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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-13
HE NEEDS A SHAVE.
A Frenchman Who Has More Hair or
His Face Than Any Other Man.

Jean Coulon needs a shave more bad
ly than any other living man. 1t his
strength lay in the length of his hair
this Frenchman would be a very Her
cules.
His beard measures ten feet ten and
one-half inches in length, while his
mustache is over a yard and a half
long.
OF course, he has taken his time to
cultivate these amazing adornments
as you may gather from the fact that
he is now rs years of age. He is very
proud Of them, and this is perhaps one
reason why he does not permit the
vulgar to gaze on his grandeur every
day of the week. The inhabitants of
Montlucon, in the department of ilier,
where Coulon resides, are very proud
of him, and by way of acknowledging
their appreciation the man with the
unlimited beard exhibits his luxurious
growth to all and sundry who care to
come and see him and Sunday. Indeed,
it may be said that for him the Sab
bath is scarcely day of rest, for when
not on view he is carefully dressing
his amazing appendagc and mustache.
During the week he rolls his beard in
sort of bag so that he may be able
to go about his occupation the more
conveniently. Those of the present
generation who are inclined to envy
him need not despair of emulating his
achievement, for they must remember
that Coulon's beard has taken seventy
six years to attain it's present remark
able growth. From the earliest times
the beard has been considered by al
most all nations a sign of strength
and an ornament of manhood, and has
therefore been carefully cherished.
Some nations, indeed, regard the beard
as sacred. These include the Arabs
and Persians, among whom Coulon
ought to be held in exceedingly nigh
esteem. The Moslems, who are wont
to swear by the beard of the phophet
and by their own, might take to swear
ing by the Frenchman's if he could be
induced to go among them. Unlike
the easterns, however, Coulon does
not constantly carry comb about
with him; nor does he pick up and
carefully preserve for entombment
when he shall come to die those hairs
which fall out or break off when he
dresses his venerable beard. Nor
like these same Arabs and Persians,
does he dye his beard, for he prefers
the whiteness of his own to the red
ness which he could don by using
paste after the oriental fashion,
London Express.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-13
MAKING NEW ORLEANS CLEAN.
Twelve Millions Being Spent on
Wonderful System of Drainage.

Twelve Millions Being spent on d
Wonderful System of Drainage.
IN spite of remarkable engineering
difficulties a plan has at last been de-
vised for draining New Orleans, now
6ependent on a series of cutters and
old-fashioned paddle-wheel pumps
which every rain storm leave the city
a foot or two under water NO Sucn
elaborate system of sewers will exist
anywhere in the United States when
the plan is carried into effect. 1t IN
wolves an outlay of 12,500,OOO.
New Orleans is built on a plan
which is eighteen feet below the level
of the Mississippi river at hign water.
The amount of drainage is greater
than that of any other city. TO deal
with it lateral canals parallel with the
Mississippi will have to be dug IN the
lowest part of the city. These canals
and the main canal will be in reality
tunnels under the city streets. Inc
streets will be supported on steel aich-
es and brick and steel concrete walls.
A central power house with the enor-
nous capacity OF lO,5uu HoISe po"oi
will operate the system, pumping the
drainage into the Bayou Brenvenue, an
arm of the gulf below the city. Besides
this central power house there VIII be
three subsidiary stations, which will
lift the water from one to another
canal, and so on to the end. When the
operation is completed, as it is eXpec-
ted to be in three years time, one OF
the most unsanitary cities in the Unit
ed States will be a model of sanitation,
but at a tremendous cost.-New York
Sun
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-13
ART MEASUREMENT.
Some Recent Transactions Appear tc
Indicate That it is Possible.

Indicate That it is Possible.
Is the American spirit of commercial
ism invading even the English mai het
for artistic wares? A poets recent
advertisement in the London Daily
News. seeking a speculative publisher
for a translucent, attractive and
apothegmatic lyric" has already
aroused some comment, and now they
appear to be selling the paintings OF
the leading contemporary artists by
the square inch.
The announcement of a sale at
Christie's says that painting by the
late T. S. Cooper entitled Sheep
Shearing," and measuring 4Sx72 inch
es, was sold for 500 guineas, while
another, representing six Cows on the
Bank of a River" and measuring 29X44
inches, painted in 1877, brought SOC
guineas. This is interesting. 1t seems
to indicate that good painting is worth
something between so cents and S1.25
per square inch in London; while,
estimated as live stock, the six COWS
in the latter picture appear to have
Deen valued at on SulHedS edch, ue-
spite their advanced age, which pre-
cludes the possibility of their being
useful for any other purposes Ian
landscape rnaments-although this is
perhaps minimizing the value of the
riparian RIGHTS along the river. What
a wealth of conjecture these facts sug-
gest! Think of the price that come of
the enormous Nunkacsv cauvases
would bring if sold on this basis, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-13
Fl Ienten
Opportunity

Lent is a season not only Tor the
special beautifying of the soul, but ID
MANY cases for a strict regime for
the Identification OF the material put
very necessary person. The quiet OF
the period of seclusion given to many
devotees of fashion and the social
whirl an opportunity to repair some
of the neglect of the past festive
months.
To begin with, Miss Hyela walks
miles every day. There is no longer
the excuse of having been up until
or 4 the night before with the con
seouent Fatigue. Oh, no! She went
early to bed to get ready for that
very walk. Shod with good thick
sole shoes and wearing a shor'
walking skirt, the tramp through
mark or suburb is most beneficial. A
heightened color and brighter eyes
are sure to be the result.
This is adhered to faithfully every
day that the weather is at all permls
sible. Should it happen to be very
bad day occasionally our seeker a1t0l
beauty dons a chic gymnasium SUI
or other loose, convenient garment
and goes through a lot of exercises
in her room. The very jealous ones
supplement the daily walk with the
exercise indoors, and in that way ge
all their muscles worked up and II
good order.
Another part of the regime is al
amount of Tubing. steam1ng ahe
scrubbing that would startle even
mermaid, who is supposed never u
come out of water. The Lente1
Hvgeia takes a warm bath every
night Just before retiring and colo
sponge off on getting up in the morn
ing. This produces fine c1rculatlol
in the skin and consequent goot
color. In addition to this she gives
her face a steam bath twice week
amounting it with cream before thu
not vapor envelopes it, and bathing i
we'll with cold water afterwards.
So far the plan of Hygeia is al
do" but she has a few "donts-
She doesn't eat one morsel or cand.
during the season of sacrifice no
other rich article of diet which arr
enemies to a good digestion and con
seouently good looks. She keeps II
her mind a list of 'do not eat ant
abides by the edict she has set TO
herself in it's length.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-13

An English school teacher in re-
cent lecture on "Children's Witticisms"
gave the following ds a boys actual
composition on "'Politeness: Some
boys are rude over meals. You should
not keep on eating after you are
tightening. You should be very polite
to girls, because their hair is long and
they are pretty. Even if girl
scratches your cheek, or spits in your
face, don't pinch her; don't tell her
mother; but jest hold her tight by the
arms to show her you could wal1op her
if you mind"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-13

OF the possible value of Rosa Bonheur's
The Horse Fair''-with stations at
Tattersall prices! Let the artist re-
member to stretch has canvas wide
enough, or, if he be an animal painter,
to put in a sufficient number of mar
ketable beasts, and there will speedily
be an end o. the cry of underpayment
OF artistic endeavor-Harper's Week
".
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-13
THOMAS JEFFERsoN's PORTRAIT

Distributed Freely in the Public
Schools of Porto Rico.
The Jefferson club has been advised
Of the receipt in Porto Rico of several
hundred lithographs of Thomas Jeffer-
son which were mailed from St Louis
abouth a month ago. They are being
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-13
Fashions in parts

Skirts are clinging about the hips,
and are long, fully covering the teet.
They have a decided flare at the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-14
SHOOTS DAUGHTER,
THEN HIMSELF.
Endeavors to Kill His Wife, Who
Falls Dead With Hemor-
rhage Of Lungs.
1Rr Associated Press. )

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Phlmdn Creliii,
a special officer at Melbourn, near orange.
N. J., at his home, shot his daughter
and himself and caused the death OF MS
wife. Father and daughter are expected
to die before morning. The daughter
name is NIr. Mary Ferguson. She and
her three children made their home with
the Crelins.
Thursday night CreIin had a. quarrel
with his wife and attempted to stab her
with knife. The daughter interfered
and saved her mothers life. Crelin then
threatened to kill Mrs. Ferguson.
Tonight when he went OF duty ne
brought his revolver with him. While all
the Facts are not known, yet it seems ike,
lv that he first shot his daughter. she
was struck by two bullets, one OF Whlch
entered her abdomen and the other the
left breast Crelin, it is thought. then
attempted to shoot his wife. but she was
suddenly seized with a hcmorrhage or the
lungs and fell to the floor dead. The OH.
Ger then shot himself the bullet striking
in tho region of the heart.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-14

Turner, proprietor Of the burned Quarter
House. who escaped from the palisades
with his brother, General" during the
fight yesterday afternoon. has been all
day securing the mountains to gather
around him enough men to come asalnst
the AIiddlesboro officers who burned nus
fort and killed his seaunchest s1xppoftets-
The Middlesboro men are greaa9
alarmed ana have mustered into service
all who are available. The band that
went after Turner yesterday mas re-
mained together all day. Ten coal miners
from Excelsior went to Mingo Mines:
where Turner Is staying, last night, anu anu
offered him their services.
Mrs. Turner. Lees wife. who lives here
said tonight that she had not. heard from
her husband since the battle occurred.
excepting once, when Lee telephoned her
that he was safe. but she is OF opinion
that Turner will remain In the mountains
and rebuild his place She also said ehat
Turner is a man who does not know
what defeat is, and If it shall be neces-
sary he will put standing army OF oVV
mollntaineers in his fort
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-14
BRAVE OFFICER WHO
TOOK ALL THIRTEEN
Sheriff H unit Of Russell County, Tells About
the Capture of the Muir
dererS.

Sheriff Hunt, OF Russell county, the
brave officer who arrested The thirteen
men convicted Of The osborne murder,
is here The convicts arc now all in the
state penitentiary. Mr.. Hunt tells an in
teresting story OF the crime and the ar
rests:
How did you secure your prisoners
without some resistance on their part??"
was asked the big officer
.oh. they knew they were dealing with
a man who was an officer of the law,
and that the peace-abiding people of the
county were determined as am. TO pre-
serve the integrity OF the law
'tAnd, by the way he continued.
None of the accounts Of the crime for
which L arrested tho men have been pub
lished correct in the Richmond papers.
The fight did not occur after a dance,
aud the men were more sober than
drunk 1t was pitched battle waged
across a creek.
.sYou see it was this way: A farmer
ramed Mathews had missed his caidc.
and he believed that the Rays and their
trends were the thieves. He employed
osborne 10 watch the cattle and report
any one he caught among the cattle. The
Rays learned of this, and they had 1t in
for Osborne. One day while Osborne
and some of his folks were out hunting
the Ray boys got their friends together
and laid III ambush for the other party.
They soon got together--one party on one
side of a small creek, the other occupying
the opposite side. They banged away at
each other for some time without any
body being hit. Then the. Ray boys di-
vided their party, sent a squad up the
river to cross over at a ford and get be-
hind Osborne. so that ne would be in
a cross-tire They did this. and it WASH t
many minutes before Osborne was rid
died with slungs. AS he was dying one
of the Ray boys walked up and put a
finishing load into the Frustrated man.
81 heard OF the crime, and, getting
warrants went after the men In the
Ray.party They did not try to ESCAPE.
as they thought the crime would go un-.
runished as many other desperadoes do,
INT was UP to the notch. and soon
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-14
Ing able to arouse anything that would

= = i
ing able to arouse anything that would
lead me to believe him guilt
It will be emembered thatsat the coro-
rer's inquest Susan Baglsy testified that
she heard Mrs. Faust call for Sidney
Hambrick to come to her house. The
first effort of Mrs. Faust, upon leaving
the porch after the assault, which
caused her death. was to go In the di-
rection Of Hambrick's house.
NO CALL FOR TROOPS.
In conversation with.your correspond
ent, Sheriff BagIey said ne saw no occa-.
sion yet for calling for troops. W hen he
felt this to be necessarr he. wotll6 1r.t,ae
the call. and il would not be for twenty
four or thirty, but for a regiment, know
ing it would require these or mora to
hold the Lunenburg people: in, check once
they were determined upon action In
this belief I thoroughly agree with him.
TRYING TO. Hang HIM.
He told your correspondent that he
I>Eew he (tlle correspondent)S was dong
all he could to hang him, and might sue
coed I told him was doing all could
tc get at2the facts in the case. and only
wanted to punish, the guilty party. and
that having proven so many of his state
tpents untrue it was hard to believe any.
At times the prisoner would grow con-
fdential, but as soon as j would get close
to the subject again he would charge me
again with trying to convict him.
The County Court iss3stiu engaged in
the trial of Sylvanuss Stokes for assault
upon a little German girl. Mr.. oung,
Of Burkeville. to-day testified to his be-
lief in the responsibility Of Stokes for
his actions. What effect this may have
ir. the verdict of the jury is merely guess
work. 1t is doubtful il his case will be
given to the jury before Saturday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-14
Plant Alone Will Mean an Invest
ment Of 100000.
COMMUNITY OF ENTERPRISES
These viii All be Furnished With Power-Ma
Pitts, R presenting the Promoters In This
City. Tells Of What Has Seen Doae
Already-Io Develop 5000 Hor1e
Power-River Not Affected
Dowu Here At All

ATessrs- Lane Brothers and Company
are to erect an electric power-house near
Warren, on james River, to cost s2co,oNo
They have just begun the. work. Tha
plant will be complete in ten months Is
will develop S.oeo horsepower.
The report that this work would bo
pushed was current on the streets of the
city yesterday. Messrs. Lane Brothers
and Company have their office seventy
five miles up the river. But recently they
llRve been engaged in enlarging the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway yards In F'u!ton-
Mr.. David II. Pitts is their representative
here
This courteous gentleman was seen as
his picturesque camp in Fulton yester.
day afternoon. He was asked If the re.
port was true 1t was. he said. and tha
work was being carried forward as rapid.
ly as possible.
MUCH DONE ALREADY.
What has been done so far?" waS
asked.
Why" he said quite a good deaA
Every right, riparian and otherwise along
the river has been bought. The land all
along the river which will be needed pV
the owners Of the proposed plant has All
been bought. Engineers have come and
made a careful estimate of the Capacity
of river at this point. There is but one
thing that stands the slightest bit In tins
way of the progress of this scheme TO
harness the James avove Richmond as
at this city But this obstacle@is byfno
means an unsurmouutable one and 1t y
not baking the work in the least
PLANTS TO BE FURNISHED.
The following big plants will be fs1r.
nished with power by the plant Wi1ea
cou,plete The Soapstone Works. at
Warren; the Coble and Slate Works. at
Esmout, and the Slate Works OF Mr.. a.
L. Pitts. at Arnonia- Efforts will be
made to make a contract with NIessrss
John r. Williams and Son, owners OF
another slate works not far distant from
the site OF the plant
The race is now being constructed, ana
the next step will be to put the dan
across the river.
The erection of this plant up thess
will. of course, not affect the water power
here.
This Is, Just another Instance of the tiao
Of progress that is being felt IN Virginia-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-14
NORFOLK READY TO
FIGHT RICHMOND
Organizes New Chamber of Com.
merce, Which Takes Hold of
the Ter-Centenary.
(special dispatch to The Times.)

NORFOLK. VA, Feb. 13.-Norfolk's new
Chamber of Commerce was organized to-
night by tie election of the following Off
GERS: Captain W. Il. Mayo; president; J.
s. Royster, first vice7president; c. w.
Priddy, second vice-president; Caldwell
Hardy, treasurer.
11irectors-w. R. Mayo. c. w. Priddy.
p. r. Lamb. T. s. Southgate, W. II.
Taylor (city attorney, w. Lane Kelly,
Key Compton, John S. jenkins, John l..
Roper, M L. T. Davis, r. S. Royster,
Robert Johnston W. a. Wreen. II. Al.
Hughes, r. Henry Jones, Charles Al
Barnett, B. Oberdorfer j. 2. Andre Not
tn, s. NTilner Price, J. W. Crandy, Colo
mel w II. Taylor, Fl. L. Page o. O.
Jackson and Judge Jim Keeting. More
than 175 signed the membership roll.
Judge +. NJ. Hughes, Colonel Walter IA.
TAYLOR, Captain ". r. Mayo, Captain
John L. Roper, Mr.. T. s Roystcr and
others spoke, outlining the need of such
an aggressive organization to fight the
city's commercial battles.
The meeting endorsed the active steps
that are being taken for the purpose Of
insurinE in the vic:rItg Il proper and fit
ting exposition TO mark the three hun
dredth anniversary of the landing of the
English at Jamestown in 1907, and peti-
toned the Legislature to pass the exposi-
ton bill known as the Tidewater bill
Copies of the resolution are to be sent to
the Virginia Senators and Representa-
tives. the president and speaker of the
House a committee of five will be APP
pointed 10 cooperate with Norfolk Coun-
ellis committee. Norfolk It was clear to-
night. means to offer Richmond a hot
battle for the jamestown Exposition.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-14
YEARS COMMITTEES
ARE ANNOUNCED
Those of Chamber of Commerce Appointed
by President Cabell - National
Negro Business League.

The monthly meeting Of the Board OF
Directors of the Richmond Chamber OF
Commerce was held yesterday evening
at o'clock. There were present on the
occasion: President II. L. Cabeil, Second
President James R. Gordon, and Di-
rectors r. T. Arlington, II S. Bins
wangcr, Wv. Hardwicke, Henry S.
Hutzler, A. d. Landerkin. w. o. Noting,
NJ. S. Quarles, John NJ. Taylor. W. H..
Urquhart and W. o. Shelton.
A committee of the Richmond branch Of
the National Negro Business League. OF
which Professor Booker T. Washington
is president, submitted a paper relating
to an approaching meeting OF the league
in Richmond. which, after having been
read, was referred to committee of the
Chamber with the request that they re-
port back to the Boanl at meeting to
be held early next week.
Mr. .Ioscpn l~11 befn~e t =.
meeting the report Of the committee of
the City Council upon the question Of sx-
tending the corporate ls-1i'e u iichl# o q
He made a brief, but forcih!e, statement
In reference to the ma att.sr and lnfstfed
the attention OF the members OF the Boart
to the Importance and necessity OF TINS
movement The report was referred 70
the Chambers Committee on Legislation
with the request that they report to the
next meeting Of the Board.
The president Of the Chamber, after
informing the BoaDb Of certain matters
which had received attention at his
hands since the last meeting. submitted
the following list of standing, committees
Of the Chamber for the ensuing year:
Arbitration--W. o. Noting, Otway s.
Allen, George Bryan, James caskie and
Bev. T. Crnnp. T.
Agriculture and Immigration-John g.
Easley, s. 7. Beyeridge, L Blanton,
w. "a. hammond. VT. Hood and II. w.
Wood. 55s
Afyertiznn-Iannaa5 G cruznzA $ H.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-14
Case AGAINST EPES
CROWS Stronger.
Murder of Mrs. Faust Being
Fastened on Him.
HE STICKS TO HIS STORY
Still Insists That White Man is
the Murderer.
NO CALL FOR TROOPS MADE.
Sheriff Bagley Says When He Sees the Neces-
sity for Til Acton He Will Ask
for Reg ment, as He Feels hat
Fewer Would Be Unable to
Check the Luneuburg
People.
Still insists That White Man is
the Murderer.
NO CALL FOR TROOPS MADE.
(snec,a1 Dispatch to The Times.)

BLACKSTONE VA, Feb. 1S.-There
we're no new developments in the Faust
murder in Lunenburg county to-day, nor
at the scene of the crime, the two places
Icing about twelve miles apart at the
scene of the crime the officers and cltl-
zens, who have been diligently at work
since the committing of the murder TO
trace out the criminal, are still seeking
for further particulars and facts. Ihese
seem to lead more and more to the quit
of Otway Epes, both by being unable to
fasten the crime upon any one else or to
get any trace leading to that end, and
the fact that the chain Of circumstances
amirations progress.
1t will be remembered that in my dis
patch Monday night, the time of Epes'
arrest, that his tale was q very strong
one. Every detail of that, except per-
laps his statement of seeing Mrs. Faust
through the kitchen window, has been
proven untrue.
AS the evidence of the correctness Of
these is brought out and shown to Epes.
he Will at first try TO deny, Dut VIII nm
ally admit that perhaps he might be
mistaken in that particular, but will adj
nit no mistake III his white man
story. OF course, no one gives any ere
dence to this.
SHOWED SHREWDNESS.
While Epes' lialf-wttedness is claimed
t,y -some,-l7e continues to show much
shrewdness in ev4ling ali direct ques-
tions, and is generally on his guard, al
though never hesitating to talk freely.
It is on account Of this report as to his
mental condition that every precaution
is being taken to. fix his guilt without
question before attempting any hasty
punishment. This is without doubt all
that has saved his neck so far, and 1t
may yet be the cause of his getting be
fore a. jury for trial.
Your correspondent is in close touch
with those most directly interested and
among those there is a determination TO
follow David Crockett's advce.
Sidney Hambrics, the ono mentioned
as being confined in Jail on yesterday
under suspicion of the crime, was a little
more cheerful to-day. He pleaded hard
On Yesterday not to be placed in the same
cell with Epes, and this request was
granted him. He, of course, still denies
all knowledge of the crime. Having
known him for years, your correspondent
gave him rigid examination without be-