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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
CHAPTER XIv.-(Contlnued.

CHAPTER XIY.-(Continued.
They began retracing their steps
Zelda walking beside Pollock, to whom
she talked with unusual vivacity. She
did not speak to Leighton again until
the two young men said good night at
the veranda.
What did you treat him that way
for2" demanded Olive. facing Zelda in
the hall as soon as the door closed.
What are you talking about? The
moon must have
1T wasn't the mooni You said
something unkind to Mr.. Leighton. He
walked back to the house with ne
without saying a word. You shouldn't
treat man that way, even if you are
my cOusin-a fine, splendid fellow like
Morris Leightoni"
You foolish, sentimental young
thing, what on earth has got into you?
Mr.. Leighton talked to me about Wag-
ner-I think it was Wagner and he
didn't interest me a bit. I'm going to
bed"
She went to her room and closed and
locked the door. Then she drew back
the curtains and looked out upon the
night. Through an opening in the trees
she saw Pollock and Leighton standing
together in the highway outside the
gate. Pollock had walked out leading
his horse and he stood for greater ease
in talking to Leighton The men were
clearly outlined, for it was as light as
day SuSdenly they shook hands; then
they lifted their hats to each other
Pollock mounted his horse and rode off
rapidly countryward, and Leighton
turned toward the interurban station
IT 7 @ Of n +I,.t
Zelda's eyes followed. She saw him
pause just at the edge of a strip of
woodland, glance toward the house, and
then walk slowly away, while her eyes
still rested on the spot where she had
seen him last.
1t was sweet thing to know that
Morris Leighton loved her. She had
felt that 1t would come some time; it
was one of the inevitable things; and
his reference to her singing, to the
dream had thrilled her with an ex-
quisite delight. Any woman might be
proud Of love like this; yet she had
treated it lightly, almost insolentIy;
and good woman might not lightly
thrust aside the love of a good man.
She was still gazing with unseeing
eyes upon the moonlit world when OIL
i've came to the door, tried it and found
it locked.
Please, Cousin Zee, I came to beg
forgiveness. 1 didn't mean to scold
you-about anythingt" she said
Please don't think l would NEEDLE IN
your affairs, Zee. l was just sorry for
Mr.. Leighton, that's all He's SO fine
and strong and good-and he seemed
SO detected, or l thought he did"
oh, it's the goodness; it's the good
ness that hate!" cried Zelda. Please
go-I don't know what I mean," and
she thrust Olive into the hall and
closed the door
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
FIJIAN COMMUNISM
NATIVES OF THE ISLANDS HAVE
ALL THINGS IN COMMON.
DR.. Basil Wilson, on the Staff of Brit
ish Government Physicians, Talks
Interestingly of the People, Their
Habits and Customs.

Accounts of a primitive communism
In actual present working are brought
by DR.. Basil Wilson, who is on a visit
to Montreal. DR.. Wilson comes direct
from Fiji. where he has lived for the
last seven years, and reports that the
natives of those islands still have all
things In common.
'The land is held by the commu-
nifty" he told a representative of the
Family Herald, "and each man has his
little patch given him to work. Then,
whether his crop is big or little, he
draws his share out of the common
produce. The chief gets larger
share than the other members of the
tribe, but each has a right to his
tom.
Nor is this the only form of COM
munism at work. Not all the land is
held by the natives. They are able
to sell and have sold land to white
men and to natives of India, who re-
side in Fiji in large numbers. In such
cases the land is sold by the tribe
and the proceeds of the sale are di-
vided among the tribe as is the pro-
duce of their lands"
Dr. Wilson stated that the native
population of the islands was about
10000, while there are $4,000 Indians
and four or five thousand whites. The
Indians have come over from India
under indenture to work the sugar
plantations. They are indentured for
five years and then are free to stay
in the islands or return, as they wish.
in Fiji they are entitled to free pas
sage back to India, but comparatively
few avail themselves of 1t. They find
life so much easier in Fiji that they
prefer to stay. They go into garden
ing and small trading chiefly. Their
success in trading has given rise to
some feeling against them on the part
of the small white trader, but there
is no such problem as has arisen in
South Africa in this regard,
DR.. Wilson is a member of the far
flung line of the British government
service. He is one of a staff of gov
eminent physicians who are charged
with the care of the natives and the
indentured Indians. They are also
allowed to practise privately among
the white and free Indian population.
There are at present only two private
physicians in Fiji they live In Suva.
the capital, where the white popula-
ton is large. The period OF service of
the government physicians is seven
years and Dr. Wilson Is now on his
way home on years furlough.
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Makes Money on Land Neighbors
Had Said Was Worthless.
Graduate OF Massachusetts, Agricul-
turaI College Shows That Scien-
tific Farming is Much Better
Than Stenography.

Worcester, Mass.-Fersis BartholO-
new, a graduate of the Massachusetts
State Agricultural college at Amherst,
is a scientific woman farmer. She
manages Evergreen farm in West
boro about fifteen miles from this
city. Last year she cleared $3.50 on
five acres of land which neighboring
farmers said was not worth turning
over.
She is % years old, was graduated
from the agricultural college at Am
herst in 1908, and picked out an aban-
doned farm in Westboro as the place
to put her education into practise.
She selected for it's cheapness farm
that everybody said was too far gone
to bother with, and this year expects
to make 5000 an acre. She was not
an agriculturist by inheritance, in
fact, she knew not the slightest thing
about farm life and never took an in
terest in agriculture until her health
began to fail and she abandoned her
original idea of becoming a stenog-
rapher to look for outdoor employ
ment.
Her home was in Melrose. Neither
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
COST OF LIVING REDUCED.
Follow These Rules and You VIII
Soon Have Money to Spare.

Follow These Rules and You Win
Soon Have Money to Spare.
We hasten to present few meth
DDS by which the cost of living can be
greatly reduced, says the Literary Ma
gazine They are the following:
l. Keep a garden. A man with his
back yard full of turnips can tell the
b@tcher to go to thunder any time.
2 Walk instead of using a street
car This saves car fare and besides
it makes you so hungry that you will
enjoy the turnips.
8. Wear your last years clothes.
This will be saving in two ways. You
will save the price of new ones and
because of the holes in the old ones
you will stay at home from the thea
ter, thus making a large saving.
f. Get up early and work in your
garden This will compel you to go
to bed early at night and will reduce
your light bill by 81 week.
5. Get hay cooker. 1t will cut
dow your gas bills 81 month and
will enable you to eat old hens at IL
cents a pound instead of young chick
ems at 20 cents.
g. Smoke stogies instead of cigars
You will soon find that one stogy,
costing l 2-3 cents week, will do you
for month. This means a saving of
$50 year.
7. Adopt the fresh air fad and
leave your windows open. After lit
tie practice you will be able to exist
in only tolerable discomfort at tenn
perature of so degrees. You have no
idea how much coal this will save
g. Make your own breakfast food.
Buy the hondsomest colored paper box
you can find and keep it filled with
oatmeal. This will save you half the
price of your breakfast foods
8. Discover that coffee and tea are
highly injurious. People who dis
cover this fact save enough in ten
years, in narcotics and cream, to go
to Europe-or would if the steamer
rates did not go up every year.
10. When your vacation comes put
it in exploring the city and county in
which you live. You will get better
food at home for less money and the
railroad fare you save will almost
make up the loss caused by the rise in
eggs and butter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
In Midst of Thrilling Speech in Court
Attorney Remembers Duty and
Turns Pale.

Trenton, n. jim a trial Of the
100000 damage suit Of the Goodwin
Manufacturing company against the
Edison photograph works there was
a sudden interruption, caused by for
mer Attorney General Robert H. Nc
Carter stopping in his argument for
fully a minute.
There was a fixed look on his face
and an apprehensive CLEAN in his
eyes His arm, used in gesture, re
NAMED extended.
Thinking that he was suffering from
a sudden attack of illness, those in
the court room stirred uneasily, and
several court attendants made their
way TO the lawyer to give him
assistance.
Slowly, as If in dream, Mr.. Nc
Carter reached to an inside pocket
and drew forth three letters, at which
he gazed ruefully. Then he gave the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Holds Record for Titled Suffers.

Always at the feet of the lovely
Miss Marie Gebhard kneel princes
and dukes, each imploring her to be-
stow on him her hand-and incidental
ly her great fortune. She is the
daughter of the late William Gerhard
of New York and first cousin of Mrs.
Frederick Wilson and Frederic Geb-
hard. Miss Gerhard and her mother
have lived in Paris several years. Ad-
miring rumor has it that she has re-
jected more titled suitors than any
woman of her native country or, in
deed, Of Europe. Actually she has
been compelled to take long journeys
to escape the noblemen attracted by
her beauty, wealth and wit-New
York World
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Strike Vote is Counted.

Montreal.-The counting of the
strike vote taken by the Grand Trunk
and Central Vermont conductors and
trainmen was concluded on Sunday
and, according to Vice-President Muir
dock of the trainmen, 1t shows that
of the 1900 votes cast on the Grand
Trunk and $50 on the Central Yer
mont, less than fifty men voted
against strike to enforce the de-
mands of the men. An appointment
has been made by the committee with
President Hayes Of the Grand Trunk
when the result of the vote will be
communicated to him
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Clutches Thrown Away.

New York-The annual Novena
Of st. Ann. a nine days exhibition
of relic of the saint, brought here
in 1892 from the church of St.
Marie de Baupre, in Canada, began
here on Sunday at the Roman Cath
Ollie church of st. Jean Baptiste.
Hundreds of sick and crippled pill
grims and others bearing sick chill
dren came from all parts of the
country for the Novena. The shrine
of st. Ann is fanked on either side
by cases of crutches cast aside by
those who walked after touching the
relic
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dollars a gear on property. I haN
friends who went through that in the
building associa tons of blessed mem
ory''
I don't believe I need any fnforrna-
ton on the subject" said Cameron, in
differently. IF you can't handle the
lots
II haven't said that Mr. Cameron.
What I said was that I couldn't do 1t
in the way you indicated It would
take a long time to sell those fifty lots
on payments to working people. But
have a better plan. 7 propose selling
them in a bunch"
Obi" exclaimed the old man. non
committally, though his face flushed
with returning hope.
Yes Large punches are more in my
line. But my friends that 1 may pos
sibly interest can't carry them for their
health or yours or mine. You'll have to
make a good easy price on them IL we
do any business. There are only two
or three factories in that neighborhood
and there may never be any more.
And they're getting ready to stick a
whole lot of fancy street improvements
down there. It may cost a thousand
dollars to stop that"-and Balcomb
grinned cheerfully.
81 can't countenance any irregular
dealing" said the old man, severely.
"Of course you can't! You're going
to turn that over to me. It isn't regu-
lar, but, as the saying is, it's done.
You've got to see a man that knows a
man that knows another man that has
the ear of the Board Of Public Works.
There's nothing in it to make Chris
tan gentleman shy. see only the first
mani" And Balcomb laughed his
cheerful, easy laugh and stroked his
beard. Now, Mr. Cameron, I'll give
you twenty thousand dollars for those
lots as they lie. That's cash"
ITO he continued !
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
SPIDER BEAUTY SPOT LATEST
Entirely New Departure in Women's
Fashions Is Copy of Insect on
Outside of Veil.

Paris.-The spider beauty spot is
the latest novelty offered to women.
Women have worn wells that have
obscured their eyes by black patches
or given their faces a speckled appear
ance. Leaves, insects, birds and
aeroplanes have figured as part of the
mesh.
Now, however, an entirely new de-
parture is shown in the spider beauty
spot, for the spider is copy of the
insect itself in black plush and is
posed outside the veil. 1t is almost
an inch and half in diameter. The
veil itself is worked in the pattern
of spiders mesh. The spider beau
ty spot owes its origin to Paris.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Gou1d's Son Uses $1,000 Toy,

George J. Gould's young son Jay has
had a miniature Of the Missouri Pacific
railroad system laid out on the grounds
of Georgian court and passes many
hours sending trains on steel track
drawn by a thousand dollar locomotive
that his father gave him as a Christ
mas present. L haven't seen the pretty
TOW, but l recall the remark of Henry
CIews when we were discussing an ar.
ticle in one of the newspapers crit
cising George Gould for spending a
thousand dollars on a plaything.
Nobody can find any fault with the
Gift of toy engine said he. 81 have
bought many a piece of paper from
Georges father with a picture of q
locomotive on it that brought me sor.
row instead of amusemen-and
wasn't worth nearly as much, although
it cost me a great deal more"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21

explained, has been fully substantiated
through extensive experiments. The
cactus thrives in California, but there
are several large species in eastern
greenhouses and botanical gardens.
The purpose of the New York man
is to gather these larger cactuses and
take them to the western state for cul-
tiVation. At the same time South
America Is being secured for other
specimens.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Big Damage to Crons.

Widespread damage in
several counties in Kentucky and In
diana has resulted from the cloud
bursts which broke Friday night and
on Saturday after three weeks of al
most daily rain
Henderson, Union, Webster and
Nicholas counties in Kentucky suf-
fered most. Estimates of the dam
age have been variously estimated,
but it is known that 1t is heavy.
A quarter Of a mile of the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad track be-
tween Paris and Maysville was
washed away, and three steel bridges
were wrecked
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
RUBBER MADE FROM CACTUS
One Species of Plant Found to Yield
an Excellent Quality of Valuable
Product.

Philadelphia.-Dr M. Macfarlane, d.
rector of the botanical garden Of the
University of Pennsylvania, said a
representative of New York cactus
grower had visited him recently and
had obtained specimen of cactus
from which he declared rubber could
be made. This species of cactus has
never been suspected of containing
rubber, but the New York grower has
discovered that rubber can be extract
ed from it in paying quantities. The
truth Of the claim, Doctor Macfarlane
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Sweet Peace.

Mrs. Naggett," said the doctor,
your husband needs rest He must
go to Hastings for three months"
"Oh, splendid" she exclaimed. 'Tn
be delighted to go there"
Very good. You go there for three
months after he comes back That
will give him six months rest."-Tit-
Bits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
HANDLE PAINTED SHOE FASHION
Floral Designs Are Also to Be Seen
on Gloves Which Are EmbeI-
lshed for Customers.

London.-There will be interesting
work for those girls who can use a
paint brush if the revival of hand
painted articles for feminine wear be-
comes general
Women will be able to make birth
day gifts to their friends of gloves or
shoes on which they have painted the
recipients favorite flower Would-be
lovers can subtly hint at the state of
their feelings by sending to the OBJ
ject of their affections a pair of for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Straw Flower Is Imported

New York-New York florists have
added to their stock new variety, the
straw flower, which after two years
experiment, has been transplanted
from Europe. It is a variety of the
Immortelle family, and is of Elusive
beauty, by reason of the silver gray
sheen which covers it's exterior The
petals are Of a cerise shade and the
center of the flower a deep yellow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Town Celebrates Birthday.

Dieppe-Fetes were held here on
Sunday In celebration Of the tercen-
tenary Of the town. Admiral Du-
quesne opened the pageant, which
represented the civic reception to the
hero Of 1875, Admiral Duquesne. who
defeated the Dutch admiral, Re Puy-
ter, of the coast of Sicily
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
General Tendency.

Even if you can't enjoy best sell
erst" said the meditative person,
there are books in the running
brooks, you know"
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne; but
even the brooks are getting dryer
every year"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Philosophy In Rags,

81 know" remarked the hobo philos-
opher, that the wise man says the
laughter of a fool is like the crackIin,
of thorns under a pot, but even that
sounds good, begosh. when you're fair
lv starvin' fur a smilei"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21

Does the man who runs his lawn
mower at five a. N. happen to reside
in your particular neighborhood? If
so, your neighborhood is not as par
ticular as it ought to be.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
ONLY One.

Seymour thought you told me the
other day that Splicetoo had two
wives.
Ashley. told you nothing Of the
kind; l simply remarked that he was
married to his wifes sisters sister.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
Occupation of Contradictions.

Occupation of Contradictions.
''Biographers have paradoxical sort
of work, haven't they?"
I'm what way"
They never take peoples lives un-
til the people are dead
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21
kanosha Man Drowna

Kenosha.-Andrew Holds, 81, was
drowned here Sunday afternoon while
bathing in Pike river, north of Keno
sha. Companions failed to rescue
him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21

Flying across the English channel
is getting so common that our best
people will soon regard it as almost
vulgar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21

Treat your neighbors well; they car
always cause you trouble by saying
YOU beat your wife.
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And more married men would make
fools of themselves if their wives would
let them.
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Didn't Mail Wife's Letters

following brief explanation, which con-
vulsed the court room:
MY wife gave me these letters to
post, and | forgot them until this min
ute"
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The per capita on June was $3459
Some Of us have the odd cents left.
The Winslow mail., 1910-06-25
Married.

The many friends ofMiss Helen
Wipnerfuerth and Mr., Joseph
O'Donnell were surprised to hea
of their marriage on May 18th,
Judge Waite officiating
There were only two others
present, the young couple keep
ing the marriage secret untillast
week. Mr.. O'Donnell is the pop
ular manager of the Santa Fe
lunch counter and Miss Wiper.
fuerth came here from her home
in Ashland, Wis. They will make
trip to California soon, and
will make their home in Wins.
low.
The Winslow mail., 1910-06-25
False Rumor.

A rumor was circulated here
early Thursday morning that
Conductor A. Bird had dropped
dead in Los Angeles. 1t seems
that the report started in Need
les and friends of Mr.. Bird :
were very much worried about
the same.
1t seems that some people
have mania for starting sucl
reports. thinking it a practica.
joke, this now being the second
time that such report has beer
going the rounds about Mr..
Bird.
We wish to inform the public
that Mr.. Bird came back to
NYinslow Friday morning very
much alive. saying he never felt
better in his life and could not
account for the rumor.
The Winslow mail., 1910-06-25
Local Happenings
Married.

Word comes from Kingman,
Ariz., that our old friend Mr.. F
E. Lesser, cashier of the Harvey
House a. that place. formerly
holding a like position with
Harvey at Winslow, and also a
member of the famous Three-H
Band of this place, was married
to Miss Smile Brinley of Milton,
Kans., at Los Angeles on June
10th.
The happy couple will make
kingman their future home.
The Mail and friends of Mr.
Lesser Join in hearty congratu-
lations.
We only regret that we could
not be there to play a few selec-
tions (by tie Three-H Band) OF
which he was once a worthy
member.
The Winslow mail., 1910-06-25
Whiteriver Items

Supt. c. W. Grouse was called
to Solomonville to testify in
court in a case of an Indian
stealing cattle from the Double
Circle ranch.
Mr.. O. P. Schoenberg invited
number of his friends to a
moonlight coon hunt last Friday
evening. One coon was caught
and a royal time enjoyed,
Parties from Fort Apache and
Whiteriver joined in a barbecue
near the latter place last Satur
day evening.
Long draught in Whiteriver
valley is still unkroken.
Indian School boys beat the
soldiers 16 to 2 in a game of
baseball on the formers diamond
last Saturday.
Doctor Defuty, dentist, returned
60 his home at Pinetop first of
The week. The doctor has a big
practice i'll Whiteriver valley.
Whiterlver Indian school will
close for the year June 23d.
Mr.. and Mrs, ]. c. Jordan en-
tertained several Of their friends
last Friday evening, ice cream
and cake was served.
The Winslow mail., 1910-06-25
G. |. A. Banquet.

At a regular meeting of the G.
l. A. to the B. of l. E. helG
Thursday afternoon Mrs Frank
Dietz was made a member OF
t hat order.
After the ceremony and regular
order of business which took up
most of the afternoon, Il banquet
was the order to which all engi-
neers and their families were in
vited. All those who had par
taken of the delicious repast
highly praise the ladies, who
treated them most royalty.