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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-03-31
ENGINES OF DEATH
GREATEST OF ALL BATTLE
SHIFTS LAUNCHED.
KENTUCKY AND kEkRSARCE

4 Blue Grass Beauty Breaks a Bottle
OF Water Over the Prov She
Chrlstens-Ten Thousand Specta-
tors Manifest Prodigious Enthusi-
asm-Costly Craft.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-03-31

Newport News. March 25-Kertnct-
lans, proud OF the new battleship bear
ing their states name, were here yes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-03-31
ANECDOTE OF EUGENE SUE

The father of Eugene Sue was
physician with exalted patients all
over Europe, who sent him the choic-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-03-31

terday by the hundred Gov. Bradley,
a born orator and of commanding
presence. was next to the central fig
ure at the launching and the luncheon
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06

of the island flashing by, and the view
changing every minute. Soon we were
past the high lands and bowling beside
low, sandy country, sparsely dotted
with dwarf pines, and soon we were be-
yond that again, and had turned the
corner of the rocky hill that ends the
island on the north
/ was greatly elated with my new
command, and pleased with the bright,
sunshiny weather and these different
prospects of the coast / had now
plenty of water and good things to eat,
and my conscience, which had smitten
me hard for my desertion, was quieted
by the great conquest l had made. l
should, / think, have had nothing left
me to desire but for the eyes of the cock
swain as they followed me derisively
about the deck, and the odd smile that
appeared continually on his face. 1t
was smile that had in it something
both of pain and weakness-a haggard,
old mans smile; but there was, besides
that, a grain of derision. a shadow of
treachery, in his expression as he crafti-
ly watched, and watched, and watched
me at my work.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06

must be nicely handled to be got in.
l think was good, prompt subaltern,
and | am very sure that Hands was an
excellent pilot; for we went about, and
lodged in, shaving the banks, with
certainty and a neatness that were
pleasure to behold.
Scarcely had we passed the head be-
fore the land closed around us. The
shores of North inlet were as thickly
wooded as those of the southern an
chorage; but the space was longer and
narrower, and more like, what in truth
it was, the estuary of river. Right be-
fore us, at the southern end, we saw
the wreck of q ship in the last stages
of dilapidaton. 1t had been a great
vessel of three masts, but had lain so
long exposed to the injuries of the
weather, that it was hung about with
great webs of dripping sea-weed, and
on the deck of it shore bushes had
taken root, and now flourished thick
with flowers. 1t was sad sight, but it
showed us that the anchorage was
calm.
Now" said Hands, "look there;
there's a pet bit for to beach a ship in.
Fine fiat sand, never a catspaw, trees all
around of it, and flowers a-blowing
like a garding on that old ship"
"And once beached," inquired, "how
shall we get her off again?"
why, So" he replied; "you take a
line ashore there on the other side at
low water; take a turn about one O
them big pines; bring it back, take
turn round the capstan, and lie to for
the tide. Come high water, all hands
take a pull upon the line, and off she
comes as sweet as natur'. And now,
boy, you stand by. We're near the Bit
now, and she's too much way on her.
Starboard little = so-steady-star-
board - larboard little - steady
steady!"
So he issued his commands, which !
breathlessly obeyed; till, all of sud
den, he cried: Now, my hearty, luff ~
And l put the helm hard up, and the
"Hispaniola" swung round rapidly, and
ran stem on for the lowwooded shore.
The excitement of these last man
euvers bad somewhat interfered with
the watch / had kept hitherto, sharply
enough, upon the cockswain, Even
then | was still so much interested,
waiting for the ship to touch that 1
had quite forgot the peril that hung
over my head, and stood craning over
the starboard bulwarks and watching
the ripples spreading wide before the
bows. 1 might have fallen without a
struggle for my life, had not a sudden
dsquetude seized upon me, and nado
me turn my head. Perhaps had heard
a creak. or seen his shadow moving
with the tail of my eye; perhaps it was
an instinct like a cats, but, sure
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06

enough, when looked round there
Hands, already halfway toward MI,
with the dirk in his right hand.
We must both have cried out aloud
when our eyes met; but while mine
was the shrill cry of terror, his was
roar of fury like a charging bulls. At
the same instant he threw himself for
ward, and leaped sideways toward the
bows. AS l did so l left hold of the
tiller, which sprung sharp to leeward;
and | think this saved my life, for it
struck Hands across the chest, and
stopped bin, for the moment, dead.
Before he could recover / was safe
out of the corner where he had trapped
me, with all the deck to dodge about.
Just forward of the mainmast /
topped, drew pistol from my pocket,
drew cool aim, though he had already
turned and was once more coming di-
rectly after me, and drew the trigger.
The hammer fell, but there followed
neither flash nor sound; the priming
was useless with seawater. l cursed
myself for my neglect. Why had not
I, long before, reprimed and reloaded
my "CdPOh1 IutI SllOulu IlOl
have been, as now, a mere fleeing sheep
before this butcher.
Wounded as he was, it was wonderful
how fast he could move, his grizzled
hair tumbling over his face, and his
face itself as red as a red ensign
with his haste and fury. 1 had no
time to try my other pistol, nor, in
deed, much inclination, for 1 was sure
it was useless. One thing I saw plain
ly; l must not simply retreat before
him, or he would speedily hold me
boxed in the bows, as a moment since
he had so nearly boxed me in the stern.
Once SO caught, and nine or ten inches
of the blood-stained dirk would be
my last experience on this side of eter-
nifty. l placed my palms against the
mainmast, which was of goodish big
ness, and waited, every nerve upon the
stretch.
Seeing that I meant to dodge, he also
paused, and a moment or two passed in
feints on his part, and corresponding
movements upon mine. 1t was such a
game as l had often played at home
about the rocks of Black Hill cove;
but never before, you may be sure,
with such a wildly beating heart as
now. Still, as / say, it was a boys
game, and L thought / could hold my
own at it against an elderly seaman
with a wounded thigh. Indeed, my
courage had begun to rise so high that
allowed myself few darting thoughts
on what would be the end of the affair;
and while / saw certainly that I could
spin it out for long, I saw no hope OF
any ultimate escape.
Well, while things stood thus, sud-
denly the "Hispaniola" struck, stag
gered, ground for an instant in the
sand, and then, swift as a blow, can
tered over to the port side, till the deck
stood at an angle of As degrees, and
about a puncheon of water splashed
into the scupper-holes, and lay in
pool between the deck and bulwark.
fro BE Continued
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06
MERRITT'S REPORT.
He Tells of the Military Operations st
Manila and Gives Much Praise to His
S0ItIars

He Tells of the Military Operations at
Manila and Gives Much Praise to His
Soldiers
Washington, Oct. 1.-The report of
Maj. Gen. Merritt, of the operations
about Manila, was made public Friday.
After giving briefly the story of his
embarkation and arrival at Manila,
and the disposition of the troops there
he says:
81 found Gen. Greene's command en-
camped on strip of sandy land run
ming parallel to the shore of the bay
and not far distant from the beach,
but, owing to the great difficulties OF
landing supplies, the greater portion
of the force had shelter tents only
and were suffering many discomforts.
the camp being situated in low, fiat
place. without shelter from the heat
of the tropical sun or adequate protec-
tiOn during the terrific downpour of
rain. ] was at once struck by the
spirit of patient, even cheerful, endur-
ance shown by the officers and men
under such circumstances, and this
feeling of admiration for the manner
in which the American soldiers accept
the necessary hardships of the work
they have undertaken to do, has grown
and increased with every phase of the
difficult and trying campaign which
the troops of the Philippine expedition
have brought to such a brilliant and
successful conclusion"
The remainder of the report treats
in detail of the operations that led to
the capture of Manila and contains lit
tie that has not been given to the pub
lie through the press dispatches from
time to time.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06

might be; and until that was done
considered that my life would certainly
be spared.
While was thus turning the business
over in my mind l had not been idle
with my body. / had stolen back to the
cabin, slipped once more into my shoes,
and laid my hand a random on a bottle
of wine, and now, with this for an ex-
cuse, l made my temperance on the
deck.
Hands lay as had left him, al fallen
together in a huddle, and with his eye
lids lowered, as though he were too
weak to bear the light. He looked up,
however, at my coming, knocked the
neck off the bottle, like a man who had
done the same thing often, and took
good swig, with his favorite toast of
''here's luck!" Then he lay quiet for
little, and then, pulling out stick of
tobacco, begged me to cut him quid.
"Cut ne junk O. that" says he, "for
I haven't no knife, and hardly strength
enough, so be as / had. All, Jim, Jim,
l reckon I've missed stays! Cut me a
quid ash likely be the last, lad; for I'm
for my long home, and no mistake"
"Well," said I, "I'll cut you some to-
bacco; but if l was you and thought
myself so badly, / would go to my
PRAYERS, like a Christian man"
"Why?" said he. 'Now, you tell me
why"
"Why?" I cried. "You were asking
me lust now about the dead. You've
broken your trust; you've lived in sin
and lies and blood; there's a man you
killed lying at your feet this moment;
and you ask me why! For Gods mercy,
Mr.. Hands, that's why"
spoke with little heat, thinking of
the bloody dirk he had hidden in his
pocket, and designed, in his i'll thoughts,
to end me with. He, for his part, took
great draught of the wine, and spoke
with the most unusual solemnity.
For 30 year." he said, I've sailed
the seas, and seen good and bad, better
and worse, fair weather and foul, pro-
visions running out, knives going, and
what not. Well, now, tell you, l never
seen good come O. goodness yet. Him
as strikes first is my fancy; dead men
don't bite; thems my views-amen, so
be it. And now, you look here" he add
ed, suddenly changing his tone, we've
had about enough of this foolery. The
tides made good enough by now. You
just take my orders, Cap'n Hawkins, and
well sail slap in and be done with it,"
All told we had scarce two miles to
run; but the navigation was delicate,
the entrance to this northern anchor
age was not only narrow and shoal, but
lay east and west, so that the schooner
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06
A ROAST FROM SKATER.
The General Pays His Respects to Yellow
Journalists who Attacked His Conduct.

Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 1.-Postmaster
Wills received a letter from Gen. Shat
ter Yesterday dated Camp Wikotf, in
which he says of newspaper attacks
upon him:
1.-The attacks of the yellow press
upon me and others of the admins
tration are simply outrageous. The
articles are filled with untruths, be-
ginning with the one that | was re-
sponsible for the equipment of the
army with Springfield rifles, which
YOU and every other sensible man
knows is lie. The behavior of some
of the yellow journalists was so out
rageous before we even got into Cuba
that | had TO put my hand on them,
and after we got into Cuba it was still
worse. Their letters are the result of
personal spite. If | had come back
with defeated army there might have
been some excuse for their talk, but
having commanded one of the most
successful campaigns of modern mill
tary history, it is simply an outrage.
II am very fond of Evans (pension
commissioner and am very glad that
you are defending him. Some of the
G. \. X. are simply unbearable and
seem to think that if they can't have
the treasury turned over to them they
are being defrauded. Very truly
yours,
CIVILIAN r. SHAFTER"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06
THE BETTER WAY.
ave old man and a maiden fair

A grave old man and a maiden fair
Walked together at early morn;
The thrushes up In the clear, cold air
Sang to the farmer planting his corn.
And oh. how sweet was the fresh-turned
mound!
And oh, how fair were budding trees!
For daisy's silver and daffodils gold
Were full of the happy honey bees.
~Ah. look. there's an empty nest. she said,
"And / wonder where sing the last year
birds?"
Then the old man raised his head,
Though scarcely he noted her musing
words;
He tore the nest from the swaying tree,
He flung to the wind its moss and hay.
And said: when an empty nest you see.
Be sure that you throw 1t far away.
"But why?" she asked. with a sorrowing
face
'why may not the pretty home abide?"
s'Because," he answered, twill be place
In which the worm and the slug will
hide
Last year twas fair enough in its way
1t was full of love and merry with song;
But days that are gone must not spoil to-
day,
Nor dead joys do the living Joy wrong"
The maiden heard, with a thoughtful face
Her first sweet hope had fed far away
And she thought: Us my heart become
place
For anger, grief and hate to stay?
"Down. heart, with thy sad. forsaken nest;
Fling far thy selfish and idle pain;
The love that is yours is always the best"
And she went with smile to her work
The Angelus.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06
"WILLIAM r. SHAFTER."


New York, Oct. 1.--At a meeting of
the Chicago platform democrats last
night Henry George, the son of the
single tax advocate, was nominated to
head the independent democrat ticket.
The nomination of Elliott f. Danforth
for lieutenant governor by the regu-
lar democratic convention at Syracuse
was endorsed. The other candidates
nominated are as follows: Secretary
of state. Giedon J. Tucker: comptrol-
Ter, j. McDonough, Albany; treasurer,
NJ. c. Cation, of Buffalo; attorney gem
eral, Ole F. Snyder, Buffalo; engineer
and surveyor, James A. Lee, Rockland
county.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06
Uncle Sam VIII be Represented.

London. Oct. IA dispatch from
Moscow says: United States Minister
Hitchcock has communicated to the
government the decision of the Wash
ington government to be represented
at the disarmament congress. The
Moscow papers publish remarks cred
tied to the American consul general
that to ''the gratitude the Americans
felt for Russian sympathy in 1864 is
now added the admiration of the presi-
dent and American people for the
cZar's peace circular"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06
HER MAJESTY TRIED 1T.
Got n Glass of GrOg, But Found 1t to
He Tride Weak.

Got Glass of GrOg, But Found 1t to
He n Trifie Weak.
A droll incident once happened on
board the royal yacht Victoria and AL
bert. Her majesty was sitting on her
camp stool near thu paddle box in COM
pany with Lady Canning and Lady
Broomfield, when commotion was OBJ
served among the sailors, little knots of
men talking together in a mysterious
manner. First one officer came up to
them, then another, and at last Lord
Adolphus Fitz Clarence was called.
The queen, much puzzled, inquired
whether there was going to be mu-
tiny.
Lord Adolphus laughed, but replied
that he really did not know what would
happen unless her majesty would gra-
ciously move her seat.
"Move my seat?" said the queen.
"Why should 1? what harm can l be
doing here?"
"Well, madam, the fact is your ma j.
esty is unwittingly closing up the door
where the grog tubs are kept, and SO
the men cannot have their grog."
"Very WELL" said the queen. II will
move on condition that you bring me a
glass of grog."
This was accordingly done, and after
testing it the queen said: Il am afraid
1 can only make the same remark did
once before, that l think it would be
very good if it were stronger"
This, of course, delighted the men
mmensely.-Durham Observer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06
a Split Verdict.

Chicago. Oct. f.-The coroner's jury
in the Jennie Hickey murder case yes
terday returned a split verdict, five
jurors declaring it case of murder
and one asserting it a case of suicide.
The police have all along contended
that the girl drowned herself, and the
coroner's physicians declare that the
injuries which caused death were of
such nature that they could not have
been inflicted by the girl herself.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06
Actor Suicides,

New York, Oct. 1.-Scott Tnglis, an
himself through the heart last night
in theatrical boarding house where
he had been living. lnglis was dis
missed from the company few days
ago for failure to attend a rehearsal
and had been refused reinstatement.
He was without funds.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06

Doctor. what do you regard as the
surest hereditary trait-that is, what
popularity is most likely to be inher-
ited?"
"My observation leads me to believe
that the desire to escape work is about
the most common thing that people in
herit."-Chicago News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06

Wordsworth, the poet, was not given
to bursting forth with "unpremeG-
itated art" The following is from the
journal of Dorothy Wordsworth:
civilian has come back tired; he has
spent all the day in thinking of an ad-
jective for the cuckoo. ."-Chicago CAron-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06
The Dusky PhfIosopher,

81 Specs" remarked Rastus Snow,
"dat Is a heap like one OBJ desc yeah
chameleons."
Like one OBJ desc yeah Witches ?"
asked Jim Slewfoot.
"Chameleons. 1t makes me blue
ebery time / remembers dat I'm black"
IN. Y. World.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06

indianapolis, Oct. IN. d. Ratch-
ford, president of the Mine Workers
union, says that the report of an inn
pending general strike among the
miners is untrue. "There will be no
general strike" said Mr.. Ratchford,
during the life of the Chicago CON
tract which lasts until next May"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06

Miss Elderly declare, l was so flns-
trated when Mr.. Blocker called that I'm
sure he will think / acted like a goose.
Miss Younger-Well, you certainly
don't expect him to think a woman Of
your age would act like spring chick
en-, do you a1Chicago News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06

Jackson, Miss, Oct There is
nothing new in the fever situation.
The weather is cooler and this ope-
rates against spread of the disease.
The negroes of the city have organ
lied a relief association to assist the
citizens committee in caring for the
negroes confined the cordoned dis
tricts. Reports from over the state
are more favorable.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06

Malone, y. V, Oct. dan Q, owned
by !. II. Bronson, of New Haven, made
a worlds record Friday on the half
mile track at the Franklin county fair
at Malone. pacing three heats in
2:lOIa, G0824 and 2:0SH.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06

Cowards are ever dying, but the
brave man never dies till his Hme
comes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-01
Two Pointed Questions Answered.

What is the use of making better
article than your competitor If you can
not get a better price for it?
Ans.-As there is no difference in the
price the public will buy only the bet
ter, so that while our profits may be
smaller on a single sale, they will be
much greater in the aggregate.
How can you get the public to know
your make is the best?
If both articles are brought promi
nently before the public, both are GER
tain to be tried, and the public will
very quickly pass judgment on them
and use only the better one.
This explains the large sale on
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The
people have been using it for years and
have found that it can always be de-
pended upon. They may occasionally
take up with some fashionable novelty
put forth with exaggerated claims, but
are certain to return to the one remedy
that they know to be reliable, and for
coughs, colds and Group there is moth
ing equal to Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. For sale by Starkweather x
CO, dwd31
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-01
RANNEY.

No, oh no, we are not all frOze up
Yes, it is pretty cold for this time OF
year, but we are thankful it's no worse.
j. L. Stevens had a family gathering
at his home for Thanksgiving.
r. S. Houston took his COWS to Mil
waukee last week, and has bid farewell
to the old farm Well, goodbye,
Uncle Sam, we shall miss you.
There is yet a good share of the corn
in this vicinity to be husked.
Some people imagine that if they
were done with the world that the
world would go to smash. We come
across such persons often. They seem
to think they are the lynch-pin that
holds the world on it's axis. We won
der if they ever read Josh Billings
sayings, especially the one where he
says, " Let the man WHO thinks he is
of so much Importance to the world 60
to one of our great lakes, take row
boat and row out into the middle of
the lake and stick his finger into the
water and pull it out and look at the
hole"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-01
Obituary.

Henry M. Hustled, whose funeral oc-
Cured at the Bristol church Nov. Is,
1898, was one of the Oldest and best
known citizens of Kenosha county. He
was a New Highlander by birth and was
born in Schoharie county, New York,
Jan. 25, 1918. He moved with his
family to Kenosha county in 1913,
making the trip from Buffalo on the
lakes, which required over two weeks
He at once claimed a large tract OF
government land and made his resi-
dence there until a few years ago,
when he moved to the village of Bris-
toll, where he lived with his daughter,
Mrs. Charles Jackson.
Mr.. Hustled was general favorite
among the early settlers and was be-
loved by all. His death was caused
from paralysis, from which he suffered
lingering illness.
The deceased's wife died about six
teen years ago and three children sur
vive their father. They are Mrs. Mary
Hull, of Waukegan, LIE Roy Hustled, OF
Waukegan, and Mrs. Charles Jackson,
of Bristol.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-01
EAST SOMERS.

We have had the first taste of winter
weather. The boys and girls in the
neighborhood say that skating was
never better.
Thanksgiving day was busy one
for most of our people, yet the turkey
failed to escape dissection.
Messrs BarrOws and Bohannan took
advantage of the first snow fall by
bagging five fine rabbits Saturday
afternoon.
Miss Lizzie Button, of Wilmot, visit
ed relatives in this section the latter
part of last week.
Neighbor Fonk, we are glad to note,
is recovering from his recent illness
and will soon be able to be around.
The Somers Band of Mercy have
made arrangements for purchasing a
set of new button badges. Samples
which were received are ~ery fine and
each member should wear one.
Much sickness is still prevalent in
this locality, many of our people being
troubled with colds, sore threats, etc.
School District No. 2 has large
attendance this year; forty four have
already enrolled and several more are
expected.