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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
FOREIGN.

WESTERN EUROPE has been swept by
fierce gales and many ships have been
wrecked on the seas.
The tories are highly elated over the
numerous quarrels and dissensiOns which
have arisen in the Irish party.
BISMARCK has announced his intention
to appear in the reichstag and make a
speech defending his policy.
JORGE MoNTT, the famous admiral of
the congressional party, has been elected
to succeed Baimaceda.
A VOTE for confidence in the ministry
has been passed by both houses of the
Argentine congress by large majority.
THE car has given 100000 rubies
from his private purse for the relief of
the famine stricken people of Russia.
THE London Standards st. Petersburg
correspondent says there are 100000
Russians without food.
AN American vessel was wrecked on an
island in the Caribbean sea, mirage
having caused the island to appear as
though twenty miles away.
The government has given notice to
bankers that no dealing with or through
the house of Rothsch;ld will be permitted
in Russia.
HE Pekin government has directed its
ambassador at st. Petersburg to demand
explanations from Russia for her encroach-
ments upon the Pamir territory.
The wife sof the late William Henry
Smith. the leader In the British house
Of commons, will be elevated to the
peerage.
The followers of the late Mr.. Parnell in
parliament have chosen John +. Redmond
as their leader. Mr.. Redmond is a candi-
date for Mr.. Parnell's seat in parliament.
The German imperial family have Or
dered some costly presents to be sent to the
Prince of Wales on the occasion of his ju-
bilee. Prince Henry will probably take
the gifts to England.
The French cabinet will give its ap-
proval to the 20 franc duty on sailed meats
proposed by the chamber of deputies, in
stead of the larger tariff proposed by the
French senate.
A DISPATCH from Breslau, the capital of
the province of Silesia, says that by
railroad collision Monday at Kohl
furt, FIVE persons were killed and many in
jured.
The negotiation for new commercial
treaty between Germany and Belgium
have been suspended, as Belgium is not
inclined to grant Germany's demand that
German agricultural products be allowed
TO enter Belgium free of duty.
THE trial of a notorious female brigand
named Mia has commenced at Pozara-
vetz, Servia. She has been the terror of
Servla for years on account OF the torture
she inflicted upon her victims. She is
charged with fourteen murders and an
endless amount of robberies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
PERSONAL POINTS.

The countess of Clancarty, form brly
Lady Dunlo and before that Miss Belle
Billion, the well known music hall sin ger,
has retired from the stage, and even Sir
Augustus Harris, England knighted the
alter manager, cannot keep her there
The countess proposes to hold up her end
of the empire in SO far as the maintenh nce
of good form on her part can do it.
The Blaine family seems to be taking
the leading financial interest in the fate of
Mrs. May brick, and to be determined to
give large helping hand to the effort to
obtain her pardon. Out of total of 1886
contributed to the fund they figure for d
neat little 500.
Roughing 1t is the republican candidate
for the mayoralty of Omaha just now
His name lis George P. Bemis, and he is
also nephew of "Citizen" George Francis
Train.
A VELOCITY as high as 2,SS7 feet per
second has been attained by projectil
from rapid fire gun. This is at the rate
Of 1858 miles an hour. 1t is the highest
velocity yet reporded.
General Knapp calculates the production
of gold and silver in Alaska at 81 Geo, GOO
Massachusetts, farmers who talk about the
poverty Of their farms should start for the
land of costly seals and the metal, which
will pay for them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
CRIME.

DR. CHARLES A. STEIN, ex coroner,
committed suicide in st. Paul by poison
ing.
GARDENER WAITE, of Horton, Mich,
committed suicide by hanging Saturday,
at the age of 80 years.
FATHER CUsAcK, a well known Catho-
lie ptrest, has been arrested at Cincinnati,
O.. for intoxication and disorderly con-
duct.
GEORGE LYON, wanted for forgery
while employed by the Well Fargo ex-
press company at Sacramento, has been
arrs'ed at Charlotte, Mich.
EARLY Saturday morning officer Kier-
man found the bodies of two infants, ap-
pa1U1aei oorn alive in rofusa how in the
rear Of 213 South Halsted street, Chicago.
S. E HALBERsTADT, general manager
of the New York life insurance company
of New Mexico, who has been accused by
the New York Times of embezzlement of
SIT 600 has retained Robert G. Ingersoll in
libel case against that paper.
The three men who robbed the Enter
prise National bank at La Grange. Ore,
some weeks ago, were arrested Wedaes-
day night. The robbers secured S., 500.
DURING the reception to Governor Hill
at Richmond, Va, Tuesday night, pick
pockets relieved Senator VOORHEES, of $500.
Other members of the party lost smaller
sums.
AT Columbus, O., Albert Ham, an ex-
convict, was shot and killed Wednesday
morning by Ed. Snyder. They were dis
putting as to who should escort girl home
from a dance. Snyder escaped.
JOHN A. CELIA, storekeeper of the
Cook county insane asylum, Was arrested
Saturday nj ght for malfeasance IN office
in making false and and fraudulent entries
in the official records of the county. He
is said TO be one of the thieves who have
been Systematically robbing Cook county
of unkno own sums of money.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
Use of Knowledge,

Do not try to be complete encyclopedia
of all human knowledge. for you will
never succeed; and, if you could succeed,
you would only make an encyclopedia by
spelling a man. He who uses his knowl-
edge, however little it may be, to a good
purpose, is far mere useful in the world
than any walking dictionary could be,
which contains much knowledge, but
whose strong binding and iron clasps
effectually prevents that knowledge from
being any use to anybody.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
GRIND RAPIDS, WISCONSIN

MEXICO has rock that serves as a
weather profit, by changing color with
every approaching change in the weather
The works of watches are now plated
with palladium, which is whittier, lighter
and more fusible metal than platinum.
About oneseventh of grain Of palladium
will by electrical deposition, coat the works
of an ordinary watch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
Ltncolu's Log Cabin.

1t is announced that the log cabin, in
Coles county, ILL.,, in which Abraham
Lincoln spent his btyhood. is now In
Chicago, and that it will be placed on
permanent exhibition, together with
such relics of the martyr president as can
be procured 1t was built by Abraham
and his father, and few years since be-
came the property of the Abraham Lincoln
Association, under whose auspices, as we
understand. it is now brought to Chicago.
A suitable building is to be provided for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
WISCONSIN NEWS.

A bridge connecting La Crosse and
Trempealeau counties, across the Black
river is being constructed by the Chicago
Bridge company. The expense is borne
principally by La Crosse county and mer-
chants of the city of La Crosse. It is ex-
pected to be of great benefit to La Crosse.
A change of venue was asked for in the
case Of Nick Ames who was found gull y
Of burglary at Lancaster, on the ground
that Judge Clementson was prejudiced
against the prisoner. Ames has served
two terms in the penitentiary and both
trials were heard before Judge Clementson.
The sentence is for ten years.
Thomas Carver, who was sued by John
Rhyner, at Exeter, for several hundred
dollars damages for the alleged delivery
Of skinned milk to the factory, was ac-
quilted by a jury in the circuit court at
Monroe. 1t is reported that Rhyner will
take the case to the supreme court.
At Neillsville, little Frank Ferguson,
aged years, fell into pail of boiling
water and lived but few hours after the
accident.
Miss Elizabeth c. Boiling was married
to W. F. Turner, conductor On the ST.
Paul road. at the home of Mrs. D. E.
Loomis, of Kilbourn, an aunt of the
groom.
Miss Mary Luling, daughter of Charles
Luling, of Manitowoc, of the state board
of control, was married at the residence of
her parents to Adolph Endress, of local
banking house. The wedding was very
quiet, only members of the family being
present.
John Hendrie, popular young man of
Racine, has become insane. His mania is
that he can read other peoples minds ard
transmit his own to them. He has been
taken to the northern hospital.
Albert Kohle has been held fer trial for
the murder Of Annie Kodatz. The Irelim-
mary examination was held before Justice
Sandarson in Wauwatosa.
Charles Mott, of Hanover, brought a
horse to GAINESVILLE that was suffering
from CHAMBERS. DR.. Z. D. Roberts in
formed him that the horse had CHAMBERS
and took all precautions TO arrest spread
of the disease. State Veterinarian Tous-
saint ordered the horse shot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
SALTON GOING.
It Will Not Last More Than q
Month

YUMA, A. T., Oct. pa prominent
engineer returned today from the crevasse
which has been the source of the supply
of the so-caiied SaIton lake and
says it is almost closed, and by the time
of high water in the Colorado river again
the desert winds will have it completely
choked with sand, and one month more
and the lake will disappear.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29

inheritance
Mrs. Gadd-''Does your boy take after
you or his father?''
Mrs. Gabb-"He take after his father.
You never can believe >rd he says. p
Street & Smith Good News
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29

PROFESSOR w. II. CARROLL, the arch
aoloeist, killed himself at New YorS be-
cause the doctors gave 90 hope that he
would recover from his illness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29

Four different mountain peaks in Idaho
are from Is to % feet lower, by actual
measurement, than they were fifteen years
ago, and it is believed that this settling is
going on with many others. The idea
is that quicksands have undermined them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
DIPHTHERIA AT NEENAH.

A German Immigrant Loses Three Chill.
dren In Two Weeks.
NEENAH. Wis, Oct. M.-Fred Getzed
moved here from Germany two weeks
ago. since which time his three children
nave died of diphtheria. Several other
cases of a malignant type are reported.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29

ago, and 1t is believed that this settling Is
going on with many others. The idea
is that quicksands have undermined them.
WHO wants to cross the ocean in jiffy !?
What shall it profit man to take vaca-
ton simply to be shot from one place to
another as from a catapult? Every body
agrees that the most 1estful thing about a
journey abroad is the ocean voyage. The
time spent on the water, where one is cut
off from business, from mails, telegraph,
newspapers. society and all that worries or
annoys, is the best medicine imaginable
for tired Americans. Why wish it short
ened? When one can cross the OCEAN in
two or three days the advantages and at
fractions of foreign trip will be greatly
lessened
A FRENCH womi has bequeathed to
the Paris academy of sciences a consider
able sum to found prize to be paid to
anyone who shall prove that he or she has
made sign to planet and that sign has
been answered. The planet Mars is ex-
pressly excluded" said the testatrix, "as
that Is too well known already" This
seems an invidious discrimination. The
academy will probably accept the bequest,
because of the common sense addition that
until this be done the interest of the
money shall every five years be paid to the
oh hou It'll toI
most to human knowledge of Che planets.
A FRENCH contemporary notices a cur
ious electric ventllator for supplying a
building with fresh air, either cold or
warmed, as desired. An electric motor
Gets the ventilator rev Giving, and the re
volution sucks cool air in. When warm
air is desired, current is sent into net
work OF fine wire possessing high resist
ance, and through the network the air is
obliged to pass; the current heats the
wires and the air necessarily becomes
heated. The movement of a commutator
is sufficient to change the character of the
air supplied by the ventiator. This system
is capable of considerable adaptation, and
it is stated that the hygenic results are
uniformly good.
NANsEN is building the ship in which
he proposes to float to the pole frozen In
an ice foe; Peary is waiting for spring to
start for the same point on skies, and a
new aspirant for arctic honors, Mr.. Elk.
roll. of Norway. proposes to start by way
OF fetermarn land In the spring of 1898
using a combination of boat and doc
edge as his means of transportation
EKroll's sledge boat can be used either on
ice or water, being taken apart in sections
to be used as sledges and put together in a
short time into a boat large enough to
carry men, dogs and supplies. Whether
any of these rivals " i'll reach their destina.
ton and get back again safely is as doubt
full as was the same problem when Greedy
sailed, and it is just about as doubtful,
should they succeed, whether the results
will be of any more value to the world
than those of the Greedy expedition have
been
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
COUNTERFEIT FOODS.

Congress Asked to Legislate Against In.
fringement of Trademarks.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 22.-The National
Wholesale Druggists association adopted
q resolution calling upon congress to legis-
late to protect the public from unscrupu-
lous limitations and counterfeits of foods
and medical preparations sold under a
trademark
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29

The Grand Army of the Republic is an
army indeed It's actual net strength at
the present time is 1850 according to
the report Of the acknowledgement. No
one can note without pang the enlarg-
ing death-list, which last year was 5,479,
and has now crept up to $3.50. A rather
surprising fact is that both Ohio and
Pennsylvania have more members on the
rolls than New York, despite New York's
far larger number of soldiers in the ranks
Of the army during the war. In securing
the Office of Commander-in-chie this year,
after a long interval, New York state has
obtained no more than it is entitled to,
besides demonstrating the wisdom of
uni ling upon a single candidate when an
important prize is at stake.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-14
Telling Time by an Heirloom.

cts an heirloom" he said, as he
took out of his pocket watch as big as
an ordinary s. alarm clock and shook it
to hear the works rattle. my great
grandfather carried it.
What with--a truck?'' asked his
friend.
s'Oh, that's all right, responded the
man with the watch. "Have all the fun
you want; but you couldn't duplicate it
to-day for 5000"
Il suppose not. How much do you
think the freight charges on it would be
from here to New York ?''
81 know it's big, but [ tell you it's
priceless. It's old-fashioned, but it's all
there"
eyes, with some additions and bay
windows. But really, is it reliable ?"
Il can tell the time to half minute
by it and swear to it. I'n bet | can
come closer to the exact time than you
now"
''I'll go you" He pulled out hand
some little stem winder, glanced at it,
and said: Its 1888. Now get a crow
bar and open your old safety deposit
vault and see what time you make it.
The other pried the old watch open
with the back of knife blade, studied
a moment, and then said:
Let me see. This is Saturday, and [
set itlast Thursday evening at o'clock.
That is a trife over forty-two and one
half hours ago. At a half minute an
hour the total loss would be twentv-one
and one-fourth minutes. | now make
it 1918. Adding twenty-one and one
fourth to that would make the corrected
time 1883, and I'm willing to leave it
to any chronometer in town. Talk
about your reliable watches Why,
you can bet on this old heirloom and
WIN every time. It's lost half minute
an hour for sixty-three years. All
you've got to do is to remember when
you set it, and you can figure the time
down almost to quarter seconds. y Chi
c0go Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-14
Artificial Age for Whisky.

The new way Of prematurely aging
whisky by what is known as the Taxa
mine process is attracting a good deal
ofthe attention of the Distillers' and Cat
tie Feeders Trust just now. 1t is said
to be a Japanese invention, which by
a fermenting process accomplishes in
few days what Father Time has re-
CURED years to accom- lish. 1t has
been tested by the trust. The Chicago
Tribune is responsible for the state
ment that the trust has made contract
to equip it's entire plant with the Taxa
mine device. The Tribune says:
"Work will be started Immediately on
the Manhattan distillerv at Peoria, and
it is expected that by October Is that
distillery with capacity of 5000
bushels per day, will be ia complete
operation under the new process.
''The contract between the trust and
the Takamine Company is that the
trust will bear all expenses of fitting up
it's plant with the new process, and the
company will receive as royalty one
fifth of the savings effected by the pro-
cess. The inventor of the process be-
lieves, and seems to have pretty fully
demonstrated, that he will be able to
show a saving of something like 10
cents per bushel on the 10000 bushels
per day that the trust consumes, and in
addition to that, will increase the out
put of alcohol at least two quarts per
bushel. Of course if anything like
these results are realized, the profits
will be Of 'Aladdin-like' proportions. p
Cincinnati Itmes-,Stdr.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-14
A Weird Tale.

The Philadelphia Times publishes the
romantic story of Margaret Duncan,
whose almost forgotten grave is in an
obscure and seldom-visited part of the
Quaker City. She was the wife of Isaac
in 1860 she determined to visit her
native place in Ireland On her return
she took passage in a slow sailing craft
for home. The captain and crew turned
pirates, pillaged the passengers, and
then abandoned them and the vessel to
their fate, leaving them without food.
Terrible storms arose, the ship drifted
helplessly on the ocean and starvation
stared them in the face. The passen-
gers held meeting, and it was resolved
that one Of their number must die in
three days to furnish food that the
others might live. A lottery of life was
held with paper slips. Before this
awful drawing each passenger signed a
| the chance willingly and without COM
pulson. "For the lives of others you
are sacrificed" was written on the paper
| slips, which meant death to the drawer.
| Margaret Duncan, with the rest, took
| her turn to draw, and when she opened
her paper the death sentence stared her
in the face Calmly she announced her
fate to the crowd Of hungry passengers,
and then turning from them she stag
gered into her cabin and prayed as she
had never done before. 1t was not I'M
til evening that she arose from her
knees, and asking for pen and paper
| she made written contract that if Di-
vine Providence would mercifully inter
vene and save her life that she would
erect in Philadelphia church for the
service of God and devote all her ener-
gies to Him. Time flew quickly past
and the last day given to Margaret to
live had almost reached it's close, when
deiiverance came from vessel home
ward bound. When she reached Phila-
delphia and told her story it made her
the most famous woman in the city for
many day. She and her husband be-
came rich and made many generous
gifts to religion and charity, and at her
death Mrs. Duncan left Will providing
for the erection of church which was
completed in 1915, and the dedicating
sermon was preached by Rev. John M.
Duncan, grandson of the heroine of the
story. But has Clark Russell or any
other writer of wild, weird sea tales
ever penned anything more thrilling
than this narrative of real life?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-14
MeteoroIogy for October.

New moon, central time, I'd, Sos p.
m.; first quarter, 10th, 4;57 p. M; full
moon, 18th, 7:45 a. m.; last quarter,
oath, 7:56 a. m.
October will open with high tenn
peratures in ali parts, except, perhaps,
northwestern regions, or sections
already passed by storm developments
which will be in progress at the begin
ming of the month. 1t will be safe to
anticipate in all prudent ways violent
activity of the elements within thirty
six hours, before and after, of 6 p. m.
on the I'd. BY that time polar cur
rents will have broken in behind pro-
gressive storms, and we will have the
not uncommon order of things-storms
and warm to the eastward with cold
wave following from the Northwest.
The fall of temperature will be sudden
and extreme The equinox of Venus is
central on the 9TH, in connection with
reactionary disturbances beginning on
the 9Th. Another wave of warm,
equatorial air, resulting in sharp, cleo
trical storms, will express itself on
these dates, and be followed promptly
by another cold wave. Watch for
them
From about the 10th to the 18th, in
elusive, the outlook for autumnal storms
calls for watchfulness. Managers having
in charge maritime interests and navl-
gators of our lakes should have an eve
for emergencies during this period. A
polar blast, attended by some snow to
the North, and followed by frost and
freezing may be expected About the
18th and 18th viii bring the regular rise
in temperature, the temperature and
the storms being excited toward ex
tremes by the prevailing Venus dis
turbance. Sudden transitions from
warm to cold will be the order
All that we have said concerning the
above period will apply forcibly to the
period running from the 22d to 26th.
The equinox of Mercury is central on
the 22d and a regular storm
period is central on the 23d, with Venus
not entirely away from her disturbing
node, and tull moon on the oath. Let
us count, say the sd, oath and 25th
central danger days, and see how far
we miss it. Rain storms will turn to
sleet and snow in northern extremes Of
sea and land. There will be violent
autumnal gales and a sweeping cold
wave will wind up the whole and bring
in polar, frosty weather until the reac-
tionary movement about the Doth and
3Oth.
We repeat our oft-expressed belief
that the approaching winter will be one
of increased severity. Look to your
food, fuel and shelter for self and stock.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-14
g August
Flower

I had been troubled five months
with Dyspepsia. The doctors told
me it was chronic. I had a fullness
after eating and a heavy load in the
pit of my stomach. / suffered fire.
quent1y from a Water Brash of clear
matter. Sometimes a death1y Sick
ness at the Stomach would overtake
me. Then again 1 would have the
terrible pains of Wind Collie At
such times would try to be1ch and
could not. I was working then for
Thomas McHenry, Druggist, Cor.
Irwin and Western Ave-, Allegheny
City, Pa, in whose employ I had
been for seven years. Finally l used
August Flower, and after using just
one bottle for two weeks, was en-
tire1y relieved of all the trouble. I
can now eat things dared not touch
before. would like to refer you to
Mr.. McHenry, for whom I worked,
who knows all about my condition,
and from whom bought the medi-
cine. I live with my wife and family
at 80 James ST., Allegheny City, Pa
Signed, JOHN D. Cox. g
G. G. GREEN Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, U. S. A.