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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
BlGAMY AT EAU CLAIRE
Young Married Man From Ger
many WEEDS Again at Eau Claire.
Leaving wife and Child in Germany
he Comes to America.
He Protests His Innocence and Claims
Conspiracy.

EAU CLAIRE, March 18.-There are in
teresting developments in the case of
Albert Moennich, jailed here Saturday
night on the charge of bigamy. The
young lady, whom he married at Fall
River, this county, is Miss Augusta
Krietzel, sister of Prof. @. A. Krietzel,
principal of the west side schools, of this
CITY. The parents of Prof. and Miss
Krietzel reside at Fall Greek, and are aged
people. Miss Kreitzel was living with
them at the time of the marriage.
The professor, who resides in this
CITY, suspected Moennich of duplicity,
and the exposure of his previous record
and his arrest are the results. Moennich
VINO was railway official Or employee in
Germany, left that country in 1888, de-
sorting his wife Mary, and his little
daughter, who is now six yeaxs of age.
The wife and child are now at Koln, Ger
many, and the wife has instituted pro-
ceedings for a divorce. Moennich was
some time ago in the employ of the
Norlstern, Menominie, Wis, newspaper
and while living in that town
wooed and won Miss Hintzman,
but the wedding was prevented
by the girls parents. He then lived for a
time at Fall Greek, Augusta and Chip
pewa FeIls. His good habits, apparent
honesty and smooth tongue, together
with his passable good looks, com pletely
won tho confidence of Miss Kriesel, whom
he frequently visited at her village HON O..
Moennich and Miss Kriesel were married
Sept. "A, last. As soon as the lady learn
cd of the true state of affairs, she
left Moennich and has since lived
here. The Kriesels are refined
cultured and highly respected
people, and are over whelmed by the re-
suits OF the professors Investigations.
Moennich was seen in jail. He stoutly
protested his innocence, clai ming that
the Mary Moennich who had been dis
covered in Koln is not his wife, and that
his incarceration is a conspiracy. He is
evideatLy a we'll educated German, and
though he speaks but little English, he is
polished aud fluent enough in his own
tongue. He is about thirty-fve years of
age,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
The Court Ceremony of Louis XIV.

When the king went 80 bed it was of
the very highest i'm portsnce that the first
valet de chambre should unfasten his left
garter, though we are not told whose
duty it was to perform that Office for the
right one. The queen, in this respect,
was more fortunate than her consort, as
We are distinctly assured she was allowed
to unfssten her own garters. To enhance
the effect Of her regulations, it will be
seen the king arranged that those officers
who came nearest his person should
have the highest position and precedence.
In practice these rules of etiquette had
results contrary to all natural feeling as
we'll as sentiment. For instance, the
daughter of the kings brother, the Duke
of Orleans, VINO married the Duke of
Lorraine, when she came to Versailles was
never allowed to sit on nyth1ng higher
than a footstooI in the presence of her
father and mother, though Ler mother
was greatly attached to her. The sole
obi ect Of all these rules was TO augment
the majesty of the king at the cost OF the
pride and standing OF the nobility. The
nobility had no option but to adopt them,
and outwardly they adopted them cheer
fully, for in some ways they pandered to
revenged themselves by Publishing satires
at the expense of the dispenser of all
favors. 1t is not surprising that in the
days preceding the Revolution the liberal
minded members of the aristocracy threw
themselves heart snd soul into the new
movement, which promised them enfran-
chisement from this loathsome weight of
SUGGESTION. Nor can it be wondered at
thai Marie Antoinette, fresh from the
rural sim plicity Of Schoenbrunn, should
try to escape from her guided prison at
Versailles to the seclueion of Petit
Trianon, where she could indulge in
unconventional intercourse with her
friends. So long as this pompous and
puerile folly was overshadOwed by the
military and personal grandeur of Louis
XIV, it was tolerated by public opinion !;
but under the ievity of Louis XIV, and
the effeteness of his successor, it became
unbearable and inexcusabie. Yet again,
the entire fabric of the French monarchy
had become so obsolete toward the end OF
the last century that it's prestige rested
only upon these trivial Observances, and
1T sustained irreparable damage even
from these acts of Marie Antoinette,
VIII Oh tended toward Bringing royalty
Gown to the level of ordinary mortality.
The wastefulness of the court and the
multiplicity of useless offices maintained
down to the time OF Louis XVI, were
another prime source of public discomfort
and disaffection. ;Among the minor
Offices established during the reign OF
Louis XIV, in the household of the
younger princes of the blood were, for
instance, "four overseers for roast meat"
zone chafewax," 'four barbers," zone
doctor and two Wallets to the pages" "a
captain of the greyhound" and many
others equally absurd, to which high
salaries were attached, of course at the
cost of the couHtry.-The Nineteenth
Century.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
TALES OF ANIMAL LIFE.
An Intellectual Cat and an Astute Old Crow.
Lewiston Cle) Journal

An Intellectual Cat and an Astute Old Crow.
Lewiston (Me) Journal
Several years ago we had a cat that
We all thought a great deal of, but she
was little more reserved in the be-
stowal of her affections. She seemed
not to care for any one very much ex-
cept for my eldest daughter and myself,
aud if a man or boy came into the house
she would leave Immediately. The
summer that l speak of she had
three young kittens. When they were
about two weeks old | was sitting
in the cook room one Day, when / no.
ticed the cat coming in and thought
something was the matter with her, but
did not get up TO see. She went and
aid down under the stove, but was I'M
easy and kept moving and looking out
toward US. l forgot to mention that one
or two men were also in the house, but
pretty soon they went out, when she
went directly to her kittens, took one
and carried il to my daughter, who ex-
claimed:
"What is the matter with pussyf"
Before / had time to look she had
brought another TO me, and as she laid
it down she looked at me and, making a
most pitiful noise, stretched out and
died, and we found upon looking that
she had been out nearly in two. She
had waited until the men left the room,
as if she was afraid of them, and then
had looked out for the welfare of her
offs priug the best she knew now, by
bringing them to thos, she loved, and
the look on her face was as earnest an
appeal as a human countenance could
hava expressed.
One of the children had, yeac ago this
| summer, a tame crow which showed
great deal of shrewdness, or sense, or rsa-
son, whichever you choose to call it.
They kept him out in the orchard near
an old lounge that was placed under the
trees, and there was just room enough
for his little body to get under it.
When they first had him out there the
hens would get nearly all the food, and
he, being afraid of them, would hop off
under the lounge and scold away at
them; bat after a day CT two he would be
gin just as soon as his food was brought
to him TO carry it down under the lounge.
He would not stop to eat a mouthful
until he had got it all well out of reach,
and then when the hens came around he
would sit there and take mOuthful and
then chuckle and chatter and seem to en-
Joy his meals all the better because the
hens had TO stand round and look at him,
but couldn't get any of ii.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
HEAD TO THE NORTH.
Why We Should Sleep with Our Bodies Lying
North and South.

WI Oh anu pNobu'
Scientific inves tigation proves that
there is the best possible foundation for
the belief that we should sleep with our
bodies lying north and south. Each hu
man system has magnetic poles, one pos
tive and one negative. 1t is true that
some persons have the positive pole in
the head and the negative pole in the
feet, and others the reverse. In order
that the person sleeping should be in per
feet harmony with the magnetic phe-
nomena of the earth, the ad, if it pos
sess the positive pole, should lie to the
south, or if the feet possess the positive
pole, the head should lie to the north.
The positive pole should always lie
opposite to the magL etic center of the
continent and thus maintain a magnetic
equilibrium. The positive pole of the
person draws ore way, but the magnetic
pole of the earth draws the other way
and forces the blood toward the feet, at
tects the iron in the system, tones up the
nerves and makes sleep refreshing and
inyigorating.
Bat if person sleeps the wrong way
and fails TO become magnetically in sym
pathy with the earth, he will then proba.
bly, be too magnetic and will have fever
resulting from the magnetic forces work
ing too fast; or he will not be magnetic
enough and the great strain villa cause a
feeling of lassitude, sleep will not be re-
freshing. and in the morning he will
have no more energy than there is in &
cake of soap. Some persons may scorn
at these ideas, but the greatest scientific
men of the world have studied the sub
iect.-Globe Democrat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
Edwin Booth PnZZIed.

Keller, the magician, tells a good one
on Edwin Booth: "Mr. Booth came on
the stage one night" be says, "to see me
do my trick Of picking up a table and
swinging it over my head by simply
placing my hands on the top. the table
in question had been standing over the
footlights for nearly an hour, and it oc-
CURED TO me that it was just about ready
TO fall to pieces owing TO the melting of
the CINE. l had previously driven two
tacks in the top, leaving the heads about
a quarter of an inch above the board SO
that the two slotted rings l wore on my
fingers would easily slip over them.
That's a way 1 have of picking up tables
by animal magnetism. Mr.. Booth was so
deeply interested that l invited him to
place his hands above mine so that we
might lift the table together. He agreed
at once, and when l gave the word began
to raise his slowly. Mine soon began TO
follow, fetching the table with them.
When we had lifted it about ten inches l
heard an ominOus cracking. Look out,
Mr.. Booth [ said, with all the agitation
could muster, you are so full of magne-
tism that the table may be unable to
Withstand if. Be careful lest it should
fall To pieces and hurt YOU The warn
ing had scarcely left my lips when the
glue gave way and down went the legs
and frame with clatter, leaving the too
stick to my hands. By dexrerous move
ment pulled cut the tacks and threw
them away, and turned the slots in the
rings between my fingers so that they
could not be seen. Mr.. Booth nightly
puzzled. He didn't say much, but
could tell hy his looks shat the business
was entirely beyond him. dare say he
is still IN the dark"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
Honored by the Pope.
uCI kou.
iuries.

ROME. March 18.-The pope today gave
an audience to the American pilgrims.
The clerical members of the party as
sembled in the throne room and the lay
pilgrims in adjoining apartments.
Bishop Rsdemacher, Mgr. Seton and Very
Rev. Charles A. Vissani presented a
richly bound address to the pope, who
greeted each with kind word and
benediction. His Holiness gave the
priests tuil privileges and power
to pronounce special papal benediction
upon heir congres ations on their return.
In blessing the orihamme carried by
pilgrims, the pope observing the eagle,
said: America never goes back from
anything" He expressed the hope that
America would soon have national hos
pioe in palestine like other netions. The
pope presented to each pilgrim a silver
medal, enclosed in handsome case,
and in return received many gifts from
the visitors. The pilgrims are much
gratifed by the kindness of the pope.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
RiOting in China.

WASHINGTON, March 18.-The secretary
of state has received from Kennedy,
United States consul general at Shanghai,
report on the recent riot at Chin
Kiang, China. 1t appears that February
5th, the consul general received from
Consul Jones at Chin Kiang, telegraphic
news of a riot and threatened attack on
the consulate, and arequest for protec-
ton. As there was no American man of
war Immediately available the British
consul general communicated with,
and an English man-ofwar was
started from Shanghai on February
6 for Chin Miang. On that day the
British consulate and four other houses
at Chin Miang were burned, and the Office
of the American consul wes quilted and
looted by q mob of about six hundred.
Jones and his family escaped injury.
These facts we're ommunicated to every
minister at Pekin. The consul at Shaug
hal also reported that there was late
rumor that more buildings had been
destroyed, among them the residences of
so4De of the American missioners.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21

served in England. All the British Isles
ale moist and have winters more or less
tempered by the Gulf Stream and the
Atlantic. Oar American winters are far
colder both for man and beast than equ al
latisudes in Europe, and our summers
are also dryer and hotter.
1T Is much easier to overcome severe
cold than heat or drought. We provide
for this much better than formerly.
Basement barns, we'll protected from the
ingress of cold, can, with a good supply
OF cattle, sheep and horses, be made as
comfortable for them as houses are for
men and women. But shelter alone is
not enough. When the temperature goes
down TO zero or below, the large amount
of chilled food and drink which even the
best sheltered animals must take will re-
duce Its temperature and make il less
thrifty than it should be. The advantage
of cooked food and boiled drinks for
people lies In the fact that they are gen
orally lukeSarm. This is always the case
while the experiment is new. After a
while the srdor of xperimentation cools.
The farmer does not find time to fuss
every day in cooking up something fresh.
Preparing food several days in advance,
it gets chilled by exposure, and if it con.
tains much moisture, sometimes freezes.
In the end the animal may be injured by
the alternate plan of coddling and ex-
posure.
The effects OF warmed food and drink
are probably more quickly perceptible
in COWS than in other farm animals. The
yield of milk is largely affected by the
cen lition of milk glands, which are ex-
nan9a6 hu x1yor0,th un1 fal he
colj. When cow stands shivering in
the winds Or storm, with every muscle of
nerve rigid or strained, the effect of this
discomfort is sooner shown in the milk
section than in anything else. Cold
we'll she is fed, unless she is sheltered
from its effects. She may and will fatten
by high feeding, but her milk is less in
quantity and poorer in quality, as the
carbon that should make the cream is
used up in the animal economy to create
warmth. Enough of the food is thus di-
most favorable conditions, and the
creased by neglect.
Warming drink for cows to make them
give more milk requires some precaution
prevent injury. The animal drinks
much more, and is more susceptible to
sudden changes of temperature. The
warm drink must be accompanied by ex-
ira good and nutritious food, or good
COW will rapidly lose flesh uuder the
unnatural stimulation of milk secretion.
The feeding of ensilage, unless 1t is en-
riched by adding meal to it, is open to
the same objection. 1t IS one of tbs
ways to keep in cold weather the condi-
tions of a lactative food, under which the
best COWS usually lose flesh during the
summer. But careful feeder, who watch
es the effects of different kinds of treat
ment, will readily guard against these
dangers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
Some Mexican SuperstiUions.
Thomas A. Janvier.

It is believed that the murderer who
has slain his victim with sword or dagger
will escape if the body falls upon its side
or back; but if the body tails face down
ward, then the murderer surely soon will
be captured and put to death. This be-
lief is said to be SO firmly rooted among
the people of northeastern Mexico, that
when murdered man falls on his face
his slayer makes no effort to escape, and
even sometimes voluntarily surrenders
himself to Justice.
If bride, while dressing for a we'd
ding, is pricked with pin so that blood
flows, great misfortune 1mpends.
If two people think of the same thing
at the same time, soul is ioosed from
Purgatory.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
Money Made Twice.

Jinks-You seem very happy about
something.
Winks-I am; biggest thing yet. In
for million this time, sure! You know
the cigar end clippings they have in to-
bacco stores? A customer buys cigar,
touches it to the clipper, and the end is
cut off all ready for smoking. Well, I've
found out that these cigar tips are
gathered up BIZ the proprietors and sold,
some big stores adding $500 year to
their income by the operation. Great,
isn'tf You sell the cigar, get the end
back for nothing, and make money on
BOTH"
''But that isn't your invention"
''No, but mine is the same sort, only
better. It's fixed SO that when the Gus
toner touches his cigar to the clipper
it'll bite off couple of inches before he
can say Jack Robinson"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
SILK CULTURE.
Part of the Report of the Wisconsin Horticul-
tural Society Pertaining to Sericulture.

Part of the Report of the Wisconsin Horticul
tural Society Pertaining to Sericulture.
The discussion on Sericulture was OPP
ened by Rev. r. 81. Fisher, of Oshkosh.
The speaker said he would have bill in
PRODUCED i'll the legislature looking TO as
sistance from the State in making this
one of the fostered industries of the
State. An acre of mulberry trees would
give a net profit of $500 per annum. If
this be true and he could demonstrate it,
why should the citizens of the State allow
their money to go abroad for silks, when
as good a quality of fabric could be made
at home.
The United States sends abroad every
year 100000 for this purpose which
might as well be retained and distributed
.moug American farmers. The trouble
to keep silk worms is not by far as great
as to keep bees. If it was as trouble
some he would not touch a silk worm with
a zen foot pole. Every silk worm has to
be killed Or it will destroy tbs work it
has performed. He keeps the eggs only
aud they hatch out in May, just at the
time when the mulberry trees are green,
and ready for the worms to work upon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
ARULING OF THE SUPREME COURT
Decides-That q Railroad Has No Authority to
Prescribe Rates as a Common Carrier

Prescribe Rates as Common Carrier
ST. PAUL, March .8.-The supreme
court has decided that the railroad COM
mission of this sta e has no authority to
prescribe the rate for transportation by
common carriers between two points in
this state over route extending across a
neighboring state. Such power is vested
exclusively in congress. The case in
question is, The State of Minnesota ex
rel. R. R. Commission We. Omaha road.
It was proceeding by mandamus to COM
pei this com pany to comply with the Or
der of the railroad commission, pre-
scribing rates for the transportation of
freights over their line from Duluth to
Mankato. The question presented for
decision was as to the jurisdiction of the
commission, the line as is well
known passing through Wisconsin
from Superior to Hudson. The court
rules that the order of the commission
is applicable only to that part of the line
within Minnesota. The inter state COM
merce commission in last November
ruled upon the question of holding a
commerce between points in the same
state, but which, in being carried out.
passes persons through another state
IN the Interstate commerce, and sub
jec5 to congressional regulation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
Honey as Cure for Diphtheria.

The following has appeared in one or
two bee papers, and is without dopbt
very efticacious in throat troubles:
''Make a quart of red pepper tea, and
after straining, add tablespoonful or
common salt. Then sweeten with honey
to suit the palate (using extracted honey,
and gargle as often as possible, always
keeping the tea before the fire so as to
have it lukewarm. The pepper and salt
are the knives that do the cutting anc
tho honey heals the wounds. In ex
treme cases dose of oil will help much
at first.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
How it is Done in Mexico.


"Like the aIcaIde of Lagos" Como Ell
dtcdLde de Lagos, is an expression current
thr. ug bout large part of Mexico to de-
note any trying or ludicrous position that
a man Is plaoed in because both his hands
are full. The story runs:
Once went an alcalde of Lagos to
ohurch. And in his right hand he carried
his staff of Office, and as he entered the
church he lifted of and held in bis left
hand his hat. Then he sought to put
the holy water upon his forehead; but
thiss he could not do, for both his hands
were full. Then in while bold resolve
entered his heart-and he plunged his
head into She font.
Before the plaza that is in the midst of
the town of Lagos was set in order, as it
now is, there was in the middle OF it q
deep and wide hole. And this hole
caused the town council (AyuntG
naiento) much concern, for they perceived
that 1t was a dangerous place into which
the unwary might fall In the dark and be
kllleG or manned. So a meeting of the
council WIS called, and it was decided
that the hole should be filled. And to
get earth to fill it q hole was dug beside
1t. And behold, when it was full there
was new hole as deep and as wide as
that which was filled! Then in the same
way did they set about filing the new
hole: and again was the same result:
only now the hole was no longer in the
middle Of the plaza, but over at the side
of it in the street that goes out toward
the north. And again they filled it; and
so continued until at last the hole was fer
out in the northern suburb Of the town.
And there they suffered the hole to re-
main; for there it did no HAMILTON
mexican Folklore and Superstitions,"
by Thomas A. Janvier, in the March
Scribner's.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21

Samoan Commissioners Will Not Start at
Once.
WASHINGTON, March let is believed
at the department of state that the
Samoan commissioners will not be able
to start for Berlin before the middle of
April, as the matter with which they have
70 deal is rather intricate and pre- paration
for its consideration involves exhaustive
study of large amount of diplomatic
correspondence, as we'll as of the long
protocols of the former conference.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
The F,-President Enroute TO Cuba.

WASHINGTON, March 18.-Ex President
Cleveland arrived in this city this after
noon enroute to Cuba. He was accom-
panied by e1 Secretary Villas and ex-
Postmaster General Dickinson. Here the
party was Joined by ex Secretary Bayard,
when they Immediately left for st. Angus
tine. Elk Secretary Fairohild will join
the tourists at Tampa.