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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

FIRE destroyed large portion of st.
Charles, Mimi, the loss being 100000.
Two grain elevators at Pendleton. Ind.
We're burned Sunday morning. The loss
is $4,000
THREE girls were burned to death and
several others injured at fire in fire.
works factory In Morrisania, N. 7.
FIRE in the stock house of the Pioneer
furnace at Negaunee, MiSh., early Tues
day morning destroyed $1,000 worth of
property.
FIRE on Tuesday destroyed several bust
ness Bio, ks a':Franklrn, Pa, causing a loss
OF SlOO.0OJ; partially insured.
AT New Bedford, Mass, 700 bales of
cotton were on Wednesday destroyed by
fire.
The paint shop at Saltwater, Mimi,
was burned " ednesday night with all
its contents. Loss $50 600, partially in
sured.
AT Emporia Kan, Raymond P. Dryer,
d youag farmer, was instantly killed by
lightning from perfectly cloudiess
sky.
AT Cambridge City. Md, the family of
Thomas Knox ate very heartily of weiner-
wurst anu shortly after showed symp toms
of poisoning. One child is dead and four
others are IN critical condition.
HEAVY forest fires are raging in Ros-
common, Care and GIadwin counties,
Mich. Large quantities OF logs and other
pro 1erty have been burned. The loss will
approximate 100000.
The organ factory and ware rooms of
H. Whitney & Co., of Quincy, H.. burned
Thursday morning The loss on the build
ing Is about $4,000.
A FREIGHT train on the Sou ,hern Pa
':lhc was dItched near FL PaSo. Texas. NJ n
day night. and lead Brakeman George
Man ey and engineer John Tull were ia
tally injured.
THE Alton elevator at Kansas City, with
tive cars OF gram, was burned Monday
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07
PALESTINE FOR THE JEWS.

The question of restoration of Pales-
ne to the Jews, its former owners, is at
acting much attention on both sides of
the sea. The London Globe describes
meeting in this interest held at the Gros-
yenor House in that city, and tho Revue
DIES Deux Mondes in Paris treats at
length Of the Jewish dispersion, and of
the probability of an awakening of desire
among that people for such turn as is
proposed. Some interesting facts are
given as to the number of Jews now dis
persed over the world, and the points at
which they appear chiefly to concentrate.
1t Is estimated by the writer of the article
in the Revue, Mr.. Leroy Beauieu, that
the whole number of this interesting peo-
pie, now in the world, is between eight
and nine millions, of whom seven or eight
millions are in Europe. The Russian Jews,
including those of Poland. are placed at
three or four millions; those of Austria at
not far from 100000; Galicia, 100000;
Hungary, $4,000; Bohemia, 100000; the
German Empire. 100000, two -thir,s OF
them in Prussia; England 00,0C0; France
$4,000, three>fourths Of them In Paris.
In Spain and Portugal there are said to be
no native Jews at all, although once they
were said to be very numerous there. The
number in America Is not given. though
IT iS no ,3puht Staa n; lv in .rooC;,,, l., A.;
the home of the race, there are but few ::
which suggests the rather surprising fact
that the movement of Jewish emigration
has during the centuries been so constant,
ly westward. Whether, under an,
circumstances, the time may turn, IL
what some doubt, although there APP
pears to be ne good reason why it should
not.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07

AND carbon to pure iron and it becomes
steel. Add a hydro. carbon to iron, and
steel itself becomes SO extensively modl-
fed that its properties are not recognlz-
able. Thus steel may be as soft as pure
iron. Add hydrogen, in varying quantity,
and it has the quality of residence, as IN
the watch spring, or the quality of tenac-
ity. as in the knife or razor, or may be
given nearly the hardness of a diamond,
as in file. With steel at a low tempera-
ture, from 400 to $50 deg, F., edge tools
are produced, the color in the yellow
shades; from 500 to 525 deg. various sorts
of springs are produced, color blue; while
by heating iron to whiteness and piunglng
it into water, which Is mainly composed of
hydrogen, files are produced; or forms
ven harder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07
STIIETTOES AND STRIKES.

Five hundred Italian stone masons on
strike for higher wages set out in
New York city recently to force other It.
alians who had not struck to quit work
At one place visited the foreman ordered
his men to arm themselves with the ham
dies of their pickaxes, and he himself drew
a revolver. A deadly combat would
doubtless have occurred had not the po-
lice interfered. The significant part of
the story is that on the fifteen men ar
rested were found seven revolvers and four
teen stilettoes and knives. 1t may be well
to give these Italians to understand that
in this country the pistol and dagger are
not recognized as legitimate means of set
ling labor disputes. American wage ear
ners do not resort to the weapons of the
assassin in controversies with their en-
ployers, and foreign laborers should not
be allowed to do so with IMMUNITY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07
CRIME.

AT Goshen, Ind, Mrs. J. l.. Brick shot
and killed her husband in self-defence.
HENRY BENTER, aged 81, committed
suicide Tuesday night while temporarily
insane from g-ip.
W. II. CONVICTION, cashier of the
Farmer and Traders bank, Montgomery,
Mo, has disappeared. The shortage is
$4,000.
WILLIAM TYLER, dealer in counterfeit
money, was arrested in Chicago Tuesday
by United States officers.
Two colored tramps in jail at Monroe,
Mich, assaulted the turnkey. The officer
shot both men, one being killed instantly
and the other will die.
MANY men were hust In a fight between
union and non-uniOn lumber kock- " orkers
at Cleveland, O.
AT Walnut Hill, Va, jim Jackson and
jim Crabtree, desperadoes, settled an old
grudge by fighting an improptu duel.
Both fell dead at the first shot.
WILLIAM Reel, who wrote up several
Texas towns for Kansas City paper, was
captured at Waco, given 200 Iashes, tarred
and feathered, and thrown into pond.
ANDREW Conger and Charles Halle, the
confidence men who swindled horsemen
and banks in the west out of large
amount, were committed at New York
Saturday to await the arrival of requisi-
ton papers from Texas.
SOME unknown person broke into the
stable Of John Kemerer, near Murryville,
Pa, poisoning four imported stations
valued at $4,000 and cut up his carriage
and harness.
A WE'LL known Wall street broker,
whose wife was granted a divorce III the
superior court Tuesday evening, shot
himself ut the Cooper Union hotel, intiict-
ing probably fatal wound.
Gro. REIFsTECK shot and killed F. S.
Hanson near LIE Mars, Iowa. Hanson
died instantly. The murderer escaped.
DR.. SAMUEL S. T LEMING, of Catlln, ILL.,,
hanged himself in his fathers barn at
Milan, Ind, Saturday. He had become
insane from over study.
PosToFF1CE inspectors Fits and Elem
ming have arrested William Tyler, one of
the green goods swindlers who have been
reaping a harvest In Chicago.
F. CAssELL reported to the police in
Philadelphia on Wednesday night that he
had lost or had his pocket picked OF 81, 900
in street car. The matter is being in
vestigated.
J. L. DUNN claiming to be of the firm of
Dunn & Perkins, Austin. Texas, has
been arrested at Atlanta, Ga, charged
with the forgery of three sight drafts on
Memphis merchants for $l2, 500.
IT has been discovered that Arthur c.
Gilman, bookkeeper for the firm of Lar
rabee & Steer of New York, who died rec
entity was defauIter in the sum of 1922,
900.
AT White Pigeon, Ind, J. l.. Brick at
tempted to choke his wife, when she drew
a revolver from her pocket and shot him,
almost killing him instantly.
IT has been discovered that John 7.
Hill, of the ninth national bank of New
York city. who died on March |, stole
100000 from the bank. The bank s
capital is reported to be unimpaired.
The body of DR.. Edward A. Rose was
found near Huntsville, Ark, Sunday.
There was bullet hole in the skull and a
pistol near the corpse. The body was
badly decomposed DR. Rose has been
missing for nearly week and whether
his death was caused by murder or suicide
is a mystery
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07
THE LATEST NEWS.
GENERAL NOTES.

THE public was reduced 81, 514, 1927 dur
ing April.
FRANK GRAY, the Samptown, n. j.,
milkman, has finally awakened, after
sleeping steadily for 100 hours.
THE Alaskan exploring expedition,
which was supposed to have been lost, has
reached Port Townsend in Safety.
THE clearings of the Chicago banks for
last week give total of s91 .494, 758, anG
S347, 709, O49 for the month Of April.
A PREHISTORIC mound containing Eztec
relics has been discovered In Montclam
county, Mich.
DIR. TALMAGE's new tabernacle, wi ich
cost S4l0, 600, was opened Sunday, with
dedicatory services.
THE PENNSYLVANIA coke workers strike
up to date-twelve weeks-has cost So,
100000
GROUND was broken Thursday for the
railroad tunnel under the Detroit river
between Detroit and Windsor.
IT is proposed to start at Galveston,
Tex, a pan American university to pro-
mote closer relations between North and
South America.
ELEVEN hundred European immigrants
arrived in Boston, Sunday. They will set
tie in New England.
PREMIER JOHN ROBSON, of British
Columbia, favors trade reciprocity with
the United States.
THE Worlds fair appropriation bill has
passed both houses in the New York legis-
lature.
SAMUE L. GERRY, the well-known
artist and anti slavery agitator, died Mon
day at Boston.
1T is stated that small greenish
insect is doing great damage to wheat in
Rich and Russell counties in Kansas.
REV. PHILLIPS Brooks was on Thurs
day elected Episcopal bishop of the
diocese of Massachusetts. He was the
candidate of the low church men, and re.
ceived 80 of the $50 votes.
MAYOR WAsHBURNE, of Chicago has
begun promptly to redeem his campaign
pledges. Chief of Police Marsh was or
dered Tuesday morning to close the gam
bling houses, and the doors of the robbers
dens have already been closed, and viii
not again be openened during Mayor
Washburne administration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07
"rHE GOOD OLD FASHION,"
Some Old Customs Which Should : ?
go out of Fashion.

go out of Fashion.
The enchantment of distance, ike the
haze of Indians summer, is Undenlable,
but it is atmospheric. 1t is not a part of
the thing seen, it is the Medium through
which we see it. The old-fashion winter
is such winter as sometimes occurred
when there was not a new-fasnioned
winter, that is to say, tha5 sometimes
winter was mild. sometimes severe, as it
Is now. But there is no good old-fash ion
quality-heroism, self-sacrifce, manly
persistence. truthfulness, and honor in all
ealing-which has gone out of fashion.
Genius, indeed, fluctuates from age TO age.
There are splendid epochs of art and litera-
ture; the age of Augustus; Of the Medici;
of Elizabeth; but the age Of character, of
and private virtue is perpetual. One voice
may whisper that the Decalogue and the
go den rule have nothing to do with poll
tics. Cut a greater voice, swelling into
a chorus of conviction, silentes it by say
ing that politics are moral principles APP
piled to public affairs The beauty of
the, moral universe, like that of visible
nature, never becomes old-fashioned.-
From the Editors Easy Chair, by George
William Curtis. in Harper's Magazine
for April.
How to Choose Friends.
In a matter so important as the making
of friendships, there should be the great
est care. A distinct choice should be
made. 1t is the easiest thing in the
world TO get friends, especially in our
large cities, where sharks" abound. The
young man can pick them up on every
street corner. But that is just the sort of
associates with whom he should have
nothing to do. He should allow no one to
be intimate with him who does not meas
ure up to the standard of real worthiness
We think it would be well for young
people TO observe few rules in the cho ce
of friend. Let the following, at least, be
thought of:
Never choose others as friends simply be-
cause they have money, or belong to what
is called good society" There are doubt
less many belonging to wealthy families,
or who move IN fashionable circles. who
are entirely worthy of confidence. but they
should be selected FOR their worth and not
for the external advantages they seem to
offer.
Never choose others as friends merely
because they dress well, or are attractive
In their personal appearance. Some of
the greatest mistakes which young people
make are along this line. 1t should al
ways be remembered that a handsome
face and the best fitting cloy be the masks
of shallow brain and evil heart.
Never choose as friends those whose
habits are bad. Shun such people as you
would viper or pestilence.
Never choose as friends those who make
a mock of religion. True friendship
and religious reverence are twin sisters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07

some litigation. She gave good enter
tainment and her share of the receipts
was about $3.50.
came to light at Thiensvilla last Sunday.
The cead body of newborn baby was
found floating in the river at that place
John Miller, an old settler of Shiocton.
died Wednesday at o'clock from the
effects of the grippe
Miss Cert ude Russell. daughter of r.
c. Russell, president of the German Ma
tionai bank in Oshkosh. was Thursday
morning welded to Arthur Wakefield, son
of G. NJ. Wakefield, the we'll known mining
operator, OF Milwaukee.
The Rev. E. Ii. Smith was last night
re-engaged IS pastor of the First Conere-
gational church at Oshkosh, his term be-
ing an indefinite one. Some months ago
he was expelled from the Winnebago con-
ference of the congregational church, but
III spite of this he was re-engaged as pas
tor of the Oshkosh church.
James Galllgan. a pioneer resident of
Neenah, died Wednesday night of
Bright's disease.
On the 9th of March last, c. NJ. Brown
lost $500 in bills he had drawn from the
bank at Watertown, Wednesday after
noon Marshal Forster arrested Albert
Hanson on suspicion of having found the
money.
The first lodge of the Independent Or
der of Foresters was instituted in West
Superior Wednesday night. with a mem
bership of twenty-four.
Charles Bannah. of BeIoit, farmer "A
years old, shot himself in the head with a
revolver Wednesday evening. His mind
was slightly affected of late.
Orlando Root, an old and respected citi-
zen of Fox Lake, died from the effects of
the grippe Thursday,
]. A. Hartman, the pedestrian, arrived
in Superior last evening accompanied by
his wife. He will go into training to
beat by 400 miles the 1889 record of E. P.
Weston, who made LOO miles III 80
| days.
The $50 which was given the Oshkosh
firemen at the Brooklyn engine house
by John Buckstaf, has been distributed
among the men. 1t was given them in
appreciation of their work at the Sler-
man fire where they saved his barn adjoin-
ing the burning one and also for their
work at the coffin factory fire.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07
q! the Misery of It.

Human wretchedness touches bottom in sea
sickness. Life ia held feathers weigh, by the
unfortunate afflicted With it. Why endure its
atrocious Internal commissions when Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters relieves them instanter? Not
only relieves, but prevents. It is not always the
"briny'' that travellers nausea is experienced.
Railway journeying, riding with ones back to the
horses or the locomotive sometimes produces it
in super-sensitve stomachs. Hoetetters Stomach
Bitters is always the prompt remedy. The mis-
chievous properties of brackish water, the evil
influence of mias a, unwholesOme or unaccus-
toned food, excessive fatigue, whether bodily or
mental, the dyspeptic tendency bred by sedentary
pursuits, the pernIcious effects of exposure to
tremes of temperature or dampness, all these are
efectuaily couneracted by this genial preservative
of health. Cures also rheumatism, kidney aud
billions trouble.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07
WIRE FINER THAN HAIR.
The Diamond Plates Through Which it is
Drawn Made by a Woman.

We are at work just now on some pretty
small wire. 1t is $1,000 of an inch in
diameter-fner than the hair on your
head, great DEAL Ordinary fine wire is
drawn through steel plates, but that
wouldn't do for this work, because if the
holes wore away ever SO little it would
make the wire larger. and that would
spoil spoil t the job. Instead, it is, drawn
through what is practically a hole in a
diamond. t. which there is, of course, no
wear. These diamond plates are made by
a woman in New York, who has a mon
opoly Of the art in this country. The wire
is then run through machinery, which
thread that is .OOl5 Of an inch In thickness
even finer than the wire you see. This
wire is used in making the receiving in
struments of ocean cables. the gaIvano-
meters used in testing cable, ard measur-
ing insulation of covered wires.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07
Fire also destroyed

night; loss, $4,000. Fire also destroyed
the village of Harrisville, N. Y. Qoss
s100000), and the Honey Grove tTexas)
compress and 1,400 bales of cotton (loss
s150,000).
MUCH damage was done to property IN
Duluth, Mimi. Sunday night 10y severe
wind storm. No one has been reported
injured.
The fast express on the Big Four" was
derailed near Indianapolis, Sunday, and
and SIX passengers fatally injured. Among
them were ex-secretary of state W. R.
Meyers, of Anderson, Ind. and Thomas
MagiIl, of Chicago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07
WASHIN GlON.

The Chinese government has notified
the state department az Washington that
Henry w, Blair, vino has been appointed
minister to China, is not acceptable.
THE ordnance officers of the navy de-
partment have just completed at the prov
ing ground, at Indian Head, the final test
of the thirty-inch steel rifed guns for the
double turreted monitor Miantonomah.
With 239 pounds of Dupont brown powder
and fifteen tons pressure. the projectile
attained a muzzle velocity of lilo feet
per second, probably the best result on re-
cord for this bore of gun, using brown
powder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07

A ROMAN doctor has discovered IN many
of the skulls found in Etruscan tombs, as
well as in those deposited in various
museums, interesting specimens of an
Gent dentistry work and artificial teeth.
Some of these skulls date as far back as the
sixth century before Christ, proving dent
istry is not a modern art.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07

ONE day, in 1880, when a working
ieweIler, Joseph elliott, now the famous
steel pen maker accidentally split one of
his fine steel tools, and being suddenly re-
CURED to sign a receipt, not finding his
quill pen at hand, he used the split tool as
a ready substitute. This happy accident
led to the idea of making pens of steel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07

BRASS which has been rendered hard by
compression may be tempered the same as
steel. TO do this piece of polished steel
is placed on the article to be tempered,
and heat is applied so as to affect steel and
brass equally. The temper of brass will
be indicated by the color of the steel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07
Renewed His Youth

1t is on record in medical literature that
in the year 1881 a poor old man, residing
at Tarantnm, near Naples, was the sub
ject of a marvellous change when at the
age of nearly 80 years His skin pealed
off and a new and soft skin supplied its
place; his muscles again became strong
and plump; the wrinkles disappeared
from his face and the white hair from his
head; black, curly hair grew on his head
again, and his complexion became fresh
and youthful. Sixty years tater he again
became decrepit with a second old age,
and died after passing his one hundred and
ixtieth year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07
TIN PLATE COM BINE.
The Manufacturers Organize Before
Plants Are in Existence.

NEW YORK, Apail 29,-Represe natives
of the chief tin plate manufacturing firms
of this country today perfected an organl-
cation of tin plate manufacturers of the
United Sta ;es. The ohio"t is TO promo
tie manufacture Of tin plate in the United
States. 1t was stated that several mills
were already working ana as soon as
others were built they would produce
$4,000 net tons of tin plate per annum.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07
COMMON EGG SAUCE.
Keeping Dough,

1t is not generally known that tie dough
of raised biscuits or rolls can be kept sew
eral days we'll covered in an earthen bowl
in the refrigerator. so that fresh rolls can
be made from it on several successive
mornings. What is more delightful than
old-fashioned loaf cake? For such cake
take three cups OF raised dough. The
dough of light bread or of biscuits will
do. Add two cups of sugar, three-quar-
tiers of a cup of melted butter, two eggs
and spices to the taste. Work these In
gradients together thoroughly for at least
fifteen minutes. Add cup OF raisins if
you wish. Pour the cake into square
pans and let it rise half an hour, being
careful TO cover 1t with ID thick cloth to
prevent hard crust forming over it.
Bake ii one hour in a moderate bread
oven.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07
Small Stars.

The other day Professor Charles a.
Young the eminent Princeton astrono-
mer, was chatting about astronomy in the
court of the Palace Hotel, San Francisco,
when some one asked him, What is to
you, profe ssor, the most wonderful and
Startling fact IN astronomy" We'll, :"
said the professor, Il should say the fact
that your great Lick telescope reveals
about 100, 100000 of stars, and that every
one of them Is a sun. theoretically and by
anoiogy giving light and heat to his
planets. You know the Lick teIecope re-
veals stars SO small that it would require
sc. 900 of them to be visible to the naked
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-07
CATASTROPHE IN OHIO.
Several People Badly Injured by Ga
Explosion.

GREENvILLE, Ohio, May 1.-While the
fire department was working at a small
fire tonight. natural gas which had col
lected in fire cistern ienited from an en-
CINE ard exploded The heavy engine
was raised several feet in the air and fell
back in tie yawning chasm. Terrible ex-
element prevailed for SOME time. Firemen
Southern was fatally injured and engineer
Boyer, Chas Hagis and Thomas 0 Brlen
we're badly hurt. Many others were
painfully cut and bruised by the flying
debris. One man is missing and it is
feared that he is under the engine.