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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-12
BaRNUM'S WHITE ELEPHANT.
How the Curious Beast Was With
Difficulty Obtained.


Chicago Times
Eyes, l have ridden about 1900 miles
on the back of elephants in India and
carried large sums of money as agent
for Barnum," said J. B. Gaylord, as he
sat in the rotunda of the Palmer house
the other evening. when l went
after the white elephant l had to
travel in great style and splendOr to
impress the natives with the idea of
Barnum's wealth and Importance. The
first white elephant l succeeded in
buying in Upper Burmah was poi
soned when got it as far as Singapore.
The natives were superstitiOus
and didn't want the sacred ami
NAL to be taken out of their
country. Then / had to buy another.
OF course you remember OF reading
accounts of my interview with King
Theebaw. Every one who approached
him had to lie down fiat on the ground
after removing boots and hat. l
was only permitted to answer such ques-
tions as the king saw tit to ask me. L was
told beforehand that it would be as
much as my life was worth to mention
white elephant to Theebaw. l had
reason to believe this afterward when l
saw tWenty-Seven subjects bebeaded by
his order in one day. He was holy
terror. The way finally succeeded in
buying the elephant was through the
kings ministers, whom | bribed sew
eral times. They were all POo-Bahs.
.'The beast cost Barnum 100000 be-
fore he got it to America. But there is
no such thing as white elephant. The
king of Siam has the one which ap-
proacheS nearest that color. Tie king
of Siam kindly offered to present me
with handsome princess named Dior
jakarta. She wore very few clothes,
but | discovered she had very bad
temper and declined the gift"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-12
E KIDNEY and URINARY COM

plants, Painful, Difficult, too Free
quent or Bloody Urine, Unnatural
Discharges Promptly Cured. Ca
tarrh, Throat, Nose, Lung Dtseas-
Weaknesses of both Sexes treated
successfully.
It is self-evident that a physician paying
particular attention to class of cases at
tains great skill.
Every known application is resorted to and
the proven good remedies of al! ages and
countries are used. Noexperiments are made.
SUPERFLUOUS HAIR Perma-
nently Removed.
FREE-Pamphlet and Chart Of Questions
sent free to your address. All Consultations,
either by mail or verbal are regarded as
strictly confidential and are given perfect
privacy.
DIR. BRINLEY, Minneapolis MINI
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23

South American in the German hospital
Leprosy is not contagious in this eli
mate.
IT is definitely settled that Horace
Greeley shall have a monument in City
Hall Square, New York. Il took seven
teen years to come TO this conclusion.
The statute, to be of brorze, will cost
about $4,000.
TIE three New York physicians Who
performed an autopsy on the remains of
the iDd-reader, Bishop, have been held
in 81 500 bail each to await the result of
the inquest to be held this week. Bishops
relatives claim that he was not dead, but
in a cataleptic fit when the autopsy was
performed,
A COUPLE who had been divorced forty
years before in California, met on rail
road train out in Arkansas the other day.
They recognized each other, and, after q
short talk, concluded to remarrY, and the
ceremony was performed on their reach
ing Eureka Springs, Ark, that evening.
ALLEN THoRNDYKE RICE, the newly APP
pointed minister to Russia, died at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, Thursday.
He was to have sailed for his post yester
day, but was prevented at the last
moment by a sudden affection of the
throat, which was regarded by his physi-
clan as serious, but not dangerous.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23
Is There Any Reason Why?

Is there any reason why boy who is
well, and in the full possession OF his
faculties, including the use of his legs,
should not wait on himself?
There are so many families where it
seems that all the women in the house are
needed 30 wait On one boy.
Breakfast must wait for Johnny. John
ny doesn't feel like getting up in the
morning. Johnny must have hot water
carried up to his room. Johnny'5 over
coat, and cap, and mittens, and school
books, must be hunted up for him, aud
somebody must run up stairs after his
clean handkerchief, and down stairs after
his lunch; and until he is well out OF the
house the female members of his family
are at their wits end to attend to his
wants.
Nov what on earth is to prevent that
boy from waiting on himself? What Is
TO hinder him from getting up in the
morning, and eating his breakfast like
other people? What reason is there why
he capnCt find mis- own cap and shoes?
Where is the need OF his mothers toiling
up stairs TO get him handkerchief?
Again, let US look at the room of the
average boy. d-clothes strewn on the
floor; burnt matches on the bureau; all
the drawers out at their full capacity !;
clean clothes tnmbIed over, and soiled
linen thrown down anywhere; towels Oh
the floor; soap left to soak itself away in
the wash bowl carelessness and confusion
everywhere!
Now thele is not the slightest need of
any such state of things If mothers will
cnly commence right with their boys. Il
Is j1s5 as easy to train them TO habits OF
order and neatuess, and by and By when
they become fairly men, their wives will
bless their stars that they marriei ID en-
who had iodicious mothers.
A boy Is like q colt-you cannot begin
to train him too early. Teach bin to
pick up his playthings end put them In
their proper places when he is done with
them. Never do for him anything which
he can do for himself. It is a mistaken
kindness which prompts you to bring him
up with the idea that he is 80 depend on
Others for his every day comforts. He
ought TO learn self-inde pendence. He
should feel that on his own individual
efforts depends his success in life. He
wants to feel, aud feel with pride, that ne
can do things for himself.
boy who is capable of keeping his
loom tidy, aud who csni find pair OF
stockings without calling out on the whole
female household for help, makes bet
ter man, aud he will feel much better
satisfied with himself, when he IL Old
enough 70 realize that the gods only help
those who help themselves.
Is there anT reason why q boy cannot
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23
IRON BRIGADE REUNION.

The eighth reunion of the Iron Brig
ade-19lh Indiana, oath Michigan, I'd, 9Th
and 7th Wisconsin regiments of infantry
volunteers-wiIl be held at Milwaukee,
Wis, August 26.h TO 30th, national en-
campment week. Members are requested
to report at headquarters, PIP and PA
Grand avenue, as early as possible on
August &c b. Those who desire to secure
accommodations in advance should apply
at once, to Robert c. Spencer, Milwaukee,
Wis. Every member who intends to be
present is urgently requested to notify
the secretary, f. L. Phillips, Madison,
Wis, as early as possible.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23
ELECTRIC SPARK S.
Fires and Casualties.

A RUNAWAY team at Grafton, Oak.
caused the death of one man and the seri-
GUS injury of four others.
THE St. Joseph Polish Catholic
church on the south side, Milwaukee.
burned at loss of $4,000.
OsR man was killed and three others in
jured at Plattsmouth, Neb., by the falling
of wall which in e1cavating they had
undermined.
MANY workmen were fatally injured by
a wreck on the sPittsburg, Virginia d
Charleston railway near Pittsburg on
Thursday.
FIRE destroyed the packing houses Of
]. t. Stewart, at Council Blaffs, causing a
loss of 100000. About a million pounds
OF meat was destroyed.
Two brothers, named Andrew and Ole
Erickson, aged 8 and 10, were drowned in
the river at Crookston, Mimi, and their
father nearly lost his life IL trying to save
them.
WHU.E unloading a carload of iron at
the Michigan Car Works at Detroit, Joe
Benscotte was killed and three other men
fatally injured by being buried under a
large body of falling iron.
AT Boston, Tuesday, an assignment was
made by John r. Kangtry doing bust
ness under the style of LangJry SMITH
boot and shoe manufacturers. The liza
bilities are figured ct 100000.
The Worcester Theater, ct Worcester,
Mass, was burned early Thursday morn
ing. The company which played there
last night lost $4,000 in costumes and
other property.
FIRE at st. Sauveur, near Quebec, de-
strOyed a hundred frame buildings, and
two members of Quebec military COM
pany helping the fremen lost their lives
in the ruins. Over six thousand persons
are left without shelter.
DoDGvILLE, Wis.-Rev. G. Arvistawskl,
pastor of the st. John's Catholic church
at Highland, died on Tuesday.
from the result of an accident on Monday
He was in wagon, and the team start
ing suddenly threw him over the seat
backward, causing paralysis of the spinal
column. The young man who drove the
team was go affected by the accident that
he has become insane.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23
The National Capitol.

The Government of Bolivia has given
notice of it's intention to send Minister
to Washington.
WIsooNsIN. - Charles Roeser, Jr., of
Wisconsin, hGs been appointed litho-
pher of the postofice department,
vice David Enright, removed.
The United States Supreme Court has
affirmed the validity OF the law excluding
Chinese laborers, known as the Scott
Exclusion aot.
THE President has accepted he res
igration of Judge George A. jerks as
Solicitor General OF the Department of
Justice. It is expected his successor will
DE appointed this week.
THE secretary of war has approved of
the selection of Camp Douglas, at James
vile, the camp ground of the Wisconsin
militia, as the official range fer the regI-
lar army rife competition during the
coming Summer.
WASHINGTON, D. CT is said that
the Engagement of Senator Allison and
Miss Theresa SGoughtOn, will soon be an
nounced. The lady is the daughter of the
late A. K. Stoughton of this city, and is
now trave,ing -chaperoned by Mrs. Sen.
Hale-with the select committee on trade
relations with Canada, of which Senator
Allison is member.
WARRINGTON, D. C.-The following
changes were made in fourth-class post
offices in Wisconsin,: At Bancroft, Portage
county, William Mcintyre, vice Jasper
SkelI, resigned; at Ella, Pepin county,
Mrs. s. e. Haunstabe. vice M. McGill, re-
signed; at K-koskee, Dodge county, Jos.
Q aick, vice George EngeI, removed; st
Bloom City, Richard f. NJ. Al5augh, vice
f. M. B'akely, removed; at Arkansas,
Pepin county, II. B. Griffin, vice E. q.
Bell, resigned.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The president
made the following appointments:
Solomon Hjgsch, of Oregon, to be minis
ter to Turkey; Clark E. Carr to be minis
ter resident and consul general to Den
mark: Henry W. Severance, of California,
to be consul general at Honolulu; John
Jarrett, OF Pennsylvania, TO be United
States consul at Birmingham, Chos. s.
Sherman, OF the District of Columbia,
United S States cons j at Liverpool.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Applieations for
pensions are beginning to come in at the
pension flee from the widows and de-
pendent lelatives of the officers and men
who lost their lives in the recent naval
disaster at Samoa. The widow of Capt.
Schoonmaker fled her claim a few days
ago, and 1t has been submitted for allow
anos. Her pension will be $50 per month.
Today colored woman, whose son was
EN- ployed on one of the lost vessels, ap-
pe8rad at the pension Office and filed her
claim for g pension.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23
The Empress Eugenie's Wealth.

Besides large sums of money RENTED
to Epglan1 by the late En- peror Napoleon
during his reign and duly invested on bis
behalf by Messrs. Coutts, the Empress
Eugene has also the capital sum which
was handed over to her on account of the
sale of such possessions in France as
were proved to the satisfaction of the
French courts to be the priva tie prop
erty of the emperor. A third source of
her large annual income is in the neigh
borhood of Granada. It will be to visit
this s panish property that the ex empress
will shortly leave England, and she will
PROBABLY stay on the most beautiful of
her estates during the spring months. Her
abode will be chateau en- Espsgne of the
most substantial kind, which she has not
previously visited since she left it TO bs-
come empress of France, thirty-seven
years agO.-London Figaro.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23
Bank Presidents Adventures.

s. S. Rickiey, president of bank at Col
umbus, Ohio, hao en- exciting adventure
several years ago. He was in bis private
Office when a man entered and demanded
$50. The president kindly told him that he
could not spare it. The man presented
a pistol and fired, the ball passing through
Mr.. R'ckley's eyes and making him to-
tally blind fer life. Instead of esca ping
then, the man blew out his own brains
Recently Mr.. Rickley heard of the affair
in which Mr.. Moffat, the Denver banker,
was robbed by a man who entered bis
private office and forced him, under
threats, to pay him large cum of money.
The blind man at once sat down and wrc tie
Mr.. Moffat the following letter: II am
still living but totally blinded and am
having this written for your comfort by
an amanuensis. Of course life is very
sweet, and it is gratifying to possess
that which ali men aim to get--money
and possession-but oh! how much
sweeter would the light of day, at least TO
me, without one dollar of money or one
foot of ground; and you, my dear fellow
banker, may congratulate yourself and
yours on your fortunate escape. We
now have our windows screened, our
counters screened, and I might say, our
conscience screened. The door to my
private room is constantly locked, and
10 one admitted unless he be known or
can identify himself. Generally tho lessons
of experience are much dearer than those
of observation. Congratulate you again
on your fortunate escape with only the loss
OF money, which you can doubtless make
up in short time, remain, yours very
truly"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

Sir MoreIl Mackenzie has been spend
ing few weeks in the Canary Isles.
The recently deceased Lady Arnold,
wife of the author OF "The Light of Asia -
was a daughter of William Henry
Charming.
No authentic picture OF Phillips Brooks
has ever appeared il a pEblic print.
His photograph cannot be obtained for
publication, and the grest divine saws
that If never will be if he has his way.
John Bright was great lover of do
.nestic animals and they in return always
manifested their affection for him. Cats
were his favorite pets. For dogs he did not
care so much and for horses still less.
George Meredith, the novelist, is Just 81
years of age. He has been twice married.
his first wife being daughter OF Thomas
Love Peackock, the weli-known friend of
Shelley. His second wife, who died
about two years ago, lies buried in the
church-yard near BoxhiIl, the novelist's
present home. His two children, one
a daughter II years of age and the other
a sou of %, who is an electrical engineer,
live with him. He is a home-ruler and
a democrat all around.
Herr Won Bulow had a great com pliment
paid him in New York the other after
noon. As he sat at the piano playing
before large audience, from balconies,
orchestra, and galleries mica came run
ming out to listen to him. The mice are
known to be great musio-lovers, but it
is said that they never appeared in so
great numbers at any musical entertain
ment before.
When asked twepty-eight years ago
TO stand for Tinsbury, Charles Dickens
said that nothing would induce him TO
offer himself as a parliamentary repre-
sentative of that place, OF of any other
under the sum-" adding, II declare that,
az to all matters on the face of this TEEN
ing earth, it appears to me that the
house of commons and parliament alto
gether is become just the dreariest fail
ure and nuisance that ever bothered this
much bothered world" The great novel
lists son however, is of another opinion.
Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens is now
a member of the Australian parliament
Charles Dickens was an absolute free
trader. His son is a fre-eating pro-
tectionist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23
N WIS in Bri f.

EDISON promises to be the lion OF the
Paris exposition.
Coz: F. GRANT, the American minister
to Austria, has arrived at Vienna.
THE mino reader, Washington living
Bishop, dled at New York Monday.
JOHN CAVALIER, an 1912 veteJan, end 101
years old, died IN Middle bush, near Ne
Brunswick, n j.. lass Friday.
ALGRRNaN CHARLES SwINBUBNE haa beer
asked TO write poe la ou No Prince
Henry Of Bastenhers' s --latest hahv.
The Wabash r 4ilway was sold By order
of Judge Gresham, We6nesda 20 com
mlttee representing Il majarity of the
bondholders, for S15 500 eco.
AFTER passing the house n safety, the
womau's munici pal sUffssge bali nas been
defeated 10 the senate "a Laosing, Mich,
By vote of Is 30 10.
NEw YORK has two cases of le proSs-
one IL a we'll kGown family, isolated IN a
suburban villa; she other, that OF young
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23
Criminal.

RIoHMoND.-John Perry, proprietor of
the Sherman house, was robbed of $751;
600 by burglars.
q. J. Cock, who has been arrested at
London, Ont, for having robbed the Por-
tersviIle Savings Bank of Mercer county,
Pa, of $4,000, couple of weeks ago, and
has confessed and Implicated other par
ties.
A MAN called Cyclone Bill, who answers
the description of, and undoubtedly is,
one of the men who robbed Paymaster
Wham, near Fort Thomas, Ari. T., has
been arrested at Clinton. Ari. L. Four
others of the gang are known, and will
doubtless soon be arrested.
NEAR the Cheyenne Agency, D. T., on
Tuesday, the body of w. G. Duncan was
found, bearing the marks of murder. AS
he is known to have had large sum of
money on his person, and as his COM
panion, Arthur Redmond. is missing, the
after is sus pected of the crime.
As the track walker made his accus-
toned beat at Greenfield, Mass, he found
a pile of ties and sleepers on the track a
short distance below Shelbourn Falls,
and upon trying to remove them, was
vigorously stoned by some unknown per
sons. He ran to Sheibourn Falls for help
and removed them before the 1854 pass
enger train passed out.
CANTON, Ohio. Frank Ryan and
Harry Sadler, two young men arrested
recently upon a charge of attempting
to wreck the New York and Chicago
limited train on the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne d Chicago railroad twice, recent
ly, broke down Monday and signed
confession of guilt, giving details of
their crimes. The detectives will arrest
three other young men today. They are
now under surveillance. The Fort
Wayne Railroad company is determined
to send the men 10 the penitentiary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23
A Sea Sick Passenger.

On the ocean, cares little about a storm. He Is
positively Indifferent whether he is washed over
board or not. But, set right by wineglassful
or two of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, he feels
renewed interest in his personal safety. This
fine corrective neutralizes in brackish water
often compulsorily drank on shipboard, to the
or. evous detrlment of health the pernici JuS
lmi uritles which give rise TO disorders Of the
stomach, liver and boweis. To the mariner. the
tourist. lie Western pioneer and miner, the Bit
tiers is invaluable as a means of protection
against malaria, when lis seeds are lat Mt in ar
and water TO the effect Of overwork mental
or manual, it is most reliable antidote, and to
the deOllItated and nervous 1t affords great and
SpeeAily felt relief and Yigor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23
Held at Castle Garden.

NEW YORK, n. Y. - Ten contract
laborers who arrived here from hotter
dam on the steamer OGDEN,
were detained at Castle Garden.
The immigrants said they came here at
the instigation of TIE Prisoners aid So
Getty of London with the understanding
that they were to place their services at
the disposal Of Samuel Melton, the So
called emigranG agent ut Squire, Texas.
Castle Garden authorities say they have
evidence to prove that the Prisoners Aid
society of London have been shipping
E lglIsh convicts to Nella at the rate of
one or two week for many months
past.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23

large and rising generation of fastidious
aud plausible young men all over the
United States. Since this habit has crept
IN on US and grown up in Our midst
Gloves have tripled in price. Maine,
Iowa, and Kansas are said to use up
more cloves than any other three states
IN the union. The area suitable for Glove
cultivation is very limited, as they require
pecuhar kind Of soil, and if prohibi-
t,on ever becomes q United States law
'ney VIII become worth their weight in
pOld
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23
THE SIOUX BOOM.

Great Excitement Over the Possible Opening
of The Sioux Lands.
PIERRE, DAKOTA. = The boom for
the Sioux reservation still continues, and
the excitement is daily growing greater.
The prospects are that before sixty days
the boom will equal if not exceed Okla
homa times. An agent representing
colony Of 600 families from the Devils
lake district in North Dakota, is on the
ground to arrange for the colony to come
at once when the success o. the Sioux
commission is practically assured. The
ferry at Pierre Is doing big business
transferring prospective home seekers
across the Missouri river, where they geR'
orally N Ike Improvements enough TO
mark out the spot where their claims VIII
ha
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23

clean hairs out of his comb, put his bed
clothes to air, put his slippers in their
case, hang up his coats and vests, and
take care of his umbrella?
Is there any reason why he cannot Just
as well wait on himself as TO depend on
his mother, who, in all PROBABILITY, has
his father to wait on, and perhaps other
members of the family besides?
Is there any reason why smart, active,
afecticnate boy should not be happy and
glad to save steps for his tired mothers
feet, and make himself a help and COM
fort in the house instead of the unmiti-
gated nuisance which he too frequently
is?-New York Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-23

Mr.. PARNELL has heen undergoing an
ordeal that is p trial not only for himself
but for the Irish cause. He has borne 1t
manfully, and the result must be that
home rule will be greatly strengthened by
the manifest demonstration that the Irish
leader has always pursued only constitu-
tioual methods of political agitation.
Had Mr.. ParnelI failed TO meet this or
deal in the manly and straightforward
manner in which he has net it his fail
ure would have been disastrous. Even
the Piggott fssco would have been for
gotten. 1t is not surprising, therefore,
that his friends and we'll wishers are fell
icitating themselves upon the manner in
which be has acquitted himself under the
ross-examination of the Attorney Gen
ersi. The hope of the London Times
has been to connect Mr.. ParneIl in some
way with the physical force" men. To
this end spies and informers have been
put upon the witness stand to make oath
to pretended declarations in public and
private that would bear such a construc.
ton. All this perjured.. testimony Mr..
Parneu has not only met with straight
forward denial, but with manliness of
bearing that places him among the
worlds great leaders. Mr.. Psrnel's or,
deal rebounds greatly to his honor and
psefplne So