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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20

had said, but little later, as he and
Valiant sat beside the couch, the major
opened his eyes suddenly.
shirley" he whispered. Where's
Shirley"
She was sitting on the porch Just
outside the open window, and when
she entered, tears we're on her face.
The doctor drew back silently; but
when Valiant would have done so, the
major called him nearer.
No" he painted; 4 like to see you
two together" His voice was very
weak and tired.
Az she leaned and touched his hand,
he smiled whimsically It's mighty
curious" he said. but I can't get 1t
out of my head that its Beauty Vail
ant and Judith that I'm really talking
TO. Foolish-isn't it?" But the idea
seemed to master him, and presently
he began TO call Shirley by her moth
er's name. An odd youthfulness crept
into his eyes; 8 subtle paradoxica
boyishness. His cheek tinged with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20
The New Fable of the Man Who Was
in Position to Take Advantage
of Good Thinu.

ne New Fable of the Man Who Was
in Position to Take Advantage
of Good Thing.
Once there was a prosperous Man
ufacturer who had made his Stake by
handling an everyday Commodity at
a small Margin of Profit.
One Morning the Representative OF
large Concern dealing in guaranteed
Securities came in to sell him some
gilt-edged Municipal Bonds that would
net shade under five per cent.
I'll have to look into the PROPOSE
ton very carefully" said the investor,
as he tilted himself back in his jointed
Chair. Il must have the History of
all previous Bond Issues under the
same Auspices. Also the Report of an
Expert as to possible Shrinkage of As
sets. Any Investment should be pre-
ceded by a systematic and thorough
Investigation
Having delivered himself of this
Signed Editorial he dismissed the
Bond Salesman and went back to his
Morning Mail.
The next Caller wore a broad Som
brero, leather Leggings and a Bill
Cody Goatee-also the Hair down over
the Collar. He looked as if he had
just escaped from a Medicine Show.
After lowering the Curtains he pro-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20
LAWYERS Favorite indoor sport

AS to the question OF good faith
that has been raised here, that has no
bearing whatever, declared one of the
lawyers for the taxpayers" Who are
trying to enjoin the Hyde case prose.
cution. And possibly he spoke correct
ly. More and more the element of
good faith" is ceasing to be a factor.
NeHy attorneys regard the administra-
ton Of law as an indoor sport-a duel
of wits between ARENAS bubble and
Erasmus K. Snitch.-Kansas City Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20
SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant, a rich society favorite.
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor
poratiOu which his father founded and
which was the principal source Of his
wealth, had failed. He voluntarily turns
over mis- private fortune to the receiver
fog the corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist Of an old motor car,
white bull dog and Damory court, neg
lected estate in Virginia. On the way to
DamOry court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge, an aIbuTn-haired beauty, and de-
cides that he is going &c like Virginia in
menseIy. Shlrley5 mother Mrs. Dand-
ridge and Major Bristow exchange rem
tnisCences during which IL is revealed
that the major. Valiant's father. and e
man named SassOOn were rivals for the
hand Of Mrs cambridge in her youth.
6assOOn and Valiant fought q duel on her
account In which the fORner was killed.
Valiant finds Damory court OyergrOwn
with weeds and creepers and decides TO
TehaDiLtate the place. Valiant saves
Shirley from the bite OF a snake, which
bites MIN. Knowing the deadliness Of the
bite Shirley sucks the poison from the
wound and saves his life. Valiant learns
for the first time that his father left Vir-
GINA on account Of 4 duel in which Doc
his fathers seconds. Valiant and Shirley
become good friends. Mrs cambridge
fainFS when she meets Valiant Tor the
first time Valiant discovers that ne has
a fortune in old walnut trees. The yearly
tournament. q survival Of the jOusting Of
1eudal times. is held at DamOry court At
the last moment Valiant takes the place
Of one Of the knights, who IS sick and
enters the lists. He wins and chooses
Shirley cambridge as queen Of beauty TO
the dtsmay Of Katherine Fargo, former
sweetheart. who is visiting in Virginia.
The tournament ball at DamOry court
draws the elite Of the countryside. Shir-
ley s. crowned by Valiant as queen Of
beauty. Valiant cells Shirley Of his love
and they become engaged. Katherine
Fargo, determining not to give up Vail
ant without struggle points out to Shir-
ley how terrible IL would be for the WOrn-
an who caused the duel to meet Valiant,
who looks so much like his father SRir-
ley, uncertain but feeling that her moth
er was i'm love with the victim Of Vail
ants pistol breaks the engagement Greet
King, liberated convict whom Major
Brist0w had sent to prison, makes threats
against his prosecutor. Valiant pleads
with Shirley. but fails to persuade her
to change her decision. Major BristOw is
fatally wounded by Greet King, but be-
fore dying he confesses to Mrs. Dand-
ridge that he had kept a letter Valiant
Id --rLLt--- Il nar afIaE the duel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20
Not From the West Indies.

Some time ago the teacher of a pub
lie school was instructing class In
geography, and when it came time to
hand out few questions, she turned
first to Willie Smith.
Willie" said she, "can you tell me
what is one Of the principal products
Of the West Indies?"
mo, a'am," frankly answered VIII
lie, after a moments hesitation.
Just think a bit, Willie" encour-
agingly returned the teacher; where
does the sugar come from that you use
at your house?"
Sometimes from the store" an
swered Willie, and sometimes we Dor
row it from the next door neighbour
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20

Dainty Badge, which showed that she
was Judge. you will be expected
to wear Gray Gloves with Morning
Coat and put Gardenia In your La
pei. AS the Voters arrive you will
softly inquire their Names and lead
them along the Receiving Line and
make sure that each Is given either
a Macaroon or an Olive"
That evening when they sorted the
Votes and decided to throw out all
that were Soiled or folded Improperly
he was over in corner making out
list Of Guests for the waiting Re
porters.
MORAL-EquaI Suffrage will have
a demoralizing Effect on one of the
principal Sexes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20
Oriqin of the Word Alcohol.

In the second century B. c., the
Egyptians had an eye salve contain
ing anthony sulphide. which, in
Arabic, was called "kol," or with the
article al kol." Originally the word
denoted any remedy for the eyes, and
specifically a liquid eollyrium, made
from burnt incense and burnt almond
shells. Later any fine powder was
called al kol," and by extension, any
fine or subtle substance, whether in
powder form or not. Since the hue-
ness and volatility OF wine were called
its spirit" the latter was also
termed al kol, or alcohol This sig
nifcance Of the word has persisted to
the present time, in the expression
"alcoholisatus; used for drugs in very
fine powder.-The Pharmaceutical
Era
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20
Translator of ARABIAN NIGHTS "

The Arabian Nights" did not be-
come familiar to Europeans until 1904.
when Galland translated them into
French. Scholars cast doubt on the
authenticity Of some Of Galland,s
work, accusing him-like Fitz- Gerald
and Omar Khayyam-of inventipg
rather than translating, but with the
public the success of the tales was
immediate and immense. Galland
used to complain that the students re-
turning home in the early hours of
the morning, would knock at his door
and demand the recitation of a tale.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20
The INTERPRETATION.

Fola La Toilette, actress and suffra.
gist, said at luncheon at the Colony
club, apropos Of q divorce: There
would be less divorce if men were
frankeH Men are too secretiye in all
things. The half is not told Here
she smiled quantity. THAT, being in.
terpreted, MEANS she said, The bet
ter half is not told
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20

The live veterans who saw they
fought behind cotton bales were 10.
seph st. Cyr, Jean Lamothe, P. M.
Lapice, Charles Raymond and Jean
Gervais. Pen pictures of these men
appear in the footnotes.
The finding Of the picture is time.
ly, says the New Orleans Item. as r.
viii be of service for the staging of
the battle, which is to be one of the
leading features of the Exposition of
Big Ideas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20
NapoIeon as : Scientist.

Napoleon Bonaparte was an active
member of the French Academy OF
Sciences; was elected a member in
1897. His appreciation of the impor-
lance of scientific research IS Illus
trated by the number OF eminent
scientists he took with him On his ex-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20
Don Kldnana kittenR-

Mury, q tabby cat, at the home OF
Carl P. Meyran, Los Angeles, made
a move several days ago which re-
suited in the kidnapping of her family,
two blue-eyed kittens, " a little fox
terrier dog. Mufy prefers to bring
up her family according to her own
ideas, and resents any interference,
no matter how good ones intentions
may be. Neither does she take any
stock In those new-fangied ideas Of
sanitation; so when neighbor deigned
10 sprinkle flea powder On her offspring
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20

petition to Egypt, where he organized
the Institute of Egypt in Cairo and
proposed TO establish an observatory
His illustrated report of his investi
cations on the antiquities of Egypt
was the drst step in Egyptian arch
eology, leading to the brilliant Iabors
Of Champolion, Marietta and Mos zero
and the dominance OF the French
school in Egypt, even under British
control
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20

duced from Leather Pouch glisten-
ing Nugget which he had found in a
lonely Gulch near Death Valley.
The careful Business Guy began to
culver like an Aspen and bought 10000
shares at 81 share on Personal
Guarantee that it would go to Par be-
fore September /.
MORAL-It all depends on the Bait.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20
MINNEAPOLIS. AIIg I

Minneapolis, Aug. Is, 1914.
Wheat-No. l hard, 1.19; No. !
northern, III; No. 2 northern, liz.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, 790S0c.
Oats-No. white, 800 4Oc.
Rye-No ?. zoo 73c.
Flax-1680171.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20
i, MARKET REPORTS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,


Milwaukee, Aug. IS, 1914.
Butter-Creamery, extras. Csc;
prints, 2ac; frsts. 260 2612c: seconds,
22Q24c, renovated, 23c; dairy. fancy,
25c.
Cheese-American, full cream, new
made twins. 149141ac; Young Amer
tcas, 15QI51kc; daisies, 141a@15c;
ionghorns, 15Q151ac; nmburgar, fan
cy. 11h 912c.
Eggs-Current receipts fresh as to
quality, 18@19e; recandled, extras,
z50 24c, seconds, 14Q15c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, 49, 015c,
ROSTERS, &c; broilers, 19G21c.
Wheat-No. 1 northern, 1.20; No. ?
northern, LIS; No. 5 northern, 1909
l.io; No. [ velvet, 1180L19.
Cor2-No. 4 yellow, S36S315c
Oats-No. white. 397a 040c; stand
ard, 40c.
Barley-No. 8, CSC; Wisconsin, sec.
Rye-No. 1, 79c.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, 1900
s-65; fair TO best light, 9.o0@9.75;
pigs, 100000.
Cattle-Butchers' steers, 7.O0@S.75;
stockers. and feeders. 5.5O@7.25: COWS
and heifers, 5.O0@Z75; calves, 1850
LIS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20

Waukesha.-The sixth bold robbery
committed here in three weeks was
successfully carried out when safe
crackers entered the William Huffman
home. town Of Waukesha, and took
possession of safe. It was removed
TO a corn field where explosives were
applied and So taken.
Racine.-"Kids' Day" was celebrat-
ed at the Racine baseball park By the
attendance of 1880 children, their ad-
mission being provided for By William
ThfeseH. Each child wore a button
containing the words kids day"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20
Defined.

Willie-What's an armory, dad7
Crabshaw-As far as I can see. It's
a combination dance hall and TEAMS
cou'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20
Chicago. Aug 10

Chicago, Aug. 10, 1914.
Hogs-Light, 9.40@1O.OO; heavy,
S.15Q9.S5; rough, S.75@9.OO: pigs,
S.000970.
Cattle-Beeves, 725@10.4O; stock
ers and feeders, 5.5OQ 500; cows and
METERS, S.S0@9.40; calves, 8.50611.5o.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20

Now, 1t is likely that our "&" will
become obsolete, Just as we" has be
come. Then our descendants of the
next century or two will be puzzled,
perhaps; but l do not think they will
be so foolish as to say "ampersand
when reading our manuscripts and
coming to the little quirk we meant
for and" Do let US drop saying
''ye."-The Dial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20
Was q Poor Girl.

Does your wife ever tell you that
she might have married millionaire
If she hadn't thrown herself away on
your"
Ne; 1 escape that. My wtfe's
folks were poor people. She never
saw millionaire until we had been
married nine years"
she moved them to a new home. This
came very near being Mufy's undoing,
for no sooner had she settled in the
new place than along came the little
fox terrier, who, having no family,
took the kittens. Mrs. Mufy was
frantic until some one found and re-
stored her family to her.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-20

condition he succeeded in bringing it
to Fredericksburg alive. 1t is sup
posed the hawk saw only Spicer's
eyes through the brush, and thought
him rabbit or other prey.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04

tocracy, with enormous wealth. Car.
rama was q rancher of moderate es-
tate. The FIRST chief came of fighting
stock. His father was q commander
In the warfare which ended in the ex-
ecution Of the Emperor Macmillan.
Around his fathers board he heard
words which might have meant death
II uttered In public. As a young man
be became strongly impressed with
the wrongs Of the peon. He studied
law In Coahuila. the state where he
was born. In combination of intel
lectual life and out-of-doors existence.
1t has been remarked. he closely re-
sembles Theodore Roosevelt.
Twice he boldly offered himself at
ts polls as a candidate for the gov
'ernarship of Coahuila against a man
backed b. Porfirio Diaz. Diaz sent
envoys to warn, and even threaten
MIN. bet was afraid to order his
death Co account of the loyalty Of
the people to the scholarly ranchero.
or course the Diaz candidate won
In q wa]k-over with the polling
places filled With soldiers. But the
brave stand of Carranza had in.
terested tie young aristocrat, Fran.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04
VlVlSECTS HIS DOG FOR GEM
Missing Diamond Found In Stable
After Animals Owner 10 Sent to
Prison.

New York.-Thinking his bull dog
had swallowed his diamond ring. Tony
Bush of Front street, near Green. cut
the animals throat with a razor. after
strapping it down to a plank. and tried
to fish the missing jewel out of the
animals interior.
Neighbors. hearing the animals
cries. sent word to the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. and
Agent Price arrested Bush. He was
sent to Jail for 80 days. The ring was
afterward found In a feed box in the
stable.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04
U2z1E2J cHE21NSHPlEXZS

when held in a horizontal position. The clenched
fist means the price in even cents. Each out
stretched finger. the fingers being spread apart,
represents an added eighth Of cent up to i've
eighths; the extended hand with all Of the fingers
pressed together means three-quarters. and the
thumb only signals seven-eighths. The hand dis
played vertically refers to quantities. each ex-
tended finger meaning 5000 bushels up to $4,000
for the entire hand. Whether the grain Is being
offered or bid for Is shown by slight motion OF
the hand to or from the trader making the signal.
The official reporter stationed In each pit sees
all this signaling and partly by observation and
partly on Information given him by the traders
notes the latest price and gives It to telegraph
operator at his side to be put on the ticker"
Thus the price Of grain Is made every moment
of the session and transmitted to all the markets
of the world.
While the visitor who sits in the gallery over
looking the floor, and who understands nothing
of what is going below, is likely to be i'm
pressed with the thought that he Is looking at tho
vtas Of a lunatic asylum. there Is really no other
business SO we'll organized that one man will &C
cept q nod and q shake Of the finger for thou
sands Of dollars without argument This means
that Il Is business embedded In honor. No con-
tract. either written or oral, is more binding than
the contracts to which a member Of the associa-
ton is a party. No informality, absence Of
legal techncalities. will avail under the rules Of
the association to absove a man from undeviat-
ing compliance with every term and every feature
Of his business obligation Every pretext for the
avoidance of such obligation is brushed aside by
a Jury, not Of a court, but Of business men. his
peers and is not permitted to obscure the spirit
and intent Of his promises. or to release him
from his responsibilities as man and as a mer.
chant When It is considered that in a single
year more than 500.0O0,000 bushels Of grain have
been dealt In on the board, the success OF the
system employed Is apparent.
The system Of buying and selling for future
delivery, as applied to grain especially. and as
practised upon and safeguarded by the rules OF
the grain exchanges located in our great primary
markets, Is much discussed and regarding which
there is more or less misunderstanding. It was
devised solely in the interest of the farmer and
interior grain buyer. It provides for the economi
cal marketing of the chief grain crops OF the
West and creates and maintains a broad, active
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04
STUDY Of VENUST|AN0 CARRANzA,
THE MAN Of THE HOUR IN MEXICO
First Chief Of the Consuonass and Perhaps Soon de Facto
President of the Republic Is Remarkable Man in Many
Respecs-Was the intellectual Godfather Of
Francisco Madero.

Washington, d. C.-If Venustiaho
Pine Carranza, first chief OF the con
stitutionalists and perhaps soon dc
facto president of Mexico, were 10
put on strictly American dress anu
walk down the promenade OF an
American city no one meeting MIN
would take him for a Mexican span
lard. He is rudy. but not swarthy.
rugged of face. rather than merry, fuii
bearded In the manner of many Amer
lean physicians aged in the fifties OF
sixties. Behind spectacles which tell
of nearsightedness shine gray eyes.
But one must remember the Ger
manic hordes which poured upon the
fertile fields of Spain In the middle
ages. The fierce Goth is mirrored In
Carranza. He is q Mexican OF pure
Spanish descent, but drawn from a
race which entered Spain about the
time the Angles and Saxons reached
England.
Carranza's instincts, nevertheless.
are anti-Anglo-SaxA. His opposition
to Intervention has been firm and de-
FAINT. To understand this man, whose
shadow lengthens in the land OF Mex
leo every day, 1t is necessary to un-
derstand his life of constant struggle
toward q goal he now believes almost
within reach.
It is not generally realized that Car
rama was the intellectual godfather
Of Francisco Madero. Now fifty-f1ve
years of age. he was much older than
the martyred president Madero was
OF the topmost circle of Mexican arts
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04

lem is to recover 1t economically.
The most primitive appliance known
Is the miners pan. In which the gold
and rock are separated by careful
washing. but the pan only holds fifteen
to thirty pounds of gravel. and man
could not wash more than one cubic
yard in a day. so that the gravel
would have to contain s. worth OF re-
coverable gold per cubic yard TO make
it pay. Various hand devices have
been used for gravel washing. among
them the rocker and long tom. both
Of which separate the gold by allow
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04

We SHALL" he once calmly an
nounced, execute anybody who rec
ognizes a president unconstitutionaliy
elected and directly or indirectly
guilty of participation in the murder
of Madero."
Carranza is the most reserved of the
Mexican leaders. His personal at
tendants cooperate with him to keep
annoying questioners away. Yet he
has long endured the hardships OF the
field and proved himself hardy speci
men of middle age. Last autumn he
made a 1,30O-mile journey on horse
back and muleback along mountain
trails through Nuevo Leon, Coahuila.
Durango, Chihuahua, Sinaloa and So
nora, with the danger of an ambush
confronting him at every turning. His
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04

their subsequent sorting by water
The disintegration may have been ac-
complished by any one OF several
agencies. or a combination Of two or
more OF them. The rocks may have
been broken and ground up by glacial
action, piled in the valleys or on the
sides of mountains and hills as mo-
raines, and subsequently distributed
bv the action of streams or rivers.
Having then, fine particles of me-
tallic gold distributed through mix
ture Of gravel. sand, and clay, but
not attached to any Of it, the prob.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04
ATTACKED BY AN ALLIGATOR
Four Children Rescued, One Minus
Suit, After Battle In Gulf OF
Mexico.

waveland. Miss.-After a battle
with an enormous alligator. the only
one ever seen In the Gulf waters In
this section. four children were res
cued by employees of the summer col
ony. Their escape did not come un-
til after one of the children had lost
his bathing suit. torn OF by a snap
from the alligator's jaws. and one Of
the rescuers had sustained cut in
the leg.
The children are Marjorie and Fos-
ter Fournier and Clifford and Kit
tredge Dell of New Orleans. Their
rescuers were John and Sanford Per.
~, white boatmen. and William Hans.
negro cook.