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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-13

If a lobster is mot an animal" what
is 1t? You can't classify 1t either as
a vegetable or as a mineral.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-13

Farmer in Ohio says he owns a cat
with three heads. Think of listening
in the Silly night to cat with three
voices.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-13

A contemporary asks: Can a mar
rted man be hero" Yes. verify, he
shows his heroism by marrying.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-13

II Boston wins the American league
pennant baked beans will become the
national dish.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-13

The letter-carrier will be glad when
the vacation season with its flood OF
foolish post cards is over.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-13

Mans best FRIEND at present Is the
electric fan. 1t is better even than a
snow-bank.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-13

IR HIRAM STEVENS
MAXIM famed already
as the inventor of the
Maxim gun, cordite
smokeless powder, de-
vices for aeroplanes
and other ingenious
things, now comes for
ward with a new land
startling original idea
for preventing collisions
at sea.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-13

An aviator fell 200 feet without be-
ing hurt, but this is no proof that
aviation is being made safer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-13

A Philadelphia policeman is going
into vaudeville. Going to do sleep
walking act, probably.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-13

A Missouri woman has written a
book with her toes. Probably it was
made up from footnotes.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-13

Designating is the latest addition
to the English vocabulary.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-13

II you are in favor of pajamas, as
against nighties. tell 1t to the ma
rines.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-13

Speaking OF civilization, Chinese
women once crippled their feet but
never wore tight skirts
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-13

What happy little world this
would be If we could only shovel snow
In the summer time.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-13

After all. q pennant is only a
flag.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08

writing is also a fair counterfeit Any
way, it is good enough to fool almost
any one, and I do not blame you in
the least for having been deceived.
Don't feel worried about it, for it is
not your fault at all Nevertheless,
there is something wrong about it and
l don't understand it." I thrust the
card into my pocket and returned to
my rooms a great deal more perpleXed
than | had been when 1 left them.
Hastily I attempted to run over in
my mind the people who could by any
possibility have had access to my
private stationery, but was obliged
to dismiss that thought when I real
lied that my cards were scattered
throughout the entire list of my ac-
quaintances and that my card case
containing a number of them was still
missing. The field of possibilities in
this direction was too large for me
to form even a remote conjecture, and
was drawn to the conclusion that it
in all probability was the work of
some clever sneak thief who had
found my card case and then written
the note upon it. But even that was
al explanation which explained
nothing. Granting that a petty rascal
had picked up the cards containing
my name and address, how was he
able to so closely counterfeit my
handwriting; and more mysterious
than all else, how did he know that I
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08
CHAPTE XII

I went back to the house. Clare
mad left my uncIe's room and I heard
her voice mingled with Bruces on
the lawn below. Uncle Abner had
arisen and was carefully examining
his papers as he rearranged them in
their customary order He had been
hurt but little, and now that his blood
was circulating freely again and the
stiffness was disappearing from his
limbs he was not suffering bodily to
amount to anything But his humor
was bea sly The look with which he
greeted me as I entered was almost
carnivOrous.
This is what comes of housing fly
by-nights who spend their money stay
ing in hotels when they should be at
home in the beds which they have al
ready paid for" he snarIed. If you
had been here it would not have hap
pened. | don't believe there was more
than one thief, and he could not have
held you if you had any fight in you"
He probably would not have tried
it, At any rate, had / resisted |
would have stood an excellent chance
of being killed Men who enter the
houses of others to commit a crime at
night know that they hold their own
lives in the hollow of their hands and
are prepared to meet resistance with
bloodshed," returned somewhat icily.
But the GOODNESS of my tones only
made his wrath flame the hotter.
1T don't make any difference. 1t
was your business to be here when
you knew there was so much money
in the house instead of running away
like a coward and leaving me to pro
teCt it all alone. And I suppose you
expect you viii inherit some of il
after I am gone, but III show you. "
ne yelled. The direct intimatiou that
he would ignore me upon his death
bed, and that he considered my life of
less consequence than n fraction of
his wealth. turned me from him with
out 8 word.
| went to my own room, wheve I
stood at the window looking upon
the grounds below. Bruce and Glare
We're wandering aimlessly about. and
even at that distance I could see the
worry that lay upon her face. As for
Bruce. he seemed to have recovered
a good deal of his old-time assurance.
But presently he turned away with a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08

tnsly little impatient at my stupidi-
ity.
The note on your card which you
sent NE only yesterday saying that
I was to give it to the tailor" she re-
torted- l could only repeat somewhat
more emphaticaIly that had done no
such thing.
She threw down her towel with
sniff and began rumaging about
among the odds and ends Of a shelf
Presently she picked up a small piece
OF cardboard. which she handed me
with an expression of triumph Very
Well Just read it for yourself then.
Ii that is not your card and writing
l cannot trust my eyes, and if I can
not trust my eyes the Lord knows
what | can trust And that is all
have Got to say about that" seized
the piece Of paper and glanced at it.
1t was certainly either one Of my
cards or perfect imitation, and hav-
ing satisfied myself on that point I
turned it over and saw written on the
back few lines, which while certain
" bearing a strong resemblance to
my chirography when I scribble in
hurry, were as certainly not mine.
They read: Mrs. Tebbets: Please to
deliver to the bearer, who is in the
employ of my tailor. the suit of
clothes l wore on Derby day that he
may press the same. Thomas Halli-
day"
For moment I was too surprised
to do more than turn it over in mute
incredulity. Then I turned upon her
sharply.
What kind of a looking man
brought this?"
He was short and fat. I guess
he was about as old as you are I
thought at the time that he looked
funny in the eyes, but I did not let
him in the house and did not pay
much attention to him. I am always
careful about admitting strangers, you
know. 1t is all right, isn't it?"
mo, there isn't anything right about
it. It is a plain, unmitigated, unadul-
terated forgery. Did he say anything
more to your" Her chin dropped
We'll, of all things! To think of
the impudence of people nowadays.
No, sir, he said scarcely a word and
I never did like the looks Of him. He
just took the clothes and went away
as fast as he could, and I never
thought of it again. But that is GER
tainly your card, isn't it, Mr.. Tom?
It looks just like those I used to see
on your dresser" 1t was plain that
she was beginning to be distressed
and fastened to reassure her.
THE card is either mine or very
clever imitation, am not quite GER
tain of which as yet. But in all
probability is it one of mine The
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08

find it. Growing more and more i'm
patient as I searched among my
things I at last removed all that the
closet contained, article by article,
and laid them on the bed. The suit
that I was looking for was certainly
missing.
1 sat down and thought. I remem-
bered distinctly the last time I had
worn it, and had an equally clear
recollection of replacing it in its &C.
customed place at the end of the day.
l was positive that had not touched
1t since that time and its absence now,
as far as I was able to reason, could
only be explained on the theory Of
theft I went downstairs to Mrs. Teb-
bets to question her about it, and
happening to recall that she had eX-
pressed her admiration of it upon
seeing it upon me for the first time,
I now described it to her as the suit
which 1 had worn on Derby day. She
answered me very promptly:
why, yes. That is the one you
sent me word about yesterday. I let
the man have it as you told me to in
the note"
1 looked at her in mystifcation,
knowing that 1 had sent her no note
and being at a loss to grasp her
meaning. What note-what MANI"
demanded. She stood rubbing her
damp hands with a towel and seem
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08

State Received Large Sum During
1911, Says Investigator Har-
rington's Report.

Madison.-The sum of $1,192,-
734.77 in inheritance taxes was paid
into Wisconsin state treasuryin 1911,
as stated in the quarterly report of
Inheritance Tax Investigator John
Harrington. The report shows the
following big taxes:
Estates of David Ranken, Jr., St.
Louis, Mo, compromised in the sum
of $4,000; Morris K. Jessup, New
York, settled by payment of amount
due, $14,243.89; Charles w Allen,
Kenosha, tax assessed at SLAP, 097;
Otto Ringing, Baraboo, tax assessed
at $9,337.20; Irving NJ. Bean, Mil
waukee, tax assessed at $9,81797.
Gilbert E. Roe of New York, for
merly a law partner of Senator La
Toilette, is making Investigations in
the east as to estates owing inherit
ance taxes to Wisconsin. In Novem-
Der and December he reported TWEEN.
ty-fve such cases.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08
A NEW DIPHTHERIA SERUM
State Laboratory Proposes TO Pre-
vent Spread of the Disease
by Convalescents.

Madison.-The newly discovered
method of preventing the spread OF
diphtheria by persons convaIescing
from the disease is being introduced
into Wisconsin by the hygienic lab
oratory of the University of Wiscon-
sin, which is about to furnish physi-
clans of the state the necessary germ
cultures, free Of charge. The germ
frequently persists from thirty to if
ty days in persons apparently well,
and these persons, while not sick
themselves, can transmit the disease
to those with whom they come in
contact. Cases are on record where
the germ has been found for more
than year after the person had re-
covered from diphtheria. These con-
valescent persons, together with
those who are known as "diphtheria
carriers" present a serious problem
to the health officer. The uniform
success of the germ culture treatment
in the prevention of the spread of
diphtheria, since its discovery two
years ago, led Dr. NJ P Ravenel of
the university hygienic laboratory to
decide to furnish the cultures to ply
sicians.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08

say the thief had a key to the front
door. How do you account for an
outsider possessing that?"
I wondered If she had forgotten
the incident of my keys having been
for some days in the possession Of
the maid and the possibility Of du-
plicates easily made from the original.
hesitated for a moment as I idly
turned the pages of book that she
might have time to recall this circum-
stance, but she merely sat DlacidIy
surveying me and I thought it would
be better taste not to mention It. Her
confidence in Janet seemed to be
complete, and Of course in matters of
this kind if the maid was guilty her
mistress would be the last one in
whom she would confide I therefore
decided to abandon the subject for
the time.
81 do not attempt to account for il, -
I returned slowly. But as must be
apparent 10 you, my cousin Bruce is
under suspicion in some quarters, and
believing from the bottom of my heart
that he is innocent, I am trying to
evolve a theory which will let him
out despite his own obstinacy and
seeming determination to keep him
self in. I was merely trying to dis
cover all possible leaks through which
the information might have escaped.
I have told Mr.. LeDuc everything and
you need not be surprised if he calls
upon you. But he is a gentleman and
you need have no hesitancy about
talking to him freely"
She appeared a tri1e annoyed at
this prospect, but after a moments
reflection, wherein her brow was
clouded, she drew a long breath.
Poor Bruce" she said sympatheticaI
ly. ct would be a shame if he should
somehow get dragged into this. In
the few times met him l learned to adj
mire him very much It is impossible
that he is guilty. simply know he is
not. sincerely hope that he may
clear himself without publicity"
Amen I responded heartily.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08

Stove Fumes Fatal TO Aged
Couple and Adopted Son.
DEAD IN HOME TWO DAYS
Neighbors of Family in Milwaukee
Suburb Break Into Home When
Occupants Fail to Apparatus
band Was Helpless Invalid.

Milwaukee.-Three persons were
asphyxiated by fumes escaping from
a coal stove in their home at Bay
View, and their bodies were not dis
covered until two days later.
The dead are:
JOHN SCHULTZ, laborer, aged rs
years.
KATRINA SCHULTZ, his wife,
aged 50 years.
WILLIAM BARTEL, an adopted
son, aged IS years.
The bodies were discovered by a
party of neighbors who, alarmed at
the non-appearance of the members
of the family broke into the house.
The first appearance of the bodies
indicated that a crime had been COM
mitted. The froth escaping from the
victims mouths, was taken for gags
by neighbors. 1t was known that
Mrs. Schultz had q considerable
amount of money home with her with
which to pay her taxes.
Mr.. Schultz, an invalid, slept in a
front room, and he was found as if
asleep, with glass of milk, on which
he made his breakfast after his wife
left for her work in the morning,
standing beside him. The evidences
were that he had died without a
struggle.
Mrs. Schultz and the adopted son
were found in their rooms adjoining
the room in which the stove was
kept. The boy was grasping a post
OF the bed, his position indicating
that he had tried to struggle from
his bed. The woman's position also
indicated a struggle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08
SYNOPSIS.

Abner Halliday, a misery millionaire,
is found gagged bound and insensible in
his room, his safe rtfied and $40 600 miss
ing. The thread of the story is taken up
by his nephew Tom. Living in the same
house are other relatives; reckless Bruce
Halliday and pretty Glare Winton. Bruce,
who Is bond broker, has been trying to
raise $4,000 to put through a deal and
save himself from financial ruin. He has
applied to his misery uncle and to others
for the loan but has been refused. Tom
sends for William LeDuc. an old-time
friend connected with a detective agency
In relating the story Tom reverts to his
acquaintance with a Mrs Dace, a wealthy
widow, whose business agent is Richard
Mackay, bOodler and political boss.
Tom is jealous of MaCkay and is deeply
in love with Mrs. DaCe. Bruce Halliday
warns him to shun her as an adventures
Tom sees Mrs DaCe and MaCkay tOgeth-
er. lie afterwards meets the woman at
a horse race, and. happening to mention
Gnat Bruce had tip on the winner, she
gives him $500 to place on the race. The
tip goes wrong and she loses her money
Later Tom invests in stocks. He makes
some money, and returns the lost $500 to
Mrs Dace. 1t is at this juncture that the
theft of the 900 from old Abner Halli-
day occurs. lie Due meets Glare and
Bruce. He learns that the key which
Glare had to the house is missing. Mac
kay's dealings with Mrs. Dace make Tom
more Jealous.
DI2so sotdV V7oydws. GU id cmfw nm
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08
CHAPTER XII.

A few days later there happened a
little incident so inexplicable and irri-
tating in its character that it caused
me considerable annoyance and
thought. It was one of those peculiar
occurrences that one does not care
anything about in itself, yet which
eXasperates him because of his in
ability to explain it. 1t so happened
that l desired to wear a certain suit
of clothes which l had purchased a
short while before, and with that pur-
pose before me went into the closet
where I kept my spare apparel hang
ing in order to get it out. 1 could not
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08

to be the kings scholar" at the Royal
Merchant Seaman's Orphanags at
Snaresbrook. He was met by al Off
cial and escorted TO the Essex home,
where, to use the formal phrase, the
king has provided for his maintenance
and education"
The arrival of the kings small pro-
tege at the Merchants Seaman's Or
phanage is the sequel to a tragedy of
poverty that often darkens the lives
OF seafaring families.
Young CampbeIrs father was chief
engineer Of the IS. WeYbridge. Be-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08

played the rests exceIlently. This is,
however, real praise Of a sort, for it
is not every young student Of music
who is careful about playing the rests
well Indeed great many players
seem to forget that the rests are just
as much of the piece as is the punctu-
alton in a sentence. Nowadays peo-
pie do not put in so much punctuation
as they used to do, but the pauses in
the voice are there just the same and
are readily understood by good read
ers, and always regarded The rests
in music are like the pauses in read
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08

witches with jam for filters ready for
him. He loses no time in getting away
with the goods. In his eagerness and
haste some of the Jam sticks to his
lips and about his mouth. He is the
picture of a contented boy when he
gets through.
Then his mother applies a damp
napkin and removes the overflow Jam
from his face. After this she kisses
the youngster and he is of to school
Maybe I am an old fogy and a bit
sentimental, but that boy jam eater
and his mothers attention to him
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08

fore he had opportunity to make any
provision for his wife and five chill
dren he died Of pneumonia, due to ex-
posture to hard weather. The widow,
reduced to the utmost poverty, strug-
gIed bravely in back street of Gates
head-on-Tyne.
The last boy nominated by the king
TO the orphanage had gone out into
the world to make his own living.
There was a royal vacancy, and after
going carefully into the particulars Of
many sad cases the king commanded
that Attle Francis Campbell should be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08
NJ A r K E T 5
Milwaukee. Jan. 81. 1912.

M4lHduhSe, Jan. (, 1919
Butter-Extra creamery, SIC;
prints, 3Sc; flrsts, 80 q sac; seconds,
40 zee; process, 26@27c; dairy.
fancy, 32c.
Cheese-American, full cream,
Twins, Is &c; daisies, new, Is u a
Ice; Young Americas, 151 q Ice;
longhorns, Ice; Swiss, 40 Ice
Eggs-Current receipts fresh, as
to quality, ESQ 29c; recandIed. ex-
tras, SO a sac; seconds, Is @15c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, lie; roost-
ers, 71ae; springers, 1115c.
Potatoes -Wisconsin, sacked, on
track, 95c01.O0.
Hay-No. 1 timothy, 215O; clo-
yer, 1850; No. 1 prairie, 1850
Wheat-No. / northern, 1.1012 a
Ill; No. northern, 1.O7@t.09;
No. ] durum, 10401.05; No. ?
durum, 1.O101.O3.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, SO 1ac
oats-No. white, soc; standard,
50hc.
Barley-Wisconsin, 1.81; No. 2.
1924; medium, 1872
Cattle-Butcbers steers, AIS a
700; heifers, S25 05.5O; COWS,
SIS q SIS; feeders, $50 a $50;
calves, 100000.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, 500
a $40; fair to best light, $500
5.85; pigs, $500 500
Sheep-Lambs, $500 600; ewes
3.25 3.75.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08
JOY IN SEEING BOY EAT JAM

don't mean one of the fashion plates
that I don't feel like taking him in my
arms. This boy speak of comes from
school every day about the time I get
to the cafe for my lunch. His mother
is cashier of the place. A lot of
sweets are on the counter behind
which she sits to take in the cash.
When her boy comes in he goes be-
hind the counter and climbs to a high
stool. His mother has a lot of sand
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08

ticuIarly fragrant case, and the police
felt compelled TO intervene. The quack
was therefore accosted by the guar
dians Of the law, taken to a tent at
the back Of his stand and requested to
show his diploma. To the stupefaction
Of the gendarmes he exhibited a per-
fectly authentic degree of doctor Of
medicine Of the University of Paris.
They were profuse in their apologies.
which the doctor cut short with an
urgent entreaty that they should say
nothing about what they had seen
For" he said, 'If the people know
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08
Postaraduate Course.

Pretty Daughter-Now that have
graduated, mamma. don't you think !
ought to take a postgraduate course?
Practical Certainly, my
dear, I have arranged a complete
course for you in Toastology, bake
oIogy, darnology. sewology, patch
ology, washoIogy, fronology and gen.
eraI domestfcology. Run along now
and get on your working harness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08

have made a regular customer for the
little cafe. Just how it happens that
the boy gets the same amount Of jam
on his face every day and in the same
place I haven't figured out, and don't
care if I never do. We don't see
enough of this sort Of thing in this
busy life of the great city"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08
Quackerv Pai1 Better.

a quack at a fair near Paris was
driving a roaring trade selling nos
trums, drawing teeth and begu1lng
the crowd in the usual ways. The
letter of the French law against IN
qualified practice is very strong,
though, owing to the Indifference OF
the magistrates, 1t is not strictly car
ried out. This. however. was par
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08
UNDER PROTECTION OF KING
Fortunate British Youngster Is to Sc
Maintained and Educated at
Monarch's Expense.

A smart little lad. who had come
ali alone from Newcastle, in the north
OF England, walked down the gang
way of a steamer and proudly set foot
the other day for the first time in
London. He was Francis Campbell,
eight years old. chosen by the king
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08

Madison.-The question Of calling
on Wisconsin congressman to favor
a resolution asking the United States
to set aside 100000 for the erection
Of permanent exposition buildings on
the grounds Of each state fair, will
come up before the board of agrf-
culture at it's next meeting.
Jefferson.-Fred Zobel, an en-
ploye of the Heger Malt and Brew
ing company, was so severely burned
that he viii die. He carried a light
ed candle into a room where tubs
were being sheliacked, resulting in
an explosion