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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-24
AGED N. D. WOMAN, WHO
WAS DRIVING 400 MILES
OVERLAND FOUND STARVING

Norfolk NeB March 24Mrs Mary BushsIn Of
small prairie schooner in which she had driven overland from
orphaned grandchildren The aged woman drove through the terrible
collection taken up in this city and
promise husband died
his Grand Island
fort grandchildren.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

never seen him. but she has heard
him Mother knows. because she
gives him his program"
There was a sound Of hurried foot
steps in the passage and a voice
cried:
"Cscflei Are you there?"
It's mothers voice." said Jammes.
She opened the door. respect
able lady, built on the lines Of a
Pom eranian grenadier. burst into the
dressing room and dropped groaning
into a vacant armchair.
How awful" she said.
WHAT"
Joseph Buquet is dead! Yes. he
was found hanging in the third-foor
csilari"
Its the ghost," little CRY blurted.
SoreIli was very pale
Il shall never be able to recite my
speech" she said.
Ma Jammes gave her opinion, while
she emptied glass of Hqueur that
happened to be standing on a table
the ghost must have something to do
with it,
The news soon spread all over the
opera. The dreSsing-rooms emptied
and the ballet-girls. crowding around
Sorelli Ike sheep around their shep-
herdess, made for the foyer through
the tll-lit passages and staircases,
trotting as fast as their little pink
legs could carry them
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

came to the conclusion that Haoui
| must have gone there alone while the
count stayed talking in the foyer with
Sorelh
Postponing his usual visit to Sorell,
the count followed his brother down
the passage that led to Daae's dress
tng-room and saw that 1t had never
been so crammed. The girl had not
yet come to; and the doctor OF the
theater had just arrived al the mo-
ment when RaouI entered Christine,
therefore, received the first aid of the
one, while opening her eyes in the
arms Of the other. The count and
many more remained crowding in the
doorway.
Don't you think, doctor, that those
gentlemen had better clear the
| room?" asked Raoul cooily. There's
no breathing here"
You're quite right" said the doc
tor
And he sent every one away. except
Raoul and the maid.
Christine Daae uttered a deep sigh
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

received SO fair q gift The angels
weBt tonight
Ra0ul heard nothing after that
Nevertheless, he did not go away.
but as though he feared lest he
should be caught, he returned to his
dark corner, determined to wait for
the man TO leave the room To his
great establishment, the door opened
and Christine Daae appeared. wrapped
in furs, with her face hidden in q
lace veil, alone. She passed him. He
did not even follow her with his eyes,
for his eyes were fixed on the door,
which did not open again.
When the passage was once more
deserted, he crossed 1t, opened the
door of the dressing room. went In
and shut the door. He found himself
in absolute darkness. The gas had
been turned out
There is some one here," said
Raoul, with his back against the
closed door, in quiyering voics
What are you hiding for?''
All was darkness and silence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

which was answered by a groan. She
turned her head, saw Raoul and
started. She looked at the doctor, on
whom she bestowed a smile, then at
her maid, then at Raoul again.
Monsieur" she said, in 7oice not
much above a whisper. who are
you?"
"MademoiselIe, replied tie young
man, kneeltng on one knee and press
ing a fervent kiss on the dtya's hand.
Il am the little boy who went into
| the SCI. to rescue your scarf.
| Christine again looked at the doctor
| and the maid; and all three began to
/ laugh.
Raoul turned very red and stood up.
! "MademoiseIle, he said, since you
are pleased not to recognize me,
should like to say something to you
in private"
when l am better. do you mindY''
Yes, you must co." said the doc
| tor, with his pleasantest smile.
( 1 am not i'll now" said Christine
| suddenly, with strange and unexpect-
ed energy.
She rose and passed her hand over
| her eyelids.
Thank you, doctor. Please go
| away. all of you. Leave me"
The doctor tried to make short
protest, bnt, perceiying the girls evil
dent agitation. he thought the best
remedy was not to thwart her. And
he went away, saying to Raoul, out
/ side:
she is not herself tonight She is
usually so gentle"
Then he said good night and Raoul
was left alone
Suddenly the dressing room door
| opened and the maid came out by
herself, carrying bundles. He stopped
! her and asked how her mistress was
| The woman said that she was quite
well. And she passed on. One idea
alone filed Raouls burning brain: OF
course, Daae wished 10 be left alone
for him. Had he not told her that
| he wanted to speak % ner privately?
Hardly breathing, he went up to the
dressing-room and, with his ear to the
door to catch her reply, prepared to
knock. But his hand dropped. He
had heard a mans voice in the dress
ing-room, saying, in masterful tone:
Christine, you must love mel"
And Christine's voice, infinitely sad
and trembling, as though accompanied
by tears, replied:
How can you talk like that? When
| sing only for you!
Raoul leaned against the panel to
ease his pain. His heart, which had
seemed gone forever, returned to his
breast and was throbbing loudly.
The mans voice spoke again:
Are you very tired?"
''Oh, tonight gave you my soul and
| am dead" Christine replied.
Your soul is a beautiful thing,
child" replied the grave mans voice,
and | thank you No emperor ever
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
To Make Camembert Cheese

are then transferred to the first rfpen.
ing room, the air of which must be
quite saturated with moisture, and
maintained at temperature Of from
so to So degrees. From this time on
they are treated daily. During the
second week they are wrapped In tin
foil or parchment paper. after which
they are sent to the second ripening
room. the temperature of which is
slightly lower than that OF the first
room. In the second room the cheeses
remain one or two weeks, when they
reach the best condition for consump-
tion.-Harper's Weekly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
Experiments Conducted by AgrIcui
turaI Department In Attempt to
Produce Equivalent.

For several years there have been
conducted. under suggestions afforded
by the department of agriculture. va
rious experiments in this country,
with a view to the manufacturing OF
an equivalent of the famous Camem-
bert cheese.
In the production Of this cheese
much depends on two species of mi
croscopic fungi or molds known 10
science IS Pendulum camembeTti
and Oidium lactis. Both species have
been artiicialIy propagated and fur
nished to the experiment stations.
The manufacture of the cheese be
gins with fresh whole milk heated TO
IS degrees fahrenheit Later on the
cheeses are inoculated with cultures
of these molds
The cheeses are shaped in galvan-
lied iron hoops. and afterward treated
with salt rubbed On the outside. They
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

appeared on the stage, pale, trem bling
and practically tainted in the arms
Of the mother of Jammes. And why?
Because he had seen coming toward
him, at the level Of his head, but with
out a body attached to it. head OF
ire!
The fireman's name was Pampin.
To return to the evening in cues
ton.
SorelH, stealthiIy. with the tip Of
her pink right thumb-naiI. made a ST
Andrews cross on the wooden ring
which adorned the fourth finger Of
her left hand. She said to the little
baIIet-girls:
Come, children, pull yourselves to
gether,. I dare say no one has ever
seen the ghost"
Gabriel saw him. too" said
Jammes. only yesterday"
Gabriel, the chorus MASTER"
why. yes, didn't you know? Ca
brieI was in the stage managers Of
flee. Suddenly the door opened and
the Persian entered. You know the
Persian has the evil eye
"Oh. yes" answered the little bal
I let-girls in chorus.
And you know how superstitiOus
! Gabriel Is" continued Jammes. How
! ever, he is always polite Well, the
/ moment the Persian appeared in the
! doorway, Gabriel gave one jump from
| his chair to the lock OF the cupboard
! so as to touch iron! He rushed out
| Of the Office like a madman, slipped
! on the staircase and came down the
whole of the first flight on his back.
| / was just passing with mother. We
! picked him up. Then he told \us he
had seen the ghost behind the Fer
! sian, the ghost with The deaths head,
just like Joseph Buquet's descrip-
| toni"
A silence followed. 1t was broken
by little CRY.
Joseph Buquet would do better to
hold his tongue. Mother says the
! ghost doesn't like being talked about.
And why does your mother say
so?"
'Because-because- nothing"
This reticence exasperated the curl
osity OF the young ladies, who crowd
ed round little Giry, begging her to
explain herself.
! i swore not to tell" gasped Meg,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
Oazed by Skyscrapers

Over in Europe they are rather
dazed about American skyscrapers
just now" said the woman who spent
last summer in Denmark. AT least
some of them are. When we began
putting up those tall buildings Euro
peans made fun of us and predicted
disasters. We were sensitive about
their ridicule at times, because we
were not sure of the value OF the ex-
pertinent ourselves, but as we have
gained confidence and soar recklessly
from one gigantic, heaven-piercing
structure to another still more daring.
Europeans simply hold their breath as
they look at our postcards and other
pictures. which give them a faint idea
of downtown New York"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
CHAPTER |.
Is IT the Ghost7


II was the evening on which NM.
Debienne and Pougny, the managers
Of the opera, were giving a last gala
performance TO mark their retirement.
Suddenly the dressing-roOm OF La
Sorejli. one of the principal dancers,
was invaded By haf-a-dOzen young
ladies OF the ballet. They rushed in
amid great confusion. some giving
vent TO forced laughter, others 70
cries of terror Sorelli, VINO wished
to be alone for a moment to run
through" the speech which she was to
make to the resigning managers,
looked around angrfIy at the mad and
tumultuOus crowd 1t was little
Jammes who gave the explanation in
q trembling voice.
It's the ghost" And she locked
til, door,
Have you seen him?"
As plainly as I see you now!" said
little Jammes.
ThereupoH little CRY added:
If that's the ghost, he's very
ugly"
On, yeS!' cried the chorus OF bal
Let-girIs.
And they all began to talk togeth-
CT. The ghost had appeared to them
iii the shape of a gentleman in dress
clothes, who had suddenly stood be
fore them in the passage. lie seemed
to have come straight through the
wall
For several months there had been
nothing discussed at the opera but
this ghost in drass-clothes who staiked
about the building, from top to bot
tom, ike shadow, who spoke to no
body, and who vanished as soon as
he was seen. The dress-suit had a
popularity OF its own. 1t covered a
skeleton. At least, SO the balIet-gfrls
said.
The idea of the skeleton came from
The description of the ghost given by
Joseph Buquet, the chief scene-shifter
He had run up against the ghost on
the little staircase, by the footlights,
which leads to the cellars"
He is extraordinarily thin and his
dress-coat hangs on a skeleton frame
Ills eyes are so deep that you can
hardly sec the fixed pupils. His nose
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
CHAPTER Ill.
The Mysterious Reason.

During this time, the farewell cere
fmony was taking place. Everybody
remarked that the retiring manager
looked cheerful, as is the Paris way
The foyer of the ballet is the las
place III which two men so knowing
as NJ. Debienne and NJ. Poligny woulf
have made the mistake OF betraying
their grief. however genuine it might
be And they were already smiling
rather too broadly upon Sorelli, who
had begun to 'recite her speech, when
an exclamation from Jammes broke
the smile brutality.
The opera ghost!"
Jammes yelled these words in q
tone of unspeakable terror; and hel
finger pointed, among the crowd OF
dandies, to face so pailid that tbs
deaths head In question Immediately
scored a huge success.
The opera ghost!"
Everybody laughed and pushed hii
neighbor and wanted to offer the
opera ghost drink, but he was gone
He had slipped through the crowd;
and the others Vainly hunted for him
while two old gentlemen tried to calm
little Jammes and while little City
stood screaming like peacock.
Sorelli was furious; she had not
been able to finish her speech; tbs
managers had kissed her, thanked her
and run away as fast as the ghost
himself They were to receive their
personal friends, for the last time, in
the great lobby outside the managers
Office. where supper would be served
Here they found the new managers
NJ. Armand Moncharmin and NJ. Fir
min Richard, whom they hardly knew;
nevertheless, they were lavish in pro,
testatlons of friendship and received
fatter4ng compliments In reply
The retiring managers had already
handed over to their successors the
two tiny master-keys which opened
all the doors-thousands Of doors-of
the opera house. And those keys
were being passed from hand to hand
when the attention of some OF the
guests was diverted by their discov-
cry, at the end OF the table, OF that
strange, wan and fantastic face, with
the hollow eyes, which had already
appeared in the foyer OF the ballet
The opera ghost!"
There sat the ghost, as natural as
could be. except that he neither ate
nor drank
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

H. W. rieenor. Using your pills, and
resolved to try them. / did, and took
only two boxes and l am now sound
and well. l regard my cure as remark
able. | can recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pills to any one who is suffering from
Kidney Trouble as | was" Write to Mr..
F'leenor about this wonderful remedy
Dodd's Kidney Pills, soc. per box al
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine Co.
Buffalo, N Y Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German Words and reel
Adv.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
How He Would Do II

During the battle of Cold Harbor a
perfect hail of shot and shell was
pouring into the position occupied by
a Maine regiment. Suddenly one OF
them was seen to turn tail and run
IS fast as he could.
Halt, you coward. or I'll put bull
let into you" reared the colonel
What do you mean by running away
like that?"
'Shure" answered the runner, "peo-
pie do say that the world is round, SO
| was going to attack the enemy in
the rear"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

Liut they left her no peace until
Meg began:
Well. it's because of the private
box. It's Box Five, you know, the
box on the grand tier, next to the
stage-box, on the left Mother has
charge Of it Nc one has had it for
over a month, except the ghost. and
orders have been given at the box
office that it must never be sold"
And does the ghost really come
there?'
Yes And he has no dress-coat
and no head. You only hear him
when he is in the box Mother mas
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
,2,.fsIIzed member of Ancient Am
phibiane Found in the Wichita
Basin in Texas.

\ primitive amphibian. a specimen
Il the eryops. which roamed through
he great coal swamps millions OF
ears ago. has been placed on e1hioi,
ION in a glass case in the hall OF
Sssl reptiles at the American Mu-
leum OF Natural History in New York
t was found in the Wichita Basin,
Texas. and has been prepared by a
hermann of the museum stan.
According to the scientists, the cry
IDS is a comparatively large and spe-
faHzed member of the ancient am
thibians, and skeletons of the reptile
AVE been found In the upper beds Of
he coal formation of Pennsylvania,
tut more abundant traces of the spe-
linen have been found in the red
bsles which overIte the coal regions
4 Texas
This type of animal once loTded IT
lver the denizens of forests and NOR
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

Mr. Bacon-Do you think the edu-
cation of animals is accomplished by
the gift of imitation or the force Of
instinct, dear?
Mrs. Bacon-Oh, by the gift of imi-
tation, of course. Haven't you no
ticed how the dog growls when you
are around?
Perhaps you are right, dear; for
I have also noticed that the hens
cackle more when you're about"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
Proner Thinos TO Say.

To young woman who has for
saken school teaching for matrimony
and housekeeping: Don't you feel
lost without anything to do"
To a motorman: Don't you some
ITEMS get tired of stopping for peo-
ple?"
To q doctor: Il should think your
irregular hours would almost kill you %
To a newspaper man: But of
course, l never believe more than half
that / read in the papers"
To postman: Don't your fest
ache by night?'
To a librarian: You must enjoy
reading the new novels ahead of ev-
erybody else in town Newark News
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

Is 80 little worth talking about that
You can't see it side-Gace; and the
absence of that nose is a horrible
thing to look AT"
This chief scene-shifter was q seSi-
rus. sober, steady man. very slow at
imagining things. And then. one after
rhe other, there came a series of in
ctdents so curious that the shfewdest
people began to feel uneasy.
For instance, a fireman l. a brave
fellow. Well, the fireman. who had
zone to make a round of inspection in
he cellars and who h%d ventured q
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
nldn,t &c, swan tl,e srlck.

Did that man hand you gold
brick?" 4 should say not" answered
the amateur financier; he sol. me an
interest in the gold brick on credit
and took mortgage on that togeth.
er with everything else I owned. Then
he called the loan and foreclosed the
mortgage and took possession of the
gold brick along with the rest
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
PecuIiarities of Taste.

The South Sea Islanders gazes With.
disgust upon an American eating rare
roast beef, but he will eat a fish raw,
especially Ii he is an Hawaiian. With
great relish He also finds a dozen or
more relatives of the oyster Oh the
reef low tide and thinks them highly
appetizing. There is the devil fish. for
instance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

to quit work, and
doctors failed to dc
me any good. I kept
getting worse all the
time, and it at last
turned to infiamma-
ton of the Bladder,
and l had given UP
all hope, when one
] day I received your
little booklet adyer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
Too Well Known.

Have you speaking acquaintance
with the woman who lives next door
to your" we asked an east end lady,
just to make a little conversation.
"A speaking acquaintance? echoed
the lady, opening her eyes wide.
''Why, [ know her so well that | dom
speak to her at ALL"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
Some Spectacle.

Strange as it may seem to you"
said Mrs. Lapsling, with pardonable
pride. "I was good speller when |
was a little girl and went to school
Once I spelled the whole school down,
and Tor one time in my life, anyway
was the dinosaur of all eyes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
Eryops Lived Aeons Ago

asses OF the coal period, sort of gi-
gantic tadooIe. with wide fail head,
no neck and 4 heavy flattened tail
The eryops is the largest and best
known of the Permian amphibians in
America 1t lived before the advent
Of the mammoth or mastodon-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
Sweeping the Sick Room.

Never sweep sick room while the
patient is in it, as the dust is ex-
ceedingly dangerous, both TO the suf-
ferer and the sweeper. Wipe the
floor with a cloth wrung out in am
monia and water. or, if il has car
pet, wipe that in the same manner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
What He

What He's Going to Give Up.
For ten years l have been trying
to give up smoking"
THAT so7"
Yes, but this year I am going to
give up trying"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
Even.

Gunman-"Ha! hal I fooled ye
all right. This here gun amt load
ed" Don't mention it, old top. That
roll 1 gave you is stage money
Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
Recine for Love Letter.

To write a good love letter you
ought to begin without knowing what
you mean to say and to finish without
knowing what you have written
Rousseau
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
HIS EaNorite PAPER

what is your fayorite illustrated
paper?" asked the Cheerful Idiot.
Then ten dollar BILL replied the
Boob
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
Hardly.

is there any way you can suggest
by which we can cure her of her in
fatuation for him?"
'Oh, yes, that's easy. just"
Il mean without letting her marry
him."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
SUFFERED FOR rs YEARS.

Mr.. R. NJ. Fleenor, r. F. D. 50, Otter
bein, Ind, writes: Il had been suffer
er from Kidney Trouble for about %
years. | finally got so bad that I had
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and inYig-
crate stomach. liver and bowels. Sugar-coated
tiny granules, easy 10 take as candy. ADV.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06
Disaqreeable.

He is the most disagreeable man /
know!"
Yes, he told me he had to ask you
three times for five dollars you had
borrowed"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

Many a slow man develops into {
sprinter when he has chance to ruT
into debt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

if square they are considered old
fashioned
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

Anyway, the wage worker always
has a boss to blame it on.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

A woman with bullying ankles seems
more afraid of having them seen than
one without them is of hole in her
stocking.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

The best of men are sometimes
worsted-and that's no yarn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

Some men are never satisfied until
they have troubles that drive them
to drink.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-06

PILES CURED IN TO II DAYS
Your druggist viii refund money if PAXO ONT
hkNr fails to any case of Itching Blind
Bleeding OF Protruding Piles il 10 Ii days. SOC.