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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
RULES FOR GUIDANCE IN ELEC-
TRIO ACCIDENTS.

l. Break the circuit at once if there
De an lnterupter close at hand and
you know how to use it. If not, lose
no time, but proceed to rule .. . Do
not touch the mans body with your
bare hands, but if India rubber gloves
are not at hand pull him off the cable
by his coat-tail, or fold your coat or
some dry article into two or three
thicknesSes, and, using this as a pad
to take hold of the body, pull it away
from the circuit and resort to rule :.
3. If unable to get him off, raise with
covered hand that part of the body
which is touching the earth. or one of
the poles of the circuit. This will
break the circuit, and it will usually
be thus possible to get him easily
away, and, if so, proceed to rule 3.
4. II still unsuccessful, make another
pad, and, placing it between The
ground and that part of the body in
contact with the ground, continue
your efforts to detach him. ). Having
pulled him away from the cable, free
his neck from clothing, and treat the
case as one of drowning, one method
being as follows: 6. Open his mouth,
and, taking hold of the front part Of
the tongue with your fingers covered
with a hankerchieG draw the tongue
forward, and gradually let it go back
16 times a minute. Be sure that the
root of the tongue is acted upon and
drawn forwards. If the teeth are
clinchen and you cannot get them
apart with your fingers, gently sep
arate them with the handle of
pocket-knife, or by a small piece Of
wood, cork, etc. Z. Resist the eff
forts of the bystanders to pour stimu-
lants down his throat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
THE SMART AND SELECT.
Very Latest and Very Loveliest Sum.
mer Frills.

A new and beautiful neck ruche is o.
ecru point de Venise, shell-plaite,
upon a foundation Of wide heliotroDt
velvet ribbon. 1t fastens on the lef
| side beneath a huge rosette of the lib
bon, band Of which is brought down
to the bust-line, where a larger rosette
| holds two flowing ends.
An unusually dressy finish is now
seen on leg-of-mutton and all sleeves
that are close-titting from the elbow
to the wrist
Colored designs showing mixtures of
peach, blue, magenta or periwinkle
with green, are seen on silks having
white grounds.
Dresden figured silks should be
trimmed with satin or satin-stripad
gros grain ribbon, while plain colored
materials should be garnitured with
chine or Dresden ribbons.
Pekin MORE, Franchise, antique and
MORE scintillant are selling we'll for
small wraps and separate skirts.
Large designs on duchesse satin
.
summer and throughout the fall.
The chief characteristic of the Sea-
sons display is the wonderful variety
of both color and style, affording un-
limited models for all classes of form,
face and feature
The furore for lace continues, and
this garniture is lavishly used on
gowns Of any and every fabric ex-
cepting, of course, the tailor gowns.
a sW eet summer waist of pale yellow
silk-weft Bingham is trimmed with yell
low chiffon, crush collar, cuffs and
roSetteS and epaulets of beurre Van
dyck point lace.
One of the new sleeves for best
wash gowns consists of a double puff
of the material, finished with a deep
cuff covered with q ruched drapery of
chiffon extending from the elbow to
the Wrist-a mode Of arrangement that
is very simple of adjustment, and that
promises to be as unusually popular
as it is becoming.
One of the pretty new trimmings for
ored inette seeded with white en-
broidery dots and edgings.
A variety of denim that is particu-
larly desirable for divan coverings,
sofa cushions, floor hassocks and other
summer upholstered articles has a
rather dull, misunderstanding ground
with stamped designs that strikingly
resemble the patterns of the expensive
brocaded damasks. The most delight
full feature of this material is the price
only Is cents a yard
Chiffoniers, china closets, desks and
extension tables are now to be had at
absurdly low prices. "A beauty Of a
china closet-that article so precious
to every houSekeeper-was recently
seen for ST.
Pretty visiting gowns are now made
of narrowly striped silks. The entire
bodice portion is draped with chiffon
the fullness being held in place by col
o ed Spangle bands or by fancy buckles
or buttons. Chiffon promises to be
very popular throughout the summer
The most fashionable, as we'll as the
most stylish, shoe for walking is made
of lightweight French calfskin and
has broad sole, a pointed toe and a
low, round heel. Patent leather slip
pers, made after the fashion of boys
pumps, but having shorter vamp.
are considered exceedingly smart for
indoor wear.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11

, found fish, turtles and frogs in fhei
front dooryards, and believed they ha,
rained down. The colonel said he ha,
brought a few Of the liza rt1s in q
show the folks. and would get tn
but. after searching the wagon box il
vain. he was forced TO apologize by
saying they had probably come to life
and crawled away.
Captain Nelson. the saioonkeepeF
who had been a patient listener. shook
his head and said:
tOld Hank Moore was the only man
| ever knew who could get 'em. and be
kind Of pleasant and Sociable with 'em.
| He never made no fuss. and never got
excited. and never got scared. He'd
| be walking along on the sidewalk.
and all of a sudden he would see a
baby elephant ahead of him. and would
run along and try to climb on his back
| Then, when he'd fall. he'd swear that
somebody had tripped him up. and
he'd get all over it. An hour later he
would get you off in the corner and
tell you confdentially that he wanted
a drink. but that he couldn't swallow
it unless you took that alligator off
the bar. I've seen Hank go out in the
street lots Of times to avoid stepping
on a toad that he thought he saw.
But he was always happy and good
naItured about it He could see more
elephants in a minute than any man
you ever knew, and sometimes when
they were particularly thick he would
get UP a dance with them. He was
pleasant man to have around. When
he got the tremens he would always
get them hight and nobody was the
worse for it.
Zone day he came in from the Dodge !
City plains with long story about |
seeing a drove of elephants out there. |
| didn't know him so we'll then as |
about it that I believed him, and just |
for the fun Of the thing I drove out !
there with him. After we had gone a
few miles he made me stop and then
start UP slow because he didn't want
to hurt them
Hurt whatr says I.
The elepna nts,' said he.
''Then l looked at him, and he
jumped out of the buggy and began
to chase one of them. Pretty soon l
got tired, and 1 began to chase him.
He and l had it there for about two
hours, but | ran him down at last and
got him into the wagon. Then he
wanted me to take one of them home
with me, and just to please him l pre-
tended to put one into the wagon.
He patted the ina ginary elephant and
was very contented with it until we
got most to Laramie, and then it van
ished, TO his great sorrow. Strange
things happen ON the Dodge City
plains. gentlemen
After all hands had partaken of the
landlords cheer he added
Now, then, judge, major and col
onel, | don't mind telling you that
Hank Moore's drove of elephants was
seen in the same place that the lizards
were. but there was something rather
about THE way he led 'em.
I'm afraid you're mixing little 100
MUCH
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
SITUATION IN CUBA.
Death of Marti Very Severe
Loss.

The Cuban insurgents have met with
a severe loss in the death of Marti,
who was the real head of the rebellion,
and as much as anybody it's inSpirer.
He was an experienced and ardent rev.
OlutiOnist and had been enga ged in
several revolts which led to his i'm
prisOnment and exile. He had made
reputation as an author and orator,
and was regarded as the coming pres
ident of the provisional government OF
the possible Cuban republic. Marti
was not a soldier, his abilities were
political rather than military, but he
took the field with the others and was
killed in an engagement with the gov
eminent troops. But the rebellion has
gone too far to permit the death of any
single leader to have any consider
fable effect upon it, and it begins to
look as though the Spanish govern
ment has as hard a task before it as it
had a score of years ago when it took
10 years and 100000 men to bring the
rebels to submission.
There seems to be a marked differ
ence between this outbreak and the
frequent disturbances caused by spas
modic revolts of small bands Of insurg-
ents here and there in the island.
There have been a dozen or more at
tempted revolutions in Cuba in as
many. years, some of them covering
considerable territory and involving a
good many men, but every one local,
and most of them practically disor-
ganized. None since 1871 has been in
any sense general, or had other than a
limited and local public sentiment
behind it. 1t seems certain that in
no recent revolt have so many Cubans
| from all over the island been engaged,
that not for a long time have so many
exiles come home to fight again for in
dependence, or for a redress of griey-
ances. and that not g, en- in the seven
ties had the insurgents so large and
well-equipped force in the field
against the government. There is
proof enough of the strength of the
rebels in the large number of troops
sent out from Spain to crush them,
and in the call for further reinforce
I ments that Campos has sent home
The exact number of troops under
/ Campos has not been given out, but
it is probably three or four times the
usual garrison and some thousands
more are ON the way from Spain
IOther evidence of the seriousness OF
the situation is the great anxiety il
Madrid, where the emptiness Of the
treasury of Spain is only too wei
known. and the hardness Of the tasi
of subduing Cuba fully appreciated.
1t would evidently be cheaper ant
better for Spain to grant the Cuban!
practically everything they ask shor
7 of independence, including the mos
f radical reforms in local government
t raj Their than to attempt to compel &C
e ceptance of the old order of things a
t the point Of the bayonet, because Their
0 is no doubt that the Cubans hav
= grievances enough to protest, an
f until these wrongs are righted SPANS
d lrule in that island will only be main
V tanned by force, against which wi
: come revolt after revolt The home
r rule measure that the Cortes is abou
: to enact for Cuba may seem to Spar
8 ish eyes a great concession to Cuba
n demands, but if Cubans are not sat-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
The End.
A SHOWER OF LIZARDS.
Sonnet hing of a Story, but Everything
Goes.

Colonel R!iXby, Judge Dukes and
Major Finney came over from the
BarstOw diggings last evening with
big story about a storm few even
ingS before on the Laramie plains in
which it rained lizards, says a San
BarnarGinO, Cal, dispatch to the New
York Sun. They had been over the
divide to the Waterman ranch, and en-
returning were overtaken by a gale,
which presently brought rain. For an
hour or so it poured in torrents, and
then, just at dusk, they felt something
solid striking them occasionally. At
length the colonel. who was sitting on
the back seat, reached down into The
wagon-boX and pulled out ''water
dog" about six inches long. This con-
WINGED the tourists that an eNtraor-
binary storm was in progress, and to
some extent prepared them for what
! followed.
Little by little" said the judge,
sffhe bombardmenf increased, until
| lizards and toads were thicker'n flies.
We turned up our coat collars and
! pulled down out hats, but it did no
! good. They'd strike us in the face, in
| the lap. on the back, and all over, and
| the horses became wild with terror.
| We lost our way, and the major got
out to look at the ground, but jumped
back into the wagon again with yell
! saving it was knee-deep with lizards
BY this time it had stopped raining
and we came to the conclusion, after
| mat ure reflection. that the area Of the
storm could not be large, and that II
we moved straight ahead in almos-
any direction we would soon be out Of
it, Acting on this determination W.
started up again. and in the course o.
half an hour we struck hard ground
We camped near there, and when day
light came we went back a ways ant
examined the lizards. There were mil
=. lions of them, the great majority o
them being dead, as the result of thei
fall: but there We're plenty Of liv
ones. and the way they were crawlin;
was a caution"
Some one having asked what theor
) they had to advance in explanation o
Z | this visitation, the major said tina
there was a lake on the summit of tn
< mountain off towards Banning tina
f was full Of lizards, and he had n
doubt that the wind which was yer
D | high. had scooped out that body c
water with all its contents and dumpe
- them on the Laramie plains. He kne'
of a similar case in Kansas. A to-
|. nado had followed the line of a rive
b and scooped it out so clean for di
lance of nineteen miles that farmer
Y living thirty mics from the streal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
HAROLD MCORMICK's FIANCEE.
Miss Rockefeller, Her Wealth, Her
Looks and Her Attachments.

Miss Edith Rockefeller's engagement
to Harold Mccormick, of Chicago, Is
announced. She is the youngest of
three daughters of John d. Rockefeller,
the Standard oil magnate, and is one
of the greatest heireSses in America.
Her fathers wealth is estimated at
$40. 100000, and it is increasing at the
rate of $4,000, 900 a year. Her pro-
portion of the Inheritance will exceed
O.OOO,O 900. With all her present and
prospective wealth, however, Miss
Rockefeller is very domestic in ner
tastes, and cares little for society.
Her manner is quiet, and, while she
is not one of the new woman type,
she is noted for her sound, practical
common sense. She is literally edu-
Gated. and received her degree from
Ogontz near Philadelphia, where the
Countess de Castelane also was
eradua ted. She is much intere sted in
charitable work, and together with her
sister, very frequently gives little
home entertainments to poor girls in
New York In the winter one Of her
chief enjoyments is skating, and Of
late she is to be seen nearly every day
in the park on her bicycle. She is
quite musical, being an excellent per-
former on the cello. In personal ap-
pearance she lis of medium height and
a blonde, though not pronounced.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
MRS. DONALD M'LEAN.
4 Movement to Encourage Patriotism
Among American College C-"Ils.

4 Movement to Encourage Patriotism
Among American College C-~1lls.
To the originality Of Mrs. Donald
Mclean. elected this season regent Of
the New York City chapter Of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, is due the birth and develop
ment Of a brilliant idea. This is moth
ing less than the founding a chair of
American history, particularly Of the
colonial and revolutionary periods, at
Barnard college, the feminine annex
of Columbia college. It is the first en-
terprise of it's kind yet entered upon
by any Of the patriotic orders of either
men or women.
Mrs. Mclean, author of this notable
movement, is the wife of Donald Nc
Lean, former general appraiser of the
port of New York, and is a daughter
of the late Judge John Richie, of the
Maryland court of appeals, man
famed beyond the limits of his state
for his powers of oratory, his integrity
legal knowledge and keen intellect.
Born in Frederick, Maryland, the
town of Barbara Frietchie, Mrs. Nc
Lean first saw the light Of day in the
stat e's most celebrated house, Pros
pect Hall, the home of her grand
father, the late Judge William Pink
ney Maulsby, is mansion built by The
famous Dulaney family in old cOlOnia
times Mrs. Mclean was born in tht
haunted room in which tradition
chronicles the walling up Of a yOun9
girl because of romantic love affair
Mrs. Mclean is characterized b!
broadly liberal tenets in all directions
is an earnest worker in church anC
public affairs. The founding of {
| chair of American history at Barnart
| college by the New York City Chapte
| of the Revolutionary society, unde
| Mrs. McLean's regency, has set an ex
| ample in practical patriotism for al
| like societies to pattern after. Tn
| other chapters of the Revolutionar.
| association, located in every state an
| territory in the union, have expe1
| fenced an awakening in contemplating
| the weighty step taken by their 81
| ter chapter; a step which illustrate
| it's own aims and principles and thos
of the parent association, the Natfona
Society of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11

| fed with it the Cortes can well afford
TO go so far as 70 grant practical au-
tonomy rather than repeat the expert
ence of 20 years ago now.-with the
outlook that if the rebellion be put
down now another may soon follow
in its wake. The time is propitious
for medieval methods of governing
colonies, and for exploiting them for
the benefit Of the home Urea Sury or of
favoriteS Of the home government.
Great Britain has learned this lesson
and France is learning it: the former
holds the loyalty of her colonies by
giving them practical autonomy, and
the latter is moving in the same Girec-
ton. Sooner or later Spain must
adopt this policy with Cuba or lose it
oy a successful revolution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11

AS a result of experiments running
through three month at the Boston
navy yard, the construction bureau
has at last succeeded in finding
means of rendering the woodwork Of
the interior of a man-of-war freDroof.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
WHY MRS. GRAND MUST RETIRE.

Nine. Sarah Grand has been forbid
den by her physician to do any more
literary work. The Heavenly Twins"
were evidently too much for her
New York Mail and Express.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11

Judge Parish of Ashland, has de-
cided that Mrs. Thrush and Casper
Emme1.t must be tried together for the
murder of Martin Thrush.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-06-24
4 LTVEL Y EAPON.

There seems to be no limit to the
possibilities of development in the
way Of facilities for effective warfare
Some tremendous results have been
attained in the line of destructive pro-
jectiles and big guns from which to
hurl them long distances, but these
improvements-if such a word can be
used in this grim sense-have been
confined to the heavy artillery branch
of the service.
Lately, however, there has come in
to decided prominence in army circles,
a very lively weapon for use by the
infantry, which promises to do great
things and give the ordinary soldier
on foot fighting power which he has
heretofore lacked.
This is the new Maxim gun. which
has been reduced in weight to twenty
five pounds, and with it's accompani-
ments can easily be carried on the
back of the soldier. This weapon
was thoroughly tested at Sandy Hook
the other day, and its performances
delighted all the army officers who
witnessed the test.
The gun itself is a modest looking
arrangement, but gets in it's work in
startling fashion. It is automatic in
action after the first shot is fired,
and as long as the operator keeps his
finger on the trigger the deadly
missiles continue to pour out. Five
hundred shots can be fired within
minute; as few shots may be fired as
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-06-24
GILMAN & co.
Jasper Camps Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS DISTRICT,
- SIS. In Probate Court, held at Newport,
in said District, on the 18th day of June,
A. D., 1895.
Lyman l.. Camp, administrator of the es-
tate of Jasper Camp, late of Craftsbury, in
said district deceas. d, makes application for
license to sell part of the real estate of said
deceased described as follows, to wit: Being
the back lot of 90 acres, and known as the
Loomis Lot, situated in Craftsbury and VOL
cot, Vermont, and Representing that a sale
thereof is necessary for the payments of
debts outstanding against said estate and
charges of administration.
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court that
said application be referred to a session
thereof, to be held at the Probate Office in
Newport, on the Sd day of July, A. D., 1895, for
hearing and decision thereon: And it is fur
ther ordered that notice hereof be given to
all persons interested by publication of the
same three weeks successfully in the Orleans
County Monitor, newspaper published at
Barton, previous to said time appointed for
hearing, that they may appear at said time
and place and show cause, if any they may
have, whv said license should not be granted.
By the Court-Attest,
24-26 F. E. ALFRED, Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-06-24
John McAllister's Estate,
Craftsbury.

GNTATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS DISTRICT,
- SIS. In Probate Court, held at Newport,
in said District, on the 5th day of Jane,
A. D. 1895
James B. CaldeIwood, administrator, dc
bopis with will annexed, of the estate of
John McA1lister, late of Craftsbury in said
district deceased, makes application for IL
cense to sell all the real estate of said deceas-
ed situated in the State of Vermont, described
as follows, to wit: Being the late home farm
of said deceased, situate in Craftsbury afore-
said, including all acqueduct and water rights
thereon, representing that a sale thereof will
be beneficial to the heirs and all persons in
terested in said estate.
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court that
said application be referred to a session
thereof, to be held at F. w Baldwin's Office in
Barton, VT, on the 18th day of July A. D. 1895
for hearing and decision thereon: And it is
further ordered that notice hereof be given
to all persons interested by publication of
the same three weeks successfully In the Or
leans County Monitor,a newspaper published
at Barton, VT previous to said time appiont-
ed for hearing, that they may appear at said
time and place and show cause, if any they
may have, why said license should not be
granted.
BY the Court-Attest,
25-H X. w. SPEAR, Register.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-06-24

There are very ingenious and plaus-
lble arguments advanced in favor of
doing away with both gold and silver,
as we'll as other metals, for money,
and substituting paper emitted by the
government. This is swinging the
financial pendulum to an extreme
that we believe is dangerous to the
vital interests of the country. The
money Of the republic is gold and sill
yer, and any paper put forth by the
government should be based upon
these metals, or else we embark upon
a course of fnanciering that has
never yet been tried for any length of
time without running against snags
that have gone far toward entailing
ruin. Paper money without anything
more tangible to stand upon than the
faith of the government issuing it is
dream that is attractive in it's out
lines but that does not work in prac-
tice.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-06-24

Fifty eight years ago last Thursday,
June 20, 1887, Victoria became Queen
of England. Her reign has been long
er than that of any other living mon
arch of Europe, and only one sover-
eign of England has been longer in
power. That was George III, whose
reign lasted over 50 years; but for
nine years of this time the kingdom
was under regent, and the personal
sovereignty Of Victoria has really been
the most extended in English history.