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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03

cover Is hinged to form the front, and
n longer spout is used instead Of the
n that belongs to the pump. This
long spout a be bored out of q piece
OF pine in a few moments. Tn. inciosed
mir about the pump will keep II from
freezing, even in very severe weather
II the door to the box shuts snugly, and
no other cracks let in the cold air.
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03

worse until j was un.
able to take my food
or handle myself in
any way; I was abso-
lutely helpless. Three
bottles OF S.S.S. re-
lieved me so that I
Iwas soon able to move
my right arm; before
long I could walk
across the room, and
he'd one dozen bottles
tely and am as we'll a.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-03
F~RoST.PRoOF PUMP.

A Dex That Will Prevent Pressing Even
In Worry Severe Weather.
"A box OF the right size and shape IL
procured, and, with one end removed.
IL set about the pump and firmly and
tightly fastened to the platform. The
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

gained this standing army down to-
the last gaiter button, as the phrase
goes, working tremendously with the
Turkish authorities, who gladly rec
ognized US as teachers. If it comes to
war the success of our efforts to raise
the Turkish troops to the standard Of
modern efficiency will soon become ap-
parent. 1t was part of the sultan.s
policy not to let the world at large
know what We were doing and what
we were accomplishing. If the powers
had known the full extent of Turkeys
indirect preparations for war they
would surely have interfered, either by
accusing his majesty Of double dealing
or by cutting off our supply of war
materials by financial jugglery. Turk
ish officers and generals have had a
bad name, not because they lacked IN
aggressiveness or courage, but because
they had little else to recommend
them. This state of things has totally
changed. Ever since 1886 large de-
tachments of Turks, after receiving
preliminary instructions at home, have
have returned after a year or so of
hard work. In the same way ex-
emplary German officers have taken
position with the sultan's troops. His
friendship with the kaiser guaranteed
the character of all the officers en-
gagged for his army; they were all
picked soldiers, tried teachers, men of
stamina and experience. The book of
instruction newly introduced into the
Turkish army is similar to the Ger
man military code. Sami Bey, Turk
ish military attache at the Berlin en-
bassy, is responsible for the greater
part of the instructions, which he has
seen tried and successfully carried out.
The Turkish officers corps is now a
very progressive and respectable body
Of men. While in the sultan's service
[ delivered two or three lectures every
week before army officers. These were
by discussions. | was aston
lshed at the character of the speeches,
questions, and demonstrations l heard.
They proved above all that these Turk
ISL officers are of a studious habit, and
take their profession very much in
Fatalists as most of them
are, they know that safety lies in
AS to the Moslem mill
tary spirit, it is as strong today as it
ever has been during the last two CEN
turtles. The Turk is most enduring
creature, hardy, and capable of with
great bodily infections. His
courage has never been doubted. Such
4 soldier needs only capable officers to
De almost invincible. The sultan's
army is now splendidly Differed and
good material is added daily. The
War academy, which in 1883 had 453
pupils, now has 1880. The mobiliza-
ion of the Turkish army should it be-
come necessary, will be effected within
week. The Macedonian contingent
will be in marching order within five
lays"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

What seemed to be simply an ex-
qulslte neckscarf of mink in a long
white satin box, proved to be the most
costly arrangement for the throat in
the whole of New York city. Where
the eyes of the little animal should
CLEAN out soft and bright were
two magnificent solitaire diamonds Sc
curely fastened in an invisible setting
OF gold. The pretty debutante about
whose soft white throat this quaint
valentine is to be fastened has red
brown hair and eyes as near the same
shade as it is possible for eyes to be.
All OF this was considered by the
young fellow who is going to foot the
bill for this $500 valentine, when he
ordered the red brown fur made I'D in
such costly fashion.
Think of the depth of affection and
the length of the pocketbook which
would allow an order for a white vel
vet case containing forty articles, by
actual count, for my lady's dressing
table. Each piece was of quantity
carved silver, with an elaborate mono
gram. There were cologne bottles a
foot high, cut glass scent bottles in
filagree silver, curling tongs, a tiny
alcohol lamp, combs and brushes of
several sizes, glove and shoe buttoners,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13
MAN LOST!
To Keep From Specializing This Man
Took to Crossing Sweeping.

A city merchant once caused his
friends much sorrow by disappearing
in strange fashion. He was last
heard of at his bankers, where he de-
posted nearly $4,000 to mis- bank ac-
count. His subsequent whereabouts
were enveloped in mystery, and years
elapsed without any explanation being
forthcoming. Ten years later his wife
was driving through a west end dis
trict when she recognized in the fig
ure of a crossing sweeper some semb-
lance to that of her husband. She i'm
mediately stopped her carriage and
found that the sweeper was indeed her
missing husband. He was inclined to
resent her persuasions to return to his
home, but eventually succumbed. He
afterward explained that he had
amassed sufficient money to keep his
family in comfort, and, tormented by
the fear that he might be induced to
speculate and lose the WHOLE he de-
termined to disappear and leave them
to it's enjoyment. He had lived in
common lodging houses, and was con-
tent in his adopted business of
crossing sweeper Often he had seen
his wife pass him, and he had received
many coppers and small pieces of sill
yer from his family.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

flowers have been ordered for a week
or more, for, instead of the long fav-
cred baskets bedecked with ribbons
the valentine seEders and ordered to
be filled to overlooking with the sweet
meats most affected by the fair one of
his dreams. One beautiful vase of
ruby colored glass had a carrying
capacity of twenty pounds of candy, so
it may readily be seen that the cost of
these valentines compares favorably
with the other two.
Are there no valentines for the men
folks? Of course there are, and in
abundance. There are opera glasses
tiny enough to fit into the vest pocket,
travelling pocket jewelry cases, which
look like regulation pocketbook, but
which open to show places where
scarf pins, sleeve buttons and other
valuables may be safely stored; there
are silver cases for playing cards,
with beautifully enameled queen of
hearts forming the cover, and for
those who wish to be truly magnificent
there are solid gold shoe horns and hat
and clothing brushes set in the same
rich metal.
ST. Valentines day is essentially a
feast day for the womankind of crea-
ton, and most of their mail has mis-
beginning the address, if Uncle Sams
letter carriers are to be believed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

glove stretchers, shoe horns, powder,
cream and bcnbon boxes of varying
sizes, three sets of scissors, and COM
plete assortment of manicure imple-
ments. The browning glory of the box
was the large hand mirror and the fat
heart-shaped pin cushion of pink vel
vet set in a framework of silver. The
handsome young yacHsman, Howard
Gould, ordered this rich valentine, but
for whom it was intended much study
ing of the intricate monogram would
not give a hint to the many persons
who crowded the Broadway window in
order to peep at the lovely things and
speculate as to the uses of each one of
the glittering articles.
A favorte valentine this year will
be hat pin. Ali of the society girls
are making collections of these useful
little things. for it has only been
and filled to overlooking, Fashion has
decreed that flowers must be sent in
immense satin boxes, painted on the
outside with flowers almost as lovely
covered inside of the box.
For delicate mauve and green
orchids, satin of the same shade is
used, and sprays of the flowers in ex-
actly the same tint are scattered over
the top and sides. The color scheme
is repeated for 'violets, roses and most
delightfully."- of all for the narcissus,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

floral valentine is quite as costly as
the jewel valentine, and while it is
much more poetic it does rot give as
much pleasure, for the flowers perish
so quickly, while the jewel is a joy
forever.
There is third valentine, known as
the confectioner's valentine, and it is
the most popular of them all. This
year the chocolates and crystallized
fruits have the most exquisite recep
tacles. Vases of wonderful shapes and
exquisite colorings, each ornamented
with a medallion portrait of some
famous beauty, Louise of Prussia be-
ing the most favored, are chosen by
within the past year that the hat pin
has come to be a thing of beauty.
Some of the prettiest have at the top of
the slender gold pin setting as large
as q dime of turquoise surrounded by
diamonds, amethysts inclosed in a
ring of shimmering pearls, or, most
beautiful of all to the maid who lacks
superstition, fiery opal set in large
diamonds.
Jewels are not the only costly val
entines which st. Valentine will give
to his favorites. Great baskets of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13
THE FIRST VALENTINE.

My sister Sue has seven now,
And Antoinette has nine;
1 wonder if the next will be
My own dear valentine?
I've watched the postman most all day,
And now it's nearly eight;
1 go to bed at seven; this once
Mamma said 1 might wait.
He's coming round the corner now;
Oh, dear! he's going past!
No, no! he's coming in to bring
My valentine at last.
[ know it must be mine this time;
1t is! It's dressed to me
Miss Dorothea Helen Brown"
AS plain as it can be.
And lovely gold lace On the edge,
And poetry in line;
1t says: my love, love but thee,
Thy faithful valentine"
My sisters said that valentines
Were not for little girls,
Whose dresses did not reach their
boots
Who wore their hair in curls.
But don't care; they haven't one
That's half so nice IS mine;
How glad l am I'm old enough
To have a valentine!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

Prempeh inherited all of these bar
Iels of gold ana he has added to them.
whenever any of his 10000 subjects
collect any gold they have to turn over
the best part of it to the king No one
knows how much Prempeh is worth,
least of all himself 1t would not be
a rash statement to say that he NAV
be the richest monarch in the world,
for all of his wealth is in gold He
may be worth $500,000,0 900, and he is
certainly not worth less than $1OO ,0O0,-
600.
If he were financier and knew how
to dispose of his holdings to CONNER
cial concerns he could probably sell
out for more than $4,000, 00O, 900. He
sits on chair or stool of solid gold
which four muscular blacks can just
carry. The weight of this stool is
about five hundred pounds. A pound
of gold is worth $500 and five hundred
pounds means $160,000. Therefore
Prempeh owns the most valuable stool
in the world
How much he will have of all this a
year from now when the ravenous
hands of the English have been delv-
ing into his treasures, it is quite easy
to conjecture. In the expressive lam
guage of today, it Will probably be
Nit" Prempeh claims to be very
poor-too poor even to furnish the
British conqueror with $4,000 ounces of
gold.
If the Ashantee savage, without an
atom of tutored intelligence, blankly
ignorant of the rudiments of gold min
ing, can accumulate all this treasure,
what will the English do, fortified by
science, skill and mechanical appli-
ances? Surely a golden vista is opened
up, which is dazzling to contemplate.
And England won all this with
scarcely a struggle But it will be a
struggle to maintain it. To combat
the customs of a people who have lived
in savage freedom for thousands of
years, and who enjoy strength and
vigor amid the deadly miasma which
kills the European like a shot. is no
mean task. Besides, the Ashantee is a
fighter. He is tall, muscular, and
knows how to use the modern rifle.
Prempeh, in his dealings with traders,
saw that civilization might be copied
with advantage in a few things The
white man who burdened himself with
clothes he regarded as an imbecile
The white man who contented himself
with single wife he looked a with
contempt. The white man who could
not see the glory of human sacrifice ns
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

King Prempeh, with his 1888 wives
his old plug hat his state umbrella
and royal chair of solid gold, to say
nothing Of millions of subjects and
thousands of square miles of land, are
all now the property of her majesty,
Queen Victoria. Ashantee has fallen
almost without a struggle and a vast
territory believed to be reeking with
gold, will soon be gobbled up by com
mercial England The riches of the
land in the Transvaal, which the
sturdy Beers have kept under their
supervision to the aggravation Of the
English, will, it is thought, be dis
counted by the gold of Ashantee If
King Prempeh's country pans out as
expected, England can afford to stop
her intrigueS for the domination of the
Transvaal and concentrate her atten-
ton upon developing the newest &C
QUESTION.
There are 100000 subjects of King
Prempeh in the Ashantee country, and
the poorest of them wear ornaments of
the purest gold. The lowliest Asian
tee woman, whose wardrobe begin
and ends with small strip of reed
grass worn about the hips, has gold
bands on her ankles, gold chains
around her neck, gold bracelets on her
arms, gold rings on her fingers and
gold in her ears. If she knew enough
she could clothe herself from head to
foot in gold and do the same with her
numerous progeny.
No one knows how much of the pre-,
cious metal there is in Ashantee. Iron
and copper also abound there, but
these have been practically cast into
1.-THE shade by the golden glamour per-
meating the savage kingdom. King
cKoffee, the predecessor of Prempeh
reigned i'll Ashantee when Viscount
Wolseley, now commandments of
the British army, made his memorable
war against the savage monarch in
1873. In Koffee's palace were found
several rudely made hogsheads heap
ing full of gold dust 1t is hard to
estimate the value of a barrel of solid
gold, but it runs way into the millions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

lish forces, and will exact many prom
ises from Prempeh. He is accompanied
by Prince Christian Victor, eldest son
of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Hol-
stein, who was famous at Oxford as a
football and cricket player and general
good fellow. He joined the Ashantee
expedition to win military glory, and
has been successful
Coomassie is queer place and the
stories which the English soldiers will
bring back will be worth reading. 1t
has 10000 inhabitants and the huts are
irregularly laid out in avenues. One
avenue is mile long. The 1888 wives
awarded to the king by custom, CEN
turtles old, live in two long streets.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13
THE TURKISH ARMY.
Sultan's Troops Are Efficient as Well
as Cruel

According to the st. Louis Globe
Democrat the Turkish army is we'll
able to take care of itself in case war
results from the sultan's stubborn
front toward the powers. His soldiers
are well drilled and disciplined, and
his officers are up-to-date in modern
methods of warfare. The Mussulman
ropean troops who should be ordered
to attack them.
This, according to Gen. Won der
Goltz Pasha, the German officer who
recently reorganized the sultan's army
and is now retired, is probably the
reason which has led the kaiser to as
sumo negative policy in the pres
ent war Of diplomacy.
"Since the last war;" said the gen.
eral, ''the sultan's troops have gener-
strategic knowledge. They are no
longer a force subject to antiquated
methods and notions. 1t is entirely
untrue that the reforms proposed by
myself and the staff of German in
structors were executed only on paper,
as has been repeatedly asserted. On
the contrary, they have been actually
put into practice and have been the
oretically studied with zeal ordinarily
credited only to German profoundness.
These modern Turks are hard workers,
and in their military duties, which
they hold as sacred, they neither hest
tate nor falter. That the sultan was
in earnest with respect to the army re-
form is perfectly well known. Ever
since the last war his majesty has
been anxious to do all in his power to
put his army on the most modern
footing. His friendship with the Ger
man emperor is the consequence of the
personal interest both feel in their re-
spective armies. The sultan, being
satisfied that German drill and STRAIT
egg are superior to any other system,
allowed myself and brother officers
full sway in our departments. We Or
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13
ROYAL ETIQUETTE.

On one occasion Queen Victoria,
Louis PHILIPPE and the Duke of Well
ington paid a visit to Elton college.
They were invited to sign the visitors
book. The French king thoughtlessly
took up the pen and signed his name
at the top of the page. Etiquette,
however, forbade Queen Victoria to
sign her name under any other. She
therefore signed on the top of the next
page. She then took up the pen and
handed it to the duke of Wellington,
who was so excited at the contre-
temps that he actually signed his
name ''V 9ggington." And, by the
way, it may be recorded that ETH
quette forbids the queen to converse
with tradesmen When a purveyor
waits upon her, the queen addresses
her remarks to an equerry, who in
turn addresses the expectant merchant.
Philadelphia Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13
HER SWEET LAUGH.

society girl, one of whose great at
fractions is soft little musical laugh,
entertained an interested group lately
with an account of how that promi-
nent charm of her was acquired
Very few persons have, as you know"
said she, IAN agreeable laugh. 1 had
simply nothing that could be called
such in my possession. The lack made
me seem grim, and too far from merry
to be a successful companion. So
took lessons of an actor, and learned
the mechanism of forced laughter.
This l practiced and improved by my
self, till 1 had the art to perfection,
and it became second nature. 1t cost
me $50 to buy my laugh, but l wouldn't
part with it for many thousands You
can't guess what a boon it is when the
social atmosphere is full of ancient Joe
Millerisms"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

For more than sixteen hundred
years the month of February has
brought the feast Of good st. Valen-
tine. Never since the year 270, when
the feast day was named, has there
been any kind approaching in costli-
ness and novelty the valentines of
1896. Hand-painted satin and real
lace trimmed hearts and darts and
Cupid's bows will not suit the require
ments of the modern lover, for
maidens these days are scornful of the
airy, fairy daintiness of the danes of
"auld lang syne.''
A thoroughly up-to-date valentine
which is on exhibition at the leading
is a bicycle. And what a bicycle it
is! Wheels, handles and framework
OF eXquisitely wrought solid silver.
The tires, of course, are of rubber,
and the seat is of soft brown leather,
almost covered with a cleaning fret
work of silver. To unframed eyes the
crowning glory of all this magnif-
cence was the bicycle lantern, made of
silver in the quaintest shape, and rich
with jeweled glass in gold and ruby
and sapphire blue. 1t was said that
this, the costliest bicycle in the world,
had been made to order for John Jacob
Astor and was to be sent as a valen-
tine to his pretty young wife. Mrs.
Astor has so many Of the good things
Of this world that her devoted husband
spends much Of his time in devising
novelties for her, and this wonderful
bicycle is the result of long study and
much planning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

Prempeh doesn't know half of his
wives even by sight
There will be one praiseworthy re-
suit of the English conquest of Asian
tee. Human sacrifice will be stopped.
The slaughter of Prempeh's subjects on
feast days in the grove near Coomassie
will cease and should Prempeh die
1000 men and women will not be
killed to accompany him to the great
unknown, as was the custom on the
deaths of all of his predecessors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

deemed heather. But the white man
and his magazine rifle he looked up
to with respect. How many pounds of
gold he gave for the fine rifles and
ammunition with which his army of
fifty thousand men arc equipped no
one knows.
But the rifles availed him nothing.
The handful of Englishmen who few
days ago penetrated to Coomassie, the
capital of Ashantee, dismayed and
overwhelmed the royal forces by shoot
ing skyrockets and harmless pyrotech-
MICS in the night time. If a million
devils were loosened amid Prempeh's
warriors greater CONSERVATION would
not have been caused. They were lit
orally frightened to the verge of death.
The English are now in command
at Coomassie. Colonel Sir Francis
Scott, a soldier of experience in Afri-
can warfare, is at the head Of the Eng
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13
A STRONG HINT.

Uncle" Peter Bates was local ce-
lebrity who kept the tavern in Ran
dolph, VT, in the old staging days. He
was noted for his dry humor, and was
never at a loss for retort or for a
method of expressing his ideas. One
morning, after breakfast, as stranger
was about to depart without paying his
bill, Uncle Peter walked up to him and
Llandly said: Mister, if you should
lose your pocketbook between here and
Montpelier remember you didn't take 1t
out here"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

Sally Sullivan-What. Be your wal
entine? Nav, 1 amt bein' the walen-
tine of no slob wot amt even got no
overcoat.
Mickey MvManus-Dat's all right,
Sally, jist you wait till dem beautiful
garments wears out and you'll be glad
to be anybody's valentine-you amt
no Venus.-Truth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13
HIS ARM.

l love the gayly-lighted halls,
Where dwell a thousand pleasures,
But better far, love that voice
Which murmurs through the meas
ures.
love the musics swelling tones,
Which ebb and flow with feeling.
While on my heart with tenderness
Comes stealing, stealing, stealing.
1 love the pleasures of the dance,
When all its joys surround me;
And, oh! the dearest joy of all
Is the manly arm around me.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

1t appears tina the game law is print
ed twice in the session laws, and that
both were signed by the governor The
laws are in possible conflict. The diff
ferences relate to fishing in the Miss
issippi river and in Lake Superior and
Green bay.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13
VALENTINE WONDERS
HEARTS, DARTS AND CUPID
PUSHED INTO THE SHADE.
REIGN OF SILVER AND GOLD

silversmith's on Broadway, New York,
jewelers. Art Taxed to the Utmost
to Provide Novelties-What the
Swagger Man Sends-The Day as
Viewed in New York City-Costly
Fads.