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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-22

| waitress, mind the baby, dust and
take care of the furnace.
Rotterdam is building the bigges,
excavated dock in the world. Its ares
| is $50 acres, with a depth of water o.
IA feet, which will be dredged on,
later to % feet. The earth dug III
has been used to build the surround
ing quays and to raise the level OF
ceighboring streets.
The value of coal mined in Japan is
| almost equal to that of all other
minerals combined 1t varies from
the hardest anthracite to peat, but the
quality is usually inferior to that Oh
American coal. Modern machinery
and methods have been introduced in
the operation of many mines.
L suppose a public man has to read
great DEAL" said the Thoughtful man.
Yes answered Senator Sorghum,
''the demand for anecdotes is so grear
now that a man has to keep digging
in the library all the time in order to
keep up the supply of stories about
himself -Washington Star.
Gov.-Gen. Wood has taken radical
action for the protection of the public
roads in Cuba. 1t was shown that the
continued use of the state highways
by heavy carts and vehicles with mar
row tires was destructive to the roads,
and entailed heavy expense for then
repair and maintenance. To remedy
this the military governor has directed
that cart owners must obtain permits
to use the public roads, at the rate of
Sc month for each cart.
An exchange tells the following
story of Bridget ard Pat. They were
sitting in an armchair reading an
article on "The law of compensation.
lust fancy" exclaimed Bridget, "ac-
cordlng to this, whin a man loses wan
iv is sinses another gifts more de-
veloped. For instance, a blond mon
gifts more sinse av hearin' an touch,
an" ''Shure, an it's quite thrue,
answered Pat. olive noticed it me.
self. Whin mon has wan leg
shorter than the other, begorra the
others longer"
Salt Lake City is about to lose one
OF it's landmarks. The OLD school.
house where the children of Bingham
Young were educated is to be torn
down to make room for some modern
structure. The school-house was built
IN 1860, and the pupils who attended
in the first five years of it's existence
were exclusively the children of the
Mormon prophet. Later the children
of few of the leading Mormons were
permitted to attend also, but practical
ly the school was conducted for the
instruction of the little Youngs.
There were about rs of them in the
school.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-22
HOUSE CLEANING FOR FISHES.
Aquarium System That Avoids Dis.
turbinq the Inmates of the Tanks.

aquarium oyStem nat AvOI0S DIS
turbing the Inmates of the Tanks
From the New York Sun.-In clean
ing the tanks at the Aquarium they
go about the work always in just the
same order. In most cases the fishes
come to be familiar with the process
and govern themselves accordingly.
The water in the tank is lowered 20
about half its usual depth and the
ends and the back and the glass OF
the tank are cleaned and scrubbed
The cleaning might easily be made
very confusing, disturbing and dan
gerous to the fishes, for fishes are
very easily frightened and likely then
to do themselves injury, if not to kill
themselves; but any such occurrence
is avoided by going at the work on d
system to which the fishes speedily
accommodate themselves.
The cleaner always begins work on
one end of tank and always at the
same end. The fishes appear to know
perfectly what is going on, for when
the cleaner begins there they always
go to the other end of the tank and
stay there quietly until the firse end
cleaner is at work elsewhere in the
tank.
Next the man at the work tackles
the back of the tank, the fishes then
loafing around the front by the glass,
land when the, man gets through the
back and tackles the inside of the
glass front of the tank the fishes take
possession of the back of the tank.
The cleaner takes pains always, of
course, to keep the long-handled brush
with which he worke close to the
end or side upon which he is en-
gagged; he doesn't slash around with
il over into the part of the tank
where the fishes have temporarily con-
gregated, but is careful to let them
realize that where they are, they're
all right and that nothing is going to
interfere with them
In many of the tanks so well, ap-
parently do they understand it, the
fishes are scarcely disturbed by this
systematic cleaning work at all;
whereas with the work done in A
helter-skelter way even seasoned
fishes would be thrown into state of
dangerous excitement.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-22
WOMEN BECOME TALLER.
Outdoor Exercise Responsible for
Their Increase Stature.

Outdoor Exercise Responsible for
Their Increase Stature.
DO you see that giantess?" said a
hysician to Chicago Tribune man
as he called attention to an unusually
| tall woman on State street.
She was walking across the street
with the stride of soldier Her head
was erect, her cheeks glowed with the
evidences of pure, fresh, buoyant
health, and her heigth was six feet at
| least.
Now" said the physician, '1ook at
| this one, and that, and these two, and
another just STOPPING to get into that
ridiculous little brougham. They are
all tall and athletic-looking and active.
Look about you among this throng of
| handsomely dressed shoppers. Do
you see any midgets among them
There were, indeed, a few short
understood women. There was, how
| ever, a strange predominance of tall
stralght-stepping, broad-shouIdered
women, and the great authority who
| had at first called my attention to
them made a startling prophecy re-
| garding future femininity.
Fifty years from now,' he stated
| the women of the 1eisured classes
that is, those women whose occupa.
lions do not keep them constantly
within doors-will be six-footers. You
see the evidence before you. Year
] after year woman have been growing
taller and stronger, save those who
work in offices and factories They
are exempt from my prophecy"
what about them?" was asked.
"Ah, that is difficult to say" replied
the doctor, ''but I do not think I am
far off in stating that indoor women
will become shorter and less robust
l have given much study to this sub.
ject during the last 10 years. 1 have
made minute investigation and care
full tabulation.
Il have seen the goIf-playing
hockey-driving, bicycle-riding girl
sprout upward inch by inch year by
year, and, on the other hand, 1 have
| noted that the lack of air and exercise
has had a CORRESPONDENCE deteriorat
ing effect upon those poor things who
are perforce obliged to work indoors
open windows would do much fol
| them. In fact, 1 think it would be best
| If all employers were made to provide
fresh air, either by way of windows
or air tubes. Posterity demands fresh
| air. Here in the street is your proof
| fo, oil
| air-grown.
'T have often noted" said the
prophetic medical expert, that for
eigners say the tall American woman
is vapid, brainless, lifeless, all muscle
and no mind. Now 1 am prepared tt
disprove that. Where in all the world
are women more intelligent? In Ger
many? Perhaps in the lore of the
cookery book. In France? Yes, i
you confine the question to the art Of
the needle
GIN England? Well they are rails
ing their own crop of giantesses by
the same simple air process that We
have adopted
"You have only to go to one of oul
problem plays to note that the com
pick depths of meaning and the MIN
bleness of the epigram are not lost OF
our young giantesses; and that i'm
plies brains"
and what about the man of 81
years hence?" was asked
"a great, bullying head, a set O
useless legs and pair of electric-glov
lamps for eyes," was the reply.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-22
Truth in His Fuminu.

Great is Ben Tillman! When he spoke
The backbone of his party broke!
He sputtered on the senate floor
And as he squawked he wildly tore
The plans his friends had drawn in
twain,
And drove the southern crowd insane!
Plain truths relentlessly he told,
Dark secrets grimly he unrolled,
And after every caterwaul
Some "anti' hurried from the hall.
We thank you, Pitchfork! Fuming
one,
A matchless service you have done.
You've spoiled the "antis'" final hope,
And hung them on your vocal rope!
We thank you Ben,-1ong may you
wave,
Oft may you talk and often rave!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-22
Sweet Sympathy.

Mrs. Youngwed-Yes, Mr.. Young
wed didn't feel at all well this morn
ing, so I just made him stay home
from the Office.
Mrs. Naybor-Indeedi I notice all
your carpets are up. and your back
sheds painted, and
Mrs. Youngwed-Yes, got Mr..
Youngwed to do all that while he was
home today .-Philadelphia Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-22

Asked by justice to give an az
count of himself, Georgia darkey re-
piled: Il des po' Of niger, sub,
votin' aroun' fer a honest livin' AT
ianta Constitution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-22
Benevolent gentleman-My !

benevolent gentleman-My little
boy, have you no better way to spend
this beautiful Sabbath afternoon than
by standing in front of the gate idlins
away your time? Boy amt idling
away my time. There's Teller inside
with my sister who is paying me SIX
pence an hour to watch for pa.-TH-
Bits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-22
coIdschmidt Welding Process.

The Goldschmidt welding process tor
welding rails has lately undergone
simplification The crucible in which
the required quantity of thermite is to
be melted is made in the form of fun
mel, about 16 inches in height and L
inches in diameter at the top. The
bottom end is provided with an open
ing about three-quarters to one inch
in diameter, which serves as pouring
hole An iron plug is used to close the
hole during the reaction, and the hole
is freed preferably by knocking this up
into the liquid mass when it is at once
fused. In this way the precise mo-
ment for discharging the contents Is
easier to regulate than by allowing the
plug to remain in position until melted
out The top of the plug should be
covered with a little fine, dry sand TO
prevent it burning out too soon. After
filling the crucible the open upper end
is covered with metal hood, provided
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-22
Many SWedes on Strike.

Stockholm Sweden, May 16.-Fully
1000 persons are out on strike and
their ranks will be swelled today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-30
THE HARRISON WILL CASE
Now on Trial in the District
Court.

The Harrison will case which has
attracted more than ordinary atten-
tention in the courts since 1898 is
now on trial in the district court.
The case was called this morning
and an effort was made looking to a
compromise but satisfactory terms
could not he reached. The work Of
selecting a jury was then begun but
at 1 o1ock it had not been com
pleted and another effort was being
made to effect a compromise.
The above case is said 20 be the
biggest civil salt ever tried in Ellis
county. There are about two hun
dred witnesses in the case and each
side IS represented by a strong ar
ray of legal talent. In this cause
J. W. Harrison is proponent and J..
NJ. Harrison is contestant, the ac-
ton being Instituted to have the will
Of Henry Harrison set aside. The
amount involved is about @l5, 200
and the costs of the trial will amount
to not less than 5000. Suit was
first brought in the county court
and when the matter came up for
trial the will was admitted TO pro-
bate. An appeal was taken to the
district court and this is the first
trial. The result of the trial is
looked forward to with no small de-
gree of interest.
The proponent is represented by
Smith & Beall, r. B. Williams,
Groce Il skinner and Hon. NJ NJ
Crane, while the contestant has as
counsel Tep.pleton & Harding, J. c.
Lumpkins and Judge \, w. Finley.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-30

seen the embarrassing position we
have placed this committee in with
Indifferent citizens on one side and
a clever railroad magnate on the
other. BY all means this state OF af-
fairs should be changed. The people
should be up and doing and / can
not possibly think that the liberal
citizens of this, the grandest little
city on earth, will now fail to re-
spond. 1t is true we taxed yourselves
to build a cotton mill and Trinity
University, but If we lay down on
this, the last and final proposition
from this road, all our efforts and
money spent in the other enter
prises will amount to but little.
INNOCENCE ABROAD.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-30
Died.

County Treasurer Mcknight, who
is cousin to r. K. and H. q. Orr,
today received the sad intelligence
IF the death of their mother, Aunt
Cynthia Orr, at Ferris, who was -
years old. She received fall yes
terday: from the effects of which
she expired at O'Clock this morn
ing. The funeral services will take
place at the Sylvona church, and
the remains will be inferred at the
family burial ground near the home
of Mr.. Geo. Douglas, near the Ferris
road between Rocket and Ferris.
She had been a resident of this
county about fifty years, and her
sons and daughters are among our
influential and best citizens.I
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-30
The Rock Island.

The Rock Island railroad after
leaving Dallas will follow the course
oil the Trinity river south in the di-
rection of Corsicana. A dispatch in
today's Dallas News says that the
citizens of Corsicana are to have a
mass meeting next Saturday night
To raise funds with which to pro-
cure the right of way through Cor
sican and Navarro county. Ac-
cording to the dispatch Dallas plan
of assessment will be adopted by
Corsicana. This is the same plan
that was adopted at the mass meet
ing in this city last night and is pos
sibly the fairest method that can be
resorted to. 1t is understood that
the Rock Island has asked Corsica
ma for $l00, 900. The amount asked
OF Waxahaehie by the International
is small compared to the above.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-30

ng. Our prices are reasonable and our Goods the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-30
THE HIGH SCHOOL CLOSES
Graduating Exercises Will be
Held Tonight.

Another successful term of the
Park High School will close tonight
with appropriate exercises. The
event has been looked forward to by
both teachers and pupils with no
small degree of interest. The exer-
cises will begin at eight O'Clock and
the following program will be rem
dered:
Music.
Invocation, Rev. &. r. Wright.
Salutatory, Alice Louise Gibson.
Essay" Neither the Naked Hand
nor the Understanding Left to Itself
Can Do Much" Micca Ethel Fus-
ton.
Recitation-''Two Gray Wolves, :"
Martha Virginia Anderson.
Music.
Vocal Duet-"The Swallow" An
nette Lucille Arnold and Mabel Inez
Smith.
Glass Poem, Euna Kate Rose.
Glass Prophecy, Robert Carroll
Todd.
Valedictory, Gladys Elizabeth
Tingle.
Farewell Chorus "Merrily Goes
Our Bark, " Glass.
Music.
Presentation of University Schol-
arshir and Dictionary Hon. ] L.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-30

I risk. We guarantee avery artIcIe We send
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-30
Notice to Contractors.

ut appearing to the committee on
for Trinity Univer-
sity that sufficient advertisement
for bids on dormitories has not been
made, it has been determined to ex-
tend the time of receiving bids up
to T. O'Clock June 3, 1902. This is
to notify all who desire to make
bids of the action of the committee.
Plans and specifications may be
seen in Hubble d Green's office,
room 6, Citizens Bank building,
WaXahachie, Texas.
l.. G.. KIRKEs,
Chairman Com.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-30
Struck by a Train.

Doroteo Gregoria, one Of Presi-
dent Diaz's subjects, was struck last
night by the Katy Flyer about one
mile and a half south of the city and
quite painfully injured. A cash
about two inches long was cut
across his head. He was brought
to the city and his wound dressed.
1t is supposed he was sitting by the
side of the track when he was
struck.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-30
WixAHACHIE WILL BE LOSER
Should the |. { 6. N. Select
Route East OF the City.

Not the good that we will derive
by the coming of the international
and Great Northern railway, but
the harm that will be done to Wax
ahachie in case we fail to raise the
bonus required of US by the road
was the gist OF the arguments used
by Messrs. Skinner and Templeton
In their speeches at the court house
last night, and this is one view OF
the situation that our citizens here
tofore have not taken into eonsid-
Grafton. 1t is fact that survey
ors of this road have recently run a
line from Italy by Nash, Howard,
Ray, Boyce and Rocket and 1t is a
fact beyond doubt TO any man who
is acquainted with the lay Of the
land OF Ellis county that this
route to Dallas could be built much
cheaper than by Waxahachie to
Dallas. Another thing is very GER
tain after all that has been said and
done In regard to getting the road
here, taking into consideration the
number Of trips made here by Cen
erai Manager Trice, If We fail now
to respond to his figal proposition
We viii lose the road beyond the
shadow of "a doubt, and now il be-
hooyes the citizens OF Waxahachie
just to consider for one moment
where ne will be when there are
flourishing towns at Nash, Howard,
Ray. Royce and Rocket and possi-
bIv at Ferris. When all the trade
from all the points here named and
settlements tributary thereto are
cut off from as, as they will surely
be II we do not raise this bonus re-
quired of as, we will see the day at
no distant date when the owls and
bats will build In many of the busi-
ness houses now occupied by our
prosperous merchants. / am no
alarmist. The fact is l am ac-
cused of being anything else but an
alarmist, and the great Father for
bid that should ever be one. l
have travelled over this county In the
| last five years more than any man in
IL and / know personally almost
each and every man, woman and
child in the sections Of Ellis county
above mentioned and of course 1
| Ihave some idea of the injury that
will be done to Waxahachie when
each of these communities have "a
flourishing town built In their midst.
The speakers also SAID last night
that an immense railroad system
like the Gould lines, one of which
the /. Il G. n. is part and parcel,
does not have To truckle to even
| Waxahaehie and If it comes here
now without our complying with
this last and final proposition that
is what 1t would be doing. The COM
mittee appointed by the citizens Of
| Waxahachie consisting of JAS. ;.
Davis, NJ. Il. Tempieton, ] f,
! Strickland. r. A. Ferris, and Osce
Goodwin to look after the mat
ter of getting the road here has
worked faithfully hard and earnest
| ~ but our citizens, they say, have
not responded and this committee
whom we have appointed further
say that General Manager Trice has
been as clever and reasonable in this
business as 1t has been possible for
| him to be and now at this stage of
the game ii is very plainly to be
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-30

The grand jury adjourned this
afternoon about 4 O'Clock and the
Jurors have gone to their homes.
They will reassemble Monday
morning.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-30

WARRANTY deeds, vendor lien
notes, chattel mortgages, etc, for
sale at Enterprise office.
The Iola register., 1902-02-28
The Remedy is Free to All Who Send
Name and Address.

After years OF patient study, and deliving
into the dusty record of the past, as well as
following modern experiments in the realms
of medical science. Dr. James W kidd, 1892
First National Bank building, Fort wayne,
Ind, makes the startling announcement that
he has surely discovered the elixir OF me.
That he is able with the aid Of mysterious
compound, known only to himself. produced
as "a result of the years he has spent in search
ing for this precious life-giving boon, TO cure
any and every disease that Is known to the
human body. There is no doubt OF the doc
tors earnestness in making his claim ana the
remarkable cures that he is daily cuectlng
seems to bear him out very strongly. MS
theory which he advances Is one OF reason
and is based on sound experiences in medl-
cal practice of many years. IL costs nothing
TO try his remarkable Elixir of Life" ms he
calls IL, for he sends IL free, to anyone who ne
n sufferer. In sufficient quantities 70 convince
of its ability to cure, so there is absolutely nc
risk TO run Some of the cures cited are very
remarkable. and but for reliable witnesses
would hardly be credited. The lame nave
The Iola register., 1902-02-28
PuhIic Sale

Margaret A. c. Remsburg, admins
tratrix of the estate of the late M. II.
Remsberg, will sell at public auction
at her farm two and one-half miles
east and one mile south lof lola and
one-half mile south of Gas City, all the
personal property of NJ. r. Remsberg
deceased, on Wednesday, March 8, 1902
commencing at 10 O'Clock, a. M, the
following described property, IL head
of cattle head of horses, implements,
etc. For terms and particulars sec
large bills from the REGISTER Office.