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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

great future for st. Paul and the
fertile regions beyond it. The visit
of his son, forty-two years afterwards,
aptly recalls some of these eloquent
passages. Here is the place" he
said, "the central place, where the ag-
riculture of the richest region of
North America must pour out its
tributes to the whole world. On the
east, all along the shore of Lake Su-
perior. and west, and stretching in
one broad plane in belt quite across
the continent, is country where
state after state is yet to rise, and
where the productions for the support
of human society in other, old. crowd
ed states, must be brought forth"
Every worth of his resounoing proph-
ecy has since come true. He made
another prediction, in which read
estate men of st. Paul and Mime
apolis have found much comfort. 1t
was this: '1 now believe that the
ultimate seat of government on this
great continent will be found some
where within a circle or radius not
very far from the spot on which
now stand, at the head Of navigation
on the Mississippi river" This may
not also come true in its exact literal
import, but it no doubt seemed to him
logical deduction from the COM
manding geographical position of Min
nesOta.
| Mr.. Frederick W. Seward afterward
accompanied his father to Alaska
| subsequent to the acquisition of these
possessions of Russia in North Amer
lea through treaties negotiated by Mr.
| Seward as secretary of state. It was
somewhere on the Pacific coast, prob
ably San Francisco, that he made
another oft-quoted speech, in which
he prophesied that the Pacific ocean
would become the theater Of a vast
commerce, and that the Uniter States
would dominate it. This prediction is
| also in train of rapid fulfillment. The
| scenes which inspired these prophetic
utterances, as now revisited by his
son, afford abundant proof of the
breadth and clearness of the states
manlike foresight of William H. Sew
ard.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
Quaint Uses of Common Words.
litter originally meant courtship.

litter originally meant courtship.
Crowd was the old English name
for a fiddle or violin.
Goodbye IS a contraction Of God
be with you"
Deuteronomy is from two Greek
words meaning second and law. The
fifth book of Moses is so called from
its being mainly repetition Of laws
previously enumerated.
Fashion was the old name for GER
tain disease of the horse. It is allud-
ed to in The Tanning Of the Shrew,"
where Petruchio's horse is said to be
infected with the fashions" The com
plant is common one now, but not
among horses.
Bug originally meant goblin. The
Welsh word bug means a ghost. The
Hebrew word, which in Psalms xc.: 5,
is represented by terror" was in the
early translations rendered bug, the
verse being: "Thou shalt not he afraid
OF any bugs by night"
At first sight there would appear to
be little connection between fiattery
and the wagging of dogs tail. Yet
in nearly all the northern languages
the same word signifies both, and fiat
terry is certainly derived from the word
signifying to wag the tail. In the old
Norman f1agra signifies to flatter and
! also to wag the tail. In Danish logre is
to wag the tail, and Logger for Gems is
tc fawn on one. In Dutch vleyden is
to fiatter and vleydsteerten is to wag
the tail. In the old German wedeln is
t. wag the tail, and in English wheedle
is to gain ones end by flattery.-In-
| glenook.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
Summer Deserts,

Whipped cream is an essential &C
compartment of the most delicious of
summer desserts, and in preparing it
1t is important that the cream be well
chilled, otherwise it will not whip
stiff. Another point to remember is
that it must not be too rich or it will
turn bitter during the whipping pro-
cess. If it SENS too heavy dilute with
milk. While whipping the cream place
the bowl in larger bowl or pan
hled with ice water or chopped ice.
Add the f1avoring or sweetening be-
fore or after the whipping process. ac
cCrdlng to fancy. To serve with
compete whipped ream prepared in
THIS way is very good. To half pint
OF rich cream allow a quarter of cup
1ul OF milk, two rounded tablespoon
fuls of powdered sugar and a half
glass of sherry. Put all the ingredients
III bowl and whip.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
Fruit Cream.

A very dainty and easily prepared
little dessert may be made by whipping
cream, and mixing with it almost any
kind of fresh or bottled fruit sweetened
and passed through sieve. Heap it
in a mound, or serve in little fan cy
paper cases. Blanch some almonds,
brown them in the oven, chop finely,
and sprinkle thickly over the little
creams, or, if preferred, instead OF the
almonds, they may each be garnish ed
with one strawberry or raspberry or
whatever fruit may have been rsed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

an offer from Mr. Oldchap, who is just
rolling in wealth; yet Harry is just as
unreasonable and babyish as il he
thought I really cared for that old
grey beard. Harry is so ugly about II
that he wont do me the smallest favor.
Mother-What did you ask Harry
to do?
Clara merely asked him to wait
and be my second husband
They had been married but two
months, and they still loved each
other devotedly. He was in the back
ward blacking his boots.
Jack she called at lne top OF her
voice. Jack, come here, quick!'
He knew at once that she was in
danger. He grasped a stick and rush
ed up two flights of stairs to the res
cue. He entered the room breathless-
ly, and found her looking out of the
window.
Look" said she. That's the kind
of bonnet want you to buy for me-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
CONSCIENCE.

| am Life'S Tamerlane-
The scourge CT God,
With me alone remain
The sword and rod
Whereby in wrath, throughout His
world-domain,
Doth Love, avenging, reign.
am that Joseph bound
And sold in vain;
From dungeon darkness found
To rise again;
At Gods right hand, whate'er Of gooo
rebound,
His sole viceregent crowned.
John B. Tabb.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

bread and serve with shrimp sauce
made as follows: Pick half pint OF
fresh shrin1ps over carefully and wash
we'll Stew the heads and shells ID a
little water to make cup OF STOCK.
Melt two tablespoonful OF butter IN
saucepan. add two tablespoonful OF
-four and stir until smooth, then add
the stock. season with salt and pep
Der. and stir and cook until it begins
to thicken, then add few drops OF
anchovy sauce and the picked shrlmps
and let get very hot, pour around the
eggs and bread slices and serve at
once.
Curried Sardines.
Skin and bone six or eight firm
sardines, season with pepper and
sprinkle a few drops of lemon juice
over them. Heat in the following
curry sauce and serve with a dish OF
plain boiled rice. Fry two medium
sized chopped onions and sour apple,
two bay leaves, sprig of thyme, a
| little scraped carrot, and celery in two
| ounces of butter until soft; then mix
| in smoothly one ounce of -four, add an
ounce of curry paste and pint OF
stock or milk. Stir and cook until the
| sauce is as thick as cream; add the
| sardines heat very hot, arrange the
! boiled rice in a fat mound on heated
| dish, and place the curried sardlnes
and sauce on top, serve at once.
Spiced Tomato Sauce.
This is a very nice sauce to serve
with cold meat, especially with a
pickup" meal. Take one pint OF
ripe tomatoes, fresh or canned, ado
half cup of good cider vinegar and
simmer together for an hour if toma
toes are whole; then add an onion
or quarter of an even teaspoonful Of
cayenne pepper, half a teaspooPful OF
salt. one teaspoonful of sugar, anC
half teaspoonful of mixed ground
spices, mace, cloves, allspice, and Gin
namon. Cook another hour until the
which you have added flour thicken
ing. If you desire the sauce smooth
strain it through a sieve.
Spaghetti With Tomato Sauce.
Into a quart CT fast boiling water
put a cup of Spagb ETH broken into
small pieces, ada half a teaspoonful Of
salt, and boil several minutes, stirring
TO Keep the pieces separated; theI
cover and stand where it will keel
just below the boiling point for twenty
minutes; then bring forward and boi
steadily for about thirty minutes.
must cook long enough to mash easily
but not long enough to destroy it:
nutritive value. The cover may b.
left off for the last half-hour Of tht
cooking, so that the water may evap
crate and thus avoid the necessity O
draining, as the macaroni is sweete
if not drained Make the sauce a.
follows: Put two tablespoonfuls o
butter in saucepan with slice o
onion, a Glove, and a sprig of parsle,
or piece of celery. Fry de1icat'
brown, add two tablespoonful of flour
and stir and cook until a pale brown
then add a pint Of strained cooked
tomatoes and cook few minutes. re
move the onion, Glove, and parsley O.
celery; add the spaghetti and season
to taste with salt and pepper ant
SERGE steaming hot
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
Strawberry Dunplinns.

Rub teaspoonful of butter into
one pint of flour; then add half a tea
spoonful of salt and a teaspoonfui of
baking powder; mix and add sufficient
milk to make a paste Knead the
dough lightly and roll it out. Cut into
rounds the size of saucer. Put into
the center five good sized strawber-
ries, fold the dough over and fasten.
Stand on plate, then place in a
steamer to steam for twenty minutes
Serve with strawberry butter or hard
sauce.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
w. H. SEWARD'S PROPHECY.
Sons Attention Recalled to His
Fathers Words at ST. Paul.

Mr.. Friedrich W. Seward, who is
making a brief stop at ST. Paul and
while on his way to
will no doubt be duly i'm
pressed with he surprising changes
which have been wrought hereabouts
since 1860, when, in company with
his father. William H. Seward, he paid
his first visit to st. Paul. The ar
rival of the great republican states
man and leader was a great event in
the history of the frontier village. It
was on that occasion that Mr. Seward
delivered a memorable speech, some
sentences of which have often been
quoted with rardonable pride by our
citizens as prophetic forecasts of a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
OMNIPRESENCE.

Nothing is created vainly," saith my
soul. All things that are
Have deep, unfathomed meaning
falling leaf or shooting star.
There is One whose tender love is
folded in the buds that blow,
Thou canst hear His holy footballs in
the dropping of the snow.
His the starry isles of heaven, and all
that lives and moves and is;
Even the heart-throbs in thy bosom
are echoing Of His"
Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
ScalIoped Tomatoes.

Season half a can of tomatoes with
one teaspoon of salt, g. little pepper,
one teaspoon or onion juice; butter a
deep dish and sprinkle with fine bread
crumbs; pour in half the tomatoes;
sprinkle with bread crumbs; then pour
JIeq a.m :seolemol 5ugu!emeI eHl I9Ao
9IllI qlIM squnIo pe9Lq 10 duo q
pB9Ids pox!u ION uoqM :Lellnq p949m
over the top and bake in the oven one
hour.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
TIPS ON NATIONALsTiES.

Chinaman who acted as secretary
to a former Chinese minister to Eng
land has published a book in which
he says: There is nothing which an
American won't say; there is nothing
which an Englishman won't eat;
there is nothing an Italian won't
sing; there is no measure to which a
Frenchman won't dance and nothing
Russians won't covet."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
Mostly.

Old-Fashioned Grandmother - Now,
Rhida, you know you wear that tower
ing hat with all those feathers on it
lust to attract attention.
Up-tO-Date Descendant - Why,
grandmother, that's what they built
the Parthenon for.-Chicago Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

Mercy" exclaimed the prehistoric
utterly to the prehistoric angleworm,
What makes you have such funny
bumps all over your
oh" responded the Angleworm,'
"a couple of small boys tried to make
me swallow a hook to help them fish,
and l just went right on and swallow
ed hook, line, pole, boys and ALL
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
Press Agents Talk.

you don't hear much nowadays
about this liquid air that was going to
do such wonders"
Il guess, after al, it was nothing
but hot air. ''-Philadelphia Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
Heavy Downpour Expected.

st isn't raining, is it," asked Spit
fins of Snaggs, who had just como in.
mo, but it has a notion to-
Then there will be a food
Now SOP
you say it has an ocean To rsia'-
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
His Theory.

Briggs-Poverty has It's advantages
after all, it would seem. According to
statistics poor people live longer than
rich ones.
Diggs-Naturally. The poorer a man
is the less use a doctor has for him.
Chicago News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

Tess-So Mr.. Groosnum really pro-
posed to you?
Jess-Yes. While we were strolling
IN the cemetery we came to their fam,
lily grave and he asked me how I'd like
to be buried there some day, with MS
name on the stone above me.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

Carrie-You don't mean to say you
are so tired as all that? Why, I was
at the ball, too, and l feel as fresh as
though l hadn't been up half the night.
Ethel-Yes, 1 suppose it does make
dlHerence where one can go to a bail
and rest herself all the evening.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
AS you LIKE IT.

Blohbs-Wigwag is always gong to
law about something.
Slobbs-Thats right. He's even 60
ing to marry girl named Sue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
Cooking on the Street,

In nearly every street in Japanese
cities is a public oven where for a
small fee housewives may have their
dinners and suppers cooked for them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
Thught 1t Was Serioue.

big strike up in Milwaukee
What, the brewers.
mo; the school teachers"
ooh, the school teachers Say. you
startled me at first. Plaza
Dealer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

SO you are going to try to pay
your debts this summer, eh?'
yes
You'll have your hands full to do
it,
i hope So The other fellow had
the full hands all winter or I would
have paid them long ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
Egg Vita Shrimp Sauce

Cut slices Of stale bread into rounds
with a large cutter and either roast
or Try them nice brown. allowing a
round OF toast for each egg to be
served. Peach the eggs and trim
them neatly lay one on each piece of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
First Fire Escapes

Fire escapes were first used in
Paris in 1851.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

Her father understand, sir, yo"
are paying addresses to my daughter.
Does your position warrant this?
MIR. Spitkins-Well-er- is
70 say, I'm taking no salary at present,
but I'm extremely fortunate in getting
prizes in the weekly journal competi-
tons
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

Clara-Men are the most impatient
creatures, Harry knows tho+ 7 have
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
LandIord-In one word, when ar,

you going to pay your arrears?
Hard-up-Author-I W satisfy your
demands as soon as l receive the
money that the publisher will pay me
if he accepts the novel l am going to
send him as soon as the work is fin
ished which l am about to commences
when l have found suitable subject
and the necessary inspiration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

A young lady from London was Wis
iting for the first time farm. Seeing
a COW looking very savage, she said to
an old farmer: ooh, how savage that
cow looks
yes, miss, it's the red parasol you
are carrying" said the farmer
WELL she said, Il knew it was
trifie out of fashion, but | never
thought a country COW would notice
it"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

perceive that you like sit here and mediate while you
listen to the of the breakers
it almost browns the ragtme rianoplaying up the
hotel'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

They asked me to their reception, -
said the girl with the naturally curly
hair; ''but it wasn't because they .Ae
me; it was because / can sing"
"Oh, I'm sure you're mistaken" said
the other girl, impulsively.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24


John w. Woodward of New Haven,
Conn, has a remarkable coin which
has been examined by several local
coin collectors and others in New York
city, and of which none has been able
to ind any trace of the origin or has
any seen duplicate of it.
The coin came into the possession of
Mr. Woodward in a very peculiar man
ner. A friend of his, who was summer
ing in West Haven, caught one morn
Ing clam, about five inches in length.
The clam was given to Mr.. Woodward.
On opening it he found embedded in
the muscle hard substance, which had
what appeared to be a thick crust
about 1t. This being Clipped off it re-
vealed COIN Polishing disclosed the
identity of it and it proved to have on
the face the head of the late Queen Vic
torIa. Around the edge were the words
Victoria Regina and at the bottom
the date 1888" The reverse showed a
woman seated in chair before a table,
and about the edge are the words,
Keep your temper The figure in the
chairs bears a striking resemblance to
the likeness of the queen, on the OPP
posite side. The piece is slightly small
er than a Canadian quarter and ap-
pears to be made of bronze.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

two francs fifty confines an hour, the
usual price, and dangers hesitated.
What do you want with it?" he
asked.
81 would place it in my room, NJ.
David she said, ''and pray to Christ
for Greece
He took down the image and hand
ed it to her, and she left that day, the
last day of the sittings, staggering
under it's weight
The statue was finished and sent to
Greece, and the thought of his model
passed from his mind. She was q
little of mystery to him, but Paris
held many such mysteries, or what
seemed to be mysteries, in those days,
and models, to David Dangers, were
simply models.
That was the story of the Marcos
Botzaris monument. David had been
sufficiently young to be enthusiastic
and sufficiently presumptieus to i'm
agine he could do something which
had never been done before. He had
succeeded. With the aid of the spirit
of Missolonghi, he had succeeded.
In after years, when he departed
from France, exiled by Louis Napo-
leon. a wanderer on the face of the
earth, the irresistible desire to behold
once more his masterpiece finally drew
him to Greece
Long before the vessel anchored
he caught glimpse Of the tumulus
erected at the foot of the bastion in
honor of BotZariS. 1t made a small.
dark spot on the horizon but above it
was a speck, small and white, with
another dark speck beside it. He
knew the white speck was his statue
of the young Greek girl, but it was
not until he had landed that he knew
what is now a matter of history
that his statue had been mutilated
almost beyond repair.
As he reached the tomb, he wept like
child. for. lying across the marble
figure was the unknown girl who had
originated the masterpiece. and who,
having journeyed to Missolonghi to
behold the composition once more.
and having found the right hand of
the statue broken, the index finger of
which pointed to the name, after try
ing to hide the cruel. vanda1 break
with a bouquet of flowers, had died
of broken heart, and, with her still
warm clay, for one brief hour was
taking the place of the marble efigy
she had inspired to the memory of
Marcor Botzaris and his fall at Misso-
longhi
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
Newest Hair Ornament.

Quite the newest hair ornament is
the Juliet cap" This is a revival of
the little netted cap of pearls or bril-
liants worn by Italian women of rank
and fashion when Romeo wooed Juliet.
1t is charming with the low dressing.
and is worn at the top of the head.
Another dainty novelty is the tiara
shaped wreath of maidenhair fern.
cleaning with dewdrops. Small ivy
leaves, with tiny flowers intermingied,
are used in similar fashion, and roses,
buds and other floral arrangements,
are all fascinating and pretty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
Unique marriage Ceremony.

Driving posthaste to a sick-bed,
Maryland preacher recently performed
one of the quaintest marriages on rec
ord He is the Rev. ]. S. Derr, and
he had just crossed the Baltimore
county line when he was met by =
young man and woman. They must be
married in Baltimore county, they said.
as their license was taken out there.
and they had to catch an early train
for Boston. Parson Derr drove the
couple in all haste just over the line.
and, spreading the laprobe on the snow
made them man and wife. Then, whip
ping up his horse, he dashed off to
his patient. The ceremony took but
two minutes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

AS the season advances the taste Is
evinced for Norfolk and other pretty
pleated waists-a fashion particularly
becoming to slender figures, and since
the plaits are lengthwise, not objec-
tionable to those who are no longer
slim. These pleats are seen in varf-
Gus materials among the spring WOODS
and silk and wool mixtures, and the
summer silks and handsome wash fab
RIGS, and are usually box-pleats spread
fiat, or often series of finer ones
with usually a band of insertion be-
tween. The belted round waists are
in three box-pleats, alike front and
back, sometimes below a yoke, or else
a pleated waist with yoke has wider
lengthwise bands Stimulating such
pleats, with a line of embroidery on
lace through the center, these bands
extending from the waist to the neck
and shoulders.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
Dfnerenoe..

Dkn010m00A
My neighbor lives the hill.
And in the valley dwell.
My neishbor must look down on me,
must look up-ah. well.
My neighbor lives the hill,
And in the valley dwell
MY netghbor reads and prays,
And II laugh. God wot.
And sing like bird when the grass Is
green
In my small garden plot:
But all, he reads and prays.
And II laugh, God wot- -
his face is book of woe,
ana mine is a song of glee:
slave he is to the great They say,
But am bold and free;
NO wonder he smacks of woe,
ana have the tang of glee-
MY neighbor thinks me a fool.
The same to yourself" say I;
n.y. take your books and take your
prayers,
Give me the open sky
My ne1ghbor thinks me fool,
The same to yourself" say I.
-faui Laurence Dunbar, in March Lip
pincott's.