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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-02

occasion give vent to them by tears
or words. She only turned her eyes
on Ferrari with look of intense
pride and scorn, strange to see in so
| little a creature-a true Romani look,
such as | had often noticed in my
! fathers eyes, and such as knew must
| be frequently visible in my own. Fer
rari saw it, and burst out laughing
| loudly.
''There,'' he exclaimed. Like that
she exactly resembles her father !
! is positively ludicrous Fabio, all over!
| She only wants one thing to make the
portrait perfect" And approaching
| her, he snatched one of her long cruIs
and endeavored to twist it over her
mouth in the form Of a mustache.
The child struggled angrily, and hid
her face against my coat. The more
she tried to defend herself the greater
the malice with which Ferrari tor
mented her. Her mother did not in
terfere-she only laughed. I held the
little thing closely sheltered in my
embrace, and steadying down the
culver of indignation in my voice.
said with quiet irmness:
Fair play. signor, Fair play.
Strength becomes mere bullying when
it is employed against absolute weak
ness
Ferrari laughed again, but this time
!uneasily, and ceasing his monkeyish
pranks, walked to the window.
Smoothing Stella's tumbled hair,
added with a sarcastic smile:
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12
Regimental Reunions.

The 23d annual reunion of the Third Maine
Regiment Association will be held in G. A.
K. hall, Gardiner, Wednesday, August 18th
The Dist Maine Regiment Association
meets in reunion in Bath Sept. 10th. This
being the second reunion of this regiment
since the close of the war a large gathering
OF the survivors is anticipated.
The 18th annual reunion of the Goth Maine
Regimental association will be held at
Hampden, Me, Tuesday, Aug. II, rain or
shine. All comrades together with their
wives or daughters are invited to be present
and remain over night. A fine program has
been arranged and grand time may be eX-
pected.
The 9th annual reunion of the ODD Maine
Regiment Association will be held at Dexter
CD Thursday, August 10Th. Business meet
ing at 10 a. N. Maj. Gen. j. l.. Chamber
lain, of Little Round Top fame, is among
the speakers on the programme. The Maine
Central and Bangor & Aroostook railroads
will sell tickets for one fare the round trip.
Tickets good from August II to August 10,
inclusive.
ment will be held at Bluehill Aug. 18th, 18th
and 10Th. One fare from all stations on
Maine Central r. R., on sale Monday, Aug.
10th, good to return Friday, Aug. Goth. Col.
Charles A. Clark formerly adjutant of the
sixth will be present and read his celebrat-
ed war paper, entitled: campaigning with
the Sixth Name Alexander M. Robinson,
Jr., of Bangor is president of the Sixth
Maine Veteran Association. All members
who desire free entertainment will write to
Stephen w. Wescott, Bluehill.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12
Books About Alaska.

From the present excitement over the
existence of gold in the Klondike country
one might imagine that the gold had been
discovered only recently. Yet it has been
known for several years that the mines
there were yielding good returns, and
travellers have brought back stories of
the ''finds'' of the more fortunate miners.
Few of these travellers, however, have
put their experiences into writing; so the
account of the mining districts given by
Kirk Munroe, the we'll known writer for
boys, who visited them about four years
ago, is of particular interest at this time.
1t occurs in Mr.. Munroe story, ''Snow-
Shoes and Sledges," sequel to "The
Fur-Seal's TOOTH" both of which, pub
lished by the Harpers, are narratives of
adve nture in Alaska. As the book APP
peared in 1895, Mr.. Munroe cannot be
suspected of having colored his account
to crafty the present eagerness of news
paper readers for glowing descriptions of
the gold fields.
ITO begin WITH" he says, in the chap
ter entitled, "a Yukon Mining Camp"
although it is at the junction of Forty
Mile Creek and the Yukon River, it is not
in Alaska, but about twenty miles east of
the boundary in Northwest Territory,
which is one of the subdivisions of Canada.
The most recent name of this camp is
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12
Notice of Foreclosure.

WHEREAS VILLA NJ b. BAKER of Montvile'
w in the County of Waldo and State of Maine,
by his mortgage deed dated March 2, 1894 and
recorded in the Waldo Registry of Deeds, Book
235, Page 458, conveyed to Henry n. Brown of
Searsmont, in said County a certain parcel of real
estate situated in Montville, bounded and descr1b
ed as follows: Bounded on the south, by land of
Charles Tanner; on the west and north, by land of
c. p. Walker and on the northeast by the road
leading from Cooper's Corner to Liberty. being the
same conveyed to said Baker by Leonard Cooper
by his deed dated June %, 1896, and the same on
which the said Baker then lived containing six
and half acres, more less, with buildings
thereon standing.
And whereas Otis d. Wilson, administrator of
the estate of said Henry n. Brown, by his deed of
assignment, dated June 20, 895, recorded in the
Waldo Registry of Deeds. Vol. 242, Page, 495
conveyed to me, the undersigned the above de-
scribed mortgage deed and the debt thereby Sc
cured. And whereas the conditions of said mort
gage have been broken. now therefore, by reason
of the breach of the conditions thereof claim
foreclosure of said mortgage.
Dated at Searsmont, this twenty-tirst day of
July, 1897. LOUISE NJ. BR OWN.
By 0. D. WILSON, her attorney. 3w29
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

hostilities between the States he remained
here on his farm.
Soon after Fort Sumter was fired upon lie
offered his services to the United States,
and was ordered to the engineer corps. In
the retreat from the first battle of Bull! Run
he was thrown out of an ambulance, and
gun carriage passed over the artificial leg
taking it off below the knee. Then he got
second leg fitted.
No further accident befel. Sherwood until
he joined McClellan's campaign on the march
from Yorktown to Richmond. In the run
ming engagement at Fair Oaks a cannon ball
came along, and, passing through Sher-
woods horse, struck Sherwood in the ankle
OF his newest leg, carrying his foot and
portion of his leg several rods away. This
injury was aggravated by the horse falling
upon his other leg and pinning him to the
ground, where he was compelled to stay for
more than an hour before relief came.
Burnside, Hooker and Meade had COM
manded the army of the Potomac in turn
and made room for their successors before
Sherwood was again able to do duty in the
the engineer corps. Grants army was be-
fore Petersburg, making ready for the trial at
arms which ended at Appomattox. when
Sherwood was sent to an underground
magazine for the purpose Of learning its
ability to stand bombardment from confed-
crate shells. While he was standing at the
entrance to the magazine the heavy, iron
bound door swung to, nipping Sherwood at
the knee and manging his third leg so it
had to be taken off.
Having performed his whole duty, Sher-
wood was mustered out in 1866, and came
back here to enjoy his pension and the
praise of his friends. Though more than 10
years of age, he is able to walk about, and
enjoys telling how he lost four legs in two
wars. His second leg was made of cork,
after the fashion of 80 years ago. The third
and fourth legs were of willow similar to
the one he now wears. His left leg is of
flesh and blood from hip to heel, and will be
able to hold him up for some years to come.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12
He Has Lost Four Legs.
The Proud War Record of Oscar SherWOO

The Proud War Record of oscar Sherwood.
1t is the claim of Oscar Sherwood of Ell
lingwood's Corner, says a Boston Globe cor
respondent, that he is the only man in the
world who has lost four legs in the service
of his country. Mr.. Sherwood depends upon
his pension for support, and though he has
left four legs upon the field of duty, the
United States has never paid him for more
than the loss of one leg
The first leg to go was when he was in
front of Vera Cruz, in the Mexican war.
He belonged to a party of sappers and
miners, who had landed above the city and
were making their way along shore. A
company of Mexicans surprised them, killing
or wounding nearly every one of them
Sherwood was shot through the femur of
his right leg and taken prisoner. The next
day the Mexican surgeons amputated his
leg above the knee. and he was compelled
to remain in the hospital until Gen. Scott
had captured Vera Cruz, after which he was
sent home, bringing an honorable discharge.
He got an artificial leg, and from the close
of the Mexican war until the outbreak Of
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

SO, after being many months on the way,
finally reach their destination. By this
time their value has become so enhanced
or enchanted as the miners say, that
Phil Ryder found flour selling for $50 per
barrel, bacon at 35 cents per pound, beans
at 25 cents per pound, canned fruit at 90
cents per pound coarse flannel shirts at
s. each, rubber boots at SIS per pair, aud
all other goods at proportionate rates.
Even sledge dogs, such as he had pur-
chased at Anvik for s. or So each, were
here valued at S25 apiece
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12
What Tommy Said.

Uncle John-Well, what do you mean to
be when you get to be man?
Little Tommy (promptly)-A doctor, like
pa
Uncle -(quizzically)- and
which do you intend to be, an allopath or
hom9opath?
Little TOMMY don't know what them
awful big words mean, Uncle John; but
that don't make no difference, cause amt
gon' to be either of 'em. Pm just goin' to
be family doctor an give all my patients
Hoods Sarsaparilla, cause my pa says that
if he is doctor, he's bliged to own up that
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the best family medi-
cine he ever saw in his life.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

A Sceptic: She; ''Do you really believe
that Gabriel will sound a trumpet for all of
us on the last day." He; "Well, 1 am
sometimes half in lined to believe that some
folks will insist upon blowing their own
horns even then" GCeveland Leader
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

The House sugar rate is written in the
tariff bill, not the couuptly purchased
Senate rate. 1t is great victory for
right for justice, and for the people,
New York World Democraticl
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

Business in Mexico is in bad shape, ow-
ing to the continued fall in price of sill
Yer, and there is talk of going to the gold
standard.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

Wheat goes up and silver goes down, de-
spite the assertions of silver orators of
last fall that these two commodities kept
pace in the markets of the world
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12
Editorial Notes.

Silver bullion fell to the lowest price
ever known last week.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

The new tariff cuts very severely into
protection granted the sugar retiners
under the Wilson BILL From the Sugar
Trade Journal, Official organ of the
American sugar interests.)
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

The case Of the farmers has certainly
been hard for several years past. 1t has
teen a principal cause of discomfort, and
the fruitful mother of wild financial
schemes. With that betterment which is
now so surely approaching, the occupation
of the demagogue and the Utopian dream
eI will be gone" New \ ork World.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

Australia, which last year produced
643, 600, 900 pounds of wool, is likely to
produce no more than half in the coming
season. Her sheep are dying by thou
sands from starvation on account of short
age in pasturage, and the quantity as well
as quality of her product in this line will
be materially reduced, thus adding to the
price that American farmers will probably
get for theirs.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

The hold up'' Of the Dingley bill in the
senate by the Democrats and Populists is
the cause of the hight receipts which may
pe expected under that measure in its first
Few months by reason Of the enormous
mportations that tile "hold up permit
ted the importers to make.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

eff the promise of the harvest fields is
fulfilled It will be hard for theorists to per
suade a thriving people that they need
montenary panaceas to keep them out Of
the poor house" New York World.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

sugar lefnelies and factories will soon
DE scattered over the prailies of the Missis-
sippi Valley in way which promises to
make the sugar trust extremely weary,
especially i'll view of the fact that it has
already lost the advantage which it enjoyed
lnde1 the Wilson law.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

The solid business men of tile country
lying west of the Mississippi are greatly
depressed over the failure of the Trans
Mississippi congress, which was intended
to he useful in a business way, but failed
because Of its capture by the silver poll.
ticians.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

President Mckinley evidently knew
John Sherman a good deal better than
those croakers who have been trying to
make the people believe that Mr.. Sherman
had reached the end of his career of use
fitness. The Secretary of State is show
ing himself still possessed of those facul-
ties and methods which have made him so
useful and successful a man ia his service
in the Senate and in a former cabinet.
His ringing letter to Ambassador Hay on
the Behring Sea question has just been
pplemented by series of vigorous and
frank interviews in the New York news
papers which show that the head of the
State Department is all that any citizen of
the United States need expect or desire for
an occupant of that position and that his
vi ews on international questions are such
that no American need feel any anxiety
about him or them.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

An interesting feature OF this fall S cam
paign is the development of strength
among the gold Democrats 1t is quite
apparent that in every State where there
are to be campaigns their organization
will be much stronger than it was last fall,
willie the national organization is pushing
work from its national headquarters in
New York and will aid with speakers and
by othel means wherever there are State
campaigns.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

The recent increased gold developments,
not alone in Alaska, but in the increased
production of mines everywhere, is hard
blow to the IL to theorists, and when
coupled with the fact that the prices of
farm products have advanced and that
crops are plentiful and that farmers are
paying off their mortgages, must prove
very depressing to those who have insisted
7hat prosperity could alone come through
the adoption of free silver.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

Now that the country has had time to
examine the charges of the Democrats who
were saying that the Dingley bill was ad-
vantageous to the sugar trust it is quite
apparent that the charges we're entirely
without foundation. 1t is generally con-
ceded that the bill deprives the trust of the
advantages which it had under the Wilson
law, and is less advantageous to trusts
generally than its predecessor which was
framed by the very men who were foremost
in the charge against the Dingley bill.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

The last week in July, 1897, will long be
remembered as the first one under the new
tariff law. Reports from every direction
show that the effect has been instantly
effective, both in manufacturing and bust
ness circles.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

Hundreds of millions of dollars of the
profits of farmers through the increased
prices which are now being received for
their productions are being devoted to the
payment of mortgages upon their farms.
a recent canvass made by the Chicago
Times Herald fully comedies with the de-
velopments of the democratic New York
canvasses of this kind showing that farm
ers in every part of the country are reduc-
ing their mortgaged Indebtedness with
these first fruits of the Mckinley pros
perity
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-14

March, 5.S7a5.SSc; April, 542q5.4Sc; May,
5,47qS.4Sc June, 552q5.5 SIC; July, 5. 57d5. 5Sc.
New York, Nov. 13.-Riordan & Co. say
OF cotton to-day: The trading in cotton
this week has been quite broad. although
the market has shown some inclination to
resist the downward tendency, the efforts
Tor bulls have proved futile, and the week
closes with prices at almost the lowest
level Liverpool broke sharply to-day.
Inc decline there amounted to four and
ohe-half s1Xty-fourths, which was rather
more than had been expected. In conse-
quenee our market opened 8 to points
down The pressure to sell disappeared
soon after the opening and on liberal short
covering part for loss, was recovered. jan
uary opened at 5.61c. advanced slowly to
$3.50, and closed a 5.S4q5. CSC, with the tone
of the market steady.
The opinion among cotton dealers, ex-
porters and spectators is almost unani-
nous that prices will surely go lower, but
every one is afraid to be short and no one
has the courage to be aggressive on that
side. The labor troubles in Lancashire
seem to have been adjusted, but the trade
IN cotton goods continues of a discourage
ing character. The movement of sup
plies is simply crushing. Crop estimates,
both on the part of professional statisti-
clans and the trade generally have been
raised recently to very large figures. 1t
must be admitted that every day which
passes without a general killing frost, is
fighting for bears, and that everything at
the moment seems to point to a further de-
cline
Whatever the size of crop, however, it is
certain that If cotton goes much lower the
demand for it by the public as an invest
ment will be simply enormous. This class
of buyers do not appear ready to take hold
yet, but they will certainly do so at any
material concession. Those who sell the
market around these prices and derive
much benefit will be making history, and
we cannot advise our friends to join this
class of opinioneers.''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-14

shot Down by "a Marshal as He
Prayed.
From the PhlladeIphIa RECORD.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Wheeling, w. Va, Nov 9.-Love has led
the most notorious and fearless outlaw in
the two Virginias to his DEATH l. is.,
Milton Hickman, leader of a gang Of
postoffice robbers and terror of the noun
tains, lay dead this morning In the little
log church at Muddlety Nicholas county,
in which he was riddled to death by bull
let's yesterday.
Marshal Roder's posse is guarding Hick-
mans band, all of whom were captured
when the leader fell.
hickman, after having raided the noun
tain towns so often that all the natives
were in abject terror Of him, met a little
brown-faced daughter of the mountains
with whom he fell in love. Through her
influence he was induced 10 attend the
little log meeting house and listen to the
eXhortations of the circuit evangelist 4f
He was kneeing at the altar last nights
the altar at which he was soon TO be mar
ried and protesting religion, when Mar
shall Roder's posse surrounded the place
and made an attack. Hickman's band
was in the church at the time.
Hickman, kneehng at the altar, leaped
to his feet. nr
"Trust in the Lord" he cried. but
keep your grip on your Winchesters"
The church was quickly converted into
a fort, ana the battle began. For two
hours 1t continued, besieged and besiegers
keeping up a steady fire.
Marshal Roder had been shot at the first
voley, but p.uckily directed the attack
from where he lay on the ground
The end was reached when Hickman
exposed himself at a window and was
pierced by several bullets.
His followers gave up the fight. The
grief of the young woman to whom Hick-
man was to have been married was terri
bic 70 witness. Her arms were about the
outlaw when he died.
Three members of the marshars posse
were wounded A woman in the congre-
CATION was shot through the neck and one
arm shot off the babe she had with her.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-14
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

The following are he Savannah Board
d of Trade quotations:
Bacon-The market is steady. Smoked
clear sides. 6Ac dry sailed clear rib sides
SIC; bellies, CSC; sugar cured hams,
1Oc.
Lard-Market firm; pure in tierces, o5sc;
5O-pound tins. 57sc; compound In tierces,
4%c; 50-pound tins, sc.
Butter-Market steady, fair demand; Co.
shen, 171aQ1Sc; gilt edge. 23024c; creamery,
241k@25; fancy Elgins, 25Q27c.
Cheese-Market firm; fancy fun cream
cheese, 11q1l14c; @-pound average. liz
Q12c.
Flour-Firm Patents, $50; straights,
$500; fancy, $50; family, &.85.
Corn-Market steady, white Job lots, 48c
carload lots, Acc; mixed corn, job lots, 47c
carload lots 45c.
oats~Carload lots. SIC; Job lots, ssc.
Texas rust proof. job lots, 42c; carload,
39c
Southern seed rye, s1.1O.
Rice-Job lots, fair, 41zQ4ssc; good, 43t@
&c; prime 5q5%c.
Bran-Job lots, SIC; carload lots SOC.
Hay-Market steady: western, job lots,
soc; carload lots, Use.
Meal-Peary, per barrel, $2.25; per sack.
800; city meal, per sack, Boited, soc;
city meal, water ground. Csc: pearl grits,
Per barrel, 1926; per sack $1.071k.
Coffee-Steady; Mocha, &c; Java, &c;
GedDeIIys nc SLdHudIo ANU. l. l4ct N o. u
13c; No. 8, 121zc; No. 4, Ihc; No. 5, 10Ikc;
No. 6, 9lzc; No. Z, S1sc.
Sugar-Dquaiity Prices-Savannah Quo.
tations: Powdered, sac; standard Rranu-
lated, 5.1Sc; cubes, 5.42c; confectioners' A.
5.C5c: white extra c, 4.S1c; extra c.. 475c:
golden c, 45Oc. Tone firm.
Cabbage-Northern, barrels. per head,
7QSc.
DEMONSTRATES, $1OO; barrels, $3.50. Large
Spanish, $1.65 crate.
Potatoes-Irish. $250d2.75.
Apples--s2 75G3.50.
Oranges-Florida. 50 50G1400
demonstrated quiet; Messina, per box,
$250d2.75.
Dried Fruit-Apples, evaporated. 10c;
common. 4h@5c.
Nuts-Almonds, Taragona, 12c; Ivicas
10Ikc; walnuts. French. loo: Naples, lie;
pecans, 1Oc; Brazils, TIC; fllberts, 10c; as
sorted nuts, 5O-pound and 25-pound boxes
1O6I1O1kc; cocoanuts. $2.75 per 100.
Raisins-L. L., SL65; 15-box, 500; loose,
eO-pound boxes, 61zc per pound.