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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
A SAD PICTURE,

In thei- cold room the man and his wife
are asleep, she on the broken armchair, he
on the floor The candle. crumbllng into
cascades OF tallow, hardly illuminates with
It's red light their faces blue and black.
They have fought, as they always do before
whisky makes them fail, stunned. Seated
on the cor, without blankets or even 9
sheet, the little three-year-old boy cries OF
hunger and cold. But his elder sister, SIX
wears old, takes him from his bed, wraps
him up In a shawl wherein there are more
holes than wool, and having nothing else to
give to him soothes his pain, warns him and
puts him to sleep in her thin arms by dint OF
kisses. Heightened by celestial love, the
little girl, with her large blue eyes and
transparent skin, Is already as beautiful and
serious as young mother.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
BEDROOM WALLS.

In quite modern houses, built and
furnished with all the latest knowledge
oil ways of preserving health. bedroom
walls are either painted, tiled, or dis
tempered. But it does not fall to the
lot of many of us to live in such model
dwellings. We have to make the best
of things" and in most cases to be con-
tent with old-fashioned papered walls.
Therefore the following rules, suggest
Ell by DR.. Richardson, the great
authority on health, are good.
l. Never use a flock paper, which
horbours dust. The modern sanitary
papers" the surface of which can be
be wiped with a damp cloth, are the
best.
2. Choose greyish tlue, sea-green,
or some color restful TO the sight.
Carefully avoid papeH colored with
arsenic. 1t acts as slow poison.
3. Renew the paper frequently, if
possible every three years, and have it
we'll wiped down several times in the
year, or cleaned with damp cloth or
bread.
4. In putting on a new paper be
sure the old one is entirely stripped off
and all old paste removed. Alum
should always be put into the new
paste.
5. After contagious illness in a
room every particle of paper sould be
removed at once. The best plan of
doing this is to saturate the paper with
water at boiling heat with flannel or a
wCollen mop. The heat disinfects, and
the paper peels off readily. If the ILL
Eess has been very bad, such as small
pox or scarlet fever, it would be well
before repapering to fumigate with
sulphurous acid vapour' sponge, and
allow to dry.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
HIS WIFE IS IN CLOVER.

Quite little party of them had been
discussing signs and portents for some
time when the young man who is hop
ing to be caught hard in the return
ing flood of prosperity, proceeded to
back his views by facts.
You may all say and think what
you please" he declared, but 1 know
there is luck in finding four-leaf clo-
yer. Keep right on laughing. but l
held the cards. | never had any luck.
You all know that. | broke my leg
ten minutes after my accident insur-
ance ran out. l sold the old farm down
i'll Pennsylvania, where you couldn t
raise anything but dust, and the next
week they struck oil there. Struck it
rich, too. Just when | had loaded up
with the choicest real estate about the
city, the bottom dropped out of the
market. [ never could find a four
leaf clover. But there's my wife; she
can find them in thistle patch, grow
ing through the cracks in a sidewalk
or IN handful OF grass she gathers for
the horse.
And that woman has luck to burn.
Every sixty or ninety days some de-
P&1ting relative leaves her money
She had just picked a bunch of four
leaves when she met me. She pasted
one of them on a lottery ticket and
drew $4,000. | bought twelve chances
and didn't draw fifteen cents. She got
over the fever after the doctors had
given her up and grew the prettiest
head OF brown curly hair you ever saw
The only way you could stop her
run OF luck would be to put her on
some island where the clover wouldn't
grow. l bought ton of the stuff one
time, fresh from the harvest field, and
went through it spear by spear. 1t
took months and not four-leaf did I
strike. l threw a bunch of it at my
wife one day when she came fooling
round. She grabbed it, ran away and
found three in it. If ever do find one
I'm going to plunge for every dollar
l can rake together. detroit Free
Press
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
A PRACTICAL TEST.

Dom Pedro, the last emperor of Bra
I'll, was a man of a practical turn of
mind, as the following story told of
him by a Spanish newspaper well il
Illustrated. He once gave an audience
to young engineer who came to show
him a new appliance for stopping rail-
way engines. The emperor was pleas
ed with the idea, but wished to put it
to a practical test.
Day after tomorrow said he,
have your engine ready. We will
have to couple to a salOon-carriag and
start. When going at full speed I will
give the signal to stop, and then we
shall see how your invention works. .
At the appointed time all was in
readiness. The emperor entered his
carriage, the young Inventor mounted
his engine, and on they sped for
several miles as fast as they could go.
There came no signal, and the en-
gineer began to fear that the emperor
had fallen asleep. Suddenly the en-
CINE came to sharp curve around the
edge of a cliff, when, to his horror, Oil
the track he saw a huge bowlder He
had just sufficient presence of mind
to turn the crank Of his brake and
pull the engine up within a couple of
yards OF the fatal block Here the
emperor put his hand out of his car
window and demanded to know the
cause of the sudden stoppage The
engineer pointed to the rock, and
much to his surprise, Dom Pedro be-
gan to lauel.
Push it to one side and go on he
said, calmly.
The engineer obeyed, and kicking
the stone, was still further astonished
to see it crumble into dust before him.
It. was nothing more or less than
block of starch which the emperor had
had made and placed on the rails the
night before.-Harper's Round Table.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
JAPAN'S SEA POWER.

Commenting on the proposition to
aIneX Hawaii to the United States,
the London Globe questions our ability
to protect the islands, and says,
'Japan's sea power is SO UNNECESSARILY
superior to that of the United States
that a Japanese naval demonstration
would place President Mckinley in a
difficult and perilOus position" With
out going into the question of the
pl esent superiority of Japan as a sea
power, it is interesting to find evidence
Of. the engrossing quality of the at
tention which Japan is giving nova
days to naval concerns III a letter
lately received from the oriental as
ISOLATION of Japan, which notes that
the first of Captain Mahans books on
the sea power has recently been trans
lated into Japanese, and the second
is being translated. The letter says:
The knowledge Of naval affairs is at
present the most important in this part
OF the world. The Japanese edition
of the work has attracted the attention
OF our public. The naval and military
OCAAOSOo nave doOpCSO IL do LuSlI ISAI-
book. The imperial household de-
partment bought 300 volumes, in &C
ccrdance with the royal purpose of
subscribing for every middle, higher
middle, and normal school in Japan
Several thousand volumes were sold in
a day or two" 1t will be remembered
what lively attention was paid to
Captain Mahan's work in Europe, but
no European nation has tuoched this
record of Japan. Captain Mahan
himself seems to find in it a bearing
on the Hawaiian annexation question,
for he is quoted as saying, IF we do
not at once annex Hawaii we must
either resolve to give it W to Japan,
or to fight her within ten years, for
she will take it if we don't "-Harper's
Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
ANARCHY NO CRIME
NOR CAN REDS BE KEPT OUT OF
THIS COUNTRY LAWFULLY.
DANGEROUS MEN EN- ROUTE
immigration officials Receive Instruc-
tons to Keep a Lookout for Sus-
picious Characterised Men Fired
Out Of France and Spain Supposed
ly on Their Way 10 America

Washington, Aug. 14.-Con!misSion-
er PoWdeIly Of the immigration bu-
reau has sent the following letter OF
instructions to the immigration Of
hclals at New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Quebec, Canada,
relative to the anticipated arrival in
this country of Spanish anarchists:
Information has reached this bureau
to the effect that one Planas, a leader
of Spanish anarchists. has been ex-
PEELED from France, being conducted to
Hayre, from which port it is expected
that he will sail to the United States.
1t is also advised that Tarrida Marmol,
another Spanish anarchist, is believed
to have gone to England, and probably
is en- route to this country. Careful
inspection should be made of arriving
passengers in order that, should any
Of this class be detected, a careful ex-
animation can be had as to their right
of admission into the United States
under existing laws"
1t is stated at the bureau of imm1-
grafton that there is no law under
Wnlcn persons can be excluded on the
ground that they are anarchists Nor
is anarchy anywhere declared to be a
crime, so that if Planas and Marmol
are refused admission to the country
the refusal must be based solely upon
the fact that they come within the gen
eral immigration law as to paupers,
contract laborers, criminals, etc. This
law expressly provides, however, that
nothing in this act shall be construed
to apply to or exclude persons convict
ed of political offense, Notwithstanding
said political offense may be designat-
ed as felony, crime, Infamous crime,
or misdemeanor, involving moral turpi-
tude. by the laws of the land whence
he came or by the court convicting"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19

Icons own handwriting: s*This is the
last letter l write to you as long as
live
The following letter to General
Savary. minister of police, may inter-
est English readers Il is dated ST.
Cloud, June a, 1910: Order all Eng
lishmen living in Paris or within
nIretT niles Of the court reside ice TO
leave. The minister Of war will tell
hem the towns where they may re-
side. Henceforth no Englishman must
come to Paris or reside there"
Napoleon determined to have COL
lection Of crown jewels, but at heart
he despised such gew-gaws, although
ne thought they might dazzle the yul-
gar. On July s, 1910, he writes to
Count Raru, his comptroller: Let me
Know if my directions about the crown
Jewels have yet been carried out, and
neither they are being purchased
-Leaply. [ do not need to waste seve-
al hundred thousand francs merely
TO have them at once My intention
IS that they may be bought as cheaply
as possible"
The best example of Napoleon's mas
terful disposition was the way he
treated Pious VII. He first cuts down
the pope's pocket money. He writes in
July, 1910, to the minister of police:
Tell the bankers Barthelemy and
Duchesne that they must not send the
pope 500 louis, as he has a no $50 and
ten carriages, horses, and an establish
ment of 5000 louis month. He wants
nothing, and the people who wish to
send him money must have some evil
motive toward Napoleon for doing So"
The pope continued, as the emperor
says, 'to misbehave." Napoleon cuts
down his establishment from 5000
louis month to 600 louis year. He
sends this order to Prince Borghese,
governor general of the departments
beyond the Alps, from Paris, Jan. l,
1871: 'The pope is behaving badly at
Savona. Give orders that the carriages
placed at his disposal be sent back to
Turin and that a sum of not more than
4SO louis or 600 louis year be spent
on his establishments. See that no let
tiers are sent or receive ar SayOra and
that the pope has no communication
with anybody but the project Send
me a list of the people who are with
the pope. If a few can be taken from
his service, particularly from among
his secretaries, it will produce a very
good effect Everything ne does is Til
of venom. It would be good thing to
reduce him to his own handwriting.
Tell the governor to keep astrict watch
that no servant may take the pope's
letters. The director of police ought
to have in the pope's house some SPY
who could find out how letters are
sent and everything that goes on. Tell
the pope it is very wrong of him to
preach discord among Christians, and
that he is much mistaken if he thinks
I will let myself be awed by his extrav-
agances''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19

Prim, marshal of Spain. % Dec.
died so Dec. 1870.
George Darby, archbishop of Paris.
by communists, "a May, 1871.
Richard, earl of Mayo, governor gem
era of India, by Shere Ali, a convict.
in Andaman Island, s Feb. 1872.
Bismarck, Prince, attempt, by Blind,
Z May, 1866; by Kullman, 13 July. 1874
Abdul Aziz, sultan of Turkey, June,
1876.
Hussein Avni, and other Turkish
ministers, by Hassan, a Ci~assian Of
icer, Is June, 1876.
William l. of Prussia and Germany,
attempts by Oscar Becker, IA July,
1861; by Hodel, II May, 1878; by DR..
Nobiling, June, 1878.
Mehemet Ali, Pasha, by Alabanians.
Sept, 1878.
Humbert l.. king of Italy, attempt,
by John Passananti, IL Nov. 1878.
Lytton, Lord, vtceroy of India, at
tempt, by Busa, II Dec. 1878.
Alfonso XII, of Spain, attempts, by
j. 0. Moncasi. % Oct, 1878; by Fran
cisco Otero Gonzalez, 80 Dec, 1879.
Loris Melikoff, Russian general. at
tempt, by J. Pietraro, IA Dec, 1880.
Alexander II, of Russia, attempts,
by Karakazow, at st. Petersburg, is
April, 1866; by Bereowski, at Paris, s
June, 1867; by Alexander Soloveff, ii
April, 1879; by undermining a rail-
way train, 1 Dec, 1879; by explosion
of Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, IL
Feb, 1880; killed by explosion of
bomb thrown by man who was him
self killed, St. Petersburg, p. NJ, 13
March, 1881.
Garfield, James A, president of the
United States, shot by Charles Jules
Guiteau, Washington, July, 1881;
died from his wounds 10 Sept, 1881;
Guiteau convicted of murder in the
first degree 26 JAN, 1882; sentenced 2
Feb; hanged on 80 June, 1882.
Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, presi-
dent of France, stabbed mortally at
Lyons, by Ceasare Santo, an anar-
chist, Sunday, "a June, 1894
Stanislaus Stambuloff, eX-premier of
Bulgaria, by four persons, armed with
revolvers and knives, rs July, 1895.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
NOTABLE CRIMES OF THE PAST.
Recalled by the Recent Killing Of the
Spanish Premier

George III. of England, mad attempt
by Margaret Nicholson, 2 Aug, 1886;
again by James Hatfield, Is May, 1900.
Napoleon l., attempt by Internal
machine, "a Dec, 1900.
Paul, car of Russia, by mobiles, "a
March, 1901.
Spencer Percival, premier of Eng
land, by Bellingham, II May, 1872.
George ". (when regent attempt.
% jan, 1917.
August Kotzehue, German dramatist.
for political motives, by Karl Sand, %
March, 1919.
Charles DUO re Berri Gather of the
Comte de Chambord), 10 Feb, 1920.
Capo d'Istra, Greek statesman (tor-
ture), 9 Oct, 1881.
Andrew Jackson, president of United
States, attempt, 80 JAN, 1885.
Louis Philippe, of France, many
attempts by F'leschi, % July, 1885; by
Alibaud, 25 June, 1886; by Meunier.
q Dec, 1886; by BARNES, Is Oct. 1910:
by Lecomte, IA April, 1916; by Henry,
20 July, 1886
Denis Affre, archbishop of Paris. q
June, 1848.
Rossi, Comte Pellegrino, Roman
statesman, Is Nov, 184S.
Frederick William ", of Prussia
attempt, by Sofelage, % May, 1850.
Francis Joseph, of Austria, ATTEMPT.
by Libenyi, Is Feb, 1853.
Ferdinand, Charles III, Duke OF
Parma, p March, 1854.
Isabella H., of Spain, attempts. by
La RiVa, 4 May, 1847; by Merino. 2;
Feb, 1852; by Raymond Fuentes, %
May, 1856.
Napoleon III, attempts, by Pfanori,
% April, 1855; by Bellemarre. 8 Sept.
1855; by Orsini and others France)
IA JAN, 1858.
Daniel, prince Of Montenegro, 10
Aug, 1860
Abraham Lincoln, president of the
United States, at Ford's Theatar, |
by John Wilkes Booth, on |
The evning Of II April; died Is April, |
1865.
Michael, prince of Servia, 10 June, !
1893 /
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19

the United States in furnishing the
armor plate and plans under the con-
tracts as the basis Of the proceedings.
A southbcund Grand Rapids and In
diana freight train went through the
bridge spanning the Wabash river, a
mile north of Geneva, Ind. Engineer
Barney Reidt and fireman James Gal
lagher went down with the engine
The former had both legs crushed and
was otherwise badly injured He will
die. Fireman Gallagher and Brake
man James Clifford were severely in
jured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
TO CORNER BARLEY
WEALTHY SYNDICATE FORMED
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
GOOD THING FOR FARMERS
Badger and Gopher Barley Raisers
Will Make Big Profits off Their
Crop This Year-Shorts Are Fran
tic and are Willing to Cover at a
Considerable Loss.

Milwaukee, Aug. 17.-Milwaukee
operators say that wealthy syn
cicate has been formed in Chicago for
the purpose Of cornering barley In
teresting developments are expected
within the next six weeks. A num-
Der of hapless shorts who thought SO
cents was high for No. barley few
weeks ago, are now frantically bidding
ten cents higher in their efforts to
cover and retire at a considerable loss.
A month ago crop prospects were
favorable, large yield of excellent
quality assured and lower range of
prices seemed inevitable, but a heavy
fall OF rain at critical period, just
prior to the beginning of harvest op-
erations, changed the entire aspect of
affairs and threshing disclosed the
fact that excessive moisture had dis
colored the entire crop, rendering it
unit for delivery on contracts and I'M
desirable for mailing. Wisconsin and
Minnesota are essentially the barley
growing states from which west
ern maltesters and brewers draw
their supply and the scramble
for light-colored grain that followed
the announcement that the new crop
lrreparably damaged was succeeded
by an influx of orders that quickly ad-
yanced values cents bushel. Sixty
cents is now freely produced for new
No. barley and in view of prospects
for a higher range of values farmers
are boarding supplies and preparing to
market their holdings at later period
when they will realize twice as much
as they expected to receive a month
ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
THE COMMON FAILING.

Mr.. MeektOn had been out several
minutes later than usual the night
before, and there was a decided chill
ness at the breakfast table A silence
which had seemed longer than it was,
IN fact, was suddenly broken by the
wife's remark:
Look at those senators and repre-
sentatives. See how they have lin
gered and talked over the tariff"
Now, Henrietta, you surely can't
think Of holding NE responsible for
that"
Not personally. But it shows a
trait that is common to your kind. It
shows how a man viii grasp at any
thing as an excuse for not going home
when he ought to- ''-Washington Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
SPRINKLING WITH OIL.
a New Scheme For Preventing An
noyance From Dust on Railroads.

L
Oil for laying dust on track bal
lasted with gravel and cinders is being
used on the West Jersey & Seashore
railroad. J. H. Nichols assistant en-
gineer, informs the Engineering News
that his plan has passed the expert
mental stage, and that they are only
waiting the completion Of car for
distributing the oil mechanically to
cover all dusty places on the road. At
the present time there arc about four
miles Of track so treated. The rails
are kept clean by means of a shield.
The result obtained is a complete
freedom from dust at points which
were formerly the most dusty on the
division. The spraying will be required
but once a season after the renewal
of ties.
When it becomes necessary to dis
tUrb the track for repairs it will prob
ably be necessary to spray again, but
it is thought that after not more than
three applications the ballast will be
impregn2ted with the oil to sufficient
depth to render subsequent treatment
unnecessary. The oil is of a specie'
kind, having two properties fitting it
for this use. First, it IS penetrating
and tenacious; and second, it is not
combusuble as used but can only be
burned by converting it into spray al
most resembling a gas in fneness It
is almost without volatile ingredients
and has therefore but little 0dor, and
that not Of an unpleasant character,
even when first applied, and this odor
decreases on exposure. The oil can be
distributed in place at a total cost Of
less than $50 per mile Of single track
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
UNDER THE SPELL.

DO you believe in hypnotism p" he
asked as he looked intentIy into her
great brown eyes
Il must" she answered, with all the
bravery she could summon. Il know
that you are going to kiss me, but 1
am powerless to protest. Detroit
Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
WHERE SYMPATHY BELONGS.

Expressions of heartfelt sympathy
continue to go out to Mr.. Depew on
{ count Of the great labor that is to
be imposed upon him in signing his
name to the new issue of New York
Central bonds 100000 times. There is
no doubt that it is a big job, but
there are other men in this country
who are frequently called upon to per-
form even greater tasks in cutting off
their coupons.-Boston Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19
AND THE COLONEL LOST.

What was the longest engagement
you ever took part in, colonel?"
1T lasted two years and then the
girl married another fellow. Detroit
Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-19

A British force defeated the rebels
who had attacked Fort Shadkadr,
India.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-01
HOBOKBNs BLKg TRIP.
Had d Hun 70 the Water Gap on

The members of Hoboken Lodge No. n,
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks,
went on a three days outing on Saturday
to Delaware Water Gap. They left Hobo
ken on a special train on the Delaware
and Western Railroad a 7:45 O'Clock
Saturday evening and were met at the
Delaware Water Gap by Mayor Puter-
bow of Stroudsburg. Mayor Puterbow is
ex-Exalted Ruler of Stroudsburg Lodge,
B. P. o. E.. The party went to the River
view House, which is situated on a hill
top overlooking the Delaware Rfvr, and
after supper a social session was held in
the hotel parlors.
In the morning they hired three carry
ais and went for a drive through the
country, returning to the hotel at six
o'clock in the evening. Then they re-
paired to the clubhouse of the St Nicholas
Cycling Club, where tnoy spent the re-
mainder of the evening. Yesterday morn
ing they chartered the steamer Kitten
amy and went for a sail around the
Water Gap. A game of baseball was also
one of the features.
The members enjoyed themselves inn
mensely and without exception the out
ing was the MIST successful ever given
by the lodge. George w. Moore and Will
liam Scott, two comedians, who were
among the party, kept good humor roll
ling during the entire trip.
The members got back to Hoboken at
ten o'clock last night.