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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-26
FOREIGN.

Dueling is to be limited by the Ger
man government.
Vienna-Austria and Germany are
negotiating to abolish the sugar boun-
ties.
The Spanish lean of 100000, 900
scribed.
Placards have been posted in Canea
Crete, melting Musselmans to engage
in holy war against Christians.
Genoa-Princess Elvira, Don Carlos
third daughter, has eloped with a
Roman artist named Folchi, a married
man.
London-Admiral Sir George Henry
Richards, K. c. R., CONSERVATION of the
Mersey, is dead. He was born in
1920.
The Manitoba school question: is
practically settled, the government
making concessions to the Catholic
minority.
Vienna newspapers express satisfac-
ton with the ministerial statements in
the German reichstag concerning Bis
marck's treaty with Russia.
Through the Anglo-Venezuelan ar
bitration the South American country
will gain valuable gold mines and the
entire Orinoco river Country.
Quebec-The government has or
dered twenty new guns of the latest
pattern for the citadel, which will
make it one of the strongest defenses
in the world.
Much anxiety is manifested at
Spanish headquarters in Cuba over
the non-receipt of news from Captain
General Weyler. 1t is believed he
has not met with the success antici-
pated.
Johannes Brahms, the composer, is
said to be dying in Vienna. Brahms
was born in Hamburg in 1888. He
has written four symphonies, and his
first is ranked next to those of Beet
hoven.
Admiral Sir George Henry Richards,
K. c. b, conservator of the Mersey,
England, is dead.
Prince HohenlOhe, chancellor OF the
German empire, and General Won
Gossler, minister of war, made state
ments before the reichstag concerning
the case of Lieutenant Brusewitz. who
killed a civilian who accidentally
brushed against his chair in a res
taurant.
Berlin: A fire damp explosion oc-
Cured in a coal mine in Retckling-
hansen, Westphalia; % bodies
have been recovered; forty to fifty are
still entombed. Eventually all except
five of the entombed men were res
cued. Total loss of life is about
thirty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-26

stead of water. After that cracked
corn is mixed with the meal, and the
quantity is gradually increased, until,
at eight or ten weeks old, their food
consists solely of cracked corn. In the
latter part of October they are given
all the corn they can eat. White flint
corn, new and old mixed, is considered
the best fattener, and, moreover, it
gives the flesh the fine flavor that
Thanksgiving epicures sigh for
Turkeys Matched in May weigh at
Thanksgiving time eighteen to twenty
pounds for gobblers and ten to eleven
pounds for hens.
Kentucky is fast coming to the fore
as producer of fine Thanksgiving
birds, and as the domestic breed is
heavily crossed with wild blood, the
flesh has the rich game flavor so much
sought after Many roads in the blue
grass state are alive just now with reg
iments of turkeys-eight, nine and ten
hundred strong. These turkeys have
been bought from farmers, and the buy
er drives the whole immense flock to
the slaughter pen. It IS said that tur-
keys drive" better than COWS or sheep;
they never stampede and can travel
fifteen miles a day with ease.
Kntucky negroes regard Thanksgiv-
ing with high favor. They earn con-
siderable by sticking" or killing, Mr..
Turkey, and by picking him. A clever
picker can pull all the feathers out of
a twenty pound gobbler in eight min
utes, for which he receives 2 1-2 cents.
Picking sixty turkeys is considered
good days work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-26
A CHILD'S COSTLY TOY.
A Little Chicago Girl Has Playhouse
Which Cost Over $4,000.

A little girl out in Chicago who has
has a very rich an Independent father
is the owner of the most beautiful and
complete doll house, probably, that
ever was built. 1t stands on the lawn
OF her own home, and is built of brick,
with tiny tower and cupola, it looks
exactly like small copy of any fash
1onable residence. A flight of stone
steps leads up to the front door, which
is of solid oak, beautifully polished,
and provided with an electric bell to
rq,,h cb ysCoE gncadnetaonishrdllu
announce callers. On the door, which
is four feet high, big enough to admit
a good-sized child, is a polished silver
plate with the name of the littleowner
written upon it. Once inside, the de-
lights of the place would rejoice any
little girls heart The hallway is fin
ished in hardwoods, and is lighted by
a small gas lamp hanging from the
ceiling; umbrella and hat racks stand
there, and pretty portieres seperate it
from the parlor. Ia this handsome
room the furniture is all of white en-
ameled wood, covered with white bro
caded silk. 1t has a beautiful mantel
covered with handsome ornaments, a
real gas chandelier, besides lovely lit
tie lamps on tables. The dining room
has sideboards and china closets, the
kitchen is exactly like any kitchen,
only tiny, and the bedrooms are fitted
UP in the most complete manner. AS
the ceilings are six feet ten inches high
the rooms are plenty big enough fer
the little owner and her friends to play
about in. Lovely dolls from Paris
make up the family, including hand
scmely dressed dolls as ladies in the
parlor, cook doll in the kitchen, baby
and nurse dolls in the bed rooms, and
waitress dolls in the dining room.
The house and fittings and family
cost over $4,000, and do you know that
there is no more real fun to be had out
of it than from the lovely doll house
many girls make out of soap boxes?-
New York Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-26
AT THE DOOR.
1 thought myself indeed secure,

l thought myself indeed secure,
So fast the door, so firm the lock:
But loi the toddling comes to lure
My parent ear with timorous knock.
My heart were stone could it with
stand
The sweetness of my baby's plea
That timOrous, baby knocking and
please let me in-it's only me-
l threw aside the unfinished book.
Regardless of it's tempting charms,
And, opening wide the door, | took
My laughing darling in my arms.
Who knows but in Eternity,
l, like a truant child, shall wait
The glories of life to be
Beyond the Heavenly Fathers
gate?
And will that Heavenly Father heed
The truant's supplicating cry,
As the outer door plead,
"Tis l, o Father only I?''
Eugene Field.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-26
NEW DESIGNS IN PILLOWS.
Suggestions of Value for Those Desir-
ing to Make These Downy Comforts.

Apropos of making presents, a
clever woman once remarked: when
in doubt l always fall back upon pill
lows"
The furnished house with it's
numberless touches, divans and win
dow seats can never be too literally
supplied, though, except in a room
with a distinctly eastern or Turkish
air, they are no longer piled up in
reckless confusion. More attention Is
now paid to the beauty of each indt-
yidual pillow and a few we'll selected
and tastefully decorated are a really
indispensable accessory to every sit
ting or bed room, or, in fact, any
apartment where there is al easy
chair CT cozy corner.
Among the new designs, one of the
most striking is in gray velvet of a
soft shade, worked with a large bunch
of carnations. This would be par
ticularly appropriate in a delicate
room needing tone. Another is OF
myrtle green velvet with apple bios
SONS or wild roses.
Pretty and substantial pillows for
a room much in use are made of the
fancy denims which come in a thou
sand varieties, but as long as Delft
remains, blue bids fair to retain it's
popularity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-26
ODDS AND ENDS.

Stephen Cranes article on The Ten
derion district of New York is a
novelty in that it is both rare aud well
done, which is something new in ten
derloins.
A Philadelphia man fell eight
stories and was uninjured. In anv
other town he would have been killed
but in Philadelphia he couldn't fan
fast enough to hurt him.
There are now 40 cooking rooms
connected with the London schools
for instructing pupils, and 10000 girls
are receiving instructions in culinary
and other domestic affairs.
A Partisan inventor is endeavoring
10 perfect a Photographic watch. If
ne Is successful, the world will soon
see a watch which, by touching
spring, will Whisper the time in your
ear.
Thomas C. Brophy, the socialist la
Dor candidate for governor of Massa-
cnusetts, is opposed to the use of ma
chlnery for any purpose, for he be-
lieyes that its product consists exclu-
slVely of tramps and millionaires.
Dean Stanley actually suffered from
listening to music, and yet Jenny Lind
once told Max Muller he paid her the
highest compliment she had ever re-
celVed. Stanley was very fond nr
Jenny Lind, but when she STAYED ar
his faith nT'S Of
ways left the room when she sang.
one evening Jenny Lind had been
singing Handefs Il know that NV Re
deemer iveth. Stanley. as usuaI
had left the room, but he came back
AFTER the music was over, and came
! shyly up TO Jenny Lind. you know 4"
he said, Il dislike music: | don't know
what people mean by admiring it. |
am very stupid, tone-deaf, as others
are color-blind. But" he said with
some warmth, tonight, when from a
distance heard you singing that song.
L had an inkling of what people mean
by music. Something came over me
winch l had never felt before; or, yes,
l had felt it once before in my life.
Jenny Lind was all attention. Some
years ago." he continued, Il was at
Vienna, and one evening there was
tattoo before the palace performed by
four hundred drummers. I felt
shaken, and tonight, while listening to
your singing, the same feeling came
over me; l felt deeply moved" Dear
man." she added, 81 know he meant it,
and more honest compliment l never
received in all my life"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-26
HEN AND HORSE FIGHT.
A Pitched Battle in Which Neither
Side Was Beaten.

A Dexter gentleman claims to have
seen a battle between a horse and
hen recently. More oddly matched
contestants can scarcely be thought of.
Into a neignbor's orchard, where a
horse was feeding, an old hen led her
flock Of chicks. Just what began the
fuss the gentleman did not see, but
probably the chicks made themselves
too familiar with the horses feet.
The horse began kicking at the old hen
with all it's might, and with the pros
pect that if he could only hit her once
poultry would take a sudden rise in
her vicinity The pluck of the hen was
something wonderful. The chicks
scudded out of the way, but the mother
duffed out her feathers, ran her neck
out straight before her, and darted for
the horses heels whenever they struck
the ground. She pecked viciously at
them, but the odds were against her.
as the heels were pretty sure to be
missing by the time she got blow well
aimed. The horse labored under the
difficulty. He would look back for the
hen and take aim at her, and she would
change base before the cyclone struck
For much fuss and effort and little
erect the battle furnished unique
spectacle. Both sides quoted down
after a time, and the old hen marched
OFF with her chicks, clucking vocifer-
ously which was doubtless her way of
them with the fact that she
was not afraid of tn ebiggest horse in
Trotterdom''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-26
EATEN BY CANNIBALS
FATE OF GOLD HUNTERS ON SOL
ONION ISLANDS.
HUMAN FOOD FOR FlENDS
Party of Six White Men in Search OF
the Precious yellow Metal Ventures
Among Maintaining Natives
Guides BeTay and Kill Them-Only
Rifle and Revolver Left.

San Francisco, Nov. 21.-FoIlowing
close upon the details of the massacre
Of Baron Won Norbeck and party
comes another story of treachcry and
death at the hands of violent cannl
balls. News is received by the steam
Ell Alameda from Sydney that the
steamship Titus which was recently
dispatched from Australia to visit the
coast of New Guiana and the Solomon
islands, on her return voyage from the
Marau sound of the Solomon group,
lay near Bourgainyille, for some days
and instituted a search for a party of
gold hunters, six of them whites and
five natives, who had started in a
whale boat for the new gold fields at
Moutsara from Samouria The Of
ticers of the Titus report that it
is their opinion that the
first party of whites were massacred
at Bourgainville by the head hunters,
or on the coast directly across the
straits. The Titus fell in with the
revenue cutter Lilly Rock, which was
also cruising in search of the party and
learned from Captain Oates of that
craft that an investigation instituted
by government officers proved beyond
the shadow of a doubt that the gold
hunters had put ashore to pitch a camp
on the beach when they had been be-
trayed by their native guides, killed
ana probably eaten. A Winchester
rifle and revolver were found in the
native village and the weapons were
identified as the property of the gold
hunters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-26
H9!hfMi,,n

until some years ago when it was dis
covered that the breed was falling off
due to a lack of vigor. This was ac-
counted for by deterioration in the
| blood, caused by too close in-breeding
just as families of COWS and sheep
| have become weakened from the same
cause. The first remedy tried was the
introduction of a number of gobblers
from other sections of the country, but
this was not eficacious, chiefly for the
reason that descendants of Rhode Is
lad turkeys are scattered all over
the land, and all have more Oh. less of
the sale blood.
Then il vas proposed to introduce
the wild gobbler and this was a difficult
matter. In time some wild turkey
eggs were found in the woods, and
from these a gobbler was raised. In
time the progeny of this gobbler
reached maturity and the breed was
greatly invigorated. Now nearly all
Of the Rhode Island birds have wild
blood, and are much stronger and
easier to raise than before.
Inc turkeys roOst out in trees the
year through, and few are lost In
the spring the eggs are gathered and
with great care, each one is dated
Seventeen eggs of as nearly the same
date as possible, are placed under hen
but when the first few have been
Matched the mother wants to leave the
nest and leave the other eggs to their
fate. She is coaxed TO return to re-
sumo her maternal duties, however, by
dainty meals OF dough.
When the little turkeys, or poults,
are a couple of days old they are re-
moved with their mother to a remote
part Of field and placed in a triangu-
lar pen. Four broods are given
twenty-acre field, and if more were
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-26

placed within such limits it would be
regarded as dangerous TO the health of
the young ones. AS a result of this
system, it takes considerable ground to
afford space for thirty or forty broods,
and the task OF feeding them all means
a three or four mile walk
For the first four weeks the poults
are fed on corn meal and sour milk,
and are given sour milk to drink in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-26

The Rhode Island of revolutionary
times was content with a capitol at
Providence costing $3.50. The latter
one cost $3.50. Now another has
been commenced which is to cost one
million dollars. So progresses the
spirit Of republican simplicity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-26
TONS OF TURKEYS
BIRDS BY THE MILLION NEEDED
FOR THANKSGIVING.
RHODEiSLANDS CHOICE KIND

Eastern Epicures Especially Fond Of
the Flavor of Gobblers from Little
Rhody"-Various Varieties Of the
Turkey and the Good Points about
Them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-26
PENSION ATTORNEY DIES.

Cleveland, Nov. 24-Milo B. Stevens,
one OF the best known pension attor-
neys in the United States, is dead, aged
So.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-26

Rev. W. G. Eliot, Jr., Of San Fran
cisco has accepted the call 10 the
First Unitarian church of Milwaukee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-26

The Tennessee centennial exposi-
ton is now an assured success. 1t
will open in May.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-22
WAR IN CHINATOWN.

The See Yup and Sam Yup Companies
Have a. Big Fight on Hand.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.-Chinatown
is in a furore of excitement. War has
been declared among the factions of the
See Yup company, and the murder of
Lee I'll on Monday is only an incident
of a feud which is not expected to end
until more blood has been shed. A price
has been placed upon the head Of two
Of the most influential merchants in the
district. Their entire families have been
placed under the ban, and the Ratchet
men have been promised heavy reward
to accomplish their terrible work. The
Chinese consul has seen fit to espouse
the cause of one Of the factions. The
members Of the Kung How asylum and
Of the Chinese Merchants Exchange
have taken an antagonistic position in
the quarrel. The Chinese police have
announced their intention to allow the
fighting factions to settle their affairs
without interference, and a feeling of
almost unparalleled dread pervades the
quarter. Men much more important
than Lee I'll will be dead, it is believed,
before the fight is over.
The See Yup company succeeded in
absorbing much Of the local trade Of the
Sam Yup company: The Sam Yups
seem determined to destroy the See
Yups If possible, by breeding dissen-
sion among them. and by paying some
of the leaders to be traitors.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-22
Captain Nash of the Barkentine
Herbert Fuller, His Wife and
Second Mate
Murdered in Their Berths- Grew
Locked Up at Halifax Await
ing Trial.
A Michigan Farmer Kills His
Three Small Children and
Himself.

HALIFAX, N. s., July 22.-The bark
entine Herbert Fuller, Captain Nash,
from Boston, July 8. for Rosario, has
put in at Halifax. There had been
mutiny on board during which the
captain. his wife and the second mate
had been killed in their berths. This
occurred in the night. The first officer
was on watch and knew nothing about
the affair. The murderer or murderers
and with axes chopped their victims to
death. Upon the arrival Of the barken-
tine, all her crew were taken off the
vessel and locked up in the police
station here to await trial.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-22
Condensed T~rstimOmY.

Chas. H. Hood, broker and manufac,
turer's agent, Columbus, Ohio, certlties
that DR.. Kings New Discovery has no
equal as a Cough remedy. j. D. Brown,
proprietor st. James hotel, Fl. Wayne,
Ind testifes that he was cured of a
cough Of two years standing, caused by
La Grippe, by DR.. Kings New D,scov-
cry. b. F. Merrill, Baldwinsville, Mass,
says that he has used and recommend
ed it and never knew it to fail and would
rather have it than any doctor, because
it always cures. Mrs. Hemming, 90 E.
25th street, Chicago, always keeps it at
hand and has no fear OF Group, because
it instantly relieves. Free trial bottles
at @. II. Woods drug store.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-22
NATIONAL POPS.
Enthuse ct St. Louis-Butler Chairman
Declaration of Independence Read
and Committee on Credentials
Appointed.

The populist national convention met
at noon and chose Senator Butler tenn
porary chairman. 10 his opening speech
he said the democrats had stolen the
populist platform and advised the con-
ventisn not to 60 into the republican
camp. A young maiden in costume read
the Declaration of Independence
amid great cheering. Secretary
read q telegram from Senator
Teller advising the convention to de-
clare for monetary independence. Great
cheering. Credentials committee ap.
pointed and convention adjourned till s
D. no..
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-22

Dan out OF bed ut 4 o'clock to serve the
papers and take possession. Some
whisky was found above IN the premises
and on the lower floor a key OF beer
which is drawed from above by q rubber
tube running down into it. The COM
plant was made by n Henry Webber.
The Indian base ball nine arrived by
team just before dinner to play b
Madison team on the home diamond
this afternoon. Tine visiting nine con-
sists OF F. Bongo, G. Taylor, s. Weston,
A. Weston. H. Weston, s. Allen
G. Eastman, w. Ledeboer, +.
Lawrence. The game started at 2:3O p.
IN !. and az we go to press stands o to IL
in favor of the Indians at the 5.h inning.
Free silver wrangles are getting as
common on our streets now as dog fights
and about as interesting to the bystand-
ers. Frank Keller wound up his argu-
ment with a gold advocte the other day
with the following pointed summary: IL
can understand why a banker or a tool
of corporations can advocate the gold
standard because it is for his self inter
est to do 80; but a poor man to talk that
way he must be a fool" 1t is
quite evident however that there will be
fewer fools than gold men on election
day.
Argus Leader. 81: Ringing Bros
circus seems to be travelling in hard
luck. On Saturday the Argus-Leader
printed an article relative to the death
Of their big giraffe. All those that at
tended the circus in this city remember
the pretty picture which was made by
lifting the beautiful cream colored horse
on q platform by a gang OF men and car
rying him from the ring. The Rochester,
(Minn.) Post says: 1.-THE beautiful tan
colored horse Of the Ringing circus yes
terday sustained an accident though not
serious. He had been elevated on a
stage by a large number Of men who we're
to carry him from the ring in honor Of
his extreme beauty and wisdom. The
horse started to take q step IN the stage,
when, by some mistake, the stage was
turned over, throwing the horse to the
ground. 1t is q wonder that some OF the
men who we're carrying the stage were
not injured, but the great anxiety OF the
audience seemed to be for the horse and
not the men,"