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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
The Prison and the Pasha in Morocco.
Beaj amin Constant, in Harpers Magazine 70



| April.
| In sordid vestibule, whose walls are
covered with torn mating, the TAILOR
smokes his pipe filed with kiff, that
slightly opiated plant which takes the
| place of tobacco in these parts. Three
women, draped In their haik, are weeping
near grated opening in the prison door;
and in the interior darkness j human face
| is scarcely discernibe. As approach,
the women stand aside, and lean arm is
passed through the grating and stretch
sd toward US suppliantly, without word
being uttered. | put silver piece in the
| hand; Immediately one of the women
takes the money and hurries away toward
the town, doubtless to buy bread. l look
| through the grating, and distinguish
vast foui-smeliing and sombre room,
without air, in which are human forms
crowding and crouching, with the noise
of chains and the lamentable and sinister
murmur of words uttered in a low voice.
| The criminals in this prison are perhaps
none but people accused of possessing
| few douros which they never even saw,
and who are now waiting in the horror
| of this black hell until the efforts of their
parents or the charity of some traveller
like myself snail Eelp them by degrees to
make up the sum of their ransoml
In presence eff such misery as this one
can understand how the ardent magma
! ton of these nations is exalted by reig
Ion, and how they seek in religion cum
| fort, consolation, and hope of justice
hereafter which will com pensate terres-
trial woes by celestial joys, and requite
their sufferings in chains and Dungeons
by the delights OF paradise. One can
com preheDd these peoples attaching
themselves with tierce faith TO their belief
in God and III future life, and being
proof against the atheistic scepticism
v hlch hovers over the Western world.
They have need of God more than the
oitizsus of Europe; they want Master
and a Judge above their earthly JUDGES
and masters,
I wish to see also the man under whose
authority these victims groan, and 1 saw
the Pasha. In an Arab portico hs is
seated on carpet cross legged, motion
less, clad in white wooden. He Is fuger-
ing the ebony beads OF a chs plet, and in
the midst of his prayers he seems to be
listening attentively to the story of tall
soldier, a black face hercules, who is
perorating with confusion of gestures
and much volatility as he points 10 poor
fellow crouchiDg at his side in posture
of terror that does not even dare to take
the form of prayer for mercy. What
can he hope for? The least possible
number of laehes, the least humber of
days or of months to live in irons, the
smallest tale of doUrOs to redeem his life.
He does not even try co defend himself
against the soldiers charges. Ia Lis
Oriental fatalism he waites with resigns-
rI0n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
News in Bret.

A CASE of genuine leprosy has been
discovered by physician at Spring
Lake, Wis, Hhe victim is woman.
NEW YORK S ate purchased three alter
mating current electric dynamos yester-
day, to be used for the execution of Grim
inaIs at tie Sing SiLg, Clinton and Auburn
prisons.
Oven one thousand delegates from all
parts of the world attended the twenty
eighth international convention of the Y.
NJ. G. A. at Philadelphia.
In the future no Sunday trains will be
run over the Dakota Division of the Chi
cego and Northwestern Railroad. This
DIVISION embraces 500 miles of road,
Much needed rains fell ever a greater
portion of Dakota tuesday, and farmers
who were despairing of being able to
raise crop are confiiant that crops will
now turn out all right.
MISS N. TRoYEB, a teacher in the San
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
The Iincient Ba1terjng-Rams.

They exerted greater power than any
gnn or cannon invented up to the year
1850. Ihese battering rams were proba
bly, as effective in knocking down a wall
or stavipg in the side of a ship as the
best mooern cannon, but for making a
breach, the guns are Ear superior. Such
was the solldity and thickness of the walls
of Jerusalem that, Josephus tells us, it
took all of one night for an enormous
battering ram to dislodge four stones!
VittuvIus has left Us the decriptio
of ram weighing 100000 pounds; but
probably the most celebrated of all the
ancient moviug-tOWeI rams was that con
stIucted by DtmetJius Poliorcetes at the
siege of RAodes. The base of the tower
was seventy-five feet square. The ram
itself was an assembly of large square
heame resting on wheels in size proper
toned to the weight of the structure, and
all rlVeted toget-e r with iron. The fell
Ices of the wheels were three feet thick
and strengthened with iron plates. From
each of the four angles of the tower q
| large pllac of wood was carried up TO a
hight of $50 feet, and these pillars were
| inclined toward one another. The tower
had three stories, communicating by Two
| staircases each. These sides of the ma.
chine were plated with iron to protect
| them against fire. In front of each story
| there were Ioophoies, screened by leather
curtains to keep out darts, arrows, etc
Each story was provided with machines
for throwing large stones and darts; and
in the lower story was the ram itself
| thirty fa5homs long. and fashioned at the
end into an iron beak, or prov. The
entire machine was moved forward by
| $500 soldiers.
But it can easily be understood that
among SO many men some must be more
or less exposed to the en- ,my's darts and
arrows; and so, TO drive the enemy from
the walls and other places, to break the
roofs of the houses, and otherwise annoy
aim, machines were necessary for throw
| ing missiles, from small darts up TO huge
| bowlders.-W. r. Hamilton, in ST. Mich
| Olas,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
Fires And Casualties.

TWELVE persons were seriously injured
yesterday by the collapse of a bridge
over small lake in Chelsea Park, IN the
suburbs of Kansas City.
FIRE destroyed the town of Sullivan, q
town few miles from Grand Rapids,
Mich, and hundreds of people are rem
dered destitute. Many farmers are sup
posed TO have persisted in the hames-
TRAIN dispatcher made mistake at
Chattanooga, Tenn, and a freight and
passenger collided. The two engines
were demolished and all train men more
or less injured, but no passengers were
hurt.
The, towns of s pauIding and Sullivan,
Mich, we're over half destroyed by the
forest fires Tuesday and, while Ao lives
were lost, over 300 people we're rendered
homeless and many destitute. The
timely rain of last night throughout the
greater part of Wisconsin quenched the
fires in that region and did great service
to the growing crops.
A COLLISION cc-rred on the Northern
Pacific Railroad at Crystal Springs, D. T..
yesterday between the limited passenger
and freight train. Engineer Boos, OF
the passenger, ana fostal ClerK OlaCterly,
were killed. and Postal Clerk Loundsburg
and Raggegemaster Nichols had their
arms and legs broken. The passengers
escaped without in jury.
LAwTEY, Fla.-Mr. and Mrs. j. M
Churchill Of. Iowa and Mr.. and Mrs. M. d
Burdett we're out driving when the horses
became frightened, overturned the wagon
and threw the occupants out. One side
of Mr.. Burdett's head was crushed IL
against post and he was killed instant
~. Mrs. Churchill was badly nangle6
and her left side and both legs paralyzed
The left shoulder of Mrs. Burdett va:
wrenched out of place and one eye almost
torn out. Mr.. Churchill vas Lot seriously
injured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
A Cat Which Can't Be Killed

Three of cats nine lives were spent
on Baltimore street, near the Sun Office
yesterday. A feline started to cross the
street and becoming bewildsred in the
maze of vehicles, was sooD under the front
wheel of heavy wagon. Tue animal cluDg
10 the wheel and was raised half way up,
wnen it dropped and passed under the hind
wheel. The same effort was made to save
itself and the cat turned up on the wheel,
and getting its claws around the front
wheel again, was run over the third time,
turning over with the wheel as before.
The driver heard the animals cries and
stopped to release it, thinking 1t was
caught in the spokes: To his sur prise
the cat dropped of, and boiling through q
crowd of spectators, sooa sough ut the
refuge afforded by a cellar.-Baltimore
American.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16

whe Their in a neglected slum of st.
Petersburg or in native village in KAN
chatka, you must ask the permission of
the mihIster of public instruction. If
you wish to give a concert or TO get up
taoleau1 for the benefit of an orphan
asylum you must ask permission of the
representative of the minister of the in
terror. then submit your programme of
exercises to censor for approval Or re-
vision, and finally hand over the proceeds
of the entertainment to the police, to be
embezzled or given to the orphan asylum,
as 1t may happen. IL you wish to sell
newspapers on the street you must get
nermIssion, be registered in the books
Of the police, and wear numbered brass
plate as big as saucer around your
neck. II you wish to open drug store,
printing office, photograph gallery,
or bookstore you must get permission.
If you are photographer and desire to
change the location of your business you
must get permission. If you are stu
dent and go TO publio library ID con-
suit Lyelfs "Principles of Geology" or
Spencer's 'Socisl States" you will find
that you cannot even look at such dan
gerous and incendiary volumes without
special permission. If you are physi
cian you must get permission before you
can practice, and then if you do not wish
TO respond 10 calls In the night you must
have permission to refuse to go; further
more. If you wish co prescribe what are
known in Russia as powerfully acting"
medicines you must have special permIs-
sion, or the druggist will not dare to fiji
your prescriptions. If you are a peasant
and wish to build s bath-house on your
premises you must get permission. IT
you wish to thresh out your grain in the
evening, by cardle-light you mus get
permission or biibe the police. II you
wish to go more than fifteen miles from
home you must get permission. If you
are foreign traveller you must get per
mission to come into the empire, per-
mission to 90 out of il, permission to
stay in it longer than six months and
must notify the police every time you
change your boarding place. In short,
you cannot live, move or have your be-
ing in the Russian empire without per-
mission.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
Shifting City Populations.

HrOI. Charles EIOG norton.
The misgovtrnmenb of our cities Is
due largely TO the faats that compare
lively small part of their Inhabitants are
but temporary residents IN them, and
that of their permanent residents the
greater part have in the course of a life
time changed their abodes. The sense
In the individual of possibility for
the good of the community is weakened
by the constant shifting and alteration
of its members. A man naturally takes
less interest in the aff irs that concern
the welfare of comparative strangers
than in those which affect his friends;
and naturally cares less for the welfare
of a community of which he is a tran
sent me N Der than of one TO which he is
bound for life, aud with whose past and
future he Is united by indissOIube ties.
New York Is a city of strangers to each
other, without common traditions or CON
trolling common interests. So vast an
aggreg alton of friends with so few of
the elements of a true community has
never before been seen. In such city
the social sentiment is feeble, and It's
part is largely taken by the mere sense
of the necessity of maintaining the IN
stItutIons requisite for the defense of
material interests. Civic pride, one of
the most powerful motives in the history
of the progress of ciViliz alton, has lost
it's force among US.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
Criminal.

SAVANNAH is said to be flooded with
couD terfeit silver dollars.
CARTHAGE, Ill.-Two masked m IN eLter
ed the residence of ex-Spperyirir Wrig ht
at Webster and secured about $500.
6AsHLAND.-MartinW Wells, mine labor
er, who robbed his room mate o. $l,60)
Saturday night, at Ironwood, was caught
at High Bridge. He had all the money,
save 500. still in his possession.
The farmers about Waterloo, Iowa,
have been swindled badly by fruit tree
trick. The trees sent there were only
about three inches high. What cost the
farmers $4,000 could be placed in dry
goodssbox.
PROVIDENCE, r. I.-Lipcoln Curtis
chief salesman for Congdon d Aylesworth
wholesale boot and shoe dealers this city
was arrested Monday morning charged
charged with the embezzlement of $12,
900.
IN row at saloon in the suburbs OF
Louisville Sunday Sebastian Ebblpger
an idle fellow, shot three youths named
Dietrich, Barton aud Gossmap, none OF
whom are over 10 years old. Dietrich
died this morning and Gossman can not
recover. Ebbinger is In jail.
TAooMA.-Contractor j. E. Mccormick
has disappeared with about $50 600 Sc
cnred from friends. Monday he net
William Squires of Seattle in this city and
asked him 10 indorse his note at the Pa.
cifc National Bank for $37, 800 for about
ten days unit. he could com plete his con
tracts and get some money on them
Squires complied with the request, Nc
Cormick having had dealings with him
and owing him some money at the time
Mccormick went to the bank, drew the
money and subsequently took train tol
New York, where he formerly resided
His liabilities will aggregate over $50, 900,
and he took upward of $4,000 in cash
with him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
sage ROBBERY.
The Road Agent at Work in Wisconsin.


SHAwANo, Wis.-The mail carrier
running between Pulcifer and Linwood
was hsld up by meskei man, Saturday
afternoon, and at the muzzle of a revolv
er was forced to give up the mail pouch
es. Three weeks ago an attempt was made
TO rob the carrier on the same route,
during which several shots were ex.
changed by the carrier and highwsyman.
The robbery took place on the route
from Pulcifer to Linwood, or Anderson
Station, flag station fifteen miles north
Of here. At about p. ~. the stage with
the q. 5. mails ard two passen-
gers, at point about half way
to Linwood was stopped by a masked
man who stuck revolver into the face
of the driver and passengers, and de-
manded the mail bag. This was given
MIN, and he ran with it into the woods.
A large number of men turned out to
hunt for him, but found only the rified
mail pouch. So far as knogn the robber
secured only about $50 in cash from
registered letters. The previous attempt
to rob the carrier was by the same man
and in nearly the same place.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
Seemingly Eradicated

With repeated and powerful doses of quinine,
chills and fever, in some of its Gus forms,
springs into active existence again. often without
the slightest apparent provocaton. To extin-
guish the smouldering emoers of this obsi mate
and reconcile malady, no less than 10 subdue it
when it RACES 1erceiy in the system Hostetter's
Stomach Btters is all sufficient. When every
resource of the pharmac pCeia has been ex-
hausted against it in vain. the Bitters conquer it
will remove every lingering vestige of it. y,
more, the BittPrS V i'll protect those brought
with the Influence of the atmospheric poison
that be gets malaTial disease from its alta Ks.
Disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels.
among the complaints to b. apprehended from
the Use OF miasma-tainted water. These are both
cured and prevented by the Bitters Rheuma-
tism, constipation and renal complaints, yield TO
anti
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
INFLUENCE OF WOMAN IN POLITICS.


1t is not necessary that women should
be Above to vote in order that they shall
have il hueLce in politics.
The Won't n of Servia do not vote. 1t
is not recorded that they have the least
desire to 90 SO and yet they are not
without il fluence.
There are two women who are just row
more important in Servian affairs than
any man in that country, the King not
excepted. Nine. Cristioh has accom-.
pIisheG, without voting, what Russia, with
all its power, has long sohemed in vain to
accomplish. She is described as rich,
massive and In pressjve, and she has per
eua6ed King Milan that she posse sses
more than earthly powers. His sub
SCI vieroy TO her is absolute. While lab
oring III der her il fuence he abdicated
his throne and tossed aside his crown and
scepter as unworthy his attention. He
Imagined he was acting under divine in
structiOn, his eyes we're glazed, his man
ner painfully constrained and his whole
conduct that of a man swayed by an
irresistible outside Influence. 1t must
not be supposed that he is dupe. On
the contrary there is good authority fO1
the sta emert, that though dissipated
and depraved, eek King Milan is a man
of notable attain ments, enc of the most
accom- pIished of modern princes, and a
man familiar with all the foibles and
falleoies of Paris and London"
Bot Nine. Christich must soon give
way before the superior power of the
beautiful and fearful Queen Natalie, who
1t is believed will now shortly resume heI
sway.
Magnetism and tears, joined with g
reasonable degree of personal beauty
are after all weapons more difficult tC
parry than the right TO vote.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.
Governor Gordon. of Georgia. Warmly Greet
ed at Elizabeth, n J.


ELIZABETH, N. j., May Ex-Governor
Uoroor, of Georgia, was rendered an en-
thusiastlo reception here tonight by the
DraKe Aouaves and other union veterans.
AFTER the centennial parade at New York
ID appears mat Gen. Drake and several
mem oers OF his staff met Gov Gordon
sho stan, and after a cordial greeting,
decorated them with badges of various
hlnos as mark of friendship and amity.
Al meeting of the Gland Army of She
h9puolic at brooklyn next day, some i'm
pe'uous nenoers spoke harshly of this
Iuo4uen' ano threatened to have Gen.
Drake impesched. Therefore Gov
GORDON referred feelingly to this mat
leo tonignt and not single
Grano army badge was bestowed upon
him or his staff. They were all badges
or companies and other organic atoms.
he said that such an exhibition of tenn
per on so ludicrous mIsapprehension is
sad. He would truss with a thousand fold
more confidence the honor and safety of
republic to the keeping of those
worn and battle-soarred veterans who
buried their sectional preju at Ap-
pomattox, and who were glad to extend
sold1erly greeting to the sincere man who
nad fought against them, than to trust
that republic TO men who were unable to
hide their passion even while doing hon.
or to the memory of Washington. The
verdict of the tribunal of the future,
Governor Gordon said, has already prac-
tlcally told in the epitaph placed by a
Kentucky father on the tombstone over
the grave of his two boys, one of
whom died In the federal and the other
In the confederate service. This epi-
tsph was: Here lie my brave boys
the one died fighting
for the union, the other for the rights of
the states x each died
doing his duty as he conceived it,"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
Fight Between Indians aud Cowboys.

SANTA FE, n. NJ, May 10.-Pueblo
Indian Avert Williams todaJ recsived
telegram from Gen. Carr, at Fort WIngal,
New Mexico, saying that in fgat be-
tween Indians and cowboys at that post
three of the reds were killed and the per-
petrators of the deed are under arrest.
Ths military have taken precautionary
measures TO prevent further trouble on
the part of the Indians.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16

H. P. Cbeat ham, the Only negro mem
Der of congress, is light mulatto 80
years OF age. He graduated at Shaw
university, Raleigh, n. c., then became
school teacher. de was afterward made
register of deeds, and vas about TO take
out his license TO practice Law when he
was elected TO congress. Mr.. Cheathen
is said 10 be ready speaks and TO have
the bettsr interests of his race at
heart.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
Gen. Harrison's Return.

WAsHINGToN. Nay 13.-The United
States snip Dispatch, bearing the presi-
Dental party, arrived at Washington this
afternoon at 2 O'Clock. They report hsv
ing had delightful trip.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16

The duche's of Cambridge has left
Tos'i, the composer, an annuity of 81 500
as reward for sioginging to her al hour
nearly every day during the last ton
years of her life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
The Samoa Conference.

BERLIN, Ger.-At the Samoan Golfer
ence details of the coming changes IL
Samoa are being debated av length, but
no differences as to principle now exist
All delegates desire the neutrality of the
islands. The Americans have achieved
marked success, anu have i'm pressed Bis
narck with their firmuess and diplomacy.
Prince Bismarck spoke TO the commits
sioner IN English. His manner was very
affable. He said he was glad to hear of
the progress made by the conference.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16

PRoF. FORSTER, OF the University OPP
thalmic Clinic at Bres;au, claims that 300
of his patients are suffering from 8
chronic disease of the eyes, accounted
for by interruption of the circulation
caused by the wearing of tight collars,
and implies that the national speotecles
of Germany are rendered necessary by
the national style of neckWear. Here Is
a hint for American dudes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16

MRS. MARY LOWE DICKINSON is employ
ed in the University of Denver, Col, at a
salary of So 800. The authorities do not
feel that she should have less money be-
cause she il woman. The ladies Of
Colorado ere raising an endowment Of
$40 coo for woman's chair, to be always
fUEd ~ woman
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16

CALLED was right; the world does
Jerusalem to Jaffa on the Mediterranean,
81 miles distant, the ancient port of the
Jewish capital and the landing place of
the cedars Eth which the temple was
constructed. A Jerusalem Jew-Joseph
Nabon by name-whO is an Ottoman sub
cot has obtained from the Sultan charter
for this purpose. The charter holds
good for II years. The estimated cost of
construction it $25O,OOO. So, then, here
sfter civilization is to be dOmesticated IN
Palestine. The pineteenth century will
arrive in those parts when the first loco
motive puffs into Jerusalem.
WAS there ever more provoking old
gentleman than the present King of HOl-
land. few weeks ago he was reported
to be dying. Physicians said there was
no hope of his recovery. So his faithful
people selected a successOr--the Duke Of
Naesau-Who was to rule as regent until
suoh time as the infant Princess Viii
hemenie should be of sufficient age to
lssume the reins of the government
The Duke, animated by lofty patriot
Inn, dismantled his own palace and
made every preparation to take up his
quarters IL that of the dying king. The
other continental powers sent him tele-
grams of congratulate and all seemed
pros porous. Alas, for the vanity of hu
man wishesl Tie King has now got well
and what is more, has written to the
Duke, informing him that tomorrow he
will resume business at the old stand
The Duke of Nassau is worthy of the
most distinguished consideration and not
little mmJseratiOn.