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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
Delaware Man Unearths Gold and Sill
yer Coin While Flowing His
Scrubby EieId.

Laurel. Del-Ashbury Han. mond has
dug s32, coo in gold and silvs r coin out
of a grave on his farm, the other day,
and all his neighbors are i;usy plow-
ing over their own fields in the hope
of a similar windfa1.
The local bank has taken s.ie money
and has given Hammond full credit for
it, so that there can be no question of
the value of the find. Hammond was
a scrub farmer WHOSE land barely sup
ported him.
This sudden acq Iisition of fortune
came when his plog point struck a
brick vault in a sandy nili- He got
a pick and opened the vault. AS soon
as he recovered from the horror of
seeing a skeleton there he went inside.
A bag Oh coin lay at the skeleton S
head and another at his feet One OF
them contained Spanish and American
gold and silver worth $4,000. and SIM
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
Alonzo 3. Cornell Ran Out of Tape
During Rush Of Messages and
Found 1t Was Not
Needed

Ezra Cornell is known in history as
the father of Cornell university, as
one Of the men who helped to build
the first telegraph line, and as an
ardent organizer of telegraph systems
in the early days, being instrumental
in the formation of the now famous
Western Union Telegraph company
His son, Alonzo 3. Cornell, became Ill
Fimately president Of the Western
Union and governor of New York
tate-high commercial and political
donors. Yet he once confessed to me
hat he felt he should be credited with
he additional honor of having made
he discovery that telegraph messages
fould be read by ear; and he seemed
0 take more pride in his part in bring
ing this about than he did in any of
is other achievements.
Il was trained as a telegraph opera
1r.' said Mr.. Cornell, in telling me
ne story. 81 suppose took to teleg-
Apply naturally because of my fathers
eep and large interests in the then
few mode Of communication Any
bay, | learned the Morse key easily,
hnd ! was, in fact, very fond Of tele-
graphing from both the practical and
the scientific standpoints. | can say
without Boosting that In my day was
regarded as one of the best operators
in all New York state That was
when all messages were received In
dots and dashes on tape, and from this
tape we transcribed the messages
into English. Because of the tape, it
was impossible to send messages with
anything like the speed of the pres
ent day.
"One afternoc2, some time in the
harly fifties, when | was stationed at
albany, n. Y, there was an unusual
lrush of newspaper dispatches
Twas in charge of the press key-and
I the midst of the task of receiving
Ihem | found to my CONSERVATION that
! was out of tape. Before taking my
eat before the key | had neglected
o replenish the tape reel. There was
IA bountiful supply of tape in the cellar
Iof the building, but it was a long trip
there-there were no elevators in
those days-and | knew that to go
there | would waste precious time.
lAnd there were those anxious news
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
RAFFIA TRIMMING THE VOGUE
Gives Extremely Effective Touch to
Many of the Seasons Styles
in Millinery.

Many of the new hats in the looser
weaves of straw are being trimmed
very effectively in colored raffia and
velvet flowers, the raffia being COW
cred with net of the same shade and
arranged like scarf Raffia comes in
nearly % shades, and where an I'M
usual color must be matched, the
white or natural colored can often be
dyed to the exact tint. One girl tried
for days to stain exactly a rather
bright blue raff1a, and after falling
with all sorts of paints and dyes sue
ceeded by dipping the Manufactured
grass into ordinary washing blue
With the help of raff1a and net very
modish hats, indeed, can be trimmed
entirely al home, for even the velvet
flowers can be made with practise by
the amateur. Often the raffia and
net will match the straw of the hat.
with the flowers in another shade or
in black or white. The variations are
endless, and all are pretty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
Stands In the States Center and Its
Trolley Roads Ramlfy In All
Directions.

Indianapolis is one of the cities Of
the plain. 1t is as nearly In the center
of Indiana as it could be placed with
put measuring. The streets are wide
and the sky is dark with soft-coal
smoke. 1t is a cousin of Chicago and
is shamelessly proud of the relation
ship.
Yellow trolley cars built OF steel
ramify In every direction and some
dark-green ones venture recklessly to
distant Fort Wayne and to Columbus,
where the Ohio penitentiary thrives.
The trolleys are bigger, better. cleaner
and faster than anything of the kind
In the east and are run to suit public
convenience and not so as to keep
folks from meeting trains
The hotel spittoons are built two
stories high to accommodate the ex-
psctorations OF the gentlemen from
Kentucky and Tennessee, who are nu-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
SWORDFISH IN FIERCE FIGHT
Had Two Men in Small Boat Thorough
Iy Whipped When Others Como
to Their Rescue.

Boston-John Henry Of the fishing
schooner Alice Palmer tells of a fight
fer life he and his dory mate, Adam
Walters, had with a swordfsh off the
Georges Banks the other day. The fish
was sighted in the afternoon and In a
short time two harpoons were sticking
into his back and he was racing away
with the harpoon buoys. Henry and
Walters manned dory and started
after the buoys.
Infuriated by the pain of the iron
barbs, the fish turned on the dory. 1t
drove its powerful sword through one
end of the craft and then the other
while the two men leaped back and
forth to escape the driving blows.
The dory began to fill as the repeat
ed attacks of the fish opened up holes,
and it looked as ii the fishermen would
be left entirely at the mercy of the fish
In the water. But second dory from
he schooner swept up and with har
soens settled the fate Of the fish and
,eecued the two In the sinking dory.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11

ing away burglars. 1t is simple
enough The scare consists of pho
nograph. A popular air is inserted
and the machine placed in readiness
to play. 1t is kept silent by means
of a strins attached to the door,
AS soon as the door is opened the
music begins and the intruder is met
with either a comic song Or classical
piece. He ventures no further, for he
thinks ? concert is in progress. If
the householder is awakened by the
disturber. all he has to do is to shut
the door, when the music will at once
cease. 1t is added that it is advis-
able to change the record before again
retiring, so that if the thief should
make an attempt later Oh he may not
hear the same piece again. .ondon
Globe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
First Read Wires By Sound

paper men hanging over my shoulder.
Suddenly, as | fished about men
tally for the quickest way out of my
dilemma, this thought popped into my
head: You don't need any tape. Half
the time you don't look at it when the
dispatches are coming In before you
write them out You trust to your
ears to tell what the instrument says.
Why not do so now?' Instantly, | de-
termined to see whether or not |
could take the dispatches by sound
alone.
4 put my fingers on the key and
broke in on New York, whence the
dispatches were coming. Send rather
slowly and very distinctly | asked
the man at the other end of the wire
He at once began to do so-not with
out some curiosity as to my reason, l
found out later But l didn't think Of
that at the time, for l was glowing all
over with the knowledge that I could
write out the dispatches-and write
them correctly-for they made sense
by simply listening to the sounds
that the key made.
"Thus | continued taking the dis
patches to the very end. Then the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
He Could Not Understand Why Alex
ander Stewart Willed Greater
Part of His Fortune to
Judge Henry Hilton.

When the founder of the various
Vanderbilt fortunes of today lay for
many weeks upon his bed, afflicted
with what proved to be his mortal
illness. the most faithful of his visit
ors, outside his immediate family. and
the one person upon whom the COM
modore relied chiefly to carry on for
him some business matters Of I'M
portance, and particularly to bring
him the news of the day, was his
nephew, the late Samuel Barton.
"The commodore used to expect me
every morning" Mr.. Barton told me
several years after his uncle's death,
"and invariably he expected me to
come prepared to talk over with him
the important news of the day. I'm
like many other successful men, who.
[ have been told, take very little In
terest In general news. the commo-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
BOXES FOR THE BRIDES CAKE
Come in All Shapes and Sizes, and
Practically at Any Cost
to Suit

The statement that it is not what
is done, but how 1t is done, that
counts, verges on the trite; but 1t is
particularly applicable in the little
things that contribute toward pleas
ant time for wedding guests.
A wedding cake is no longer kept
for weeks and weeks; 1t is cut into lit
tie pieces and sent or presented to the
guests and friends of the happy pair
Just how to give this in an attractive
form is sometimes a question that
clamors for its answer in the rush of
the last few days
Boxes can now be purchased at sta
tionery departments of any large store
and the accessories are within the
reach Of the majority of brides.
There is a charming little circular
box that looks like a miniature we'd
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
The Capital of Indiana

merous visitors. The Claypool hotel
has barroom on each corner, so that
guests cannot go astray.
Sightseeing in the town begins and
ends with view of the Soldiers
monument, which is a tribute to all
the fighters from George Rogers Clark
and Tfppecanoe down. 1t was scuIpt
by a German and the effect is leu
tonic. The figure of Liberty, with a
torch, that tips the top. suggests
plump German domestic guiding her.
self to the attic with a lighted tallow
candle.
Most of the buildings of prominence
are called after some one named Clay
pool
To correct a frequent inadvertency
n sign at the entrance reads: This is
the Claypool Hotel, not the Union Sta
ion.'-New York World
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
A BRIDAL LUNCHEON
NEW IDEAS IN TABLE DECORA-
TON AND PLACE CARDS.
How the Hostess May Easily Evolve
Something Attractive for Lunch
cons, Teas and Dinners Con-
nected With Marriage.

Every hostess takes pride in invest
Ing novel and pretty decorations for
her luncheons, teas and dinners, and
she takes special pride when the guest
or honor is young bride or bride-to-
be. 1t is never a difficult matter to
evolve something attractive for fes-
t1Vlty connected with marriage, for
there are so many charming designs
that can be used-cupids, hearts, we'd
ding bells, wedding rings and the
like
At recent luncheon given for an
engaged girl the color scheme was
pink and white, pink being the ia
vorite color of the bride-elect The
hostess was the latter's closest friend
and all the guests were intimates of
the two, which made the luncheon a
very jolly affair.
The chandelier, above the table, was
festooned with pink and white tulle,
and suspended from it was a large
golden hoop Stimulating wedding
ring. From the hoop streamers of
pink and white ribbon stretched to
each cover, held in place there by
tiny cupids, each cupid bearing a card
with the name of the guest to whom
the place had been assigned Bride
roses filled cut glass bowl in the
center of the table. were clustered
i'm vases and bowls on sideboard and
mantel, and nodded in banks from the
low window seats.
Yellow luncheons are very appropri-
ate when the guest of honor is bride,
since yellow suggests sunshine. At
one such luncheon in early summer
last year a wedding bell covered with
field daisies with yellow hearts and
black-eyed Susans with yellow petals
hung above the table. A big fat dish
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
Gems on Lace Restore Gown.

For the restoration of an evening
gown, so that it may do duty during
the summer dancing season, sew gems
upon the lace.
Laces when cleaned frequently suf+
fer most in the elaborate gown They
are fragile and reach the repair poins
while the gown Is still good.
Then it is that glass gems or large
beads come into requisition as beau,
tifiers as well as patches.
Used discreetly they will cover most
successfully any small darn or rent.
and will at the same time enrich and
often recolor the garment
This adding of new touch to the
half-worn article of apparel is fire.
quently truer economy than the re-
building of garment, with new mate
rails which usually attain almost the
price of new gown.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
Paper Ronnets for Children.

The prettiest thing in summer mill
linery is the crepe paper hats and
bonnets the little folks are wearing.
The peach basket or deep turban is a,
favorite shape, but there is no limit to-
the combinations of design and color
that may be obtained. Paper flowers
trim most gorgeously, and braided
paper works up in wonderful styles.
Some of the little ones can be taught
to do their own millinery and thus get
double Joy out of It.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
Prays Over Horse Deal.

Minneapolis, Minn-That he try his
hand at horse trading is the latest
request made Of Maj. Arthur Cass of
the Salvation Army Industrial home
He has had marked success as matri-
monial agent in the two years he has
been in charge, but has never made
horse trade. AS the request comes
from middle aged unmarried woman
in the country he said he would pray
over it and try his luck during the
week
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11

there whom l can trust who has not
some special ak to grind
Other letters from Catherine men
ton the hostility of the Guises after
the death Of her eldest son. Francis
H., husband of Mary Queen of Scots,
and the fntrigues Of Admiral Coligny,
and the attempts Of the Due de Ne.
mours to carry off the Due d'Orleans
(afterward Henry ILL and set him up
against his brother, Charles TX. There
Is likewise a mass of Huguenot CORE
spondence.
Charles l., Charles H. and James II.
of England are well represented In
this collection, and among the state
documents there Is the grant to Can
terbury of a mint and assay Office
made by Edward VI, and signed by
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
Slaves of the Word of"

Grover Cleveland once declared that
he was an optimist. but not an ''if-ist."
An if-ist," said Mr.. Cleveland, is a
person who is slave to the little word
IT, whereas an optimist hopes for the
best in a sane manner. The if-ist Is
never quite sane. | once knew an IT,
list who was lost in Maine woods with
a companion on hunting expedition.
As night came on they made camp.
but. although they were hungry, they
had shot no game and had nothing to
eat. With perfectly serious face this
fellow looked at his companion and
said: If we only had some ham, we'd
have ham and eggs. if We only had
some eggs!"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11

him, as well as by Cranmer and
Thomas Lord Seymour There are also
two of Cromwell's black letter procla-
nations, prohibiting horse racing for
six and eight months respectively.
Owing to their being pasted up these
proclamat1ons were soon destroyed
and the two present specimens are
consequently almost unique There
are twelve letters written by Nine.
de Ma1ntenon and an inventory-the
original manuscript-of the effects
left by Nine. de Pompadour at her
death. There is likewise a manuscript
dated 1921 embodying the "Remem-
brances for Order and Decency to be
kept in the Upper House of Parlia.
ment by the Lords. when his Majesty
Is not there"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
Fashions for Boys.

An occasional suit In heavy pongee
is seen. even for the boy of ten, and
this. too, is self-trimmed and finished
with the strictest tailor effects, as a
first-class outing shirt for man
would be. The waist which older boys
are best pleased with has a center box
plat, and one or more pockets. A
heavy leather belt, with large buckle
and a soft tie, often Windsor, are
the usual accomplishments to such
suits. Low, rolling collars are pro-
yided for the boy of Of 7, but a
high turnover form Is preferred for
the older boy.-Harper's Bazaar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
Weather Forecast.

Il do not think" says Edmund
Yates in his book, ''Recollections and
Experiences, Il ever met a man more
hopelessly deaf than Charles Kemble
at seventy. Some of us were sitting
one afternoon at the Garrick club.
when a tremendous thunder storm
broke over the house
1T ragged with extraordinary fury,
one clap exploding with terrific noise
Immediately above us like volley of
artillery.
1--WE looked round at each other al.
most in horror, when Charles Kemble,
who was calmly reading, lifted his
eyes from his book and said, in his
trumpet tone: l think we are going to
have some thunder; | feel 1t In my
knees"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
GEM FIELDS PROVE WEALTHY
Germans Discover They Have Bonanza
in Southwest Africa-Govern-
ment Gets Halt

Berlin.-Since the resignation OF
Colonial Secretary Dernburg, one line
of his policy has been justified by re.
markable statistics published concern
ing tne diamond fields of Luderftz Bay
in German Southwest Africa. In the
current year diamonds worth $4,000
900 have been turned out, and half
of that, according to the contract
framed by Herr Dernburg, goes to the
government of the colony.
All told. these German diamond
fields are proving far more valuable
than was expected. At first the entire
value of the fields was set down at
s50,00o,000, but how one claim alone
has been proved to be worth more
than that.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11

work for the laundress, and then they
may be made from the large towels
which are partly worn. Another de-
sirable feature is a foot-wide frame
This may be up for the guests bag
to rest upon while packing or I'M
packing il, and when not In use it is
let down and it does not take up
much room, says Harpers Bazaar.
These are few suggestions, but by
the next time your sewing circle meets
at your house, what, in their judy
ment, constitutes the perfectly APP
pointed guest room, you may add val
liable items TO your list.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11

well worth having The ends of the
bow are gathered into the tops of
tiny silver bells
Perhaps the heart-shaped box of
white Is more appropriate This
Should hold heart-shaped piece Of
cake, and the top of the box should be
tied down with broad ribbon, fast
sned under a rosette. Square forms
are always good. The addition of
card with the best wishes of the
bride and bridegroom is a little per-
Sonal touch that is well worth while
Through the knot of ribbon a spray
of asparagus fern can be slipped. 1t
lasts for weeks and gives the fresh
hess that is desirable, especially for
boxes that are to be sent away
through the mail
To the friends who are present
there can easily be given a spray of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
A Disquietinq Report,

as 1t true" asked Flooding Pete.
dat yous is offerin' work to anybody
dat comes along?"
Yep" replied Farmer Corntossel.
''Jes' take of your coat an"
Not me. I'm tes' a scout sent
ahead by de other fellers to verify q
terrible rumor"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11

can be boxed and tied by special
committee of friends and distributed
to the guests before their departure
AS to the dreams that may come
when the fair recipients sleep with
the brides cake beneath their pillows,
who can tell whether they can vie
with the pleasure of receiving 1t In
SO charming form?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11

Artistic
- ed theft
Leonard Vnfs Mona
ence view similar thefts that committed the
world
considered
Mona Lisa difficult
that his model assumed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
For Elderly Women.

Elderly women's costumes In dark
or black ottoman or bengaline are
among the latest to be shown with Sc
we're tailor finish. They are exceed
ingly rich when made up with narrow
fat band trimming of satin, and fin
ished with inch buttons of crocheted
silk.-Harper's Bazaar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
French officer. Use Opium.

Paris.-Six persons were convicted
at Brest of being connected with
opium dens which officers, their wives
and naval cadets frequented Forty
per cent of the officers of the gar
rison, 1t was said, were addicted to
the drug
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
Cruel Aspersion.

"Rude man." snapped the fiery
housewife, you never associated with
gentlemen"
The wayfarer was visibly hurt.
Lady" he said, humbly, you do
me an injustice. Amt just from de
Pittsburg penn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11

long, narrow box will hold a fresh
prig of flowers. People like to carry
with them some part of the festivities.
The mania for souvenirs still prevails.
Of course, the custom of having the
take cut by the bride herself can be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
Tea Service Brings $3.50.

London--An old Worcester china
mug, painted with exotic birds and in
sects, was sold for 1860, and a com.
plete tea service similarly decorated
realized $3.50.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
Phonooraph TO S

Photograph to Scare Away burglars.
A correspondent in a French medi-
cal journal has discovered what ne says
Ia q simple and eficacious plan to scar
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11

ding cake. When
tied with white
ribbon or with the
silken cords that
reflect the color
scheme of the
decorations 1t Is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
FARMER DIGS UP $32,O 900

liar contents in the other were worth
$4,000 The coin looked new, al
though the latest date on any of 1t
was 1921
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11

leaves with a
blossom from the
decoration of the
table or rooms.
Tied with a gold
pr silver cord, a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
Russian Braid.

Coarse Russian braid is used a
great deal for trimming coats and
capes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11
Handicapped.

L always pity an old bachelor"
Eyes, poor fellow, he has no wife
t. blame things on"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-11

easily observed,
for during the re-
ception following
the small pieces