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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-09-16

morning for Wausau where he de-
livered an address before the Rotary
Club Of that city on the subject of
Socialism" Captain Gibson takes a
keen interest in subjects of political
and economic interest, particularly
since the false accusation was made
by a socialist speaker here that
rifles had been issued to the Legion
for purpose of force.
Miss Inez Reichel left Saturday
morning for New York City for few
days visit with her brother Louis Jr.,
and from there will continue her jour
ney to the Panama Canal where she
is engaged to teach for the coming
year.
Senator and Mrs. l. P Witter and
Mrs Ella r. Cochran and son William
were Thursday guests of Congress
man and Mrs. Edward E. Browne,
/ Waupaca.
FOR SALE:-A young black Poland
China Boar, registered with record.
Enquire Of George Homer, R. F. D.
1, Box 100, City.
The picnic which was held on the
church grounds at the German Luth-
eran church on Mckinley street Sun
day afternoon and evening was a
huge success and the treasury was
greatly enriched from the receipts
Over 600 were fed for dinner and a
large number were also served at
supper time. The band played a
much appreciated concert during the
afternoon.
Rev Edward FINN from Waukesha
visited his sister, Mrs E. Volt few
hours between trains. Miss Jessie
Volt accompanied her uncle Rev. Ed
ward FINN to Minneapolis where
they will visit with friends and rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Kluge and son
returned from a weeks visit with
friends and relatives at Waukesha
and Chicago. Miss Loretta Kluge who
has been working at Waukesha the
past summer, returned home with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. George White of Port
Arthur, Ontario, arrived Monday NOR
ningafor a weeks visit at the August
Witte home, Third avenue north.
| Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Meilicke and
Rev. and Mrs. J. Schochert left by
motor Monday morning to attend a
conference of the Moravian church at
Sturgeon Bay
Geo. II. Corriveau leaves today to
resume his studies at the Northwest
ern University at Evanston, H.
Mrs. Emma B. Lipke and daughter
Kathrine who have been house guests
of Mrs. D. j.. Arpin, First street
north left Thursday for a few days
visit with relatives in Appleton after
which they will continue their journey
to their home in Long Beach, Cal
The Misses Pearl and Jessie Lee
rouX, Twelfth street north, left Tues
day evening for Madison where Miss
Pearl will teach in one of the city
schools and Miss Jessie will continue
her journey to DeKalb. H., where
she will teach the coming year.
Miss Helen Arpin left Thursday
for her home at Bruce, after a two
weeks visit with relatives and friends
in this city. Miss Arpin will attend
the Manhattonville College in, New
York City.
Frank Natwick of Peoria, H., and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-09-16
" A Y S ID | E

35c size Il cake) enough for
Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar.
Csc size G cakes) for Chicken
House, coOps, or small buildings.
SIPS size 6 cakes) enough for all
farm and out-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by Wood Co.
Drug Store and Johnson & Hill Co.
So do mice, once they &at RAT
SNAP. And they leave no odor be-
hind Don't take our word for it
try a package. Cats and dogs won't
touch it. Rats pass up all food to
get RAT-SNAP. Three sizes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-09-16
Z ILLS e 4 r S

and mice-that's RAT-SNAP the old
reliable rodent destroyer. Comes in
cakes-no mixing with other food.
Your money back if it fails.
35c size Il cake) enough for
Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar.
Csc size " cakes) for Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings.
SIPS size 6 cakes) enough for all
farm and out buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by Wood CO.
Drug Store and Johnson & Hill Co.
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w. H. Clough, Co, E. Ward 5 Sol
diers' Home, Cal, writes: "Foley Ca
thartic Tablets keep me in better
and natural shape than any medicine
I ever have taken. l am almost eighty
years old" Foley Cathartic Tablets
relieve Indigestion, sick headache, bill
iousness, sour stomach and similar all
ments.-Sold Everywhere.
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FOLEY'S CAN'T BE BEAT
Mrs. w. F. Davis. R. F. D. 1, Short

Creek, w. Va, writes: "Foley's Honey
and Tar for colds can't be beat" She
knows because it stopped bad cold
for her husband when all other re-
NEEDLES failed Contains no opiates.
Good for coughs, colds, Group, whoop-
ing cough, tickling throat, bronchial
coughs.-Sold Everywhere.
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his brother, Vernon, returned on
Wednesday from two weeks canoe
trip down the Chippewa River. They
report a most delightful trip and the
fishing fine.
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Christian Science Church
Sunday Serviee-10:45 A. NJ.
Wednesday evening, Testimonial
meeting 7:45 o'clock.
Lesson Subject-Matter.
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FLEA EMBALMED IN HONEY
Little Insect Pest Found Which Met
Its Fate in Egypt Many Thou
sands of Years Ago.

II is believed that the earliest foed
store laid aside for his wants by man,
and which is still in existence. is a Jar
of honey found In an Egyptian tomb,
and probably placed there for the sus.
tenance Of the dead during the jour
ney across the Stygian river, says the
American Forestry Magazine. When
found, the honey had changed into a
very dry candy and it had lost its
sweetness, though 1t could still be
identified as honey.
In the bottom of the jar, well COW
cred with honey, was a dead flea Of
precisely the same sort as those which
plague Egypt to this day. Apparently,
the insect had hoped into the lar
while the last rites over the dead we're
being observed, and when the lar was
corked, the little fellow was shut up
within, and, like the true patriot. he
probably would have declared that
death was sweet. Anyway. he sank
10 the bottom while the honey was
still soft. and there the psychologists
found MIN after a good many thou.
sands Of years.
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the rank of colonel In the Indian
wars
"What was he like?"
The Iron-Gray-Woman turned her
eyes and studied him so long, so in
tently, that he trembled lest his ques-
tion-a question that came In spite of
hlm-had startled her into silence.
Like you" she resumed, "and not
like you. HiG eyes We're blue, his hair
light. Your hair Is dark, like mine
Your eyes are like mine. But he had
the same height and breadth of shoul.
der; like you. slow of speech, slow to
strike, till the right instant came
then, as the hawk strikes.
IL never liked tLe-other man
though my uncle made 1t impossible
for me completely to discourage his
attentions" Fer words dropped back
into the mems"y groove worn deep
by the years. II kept up n show of
interest in him, er the sake or my
cousin. She reilly loved him, ard II
was the only WY she could get t. see
him. He was g very handsome nan
though. as il aftarward turned out, he
black sheep OF his family, and deeply
involved in debt. 1t was to repair lis
wasted fortunes, as l now believe, tfat
he deliberately planned to win Jly
cousins heart-an1 hand"
The cough threatened TO come bach,
She held her hatGs tight upon ha?
breast till she had mastered IT, ami
then hurried on as il afraid he~
strength might not Fold to say all thai
had TO be said.
1.-THE very boldneSs of hiTo fasci-
mated my cousin. Day by day his
power over her grew greater. / never
realized how great TIL one night, with
out taking even me into her confidence,
she utterly astonished us all by elOp-
ing with him. ! will never forget the
day that followed. My uncle disowned
her, and sent after her a message that
she was never again TO set foot inside
his door. lie raved and swore; drank
himself into drunken madness; and
finally ended by driving me away also.
Your father had already declared
himself. My uncle's cruelty FASTENED
our marriage. That same day he took
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me to his home as his bride-to the
beautiful gray mansion overlooking
the river. We've sometimes passed It.
In u wanderingsr-there came a
wistfuI pause-"but i never allowed
You to know.
There followed a year Of such hap
pIness as ! neve knew could come to
this world-a year that has left bar
rem all the years that followed; that
beggsred all that went beforel One
evening. almost a year to a day after
ward, as I sat rocking you, a baby In
the credle. and waiting for your farther
to come In. thinking. strangely enough.
OF my cousin. whom I had never seen
since tho night Of the eiopement, q
slight sound at one OF the low win
cews caused me to turn. l was far
steadier nefved than l now am. but
could hardly keep back a scream.
There stood my Cousins husband. He
Was speaking In q half whisper. hut
for the moment I was too startled to
make ont what he said. He came out
from behind the curtains and drew
near. shrank away. In low whls-
pers, for the maids were Just outside
the door. he was begging me to leave
your father and come to him--that be
had loved my cousin-that I
must come-that II was always NE.
His voice was hot as flame. but !.
turned me coid. I couldn't move. He
came close-stooped e me.
"A step sounded In the hail. Hall
frantic. ] tried TO push him back
toward the window. At the instant
the door opened. and In it-your "a.
Their; with the maids behind him.
never knew q mans face could look q
tdf looked. ! sank into a chair and
hid my eyes.
How snns hiss this been going on
he thunderssl.
Ihs lroa-0ny-w Woman shuddsrsa
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"SpareD in Readiness.

A little girl was on Il ~ferryboat with
her mother. Evidently being the first
time she was on Il boat, she locked
around and took everything in. Her
mother questioned her MS 10 how she
liked the boat, upon which she re-
pied II think it very nice. and l am
glad they carry a~-'spare.'" pointing to
q life buoy.
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CHAPTER !.
TIE lron-e


A young man stood on the after
deck Of "A small and very dingy house
boar fling o fish spear. Riding ut the
lend of n stGvm-blackened rope strung
from a cleat at the bow to a tree on
shore, the boat rose md fell with the
pulse of the .iver, lazy and languid
under the beat of the hot afternoon
lsan.
He was so tai, with such a spread
lof shoulder. that he seemed out of
place upon 90 snail a deck. Wind
season and weather wear had worked
their will upon him. But there are
forces that grave deeper tEan wind
and weather. Youth can hold wind
and weather at bay. Il is powerless
against those other folres-those In
ner forces that srave tho soul. Under
the chafe OF theu, his fact had become
the face of a nan who had looked
upon life and found 1t moi to his llk-
Ing. His eyes held the keen, quick
hardness that ome to eyes that see
only iife's sterner side.
Ahc Atttlluiittte tuty tOI'h hiih
the river men, not that he lao found
his pearl, possibly because he had not
found 1t. Failure names men, ss well
las success. In the wilderness.
The space between the fore and
latter decks Of the houseboat was occu-
lpied by a kind OF cabin, with a cur
tanned entrance fore and aft and a
single small window on each side. The
man suddenly stopped filing the fish
spear and glanced With quick anxiety
toward this cabin. A woman was
coughing. He crossed the narrow deck
tnt n stride. showed aside the soiied and
trumpied curtain and entered. A dark,
liron-gray sat bumped forward
an Q rickety old rockingchair by the
window on the shore side. AS II con-
scious OF his inability to help. possibly
'calloused by long familiarity with sim
scenes. he stood locking down
upon her. with no expression OF sym
other than a vince Of pity In
mis- eyes.
She straightened after a time. and
hay back against the bed quilt spread
Iin the chair, spent and xuIvering, the
trembling shell OF what had once been
10 very beautiful The man
crossed the cabln. dipped NJ a tinful
iof water out OF a bucket by The cook
istcse and offered II to her. She
iwn-ed 1t away.
.tt's no warm-and fiatt II has
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Parting the bushes nth the

Parting the bushes NTH the
utmost caution, he crept up
10 the edge of the pool and
peered forth. A Toman-a
g%irI-Sat on a flat rock jutting
out from The opposite bank.
her bare feet Swinging in the
mater Win the mass
of color close to her face, IL
was hard to tell the one from
the other--he fIowers from
the face; where the roses left
off and the face began. Her
hair hung loose, soft and maUy
the kind of hair a roguish
shaft Of morning sun can
change to spun gold; lips like
hs song a moment ago upon
them. eyes like the little patch
of sky at the bottom of the
po2is-eyes that opened wide;
that had nothing TO conceal.
This 10 Pesrihuuter's 6rst
glimpse Of the Wild Rose. He
calls himself Pearlhunter be-
cause he does not know his
father. Wild Rose is the
daughter of Wild Man, a mys-
ferrous recluse. Pesrlhunt.
err finds the $4,000 Blue Moor
Ia great pearl that looks like
a full moon in a cold sky"
And then the most exciting
things happen in quick succes-
zion.
This 10 a fascinating story Of
a queer people in a queer place
-~he freshwater pearl hunters
or the Wabash river eats Of
Indiana IN the late forties.
It's good reading.
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Economy.

sHere Is q fine tonic which vim
quickly bring back yoar husbands APP
petite"
'Dear me, doctor. Eve been getting
along so fine with my market money
since he lost his appetite"-Boston
Transcript. s
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tor say h g
VIZ e n C h e d his
back SO he'll be
in bed for several
days"
Disasters of
that sort usually
happen to h e
~graybeard W h o
tries to demon
strate that he
isn't any older
than he was forty
years ago." COM
mented the village
patriarch. "I'm
q ! q Y S b g
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GAY OLD MEN

<6CAM JAGWAY was trying to be
~ funny, this morning" related
the horse doctor. "He saw some boys
turning handsprings, and undertook
to show them how the trick used to be
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Remarkable wlld EIower.

Hungary grows Il wild flower which
is the exact floral image Of a hum
ming bird. The breast is green. the
throat yellow, the head and beak al
most black.
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The ~compromlse,

sDoes your wife object to your
playing golf7"
mo. we've made q compromise"
''That soy"
Yep. She's perfectly willing to have
me play the game. but she insists on
my not talking about It after I get
home"
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GO BE coNrINUED.l
Wheel,a Proaress.on.

WuSSSo EsS8sSse%o"s
The use OF the wheel goes hack to
the dark ages. The hrst wheels we're
made Of solid blocks Of wood cut from
the trunks Of trees. Atany chances
were made before the modern whss'
~ evolved.
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British merchants are planning ex
hibitions In large cities of China II
recover their commercial position losa
during the War.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-17
w. C. 7. U. MEETING

At the regular meeting OF the Chat
tanooga W. @. II. u. Thursday after
noon Mrs. w. l.. Moore was elected
delegate to the state convention, which
meets in Hartman Oct. to II, and
Mrs. A. l.. Burnett was named as all
ternate. Mrs. W. II. Wheelock. presl-
Reports Of the years work were
made by Mrs. r. G. Angel showing
that the union had contributed $3.50 to
tho Jubilee fund under the chairman
ship OF Mrs. j. s. Clay: six comfort
kits to the soldiers OF tho battleship
Tennessee and had done a large amount
OF social work. The child's bed at the
Union depot is maintained by the W.
G. T. u. and regular visits are made
to the county jail.
The newly elected officers were duly
installed. They were: Mrs. W. &c.
wheelocit, president; Mrs. J. 8. Clay.
vice. president; Mrs, Frank Mason.
secretary, and Mrs. 70. r. May. treas
urer.
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Society Personals

Mrs. w. L. Marshall IL the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs, w. Il. Crenshaw In Knox
Vile. From there she win 70 TO Tate
| Spring, where she will visit DR.. and
Mrs, Oscar II, Tomllnson and Mrs.
Maria Selden Nelson.
Mrs II. w. Peck WIN spend the week.
end In Chattanooga en- route to her
homo In Cincinnati from Bristol, where
she has spent the summer months.
Mrs. Thomas Crutchfield has returned
from Missouri, where she attended the
Ward Harlin wedding. En- route home
Mrs Crutchfeld stopped In Nashville
for few days visit with her mother,
Mrs. 8. M. Ward.
Mrs. w. r. CASTOR IL the guest of
friends In Knoxville.
Miss Polly Rice has returned from
ton.
DR.. John n. Neal. OF the faculty OF the
University OF Tennessee, Is the guest OF
his sister Mrs w. E. Hheelock and
family. DR.. Neal has Just returned
from Bingham, Mass, where he visited
his brother. Commander George r.
T. G. Carr and son Leslie have re-
turned from three weeks trip TO Chi
cago. Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Mon
treal, Can. En- route homo they visited
Mr.. and Mrs. ], L. Hanssard in Cincin-
NATL
Mrs. Rob Wilson, OF Cleveland, Ohio,
Is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arch Faidiey, in st. Elmo.
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MRS. JOHNSTON HOSTESS

Mrs. Carl Johnston entertained with
n spend the-day party Thursday at her
beautiful country place at Tucker
Springs. The table and rooms were
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-17

Miss Charlotte Clifford will not return
to Gunston Hall, but will spend part OF
the winter with her mother In New
York.
Miss Mary Buard will attend the Sa-
cred Heart convent in st. Louis.
Henry Trotter leaves this week to re-
enter Washington and Lee college.
Alexander Steward leaves Monday,
Sept. 20, for the University Of Virginia.
Dr. Lyle West will resume his medi-
cal studies at the University OF Penn
sylvanla Sept. II.
William Wheelock goes Monday to
the University OF Tennessee.
John Wheelock goes again to Nc
Callie school this year.
Ralph McGill will return to Wander
bilt.
David and Garnett Andrews and
George Henson will leave for Asheville,
N. c.. Sept. 81, to re-enter the School
for Boys.
o. b. Andrews. Jr., returns to Bell
buckle.
Lavens Thomas returns to Emory uni
versity at Emory. Ga.
Edward Rose, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Rose, returns this month to re-
sumo his medical studies at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. During his
vacation he has been an intern at Err
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among The Sick

Mrs. C. Crutchheld 10 recovering
from n recent illness at her home, 216
McCallie avenue.
Mrs. W. A. Tyler has been indis-
posed at her home on Houston street
for several days.
Miss Annie Laura Morgan Is able 10
be out again following a recent opera
ton.
Little Miss jamie Stephens is I'll with
tonsilitis Mt her homo on Lookout
mountain. Mrs. 10. A.. Stephens Is re-
covering from her recent Illness.
Mrs. Maud Hood Watson. who re-
Gently returned from San Antonio.
Tex, is III at her home on Kyle street.
Mrs. Il. b. Worth, who underwent an
operation at the Highlands sanitarium.
is much improved.
The many friends OF Miss Mary Cath
crime Faidley will be pleased to know
that she Is Improving from her recent
illness.
Mrs. william Henry, wife Of Maj.
Henry, has recovered from recent
illness at her quarters at Fort ogle-
thorpe.
Col. w. r. Crabtree, after spending
fairly good night, 10 reported holding
his own very well Friday.
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TO LEAVE CHATTANOOGA

Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Scott. long time
residents OF Chattanooga. will leave soon
after the first of october for Augusta,
Ca, where they go to reside. Their
young son Hilton Scott. who Is In the
Junior class of tho University OF Chat
tanooga, will remain in the city.
Mr.. Scott has been with the II.
Schwartz and Son, Shoe company for the
past eight years and In leaving to ac-
cept a position ms manager anu buyer
for the J. b. White Shoe company. of
Augusta.
Mrs Scott will be greatly missed In
musical Circles She has resigned her
place as leader Of the Centenary choir.
which position she has occupied for the
past three years. she organized the
Woman's club quartet about two years
ago and under her direction they have
been heard at many large social and
philanthropic affairs, and some splendid
work has already been mapped out for
the coming season.
Both Mr. and Mrs, Scott have scores OF
friends in Chattanooga who will regret
TO see them leave and will follow them
with their very best wishes.
Hon. r. c. Thompson has purchased
the home In North Chattanooga, now
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs Scott.
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MSOciety and
CInbdOn1
HARVEY.P0Lk


A wedding OF much interest was that
OF Miss Martha Rena Polk 70 Arthur
Wade Harvey which took place Thurs
day at high noon at Grace Memorial
church, with Father w. c.. Robertson
officiating, assisted by Rev. Reynolds
church.
The nuptial music was rendered by
Miss Maude Barrett, a selection being
played followed by AT Dawning," sung
by Donald Ellis, after which Lohen-
grin's wedding march announced the
entrance OF the bridal party. The brides
maids and ushers entered first. Miss
Irma Watts entered with Henry Little
field. Mrs. M. A. Kernolde, recent
bride, OF Memphis, with Frank Bryant;
Miss Mary Malone, OF Birmingham, with
Frank Gathoff. who were followed by
the maid OF honor, Miss Mary Grace
Polk. The bride entered with her IA
ther, f. G. n. Polk, who gave her In
marriage They were met at the altar
by the groom and his best man, Ray
ness Copeland, the very impressive
double ring ceremony then being said.
The altar was very attractively dec
GRATED with palms.
The bridal party was ushered out TO
the strains OF Mendelssohn's wedding
march, The bride was becomingly
gowned In a costume of embroidered
white georgette over white satin with
white georgette hat TO match and car
ried a shower Of Brides roses. Her go-
ing-away suit was OF tan French serge,
tan velvet hat, and accessories to
match. The maid Of honor, Miss Mary
Grace Polk, was gowned in embroidered
orchid -colored georgette with hat to
match, her flowers being an arm
bouquet Of pink Russell roses. Miss
Watts wore blue taffeta with overdress
of net and pink georgette hat. Mrs.
Remedies dress was of nile green taft
feta with georgette hat TO match. and
Miss Malone wore q dress OF gray crepe
meteor and satin and a blue hat. The
bridemaids carried arm bouquets OF pink
Russell roses.
Mrs. Harvey IL the eldest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. q. H. Polk. and IL
one OF Chattanooga's most popular |
Young girls. Prior to coming to Chat