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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
MISSING LINKS.

Chas. Grover. is on trial at Milwaukee
for abandoning MS wife.
There ere sixteen negro jockeys in the
country who are paid from g, 800 to $4,000
a year.
The British minister to Washington
Sir Julian Pauncefote, is an expert with
the foils and with the short sword.
The London Telegraph pays George
Augustus Sala, the British Journalism
$4,000 year for contributing four editor.
ials week
Emma Abbott owes her start in life tc
Nine. Patti. The diva said she was so en-.
tranced with lullaby the little stranger
sang that she threw her arms about her
told her to get ready to go to Italy, and
paid for her first years instructions.
The piece of crown glass, forty inches in
diameter and two and half inches thick,
made in Paris for the object glass of a
a telescope for the university of southern
California, will require two We rs labor to
turn the finished lens.
Secretary Blaine speaking of his Wash
ington house, lately, said: 1--WE did not
remodel it because we have no desire to
have, as the boy said, Queen Anne at the
front and Mary Amp at the back.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
Herbert Bismarck's Manners.

A good instance Of neat, diplomatic.
rejoinder says the London Court Journal,
is embodied in story regarding Count
Herbert Bismarck on the occasion of the
German emperor visit to Rome lsst year
It appears that at the railroad station
Count Herbert, who is not renowned for
the survity of his manner, pushed pudely
against an Italian dignitary who was
watching the proceedings. The dignitary
was greatly incense and demonstrated very
forcibly against such uncermonious treat
ment, whereqpon Count Herbert turned
around haughtily and said: 81 don t
think you know who | am, I am Count
Herbert Bismarck THAT" replied the
italian, bowling politely, las an excuse is
insufficient, but as an explanation it is
ample
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22

with rage, that | am net yet King. If
was | would have the heads of every one
Of youi When he was le years old he was
present at some experiments with dyna
mite cartridges. One of the cartridges
exploded. bespattered him with mud and
wounded him slightly An officer beside
him was seriously hurt. The Prince never
budged and never moved a muscle, while
the officers around him stood aghast
What is the matter. gentlemen?'f said
he. in scolding tone The explosion of
cartridge. That is just what cartridges
are made for. Let US help our comrade
without any useless emotion" And he
aided in lifting the wounded officer into a
carriage before he would permit any one
TO see to his own wound.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
POWER IN POVERTY.
China is the Land Where the Beggar i.
King.

In the course of a recent article the
Chinese Times of Tien-Tisem remarks that
the practicable power of poverty,,is perhaps
greater in China than any where else: the
beggar there is king. 1t is a distinct
force In politics, and of this there have
been many examples in recent times.
The greatest of all the statesmen of the
| last thirty years, and the one who is the
| least known. owing to his early death.
| was HUI Linyi, Viceroy of the Hu Kuang
| during the time of the TAPPING rebellion.
1t was he who thought out and organized
the scheme for the suppression of that
rebellion. for which his lieutenants
Tseng Kwo-fan and his brother. Tso
Tsung- tang. Peng Yulin, and Ii Hung
Chang reaped the glory. He was dis
tlngulshed by his poverty. as was Tseng
Kwo-fan himself, Peng Yulin and Tso.
These men welded immense influence
over the counsels of the state. chiefly on
account of their poverty, which in a Chi
nese official is test of probitv. and influ-
ence which owes much of its strength to
the attachment of the people to every
man who comes unspotted through the
severe temptations of Chinese official life.
Everything may be forgiven in China to
a poor official. The greatest blunders of
Tso Tsung-tang were condoned and no
eccentricity of policy or b,us9uerie of de-
pertinent was able permanently to dimin-
ish his influence The greatest living ex-
ample, however, is the redoubtable Vice
roy Chang Chintung, who owes much to
the vacuous conditions of his purse. mo
doubt he is by nature courageous. but his
courage derives its daily sustenance from
the consciousness that he has nothing to
fear. No treacherons subordinate or black
mailing censor can find hole in his armor
of proof, and he holds his head erect and
defiant, triumphing even in his own mis-
takes and shortcomings.
who but he would have dared to allow
confusion in the finances of the govern
ment, and then to coolly ask the Board of
Revenue to pass his accounts en- bloc?
Only his poverty and purity could have so
emboldened him. To such an official re-
forms are not possible, because he has not
host of hungry clansmen to provide for
out of the public resources, nor any per-
sonal interests of his own or his subordi-
mates to conserve The court does not
conceal its irritation at the ways of the
imperious little man. but it dare not say
very much, for the country is with him
He may proceed from one audacious failure
to another, and may spend the states
money virtually as he pleases, but he will
go very far indeed before he will seriously
compromise his position in the country. He
defes fortune with the genial levity of one
who is not in her debt and who has no
future favors to bespeak; he is veritable
power in the state, resting on the three
fold basis of the pen, his patriotism, and
his poverty, but the greatest of these is
poverty"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
Feeding Calves Skim Milk,

A very successful feeder in Canada uses
the following method in raising calves on
skim milk:
1.-The calves are fed by hand all the new
milk they will take three times day I'M
til about a week old. Then skim milk is
added only little at first, but the quaint
ity of skim milk is so increased ana that OF
the new milk so reduced that in two weeks
from the commencement of this change
skim milk only will be fed. The skim
milk is fed only when it is sweet, as when
sour it produces scours and Injuries diges-
ton in other ways. The skim milk is fed
at the temperature of milk just taken from
the COW. In heating it portion of the
milk is PIT on the stove in pan or pail,
and heated gradually until quite warm.
1t is then poured into the portions re-
spectively set apart for each calf. The
calves get the milk three times day for,
say a month, from the beginning of the
change to skim milk. but less quantity is
given at noon, and if fed regularly they
may get all the skim milk they will take
without injury to them.
When the change is being made from
new milk to skim-milk flax seed is added
to the milk. 1t is prepared as follows
For two calves take half a teacupful OF
fax at night, and pour On two quarts OF
boiling water, allowing it to steap till
morning; it is then warmed and added to
the milk; the quantity of the fax may be
gradually but slowly increased until three
fourths of a teacupful of fax seed, steaped
in proportionate increase of hot water, is
given to each animal The fax for the
night meal is put to steap in the same
way n the morning. Milk is fed until
the calves are seven or eight months old
They should have access TO all the clean
water they Will drink at all times.
They get all the meal they will eat w
clean twice day. The mixture consists
of a ground peas, a ground oats, and 4
| wheat bran this is mixed with good hay
run through cutting box. The proper
ton of the hay to the meal is increased a
the calves get older. Where meal of thi
kind is not to be had, boys, give you calve:
oats, which you may feed whole, and yol
need not mix them with cut hay. Wher
autumn comes. oat sheaves are sometime
cut in the chatter and the meal mixtur
added. but not so much Of it is quantity a
when the cut cat sheaves are not fed
They get what long hay they eat up cleal
in winter. and green food of almost an
kind in summer. which are kept dark i
the season of flies. They may get a goo
supply of sliced roots in the season TO
| these.-Hoard's Dairyman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
The Future King of Italy.

The Prince of Naples. the future King
of Italy, if that country is destined to have
another King, is described as a silent, cold
and stoical young man, overburdened by q
scientific and philosophical education. He
is. moreover, a hard-working soldier. He
never smiles, and salutes rarely. 1t is
needless to say that he is not popular. II
may be that he has simply undertaken tc
ape Won Moltke. Two stories are already
told of him which are supposed to give an
indication of his character. When he was
about II years old he had somewhat vio
lent quarrel with his cousins and Other
children belonging to the court. ''You arr
lucky" said the yeungster to them, white
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22

staircase of the telegraph Office
where they were shot down close to the
muzze
Five Europeans and white lady found
themselves shut up in the telegraph office.
They blazed away during the whole fight.
The clerk of the telegraph office fred l2O
cargridges for his share Finally the
Dahomans fed to the underbrush, leaving
from 500 to 600 of their people ON the
ground. On our side we had fourteen
dead and fifteen wounded. among them
whom were FIVE or six Europeans. Every
one admits that, but for the gunboat Sane.
the Dahomans would have succeeded in
invading the HOUSES. and they would have
killed everybody. They numbered 1880
or 900 men"
The famous Dahoman Amazons, though
not so numerous, now as In former times
still constitute the best part of the army
which King kondo has just led to the
gates of Porto Fovo. which isunder French
protectorate. This corps. of about 5000
women is mainly recruited from the young
girls of the best families in Dahomey, de-
signed by the caprice of the King for
military service. They live In barricks like
regular soldiers, and are sworn to per-
petual virginity. Nevertheless, one-third
of the Amazon corps is composed of i'm
moral women, whose lives have been
spared on the condition of their enlist
ment and of quarrelsome wives complained
of by their husbands to the King, who is
only to glad toos,make use of their fighting
humor by incorporating these female de-
mons in his army. One company of the
Amazons regiment bears the name of
Razor Virgins" because they are armed
with a racer five feet long, which is ter
rible weapon in African fights, and is used
in time of peace to decapitate the men
sentenced to death by the Dahoman King,
who also uses his Amazons as public ex-
ecutioners. Another company is named
The Big Muskets," each woman soldier
being accompanied by slave, who car. les
the heavy fint-lock. The "Sure-to-Kill
company is formed of the best sharp
shooters; there are also the Gardner"
and the 'Baynote' companies. That of
the Arrow Bearers" is composed of girls
too young yet for actual fighting, but who
are employed as accommodating parties
and In the ambulance corps, primitive
as the latter is. One, the ELEPHANT
company, is not destined for the battle
field, but for hunting the elephant and
procuring the ivory for the royal treasure
The most daring, agile and athletic girls
admitted to that company; which might
be called the civil or private service of
King KOndO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
BiSmarck'S Body Physician

Among the many Bismarckian anec-
dotes now circulating in the German press
the story how Dr. Schweninger became
Prince Biscmarck' body physician is be,
ing revived. The iron chancellor at the
time has been suffering much from neura-
gia and govt, which caused him all the
greater pain inasmuch as he worked hard,
ate and drank literally and smoked in
cessantly. He had tried several physicians
without avail. and finally sent for Schwen-
niger, who, on his arrival, found the
rather equity patient in most helpless and
Responding condition. Heq questioned him
as to his former and more recent mode of
life, but was soon stopped short by the
prince, who rebelled against such inquisit-
iveness. Then" said the doctor, eff
your highness does not wish or care to
enlighten me, you had better send for a
veterinary surgeon, who has no need of
asking questions. The very rudeness
of the repartee at first fairly stunned the
patient, then made him lau gh despite his
pains, and the outspoken Bavarian has re-
manned with him ever since.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
The Curtain Down.

A party of countrymen were in town
seeing the sights. At last they came by
one of the theatres on Broadway.
Suppose we take it in said one.
Better see how much it is first" said
the other.
After inquiring the price of admission
they decided to pool their issues and send
one of the party inside to see whether it
was good for anything or not After
remaining some time the delegate re-
turned.
How is it?' asked one.
mo good. A lot of fellows fddlin' in
front of big picture. Come on "-Muu
sey's Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22

The Dahoman Attact on Kotonon--An
Amazon of Sixteen Kills two Soldiers.


LIE Courier du Soir.
A firm of Rouen has received from a
traveller who is actually at Kotonon, let
ter containing the following particulars
about the first attact 10y the DahOmans:
Kotonon, March 5.-''During the last
days there had been about fifteen sharp
shooters wounded. Something was ex-
pected, but gradually watchfulness had
become rather weak. The consequences
was that the sentinels were fast asleep at
$50 in the morning, when the Daho-
mans advanced in snake-like glidings;
they surprised the sentinels and cut off
their necks. In the same manner the
Waterman of the battery was butchered.
The artillery quartermaster endeavOred to
defend himself. but an Amazon Ia fine girl
Of 16) stabbed him with poniard and cut
his neck. The same fate happened to the
brigadier- artlhcer, also non-cOmmision-
ed officer of artillery. Meanwhile the
alarm had been given. the Senegalese
rifemen arrived on a run and swept off
the first ranks of the Dahomans. The
Amazon was caught, thrown to the ground
and her neck cut At the same moment
Mr.. Bayol, the Governor, signalled to the
gunboat Sane. at anchor just off the bat
tie field. Immediately a hailstorm of
bombs and Hotchkiss balls rained over
the Dahomans. The firing was of great
precision and groups of ten or twelve
savages were hardly formed when bomb
was sent bursting among them, and when
the smoke had cleared away nothing could
be seen standing up. Despite this, the
Dahomans display an extraordinary and
obstinate courage. During two hours they
| hurried themselves toward the few frame
houses of the settlement and reached sew
eral times to the bottom Of the outside
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
1.-THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
GET A wIGGLE ON, MY LAD.
YANKEE BLADE.

Get wiggle on, my lad,
Don't walk at funeral pace:
Don't stand lazy, moping. sad;
Don't sit with that drowsy face.
Hustle around and do your share,
In the town or in the bush,
Rustic here and hustle there;
Hustle, rustic, hustle, push.
Push out: don't stand idly by;
Elbow forward, push and squeeze;
You will get there If you try;
Swing your shoulders, brace your knees
Don't live in little den:
Don't 90 half starved, hungry, cold;
Pigs were made for such pen;
Wiggle, work, and push out bold.
Don't jump if your shadow moves;
If the world won't go with you,
Let it slip IN its old grooves,
Strike out bold; try something new.
Get a wiggle on, my lad:
Get hustle in your talk;
ct rustic on; get mad;
Get hustle in your walk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
Result of Bad COmpany.

CHICAGO, May 13.-George Herring,
recently indicted in Peoria for alleged
completely in election frauds in the third
ward whereby Edward Spellman was
elected to the city council, was arrested
here today. The prisoner asserted that he
was to meet Edward Spellman here and
that the latter was to give him a sum of
money. Spellman is now in Philadelphia
it is said. Herring was taken to Peoria
today
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
FOREST PUDDING.

Make one quart of soft custard, flavor
with lemon and add one wine glassful of
sherry, dissolve two heaping teaspoonfuls
of dessicates cocaonut; add to the custard :;
line glass dish with thin slices OF sponge
cake, and when the custard is cool, turn it
in. Sprinkle cocoanut over the top and
serve cold.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
THWARTED.

When first we met it was agreed
That we should Danish Cupid,
She thought him simple; SO indeed
Did |, and called him stupid,
"And what's the USE said she, "of his
Impertitnent attendance!
Adding, with q Jest, My motto Is,
A friendly independence!
So in the waltz around her waist
She let my arm go stealing;.
Meanwhile with constant gaze she traced
The cherubs on the ceiling,
And what / could not understand
Though ignorance was pleasing
Was that her tiny plump white hand
DID not object to squeezing.
Then out of friendship began
Directly to discover
That naturally girl and man
Grow into girl aud lover.
/ told her so; and then did
Her modest love confessing-
Her face upon my breast she hid,
And Cupid asked the blessing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
PRACTICAL RECIPES.
FRIED CAKES.

Two cups of sweet milk, one cup of
brown sugar, one-half cup of lard, two
eggs, three teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der. Salt and nutmeg. Use -four enough
to roll out a soft dough. Cut out and fry
in hot lard. Sift powdered sugar over
them while hot
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
Killed His Right Bower,

BRAINERD, Neb.. May 13.-Daniel
Casey. prosperous farmer, shot and killed
Mrs. James Racidon this morning Casey
and James Racidon, the husband of the
dead woman. quarreled yesterday over
trespo sing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
He Wouldn't Drink.

Frank Bowers had been at the st. james
for a week. He is full of interesting re-
miniscences. theatrical and otherwise.
Speaking of temperance and temperance
apostles he said: Il recollect a rather
laughable incident which occurred years
ago at Council Bluffs, Iowa. A number
of friends and myself were stopping at a
hotel and returned to the house one sum-
mer evening about II o'clock. We re-
paired to the balcony to enjoy the evening
breeze awhile before retiring. A number
of our party were particularly In need of
fresh air and were rather noisy. Over in
one corner of the balcony there sat quiet,
white bearded man. He paid but little at
tention to us, but finally one of the crowd
who was feeling extremely well began to
engage the quiet man in conversation. Be-
tween hic-coughs he discoursed upon the
pleasures to be derived from the cup that
cheers and frequently turned to his COM
panions for confederation of his state
ments. Finally he invited the white
bearded gentleman to join him in visit
to the bar below. The invitation was de.
cIined with thanks. The stranger was
urged and the crowd brought their pres
sure to bear to influence him to accompany
the entire party to final drink before bee
time. He sturdily refused, the crowC
made disparaging remarks concerning
temperate people, and the noisy man final
ly exclaimed:
We'll, if you won't drink, who IL
thunder are you?'
John B. Cough, was the quiet nnc
| dignifed answer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
Confessed to Insolvency.

HARRISBURG, Pa, May 13.-The attor-
neys for the American Life insurance
company, of Philadelphia, this evening
fled an admission with Judge Simonton
that the company was insolvent, and the
court appointed receiver.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
Civilization Has Not Yet Reached the New
HebrideS.

SAN FRANCIsCO.-FOur white men and
forty-seven natives who were 60
ing as laborers to Australia, were lost by
the wreck of d schooner On the New
Hebrides. The survivors say that about
twenty natives and one white man reach
ed the shore, but the islanders after invit-
ing them to feast, tomahawked and ate
| the whole crowd except one boy who
escaped. The schooner was the Eliza
Mary, and she had on board a crew
of eighteen, two passengers, forty-four re-
cruits and fifteen returning Iaborers.
During a binding rain storm on
| March 4, the schooner was driven
| on the reefs at Mollicolo. A boat
manned by four white men and
several blacks was lowered, but was
dashed to pieces in attempting tc
gain the shore The four white men and
| a number of the blacks were drowned
About twenty of the blacks succeeded IL
swimming to the shore and making then
way to the mission station, ten miles dis
tant. Here the eastaways were given food
but while eating it the savages set upor
and began tomahawking them. Of the
twenty, only one, boy, succeeded in es
| Gaping. In all four white men and forty
/ seven blacks were lost.
| At recent meeting of the committee O.
the Royal Horticultural society a plant
was exhibited proving that distinct stel
had been made in the cultivation of thu
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HOT SLAW.

Put in a skellet a piece of butter the
size of an egg. Have mixed, and stir in
three well-beaten eggs with one table
spoonful of -four, the same of sugar, one
half cupful of sweet milk. Chop head
of cabbage, if small, half a head, if
large; pepper and salt it, and pour over
it a half cupful Of vinegar. Stir in the
dressing on the stove, and just let it get
warm. A head of celery chopped with the
cabbage makes it very nice
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
DUCHESSE CAKE:

One and one-half cupfuls of butter, one
cupful of white sugar, six eggs, one tea
spoonful of baking powder. one pint of
flour, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, beat
the sugar and butter together to light
cream, add the eggs two at a time. beat
ing each addition until very light, add the
-four and the powder. add the extract, and
mix into a medium thick batter, bake in
shallow square pans lined with white pa
per, about thirty minutes, when removed
from the pans ice them
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
BROWN BREAD.

For each good sized loaf of bread, scald
one and one-half pints of corn meal with
boiling water; when lukewarm, add tea
spoonful of yeast, half cupful of molass-
es, one teaspoonful of salt and half tea
spoonful of soda dissolved in boiling water;
then use enough graham or rye flour to
knead a little sitter than for wheat bread;
if made too soft it will not raise well.
Form directly into loaves, and let them
stand two hours to raise in a cool place in
two hours in moderate oven.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-22
FRENCH MUEEINS.

One and one-half pints of -four, one cup
full of honey, one-half teaspoonful of salt.
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, two
tablespoonfuls of butter, three eggs and a
little over pint of milk or thin cream;
mix into a very smooth batter and half
fill well creased muffin tins, and bake in a
steady oven about eight minutes.