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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25
CHAPTER XXI.
PRETENDING Reality.

The chain-gang had been working
in the street not far from Miss Mi
nerva's house, and Lima, Frances, Billy
and Jimmy had hung on her front
fence for an hour, watching them with
eager interest. The negroes were
chained together in pairs, and guard
ed by two, big, burly white men.
Lets US play chain-gang," suggest
ed Jimmy.
Where we goin' to git chain?"
queried Billy; '"t won't be no fun
,'thout a lock an chain"
81 can get the lock and chain off m
Sarah James cabin"
"Yo' mama don't low you to go to
her cabin" said Billy.
my mama don't care if I just bora
a lock and chain; SO l m going to get
it."
81 m going to be the perlice of the
gang" said Frances.
"Perlice nothing You all time talk
ing bout you going to be perlice,"
scoffed Jimmy. 81 M going to be the
perlice myself"
mo, you are not" interposed Lima,
firmly. BILLY and 1 are the tallest and
we are going to be the guards, and
you and Frances must be the prison
ers"
We'll, I amt going to play 'thout /
can be the boss of the niggers. 1t s
Sarah James chain and she s my
mama's cook, and I'm going to be what
/ please"
q II tell you what do" was Billy's
suggestion, well take it turn about;
me an Lima II first be the perlice an
y all be the chain-gang, an then we
II be the niggers an y all be the
bosses"
This arrangement was satisfactory,
so the younger boy climbed the fence
and soon returned with short chain
! and paddock.
Billy chained Jimmy and Frances to-
gether by two round, fat ankles and
put the key to the lock in his pocket.
I'VE must decide what crimes they
have committed" said Lima.
Frances done got rested fer shoot
in craps an Jimmy done got rested
fer 'sturbin' public worship" said the
other boss
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Closer Than a Brother.

II was a bad, rainy day Jimmy and
Billy were playing in Sarah James
cabin, she, however, being in happy
ignorance of the fact Her large
stays. worn to the preaching the night
before, were hanging on the back Of
chair
"Ain't I glad l don't have to wear
no corset when puts on long pants?"
remarked Billy, pointing to the article.
Amt that a big one? It's twice S
Dig 5 Aunt MinerTa's."
My mamma wears a big co'set,
100, said Jimmy; I like fat wom-
ans mother sight better n lean ones.
Miss Minerya's bout the skinniest
woman they is; when I get married
I'm going to pick me out the latest
wife l can find. SO when you set
n her lap at night for her to rock you
o sleep you'll have a soft place to put
7our head, while she sings to you"
The major-he's mos plump
enough for two" said Billy, taking
iown the stays and trying to hook
hem around him.
1t sho is big" he said; 81 berlieye
is big 'nough to go round both of
IS"
Les see if t amt, was the other
boys ready suggestion.
He stood behind Billy and they put
he stays around both little bodies,
while, with much squeezing and gig
Cling. Billy hooked them safely up
he front The boys got in front of
Sarah James one looking glass and
danced about laughing with glee.
Were like the twinses what was
growed together like mamma read me
bout" declared the younger child.
Presently they began to feel un.
comfortable, especially Jimmy, whose
lat. round little middle was tightly
compressed.
Here. unlock this thing, Billy, and
.es take her off," he said. I'm
bout to pop open"
All right" agreed his companion
He tugged and pulled, but could get
only the top and bottom hooks un
,lasped; the middle ones refused tc
bulge.
4 can't get these-here hooks tc
some loose" Billy said.
jimmy put his short. fat arms
around him and tried his hand, bu
with no better success. The stays
we're such a snug fit that the hook.
seemed glued.
I'VE sho' is in a fix" said Pill!
yloomily; look like God all time let
in us git in trouble"
You think of more fool stunts [,
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"I think he g beautiful little boy"
championed Lima. Call him over
here. Jimmy"
Nav. l don't want TO. You all II
ike him heap better over there. he's
one o. these-here kids what the fur
der you get way from EN-, the better
you like en-"
He sho' do look lonesome" said
Billy; "vite him over, Jimmy"
'Leoni" screamed his cousin, you
can come over here if you wantta."
The onesome-looking little boy
| promptly accepted the invitation. and
| came primly through the two gates
He walked proudly to the swing and
stood, cap in hand, waiting for an in
PRODUCTION.
Why did Mt you clam the fence,
stead Of coming th'oo the gates ?"
growled Jimmy. You bout the prissi-
est boy they is. Well, why don't you
set DOWN."
Introduce me, please" said the
elegant little city boy.
Interduce your grandma's pussy
CATS" Knocked Jimmy. set down, I
tell you"
Frances and Lima made room for
him between them and soon gave him
their undivided attention, to the in
tense envy and disgust Of the other
two little boys
q am Lima Hamilton" said the lit
tie girl on his right
my ought to be 'shamed to treat you
like he does"
4 knows a turrible skeery tale" re
marked malicious Billy, looking at
Lima and Frances. IF y all want
girls l ID tell it to you
1--WE are MT any more scared n you,
William HILL" cried Frances, her in
terest at once aroused; q already
know bout raw meat and bloody
bones and nothing s scarier n that"
And I know Fe, Fl, Fo, Fun, l
smell the blood of an EngIishman. Be
he alive or be he dead, I'll ground his
bones to make me bread" said Lima.
"This-here tale" continued Billy,
glueing his big eyes to those Of the
little stranger, is one Tabernicle
learnt fer a speech at school. 1t s all
bout a oman what was buriet in
graveyard with a diamant ring on her
finger, an a robber come in the
night" The child's tones were gut
tural. thrilling and hair-raising as he
glared into the eyes Of the effeminate
Leon, "an' a robber come in the night
an try to cut it off, an ha'nts was
groanin' an the win moan 10000
an"
Leon could stand it no longer.
81 am going right back" ne cried
rising with round, frightened eyes, 81
am not going to sit here and listen to
you, soaring little girls to death You
are bad boy to scare Lima and Fran
ces and I am not going to associate
with you;" and this champion of the
fair sex stalked with dignity across
the yard to the gate.
Il m no more scared n nothing"
and indignant Frances hurled at his
back. you re just scared yourself"
Jimmy giggled happily. What d
tell you ALL" he cried, gleefully. Lima
and Frances got to all time set little
fraid cats tween EN-" he snorted
1T s just like I tell you, he s the
sissyest boy they is; and he don't
care who kiss him neither; he'll let
any woman kiss him what wants to-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25
CHAPTER Xxx.
Rising in the World

The painter had just finished put
ting a bright green coat of paint upon
the low, fat roof of Miss Minerals
long back-porch. And he left his lad
der leaning against the house while he
went inside to confer with her in re-
gard to some other work
Billy, Jimmy, Frances and Lima had
been playing Fox and Geese" Run
ming around the house they spied the
ladder and saw no owner to deny
them.
lie g clam up and get on top the
porch" suggested Jimmy.
Aunt Minerva II put me to bed if I
do, said Billy.
Mother II make me learn a whole
page of the catechism if I climb a lad
der" said Lima.
My mama II shut me up in the
closet, but our mamas are MT bound
to know bout it,''-this from Frances.
Come on, let s climb up"
81 amt never promise not to clam
no ladder but -" Billy hesitated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25
ONE CASE OUT OF MANY
TO PROVE OUR CLAIMS,

st. Anne, Ill.-"I was passing
through the change of life and |
was a perfect wreck from female
troubles. | had displacement
and bearing down pains, weak
fainting spells, dizziness, then
numb and cold feelings. Some
times my feet and limbs were
swollen. ] was irregular and had
so much backache and headache,
was nervous, irritable and was
respondent. Sometimes my APP
petite was good but more often it
was not. My kidneys troubled
me at times and l could walk
only short distance.
saw your advertisement ina
paper and took Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
| was helped from the first. At
the end of two months the swell
ling had gone down, [ was re-
ieved of pain, and could walk
with ease. / continued with the
medicine and now / do almost all
my homework. / know your
medicine has saved me from the
grave and / am willing for you to
publish anything | write to you,
for the good of others. Mrs.
EsTELLA GILLESPIE, RID. No. 4,
Box 81, st. Anne. Illinois.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25

at which persons may be recognized
by their faces and figures. says the
Scientific American. If one has good
eyes, the Germans claim, one cannot
recognize a person whom he has seen
out once before at a greater distance
than p meters (82 feet. If the per
son Is well known to one, one nav
recognize him at from so to 100 me
ters, ana II it is member of ones
family. even at $50 meters. The
whites OF the eyes may be seen at
from q to % meters, and the eyes
themselves at Y to 70 meters. The
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25

teal. Where they can be found in
what approaches alignment, so that
the line will not have to zigzag too
much, the sahuara up in the canons
through which the line will pass are
to be utilized for the purpose Of at
taching brackets to which the wires
will be fastened. And so the secret is
out
Along the proposed line It is diff
cult to set poles, owing to the rocky
nature of the country traversed. Not
only is this the case, but 1t is diff
cult to get the poles up there in the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25
Mzzenz>
From Forty-Five to Fifty Are Much Benefited
by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

The "ohange of life " is a most
critical period in a woman's ex-
istence, and the anxiety felt by
women as it draws near is not
without reason.
When her system is in a de-
ranged condition, she may be
predisposed to apoplexy, or con-
gestion of some organ. AT this
time, also, cancers and tumors
are more liable to form and begin
their destructive work.
Such warning symptoms as
sense of sufocation, hot flashes,
headaches, backaches, dread of
impending evil, timidity, sounds
in the ears, palpitation Of the
heart, sparks before the eyes,
Irregularities, constipation, vari-
able appetite, weakness and
inquietude, and dizziness, are
promptly needed by intelligent
women who are approaching the
period in life when woman's
great change may be expected.
These symptoms are calls from
nature for help. The nerves are
crying out for assistance and the
cry should be needed in time.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is prepared to meet
the needs of woQen's system at
this trying period of her life. It
invigorates and strengthens the
female organism and builds up
the weakened nervous system.
1t has carried many women safely
through this crisis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25
Financier Insists on Rest

There is a celebrated fnancier in
Wall street who can never be got be-
tween three and four o'clock of any
fine, warm, sunny autumn afternoon
He will not even see more celebrated
hnauciers then The great public Is
told that he is very busy" But to in
Inmates there is no secret about it
Regular callers ask for Mr.. So
and So and then watch the office boys.
One listens at the private Office door.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25

Another listens at the telephone board.
Can you hear him?" asks the boy at
the door He's not stirring" Eyes,
hear him" replies the Office boy at
the switchboard. He's still snoring.
It's very clear today"
The fnancfer sleeps in the sun which
pours through a great window. His
bed is a long couch. Near it is a tele-
phone with receiver down.
Before he sleeps he takes of his
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25

different parts of the body and the
slightest movements are distinguish
able at 81 meters. The limbs show at
1872 meters. At $40 meters a moving
man appears only as an indistinct
form, and at 720 meters, 2,361-6 feet
the movements Of the body are nc
longer visible.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25
E9tferV


Edward D. Easton, one of the big
gest manufacturers of talking ma
chimes in the world, has an idea that
everybody is as much interested in
grand opera as he is. He gives week,
ly concerts at his home and makes
all his servants, who represent vart
Gus nationalities, listen to them. Once
a Swedish housemaid gave signs OF
intense satisfaction at the hearing a
particularly loud and shTiu record by
the great soprano, Lima Cavalier.
so you like that?" asked Mr.. Eas.
ton, all pulled up because his grand
opera had made such a hit.
"Ay t'ink it bane grand" replied
Alma 1T sound to me just lax de
way de Ireesh cook she cry las, when
hossban' die popular Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25

Can't no woman at all 'cepting my
mama and Miss Cecilia kiss me. But
Leon is bout the kissingest kid they
is; why, he'd just as soon s not let
Frances and Lima kiss him; he amt
got no better sense. Course 1 gotta
let Miss Cecilia kiss me cause she's
bout the plumpest Sunday school
teacher they is and the Bible say If
your Sunday school teacher kiss you
on one cheek turn the other cheek and
let her kiss you on that, too and l
all time bound to do what the Bible
say. You d better call him back,
Frances, and kiss him, you and Lima
re so stuck on him"
81 would MT kiss him to save his
life declared Frances; "he s got the
spindliest legs 1 ever saw"
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hills to set, while the sahuaras are
right there in many instances, and
while not at a uniform distance this
is not considered important An.
other saving will be that while the
made to order poles will not GUST the
ready made ones, these will be OF
long life and will not demand replen-
ishing and replacing from time to
time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25
His SIGN Said So.

One evening at Z o'clock man
with a wife and II children. many Of
them grown up. appeared at the en-
trance to an entertainment hall.
bought two tickets and demanded that
the entire family should be admitted
The doorkeeper declined TO admit
che family with two tickets only.
But all these are my children.
said the man
of course said the doorkeeper.
''5u some Of them are TOO old TO be
admitted free"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25
Cacti for Telephone Poles

The government is to build a tele-
phone system for the forestry serv-
ice Of the Coronado forest reserve,
The first Of these lines to be built
out of Tucson is to be used into the
Catalinas, and it is there that the
Sahuara experiment is to be tried
The giant cacti will not be sawed
of and set up nor viii they be trans
planted, but the growing plant will be
used as a pole where it is found prac-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25

''Too old? What's that to do with
#? Don't it say on your bills that
children under II are admitted free
with parents
Yes"
Well. I've only got II children.
and if II children aren't under II I'm
beat. Everybody's Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25
nre,u Lire At Rehearsal.

Fred Lennox, spending the summer
in Chicago, took a fat close to rail
road, which be surrendered after a
weeks occupancy. y think | could
have become used to tie trains going
by in the night" he said. but every
morning at eight o'clock two engines
came under my window and rehearsec
until noon"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25
Morooco's Mining Baron.

ReinhaTd, the man of the moment in
Agadir, IS mining expert He first
visited Morocco while on his honey
moon. and at once discerned the rich
es lying dormant in the country. Since
then he and two Of his brothers have
travelled throughout the whole length
and breadth Of the land, and obtained
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25
Color Contrasts

She (tartly) congratulate
yourself that everything is going tc
be lovely when you reform.
He (startled) -Why not?
She-Because rosy futures don't 60
with purple pasts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25
Scheme for Government Line in
Arizona Desert Which Is Be-
Iieved to Sc Feasible.

Sahuara for telephone and tele,
graph poles is the latest idea and one
that is to be tried out 1t sounds
plausible and it is believed that it
will be more economical than the cid
style Of poles. Its test is to come
from Arizona
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25

It's practically impossible for man
10 form an impartial opinion Of him
self
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25

boots. When the Office boys hear him
busting around to put on his boots
they know that in a few minutes call.
ers may get their names sent in.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25

co'set Y all gotta so right to Y aIl's
mamas an Miss Minerva dis very min
ute l low dey IL settle 20 hashes
Don't Y al know dat Larroes ketcb
meddlers?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25
oysters Are Nervous.

Eels are not nearly so easily fright
ened as oysters. Oysters are SO ner-
vous that a crash Of thunder viii Kill
hundreds of them
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Entitled to II.

EFtIIISu 70 II
THAT young MIR. Highly seems to
Rave a very lofty air.
Why not? He has broken all the
altitude records
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25

Many man is dissatisfied with his
lot because it is too near his neigh
boris.
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the multitude of mining concessions
which formed the original cause Of the
present crisis.-London Chronicle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25
The Range of Vision.

Data have been gathered IN Ger
many with reference TO the distance
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-04
sportsmen's Bins

Sportsmen throughout the coun-
try are expressing lively interest in
the heatings on bills for federal pro-
lection Of migratory game birds,
which will be held at Washington,
March 6; the Mclean bill before the
Senate Committee onsf6rest sreserEa7
tions and the protection of game,
and the Weeks bill before the House
committee on agriculture. The
American Game Protective and Pro-
pagation Association is backing
these zbills and through its efforts
a large; attendance. lat the hearings
has. been assured.
State game commissioners and
delegates. from local. and state pro-
tectiye associations have been urged
to attend and many. have signified
their intention of doing So, q
This is the first time those in IA
vor OF conservation have been given
an opportunity to express them
selves on this subject with any pos
siblity of definite action as a re-
suit. Every sportsman should avail
himself of the opportunity to go to
Washington March 6 or to write to
the chairmen OF the two committees
In support of the bills.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-04
W. nNexI nrinl,. y

A carpet Dagger of only a brief
stay in clarksburg who seeks to In
flict the city with himself as It's
mayor essays thus:
Men that are most constrained
to. inform themselves upon the So
cialist philosophy are the iordinaty
drinkers and drunkards and the
HelfIsatisfied business man. The
former are more concerned about
the next drink than their economic
Insecurity.
Literally interpreted, the quota
ton simply means that men seek
Socialism to get more drink and that
the question of the next drink is up
permost with them at all times. -,
The enumeration is rather mo-.
nentous, coming as it does from
one who assumes to PROFOUND the
Socialist donna among us and as
pires to municipal control as practi-
cally a stranger in a strange landt<
King DO Do like.
Already the public is waiting to
hear him tell how his ascendency to
an office for which he is not fitted
and to which he will not be elected,
viii bring his men the next drink. {"
He has made his own campaign
song but overlooked the chorus. j
Perhaps, the, next time he goes to
the bar he frequents SO often he
will add Just little more booze to
the hilarity of his procurement
of his next drink" mission