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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
STRANGE WEDDING CEREMONY

Her love undiminished by the fact
that her betrothed IS now Iegless,
Anna Reilly, pretty brunette, wheel
ed Robert Meyers into the office of
Alderman McInerney, at Pittsburg, a
few days ago and blushingly whisper
ed: Alderman, we want to get mar
ried"
Calling into his office some work
men from the street, the alderman
went through the ceremony with the
clay-covered workmen as witnesses
and attendants. Then the girl wheel
ed her husband back to their little
home.
Meyers was railroad brakeman
and lost both legs in an accident last
February. He had known his wife for
two years, but they were not engaged
until after the accident.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
SEVENTEEN YEARS OVERDUE

A lady in business in Lorient,
France, received a letter the other
day, which was sent to her from Con
carneau, postponing an engagement.
The receiver of the letter could make
nothing Of it. Then she looked at the
date both on the letter and the en-
velope. She found it was September
Z, 1898. On the back Of the envelope
was an official note in red ink to the
effect that it had been found in ma
king some repairs at the post Office at
Concarneau, last November For sew
enteen years the letter had lain in
the post Office and after it was found
it had taken nearly three months to
reach it's destination
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Make Good.

Wake up, Gull" says the burglar
shaking the man by the shoulder.
The man wakes up, and jumps up,
too.
Il went troo dis house las week an
got 500 an a bum gold watch" ex-
planned the burglar; an de papers
said dat you said your loss was 500
an joolry to the amount O. five or six
hundred"
"Ye-yes?"
Well, make good, sport. Me pard-
ner dat was watchin' on de outside
made me cough up de difference be-
tween what l got and what you said
I got Now, you got to make good.
You can't beat me dat way. Judges
Library.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
SLeeninu Sickness in Pond

London.-A disease long injecting
goldfish kept in a pond at Estree has
been established as sleeping sickness.
Miss Robinson, who has investigated
the matter, has communicated to the
Royal Society the discovery that
leeches carry the disease to fish az
mosquitoes do to animals.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
ROMAN VILLA IS UNEARTHEl
Architectural Specimens Found in
Ancient Town, Similar in Style
to Those of Pompeii.

Berlin.-Excayations which have
been carried on by Professor Gnir at
PoIa have led to the discovery of
fine specimen of a Roman villa, sim
liar in style to those of Pompeii The
walls of the .peristyle are in part
still standing to height of over ten
feet. and are decorated with paint
ings in the so-calIed architectural
style. In the middle of an ornamental
mosaic floor is a medallion portraying
two raacocks on the edge of a foun-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Tells of Events $40 B. c.

ton, are those Of ancient Hebrew
writings, contemporaneous with the
era of Ahab, about $40 B. c., which
contain references found in the Bible
These were discovered in excavations
made late in 1910 at Samaria in Pal
estine, which was the capital of the
northern kingdom of Israel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Hold Meeting by Telephone.

Rochester. N. Y-By an arrange
ment of telephones, in which each man
at the table used an operators receiv-
er, the Buffalo and Rochester AID clubs,
each in its own city, held a joint SEES
sion, with luncheon, the other day.
Presidents of the clubs and other
speakers made addresses, songs were
sung, and two advertising experts, one
at each end of the 69-mile wire, made
addresses alternately, and ali was
heard by both bodies, as the doings at
one end were transmitted to each indt
yidual at the other.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
ROMANCE OF HANDLES MAN

Minus both hands, Roco Sricha,
prospective bridegroom, astonished the
cIerk at the Washington county court
house when. he took a pen in his
teeth and signed an application
on license to we'd Mrs. Helen l.
Daily. A few mods of his head and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23

tain basin; another mosaic floor rep
resents dog chasing a hare. This is
the finest specimen of domestic
Roman architecture so far discov.
cred at Pola, but this Istrian city
now the Austrian Portsmouth, haa al
ways been well known to archseol
ogists by reason of its fine ampht
theater and the complete, though
small, Roman temple, which stands IN
the middle of the town.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Patriotic Determination.

Your wife insists on being allowed
to vote
YES" replied Mr.. Meekin. "She's
in political argument. She wants to
go to the polls and put in a post
script"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Fauors Buildings of Gold

tration building be decorated with pol
ished gold, be built as the central
our idea-and that the principal statu-
airy and ornamentatiops shall be in re-
membrance of the old pioneers of our
state"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Words of Comfort

my doctor says I must sleep out-of-
DOORS" said the man who is not
strong.
makes painful efforts to cheer up;
"it's all right so long as your landlord
doesn't say it."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Church's Income is $415,ooo.

New York.-The annual report of the
Grace Episcopal church shows that it
ranks among the richest parishes in
the world. The corporation has prop
erty worth more than $6,000,000 and
income producing endowment funds to
the value of nearly s2,000,00O which
produce an annual income of $415,0O0
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
DEPOT WAS HER FERRY BOAT
Iowa Woman Finds Trip From Oak
land to San Francisco Takes
Much Time-Put Straight.

Oakland, Cal-Mrs Millicent Kidd
of Keokuk, Ia, arrived at the Oak
land mole on an overland train, ex-
pecting to be met by relatives with
whom she is visiting in San Fran
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23

am not so lost in lexicography as
to forget that words are the daugh-
ters Of earth and that things are the
sons of heaven-Samuel Johnson
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23

Thousands of Consumptives die every
year Consumption results from a neg
lected cold on the lungs. Hamlins Wizard
Oil viii cure these colds. Just rub it into
the chest and draw out the infaurmatio
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
BONES OF DUKE FOR SALE

A remarkable advertisement ap-
peared recently in the New York
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23

Natures laxative, Garfield Tea, is made
of clean. sweet. health-giying Herbs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23

Cleanliness is next to godliness-
John Wesley.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-23
Work While
You Sleep

Millions of people have CAS-
CARETS do Health work for
them. If you have never tried
this great health maker-Get 1Oc
box-and you will never use any
other toloel medicine. d,
CAScARETS roc box for q weeks
treatment, all druggists. Biggest seller
In the world. Million boxes q month.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-01-20
Ahbotsford,

The present estate Of Abbotsford
was formed during the years 1911 10
1917 from various small farms. the first
one purchased bearing the "lnharmo.
NOUS designation" CLARITY Hole. After
Sir Walter Scots death in 1884 a com,
mittee oi friends collected $4,000 TO,
ward the redemption OF the estate, and
MIR. Cadet. The publisher, contributed
the rest ON receiving the rights over
Scots works, The library and museum
had been given some years before by
the creditors, As his son, Lieut. Col
w. Scott, died ON his way home from
India, the property descended To J. II.
I.ockhart. his son'in-law, ana thence tc
his daughters husband. J. Il. Hone,
Scott. whose daughter held the estate
for some years, Many Scott relies are
preserved In the house. notably his
chair and writing table In the study
and his hat and gloves In the hall
London Evening STANDARD,
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-01-20

Prof. Brander Matthews Of Colnm.
bia. In one Of his brilliant addresses
At Columbia on the drama. said OF an
nninaGinative and prosaic dramatist:
He II was. I am sure, who In his
youth. on being asked In examina.
ton what Shakespeare meant by the
phrase sermons In stones wrote In
reply:
when passing BY . tombstone.
you may learn the name and the
dates Of birth and death Of the de.
parted one. and also. from the In.
scriptiOn q valuable moral lesson
from his or her life. Walking
along q road. you may see from the
milestones the number Of miles TO
the nearest towns. and thus acquire
geographical information. Heaps OF
stones by the roadside indicate that
repairs are to take place. and 40
inculcate a lesson In neatness,~
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-01-20
College Girls Employed to Exclusion
Of Al Others In Mountain
Hosteiry.

There Is hotel up in the White
mountains that has only college girls
as Mattresses. There are more than
fifty such girls employed In the hotel
and Gen. NJ e. Wentworth propric
tor Of the hosiery. now says he would
not have any other kind Of servants
He has applications from Wellesley
Smith. Nassar. Wells and many other
girls colleges for positions az wait.
resses. and. In fact. has 40 many cal.
didatcs he selects his help by "A most
rigorous examination. The girls are
on duty only for breakfast. luncheon
and dinner. and have the rest Of the
day absolutely free. A the majority
Of these girls rank high In class. aud
rs many children are in the hotel
with their parents. they have abund.
ant time to do tutoring In the summer
and make large fees IN that way
General Wentworth Is satisfied with
the arrangement and usually encour.
nges the girls TO make all the money
they can. lie has found his scheme
successful and observes his guests
fnvaribly are satisfied. There IL n
superstition. said Wentworth. "a col.
Iege education units "A girl for Elf.
dent work. but this IL nonsense.
hayo had experience with all kinds Of
tervsnis. and II am given my choice
! Invariably pick the college girl
Not only does the college girl attend
to her work better than the ordinary
servant. hut her work IL much more
finished she has better idea 81
what Is required and she has better
iden ~ the place Of work In tho
world"
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-01-20
HER TIME WORTH se4 A DAY
Woman Called Upon 10 dig oeep for
Little Accommodation Rem.
dered.

" know u woman. that Is, have
a speaking acquaintance with her over
the telephone. whose time must hc
worth about tGi for "A working day ~
eight hours" said the woman. From
n little bill she sent me- the first oi
October I have figured tina, II what
she values herself at. She IN IN nc.
comnodating woman. We got nc.
ouainted through her going 30 all
kinds of trouble to deliver u telephone
message. One afternoon she called
out our number aud asked " there
was anybody living there named
Maude. My name In Mauie. I told
her ~. Then she said that about AN
hour before som" man had called her
TO the telephone and without waiting
To find OCT whether he had the right
number or no, he had said: Hello.
Mnudc, that you? I'll be up about
six o'clock tonight. BE sure 10 BE-
ready To start the minute rc, there.
"pcfore she could say u word b,
had rung OF and she set about trying
"a corner Maudo who used her own
telephone number ON another cX
change. II took fifteen minutes. and
she called mp seven numbers In all.
The message was mine and ] thanked
her, gave my full name and address
and offered TO pay for her troublr.
She was quite indignant; forbade me
even 10 mention such n thing. but
upon second thought she concluded tt
mention II herself. Her bill Is foi
s?.S5--Sb cents for the seven calls and
~ for the fifteen minutes. u Is upon
that basis that ! figured out my val
uation Of S6& q day. Pretty valuable
time. seems to me-"
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-01-20
Artificial Camphor.

There Is in operation in New York
state an artificial camphor factory,
the product of which Is intended to
compete In the market with the nat.
ural substance. II is maintained that
Il does not differ, except In the man.
ncr Of its origin. from that extracted
from the camphor trees OF Formosa.
Artificial camphor Is made from es.
sential oils derived from turpentine.
Chemically the only difference be.
tween turpentine and camphor Is the
possession by each molecule Of the
latter of one atom Of oxygen which Is
lacking In the former. Iiy chemical
process the needed oxygen IL sup.
piled. ThIee-fourths Of the entire sup.
Ply Of camphor Is used In the arts,
and one fourth In medicine.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-01-20
HOW BURNT CORK IS MADE
Product OF Theatrical "Paint Facto.
ries" Just As Are Other Cos.
retIes Used by Profession.

The popular impression as 20 the
application OF burn, cork by minstrel
performers and actors In general IL
that II is rubbed on the face and
hands Of the player from n cork whose
end In charred In a convenient gas
Jet. This Impression In. however, IN.
correct. The burnt cork used by min
sirels and others Ii the product or
the theatrical paint factories" Just
No IL any other cosmetic or pigment
employed by the profession.
One house makes II In the follow.
Ing manner: The cOrks are placed In
three Tin vessels. resembling washboil.
ers. With holes punched In their sides
and bottom. Alcohol Is sprinkled over
the corks and then they are fired"
When the corks have been properly
charrcd they are placed IN muslin
seeks. which are kncaded In barrels
Of water. This operation forces the
powdered charcoal through the sacks
into the water.
When all the chnrrcd corks have
been worked through the sacks into
the water IN this way the water II
drained through close canvas sack.
and what remains In that suck is
ready for the performers. Tho stun
In put UP In cans. from which. when
the minstrel In ready IN black up,"
he takes a little Of the black paste In
his hands and applies Il to his face.
neck and sometimes his hands.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-01-20
Elk Stole the Grain.

Thefts Of oats and other grains
from the Kingsbury camp on the west
Portal Of the Laramie Poudre tunnel
Wee explained when watchers discov
cred a herd Of eleven elk, led by a
monster buck, devouring the grain.
This Is the first time In recent years
thai elk have approached SO near
civilization. and old families on the
Poudre say that their presence pre-,
diets q severe winter.
Men Mt work on the tunnel report
deer and bear are numerous, and all
are on the lookout for huge CHINA.
mon bear which chased some Of the
wOrkmen into camp the other day,
The bear Is said to have taken Up his
headquarters near the tunnel two
years ago--Denver Republican.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-01-20
Culture.

Thus there IL climbing scale Of
culture, from the first agreeable sen.
sation which a sparkling gem or n
scarlet stain affords the eyes, up
through fair outlines and details of
the landscape. features Of the human
face and form, signs and tokens Of
thought and character In manners, up
10 the ineffable mysteries of the intel.
lect.
Wherever we begin thither our
steps tend; an ascent from the 10y of
IA horse and his trappings. up to the
perception Of Newton, that the globe
on which We ride Is only larger an
pie falling from larger tree; up 10
the perception Of Plato. that globe
and universe are rude and early ex.
pressions Of an all.dissoly Ing unity
the hrst stair on the scale to the TEN.
pie Of the mind,-Emerson.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-01-20

Secured p telegraph Of Attempted A..
sass'n flon Which Appeared In
loco Publications.

The psf remarkable press picture
'v'r oYained was undoubtedly the
pho'oSfaph OF the actual exploding OF
the hYmb which was thrown ut the
kihr hnd queen Of Spain on the ocea.
sion 'of their Majestics' wedding. II
was secured by an operator for one OF
IN" largest firms Of press photograph.
rrs.
The photograph proved vcritablc
gold mine, for II appeared In close on
three thousand publications. including
nf course, foreign. Colonial. and Amcri
can journals.
The photograph was secured more or
less by piece uf good luck. says the
strand. The operator was on u stand
with his camera in the place allotted
10 him by the police. waiting for the
procession to appear. the camera was
placed facing down the street up which
the procession was to come. From the
moment II came in sight until the royal
carriage was within about thirty yards
OF him the operator secured three pic.
lures. He then r.adiusted the camera
80 ~ to get u good picture vi the king
and queen IN their carriage. which was
about ten yards tom him At the
same instant rs the operator pressed
he hall and exposed a plate u dark oh.
j'st Was hurled NJ he royal carriago
from n balcony window. aud then loi.
loved Instantly u binding Hash and n
huls" like n thunder clap. The opera.
or was hurled halrslunnpd to til,
ground his camera inl wing him. Wh'u
h" WAS able ~ stand he SAW u t"riih''
seen" below him The large crowd
vas stampoding IN all directions. An!
un" lUckl"ss enough Ia TALL In that
storm " rushing humanity Was In.
.iantly trnmpl,d To death. and several
I'D TALL Som" thirty people In all
we're KILLED on that occasion. Of whom
a, least hall WEI" simply crushed or
iramplud 10 death IN the panic tina:
followed on IN explosion. II is yer.
remarkable thar all tn. plates IN the
operators camera were broken with
the exception oi the last one he had
exposed which depicted the actual
seen" at the moment of the explosion.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-01-20
lncurabie.

u do think" said Mrs McGoozic
my husband IN the most persistently
trgumentative man ! ever saw. Hell
controvert any proposition. no matter
what II Ia.
This morning, while We were walt
ing on a platform Of one Of the eleva
ted railway stations for a train. he saw
the sign, Out Of order on one OF
those chewing gum slot machines.
Tim willing to bet cent It ism,
nut Of order he said
He dropped u coin In the slot. liz
didn't get any stick of gum and he
didn't get his money back.
There said, ! hope you're salts
fled now
That doesn't prove anything. Al
yira,' he grunrod The machine ism,
out of order; il's built that way on DUR
pose.
But that's l.ysander all over"
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-01-20
Millions for Al.

There In enough gold floating In the
sea to make everybody rich. This
Information Ii the result Of an All
alysis Of ocean water recently finished
ny NJ. Alphonse Berget Of Paris. q
professor In the Oceanographic insti
tute. lie has cOnfded HIS discovery
TO the Paris correspondent Of the
Chicago Daily News. who makes haste
To spread the glad news THE an.
alysis revealed about fifty milligrams
ca grain) Of gold In each ton OF sea
water" explained the professor.
Tina, seems little enough. but con.
sidering that It takes line of figures
n column wide to give the total mum.
her of tons Of water In the ocean Il
~ easy To see that an immense
amount Of gold IL held 10 solution.
II each of the $500. OOO, 900 Inhabitants
OF the world had his share II would
equal $2i,0OO,O0O apiece.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-01-20

The late John 8, Huyler." said a
New York confectioner. was. for
oil his millions and all his philan
thropy. man Of shrinking mOdesty
Though he came Of an excellent
family. MIR. Huyler laughed at those
persons who, In a democracy like
ours, boosted of their ancient line
age.
"A banker once declared In Mr.
Huylers presence that he was de,
scended from the princes Of Powys
Wales. seventh century. you know.
els that so. drawled Mr.. Huy.
Ter. Yet l heard a man tell your
brother the other day that he could
trace his family back to the days
Of armor and shirts of chain mail,
My wife made me stop my ira
cling when ! got back to shirt sleeves
and overalis.'
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-01-20
TO PLEASE is TO SERVE
Any Literary Work Which Conveys
Pleasing impressions 10 Service
to Public.

Any literary work which conveys
faithful facts ar pleasing Impressions
IL a service To the public. II IL even a
service 10 be- thankfully proud Of hav
Ing rendered. The slightest novels are
n blessing to those In distress; not
chloroform itself IL greater. Our finp
old sea captains HE WAS justified
when Carlyle soothcd his mind with
The Kings Own" or owen Forster
To please In TO serve: and NO far from
Its being difficult To instruct while you
amuse. II Is difficult to do the one
thoroughly without the other Some
part Of the writer or his life will crop
out In even n yapid book: and TO read
novel which was conceived with any
force. In to multiply experience and Ia
exercise the sympathics. Every article.
every piece Of verse. every essay.
every cntrciilci, IL destined to pass.
however swiftly, through the minds Of
some portion Of the pGblic, and to col.
or, however iranslcnily, their thoughts
The writer has a chance 10 stumble.
by the way. on something pleasing,
something interesting. something on.
couraelng were II only 10 n single read
or. lie VIII be unfortunate. indeed, II
he suit no one. lie has the chance, be-
sides, 10 stumble on something that u
duh person shall he able TO compre.
bend. and for n duh person TO have
read anything and. for that once. com.
pretended II. makes u marking epoch
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-01-20
Corner In the County Of Kildare. Ire.
land, Dear to Those Who
Know u.

The black bog Of kilbarron. in the
County Kildare. ireland. lies five long
miles from either railway or pos,of
nee and is considered to be at the
back Of beyant entirely"
There are three styles of dwellings
In the black bog says the Rosary
Magazine. houses. cottages and cab.
ms. The houses are quaint. rambling
edifces owned by the farmers, who
still hold to olden styles and ancient
ways unmindful Of the great modern
note which is sweeping through Ire.
land today.
The cottages belong to the govern.
ment and are rented to laborers at a
very low rate. while the cabins are
simply relies Of the old regime. Just
clay huts rooted with straw. There
are very few Of the latter standing IN
Ireland now.
The black bog IL a dangerous place
for nightly rambles, as It abounds In
deep holes full Of inky water. But
some warm summer evening after sun.
set, when the white fogs are rising all
around, go down there all you who
are city tired. and find out how good
that springy sod will feel To your
cramped feet.
Try n short Marathon along those
winding pathways. you who are weary
~ lie trcadmill, and sec u YOU do
not get TO feeling like n young colt
Just let loose In n clover pasture. on
some misty day In October 20 down
there among the brown heather and
let the long. clean. wet winds blow
the burrows from your forehead while
the raindrops are pa,tcr.ng on the
bracken like the wee feet Of the
fairies themselves
Always enchanting. always beauti.
ful. even II II II at the back OF
h"yan'.' the charm Of this old hog
viii twine itself round your hear, with
u lure strong enough to draw you
back 10 the ailds of Klbarron for
cNermore.