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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
6 A WONDERFUL CREATURE.
The Mysterious Little Chameleon and
Its characteristics.

The chameleon has for ages been
an object of curiosity, not only on ac-
count of its ability to change its color
at will, as one might suppose who had
read accounts which mentioned only
that one characteristic, but also on &C.
count of remarkable power which
admits OF the creature instantly chang
ing Its form. At times it takes upon
Itself almost the exact form of
mouse; again, with back curved and
tail erect, 1t is the exact counterpart
OF a miniature crouching lion, which
no doubt gave origin to its name,
chameleon, which clearly means
ground lion" BY Initiating its sides
and fattening back and belly it takes
upon itself the form of an ovate leaf,
the tail acting as the petiole, the white
line over the belly becoming the mid
rib. When thus expanded it also has
the extraordinary power to sway itself
over so as to present an edge to the OBJ
server, thus greatly adding to its
means of concealment. As is we'll
known, the least excitement, as in
handling, will cause a change in the
color. In its normal state it is of
light pea-green. When excited the
groundwork remains tbs same, but
transverse stripes about thirty in num-
Der appear on the body. These stripes,
which are of very dark green to be-
gin with, soon change to inlzy black
ness. The prevailing idea that the
chameleon takes upon himself the
peculiar hues of W hatever he is placed
upon is as curious and widespread as
it is erroneous. Placed in boxes lined
with red or blue silk, they retain their
pea-green color with no leaning
toward the brighter hues of the sur
roundings.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
CHOLERA'S RAVACES.
Asia's Dread Scourge is Still Making
Steady Westward
Advance.
FOrty-eight Cases and Eighteen
Deaths at SaratOff- Deaths
in Paris.
Russian GarrisOns Instructed to Use
Ball Cartridges Against Riot
ers i'll Infected Districts.
PARIS, July 1S.-To-

PARIS, July 1S.-To-
register shows ten deaths in northern
Paris attributed to cholera.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 18.-In view
Of the danger of a repetition of the
recent riot in Astrakan and Saratoff it
is proposed to establish temporary
dictatorship in the cholera affected dis
tricts similar to that tablished during
the prevalence of the plague after the
Russian-Turkish war.
Six cases of cholera had arrived at
Kazah by steamer up to July IA. and of
the six patients five died. There have
been forty-eight cases and eighteen
deaths at Saratof and sixteen
cases and eighteen deaths at Azoff-
BERLIN, July 16.-Private advices
from Russia say that the distress in the
famine districts and the mortality in
the cholera-stricben cities far exceed
anything allowed to appear in the
Russian press.
The fact that orders for disinfectants
and medicine have been received by
German firms, which the trade is
unable to meet, testifes to the alarm
of Russian official circles.
The Russian war minister has issued
instructions to the commandments of
Russian garrisons to the effect that in
the event of a riot similar to that at
Astrakhan the troops must intervene
and must use ball cartridges against
the rioters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.

All except eighteen Of the British
Gladstone is sure of majority of forty
for home rule.
Lord Salisbury has summoned the
cabinet ministers to meet in London to
decide on the governments course of
action.
General depression characterized the
London and continental stock and
money markets last week in sympathy
with Wall street.
Section hands on the Wabash rail
road between Peru and Tilton struck
for higher wages.
New Yorll's naval battalion entered
on its second annual cruise, on board
the United States frigate New Hamp-
shire.
The Trades and Labor Assembly of
Chicago passed resolutions censuring
the Pinkerton system and calling upon
Gov. Fifer to arrest William Pinkerton
for melting riot.
Steamer Enchantress from Santos
and Pernambuco arrived in New York,
having a case of yellow fever on board.
Four of the officers died on the voyage.
She was held in quarantine.
Sunday services were observed by
the Second regiment in Camp Lincoln,
the Rev, c. c. Otis of Springfield de-
livering the address. A concert was
given by the band. Thousands of visi-
tors Were present
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
IRISH HOSPITALITY.
The Peculiar Trait of a Peasant Shown
in Cup of Tea.


Coming in tired from a long walk, I
went to my room to lie down, says a
writer in Harper's Bazaar, and on my
way left a message for Mary: Tell
Mary to make me a cup OF tea-strong
and bring it upstairs"
In thacourse of time there appeared
at my door Mary's round, smiling face,
surrounded by its curly kinks of hair,
that, in turn. was surmounted by the
green and gold metal butterfly which
was its daily adornment.
It's an Irish cup of tea I'm bringin
you, ma am she said.
'An Irish cup Of tea Mary! And
what is that?''
It's cup fowin' into the saucer,
ma'am."
laughed as I took the Irish cup of
tea" ''Wait and take down the cup,
Mary" And Mary stood beaningly be-
side me while drank the tea. so that's
the kind Of cup you get at home, Mary,
is 1.-THE tea r-.lning into the saucer?"
''Oh, yes, ma'an,' she said 'EWhen
We give a cup Of tea to a friend, we're
not givin' plenty unless it's fowin' into
IIG saucer. Heu not De 1GSulJln' q
friend wild a cup that wasn't full At
home it's name ye are if We don't fill the
cup runnin' over"
1t is the fashion to-day to prefer Ger
man, Swede or Danish servants to Irish.
The Irish have, indeed, many faults,
and those of US who daily bear with
some of the most obvious of them are
only too apt to be blind to the actual
virtues of these Irish peasant girls.
They have many a virtue. The Irish
cup Of tea is not bad exponent of the
national character as we see it dis
played in our kitchens. Generous to
lavishness, careless to sloppiness, quick
tempered, but kind-hearted, and warm
as an Irish cup Of tea is warm, and just
about as much to be depended upon if
something of more substantial nature
does not go with it.
But an Irish cup of tea is a good greet
ing to one who is tired or cold, and, as
we drain it, we find in the bottom of the
cup the pretty bit of Irish poetry:
% A a,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
How Could He?

man had called upon one of the
homeliest women in the city, who not
long before had had her portrait
painted. The artist had done his
work well, from friendly and social
point of view, and the lady was cor
respondingly pleased. She was not SO
blind as not to see, however; but the
picture was, as one might say, little
'idealized.
AS she showed it to her caller she
said:
There, what do you think of it.?
Don't you think Mr.. - has rather
fattered me?'
The gentleman looked at the picture,
looked at the lady, and, with an elo-
quent sigh, answered:
''Ah, my dear Mrs. -, how could a
painter sit in your company and not
fatter you?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
A FEARFUL WEAPON.
Description of the New Torpedo by Which
Warships Are Sunk.


The value of the torpedo as an en-
CINE Of war was emphatically demon
strated in the recent Gillian engage
ments. The success of the torpedo
vessels in sinking the Blanco Encalada,
one of the largest warships of the
Gillian congressional fleet, with a loss
of one hundred and sixty men, in the
port of Caldera, has stimulated gen.
eral interest in these destructive little
craft Undoubtedly the striking proof
of their effectiveness will cause the
United States government to provide
Itself with an increased number of these
agents which can attack so successfully
a hostile feet.
Of the torpedos invented in this coun-
try one of the most recent and interest
ing is the Sins-Edison, according to
Electricity. Recently a test of this
vessel was made in the harbor of Havre,
France, in the presence OF a large num-
Der of experts.
The torpedo consists essentially of
two parts. The upper is merely float,
from which is suspended at the depth
of about six feet or less the torpedoitself;
this contains the explosive, the control-
ing cable which pays out as the torpedo
proceeds, a forty-horse power electric
motor, working a thirty-inch screw, and
a polarized relay for working the steer
ing apparatus. The float and the tor
pedo are both composed of sheet copper,
the float being filed with cotton to
render it practically unsuitable; one of
these boats has been under heavy fire
without its buoyancy or efficiency being
seriously affected. On the deck are two
folding down standards for steering
purposes, which are SO arranged that,
should the boat dive under log or
wreckage, they fold down into recesses
on the deck, and on being liberated re-
gain their vertical position. The lines
of the float are well designed for high
speeds, having fine bow and cutwater
and the stern well cut away aft.
The torpedo is suspended from the
float by means of strong steel stays.
The forward stay is well cut away to
enable the boat to dive under spars or
wreclzage that it may encounter. This
property of the boat has been put to
severe test with eminently satisfactory
results.
The torpedo consists of four separate
compartments which can be taken
asunder and reassembled in fifteen min
utes, thus rendering the torpedo very
easy of transport in holds of ships or
elsewhere.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21

lions. They generally sold 100 under last
weeks prices and slowly. Native cows, heifers
and bulls we're quoted at 81 2562 70 for poor
to choice, and native steers at So 2515.6 IS. The
bulk Of the former changed hands al prices
ranging downward from $3.50 and S495 %
bought most Of the steers. Texas cattle if fat
were salable a So 25Q3. 80 but there we're few
trades at over SO. The ruling prices for COWS
were SI75Gs2. 10 and for steers g. T5S3.
HOGs-Receipts, 25000. The market was
fairly active throughout, and the useful ma
terial was cleared in good season, prices hold
ing firm to the close. Choice to prime medium
and heavy shipping lots sold at $3.50 go, best
assorted light up to $685., fair mixed and pack
ing grades a SIS .70G5 50 ard inferior light or
rough heavy at s. 4OG5.60.
SHEEP Receipts, 1000. Only the choicest
assorted lunches are salalable at above Sc,
and very desirable grade is secured by
slaughterers around 1910, while culls or thin
mixed feeding lots sell d g. 250450. To-day's
sales OF matured sheep we're on a basis Of - rs
a. 40 for cuIls and Texas feeders S404.75 for
fair to prime Texas and Western muttous,
81 Esq for fair to good mixed natives and s.. %
Q59O for choice to prime yearlings and native
we theirs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

The yacht race at Lake Geneva for sec
end class boats was won by a girl named
Rumsey
Phil Newman and John Sullivan have
been arrested, charged with numbering
Daniel Murphy, a mine employe, at Gle,
near Ashland.
While workmen were digging out the
cellar of an old building at Racine they
unearthed two tombstOnes. On one was
the inscription, MARY Melissa Fetch, died
March Is, lS45, aged 4 years, and on
the other. in German. "Margaretta Kle
Der, born July IL, 1904, died May s, 1875. y
1t Is not known that graveyard was ever
located in that vicinity or th 1t the ground
was occupied by a stone yard.
The summer meetings of the Inter-
County Medical association will hereafter
he held in Ashland
Universalist Of southern Wisconsin
will hold a grove meeting at Palmyra
July 80 and 81.
The famous gospel ship Good Tidings
is expected in Ashland soon.
Omro has new state bank with a cap
itai of S25, 1000.
The Superior Citizen is now an eight
page paper.
Presbyter1ans at Ashland have decided
to build new church this summer. 1t
will have a seating capacity of 1000.
William Clark, an old resident of City
Banks, Door county, died suddenly of
heart failure.
Jacob Schellenbach, an old resident of
Green Bay, passed away at the age of 70
years.
Levi Cannif, ST., OF GAINESVILLE, passed
away at the age of "a years.
Tne Martin Land Co., of Milwaukee,
has increased its capital stock from s24,
QUO to $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
Chicapo Produce NTarket,

CHICAGO July 18.-The following quotations
Rrefor large lots only Smaller quantities are
usually sold at advanced rates.
Cabbage 81 .2502. rs per crate;
garlic, 66Q7c per lb caulihower, home grown,
75c0&2 90 per doz: beans, new hand-picked
navies, II 60G71 IS; mediums 81 .5O01 80: beets
SOG35c per doz; CARROTS new 75c per box; GU
cumbers, l5ll20c per doz; onions - 0UG2 %
per brl; green onions, 10000 per bunch; let
tuce, 5ol2l 90 per tub; parsley, 20025c per doz;
pie plant, 25030c per box; radishes l0015c per
doZ punches; tomatoes 81 000L % per bu box;
green peas S3,OO04O0 per sack; green corn,
81 .008l so per DoX; celery, 10000 per doz.
FRUTs-Appes, choice S405 per brl;
ordinary S2.5003,50 50; oranges, California
SS.O0&4.50 lemons, S400Q600: bananas, e1.500
SL75 per bunch; pneapples, 81 o. 90
per doz; sour cherries Sl.5O32.25 per case;
peaches Alexanders, S30o13,5O per crate;
fancy 4-baslIet crates S1.25GDl .65; apricots.
SlQ1.50 per A-Crate; cherries, black, S1.7512 so
per 10 Id box; white, S2.0002 so; Muskmelons,
Sl.5002 per doz; watermelons Georgias, S175
@250 per car; S10015 per 100. Plums S304 90
per case.
BUTrER-Fancy creamery 203 per ID; fancy
separator, 18019c; good creamery, t80181ac;
medium creamery, 17QllSc; poor creamery, $50
I6c; dairy, select 15Qol6c; No l, l4c; No >. l3c;
packing stock. l2c: ladies, No !. l44l4Ac; No
2, 70; grease, 40Sc.
PoULTRY-Hens, u0nhc; springs, 14a15c;
BOOSTERS, &c; hen turkeys 101ac; mixed, S09c;
old gobblers, rose; ducks, S09c; geese, 1895
per doz.
CHEEsU--FuH cream Young Americas SA
Q9c; do twins, S14QS1sc; chedd4rs SQSLc;
brick 74sc Limburger 6G7hc. Swiss. IL
01xo
POTATOES -Louisianas, S1.Oo01 10 per sack;
Tennessees rose S1.75d2. 25 per brl; Virginia
rose, & per brl. ....
HIDEs-No, 1 light and heavy, 4A0436c; No.
9 do 3l403Mc; No. / calf 64961ac: No 2,4A0
4hc; taliow, No &c; No. ,, 34G315c
VEALs-Fancy calves, 607c per Ib grassers,
4Q5c; small and thin, &c.
EGGs--Strictly fresh southern stock, 12c;
northern stock lS0l3cH.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
A Ten-Thousand-Year Clock.

Herr A. Noil of Berlingen, Germany,
has constructed the most marvellous
time-piece that was ever evolved from
the human mind. Calculations, based
on two years of solid going, prove
what The maker claims for his wonder
full clock, viz: That it will run for 1O,-
900 years without winding. Hands on
the dial point to the time of day,
the day, the week, months, seasons
and years. 1t also calculates the
changes in the moon and tells when
the sun is "fast or slow" The clock
is the result of FIVE years of patient,
arduous labor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
Bandits i'm CorSiaa

It seems that in Corsica you secure
your personal safety by keeping ban
dit. In an article in the National Re-
view Basil Thompson explains that the
tax of supporting a bandit is not with
out its compensations. Bandits are a
hidden power in the country They
control the petty elections; they
menace those who are hostile to their
friends. Thus, while the existence of
six hundred of them is real danger to
public security, it is no small advantage
to Corsican to be related to a bandit.
You support, you pay, protect the ban
dit; and in return he places his gun at
your disposal 1t is an exchange of
services. He has a bandit in the serv-
ice" is a common expression. Are you
in debt? The bandit will gain you
time. Are you disputing the ownership
of property? The bandit will show
your opponent he is wrong. Have you
land on which shepherds trespass? He
will keep them off.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
ALICE MITCHELL ON TRIAL.
The Defense Prepared to Prove that
Fre0a Wards Slayer Is Insane.

The Defense Prepared to Prove that
Freoa Wards Slayer Is Insane.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 1S.-The trial
of Alice Mitchell on her plea of present
insanity was begun in the criminal
court this morning in the presence of
a large number of people. The de-
Tense holds that when Alice Mitchell,
Is years old, manifested an aversion
for men and loved a maiden II years
old with the devotion and intensity of
man and prepared to marry her and
planned to elOpe, she was crazy. The
State will contend that Miss Mitchell
did have a great regard for young men
and will show that she not only firted
with the other sex, but that she carried
on voluminous correspondence
with men, some of them un-
known. Jail life has agreed with Miss
Mitchell, for this morning when she
raised her veil in the court room she
looked as fresh and plump as well-fed
country girl, There was a great Jam
in the court room and rush was made
to see her, but the crowd fell back
when Judge DuBose raped for order,
remem boring his penchant for putting
the rich and the poor in his sweat box.
A venire, composed of the most promi-
nent business men in the city, has been
summoned, from which jury selection
is being made.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
Japanese Etiquette.

Travellers in Japan tell of the uncon-
Germ with which Japanese will take a
bath in full publicity, and the custom
has impressed foreigners as immodest.
An Englishman who has not been long
in the country says there is really
nothing immodest in the promiscuous
bathing of men, women and children
from a japanese point of view With
them cleanliness is the object sought
for, and the etiquette of the bathroom
differs from the etiquette of the parlor.
With Europeans, he says, the attitude
of walters is only permitted when the
music is played. 1t is something like
this with the Japanese bathers. When
the necessary operation of washing or
doing other work requires it, to strip be-
comes a duty. On the other hand, a
Japanese woman would scorn to appear
decollete. To her eye our bathrooms are
an establishment, and the exposure of
the person for display is incomprehensi-
BILE. This writer thinks that the Japan
csc are not excelled by their western
brethren in mOdesty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
Iron Workers Locked Out.

SUPERIOR, Wis, July 1S.-Saturday
afternoon the roller mills of the West
Superior Iron and Steel company shut
down, the fires were drawn, tools put
away and arrangements apparently
made for continued inactivity, if neces-
sary. The men who were supposed to
be in any way connected with the
Amalgamated association, or who had
taken part in the recent demand for
the adoption of the scale were dis
charged by a notice in writing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
The LARGEST University.

The biggest university in the world
is at Cairo, Egypt-a country which is
not mentioned at all in the statistics
and it has 10000 students. They come
from every part of the Mohammedan
world, and they study Mussulman law,
history, theology, and other branches
needed to confirm them in the faith of
Mohammed. They sit on the floor Of
an enormous court and study aloud,
and the Western visitor who calls on
them during study hours thinks has
struck the original site of the Tower
of Babel, and that the confused Ct
tongue haven't stopped talking yet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
DefauIted With SO. 600.

CAMDEN, Ark, July 1S.-The report
that was prevalent in this city to the
effect that j. G. Kelso, president of
the Bank of Magnolia, Ark, and of the
Gate City national bank of Texarkana,
and vice-president of the Ouchita Val
ley bank of this city, was a defaulter
to the extent of $40, 600 and that he had
left the country has been confirmed.
Kelso was last heard of in st. Louis.
He is a member of a prominent family
in southwest Arkansas and has always
borne a good reputation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
THE LAlRD'S UMBRELLA.
McPherson's House Had Not Door That
Would Take 1t.


Jonas Hanway was said to be the
first man who carried an umbrella in
the streets of London. Umbrellas were
long before that carried by women, but
they were considered a feminine lux
ury, and a man would no more be seen
with one than nowadays he would walk
the streets with parasol in summer or
carry muff in winter.
But Jonas Hanway, thinking, like a
sensible man, that all the good things
should not be appropriated by women,
boldly walked the streets one day with
an umbrella probably it belonged to
his wife) over his head He not only
kept himself dry among his moist fell
low creatures, but he rendered his
name immortal, and left shining ex-
ample to us who have not always the
courage of our convictions"
But it was not long before the whole
country got used to umbrellas, says
Harper's Young People. 1t was told of
one distant corner of Scotland that in
this quarter umbrellas were sported
only by the laird and the minister, and
were looked upon by the common class
VI pCOpIC do PCI4CCG E'lIChO1I1ShG' ~
see the minister or the laird 60 by with
an umbrella over his head was as good
as circus to the small boys of the vii
lage.
One day Daniel Mcpherson called up
on the laird to pay his rent. AS he was
about to leave a hard shower came on,
and Daniel, being a well-to-do man
and much respected" the laird polite
ly offered him the use of an umbrella.
Daniel proudly accepted the loan, and,
much elated walked off with his head
held several inches higher than usual.
He had not been gone many minutes,
however, when to the laird's surprise
he saw Daniel posting back with all pos
sible haste, the umbrella still held firmly
over his head.
''Hae, haze, Kornel," he called out,
''this'n never do! There's nae a door
in a my house that'n talk it in! My
vera barn door Wilma tax it in!''
Poor Daniels head had not yet
grasped the umbrella must be shut up
before he tried to take it in the door.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
New York.

WHEAr-July. 8ihc. August. 83&@84%c.
September, 84A@8f4o, October 85asG854c;
December, 87h088c May 9lH092%c
RYE Western, 74878c.
CoHN No 2, firm, Ac up quiet; No 2, $40
5bo.
OATS No 2, dull, easier; State, 35044c;
Western, 33h044c
PROVISIONS Beef - Dull, steady; extra
mess, IS 5OG07 so; family, S90lO Pork-Quiet
easy; old mess, Sll.750l2 70; extra prime,
Si2 SO. Lard Steam rendered quiet firm,
81 Is
BUTTER Western dairy I4016c, Elgins,
21hc; Western creamery, I602IHc; imitation
creamery Ii0l8o.
Western. 164Wl6AC.
CorFEE-The feature on contracts at the
opening was the hrmer European markets.
Witch affected prices here to the extent of
points advance on August and 10 points on the
other months, with sales OF 5000 bags on the
call Havre was up 4GI2l franc and Hamburg
was advanced Il pfennig. Receipts at Brazil
ports were 1900 bags Rio dull, firm No. 7 on
RDOt. l3O