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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15
PLAYING TENNIS BY PROXY.

whats wanted" said the summer
man. as he shifted himself slightly in
the hammock, sis some way to tighten
the arduOus work of outdoor sports.
See what we have done for baseball
hired men to play it for us, and
changed it from a diSagreeable and
fatiguing labor to a delightful pastime,
the eXertiOn of cheering for the home
team and applying abusive and op-
probrious epithets to the umpire giving
the muscles just the proper play and
bringing a healthy glow to the skin.
But tennis we still play in the manner
of the dark ages"
We'll replied the other summer
man, eve can easily hire men to play
that, too, no doubt"
''Tut, tut; that won't do" said the
other, earnestly. "We must not lose
the amateur element in tennis. Pro-
feSSiOnal tennis cannot be thought of.
But science and mechanical invention
may be called in. Next season | shall
introduce the A B Q automatic tennis
apparatus. AT the proper distance
Sdcn sue OIL the net ana parallel WIN
it I shall place several slender metal
rods few inches from the ground.
On these | shall string rackets by
noles through the ends of their han
dies, so that they will lie fiat on the
ground, something like scales on
fish, only not quite so thickly. The
thing will be operated by electricity.
I'll have a keyboard for each side
press a key and up flies racket.
Ball knocked back and forth forty
times minute. Play you a game year
from today--you in that hammock, in
this. Beautiful, simple, quick and
easy. Everybody will be playing ten
mis- with the automatic apparatus in
side Of three months after / put it on
the market"
Gould you not apply the idea to bill
liards?" asked the other.
My dear fellow, would you go out
with a palette and a maulstick and
paint the lily? No, sir; the game Of
billiards is too fragile and beautiful
thing to be touched by mechanics: it
must ever continue to be band-played."
New York Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15

guns on the heights Of Schweigen, IN
Bavaria, on the other side of the river,
before the French knew the enemy
was at hand. The TGeEch made bold
resistance, and with only three guns
kept up the fight unit! 5000 out of the
10000 had been killed and wounded.
Then, under the pressure of the terri
bile onslaught, they became panic
stricken. When General DCuay saw
cal of the French. Dismounting, he
shot his horse dead, and then, with re-
volver in hand, walked toward the on
ward-rushing enemy, until he fell
pierced by a dozen bullets.
Weissenburg is the battle the Ger
mans are now celebrating.
On August 6 MacMahon, with a
force variously estimated at from 3d.
900 ito $4,000 men, took UP position
at ReichShofen, at the foot of the
VosgeS mountains. The crown prince,
with from 10000 to 100000 men, had
been pushing steadily on since the vic
tory of WeiSsenburg, and on the even
ing of the 9Th had reached point near
the French lines. AT a. m. ON the
9th the battle began. First the Prus-
slams tried to break the French left,
but were repulsed. Then they tried
the middle, with the same result, so
we'll had MacMahon chosen his posi-
ton. AT noon it looked as if he might
hold his own. But in the early after
noon the 18th PrusSianS planted bat
terry of sixty guns Upon the opposite
heights of GunStett and began a fierce
attack upon the French. AT p. M.
MacMahon saw that he was hopelessly
beaten and gave the order to retire.
Including 5000 prisoners, the French
suffered a loss Of $4,000 men in this
battle, more than half of MacMahon's
original force On Tuesday next this
battle will be royalty celebrated by the
Germans.
On the same day of the battle Of
Worth, August 6, General F'rossard,
with $4,000 men, who had been sta
toned at Saarbruck, was ordered to
fall back upon the still greater heights
of Spicheren, which looked down upon
an open plain, which an attacking
force force would have to pass over.
This has been called the battle Of For
bach. The PrusSianS, under General
Won Ramke and General Cohen, began
the attack early in the morning of the
9th. They hurled themselves against
the almost solid wall of Spicheren only
70 be repulsed. The PruSSian losses
We're heavy, but the attacks were kept
up, and finally the French left was
turned by a simultaneous assault on
the right. That night the French re-
treated, and by a circuitous route,
reached Metz, where Marshal BaZaine
had been placed in command of the
main army by the emperor. His forces
consisted of 100000 infantry, II, ZOO
cavalry and go guns.
All this time the crown prince was
driving MacMahon back, and so close
was the chase that at one time his
forces almost got between the French
and Chalons, for which point Mac
Mahon was heading, there to join his
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15

1t is interesting to lcok back at the
causes of this strange war, in which
the great French nation, by the in
ability of it's leaders and the misman-
agement of it's var department, was
Inundated and disrupted in less than
two weeks Of fighting. Yet the French
soldier gave an example of heroism
never surpassed. He was outnun-
bered three to one; he was Outgener-
aled; yet, when the last ditch had been
reached he did not hesitate to make it
hand-to-hand fight and keep on fight
ing after he had been pushed over the
brink and was falling into eternity
Of all the great fighters Of this war
there are only two survivors, the EN-
press Eugene, an exile in England,
and Bismarck, now iDfirm and rapidly
moving toward the dark river The
Emperor Napoleon, the old King Will
liam, Won Moltke, MacMahon, the then
Crown Prince Frederick, father Of the
present emperor Of Germany, have all
passed into the great unknown. Au-
gust is a sad month for Eugene.
From the most popular and best be-
loved woman in France almost in a
night she became an object of Scorn
and hate. Even ner life was only
saved by fleeing in the night out Of
the country which a few days before
she had ruled. No wonder her declin-
ing years are spent in sorrow, IN grief
On the other hand August of 1870 was
one of the greatest months in the ca
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15

the Emperor William talked peace on
such variety of occasions, did moth
Ing toward softe hing this hereditary
antaSonism. AS Il matter of fact
many little things occurred which re-
ViVed almost forgotten memories OF
racial hatred. From now until the
middle of September the Germans will
CONTINUES their ce.ebra tious, and before
these festivities cease il is a difficult
matter to foretell how angry the excit-
able French mind may be. France
looks upon the celebration as an af-
front and the German government has
made no effort to lessen the pain It
may cause. France and Germany have
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15

reer of Bismarck. Could the thoughts
of the man of blood and IRON be
probed these days, some interesting
pictures might be seen.
The causes of this war had been ac-
cumulating ever since TIE victories Of
Napoleon l. in 1906. The possession by
the French of Metz, Strasburg and
Lorraine always ranked in the Ger
man bosom. On the other hand, the
part that Germany played in the final
overthrow of the first Napoleon was
Il sore spot in the French ANATOMY.
When Germany, III the war with Den
mark. seized Schleswig- Holstein in
1861 and the routing of Austria by
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15
RED TAPE ABSURDITIES.
Instances in Which 1t Has Brought
Ridicule on the British Service.

Official red tape is nowhere more
conspicuous than in the British war
office, and this has led to many jokes
being cracked about the high and
mighty authorities who control the
movements and actions of Tommy AT.
kins." a writer in London Truth tells
story Of an officer who, being moved
from one station 30 another. sent in a
bill in which was an item for porter -
The item, after having exercised the
IntellectS and received the indOrse-
mentS of five successive officials at the
war office, was allowed on the ground
that porter could only be allowed if
taken under medical advice. The Of
ficer respectfully informed his super
iorS that the porter charged for was
Lot drink, but the Individual who had
carried his baggage. The reply was
that this should have been entered as
'porterage," WhereupOn the officer
Ventured to inquire whether if he took
a cab this should be put down as cab
bage." The sequel to the story is no
less interesting. The official to whom
the cabbage joke was addressed was
so incensed at this outrage on his dig
nifty that he preferred a formal COM
plant against the jester for his mis-
placed fiippancy. The usual amount
of red tape having been spun, the
! offending officer was summoned to
London from a very distant station .
receive a Wigging. He appeared be-
fore the then adjutant general, but
that functuary spoiled his rebuke by
bursting out laughing as soon as he
approached the subject and ended up
by asking the culprit to lunch. Having
returned to his station, the officer next
proceeded to send in his bill for the
! expenses of his journey to and from
London to receive his wigging. 1t was
paid this time without a murmur.
DESERTER AND ARTIST.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15

The German veterans of the Franco
Prussian war have just begun a cele-
bration which is not pleasant to the
people of France. TW enty-fye years
ago this month the Germans began the
raids upon the Alsace-Lorraine dis
trict, driving the French under the
Emperor Napoleon, the great Mac
Mahon and Marshal Bazaine, like so
many sheep. August of 1870 forms a
black epoch in the history of Fran e.
The Germans will celebrate it wit a
hIlarity born of the memory Of The
wonderful victories of Won Moltke and
the old King William
The Kiel canal festivities, at which
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15

Previous to the declaration France
had been moving its forces to the
frontier, and when war was declared
on the 18th, the cry in Paris was ''On
to Berlin!' In the latter city, with the
same fe1vor, the pOpulace shouted ''On
to PARRISH Napoleon, on July %,
reached Metz, the base of the French
operations. He took with him his
young son and only child the prince
Imperial, then only fourteen years ord.
This little boy was in the midst OF
many battles where the carnage was
as fierce as any in the worlds history.
Nine years later he was killed by
Zulus in Africa.
Since 1866 Bis narck had seen that
war with France was inevitable and
had been all the time preparing for
the struggle. When it came, Germany
had a fighting force OF a million and a
quarter of wel-driiled, ably armed sol
die1s. Less than half of these were
moved to the frontier in July. The
king was in command. with the great
Won Moltke as his chief of staff This
was the man, cold and calculating,
who Waged war as another MAN. plays
chess. Sitting in his tent, far from the
field telegraph of the work of each
division in battle, and how the enemy
was behaving. He gave his orders to
the diff erent commanders, collected
them in one spot to hurl themselves to-
gether against weak part of the
enemy, and again dispersed them
widely over the field. With detailed
maps of the country Oh his knee, he
knew its natural advantages and dan
gers. He manipulated. the great army
like a piece of machinery.
The frontier forces Of the Germans
were divided into three great armies
numbering IN all $4,000 infantry, Al
800 cavalry and 1,440 guns. At the
head of one army was the Crown
Prince Frederick, who had already
won fame in the Denmark and Aus
trian campaigns. All the little details
had been attended to by the Germans
down to the force of grave-diggers
which followed each army, and the
label worn around the neck by every
soldier, so that he could be identified
if he We're killed.
Against this magnificent array the
frontier forces Of the French were al
most pitiable. They consisted of 1861
400 infantry, 1S,400 cavalry and 456
guns. Its reserve corps only numbered
81 800 infantry, u: $50 cavalry and 1913
guns. This was a fine force to pit
against a million and a quarter of the
beSt-drilled soldiers Ill the world. 1t
is no wonder that when the slaughter
was all over the French people were
ready to tear the emperor apart limb
by limb. The French forces We're dis
tributed along the frontier, so that
they had in their rear the fortified
towns of Metz, Strasburg, Bitsche,
Phalsburg, Thionyille, Toul and num-
Der of smaller places.
On July % the Prussians began by
blowing up the abutment of the bridge
OF Kehl, connecting that town with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15
IT PAYS TO GO TO CHURCH.

The colored folk of Glen Allen, Va,
were convinced by wonderful dispen-
sation of Providence that occurred
last Sunday that it pays to attend
church The church is close to the
railroad track, and just as the cOngre-
CATION was coming from service a
trainload of watermelons came along,
struck a loose rail, jumped the track
and spilled two or three carloads Of
juicy melons right in the path of the
wOrshipers. More than enough Of the
fruit was broken to afford a fine feast
without hurting the corsciences Of the
feasters, if conscience is really con-
cerned in a case involving water
melons
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15

Prussia in 1866 intensified the French
feeling. The ascendency of Germany
as a war power was not pleasant to
the French. Later when Bismarck
outwitted the Emperor Napoleon in
the treaty of Pragle, it was seen that
the war could not be far off. Finally,
when Spain's throne in 1870 was made
vacant by the revolution of September,
1868, and the crown was offered to
Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern, the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15

Strasburg. The next day some Prus-
sian lancers made the first entry on
French territory and blew up the rail
road between 'Sarreguemines and
Haguenan. On this day, the oath. the
French and Prussians had a slight
scrimmage at Saarbruck. A week
later twenty Baden troopers pushed
into France as far as Nierderbr0nn,
cutting telegraph wires as they went
along. On their way back they met
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15

the offer. France claimed that Ger
many was intriguing for the possession
Of the Spanish throne, and, fearing
this accession to her rivals strength,
took immediate steps to have the mat
ter made plain.
The French minister to Germany
called upon King William and asked
him to promise that he would never
sanction Leopold's accession to the
Spanish throne The king refused.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15

been hkened to two express trains
travelling along at high speed in oppo-
site directions on the same set of rails.
Sooner or later there is bound to be a
collision.
All the famous battlefields will be
visited by the Germans, and on the re-
spective dates of each battle the rem
nants of the commands which partici-
pated will be the heroes of the day.
They will be decorated with medals
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15

the banns would be cried next Sunday.
Mr.. A,thoff also said that this was
the intention. 1t seems that it Will be
a case Of Ais we'll that ends well. -
Cincinnati Tribune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15

The largest diamond ever found in
California weighed nearly eight karats.
California diamonds are generally very
small, ranging in value from $40 to
$50.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15

struck from the cannon captured from
the French. Monuments commemora-
tive of deeds OF valor will be unveiled
All this will be nectar to the German
and poison to the French.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15
GERMAN REJOICINGS
A FESTIVAL OF CARNAGE IS IN
AUGURATED
BITTER EVENTS FOR FRANCE

The Splendid Victors Of Worth, Sedan
and Metz Celebrate Their Great
Achieyements-AII the Famous Bat
tlefields to Become the Scenes of
Jubilation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-15

anger of the French was intense. Leo
pold was never a serious candidate for
the Spanish throne, but King William,
as the head of the house of Hohenzol-
lern, was not opposed to his.accepting
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-06-05
THE COLIMA DISASTER.
Bodies of the Drowned Robbed-A Fatal
Spot

Bodies of the Drowned Robbed-A Fatal
Spot
Later news from the wreck Of the Colima
gives the number OF deaths at 1877 and the
number OF people saved as twenty-six. Seven
teen Of the rescued passengers have been sent
northward on the steamer San Juan by the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company aud the re-
mainder who desire to return will be sent on
the steamer Barracuda. Three passengers
and two members OF the crew were picked up
at Coahuayana by the steamer Romero
Rublo.
Forty-flve bodies OF the drowned have been
recovered on the rocky coast south OF Man
aanillo. The steamer sank in water 1000
feet deep, not more than six miles from shore.
Many OF the bodies before they were recover
ed by the militia, had been robbed. The
civil magistrate has called out all the district
rurales, a kind OF militia, to patrol the coast
and prevent further vandalism.
United States Consul De Gina at Mazatlan
and Consul Bartie at Acapulco have been or
dered 10 the scene OF the wreck, TO see II
anything can be done to save people and
property interests The Colima carried $780,
900 worth OF American goods and Sl00 900 in
Mexican coin shipped at Mazatlan.
The Colima encountered heavy weather all
along the Mexican coast Much difficulty
was encountered in keeping off the rocks at
Isabella island and Piedra de Mar. The
passengers were in constant state OF ter
ror, which was augmented when, the ship
having put out from San Bias, a woman pas
senger from San Francisco became crazed
with fear, and spent the entire night on
deck, entresting the officers to put back and
praying heaven for deliverance.
The coast in the neighborhood Of Man
zanillo seems a fatal spot. Nearly all tho
wrecks OF the Panama route have occurred
within 100 miles north or south OF Manza-
milo. Three vessels have been lost in that
neighborhood, and these are the only large
vessels Of the Panama line that havo been
wrecked. Another remarkable fact that all
were lost In still weather, indicating some
peculiar condition OF the currents setting In
at this point and driving the vessels in upon
the shore.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-06-05

We denounce the present administration OF
the pension bureau for its betrayal OF the in-
terests OF the union soldiers, and we pledge
anew to the veterans OF the Republic watch
full care aud recognition of their just claims
upon grateful people.
We indorse the able, honest and business
like administration Of Gov. William Mckin-
ley; we are unqualinedly in favor Of biennial
sessions and indorse the action OF the last
general assembly in returning TO the policy
OF the founders OF our state Constitution in
that regard; we recommend the Inst general
assembly for the care and economy OF its APP
propriations, taxing privileges and franchises
enjoyed at the hands OF the state, and thus
relieving TO that extent tho burdens OF tax
alton now resting upon the people
Believing the proposed Nicaragua canal is
needed for commercial extension and nation
al defense, and that 1t oughtto be constructed
and operated by the government OF the
United States or under its protection, we
commend this project TO our representatives
In congress.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-06-05
WORKS LIKE A CHARM.
Kindergarten System Established on
Indian Reservations.

lnulan heserVatiOns.
The system OF kndergartens recently es-
tablished on some OF the Indian reservations
has proved so successful that 1t "a soon to be
widely extended, especially in the Southwest.
The Indian children there arc usually shy.
Under the influence of the kindergarten
games they have been found to rapidly lose
their shyness and reticence, and to become
friendly with each other and their teachers.
A number OF new day schools will also
soon be opened in that part OF the country.
1t has also been found best to educate the
children as far as possible in kindergarten
rather than Ia boarding schools After a
time those, whose cases II seems advisable,
can be transferred, with light opposition
from their parents, who probably would have
objected strongly II the children had been
taken away TO a boarding school at the out
set.
The principal work OF the schools at pres
ent is In the line OF industrial education. The
girls are being taught cooking, sewing, wash
ing clothes and the like. and the boys, plow-
ing tilling, tending cattle and using tools,
rather than even reading and writing. They
learn English with considerable ease, but
have no inherited aptitude for mathematics.
Indians have very little appreciation of num-
bers, being familiar with only addition and
substraction.
Some OF the Indians have reached n high
degree OF proficiency and the Indian office is
daily receiving applications from Indian
girs who have been graduated from high
schools, for positions as teachers. Places
are found for some. but not many, and the
stasisii fstapys iaio ssf tfsif fSfsf ys Il llS 'D'
Superintendent W. II. Hailmann, OF the
Indian schools, is very anxious to flrd posi-
tions for these girls, in nearly any class OF
OF work. He says they make excellent SER
wants, and he would like to hear from any one
willing TO employ them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-06-05
HILLS SILVER PLAN.
International Cooperation and Free
Bimetallic Coinage.

International Cooperation and Free
Bimetalic Coinage.
Senator Hill has given out a carefully
prepared interview ON Senator Sherman's
GAINESVILLE speech. He says that Sherman's
dea Of bimetalism, where silver is used only
'or subsidiary coin, is not true bimetalism.
he states his own currency plan In the follow
ing words.
II would exterminate forever the green
back dollars which by the endless redemp-
ton chain, make the chiefest OF our existing
currency woes. / would, by international
bimetalsm, by free bimetallic coinage on o
ratio OF 1919, and not by Senator Sherman's
bastard bmetalism exempliiied in his law OF
1890, now repealed lift our standard silver
dollar into u worldwide parity with our
gold dollar. would thereby put an end TO
the degradation OF any coined dollar Of ours.
would not have, as now, one ratio, which is
l6, for our silver dollars, and a higher ratio
as now, for our minor silver.
'If could have my wish would not have
the treasury purchase another ounce OF silver
Or coin another silver dollar under existing
conditions till the possibilities OF information
al bimetallism on ratio OF l511 had been
fairly tested by the whole power of the Unit
ed States, exerted earnestly aud in good faith
by their congress, their president and cabi-
net, their secretary OF state, their diplomatic
and consular agents everywhere"