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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
Burlesque Wedding Guests

cousin at village wedding. Some
guests arrived as ancient peasants.
others as village idiots. There were
several bluff squires and rural elderly
gentlemen with means, a number of
retired officers and exuberant uncles
from the south, besides fierce military
gentlemen from the hottest stations
of Algeria, The only persons who
wore their natural physiognomies were
the couple most concerned. They had
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27

Poulbot, Paris caricaturist. having
determined upon so commonplace a
step as getting married, decided that
he would be married in no common
place way. He asked all his friends
to the wedding, but there was a sine
qua non condition attached to the in
vestigation. You had to go with a
"made-up head" or you would not be
admitted Preferably you were re
3pested TO make up as a country
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
HALF CAT AND HALF RABBIT

W. H. Kisinger of Truemans, Pa,
is the owner of most peculiar ami
nal. 1t was born of a cat mother, but
has the body, legs and tail of rab-
bit. with the head of cat 1t runs
like rabbit, by jumping up and kick
ing with its hind feet. 1t has cat claws
on its hind feet, but has both rabbit
and cat claws on its front feet She
has had three filters of kittens, but
none resembling her. She is sitting
up most of the time, and stands up
and walks around, when looking for
anything that alarms her She catches
mice, frogs and bats. When neces-
sary she. can jump six feet in the air
and catch bat with her mouth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
QUEER LIGHTNING PRANK

During a thunderstorm in Brock
ton, Mass, bolt of lightning entered
a bedroom on the second floor of a
house in which Edward Bolles was
sitting. The lightning ripped up the
bed clothing, burned the mattress and
knocked the footboard through win
dow "A gold watch chain which was
attached to a vest he was wearing
was melted and his watch spirited
away and has not been found, al
though thorough search of the house
and grounds has been made. A part
of the roof of the house was lifted
from its fastenings and tipped on
edge. Bed clothing and curtains in
every room of the house were set
afire. Bolles was not even stunned
by the lightning, though it played all
around him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27

In Scranton, Pa. lives Miss Isabelle
Lengel, seventeen years old, jealous
church worker, who does not believe
any other person of her age, sex and
weight can equal her record of lifting,
675 pounds, without harness. Her
father, who is also something of an
amateur athlete, has offered to wager
that she can outfit any girl of her
age and weight in the world.
Miss Lengel weighs only III pounds
She is pretty, with a wealth of black
hair and bright, swapping black eyes
and complexion that makes her the
envy of her less muscular sisters.
While student in the high school
Miss Lengel was a familiar figure in
tue gymnasium, and easily outdid the
others in her class. Miss Lengel exer-
cises every morning with dumb-bells
weighing twenty-five pounds each.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
CauQhti

do YOU remember me buying a hair
mattress from you the other dave
asked the lady.
Perfectly well. ma am" was the re.
ply of the dealer.
Well, I've discovered that only
about one-Quarter of the filing is hair. .
Then you certainly do seem to have
me where the hair is short, ma am"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27

Following hearse conveying the
body Of an old dog fancier named
George Laceby of Remington, Lon
don tEng), to footing cemetery
were three bull terriers, which had
belonged to the old man. The anH
mails were dressed in proper funeral
style and wore crepe bows, and on
their cloth coats were written: Fol
lowing our master to his last resting
place"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
HAS BEARD NINE FEET LONG.

Nine feet and two inches of beard
that's what Hans Langseth Of
Mooreton, n. D., boasts. 1t was "a
years ago that Mr. Langseth declared
a boycott on the barber craft. That
makes an average growth Of three
inches a year. The beard is not
straight and stringy, but has a beau
tiful wave. Sometimes Mr.. Langseth
carries 1t draped over his shoulder.
In cold weather it makes a perfect
muller, and during the summer he
uses 1t as a screen to keep off the
giare OF the sun
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27

heels, etc. Not long ago she tapped
six pairs of shoes in single strenu-
Gus day Mrs. Foster has been cob
bling shoes more or less for the last
twenty years When her husband
died twelve years ago she put out
her shingle and set up business for
herself. She never takes a vacation
and works every day except Sundays
and holidays
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
STEAMERS STRANGE CARGO.

The strangest cargo that a purser
ever had on manifest was brought
into New York the other day on Ward
line steamship. 1t was consignment
of So five-foot bags of dried flies. The
flies were shipped by a Santa Cruz
firm to Germany where they are used
as chicken food.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
For the Benefit Of the Race.

For goodness sake, child, what are
you doing with your fathers fishing
outfit? He will be wild when be sees
his" II read yesterday that 1t would
ab good thing for the human race IL
all the flies could be destroyed, and {
was jast destroyin' a few"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
Novel German Inuentinn

A German inventor has brought
out frame mounted on small wheels
which a soldier may carry to lie down
upon to use in creeping over the sur
face of the ground.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
a Few.

You will find all sorts of people in
the world, including a few who pre-
tend to like mineral water-Atchisop
Globe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27

The resources with which any coIn.
try is to maintain its industrial and
commercial supremacy are, put short.
". brains.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27

drawn the line at making up them.
selves as a burlesque bride and a
comic bridegroom.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05

co.splete crushing of the unfortunate
fedora by her relentless brother-ln-
law, Ernesto opens the walls OF his
wrath and In tempest Of anger tells
the venomous, meddlesome fools just
what he thinks OF them. accuses So
vero Of being Julian's murderer
through his vile tongue. and then de-
claring his love and determination to
protect fedora. takes her with him
into new world.
In all this high-falutin atmosphere
the only sensible person IL an Eng
lishman, Capt. Beaulieu, an attache Of
the British embassy, who tries to In
ject little British horse sense into
the whole imbroglio and In his efforts
provides what little humor there Is In
the three acts. To the onl0oker whose
one feeling ID an overwhelming desire
| to give Donna Mercedes q good shake
and box on the ears and her precious.
posing husband and gossiping son, q
good kick into the street, there 10
plenty of grim humor to be had In
watching the action of events.
While Mr.. Faversham has LETT the
be-jeweled robes of Herod behind him,
and IL back In the habilments OF con-
yentional evening dress he has not
been able to discard entirely the
methods of the heroic and poetic
drama. He il an admirable actor,
nevertheless, and II he and his asso-
ciates seemed to be artificial In their
work, 1t was due more to the stilted,
unreal characters and situations OF
the play rather than to any lack OF ex-
pertness In their craft.
Miss Julie Opp as the iil'fateo
fedora, brought q beautiful dignity
and pride to the part. and acted with
more naturalness than any OF the 9TH
ers seemed able to invest the char
acters with, excepting Frank Hoiiins
as Capt. Beaulieu.
Mr.. Hollins gave q delightful bit OF
acting as the Englishman. good friend
to Julian, Ernesto and Teodora, ana
q firm believer In Ernesto's honorable
conduct and Theodora's purity. H.
| Hooper-Cliffe had the dificult part OF
Julian. and he was excellent at every
point. l.. Rogers Lytton was as dis
agreeable az possible as Don Severe
and Miss Nina Herbert was equally
successful In presenting the mean
nesses of Donna Mercedes. Harry
Redding acted Pepito In O manner
that brought out the most unpleasant
traits of that young gentleman, and
Lionel Belmore in brief appearance
as the landlord Of Ernesto's apart
ments was happily cast.
Special praise must be given to Ar.
Faversham's mounting Of the play.
The program stated that he made the
production. The stage settings were
beautiful, with many little details that
added to the general effects. such AZ
the playing Of street musicians In the
distance as heard from an open win
dow leading to q wide balcony.
THE World and His Wife," Will be
played Tuesday and wednesday even
ings and at the Wednesday matinee,
Mr.. Faversham and his company CIV
ing way Thursday evening to Blanche
Ring In "A Yankee Girl"
ELLA NAE HAWTHORNE
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05
5ANisHED.
Coffee Finally Had 70 co.

The way some persons cling to cot.
fee even after they know II L. doing
them harm Is q puzxler. But It ID an
easy matter to give II up for good
when Post6m--properly made-is used
instead.
A girl writes: Mother had been
suffering with nervous headaches for
seven weary years, but kept drinking
coffee.
"One day asked why she did not
give up coffee as q cousin OF mine had
done who had taken to Postum, But
thought 1t would be terrible to give
It up.
Finally, one day. she made the
change to Postum. and soon her hk3ad.
aches disappeared One morning
while she was drinking Postum so
freely and with such relish asked
for q taste.
THAT started me on Postum and I
now drink IL more freely than did
coffee, which never comes into our
house now.
"A girl friend of mine, one day, saw
me drinking Postum and asked II Il
was coffee. told her II was Postum,
gave her some to takes honey but
forgot to tell her how to make It.
Tine next day she said she did not
see how could drink Postum. found
she had made IL like ordinary coffee.
SO I told her how to make IL right,
and gave her a cupful made, boiling
Il fifteen minutes. She said she never
drank any coffee that tasted as good
and now coffee is banished from both
our homes"
Read the little book, The Road to
MELVILLE" I'm pkgs. There's a rea.
son.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05

are deeply devoted to each other and
love Ernesto as a brother. Don Jul
ian Is In the diplomatic service and
Is about to be given the post OF am
bassador to America, when political
enemies start scandalous stories about
the position of Don Ernesto in Don
Julian's home, and more than hint at
an intrigue between the young man
and the beautiful wife Of Julian.
Don Julian seems to be a member
Of q most unpleasant family, whose
exhibition Of family affection follows
the course Of adding fuel to the tales
Of the gossips and meddling In the
affairs Of the Julian household. Don
Severe and Donna Mercedes. brother
and sister-in-law Of Julian. and their
young son. Pepito. a caddish youth OF
bad manners and unbridied tongue.
make II 80 uncomfortable for Julian
and fedora with their prating about
the family honor that the latter are
forced to send Ernesto from their
home. Don Severe Is Iago-like In his
devilish insinuations TO his brother
about that brothers wife, and with
Mercedes and Pepito to help the base
and wholly unfounded stories along.
matters are soon brought to the in
evitable swords point-the duel.
Julian's most powerful political
enemy. Don Alvarez, does not appear
In the play, but the duel IL with him.
and after Don Julian has had his inn
ing, Don Ernesto finishes the job with
Alvarez. and the Severe side Of the
family Is much pleased with itself.
The poison OF his brothers stories has
sunk too deeply into Julian's mind to
be eradicated and he dies from the
effects Of the duel wounds, believing
that Ernesto and his wife have been
untrue to him.
Don Severe, according to Spanish
custom evidently. assumes the author
ity OF the house, which he had
"bossed" all the way through, how
ever, and turns fedora from the
door. Up to that moment there had
been no thought of anything but sin
cere friendship between Ernesto and
Teodora, whose actions had always
been above reproach, but with the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05
oARRIck.

The mischief that gossiping tongues
can do ID given exposition In The
World and His Wife," which William
Faversham presented Monday even
Ing, In the Garrick theater. for the
first time In this city.
The drama has been adauted from,
the spanish OF Jose Eschegaray, by
Charles Frederic Nirdlinger, and is In
three acts. The action takes place In
the Madrid OF today, and. its purpose,
az frankly stated In q brief curtain
speech by Mr.. Faversham, IL to teach
Q moral. The characters and their
somewhat distorted and always exag-
gerated sense Of personal and family
honor Is so unlike the American or
Anglo-Saxon, direct. commonsense
mode Of attaining the same end. that
II 10 difficult to get entirely In sym
pathy with their point Of view.
OF course. there would be no play
II the characters injected sense into
their actions, instead of full-iedged
idiocy. There was not q moment In
the course OF events In THE World
and His Wife," Monday evening. when
few words OF STRAIGHTFORWARD ex-
PLANTATION could not have cleared the
atmosphere Of It's scandal. But, as
said before, then there would have
been no play.
Don Ernesto, q handsome, cultured
young fellow. has seen taken into the
home Of Don Julian and his wife, Don
ma Teodora, because of the great
friendship Don Julian entertained for
Ernesto's father. Husband and wife
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05
TEN PIE.

A military act In which real Cat
Ting gun sent nervous folk In the
audience into spasms, an eccentric
bandmaster whose antics made every
body laugh, q young woman In green
gown of the eel-cut, and q grist OF
other feature acts started the Temple
going Monday afternoon on q week OF
big business The Boys In Blue"
made a hit with their drilling and
marching and their noisy Gattling gun.
There is something about q soldiers
uniform that arouses patriotism In
every breast, and so applause comes
for the wearer although the act on
the Temple bill deserves recognition
aside from sentimental feeling.
The eccentric bandmaster, Gennaro,
is a somewhat stout person with cur
Iv hair surrounding a bald spot on top
q, his head. immaculate white trous-
ers a dark tight fitting coat and
white pumps decorated with the cut
est of bows. He cuts up In the spot
light In a manner to arouse the envy
OF contortionist. While he ties him.
self into all sorts OF queer pastures,
a band of % men play some very good
music. The men are dressed In pur-
ple and gold suits, after the fashion
Of Venetian gondoliers. Miss Lillian
HAYES. soprano. sings number Of
songs. The audience laughed immod-
erafely at Gennaro who seemed to en-
ioy this appreciation of his efforts at
musical comedy"
Ethel Green, the young lady In the
green gown, sings several songs with
accompanying changes Of costume
that are typical-the songs-of Ger.
tain "tenderloinish" Broadway must
cal comedies of which Miss Green has
recently been q feature. Although
the songs are of the spoken" va
riety. Miss Green gives herself one
opportunity to show that she has q
real voice. IT'S volume and quality
are a pleasing surprise and she knows
kbow to use 1t.
oliver Whites clever playlet, "Su.
perstition," was presented by Charles
w. Bowser, Edith Hinkle and Mar
field Moree. Like Mr.. Whites other
sketch, The Visitor" which his
brother. Porter White, presented SO
capably last week in the Temple. "Su.
perstition" has an unexpected de.
movement. many clever lines and con-
siderable originality.
Spencer Kelly and Marion Wilder
sing a number of songs In which Mr..
Kelly's good basso IL heard TO advant
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05
OPEN OAKLAND CAMPAIGN.
conoressmen Townsend and Smith
Deliver Addresses In Oxford.

OXFORD. Mich, Oct. 4.---Congress-
man Townsend and Congressman sam
Smith opened the Republican cam
paign In Oakland county last night.
All Of the county candidates were
present Congressman Smith, In his
speech, replying to the charge of Mr..
Cummins, Of Wayne, his Democratic
opponent. said he had never voted
against q measure proposed by any
Of the three Republican presidents
under whom he had served. Mckinley,
Roosevelt and Taft. He repeated Ais
statement made last March that he
would not support Speaker Cannon for
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05
LYcEuM.

Thomas e. Shea offered his we'll
known and capable Characterization
of Matthias, In The Bells" Monday
evening, in the Lyceum theater. This
role, made famous by the late Sir
Henry Irving, has long been q part Of
the Shea repertoire and its continued
retention speaks we'll for the hold II
has upon the Shea public. Mr.. Shea
uses different adaptation than the
Irving version. but, his own role Of
the ghostfollowed Matthias. II none
the less affective In its dramatic
possibilities. The company gave able
support. Tuesday, Thursday and 81
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05

age. jennings and Renfrew, In black
face, offer PAROLES on popular songs:
Charles and Fanny Van made an elev-
enth hour appearance In place Of the
Bounding 0ordons, who failed to reach
the city In time for the performance;
the Tom Jack Trio In novelty musi-
cal act, opened the bill and the
Microscope closed It.
ELLA NAE HAWTHORNE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05

urday evenings, Mr.. shea will present
'Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE" which 10
quite familiar to his Detroit admirers.
Wednesday afternoon and Friday eve
ming "A Self Made Man" and q repeti-
ton of The Bells" Wednesday eve
ming and Saturday afternoon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05

reelection. a \
Mr.. Townsend. In his talk. uurC
the election OF Mr.. Smith. Chnne r
dates for the Legislature for Ooklnn4
county, Reps. Green. Of Pontinc. on4'
WiIloushby, Of Holly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05

role ID not one calculated to endear
her to her audience. Matte Fergu-
son, - Aunt Gretchen, contributes q
splendid bit Of character acting Miss
Gwendolyn Piers invests the role of
Clara Van Zandt, Mrs. Wards sister,
with girlish charm. and Sumner Gard
AZ Monty Ward, Richards brother, is
we'll cast. Others In the company,
who make the most of small oppor.
tunities, are: T. Daniel Frawley. az
an attorney: Robert Cain, a. Suffern
Thorne, and Miss Alice Kelley, az
Elise, the maid.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-05

WASHINGTON. Oct. the elty'o'
ultra-fashionabis saloon inspect0f, IN
Oden Horstmann, society man ou1'
member of the Metropolitan ~
Chevy Chase clubs was removed nu
once today BY the excise board 1DU&|
formal charge Of insubordinok1
His dismissal followed his actioo ~
making reports directly to TIE Do
trtct commissioners instead q M
immediate superiors.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-08-29

Inc Exclamation Service has not ,1ors and that is the chief reason for ina s,' tacks upon it.
 l don't think that there Is one amon, you who is better and more thorough going westerner than I am There b.. been no support given to the conssrv,.s ton policies so welcome as that which came from the west. and none fin ths west more welcome than that which csm. from Colorado. There are men and AT. ganizations in Colorado. and I mention Delta In particular. whose support of the conservation policies has been of ths greatest value to the Nation IL has not always been an easy thing for them to stand for what was right, to stand for the real ultimate good as against the seeming temporary good: but they have stood for 1t steadily nevertheless.
 From the standpoint of conservation the east has wasted much of its own superb endowment. and as an American as lover of the west, hope that tho west will prodt by the casts bitter lss. son. and will not repeat the mistaken of the east. Tho east has wasted its "a. sources. 1t suffers from the effect of tho waste, which now puts it at disadvan. fage compared to the west. and it h sorry. Most of the capital and very many of the men now attempting to nonopolize your western resources are rom the east. The west should learn the lessen of the casts mistakes. and it should remember that conservation h Tho west will help the west first and most. and tAat the movement for con. ervetion is most earnest. most vigoroas
 d most effective in the west and among
 ern men. That Js one strong reason
 Nv the conservation policy has come N