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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
TRAGEDY OF THE WILD
FOREST LIFE AS SEEN BY HUNT.
Frs AND TRAPPERS.
Hare, Owl and Fox Meet Death In
What Seems to Have Been Their
Appointed Turn in the Bleak
North of Canada.

1t was on the edge of a big burn"
that we came upon the first chapter
Of that mornings story, written in the
freshly fallen snow We were in the
heart of the Canadian wilderness, and
our trap line (along which we had
set SO traps, several deadfalls and a
dozen poison baits) ran for Is miles
through thick swamps, where we
baited for lynx, the fisher cat, mink,
ermtne, and over strips of barren"
and the frozen surfaces of lakes,
where We dropped out strychnine cap
suIes rolled in deer fat, in the hope
Of capturing a wolf or a fox. We
had scarcely left our cabin when my
comrade OF that winter in the forests,
who wore short skirts, snowshoes,
and her hair In long braid, directed
my attention to the tracks a little
distance from the line of our trail.
A big, white hare had started across
the burn shortly after the snow had
ceased falling the previous night, and
a fox had taken up his trail.
We always gave up our plans for
an hour or a day to pursue these
stories written in the snow" so we
followed. 1t was short story, re-
minding me in its completeness and
tragedy of one of Guy de Maupas-
SAINTS masterpieces. The hare, prob
ably with the approach of dawn, was
making his way across the quarter
mile open to the opposite timbers,
and the fox was after his breakfast
There was no haste on the part Of
the fox. His footprints were close
together and the end of his brush had
trailed a smooth groove in the snow
behind him. Cunningly he was CIV
ing his prey plenty Of time in which
to snuggle in some warm cover for
the day
But in the edge of the farther
swamp another character was waiting
to take a part in the nature drama
A big white owl saw the hare-waited
-foated silently up into the gray
gloom of the dawn, and then de-
pecting victim. It was an easy vic
tory. And the feast was half over
when the fox saw movement in the
snow ahead and slipped up as quietly
as the owl had dropped from out Of
the sky.
The whole story was there when
we came up. Words could not have
told it as it was written in the bloody
snow. The hare had died easiest;
but the owl had fought. It's big head
lay a dozen feet from its crushed and
torn carcass, from which half of the
breast had been eaten. All Of the
hare was gone but its head and feet
and fur. After the fight and the
feast the fox had continued on into
the swamp. The day after this we
found a poison bait missing from a
snow pyramid we had built in the
middle of a small lake. We followed
the tracks and found a ded fox half
mile away. The lady insists this was
the real ending of that story in the
snow-James Oliver Curwood, in Les
lies Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
UnreneWahle Patent.

A lawyer who makes a specially of
patent cases was once engaged in a
case before a county justice.
who are you, anyway" demanded
the justice.
'Well," replied the lawyer, I'm an
attorney"
"P'raps you are, but I never heard
one talk like you. What kind Of a
one are you?"
I'm a patent attorney"
The magistrate rubbed his chin In
thought. Well, all I've got to say is, -
he said slowly, that when the patent
expires, I don't believe you can ever
get it renewed again. National
Monthly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09

On the day preceding this luncheon the food is
blessed by the priest. As the castle is usually the
center of the community, the peasants or farmers
bring their food there. When the priest bIesses
the castle luncheon he also bestows blessing
upon the food of the servants and peasants in the
lower hall. During the entire week following
Easter Sunday visitors are invited to partake of the
cold dishes the Easter luncheon table, which is
Teplenished necessity arises.
Landowners receive gifts from the peasants on
their estates at Eastertide One may bring his
best calf another his latest pig, and a woman
her largest chicken or duck In turn the peasants
receive presents of money and other valuables.
The children play with eggs on Easter Sunday
in much the same they do on the White
House lawn in Washington. In Austria-Hungary
the same ceremony is observed with the exception
Of the great luncheon. Always on Good Friday
the emperor and his court attend divine service
for hour.
Easter in France is primarily a floral celebra-
ton. The flower market along the Seine is re-
dolent with the perfume of lilies and other as
fragrant, though less stately blooms Every one
wears flower at Eastertide and poor indeed is
the household that does not display floral SYM
boil of the resurrection and the life"
1t is not one of the great celebrations of
France, but is decidedly a children's day. OF
course it is a legal holiday and the banks, gov
eminent buildings and schools are closed. There
are the usual religious services to be found in a
Catholic country. The Partisan child makes
In vivid colors For the children of the Weather
class are eggs of chocolate and sugar, either solid
candy or followed out so a to conceal pretty
favors in the form of small toys.
In Italy, Easter is quite the most important re-
ugious festival of the year and time Of public
and private rejoicing. In Rome on Easter Sunday
and for several days afterward religious process
sions are to be seen the streets. Dgnitaries
of the church, clad in gorgeous raiment march
from church to church, blessing the baptismal
fonts and reminding the altar fires that were ex-
tinguished on Good Friday in memory of the death
Of Christ.
A unique ceremony marks the observance of
Holy week in Florence Italy. 1t is probable this
ceremony will be discontinued before many years
because of the fatalities and serious accidents
which have occurred in recent years.
At noon on Saturday of Holy week a ceremony
called the "scoppio del caro-" (the explosion of
the carl takes place in the Pazzo del Duomo, just
in front of the Battstero. 1t is in fulfllment of
provision in the will of the de Pazzi family, an
ancient FloTentine household, certain members
Of which brought fints from the holy land with
which to kndle the fires on the affairs at Easter.
The car which resembles an altar and is
nearly as large as a small frame house, is drawn
TO the square before the cathedral by team Of
white oxen, where it is filed with fireworks and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
A KINGS Ruse,

The late August Bebel, the famous
German Socialist, in his memoirs,
tells an amusing story Of the king of
Servia in the days when as Prince
Peter Karageorgevitch, he was a stu
dent at Zurich. Prince Peter, who
was always short of money, had many
friends among the German Socialist
students, and one of his most init
mate friends was a young Socialist
tailor, who made the princes clothes.
The tailor, by arrangement with the
prince, always added Is per cent to
his bills, which were sent home, and
when they were paid he always hand
ed over the surplus to the prince.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09

kiss three times, first one cheek, then on the
other, and the last time the other cheek again
This represents the joy they feel on account OF
the. Savior's resurrection. The custom is some
times continued for several days, and the peas
ants often kiss those whom they have just met
Following the half-hour church service there Is
a night mass held, the only during the year.
This is not usually ended until o'clock In the
morning From the church the people return
home and have what is really an early breakfast,
but which is more like feast. They eat hard
boiled eggs, "pascha" and "coolitch,'' which form
the features Of the repast
The custom Of kissing is also observed IN the
court. Easter day the emperor receives the men,
bers of his household, his bodyguard and repre-
sentatives from the officers and soldiers of the
regiments stationed in and near ST. Petersburg.
Easter is joyful occasion for the children For
two or three days previous their elders dye eggs
for them much as is done in this country. Easter
the children roll them and play with them 1t is
also the custom to exchange eggs, and many peo-
pie carry a few with them to present to their
friends after the church service. The children
play with their eggs for a week after Easter and
sometimes longer. The 'pascha" and "coolitch"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09

as they have closed all the United
States east Of Minnesota to the Ameri-
can elk, whose former range was as
far south and east as South Carolina
and northern Georgia and Alabama
Deer have been coming back to
their old feeding grounds in New Eng
land-in such numbers, indeed, as to
cause complaint among farmers whose
clover fields are ravished. It was the
custom of Thoreau to talk with old
timers who had beheld the animals in
the country of which he made such
an intimate study. There are deer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09

occurs in that part of Ontario border
ing Lake Erie, and in the northern
part Of the southern peninsula of
Michigan, to mention only sections
near by where it is known.
But over all that sweep of country
which stretches from eastern New
York to southern Minnesota, including
northwestern Pennsylvania, the whole
of Ohio, wild deer have not been seen
for many years. Agriculture, the
hunters, the lumbermen and the fire
that follows the lumbermen have
closed the region to the white tailed,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
At the Seance.

Medium see the spirit of man
who passed away through some bron-
chial trouble. He says he is your
husband. Is that so, nam?
Widow (weeping): ut must be;
he was killed by an explosion in the
Bronx tunnel"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09

alone, his mightiest endeavors are as
nothing. At harvest time he gathers
nothing but leaves and husks. But the
man with friends-strong, true friends
and loyal-who have confidence in his
integrity and ability to do things, has
great power. Where he leads they
will follow him, and all working to-
gether unitedly bring victory. This is
the reason why some men achieve
great success with moderate abilities,
while their more brilliant competitors
fall short
To have true friends you must be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09

days covers a wide area, but as In
the case of all extensive development,
it loses intensiveness. Instead Of
friendships we have visiting lists. Not
those whom we love but those whom
we would propitiate, we invite to din
ner. Those who would propitiate US
invite US in turn and permit US to
eat their food and air our views. We
nve-alas!- the Suburbs of each
others hearts.
The man without friends can accom-
plish very little in this world in this
age. Depending on bis own strength
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
ParadoXical Prospect.

"You seem to think that the rail-
roads are going to make all the money
there is"
WELL" replied the man with the
complex mind, 81 like to see the rail-
roads prosper. But If they take all
the profits only railroad owners can
afford to travel and they can have
passes"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
REACH OLD FEEDING GROUNDS
Deer Are Coming Back in Large Num-
bers to New England, After
Long Absence.

A map printed for the purpose of
defining the distribution of the north
ern white tailed deer, the representa-
tive of the race above the continental
divide. shows that within recent years
the animal has come almost to the
outskirts Of Detroit, the Toledo Blade
states. II would seem that it still
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09

testimonial" - Mrs. LAWRENCE MAR
TIN, II King ST., Westbrook, Maine
Mansion, Wis. "At the Change of
Life l suffered with pains in my back
and loins until could not stand / also
had night-sweats so that the sheets
would be wet. l tried other medicine
but got no relief. After taking one bot
tie Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound l began to improve and l
continued its use for six months. The
pains left me, the night-sweats and hot
flashes grew less, and in one year was
a different woman. | know I have to
thank you for my continued good health
ever since. - Mrs. u. J. BRowNELL,
Mansion, Wis.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled in such cases.
If you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfi-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter VIII
be opened, read and answered by
woman, and held In strict confidence
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Call for ExneriAncA

$50 you don't thing that railway
official knows much about the practi-
cal side Of railroading"
i should say not" replied Mr.. Cross
lots. He sits up in an upholstered
office or rides around in private car.
If he wants to learn the business he
ought to come around and commute
a while"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
ART OF FRIENDSHIP DYING7
Writer'S Opinion Is That Modern
Ways Are Not Conducive to For
nation of Closest Ties.

There is ground for suspicion, If not
conviction, that the art of friendship
is dying out among US.
The friendship of the ancients was
very exacttng. In modern times we
should look for a long while for such
mutual regard as that of Damon and
Pythias. Friendship in our crowded
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
a Minor Character

Yes, my grandfather figured in one
OF Thackeray's novels
You don't say. How is that?"
You remember that passage where
1t says Waiter, arrack punch?'
Il believe l do"
We'll, my grandfather was the
waiter"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Giving His Own . Rest

Giving HIS Own q Rest
That young man you were lust
dancing with is one of our most sue
cessful business men"
Yes
Yes. He seems to be able to call
the turn on the market, and he always
lands on his feet"
Then he is taking vacation Just
now"
What gives you that idea?'
Because all during the dance he
kept landing on my feet"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
North Getting.

"Why do you patronize that fortune
teller so much?"
He's the seventh son Of seventh
son." explained the politician
do you think that enables him to
tell If you will be elected?"
Tn not thinking of that What
want is to interest the votes CT that
kind OF a family"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Forbearinq Waiter.

THAT waiter didn't thank you when
you gave him a quarter
Il didn't want him to. I was crate
fu1 to him for not holding the coin
up so that every one in the room
could see it was only quarter"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
a Triumph of Peace,

Peace hath her victories"
How now?"
Instead of wanting a cannon for
the public square, one town has asked
for a discarded mudscow from the
Panama canal. louisville Courier
Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Misanthroplc Impression

What's the reason for all this fight
on the railroads."
Il dunno" replied Farmer Corntos-
sci; "but I can't help thinkin' some
of the reason is that the railroads
amt givin' out near as many passes
as they used to-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
How She Knew,

Mr.. Saphead during the honey
moon)-When did my little duckie
darling first discover that she loved
me?
Bride (sweetly)-When I found my
self getting mad every time any one
called you fooL-New York Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Both Have Faults,

Cookie heard lecturer last even
ing who had the right idea.
Frye-What did he say?
He said there's no use trying to
reform woman with a club.
yes, and I don't think much of
sewing societies, either. "-Youngs-
town Telegram.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
His Views.

"They say that women have no
sense of humor."
''Well, it's a good thing"
How SOP"
eff a woman laughed heartily 1t
would endanger every button on those
tight gowns. kansas City Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Heard at a Reception.

$50 the Scrappingtons are at outs
again"
Yes; their latest quarrel was about
madam's pet dog and the expense of
feeding it."
Great Scott! They have bones of
contention enough to feed dozen
dogs"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Perfection.

4 man is one whose body has been
trained to be the ready servant of his
mind; whose passions are trained to
be the servants of his will: who en-
joys the beautiful, loves truth, hates
wrong, loves to do good and respects
others as himself-Anon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09

Wayside Walter-Gee, my tongue
this morning feels as if it was Gov
cred with fur a foot long.
Tired Tommie-No wonder; just
noticed by the label that the bottle
you swiped from that house last night
contained hair restorer.-Youngsto wn
Telegram.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Political and Domestic Econonv.

OIFtISaI oIFU @OIFISSIFN -OOIIOITIJa
do you study political economy In
your SCHOOL,"
Eyes, indeed. Six of US girls study
1t together, and every night we meet
In Sis Aliens room and make fudge"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Ffqurativeiy Speaking.

What's the matter with that man %
1.-THE one who is talking profanely
about the income tax?''
yes"
ooh, he's doing a little tempera-
mental arithmetic
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09

Mrs. Beck Hall-Good afternoon,
Miss Radcliffe. Going for walk? 1
hope 1 may accompany you.
Miss Radcliffe-Yes. DR.. Sergeant
says we must always walk with some
object and 1 suppose you will answer
the purpose.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Brief Interview.

Chauffeur ran across your old
friend. Joe Williams in Boston last
week.
delphian-Indeed! How is he?
Chauffeur-Dead; he never regained
consciousness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Why, Indeed,

Amiable Uncle doing some conjur-
ing to amuse the children)-See, here
l have a billiard BALL am going
to turn 1t into something else.
First Bored Youngster Ito second
ditto)-Why should he? It's very
nice balI.-Punch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
NOT GirI-Like

"This is your newly-arrived little
girl sister, Tommie," said the father.
Il don't believe it is a girl, papa"
FFWhy not?"
because she don't say anything"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
MeItfno the Heart of ANGER.

Is thy friend angry with theS? Then
provide him an opportunity of show
ing thee great favor. Over that his
heart must needs melt, and he viii
love thee again-Richter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Liz HnnHifinn

Counsel-Now, tell MUD and gen
tIemen of the jury what was the de-
PENDANTS condition when in your bar.
Witness-WelI, sir, I should say
fresh but servable. London Punch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Irony of Fate.

Tom-Singular that after Jones had
been i'll six months with typhoid he
should die from nettle rash, wasn't it?
Fred-Yes, indeed; he came to
rash conclusion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09

Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The fayorlte
family laxative. Adv.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Ladies' Weapon All Riuht.

Bill-An Indian who ran amuck in
California the other day attacked a
policeman with a hatpin.
JiIl-What did the policeman say?
THAT the Indian was no lady"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
As THROUGH a Sieve.

Mrs. Swamley-It is said by those
who know him that Huerta is re-
fined person.
Mr.. SwamIey-He should be; he's
been crumbling long enough.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Accounted For.

Miss Maudie boasts that she has so
many callers that she's tired out re-
ceiving them"
Didn't you know she is telephone
OPERATOR"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09

dressed in mourning, the women go to church ana
pray for an hour. The grave of Christ IS always
represented at the church, and it is before this
prayers are said Saturday, too, is spent in fast
ing and prayer Easter Sunday the great lunch
con. or "sweceny" as it is called in Polish takes
Mace At the castles Of the nobility refreshments
are prepared for hundreds Of guests. The tables
are laden with cold meats pigs roasted whole
various kinds Of sausa ges and great cakes, or
'chaba," which are always eaten at Eastertlde.
During the afternoon visitors call 1t is the Gus
tom of the host and hostess to meet their guests
at the door with plate of eggs, each visitor
takes a small piece and the greeting of the day,
"Halelujah," is exchanged
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Showing Off.

When stopping at a grand hotel
The stiffest man unbeuds,
He takes their stationery swell
And writss to all his friends.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09

pains IN my back
and side and was so
weak l could hardly
do my housework-
| have taken Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
it has done me a LOT
Of good. l will re-
commend your med
icine to my friends
and give you permits
sion to publish my
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Primitive Jov.

An Eskimo will never pause
To rail at snow or sleet,
He needn't clean the street, because
There isn't any street.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09

Strange as it may seem, it's the man
who keeps his troubles to himself that
loses them soonest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
His HeIDm5te.
life divorced himi"

"He says his success is due entirely
to his wife"
But his wife divorced him!"
eyes, but he had to hustle so hard to
earn the alimony the court granted her
that he became the business success
you now see"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
In MAGAZINE Circles,

A back number now is something
that has been out over twenty min
utes.-Kansas City Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-09
Not a Siren.

I'm going to buy an auto,
But all agents are warned
l will have no other kind
Save one that's been dehorned.