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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
A COURAGEOUS WOMAN.

AS an example of woman's courage
a story of brave school teacher
comes from India. Miss Lucinda Gore
of Lackharabad was standing in The
schoolhouse one day, when, turning
round, she saw in the open doorway
the glaring eyes OF a tiger. She did
not scream or faint, but seized a
broom and drove it full in the tigers
face, brush foremost. Some of the
briStles entered the tigers eyes and
with howl of pain he drew back to
spring at her. Then she slammed the
door in his face. The supports of the
door were but slender and would not
resist the tigers attacks long, but,
while he banged his head at it, she
lowered one of the boys through the
window to alarm the neighbors. AS
sistance soon arrived and the tiger
was shot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER

Since the franchise was granted to
the women of Wyoming the sex has
taken a much greater interest in pub
lie affairs than formerly. None is
more interested in the welfare of the
state than the wife and daughter of
Governor Richards. During his re-
cent absence on an eastern trip pub
lie affairs were largely in the hands
Of his daughter, who while acting as
his private secretary broke all records
by signing a requisition on the COVER
nor of a neighboring state for the re-
turn of a man who was wanted by the
police authorities of a Wyoming city
Miss Richards thoroughly under
stands the duties of the position she
fills and has had able assistance from
her talented mother. Mrs Richards
exercises the right of franchise just
the same as her husband, but as an
incident of her duty, not as a business.
She has found that with all her out
side political work and affairs. most
of her time is occupied with her chill
dren. her household duties. her church
and society, just like all of the enter
prising Wyoming women. She is
president of the Ladies' Republican
Club league, which organization has
much to do with enfranchising the
women of the state Mrs. Richards is
an extremely handsome woman, with
beautiful eyes and strong, firm mouth.
She believes in the new woman, but
not the bloomered new woman. Her
eyes sparkle with great enthusiasm
when the suffrage ideas are men
toned She does not, however, be-
lieve in being an agitator of the sub
ject.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
RAT AND RATHER.
Kentucky Rodent Proved More Than
a Match for a Snake.

Thompson ]. Bailey. the we'll
known revenue man, now on duty at
Curley's distillery IL JesSamine
county, Kentucky, tells the story of
the remarkable victory won by rat
in battle with a rattlesnake. The
snf Ike was five feet six inches long,
and was caught in the cliffs Of the
Kentucky river and sold to a country
storekeeper, who imprisoned the
reptile in a box covered with glass
and exhibited it as a curiosity to his
customers. The groceryman caught a
rat and large frog and put them in
the box for the snake to dine upon.
The next morning the frog was miss
ing, but his ratship was still upon the
scene Of action and apparently indif-
ferent to the snakes presence. The
rat remained undisturbed all That day.
but the groceryman confidently ex-
pected the snake TO make a meal off
the rodent that night. In this, how
ever, he was mistaken The next
when he examined the box, |
he found the snake dead and the rat
perched upon it's head. a large place.
N the snakes hide showed that the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
SNAKE STORY FROM UTAH.

"A Salt Lake City man is responsible
for this snake story: A nest of rat
tlesnakeS was discovered by all In
dian in the mountains eleven miles
west of the city recently He was out
hunting, and in ascending rocky
point was warned of the presence Of
a serpent by an ominous rattle. He
discharged his rifle at the RATHER and
Immediately thereafter vast numbers
emerged from a rock pile. The In
dian retreated, and, securing a branch
of a pine tree, invaded the nest aud
gave battle He continued the slaugh-
ter until exhausted, but, seeing the
impossibility of exterminating the
reptiles, left the place after having
killed fOrty-one snakes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
AFTERMATH.

Bulgarians killed 100 Turks and
burned 100 houses at DOspal.
The BrazilianS are exceedingly
friendly to the United States govern
ment.
The lynching OF negro ravisher is
scheduled to occur soon at Lexington,
Kentucky.
At Plat City, Mo-, Matt Reed killed
Newton Winn in court room. They
were quarreling farmers.
In Dublin, Peter Maher, the Irish
champion, knocked out Johnston, of
London, in half a minute.
The children's jacket makers union
won its strike in New York. Over
5000 workers were effected.
Gen. ord Nolsey has been chosen
to succeed the duke of Cambridge as
commander-in-chief of the British
army.
Rev. DR.. VIM. L. Newlin. president of
the theological seminary of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. died in the city
of Mexico.
John ConnorS has signed articles to
fight Mike S. Wall, the champion hun
dred-pound pugilist of England, for
$1,000, the fight 10 occur near Spring
field, H.. in September
At an English public meeting reso-
buttons were adopted urging upon the
government the pressing necessity Of
joining other powers in national
agreement to settle the currency
question
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22

ATLANTA READY FOR THE
OPENING OF IT'S EXPOSITION.
200 ACRES FOR BUILDINGS
Six Million Visitors EXpected-In
Some Respects 1t VIII Rival chi
cagO'S Famous Fair-WOrk of
Southern Women-Negroes to Make
a Brave Showing.

The International and cotton states
month from now, continuing until
December, will be unusual for two
reasons. One Of these Is the official
recognition Of the negro and what he
has done in the south. and the other,
the prominence Of the feminine gender
in all the features of the show
Women figure in all things con-
nected with the exposition and they
have worked with such industry, that
women in every state in the union
have been led to take an interest in It.
The negroes, who supply the other re-
markable feature are striving man
fully to make showing which will be
a credit to the race. Their building
will certainly be the Mecca of tens OF
thousands of plantation negroes who
will stray into Atlanta and gaze open
mouthed at the wonders to be seen.
The pediment which ornaments the
negro building is an elaborate affair
in terra Gotta. 1t tells the story OF
the progress of the negro since siav-
cry times. On the left side is the
regulation negro cabin with the coon
skin nailed ON the door, a small patch
of cotton in front and a few rude
agricultural tools scattered about.
, Then come the emblems Of the negro s
prosperity. There is a fine church
with a high steeple; a. big schoolhouse,
a Well-fed mule and rows of burrows
running into the deep perspective. a
medallion on one side shows the
wrinkled face of the old negress slave.
On the other is a medallion showing
the familiar face Of the late Frederick
Douglas. When the pediment was
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
An engine with a capacity of lo,-

An engine with a capacity OF To-
900 gallons a minute pumps up water
from the lake which is distributed
through countless pipes from the su
face of the island. The color fleets
IN the water are obtained by twenty
openings in the island surface or the
roof of the workshop as the surface
really is. These openings are covered
with plate glass. Beneath each open
inc is a powerful electric reflector and
a revolving fan with many wings,
each wing being of differently col
ored glass The rays of the reflector
through the colored glass give the eff
fectS attained.
The bull fights will be a brand new
departure and they will take place
Notwithstanding the opposition by, the
American Humane association for the
reason that there will be no cause for
the exercise of official humanity. Inc
bulls will not kill any one and no one
will kill the bulls if the present pro-
gram of the managers be carried out
The best fighting bulls of Mexico Will
be used but their horns will be heaV-
lily padded and should they happen to
strike anything no harm will be done.
Sliding swords will be used and after
the make-believe fight the bulls will
be driven back to their pens IN
harmed. If by any chance a bull is
killed it will be the result Of accident,
for they are high-priced animals and
to kill them off would ruin their
owners financially.
An interesting exhibit by the ma
tional government will be the skeleton
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22

first made the negro committee in
charge did not think there were
enough emblems of the enlighten
ment of the race, so the modellers
added globes, compasses, squares
books, levels and a vast number of
scientific tools.
The exposition proper promises to
be a show of great magnitude and in
terest The best features of the Chi
cago worlds fair will be exhibited
and a great many additional ones.
The board of managers has protited
by the experience of the Chicago of
ficialS and the exhibits which proved
most attractive there have been elab-
grated upon and enlarged. While
the exposition buildings present d
beautiful picture they lack of course
the costly elegance and vast extent of
the Chicago structures.
The woman's building will surely
attract much attention. 1t is one Of
the finest on the grounds and women
have done everything about it except
the literal labor of erecting the struc-
ture. The architect is Miss Elsie Mef-
chr. of Pittsburg, whose design WAS
chosen from J vast number contrib
uted 10y women architects. Miss Mer-
cur studied under the ableSt masters
of France and Germany and in the
six years she has been working at her
profession has gained an envlable
reputation.
There will be a midway plaiSance
with all the features Of the worlds
fair from the danse du ventre to the
wild animals of all kinds. How the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
ANCIENT ST7ATUARY.

At Delphi a colossal headless statue
of Athene in porus stone was discov-
cred recently, bearing traces Of poly
chrome coloring. Fragments of an
archaic group in marble, representing
a lion tearing bull to pieces, were
also found. Of the reliefs which
adorned the scena Of the ancient
theater, representing the labors of
Hercules, so far the shooting of the
Stymphalian birds, the struggle with
Antaes, the contest with the sea mon
ster to deliver Hermione and apart Of
the battle with the Centaurs have
been recovered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
NEGLECTING A WARMING.

On a cage containing a handsome
pair of young golden eagles. which
storekeeper in Brooklyn has put out
side his store to attract attention to
his business. is a big sign bearing this
inscriptions: Hands off! Beware!
You remember England's fate: then
take warning and don't monkey with
the bird of freedom" The sign is
principally intended to persuade in
quisitive people not to stir up the
birds with leadpencils and umbrella
sticks, but not few have refused to
heed the warning and are now nurs-
ing laceratcd fingers which they got
in connection with an object lesson on
the events of '76. The birds We're
caught in Tennessee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22

Dor. The fountain has been so Ic-
Gated that it can be seen from any
part Of the grounds.
The mechanical appliances are such
that the water will rise to a height Of
15O feet assuming the form of differ
emily hued flowers the colorS cor
StaDtly changing. The central part OF
this mass will be the mammoth gey-
ser, stream of water emitted from a
tWO-inch pipe and rising TO a height
of $50 feet and descending in a spray
around the fountain Around it will
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
GOOD WORD FOR MARGAR

The result of a recent examination
for bacteria in margarine should tend
to lessen the present popular aversion
to the use of this imitation of butter.
1t has been found that more bacteria
exist in butte than in margarine.
The average number of microbes in
butter was 100000 to 20,OO0,000 TO
a gTamme; in one extreme case A.
100000. The average in margarine
was 100000 to 100000 and the ex-
IRENE 100000. Cold reduced the
margarine microbes from 100000 to
23O2OO, while it only killed off one
third of those of butter; moreover, no
pathogenic bacteria were discovered
in the Imitation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22

rat mad satisfied his hunger with a
dish OF rattlesnake. The box gave
evidence of a struggle between the
snake and the rat, and the marks
upon the snakes body showed that
the rat had been quicker with his
teeth than the snake had with it's
faDgs. The rat vas uninjured, and
WAS Kept as a curiosity.
Enquirer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
DIFFERENT SPECIES.

There are supposed to be about 80
species of mosquitoes in the world.
Already twenty-one species have been
identified as natives of North Amer
lea. The largest varieties occur in the
tropics, where insect life of all sorts
obtains it's fullest and most pestiferi-
Gus development. Nowhere, however,
are these bloodsuckers more abundant
than in the far northern ATTITUDES, as
in arctic Alaska, where they appear in
boreal summer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22

be placed wheat sheaves, ring cur
tairs, rings of geysers, oscillators,
lily jets, large and small parabolas
and mist bauk. All Of these will be
formed by the arrangement Of the
water pipes. The mist bank is an en-
trey new effect in hydraulics. 1t will
of spray and will be Illuminated with
colored lights in endless combina lions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22

T. S. Grant, Jr., favorite son of the
famous general, announces the pur-
chase of the Thornton house, which
is one of the historic buildings in the
lower part of California
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22

George Lucas, of Henryville, KY,
gently paid a years subscription TO
Editor Daley of the Jacksonville
News by one rattlesnake, which the
editor values at S..
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22

English gentlemen are now using
stays in their trousers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
HAD BEEN VISITING IN PORTLAND.
Suicide at Bangor of Mrs. Martha p. Ben.
nett of Fort Fairfield.
Especial to the PRESS.


Bangor, March 5-Mrs. Martha P. Bennett
Of Fort Fairfield was found dead in her bed
at the Windsor hotel about two O'Clock this
afternoon. She came to Bangor on lass
evenings train from visit in Boston and
Portland. Being an acquaintance Of the
wife of Landlord Durgin of the Windsor.
she was assigned a room near Mrs. Durgin's 8
apartments. She was in Mrs. Durgin's room
in the evening and they had pleasant
chat. She retired at an early hour and
nothing more was heard from her until this
afternoon, when the sohambermaid being
afraid that something had happened no!i-
fed Landlord Durgin. and the room was
broken into. Mrs. Bennett was found in
bed lying upon her side. The clothes were
thrown back and her head was resting on
a sponge filed with chloroform. Under
meath was an empty pint bottle. Upon a
table near by was this note: q NJ Z +
"Mls. Durgin-I have seventy, dollars with
me. What is left Of my things here please
send to my sister. Mabel L. Stevens, of Fort
Fairfield. Me-"
"A coroner was called and deemed an In
quest unnecessary. Mrs. Bennett was a
widow and was sixty-nine years OF ag,. Tho
cause of her death is supposed to have been
despondenCy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06

tate, estimated at 100000. 600, was
equally divided between Cornelius and
William K Since then the estate is be-
lieved to have greatly Increased. MIR.
Vanderbilt first met his wife in 1874.
She was Miss -Alva Smith, southern
girl, IS years old. Mr.. Vanderbilt built
\ gray stone house at SGD street and
Fifth avenue. which cost $1,000 900, .nd
he built marble house at Newport,
which cost 81, 900, 600, which he gave to
his wife.
Nellie Neustretter, the woman said to
have caused all the trouble, was Lorn at
Eureka, Nevada. She went to San Fran
cisco and led a gay life. She was so
pretty and graceful she soon had many
admirers. 1t is said she made victims
Of many youths OF San Francisco. In
1884 she met and married cigar drum
mer named Henry Naustretter. He was
away from home most of the time, and
Nellie led rapid life. In 1857 she came
to New York with notorious woman
named Laura Edelmen of Los Angeles.
Neustretter got divorce from Nellie. In
New York city she captured tho heart
and pursse of millionaire manufact urer
who took her abroad. She went to San
Francisco in 1890, and spent money In a
way that dazsled every one. Soon after
she went to Paris, where she has since
remained. A bout month ago, it is
stated. she gave birth TO a boy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
MAINE NEWS.
Captain Hank Half Looking for
Maine Sailors
THOUGHT TO BE CHOOSING A CREW
FOR CUP DEFENDER.

. A Minister Convicted of En,bezzloment-
A Woman Frightened to Death-Inter
esting Items from the City of Ships
R& $4,000 Fire at Kennebunk.
Rockland. Me-, March 5--Captain s. h.
H. Eaff, the celebrated sailing master Of
the Vigilant and other cup defenders, is
in Ro ckland. +.
Cap tain Haff has not yet been engaged
to command th yacht which will meet
the Valkyrie, bnt is in this vicinity
looking up material for crews for sloop
yachts during the coming summer, some
OF whom may possibly sail in the Amer
ican champion. The captain says he
can select a better crew from Maine
sailors than from Scandinayians, who
have heretofore, to great extent, made
up the crews of the great racing yachts.
He feels very confident of the success of
American yachts in all the contests this
summer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
THE BATH ELECTION.
DR., Bibber Had Within ae of the Entire
Vote Cast.
(Spe cial to the PRESS. }


Bath, Me-, March 5.-The municipal
election is thing of the past for the
year, and by the corrected returns we
find that DR.. R. D. Bibber had 671 votes,
against 20 scattering. There were forty
defective ballots thrown in the city, and
Is of them were thrown in Ward 4. The
new city government will organize on
the third Monday of March. Charles
H. Mason will probably be reelected
president of the council, while either
DR.. e. M. Fuller or A. D. Stetson, with
chances in favor of the latter, will be
chosen pre- sident of the upper board.
OF she upper board. four served in that
body last year, twoof the others were
in the council last year while tho third
has seen service in the council. Of the
q councilmen, ten were memb bers of last
years board, and some ofthe others have
served before
In spite of the very strong opposition,
Councilman Parshleysa Bath newspanel
man, was reelected TO his fourth term.
This is believed to hes the first member
of a city governmental Bath to be 1lec.
ed four successive terms.
It Is said that Gen. Hyde and Superfn-
tendent C. r. Hanscom, of the Bath Iron
their southern trip, and that the chances
are good that they will bring a big con-
tract with them.
About forty from Bath left on the 4
O'Clock train today for Portland. to
attend the Melba concert.
There are thirteen vessels now on the
stocks or contracted for here in Bath.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
MILITIA INSPECTION.
Au Order Regarding 1t Has Been Issued
from the Adjutant Generals Office.
Especial to the PRESS.

Especial to the PRESS.)
Augusta, Me-, March 5.-The follow.
ing order has been issued from the Ad-
jutant Generals Office:
General Orders, No. L:
1.-The inspection required by section
81 of the military law Will be made
forthwith by the Inspector General, or
other officer detailsd therefer,s upon such
dates as the Inspector General may de-
signate.
H.-Commanding officers of organiza-
tions to be inspected will be notified OF
the date fixed for the inspection Of their
commands, and will promptly acknowl-
edge the receipt of such notification.
IlI.-The inspections will be held, as
far as practicable, upon the dates of the
semi-monthly drills. Company COM
manders will, upon receipt Of this order,
inform the Inspector General of any
change in the dates of such drills which
may have been made since his last in
spection.
T 1.-The several organizations will pa
rade in full dress uniforms, sarmed and
equipped; knapsacksewill not be worn.
V.-No member of any organization
will be excused from this inspection,
except in case of sickness.
! VI.-Commandine officers will pre-
pare duplicate rolls OF their companies,
and lists of all state eproperty in their
custody, for the uselof the Inspector
By order of the ommander-in-Gh Chief.
4 SELDEN CONNOR,
Adjutant General
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
AN PRoPRlATE NAME.
Great Deposits of Ice at Port Deposit-It
is Five to Twenty Feet Thick Over the
Railroad.

Port Deposit, Nd, March 5.-The wat
or has all disappeared, and the railroad
track for two miles is covered with ice
from five to twenty, feet thick. The
town authorities are trying to cut a
driveway through the streets. There is
14-mile gorge at McCalPs ferry, which
may move at any time. The damage by
the food will reach 5000. most Of
which will have to be paid by the poorer
classes. When the ice gorge broke yes
terday, the frozen mass, driven by a swift
current. came rushing down upon the
already inundated town. The people had
been warned and thus no lives were lost,
Several fishermen's famiies who did not
abandon their homes in time were taken
out of the second story windows into
boats. The doors and windows Of the
warehouses; near the shore were de-
molished by the floating ice. Along the
Colum bia railroad the ice is piled 20 feet
high, and all trains are stopped