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Washington telegraph., 1906-04-06
Rebel
SENATOR BUTT.

Little hock. Ark, April State
Senator Butt, accused OF accepting
d br3be and who refused to answer
questions propounded by the Grand
1..sss.f on tas. ground tn4.t -1.ai;zsht
incriminate himself = must answes
according to decision of the Su-
preme Court yesterday
The decision stipulates that his
answers cannot be used againt..
Butt when his case comes to triel.
Washington telegraph., 1906-04-06

We think the people of the state
made most excellent choice for
Governor when they selected. Joan
S. little. A man OF fine attain
ments, and OF splendid executive
ability and the state, will take
great strides under his wise ad~
ministration for We believe, that ne
will work for the sole, advancement
of his state.
Washington telegraph., 1906-04-06
SARATOGA LOCALS.

Mrs. Lettice Perdue Is quite sick
with intermitant, foyer
MRS Leila Spates has been quite
sick for the last three NOR tbs, but
We are glad to note is improving.
The primary is over and ever
thing passed off quitely.
Llttle hiver Is out of its banks.
but We nope the worst is over,
! he Band is practising Tor the
unvealing by the W. .. w ON next
Sunday at Llberty church of the
monument 'to the late SOW. Stone.
GancY City stated to reporter,
that ne had been visiting his sister
but we tnink he was visiting the
other fellows sister.
Mr. d X. ouptmn was called TO.
l4lttIe Rock, Saturday by the serious.
illness of his son Dan.
Mr Azell Safes OF Bowie county
Texas, Is wishing. ths nome folks.
j. II. Wallace went over to
Nashville ON legal business this
week
Ci, dc HILL made his regular trip
for MS house Monday.
Rebel.
Washington telegraph., 1906-04-06
GAR ANDVILLE

We are glad to see W. d. Burke
out again AFTER long and painful
illness with bone Fry sipelas, hope
he will saon be entirely well.
Next Monday we will have our
first experience of mail by Rual
Route, do lot know who is carrier
10 one has been appointed up to
date.
The Major" was seen ta ing in
q long string of fish this week, he
must be trying to hook the fnny
tribe instead of widows, the former
is tue best anv way Major.
Born-To Mr. and Mrs. Basil Jones,
a son, Basil said, he was expecting
a girl bus the StOrk must have
made D mistake, better luck next
time.
Those two hustlers, Jack Burk
and Tobe Honeycutt are talking Of
putting up saw mill this summer
at Rurk's mill and gin. be good
thing for this neigborhood to have
u mill 50 near, much lumber is
needed III here
Our school closed Friday, Nj
Warren has taught good school
given satisfaction all around, We
have three extra good direeTors,
consequently have good teaclers
and schools.
Dock Burke has moved back to
this neighber'h all the boys except
Jim, now ike here and we hear is
y linking OF selling his store at
Bleyius to move aown here,
Stant Rnrkc's hands. which were
severly burned, trying to save his
mother are about Well.
Andrew Holland and wife spent
Saturday and Sunday with ner
mother Mrs DicKey.
If you want to see pret Y
bushes just ask Miss Mary abouu
,'Johnny."
Washington telegraph., 1906-04-06

DR. g. n, Hill of Hope came up
ona professional visit Mondays
Judge A. f. Carrigan of Hope
was a Wednesday visitor to conrt.
Felix Than kle of Spring Hill
was conrting here Wednesday.
Jim Kidd Jr, of Spring Hill is
baliff for the Grand. Jury
Washington telegraph., 1906-04-06

Our Northern.man is awakiug
to the possibilities of our state in
the way of our fine farming, and
fruit lands they are investing their
money, where they know, that in
u few years, they will have'a gene
rous return, come on Northern bro
Their We need you
Washington telegraph., 1906-04-06

Why has, NOT. the new cemerty
fence been placed in position,. We
have been informed that the money
is on hand to complete this work
and it should be attendedto at once
that the silent city of .enr dead
should be looked after, and kept
in proper condition
Washington telegraph., 1906-04-06
This Is So

We wish to state in as.plain.anl
vigorous way as, words can express-
it, that Hunts Cure will positive
ly quickly and; permanently euro
any form OF. Itcning skin disease
known. One box is guarantee To-
cure. One application affords re-
eff.
Agents wauted-To sell nu. cry
stock IN Hampstead County Arka1a-
sas,. Good terms to any one wisn--
ing to. devote part er all of their
ume. Address
w 4 G2leeneH&+5 9,-ss
Vienna :
Washington telegraph., 1906-04-06

". T Low and daughter of Gra-
dy, Ark, are visiting. the family of
Mrs. l.. J Wallace.
Mrs. w, P Agee of Hope, is
visiting relatives here this week
AS Spring approaches and, reaches
from their hules come out, and
mice and in spite Of eats, cat wi!l gi. gaii y
skip about
Washington telegraph., 1906-04-06

The Quartly conference for the
Washington circuit, will meet ut
st Paul Saturday. DR. j. II, Dye
will be present to preach and con-
duet the service all invited to.meet
with is.
Washington telegraph., 1906-04-06

A Presiden. Of the Caited States
who never worked on Il fam or
drove Il mule Oh the towpgta would
bea novelty
Washington telegraph., 1906-04-06

Death is usuallya rei1:t from
She troubles n man sJils up for
himself during his soiourn Oh this
ziekaa old plauet
Washington telegraph., 1906-04-06

The soft suatlIag Of weman's $
skirts has caused nanva man to
tread the povemeuts made OF g@o't
;alteutinn.
Washington telegraph., 1906-04-06

when you feel that the stomach and
bowels need cleansing. They don't
sripo. Sold by
h. j.. Garner.
Washington telegraph., 1906-04-06

Mrs. l4ettice Perdpe Is quite sick
with intermitant, foyer
Washington telegraph., 1906-04-06

The Major was seen ta ing in
a long string of fish this week, he
must be trying to hook the finny
tribe instead of widows, the former
is the best anv Wttv Major.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
why the Hair Turns Gray.

The color of the hair depends on lit
tie granules, which can be seen if the
hair be examined under a powerful mi
croscope, says st. Nicholas. Sometimes
the hair may become white in a night
Brown Sequard tells US that when he
was 40 years old his beard turned white
in two days. This took place when he
was perfectly well and without any
especial cause. Sometimes, however,
sorrow or illness produces the change
earlier in life than it would usually
take place.
AS to the cause, some have said that
the hair becomes filled with small air
particles which make it look gray; 9th
ers have said that the outer part of
the hair becomes altered so that if Is
like ground glass and you cannot see
the color. But a man by the name of
Metchnikoff tells US that the real rea-
son is because small movable bodies in
the hair devour the grains of coIoring
matter and move them to the root of
the hair. Sometimes poisons In dis
ease, or some result of sorrow, bring
about an effect upon these small mi
grating bodies (cells), causing them to
become active in the above fashion.
That is said to be the reason why the
hair grows gray.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
COLLECTING DOUBLE.
When the Minister Had the Huck-
sfer at His Mercy

When the Minister Had the Huck-
ster at His Mercy.
Gov. Blanchard, of Louisiana, was
describing the precautions that a GER
tain veteran physician had taken
against the spread of contagious dis
ease.
knowing the people he had to deal
WITH" Gov. Blanchard said, 'he saw
that his rules were carried out before
one of these people left their homes.
They had tricked him in the past. He
would not be tricked again. He was
like the Camden clergyman of my boy
hood.
This clergyman once married a GER
tain huckster who, after the ceremony,
declared he was unable to pay the
wedding fee and so, willy nilly, the
clergyman had to let hIm off.
Some years later the good man
found the same huckster before him
with another woman. His first wife
had died. Now he desired to yoke with
a second.
The minister was willing enough TO
remarry the man, but this time he
would take precautions.
80, leading the bridegroom to one
side, he held out his hand and said in
a low voice:
My fee
ooh, yes, Of course said the buck
ster, confusedly, and he placed a bank
note in the clergyman's palm.
THANK you said the clergyman,
with a bland smile That is for the
first time. Now we will have the fee
for this occasion, please"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31

The following extract is taken from
the "reminiscences of James Shoemaker
of Putnam county, Indiana, published
in the Indiana Quarterly of Indianap-
oils, for the fourth quarter of 1905 !:
From 1887 to 1912 or 1913 times were
exceedingly hard. Everything we had
to buy except sugar and coffee were
very high. For our surplus produce we
1910, prior to the completion of the
Wabash and Erie canal, we hauled our
wheat to different points on the Ohio
river, where we received from 80 to 40
cents per buShel In 1871 l hauled q
load of wheat (25 bushels) to Hamil-
ton, Ohio, from Floyd township, Put
nam county, distance Of about 80
miles, for which | received SO cents per
bushel In the fall of 1889 Captain
Major Ash, of Greencastle, and John
Allen, of Floyd township, bought and
packed hogs for which they paid S1.25
per hundredweight gross. They sold
their bacon in New Orleans for $3.50
per hundredweight. Roberts and Ash
broke up. Allen said he saved himself,
but lost his money" There were no
manufacturers to provide a market for
farmers products.-Amboy (Minn)
IJp1.aId
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
ErogGfe to the Rescue,

One day a couple of my friends were
sitting on the river bank, when they
heard the cry of frog in distress
Following the direction from which the
sound came, they discovered a snake
in the act of swallowing a frog.
Just then another frog, evidently at
tracted by the distressing cries of its
mate in Jeopardy, hoped up to the
scene of action. For a moment 1t SAT
blinking at the enemy; then leaped for.
ward, seized the snake by the neck and
tugged it into the river.
The water quickly poured between
the snakes distended jaws, and it was
of course, compelled to release its vic.
tim in order to escape drowning. This
it promptly did. and the liberated frog
swan away with its plucky mate; while
the baffled snake wrlggled, as best il
could. to the shore.-Woman's Home
COMPANION for Mag.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
FIRST CASE OF LYNCH LAW,
Hanging of a Murderer by His Heels
in the West of Ireland.

So many different versions and ex-
plantations of the term lynch law have
at various times been given and occa-
sionally are even yet added to, that it
seems fitting to recount the tragic Incl
dent which has since given a name to
so many calamitous occurrences not
only in our land but on occasion also
in that of others.
The very name of Lynch" gives the
direct clew to the land of its origin
Ireland And when We recall the fact
that during the latter part of the sew
enteenth century there was compare
lively a large immigration from the
north of Ireland and the south of
Scotland, coming as settlers to the Car
olinas, from which much Of this ma
terial spread westward into Kentucky
and Tennessee, and, realizing the
tenacity with which these peoples nus
band, nourish and perpetuate their
folklore and traditions, it needs only
to relate the incident which Thackeray
in his Irish Sketch Book" graphically
recounts to show how natural it was
to apply the memories and such a term
to the individual exercise of Justice
and punishment
Thackeray, in the book referred to
and in chapter /, which treats of Cal
way, thus speaks of an occurrence
within its precincts which in 1872
and probably does to this day-bore
the grewsome ''memento'' so gcimly de-
scribed in the words following
Then there is Lombard street. 9th
erwise called Deadman's lane, with a
.,w l,ad end crossbones and a me-
mento mort over the door where the
dreadful tragedy of the Lynches was
acted in 1893. If Galway is the Rome
Of Connaught James Lynch Fitzste-
nhen, the maye~- may be considered as
res Sucius Jc-@ Brutus thereof.
Lynch had a son VINO went to Spain
SIS master of one of his fathers ships,
and being of a wild, extravagant turn,
there contracted debts, drew bills and
alarmed his fathers correspondent
who sent a clerk and nephew of his
own back in young Lynch's ship to
Galway to settle accounts. On the if
teenth day young Lynch threw the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
SUcCORS WOUNDED ANT.
Lord AveIing Convinced that the In
sect Is Possessed of Reason

Lord AveIing Convinced that the In
sect Is Possessed of Reason.
Lord Aveling, better known as Sir
John Lubbock, the famous scientist,
writes: in one of my nests was an
ant which had come into the world
without antennae. Never having pre-
viously met with such a case, l watch.
ed her with great interest, but she new.
er appeared to leave the nest. At
length one day I found her wandering
about in an aimless sort OF manner, ap-
parently not knowing her way at all.
After awhile she fell in with some ants
of another species, who directly at.
tackled her.
Il at once set myself to separate
them, but, whether owing to the
wounds she had received from her enc
mics or to my rough though well-meant
handling or to both, she was evidently
much wounded, and lay helpless on the
ground. After some time another ant
from the same nest came by. She ex-
amined the poor sufferer carefully,
then picked her up and carried her
away into the nest 1t would have been
difficult for anyone who had witnessed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
Serious Loss.

A careless young woman laid her
wristbag on one of the desks in the
postoffice yesterday afternoon, and,
after she had addressed a letter she
crossed over to one of the letter slots,
into which she dropped the miss!ve.
Quickly turning back to the desk to
pick up her handbag. she found that 1t
had disappeared. Where is my oock-
etbook?" she cried out anxiously, but
no one around had seen the thief ap-
propriate it, and SO no one could an
swer her question. THAT bag had ev-
cry valuable that l owned in it; among
other things, a pin l treasured as an
heirloom" she told the sympathizing by.
ISLANDERS. Her lips quivered slightly,
and for a moment it looked as If a
storm of tears was imminent, when she
began to laugh. II can't even cry
about It." she said; my handkerchief
was in the bag"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31

Cal didn't quite know what to make of
it. He says she wus fixed up fit to
kill-rulies, an frills, an furbelows,
an di'munds sparklin' on her hands.
Well, he jest sat there until she asst
him if he RELY had gotter &C.
"Satdy night he hitched up to the
buggy agin an took her to the litry.
She let ON that she enjoyed that right
up to the handle an she lowed there
wusnt anythin' like it in St Joe, nor
Kansas City, fer that matter. NIebbe
there wusnt.
Course there wus a right smart o.
talk about it. The boys deviled Cal
more'n a little, but I guess they all
wished they'd got his nerve Blamed
if he wasn't there up at the house set
tin on the porch or suthin' most every
night that he wusn't takin' the gal out
buggy ridin'.
well, it went on that way fer about
a month stiddy an then all of a sud
den Cal married Lucindy Palmer. Say
You might have pushed me over with
a spear of ticklegrass when l heard
about it. Lucindy wus a mighty fine
gal. bat she hadn't no more style about
her than Il mud fence. She had a
necklis O coral beads an a cameo ring
an that wus all the jOolry she ever
owned in her life. l couldn't b'lfeve it
ontil | met Cal a day or two after an
asst him if it RELY wus so.
- reckon it is he says.
AN you beauin that gal of OF Sny-
dacker's around all the timer l says.
"'No beauin' about it, he says; that
gal was the slickest dressed gnI ever
come inter these parts. Gosh! She had
the purtiest little white hans an the
derndeSt little feet an, Wash, you seen
how she dressed. Them fXin's she has
why, Christmas! Jest to see an look
at her or have her settin' alongside o.
you in a buggy an git a Whit O. that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31

the scene to have denied to this ant
the possession of humane feelings.
I'm face of such facts as these it is
impossible TO regard ants as mere ex-
quisite automatons. When we see an
ant hill, tenanted by thousands of in
dustrious inhabitants, excavat;ng cham
bers, forming tunnels, making roads,
guarding their home, gathering food,
feeding the young, tending their domes-
tic animals-each one fulfilling its du-
test is difficult altogether to deny
to them the gift of reason, and the
preceding observations tend to confirm
the opinion that their mental powers
differ from those of men not SO much
in kind as in degree.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
WEIGHING THE WORLD.
Correspondent of the The World To-
Day Tells How 1t VIII Be Done

Science is dissatisfied with the ac-
cepted figures of the earth's weight.
They are considered a trife ANTIQUE for
a twentieth century standard. Ameri
cans are to lead the way in weighing
the world once more, writes Percy
Trenchard in The World To-Day.
1t may sound absurd 10 some to sneak
of weighing the great earth and yet it
has been done and is to be done again.
More than half a century ago pendu-
lums were swung, under Airy's direc-
ton, at the top and bottom of an Eng
fish coal pit. The comparison of their
times Of swing showed how heavy the
whole earth was compared with the
outermost thin shell, shell of the
thickness of the depth of the coal pit.
Since biologists were able to give a
fair estimate of the weight of this sur
face shell, the weight of the entire
7 earth became a mere matter Of multi
plication.
The same experiment is to be repeat
ed by a scientific expedition from the
Survey Department at Washington. Pen
dulums are to be swung at the apex
of the great pyramid and in the cham
bers at its center and base. IRON the
swing of these pendulums the COMPARE
tive weights of the earth and of the
pyramid can be learned, and the weight
of the pyramid having been estimated,
the weight of the world will be, as in
the case of the Airy experiment, a mere
matter of multiplication.
All this may be a little puzzling to
the lay mind, but the explanation is not
difficult. Asked to describe the method
of weighing the world in plain I'M
technical language an Official of the
Survey Department said:
''The principe is that the weight of
body is proportionate to the attrac-
ton which it exerts. By the pull that
the sun exerts over the earth as shown
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31

by the earth'S motion. we estimate that
its attraction is 352, $50 times as great
as the earth's and therefore that the
suns mass is that many times greater
than the mass of the earth. Knowing
the weight of the earth it is easy to
estimate the weight of the sun by this
method of comparison. In the same
way the weight of Jupiter, Saturn. We
nus, Neptune or any other planet may
be ascertained by comparison with the
weight of the sun, basing the calcula-
lions on the amount of attraction the
sun exercises over these planets. But
first the earth's weight must be esti-
mated to form basis for the other
calculations.
THE same principle is applied. The
pyramid will be used as basis for the
first estimate. A plumbbob will be
swung from the apex of the pyramid,
observation and calculation will deter
mine the force of the attraction of the
small body, namely, the pyramid, for
the plumb-bob and the greater attrac-
ton of the large body, the earth, for
the plumb-bob. The weight of the py-
ramid having been estimated, the
weight of the earth will be calculated
by multiplying the pyramids weight
by the number of times the attraction
of the earth for the plumb-bob is great
er than the attraction of the pyramid
for the plumb-bob. From the standard
thus fixed the weight of all other bodies
IN the solar system can be estimated.
Here are some old figures for you
the number of cubic miles in the earth
is about ,S0O,OOO0O0; each cubic
mile contains 147, 20O,OO0O0O cubic feet
and each cubic foot, upon the average,
weighs 5.67 times as much as a cubic
foot of water, or 354 pounds, 6 ounces
avoirdupots. Figure it out for your
self -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31

There's a victory yonder awaiting the
chap
Who greets with a laugh every downing
mishap.
Who loses the game with a CLINT in his
eye,
Who fights as he loses and dies full of
try.
Who tackles the ladder with vim and with
bounce,
And laughs when he lands at the foot
with a jounce.
Who tightcns his belt and with never a
sigh
Keeps falling and falling with heart full
of try.
He isn't defea ed who dies in the fight,
If he had bu lived he'd have finished all
right.
1t was fate si:lled his laugh, and endeavor
put by.
While his jaw was firm set and his heart
full of try.
And know that up yonder when he has
cashed in
The loser will head many fellows who
win
For we're judged when we win to our
homes in the sky
Not by our success, but the strength OF
our try.
Houston Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31

Her pap came down on business, too,
an brung her along to keep him COM
p'ny, only this business was a railroad.
He was richer than mud an, shoe! if
you'd seen the di'mundS an rubies an
rings an bracelets an silks an satins
that gal wore you wouldn't have look
ed twice at this un.
"Wa-all, sir, Cal Davis seen her
pasSin along the street one time In
Peterville, an he got struck with the
ldee that he'd like to see her right clost,
so what does he do but put on his Sun
day go-to-meetin's an call around at
the house they'd rented, with his buggy
He asst to see the gal. No, there wusn't
nothin' bashful about Cal He was a
good lookin' Teller an he knowed it an
he knowed most Of the gals knowed it
an he owned 200 acres of bottom land
We'll. they asst him in an after a
while the gal came inter the room
where he wus a-waitin' an Cal spoke
up an allowed he came to see if she
didn't want to take buggy ride with
him. He said she seemed to be sort O
s'prised, S if she'd never been used to
havin' comp'ny call on her, an then
she LATED an fin'ly she allowed she'd
so with him.
Mex night Cal wus around again
That time he didn't have the rig along
He came to do a regular sparkin. The
gal didn't seem noways unwillin', either
an when her pap comes in she says
Pa, this is Mr.. Cal Davis. He's come
to set up with me, so now you're inter
dooced, We'll excuse you An the oil
man jest kinder opened his eyes an
looked Cal over and then he LATED an
went out Didn't seem noways rusty
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31

Spaniard overheard Coming back "a
his own country, he reformed his life a
little and was on the point Of marrying
one of the BlakeS. Burkes or Bodkins
or Others. when a seaman who had
sailed with him. being on the point of
death. confessed the murder in which
he had been a participater
''Hereon the father. who was chief
magistrate of the town, tried his son
and sentenced him to death, and when
the clan Lynch rose in a body to res
cue the young man and divert such a
disgrace from the family it is said that
FitZstephen Lynch hanged the culprit
with his own hands. a tragedy called
The Warden of Galway has been
written on the subject and was acted
a few nights before my arrival New
York Times.