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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Oliver p. Holmes had his body cut
into three pieces by being drawn under
the great traction wheel at the cable
power house at Sioux City.
Articles of incorporation have been
fled by the Burlington, Iowa, Electric
company, with an authorized capital of
S15O,OOO The company will probably
be awarde ed the contract for lighting
that city.
The mangled remains of William
Central tracks on the outskirts of Osk-
kosh. He worked on farm, and it is
supposed was struck by train while
he was returning to the place.
The body of Granville Tamage, the
boy who jumped from a raft on the
Wabash river at Peru, Ind, a week
ago. and was drowned while trying to
reach shore, was found at Lewisburg.
His parents live in New London, Ohio
Ex-Priest Slattery lectured at Dan
vile, Ill, to an audience of men. His
wife lectured to women. There was
no disturbance at either meeting.
Order was preserved in the city during
the lectures, although the situation at
times ives critical.
George Witherspoos, superintendent
of the Methodist church Sunday school
at Paramount, Ill, induced his wife to
go to Bloomington to acquire better
knowledge of music, and in her absence
rented his residence and went to Cali
fornia- Mrs. Witherspoon has brought
suit TO recover possession of her home
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
A PRESS ORDINANCE.
The Turkish Government Issues These
Orders to Editors and Printers.

The Turkish Government Issues These
Orders to Editors and Printers.
Look how careful the sultan is to
supply the city of Constantinople, his
imperial residence, with reliable and
instructive news His government
has just issued the following instruc-
tions to editors and printers of news
papers:
l. Give preference to all news regarding
the health of the emperor and his family,
the condition Of agriculture and the progress
Of industry and commerce.
g. No novels must be published that have
not been approved by the minister of edu-
cation and guardian of public morals.
3. Long literary and scientific articles
must be avoided. The words Ito be con-
tinued" must not be used as they excite
too great expectations.
4. Leads and pointed lines must not be
used, as they produce offensive suggestions
and irritations and may be mistaken as
equivocations concerning his imperial
majesty.
8. Carefully avoid the names of promi-
uent people. Should governor or any
inferior officeholder be accused of theft,
endorsement, manslaughter or other
crimes the event must either be suppressed
or represented as not proved.
6. 1t is absolutely prohibited to publish
petitions regarding abuses Of the admins
tration.
T. It is not allowed to publish attempts
of murder against princes or riots in for
eign countries, the knowledge of such
events being not profitable to our loyal and
peaceable people.
g. These new instructions shall not ba
published in your paper as it might cause
dissatisfied men to pass evil criticisms and
remarks concerning them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
BACTERIA IN PLANTS.

A Discovery by the Agricultural Depart
ment That May Help Gardeners.
1t seems surprising enough to learn
that plants which bear pods, such as
peas and beans, depend largely for
their healthy growth upon bacteria
These little vegetable organisms
attach themselves to the rootlets upon
which they feed. forming about each
Of their colonies a woody tubercle
just as the species that engenderS con-
sumption in human beings and other
animals forms tuberces in the lungs.
Thus the roots on which such germs
find Il Judgment are found to be more
or less covered with warty exercise
enccs. Until lately it had never been
imagined that the tubercles We're OF
use to the plant or that the latter re-
lied to any degree for its welfare upon
the parasites which form them
Nevertheless such has been shown
to be the fact by experiments in the
department OF agriculture says the
Pittsburg Dispatch Plants are COM
posed largely of nitrogen, and the
bacteria described absorbed this ele-
ment from the air. Indeed this is
the only way in which pod bearing
vegetables can procure free nitrogen
from the atmosphere. Each kind of
pod bearing plant has its own species
OF bacteria upon which 1t depends
for supply of free nitrogen from the
air.
The tubercle germs of peas do not
produce tubercle germs in beans and
therefore are OF no use 10 them and
the various forms Of tubercle making
bacteria are not all found IN every
soil 10 field where beans have
been cultivated for a long time there
may be no tubercle germs for peas at
all, or vice versa Accordingly. the
farmer would be likely to find change
from one crop to the other dismal
failure unless he know enough to
procure some earth from the proper
place mix it with water and thus
microbe seed in land for the new veg.
al hIII
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
SAVED BY LAUGHTER.
Insurgents Are ouieted by Songs and
Funny Stories.

Insurgents Are 0uieted by Songs and
Funny Stories.
Il was in 1868, after a battle. and
the streets of Madrid were filed with
angry crowds. bent on destroying
every thing and every body. Sudden
ly an unknown man, tall and dark
and strong, appeared at the city hall.
Give mo band of musicians " he
said and before nightfall 1 shall
control all Madrid "
He must have been man of rare
personality to have been able to per-
suade the authorities at all in that
dark hour to give him anything OF
the kind but he did
Going out with the musicians he
wandered through the town. While
they played he sang-folk songs or
some national air. When these bored
the people he mounted old boxes and
told funny stories and by and by the
people forgot to be angry. followed
their now leader wherever he went
laughing over his stories and songs
BY nightfall peace reigued in the
city and the mob broke up and went
home to bed. The mans name was
PHILIPPE Ducazel, and he was only %
years old when he did this clever
thing.
We hear great deal about heroic
things in saving countries by long
and terrible rides AT night or by the
sacrifice OF ones self by dying in
somebody's stcad. but few OF US re-
member before Of any one who saved
a town hy laughter
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
ROBBERS IN THE HOUSE.
Different Ways Women Have of Dealing
With Them.


Il had most narrowing adventure
the other night" said young WASH
ington matroa to a writer for the Star
OF that city. My husb band was away
and at about three o'clock in the
morning | was walked up by the loud
ringing OF the burglar alarm in my
bedroom. OF course I was very much
frightened but | went to the drawer
in which the family pistol is kept
ready loaded for an emergency, which
children | had with me- and they were
both fast asleep in their little cribs,
undisturbed by the racket ! had
turned up the light and assuming a
desperate courage which l feared
might suddenly evanesce, | threw
open the door into the entry. Then |
stood on the threshold. revolver in
hand and awaited developments
Before taking this bold step how
ever l rang the electric bells for the
servants hoping that they might be
aroused. For two or three minutes
there was no further sound and then
! heard a step coming up the stairs
from below Instead of running back,
slamming the door and screaming out
Of the window for help as l believe
most women would have done in my
place l stood my ground and held my
pistol pointed toward the head of the
stairway. The step came slowly up
and atlength shadowy figure emerged
on the landing. Just as l was on the
point OF firing 1 saw that it was a
female figure.
Please ma'am don't shoot' cried
a voice, which to my infinite relief. I
recognized as that Of the cook.
Il lowered my pistol. To be more
accurate, / dropped it. l am sur
prised that it did not explode,
Marie what on earth have you
been about?' | asked. with some in
dignation.
Her explanation was that mistak-
ing the time she had got up two hours
Ia advance of her usual hour. Going
down stairs to light the fire she had
set of the burglar alarm.
II heard your bell ma am, she
duOSu dlu 81 Wdlheu up W luu Out
what you wanted
Nevertheless, though it was not
q real burglar l think that | behaved
with extraordinary courage and pres
ence of mind. The only woman |
ever knew of who did better on such
an occasion was friend of mine in
Philadelphia Hearing robbers NOV
ing about the house below she quietly
dragged her basket Of silver which
she kept in her bedroom at night 10
the well of the stairway and upset it
The spoons and forks and precious
vessels of all sorts fell with a tremen-
dous crash to the floor of the lower
hall and frightened the burglars so
badly that they ran away. leaving
the booty they had already collec ted
behind them.
That reminds me of lady of my
acquaintance to whom trained nurse
had been recommended She asked
friend of hers, who had employed the
same woman, if the latter was safe
person to leave in charge OF the house
for a brief period.
" Entirely So replied the friend,
if only you will make sure first to
lock up very carefully the silver the
jewelry apd the wine. Otherwise she
will probably get away with them
all !"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
WAS 1T INSTINCT
How Did the Dog Know That His Mas
ter Was i'm Danger:

How Did the Dog Know That His Mas
ter Was in Danger:
Now how do you account for this?
the colonel asked of the New York
Sun man. If animals in their moods
and impulses are prompted merely by
lnstlDct how do you account for this?
1t is the story Of RUDE Lessing's dog
Gray. RUDE is dead now and SO is the
dog. but RUDE wouId have been dead
long before except for the dog.
'.hube Leasing was a man well known
in his day. He was lumberman and
hunter and lived alone for years in a
cabin in the, woods three miles from
the nearest Sinuamahoning settlement
Not alone either; FOR his dog lived
with him. Rube's dog was cross
between New ,oundland and shep-
herd dog. He was not hunter, but
simply a companion to Ruba. a more
intelligent animal | never saw and
kind and afectionate. One fall | made
Rube S cabin my headquarters while l
was en- Dying deer hunt. Running
out of certain supplies RUDE walked
into the nearest settlement one ter
noon to renew them It was a rough.
stormy day and toward evening Rube
had not returned, | noticed that his
dog, which ALWAYS remained at home
when his master went to town became
uneasy. and frequently trotted to the
closed door and whined in peculiar
manner. lie had done this several
times and suddenly sprang up. ut
tered the most piteous bowls and
paved and scratched at the door
Il knew that something out OF the
ordinary ai:ed the dog. and l opened
the door. An old bark road led by
the cabin nearly two miles out to the
main road. The dog started at the
top of his speed down the road, and
was soon lost to sight in the darkness.
l followed as fast as | could. and had
gone more than mile when | heard
the dogs bowls in the distance. He
had stopped at something and was
calling piteously l hurried on. and
about hundred yards this side of the
main road came to a fallen tree. The
dog stood among its branches bowling
The tree lay straight across the road
l went into its fallen top and found
RUDE, held down by one of the
branches of the tree. He was uncon-
scious Only a short distance away
On the main road, was lumberman' 8
cabin. | ran there. got an axe and
summoned the lumberman back with
me. We chopped RUDE out carried
him to the lumberman's house and
sent to the settlement for the Doctor
RUDE was hurt SO badly that when
the doctor came he said it was a slim
chance if he lived, and that if he had
lain a few minutes longer without aid
he would have been dead. RUDE got
well but he was housed up two
months.
What | want to know is how did
that dog know that his master, nearly
two miles away had been overtaken
by disaster? More than that by what
strange prescience had the dog been
aware that disaster threatened his
master before the latter had reached
the spot where it was to occur? For
the dogs uneasiness previous to his
final expression OF alarm and distress
when the catastrophe had fallen made
1t evident that he knew his master
was in danger. How can this be ex.
planned by the theory OF animal in
stinct?''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
JUST THE DIFFERING
Not Exactly the Point of View but the
Point of Action.

Not Exactly the Point of View but the
Point of Action.
1t all depends on the point Of
view" an old gentleman was accus-
toned to say when forced to disagree
with friend. you can't expect me
to love shoemakers just when my own
shoe pinches."
Pm so sorry to 60" said lady
after making long afternoon call
but l promised to be home before
tea"
oh. do stay, and I'll explain it to
your husband" replied the hostess,
who had just been urging the same in
vitation.
Don't you do it," came her
nephew's voice from the next room
Don't let her lead you into misde-
meanors that you will be punished
for afterwards She used to oCax me
In just that same way, and then | had
to suffer for it
Nonsense, Henry" said his aunt
That's nothing but a joke. Don't
take any notice OF it Mrs. Bell but
stay to tea"
You see when I was here in
school pursued the ruthless
nephew, I'VE lived out of town and l
was expected to be at home every
night before dark. Once week I
used to run in to call on auntie and
she always persuaded me to stay to
tea and 80 go home in the evening;
and when T said father would settle
with me afterwards, she used to say,
Oh just stay. and I'll take the re-
sponsibility.
Well didn't she take It?" ash ed
the visitor
Yes" was the reply, she took
the responsibility but l took the whip
ping"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26

with very pretty flowers, perhaps, in 5he
vases; bat If 1t were open there might be
music. You remember how "Romola.
who loved homage, aourtshed under it a.
q lily lifting Itself TO the light. To
woman of ine literary culture, complain
ing of her isolated life, | said, But your
isolation has made you what Won are
Yes, she answered quickly.-''wh
am but not what might be. Alice
Wellington Rllins, IL May Lippinco5t's
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
A Human Heart for Dinner.

Salfa-Eenay, father and son. two
men of Mohammedan faith. living in
Kasan, in Russia, were seized with an
attack of the prevalent endemic of
typnus. Iney appl1eu tur auvlce 10 I.
mollah (Mohammedan prlest). who
prescribed for them the roasted heart
and liver OF healthy girl under IS
years. The two men made their Sc
lection among the growing beauties
OF the neighborbood and induced q
girl of IA to go with them into their
hut where they slaughtered her.
They were arrested and accused Of
murder: found guilty and transported
to the Siberian mines for twelve
years which is. in most cases. equiva
lent to transportation for life, because
there are few people who can stand
life in the mines for twelve year,
Chicago Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
MRS. AIKENS DEAD.
The Wife of the Editor of the Even
Wisconsin Passes Away.

Wisconsin Passes Away.
MILWAUKEE, May 21-Mrs. Amanda
L. Aikens. wife of A. J. Aikens, OF the
Evening Wisconsin, died at her home,
769 Marshall street, last night, after a
long illness. Mrs. Aiken illness was the
result of IAN a tack OF grip in January
last.
Mrs. Aikens edited department Of the
Wisconsin and her vitality was such that,
although sick in bed, she continued to
conduct the department until three weeks
ago. Her death was very peaceful. Mrs.
Aikens, whose maiden name was Miss
Amanda L. Barnes, was born in Adams,
Berkshire county, Mass, on May
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26

II. 1888. She was married to A. J.
Aikens in 1854 and came with him to
Milwaukee IN December Of that wear.
Mrs, Aikens was Instrumental In founding
the Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls
md was member of the Humane Society
of the Woman's club and the Athenauu
She was one Of the organizers of the
Woman's club and of the Ladies' Art
lass. Besides her husband she leaves
tree daughters, Mrs Hugo Bremen, Mrs.
Arthur " Johnson, of Tacoma. and Miss
Minnie Ali ems. who has just graduated
fFom Smith college. In Massachusetts,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
New York.

NEW YORK. May % -WHEAT-May, 30 $3.50
So%c; June, soh09O%c; July s109lhc; Au-
gust, 909a090Kc; September. 90Ao; October,
4oh0906c; December. 93B@l93kc
RYE Western, 80085c.
BARLEY-Out of season.
CoRN-No. 2, 5735Sc; steamer mixed SIC.
OATs-State 37l143c; June. 36036Hc; July,
DBQ35Rc; Western, 36G1I3c; August 351,Q936c;
September, 34hc.
ONs-Beef-Inactive gand steady;
extra mess IL. 50G6S so; family, 50 50110 So Pork
Fair demand, firm; new mess, Sill,
old mess, S9750l0.50; extra prime, $40 50@11.
Lsrd-Dull easier; steam-rendered, S6.57H.
BUTTER-Receipts, 2,l75 pkgs; moderate de-
mand and steady; Western dairy, lA8l5c;
Western creamery, I502lc;, Elgins, gle; imita-
ton creamery C12017c
EGGs-R Receipts. S243 pkgs; hrmer. fair
demand: Western. l71a0I74c
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
Lyncbers to Be Tried In Missouri.

OZARK, Mo-, May 24.-Deputy Sheriff
Browne OF Green county arrived her
last night with Mat Day, George L.
Taylor, George f. McConlSey, Reube
Isaacs, William Caude, Louis Cupp and
James Stewart, the men suspected of
the lynching of Bright and the murder
of Williams in fancy county. The
preliminary trials will began to-day at
Forsvthe
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
Too Near the Coast.

DR.. Theodor Wolf lately the state
geologist of Ecuador has made q
special study of The Andes of that
country which he says arc between
ten and twenty miles further away
from the Pacific coast than most Of
our recent maps show.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
s Reliable Man.

Merchant Your credentials are
satisfactory. Have you grand
mother"
Youth. no, sir"
ANY dear old aunts?"
No, sir"
Or great aunts?"
No sir"
Or any other relatives who are
likely to die during the base ball sea-
SOM"
No SIR"
You'll do Good News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
ATTEMPTED to Kill His Wife.

DECATUR, H., May 24-Russell Hardy
made desperate attempt last night
with long bladed butcher knife to
kill his wife because she refused to live
with him any longer. Two women
heard the man and wrested the knife
from him, but not before he had in
ficted several dangerous cuts. He is
in Jail, charged with attempted muir
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
ASYLUM for the Orphans of OddfelIows

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 24.-The Ohio
Grand Lodge of Oddfellows decided
yesterday to establish an orphan asy-
lum for the order in this State and a
committee was appointed to take
charge of the matter. The officers
elected last November were Installed
and the lodge adjourned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
FOreign,

LIVERPOOL May 23.-Close-Pork-Deman
poor; prices unchanged Lard-Demand poor;
spot and May, June and July. 33s Cd, dull
Wheat-Demand poor; No. 2 red winter
steady, 6s lid; No. 2 red spring steady Is 10d.
Flour-Demand poor; prices unchanged. Corn
Demand falling off; June, firm, As 71ld; July,
firm, As ED. Recetpts-Wheat past from At
lantic ports, 81 200 quarters; Pacific ports,
5000 quarters; other sources, So, 600 quarters.
Receipts American corn past week. 23,lOe
quarters
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
BOOZE DID 1T.
A Doctor Gets Drank and Pays Sc
we're Penalty.

CLLNToNvILLE, Wis, May 21.-Dr. T..
J. Rowland was found dead in his room
over blacksmith shop in this city yes err
day morning. having been smothrr,l by
smoke. When last seen alive he was in
tcxicated. and it is supposed in some way
he overturned lamp and set fire to the
floor Of his room. He had evidently ex
tingushed 1t with piece of carpet, but
was overcome by the smoke. It is a won
der the building was not burned. Dr..
Rowland was 81 years of age and was a
man of ability.
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The crystal palace IN I.oudon covers
al area OF Coz. 072 square feet Is
sos feet long by 3S4 feet wide.
height l47 feet and, including the
grounds 1t covers 2S9 acres of land
The glass weighed 500 tons had an
ari Of % acres. and if the panes we're
laid singly end To end they would ex-
tend TO the enormous lengih of Z43
miles
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
3 Striking Eesem biance.

Wooden Yes, Mrs! TonDer, In
her younger days, was singularly
comely and statuesque person but I
regret to notice that with advancing
years she has grown very stout and
matronly."
Wagg- Yes. she reminds me OF .
used up base ball pitcher.
Wooden How is thatg
Why. she's lost her
curvea Chicago Tribune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26

He Opens Fire Upon the Deputy Sheriff
Wi1ks, While on His Rounds

CARYENNE, May 21.-When Deputy
Sheriff Wilks was making his rounds to
the different cells of the jail he came to
the cell occupied by Kinch Mckinney, a
negro horse thief. Mckinney opened fire
upon Wilkes with two revolvers. Several
of the officials of the Jail came to his
aid and were also feed upon
but no one was Injured. Nc
Kinney was master of the situation
and held out until clock this afternoon
when the sheriff threatened to fumigate
the Jail with sulphur if Mckinney did not
give in. This brought him to ii inc.
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The Wrong Ear.

Johnny Dumpsy with inflated pa
per bag): S'h-h! See me bust this
bag by grandmas ear. Grandma
(after the explosion. placidly laying
her knitting in her lap and looking
towards the door,: Come in"
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Chicago Board of Trade.

CHICAGO May 23.-Wheat sold off 1c from
Saturday to sc for July. Corn for the same
month opened &c lower at 451ac and sold at
45hc the first hour. July oats sold lc lower at
SOmc Pork sold before the call l0c lower at
80 95
Closing quotations were:
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ct. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, May 2a-WHEAT-Cash
s7Ac; May, s7c;June, SIC; July, s1s@slHo;
August, 795s@79Ac. CoRN-Cash 4sc; May
&c; June, 1871; July,41Ac; September, 1910
PRovIsToNs-Pork quiet; jobbing, s10.75. Lard,
dull, SGG6.10. WHIsKY-SL1A
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
Pork Sells tor Ten Cents Less.
General Depression With Fair
Demand.

NEW YORK May 23.-The market was strong
and active in the early dealings Advances
were general. Among the prominent features
were: Rock Island Lake Shore, Northern Pa
cifc preferred, Reading and the industrials.
Bonds were active and strong, The trans
actions in Atchison incomes were large. The
specialties, however, were dull and without
change of moment.
CLOSING nnntatinns were.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
Cold { OmfOrt.

Mr. Slimpurse-To-to tell the
| truth, ! am IA little afraid to-to
ask your father for your hand.
Miss Chargit-Oh. you needn't
worry. He says ] am ruinously ex'
travagant York Weekly.