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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1888-06-16

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1888-06-16

SlupIIIWer MHeTcrs
g gatonio, 20. Gebruat 1888.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-01
Gen. Spinner and the Birds.

The venerable but vigorous Gen.
T. E. Spinner, formerly United States
Treasurer, writes from his camp at
Pablo Beach, Fla, to his friends the
boys of America to spare the birds.
Il well recollect." he says, "that
once shot robin. He flew some dis
lance and fell in the tall grass. [
went and picked him up and found
that | had inflicted fatal wound in
his breast. The poor wounded bird
looked up in my face SO imploringly
that it caused me 10 shed tears, and
now, to-day. at the age of s. years, /
am haunted by the pitiful, imploring
look of that poor innocent, dying bird,
and feelings of deep remorse come
over me whenever l see a robin. |
would be willing to make great sacri-
fees to be made guiltless of the wan
ton murder of that poor innocent
bird" The General makes special
plea for that sweetest of all American
songstcrs, the ilI-named cat-bird. But,
as for the English sparrow, he says,
with righteous wrath, kill him wher-
ever you find him, in season and out
of season. He has never been known
to do any good and is of no use. Give
him no quarter, but 90 for him as you
would for any other thief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-01
The Landlady's Conspiracy.

Il tell your our landlady is in con-
spiracv against u.s." said the young
man that boards on South Division
street.
Seems as though you have a good
deal of trouble down at your place;
what's the matter now?"
"Well, you see most of us like pie
and we like a good deal of it. In fact,
with ten OF us at the table we get away
with twenty pieces, two pies and Il
half, at n meal. So OUT landlady has
has invented plan to make us sick Of
mince pie Blame if she didn't put
bird gravel in the mincemcat to break
our teeth on. put it right straight
to her yesterday. I says, what do YOU
put paving-stones in my pie for, Mrs.
Simmons?' 'Paving-stoneP What do
you mean?' says she. i mean what !
say says I: Says she, Chickens eat
gravel, and why shouldn't you? LIANT
no chicken, says I. You're like 'em,
says she. How like?' says [. fought
says she. Yes, like you always have,
says |. Then she bristles up and says
she, If you don't like your board here
you can leave, says she. Well says
[, If you'll put stove in our room
sos't l can melt my trunk off'n the
floor where it's froze I'll 60 Well, l
guess you kin wait till spring. she
says. Well l guess can, too, says I.
So there we are, but the next time
there's gravel in my pie I'll throw it at
the cat that's Buffalo Courier.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-01
Ignorance in Russia.

The censor of the press, when he
wishes to simply destroy a certain
article in a newspaper or magazine,
generally runs a roller of black ink
over it. leaving a dense spot, through
which not word can be discerned
The instrument is like the ink-roller OF
printing press. If the article in a
magazine covers more than page, the
pages are simply torn out and cast in
to the waste basket. The Office of the
censor of the press in a city like St.
Petersburg is something like that of the
city editor for large American news
paper. The corps of assistants open
the mails, run through the matter, and
hand the questionable stuff to the Gen.
sor, who decides if it should be de.
tanned, destroyed, or passed. This
process makes the delivery of all mail
matter except letters very slow. The
newspapers in Russia are of very little
Importance on account of the censor
ship. Every article, even to u local
paragraph, discussing Russian affairs
or referring directly or remotely to the
emperor and his family, the army
navy. or any official, although it may
simply say that so and so is going to
such and such places on visit. must
be referred to the censor. Editors
tell me that their articles are so long
delayed by the censor, even though he
passes favorably upon them, that it is
not worth while to attempt to use
political matter or news relating to
any one or anything connected with
the empire. 1t is not infrequent that
Il, 70
the author is summoned to appear be-
fore his excellency and explain the ob-
iect of publication. Thus the re-
straint of writers cannot be appre-
ciated by any except those who have
had experience.
There is a lower grade of intelli-
gence in the common people in Russia
than was ever found among the blacks
of America during slavery. The
American negro had from the very be-
ginning, natural ''horse sense" q
cunning which gave him reason.
There is nothing in the minds of the
mass of Russians except that which is
carried by the sense Of sight and hear
ing. They do not reason. In St.
Petersburg there are thousands of
drosky (carriage) drivers, and | am
told that not one in twenty can read
the signs along the streets, and not two
in 500 can read book or newspaper.
And yet these men have had, for
Russia, extraordinary opportunities
What, then, must be the condition Of
the people in the country-those who
have not had contact with the world?
The proportion of these ignorant PEG.
pie to the intelligent and educated is
about 60 per cent. Or the 100000, 900
population in Russia about 10000, 600
were either among the serfs freed by
Alexander Ii. a quarter Of a century
ago or are the ofsprings of those white
slaves. They do not know what a
school is, and have learned more alb
iect manners than our black folks. /
have never encountered SO much obse-
quiousness anywhere. Not only do the
working people perpetrate upon the
visitor ali sorts of salaams, but mer-
chants and people in the upper classes
have the infection, and bow and blink
till a white freeman must blush.-NeaC
York San.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-01

are never served in the refectory, and
oil is not even allowed for salad, but
when a member is sick all necessary
care is taken of him and all comforts
allowed.
Notwithstanding the severe mode of
life among the Trappists, there are
some very old men in the order, and
the statistics of France show that the
Trappists are the longest lived men in
that or any other country. They gen.
orally die of old age, except in cases
where chronic diseases were contracted
before entering the monastery, and
even then the lives of the sufferers are
prolonged by their mode of living.
The brother physician of Lo Grande
Trappi during q residence of twenty
eight years has not known case of
apoplexy, dropsy, govt, or cancer; what
is most strange, he adds, that the most
terrible epidemics which have visited
the country around the abbey have in
variably stopped at its threshold.
l. The dOrmitory is well lighted and
ventilated, but the beds are the hard
est bare hunks. No chair, water,
washstand, towel, or looking-glass was
10 be seen, none Of these luxUries are
permitted, but all can wash at the
common bath, and dry themselves on
one common towel Many of the
fathers and brothers sleep on bare
boards, without covering, pillow, or
mattress, and do this as a severer
penance for their sins, so as to be more
worthy of heaven in the hereafter.
On the door of each cell hangs a card
with the name and number Of the Oc-
cupant. On going to bed they remove
the cowl, or outer garment, and shoes,
but sleep in their cassock, which is
never taken off except when cleanli-
ness requires a change of clothes. The
imperative practice of washing the
feet every Saturday is strictly adj
hered to and socks are donned once a
week.
On the second floor is the community
where members may walk or read or
kneel in private devotion or Penance.
or deport themselves according to
their sanctifed desires. The life of
the Trappists is the same the world
over. They rise at o'clock in the
morning, and on feast days at mid
night From then till o'clock in the
evening, when they 90 to bed, every
hour is apportioned to toll or prayer,
except two hours at noon. No I'M
necessary word is ever spoken, and
the word necessary is strictly inter-
preted. Few Americans become
Trappists. The applicant for q Trap
pist cell must undergo many hard
Ships. He must become utterly dead
to the world beyond the monastery,
There are men here in the order who
don't know that there ever was a
civil war in this country or that Lin
coin or Garfield were assassinated.
Every Friday, except when festival
days fall on Friday, each lasnes his
bare back with a rope by way of dis
cipline.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-01
a PeCuIiar Sect.

At the village of Tolox, near Malaga,
Spain, peculiar sect mas been dis
turbed by the interference of the au-
thorities. The chief tenet of the be-
levers is that every kind of covering
of the body is displeasing to God.
Why, if the Creator had wanted man
to be covered, he would no doubt have
supplied him with coat of fur, or
coat of feathers, or scales, they say.
Man has no right to improve upon
Gods management of creation, and,
therefore, both he and she should
adopt the dress worn by Adam
and Eve previous to the fall and the
adoption of the fig leaf. But the po-
lice would not let them. They were
all very supplemented creatures, and
were let off with a small fine after hav-
ing been clothed, and promised not to
90 without clothes again. A number
of them were handed over to hypnot-
lists for experimenting upon, and were
found excellent subjects. One of them
being told to perspire at once COM
menced covering herself with copious
sweat. Another was told to climb a
steep hill, and Immediately started
climbing upon the floor, making great
exertions and finishing by getting lit
orally out of breath. Being told she
had arrived on top and might repose
a little she squatted on the floor and
took long time to repose herself -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-01
A Goose bonc.

The best reading of the goose bonei is
obtained before it gets thoroughly cold
after being removed from the pot and
scraped. IF the bone is left to stand
the marks become dim and uncertain
and the reading is very unsatisfactory
Having Your bone prepared, the best
way to study it is to go into n dark
room and hold it before bright light.
The bone is translucent, and held be-
fore strong light the marks upon it
may be plainly discerned. The marks
upon the keel of the bone are the ones
that are of significance. The other
dlscolOrations on the bone are merely
corroborative. The most distinguish
ing marks are in the shape OF carets.
breVeS, dots, and semicircles, and it is
their position on the bone and the
direction IN which they are turned that
gives the general indication of the
weather.
If a majority of the caret-shaped
marks point upward, it will be clear
and cold but if they point down it will
be gloomy, falling weather, with more or
less snow. The small breve marks and
the semicircles, rs we'll as the dots and
the scratchlike marks on the bone, in
dicate the temperature, and the heavier
and darker they are the colder will be
the weather. If they are light, or but
few of them on the bone, the winter
will be open and pleasant. If the
marks near the beginning of the bone
point out, it indicates that there will
be stormy, disagreeable weather during
November; pointing out at the other
emo of the bone, they indicate bad
weather for March. The ridge run
ming along near the middle of the keel
of the bone is indicative of the length
and severity of the winter; if the ridge
extends, uninterrupted, the length of
the bone, and is dark and heavy, the
winter will be a severe one; but if the
ridge grows weak and indistinct ut
places, for that part of the winter the
weather will be warm and thawing.
All these features must be closely
studied, first separately, and then to-
gether. Anyone, by closely studying
this bone. can correctly predict the
general character of the weather dur
ing the three months; but it takes
time, study, and experience to divide
the bone into days, so as to locate the
date of the different changes. In
Kentucky many of the best readers of
the bone do not worry about reducing
the prophecy to Uays, but are content
with learning the general character of
the winter, and this information is OF
great value to farmers when they find
it such that they can depend upon it
L0utSCIuc COUricr-JO1tT710i.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-01
Recollections of Hank Monk.

You wish to know if l knew Hank
Monk? Of course | did. Everybody
has heard of him. He was overrated
as q driver. That Greeley ride made
him famous. He wasn't much with the
reins, but he could get a lick at a
tellow-driver when he was in the
humor. l met him one day in Carson
after had left the box and become a
shotgun messenger for Wells-Fargo.
We were sitting on the porch of the
hotel Ginning Of old times. Hank
was out of sorts, suffering from
complaint Of the eyes, when along
came the most ragged, dirty, lame,
cramped up, bow-legged Piute Indian
ever saw, leaning on his broom
handle stick, he nodded and put out
one of his filthy paws to us, giving
some sort of hailing sign. laughed
and asked Hank what the beggar
wanted. Hank replied: That's all
right. He used to be a stage-driver,
but he fell off, and you see the result.
He is now 4 shotgun messenger for
and wants to give you
the sign of the Brotherhood. San
Francisco Examiner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-01
An Original After-Dinner Speech.

The entertainment was given by an
earl, deservedly popular. 1t was ex-
tremeIy handsome and champagne
flowed in almost excessive flood. The
evening was we'll advanced, when a
benignant old gentleman arose to pro-
pose a toast. He spoke with entire
fluency; but somehow he said exactly
the opposite Of what he meant. /
feel" said he, ''that for plain country
squire like myself to address Il learned
company, is indeed to cast pearls be-
fore swine" Never was so successful
a speech made. He could get no far
Their for many minutes. The swine APP
plauded vociferously, and as though
they would never cease. We knew, of
course, that he was the swine and that
we were the pearls. But then he had
not said so. His meaning could be
gathered, but was not eXpressed.-
Lon0nlGn's Magazine.
With ill-concealed emotion he took
the thin, worn hand in his and drew ii
gently toward him. Life at this mo-
ment seemed to him the intensity Of
bitterness. The past, with its
desolation, the future shrouded in I'M
certainty, all came before him as in a
dream. a strange mist gathered be-
fore his eyes. He gasped, leaned
heavily forward, and in a quiverlng
and husky accent he exclaimed, "TD
pass Sylvester had caught bobtail-
flush aud II cents we're swept to the
other side of the table--Dryt.
---=-.
= rutdi paper IN tennessee, recUru-
inc the arrest of Jim Reed for dealing
in liquor without license, remarks
Those who know JIM do not believe
that he is guilty. They say that if he
ever gets hold of any liquor he would
never sell it or give it away. He would
drink it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-01

tight place. MY DEAR said be. re-
proacufully, would you have Your
only husband do an unprofessional
act?"- Washington Critic.
Photographer-''If you and your
astimable wife could look a trifie less
mournful l think the picture would be
more satisfactory" Deacon Hadden
Young man. our son Jacobs in Jail
for hoss-steaiin'. This picter's fer
him. Let her go!"-Judae.
Gen. Simon Cameron is classic
scholar and also owns two steers that
weigh a ton apiece. A friend asked
him how he managed to raise such
steers. He pointed to his blooming
clover fields and said: '.Hinc lilac
lachrym9. tito California.
A citizen of Copenhagen. Denmark,
recently wrote to St. Louis asking an
appointment on the police force OF
that city. He incloSed his photo
crap 8, and said he was six feet and
four inches in height, weighed 220
pounds, and could outrun aud out
walk any man of Ills size in the coun-
try. He was informed that there were
geo applications by residents of St.
Louis ahead of him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-01

While Ida Gephart was being mar
ried at Mount Pleasant, n. Y. her
mother, with a scream, fell to the floor
of the church unconscious. Then Ida
Topped into the arms of the groom.
The minister wasn't to be deferred by
a little thing like that, and kept on
with the service until it was finished.
Then Ida's mother was picked up and
restored to consciousness, and Ida her,
self came around all right.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-01

credit and paper notes This was too
much. Visions of beggaryA We're float
ing before his mind, and he was about
to come to life and make an enormous
fuss when Bill rode up and told his
cowboys that they had carried his joke
far enough. "-C Chicago NelCS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-01

Nothing succeeds like success. A
year ago a young man came to Lee
County to make his fortune, with only
valise and 81 in his pocket, and he's
got the valise yet and great hopes Of
catching the man who borrowed The
S2.-SaaltbUllie (Ga.J News.
1t is John L. Sullivan who is a firm
believer in Christmas box-Jltdqe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-01

Stranger Ito boy in drug store)-
boy. can YOU tell me where Mrs.
Hendricks clearinghouse is? I'm
looking for ROOM" Boy esser,
I'm goin' to deliver package of Per-
sian powder there in bout five min
utes, an I'll show you where it is -
Ep0ch.
Omaha girl-..So you met Ellen
Terry's daughter? Did you like her?"
New York girl-.Yes, but she's awful
y English, You know" Il suppose
so Yes, she never opens her mouth
unless She has something to say
OHdhG IF0rtd
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-27
SAN ERANCIsCo MARKET.
SAN FRANcIsco. August 25tt

SAN FRANCISCO, August 25th.
FLOUR-We quote as follows Net cash price
for Family Extras, 81 6Osp4 s5 p bbl: Bakers
Extras, 81 5oG4 s.; Superine. So 80 to s3 IS.
WHEAT-The market wavered little this
morning. and there was check in the upward
movement Shippers named 81 55 as their limit,
but no desire was evinced by sellers to trade on
this basis. The asking rate for product up to
standard grade was 81 5715 p ctl being held
BARLEY-Signs of improvement were noted
to-day, and il Looks as if feed Barley were going
to do little better, both as to trade and value.
Brewing keeps steady under fair inquiry.
No. Feed, SO@S21Sc; common grades, 771zc :;
Brewing 85G9oc for fair to choice Standard
Chevalier. S5@95c tor common and 81 25@1 3212
OATSVNo change in the situation. Surprise,
81 4O milling. 81 30@l S21aa choice feed, 81 25@
275l; No l. 81 2O@l S5 22l lower grades, 81 l2I
81 s. 1901 ca IS : ctf; rev rev Black, sIal 10" %. '
are free. We quote: Yellow, 81 2214@l Is;
CRACKED Ora, x coRNEQuotsble at s2saso ton.
CORNMEAL--Millers quote Feed at s29G30 2
ton; fine kinds for the table, In large and small
pscksges sHg 2ssSESG y no..,,s D. .. s,s Tor,
SEEDS-we quote; Mustard. Brown. $50
8 SO Yellow, 81 IS . otl Canary, 315@415c |;
Hemp, skate; Rape, 1Ng2Hc; Timosny' Sc;
MIDDLINGS-The market Is firm. Quotable
at 81 500lS 80 q ton.
aHAY-Comes to market with freedom Wheat
SlU OtD14.r N1tdJ AlQ Odl. 3lOtOlos wiz Odt,
Slo@l3; Barley, 81 5o611; Barley and Oat,
saGl2: Alfalfa, S7a11 Stock, 81 5o@S 2 ton.
SFRAR-Quotable at 35dG50c p bale.
HOPS--QnOtable at l04l2c q n for new crop.
BRAN-Aetive demand at full figures. Quo
table, as follows. For the best, SIS 50@l6 so.
and s15s915 so q ton for lower grades and out
side brands exc g
RYE-Receipts to-day of S3S sacks Eastern,
sold prior 20 arrival California psoduet is
ouotable at 81 75@1 so p ctl.
BUCEWHEAT-Recent sales at s. SOL 80 .
ctl.
ton.
POTATOES-Prices are easy all round
We quote ya-ious kinds as follows: Peerless,
35M50c; Burbank Seedlings, 50cIs1; Garnet
Chile, 40t95,c Early Rose, So9504 2 etl; Sweets
75c@el q csi.
ONIOSs--on onotable a. S5@45c . cn-
DRIED PEAS-Xe qloue: 8lackeye, q 1892
Miles, 81 75t92; Green, 81 60 = ctl.
BEANS-Trade corSinues tSdrag. Bayos, 81 80
! to 81 IS: Butter, 1898 50: Pink, s2,s2 10, & ID
81 rs: Lima. So 503S 75; Pea. 81 25@2 rs; SEial
White - 25@2 rs y 81,
| rsVEG ETABL LES-The sIrfeit of Tomatoes con
tiuues. We qu5te prices as follows: Greer
| Corn 50975c y sack and 55@sl 50 q box
String Beans, 3.64c a %: Lima Reans, 31314
\ 2 h; Summer Squash, 50G60c per box; Mar
rowfat squash. S91o p ton; Tomatoes, 1oa25
. box; Egg Plant, 2sa4oc y bogi Green Peppers
35;t50c q box, Greer Qkra. 50S55c PER box; Gu
cu.nDefs, Is l0c . box: small do, Tor PICK
l,pg purposes, 1@2c ? II; Turnips, 1oce
: 81 q ctl; Beets, ee@75c 2 sack Carrots. feee
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-27
The White Pasha.

LONDON, August th.-Correspondents
at Suakim continue to assert that there can
be no doubt as the presence of the White
Pasha in Bahr-el- Gael. During the past
few days many more pilgrims and refugees
have arrived from that neighborhood, and
they are unanimous in asserting that an
armed force under the White Pasha is at
Darfour and that the natives are in friendly
communication with the leader.
The City of New York Gets There.
QUEENSTOWN. August 26th.-The steamer
City of New York, from New York, was
signaled off Browhead at 7:10 a. M. to-day.
CAUSE OF HER DELAY
,Copyr9, 1885. by the California Associated Press
LIVERPOOL, August 26th.-The steamer
August Goth her starboard engine stopped
for four hours, and stopped on several sub
sequent occasions for shorter periods.
President Cieveland's Friend.
LONDON, August 26th.-The Daily Ne,Us
1ldicules the argument that President
Clevelands message relative to the fisheries
have recommended retaliation, it says,
unless he had regarded it as the best alter
native to rejected treaty.
Fate of the Great Eastern.
LONDON, August 26th. = The steamer
Great Eastern made her last voyage to-day.
By the aid of tugs and her own engines
she was taken to Tranmer and beached,
preparatory to being broken up.
Humberrs Trusted Agent.
Copyright, 1888. by0e California Associated Prcssl
ROME, August 26.h.-Signor Crispi ar
rived at Milan to-day and proceeded to
Monza to confer with King Humbert.
An Insatiate Office-Seeker
fCopwigh, 1888. by 0e California Associated Pressl
PARIS, August 26th. = Boulanger will
contest Senatorial seat for the Depart
ment of Haute Vienna.