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ity Of instances however. the pcdcrs
are users of the drug. l was contin-
ually in fear Of arrest and often bought
boxes of cocaine that | did not need and
hid them around my person. Jail had
no terrors AZ long as I had the drug.
How lived | could not tell now.
know that l always secured enough
money to buy cocaine and n little food
and slept in Railways, alleys, wagons
stables and parks.
When ! was in very pressing need of
money I would 20 To any one of the
second hand clothing stores. exchange
my clothing for something a little bit
worse and get "a few cents for the diff
ference. one raw February morning
in "A driving snowstorm ! walked from
the Battery to Chatham Square. | had
on no underwear and was wearing a
worn out pair Of shoes with no socks.
All that protected me was a summer
pair Of trousers and a blue Bingham
shirt.
During that same bitter cold week
gouged or two gold crowns from my
teeth and pawned them for 80 cents.
You can pawn anything on the Bowery.
one Bowery character used to pawn his
wooden leg every Saturday night and
redeem 1t selling Sunday newspapers.
These cheap pawnshops are "A curse to
the man who is down and out. In
many instances he could not get whiskey
II IL were not for these places.
After three years with cocaine I was
growing thin ana scrawny. My flesh
was pasty and | had a peculiar witch
ing of the eyelalls which gave me a
wild look. ] used to get off by myself
I a L.. -. 4. -.
poetry, although | had never been Of n
literary turn Of mind. got the idea
| that my weird, absolutely nonscnsical
attempts at poetry would sell and
went the rounds of newspaper offices
hut never got any further than the frs,
door, when | was ordered out
| An impeachment came in my speech
and I talked jerkily and' at times m,
sentences We're disconnected. | found /;
source Of some livelihood at one tim,
| by acting as sort Of messenger boy foi
n gang Of pickpockcts. the leaders OF
which are now in Sing Sing. wa,
eating less all the time and gettinl
thinner. ! don't suppose ] weighe,
more than 100 pounds My clothe
fell about me like those thrown abou
a scarccrOw.
| never knew the uiy OF the Wcel
and at times could not recall m
name. My eyeaight had got 50 din
that ! never attempted to read an
knew absolutely nothing Of what wa
going on in the world. had long sine
lost track Of my old associates.
| I once slept in cellar If "A saloo
with u man who had at one time bee
u New Jersey banker. lie had falle
through drink and was coke" w
had fairly sensible talk lasting LON
into the night. recOunting our pas
II was the only time ! had ever be
come communicative. | was arouse
In the early dawn by loud report.
sat up and rubbed my eycs-my banke
friend had shot himself through tn
head,
! In one particular place on Park Ro,
q man may spend the night sitting Il
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in that way all Of my friends knew my
address. Four Of them came to New
York and looked me up.
1t is a habit people have when they
come To- New York. that OF looking
YOU up" 1t Is one Of the curses of city
life. II wouldn't bc 81 II they came to
call on you at your home. but they do
not do that. You must show them the
sights.
There were no women in the party
and my wife asked to be excused from
going with us. | started out to show
my friends the city. Really all ! knew
about Broadway life was an occasional
dinner in one Of the garish restaurants
in the neighborhOOd OF FOrty-second
street. I suggested n dinner at one OF
| these cafes and We went there. ! be-
came a drunkard that night.
When we had been seated n round OF
| cocktails was ordered. | declined to
drink and all looked at me puzzled.
Live in New York and never drink"
said one.
THAT beats me-" added another, but
I smiled and stuck to mild soft drink.
Their talk drifted to my success In
New York. ] could see there was a
great deal OF admiration for the progress
had made and secretly ! was fiattered.
spurred on by this buOyancy l agreed
10 drink to old times in a bottle Of
wine. Before the evening was over
had consumed nine or ten glasses OF
wine and was presented with a check
calling for $i5. II was my first taste
Of high life.
The wine gave me a tingie had never
experienced before and going home In
the subway felt a sort of mental glow
Life was never more worth while to me
I walked steadily, but I felt a grent
exhilaration. My wife was waiting fol
me and the moment ! entered the room
saw her vince. She had smelled the
fumes of liquor. ] was abashed too. hui
retired and said nothing about the
evening with my friends. The mex
morning at breakfast my wife's eyel
were red and knew she had beef
weeping-she was given to tears on tn,
slightest provocation.
| didn't feel very guilty. It was m!
hrst offence and ! reflected that l ha,
enjoyed II. couldn't forget the tingle
] rather made up my mind that I wa
going to get around more. was stick
ing too close to business. I did get on
more.
began drinking a cocktail at luncl
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T STOOD on prominent Broadway
corner the other morning with "a
feeling Of citation ! had not en-
pcrienced since the days back in
my home town in Missouri when the
circus bill posters began their annual
spring decorations on barns and fences.
l was fun Of eager anticipation then,
and SO was upon this morning.
had just been given employment as
q city salesman at SIS week. In my
friends who knew me when | was in
active control Of a going business my
feeling Of elation would probably have
aroused a sense Of deep pity. 1t IL true
that to the man OF SO with family Of five
dependent upon him there il nothing
extremely encouraging about securing
an SIS Il week job. but to me il meant
a rebuilding Of life after slipping the
bitterest dregs in the underworld Of
New York for six years.
came to New York when / was 20,
secured "a clerkship in commission
house ON West street and In three years
was assistant to the general manager.
Not content ] offered my services to a
larger firm in a different line at less
money. They took me and at 80 / was
in control Of the business at "a salary of
$1,000 year and a share in the profits.
l was married and had four children.
! do not believe a happier family could
he found. ] had never tasted drink.
did not smoke and indeed | believe that
I was what might De called model
man." was OF an easygoing tenn
permanent and nothing worried me for
any great length Of time, When my wife
showed symptoms OF nerves" thought
her silly and childish and told her so.
know what NERVES mean now.
We lived well and managed to save
several thousands Of dollars. We had
unfortunately never purchased "A home
owing to our desire to have the chill.
dren in the school near our apartment
house.
tell these simple facts merely tC
show that there was no excuse for the
sudden change in my character. hat
everything to live for and certainly
every reason to live an exemplary life
My first step In my fall from grace
came about through entertaining q
party Of convivial friends from m,
home town. From time to time thu
home newspapers had spoken fattcr
ingly ~ my success in New York ant
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Was Prosperous Business Man Until He s.,
Liquor Habit 49, Confident of Establishin
Himself in What He Calls Civilization.

tn" table ana sleeping with his head
between his hands ii he buys a shock"
a ! cent glass of whiskey, before the
doors close. \ place like this in the
early morning IL like "A cage Of wild
beasts.
The craving for the early morning
drink is On. The men are blear eyed
and gasping for breath and the Ian
guagc is the most terrible one can
imagine | heard one man curse his
mother for half an hour because she
allowed him to l." born. There is no
spark Of camarad.ric among such men
as one will find ON the park benches,
where the unemployed cougrcgato.
Friendship j. unknown.
! was "A caston even in the lowest
depths Of the underworld They iccrrd
At me in cent barrel houses. How
I managed tn keep out Of prison is n
mystery, for I would steal anything I
could get my hands on. | had no
moral sense. would tell the most
eXtravagant lies VIII, II the truth would
have served my ends better.
My life as a drunkard and cocaine
fiend lasted for six years, | believe !
was in the incipi"nt stages If tuler-
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was in a cooped up sort Of place over q
fruit store on Blocker street. ! be-
came a nuisance to my friends. and one
man whose wife was an intimate
friend OF my wife's ordered me out Of
his office for begging among his en-
ployecs
wouldn't allow myself tn think Of
my wife and children ar the desperate
plight ! was in. When the longing to
see them would come to me ! would
drown out the thoughts in drink My
health remained good. ! was taking on
flesh and red veins We're beginning to
show in my face. My disposition had
changed. however. | had always been
joyial. but now ! was sullen and abu-
sive. I had pawned all my personal
possessions. such as watch, ring and
scarf pin. My clothes were in bad
state Of dilapidation.
recalled one evening that ! had
some life insurance. ! went around
the next day and secured loan Of $3.50
on it. That afternoon l had strong
| desire to see my wife and children and
| took the evening train for my home
| in Missouri. l hadn't been In the town
| more than an hour when ! was drunk
ain. / was drinking to get up nerve
to go and plead with my wife To take
me back. / saw her and she tainted
| at my SCARED face and changed appear
ance. Her father ordered me from the
door. and I returned to New York.
| My ambition was gone. ! didn't wan,
| 10 work. 1t was at this period that
began using cocaine.
| l was sleeping off dcbauch In the
rear Of a saloon when ! awakened with
what was forerunner Of delirium trc'
mems. l began 10 shake all over ana
cold perspiration poured OF me anC
soaked through my clothes. My throat
felt as II it was closing. There cam,
over me a feeling Of fear.
a dishevellcd man sitting at "A tahl'
| wa ched me for n few moments an,
then came over to me. lie took from
his vest pocket little box containing
a white. faky substance.
Here. b." he said, take "a snG q
this. tn brace you up"
knew II was cocaine, but | didn'
falter. l snuffed a pinch up my nos
trils and In a very few minutes ! feel
it's effects. Things took on n roseat,
hue. I became talkative and hopeful
| would recstablish myself in the world
/ bought the remainder Of the box %
cocaine from my companion for dim
and then and there enlisted in the eve
growing army Of cocaine fiends.
1t Ia certainly no trouble To secur
; cocaine in New York. especially If yo
are known as cooke" Among tn
men who use II II In known as SNOW
and one particular fiend who consumes
more than any one else on the Bower
was known among his fellows as Sleig
Bells. There are scores of unscrupulOu
druggists who will sell you the dru
; without asking questions. They loo
{ you over first. II you use II they ca
, tell and they do not hesitate to sell.
There are cocaine pedlers In ever
cOngested tenement district. ! kno'
: one pedler who IL said to have amasse
G IA fortune and IL also said never to hav
G used whiskey or drugs. In the major
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just for the tingle. I realized too I was
playing with fire and there was a voice
of warning. but I needed it not. was
on the toboggan.
1t was only a few months until I
felt an absolute craving for liquor In
my bathroom in a bottle labelled
poison" to deceive my wife, ] kept
whskey. Every morning I had an eye
opener" | was becoming acquainted
with new crowd and was going
down town frequently at night.
] knew ! was neglecting business.
but in my egotism | felt that had won
so firm footing with my concern that
my services were Indispensable. There
was a rude awakening. Five months
after began to drink a directors meet
ing was called and | was present, ner-
vous from bad night before.
I was told firmly and with scan,
apology that | was no longer wanted
They forced me out over night and my
assistant took my place.
shall never forget the physical
numbness that ovcrCame me on the way
home. and then suddenly there was an
electrifying moment such as comes in
time of catastrophe and my brain was
clear. II still have a chance" said so
loud that several persons in the car
stared at me. will always believe that
if | had taken IA grip on myself at that
precious moment my life would have
been different. l didn't grasp the OPP
portunity.
didn't have to tell my wife that
something was wrong: she knew II by
my expression. She wormed it out Of
me that night and then went to bed
with a violent sick headache. and l
went out the next morning and did not
see her or my children again for more
than year.
was drunk before I left the house.
having consumed the contents Of a
fresh bottle Of "poison" in the bath
| room. When came to my senses after
four weeks riotOus spree ! was IN
Bellevue Hospital. strapped down.
| sent Immediately for my wife. The
messenger returned with the statement
| that the family In the adjoining apart
| ment said my wife and children had
| taken the household effects and returned
| to her home in Missouri.
| This was the most crushing blow
had received. Instead Of arOusing me
however. 1t only plunged me deeper into
despair. I remained in the hospita
several days. and when ! started t.
leave I happened to glance In a mirror
in the waiting room. ! stood rooted Il
the spot for several seconds. There wa
a red scar over one check and across
the bridge ~ my nose. They told M
little about 1t except that I had beef
mixed up in Il nasty fight and bottl
Of vitriol had been hurled at me.
i made for the nearest saloon ant
began to drink again. had beef
cashing checks right and left. and tn
next morning when I went to my BAN
! learned that my debauch had cost m
$500.
Before might ! was on again o
another wild spree, My entire saving
were gone in year. ] had left tn
haunts Of Broadway and my new HON
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the cocaine. was rushing hofpr.
a Kaleidoscope manner. II W.
ana broadway was deserted tr
some.
At III" corner II Fultun ~'f
Broadway "A great feeling 81 -
came To me. Tears CourSod OH.
cheeks and great lump cam,
throat. ] fell IT, my knc'~ tu
incohcrent manner prayed t.l
walked over To- the curb ulJ -.
ana allowed myself To- juiu'
wife and children. What g.
had been | sat there uu
workers began pouring uui ~
way exits.
! asked one man for a dim
to go Ia the hospital, sud
! think he believed me. ful
M 90 cents and directed n
nearest hospital. | Went the.
NAMED there for three week.
the time in a delirium. fn..
mrr,~t chance was saved 10y
from jumping out Of the q.
window To the asphalt Cour, ~.
Every nerve was sCrcam.l-
| came. was soothcd temp
mild injections Of morphl"y.
terrible visions came to me- T..
awaken with screams that "
the entire neighhorhuud.
was always clutChing a. my
trying To pour molten iron u'
broke of five teeth AT IN" -
Ing my jaws together.
| Finally I began to y" g..
longer stretches OF time ana a
Of these lucid intervals | in
nurse To write a letter t. 3.
come to me. She came un
was convinced that | vas
break away from my old lu
had convinced my wife.
| After a time l was taken
to Missouri. where l saw ny
They looked at me pity.nsll.
Il pathetic spectacle. Non
came near me. remained o.
more than a year and fuu-h'
ing that still fingered ulthu
growing less and my power 81
was growing stronger. Ou,r
Kansas City purposclN To- hul
II could stand it no longer
drug in my pocket and Sudd'
II into a sewer opening, Nj
won that day, went back
improved in health somcwh'
1t Is only recently our f.
has returned Ia New Nu.h "
to begin all over again, NJ
been impaired. but ! stll hay.
left In me. Now do not Boo.
shall ever fall again-ther,
dreadful spectre hefor" m"
am confident ! can rec
certain niche for myself IN
and II ! can there is hope ''
any man.
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Personal Narrative of Man Who Was a Victim
of the Drug for Six Years and Who
Was Able to Redeem Himself

This the personal Narrative Neu
York who harn9 fallen bo~ the i OF his os through drink plunged
down the social scale until he ory
dehc MY status society," he Wtes s illustrated rhen
kicked out Of one Of the ioe
ouncer that disgrace the The
fighting his back to rhdt he
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
INTERESTING CORN TEST

AS matter of interest to the farm
er some of the corn which has been
on exhibit at the First Matte ional Bank
was tested for size and weight. In
each case an ear of average size was
selected-not the largest or the
smallest, and the results are some
what astonishing. In the table below
after the name of the corn, is Civ
en- the length of the ear, the weight
before shelling and the weight of
shelled corn.
Pure bred Golden Glow, Z in, in
length, s As o., in weight. and Is
or, net.
Smokey dent s in. in length, 6
o., in weight, and 6-S o., net.
Mimi Early Yellow dent in, in
length, 6 6-S o., in weight and 5 5-S
o., net.
FLINT IA in, in length, 6 or, in
weight and rs o., net.
These tests bear out the statement
of the College of Agriculture regard
inc the excellence of Golden GLOW
corn. which they have been breeding
for the past twelve years, and in
a.snguch as it has been bred specially
for this latitude it will probably be-
come the standard corn for Central
Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
MEETING At
LINCOLN HIGH
w. {. Hicks Address Was Well
Received and Continuation
School is the Result

The meeting held at the Lincoln
high school last evening at which w.
e. Hicks of Madison addressed the
assembIage on the subject of a con-
tinuation school was fairly we'll atten
ded. The program as published in
the Daily Reporter of March 19 was
carried out
Mr.. Hicks explained the workings
of the continuation school and eX-
planned the reasons why the law pro
viding for these schools was enac-
ted. Mr.. Hicks urged the providing
of a continuation school i'm this city
and told of the success with which
it has met in other places in the
state The continuation school COW
ers "a wide field of instruction i'm
Guiding, an industrial course, a com
merciaI course and provides for an
evening school for those who are
employed and wish to continue their
education. The state pays one-half
the expense of conducting the school
Those present seemed to be strongly
i'm favor of providing for a contnua-
tion school for Grand Rapids.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26

Walter, the six year old son of
the cook at the Witter hotel, Mrs
Julia Farrell, had his Left eye bad
ly cut by playmate Saturday after
noon at three o'clock. The cornea of
the eye was cut across the middle
from end to end and the Iris was
cut from the pupil to the left side
of the eye. There is also a small
cut in the upper eye lid.
w alter and another little boy wen
playing together and in some man
ner Walter was cut across the eye
with piece of tin.
DIR. Ruckle is taking care of the lit
tie fellow and hopes to save the eye.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26

forests broken at intervals by farms
which were formerly cultivated but
which have lain fallow since acq1is
ition by the state.
Thousands Of fruit trees may be
found in blossom and in fruit dur
ing the season and were the state
to take up proper cultivation of the
orchard tracts, it might in truth be
called the greatest orchardist in the
entire peninsula, which by the way
Largest fruit growing district of the
state.
The State Forestry board of Wis
consin now has charge of the park
and with funds at hand the first
real Improvement in the tract will
be made this year.
The improvements Will consist of
new poadWays for carriage and au-
tomobile travel. New trails will be
cut and camp sites laid out for
those who desire to camp i'm the park
All of the underground liable in amy
way to promote fire will be cut out
and burned by State Forasters.
Door county has long been famous
for its beautiful sunsets which tour
lists compare faVorably with those of
the famous Golden Gate. To the Wis
itor to the park for the first time,
is one succession Of beauty features
and thousands of summer travellers
have made this trip each year in the
past.
Because of the absence of proper
rail facilities in the vincinity Of the
new park, the favorite route to the
pleasure spot has been across Green
Bay. In fact it may be truly said
that the people Of MarGinette IN
cluding Senator Issac Stephenson
were instrumental in bringing to the
State Government the beauty of this
spot which is known among tourists
as '|Wisconin's Highlands of the Hud
SON. and the California of Wiscon-
sin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
CARL FOUND
NOT GUILTY
Long Criminal Action Comes to
End With Jury's Verdict

The jury in the case of the State
of Wisconsin versus L. B. Carl of
Marshfield after being out ten hours
and five minutes, returned YER
dict of not guilty.
The case went to the jury at 12:
90 P. NJ of the same day.
The case has attracted consider
able attention and the duration of
the trial covered a period of seven
days. The jury being drawn on
Wednesday, March II, and the case
ending with the jury's verdict on
Wednesday, March 10.
The state was represented by
special state prosecutor, Geo. Will
Jams and the defendent's lawyers
were w. F. Wheelan and I. w. Bra
zeau.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
BY
AUTOMOBILE

A. AIarceau was struck by an automo
bile last evening while crossing
from one side of the bridge to the
other had his right ankle badly twis-
ed, his left thigh badly bruised and
received a fearful bump ON his head.
Mr.. Marceau was returning home
from work and when about three rods
from the eafsterly end of the bridge
he started to cross to the other side
Am automobile driven by R. Rein, ,Jr.,
came up on the bridge from Vine
street Mr. Marceau in stepping from
the walk to the roadway of the
bridge, stepped directly in front of
the automobile. He was knocked
down and injured as stated above.
Mr. Rezin and Nat Anderson, who
were in the car, got out and picked
the inquired man up. He was ask
ed if he wanted a doctor and said,
No" He was taken home in
the automobile. When they arrived
at the house he was asked if he need
ed assistance to get into the house,
to which he answered mo"
The automobile at the time of the &C
oident was proceeding at a low rate
of speed. DR.. Looze, who was called
to attend Mr. Marceau, said this
morning that the injuries We're not
necessarily serious and that the in
jred man would undoubtedly be all
right in a short time.