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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
CURED BY THE SHOCK.
Strange Loss and Return OF Speech by
an EnuIish Norman

81 a. &c ESSS anu 0SIuF1 OF SpSsCn Oy
an English Woman.
The case of Mrs. Anna Garden, of
Winsford, England, who suddenly re-
gained her power OF speech after near
ly three years of dumbness, was one
Of the most astonishing events of the
last days of the old century.
Mrs. Garden, speaking plainly now
and without any impeachment, says:
Two years and eleven months aso
an attack Of rheumatism left me abso-
lutely speechless. | remained thus
three months, and my agony of mind
at the thought that l might never
speak again was most acute" Mrs.
Garden described how she gradually
learned to whisper, but she attracted
attention at first only by emitting
whistling sound.
For fourteen weeks severe currents
OF electricity were applied without re-
suit. DR.. Moreton, of Norwich,
finally concluded that naught save
great shock would effect cure.
The accuracy of this view was start
lingly verified during gale which
swept over England. In walk
ing few yards to post
a letter Mrs. Gardens father,
George Bratt, coachman, aged 50,
was struck by a falling poplar and in
stantly killed. The dumb woman was
informed that her father had been in
jured. She went to his house and on
the threshold saw her fathers
dead body on a couch.
After uttering a piercing scream the
woman cried loudly, ooh, my fatherl"
Naturally her relatives in the house
were startled beyond measure at the
sound of voice they had not heard
for three years, but there was no
doubt about the words having been
spoken.
The double shock which Mrs. Garden
lad received caused her to fall sem
'eless on the floor. and her friends
we're seized with the fear that her
roice had again become silent. When |
he swoon had passed, however, Mrs. |
Garden spoke nationally. She also
gave evidence in distinct tones at the |
inquest on her fathers body.-Mon-
real Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
HE Harvest.

Oh, saw her at the time of the SOW
ing OF the grain
The April sun had broken through q
flmy mist of rain,
And a little wind and sweet
Swayed the grasses at her feet
As | turned to look and turned to
smile and turned to look again;
And said, How good a thing
Is the promise Of the Spring."
AT the time Of the sowing of the grain.
Oh, l kissed her at the time of the
growing of the grain
Her laugh was like the melody that
threads the lark's refrain;
Bud and blossom everywhere
Sent their perfume through the air
And the branches bent above her
Where the ripening fruit was lain;
And | said, 10, love hath grown
Like the seed thy hand hath sown,"
At the time of the growing of the
grain.
Oh, won her at the time Of the now
ing of the grain
We guided DER the empty fields the
heavy-laden vain,
And my life was like to sing
With the JOY of harvesting!
Oh, loves sowing, nor his growing,
nor his moving was in vain.
And | said. Give thanks, my heart,
For the store that is thy part!''
At the time of the moving of the
grain.
-McCrea Pickering in Smart Set.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
The Royal Residences.

ct is not to be Supposed" says a
writer in London Sketches, that be-
cause the king and queen have enter
ed into the heritage of Buckingham
Palace, they will readily leave Mari
borough house, to which dwelling
they have become SO attached In
deed, the queen is quite unwilling to
cross the park. Happily, the visit Of
the duke and duchess Of Cornwall anu
York to the colonies gives an excuse
for not abandoning the old homestead.
and l understand that, as at present
arranged, Marlborough house will still
remain in the occupation of their
majesties, while Buckingham palace
will be used for state cere
monies and the entertainment of dis
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
ADS. FOR WOMEN.
Hints of Value to Those Who Would
Win Trade

1t is estimated by expert guessers
that SO per cent. of women read adj
vertisements. If this is the case,
then study of these interesting speci-
mems of humanity will not be value
less.
Be it far from me to give an expert
testimony regarding the workings of
woman's mind, but my most crafty
ing success has been in writing adver-
tisements which appeal to women.
There are two things which must be
borne in mind by advertisers. They
are that women's sympathy is one OF
her weakest points, and the other is
her vanity A noted FrenchWoman
says that fiattery will win a woman
when all else fails.
One of the greatest circulars | ever
knew of-great as money maker-be-
gan, knowing you to be one of those
intelligent women who appreciate how
essential the best flour is to the max
ing of good bread" etc. A little gentle
taffy is not the worst thing with the
women.
I
vertisement is very important
Always show clearly in the first line
just what a woman is going to get
out of the adjust where her g n is
to be- She is very busy, and ii you
don't happen to strike her squarCly be-
tween the eyes you may lose Ter at
tention.
1t is a great thing also to tell women
the reason for everything. Because"
is very big word in a woman's Yocab-
ulary.
Try to make advertisements and
booklets attractive if you wish to ap-
peal to women and never lose sight of
woman's curiosity. It's better, Of
course, to use a 2 cent stamp, but a
woman doesn't treat a circular with
such contempt as you or l, and her
waste paper basket isn't always con-
Veniently placed.
Have your clerks learn the name of
each customer as nearly as possible.
Never have them shout it out. but in
a quiet voice say, Good morning.
Mrs. Jones'" and add little pleasant
remark
Women like attention. Husbands
may forget it sometimes, and IL DO
lite remark comes a woman's way.
even if it comes from a clerk, 1t falls
On fertile ground
Study women.
See why they buy from you and why
they fail to buy.
Experience is good teacher.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
Literary Women.

Sarah Grand says that she was IA
years old before she went to school
She made up for lost time afterward
in most things, but never learned the
art of penmanship.
Mrs. Hugh Fraser, who is a sister of
Marion Crawford, is best known by
the two volumes of her letters from
Japan, written while her husband was
serving as British minister to that
country. Mrs. Fraser has now com
pleted story of conditions very far
removed from those surrounding a. Dip
lomats wife in the east Her novel.
"A Little Gray Sheep" is a study of
social types in Devonshire and the
Thames Valley
1t is said that Miss Bertha Runkle.
the author Of The Helmet of Navarro,
is the youngest of the American
authors who have acquired recogni-
ton within short time. When she
wrote the story she was but little
more than 20 years old Miss Runkle.
who is the daughter Of q New York
Journalist, is a native of New Jersey
and, it is said, has never been to col
lege nor has she ever been in Europe,
fact which is somewhat interesting
since the scene of her story is laid in
France.
The new book of Myrtle Reed,
author of Love Letters of a Musician,
is entitled The Spinster Book.
A new girl baby down in Indiana has
been named Alice of Old Vincennes,
and the Bowen-MerTill company
promptly sent silver cup engraved:
Sweet Alice, of the novel name, \
In human type and covers kid
We hope when you're an ancient
dame
You'll love the book your parents
did"
Oulda's new book of five short
stories is called Street Dust and Other
Stories
About three years ago Miss Helen
Hay, daughter of the secretary of
state, published her first efforts in
verse. Last autumn she finished a
collection of child rhymes, The Little
Boy Book. For the last year Miss
hay has been diligently engaged on
the most ambitious work she has yet
attempted. 1t is entitled The Rose of
Dawn, and is love story Of the south
seas told in blank verse Throughout
the book there are snatches of lyric
poetry, love songs and ballads of the
people. Miss Hay is one of the popu-
lar bellies of the capitol. She is near
ly "a, and in manner is strikingly like
the author Of Little Brooches.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
MEMORIAL TO VICTORIA.
Proposed Restoration of Linithoow
Palace.

Melbourne, says the London
Sketch, proposes to do something by
way of memorial to our late queen;
Lord Curzon has proposed in Cal
cutta that something should also be
done in India; and, nearer home,
Lord Rosebery has suggested that
when Scotland makes up it's mind as
to some memorial the restoration of
Linlithgow Palace should receive con-
sideration. He points out that it was
the birthplace of Mary queen of Scots,
is hallowed by many great traditions
and is in state of such perfection
that its restoration would not be diff
hcult. In its present roohess state it
is anything but credit to the nation.
The buildings and park round Linlith-
gov Loeb extend to 1914 acres, and
since 1S4S have been cared for by the
commissioners of woods and forests.
The consent of the king would be re-
CURED before anything could be done.
Lord Rosebery has no idea of max
ing the place a royal residence, but
there are other public purposes to
which it could be devoted. Some of
the large apartments and the domestic
chapels would lend themselves to res
toration. A. few years ago it was sug-
gested that the buildings be repaired
and turned into a county courthouse;
another suggestion was that it might
be made supplementary register
house for the preservation of public
documents. James v, who was born
here, did much to give the palace it's
present form, although it dates from
1924
Mary of Guise said she had never
seen more princely place, while Sir
Walter Scott makes one of his char |
acters utter the sentiment that of all
the palaces SO fair built for royaI |
dwelling Linlithgow excels them all. |
The housekeeper during 1745 was a
stanch Jacobite and welcomed Prince |
Charlie here; but Hawleys Dragons, |
ON their flight from the battle of Fal- |
kirk, either On purpose or through |
carelessness, set the palace on fire |
and ruined it in 1746. After that it |
ceased to be habitable''
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Continued.

Neither Gwendoline Mari nor an
other would / ever have made my
wife," he said-"only you. Violet,
my darling, you shall not be made un=
happy. Tell me what has grieVed
you"
But he could not draw one WORT
from her, the fact being that the
dowager had told her that she had
ruined her sons life. that but for her
ne could have married into any OF the
noblest families in England, and that,
as it was, she did not see how he could
go into society again.
A mans marriage either makes or
mars him." concluded the dowager,
forcibly, "and my sons unhappy mar
Tiage has most certainly marred him."
Violet listened in proud silence.
She contented herself by saying over
and over again, IF this be a lady, l
am thankful that | am a daughter Of
the people" But when she was alone
her anger and Indignation found vent
in tears.
Lord RIVERS could not soothe her
you ought not to have married
me" she said, presently. 'It was
cruel to yourself, to me, and to your
family"
Her words seemed to pierce his
heart
How could I help it," he asked
when l love you SOP"
She raised her lovely eyes, stream
in Or with tnarc tO bic faro
1T seems to me-" she said. that in
marrying me the person You thought
most of was yourself
And the words struck him like
blow, yet he felt that they were true.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11

tinguished foreign visitors. Mari
borough house is not an ideal palace,
but it has the advantage of being
compact. On the other hand, Buckin-
ham palace is such an i.l-co1structed
pile that the first king of the Belgians
asked for a guide to it, usitil he was
reminded by q familiar Cou tier that
it was almost as large and quite as
safe as his majesty's own do
minions.'"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
To be continued.
The Cold Spare Bed,

When you have a friend to visit you,
if she be a welcome guest,
You will try to make her happy and
you'll give her of your best;
You'll tell her all the story of your
varied household cares.
And everlastingly you'll pirate about
your own affairs;
But whatever else you do, don't fol-
heavens sake. be led
To put that helpless woman in the
cold spare bed!
You may tell her of your troubles
with your numerous hired girls,
And what "she said" and what q
said" till her understanding
whirls;
You may talk of the servant question
till the setting moons last
CLEAN,
And begin again next morning on the
same old tiresome theme:
But whatever else you do. don't. for
heavens sake. be led
To put that helpless woman in the
cold spare bed!
You may tell her Of your pains anC
aches and what the doctor saiC
Tha time you came near dying will
neuralgia in your head;
Of how you poured down bitters ant
drops and patent pills
When you caught the dread malari;
and had such awful chills;
You may bore her, you may wear,
her, till she wishes she wer,
dead;
| But, for heavens sake. don't put he
in the cold spare bed!
| Clara A. Trask in New Englant
| Farmer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
1t Didn't Pacify Her

The honeymoon was over and they
were comfortably settled in their
snug little home in Swanlinbar. The
husband, returning from business,
was grieved to find his little wife cry
ing bitterly.
"Oh, GEORGE" she sobbed, a dread
full thing has happened; had made
you a beautiful pie, all by myself, and
Fido went and a,
well, never mind, my dear" he
said cheerfully, Eve can easily afforG
another dog. Answers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
A Final Ethical Distinction,

What are you here for, my man."
inquired the benevolent visitor at the
Jail.
Why, you see, sir" answered the
prisoner, Il tuck something that
didn't belong to me by right, an
didn't do it according to law."-Wash-
ing.on Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
Elk ATTEMPTS Suicide

Davenport, Iowa, April 6.-Ben
Carmichael attempted suicide in the
lodge room Of the Elks, by shooting
himself in the head. 1t is thought he
is fatally wounded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
An April Blizzard.

New Richmond, Wis, April 6.-A
blizzard swept over this region last
night with a brisk biting wind fro
the northeast
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-03-07

none seemed to do me any permanent good
The doctors said it was the worst case of inter
nal trouble they ever had. 7 decided to write
to you for help. I received a very encouraging
reply. and commenced treatment at once. I
had not used your 'Favorite Prescription a
week before I began to feel better. and, as I
continued, my health gradually Improved. It 10
improving every day"
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps
to pay cost of mailing only. Send II
one-cent stamps for a book in paper
covers, or 81 stamps in cloth, to DR..
R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-03-07
VICTORIA AND ALBERT.

Story of u Lovers Tiff Between the
Queen and Prince Consort.
They, being dead, yet speak. How
much of England's greatness is really
due to the late queen and her noble
prince consor will probably never be
known, nor how much his superiority
as a man had to do with the formation
of her character. The following Incl
dent, which found it's way into the pa
pers at the time, will serve as a case in
point:
Not long after their marriage the
young couple, like others Of their kind,
had what is usually styled a lovers tiff.
Instead of arguing the matter, as most
men would have done under the cir
cumstances either through weakness or
pride, thus leading on her part to an
ger. vide Henry of Battenberg and
Wilhelmina, or humiliating her by
bringing her to acknowledge herself in
the wrong, which she might have done,
being really in love with him, but
which as the queen she would never
have forgotten nor really forgiven, he
quietly acknowledged her personality
as queen by bowling himself out of her
presence and retiring to his W apart
ments, locking the door behind him.
Here no one dared enter without his
express permission.
Growing restless under the feeling Of
his displeasure, she followed and
knocked at the door. "Who is there?''
asked Albert, well knowing, however,
who it was by the hesitation shown in
the step. "The queen" came the an
swer. "The queen cannot enter" was
his response, and, proud as h was,
she went away and came back again.
Again the same question, the same re
Spouse, with the same result. But wo-
mans love conquered woman's pride
and a third time Victoria stood at the
door of her husbands apartments, and
a third time came the question, "Whe
is there?' "Your wife" "Ah," sale
the gentleman as he opened the doo1
and probably his arms also, "my wife
will always be welcome"
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-03-07
POULTRY SHOW.
Splendid Exhib to Be Made at the
Pan-American Exposition.


Splendid Exhibit to Be Made at the
Pan-American Exposition.
In planning a great Exposition of the
magnitude of the Pan-American, to be
held in Buffalo next summer, where all
the great industries of the United States
will be represented by exhibits which
will be of the best quality and charac-
ter that can be produced, the wisdom
OF the management is shown in the
magnificent preparations that are be-
ing made for the Division Of Live
Stock.
In no line of breeding domestic ami
mails has greater strides been made
than in the poultry industry, and, while
the interest taken in the Live Stock Di-
vision of the Exposition by prospective
exhibitors is very encouraging, the
poultrymen Of the United States and
Canada are manifesting an interest
that is truly phenomenal. The poultry
men in the past few years have seen
the industry double many times until
today it exceeds in value IN single
farm crop. The annual sale Of eggs,
poultry and fancy birds for breeding
purposes in the United States and Can
ada exceeds $1,OOO,OOO 900. The pro-
posed show at the Pan-American will
be fully adequate to the great interests
involved. The time of this show will
be most propitious to the fanciers-Oct
21-31-and the accommodations will be
all that are desired. The stables, COW
ering ten acres, will all be devoted to
the poultry and pet stock show.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-03-07
RESTORING the Great BASTARD.

Every one will wish success to Lord
Walsingham in his attempt to restore
that magnificent bird, the great bus
tard, to it's ancient English home in
Norfolk and Suffolk. At present the
bustard is only a winter wanderer to
Britain, but there was a time when it
haunted II English shires and was
known also in the Merse of Berwick
shire and the open area Of the
Lothians. In Norfolk, where the bird
appears to have fingered longest, the
last two examples were killed in 1888,
but 1882 saw the last of it in Suffolk.
Sixteen birds have nov been put down
OF the borders of Norfolk and Suffolk,
and there is no particular reason why
they should not multiply and flourish,
just as the ~capercailzie has in Scot
land.
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baths by the progressive city of Brook

baths by the progressive city Of Brook
line, Mass.
The exhibit of public works will be
closely related to that of hygiene and
sanitation, and among its features will
be a model of the Chicago drainage ca
nal and a large model also of the city
of Boston and it's vicinity within a
radius of u miles.
1 have not space now to speak OF
the exhibits of photographs and photo
graphic supplies, Of piano fortes and
other musical instruments and of other
features of the Liberal Arts exhibit. in
teresting though these will be. The
whole field will be covered in a way
to bring out the most attractive and ed
ucational side of the subjects illustrat-
ed. EDWARD HALE BRUSH
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lance, n great progress has been
made within a decade along this line.
Indeed it may perhaps be said that the
subject has become almost a science in
Itself, and certainly in it's relations to
The daily life of the people its impor-
lance cannot be too much emphasized.
The exhibit at the Pan-American Ex-
position, which is under the immediate
supervision of DR.. Jacob S. Otto, an au-
fhority in this branch Of science, will
comprise such subjects as physical cul-
ture, and the apparatus used in various
institutions for this purpose-hospitals
and dispensaries, boards of ~health-and
their functions, foods, their chemistry,
preservation and adulteratfon: mechan-
zeal methods Of sanitation and sanitary
architecture. The improved methods
introduced into municipal departments
en- recent years will be shown as graph
ical1y as possible. In many cases mod
els will be used for this purpose. Maps
md models showing the disposition of
garbage in cities and the cremation of
the dead will be featuges of the exhibit
In this division. Sewer drainage will
also form an important part of the
exhibit. Especially timely; IN view
Or the tenement mousse lhEeSllgaIlon
recently conducted by a state COM
sion appointed for that purpose, will
be the exhibit to be made by the. Char
ity Organization Society of New York
City showing the past and present as
well as the ideal sanitary conditions of
homes in tenement districts of great
cities. OF interest in the same connec-
ton will be the exhibit showing what
is being done in the way Of public