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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
How They Got Clean Wheat in 1920.

Now that wheat is still an object of
popular interest, it may not be out of
place to recall a story of that far-away
epoch when the Genesee valley was the
headquarters of its culture. 1t was
shortly after the war of 1012-15 that
the pestiferous wild onion so infested
the fields as to seriously threaten ruin
to the grain growers, and they set to
work seriously to exterminate it by
summer fallow, hoe culture, and rota-
ton of crops. But new evil confront
ed them-lack of pure seed. No fan
or winnowing machine then in exist
ence would take out the onion tares
and leave the wheat. So they offered
a round sum-seyeral thousand of them
sent hard dollars to him who would
construct or devise an effectual remedy
and after long experiment country
mechanic won it by constructing a
cylinder that turned slowly upon its
axis, and was thick with sharp, slant
wise needles, against whose points a
sheaf of grain was fed. The wheat
got through all right; the foul seed,
being spongy or chaffy, was impaled
and held fast, and so the farmers were
made happy as well as the inventor,
who, it is, perhaps, worth while to
state, went himself to Redditch, Eng
land, and personally supervised the
construction of needles for his first ma
chine. 1t was about that same area
1S15-20-or maybe a little later, that
the late B. F. Avery, the many-million-
aire pillow maker, emigrated from New
York to Virginia, and in the good old
county of Mechlenburg set up his first
forge and made plows essentially the
same as those that afterward made
him so great a fortune. The first
.'plant," however, was marvelously
modest one, just a log shop, scant
store of charcoal, blind horse to
blow the bellows, and broken pots and
kettles bought from housewives far and
near, the metal from which he made
new castings. One hundred dollars
would easily have covered the whole
outfit, yet the man who went from
such small beginnings by the force of
good work to wealth and station was
quite the same under both conditions,
a gentleman by the grace of God.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
LOOKING AFTER THE RAILROADS
The Commerce Commission to Hold Session
i'm Chicago.

The Commerce Commission to Hold Session
in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-The inter state -com
MERGE commission began it's session here
this morning. Col. Morrison and Judge
Cooley are conducting the inquiry. The
proceedings were secret, but Judge Cooley
just before he got down to business
said: "There are certain abuses, both
in the passenger and freight
departments of certain roads, which will
be thoroughly looked into. The pooling
on passenger rates will be considered. In
a week from nov we may know a great
deal more than we ever expected to-"
will the case of the Michigan Central
road regarding the alleged discrimination
in freight rates be considered?"
cit doubtless will be-" said the Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
Meeting Of the Western Base Ball Association

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 8.-The Western
base ball association met here this after
noon and reorganized by electing j. s.
Mccormick, of Omaha, president, and
S. e.. Morton, of Minneapolis,
secretary and treasurer. The association
will be composed next year of
the following clubs: Minneapolis, st.
Paul, Milwaukee, Sioux City, Omaha,
Des Moines, st. Joseph and Denver. The
Chicago Maroons' franchise came to
Minneapolis, and the Kansas City fran
chise to 81. Joseph, d enver being admit
ted as the eighth club. A graded salary
list, giving s.. 1850 year to twelve men,
was adopted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
Result of a sixty Hours swimming Match

| BosroN, Dec. ga sixty hour swimm-
Ing match between Leavitt and Stone was
finished in this city tonight. Lsavitt COW
cred fifty miles and eleven laps, breaking
all previous records, and Stone made &c
niiea and oue Ian
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
A Speedy Dynamite Cruiser.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 8.-The speed of
the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius, was tested
this afternoon over measured course of
As IL 100 knots; this was covered by the
Vesuvius in II minutes and A seconds,
speed of 81 47-100 knots per hour. The
contract calls for 20 knots IN hour.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
A French physician Dr. Gautier ha

A French physician, DR.. Gautier. has
fallen a martyr to his zeal in investi-
eating the subject of infection by
tuberculosis germs. While pulveriz-
ing pulmonary discharges for the pur-
pose of making experiments he be-
came himself infected, and died early
in November. DR.. Gautier treated the
wound which Boulanger received in
his duel with Floquet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

The ladies of Racine will give charity
ball at Lakeside link one week from last
night. Last ysar over $500 was cleared
by a similar ball.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

any foreign country except in accord
ance with the rules prescribed by the
health commissioner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
Weekly Bank Statement

New YORK, Dec 8.-The weekly state
ment of the associated banks shows the
following changes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

The banks now hold $7,2O4, 900 in ex-
cess of the % per cent. rule.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
NEW BoRAX MINE FOUND
The Sealing Fleet. Striking Scamcn,
Lighthouse Contracts. Immi-
grafton Board Pamphlet.
THE LIGHT HOUSE CONTRACTS.
The sealing Fleet.

The sealing schooner Triumph,
Capt. Dan Mclean, has arrived at
Victoria, b. c., with $500 skins as the
seasons catch. The little vessel looks
trlm and neat after her cruise and
made the trip down in fifteen days,
| close-ret fed all the way. The Triumph
left Victoria on May 5, but did not
sail from the west coast until the Oath
Of May, owing to difficulty in secur-
ing Indian hunters. The hunters
comprised eleven Indians and two
whites, and one of the latter secured
$50 seals OF the total catch. OF
Queen Charlotte islands 667 seals were
taken. The weather was very severe
during the whole time in Behring sea-
and on August the worst gale ever
known occurred there. Ii was during
this storm that the whaling vessels
were lost.
Several schooners were spoken be-
fore and after going into the sea. The
Mary Ellen on August 20 had 1900
SEALS While out hunting an Indian
was accidentally killed ty the hunter
in the boat. The latfer laid his rifle
across the thwaIts, aud it suddenly
discharged, the shot entering the In
dian's side. He died two hours alter
wards and his body was preserved in
salt and landed at his home at Aehas
let. The Maggie Mac on August Z
had CAT skins. and the Favourite ON
/ July % had 664 skins. An Indian
/ died on this vessel from black mea
sles. The American schooner Annie,
# IN fea 91fh e Itaits
mad 700 skins. The Viva, on the 25th
of June, just entering the sea, had .
catch of 400. Her coast catch was
$50 skins. II is thought that the
schooners will all have fair catches
this year. hers of the feet aIe ex-
peeteG to arrive daily.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
The BOrax Mine.

Certain commercial circles at San
Francisco are much interested in the
recent discovery of borax in the Bay
Of Lomer ranch, Curry county, Or
The steamer Newsboy anchored in the
Bay of Lomar ranch and discharged
cargo and took on board the first ship
ment Of borate Of lime. This borate
of lime is superior in quality to any
hitherto discovered, according to the
analysis OF Prof. Price. The deposit
is volcanic, the borate occurring in
boulders varying in size up to 1000
pounds weight, imbcdded in volcanic
mud.
The area of the deposit has been
determined to be hall mile in length
md 200 yards in width and thirty feet
in depth. The discovery is considered
If importance to the commercial
world, for the mine is so close to the
coast that shell can be thrown from
it into the water, so that the expen-
sive item OF land carriage, which has
handicapped the borax industry oi
California and Nevada, as we'll as oI
Italy, Asia Minor, Chill and Thibet
40 longer stands in the way. Vessels
drawing three fathoms of water can
go within three hundred yards of low
water mark
The bay, which forms portion of 8
ranch OF 1,200 acres, is half mile ii
width, with good anchorage, and i:
protected both from the northwest
and southwest. A townsite will bt
laid out and wharf built, and min
ing operations vigorously proceeded
with at once.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
seven Co,ored nen Killed.

A fearful battle between whites and
blacks took place at Hilliardsville
Ala, in which seven colored men were
killed. The trouble grew out of the
fact that a white man refused to al
low his well to be longer used by q
crowd of camp meeting negroes. One
Of the negroes expressed determine
tion to have some of the water, and the
white mau drew pistol and shot him
in the neck That night gang OF
negroes visited the house and dared
the white man to come out, but he re-
fused TO do so, and after shooting holes
in his windows and doors they left
The next night gang, presumably
friends of the white man, visited the
negro camp and left several dead bod
les as reminder to other members oi
the camp-meeting crowd.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21

The foundations for it are all pre-
pared in the engiue house at the Lin
coin street reservoir. IL has capa-
city for IL million and a half & tllons
per day, and will lift the water 1926
feet above the base of city grades.
which is 55 feet higher than the pres
ent high service reservoir. For the
present the high service will be kept
up by direct pressure during the day,
and water will be pumped into the
reservoir at night.
There are numerous demands for
extension Of the water service, and as
soon as pipe can be had the laying oi
eighteen miles OF new mains will be
begun.
The city is extending in all direc-
tions, and water is demanded at the
north end on the heights and at the
south end. Next summer the city will
use 100000 gallons per day, and il
will tax the pumps at the works TO
their utmost capacity TO furnish the
supply. The cost of fuel alone next
year will amount TO $35 900. There
will be no pump in reserve as there
should be, and il any accident should
happen, the water supply would run
short.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
A CniIi.Inn aroiaea.

The Umatilla arrived at Victoris,
b. c., from San Francisco aad reports
hat while steaming slowly through 8
fog 100 miles from San Francisco, a
steamers whistle was heard. The
Umatilla whistled the unseen steamer
to pass to the starboard, but no notice
appeared to be taken by the other
vessel, and in a few minutes she
crossed the bows of the Umatilla. The
distance between the vessels was less
than fifty feet. An accident was
avoided by the captain Of the Uma-
t'lla r, versing the engines when the
whistle WIS first heard. The Una
tilla st pped, and the captain did
everything To save the vessel. The
vessel was the steam schooner Green
We ood, of San Francisco.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
"A prominent engineer says tna1

A prominent engineer says tnat IT
will be noticed that most boiler explo-
sions come, like black coffee, right
after dinner. The reason for this, as
he explains it, is that the water in the
boilers is in perfect readiness to become
steam. and would be such but for the
pressure of the actual steam on top OF
it. When the dinner hour is over and
the men and machines begin to work
again, the valves are quickly opened,
the steam rushes out, and the water
suddenly becomes steam. As steam
has !, 700 times the expansion of water
the effect is an explosion.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
striking senmen.

Cossting seamen are ON the verge
Of inaugurating another strike, and
freights are going down. Seamen are
demanding $50 for the voyage from
Port Townsend TO San Francisco. The
schooner VIM. Renton, lumber-laden
for Brisbane, is in trouble with the
union seamen. The crew was shipped
in San Francisco for the round voyage
TO Australia at S25 per month. The
union agent threatens bloodshed un-
less the men are paid So more per
month. The revenue cutter is guard
ing the vessel and will probably ac-
company her to sea.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
pro.pec,inr for nlack COD.

II. Heldenson spent four weeks on
Queen Charlotte islands prospecting
and trading, and exploring for black
cod banks. He succeeded in taking
live or elk barrels OF black cod, the
finest fish in the Pacific, in two days.
The weather was very rough, and the
fishing was done in a canoe, in $50
fathoms of water. The cod were lo-
Gated without difficulty, and fish
found to be very plentiful. Helden-
son Is of the opinion that a good bus
mess can be done in deep sea fishing
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21

A curiosity in Norwich, Conn, is a
one-legged English sparrow which has
a nest on the crown OF a column in
fbe front porchof the City Hail. He
isn't worth much at building a nest,
but he can help little about Matching
and making himself generally useful
Oh one leg. His mate had 10 build the
nest unassisted, but he furnished hcl
with lively advice, and she seems tc
think as much of him as though he
had two legs.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
p,.,,nwnl.hea Inpnne,e.

Yoshitomi Hirasa and Nobuquosh
oi, nat yes of Japan, on their way to
Toxic, arrived AT San Francisco from
the East. Mr.. Hirasa is high Of
fetal in the imperial bureau of sgri.
culture and commerce at Toxic, and
was educated at an Engli college
Fourteen months ago he obtained
leave from the Japanese government
and made a second visit to Europe.
Mr.. 0i is a wealthy resident OF
Toxic, and has been in England for
the purpose Of obtaining machinery
for the establishment of cotton mill
IN the city of Toxic. The mill will
have 10000 spindles if the enter
prise proves successful.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
Train CoIIi.Inn.

A freight train heavily laden dashed
at full speed into a circus train, which
was standing a. Corwin station, Ohio.
The caboose and rear of circus train
was split in two, and four sleepers
ahead were telescoped. Four men
we're killed and eighteen were wounded,
and of these all were canvass men, ex-
cept Andy Smith, who was a contor-
ZIONIST Smith is mortally wounded,
aud the Injuries to the other seventeeR
wounded are trifling.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21

Md. Vietorin, who is known all
over the continent as "the strongest
woman in the world" and Is some
times spoken of as "the female Her
cules," Is of medium height, with q
girlish, graceful figure, and nothing
herculean-looking about her. Yet
ehe readily lifts one-thousard- pounds.
Her strength is wholly the result of
athletic training since youth. She
lives on very plain food.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
pescrlp,lre PnmphIet.

The Oregon board of immigration
IA issuing $1,000 copies of pam
phlet entitled, "The New Empire I;
Oregon, Washington and Idaho" II
viii contain descriptive matter of the
state and two territories, and will be
enclosed in a Autographed cover. The
cover will contain pastoral scene on
the first page, a general view of Port
Land from Portland Heights, on the
last page, and views of the High
school and Stsrr block on the inside
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21

Some of the greatest men the world
ever saw were superstitious. Nspo
leon Bonaparte was a believer IL
omens; the great Duke of Welling-
ton would not offer battle on any day
that he met or saw yellow dog cross
his path; Hannibal used to get out OF
his camp-bed backward so as to insure
good luck for the day, and Frederick
the Great carried rabbits foot TO
guard against evil.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
RUSSIAN pEsPoTIsm.


DC not Ernfgrate-
have been asked many times by
friends in America why intelligent and
nberty-loying Russians do not get out
of such a country. Many answers
might be given to this question, but
perhaps the most comprehensive and
cogent Of them viii be found In Sec
tions 325-S25 OF the Russian penal code,
which are as follows:
SECTION 325 Whoever leaves the
fatherland and enters the service OF 4
foreign Government without permis-
sion of his own Government, or be-
comes q subject of 3 foreign power.
such person, for violation of his al
legiance and his oath shall be deprived
of all civil rights and expelled from
the limits of the empire forever. If
he returns. he shall be exiled to ST.
IBERIA for life
SECTION 326 Whoever leaves the
fatherIand and does not return Sc the
summons of the Government shall for
this disobedience be deprived of all
civil rights. and expelled from the linn
its of the empire forever unless. with
in period to be fixed at the dlscre-
ton of court. he shows that his dis
obedience was due to causes which
were beyond his control, or which nit
igate his guilt. Until he shall make
such proof, he shall be regarded as
missing. and his property shall be con-
trolled by the bureau of guardianship.
SECTION 327. Amy person who. With
out permission Of the Government and
without adequate reason. liYes abroad
beyond the period hxed by law for per-
sons of his station shall also be regard
ed as missing QiterallF. asabsent with
cut news and bis property shall be
taken in charge by the bureau of guar
dianship
SECTION 328 Any person who per-
suades subject Of the empire to emf
CRATE to another country shall be pun
ished with penal servitude in con
vict company for not less than twelve
nor more than eighteen months. or be
banished to Siberia for life
Under one Of the above-quoted Sec
items (s26) TurgenIef. while living in
Paris In 1868. was summoned to St.
Petersburg to answer before the Di-
reeting Senate for something that he
had written or said One can see from
his letters to friend, p. " Annenkoff,
how humiliating and exasperatiag
obedience was 70 him. but-he obeyed.
The Government does not recognize
the right of its subjects to go abroad
or to live abroad without ifs permis-
sion; and If. therefore. q Russian takes
refuge from oppression In freer
country. he must face the prospect Of
expatriation. outlawry. the loss of all
the property left behind him. and exile
to Siberia IL he ever returns. Few
people are willing to separate them
selves for life in this way from
friends, relatives, home, country and
all that a man naturally holds dear.
What alternative. then. Is left to the
oppressed wheH oppression becomes
intoIerable? They must either submit
or fight; and if they sre not willing 10
submit and are not able, under the
provisions Of this code. to oppose
tyranny by peaceful collective action.
they viii inevitably resort to violence
and fight, sIagIF or in small groups, as
they are now fighting. until they go to
Siberia in leg-fetters or perish on the
scaffold. George Ksnaazs sa Csafurg
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
Pulling Snaus.

The government snag boat William
cite, has been at work pulling snags
between s.. Johns and the Portland
FIGURING Mills The work is none too
soon and was needed badly enough.
Let them trot out the dredge aud then
send the old snag boat into service
long the upper Willamette next.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21

The old st merchant vessel, with
one exception, now in actual service,
is the schooner Good Intent. She
was built by Clapp & i4oring, in Brain
tree, Massachusetts,, in 1913, and was
originally sloop, with square stern
and no fgurehead her length, As feet
her breadth, 16 feet; her depth, a!
feet, and her measuse, 90 tons. The
home port Of the Good Intent, accord
ing to the list of 1886, was Camden
NJ
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21

There is wonderful brown and
golden bird i'll Mexico, species OF the
zee martin, that is a remarkably ex
3ert bee catcher. He has way OF
Iufiling up the feathers ON top of his
mead, SO that mis- crest looks exactly
ike beautiful flower. When a bee
,omcs along to sip honey from this
ielusive blossom it is snapped up and
Iexnnred
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
From Washington.

The House conference report on the
fortifications appropriation bill has
been adopted.
The bill authorizing the postmaster
general to purchase improved Mare
locks and keys has been passed by the
House
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21

Geo. F. Knapp, of South Bsidgton,
Ne, is Dragging considerably about
his two-year-old heifer. The heller
ought to be proud, any way, for the
,ther day she became the mother of
three nice calves-two red ones and
me white-all of good size, and al
males.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
Pensiops and postoffices.

Pensions nave been granted as fol
lows: Washington Territory-Origi-
nal invalid, Ira A. Doty, Rockford
increase, Watson Spencer, Seattle
Daniel c.. R6ae, Mount Vernon, Ore
gon-Increase, Alexander Burthwick
Portland.
Elijah McCalmond has been ap-
pointed postmaster at New Dungeness
at Clallam county, Washington terri.
tory. A new off e has been estab
lished at Johnson, Whitman county
with Elizabeth Y. Cooper as post
master
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
Expre.. rrnin Hr,aIn.

The west-bound express train was
stopped by three masked men at
Parkers, A. I. They did not get any
Thing. A reward of 81 800 Is CfIered
FOR their capture, and Wells, Fargo
will increase the amount.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21

A little colored girl in Albany, Ga,
is gradually turning white, the skin OF
her face and arms being now hardly
listinguishable III hue from that of II
Caucasian child. Her hair, too, which
vas jet black, has become white.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21

women's shoes, though he was never
acct sed of stealing anything else. a
few years ago he was arrested and
forty or fifty pairs of women's shoes
and slippers were recovered. He had
buried them on the commons, near a
blast furnace. Over sixty pairs oI
women's shoes ahd slippers were found
in his hut He WITS veteran Of the
Mexieaa and civil wars and will BE-
buried with military honors.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
Livhthou.e contract. Awarded.

The secretary of the treasury has
awarded the contracts for the con-
struction Of lighthouse at Cape
Meares. Oregon, as follows: Erection
of tower To G. b. Buhrkoop. Seattle,
w. T., 81 800; met ,l-work of tower to
Willamette Iron Works, Portland,
Oregon. 81 500; erection Of keeper
dwelling aud 81. house to Robert Sea
man, Seattle, $4,000.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21
national n,fle Association.

There was large attendance at the
opening OF the annual prize shooting
of the National Rifle Association ut
Creedmore. The Wimbledon cup was
won by w. NJ. Merrill of NJ tssachu
sets by score of I34 with thirty
shots at 1000 yards.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-09-21

A man of Grant County, Wiscon-
in, drained off his fish. pond the other
'ay, and in the bottom he found fouI
silver watches and chains and a large
number of silver spoons, knives and
forks. II is supposed that burglar,
tinding himself closely pursued. threw
The plumber in the pond TO get rid OF
IL