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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08

to reach the bear from behind, but
though he came out on the uphill side
OF his adversary, Bruin had made an
about-face movement ana was ready
for the conflict. Uncle Ben made two
feints and then struck home with his
AK, intending to crush the bears skull.
As the AK came down the bear lodged
to one side, and raising his left paw.
hit the side of the blade and sent the
weapon spinning into the woods.
The bear had twenty sharp claws
and nearly as many sharp teeth. all
of which were available for fighting
purposes. Ben's only weapon was
rusty tobacco knife with a blade not
over three inches long. knowing the
advantage which the bear possessed in
the way of armament, Uncle Ben turn
ed and ran up the hill as fast as his
legs could carry him, the bear follow
ing about four rods behind.
The top of the mountain is bare of
trees and very steep, affording nour-
ishment for nothing larger than hard
bark shrubs and few blueberry
bushes. Uncle Ben was nearly winded
| when he emerged from the woods and
began to scale the top, but the bear
was apparently as fresh as ever.
Catching at the low shrubs to help
him along, Uncle Ben was half way to
the top when small willow was
pulled up in his hand. He stepped in
the hole where the roots had come
out, and great mass of earth began
to slide down the side of the mountain.
| Twice the avalanche turned over, TAX
ing the earth clear down to the ledge.
! When it turned the third time the
mass weighed more than 100 tons, and
all of it fell on top the bear. After
that Uncle Ben heard the trees crack
in the woods below and saw a broad,
muddy stream, fringed with second
growth wood, go rushing and roaring
to the plains below. Then he tainted
| from exhaustion.
EFF I he'd a bin chasin' the bar,
instid of the bars chasin' me-" said
Uncle Ben, ''jest think of what I'd
bin now. 1t would a took twenty men
a hull week ter find the remains
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08
WHAT THE "SCAPA" MEANS.

Much attention has been attracted
by the work of the English association
known as the "Scapa," whose purpose
is to prevent the disagreement OF
Landscapes by advertisers. A branch
of this work is in New York CITY, The
Disagreement of scenery by adyer-
Users is far less common in this coun-
try than in Europe, but the tendency
to extend this kind of vandalism in
the United States constantly increases.
The duty of the newspapers in the
premises is plain. 1t is only neces-
sary to call the attention of the pub
lie to the evil to have limitations put
upon it, or to have it stopped entirely
and in this connection an admirable
step has been taken by the Editorial
association of the state Of New York,
in seeking to prevent the disfgure-
ment of the elevated railroad struc-
lures by advertising signs. The char
ters of street cars and elevated rail-
roads distinctly limit their corporate
rights. They have no more right to
enter into the advertising business
than to go into the grocery or dry
goods trade, and the newspapers of
of New York propose to ask the courts
to restrain these corporations from
continuing what is clearly an Illegal
business. 1t is said that more than
s2,000,000 is expended annually in
street car and elevated railroad adver-
Using in the United States. Nearly
every dollar Of this is diverted from
legitimate and legal advertising chan
nels, embracing daily, weekly and
other Observation-Disclosures Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08
CABLE CULLINGS.

Great Britain again refuses to par
don Mrs. Maybrick.
Dr. Norman Kerr, the English in
ebriate specialist, is dead.
A new trial for Dreyfus was demand
ed in the report to the French supreme
court.
A movement is on foot to import
Italian laborers for the Hawaiian plan
tations.
Immense crowds attended the III
neral Of Senior Don Emilio CASTELAR, n
Madrid.
John Smart, R. S. A., R. S. w,
the landscape painter, is dead, aged 81
years.
Russia's plan for arbitration is be-
ing adopted piecemeal by the peace
congress.
The presence Of the plague at Hong
Kong and in Egypt is regarded as a
menace to Europe.
Stories that Queen Victoria is to un-
dergo an operation for cataract Of the
eye are declared to be untrue.
Deroulede and Marcel Habert I'D
mitted in court that they wanted to
overthrow the French republic.
1t is reported that the steamer La
fayette, which arrived at st. Pierre
will take Dreyfus home to France.
The Finnish diet has agreed upon
new army bill as a substitute for the
obnoxious one proposed by the car.
Major Marchland, the hero of Fa-
shoda,' arrived at Toulon from Abys-
sinia and received a notable welcome.
Belgium has raised the embargo
against the importation of American
cattle which has been in force since
1894
Emperor William and Empress Au-
gusta Victoria gave reception a.
Potsdam to the delegates to the tuber-
culosis congress.
The outlook at the international
peace conference at The Hague is con-
sidered brighter for a practical plan
of arbitration.
The Caterham plate of 200 sover-
eigns at EPSON was won by Lord Will
liam Beresford's 2-year-old bay filly
Lutetia, ridden by Tod Sloan.
Lord Kitchener Of Khartum has been
detained in quarantine on board the
steamer Semiramis, from Alexandria,
where deaths from the plague have oc-
Cured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08
LIKE A LADY.

Frances" said that little girls
mamma, who was entertaining callers
in the parlor, you came down stairs
so noisily that you could be heard all
over the house. You know how to do
it better than that. Now go back and
come down stairs like lady"
Frances retired, and after the lapse
of few minutes re-entered the par
lor
did you hear me come down stairs
this time, mammal"
mo, dear. | am glad you came
down quietly. Now don't let me ever
have to tell you again not to come
down noisily, for 1 see that you can
come qietly if you will. Now tell
these ladies how you managed to come
down like lady the second time, while
the first time you made so much
noise"
'The last time l slid down the banis-
ters,'' explained Frances .-Harper's
Bazaar.
Retail liquor dealers are forming a
s1,O00,000 company in New York to
fight the Whiskey Trust.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08
THE BEAR CHASED UNCLE BEN.
Lucky for the Old Man That it WASH
the Other Way.

After hunting bears for more than
sixty years, Uncle Ben" York, the
aged West Branch (Me.) guide, met
with his first defeat last Sunday. Since
May 1 Ben has been busy taking
parties up Milinocket lake after trout
which are biting well. On two even
ings, when walking back to camp, he
saw traces of bear that had crossed
the road On Sunday he went out to
make further investigation. He had
crossed a level tract Of land, where a
big pulp mill is soon to be erected,
and had entered rocky road, which
leads up the side Of Gerrish's noun
tain, when, passing clump of black
spruces, he came face to face with the
bear. He united the ak from his
belt and took off his Mackinaw jacket
ne bear growled, sat up on his
launches, and Rugged himself in way
that suggested he would like TO en-
brace Uncle Ben for a few minutes.
Mr.. York made short detour, hoping
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08
CARE OF DOCTORS HANDS.
An Interesting Paper by an Eminen
Swiss Surgeon.

Chicago, June 3.-The feature OF
yesterdays session of the convention
of the American Surgical association
was paper by Prof. Theodore Kocher
of Berne, Switzerland, on "The Care
of Surgeons Hands" Out of a tota1
Of $50 cases Of delicate operations
Prof. Kocher lost but four patients
His paper was read by the secretary
of the association on account of DR.
Kocher's inability to be present. 1t
described in an exhaustive manner the
extreme precautions taken by the
writer in preparing his hands for OPP
erations. Officers were elected for the
ensuing year and Washington, D. c..
was selected as the place of the next
meeting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
OUR COLONIES.

Filipinos who were eXiled to Guam
by the Spaniards have been taken
back to Manila.
Graves of American soldiers in the
Philippines were decorated by their
comrades and others.
The thirteenth Infantry has arrived
at Manila to reinforce the American
army of occupation.
The administration expects Cubans
ultimately to lay down their arms
and accept our money.
There was a rush of Cuban soldiers
to apply for share of the American
gratuity fund in Havana.
Admiral Dewey's flagship, the Olym-
pia, came out of drydock at Hongkong
with her war paint removed.
In dispanding his Cuban forces
Pedro Delgoda threatened to shoot any
man who would take our money.
The Philippine courts which had
been in operation before the American
occupation began have been revived.
A large number of volunteers in the
Philippines will remain there and
enter business after they are mustered
out.
The queen regent has signed de-
cree appointing Marshal Martinez de
Campos to the presidency of the
senate.
The wreck of the battleship Maine
and the graves of the Names victims
in Havana were decorated by Ameri-
can women.
1t is reported at Havana that q
member Of the old Cuban assembly is
soliciting contributions for a revolu-
tionary fund.
Forty-five Cuban soldiers surren-
dered their arms and were paid $75
each by the United States at Santiago
de Las Vegas.
The Filipinos at Zamboanga are re-
ported to have told General Rios that
they would not oppose the landing OF
Americans there.
General Otis states that the Ameri-
can campaign in Luzon will be prose
cuted with the utmost aggressiveness
during the wet season.
Trops sent to Escalante, island Of
Negros, recovered the body of Captain
lilly, of the signal corps, who was
killed by Filipinos there.
Porto Ricans complain that a ma
jority of our insular commission
wished to turn the island over tC
American political spoilsmen.
General Gomez is seriously i'll. He
is suffering with asthma and grieves
over the nonsuccess in inducing Cuban
soldiers to accept Americas offer.
More and more Cubans are receiving
their money and surrendering arms
officers who have been opposing this
course now encouraging It and assist
ing disbursing officers.
President Mckinley has decided tC
call for no more volunteers. Genera
Otis wants only 10000 men in the
Philippines, and the army viii be KEEP
up to its present numbers by recruiting
regulars.
Gable privileges at Manila will here
after be denied William Wildman
New York Journal correspondent, fol-
sending a fictitious interview with
General Lawton to his paper. Wild
man is brother of the consul at Hong
kong.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08
BOUGHT by GERMANY
CAROLINE, MARIANNE AND PALA-
OILS ISLANDS.
CEDED TO 1T BY SPAIN
So 1t Is Announced from the Throne
at the Opening of the Cortes-
Transfer Made by the Late Cabinet
Location Of Three Important
Groups of Islands

Madrid, June Sin the speech from
the throne at the opening of the cor
ties yesterday it was announced that
the Marianne, Caroline and Palaois
islands We're ceded to Germany by the
late cabinet.
The Carolines are located south
west Of Luzon and comprise about 100
small islands. Just north of the Car
dimes are the Marianne or Ladrone
islands, about % in number, of which
the island of Guam, now an American
possession, is one
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08
MANNERISM IN BIRD SONG.

The song-sparrow, which is both res
ident and migratory, is more readily
recognized because more easily de-
scribed. 1t is a brown bird, bat
streaked and spotted with black and
white, and is about six inches long
No bush is too near the house for it
to nest in, but it prefers the garden
to the dooryard. Once heard, its song
can never be mistaken. The best de-
scription in words that I have seen
is please please-please! Please
to-listen now!' OF course, there are
endless variations, but the song never
lacks a mannerism that is unmis TAXA
ble.-Charles c. Abbott, NJ. D., in
Lippincotts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08
DOMESTIC.
A pig iron famine is on.
Chicago May wheat, 761ac.

A pig iron famine IS on.
Chicago May wheat, 1910
One case of yellow fever is reported
at New Orleans.
Samuel F. Wood, aged Ga, is dead
at Covington, Ky.
Crops in five Nebraska counties were
destroyed by hail.
The torpedo-boat destroyer Dahl
gren was launched.
A. Harmon of Chicago was drowned
in Atlin lake, Alaska
Thieves pilfered from victims of
the Waterloo railroad wreck.
Jacob Riley, at one time a noted
juggler died at Danville, III.
Seven persons were killed by tor
nado near Chamberlain, S. D.
Duke de ARGOS, Spanish minister to
the United States, arrived at New
York
Memorial day was observed all over
the United States and in the Philip
pines.
Herman S. Bachmann died in New
York. He founded the firm of Bach
mann Brothers at San Francisco.
j. Neale Plumb, the murderer of
Banker Alexander Masterson, died
suddenly in a New York hospital.
Col. w. F. Viles and Col J. H.
knight bought 40O,O0O,OOO feet of
standing pine in Lake county, Mimi.
Howard Kretz, aged % years, made a
successful jump from the Brooklyn
bridge, coming out of the water unin-
jured
John S. Lord of Springfield, H., has
been appointed chief of division in
department of statistics, census
bureau.
while she was visiting him in prison,
was put to death by electricity in Sing
Sing prison.
Plans are being perfected to unite
all the autotruck companies in one or
ganization with a capital stock Of
$500, 900 0OO
Miss Julia Dent Grant arrived from
Europe to prepare for her wedding in
September to Prince Cantacuzene, a
Russian.
Elisha Dyer was inaug, rated COVER
nor of Rhode Island for the third
time
George Fprzley of the firm of
George Forzley & Co., the banker who
is alleged to have swindled many
Syrians in New York, surrendered to
the police.
Ex-Governor Frederick William
Holliway died at Winchester. Va,
aged II.
Mrs. Emmons Blaine, of Chicago,
vii endow pedagogical college with
S250,000.
Secretary Gage estimates that the
United States treasury deficit for the
fiscal year ending June 81 will not ex-
ceed s100,000,000
Actress Sarah Maddern of New York
has bought five yearling trotters at
Lexington, KY, and secured an option
on breeding farm.
Rev. DR.. W. H. P. Faunce of Fifth
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08
JACK THE TOOTH-PULLER.

In Bath, England, there is dentists
assistant who has a mania for tooth
extraction. He goes along the street
and on meeting little boy alone tells
him to open his mouth and shut his
eyes" When the request is COM
piled with, and before the unsuspect-
ing juvenile is aware of what is going
on, pair of forceps is introduced be-
tween the open jaws and out comes a
molar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08

working costume, is in the act of con-
templating one of his creations. To
the right and left of the pedestal are
two statues, one IMPLYING the re-
naissance, and the other genius. The
sculptor, Louis Belli of Turin, has been
widely congratulated on having pro-
duced very remarkable piece of work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08

Opdyke-What's the use of arguin g
with a woman? You can never con-
vince her
Depeyster-True. But think Of the
pleasure it gives the woman.-Brook-
lyn Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08
New Statue of Raphael.

A statue Of Raphael was unveiled in
his native town of Urbino recently.
The memorial is placed near the an
cient palace of the dukes of Montel-
feltro, who held a very fourishing
court there during the middle ages.
Raphael, who is represented in his
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08

Watts-What would you do if you
had your life to live over?
Potts-I just wouldn't do it; that's
Indianapolis Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08

Wheat is rapidly increasing in price
Chicago is said to be slowly sliding
ito Lake Michigan.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-08
MILITARY RULE.

There is no free press in Porto Ri.
co. The military director has put
curb on it. He has told it what to
publish and what to exclude, It
must reflect the military government
and not the people. 1t seems that
our officers prefer the Spanish meth
cd to any other for the government of
conquered provinces. If free press
is prohibited in the provinces how
long will 1t be before militarism will
suppress it at home? Some people
claim that The press is not free in onr
cities; that it is owned and CONTROL
ed by somebody and that it must ex-
press no opinion contrary to the
wishes Of it's masters. That is par
TALLY true. The daily papers have
been bought with price. They are
owned by ring, trust or a poll
tician. There is hardly an exception
to this, but they are free just the
same because there is nothing to pre-
vent them from selling out again to a
higher bidder.
So far the government has not at
tempted to muzzle the home news-
paper, but at the present rate of pro.
gression in imperial methods it will
not be very long before there is a
censor at home as we'll us abroad, and
II postmaster doesr't like our arti-
Giles he will be allowed to suppress
our newspaper. In that case The
Nonconformist will not have long to
live, and it will soon be hunting for a
handsome tombstone and pleasant
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-08
Value of Alfalfa.

The information impaired at the
various Farmers Institutes which
was attended by Professor Douglas
L. Fowler regarding the superiority
OF alfalfa as food for stock is of great
value. 1t has been established be-
You'd question that alfalfa hay, mixed
with wheat straw, possesses all the
properties combined in the best oat,
wheat or barley hay, including the
cereal itself usually fed to work
stock. Hence the farmer who feeds
his stock nothing but straw and al
falfa hay mixed gives the same quail
lty of bone and sinew, fat and life
sustaining food as the man who feeds
both ordinary hay and ground bar
ley, oats or wheat. and at less than
half the cost. Alfalfa ensilage, when
fed to milch COWS, combines the sue
culent qualities Of green grass. the
bone, muscle and butter fat making
properties OF bran, ground barley and
other grain, and hence it is the best
food that can be used. The most
progressive farmers are those who
have found that it does not pay to
compete with foreign competitors in
wheat growing, and they are now
taking up diversified farming and
deVotlng more study to the cultiva-
ton of alfalfa and classified products.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-08
Years In Roman Numerals.

@Have you noticed" said the pale
mathematician, chow much easier it
is going to be, after this year, to
write the number of the year in Ro-
man numerals?"
|. what do 1 want to write the num-
Der Of the year in Roman numerals
for?" asked the business man.
"May be you DON'T" the pale ma
thematician replied. @But notice the
difference. In Arabic figures it has
taken just four figures to write the
number of the year ever since the
year 1000 and 1t will take no more till
the yeaz 1899. But in Roman numer.
ais the year 1000 was written with a
single NJ. We shall never get back
to the single letter again. Now for
this year it takes nine letters, MDC-
CCXCIX. And think of 1883, which
we can easily remember. Then it
took thirteen letters, MDCCCLXX-
XVIII. That was the hardest year
to write of tho whole Christian era 80
far.
@But next year it will drop down to
three figures, MON. and a hundred
one years hence it will go to two let
tiers, MN. And how long do you
think it will be before another comes
that will be as hard to write as the
year 1882"
II don't know" said the ruddy bus
mess man absently. He was wonder
ing whether he could turn the crank
OF the messenger call to the word
police" without being noticed.
@Not till the year $685." said the
mathematician. @That will be writ
ten in Romans, MMCCCLXXXVIII
thirteen letters again.
The rudy business man was get
ting more and NOR uneasy. "And
what-what OF itf"
@Why only think" said the pale
mathematician, @for how many genera.
tons our descendants will never see a
year as easy to write as 1900 and how
many and many more will never see
one as long to write as the year OF
1885,"
@And what-what of that?" said the
business man.
Nothing, suppose" said the pale
mathematician. "Only these things
always impress me."-New York Tri-
bune.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-08
Argument for Meat EATING

An exchange says: "No man who
lives on meat was ever known to lick
his wife or ask for a divorce. Adam
got into row right off because he
had no hog meat, butter or bass.
Napoleon lost Waterloo because the
allied forces had bacon for breakfast
the morning Of the fight. The French
had vegetable soup. The South had
to give in at Appomatox because they
we're out of meat. No war can be
successfully waged without hog meat.
Ingalls, would have gone back to the
Senate had he not lived on oatmeal,
baked apples and blind robbins. A
vegetable diet woman is as cold and
ar clammy and as ENJOYABLE
as a turnlp. II you wish to
put roses in the cheeks of your girls,
vitality in their every motion and
brains in their heads feed them meat.
If you want your boy to get a job and
hold it. go to the front and amount
to something give him bacon grease,
ham fat or tallow three times a day.
The world is full of cranks who are
always setting up some new fad about
hay soup and corn fodder tea"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-08
Gold In ono Church.

There are magnificent churches in
this country, but nothing to compare
with the church Of Our Savior in
Moscow, which cost more than any
other church in the world. It was
built to celebrate the deliVerance of
Moscow from the French, and 81, OOO,-
600 was spent On it.
From all parts Of the city the gold
plated dome Of the church can be
seen. It stands just outside of the
Kremlin. The altar cost 100000. I.
is combination of marble carvings,
precious stones, golden icons and sill
YER ornaments. Sacred pain tings al
so adorn it.
Nine hundred pounds of gold we're
used to cover the great dome-over
s1,000,000 worth. Under the cupolas
1900 golden candslabra hold the same
number OF candles and all the vessels
used by the priests are Of pure gold.
Ten thousand people can be admitted
to the church services without crowd
ing.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-08

Medical science has discovered
that the use Of Strawberries some.
times produces on the human jaw the
effect Of entirely arresting it's activi-
ties. The disability is a curious one,
marking out the strawberry as pos
sible agent of relief in cases OF OBJ.
stinate volubility, domestic and pub.
lie. II it always worked, the fruit
should be worth it's weight in gold in
the markets, instead Of the beggarly
10 cents quart which ls at present
the ruling rate.-New York Tribune
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-07-08

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