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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08
How the Thibetans Play Polo.

The following description. recently
received from an officer in Thibet of
the game rs played there by the natives
will be read with interest by polo
players in this country: I'VE spent
very pleasant day at a place called
Mahanl. about ten miles from Simla,
toward the interior. While out there
/ met number of Ladaki men going
to play polo after the regular Thibetan
fashion, SO we followed to see the
game. Tie ground is up very steep
bill. and was piece about fifteen
yards broad by fifty or sixty long, and.
as you can imagine, by no means
level. The men who play are very
good fellows. all from Shadoo, close to
Gilgit, and who spend their time here
as wood carriers; in fact, the ponies
they play on have TO carry heavy loads
of wood for six days. and then. by way
of a holiday. on Sunday they play
polo. They asked us if we would
play, and. rs / thought they would
like it, | joined in on one of their
ponies with high Tibet saddle
What put me out most was the very
short stick they play with. which IS
only the size of common walking
stick. with great end fastened on to
it. About fourteen or fifteen men
play at the same time. and they all
charge down anyhow on the ball from
all directions. The ponies, however,
apparently know the game and stop
when they get on the ball, when a
general scrimmage ensues, in which
the ponies legs generally suffer most.
They start the game by throwing the
ball up in the air, and then hitting it
before it touches the ground. 1t was
really great fun watching them; they
were all so keen. and, with their long
hair floating behind, looked real
wild set. Of course, the usual "barga,"
consisting Of a tomtom and horrible
pipe, played at intervals to encourage
the players. st. Ja7aes's Gazette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08
Woman Of the Present.

10 woman of the present is sweet, alluring
thing
And quite as sentimental as the songs to-day
we sing.
Tho Is fond of beaus and dancing. and enjoys a
And her followers declare that she's creature
most Givine.
xhe woman of the present is a paragon of
style,
But the fellow who can win her love deserves
her sweetest smile.
She's girl whose fads and fances often take
US by surprise
Though ut heart she may be honest and con-
servatiVe and wise.
The woman of the present has thouse nd
charming ways,
And despite of fashions hobbies is a subject
meet for praise.
Despite the imperfcctions that are common to
us here,
II she does her duty nobly, she'll be noted in
her sphere.
The woman of the present loves to mingle In a
crowd,
But the choicest specimens you meet are
neither vain nor loud.
You'll find her at the tennis court, and often
book In hand,
Aad when you walk or drive with her you're
in enchanted land.
The woman of the present is inclined to f1Irt
it's said
Well let that question go and ask If she can
make good bread;
And further ask if she can make good cake
and apple pie
That would ones appetite appease and cause
them not to die.
1he woman of the present, as we leave her to
her fate,
We hope some day she'll win the love of a
congeDial mate:
And what we cannot understand or fully COM
prehend,
We trust she'll overlook and still consider US
her friend.
Moses Gage Shirley,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08
The Barber Makes the Man.

1t is astonishing what difference
In personal appearance may be effect
ed by hair cut, says a barber. A
badly-shaped head may. by a skiIlful
barber, be made to assume an intel
lectual cast. and in very simple way.
The intellectual head, viewed from the
front, is wider at the top than just be-
low the ears. and clever barber, by
cutting the hair short over the ears,
and gradually lengthening it to the
top of the head. may give the greatest
dolt an appearance of brains and intel
lectuality. The real shape of the head
is concealed by the hair cut and so
per cent of the good looks added to the
face. They say the tailor makes the
man, and no doubt he helps but the
barber does his part, and, if well
trained, his part is by no means con-
ten ptible.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08

enough for seaIskin sacques."-M Y.
Weekly.
Rich Banker Ito future son-in-law)
II hope you appreciate. sir. that in
marrying my daughter you are marry
ing young girl full of heart aud
generosity. Poor Young Man-"Yes.
indeed. sir; and hope she gets these
qualities from her father. "-Harper's
Bazaar.
Guest to Landlord-"My room
pleases me very much. indeed. There
is magnificent spectacle from the
windows. The sight of those mount
aims wake in me the fondest recollec-
TONS" Landlord to waiter (whisper-
ing)-'' Charge him dollar extra for
having fond recollections walked" "
Fliege1ade Batter.
Old Fuddy-"George, just look in
the dictionary and see what the mean
ing of syzygy is" George-'O.
bother! Why not write the editor of
the Sunbeam and ask him. 1t will
save labor, and besides it will make
him think we are literary lights" Old
Fuddy-''George, YOU'RE genius.
that's what you are" boston Tran
script.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08
DON'T ALL SMOKE HAVANAS.
The Number of People in This Country
Who Smoke Imported Cigars

LAS near as we can get at it," said
the cigar dealer. I'VE calculate that
there are 100000 smokers in the
United States. We haven't been able
to get it down fine enough vet to
estimate how many of these smoke
cigars, what portion the pipe, or the
number of those who inhale the delu-
sive cigarette, but we can get pretty
close 10 the number who 60 in for I'M
ported cigars. And that number sur
prised me when | figured it out. Not
one person in thousand would be able
to guess anywhere near it, after know
ing She total number of smokers in
the country. Now, out of those 49,
600, 900 smokers how many indulge in
Havanas?n
about 100000" replied the re-
porter.
That's the nearest to the number of
any guess I've had. and L have stand
ing offer Of box of the best Perfectos
to the man who guesses within hall a
million of the actual figures. I'm sor-
ry, but near as you came you have not
won the box. You're ont of the way.
though, only about 4, 200, 900 in your
guess. Now then, if you'll tell me
whether you are too high or too low III
give You the Perfectos.
TOO low, of course"
Exactly. That's what they all
think. I'm sorry. young man, out YOU
don't get the box. You're just $751;
900 smokers too high IN your estimate.
Hardly believe it, would you? Nobody
would. But it's so, and there's no get
ting around it. Why if there were A.
100000 consumers of Havana cigars in
this country, how often do you sup
pose each one would get a Havana to
smoke? just about three a month.
That is if all the cigars imported from
Cuba into the United States were
equally divided among T. 600, 600 smok-
ers. each smoker would have twenty
five cigars and piece of one. At the
outside. we take from Cuba ITO, OOO.O 700
cigars a year. This is ali the demand
calls for. Consequently, we smoke in
round numbers $50, 600 of them every
day.
Il think it is fair to give five cigars
as each smokers daily average. So
we see by easy figuring that just &C.
900 persons are all that are required to
get away with all the imported cigars
that the United States consumes annu-
ally. Astonishing. isn't it? Out of an
army of Is, 600 900 people in this coun-
try who smoke, only &c, 600 indulge in
the luxury of imported cigars, but
that &c. 900 pay not less than an aver
age Of 81 apiece every day for the
privilege, which makes the snug little
Sum of 800 0O0 OO0 a wear which UoeS
up in the fragrant smoke of the Havana
in this great and glorious land. y
Chicago Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08
A Case of Tree Resurrection.

About 1875 a large tree of the elm
species, growing on the farm of Mr..
Smyth. rector of Little Houghton.
England. was blown down, upturnina
an immense quantity of dirt in its fall.
This large bail of earth had almost en-
tirely washed from. the roots on the
upper side. when in 1881, workmen
were set to work removing the old
forest monster. When they had sawn
off several Of the large limbs on the
undermost side to their great astonish-
ment, not to say downright terror. the
tree rose OF its own accord and went
back into the pit excavated by the ND.
turning roots six years before. standing
up in its original place. straight as an
arrow. In 1882 it threw out a fresh
green head and still stands, even to
this day. curious example of resur-
rected tree.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08
His First Trip to Town.

Abner Dnngrass, from away up be-
yOnd the White Mountains. had pene-
trated to the Hub. 1t was Abner's
first visit TO the city-in fact his first
trip away from home, says the N. Y.
Ledger.
A relative, doing business in the
metropolis. had spent the previous sum-
mer with Abner's parents, and in return
for many kindnesses, he had invited his
friends Of the country farm to visit him
in his city home.
And thus Abner CHANGED to be in
Boston, and was now dining ut a hotel
with his host.
At first our countryman hardly knew
what to do with himself at the Won
drously laden table. His relative. OBJ
serving his hesitation, whispered to
him:
Don't be backward. Abner; help
yourself to just what you like"
By and by gentleman sitting oppo-
site directed a waiter to bring him
plate of ice cream.
The cream WAS brought and the gem
tleman set it down before him while
he finished a dish of scallops. Abner
looked up and saw the misunderstanding
mass in the plate not far away. 1t was
tempting, and he reached forth and
took it. He had put Il spoonful of the
frozen mixture into his mouth, and was
hesitating between surprise and de-
light, when the gentleman opposite
rather abruptly and not very pleasant
ly spoke:
Well my friend. that's what should
call decidedly cool"
'Yaas, responded Abner, Innocent
ly, when he had swallowed the frigid
morsel. Its about the coolest pudd'
l ever tasted. | swan tew man! eff |
don't believe it's really teched with
frostr'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08
Instructions to Farmers,

1t is said that in many French
villages boards are set up bearing the
following instructions: 'Hedgehog:
Lives upon mice. snails, and wire
worms. animals injurious to agricul-
ture. Don't kill a hedgehog. Toad; helps
agriculture; destroys twenty to thirty
insects hourly. Don't kill a toad. Cock
chatter and its larye: Deadly enemies to
farmers. lays seventy to 100 eggs.
Kill the cockchafer. Birds: Each de-
partment of France losses yearly many
million of francs through the injury
done by insects. Don't kill the birds"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08
The Diamonds of the World,

The probable value of all the dia-
monds in the world. according to a re-
cent estimate. is about 81 600, 600, 900.
The worlds diamond trade is carried
on by about 5000 dealers, with total
stock of not far from $3.50, 600. 600. The
stones are prepared for market by per-
haps 1900 cutters and polishers, prin-
cipally in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Paris
and the Jura.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08
Money Out of Her Pocket.

We'll, ma'am." said the fisherman,
playfuly sticking his lead pencil in the
Holsters claw, the oyster season is
here"
I'm sorry" said the landlady, re-
gretfnlly.
How SOP" he asked. in surprise.
We'll. I've been servin' them big
CLANS of yours. stewed all summer. "she
answered. and whenever one of my
boarders struck clam in the soup as
big as Il biscuit he'd chew on it till he
was too tired to chew anything else"
N. Y Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08

actors don't look well on the stage, ana
now l can believe it.-N. Y. Cor. Chi
cQQo Journal.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-30

ception of these Confederate agents
either officially or privately, would be
regarded by the United States as cause
for breaking off diplomatic relations.
Further than this. Mr.. Seward
refused to receive joint note of the
British and French ministers, referring
to the state of civil war in the United
States, and undertaking that their gov
ernmentS should act strictly as neutrals.
The secretary'S rejoinder to this last
statement was that the governments
could only act as friends to the United
States. Later on, Mr.. Seward refused
to hold any intercourse with Emperor
Maximillian, then striving to establish
his empire in Mexico, or even to receive
from him a letter of coincidence ON the
death of President Lincoln.
So it has been the uniform custom of
the United States government and a
custom which will not, in the Judgment
OF diplomats, be broken in the case of
the Chilian insurgents. to refuse to
recognize revolutionary movements
in American republics. 1t is
said in diplomatic circles that
this custom is founded upon good
policy and tends to conserve Ameri-
can interests. Revolutions among our
neighbors on this hemisphere, it is as
serted, Obstruct commerce, injure
Americans resident at the disturbed
points, and bring about untold compli-
cations. so that good policy dictates an
adherence to the established govern
ment so long as it can maintain itself in
power, which it is assumed it cannot
long do against the will of the IN ajority
Of the people.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-30

to witness the grossest of outrages by
her husband, until her daughters
shame and the shame of her household
became public property. Then she ses
cured divorce, and Immediately there
after her husband compelled her
daughter, with second natural child
only two weeks old, to marry him.
Yesterday, not having needed the
warning of the circular, he stepped
out Of his house and before
he had gone twenty feet from his door
he was filled full of buckshot and in-
stantly killed. The coroner's jury held
Clip Culver, of Henry. Mrs. Laura
Frisby and her son, John Carver. for
the killing. 1t is rumored that Mrs.
Carver's house was burned to the
ground to-day. The killing meets with
the approval of the community, and
hundreds of citizens have offered to go
on the bonds of the prisoners. it is
said the first child born to the daughter
was strangled by Frisby.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-30
FLEECED A FARMER.
Confidence Men Turn a Neat Trick
in Missouri,

LATHRoP, No.. June ga gang of
confidence men and their confederates
made a neat turn on Stephen Trice, a
wealthy farmer near town, Friday fore
noon and got away with $500 and a
fine team and buggy. They visited
him, purchased his farm and per-
suaded him to draw the S3, 800 from the
bank to purchase some land adjoining
his, which they wanted but could not
buy. After drawing the money
he left town with them in
carriage, and when near town
they met confederate, who was
passing as gambler. A game was be-
gun, and when all but Mr. Trice had
lost their money, they forced him to
play and threw a cloth over his head
and chloroformed and robbed him. The
confederates, four in number, left, but
the two in the carriage, who had given
their names as DR.. Starks and Judge
HAYES, of st. Louis, coolly hauled their
victim home, impressing on his mind
the fact if he left home or told any one
before Sunday he would be killed.
They told him it was in settlement of
an old war grudge, and was the way
few enemies took to get even. MIR.
Trice was so overcome with fright that
he never mentioned the affair even to
his wife until this evening.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-30
100000 SHORT.
Alleged Enormous Stealings of a
Customs Collector

Alleged Enormous Stealings of a
Customs Collector.
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash, June 29.-
Nearly 100000 of government money
has been taken from the safe in the
custom house here and used for private
purposes by Collector of Customs
Charles NJ. Bradshaw, during the period
between March, 1890, and June 6, 1891.
On the 9th inst. there was deficiency
of over $4,000 still due the government.
and which Bradshaw had not replaced
in the government safe. Special Treas
urY Agent G. j. Mulkey has been en-
pioyed in investigating and looking up
this latest customs scandal. Charles b.
Wood, late special deputy collector
of customs. has submitted evidence
and affidavitS to Mulkey, corroborated
by records in the custom house and GER
tain banks. that prove beyond all rea-
sonable doubt that Bradshaw allowed
Morris B. Sachce, judge of the superior
court, who was tried at Olympia
last winter on impeachment proceed
ings, to take from the government safe.
at one time Sl,S96. with which Sachse
purchased opium at the United States
marshaPs rate, and which was afterward
sold at profit of over S40O. At sew
eral other times Bradshaw gave to
Sachse, from the government safe,
large amounts of money. When the
special agent examined the customs
house accounts, Bradshaw made affi-
davit that the amount which he was de-
ticient was in transit from various sub
ports on the sound. Last week Brad
shaw sacrificed valuable piece of busi-
ness property for $1,000, with which he
endeayOred TO SQUARE himself with the
department by making the deficiency
good. Every endeavor has been made
to smother the investigation by Port
townsend Republican politicians and
give Bradshaw an opportunity to re-
SIGN
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-30
Hammerbacker in the East.

liquor dealer, whose wife is sister of
Mrs. Hammerbacher, would like 10 see
the willy scoundrel jailed, and George
Petermann, the brother of Mrs. Ham.
merbacher, will see that iie
Gets "a Reception
If he has the audacity to show up in
this locality.
NJ N. Kellogg, of the law firm of
Davis, Kellogg & Severance, who is
Mrs. Dillenburg's attorney in st. Paul,
could not be found last night.
Hammerbacher has said that he will
not be taken alive. 1t is learned from
Mrs. Dlllenburg that he carries small
vial of deadly poison with him at all
times. The mars dlsguses are simply
marvellous in their perfection, as well
as in their artistic simplicity. With a
few light strokes of a crayOn pencil he
can age his face ten years or twenty. If
he shaves Off his beard and applies a
suspicion of rouge to his cheeks. he can
pass easily for a young man of twenty
five. He was wearing a black beard
and muStache when last seen, but the
police are aware that, were he to shave
it and crop his hair closely, he would
in short time reappear as a blonde,
with brown hair and mustache and no
beard. Thus he will be remembered as
Paul Hammerbacher. AS William Wal
ters he is man of thrty-five. with light
yellow hair, mustache and cropped
beard. In this latter disguise he wooed
and won Mrs. Dillenburg. When lie
went to Europe last winter he had grad
ually effected complete metamorphOsis
in his appearance. His beard was black.
His face wasIcare-worn in its express
sion and pale. The pallOr was pro-
duced by annlication of white laka and
glycerine, and the lines of care came
from the point of a crayon pencil
A couple of weeks ago Mr.. Diilen-
burg received word from a friend that
Hammerbacker had returned from
abroad. She was much alarmed, and at
once placed detectives on his track, but
they didn't get him that night, and in
the morning Hammerbacker was secure
in another disguise. When he reap
peared in New York, he had resorted to
new trick. He passed the Dillenburg
residence three times one evening. He
assumed the walk of man with one
leg shorter than the other, and
had allowed one of his eyelids
to drop half shut, an old
trick of his, and one which alters the
expression of his face materially.
This extraordinary criminal claims to
be the son of titled parents in Saxony,
and this is believed in some quarters.
1t is said in New York that he was
drummed out of the German army for
some grave OffenSe. Mrs Hammer
bacher scarcely believes her recreant
husband will dare to come to st. Paul,
but the detectives rely somewhat on the
theory that criminal is irresistible at
tracted to the scene OF his misdeeds, and
will keep close watch for him.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-30
THE CHILEAN ENJOYS.
No Official Recognition Likely t
Be Accorded Them.

No Official Recognition Likely to
Be Accorded Them.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-Don Pedro
Montt, the Chilian congressional envoy,
allowed another day to pass without
making his appearance at the executive
mansion or the department of state.
1t now begins to appear that the mis-
sion with which Senior Montt and his
associated is charged is failure in so
far as their official recognition by the
United States government is con-
cerned and it is improbable that
they will be received in any capac-
ity either officially or unofficially by any
executive officer of this government. A
person well versed in diplomatic prac-
tice and thoroughly acquainted with the
history of the department of state, this
afternoon said that the reason for the
adoption of this course by our govern
ment was broader tflan any of the ques-
tions involved In the present case, and
was founded upon uniform line of
! preeedaDts running back to the date Of
our civil war.
Early in the history of the Rebellion
the Confederacy sent representatives to
London and Paris to secure recognition
for their cause. Mr.. Seward, then sec
retary of state, promptly instructed
Messrs. Adams and Dayton, United
States ministers at London and Paris
respectively, to notify the governments
Of Great Brit a..n ahd France that the re
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-30
AN EXCITING CHASE,
Brought to Bay, a Murderer
Adopts Desperate Tactics.

CHICAGO, June 29.-Louis Dillinger,
alias Paul May, who escaped from the
jail at New England, Mo-, in May, 1890,
the day before he was to have been hung
for the murder of his wife and two men,
was captured here last night after a
running fight with two policemen. In
his flight he fell in with man who was
driving with his wife IN a buggy. He
took hold of one of the thills, and, shell
tering himself behind the horse from
the shower Of bullets which the police
men we're sending after him, compelled
the driver to whip the animal into a
gallop. Thus assisted, he would doubt
less have escaped, but he drew his re-
volver and began to return the fire.
This frightened the animal, which
reared and threw him heavily. breaking
his arm and rendering his capture cam-
paratiyely easy.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-30
POWDERLY'S MEN.
Strenuous Efforts Will be Made
to Placate Them.

Strenuous Efforts Will be Made
to Placate Them.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-The fight of
the Knights of Labor against Capt.
Meredith, chief of the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing, has assumed increased
interest in view of the fact that it has
been taken up by the executive COM
mittee of that order. Information
reached here this afternoon that Messrs
Powderly, Deylin, and Hayes left Col
umbus, Ohio, to visit Washington in
connection with the matter. Accom-
panying them are Daniel j. Ryan, secre-
tarY of state of Ohio, and d. K. Wilson,
attorney general of Ohio. The Knights,
in former interview with Secretary
Foster, made the threat that they would
use the power of that organization to
defeat the election of Mr.. Mckinley for
governor this fall, If their demands for
the reinstatement of certain knights of
Labor discharged from the bureau of
engraving and printing at Washington
were not complied with. 1t is with this
object in view that the principal officers
of the Knights of Labor are on their
way here accompanied by two of Mr.
McKinley'S closest friends.