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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
EEypnOtfsn.

"'Can hypnotized person be made
to commit a crime?" was very empha-
thetically answered in the affirmative
by DR.. Voisin, OF Paris, in paper de-
livered before the British Association.
He suggested to subject under his
influence to commit acts of incendiar-
ism while hypnotically asleep, and
there was obedience in each case.
More than that, woman was recent
ly sentenced in Paris for succession
of acts of robbery. 1t was ascertained
that she had been habitually hypno-
TIED, and upon investigation it was
discovered that she had robbed under
the suggestion of outside parties.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
Queer Things in China.

1t is the custom in many parts OF
China to tie a white cock to a coffin
and then sacrifice it On the grave.
Beggars are an organized guild in
China They abound everywhere and
in the north their only garment if any.
is a tattered sheepskin. In Shanghai
and in many other places in China the
crows build and raise their broods in
the trees of the city. On account of
the Buddhist reverence for all life, no
one harms them. The junks, whether
at sea or on the river, are perpetual
terror to the steamer captains. The
masters OF the junks believe that if
they can cross a moving steamers
bows close at hand it will bring them
good luck for the year. Saturday
Evening Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
Saved. Saved!

Well but Maud" The absent
minded youth was interrupted by the
horror stricken girl.
MAUD? My name is not Maud!"
The situation was desperate, yet
fortune did not desert him.
But, my darling Louise, what am
coming around here for if it is not TO
eventually change your name?"
She thought of course he had pre-
arranged the joke, and he thus was
saved. Philadelphia Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
The Catholic Church.

At Roman Catholic conference in
Wigan Father Power declared that
''never since Elizabeth's reign had the
prospects Of the Catholic church been
darker in England" In most parts of
the country it was not only losing
numbers relatively but absolutely.
Liverpool was the only diocese which
showed an increase of Catholics, and
that was not in proportion to the in
crease of population. Emigration to
America apostacy and the aversion
of young men to matrimony were the
reasons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
MARRIAGE NOT A FAILURE.
TIE Husband Found the Value of
wife Before Ee Paid for Her.

/, The Husband Found the Value of a
wife Before Ee Paid for Her
a Fall River Clergyman tells an in
teresting story of "a wedding fee. He
was settled in New York city and one
day had church wedding. After
the ceremony the groom handed him
from his pocket-book wad which the
pastor subsequently found to be wrap
pers OF paper to the number of about
a dozen, inside of which was a bright
cent. He didn't know how to regard
the token, whether as joke or in
some other light Time passed, how
ever, the minister wondering what
had become of the pair, of whom he
only knew that they were intending to
live in New YORK.
One day. the first anniversary of the
marriage, letter came from the man
enclosing a check for $50, which he
wished the pastor to accept as his
proper wedding fee. No explanation
was gil IN of the original compensa-
ton, and the clergyman was left to
construe it as best he could; he was.
however, inclined to believe after the
receipt of the $50, tt at the man must
have been poor at The time of the
ceremony, and Though why one cent
was chosen remains mystery folded
the sum so etfectually that others see
ing the paper might have no idea of
what was in it. and particularly that
the bride might not know the amount.
1t Is evident that the man had pros-
pered during the year, and that he
considered he had got his moneys
worth. Fall River News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
The sReVsI,s Fable.

Many readers of Notes for the
Curious have heard learned friends
or travellers alludc TO the Teufelstisch
and the Glass Palace without the least
idea of the interesting objects referred
to- TO quickly come to the point we
will say that tho Teufelstisch is the
name given :. large, fiat rock lying
near Graefenberg, Bavaria. Trans
lated into English the meaning of the
word is Devils Table. Regularly at
midnight on the night of May /, the
ghosts of the an rient kings of France
used to assemble around the Teufel-
stisch and hold q fantastic banquet.
Later on some folklore writer's claim
that a glass Ealace, invisible to mortal
eyes, sprang up at that point with the
DEVILS Table in the center. From
midnight until daylight on the date
mentioned above, Gambrinus, the in
ventor of beer sported around the big
fiat rock with others of the shadowy
crew.-St. Louis Republican.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
Too Much StyIe.

Dashaway-I took dinner with q
very swell young married couple last
evening. He tells me that he makes 1t
a point to come down to dinner every
evening in d dress suit.
Cleverton-Ah. indeed. What did
you have for dinner?
Dashaway-I don't remember
Nothier and Furnisher.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19

In the Bible Il Samuel xvii A. it is
said that the height of Goliath, the
Philistine champion, was six cubits
and a span. josephus reckons the
Hebrew cubit to be equal to two spans
Chat is, something less than IS
inches, or about II inches and half.
On this estimate, Goliath was nearly
nine feet six inches high. This makes
him so tall, that very few authentic
accounts can be found of men who can
be compared with him. The tallest
man that hath been seen in our days"
says Pliny, ''was one named Gabara
who, in the days of Claudius, the late
emperor, was brought out of Arabia;
he was nine feet nine inches high"
Josephus says that ''Vitellius sent
Darius, the son of Artabanus, an host
age to Rome, with divers presents,
among which there was a man seven
cubits, or ten feet two inches high, a
Jew born; he was called a giant by
reason of his greatness. Merola,
who succeeded Justice I.ipsius as pro-
fessor of history in the university of
Leyden, assets, that in the year 1888,
he himself saw in France Fleming
who exceeded nine feet in height.
'Delrio," says CABINET 'attirms that,
In 1872. he saw, ct Bohan, native of
Piedmont above nine feet high" And
again. 'ln the year i719, near Sails
bury, in England, a human skeleton
was found which was nine feet four
inches long" Saturday Evening Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
Proper Songs.

The Belgian military authorities
have discovered that various songs
used in the army are not quite proper,
and several poets and composers have
been applied to to supply the army
with some unobjectionable songs IN
French and Flemish to take their
places.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
Russian Language in Japan.

The Russian language is to be taught
IN the Japanese schools. For this pur-
pose the government of th- mikado
sends number of students to the
University of ST. Petersburg to pre-
pare themselves as teachers of Rus
sian for the rising generation of Japan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
RaiIroadsin Switzerland.

A great amount of railroad building
is going on all over Switzerland, spar
ing 10 mountain, no valley, and it is
surprising to find that this most diff
cult of all countries for railroad en-
cheering should possess relatively
more railways than the New England
states. In the latter there is one kilo-
meter Of railways to every II square
kilometers of land; in Switzerland,
one to every Is square kilometers; in
other words, the New England states
are four and half times larger than
Switzerland, and have but three times
more railways although in Switzer-
land one-half the country is occupied
by the highest mountain ranges OF
Europe. The receipts average in the
New England states about $4,000 a year
per kilometer; in Switzerland, 5000,
which difference is mainly due to
summer travel.
The wholesale cioaking business of Louie
Adler. of Chicago, was taken by the
Bank of Commerce, on chattel mortgages
for $40 500
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
BULWER'S REPARTEE.
Wit Passed Between the Novelist and
Lori Pal mnr on.

Lori PaI me r Ton.
In reading in Last Sundays Times
Richard B. Kimball's interesting ac-
count of Bulwer, / was reminded OF an
incident that happened in parliament
in July. 1855. which illustrates the
great novelists good hunor and quick
ness of re- artee. A kinsman, Nc
Hillingfeetcazley, a member of parlia-
ment for the North Riding of York
from 1922 10 1868, had taken me into
the house-stranger' gallerY-and
was showing me the celebrities OF
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
Your Finger Nails.
Nothing to Us.

1t Is said that 5000, 900 has been
spent on the empress of Austria's new
palace at Corfu But that is nothing
in comparison with the late Mrs. Hop
kins' 81, 900, coo castle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
A CURIOUS BIT OF HISTORY.
Why tho jew ellers' Dummy Clocks Point
to the Hour SIS

to the Hour SIS.
There are a great many curious
things in the world that are common
property. They are noticed and COM
mented upon by everybody because
the objects are pointed out and all one
has to do is to look in the direction
indicated by the index fingers of some
one who has gone before. and 10! the
oddly is apparent But there are
myriads of people who pass unusual
and interesting things every day of
their lives without knowing it. 1t re-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
Romance Is Wanting.

A young man in Berlin, Germany,
stepped upon cherry, slipped, fell
against a window and had his nose
almost severed from his face. A young
lady came forward and acknowled that
she had carelessly thrown the fruit
upon the sidewalk and her parents
promptly betrayed the bill Of the sur
geon who stitched on the young mans
nose, amounting to $50 marks Now
romance should lead the victim and
the cause of the misbap to commit
matrimony and give some novelist the
cue to The Romance of the Cherry"
Your Finger Nails.
The growth of nails On the LETT hand
requires from eight to ten days more
than those on the right; the growth is
more rapid in children than in adults
and goes on faster in winter than in
summer 1t requires an average of
1872 days for the renewal of the nails
in winter and about 116 during the
months
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
a Knt's Power.

1t seems extraordinary to observe a
number of bats ip the evening flying
back and forth through the trees with
remarkable rapidly. but without ever
coming in contact with the branches
or hurting themselves. Spallanzani
the Italian naturalist placed a bat in
a dark enclosure, across which were
stretched a nl;mber of threads. cross
ing and recrossing each other. The
bat flew rapidly back and forth trying
to effect its escape, but avoided the
threads with as much care as if
they had not been in its way in the
least. Whether this curious power
was theresult Of sixth and unknown
sense was long puzzle to naturalists.
To decide this knotty point Suallan-
zani resorted to the cruel eXpefient of
binding bat and found that tt still
flew among the threads withu:;g being.
to all appearances, any moro incon-
venienced than if it still had its eye
sight.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-06
THE RED LINES
they Don't Hurt Now-What MIR.
Stangroom Saws

Stangroom Says
The location of the harbor lines was
the topic uppermost, yesterday, i'm the
minds of those who have expensive
improvements between the red lines of
the maps filed by the harbor line COM
mission. 1t is not likely that any in
junction will be served on the work of
the commission on Bellingham bay as
was done in Seattle. Shore line
owners here while feeling sore over the
loss OF their holdings, seemed disposed
TO abide by the decision Of the commits
sion for the present, until il can be
known what easement future legisla-
ton may provide.
Red lines on map,n said Mr.. II
y. Thompson. attorney of the Great
Northern, "dO not hurt anybody. The
injury Is purely imaginary at present.
But If the state ever attempts to take
possession of the property on the strip
reserved, its claims will be resisted i'm
the courts. 1t may be ten years before
these questions come up.n
NJ, Il. StangrOOm, general manager
of the Bellingham Bay Improvement
company, whose property is badly cut
by the established lines, said yesterday
TO HERALD reporter, 81 do not know
that i have right to complain, for |
neglected to do anything until il was
too late. The line cuts i'm two our mill
upon which we have paid out $500, 900
and takes all our 700Xl00 feet mill
wharf. Our ocean dock, 750x130 feet,
is cut off the roots. We have about
100000 worth of Improvements be-
tween the red lines. Iwent before the
commission at Olympia last Monday,
and was given a very courteous hear
ing. ! told them that we expected to
get the Canadian Pacific China steam
ers here, and that we wanted to run
our wharf out to twenty-seven feet of
water. They told me that thev were
sorry, but felt sure that il would make
no difference with our property. They
pledged themselves to work TO secure
legislation that would protect our pos
session of improvements within the re-
serve. They felt confident that a bill
even more favorable than the one that
failed to be enacted last year would bc
passed. We are thus left at the mercy
Of future legislation. This is uncertain,
and liable to change at any time"
In front of SehOme dock, which Mr..
company wished to ex-
tend to twenty-seven feet Of water, the
outer line is located i'm twenty feet of
water. Beyond this no wharf or inn
can be erected.
There is at present no provision
for leasing privileges I'm the reserve
strip. No officer is authorized to exc
;ute lease, ana no one is given any
prior right of leasing.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-06
WORK FOR THE LAWYERS
Thirty six New Suits Filed
With the County Clerk
Yesterday
The Grade Tax Problem in
Whatcom to Find
Solution
The Bellingham Bay and Brit
ish Columbia Railway File
Trust Deed

From II o'clock yesterday until long
past two, the county clerks office was
a busy scene. During the time men,
toned, thirty-six suits were filed, all by
the city of New Whatcom, against
various parties. The suits are brought
to recover street grade taxes, and ag-
gregate $4,000. The plaintiff sets
forth in the complaint that it is a law
fully incorporated city under the laws
of the state of Washington; that certain
streetsaof the city were improved ac-
cording to ordinance made and pro-
vided by the city; that the street inter
sections were paid out of the general
fund of the city, while the cost of i'm
proving the streets was taxed to abutt-
ing property. The complaint also
states that due notice was given to the
defendants Of the imposition of such
taxes, and that ample time was given
by the board of equalization to file pro-
tests. None were filed and the defend
ants still persisting to withhold pay
ment, suits are brought to recover the
several amounts due the city. The
complaint is an extremely lengthy doc
ument and sets forth in detail, the sew
eral counts upon which the actions are
based. II. f.. Hadley, city attorney of
New WhatcOm, is the plaintiffs attor-
ney. These cases will be watched with
interest and the next session of the su-
perlor court promises to be a lively one.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-06
Agents for Knox hats al the Pacific.
Stole Five oarpets

Some thief or thieves entered the
Delmonico lodging house, on Eleventh
street, during Friday night or early
Saturday morning and stole the carpets
from five bedrooms. Most Of the NOV
able furniture, bedding, etc, had been
removed since the fire i'm the building,
but the carpets were left undisturbed.
Stealing carpets from the floors of bed
rooms comes pretty nearly being in the
same catagory as stealing hot stove
from kitchen. The five bedchambers
were thoroughly looted, but what the
larcenist proposes to do with his booty
is another question-probably furnish
q house.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-06

The Bellingham Bay q British Col
umbia Railroad company filed, yester.
day, a trust deed to the Bank of Cali.
fornia, bonding the road for $500, 900,
for a period Of fifty years. The deed
covers all the rolling stock and the
right-of-way of the company, and in
terest is TO be paid upon the total
amount at the rate of per cent per an
mum. The bonding of the road is
looked on with considerable satisfaction
by citizens of New Whatcom, who
claim to see in it lots of improvements
for the city and big developments in the
near future.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-06
Met a Sudden Death.

r. ID. HIATT, young married man
living near Geneva Lake Whatcom,
met a sudden death on Friday. He
was engaged in clearing some land, and
while standing on a log, slipped and
fell, falling on sharp stem of an alder,
which, entering the rectum, pierced
his bowels. He was found i'm am un-
conscious condition by his wife; help
was summoned and the injured man
was conveyed to his home and DR.. Van
Jandt rendered medical assistance. but
without avail, for the patient sank
rapidly and died at o'clock the same
evening, of internal hemorrhage. He
leaves a wife, and child three years Of
age.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-06
To Survey Public Lands

Extensive preparations are being made
to use the $4,000 appropriated by the
general government for the survey of
unsurveyed lands in this state. Out
side of the Okanogan district there are
only thirteen townships east of the
mountains which remain unsurveyed
This will result in a greater part of the
money being expended in western
Washington. Most of the land has
been already settled upon by squatters,
and the unappropriated sections are
more valuable for timber than agri-
culturp
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-06
Reception in Honor of Miss Peyran of
Sacramento

Reception in Honor of Miss Peyran OF
Sacramento
A pleasant social event took place on
Friday evening at the residence Of Mr..
l. H. Miller, Fifteenth street. The
occasion was a reception given in
honor of Miss Peyran, sister of Mr.. p.
H. Peyran, of this city. A delightful
evening was spent i'm social enjoyment,
aided by music both vocal and instru-
mental. An elaborate lunch was
served during the evening. Miss Pey-
ran left for her home in Sacramento
yesterday morning, after a pleasant
visit in Fairhaven of two months dura-
ton. Following were the guests pres
ent: Miss TomlinsOn, Miss Lawrence
and Miss Moore, of Whatcom; Miss
George, Miss Peyran, Miss Barnatz,
who acted as hostess i'm a charming
manner, and Messrs. Munday, Cooley,
Haas, Harry Woodin, Henry Tomlin-
son, Mattingly, Cuthbertson, Cohn
and Peyran.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-06
Yacht Club in Luck

The Bellingham Bay Yacht club
have found a generous patron in Sena-
tor Garfield. He has given the club
five acres of land on Eliza island,
where pavilion and club house will
be erected. This club will join the
Fairhaven club today on the cruise to
Eliza, to meet the Anacortes club and
a thoroughly good time is anticipated.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-06
The Judges Charre.

A person charged with an aggravated Of
fense, coming for trial before Justice
Maule, brought forward a number Of wit
nesses to his good reputation, and the
Judge was asked TO refer in his charge to
this evidence. He complied in the follow
ing terms; Gentlemen, am requested to
draw your attention to the prisoners char
acter, which has been spoken of by gentle
men doubt not of the greatest respecta-
bility and yeracity. If you believe them,
and also the witnesses for the prosecution,
it appears to me that they have established
what TO many persons may seem incredi-
ble-namely, that even a man Of piety and
virtue, occupying the position of Bible
reader and Sunday school teacher, may be
guilty of committing a heinous and grossly
immoral crime. San francisco Argonaut.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-06
NO. 145

OF Patti and Jenny Lind. Her voice is
high opera and of remarkable sweet
ness ond purity, of exceptional volume,
sonorous and sympathetic 1t was she
who introduced the lovely pearl of
BRAZIL aria to the American concert
stage and no one has quite realized all
It's beauties as she has done. 1t shows
the fiute-like purity of her tones and
her facility in the technique of her art
TO perfection.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-06
A Coming Treat

The music loving people Of Fairhaven
will have an opportunity next Friday
evening to hear one Of the finest singers
and most popular ladies on the Ameri-
can stage, Miss Emma Thursby Com
petent critics, both in America and the
old world, pronounce her worthy rival
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-06
The New St eet RAILWAY

Work on the street railway on Gar
den street is being pushed forward as
fast as possible. Rock was encoun-
tered and work suspended for part of
day last week, but was then resumed.
Tracklaying win commence on Mon
day and it is intended to have the lile
in operation by January.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-06
Fire Discovered in the @. p. X. Co.'s
Store Saturday Morning

Fire Discovered in the @. p. X. Co.'s
Store Saturday Morning
A fire alarm at $50 yesterday morn
ing called out the fire department, but
their services were not needed. A light
was seen i'm the G. p. X. Company's
store, on Harris street, between Ninth
and Tenth streets, and some passers by
broke open the door and found the
store room filled with dense smoke. A
hasty examination located the fire i'm
am empty oil barrel, which stood i'm the
rear portion Of the store, and which
served as a receptacle for waste paper.
BY an accident on Friday afternoon
some linseed oil had been spilled on the
floor, and over this saw dust had been
sprinkled 10 absorb the oil. Before
closing the store the sawdust had been
swept up and deposited i'm the barrel,
and it was here that the fire had
started. 1t was a clear case of spon-
taneous combustion, the sawdust satu-
rated with oil proving highly suscepti-
BILE of ignition. A bucket of water ex-
tinguished the fire, but not before the
barrel had been badly charred, and a
very few minutes more would have
witnessed a fierce fire, as a large guam
tity of paints and oils were stored i'm
the building.
As it was no damage was done
except by smoke, and this was trifing.
The barrel was rolled out into a vacant
lot, and the excitement was over.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-06
The Harbor Lines

Many and varied were the opinions
expressed yesterday on the action of
the HaTbor Line commission. One
gentleman who has "held Whatcom
down" for many years stated his inten-
ton of leaving the moss, which he said
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-06

Hop picking in the Nooksack valley
is in full blast. The crop will not be
as good as last year, owing to the raw
ages of the hop louise, but it will, after
all, average up pretty well. The dam
age inflicted by the festive louise is Just
now beginning to be seen and the crop
is being housed as rapidly as possible.