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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10
THE SILVER MEN.
They Meet, Talk and '.Resolute" at
Length.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-At the silver con-
ventiOn there were numerous speeches
of the fiery and untamed order, notably
one by blood tO-the- brides" Waite
of Colorado. The convention was up
roarous at times and gave Allen B.
Thurman, jr., no end of trouble as pre-
siding officer. A preamble of where
asses and Il string of resolutions ''Of
learned length and laundering sound
was adopted, also the following plat
form.
l. That there must be no comprO-
mise Of this question. All legislation
in demonetizing and restricting the
coinage of silver must be Immediately
and completely repealed by an act re
storing the coinage Of the country to
the conditions established by the found
ers of the nation, and which continued
for over eighty years without COM
plant from any part of Europe.
Every hours delay in undoing the cor
rupt work of our foreign enemies is
an insult to the dignity Of the Ameri-
can people, q crushing burden on their
prosperity, and an attempt to place
us again under the yoke from which
Washington and his compat1iots res.
Cued US.
2. We protest against the financial
policy of the United States being made
dependant upon the policy of any for
eign government. We assert that the
only remedy for our metallic financial
jS RI no ir,+c Of I,n
nation to gold and silver on the equal
terms at the old ratio of sixteen of
silver to one ofgold. Whenever silver
bullion can be exchanged at the minis
for legal tender silver dollars worth 100
cents that moment Alp II grains of
silver will be worth 100 cents and as
commerce eGualizes the price of all
commodities throughout the world
whenever ALP II grains of standard
silver are worth 100 cents in the United
States they will be worth that sum
everywhere else and can not be bought
for less. While it will be urged that
such result would enchance the price
of silver bullion it is sufficient for us to
know that a similar case would be i'm
mediately made in the price of every
kind of property except gold and credits
i'm the civilized world. 1t would be
shallow. selfish class that would deny
to the mining industries at the cost OF
bankruptcy to the whole people. The
legislation to demonetize silver has
given an unjust increase to the value
of gold at the cost of the prosperity of
mankind. wheat and all other agricul-
tural products have ridden side by side
with silver.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10

). That while the sherman act of
enemy 10 prevent the restoration OF
rree colnag e, aud ii * greatly objection,
abe because IL continues the prlctIcaI
exclusion o. SIN eli from the minis and
reduces II from money metal to a
commercial cUAnIdlJy, nevertheless
It's repeal without the restoration OF
Tree CcMlge would >ioE Tie expansion
OF currency required by our growth in
population ANA business. Then still
further, the distance between the TWO
precious metals thus making the return
OF Di-InetIallism more difficult. greatly
Increasing The purchasing power OF
gold, sui further break down the
price of the products OF the farmer.
labOrer, mechanic and radeSman and
plunge still farther ali commerce. bust
ness ana industry into such depths. of
WreUcnedEeSS as TO endanger peace:
the preservation OF free institutions and
the very maintenance of civilization.
we therefore, in tie name OF the re-
public and Of humanity, protest against
the repeal of the said act Of July Il
1880, except by an act restoring free
timetable coinage as it existed prior
to 1873.
Section 4 recites that the "calamities
which now affiict the country are not
due to the Sherman act, and says the
same conditions now prevail over all
the gold standard world"
The remainder of the platform is
merely a rehash of the above senti-
ments in varying forms Of expression.
and concludes by denouncing the at
tempt to repeal the Sherman law un-
conditionally as Ian attempt to secure
mOnometalism in fragrant violation of
the last national platforms of all the
political parties"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10

Chicago, aug. 3--E1Yluence OF Il Start
ing mature concerning the Cod Storage
Warehouse IRE was laAeu by The grand
jury tOdds.
Inc witness was John j. Duggan,
formerly saloon Keeper and the man
VINO urSt tod the story concerning i'll
cendlariSnl. According to him there
were 49, men concerned III the con-
Spiracy and he declared that he had
given Their Aames 10 the grand jury.
He Sand that right from the opening
Of the exposition goods OF all kinds
were stolen by wholesale from the
warehouse unC finally IN incendiary
was set TO cover the crime. The peO-
pie concerned i'll the plot were employ
es Of the cold Storage warehouse and
Il gang that lives just outside the
grounds. Duggan declares that there
will be d big sensation when things
come out i'll detail. The grand jury will
continue the investigation tomorrow.
Worlds fair weather continues per-
feet, with not a cloud i'll the sky, and
the temperature is just right for 60
ing out doors. The management is
actively engaged in cutting down eX-
penses by looping off unnecessary en-
ployes and it is believed bedrock will
be reached by the close of the week.
In this way it ISIS expected $3.50, 700 will
be saved in the next three months.
The payment Of bonds will begin with
in the next ten days.
In regard to the fnacial condition
of the Exposition company President
Higinbotham makes the following
statement:
1T is impossible to give any exact
figures concerning the Indebtedness of
the fair. When the fair opened there
was a great floating Indebtedness.
Since May 1 we have been compelled
tC construct several buildings. Now,
when we can say with the best half
Of the exposition season before us that
we are out Of debt, we are doing well.
1t may be that we still owe a little
more than we have to pay, but the
over liability is of little consequence.
Inside of five days we shall have the
funds necessary to pay every debt we
owe. The assertion that $1,OOO,000
will not put us even is false. We owe
no such amount nothing like it,
Iowa editors and families to the num-
Der Of nearly 500 are at the fair to-
day celebrating Iowa press day They
came in a body to the grounds and
went at once to the picturesque Iowa
state building. After addresses refresh
ments were served, after which the
party went around the grounds on the
Intramural railroad; thence to the adj
ministration building where the editors
paid their respects to the national COM
mission. Later the Iowa board of lady
managers gave a reception in the Iowa
building to the editors.
The Russians held a celebration in
honor Of Empress Marie's name day"
One of India's potentates, Maharaja
Kapurthala. of I[arpurthala, reached
Chicago today, accompanied by one Of
his wives and his retinue. Maharaja
has come to see the fair and will stay
until he has done the exposition
thoroughly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10
HOUSEKEEPERS SHOULD REMEM-
BIER.

Katherine B. Johnson gives in the
Albany Cultivator some household
hints that are very SeaSOnable.
That there are few servants so thor
ough that they should not inspect tn.
refrigerator daily to see that no liquids
are spilled or food allowed to spoil
and contaminate the rest.
That dish water, which is always i'm
pregnated with more or less vegetable
matter, should never be thrown on the
surface of the ground at the back
door.
That all tubs and basins id BATH
looms and kitchen sinks and drains
should be flushed with hot water on
every weekly washing day.
That sulphate of iron (copperas) and
chloride of lime, two of the best dis
infectants, are but ten cents a pound,
and a plentiful use of either in sinks
and open drains during the summer
and autumn may prevent that dread
ed disease, typhoid fever
That no hamper or other receptacle
of soiled clothing, no matter how hand
somely decorated should be kept in
a sleeping apartment.
That powdered boraX, plentifully
used, will eXterminate cOckroaches and
water bugs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10

that the wind blows about in an i'm
modest way, and ali these things help
TO make some people think that bic,
cling is ungraceful and unsuitable re-
creation for women. l do not blame
them for feeling so about it when so
many riders sit Incorrectly and dress
so hideouSly. You can always reach
woman's soul by showing her how
she can look well, and that is what l
want to do
In the first place the dress must
have suitable skirt, and it is so hard
to get dressmaker to cut it properly,
that l am planning to establish shops
where women may get this done If
il is cut right there is nothing peculiar
about its appearance. 1t must be full
enough to give the legs room to play.
and should be lined with satin so that
the knee can slip easily on the surface.
UnderSkirtS are Il great nuisance, and
in place of them black equestrian tights
of woven stuff should be worn. An
equipoise waist does away with cor
sets, which are unhealthful and inter.
fere with free and graceful motions
To keep the wind from disorlerino
the dress shot should be sewed at re
gular intervals about the bottom. The
hat must be very plain. A woman
looks as foolish with an ornamental
hat on bicycle as she would on horse
back. The shoes should be low so as
to let the ankles move freely.
Fully as important rs dress is the
position in which a woman sits The
handle bars must be high enough that
she can sit straight and draw in good
full breath. This hump-backed way of
riding is bad enough in man: in a
woman it is atrocious. And it defeats
the very end of bicycling for it is more
unhealthful than not riding at all
But if a woman will ride not too far
nor too fast, and will breathe as
much Of the fresh open air as possible
she will add 10 years to her time OF
youth. Horseback riding does not com
pare with it as exercise. and it is be
sides less suitable for woman on ac
count of the violent jOlting. In bicy
cling the weight is distributed between
the Sa,,uIe, the handle bars and the
pedal, and this reduces the jelting to
a minimum, while the exercise is
steady and gentle" Mrs. Hopkins is
making many converts both by her pre-
cepts and her practice
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10

Boston, Mass, Aug. "a distressing
accident that resulted in the death of
at least four people and injuries to
probably fifteen or twenty others oc-
CURED this evening at the boat-house
Of the Chelsea Yacht club.
1t was Illumination night at the club
house and in consequence there was
a large crowd in attendance, including
many ladies.
A band was playing on the pier in
front of the clubhouse and many
people had filled the balcony, directly
over the musicians heads. Suddenly
the balcony gave way and its occu-
pants We're thrown upon the pier and
many of them into the water
The confusion that followed is in
describable. Men and women We're
shrleking and in their attempts to
save themselves and friends became
frantic.
An alarm OF fire was sounded and
the tiremen who responded did grand
work in rescuing those who were found
in the water, and in securing the bodies
of the drowned.
Following is a list Of the dead as
far as known at present, although
there may be other bodies:
J. b. WARREN.
A. L. PEIBERTON.
MRS. AUGUSTA ?. SHUMAN.
MRS. A. II. PUTNAM.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10

elder was stopping up ycre at Tom
Whites. Toms wife was one of the ole
and humbly ones the Lawd didn't
want. Thar was foteen of Us. They all
met we're bout 10 O'Clock. See that
bresh over thar"
YES"
Mighty fine place to cut switches. I
had nifty cut and ready. We uns march
ed up to Toms and took the elder out
er bed and tied him up III the back
yard with the clothesline. Powerful
scarf, he un was, while Tom was away.
Did yo' ever see a messenger from the
promised land git a-switchin?"
Mo-
They unS heard him holler fur a
mile and a half. but thought it was
mewels brayin." We used ND thirty
switches. He dun LATED and cried and
hollered and cuSSed. He called on the
Lawd. He promised us fo' husbands
apiece in the promised land. We march
ed him down to the forks. turned him
TO the left and everybody Civ him a
cut. He un never did cum back fur his
clothes. Reckon he un's still on the can
ter
And what did the men-your husb-
ands-say?"
'He-he-he! My ole Sam sits right
down we're next day and smokes and
smokes and smokes. Bimeby he IN
says:
Lucy, l dun found out about that
call. | thought it was the Ldwd a-callin'
of me alone to the promised land. but /
was mistoOk. 1t was Sam Bebee call
| in Of both of us to cum over and eat
green con and coon meat fur dinner.
! Git on yer bonnet, Lucy"
TIE too ole and humbly, Sam"
mo, yer hain't, Lucy-nO, yer hain't.
was jest alool1in' and a-iggerin.' Yo
hain't day over fo'ty, and yo's the
best loOkin' woman on all this we're
Cumberland qualification of hills ana
hollers Cum on, Lucy"
And 500" l Queried after Il long
pause. That's jest ALL" she replied as
she reached for some more tobacco,
jest all except that when my Sam gifts
a leetle high headed l jest say, Promis-
ed land to him and he willis right down
like cabbage leaf in the sum"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10
FOR THE PROMISED LAND
Men Were Willing to Start, but the
Women Had No Call

1t was in a cove on the Cumberland
mOuntaineer's cabin in the twilight,
of a summers evening and listened to
the following, says a writer in the
Memphis Appeal Avalanche.
''4o' see, stranger" said the noun,
taineer's wife as she drew a long Whit
from her corncob qiqe and gave one OF
the dogs a kick with her foot, "a Nor
mon elder he cum up yere to lead We,
uns to the promised land. 1t war way
out west somewhat, but he un had
been sent by the Lawd to lead rs
through the wilderness. Reckon 70 We
met up with them Mormons?"
Yes"
Got long tongues. Good on the CAB.
Git everybody stirred up in no time.
People ali around yere got stirred up to
go to the promised land He all promis-
ed every man four or five wives. and
the wimmin folks was to sit and sing
the praises of the Lawd from mawin'
till night. First l knowed my ole man
was hankerin' to go. Then he up and
SoI Dill Ildy IlIcI anu Cdul Deuce anu
Jim Taylor a-itchen fur to dwell in the
tents of the Iawd, as he un called 'em
Lucy" says my ole man as he sot
right yere one night, ''the LaWd is dun
a-callin' of me to 60, and We'll sell
them nevis"
Sam, is the Lawd a-callin''of me,
too?"
Reckon not Yo' is too ole to be call
ed"
HAS the Lawd dun called Mrs. Be
bee or Mrs. Taylor?"
Reckon not They is too ole and hum
Die to be called to the promised land"
And how about Mrs. Scott and Mrs
and Mrs. Bartlett?''
''Too ole and humbly. Lawd don't
want 'em out thar"
Stranger" said the woman, as she
Uttered a chuckle Of satisfaction, L
'eckon 20" dun see the rabbit in the
loller Logo
According to the elder the Lord only
wanted your husband, Ell?
"Yos hit it. They all was packin' up
o go when sunthin' happened. The
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10
WRITER'S PAST AND PRESENT.

Jerome X. JerOmes short experience
as an actor, which began when he was
eighteen and lasted for two years, did
more than enable him to write "On
the Stage and Off" After two years
OF roughing it in the English provinces
he came to the conclusion that he had
M staken his vocation and so babe
farewell to the sock and buskin, but he
still retained his taste for the dramatic
and the first result Of it after he quit
the stage was little one-act play
entitled Barbara produced at the
Globe theater in London about five
years ago. For Barbara" the writer
received the compliment rarely paid
to a One-act piece, of a double call"
Barbara" was followed by another
One-act play called Sunset produced
at the Comedy theater Feb. 10, 1888,
and this by ''Fennel," presented at the
Novelty March 81 of the same year.
On June Is following his first three-act
comedy, "Woodbarrow Farm" remain
ed by Manager Daniel Frohman The
Master of WoOdbarrOW," was tried at
Il London matinee. 1t was not pre-
scented again after this trial perfoI
nance until it's production with Soth
ern at the Lyceum theater in New York
last year. Mr.. Jerome is only a little
over thirty. His type of face is that
Of a reddish blonde and he is not very
imposing in appearance. He has a
modest demeanor and manners quiet
md gentle, and he is good-hearted and
generous, without having the least
sense of business rapacity. He is mar
ried and lives in Chelsea Gardens, Lon
don He has a greater fondness for
literary than dramatic work, although
his friends have urged him to center
all his powers on the latter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10
THE NURSERY CARD.
The English Idea SO Good That 1t
Deserves Wide Copying

The nursery card is an English idea
that ought to be followed in every
home where there are children. The
nursery card is a piece of cardboard
about three feet long by two wide, prin-
ted like a wall map, intended to hang
in the nursery, of course. AT the top of
the card is a blank space in which is to
be written the name and address of the
nearest doctor or the one you would
wish to called in case of accident. Then
follows a list of accidents most COM
mon to children and the remedies to be
applied-brlises and sprains bites,
broker limbs, fits, commissions, fainting.
nose-blediDg, scalds, stings, falls, pois-
ons, substances in the eyes, ears, nose.
swalling coins, buttons, etc. Accom-
this card, which is headed.
What to do and How to do IT." is
small box containing the remedies,
some court plaster, absorbent cotton
and lint
The idea speaks for itself. Servants
are apt to be ignorant and easily pam
ic-sricken, and when the mother is at
home she is likely to be SO frightened
that her wits desert her and she is help
less. Then the nursery card comes into
play and its usefulness is proved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10
A WOMAN'S SLEEP.

A physician who is a specialist in
nervous diseases says that woman
should sleep at least nine hours at
night and one hour in the daytime. A
woman will plead that she hasn't time
to lie down for q few minutes in the
daytime; and she will infringe upon the
hours of night, which should be given
to sound, healthy, needed sleep, in
order to finish some piece of work
which could as well be completed ON
the morrow. She will rush and hurry
all day long; and then, when the house
hold is hushed in slumber at night, she
will sit up to read the daily paper,
thinking she will not have to pay for
the time she is stealing from the
health-giving sleep that comes before
midnight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10
POETRY AND THE MAGAZINE.
Editors Want Very Little, and Want
That in Short Lengths.

That in Short Lengths.
Hartford Court: When the editor of
magazine comes TO make up the con-
tents for the month he finds certain
small interStices made by the prose
material which constitutes the bulk of
his reading matter and is of chef in
tereSt to his readers. 1t is convenient
and even necessary to ill these up
with bits Of verse, with short lyrics or
sonnets, thereby giving variety to the
eye and the mind and also doing the
additionally correct thing by the muse
that highly respectable, classical
dame. Hence poetry Of this sort is in
some demand by editors; as sort OF
fiIler when the more important part of
the publication is provided for. To be
sure, when a famous name is attached
to the verse the contribution is valued
accordingly, and if it fills more space
even there is no objection. But in such
a case the editor is paying for the name,
rather than for the poem, and the fact
that it is in rhyme and meter is an ac-
cidental part Of the bargain. AS a rule,
therefore, the magazines want brief
poems and not many of them, the gaps
in the solid prose ranks not being
many. Struggling young bards can thus,
with n crit and by diligence, appear
with more or less frequency on the title
page of the leading monthlies, if only
they make their flights brief and their
language condensed.
But supposing the young poet, in the
course of time, having only tried his
wings with short poems, essays a more
sustained piece of work, which alone
can show his metal and prove that he
has the staying quality and the broad
grasp Of art, which are necessary to the
recognized singer; what then? Is the
magazine his friend or his enemy? De
cidedly the latter. The editors don't
want long poems; they won't have
them at any price, or at no price. Once
a year, perhaps, they will squeeze a
point and print a long effort Of some
Well-accredited verse-maker, but even
this they are shy of doing. And as for
the ambitious younger man, they will
have none of him. Let him stick to his
QWttrains and sonnets or else get his
verse printed in book form. 1t is proba-
bly, that Keats unknown to fame, could
not have got his-Ode to a Nightingale
by modern magazine; its
length would have been dead against it
and it's beauty would not have over
come the objection.
The fact must be faced by every ear
nest poet who wishes to do more seri-
Gus and broader yerse-making as he
goes on, that under present conditions
the magazine tends to keep him at min
or work and 50 to clip his wings. He
must be independent of it for his own
best and highest interests.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10
J. H. WALKER & co. FAIL.
Big Chicago Dry Goods Firm Goes to
the Wall.

Chicago, Aug. 4.-JameS II. Walker
GO, dealers in general dry goods,
one of the largest and best known
firms in the city, confessed judgment
in Judge Windes' court today on a
note for S5,495 in favor Of Edward
Noa.
Shortly afterwards the rumors of the
past few days to the effect that the
company was embarrassed were con-
frmed in the formal petition for the
appointment of a receiver.
So far as developed at the outset,
the suspension of business involves
100000.
The company was known to be weak
and the failure occasions no great sur
prise.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10
GREAT CONSPIRACY
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY IN TIE
COLD STORAGE CASE.
WITNESS SAYS EHE FIRE " As OF
INCENDIARI ORIGIN.

claims That $50 Men Were Engaged
pail, > stores ituu burned TIE BUILD
ing ~ LlIue Iuer CrEue-l eo lGI-
uay'S W OrIu ) L an News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10

Edward F. Voris, receiver of the
Akron, O., Citizens Savings and Loan
association, reports liabilities Of $685.
IS, with assets of $500, 1866. The as
ISOLATION will not resume under it's
old name, but new company with a
new title will be formed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10

Denver, Col, Aug. 5.-The publication
of the fact that John B. Koetting of
the South Side Savings bank of Mil
waukee, was in town, caused that indi-
vidual to leave the city very suddenly
today.
The police had been notified that he
was here and wired Milwaukee for
orders. The news became known and
was published in the papers here, re-
sulting in Koetting's sudden flight
Milwaukee, August By consider
able hard work the police succeeded
in locating KOetting in Denver
but in order to get him it was necces-
sary to have proper papers based on a
criminal charge. To effect this purpose
We re taken before the clerk of the
municipal court and sWore to COM
plants charging Koetting with receiv-
ing deposits after he knew the South
Side Savings bank was insolvent.
Proper warrants were issued and the
for requisition, and send an officer to
Denver to take Koetting into custody
and bring him back.
But somebody talked, despite the fact
that strict injunctions Of secrecy were
imposed on all who had a hand in the
proceedings, and last evening it was
tea-table talk all over the south side
that Koetting had been located and
would be arrested