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Tt1c GLOVE TREE.
How the Buds Are Prepared For the UscI
of Commerce.

How the Buds Are Prepared For the Uscs
of Commerce.
The Glove tree is IL native of the Mo-
lucca islands and belongs to the far
spread family of myrtlcs. 1t is II tall,
very handsome evergreen, with ovatc,
oblong leaves and purplish flowers. ar
ranged i'll corymbs on short jOinted
stalks. The flowers are produced in
great profusion, and when they appear,
which is ut the beginning of the rainy
season, they are in the form Of elongat-
ed, grcenish buds. These ~uncXpandcd
buds are the cloves of commerce, which
derive their name from the Spanish
word clavo, "a nail. so called from
the real or iancicd resemblance of the
bud to Il nail.
Sometimes the Glove fruit appears in
commerce i'll Il dried state. under the
name of mother cloves. 1t has an
odor and flavor similar to cloves, but is
much weaker.
The flower buds are beaten from the
tree and are dried Lv the smoke of wood
fires and ..tCrward by the sun. If the
buds remain on the trees, the callCCs
gradually swell, the embryo seeds en-
large and the pungcnt properties Of tile
cloves are to a great degree dissipatcd.
Gloves conslS OF W. parts, ii round
head, which Is, i'll fact. the flower rolled
mp, inclOsing Il number of small fila
ments. and the four points that sur.
round the flower and form the flower
cup of the unripe seed vessel When
they are soaked for "A short time in hot
water, tho flowers soften and readily
unroll. SO that all of the parts may be
seen
The entire Glove tree is highly aro-
matte. and the foot stalks of the leaves
have nearly the same pungent quality
as the calyx of the flower. -Philadel-
phia Times.
, 1897-11-11
Certain Irish Stories,

A Roman deacon was sent for to bap-
tie n baby. In the cabin he could find
no water, but there was a pot of tea
Tea, he reasoned, contains water.
the rest is but accident. and proceeded
to pour out II cup But it was strong,
even to blackness. SO he went Ill search
of water. and, having found some, WI
tered the tea down to a more reasonable
color. christened the baby with it, and
reported the circumstance as IL case of
conscience, to his superior 1t had not
occurred to him. having found the wa
ter, to use 1t bv itself
Here Is a tutor 5 letter of coincidence to
a bereaved parent This was unklndly
attributed to Oxford The tutor wrote,
Il am sincerely grleved to hear the sad
news Of your sons death. but | must
inform you he would have had to go
down in any case, us lie had failed to
satisfy the examiners i'll classical mod
erations.
One other story, | may add here, as
it serves to illustrate II certain disparity
often noticeable bctwecE SaXon and
Celtic word values. and also the way i'll
which Irish orators discount their own
rhetoric A hone ruler was harangulug
OH English terrorism, IL after draw
ing n horrld picture Of babies spcared
on the points OF baynncts etc he o
cluded III that your civilization.
you may keep 1t | call 1t most linprop
er "-Cornhlll Magazine
, 1897-11-11

The writer recalls the days of mill
tary discipline when he served both in
and out of the ranks.
He remembers the always CHEEKY Or
der: "Ordcr arms! In place! Rest"
Th"n every man did as he pleased
He could talk, he could laugh, he could
reach ont with his arms. but one foot
must be on the line and stay on the
line. SO that when the order came, cat
tcntion!' every soldier had but to draw
a part of himself into position. for part
of himself was already i'll position.
There is II lesson here for business
men.
Keep On the line of safety, branch
ont with your arms, reach into the
visionary sky of experiment., but keep
one foot on the line of conservative sue.
cess, 50 that there cannot be total fail.
ure everywhere, and one can draw the
unsuccessful part back to the successful
part ,"l!on discretion calls u halt
Hard y ire.
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On q bright, sunny Gay visitors are
often puzzled at the numerous colors
visible on Il = surface of the sea. There
will perhal be sorne four or five streais
of green, blue, yellow, Llack and SO
forth, making the water appear rs
though it wore painted in color stripes
of mathematical precision.
To the initiated ,nesc several stripes
have their meaning. They are nearly
all produced by the character Of the
ocean bed and, us Il rule, are only seen
in close proximity to land.
If you sec a deep blue or green patch,
you may label it deep water, the blue
usually being deeper than the green. A
ycllOwish tint signifies a sandy bottom,
and, if 1t is very pronounced, indicates
a shoal or sand bank.
Black indicates rocks, although sea-
weed or clo~d shadows will sometimes
produce IL similar effect.
On the east coast it is no uncommon
thing to see Il patch Of bright red where
the sun has reflected the color of the
deep brown sand Oh the surface.
Where the bottom is muddy, as on
the Essex coast, a streak of bright silver
gray is often seen.
Many people who cannot claim in.
timacy with the sea imagine these col
ors are in the sea water itself, whereas
its intrinsic tint is blush green.-Lon-
don Answers.
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Poker In the POstOmce.

"Civc me three aces, said u sport.
ing man ut the stamp window of the
postoliicc. just heiore noon, II couple OF
days ago
The stamp clerk passed out three |
cent stamps.
Now dead me a pair of deuccs.
The clerk passed out the 2 cer.t
stamps.
Il see you understand the game, "
said the man.
"E,p," said the clerk. Ante up
The mar placed ! cents on the shelf
My pot, said the clerk as he scoop,
ed it in
The men smiled us they parted -
New York Commercial.
, 1897-11-11

Colorado may howl herself hoarse
for a couple of months before elections
and make everybody in the universe
believe that her only salvation lies in
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
YER. but it is noticeable also that all
her citizens stand shoulder to shoulder
in the development of her
There is a method in their silver mad
ness. and that method permeates the
entire commonwealth, extending to all
its varied and magnificent industries.
The agriculturist. the miner. the man
ufacturer and the railroad nan stand
together and battle for Colorado's in
terests against all the world. Wyo>
ming, Albany county and the city Of
Laramie should profit by the lesson
taught by these competent teachers and
push the development of their own Sec
ton. Organization and cooperation
will work wonders.
, 1897-11-11

The Republican is pleased to note
that the business houses of Laramie
are paying more attention to their ad-
vertising. 1t is an indication that the
cobwebs are being cleared from the
upper shelves and that they are awak-
ening from their Rip Van Wrinkle sleep.
BY a proper presentation OF the real
facts to the people of Albany county,
many a dollar that now finds its way
into the pockets of eastern houses may
be headed off and required to do duty
In building up the trade OF this city.
Another reason why The Republican
Is pleased is because the publishers Of
the city are benefited by the increased
business and are able to employ more
men and thus add to the general pros
perity.
, 1897-11-11
LIGHTNING BUGS.
Taken For the Enemy's Fire, They Led to
q Pitched Battle.

Taken For the Enemy's Fire, They Led to
q Pitched Battle.
G H.. Bell. Il prominent merchant of
Liberty. Neb.. told an interesting story
of how u swarm of lightning bugs caus.
ed q shot and shell engagement between
two armies during the late var
II was u member of the Twenty fifth
Ohio regiment said Mr.. Bell, land
Mr.. G w. Harris, whom | met Oh my
visit here. was with the Fifty fifth Ten
nessee. l Just discovered that we fought
each other one night in May. 1864, at
New Hope Church. Ga Lightning bugs
in Georgia are more plentiful than wa
termelons i'll August by several millions
to the square mile, and on more than
Que occasion they gave us trouble.
about 2 O'Clock in tho morning rs
tho two armies lay in their respective
works, 400 yards apart, II nest of bugs
hove i'll sight, us we afterward learned,
The armies were too close for pickets.
Suddenly there vas Il flash of light,
Each side thought the other had opened
fire i'll some mysterious way. and we be-
gan to shoot. We blaZcd away at one
another for an hour or more and Bed
lam reigned with shot and shell The
timber between the lines was all killed
as if belted with an AK. Fortunately no
lives were lost.
at was only the other day that |
learned the extent of the damage caused
by that swarm of lightning bugs. |
asked Harris how long his side was fir
,nr aud IA, sud ,,,t,I tln,r np,,,,r,tin
gave out We Were III the same fix. and
If 1t hadn t hecn for our poverty i'll this
respect that engagement would have
been terribly fatal st Louis Repub-
lie.
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Life.

Life has no other origin than life II.
self. and this Is ulIp ui ia. great truths
biologists OF the pursuit. century have
established legend I!r possibility OF Il
doubt If the HE thai Is taken from
life Is taken iruEi Il highly developed
life, so will be- the wife that Is taken
My earnest hope and belief Is that the
final mystery OF life. the key to life.
the principle winch keeps life alive
will be solved by the biologists before
all the members OF the present congress
are dead -i-rofessur Nlrchow to Inter
national Congress at Moscow. Aug H..
1897.
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The o of the secretary of the treas
ury has just returned from Alaska, and
he speaks in glowing terms of the
riches of the frozen north. 1t is his
prediction that the first vessel out next
year will bring SIS, 900, 900 in gold dust.
He also asserts that there are other
regions up there where the gold is Just
as plentiful as on the KlOndike.
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A GREAT MAGAZINE FEATURE.

The Ladies' Home Journal has secur-
ed what promises to be the greatest
magazine feature of 1898. 1t is entitled
THE Inner Experiences of a Cabinet
Members Wife" In a series Of letters
written by the wife of a cabinet mem
Der to her sister at home, are detailed
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The democrats are doing a great deal
OF talking about free silver gains in
Ohio and yet Bushnell's majority was
n Of the largest ever given to a gov
ernor in that state In 1898 McKinlely's
plurality was larger, and in 1895 Bush
nells plurality was larger. but those
were the only occasions where the plur-
alities OF the present year were exceed
ed in the g~ubernatoriaI contest
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The Republican has not been taken
into the confidence of the city admins.
tration in the matter of lighting the
streets. but Judging from what has
been said by the organ it would appear
that some dickering is being done on
the quiet with an outside concern.
Laramie, OF curse should have the very
best service that can be obtained for
the money expended, but with this idea
ever in view local concersns should al
ways be given the preference. The
men who own the Laramie plant have
their interests here and are part and
parcel of this community. They have
shared in our prosperity in the past
and have also drank the bitter dregs
Of adversely. Their plant has not been
profitable and they would now be will
ing to sell it out at about 25
per cent of its cost They should be
accorded fair treatment-such treat
menta as is accorded electric light sys-
tens in other towns having the same
population and like conditions. By
catering to some outside concern it
might be possible to induce a Compel
ing plant to locate here, to the detri-
ment Of u citizens already engaged
in the business and probably to the
financial loss of the newcomers. The
Republican has no interest in the mat
ter beyond the good of all the people
and therefore hopes that a spirit Of fair
ness will temper the council in it's con-
sideration Of this important question.
Give Il WI people-men who have
stood by Laramie and her development
throughout many trying years-a fair,
square deal.
, 1897-11-11

An e,st end London clergyman who
sent OCT invitations to IL Jubilee ban
quet asncEg the per If nlS Parish
and rc."e'i 20 . ccpiances III IN
noun" - that lie "nald Gave.no beer
lot IT his g...sr, and vas besides
, 1897-11-11

When you neA. anything in the way
u job printing and Stationery. call 1t
The Republican of1oa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-14

York; Rev. Edward A. Welch, pro-
vost of Trinity college, Toronto; Ri.
Rev. Edward Stuart Talbot, D. D., lord
bishop Of Rochester; Rev. H. Erskine
Hill, Glasgow, Scotland; Rev c. H.
Coles, secretary of the Brotherhood of
st. Andrew in the West Indies; G.. R.
Parkin, LII. d., president of upper
Canada college, Toronto; Rt. Rev.
Thomas U. Dudley, D. D., bishop of
Kentucky; Rt. Rev. M. S. Baldwin,
D. D., lord bishop of Huron; Rt. Rev.
Thomas F. Gailor, S. T. D., bishop
coadjutOr of Tennessee; Rt. Rev.
Daniel S. futile, d. D., bishop of Mis-
souri,; Rt. Rev. William Croswell
Doane, D. D., bishop of Albany; Rt.
Rev. Henry G. Potter. bishop of New
York: Ri. Rev. J. Philip Du Mou-
lin, D. c.. L., lord bishop of Niagara,
and Ri. Rev. Davis Sessums, d. D.,
bishop OF Louisiana. 1t is expected
that 1900 delegates will be present.
The world WIDE character of the order
may be inferred from the list of Off
cers:-President III England, G. A.
Spotsiswood, London; vice president,
Lord Nelson; president in Canada, N.
Ferrar Davidson, Toronto; vice pres
lGent, R. VasliOn Rogers, L. L. D.,
@. c., Kingston; president in Amer
lea, James Houghteling, Chicago;
secretary, John w. Wood, New York;
treasurer John P. Faure, commissioners
of charities, New York. Delegates
will be present from England, Scot
land and the West Indies. It is
mems organization exclusively and
mas done much to interest men, es-
pecially those under forty years in the
work of the church. 1t has been
called the Episcopal Y. M. c. A.
The discussions will not treat upon
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-14
DIDN'T NEED SOAP.
And Besides Luetgert Had nc Grease
or Clipped Bone.

Chicago, Oct. THE testimony in
the Luetgert trial Wednesday was
more interesting to the general pub
lie than it has been at any time for the
last two weeks. Dry, technical evil
dence OF experts gave way to i'm
parchment evidence offered by the
state against witnesses for the defense
who had stated on the stand that Mrs.
Luetgert had been seen in the vicinity
of Kenosha, Wis, within a few days
after the murder is said to have been
committed. Evidence was also intro
duced showing that Luetgert had not
put any grease or Clipped bone into
the watts for making soap on the night
of May /, as his business partner, VIII
liam Charles, had testified, becaue it
had all been carted away Oh the
morning before. 1t was also shown
that Luetgert had no occasion to make
soap, for when the factory was seized
by the deputy sheriff several days af-
ter the murder is said to have been
committed a great many boxes of soap
belonging to him were found in the
basement of the factory.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-14
TO ORGANIZE PICKETS.
Commander E. B. Gray Issues a Cir
cular.

E. B. Gray, commander of the de-
partment of Wisconsin, Grand Army
of the Republic, has issued the follow
ing circular relative to the establish
ment Of pickets in connection with
Grand Army posts:
Three or more eX-soldiers, who are
now members, or eligible to member
ship in the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie, may, upon application to the COM
mander Of the post nearest to them,
be organized as a picket to such post.
Any written form of application
signed by the requisite number of ex-
soldiers, shall be authority for the
post commander receiving it, if ap-
proved by the post, to proceed in per-
son or by detail to the place designat-
ed and muster such of the applicants
as are not members of the Grand
Army of the Republic; provided, that
previous to being so mustered, each
If those not members of the order
shall have duly executed an applica-
ton in the regular form for admission
to the Grand Army of the Republic.
A comrade who is not a member of
the post to which the picket is allied
may be received into the picket on
transfer card, as he might be into a
post A comrade who has been
dropped from any post may be re-
ceived into picket on making appli-
cation to the sergeant of the picket,
and paying one years dues to the
post from which he had been dropped.
The fee for muster into a picket need
not be more than one-half the fee for
muster into the post to which the
picket is attached. Upon organizing,
each picket shall elect one of its mem
bers sergeant of the picket, who shall
be installed by the mastering officer,
employing the usual form for INSTALL
ing officers in post. Meetings of the
picket shall be held not less than
once in three months, and at such
places as a majority shall decide The
sergeant and two members shall con-
stitute quorum.
Members of a picket shall be emit
tied to all the rights, privileges and
benefits of members Of the post to
which the picket is attached; may at
tend any of the meetings Of the post,
or be elected to any of its offices:
shall receive the same attendance and
consideration in cases of sickness Or
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-14

IL Milan and has lived in Genoa and
at his villa Sta. Agata, near Busseto.
He was a member of the Italian par
lament for a short time in 1860, and
was chosen senator in 1875 but never
attended a sitting His chief operas
are Nabucodonosor QS42), 1 Lombar-
di (1S43), Ernani QS44, I du Foscari
QS44), Attila 1845), Macbeth Q847,
revised in 1859, Louisa Miller G849)
Rigoletto QS5D, II Trovatore 1S53),
Les Vepres Siciliennes (1855), Simon
Boccanegra Q857, revised in 1880,
Tn Ballo in Maschera (1S95), La Fora
del Destino (1S62), Don Carlos 1S6O !,
Aida 1S7D, Otel1o 188O, and Fall
staff 1888. His other works include
Requiem Mass Q874, and other sa-
cred compositions. The most popu-
lar of all operas is probably his II
Trovatore while his Rigoletto, Travita
and Aida have attained to a wonderful
favor with the public. He is still Wig
oIous and busy and is hard at work
on new pieces.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-14

done This state is rich in raw ma
terial'
Saturday evening there were ad-
dresses on Character Building, by
Prof. Guy Tawney of Beloit, and Let
the Little Ones Come, by William
Shaw Of I:ostcr.
Today is expected to be the best
day o. all. This morning ]. r. Pratt
Of Watertown will lead a conservation
service which will be followed by reg
ular church services and in the after,
noon there will be an evangelistic
service in the city park led by J. R
Pratt and William Shaw. This even
ing will close the convention with the
c, invention sermon by DR.. Josiah
Strong of New York.
The convention taken as a whole is
considered to be the best that has
ever been held in the state and the
cafe feature in particular has proven
q drawing card.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-14

MISS CISNEROS, THE FAIR Gu
BAN, REACHES GOTHAM

New York, Oct Pit is authori
tatively stated that Miss Cisneros is in
New York city, though her exact
whereabouts are yet unknown except
to few persons. The heroine of the
sensational adventure with the Span
isI governor Of the isle of Pines, es-
capped last Wednesday night from
Cara de Recogidas (house of scrap
ings) where she had been confined for
several months on a charge of con-
spiracy against the crown of Spain
and an attempt on the life of Govern
or BerZ. An agent of the New York
Journal helped her to regain her
freedom and brought her to New
York.
Washington, Oct 12.-The state de-
partment officials make light of the
prospect Of any international trouble
following the escape of Miss Cisneros.
They say that presuming that the girl
and her resucer have reached the
United States they cannot be surren-
dered even if claimed by Spanish au-
thorities. Miss Cisneros, being a po-
litical refugee, cannot, under organic
law, be surrendered, and there is no
clause in the Spanish extradition
treaty that would serve as basis for
a claim for her surrender. The case
of the Journal agent who secured the
escape of the girl is expressly covered
in an article of the eXtraditi0n treaty
between Spain and the United States
which says that neither of the con-
tracing parties shall be bound to de-
liver up it's own citizens under the
stipulations of the treaty.
Madrid, Oct. 12.-The new captain
general of Cuba had a long confer
ence with the queen regent Monday
The Spanish party of Cuba and the
commercial association of Havana
have cabled the government assuring
it of their support. A cable message
has been received from Weyler saying
that he embarks for Spain October
20, the first steamer sailing on that
date.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-14
T"S leKke5 oaSaR~Arosr

work of grinding and polishing, Alvan
G. Clark, the great telescope maker,
received $4,000, the work taking the
larger part of the five years it has
been in the factory at Cambridge,
Mass. The lens is 411a inches on the
surface diameter. The exposed surface
or aperture is 40 inches, the other
il oh and half being taken up by
the casing This makes it just 4
riches larger than the Lick telescope
lens, which was also made by the
Clarks. The glass magnifies nine
million times. The moon through
it will appear scarcely more than 80
miles from the earth.
The largest telescopes in the order
of their size, all Of which were made
at the Clark works, are: Yerkes, Gen
eva, 40-inch clear Lick observatory,
Mt Hamilton, Cal, 36-inch; Russian
government, Pulkowa, 30-inch; Uni
yersity of Virginia, Charlottesville,
26-inch; Bruce, Photographic (Har-
vard) Arequipa, Peru, 24inch, and
Princeton observatory, 23-inch. The
Yerkes observatory is a gift to Chi
cago university by G. T. Yerkes, the
street car magnate Of Chicago, and
represents an outlay of nearly $780,
600
The beauty of the architecture of
the Yerkes observatory is notice
able at a distance. 1t is Span
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-14

political themes or Sunday observ-
ance, but everything will be upon the
broad questions of how to live the
Christian life and how to get others
to do SO. All sessions are open to the
public, and as many of the delegates
are members of vested choirs, the mu
meeting will not resemble a conven-
ton Of the Epworth League, Luther
receptions, entertainments, eXcur-
sions or delegate picnics, the Buffalo
sic will be notable feature. With no
League, Christian Endeavor or Baptist
Young Peoples Union, although the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew has in
common with those organizations the
object to spread by some definite
method the cause of the church.
The first important meeting will be
neld Wednesday at ST. Paul's church.
Canon Gore Of Westminster Abbey,
London, will lead the service and de-
liver an address. One of the most in
teresting meetings promises to be that
of next Sunday afternoon when the
questions What Are the Conditions Of
True Social Progress? will be dis
cussed. Bishop Potter will be among
the speakers then and is expected to
say something interesting on the So
cial problem.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-14
INDIANS GETTING UGLY.
Chocktaw Election Causes Much III
Feeling

South McAllister, l. T., Oct. 6,
The situation at Taskahoma, where
the Choctaw election is progressing, is
growing serious, not that an Indian
outbreak Of any magnitude is expected,
but that personal violence may be done
many individual candidates before
there can be interposition On the part
Of the Uritcd States. The govern
ment troops ordered from Little Rock.
Ark, have arrived ard the presence
of United States indian Agent Wis
dom and a score Of Indian police will
stop any other general demonstration.
But as the time approaches for count
ing the votes, the feeling Of trouble
is becoming stronger. Pressure is be-
ing brought against Governor McCuc-
tain to keep him from usurping any
undue authority in the count. Many
full bloods express the opinion that If
it comes to show Of strength the
troops will be worsted.