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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-14

mo, no." he cried. You can't
come in. I'm busy. Run away"
Let him come in, George said the
prodigal. 81 want to make his &C
quaintance." The bloated face had
lost it's smile. The tone was no lon
ger a chuckling one. Come in, little
fellow"
The door was pushed little far
Their.
Can I, papa?"
Yes said George Bicknell.
The lad stepped into the ROOM lie
was a handsome boy of eight years,
straight and well developed.
Mamma has gone over to Aunt Lu
cy's,'' he said, as he turned to his
father, IAN she won't be back for an
hour. 1t was kind O. lonesome an il
being a holiday l thought I'd come tc
you, papa. You knew we're always
together a good deal on HOLIDAYS.
The boy turned as he spoke the last
words and caught the strangers eve
I wish you a happy New Year, sir,
he gravely said.
THANK you, son." said the visitor;
I wish you many of the same sort
Come here" The boy looked Up a.
his father and then stepped ID the
stranger. DO l look, son, like a mar
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-14
THE BOY CHORISTER.
His Training and Retention is Diff
cult Art

The forming of a boy choir seems
TO be matter of considerable diff
Guilty Singularly enough, says a
writer in Truth, the Sunday school
furnishes very few recruits for this
purpose, and, in almost every in
stance, the choir master is forced to
apply to the public schools for boys.
When he has obtained the neces-
sary permission he goes straight to
the class room and sees the boys per-
sonally. Then his troubles begin.
Who would believe that the pugna-
clous, small, public school boy edges
shyly off when it comes to a question
of dealing at close range with a
strange "grOwn-up?" This, neverthe-
less, is just what happens. But final
ly, by dint of much persuasion and
many allurements. several hundred
boys are won over to accept an invita-
ton to visit tAe church.
So far. so good. But when the ap-
pointed day arrives, out of this goodly
number perhaps a single dozen lads
appear. The resolution of the rest
melted away when it came to the
crucial point of actually entering upon
an experience SO strange and unfa-
miliar. When the voices of the dozen
courageous one, are tried, possibly
half of them will be found worth the
training. So that the promising two
or three hundred recruits have
dwindled, under the choir masters
eye, to a meagre five or six.
Thankful for this scant nucleus, az
least, he begins training his little COM
pany. A single rehearsal, and then
more excuses begin to come in. This
boy has decided that the rehearsals
take too much time from his play
That boy has CHANGED to mention the
choir practice at home, and for some
reason or other his parents withdraw
him: and SO on, until even the scant
remainder of the original array has
sunk to q mere two or three, and, with
a sigh, the choir master thanks the
prOpitiOus fates for even these
Then the master begins to exercise
his ingenuity in other directions. He
offers a bonus to the members who
will bring in other boys. Sometimes
the device works admirably; the flour
ing choir of ST. James Church, of
which Mr.. Henry Hall is master, is
maintained almost wholly in this
manner. In other instances, a boy
will persuade his friend to remain I'M
Ill the bonus is paid, and then, having
received his share of the reward, the
new recruit departs on his way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-14
THE TRAMP AND THE BOY.

1t was New Years morning The
gray light filtered dimly through the
windows of George Bicknells study.
George Bickneu himself stood by his
desk looking down at the trayesty of
a man who sat back iauntily in the
easy chair before him. George Bick-
nell's face was pale and stern. The
face of the other man was distorted by
a leer
Yes, brother George" the visitor
said in a husky voice, I've come to
pay you my semi-occasional fraternal
call. Same old welcome, l notice, and
vet you haven't seen me before in
three years. Same old cordial greet
ing for the prodigal. But I don't
blame you, my dear boy I'm the same
old family disgrace. Same old rags
same old appetite"
He looked himself over with a
-comical leer, and shook his head in a
disappearing way.
How much do you want?" asked
George Bicknell.
Rather coarse. rather coarse.
chuckled the prodigal. still, it's your
money You know it's always throw
away or me. I'm poor custodian 70,
family funds. Every penny will go II
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-14

two cars employed each carry loads
Of GOO pounds. The motive power is
supplied by an engine at the lower
terminal, and the cars are run at {
speed Of $50 feet per minute. There
are six intermediate supports, the las
span from a rock bluff to the toWT
being carried over a clear stretch OF
! $50 feet.
! Another line now being built for the
! Compagnie Haitienne of the island OF
Hayti, for the transportation of log
wood, has total length Of fifteen
miles. Another interesting line that
has just been built is being operated
by the Silver Lake Mining company
of Colorado. Starting out from 6
, terminal point, the line ascends 6
mountain slope for d short distance
/ pitches down at the opposite side in
spans that are the longest in the
world, one being 1900 feet, or nearly
half d mile in the clear Practical ex
! perience has shown that there is nc
! objection to the length of the span OF
these wire roads, providing there is
: nothing to interfere with the proper
, detection of the cables. At Cowingo
Md, roadway crosses the Susque
hanna river IN two spans of LOO feet
each, the central support being 1OC
! feet high and located on an island
| This possibility Of stretching the roaC
I for half a mile without support is
what makes it so admirably adapted
for use in the Chilkoot pass, as the
gulches can be crossed with ease, anC
canons that it would be impossible tt
bridge can be spanned by the wire
rope with as much facility as with {
! telegraph wire
The company was promoted by S
S. Rush of Louisville, Ky, who has
been in the Klondike He travelled
through the pass by foot and by water
and laid out the plan by which The
road was to be built. After figuring
the cost of such a road he came tt
New York and began the organization
of a stock company. H G. Walls wa.
, elected president. The company wa!
incorporated, and has since put three
parties of surveyors at work in thu
pass, one of them being in charge O
William Schwelgart, a New York en-
gineer. Leading men in the enter
prise are George B. Dodwell, manage
of the Northern Pacific Steamship
company, and Hugh c. Wallace, presi
dent of the Washington & Alask;
Steamship company. They believ,
that this transportation system vii
enable gold seekers to reach the Yu
kon easily and quickly at minimum
expense.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-14

II is rumorcd that, with a capital of
over 4 million dollars, a company has
been formed in New York to push a
plan for surrounding the ChiIkoo5
pass in the Klondike. Engineers have
declared that the pass canont be pro-
yidcd with Il railroad of the ordinary
description without the expenditure of
millions of dollars in tunneling, the
nature oft he mountains rendering it
The plan of the new company is to
construct what is known as d wire
road from Dyea to Lake Lindema n,
distance of eight miles. The road
will be one of the most novel for pas
senger traffic in the world The cars,
which will be constructed to hold two
passengers and a gripman. will travel
high in the air along an elevated
track consisting of two parallel wire
ropes with a third rope or cable in the
center and below, from which the mo-
tive power of the car comes. The car
the cable rope being underneath the
ear and attached to it or loOsened at
&he will of the gripman. They can
travel at speed of ten miles an hour
When all is ready for the trip the
sripman picks up the whirring cable,
and away the car goes, held in its
aerial position by the wheels that run
on the rope tracks above, which, be
ing constructed TO carry about three
times the weight of the cars, may be
relied upon to safely convey the living
freight across the Chilkoot pass. The
road will be constructed in two sec
lions. four miles long with a powe"
house for each cable. The first sec
ton will be from the Dyea canon to
Sheep camp, a trip that will neceSsi-
tate q rise of one thousand feet. to be
extended aero S the entire distance
according to the best Judgment of the
engineers. The second road will eN-
tend from Sheep camp to Summit,
three and a-half miles. with rise of
, 500 feet. and thence to Crater lake
with fall of 500 feet. Iron supports
about a hundred feet apart will carry
the wires The roadway will have a
carrying capacity of 120 tons daily, Or,
as the company estimates it, it will be
able TO carry over the pass 200 miners,
with their outfits. every day.
The great advantage that such a
roadway as this will have over all the
other plans suggested for surmount-
ing the tremendous obstacles of the
Chilkoot, is that it is so light and
strong in construction that it can be
built for small outlay and in a very
short time All that is necessary is
for the supporting pillars to be made
according to measurements forwarded
by the engineers, who have gone
carefully over the ground pick
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-14
DEATH OF A BULL FIGHTER.
All Spain Greves at the Passing of
Little Dominck.

Little Dominck.
All Spain was plunged into the
deepest grief at the death of Domin-
quin-little Dominick-the bull figh-
ter. There was no such general
lamentation and public display of
grief over the disasters which Spain
suffered in the war with the United
States. The death Of Campos did not
begin to touch the popular cord of sor-
row as did the death of Dominquin.
He had more royal funeral. His
body was carried in special train
from Barcelona. where he died, to
Madrid, where it was buried with
great pomp. At all the intermediate
stations at which the funeral train
stopped was heard a great sound of
lamentation, and at the station in
Madrid there was a fight among the
eminent persons who contended for
the honor Of acting as pallbearers.
Isabel la Segunda, the fat, aged and
sporty eX-queen, chimed in with the
national lamentation and mourned for
Dominquin in her little exiled court
in Paris, sending letters and kilograms
to Madrid and Barcelona expressing
grief which seemed to he more pro-
found than that she expressed when
her royal son died.
Little Dominick was AZ years old
when he met his violent death. For
many years he had been the idol of
the Spanish populace, and was &C
counted the most graceful and az.
complished bull fighter in the world.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-14

riotous living"
Man, man." cried George, will
nothing move yOu-nOthing arouse
you to a sense of your degradation!
I'm afraid not, George" laughed
the prodigal. 1--WE lived too long
with the swine to be open to senti-
mental twinges. Cut the preaching,
George. I'll do the best | can to drink
myself to death and then you'll be
we'll rid of me. There, old fellow, I'm
ready to go. Chuck me what you think
best and let me- get out and drown
this thirst. I know you're scared to
death for fear somebody may come in
and find me here But l won't dis.
grace you unless you rile me too far.
| I think a good deal Of you, George =
and I'm especially fond of your
money. Come, what's it to me?"
George Bicknell shuddered as he
opened his pocketbook and drew ont
several bills, the shifty eyes of the
visitor greedily following his more
ments.
And then came an interruption.
! The inner door was gently pushed
open and the curly head of a small
boy appeared in the opening.
Can : come in. Papa George" in
CURED q childish voice.
George Bicknell turned quickly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-14

! ing out the best spots for erecting tbs
! pillars. Then, when these pillars ar
rive, it will be necessary only for
Workmen to plant them firmly in the
! ground, and the foundation of the
roadway will be laid. The stringine
of the three wire ropes will be sim
pie matter, and the building and
! equipment of the power houses a mat
ter of a few months work only.
The great design of the builders OF
the road will be to make the road
strong, and at the same time light
The carrying cables being stationary
can be locally graduated to the strains
they have to bear, so that on long
spans across chasms they will be
made thick. and on short stretches
! from near pillars they will be thinner
/ The strain will be greatest on steep
grades, and on these especial care will
be taken to have the ropes strOn2
enough to make an accident impOs
sible Upon slopes the weight of the
! lads is shared to a certain extent by
both carrying cable and traction rope
the amount borne by each depending
or the inclination-the sleeper the in
clination the greater the strain on the
traction rope and the less the strain
on the supporting cables. All this
viii be carefully estimated III grading
! the ropes.
Where extra strain is laid upon the
wire ropes they are supported by
what are termed rail sta
tons" which consist of q
series of bents. supporting rails
which overlie the track cables, anC
save the latter from undue veal
at these points.
The miners who may trust them
selves and their goods to this slender
| looking road can feel assured tha
they are not being made use of in sci
entifc experiments, for the wire roa(
! has been satisfactorily tested il con
nection with the carrying Of freight il
various parts of the world. Visitor!
! to the worlds fair were greatly inter
/ ested in the working of a section o
/ wire road that was placed on eXhibi
I ton by the firm that is to cOnstruc
! the aerial tramway over Chilkoot pass
/ The Trenton Iron company. The mos
complete road of this description il
the world, and one that approaches a.
nearly as possible to the one that vii
= be erected across the Chilkoot pass, il
! that now used to carry freight an(
war material from the docks to the ia
nous elevated fortress of the British
the rock Of Gibraltar.
This line is 1900 feet long, has
vertical ascent of 1900 feet, and tn,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-14
Cats Claws in SAUSAGE.

A decided sensation has been Great
ed here, says a Norfolk dispatch to the
Lynchburg News, by the finding of
what is alleged to be cat claws in
sausage, which a reputable grocer sold
to a cOlOred citizen. The negro turned
the alleged cat claws over to the pO-
lice who in turn will ask the health
commissioner to investigate The
sausage, it is said, was made in Nor
folk county, and was sold as country
sausage. 1t is possible that some of
this homemade sausage was com
pounded from house cats that have re-
Gently been disappearing from New
port News in such large numbers that
a police investigation was ordered A
man in what is known as the Acre"
was arrested for Strengthening the
feline, He said he bought the cats for
their hides and sold the dressed bodies
to man in the country. This indi-
vidual has not been located, and there
is strong suspicion that he may have
furnished the sausage from which the
alleged cat claws were taken.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-14
A WANT AID.
How it Convinced Two Merchants
That Advertising PAYS.

NAT Advertising Pays.
Henry W. Grady's statue in Marietta
street recalls story of his career in
Rome. Ga, as editor. etc. of a news
paper whose struggles for existence
were hard, indeed. says the New York
Press. Dolph and Yves Rounsaviue.
big merchants, declined to advertise.
notwithstanding Grady's persistent
entreaties. I'VE don't need to adyer-
tise.' said Yves, senior partner. ct
won't do any good. Nobody reads ad-
vertsements, anyway" Don't read
emp cried Grady; I'll show you"
The next days paper followed one Of
the editors brilliant articles with this
notice; ''Wanted-Immediately, 1000
cats, for which we will pay so cents
each. J. w. Rounsaville & Bro" It
rained, showed and hailed cats. Every
boy in town stole cats to sell. Far
mers hauled them in from the country.
The railroads brought them by freight
and express. They arrived in sacks,
bags, boxes, kegs and barrels. Yves
and DOlph, who had read the adver-
tisement, were nearly paralyzed with
fear.
1t was the towns business to stand
about the corner of the store and en-
joy the fun. Grady himself leaned
against telegraph pole splitting with
laughter and crying with every fresh
breath: Nobody reads advertise
ments, Ell? Nobody reads 'em?" The
Rounsavilles were glad to compromise
on contract for a years advertising.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-14
WITH ANIMAL ACTORS.
Troubles of Those Who Put Dumb
Creatures Through Their Parts.

Creatures Through Their Parts.
/ 1t is to be feared that a new prob
lem of much difficulty confTonts the
aspiring American dramatfst. The
threatening trouble lies in the in
subordination of animals brought upon
the stage to secure a realistic effect,
says the Chicago Record.
Not long ago a hen thus used in a
comic opera performance in Chicago,
finding stage life arduous and vain,
abruptly decided to leave it and dash
ed across the footlights into the par
quet. Now comes the report of an
intractable lamb, which, instead of
playing it's part with becoming hu.
mility, made for the leading lady with
lowered head, and after inflicting
slight injuries, proceeded to overturn
and smash the stage accessories. 1t
is evident that if these unruly tenden-
cies on the part of the stage animals
are to go unchecked truly realistic
play in the future will be attended
with peril.
Lately there has been quite a de-
mand for the form of histriOnic art
which presents idyllic views of barn
and farm yard. Unless something
can be done to restrain the nervous
tendencies of the poultry, COWS.
sheep, horses and othe ranimaIs in the
exhibit, something painful is likely to
happen. The excitement which an I'M
ruly COW might occasion, for example
were she to become dissatisfied with
her role and step over into the orches-
ira, would be utterly destructive Of
illusion. The writer's interested in
elevating the geological drama should
take necessary precautions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-14

He was wounded in the thigh in a
bull fight at Biarritz last month. and
before he had recovered fully went to
keep a professional engagement in
Barcelona. The injured muscles be-
trayed him, and when the bull charged
and Dominick tried to spring to one
side he was not quick enough. He
landed on the horns of the bull and
was gored to death in sight of the
great concourse of people who had
come. to see him fight. Then came
his national funeral. A queen of the
ancient house of Bourbon wore
mourning badge for him and grandees
Of Spain came to "fsticuffs" for the
honor of being among his pallbearers.
st. Louis Republic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-14
The Old Story.
In a cozy room together,
Not co many wears q 90

In coy room together,
Not so many years ago,
Needless of the wintry weather,
Sitting in the firelight's glow,
Talking nonsense, young and happy,
Cupid danced along the floor.
Then there came protracted bushes
Neither bold enough to speak
In her cheeks were rosy bushes,
While 1 blushed for lack of cheek;
Each OWNED just what the other
Wanted most to talk about;
Neither dared-but tried to smother
Cupid out:
So, you see, all things were equal;
We were both in love, of course;
And you know the proper sequel
When it's drawn from such a
source
How drew my chair up nearer
To her own, that l might see
In her clear eyes for my mirror
Just how love might answer me;
How my dearest wish was spoken
Scarcely knowing what to say;
How the silence then was broken
In very charming way
And I'm happy to confess that
When l begged her to confess.
Sho replied-but you will guess that
It was-yes.
Douglas Hemin way in the Puri-
tan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-14
War Is Averted.

When the dispatch reached Wash
ington Mr.. Seward told Lord Lyons
how pleased he was that the dispatch
was courteous and friendly. Haditb been
as dictatorial and menacing as il was
in the original draft it would have
been extremely difficult for him to
hive succeeded in reconciIing the gov
eminent TO the pacific course which
was at cnce adopted. Captain Wilkes
was drowned and the prisoners were
cheerfuly liberated Before the news
reached this country the prince had
passed away, but both his widow and
her prime minister recognized how
much the peace Of the world and the
unity Of the great English-speaking
nations owed to the suggestions of the
prince consort.
There can be no doubt" wrote
Lord Palmerston, that the alterations
made in the dispatch to Lord Lyons
tory settlement Of the dispute These
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-04

ran half-mile on the local track In
:491s Her speciality is short distances
She met with a trifling accident COM
ing down, getting caught in the
chain.
Amethyst is bay mare, and
sprinter. Being of nervous disposi-
ton, she shipped none too well.
Defender, a dark bay stallion, is a
route horse, and will be entered In
the Jockey Club handicap at mile
and a quarter.
Lady O'Mandy, a bay mare, is also
a miller. Last Fourth of July she beat
Albert, which horse is now being
trained at the track by Garrison.
The above quartet are all by Kealia-
Amandine.
The best of the Kauai horses, Kea-
liza Jr., did not come. Neither did the
Rosita colt Last Call, which was bad
ly kicked a couple of weeks ago.
The Kauai horses commenced train
ing in February, but owing to the
rains, work was let up on until a
month ago, since when ii has proceed
ed steadily. The horses viii be kept
at the Stock Yards for a DAY or so,
there being no stall room at the track
until the new stabling IS erected. They
will take their exercise on the Beach
road meanwhile.
Inc haua1 contingent CdinS III SAoA Sc
of William Sylvia. Three jockeys came
down, including two boys who can do
81 and 100 pounds, respectively.
A movement is on foot to smuggle
couple of horses, too big for the pony
race, into the polo pony event. where
the limit is an additional half hand.
Starters in the latter event should
have been ridden during the past year
in bona fide polo games somewhere in
the Islands; and, moreover, their own
ers should be members In good stand
ing of an accredited polo club.
The long missing Iago, by Hawaii,
out of a native mare, has been dis
covered, and is now in Honolulu In
very fair condition. Iago ran half
on a bad track, in Hilo, year ago In
49,
Hollinger's unknown worked six fur
longs yesterday in 1:24.
Charlie Ross, Tom Hollinger's jock
ey, recently imported from the Coast
has left that gentleman's employ, ant
is now exercising for Bob Burns.
Venus worked a half on Sunday II
:521a, her fastest work so far this sea
son. She will probably be cut loos,
one day this week, as her popula
lessee is anxious TO find out just wher'
he is at.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-04
BLACK PAGER
SURPRISES
Continued from rage u

ran a half-mile on the local track in
:491s Her speciality is short distances.
She met with a trifling accident COM
ing down, getting caught In the