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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-05

Glenwood Tribune: Gov. Up
ham will probably not be
renominated. The republicans of
Wisconsin are fast finding out that
it is a social crime to spoil good
citizen by making him an indifer-
ent governor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-05
Wood County National Bank,
GRAND RAPIDS, WIS.
CAPITAL, $50, 900
+. GARRISON, President.

i. GARRISON, President.
l.. N. ALEXANDER, Vice Pres't.
f. J. WooD, Cashier.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-05

Racine Journal Before con-
vention time rolls around Gov.
Upham may learn that the office
holders who make Pilgrimages to
the capital about pay day time
were not duly accredited repre-
sentatives of the republicans in
their district on matters relating to
a second term.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-05

Milwaukee News: Gov. Up
hams administration has finally
got rotten enough to command the
editorial support of the Sentinel
for a denomination for the Marsh
field statesman. The Sentinels
attitude is prima facia evidence Of
the rottenness of the administra-
ton.
The Progress., 1896-08-08
Late Potatoes.

The planting OF late potatoes has fall
len into disfavOr in Rhode Island CT
account of the occasional prevalence Of
the late blight which hitherto n some
seasons has run riot in the potato fields,
while the owners OF the fields could
do nothing but stand by and see their
potato vines wither and blackcn end
their prospects CT securing gooi po-
tatO crop grow small by degrees and
beautifully less. Experience has shown
that potato growers can now SAFE their
late crop from destruction by this dis
ease: but in order to do this they must
introduce into their methods of culture
when necessary feature that is COM
parativel.' new to the business-a kind
OF work the details of which are per-
fectly simple. but they are unlike any
operations that have formerly been
practiced upon the farm, and conse-
Quently they must be learned mainly
" experience and observation Of those
who are to practice them.
The Progress., 1896-08-08
Handling Ounces.

Ounces may be. gathered as they
ripen in such manner as to pr0long
the season very much. No fruit needs
more careful handling-even thumb
mark becomes dark spot in a short
time. For shipping to distant market
in considerable quantities, probably no
package Is more satisfactory than the
ordinary apple barrel. The ends should
be lined with white paper and the fruit
placed "a very carefully, calyx end
downward against the head, instead of
the stem end, as with the apple. The
tail end of the barrel should be gently
pressed to its place with a lever or
screw press, but less heavily than in
the ca& of the apple, because the text
ure of the ounce is more brittle and
less elastic, consequently every bruise
will result in serious blemish. For
q near market, and in smaller Quanti-
ties, no package can surpass the now
very popular twelve quart basket
Whichever package is used it will usu-
ally be found best to make two classes,
and not to ship the small mis-shapen,
or poorly colored specimens in the
same package with the choice fruit. Ii,
however, no selection is made. fair
show Of best and worst should be made
in order that dealers may know exact
ly what they are handling and buyers
may know exactly what they are buy
ing.-Linius Woolverton.
The Progress., 1896-08-08

zen tha direct ca,ss Of tho growth q
one cop after another being aban-
donsG and occasionally This has re-
suited IN New England in the abandon
ment OF the farm altogether. Or the
>'lcr hand, to feel that one under
'2na3 The peculiarities of plants and
knows what to do ~: them AID Whan
TO do Il if they are threatened with dis.
A5te". beget5 Il certain confidence in 40
occupat.cQ and in turn this hcgAtf 81
am5ltl0n to cultivate mora crOn5 and
larger fields and to increase the p"o
ductlOn Of each square foot Of dad so
titled. The discovery Of the Bordeaux
mixture and its plant -dse&2e prevent
liz rHlllties promises to be OF great
value to those engaged in the cuIliya
ton OF the soil, enabling stcE 10 cen
troll n large measure class CT
troubles which have in the pas. tcCn
the occasion Of heavy loss and trEilg
ann0TdnCas. Rhode Island Bulletin.
The Progress., 1896-08-08
Result Of DraiN,1.c,

A number of years since two acres OF
clay land which had a kard-pan clay
subsoil was taken from one end Of a
meadow and fenced in with the adjoin-
ing corn field. Two years cultivation
endeayOring to raise corn proved a fail
ure in getting even fair crop yields.
About sixty rods Of tile drain was put
down at an average depth of two and 4
half feet. The ground was well plowed
and cultivated, then wheat drilled In.
4 crop of wheat of good quality, forty
eight bushels, was secured off those
two acres, and only about twenty two
hose-wagon loaGs of stable manure
was applied to the ground. The Two
previous crops of corn were very light
hardly paying for the labor of cultiya-
tian. Since for about ten years those
two acres have produced each year.
c7ea last year, good crops.-Ex.
The Progress., 1896-08-08
FARM. AND GARDEN.
EATERS OF INTEREST TO
AGnlCULTURISTS.
Some up-tO. Date Hints AhoUt Cultiya.
ton OF the Sol va Yields Thereof
-Horticuiture. Siticuiture and FlGr,-
auiturs.

ISTAKES II T.
ing. 1t is : IS
take to pie. trees
till you get your
ground ready; or to
plant in soil not
adapted to their
growth; or that has
not been properly
enriched and thor
oughly underdrain-
ed-treeS will not
The Progress., 1896-08-08
Use Good Seed.-Many farmers make

Use Good Seed.-Many farmers make
the mistake Of arguing this way: Il
have some good grain that will bring
a good price on the market; I will sell
that. have some poor shriveled grain
that grew down on low ground. l will
keep that for seed 1t is great mis-
take. 1t is very true principle in
both animal and vegetable growth that
Like hegets like and If we SOW Door
seed we may expect a poor crop.
Aguin, in selecting our seed we should
strive to select it from a field that has
been uniform in both quality and
quantity. When we have this seed let
us clean it thoroughly. l used to
think. when I vas boy, and my step
father kept us cleaning grain after it
had been cleaned two o: three times
over, that he did this to keep us out of
mischief. but I have concluded that he
was right about this thorough clean
ing.-Geo. McKerrow.
The Progress., 1896-08-08
Insect In urIeS to Indian Corn.

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upon il. The wi,nvorn, tho root ,ca
the white gr,he ond tho corn root
worms arc +raataG with c.,ociaI full.
ness. The discrssion If each form CT
The Progress., 1896-08-08

Experimental Roads.-There Is ev.
cry reason to believe that there is in
the rural communities generally to.
tai lack 'of appreciation of the benefits
of good roads, which can be used at
all seasons of the year. The truth is
the people have had no experience OF
reall? good roads, and no opportunity
of judging of the superiority over bat
ones. There is much RI 0m for popular
educa ion on this subj. t, and one OF
the best means of education would b.
the construction in every community
Of piece Of first-class road. Such a.
object lesson would be Invaluable. ant
it is easy to believe that large ad.
vantages might dow from a liberal ex
penditure bJ r. state. ''hen, too
stood fear II Of the farmer.
that ths sA@e@e I'D roads
Essas a. VVVvv s7S
The Progress., 1896-08-08
The Mastery Of Farm Condition.

One IT the most disheartening expe-
riences that can befall man who is
making business OF growing part!c-
ular garden or farm crop, is to witness
the failure OF such crop when he does
not know what to do to prevent the
loss. Such an experience querches ones
enthusiasm in his work, temporarily at
least, and weakens his faith In his abil-
ity to overcome the obstacles that he
must meetsin his business. The recur-
renee Of such experiences has often
The Progress., 1896-08-08

thrive with wet feet It Is mls'aNe
to plant in certain quarters Oh 'he
moon-ureeS DO Letter planned III lhe
earth. It is d mistake to plant Toe
many varieties-Or to plant all o. one
yarety-Or to plant yarlcU' because
some tree agent advises YOU to; OF 10
plant every variety offered you before
it has been thoroughly tested III your
locality, unless you have the means 10
conduct an experimental fruit tarm. II
is a mistake TO plant in post-hoses ana
think that trees will grow without any
further care or cultivation. 1t IS
mistake to plant at all unless you know
what varieties YOU want aud no" 10
take care of them when planted.
Mistakes in Culti;atiOn-lt is 4 mis-
take to think that when trees are once
planted they will take care OF thcE'
selves. It is q mistake to turn young
trees cut to grass before they are
Weaned from the nursery. 1t is a mis-"
take to think they don't want just as
good cultivation as corn or any other
crop to succeed we'll It is a mistake
to try and raise crops year after year
from an orchard without returning any
thing to the soil; trees want feeding
as well as your pigs or cattle to pro-
duce growth or fruit. 1t is q mistake
to trim by horse or cattle power, you
are apt to Overdo the job. 1t Is mis-
take not to trim and shape your trees
when young and thus avoid the neces-
sity of removing large branches when
the trees are large, and thus mutliale
and injure them. 1t is a mistake to let
too much fruit grow on young trees or
vines. 1t is a mistake not to thin out
heavy crops on any trees.
Mistakes in Market:ng-It is a mis-
take to market your fruits in flour or
meal-bags, when you can get clean
ones. 1t is a mistake that you don't
use the clean ones for oats or wheat
and put your fruit in good clean
baskets or barrels. 1t is a mistake to
try to put a quart Of berries into
pint and half basket, or half bushel
OF peaches or pears into twelve quart
basket-they shrink in getting them
out. It is mistake to put all the
small samples In the bottom of the
basket, most people take them out te-
fore they use them, besides the large
ones on top have crushing effect, if
not upon them, upon your honesty as
fruit grower. 1t is mistake to send
soft fruit to distant market. 1t is
mistake to send fruit TO commission
man whose honesty you know nothing
about. 1t is mistake to eXpec. l'1oMpt
returns from every commission man
you send to. 1t is mistake to send
off fruits to be sold on commission if
you can get fair price near home.
Miscellaneous Mistakes.--It is
mistake to think that nurserymen
never make mistakes, or that they
are not willing to rectify them when
they can. 1t is mistake to think they
are responsible for the death of all the
trees that die before coming to matur-
ity, or for all the tricks of tree agents
1t is mistake to think they don't want
to sell all their surplus stock, and that
tree agents don't often buy it and with
out their knowledge, re-labei it just
what their orders call for and send it
out, and when it bears, nurserymen
get the cursing. 1t is a mistake to
think all tree agents are rascals.-A. NJ.
Smith.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-08

These rates are about the same at those
put in by the Valley road, care having been
taken by the Southern Pacific to make
those at com mpetitive points of the Valley
road the same as are quoted by the latter.
An exception to this course, however, was
taken by the Southern Pacific Company
in quoting second, third and fourth class
rates. In each of these the Southern
Pacific rates are 2 cents per 100 pounds
higher.
Reductions it win be seen from the
foregoing tables have been made by the
Southern Pacific as fer as Fresno, though
tie Valley road is operating, so far as
general traffic is concerned. only as far as
Lankership, the station that is in compe-
tition with MADEIRA, on the Southern
Pacific. This course was forced upon the
old corporation in order to have a proper
scale of rates between MADEIRA and Fresno
in view of the great reduction made at
MADEIRA TO meet the Valley road schedule
AS soon as the Valley road enters
Fresno, there will be an additional cut in
freight rates to that point,
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-08
BULLETS FIRED
At A BURGLAR
He Was Caught in a Room
in the Bella Vista
Hotel.
USED THE FIRE ESCAPE.
The Occupants, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gillig, Awoke and
Called for Police.
LIVELY CHASE AND CAPTURE.
The Burglar Is Sailor Who Arrived
Here Last June In the Ship
doom.
LIVELY CHASE AND CAPTURE.

The fire-escape climber has apparently
taken the place of the porch-climber, as
several burglaries have recently been COM
mitted in hotels, the mode OF entrance to
the rooms being by the fire-escape.
F. Thurgur, sailor, between and 4
O'Clock yesterday morning, while passing
the Bella Vista Hotel, Taylor and Pine
streets, saw window open on the second
story on the Taylor-street side, next the
fire-esca pc. The temptation was too
strong to be resisted and Thurgur climbed
up the water-pipe to the first story and
got on to the fre-escape. He soon reached
the open window and was entering the
room when the occupants, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gillig, awoke.
Mrs, Gillig screamed and Mr.. Giilig
Jumped out of bed and shouted for the
police. Thurgur did not show fight, but
got out of the window as quickly as possl-
BILE, slid down the fre-escape and dropped
to the sidewalk. Mr.. GiIlig followed him
as far as the bottom of the fire. escape, but
did not care to take the jump in his bare
feet and as the night air was cold he re-
treated to his room.
Policeman Eugene r. Wall happened to
be walking along Pine street near Taylor
and heard Gillig's cries for the police. He
got to the corner in time to see Thurgur
drop to the sidewalk from the tire-escape.
Wall called upon Thurgur to STOP but the
sailor paid no attention to him and ran
toward Bush street. Wall pursued him
and fired two shots at the ground as he ran
to intimidate Tnurgur, but they only
made him increase his speed.
AS Thurgur turned the corner of Bush
street Wall took aim at him but missed
him. Thurgur began to think it was get
ting too uncomfortable for him and he
/ Jumped over the gate leading to the Den
| man Grammar School and crouehed
| among the trees. Wall clim bed over the
| gate after him and soon caught him in his
| hiding place. Thurgur offered no resist
ance.
| Wall took him to the City Prison and
! booked him on the charge of burglary.
When searched a silver dollar and two
nickels were the only things found in his
/ pockets.
Thurgur came here last June on the
ship Doom, from the Clyde, Scotland. II
| left the ship" he said, ION her arrival,
''and since then have been trying TO get
work along the water front, but was not
verv successful.
II am a native of Edinburgh, 81 years
of age, and have been fourteen years at
sea, the first ten in the British navy. A
| sailors life on a merchantmen is not a
pleasant one, and got tired of it. am
a married man and have wife and fam
lily in Edinburgh.
"When 1 saw the open window l could
not resist the temptation to climb into the
room, as was hard up in a strange town
without friends or any chance OF getting
| employment. / had no pistol with me
and no burglars tools. AS soon as the
man jumped out of bed made my escape
| through the window, as did not want to
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-08
MINISTERS TAKE A REST.
The Congregational Parsons Go
Into Retreat at the Sem.
mary.
Presbyterians Discuss the Pros and
Cons for Baptizing All
Children.

There was great dearth Of the usual
ministerial meetings in this City yester-
day, owing TO various causes. The Con-
gregational brethren were in retreat all
day at the Pacific Theological Seminary
in Oakland; several OF the Methodist pas
tors assembled. but finding that the ma
iority of their brethren were already on
the wing for conference at Pacific Grove,
they decided to hold no meeting, and the
Christian pastors met yesterday at Stiles
Hall, Berkeley, instead of in the Office OF
the Pacific Christian, their meeting place
hitherto.
The Presbyterian ministers devote the
first Monday in the month 10 "quizzing,"
and yesterday four quiz questions were
propounded by Rev. F. A. Doane, who had
been appointed to set the questions going.
The greatest amount of discussion was
given to considering whether the rite OF
baptism should or should not be given to
infants, when neither parent is church
member nor a protesting Christian.
Rev. Dr. Stewart. who led the discus
sion, was strongly in favor OF giving the
rite OF baptism, when asked for, to the
children of non-church mem bers; he said
the Scriptures were rather ambiguous on
the point though, in his bslief. they gave
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-08

authority for liberal fea6ing on the mat
ter. Rev. DR.. Mcbride took the opposite
stand. He said that according to the
Presbyterian confession of faith, only
children OF members could be baptized.
Pastor Birch made a plea for giving chill
dren their rights. "In these days even
the law is beginning to recognize that
children have II standing of their own, and
have rights, whether the parents are will
ing to grant them their right or not.
Baptism is a privilege to which every
child has right, T" and the pastor went on
to state that one of the chief reasons for
his having left the Baptist church and
Joined the Presby was on this very
point of infant baptism. He believed the
Almighty to be the father of every child.
Rev. DR.. Minton repudiated any idea OF
personal option in the matter. "The
presbyterian church teaches that child
must be born of church members in order
to be baptized. Baptism stands for some
thing which is inherited and l do not be-
ieve in cheapening it."
The other quiz questions dealt with the
problem of whether individual cups or
common cups should be used for the
Lords supper and whether the use OF wine
or tobacco by the minister lessons hls in
iuence for good. The prevailing opinion
was that ministers should not smoke or
drink.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-08

will carry the Fifth Regiment Infantry
band, U. S. A, as guests of Oakland
Parlor. arm
Athens Parlor No. 1876 was organized
since the last celebration, although as the
baby parlor" took part in the parade at
sacramento. Their costume this year will
consist of white duck coat and trousers,
With blue silk vestlet and white duck cap.
The members will also wear with these a
white shirt, poppy-colored tie and tan
shoes and carry a white parasol with
poppy ribbon streamers attached, bearing
the name 'Athens" stamped on the same
Ihe badge to be worn will also be poppy
color and is very attractive
Piedmont Parlor No. 120 will be uni
formed IN white duck suits, with black
braid down the outside seams of the
pantaloons. They will wear white straw
hats, carry white parasols and have Nile
green badges. Headquarters will be estab-
lished in Turn Verein Hall on arrival and
open house kept to all visitors.
As their guests on this occasion Pied
mont Parlor No. 81. n. D. G. W., will ac-
company them and participate in the
parade. They will all dress in white and
have trimming OF yellow and wear white
straw hats and carry white parasols.
Brooklyn Parior No. 151 will not go on
the special train with the other delega-
tions, but have secured the steamer Hettie
B and will start from the Franklin-street
wharf at A. NJ. Tuesday, arriving in
Stockton about midnight, and returning
will leave Thursday morning about L
o'clock.
Oakland Parlor No. so will be heard
from at all times, as they are the ones who
will take the band. and will give the con-
cert and ball while in Stockton. The
members of the parlor will be uniformed
with black coat and trousers, white vest,
black tie, straw hat, white canvas shoes,
orange cane, purple badge with gold let
tering and black tie. They expect seventy
five or hundred members to participate
in the parade. Headquarters will be at
Music Hall.
DR.. J. H. P. Dunn of Oakland Parlor has
been appointed an aid to the grand mar
shal and n. II. Gard an aid to the marshal
of the fourth division. J. B. Donnelly of
Piedmont Parlor has been selected as an
aid to the marshal of the ninth division.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-08

in the effort to obtain the enfranchisement
OF women in Colorado. She then told of
the efforts of the English brewery syndi-
cate OF Denver, Colo, to defeat the move
ment for woman suffrage, and when that
became known it brought an unusual
number of friends to the woman's cause.
She declared that she felt that California
and Idaho would grant the right of fran
chise to women this fall, and that it hav-
ing been granted, in 1902 every State and
Territory would place woman on the plane
on which she is by right destined 10 stand
That accom- plished, the women she said
would then be in position to uplift hu
manity and make a better world. The
movement which is now going on in the
United States, she declared, would not
only benefit American women, but would
eventually benefit all the women of the
world. She urged upon all present to do
what they can for the cause and they will
be rewarded by obtaining the right to vote
as fully as the men.
1t was announced that Mrs. Cats will
speak on Thursday night in Metropolitan
Hall, when she will be introduced to
large audience. She will also speak in
various parts of the State between now
and November.
The Rev. Anna Shaw made a few re-
marks eulogizing Mrs. Cats in her work,
and declared that when Miss Anthony
heard of Mrs. Cats arrival she exclaimed:
Ten thousand tons have been lifted off
my shoulders" The speaker spoke en-
couragingly of the prospects for carrying
the amendment in this State and said that
advices from San Diego and Ukiah are all
right for woman suffrage in November.
Miss Sarah NJ. Severance made few re-
marks, after which Mrs. Hay called upon
all TO volunteer to talk to every man VINO
mas vote to convert him to the woman
suffrage cause.
The meeting closed with brief address
by Mrs. a. A Sargent.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-08
Passenger Traffic to Be Deferred
Till the Trouble There
Is Settled.
NEW CLASS RATES ISSUED.
The Southern Pacific Company Puts
Out Its Latest Reduced
Tariff.

Everything is now in readiness 10 begin
passenger traffic on the Valley road, but
this branch OF railroading will not be in
augurated, so it is stated by one of the
prominent officials of the road, until en-
trance is secured on reasonable conditions
TO the terminal property of the company
in the town of Fresno.
Negotiations to this end have been in
progress for several weeks and at one time
promised to be concluded in short order.
The prospects are now not so good, owing
10 few obdurate property-holders along
the line of the railroads. right of way on
Diana and Q streets. These are making
exorbitant claims for alleged damage that
would result 10 their holdings by reason
of the railroad passing by them.
The rolling-stock for the accommoda-
ton of travellers has arrived at Stockton,
and also cabooses for freight trains. There
are SIX passenger coaches, two combina-
tion baggage and smoking cars and eight
cabooses in the consignment. The pas
senger coaches are painted bright yellow
and their trimmings are of aluminium.
Although the Southern Pacific Company
has been quoting rates in the San Joaquin
Valley ever since the first OF Septem Der to
meet the class rates put in by the San
Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Rail-
road Company, its schedules of the re-
dueed rates were not ready for distribu-
lion until yesterday. Those for points
north of Minturn have already been pub.
lShed, and herewith are given those for
Minturn and points south as far as Fresno.
Both old and new rates are presented for
the purpose of showing clearly the reduc-
tions effected by the competition of the
Valley road: