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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21
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Approved Oct. II. 1896.

BID No. 6627-By Aid. Ailard-
Resolved, That the Commissioner of Public
Works is hereby instructed to remove the
gasoline lamp from southeast corner of Lex
ington and Sherburne, and reset the same at
southeast corner of Lexington and Charles.
Adopted by the Board of Aldermen Oct 6,
1896.
Yeas-Ald. Allard, Bell. Bigelow, Donahow-
er, Kenny. Larsen, Lindahl, Shepard, Stutz-
man, Mr.. Presidential.
-Nays-0
Adopted by the Assembly Oct. Is, 1896.
Yeas-Messrs. Daily, Kirke, Krahmer, Ma
bon, Reardon, Thompson, Mr.. Vice President
-.
Nays-0
Approved Oct. II, 1896.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-21

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BID F No. 66SS-By Aid. Donahower-
1t is hereby ordered by the Common Council
of the City of St. Paul:
That the matter of constructing brick
crosswalk on the east side of Third street,
across College avenue, be and the same is
hereby referred to the Commissioner of Pub
lie Works to investigate and report
Is this improvement proper and necessary?
If so. send the Council proper order di-
recting the work to be done.
Adopted by the Board of Aldermen Oct. g.
1896.
Yeas-Ald. Allard, Bell, Bigelow, Dona-
hover, Kenny Larsen, Lindahl, Shepard
StutZman, Mr.. Presidential
Nays-0.
Adopted by the Assembly Oct. Is. 1896.
Yeas-Messrs. DAILY, Kirke, Krahmer, Ma
bon, Reardon. Thompson, Mr.. Vice Prcsi-
dent
Nays-0.
Approved Oct II. 1896.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
SWORD AND SCALPEL.

An interesting relic of two celebrated
men has been added to the museum Of
the military hospital OF Val de Grace.
This was a sword which had originally
been worn by Napoleon I. The story
is that at the close of a bloody day the
emperor came upon the surgeon in chief
OF his army, Baron Larrey, who seemed
to be in tribulation. On Napoleon ask
ing him what the matter was, Lacrey
said: Sire, I have lost all my bag
gage, and, what is mere, my sword. -
Do not worry about that" said the
emperor. and, unbuckling his own
sword, he handed it 10 Larrey. This
historic weapon was bequeathed by
Larrey to his son, the eminent surgeon,
who died few months ago. On his
death the precious sword went with all
MS property to Mile. Dodu, who. by her
work in the hospitals and ambulances
in the Franco-German war, had earned
the title of the Florence Nightingale of
France and who was his goddaughter
in the Legion of Honor. Mile. Dodu,
fearing that it might fall into less care
full hands, had it enclosed in a case and
presented it to the chapel of the Val de
Grace. The chaplain placed it on The
altar during mass, blessed it. and then
hung it where it could be seen by all.
After the service it was formerly
handed over to the authorities of the
hospital. The blade is finely engraved,
and on the gold hilt the following
words are inscribed: "A NJ. lie Baron
La1rey, ] Emperor Napoleon" The
duke Of Cambridge and Lord Wolseley.
as we know, think medical officers
should not wear swords; III this-as IN
enc or two other points-they differ
from enc who was perhaps as great a
soldier as they.-British Medical jour
nal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
NEW USE FOR BALD HEADS.

A clever Partisan has discovered
new use for baldheaded men. He Sc
lects one whose Uranium is hairless,
has an advertisement lettered on the
pate and then has the owner occupy a
place in the parquet CT the theater dur
ing the performance. In many cases
the animated advertisement has at
tracted more attention than the per-
formers, but, as the cause of the trouble
maintains a quiet demeanor, the man
ayers have found no excuse for ejecting
him.
During the coronation ceremonies of
Alexander II. at st. Petersburg thirteen
years ago there was a gala performance
of Italian opera. The stalls were re-
served for military men of exalted
rank, and they were so arranged that
when the imperial party entered the
building they saw the letter A out
lined with bald heads. In this case
the owners of the heads were ignorant
of the use to which their infrmities
were put.-New York World.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
HER AWFUL. EXPERIENCE.
Young Florida Woman Was Char.led
by a Snake.

Miss Brown of Simons, Fla. went for
a short walk in the fields TO gather
wild flowers. She did rot return when
expected, and her brother, Arthur,
armed with e shotgun, set out in search
of her
After a time he saw the girl in he
distance, sitting on the grass. He no.
ticed the curious manner in which she
seemed to be swayIng to and fro, DIS if
keeping time to music. He approached
cautiously, ard, peerirg over her Shout
der, was filled with horror when ne saw
the head of large rattlesnake waving
from side TO side directly in front of
her. Arthur Brown moved cautiously
to one side, raised his gun, anu, taking
careful aim, shot off the head of the
rattlesr axe. At the sound of the eX-
plosion the girl shrieked anu fell TO the
ground unconscious On recovering,
she said she wandered through the
fields picking flowers until, growing
tired, she seated herself in front Of the
clump of white flowers which she in
tended to gather. She admired tncir
beauty, and kept her eyes fixed upon
them, until gradually she began to feel
an uncomfortable drowsiness creeping
over her, such as one experiences after
gazing tiXedly at the embers of a dying
fire.
Presently, although conscious that
the flowers were pure white they be-
gan to take On the colors of the rain
bow and lose their outline. From this
iridescent mass at regular intervals
tongue of livid fame darted forth that
almost blinded her with its brilliancy.
She was possessed with q feeling of
horror and had a presentiment of ovli,
yet was powerless to use her voice or
move her limbs. How long she was an
der this extraordinary influence she had
no idea Nor was she conscious of its
nature till, coming to herself after the
shock of the gunshot had thrown her
into a faint, she saw the dead snake.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
BY ADELINE SERGEANT.


You took the rubias"' repeated Lady
Esler, in slow, startled accents. You,
I Constance, your
Yes, she took Them" said Rene de
Marsac, from the back ground, where
he was firmly held by the arms of two
strong men. He added a curse which
made Constance cover her ears with
her hands and froze Lady Esler's blood
with horror. "She took them-my
wifer'
Are you that mans wife, Con-
stance?"
And Constance, with bowed head,
answered: YES"
Then God help your said Lady US
Ter. II can wish you no worse punish
ment than to be bound for life to that
man. Go, both of you; will not see
you again, but I will fake no further
steps against you. Go with the hus-
band you have chosen and try TO lead
a better life"
She signed to the servants to let
De Marsac free and Constance went to
his side to support him, as, limping
anu CuISIHS, lie Mdue his way once
more into the night
1t was early morning. when Lancelot
reached home and there was a fore
bOding of evil upon him as he let him
self softly into the house with his
latchkey. His father met him in the
hall. LancelOt uttered the one word
''Mother?" but read the answer in his
fathers eyes, even before Roger Van
brugh found words to speak.
''She died this morning at o'clock
in my arms" he said, taking Lance
lots hand into his. ct was quite sud
denim her sleep. Just when I thought
she was all my own again, she slipped
away. God help us both, Lance"
And Venetia was mourned indeed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
THIEF EXTRAORDINARY.

An extraordinary thiee has just been
sent to Jail for six months in London.
She was a widow Of good social stand
ing, with an income of S., 500 a year,
who, for a year or more past, has
attended fashionable weddings unin-
vited and helped herself to whatever
presents struck her fancy. Sixteen
thefts were traced to her, one of those
for which she was prosecuted being that
of four jeweled pins from the house of
the dOWager countess of Malmesbury
She was caught in a very strange way
She disappeared from her home, and
her friends, who feared she might have
come to harm and had no suspicion of
her conduct, sent minute description
of her to the police; the police had
description of the wedding reception
thief, whom they had been unable to
find; the two descriptions tailed and
the woman was arrested. She gave an
assumed name, and unuer that anne
was tried and sent to prison.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
GREAT YIELD.

"This land isn't very productive, is
it?'' the writer said one day last sum
mer to a Vermont farmer who was
hoeing some sickly, yellow-looking corn
in a field in which there were about
400 powders to the acre.
'Wall, it does purity fair, purity fair
| work it fer all it's worth"
"And even then it must be far less
productive than the western farms?"
Wall l dunno, l dunno. I caplate
on gittin' bout ten bushels out O. this
land
"Ten bushels to the acre! Why,
man, out west they get"
Ten bushels to the acrer' interrupt
ed the old man. why, gosh-a-mighty,
I mean ten bushels to the farm
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16

dryly. You must have set the ez-
ample
Il can only hope that she will be
happier than I have been"
And on her wedding morning Fran
ces received a packet without a name
attached, which proved to contain a
little turquoise ring which she herself
had once given to Constance when they
we're girls at Miss Joyce's school.
Frances wept over it and held it as a
token that after all something of love
and goodness still lived in Constance
de Marsac's warped and wounded
heart.
Those young people seem very
happy" said Roger Vanbrugh after a
visit to Lancelot and Madeline some
months later; 'but they are no happier
than ourselves, think although I am
such an old fogy, Frances"
Nobody could be happier in the
whole wide world than I am said
Frances, with authority, and if YOU
are happy, too, Roger melting into
softness-'Eit is all I ask
My dearest-my sunshine! I had
forgotten what happiness was like un-
til you gave it to me againr'
He took her in his arms and kissed
her and the sunshine that he spoke of
was bright upon his face
In all Madeline's prosperity there
was no reason to think her unfeeling
to those less richly lowered than her
self. She and Lance1ot became known
as very generous helpers to all Poles
and Russians who were in want and
applied to them for aid and MANY were
the blessings which these Inflated ex-
lies called down upon their heads.
And there were Others, less deserving
perhaps. who had reason to think of
Madeline with gratitude. But for her
the Desrards would probably have
sunk from bad to worse and Oscar
Wou'd no doubt have speedily landed
himself in a prison. Madeline settled
an annuity upon Mrs. Despard. thus
making Oscar dependent upon her and
unable, therefore, to suuander the
money all at once. Bobby and the
younger boy were sent, as they grew
up, to good schools, while Jenny be-
came the constant and much-beloved
companion of Madeline's leisure hours
and the idolized playfeIlow and teacher
of Nadeline's children. Perhaps few
people led really happier life than
little Jenny Despard.
Miss Joyce, still Furnishing at Clan
ham, rejoices over Madeline's prosper
ity, as if it were that of a child Of
her own. 1t is rumored that she
means shortly to retire and has
planned to live in a little house not
very far from the one which is occu-
pied by Lancelot Vanbrugh. Some
people prophesy that she will scold
and tyrannize over Madelines children
as she has done to her pupils in DAYS
gone by, but those who know her best
declare that Miss Joyce's face grows
gentler every day and that the tones
of her voice have completely lost the
harshness that was once their charac-
teristic. Happiness is a great sweet
ener Of character, and Miss Joyce is
happier than she has ever been in her
life before. And why? Because, as
| she knows in her heart, she has
/ learned the lesson that Venetia Zaver-
tai, with all her beauty, never learned
that the best thing in life is love and
that in love, as in all things, it is more
! blessed to give than to receive.
(THE END0
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
SMOOTHING HIS PATHWAY.

William" said Mr.. Meekton ; wife.
as she shook him by the shoulder at
dead of night. 81 am sure that h2ar a
noise in the basement"
tHuh?"
I say l hear noise in the basement
II 1t isn't there it's il the attic and
you'll have to get up and see what it
is"
There was a defiance in his tone
which showed that he was still half
asleep.
I'll do nothing of the kind he said
1t seems a little trying. But I'll
let you tie the candlestick to the end
of a walking stick, and get you your
oilcloth cap. Then you can hold the
light over your shoulder like a torch
and sing Marching Through Georgia.
at the top of your voice, while you
make the rounds of the house You
surely can't object to the exertion with
these arrangements, for I've known
them TO keep you walking for six hours
at a stretch when there was campaign
going on."-Washington Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
THE GERMAN CAVALRY.

Orders have recently been issued to
reduce the long straight "cut and
thrust sword of the German guiras-
the blues pattern
sword of the English service-to the
dimensions of the New German cavalry
pattern sword. Consequently these
troops will soon have scarcely anything
except their steel helmets left Of their
other evidence of the tendency of
gradually establishing one uniformly
equipped kind Of cavalry in the German
army. ~ -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16

with less feed, from COWS kept in warm
statues, is so universally admitted as
to need no argument
The COW before coming in needs some
attention. She ought to be in a thirty
ing condition by being fed oats or oil
meal, but no corn, as that is too neat
ing.-Farmers' Voice
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16

Bogus Butter Doomed.-The French
stringent measure win view to pre-
venting fraud in the sale Of butter, and
in the event of the senate indOrSing The
bill, it seems as if it will be impossible
to palm off cleo or any other compost
ton as being the genuine article" 1t
is made illegal for dealers in butter TO
keep oleo for sale, or vice versa; the
fraudulent compositions are only to be
sold at places especially assigned by the
municipality of each town. Moreover
all boxes, firkins or other packets con-
tanning oleo must bear the word mar
garine' in large characters, and a Iull
description must be given Of the ele-
ments employed IN making the compo-
sition. In the retail trade all oleo sold
must be placed in bags, on the outside
of which is to be found description OF
the article, with the name and address
of the vender. Full authority is given
to inspectors to enter butter factories
and shops, and take specimens for
ANALYSIS: in the event of the specimens
being found pure, the cost will be
borne by the state. The penalties for
an infraction of the new law will vary
from six days to three months I'M
pr1scnment, and a fine of from $50 to
$1,000, while, in the event of the same
persons being convicted a second time
within year, the maximum fine will
always be imposed. There will also be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
SUSPICION.

Look here" said a delegate, indig-
nantly, II want an explanation"
Whats the natter" asked the poll
ical hustler.
I'm that letter you wrote me you
refer to my patriotism"
yes felt justified in doing So"
Eyes; but you spelt it p-a-y-triotism.
What 1 want to know is whether you
don't know any better, or whether you
are trying to be humorous.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16

Gilt-Edged Butter correspondent
of the Jersey Bulletin gives eight rules
for making gilt-edged butter:
l. Good COWS, to secure rich, clean,
healthy milk. If possible, feed COWS
on rich, old pastures, free from weeds,
preferably on uplands.
2 Milking the cows in clean, well
ventilated stable, free from all atmos-
pheric faint.
3. Setting the milk to cream and the
cream to ripen in clean, well-venti-
lated room that may be kept at low
and even temperature.
f. SCrupulous cleanliness and reg
ular temperature in the churning.
5. Stopping the chIrn when the but
ter comes the size of wheat grains, and
freeing it of buttermilk while in this
stage; taking care not to break the
grain in working.
g. While in the granular stage, in
corporate the salt evenly and thor
oughly.
T. Put up in neat, clean, sweet and
attractive packages.
8. Scrupulous cleanliness from tic
COW pasture to the butter box.
Dairy uggestions.-Butter Of good
flavor cannot be made from feeding
straw in large quantities.
The dairy COW is more nervous than
the beef animal, and hence requires
gentler treatment.
The fact that we can get more milk,
The little details Of the dairy need
close attention, and unless it is given,
total or partial failure will result.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16

The word "cockney" should in strict
ness be applied only to Londoners bred
and born within the sound of Bow
Bells" but nowadays the term is ap-
piled to Londoners generally as opposed
to country people.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16

a heavy fine imposed ca persons who
place hindrance in the way of The i'll
spectors.
Judge Bicycles Advice to a Farmers
Bcy.-A young man writes me that he
is unmarried, and would like to get
into some other business than farming,
and wishes tc know what l would rec
omneL~.
In reply l would say Il at it would not
be wise for me to give specific advice
On such an important matter without
knowing the qualifications of the per
son making the inquiry. If he was
brought up on the farm, understands
the business, and is ply sically able to
work, his chances for success are prob
ably as good in farming as in any other
pursuit. There are fewer failures
among farmers than in any other call
ing, and believe there is more comfort
and happiness on the farm than in the
store and shop.
Nevertheless, if my young friend pcs
itively dislikes farm lite and cannot
get interested in it, he had better pull
out and try something else II he is
now on the home farm. conducted by
his parents, perhaps if he be allowed to
have share in the business, even
though small one, and given d chance
10 get foOthold for himself, he will be
satisfied and content to stay on: and
this is a subject that father should take
into consideration. If the conditions
are such that there is no room for him
there, and | know this is often the case.
then he had better try something else.
If he has neither trade nor profession,
ror the time, means anC inclination to
go through college or serve apprentice
ship to trade, and has a strong desire
to be a merchant, then | should advise
him to go into store, preferably che
near home, and learn the business. In
seeking such position, do not be par
ticular about the salary, find a place
with an honest man, even if the pay be
next to nothing, and devote your ser
vices to his interests rather than your
own. Make yourself so useful to him
that he cannot very we'll get along
without you, in which case the salary
will take care of itself, without any
boosting of your own. Be diligent, be
honest, be willing, be polite, be faith
full in every detail, just as though the
business belonged to you.
Do not drink, do not smoke, do lot
fiirt, keep the heart pure and the body
clean, read good books, go to cnurcn,
never listen to or tell coarse stories, be
Cbliging, keep busy. Follow this up,
get married as soon as you can find
girl better than yourself, and have a
sufficient income to support her in COM
tort-not luxury-and Your success is
one of the certainties Of the future.
In the language Of a noted divine:
Set yourself earnestly to see what you
were made to do and then set yourself
earnestly to do it.''-Jacob Bicycle in
Farm Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16

Fighting Fruit PeStS.-A quarantine
against farm pests is being called for
in some states. This demand grows
the more it becomes certain that the
much dreaded San Jose scale has been
widely disseminated through nursery
stock. California has a state hOrt'cul
tural bureau which has a commission
in each county whose duty it is to carry
out the instructions of the board, and
to inspect all imported stock and see
that III visible insect pest or disease is
admitted into the counties under their
jurisdiction. 1t is further their duty TO
visit all orchards and see that they are
properly sprayed or treated for any
pests that may have obtained a loot
hold. If any stock is found which
threatens danger by its Introduction, it
can be summarily destroyed. In aGdl-
ton to their authority under the state
law, the county commissioners are
strengthened by county ordinances
which generally provide that all i'm
porters of trees or plants shall give
written notice of the arrival of such
plants within "a hours from The time of
their reception. The horticultural COM
missioner or local inspe ctor is then re-
quested to inspect them within p
hours. Railroad and express agents are
also required to notify the commits
sioner of the receipt at their Offices Of
all stock, so that no trees, shrubs Or
plants can enter any county without
first passing careful inspection. he
result of this careful quarantine system
has been TO prevent the introduction Of
new pests since its establishment, @nd
has also done very much to eradicate or
keep in check those which have air 9ady
found foothold. 1t has also had a
good educational tendency, for the com
missioner is required TO have some
knowledge of economic entomology,
and as a rule the fruit growers Of the
state are generally we'll versed in the
names and peculiaritias of the various
pests which are lik5lv to trouble their
orchards and gardens and lessen their
profits The system works very
smoothly, and while Of course it is
largely experimental in it's nature and
open for improvement, it has been of
great benefit to the orchardists of the
Pacific coast, is being gradually adopted
by all the states west Of the Rocky
mountains, and may yet become neces-
sary to this section.