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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-01
FINALLY GOT HIS INTERVIEW
Death of James CreeIman Recalls Re-
markabIe Exploit of News
paper Man.

James Creelman's death in Germany
while still in the prime of life recalls
an exploit of which any newspaper
reporter might be proud. observes the
Wall Street Journal He was in Loa-
don at the time Of the Barring crisis in
1890, and performed the unheard-of
feat of securing for the New York Her
aid an exclusive interview with the
governor of the Bank of England
1t is a matter of history how the gov
ernor, the right Hon. William H. Lid
derdale, handled that crisis. He lived
TO see the Earrings successfully liquid
ated and stronger than ever. with the
financial situation in Argentina re-
stored, the e3,000,00O gold which he
borrowed by means of acceptances
from the Bank of France returned in
due course with the seals of the pack
ages unbroken. The London market
was tided over a desperate emergency
with the minimum of disturbance, al
though there were some forty failures
in the stock exchange.
Lidderdale died not long ago, ieav-
ing an estate valued at only $4,000.
He was a strong man and an honest
one. But the idea of interviewing him
was so remote that only an irreverent
American would have thought of it.
Creelman had no pass key or letters
of introduction. He simply went to
the Bank of England, and starting
with the astonishing "beadle," worked
his way up. He was sent from depart
ment to department, to the secret
amusement of various heads, until he
actually found himself in the pres
ence of the governor.
But the joke failed to explode. Lid
derdale was a Iong-headed Scotchman,
much too intelligent not to see the
value of publicity at such time. He
was no slave to precedent He gave
Creelman an excellent interview of a
frank and reassuring character, which
was published in the following Sun
days New York Herald. 1t was q
great scoop; and the London papers
spent money frantically on cable toll
getting facts on their own situation
from New York for their Monday
morning issue.
A precedent was set, and since that
time English financiers have been
more approachable. 1t may be said
also that publicity there, as in Wall
rtreet, has done much to clean up ad-
nitted evils, and to set honest finance
right with public opinion. The story
is well worth recalling, for it has an
obvious moral which should never be
forgotten.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-01
STOMACH VICTIM
PUT BACK ON JOB
Milwaukee Man Finds Quick Way I,
Escape Misery of Diges-
tive Troubles.

William A. Ernst of 1884 Richard
street, Milwaukee. was a victim {
stomach disorders which made hir
miserable most of the time. He wa
often unable to work and he suffere,
severely.
Mr.. Ernst finally took Mayr's Won
derful Remedy and was surprised
the quick results. He wrote:
Your medicine has relieved me
about three hundred accretions and
have not passed any more since tax
ing the last dose. / have not lost al
hour of work since. I have recon
mended your wonderful remedy to sew
eral of my friends and will recommend
II to all who suffer as l did
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives per
manent results for stomach, liver and
intestinal ailments. Eat as much and
whatever you like. No more distress
after eating, pressure of gas in the
stomach and around the heart Get one
bottle of your druggist now and try it
on an absolute guaranteed not salts
factory money will be returned.-Adv.
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With the Jews, says the Delineator,
the egg became a type of their rescue
from the land OF bondage, and in their
Feast of the Passover eggs occupied
a conspicuous place in the services. 1t
was their connection with the latter
that finally caused them to be used by
Christians the world over in celebrat-
ing Easter-the egg of resurrection
into new life, bringing a message
of life from death, as it were.
The Tyrolese Easter egg is similar
to our valentines. for besides being
most beautifully tinted they have, in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-01
About Knew What II Was

A certain deacon in a village church
had way of his own of dealing with
cases of doubtful charity.
One Sunday he came round with the
bag to a gentleman of doubtful open
handedness. This worthy, remember
ing, no doubt, that one should not pub
lish ones good deeds too widely. con-
cealed his donation in his close-shut
fist and reached for the bag, where
upon the deacon, deftly withdrawing
it before he could reach it, said. in a
stern whisper:
Give it to me, sir. One has just
come off my vest"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-01

many quaint superstitions is the old
Aryan one which typifes the return
of the sun of springtime by a golden
egg-eggs being distributed at the
early equinox by priests to strengthen
the hopes of the people that the bleak,
cold days Of winter might soon cease
and a brighter time ensue.
The Persians believed that the
earth was Matched from an immense
egg on Easter morning; the Aryans
also believed the sun to be large
golden egg which was constantly roll
ing nearer to the earth.
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soul.
The Lily of the Valley,
In Him alone I see
All I need to cleanse and make me fully
whole.
The martial swing of the music
rolled up like battIe-cry. Many beat
the measured rhythm upon the stones
of the street with their feet. The
hymn was plainly favorite.
The man with the haggard, blanched
face and the eyes that avoided other
eyes felt something roll down his
cheek. He put up his hand and to his
great surprise brushed away tear.
He Immediately walked away, Won
dering at himself. He had not wept
in years.
He walked aimlessIy on, coming at
last to a public square where benches
were placed. Here he sat down.
The little park was filled with loung-
ers this mild spring night-lovers and
sweethearts gazing into one another's
eyes, men brooding to themselves,
women staring idly about.
Next day he went up and down the
sordid streets looking for work. There
was none for him. By some mysteri-
Gus power, everyone to whom he APP
piled was aware that he had just
come from prison. He had often heard
his fellow convicts talk of the hound
ing of the police" He realized that
he was now experiencing that ordeal.
He grew more and more bitter as he
met each fresh rebuff. TITS just as they
told me-" he said savagely to him
self; mo place in the world for a
jailbird."
He thought one day he had surely
succeeded in getting place. A man
who owned a warehouse gave him a
job as a porter. For three hours he
held it, working with a feverish in
tensity. This was better than tramp
ing the streets. thinking and remem-
bering. Then he was summoned to
the office, where his employer awaited
him with stern face. Have you just
come from Sing Sing?" he abruptly
asked
The man hesitated a moment, then
looking the other squarely in the face,
said: Yes, sir"
With an exclamation of veXation,
his employer tossed him some silver.
q don't want you" he said.
And so the man moved on.
AS day by day went by without any
prospect of better fortunes, his scared
heart grew like granite. He came to
hate everything and everybody; to
realize in the depths of his soul that
he was not only an outcast, but an
Ishmaelite. his hand against every
man. He began to wonder how soon
it would be before he would go back.
At least, there he could have shelter
and food. He consoled himself with
the thought that if society refused him
his living the state would not.
He often thought of the other man;
| the one who so glibly swore him into
prison; who had worked next his desk
| in the bank; who knew where the
money went. There had been hours in
his cell when he had said coldly to
himself, when 1 get out"
The sinister thought began now to
haunt him again. If he was to go
back, he said, it might as well be for
murder as for anything else; better,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-01
Custom of Rolling Easter Eggs.

There is a tradition that the custom
Of egg rolling is more than twelve
hundred years old, originated in Eng
land, and was introduced into this
country in the days Of the colonies.
Be that as it may, when Washington
was young and Georgetown the home
Of the aristocracy, the children rolled
Easter eggs over the broad lawns
about their homes. AS the city grew
they ventured forth into the parks, or
wherever they could find hill, until
it occurred to President Grant TO in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-01

unique lettering, notices representing
appropriate wishes for the recipient
The priests of Italy bless all eggs
brought to service on Easter morning,
and each person carries his back
home, where they are placed on
kind of altar arranged for the purpose,
surrounded by lighted candles and
often flowers; then each member of
the family and any guests abiding
with them eat one Of those holy eggs
as a safeguard against disease and
danger. They are hard-boiled before
being taken to church.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-01
SOME TRADITIONS OF EASTER
How People of Different Countries Re-
gard the Egg as the Symbol
of Life.

There are many superstitions in
connection with Easter, and each
country has a custom of celebrating
1t peculiar to itself, but while each
varies, they all unite to observe the
spirit of springtide, and all Christians
rejoice that the Lord of Life forever
Won victory over death. Among the
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which the child paused This is
where I live" she said. please, sill"
she murmured timidly, will you go up
to our door with me? There is a
dreadful boy on the floor below US,
and l am afraid he might take my
flowers"
Together they mounted the dark
stairway On the third floor there
was a sudden rush and whoop; but
the man soon settled the dreadful
boy" who returned to his lair, nurs
ing a sore head and bursting with
wrath.
AS the two were mounting the last
flight of stairs, the sound of a glorious
voice was heard singing:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-01
Ever Thus.

DO you find that set of books y
bought interesting"
mot very" confessed the man "
tries to improve himself. But
feel better about it if the man "
comes around to collect were as go
an entertainer as the one who sold l
the books"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-01
Domestic Discipline.

I'D like to see you one of those
marching suffragettes."
Would you? Then just come out
to the parade where I'm one of the
marshals, and object, If you dare"
MY. dear, didn't Just say I'd like
to see you?"
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perhaps; for his misery would be
the sooner over.
So he began now to look in crowds
for a face. He had watched the bank
and discovered that the other man
was no longer there. He said to him
self that when he found the face he
would follow it. 1t should not hide
from him. He laughed grimly at the
idea. There were no walls thick
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He'll never, never leave me,
Nor yet forsake me here;
He's the Lily Of the VALLEY.

Its Captain Grace!" the child
cried joyously, from the Salvation
Army. She comes every week and
tides us up" she explained, land she
sings, oh, so beautifully" She rushed
through a haIf-open door, calling ex-
Gitedly: Papa, Captain. Grace, look!"
The man caught a glimpse Of
young woman in blue gown, on her
knees scrubbing the floor. Then he
heard a mans voice say: Back again,
dear?" And at that voice the heart
of the jaiIbird trembled in it's rock
hewn tomb.
Never the walls so thick, never the
doors so strong as to keep him from
his enemy when once he had found
him! Well, he had unwittingly trailed
him. There he was, in there, alone,
with a helpless woman and child. Why
did he hesitate?
Where did you get your fowers?"
the voice went on.
"a man bought them for me-" the
child answered. kind man, who
fetched me home. Come I'M" she
called, running back to the door, and
Selling the jailbird's hand-"come in
and see my papa" She pulled him
across the threshold. The two men
looked at each other.
The jailbird's first thought was,
you can't kill a dying man." for the
man in the room, who sat bolstered
-, vTh0 InNlypd of him
with startled eyes, was manifestly
i'll.
why, Tom" he stammered. $50
you're out? Well, I'm mighty glad.
And you found my little girl? She's
all I've got, Tom. My money, home,
wife, health-aIl gone. I've only her
Left
The Salvation Army girl had stopped
scrubbing. She was still on her knees
watching the two men. She had wit
messed too many tragedies Of the
slums not to realize that she was
face to face with crisis. The Wis
itor's silence was ominous. His heavy
eyes were fixed intently on his enemy
as a vision of all his suffering passed
before him.
The sick man put out an imploring
hand. ''Tom," he pleaded, Il didn't
treat you square. And I've had my
pay. 1t was I who ruined you, who
sent you up, and I perjured-"
The intensity of her fathers speech,
the pallor of his face, alarmed the
child, who ran to him and throwing
her arms about him, cried: Papa,
papa! Don't you look like thati"
The jailbird looked at the trembling
little creature clinging to her battered
wreck of a father And as she looked,
suddenly the stone was rolled away
from the sepulcher Of his soul and
an angel sat there.
Reaching out his hand he took that
of the sick man. Its all right, BILL"
he said huskily. Don't say another
word"-a smile TRANSPORTED his
masklike face-"before the child
GLORY to Cod" cried the Salvation
Army girl in an ecstasy. Hes got the
victory"
An hour later as he reached the
street door Captain Grace was wait
ing for him. She touched him gently
on the arm. Come down to the bar
racks with me, brother" she said.
'The commander will be glad to see
YOU
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-01
Sneakino of q WAGE

Bill-You say Gill has a good job?
Jill-Yes.
What does he get a week."
-Four bones I believe"
why, my dog gets that"
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vite all the children in Washington to
the White House grounds and make
festival of egg rolling on Easter Mon
day
Thus, since the early seventies, the
day after Easter has been red letter
day in the children's calendar, not only
because of the delight Of the festival
itself, but because the president al
ways comes out upon the south porti-
co and greets his party" The Marine
band plays, the children cheer an
many of them wave their bats q
cali Mr. President"
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AS soon as a sick shoemaker is al
to work he's on the mend.
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2 stood on the outskirts
Of a crowd surround
ing a group of Saliva
ton Army people. No
one paid the slightest
heed to this man with
the livid face and
ashamed eyes. Every
one was craning his
neck to cape at the
girl in the blue poke
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bonnet, Who had just begun to sing IN
wonderful contralto voice:
I've found a friend in Jesus;
He's everything to me,
He's the fairest- of ten thousand to my
soul.
The Lily of the Valley,
In Him alone I see
All need to cleanse and make me fully
whole.
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DOLLY DALRYMPLE


ting, filling, piecing rags for making
rugs. There are three rooms fitted up
for this work. The public has been most
generous in their donations, as we have
fine equipment, all in first class order,
cutting tables, quilting frames. scrap
baskets, sewing tables, rugs and chairs
The average number of women a day
that We give employment to is eight,
though often there are 16 or IS. The
number of garments that were put in the
gift shop at our opening a short time
since was SS4. There were all sorts of
aprons, rompers, night shirts, caps, dust
cloths and other practical things l am
glad to say that nearly all of those have
been sold. In the last three weeks 1874
garments have been made. would like
to say also that nearly all OF the CO.'S
tunes that are to be worn in the opera,
The Pirates of Penzance' which will be
given ON February for the benefit of the
Associated Charities, have been made In
the sewing rooms. under the careful d.
rection of Mrs. l.. b. Andrews
These are several women who sew
nicely, and Mrs. Andrews can guarantee
nice house dresses with one fitting only,
which il a grea. inducement to the aver
age busy woman. at nominal cost. the
women receive for their days work one
meal a day and IS cents in groceries or
house rent. Those women who have lit
tie babies bring them. and care for them
in the nursery. or place the baby In COM
Portable carriages and roll them on the
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big porch in the fresh air while they
sew. / am sure the public and those
who have been SO generous in helping us
with scraps, old clothes and in many other
ways If they only knew would feel very
much gratified to know how many needy
people have been reached through this one
medium. The sewing department can
gladly fill orders for plain sewing for
children and grown people at nominal
cost
1--WE gladly welcome all visitors for |
am sure every woman in this community
is interested in this new enterprise. 1t is
not the object to run it as a money
making industry, but 1t is our desire to
make it only self-supporting in order that
the work may broaden in order to help
more, and therefore to reach out further.
One thing that the sewing department is
In a position to do which will no doubt be
of interest to many women is the fact
that we supply day seamstresses,
women who will go to your house and sew
for 70 cents a day, and their car fare.
l believe the sewing department will fill
a long-felt want in this community in
many ways"
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ENGLAND OBTAINS
DANISH STEAMER

London, January 2s.-00:3O p. m.)-The
Danish steamer Kentucky which sailed
from New York November 30 for Copen-
hagen and was detained December II at
Kirkwall, later being transferred to Leith,
cleared for Copenhagen January %. Pre-
viously $50 tons of meat had been removed
from the vessel and sent to prize court.
The British official report of the incl
dent says the meat was consigned to 1.-The
Danske Fedt Import company" which 1t
is declared opened its Copenhagen office
after the Kentucky sailed and (which
undoubtedly was started with view to
supplying the enemy forces
Other meat and supplies on the Ken
lucky were not held. 1t is announced
that the delay to the steamer was due to
her having stranded at Fraserburgh bay
while en- route to Leith from Kirkwall,
which made inaccessible that part of her
cargo ordered seized.
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GOVERNORS ASKED
TO HELP BELGIAN
RELIEF FUNDS
By "Hopi

New York, January 2s.-The Americal
committee for relief of Belgium todaj
appealed to governors and state commit
tees throughout the country to purchase
Belgian food supplies not in New York;
as some have been doing, but at interioi
points, where it says food is cheaper
The commission will bear the cost OF
shipment to the seaboard.
Committees which have been buying ii'
New York, the commission declares, have
been paying from to 10 per cent moro
than prices at which the commission car
lay down supplies at the seaboard because
of special transportation arrangements
and parcel post facilities.
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GADSDEN

Gadsden. January 2S.-(Special. )-In-
dorsement of the commissary check bill
was given today by the Chamber of Com
merce, through L. Loveman, president
and the directors. The action was taken
at the instance of Henry f. Beaumont
of Birmingham, secretary of the Mer-
chants Protective association. who is in
Gadsden message was sent to Sem
ator Lee asking him to support the bill
If persistency will win their fight for
the extension of the trash collecting serv-
ice to the residence section. members of
the Ladies Civic league win accomplish
their purpose. They have announced
their intention of calling upon the alder
men and city officials daily until they
secure a team. wagon and white drivers
for the work.
An exciting chase took place yester-
day afternoon near Murrycross. when Ed
Armstrong of Alabama City escaped from
the county chaingang. Convict Guard
j. ID. Parker gave chase for about a mile
and then fired upon Armstrong. The lat
ter dropped, and the chase was ended
but the convict was not hurt.
a meeting is being held at Fort Payne
today by DeKalb county farmers to form
an organization for the promotion of
the fruit growing industry. Mrs. G. Fl.
Mathis of Fort Payne and Gadsden, dis
cussing the subject, says that Fugazzi
Bros, near Fort Payne. realized $23 from
each apple tree, and that there are 6S
trees to the acre
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Old Barbarous Punishment

From the London Chronicle.
Until change of law in 1870 Parliament
recognized the sentence of drawing g. e.,
dragging on a hurdle to the place of ex-
ecntion, hanging and quartering q. e..
dividing the body into four and placing it
at the disposal of the CROWN for the
crime of high treason. ]. IT. X. O'Brien
was sentenced to be hanged, drawn and,
auartered for taking part in the Fenian'
conspiracy of 1867. but the sentence was
RENTED to term of penal servitude, and
he survived until 1906. He was the last
person on whom any judge pronounced
this barbarous sentence.
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Sues City for $1,000

w. c. Cheeser has sued the city of Bir1
mingham claiming $1,000 damages for the
alleged neglect of a sanitary sewer that
is located near his domicile at East Lake
The plaintiff alleges that the city has beer
careless, negligent and unskillful in at
tending to the sewer that it has allowef
noxious, filthy and unwholesome water Il
stand in it, generating thereby disagree
able and unhealthy odors which he de-
clares have impaired his health and
caused other annoyances, for which he
wants the city to pay him $1,000.
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Good Roads Day Observed

Athens January 2S.-(Special GOOD
roads day was universally observed by
the public schools of this county, and it is
thought that much good was accomplished
at the various schoolhouses where the
farmers, parents of the children attend
ing the various schools. met and dis
cussed the question of road building and
heard the excellent programme rendered
at each school,
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PERSONAL

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WANTED-AGENTS

THE Protective Life Insurance company's
recent audit by the Insurance depart
ment of Alabama shows that it has
doubled its assets, also its policy re-
serves, also its surplus In three years
1t wants a few intelligent, Industrious
local agents in the Birmingham terri
tory. 1-27-3t