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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
A GEORGIA CHICKEN STORY.

A. L. Dix, Troup's popular tax re-
ceiver, says that the chickens belong
ing to an old negress who lives a few
miles above town froze to death dur
ing the recent cold, and the old darkey
to recoup her loss, decided she would
pick them and save the feathers for
ner flows. So out to the hennery she
went, brought in the old rooster first
and pulled the feathers from him by
the handfuls until all were off, When
she finished him she laid him down on
the hearth and went out to get another
to pick, when, 10 and behold! on her
return the unfeathered bird was stand
ing up before the fire Topping his
naked wings and growing as if it was
Christmas with him. Colonel Dix
gives the name of the darby and tells
where she lives, and says it was a
common Troup county chicken.-Sa-
vannah News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
GOOD NIGHT.
Good night! Now dWindle wan an,

Good night! Now dwindle wan and
low
The embers Of the afterglOw,
And slowly over leaf and lawn
Is twilights dewy curtain drawn.
The slouching vixen leaves her lair,
And, prowling, shifts the telltale air;
The frogs croak louder in the dixie,
And all the trees seem dark alike;
The bee is browsing in the comb,
The sharded beetle hath gone home;
Good night!
Good night! The hawk is in his nest,
And the last rock hath dropped to
rest;
There is no hum, no chirp, no beat,
No rustic in the meadow sweet;
The woodbine, somewhere out of
sight,
Sweetens the loneliness of night;
The sister stars that once were seven,
Mourn for their missing mate in
heaven!
The poppy's fair, frail petals close,
The lily yet more languid grows,
And dewy dreamy drops the rose;
Good night!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20

distress, generously presented their
golden eyes to the public treasury.
During the Middle Ages porcelain su-
perseded metal in the making of
artificial eyes, and a century ago the
glass eye arrived. Now enamel is
considered to be the best material for
the work, and it is used to the exclu-
sion of all others
The process of making the eyes is
easily described, but the work calls
for much delicate and painstaking
labor on the part of seven or eight
skilled workmen. Formerly one man
made an artificial eye from the crude
to the finished state, but now the work
is divided into a number of special
ties, each man performing only
fraction OF the whole task.
In its initial stage the eye is
long, slender stick of enamel, made of
perfectly transparent and fusible
flint glass. This is placed in a
crucible and exposed to great heat.
The globe maker places the enamel
over a blow pipe supplied with wind
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
TWO MORE WITNESSES.
Beef Court of Inquiry Nearly Finishes
Hearing Testimony.

Washington, April 16.-The beef
court of inquiry did not conclude it's
examination of witnesses before ad-
journing Saturday, as hoped, but there
are only two more Witnesses left The
witnesses Saturday included two in
spectors, Gen. Breckenridge, Gen. Gill
more and Colonies Bird and A. L.
Smith, of the commissary department,
and Prof. G. w. Atwater. The officers
called related varied experiences with
the beef supplied the army and Prof.
Atwater gave the results not only of
chemical analysis of the canned
beef, but of experiments made with it
upon persons in his laboratory. He
found the beef wholesome according
to chemical tests, but some of the ex-
pertinent subjects experienced
failure of appetite and an aversion to
food.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
SPONGE CAKE.

Good sponge cake, served with
sweet cream or a glass of milk, is an
excellent lunch for An invalid. A
simple and excellent rule calls for two
cupfuls of pastry -four, one cup and a
half of powdered sugar, four eggs, one
teaspoonful of soda, two tablespoon
fuls of lemon juice and a half cup of
cold water or if preferred, a half cup
full of boiling water put in last. Meas
ure the -four after sitting once, then
sift four times. Beat the yolks I'M
til lemon colored and creamy and the
whites until stiff, adding the cream
tartar to the whites, stir well, then
the yolks, flavoring soda dissolved in
the water and flour. Beat until light
and bake from twenty to thirty min
utes in moderate oven.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
JACKSON COUNTY SETTLERS.
Many Foreigners to Take Up Home
steads This Summer.

Black River Falls, Wis, April Is
Jackson county will receive good
portion of the immigrants bound for
this state this summer; in fact, it
has already set in and the buying of
homesteads in the eastern part of the
county is going on at a rapid rate. A
large number of Bohemians will arrive
within the next few days from Chica-
go. They hav secured homes in and
about the Bohemian settlement twelve
miles distant from this city. A great
many new settlers will also find homes
in the Polish settlement in the extreme
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20

ledger were fictits Dus so far as he was
concerned, and that the senator's name
was used by Hop dins as cloak for his
own personal transactions. The cross
examination seem to bear out this
theory. The "red book" was a big
feature of the days proceedings, fgur-
ing indirectly in the testimony of sew
eral witnesses. Its pages were gone
over repeatedly and the question of its
Identification with the business of the
bank discussed. When court ad-
journed a handwriting expert on the
stand identified the writing In it as the
work Of Hopkins.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
TRUE CURE OF OBESITY.

While general exercise is valuable it
is not alone sufficient to aid those who
are too stout, particularly those an
noyed by embonpoint, but specific
motions are necessary. Here is a
simple exercise which works wonders.
1t must be performed with the corsets
and long skirts of. Assume a per-
fectly upright position-that Is, put
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
NEW SULPHIDE MILL.

Kaukauna, Wis, April 15.-David
r. Davis, president of the Dells Paper
and Pulp company of Eau Claire, has
been in Kaukauna for the past two
days looking up data for a sulphide
plant similar to the Kaukauna fiber
works. He will build one of capac-
ity of twenty tons per day. The Kau-
kauna Fiber company's plant is known
to be one of the most successful sui
phide manufactures in the west.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20

A new gem has been found In Mex
leo, which, on account of it's resemb-
lance to an eye has been named "Cy-
clops." It was found by en- opal
Miner who sent it to Chicago to be ex-
amined; when the stones were cut
they were found to be very beautiful
The rough stones resemble rose, and
vary in size from a pea to three
fourths of an inch in diameter. When
the stone has been smoothly cut a
little red spot shines through, this
giving the stone its name The clear
substance surrounding this red cen
ter is chalcedony, and the general
shape Of the stone is hemispherical
with the red ball In the middle of the
fat side.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE THROUGH
Repeal of Allen Law Most Important
Legislation of Session.

Springfield, H., April 15.-The 41st
general session of the legislature ad-
journed sine die at a late hour last
night. This is the shortest session in
years. The feature of the session was
the repeal by a practically unanimous
vote of the Allen street railway law,
which provided for a 5O-year extension
of franchises, and the re-enactment of
the old Horse and Dummy act with
amendments making it applicable to
cable an electric railways. The pow
ers of the state board of arbitration
were largely increased and a number
of other bills affecting the relations of
capital and labor were passed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
RICH MAN GORED TO DEATH
Maddened Bull Tosses Him in the Air
on It's Horns.

Sharon, Pa, April 16.-Matthey
Powers, aged 81 years, wealthy cat
tie dealer and coal operator of Coal
burg, was feeding his cattle in the barn
when vicious bull in another stall
broke loose and attacked him. I'm
able to defend himself, Powers was
repeatedly tossed into the air on the
Infatuated animals horns. He was
then trampled and gored in terrible
manner. His son witnessed the fight
and made repeated but iGeifectual at
tempts to drive the animal off by prod
ding it with pitchfork. AT last he
secured gun and shot it Powers
body was horribly manglnd and he
died in a few minutes. He leaves an
estate of 500 coo.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
QUAY'S DEFENSE.
Claims Hopkins Used Senator's Name
as Cloak for Own Misdeeds.

Philadelphia, April 14.-In the Quay
trial yesterday the prosecution placed
on the stand in succession the paying
teller, receiving teller and book-keep-
ers of the broken Peoples bank to
prove the books. The bank employees
stated they had never seen Quay's de-
post book and did not believe there
was one. 1t was limited the defense
would claim that Quay's accounts in the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
FACTS OF INTEREST.

The cultivation of the camphor tree
has proved a great success in Florida
One Of the hospitals in Moscow is
large enough to accommodate 1000
patients.
Among the Phoenicians, in ancient
days, the wearing of earrings was a
badge of servitude.
The polka dance was invented be.
tween 1880 and 1884 in Bohemia and
obtained its name in Prague in 1885.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
WE TAKE: ANOTHER
AMERICANS CAPTURE FILIPINO
VILLAGE OF PANSANGHAN.
SEVERAL SOLDIERS KILLED

Lieut. Southern of Washington Regi-
ment Wounded-Monuments Found
Clarifying "Aguinaldo, the Liberat-
or"-Rebel Loss at Santa Cruz
Grows to $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-14
ONLY THREE GIRLS LEFT.
a Scarcity of Maidens at Medicine
Lodge.

TFrom the Medicine Lodge Index.1
Eds. Index:-On the night Of the oath
day of January, 1899, some 20 of US were
invited to go to Mr. Mars to witness
the marriage of walter Small of Ster-
ling, Kan, to Olive E. Mari of our
county The Rev. ]. F. Irwin of your
city signed the necessary papers. then
we filed out to a long table full of good
things to eat-cakeS nearly as large as
a half bushel-and it was fun to watch
our little friend, the Rev Mr. Irwin, get
on the outside of those big slabs of
cake. And down along the line toward
our end of the table there was an
abundance of filling" also, and it beat
kaffir corn and cane all out.
Goodness gracioust Mr.. Editor, we
have only three young ladies left in our
neighborhood who are not mortgaged.
The writer of this likes one of them
''aI right" but guess ''she don't like
me: don't know" But do know that
Mr.. Small loves Olive and will take
care of the little woman. She is one of
the girls who cares nothing for paint
and pride" and can ride a pony 40
miles over our prairies and bet a hair
pin against a nickePS worth of candy
she can beat any one running a foot
race or rein a pony in a herd of cattle
and cut out ten head as quick as any
one can.
Olive is a little lady. We will all miss
her but our loss is Sterling's gain. Sue
cess was written on their faces without
our wishing it A WITNESS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-14
A BULLET PROOF CUIRASS.
Frenchman's Invention Not Pence
trated by a Mauser Bullet at
70 Yards

Paris, Feb. 14-RemarkabIe expert
ments with a new cuirass constructed
by a French inventor named Threaud
were made at AsniereS, four miles from
Paris last week The essential portion
of the cuirass is a. sheet of metal the
composition of which is a secret The
plate is fitted with an inner and an
outer lining the nature of which is also
a secret. The manner in which the lin
ings are fixed is said to add to their
impenetrability.
The weight of the cuirass IS about
pounds IA ounces. A Mauser rifle of six
millimetre calibre was employed in the
test at a. distance of 20 yards The
shot struck the cuirasS in the center.
The front of the cuirass was found to
be torn, but the indentation of the met
al plate was very slight, while the back
lining was intact.
I'm a word" the report of the expert
ments says, the impenetrability of the
cuirass was proved to be perfect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-14
SHE MAY RECOVER.
Mrs WhiSney's Physicians Now Con-
fdent That She May Regain Her
Former Health.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE condition OF
Mrs William c. whitney, who is now
at her country home, near Hampstead.
l. L, is said to be so favorable that the
doctors pronounce a complete recovery
almost certain.
1t was thought for a long time that
the accident which she sustained on
February q last would make her a
helpless invalid for life. and it has been
only recently that a complete recovery
was regarded as possible Mr.. W hitney'S
private secretary, P. J. Regan, said to-
day that the doctors reports were OF
the most encouraging nature. and that
now it was confidently expected that
Mrs Whitney would regain her former
good health
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-14
FASHIONABLES RENT
FURNISHED HOUSES.
IFrom the New York SUM-

From the new YORK sun.
Now that it has become the habit of
New Workers to remain out of the city
for longer periods than they formerly
did, the furnished house has become a
much more important element in the
real estate business This same ten
dency has been noted in London, where
it is no longer considered necessary to
the maintenance of ones position that
a house which is to be occupied for only
a few months should be kept through
out the entire year. It is said that
Americans who go there for the season
are now in the habit of taking a house
when possible rather than living in a
hotel at a greater expense and with less
certainty of comfort. The convenience
of the furnished house may be a very
ly profitable form of enterprise to the
landlords, who, in addition to the adj
vance in price paid for the use of furn-
iture, are in the habit of receiving for
a few months the same price that would
be paid for a whole year. The prices
demanded for furnished houses are
very high and they are dangerous spec
by the beginning of every winter sea-
son, which is commonly supposed to be
from about the middle of November to
the 1st of December. After this later
date the rent asked for the furnished
house declines steadily and the profits
of the landlord are diminished. This
loss is less in the case of those who are
in the habit of occupying the house I'M
til it is rented, but as a general rule
the percentage of loss is likely to be
considerable when the house is not
rented promptly. The demand for such
houses has been so great in recent years
that the number available has increas-
ad in STlita nf the risks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-14
Cost of a Drought.

What the drought of the last few
years has cost New South Wales has
been estimated, and the estimate makes
up a bit of very doIeful arithmetic. The
f1ocks of the colony have shrunk from
66, 900, 900 to 46, 600, 900, representing a loss
of 20,0O0, 900 sheep. If to this is added
the loss of natural increase the shrink
age amounts to so, 00O. 900 sheep; enough
that is, to equip a considerable sized
colony. In addition there has been a
loss of nearly 300, 600 horses and 150.000
cattle. That the colony has been able
to survive these terrific losses is a strik-
ing proof of energy and resource.
Translated into money, the colony has
suffered a. loss of from II. 000, 600 to 90
000. 900 pounds sterling. For so much,
when expressed in pounds, Shillings and
pence, do a few inches more or less of
rainfall count We are probably en-
tering on cycle of years, a contempt
rary thinks, when the kindly skies will
pour on the far-stretching plains their
benediction of rain, and these vast
losses will quickly be made up.-West-
minister Gazette
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-14
SENATE PASSES TWENTY BILLS
Local Measures Sent Through With q
Rush Monday.

A dozen senators, and as many clerks,
read for a third time a large number Of
local bills which were then passed and
BY Battey-Authorizing the city of
Marion to levy tax for the support of
By AndersonITo authorize district No.
SO, Shawnee county, to levy a tax to pay
By OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the commits
sioners of Anderson county to sell lands
By observation-disclosures La Cygne to
BY Manufacturing a bridge across the
Republican river in Cloud county a coun-
BY Hessin-Making bridges across the
Blue and Kansas rivers in Riley county
BY campbeiLTo permit certain persons
in Labette county to take out certificates
as registered PHARMACISTS.
d dR purchase ana MAINTAIN a prospecting
Browns addition in Kansas City, Kan
By ting a new city court
in Atchison and abOlishing the courts of
BY Caldwell-To vacate a portion of
RV STANDARDIZATION sI5 Ti the commits
sioners of Franklin county to permanent
BY Fieid-To establish a county high
school at Nickerson.
BY Young-Authorizing Independence to
construct sewers outside the city.
By Sheldon Authorizing the commits
sioners of Franklin county to hold monthly
BY F'ulton-To fix the terms of court in
the Twenty-second judicial district.
BY Pritchard-To empower the commits
sioners of Graham county to levy a tax
to pay outstanding Indebtedness created
By Anderson-To provide for internal i'm
prOvementS in cities of the third class
BY. Anderson-Changing the boundary
line between Potwin and Topeka
BY Zimmer-To provide for the construc-
ton of bridge across the Kansas river
in Wvandotte county
By Representative Bingham-To author
ize the commissioners of Morris county to
build an addition to the court house. This
bill has passed the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-14
Budha's Tooth.

There is a serious obstacle in the way
of the gift from the people of Burma
to the MaIlgawa temple at Handy. The
gift is a jeweIed receptacle for the tooth
relic of Buddha and has been valued at
Rs.150,0OO. The Colombo custom au-
thorities demand a sum over Rs.10, 900
as import duty, and after much bag
Cling reduced it to a minimum Of
RS 900 Even this sum the Burmese
people deemed far too exorbitant, and
the matter has been referred to the sec
rotary of state for decision This is
awaited with anxiety, and as soon as
Mr. Cham berlain'S dictum is known the
costly shrine will be brought over with
great pomp and eclat.-CeyIon Mail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-14
Legislature to Revoke Charters of
Kansas City Concerns

The state dental board is after fraud
ulent dental schools. Representative
Moore of Marshall county at the re-
quest of DR.. T. c. Hatfield of Marys-
vile, president of the board, and DR..
A NJ. Callahan of Topeka, its secre-
tary, has introduced bills into the house
to revoke the charter OF certain Kansas
City dental colleges.
Two institutions in Kansas City"
said Mr.. Moore. 4 understand, are both
operated by the same parties. They
are operating under Kansas charters.
I am told that they are fraudulent, and
one runs awhile until it becomes hard
pressed and then it hobs up in a new
place under another name The dental
board has in its possession letters which
have been sent out by both these inSti-
buttons offering to sell dental diplomas
for prices ranging from SIS to $35. The
usual plan is to send it c. o. D., if SIS
is advanced, and let it go at that if they
can not get any more. All we can do
with these institutions is to revoke their
charters"
Mr.. Moore has also introduced a bill
making it a miSdemeanOr to be pun
ished by fine of from 800 to $500 for
a dental school to grant, give away or
sell a diploma until the recipient has
passed a credftable examination
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-14
GERMANS NOT TO CHANGE.
Minister of War Says the Small Bore
Guns Are Not Success.

Berlin, Feb. 14.-Gen. Won Goss1er,
minister of war, replying in the Reich
stag today to questions of the commit
tee on military estimates, denied the re-
port that Germany intended to adopt
a new small-bore rife. The experiments
with such arms, he said, had not been
satisfactory enough to warrant a
change. Experience with small-bore
rifles in the Spanish-American war had
proved unfavorable- The wounds fnflict-
ed by them were light and had mostly
healed in a month.
He further said that no change was
contemplated in the style Of bullet used
Germany certainly would not adopt a
bullet like the dum-dum- The adoption
of such a bullet would be an ethical
rather than a military question 1t
would be a matter for the conference
called by the car to discuss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-14
An Easy Remedy.

The State Journal has received the
following letter from G. Brooklyn gentle
man. A number of Topeka people have
long and successfully tried this simple
prescription for colds:
155 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, n. Y,
January 30th, 1899.
To the Editor of the State Journal, To-
peka, Kansas.
Dear Sir: It may interest your read
ers to know that during the great in
f1uenza epidemic in London, in 1885, the
board of health of that city advised the
public affected with the disease to make
an abundant use of hot lemonade.
The perspiratiOn caused thereby is,
in most cases, sufficient TO relieve the
patient of severe colds and saves him
from taking refuge in quinine or other
drugs which, often. do more harm than
good.
In bronchial troubles lemon juice will
relieve the irritation in the throat. act
ing at the same time as natural disin-
fectant. Very truly yours,
CHARLES F. HIRZEL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-14

Senator Andrews Wants the Union
Military Scrip Redeemed

Some of Senator Andrews constitu-
ents in Atchison county own union mill
tary scrip, or bills against the state
created by the Price raid, and they
want their money.
At the request of these citizens Mr..
Andrews has introduced a bill author
izing the state auditor to issue war
rants which will be paid by the treas
urer in exchange for the scrip, which
shall be first deposited with the auditor.
The Price raid claims are getting very
old, and much money is expended an
nually against the state as interest
upon them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-14
LOST IN THE SNOW.
Senator Pritchard Has a Narrow Es-
cape From Freezing.

Senator Levi Pritchard (Pop) had a
dangerous experience Saturday after
noon while on his way home to spend
Sunday. He lives on a farm in Graham
county. several miles out of Hill City,
to which place he went on the train
From there his trip home was over
land, but the driver lost the road and
with the senator came very near freez-
ing before happening upon the home of
q farmer, where a fire saved them
The senator says he will not again at
tempt this trip during such weather.
He returned to Topeka yesterday and
has kept close to a fire since his ar
rival