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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-02
FAR ABOVE THE SEA.
The New Scientific Station on the Sum init
ofMcunt Blanc.

Mount Blanc is the monarch of mount
aims, and it is also the site of the most
loftily located scientific station and refuge
in the world. This structure owes it's ex-
istence to M: VaIlot, a member of the
French Alpine club. When he preached
his project experienced mountaineers de-
claired it impossible to erect a building
at the top of the mountain, because no
laborers could work in the rarefed atmos-
phere. M. Vallot, however, concluded to
put the plan to a practical test. So he
had house built at Chamounis. After its
completion it was taken down and each
part carefully marked.
One hundred guides volunteered to carry
the material to the chosen site. They
made the journey without accident, and
with considerable toll and suffering sue
ceedei in re-establishing the structure as
an entirety. Then the house was braeed
with masonry, fitted with lightning rods,
and other details completed. There are
two apartments. One is devoted to scien-
tifc uses ard the other is for the accomo-
dation of travellers. The public room con-
tains nine beds and supplies of provisions,
Illuminating oil and fuel, and the other
apartment is filed with instruments neces-
sary for the taking of meteorological and
other observations. The structure is IA, =
$50 feet above the sea level.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-02
ELECTRIC LIGHTS IN JERUSA LEM.
The Arabs and Jewes Confouned by the
New Lights

A traveller who has recently visited
Jerusalem, tell of the sensation produced
there last month by the introduction of
elsctric lights. just four years after gas
light was first seen the, T. The electric
plant is used in large -four mill adjJin-
ing the supposed site Of Cavalry, and close
to Damascus gate. If the Arabs and Jews
were filed with wonder at the flaming gas
jets In 1887, they were COMPOUNDED when
they saw the light Of electricity in 1891.
Many Of them are so alarmed that they
hardly dare to look at it, and the MOham-
medans call upon the Prophet for safety.
They ask what it is, where it comes from,
and how the magicjans make it. When
told that it is the same thing as lightning,
they become still more myStifed, ask how
it can be caught or held, and take care to
keep at respectable stance from it.
Perhaps" says the traveller, ''the day Ii
not far distant when the streets and houses
of Jerusalem may be lighted by ectricity,
and even when Palestine, long desolate,
shall blossom like the rose
There is reason to believe that, with the
completion of the railroad line from Jaffa
to Jerusalem, and with the construction Of
other new lines, Palestine will attract far
greater multitudes of pilgrimes than have
been seen there since the Crusades. Ac-
cording to recent dispatch to the Sun,
steamer put In at Java on Tuesday Of las.
week with two hundred and twenty-five
passengers, who proceeded to Jerusalem,
accompanied by band of musicians.
In cou-se of time the children. of Israel
who once held Palestine, and who yet
chant the songs of Jerusalem all over the
world, may be induced to revive the pros
perity of the Holy Land New York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-02
TO THE NORTH POLE.
The Proposed BalIon Voyage Pronounced
Utterly In nractiabIe.


The two daring aeronauts who propose
to make a journey to the north pole, as de-
gcribed and illustrated in the Scientific
American on Dec, 20, 1891, are meeting
with many discouragements. The French
Society OF Aerial Navigation has pronounc-
ed unanimously against it. At a recent
meeting of the society in Paris, the presi-
dent, Mr.. Mage, editor of Cosmos, made
an address which was quite disheartening
to the projectors of the enterprise. He
advised them to make better use of their
energy and devotion TO science than to at
tempt to reach the north pole by balloon.
Mr.. Mage said it was impossible to be-
lieve the gentlemen would succeed. Ali
our information about the prevailing
winds in the polar regions Indicate that
each extremity of the earth axis Is a re-
gion of circular wind currents. There Is
little prospect that the wind would carry
balloon travellers to their destination. Then,
even In summer, very low temperature
prevails, heavy falls of snow are frequent,
and it is difficult 20 believe balloon
could remain in mid-air while heavily
weighted with snow. Frost upon ropes and
other parts of the rigging would make
the management of the ballon extremely
difficult, if not impossible. The land or
water surface would for days at a time be
obscured by heavy mists. The compass
would be useless, and the voyagers would
have to try to direct their movements by
the stars, an art iD which balloon travellers
are not proficient. Mr.. Mage's remarks
were endorsed by the entire society.
MIR Hermite, who. with Besacon, pro-
jected this daring voyage. said in reply
that he and his comrade intended next
summer to go to Spitzbergen and launch
pilot balloons for the purpose OF learning
all they could at that point Of the direc-
ton Of the prevailing winds. Ii the results
of these experiments is Favorable, they
will return to France and prepare t. make
their polar voyage in 1892. If the results
are unfavorable. they will renounce the ex-
petition. He did not believe that the diff
ficulties in the way of balloon travelling
were so great as the president believed.
Another speaker said that during the
summer, as mean altitude not exceeding
3.5 0 feet and the mean temperature dur.
ing his Journey was not less than 40 de-
grees below the freezing point. and yet his
Journey was across the southern part of
the island 1t was the sheere-t folly to
sup yosea balloon, which has as much rig
ging as ship, could successfully be carried
across the north pole,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-02

| ashamed OF herself, stopped reading love
stories and took her usual -ercise on
horseback and soon was her own self
again, glad that you were going to mary
me, and commenced planning what happy
times we would have together again Now
she says she knows that she never loved
YOU; that she would have been your dave
ready to do your slightest bidding with
never thought of her own fear of ofend-
ing you.
she says that now she knows what it is
to love and yet feel that she has 81 indi-
yidual existence Not like Hannh Jane,
to be obliterated through her love. put to be
strengthened and made more seT-reliant.
''Then she looked up in myface and
asked if that was the way l fdt toward
you. I told her that it was and nat it was
always the feeling where true harts were
united in close companionship l told her
l believed true love made eaci feel equal
to the other. No servile fear Of being re-
proved of having thoughts aud wishes of
your own, or fear of expressing them. l
think most of her sorrow ome from i'm
proper reading"
II do not doubt it," I sid. II think
great many Of the evils of life come from
improper reading. 1t gives bad impulses.
How careful parents and teachers should
be in the books placed lafore the young"
'My father used to So: let me choose
the books for child thread or study, I'M
til he is fifteen, then yu may do what you
VIII with the child afer that and he will
not change" said Sella.
Yes, we need food Tor the mind as well
as for the body. There is life within
that is Of more value aan the outer frame
we call the body. The living, thinking
part is eternal and ne culture that we
give to it is never lostP I said.
Il have seen so many families where
there seemed no thought of anything but
dress and food. Thu spiritual life was
dwarfed and pinched They go through
life without mutual love or sympathy.
Just bale existence together with great
gulf Of hopes and fears hid deep within
their hearts," said Stella with a thought
full look in her clear bown eyes.
''Our deepest, holi6t, purest thoughts
are often hid beneath IN Indifferent man
ner. We dare not utter the longings of
our hearts for fear of being misunderstood,
or giving offence. Stall it be so with US,
my darling? Shall we drift apart or shall
we keep near together and know the sweet
content and HAPPINESS that comes with
mutual love? l would know your every
hope and share it, and your every trial to
help YOU bear it. We remember the past
with pleasure only because we were to-
getha. VIII the cdmpanionship of years
bring added pleasures as they pass, and
find Us still happy in each others love?"
II lope they may come laden with joy
Gus recollection of well spent time," said
my wife.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-02
MURDERED BY THE MATT 4.
A. Prominent Austrian Merchant Assassin
afed by an Italian.

VIENNA, March "a dispatch from
Kufstein, a town of the TYrol near thu
Bavarian frontier says that prominent
merchant was assassinated in broal
daylight by an Italian VINO, when ar
rested proved to be member of the
Malta He killed the merchant In mistake
for a compatriot whom he had been de-
tailed by the Malta to put OUT OF the way.
T he murder has created excitement and a
feeling of dangerous indignation is grow
ing against the Italian society.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-02
Cousin of Hannibal HamIin.

ST. LoUs. March 3o-T re remains Of
Emory ldvemore. who died at C4rtags.
Mo, were brought here for Intern mt. An
inquest developed the fact that L v'rmore
was first cousin of II Lnntbal H lnlln.
H was born in Maine 81 yetrs ag).
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-02
JAPANESE COURTESY.
Sir Edwin arnoId's Enthusiastic Opinions
Of ,IapaneSe People

Ot Japanese TeOplS.
As for TIN people, | am, and always
shall be, If good St. Francis Xavier's
feeling: This nation is the delight of
my soolr" Never have passed days more
happy, tranquil or restorative than among
Japanese of all classes, in the cities, towns,
and villages Of Japan. Possibly that is
because have had no business relations
with my kind and pleasant Niponese
friends, and have never talked very much
metaphysics; but it seems certainly an
early way to keep on the right side Of the
folks, to let hiCsophy and theology alone.
Moreover, it is, no doubt, necessary for
such experiencesto 60 little behind that
sort of Japan which you find on the Hato-
bas of Yokohama or Kober in the Yoshi-
waras of those ard the other open ports.
At very little distance from the surface
which we civilizng westernens have done
our best to spoil, will be still discovered
the old, changeltss, high tempered. gen
erous, simple and sweet-mannered Japan
of old. | frankly confess it has entirely
charmed me, and therefore what | say of
this Japanese nation, and there manners
and costumes, mJst be received with the
proper caution attaching to the language
OF a friend, and even a lover. But where
else in the worlddoes their exist such a
conspiracy to be agreeable; such wide
spread compact b render the difficult af
fairs Of life as smooth and graceful as cir
cumstances admi; such fair DEGREES of fine
behaviour fixed and accepted for all such
universal restraint Of the coarser impulses
of speech and act such pretty picturesque
ness of daily existence; such lively love of
nature as the emhilisher of that existence;
such sincere delight is beautiful artistic
thing: such frank enjoyment of the enjoy
able: such tenderness to little children;
such reverence 70, parents and old persons;
such widespread refnemet of taste and
habits: such courtesy to strangers; such
willing ness to phase and to be pleased.
Photeeraphins Animals Under Water.
M. Marcy has succeeded in photograph
| ing the movements of au animal under
water. taking pools at the rate of fifty in
a second, with exposures from 1000
| to 10000 of a second. A set of twelve
photographs gives all the phases of the
fluctuations with the medusa impresses
upon its umbrella of a locomotor appara-
| tus. Another series exhibits squld
| leaping out of th5 water. rag has been
taken in profile While waving the edges
of its fat body; md the curious mode OF
progression of cematula has been
taken.
| Professor Avon estimates that the pow
er annually expanded in the Falls of Nj
agara is as great as that which would be
provided for steam engine purposes by
| $3.50. 900. 900 worth of coal a year. Even
| these immense figures are based on the
estimate that the coal would cost only
! 81 25 ton
The result of the recent expedition to
Gree land prove that north of 750 the
lands are covered with sheet of ice 5000
| to eOOO feet thick of the valleys.
w. II. DawIey is the democratic candi-
date for mayor of Amigo, and Z. F. Smith
the republican.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-02

Rev. Mr.. Albrecht. of the G rm IN Luth-
eran church aE GAINESVILLE, has accepted
call to Fort Wayne, mi.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-02

Eau Claire lumbermen will 90 to Mad
ison in special train to LOBBY for thu
navigation bill
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-02

The result of the recent expedition to
Gree land prove that north of 750 the
lands are covered with sheet of ice 5000
to eO0O feet thick of the valleys.
w. H. DawIey is the democratic candl-
date for mayor Of Amigo, and Z. F. Smith
the republican.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-02


and gentle nature as | never could in any
other way"
s'She is a dear, good girl" said, 'T can
promise you that. We have always known
each other"
"Now, when I leave here, shall know
what precious darling 1 am coming back
for" he continued as though he had not
henrd nv words.
just Jnen Annie came INTO the room,
bright and happy, with plate of tempting
food, which she had prepared for him her
self
"What are you going to busy yourself
about, Annie, when your Fred gets well?"
| asked.
Think of what pleasure it was to wait
on him, or to scold him if he did not mind
me-" she answered gaily.
One evening Stella came to me and
perching herself on my knee, said:
II want you to promise eternal secrecyl"
''What order of secret society are you go
ing to introduce now?" l asked, taking
her hand in mine. what is your grip
and password"
"Oh, now, do be sober if you can," she
said, shade of vexation crossing her fair
brow
''There, smooth out those wrinkles, pet,
and 1 will promise anything you wish.
Even to the half of my kingdom" 1 said
"Annie came to my room to-day, and
nesting in my arms she told me that she
once thought she loved you! When you
left her to go to America and never told
her of your love, she thought she was
broken-hearted. She said that your moth
er and she had often talked about the fut-
ure and that she had always thought she
was to be your wife. She told how she
lost her appetite, and would not read any
! thing but love sick stories until she fan
cied that she was dying. She even went
so far as to write you a letter telling you
| the cause of her death.
But when you came home and told her
| that you were soon to be married. she was
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-25
LOCALITIES.

Great complaint is heard on account of
the lack of hitching accommodations on the
streets.
Is there an ordinance prohibiting the
sprinkling wagons from doing service on
Rusk Street2
The Texas brewing company will ship
three carloads of beer to customers to-day.
The business is growing.
few loads of crushed rock on Main
street would be of great benefit to that
thoroughfare, as many rig-wrecking holes
exist
The young people of the St. Paul Meth
odist Episcopal church gave an oyster sup
per at 400 Houston street last night, which
was well patronized and most enjoyable
affair.
There will be a regular meeting of the
uniform rank, w. r. Cause division No. 2,
Knights of Pythias, at Castle hall at Z 80 to-
night. Business of Importance will come
up, and full attendance is urged.
All business houses enjoyed a good trade
yesterday and the streets presented lively
appearance. The courthouse square was
crowded throughout the day with vehicles
from the surrounding country, all bringing
in some articles for sale which were readily
disposed of, cotton being chief among them.
MIR. W. D. Thomson of this city has re-
ceived letter from his brother, who is
missionary in Kurnool, India, in which,
speaking of the recent rain-malSing expert
ments made in this state, he says: 1.-THE
rain-making experiments have been tried
here, but with little success. We have al
most a famine here. and are anxiously look-
ing for rain during the coming months"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-25
Eirernen'S Literature.

Secretary Stuart Harrison of the State
fremen's association was yesterday en-
gagged in mailing to the different fire de-
partments in the state the published pro-
ceedings of the Sixteenth annual convention
of Texas firemen, held at Houston May 10,
1891. The proceedings were splendidly
compiled in a neat pamphlet, having for its
frontispiece life-like portrait of Miss Car
RE Dickson, the firemen's candidate in The
GAZETTE scholarship contest, and the sweet
face that beams from the paper will
carry pleasure with it to every firem an who
opens the pages of the book. The arrange
meut of the matter in the proceedings is a
credit to the efficient secretary, and his
good taste in having Miss Dickson's por-
trait on the initial page will be indorsed by
every fre-fighter in Texas.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-25
ROOMS WANTED.
Hotels Unable to Take Care of
the Crowds.
A lADYS SUDDEN DEATH.
A Young Criminal Lodged in Jail for Burg
Iary-The Injunction Suit A gainst
the City-Local Gleanings
and Other Notes.
MORE ROOM WANTED.
The Fort Worth Hotels Short on Rooms
for Tran.icnt Guests.

The Fort Worth Hotels short on Rooms
for Transient Guests.
1--WE have only room for one,'' said the
porter at 4 leading hotel night before last,
Is the bus from the cannon-ball train
halted in front of the entrance with four
travellers.
What's the matterl" asked one of the
four as he stepped to the sidewalk.
Full up; no more rooms"
The belated travellers stood awhile on the
sidewalk, and then walked into the hotel
Office to see what could be done. In few
minutes all save one of them walked out
with their travelling bags in their hands,
and went out into the city in search of some
place 10 sleep. This is not an isolated
case, but il is almost a nightly occurrence.
Travel is heavy, and day after day two and
three pages Of new arrivals grace the hotel
registers of Fort Worth.
is this the case all over the state?n
asked GAZETTE reporter of a gentleman
who had failed to get bed at his fayOrite
hotel.
.'Oh, no, he said, ''only in Fort Worth
do we have to suffer this Inconvenience In
the other leading towns there is no lack of
hotel accommodations. If you had some of
the empty hotel buildings in Dallas over
here it would be a big thing for Fort
Worth. Why in the name of common sense
don't some of your people go to work and
build fine hotel, when they see day after
day, night after night, that more people
visit Fort Worth than any other city in the
state? Look at these people sitting around
the stove. What are they doing up at this
time of night? Just waiting for some guest
TO leave in order that they can get 4 bed?
You needn't laugh, it's a fact. [ myself
have passed a night in a hotel chair in this
town because l could not get a bed at
hotel, and there are plenty of others who
have enjoyed % the same experience. A
big hotel in Fort Worth would be blessing
20 the travelling public and TO your city.
The sooner you get il the better it will be
for your city.''
The reporter, after talking a while longer
with the gentleman, went 20 one of the
hotel clerks, who cheerfully stated that the
daily work was about all that could be
handled, if not little more.
We have no kick coming to u.s." he said,
"unless it be for more room. We turn men
OFF nearly every night. have shut down
entirely on regular boardeIs who want
rooms regularly. We had to do it in order
TO make all the room possible for the tran
eli
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-25
PERSONAL.

w. H. Jolly of Wichita Falls is in the
city.
Mrs o. c. Herrenkind, who has been
quite il for quite awhile, is much better.
John Radford, assistant cashier of the
Amarillo national bank, is visiting in the
city.
Secretary Clark of the Chamber of Com
merce is back from trip to the North aud
East.
President ]. J. Cannon of the Texas
brewing company went on flying trip to
Bowie yesterday.
United States Marshal J. A. Knight came
over from Dallas yesterday morning and
spent the day in the city.
Sam Davis, formerly clerk at the Ellis
hotel late of Velasco but now of Houston,
is visiting friends in the city.
Gen. 7. n. Waul of Galveston is in the
city en- route to his Hunt county farm, a
guest of his friend, Mr.. w. B. Harrison.
lobe Mitchell, one of the best known
newspaper men in Texas, and a competent
one, too, was in the city last night and met
with warm welcome from his friends,
Rev. R. D. Block, who was called from
Sedalia to fill the pulpit of the St. Paul
Methodist Episcopal church, arrived in this
city yesterday morning and will preach in
his church next Sunday.
). T. Phillips, who has for some time been
employed with the Waters Pierce oil COM
pany, left the city for Weatherford, where
he will still be in their service at that place,
and expects to make that city his future
home. s
Mr.. Ed Watson of Columbia, Mo-, at one
time valuable contingent to the local staff
of THE GAZETTE, arrived in the city last
night and will remain in Fort Worth per-
manently His old friends extend him
warm welcome
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-25
A Young Girl Ruined.

Speclal 10 tne GdZeIle
GUTHRIE, l. T, Nov. 24.-Robert Carter,
alias Fulton, one of the actors at the Al
cazar variety theater in this city, was ar
rested and jailed last night on charge of
seducing and running pretty tifteen-year-
old Agnes Springfield, daughter of an hon
orable and prosperous farmer living near
Norman, o. T. Carter saw her in that city
week ago and induced her to come to
Guthrie and become member of the vari-
ETY. troupe, leading her on with gorgeous
promises Of life of ease on the stage
Once here in his power the helpless girl
easily fell victim to the scoundrel's wiles
and was ruined.
The father came to the city yesterday
and swore out a warrant, which caused
Carriers arrest. In default of $1,000 bail he
is now behind the bars in the county jail,
and bids fair to remain there until sent to
the penitentiary. He is about thirty-fve
years old, heavy set, and has wife either
in st. Louis or Chicago. Carter was
member of the ''Ethel Raynes comedy COM
pany," which came here from Texas.
Other members of the troupe will be COM
PEELED to answer to the charge of aiding
and abetting him il his villainous design.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-25
Bedford Items,

r. c. Valentine and family have moved
to their old home in Bedford. Their nu-
merous friends here are glad TO have them
return.
Mrs. D. ]. Lilies has been quite i'll during
the past week.
Mrs. Ellison of Fort Worth is visiting
with her daughter, Mrs. Ed Hovencamp.
Jeel BObC came in from the Panhandle
last Friday TO sDend a few days with friends
and relatives here.
The books for the library association have
arrived and seem to give general satisfac-
ton.
The attendance at the Bedford college is
increasing, and students and teachers both
seem to be doing good work.
The meeting of the literary society was
postponed last Friday night on account of
the meeting at the Christian church.
A large number of people were present at
the Alliance gathering on Saturday. Pro-
feSSor ii. Perryman addressed the meeting.
Lawrence Mcbride has returned to Bed
ford after an absence of several months.