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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-30
Mount Olive Book Club Meet.

Mt. olive, n. c., Jan. 30, 1904
tspecial)-The Twentieth Century Book
Club met at the hospitabe home of Mrs
II. j. Pope, on Wednesday. 1t was par
tlcularly interesting meeting, and there
were more members present than had been
to single meeting before. Each mem
Der of the club had been requested at
the last meeting to represent some book
So when the business part of the meeting
was ended, the time was taken up in
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-30
Confederate Veterans Meeting.

Will meet at Mayors office TINS, Ell
day morning. at 10: 80 o'clock, Tor the pur
pose of attending the funeral OF our lat
comrade. John B. Burwell, Company B
53rd n. c. Regiment.
A. B. STRONACH, Commander
]. c BIRDSONG, Adjutant.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-30
Rehearsal This Afternoon.

All ladies who have promised to take
part in the entertainment under the aus
pices OF st. Mary's Guild of the Church of
the Good Shepherd, will please note that
it is important that they attend rehearsal
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at Metro
politan Hail.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-30
Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Moore.

Rev Hight C. Moore the new Sunday
School Secretary of the Baptist State
Mission Board will arrive in the city on
Monday from Chapel Hill Mrs. Moore
and her son, Master Joe will reach here
Wednesday and will be at home at the
Holden residence on Hargett Street.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-30
Women and Kisses.

There are three classes of women:
l. Women who want to be kissed.
2. Women who do not want to be
kissed.
g. Women who look as though they
would like to be kissed, but won't let men
kiss them.
The first men kiss, the second they do
not kiss. the third they marry-Life
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-30

guessing what each represented. 1t was
found when, the contest was ended, that
Mrs. w. p Kornegay was the fortunate
winner of the prize for having guessed
the greater number of books. Refresh
ments were served.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-30
Kenntness Book Club.

The Kenntness Book Club will meet this
afternoon at o'clock with Miss Pene-
lope Davis.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-30
WOMAN and
SOCIETY.
Though they affirm

Though they affirm
A deadly germ
Turks in the sweetest kiss,
Let's hope the day
Is far away
OF antiseptic bliss.
Though carboline
And listerine
Are very useful drugs,
Yet who would sip
Them from a lip
In preference to bugs?
To sterilize
A lady's signs
Would simply be outrageous
I'd much prefer
To humor her
And let her be contagious!
Atlanta Journal
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-30

New York, Jan 2S.-Three cniiuien u
Louis Cohen were suffocateo heie qua
in fire ma six-story tenement IN Madi-
son street
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-30

Absolutely pure and of great strength
Blue Ribbon flavoring extracts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-29
VARICOcELE.

SIEOyS INC ElcmeuIS Oh M00nOO0.
want every man afflicted with Vari.
cocele, Blood Poison, Nervo-Vital De-
bility, or allied troubles to come to my
office, where l will explain to him my
method of curing these diseases. in
vite in particular all men who have be-
come dissatisfied with treatment else
where. will explain to you why you
have not been cured, and will demon
strate to your entire satisfaction why
can cure you safely, quickly, and per-
manently. MY COUNSEL WILL
COST YOU NOTHING, BUT MY
CHARGES FOR A PERFECT CURE
WILL BE REASONABLE AND NOT
MORE THAN YOU WILL BE WILL
ING TO PAY FOR THE BENEFITS
CONFERRED. l WILL DO BY YOU
AS l WOULD WANT YOU TO DO
BY ME IF OUR CASES WERE
REVERSED.
I ADlE< If you are suffering from persistent
Headache, Painful Menstruation,
as il it we're impossible for yoa,to endure your
troubles and still be obliged to attend to your
household and social obligations, give the
Doctor call He will cure you il you trust your
ment Of this Specialist, and he can refer you to
those who have been cured by him.
!. Thousands cured At home by correspondence
ute secrecy in all professional dealings. Address
ID 2-cent stamp for list of questions and pamphlet
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-29
RAISING BELGIANS
IN SUMNER
By an experienced breeder.


This question is now the paramount
one with hundreds OF people. The
money making qualities of the Bel
gian being established beyond question
they fully intend to engage in the in
dustry, but wish to start at the most
propitiOus time.
By the old system of indoor hutches
with poor ventilation. hot weather
caused a larger mortality among
the young than the cooler weather OF
spring and fall. Therefore the old
time breeder would largely omit
breeding during July and August and
as they also imbibed the theory that
extreme cold weather was not desiI.
able, their operations were limited t6
two short periods in the year.
All this has changed. Throughout
the past year we have raised Belgians
equally as well at one time as another
The summers heat we have learned
to utilize and the winters cold has
proved no hindrance.
The outdoor system has now been
demonstrated to the ideal system fol
summer. The indoor for breeding il
the best.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-29

! Cure Nervous Debility. Blood
Poison. Rheumatism, Enlarged
Veins. Fistula, Piles and Other
Rectal Diseases, Kidney. Blad-
der and Lingering Ailments.
| MAKE NO CHARGE FOR CONSULTA.
TON. whether you take treatment OF not.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-29

DR.. Simonson, of Tomah, made
professional call here Monday.-G
Sowatzky's two daughters returned tC
their work at Grand Rapids Satur,
day.-Ed Bassette, of Grand Rapids
spent the latter part of last week
visiting old time friends here, Mr.
and Mrs. McGlynn. of Grand Rapids,
were over Friday to attend the I. O.
0. f. dedication.-Oftelie s. Stondall
closed deal with Brown Bros. and
Thing, of Waukesha, for the following
tract of land. ST OF SE4 and Sc OF
|SW4, Sec. "a, T. "a. r. east.-T. K.
Hougen and A. L. Hougen, who were
called here by the serious illness of
the formers son, DR.. Edward Hougen
returned to their home at Manitowoc
Wednesday, the doctor being much
better. Mr.. Hougen's mother and
sister, Mrs. II. E. Thompson, will
remain for some time.-Ye editor was
married on Wednesday, July 20, to
Miss Hannah Hanson, of Barron, Wis,
the ceremony taking place at the
brides home. Only the families of
the bride and groom were present.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
John LeFebra Of Big Falls, Wis. Rev.
John LeFebre is an old college chum
of ye editors. The happy couple re-
turned yesterday and will be at home
at the Hotel Johnson until suitable
house can be obtained.-Pittsville
Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-29
DEMONSTRATED CON-
CRETE BUILDING BLOCKS

II. S.-Hughes Jr. representing the
National Building Block Company of
Milwaukee, Wis, arrived in the city
yesterday and tried to get parties
interested in using concrete building
blocks. Mr.. Hughes stated that at
the present day Portland cement is
being adapted to all kinds of building
construction in place of stone, brick.
wood, and iron and is 20 per cent.
cheaper than brick. Mr.. Hughes made
a demonstration OF how easily these
blocks Of concrete for building pur.
poses are made. A patent iron mould
is used which is filed with cement.
The mould is then removed and the
rock faced block allowed to set and
besome as hard as granite. The
moulds areiof different patterns SO that
various shaped blocks of building
stone can be made. With these
patent mouldS which make concrete
blocks 9xA inches ia size one man with
little practice can make one block
per minute. These blocks will give
you building made of material
that is everlasting, walls that are
strong and hollow, admit of no moist
ure are impervious to heat and cold
and are fire proof; all this for less
money than any other form of block,
brick or stone construction, and foI
much less money in most localities
than even ordinary wood construction.
Another good feature of this building
material is, that you can get any
cOloring of stone that you wish while
you are mixing the cement. You can
just as easily have brown stone or the
regular cement color. If you are
interested you can examine one of
these concrete building blocks at the
Centralia Hardware Company's store
or at j. G. JacObSOn'S Office in the
REPORTER block where they will be
on exhibition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-29

The Japanese wife and mother pre-
fers to spend her afternoons at home
with her children. They all go out
together, if only into the tiny garden.
Nothing in the house can compare
with the outdoors. In spring and sum-
mer they are out nearly all day. The
women sew and embroider under some
pretty tree. Here, their hands en-
ployed in sewing, their eyes and senses
delighted by their surroundings,
watching the children playing, is it
any wonder that the japanese woman
is calm Of soul? Nature is the greatest
distraction from care, they believe.
Live close to nature and you will for
get the little bitterness OF life. How
happy seems the little children-even
the hare-legged, ragged rascals of the
poor. They twist like natural aero
bats about the bamboo poles; they
climb to inconceiyable heights up the
trees and cling to swaying boughs
with the agility OF monkeys. The
child in the garden, with the watch
ing mother, flies his kite, while his
sisters play bottIed0re and shuttle
lcOck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-29
LETTER FROM A. DECKER

LAGRANGE, md, July 23, 1904.
MY DEAR Mr.. FoNTAINE:- Each
days experience compelIs me to
believe that we are living in a busy
world and that the Hosiers Of Indiana
ale not lacking in hustle and thrift
that go to make up the enterprise and
industry of great state. The gas
wells Of Indiana have done much
towards building up many thrifty
manufacturing cities as they furnish
light. heat and power. But they are
sadly lacking in permanency when
compared with the Wisconsin river,
as light and power producer. The
north half of Indiana is one of the
richest agricultural sections in the
Union. The farms are In high state
of cultivation and the farmers almost
universally prosperous. Good roads
are the order of the day, and the
electric trolley car, the telephone and
free rural mail delivery are in keeping
with the splendid farm buildings.
The hack system has wrought COM
plete change to the country schools
and the district school house is a
thing of the past as one modern
school building accommodates an
entire township. Crops are looking
well and no signs Of drouth are visible.
In nearly all the towns the size Of
Grand Rapids an active campaign for
factories and manufacturing plants is
the watch-word all along the line.
1t is doubtful if there has ever been a
time when the small cities of Michi-
gan and Indiana were putting forth
the effort for securing manufacturing
plants that they are at the present
time. have been visiting the old
farm where lived fifty years ago and
fishing in lake and stream where I
tished with my father forty-five years
ago; but time has made great changes
in this country. The streams and
lakes seem much S.A-ller and the
many familiar faces have disappeared.
Our trips are somewhat long but rest
full. There is no medicine for us like
change of scenes. Life's burdens
grow less and less each day as I walk
over these green hills with the lake
and stream in full view, and although
/ know l must take them up again yet
I no longer shrink from them, for
after rest comes the new courage for
labor. A. DECKER.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-29

Wausau, Wis, July 5.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-29
TO SUCCEED HIMSELF

"Webter Brown, of Rhinelander, tC
succeed himself" is the unapimOus
feeling of the Republicans regarding
the congressional election, and that
this will be accomplished no one
doubts for an instant. Mr.. Brown is
no novice. He is familiar with con.
greSsional legislation. In his years OF
service for his constituency he has
learned experience and he knows how
to 60 about securing for the people Of
this congressional district, in the most
expeditions way, the things they
desire and that are to their advantage
to secure. The people repose their
interests in Mr.. Browns hands with q
feeling Of confidence. His record as
congressman in the past is q matter
of pride and self-gratulation to the
people who made his election possible,
and they want that record to be q
glorious continuation, and will work
to that end in the coming election
Merrill Advocate.
What is true Of Lincoln county Is
also true. of Wood county,. The
Republicans here are all highly
pleased with Mr.. Browns faithfulneSs
to the demands of his district. He il
attentive to every detail and ne
demands are made upon him but what
he grants il within his power tl
accomplish. His reelection is al
assured fact.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-29
WISCONSIN'S Pop
ULAR HOSTESS
Mrs. Emma ]. Walsh Of Baraboo
Makes the State Building
Feel Like Home.

From morning to night the great
reception hall of the Wisconsin Build.
ing at the Worlds Fair is thronged
with visitors. The casual observer
would be inclined to conclude that all
Wisconsin had migrated to st. Louis
for the entire exposition season, or
that the Wisconsin could find nothing
OF interest in the grounds but their
own building.
Either conclusion would be wholly
wrong. The crowds in the Wisconsin
building are from every state in the
Union, and the same faces are seen
again and again. Many New York
or Missouri or California lady has run
in for few moments rest and has
thrown herself back in one of the
luxurious chairs with the contented
exclamation, "WelI, it feels good to
get back home again.
This feeling is due almost wholly to
the hostess who was sent to represent
Wisconsin at the great Worlds Fair.
This lady, who seems to have been
endowed with nature with more than
one mortals share OF grace, mag
netism, tact and geniality, is Mrs.
Emma J. Walsh of Baraboo, Wiscon-
sin. Her smile, her ready wit, her
sympathetic handshake are of far
more Importance than even the artis-
tic furnishings, the oriental rugs and
the splendid carved piano of the
handsome club house that Wisconsin
erected at the Fair. She is the light,
the incarnation of welcome in the
house.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-29

Hon. Henry G. Webb. wife and
daughter, Mrs. Wenzel) of Houston,
Texas, are at present visiting his
brother, Judge Charles M. Webb
and family in this city. Mr.. Webb
formerly resided in Wisconsin ana
will be remembered by our older
residents as a lawyer of prominence.
He afterward resided many years in
tinctiOn as a legislator and Circuit
Judge. He at present is in feeble
health and hopes to receive benefit
from the invigorating air of northern
Wisconsin and incidentally visiting
with old time friends.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-29
Attorney. new Perm.neatly Located.

Attorneys J. G. Davis, Of Richland
Center, and L. A. Bauman, OF Mont
clio, who have formed partnership
to practice law ip the city under the
firm name OF Bauman s. Davis. re-
turned yesterday from their respective
homes and can now be found perma-
nently located in the suit of Office
rooms formerly occupied by Frank
Cady in the Wood block.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-29

misconception, or rather under-estima-
tiOD, of popular intelligence. To hear
the arguments pro and con one would
suppose the contention is only-who
is the regular nominee? When as a
matter of fact the citizen is cody in-
different there and looks beyond this
to the future-where do come in?
This world is on the move
and the time when men fought, tor
tured and killed each other for alb
stract propositions is gone by.
READER.
WauSau. Wis, July 5.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-29

/ The following young people en-
joyed moonlight drive to NekooSa
Tuesday evening. They rented
Brooks hall and s'tripped the light
fantastic for couple off hours,
after which the merry crowd re-
luctently drove home again. Misses
Maude Whaley, Belle Thorn, Louise
Brown, Celia Mccarthy. Jessie Smith.
Ida Halverson, Bessie Huntington.
Cora Floan, of Hartford, Ind. and
Fannie Burroughs, of Port Edwards,
MeSsrs. Henry Demitz, Bert Bever,
F. &. Gilkey, Herman and Richard
Wipperman, Emile Rasmussen.
Henry Sampson, John Jeffrey and
Ebert Kellogg.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-29

Small waists are no longer in STYLE
It's the round plump waists that come
by taking HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea; that's all the go. 35 cents. Tea
or tablet FORM: J. E. DAILY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-29

As Mrs. Peernboom, of the Tea &
Coffee store is now secretary of the
f. r. A. in place of Otto Nicholson
members will please call at the Tea &
Coffee store and pay their dues.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-02
Old Enolish Custom.

A tiny Lancashire hamlet elects a
mock mayor each year. The residents
of the village find great entertainment
in masquerading as the ancient bor-
ough of Worston." With splendid Sc
robustness the candidates issue adj
dresses, and all the residents of the
neighborhood are supplied with vot-
ing papers, the women voting as we'll
as the men. The duly elected MAJOR
always assumes the style of a privy
councillor and the rank of a knight.
The holder of the Office for several
years has been "the Right Hon. Sir
William Bullock" a laborer. He has
his robes of office, a gorgeous cooked
hat and huge brass chain and badge.
The corporation meets at the village
inn and there ponderously discusses
such moving questions as the repaint-
ing of finger posts. At the coronation
of Edward this mock borough had it's
civic rejoicings and forwarded an adj
dress to the king, who acknowledged
it as courteously as he did the con-
gratulctions of London or Edinburgh.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-02
Hnttsst place on Earth.

Between India and Africa lies the
hottest place on earth. The Avail
Islands cover fairly extensive area
of the Persian Gulf, lying OF the
southwest coast of Persia, and it is
the largest of them which enjoys the
doubtful distinction of leading all per-
spring competitors in the matter OF
heat The mean temperature OF Bah
rein for the entire year is 80 degrees
July, August and September are un-
endurable save for the natives. Night
after night as midnight comes, the
thermometer shows 100. By seven in
the morning it is LOT or los, and by
three in the afternoon 40. 1t is sta
ted by veracious travellers that $4,000
Arabs inhabit the Avail group, fully
rs, 900 living on Bahrein, in which con-
nection Sir Henry Layard adds: ut
would seem that man can accustom
himself to anything" The following
are the temperatures at some Of the
hottest places in different countries:
Hyderabad. los deg; Lahore. LOT deg;
Ell Paso, 11S deg: Mosul, III deg;
Agra, 1T deg: Death Valley. 122
deg; Algeria, 127 deg. Fort Yuma.
12S deg; Jacobobad, 122 deg; Bah
rein. 40 deg.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-02

mercial Importance than the new
Corinthian Canal, picture of which
accompanies this story.
When the project was FIRST proposed
many skeptics jeered at it, asserting
that it would cost an enormous sum
of money and that some of the diff
culties in the way would prove prac-
tically insurmountable. A syndicate
was nevertheless formed and the work
was begun. The task OF cutting a wa
terway proved much harder than was
expected, but in time all obstacles
were removed and the canal was con-
structed. To the merchants and ira
ders of southern Europe the canal is
bound to prove of immense service.
since by passing through it their ves-
sells can reach in a few hours points
which it formerly took them several
days to reach. All the maritime coun-
tries of Europe have cordially wei
coined the canal and therefore there
is every reason to believe that the
money and labor spent on it will bear
good fruit.-New York Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-02
Chopin and His Funeral March.


The story of how Chopin composed
his wonderful Funeral March is re
lated by NJ. Ziem, the celebrated paint
er, who still lives ON the heights OF
Montmartre. Paris, and despite his
great age is clear in his recollection
of the facts that occurred over half
century ago. Ziem was the friend and
comrade of Chopin. and it was in the
formers studio that a Bohemian re-
past was given, with Ludre, De Polig-
nae, the musician; Ricard, the paint
er; Chevandier de Valdrome, and
Chopin, as gay and festive spirits
around the table There was an old
rickety piano in the corner, all the
panels having been taken out for pic
lures. as Ziem was poor, and had to
economic. Behind a curtain was a
skeleton, and this gave an idea to
Ziem, who brought the skeleton out,
covered it with drapery. and began to
agitate it with realistic effect. De
Polignac then took the skeleton to
the piano, and sat with it as though
to make it play 1t was at this mo-
ment that Chopin, who had been rath-
er quiet, was seized with sudden in
SEPARATION. Uttering an ejaculation. he
rushed forward to the piano. pushed
aside De Polignac. and to the stupe-
faction and awe of his frie-ds. impro-
vised the world-famous Funeral
March" I'VE were all extremely
touched" added Ziem, and dead ST.
lence reigned We thought no more
of laughter, and saluted with respect
and admiration the composers new
| creation. Paris Correspondent e of
| London Daily Chronicle.