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squatter sovereignty in a 14-cent cot
tage! Such is the position Of Mrs. Mul-
cary, q widow of County Kerry extrac-
ton and a 3o-years' resident in South
Brooklyn. now occupying a queer abode
In the very middle Of the cross streets.
says the New York Herald. There the
fightin' wildly" as she is known.
throug ghout the neighborhood, holds
forth in the face Of all the officials Of
Brooklyn, who have not the right to.
forcibly eject her, under, the existing
laws. .s5s ss4 4
The misfortunes Of Mrs. Mulcary
would fill volumes. At first she built
her little home on O part of flled-in
land, a part of vast reclaimed tract
acquired by one Robinson. The Robin
son estate became rich on this prop
serty, which few years ago was a waste
of salt marsh, over which the tide oozed.
its slippery way twice q. year. IL
Then the building battalions adj
vanced, and as the eproperty became val
liable Mrs. Mulcary was asked to vaeate
There was fight, but the young men Of
the neighborhood held council and
came to the conclusion that the .'fg ghtt-
in wildly" had no good cause to pro-
claim a battle against rich estate, so
they lifted the cottage bodily one fine
4 night and laid it down hundred feet
to the rear. Unfortunately, this did
not end the business.
The widow was soon notified that she
was squatter on the property of one
New York millionaire named Jones, and
that if she intended to claim squatter's
rights-that is, claim the property after:
20 years undisturbed possession
was much mistaken. After q year Of
rural peace and comfort in the quaint
little home made of dry goods boxes.
the Jones estate ordered the widow to
vacatc, and the young men who had
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king ofathe forest tosroam the woods
and plains that in life had ~beensso dear
to him.
For years this story was told. The
traders. matter Of fact as they were,
paid little attention to the stories, even.
though many pretended to have seen.
the moose. Every Indian tribe has its
legends and ghost stories, and the de-
scription Of the big bull moose, with
the antlers larger than man is long,
was promptly set down as one Of
these.
In October of 1897 an Ind inn French
half breed. untroubled by supersti-5
ton, legends OF scrupl came into the
post and reported that for. four days
he had followed the ''hi-uh moose, !" and
had killed It. near the headwatefs Of
the Stewart river, 200 or 300 miles from.
Dawson City (Klondike). This was in
the dead of winter III IS
After Staying helgreat beast he en-i
deayored to get some 4one. to assist in
bringing in the meat and the. head, but
the superstitious braves firmly lyrefused5
ever to lay "a hand on the body. They
considered the Staying sacrilegious. It
was long months before the daring
hunter could set himself right in the.
seyessof his offended and indignant
tribe.
Finally q party of whites went out
from the post and brought the moose
in. The next year the head was sent
down the Yukon to Tacoma, WASH,
where w. r. Sheard, skin merchant
Of that city, bought it, and in his pos
session this unique and magnificent.
trophy remains. That it was extremely
old is sure. The growth Of ant tiers such.
as this is unusual. The head is not an
unusually large one.
4 tits said that an awful death over
took its slayer The. Canadians Of the
Stewart river distric have a legend
that atIcertain times Ea great bull moose
.rushess madly through the forests near
by On his antlers SC d wri thing hu-
man form. Eshrieks ot tear and anguish.
are heard sud- denly moose and man
.disappear. gain and gain. they say
this ghostly sight II seen. It is one.
of the -uhs' e tort turfng tsslayer. And
when there Is thissrus shing through the
forest AZ offs he tearing by the great
antlers ain 81 lboosngh and leaf, and
.shrieks, human Ii Ike, come On the wind,
and there seems AZ bessa thunder Of
mighty hoofs, the Indians shrink to-
gether, ,andgwhisper: q It's the soul OF
the half-breed S s ~
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DR.. F. W. Reitz, secretary Of state for
the Transyaall, was. one Of the first off
the Beers to assume an overtly defiant
attitude toward England. The doctor
is 2 very learned man, and has great
influence on all Beers in South Africa.
He is the descend ant Of an ancient Ger
man family that settled in Holland
above two centuries ago. The earliest
Of his line to emigrate to Africa was
his grand father. One Of the secretary's
5uncles was . lieutenant in the British
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NEW PHILIPPINE HERO
8 plpits
:ss HAehly Praised by OMcials 81
the war Deparfneat.

The dispatches from the Philippines
stIaye recently been full Of the exploits
sof the American column of Brig Gen.
'TIheod dore schwan. 2commander Of the
.detach ment that has recently captured
the Filipino towns Of Cayite viejo,
Noyeleta and Rosario. Gen. Schwan lis
an officer of the regular army, and ono
Z saof 9, The large number OF German gentle
men who cast their fortunes with the
arms Of the union during the civil war
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] ADMIR- AL FAROUHAR.
Hero ofApia Harbor Now In Com
mand OF the Powerful North
Atlantic Squadron.

Rear Admiral Farquhar has raised his
flag on the New Z York and assumed COM
mand Of the North Atlantic squadron,
succeeding Rear Admiral Sampson.
Farquhar has had q most adventure
some and picturesque career. He was
II command Of the, flagship Trenton ten
years ago, when three American men
of-war and three German cruisers were
driven ashore in the great hurricane at
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MISS ROSA MARsToN.
(Her Figure Appears on Millions OF Two
Dollar Bills.) fs


models. On the 1896 two-dollar bill
there is a group Of five beautiful female
figures. The one which represents
#Roso Marston is that Of the girl kneel-
ing on the left Of the group. The ac-
scompanying Illustration gives a fair
representation Of the girl in one of her
poses. She has posed for leading artists
for over four years. The figures Steam,
Electricity and Manufactures on the
1896 two-dollar bill were all sketched
from her poses, and she was one Of the
models for the beautiful figure paint
ings that decorate the walls Of the con-
gressional library at Washington. II
is said that Miss Marston earns $50 q
week ASA model. IN spite Of her suc-
cess she'is child in feeling, and is still
fond oftoys and pets. Herfayorite pets
are; herspaniel Ned and her pony Nesby.
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BankruDts.

AS a clearing house for the liquida.
ton of debts the United States district
&courtis a success. In Hennepin county
alone the machine, from the time it
started under the Nelson bankruptcy
act, Aug. 4, 1898, until Oct. 1, had null
lifted liabilities aggregating $11, ,54s,-
500. "a. Burdens Of debt had been
struck from the shoulders Of s42 toll
ing, hopeless people, releasing them
from a bondage to allow them to begin
life anew under the cheering sun OF
national prosperity.
Some of the burdens rolled into the
Ebottomless abyss from which they can
never be returned were almost monu-
mental in size, for two amounted to
over $500, 900; the largest being 1886, ,512
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n Ss Ii owaSquatter.)
taken up the squntt ter scause again con-
veniently moved the house one block to
the westward. " ID. s..
Then came another landowner, and
r trouble was again imminent. The men.
were for arming themselves and stand
ing guard over the cottage, but brill
liant idea struck the widow She had
been shuttlecocked hither and thither.
Y by pEivatesland owners. What about the
city's property? Gould she not squat,
upon city property and remain undis-
turbed? She would try it. A clever
1 young man, with knowledge Of figures
and surveyors rules, dug "a bout till he
Il found the; stones which marked i the
corners Of the street which runs toward
the bay. through the claimed district.
This point settled, for the last time:
the widow and her hearth and home
were carried to the exact spot, and
there she remains to this day.
Tt IS a curious paradox Of the. law,
that while. private owners Of land can
ousts a squatter, the city, by some.
strange technicality, cannot do this un-
der existing laws where the land is
not a part Of the original city, but filed.
in entirely by the dump carts carrying
refuse thither for years, and little by
little making solid, dry land Of will
rderness Of salt marsh which belonged
to no one. AZ. is.. Eg b5 5ss u
The position Of Mrs. Mulcary is en-
s. tirely without precedent. If she is for-g
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Boys Arrested.

Two boys, Walter Shumway and
Howard Uhl, aged Is and 10 years,
whose homes are at Elgin, were arrest
ed at Rochester. The youngsters had
started to run away, intending to go
e to Florida.
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Samoa. The Trenton, thanks to Far
quhar's fine seamanship, was the only
one Of the wrecked vessels to come
through the awful day without the loss
of am man It was Farq quliar who cheered
the men on the other vessels by calling
the band Of the Trenton to play The
Star Spangled Banner, = its shril1 strains
rising even above the roar Of the wind
and inspiring everyone in the doomed
fleet to his highest efforts. It was Far
ggquhar who again revived the dropping
spirits Of the sailors by calling on them
to give three cheers for the crew Of the
English ship Calliope when it steamed
out to open sea in the face. OF the gale.
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Mormon. 4 in 3 svyit1erl,a,n ~

Mormonisrn has taken refuge in
Switzerland Recent u blished sta-
tistics apprise us that there are no
fewer than HOO Mormons scattered
about the Swiss repub Sic.
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on / Tour Of In.pect,on.

Washing ton, Oct 23.-Gen. Miles and,
party left Saturday for an extended
tour of inspection of the. army posts
of the west.
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De Juties Appointed.

Thirty-fve deputy game wardens
have been appointed by Executive
Agent Bentner. The new force will
be distri over the northern part
Of the state. gs56 'sss
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Partridges Seized.

Game Wardens Donahue and Nc
Nance made a seizure of partridges at
the Tilton commission house il Mime
apolis.
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AlN q Nl.E!SO I! 0 ia NEWS.
:
u Filipino.

francisco Rogue is the name Of q 10
yearsold Filipino boy who accompanied
Fred Gregory, Company +, Thirteenth
Minnesota, to; Minneapolis When Mr..
Gregory went to Manila as an agent Of
the United States secret service, after
having thoroughly familiarized him
self with the Spanish language during
three years spent in South America, he
found 1t convenient to attach to him
self 9 valet, and Francisco got the job.
He took such q fancy to Gregory that
he insisted on sharing his fortunes
With him when the regiment returned
The boy was born in Pampanga prov
ince, fort miles north Of Manila.
He is picking up English very rapidly
and is 2 very bright type Of the Phil
sippines. About SO monkeys were also
brought back with the regiment.
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New seminary.

The dedication OF. the, Norwegian
Lutheran theological seminary at
. Hamline was attended by an enormous
gathering. The people came by the
I hundreds, not only from Minnesota
and the Northwest, but there were
delegations of several hundred from
Decorah, To-. and st. Louis. The col
slege chapel, the largest assembly room
in the new building, was altogether
too small to accommodate the large
number, SO the large piazza was used
as q rostrum. and pulpit was impro-
vised at the entrance. Seated here
were the speakers and the officials OF
the church, the band, the orchestra
and the chorus. 1t was handsomely
decorated with large flags.
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Z Fires.

= 4 4 HI =
The Graft Milling Co.'s elevator and
John Stevenson's blacksmith shop at
Lake Crystal were completely ruined
by fire. There was no insurance on
the elevator or blacksmith shop, but
10000 bushels of wheat were partly
covered by insurance.
Fire destroyed the old stone ware
house at st. Peter, built in 1856, and
which was used as a steamboat land
ing. in the early days. It was filled
with manufactured lumber by Dan
Hessian,. and surrounded by lumber
yard, one of the last relics of early
days.
Three families OF 16 persons were
rendered homeless in st. Paul by the
destruction by fire of two frame dwell
lings. The aggregate loss is SC, 800.
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The ..Darkest Middle.,,

Taking point near Mile Lacs as a
center, there is circle 14O miles wide
in which there is no preaching or other
Christian teaching. Within that circle
grown people are living who have
never been inside q church, and they
are not foreigners either. Many Of
them are New Englanders, and are as
good American stock as can be found
anywhere.
This is the report which Rev. T. M.
Findley, pastor-at-large Of st. Cloud
presbytery, made to the Westminster
congregation in Minneapolis on the
work of the Presbyterian church in
the northern part Of the state. His
theme was 'Minnesota's Darkest Mid
sllle'1 r
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-16

tribute to the power of the press. But
the lobbyist needs to be on his guard.
He must weigh the information which
comes to him unsought, for it is his
business to reflect the real mood of
parliament. He must not attach I'M
due Importance to what may ar best
be mere will o. the wisp. On the
other hand, he cannot be like Mr..
Toots and declare that its of no con-
sequence" when there are premonitory
symptoms of what may ultimately
prove to be a serious political emeute
He must keep his finger on the pulse
Of parliament and any sudden aces
sion Of temperature demands his i'm
mediate notice. He may be told that
although the political thermometer has
gone up, it is only a sign of tenn
porary feverishness, but if he is wise
he will not be lulled into a sense of
false security. If partisan on one
side Of the house tells him one thing
about the condition of the body polite
he will, for safety's sake, call wit
ness from the other side and hear
what he has also to say. In a word,
the lobbyist must preserve independ-
ence Of mind and of judgment against
all corners. Telegraph.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-16
CHERRIES A CURE FOR RHEUMA-
TISM.

There is an impression very prev
alent in the minds of many persons"
explained a prominent fruit dealer to
the Washington Evening Star. that
there is rheumatism in strawberries
1t may be only imagination, and due
TO the season, but there is no doubt
that the persons who are subject to
rheumatic attacks suffer from them
very frequently during what is known
as the strawberry season, whether they
eat Strawberries or not. / am satisfied
in my own case that the acids in straw
berries work up nice attack of rheu-
matism for me every year, but | can
not resist them, and Go not know as
want to. But there is one satisfaction,
and that is that while Strawberries
may have something to do with rheu-
matism, cherries, which follow them,
are an absolute cure for rheumatism.
I have never known a person to suffer
from rheumatism who ate freely of
cherries, and | know of hundreds who
have been relieved Of attacks by eating
them. I have often had cherries or
dered two and three months before the
season for them opened hereabouts,
and Ito supply the orders have had to
send to Cuba and to California for
them. The ordinary cherry contains
an acid which relieves, if it does not
effectually cure. Of course, it may all
be in the season. and that rheumatism
would disappear anyhow, but it is safe
to say that there is no rheumatism
during the cherry season. I do not
know of anything healthier, though
even the best tasting, thoroughly ripe
and perfect cherries start up very fine
cases of collie and cholera morbus
which are very annoying The col
ored people of the south think, and II
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-16

According to the disclosures of the
Mazet investigating committee these
candidates are assessed from $1,000 to
$4,000 each.
The lawmakers IN Austria and
France are paid s. a day; in Greece
the senators get s10G a month and the
deputies $50; in Germany members of
both houses receive about $3.50 a day.
In Denmark the menb ers of the lands
thing each receive about 50 a day; in
Belgium each member of the chamber
Of representatives gets SIS a month; in
Portugal the peers and commons are
paid the same sum, which is about
$3.50 a year; in Spain the members of
the cortes are not paid for their serv-
ices, but enjoy many advantages and
immunities; in Switzerland the mem
bers of the national council get $3.50 a
day and the counsel Of states, the
lower house, $3.50; in Italy the sena-
tors and deputies are not paid at all. but
are allowed travelling expenses Eng
land is the only country where mem
bers of parliament are not only unpaid,
but have no special rights or privi-
leges.
In Kansas City the Credit Mems AS
ISOLATION have raised $4,000 to pay the
expenses of a committee which is to
Investigate failures and find out which
are fraudulent
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-16
WASHINGTON SOCIAL EVENTS.
Return of Cabinet Hostesses-W
dings at National Capital.

Washington, Nov 10.-All of the cab
met hostesses, with the exception of
Mrs. Griggs and Mrs. Long, are now in
Washington. Mrs. Hay, who has been
visiting her mother in Ohio, returned
to the city last week. Secretary and
Mrs. Gage have completed an extensive
tour OF the west and southwest On
their return they brought with them as
their house guest their daughter. Mrs.
E. S. Pierce of Evanston. III. Secre-
tary Longs eldest daughter. Miss Mar
garet, is now living with her father at
the Portland.
The cabinet circle of young people
Will be Increased this winter by the
presence OF Miss Grace MCKINLEY and
the Misses Barber, who are to visit at
the white house. Mrs. MCKINLEY is
said to have planned an extensive
series of entertainments in their honor.
In connection with the engagement
OF Miss Lillian Pauncefote, daughter
of the British ambassador, to Mr.. Rob-
ert Bromley, formerly an honorary at
tache OF the embassy, a report is cur
rent that the ceremony is not to occur
until after Lord Pauncefote's retire
ment from this post. 1t was thought
they would be married in this city
next February. The ambassador is
not to be withdrawn until some time
next year. Mr.. Bromley is the son of
British peer, is % years old, and dur
ing his service in Washington was one
of the most highly esteemed young men
in diplomatic circles.
One of the former attaches of the
French embassy, M. Pierre de Cham
brun, is now member of the French
chamber OF deputies. With his Amer
lean wife, formerly Miss Nichols of
cincinnati, M. Chambrun has been
prominent in Paris society.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-16
HELP THAT COMES TOO LATE.

'Tis a wearisome world, this world of
ours,
With its tangles small and great,
Its weeds that smother the springing
flowers,
And its hapless strifes with fate;
And the darkest day of its desolate
days
Sees the help that comes too late.
All, woe for the word that is never
said
Till the ear is too deaf to hear,
And woe for the lack to the fainting
head
Of the ringing shout of cheer;
An! woe for the laggard feet that tread
In the mournful wake of the bier.
What booteth help when the heart is
numb?
What booteth a broken spar
Of love thrown out wnen the lips are
dumb
And life's bark drifteth far
Oh! far and fast from the alien past
Over the morning bar?
A pitiful thing the gift today
That is dross and nothing worth
Though if it had come but yesterday
It had brimmed with sweet the earth
A fading rose in a death-cold nand
That persisted in want and dearth.
Who fain would help in this world of
ours,
Where sorrowful steps must fall,
Bring help in time to the waning pow
ers,
Ere-the bier is spread with the pail;
Nor send reserves when the flags are
furled
And the dead beyond recall
For battling most in this weary world,
With its tangles small and great,
It's lonesome nights and it's weary
days,
And its struggles forlorn with fate,
is that bitterest grief, too deep for
tears,
Of the help that comes too late.
Margaret E. Sangster.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-16
RUSSIA'S NEW FUEL FIND.
Can be Utilized for Producing Steam
Where Coal Was Used.

In appearance astatki, product of
the oil wells of Baku, is dark, viscous
fluid, not more inf1ammable than veg
etable oil, and less so than coal oil. AS
a steam producer it has no rival, and
the demand for this purpose is con-
stantly on the increase. Nothing else
is burnt on railways in central Asia,
the Caucasus and southern Russia, or
the Black Sea, Caspian and river
steamers, and in the innumerable in
dustrial works which are springipg
into existence on the AZoy littoral.
In the railways which employ this sub
stitute for coal, locomotive tenders are
not piled high with black diamonds,
but carry a sheet-iron astatki tank,
which is filled by pumping, or the force
Of gravity. Numerous are the systems
of feeding furnaces with astatki; and,
indeed, every engineer has his own pet
apparatus. The principle of all is that
Of the Roots blower. A current OF
steam, or preferably air, carrying with
it the fuel in minute subdivision, is
forced at high pressure through noz-
zle, called a "pulverizer," into the tab
ular interior of the boiler to be heat
ed. The result is an intense white,
roaring fame, and in pulverizers of the
latest type the value of astatki as COM
pared with coal on steam raiser is az
21a to 1. The former sells at Baku at
$3.50 per ton, and when the pipeline
connecting that place with Batoum is
complete astatki will be delivered at
the steamers side at something like
81. At the latter price coal will clear
ly be unable to compete with it's youth
full rival. Nor do the advantages of
astatki end with its cheapness. En-
gines burning it require no army Of
stokers, for all that is necessary in the
largest is man to regulate the supply
by taps. There is no smoke, litter or
dust. Many a passenger by ocean
steamer will bless the day when astar-
XII will supplant coal, and the stokers
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-16
FARMER POPCUSS ON PROSPER
ITY.

Great horn spoon! amt Mack wiz"
Well, I'd ruther guess he is.
He begun in ninety-six,
An still he's keepin' up his ticks.
With beef way up, above six dollars
Whatll Coin Harvey tell his scholars
An wheat an corn gittin' higher,
An Bryan's fat all in the fire.
Of course other stuff is raisin' some;
That is jest bound to come;
Us pops allus said it would,
When moneys plenty, an times is
good.
But consarn Mack! Now, amt it plain,
He kicked up that fuss with Spain,
To keep his prosperity agoin'.
Us pops think so-an' we're KNOWN
An now, to keep it goin' right,
He's stirrin' up another fight;
For John Bull and Dom Paul must eat,
An they'll buy our canned beef an
wheat:
An then there won't be any drop
Maybe things amt near the top.
With pork an mutton boomin', too,
What's the laborers goin' to do?
But S far s I know, there's lots Of
work,
An they're jest loafers, now, that
shirk.
Mother pop said 'tother day,
Its too bad things is goin' this way"
Heb? How's that?" says l,
why, if Bryan amt dead, he's goin'
to die"
''Um, humph," said, cit is too bad"
An it made me feel a little sad;
But I can't help it, no, stree,
When things is good I'll let 'em be.
e. Wittwer.