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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28
FOREIGN.

LoNDo27, Eng. = Captain Wissmann
telegraphs that Henry NJ Stanley arrived
at Mhwah.Ua Nov. 10Th.
6 RIO JAEEERO. Provisional Govern
ment has issued decree establishing I'M
iversal suffrage throughout the republic.
BESIDES Stanley. all the European mem
bers of the expedition and the mission
aries, have arrived at Mhwahav-a
3 LONDON. Mr.. McKinnon head of the
Emin Pasha relief committee, has received
a cable dispatch from Henry NJ Stanley
announcing his arrival at Mhwapwa and
stating that he expects to reach Zanzibar
In four or five days Mr. SANKEY'S dis
patch also states that he had made the i'm
portant discovery that there is an extern
eion of Lake Nyanza.
SAN Francisco received by
steamer up to October Goth say that a
serious epidemic of measles In Chill car
ried off upward of six hundred children in
July and August.
CANADIAN officers discovered that this
year over 5000 barrels of American whisky
have been struggled into Canada. and the
government Is the loser by $500, 600 IN
revenue. One hundred and seventeen bar
rels of contreband whisky have been
seized.
BERLIN.-A syndicate of Berlin banks
has secured a pre-emption for 10000 600
marks, half of which will be for compen-
sation of all the buildings on the Schloss
Freiheit-Smasse, with the view of fulfill
ing the desire of Emperor William to
build monument to his grandfather on
the site. The syndicate intends to form a
s%e OF - 50 T99 900 @q marks with prizes
HENRY f. VALANCE. London law
yer, has been debarred for telling his eli
emit to what country he should flee after
committing a crime, without danger of
extradition The court, In striking his
name from the roll, took occasion to draw
a sharp distinction between a lawyer 5
duty to his client in defending him when
on trial, and his duty to the court when
appealed to by an offender to aid his es-
cane before trial
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28
infant Mortality.
The Sanitary News.

Every now and then an article appears
on the subject of infant mortality, and
such questions as What kills our babies ?"
are frequently asked It is acknowledged
that the death-rate among infants is out of
proportion to that of older classes, and
different causes are assigned for the great
mortality. There are probably several
causes, but the treatment of infants, the
kind of food and care given them, are very
seldom mentioned It will also be noticed
that. the death-rate is larger in our cities
than in the country. This is an import
ant fact in considering this subject. AS
rule, the infant in the country receives
the tender care of its mother In our large
cities, this care is rather the exception.
In the country the child is nourished at the
mothers breast, but in the city this does
not so generally occur. The mothers often
IgnOrantly devote their time to the de-
mands of society, to the serious neglect of
the little flame of life ready to be blown
out by puff of wind through the open
door or window The infant in the city
does not so regularly receive its natural
nourishment. 1t receives artificial foods
from inexperienced hands. twill probably
aStonish many to learn the amount of these
foods consumed In a year by the infants of
GnlS country, most all OF winch Is cOnnn6d
to the cities. DIR. Frederick Hoffman, of
New York, states that from reliable esti-
mates the quantity of artificial foods an
nually consumed in the United States
amounts, in money value, to about, S8,000,-
900 to 100000. In view of this large
amount of infant food annually consumed,
and the high death-rate among infants in
the larger cities. it is reasonable to con-
clude that there is a close connection be-
tween the food and death-rate
Not many of these foods have been ana
lyzed by an official or independent chemist.
The composition of many of them is I'M
known, and it is questionable whether
they have been manufactured with any re-
gard to physiological principles or chem
ical accuracy regarding the proportions
and ingredients of the nutritive food ele-
mentS
These foods are constantly increasing in
number, and as yet there has not been any
official action taken to determine their
character by reliable chemists. We be-
heve there Is suspicion enough resting on
these foods to warrant official investigat
of their nature
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28
OLD JONES PHILOSOPHY.

Modesty is good rudder but bad en-
CINE.
Licl1in' may teach boy to dance, but
not to do sums.
You may get learnin at school, but sense
comes nat raj or not at all.
You just bring a couple of little quarrels
into your family an they'll breed like spar
rows.
Don't go back on your friends when
you're in luck, nor give away your UNI
berel just because the sun shines.
You can't always judge a man by the
blood he's got. Corn bread an whisky
come from the same family.
A runaway boss Is worse'n a runaway
wife. because it sometimes takes you with
it.
Sometimes Wen a man seems to be havin'
the worst of luck he's only getting ready to
come out, like log from a saw-nill, worth
double price.
Don t send fox to tend geese or a cat
to skim milk, unless they have good repu-
tation for honesty. Remember this ven
you put your money in the bank.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

The Lawrence Bank, of Pittburgh, Pa,
has suspended payment.
J. c. SCHUYLER, a casket manufacturer, of
Amsterdam, N. Y, has assigned with
liabilities estimated at SIS, 900.
The Crane & Waters Hosiery Manufact-
uring company, of Millbury, Mass, with
a fixed capital of $4,000, have failed
with liabilities not known.
In the villages of Georgetown and Mid
dleton, Mimi, about eighteen miles north
of Moorehead prevails a violent form of
diphtheria. Forty-four cases developed
Wednesday, making sixty-fve in all. Both
places are Quarentined.
CLEAN, n. Y.-Heavy and incessant rains
have caused food in the river similar to
the one last spring. The river is raising
at the rate of ten inches per hour, and the
rain is pouring down continuously.
Property along the low-lands is in great
danger.
A TERRIFIC snow storm has been raging
in the neighborhood of Missonia, Mont.
Railroad traffic was blockaded and four
serious wrecks are reported on the North
ern Pacific. The precise amount of dam
age is not yet known.
BETHLEHEM, Pa Saturday night a
freight train on the Lehigh Valley road
dashed into the rear end of local pas
senger standing at the station. Two cars
were telescoped E. V. Curry, postal
clerk, was killed, and John Vanhorn fatally
injured, and two others seriously.
MARQUETTE, Mich.-A freight train on
the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic rail
way became unmanageable just outside of
town last Thursday night, and, going
down a heavy grade, jumped the track and
went over a twelve-foot embankment.
Charles Reinhart, the engineer, was in
stantly killed, and Fireman Liberty was
badly injured The latter will probably
die. The engine and nine cars were badly
wrecked
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28
The Seat of Pain and Pleasure.

The nervous system, often suffers diminution of
vigor, and causes mental annoyance and even
positive disturbance, without disease in the SEN
sorium itself. 1t acts as mere reflector, in many
cases, of inaction in the stomach, and conse-
quently of incomplete assimilation of the food by
the blood. This of course weakens it, in common
with the rest of the tissues, and renders it less
able TO bear without suffering an ordinary strain
that would make no impression upon strong
nerves. To supply deficit of strength and rem
edy sppersensitlveness in the nerves incident TO
lack of vigor, Hostetters Stomach Bitters is far
better adapted than any mere nervine or simple
ionic, since the offspring of its use, complete di-
gestion, is the vigorous and early parent of
force and quietude. Malarial lacks, rheuma-
tism, bowel, liver and kidney complaints succumb
10 the Bitters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28

Don Cameron told his father one day:
I'm going to put my man in as temper
airy, as well as permanent Chairman os the
Republican State Convention tomorrow.
don t do it, = said Simon; why not CON
ciliate the other faction by letting their
man go In as temporary Chairman; it can t
do you any harm. and when the time for
real work comes your man will goin grace
fully" Don refused to heed this sapient
counsel, and vowed he would have both
places ''All right, said the old gentle
man. "have your own way; but if your man
gets licked don t come to me for sympathy.
Don persisted, and his candidate for per
manent Chairman did get badly licked.
Don, said his father that night, as they
took glass of wine together, Don, when
you die you'll be richer probably than /
viii, but you won't have half so big fun
eraIl''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28
DYNAMITE IN THE JAM.
A Narrow Escape From an Explosion at
Eau Claire.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. Saturday after
noon Andrew Peterson, d farmer started
to drive home in his buggy. The horses
attached to hack ran into the farmer
rig in the heart of the city. The four
horses. the two vehicles and Peterson,
were mixed up in chaotic wreck, the
hack horses struggling on top of the mass.
As Peterson was dragged out covered with
fed. 1t was found that Peterson had
twenty pounds of dynamite under his
buggy seat, which he intended to use in
a quarry. By mere whim of fortune it
had not exploded in the crash though the
Scores of people would have been killed or
wounded as a LARGE crowd had gathered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28
Miles of Various Nations.

ue new lOIh MILL anu IAApitSS.
The Irish mile is 2,240 yards
The Swiss mile is 9, 153 yards.
The Italian mile is 1.766 yards.
The Scotch mile is 1884 yards.
The Tuscan mile is 1903 yards.
The German mile is 8,l06 yards.
The Arabian mile is 2.153 yards.
The Turkish mile is 1926 yards.
The French mile is 1869 yards.
The Vienna post mile is 1926 yards.
The Roman mile is l ,658 or POPS yards
The Werst mile is l, 1877 or l 1897 yards.
The Dutch and Prussian mile is $3.50
yards.
The Swedish and Danish mile is 7,341.5
yards.
The English and American mile is 1,760
wards
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28
IT Is A MAMMAL

with none of the characteristics of a fish,
except that it exists in the water. An ami
NAL that nurses its young and has radl-
mensary hind legs, could hardly correspond
to a fish IN any respect. In almost every
cut Of whale you will see the animal
spouting a tremendous volume of water
from his blow-holes. This is purely an
imaginary habiakn the part of the whales
the nostrils of other animals When 1t
comes to he.sTface to breathe it expels
the air from its lungs with a violent effort.
It's nostrils are apt to be slightly under
water. and the result is a column of spray
rises in the air. This has been mistaken
in the distance by sailors for column of
water. When a whale has been harpooned
so that its lungs have been penetrated, it
is likely that the whale spouted blood and
water through its nostrils, and this has
confirmed the original error when the
sailors observed it at close range.
Another popular error, continued
Professor True, lis that all whales furnish
whalebone. The two great classifcations
among whales are the toothed and the
whalebone varieties. The sperm whale is
a toothed whale, and the right whale is a
whalebOne whale. The whalebone
in a good-sized whale is worth several
hundreds of dollars. The toothed whales
really have not much use for their teeth, as
they cannot chew anything with them.
They are merely a row of points that serve
to grasp a fish or other kind of prey, and
hold it down its throat. The teeth are on
~ on the lower Jaw There are no molars
among the teeth, and they can not grind
the food. Then the jaw is not hung so
that it can do anything more than snap.
The whalebone whale uses the fringe of
whaiebone around the upper jaw In lieu of
teeth. It strikes a school of shell-fsh,
which abound in great numbers. in the
sea, and when it gets them In its mouth it
closes its Jaws. The water Is squeezed
out, and the whale swallows everything
that Is left
How large an object can whale swal-
low?"
The throat of the largest specimen is
not more than three and half inches in
diameter.
JONAH WAS A VERY SMALL MAN
if he made the round trip through whale S
throat
Have any of the species been extermin-
ated?"
For what we know. it is not probable.
For a few years the right whale dlsap-
peared totally from the North American
coast. None were stranded, and there was
no evidence that any more were IN exist
ence. A year or two ago one or two spec1-
mems were seen, and now they are reason
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28

The late Mrs. George Bancroft, a keen
observer. one said that she never knew
an Englishman, however eminent in art
and science, who, if he had dined with a
duke, could help mentioning the fact to all
hisacauaintances.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28

German papers assert that both ex-Em-
press Frederick and her sister, Princess
Alice, regularly reported to their mother,
Queen Victoria, the secrets Of Germany's
diplomatic and military operations during
1S70
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28

The emperor of China. who was married
according to his mother wishes, now re-
fuses to see either his mother or his
wife
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28

THE project for a union of the Central
American nations, which has just passed
through its preliminary stages, would be
an extremely wise one to adopt. Separ-
ately these States are weak; but united,
with a uniform revenue and monetary
system, with trade between all the mem
bers of the union free, and with a common
Executive all of which are provided for
In the scheme which IS now under con-
sideration- that region promises to WELD
more influence in the affairs OF the world
than it has thus far exerted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28

Fire broke out on the tenth floor of the
Western Union building at New York,
but the blaze was soon under control.
Loss, 5000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28

THE report of the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue shows the aggregate re-
ceipts for the fiscal year, ending June 30,
1889, to be s130, 1874, 4334, an increase of
Sc. SCI, 958 more than the previous year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28

The Pacific mail steamer China, which
was aground near Yokohama, has been
foated without amage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28

IRoS is rolled so then at the Pittsburg
Iron Mills that 1900 sheets are required
to make single inch in thickness. Light
shines through one of these sheets as
readily as it does through creased tissue
yapar
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-28

ARCHBISHOP IRELAND, of st. Paul.
testifes to the remarkable successes of the
high license law In Minnesota. 1t has re-
duced the number of saloons in st. Paul
about two-thirds, and drinking generally
has been so much diminished that the dis
tillers and brewers are becoming alarm
ed. As the Archbishop is one Of the most
indefatigable Temperance reformers in the
country. his testimony in this matter is
valuable.
THE Sugar Trust suit was a test case, on
which the combines of the country rec
ognized that their salvation depended.
Nobody doubts now that the higher tribu-
nails will sustain the decision of the New
York Supreme Court if the matter should
60 to them on appeal. Most of the other
States have law suits similar to those of
New York in this matter and the public
demands that they be enforced. The
have had their day.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-12

MILWAUKEE, Jan. "a murder was
committed near the Soldiers Home this
afternoon, one veteran stabbing his com.
rade TO death. The trouble originated in
a saloon, where William +. Ruder was
looking at a map Try ing to find his Old
home in Europe. Louis Schmidt began
to poke fun at him, saying the town was
not big enough TO 90 on IA map. Hot
words ensued and Schmidt started
home. Puder followed him out and
grabbed him around the neck when
Schmidt, turning around, plunged 2
KNIFE into his assailant's abdomen. Ru-
der fell 10 the ground, gave one or two
convulsive shudders and died. Schmidt
walked 10 the home and gave himself up
ana was soon after turned over to the
sheriff who has him in i1l The muir
derer is 60 years old, belonged 10 the 18th
Missouri regiment, and has a wife and
four children in st. Louis. Ruder was
As years old and was a member of Com.
pany {, It'll New York cavalry, and has
a wife and child in New York city.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-12

MARTINsBURG, Ky, Jan. 3.-Cal Toll
liver, a nephew of the once notorious
Craig, is lying at his home, twenty miles
from here, with his skull cracked and the
chances in favor Of his death. Cal is only
Is years old, but he is one Of the most
bloodthirsty men in Elliott county. The
night before Christmas he went TO a
country dance where, as is his custom, he
picked a quarrel. Frank Atkins was
singled out FOR "A fracas and Ca ap-
preached him with an insulting remark,
at the same time yanking a bowie knife
from his hip pocket. Atkins. quick as
lightning, grabbed "A scale weight and
brought it down with crushing force on
Gals Uranium. The youngster fell as if
dead and was picked up ant carried home
by his friends. His skull was cracked
across the top and it Will possibly never
get together again. Gal Tollivcr took a
star part in the famous Rowan county
tragedy played SO long by his Uncle
Craig. In the grand tableau with which
the season closed when Craig and Others
went down to rise no more Cal was
wounded, but managed to Pull through.
Tie was lost sight Of until the 1st of De
cember, when news came that he had
split open the head ot a man with a
broadax and escaped to The mountains.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-12

LONDON, Jan. 4.-Mr. G%ladstonc's tele-
gram disclaiming the accuracy of the
translation of his letter suggesting that
the position of the pope be made the sub
ject Of international arbitration, has led
to correspondence on the subject. which
Will appear in the Tablet tomorrow. Mr..
Cox, the editor of the Tablet, says that
the letter from Mr.. Gladstone clearly re.
fers to the present position of the pope,
and he places side by side Mr..
Gladstone's letter in Italian and
the translation in English, prov
ing the accuracy of the trans
lation, which Mr., Gladstone declared un-
trustworthy. Mr.. Gladstone's words in
writing to the Marquis de Risco are as
follows; 81 consider the question of the
pope's position of such Importance as 10
merit the intervention of an international
arbitration. boast that | was the pro
moter of the international arbitration in
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-12
IN CZarina's Mind Giving way.

LONDON, Jan. 5.-Privatc advices from
st. Petersburg say that eli the press dis
patches relating to the illness Of the
czarina are subjected to government cen.
sorship, but that it is very generally be.
lieved in court circles that her mind IS
is giving way and that it will be neces-
sary TO conline her in a private institu-
ton. She has been suffering from men.
tai depression for over two years as the
result OF a continuous fear that her hus-
band would fall a victim to nihilist con
splracies and her present lamentable con.
ditlon occasions no surprise among those
who are cognizant of the terrible mental
strain under which she has long been
living.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-12

A number of alleged surveyors are
hunting for a buried treasure in the
southern part of Middlesex county, New
Jersey. They are Englishmen, ostensi-
bly, at work upen a new railroad route.
AT a Princeton hostelry, through one of
the diggers in his cups, it was learned
that the men were securing for hidden
treasure which the Hessian soldiers are
said to have buried during the revolution
in New Jersey while pursued by Wash
ington's army. The farmers in the
neighborhood have agreed to place a
watch upon the searchers and to capture
the treasure themselves in the event of
its being found.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-12
Glad It's Settled.

CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-Chief Arthur, of the
engineers brotherhood, arrived in the
city this morning. He said he was glad
the trouble was settled, but declined 10.
divulge the terms of settlement. He has
been closeted with the conference COM
mittee and the terms of settlement have
been formally submitted 10 him for ap-
proval. 1t is believed the main point
agreed upon is that the 90 take back
brotherhood men AS fast as vacancies oc.
cur and the black list be done away with.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-12

A Cape Breton paper says that a farmer
named Rory Morrison, who lives near
Sydney, worked last summer forty days
on the Cape Breton railway. He walked
sixteen miles a day from his residence to
his working place. During that time he
walked 4i0 hours and travelled GAO miles.
He also worked on his farm at harvest
time. He reaped with a reaping hook
400 stacks Of oats and dug upward Of 20C
bushels Of potatoes. All this was done
and other things too numerous to men.
ton. He had a wife and Little family.
He is about forty years Old.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-12

Under the first empire only two female
nominations were made to the Legion of
Honor, and these were both for military
achievements. The one was given to
Virginie ~Chesquiere, who had dressed
herself as a man and taken the place of
her brother, who was not strong enough
to stand a soldiers life. Enrolled in the
Twenty-seventh regiment of the line, she
displayed great bravery and obtained the
rank Of sergeant, her sex not being dis
covered until she was wounded in the
breast while rescuing her colonel from
the enemy. The second was given to
Marie Smelling, a Belgian woman, who
enlisted out Of liking for a military ca
reer, who fought at Jemappes. where she
received six saber cuts, at Austerlitz and
at Jena, where che was wounded twice.
In 1906 she was appointed to the rank of
sub-leutenant, and Napoleon decorated
her with his own hand in
1908, granting her at the same
time a pension of roo francs. The
third woman decorated was a Sister of
Charity, Sour Marthe, in 1915, while the
only decoration given to a woman be-
tween 1916 and 1861 was that accorded
to a %cantoniere named Perrot. From 1861
to 1865 eight ribbons were given to
women, among them being that which
the Emperor Napoleon fixed to the breast
OF Rosa Bonheur, and since the war the
Legion of Honor hes been less sparingly
distributed, n of the recipients being
Lady Pigot, in recognition of the am
bulance work she did in 1901. Alto.
gether seven women have been decorated
for their services on the battle field. but
no fewer than twenty Of the thirty.four
(the total number decorated have been
Sisters Of Charity, while the only artist
has been Rosa Bonheur. One of the last
recipients OF the red ribbon has been
Nine. Dieullfoy, the intrepid wife Of Tie
explorer in North Africa.