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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14

good distance during the night, fer
we suddenly found ourselves OF the
edge Of the desert, an immense desert
Of sand, stones and rocks. 1t was
really not worth while leaving the
forest to come upon the desert. Tired
out, l flung myself down beside the
yiscount, for I had had enough of
looking for springs which I could not
find.
| was quite surprised-and | said so
TO the yiscount-that We had encoun-
tered no other dangerous animals
during the night. Usually, after the
lion came the leopard and sometimes
the buzz OF the tsetse fly These we're
easily obtained effects; and | ex
planned TO NJ de Chagny that Erik
initiated the roar OF a lion on a long
tabour or timbrel, with an ASS skin
at one end Over this skin he tied a
string Of catgut, which was fastened
string passing through the whole
length Of the tabour Erik had only
TO rub this string with a glove
smeared with resin and. according TO
the manner In which he rubbed it. ne
Initiated TO perfection the voice or
the lion or the leopard. or even the
buzZing Of the tsetse fly.
The idea that Erik was probably in
the room beside US, working his trick,
made me suddenly resolve to enter
into a parley with him, for we must
obviously give up all thought OF TAX
ing him by surprise. And by this
time he must be quite aware who
we're the occupants CT his torture
chamber. | called him: Erik. Erik. "
! shouted as loudly as could across
the desert, but there was no answer
to my voice. All around us lay the
silence and the bare immensely OF
that stony desert. What was to be-
come of US in the midst OF that awful
solitude?
We were beginning literally to die
of heat, hunger and thirst OF
thirst especially. At last. I saw NJ.
de Chagny raise himself on his elbow
and point to a spot en- the horizon.
He had discovered an oasis.
Yes. far in the distance was an
oasis an oasis with limpid
water, which reflected the iron trees!
Tush, it was the scene Of the
mirage recognized it at
once the worst Of the three.
- No one had been able to fight
against it no one. /
did my utmost to keep my head and
not 10 hope for water. because l knew
that, if a man hoped for water, the
water that reflected the iron tree,
and if, after hoping for water, ne
struck against the mirror, then there
was only one thing for him to do: to
hang himself on the iron tree!
So | cried to NJ. de Chagny:
It's the mirage, . It's the
mirage. Don't believe in the
water! It's another trick OF
the mirrors, ="
Then he fatty told me to shut up.
with my tricks of the mirrors, my
springs, my revolving doors and my
palaces of illusions. he angrily de-
clared that | must be either blind or
mad to imagine that all that water
flowing over there, among those
splendid. numberless trees, was not
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
SHARE ESTATE WITH STEPSON
Dying Mans Request is Fulfilled to
the Very Letter by His
Second Wife,

San Francisco.-The wish of Mrs
Minded Case, GO Clementine street
second wife of the late John Korld
Case, to do right by a stepson whom
she had never seen and only heard
her husband speak of, was rewarded
when Judge Thomas F. Graham re
ceived telegram from Attorney w H
Goods of New York, saying that he
was counsel for the missing boy. Nor
man L. Case.
John World Case came here from
Hoboken, n. J., nearly twenty years
ago and died May so last. He left an
estate in San Francisco valued at
about $4,000 and approximately $50. 900
more in New Jersey.
Five years ago he married his sec
ono wife, now his widow, and to her
told the story of his first venture in
matrimony.
Years before he remarked. he told
Mrs. Case No. of his wife divorcing
him shortly after their son was born.
and no sooner was the ink dry on
the decree than Mrs. Case No. | picked
up and with the boy left for parts
unknown.
Although he frequently tried to find
his son, Case died ignorant of whether
the boy lived. He requested Mrs. Case
No. 2 to continue the hunt and, if she
found him, to divide what property
the father left with her stepson.
When Mrs. Case No 2 petitioned
the court for letters of administration.
Case having died without will. she
told on the witness stand the story
of the missing boy
Newspaper accounts reached New
York and fell into the hands of young
Case
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Superstition Royalty RESPECTS.

Canterbury Cathedral. like most
Gothic cathedrals. is decorated with
innumerable inches for statues. At
Canterbury a series of these inches is
occupied with statues of kings and
queens of England, and there are only
four inches left unoccupied
An old tradition has 1t that when
all the inches are filed the throne OF
England viii come to an end Queen
Victoria was approached with a view
to statue of herself being placed in
one of the four remaining inches, but
her late majesty was aware of the old
tradition. and refused
One wonders whether in the future
there viii be four monarchs of Eng
land sufficiently Indifferent to super
stition to defy the tradition and allow
their efhgies to I'LL the unoccupisd
spaces.-Stray Stories.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
SYNOPSIS.

CONSERVATION IS caused on the last
night that the Opera is managed By De-
Rienne and Poligny because Of the ap-
pedrance OF a ghost, said to have been
IN evidence on several previous occasions
..lFistine Oaae. q member OF the opera
ofupany. is called upon to fiji a very
important part and scores a great sue
SIS. Count de Chaguy and his brother
ftdDuI are among those who applaud the
singer. RaOul tries to gee Christine in
me dressing room, but is unable to do 80
ana later discovers that some one IS max
US toVe 70 her she emerge alone, ana
Ipon entering the room he finds Il empty.
nile the farewell ceremony for the re
IEihS managers is going Ous the Opera
most appears and informs the new man
1seF5 that Box No. is reserved for him
F0K No is sold with disastrous results.
ne managers receive a letter from the
opera Ghost calling attention to the err
#3f- Christine Daae writes RaOul that
@Ie has gone to visit the grave Of her
rather Fla goes also, and in the night
IniiOWs her 70 the church Wonderful
Pipiln music Is heard Raoul visits
graveyard. RaOul is found next morning
utmost frozen MOnCharmin and Richard
investigate Fox No. and decide 10 see
leafs or that box. CariOtta, Who sings
fne leading part in Faust" is warned to
SiEe the uart to Christine CarlOtta-
refusing, loses her voice In the middlE
.EaShc5 down. killing a woman and
t9lh1lnE many. Raout searches for
HFlStlae. #hG has disappeared. He sees
Ter AZ idst. hut does not speak. and later
p note IS received from her making an
'npointmeDE for masked ball. RaOul
meets Christine a the ball. He sees q
person iu the disguise of Red Death.
ttl heaTS Ier cOnFersing with some one
whom shs calls Erik. RaouI visits
Christine ana tells her he knows the
name Ut the unseen man whom she calls
me Anger ~ Music. Christine and IsaOui
|@rcua secretly engaged prior to d polar
.-Npadi Ion that Ra0ul is to make. Chris
tine relates - strange adventure with the
unseen ilrik and promises to run away
W. lsA1bL Ra0ul announces his Intcu-
lion NJ marrying Christine. which dis
NtetsaS Philippe. In the midst of per
ness and Christine disappears. No trace
Ut her is found Moncharmin ana Rich
JcC bahdEa strangely. BaOul searches
uaCiy Tor the missing singer. The ODera
Ghost demands the first instaIlment Of his
allowance, and when 1t is left at an ap-
pointed place the sum mysteriously dis
appears. IlaOul goes in search Of Chris
tlre- lie meets a mysterious person
known as the Persian. The Persian plans
to aid kaOui in locating Christine and
they gain access to secret chamber
The two find themselves in a passa geway
which they expect win lead to where
Christine las undoubtedly been carried
by Erik The Persian knows Erik to
have been one OF the contractors who
built the opera. Also that while the work
was in progress there was built secret
torture chamber beneath the structure
From this chamber Raoul and the Per-
sian hear Erik and Christine conversing
keys Christine looks into the chamber
and assures Erik that there Is no one
there She discovers that he Is a ven
trl0quist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
CHAPTER xxlV.-(contInued.)

CHAPTER XXlV.-(Continued)
Then he lay fat on the floor, as
one does in a wood. and declared that
ha would wait until I found the door
oG The forest. as there was nothing
better q do, And he added that,
fr0m where he was. the view was
splendid" The torture was working,
in spite of all that l had said
Myself. forgetting the forest, I
tackled A glass panel and began to
finger tt in every direction. hunting
for the weak point on which to press
in order to turn the door in accord
1nca with Erik's system of piyots
This weak point might be a mere
@Ynask OF the glass. no larger than a
yea. under which the spring lay hid
Gen Z hunted and hunted | felt as
high as my hands could reach. Erik
was about the same height as myself
and 7 thought that he would not have
placed tue spring higher than suited
ais stature.
While cropping over the successive
panels with the greatest care, | en-
deayored not to lose minute, for /
was feeling more and more overcome
with the heat and we were literally
roasting in that blazing forest.
had been working like this for
half an hour and had finished three
panels. when, as ill-Iuck would have
1T, Z turned round on hearing a NUT
tered exclamatioS from the vtscount.
am sitting he said All those
mirrors are sending out an internal
heat. 10 you think You will find that
surJug soon? If you are much longer
about it. we shall he roasted alive.
was not sorry to hear him talk
like this He had not said word of
the forest and | hoped that my com
paui0n'S reason would hold out some
time longer against the torture. Bur
he added:
What consoles me is that the mon
ster has given Christine until eleven
tomorrow evening. If we can't get
out Of here and so to her assistance,
az least we shall be dead before her,
Then EUiks mass can serve for all OF
u.s."
And he gulped down breath OF
hot air that nearly made him faint.
As [ had not the same desperate
reasons as NJ. le Vicomte for accept
ing death, l returned. after giving him
a word of encouragement. to my
panel but l had made the mistake
Of taking a few steps while speaking
and. In the taugle of the Elusive for
est. was no longer able to find my
panel for certain, I had to begin all
over again. at random. feeling, fun
hing, cropping
Now the fever laid hold of me in
my turn tor | found nothing
absolutely nothing In the next room
all was silence. We were quite lost
in the forest, without an outlet, 8
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Censorship in Russia.

It is pleasant to Iearn-the story is
current in many a Russian household
that the cookery books which had
been condemned because q recipe con-
tanned the words perfect freedom"
words which were used in reference to
some culinary process, have escaped
further mutilation and have been sell
ing without hindrance. On the other
hand, the list Of books which continue
to be suppressed is long and varied.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
And lie desert

real water! e.. And The desert
was real, And so was the
forest. And 1t was no use
trying TO take him in he was
an old. experienced traveller E.
he had been all over the place!
And he dragged himself along. say
ing: Water! Water!''
And his mouth was open, as though
he were drinking.
And my mouth was open, too, as
though ] were drinking
For We not only saw the water, but
We heard it! We heard it
flow, We heard 1t ripple! DO
you understand that word "rtpple?"
1t is a sound which you hear
with your tongue, You put
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Parchment From HUMAN Skin

1t was tradition of the horror
stricken Scriptures of "OId Gaul" that
the Able RiVas, attracted by the ex-
IRENE tenuity and smoothness OF the
leaves of a Bible of the thirteenth
century, became convinced that the
satiny skin OF a beautiful woman had
furnished the parchment maker with
raw material for his unrivaied product.
In another instance, one Gayer de
Sansale, a famous bibliotbecaire of the
College OF the Sorbonne. at Paris, de-
clared that some one had dressed and
finished human skin to make the
parchment used for certain Decretals.
National Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14

Port Clarence bay towards Boring
strait and the Arctic ocean. The Kar-
uk was accompanied by the gasoline
schooner Mary Sachs. The power
boat Alaska, which will be used by
Dr. R. NJ Anderson's southern party.
remained at Port Clarence to COM
plete repairs to the engine, which
broke down in a storm a week ago
and probably will not leave until
Wednesday,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
mayor Must Wed to ee E,.ot.,

Cambridge, Mass.-The Womens
Homestead association here has de-
manded that Mayor Edward Barry
wed if he wishes to be reelected. The
association has submitted a list Of
three women from which the mayor
might take his choice. The mayor
promised to wed If he can end his
ideal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
rRIPLETS FOLLOW THE TWINS
father Is Section Hand and Proud of
His FamiIy-Wants Event
in Paper.

Everett, Wash.-Mrs. Hannah Stef-
enson of SilFana gave birth to trip
cts July 4. and her husband, julius
Steffenson, employed as section
land by the Great Northern Railway
company. taking advantage Of his first
lay of, came TO Everett to celebrate
he event
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
STEFANSSON OFF FOR ARCTIC
Old WhaIer KarIuk Leaves Port CIa9-
ence Bay for the Far
North.

Teller Port Clarence, AIaska.-Vflh-
jalmur Stefansson's Canadian polar
expedition, which will spend three
years in scientific research work in
the arctic, set out for its destination
when the old whaler Karluk, com
manded by Capt Robert Bartlett and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Would Declare "RLrth Strike"

Berlin, Germany.-Deciarati OF
birth strike" was suggested at 80
:ialist meeting here as the means OF
bringing about the abolition OF the
,lural voting system. DR.. Alfred Bern
Itein, father Of the idea, declared:
We will bring no children into the
world unless better rights OF citizen
hip are accorded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Seas PeriIs Ever Present

mission. and tn the constant exercise
they undergo. the picked officers and
men who serve In them do not incur a
risk out OF all proportion greater than
their comrades in other branches.
Danger and risk are no peculiar
prerogative of the submarine. Daily
faced in the routine Of duty and daily
overcome, they form the very founda-
ton of naval character, and aTs a
pledge, in no small degree, OF the Sc
curity upon which as d nation We re-
DNaa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14

OF feeling to Testock in my store your
company's fishing tackle. etc. Should
you have the kindness to send a such
further country's even In a few par
take when We send the money In or
dering of them, should you?
Il am yours. yours y."-Dstroit
Free Press
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Soldier 1Q2 Years Old.

st. James, Mo.-William c. Simpson.
one hundred and two years old, the
Oldest inmate of the federal soldiers
home here, and survivor OF the Mex
lean war, ascribes his longevity to a
strict diet of bacon and corn bread
He is a bachelor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
STRONG Inducements,

An indianapolis woman answering
an advertisement about the rental OF
rooms offers the following induce
ments: Myself and husband are
away all day with steam heat, hot wa
ter and all modern Improvements"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Aristocratic OUTFIT for Dogs.

Brockton, Mass.-TwelVe pomeran-
cans, owned by Mrs. E. v Graves. a
prominent business woman here, have
whole house to themselves. The
logs have Individual beds, electric
ans, valet and bath twice a day
Each dog has its own room.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
zALL-RED WIRELESS

via st. Johns, Newfoundland; two via
Canso. and one via Horta, Azores
Two French cables, one between
Brest and New York, via ST, Pierre,
Miquelon, and one via Cape Cod.
Two German cables between Bor-
KUN and New York, via the Azores.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
What a Lot of Barreis!"

and, with last effort, 1 burst the.
bung
What's thts?', cried the vtscount.
This isn't water!"
The viscount put his two full hands
close to my lantern | stopped
to look and at once threw
away the lantern with such violence
that it broke and went out, leaving
us in utter darkness.
What / had seen In NJ. de Chagny's
hands was gun-poWder!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Reeeqnizes Husbands Whistle.

observation-disclosures she heard
him whistle his favorite song out Of
tune, as was customary with his mu-
steal efforts, Mrs. Phoebe E. Turner,
in divorce court here declared she
knew her husband, William NJ. Turner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14

The birth of our triplets-they
were three girls-is not the only news
I have to tell you," said Steffenson.
I'VE have had seven children come
TO US in four years. twins twice and
then the tripiets.
Il feel kind Of proud Of it. so please
put 1t in the paper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14

near Rome, at salary of five dollars
a week, inherited s6.400,000 from his
uncle. Alesandro Corrandoini, who
died in Buenos Aires, where he had
amassed a huge fortune. The uncle
planned to surprise his nephew.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
SAND BATH ON THE BEACH
An Aristocratic Young Couple on
Americas Most Secluded of
Bathing Shores.

NewpOrt.-An intimate photograph
of an aristocratic American couple en-
joying a sand bath (just like common
people, at Bailey's beach. Newport
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14

a wealthy florist, was in the apartment
of Miss Elizabeth Gay, correspondent
named in the action for divorce
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14

Landers found the eggs in his grain
field and placed them under the hen.
She was on the eggs only day when
tho strange looking chicks popped
out
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Hen Mothers Pheasants.

Pitman, n. with hen for their
foster mother, a brood of English pleas
ant 1edglings is thriving il the barn
yard Of Harry Landers near here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Woman in House Wrecking Work

Merrimac, Mass.-Mrs. Willard w.
Chase, forty-five, mother Of five chill
dren, has joined her husband in the
house wrecking business. She goes
out to work with her husband every
day, and performs the labor Of tear
ing down houses with manly vigor. IF
We women want the ballot she said.
we should show them We are the
equals Of men"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
CLERK Inherits ss.4co.ooo.

Milan, Italy-VittoTio Mariant,
:lerk in a railway station at Tivoli,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14

r. l., which is the most secluded bath
ing resort in America. Left to right:
Miss Kate B. Darlington and Miss
Dorothea Darlington.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07
2 s!sssssss...sss-s,1zzT s
FOR The CHILDREN
The Brownies Move.

Billie The Brownie. Who t.Ee,. ii y tree.
Was troubled one morning Hooaman to
The sllng walked beside him ana present,
~ cried.
.Just chop down taat tree with sae
Brownies inside
Away galloped Billie u tell the sad news
And painted We have not a moment ~
lose
Then Back came his friends % the tree "a
the wood
And all started packing as fast as they
could
Tables and pillows and bedding and chairs.
Nothing is heavy II every one shares.
and, all being willing, It's easy to see
They very soon emptied their house in q
tree.
Then Billie set out with his wife. and they
found
A pretty new house in a mushroom all
round
They moved in at once. and that night
you should see
They sat down to supper as gay as
could be.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07
TENT FOR THE BOYS
Who Have Exhibits at the Fair viii
Be Used for Their Accommodation.

Evidence that the State Fair Asso-
cations appreciation Of the interest
taken BY the members Of the boys
clopS r. the announcement by Secre-
~&fy Louis p Brueggeriloft that a
large tent WIS he pitched On The
grounds Tor the Accommodation Of all
the members Of boys corn, pig and
n!Sh school clubs participating IA che
exposition this year The tent Will be
located between the Agricultural Build
lns and the Coliseum. It Will be II
charge Of a military boy from the
State University, and VIE, be conducted
like siornitory. The fair association
Will provide cots, mattressas: and pill
water for shower baths anG. gas for
fuel. All the boys will have 10 bring
Is bedding, such as quilts and s:aeets.
There will be some regulations for
the boys using the tent, which VIII be
OF educational value. owing to the
schooling it will provide. This feature
VII! save the boys much expense. ana
promises to prove popular.
Before entering the tent all the boys
Will De sent to the North Louisiana
Sanitarium's emergency hospital on the
grounds. where they will be examined
and given clean bill Of health. This
Will be for protection to the occupants
or the tent, which will be in use
throughout the Fair, beginning Novem-
Der and continuing through November
y. All Information will be furnished
free by request OF Secretary L N.
Brueggerhoff. Shreveport
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07
TWO FOOTBALL GAMES.
Vii! Be Feature Attractions At Fair
on School and College DAY.

Football games will feature School
and College Day program at the Louis
lana State Fair. The games will be
played Saturday. Nov. s. with some of
the best elevens Of the Southwest on
the gridiron, and thousands of colleg-
tans and other students are expected
to be on hand to root and cheer for
the respective line-ups. There have
been football contests in the past at
the Louisiana State Fair, but none Of
those will rank with the sport sched-
uled for November this Year
The big fight will be between the
University Of Arkansas. from Fayette-
vile, Ark, and the University of Louis
lana, from Baton Rouge. The crack
men from each university team will be
on the firing line. It viii be one Of the
seasons big college fights. It will be
fought in the afternoon.
The other football contest will be
between the Louisiana Industrial In
stitute and College. of Ruston, La, and
another college team, which is not yet
announced. The Ruston team has al
ways put up splendid fight. and its
work this year promises to give its op-
ponent a real hard scrap.
Other details may be obtained from
Secretary J.. n. Rrueggerhoff, who
emphasizes the fact that the Nair
opens Nov. and runs through NV,
L. @ q