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Arizona republican., 1897-10-07
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS

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Arizona republican., 1897-10-07

when taken in time Don't neglect the first symptoms. Grip Is a dangerous disease. It opens the way for pneu- menia and liver and kidney troubles. Grip so poisons the system that 1t can- Tot resist other diseases. 59 Compound is safe and powerful germicide. 59 stimulates and does not further de- press the already weakened system.
 59 cures Coughs, Colds, Sore Throats and Bronchitis.
 Price 50 cents and $1 at drug Sts.
 DR. H. A. TUCKER. Brookly IN. Y.
 Mention The Arizona Republic s&
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25
THE BEECHER FAMILY.
Facts Recalled by the Death of Fam,
Gus Woman.

The death of Mrs. Henry Ward
Beecher at Stamford, Conn, March s,
recalls the history of one of the most
remarkable men that has appeared in
American history. The story of the
life of Henry Ward Beecher is a ro-
nance of the most interesting character.
with many lights and shadows.
! During the period just before the war.
during the war and after, Mr.. Beecher
was the most distinguished man OC-
cupying an American pulpit. He was
conspicuous in the struggle which oc-
Cured in regard to the settlement of
Kansas, and as to whetLAr it should
be a free state or whether it should
be left open to the rival movements of
both parties, with the institutions Of
freedom and those OF slavery in equal
rivalry, the stronger to gain the victory
and to occupy the new soil which was
to become the home of a great state.
Mr. Beecher applied the methods of
the church militant to the political
movement by which a free state was
to be established on the soil which
slavery had determined to occupy. He
opened subscriptions for rifles in his
Brooklyn church. His example was
contagious. He inspired the mission
of old John Brown of OsawatOmie, and
the labor by which through other man
fold agencies Kansas became a free
state in the union.
The life of the great Brooklyn
preacher and patriot was clouded near
its close by a scandal without a pre-
vious example in American social his
tory. He was accused of immoral con-
duct with the wife Of a man who had
been his most intimate friend and
church associate for at least a score of
years He had been associated with
Theodore Tilton in social ways, in re-
/ ligious journalism, in antislavery move
ments, in reform crusades and in other
public measures. The accusation
against Beecher came to his friends like
clap of thunder out Of clear sky.
1t agitated the entire Christian world.
Every rank in society was disturbed by
the terrible allegations. A prolonged
| u Iti was L4caN IL q D1 OOhlsA IOdI ANC
verdict was rendered on account Of a
disagreement of the jury This unsatis-
! factory absence of a verdict was re
garded as misfortune for Mr.. Beecher.
He failed Of the vindication which his
friends expected. But they accepted the
result with patience and waited for the
later verdict Of public opinion
IT,
the future was not misplaced. Mr..
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

Beecher lived for several years after
the close of the great trial. He re-
manned continuously in his pulpit He
made frequent lecture tours to all parts
OF the country and was received every
where with the utmost interest and re-
spect. He appeared to have gained
elevation and dignity of character by
his misfortune and Christening exper-
fences. He was never as great and i'm
pres5ive as he was in the closing years
of his remarkable life.
The venerable woman who has iusr
died, the wife of his brilliant youth. was
his superior in age. But she adhered
to him with unfaltering faith through
out his troubles. was present day bv
day during the humiliating Tilton trial
! and was devoted to him to the last of
! his many-cOlOred career.
The record of the Beechers constitute.
! a picturesque episode in American his
tory. The labors of Henry Ward
Beecher mark an era in tn pulpit an
nails of the country. His sister. Har-
riet Beecher Stowe, wrote Uncle Toms
Cabin, which had a serious effect in
arousing the antislavery sentiment OF
the country in which the war spirit OF
the north originated.
Chicago Chronicle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

ligLtenment to bring back to her sister
hoUsekeepers at home. In a long letter
printed in one of the London weeklies
she urges Englishwomen to assist in the
solution of the domestic service problem
| by being more Independent of servants.
Let each girl" she begs, ''be taught on
| eaving school at least how to care for
her own bedroom" Then, realizing
how radical are her views, she hastens
to exckim and explain. why not?'
she says. Our American sisters-ex-
cept those of the extreme fashionable
caste which has arisen of late years
do this as a matter of course (as they
| also do many things about the house
which we never dream C touching),
and that they are one whit behind us
/ in the niceties of life anyone who has
had the privilege of spending any time
in the bosom Of typical American
family will strenuously deny" The
paper goes on at considerable length
to point out the value Of fewer servants
and of becoming ones own housemaid
in limited degree, and explains in de-
tail the method necessary. All Of which
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25
WHY BOERS FIGHT WELL.

Having many chances at success
proves often a disadvantage. General
W. F. Molyneux. fighter in the Trans
wall, tells in Campaigning in South
Africa and Egypt about going to the
house of a Boer. upon the latter's in
vitation to become his guest on a deer
hunt. The general arrived on horse
back, accompanied by one servant.
Dismounting. he carried into the house
a bag containing what would measure
a peck or so of common cartridges. The
Boer looked at the bag in establishment,
and exclaimed:
you Englishmen must be very rich.
Cartridges cost sixpence each here"
Rather mystifed, and declaring that
there are poor Englishmen, General
Molyneux asked, Where are your car
tridges?"
In this" replied the Boer, tapping
his double-barrel.
Then you don't intend to do much
shooting?"
We'll. two spring buck are as much
as I can carry"
Suppose you miss?"
Nobody misses when a cartridge
costs siXpence.'
The sequel was that the Boer got his
two deer. one for each cartridge, while
the general fired five shots and got
one.-Harper's Round TABLE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25
KEEP THE ANKLES COVERED.

To the average woman the low shoe
is neVer-ceasing source of comfort and
delight To begin with it locks well on
almost any foot, if it is properly fitted
then it is 50 easily put on and off; it
is SO light, SO cool, 50 comfortable and
so altogether SATISFYING that the temp
tation to cling to it until late in the fall
is almost irresistible. 1t is a common
thing, therefore, in the early autumn
days, and even after the cold weather is
actually here, to see American girls
buttoned up in cloth jackets. with
feather boas around their Threats and
nothing more substantial on their feet
than a pair of Oxford ties and Isle
thread or silk stockings. To an Eng
lish or German woman's mind such a
toilette would suggest an attempt at
slow suicide, and since it is now per-
Missile to discuss the neither limbs of
the feminine half of the world we must
admit that, on this side OF the Atlantic
at least, there are very few women or
girls whose ankles are properly clothed
in cool weather.
Open work stockings and low shoes
are very appropriate for summer resorts
and sWeltering days but at the first
touch of falI-after the first drop of 20
degrees in the thermOmeter-the
ought to be put snugly and securely
away with fans, parasols and all the
,NJoo al 10 E
mems shoes are as a rule, so lightly
made that even their boots are not
much protection to their feet; but the
low shoe is purely ornamental, and if
it is worn out Of season a dozen small
woes will affect its Wearer to her con-
tinued discomfort. Chilled ankles and
cold feet mean a low tone to the whole
system and multiplicity Of petticOats
will not remedy the evil. George Eliot
in her later days attributed her miser-
able health to the fact that when she
was a girl at school the stoves failed to
heat the large rooms properly and her
hands and feet were almost always cold
The hot days are practically over now;
IIOSI anu SoCDCISlI CllIlIII1CCSo may w
looked for almost any day, and there
fore we come with our note of warn
ing to women young and old. If you
want to keep your complexion good or
make it better-if you want to escape
the physical ills that 50 often come with
October days; if you want to feel strong
and bright and comfortable and we'll,
see to it that your dainty silk stockings
and bewitching ties are securely hidden
out of sight and your feet and ankles
are clother so warmly that their due
share of blood is where it belongs, and
not in some other part Of your body
making mischief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

| from his face, and, with a sense of
up in the hammock. Over him bent a
wild-eyed woman
| Mr.. Orion, being the most prosaic of
men, noted nothing wrong, falling utter
| ly to see the sinister-looking knife half
concealed by the folds of her robozo.
| My good creature" he said, testify,
'modulate your voice when you call me.
l was not asleep-merely rejecting"
! Then this reflective gentleman rolled
/ out of the hammock and toddled out in
! the moonlight. Jimmy Avery was rae
/ ing for life down between the red roses,
and Mrs. Orion sat shivering and sob
bing under the portales.
Its nothing, Avery" called Mr. Or
ton, benevolently. Some one of the
servants thought I was asleep. I must
say she has a voice like fog-horn.'
Blessed be he who perceiveth nothing,
/ for his days shall end in peace.
| Jimmy Avery looked in the glass when
he reached his room, looked at his bag
gard eyes and lined face, and repeated
aloud a quotation that had struck his
fancy in some long-forgotten book:
Whose takes a love not lawfully his
own, gathers a flower with poison on it's
petals"
And Beatrice writhed all night and
cried to heaven to witness the most
wretched woman alive. And all be-
cause she had found the path to hell
as stony and steep as others the road to
high heaven.
Andrea that night drank pulque and,
stumbling as she went down the noun
tain road to Leon, fell by the wayside
and slept till morning. She lives to
this day in Leon-has painted cheeks
and is called "the nina with the song
like laugh"
And Limpy-dear, patient Limpy! he
lost three reals out of his wages that
night. The baby was sick and he could
not go to work. 1t cried and cried and
would not be comforted, for the best
meaning man is always little clumsy
with a baby.-Edith Wagner in the
Argonaut.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

What a boon they will be on our
skirt! For doubtless the most serious
drawback to the wearing of shirt
waist was the fact that the skirt with
which it was worn usually had a
fifteen minutes intermission" between
the edges of the placket. All the best
tailors are using these clasps and they
are quickly becoming as much part of
every well-made skirt as its binding
and stiffening.
One of the bodices depicted with a
plain skirt of dark blue canvas weave
material over violet silk is made of a
daintily lowered French organdie, and
is finished with a white collar of linen
and a smart tie.
The most serviceable of all skirts, a
plain black satin, is shown with chic
bodice of white satin covered with black
gauze. A deep collar reaching to the
shoulders in the back and forming tiny
jacket in the front is made of white
satin covered with heavy, jetted black
lace. The unique sleeves are also of
the satin laid in white plaits from the
shoulder to the wrist
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

is interesting for two reasons, one as
showing that the service question is
as serious across the water as here, and
another that in the opinion of at least
one observer the hope Of betterment lies
in ability and practice of doing ones
own work. This condition is growing
more and more common in this country,
no. from choice or desire, but necessity.
Suburban residents, except the wealthy
minority supporting large establish
ments, are without servants for much OF
the time; village housekeepers find it
almost impossible to get anyone to work
steadily in their kitchens, and a great
many fiat jewellers in this and other
cities are similarly placed. The compel
enT servants are really being massed in
the homes Of the very rich in the large
tiles, with a growing smaller and poorer
! percentage for the average household
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

ton for secret services Of vast i'm
portancA to Ltncoln's cabinet, and gave
incontrovertible evidence that it was
she, not Grant, Buell., nor Hallcck, that
planned the all-important Tennessee
river campaign which brought the union
cause it's first victories at time wnen
they were vitality necessary. Her
claim was never seriously disputed, 1t
appeared time and again before senate
and house committees; yet was shelved,
delayed, and when reported with heart
lest recommendations was backed up
with no serious attempts to pass a bill
for her relief 1t is limited that if her
claim had been a bill for a postoffice
instead of plea for justice to a woman,
it might have received satisfactory at
tention.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25
Ny lADY'S
WARDROBE.

New York, March 14.-Lent is now
with the ashes Of fashionable penitence.
The gowns that have done service
for winter functions now begin to
show signs of wear and still the de-
mand for dressy creations increases as
the season shortens. This predica-
ment is overcome by clever women,
who provide themselves with an ele-
CANT skirt or two and numerous fancy
bodices.
Consequently, very little can be said
of the coming fashions without some
reference to the skirt, the changes in
which are the all-absorbing topic OF
the day.
Indications promise that we shall see
no simplicity in our midsummer
frocks, nothing, in fact, but general
"fussiness" and frivolity from the top
of a bunchy neck ruche to the hem OF
a much-ruffied skirt.
In contradistinction to these the the
plain, neat skirts that are now worn
with fanciful bodices and later in the
season will be seen with flannel, organ
die or bingham shirt-waists for travel
ing and outing purposes.
The new separate skirt has much to
commend it. First, it is much mar
rover, all the most fashionable ones
measuring from four to four and half
wards around the bottom; then, the
fronts are made straight while the sides
Ell hlnG
scarcely any fare, all the fullness pc
ing confined at the back.
1t requires a perfection of tailor art 10
make the new skirt a success for. as
the sketches here given show, the beau
ty all lies in the artistically laid plalts
that must fit into an abnormally small
snace at the back of the belt and flare
into a decided fullness at the bottom
To accentuate this Glare" a ten-inch
stiffening is used at the bottom. For
very fine skirts hair cloth" Is pre-
ferred, but wire cloth" stiffening an
swers all purposes for less expensive
garments and wears almost as we'll as
IFS more costly rival English corduroy
is the most desirable binding. 1t gives
a. rich HnISh TO 4 SklfJ DcSlucS boihs
strong and serviceable and not gather
ing or holding dust. One of the skirts
illustrated shows a two plat finish a
the back, while another has the gath
cred effect The other two skirts have
plain backs ard are the styles general
" chosen for heavier fabrics. The
box-pIa;ted backs should never be
worn by very stout women, for they
tend to broaden the back, while neat
" side-plaited skirt or gathered skirt
will reduce the apparent size.
A new "placket fastener" has been
introduced and its originator surely de-
serves a vote Of thanks from every
woman. Two patent clasps, such as
we use on our walking gloves hold the
edges of the "placket' together. These
clasps are embedded in the facing are
entirely invisible and can be clasped or
unclasped in a moment
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

Plain skirts Of fancy materials are
generally worn with plain or shaded
taffeta silk bodices which can be made
as dressy as possible by the addition Of
lace collar or a Marie Antoinette
fichu.
Black mohair is the material of which
the fourth skirt is fashioned, and with
it is shown an Elton jacket finished with
a ruche of chiffon headed by a band of
jet trimming The pretty sleeves and
soft becoming vest are made of pink
China silk, contrasting most charming
1y with the somberness of the skirt and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25
CAMELS IN THE UNITED STATES

About thirty years ago a number of
camels, nearly $50, were brought to
Arizona, having been purchased by the
United States government for the pur-
pose OF carrying supplies to the regular
troops stationed in the territory. After
a thorough trial they were found to be
useless, as the gravelly sands of the
desert cut their feet, making them unfit
for travel. The entire lot was offered
tor sale, and some were purchased, but
the larger number were turned loose
to Craze and roam where they pleased
For awhile they seemed to dwindle in
number, but of late years they have
multiplied rapidly, and today probably
1000 Of these animals roam over the
desert. A miner recently counted SIS
in one herd on the ella river, near the
White mountains, and it is known that
some Craze in the Bradshaws, while q
few roam over the hills in the Moiave
eOuntry.-Phoenlx Gazette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25
A WOMAN'S CLAIMS.

An interesting side-light on the work
ings of Congressional committees is
thrown by Godey's Magazine in an
article advocating the claims of Anna
Ella Carroll to being the woman who
saved the union. She asked compensa-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25
SCARCITY OF DOMESTIC HELP.

been over here studying us more or less
thinks she has found a message of en-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

jacket. The beautiful designs here
with shown are made by The National
Cloak Co, West 23d street, this city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

At least seven persons were killed
n a wreck caused by a washout on the
Evansville and Terra Haute railroad
near HaZletOn, Ind.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

Lord Roberts, the British field mar
shall. will soon publish his remfnis-
cences.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-03-18
WAR DOGS MUZZLED.
GREECE'S REPLYToTHE POWERS
Is CONClLIATORY.
IL willing to withdraw Her Fleet
from Cretan Waters-But Land
Forces Must Remain There to Pro.
tect Christians.
JOOka Like Coercion.

The reply of Greece to the identical
notes of the powers" has been received at
the various capitals, and it proves to be 4
much less defiant document than was gen
orally expected. The previous declaration
of officials Mt Athens that Greece would
refuse TO withdraw her forces from Crete
has been carried out, but in a way that
seems to offer abundant opportunity for
advantageous compromise. The demand
of the powers called simply for the with
drawal of the Greek troops from the ISL
and of Crete and the Greek feet from
Cretan waters. Greece offers to obey the
mandate regarding the feet, but, although
she points out that it would be impossible
to withdraw the troops, she expresses n
Willingness to place them under the control
of the powers to restore order. This ought
to prove satisfactory TO the powers, for
it practically makes the Greek troops
their own, and. moreover, the reply has a
general conciliatory tone that seems to
preclude any intention on the part of
Greece of resisting the spirit of the pow
ers' ultimatum.
The reply is said to recognize in fatter-
ing terms that the powers have been ac-
tuated only by high aims. but it makes
the suggestion that the Cretans be al
lowed to choose their own government
and thus determine finally whether they
really prefer autonomy, as claimed by the
powers. 1t is clear that Greece has sue
ceeded in injecting into a refusal to obey
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-03-18
Telexraphic Brevitiee.

The murder of prominent Piute medi-
cine man near Bagdad on the Colorado
desert in southern California by MeXi-
can has aroused the red men.
The correspondent of the New York
Herald in Rio Janeiro. Brazil, telegraphs
that the treaty of extradition between the
United States and Brazil will be signed
this week.
G. c. Wells, of San Francisco, has in
vented an appliance called railway joint
bridge. The bridge, it is claimed, entire
ly eradicates the pounding of the ends OF
the rails when n car passes on or off.
The Amalgamated Society of London
ordered n general strike on the North
eastern Railway system. Crowded meet
;prs of railway men were held at New
Castle and Hartlepool and confirmed the
decision.
The House of Commons has adopted a
supplementary naval estimate of f5o0,-
600. bringing the total expense for the
navy during the present year to w.
33O. 900. This enormous figure is nearly
double the cost of the navy fifteen years
ago.
Edward Chase, Tor tWeniy-siA years
manager of the ST. Louis Clearing House
Association. died at his home of heart
failure and pleurisy, superinduced by an
attack of the grip. Mr.. Chase WAS born
in Taunton, Mass, 13 years ago.
The London Globe understands, unoa
high authority, that great tension exists
between Great Britain and Belgium on
the subject of the demands of Great
Britain for indemnity as resnit of The
Imprisonment of Ben Tillett. the English
labor leader. arrested at Antwerp last
year, while promoting a strike. The for
eign office officials declare that nceo.ia-
tions on the subject are proceeding AMIGA
bly,.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-03-18
CIRCLING THE GLOBE
CONCISE HISTORY OF SEVEN
DAYS DOINGS.
Intelligence BY Electric Wire from Every
Quarter OF the Ci:ilized World, Embracing
Foreign Affairs and Home happenings o,
a. Important Nature.
Cub an Affairs.

A dispatch from Havana, via Tampa,
Fla. says:
Reports are received from Manzanillo
about another serious engagement neal
Canto River, in which Gen. Garcia cap
tured from the Spaniards a large supply
OF arms and ammunition and made loo
Spanish soldiers prisoners.
The situation in the Province of San tia
60 De Cuba continues to be favorable to
the Cubans, and the Spanish columns
have practically abandoned active opera
tions in the field. They escort only the
conveys with provisions from one forti-
fled town to another, carefully avoiding
any fight with the Cubans. Col. Vara
Del Rey has reported to Gen. Weyler that
it is impossible for the Spanish to move in
the province in columns less than 1000
men strong