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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
JOB FOR PROF. HALSEY.

Oshkosh, Wis, Dec. 1.-The position
OF president OF the Oshkosh normal
schools to, succeed the late DR.. AIbee
will be offered to r. H. Halsey of Biug
hamton, N. Y, formerly superinteni-
ent of schools in this city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08

Chicago, Decs 4.-Jewelry and dia-
monds valued at $4,000 were stolen
from the apartments of Mr.. and Mrs.
Max B1umenthal in the Great Northern
hotel. The door lock and the key of
a trunk were picked
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
Sunday CYCLE RACES.
Great Event viii Begin at Midnight
in the Metropolis.

New York, Dec. 4.-That the six
day continuous bicycle race in Madi-
son Square Garden beginning tonight
will be as international in character
as it was last year is shown by the
list of entries. Though 81 contest
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
SPAIN HOLDS BACK
DECIDES 70 OPPOSE SOME PEACE
CONDITIONS.


Madrid Government Instructs Ger sr.l
Rios Not to Agree to Give Up )ns
Of the Carolines or Grant ,Religio is
Freedom Therein-Will Hold Our
for Substantial Equivalent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
HE SCORES SHAT TER
SAMPSON TAKES ARMY COM
MANDER TO TASK.
ADMIRAL ASKS DUE CREDIT

Says the Fall of Santiago Was Ac
complished by Joint Attack of the
Army and Navy and the Latter
Should Have It's Just Proportion Of
the Glory of the Victory.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
SLICK SWINDLERs ARRESTED.

New York, Dec. George s. Mar
tin and w. S. Cattle, who were mem
bers of the Worthington gang, one of
the most notorious gangs OF real
estate swindlers in the country, were
yesterday arrested and locked up in
the Tombs on The charge OF swindling.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08

L. Biehl lost $3.50 in cash ia fire
in Milwaukee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08
ALGER ON THE WAR
THE SECRETARY }EXHAUSTIVELY
REVIEWS 1T.
SOME RECOMMENDATIONS

Wants a Second Seeretary-Urges
Erection OF Statue Of Gen. Grant
Expenditures for Last Fiscal Year
s62,534, 7S4-Big Estimates for Year
Beginning in July.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS
NOTES OF DISCOV-
ERY AND INVENTIONS
fhc Drudg cries Of life summed tn
MI ABOUT the Disease kuuwn ~
olives" New Toy for the Navy Nn
Invention frr Golfers.
l'r's

An honor man Il; harvard y year
rr two ago SUMMED up his college lie
as "A study of the rudimcnts Of a dozen
kinds Of knowledge. When / hclan to
form these a%lphlhots m,u sentences,
college life was over Men and wu.
men who have won reputation by good
work in the world have given much
tn" same summary uf their lives. Any
man., says Ruudino;. may he glad.
II ont Of all his work a ~half-duarn brief
sentences last for q generation or two.
The rest of his time in tho world went
To ut him to speak those sentences"
George Eliot, IN a letter to Il friend.
stated that the five books by which
she Is known bore no proportion tu the
enormous amount Of anonymous writ
inSs hy which she simply earned her
livelihood. An eminent American sur
geon in an address to 4 medical school
said, Very few successful men can
expect 10 perform more than one or
two great operations in the course uf
n long practice. The bulk Of work
ought to he a traiuinL for these opera
tons Honest. Intelligent lads often
set out IN life with che resolve to add
something 10 the happiness or wis
dom Of the world. OLD age comes and
they are forced to- feel that they have
lone no work that IL recognized. or,
so Tar as they can sec. that has been Of
large benefit to their generation. Their
labor has been given 20 support life.
II any readers. old or young, of these
lines are inclined 10 take this dis
hcartcning view of their work, they
should read MOrrcll's account OF his
journey through Upper Canada. "Our
way lay across small lakes and through
long stretches Of forest. We had TO
carry the canoes over the land In or
der to cross the water, and SO heavy
were they that ] grumbled much at
having to toll hard for two days IN or
der TO make progress on the third, I'M
ill ] remembered that the trudginr
under the load brought me to my jour
ney's end as much as the floating on
the water" There are n good many
carries" in each human life, days ana
wears Of heavy labor which go to earn
the means TO live. But II our faces
are turned toward home, every St"p
under the burden brings us surely near
or to Il.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10
Ariyoua's pctriHcd Forests.

The secretary of the interior Is u
sidcring "A proposition 10 make "A gov
eminent reservation OF the petriiied
forest in Arizona. II H. said that the
wonderful collection of siliciiled tiee
trunks OF which the forest consists Is
being rapidly despoilod for commercial
purposes. The petriied forest is In
Apache county near llOlhrook. Not
only stumps and roots, hut entire tree
trunks of great size are found convert
ed into hard agate, preserving the form
of every cell and fiber. Some Of the
sections, cut across the trunks, are four
feet in diameter, 81 that polished tops
for tables are made out Of a single
piece. These exhibit, in the most cX-
quisite manner, the grain Of the origin
al wood, beautitied by a brilliant dis.
play Of interblonding colors. a COM
pany has been formed to mine tho Cor.
est for stone TO be used in architectural
and decorative work; and the only way
to save this wonderful natural curios-
ity, which, as far as known, has no
equal in the world, is said to he by
turning II into a forest reserve.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10
HEATING BY STEAM.
something About the system In L.. "
Large ISuildings.

The art of heating buildings by
steam has progressed so rapidly during
the past ten years that there are now
three distinct systems we'll developed.
all performing the same Kind Of sorv-
ice, but doing il under conditions that
vary materially. The oldest and most
widely known Of these Is the gravity
system. so called for the reason that
the steam generated in the boiler rises
up to the radiators. and. as 1t is Con-
denscd. the resulting water H. returned
to the boiler by gravitation. no appli-
ancc, other than the return pipe, being
used for this purpose.
The mex is what may be Gale. the
mechanical system. as mechanical
means are frequently applied to re.
duCc the pressure of the steam In the
system from that carried in the boiler.
and mechanical appliances are always
used to return the water of condensa-
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10
MANAGING RAILROADS
INTERESTING DISCUSSION OF
A BIG SUBJECT.
ZION. NJ. T.. Ingalls,, President OF the
Zig -Four Railroad, Presents scrie
Important Facts That VIII Interest
All.

Hon. NJ. L. ingalls,. Of the great
est authorities on railway matters.
read a highly valuable paper at the
recent convention Of railway commits
sioncrs held in WASHINGTON. u. c. His
wise words will be read with interest
by all. The convention was called for
the purpose Of considering questions Of
great interest both to the railways and
the people of the United States. Mem
bers of the Association Of American
Railway Accounting Officers were also
present and we're invited to take part
in the discussion. Chas. j. Lindlcy of
Illinois. was chairman OF the convCn-
ton. Ohio was represented by Rail
road Commissioner Z. :. Kahler and
CHIEF Clerk Ed II. Archer. i. \. Hew-
lit, auditor OF the Big Four, was one OF
the railway accountants present. MI.
ingalls, address is here given as being
n semi-oficial expression of the views
held by railway managers generally,
and as being also Of general interest TO
the public at large:
MIR. Chairman and Gentlemen: 7 am
very much obliged for this opportunity OF
addressing you. | understand ! have in
my audience the members of the inter-
state commission and the gem
tleInen composing the various railway
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10
Accommodating Mourners.

L. Talbot Kelly writes an article on.
titled An Artist Among the Fe!la-
heen' for the April Century. In sneak
ing of the kindliness Of the Arabs, Mr..
Kelly SAYS:
Here Is an instance OF his willing
ness to oblige. | was making a sketch
OF the village cemetery and wanted
only a funeral procession to complete
my study. ! remarked to the old
man: What a pity there does not
happen TO be a funeral going on. so
that ! might put 1t I'M Ills reply took
me by surprise, for, jumping up, he
said: There Is a man III in the vii
lage, and he must die soon; I'll 20 and
hurry him up" And, sure enough, he
hustled them all so much that an hour
later my sketch was complete. AL the
mla safely inferred! And believe
that the bereayed family considered
themselves especially honored by my
interest in the csrsmony!"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10

Remarkable photographs Of the ring
nehula' in the constellation Lyra have
recently been made at the Meudon OBJ
servatory, near Paris. These pictures
show a great deal Of diffused nebulous
matter inside the ring. but none out
side, while in the center appears the
image Of a star. This star can also be
seen with a telescope. But the draw
ings of the ring nebula made by Her
schel in 1888, by Lord Rose In 1914.
and by T%Iouvelot in 1873, show no star
there, and Monsieur R~abourdan thinks
this may indicate that changes are GO
ing on in the nebula; such, for instance.
as the formation Of a solar body with.
In the ring.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10

asylums. etc. Tic 0istiuctivClv rc.i
in Jaran. until there are nearly i0C
Protestant churches scattered all ovji
the empire. including about 10000 en-.
rolled Christians. with W 10000 Chil.
drcn in Sunday schools and over 10000
scholars in day and boarding schools
II is in an important degree because
Of the faith Of the Christians that each
individual stands face tO face with his
God that Christian i"ndividualism has
gained such currency in Japan. In
they are found in the most influential
positions. IN the first parliament, oa'
Of 800 members ur The lower house,
thilt'cn were Christians. and ,nonc
them the speaker and the permanent
chairman of the committee Of tn,
whole. There has been already a
Christian cabinet minister and a chici
Justice of the supreme court. The
Christians are found in disproportion-
ate numbers in the Imperial universe
~, both among professors and stu
dents. Among the countless dailiCs of
Japan, some six or eight are called "thC
great papCrs. OF these sO-Clllcd great
papers not less than three were last
autumn published under Christian aus
pics. The great charitable moyc-
are yet largely under Christian control
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10

Il canton man, pure and simple, al
though he is a native Of the western
reserve. His life has been spent there.
except for his school and student life.
Ills law training was derived from Of
ne" study under the direction of his
father, Judge Rufus Day, who was a
member Of the Supreme court. and in
the Ann Arbor CMichD Law School.
while a student at Ann Arbur he had
charge OF the law library. and then de
Neloped Il strong taste for reading. AZ
a member Of the bar he has been noted
for his GOODNESS and his exhaustive
preparation. lie never went into Il
case unpteparod. While a student
Judge Day was on a baseball team, and
his love for the national sport has not
been destroyed. In home lie he is
very similar to Mr.. Mckinley. EA-
ccpt when called away by business OF
other duties, while in Canton, he could
always be found at his home. There
is no ostcntatiOn in his makeup.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10
A rrnirctiIc,s G,in OF Sncci.

Recent experiments with improved
instruments for measuring the velocity
of prOjectiles have shown that the
speed goes on increasing after the mis-
sile has left the mouth of tho cannon.
LAYING the muzzle with a velocity OF
about l,47i feet in a second. a projec-
tile has been observed to increase its
speed to about 1859 feet per second
within the first six feet. 1t IL only
after having Travelled about twenty
five yards that the projectile's velocity
becomes reduced to the speed that 1t
had on leaving the muzllc. This is
ascribed 10 the impulse Cf the expand
ing gas being felt for some distance
beyond the lannon's mouth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10

seriod of the history of the new gov
eminent, says Leslie's Weekly. There
can be no doubt that there is a new
life in Japan. The most striking evil
dence, perhaps, Is to be seen in the
new navy, which Is attracting so much
attention. Another evidence of the
new life is seen in Japan's political re-
forms. Less than thirty years ago
there was a feudal government under
which there was little Dor for per
sonal freedom. All below the military
class, constituting about 3 per cent Of
the population, had relatively few
rights. They could not even petition
FOR the removal of abuses except at the
risk of immediate death. Now they
enjoy a constitutional government
which has already b%roadenod out far
beyond the limits prescribed by its
written charter, and which exhibits a
decided tendency toward the British
system. a judiciary has grown up
before which eyen the highest officers
of state may be brought at the instance
of the humblest citizen. Japan's sys-
tenn OF education, re-enforced by a
practically free press. has given q de-
gree of homogeneity to the Eatlcn
which most foreign observers fail 80
realize. Japan Is not a Christian ma
tion-far from 1t. The Christian pop
nlation is proabbly no more than ne-
hal. OF l per cent of the whole; yet
what may be called, and is called even
by many non-Christian Japanese.
Christian sentiment is acting strongly
upon every department Of life, II has
produced an eleemosynary movement
OF remarkable power, which deals with
many and varied social probi@ras. II
Is represented by the strong and most
admirably organized Red Cross aociety,
a fiourishing temperance society, a
prison-reform league, college settle
merAs. hospitals. d~ispenSaries, orphan
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10
Hives.
ployed.

This most distressing eruption,
known medically as nrticaria, and pop
ularly also as nett!e-rash, hardly needs
a description, for there is scarcely IN
one who has not at some time In his
life suffered from IL more or less. IL
consists in the sudden appearancey't
n or more puffy swellings on I
skin, hard, and OF a whitish or pink.
ish color, which itch and burn and
sting intolerably.
These wheals may be no larger round
than a pea, or they may be of the size
of a silver dollar or wen larger. They
usually last only a few hours'S ~ a few
minutes. but may persist for a day or
more. Sometimes they keep coming
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10
A Curious Flower Wreath.

Miss Elizabeth Taylor, writing iu
Popular Science News of the plants
and flowers Of Iceland, describes a GU
rious sight which she witnessed in the
lava fields near Reykjavick. Motto
ing wreaths OF steam issuing from the
summit OF a small volcano, she climb
ed up there, and found a band about
two feet wide, OF beautiful plants, bear
ing large flowers, cncircling the inter-
Tor line Of the crater. The steam
warmed the flowers and the rim OF
rocks protected them from the cold.
winds without.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10

ton from the return pipes OF the sys-
TEN back to the boiler. These may be
In the shape Of an automatic steam
trap, or a pump and governor, as may
best suit the conditions. The third is
the exhaust steam system, in which
the heating is done by steam that has
been used to drive engines or pumps,
and that would be of no further sery-
Ice II 1t could not be utilized as heat.
In this system mechanical appliances
are also used for controlling and direct.
ing the steam through the system.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10
For the Golf Enthusiast,

Every one knows that a ''caddie" is
an indispensable adjunct of the links,
but very often the small boy to serve
in this capacity II not available, par
ticularly when n is enjoying the de-
lights Of golf on an improvised course,
when away in summer or in the coun-
try. When the genuine article is not
TO be had, however, the golf enthusi-
asts have to content themselves with
an automaton caddie. This is a de-
vice which, when the lower end Is
placed on the ground, opens out au-
tomatically and folds up when 1t IL
lifted for carrying. The contrivance is
very light and is provided with a bag
to hold balls and a generous allowance
o. space for the sundry sticks required.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10
Distance of the Dog Star.

DR.. David Gill. whose measures Of
the parallaxes OF the stars, by meal
of which their distances can be Gale
lated, are among the most accura
known, has recently deduced anew b
results OF his observations OF Sirius.
dog star. which Is the brightest star
the heavens. He thinks we may n
regard its ~parallaX as satisfactorily
termined at 0,37 Of a second of q
This makes the distance of Sirius n
miles 81 ,OO0, goo, 600, 900. In othe,
words the dog star is nearly five hun
dred and fifty thousand times ;artIer
from the earth than the sun is,
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10

ont in excessive crops
or different parts Of the
The Nhctls generality
rapidly az they come, al
disappear every sign of
except perhaps. the mar
ger nails vLich the suff
into his skin in the vain y
the itching.
The cauaNs Of hives ard
hut in tl.s greater numbd
they are rpfCrahlC 10 some en-
Some people can not cat IN
any Kind without paying foiv
discretion 10y an attack of
others are similarly affected
Kinds Of berries or nuts. or ~
drugs. Irritation Of ihc skin
ciUal applications. such as a
iodine. by uo!s0ns, such az tn
nottln, err Of certain insects, O
undertaking, as well as tn
of a very low temperature. /
produce an eruption of hive
II is possible to discover I
ana to remove II. the treat
urti"aril becomes n very sim
ter While the eruption lasts
ing and singing may be rcliev
what by bathing the parts In
solution Of hirarbonate Of sod
household ammonia, alcohol,
Ear ana water.
\ useful application Is carb,
one part in thirty parts of wa
a little ~glycorire. Sometimes
m'nt containing carholic &C.
or horacic acid, zinc or chlor
very grateful.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10
NEW LIFE IN JAPAN.
thirty Thousand Children Enrolled In
Its SUNDAY schools.

wonder Of the age. While the new re-
Gime nominally dates from the victory
OF the imperial troops over the Shotgun
in 1865. the fcudal system was prac-
tically in force until fully three years
may be said to have covered the whole
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10
STORY OF JUDGE DAY.
SUCCESSOR OF SHERMAN IN
THE CABINET.
'iiort sketch of His Iifp-N strong
Friend OF the President Ills Ability
IL That Kind That IL Hidden by
His quiet Manner.

UDGE WILLIAM
L. DAY. the new
secretary of stat.
is an Ohio man.
hailinE from Can
ton. From the he
ginning uf Mr.. Me
Is / II lcy's political
career he has not
had a s 3 cr
friend than Judge
Day. The Judge is
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10
what Lies Bencath Londo-.

Underground London contains 5000
miles of sewers, $4,000 miles OF tele-
graph wires, 4,i30 miles of water
1900 miles of gas pipes. all def.
nitely ixed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10
New Toy for the NAVY,

Here is u toy for the nayy-cay
which some of the navy's men would
enjoy playing with In the n~eighborhood
OF a Spanish nutilla. 1t is a Dregges-
Schroeder six-pound rifle. 1t can fire
thirty-thrce shots a minute and it's
proicctilc can pierce three inches or
steel NJ n distance OF three miles. Is
IL the new gun which has just been
placed ON the revenue cutter Gresham.
II viii bee in charge Of Gunner Finn.
who has been on the old cutter Andrew
Jackson and on the Gresham for TWEEN
tS-siN years. The Gresham has only
one ~siX-poundor rifle. but she could
easily increase her armament by four
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10
What Locusts VIII Not Eat.

U is said that the castor oil plant N
abh> red by nearly all members of thY
animal world; that moles MAJ
driven from a lawn by planting
castor beans in II, and that neitb
terrible "srmy worm" nor the
stroying locust will eat II.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10

them. In the contest with railways. IN
the courts, the commissioners have drift
ed away somewhat from the ground
they ought TO stand on; that Is, they
should he the friends OF the railways in
stead OF their enemies, ana should aid
In securing the proper legislation. and the
railways, In turn, should give their sup
port 10 make such legislation effective. l
believe II can he done in no better way
thar by the true method l have pointed
out. First. the change OF the criminal
section; second, authority to contract ana
divide business, Either one Of them
would be OF great advantage. but We
ought 10 have both. There also should
he such legislation az will give Liore
force 10 the recommendations and orders
of the interstate commissions
e.s. Instead of trying TO break down the
commission the railway officials should
try TO build II up, should make the COM
mission its aid and use II as % bulwark
Of strength in ongress and In the states
IL heat back the tide OF populism that 10
rising continually against them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10

Baggy trousers show q prer
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
THE HAWAIIAN soR nmE.


 The Hawaiian annexation scheme isn't prospering. It is conceded that the treaty cannot pass the senate. Sem ator Pettigrew says that the opponents of annexation have established the fol- lowing points: First, that the route to the Orient via the Aleutian Islands is one thousand miles shorter than that via Honolulu; second, that no battle ship coaling at the Hawaiian Islands could reach the United States in con- dition to fight, and that on this account the possession of the islands would be an element of weakness rather than of strength, which is in opposition to the theory that the islands are necessary to defense; third, that the commerce of the islands. which has been claimed to be one important reason for their annexation, is constantly declining, and is less than that of an ordinary county of the United States; fourth, that one of the Aleutian Islands would afford a more secure footing. and by shorter route for a cable to Asia, than would the route via Honolulu.
 It is also clear that the Hawaiian scheme is losing popularity. The gen. eral feeling seems to be that this coun- try has trouble enough without going Am ,,,;1oc ofta, x~,oro
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16

uaps speciality, the hoi polloi chorus, or the one where all hands mix in a gen teel gyration of geniuses or the cho- rus of all stars. usually lead and act as manager of the entertainment.
 I think the best dress for a man cakewalker is the swallowtail or the Prince Albert Sometimes the over- coat is worn with good effect, and a cane gives a fellow an opportunity to find place for his hands and adds grace and dignity to his bearing. A silk tile is the proper caper, especially on well-formed man. It makes you look nice and shiny, shows off your style and gives you chance to get in some fine salutations, bows and cour- tesies with your lady. always use it. It is indispensable to first-class walkers outfit Patent feathers are the best for the feet, and the more di- anonds you have the greater your chance to make a killing. Evening costume is the proper thing for ladies.
 A cakewalker makes from six to fif- teen dollars a performance. I get the biggest divvy for managing the af- fairs. If the business does not become slack it's the best thing in sight for a graceful walker. St. Louis has the best co1ored dancers in the world, the cream of the profession.
 Contests are dicided on these points.