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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-07
ANOTHER GOLFER DAM
Being Built Running South from the Break
water

The timber work on the breakwater
has been completed this week and all
that is now necessary is to fill it with
rock. Work was commenced Wednes-
day on the Golfer dam which will run
south from the breakwater.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04

The celebrated Beau Brummel dur
ing the first years Of his exile, while
yet his fame as dandy was pre-emi-
nent, had the ceiling of his bedroom
covered with mirrors so that even while
at rest he could study elegance and as
sumo a graceful pose. For such pur
pose II glass ceiling is, however, not
unique, and the notorious Duchess of
Cleveland had such another construct
ed to crafty her vanity.
For II far different reason certain
Yorkshire gentleman of the last cen
tury had his ceiling paneled with mir
rors. Ardently devoted to the sport of
cockiighting he continued to the last
to enjoy his favorite pastime and even
when on his deathbed his room was the
scene Of many an exciting fight. which.
lying on his back, he saw reflected In
the glass overhead.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
physiological Autographs.

Every human being carries with him
from his cradle to his grave certain
physical marks which do not change
their character and by which he can
always be identified. and that without
shade of doubt or question. These
marks are his signature, his physiolog
ical autograph, so to speak, and this
autograph cannot be counterfeited, nor
can he disguise it or hide 1t away. nor
can ii become illegible by the wear and
the mutations of time.
This autograph consists of the deli
cate lines or corrugations with which
nature marks the insides of the hands
and the soles of the feet. If you will
look at the balls of your fingers. you
that have very sharp eyesight, you will
observe that these dainty curving lines
lie close together, like those that indi-
cate the borders of oceans In maps, and
that they form various clearly defined
patterns. such as arches, circles, long
curves. whorls and SO forth. and that
these patterns differ on the different
fingers Wilson"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04

In connection with slight affec.
tion of Mrs. Ulysses s. Grants eyes u
very pretty story is told Indicative Of
General Grants tender devotion to her.
When he was president, she became
somewhat sensitive about her eyes
she suffered from strabismus-and con-
suited specialist to see what could be
done for her. The specialist told her
he thought he could improve her eyes.
but the operation would be painful
She consulted her husband to learn
whether he would advise the operation.
Don't have 1t done, dear" said the
general, pressing her cheeks with his
two hands. LET those dear eyes stay
just as they are. If they were changed,
| might not recognize my sweetheart"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
THE COOKBOOK.

To prevent eggs from cracking when
they are boiling, place n pin in the
saucepan.
If you get too much salt in the gravy.
pinch of brown sugar will remedy the
saltness without hurting the gravy in
the least.
When onions are of too strong flavor
to be pleasant for sauce, boil turnip
with them. but remove 1t before using
the onions.
Never fry mere than six oysters at
once unless you have very large ket-
tie of fat. If more are cooked. they will
soak grease and take long time to
brown
Don't forget that mincemeat is a
great deal better to be made week or
ten days before 1t is to be used. The
spices and cider, etc. have thus time to
percolate the apple and meat
Peanut salad lis an excellent accom-
paniment for roast duck. Soak cupful
of peanut meats in olive OIL drain and
mix lightly with two cupfuls of finely
cut celery and dozen pitted olives.
Serve with mayonnaise dressing on let
tuce leaves.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
CATCHING CRABS.
Choptank River Fishers Land Them
by an Ingenious Method.

Those who crab for market on the
genious method Of catching crabs In
quantity. A rope about the thickness
of clothrsl,ne several hundred feet
long Is kept coiled in keg. At inter
walls of two feet along the entire length
of the rope the fisherman has untwisted
II and inserted between the strands
short pieces of salted cells. The torsion
of the strand holds them tightly In
place. Each end of the rope has a key
buoy attached together with n heavy
stone. Arriving at the favored place.
usually OH oyster beds he throws keg
overheard and pays out n highly scent
ed rope as he sails. When the other
end Is reached. he anchors 1t with an
other stone and throws out another
buoy. After lowering his sail he waits
a few minutes, then takes his stand on
the bow of his boat. Alongside of him
is his landing net, with handle six
feet long. He raises the buoy and
stone and. hand over hand, pulls his
boat along the line. When q crab.
chhSihS W its reireshihcht, cOihes III
sight, he seizes his net, lashes 1t under
the crab and fings II into the boat. The
wary crab may loosen his hold and dive
for the bottom, but such is the fisher
mans dextcrlty that his net is swifter
than the crab. one seldom gets away.
Several hundreds of crabs are often
taken at each overhaullng of the rope.
When he has caught all he wants, he
packs them in barrels and sells them tn
local dealer, who ships them to mar
ket-Countiy Life In America.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
ovERPETTED PETS.
Dogs and Cats Spoiled By Appetite
For Unnatural Tidbits.

Possibly the dog world might afford
a better specimen of living skeleton
than one In the kennel next to the
door of boarding place for animals,
but 1t would take a days journey to
find him
whats makes him so thinT was
asked of the attendant.
"He won't eat" was the reply-"that
Is he won't eat hospital food. He's
been spoiled. Lots of dogs and cats
that are brought here have been spoil
ed Their owners think 1t is sign of
high breeding to cultivate an appetite
for peculiar and unnatural diet.
They train animals to eat all kinds of
food that they would never touch of
their own voltion. This emaclated fell
low has been taught to like fruit He is
particularly fond of pears; but, In case
he can't get them, peaches. apples and
bananas are fairly satisfactory sub
stltute. Unfortunately, his present all
ment makes fruit diet extremely
dangerous, and since he Is deprived of
his favorite food he is literally starv-
ing himself to DEATH"
The attendant passed ON to a neigh
boring cage and poked his finger spor-
lively into the side of large gray cat
that "meowed'' plaintively In response
to his CHEEKY "Hello. there, C@sarw
The cat had such n healthy, whole
some appearance that the visitor In
quired what meat he was fed upon.
"Humphr' said the attendant. you've
missed It there He doesn't feed upon
meat. He's vegetarian. He likes
onions better than anything else. un-
less it's melons. A good many cats
like melons. and most of them are also
partial to raw asparagus. The fact Is
you might run through list of all the
dishes that find place on any up to
date menu and you will find that some
of our patients have acquired taste
for them. This eplcurean appetite may
denote aristocratic tendencies on the
part of my boarders, but I don't up
prove Of It. Most of these acquired
tastes are perverslon of the natural
animal appetite, and It is likely to
prove harmful In the end The trick
Is pretty expensive for us fellows that
run cat and dog boarding houses, and
I'd like to put stop to it."-New York
Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
PIE. For the wooden shoe,

eve have wisely taken to wearing
sandals" says Philadelphia physi-
clan. II hope that before long we will
learn the advantage Of the wooden
shoe, or sabot. DO you know that a
great many diseases are due to leather
shoes. due to the wearing all day long
of tight leather that is often, in bad
weather, water soaked? And do you
know that by the wearing of wooden
shoes. which keep the feet dry and
which do not draw all those diseases
might be avoided? ! have several
pairs of sabots. and so have my wife
and children. They cost about 80
cents pair and keep the feet dry,
without cramplng them or making
them unhealthlly tender. believe that
the wisest thing Americans could do
would be to take up the sandal and
the sabot. discarding altogether the
shoe of leather"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
APHORISMS.

Llberality consists rather in giving
seasonably than much.-Cicero.
Labor is the divine law of our exist.
ence; repose is desertion and suicide
Mazzini.
Unbecoming forwardness oftener pro
ceeds from ignorance than impudence.
-Guville.
Kindness Is language the dumb can
speak and the deaf can hear and under.
stand.-Bovee.
Every one complains of the badness of
his memory, but nobody Of his judg-
-Rochefoucauld.
He who has no inclination to learn
more will be very apt to think that he
knows enough.-Powell.
1t is not what he has or even what he
does which expresses the worth Of a
man, but what he is.-Amiel.
Most people would succeed in small
things If they were not troubled with
great ambitions.-Longfellow.
Justice Is the insurance we have on
our lives and property, and obedience is
the premium we pay for it.-Penn.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04

An enterprising insurance agent in.
duced an Irishman to take out an acct
dent policy for his wife. A few days
later while converslng with n friend IN
his office he was startled to see the
Irishman rush In, brandishing fercely
stout cane.
"Ye rascal! he yelled. sprlnglng to.
ward the agent aye wanter cheat
me?"
Fortunately the enraged man was
disarmed and held fast by the agents
friend, who was n powerfully built
man. The Irlshman, struggling to get
free, shouted:
LET me git at the spalpeen! Think
ov it. chargln' me foive dollars fer an
acshident ticket fer me ole woman, an
she jest broke her leg a-fallin' down
shtairs! Wots the good of the ticket
anyhow
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
VOLUME IL.
THE MATRON's SPEECH.
Eiouuei-ce That QuelIcd n Riot In .
Military Hospital.

In the Memories of II Hospital Ma
tron' u writer in the Atlantic Monthly,
who we head of Confederate hos
p.tal during the war, relates this ex-
citing incident:
"Our steward. meek little man,
came to me one day, pale with fright,
and said that the convalescents had
stormed the bakery. taken out the half
cooked bread and scattered II about
the yard. beaten the baker and threat
encd to hang the steward. ] hurried
to the scene to throw myself into the
breach before the surgeon should ar
rive with the guard and arrest the Of
Tenders. | found the new bakery lev
elcd to the ground and 200 excited
men clnmoling for the bread which,
they declared, the steward withheld
from them from mcunness or stole for
his own benefit.
"'And what do You say of the ma
tonT | asked, rushing among them.
Dc you think that she, through whose
hands the bread must pass, Is n party
to The theft? DO you accuse me. who
have nursed YOU through months of
i'lncss, making you chicken soup when
we bad not seen chicken for year.
forcing an old breastbone to do duty
for months for those unreasonable fel-
lows who wanted to see the chicken;
me, who gave you a greater variety In
peas than was ever known before and
who lately stcwed your rats when the
cook refused to touch them? And this
is your gratitude! You teor down my
bakehouse, heat my baker and want
to hang my steward
ITO my surprise the angry men
laughed and checred. A few days later
there came to me Il committee OF
two shcepish looking fellows to ask
my acceptance of ring Each of the
poor men had subscribed something
from his pittance. and their old enc
my. the steward. had been sent to town
to make the purchase. Accompanying
the ring was bit of dirty paper on
which was written. For our chief ma
tron, in horpr of her brave conduct on
the day of the bread riot"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
Distnnce Travelled by Odor,.

AS an illustration of the distance
odors are carried it is noteworthy that
the fumes and exhalations from the
sulphur springs of Colorado can be dis
tinguished at distance of fully twenty
miles. The delicious perfume of the
forests of Ceylon is carried by the
wind twenty-five miles out to sea. while
in foggy weather travellers 100 miles
from the land have recognized their
proximity to the coast Of Colombia by
the sweet smell brought them on a
breeze from the shore.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
THE BRAVE WOLVERINE.
Not n Little Wolf. but a Dignincd
Forest Monarch.

Not little WOLF" as the ignorant
think. Is the significance of wolverine.
but something of greater dlgnity-an
embodiment Of the terrible spirit of the
wild fire Of the prehistoric forests.
Wonderful In It's strength and courage.
a tree climber on occasion, not immense
of size. but with limbs and claws great.
out Of all proportion to its size, with n
muzzle almost hogllke. but with great
white fangs. the beast had still an
element Of the grotesque In Its makeup,
with It's sweeping. bushy tail and the
broad bands of yellow white upon Its
back and Shoulders. Woe to the small
er beast or the deer upon which It
dropped from some great low hanging
branch or before which II suddenly ap-
peared In the dense windfalls!
OF all the continent, the Michigan
peninsula was the chosen habitat of
the wolverine. and he struggled long
before backwoodsmen drove him from
his heritage So enduring was he, so
desperately courageous, that his name
became synonym for pluck and
prowess, and proudly the people of
Michigan accept the nickname which
has been given to him.-Outlng.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04

According to n Cairo contemporary.
persons who wish to let their friends
know that they are ''dolng" Europe on
n princely scale the while they are liv-
Ing In retirement for n time need only
apply to an agency In Paris, which will
undertake. to send your letters to prac-
tically any place in Europe you may Sc
lect and there to have them posted for
you on any date you may choose. The
demand for such an institution arose
out of the absolute horror the Partisan
OF "hgh life" has of being suspected of
remaining in Paris or its environs in
the bathing season. One feature of the
joke Is that you can not only get your
letters posted from some distant spot,
but you can get answers received for
you and reposted to your temporary hid
ing place. There are great possibilities
for American travellers in this. Why
not stay in America and do" Europe2 2
New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
JUST LIKE MOTHER.
An Early Morning Letter With IN
Important Announcement.


That domestic ambulance corps OF
which mother or wife or sister has
charge, being accustomed to all the ac-
cidents that befall needless men folk,
can sometimes deal with them at long
range Thus the New York Mail and
Express tells how. at o'clock In the
morning of the wedding day, post
office messenger rang the bell at the
home of the bride to be and handed out
special delivery letter.
II was addressed to the best man
who had come forty miles to second his
best friend in the ceremony. and was,
with several others, the guest of the
brides parents. The b0t man was
still sound asleep, but he was promptly
awakened on the supposition that the
letter must contain something of impor.
tance.
1t did, indeed. Rubbing his eyes in
an effort to understand, he tore open
the envelope and was astonished to
find a sheet of letter paper, with large
needle Of the sort men always choose
when emergency compels them to sew
thrust. through II and a foot OF black
thread doubled and trailing in loose
tangle down the page.
The best man thought 1t was a joke,
but he could not see II, and he was
about to become resentful when, upon
turning the sheet. he found this hastily
written note:
Dear Brother-Mother says there is
button off your dress coat. 1t is in your
waistcoat right hand pocket Sew 1t on.
Crawling out of bed, the best man ex-
amined his coat and laughed to see that
the situation had been accurately de-
scribed In the letter. "Just like moth.
err" he said. "She has probably lost
whole nights sleep thinking about that
button"
Later in the day four bridesmaids
gleefully assisted in making the repairs.
and this telegram went to mother:
Button sewed on. Don't worry.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
Male BIusbers.

One of the most i'll founded of all
popular delusions is that blushing Is
the special characteristic of the female
sex. AS n matter Of fact except in the
case of very young girls, men blush far
more readily than women. The well
bred woman never bushes at all, while
1t is matter Of everyday experience
that In the excitement of business or
political discussions mems cheeks red
den with very little provocation. What
ever may have been the case hun
dred years ago, the modern woman
shows her emotion not by blushing. but
by turning paie.-London Taller.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
BACON AND SHAKESPEARE.
The Two Men Separately and the
Two In One Being.

Aristotle was an extraordinary man.
Plato was an extraordinary man. That
two men each severally so extraordl-
nary should have been living at the
same time In the same place was a
very extraordinary thing But would
II diminish the wonder to suppose the
two to be one? SO say of Bacon and
Shakespeare. That human being pos
sessed of the faculties necessary to
make Shakespeare should exist Is
extraordinaty. That human being
possessed of the necessary faculties to
make Bacon shoul6 exist Is extraor-
dinary. That two such human beings
should have been living in London at
the same time was more extraordinary
still. But that one man should have
existed possessing the faculties and
opportunities necessary to make both
would have been the most extraordl-
nary thing of all.
Great writers. especially being con-
temporary, have many features In COM
mon, but II they are really great writ
ers they write naturally. and nature Is
always ARlividual. doubt whether
there areTive lines together to be found
In Bacon which could be mistaken for
Shakespeare or five lines In Shake
speare which could be mistaken for
Bacon by one who was familiar with
their several styles and practlced In
such observation-disclosures Speddlng's
"Essays"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
The snanish schoolteacher.

The teacher Of any land may be over
worked. He may suffer from the par
simonious policy of the powers and be
underpaid even In our own enlightened
country, but in few countries, certain
ly not In the United States. could such
story as the one which follows be
truthfully told:
In the streets of Spanish city, says
the author Of "The Land Of the Dons,"
u police officer stumbled on the corpse
of n ragged and emaciated pauper. In
making out his report he asked what
he should enter us the dead mans pro-
fession.
what did he die OFF" asked the mag.
istrate.
starvation" replied the policeman.
put him down as a schoolmaster."
replied the magistrate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
Cat. of Ancient Egypt.

By some persons the popularity Of
the cat In Egypt has been attributed
to the fact that the animal was valu-
able in Kidding the palaces of rats and
mice and also In hunting fowls. There
are several paintings In the British
museum. executed by ancient Egyp-
tian artists, representing Egyptian
sportsmen in boats on the river Nile,
accompanied by large cats, sitting on
their launches In the stern. Other
pictures show the cats swimming with
birds in their mouths after the manner
Of retriever dogs. These pictures have
greatly perplexed modern naturalists
because the cat of today has a strong
aversion to water, and 1t is difficult to
reconcile such different traits even aft
er the lapse Of thousands Of years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
Why shaIscspeare Endures.

What interests us in Shakespeare's
plays is not the plays themselves, but
the tstrictly irrelevant truth and beau
ty that he poured into them. We love
them for their matchless poetry and
their matchless insight into the human
soul. Hamlet" is for us nothing but
the study Of contemplative man dis
tracted by the necessity to be up and
doing, Macbeth" the study of noble
mind degraded by ambition, The Mer-
chant Of Venice" the study of racial
strength against contempt and persecu-
ton. Nothing to us now the actual
framework of these studies; everything
the studies themselves and the Ian
guage In which they are set forth. Our
pleasure In the production of Shake
spearean play Is according solely to the
illuminntive rightness of the conception
of the chief character or characters and
to the sonorous beauty with which the
verse Is declaimed by all.-Saturday
Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
Mathematics of Lnxe.

Margaret" he began, 81 have $3,75O
in the bank. | own half interest in a
patent churn company that clears ST.
100 year. My salary is $50 week,
with prospects of raise to 500. have
an aunt who will leave me twenty-sev-
en- shares of railway stock now quot
ed at 80. Tell me, Margaret, will you
be miner"
"Wait," she replied. "till get pen
cil."
For she never had been good at men,
tai arithmetic News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
Food We Ought to Eat.

1t has been said that a man should
be in very good health IL he takes no
more than three different kinds of food
at any one meal. 1t should be served
as nearly as possible In its simple
state. More food is required on q
damp, raw, cold day than on cheer
full. dry one.
AS a rule, 1t is safe to assume tina
what we crave for is best for us,
though in cases of Illness this point
should not be strictly adhered to.
Men require a good deal more food
than women; those who work hard
more than those who lead a sedentary
life; those who are growing more then
those who have reached maturity.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
NUMBER 80.
THE NUoexR TANK.
This Losthsome Spot IL One Of the
sights of India.

sfGuts OF InOhos
One of the innumerable curious sights
of India is the Nuggar tank Of Kura-
chi In former times the crocodiles
which inhabit II roamed the neighbor-
hood at their will, seeking whom they
might devour, but so great were their
depredatlons that the authorities were
forced to build wall round their
haunt. This is a swamp, caused by
hot springs, the medicinal virtues Of
which have been known from early
times and are attributed to the sanctity
of a Mohammedan whose tomb is close
by and to whom the crocodiles are sa-
cred.
The tank, as it is called, is about $50
yards long By about half that dis
tance in breadth. In this space one
observer counted over 200 reptiles from
eight to fifteen feet long and smaller
ones innumerble. They are so tame,
In n sense, that 1t is necessary to poke
them with stick before they will
move.
Buffaloes are always standing In the
water and are not attacked, but any
other animal is instantly seized. "The
whole appearance of the place." says
one writer, with its green, sllmy,
stagnant water and so many of these
huge, uncouth monsters moving slug
gishly about, is disgusting in the ex-
treme, and 1t will long be remembered
by me as the most loathsome spot I
ever beheld."-Chamber Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04

A remarkable peculiarly of the red.
wood (Sequoia sempervirensJ is its man.
ner Of Increase. which is from dormant
buds at the base Of the stump as well
as from the seed. When a tree was
blown down or fell, as its period of ex-
istence was reached, several shoots
pushed upward from the circumference
of the stump and, of course, in circle.
These In time became fully grown, six.
ten or dozen feet in diameter. In aft
er years, as these trees have fallen,
each would have a circle of trees sur.
rounding 1t.