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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03

discovered in sodium peroxide and
potassium peroxide when compressed
under certain conditions.
The tabloids in question are cubes
of either of the two above substances.
IN atmospheres rendered unfit to
breathe owing TO the reduction of the
proportion OF oxygen, the latter gas
VIII De supplied by the peroxide of
soolum or potassium if placed in con-
tact with water. when the substance
VIII also simultaneously absorb the
caroonlc acid gas thrown off by the
lungs. Thus the tabloids may. as adj
Vertised, be employed in submarine
GOATS at all events, though where their
usefulness would come in during
balloon Journeys at high attitudes is
not easily seen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03
SHORT AND TO THE POINT.

Some Of Liverpools municipal cleo
trio tramcars can carry more than 100
passengers each. And they all have
seats.
Suckers on the American liners ST.
Paul and st. Louis are paid s45 a
month, as against s25 paid on Eng
lish steamers.
The purchase of $4,000 head Of cat
tie at one time was the transaction of
a Texas man recently. 1t is said that
twenty-five trains were required to
transport them.
By arrangement with the London
School Board the London County
Council is to rehouse 1000 persons
whose homes have been acquired to
make room for new schools.
One of the batsmen in a recent
cricket match at Thomas Ditton drove
a ball hard into the long field, where
it struck a thrush which had just set
tied, killing it instantly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03
COMMON PARTISAN TRAGEDY.
Criminal to Allow Unprotected Girl t.
Study in Paris.

Criminal to Allow Unprotected Girl to
Study in Paris.
A too familiar story is told again
in recent cable dispatch. A young
American girl who had gone to Paris
to study art found herself at the end
Of her resources and could get no aid
from home. Destitute and starving,
she sought out fellow student, a
young countryman, from whom size
might make loan. She found aim
i'll in his garnet, without attendance
and as poor as she. The girl sold
what lit e belongings were left to ner
and returned to nurse the young man,
and when he recovered from his illness
they were married. But they hao
spent all they had and were alone III
the great capital, without means do1
without prospects. So the two poor
creatures closed the windows AID
door, turned on the gas and died.
Every year some American student%
in Paris are driven to suicide or to
crime, and others make their way
home broken and disappointed; ana
still the foolish moths will futter
about the flame. The evil is growing
less, because young men and women
are slowly finding out, from the ex-
ample of successful painters, that it Is
folly to study technic abroad. ANY
artist-painter, sculptor, musician
will tell the student that the time to go
to Europe is after the technic has been
acquired, and that there are nowhere
as good schools for technical instruc-
ton as in the United States. But the
old tradition still fingers, and a con
slant stream of young Americans still
go to Paris, most of them to fail and
many 10 make shipwreck of characte,
and life.
If girl has rich parents or friends
to take care of her she can waste her
time in Paris as well as elsewhere.
Under any other conditions it IS
criminal to send an American girl to
study in Paris or to allow her to go.
There is no provision for her in the
complex organization of that great
city. There is nothing that she can
gain there that can in any way begin
to compensate for the loneliness, the
discomfort, the peril of it all. Young
men can usually take care of them
selves, but girl cannot, and unless
she becomes an object of charity tie
best luck she can have is to get
money enough to pay her passage
home before she has paid too dearly
for her experience.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03
PINGPONG AlLMENT NAMED.
Victims of the Game Learn The,
Have Tenosynovitis

1dVc icnOSynOVitlS.
"Pinpong tenosynovitis" has been
medically catalogued. The devotees
Of the game have said they were
tired" and "sore," and some of them
have had to nurse SWOLLEN joints and
weary muscles, but now there is a
name for these Affections.
American Medicine for May II an
nounces: CAS- in every instance when
people unused to much musclar
activity take up an unaccustomed
form of exercise enthusiastically, pain
full conditions OF joints, especially in
the ankles and wrists, have been :le-
veloped in those devoted to the game.
The pingpong ankle is quite fashion
tble in London at the present time and
will be with us soon, if it is not al
ready here. At times, besides the
painful condition, there is actual swell
exercis causes irritation and low
grade Inflammation in the bursas of
the tendons around the ankle.
REST is the best form of treatment
for the new pingpong tenosynovitts-
medical term that is sure to ~
popular because it is SO sphinx-like
and mouth-fllling. For tie prophylaxis
Of the affection it is especially I'M.
rortant that the ankles should be sup
ported by reasonably firm, snug, we'll
fitting high shoes. High-heeled house
slippers and low cut slippers predis-
nose to the occurrence of this kind Of
strain.
'"The new affection is an interesting
type of certain subpathological con-
ditions, most of them related more or
less closely to good old-fashioned tired
ness that fads of fashion have been
bringing to physicians for treatment
in recent years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03
SKIN GRATING ON TREE.
Unique Experiment Now Being Tried
in Washington Park.

Unique Experiment Now Being Trieo
in Washington Park.
An experiment in bark grating is
being tried on one of the big poplars
IN Washington park, Chicago, which
is being watched with interest by the
botanical students of the University
of Chicago.
The tree which is being subjected to
this unusual surgical treatment is
located in the northwest part of he
park, near the little duck pond ana
chlldren's sand pile. Next to Il.
scarcely twenty feet away, is the tree
which is supplying the bark for the
grating.
Both trees are about two feet IN
diameter at the base, and both We're
struck by the same bolt of lightning.
One of them was split and twisted
beyond hope of salvation. The bark
was torn off in great strips from tc .
to bottom and the trunk of the tree
was twisted and split into long, point
ed slivers.
The tree being operated upon was
not SO badly injured as the other, but
long pieces of bark were torn from it
lengthwise, in some places the eA-
posed strips being six inches broa1.
Beyond the trunk the branches IRE
ripped lenglnwise in narrow streaks
of no material consequence.
This tree the park keepers are tr,
ing to save. The edges of the wound.
ed parts were cut clean and smooth
and the bark of the ruined tree cut
into strips to fit the bare places Of
the damaged one. The edges we're
carefully matched and adjusted, and
each piece of grated bark treated OF.
the inside with a preparation of tar
After being SO treated the bark graf
was fixed over the wounded parts
with long, slim wire nails. The re
pairing has been done with great skill
and the injuries are now scarcely
visible, except upon close inspection
This is the first experiment of tn :
kind in the south parks, and as the
tree is a fine one it is hoped it Will
take kindly to it's borrowed skin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03
PASSED A BAD HALF HOUR.
Embarrassment of Bride on Err
cnunferinn Enrnaer Eiance.

Embarrassment of Bride on En-
counterng a Former Fiance.
A not very recent bride, who is still
devotedly attached to her husband, as
he is to her, tells of the worst half
hour she has experienced since the
day OF her marriage. 1t was on her
wedding journey.
81 was 1872 she said, when l was
married and had been engaged to my
husband for a year, but preceding both
engagement and marriage I was sort
of engaged, schoolgirl fashion, TO an
other young fellow. 1t was one of
those intangible engagements that
melt into thin air when the real
prince comes, but fervid enough while
they last. In this case my interest
in the affair cooled with the rapidity
Of a collapsing balloon and as the
youth lived in a distant city no embar-
RAISING explanations were necessary.
$50 1 was married and the wedding
journey included stop of several
days in town on the Ohio river,
where we had a coy table all to our
selves at the hotel. 1t was at dinner
one day that the patriarchal waiter
approached and asked if we would OBJ
ject to another gentleman and lady
being placed at our table.
Bride like yerself, Missy" he add
ed, confidentially, as he passed my
chair. In moment he ushered to
their places the other couple and l
looked up to encounter my former
fiance, CONSERVATION and amazement
written on every line of his face.
Lacking the wit or wisdom of ex-
perienced years, I dropped my eyes
without further recognition than rapid
paling and flushing of countenance
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03

and he, following my lead, began dis
cussing the menu with his wife.
The dinner proceeded in such ap-
palling silence, so far as l was con-
cerned, as to fairly paralyze my hus-
band and explanations were in order
as soon as we returned to our apart
ments. Then how he laughed and
went in search OF the rival couple,
only to find they had left the hotel
Immediately after the meal and we
have never heard of either of them
since
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03
Merely Stole the Chickens.

Washington Post.-Representa
Williams OF Mississippi has a new
negro story.
NO, boss" was the reply. 81 amt
done nothing to be called names like
that. Use got lawyer here who
does the defensing''
Then who are your
Use the gentleman what stole the
chickens
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03
Amenities of the Game,

Mr.. Middleton Cat the amateur
athletes" exhibition)-I say, Bixby.
we'd better put a natural fool on first
base. He might accidentally catch the
ball sometimes.
Mr.. Bixby (amiably)-Oh, very
well. I'll exchange places with you,
sir.-Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03

Railway Ohcial-M' sieu, your valet
has been run over and cut into
dozen pieces.
Languid Englishman-Haw! Be
good enough, please, to bring the
piece that-haw-contains the key of
my-haw-hat box.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03
AT THE RACES.

Same old racetrack,
Same old ground,
Same old horses
Running round;
Same old grand stand
Same old crowd,
Same old Betting
Not Allowed"
Same old judges,
Same old wire.
Same old starters
Under fire;
Same old paddocks.
Same old jocks,
Same old kicking,
Same old knocks:
Same old "easies,"
Same old scouts,
Same old talent,
Same old touts;
Same old wise ones
Same old tips,
Same old sure things"
Same old slips;
Same old homestretch,
Same old luck,
Same old favorite
In the ruck;
Same old lather,
Same old foam.
Same old way of
Walking home.
William J. Lamptt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03
SeasonabIe Declaration.

Now is the time when we expect to
meet
The ruffied shirtwaist man upon the
street;
But, tho he is befrilled and loudly
truf1ed,
Our feelings, more than his shirt
waist, are rufied.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03

''You may be thankful for your ex-
cellent constitution. 1t has pulled you
through many a spell of sickness?"
But, doctor, if l have such a
blamed strong constitution why am
always getting sick?'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03
WeII-Known Scientific Trick Applied

Weli-NnoWn Scientific Trick Applied
to Purpose.
Air tabloids" are being advertised
here, says Paris dispatch to q Lon
don newspaper. Garry your oxygen
supply about with you in your waist
coat pocket" runs the announcement,
''and have fresh air always with you,
whether you be in submarine Morse
boat or in a Santos-Dumont air ship"
Sensational hyperbole being reduced
to sober fact, it is found, as your
readers will have guessed, that the So
called air tabloids are a practical ap-
plication of the properties recently
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03
BARbARIANS IN
GREAT BRITAIN
THEY ARE NOT SAVAGE OR
BRUTAL OR DEGRADED.
BUT OF ODD CUSTOMS

of the Goddess Flora is Still
Celebrated as it Was Established
by the Romans-An Image of
Stone.
Evening journal., 1902-10-25
SOME FAST ONES
WILL Be OUT
at Horse Show Park
This Afternoon by Gentle
mems Driving Club

This afternoons meeting of the Gen
tlemen's Driving Club at Horse Show
Park promises to be OF unusual inter
est Hobbies and sulkies will be al
lowed, but all the other rules of the as
sociation will be enforced.
The feature of the days sport will be
! the double team race, the first given in
this city for many years, in which
local horses take part The entries are
katherine c. CW. II. Churchman)
and Marine C. P. Postles) Bette
Barnes and Barron Belt by Howard II.
Wallace and Josh and Bonnie by Ed
mund z. Moody.
The events are as follows:
Unfinished Event, No 8. from Satur-
day, October 1S-,Dr. W. b. Ashbrook
| b. g., Bob Crouch; II. Greenfield, b. g.,
Dewey Russell
Event No. 1-LHalf-mile dash-liux-
ley Harvey, b. g., Sport Eddie; IE.. p.
Moody, ch. m, Bette BARNES; p. H..
harrington, b. m, Mabel c.; DIR. II. p.
Ewes. br m, Cantal; W. II. Church
man. blk. m, Katharine c.. w. B. Aus
ltin, b. e.. Rex j.; Captain Frank Wood,
b. m. 'Elinor.
Event No. 2--Two heats only-'Dr. II.
p. Ewes. blk. e., Josh; w. N. Hare b.
e., King Allie; J. p. Winchester, b.
M. Miss Jefferson; II. L. Smith, &,
! Diamond CLAUS; G. p. Postles, b. g.,
| Marine.
Event No. 3-Two heats only-E p.
| Moody, blk. g., Sunshine; w. b. Aus
tin. ch. &, Job Edison; j. p. Winches-
ter. b. m, Anitoia; w. s. Tanguy b,
| m. Jessie Wood; DR.. II. Garrett, Jr.,
b. s., Auster.
Event No. 1.-TWO heats only-W. S,
TanglIy, b. g. $3.50; Huxley Harvey
b. m, Ida Gray; II. I. Wallace, b. s..
Barron Belt
4 Event No. 1.-Two heats only-W. b.
Austin, b. g., The Sentinel; j. M.
Thompson, br. g., Cadvola; J. w. Camp
b. m, Ida Gray; II. It. Wallace, b. g.
Butts Kohn.
Evening journal., 1902-10-25
BIG IMPROVEMENT IN TEAM WORK
Wilmington Football Eleven Makes
Better Showing Under Coach
ing of Ludes

The hardest practice the Whining
ten A. A. football team has experienced
was given them yesterday. They were
in charge of Ludes, and the pace he
set for them was a stiff one, and they
made wonderful improvement. The
quarterback question has been solved.
Mullin, OF the Wilmington baseball
team, viii play that position in the fu-
ture, and If he continues tO show up
as he did yesterday, there will be no
kick" from that source. lie is quick
and active, and can pass the ball ac-
curately.
There will be another big improve
ment in the team today. Oscar LANG,
the big full-back Of the Philadelphia
professional team, will Join the VIII
mington A. A. today, and will play
right half-back. He will be tower of
strength, and with him and Hoffman
back Of the line, there should be some
tall doings. Lang will do all the kick
ing and punting for the locals, and in
this he excels. Wolf, the new full
back, is also expected to join the team
today. He is hard line hitter, there
fore back of the line today the team
will be stronger than 1t ever has been.
Today's game with Villa Nova Col
lege win unquestionably be the best of
the season.
Evening journal., 1902-10-25
GOOD GOLF SCORES YESTERDAY
Gentlsmen's Semi-fnals at the Coun-
try Club Were Well Played and
interesting

Several surprises and many good
scores we're marked at the Wilmington
Country Club in the semi-fnal round
of the mems golf tournament yesterday
afternoon.
While the final round in class A will
attract considerable interest, il will not
attract more than the final round in
class b, which will be between "A. G.
Gray and Arthur III. G. Garrett, both
Of whom are among the best players
of the club. If Mr. Gray displays the
same form as he did yesterday, and
Mr.. Garrett maintains the playing he
has shown all fall, the match viii be
close.
n. r. Briggs won from c. M. Show
ard by up and 3 to go. E. E. Mitchell
won from +. H. Thomas by up and 2
to 80.
GLASS b.
A. G. Gray won from w. G. Penny
packer by up and 2 to go. A. II. G.
Garrett won from G. Mccormick by 5
up and to so.
GLASS G.
II. l. Taylor won from Otho Now
land Dy up anu 10 go. benJdlnln
Nields won from II. g. Scott by up
and TO go
CLASS ID.
G. W. Chambers won from John B.
Bird by default B. r. Armstrong won
from f. H. Hoffecker by default
The playing in the finals today will
be as follows:
Glass A--F f. Briggs VS.. e. II
Mitchell.
Glass B-A. c. Gray vs. A. H G. Gar
lrett.
Glass Oh. l.. Taylor vs Benjamin
Nields.
Glass DIG. w. Chambers vs. R. r.
Armstrong.
Evening journal., 1902-10-25
NEW DEPARTMENT.

denartment of SHOW
GARD PAINTING" will'he open
ed at the Evening School Tues
dav November A, under the IN
struction Of J. EDWARD REI-
NOTDS. Of Snellenburgs s. Such
n department has long been need
ed in Wilmington, and Will Do
aprqeciated by every merchant
wlho desires to have a clerk VINO
is competent to paint show
cards. Mr.. Reynolds Is a we'll
known practical and expert show
card painter. and tho Instruction
will be thoroughly practical.
For full information, call Mt
Goidey COLLEGE Market street
conner Eighth. The Office will be
open thie evening from z to ,.
Write for the NBW CA'IA-
LOGUE, If you cannot call
II. S. GOLDEY. President; J.
II. FGrIlIIER and w. e. DOUG
LAS. Principals; r. J. Mac
LEAN. Business Manager
Evening journal., 1902-10-25
CANE ASSOCIATION MEETING
Plans viii Be Outlined for Coming
Cunning Season


Special 10 the Evening journal.
Dover, Oct 24.-The Delaware Game
Protective Association is holding its
annual meeting today, and will OUT
line plans for the coming cunning sea-
son and the further propagation and
stocking Of birds and game Gunners
an over Delaware and for many miles
outside OF the State are eager to well
come the expiration Of the protective
aws and opening OF the hunting sea-
con. and some rare sport is promised
them.
Detective Hutchins, who looks after
the game associations interests
throughout the State, said yesterday:
Il have never known such an abund-
ance Of fine birds and running game.
partridges are especially fine and
plentiful, while other birds are in evil
dcnce throughout lower Delaware"
Delawareans and visitors to the State
in cunning season have difficulty to
keep track of the Delaware and Mary
land laws, and frequently get into
trouble before the courts, because the
Peninsula is a fayorite cunning ground
and yet the laws are at great variance.
On the Maryland side It is unlawful
20 sell rabbits, partridges and woOdcock
Tor export out Of the county. Della
ware provides that they cannot b.
shipped out OF the State. They can,
however, be sold to persons in the
State for their own consumpuon-by
gimners themselves. Others attempt
ing to sell them must take out a $500
license. making g. thus pvohibitory.
Squirrels can be hunted and shot
from September TO November 80 in
Maryland; in Delaware, at any season
of the year.
Rabbits and parridges can be shot
in the adjoining counties of Maryland
from November Is to December %
Delaware gives six more days to the
glnners. or until December 81.
Pheasants, in both States, can b,
shot from November Is 10 December
%. Doves are protected all the year
round In Delaware. but may be sho'
ia Maryland from August Is to Decem-
ber 25.
Quite the contrary are the two States
regarding plOver and snipe. They ma,
be shot from August ! 5to April 30 il
Maryland, but in Delaware they are un
protected.
Wild geese, duck and swan are un
projected in Delaware. but can only b.
shot in Maryland from November / &
April 10.
Evening journal., 1902-10-25
WEST END READING ROOM WINS
Defeated Big Five Team OF Philadol-
phla Last Night in a Well
Played Game

The Big Five team, of Philadelphia
was defeated by the West End Readlng
Room basketball team by the score OF
40 to 5.
The locals played a stiff game, and
when they once set their pace there
was nothing but West End to II.
going 10 take part in the Halloween
parade next Friday night there will be
DO game at the Reading Room, but tho
team viii play the Columbia Turner's.
OF Philadelphia, on Wednesday night.
Evening journal., 1902-10-25
SPECIAL One Way Settlers Fares to the
West via B. & o. r. r.

Until October 30, inclusive the Baltl-
more and Ohio Railroad Company will
ell tickets to points in Arizona, Idaho,
California, Colorado, Nebraska, Mon
ana, Oregon, South Dakota, New
Mexico, Utah, Texas, Washington and
Wyoming at very low rates. For full
information write or apply to B. & o.
ticket agents, or H. A Miller. T. P. A.,
Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1902-10-25
TO HAVE FAST BASKETBALL TEAM
National League Season TO Open in
Pyle's Cycle Academy Thurs
day Evening.
day Evening

The Wilmington basketball team has
started in to practice and is showing
remarkable form. The opening game
of the National League season will be
played ON Thursday nieht with Tren-
ton as the opponent The team dem
onstrated what it could do in a
practice game with Burlington. of the
National League. on Thursday might
debating the Jerseymen by the ecore OF
SO to %
Evening journal., 1902-10-25
ARF you GOING WEST?

If you are contemplating a trip to
the West, Northwest or Southwest, you
can obtain valuable information as to
route. rates, trains. etc, by corre-
spending with II. A. Miller, Travelling
Passenger Agent, b. & o. r. r., Will
mington, Del.
Evening journal., 1902-10-25
QUAKERS HAVE
HARD BATTLE
Were Outweighed Twenty
Pounds TO Man But Made
Sturdy Fight

Yesterday afternoon the Friends
School and Swarthmcre scrub football
teams met at South Side Park The
visitors outweighed the local team
twenty pounds to the man. but the lit
tie fellows from Friends School played
a sturdy game throughout, and the de-
feat they received ds no discredit to
them. Cheered on as they were by the
smiles and applause OF their friends the
little fellows would throw themselves
into their opponents with a fierceness
that even surprised themselves. The
Pennsylvania Quakers were only able
to get twenty-eight points, which, com
sidering the. difference in weight should
have been doubld. It was great game
for the small boys, and anyone who
saw IL will not hesitate to say that the
Friends School came out of it with
greater honors than S'warthmore, when
the odds are taken into consideration.
The lineup:
- .aIHIH
Evening journal., 1902-10-25
FOOTBALL NOTES

The Orange A. c. will play the High
land A. c. football team at Front and
Union streets this afternoon.
West Chester High School will be
at the Wilmington Military Academy
football grounds this afternoon. A
good game is promised
The Flrst Battalion basketball team
will optm its season tonight by playing
Chester at the Armory.