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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16

was your mother, always talking about
what fine opportunities you had now
that you had been made heir to such Il
fortune And then Saunders came
along, with his yacht and his automo-
biles-and anybody could see he was
awfully in love with you, and-weu. l
either had to stop loving you myself or
60, and SOL came away. But l haven't
made quite n failure out Of my life.
No, Mamie, little girl, not quite. You
zee, at first, l didn't care much what
happened but them got 10 thinking
how you would expect things of me,
ana so | took a grip of myself and
pitched in, struck my gait somehow,
and had luck, too-maybe you've heard
of me- wonder if you ever think Of
but you must be very happy with ev-
erything done to make you so, and
every one loving you Travers
ceased, and with a shiver buried his
face IN his hands. What am l doing.
what am dong?" he moaned softly.
Il must stop this, must or l shall go
mad
After a time, Travers knew not how
long, he pulled himself together and
looked up He glanced at what had
been the empty chair. rubbed his eyes
and looked again. \ girl in a light
opera cloak smiled across at him.
Yes. Bobble. I'm real" Then anx
iously. as he continued rigidiy staring
at her, "Bobbie, don't you know me?"
Travers had become very pale. He
sat, tensely grasping the arms of his
chair, mutely drinking in the picture
before him.
Nan, Man," he breathed. Its you,
yes, you, my own little Mamie. II
can hardly believe my eyes. i"
He half rose out of his chair and
crushing both her hands in his, raised
them almost to his lips, then realizing
that many curious glances were being
cast In their direction he released her
and sank back.
do you know. =" he began hesi-
tatingly.
''Yes?" she murmured, leaning for
ward, her eyes never leaving his face,
you were SaylngE
do you know, l was just thinking
OF you-wondering where you were,
what you were doing, whether-you
were happy or not; tell me, you are
happy with him, are you not?"
with him! With whom?"
why, your husband
MY husband! l have no-why, Bob
bic, I'm not married.
ou're-not-married! But Saun-
derS, what about Saunders? You know,
after | left, l thought you would
YES, yes, know you thought, you
thought-oh, Bobbie, you thought too
much-you had no right to think that /
would marry him, You thought you
would go away and let me enjoy my
uncle's bounty, but you had no right to
think that | wanted"
"But Nan, did it for the best don't
you see?"
mo, don't see at all. You men al
ways do everything for the best You
never think what woman wants, how
much a woman may care"
She stopped and drew back, crimson
inc. the tears creeping into her voict
and her eyes.
1t was now TrayeEs' turn to lean for
ward Trembingly he reached into his
breast and pulled forth tiny lace
handkerchief, crumpled and dark witt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
goYHooD's HAPPY DAYS.
High up on a shelf in the pantry it
stOod-

High up on a shelf in the pantry it
stood
In fancy l see it again
4 remedy certain to do much good,
Though fraught with incredible pain.
There is nothing in all of the various
ills,
That mortals are called to endure,
From q sty or a stone bruise to fever and
chills,
That it wasn't expected to cure.
lis favor was that of some lake down be
low,
That the imps kept etornally hot,
i outwardly used in two minutes 'twould
show
A blister, more likely than not;
And when. like a martyr who yields to de-
spair,
You weakened and uttered a yell,
The folks would approvingly nod and de-
clare
That's a sign it is making him we'll"
Though I long for the moments Of limo
cent glee.
That only a child can enjoy
I always think twice before yearning to
4 careless and frolicsome boy.
Though LIES serious cares cause full
many an ache,
And hope only leads to dismay,
I'd rather face all such distress than take
One dose from that bottle today.
Washington Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
pocket CRIME. Unfolding it, he spread

pocket CRIME. OulOluIIS H. lie Splctiu
it out before her.
do you recognize that?" he asked.
why, it's mine," she quavered. ITS
the one you stole from me ut the Mar
tin dance and then wouldn't give back"
Yes. that's it. And I've kept it with
me ever sinCe-always. But" a
thought striking him. Your mother?"
At this she seemed suddenly to re-
member her position. Sitting a sob
she caught at her cloak, and, hastily
rising. looked across the room Travers
reached over and gently pushed her
down.
You're not going just yet" he said,
quietly, mot for all the mothers in the
world"
She looked at him searchingly, the
trouble in her eyes slowly giving way
to a look of happiness, of contentment
the sight of which brought a smile of
exultation to his face.
81 don't know why l came over here
Bobbie," she murmured, nervously
twisting the handkerchief around her
finger. Mr.. Saunders took me to a
table over there and then went out to
| look for mother, who was coming be-
hind with Mr.. Burdick and when
looked around and saw you l was so
glad | didn't even stop to think, but
| just"
Saunders :" he interrupted roughly,
| II Thought"
YES" she said hurriedly, "he never
seems to give up. It's impossible to
make him understand that we can only
be friends, and mother won't under
stand" Closing her eyes YEARLY. BE
| tween them both l almost go crazy
sometimes"
A look of ineffable longing came into
Travers' eyes as he gazed at the droop-
ing form of the girl before him, and
this was quickly followed by an express
sion which no small number of men
had learned to fear.
Hang Saunders and his whole
crowd" he choked out, grasping her
hands and kissing them again and
| again, this time utterly oDlivious to his
surroundings. Il lost you once, three
years ago, Nan Weatherby, but, by
heaven, I'm not going to lose you now
! Listen to me"
"Oh, Bobbie," she gasped, every
bodys looking at us!"
| Never mind that" he smiled still
holding her. THE Rev. Charles Nc
Cracker lives just around the corner
from here, and he is a good friend CT
mine Shall we call on him?"
You said once my eyes told you I
would go anywhere with you," she said,
looking up at him; what do they tell
you now?"
And from the size of the tip which
Travers showed into the hands of the
astonished waiter, we may safely con-
clude that the light in Miss Nan Wealth
| erby's eyes illumined Il pretty straight
road to the abode OF the Rev. Charles
McCracken.-Colum Monthly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
EGYPT'S PEASANT WOMEN.
English Government Taking Step
q

English Government Taking Steps
to Educate Them.
The peasant woman Of Egypt, the
poor, patient creature who through the
weary length of centuries, through the
vicissitudes and tragedies of dynasties,
rulers and queens, remains, like the
sphinx, unchanged, is presented to the
public in the FOrtnightly Review as the
mother Of rejuvenated Egypt, ''the
Egypt that will be born not bond, but
free" Already one of her race-the
beautiful Thewfida-has become mother
of the Khedive, and from other peasant
mothers, says the writer, Walter L.
Melville, great sons are destined to be
born.
At the present time, however, there
appears to be few signs of greatness
in the Egyptian daughter of the soil.
Her very name, fellaha, means to plow
or till, and from her earliest years she
is accustomed to drudgery
In the close season." says Mr. Mic
vile, peasant baby girls are posted as
| sentinels over the shorses and cattle
tethered in the wildly green barseem
fields. Active little maidens carry di.
minutive hods or baskets of mortar or
bricks when building operations are in
| progress, or are sent to destroy cater
pillars when they threaten to destroy
the crops. The bigger girls in time of
wheat harvest join with the older WON
en- in field labor, which is very IA
tiguing. AS a wife and mother the
wearisome occupations of the peasant
woman's day begins with her house
hold duties, the washing, securing, bak-
ing and cooking; then comes her mod
est marketing, and much time also is
given to her dusky little cherubs, the
| children who, when small, tread only
on her skirts, but who, when they come
to mans estate, oft trample on her
heart. IN the intervals of homework
there is even labor in the fields ready
to Der hand.
The fundamental fact that she is de-
! sirabie solely on account of her sex is
| dinned into the fellaha's ears from girl
hood her upbringing holds out to her
no other goal than marriage; her broth
| ers early learn sensual attitude to-
ward all womankind. From pecuniary
necessity. fellahs means not permit
ting Of his taking unto himself many
wives, polygamy does not obtain extern
| sively among the peasantry, but the
woman who fails to bear children is
quickly put away for every adult male
| is expected to found family. or If
not divorced drinks to the dregs a very
bitter cup. To politics she is a stranger.
and she NEEDLES not even in village
concerns which may affect her husband.
| She is not even expected to have any
religion. Humbly in her soul under
heavens blue canopy she cannot bless
Allah, the compassionate, the merciful,
whose celestial breath she feels In the
cool morning air, but religious duties
are not obligatory for her as for men.
and she may but rarely enter a
mosque during the regular hours of
prayer"
4 In conclusion. Mr.. Melville says the
British government is taking some steps
by means of education to prepare the
future mothers of Egypt for their en-
larging responsibilities, and, consider
ing the difficulties Of the situation, has
made encouraging progress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
Gorky,s Appeal to America.

Maxim Gorky has made public an APP
peal to the American people to help the
people of Russia ITO free its body from
the parasite which sucks its life's blood"
Referring to the dissolution of the douma,
he says the Gar, with one stroke of the
pen. has destroyed all of law and begun
q new series of murders, robberies and
outrages. He says that . such horrors
occur as those which we now witness, true
men and women cannot remain quiet at
their sight. He wants cash and yolun-
teers for the cause rather than sounding
phrases and public meetings to express
sympathy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
GOVERNMENT BUYS SILVER.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
Calls for Bids on Metal.

500 VI tDt SnaW
Calls for Bids on Metal.
The government of the United States
is again in the market for silver bull
lion. The statement Thursday that the
Secretary of the Treasury desired to
buy silver for coinage purposes was the
first of the kind that has been made for
thirteen years.
Tenders are invited at the Office of
the Director of the Mint in Washington
on Wednesday, Aug. 10. up to 1 o'clock
p. m. and every Wednesday thereafter
until further notice These tenders are
10 be for delivery at the Philadelphia,
New Orleans or Denver mint, settle
ments TO be on the New York basis Of
bullion guaranteed 900 fine
The treasury reserves the right to re-
ject all tenders or accept such part of
any tender as may suit its convenience
1t is understood that. anticipating that
its temperance as purchaser might
temporarily disturb the market unduly,
the treasury has obtained control of
considerable amounts for future deliv-
cry, so that it is in position to drop out
of the market for several months if de-
sirable
The average requirements of the
treasury throughout the year will prob
ably not exceed 100000 ounces per
week, and it will be the policy of the
department, while keeping Il reasonable
amount in hand, to so distribute its
purchases throughout the year that its
demands will be uniform and not an
element of uncertainty in the market.
For the resumption of specie pay
ments in 1879 down to the year 1900
the constant increase in the stock of
subsidiary coin required by the grow
ing population and trade of the country
was supplied by the reconage of old
and uncurrent subsidiary coins which
accumulated in the treasury under the
resumption act
In 1900, as this stock was running
low, authority was granted il the mon
etary act of March Il to the Secretary
of the Treasury to divert bullion, pur-
chased under the act of July IA, 1890,
for the coinage of silver dollars to the
coinage of subsidiary ppieces. Under
this authority about $33000,0O0 has
been coined since 1900. The stock Of
bullion in the treasury was exhausted
more than year ago. and since then
no bullion has been available for sub
sidiary use.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
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Wisconsin
State News
BROTHERS IN DUEL.

knights Creek Men Said TO Have
BattIed with Knife and Pitchfork
George and William Decker, brothers.
Of Knights Greek. met on the highway
and according to reports fought with
knife and pitchfork. George was arrested
and VIII is said to be badly perforated
with pitchfork tines. The alleged fight
started when Will Decker had his nephew.
Elmer Decker. a son of George, arrested
on a serious charge. The son was bound
over to the Circuit Court. Since then
there has been bad blood between the two.
Saturday, it is said, they met on the high
way, George and his son being on a load
of hay. 4 quarrel started over who
should turn out in the road. In trying
TO pass the wagons locked and George was
thrown off the load He claims that his
brother VIII then jumped down and
started at him with a knife. He de-
Tended himself with a pitchfork The
trial has been set for Aug. IL.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16

Toe much haste should not be exer-
cised in getting the calf upon skim milk
1t should have a good start, and the
change from whole to skim milk should
be very gradual.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
CLEAN BILL FOR PAUL MORTON.
Commerce Body in Statement
Closes Up the Santa Fe Case

Com Body in Statement
Closes Up the Santa Fe Case.
Paul Morton, formerly head of the
traffic department, and other officials of
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, have
been given a clean bill of health by the
interstate commerce commission in Wash
ington. In statement concerning the
conviction of the railroad for rebating the
commission declares ''the avowed purpose
of the practice tends to support the view"
that there was no criminal intent ON the
part of the officials involved. The state
ment calls attention to the fact that with
the imposition of the $4,000 fine on the
railroad ''the history of the famous Santa
F'e rebate case is practically closed and
praises President Roosevelt and Attorney
General Moody for carrying out with sue
cess the administration declared purpose
to enforce the statute in all such cases.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
PASTOR SMITES HIS ENEMY.
Racine Divine Leads Friends from
Church Building.

Trouble in the First Baptist church of
Racine reached its climax the other night
when the Rev. C. c. Marshall engaged in
a fight in the church aisle and struck
member of the congregation in the mouth.
He then left the church, followed by hun
dreds of friends. 1t was charged recently
that by failing to get along with the lead
ers of the church the Rev. Mr.. Marshall
had reduced the membership considera-
oily. The other night he asked all on his
side to follow him from the church. He
was stopped by Jap" Toner, who called
the preacher scoundrel. The Rev. Mr..
Marshall then struck Toner. The pastor
is trying to get another building in which
TO hold services.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16

The cheese output of the United
States for the last year, according to
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson,
amounted to about 3O0,000,000 pounds,
worth approximately $30,000,000. Mr..
Wilson thinks the cheese-making in
dustry Is on a much better basis, more
scientific than ever before.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16

could get out of him was that he went
by the trees.
In addition to noticing everything
else, your guide sees trails that you
cannot see, and notices the bitten twigs
that you do not discover have been
browsed off until he points it out to
you. When twig seems to have been
very freshly bitten off, he will apply
his own mouth to it, and bite it off
again. If he sees froth on the twigs.
he makes sign to you not to crack so
many branches.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
Western Corn PLANTING.

Good crop rotation is a prominent
feature of corn planting in the Central
Prairie States. The crops differ but
the idea is to use clover at least once
in four years. Corn scoring is a prom
inent feature, and agricultural insti-
tutes and farmers who have not Sc
lected seed buy it of those who have.
Barnyard manure is the approved fer
tilizer, also chemical fertilizer, includ-
ing much potash and phosphoric acid.
Thickness of planting varies with the
richness of the Massachusetts
PlouChman
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16

Loose Gasoline Ignites in Bottom
and Craft Is PurposeIy Sunk.

and Craft Is PurpOseIy Sunk.
Five persons were blown into the water
and one was rendered unconscious when
loose gasoline in the bottom of the big
launch Tony became ignited just as the
craft was leaving a boat house in Apple
ton for spin on Lake Winnebago. The
tank had been filed with fifty gallons of
gasoline and the explosion of this was
prevented by Lother Graef, owner of the
boat, who chopped hole in the hull and
sank her. Robert Schwandt, Frank
Smart, Edna Bungerk, Ollie Fose and
Graef were blown overheard and Emil
Walters, operator of the engine. was rem
dered unconscious. All suffered burns
The accident occurred in shallow water
and all were rescued.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16

When a girl has to wash dishes and
bates it, she finds melancholy Joy In
going up to her room at intervals be.
tween the spoons and plates, and look.
ig out of the widow with what she
thinks is sad, wistful expression in
her eyes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
lIniois Man Is browne,

Robert Thomas of Freeport, H.. was
drowned in Madison. He was in boat
with Walter New. when the latter decided
to take a SWIM In diving in he upset
the boat, and Thomas, who could not
swim. sank New tried to save him. but
failed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
viii War on Snakes.

Bluffs surrounding La Crosse swarm
with rattlesnakes so that picnics on these
pleasure grounds have been discontinued.
Farmers are making organized raids on
the dens of reptiles. joseph P. Schams
collected bounties on seventeen rattlers
killed in two days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
GIVES MURDER CLEw.
Cincinnati Prisoner Throws Light
Kenosha Auto Death.

on Kenosha Auto Death.
Frank Williams, an alleged pickpocket
in Jail at Cincinnati, has furnished a new
clew to the police in the investigation
Of the death of William Dreyer, in Ke-
nosha, several days ago. Dreyer was
thought to have been killed by an auto
mobile, but the police claim TO have evil
dence that the man was murdered and his
body thrown into the road to be run over
by the car. Williams has received
marked copy of a paper containing an
article on the death of Dreyer, and the
police at Cincinnati hold that it was sent
by some accomplice who was connected
with Williams. The police believe that
the killing of Dreyer may have been de-
lberate murder, with robbery as the mo-
tive
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
STATE LIBRARY ROBBED.
Priceless Volumes PiIfered, but Are
Recovered

The discovery was made some days ago
that volumes dealing mostly with south
ern history had been stolen from the State
historical library. Later the books were
found stored IN warehouse. They We're
stolen, it is said, by young woman from
the South who has been in Madison pre-
rZring herself for teaching history in the
South. Some of the books were out of
print and priceless. Other books stolen
from southern libraries were found. The
authorities will not prosecute and have
not given out the womans name.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16

The final account of the trustee of the
bankrupt estate of Frank G. Bigelow. the
defaulting Milwaukee bank president who
is now serving sentence in Fort Leaven-
worth. has been filed. The trustee saws
that there is sufficient money On hand 10
pay final dividend Of % per cent, max
ing a total dividend OF 11.42 per cent on
approved claims aggregating S3.242 pa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16

The packing houses of South Omaha,
Neb., have furnished white duck suits for
their entire force of employees, men and
women, and ordered that none shall wear
anything but white while at work. The
suits are to be given free and laundry
connected with the packing houses will
wash the clothing. without cost The out
fit includes 1000 suits for men and 5000
for women. A clean suit will be given to
each employee every day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
BOYS FIGHT A KNIFE DUEL.
Honor Satisfied When One Young
ster Is Stabbed.

Joe Klatt, - years old, and Stanislaus
Wargin, Is, fought duel with knives in
a vacant lot near the south city limits of
Milwaukee, The duel was fought after
preconcerted agreement following a quar-
rel between the two boys over game
of cards. Wargin was slightly stabbed
in the right shoulder. His wound was
dressed by a physician, who says it is not
serious. After Wargin had been stabbed
the spectators interfered, claiming that
blood had been drawn and honor salts
fed. Klatt was arrested on a charge of
assault and battery. The case will be
tried in the juvenile court.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
summer Grain for Poultry.

1t is not to be expected that the fowls
can be taken care of wholly on the
range during the summer no matter
how extensive it may be so that the
grain must be fed in a greater or less
amount During the summer we do
without the mashes and the corn, feed
ing wheat and buckwheat and, begin
ming in June, more or less cottonSeed
meal, adding it in very small quaint
ties and increasing it gradually until
about one-tenth of the daily ration con-
sists of the oil meal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
Origin of Spotted Fever.

Marine hospital surgeons now say that
recent experiments prove that he deadly
spotted fever of the Rocky Mountains is
caused by the infection of ucks. This
confirms a widespread belief which has
hitherto been controverted by physicians
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
More studying Philanthropy

In the ninth summer session of the
New York school of philanthropy, fifty
FIVE students are enrolled. coming from
nineteen States and two foreign countries
which is more than any previous year.
The regular lectures are supplemented by
visits to the various public institutions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16
uypnotized Girl Becomes Bride.

Mary F. Watson of KenOsha, the young
woman alleged to have been hypnotized by
William Jackson of Powers Lake and
whose friends have been attempting to
prevent her marriage to him. announced
that she and Jackson were welded at
Woodstock, H., several days ago. They
will live at Powers Lake.