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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-15
TWO MERITORI0US IDEAS.
A Handsome Modern Boarding House and a
Well Equipped Swimming Pool Contem-
plated

h. Macklnnon has recently purchased
the Frank Ratelle and ChaS Menier
properties adjoining the Commercial
House on the south. 1t includes 200
feet of ground lying along the river
from the Commercial House sample
rooms to point about opposite the
MOravian church and extending from
the river to the street. Mr.. Mackin-
mons idea is to make extensive improve
mentS Oh the property the coming
year of a kind that will be beneficial
to our growing city as we'll as a source
of profit to himself
This city has no well-eouipped
boarding house, strictly speaking. or
d place where young men and women,
such as clerks, teachers, StenographerS
or professional people can rent rooms
and secure board with all the conven-
ience and comfort of modern
institution of this character. 1t is
Mr.. MackinnOn'S idea to tear down
the old barns and other buildings on
this property, level up and beaUtify
the grounds and erect thereon big,
roomy. thoroughly modern house of
this character, with steam heat,
electric lights, bath rooms and other
modern conyeniences and equipments,
where good rooms or board, or both
rooms and board can be had at a
reasonable price. This of course
would be fine addition to the public
houses of this city and we believe it
would prove a profitable investment
to the owner.
But Mr.. Mackinnon has other ideas
in connection with the property that
are of more philanthrOpic and purely
public spirited character. 1t is a we'll
known fact that most cases of drown
ing occur because Of the inability of
the modern man. woman and child to
swim. Besides this life-Saving feature
to the art of swimming, it is one of
the most eXhilerating and healthful
of sports Notwithstanding the
abundance of water. in this city there
is no convenient and safe place along
the river where the people can enjoy a
bath and learn to swim. Mr.. Mackin-
non proposes to fit up the 200 feet
along the bank of the river mentioned
above by building a stone wall along
the water front and terracing and
parking the ground from the river to
the street and constructing safe and
commodiOuS swimming pool in the
river, providing the people of this city
take sufficient interest in the matter
to subscribe for enough tickets to pay
a man for caring for the pool and to
keep it in repairs, etc. We believe
nearly all the people of the city would
be glad to patrOniZe this pool, eSpec-
tally if there were swimming master
there to teach all the little and big
folks the art of swimming. The
entire outlay contemplated in these
enterprises is in the neighborhood Of
$4,000 Both plans have the appear
ance of merit in them and of benefit
to this city. We hope they will
materialize.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-15

/ think it is time yeu had a rest
and will close with best wishes to all.
Respectfully Yours,
NORMAN GERARD.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-15
GRAND RAPIDS.
G. v. Hammond Surprised.

The following named old soldiers
members OF the g. A. r. drove down
to comrade Hammond's place in the
town of Saratoga Sunday and gave
him a pleasant surprise in honor of
his 9th birthday: MeSsrs. NJ. S.
Pratt, VIM. H Brown, Jos. L. Cotey,
Ed. Tenant. Geo. w. Baker, Thomas
Burr, Job MargeSon, Stephen II.
Snyder, ]. B. Grignon, Samuel Parker,
w. FL. Gets, Silas Payne, Chas Chris
tian and n. L. Wakely. The house
and farm was turned over to them to
use in anyway that would make their
visit enjoyable. Refreshments were
served in Mrs. Hammond'S most
favorable style A handsome bible
was presented Mr.. Hammond by his
comrades as a token Of the esteem in
which he is held by them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-15
1t isn't the Cooks Fault,
1t isn't your GrOCer's Fault,

that the bulk coffee you just
purchased turns out to be differ
entfrom the s'same kind" bought
before. Coffee purchased in
bulk is sure to vary.
The sealed package in which
LION COFFEE is sold insures
uniform flavor and strength. 1t
also keeps the coffee fresh and
insures absolute purity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-15

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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-15
Musical Eveninq.

The following excellent instru-
mental and vocal program was
rendered at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John DAILY on Baker street Friday
evening. Those present had the plea
ure of hearing one of the finest
musical entertainments that has
been given in the city for long time.
The singing of Miss Mae Belle
Thompson and Mr.. G.. A. Boughton,
both of New Lisbon, is spoken of as
something remarkably pleasing:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-15
JPy Suis' ct J'y Reste.

''There is one editor in heaven, +"
says an essay in an Indiana weekly,
though how he got there the Lord
only knows, but it is supposed he rode
in on the blind baggage or got pass.
When they found him they tried to
turn him out but he refused to go.
They hunted all over heaven for a
lawyer to serve him with ejectment
papers, but they could not find one. SO
the editor held the fort and he is there
to this day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-15
Sunday Afternoon Shoot.

Sunday afternoon the NekooSa gun
club came to the Rapids and engaged
team made up out Of the local gun
club. The contest was close and the
score better in the aggregate than
that made by the Marshfield and
Grand Rapids shoot that occurred
here few weeks ago. The following
is the score.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-15
lanes White Rrvantsyille.

James White. Bryantsville, Ind,
says DeWiftS. Witch Hazel Salve
healed running sores on both legs. He
mad suffered years. Doctors failed
TO help him Get DeWitt's. Accept
no imitation. Wood County Drug Co.
or Johnson & Hill Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-15

Fl. a. Herschleb, the baker, has
made arrangements with w. III. Barnes
on the west side to handle his bread.
in place of Johnson & Hill Co. S-2w
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

"The House With the Green Shut
ters" was the house of John Gourlay
the most pretentious house of the most
pretentious citizen in the village OF
Barbie. No man in the country side
could stand with Gourlay in conversa-
ton, quarrel or business. He was proud
and irrascible, a man to be approached
with caution. The town folk of this
splenetic Scotch community regarded
him with mingled feelings of fear, dis
like and envy All this John Gourlay
gloried in, and he sought to increase
the ranking in his neighbors' breasts
by Haunting his prosperity.
The downfall of the house of Gourlay
is the tragedy which the story tells A
shrewd business competition, sloven-
ly wife, a cowardly dolt of a son pre-
pare pride's bitter draught. With a
last sacrifice, he sends his worthless
heir to college for no other reason than
to keep pace with his hostile rival A
ray of hope comes when young Gourlay
wins the -Raeburn, a much-sought lit
erary honor, through his weird and alb
normal powers Of INSTALLATION. But
the morbid pictures of his own brain
are disastrously potent. They lead to
heavy drinking and wretched failure.
Expelled from school, he comes back
to Barbie, the pitiable wreck Of John
Gourlay's last hope.
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20
BRITISH C0LUMBlA'S
GOLD MINES

The gold bearing belt to which atten-
ton has been almost entirely confined
occupies an area of about $50 square
miles, to the east of Atlin Lake and is
drained by Pine and tributary creeks
and Mckee creek. The geological for
nation of this area consists Of mag
nesian rocks and diabases which are
cut off on the north by granite and on
the east and south by states and
quartzites. The creeks of this aurif-
erous belt have evidently been at one
time mighty rivers, cutting out verita-
BILE canyons. The creek valleys have
been filed with gravel, sand and silt,
and these materials, subsequent to
their deposition, have been sorted and
shifted by glacial and recent storms.
Much speculation is possible in regard
to probable old channels. Every miner
seems satisfied that his claim follows
an old water course. Very careful in
vestigation, however. is necessary in
tracing a stream. considering the slight
barrier often sufficient to modify its
course. None of the theories which
have so far been advanced in regard to
the old water system are fully salts
factory; some, however, appear very
plausible. The gravels themselves af-
ford an interesting and profitable sub
ject to the geologist for extended re-
search.-R. Lind Watson. in Mining
and Metallurgy, New York.
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

the saints until he aspires to emulate
St. Anthony and forswear the joys Of
the world, He wants to lead an ascetic
life
He goes to a cave after enlisting the
assistance Of a young companion, who
gets himself into trouble thereby. Fa-
ther Anthony also gets into trouble and
to escape maternal and paternal pun
ishment, runs away. He establishes
himself in a monastery, working for
the monks, eventually with the consent
of his father. His existence here is a
mixture of humor and pathos. He is so
consistently ascetic, but, in spite OF 1t
all, he has the misfortune to fall in
love with Pariskeve.
The end Of Father Anthony's tempta-
ton comes through the attack of mad
bull on Pariskeve. Father Anthony
saves the girl at the risk of his own
life. During his convalescence his as
cetic ideas give way to his affections.
After the wedding he meets the
young man who was his former play
mate and conspirator when he retired
to the cave. Both were on their hon
eymoons at the time. Naturally the
companion inquired eagerly about st.
Anthony and the devils.
Anastasi called for a bottle of wine,
held up a wine glass to the sun, and
looked through it critically for few
minutes.
well, you see," he said at last slow
ly, at was only the devil that tempt
ed ST. Anthony after all. was tempt
ed by real woman"
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

A series of personal interviews with
men who have achieved success in life
through their own efforts. In these
talks the great workers have outlined
their life-stories, which not only prove
interesting reading, but also of the
highest value to ambitious men ana
women striving after success.
We could hardly place more prac-
tical book than this in the hands of the
young; for nothing is more fascinat-
ing than the romance of reality, the
study of worthy achievement under dlf-
flculty, the contrast between obscure
beginnings and triumphant endings;
nothing is more valuable than to teach
lust such lessons as these through the
medium, not of fiction, but of fact.
Something of interest and value will
be found for aspirants in whatever field
of honest effort Successful men IN
many walks of life have been sought
out. Senators, peers, f1nanciers, rall-
way kings, merchants, farmers, 1nven-
tors, college presidents, authors ano
professional men appear in separate
chapters devoted to tracing out theil
several careers and the motives which
conduced to their advancement.
A man in college, fitting himself fol
any profession, can only succeed by
careful survey Of the groundwork upon
which that profession is upreared. And
anv calling in life, no matter how gen
eral, is capable of just as careful an
analysis. Viewed in this light, Talks
With Great Workers is a textbook OF
untold utility when placed in the hands
of the man who knows how to use it
who can seize and take home to him
self the needed truth underlying some
concrete illustration.
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

''The name of Clara Morris recalls
the greatest emotional actress of her
time, and those who have sat under
her spell will be in no way surprised
that she should turn to literature and
produce original work.
Thus writes Henry G.. Watterson.
Eet her versatility has surprised many,
even her most ardent admirers, for she
has displayed literary genius which al
most rivals her histrionic art. Sarah
Bernhardt once went to see Clara Nor
ris play Camille" When she beheld in
her impersonation the uneXampled lit
eralness of mental and physical agony
she exclaimed. Mon Dieu! This wo-
man is not acting; she is suffering.
IT is this same sensitive emotional
quality. the same vitality and imagina-
tive power, the same subtle insight in
70 the heart, that she exhibited as
miss Mutton" or Camille" that af-
ford much of the unique charm which
we feel sure that you will find in these
"reminiscences. Throughout the pages
also will be noticed indications of a
humor and gayety which she had but
little opportunity to display in her Sc
rious dramatic efforts.
Although this is a book of the stage,
Il is not STACEY" 1t is not whitened
or rouged for the footlights. 1t is but
a collection of simple narratives tolu
with a peculiar tenderness and frank
ness. showing the man and woman
side of great personages whom the
public vaguely knows only as unreal
members of a mimic world.
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

During his long residence in Greece
Mr.. Horton, the author, made a close
study of the ways of the people IN the
smaller villages, and many OF the epl-
sodes and scenes in this book are oased
on actual occurrences.
The book gives a graphic picture OF
modern Grecian life and customs.
This is a delightful little story OF
modern Greece. 1t is instilled with ro-
nance characteristic of the authors
works. and. best Of all, it is bright and
sparkling with original humor The
story has = a Don Quixotic flavor
throughout.
All of us know something about the
tenntations of Father Anthony. The
young hero of the book is the son OF a
Greek priest, who is happily married
and totally out Of sympathy with the
life of an ascetic, which appeals most
strongly to his son, Anastasi Kriezes,
who becomes the Father Anthony OF
the story. He has read the lives OF
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

Richards hand crept out towards the
lever, as slow and smooth as the slid
ing CT a cloud. The young partridges
nibbled appreciatively over rich md
OF groundberry. Some quick. subtle In
stinct thrilled them to pungent dread
Their round. cleaning eyes apprehend-
ed the first experience Of man
The shutter snapped under Richards
finger. and. so Immediate, was almost
Simultaneous. Mother Partridge Bhirred
noiseiessly upward. The well-trained
progeny obliterated themselves in
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20
Her First Snapshot

'Sit still, sit very, very still"
And what shall 1 see?''
Listen"
What is it?'
do you hear that puh-puff?"
Yes"
Now. do you seer"
"Where?"
Listen"
Plum. pluff. whisk. whisk, crkle. crkle,
in the brown curly duff, and the ecstat-
ic whispers Of the two under the bass
wood dropped to breathlessness. The
little bulls-eys camera was on the
mans knee, cooked and primed for as
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

sault. The girl sat frozen TO her first
shy attitude. a hand on Richards S
sleeve, head bent towards him like a
sunfiower's expectancy. The little
partridges, bronzy. fluffy, unconscious.
gabbIed onward. scattering away from
the capacious- rowing eyed
mother, rocking to the rearward Of
them.
''Shall II" asked Richard, with mus
cular arm-hint, understood by Sara
roses fingers.
"Very slowly, smoothly"
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

The author is an old friend of the
story-loving youth of this country.
She has written many books for the
boys and girls. The story is intended
for the entertainment Of boys and girls
between II and 16.
Some of the boys and girls OF Har-
bortown have a summer camp at the
The authors love and knowledge Of
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

1t is unnecessary to describe at any
length a book which may be safely
called the most famous and successful
juvenile publication in the world.
This year it is better than ever before.
The 1901 Chatterbox has 412 pages;
more than 200 full-page illustrations
expressly designed for it by the most
eminent English artists. six handsome
ly colored plates, and Illuminated board
covers,
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

The previous collection of DR.. Drum
mond, entitled 1.-THE Habitant," has had
a sale of $4,000 copies. The new volume
strikes the same chord, the same stur-
dy characters of the north woods. DR..
Drummond himself is a Canadian.
Much of the poetry is in the French
Canadian dialect. Even a slight fa-
miliarity with the Canadian character
enables one to appreciate these poems.
The verse is rythmic and the stories are
charming.
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

moveless stimulation Of leaf, stump.
knoll.
''HaIleIujahl tits dones" cried Rich
ard.-From ''The Strength OF the
HiuH," by Florence Wilkinson
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

A good many of the poems included
In this little volume are familiar to
the readers of American newspapers.
They have been clipped and freely pub
lished all over the country. This is the
first collection of Mr.. Blair's works,
however, which began in the SOS and
extend to the present year.
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

This is Revolutionary story intend
ed for young readers. 1t is up to the
standard of former works by the same
author Many of the boys and girls
will remember Their Club and Ours, y
Shoulder Arms" 1.-THE Iron Star,
Scouting for Washington"
This story is lively and full Of ad-
venture.
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

Jimson-'I understand Schley Is re-
tired"
Jester-"Yes. but his enemies are try
ing 70 puneture him again. ."-Colum-
bus (O.) state Journal
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

animals, so conspicuous in her other
seashore and their experiences are de-
lightfully narrated.
books, are shown also here. Goggles,
the faithful dog of the story, is sure to
be a favorite.
The reviewer never spoils the pleas
ure Of the reader by telling in advance
the story of book of this kind.
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

This is a book of short stories deal
ing with various phases of Tennessee
life both in town and country. The
book is full of excellent character
sketches, and the first story, The
Member From Tennessee is a political
story of absorbing interest The other
shorter stories are none the less evil
dences of the skill and power of the
author. This book is issued uniformly
with other stories entitled "The North
ern Georgia Stories" by viii N. Har-
ben; and North Carolina Sketches, y
by Mary Nelson Carter.
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

That entertaining detective story,
"e19.000," by Burford Delannoy, con-
tinues one Of the best selling novels of
the week at several of the leading New
York bookstores. II is distinctly a
book of thrills"
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20
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The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20
Observation-Disclosures

TENNESSEE SKETCHES.
BY Louisa Preston Loomey.
Published by A. c. McClurg
& Co., Chicago.
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

"Allin Winfield" a new novel soon to
come from the press Of F. M. Buckles
& Co., is an exciting story Of love, ro-
nance, and adventure by George Eth
ebert Walsh, whose Mysterious Bur-
glar" had such a good sale, the past
summer.
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

E JOHNNIE COURTEAU AND 1
& OTHER POEMS
e BY William Het y Drum
e mond.
E Published by G. P. Putnams's
& Sons. Illustrated by Fred I
& erick Simpson Coburn. Z
q e q 90 Sc
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20
NEW BOOKS


TALKS WITH GREAT
WORKERS. I
By Orison SWEET Marden. |
(Author of Pushing to the I
Front" !
. Published by Thomas Y. I
Crowell & Co. Fully illus I
, trated. $1.50. !
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

The remarkable productivity of some
authors is fit matter for comment. Mr.
John Kendrick Bangs, who is yet a
young man. has 3S volumes to his cred
it, and Mr.. Robert W. Chambers, au-
thor of Cardigan" has written 10
books since 1S93 prior to which he new
er wrote a line. Mr.. Chambers was
born in Brooklyn, in 1865, and in 1886
he went to Paris to be educated for an
artist where he remained until 1892.
Besides his numerous novels, Mr..
Chambers has contributed various
clever short stories to magazines, and
at one time did considerable illustrat-
ing for Life, Truth, and other promi-
nent periodicals.
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

Mr.. ]. A. MitchelPs successful story,
"The Pines of Lory," is concluded in
the November Scribner's in way that
will especially interest all those who
have been following it and wondering
how Mr.. Mitchell would rescue his peo-
pie from a novel situation.
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

Theodore hoosevelt's second article,
with the Cougar Hounds" in the No
vember Scribnef's contains some stir
ring descriptions of cougar hunting, as
well as a great deal of valuable mat
ter of special interest to the natural
ist. 1t is illustrated with photographs
taken by Philip K. Stewart, who ac-
companied the expedition
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

"The Youngest Girl in the School, is
a story by Miss Evelyn Sharp, the au-
thoress of "Wymps" and other popular
books Of fairy tales. This book is pub
llshed by The Macmillan Company and
is specially designed for girls in their
teens, and relates the experiences of a
little girl who has been brought up in
a large family of boys, and without a
mother. so that she really comes first
into contact with girl nature when she
goes to school.
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

Napoleon Is said to figure in more
novels than any other man of the CEN
tury. The great Emperor of the French
plays a prominent part in Ambrose
Pratt's new novel. Franks: Duellist,
and the character, as drawn by Mr..
Pratt, is undoubtedly the most strik-
ing likeness in Napoleonic literature.
The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

Mr.. Nelson Lloyd has written for the
November Scribner's a paper dealing
with the picturesque ways of life and
primitive religious ceremonies Among
the Dunkers" 1t is the first adequate
account of this quaint sect so long iden-
titled with one of the most beautiful
valleys in Pennsylvania. Mr.. G. w.
Peters has made number Of illustra-
tions.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-05
eeb1e
Peslse,

palor, fainting, smothering or
sinking spells all point in the
same direetion--an impaired
heart action. A heart that is
weak or diseased cannot do full
duty and the circulation of the
blood is interfered with. There
is a medicine that gives new
strength to the heart, new
power to the pulse and puts
new color into cheek and lip.
"My pulse would jump and beat
at fearful rate and then drop
almost to stopping point. /
could not rest at night, feet
swelled and had severe pains In
chest. Took DR.. Miles Heart
Cure six weeks and was cured"
T. ii. JONES, Pittsburg, Texas.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-05

New York, Nov. 5.-Who is the mil
liOnaire's wife in New York who will
receive for a Christmas gift a blue
diamond rivalled in size and color by
only two stones in the world?
This diamond passed through the
Custom House the other day. 1t
weighs 221a karats, and was appraised
by General Geo. w. Mindil, the expert
for the Government, at $4,000, foreign
value.
The importers of the stone paid
$1,000 duty on the big blue diamond
without murmur.
The customs appraisement does not
represent the value of the stone by
any means. The Fifth avenue jewelry
establishment that got it from a
French syndicate wants $4,000 for
1t, and expects to get the price The
prospective purchaser of the splendid
gem is a railroad man worth millions.
Further than this none of those to
whom his Identity is known will say,
as the magnate wants to surprise his
wife on Christmas morning,
This new blue diamond. which will