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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-22

The law Of kindness should be in
the mothers lips always. 1t should
be the law of the household likewise.
AS soon as a child can articulate, a
syllable it should be taught everyday
politness. The stranger within our
gates has no stronger claim upon our
courteous consideration than the
dweller therein.
Politness is to do and say
The kindest things in the kindest
way.
is couplet the practice of which
would be generous oil in the domestic
machinery.
Il see no reason why man should
cease to be a gentleman because he
is married." | was once provoked to
say in relating how | had heard a
man who had played the devoted
lover two years before address his
wife as no decent master would speak
to stable boy.
The truest gentleman it was ever
my happiness to know intimately
made grave reply:
Il could cite one hundred reasons
why he should learn to be a gentle
man after his marriage, if he had
never been one until then"
All, if husbands could guess how
the gentle word and the sympathiz-
in tone fa1- upon the hearts of tired,
discouraged wives as dew from
heaven upon willing flowers, they
would be less niggardly Of them If
children could suspect how the old
mother Graves one phrase of grateful
appreciation of what she is trying to
do for their comfort and happiness,
they would introduce the language OF
polite society into the home circle.
Husband and wife?" speculated
my travelling companion, soto voce,
glancing toward a young couple
seated across the aisle Of the car.
ooh, no." I returned quickly. Nor
brother and sister! He is altogether
too attentive to her. They may be
engaged. Nothing nearer"
| did not mean to be sarcastic.
uttered the simple truth in sad sober
ness.
Can you tell me what are the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-22
SOME ENGINEERING PROBLEMS.
Huge One Presented to Get a 4-Foot
Channel in the Mississippi.


The Brooklyn Bridge, as an engi-
neering feat. caused a stir at the time
OF its conception. On the Mississippi,
unheard and unseen, engineering
| schemes the size Of the big bridge
are Matched every month in the year.
| But that is not saying they are all sue
! cesSful.
Between St. Paul and the mouth of
| the Missouri the task is to provide a
channel depth of at least four feet
during the open season-which is a
harder problem than it seems at first
glance.
In the vastness of the upper Missis-
stands limpid in the lovely bays and
back channels of which l have told.
is water sorely needed in the main
channel. Moreover, even the main
channels bottom is far from uniform;
the rock of which the wonderful bluffs
are made mischievously outcrops in
the channels bed. and at each of its
graceful bends the current is inces-
sanity striving to build bars and reefs
that will top the draught-line and so
block navigation. Neither should the
passing of the old-time Northwestern
SHOWS, and the consequent high-waters
which followed the spring thaws, he
left out of account Nor the fact that
because of the removal of timber the
rains Of today waste down the river in
sudden freshets whose benefits are of
slight duration. In the upper Miss
issippi the army engineers have dam
med the useless back-channeIs; they
have built in the main river innumer-
able wing-dams, stone bikes, running
out from shore at various angles,
which are purposed to confine the cur
rent to the steamboat channel, and so
clear and deepen it; and, wherever
that channel fOTsakes the rocky bluff
bases to wind through lOwlands, they
have reinforced the earthen banks
with broken stone-a process called
riprapping-to prevent caving and en-
suing changes. Furthermore, they
have spent years in dredging sand
bars and in uprooting snags and
boulders: easily the steamboats, dead
Hest foes.
Acting in cooperation, the navy de-
Observation-Disclosures division-has
mounted hundreds of beacon lanterns
to mark both head and foot of every
shift, or crossing" of the steamboat
channel.-Willis Gibson in Scribner's.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-22
TO BE TOLD IN A FLOWER.

eff you were dead, my darling,
And by your graves white stone
The grasses grew to hide the eyes
That smile into my own
If where your dear feet often trod
They might not tread again,
And you were in the world of God
And | the worIu of men
Oh, then, if by your grave, dear,
l spoke some loving word,
How would you give an answer, dear,
To tell me that you heard?"
Dear, if you knelt beside me
And whispered through the mold
Above me. any tender words
| loved to hear of old
If, in the grasses growing
Above that grave Of mine,
Some little flower should blossom,
0, take it as sign
That, while you knelt beside me,
And spoke your loving word,
Love sent it as message
To tell you that l heard"
-Eben E. Rexford in Home and Flow
ers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-22
"WaycrOss, Ca"
The Deceased Objects.

In an Iowa case brought against
dead man, and so entitled by an at
torney who was apparently absent
minded, the following motion was
filed, as we learn from the Davenport
Republican:
defendants Motion to Dismiss
In the District Court in and for
County-CIaus Knutson Morvke VS..
Knuteson Sofjord, eased.-Behold!
-, Now doth appear the shades of
Knuteson Sofjord, deceased, and dis
daining to be sworn after the manner
Of men but with all the solemnity Of
those long dead objects to the juris-
diction of this court.
list. For the reason that it ap-
pears from the record that he is non
resident of Iowa and a resident of
Elyslum and this court will take
judicial knowledge that no lawyers
are allowed in that domain and he is
thus deprived of the ability to de-
fend in this action.
I'd The suing Of dead man is a
cruel and unusual mode of punish
ment unknown to theology and for
hidden by the constitution Of the
United States.
"3d. Defendant admits that the
notice of this action (Which was by
publication) reached him and, on ac-
count of the universal and uniform
purity of newspapers and their edi-
tors they are always received in the
land Of the blest but shows to the
court can be admitted to enforce any
judgment that may be rendered
against him.
Therefore he prays that he be pro-
tected in his grave from the perse-
cutions of lawyers and be allowed to
Rest in Peace"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-22
: che humorous Side.
De MinimiS.

The law pays little heed
To Titles, it appears:
The bandage on Justicia's eyes
Quite likely interferes.
Microscopy was not begun
Tho COX did write on Littleton.
Hence briefs are rarely brief,
Points are not points at all;
A lawyers feet are sometimes large,
His fees are seldom small.
All these are what the law expects,
De minimis non curat lex.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-22

when the postman knocked, the gray
fear on his face, that vanished as she
came up with only a long envelope.
And here-here she was, carrying the
parcel up the endless stairs, with a
numbed sensation. 1t had come back
to him. She had taken it from the
carriers hand. The publishers
printed address was on it. She had
only to lay it down beside his door,
tap once, and creep down again as
| fast as possible. How right down
silly Of her!
| She was nearly up to his landing.
| She had paused. Gift parcel
comes" he had said a dozen times,
you might let me have it at once
| She had paused, she knew not why.
! The silence of his room awed her.
! Into her head came that queer recol-
| lection Of the man down the street.
| the man who, out CT work and
worth of carbolic acid. And she
heard a rustle-a soft, silken, slow
rustic on the stairs behind, as if some
great lady were feeling her way up.
{ Gyp looked, and looked. A sweet
oval face, framed in fur, came above
the landing, the dark, velvet eyes in
it were looking beseechingly, fear
! fully, up into hers. And Gyp knew
what happened. 1t was the woman
the woman whose heart was his,
the woman, who had come to find
and take him away. And Gyp's red
hands clutched the parcel in a spasm
of jealousy.
"Mr Meredith? They told me
he" The sweet whisper broke off.
Eyes, I know you He's here, -
Gyp breathed back. That's his
room, up there. And this-here's his
book, come back as it went. VIII
you take it,"
A pause. If his door had opened!
He knew nothing of the tragedy
breathing outside, Of the two women
who looked into each others eyes.
He never knew, and never would
know, of the last whisper.
"His-his book And he does not
know? o, thank you! Bless you
for telling me, Give it to me-his
, book! l came to the minute. lit
was to he. I waited till I dared wait
no longer! Not a word. He need
, not know now. Good-by, good? Ply
She had taken the precious parcel
close against the furs at her breast,
and was gone.
Just a week later, When Gyp knelt
YEARLY down to wash the top stairs,
! the mans door opened. In the mans
eyes was a wild light, in his hand
that mornings letter. For one of the
most wonderful things in life had
happened. And it seemed so natural
that it should happen!
"Gyp," he said. Il know you'd be
glad know you will. They've
taken my book. You shall have a
copy I shall be going soon. They
might call or send. 1 could hardly
let them know this address. You've
been kind-ah, but you have!
wanted-I meant all along to give
you a little present. You must-you
must; you have been so thoughtful.
1t was an envelope with GOLD
piece inside. He went hurrieuIy
down the stairs For him new life
had begun. He was traading a
golden, dancing path, with woman's
sweet oval face at the far end of it.
His book had been taken. He could
not ue expected to know of the
J q IF
the lanulng there; of the red, witch
ing hands that covered a face. He
had given her an eagle. Women like
Gyp have no hearts to break.-Lni'
cago tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-22

els Tragedicus obligtng toward his
audiences? 2"
every. I saw him play Brutus
once, and he killed himself three
times in response to encores. Lon
don Tft-Bits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-22
Little girl-A pound of steak

IS 80 ri tcr=r. Wi yer
bUt, he f1maZt ~, =?
I-.-tie giri-'Carsn, e IL ter-e:
'a.n~r = It all -LUE@nu ! ~.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-22

family ep o t de age atrug atIat arhbv te
pn government officials
Faw tha anda
is thing whens inter-
A CT g GU o F fnars without having
hh Elaborate police rvilnc Parst
ea bref display
and hi plan in b upu scaIa Financially 0ido
o They knw Fancea ereknownt
o. o here report with ate esgn skill snewdnes
AI S2
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ties we're rom Fhf OF b some1 Securities srpodngt ep
much is b e eye mined ndpoJtas
81 is We fee
like f t. enter pp Attorney h defense in the Humbet swtbav
e permit t "u haHe the amount the swndIa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-22
Anatomical Humor.

The reason people laugh in their
sleeve is because the funny bone is
there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-22

Gyp knew all now; knew in her
crude way that that book had come
to seem a matter of life and death to
the man. The words he had dropped,
the way he came out and listened
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
BADLY MIXED.
This Was the Condition of Crowd at New
York Cotton Exchange.

This w as the JOnuatlOh OA SfO"a o. 4sess
York Cotton Exchange.
New York. May 22.-It was badly
'.mixed" crowd that surrounded the
local pit in the cotton market in this
city. In the first place the Liverpool
cables were almost as sensatioEally
weak as they had recently been strong
and, though just before the local
opening the showed some irregularity.
they were still from ten to tweiv
points below expectations. In addition
to this. the weather map again reflect
ed favorable conditions. and early es-
Inmates indicated that port receipts for
the day would more greatly exceed
last year. These factors anturally ex-
erted bearish Influence on the gen.
eral sentiment, but on the other hand,
strong aggressive tactics of the latest
bull leader have rendered the average
operator, fearful of further sensational
shows of strength, SO that at the open
ing there seemed a disposition to let
the big men of either side set the pace
and establish initial range of prices.
Still there was enough business to make
the opening an active one, while this
speculative atmosphere was stin full
Of excitement and uncertainty. At the
start the bears had all the best of 1t.
first prices being eleven to twenty-nine
poins lower, July selling on call a,
1899, August at 1888 and September
at go Following this. after some ir.
regularity, there was a sharp rally
under bull support. --. 81
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
HIT BY LIGHTNING.
Struck Station and Rendered Twelve Po-
licemen Unconscious. g..

Struck Station and Rendered Twelve Po-
licemen Unconscious. g..
New York, May 22.-By a bolt OF
lightning which struck the Clyner
street police station. Williamsburg,
Captain Bernard Gallagher. Sergeant
Montague and ten policemen were
rendered unconscious. Sergeant Mon
tague, who was writing in the blotter.
was thrown from his chair to the floor
and Policeman Gorgley was knocked
down and stunned. He was half COM
scious when his companions reached
him. and artificial respiration had to
be resorted to bring him around The
shock was felt through the entire
building, knocking down all who were
standing.
Sergeant Montague was at the teIe-
phone. Policeman Gergiey stood by the
instrument when the bolt struck. The
machine snapped loudly with the re-
port The policemen in the section
room, who We're knocked to the floor.
ran down stairs the moment they re-
covered their senses.
At the same moment the police sta
ton was struck Nostrand avenue
trolley ear, which was passing nearby,
was hit, The n1otorman was so severe
" stunned that he was unable to move
for several moments.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
More Resolutions

Washington, D. G., May 22.-Anoth-
er large batch of resolutions came to
the state department. all relating to
the Jewish massacre at Kishineff. The
department is aeknoWIedg in prop
er terms the receipt of all these with
promises of considerations AS the
Russian government appears to have
done what T could to restore order
IN the disturbed section and seems to
be Furnishing the perpetrators OF the
outrages officially there is said to be
no ground for United States interview
ton Or even representation at this
time
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
TRYING POSITION.
Mother Goes Through Her Part and Thee
Rushes to Dying Child

mother Goes through Her Fart and TheT
Rushes to Dying Child. -:
Chicago. May PA dispatch to ths
Chronicle from New York says: Grace
George. starting in play at Local
theater. went through her lines We'd
nesday night under circumstances so
trying hiatt her physicians fear for her
health. While she sang danced and
brought roars OF laughter from the
audience, her only child, two years old,
was dying at her apartments. Miss
Gorge is in private life Mrs. William
A. Brady. wife of the theatrical man
aged. The moment the curtain was
rung down Mrs. Brady Jumped into a
cab. without stopping, to change har
costume for her street dress, and wqs
driven home as fast as the horse
could travel. When she joined her flus-
band and learned that the child prob
ably would not live until morning she
collapsed. . r. -ezsz.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
Capital Stock Increased,

Trenton. n j, May 22-The United
Lead company has filed papers here in
oreasing its authorized capital stock
from $4,000, 600 to SCI. oO0. 900. The
capital stock is to be composed of SO, S
goo. 09o preferred with six per cent cum
'ulafive dividends and SIS. 900 900 COM
mon stock. The papers were signed
ny Jesse Lewis and Clarence McDavitt.
secretary. The company was organiz-
ca under the laws Of this state some
time ago.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
The GEM OF CATHAY.
Manchuria the Richest Province
of Decadent China.
WHY RUSSIA WOULD HOLD IT

1t Is of Great Strategic Value to the
Muscovite In Carrying Out the
Great Scheme of Empire In the
Orient-Dalny the Fiat City.
Especial Correspondence
Newchwang, Manchuria, April 20
The United States may protest, the ,Eu-
ropean powers may fret and fume. and
Japan may talk of war but Russia will
remain master Of Manchuria. The so
called Integrity of China may be
maintained for long period, though it
is difficult to see how the archaic and
decaying empire can hold together
much longer; the policy Of ''the open
door, may prevail and Muscovite oc-
cupancy may not really menace, but
when all is said and done Russia will
still control this richest and most re-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
POTTER ON UNIONS.
Thinks They Have on Several Instances
Allie 1atea Much sympathy.

u
Allie 1atea Much sympathy.
Orange. \. j., May 2z.-Speaking Oh
labor unions at a dinner of the civic
club at Orange Wednesday night,
Bishop Henry c. Potter said the con-
Gitions which confront the people of
America to-day are largely of their
own making. He declared that one
person had more to do with the situa-
ton than any one else and that was
the manager Of a shop or factory. not
because he tried to understand the in
terests of the workingman. but because
he wanted to get out of the working
man all he possibly could for the ben
eft Of his employer. nothing more.
II believe" said Bishop Potter. "the
folly of labor organizations in several
instances has alienated a great deal
of the sympathy that would otherwise
have gone to them. One thing We
must realizze is that the community is
not made up Of either laborers or
capitalists. but rather of those be-
tween who are very largely affected by
these differences
THE time may come when organized
labor may make itself SO unpleasant
that it may not be able to stay in New
York. The great stumbling block in
organized labor is that the freedom of
the individual is invaded audit has
got to be corrected"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
DefaIcasion Large.

Washington, May 22.-The controls
er Ct the currency has received a
telegram from tina national bank ex-
aminer IN charge of the Southport.
Conn, National bank, which was closed
Tuesday, which indicates that the de-
faleation Of the former cashier is about
sl5o,ooo instead Of 100000. as ii first
reported
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24

HARBOR MASTERS HOUSE IN DALNY, MAN.
CHURIA-
PRODUCTION Of modern and approved
appliances the output Of the precious
metal would be enormous. Lead and
silver are also found, and there are
traces of tin, copper and petroleum.
Iron abounds, and in some places close
to coal. Most important, however, are
the large deposits of coal of various de-
scriptions- anthracite, Ignite and btu
minous only requiring machinery to
develop a large export trade and to
supply the domestic needs, which will
be greatly increased with the develop
ment of the country.
If the European diplomatists who
prate of Chinese integrity" "the open
door, and spheres of influence" think
that Russia 10 going to relinquish this
rich plum new within her grasp with
out tremendous struggle they do not
know their Russia. It is not, however,
the natural resources Of Manchuria.
rich as they are, that Russia cares for
primarily, but for its geographical and
strategic position in the development
of the splendid scheme of Muscovite
empire in the orient.
ROBERT j. MACdASTER.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
Foot and Mouth Disease.

Durham. Natal. May 22.-The Brit
ish steamers Abbey Holme and Anglo
Gillian arrived here from Buenos Ayres
with foot and mouth disease prevail
ing among the cattle on board of them.
Authorities insist that all livestock on
the vessels must be slaughtered before
the steamers are allowed to enter the
harbor.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
Complete Rebuilding.

Washington May 22.-The state de-
partment has received from Mr.. Rus
sell, charge at Caracas. q copy OF a
recently enacted law In Venezuela pro.
viding for complete refunding OF the
venezuelan national debt. both foreign
and domestic. The large powers are
given preference as to the rates OF in
terest to be paid and the methods Of
refunding to be adopted.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
Thirty OF Them.

Augusta, Me-. May 22.-Forest Com
missioner Ring, who has just returned
from trip to the northern part Of
the state. reports that Al near az can
De ascertained there are thirty different
forest fires. -
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
Is PLEASED.
Morissey Says Mobile and Ohio Matter
Settlement Is Satisfactory

HorIsssy SAYS HobIIe and Ohio Matter
Settlement Is Satisfactory.
Denver, May 22.-When Grand Mas
ter Morrissey of the Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen, which is now ii
convention in this city. learned of the
settlement granted trainnent by the
Mobile and Ohio railroad, he expressed
much satisfaction. He said: 1T is
gratifying to us that common ground
was found for the adjustment OF
claims and stoppage of the trouble.
We consider It one Of the greatest VIC
tories We have ever achieved, The
terms OF settlement grant the scale of
wages that we asked
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
Intimidation Of Carriers.

washington. May q. Postmaster
General Payne received the Official re-
port OF the Investigation into the re-
cent intimidation of John Allgood, the
coiored rural free delivery carrier 81
sGallatin, Tenn. The report SAYS that
only two persons were involved ia the
af1air and that the sentiment ID the
community does not uphold their ac-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
: HOUSEHOLD EFFEcTs.n
Under This Heading j. Pierpont Morgan
Saves Considerable Duty.

-SIItI IIIs ~ ", PIerp0nt Morgan
Saves Considerable Duty.
New York, May 22.-Under the des-
ignation of household Effects, i.
Pierpont Morgan will be able to bring
into this country most of his art treas
ures that are now scattered through
museums of Europe or are in his Lon
don house. The objects of art apprais-
ed are not less than s., 900, 900. and
nad MT. Morgan imported them year
ago ne would have been obliged to pay
aipost $500, 900 duty. Many of the
paintings and smaller antiques have
been in Mr.. Morgan's Park house more
than year and, therefore. come under
the head Of household effects. /" which
are not dutiab1e
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
Cleveland Noncomn,itfai.

Toledo, O., May 22.-Grover Cleve-
land and Admiral 44amberton LEI. u
ole Bass Wednesday night, after a
Ween Of good fishing. In answer to
questions by e Associated rress cor
respondent. Mr.. Cleveland said he did
not care to discuss political matters
further than he had alreauy.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
Anniversary Celebrated.

Barcelona, May 22-The first amt
versary of the proclamation Of Cuba
as q republic was celebrated here by
e dinner, which was attended by fffty
Gubans and consuls of Cuba, United
states and Brazil. The consuls IN
their toasts made friendly references
to Spain
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
Anchored Near Benton.

Benton, Mo-, May 22.-The United
States monitor Arkansas has anchored
at Commerce, eight miles east of here
a boat was sent below to take sound
sings, but it Is not thought she can pass
Atherton until there is further rise
in the river. If she can make Cairo
no further trouble is anticipated.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-24
Died from Heat.

New York. May 22.-Two school
children, boy and girl, died on a
street in Brooklyn Wednesday from
the effect Of the heat. There were
three cases Of prostration in this
city. The thermometer at noon was,
81. - =