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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
Maxine Use of Lava.

Residents of the district around
Vesuvius have put to practical use the
lava which has flowed from the vol
cano in past and recent erupticns-
Naples and its vicinity appear to be
a world of lava. The streets are
paved with it. There are lava stair
cases and statues, drinking troughs,
bric-a-brac and even jewelry. The
guides make profit out Of it by press
ing coins or other objects On partial
" fragments and selling these to Wis
ftors. On the ashy side Of the noun
tain there is enough lava 20 build a
large city. In appearance it resembles
shoreless frozen sea Of dull black
that shimmers strangely purple in
some ights.-Chicago News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15


obliged with treachus
called
1t is sad fact that nncery woans preogate thing;
it however of
required would leave
Invariably
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
WrestIfnr for Exercise

Wrestling, the ''microcosmos of
gymnastics" is a fine form of bodily
exercise for those who enjoy hard mus
cular work after the tedious business
hours of the day and may be prac-
ticed-adapting it to circumstances
by the man Of a ripe age as we'll as by
the boy of ten or twelve, especially the
form known in this country as catch
as-catch-can (Which is about Identical
to one form of Swiss wrestling). l ex-
changed the Grecio-Roman Cor German
gymnastic) style for this one about
twelve years ago, and 1 was then over
forty years old, and still enjoy it much
if my opponent is Of my own weight
or a little lighter and if it is deprived
of its potential roughness by a gentle
manly spirit of the partners.-New
York Medical Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
| BRING MARY ALONG

When Peter Svendsen, dealer in gen
eral merchandise, in the little Danish
town Of Roskilde, entered his Office in
the morning his clerk handed him a
cablegran from New York.
Now il Svendsen's business cable
grams were few and far between, 50 he
neryously turned the yellow envelope
several times between his fingers and
read the address twice before he open
ed the message. But when he did and
saw the few words IL contained, his
kind old face beamed with Joy SO that
the clerk Immediately felt sure that
now was his chance RI ask for a raise,
which he promptly did with gratifying
result:
The cablegram read:
sam coming with Christmas boat
bringing Mary along! George"
So swiftly had old Svendsen never
run up the stairs to his apartments
above the store and nearly losing his
slippers he rushed through all the
rooms, shouting, George is coming
with the Christmas boat"
Mrs. Svendsen, who was putting up
tire lunch for her 11-year-old by, Peter,
came running In from the kitchen. Pc
ter forgot all about 9 o'clock and school
and stood staring at his father with
open mouth. Peeping through the
Kitchen door stood Ane, the girl Of all
work, whose Joy was almost as great
as the members of the family.
Old Peter SVendsen danced around
the dining room, like Sioux Indian on
the warpath, swinging the cablegram
above his head, until he at last, ex-
hausted, fell down in the armchair
In the moment when a young girl
blushing like rose, came running and
snatched the message from his hand.
Her eyes filed with tears of joy, and
her heart beat like a trip hammer as
she too took up the refrain: George
is coming with the Christmas boat"
But suddenly her expression changed
and her voice almost failed her as she
said: ''He Is bringing Mary along"
Eyes, he is bringing Mary" Svendsen
repeated. He was still overjoyed
But who Is Mary?" Mrs. Svendsen
asked, looking from her husband to her
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
niece, the little Miss Alma, who was
still staring at the cablegram.


still staring at the cablegram.
We'll, l am sure l don't know"
Svendsen said. Perhaps his wife, per-
haps his sweetheart, perhaps some ne
gro girl he has bought in New. York
One can't tell, but we shall find out
soon enough when he is here"
Yes, of course" said Mrs. Svendsen,
but it seems rather strange; he has
never written of her before"
'Of course he hasn't" old Svendsen
replied, don't you see he wants to
surprise u.s.
Every morning and evening they
looked in the papers for news of the
boat and in the morning the day be-
fore Christmas 1t was reported passing
Elsinore.
In the evening as the church bells
chimed and every one in the little town
was hurrying to the cathedral, hymn
book in hand, George Svendsen arrived
in his native town, which he had not
seen for four years.
II call that TO be on time," cried old
Svendsen, as he clasped his big, strong,
handsome boy in his arms. Il suppose
you are a real Yankee now, but l hone
YOU have not forgotten how to speak
Danish"
You bet your life, father, I talk
Danish as well as ever"
And he did talk Danish and had to
talk Danish to every one he met on the
way from the station to his old home
When he came in and found his own
room just as he had left 1.-THE old
iron bed, the ship on the wardrobe,
an6 grandma's portrait on the wall
he came near crying with JOY, big fell
loN though he was.
And then they sat down to the rice
porri6ge With the hidden almond, the
roast goose stuffed with apples and
prunes, and he must ask them to stop
asking so many questions that he might
get little time to enjoy his dinner, but
they did not give him time Only
Alma sat silent, waiting for the word
which was to solve the great riddle
shich tore at her very heartstringS.
But the word did not come. Just as
dinner was over the door bell rang and
old Neils, the only expressman in town,
began to carry up boxes and trunks,
one after the other.
George told where everything was to
so, mixing English words into his Dan
ish every little while He got hammer
and nail pullers and then the surprises
began to come.
He ran back and forth between his
room and the dining room, where stood
the Christmas tree. and every moment
one heard, "Oh, thank you, George
Isn't that lovely! Oh, it's too much
How could you carry all that along?
Is there more yet?''
"Oh, but that is funny" Peter ex-
claimed. He had got a man in an
automobile that ran around the floor
The best of all comes later. l must
get that from the depot myself"
And before they knew it he was out
of the door. The members of the fam
lily stared at one another. Alma look
ed sad and worried
There he is gone before one has had
q chance to talk word with him." old
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
State News in Brief.

Richard Tierney, an old soldier and
| lake captain, also a former harbor mas
ter, died at Racine, aged So years.
The 14monthSold child of Fred Hakes
! Edgerton, was burned to death by the
a., explosion of a gasoline stove near which
| he was playing.
The Edwards Ihrig Company, manufac-
| turers of casket furnishings, mattresses
| and bedsprings, has decided to remove its
| plant from Oshkosh to Milwaukee and
the work of loading has begun, The
! company will maintain a branch in Osh-
| kosh.
At Kenosha railway detectives arrested
Archie Quayle, Milwaukee, on a charge
| of being connected with the thefts from
cars on the Northwestern line. Quayle
is a son of Robert Quayle, a retired con-
ductOr, who served in that capacity on
the main line for moEe than score of
years.
Anthony Loughney, aged "A, an old res
ident, committed suicide by hanging him
self with a rope in the granary at his
farm in the town Of Muskego.
After four weeks OF insensibility from
injuries received while switching with his
train crew, J. e. Karn, a brakeman on
the Chicago, Milwaukee ard st. Paul
road, regained consciousness only to be-
come an idiot.
Wisconsin dairymen have organized the
Wisconsin Dairy Manufacturers and Milk
Producers Association to fight the Blue
Valley and Beatrice Creamery companies
and other cream dealers in Chicago before
the interstate commerce commission.
The contributors to the Wisconsin
Health Park Association are to have As
per cent of their money returned to them.
This was decided upon at a meeting Of
the executive committee, of the associa-
ton. held in Tomahawk. There is a
balance of S4,3S6.J0 left after all ex-
penses have been paid. which will be di-
vided among SO contributors. The OBJ
ject of the association was to establish
retreat for Wisconsin people afflicted
with tuberculosis in the pine woods near
this city. The State, however, has taken
up the work, the Legislature having APP
propriated funds for a sanitarium near
Milwaukee. The association was forced
to give up the project.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
GREAT WEALTH OF TURKEY.
Is Richest Country on Globe For II

Is Richest Country on Globe For 1T,
Size.
Turkey, I believe, Is the richest
country on the globe for its size" said
Ernest A. Magnifico, American vice
consul at Smyrna, Turkey.
There are copper mines, zinc mines,
lead mines and gold and silver mines
to be found in abundance in Turkey.
but they remain undeveloped because
no one can get a concession from the
government to work them," continued
Mr.. Magnifico. Foreign capital Is
afraid to enter Turkey, and the indus
try Of the country and the population,
l believe, are decreasing yearly. But
this cannot last forever. The people,
for centuries under the yoke of re-
straint, are beginning to throw of
their burden and are awaking to the
possibilities of the future.
Ten years ago 90 per cent of the
people were ignorant of the utility of
public schools, and parents were con-
tent to allow their children to grow
UP without education. as they had
done before them. Now schools are
springing up everywhere. even in the
rural districts, and the people are be-
coming alive to their true interests.
They are taking an interest in politics
and government affairs, and 1t is not
very far step from education and
zeal in politics to active participation
in the running of the government
Alphabetically Turkey is the most
fertile spot in rhe world Anything
can be grown there. The principal
products are wheat and barley. nearly
all of which is shipped to England
Smyrna is a city of 100000 population
and is the largest export city on the
Mediterranean, which is saying a good
deal when one remembers that Genoa
and Naples are on that sea. There are
few manufacturing establishments
there and no machinery is used. What
manufacturing is done is by hand.
Smyrna rugs, of course, are famous the
world over. and many of the people are
engaged in making them ashing-
ton Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
QUEER ESKIMO CUSTOMS.
FESTIVAL for the Dead Il Held Every
Year Before Christmas.

Year Before Christmas.
The natives of the Yukon River re-
gion hold festival of the dead every
year shortly before Christmas and a
greater festival at intervals of several
years, says the New York Tribune. At
these seasons food, drink and clothes
are provided for the returning ghosts
In the clubhouse Of the village, which
is Illuminated for the occasion with oil
lamps. Every man or woman who
wishes to honor a dead friend sets I'D
a lamp on stand in front of the place
which the dead one used to OCCUPY in
the clubhouse. These lamps, filed with
seal Oil, are kept burning day and
night, until the festival is ever. They
are believed to light the shades on
their return to their old home and
back again to the land Of the dead. If
any one fails to put up lamp in the
clubhouse and to keep it burning, the
shade whom he or she desires to honor
could not find its way to the place, and
so would miss the feast.
When person has been much dis
liked his ghost is sometimes purposely
ignored, and that is deemed the sever
est punishment that could be inflicted
upon him. After the songs of invita-
ton to the dead have been sung the
givers Of the feast takes a small por-
tlon of food from every dish and casts
1t down as an offering to the shades
then each pours a little water on the
floor so that it runsthrough the cracks.
In this way they believe that the spir-
itual essence of all the flood and water
Is conveyed to the souls. With songs
and dances the feast comes to an end
and the ghosts are dismissed to their
own place. The dancers dance. not
only in the clubhouse, but Also at the
graves, and on the ice if the dead met
their deaths by drowning.
On the eve of the festival the near.
est male relative goes to the grave and
summons the ghost by planting there a
small model of seal spear or a wood.
en- dish, according as the dead was a
man or a woman. The totems of the
dead are marked on these implements
The dead who have none to make offer.
ings to them are believed to suffer
great restitution. Hence, the Eskimo
fear to die without leaving behind them
some one who will sacrifice to theiI
spirit, and childless people generally
adopt children, lest their shades be for.
gotten at the festival.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
BIG FIRE AT ToMAHAwK.
Blaze in Mammoth Tannery Causes
Loss of 100000.

Blaze in Mammoth Tannery Causes
Loss of 100000.
The Tomahawk tannery of the United
States Leather Company was destroyed
by fire, causing a loss of 100000, on
buildings, machinery, finished sole leather
and hides in the process of tanning. The
loss is covered by insurance. The plant
employed 200 men. The only part of the
mammoth plant saved from destruction
was the Office, electric power house, raw
hide storage house and the bark yards.
The yards contain about $4,000 cords of
tan bark alone, valued at $125,OOO. The
plant will probably be rebuilt. The COM
pany owns large tracts of hemlock tim
Der in the district, from which supply
of tan bark can be secured for many
years. A convenient water power sup
plies cheap auxiliary power system. The
cause of the fire is unknown. 1t is be-
heved to have been started by a match
thrown away by a workman when chang
ing his clothes preparatory to departure
for home
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
MOTHER WINS FIGHT.

Through Court Order She Rescues
Daughter from "Ho1y Jumpers"
Olga Lundell, II years old, of Sac
City, Iowa, who has been a member of the
Holy Jumpers" sect in Wauhesha for
several months past, and whose mother
came to secure her release, was on the
order of Court Commissioner Hemlock
given in custody of the sheriff of Wauke-
sha county, who was ordered to take the
girl to her home despite the fact that she
testified on the stand that she desired to
remain with the Jumpers" that being
1.-THE Lords wish" The court room was
crowded to suffocation and the order of
the court was received with great shouts
of approval by the citizens who heard the
verdict. The Jumpers" contended that
the girl was with them of her own &C
cord.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
Money Lust Hopeful Fact.

Bernard Shaw, in his recent essay,
First Aid to Critics." makes the start
ling paradox that ''the universal regard
for money is the one hopeful fact, in our
civilization, the one sound spot in our so
cial conscience" while poverty he de-
scribes as 'the chief crime, worse than
murder" He goes on to explain that
money is a curse ''only when it is cheap
ened to worthlessness for some and made
impossibly dear to others" Instead Of
spending so much time and energy upon
catching and furnishing our so-called
criminals, Mr.. Shaw asks if it would not
be better to painlessly kill every adult
with less income than $500 a year, and
at the same time fatten and clothe every
hungry and naked child.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
New South Polar Expedition.

A British expedition, headed by E. H.
Shackleton, who was a member of the
Discovery expedition, sailed from London
on the steam barkentine Endurance for
King Edward VII. Land, where winter
quarters for twelve persons and proyis-
ions for two years will be established. The
intention is to make a dash for the south
pole during the summer of 1908. The
equipment includes a motor car provided
with different sets Of runners for travel
ing over surfaces of varying softness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
woMAN's MHUMANITY TO WOMAN.

Mans humanity to man was suggested to me
as subject for paragraph by gentleman who
feels that he has suffered more than his share Of
the unmerciful chatting" that men give an
other in what they term "a good-natured way"
The gentleman mentioned has a nose rather more
pronounced than the average and he declares
that he has suffered untold agonies through the
jests his friends are continually making about
this prominent feature.
1 have always thought that the frankness Of
men in speaking to each other is largely prefer
able to the hypocritical style of the fair sex,
and that woman's inhumanity to woman is far
deeper and further reaching than mans inhu-
manly to man in this respect Mankind retains
a much larger proportion of the child in his ma
ture throughout life than does, and,
though the truth of children and fools cuts Deep
it does not make the ranking wound that the
secret thrust of some refined and subtle enemy
does.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15

1214-French defeated the Germans at
Bouvines.
1265-Simon de Montfort killed at the
battle of Evesham.
1291-Founding of the Swiss Confedera-
ton.
149S-Columbus discovered Trinidad
1554-F'lorentines defeated the French
at Marciano.
1619-House of Burgesses, first popular
legislative assembly in America, met
at jamestown, Va.
1643-Cromwell victorious at Gains
borough.
1e44-Conde victor at Friodburg.
1667-Ending of the war between France
and Great Britain.
16I5-Turenne killed at Sassbach.
16S5-Marquis de Dononville entered On
his duties of Governor of Canada
16S9-Battle of Killiecranke
1694-Bauk of England chartered.
1T57-French and Indians besieged Fort
William Henry, in New York.
1T59-Montcalm repulsed Wolfe in the
latter's attack on Quebec.
1772-First partition of Poland.
1T75-Continental congress adopted ar
ticles of war.
1777-Lafayette made a major general
in the American army.
17So-Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold assum-
ed command at West Point. Col
Sumter repulsed by British at Rocky
Mount, S. c.
1794-Fall of Robespierre and end of the
Reign of Terror.
1799-Ferdinand ". of Naples restored.
1904 American naval force bombarded
Tripoli.
1SO5-Francis l. of Austria declared war
against France.
1S09-Battle of Talavera.
1S13-Plattsburg, n. Y, taken by the
British.
1S16-First State election held in In
diana.
1S1S-Charles, Duke of Richmond, be-
came Governor of Canada.
1S30-Paris declared in state Of siege.
1S31-London bridge inaugurated by
William ".
1S34-Slavery ceased throughout the
British possessions.
1S47-Telegraphc service established be-
tween Toronto, Buffalo and Mon
treal.
1S4S-Woman's rights convention at
Rochester put forward a claim for
suffrage.
1S54-Capt. u. S. Grant resigned his
commission in the army.
1S5S-The Victoria Nyanza discovered
by Capt. Spoke.
1S63-Battle of Winchester, Va.
-Chambersburg, Pa, burned by the
Confederates. Gen. Sherman began
the siege of Atlanta. Battle of Mo
bile Bay.
1S66-Atlantic telegraph cable COM
peted.
Colorado admitted to the Union.
Usefulness Louise of Wales married
to the Duke of Fife.
1SoO-Mississipp constitutional conven-
ton met at Jackson.
1S92-Congress appropriated $2,J000O0
to be coined into half dollars as
memorials of the Worlds Columbian
exposition.
1S94-War declared between Japan and
China.
1896 Forty-seven persons killed in rail-
road disaster near Atlantic City,
n. ].
1S97-Tidal wave caused great destruc-
ton of lives and property in Japan
19O0-General strike of Paris cab driv-
ers.
19O3-Andrew Carnegie gave $2,500OO0
to his native town of Dunfermline,
Scotland.
19O5-The japanese captured the Island
of Saghalin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
Nebraska Express Controversy.

The Nebraska Railroad Commission
held an open hearing, preparatory to re-
ducing the express rates in accordance
with the rev State law. The law was
to 90 into eject July 4, but the com
panies say that hoy gre entitled to time
till Aug. D. The G,e biz express COM
panies have offered to compromise by re-
ducing rates ID per cent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
Wisconsin
State News
RIPON FOUNDED IN 1850.
Old Book Tells of the Early Days of
COLLEGE.

Some recently discovered documents in
the Ripon college library prove that the
commonly accepted date of the founding
of the college is in error, and that the
college was in reality founded on Nov.
%, 1850, instead of during the following
year, as has been supposed. The book
tells of the first meeting of leading men
of Ripon of that early day, and of the
decision to form college. Many of the
notables of that day were at this initial
meeting and chosen as directors. David
P. Mapes. elected president of the board,
founded Ripon the year before ths college
was formed. Alvan E. Bovay, the clerk
of the board, was later the founder of
the Republican party, in which capacity
he is best known. At this initial meet
ing the main portion of the present east
college building was authorized, and was
erected at a cost of less than $1,000.
Later the building was enlarged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15

The official newspaper organ of the
government at Caracas, Ell Constitutional,
has published an article suggesting that
the Spanish-American republics meet in
congress and themselves proclaim the
Drago doctrine, now that the powers have
ignored it at The Hague. This comes
lust as the United States is insisting that
the FIVE American claims be arbitrated,
the first demand having been ignored by
President Castro. The paper argues that
all the great powers combined could not
fight whole continent. 1t points out
that the Monroe doctrine never had the
consent of the European powers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
AILwAUKEE AUTO KILLS.
Rescuer Smashes Car in Order to Re-
lease Victims.


One Milwaukee man was instantly
killed and three others probably fatally
injured in an automobile accident at
Brookfeld Corners, the machine contain
ing the four men going into ditch. The
men were in the automobile owned by
Alderman John Koerner of Milwaukee.
koerner, however, was in another ma
chine, which was leading the way on a
trip to Okauchee, Wis, twenty-five miles
west. 1t is supposed that the steering
gear OF the koerner machine became jam
med. At Brookheld Corners, cross road
between Brookfeld Junction and Elm
Grove, the car left the road and was over
turned in the ditch. The four occupants
of the machine were pinned under the
heavy car. After calling for doctors,
Edward Bach, Milwaukee automobiles,
who discovered the injured men, smashed
the machine off the bodies of the injured
and hurried them to the hospital.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-15
TRUST SELLS PROPERTY.
Transfer of Wisconsin Powder Mills
Thought to Be Result of Suit.

Deeds have been filed in the office of the
register of deeds at Kenosha for the trans
fer of all the property owned by the so
called powder trust. located at the vii
lage of Pleasant Prairie, to the Latin
Rand Powder Company. The property
was formerly owned by J. Amory Haskell
of Wilmington. Del. 1t is thought that
the transfer has something to do with
the suit brought by the government
against the powder combine.