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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23

Pens on whah yo' gwineteT,' an
swered Uncle Jefferson sapiently.
I'm going to Damory Court"
A kind Of shocked surprise that was
almost stupefaction spread over the
others face, like oil over a pool
Danny Co'ot! OATS de old Valiant
place. Ain nobody lives dar. All
reck'n ain nobody live dar fer mos er
hun erd yeahs!''
The old house has a great surprise
coming to it," said Valiant gravely.
"Henceforth some one is going to oc-
cupy it. How is it anyway"
Measurtn' by de coonskin en- th'ow-
in in de tail, cts erbout two mile.
Ain gwineter live dar yo'se'f, sub, is
yo'?"
4 am for the present" was the
crisp answer.
Uncle Jefferson stared at him a mo-
ment with his mouth open. Then ejac-
ulating under his breath, ''Fo' de
Lawd! Whut folks gwineter say ter
dat!'' he shambled to the rear of the
motor and began to unship the steam
er-trunk. "Whut yo' gwineter do wild
dat-ar?' he asked, pointing to the car
All kin come wild ole Sukey-dat's
nah mule-en fotch it in de rnawn-
in. Amt gwineter rain ter-night no.
how. -
This matter having been arranged,
they started Jogging down the green
bordered road, the bulldog prospecting
alongside.
"S'pose'n de Co'ot done ben sold en-
yo' gwineter fix it up fo' de new
ownah," hazarded Uncle Jefferson
presently.
Valiant did not answer directly
You say the place hasn't been occu-
pied for many years." he observed
Did you ever hear why, Uncle JEFF
ferson?'
'Ah done heerd,'' said the other
vaguely, "but All disremembahs
Sump'in dat happened befo All come
heah f'om OF Post-Oak Plantation.
Reck'n Majah Bristow he know erbout
it, er Mis- Judith-dat's Miss Shirleys
mothah. Her fathah wus Gen1 Tawm
cambridge, en- he died fo' she was
bawn.'
Shirley cambridge! A high-sound-
ing name, with something of long
linked culture, Of arrogant heritage
In some subtle way it seemed to
clothe the personality Of which Va
liant had had that f1eeting roadside
glimpse.
'Reck'n yo'all come fom New
York;" inquired Uncle jefferson, after
little silence. so! Dey say OATS
er pow'ful big place. But All reck'n
oil Richmon's big ernuf fo' me-" He
clucked to the leisurely mule and
added "Ah bin ter Richmon onct.
Vas, sub! All nevah sec sech houses
mos all bigger'n de eounty co'ot-
house"
John Valiant expressed a somewhat
absent interest. He was looking
thoughtfully at the blosaom in his
hand, ip an absorption through which
Uncle Jefferson's "Reminiscences oozed
on.
CONrryrArTrr<s3
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
CTo BE Continued
Diagnosis by Electricity.

For the benefit of the nerves. cases
that come to the doctor, it hts been
asserted by Scripture that 1t is sytst as
necessary to know how emotional shey
are as it is to know how high the
temperature is in a case of fever.
Moreover, in many cases it is neces-
sary to find out what experiences in
the past or present life Of the patient
produce emotions. For this purpose
the patient sits at ease with hands on
the electrodes, which may be so con-
cealed in the arms of his chair that he
is unaware that the most intimate
processes of his soul are being reg
istered as various words are spoken or
various topics of conversation are dis
cussed, the galvanometer showing
when a sensitive subject has been
touched.-Fred W. Eastman, in Har-
pers Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Old Newspapers.

The earliest English newspaper, Ma
thaniel Buffers Weekly News, some
copies of which are to be seen at the
advertising exhibition, had several
predecessors abroad. The first of
these in point Of time was the Ordinarij
Avisa, the publication of which began
at Strassburg in 1904 years before
the appearance of Nathaniel Buffers
venture. In 1920 Abraham Verhoeven
founded the Nieuwe Thijdingen at
Antwerp, and this continued to ap-
pear weekly for 227 years. The old
est existing newspaper is apparently
the Swedish official gazette, which
dates back to 1914
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
I'm going with the Chal-

Yes. I'm going with the Chal-
mers."
"Oh, of course. Betty Page is visit
ing them, isn't she?"
Shirley nodded. She came yester-
day I'll have to hurry, for I saw them
from my window turning into the Red
Road" She waved her hand and ran
lightly down the stair and across the
lawn to the orchard.
She pulled a green apple from a
bough that hung over a stone wall and
with this in her hand she came close
to the pasture fence and whistled a
peculiar call 1t was answered by a
low whinny and a soft thud of hoofs,
and a golden-chestnut hunter thrust
q long nose over the bars, faring
fiame-lined nostrils to the touch of her
hand. She laid her cheek against the
white thoroughbred forehead and held
the apple to the larger reaching lip,
with several teasing withdrawings be-
fore she gave it to its juicy crunching.
She let down the top bar of the
fence and vauIting over, ran to a
stable and presently emerging with q
saddle on her arm, whistled the horse
to her and saddled him. Then open
ing the gate, she mounted and can
tered down the lane to meet the on
coming riders-a kindly-faced, middle
aged man, a younger one with dark
features and coal-black hair, and two
girls.
Chisholm Lusk spurred in advance
and lifted his hat. L held up the
judge, Shirley" he SAID, and made
him bring me along. He tells me
there's a fox hunt on tomorrow; may
Gomez"
"Pshaw! Chilly" said the Judge. 81
don't believe you ever got up at five
o'clock in your born days. You've
learned bad habits abroad"
You'll see," he answered. IF my
man Friday doesn't rout me out to-
morrow, I'll be up for murder"
They rode an hour along stretches
oe sunny highways or on shaded bride
paths where the horses hoofs fell muf-
fed in brown pine-needles and droop-
ing branches f1icked their faces. Then,
by a murky way gouged with brusk
gullies, across shelving fields and
"turn-rows" in a long detour around
Powhattan Mountain, rough spur in
the shape of an Indians head that
wedged itself forbiddingly between the
fields of spring corn and tobacco.
DO let US get a drink" said Chilly
Lusk. I'm as thirsty IS a cotton
batting camel"
All right, we'1l STOP" agreed the
Judge, land you'll have a chance to
see a local lion, Betty. This is
where Mad Anthony lives. You must
have heard of him when you were here
before He's almost as celebrated as
the Reverend John Jasper of Rich
mond."
Betty tapped her temple. Where
have All heard of John Jasper"
He was the author Of the famous
sermon on The Sun do Move He
used to prove it by bucket of water
that he set beside his pulpit Saturday
night AS it hadn't spilled in the
morning he knew it was the earth that
stood still"
Betty nodded laughingly. "Ah re-
member now. Is Mad Anthony really
mad?"
only harmlessly," said Shirley.
He's stone blind. The negroes all
believe he conjures-that's voodoo,
you know They put lot of stock
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
NOT LIKE THE REAL THING
Critic of Noveiists Complains That
Writers Do Not Properly Rep
resent Life as 1t Is.

Mrs Durnford was known to disap-
prove of literary people. writes Mrs.
Mary @. E. Wemyss in People of
Popham," and her proud boast was
that she never read novels. I can
see life as it is, without its being
made ridiculous by people who know
nothing about it." she would declare.
You see. Miss Hope, what I object
70 in writing is this said Mrs. Durn-
ford. You set out to write book,
which heaven forbid You write about
me! Wei. you haven't the least idea
what l am thinking about! You say,
Mrs. Durnford was very much
touched when I told her about old Mr..
Tubb's death. Her eyes filled with
tears Well, they didn't. l wanted to
sneeze, that was all! See?"
We'll, that would be called literary
license. l am sure you would feel
the death of a Mr.. Tubb dreadfully;
l can imagine any one would" l said.
Il just happened to think Of the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Amazing TELEPHONE Totals.

It is difficult to imagine our mod
ern complicated life being carried on
without telephones. There are today
more than twelve million five hundred
thousand telephones in actual use
throughout the world and more than
thirty million miles of telephone wire
are used In other words, if these
wires were wound around the globe
they would form a band of more than
one thousand threads.
In the course of year some twenty
three billion people shout hello"
through the telephone. This is about
five times the number Of people tray-
cling annually on all the railroads in
the world. The longest commercial
service at present is that between
New York and Denver, a distance of
2,160 miles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23

in his 'prophecisms' He tells for
tunes, too. SSH" she warned. He's
sitting on the doorstep. Hes heard
US"
The old negro had the torso of a
black patriarch He sat bolt upright
with long straight arms resting on
his knees, and his face had that pc
culiar expressionless immobility seen
in Egyptian carvings His age might
have been anything, judging from his
face which was so scanned and crew
iced with innumerable tiny wrinkles
that it most resembled the tortured
glaze of some ancient bitumen pot
terry unearthed from a tomb of Kor
The judge dismounted, and tossing
his bride over a fence-pScket, took
from his pocket collapsible drinking
cup. Howdy do, Anthony he said.
We just stopped for a drink of your
good water"
The old negro nodded his head.
Good watah," he said in the gentle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Why He Left Scotland.

At a Caledonian banquet in Lon
don Scotsman who had settled in
the metropolis made a speech, in
which Scotland and all things Scot
fish were so fulsomely praised that an
Englishman, who sat next him, said
when he had finished:
IF Scotland is all that you Scots
men say it is, why don't you stay
there instead of coming here?"
''Weel," answered the Scotsman.
"Ah'll tell ye hoo it wis wi me. When
All wis in business in Fife All fand
the fowk wis just as oliver as mesel'
an All cudna gar the two ems meet.
Sac All cam ava Sooth, an sin syne,
man, Alive been daein' rale weel"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
"MoTHER" JONES is FREED.
Aged Strike Leader Is Released as
Troops Leave

Trinidad, Colo, April 17.-"Mother"
Mary Jones, aged strike leader, who
has been a military prisoner in the
hospital ward OF the Huerfano coun-
ty jail at Wa1senburg, where she has
been held incommunicado without
charge, since March %, was set at lib
erty Thursday, according to Gen. Joan
Chase. A short time before the de-
parture of a special train bearing the
state troops from the strike zone,
Mother Jones will be freed and Of
fered transportation to any point in
Colorado that she may wish to go to.
THE release is automatic with the
suspension of martial law in the
strike zone" said General Chase
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
DR.. KIRBY, Ex-BANKER, DIES.
Mental Wreck, Doubted by Court, EVi
dent at the End.

Chicago, April 18.-Dr. William T.
Kirby, former head of the defunct Kir-
by Savings bank, died in Wesley hos
pital He made a dying request that
an autopsy be held for the purpose Of
making a scientific examination of his
brain.
The request was made to Attorney
Patrick H. O'Donnell, who represented
Doctor Kirby and Mrs. Margaret L.
Kirby, his wife, in the criminal aspect
of the legal battle waged in the fedreal
courts in connection with the alleged
fraudulent bankruptcy Of the Kirby
private bank.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Evil in Outbursts of Temper.

When the fearsome creature, or the
raging individual, is made to recog-
nize by the painstaking, sympathetic
doctor that outbursts of fury no less
than succumbing TO the tremors Of
a thunderstorm will work permanent
injury to the brain and heart, while
ignoring and warding off such out
breaks will save their sanity and
health, then will the deluded victim
come to his senses and guard himself
to the bitter end against the impend
ing appearance of such emotional man
ifestatiOns.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23

jack-in-office that ever spoilt his
masters business. Go away and tell
some one who knows more about the
business Of the hotel to come and
speak to me-
There was a chuckle at the othar
end of the wire.
This isn't a hotel; it's the town
JAIL" said the voice.
The confused gentleman rang off
sharp.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Croesus Preferred.

Two poets sat having a frugal glass.
Il wish Burns and Poe we're with
US tonight" said one ''We could
have a rollicking time
I'D rather have Croesus here said
the other. HE could buy few
drinks. Those other fellows wouldn't
have a cent"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
TEN DEAD, 4 HURT IN FIRE.
Rooming House Destroyed BY Flames
Six Dad Unidentified.

New York, April 18.-Ten persons
lost their lives and four others were
probably fatally injured in a fire
which swept through a furnished
rooming house at No. TAI Eighth Ave
nue. early Friday. Six Of the dead
are unidentified. The fire started in
the basement of five and ten cent
store which occupied the first floor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Rsce Track Under Martial Law.

Tulsa. Okla, April 1.-THE Tulsa
race track is under martial law. Com
pany B Of the National Guard from
Chandler marched Immediately to the
fair grounds with Adjt Gen. Frank NJ.
Canton in charge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Ex.Nice-President Is HUT.

Frankfort, Ind, April 20.-Former
Vice-President Charles w Fairbanks
was slightly injured on Friday after
noon when the speakers platform col
lapsed at the Arbor day celebration
here
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Steamship on Fire in Gulf.

Mobile, Ala, April 20.-The steam
ship Aim Of the Seeberg Steamship
line, with a cargo of sisal from Pro
=reso, is reported on fire in the lower
bay at Fort Morgan. Fire tugs have
been dispatched to her assistance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Hammerstein Barred From Opera.

New York, April 20.-Oscar Ham
merstein and his son, Arthur, are re-
strained from producing opera in Bos-
ton and New York until April &c, 1920,
according to a decision of the su-
preme court
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Death Beats Pardon.

Jefferson City, Mo-, April 17.-OH-
yer Luckett, prisoner at the state
penitentiary, died suddenly on Wednes-
day Immediately after he had been
notified that Governor Major had
paroled him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Doctor IN prjeou

New York, April 18.-Dr. John J..
Van Horn. a practising physician for
more than fifteen years, received the
maximum penalty of one year in the
penitentiary and fine of $500 for the
promiscuous sale of morphine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
careIessness Costs TWO Live,

TIE Dalles. Ore, April 16.-Care-
Iessness and inexperience Of men in
charge of the powder work on the
government Cello canal project cost
the Tres Of four men in an explosion,
a coroner's jury reported.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Ex-concressman Dead.

Terre Haute, Ind, April 20.-George
w Faris, who represented the Fifth
district in congress for the three terms
in the nineties, died in Washing
ton D. c. He was sixty years Of
age
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
3. r. ALLEN is DEAD.

Former Des Moines Banker, Who Con-
troIled Finances of City, Dies.
Des Moines, Ia, April 18.-Word
was received here of the death yester-
dcy of B. F. Allen ,at the home of his
son in Los Angeles. For nearly
score of years Mr.. Allen was in abso-
lutte control of the financial affairs Of
this city. In the latter years of his
dazzling career his chain of banks
enabled him to- broaden his grasp on
financial affairs until large part of
the state regarded Frank Allen as its
banker.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Minimum WAGE for Minister.

Maiden, Mass, April 18-Considera-
ton of a plan for a minimum wage
for ministers, recommended by com
mittee Of laymen, occupied the New
England Methodist Episcopal confer
ence
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Kaiser PAYS Million Dollar Tax.

Kaiser rays mliiOh DOIdF Ok.
Berlin, April 1.-THE kaiser's per
sonaI contribution to Germany's war
fund under the new levy to be made
for military purposes will be s1,025,-
600. This represents fortune of $780,
100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Major HoehIer lie Dismissed

Washington, April 16.-Maj. B. NJ.
Koehler of the coast artillery corps
has been sentenced to dismissal from
the army by the co1rt-martial which
tried him on charges of conduct I'M.
becoming an officer and a gentleman
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
The SOULS Health

A good conscience is to the soul
what health is to the body; it pre-
serves a constant ease and serenity
within US, and more than countervails
all the calamnities and Affections that
can possibly befall us-Addison.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Not in Any Sense a Loss.

Ever lose a surgical case?" Nope
I thought l was going to lose one
once, but it came out all right. The
patient came near dying, eh?" ON,
he died But his heirs paid for the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
Ex-conaressman shaIIenberqer pead.

Washington, April 17.-WiIliam s.
Shalienberger, aged twenty-five, mem
Der of the Forty-ffth, Forty-sixth and
Forty-seventh congresses from Penn
sylyania, was found dead in bed at his
home here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant a rich society favorite,
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor
poration which his father founded and
which was the principal source Of his
wealth, has failed He voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
for the corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist Of an old motor car, a
white bull dog and DamOry court, neg
Iected estate in Virginia On the way to
Damory court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge. an authenticated beauty, and di-
cides that he is going to like Virginia i'm
nensely.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23
AsToR REPORTED VERY LOW.
Physicians Say Millionaire Has Suf
fered RELAPSE

fered Relapse.
Staatsburg, N. Y, April 20-Vincent
Astors condition took sudden turn
for the worse, after it was thought he
was out of all danger, due to an alb
scess on the lung. Physicians who re-
NAMED at the bedside of the young
multimillonaire all night announced
during morning that Aston had passed
a most uncomfortable night
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23

the stairs from pile to cord at my bed
room. They are all as good today as
they we're then"
I said 1 thought she had chosen
most wisely, both in husband and fur
niture-Youth's Companion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-23

and will be a tTansplanted sunshiny
corner.-Exchang
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-11-28

The progressive dinner of the H. Y.
w. K. club last Tuesday evening was
q very enjoyable affair. The dinner
''hikers" assembled at the residence of
Mrs. Margaret Owens an St. Anthony
ave., at $500 o'clock, where soup and
fish were served; then they hiked to
Mrs. o. H. Aliens on Aurora ave. and
partook of the meat course, then Mrs.
J. Riley's on University ave. where
delicious fruit salad was served; then
they meandered to Mad. Notah vii.
sons on Charles street, where ice
cream, cake, coffee and chocolate were
served. Altogether it was a very de-
lightful occasion.
The Twin City Charity Club covered
itself with glory with it's splendid
Thanksgiving Dinner that was served
at the residence of Mrs. B. C. Cole
man.. 574 Fuller street. From 1870 to
1890 p. m. Thursday the house was
very handsomely decorated with crepe
paper, purple and white, the clubs
colors, palms, ferns and cut flowers.
The dinner was delicious and the SER
vice was perfect. This club is due
much more consideration than has
been given for it is constantly doing
something to help the poor and needy
in a quiet, transformations way. The
public should respond when ever this
worthy organization makes an appeal
in any way. aG1& ~ ......
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-11-28
"Beer!s F6du."

Professor Charles Frederick Chand.
Ter Of Columbia University, q well
known chemist, declares that beer is
the best brain food. 3 In a recent ad.
dress he said: Beer is a beverage
prepared from barley, water, hops and
yeast. Beer is food. American beer
contains per cent solid food, only
3 to per cent alcohol and also
lecithin, which is real brain food.
Beer and bread both made from GER
eals; bread with water and is solid;
beer with more water and is liquid.
Yeast converts both into palatable and
readily digested food. Both contain
alcohol. Beer is not intoxicating in
ordinary quantities and beer is one
Of the foods that is free from bac.
terra. It is appetizing and aids d.
gestion I don't believe there is any
beer made in the United States that is
what you call adulterated. It may be
misbranded, but not adulterated. II
the prohibitionists drive beer from the
household they will deprive a large
part of the population of a wholesome
article of food"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-11-28
The EMPORIUM AND THE eENE.
>FICIARY LODGES.

The Emporium Dept. Store has
opened a bureau for the convenience
of Lodge members who cannot attic nd
their meetings to pay their dues. Such
persons may leave their money with
Mr.. F. D. RALPH at the general Of
fees on the 9TH floor, taking receipt
therefor; to be passed on by Mr..
Ralph, at the proper time, to their
financial officer. This will prove a
great convenience and a genuine saw
ing to those folks who now spend time
and car fare perhaps making two or
more trips, to the homes or Offices OF
their finance secretaries, or buy
money orders and pay postage. The
Emporium offers this service without
any charge whatsoever, just as an &C.
commodation to such as desire to
make use of it. A number of Orders
in the city are arranging to accept the
convenience, beginning with Novem'
Der.