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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-13
A COWBOY IN A NEW ROLE.
A Fierce-Looking Land Pirate Who
Knew How to Handle a Baby.

A big fellow with a Mexican sombre-
70 and Il coat most fearfully and Won
derfully emblazOned with silver buttons
and gold braid climbed out of the
cabOose, says a letter from Oklahoma.
and ''cussed" the cow-punchers, who
were endeavoring to mitigate the stu
alton, in language most awful to be-
hold. | Immediately conceived the idea
that he was a particularly dangerous
and reckless man and withdrew my
former mental motion to leave the
train and stroll about. But presently
q cowboy in our car sighted this for
midable person, waved his hand out
of the window, and shouted: Hey,
Bill. In few seconds they were in
familiar converse, and then Il baby
whom a small woman in a black sun
bonnet and a Bingham dress had been
vainly trying to hull into speechlessness
since we left Guthrie, began to CRY in
a most particularly nerve-racking key
Instantly the fierce1ooE1ing pirate
from Texas sighted the pulling infant
and Incompetent t4other. With a few
long strides he entered the car, said
never a word to the woman. but lifted
the baby from her arms, chucked his
siIver-laced hat into a vacant seat,
and before his train pulled out he had
the little one fast asleep and most of
the other male occupants Of the car
thoroughly ashamed Of themselves. And
he die not wear a heavy holster with
a big pistol in it either. Columbus did
not discover America, and William Tell
never was, and by the same token
the American cowboy is an everlasting
reprOach to his traducers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-13
ORANGE POISON.
A Practice of Which Few People are
C0gniZant.

An Appleton paper tells Of an alarm
ing experience of a family in that
city recently. j. II. Franaway,' it
says, came very near losing his two
little daughters Saturday evening. Be
fore going home after his DAYS work.
he bought some oranges for his little
ones. At supper Bessie aged 6 Years.
and Ethel, aged 3, ate portions of IL
same orange. After supper they played
around until about s o'clock, when tLev
were taken suddenly i'll and began
vomiting and writing with pain. DR..
CommerfOrd was called and pronounc-
ed the case one of poisoning He
worked on the little ones who suffered
intense agony for several hours and at
/ o'clock pronounced them out of dan
ger. It was case of arsenic poisoning.
1t is customary with some orange ship
pers to inject an almost infinitesmal
portion of arsenic into the fruit to pre-
serve them from decay. This works
itself out by the time the fruit is ready
for market This orange must have
had large injection of arsenic. None
of the rest of the family who ate the
oranges suffered any inconvenience"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-13
THE COLUMBIAN 2 CENT STAMP.
Being Sold as a Steel Engraving at
One Dollar Each.

A new use has been found for the
Columbian postage stamp This last
genius sends out circulars 10 al parts
of the country and agrees to send a
scteel engraving of the Landing Of
Columbus" on receipt of ST The man
who sends the dollar receives by re-
turn mail a 2-cent Columbian postage
stamp which contains the engraving.
AS these are steel engravings they an
swer the purpose as well as larger ones
would, and the promoters of this
scheme are said to be reaping a har-
vest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-13
A GOOD EXCUSE.

you are evidently not fond of
society, baron"
'On the contrary, madam, adore
society,""
Then, why do you give so few din
ner parties?"
For this reason, madam: When
ever entertain my friends I am oblig-
to remain at home, and that prevents
me from enjoying society"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-13
ODDITIES

Making love is a game that two can
play at. When there are three it is
work.-TeXas Siftings.
Struckile-"I am beginning to think
that ones ancestors are important"
Miss McBean-''Yes, they come under
the head, important if true."- Vogue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-13
SUPPLY AND DEMAND.

Hostess What has become of San
dy Smith, who stood so high in your
class?
Alumnus oh, he's taken orders.
Hostess He's in the ministry,
then?
Alumnus No; in a restaurant
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-13
ARMY IS LOYAL.
Reports of Brazilian Revolution Have
Been Exaggerated.

Washington, D. c., April G.-The Bra
lillian legation received a cabl1gram
from the foreign office in Rio Janeiro
relating to the trouble in Rio Grand
De Sui. The message stated that re-
ports of serious engagements between
the revo1utionists and the government
forces, printed in United States and
European papers were exaggerated
for the reason that the re. ~iutiOnists
avoided coming into contact with the
troops.
In one battle that occurrer there
were but fifty soldiers engaged and they
gained a decisive victory.
The telegram closes with the assur-
ance that the army is entirely loyal
and that no assertions occurred and
every order is obeyed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-13

She-'This is nice time to come
home'
He-"My dear, didn't I tell you be-
fore we We're married that [ wasn't
worthy of your
Shelves, but ] didn't think you
would make such desperate efforts to
prove it.''-New York Herald.
Boggs-''Do you think that man can
serve two masters?" Henpeck-''Well,
sometimes; he may have wife and a
grown daughter, you knowv'-Puck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-13

GARDENS WHICH THE RICH AND
POOR ENJOY TOGETHER.
THE BEAUTIFUL WALKS AND
DRIVES CROWDS.

There Are No Boundaries, and No Fee
is Charged for Entrance-The Poor
Affect the Wurstel Prater, the Rich
the Haupt-AIlee-Fun Sunlight and
Music
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-13
FLASH IN THE PAN.

they, in San francisco Exam
takes a tough man t stand it
u Texas felers drop a link an
all day gait. Y think thet be
mans punched cows in the
e don't know an apple horn"
"Visalia," er Il rope" from a
er either of 'em from a "mec-
s'pose, now, y'd look at me
d ef l was t tell y tibet I've
much twinin amongst tn cha
as / have on top O tn bunch
IN Topped my lip over tn chuck
reaSer'S adobe as often as I've
d my ear in a Montana shack.
[ tell y so?" No, pards, I amt
a word. But s'pos'n L was,
int be tn first man, by a big
thet's lit out o Texas between
Us, fergettin his own name be-
got t tn line, he was in such a
'itas an tarantuIa juice Thet's
t. draw to, ''Nibs," an any man
y'r locoed, don't know straight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-11

dependents upon it's charity. He compared
the meager membership OF the society OF
twenty to the five hundred noble men md
women who now control the rapidly-erow-
ing and fiourisbing home. Since the instl-
tuition was established over five hundred
children have been educated within its
walls and sent ont into the world on an
equal footing with more fortunate sons and
daughters. The Germans. the Governor
said. were q thrifty. industrious people
and the present handsome and
Gus institution must certainly take the
form OF q monument to their honest and
economic principles, paramount among
which was the desire to fix O home for their
homeless children. The speaker made q
palmetto and beautiful appeal in behalf OF
the hundreds of little ones confined in
the establishment Governor Matthews
was followed by Prof. E.. G: En-
The latter talked eloquently of the grand
work which is beng accomplished
and paid high tributes to the Efforts of the
promulgators of the home. During the
man parent in regard to teaching his child
the native tongue. It is quite necessary.
he said. for the child TO receive the benefit
OF W languages. and he deprecated the
fact that the German 10. in many instances.
being neglected. The exercises of the after
noon closed with o song by the orphans.
The financial standing of the home 10
certainly very fiattering TO those who
have been identified with its growth. On
Sept. 3. 1893. the books OF the treasurer
showed a surplus of 3 l.648.5S. and although
there are some debts hanging over the In
etitutiOn, the property end assets may be
safely estimated at Si6.911.93 after oil OBJ
legations have been deducted. Many large
donations were made to the home yester.
day. the woman's department. alone realiZ.
Ing S520.0s. The total receipts for the day
were 81, 01G.S3. of which amount S2i3.23 was
voluntarily contributed at the gates.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-11
A Walters Ph1osOphy.

The Denison Hotel lodged over eleven
hundred people nightly while the encamp-
ment was in session and fed over seventeen
hundred the dsv of the parade. The wait
era are tired out and footsore, on duty from
ga. NJ. until 10 P. NJ. and ready to compare
notes.
(which are the hardest to wait on. men
or womeni" brought forth from one of Thorn
the RESPONSE:
Women. because you cannot rush them.
They SIT longer at the table and call foT
things thew touch. l con rush through
q table full Of men twice as fast as / cen
women. They want the best of everything
and always wait for ice cream and desert.
'Taint SO with a man. He sits down aud
eats what he orders and don't care for ice
cream"
Men pay better than women. don't
they?" brought forth u quick rejoinder.
mo. they don't. Every woman al my
table paid her trip just like a man. and
better. too. When "a woman hasn't got the
change and promises you. she don't forget.
You are sure of II. IL she don't see yon she
leaves 1t at the Office. Now. if q man
promises. it's the last you hear OF it,"
Women scOld moro than men, don't
theyi"
mo. they don't; just bout the same. Only
I'd rather wait on men mostly. because
they get through. Women talk 80 much.
Men eat"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-11

College Season Proper to Begin on
Thursday-Supply of Gas.

For the past few weeks IrvIngton has
been busily preparing for her annual OK.
c~itement-the return of the students to
Butler. Already many young people may
be seen about the town. having come to
make arrangements for boarding and for
she years work. Several changes occur
this year in the faculty of the university.
Professor Demsrcus Brown will again have
charge of the Greek department., after o
years absence spent in study abroad.
Hugh Tn. Miller has also returned from
Europe. and will teach French. and also
the higher classes in English literature.
Mr.. Miller has been studying In Paris u
Berlin for some time. de will be assisted
In the English work by Miss Mcclure. who
Is o new addition to the faculty. The
chemical department has been changed
from the main building and gwen cOinmo.
dious quarters In Burgess Hall. the south
wing of the tirss door having been fitted up
for lecture room and laboratory purposes.
OF late years increased attention has been
paid at Butler 10 the study of chemistry.
and the growth of this department.
under Prof. Thomas Iden has been highly
gratifying to friends of the institution.
The new rooms are fitted mp with the latest
and most approved appliances. and the
subject of study Is treated according to
modern laboratory methods.
Last year 1t was found that the supply of
gas was not sufficient to heat AL the build
ings. consequently the u~poffending "preps"
often had to recIte while wrapped in their
coats, but this year the authorities have
had An additional pipe line laid. This
gives two four-fnch mains TO the furnaces
In the power-house. and it ia believed that
hereafter the supply of fuel will be Am plo
for heating all four of the buildings. The
dormitory Is another department which
has undergone a change. lt has now been
dressed out in a fresh coat of paint, and
will probably receive considerable at
tention from admiring students. In
side it has been freshly pa
pered, carpeted and furnished.
and will hereafter be conducted as a resi-
dence for young lady students, who alone
Will be received as dodgers. although young
men will be admitted as day bosrders. 1t
will be conducted by MIR. and Mrs. Young
blood. formerly of Kokomo. Miss Mcclure,
the assistant instructor in English litera-
ture, will also reside in the boarding hall
and give personal attention to the young
ladies.
Among the students who have already ar
rived is O Young woman from Champaign.
Ill, who made the entire trip on her wheel.
The affairs of the university are IN a prom
isiDg condition, and q prosperous years
work is anticipated. Tomorrow and
Wednesday will be occupied with matricu-
lating. whlle the college season proper will
begin on Thursday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-11
HI JEWISH NEW YEAR.
Services at the Synagogue-Brief His
tory of the Day.

Last night at sunset Tisri. the first
month OF the Hebrew calendar year. was
ushered in. According to Jewish chronol-
oGy. this year is numbered 1854. The OBJ
~servations of this holiday are limited by
extend the time one day longer. Last
night at the tabernacle. or synagogue. on
Fact Market street. Rabbi Messing con.
Quoted services. which consisted of g lee
ture on Thoughts of the New
Year." To-day, at the same place.
the Rabbi lectures on the Shofar. The
celebrations are held in cOmmemOretion
of creation. and recognize the unity of God
as the sole King and owner of the world.
The season Is hailed as one during which
the human being, like q business man.
shouid 10 ok over HIS accounts. not his COM
merciaI stock In trade. but his accounts
with his Creator INT his own con science.
seriously by tho Jews, than is
New Years dsy by the Chris
tians. on account of On ancient
belief that human beings are judg ea be-
tween this npd the ten days of 8tonement.
From the first TO the last Of Tisri are days
Of repentance. To-day visits are made and
congratulations gwen and received.
Family reunions are held and q general
chorus OF happiness partlclpateu In uniVer-
sslly.
To-day there will be the blowing of the
Shofar. or rams horn. AZ o reminder to
Israel of the sacrifice of Isaac. or. rather.
OF the sacrifice which God did not permit
to be offered. and which fact. to the jews.
Is conclusive that the Almighty requires no
human sacrifice, but, rather. desires the
sinner to return and live. This obser
also reminds fervent jews of the receiving
of the Ten Commandments when the voice
of thu ShOfar waxed exceedingly loud. and
the people trembled. and SO It4s that the
sound OF the Shofar means the r~ecoronation
of God as King above oil kings.
The day is observed In q name wholly
at variance with the mode and manner of
observance of q slmilar day by any other
modern timee. It's fundamental meaning
Is not historical, and it commemorate no
event IN the history of the Jewish people
or of the human race. lr simply conveys
the idea or the recognition of the divine
authority and divine ruling; and more
particularly It lays stress n pom the declara-
tion of God being the creator and preserver
of tie universe. :
It is called one of the "swfup' days,
Iamim Noraim. on which mans relation To
his God is fully defined and established.
and reverence which can scarcely be ex.
pressed in words. but mnst be felt In the
sacred communion with the Eternal. - the
Jew has felt il these thousands of years.
The Jewish people OF tbis city will keep
open house to-day. The Hungarian con-
gregation. the Russien and Polish churches
on the south Side will hold services at the
same time as that indicated st the sy
Gogue
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-11
REFORMS IN
Miss Catherine Spence ofThat Continent
Speaks Of Them.

&-
Miss Cntharine Spence. OF South Aus
tralia. lectured last night at Plymouth
Church upon charity reform. Miss Spence
Is q veteran reform worker and was dele
gated by the PROVINCIAL government
of South Australia as q COM
missioner to the worlds confer
ence of charities held at Chicago. She
will probably remain in this country q few
wesks to delivor other lectures in the line
of charity reform.
The lecturer spoke chiefly of the methods
adopted by the Australian government in
taking care of homeless children. She SAID:
1T is not because / think we Australians are
better or wiser than the English that come
to speak TO you. But reforms which seem
almost impossible for you. are compare
lively easy for us. Reforms, where | live.
are made along the lines OF least resistance.
l think | have some cause so feel proud or
my province. which contains 3d. 900 souls.in
that so many reforms were instituted there
moro than fifty years ago. and have now
found place in many governments of the
world. We have instituted reforms for
caring for the poor. ballot and tax re-
forms."
The tax on land values theory. the
speaker said. originated before Henry
George and his Progress and Poverty"
were known.
Australia" she said. has rightly been
termed the happy hunting ground of
the doctrinaires. Dur ballot reform was
instituted tnirty-ive years before it
reached America. AID IL has resulted in
purer elections. Our civil-service system
is such that no changes are made among
the civil servants by reason OF change In
party management. Until thirty years
ago dependent children lived in aims
and workhouses. Their associations and
education were miserable. But at last o
great wave of Justice swept over England
and reached Australia"
Miss Spence, IN company with a number
OF other ref0rmers, prevailed upon the
government to change the system. Chill
dren were taken out of the gov
private families. their board being
paid by the government. Industrial
schools were established where the de-
pendent children could associate with
other children. Rigid regulations of in.
spection arc carried out to see that the
speaker said. had proved very euccessful.
The attendance upon the schools is differ
ent from that in this country. All chill
dren of school age are compelled TO attend
during the entire term. 10 matter how
long that may be. Another feature of
South Australia mentioned by the lecturer
is that of the government providing suste-
nance fox old and destitute people in their
own homes without removing them to
public charitable institutions. There are
in all South Australia only $50 men snd
women in public asy lums. After referring
to other features of chsriteb Die work Miss
Spence concluded her lecture by q bitter
nouncing 1t as most corrupt. The press of
America was denounced for its maintain
ing q conspiracy of silence upon some Of
these great reforms.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-11
GERMAN ORPHANS FESTIVAL.
Governor Matthews and Others Make
Speeches-Finances Of the Home.

Five thousand people attended the an
nnsl festival and picnic at the German
Protestant Orphans Home yesterday. The
buildings and grounds on Reed street had
been especially prepared for the day and
were in gala dress. The exercises began
at 10 O'clock in the morning and
continued throughout the day. con-
GLIDING with addresses by Governor
Matthews and other orators. First
on the programme was q gospel reading by
Rev. G. s. STANCE. which was followed By a
chorus. rendered by the choir of the Evan
gelical Zion Church. An earnest prayer,
By the Rev. Mr.. Schwalen, followed. Mem
bers OF 81. johns Church choir then sang a
chorus, which was ably rendered. The ser
man OF the morning was delivered by the
lev. Nh. Schleucher. The remarks Of the
reverend Gentleman we're followed by
prayer. by Rev. Mr. Barth. and q continra-
tion of song service. This portion of the
programme occupied the entire morning,
and after dinner the festival was resumed
by the introduction of Gov. Clarde Mat
thews. who spoke at length OF the event
which boo drawn together the large con-
course of people.
The Governor devoted come time to the
history of the institution. and referred To
ITS ORGANIZATION twenty SIX years ago.
when there were but twenty little waits
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-11
HIS BONOR TALKS AGAIN.
He Makes a Hypocr,ticaI Speech to the p
lina Eor,c

He Makes a Hypocr,ticaI Speech to the Po-
lice Force.
With she full knowledge that every sa-
loon in Indianapolis dispensed liquor. with
wide-open doors. last Sunday and Monday,
legal holidays. and that every gambling
house IN the city has been wide open for
the last six months. Mayor Sullivan and
President Hawkins, of the Board Of Safety,
presented themselves at police roll call
last night. and. with oily words and moon
sistent assertions. thanked the patrolmen
for the exceeding magnificent manner in
which the c~ity'smorsls had been conducted
during the National Encampment. His
Honor. the Mayor. was gwen speech
first by virtue of his station.
To superintendent Colbert the May or at
tributed tho success of the week, and so
profuse did he grow In his allnsions to the
supe~rintendents superb planning facnities
that the latter blIshed like O boiled lob
ster. Tho Mayor was pleased to read q let
ter OF congratulatlon and thanks from
President Lilly of the citizens' committee.
and Executive Director Fortune. and then
gave way to Commissioners Hawkins. who
arose and with unblushing face told the
officers that they ought to feel proud of the
way in which they had kept down law
breakers and preserved the moral tone of
Indianapolis. The gentleman happily lost
sight of the fact that almost within the
sound OF bis voice the serenity OF the Sab
bath was at that moment being broken by
the click of tho poker chip and the voice
OF the crap table keeper.
Robberies galore were reported, during
the week, but the individual policemen
worked hard. They saw violations OF
the Law on every side. oDen saloons on Sun
day, and noisy gambling houses. bat they
dared not make an arrest. because the
Board OF Safety and the Mayor had other
ideas on the subject.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-11
DEATH OF GEORGE B. COOLEY.
A Well-KnOwn Veteran Passes Away
"A Short Illness.

George b. Cooley. solicitor for the Brad
street mercantile agency. and we'll and ia
vorabiy known IN this city. died at his
home, 425 Ash street. about 10 o'clock Sat-
urdsy night. He had only been i'll since
Tuesday. when he went home complaining
of severe pain in his head. On Saturday it
was discovered that he had an ebsoess on
che brain back of the right ear. An opera
ton was performed on Saturday. but Mr..
Cooley was unable to survive il.
lie had been in the employ of the
Bradstreet agency for the last
twelve years, and was highly re-
Rarded by the agency. He was
quite prominent IN G.. A. X. circles, having
served as an aid on the staff of Command
er-in-chief Fsirchild In 1876. He was a
member of CHAPMAN Post. During the
war he was O lieutenant in an Illinois COM
pany. He was also q member of the
Knights OF Honor. Mr.. Cooley was fifty
three years old at the time of his death,
and had been married twice. He leay es q
widow and two children. Sam Cooley,
IS n musician. Is a con. and the
wife of Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Cox.
o daughter OF the dead veteran d. The
funeral will be from the late residence. on
Tuesday morning, at 10 O'clock.