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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23

Washington, Jan. 16.-Mr. SeweIl
rep, N. j. introduced a resolution on
the Monroe doctrine in the senate.
1t declares that the president
had pressed the doctrine beyond what
it was intended and that his interpre>
tation of it will involve us in foreign
complications and virtually extend a
protectorate over Mexico, Central and
South American states.
Mr.. Allen pop, Nebr.) called
attention to the indefinite post
ponement of his bill prohibiting
American citizens from receiving
foreign titles, decorations, etc. 1t oc-
CURED through an oversight of his and
he asked that the measure go on the
calendar for consideration as the people
did not believe in this undemocratic
practice. The request was agreed to.
Mr.. Cullum rep, lid presented a
resolution, which was agreed to, re-
Questing the state department for in
formation as to whether naturalized
United States citizens of Armenian
birth were allowed to visit Turkey,
whether their families living in Turkey
were allowed to depart for the United
States, and whether Americans living
in Turkey had the same rights as were
granted the citizens of Great Britain
Germany, France and Russia.
Mr.. Call gave notice that he would
move at an early day for the discharge
of the committee on foreign relations
for the recognition of Cubans as bel
ligerants. He would do this, he said,
in order to bring the senate to a direct
vote on the question without further
delay
Mr.. Platt rep, Comm said he had
heard much talk as to recognizing the
Cuban insurgents, but he pointed out
that this was a question primarily
within the jurisdiction Of the president.
No one doubted, Mr. Plat said, the
feeling of sympathy of our people to-
ward those engaged in a struggle for
liberty, but in shaping the official
course of the government there should
be no haste and every move should
proceed according to the recognized
rules Of international law.
There was an interesting. episode in
the house, inspired by Mr.. Grow rep,
PENN who declared that the New York
chamber Of commerce, in a pamphlet
widely circulated, had cast reflections
upon the good faith of the house. The
pamphlet criticised the house for not
paying Canadian sealers the S400 900
which, it was asserted, had been ar
bitTated and awarded to the owners of
the seized vessels Mr.. Grow demand
ed to be allowed to speak upon it. as
question Of privilege, but Mr.. Crisp
dem. Ga) made the point that the
pamphlet presented no questions of
privilege.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23
DULUTH FAILURE.

Duluth Jan. 19.-The Duluth Pro
vision & Dry Goods company assigned
Saturday. The company was organized
two years ago, with a capital stock of
800, 900 No statement of assets or liza
bilities is obtainable yet
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23
GOLD GOING OUT.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The treasury
Saturday lost $4,000 in gold bars AMI
coin, which leaves the true amount of
the gold reserve S53,74z. 1853.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23

ager of Mrs. Astor's home affairs, and
the last thing he does at night and
the first duty of the morning is to
see that it is safe.
When q dinner is given and the gold
service is in use Thomas is full of
misery, for then a miscellaneous lot Of
servants have the handling of it. On
the proceeds of one gold plate the
average servant could enjoy a luXur-
ious life of ease for year, and, know
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23
MONEY IN POLITICS.
Ford Claims He Had to Pay His
Backcr.

Newark, Ohio, Jan 19.-Suit has
been begun here by B. F. Ford, late
doorkeeper Of the Ohio senate, against
ox-State Senator George Iden for
$40. Ford claims Iden secured him
the position of doorkeeper Of the SEN
ate and compelled him to pay him all
over SIS a week Of his salary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23
VAULTS OF RICHES
WHERE NEW YORK SOCIETY
WOMEN HIDE THEIR VALUABLES.
ASTOR'S ELECTRICAL SAFE

II Some of the Houses of the Metro 20
lis a Clever Burglar Might, 1t is
Said, Get Away With $1,000, 900
Worth of Gems Commodore Ger
rvs Unique Device
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

washington, Jan. lJ.-jOnSfES5-
man Woodman of Chicago introduced
in the house bill approrriating $780,
100000 to be Immediately available
by the president for establishing 'forti-
fications and other defenses for the
adequate protection On the coast cities
of the United States The bill further
provides for the creation of a board
to be known as board Of fortifica-
tions," which shall consist of six
members, in addluon to the secretary
of war, to be appointed by the presi-
dent. Two of the members shall be
officers of the Amy detailed for such
duty without extra pay. The other
four shall be civilians, receiving $500
each per year. The board shall have
all authority subject to the approval
of the president. The following ports
shall receive consideration in order of
their most urgent need as decided by
the said board of Notifications. New
York, Boston, San Francisco, Chicago,
Washington, New Orleans, Philadel-
phia, Hampton, Newport News, Balti
more, Rhode island ports in Maria
gansett bay, Key West, Charleston Is.
Il c., Mobile, New London, Savannah,
Galveston, Portland (Ore), Pensacola,
Wilmington, Portsmouth, Fort Clinch,
Fort PophaIn, New Bedford, ports on
Penobscot river. Fort Knox and New
Haven Comm, San Diego, ports oH
Puget sound, Duluth, Sault Ste. Marie,
Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo,
and any other ports either on sea or
lake coasts of the United States which
may be deemed advisable by said
board Of Notifications"
Congressman Sauerhering introduced
in the house this morning a bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the purchase of
grounds and erecting a federal build
ing at Waterfowl, Wis. The bill was
read twice, ordered printed and re-
ferred to the committee en- appropria-
tions.
Mr.. Morse rep, Mass) presented a
| resolution to the effect that the COM
mittee on foreign affairs consider the
eXpediency of reporting forthwith
some expression by this government
in denunciation of these atrocities and
| if it finds that we as a nation are
powerless to act, that we invoke the
cooperation of the allied powers to
wipe the Turkish government off the
face of the earth and secure the free
dom and independence of Armenia.
The vice president laid before the
senate a letter from the secretary of
the treasury in reply to q resolution of
inquiry presented by Mr.. PETER as to
whether $100,000O0O in gold had at
any time been set apart from other
funds. The secretary said that this
had never been done, there being no
provision Of law authorizing it.
The controversy between Mr.. Hill
and the North Carolina senator's oc-
cupied the senate till 2 o'clock, when
the free silver measure was advocated
by Mr.. Morgan OF Alabama.
Among the other bills and resolu-
tons introduced were the following:
BY Mr.. Chandler, to refund the out
standing United States and treasury
notes with bonds bearing interest at 2
per cent; by Mr. Gear to admit New
Mexico into the union.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-17
Many receptions.

The little receptions practiced on the
reading public are illustrated by story
told in the New York Mail and Express.
It is to the effect that year or SO ago
there came to the metropolis a sub
stantially built young Englishman, who
hoped to make a good living by going
in for newspaper work and writing
stories for the periodicals. His success
was not so pronounced as to turn his
head by any means, and. in fact. he
wrote home not very long ago that if he
didn't freeze to death this winter he
would probably starve. Now he is in
clover, and he explains it to his init
mates by saying that he made the, ac-
quaintance of man whose name as a
writer of fiction has considerable value
to the editors of weekly papers and
monthly magazines, but who is perme-
ated through and through with the
bacilli of lassitude He is letting the
young Englishman write the stories and
he signs them, and, as he is we'll paid,
they each make a rather nice thing
of II
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-17
a Rare Man.

Charles F. Haseltine of Philadelphia
seems to be philosopher of the most
philosophic kind. He is the owner of
one of the buildings destroyed in the big
fire Sunday morning. 1t was not only a
handsome structure worth S35O,OOO, but
it contained a picture gallery of rare
paintings, collected by Mr.. Hazeltine and
valued at between $4,000 and $500, 900,
on which there was no insurance. Mr..
Haseltine was interviewed on the sub
ject and said: ''The first / heard about
the fire was about 10 o'clock. ! was
teaching a class in Sunday school when
some one came psand hoped | did not
sustain any great loss. | asked in what
manner, the they said j; CIV, Why, your
do then" asked the reporter. II simply
continued on teaching. l am not q fire
man and could not do anything to help
put the fire out" A man who could hear
that 100000 or 100000 worth of his
property had been swept away and ''con-
tinued on teaching" must have an
equanimity not often found outside of
Philadolnhia
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-17
Luminous Grabs.

The Chinese have curious belief that
certain crabs are at times heated to
white heat and if taken into boat have
the faculty of burning whatever they
touch. To anyone familiar with crabs in
their variety there might seem some rea-
son for this, as. SO far as appearances
are concerned, some of the crabs are
wonderfully luminous and seem to glow
at every point with an intense light that
in it's radiations illumines not only the
animal itself, !, but all immediate objects.
One night In, rowing my boat along the
Florida reef I noticed that the water
suddenly became highly luminous. At
the bow two golden waves rushed away,
breaking into luminous foam, seeming
to ignite the entire surrounding water.
Every movement of the oar was like a
touch of Midas and left golden train.
Here were great moon-like masses; now
trails of light as fishes dashed away,
and by splashing the water violently to
and fro with my hand, SO brilliant light
was produced that print could be read by
it. Investigation showed that this WON
derful phenomenon was caused by minute
crustaceans, cousins of the common
crabs, that while minute in size almost
completely filled the water and by a
combination of forces produced the mar
velous display. Philadelphia Times.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-17
Pleasure in u arketing.

Philadelphia women are not the only
ones who own their market baskets and
butter kettles. It's the fashion among
aristocratic Boston women to do their
own marketing. When one of these
intellectual young persons was asked
what she did to occupy her, days she
replied rather haughtily: Why study
and go to market She isg.'co-ed" at
the Harvard annex, but finds time, it
seems, to go to Quincy market twice a
week for the household supplies. All
the smart set of Boston go to Quincy
market Most of the women manage
to get along with one days marketing
however. Friday and Saturday morn
ings the market is particularly interest
ing. Gay carriages, drawn by pranc-
ing horses, with liveried attendants,
stand in waiting while the ladies visit
the stalls within. They come downtown
on purpose every day, these ladies of the
leisure class, to select the family din
ner but on Friday and Saturday they
turn out in large numbers, sort of ar
istocratic beef-buying picnic, so to speak
Some of them have lists kept in dainty
leather and gold notebooks, which they
consult, and will not diverge from in
the minutcst detail. They seem to take
special delight in throwing off the con-
ventionalities for a brief time and in
browsing about in homely way among
the green strings and juicy meats, just
like any ordinary little housewife with
her husbands wages in battered purse.
PHILADELPHIA Times
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-17
The Dollar Dog Dead.

Tony, the American dollar dog, died
at Cheyenne on January u, at the age
of years. When Tony was a. year old
he was found to have an unaccountable
liking for American silver dollars. He
would refuse to touch any other coin,
and as his passion for American dollars
was fostered by his owner, George w.
Brown he soon became an expert in
discriminating between good dollar and
a counterfeit. Tony would refuse to pick
up counterfeit dollar, q Mexican dollar.
5-franc piece, or gold piece, but
would catch good American dollar in
his mouth before it could reach the
ground whenever one was thrown to him.
He became the talk of the town and was
shown to all visitors as one of the lions
of the city. Hundreds of these visitors
were doubtful at first of the stories told
of Tony, but they went away convinced
after trying him with good and bad
coins.
The dogs wonderful faculty was tested
fully when he was about years old.
Then he was taken to Denver and in the
presence of several bank officials and 9th
er coin experts was tested with coins
by the United States treasury depart
ment agent. Scorest6sofg ecounterfeits,
some of them good enough to deceive the
ordinary bank cashier. were thrown to
him, but he refused to pick them up, al
though he eagerly snatched UP every
good dollar. Upon one occasion dollar
of doubtful appearance was given to
Tony's owner. Thinking it was a coun-
terfeit, Mr. Brown threw it to Tony,
who, without hesitation, picked it up.
Mr.. Brown accepted the coin as good and
included it in his next deposit at the
bank The bank cashier threw it out
and declared it counterfeit. Mr.. Brown
then sent the coin to the treasury de-
partment, which found it to be genuine.
Tony's cleverness led his owner to
utilize him for money making purposes.
For almost year Tony was dime mu-
scum star in Denver, Salt Lake city.
Butte, and other Western cities, always
attracting crowds and never failing to
discriminate between good and bad coin
The constant work ofzpiclsing up coins
wore out the dogs front teeth and he
had to retire from the stage. Although
his teeth were almost gone. Tony's love
for silver dollars did not decrease. and
even in his last sickness he could be
kert quiet only with numerous gifts of
American silver dollars with which he
played.
Tony's death was caused by dropsy
and a cold contracted on recent trip
from Cheyenne to. Denver and Salt Lake
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-17
PHOTOGRAPHIC CoLoRS.
Prof-SelIe's New System Successfully Re-
produces the Various Ttnts.


produces the Various Ttnts.
Hardly has the world had time to re-
cover from it's establishment over the
wonderful discovery of Prof. Roentgen
in the sphere of photography when the
news is wired from Brandenburg of an
epoch-making discovery which already.
excites the deepest interest in scientific.
commercial and industrial circles. The
world of art is also threatened with an
other formidable competitor. The in
ventor is DR.. Selle, practicing physi-
clan of Brandenburg. He has cOntrived
a Photographic instrument which will in
minute details reproduce the various
colors of objects, persons and landscapes
brought within a specified range of the
camera. What is most surprising IN
this new experience is that on photo
graphs the colors lose none of their orig
inal brilliancy and shade. Connoisseurs
speak with the greatest enthusiasm of
DIR. Selle's remarkable work. He has
sent to a number of experts for examina-
ton beautiful photographs in colors of
rose bushes, peacockS, crazy quilts and
some delicately furnished tropical but
terflies, which on account of their soft
tints, draw the special admiration of all
who have seen them. DIR. Selle's APP
paratus does not require any more time
in the perfecting of colored photo
graph than is used for the colorless re-
production by ordinary cameras.
Selle's instantaneous colored photo
graph, as it will most PROBABLY be called,
forms the subject today of the leading
journals of the German metropolis. The
inventor has kept the most important
factors of his experience a secret. In
an address to the Freie Photographische
Veriniguen, he only admits that his in
strnment contains three very thins sela-
tine films, placed at equal distances,
which all three receive the same Impress
ions of the objects within the range. of
the camera, with this distinction, that
on the first the various tints of the red.
on the second of the blue. and on the
third the yellow are received. He also
comedies that indigo colors deposited in
his instrument are attracted to the films,
which causes the illumined spots to as
sumo the desired coiors. Immediately
after the operator has covered his lens
the films are pressed together and are
then ready for development and retouch-
ing. DR.. Selle has labored daily for five
years to perfect his invention, which
is pronounced by all a brilliant success.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-17
A DENVER WORM FARM.
The Wrigg1ers Are Raised on a Large
Scale as Food for Mocking Birds.

The Wrigglers Are Raised on a Large
Scale as Food for Mocking Birds.
A worm farm is one of the features
in store E. e. Achert runs at 1916
Seventeeth street, Denver. Mr. Achert
and his wife have been in the worm
raising industry in Denver for over
twenty years. 1t is the only institu-
ton of it's kind in the country.
The worms are chiefly bred to furnish
food for mocking birds, and about 800
Denver people who own feathered MINI
les of this variety are regular customers
-nightingales, thrushes, blackbirds, etc.
eat the kind of worms the Acherts
raise, but there are not many of these
kinds in Denver, so the AGiIert farm pro-
vides delicacies almost solely una entire
ly for the mocking bird tribe.
Although Mr.. and Mrs. Achert call
their worm plant farm, there is little
more like a chiffonier than ranch
Standing in the middle of the little shop
is a large wooden conrriyance, fitted
out with four drawers. Each drawer
is filled to the brim with living, NOV
ing mass. On the top of each wriggling
heap is heavy linen cloth, eaten through
here and there into holes. Out of nearly
head of a wriggling meal worm.
From the worms brought here from
abroad by Mrs. Achert numerous mill
ions have since been raised. The staple
diet of the beasts consists of beer, WOOL
en- blankets and meal bran. Over the
bottom of each drawer is scattered a
mess of bran, in which the meal-worm
bug lays it's eggs. Over the bran is laid
a section of thick, wooden blanket, above
this more meal bran, and over all q
heavy piece of linen. Between the linen
and the bottom of the drawer an inter-
esting process of evolution is going on all
the year round.
Where the evolutionary movement
commences is question for abstruse,
hair-splitting scientists, but in Achert's
farm it began with the worms. After a
lapse of about three months his yellow,
one-inch-long worms grew hard shell
of brownish hue upon them, and APP
peared to be dead. Before coating them
selves with this armor they crawled out
of the outer strata of the drawer, and
lay there, apparently without power of
motion. A few weeks more and each
shell burst, giving birth to an ugly black
bug of small dimensions, and possessed
of horns and feelers in plenty. These
things swarmed in the meal bran until
they nestled all over 1T, and laid. eggs.
AS fast as bug laid her due quantity
of eggs she rolled over on her back and
died. If there are male meal-worm bugs
the Acherts have not become cognizant
of the fact; all their bugs lay eggs.-Den-
Yer Republican.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-17
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
The Witch Dance.


when from the underworld the light
4 saw q witch-dance, where the corn
Stood stacked in half hundred sheaves.
Their tatters streaming on the wind,
They bowed, they bentg they turned, they
tost;
They trembled with an aguish chill,
Withered and shriveled in the frost.
Nodding in rhythmic time and tune,
What unsung slaves perchance they hearo,
What strange phrase muttered all the
while
With wild and silent laughter stirred!
When happily a hurrying troop,
AS If one wound some fairy horn,
Out of the shadow rose, and then
Went dancing with the stocks of corn.
Each little figure waved her scarf,
score of airy fairy flags;
Each cOrn-Stook curtSied. turn by turn,
Rustlng her old and silken rags.
They capered here, they capered there,
Balanced to partners. tripped and tWlrled,
Now stately as a Saraband,
Now q mad tarantella whirled.
So dark, SO weird, SO hooking these,
Things out of cid, SO sweet, so dear,
So innocent, the fairy folk
One shivered half to see them near!
When suddenly the last light fell,
A sad wind moaned through signing
sheaves,
The witch-dance vanished-homeward came
The children scuf1ing through the. leaves.
Harriet Prescott Spofford in Harpers
Bazaar.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-17
No Hurry.

Couch! oh! help! help!' screeched an
agonized voice in the middle of the night,
hotel in Hawville, Ok. "Oh, gee-whizz!
Quar-r-r-r!''
whats the matter upstairs, JIM"
inquired Alkali Ike, who had dropped in
for his nightcap.
''Ah, / reckon it's one of them fool
tourists havin' trouble with his spring
bed" replied the night clerk. New
Corners don't understand how to manage
them beds very well, an every night or
two somebody gifts one of the spiral
springs screwed into his back like a
shirt stud When l git your pizen mixed
we'll go up thar and unscrew the poor
cuss. YelIs like it hurts him consider
able, don't he?'-Truth.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-17
Pedagogical Hermit.

The pedagogical hermit Of the White
wilderness, northern Piscataquis county.
says the only book he possesses or reads
is copy of Wordsworth's poems. With
such a mechanical regimen it is small
wonder that the recluse has wheels in
his head.
With the exception of jar for cook
ing beans and a vessel in which he fries
his fish, this schoolmaster hermit has abb
to keep himself warm in winter. His
cabin is surrounded by dense woods,
and 200 or 300 yards off is a stream
which supplies him with fish and water.
Fish and the beans from his garden
form his only diet-with Wordsworth s
varses, which aren't very filling.-Lewis-
ton Journal
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-17
Fresh Air.

A physician says in the European edi-
ton of the New York Herald: Fresh air
and ventilation are as necessary in an
apartment in midwinter, at very low
temperatures, as they are at any other
time of the year. Ny readers know that
air is the bread Of life, that it is indis-
pensable as food. and that it becomes
exhausted and vitiated very quickly, SO
as to be unfit for breathing and even
poisonous, when the supply is not con-
stantly renewed Teeming with germs
of all species. the air is permanently
filled with different kinds of fermenta-
lions, and when it comes from our lungs
it is not only highly charged with car
-bonic acid gas. which is unsuitable for
life, but with other eminently poisonous,
volatile, pulmonary excreta. Whence the
inference that not only is confined air
unfit for indefinite breathing, but that
it is quickly transformed into an as
and deadly poison. In this
way can be explained the danger in
Cured in sleeping an entire night in. the
stagnant atmosphere of carefully
closed room. A permanent system of
Interchange ought to exist between the
room and the air without, which is rela-
lively clean and unused.