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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-17
Decorated Hosiery.

Notable artists have devoted time
to decorating china and painting fans,
but the London Telegraph has dis
covered one whose work though ex-
quisitely done is intended for as per-
ishable and eXtravagant a luxury as
fancy hosiery. He designs only for
the fair and fastidious beauties OF the
world which amuses itself" These
ladies wear stockings the patterns of
which are unique and they retain the
copyright of the designs.
1t is even more indiscreet of the
artist to reveal that for one of mis- Gus
toners he has made delicate hose en-
broidered with a Cupid climbing up
the lace insertions, and for another a
pair on which was exquisitely worked
a serpent having two pearls for it's
eyes. Other art" stockings are dec
GRATED with perfect limitations of
flowers embroidered in colors, lilies of
the valley, yiolets and lilac being ia
yorite blooms.
Most of the ladies select a particu-
lar flower, which they order to be
worked on all their hosiery. 1t ap-
pears, however, that, generaly speak
ing, the stocking embroidered In
colors is considered atrifie loud. Ladies
of severe taste prefer black lace. but
jeweled ornaments on the latter are
regarded as quite permissible The
artist in question charges any price,
from 924 upward, for pair of hose.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-17

all, only for the discovery of the VIC
lators of the grave. The reason or
this alleged lack of interest in the re-
covery of the body has never been
told
The latest account is lat they knew
the body of A. T. Stewart, which was
supposed to be stolen from ST. Marks
Ichurchyard, was all the time resting
securely in a vault in the cathedral in
Garden City. How it came to get
there is a secret that was closely
guarded and while encyclopedias and
biographies state with terse positive
| ness that the body Of A. T. Stewart
rests in the cathedral Of the Incarna-
ItiCn at Garden City, few have ever
known the story of how it got there.
The popular tale is that it was founo
- the East river, where it had been
thrown, presumably. by the thieves
when they could hold it 10 longer
without certainty Of detection.
| Only two men are now living who
had to do with the reception of the
body OF A. T. Stewart at Garden City
One is still connected with the cathc-
dral but the other has severed his re
lations with it and is living in the
Isouth.-New York Herald
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-17
According to Established Precedent.

The man with the tough looking
mug had been arrested for stealing.
Several witnesses testified that they
had seen him go into the cloakroom,
select the finest overcoat. take it down
from the hook. and walk off with it.
The prisoner was called to the
stand.
Mr.. Hokuspoke,' said the justice
of the peace, "at the beginning of
this trial you said you were not
guilty. What have you to say to the
testimony Of these witnesses?"
I took the coat. y'r honor, but I
didn't steal it,
will you be kind enough to inform
the court what is your idea of steal
ing?"
stealth, yr honor is swipin'
thing when nobody's a-lookin'. Half a
dozen fellers seen me swipe that
coat"
IF that is your understanding of
the law. Mr.. Hokuspoke,'' said the
court, you were not guilty of steal
ing, and | discharge you. Call the
next easel"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-17
Great Presence of Mind.

A romantic story is told in London
about Lord Kelvin's second marriage
In the early '70s he, then Sir William
Thomson was in West Indian waters
on board his schooner yacht, the Lalla
Rookh. AS a recreation he took up
the question of simplifying the
methods of signals at sea- He had
been talking of it at the dinner table
of friend in Madeira, and the only
comprehension that seemed able to
grasp it was that Of his hosts daugh-
ter, lady he greatly but silently ad-
mired.
Il quite understand it, Sir William, -
she said
Are you sure?" he questioned, half
doubtfully. IF l sent you a signal
from my yacht do you think you could
read it and could answer me?"
well, l would try" she responded.
Il believe I should succeed in making
it out"
The signal was sent; and she did
succeed in making it out and in trans
hitting the reply. The question was:
viii you marry me?" and the answer
was: Yes"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-17
The Greatest Fiower-Market.

The greatest f1ower-mart in the
world is the famous Covent Garden
market in London, and to catch
peep OF this center of activity at
Eastert1me is revelation. This
flower headquarters for the worlds
greatest city was established aboat
three quarters of century ago in
most modest manner. Now it oc-
cupies a vast glassroofed brick build
ing. This immense structure is
divided into hundreds of separate
little stalls, each presided over by
man or woman, but viewed from one
OF the entrances the hall appears to
be heaped up ten feet high with one
vast mass of bloom.-Woman's Home
Companion.
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MANY USES OF AUTOMOBILES.
They Churn Butter, Saw Wood, Pump
Water and Cut Chaff.

London Observation-Disclosures No
longer need roads on which to drive
their swift vehicles. For the man
mobile a river, a lake or any calm
piece of water is as good as turnpike,
The motor-catamaTan, as this latest
departure has been named. is provided
with a couple Of long, hollow cylinders,
cigar-snaped, and made Of aluminium
These are carried on the sides of tke
machine
Arrived at the waters edge, they
are slipped from their fastenings
dropped into the water and the motor
driven upon their fiat upper sides. To
these the wheels fasten by clutches.
the machinery is thrown out of gear
and the chain attached to another
sprocket wheel which drives pro-
peller screw. An upright lever works
the rudder and another controls the
stopping or starting. A machine
which makes it's twenty-five miles On
the road will do a good twelve in the
water.
Farmers find the motor car infinitely
superior to the old-fashioned cart for
getting eggs and chickens to market,
but they are also discovering many
other possibilities OF this wonderful
machine By adjusting a belt upon
the wheels of motor and raising the
machine itself fsom the ground, SO
| that it's wheels work free, an ingenious
| Sussex agriculturist succeeded in
working a chaff cutter. 1t is now pos
sible to purchase a motor car with
| special adjustment for such work
This car can churn butter, saw wood,
pump water or do, indeed, any OF
those things for which a gas engine or
windmill has hitherto been used
Owners of big lawns and ground
| keepers of cricket fields have always
! found it a difficult matter to keep such
turf moved and rolled when the sod
was soft and wet. This problem the
motor has solved. One of the big
companies is supplying a motor
roller and lawn mower, which does ito
work eXcellently, and does away vita
the trouble of leather shoes for horses
feet.
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is put on the payroll and is entitled to
draw coupons good at the company's
store against her pay. After two or
three months she may be able to at
tend to two sides, and then she gets
20 cents a day. By the time she is
l6 or II years old she may perhaps be
able to take care of four or five sides,
if she makes good progress.
CROUCH to present gold medal TO
In one mill in Alabama the Post
correspondent picked up small tod
dler, not over three or four years old,
who evidently knew no other play
ground than the mill floor. Here he
appears every morning before 6
o'clock with his mother and sister, a
girl about II years old. The mother
and daughter, besides attending to
their duties in the mill keep a watch
full eye on the baby as he plays about
on the floor
In this mill" says the correspond
ent, for the first time I saw colored
children at work in a mill. This was
explained by the statement that it was
very hard to get white workers, as
| rs per cent of the towns population
was cOlOred. In all the other towns
that have visited colored children
| were barred by the refusal of the
The result of this condition is that
! the colored children are going to
school and acquiring an education
while the white children. who work all
| day in the mills, are growing up IN
| ignorance. 1t must not be imagined
either that these children are foreign.
ers. They are all Americans, and
come from families that have lived in
this country for generations. They
are naturally bright and smart, and
would learn easily and quickly with
any advantages at all. -
The natural result of the employ
ment of young children in the factories
is shown by the statement that scarce
I ly 10 per cent of the factory child1e
can read and write. Their employment
is not alone an injustice to the chill
dren, but is a peril to the state. Eng
land found years ago that the condt
lions attending the employment of The
; children in her factories were rapid
ly degrading the character anC
strength of her army and, as mean:
of self-protection to the nation, as wei
as an act of mercy and of Justice t.
the children, adopted the factory law
regulating the age Of factory EN-
ployes.
In ex-Gov. Jones the factory slave
of Alabama have found a friend an
advocate, and he is striving to secur
for them the protection which tn
: earl of Shaftesbury secured for til
factory slaves of England. Gov. J0ne
should have the active support 0
I every Albanian who loves childre1
2 and respects the honor of his state
? The heartless employers who are pre-
venting the needed legislation to pre-
: tect the factory children should b
4 compelled to adopt humane rules TO
' the government of their factories an
: the payment of decent wages Ia
: work that brings them large profits
e Northwestern Christian Advocate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-17
OUT OF SEASON WELL IN REASON

When l am asked what weather /
would praise.
l cry, Give me the unreasonable
days."
Such are my rank, unreasonable ways
Shunt me to wintertide when springs
begun,
Snowfakes in June, and January sun
Surprising sweet, unreasonable days,
Come. pamper my unreasonable ways.
If l am asked what flower l request.
l love the one that's out OF season
best
knowing such wild desire were vain
contest:
\ frail forget-me-not when winters
Lilies in autumn, roses all the year
Rank. unattainable, untold request,
Still must I love what's out OF season
best.
When l am asked which fruit I deem
a treat,
Only unreasonable ones seem sweet:
An orange in July, ripe nuts in May
Plums in December-peaches every
day;
So never satisfed-though happy
yet
Seeing thrive on what | cannot get
And would you know the hearts I've
understood?
I'll tell you-those most changeable
of mood.
| Charmingly bad, unreasonably good
One that is happy when the most are
sad,
| One that is sorrowful when | am glad
| Alluring. wise, incorrigihle mood
| Who loves what's only seasonably
good?
| Unreasonable blooms, fruits, hearts
| and days,
| Come, pamper my unreasonable ways.
| -AlIeen Orr in Pail Mall Magazine
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Changing Favorites in Apples.

The Baldwin apple is losing it's long
established popularity in this state,
according to the Vermont experiment
station. In Vermont the proportion
of Baldwins is greater among newly
planted trees than in old orchards;
but this has little significance, since
Baldwin has never been a leading
variety in Vermont The Rhode
Island greening has been practically
ignored in the recent planting or
young orchards, even in the state
which gives them their name The
figures show that northern spy is
holding it's own or perhaps gaining
little, in northern New England: bur
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-17

come. Once | saw the curtain Of
window drawn aside and her face
peering out upon me, but she would
not come again.
Well | stayed, that was all! How
7 had the impudence to do so l can
not tell-but I could not go.
She was a long while indoors. l
heard her at the piano. | knew it
was her touch though l had never
heard her before, but l was confident
it was she. Besides, now and then
tie piano stopped suddenly, and
saw by the movement Of the window
curtain that she was peeping to see
whether l had gone.
At last | grew ashamed of my IN
trusion, and, STOPPING from under
the fruit-coyered branch Of the old
apple tree, l went to my canoe, IN
! fastened its mornings, and was about
tc withdraw.
But. as luck would have it, just as
I was about TO get into the canoe
she came out to me across the lawn.
Her gesture to me was that must
90. | said what I felt regardless OF
all order. Of all propriety.
Eve" I said, passionately, you
do not know me, nor who I am, nor
| you, but know this, that ! love
you. Yes, l love you and shall love
Iyou forever. Your heart is my Eden.
Do not shut the gates of this, my
Iearthly paradise. | must, must see
Iyou again, and I will. Say that l
may"
| She looked down and blushed
May IL l faltered.
silence was a better answer than
words.
''When?"
Tomorrow"
She looked so pretty when she said
it that was about to dare yet more.
had the temerity to formulate the
idea that [ would take her in my
arms and steal from her lips kiss
when I heard a shout
'Hullo, old chap Is that you?"
I looked up.
What, Fry?" l cried. "Is it Fry?
1t is, by all that's powerful
I'm awfully sorry, my dear chap
) that | couldn't join you on the river
: today, Abominably unciyil, you must
, have thought me. But I didn't know
you knew my sister"
| He looked at her and he looked al
, me. l think we were both blushing
/ But you do knew each other dom
!, you. he said, for we both looked Sc
! awkward that he seemed to thinl
I that he had made some faux pas.
ooh, yes" | said, I'VE knew each
: other and I stole look at Eve
| The glance she gave me was a CRATE
. full one
Three months afterward there wa
f a river wedding and, as we were
G rowed away from church in a gale,
D named by four strong oarsmen, AM
. handed her out of the canopie
!. boat to her fathers lawn, the wed
d ding bells rang out merrily, for Ev
r and i were man and wife. and | CAV
' her husbands kiss under the oil
n Iapple tree.-The Sketch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-17
S STEWARDS BODY
AT GARDEN CITY

< Y
Thousands of sightseers visit the
! cathedral of the Incarnation annually
and wander about it's interior from
crypt to tower. In the crypt is a
place where an expression of doubt
comes over the faces of nearly all,
and those who are exempt usually
have either an abundance of faith or
are none too We'll read in the history
OF the alleged theft Of the body or
Alexander 7. Stewart, whose idea it
was to establish a cathedral for the
Episcopal church at Garden City, in
tending that his body should rest
there and whose death occurred be-
fore the cathedral was ready for oc-
cupancy. The place is in front of the
Stewart mausoleum, which is sepa-
rated from the rest of the crypt by an
iron railing that touches the ceiling.
and the doubt is that the body Of Mr..
Stewart rests there at all.
There was never a doubt in the
mind of Mrs. Stewart, nor, it is be-
Heyed, in the mind of Mr.. Stewards
chief executor. Judge Henry Hilton.
few others shared their certainty. 1t
is said while all the rest OF the world
was wondering what had become OF
the body of the millionaire. which was
supposed to have been stolen from
the graveyard of St. Marks church IN
New York
Soon after Alexander T. Stewart
oIed the vault in Wei his body was
supposed to be buried was broken
open. and the body carried
away at night. and, presumably, held
for reward. A reward was offered
for the apprehension of the miscre-
ants who stole it. but it was never |
claimed. Many criticisms were made |
At the time on the apparent apathy of |
Judge Hilton with regard to recover
ing the body stolen. Not the least
severe was the comment on his failure |
% offer reward for the body, and no
BODY seemed to understand why the
'eWard offered was only for the ap-
1rehension and conviction of the
hleVes. Mrs. Stewart, too, came in
or her share of adverse criticism. be-
'ause she was anxious, if anxious at
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-17
Your Garments Must Cling.

Whatever you have or whatever
you don't have for your spring and
summer outfit there are certain
things of line that must be re-
membered and carried out With
these you can wear what you please
and look we'll Without them you
will be hopelessly out of style, and
no amount of money or richness OF
material will redeem you. First,
YOU garments must cling to the
figure. No pads on the hips and no
hustle are permissible. You must
look as slim as possible about the
hips and as far down as the knees,
where your skirt may begin to flare.
Skirts must lay on the ground one
inch in front, three on the sides and
six in the back. The only exceptions
to this rule are the business and
outing skirts, which must be short
all around, and the elaborate frock,
which may be much longer in the
back. Shoulders must be broad and
dropping. The shoulder seams are
cut long, and collarettes and other
bodice garniture droop far over the
sleeves Home Companion.
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that it has been discarded in MAS
sachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode
Island. The Ben Davis outnumbers
ali the varieties previously named In
the recent orchard paintings OF
Dearly every state In Maine and
Vermont the drift toward Ben Davis
is especially pronounced; while even
in Massachusetts, it is rapidly gain
ing on Baldwin. These figures are
made up from reports secured from
hundreds of the leading apple grow
ers in the states named. While r.
would be too much to claim that they
prove any particular proposition, they
certainly indicate some important
changes in the apple growing bust
ness of New England.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-17
THE BEST AUTHORITY.

- ,,,,-- aaa. ,d
nes soy 'A'"' oN
e1a"o5 .-., -, ,,o.n
-, - : a. '-ls.. = 80 80 aa+a
And love is out OF style;
They say bright tiara's gems
Will solace any throe;
But Philip, blue-eyed Philip,
He does not tell me so.
-. 1885,, ..,,l,,,c,or+ 1,o,,,.
49,, 80 Iri++1o HINGE
g.. 1890 A. nor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-17
Bids For a Smile.

Davy Jones was interested in the
mermaid's account of the killing of
deer by Admiral Schley.
Sure he didn't dtsobey the orders
from Washington" he asked.
There was no oroers. He just saw
the deer and shot It"
Think he didn't order the Brooklyn
to head for the sea and get out of
ranger"
Are you crazy? He shot the deer.
/ tell you
"All the same. I'll bet some mighty
hunter in Washington will put in
claim for the venison. Marine Jour
raj.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-17
How President HadIey Asked for Wife.

A story is told in faculty circles at
Yale which goes back to 1891 for it's
time setting, and concerns itself with
President Hadley's manner of asking
the late Governor Luzon B. Morris
of Connecticut for the hand of his
daughter in marriage. Professor Had
ley made the call, which was to deter
mine his future, just at the time when
the reelection of Governor Morris was
in grave doubt, and the courts were
debating the matter and the legfsla-
ture refusing to ratify it. What can
do for you, Arthur" asked the older
man kindly, suspecting that his daugh-
ter was the reason Of the visit.
Il have come to you" said Profess
sor Hadley, making his famous fore
arm gesture, Ito know definitely
whether or no l may call you COVER
or"-New York Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-17
A Queer japanese Marriage Custom.

Wild geese are considered the best
examples of conjugal felicity in the
animal world; thus the groom sends
the bride a pair of these birds, and
she in turn presents them to her
parents. To further emphasize the
matter the groom brings another pair
to the wedding, and they roost in the
room during the ceremony. Their
conduct is watched with care, for
they must not struggle to escape
during the proceedings. Fortunate
the bridegroom who cannot secure
the geese alive and must be content
tC substitute toy limitations of the
birds, for then he has no anxiety
lest the wild propensity assert itseF
during the marriage rites, and thus
prove an i'll omen to the household
-Woman's Home Companion
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c ; Storyette
THE OLD APPLE TREE.

was disappointed III my friend. |
We had arranged to spend the day |
on the river. | had not met him for |
years. not since our Ballot days, I'M
ill | saw him again after seven years
al the varsity sports in the early
spring. He was the same as ever,
stanch and genuine, and generous.
1t was he who had suggested and
settled the details of our trip on the
river. IL was to be on June is, and
we were to have had a long, healthy,
celebrating day, with plenty of hard
exercise and long chat about old
times
The day came and / was in the
river rig at the bathhouse agreed
upon half an hour earlier than we
had mutually fixed
But Fry did not come, | know Of
nothing more irritating than to have
to hang about for another fellow to
turn up when one is alone like that.
At last ! got note by his servant.
His excuse for not coming seemed
to me f1imsy one His wife's father
had fixed sudden meeting of family
trustees, and afterwards he had to
see his sister on business of con-
sequence relating to a trust.
However, whether it was an excuse
or whether it was q reason he was
not coming with me for our projected
river trip-that was clear 1T was
annoying, but I trust | am too
phiIosophic to feel anything deeply
that cannot be helped | counter
manded the pair-slliff, and had out
single canoe
was now in lovely backwator
more beautiful than the Thames it
self. The bank side flowers were
more abundant and nearer to me-in-
deed, they hedged me about The
paleblue eyes of innumerable forget
ncnots smiled upon me, wild roses
and brambles bloomed amid their
thorns. the leaves of the osiers
whispered everywhere, and weeping
willows hung their arching bOughs
right across the narrow creek which
1t now pleased me to explore.
While thus engrossed. bending my
head over the side of the canoe, in
which | continued to drift slowly
along | failed TO notice how narrow
the creek had become until suddenly
! found myself close to lady lying
on q laWn--sO close that | was almost
400 - ~ ~, one was qul'e at the
the river. Halt dozen cushions
were about her-her book lay open.
gicf,re ra,, NO 49, - - S'o,IouS
vision 60 end1onlv 49, "l''i' my
She was somo+hinc n.ht.o 49,,
oo was SoineIhlhS white and
and tbe =" old %" aoa Was h t on branch
shade She raclinad n,a ae ,nre, "no 3S'
arples Har hatr r,or toe leu win
,roidon 40 ''',' was 'ansieo ana
laughter 's'''' qua
For awhile SAT- staring At her in
bewilderment. Then stammere8.
Where am -"
Her answer NO.. ...s...,
inf i VS. not Nm G"5 P'-.leStlE calm
vas ca saft ~ - -, -" heF voice
she nttorod ,-n l.,' Sne sInl pest words
az $500 "e'e d hletooy.
sba eoia '"'ii'' garden,
And II, >,
Won oro 4,a-,,.,
aut sbo sn,f,o5 5ps'Sse,
smile tha+ .s -n,,e9 a. she sad It, a
snarkIinr = 't t',a :" .Mo rows OF pearl.
i'iNS ~ TIE sunlight that dap
AND vonar .a:s
what cold IN. s mo" not
amo ana ~, -, 'oo" ASKED hef |
And this ! ,olo .ne Il was Eve.
looking tbro,ah p +h <,',se | answered, |
~ 80, - o"7n 'ue leaves Oh the ap- |
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He Was Stone-Broke


Il am building" the pensive
maiden said,
"a castle in the air.
and what is the cornestoneq ?" ax
asked.
She answered; A solitaire"
The Smart set