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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-01
LEVI MOSER IN TROUBLE,
\ Merchant of GAINESVILLE Charged
with Violating Postal Laws.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Aug. 27.-Levi
Moses, a well-known business man o
this city, was arrested here by Chief
Deputy United States Marshal G. w.
Lewis Of Madison on the complaint of
PCstOfice Inspector Ralph Bird.
charged with violating the United
States postal laws by sending threat
entng messages on postal card to
Miss Anna Baxter Of Cleveland, O..
and also charging her with opening
letters and taking money therefrom
Mr.. Noes waived examination and
gave bond fer his appearance before
tire Urited States court at La Crosse
on September 20.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-01
POSTOFFICE CLERK ARRESTED.
Thomas B. Leahy Of GAINESVILLE
Charged with EmbezzlemeQt.

Evansville, Wis, Aug. 27.-Thomas
B. Leahy, a prominent resident of
this city, was arrested yesterday by
Deputy United States Marshal G. w
Lewis of Madison on a charge of en-
bezzling S101.96 from the GAINESVILLE
postoffice while acting as clerk. Post
office inspector Bird and United
States District Attorney D. F. Jones
appeared before United States Court
Commissioner Patten and urged that
Leahy be bound over for trial. The
defendant denies having taken such
large amount of money, but says he
took smaller sums, always making the
shortage good. The arrest caused
great surprise
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-01
BIG FIRE AT KAUKAUNA.

Kaukauna, Wis, Aug. Pap. A.
Nagan's clothing and dry goods store
was burned to the ground yesterday
The Nagan family, living upstairs,
barely escaped. It was a large brick
veneered structure with basement
stored full. Mr.. Nagan was away
from town. Not a single article was
saved. The building and stock was
insured for $4,000 and valued at
s21,G0O.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-01
SATURDAYS BASEBALL SCORES.

Pittsburg 6, Boston /.
Chicago 10, New York 8.
Louisville 4, Washington 8.
Cincinnati 8, Philadelphia 2.
st. Louis ,, Baltimore 6.
Cleveland 6, Brooklyn 4.
Detroit 0, Kansas City 5; seconC
game, Detroit 5, Kansas City Is.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-01
SCHLEY AT ANNAPOLIS.

Annapolis, Md, Aug. 28.-Admiral
Schley arrived here from Washing
ten last evening and went to the
home of his sister-in-Iaw. The ad-
miral was rendered a reception late
in The evening by the Annapolis club.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-01
CATHOLICS IN MILWAUKEE

Milwaukee, Aug. 23.-The delegates
to the ninth annual convention Of the
central union of German-American
Catholic young mems societies Of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-01
CALLS ON M'KINLEY
ADMIRAL SCHLEY VISITS THE
PRESIDENT.
GETS A ROYAL RECEPTION

Cheering Crowds Greet the Santiago
Hero Throughout His Trip from
New York to the Capitalize De-
scribes the Memorable Battle to
the President.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-01

The bank at New Richland, Mimi,
has failed, claiming the cause to be
the fact that the defunct Fillmore
County bank had $4,000 of its money.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-01
MARION MILLS CAREER ENDED.
Celebrated Guideless Pacing Mare
Has a Fatal Fall.

C ur.Iand, N. Y, Aug. 27.-Maricn
Mills. the celebrated guideies3 pacing
mare, Of Oshkosh, Wis, stumbled and
fell on the track hers Friday. She
was unable TO move after falling and
is believed to have conclusion Of
the brain. Over 10000 people were
present to see her exhibition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-01
STATE CONVENTIONS
OHIO DEMOCRATS SETTLE THEIR
DIFFERENCES.
KICK ON REVENUE LAW

South Dakota Republicans Want It
Changed So That Corporations
Will Bear Their Share Of Burden
Californian Republicans Reaf1rm
National Platform.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-01
HIS REQUEST DENIED
LEE ASKS TO BE ALLOWED TO
RETAIN 1ST WISCONSIN.
But SCCFiELD SAYS NO

Col. Schadel Telegraphs an Emphatic
Protest Against What He Terms
Unsoldierly Methods Pursued by
Some to Get the Regiment Home
Governor Takes Popular Stand.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-01

iOHCV, L INIOO, -O'
United States transport OLDHAM from
Charleston arrived Thursday morn
ing bringing Mrs. Miles and daughter.
Gen. Miles plans contemplate an i'm
mediate return to the United States.
1t has been decided to send the 4th
Pennsylvania, Sd Wisconsin and Sd
Illinois home without delay. Sick
ness among the troops is on the In
crease.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-13
nE4L AGRICULrURAL SCHOOLS,


 REAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS
 Russia isn't yet thoroughly civilized, but it has agricultural schools, and these schools seem to be as well calcu- lated to be useful to agrlculturlsts as are the agricultural schools of highly civilized New England. In the province of Ekaterinoslav thirty-two experi- mental fields are worked. They are all located in the midst of fields owned by the peasantry, from whom the lands are rented, and whose implements are used in tllling. The fields are sown with local seeds, thoroughly cleaned, and all the operations are carried out by hiring as day laborers the same peasants who farm the surrounding fields, with the object of proving to them that more can be accomplished on the same soil and with the same im- plements. For the management of the fields teachers are selected who enjoy the respect and confidence of the peo- pie and who have been employed in land culture. Only such as volunteer are accepted, and the sum of $25 is al- lowed for each field. In addition the manager receives the total harvest re- turn of the field, which must be not less than eight acres in extent, of which one third must be fallow, one-third sown with winter crops, and the re- mainder with summer crops. Thus on their own land and with their own tools and seeds, and by their own labor which is paid for and properly directed the ignorant peasants see results produced that surpass those to which they are accustomed. The only difference is that the work is carefully and intelli- gently done, and they realize that they can make money by learning how to till their fields
 Another peculiarity of the Russian system is that pupils in agricultural schools cannot receive diplomas until they have spent a year in labor on some farm other than that of the school. This years work succeeds the school work. When it Is properly f1n- ished they receive their diplomas and also small sum of money. They are also exempt from military conscription and enjoy some other advantages. Such agricultural schools seem likely to turn out good farmers, which is the ostensible object of all agricultural schools.
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THE OREGON.

That Oregon is certainly noble war ship, and her builders, her owners and hermanagers are fully justified in their pride in her. Her great voyage from San Francisco to Key West without turning a hair" showed her quality in one way, and her performance in the destruction of Admiral Cervera's ships showed it in several ways Captain Clark says that as soon as the enemy's ships were seen to come out of the har- Dor and turn westward the Oregon went ahead full speed" in the deter imitation to destroy them, and reports We soon passed all our vessels except the Brooklyn" Chasing the Maria Teresa and raking her with his main battery, he had her running for the beach before he was fairly abeam of her. The Maria Teresa being destroyed Captain Clark looked for other work. He says: "The two remaining vessels were now some distance ahead, but our speed had increased to sixteen knots, and the Vizcaya was soon sent to the shore in flames" At this stage of the battle "only the Cristobal Colon was left, and for time it seemed as if she might escape. But when we opened with our forward turret guns and the Brooklyn followed the Colon began to edge toward the coast and her destruction was assured"
 High speed and big guns are very use ful in some naval battles, especially in those where there is a desire to get away.
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STILL STRUGGLING.

Ills honor rooted in dishonor stood
 And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true"
 The struggle between Spanish honor and Spanish necessity continues and so far the honor seems to have little the better of it. But the end cannot be far off. Blanco may rave and order Toral and the rest of them to uselessly die. The war party in Spain may con- tinue to assert that Spanish honor isn't yet satisfied. But there are signs of the birth of common sense in both Spain and Cuba, and the twins will have good chance to grow and wax strong, for there is a great opportunity for them and little competition in their line. And when the Spaniards do see what they have done to themselves and how foolish they have been there can wisely be a let-up in the Remember the-Maine" business in this country. The Spaniards will remember her when they come to their senses.
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extract at least 6OOO tons the first year, and the exportation Is to com mence at latest in January, 1899, TO bind the contract the company eXacted a guaranty deposit, which was paid the same day The French group also have the option of securing the ma- Jority of the shares. The new com pany intend for the present to exploit only the liquid asphalt and to purify the raw asphalt on the spot, For the time being their ambition is limited to an annual exportation of 10000 tons. Later they intend to treat the petro- leum which Is present in the asphalt. An enormous profit should be derived from this, especially when it is con- sidered that the petroleum imported from the United States, pays duty Of ten francs, or $2, a case, and that the consumption in Venezuela aver- ages 10000 cases per month. The sam- ples of liquid asphalt from this mine sent to Havre and sold in Paris real ized 11S francs per ton. The extrac- ton cost per ton only ten francs, bar rels sixteen francs, freight twenty-five francs, insurance and handling eight francs; total fifty-nine francs The mine is situated almost at the mouth of the Orinoco and is easily accessible to sailing vessels for loading.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-13
A SCOTCH TUTOR IN NEW YORK,

Some Criticism of American School
 Methods--Queer Private Pupils.
 had been repeatedly warned of the difference between American boys and conduct in the home and especially in the street, was to be taken as the criterion, the difference Is patent to any observer who keeps his eyes open. But when I came to meet them in a we'll ordered school I found no such radical differences as had been predicted.
 About half of my class had passed through the regular course of the school from the primary department up to graduating class. These were pretty well grounded; but the class as whole would not have attained to satisfactory standard if tried by British test. One thing l considered largely to blame for the shambling, un- solid character of these boys perform insance was the absurd system of marking up for lessons in vogue in the school An average of 90 per cent. was that everybody loked for, while 60 per cent. was downright failure; and when a boy got succession of low weekly averages he was very apt to take the huff, and by and by he might be heard of as attending some other school.
 My boys were handicapped in still another way. Some time before Christi mas they were set to "memorizing" orations, dialogues and passages of Latin and Greek for recitation at the annual entertainment to be given by the school before closing for the holi- days. Of course it resulted in their proper work being performed very perfunctorily, when it was not neglect ed altogether. When the great day. or rather evening, arrived, and the firtst cessfully rendered, the principal as- part of the programme had been suc- cessfully rendered, the principal as cended the platform, and, making his bow to the packed audience, read off from a report book a few details re- garding those precious averages, which seemed to be assumed by everybody to be exactly commensurate with the pro- ficiency of the pupils.
 Still another and most serious thing interfered with the efficiency of the class. There was no rigid and impar- 
 of the session, to put the boys on their r:Iettle, as is the effect on an English school by the approach of the emissar- ies of the Oxford and Cambridge schools examination board, or as used to be the case in Scotland in my earlier days, when the event of the year was the examination of the whole school by a deputation of the ministers of the presbytery, whose races loomed fate- fully on that morning behind pile of glittering prizebooks on the masters desk. Here the examination of my classes was to be conducted by myself under the general supervision of the principal, at the end of the school year in June, or the end of May In the pub lie schools, of course. a much more rig i'd and effective system prevails, the examinations in them being periodical ly conducted by the superintendent of public instruction and his staff of as- sistants.
 l declined to re-engage with this
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TERRITORIAL EYP4 4NSION,

But why is the experiment of an ex- tended republic to be rejected, merely because it may comprise what is new? Is it not the glory of the people of America that, while they have paid a decent regard to the opinions of former times and other nations, they have not suffered a blind veneration for antiq- uity, for custom or for names, to over rule the suggestions of their own good alton and the lessons of their own ex- perience? To this manly spirit poster ity will be indebted for the possession, and the world for the example, of the numerous innovations displayed on the American theater in favor of private rights and public happiness. Had no important step been taken by the lead- CTS of the revolution for which a prece- dent could not be discovered, no gov ernment established of which an exact model did not present itself, the people of the United States might at this mo- ment have been numbered among the melancholy victims of misguided coun- sells, must at best have been laboring under the weight of some of those forms which have crushed the liberties of the rest of mankind. Happily for America, happily, we trust, for the whole human race, they pursued a new and more noble course. They accom- plished a revolution which has no par alIel in the annals of human society They reared the fabrics of governments. which have no model on the face of the globe They formed the design of a great confederacy, which it is incum- bent on their successors to improve and perpetuate.
 So said James Madison, and so say many of those who have come after him in our day. And it is already evident that the people of the United States
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correct the fault with spectaeles. Pa tient-Hurry! Maybe it isn't twins at- ter all!-Jewelers Weekly.
 The teacher-What happens when a mans temperature goes away down as far as it can go? The smart boy-He has cold feet, ma'am,-Yonkers States man.
 They've taken to embalming pet dogs in the east" he said. "Oh, isn't that just too lovely" she exclaimed, That's what rl have done to Fldo," Lust the thing!" he returned, suddenly growing enthusiastic himself. Give him to me and I'll have it done to-day" Chicago Evening Post,
 Condolences, s,-Member of the firm James! Office boy-Yes, sir. Member of the firm-James, I am very glad to learn, upon investigation, that your grandmother is really dead, and that you are therefore not lying to me in or der to go to the baseball game this af- ternoon.-Detroit Journal.
 Why" asks the teacher, "did the Romans call their emperor Augustusy'
 Clearly, it is the opportunity of the bad boy, who is some day to be ad- miral or a secretary of the treasury or something.
 '"They didn't dast to call him Gus!" he shouts, dissonantly.-Det Jour- nal.
 The day after the performance of a play in certain large city the mana ger of the theater wrote the following chilling note to the leading actor: My dear sir: Your performance last night was so bad that several deadheads have written to me demanding that their names be removed from the free list. ."-Tit-Bits.
 Tt is a pretty name," the impress sionable traveller murmured; but, tell me, why do they call you Manita?" There was an arch smile on the sav- age maiden's face. "Evidently," she said, as she signalled to her brothers, who were concealed in the bush with clubs, you did not know our favorite food. ."-Harlem Life.
 T don't quite understand the latest exercise you have given the king" re- marked the Spanish queen.
 "You mean the one in which he se- lects a number and proceeds to count rapidly backward?" inquired the tutor.
 Yes"
 That's to discipline his mind so that he can at all times keep account of the number of ships in his navy."-Wash ington Star.
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festoons at the back. Still another overskirt effect shows just a trace of the underskirt in front and then sweeps almost to the belt at the back, so that hardly anything but the underskirt shows in back. In this case the over- skirt was really set on over an under skirt. A final example of this sort of treatment was the polonaise effect pie tured herewith. Its goods was lemon colored foulard dotted with white, each dot in white circle. The skirt had two ruffies at the hem, each edged with a band of chantilly insertion and the top one having heading of the same. Then came the initiated polonaise, which was gained by a ruffle that ex- tended around sides and back and that stopped at each side of the front, where a band of insertion ran up to the waist. Above this was a second band parallel to the other. The bodice was gathered and was trimmed with bretelles and lace bands. Collar and belt were black satin.
 It is more and more the fashion to wear the low neck gown for dinner at home, and women are learning that low i-SNh iAN0 Ho' iiAipiS e'i oApehoANc oi formal gown. A rig of thirty y-cents-a a. yard crepon in lilac has an unlined skirt to be worn over a dainty white petti- coat, and is trimmed with a few puffed bows of chiffon. The bodice is unlined and draws into a lilac satin sash belt. Ends at the back are chiffon. The bodice is cut at the throat enough to show the rise of the neck. The sleeves are chiffon, and dainty little inner guimpe of chiffon shows just above the edge of the cut-out, the edge itself be- ing finished with a puffing of chiffon and a row of violet ribbon. The dress is all for effect and the expense is very little, but nothing could be better suited to or more dainty for a home dinner.
 FLORETTE.
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Why Not Wynndotte ?

We think we can understand why it is that the people of New Haven have a feeling of proprietorship in the grand old monitor, Wyandotte, and why a very general feeling in that community for the return of the aforementioned Warship to her ancient moorings should be voiced by the press of the city. Whatever has by long custom and use becom" a part and parcel of our home surroundings, be it never so humble, secures a place in our hearts and the lack of it creates an aching void that needs to be led and 1t is natural that there should go forth longing cry for the Wyandotte from the hankering hearts of New Ravens hosts. Now that the coast of our common country from Calais to Galveston is free from the fear of 0 Spanish incur sion, there is less need that the sud- den and untimely Wyandotte should lash the Atlantic into foam hurryng from one point to another, and she may we'll ask for few more years of need- cd rest and recuperation on the New Haven flats.-Bridgepor Standard.
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In Hawaii they have had a unique law In regard to debt. Any stranger could get credit almost from the time he set foot on the islands, but so long as he owed dollar he was not permit ted to leave the country. A man who got hopelessly involved in debt there could only escape by liquidating. This law has always been strictly enforced, States the islands will probably get a new system of laws that will repeal the existing statute.
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FASHION NOTES.
New Skirt tArrnnrement

Double skirts must be recognized as an accepted fashion. A leading design CT shows a summer party gown ot green and blue silk with the skirt dou- ble. The outside is of the plain silk
 and is cut away on the left side to show an under skirt of blue satin covered with close run rows of delicate gray chiffon pulling. The underskirt is real ly sham, but the effect is of two skirts. Another skirt is of gauge to the knees, the satin underskirt extending uncovered below that. Worse thar this, the gauge overdress is draped into
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ADVERTISING RATES.


 Situations, Wants, Rents and other small advertisements, One Cent Word each in- sertlon. Five Gents Word for a full week (seven timesl
 Display advertisements, per inch, one m, tn sertion, S1.20; each subsequent insertlon,, av cents; one week, $3,20; one month, Slo one year. $40 .- Obituary Notices In prose or verse; ID cents per line. Notices of Births, Mar riages, Deaths and Funerals. 30 cents each' Local Notices, 15 cents per line. Yearly advertisers are limited to thelr own immediate business (all matter to De unobjectonable), and their contracts oo hot Include Wants. To Let. For Sale, etc.
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PERHAPS.

MT. Murray Hili-Spiffins boasts that he is a self-made man, MT. Point Breeze Then why did he make a fool of him. self lf?-Waif.
 Optician-Yes, you see double. I can
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Of the sSs2, 100000 appropriated at the session of congress just closed $11S,0OO,- 900 was for interest, sinking funds, etc., $361, 1000, ,000 for war expenses and $413,- 000,0Q0 for the ordinary expenses of the government. The last amount is only about $4,2oo,oO more than was appro- prlated at the last session of the pre- ceding congress. There was no river there were items aggregating s14,600, 900 inserted in the sundry civil bill to keep up existing contracts.
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The Belgian government has offered 8 prize of 50,000 francs for the inven- ton of match paste containing no phosphorus. The competition is inter- national. The paste must offer to the action of shock and friction such a re- sistance that dangerous explosions will not occur during the process of manu- facture, and it must not contain any matter which by it's emanations or otherwise may be dangerous during the process of manufacture to the health of the workmen, and fulfil several other conditions.
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DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 15 CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, s8FoR SIX MONTHS, SC A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
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plumber and that, being deficient in his arithmetic, he was finding it difficult to keep track of his bookkeeper's ac- counts, now that his business was in- creasing. A little fencing, however, elicted the pitiable admission that he was totally unable to read! He could read figures. add little, and just write
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