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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05
Found a Big Bone.

An immense bone of some prehis-
toric animal has been unearthed by the
workmen engaged in building the piers
in the Missouri River for the Winner
Bridge. The bone was found in caisson
No. 6, at point about forty-eight feet
below the surface of the river. About
eight feet of the substance protrudes
from the boulder and sand-made bed of
the river. 1t is eighteen inches thick
at the largest point, although thicker
portion may be brought to light when
the workmen get the specimen fully
out of its bed. The exposed end has
the appearance of the socket of joint,
but the general dirty condition of the
bone renders an examination impossi-
BILE at this time. There can be little
question that the substance is a bone,
and that of member of some prehis-
toric race of mammals.
The foundation fcr pier 5, where the
great bone was found, is nearly in the
middle of the Missouri River; at any
rate it is almost exactly in the strong
est current of the muddy stream. The
depth now attained is forty-eight feet
and it is expected that the foundation
will be put down to eighty feet, or at
least until bedrock is struck. The big
bone is too large to have belonged to a
pterodactyl. even if that genus of fossil
lizards of the secondary strata were
known to prehistoric America. The
ichthyosaurus, a gigantic fossil marine
reptile, can not well be accused of hay
ing fathered the specimen, because the
largest of his kind would scarcely have
had bone eight or nine feet long in
his makeup. 1t most likely belongs,
however, to the extinct species elephas
0rinai-genius. These elephants were
about twice the size of the living tribe,
but the finding of their bones has been
confined almost altogether to the colder
latitudes.
Late naturalists have placed the
mammoth of the warmer parts of North
America in a different class from the
animals of the north. Of the southern
tribe only few bones and teeth have
ever been discovered and if the find
at the Winner Bridge proves all that is
expected of it the scientific world will
be largely the gamer The size of the
bone found does away with the proba-
bility that it belongs to the extinct
genus mastodon. although that animal
was allied to prehistoric North America.
Occasionally isolated bones and teeth
of the mastodon have been found on
the banks of the Missouri, but no bone
as large as that found Monday evening
was'ever found in connection with the
species in this or any other country.
The specimen is good one if of a
mastodon; if that of mammoth it is
still more valuable.-Kaaasas City
Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05
He Wouldn't Exchange Positions.

Col. Visscher was in Kentucky when
the famous whisky ring gained celeb
rity and its members long terms in
the penitentiary. Col. Visscher knew
all of them intimately, but no one was
more surprised than he was when the
ring was .'busted." He says now that
he once received a vaguely expressed
offer to participa in something that
was not explained to him. but he re-
fused, preferring newspaper work.
This vague offer he subsequently I'M
derstood when the ringleader who
rendered it was wearing striped clothes
in the penitentiary.
Il knew Col. - WE'LL" says Col.
Visscher. land visited the penitentiary
in which he was confined. Col. -
was always ready for joke, and when
he asked me how [ was getting along |
replied:
"Well, Col. -, I'm not rich. I
have S. cents in my pocket, but I'm
happy .o
whisky king. You might have been
worth Il greal deal, too.'''
Col. Visscher reflected a moment,
and with a twinkle in his eye replied:
"Col. -. you say you are worth
100000. l have only IS cents. but l
would not trade my pile for yours and
trade clothes"
The whisky king looked at his con-
vict garb and was good humored
enough to laugh heartily over the sally.
Seattle Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05
10 WAS WROUGHT UP.
An Indians Exciting Experience in a Mon.
tana Theatre.

you see, it happened like this" said
an old-timer. ut was in '66. My old
friend Bill Hamilton of Saltwater,
sometimes called Wildcat Bill, was
a United States Deputy Marshal and
Sheriff of Choteau county. There had
been some illegal whisky selling going
on around the Blackfoot country, and
finally Bill got after the guilty parties.
"A young Indian named Two
Wolves got mixed up in the affair." and
Bill arrested him as witness and
brought him to Helena. Howey was
Marshal here at that time and / was 3
deputy.
when Bill arrived in town with his
Indian he called on Howey and me to
help take care of him. Well, on the
night of the day that Bill and his
prisoner arrived there was some sort OF
a show going on in an old hall up on
Bridge street. We all wanted to 60,
but we didn't know what to with the
Indian. Finally Bill said: We will
take him along with u.s., which we
agreed to do.
Neither Bill nor the Indian had
ever seen a show before. Well, we
went up to the hall and got seats in the
gallery, the Indian being seated be-
tween Bill and me. l forgot what the
play was, but it was one of the old
fashioned kind, where the whole COM
pany was killed off before the show
was over.
1--WE got interested in the perform
ance and forgot all about the Indian.
He kept quiet until the killing began.
When the actors began firing pistols and
showing knives the Indian got nervous,
and finally, when the people on the
stage began falling thick and fast, he
could stand the show no longer.
Suddenly he made jump from the
seat, and before Bill and | could stop
him, that Indian had jumped clean
through window near by and out to
: sort Of platform. He got down to
the ground, stole a horse somewhere,
and rode twenty-five miles bareback
down to the valley. There he stole a
saddle and went home again to his
friends in the tribe.
Bill never caught him, but we heard
afterward that the Indian said the
reason he left was because he was
afraid of being killed. He said the
white folks in Helena were killing
each other on platform in one end of
the room and the rest of the people were
sitting around laughing at the bust
pocr " HeIe,1n T176open6ey1t
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05
THE POMPElI OF kMERI,,
Wonders of the Buried City of Palenque
in Central America.

The buried city of Palenque, Mexico,
is beyond question the most interest
ing ruin in America, if not in the
world, says the Pittsburg Dispatch
The very race and language of the peo-
pie who built it are lost, and no one
has vet interpreted the hieroglyphics
which cover it's massive walls. Per-
haps the strangest thing connected with
this extraordinary place is the fact
that, although the engineering skill in
dictated in its ruins is in many respects
akin to that of the ancient Egypt
ians, antiquarians and Psychologists
have never investigated the ruins
or sought to interpret these craven
records of a long-forgotten race.
In 1850 a party Of Spaniards were
travelling in the interior of Mexico.
They had wandered in search of things
strange and new into the region north
of Chiapas. when they suddenly came,
in the midst of vast solitude, to in
Vulnerable ancient stone buildings, the
remains of vast city still embracing
from eighteen to twenty-four miles IN
extent, and known to the Indians as
Casas de Piedars. The Indians them
selves could give no account of its
origin. Two exploring parties were
afterward sent out by Spain, without,
however, attaining any appreciate re-
suits. A third exploration was made
in 1910 by American travellers. They
found the ruins overgrown with so
dense a forest of gigantic trees and
tangled underground that a person ten
yards distant in any direction could
not be seen. AS the travellers had no
axes picks or shovels, but only the
machete, the short, broad bladed
sword of the Indians, with which to
clear this accumulation of centuries Of
systematic observations, but little could
be accomplished. A vast number OF
tipe buildings, however, were dis
mortar of lime and sand, the outer
stucco and painted in pigments OF
various coors, and Enthusiastically orna-
mented with figures in bas-relief and
with intaglio insert ptions in hero
glyphics Interspersed with these were
palaces pyramids, and temples, and
there were also the remains of An
aqueduct by which the city was sup
piled with water.
One of the buildings, which was in
course of construction, stood on a
pyramid ITO feet high. 1t was Sc feet
long. % feet deep, and about 80 feet
high. 1t was very richly ornamented
externally, and on the interior walls
were tables of hieroglyphic inscriptions
carved in symmetrical lines out of
stone. One was only about half
finished when the work was arrested
forever by the unknown catastrophe
that came like the thief in the night, y
and obliterated the race of builders
and all knowledge of their literature.
The solution of these inscriptions
would in all probability reveal things
that are more interesting and important
from an ethnic point of view than the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05
A Scientific Cannon.

A cannon. even though a small one,
is not usually regarded as necessary
part of an explorers outfit. Such a
weapon has, however, been trundled
into northern Thibet by the expedition
which the late Gen. Prejevalsky head
ed. According to Russian report this
cannon is expected to serve the very
prcifc purpose of determining the rate
at which sound travels through rarefied
air at heights of 10000 feet and up
ward. Like firearms made for the At
rlcan trade, its chief function will be to
make noise, and it has the unique
distinction of being cannon with a
purely scientific purpose.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05

ploring It, allowed that the physical
features OF the Dead sea and its shores
suggested the myths and legends, and
he sums up the whole as follows: "A
great mass of legends and exaggera-
tons, partly the cause and partly the
result of the old belief that the cities
were buried under the Dead sea, has
been gradually removed in recent
years.-Prot: Andrea0 D. White tn Pop
ulQr Science HO1athEu.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05
Working the Chopper.

whats troublin' yer, JakeyP" in
quired the proprietor of Thirteenth
head waiter hanging around the cash
desk. DE cook wants to know wottle
we do wild yestiddy's pieces" Much"
''Quite some" '.Wot are dey?"
''Dere's half ham, five cold veal cut
lets, some liver, nineteen chicken
wings, and twelve pieces of mutton"
You tell de cook, Jakey, to put them
in and work de chopper, and den put
on de black board: Special To-day
Excelsior Croquettes, Two for Ten %
AZ Y Tribune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05

discoveries at Herculaneum and Pom
pei. Only one statue was discovered,
that of female figure 10 feet 6 inches
high, and more resembling Egyptian
portrait statuary than anything else
found in this new 'old world" But it
can be safely regarded rs an Indication
that that there are other statues and
monuments in the forest around.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05
Vermin ExterminatOr.

English stoats and weasels are being
exported from England to New Zea-
land in large numbers to Kill OF the
rabbits; and the rats, which have been
food for the stoats and weasels in En-
gland. are increasing enormously in
some districts. There is talk of q
movement to prevent the expectation
of any more rat destroyers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05
The Black Head Bug.

The black-head bug has appeared by
the millions in the turpentine forests
of southeast Georgia and is doing alarm
ing damage. Great tracts of pine
woods already show blight and are
dying. The bug starts in pine where
it is boxed and works under the bark,
then around the trunk. Its boring
prevents the sap from going up in the
tree and eventually the tree dies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05
Removal of Boiler Scales.

the scales which form on the inside of
boilers. The oil is poured into an
empty boiler and the water then turned
on. The oil floating on the water,
comes in contact with the scales before
the water does.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05
The Chickamauga Battlefield.

1t is said that four years after the
fight at Chickamauga the battlefield
shone like bright moonlight. even on
the darkest nights. The light came
from the phosphorescent exhalations
of the decaying bones of the heaped-up
dead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05

Alabama papers are calling attention
to the wanton destruction of mocking
birds in that state. Large numbers
of them are shot every spring and
summer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05

Dakota has a 1,50O-foot we'll, six
inches in diameter, and throwing 4, coo
gallons of water a minute. There are
IN that region wells 5000 feet deep.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05

The state Of Ohio has 81, 260 moro
boys than girls.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05
Partisan BOnbOns.

Paris sends to foreign countries an
nuaily 5000 600 worth of bonbou&
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-05

every side. Every one was sorry to
lose the little schoolma'am am. She her.
self strangely dreaded to go. The
thought was hateful to her. Well. per-
haps the trustees would hire her again,
and she would come back-strange, she
thought, that she should have grown so
attached to such lonely country place.
The place? All, Bertai
One day dreadful thing happened.
Horace Gray, the tallest and oldest
Young man, whom all the other boys
looked up to and venerated, because of
his seniority and mustache, behaved SO
badly all the afternoon that the teacher
wrote his name on the blackboard as a
mark of disgrace, and commanded him
to remain after school for punishme Mt.
The other pupils looked at her in
amazement, never doubling that the
great fellow would promptly throw her
out of the window if she attempted to
punish him, but loving and admiring
her all the more for the pretty, indig-
nant flash in her blue eyes.
''Children,n she said, Il have never
used this ferule as means of punish
men, but mean to try it tonight
An audible gasp broke from twenty
pairs of lips, and Horace Gray. with s
hot flush on his face, and his eyes down
cast, looked at the palm of his large
hand, with a queer, little smile lurking
about his mouth.
The school was dismissed, and the
amazed urchins dispersed to their
homes to tell the news:
Teachers going to whip Horace
Gray!"
The silence in the little school-house
grew oppressive. The clock licked
noiselessly on the wall Berta felt as
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-05
BEN MoKE'>. 3O5 MAIN Plaza.

-"Obrdirnt even in DEATH" "What
were your husbands last wordS?" He
hadn't any" Sobbrd the widow. Il was
with him." Ladies, if YOU pmcha>" your
furmitur" and household goods at boil ions
there will be no necessity for your nus
band to have the last word. he will be-
more than satisfied with your bargain.
slim
You and your best girl are expected
at hop hall. Government hill. on the even
ing of May 9Th. to eat "WomanS Relief
Corps ice cream and cake. 532-t.
-"Etrrmal vigilance is the price Of
liberty. and the constant presentation Of
new and taking designs. at reasonable
figures is the price Of success in the furni-
tTc and household goods line. and Boil
tons constantly growing trade is the re-
suit.
"A full stock of all kinds of building
iron for iron-clad buildings, which | now
offer at lower prices than ever before
Edward PerSch, Pa Market street, San
Antonio, Tex.
A violent wind storm came I'D this
morning at o'clock and lasted about
thirty minutes. During that time several
trees were blown over. Rain accOmpan-
led the wind.
New BraunfelS riflemen have arranged
for grand state shoot for ritlemen to
take place in their city July 4th The
San Antonio SchuetZpn Nerein will at
tend in force
The city administration is now giving
the CrOSStOwn railway company a black
eye in favor of the Lilly Heights scheme.
-Wanted-TwO chambermaidS and one
servant woman. Apply TO hOuSekepper
at Menger hotel. 5-5-lt
-MeSSrs. A. BaiduS, Herman Heilig-
mann, Tom Abbott, Ed Guerin. A. kOehn
and F. Riedner. were fishing on the SaladO
yesterday and had lots of luck.
The report of the committee appoint
ed to draft set of resolutions in honor of
the late Judge Devine was made this
morning.
Reports have gone out that the Aran-
SaS Pass is under water. Up to date, how
ever, all trains are reported on time and
no apprehension Of waShOut is felt.
An old negro. who says he is lO7 wears
of age, was on Soledad street this morn
ing. He claims to know all about the
fight Of the Alamo.
Mrs Ida f. Baggett. aged 81 years.
dI"d yesterday and her remains were ship
ped today to Gainesville.
while out fishing Yesterday Albert
| h! had the misfortune to have his horses
neck broken. The rope attached to the
neck got entangled while he left it alone.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-05
CITY LOCAL NEWS.

Tips & Silverthorne-Presc
druggists. l1-17-ly.
For cheap property. 60 to f. G.
Graves land Office. PIP +. Houston street.
Fin" harness, Cameron. Accqquia.
f. c. Ward will establish shirt fac
tory IN san Antonio.
"A coIorcd proplr'S dance was given
Sunday night ON Crockett street.
Meeting of the city council this after
Loou.
The W. {. II. L. were shown about
san Pedro Park Friday last
buggy tops made and mrndrd. Cam
crom. 4}O-lu
Harness repaired promptly. Cameron.
Mayer IL Schmelter'S fine COgnac.
-Mayer&Schmeltcrs Duff Gordon Sherry
If money j. any object to YOU. then
Kahn is your dry goods store.
Mayer X SchmcterS rarragona Ports
Mayer Il Schmelter's Union League Rye.
Spring 81 Bourbon whiSkcy at Black
Elephant saloon. 23l :. Flores. lip
Mayer & Schmetlers Old CrowBourbon.
Mayer IL Schmelter's Imp. Rhine Wine.
Tn" 81. Leonard hotel furnishes sin
g.r meals for - cents. T. I'm
The ST Leonard hotel furniShcS-day
board at so per month. T. I'm
The St Leonard furnishes lodgings fol
80 cents. IL I'm
-TLnS 81 Innr,rd ruutiuu,. to. L., I,,si-
nos. ..,,t tho old st,nL ''n, NJ, i'm ,i,,
i''''' P'""'
-hrhIE sears c'IcDraIcd BOT MT
SnI1iH "' "MTS! price, ior SAFE oE II:
"tII"I'"c' w. W. commerce ST. IL u
The latest STYLES I'm lrphorn ha1, inst
received. Misses KirrLunr az " CnITn-
Ii rec street. 4 3m
Plies. tiStura, rIpturr. no rut,In,r ~.
main. No nav until rurnd DR. Crum,,irn
4,2 Z. IouSt0n street ritv 1.II.If
Eor f,,r,,o,, o,I,.,i.,.I
VI ~ nd''H' T"I dillHcu LIDN ana
Commerce street II If
C.,uo,, OI,,,,, D,o., =. l
80. D"i , W. ;i pIo>' ~ nave your Iui
L uII LI'p ,t vi PdCNcu anu Shlppcu' l!
'"''u"u SUI GU iii
c., o 2oTdd TdWI I9inlain ana apparatus
T ~ 2uiw o"'"P' ii'"IU'' anu D neSI
Commerce. 4-24-lm
Don't buy a gasoline stove before Won
have seen the Quick Meal operated.
For sale by III. Schultz, No. 9, w. Com
merce street. All If
NJobDoI,o Lo.I Lo MI;
u,biSi,U, U,inoS ir,D"tod my 3 3 idCoSd
cigarS ali kindS Of baor Emo u i,IG CIT
dIT poIitn a1tontioI' o+.n Iai iIlieL an
=; ollGo 1UI'itlOH' CCIo rclueT, ldJe
vi Turner nall Oar, proprietor I'm
The family of the late Mr. O T, MuS
GRAVE hoo Ion va to rotnrn tbanI,s IL
many Lind frionTS Who aSSiItnd ~ Iii'
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-05

A couple without children want a
| house of rooms, convenient to Alamo
plaza. viii take a lease Apply this Of
| lice. 429ti
Special treatment for catarrh and af-
| fectionS of the throat and lungs, at DR.:
| Clifford'S office. stiff
| Mayer & Schmelter'S Metropolitan OPS.
| MAYER IL Schmelter's California Wines
| Mayer IL Schmelter'S fine Liquors only.
Mayer Il SchmelterS fine Imp. Cigars.
Delegates to the Railway Conductors
| convention leave tomorrow.
Two carloads of Mexican farm labor
crS went to San Marcos yesterday.
Gus WinduS, of Bracket. is in the city.
| attending federal court.
The Western Union now owns the
Arkansas Pass telegraph line.
| MIR. f. Bosch was IS years DID, Satur-
day, and celebrated.
The new bridges will be commenced at
once.
The Cinco 1e Mayo will be celebrated
tonight by the MutualiSta'S society.
A birthday party tonight in honor of
Miss Fest, South Flores street.
For bargains in new and second hand
furniture see Olsen Bros. on SOledad
street. Aim
Farmer Girl stoves and Early Break
fast ranges for sale by III. Schultz, No. Q
w. Commerce street. II If
--Wantcd-White servant girl to do
work for small family. Apply at Office of
Grigg 4 Keller, ground floor, kampmann
building. 5-2-tf
Since the Riverside Restaurant has
reduced the price for regular meals to
p cents they sell more meals than any one
in the city.
Quick Meal gasoline stoves, absolute
ly safe and so simple that child can OPP
crate it. For sale by III. Schultz, No. 9.
w. Commerce street.
Ladies are invited to call at Gas Com
pany'S Office and examine gas stoves. No
ashes, no heat, no OdOr. Quick results.
See our Oxford ties at 75c, 81, $50
Sl.75 and s.; they are the best values in
the city. JOHN X. BERETTA Il Co.
The new cockpit corner of East and
Monterey streets is being rctittcd up.
Gents summer clothing Elegant
goods at moderate prices at John X.
Bcrctta Il Co.'S. 53tf
Beautiful stock of new and stylish
ribbons at John X. Berctta Il Co.'S. 5-3-tf
Stylish outing suits for gents in hand
some summer weight tlannclS at John X.
Berctta Il Co.'s. 3d. If
-Wantcd.-A good nurse at 3Ol King
William street. 52tf
Handsomely furnished rooms for rent
suitable for a married. connie, Enuuirr at
San Pedro Drug Store. III West Commerce
Street 81
The military bows leave for the north
Tuesday Thr military hand NAV thrir
last concert on the hill this afternoon.
Alderman WuIff has had gang Of
men at work clearing off the brush AT the
San Pndr0 ParL, for Several DAYS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-05
DO YOU WANT

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Do YOU WANT to enjoy cooking
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Do YOU WANT the best ice cream
freezer? Get the White Mountain.
For other seasonable goods as bath
tubs, tiy-traps, fruit jars, milk shak-
ers, beer coolers, beer pumps, ETC.,
call on WAGNER & CHABOT'S.