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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-12-14

The President advises Congress in
con n=idering financial legislation to
"tnrn away from all alluring and
temporary expedients. determined
to be content with nothing less
than lasting and comprehensive
financial plan" He believes that
in due time the eff ,ct of the repeal
of the Sherman law will be to re
store business confidence and to call
forth into active use the great vol
ume of money which was "fright
ened into boarding places" by the
operation Of that law.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-12-14

The President urges a thorough
purging OF the pension lists, lie
alludes to the fact that many pen
sion frauds have already been des
tncted and exposed and declares that
the good work must be continued.
Like all his public utterances this
message Is strong aud bold. 1t
shows that the President has clear
convictions of duty and is both hon
est end fearless IN his efforts to
carry them out
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-12-14

The femalesuffragists and various
other persons who spell woman
with q capi al initial have recently
attacked Mr.. Walter Besant, who
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17

porous gambling house is enormous.
A pack may be used through an entire
evening, but it frequently happens
where high stakes are being played for
tEat half dozen new packs will be
called for in single game in the
course of a night. As none but cards
Of excellent quality are used, and as
4 player for stakes has a right to de-
land a fresh pack whenever his
;aprice or superstition prompts him,
The keeper Of a gambling house finds
the cost OF providing them consider
able item of his running expenses.
What IS done with sOiled cards? in
quires the New York Herald. You
may think the servants get them. But
they don't. There is a traffic in them
which in the course of a year in 2
city like New York or Chicago amounts
to quite a figure. The cards that have
been used are carefully saved and sold
to a regular buyer, who contracts to
take all that the proprietor may have
10 offer during the year or season. As
rule these cards are but little soiled,
many Of them having been used for
perhaps less than dozen deals. The
buyer, who conducts regular bust
ness, sorts them, cleans them as well
as he cln, replaces missing cards from
great stacks Of odd cards kept for
that purpose, puts them into the orig
inal wrappers which have been saved
for him, and then resells them. His
customers are mostly second and third
rate social clubs, or nOn-gambling clubs
in smaller cities and retailers who can
be persuaded by low prices to purchase
in large quantities. Nine packs out of
ten of these cards will pass anywhere
us strictly new ones, SO carefully are
they cleaned and restored, and for all
practical purposes they are just as good
as if they were strictly fresh. / know
a swell club in a busy city in the in
terror which is noted for it's unlimited
supply of firSt-class playing cards.
Outsiders marvel at it's extravaganza
in providing what seems to be a brand
new pack for every game of whist,
pedro, euchre or poker that starts in
It's card rooms. AS a matter of fact
the cards all come from the second
hand dealer in New York and cost
about or s cents pack in large sets.
1t enables that club, as it doubtless
enables others, to make a great deal
Of show for very little money.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17

generally langUiSh for need of MIR,
ton. Where there is an absolute. CON
rentment there can be no progress. and
the result is mediocrity. At an age
when the English married woman is
the centre of attraction in society, the
Canadian belle has abdicated and re-
tired into the background of her own
accord. There is too little Of that
Jole de vivre which lasts with Ameri-
can women into extreme old age. and
forms their most potent charm The
genus Hausfrau is to be found quite
as much IN the homes of Canada as in
the Buch Holz families of Berlin.
Happily the good to be cot ont of this.
and the logical sequence of so much
devotion, is that the Commandment
woman, the political woman and
the professional. woman. are as yer
unknown in Dominion The
beauty of a Canadian woman is A,,,o,.i
can in its character rather than Emo.
fish. You seldom see 4 figure modelled
on the lines of Juno. but delicate ano
lovely features are common. and tn,
Canadian woman has matchleSs feet
and hands. Her coloring is often strik-
ing and unusual as, for instance, the
combination of dark eyes with yellow
halr or gray eyes With black lashes
and eyebrows combinations which
own their existence largely to the
mixture of races. A Canadian woman
moreover. loses her freshness and
beauty all too soon, and this fact is
largely owing to the unhealthiness of
Canadian houses, which during the
winter are kept at an abnormally high
temperature. The dry heat of the
stoves indoors, and sudden transition
to cold winds and frost outside, shrivel
the skin and deprive it of all moisture
and freshness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17

are hastily filed in with men undisci-
plined and unprepared. Not long ago
there was trouble in Formosa. and re
cruitS We're inyeigled on board ships
by false pretence. When they found
out whittier they were going great
numbers of them jumped overheard
and were drowned.
The regular infantry OF the empire
numbers somewhat more than 100000
There are less than 100000 cavalry.
There is also an hereditary and privi-
legged soldiery composed of ManchuS
and Mongols with many Chinese de
Scended from those who Joined the
Invading Manchus in 1913. These ban
ner men," as they are called, are sup
posed to inherit a strong devotion to
the present Tartar dynasty. In twelve
provincial capitals they are assigned to
special fortified quarters, in order to
isolate them from the other inhabi-
tantS as far as possible, thus securing
the purity of their patriotic stock. Six
" thousand of them are stationed at
Pekin, where there are 162, 600 troops
in all. The capital city has omewhat
the aspect Of a vast intrenched camp,
being under military rule and protected
by a series of double and triple walls.
The banner men are seldom required
to drill and when called out they mus
ter with rusty swords, bows and
spears. Their pay is very small, and
usually they are permitted to pursue
occupations in civil life for subsistence.
The regular infantry is amred with
Russian muzzle loading rifles, swords
and shields, spears, bows and arrows,
and all sorts of medieval weapons.
They are instructed in European tao
tics to some extent. Some battaliOns
are provided with huge matchlocks six
feet lOng-One for every two men.
When such a gun is to be DISCHARGED,
one soldier stoOpS with his hands on
his knees and serves a a rest for the
mrlZzle of the piece, while it is fired
by his companion. The Chinese cayal-
~ is armed with carbines, chassepOts,
n-atchlocks, and short swords. Most
of the guns used by the artillery are
small brass cannon with smooth bOres,
Of Russian manufacture. They also
have small iron cannon which are
fired from wooden tripods or benches,
shooting projectiles that weigh from
four ounces to a pound. Nearly all Of
the artillery practice is done with
blank cartridges-a method not calcu-
lated to promote proficiency in marks
manship. The troops employed for
the defence Of the distant frontiers are
equipped with matchlocks, bows, cut
lasses, and spears. German army Off
GERS have been employed during the
last few years to give instructions in
tactics and the use of various arms,
as well as in torpedo service and en-
cheering. At present 100000 of the
soldiers have had more or less teach
ing, and modern arms are being in
PRODUCED to some extent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17

Il mink had stolen it, and carried it Of
10 a hole in the frozen snow, which one
mink had prepared while the other was
watching for the opportunity TO steal
the sportSman'S game
Notwithstanding this peculiar charac-
teristic, the mink is a brave as well as
ferociOus little fellow. and is only ex
ceiied in these TWO qualities by the en-
mine. He seems TO have particular
aversion for the musk-rat, and al
though the latter is generally more
than double his size, the mink attacks
him fedrlesSly, and always wins the
battle, after which lie drags his deaa
enemy 10 some hiding-place. as in the
case of the nsh ana wild-duck. They
are found in almost every State Of the
Union, but most frequently in Maine
and in the States bordering the great
lakes. They are easily domestic;ted.
ana Nh ResSeque, Of Verona, Oneida.
county, New York, has nearly Il hun
dred of these Interesting little animals.
which he has trained rs ratters-after
the same fashion that feTTets are train
ed in England. They are also bred and
reared in captivity for their fur. which
is very valuable, and forms an i'm
portant part in the furs of commerce.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17
THE ART OF PRAYING.

If prayer is worth using at all, and
great numbers of intelligent people are
convinced that it is, it is worth using
with the utmost intelligence and the
highest attainable skill, writes Edward
S. Martin in the August North Amer
lean Review. The kind of prayer in
which the petitioner asks for every
some of his supplications may reach
the mark, is as much out of date as
those doses affected by doctors of the
last generation, in which a lot of drugs
were mixed, not for their combined
effect, but in the hope that the right
one might be among them, and might
find its way to the right spot in the
patient. Not so the masters of medi-
cine. Their diagnoses makes plain to
them what they want to do; then if
they use drug at all, it is sent to ac-
complish that particular purpose. So,
in this enlightened generation the
prayers of the great prayer-masters
should be rifie-shot sent by an under
stood force at an ascertained mark.
Whether they hit or miss should de
pend upon comprehensive conditions.
If a savage fires at the moon with a
rifle he may be surprised at not hitting
it: but a man who understands about
may be expected of them, SO it would
seem it should be possible to under
stand prayer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17
KITE RACING AT THE sEAsHORE
An Amusement The Possibilities OF
Which Are us Yet Unknown.

| During the last year some very novel
experiments nave been made with
kites, showing that there are unknown.
possibilities in the moving air which
man has never appreciated, says the
New York Weekly. The boy who likes
to fly q kite or to sail a boaI has an in
| tereSt in the winds that should lead
him to experiments which may prove
both profitable and enjoyable. Last
summer at one of the beaches a kite
race between Two swimmers attracted
public attention. Two huge kites were
constructed, and on the day of the
race the swimmers plunged into the
water and grasped the ends of the
lines which held the flying kites. A;
the report CT pistol from the referee
the race began. A strong wind was
blowing and the powerful kites were
soon pulling the swimmers through
the water at such Il rapid pace that
none but steam crafts could keep
abreast of them. The kites proved
rather too large for this work, and the
race did not end as satisfactorily as
anticipated, but the trial opened UP
new field for kite flyers. By construcl
ing kites of the right size boys and
men could have the sport of being
towed through the water at a rapid
and pleasant pace Iii fact this idea
is being developed al along the coast,
and many will be prepared 10 enjoy
the sport Of kite swimming next sum-
1er. Another novel experiment that
was tried during the same summer at
a beach along the Jersey coast is
worthy of record. A small float was
constructed OUT of ,planks, such as
any boy could build, and to this was at
tached the string of large kite flying
200 or 300 feet up in the air. The
float and kite were then allowed to
start upon n queer jour ley on t1le At
lantic The strong wind blew the kite
nearly south, and it quickly carried the
float out of sight. 1t travelled for sever
al days, and was finally picked up
about 500 miles from the starting point.
This experiment led to some practical
results, and we now have small boats
rugged up with kite flying apparatus
for the motive power. An ordinary
skiff or rowboat can be used for this
purpose, and large linen kite will be
sufficient 10 carry it through the water
fast enough to suit any boy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17
HAD HEARD THE NEWS
Explanation of the Appearance o
Hungry Men at a Barbecue

AT a recent barbecue in southwest
Georgia, says the Atlanta Constitution,
seven strange and bungry-looking men
were seen huddled together in cor
ner of the woods remote from the
crowd
But row and then, while the car
casses" were roasting in the pits, one
of the men would come forward, get a
Whit of the savory meats and return
to his discoBsOlate companions.
No one seemed to know the men
they were strangers to all and yet they
had the appearance Of farmers who
had raised a big crop of cotton at 6
cents
But everybody knew them after the
horn blew for dinner.
With a mad rush those hungry-look-
ing men made for the table, and with
wild eyes and open mouths they went
to work.
Shoulder after shoulder of beef disap-
peared the men devouring every thing
in sight.
The crowd stood amazed and forgot
that it was hungry, too. Those seven
ldnk men were the attractlOn, ana II
was not until they could eat no more
and had crawled off to rest-or die
that the people remembered that they
had appetites.
The chief Of the barbecue approached
the men and in a faint voice asked:
where did you fellers come from
and when did you eat before you struck
this neighb0rhOod?"
One of the men answered:
I'VE come from this country, but
we've been abiding an hungry. We
jeS' heard that the war was over and
that Sherman was a-givin' out rations,
an so we thought we'd git some!''
The chief of the barbecue tainted and
they carried him away more dead than
alive
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17
HE FELL FIFTY FEET
Startling Experience of Boy Who
Went Headfirst Off a TrestIe

A human body cleaying the air at a
rapid rate in its descent from the sum-
mit OF a lofty trestIe work and Strik-
ing the ground a distance Of some fifty
feet below headfOremOSt. according to
the Philadelphia Times. was the sight
that chilled the blood of several spec
tators at Greenwich coal piers yester-
day aftrnoon.
The body in question was that of Is
year-old Robert Qualify, who with a
number of companions was PLAYING at
the wharf yesterday afternoon. During
the course Of play he became somewhat
Overheated, and left his companions to
mount the steep incline, at the summit
OF which was a huge water cooler. al
ways full OF ice water for the use of
the Workmen Step by step he mounted
| the trestle-work until he reached nearly
the topmOst point, where the cooler
was situated and whence he could
overlook the high masts Of the
schooners lying in the dock. When just
within reach of the cooler he suddenly
tripped, and lurching forward in wild
endeavOr to grasp the projecting tim
bers, he went headlOng over the top to
the ground below.
His friends heard a scream and then
they saw his body shooting through
the air and striking the ground all in
lump. Calling upon some men who
We're near by they ran to his assistance,
expecting to find him dead. He was I'M
concious, and was hurried to st. Agnes
Hospital. No bones were found to be
broken, and the only injuries discover
ed were few bruises about the body
DR.. O'Maliey, who took the case in
charge, was a much puzzled hospital
surgeon last night. He said that young
Qualify had received a fall which was
sufficient to I'LL him instantly, and yet
not bone was broken.
Young Qualify last night had in a
great measure recovered, and seemed
but little worse for his thrilling eX-
perience.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17

can do this. We have in the Society OF
Authors men who read manuscripts,
just as a private tutor reads the exer-
clseS OF hupsl,tp hwrns ,e.iilee-qy6
ciseS OF his pupils. and give an opinion
not, ike publisher reader, from a
commercial point OF view, but on the
artistic and literary value Of the work
In many cases we have been able TO
stop altogether people who were OF no
use, and could not be of use in the
world OF letters; in other cases we have
been able TO give them the hints they
wanted i'll order TO start we'll The
young writer may come TO Us for Il les
son. sho, d strongly recommend the
young writer TO keep himself indepen-
dent Of Iterature-Jo follow some pro
fession, to become 4 Journalist, or do
anything in order to be independent.
Because, to be dependent on literature.
unless you are i very good man indeed.
means 4 most wretched life"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17
THE MINK.
The Thieving Characteristics of the
Creature.

Harper's Young PROFESSIONALLY
the most cunning of all animals is the
mink. Its propensity for thieVlng is
marvellous, and the methods OF steal
ing and the manner of hiding the pro
ceedS Of its robberieS are unique in the
history of lower species. do not refer
here to the depredatiOnS OF the mink
among poultry; for they only resort to
the memories when the waters are
frozen, or a supply of fish is unobtain-
able / allude to the instructive love OF
thieving which is a prime characteristic
of this valuable little animal, and /
shall illustrate this feature by giving
two examples of the skill Of the mink
when engaged in a robbery.
Two gentlemen were fishing on one
of the rivers of Maine. The fish were
quite plenty, and as fast as one was
caught it was thrown behind on the
grass. After some time one OF the
gentlemen thought he would take a
rest, and at the same time examine his
capture. But he could not find a single
fish. He charged his friend with hav-
ing played him a trick; but the friend
was as surprised as was he.
They now determined to watch their
fish, and their establishment was IN
bounded when they saw a mink run out
from hole near by, snatch up the fish
and carry it off to the hole, where they
afterwards found their entire capture
cunningly hidden under some dead
leaves.
In the same manner the mink steals
the game which sportsmen shoot. On
one occasion a gentleman shot wild
duck, but before the dogs could get ii
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17
PREHISTORIC LAKE SUPERIOR
MINES.
Forgotten Races Understood the Max
ing of Copper Tools and Ornaments.

A peninsula called Keweenaw Point,
jutting into Lake Superior from the
southern shore toward the northeast,
is famous as the center of vast cop
per mining industry, says the Scientific
American. Last year the mines pro-
duced no less than los, 5S6,OOO pounds
of refined copper, and it is estimated
that during the next year production
will be increased by at least 20 per
cent E. B. Hinsdale, who contributes
to the lutest bulletin Of the American
Geographical Society an article on the
subject, has much that is interesting
to say about the numerous prehistoric
mines which have been found in this
region These ancient mines, judging
from their extent, must have been
worked for centuries. Who the work
erS were no one can tell. They seem
ed to have known nothing of the Smelt-
/ ing of copper, for there are no traces
OF molten copper. What they sought
were pieces that could be fashioned
by cold hammering into useful articles
and ornaments. They understood the
J use OL IRE III So1lchih- thS AoCho W
enable them to break away the rock
from the masses of copper. They
could not drill, but used the stone
hammer freely. More than ten cart
loads of stone hammers were found in
the vicinity of the Minnesota mine.
In one place the excavation was about
fifty feet deep and at the bottom were
found timberS forming a Scaffoldlng,
and a large sheet of copper was dis
covered there. In another place, in one
of the old pits, was found mass of
copper weighing forty-siX tons. At an
other place the excavation was twenty
six feet deep. In another opening, at
the depth of eighteen feet, mass OF
copper weighing over six tons was
found raised about five feet from its
native bed by the ancientS and secured
on oaken props. Every projecting
point had been taken off so that the
exposed surface was smooth. Who
ever the workers may have been, many
centuries must have passed since their
mines were abandoned. The trenches
and openings have been filed up, or
nearly so. MonstrOus trees have
grown over their work and fallen to
decay, other generations of trees
springing UP. When the mines were
rediscovered decayed trunks of large
trees were lying over the works, while
a heavy growth of live timber stood
on the ground.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17
AN ITALIAN MEMORIAL TO
SHELLEY.

y memorial tablet to Shelley has
been placed on the Palazzo Verospi in
the Corso, Rome. 1t was placed at the
expense of the city. The mayor hung
Il laurel wreath on the tablet, and in
the evening Shelley's grave was visited
and Il bronze wreath was left on his
tombstone. Shelley is very popular
with progressive Italians, owing to his
sympthy with the popular parties in
Ireland, Poland, and Italy The tablet
in Italian reads: ITO Percy Bysshe
Shelley, who, in the spring of 1919,
wrote in this house Prometheus' and
The Cenci,' the Commune of Rome,
100 years after the birth of the poet,
who was the undamted sustainer Of
popular liberties at time when they
were opposed in all Europe, places this
record. 1892
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17
THE CHINESE ARMY.
It Is Very Large and Yet Not For
midable.

Philadelphia Times: The Chinese
army is large. Its ordinary fighting
strength is about 100000 men, though
it is not possible to make an estimate
with accuracy. Each province supports
its own military force, for keeping
order, for the protection Of its OWL
territory, and for national defense in
case of need In time Of peace the
regiments skeletonize. Corruption per-
vades the service, as it does every
branch of public affairs in that coun-
try. Officers give the soldiers indefinite
leave and pocket their pay. When oc-
casion for fighting arises the battalions
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17
BESANTS ADVICE TO YOUNG
WRITER'S.

''The young writer can only do what
every author has had to do-he must
send his book round and offer it to pub
fishers or editors, but in most cases it
will be SHE'D back in his face-some-
times politely, sometimes not very po-
itely," says Walter Besant to an inter
viewer. every beginner must simply
run the racket. Nobody can help him
or very little; he must help himself. He
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17
WHERE PLAYING CARDS GO
Perhaps You Think the Servants Get
Them, but They Don't.

Onlookers in the card rooms of clubs,
gaming resorts and similar institutions
have sometimes asked what became of
the soiled playing cards after they
We're cast aside in such places The
number of new packs of cards called
for in a fashionable club or pros
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17
FEARFUL FLOODS

Buda Pesth, Aug. 14.-FloodS are
prevailing in Galicia and northern
Hungary. Many persons have been
killed by falling buildings or drowned
in the floods.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17

The opening of the Lake Geneva re-
gatta was postponed until this after
noon.