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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-06-03
PUBLIC SENTIMENT

Grand Rapids like every city, state
and nation is controlled largely by
public sentiment and public senti.
| ment is able to sustain or to pull
down any law of the commonwealth
Public sentiment is battery which
protects this city behind it but sweeps
with destr uction all in the path be.
fore it. It was public sentiment that
decided more than two years ago that
We must have better school facilities,
better streets, better water and
sewer system, better light and power,
and then this sentiment became
crystalized then these things came,
just as they will in any well regulated
little city.
There is such thing as creating
public sentiment, but it must be done
with great care and without haste or
personal interests, for you cannot
rule over it or subdue it. Public
opinion means more in Grand Rapids
than it did ten or twenty years ago,
for our citizens are thinking better
and broader than they ever have
before.
Our mayor should follow public
opinion as coachman follows his
horses, having firm hold on the reins
and guiding them. The best in-
dicator of public sentiment that this
has had for many day will be found
in the membership list Of the new
organization for the advancement Of
our city. On this sheet every citizen
will have the opportunity of record
ing his sentiment, opinion and con-
victions; in fact he will be asked, yes
urged if necessary, to record the
same. We are all for Grand Rapids
but there may be wide difference of
opinion as to the method to be en-
ployed for bringing about certain
results.
1t is fair to suppose that every
citizen who is deeply interested IN
the city's welfare and who believes
that this organization is one in the
right direction will be at the city hall
next Thursday evening, but If you
should find it impossible to attend
please remember that you can send in
your name by friend or on a postal
card. But IN SOME WAY make it
known where you stand on this
question.
We believe that public sentiment
will endorse this organization and it's
plans.
II public sentiment should decide
that we were to have shop In this
city large enough to employ four
hundred men and power to drive the
same in less than two years the shop
would be reality and occupied by a
good manufacturing company. Now
this statement will not be denied,
neither will it be disputed that we
have all the requirements for large
manufacturing plant or for several
smaller ones. ALI that seems to be
lacking with Grand Rapids lisa united
sentiment.
Private opinion is we ak, but public
opinion is almost omnipotent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-06-03
CLASS DAY EXERCISES
AT LINCOLN BUILDING

CIdSS LAY EXERCISES az Lne LlnCOlI
High School Wednesday evening wer,
everything that could be wished for
1t was joy for the parents and pa
irons of the school and an h onor tt
the teachers and scholars alike.
The exercises were opened by the
High School orchestra. The Addres.
of Welcome by Clay Lamberton wa.
an able and dignified one.
The Glass History by Selma Kruger
was not only well given but vel
received, giving a short aketch Of
nearly every member Of the class, an6
their different nationalities.
Music by the High School Girls
chorus was enjoyed by all and met
with general approval.
Glass characteristics by Grace Nc
Carthy was well planned and:outside OF
the ordinary. Sh drew heavy on bel
imagination in the fairy tale and made
an excellent point that was caught BY
the entire audience.
Class Will by Purl Chose was along
solemn lines but contained some ex.
cellent thought.
Duet-"C0me with Me" by Anna
Reeves and Ruby Natwick captured
the entire audience and brought forth
hearty and prolonged cheers.
Glass Poem by Hattie Schnable
written in the form OF Hiawatha
showed much thought and talent,
especially in rel ring to the new
wigwam.
Glass Gifts by Arthur Crowns
created no small amount of merriment,
Some good points were made and some
valuable hints dropped.
Music-High School Boys Chorus.
This was highly appreciated because
the words in most cases could be
distinctly heard.
Address to the Juniors by Will Mil.
stein contained some good advice and
showed much care and study in the
preparation.
Response from Juniors by Anna
DAILY was very ably delivered in q tone
that could be heard all over the large
hall. Her closing words to the Class
of 1904 showed some of the best
thought as well as the best delivery
of the evening.
Music-"Song of the Flower Spirit, I"
by Rosia Wipperman, Floy Quinn,
Ruby Natwick and Edna Muir was
well received and highly appreciated.
Class Prophecy by Ella Young was
out of the usual line and not only
well prepared but well delivered. It
must have been extremely gratifying
to the entire class to know their future
and to have it presented in such glow
ing terms and along paths leading to
fame and furtune. 1t was difficult
part but well rendered.
Music-Violin Solo by Frank Nat
wick showed much skill and natural
tact and taste for the violin.
Closing Address by Clay Lamberton
The good bye word was we'll spoken
and made good impression on the
audience. 1t was delivered In a good,
business-like and manly way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-06-03
VOLUME ~, NUMBER ~
HIGH SCHOOL.

HIGH SCHOOL.
81. 3. Observation-Disclosures and
principal.
/. o. Hubbard-First assistant,
physics and mathematics.
Mary Brahany-German, latin,
gymnastics.
Abbie G. Terry-English and latin.
Matte II. Love-English and
mathematics.
Florence Botany and ply
sicai geography.
Frederick j. Turner-HistOry.
Chas. b. Schwede-History, mathe-
matics and athletics.
Lillian Gaskell-English.
Victor 4. Thompson-Manual
Training.
Laura Reeves-Music.
EsteIla Haley Drawing.
East Side.
LINCOLN BUILDING.
Matte L. Larkin-First grade.
Lydia Bundy-Kindergarten.
HOWE BUILDING.
Metallic Boucher Principal, seventh
grade.
Anna Hatz-Sixth grade.
II. Mae Jefferson-Fifth grade.
Mabel Hamilton-Fourth grade.
n. Elizabeth Wolske-Th grade.
Celia Emmons-Second grade.
IRVING (FIRsr wARD) BUILDING.
Annie Kress-Principal, fourth and
fifth grades.
Fern Wetrow-Second and third
grades,
Amelia Pope-First grade.
Lydia Bundy-Kindergarten.
West Side.
LOWELL BUILDING.
Hannah McGrath Principal, Seventh
grade.
Annie McMiilan-Fifth grade.
Daisy Wakefield grade.
Julia Vasey-Third and fourth
grades.
Mary A. Park-Second grade.
Faye McBeath-First grade.
Franklin Worthingt0n, Mathilda
Bunge-Kindergarten.
EMERSON tsIxTH WARD BUILDING.
Mary N. Reiiy-Principal. Sixth
grade.
MOllie 81. Baker-Third grade.
Caroline Briere-SecOnd grade.
Mabel Sustins-First grade.
Franklin Worthington, Mathilda
Bunge.
GARRISON SOUTH sIDE) BUILDING.
Maude Griffith.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-06-03

A double wedding in Chippewa Falls
gave l6-year old girl husband and
. ssepfathcr II years Of age. The
principles were Mrs. Herbert Phillips
and Jesse Reddick, and Miss Gertrude
Phillips and George Brown. Mrs.
Reddick is 81 and her husband II.
Mrs. Brown Is II and her husband 81.
Mrs. Reddick was the wife OF Herbert
Phillips. They were divorced several
years ago, but lived in the same house.
Phillips returned from trip and
found wife and daughter not at home.
The next morning he was awakened
BY the daughter calling, ''papa, man.
ma and / went of yesterday and got
married"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-06-03
To the tribe going forth to conquer,
Known as four and nineteen hundred.
EASTERN CLOCK co.
AFTER A NEW SITE
Million Dollar Plant in Connect.
cut Which is To Be Moved
West. Interesting Neiehborins

The National Self Winding Clock
Company, of Bristol, Conn. capitalized
at million and producers of time
piece whose adjusting and winding
are effected by small storage batteries,
is seeking a new location on account
OF labor troubles and the present dis
tance from fuel and raw material
supplies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-06-03

Anna Held a ten cent cigar for five
cents at Johnson & Hill Co.'S. Drug
Department..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
LOVE OF A CHILD.
A Rudimentary Affair, Meaning Little
in It's First Years.

FROM the New York Tribune.
Does a child love Its mother? This aues-
ton is commonly answered in the afirma-
tive. and some very pretty sentiments have
been inspired by this supposed fact. hut,
according to Earl Barnes. the foundation
for the belief is of the slenderest kind:
Your child loves you much in the same
way as it loves Ats crib and its nursing
bottle" he said before the Jennie Hunter
Alumnae Association. alta meeting held In
the Presbyterian building yesterday after
noon. 1T regardsayou as comfortable at
tachment to life. It-is' true it may show
decided preference for one person over the
others, but that is only because It gets the
largest number of pleasurable responses
from that person, In the same way, it
would show preference for its accus-
toned crib If you tried to change 1t to an
other. And as it will reconcile itself in
lew days to new crib, SO 1t Will transfer
Its affections to another person. A two-year-
old child will forget its mother in week.
In spite of all that the people around 1t
can do to keep the memory alive, and even
a child OF five Years does not remember
long"
The generosity. often attributed to chill
dren Is also a sdelusIon. 1t appears
ASK child of year old for piece of
It's sugar.. proceeded the lecturer. land 1t
VIII hand 1t to youstTithout hesitation; but
make the same request six months later.
ana the compliap9Fy will be of the most
veloped the vice offigefdshness in that time.
II has simply decG6Fed sense of guam
tity At one year afydoes not realize that
I. limits itself bysgivtng away part of its
sugar, and at eighteen months 1t does.
Love Of animafs. " quite lacking in
passsonately attdebsH to their pets. but
cannot be trusted Hot. to perpetrate shock
Ing crueities upon Them I have known a
/ little girl to throw the kitten from which
she could hardly ,b9ay. To be parted from
three-story wind8w,. AHd another little girl
whipped her skye terrier. on which she
generally lavishedA gfeat deal of affection,
Just for the fun Of SEEING it jump.
The love of ealRfy comes long after
the kindergarten aget, and If the love of
child it is love. o. a. Very anthropomorphic
or uncle.
Love, in fact. Is an emotion which de-
velons very slowly i'm the sface and the
child follows in its development the history
OF the race. Among low grade peoples love
rs almost entirely maternal Among the
Romans We get up to paternal and commu-
naf love. The Greeks rose to love of coun-
Try, put 1t IS only when we come to Christ
That we get the love that goes out to all
the world, extending even to animals and
nature. / find no love OF God in antiquity.
The Greeks and Romans and Egyptians
feared their gods but sdfd not love them.
That, too, came with Christ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18

women. but scorned by the men. Is COM
posed of tea and whisky in equal parts. 1t
is as wicked as the western drink known
as stone fence" ade of equal parts OF
whisky and cider. By the way, the Rus
slams have a custom which may be of inter-
est to native brides. At the wedding fes-
tivities the bride is expected to dance with
the men one after another until she drops
with fatigue. 1t is a matter of pride with
the brides to keep going as long as possible,
and it is ut unusual to find bride dane
ing as gay as any of them after three days
and nights of vigorous frolic. But the
Lrides are magnificent specimens. consid-
cred physically.
Another custom " hich might be emulated
by American society is, gpracticed at these
dances. When a girl is dancing with a man
she always holds his pipe. Now. in Amer
lean society men are often puzzled to know
where to put their pipes when they wish to
float away in the delirium of a waltz. If
the woman partners. like the Russian girls,
would delieately take the pipes and carry
them while the dance is in progress, it
would add much to the joy of the occasion.
A Russian. gentleman once said that 1t
would be regarded extremely rude il
a man should continue to smoke his pipe
while dancing with. a girl Some of the
more punctilious of the Russian beaus go
to the length OF knocking the fire out of
their pipes on their heels before handing
the pipes to the girls. But this is frowned
upon as being Superelegant, as well as
wasteful of tobacco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
NEW SOURCES OF RuHBER.
Roots of.a Plant Found on the African
Plains,

From the Scientific American;
A Preach botanis:, In the course Of bis
explorations a few weeks ago In the sandy
plains of the French Congo, discovered
plant the bark Of which contained large
quantity of fbrous rubber. At the time
scarcely any attention was paid to the dis
covery. but owing to the scarcity of rubber
and its high commercial value which Is in
reality SO prehibitive as to prevent a very
wide employment of the substance. at
tempts are being made in England to tprn
this new discovery to commercial use The
plant also thrives profusely in nortbern
Nigeria. and It Is these forests which are
to be exploited. A sample of the plant has
been analysed by the botanical authorities
of Kew Gardens. London. and these in
yestigations show that the rubber exist. in
the roots in sufficiently large Quantities TO
warrant development. The name of tbe
plant is Londolphia thralIoni; It In fo -
found in many places on the west coast oS
Africa One firm which is already enga god
IN the manufacture of this rubber iS No.
inr II upon the market at IS cents a nnurc
and It Is in every respect equal to the ordi
nary rubber.
pensable material In the arts and science.
that users will be glad to learn tbot =
fresh source of supply is said to have haas
found In the white mangrove tree. whic,,
crows plentifully in the swampy Iands
sap IS obtained by making incisions in the
hark of the tree and allowing If to r rso
into tins. Some samples of the rubber thrs
ohtained are said to have brought 81 a
hound in England. An idea OF the import
ance of the rubber trade may be formed
from the statement that the United States
and England alone absorb over so O,0 mn
pounds annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
PAYING A SHIPS DOCTOR.
Uncertainty About the Proper Usage at
Sea Cleared Up.
rIc.n the Medical Record.

A correspondent OF a recent edition OF
Lloyds Weekly has expressed the views
OF a ship doctor in the following words:
MANY travellers afe IN doubt as to the
position of the ships doctor in regard to
his remuneration from passengers for ssrv-
ices rendered. The Merchant Shipping act
en2cts that every fore. gn-go;ng vessel hay
ing one hundred persons on board or up
ward shall carry on board as part of her
compliment duly qualified medical prac-
tticuer. Furthermore. an EN- grant ship
!. e., foreign-going vessel which carries
nifty or more steerage passengers-must
number of crew or of other passengers
carried. The salary of the doctor on board
Is commensurate with these duties to h s
ship To any passengers who are suffering
from ordinary forms of seas.ckness and It's
concomitant evils or who receive injuries
which are in any way due TO the ship, the
doctors services are free. For any sickness
contracted before sailing or during a voy-
age which is not connected with the above
named conditions he is entitled to a re-
Enumeration at the same, rate as he would
receive on shore. Obviously IL would be
as unfair TO exrect that his services TO
passengers should be render ed gratis as II
would be for any visitor IN a hotel or tray
eler on rsftway To expect to have medical
attendance free in any Illness Tor which the
totel or railway authorities could not he
held responsible"
The writer of a letter to the Lancet says
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
ROMANCE OF HEARTS.
Custom Of Their Separate Burial is Not
Uncommon.

From Tit-Bfts.
The separate burial of hearts is not such
a singular occurrence as many readers may
be apt to suppose. History supplies us with
numerous instances.
When Richard the Lionhearted was NOR
tally wounded in the attack on the castle of
Chaluz he expressed a wish that his body
should be buried at the feet of his father at
Fontevraud. in token of his sorrow for the
trouble and anxiety which he had formerly
caused him. But he beuueatbed his heart
to the inhabitants of Rouen as an acknowl-
edgment of the faithfulness of his Norman
subjects. The somewhat singular gift was
gratefully accepted. and was honored with
beautiful shrine in the cathedral This
was destroyed in 1738 but about a century
later the heart of the famous Crusader was
found incfosed in a leaden casket under the
pavement OF the cathedral. 1t was rep.a ed
but some time later was again taken up
and deposited in the Museum of Antiquities,
from which 1t was in turn removed to a
more appropriate resting place in the choir
OF the cathedral, where it now remains
On the death of John Baliol father of
that Baliol who opposed Bruce's claim to
the throne of Scotland. his widow or
dered his heart to be removed and pIaced In
an ivory casket. Although she survived her
husband twenty years. it is said that she
never sat down to a meal without having
the casket beside her. In accordance with
her dying request the heart was placed on
her dead bosom previous to interment in
her own abbey. which was situated ON the
banks of the NTH.
When, the great Napoleon died in ST.
Helena his heart was removed in order that
II might be placed in a separate case The
doctor who removed it set it under glass
case IN his bedroom. During the night he
was startled by the sound of break king glass
and he just managed to prevent q large
rat from carrying off the heart to it's hole
me heart was immediately placed in an
urn and secured in the coffin beside the
body. -'
There would appear to be some doubt as
10 what became of Byron's heart after his
death. According to one account, # was josf
IN marsh in Greece under the following
circumstances: AS is well known. the noel
TOOK deep interest in the efforts which
the oreeks were then making to secure
their freedom His services were highly
appreciated by these people, and when he
uea ms relatives, who had resolved to con-
vey his body to England for burial were
requested to leave his heart in Greece.
The wish was complied with and the
precious relic was placed in a silver casket
Missolonghi was besieged and when the
Greeks saw the impossibility of wardine
OH the attack, small party made 4 des
perate sally carrying off the heart with
them They We're successful in outline
thelr way through the Turkish army. bI1f
were soon compelled to conceal Themselves
IN a, marsh. where the heart, which thew
haa tried so hard to save, was lost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
outdoor guns and to inspect the exhibits in

side.
Lieut.. Col Boileau. who has charge of the
Institution. was proud of one suit of arrnor
which eclipsed in value anything of the sort
to be seen anywhere in London. This Is the
armored figure OF Il knight in cap-a-Die
plate armor of the early sixteenth century,
engraved. russeted ard partly gilt The
suit is attributed to the famous Cheva Her
Bayard. and Is said to have been brought
from the Chateau St. Germans
II is valued at s1OO0o t$5O00O) by the an
thorities at Woolwich. and the custodian of
the rotunda says he believes the French
government would give a million francs to
gain possession of IL. Probably the exhibit
which impresses the public mind more than
any ether is Napoleon Bonapartes travelling
oven. in which the meals of the great CAM
paigner had been cooked on many battle
field before Wellington cooked Napoleon =
goose at Waterloo. There are about 2O00o
exhibits in the rotunda catalogue: but the
catalogue holds more than the rotunda
Hundreds of guns lie around the building
in the grounds. 1t Was thus that the thieves
were easily able to carry off six
The following is a typical selection of in
scriptions on the cannon in the rotunda:
"Brttish-Break. tear. every wall and
rampant. am l called. across mountain and
valley pierces my ball. by me stricken
German-I am forsooth clumsy boor;
who eats my eggs he'll find them sour
'French-fke spy and the final argument
of kings
'Indian-For the vanauishment of the un-
believers. who have entered certain harbers
OF India
.'Chinese-The martial and ever-vanquish-
ing generalfssimo.
han guns. Practically everything pertain
sng to the ancient and modern warfare of
all nations. civilized and savage has boon
brought together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
Baked Apples for Dyspeptics.
Louis Globe-Democrst.

From the st. Louis Gfobe-DeBocFst.
Mrs. Harriet s. McMurphy of Omaha,
Neb.. widely known as a lecturer on do
nestle science, is to have a restaurant fer
dyspeptics at the worlds fair. ''Cpf course.
there will be food served for others than
dyspeptics," said Mrs. McMurphy serious
~. but shall have special menus for dys-
peptics. shall prepare these with view
to the summer season. For instance. there
will be fewer meat dishes included on ny
bill of fare than one would have in a wjn-
ter season. Fruit. lots of cooked fruit aud
fresh fruit: salads of vegetables and fruit
and baked apples: yes, baked apples. That
is one of he dishes I most strongly recon-
mend. Baked apples stuffed with almonds
and filled with whipped cream. OF course.
there are at least half dozen different
kinds of dyspeptics. Each class requires
different treatment but this combination of
baked apples Is the one dish that viii prove
healthful to the sufferers from indigestion
of all types Pastry? Oh, no: baked APP
pies like that couldn't be called pastry. [
am not In favor of pastry. The Americas
people, think. are too fond of ii. Pastry
should be eaten about once year; calsa
once month. no oftener.' All the special
dishes prepared for dyspeptics will be mads
on the balance food ration" plan. Different
ingredients and proportions of food will be
used for each Individual dish to suit ean1
special case.