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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-16

the south, he went to her home to give
lesson as usual. She saw that he
was very weak and she did not want
him to teach that day. But he in
sisted. He needed the money and she
reluctantly yielded. That morning
she sang sweeter than usual and there
was something especially tender in his
music.
But the effort was too much for him.
All Of sudden his head began to reel,
his eyes to grow dim and his voice to
fall. He clutched at chair and fell
to the floor. He awoke on the couch
and felt the touch of a gentle hand
upon his brow. He seemed to realize
that the end was drawing near and his
eyes filled with tears as he gazed upon
the young girl. If friend like the
one beside him could do so much for
an old man, what would love have
been in his younger days? She had
been so kind to him and ne owed so
much to the tender words and gentle
deeds. He seemd to be thinking of the
past as he looked into her eyes and
began to talk.
Your name is Rosa. 1t is a sweet
name. You are my friend, you-you
are my Rosa" Then a sudden light
came into the old mans eyes and he
sprang from the couch.
"My Rosa!" he exclaimed. my
Rosary! l will write a song and it
shall be called that for you" The
gray haired musician faltered a min
ute and then added in pathetic voice,
'and I fear it will be my last"
1t was then that one of the sweet
est gs ever written was born. He
was enthused with the INSPIRATION and
though almost unable to stand alone,
went to his studio. There, all night
long, by the light of an oil lamp, he
toiled at the piano, putting his emo
lions into music.
By daylight it was finished. He
made a copy and carried it to her to
try. He never played an accompani-
ment as he did that morning and she
sang the song as it has never been
sung since. A week later she sang it
in concert and it caught the public
ear like a whirlwind.
But the musician never recovered
from the shock. He took to his bed,
and gradually the eyes dimmed until
last week they closed forever. During
his illness almost every morning
there was a bunch of roses beside his
bed, that had been gathered by the
fair southern girl, and often she would
drop in for a minute to cheer him up
and bring some delicacy which she
had prepared with her own hands to
sat beside his bed and cooled his brow
as the last light in his eyes died away.
The funeral took place at the church
which he had served as organist It
was an unusually solemn occasion.
Just as the minister finished his dis
course, a beautiful sunny-faced girl
stepped to the chancel rail and began
the soft, sweet strains of melody to
the tender accompaniment of the great
organ. The dead composer lay at her
feet. The audience was as still as
death, and many eyes were filed with
tears. The song was finished and the
remains were taken from the church.
My Rosary" had new meaning for
those who heard the song that morn
ing. At the head Of the grave the same
girlish figure placed large bunch of
roses, and on the ribbon was written
the opening notes to the tender melody
which is stirring the hearts of thou
sands by it's peculiar sweetness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-16
MONTE CARLO.
Some of Its Recent Fashionable
Visitors.

Some of Its Recent Fashionable
Visitors.
Monte Carlo has never been so ia
vored with the presence of royalty as
have Cannes and Nice, says writer
in the London Sketch of March 27,
but it is, nevertheless, the quintessence
of fashionable life. During the last
fortnight Prince Francis Joseph of
Braganza and the Russian Grand Duke
Boris VladimirOf-th youth who may
yet live to be emperor of Russia
have been much in evidence, the grand
duke exciting great admiration by his
skill as a motor-carist, for it is no easy
matter to negotiate the steep hills
which lead down from the plateau on
which is grouped the villa town of
Monte Carlo. 1t must, however, be
admitted that, though motor cars play
great part in the social life of Mon
AGO, yachts run them very close, and
the Bay of Hercules contains at the
present moment some half dozen float
ing palaces, of which perhaps the most
interesting to Anglo-American visitors
is the Valiant, Mr.. w. K. Vanderbilt's
splendid yacht, which has on board
the young duchess of Marlborough,
who, though she does not care to pat
roniZe roulette or trente-et-quarante
is often seen in the concert room of
the Casino.
Among those who have spent at
least a portion of Lent at Monte Carlo
are the duke of Montrose, with whom
was staying his sister, the clever and
charming lady who still writes under
her former name of Lady Violet Gre
vile; Mrs. Mackay who is with her
daughter, Princess Colonna; Lord and
Lady Farquhar, Sir Ernest Cassel,
Lady Anglesey, Lord Durham and his
sister, Miss Lambton; the duchess of
Devonshire, Laura Lady Wilson (the
mistress OF LIE Md, perhaps the most
delightful villa in the principality)
who is never happier than when enter
tanning some of her English friends,
among her latest guests having been
Lord and Lady Mar and Kellie, while
among those who staying at Nice and
SduHSS, nave pdlu lISQucuI uylu Wis
its to those of their holder friends
actually established within a stones
throw of the Palace of the Goddess of
| Chance have been Count and Countess
! Lonyay and the latter's father the
| king of the Belgians. Also, the duke
Of Cambridge who looks remarkably
well. His royal highness was present
|
Cannes Golf clubhouse to IA British
wounded officers, among other guests
present being many well-known
Frenchmen and Russians, as we'll as
al 1.-The leading members of the British
colony at Canens and Baron Alphonse
de Rothschild, who has many English
friends as we'll as relations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-16
all right, but you are too old to enter

all right, but you are too old to enter
our service, as a new man; the age
limit is 35. and then, too, l see YOU
wear glasses. You couldn't pass our
color-blind examination at all. I'm
sorry, but our rules are very strict.
| then asked for transportation east,
and this charming little trainmaster
turned to a big black-whiskered in
dividual at ore Of the desks, saying.
Oliver, make this gentleman out
pass to FL Paso. Railroadman look
ing for work When l got outside l
learned that the dark-haired man was
the woman's husband, He had come
back from Cuba as fit as ever for his
old job, but the present incumbent
was giving entire satisfaction and he
had to content himself with a clerk
ship in his wife's Office
Mrs. Mona Pease Of ella Bend. N.
NJ, is the only woman in the world
who fills the position of trainmaster
on railroad"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-16
any ROSARY"
rathetIc Story of How the Soma Came
to be Written,

ferdlnand Lust, a once famous COM
poser, died last week without friends
ana IN poverty. The end came at
Clarksvllle, Tenn, where he was left
by stranded opera company.
Inc man who has charmed thou
SANDS by his music had his last days
marked by one of the most pathetic
romances and saddest tragedies which
ever fell to the lot of any one, and the
story of MY Rosary" his last song,
winch is now being sung everywhere,
IS told for the first time. 1t was writ
ten on his death bed and the music
was inspired by a beautiful southern
girl
When Ferdinand Lusk's music was
at the height of it's popularity not
many years ago, he had all the money
and friends he desired. He held the
position of organist in Vermont
church at salary of $4,000 a year
and was instructor to Modjeska's son.
An opera of his was meeting with big
success and his royalties from the
famous "Trilby Waltz" alone brought
in fortune. He travelled much and
visited many parts of the earth. He
had all that wealth, health and fame
could give him.
But there came change. He did
not know how to save his money and
when the years began to creep upon
him, the wealth, health and all began
to fade away. He drifted out to San
francisco and taught for a few years,
and then went to Colorado Springs.
Then he became a wanderer without
home or friends.
Finally he reached the depths and
did not have a cent to his name. His
friends deserted him and he was in
great distress. The Marie Bell opera
company needed a conductor, and as a
last resort, though feeble in health and
gray haired, he accepted the offer.
Things didn't go well with the com,
pany. The one-nigbt stands were bad
and salaries were not paid. Finally
the prima donna left the company and
when GAINESVILLE, Tenn, was reached
the organization disbanded.
Without a cent of money the com
poser was thrown upon his own re-
sources, and he tried to earn a few
dollars by teaching. He was given
the position of organist at one of the
churches and the meager salary help
ed him to live. But he was lonely
in bad health and had no friend
brother, or sister, His life was SO
desolate that ever strangers noticed it
and would speak kind word to the
graJ-haired musician.
But there was one bright spot to
cheer his last days. She was a beauti.
! full southern girl, with the fair, soft
complexion of the southern cline
She had seen but 10 summers and
was as sweet and unselfish as she was
| beautiful.
Rosa Whitfield was his favorite pu
| Pill and she always tried to throw a
| few rays of sunshine into his life
| Sometimes when the lessons were
over, she would pin a rosebud on his
coat Or send some little delicacies to
| his lonely studio. Often there were
big punches OF southern roses. He
would place them on his piano and
! play out his soul to the sweet-scented
! beauties. Once he pressed bud in q
book and pinned it to a poem.
But the gray hairs were growing
thicker among the thin locks and his
health was failing. One morning in
the fall, that pretty Indian summer OF
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-16
Jingles.

A late dress reform association
favored boomers. This raises a
question. If they were to be worn
generally, how could a mouse bent on
a soaring expedition discriminate?
why are sailors often called OLD
sea dogs?"
From their natural association
with barks."
Quite an idea, that wedding party
taking their wedding trip on the
trolleys."
'And yet what was it but going into
the tied or rather current?"
Mother is here"
What! Why didn't she write as
usual to let us know she was coming?"
"She said she wanted TO be sure
of catching you for once at home.'
The new opera had fallen fiat.
"You don't take it much to heart
said friend of the composer.
why should II"
"Just so. None of the music was
yours"
did you ever notice how deliber-
ately policemen take a stand on the
corners?"
1--we not seen them take the stand,
but their taking bananas and peanuts
is quite common"
He always called spade a spade
Of his bluntness he made show
Yet he never mentioned shovel
When the pavement was covered
with snow.
Politics are getting cleaner"
What makes you think so?"
/ the late senatorial contest a pig
check was put in one legislators
hand, but he shut down on it."
"The idea OF spots $4,000 miles in
size Of the face of the SUM-
sWell?"
"And yet ordinary freckles worry
the daughter"
If a young fellow has an oppor-
tunity and pretty girl which should
he embrace first?
HE only married her ON account Of
her money"
You're unreasonable. You
wouldn't have him refuse to marry aer
On account of her money!"
So let the snail keep up his best;
The onion do none wrong
For the race is not always to The
swift,
Nor the battle to the strong.
What time is it," asked his wife
suspiciously as he came in.
about one"
Just then the clock struck three.
Gracious! When did the clock
commence to stutter?" he said with a
feeble attempt at justification and a
joke.
Don't you think Minerals last
picture shows all the commanding
force of her character?'
1t certainly does. She looks Like
cook"
THAT idea of different kinds Of mud
as specifics for disease is no goo1.'
How do you know?''
"Tramps have been using them for
years and they don't work"
He had held an Office all his life.
Are you resigned?" asked the at
tendant minister.
With his last vital spark the
moribund proudly cried:
L may die, but l will never resign"
Such instances Of devotion to
principle are nor rare in politics.
Il cut his acquaintance" she re-
marked, because he paid such a poor
compliment to my taste and judg-
ment"
What did he do?"
HE wanted me to marry him"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-16
Where 1t Failed to Work.

20, mamma, it's in my stomach"
Now, Johnny, haven't I told you a
thousand times that there is really no
such thing as pain? It's only a per-
suasion-a delusion. Don't give way
to it for single moment There is
nothing whatever the matter with
your stomach"
Yes, but this is where that won't
work, mamma. I've swallowed my
gum"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-16
THEIR OWN AFFAIR.
A Russ-Japanese Duel not a General
Quarrel.


If Japan and Russia go to war over
Manchuria the New York Times
thinks they will be left to fight it out
without intervention by the other
powers. Says the Times:
The interests of the French lie
In holding aloof with the trading ma
tons. But, assuming that Russia
has the means of coercing France, it
would be as unWise for Russia to ex-
ercise that coercion as for France to
submit to it. The trading nations are
inclined to say, Hands off and Fair
Play while the issue is between Rus
STA and Japan alone, and they will be
sure, from the sympathy which is born
OF self-interest, to give to Japan the
height of fair play If another power
should come in Cd the side of Russia,
it is not to be imagined that Germany
and Great Britain would longer hold
aloof. By enlisting France on her
side Russia would enlist far stronger
powers, stronger so far as the far east
is concerned ,on the side of Japan.
There is thus very good hope that
the struggle between Japan and Rus
STA, if it has in fact been precipitated
by the action of Russia, and to the ad-
vantage of Japan, will be fought out
by them alone, and that the other
powers will be able to avoid being
dragged into it. In other words, the
war, if war must be, is likely to be in
the nature of duello and not of a
melee"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-16
THE LOURDES OF CANADA

interesting Description of Church
Where Miracles Are Worked.
The Church of Good st. Anne comes
TO you with something of a shock. A
shrine ought to be old and weather
beaten, anu this is as insolently new
and clean as the deck of a
battleship. The platform of the rail.
way bounds one side of a square, in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-16

Even after all that's happened thin
nation should have a kindly feeling
for Spain"
For what reason?"
1T was the first Of the European
countries to actually discover what a
great country this is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-16

I've a crick in my back;
Shall I have it tomorrow?
I came down such a whack
When l fell on my back,
That / heard the ice crack,
To my very great sorrow.
I've a crick in my back
Shall have it tomorrow?
Caroline DUE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-16


MISS Chasube-"Oh! myself T ova nm
cards. music light reading
giving '' "'
Mr. Gayegh-I think up calling here during Lent
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-01
Bolivar and Memphis.

The New Memphis Telephone
Company has taken AN important
step in the fulflment of its promise
to cover Memphis territory with
long-distance lines. On yesterday
they closed deal with the Progress
Telephone Company, which has two
thriving exchanges at Bolivar and
Whiteville, Tenn, with long-dis-
lance lines connecting the two towns.
General Manager Warren, of the
New Memphis Company, gives this
information, and says it is the in
tention of his company to build up
frst-class Independent exchanges in
the towns of Bolivar, Whiteville
and Somerville, and to connect these
and all intermediate points with
Memphis at an early day.
@Of course" Mr.. Warren says,
''the most important matter is the
completion of our local exchange,
which will probably require two
months yet. We shall then build
generally throughout what Is con-
sidered Memphis territory having
already made extensive plans to that
end"
What these plans are Mr.. War
rem declined to discuss, but promise
that the business needs of Memphis
merchants and manufacturers will
be considered above all things in
mapping out their long-distance
lines.-Commercial Appeal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-01
Middleburg Marriage.

The Baptist church at Middleburg
was filled to its utmost capacity on
last Thursday evening, the occasion
being the marriage of Miss Lucie
Prewitt, one of Middleburg's fair
daughters, to Mr.. F. T. Blaylock,
srising young business man of
Whiteville. Rev. J. w. Dickens,
the pastor, officiatcd. The church
was tastefully decorated in green
and white. Oriental rugs covered
the space in front of the pulpit,
upon which was placed the organ,
almost hidden by bank of palms
and other tropical plants.
At the appointed hour the bridal
party, consisting of Messrs.~Will
Kearney, Hugh Futrell, Robt. Fer
guson and Fl. G. McAnulty, ushers;
Misses Lottie Prewitt, Velma Kin
ME, Sarah Emerson and Sallie Kear-
ney, bridesmaids Messrs. John
Nuckolls, Will Harris, Frank Prev
lit and Guy Prewitt, groomsmen !;
the bride and her maid of honor
Miss Mamie Prewitt), and the
groom and his best man (Mr. Fred
Howse, of Whiteville,) entered
the doors to the beautiful strains of
Mendelsshon's wedding march, as
executed by Miss Irene Prewitt, of
Whiteville.
The bridesmaids, in white OF gan
dies and carrying boqIe of white
chrysanthemums, came up the left
aisle and crossed to the right the
groomsmen, in the regulation black,
came up the right aisle and crossed
to the left.
The bride was becomingly gowned
in white organdy en- trai l, enveloped
in a mousseline de sole veil, and
was accompanied by her sister, Miss
Mamie Prewitt. Just as she stood
beneath the two hearts suspended by
ribbons from the ceiling, she was
joined by the groom, when they
were made one in the words of the
Baptist ceremoney, during which
'"The Flower Song" was played,
and after which the bridal party left
the church in reverse order to which
they entered.
The young couple left on the
north bound train for Jackson, bear.
ing with them the good wishes of a
host of friends.
They were the recipients of many
useful presents. Whiteville will be
the future home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Blaylock. The BULLETIN offers
congratulations.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-01
EXECUTION OF Cz0LG0SZ.

AUBURN, n. Y, Oct. 90. --Presi-
dent McKinley's assassin is dead.
Leon f. Czolgosz, alias Fred Nei
mann, was successfully electrocuted
at Auburn prison this morning. He
was pronounced dead at lis a. m.
With the purely animal courage that
had sustained him, and the innate
coward within him struggling to his
lips, the youthful murderer, hated
by the nation and the world at large,
paid the penalty for his fearful
crime. In less time almost than it
takes to tell it, the deadly current
had passed through his body, rub
bling out his miserable existence
with merciful and uneiring swift
ness. Seated in the chair with the
fatal current about TO be applied,
Czolgosz, facing the witnesses, said:
81 shot the President because l
thought it would benefit the good
working people of all nations. l
am rot sorry for my crime
During this tir.e the attendants
were busy strapping him to the
chair. His last words were:
81 am heartily sorry l did not see
my father
This was said after the strap had
been drawn across his face, yet his
words were distinctly heard by all
who were in the room.
Wretched creature that he was,
he went to his death unsupported by
the comforting thought that he had
made peace with his God.
For the first time in the history
of the prison, a condemned man
marched to the fatal chair unaccom-
panied by spiritual adviser. Spir-
itual aid had been offered him, but
he scorned the entreaties of the
priests who visited him in his last
hours, and last night when his
brother visited him lie declared that
he wanted no priest, wanted no one
to pray for his soul.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-01
Expressions of Sympathy.

We, the ladies of the Home Mis-
sion Society Of the NJ. E. Church
at Bolivar, do hereby extend to our
beloved secretary, Mrs. Alice Har-
daway, and family, our heartfelt
sympathy aud prayers in this sad
hour of deep bereayment in the loss
of her much beloved son. God in
His providence has seen best to call
him hence, and while His will and
dispensations are mysterious to us,
we cannot solve them; yet we know
Our Heavenly Father doeth all
things well, and what we cannot
understand now will some day be
made plain. and we can see why
this young life, so full of promise
and hope, was taken, and why these
dear ones must sit again at Marah's
stream and drink this bitter, bitter
cup. Oh, may loving Father give
them all grace to say and feel, "Thy
will, not mine be done," knowing
that some day, in His own good
time, God will show us the right
side of the life we are slowly weav-
ing here, and we will hear the Mas
ter say, as He said to Peter, "what
| do thou kncwest not now, but
thou shalt know hereafter" There
are many things in each of our lives
which we know not the meaning Of
now; places where Gnd stops US and
makes US come apart and rest a
while, when we need rest; places
where He finds us wandering out of
the way and stops us short; where
He unties our hands and gives us
time to think. Yes, these are long,
weary days we are sometimes called
to spend; days of thwarted plans
when everything crosses our-wills;
days when we are driven to the wall
and stand with hands hanging help
lessly at our sides the long "rainy
days"-life's cold northeasters that
seem to chill the very marrow of
our souls. Yet, amid all this, let
US, like one of old, look up and say
"though He slay me, yet will trust
Him." and stagger not at His prov
licences; His grace shall be sufficient
to thy day; and may you realize the
fullness of His love and all the com
forts of His grace, in this dark
hour, is the prayer of those who
love you much.
MRS. A. M. STATLER, Pres.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-01

Last winter an infant child of
mine had Group in violent form, !"
says Ed. John w. Rogers, Chris
tian evangelist, of Filley, Mo. "I
gave her a few doses of Chamber
Iain's Cough Remedy and in short
time all danger was past and the
child recovered" This remedy not
only cures Group, but when given as
soon as the first symptoms appear,
will prevent the attack. 1t contains
no opium or other harmful sub
stance and may be given as conf
IDENTIFY to baby as to an adult. For
sale by w. ], Cox, Bolivar; J. w.
Nuckolls, Toone.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-01
Arbor Day.

Arbor day will be celebrated on
November 18th at the Bolivar High
School by appropriate exercises of
songs, recitations and the planting
of trees on the school campus. The
public is cordially invited and it is
hoped that all interested in further
ing the welfare of the public school
and in beaut1fying its grounds will
give encouragement to the inspiring
custom of tree planting.
1t is not now
''To hew the staff and shape the architrave,"
But let us rather say
"WOodman, spare that tree.'' XX
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-01
HON. j. B. FRAZIER. Chat

Hon. j. B. FRAZIER, Chat
tanooga, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for
Governor of Tennessee, spent
Tuesday in Bolivar. This
was not Mr.. Frazier's first
visit to our town. He was
Elector for the State at Large
in 1900 and delivered in the
courthouse here one of the
most powerful and eloquent
speeches ever heard by our
people. He has done great
service for the cause of Dem
ocracy and as Chief Executive
will, we believe, reflect credit
upon the Volunteer State.
While his qualifications and
services to the party have
never been doubted or dis
puted, some of us preferred