated her from the young
minister of Marble Square church.
With almost grim resolve she said to
herself: II have dreamed a vain
dream. will give myself up now to
my career. Whatever ambition | have
shall center about the possibilities of
service. He can never be anything to
me. 1t would risk all his prospects in
lif0 even if-even if-he should come
to care for me" Her heart failed at
the suggestion, for there had been in
timations on the part of the young
preacher that Barbara could not help
Interpreting to mean at least a real in
terest in her and her career.
"But no, it is not possible!" she said
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-10-31
Not Such a Fool as He Looked.

Some of the inmates of a Yorkshire
asylum were engaged in saving wood,
and an attendant thought that one old
fellow, who appeared to be working
as hard as anybody, had not much to
show for his labor.
Approaching him, the attendant
soon discovered the cause of this. The
old man had turned his saw upside
down, with the teeth in the air, and
was working away with the back of the
tool.
Here, I say, j" remarked the
attendant, what are you doing?
You'll never cut the wood in that
fashion. Turn the saw over!"
The old man paused and stared con-
temptuously at the attendant.
did ia iver try saw this way?" he
asked.
"Wel, no." replied the attendant.
"Of course I haven't"
"Then hod thy noise, mon," was the
instant rejoinder. 1--WE tried both
ways, I hey, and" impressively-
"this is t. siest."-London Spare
Moments.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-10-31
ITO Be Continued
A BRUTE MET HIS MASTER.
Inhumnn ImmiS grant Driver Receives
a Vigorous and Weil-De-
served Rebuke

He was the conductor of one of
those big trucks that transfer immi-
grants who are simply passing
through New York from South Ferry
to the dock or train that they are
scheduled to board. And he was very
officious, feeling his authority as well
as his superiority over the young
men and women consigned to his
care. They, with that half-startled
and altogether conciliatory smile
which characterizes the newly land
ed, were taking his abuse and per-
haps congratulating themselves that
they didn't understand the language,
although his meaning was perfectly
clear, relates the New York Times.
Here, there" he shouted to a very
pretty Swedish girl. "Sit down, you!"
At the same time he caught her by
the shoulders and brutally pushed
almost knocked, her over OF a basket
filled with immigrant effects, Her Of
Tense had been to take an interest in
one of the tall buildings on lower
Broadway.
She didn't protest-but some one
did. 1t may have been simply fell
low countryman or it may have been
big brother who had come on to
New York to greet the newcomer. At
all events, he was not ''greenhorn."
He had the easy air, the substantial
clothes, and the self-reliance that
comes from several years residence
in the country. Besides he had the
shoulders of an athlete and fist like
sledge hammer. Stepping from the
walk into the street, he caught the
offender exactly as the fellow had
handled the girl, and, laundering in
excellent English: 'Sit down, you!"
he grought him sprawling to the
sidewalk.
"How you like it?" he asked, inno-
Gently.
The immigrants looked on and
smiled.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-10-31
HOW TO TALK WELL.
An Accomplishment That Adds More
to the Beauty OF Home Than
Rich furnishings.

A gracious presence and cheerful,
well-modulated voice have more pow
er to create beauty in the home than
all the luXuries that money can buy.
The parent and teacher cannot over
estimate their moral value also. They
forestall opposition, allay irritation,
and prepare the way FOR receptivity.
What is called personal magnetism"
is largely capable of analysis. If a
stiff, uninteresting person has gem
uine kindliness and sincerity, though
he have only ordinary endowments,
he can be transformed by correct
training.
A husky, dull or weak voice may
be made pleasant and clear, SLOW
emily enunciation may become elegant
a slouching gait dignified, and an un-
attractive person may become win
some. The charm of manner consists
in its graces, its simplicity and it's
sincerity. Cultivate pleasant man
ner of laughing. Keep the voice SYM
pathetic and cheerful. A mother or
teacher with a querulous voice is re-
seonsible for much misbehavior.
Look with interest, but without
staring, at the person with whom you
are talking. Do not let your eyes
wander over her clothes or round the
room. Be simple and sincere. Be
yourself a good listener while an
other is talking. While talking to
a number of people scattered round
a room, even though you are telling
the story especially to one, let all the
others feel that their presence is rec
oonized and their interest is appre-
ciated. Hold each one pleasantly
with YOUR eye.-Watchman.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-10-31

positively as she walked on. "His life
he must observe. For him to ignore
them must mean social loss and pos
sibly social disgrace. The minister of
Marble Square church care for hired
girl! Make her his wifc!" Barbara
trembled at the thought of the sacred
word which she hardly whispered to
her heart. Even if she were as well
educated and well equipped for such a
position as any young woman in his
parish, still, nothing could remove the
fact of her actual service. And
SERVICE" Barbara bitterly said to her
self as she neared home, service is no
longer considered a noble thing. 1t is
only beautiful young women like Miss
Dillingham;, who have nothing to do,
who have the highest place in society.
A girl who is really doing something
with her hands to make home a sweet
er, more peaceful spot is not regarded
by the world as worth more than any
other cog in necessary machine. So
ciety cannot give real service any place
in its worship. 1t is only the leisure
of idle wealth and fashion that wins
the love and homage of the world"
"And the church, too," Barbara con-
tinued in her monologue, after she
had hidden her mother good night and
gone up to her room. "The church,
too, in it's pride and vainglory is ready
to join the world in scorn of honest
labor of the hands" She recalled all
the real and fancied Sights and re-
bluffs she had endured in the church
and from church people since going
out to service, and for a few minutes
her heart was hard and bitter toward
all Christian people. But gradually,
as she grew quiet, her passion cooled,
and she said to herself in a short
prayer: Lord, let me not offend by
judging too hastily; and if am to lose
out of my life my hearts desire for
love, do not let me grow morose or
chiding. Keep me sweet and uncom-
planning. How else shall / help to
make a better world?" A few tears
fell as she prayed this prayer, and
after a few minutes quiet she felt
more like her natural, even-tempered
self.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-10-31
PRINCESS WALDEMAR.
Member of Denmark's Royal Family
Who Has Achieved Distinction
as a Sculptor.

The object which attracted the great
est attention at the recent charity ba-
zar held in Copenhagen was the sculp-
tured hippopotamus, modelled by
Princess Waldemar of Denmark. The
princess, who has long since preferred
the study of art to social festivities,
and who has won no little success as
painter, has now determined to devote
her time almost exclusively to sculp-
ture, a step that has won universal ap-
proba ton from the leading art critics
of Denmark.
Princess Marie of Orleans is the wife
of Prince Waldemar, youngest brother