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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-03

ton in favor Of the carpenters wife on
the indisputable ground that she was
the taller and stouter woman of the
two. Thereupon the bald baby, dis
tinguished as No. l." was taken into
Mrs. Heavysides' cabin, and the hairy
baby, distinguished as No. g" was
accorded to Mrs. Smallchild. Before Z
o'clock Mr.. Jolly reported that the
mothers and Sons, larboard and star
board, were as happy and comfortable
as any four people on board ship could
possibly wish to be.
In ten days the ship was in port and
the news was broken to the two moth
ers. Each one of the two adored her
baby after ten days experience of it.
and each one Of the two sons was in
Mrs. Drabble's condition of not know
| ing which was which.
Every test was tried-frst, the test
by the doctor, who only repeated what
he had told the captain; secondly, the
test by personal resemblance, which
failed in consequence Of the light hair,
blue eyes and Roman noses shared in
common by the fathers and the light
hair, blue eyes and no noses worth
mentioning shared In common by the
children; thirdly, the test Of Mrs.
Drabble, which began and ended In
fierce talking on one side and floods Of
tears on the other; fourthly, the test
by legal decision, which broke down
through the total absence Of any in
structions for the law to act on; filthy
and lastly, the test by appeal to the
husbands, which fell to the ground in
consequence of the husbands knowing
nothing about the matter in hand. The
captains barbarous test by weight re-
manned the test still, and here am I, a
man of the lower order, without pen
ny to bless myself with, in conse-
quence.
Yes; l was the bald baby of that
memorable period. My excess in weight
settled my destiny in life. The fathers
and mothers on either side kept the
babies according to the captains prin-
ciple of distribution in despair of
knowing what else to do. Mr.. Small
child, who was sharp enough when
not seasick, made his fortune. Simon
Heavysides persisted In increasing his
family and died in the workhouse.
Judge for yourself, as Mr.. Jolly
might say, how the two boys born at
sea Jared IN after life 1, the bald
baby, have seen nothing Of the hairy
baby for years past. He may be short, |
like Mr.. Smallchild, but l happen to |
know that he is wonderfully like
Heavysides, deceased, in the face. l !
may be tall, like the carpenter, but
have the Smallchild eyes, hair and ex-
preston Notwithstanding. Make what |
you can of that You will find it come
In the end to the same thing. Small
child junior prospers In the world be-
cause he weighed 6 pounds 14% ounces.
Heavysides junior fails in the world
because he weighed 7 pounds IL
ounces. Such is destiny, and such is
life. I'll never forgive my destiny as
long as live. There is my grievance.
L wish you good morning.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-03

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and assists digestion. NJ. E. Sol
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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-03

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maps, accurate, $1.OO each, DO
paid. At Signal office.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-03

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! The Fatal
) Cradle
Otherwise, the Heartrending
Story of Mr.. Heavysides
J By WLLKIE COLLINS
By wELKlE COLLINS

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pathetic story and kindly pic
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18
SEA TAKES BACK ISLANDS.
The Tuam0tu Group Is Rapidly
CrumbIing Under Tidal Waves
and Floods.

From advices received from Papeete,
Tahiti. it is learned that the 80 islands,
known variously as the Low archipelago
and the TuamOtu group, are destined to
be reclaimed by the Pacific ocean, says
a San Francisco report. Last January
they were swept by a sudden flood of
high tidal waves from the ocean and the
lesser ones crumbled into the lagoons
and in consequence nearly 5000 of the
inhabitants Of the islands were drowned
and property to the value Of $1,500,000
was destroyed.
And now, six months later, fierce gales
from the southwest and southeast have
again caused great crests to sweep over
the islands. So far only four persons
are believed to have persisted, but the
fear is great that when all the islands
are cleared there may be a distressing
list of fatalities. The steamer Excelsior
suffered much damage during the series
of gales while she was on her way from
Tahiti to the Marquesas group.
Three of the Tuamotu islands were
under water to such an extent that the
inhabitants had to climb cocoanut trees
for safety. Houses and stores, oOpra
and finally the cocoanuts were de-
stroyed, while the inhabitants had
close call of death. 1t is thought that
most of the islands in the group were
visited by the storm
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18
GOOD IN CHANGE OF AIR.
Too Close Confinement to Any At
mOsphere Is Injurious to
the Health.

The quaSi-miraculouS benefits which
are associated with change of air in
the popular belief are in reality de-
rived when they accrue from change
Of environments, or change of habits
of life, says the Medical Review. In
a great many instances the measure
of benefit obtainable would be as eff
fectually secured and at much less ex-
pense by mere change Of habits, with
out the fatigue and inconvenience of
change of domicile. The overweight
city clerk might advantageously take
to driving cab, while the cabman
would find it a relief to discharge for
time the functions of caretaker of a
desterted house. Many an overworked
physician would experience a distinct
Improvement were he to qualify as
chauffeur, with no other object in
view than to cover space, and there
are few domestic servants whose
health would not be sensibly modified
by brief experience as milkmaid or
cleaner, should the season lend itself
to that pursuit. The literary gent,
whose brain is sterile of new ideas.
might recuperate his energies by
usurping the role of a sick man and
remaining in bed for week or two.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18
TOLD BY DOGS TAILS.
Most Striking and InfalIibIe Index
to Their Descent from Wolf
Or Jackal.

A writer, in tracing the ancestry OF
the dog to the wolf and jackal, notices
typical differences in the case of their
eyes, their body colors and markings
the habit of turning around before lying
down, and other interesting peculiari-
ties; but he does not mention the most
striking and infallible way of distin-
gushing them, namely, by the curious
and distinct fashion in which they carry
their tails.
Wolves have sneaking way of carry
ing their tails low, almost dragging on
the ground, while dogs carry their tails
up, and the farther removed they are
from the wolf type the higher they carry
them. Shepherd dogs and collies, which
retain many of their racial character
istics, carry their tails lowest of all;
settlers and pointers a degree or two
higher, stiffening out straight when
drawing on game; terriers and hounds
elevate their tails to the spinal line; St.
Demands and Newfoundlands affect a
curve over the. back; while pugs actual
~ come to a full twist
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18
MISSOURpS SHIFTING FARMS.
Thousands OF Acres Transferred
from One County to Another
by the River,

The Missouri river plays sad tricks
with land owners all along its way, but
none has lost more and none has gained
more by it's constant changes of course
than certain farmers in Coone and Cole
counties, Mo-, says the Country Gentle
man. The Columbia Herald estimates
that Boone county has been robbed Of
5000 acres of valuable land since 1865,
all of which has been added to Cole
county. Ten Boone county farmers
have, within recent years, lost from 20
to 120 acres, and one of them lost 100
out Of 100 acres. People on the Cole
county side have profted proportion
ately-H. T. Wright. to whom has ac-
crued 400 acres; Ewing Johnson. 600
acres; Pressly Edwards, 100 acres, and
B. M. Anderson, 4S0 acres. What is
worse, Boone county is in great danger
of losing 5000 acres by a threatened
change in the rivers course. Fifty years
ago the little town of Wilton was two
miles inland. Now it is within stones
throw of the river, and it is considered
only question of time until it's inhab-
itants will have to move back or be
swept away The people of Boone coun-
ty are becoming much concerned about
the situation, and are raising a fund
with which to wage battle with the ag-
gressive big Muddy" which seems dis
posed to turn all Of their property over
to their Cole county neighbors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18
LOWER ANIMALS HAVE SENSES
This Has Now Come to Be Admitted
by Nearly All the
Scientists.

Many scientists, until quite recently,
have been reluctant to admit that a
number Of the lower animals possibly
possess other senses than ours. So much
new and undeniably affirmatory evil
dence is, however, now being offered on
this point that there can be no longer
any substantial reason for doubling
that the five senses man imperfectly ex-
ercises are by no means all that are pos
slble to sentient creatures.
One such sense not possessed by the
human beings, but to greater or less
degree almost universally present in
mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and in
sects, is what, perhaps, may be called
the sense of localization 1t enables its
possessor, apparently by it's sole use,
to find desired spot 1t is evidently
closely connected with an instructive
and perfect memory of distance and di-
rection. That the homing pigeon exer-
cises it to some extent though undoubt-
edly aided by the landmarks it recog-
n1zes, is indisputable; that the honey
bee has it in it's fullness and perfection
cannot, after the careful experiments of
Albrecht Bethe, in Germany, be doubt
cd
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18
MEN HAVE A SIXTH SENSE.
scientists Claim That One Human
Perception Has Certainly
Been Overlooked.

1t is commonly supposed that a hui
man being has five senses-sight, hear
ing, feeling, smelling and tasting. It is
now held, however, that to these must
be added sixth.
The sense of muscular tension that we
experience when we sustain or raise a
weight is really distinct from any or all
of the so-called Five Senses" and is en-
titled to be considered sixth sense, says
Success. Psychologists who have tried
to measure it, however, are confronted
by numerous difficulties. Not only is 1t
hard to separate its indications from
those Of the sense of touch, as expert
enced by the skin on which the weight
rests, but the feeling of heavIness differs
when the sustaining member is moved
In order to theft" the weight, as the
provincial term has it. A recent French
experimenter avoids all this trouble by
causing the subject to hold the weight
suspended by a thread between his
thumb and forefnger When the weight
Is suddenly supported from below by
raising a board till contact is made with
it, the person who holds the weight feels
a sensation, if the weight be sufficient,
and this is entirely Independent Of all
the elements that have hitherto proved
troublesome. The smallest weight that
is necessary to produce the sensation is
the measure of the muscular sense in the
person experimental upon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18
FAILINGS OF CORRESPONDENTS
Letters Folded Wrong and Otherwise
Made Troublesome to Eusi-
ness Recipients.

mot one person in ten folds letter
and puts it in the envelope right side
up" said the correspondence clerk of
large New York publishing house, ac-
cording to the Times. This firm re-
ceives upward of 1 900 letters day, and
it is my duty to sort them and send them
to the various heads of departments.
Each letter must be sent opened fiat,
with the envelope attached by a clip.
In almost every instance the letter is
folded and put in the envelope so that
have to turn it around before l can read
it. / have talked with friends in sim
liar positions to mine, and they tell me
they have the same experience. 1t seems
trlf1ing matter to person who opens
only five or six letters day, but to me
this loss of time caused by either the
ignorance or carelessness of letter writ
ers is considerable
Fully two-thirds of the letters re-
ceiVed by business house are filed.
Cabinets for this purpose are arranged
so that one must refer to the beginning
of the letter, on the right-hand side, to
find the date. One-half the persons who
write on matters of business, partic-
ularly women, put the date at the end
of the latter and on the left-hand side,
SO that we have to lift the whole bunch
to get at 1t. These failings of CORE
spondents are worse than illegible writ
ing and incorrect spelling"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18
DEDICATION FIRST
OF NEXT MONTH

Rudolph, Aug. 1.-THE new M. e.
church is progressing finely. They
expect to dedicate it the first Sunday
in September.
Miss Lola Clark visited her aunt in
Port Edwards last week.
Misses Eleanore and Dollie Slattery
spent Sunday with their parents.
Mrs. Ralph Chambers spent a few
days with her son, VIII. in Junction
City.
Mrs. M. J. Ratelle, of Nekoosa,
spent Thursday with d. Ratelle and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buck, of Hibbings,
Mimi, are the guests of her sister,
Mrs. A. |. Chambers.
Misses Marie, Rose and Beatrice
Ratelle spent Wednesday with Mrs.
Burrow in MilIadore.
Mrs. Geo. Elliott spent Monday and
Tuesday with her brother, n.
Richards, at Grand Rapids.
The e. f. q. of Sherry will give
dance next Friday evening, August
q. Everyone is cordially invited.
Mrs. Stevens, of Oshkosh, visited
her sisters, Mrs. A. l. Cham bers, a
few days the past week. She departed
Saturday for WautOma tn visit an
other sister.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18
OF GOOD OMEN.
Where They Are Found Are Found
Also Huck1eberries, Trout
and Health.

81 have always noticed one thing
about rattlesnakes," said Simon Kent,
Of Clinton county, reports the New
York Sun, land that is that if am trout
fishing and the trout are biting good I
am certain to run across all the rattle
snakes any snake hunter would care to
find in a days hunting for them. But
if the trout are not biting briskly l will
not run across a RATHER maybe all day
long.
81 can't explain why it is, because l
don't know. I can't account for it any
more than I can account for the fact
that there are always rattlesnakes where
there are trout and huckleberries, or
for that other curious fact that there is
never malaria where you find this COM
oination of reptile, fish and fruit. am
speaking of our own brilliant-hued and
lp-to-snuff rattlesnake, and not the
lazy, overgrown, vindictive RATHER OF
Florida, Texas and other unfavored 10
calities where poisonous reptiles seem
to breed along with feyers.
Wherever you find one of our ever
cheerful rattlers giving forth its music
md telling you to watch out, there you
will find the purest water, the freshest
air and the highest, dryest land. AS
long as you live in country where you
have to kick RATHER off your doorstep
every now and then you needn't be
afraid of chills and fever sneaking scross
your threshold.
Instead of locality being Stunned
because rattlesnakes abound therein 1t
should be just the one for people to seek"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18
TORPEDOES FOR CATS.
Little Decorating Bombs Made Espo-
cially to Break Up Their Noe
turnal Concerts.

No, we have an all-the-year-round
business" said Park Place fireworks
dealer, when the remark was made that
he was probably folding his hands in
idleness now that the Fourth of July
was over, reports the New York Times
Just sold 5000 worth of Roman
candles, rockets and red fire to district
leader who is to have an outing on Sat-
urday. Then there are fireworks and
colored fire for lawn parties. 1t would
surprise you how much these things are
used both at private and public affairs in
the suburbs. The frequent feasts Of the
foreign colonies of Roman Catholics
give us quite business, too. Then there
is a steady trade in cat torpedos."
"Cat torpedoes?"
eyes; little decorating bombs made
especially to interrupt the duets Of
Thomas and Maria You live in the ethyl
Well, have you never heard cats per-
forming on the back fence, followed by
sharp explosion? You have probably
thought some fellow-sufferer had dis
charged his revolver. Well, he merely
tossed a cat torpedo at his feline tor
mentors
These torpedos are made to explode
very easily. They will go off, with a
sharp report, even if they hit clothes
line or land on grass plot. You are
way behind the times if you throw your
bootjack at the cats. They don't mind
those old-fashioned missiles, but if you
drop torpedo out of your window you
will be rid of the vocalizing of the
felines, for they will scamper block at
the explosion and you and your neigh
bors will rest in peace"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18
JURY in THE CUM
MINGS CASE DISAGREED
Woman Thought Husband Didn't Show
Horse Sense

The case of Annie Cummings, of
Babcock, VS.. A. d. Parker, of Pitts
vile, came up in Justice Cooper'S
court Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
Cummings claims thai her husband
had traded off two horses and a colt
for one horse without her permission,
and that the horse received in ex-
change was not ''worth wintering. {"
Since the trade Mr.. Parker sold one
of the horses and the colt to A. Fetch.
Mrs. Cummings was therefore COM
PEELED to bring action against Mr..
Fetch also. The defense tried to
Show that Mr.. Cummings was
competent to transact his wife's
business and that he was in the habit
of doing SO. The jury was out one
hour and f0rty-five minutes and failed
to agree upon verdict. The Jury
consisted of G. Z. Rowland. Burt
Beaver, Chas. Gouger, John Heiser.
j. A. Cohen and f. S. Gill. The case
was adjourned to August "a.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18
MAY PURCHASE 1000
ACRES In WOOD COUNTY
Chicago Parties Here Looking Over The
Lands

&. Leonard, who owns 1000 acres of
land In the southwest and south
eastern parts of Wood county, arrived
in the city Saturday, accompanied by
Messrs John and Mike Lock, G. john
son and John Oleson. all of Chicago
They are looking over the lands with
a view of purchasing
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18
GRAND RAPIDS NINE
AGAIN VICTORIOUS

The Grand Rapids base ball team
defeated NekoOsa last Sunday in a
good game by score of to f. The |
game which was held at Pataska's |
grove in Town of Port Edwards was
witnessed by about five hundred |
people.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18

Dr. Perkins extracted several teeth
for me which was entirely without
pain and the plates he made for me
later on are without fault. l wish
to recommend him to all who have
dreaded this operation, like myself.
Try him and you will be satisfied
Mrs. Samuel w. Salman, Mineral
Point, Wis. See his advertisement in
tElS paper. Teeth extracted free at
the Witter Hotel, Aug "a.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18
WAS ALMOST DROWNED
in SAW MILL POND
Seven.year Old Boy Saved by Henry
Sampson, Sr

The seven-year-oid son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peltier, fell into the pond near
the Grand Rapids Lumber company's
saw mill last Sunday afternoon and
was almost drowned. The boy had
been playing on the logs and slipped.
Henry Sampson, ST., seeing the acct
dent, rushed to the scene ard arrived
just in time to pull out the boy lust
before he was about to go down a
third time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18
ACCIDENT AT SAND HILL
PICNIC GROUNDS
Race Horses Run Into Crowd Iniurina
Two Men.

An accident happened at the Sand
Hill picnic grounds Sunday afternoon.
A horse back race was introduced and
one of the horses became quite
fractions and ran with its rider, Carl
Odegard, into the crowd, knocking
down Mr.. Sparks and Mr.. Bender.
Both were badly injured, Mr.. Sparks
suffering the fracture of two ribs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-18
HOTEL WITTER
MONDAY AUG. "a
Lady Attendant.
Growth of the Beard.

According to Dublin scientist who
has spent considerable time in making
the necessary calculations, a mans
beard grows on an average about three
miilimeters a week. At this rate 1t
would Increase in length about 16 cent?
meters every year, and thus at the age
of "a man who had never shaved would
be equipped with beard about ~ feet
in length.