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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-11
A ROMANCE THAT WAS PLUGGED.

ooh, come with me in my automobile"
He said to the maiden fair,
and we will away to the border line,
A preacher is waiting, maiden mine,
To join us in wedlock there"
With leap and a laugh she got to the
seat
And swiftly they sped away,
And they said ''ho, no" and they
laughed cha, ha,"
AS they thought Of the maiden's angry
And the naughty things he'd say.
They tipped along where the road was
And their hearts were free from
care,
! Till the maiden at last turned her
pretty head
Ard, glancing behind them, in terror
/ said:
There's pa on the old gray mare!"
! The lover he laughed a derislye laugh
I AS her father yelled at them:
STAY"
And he let out the buzzer another
notch
And 1ippantly said to the maiden:
| Watch
Him suddenly fade away"
But there was a "choo!" and rasp-
ing sound,
A plug had blown out somewhere,
!
/ twain
Gave a pitiful groan as thing n pain
And stopped with them then and
there.
The beautiful maiden, with teardim-
med eyes,
Was led from the hateful scene,
While the lover was left disconsolate,
Bewailing his luck and beshrewing
fate,
And scented with gasoline.
"A plague upon automobiles thought
she,
Who was graceful and plump and
fair;
IF I ever elope again it will be
With a man who refrains from boast
ing to me
Before we have landed there"
ooh. they thought" the sturdy old
father said,
AS gladly he gazed about,
ssThat because | bestrode plug they
could smile
At the pace which | set and my ap-
sence of style
But my plug didn't blow out
s. E. Kiser.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-11
KING EDWARDS HEAD.
IL is of Average Size, Indicative of a
Practical Mind.

IL is OF Average Size, Indicative of
Practical Mind.
King Edward VII has not a large
head, though it is rather above aver
age size, and is indicative of a very
practical type of mind.
According to the Eatters' Gazette,
his Majesty wears a 67s hat; thus
the circumference measurement
where lie hat is worn is 21A inches,
and the measurement around the pei
ceptives as nearly as possible % II
inches. His Majesty's head is rath-
er wide and powerfully developed at
the base of the brain and in the re-
gions of the perceptive organs. His
leading chronological organs and
those which influence his character
the greatest are strong powers of OBJ
servation, combined with large
friendship, amativeness, benevolence,
agreeablcness, alimentiveness, CON-
parison, imitation, sublimity, venera-
ton, hope, language and executive
ness. His weakest organ is concen-
trativenesS.
His Majesty is exceedingly warm
hearted, friendly, adaptable, gener-
ous-minded, sympathetic, respectful.
gallant polite, sensitive in his feel
ings and very companionable; is not
largely cautious, not over firm; has
strong appetites, is natural sports
man and loves travelling and outdoor
pastimes and pursuits.
Intellectually he is very observant,
fact-gathering, apt in perceiving com
parisons, very inquiring, likes to en-
gage in big concerns; cannot toler-
ate meanness; is practical in his
views and very impartial. His large
ideality and sublimity give him an
appreciation of what is beautifuI.
sublime and magnifcently grand.
He is fond of change and variety
lie possesses good Framing and exec
utive powers, and is fairly intuitive.
but not a first-rate Judge of charac-
ter and motives, and thus finds it
difficult to resist what seems to him
to be the well-meaning intentions of
others toward him.-The Popular
PhrenOlogist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-11
THE BLUECOAT KNOWS.
Traffic Was Facilitated by Needing
His Orders.

Sure( an this is a nerve-splittin'
job" said big blue-coated reserve
who pilots people across Market
street during business hours. But it
would be rale ~aisy if people'd only do
as they are told. Whin Oh halt tn
cars an trucks an beckon to tn
people to cross, half O thin stand
lookin' this way an that, till Oh have
to let teams go on, an thin they make
a rush under tn heads O. tn horses
or right in front O tn cars, an it's
a miracle a lot O. thin don't get run
| down.
"OTve niver had an accident at my
| crossing, an no thanks to tn people
| themselves; for it's busy they kape
me haulin thin from under tn cars
ar trucks.
Nov, if they'd just do as they're
| told, there'd be no danger. Whin {
cop stops tn traffic it's as safe tt
cross as if there was no electric cars
or trucks, an whin tn people are
told to come, an no foolin' about, i
they value their limbs. TIL way tt
cross Market street safely is to ODE!
til policeman"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-11
CHAPTER Ill.

1t was some moments before Frank
Armathwaite recovered enough self
possession to try to thank the I'M
known lady whose well-timed appear
ance had saved him from drowning
in the lake. The young Yorkshireman
was generally considered well en-
dowed enough with the splendid Brit
ish virtue of stolidity. But the I'M
usual experiences of the past day had
somewhat shattered his normal placid
selfcOn1idence, and he started at his
preserver in a dazed manner, as if
half-plepared to accept the interven-
ton as miraculous She, on her side,
still said nothing, but remained sta
tionary, holding tie lantern above her
head and looking at him fiXedly
through the veil of falling snow, APP
parently without either sur prise or
curiosity.
you are on foot!" she said at last
as lowering her eyes, she noticed the
riding-whip in his hand. Her voice
was pleasant enough, but entirely
human and colloquial the voice of d
young vellbred woman.
4 have ridden from Mereside
madam. hut a minute ago I lost my
way and tied my horse to a tree tc
reconnoitre. 7 can't thank you enough
for"
She interrupted him. lowering the
lantern she held and with a glance
directing him to turn back and wall
with her
Eyes, it was fortunate for you I was
there, certainly"
She said this in a low voice as i
talking to herself and Frank noticed
that she smiled at some though
which nassed through her own mind
With a few PAGES they had reached
the spot where the horse was tied up
The animal paved the ground i'm
patiently as they approached. an
straining at his bride put his nos
into the lady's outstreched hand
GRAY Friar! My old Gray Friar!
cried she in such a pIaintive heart
voice that Armathwaite, whose A
mOur. under the influence of the e1
citing situation, was not as strong a
usual. felt touched to the quick bv i
She drew one arm out of the vo
luminous. hooded cloak which shrouC
ed her from head to foot, and f1ingin
it impulsively round the horses necl
pressed her. cheek lovingly agains
his shaggy name, to which the SNOW
flakes chung in cold damp mass
Gle was my horse. my own hors
and 7 had to sell him." she said yer
quietly, as she recovered herself, an
unfastening the horses bride. pr
ceeded to lead him back to the roa
''Mr. Greenfell. at the hotel, is vel
kind to him. know: but he Wi
never be so happy again as he W.
with me. No. let me lead him, please
I like it,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-11
q Woman S F ace
FLORENCE WARDEN
Continued.

He rode past, holding the lantern
still in his hand, giving a last back
ward glance at the dreary house
which interested him and filled him
with curiosity to know what people
mad or sane, lived there, The descent
now became very steep, and mindful
of the hotelkeeper's warning, Arma.
thwaite proceeded with the greatest
caution, peering forward into the dark
ness, his lantern held now high, now
low, watching eagerly for the junction
with the cOach-road. The snow was
now falling in larger fakes than ever
and just as man and horse got on to
more level ground, the animal slipped
and fell with his rider into a deep
drift by the side of the road. Arma.
thWalte soon eXtricated both himself
and the horse, but in the tumble the
lantern had fallen from his hand. He
recovered Il after much cropping, the
wind being too high for the matches
which he struck rapidly one after the
other, to aid him in his search The
glass proved to be broken and the
WICK damp, so that after a few vain
attempts to re-light it and a little
muttered strong language, he used his
last match in trying to light his pipe
and falling in that also as a gust OF
wind came swooping down upon him
ana put out the weak little flame, he
laughed aloud to assure the wind
amlably that he was not conquered
after all, and taking the horse by the
bride with few encouraging words
proceeded to lead him, as the safest
means OF progression until the road
should be safely reached.
How to know when it was reached
that was the question. Armathwaite
felt that the tumble had made him
lose his bearings, and it was only by
the direction of the wind that he was
able to fix with any certainty the
course he was keeping. 1t seemed tC
be growing darker, too, while the
snow began to fall less thickly and
the wind to blow with less violence
1hen a Kissing and cracking on each
side of him reused his attention OF
the TACT that he was among sparseIy
scattered trees, and at the same time
the unevenness of the ground told him
that he was off the road. He stopped
a moment, and, tying his horse to q
tree proceeded a little way ahead /,
reconnoitre. The ground was grow
ing more steep, but he now perceived
in front Of him a clump of snow
covered bushes, and behind thai
something which he took for a higf
black wall he made straight for this
wall with rapid steps, and had reached
the bushes, when a figure moved
quickly out from behind them. raised
lantern high in the air, and cried:
stop"
Armathwaite, with sharply-drawr
breath, reeled backwards, horror
struck and bewildered. For. by the
light of the lantern, he saw that what
he had taken for wall was the darl
water of the lake. into which a mo
ment later he would have stumbled
while in the countenance of TIL,
woman who had preserved him hi
excited fancy made him see tn,
dreamy eyes and sad expression o
the unknown face which had appeared
to him in his vision by the fire.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-11
After the Profit,

Great Scott" cried the summer
hotel guest, as he looked at his bill.
you're charging twice what you did
last summer
cot course" replied the propri-
etor calmly. I'VE didn't expect to Go
it at the beginning Of the season
but we had such a rainy July that
there was nothing doing, and sc
these August prices are necessary
rain" protested the guest.
Neither was l." replied the land
lord in a tone that seemed to indi
cate that this settled the matter
| And it did.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-11
An independent Barber.

The following notice used to be dis
Dlaved in BARRIERS window at little
village in Yorkshire:
NOTICE.
"That I begin Of shaving on Satur-
(a~s at 5 O'Clock fo~ one half-penny-
till o'clock.
after 8 o'clock one penny till 8
o'clock.
"After nine o'clock I shall please
myself whether | shave or not.
Saturday noon from II o'clock to
l O'Clock one >half-penny.
''Razors cleaning up 11ad. apiece.
Going out to shave, one penny; out Of
town, two-pence.
Now, l shall be very glad to shave
any person that feels it worth their
pleasure to come and pay like men,
and not get shaved and never come
no more when they have not got one
penny or three halfpence on. If it is
not worth one penny, let your beard
grow. The Scotsman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-11
IT'S FINE TO BE A GRAND DUKE.

How'd you like to be grand duke
Oh, but there's fun in duking!
Chorus girls, and swell ones, too,
And no one is rebukingi
Real champagne, and floods thereof,
Drunk from dainty slipper,
And the lucky girls can hold
Boris dukely f1ipper,
All, what sport to be a duke!
Beats the iceman pleasure,
Poker. wine, and chorus pets.
Gay life, beyon measure,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-11
A Home Thrust.

Reggy-No; I never go in the
watah. A bathing suit makes a fellow
look SO ridiculous, don't you think?
Miss Pert-Oh, l don't know; they
are not the only suits that do that,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-11
Fiighty.

"My husbands so er. at so
f1ighty!"
Maybe his work has something to
do with it. What is his occupation"
He's an aeronaut''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-11
His Little Joke.

Charlie said he's been feeling down
in the mouth lately"
''Oh, that's just one of his little
jokes. He's a dentist, you know"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-11

Sheriff W. E. Strain of Monoa
county Ia, who was shot by Ed
earns at Whiting is dead
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-11
ChoIIy's Occupation.

Has Cholly any occupation-does
he condescend to work for money!"
ooh, yes. He's counting Miss Mill
yons."
La Junta tribune., 1902-09-20
oiiver-M orton.

George b. Oliver and Miss
Fannie Morton, popular young
couyle OF Dallas. Texas. were
married at II O'Clock Thursday
morning at the residence of
Witten, on Illinois street, DR..
Clarence o. kimball, officiating.
iss Morton has been the guest
OF her aunt, Mrs. Whitten for
several months, and has made
many friends among the young
people OF our city. A number of
the High school boys and girls
were guests at the wedding. Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver left at noon the
same day for their southern home,
followed by the best wishes of a
host OF friends.
La Junta tribune., 1902-09-20
coopss-Hsspsr.

A very pretty little home wed
ding took place last tuesday even
inn at the home of B. r. Ramsey,
two and one. halt miles noTth.ea
OF La Junta. when John l. Cooper
was united in marriage to Miss
Flora B. Harper. daughter OF Mrs.
Ramsey. The ceremony was per
formed at eight O'Clock by DR..
Clarence o. kimball. pastor OF the
NJ. L. church, after which an ele.
CANT wedding supper was served.
The guests, besides the brides
parents and brother, were Mr..
and Mrs. ]. d. Yowler, Misses
Minnie and Eva Hamilton, Ciar-
ence Eddy, DIR. and Mrs. c. o.
kmball. all OF La Junta. and Mrs.
Mary Virtz, OF OHIO, mother oi
!. d. Yowler. The following day
Mr.. and Mrs, Cooper left foI
Alamosa, Colorado. their future
home, where Mr.. Cooper is EN-
ployed as boiler maker.
La Junta tribune., 1902-09-20
sse.. Bee. ,.s...,y Progressing.

The beet sugar industry is CIV
ing signs OF very active life.
News comes from all parts of the
country showing how thousands
OF diligeut hands are busy in field
and factory. cultivating, harvest
ing, transporting, slicing and
Transforming the luscious saccha.
rine root into pure and wholesome
sugar. On all sides, there is also
plenty of evidence that bright
brains are graphing with the
various problems Of dcvising field
machinery to replace hand labor,
Of improving the process of manu-
facture, and of utilizing the by
products more fully than hereto
fore. We learn of attempts to
make alchohol and vinegar from
exhausted molasses. We are told
OF experiments 10 dry the pulp
and utilize it With molasses for
stock food. And we even find re-
ports describing the FIRST feeble
steps in the direction of drying the
beets themselves and extending
the campaign indefinitely.-Beet
Sugar Gazette.
La Junta tribune., 1902-09-20
coronersJury Verdict.

William II. Dentner, conductor,
ID. ]. Murphy, head brakeman,
and Thomas w. Franklin, rear
brakeman OF the Santa Fe freight
train that broke loose at Struby
switch Saturday morning and
crashing into the passenger train,
killed Engineer Barnhart and
Fireman Rogers and Pettengill
were Thursday held responsible
for the accident by the coroners
jury. The verdict was returned
at S o'clock after the jury had gone
carefully over the book OF rules
governing conductors and brake
men, and had studied the testi-
mony c: Engineer Spartan of the
freight.
The three men were convicted
by Sparlan's testimony. The sa-
lient point in the engineers testi'
mony was that Dentner and
Franklin were not on top OF the
train at the switch, as they
should have been under the rules
when stopping, coming to switch,
passing station or crossing and
so on. He said that had they
been they could have put on the
brakes and stopped the runaway
train. Murphy's responsibility
rested in failure to leave the air
on the brakes when he cut out the
engine.
District Attorney Lindsey has
the testimony, taken down by the
coroner's clerk and signed by
each witness. This testimony he
can 90 over and he will then de-
eide whether criminal proceedings
shall be begun against the three
men. All four men have been
suspended.
La Junta tribune., 1902-09-20
some MORE LOCAL rrGMs.
Trade with II. G. Todd & Co.

Trade with II. G. Todd & Co.
Trade at the Palace drug store.
Pegram's grocery for high grade
school supplies.
WANTEp-Two furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. Inquire
at the Palace drug store.
b. NJ. Spaiding left yesterday
morning for Pueblo, where he will
take in the sights OF the state fair.
Mss Bird Rosacrans, who has
been engaged in clerking at La
unta for some months past, is at
home on visit to her parents and
the family. Her many friends are
glad to welcome her among them.
Lamar Sparks.
II has been figured oft that a
railroad company can run loco
motive at saving OF 5000 per
month by using oil Instead OF coal.
La nnta will be strictly in it when
we have our oil well in operation.
When you wake up with bad
taste IN your mouth, go at once to
any drug store and get free sam
pie of Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets. One or two doses
will make yon we'll. They also
cure bilIousness, sick headache
AMI constipation.
The Arkansas Valley Teachers
Association, organized August ~,
at Lamar by the teachers OF the
eighth Normal District will hold
their first meeting November 27th
and 2sth. The place OF meeting
is not yet determined.
Get free sample of Chamber
lains Stomach and Liver Tablets
at any drug store. They are easier
to take, and more pleasant IN ef-
feet than pills. Then their use is
not followed by constipation as IS
often the case with pills. Regu-
lar size, 25c. per box.
La Junta tribune., 1902-09-20
County Court.

TIE county court has been Ia
session during most OF the week,
and the following cases we're dis
posed Of:
The case of the City of La Iunta
VS.. Charles S. Heath and A. d.
Best, charged with violating the
city ordinance regulating the ped
ding OF artesian water, came up
Tuesday. T. X. Hoffmire appear
ing for the city and o. G. Hess
for the defendant. While the
case was on rial before a jury the
attorney for the defendant object
ed to the introduction OF the or
dinance violated on tie ground
that it was not valid. Judge Wal
lis took the matter under advise
ment and adjourned court until
the following morning. On Wed
nesday NOR ming. Judge Wallis rem
dered an opinion sustaining the
objection, claiming the ordinance
to be invalid for the reason that it
granted privilege to one citizen
which was denied to another. City
Attorney Hoffmire gave notice of
appeal to the court of appeals,
the jury being discharged and the
case dismissed.
Hugh A. Hickman VS.. Mary 3.
Hickman-Divorce; extreme c.uel-
ty; granted.
Susan L. Hagen VS.. Henry F.
Hagen-Divorce; cruelty; granted
Juliet Brown VS.. Sterling p
Brown-Divorce; Desertion and
non-support; granted
Lou Brown vs. Job w. Brown
Divorce; desertion and non-sup-
port; granted.
City of Rocky Ford vs.. l. R.
Fenlason-violating city ordin-
ance; case dismissed on motion Of
attorney for plaintiff
La Junta tribune., 1902-09-20
plse.,d. for Sale.

Placards are for sale at the
TRIBUNE office, at the rate OF five
cents each, which read as follows:
For Sale.
Lodging.
For Rent.
Boarding.
No Smoking.
Dressmakipg.
No Hunting Allowed.
Boarding by Day or Week.
Extracts from the laws required
to be posted by boarding house
keepers if they would protec,
against dishonest
patrons.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-12
In the Sunday School.

A Sunday school teacher w2s I'M
pressing upon the little enes IN her
class the story of the lame begga!
who was carried every day TO the
Beautiful Gate Of the temple, anu
when the apostles, Peter and John,
went UP there they miraculously
healed him. The teacher expressed
sorrow for the poor man, who could
do nothing but sit at the gate ana
beg. A little hand shot up and a
small voice piped out:
He might have got hand organ.
The same teacher asked the little
cnes to repeat the Golden Text on one
occasion, when the Sunday school le3.
son was upon the subject OF temper
ance. Here is the version OF the text
as given by one Of them:
wine is a mocker, strong drink Is
raging. and whosoever is deceived
thereby hath everlasting life. LIP
nincDtt's AiagaZine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-12
Wan. ,d-A Gentleman.

An extls ely ste-,, good-tempefea
Englisawom once contrjVed ID
wedge herself into a gallery seat at
q London theater. The seat would
have accommodated person OF or
dinary size, but her ayoirdupols
caused unccncealed annoyance to
srlartiy dressed youth next to her.
Sac began to "eel an orange, and the
youth, with a gesture Of complaint, re-
moved his bat fussily to safer posi-
ton. Il su pose said the good=tem.
pered woman, that you'd rather have
had a gentleman sitting by the side
Of yoe, sir, wouldn't you?o The
youth replia snappish1y, in the at
frmatiye. "Ah." said the womaE,
thoughtfully, 80 would IL
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-12
Lost Rivers of Idaho.

One of che most singular features
in the scenery of the Territory OF
Idaho is the occurrence Of dark, rocky
ehasms, into which creeks and large
streams suddenly disappear and are
never more seen. The fssures or old
lava channels produced by the outside
of the mass cooling and forming a
tube, which, when the fiery stream
was exhausted, has been left empty,
while the roof of the lava duct, hay
ing at some point fallen in, presents
there the opening into which the river
plunges and is lost. At one place
along the Snake river valley one of
these rivers appears gushing from
cleft high up In basaltic walls, where
it leaps into a cataract into the tor
rent below. Where the stream has
its origin or at What point it Is swal-
lowed up is absolutely unknown, al.
though it is believed that its sources
are a long way up in the north eoun-
try. Besides becoming the channels
of streams the lava conduits are fire.
quently found impacted with the ice
masses which never entirely melt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-12
WANTED "ONE SMALL SHRIMP"
Good Story Told of Youthful New
York E,QuSekeener:

a very young aad very inexperi-
enced matrou-a well-lnown society
woman Of this boTough-recently un-
dertook to assume the entire manage
l0ent, even to the smallest detail, OF
her household affairs, and her direc-
TONS to the servants are conveyed to
them III wftting y few days ago,
Wishing to have some dainty dish for
luncheon, she thought a nice shrimp
salad would be the thing, and accord
ingly wrote her instructions to the
cock to prepare the salad and for the
purpose to order from the market
man "one small shrimp" The story
leaked out, and it viii be many days
before she will be able to look into
the eyes of any of her friends without
seeing the small shrimp tWinkling
thereiD.-New York Times,