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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-19

managerial seal They opened it It
contained twenty Bank of St Farce
notes like those which had so much
astounded them the month before
How simple." said Richard
How simpIe!" repeated Monchar-
min. And ne continued with his eyes
fixed upon Name CRY, as though try
ing to hypnotic her.
so it was the ghost who gave you
this envelope and told you 10 subst1-
tute it for the one which we gave
you? And it was the ghost who told
you to put the other into N. Richards
pocket"
Yes, it was the ghost"
Then would you mind giving US
specimen or your little talents? Here
is the envelope. Act as though We
knew nothing"
''As you please, gentlemen"
Name CRY took the envelope with
the twenty notes inside it and made
for the door. She was on the point
of going out when the two managers
rushed at her.
"Oh, no! Oh, no! We're not go
ing to be done second time! Once
bitten, twice shy!"
u beg your pardon, gentlemen"
said the old woman, in sef-excuse,
you told me to act as though you
knew nothing. e.. Well, If you
knew nothing, I should go away with
your enVeIopei"
And then how would you slip it
into my pocket?" argued Richard,
whom Moncharmin fixed with his left
eye, while keeping his right on Name
CRY; proceeding likely to strain
his sight, but Moncharmin was pre-
pared to go to any length to discover
the truth.
Il am to slip 1t into your pocket
when you least expect it, sir. You
know that | always take a little turn
behind the scenes. in the course OF
in order to bow Richard continued
to do SO from prudence, until he
the evening, and 1 often go with my
daughter to the ballet-foyer, which
am entitled to do, as her mother; L
bring her her shoes, when the ballet
is about to begin In fact,
come and go as | please. The
subscribers come and go too. q.
So do you, sir. There are lots
of people about, go behind you
and slip the envelope into the tail
pocket of your dress-coat. &.
There's no witchcraft about that"
mo witchcraft?" growled Richard,
rolling his eyes like Jupiter Tonans.
mo witchcraft! Why. I've just
caught you in a lie, you old wttch!"
Name CRY bristIed. with her three
teeth sticking out of her mouth.
And why, may | ask?"
Because | spent that evening
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Mas Disseminated

]. II. Kempner, chief of the Cincin-
natl kinemacolor headquarters, had
been pestered by the family washer
woman for passes to the show.
''Ah shorely do wanner see dem only
real cullud movin' pitchers" said she.
Finally Mr.. Kemper gave her a
couple of passes for some gallery
seats, and the following Monday morn
ing when she reported for her regu-
lar weekly engagement he inquired:
well, auntie, how did you like the
show"
Deed, Mistah Kempner, dat sutnly
wuz some fine show, an dem dresses
is shore gorgeous, but ah was mite
dispinted."
How was that, auntie?" asked
Kempner. What was wrong?
ooh, ah didn't see no real cullud
folks in de play, Mistah Kempner, an
you Advertisements shorely does say
So"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-19
CHAPTER XVII.
The Safety-Pin Again.


Moncharmin's lat phrase so clearly
expressed the suspicion in which ne
now held his partner that it was
bound to cause a stormy explanation
at the end of which it was agreed that
Richard should yield to all Monchar.
Minis wishes, with the object of help
ing him to discover the miscreant
who was vtctimizing them.
This brings us to the interval after
the Garden Act, with the strange con
duct observed by NJ Remy and those
curious lapses from the dignity that
might be expected of the managers
Ii was arranged between Richard and
Moncharmin, first, that Richard should
repeat the exact movements which he
had made on the night of the disap.
pearance Of the first twenty-thousand
francs; and, second, that Moncharmin
should not for an instant lose sight
of Richards coat-tail pocket, into
twenty-thousand francs.
n Richard went and placed him.
self at the Identical spot where be
had stood when he bowed to the IN
der-secretary for fine arts. NJ Mon,
charmin took up his position a few
steps behind him
Name CRY passed. rubbed up
against NJ Richard. got rid of her
twenty-thousand francs in the mana
gers coat-tail pocket and disappeared
Or, rather, she was conJured
away. In accordapce with the fnstruc,
tons received from Moncharmin few
minutes earlier, MERCER took the
good lady to the acting manager
Office and turned the key on her, thus
making it impossible for her to com,
municate with her ghost.
Meanwhile, M. Richard was bending
and bowling and scraping and walking
backward, just as If he had that high
and mighty minister, the under-secre-
tary for fine arts, before him. Only,
though, these marks Of politeness
would have created no establishment
if the under-secretary of state had
really been in front of M. Richard
they caused an easily comprehensive
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-19
BEGAN YOUNG.
Had "Coffee Nerves" From Youth.

when very young 1 began using
coffee and continued up to the last six
months" writes a Texas girl
Il had been exceedingly nervous,
thin and very sallow. After quitting
coffee and drinking Postum about
month my nervousness disappeared
and has never returned. This is the
more remarkable as / am primary
teacher and have kept right on with
my work.
my complexion now is clear and
rosy, my skin soft and smooth. AS
good complexion was something | had
greatly desired, / feel amply repaid
even though this were the only benefit
derived from drinking Postum.
Before beginning it's use had suf-
fered greatly from Indigestion and
headache; these troubles are now I'M
known
81 changed from coffee to Postum
without the slightest inconvenience,
did not even have headache. Have
known coffee drinkers, who were
visiting me, to use Postum a week
without being aware that they were
not drinking coffee"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich. Write for booklet, "The
Road to MELVILLE"
Postum comes in two forms
Regular Unjust be boiled).
Instant Postum doesn't require boil
ing but Is prepared instantly by STIR
ring level teaspoonful In an ordinary
cup of hot water, which makes it
right for most persons.
hiU rim ron1rirc1 mona 1oyon
people who like strong things put In
heaping spoonful and temper 1t
with large supply of cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have 1t served that way in the future
There's a Reason" for Postum.
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Kate Fled, Excellent Judge of Char
acter, Confident He Might Have
Been Great Actor.

No one ever paid a much higher
tribute to Dickens than did Kate
Field She had the soul of poet, a
discriminating taste IL art and liter
allure and wide knowledge Of the
world. In mentality she was fully as
streng as either of her brilliant broth
ers, David, Dudley, Stephen J. or Cy-
rus W., and she certainly was as good
If not a better Judge Of character.
She once wrote an appreciation Of
Dickens in which she declared the
world lost its greatest actor when
Boz became a writer. She gave de-
scription of one Of Dickens readings
that was mastery In its vividness Of
detail. Such versatility as she cred
tied Dickens with displaying as he as
sumed the character OF first one and
then another Of his creations, the pa
thos. the humor, the tragedy he put
into O tone; the marvellous way in
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Dickens Fitted for the Stage

which he stirred the emotions of old
and young in his audience, would ap-
pear to be bit extravagant were it
not that now and then in later years
some old man, looked upon as stern
and Unconditional. told with faltering
voice how he stood in line all one
night to buy ticket to one Of Boz
readings, and then went on to talk
just about as Miss Field wrote. only
before he got as far along In his
story the tears were running down
his wrinkled cheeks-his old heart
strings still atune to the magic of The
Master.
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rE stefan Claims Much for Prepare
ton That He Asserts Has Re-
rewed His Life.

The physician had once been 8 dys-
peptic. sour and morose; but his
color was now rudy and clear, his
spirits light. and his health excellent
"Deash bread" he said, laid me
low. Death bread kept me 2 dyspep-
tic for ten long, sad years. And lie
bread has made me my own buoyant.
healthy. happy self again.
What do l mean by death bread
1 mean ordinary bread. Why do call
it death bread? Because it is alive
with putrefactive germs-because, by
more than one authority, the yeast
cells In it are said to be identical
with the diseased cells of pus-ano
therefore, are a poison.
Yeast, in fact. is as unhealthy al
its sickly smell aud musty, shiny con
sistency would lead you TO believe
lit is a mass of living germs-anc
along with these are mingled puTe
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Life Versus Death Bread

factive germs. Yeast Is very harm
full thing 1t makes bread very
harmful thing. All bread made with
yeast is death bread.
Life bread-that is what l eat [
make it myself. l take wheat OF the
finest quality, unground, and roast
it over a hot fire in a thick iron sauce
pan. The grains, an inch deep in
the pan, are stirred continually. They
pop, like popcorn, and, when all have
popped-it is a matter of about ten
minutes-my life bread is done.
Each grain of this life bread is a
loaf, a miniature. delicious loaf,
brown and crisp, that falls to powder
on being bitten. Life bread must be
kept in alright tins. 1t is the health.
lest, the most nourishing, and the
best-favored bread In existence. But
1t must be confessed that the loayes
are rather small"
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Prosaic "Ghost. I"

Thinking they had seen a ghost,
number of Dundee (Scotland)
townsfolk, while walking through the
cemetery recently, took to their heels
and summoned the nearest gatekeep-
er. The vision" which had aroused
their alarm-that of figure in scanty
attire standing behind a gravestone,
had vanished when they returned with
reinforcements, and all there was to
be seen was a large piece of red fan
mel 1t afterwards transpired that the
owner being greatly irritated by the
flannel, which was next the skin, had
gone to the cemetery with the idea OF
getting nd of it, which he could not
do without shedding his garments.
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No Time TO Lose

They had been married just two
months and they still loved each other
devotedly. He was in the back yard
backing his shoes.
"Jack!" she called at the top of her
voice. Jack, come here, quick"
He knew at once that she was in inn
minent danger. He grasped a stick
and rushed up two flights of stairs to
the rescue. He entered the room
breathlessly, and found her looking
out of the window.
Look" said she, that's the kind of
bonnet l want you to get me" Harp.
ar's Magazine.
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MUFFLED KNOCKS.

THAT wig Of yours is a wonderful
improvement, Mr.. Weldon; it conceals
the shape Of your head"
They slandered you, old chap,
when they said you had a bigger load
last night than you could carry. You
carried it beautifully"
You're looking fine, Bilderback. for
man who eats too much, drinks too
much, and takes too much rest"
you and your neighbors seem to
get along splendidly. Mrs. FIadger; /
suppose they have become used to
your pecuiarities."
I'd take your note, old boy. for
any amount not exceeding so cents.
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tween the man who gives the twenty
thousand francs and the man who re
ceives It. And by far the best thing
he could hit upon was 10 come and
take the money from my pocket with,
out my noticing it, as l myself did
not know that it was there. It's won
derful,"
'Oh, wonderful, no Doubt" Mon
charmin agreed. only, you forget
Richard, that | provided ten-thousand
francs Of the twenty and that nobody
put anything in my pocket"
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Eats EN- Alive.

81 understand it takes four years of
education to prepare lion for circus
life" said the visitor to the trainer
standing beside the lions cage.
Eyes, that is true" replied the
trainer.
you must get very tired after four
years."
ooh, I haven't been training this
one four years. 1 am the eight hun
dred and forty-second trainer they've
tried on this one. I've only been here
two. hours!"
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Camera Mans Fault.

MY! Isn't this a thrilling moving
picture. Real lions in the jungles
of Africa"
"Ahem! Do you suppose there are
any billboards in the jungles Of AT
rica?"
Il guess not. Why do you ask"
Just now I caught a glimpse of
something through rift in the
Jungle underground that looked very
much like an advertisement of some
body's perfect fitting clothes"
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Cause and Effect.

Miss Elizabeth Marbury, New
York theatrical agent. was con-
denning the shrewish, scolding type
of woman. ''You can always tell her"
said Miss Marbury. "If you can't tell
her In one way you can tell her in
another. I said to a woman the other
Sunday: Why, my dear, how hoarse
you are!' Yes she answered angrily.
my husband was out Late last night
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Overheard.

"Heigho!" said Bildad, as Jimpson-
berry flashed by in his motor 81
wish l had an automobile"
"Oh, nonsense, Bill" said Slathers.
whats the use? You couldn't afford
to keep it,
mo, by jiminy!" said Bildad. ''But
l could afford to sell 1t."-Harper's
Weekly.
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Breaking Ii to Him Gently.

Il would like to get vacation for
two weeks"
This is a very busy time with US.
Why do you want a vacation?"
Il have made arrangements to get
married"
ITO get married? Why, my boy,
you can't support wife on your
salary?"
4 know, but thought if I got mar
ried you might be willing to give
me a raise. You see, the lady is your
daughter"
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Breaking II Gently

Maid-"Thieves got into a house in
this street last night and stole all the
silver"
Mistress-"What stupid people to
leave things unlocked! Whose house
was it,"
Maid-"It was No. To
Mistress Why, that is our house!'
Maid Eyes, ma'am, but l did not
want to brighten you."-Judge.
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CHAPTER XVI. lcontinued.l

And really it was not necessary to
make a long study of Nine. Giry's ex-
cited features to understand what
could be got out Of that fine intellect
with the two words ghost" and EN-
press"
But who pulled the strings of that
extraordinary puppet? That was the
question
You have never seen him; he
speaks to you and you believe all he
says?" asked Moncharmin.
Yes To begin with, I owe it to
him that my little Meg was promoted
to be the leader Of a row. l said to
the ghost. II she is to be empress in
1885, there is no time to lose; she
must become a leader at once He
said, Look upon it as done And he
had only a word to say to NJ. PoIigny
and the thing was done"
SO you see that NJ. PoIigny saw
hint"
No. not any more than did; but
he heard him. The ghost said a word
in his ear. you know, on the evening
when he left Box Five, looking so
dreadfully pale"
Noncharmin heaved a sigh. What
a businesa!" he groaned.
All" said Nine Giry. Il always
thought there were secrets between
the ghost and NJ. PoHgny. Anything
that the ghost asked NJ. Poligny to do
Nj. Poligny did. Nj. Poligny could re
fuse the ghost nothing"
You hear, Richard: PoHgny could
refuse the ghost nothing"
Yes, yes, l heart" said Richard.
M Poligny is a friend Of the ghost:
and. as Nine. CRY is a friend of NJ.
Poligny, there we are! But 1
don't care a hang about NJ Poligny, -
he added roughly. The only person
whose fate really interests me is
Nine CRY. Nine Giry. do
you know what is in this envelope?''
Why, Of course not" she said.
Well look"
Nine. Giry looked into the envelope
with a lack-luster eye, which soon re
covered its brilliancy.
"Thousand-franc notes." she cried
Yes. Nine. CRY, thousand-franc
notes! And you knew it"
Il, sir? /? swear -
Don't swear, Nine. Giry!
And now l will tell you the second
reason why | sent for you. Nine
CRY. I am going to have you ar
rested
The two black feathers on the dtngy
bonnet. which usually affected the at
titude of two notes of Interrogation
changed into two notes of exclama
ton; as for the bonnet itself, i
swayed in menace on the old lady:
tempestuous chignon. Surprise, indig
nation. protest and dismay were fur
thermore displayed by little Meg:
mother in a sort of extravaganza move
ment of offended virtue. half bound
half slide. that brought her right un
der the nose of NJ. Richard. who couIt
not help pushing back his chair.
Have me arrested"
The mouth that spoke those word
seemed to spit the three teeth tina
were left to it into Richards face.
NJ Richard behaved like a hero. H
retreated no farther. His Threatening
forefiuger seemed already to be point
ing out the keeper OF Box Five TO tn
absent magistrates
Il am going to have you arrested
Nine. CRY, as thief"
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Her Idea of II.

Mr. Gotham see the Berouin mar
rage does not take much time. The
bridegroom cuts the throat of a sheer
and spills the blood on his father-in
laws threshold. and it is all over.
Mrs. Gotham-No, it's not, either
Somebody's got to clean up the muss
and suppose 1t is the poor bride.
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SYNOPSIS.

CONSERVATION IS caused on the last
night that the Opera is managed by De-
bienne and Peligny because Of the ap-
pearance Of ghost. said to have been
in evidence on several previous occasions.
Christine Daae. a member Of the opera
company, is called upon to fill very
cess. Count de Chaguy and his OrOth6r
RaOul are among those who applaud the
singer. RaOul tries 10 see Christine IN
the dressing room, but is unable to DO so
and later discovers that some one IS max
ing love to her. She energies alone, and
upon entering the room he finds it empty
While the farewell ceremony for the re-
firing managers is going on, the opera
Ghost appears and informs the new man
ayers that Box No is reserved for him
Box No. is sold with disastrous results.
The managers receive a letter from the
opera EhOSt calling attention TO the er-
rnc. Christine Daae writes RaOul that
she has gone to visit the grave Of her
father. He goes also. and in the night
follows her to the church. Wonderful
violin music Is heard RaOul visits a
graveyard. Raoul is found next morning
almost frozen. MonchaTmin and Richard
Investigate Box No. and decide to see
seats Of that box. CarIotta, who sings
the leading part in Faust" is warned to
give the part to Christine. Carlotta,
refusing, loses her voice in the middle
Of a song and the main chandelier
crashes down, killing a woman and
WOunding many. Raoul searches for
christine, VINO mas disappeared. ne sees
her al last, but does not speak. and later
note is received from her making an
appointment for a masked ball. RaOul
meets Christine at the ball. He sees a
person in the disguise of Red Death.
He hears her conversIng with some one
whom she calls Erik RaOu! visits
Christine and tells her he knows the
name of the unseen man whom she calls
the Angel of Music. Christine and RaOul
become secretly enga ged prior to a polar
expedition that Raoul Is to make. Chris
tine relates a strange adventure with the
unseen Erik and promises to run away
with RaOul RaOul announces his inten-
ton of marrying Christine, which dis
pleases Philippe. III the midst of a per-
Torrance the stage is enveloped in dark
ness and Christine disappears. No trace
Of her is found Moncharmin and Rich
ard behave strangely. RaOul searches
rY9aSfx tho ro{Ssi3cr SINGER
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His Advertising Chance.

81 suppose the parents of young
Lord Softpate must feel dreadfully
cut up over his engagement to little
Tottie Poser of the Gayety."
Cut up! Why, say, If it wasn't for
Tottie nobody would ever have known
that Softie had any ents!"-CleVe-
land Plain Dealer.
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He KNEW BETTER

MAY it please your honor" said
lawyer, addressing one of the judges,
81 brought the prisoner from jail on
a habeas corpus
well" said man in an undertone,
who was standing in the rear Of the
court, these lawyers will say any
thing l saw the man get out of the
taxi at the court door"
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Wrono Idea About Whales

Since the time Of Aristotle people
have assumed that whales blow water
through their noses, not, as is actually
the case. condensed breath. That THE
view was wrong is proved by the fact
alone that the throat Of the whale,
which Is the only way that the water
can enter, is not connected with the
air passage.
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Wants to Know.

Nellie actually begged me tc
kiss him.
Belle-What did you say?
Nell told him I might be sorry
for it afterward.
Belle-And were you?
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His Idea

'T understand" said the Married
Man in. the art gallery, why the
Venus of Milo is considered the ideal
woman"
whats the answer"
Being armless, she couldn't &C
through her husbands pockets"
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amazement to the spectators OF this
very natural but quite inexplicabIe
scene when NJ. Richard had nobody in
front of him.
M. Richard bowed -. to no
body; bent his back before
nobody; and walked backward
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-19
Pampered Pitcher.

Didn't see you turn On the electric
light just now" demanded the man
ager of the ball team severely.
you did" admitted the $4,000
pitcher.
Always call bellboy to do that.
You gotta take care of that wing"
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Models inexpensive. ANYWAY.

Artist wish, my dear. that you
would order some kindling wood and
shingles this morning"
His Wife-"What in the world dc
you want kindliag wood and shingles
for?"
Artist-nrm going In for cubism and
[ want TO construct model"
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Writing That Pays.

What does this young fellow write
I won't have my daughter married t.
q starving author"
f'Of the handle, as usual, dad
That young chap wrote 100000
worth of life insurance last year"
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A Vanished Shrine.

What of your trip abroad?"
my wife was deeply disappointed
in one thing. She visited Shake
speare's home all right"
"Well?"
But she also wanted to pay a visit
to the tub of Diogenes."
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Turn About

"Mr. Wombat," said the boss, you
have been getting off to go to the
baseball a good deal lately"
Il know it, sir"
Then would you mind working at
tho office for a few extra innings to-
risnt?"