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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18
The SAFE LAXATIVE
FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE

Most elderly people are more or
less troubled with chronic, per
sistent constipation, due largely TO
lack of sufficient exercise. They eX-
perienoe difficulty in digesting even
light food, with a consequent beIching
OF stomach gases, drowsiuess after
eating, headache and a feeling Of lassi-
tude and general discomfort.
Doctors advise against cathartfcs and
violent purgatiyes Of every kind, rec
ommending mild, gentle laxative
tonic, like DR.. CaIdweIPs Syrup Pepsin,
to effect relief without disturbing the
entire system.
DR.. CaldwelI's Syrup Pepsin is the
perfect laxative, easy in action, GER
tain In effect and, withaI, pleasant TO
the taste. It possesses tonic prcper-
ties that strengthen the stomach, liver
and bowels and is a remedy that has
been for years the great standby in
thousands Of families, and should be
in every family medicine chest. It is
equally as valuable for children as for
older people.
Druggists everywhere sell DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin in soc and $1.00
bottles. If you have never tried it
send your name and address to DR.. w.
3. Caldwell, 201 Washington St, Mon
ticello, H., and he will be very glad to
send a sample bottle for trial,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18
Waited For His Medicine

And sure [ might be dead by that
time, he said, dismally, as he mob
bIed away.
Promptly at the expiration Of a
week he returned, looking more for
lorn than on his previous visit, and
stood expectanty at the desk awaiting
his turn
Your card is all right" announced
the librarian, smilingly.
Thank Cod" he exclaimed feryent-
". And now kin / have me mfdicine.
Iady?'
Your incidence" she repeated in
surprise. we cant give you any
medicine here"
Sure, isn't this the dtspfnsaryg' he
asked anuously.
No, this is 4 library where people
come for books, she explained.
There is dispensary two blocks fur
Their down the street"
Wei, well, well, said he. slowiy
And here have l been waitin a week
for midicine to cure me rheumatic"
And he hobbled scrlowfuily away
New York Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18
Young Bride of Head of United Wire
less. 67 Years Old, Says She
Did Not Wed for Money.

New YOTk.-It was for love and not
for money that pretty 18-year-old
Stella Lewis married Christopher Co
lumbus Wilson. the 67-yeahr-old head
of the United Wireless company, she
Informed United States Commissioner
Alexander. Mrs Wilson, who was
married the day her husband was in
dicted for using the mails TO defraud
was a witness in the bankruptcy pro
ceedings to ascertain if Wilson had
concealed any of the $1,500,000 he is
supposed to have obtained from the
Gale of United Wireless stock. He is
o be brought from Atlanta, where he
: now serving a three years sentence
% testify Dec. %
Mrs. Wilson. who had been a
photographer for the United Wireless.
enlightened the commissioner and
Saul S. Myers. attorney for the re,
ceiver. as to why she had married,
but she did not furnish information as
So whether or not her husband had
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18
HUGUEN0TS GET PAINE HOME
New ochelle-C'eI ebration
Planned,

New Rochelle. \. Y.-Henry Nj. Les
ter, president of the Huguenot Asso-
citation OF New Rochelle, turned over
to tffe trustees of the association the
house which was given by the state
of New York to Thomas Paine after
the Revolution in recognition OF his
patriotic services With the house
goes an acre OF ground on North ave
nue., known as Deveau Park House
and ground are valued at $4,000. The
board of trustees elected James 5.
Haviland. president; Charles Pryor.
secretary. and George F. Flandreaux.
treasurer.
Mr.. Lester bought the old house
three years ago, moved it to its pres
ent site, and restored it. 1t is now
known as Deveau House. renamed for
its original owner, Tory, who fed
at the outbreak OF the Revolution. 1t
is the headquarters of the Huguenot
association, and is used as a public
museum of HuguenOt and Westches-
ter county relics.
The association is preparing for a
celebration in 1913 to commemorate
the two hundred and twenty-tfth an
niversary Of the settlement Of New
Rochelle by Huguenots. The common
council and other city officials will be
invited TO take part in the event
which will probably take the form
of an old-fashioned festival, with
pageants. An official delegation from
the city of La Rochelle, France, is to
be received, having accepted the in.
vitation extended p Henry NJ. Les
ter and Charles Pryor, who represent
ed New Rochelle at a special celebEa,
ton at La Rochelle last October.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18
Married Old Man For Love

any assets lying around that Teceiy
err in bankruptcy could get hold of
According to her testimony i!
would have been more profitable for
her if she had remained with her note
book, pencil and typewriter instead of
marrying a man who. at the time of
the wedding, was supposed to be
worth millions. The marriage came
at the time the government was look
ing for Miss Lewis to use her as a
witness against the Wireless heads at
the trial
1t is the belief of the creditors of
the Wireless company that Wilson has
concealed about $750.00O One ques-
ton Of Attorney Myers showed it was
his opinion that Wilson, prior to his
arrest i'll the summer of 1910, made a
trip to Europe and deposited in banks
over there about $450.0OO This was
news to Mrs Wilson, she said
She last saw her husband at At
lanta about three weeks ago She is
now residing with her parents at sos
West 115th street, and said she was
subsisting on their bounty, as all the
money her husband had given her
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18

Jules rose somewhat, but never earn
/ ed more than $1,000 a year. As time
went on they continued to see each
other every day. each day renewing
their VOWS of love They did not
| dream of disobeyfng their parents in
junction of waiting on marriage IN
til they were in "a position to do
So"
Jules never went to Marguerites
| house except when her mother died
and Marguerite never went to the
small fiat to see Jules mother. Both
understood that for them marriage
was hopeless-for the time. Jules
! must look after his old mother Mar
guerite must nurse her paralyzed ia
Their Jules managed now and then
to pile another coin on the tiny heap
! he was saving for the marriage day
| And so time went on and he was IS
and she was 81
And then the other day Jules was
sent to cash the check for nearly
$4,000 Jules cashed the check at
the bank. As he neared the door
man stumbled against him and he
! fell When he arose the man was
gone and the money had disappeared,
jules was accused of nothing but
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18

would like to see me again upon the
stage, provided l am amid congenial
surroundings
This is extraordinary Wallack re-
piled, most extraordinary Laura
Keene has just left me-has given me
French leave-and have been cast
ing about for three days to find some
one to take her place. But I never
should have dreamed that it would be
my good fortune to supplant Laura
Keene with Mrs. John goey
Then and there the whole matter
Of Mrs. John Hoey again becoming a
member of Wallack's Stock Company
was settled Mrs. Hoey remained with
Lester Wallack for some years. and
during that time there was no hap
pier man than John Hoey as. from a
box, he watched his wife as she play
ed her old parts"
Copyright, 1911. by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18
CORPORATION in Washington Will Try
to Establish Universal Type for Use
of Those With Siqhtless Eyes.

Washington. An organization
zrown as the National Library ior the
Blind has been incorporated here to
carry on q movement to establish a
universal type for blind readers and
70 distribute books among them
Literature for the blind. now pub
vsbe5 at a rate of less than 20 books
p wear. is made less useful to them be
bause it is now printed in at least
FIVE distinct styles Of type. There is
now no method OF circulating books for
the blind.
TIE national library aims to have
all hooks for blind readers printed in
mes which shall be universally IN
serstood and to establish travelling IL
hraries. The library also will buy
and copy sheet music for blind stu
dents and assist them to new liyeli-
lood by transcribinS books and music
o. the library
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18
IN MATCHToWN.
Fortunately no Faith Was Required,
For She Had None,

4 had no faith whatever, but on the
advice of a hale, hearty old gentleman
who spoke from experience, I began to
use Grape-Nuts about years ago. -
writes an Ohio woman, who says she
is 40, is known to be fair, and admits
that she is growing plump on the new
diet
Il shall not try to tell you how I sui
fered for years from a deranged stom-
ach that rejected almost all sorts of
food, and digested what little was fore
ed upon it only at the cost of great
distress and pain.
Il VS. treated by many different
doctors and they gave me many differ
ent medicines, and even spent sever
al years in exile from my home, think,
ing change of scene might do me good
You may judge Of the gravity of my
condition when I tell you was some,
times compelled to use morphine for
weeks at q time.
For two years have eaten Grape
Nuts food at least twice a day and /
can now say that 1 have perfect
health. have taken no medicine in
that time-Grape-Nut has done it all
I can eat absolutely anything I wish,
without stomach distress.
7 am a business woman and can
walk my ? or 8 miles a day and feel
better for doing so. I have to use
brains in my work. and it is remark
able how quick. alert and tireless my
mental powers have become" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek
Mich
There's a reason, and it is explain
ed in the little book, THE Road tc
MELVILLE in pkgs.
ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18
PITIFUL SIGHT WITH ECZEMA

"a few days after birth we noticed
an inflamed spot on our babys hip
which soon began spreading until
baby was completely covered even in
his eyes, ears and scalp For eight
weeks he was bandaged from head to
foot. He could not have a stitch Of
clothing on. Our regular physician
pronounced it chronic eczema. He Is
a very able physician and ranks with
the best in this locality, nevertheless.
the disease began spreading until
baby was completely covered. He
was losing flesh SO rapidly that we be-
came alarmed and decided to try Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment
Not until commenced using Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment could we tell
what he looked like, as we dared not
wash him, and I had been putting one
application after another on him On
removing the scale from his head the
hair came off, and left him entirely
bald, but since we have been using
Cuticura Soap and Ointment he has
as much hair as ever. Four weeks
0ALCl VIC bC5cNh W uS6 the CullGuId
Soap and Ointment he was entirely
cured. I don't believe anyone could
have eczema worse than our baby.
Before we used the Cuticura REM
edies we could hardly look at him, he
was such pitiful sight He would
fuss until 1 would treat him. they
semed to relieve him so much. Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment stand by
themselves and the result they quick
ly and surely bring is their own rec
ommendation." (Signed) Mrs T. B.
Rosser, Mill Hall, Pa, Feb 20, 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold by druggists and deal
ers everywhere, a sample of each,
with 32-page book, will be mailed free
on application to "Cuticura," Dept
20 K, Boston.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18

carelessness. He was not even sus-
pected but the chief partner in the
firm for which Jules worked told
him that he must find another posi-
ton. And on that same day the doc
tor told Marguerite that she had nurs-
ed her father so well he probably
would live another ten years. So
she would be 81 years old before she
could marry. She shuddered at the
thought and felt a pang of shame,
and then-she lost all hope.
And if Jules Denis had waited on
ly a few hours longer they at last
could have seen the way to happi-
ness in marriage after their years of
true devotion to their parents.
For soon after the discovery of
Jules death it was found that his
mother had died in her sleep in the
night Marguerite's father was found
in collapse indicating that his days
were few. He is So. When he
looked up at neighbors who went to
him after the finding Of his daughters
body they could not tell him the news,
and he could not understand why his
daughter had not brought his morn
ing chocolate to him as usual. Ser
wants must look after him now.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18
Thackeray Made More Than He Ex
pected by Lecture Tour and IN
vested 1t for the Benefit
of His Daughters.

When William Makepeace Thacke-
ray was on his second lecture tour in
the United States, in 1855, he made
the editorial offices Of Putnam's Mag
azine his headquarters when he was
in New York city The late Park God
win, publicist and son-in-law of Will
liam Cullen Bryant, was then an edi-
tor of the magazine.
''Thackeray always had free entry
20 the editorial rooms of the maya
zine; he came and went without cere-
mony," said Mr.. Goodwin to me a short
time before his death in 1904. 81 re
member that one day l entered the Of
fee rather unexpectedly, and there,
seated at my desk, was Thackeray. He
was all alone, and was busily engaged
in marking up bit of paper.
an the course of the conversation
that ensued l remarked that l had
heard that when it was first proposed
to Thackeray thai he visit the United
States and deliver his lectures on The
English Humorists.' he almost resent
ed the offer, because it seemed to him
that Tor him to appear upon the lee
ture platform il this country would
be in the nature of an exhibition of
William Makereace Thackeray. Then
I asked if he had ever felt any sense
of humiliation on that account while
lecturing in this country.
"Thackeray got up, stuck his hands
in his pocket, looked cut of the win
dow for moment or two, and then
declared most emphatically that from
the moment when he appeared upon
the lecture platfor@ at Boston to lee
ture for the first time in America in
1852, until the first course of lectures
was ended in 1858, he had experienced
not the slightest sense of humiliation.
For that reason, he said, he was all
the more ready to listen to PROPOSE
tions for a second lecture tour. And
then, with a characteristic, whimsical
smile and merry fash of the eyes,
he added that he thought he could
have swallowed the humiliation, if
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18
Ben Butler Contrived to Have Dana's
Appointment as Minister to Eng
land Rejected and Blow to
Latter Was Lasting.

Richard Henry Dana Jr. will be
longest remembered as the author of
that great sea classic, "To Years Be
fore the Mast" the first American
work to be widely translated But
among the lawyers Of his time. and
especially among those who made a
speciality of international law, Dana's
reputation as a lawyer was even
greater than that which he popularity
enjoyed as the author of one of the
most popular books of the day.
When Dana was at the height Of
his fame as the MASTER of inteTna-
tionaI law. President Grant found it
necessary to remove John Lothrop
Mitley from his post as minister to
Great Britain on account of insUbor-
dination. The cause of the removal
was generally known; nevertheless.
both the president and his secretary
of state, Hamilton Fish, we're severe
ly criticised for removing Motley, the
general esteem in which he was held
as author and historian causing the
administration critics to overlook
to obey the instructions of his imme-
date superior, Secretary Fish. Espe-
ctally in Massachusetts. MotIey's own
state, the people were indignant, they
taking it. apparently, as an affront to
the state because Motley had been
removed from his post of high dis
tinction
Six years later, in order to quiet the
hostile feeling in Massachusetts to-
wards the administration, when the
president received the resignation of
General Robert C. Schenck of Ohio,
Motley's successor as minister to
Great Britain, he determined to nomi-
nate a Massachusetts man for the
post Secretary Fish recommended
the appointment Of Richard Henry
Dana Jr., urging that he won fame
both as an author and a master Of in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18
Noted Authors Great Sorrow

ternationaI law. The president at
once warmly approved the recommen-
dation and in due course sent Dana's
name to the senate, fully believing
that confirmation of the appointment
would follow within a day or two.
That was in 1876.
But the next day." said the late
Col. George Bliss, for many years an
intimate friend of Richard Henry
Dana Jr and long a Republican par
ty leader in New York state. zone
of the Massachusetts congressman
called upon the president and report
ed that Ben Butler who had a per-
sonal grievance against Dana, and
one or two other prominent men of
Massachusetts had begun an intrigue
with the avowed Object of prevailing
upon the senate not to confirm Dana's
appointment In view of this fact,
the presidents caller limited, it per-
haps would be the better part for the
president to withdraw the nomination
of Dana.
CT will not withdraw it, President
Grant replied, grtmly. IF Massachu-
sets. through the intrigues Of Butler
and others, is able to defeat the nom
ination of Richard Henry Dana as
minister to Great Britain, then I want
that record made. want it known
that, if Dana's nomination is rejected,
Massachusetts did it.
Well, the intrigue was successful;
Dana's name was rejected by the SEN
ate, But that made no difference in
his position with the public They
knew that he had richly deserved the
honor because of his legal learning,
his patriotism, his character. The
fact that the public stood by him con-
soled Dana greatly. but the blow that
Ben Butler and his intriguing asso-
states induced the senate to give
Dana was one from which Dana never
fully recovered to his dying day. Sc
cTetly, he ever gTieved over It, and
often to his most intimate friends he
would speak in sorrow OF this chapter
Of his career. It was the one great
sorrow Of his life"
Copyright, 1911 by E. ]. Edwards. Al,
Rights ReseTved.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18
cred he Was at q Library, Not
Dispensary.

A ragged, miserable looking old
man entered one Of the free circulat-
ing library the other day and said he
wanted an application blank The
blank was given to him by the Ebrar-
ian, who could not imagine what such
a poor, ignorant old fellow could want
with books. After having been told
half a dozen times over how to make
out the application he sat himself
down at a table and Iaboriously filed
it in When he had finished the woman
in charge at the desk had difficulty in
deciphering mis- almost iIlegibIe wri-
ting, but finally pronounced the blank
was correct in substance.
Now, you can go away and come
back in a week" she said.
And couldn't l come before?" he
asked, looking bitterly disappointed.
1t wouldn't be worth your white. /"
she replied. We've got to look W
your reference, you know"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18
CoFnered.

Lord GuiIford tells story of a
young lady's resources at a bazaar
Business was in full swing when a
young man strolled around the vart
GUS stalls, wsth no intention of pur-
chasing anything. AS he passed a
large, beautifully decorated stall the
young lady sellers detained him
Wont you buy a cigarette holder,
sir?" she asked. mo, thank you.
don't smoke, was the curt reply. COR
a pen wiper worked with my own
hands?" u don't write" Then do
have this nice box of chocolates" q
don't eat sweets" The young lady's
patience was exhausted. Sir" she
said grimly, will you buy this box
of soap?"
The young man paid up.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18
LOVERS KILL SELVES
Sequel to Forty Years Romance
of French Sweetheart.
After Marriage Was Forbidden Jules
and Marguerite Met Daily
and Exchanged Vows-Are
Found Dead

Paris, FTance.-Tragedy has closed
he remarkable love affair of Jules
Denis and Marguerite Plezezins. They
we're engaged forty years. Marguer-
te had TO nurse her father, Jules had
o plan and scrape to keep his moth
sr The first duty of each was to
he parent.
The years went creeping on and
I did seem. at last, that they would
be married. But Jules was robbed
and lost his position and the doctor
old Marguerite her aged father would
i've another ten years. because she
lursed the old man so wonderfully
we'll"
Then the next morning the conci-
/ srge of a house in BeIlevine sent a
messenger boy to the fifth floor with
4 note to Jules Denis. At the same
time the concierge in street in La
Villette sent boy to the fourth floor
with a message addressed to Mdlle
Marguerite Plezezinski Both boys
returned with the notes They had
knocked but had received No reply.
d
and the police. Jules Denis lay dead
| in his bed A bottle which had con
tanned laudanum was by his side. and
in his hand was a sheet of paper con
| timing last word to his sweetheart.
Marguerite was found in her room
| dressed in white and dead. and -er
| hand held a paper with a word on
it to Jules, my loved one" There
was laudanum bottle by her bed
side, too.
The police opened the notes sent
by messengers.
1T is accomplished, Marguerite. "
said one
1T is accomplished, Jules" said the
other.
jules Denis was 68 years old Mar
guerite Plezezinski was 81. They met
when Marguerite was II and Jules
% Marguerite was the daughter of
comparatively wealthy parents. Jules
was a clerk at $50 a month. They
wished to marry. but their parents
laughed at them and said: There is
plenty of time to think it over" Mar
guerite's parents could live without
work, but had 10 money for a mar
rage portion for their daughter snf-
| tcient for a sOn-in-law without =
reasonable income.
So Marguerite and Jules met each
lay. exchanged VOWS and waited.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18

to him while he was in this dilemma
that he would make a social call upon
Mrs. John Hoey, and Mr.. Hoey as we'll.
for he was an intimate friend of both.
Mr.. Hoey was not at home when ne
called. but Mrs. Hoey received him
very graciously. After chatting for a
few moments she told Mr.. Wallack
that she had made up her mind to re-
turn to the stage
'Wallack was taken aback for mo-
ment, but at last he ventured to ask
her if Mr.. Hoey knew of her plans.
and, if he did, whether or not he ap-
proved of them
"'Oh, yes. he approves of them,
Mrs. Hoey said, provided I join the
Wallack Stock Company. and play
with nobody else. 1 suspect Mr.. Hoey
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-18
Apes Learn to Talk.

London.-The apes at the zoo are
being taught to talk, SO that human
beings can understand what they say.
The experiments are quite unoffi-
cial But Professor Boulanger of the
Natural History Museum, South Ken
sington, and his son, Mr.. E. Boulanger,
in charge at the reptile house, make a
point of visiting the chimpanzees in
the new ape house at odd times ant
talking to them.