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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
New Use for the Camera,

A neat device has been invented by
a Philadelphia business man whose of
fee is overrun by unwelcome visitors.
He has purchased a detective photo
graphic camera. and has it placed OPP
posite the door of his office. When
the visitor enters, the office-boy, a
bright lad well schooled in the diplo-
macy of his profession, turns the knob
and takes an instantaneous photo
graph of the intruder. This is devel-
oped, and forms one of collection of
undesirable visitors which is kept in
book for the boys instruction in the
future People who come to waste
others time. collectors with bills that
they wish paid, and the thousand and
one disagreeable characters known to
the average business man form the
basis of this unique collection. In
practice it works like a charm. For
example: the owner of the office saws:
John, anyone called this morn
ingP"
And the faithful boy remarks: Eyes,
sir; No. IA dropped in. told him the
usual story about vcar being out of
town, and he went"
A glance at the album shows No. IA
to be the collector for a jewelry firm,
and opposite his name is the signif-
cant legend:
Tell him I've gone to the country"
Taking it all and all it's great
idea.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
ANEW BUREAU PROPOSED.
Its Function is to Guard the Health of On
People.

Its Function is to Guard the Health of Our
People.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Senator Gibson
introduced bill today for the establish
ment in the interior department of a
bureau of health, to be under the direc-
ton of commissioner at a salary of
$1,000 per annum. It also provides for
the appointment by the president of a
health commission to be composed of
twenty members who shall be divided
into six sections, as follows: Five
for the yellow fever section
and three each for the cholera,
typhoid fever, scarlet fever, smallpox
and diphtheria sections. Each member of
the commission shall receive an annual
salary of 81 200, and it shall be his duty
to investigate the cause, origin and best
mode of prevention of the disease men
toned Five members of the commits
sion shall be organized into quarantin
commission. The health commissioner
is directed whenever called on
by the governor of state
to make rules and regulations and take
measures for the suppression of any in
fictitious disease. It is made the duty of
consular officers to make weekly reports
to the health commissioner in regard to
the sanitary condition Of foreign ports.
It is made unlawful for any person to
obstrucs commerce between states or with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
ENGLAND'S POSITION.
How She Regards The Tariff Movement in
This Country.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Hon. James
Russell Lowell was interviewed in Boston
by correspondent of 7 Re Commercial
Advertiser of this city, who says: "When
questioned as to what the real feeling of
the English government and people was
during the progress of our presidential
cam paign, Mr.. Lowell said that upon the
occasion of former sojourn on the other
side he had gained the impression that
English manufacturers were disposed to
look with disfavor upon the idea of the
ado ption of tariff reform or a free trade
policy by the United States government.
The confident assertions that the con-
trary was true, which had been SO persis-
tently made by protectionist organs in
this country, had led him to pursue his
inquiries further this summer, and the
result had been such as to confirm his
original impressions. He thought that
the English manufacturers felt that our
manufacturers would be able to compete
with them much more successfully if such
policy were adopted. Asked as to how
President Cleveland's retaliation message
was regarded in London, he said that it
was not understood. He thought the
newspapers and people there failed to
have an intelligent understanding of our
politics, IG was about on par with our
people here thinking that Englishmen al
ways dropped their his. He failed to see
what other course the president could
have taken, as the opposition had left
him no alternative"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

There are times in ones life which one can
not forget,
And the time I remembers the evening j
met
A naughty young scion of blue grass renown
Who made my acquaintance while painting
the town;
handshake, cocktail a smoke and then
Mr.. Billings, of Louisville, touched me for
ten.
There flowed in his veins the blue blood of the
south,
AND cynical smile curled his sensuous
mouth;
He quoted from Lander and Poe by the
yard,
But his purse had been hit by the war, and
hit hard;
] felt that he honored and fiattered me when
DIR. Billings. of Louisville, struck me for ten.
j wonder that never again since that night
A vision of Billings has hallowed my sight;
pine for the sound of his voice and the
thrill
That comes with the touch of ten dollar
bill;
wonder and pine, for. I say it again,
mr. billings, of Louisville, touched me for
ten.
I've heard what old Whittier sung Of Miss
Maude,
But all such philosophy's nothing but fraud;
10 one who's a bear in Chicago to-day,
With wheat going up and the devil to pay.
These words are the saddest of tongue or OF
MIR. Billings, of Louisville, touched me for
ten"
Eugene Field, in Chicago Daily News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
GERAANY's AFRICAN POSSESSIONS.
They do Not Pan OUT Well but Will be
Looked After

| They do Not Pan Out" Well but Will be-
Looked After
BERLIN, Dec. S.-The feichstag adj.
ioUrns on December Is, and will reas-
| semble about the middle of January. The
critical situation in East Africa, where
| the Arabs are effectualIy wiping out the
German colonists and clearing the ter
ritory of every vestige of German
regime, will force a more ample explana-.
ton of Germanys policy than the chan
cellor intended. 1t is reported tonight
that the chancellor may yet re-
lievs Count Herbert OF the re-
spopsibIiity of making explana-
tions and come himself to the
| reichstag on Thursday to disclose his
scheme for the restoration of German in
huense. Uafil recently the chancellor
has, not mad any enthusiasm ABOUT, the
East Africa enterprise, and would rather
| have avoided national action tending
toward something like the Tonqain ex-
petition. He now feels the stimulus of
excitement that is spreading throughout
Germany, aud according 10 OH siai infor-
Nation 10 determined TO protect
the commercial flag throughout
the ceded territories. There is strong
and growing party in the reichstag which
advocates the purchase of the East
Africa company's rights by the govern
ment and the subsequent formation of
military post to guard the colonies and
| traders. A white book tabled in the
reichstag today, blames the ompany's
administration as productive of dis
oster. The conclusion reached after
carefully scanning the white book is
that the Germans could be in a worse
plight. Thers is every indication that
supremacy and absolute abandonment of
the territory are the only alternatives.
Some indications of the chancellor's pro-
iect appear in a despatch to Count Won
Hotzteldt, German ambassador at Lon
don, under date of October %, in which
the chancellor says the vast extent of
country combined with the climatic con-
ditions stand in the way of attempts to
carry civilization far into the interior.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
ADESTRUCTIyE BLAZE.
A Residence Takes Fire From the Furnace
and is Consumed-Loss $4,000

Residence Takes Fire From the Furnace
and is Consumed-Loss $4,000.
OooNoAowoo, Wis, Dec. s.-At 8
O'Clock yesterday afternoon the elegant
country residence of ex-Mayo1 4. r. r.
Butler, of Milwaukee, five miles from this
city, was destroyed by fire. Not a thing
worthy of mention was saved, everything
in the building, including the furniture
costly paintings, an extensive library and
valuable brio a-brac, being consumed
The loss is about $4,000.
Mr.. Buffers family, with the excep-
ton of himself and wife, are in Europe
and the house has been closed for some
months, Mr.. and Mrs. Butler occupying
apartments in this city. Yesterday af-
ternoon Mr.. Butler drove out to the
country house and started fire in the
furnaces. to take the chill off the rooms
returning to the dwelling of the man in
charge of the farm. few minutes
later smok Q ard flames were seen issuing
from the windows of the building, and
in very short time the entire structure
was ablaZe. No successful effort could
be made to extinguish the fire, and the
building burned to the ground.
The residence was located on the road
between Summit Center and Delafeld
1t was frame building of Gothic style
of architecture, three stories in height
1t was extensively furnished and con
tanned many articles which, as family
keepsakes, cannot he replaced. Mr.
Butler offered $500 reward for the re.
covery of two pictures from the burn
ing building, which were very highly
priced by the family, but they could moi
be saved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
RARRY;S HOBBY.
He Tells the Public What he Seeks to Ac-
complish.

He Tells the Public What he Seeks to Ac-
complish.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6.-The Times will to-
morrow publish the text of an address
issued by Thomas B. Barry, outlining the
aims and purposes of the new organiza-
tion which he proposes to form and which
is to be known as the brotherhood of
United Labor" In the address Barry
says he is not advocating the formation
of this new order for the purpose of
fighting the Knights of Labor, or to
crafty his personal ambition
but to establish honesty in and place the
labor movement on decentralized basis,
which will make it forever almost i'm
possible for cliqqes and rings to be
formed to destroy in months the labor of
years." The organization, it is stated,
will be established on decentrel;zed
basis. 1t will leave to the trades of the
central branches complete juris-
diction and control over theiI
own affairs. If disputes or controversies
arise between members and their en-
ployers they will be settled by those most
conversant with the trouble, aud not by
those who know nothing about the cause
of complaint. The order will maintain
friendly relations with all legitimate Or
CARNATIONS of labor. "It WILL" say the
address "draw the line closely on scabs
and scabism. It will urge the
study of cooperation and the
means of bringing it into
practice, and will insist upon the mem
bers giving.fair manufacturers the prefer
enee when purchasing the necessaries of
life. 1t will pursue progressive agr1cul-
turai policy to bring into practice and
have enacted into practical lew
its platform of principles. The
cardinal principles of the Brotherhood
will be land, currency and transportation
reform.
F1rst-The right of man to the use of
tn - earth.
Secord-The taking from the usurers
and the shylooks the right TO control our
currency.
Third-The governmental ownership
of the means of trans porting persons,
freight and intelligence and taking of
those engines of human happiness out
of the hands of stock gamblers and
spectators and operate them for the
benefit of the producer and consumer.
While seeking the settlement of those
questions the order will labor for anelio-
ratlve terms, such as the reduction of
the bours of labor to eight hours per
day; prohibition of child labor and the
abolition Ct convict contract Ia
Dor; abolition of the contract sys-
tenn on the national, state and
municipal works; prohibition of foreign
labor under contract; publication of
politics through the adoption of the
Australian system of voting, etc. All
the details of the plan of organization
have not yet been decided upon, but it
will be more of federation than a com
pact national body like the Knights of
Labor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

Here was indeed hopeful symptom.
He was aroused then to take some in
terest liz what had occurred.
''All tricks, of course; it all comes
of practice" said Jack, as he pro-
ceeded to explain some of the simple
processes, hoping to enchain the mans
attention.
That's what I thought, sir, or I'd
have given you job to do. I've been
in want of real conjuror many long
day, and nothing less'll do. See here,
sir,' he said. as he took small, care
fuIly-folded paper from between the
leaves of the bible. ''do you see this?''
1t was half Bank of England note
for 100 pounds.
s.How. sir, could any conjuror help
me to the other half?"
How did you come by itP" asked
Jack at once.
''rll tell you, sir, short as I can
make it. Coniur or no coniuror,
you've got n kindly heart. and I'm
main sure that you'll help if you can. :"
Dan then described how he had
picked up the basket from the 10:45
Liverpool express.
There was the linen; I've kept it.
See here; all marked quite pretty and
proper, with lace round the edges, as
though its mother loved to make the
little one smart"
Jack examined the linen; it bore a
monogram and crest. The first he
made out to mean FL. L. NJ, and the
crest was plainly to hammers crossed,
and tha motto .sT Strikn3-nOt q conn
mon crest-and he never remembered
to have seen it before.
"And was that all?n
'Cept the bank note. That was in
a poor old purse with a pawn-ticket
and thimble. I kept them ALL"
Like true detective, Jack examined
every article infinitely. The purse
bore the name. Hester Gorrighan. in
rude letters inside, and the pawn ticket
was made out in the same name.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
THE MINERS AND KNIGHTS.

The New Organization TO be Called the Nation
al Progressive Union of Miners and Mine
LabOrers.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 6. District As
sembiy 135 K. of L., concluded their busI-
ness this morning and adjourned. The
joint convention of seeding Knights and
the federation held a meeting this after
noon and proceeded with the work on
the constitution. 1t has been decided
that the name of the new organization
shall bs the National progressive union
of miners and mine laborere, and the or
g anizatioa shall be open. The officers
are 20 be president and treasurer, and a
general executive board of seven
mem bers. The vice presidents are TO be
organizers, and all eff GERS are to be sal
cried with the exception of the executive
board. The president will receive twelve
hundred dollars per annum and the 9TH
ers less SUM.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
GEN. HARRISON HOME AGAIN.
The Party Had Good Weather and Good

The Party Had Good Weather and a Good
Time.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 6.-Gensral Harri-
son and the hunting party returned to
the city this evening. The general ex-
pressed himself as having greatly en-
joyed his two days. outing. They had
good weather and quail were
fairly plentiful. The two days.
tramp and exposure appears to have ben
Gifted the general. TIE wind bronzed
his fa3e a little and he looked the picture
of health tonight, and he sat around tell
ing incidents of his hunt. When the party
reached Dana this afternoon to take
the train for home, they found fully 500
farmers and others copgregated about
the car, patiently awaiting the arrival of
Gen. Harrison, who shook hands with
each one end chatted with them about his
hunt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
ANOTHER SIOUX BILL.
1t is Amendatory of the One Dividing the Res
eryatiOn.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Delegate Clifford,
of Dakota, today introduced a bill
amendatory of the law providing for the
division of the great Sioux reservation in
Dakota, and for the REIMBURSEMENT of
the Indian title to the remainder. The
bill amends the law as follows: The res
ervation is to be opened without the CON
sent of the Indians, while the law passed
at the last session required such consent.
The sum of 100000 is to be deposited
to the credit of the Indians instead of
100000, as provided for at the
last session. The lands thrown open
TO settlement are to be paid for
at the following rates: On lands entered
for settlement during the first two years
after the opening of the reservation
ST. per acre; all the lands taken during
the next two years IS cents per acre, and
so cents per acre for the residue undis
posed of at that time. The law of the last
session proposed to pay for the lands at
so cents per acre. The feature of the
amendment is the appropriation of $780,
600 to defray the expenses of survey ing
the lands opened to settlement.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
Boer Courtships.

From the STORY of an African
Farm" we quote the following sketch
of courtships among the Beers of
Africa.
One of the forms of Boer courtship is
an ''up-sitting." or all-night vigil by
the lovers.
Aunt" said the young man, ez-
plosively, lean we sit up to-night?h
Tant' Sannie hung her head and half
closed her eyes; but. finding that her
little wiles were thrown away, the
young man staring tixedly at his hat,
she simpered eyes, and went away to
fetch the candles.
Taut' Sannie took two candles out
of the cupboard and held them up
triumphantly, winRing all around the
room.
''He's asked for Them she said.
Does he want them for his horses's
rubbed back?" asked Gregory, new to
up-country life.
NO" said Tant Sannie, indignant
ly, ''we're going to sit up!" and she
walked off in triumph with the candles.
won't you put your feet on my
stove?" said Tant' Sannie.
mo, thank you aunt" said the
young man, and both lapsed into
silence.
At last Tant' Sannie, afraid of going
to sleep, tapped a strong cup of coffee
for herself and handed another to her
lover. This visibly revived both.
'How long were you married.
cousin?"
''Ten months, aunt"
''How old was your baby?n
''Three days when it died.
ats very hard when we must
give our husbands and wives to the
Lord" said Tant' Sannie.
s'She was such a good wife, aunt;
I've known her to break churn-stick
over maids head for only letting
dust come on milk cloth.
Tant' Sannie felt a twinge of jealousy.
She had never broken a churn-stick on
a maids head.
Il hope your wife made a good end.
Did she leave any messages?" asked
Tant' Sannie.
No; but the night before she died l
was lying at the foot of the bed; felt
her foot kick me.
"'Piet,' she said.
ANNE, my neafC, SAD l.
Sc My little baby that died yesterday
has been here and stood over the
wagon-box,' she said.
"'What did it say?' I asked.
"'It said that if died you must
marry fat woman
al WILL said, and went to sleep
again"
''That was vision from the Re-
deemer," said Tant Sannie.
The young man nodded his head
mournfully
81 suppose that's why you came to
me-" said Tant' Sannie.
YES aunt, and pa said that [ ought
to get married before shearing time.
1t is bad if there is no one to see after
things then, and the maids waste such
a lot of fat"
The next morning at dawn, as En-
passed through Tant' Sannie's bedroom,
she found the Boer woman pulling off
her boots preparatory to climbing into
bed.
''Where is Pet Wander Waet?"
''Just gone," said Tant' Sannie, "and
I'm going to marry him this day four
weeks. am dead sleepy" she added;
''the stupid thing doesn't know how to
talk love-talk at ALL and she climbed
into the four-poster, clothes and all,
and drew the quilt up to her chin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
THE SMELL MURDER CASE.
Public Interest Again Revived by Fresh Re-

Public Interest Again Revived by Fresh Re-
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Public interest was
revived in the Smell murder case today,
by publication which appeared in an
evening paper of statement alleged to
have been mandebH A. J. Stone, son-in-
law of the murdered millionaire, In which
he said the supposed murderer had been
captured.
Mr.. Stone said to the Associated Press
reporter this evening that what he did
say was as follows:
II have received telegram from man
who claims to have arrested w. B. Tas-
colt; that he now has him in
his possession, and wished to know
when 1 could send TO identify
him. l answered at once "How do you
know 1T is Tasoott?" In answer received
q message saying the prisoner answered
all descriptions and that the man would
send photograph Monday. The photo
graph 10 what / am now waiting for"
Mr.. Stone preferred not to say at what
point in the country the prisoner was be-
ing held.
An announcement was made by Mr..
Stone this evening thas has lent adai-
tioaal interest to the celebrated case.
This was that the widow, Mrs. Henrietta
Smell has increased the reward offered
from $4,000 to $4,000 making it the
largest amount ever offered for the
capture of any human being in the world.
This fifty thousand dollar reward will be
paid by Mrs. Suell through the Chicago
police department.. The offer holds
good for four months from this
date. All the suspects arrested
must be photographed and the likeness
be sent at once to either Mr.. Stone or
George w. Hubbard, superintendent of
the Chicago police department.. No de-
tectives will be sent, as heretofore, untA
strong marks of identification are pre-
scented.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
Even More Impressive.

s'How long have you had that clock,
Jenkins?n asked one of the regulars
at the grocery store.
About twenty-five years."
''By George, clock is a wonderful
piece of mechanism, isn't it. 1t al
most takes my breath away when
stop to think of its tireless tick-tick-
tick. running. on year in and year
out
YES" replied the grocer. But
there is one thing that affects me still
more"
"What is that?"
The tireless tick-tick-tick that
you've teen running here ever since
this store opened. Merchant IraueLer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
BADGER SHORT STOPS.

A glass factory is soon to be establish
ed at La Crosse.
A curling club mas been organized at
Baraboo.
Wsshburn has recently organized sew
eral fire com panies.
Effort is being made to organize a.
second g. A. r. post at Racine.
The repairs IF the government break
side of Lake Pepin, have been eom pleted
at cost of S5O00
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS.
Members of the Reichstag in Doubt as to the
Amount That Will be Added to the Budget

BERLIN, Dec, 4.-The report that the
government intended to ask an appro-
priation of fifty million marks for field
artillery, became the subject for discus
sion in the reichstag. Gen. Won Schei-
leaddors admitted it was true in view of
the large artillery equipments of for
eign countries an increase of German
artillery equipments was under consider
alton, but it was not true that the sum of
fifty million marks would be demanded.
THIS response left the members in the
dark as to what amount would be added
to the budget, and increased the distrust
previously felt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
The Emperor Refuses Ito Release Prof Gift
fl ken

BERLIN, Dec. 8.-The appeals to the
emperor to RELEASE Prof. Gsfi .ken are
received with disfavor. The EN- peror de.
clares he cannot interfere with the pros
ecution. On the other hand he has aban-
doned the action instituted by him as
residusry iegatee of his father against
the Keller Zeltnne, for publishing Feed
erick's diary of '66.