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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-05
The School Library.

Teachers realize, as no other class,
the extensive circulation of hashy
literature. If parents could but see
and understand the nature of the mass
of vicious books and papers that are to
be found in the hands of their child
ren. then perhaps they might realize
that there are graVer contagious than
those communicated by bacteria and
microbes. Particular reference is
made TO the vast and villainous aggre-
cation of the so-called libraries and
story papers that you can find on al
most every news stand in the city.
Fortunately obscene literature is no
longer circulated among the young,
owing to the energetic societies that
have taken the matter in hand. But
some of these pestilential sheets attain
circulation of half million copies.
When we come to the consideration of
the right kind of reading matter for
the young, we are brought at once, as
has been well said, "to means of
education more potent than the
schools themselves" The problem is
not so much how to read as what to
read. My experience has convinced
me that there are few, if any, children
In our schools in whom the experienced
teacher cannot develop the taste for
good reading. A great duty and re-
sponsIblity rest on teachers from the
very outset of their school work; for
theirs it is to furnish the books and to
stimulate in their young charges the
taste of good reading. There are
children who greedily devour books,
reading anything and everything tall
times, but the end of all such mental
tipping is as manifest as that of a
drunkard. What can we do in such
case? Much. Not quite everything,
but more than most of us suspect. In
the contemplation of this problem let
us ever bear in mind that young peo-
pie acquiring the habit of good read
ing,-a habit fraught with conse-
quences more serious to them than any
of us can foresee, stand more in need
of good opportunities and wise counsel
than of taskmasters.
We can train the moral natures of
our scholars through the books we
give them to read, and in this solve a
Vexed question. But care should be
taken that the matter is not of a di-
dactic turn, for such invaria bly, weans
and repels, if it does not disgust,
children. And very sharp distinction
should be draw II between those of the
right kind and those the boys desig-
nate goody-goody. An extended
course of such milk and waterreading,
which to-day unfortunately constitutes
the staple library of our Sunday
schools, will in short time, trans
form the reader from an honest flesh
and blood boy to smug-faced young
hypocrite, OF else to a pulling, senti-
mental creature, the emotional side
of whose nature has been abnor-
mally developed at the expense of the
practical. Books bringing into the
lives of our children more of love of
God and country, a higher reward for
truth and purity, and a greater respect
for authority, will make a successful
appeal to right thinking and right do
ing on their part, and offer to them
strong incentives to loftier IDEALS
Geo. b. Hardy, NeaO York.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-05
The Peace Con gress.

The peace congress of Paris does
not appear to have done much. The
cable reports concerning it have been
very meager. Indeed, the interna-
tional congresses appear to have but
faint echo in this country. Jules
Simon says that the apostles of peace
can effect nothing. Those who are
at the head of affairs will continue to
maintain 20,0O0,OO0 soldiers, spending
10000, 900, 900 francs yearly; by and
by they will make hecatomb of $780,
900 men, after which the nations will
have master under whose whip they
will die of shame and hunger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-05
Distinctive Facts Wanted.

Mrs. Mover: ..What! Don't you re-
member Blank street? Why, we went
there two or three times to look for a
house." Mr. Mover: '.Huhi Name
some street we haven't been to, look
ing for houses, and perhaps I'll re-
member it'-New York HieeSly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-05
& Commemorative Tablet.

German authorities are going to
place commemorative tablet at the
spot where the first German soldier
was killed in the war OF 1870.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-05
SchooI-Houses in Kansas.

Kansas has built school-houses at the
rate of one for every day in the year
for the last four years and has 131
more to spare for good count.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-05
EDUCATIONAL.
The School Library as a Factor in Educa-
tion-Drawing as Related to Pub
lie School Work.

Keeping Order in the Schoolroom-Teach-
Ing Englisl-What Teachers Say
on Educational Topics.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-15

in Cleveland early in March. A con
mittee of thre ee, Messrs. Spalding, hog
ers and Day, was appointed to prepare
an address to the public on the admis-
sion of Brooklyn and Cincinnati to
league membership. S. III. Byrne and
Gus Abel were elected to represent
Brooklyn in the league, and A. =. Stern
and Harry Stern to perform the same
services tor Cincinnati. The days ses-
sion ended with the presentation of TN e
following communication by the Cleve-
land delegates:
ITO the officers and directors of the Cleve-
land base ball club: We,. the undersigned.
Jour patrons, desire to make this formal ex-
PRESTON Of our grateful appreciation of your
successful efforts TO give US the pleasure OF
witnessing the great American game played
UPON its merits, and diyested of every OBJ
jecionable feature, during the season OF
1882. We furthermore express the hope
thatyou will keep It up,' securing as good
collection of players as your finances Will
vidral allegiance and support, both moral
and financial, the latter in increased measure,
with some OF US at least
This document was signed by over
400 people. Among the most prominent
were William j. Mckinney, Auditor G.
Z. Land, of the Lake Shore Railroad
William Chisholm, president of the
Cleveland Rolling Mills company; c. II.
Buckley, r. Black. T. M. Hubbard and
Byron Pope. The convention, after re-
ceiving the communication. adjourned
until tomorrow morning. The session
tomorrow will be held for the purpose
OF arranging certain parts OF the cOnsti-
tuition so as to properly apply to the III
creased membership. The special COM
mittee on the address to the public will
most likely submit its report.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-15
st. Paul to the Coast.

A few changes have been made in the
schedule of passenger service on the
new Lake Superior. st. Paul & Union
Pacific route. formed by the Union Pa
cific and Chicago & Northwestern
railroads. Instead of the chair cars be-
tween st. Paul and Columbus. sleeping
ears will be run between ST. Paul and
Ogden. The transfer of passengers to
the Portland car will be made at Chey-
enne, while San Francisco passengers
will be transferred at Ogden. Neither
of these changes will necessitate leav-
ing the train. and passengers will be
given the same berths on the cars into
which they are transferred as they Oc-
cupied in those originally occupied.
The train leaving st. Paul at 1850 a. m.
will make connections for Kansas City,
arriving at Council Bluffs at 9:55 p. m.
and at Kansas City at a. m.-twenty-
two hours and ten minutes from ST.
Paul. An error was made in the orig
inal publication of the time schedule.
The train Tor Tracy and Dakota points
will leave at II p. M, instead Of 11:1U,
as originally advertised.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-15
Track Talk.

Chauncey M. Depew, president of the New
York Central; Cornelius c. Clark and Eras-
tn, Corning, vice presidents; John NJ Tousey.
general superintendent; Waller Katie chief
engineer; Fl. ". WEBB, assistant to the presi-
dent: j. Fl. Hatmaker, private secretary to
he president; s. 0. Low. general counsel ;
j. NJ. Whitman, M. L. Sykes, vice presidents
of the Omaha; ". A. Scott, general superin-
tendent and E. W. Winter, general manager,
arrived in the city from Duluth yesterday
morning, and lett at 10 o'clock by special
train for Chicago.
Fl. K. Cole, contracting freight agent of the
Northern Pacific. sent trainload OF potatoes
to Helena yesterday. 1t will run through as
a special.
j. A. Baker, chief clerk of the traffic de-
partment of the Montana Union, was in the
city yesterday and went West in the evening
Col. P. P. Shelby, assistant general traffic
manager of the Manitoba, left for the West
yesterday evening.
A. b. Plough. general freight and passen-
ger agent of the st. Paul & Duluth, was in
Duluth yesterday.
W. j. Footner, manager Of express traffic
on the Manitoba, left for the West yesterday
evening.
L. W. Campbell, general agent of the Mani
toba at Chicago, left for the South Yesterday
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-15
MORMON ATROCITIES,
Proselytes Made Some Startling
Revelations in Court.

SALT LAKE. Utah. Nov. IA. in the
preparation for the coming municipal
election, many applications for natural.
ization have been made here recently.
: Objection is being made to the admis-
sion of persons accepting faith in polyg-
amy and adhering to other Mormon
telets. and to-day was set by the
court to hear the question. Attorneys
for the Liberals asSerthed that no Nor
mon who had taken oath in the endow-
ment house could be good citizen, and
testimony was ordered regarding the
nature of these oaths. John Bond
swOre he went through the endowment
house in 1868. and was required to take
an obligation. which compelled
him to obey every doctrine of
the church, especially in ops
position to the United States
under penalty of his life. He was also
required to take oath to avenge the
blood of Josef Smith on this nation, and
to teach this to his children and chill
drtn'S children to the latest generation.
Martin B. Wardwell took similar oath
about the same time. He said he was
told that if he revealed any secrets
his throat would be cut and his bowels
torn out. He saw the death penalty en-
forced on man named Green NUM-
Der of years ago, and, when some of the
members of the band murmured. John
w. Young said that if they did not
shut up they would be served the
same. Andrew Cahoon swore to
the same obligations, and said
that he took an oath that the highest
allegiance was to the Mormon church;
pOlygamy was the command of God.
and all must indorse it or be
damned. The general teaching of the
church is in hostility to the laws
of the land. CahOon had heard lead-
ers of the church pray for the
overthrow OF the United States govern
ment. 1t is common for WilfOrd Woods
ruff, the present head of the church, to
do this. All the witnesses spoke of the
murders they had either seen or heard
OF in consequence of these Oaths. The
hearing will be continued tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-15
BURNED AND BRUISED
Four Miners Meet With a
Frlghtful Mishap at Middle
Creek Colliery.
Buried Under a Mass of Bupn@
ing Coal for Several
Hours.
Capital Detectives Nab an
Embezzler Posing as a
Wealthy Montanian.
Mormon Proselytes Tell ot
the Murders They Saw
or Heard Of.

PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Nov. IA fright.
full accident occurred at Middle Creek
colliery, near fremont. to-day, by which
four men will probably lose their lives.
Middle Greek shaft is operated by the
Reading Coal and Iron company,
and is one of the most gaseous
mines in the Schuylkill region.
A blast fired in breast yesterday,
caught and iCnited leader. and this
fired large quantity of top coal lying
In the breast and threatened the de-
struction of the mine. A force of fif.
teen men was put at work
last night to extinguish the
flames, and while they were at
work at an early hour this morning,
mass of coal fell. burying four of their
hummer at the face of the burning
breast. The remaining eleven went
heroically to work to rescue the bodies
of their comrades, which are now threat
ened to be consumed by the fire, and
although several of their number were
overcome by the gas, they continued az
work until reinforcements went to them,
and finally reached the poor fellows who
were buried beneath the coal. To their
astOniShment they found them all alive,
but so badly burned and injured that
they cannot recover. The names of the
victims are Francis Kline, John Jones,
Frederick Knauber and Thomas Jones'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-15
QUEER, IF NOT CRAZY.
A Philadelphia Woman Who
Throws Bonds Among Rubbish.

A Philadelphia Woman Who
Throws Bonds Among Rubbish.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-THE con-
sideratiOD of the application of G. y.
Beaseley, on behalf of P. f. Cope and
Mrs. Emma Coolidge, for a commits
sion in lunacy for Mrs. Josephine P.
Cope, was to have been heard
to-day, but, owing to another
case. was postponed by Judge
Hare until tomorrow morning. SubSe-
quently four affiiavits were filed in sup
port OF the lunacy of Mrs. Cope. They
set forth that Mrs. Cope has been grad
ually growing worse for the last three
or four months: that she complained
that she did not have property enough;
that she was afraidof Catholics and JeS-
uits, because they had conspiracy to do
something to her: that she was afraid of
being poisoned, accusing her best
friends of this; that she intended to
have large cross put over her door to
protect her from the Catholics: that she
was careless of money, 5000 United
States bond having been found among
some rubbish in her room; and that she
is unable to take care of herself.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-15
RACING DATES CLAIMED.
The Twin City Jockey Club Meets
ing Selects July % TO Aug. 2 Ins
nirrafrn

elusive.
CHICAGO. Nov. 1.-At its session to-
day, the American Turf congress took
up the matter of amending the rules in
regard to licensing and filming of jock
eys. the disposal of these fines and the
funds for trainers and jockeys. 1t was
finally concluded that the rules are
good enough. If strictly enforced. so ie
it was decided to make no change in
them. L. 5. Magibben, of Cynthiana,
KY. was elected president for the next
year; B. q. Bruce secretary and o. G.
Bradley treasurer. Racing dates fog
1890 were determined as follows:
Birmingham, Ala. April 8 to April Is.
Lexington, May 4 to May 13.
Louisville, May Ia 10 May 2S.
Latonia, May "a to June9.
St. Louis. June TO June 20.
Chicago, Washington Park, June 81 "a
July 10
Twin City Jockey Club. July 23 to Au.
gust 2.
New Orleans will probably commence
before Birmingham and Nashville,
which is not in the association, will no
tiOnbt come in between Birmingham
anl Lexington. Kansas City did not
ask for dates, neither did Denver. An
alteration in the bylaws and rules was
made whereby the tern of Office as
president shall be limited to one year.
and 10 member elected president shall
he eligible for reelection until after the
lapse OF one year. A few other altera.
tons OF Il minor character were also
made. Cincinnati was selected for the
next annual meeting, and the congress
adjourned sine die.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-15
CAN PAY THEIR DEBTS.
Senator Frye's Opinion of the
Pacific Railroads.

racine EaIIFOdUS.
CHICAGO. Nov. 4.-Senator W. P.
Frye's Pacific railway committee, con-
sisting of himself, chairman; Senator
Fl. L. Dawes. of Massachusetts,; Sem
ator o. Ii. Platt, of Connecticut. and
Senator David Turpie, of Indiana, has
completed an examination of nearly
10000 miles of Pacific roads. The
above members of the committee
reached the city this afternoon. Sem
ators Platt and Turpie left for their
homes this evening and Senators Frye
and Dawes are yet at the Grand Pacific.
They leave to- morrow for the East.
Senators Hearst and Davis left the COM
mittee some days ago. Chairman Frye
said this evening that the trip had re-
suited in one good thing, at least.
1T has removed several obstacles from the
path of our future work, he said. 'and the
committee is now convinced that the roads
can paw their debts to the government in
full They can't do it at once. and | suppose
nobody cares whether IL Is done at once or
not, hut they can do 1t eventually, and the
committee is satisfied on this point. Per-
sonally, do not think it would be best that
they pay il at once. The people along the
lines are the ones who must eventually pay
the debts, of course II would not be to their
interest to push the payment"
'DO YOU Oellcbe luc lHdud0tIlcIlL Ol Luc
roads contem rlate surrender of the roads?''
mo. decidedly; and neither would any
one who made a trip over the lines. I'M
provements, and expensive ones. are going
on everywhere. At Leavenworth the Union
Pacific is putting up shops worth $500. 900.
That don't look much like surrender.
Heavy new steel rails are being put down. /
don't think they would do that if they meant
to give up the roads. "
Il learned surprising thing" continued
"a skl WHY the Cnnfral pa
clfic has never peen profitable If that road
could get its coal as cheap as eastern roads 1t
could pay its national debt without any
trouble I rode over 1t from Ogden to San
Francisco and then north and south from
that point in all about l. 200 or 800 miles.
and found that the road nowhere touches
coal field. They can't get a bushel of coal
that does not come from the East and much
of it is from Australia and New Zealand On
an average it costs the road between 81 and
So ton and last year 5000 tons were
used. Think of that, nearly S7.a0J,U00 for
coal. Eastern roads pay about ST.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-15
MASTER OF THE SITUATION.
Won der Abe Is Boss OF the Amer.
lean Association.

Ou uCE AuC OOSS O1 tuC
lean Association.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-The association
managers went into session at lO:30
O'clock. 1t was rumored about the hotel
corridors that an attempt would be
made to concentrate on w. 81. VoltZ. of
Philadelphia, for chairman. 1t was
noon when the association meeting took
a recess until this afternoon. Three
more ballots were taken on the preSi-
Dental question without result. The
vote still remains, st. Louis, Columbus,
Louisville and Athletics for Phelps, of
Louisville, against Cincinnati, Brook
lyn. Baltimore and Kansas City for
KrautkOff, of Kansas City. Mr.. ONeill.
of Pittsburg, in speaking of the dead
lock, said that the present president and
secretary, Charles A. 5yrne. of Brook
lyn, wanted to run the association. His
position gave him too much power, and
he was not competent to WELD it.
"There is no use denying" said Mr..
O'Neiil, "that Brooklyn and Cincinnati will
enter the league. AS the Irishman says: 1t
is better to have vacant house than bad
paying tenant We shall not try to prevent
Brooklyn and Cincinnati from going out
But 1t hardly seems fair that they shall vote
for presiding officer. who will have. if they
81 ousf AOsAAA5 W w shoA ioooooO-
ment"
MIR. O'Neill said further that all the
talk about their being combine was
arrant nonsense. The opposition was
against Mr.. KraKthoff, because he was
known to represent Mr.. Byrne. The
association was simply tired of having
Brooklyn dominate IN its councils.
There was no question that since MI.
Byrne assumed control, the standard of
the association had fallen off. There
was46mething wrong about the manner
in which the umpireS are managed.
Il do not wish to charge anything person
ally against Mr.. Byrne, but a. change is neees-
sary 10 save the character Of the association ~
The balloting for president of the
American association was continued,
with slight intermissions for refresh
ments. during the greater part of the
day. Mr.. Won der Abe remained firm.
At4 o'clock Mr.. Byrne, of the Brook
lyns, and Mr.. Stern, of the Cincinnatis.
announced the resignation of the clubs
from the association. The delegates of
the Kansas City and Baltimore clubs
retired from the room at the same time.
Mr.. Won der Abe remained master of
the situation. He accepted the resig-
nations of the two clubs, but postponed
the election of the president of the as
sOciation until tomorrow morning. At
$50 the convention adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-15
A RIOT IS IMMINENT.
Bloodshed Likely to Result
from the Election Muddle
at Butte.
Two District Courts for the
Same District in Session
simultaneously.
Ex-Sheriff Lloyd Refuses to
Bring Prisoners Before
Judge Mediation.
Unrequited Love Causes a
Badger Swain to Attempt
elf-Murder.
snae,al To the Globe

SPECIAL to the Globe.
BUTTE, Mont, Nov. 14.-When Jrdge
Mediation convened the district court
this morning Sheriff Sullivan and staff
of four deputies were still in possession
of the court room, having guard
ed it all night, lest ex-Sheriff
Lloyd, of the Republican claim
ers should forcibly take possession
during the night. Some routine busi-
ness was transacted by the court. but
no progress could be made with public
business, since in civil cases all the law
yers who were Republicans absented
themselves and refused to recognize
the authority of the court, while in
criminal cases Judge Mediation is
handicapped by being unable to
have produced before him the
prisoners who are confined in
the county jail. Ex-Sheriff Lloyd
refuses to produce prisoners for
trial or arraignment in McHatton's
court and also declines to recognize
Sullivan as sheriff. Tomorrow Judge
Mediation will issue an order for Lloyd
to deliver the keys of the county Jail to
Sheriff Sullivan. Ii Lloyd refuses to
obey Judge McHattOn'S mandate he
will be
PUNISHED FOR CONTEMPT.
While Judge Mediation and Sheriff Sui
Sullivan were holding court in
district court room. L. j. Hamilton,
Republican candidate for district judge.
and who was given certificate OF cleo
ton by the Republican state board OF
canvasSers, organized court in another
room with ex-Sheriff Lloyd and
deputies as officers. Thus two
district courts for the same judicial
district were in session at the same time.
to-day within few feet of each other.
Abstract Court Clerk Clark, who was
elected by an enormous majority upon
the Democratic ticket will only obey the
refuses to attend upon or furnish
court records to HamiltOn's side show.
Thus, while the Democratic court
has no prisoners, it has full staff of
duly qualified officers, including sheriff,
clerk and prosecuting attOrner. while
the Republican court has no clerk, pros
ecuteF or court records. Meanwhile the
Jail is full of prisoners and the situation
is becoming more complicated hourly.
The greatest excitement prevails. and
though the proceedings to-day passed
off quietly. yet riot is liable to be pre-
cipitdted at any moment. Only the
wisdom and calmnesS of the Democratic
leaders has aYerted bI0OdShed during
the past twenty-four hours. Judge Nc
Hatton will hold court again tomorrow,
while Hamilton has adjourned till Tues
day,