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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-12
Register of Deeds Upham transacted

The telephone company, has extend
ed it's service to the residence of 3.
NJ. Vaughan is the town of Grand
Rapids
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-12

During the recent storms the
lightning played considerable havoc
with the property of the telephone
company. The employees therefore
have had all they could do to repair the
damages at the end Of every storm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-12

f. e. Kellner, member of the board
of directors of the Wood Co. Telephone
Co., has rendered his resignation to
take effect the first Of June. The
resignation was accepted and O. w.
Gothkey, Of the west side was elected
TO fill the VacancV
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-12

''One Minute Cough Cure beats all
other medicines for coughs, colds.
Group and throat and lung troubles, "
says d. Scott Currin of Logant0n, Pa.
Perfectly safe. Acts Immediately.
Group yields to it. Cure grip, bron-
chltiS, coughs. Wood County Drug
Co. or Johnson & Hill Co.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29

a group Of boys gather for play.
What shall we play?"

4 group Of boys gather for play.
What shall we playy"
"Rockity bang" exclaims one Of the
lads. MY rock one"
my rock twor' cries another.
"My rock threer' MY fo.rr, ANY
hve!' and so on. call others in quick
succession. The last to call must be the
ogre who guards the castle. said castle
being large rock or fence upon which
the ogre places the tower, a rock at least
as large as n good sized SNOWFALL.
Ogre cries "Bang" and the BOYS I'm
turn fling stones at the tower. and he
starts or at once. the boys all follow
ing In swift pursuit. If by chance he
(the boy can pick up the missile which
he himself threw. he is free. If caught
he must become ogre and guard the
castle. In case all the throwers miss
the ogre may catch any one Of them If
he can. Whomever the ogre catches
must take the ogre's place. and ogre
takes the captive's missile and bangs
at the tower.
The lad who hits the tower and Sc
cures his own rock the largest number
OF times during the game wins first
place. Sometimes the boys choose up
and make IL a contest of sides. Then
rockity bang becomes a real tug Of war
conflict equal I'm stress to baseball or
golf. The boy who leads for the day
wears home the badge of victory, and
to lead the score for the week or month
becomes matter Of highest honor.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29

Women In Majority In MANY Virginia Giles

One of the most interesting facts reveal
cd by the census OF 800 l. that of tho
great predominance ia the number off
males over the number Of males in the
cities of Virginia. OF eighteen cities la the
state only three Of them have more males
than females; all the other. show a dc
cited pivdOminance ui women.
The three cities having more males
than females are liuena i,ta. Newport
News and Portsmouth. BueUa ista has
ninety four mors men than women: New
port News has ISL more men and
Portsmouth has la more of the str0nr
aud uglier sex. The total diG. renee if'
! these three cities il BOSS
Among the other cities Richmond has
1.ilI more women than men: Peters
burg has 2.OiJ more women. Norfolk
has ODD more females. Lynchhurg. , b.
pSO more; Danvilie $40 more: little
W iuchcstcr has 513 more women than
men, and Frederick ~burg i76 more of the
weaker sex. Charlottesville shows the
surprising number of Ia more women
than men. and StauntOn G3O. Mancles.
ter has 100 more ladies than gentlemen.
and old and mOss-cOvered WILLIAMSBURG,
mas. p" extra " omen for the students of
the college. There are not enough men
~ the Virginia cities 90 eco around What
the women viii 10 in this case cannot he
said.
The country districts of the state help
TO even up matters somewhat. but even
at that there are a considerable number
more women than men in virginia.
some Of these counties that have many
more women than men are: Alhemarle
augusta Euckinham. Culpeper Franklin.
Nrayson. LoudOun Louisa Necklcnhurg
Nelson Orange. Roanoke shenandoah
and Warren
The table showing the figures in the
Virginia cities rs given la the government
reports. is a. foilows.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29
WESTM0RELAND.
crcps-Ihe LOmav Trial Enjoyable Fish iry.
Other Notes.

Correspondence OF TuE FREi LANcE)
Aontross. Va. July 2Gth. 1902.
The crop of growing corn throughout
the county has advanced and reached
mat stage of development to insure more
than au average crop. IL has hecn well
titled. aud the season has been good
There are more peas in cultivation ,han
ever before oi the cow variety. and the
prospect Is that there will be a. large
yield All who cultivated the Irish potato
crop have succeeded. both in Yield and
realizing "A reinLnerativc price Taken ala
10 an there is more money aAoat and
thc condition of this section Is I'm better
financial shape than at any time since
the war with the states. IL has been
wildly circulated that trouble may arise
nt the approaching term of the county
court at the trial OF the negro Lomax.
who attempted 20 assault Miss toStru-
der -uiir weeks ago and that be- will
NOT hc allowed his chances for Justice but
viii be- seized 10y mob. Suoh sayings
have uo foundation. Not the least trou.
hle Is anticipated along this line. vast
crowd of people Is expected however 20
attend tine term of court
a most enjoy ahle occasion was parti-
ciputed in by the entire population OF
Nontro~~ and vicinity The young men
oi the village secured the u-c of Mr.. K
B. kud'~ seine and proceeded To- the
river the night before which was "a
beautiful moon light night The haulina
irr H~h was begun about - o'clock and
10y daylight = bushels of rock. perch
trout. and other fine fish were landed
and 10y ! / or - O'Clock ol the dav fol-
lowing the invited crowd Of children.
luss'c~ iaddies. ladies and men. repaired
tn ihr place oipleaSIrc and at one CLOCK
ihe Indies who managed the Try an
hpihrcd that dinner Was ready. uder
90 cool shade with "a delightful breeze
from on tne famous turioman bay. the
large crowd surrounded the long ami
Well arranged tables loaded with
hno fish. cakeS. iellie- pickles bread
butter. tomatoes and every thing tn
tempt ana satisfy the appetite that uS.
ualy takes po>S ssion of one ON such ace
r1sinus Bathing. sailing and grabbing
were later mdul-,d In Co "a late hour IN the
afternoon when an returned feeling
better prepared tu hnttle with the tide
olliie.
Quite "a number ofour people anticipate
taking iu q week az the Marvin tirnv,
rnmp meeting which begins Friday. Aug
10
here are q number of strangers and
visitors here all ulougthe Potomacsaores
ana at the homes at friends adjacent seek
ing pleasure. Crabs are so scarce in tho
Potomac. that it is difficult matter t.
catch mess and those who heretofore
nave pursued this industry at this season
have made regular failures
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29

My mother suffered long time from
distressing pains and general III health
due primarily to Indigestion" says l.. ".
Npaldiug, Verona. Mo. Two years ago
got her TO try kodol She grew better
at once and now. at the aye of seventy.
six. eats anything she wants. remarking
that she fears no bad effects as she has
her bottle Of kodolhaudy." Don't waste
time doctoring symptoms 60 after the
cause. II your stomach is sound your
health VIII be good. kodol rests the stom-
ach and Strengthens the body by digest
ing your food. Ii is natures own tonic
ID. e. bowman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29
Poisoning the System.

1t is through the bowels that the body
is cleansed o. the impurities Constipa-
ton keeps these poisons in the system.
causing headache. dullness and melan-
cholia at first. then unsiShtly eruptions
and finally serious illness unless n RENE
dy is appied De Wits Little Early
Kisers prevent this trouble by stimula-
ting the liver and promote easy. healthy
action of the bowels These little pills do
not act violently but by strengthening
the bowel IS enable them to perform their
own work. Never gripe or distress. ID. G.
Bowman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29

Here are some curious English signs
in the windows of shops i'm Japan.
The all countries boot and shoe small
or fine wares" "Oid cur.os." Horse
shoe maker instruct 10y French horse
leech,' cut hair shop" III you want
sell watch. l VIII buy; II You want
buy watch, l VIII sell: yes. sir. will
all will; come at my shop -watchmak-
err Halter native country "Antc
matte OF nausea marina." "Thc house
build for the Manufacture of all AMI
best kinds o. hats and caps"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29

Mary was a very bright little girl
who often Fixed hard words in her
mind by their similarity TO some OBJ
ject One day when reciting her gcog-
raphy lesson she Informed her teacher
that ma-piS-any WAS one of the chief
exports Of South America.
This method Of aiding memory is NOT
confined to children. \ school was
nearly convulscd with laughter once on
hearing the teacher address new boy
whose name was Hewitt MS young
Chopit"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29
The story of nlnssnr.,-

Winly-Wce had been visiting at her
aunue's. Mamma and papa were at
the depot to meet her. and as soon as
they kissed her and Rugged her mann
ma asked, Why, Winky Wee, whats
In the baskety'
a kitty, mamma the dearest. sweet
est white kitty you ever saw. 1t.
name is blossom"
When Winky-Wee sat down in tho
street car, OF course she had to hay,
her basket. Pretty soon baby meow
came from The basket.
Hush. Blossom. dear said Winky
Wee. Were going home to such q
beautiful house where there's dolls
house and COW boSsy that gives such
lovely white milk and a cellar fun OF
mousics. Think OF that."
Meow" cried Blossom angriIy: then
she put out one little paw. and before
anybody could say Jack Robinson she
put out another little paw. then ont
came the whole kitten. and she jumped
away out OF the cart was an omen
car-and when the motorman stopped
SO papa could get out there was no.
even the tip OF Blossoms white tail 10
be seen. How Winky-Wee did cry
while she rode home hugging the biz
empty basket! She cried till she went
TO bed. She did not even want TO play
with Jessie, her doll. or look at the
dolls house or go and stroke the little
rabbits
One morning nearly a week after
ward papa went to the back door
early in the morning and called.
"Winky-Wee. Winky-Wee. come here
quickg
She came running downstairs in her
little nightie. and she screamed with
delight, for there on the fence sal
Blossom; not the snow white fat Bios
som she lost. but n raggedy. dirty. thin
Blossom. with a scratched nose and n
bitten ear And she never ran away
again, but grew up into the lovclicst.
piumpest snowiest kitty in town
Good Housekeeping.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29

If nail is made redhot, it CLOVIS
with the ignition and throws off heat.
which is apparent to the senses; but if
a cold horseshoe nail is examined.
there is no direct evidence Of the pres
ence Of heat. When, however. the same
cold nail is rapidly hammered on an
anvil, enough heat is obtained to set
fire to piece Of phosphorus The heat
thus squeezed out by compression Is
called latent heat.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29
Rich Vein nfnre

Mr. i. q. Taylor of Madison. Va. was
here Tor the purpose of having assaved
specimens from "a vein of ore he has dis.
covered three miles from his residence in
Madison County. The assay which was
made by TWO prominent mineralogists
here resulted IN the discovery that the
ore was very rich in silver, with a small
alloy of aluminium ashington Post
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29

The wife OF Methodist minister in
West Virginia has been married three
times. Her maiden name was Partridge
her first husband was named Robin. her
second Sparrow. and the present ones
name Is Quayle. There are now two
young Robins, one Sparrow and three
little Quayles in the family.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29
Special Excursions TO Niagara Falls.

Will leave Washington via b. X O. R.R..
Z. y X. Ry.. and l.. V. x. r. S:3O a. m
August 2nd and 10th, September 25th
and October 9th, and 800 p. m August
Both: and via r. K. r. 500 n. m, Aug. Z
and 2lst, September 4th and 18th and
October 2nd and 10th The fare for the
round trip will be 5000 irOm Fredericks
burg, Va. Full information upon ap-
plicatiOn. G. G.. COX, Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29

Mrs 4. 4. Cary. OF Richmond. will
found an orphans home to be known
as the Maria Cary Memorial Home, at
lhani. in the Congo Free State The
home will be a memorial to Mrs. Cary's
daughter, and will be for colored or
phaned children. The home will be in
charge nj the Presbyterian missionaries
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29

Design on an ogcshcll some pretty
figure or ornament with melted talow
or any fat, oily substance; then i'm
merse the EGG in very strong vinegar
and let it remain there till the ac.d
has corroded that part Of the shell
which is moi covered with the greasy
matter. When taken out. those parts
viii remain in relief exactly as you
have drawn them.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29
lie Grew Too Fast.

Little Tommy. when told that he
was growing fast, answered:
Yes too fast. think they water
me too much. Why. / have to take
bath every morning.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29

1t Is better to take pride in your de
scendants than in your ancestors-New
York Press.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29

Perhaps apretiy girl iscalled a'.pcach''
because she has a heart Of stone.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29

As woman's beauty fades her brains
come to the front.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-29
DINERS NAHTEl |

Steady employment will be given
to 70 Machine Men. on air drills
az Sl.3J, and to 100 Laborers AT
81 10, underground. at the AR
MINUS COPPER MINES, near
Mineral, Va.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12
Annohcs nrotllors to Eskimo.

An interesting chronological discovery
has just been made as a result of the
Cbseryations of Father Jette, S. j., son
Of Sir L. A. Jette, Lieutenant-Governor
Of the Province Of Quebec. Father
Jette is a missionary among the Nulato
Indians whose habitat is near tho polar
circle.
He has madc a careful study Of their
language, and in writing to some Of his
colleagues in New Mexico he quoted
words used by the Nulato. 10 the
great surprise Of those who received
Father Jette's letter the Nulato words
were found to be identical with words
in the Apache tongue.
The result was further correspon-
dence, and ultimately the discovery
that these two tribes of Indians, now
living thousands of miles apart and
in vastly different climates. have the
came language.
From this fact the deduction has been
made that the Apaches of New Mexico
originally came from the far North,
thus tending to confirm the theory Of
a common Asiatlc origin. - New York
Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12

three per cent. than either the sense
of harmony or melody. Consequently,
any march with n strong rhythmic
accent, or ragtime song with its in
tensifed rhythm, appeals more intense
ly to greater mankind.
II have often been asked, why do
you play so much ragtime music at
your concertsT and always reply that
ragtime music is what is most de-
manded and that my mission is TO
please-not to educate-the masses. 1t
is not crime to acknowledge that you
enjoy ragtime. All the old masters
wrote ragtime, and that great poet and
wizard of harmony, Richard Wagner,
known fact that the themes for many
of our most poprlar ragtimc songs
were taken bodily from his operas.
II have always delighted in strong
contrasts-from the sublime to the RI
diculous, IL you like-and | invariably
follow "Tannerhauser' or 'Leonore'
overtures with some little street song
melody or ragtime march. 1t frequent
ly happens that two persons -yill sit
side by side at one of my concerts,
one lover Of high class music, the
other with a desire only for the ragtime
piece. By bringing the extremes in
close contrast the grand old overtures
seem grander, and the street song
sweeter and more enhancing. Why
should any conductor refuse to play
music which causes so much harmless
pleasure?
"Ragtime is not fad, as many have
declared, and it will not die cut 1t
pleases the God-given sense Of rhythm
and will endure as long as the warm
blood flows in human veins-as long
as the world shall stand, Call 1t what
you will-ragtime is as good as any
other name-it existed centuries before
our time, and it will go On for centuries
to come after we have been forgotten" :"
Chicago Tribune.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12
wireless TeleEraphy.

Benjamin Franklin leaned pensively
on the shelving shore and tossed bits
Of birthstone into the Styx.
"Wireless telegraphy,' he observed,
land they say it is a modern inyen-
ton. Rot"
He sent fiat stone hurting out over
the wavelets, and it skipped eight times
before it finally plunged beneath the
surface.
"Rot," he continued, "rot! Were
there any wires about my kites?
Didn't telegraph to the skies without
the aid or consent Of any wire trust
on earth? These fellows arc always
claiming originality for what they do"
And again he heaved chunk Of
birthstone viciously at the unoffending
waves.
"But, after ALL" he added thought
fully 81 don't know as have any right
to thank God that / am not as modern
men. My predecessors gave me
a great deal of assistance with my
original sayings in Poor Richards
Almanac" "And rising with a grunt
he busted off his longtailed coat and
trudged up the bank.-Portland Ore
goni9n.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12
Ink OF the AncIents.

1t would seem from the researches
Of NJ. Leidic that the ink used by the
ancients was composed chiefly Of lamp.
black. NJ. LeidiC examined the con-
tents of two bronze cylinders which
were found in the ruins Of n Roman
villa at Vertault (Cote-d'orJ. The cylin.
ders contained Il dark substance, which,
it was argued, vas either an ointment,
a paint, or ink. Chemical ests mega
tived the first two suggestions, and
finally the substance was identified as
lampblack. Traces OF copper tin, iron,
and chalk were found in thl ash. The
ink was, therefore, Of 4 nature similar
to the present-day Indian ink.-London
Chemist and Druggist.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12
Tha American Crowds.

While he was still in this country
Prince Henry was reported to have said
handsome things about the American
crowds. Now that he has arrived home
they are still his theme. Nowhere else
in the world are the crowds so well be-
haved as in America, and they them
selves are their own controllers" The
point of the compliment to the German
mind will be found in the last sentence
No crowd in Germany, on an occasion
similar to the demonstrations which at
tended Prince Henry here, would be suf-
fered to be its own controller. Soldiers
by the thousand would control it. 1t
would not be safe to let a crowd be un-
controlled, not safe for the guests, the
people gathered to see, not safe for the
people themselves, There are many other
things besides German crowds that have
to be controlled by show OF force A
people which governs itself, choosing the
administrators of the laws, from highest
to lowest, gets training in self-control
that serves upon all occasions of ordi-
nary excitement.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12
A Nasty Practice,

nasty practice is what the Chicago In
ter Ocean calls the pasting of repeated lay
ers of wall paper, one upon another, thus
covering up the filth and germs Of disease
that may be propagated in the very absorb
ent and decaying mass of -four paste, paper,
animal glue, colors, etc.
They give opinions Of eminent health OFF,
GERS and sanitarians, urging that such prac-
tice should be stopped by legal enactment,
sanitarians recommend Alabastine as a dur
able, pure and sanitary coating for walls.
The Inter Ocean says '"rhis Is a very i'm
portant question, and, as it costs nothing to
avoid this danger, why take any chancesg
How much of the alarming spread Of small
pox and other diseases may be due to unsan-
itary wall coverings?
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12
An Exnert Opinion.

In an unreported case at the Law
Courts the other day a well known
Scottish novelist was examined, he hay,
ing read" the manuscript Ia novel; on
which the litigation was based. Nov
MI So-and-So," said the opposition
X. G. to the witness, what would you
say was the value Of the manuscript
The witness replied that he was unad,
vised as to the custom in London, but
that IN Edinburgh they had TO pay for
the disposal of waste paper.-St. James
Gazette.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12
Tho Wrong Funeral,

Look her1 my dear" said the man
to his wife as he glanced through the
obituary notices in the paper, ''here is
poor Aunt Jane dead; she is going to be
buried this evening, and ought TO go to
the funeral"
"Of course you should" said Dear;
you must get ready at once and hurry
off"
In ten minutes the man was on the
street car and in half an hour in the
church where the service was TO be held
1t was a long time since he had seen
Aunt Jane Che was a busy mani, and
he had almost forgotten her existence.
But as he sat there in the big bare
church a feeling of sadness stole over
him. He remembered the early days OF
his childhood, when Aunt Jane was
frequent visitor at the house, and the
many little kindnesses she had done Tor
him. His childhood seemed so tar
away; there had been so many changes
since, so many of the people associated
with it had passed away, and, as be
thought of it all, the tears rose to his
eyes. The ceremony proceeded and the
mourners at last passed up to the front
for a last look at the face of the dear
one. The man, his eyes still moist, stop
ped suddenly for a second as he looked
upon the quiet face, and then he looked
again. He had not seen Aunt Jane for q
long time, but he knew her we'll enough
to know that while this was woman OF
about the same age and evidently the
same name, it was not Aunt Jane. F@
drew long breath as he passed down
the aisle and out into the street, and now
he does not attend funerals without a
previous investigation.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12

Of Peruna is taken during the carly
spring months the cure viii be prompt
and permanent There can lie no fail
ures If Peruna is taken intelligently
during the favorable weather OF spring.
AS a systemic catasrh remedy Pc
runa eradicates catarrh from the sys-
tenn wherever it may be located. 1t
cares catarrh of the stomach or bow
els with the same certainty as catarrh
of the head.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use Of Pc
runa write at once to pr. Hartman,
giving a full statement of YOUR case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The suburban citizen., 1902-04-12
9. 3. e. SENT FREE.

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Bone Pains, Itching HumOrs, Etc.
Send no money, simply try Botanic Blood
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Pimples, scabby, scaly, itching Eczema,
Ulcers, Eating Sores, Scrofula, Blood
Poison, Bone Pains, Swellings, Rheuma-
tism, Cancer, and all Blood and Skin
Troubles. Especially advised for chronic
cases that doctors, patent medicines and Hot
Springs fail to cure or help. Druggists,
81 per large bottle. To prove it cures
B. B. D. sent free by writing BLOOD BALM
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trouble and free medical advice sent in
sealed letter. Medicine sent at once, pre-
paid. All we ask is that you will speak q
good word for B. b. D. when cured.