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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-15
VAGARLES OF LIGHTNING.
The Government Keeping a Record
to See What Buildings Are Safest

The annual average of lives lost by
lightning is about 200. Such catastro-
phieS always occur in the five months
from April to September, while more
than two-thirds Of them take place
during June and July The annual
average value Of property destroyed
by lightning during the eight years
ending with 1892 was $1,5OO,OOO.
In 1890 New York was the most un-
fortunate State with respect to prop
erty damaged by lightning. Penn
syvania and Ohio followed hard after
both of them away up in the hun
dredS of thousands of dollars, while
Kansas reports only one fire worth
$500 and Mississippi two, which aver
aged $75 apiece.
The following year Pennsylvania
led the way, closely followed by
Missouri, Ohio and New York, with
Delaware, Louisiana and Rhode Is
land at the opposite end of the report.
In 1892 New York was again at the
head, having lost nearly twice as
much as in any of the other years.
Next in order were Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, North Dakota and Ohio
FLORIDA and Mississippi lost the
least that year-$325 each. During
the nine years ending with 1892, 2,S25
barns, 664 dwellings and 104 churches
were struck by lightning. The de-
structiOn of barns is usually greatest
in New York, Pennsylvania, Massa-
chustts, Indiana and New Jersey. In
the destruction of dwellings, Pennsyl-
vania and New York head the list,
with an equal number. Connecticut
and Main come next and are also
paired.
The weather bureau asks for twenty
years-of which eight years have
passed-in which to determine from
statistics whether there exists
periodicity in the number of lightning
strokes" The bureau has discovered
however, that lightning does some
times strike twice in the same place.
The main object is to find out what
construction of buildings is most La
BILE to destruction by lightning, and to
what extent the character of the land
where buildings are located influence
the frequency of lightning strokes.
Some things have been proved
already. The danger to a country
building is five times as great as to
one in the city, and a barn is four
times as likely to be struck a. a
dwelling house. With regard to trees,
the oak has been most frequently
struck, the proportion being over
fifty times as often as the beach
which suffers the least frequently.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-15

/ possible for the men under the tree
to use their guns lest they hit some
Of the pursuers. After an hours use
less chase. the hunt was given up for
| the night.
AT daylight the next morning a
ranchman rode into Dodge CITY and
electrified the town by saying he had
seen Martin near Fort Leary Is miles
| below. He said he had just finished his
breakfast, when hatless man. whom
he recognized as Martin. came in and
demanded shelter. The ranchman sus-
pected something was wrong from the
mans manner, and at once started for
Dodge City and gave the alarm. Thir-
ty men Immediately saddled their
horses and started in pursuit of the
man they had vowed to hang. AS
they approached the hut man ap-
peared in the door with a Winchester
rifle in his hand. Without a word he
opened fire on the advancing party.
Two men dropped from their saddles
and as the rest Of the party put spurs
to their horses and dashed toward the
hut, Martin, who had done the shoot
ing, rushed down the hill and plunged
into the Fox river. There had been
heavy rains and the river was a tor
rent, which made it impossible that
man could reach the other SIDE alive.
All the horsemen drew up along the
bank and waited in readiness to shoot
Martin should he by any chance get
across. They waited half an hour and
as there was no sight of him they re-
turned to Dodge City. That afternoon
the other two desperadoeS We're buried
in what is known as murderer's row,
and beside the grave was placed a |
board, TO the memory of Hank Martin |
drowned in the Fox river while escap- |
ing capture
1.-TWO years after leaving Dodge City |
CHANGED to be in little Texas town
that l don't want to mention here. |
A man passed me on the street one
day whose face was strangely famil- !
lar. l turned to my companion and !
asked who it was.
That said he, is Henry Martin,
one of our most respected citizens.
suddenly the scene of the lynching
at Dodge City came back to me, and I
knew that the last time / had seen that
man he was standing under a tree
with a rope around his neck. / told my
friend the story, and he evidently
doubted my sanity, it not my veracity.
He told me that Martin came to the
town early in 1879 when it was first
started. He invested money in town
lots and made a fortune. He was a
promoter of schools and churches, and
was talked of for the next mayor.
That night was at my hotel when a
tall man with slouched hat walked
in. He looked around and then came
straight to me.
"'Are you the man. he said. who
has been telling a yarn about Hank
Martin being lynched,'
Il acknowledged that l was.
WELL he replied, Henry told me
to tell you that ne would shoot you
on sight if you were in town to-mor-
row.
1.-Two hours later l was taking a
night ride across the prairies.'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-15
ELEPHANTS IN TEAK YARDS.
FEEDING Logs to the Saws, Lifting,
Stacking, Pushing and Pulling.

To any one for whom machinery has
fascination there is nothing stranger
according to the Century than the first
glimpse of elephants at work about
it. Amid the kissing swish of betting,
the buzz of saws, the multitudinous
separate rattles mingled into a uni
versal roar and vibrating through a
big saw-mill, the ponderOuS figures Of
these slow-paced helpers present a
curious sight. One elephant places the
log upon a movable platform to be
squared, while another waits with
restless eyes and tapping ears until
the saw has done it's work, and then,
taking twist in an attached rope,
slips the loop of it deftly over big
tusk. and leads the log away. Another
piles timber, lifting the long piece be-
tween tusks and trunk, and pushing
it into place with the latter if the pile
is low. or with his broad forehead if
the height demands it. Fetching and
carrying. lifting and stacking, pushing
and pulling, thse docile and patient
giants do their work without COM
plant. week in and week out. Some,
tins the mahout (oozee it is in Bur.
mese) walks beside the beast, some
times he sits on it's big neck or broad
back. But his INDECENT figure never
seems to be necessary, for one cannon
watch an elephant at work very Ions
without acquiring the conviction, how
ever mistaken, that the intelligent di
rection of his labor is all his own.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-15
INTERESTING ITEMS.

Scientists say that four million webs
spun by young spiders would not form
strand as great in diameter as a
hair from the human head.
A telegram from New York to
Australia has to go nearly twenty
thousand miles, $4,000 of which are
by submarine cable, and is handled
by fifteen operators
The discovery Of the process of
tinting white paper was the result
of sheer carelessness on the part Of
the wife of an English paper-maker,
who accidentally dropped the 'blue
bag" into a vat of pulp.
The director of the mint estimates
the value of thu worlds output of
gold in. 1893 at $155, 522, 900. He be-
lieveS the output of 1894 and 1895
will amount, respectively,to $16S, 299,-
900 and $1S3. $40, 900.
In Sweden, if you address, the poorest
person ON the street you must raise
your hat. The same courtesy is in
sisted upon if you pass a lady on the
stairway. To enter reading room
or a bank with ones hat on is re-
garded as impolite.
The life of wire rope on cable rail
ways or for power transmission of
any kind is greatly prolonged by
that an unlubricated rope broke
at 10000 bends over a pulley, while
fabricated rope endured $4,000
bends over the same pulley.
In Upper Tonquin there are wood
mines, according to the report of a
French Consul. The wood, which
was originally a pine forest, was
swallowed up by the earth, which COW
ers it to a depth of eight yards. Some
of the trees are a yard in diamter;
the wood is imperishable, and is sold
to the Chinese for collins.
Prospectors for gold in ,MashOnaland
recently found near the ruins Of Zim-
babye Il wooden plate about 80 inches
in circumference carved with the
figures of a crocodile, the sun moon,
and three stars, and what seem to be
intended for signs Of the zodiac
The plate has been sent to Cape Town
and will be examined by archaeOl-
OgiStS.
In Persia, among the aristocracy,
a visitor sends notice an hour or two
before calling, and gives days no.
tice if the visit is one of great i'm
pOrtance. He is met by servants be-
fore he reaches the house, and other
considera tions are shown him accord
ing to relative rank. The left, and
not the right, is considered the po-
sition of honor.
The Chinese trade unions can trace
their history back for more than
1000 years The Chinaman does not
discuss with his employer what he
is to receive for the work he does;
he simply takes what he considers a
fair and proper remuneration. He
levies toll on every transaction, &C
cording to laws laid down by his
trade union, and without for a mo-
ment taking into consideration what
his employer may consider proper.
He is therefore, says correspondent
of the Philadelphia Telegraph, gen
orally called a thief; but he is acting
under the guarantee in obedience to
laws that are far better observed
and more strict than any the police
have been able to impose.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-15
ABOUT CROSSING THE ARMS.

One careful mother teaches her chill
dren never to fold their arms across
their chests. She says it must of neces-
sity tend to contract what should on the
contrary, have everything done to
broaden it. Instead of this common
practice, she insists that the growing
children shall in standing contract the
habit of crossing the arms behind the
back, alleging that as much good VIII
come from this habit as harm from
the other.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-15

sey. This is about asmuch as both
Massachusetts and Connecticut and
Wisconsin, the other chief cranberry
growing regions, have all combined.
Not much below 100000 bushels of
cranberries are picked in the differ
ent regions in favorable seasons. A
big share of this is shipped to Eng
land, where our cranberry is exceed
ingly popular.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-15
A DIVERTER.

Harry-Some women do have a re-
markable faculty for invention.
Wil1-For instance?
Harry-The wife OF a friend of mine
has patented what she calls a ''snore
diverter." 1t is composed of a hood
and a section of flexible pipe. When
her husbands snores grow unbearable
the hood is lowered over the head and
the snore is conducted into the cellar.
WnI-What then?
Harry-There hasn't a rat been seen
in the house since the diverter waS
used.-Pittsburg Bulletin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-15
COMING FASHIONS.

Black birds, canaries, seagulls,
swallows and birds grotesquely dyed
in various brilliant hues are seen on
bonnets which look smaller than the
decoration, so large are some Of the
victims to the brutal and perverted
taste.
a Boston authority says that bluet
blue really a lavender and blue COM
bination, will be the leading color this
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-15

At South Omaha, Neb., the beef
house and office of the Hammond COM
pany was burned, entailing loss OF
100000. One fireman was killed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-15
TROUT EAT HORNETS
AT LEAST THE ROCKY NOUN
TAIN KIND Do.
OF A WESTERN
PROSPECTOR.

Fish, Tumbling Like Harlequins, Leap
at the Victims of Hornet light
Stomacns of Some of the Finny
Tribe Contain Forty or Fifty of
the Hot-Tailed Insects.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-15

BENJAMIN Merritt, of Sawyer, Neb.,
democratic candidate for representa-
tive. was murdered near Atlantic,
Iowa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-15

Cincinnati Tribune: There is a strong
man in New York who can lift a bar
rel of beer with one hand, but prob
ably he couldn't lift it so easily if it
We're tenpenny nails.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-15
LIN WOODY MIDWEST
" HEN KANSAS CITY WAS LIKE
COFFEYVILLE.
EXCITING INCIDENTS IN HANK
MORTON'S LYNCHING.

How Noted Kansas Desperate Made
His Escape From White Cap
Party and Became Il Candidate for
Mayor in a Texas Town-The Mar
rator's Experience.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-15
In A CRANBERRY BOG.
AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY OF
NEW JERSEY.
JOHN WEBB ACHIEVES WEALTH
AND FAME.

He Turns a Wild Swamp into Pro-
ductive Marsh-The Originator of
the System of Cranberry Cultiya-
ton Now Generally in Vogue
Throughout the Country.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-02
WALLING FORD.

Congressman J. P. Pigott. who Is SUD- posed to be the champion of the work ingmen's cause. will speak here this evening. and some of the workingmen who voted for him before will no doubt look for an explanation as to his con- sistency in the appointment of post master in this town. in the appointment of a man who has wealth enough to carry him through life. without being obliged to work or seek other Income than what he receives from his own in- vestments, when another man who Is dependent upon his hands and brains to get his living was the choice of a large number of citizens. and whose qualifications for the office were not questioned. There is no intention of casting any reflection on the character or ability of the successful candidate for postmaster. for so far as he is con- cerned he got the position in an honor able manner. but there are many here who blame MT. Pigott for not living up to his professions in befriending the workingmen, which was supposed to be one of the fundamental principles of democracy. but which of late has lost little of It's savor. The workingmen here have had their eyes open in other ways than by postoffice appointments.
 Frank J. Taylor. the well known base ball manager. and Miss Mamie McNulty. daughter of William McNulty of Yales- vile, will be married next week in South Meriden.
 George A. Stocking will move his fam fly to Glastonbury next week.
 George Mills and family will soon move into Morton Judas house on South Main street.
 The Ramblers' Cycle club will have smoker Saturday evening.
 The democrats have their first rally In the town hall this evening. The speakers are Congressman Pigott and Representative Judd of Stratford.
 The Lyceum at the high school elect ed officers yesterday as follows: Pres ident, W. E. Mix: vice president, Wilbur Jones; secretary and treasurer, W. E. Judd; assistant, Miss Katie Gilhooly. There was some question about the fairness of the election. and 1t is prob able that new election will be held.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-02
Army of Coachers for Yale.

Captain Hinkey of the Yale eleven, alarmed at the continued poor showing of his team, has summoned from all parts of the country veteran graduate coaches, to join in an endeavor to get the eleven to play stronger game he- fore the big Harvard and Princeton contests, now only three weeks distant. The absence of Walter Camp in the west has taken away the best coacher, but Guy Richards 'S5, Robert Corwin 'S7, Fred Wallace 'S9. W. T. Bull 'S9, Harmon Graves '94, and W. w. Heffel- finger '92 are now with the eleven, and word has been received from W. c. Rhodes '91, Vance Mccormick '93, J. A Hartwell go. and several others, that they will be present in a few days The Yale eleven at present is far below the standard of playing excellence re- quired for championship team, and strenuous efforts will be made at once to induce a general brace.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-02
Local News Jottinps,

Yesterday $144,0OO was received at the tax collectors office in payment of taxes, making total of $976, 900 so far collected. The number of individual taxpayers represented by this amount is s,51O.
 Willie Phelan ran away from the St. Francis Orphan asylum Friday and walked to Shelton in the rain. Arriving there he applied to Chief Tomlinson who took him to his home and provided him with comfort as well as shelter for the night. A message of inquiry came from the asylum to Chief TomIinson respecting the lad. Yesterday he was sent home.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-02
CHRISTIAN ENDEATORERS, PLAN
Arrangements for the Annual Conventir
 in

Arrangements for the Annual Convention
 in This City Next Week.
 The Calvary Baptist church will probably be the place where the open ing session of the Connecticut Chris tian Endeavor union convention will be held on next Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. The Rev. Dr. Twitchell of the Dwight Place church will de liver the address of welcome for the churches and Denison P. Tucker. president of the New Haven union, will give the welcome for that body. The meeting will last about an hour and at 43O o'clok the junior societies will hold a rally in the church. Miss Alice May Scudder of Jersey City will make the address.
 The evening session on Wednesday, as well as all the sessions on Thurs day will be held at the Hyperion. On Wednesday evening w. H. Beach of Jersey City will give an address on "Citizens With the Saints" After the service there will be reception in the Calvary Baptist church, at which the New Haven orchestra will furnish music and MT. Jepson will give an or gan recital. Refreshments will then be served.
 The speakers for. Thursday will ir- clude pr. A. T. Pierson of Philadelphia, A. D. Mason of New York. the Rev. Dr. A. T. Gordon of Boston. and Dr. R. R. Meredith of Brooklyn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-02
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Arc tho Days of All Dsys-Be on Hand Early at the Genuine Fire Sale, ASA and A38 State Street.

Arc tho Days of All Days-Bo on Hand Early at the Genuine Fire Sale, 43k and A3s State Street.
 Come early and avoid the rush. Since this Genuine Fire sale of High Glass Clothing commenced the large sales room has been packed from early morning until late at night. As every thing is "going surprisingly fast" we | would advise you not to delay. Go at | once and secure your choice while the | stock Is yet complete. Remember this Genuine Fire Sale will soon come to an end.
 Mems tweed cashmere suits that are sold in every clothing store for $l5, will will be sold in this fire sale for $3.S5. or money refunded. Mems fine cheviot and mixed cashmere suits worth $1S. sold at this sale for $4.65 or money re- funded. Mems fine Scotch cheviot suits. all the latest cut. and worth $20, sold here at $575. Mems tailor-made, Clay diagonal suits in sack and cuta- way, extra long, and worth $23, sold here for $6.50 Mems beaver and ker- sey overcoats In ten different shades. s5. 80. worth s16. Mems extra fine over coats for Sunday wear, imported fa- brio and latest color and style, $7.65, worth s2O. Youths hobby suits worth SIP, sold here for s2.s5. Boys over coats, ages from 12 to 19, to be sold from s1.5O up. 95 cents buys mems splendid pants in ten styles. l.1S buys mems cassimere pants. $1.9S buys mems fine strictly all wool pants. Mems fine trousers. worth s5, sold here at $210. Mems custom-made fancy stripe pants, extra fine, worth $7, sold here for s2.75. Thousands of children's suits at mere trifie.
 Be careful to get in the Genuine Fire Sale, as others have adopted our style of advertisement. Remember we are at 434 State street, right under the Westmoreland hotel. Look for fire scenes on window. Be sure you are at the Genuine Fire Sale before entering. Open until o'clock tonight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-02
BIG TAX COLLECTION,

Nearly Million Dollars Received Yester- day.
 Yesterday was the last day on which taxes could be paid without the addi- tional 10 per cent. which is legally added to all taxes not paid before the close Of the tax paying hours, November 1.Near- ly all the large taxpayers, especially the corporatoins. waited until the last day, probably to have the use of their money as long as possible, and the sums which came in yesterday ranged from s5,OoO up to $16,OOO. Up to last night the total sum collected amounted to nearly $1 100000, the largest collection in any one year for some time It is ex- pected that the city will have to borrow less next year on account of rhis large collection, and thus save a considerable sum in interest.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-02
LOCIL NL b ,.
Brief Mention.

Buy a new house-R. E. Baldwin.
 Concrete walk laid and repaired, Conn. Concrete Co.,, 49 Church.
 High water to-day at 1:42 a. ID. and POI p. m.
 Fine stock of Bradbury pianos. E. l.. Catlin, 643 Chapel street.
 MT. Thomas McKeon of 1S9 Wallace street was presented with twelve pound baby boy last Monday morning.
 H. R. Seward of Main street, West Haven, has sold his place to Charles Thorn of New Haven and has moved to Center street.
 Albert Umbrecht, clerk of the Mill ford house, Milford, has resigned his position and has returned to his home in New Haven.
 Mrs. David Torrance of Derby and her daughter, Mrs. Holmes, are the guests of Mrs. Torrance's brother, R. A. Francis, of New Haven.
 At democratic rally in Bridgeport Saturday evening Congressman De- Forest, Lynde Harrison of New Haven, and Secretary of State Phelan will speak.
 The Terra Gotta company whose premises at Berlin were burned recent ly, have rented temporarily some of the grounds and buildings of the Yale Brick company.
 The regular monthly meeting of the managers of the Ladies Seamen's Friend society will be held on Monday, Novem- Der 5, in Center church chapel, at 8 o'clock p. m.
 Dr. G. A. Shelton of Shelton has gone to Philadelphia, to attend in medical capacity Miss Farrel, daughter of the late Alton Farrel of Ansonia, who is ill in that city.
 Miss Maude E. Benham of room No. 2, Wood school, West Haven, who has been confined to her home for the past two weeks by an attack of pneumonia, has recovered and resumed her school work.
 Michael Butfo and Giuseppe Carlelo were arrested yesterday by Officer Schrader and locked up. They were caught in the act of shooting birds on East Rock park.
 Rev. Dr. Phelps was unable to give an address at the closing dedicatory service of the new First Baptist church in Bridgeport, Wednesday, having had a severe cold. He was able to be out again yesterday.
 Receiver Bristol of the Derby Build ing and Lumber company, was in Derby yesterday on business. The hearing on : the appointment of 8 permanent re- ceiver will be held in the superior court, in New Haven, to-day.
 Councilman Lorenzo Litchfield has resigned his position as station agent of the Consolidated road ill Willimantic. The vacancy has been filled by Fred S. Moulton of this city, who has been chief clerk since the station was estab- lished.
 The woman's department of the City Missionary association will hold it's monthly meeting for November this (Friday) afternoon at 3 o'clock at Mrs. O. A. Dorman's, No. 223 Orange street. Reports for the past month will be made by Miss Hume, the lady missionary, and others and all interested are invited to be present.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-02
At Wesleyan.

Middletown, Nov. L-There has been an increase in the number of cases of sickness among the students at Wes- leyan university. Some of the students who were Ill with malarial attacks have returned to their homes. There are two others who are still under treat mnt on the campus.