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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06

orally made of the 1901, which bears a.
close resemblance to the coveted 1904.
but cutting out the Il" and inserting
depressions about the date are sure
indications of falsity. There are also
re-strikes, made with the original
dies, but at a later date. and as they
did not have the collar. the lettering
around the edge is irregular, as it
was put on by hand afterward.
An old friI.Gs OF mine is in posses
sion of a perfect specimen Of this dol
lar, so far as the design is concerned.
The metal, however. is lead. He &C.
CURED it under peculiar circumstances.
In an article on coins this friend re-
lates that no successful counterfeit
of the 1904 dollar had been made In
reply he received by mail a packet
containing the lead one. accompanied
by letter from an anonymous cores
pendent The handwriting was exqui-
site and the phraseology that Of a per
son of education and taste.
After going into a complete history
Of the original coin the writer closed
as follows:
Il send this to you as token Of es-
TEEN and sign of friendship. Keep
it for my sake. Remember it comes
from one whose freedom would hardly
be encouraged were his name and vo-
cation to become known, therefore the
name l sign is a fiction. l present it
on condition that you never publish
what | have written
AS death usually is regarded as lift
ing the embargo, my friend permitted
me to read the letter and to publish
the foregoing extract, for he learned
recently that his anonymous acquaint-
ance is dead.
The genuine 1894 dollar has on the
diverse side the head of Liberty turn
ed toward the right; flowing hair tied
back with a ribbon in q large, loose
knot; Liberty" above 1904" beneath;
seven stars in the left and six on the
right, around the edge. Reverse: The
customary E. Pluribus Unum, eagle
and shield; United States of Amer
lea" around the edge; thirteen stars
clustered between the eagle and the
scroll work under Estates Of 1t is a
strikingly handsome coin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
THE 1904 DOLLAR.
Story That all But Four Were Called
in Fiction

The immortal 1904 dollar crops up in
new guise. The government would
make the rest of the world feel easy
if it would issue an official history
Of this much discussed coin and set at
rest forever the numerous versions of
the story of it's minting, circulation,
distribution, recalling and ultimate de-
structiOn.
The latest fiction is only 1900
of these dollars were coined, and that
all were recalled except four, writes
Victor Smith.
Referring to the report of the direc-
tor of the mint. I learn that the ac-
tual number coined was 1850. The
belief of most numismatics is that the
number in existence is from seven to
nine. The value is from 60 to $4,000.
Captain Abbott of the Treasury Sc
cret service, recently found a long
lost one in Lima, O., which is worth
$4,000 if genuine. A German is said to
have received it as pay in South
America many years ago.
There are numerous counterfeits
bearing the date Of 1904 They are gen
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
TITLED DOMESTlCS.
History Shows They Are by no Means
Few

London Express.-The romantic
story Of Princess Helene Zulukidse.
who is working as bricklayer's as
sistant in Odessa, is by no means an
uncommon one. A correspondent who
has studied the curious phases of life
in eastern and central Europe reveals
soIe astonishing facts
The fact that princess should be
compelled to seek such a livelihood,
she writes, lis by no means so start
ling an occurrence as might be sup
posed. In many parts OF the continent
the fathers title is inherited by all his
children, and there are several villages
IN Austria, Poland and Russia in
which all the peasants are legitimately
descended from some princely ances-
tor. They a.'e legally described as
princes in all official documents. and
on leaving their homes many of these
peasant princes find themselves sadly
hampered by the burden of a high
sounding title. They cannot get rid
OF the titles, however, as they are
purely personal ones, and not market
able commodities, like so many in
Italy and Portugal, and by the police
regulations no employe can be en-
gagged without showing his papers, in
which his rank age and occupation
are stated.
Needless to say, few people are
Wiling to engage a workman of
legally far higher rank than them
selves, and an instance of this hard
ship came to my personal knowledge
recently. The newly married French
wife OF a wealthy Russian noble was
about to engage Russian maid at
st. Petersburg, when, on seeing the
papers, she discovered that the girl
was princess and a member of a
well-knoWn but ruined family. The
girl had been vainly seeking employ
ment for months, but the lady declined
to engage her
"On reaching her country seat,
ho-tever, the lady discovered, to her
amazement, that the housekeeper was
countess, the henwife a princess.
while the farm bailiff, the blacksmith
and the coachman were possessed of
titles equally imposing. AS their
homes were situated in the vicinity of
my friends estate, their real social
position as little farmers and peasants
was well known. Had they sought
employment elsewhere, however, they
would, in all probability, like the
Princess Zulukidse, have quickly sunk
to the lowest grade of society"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
THE END OF THE QUEST.

Unarm him here. Now wish him rest.
His was the fate of those who fail:
Who never end the knightly quest,
Nor never find the Holy Grail.
lie was the fiercest lance in all
That virgin honor called to dare;
The courtliest of the knights in hall.
The boldest at the barriere.
Joyful he took the sacred task
That led him far by food and field:
His lady's favor at his casque.
Gods cross upon his argent shield.
See where the Painim point has cleft,
The crimson cross that could not
save;
See where the scimiter has reft
The favor that his lady gave!
For this poor fate he rode so far
With faith untouched by toll or
time,
A perfect knight in press of war,
Stainless before the mystic shrine
One finds the rose and one the rod;
The weak achieve, the mighty fail.
None knows the dark design but God,
Who made the knight and made the
grail.
The single eye, the steadfast heart,
The strong endurance of the day,
The patience under wound and
smart
Shall all these utterly decay
The long adventure resteth here;
His was the lot of those who fail,
Who rode unfouled by sin or fear,
Yet never find the Holy Grail.
Frank L. Pollock in the Atlantic
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
NOVELS A CAUSE OF DIVORCE.

Much Of this evil of divorce is due
due to the great flood of corrupt litera-
ture thrust into the hands of the
young. This poisonous food for heart
and head is fatal preparation for the
day of infdelity, distrust and final sep
aration. Our modern novels are full
of the presentation of false ideals, and
Of the manufactured and the impos-
sible. The world never saw such
men and such women, nor such cOndi-
lions and such results. The young
man and young woman who finally
fabric in the divorce court both fed
their souls upon this food and from
the hand of scoffing fiction writer's and
scribes of the new school of skep-
ticism. The false notions of marriage
are plausibly presented, and difficulty
and all the domestic OBSTACLES are
easily overcome. Virtue is not a ne
cessity, and truth, on the whole, is not
as good as lie. All this is literature,
so-called, that paves the road to ruin,
and completely units thousands Of
young men and women for the real and
ordinary duties of life. The home
comes to chaos and the life to disap-
pointment, while the young wife reads
on about a rescue which never ap-
pears and methods that never even
tuate. The cheap novel turned out
to be an expensive falsehood. Better
if she had taken counsel from the ex-
perience of the older and wiser, and
listened to the voice of Almighty God.
THE Lost Wedding Ring" by Cort-
land Myers, D. D.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
Uncle Jethro's Verdict.

81 went with my wife to visit her
relations this summer, and it was the
first time most Of them had ever seen
me-"
What was the verdict?"
'They were too polite to tell me-
All except Uncle Jethro looked me up
and down when he heard 1 was the
Teller who had married Lyddy Ann.
Then he slowly turned away,
''Didn'd he say something's
Yes. He summed me all up in one
word"
and that was?"
''Shuck6!"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
THE GRAY NORNS.

What do you bring in your packs,
Gray Girls?
"Sea-sand and sorrow!"
whirls?
''The souls Of tomorrow"
What are those shapes on the windy
coasts?
'The dead souls goingi"
What are those loads on the backs of
the ghosts?
"The seed of their sowing!"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
SOME SURVIVALS OF FASHION.

Man is unquestionably a highly ra
tional being. Still, if you travel and
observe, from the mouth of the Dan
ube to the Golden Gate, you will find
most men wearing a coat with a use
less collar marked with a useless v
shaped slash, and decorated with two
useless buttons at the small of the
back, and one or more useless buttons
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
Not All.

Four girl actors playing in Kansas
City advertised for a ckaperon who
must be exceedingly plain, to fright
en- away mashers," and half a dozen
applicants applied for the position.
Who says all women are vain?-Buf-
falo Express.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
Coroner'S Inquest.

Game to it's death from blow with
lump of anthracite in the solar plex-
US, inflicted by six newly appointed
commissioners" is the coroners YER
dict on the lonesome democratic issue.
New York Mail and Express.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
BETRAYAL.

Whom I shall kiss" heard a sun
beam say,
"Take him and lead away"
Then with the traitors salutation
''Hail!"
He kissed the Dawn Star pale.
John B. Tabb in the Century.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
Kicker Silenced.

"You know Squabbles is an awful
kicker at all times, and his patient
wife really dreaded the pessimistic
Of the coal strike on his disposition.
But she forestalled all possible kick
ing about the cold.'
"How?"
"She procured a phonograph and
during the last spell of warm weather
had it register all of Squabbles' re-
marks about the heat. Now when he
begins to complain he hears such re-
markes as tDeuced hot I hate heat!
Give me winter every tfme!" and he
quickly subsidies. '-Ba1timor Herald
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06

An Echo of the Strike.
'They are the most stupid fellows I
ever knew"
II guess you never met any New
Orleans policemen"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
CHOICEST DELICACY
DIAMOND BACK TERRAPiN SOON
IN SEASON.
OFTEN BRING 500 DOZEN

How the Species Is Hunted-High
Cost Encourages the Use of Sub
stitutes of Extinction
Terrapn Bury Deeply in the
Mud.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06

Coal strike arbitration commission
began work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06

At Crisfeld are three terrapin
pounds, through which most of the
eastern trade is supplied. Formerly
terrapin held for market were kept in
boxes and barrels until the time for
shipment, but they usually became
very poor, and many died. One win
ter Crisfelf dealer had hundreds of
them stored in a vacant house, and
during the cold weather nearly half of
them froze. This suggested the idea
of keeping them in their native ele-
for this purpose. These are simply
sections of water so inclosed that the
terrapin cannot escape. A large tract
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-03
Upton is PULLING.
Doing What He Can to Help the st.
Louis Worlds Fair.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 3.-Major
General Corbin has received a letter
from Sir Thomas Upton, in which the
general is informed that Sir Thomas has
greatly interested himself in the ST.
Louis exposition. He informs the gen
eral that he has had an interview with
King Edward and that his majesty has
indicated that he will name a special
commission to attend the exposition and
that the English government will take
steps to interest the people in the expo
siticn. 1t is expected that the Prince of
Wales Will be named as the head of the
special embassy. The matter already
has become the subjects of diplomatic
correspondence between the British for
eign Office and Ambassador Choate who,
no doubt, will communicate with Secre-
tary Hay. Sir Thomas Upton has re-
ported to the king the cordial relations
between the United States and Great
Britain will be strengthened if the Uni
ted Kingdom is well represented at the
coming exposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-03
PAGAN RITES.
Scottish Customs That Have Their
Origin in Superstitions.

Nearly all travellers in Central Africa
have referred to the curious customs prev
alent among almost all pagan native
tribes of driving quantities of nails into
sacred trees and other objects that have
been adjudged worthy of veneration, and
this not in malice, but as a religious rite,
the nails in question being intended as
may be witnessed today at the sacred well
of St. Maebruha, in Loeb Maree, Ross
hire, where is an ancient oak tree studded
with countless nails of all sizes. the offer
ings of invalid pilgrims who came to wor-
ship and be cured.
Pennies and half-pennies also are to be
seen in enormous quantities driven edge
wise in the tough bark. and a friend of
the writer who had visited the spot some
little time back discovered in the trunk
what he took to be a shilling. On being
extracted, however it proved to be coun-
terfeit Probably the donor, finding that
he could get no value for his coin in the
natural world, tried, as q last resource,
what effect it might have on the spiritual
OF course, the poor cottars and others
who flock to st. Maebruha with their nails
and their pence do not for a moment adj
nit that they assisting at a pagan
ceremony But they most undoubtedly
are Well worship has always occupied
an important place in paganism. and the
sacred oak. before which each pilgrim
must thrice kneel ere humby presenting
his offerings-what is it but an obvious
survival of the sacred groves of Druidical
times ?-London Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-03
UP FROM THE SOUTH.
President Roosevelt Returns
from Outing in Virginia.

Washington, Nov. 3-President Roose-
welt arrived here from his trip to Vir-
giria at 11:15 o'clock this forenoon and
at 11:40 left for New York.
Brady, Va. Nov. "A special train
bearing President Roosevelt and party
left here at $50 a. m. for Washington
The party arrived at the train in car
riages from the home of Representative
Rixey soon after O'clock The presl-
dent is in excellent health and spirits,
having enjoyed his outing greatly On
the station platform after his arrival the
president held an informal reception,
many of the residents of Brady and
vicinity embracing the opportunity TO
meet and shake hands with him
Just before the special train pulled out
President Roosevelt stepped upon the
rear platform of his car, and, in re-
Spouse to the handclapping from the
crowd. thanked the people for their
greeting.
At Remington, in response to demands
of a small concourse of people, the pres
ident, speaking from. the rear platform
of his car. said:
I want to say what a very great
and to see your beautiful country and to
be received everywhere with character
istic Virginia hospitality. I had the good
fortune to visit two or three of your
battlefields the first and second battles
of Manassas and Cedar Mountain ard
to be shown over them by men who had
worn the blue and men VINO had worn
the gray. We are all alike now, and can
all glory alike in the valOr of each side
and the devotion to duty as each side
saw it's duty" applause
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-03
SAYS YOU'RE ANOTHER.
COIOrado'S Answer to Kansas in
the Water Controversy.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 3.-The answer
of the state of Colorado in the suit of
the state of Kansas VS.. Colorado for the
restriction of the use of the water of the
Arkansas river by the latter state, was
filed in the United States supreme court
today. In general, all the allegations of
the bill of complaint are denied and it is
set forth that the appropriations of water
complained of were made in accordance
with and in reliance upon the doctrine
respecting the appropriation of the water
of the natural streams for beneficial uses
which by usage and customs prevailed in
the arid region of the United States at the
time of said appropriations and which, by
the recognition and approval of the United
States has at all times been the law APP
plicable to the public lands in said arid
region
It is urged that the people of Kansas
have themselves recognized the necessity
of the use OF the water of the streams
for the purpose of irrigation by so using
the water themselves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-03
ORGANIZED CHARITY.
Ministerial Union Decides to
Foster the Movement.

According to a report adopted at the
meeting of the ministerial union TINS
morning, that body viii take up, IN con-
junction with other agencies Of the city
the work of organized charity To this
end mass meeting has been arranged
for Sunday. November &c in the Auditor
ium. at which time ard place the scheme
will be launched
In the morning of the same day the min
isters of the city VIII preach on theme OF
charitable work among the poor. This re-
port was adopted after considerable dis
cussion There seemed TO be some DOUBT
regarding the relation of the preachers
IN this matter, to the other means OF ms
pensing food. fuel and clothing to the
poor. but the admission was clear that
that body should take the initiative IN
arranging the work methodically. Inc
committee which gave the report was
COMPOSED of p W. Crannell, o. ;. Nor
row and II. A. OFT.
Rev. Francis j.. Hayes, pastor of the
First Congregational church, read the pa
per of the morning. THE Supreme Source
of the Minister'S Power The week OF
November 9-15 viii be observed as a week
of prayer among young men, ana each or
the ministers was requested by secretary
Ierrfgo of the city Y. NJ. c.. A. to hold
special service during that time with
that in mind W. r. Carter, principal OF
the industrial institute for the colored
people in this city believed that a better
feeling should exist between the white
and colored Young men and he wished
that this particular thought be kept in
mind while the week of prayer services
We're being held.
With the special THANKSGIVING services
IN mind the city has been distrtcted, the
various districts being as follows: South
western that in the region of the Central
CONGREGATIONAL church; the central, in
Guiding all of the uptown churches; south
side. east side Oakland and Potwin-
Speakers have not yet been chosen for
the different services
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-03
PAY INCREASED.
Santa Fe MachiniStS Granted a
Raise in Wages.

Machinists. blacksmiths, boilermakers
and the helpers in each of those depart
ments of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad have been granted an in
crease of a cent an hour or ten cents a
day, the announcement of the officials
being that the additional pay shall af-
feet those men who appear deserving
and who have shown an interest in their
work to justify such. This news was
given cut today and has been cause for
much good feeling among the employees
on this part of the system.
1t will interest about 200 men at var
ious points along the line, the order
simply including the Atchison. Topeka
& Santa Fe or from Chicago, Ill, to AL
buquerque, n. NJ. In Topeka it will
mean that the Santa Fe will pay out
about $1,000 a month additional to its
employees who will come under this or
der The increase is effective at once.
This move was made by the Santa Fe
without any solicitation on the
part of the men. Some two months ago
however, there was talk of a committee
of skilled tradesmen waiting on the
heads of the departments and endeavor-
ing to secure a substantial increase, but
this never was taken up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-03

ate Ruhe hat und ers yeillicht gesundet
Verstanden?" In English these words
mean: PLUCK the old goose thoroughly
we'll There is nothing the matter with
her. But pull out the feathers one by
one, very slowly, so that her husband
may have a couple of months rest, by
which means he may perhaps be restOr-
ed to health. Do you understand"
The doctor turned again to his pat
lent, felt her pulse, shook his head, and
with a still more anxious expression of
face gave his advice: My good lady,
your malady is indeed of a very serious
nature, but it is not at all dangerous
You must go through very severe
cure here for at least two months. You
must rise at 6 o'clock in the morning
take a walk for an hour before break
fast on an empty stOmach-after break
fast lie down for an hour. but without
reading or speaking. You will take
bath every day, and lie down for an
hour afterward and remain perfectly
quiet. Every three days you will omit
the batf-after very light and simple
lunch (and all your meals are TO be
light and simple) you are to have an
other hour of absolute repose. In the
afternoon you can read light literature
or attend concert in the open air
Wine and spirits are strictly prohibited.
For one or two hours before going to
bed you are to do Swedish gymnastics.
For your supper you may have cold
meat and a glass of tea. At $50 you
must go to bed"
"Oh, but that is dreadful" rejoined
| the patient. And am L to go through
this for eight weeks? % mo, for two
months, after which time. If you con-
scientiously follow out my instructions
l guarantee that nobody will believe
that you have ever been ill., Nobody
will recognize you again, and your hus-
band will receive you again with joyful
establishment. You and he will be
grateful to me for the change."-Lon-
don Telegraph.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-03
is 1T A FORERUNNER?
Rumor That the Resubmission Fight
May Be Revived.

The New Era Educator is a little free
lance publication which is being circulated
free about Topeka today and which is
edited by R. A. Snethen and NJ. N But
Ter.
The editors believe that the present
struggle in Shawnee county between the
Independents and the regular Republicans
is the forerunner of d proposed fight for
resubmissiOn in the next legislature If
the Independents win it will settle the fate
of resubmission for another two years,
but If Nichols and Lucas win a fight for
resubmission will be made in the coming
legislature. That paper says:
The eyes of the whole state are on the
capital county. If Stahl and Stebbins re-
ceive a strong vote or are elected the next
legislature Will not NEEDLE with resubmis-
sion. If the regular Republican nominees
come out with coIors flying the people
may prepare to fight again to a finish the
question of constitutional prohibition in
Kansas. Wen may the friends of civic