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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30
Time for Sowing Glover.

There are three different periods in
spring for sowing clover seed, each of
which has its advantages. These advan-
tages, as we'll as the drawbacks, vary with
soils, climates, conditions and various
other circumstances, and if the farmer
would succeed he must balance these
various conditions and select the best
These three periods are the frozen peri
od, at the beginning or end of March at
the north; the time of sowing the spring
grain with which the clover is sown; and
after the spring grain is up few inches
so as to have a good brushing with tie
smoothing harrow, and giving at the same
time thin covering of the clover seed.
To assist in selecting the best time the
following sugg estions are offered:
1. Glover seed may be sown in March
in the snow or on frozen ground, Or on
ground likely to be frozen again, if the
character of the season usually faYors it.
but the ground should have been well pre-
pared previously, giving it a smooth, mel
low surface. If the snow usually melts
off without much severe freezing after
wards, the seed will settle on the ground
as soon as the snow disappears, and be
thinly covered with the thaUing soil.
Most of it will terminate, and not being
thrown out by the later hard freezing, it
will make a fine, dense, even crop. But
in some localities there is liability of
several hard freezes afterwards, and the
farmer must use his judgment and ex-
perience in selecting. Sowing on frozen
ground, or on bare soil, with the expecta-
ton of some subsequent freezing, may
also be quite successful, the crumbling
surface as it thaws, giving the seed a
shallow covering. la many places either
of The above modes answer well, and
often better than any other; but the draw
backs mentioned may render it unadvis-
able in other places.
2. The next period is few weeks
later accompanying the sowing of the
earliest spring grain, of which barley is
one of the best, the early growing of
which is all the better for the crop of
grain. A thin seeding of the barley is
favorable for the clover, and any de-
crease of its crop In consequence of this
thin seeding will probably be more than
made up by the better clover crop. IS
soon as the barley seed is in, the surface
should be made fine and smooth with q
fine harrow, the clover sown and then
covered with brush harrow, or often
still better,with roller, which presses
the soil over the seed, and aids germins-
| ton by "frming" it. It should be always
remembered that clover seed should not
be covered more than an inch deep, or
else the young plants will not find their
way to the light, and if barely covered
| they will grow twice as we'll, provided the
soil is kept sufficiently moist until they
have fairly rooted. All of the seed there
fore, which may have been buried much
deeper than an inch is lost. This cannot
be wholly avoided; some will be turned
under at a greater depth, making cor
respondingly heavy seeding necessary for
| the best results.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30
Warnings Against the Evils of the Spells
System.

DR.. Newman Smyth, in his Centennia
sermon at the historic old Centre Con-
gregational Church, says a New Haven
despatch, spoke forcibly on the bad feat
ures of present American politics. He
said that the political opinions and fears
OF 100 years ago, then expressed in the
newspapers, show that political pessimists
and alamists had little reason for their
fears in the American government. "The
evils which our farthers most feared" he
said, "are not the perils to which their
children have been subjected. Rotation
II office, and not permanency of tenure,
has become our shame. The soil system,
which our fathers did not anticipate,
has become the golden calf of our nat
ion and the worship of it our political
apostasy. This political debauchery,
elections won by money, and the division
of offices to those VINO calor for the spoils,
are what many must be dreaded. Perish
the party, perish the President, perish
the Senate that will use the spoils system!
The question of civil service must be put
about party, and must become govern
ment. The questions which remain for
us to settle are mostly social, and settl-
ing those uestions we must remember
that whatever robs the people of charact
er is the enemy of our public"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30
Happened on the Wabash
New York Sun

"Heard of the wabash river, L reckon?'
he quried, as he combed his long yellow
whlskers with his fingers and pulled down
his vest.
''Yes"
"Probably never heard of Jerry Dewlap
Jerry lives on the banks of the Wabash,
and he's pizen billed down. About a
month ago he cum to town one day and
said boat had upset in the bend above
his house and drowned two men. He
wanted US to go up and help drag for the
bodies. We was willing, of course, and
Jerry proposed 80 try plan he said had
worked In thousands of cases. It's az
ole belief with some folks, you know,
that if loaf of bread is flung on the
water it'll float to where dead body is
lying and then stop. We reokoned to
try 1t, and every man Clipped in and
we took up hundred loaves.
"Jerry bossed the job," continued the
man with the yellow whiskers' "and we
got out two boats loaded with bread and
keerfully dropped the loaves overheard
some of 'em went humming along at the
rate of six miles an hour, while others
sort o. circled around and went off slowly
We used up the hundred loaves and Jerry
was taking up collection to send to town
after more when a Teller came up the
stream in canoe and called out:
"'What ar you uns ADDING over thar !?
{" "A rising the dead 1 answered.
'tOh ye archie confined. well, when
came around the bend ole Jerry's wife was
out in boat-a-picking up them loaves
and reckon she'd up TO ninety-five. You
uns had better send down some pork and
Eaters to keep company
"WeIl,sir, that ar was put-up job on
US by ole Jerry to get heap O. bread
without working fur 1t, and when we took
him ashore TO administer a great moral
lesson, what did he do but turn TO an6
outrun the best of US and git clear off,"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30
MAMMOTH GUNS.
Two Ten Inch Steel Breech Loading. Rifles
Have Been Pronounced Perfect

1WO ltH lHcu SUeel bIeec0 I0aulngs RI1eS
Have Been Pronounced Perfect.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The ordinance
bureau, of the navy department. has com
pleted two of the ten inch steel breech
loading rifles for the monitor Miantono-
nah. These are the largest and most
powerful guns yet turned out for the
navy. One of them has been fully tested
with most gratifying results, as it com
pares favorably with the best products of
the renowned European ordinance works.
The muzzle velocity attained was
two thousand feet per Sec
ond. The range could not be determ-
ined owing to the lack CT sufficiently
large proving ground, but it is estimated
at ten miles. Soon after the contracts
are awarded for the construction of the
new $500 ton gun boats, preparations
will begin at the Washington ordnance
yard for the manufacture of their pecuI-
lar ordnance, which is to be made up
entiraly of rapid firing guns of extraor-
binary calibres, as compared with guns
of this type now used on our naval vessels.
The largest guns of this kind will be six
inches III cal1bre, but owing to the sim
plicity and compactness of their mechan-
ism and construction, they will materially
exceed in weight the six inch rifles of the
kind now in use, although they are fully
equal to them in range and accuracy, and
are vastly superior in offensive power by
reason of their rapidity of fire.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30
KAISER AND SUBAGTERN.
Story Showing That Emperor William May
be Better Than PcOpIe Think Him

be Better Than People Think Him.
Stories of the German Emperor are al
ways abundant, often uncoeplimentary
and not unfrequetly apocryphal. There
is one which seems to have rather better
credentials than usual. One day, il turns
he invited young lieutenant, who is an
excellent either player to dinner. The
Imperial family dined at o'clock, snd
after diner the officer gave a little con-
cert on the either to their majesties. To-
ward o'clock he asked permission to
retire. "Why so soon?" grsciously asked
the emperor, Sir" replied the ieuten
ant, 81 return to my garrison tomorrow,
and I have promised my sister to
come and say good-by this afternoon at
her pensionnat." "You are a good
brother; but before you go you must
take coffee with u.s." Twenty minuets
later the lieutenant went with his sover-
eign into the drawing room, when whom
should he see but his sister sitting next
TO the empress and surrounded by three
or four little princes. Like good Ger
man housewife the empress herself
poured out the coffee for her visitors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30
GOES INSANE OVER MONEY.
Woman Travels From tie West with 81 500
in Gn1%

A Woman Travels From the West with 81, 500
in Belt.
MATERsMEEr, Mich, May 23.-Matilda
Chrlstlanelll became crazy on a train
here yesterday, and in resisting arrest hit
the marshal On the head with some hard
SUBSTANCE tied in her handkerchief.
When the handkerchief was examined it
was found to contain 5000 and a belt
around her waist Geld twice as much cash.
The woman had lost her husband out west
and was on her way to live with relatives
In Tulcan, Mich. Her insanity was due
to excessive drink and loss of sleep on
the trip, her anxiety to watch her wealth
causing her to travel from Washiug ton
territory without closing her eyes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30
FOR THE NICARAGUA CANAL
A Number of Men and Quantity of Imp
ments for That ENTERPRISE.

A Number of Men and Quantity of Imple-
ments for That Enterprise.
New YORK, May 24-The Nicaragua
Canal company announced the steam
ship Alven to sail for Greytown, Nicaragua
at noon May %, and will carry about
fifty men and q quantity of implements
and stores for Nicaragua Csnal Construc-
ton company, being the pioneer expedi-
ton for the commencement of the work
of building of the Nicaragua Inter
Oceanic Canal. Similar oonsignments of
men and materials for the prosecution of
work will follow one another at short
intervals. Ten engin GERS or the survey
ing expedition of 1887 and 'SS have re,
manned in the Nicaragua in service of
the company au6 will meet the con,
struotlon party at Greytown. They have,
collected about 500 native laborers there
In readiness to begin operations at once.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30
MONEY-MAKING IN ENGLAND.
Wealth Not WOrshiped There to the Same Ex'
tent as in the United States.

tent as in the United States.
l have said, remarks the Hon. Hugh
McCulloch in his "Men and Measures, -
that everything except meats was cheap
er IN England than in the United States.
There are no taxes upon food and cloth
ing. and sellers are contented with small
profits. They do not expect to become
suddenly rich; they are quite contented
if they are doing what will secure for
them moderate competency in a life
time. Many Englishmen by their super
ior abilities and forecast have become
rich; but none have acquired within the
last twenty or thirty years such large
fortunes as have been acquired in the
United States. Very few have made
money rapidly. It is true that the wealth
of Great Britain has been enormously
increased within the last half century
much more rapidly, indeed, than in any
other country except the United States
but it has been widely distributed. If
there are fewer millionaires in that coun-
thy, there are comparatively more men
with large, or at least satisfactory in
com es than in our own. Wealth is not
worshiped in England, nor does it COM
nand res pect there no matter how ao-
quired. No man who had betrayed his
trust and compromised with his successor
by the payment of millions of dollars,
and made the amount which he still re-
tanned the basis of a colossal fortune,
could have been ad mitted into good So
ciety in that country, much less could he
have become prominent ana respected.
To rise there in the social scale is consi-
dered more worthy of ambition than TO
become rich. Wealth is power in all
countries, but it is not in England nor in
any part of Europe regarded as the main
thing to live for, nor is it passport to
a high order of society, as it seems to be
in the United States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30
A Strike AyerteG,

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 25.-The Jour
nal learns from Brazil that bituminous
coal operators of Indiana to day accepted
the miners proposition on the scale as
follows: For pick mining, 65 cents
for summer and 20 cents for winter.
For machine mining 4712 cents for sam
mer and 5212 cents for winter. About
$500 miners are affected. This is five
cents reduction from last years scale.
The strike threatened June 1st is thus
ayerted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30
MADISON MAN REWARDED.
Gen. FairchiId Has Been Appointed to

Gen. Fairchild Has Been Appointed to Sue
coed Col. Tanner.
KANSAS CITY May 24.-Commander-
in Chief Lucius Fairchild, of Madison,
was today appointed on the national
Grand Army of the Republic pension
committee, to succeed Col. Tanner, COM
missioner of pensions, who, last week,
sent in his resignation. Col. Nelson
Cole, of st. Lo1is, has been made mem
Der of the john A. Logan monument
committee vice Gen. John M. Palmer.
Commander-in-Chief Major VIM. War
ner, and Adjutant General Wiaegle, will
leave tonight for Milwaukee, to arrange
final details for the national encampment
of the G. a. r. the last week in August.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30
WHAT THEY MAKE.

Ellen Terry is paid $500 week.
Digby Bell receives $3.50 a week.
Fred Ieslie receives $500 week.
Kyrle Bellew receives $3.50 week.
Charles Cogoan is paid $3.50 week.
De WooIf Hopper is paid $3.50 week.
George Alexander is paid 5000 week.
John Habberton makes $4,000 year.
Mark TwaiE's income is $4,000 year.
Joseph Pulitzer's income for 1888 was
100000.
Mrs. Chanler (Amelie Rives) makes
about $4,000 year.
W. D. Howells receives from the Har-
pera $4,000 a year.
R. W. Glider receives $4,000 a year
from the Century.
Col. John Cockerill is paid $4,000 a
year by the New York World.
Up to recently Francis Wilson was paid
salary of 1925 week.
Edgar W. Fawcett receives about 81 900
a year for all his writings.
Mayo W. Hazeltine receives S175 week
from the New York Sun.
The late E. P. Roe found no difficulty
in writing $4,000 worth year.
Brander Matthews averages an annual
income from literature of about $4,000.
Miss Murfree's (Charles Egbert Grad
dock's) novels yield her about $4,000 a
year.
Charles Dudley Warner is paid $1,000
for his department in Harper's Magazine.
Frances Hodgson Burnett is getting
rich at the rate of from $4,000 to S25, 900
year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30
HOnOring the Shah.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 24.-The czarina
and grand duchesses received the shah at
the Hermitage today. banquet was
afterward given at the winter palace in
honor Of the shah, who sat at the right
hand of the czarina. When the czar
arose and offered toast in honor of his
guest, salvo of q guns were fired by the
artillery. The shah offered a toast in
honor of the czarina.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30
WAR In CINCINNATI.
The Mayor and Saloon Keepers Fight Over
Sunday Closing.


CINCINNATI, May l25.-The condition of
the police force and the saloon keepers
is somewhat uncertain tomorrow. The
police commissioners have made an order
adding to the list of the offenses, for
which the police are authorized to make
arrests that are keeping saloons open
on Sunday, giving baseball or theatrical
performances, etc., on Sunday, and the
performances of common labor on Sun
day. But the police are under the direct
control of the mayor and his last order
on the subject of Sunday saloons was
that policemen should arrest only when
requested to do so by reputable citizens.
The mayor has issued no order today,
and says he will not do so, but intimates
that an order to close all saloons on San
day after June 1, will be issued next
week,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30
CROOKED WORK.
4 New. Haven, Conn, Bank Crippled by Dis
honest Work of the Cashier.

New HAVEN, May 25.-The officials of
the Merchants National bank are still
reticent and positively decline to give
out the names of the merchants who have
been benefited by the dishonest act of
discounting practices. This action
has created the impression that
they are shieiding prominent business
men, who have been in collision with
Cashier Bradley and Teller Palmer. The
bank officials now admit that the loss
will be fully $4,000, and may possibly
eat up their entire surplus, 100000. The
feeling is spreading that the bank is
crippled worse than it cares to acknow-
ledge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30

A fearful hail and rain storm visited
Kansas, and nearly all trains were de-
layed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30

A five story brick tea and coffee ware
house was damaged by fire at New 7 ork
to the extent of $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30
Two Bows Drowned While Fishing.

FORT ATKINSON, May 23-Yesterday
two sons of John Better, farmer living
two miles east of here, were drowned in
Bark River. Two men and three chill
dren were out fishing when the boat cap
sized. The men managed to save ons
child, but the other two, aged IL and 18,
respectively, were drowned. Up to this
hour the bodies have not been recovered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30

Police raided the Adelphia club at Lon
don, and the proprietors were arrested
for having a gambling house and fined
e7O0.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30

When Mr.. Randall entered the house in
December, 1868, he had passed his thirty
fifth year. He was then a remarkably
handsome man, with coal-black hair and
eyes. The hair is thin now and gray, but
the eyes are as bright as ever. Mr.. Ran
dali shows traces of his recent illness, but
he is by no means the infirn man that
some papers represent him 20 be.
a tough character styled "Cyclone
Bill" has been arrested at Port Thomas,
Arizona, and it is thought he is one of
the gang that robbed Paymaster Wham.
He can not explain his whereabouts on
the night of the murder and robbery.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-31
THE PACIFIC COAST
THE CHANCES CHEW RESCUED
Arrival % the csr.s. Spokane raI-
sfses-RasIyn Negro Convicted
af axansiaaghter-

EEEgSsaras. March 80 Today q;
Easfon, about 20 miles west OF here,
in drunken quarrel, man known
as Black Jack shot James Dalton, 4
section man. in the stomach, because
he refused 70 drink with him. Dalton
was brought here on passenger train
Doctors think the wound viii prove
fatal. Sheriff Brown went up tonight
for the prisoner. who was placed I'M
der arrest nj once after the shooting.
NEGRO coSvrCrKp or MAxsLArsHTER
To-day the jury, after being out foul
hours. returned verdict OF man
slaughter in the case OF Thomas Bran
um, who shot and killed Frank John,
son. both co.ored. in . drunken row al
Bosiyn last winter. He viii probably
get about eight years.
zLLESsnuRe's NEW POSTMASTER.
Late this evening Thomas G. Nc
Dowell received telegram from John
Il. Alien at Washington, informing
him that be had been nominated post
master 1t Eiiensburg. Mr. Mcdowell
il war veteran and an old settler o:
kitsitas valley, and will make an ef-
ficient officer, being highly respected
by his friends.
p. e. Jones. sugar king of HONG
lula, bongh. OF q. W. Elliott to-day
20 feet frontage. corner of Fifth snd
Pearl streets: considerations. 5000.
Mr.. Jones will build two-story
pressed brick front Oh the property as
soon as plans can be drawn. The
lower floor viii be divided into three
storeraoms fronting on Pearl street.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-31
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