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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-06
ALL FOR THE CHURCH.
The Wanderings of a Sanity Tramp
in the Far Northwest.

A number Of times, doubtless, the
reading public, has had its atten-
ton called TO that singular character
known as Anthony, the wanderer,
who has for more than forty years
been constantly on the move, his per-
regrinations extending all over Siberia,
central Asia and European Russia.
The Toronto Mail recalls him to
mind in a brief article in which it
says that this odd genius in the depth
of winter, as in the heighth of sum-
mer, marches barefoot and almost en-
tirely devoid of clothing. Fifty pounds
weight Of iron chains are welded about
his shoulders and body, while his
waist is encircled by an iron belt
weighing thirty pounds more, closed
with a lock, the key of which was
cast into the Arctic ocean. Thus
equipped, Anthony, the Wanderer, has
spent two score years tramping all
over the Russian empire, collecting
enormous sums of money for the
building Of churches and schools in
places where they are needed, and
without keeping a single kopeck for
himself. He is venerated, we are told.
not alone by the ignorant peasantry,
but also by the highly educated and
classes, and men and women
of all sorts and conditions of life are
described as applying to him for adj
vice in matters spiritual worldly arc
even hygienic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-06
EXPERTS WITH THE PISTOL.
Some Wonderful Records Made by
Frenchmen.

Target shooting with the pistol i:
praJcticed but little in this country
! says the New York Herald. Within
| the last five years, however, il has
been taken up by some as a pastime
! Prior to the W ar pistol practice was
| by no means uncommon. but the rifle
| supplanted the smaller weapon u a
large extent when hUstiTities began
Now pistol shooting, or rather re.
yolver shooting, is growing in favor
agahn. In France It is claimed that
there are more expert Pistol shots
than in any other country. This lis
open to dispute, particularly by
Americans but it is pretty safe to as
sert that there is more target pistol
shooting and more interest in it in
France than in any other land. At
the last annual tournament held at
the gallery Of GaStinne Renette. II
Avenue d'Antin, Paris, there was plen-
ty of evidence Of the Frenchmen's
skill with the pistol. The scores were
probably the best made in France.
These tournaments continue about a
month, and are participated in by the
best amateur pistol shots in France.
TO win a prize is considered a great
honor. At the last tournament, re-
Gently concluded, the premier prize
was won by Monsieur Ii. Bonzon.
This gentleman is considered to be the
peer of all the pistol shots in Paris.
His remarkable performance was ac
complished at distance of sixteen
metres fifty-two and one half feet
and the bulPs-eye was but one and
one eighth inches in diameter For
the first time in the history of this
famous gallery-the oldest in Europe
the use of revolvers was permitted,
and it will be a source of pride to
America to know that NJ. Bonzon used
a revolver of American make. 1t car
ried a 44-caliber ball.
NJ. Bonzon fred six shots at the
target. Not only did each strike the
bulfs-eye, but each took off a portion
Of the carton, the small white disk
in the center, which is only three
eighthS of an inch in diameter. For
GuIS NOuuel1ul D1l Ol u1dEhSllduSQlD
NJ. BonZon was awarded the grand
medal of honor, a prize greatly covet-
ed, but seldom won. The second prize
at this tournament was won by NJ.
Molinie-Paget, who scored forty-eight
points by sending six out of seven
bullets square into the bull's-eye Sew
eral competitors scored forty-seven
points. The illustration, which shows
the work of NJ. G. KOhn, in firing at
the word Of command, gives a further
idea Of the proWess of the French
men with the pistol, as does also the
one showing the steadiness of NJ Bon
zon in perforating the target, scoring
fifty points.
The tirearm generally used in these
is very similar in size,
shape and weight to the old dueling
pistol. 1t is breech-loading, is about
ten inches long and carries 3S-caliber
ball. A new French powder was tried
in TIE last tournament and was uni
commended. 1t made but lit
tie noise and produced scarcely visi-
bic fugitive smoke that vanished al
most instantaneously.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-06

The advocates of protection need not
rave, they need not even get excited.
1t only needs that they hold up the
two pictures. free trade" and ''protec-
ton and the people Will choose They
will choose correctly too. For when
the iron enters a mans soul, or disas-
ter comes to his business or his labor.
he is the fellow who is hurt and he
knows it. The people have been grossly
deceived. They know it and without
excitement and without anger they will
right the wrong
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-06
STRONGEST LIVING CREATURES
Are for Their Size the Cockchafer, the
Hive Bee and the Flea.

What living creature is possessed
proportion to it's size? was a question
asked by a reader of Pearson's Week
ly. The answer was as follows: This
honor must be divided between the
cockchafer, the hive bee and the flea
1t is rather difficult to apply a test
to prove which particular insect
among the borers, the jumpers and
the carriers is the strongest, but there
is no question that in proportion to
their size insects undoubtedly possess
the greatest strength among living
creatures.
The flea can jump a foot high, more
than 100 times its own length, and
taking its average jump as thirty
times its own length, it is as if man
jumped as high as the gallery of the
monument. The spring Of the tiger
and the leap Of the kangaroo are in
significant when compared to this.
Plateau, in testing the strength Of in
sects by the weight they can raise,
found the smaller ones relatively
stronger than the larger ones. A cock
chatter was strong enough to Eft 24.3
times its own weight, a small hive
bee 23.5 times the weight of itself.
Judged by this standard, there is
nothing comparable to it among other
insects or among the larger animals,
and it may be safely asserted that
these three insects divide the honOrs
between them, for though boring m
sects pierce the hardest wood it is
by the wonderful adaptation Of their
boring instrument rather than by abb
normal strength.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-06
THE ERICssoNs LONG VOYAGE.
An Inland Trip Being Made by the
Little Torpedo Boat.

Philadelphia, Sept. 2.-The new tor
pedo boat Ericsson has just passed up
the Delaware river past this city on
her way from Fortress Monroe to New
London. The route is up Chesapeake
bay as far as Chesapeake City, Md,
the terminus of the Chesapeake and
Delaware canal, which connects with
Delaware bay, which in turn connects
with the upper Delaware river. The
Delaware and Raritan canal leads
thence to the Raritan river, which
empties into Raritan bay, a short
distance from Brooklyn.
The voyage of the Ericsson from
Dubuque, Iowa, where she was built,
via New Orleans, was undertaken to
demonstrate the practicability of the
! finland route" for boats of light
draught from the Mississippi to New
York harbor. This distance between
the two points by the combined out
side and inside passages is 3,613 miles,
of which $50 miles is fully protected.
The greatest exposed distance is along
the Florida peninsula. Although por-
tons Of the route had been trayersed
by government boats, continuous trip
over the entire distance has never be-
fore been made.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-06
FIGHTING A DEVIL FISH.
Five Men in d Boat Have a Hard Bat
tie With a Sea Monster.

A huge octopus was hoisted Oh Fish
ermen's wharf on Thursday afternoon
from Capt. Charles Collins boat, and
the four members of the crew shud-
dered as they handled it and told of
their terrible fight far out from the
land, says the San Francisco Exam
iGer. The monster covered a large
section Of the wharf, and its long
tentacles were avoided by the curious
crowd. Even the Italian fishermen
who have become accustomed to look
ing upon the terrible fish kept at a
respectful distance from this particu-
lar monster, on account Of its size.
Several Of the fish are caught each
week and brought to the dock, but
never had so large a one been carried
in through the Heads as the one
caught by Capt. Collins and his crew.
The deep-Sea monster had been dead
nearly two days, but its large eyes still
retained their ferocious glare, and it
is no wonder that the superstitious
boatmen looked upon it with dread.
! The long tentacles when spread apart
measured about twenty-five feet from
tip to tip, and they were armed all
the way along with dreadful saucer
like mouths that sucked the life from
their victims.
1T was a fearful fight we had with
the monster" said Capt. Collins, land
it is only by a miracle that I am here
to tell Of it. The men with me were
Nicholas Ceze, John ZOga, john Cos=ss--
and Ezola Consendine. We Ierr lass
! Monday morning for the reef off Point
Reyes to fish for rock cod. For a cou-
pie Of days luck was against US, but
! then the fish began to take hold of
our hooks, and they were soon being
/ landed in a shower in the bottom of
/ the boat. At daylight on Wednesday
| morning we began to take up our lines
as usual. Several hooks were brought
! up, but with no success, and we began
| to get discouraged, when there came
a violent tug at the line, and huge
: arm Of the monster flashed violently
out of the water and landed across
/ the gunwale of the boat. In an instant
| it fastened with its tenacious suckers,
| Willie the water dDOut TIE BOAT was
/ dashed into foam, and the sea seemed
to be alive with the ishs snake-like
feelers. One of the men grabbed an
oar to dislodge the arm, but before he
could reach it the body of the monster
! rose beside the boat few feet away
| from me.
An octopus can be killed almost in
stantly if it can be stabbed just below
the eye. even if the weapon be only
the small blade of a pocket knife" said
the captain, land when the fellow rose
so close to me and presented such 8
good opportunity for the death blow
L reached for a boathook, the handles
weapon, and made a plunge for the
vital spot. AS I did so the boat ca
reened violently, and instead Of dis
patching the brute l only inflicted {
wound that maddened the monster
more, and the battle then became ONT
of life or death between us. 4 couple
more of the arms Of the octopus hat
by this time been wound around thu
boat and they reached from stem tt
stern. Oars and boathooks We're oul
only weapons, but it was almost use
less to attempt to pry the sucker:
from the boat They would no soone
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-06
A BISHOP ARRESTED.
Judge Scott Charges Him With Con-
tempt of Court

Omaha, Sept. 2-Judge F. R. Scott,
of the district court has issued an at
tachment for the Rt. Rev. Richard
Ccannell, bishop of the Roman Cath
Ollie diocese of Omaha for contempt of
court. The action grows out of the re
moval of the priest of st. PauFs church
by the bishop. Judge Scott is a strong
member Of the A. P. A. and recently
gained notriety for causing the arrest
of Editor Rosewater for contempt OF
court.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-06
GOLDFISH DANDLED LIKE BABIES
Lifted From the Water, Stuffed With !
EdihIeS and Returned TO the Pool |

Lifted From the Water, Stuffed With
Edibles and Returned to the Pool.
At Logan, near the null Of Gallo
way, there is most interesting tidal
fish pond. A rent in the cliffs facing
the Irish channel admits the salt
water through a narrow assure, pro-
tected by a grating, into a circular
rock basin, some 80 feet in diameter
and 20 feet deep. The cliffs rise high
all around; stone steps descend on one
side to a ledge leveled into a foot
path at the waters edge. No sooner
does the visitors football resound on
the stairs than the green water, hith-
erto motionless and apparently lifeless,
becomes peopled with large brown
fish, rising from the depths, gliding
and dashing about in a great state
Of excitement. These are cod, lythe
and saithe, which, caught on lines in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-06
ONEIDA COUNTY DELEGATES

Rhinelander, Wis, Aug. 3O.-The
Oneida county democratic convention
has chosen John Barnes and A. W.
Shelton delegates to the state conven-
ton, and Chas. Chafee, E. II. Brenna
and NJ. J. O'Reilly to the congressional
convention. They are for O'Keefe. D.
H. Walker, Chas. Wilson, N. Holland
and Geo. Lines were elected delegates
to the assembly convention.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-06

Yesterday at West Superior, Wis,
George Webb drowned himself; at
Watertown, S. D., August Eichrost
shot himself; at Sheboygan, Wis, Sol
onion Krankel, cut his throat; at In
dependence, Ia, S. Wengert shot
himself.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-06
BOYD NOMINATED.
He Is An Anti-Silver Man-Democrats
Choose Him.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 2.-Ex-Governor
James E. Boyd was yeterday nomi-
mated for congress by the democrats
Of the second district. He is an anti
silver man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-06
The TALE THEY TELL
ELECTIONS ALL GO AGAINST
THE DEMOCRATS.
THEIR LADMI STR ALTON SUR
FEITS THE PEOPLE.

Alabama Saved, but. Good Lord, How:
The Drift All One Way and Re
publican Supremacy Certainty Of
the Early Future-F0od for Work
ing men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-06
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.

La Crosse, Wis, Sept. 2.-Pasquale
Pisano, a member of Corte's Italian
band, drowned this afternoon while
bathing. His home is in Dubuque.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-06
FARMERS HARD HIT

| The new tariff law is a direct blow
/ to the American farmer and particu-
| larry to the farmer of the wnSt There
are today about thirty million sheep
west of the Mississippi river The
wool clip of the United States in 1898
was in the neighborhood of three hun
dred and seventy millions of pounds.
and the valuation was estimated at
over one hundred and twenty-five mill
ions Of dollars. There is hardly any
one article which is so important to our
industrial independence as wool. 1t
has been said that a nation that can
not clothe its own people lis cOntemp-
tibly helpless and dependent" Either
altogether break down, or seriously
cripple this source of national wealth.
and you bring disaster to the agri-
GU tllral interests Of the western states
Yet the democratic congress has put
wool on the free list The American
sheep have been told to go. They can
not be defended from ruin so long as
the democratic congress is in power
The great staple article of the western
farmer has been singled out for de-
StructiOn, and the deadly work has
been accomplished. Therefore. from
this time on, the battle will be for the
western farmer. He cannot alone con-
tend with the sheep growers of foreign
countries. Left to the mercy of the
democratic congress and of the wool
producing countries of the old world,
the American farmer will be prevent
ed from growing wool for profit
The great question which now con-
fronts the farmers of the United States
is, will they resent this effort to bring
ruin to their business? The coming
battle is for them, fully as much as
for the great army of wage-earners.
The sheep husbandry of the country
cannot be saved from obliteraton I'M
der the free wool law. Are they ready
to meet the issue and do their part
i'll waging the battle for agricultural
in the United States?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-06
AS TO EGGS.

-Four years ago the democrats tried
to have some fun over the republican
idea of giving protection to eggs laid
by American hens. Eggs seemed to
be such an insignificant product, that
it was thought to be nothing less than
political sop to talk about placing a
duty on them, and that their impOr-
tatiOn was a matter of no cOns1 Quence.
How many farmers know what the
annual egg product Of the country is
worth? It is almost twice as much as
that of wool. The egg and poultry
product of the United States is nearly
five times that of wool, and three times
that Of wool and mutton combined
According to the census, the United
States produced in 1879. 457, 100000
dozen of eggs, and in 1889, the product
increased to S17,0O0000 dozen. At the
figures given, the annual egg product
of the country amounts to 100000, 900.
Il we add to this the value of the
pnultrr sold we shall find that it will
reach the vast sum of $500, 100000,
equal to the entire wheat product of
the United States in 1898.
These facts show how important to
farmers is the egg crop of the country;
and if anyone thinks that protection
to that product is mere sop for votes,
let them study the operation of the
present law as it effected the impOrta-
ton of eggs. Prior to $780, there was
free trade in eggs. Then the Mckinley
law placed a duty of five cents a
dozen on them. The result was that
during the eight years from 1888 to
1890 there were imported to the United
States over 124,OOO,OOO dozen of eggs,
and that we paid to foreign farmers
therefor, nearly $19,000,000, and of
this amount close to $15,000,000 went
to the Canadian farmers.
The marvellous effect of the duty Of
five cents a dozen is shown in the i'm
portations. The very first year re-
duced the amount one-half; the second
year to a little over 100000 dozen;
and in 1898, the imports were five
times less than they were under free
trade.
Here is a practical illustration of the
berefits resulting from proper protec-
ton. The same principle applied to
other farm products which in anywise
come in competition with those of the
United States, will effect the same re-
suits.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-31
cHE w EATHER.

Forecast for Virginia: Fair, warmer;
iouthwr.t winds.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-31
SHOOTING Ar BLUEFIELD.

Officer Vest, Formerly fthis City, Danger
ously, If Not Fatally, Wounded by Officer
Stout.
BLUEFIELD. w. Va, March 3O.-Jas-
per Vest, a special officer stationed
here, and formerly on the police force
OF Roanoke, where his brother, James
A. Vest, Is employed as special officer at
the Norfolk and Western depot, was
shot and perhaps fatally wounded by
Policeman w. FL. Stout at o'clock last
night.
Vest had just returned from special
duty with the Government surveying
expedition in Logan county. Stout held
warrant for his arrest for disturbing
the peace while under the effects OF
liquor some time before he Joined the
surveying expedition.
Stout found Vest at Cooperstown and
attempted to arrest him. An alteration
arose between the two men and Stout
ordered Vest to hold up his hands just
as the latter was making q move to get
his pistol. Vest refused and tout shot
him with the Winchester which he car
ried, tho bullet lodging in his right
lung.
DR.. Fox was Immediately summoned
and he pronounced the wound worry dan.
gerous, though not necessarily fatal.
At this timo Vest is resting we'll, with
good chances Of recovery
Stout is under arrest here awaiting
Developments in Vest's condition.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-31

SPEAKER CRISP DECLINES.
"A seHse OF Duty Impelis Him to Retain
His Present Position

hiS Hresout position.
WASHINGTON. March 3O-Speaker
Crisp has declined the appointment Of
United States Senator to succeed the
late Alfred II. Colquits.
at o'clock the speaker received a
delegation OF newspaper men who had
congretated in the lobby of the hotel to
get copy OF his message to the Cover
nor, which it was stated he would make
pubic 10 night He gave them q hearty
reception and engaged in Joking con-
versation uron the present events in
the House, while his clerk prepared the
telegram. he speaker had nothing to
say in regard to his declination, but
produced tho message. 1t is as follows:
Hon. w. }. Northen, governor of
Atlanta, GA: l have an ambition 10
represent Georgia in the Senate Of the
United States, and appreciate most
highly the appointment you have given
me, but, for the present at least, 1 must
put aside my ambition l was, as you
know, unanimously nominated Speaker.
In accepting this office have incurred
obligations TO our party throughout the
country. very large majority OF the
Democratic members have united in a
request that, for the remainder OF this
Congress, continue in the position TO
which they have elected me.
They base this request upon grounds
which cannot, in modesty, repeat, but
which l cannot, in duty, ignore AS
Speaker feel to some extent respon-
sible for the action Of the House. feel
pride In its organization, aud have
settled purpose, so far as my influence
extends, to have brought before il, and
have voted upon, bills which, II enacted
into laws will redeem to the fullest ex-
tent our party pledges. This l think
will serve the interests of the people Of
Georgia
III am grateful to you for the honor
you have done me. am grateful TO
the numerous friends throughout the
State who have seemed pleased with
and who have urged my acceptance of
this appointment and heg that you and
they will believe what L, in tho utmost
sincerity say, that in declining it am
sacrificing cherished ambition TO
what | regard as a sense of duty.
"(Signed.) CHARLES +. CR.sr."
Petition Crisp to Decline
Representative CAdmus, of New Jer-
soy, this morning prepared petition,
which he circulated through the House
Tor signatures, r, questiag Speaker Crisp
not to accept the Senatorship Within
two hours after the petition began to be
clrcu led it received the signatures OF
l5U DGnCcra.