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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-04

gold withdrawals for export is not
credited.
At Denver Lawrence Farrell, the
pugilist, vas found guilty of high13
robbery. He took Mrs. Hebard for a
drive after having arranged with
another mali TO hold them up ana
steal her diamonds.
The entire infantry arm of the
United States army has already been
supplied with new small bore rifles
and the artillery branch is now being
supplied, and the work Of making car
bines for the use of the cavalry is well
under way. 1t is fully expected the en-
tire United States army will be sup
piled with " eapons before next winter
Japanese war ships are assembling
at Making preparing to attack the
black flags. The Chinese general re-
peatedly demanded the withdrawal of
the British forces and finally trained
guns on the foreign settlements. The
British squadron cleared for action,
when the Chinese commander rescind-
ed his order.
Indian Agent Beck has notified set
tiers at Pender, Nebr., they must be-
fore July / make new leases secured
by bond or cash, or vacate the farms
and lose their crops. AS every one of
the renters has already given notes
for rent to the Flourney company, Sc
cured with mortgages on the crops, it is
unlikely that they will make new
leases or yield peaceable possession.
The full county committee Of the
New York state democracy has passed
resolutions condemning the legislation
which for a generation has forced up
on us unsound currency, from fiat
legal tender greenbacks to depreciat-
ed silver, and demanding the retire
ment of greenbacks and to relieve the
| treasury from all responsibility except
! it's legitimate functions of collection
| and disbursement of federal revenues.
| Almost the entire police force Of Den
yer guarded the houses of eight AID
erman who feared violence from theil
! constituents. An ordinance granting
a reduction of only Is per cent. in the
water rate was passed, after q bowling
mob of citizens with ropes mad spent
some hours in the council chamber
| threatening to hang them if they
passed it. The people want a bette
ia re-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-04

the fourth in 1918. There were three
cannon in the little town which had
done service both in the Revolution
and in the War of 1872. Several days
before the fourth the ladies of the
place boiled hams, roasted sucking
pigs whole, baked pies by the dozen
and biscuits by the hundred, made all
manner of cake generously filed with
jam, and on the morning of the great
day deposited the good things with the
proprietor of the best tavern of the
town. 1t was the province of that i'm
pOrtant man to feed all the men and
boys of the place and surrounding
country with the provender supplied
by their wives and daughters. Huge
tables. rough but solid, were set on the
village green, as there were no build
ings in those days large enough to ac-
commodate such a great congregation
of people. Early in the morning the
young men Of the place had fired off
the cannons two or three times, as Of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-04

Washington, July 2.-The monthly
public debt statement shows the debt
June so. 1S95-the end of the fiscal
year-waS S1,096,913, 100 exclusive
OF 1919 ,2O7 1868 in certificates and treas
ury notes in circulation offset by m
equal amount of cash in the treasury.
Nor does it include S31, 1877, 750 in bonds
of the last issue which have not yet
been delivered to the London purchas-
ers. The corresponding debt June 80,
1894 was S1,016,S97, S16, showing an
increase for the year, including bonds
not yet delivered in London, of Sill
173,054. The cash in the treasury,
however, increased during the year
from $117,5S4, 1856 to S195. 24O,153. a
gain of $77,655,717. The true public
debt including bonds not yet deliv-
cred, less cash in the treasury, is
therefore S922, S3O,717. an increase for
the year Of $33,517 .337. The present
debt is recapitulated as follows: Inter
est bearing debts $716,2O2. 900 debt on
which interest ceased since maturity
S1,712,590; debt bearing no interest
$37S, 1913, 469; total exclusive of bonds
not yet delivered) S1,O96,913, ~. The
cash in the treasury is classified as
follows: Gold $155, S93,931; silver,
$512, 43S,75O; paper $125,925, 1888. The
bonds. disbursing officers balances,
etc, are S6,903, 100, making total of
SSH ,O61, $3.50. against which there are
demand liabilities amounting to S615,-
S21. 533. leaving cash balance of
$195. 24O.153, including the S1O0,OOO,OOO
gold reserve.
The receipts from the several sources
of revenue for the fiscal year 1895 as
compared with the fiscal year 1894
were:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-04

fetal notice that the fourth had come
again. Powder was none too cheap
then, and it was needed for more prac-
teal purposes than for making a
noise, so the salutes We're few in num-
Der.
At the noon hour the whole com.
munity of the town met at the green
where mine host of the tavern had al
ready heaped up the tables with the
good things provided. There Were
speeches and a prayer, and then the
work of the day began. Benches were
placed on all sides of the tables, and
the eaters sat as closely as possible.
There was not room enough for all,
and when one had eaten his full his
place was Immediately taken by some
hungry citizen who had patiently been
waiting his turn. The war heroes of
the Revolution and of 1872 We're given
first chance at the pr0vender and also
the seats of honor at the heads of the
tables
None of the ladies dined with the
men. 1t was not considered proper
Iney stood in groups near the tavern.
gowned in their best and making polite
comments on the diners. In the latel
afternoon, when all the men had eaten
their fill, there was a ball in the public
house, and it was here that the ladies
really enjoyed the day. They danced
right merrily until we'll on toward mid
night. when the candles, the musicians
and the dancers were all exhausted.
In the sos there was change in the
method CT celebrating the fourth. The
country was more prosperous, and it's
patriotism had taken more yaingIo. |
rious turn. The town Of Newburg-on-
the-Hudson gave d great fourth of
July celebration in the year 1881. 1t |
was gotten up by an ambitious trades |
man who had contracted the political
fever, and desired to represent MS dis |
trict in congress. He subscribed $50
to a celebration fund, and after enlist |
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-04

wood, which is unlike anything to- be.
seen in this country.
As a matter of fact, however, the
nobcheS which lend such beauty to
these sticks are artificial. They are
made with an instrument every spring
while the wood is soft, and the bark.
growing around the wound makes a
permanent mark in the wood. The
color of the Congo Sticks is likewise
artificial, being obtained by the use of
"a dye.
These sticks are in fact nothing but
the branches of the chestnut or maroni
tree. In Croatia, Sclavonia and parts
Of Southern Syria, with their mild air
and protected situation, where north
ern winds are kept away by mighty
SnoW-coyered mountains, there is a
Semi-tropical climate especially adapted
to the growth of these canes which
are now so comon in New York. Here
are large chestnut forests whose only
value consists in their capacity for
producing canes.
The original chestnut tree is sawed
off in the fall close to the ground
and the next spring the young
brances commence to sprout from the
stump. These strawberries grow into
| impenetrable thfckets and in the sec
ond spring the work of marking the
saplings begins. This work is done by
! foresters, who use an instrument
which will produce marks of any de-
sired character, and the young Sapling
is pfnched on two opposite sides along
! it's whole length. The pinching has
derived its name from the French
word congo" The ''Congoizing" is
continued the third spring, and IL
October the sticks are fit for the bar
vest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-04

when the universe returns to primeyal
chaos. Then listen, in Imagination, to
the vociferOus and long-continUed
huzzas that rent the welkin, to the
boom of cannon and the universal
ringing of church bells, which an
nounced to an intensely interested
world the never to be forgotten fact,
that independence of kingly and mon
archical tyranny, had been declared
with trumpet tongue, and would hence
forth prevail and conquer, till every
individual human being would, and Of
right ought to be. forever free"
This was considered magnificent, and
the long-haired young man after talk
ing for three-quarters of an hour in
this strain was deemed the hero of the
day. After the deluge of el0quance,
the joints of beef, and other delicacies
were attacked, and it was dusk when
the feast was over. Back in the viii
lage at night there were fireworks pro-
vided by the politician, which were
considered magnificent, but which
would be sneered at by the average
small boy of today.
Altogether this was ranked as the
finest fourth of July celebration in tie
history of the place, and'a good many
people with tender ears and delicate
nerves would douL tess like to see the
customs prevailing then revived.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-04
The Japs Try Hard but Our Language
Is Too Much for Them.

English as she is Tapped" is a
of our foreign visitors, writes Col.
Cockerell from Japan in the New York
Herald. In every Japanese city and
in every section of that city, the side
walk native tradesman is inclined to
hang out an English sign always mis-
spelled and frequently 50 absurd us to
almost defy translation. Nearly every
shopkeeper has a smattering Of Eng
lish This ambitious chap. in order to
advance his fathers business, tries his
hand ON a sign. The result is usually
eXcruciating.
In Toxic, not far from the United
States legation, re read. Toxic Bak-
cry OF all kinds Made and Flour Cor
Sale" Near the Shimbashi railway
station there is Il European ReStau-
ant and Vining-rh1m." In the street
known as the Moncho-dori, in Yo60-
hama, we have on the front of an OK
press office this conspicuous announce
ment: Transportation of Several
Goods and Baggages of Steamboat and
Railroads" The leading A1glo-Japan-
csc store in Yokohama advertises on
its most prominent board: All kinds
of Superior SundrieS." In Kobe a
shcpkeeper advertises: a sword that
can be used as Cane" and another
sign reads: 'fArchitecture's Used in all
Metals" An English night school in
Nagoya is labeled, "Cheminary Eng
lish is Night" \ very good restaurant
in Yokohama is announced as "GrOg
Shop: Pot House." \ chair shop OBJ
trudes itself as "Chaips Shop" We
have also ''FOgren County Wines Lit.
tie Seal
A manufacturer of Full beer has On
the label of his bottle this interesting
statement: THE efficacy of this beer
is to give the health and especially the
strength for Stomach. The flavor is
SO sweet and simple that not injure
for much drink" The English label
on the native mineral water sold in the
Grand hotel of Yokohama contains no
less than twelve misspelled words. A
dentist of native antecedents sends
out the following: NOTES. Our tooth
is very important organ for human
life and countenance, as you know;
therefore when it is attack by disease
or injury artificial tooth is also very
useful. L am engage to the Dentistry
and L will make for your purpose"
But a "Jewelry Maker-A Best in
Town"-in Yokohama, who, for the
purpose of attracting English and
American trade, has adopted the en-
trancing surname Of Whisky4boy,
prints upon his business card the fact
that Our Shop is best and always
Obliging worker that have everybody
known" and therefore ''we can work
how much difficult job with lowest
Price insure" And then he adds,
Don't forget name Whisky"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-04
AN ARMENIAN WEDDING.
AT Which Everybody Was Happy, In
Guiding the Bride.

TitiiS correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Graphic writes as follows
During my stay here l have had an
opportunity of studying a few of the
social customs of the Armenians. The
other day | was permitted to see
wedding. The degenerate Armenians
of today dress very much like other
people, therefore the men were in
dress coats, and the ladies in the or
binary evening dress of Europe. The
bride and bridesmaids were in white
muslin, and the bride had magnifi-
cent veil and the usual wreath of
orange blossoms. Of course there was
a fair sprinkling of generals. The
party was given in the evening, and
the staircase was profusely decorated
with evergreens. The ceremony in
church was similar to that of the
Greek church, but what was
original was on the return
from the church. On the
arrival Of the party Bengal lights We're
let off, then two priests, bearing very
massive candles, and attired in gor-
geOus robes of cloth of gold, assembled
the stairs to the first landing. Here
they turned and waited for the process
sion to form. On each side of them
stood a young man holding a drawn
sword. Then the bride and bride
groom, followed by the bridesmaids
and their escorts, came up the stairs,
at the top of which the national
guitar and tambourine were being
strummed and banged with a will
Presently the music ceased. The
priest asked me for a match, with
which l lighted the candles. Then
more Bengal lights, and then a solemn
chant from the two priests, who pro-
ceeded to bless the couple After the
blessing had been pronounced the
priests turned tail and continued their
ascent of the stairs, chanting, followed
by the bride and bridegroom, who We're
attended by the tive men With the |
drawn swords. which they held over
the heads of the neNly-wedded pair |
More Bengal lights! Then, when con-
gratulations had been duly exchanged, !
the guitars and tambourines started !
an unholy row, and the ladies and |
gentlemen commenced to culver and |
shake and generally make contortions !!
and glide along the saloon That is |
called dancing the Llsginka. Several |
old and sober people, sitting in corners,
kept clapping their hands in a mOnot- !
onous sort of way; but everybody was
very happy, even the bride
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-04
FOREIGN FLASHES.

The plague is again raging in China.
Lord Salisbury accepted the com
mission to form a cabinet, and several
The duke of Aosta and Princess
offices have been filled.
Helene of Orleans were married 1T
Kingston Oh Thames.
The revolt in Macedonia is said to be
spreading rapidly.
The first anniversary of the assas-
sination of President Carnot was OBJ
served throughout France.
The resignation of the Rosebery gov
eminent was announced in parlia-
ment.
The international railway congress
opens in London with a speech by the
prince of Wales.
Many German newspapers severely
criticise the expenditure incurred by
the Kiel festivities.
Sonora Marti, wife of the Cuban
revolutionist, has given up all hope of
her husband being alive.
"A radical motion of want of conf
dence in Premier Crispi was defeated
by an overwhelming majority in the
Italian chamber of deputies.
Dispatches from Shanghai say it is
high official opinion that a war be-
tween Russia and Japan over COrea
will break out within three months.
According to a dispatch from st.
Petersburg China is expected to agree
to the financial arrangements proposed
by Russia.
Emperor William visited the United
States flagship New York at Kiel and
sent message of thanks to President
Cleveland.
Minister Terrell, United States rep
resentative to Turkey, has made a
vigorous demand upon the porte for
the punishment of the murderers of
LEM, the American bicyclist.
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ager of The Grand Rapids Press, VIII
take charge Of the Mail
Congressman James E. Cobb of the
fifth Alabama district, and Jay Good
win, who is cOntesting Mr.. Cobb's
election, had a row. Goodwin tried 10
get at his rival with pair Of scissors.
Mrs. LIE Grand Buell., Of Holly, Mich,
preached her husbands funeral ser
mon. She married hi1n three years
ago after securing a divorce from a
preacher.
TIE new railroad mileage for the first
six months of this year was 641 miles
against 525 last year, corresponding
period. The total for this year is esti-
mated at $500 miles.
Sacramento, Cal, reports that the
vigilantes committee of armed citizens
drove from the city a large number Of
tramps and disrepUtable characters
who have been ,rrorizing that section
of the state.
At Richmond, Ind, William Kourth
attempted to kill his wife, beating hel
Will IL tluD, CuIIlIlS lCI luIOdt WIN Al
razor and inficting what will prove
fatal wounds. Kourth then set fire tC
the house, cut his throat and died.
The postoffice department at Wash
ington has adopted system OF
shadowing mail carriers in most of The
large cities. AS a result twenty-five
mail carriers have been dismissed il
Columbus, O., for neglecting then
work.
The bond syndicate completed it:
payments for the last issue Of govern
ment bonds. 1t was reported that Tho
treasury department would waive tht
condition of the contract requiring
one-half of the gold to be shipped from
Europe.
The international supreme lodge o.
Good Templars met in Boston. The
secretary's report shows loss Of 20,
600 members in America, Canada an(
Australia. The total membership il
this country is 560,6O5. The treasure
reported a balance of $4,929 on hand
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-04
THE LATEST.

Frisco: fire loss was S1,2OO,OOO.
Snow fell Friday at ca nberland,
Wis
Green Clay Smith will probably re-
cover.
The Perry relief expedition is at St.
Johns.
The Fitzsimmons jury is finally Sc
cured.
Burlington earnings show an in
crease.
De CANA killed himself by cutting
his throat
Wage differences in the Youngstown
district have been settled
Pugilist Sullivans benefit in New
York was a success financially.
Henry G. Runkel, one of the veteran
lawyers of milwaukee,, is dead, aged 81.
Nothing is known in Washington of
The seizure Of an American yacht by
a Spanish war ship.
Omaha citizens are greatly excited
over the corruption in their municipal
affairs and are to boom reform.
Alice Hensley, Is years old and an
eastern seminary graduate, ran away
from Paris, Ill, with James Hat2nelI.
At Paris there was a conflict between
students in the Latin quarter and the
police, during which two students We're
injured
Forty distillerieS in the Pittsburg
district will shut down for several
months. Low prices due to a surplus
is the reason.
General Bartholomew Maso has been
elected provisional president of the re-
public of Cuba. in place of the late
President Marti
On application to satisfy stockhold-
ers, the Columbus, Sandusky & Hook
ing railroad has been put into the
hands of a receiver
1t is announced King Humbert will
shortly issue decree generating Pre-
mier Crispi from charges of having
been connected with DR.. Herr, the Pan
anna canal lobbyist.
Major Charles Hobart, of the ff-
teenth infantry, has been detailed TO
attend the encampment of the national
guard of Wisconsin at Camp Douglas
July % to Aug. II.
The fifth robbery within three
months of. klamath Falls and Ager
stages was committed at Topsey Grade,
Ore, a lone lone highwayman rified
both mail pouches.
Representative of the powers are
efforts to induce Turkey to
give an explicit reply to the demand
for reforms in Armenia, and ENJOYS
are indignant at the delay.
Treasury officials are silent about
bond matters. but the rumor that the
syndicate will no longer use its in
fuence to protect the government from
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-04
SOME RECENT NOVELTIES.

4 jacket for ladies' wear, having an
attached skirt portion which may be
worn separately as a cape.
An indicator for clocks which de-
notes the number of days the clock has
run since the last winding.
A dining plate with an internal
t1ange on the rim tc prevent the con-
tents from being readily spilled.
A method of attaching refectOrs or
shades to incandescent lamp-hold2rs,
so that the lamp is close to the apex
of the reflector.
A WaShboard in which the ordinary
corrugated zinc is replaced by a brush
like surface on both sides of the board.
A mustachegu for spoons, which
is hinged to a rod, so that the guard
can be raised by pushing or pulling
the fling 4r-plece.
\ bait can for fishermen, with each
end made with a hole fitted with a
grating, so that 4 stream of water runs
through the can when it is immersed.
A shaving brush with hollow
HdHuic. dudpleu w toildli SudF luS
soap or paste, the latter being forced
through a perforation into the bristles
by screw plunger.
A wal fer ShCtgunS, which is cut
into four quarters. but the cuts sire
net carried quite through. The object
is to improve the distribution of the
shot in Shot cartridges.
A tap for casks, the inner end of the
shank being prolonged and bent down
ward, to reach to the bottom of the
vessel, so that it may be used as a
siphon, thus avoiding the necessity of
tipping the cask.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-04
FASHION ECHOES.
What the Modish Woman Will Wear
in the Summer Months.

Lorgnette chains constructed Of a
succession of gold beads on a very
slender chain of gold each bead set
with brilliants and turquoise are
among the prettiest yet seen.
Never since dress became an object
of interest have there been more mag
niticent trimming materials and pretty
accessories for the finishing touches
of costume than now. The dominant
note of dress decoration is lace, and
nothing but the most severe tailor
made coat and skirt escapes a touch
of it. How the feminine side of hui
mainly ever achieved any dainty or
picturesque success in dress without
the aid of lace and chiffon is a difficult
question to answer at a time when
both seem Indispensable additions to
almost every article Of dress.
New French outing clothes, light OF
weight and pleasant to the touch, are
selected for mountain and seaside
dresses in preference to the more
woody outing fianrels SO long popular.
The suits made of these fabrics are
simple in the extreme regarding both
style and trimming. They have a small
jacket very chic and trim in effect, a
4 II yard skirt, and the sleeves are
large and dropping. En- suite with
each costume are three or four shirt
waists of different colors and material
with which to vary it's appearance.
The haute voice has declared for the
sO-called imprime ribbon-that is,
mousseline with warp print effects,
such as are about to become very fash
ionable this spring.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-04

Our forefa theirs of three genera tons
ago had Il much more pleasant method
OF celebrating the glorious fourth than
the advanced and cultured urchin OF
today employs i'll paying tribute TO
his dear old Uncle Samuel. Perhaps
if the bold signers of the declara ton
of independence could have known
what they were inf1icting upon poster
ity they might have paused before at
fixing their signatures to that noble
document. Contrasted with the violent
celebration of this Cp-to-date age, the
fourth of July of sixty, seventy or one
hundred years ago presents a peaceful
picture of hearty patriotism more in
keeping with the real sentiment of the
event than the present clustering fash
ion.
For instance, here is the way the
people Of Germantown, Pa, celebrated
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-04

The mother Of Aubrey Beardsley, the
artist of the weirdly symbolical school,
is gentle, old-fashioned English
woman, who lives entirely for her son
and his pretty young sister. Mrs.
Beardsiey regards him with reYerental
admiration, but he is said not take
himself over-seriously. His mother en-
tertains his peculiar set with as much
grace and hospitality as if she really
understood and liked the decadent
school