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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26

preach Of the allied armies, discovered
a secret chamber, fitted up as a labora.
| tory. 1t contained furnaces. crucibles
ret0rtS, a number Of hermetically
sealed bottles Of liquids and four
packets OF different eolored powders,
but, unfortunately, those who made
the discovery, scared at finding them
selves in contact with such dangerous
substances, destroyed them instead of
submitting them to Il scientific in
yeStigat ton.
After the Brinyillers trial the Cham
Der Ardente, a special court created
by Louis XIV. TO deal with crime COM
mitted with the aid OF what was
known as Ia poudre de succession.
was occupied with the cases of Vigor-
eauX and VOisin. Both Of these dealt
openly in sorcery and poisons; they
not only predicted to impatient heirs
the decease Of wealthy relatives. and
even undertook to bring about the
event. VigoreuX was condemned to
be hanged, Voison to be burned, and
Nine. de Sevigne's memoirs contain
a brief mention of the execution of
the latter, who fought to the last
and blasphemed and cursed as she
was bound to the stake.
In the front rank of modern pois-
oners stands Nine. Lafrage The mys-
ferrous crime of LIE Chandler caused
great excitement throughout Europe.
Public opinion was divided as to the
guilt or Innocence Of the accused. and
feeling ran so high that young man
who had never met her committed
suicide on learning that she had been
condemned. Nine. Lafrage, whose
maiden name was Capelle,. left mem
Oirs, entitled ''Heures de Prison
Nine. Lacoste, accused Of a similar
crime, was more fortunate and was
acquitted after a trial which made a
great sensation at the time Lyd1e
FOugnieS, COmteSSe de BOcarme. who
was accused in 1851 of having helped
her husband get rid at the Chateau of
BittemOnt, in Belgium, of a relative
whose wealth he coveted, also es-
capped. though the comte was con-
demned to death.
Next in the list comes Helen
IegadO, an obstinate, stupid and ig-
n0rant Breton maid servant, who poi
soned half a dozen persons, among
them her master and mistress, with
out any apparent motive, AM who ex.
plated her crime on the scaffold.
Marie Medicine Noble, the wife of
miller, was guillotined at Epinal
in 1916, for having poisoned her hus-
band for the sake Of another miller,
who had himself got rid of his wife
to fly to the arms of his mistress
Five years later woman named Sc
gard, who had poisoned her husband
and three children, suffered the ex-
IRENE penalty of the law of Nancy
Lastly, a few years ago, a cook
appeared before the assize court at
Tours on a charge Of having prepared
a deadly dish for her master, an old
bachelor, who had made his will in
her favor. She was acquitted, but
the presiding judge, himself a bach
elor, when he announced the verdict
to her, said: "Ma file, you are to be
released, but if you ever hear that I
want cook don't apply for the stu
alton"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26

| trying to make butter without that
| instrument.
| Q-Does good food produce good fla
Or, or does poor air have a tendency
to produce poor flavor?
Aft the air that the cow breathes
is full Of foul Odors 1 would not think
! 1t possible to make good butter under
such circumstances. | have had no ex-
perlence with poor air, for my stable is
so clean that man can eat his dinner
IN there. The theory, however, i, that
the COW brea thing bad air will impair
the flavor Of the milk.
Q-How do you ventilate your
/ stable?
Al have a basement stable, but
not bank barn stable, and the ven
tilators go down through the roof.
Q-DO the ventilatOrs 20 down to the
bottom of the barn, or only through
the roof?
A-Only to the top of the roof.
Mr. Convey-DO you gain anything
in quality or quantity by the use of
the separat tor?
Al think [ gain both, though l
have made just as good butter by the
old way, but it is more work to do it.
1t can't be done all the time. Some
times when [ use the separator the
butter is not firm.
Q-What breed of COWS have you?
A-Grade Jerseys. l began about
ten years ago to grade up my herd
with full-blooded Jersey sires.
Q-Do you make better butter from
them?
Al make a firmer butter and bet
ter in grain. l ship my butter to St
Paul in balls weighing two pounds
each. 1t is put in an open car, and
has to stand the weather for 20 hours.
and still be in good shape for the mar
ket. | do not think [ could make that
kind Of butter with the COWS [ used
to have.
Q-Can you tell us how to get out
Of the milk the bad flavor that is
found there in early spring?
Al think it is due to weeds and
the like. [ FEED my COWS grain feed
and that has a tendency to keep out
the bad flavor.
Mr.. Goodrich-Brea thing impure air
will have a tendency to faint the
milk as | know from experience. You
take some onions and bruise them and
put them near the cows manger where
she will have to breathe them, and
you will taste the onions in the milk.
Q-How do you color your butter?
Ain the cream, just before we be-
gin churning. First put the color in
some cream and mix it, and be care
full to have the color medium, for there
is much butter spoiled by too high
colOring.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26
Chasing the Hens.

Never allow dog or person to chase
any Of the fowls, especially hens. Not
only can accidents befall the birds,
but in the case Ct hens there may be
abortion, which is known by the hens
dropping, suddenly, a soft or imperfect
egg, and afterwards moping about as
If not well. 1t is equally as bad prac-
tice to disturb hens when on the nest
laying. Very often eggs are wanted.
the housewife, good naturally enough,
repairs to the hennery and tries IT,
lift the hen to see if there are any eggs
under her. This may cause fright,
and the hen may make dash to get
out of the way. Such work also may
provoke abortion, and must not be
done. Keep the birds tame Do not
give them any cause for excitement.
Let them understand that you will do
them no harm, and there will be less
excitement when you suddenly appeal
amongst them. Throwing stones OF
sticks at hens to drive them is but
the work of a foolish person.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26
JOHN NJ. EGAN.
The Chairman Of the General Man
ayers Strike UOmmIUIee.

The central figure on the railroad
side of the strike at Chicago is John
M. Egan. The Herald says of him !:
Although widely known throughout
the west as man Of great experience
in railroad matters and a manager Of
exceptional executive and professional
ability, he is only now going through
the form of an introduction to the
teeming millions Of the effete east.
By accident Of birth Mr.. Egan is a
native of New England, having been
born in Springfield, Mass, March 26,
1913, but in other respects he is a
western man. He came to Illinois at
an early age and entered the machine
shops Of the Illinois Central railway
at AmbOy as an apprentice. In time
he worked his way into clerical lines,
and at 10 was a clerk in the freight
in the engineers Office. In few years
he was the chief engineers assistant,
and in 1877 accepted the office of
chief engineer of tie Southern Mime
sofa railroad subsequently being pro
NOTED to the supefintendency of the
system. The Canadian Pacific next
secured his services and he personally
superintendent the construction of that
road from Winnipeg to the Pacific
coast. This was a great undertaking,
and was carried through with con-
SpicuouS success. IN 1881 ne became
general superintendent Of the st. Paul
MINNEAPOLIS and Manitoba railway,
and in 1888 he assumed the manage
ment of the Chicago, st. Paul and
Kar sas City railrold. In September
1890, he was elected president of the
company, a position he held until
April Of the present year.
Mr.. Egan is one of the most ap
proachable of men He is open and
agreeable in manner bluff and hearty
Of speech, his rotu1d figure and smil
ing face suggesting candOr and affa
bility. But that is in a sense a mask
for in fact Mr.. Egal is a man of sterr
determination. prompt to decide anC
courageous to act N all emergencies
: BY his associates he is esteemedrae
genius in the handing Of men and the
massing of forces 1or the accomplish
ment of a purpose. There is but little
about the railroad business he does
not know thoroughly, and his expert
ences in that regard have served hin
we'll in previous strike controversies
By nature he is peculiarly qualified
to fight and put down strikes. Deb
could not have found more danger
Gus foeman than the rotund and laugh
ing Chairman of the general managers
strike committee Mr. Egan lives il
fine style at Crocus hill, st. Paul.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26

method, in brief, is that of dissem-
mating diseased chinch bugs for the
purpose Of fighting damage with dis
ease. Last week the professor estab-
lished a chinch bug injecting agency
at Fulton, Kansas. 1t is equipped
with a complete labora tory for per
petuating the disease, and is in charge
of j. F. Hull, student of the uni
Versity. The institution is maintained
by popular subscription at the expensa
Of $500 per month. The farmers if the
neighborhood bring or send live bugs
from their fields to the agent, for
which the agent exchanges diseased
bugs, which are let loose in different
sections Of the field, and communicate
the disease to their unsuspecting fell
lows.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26
FAVOR CORPORAL PUNISHMENT

Judge Cowing of the court of gen.
eral sessions today while sentencing
Cesare Celia, boy who has five times
escaped from the various institutions
to which he has been committed for a
number of petty thefts and robberies
deplored the fact that the law does
not permit corporal punishment IL
such cases, says the New York Post.
What you really need" said tho
judge, lis a whipping. You don't care
a rap about being committed to these
protectories, and whenever you get
a chance you skip out A whipping
would make you smart and then you
would be good" He is the boy who,
when he was arrested last for stealing
brass door-knobs, and was marched
to the station house, asked every
passer-by for the loan of ten cents
''to fix de cop"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26
Sectional .pHatp

The New Orleans Times-DemOcrat
presents figures to show that while
the south has more than a third Of
the population of the whole country,
the decrease in clearing house returns
last year was only ia per cent. as
against 81 per cent. for the rest of
the country, and the failures in the
south were but 1921 per cent. Of the
whole number of failures. There
could be no better numerical measure
Of the strictly sectional character OF
the tariff bill which has been the
main cause of all disturbance since
the silver purchase act was repealed.
Tie industries of the south are few,
and they were looked after carefully
in the framing Of the bill" 1t is in the
north that we find all that enormous
number and diversity Of manufacture
ers which the bill smites hip and
thigh. There is no other explanation
of the figures, since every one knows
that, in material conditions, the diff
ferent. sections have had 4 uniform
experience. The comparative decline
Of business gives the commercial effect
of sectional hate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26

ing the duties intended to be levied
IN 1888. What was the result? Two
years after the importa ton of worsted
goods ran down from $4,000. 900 to
S2,ooO,On. and has been decreasing
ever since.
That is the effect of just little re-
duction of duty on woolens in tho
United States and | say to senators
they must not make mistakes in thesa
things. They are dealing with serious
affairs.
Mr.. Teller and Mr.. PETER. How
as to the prices?
MT trye-We are buying them a,
oo per cent. less today than we paid
before they were manufactured in ths
united States, and the people of the
Wnole world are reaping like benefit.
The foreign manufacturers were COM
PEELED in order TO try to kill us to nut
down their prices, and they never haya
oeen able to restore them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26
LAID THE STAGE ROBBERS LOW.
Old Man Lane Had Business in Hand
and Objected to Delay.

1.-THE business of holding up stages
in the west and robbing the malls
and the passengers would not be fol-
lowed by so man? desperadoes if a
few more of the travellers were like old
Robert Lane. who lives near Dillon,
Mont" said George Craig. OF Butte, to
a reporter for the Washington Star.
LANE is as quiet and peaceable citi-
zen as ever went to church on Sunday
and put his four bits into the contribu-
ton box. He has lived in Montana
for lively years. and even in youth he
never personally INDUCED in the old
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26
LIVING VS.. DRESSING.

Detroit Free Press: But, dear
George" she urged in the negative,
you only have $1,000 year"
Well" he exclaimed, ''we can live
on that, can't we?"
She took both his hands in hers and
looked straight into his large, innocent
eyes. Live on it? Of course we can,
you dear boy" she murmured, 'but we
would look too ridiculous for anything
going around without our clothes on.
wouldn't we, dear" and poor George
went down all in a heap.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26

In these troublesome times Of strikes
and tie-ups, writes correspondent,
it seems in order for every one Of
us to have on our thinking caps.
and one thing that occurs to my mind
very forcibly today is that all through
this and many another similar crises
there is one particular class of people
that at least are entitled to more
credit than they receive for the man
ner IN which they carry on their busi-
ness. l refer to the farmers of our
country. All along it has been in Or
der and certainly the going fashion"
to deride and point the finger of ridi-
Guile to our farmers as ID class, and,
as whole, we have very often heard
it said, why don't the farmers COM
bine like every other department of
business does and try to help them
selves into Il better conditiOnY i. e. We
all know them to be in the majority,
and | think it would be now in order
TO take off their hats to the farmers
and dcknO Wledge that they nave
shown the greater wisdom by not COM
bining. Where, L ask would we all be
country and alb were the blessed
farmers to belong to union? And
just as the fields stood white for the
harvest and all fully ripe they should
be ordered to lay down their nipple
ments and keep out Of the field by
their most worthy president. Were
the farmers bound up in a union like
unto the miners and railroad men and
others what would the outcome be?
Honor to whom honor is due.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26
The Last Fiscal Year

Inc fiscal year which closed with
| the gong out of June affords food for
| reflection. For the first time since
the war the annual revenues of tho
government were less than it's ex-
pehullureS. There has never been
any such thing as a national deficit
IN a time of peace under republican
rule. Possession of only one branch
OF congress even was enough to pre-
vent such thing. The last deficit
until now, was when James Buchanan
was president. The present one. as
estimated officially, will be 81, 800. 900.
Nearly all of this is due to the an
ticlpation of reduced duties on i'm
| ports. The receipts from Internal
revenue only fell SS,971,O72 while Gus
toms yielded S45,45 ,g64 less this last
year than they did the year before-a
total of S54,424, 036. In the mean
while expenses have increased The
interest on the public debt. which had
been steadily and generally rapidly
declining, is now on the up grade.
For the fiscal year 1892 it was S23,-
37S,116, but for 1898 it is put down
by the department as S27,5OO.OOO. an
increase of over S4,0OO.OOO. In the
matter of ordinary expenses the in
crease was from 1915, O23, $50 in 1892
to 1886, 100000 in 1898 Between the
decrease of receipts and the increase
of expenditures we get in round num-
bers ST 100000 of deficit
These are large figures and may
well stand as an Indictment of the
democratic party. On them the re-
publicanS can successfully arraign
that party in the coming campaign be-
fore the court of public opinion. They
are in themselves deeply signif cant.
But the losses of the government are
a mere bagatelle as compared with
those of the people themselves. Every
branch of industry and line of bust
ness has suffered and that enormous
ly. There may be an exception some
where in some small matter, but we
know Of none. and challenge the
democratic press to show any on 4
scale large enough to make any per-
ceptible difference with the general
| result. From Puget sound to Tampa
bay, and from San Diego to Passama-
quoddy, there is one dead level of de-
preston, with incalculable losses and
sufferings. There have been no 'yisi-
tations of Providence" in any form,
| drought flood, pestilence, or war. Ma
| ture has been lavish in kindness. A
mild winter for the unemployed poor
and a warm summer for the growing
crops of the farmer unite in throwing
the whole responsibility of these evil
times upon the baneful apprehension
of what the party in power threatens
to do. That it has not actually done it
is no excuse. The American people
are accustomed to look ahead and pre-
pare for what seems to be approach
ing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26
NOTES.

Small fruits are not profitable in a
small garden. There are any number
Of vegetables that will give better re-
turns for the amount of room.
Start rock-bed if you can. In
Vulnerable varieties Of plants can be
grown, but the tall nasturtium will
give grand effect with the least of
care,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26
Chinch Bugs.

We have from time to time in the
past called the attention Of our read
ers, especially in chinch bug infested
districts, to the method of destroying
them discovered by Chancellor Snow,
of the Kansas state university This
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26
MORE SMALLPOX.

Milwaukee, July pa case of
smallpox developed yesterday morn
ing at 625 Union street, south side.
The victim, a woman of So years Of
age, was taken to the Isolation hospi-
tai at noon, and the premises placed
under quarantine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26
DEBS TELEGRAMS.
MUST BE LAID BEFORE COM
MISSIONER BLOODGOOD.
Judge Seaman So Decided in the
United States Court Yes
terday.

Milwaukee, July 21.-Judge Seaman,
in the United States court yesterday,
ordered the production of the teIe-
grams that passed between Eugene
V. Debs and c.. S. McAuliffe and F.
A. Archibald, Of the A R. O.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26
THEFARMERS UNION.
A SUGGESTION THAT SOUNDS
ABSURD.
TILLERS OF THE SOIL RETAIN
THEIR INDEPENDENCE.

A Pertinent Communication During
these Turbulent Times--'Hats Off
to the Farmers" Good Butter
Is Made-Sheep Feeding and Other
Facts for Farmers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-26
PROTECTION PRICES.
THEY ARE LOW AS A RESULT
OF DUTIES
END OF 4 DEMOCRATIC FISCAL
YEAR.

1t Shows Deficit of Something Over
S1,Ooo.eO0 and Il Dead Level of De
preston from One End of the Ma
ton to the Other-A Very Costly
Experience for the People.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-14
CHANGES To BE MADE.
Tariff Bill to Be Subjected to
More Alterations.
Manufacturers Ask Them and
Senate Will Listen.
FIVE. MINUTE RULE.
No Agreement Reached Yet on
That Proposition.

WAsHINGToN, June 13.-When the
senate adjourned last night an at
tempt was made to secure an agree
ment to the five minute rule
on the wool schedule, but this
was refused because several
senators desired to make more ex-
tended speeches. Senator Harris did
not press the subject of a night ses-
sion, because the Democrats still
hoped an agreement might be had to
put through the wooden schedule just
as the cotton schedule was adopted
The Republican senators have
asked that certain increases be made
all along the line of the wooden
schedule. The requests have been
rejected in part, but certain conces-
Sions have been offered which may be
accepted. and the indications are very
strong there will be changes made on
some of the paragraphs at least, in
sluding those providing for a duty on
wOolens and children's dress goods,
Italian cloth and bunting and
coat lining; on ready made cloth
yarns. The probabilities are that on
women's and children's goods, and
other articles included in the same
paragraph, the dividing line will be
changed from 81 to sixty cents, and
made to read 50 goods of this class
Ndlue0 dJ nOt over Sixty CChbo Sh6AA
pay duty of so per cent ad valOrem,
instead of 40 as IN the present law
In the paragraph relating to ready
made clothing the present bill pro-
vides for a uniform ad valorem rate
of As per cent 1t is proposed to in
crease this rate to SO per cent on these
goods where they are valued at more
than 81. so per pound, leaving the ate
at As per cent on goods of this class
of less value. A similar change is to
be made on wooden and worsted yarns
on which as the bill stands, an ad
valorem duty of 80 per cent is pro-
vided As the paragraph will be
changed it will probably increase the
duty on goods of this class valued at
more than 40 cents per pound to 40
per cent ad valorem, leaving those of
less value at 30 per cent
These changes have been advocated
by a large number of manufacturers
who now have q Delegate here, con-
sisting of Messrs- Stanton. Owens and
Bramhall, and while the committee
has not absolutely decided upon
making them, all the indications are
that they will be made
Senator Aldrich is pressing for a
still greater change, especially on
women and children's dress goods. He
is asking that in this schedule the
dividing line be made at 40 cents and
that the rate on goods worth less than
40 cents per pound shall be placed at
As per cent and above so per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-14
MISSOURI BANKERS.
They Discuss Finance and Banquet at
Clinton Convention.

They Discuss Finance and Banquet at
Clinton Convention.
CLINTON, Mo, June 14.-The second
days session of the fourth annual
meeting Of the Missouri Bankers as
ISOLATION was called to order at 10
o'clock yesterday forenoon. Presi-
dent Wilcoxson presiding The re-
ports of committees were re-
ceived and passed upon Benton
Gabbert. of Dearborn, read
paper on taxation; this was fol-
lowed by George Ward. cashier
First National bank of King City,
with a paper entitled 'sDiscrimina ton
in the Valuation of Bank Stocks and
Other Bank Property in Assessme is. .
President Wilcoxson said he wished
the press of the state would agitate
this question until assessments were
equalized on all property in the state.
This seemed to meet the approval of
the convention
DR. w. ). Woods, of the National
Bank of Commerce of Kansas City, ad-
dressed the NEE ting on What Is the
Matter and What Is the Remedy?" He
said a com bination of circumstances
brought on the panic last year The
banks went under because they paid
high rates of interest on deposits,
gave exchange free. went into
outside spsculations, made loans on
questionable security and to persons
and corporations they should refuse
He paid his respects to congress and
said he wished that body would pass
reasonable tariff bill and go home,
and then the business of the country
would take care of ittelf.
Alvah Trow bridge, of the National
bank of New York. addressed the
convention on money and banking A
banquet was given in the evening.