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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-17
Office Hours 9 to IL a. m, to and to .. m.

MenOmOnie, Wis. March 30, 1S99.-
Two of my young children, , and +
years old respectively, have been
afflicted with running ears, t0nSilitiS
aud swollen glands. Prof. StraSsman,
the eye and ear specialist, has restored
them to perfect health again.
L. C. LANCE.
River Falls, Wis, Dec. II. 'G8.-I
am i years old and have been in
Pierce county thirty-ninG years. My
hearing left me about eight years ago
and other complications of the system
have undermined my health. Pref.
StraSSman. the eye, ear and catarrah
specialist, has done COnSidera BILE to re-
store my hearing again and also my
! health. L. Y. CHAPMAN.
Hudson, Wis, April 80, '99.-My two
| daughters. Eva and GcrtiC. were both
| hard Of hearing, suffering at the same
time with Catarrah and after trying
/ others who failed. Prof. StraSSman,
| the eye and ear specialist, succeeded
| in restoring their hearing again and
| my money was we'll invested.
CHRISTIAN BONNES.
! NcnumOnie. Wis. March u. 1885,
Since childhood my wife has been Suf-
feriGg the loss OF hearing in her left
/ ear, and all attempts to restore her
/ have failed. until Prof. StraSSman. the
! specialist. restored her to her hearing
again. w II. ALLEN.
Chippewa Fails Wis. July % 1859.
/ For many years have suffered from
/ chronic Catarrh and throat affections
which completely undermined my
health and after unsuccessful efforts
to obtain relief had lost all hope Of
recovery until now | can rejoice with
others and | have been restored to my
health again by the eminent specialist,
! Prof. StraSSman, during his stay in
our city. Mrs. c. II. CHARPIER.
Boomer, Wis, May -, 1S99.-To Whom
1t May Concern:
This is to certify that Prof. StraSs-
man has been in Boomer for over two
weeks and that while here he has
treated several of my acquaintance
land so far as | know or have heard he
has given entire satisfaction.
e. II. ROGERS. NJ. y.
Recommended by County Judge ]. E.
Pannier.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-17

Fl&ttering Testimonial from GOV. e.
ScOtiCld.
Madison, Wis. April -. 'aS. Prof. \.
StraSSman, Whitewater.
My Dear Professor: | have your
letter of April Is, for which YOU have
my thanks. | received the glasses the
following day and find them Just
right. They are the finest hat | ever
used and have been 4 great relief to my
eyes and it is really 4 pleasure to read
with them. Again accept my grateful
thanks tor your service in fixing up SO
nicely. Sincerely yours,
E. SCOFIELD.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-17

From uper,utendent of Schools.
Hayward, Wis. July %. '9S.-My
daughter NeYa has been suffering with
tonSilitiS and catarrah. producing
deafness. from which she has fully re-
covered her hearing, etc. after taking
course of treatment from Prof.
StraSSman, the eminent specialist.
J. G.. ADAMS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-17

fERE is a medical lecture
j ] IN a nutshell. The Kid
neys drain water and i'm
purities from the blood. The
Liver makes bile and helps to
drive off other waste. If these
organs work badly the body
becomes a cesspool and disease
sets in. You must get them into
hnnlt11Ir nctint, or die
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-17

Chippewa Falls, Wis, July p, 1885
Prof. StraSSman. who has been in
this city for the past two months. has
treated my eyes. which have been
affected for the past five years and has
also treated many Of my friends who
have been afflicted with deafness and
catarrah and has given entire salts
faction in all cases. | can cheerfully
recommend him to any person afflicted.
j. Z. PANNIER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-19
AGUIEALDO, BY ONE WHO HAS SEN HIN

From The New-Orleans Times Democrat
y saw Aguinaldo IN Hong Kong In the earfy
part Of 1897" said Fl. B. Cunningham, OF Liver
pool, who Is one of this years carnival visttnrA
Il was representing an English firm at thA
time, and was arran gtng deal for some Mania
hemp with Emile Chargan- q resident factor,
One day I CALLED at Chargans office and found
him In conversation with q swarthy young
Filipino, who was introduced to az Aluinalda
had heard good deal Of the insurgent chief,
80 l looked at him with decided curiosity
What impressed most strongly about him
was his extremely youthful appearance. lie did
not look over twenty-tw at the outside, and
his air Of tuvenility was borne out by his stoop-
ing shoulders and narrow chest He seemed Ike
a fragile, uniformed boy. His features were dis
tinctly Monaghan. his cheekbones high his eyes
rather thick He had sign Of beard on bis
face, but his hair was coarse. black and thick
His skin, / remember. was badly pitted posSst-
bly, from smallpox. / took particular note 81
his hands and feet which were remarkably
small, even for a Filipino. He wore wopen's
cloth CATERS, which IL not unusual In long
Kong and had a large solitaire on his left hand
Agiinaldo remained only few moments after
arrived. but long enough for me To note thai
his manners were curously nervous. IL seemed
mposs BILE for him to remain quiet for mo-
ment The faces OF great many t1lipinoa
gave one an impression OF distortion, II they
were slightly twisted To one side, and marked
the peculiarly strongly in Agufnaldo. After
he left | told Chargan that he reminded mo
more OF a native shipping clerk in some Dutch
importing house than Of & reyolutionist He's
the smartest Filipino In the South Seas eih
Chargan, and his only weak spot is his vanity
which Is something monstroua' That was tho
only time saw him, 50 ths picture remains
quite vivid
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-19
HLdYDBRED.
From The Chicago News
EX-ATTACHE

From The Chicago News
Lady Of the House, don't believe you ever
did a stroke q work IN your life
Tired Treadweu-Mum you wrong me-
used To be one u them somnamberiists and
when l waikiki In my sleep, one time, I
carried bucketfu Of coal nearly forty feet be-
fore / woke 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-19
~ v AND JUDGE GAscoYNE.

When one reads OF this the memory travels
back to the story OF that King Henry Of Great
Britain who, while still Prince OF Wales and
prior to his accession to the throne, actually
committed TO the prison OF the Kings Bench by
the Lord Chief Justice Of the Realm. a pun
lshment for having failed TO treat the supreme
tribunal OF the land with proper Difference and
respect. The chronicles relate that King Henry
", on hearing Of the affair. gave thanks to
Providence for having Judge such as Chief
Justice Gascoyne, who not afraid to minis
ter justice, and for having a son such as Prince
Hal who was willing to submit thereto. The
Prince, as every one knows, remained in prison.
deprived Of his sword. until he had purged hts
contempt and received q pardon from his father
With regard to the case OF Don Alessandro
Solar. mentioned IN connection With the sub
serYience 81 the Spanish judiciary to ths Gov
eminent Of the Gay. It may possibly b recalled
The evening times., 1899-02-25
A FARMER" HOTEL THIEF.
John Scott's Experience at the Wall
dorf-Astoria.

New York, Feb. :25;-Bernard Kirsch-
baum, merchant who lives at the Wal
dorf-Astoria, went to the suite occupied
by Mrs. and Miss Bamberger, on the third
floor last evening. Kirschbaum is engag-
ed TO Miss Bamberger. He knocked on
the door. but received no response. He
heard the shutting of trunk lid inside,
however, and became suspicious.
Kirschbaum called hallboy to open the
door and found a man inside going
through a trunk. He seized the intruder
and held him until the arrival of Hotel
Detective Sullivan. policeman was
called and che man was taken TO the West
Thirtieth Street station. AS he was feav-
ing the room the man threw back a pock-
etbook belonging TO Miss Bamberger, con-
tanning $40. On the way downstairs he
dropped several keys.
AT the station he described himself as
John Scott. He said" he was a farmer
from San Francisco. When searched a
beetle pin, set with diamonds and an opal
a heur-de-lis pin set with diamonds. and
pearl pin, and a chain of blue beads
ali belonging to- Miss Bamberger, were
found in his pockets. He had besides
these articles silver watch and two gold
watches in plush cases, besides his own
handsome gold watch and chain a wallet
containing 1915, some loose change, two
Womens purses containing keys, and per-
maps three dozen keys. Kirschbaum made
a complaint against him and he was lock-
ed up.
The evening times., 1899-02-25

secret service man were on duty at the
White House. This was during the period
when the President continued his tri-
weekly receptions in the East Room to the
public. There was some danger then that
cranks might attempt harm. The Presi-
dent did not abandon these receptions un-
til the war had closed and work crowded
upon him so heavily that he was forced 10
give all his time to his Office and to the
hundreds OF matters before him. In addi-
tion to these receptions, which presented
good chances for cranks, the President fire.
quently took long walks during the day,
generally accompanied by member of his
Cabinet. Detectives were not with him.
and II there was danger he was often ex-
posed to 1t.
During the war there was no unpleasant
incident at the White House growing out
OF the visits of suspicious characters. The
detectives closely scanned all visitors.
sometimes the President received as many
as thousand people at receptions, but all
OF them were patriotic Americans, loving
and respecting their President. Every Wis
ltor who in any way resembled Spaniard
or foreigner Of southern birth was wa CHI
ed by three or four sets of keen eyes. The
President was probably not aware that de-
tectlyeS were in the White House. The
arrangements for them were made by the
late Major Moore and Secretary Porter,
who felt that ii was best to have the men
around. There were several times stories
OF suspicious people around the White
House at night and Of an attempt TO pois-
on the spring from which the White House
gets its supply of water. None of these
stories was true.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
MAP OF OLD ST. MARY,s
feHtures of MaryIand's First Can't
tai REPRODUCED.

Cumberland. Md, Feb. 25.-James W
Thomas, of the Cumberland bar. has inst
completed map of the old city of St. Ma
rvs, the first capital of Maryland
The map which is handsomely executed
not only defines the location OF the public
buildings and the more prominent private
houses and lots. with name of the owner
but shows also the Typographical and wafer
features OF the site. II also furnishes A
glimpse OF Lord Baltimore's manor of West
81 Mary's, on the opposite side of the riv-
er, and extends down the river far enough
10 embrace the site of old Fort ST. Inigoes
which guarded the entrance TO the CITY
from the water
Ihe TACT that there is no map extapt of
MARYLAND first capital. whose history is
so closely connected with that of the State
makes this work one of exceptional historic
importance and value, and the further fact
that ii has generally been supposed that
the data for such map could not be OBJ
tanned at this late day more than a CEN
tury since almost the last remnant of the
old city passed away, greatly adds to its
interest
While Mr.. Thomas researches into colo
nial history, his familiarity with the site
and its surroundings which the city occu-
pied, having spent much of his life in that
section of the State. and his access to the
hles OF the ancient documents stored away
IN the garrets OF Southern MARYLAND. faciIi-
tated and perhaps lightened the labors in
cident to il, the collecting of the material
for such map after the lapse of so long a
time, as well as the practical application of
II when obtained, must have involved i'm
mense investigation and work The map is
for the Maryland Historical Society.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
ICE GORGE AT PORT DEPOSIT
Railroad Tracks Inundated by the
Oyerhowing Susauehannu

Port Deposit, Nd. Feb 25.-The ice
gorge in the Susquehanna at Port Deposit
has strengthened and extended without do
ing any damage. Yesterday a rise in the
river inundated the railroad tracks at the
extreme southern end of the town and in
terferred with the movements of trains for
a short time. The water quickly subsidized.
however, as a channel opened along the
west shore.
The lumber yard of the Rowland Manu-
facturfng Company along the river side
and all the wharveS were several feet
under water. The pavements were not OBJ
strueted at any time, and MANY people
gathered TO watch the floating ice. Stu
dents assembled at the Tome Institute. but
they were dismissed and the regular ses-
sions VIII not be resumed while present
conditions continue.
The ice gorge has extended several hum
dred yards up the river by the accumula-
uon of Ice which was brought down TODAY.
Telegraphic advices state that ice is being
held at McCall's Ferry, which about twenty
miles north of Port Deposit, where the river
is very narrow and generally holds the ice
securely until the river is open to the
Chesapeake Bay.
Inc tracks of the Frederick Division of
the pennsylvania Company are blocked
with ice between Safe Harbor and Column
bla- and trains are unable to 90 through
A large force of men will be put at worI,
today to clear the tracks.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
MARYLAND HAPPENINGS

DIR: +. p. Stehley, dentist, has returned to
Cumberland from Porto Rico, accompanied by a
forto hIoan boy. H,f--a~.,,. a..r.Is
Extensive improvements are being made To St
Johns Protestant Episcopal Church. Hagerstown
the total cost OF which will aggregate SIS 900.
Attorney General Harry NJ Clabaugh has been
rendered a complimentary, banquet by the Car
roll county bar in Westminster to be given ON
March 2.
Mr.. Marion Caulk formerly of st. Miehael's
but now on the police force of Baltimore CITY,
was married February % TO Miss Jennie Kanehin.
oil Berlin, Worcester county.
Guy Snavely, student of the Johns Hopkins
University, has been appointed head master at
the Maryland Nautical Academy, Talbot counts.
vice L. J. W. .Joyner. of New York, resigned.
Walter A. Mi,stead, who went to Manila as
clerk TO Major William G. Gambrill paymaster
United States Army, has secured appointment to
a similar post In the navy, and is now on the
Baltimore. a'siasse r
Two OF the Kent county commissioners ordered
the roads blocked by snow in their districts to
be opened, and the bills are now coming in for
the work. Three of the commissioners refused
TO order work of the kind, and the question of
liability OF the board is now being agitated
The evening times., 1899-02-25
ALMOST A LYNCHING
Coiored Men Roughly HandIed by
EnraGcd Citizens

Dubois, Pa, Feb. 25.-An exciting en-
counter with two desperadoes took place
yesterday afternoon at Punxsutawney. 20
miles from here. and resulted in the serious
injury of at least two people. while a dou-
Die lynching may yet prove the sequel IN
the exciting events of the afternoon
Two colored men were the cause of the
trouble. They entered the clothing store
OF M. II. Morris and asked for some cloth
ing. They could not be suited, and were
leaving, when Mr.. Morris detected one OF
them with suit under his coat He has
tened after them, and with Policeman
Clayton Palmer overlook them at the Penn
sylVania and Northwestern station. The
policeman attempted TO place one under
arrest, when he drew q pistol and shot the
ofhcer in the neck and shoulder. causing
serious injuries. He then took to his heels
but not in time to escape a bullet from the
weapon Of bystander named Williams.
Intense excitement was created. and a
large posse, including many of the recent
ly mustered out members of Company L.
with drawn bayonets and loaded guns,
started in pursuit of the fleeing men. The
wounded one was captured In the hills /
mile from the town, and the other one at
Canoe. little place a mile farther. Both
were Kicked, elubbed, and beaten into in
sensibiiity by the enraged crowd, which
seemed bent on lynching them.
The officers had great difficulty in pro-
tecting their prisoners, and many persons
were knocked down and injured in an at
tempt to take the men from their captors
The evening times., 1899-02-25
THE .MARTYRED" CHARLES.
Wreaths on the Beheaded Kings
statue at Charing Cross.
(From the Pall Nall Gazette.l

(From the Pail Mall Gazette)
The dull depression of the morning, ac-
centuated by the rain and mud thick-Iying
on the streets, was weather to fit the
mournful spirits of the strangely consti-
tuted beings who year by year celebrate in
various harmless ways the execution. or.
TO use the words OF the Legitimist and
Jacobite Leagues, the martyrdom'' of
Charles /. Today is the 250th anniversary
of that historical event. The form of eel
ebration that is most in the public eve Is
the decoration of the statue of the King
at Charing Cross. Year in, year out, save
on this day, the statue stands the gray of
stone touched with the grimy fingers OF
the smoke, forgotten and unsung, the CEN
ire of an unconcerned eddy of omnihuses
and pedestrian traffic. But now il is
hung with wreaths, and crowds surge
about its plinth, looking with wide-eyed
astonishment at these strange manifesto
tions, and con the rhymes with an odd
mixture OF gravity and amusement
Prominent among the wreaths is a large
bank OF ivy, nearly feet square from the
Legitimist Jacobite League of Great Brit
ain and Ireland, with the word "Remem
ber' across the centre in immortelIes
Probably the most beautiful OF the tributes
is that sent by the Scottish members of
the league, which takes the form of a crown
of white, yellow. and red flowers The
Order OF the White Rose sends a magnifi-
cent wreath, composed of arum lilies lilies
of the valley, Stuart roses and maidenhair
fern. This also bears the word "Remem-
ber." From the English companions of
the Order of ST. Germain comes beauti-
full emblem of white roses, lilies and car
nations. backed by purple beech 1t bears
the following inscription ITO the men,
ory of the great grandson of Charles l..
II. R. H. Prince Charles Edward. died jan
uary 81, 17SS.' There are two verses at
tached- One reads:
Roll back tonight, dark storm clouds.
And DER the lonely plain
Light up with evening farewell smile
The tartans of slain.
Culodens heath IS glorious,
THE conquered conquer there
Where could We find, the whole world Ger
An epitaph more rare?
A wreath is also sent by the american
members of the league, and there are OH
er trophies from Legitimists in various
parts of the country. One wreath is ''in
pious memory of H. r. III. Princess Eliz-
abeth, daughter of King Charles 7. who
died in prison in Carisbrooke Castle"
somewhat unique emblem is in the form of
the executioner's ak. The Eastern Coun-
ties White Cockade Jacobite Club and the
Themes Valley Legitimists are also repre-
sented by various designs in flowers
Special services were held at noon at St
Margaret Pattens,. Rood Lane, City, and
st. Ethelburga, Bishopsgate.Tyn.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
JUGGLING FIGURES.
Results of the Work of an Arithmet-
iCEl Geniun.
From the Detroit Free Press

CFrom the Detroit Free Press.)
If We add together the figures contained
in 1899 we find they make 81, and these
added give us Q. Subtract the first two
figures, Is, from 80. and we have 81, which
added make 9. and the letters comprising
the words eighty-one are nine. Add the
first two figures, Is, to 80. and we have III:
these figures, when added, again give us g.
If We add all the principal numbers thus
far mentioned, viz, 1899 49, 81, III, and 81
the sum is 2,l42, and these figures added
give us 9. If we substract q from III We
have 90 which divided by 10 again give us
9. By subtracting III from 1899 the re-
mainder is 1,7S2; these figures, when added
give us 49, and these two, when added, give
us 8. If we add 80 and 1882, principal
numbers, not included in first addition, to
2,142, obtained above, We have 4,014, and
these figures, when added, again produce
9. Now, If We add the figures 1899 to the
last sum we have 5,913 and these added
produce IS, which again being added the
result Is 9.
The combinations obtained above are very
remarkable, but carrying them still fur
ther, with stranger results, we find that by
adding 1899 TO the sums thus far obtained,
viz, 4,014 and 5,913, the sum is II, ,S26, and
by adding these figures we have.1S, which
added produce 8. Further, if we add the
first figure of the above sum to the last
two, viz. 11S to 26. We have 144, and these
figures added give us 9.
We have now tried the results of addi-
tion and of subtraction in these mystic
figures, and will now see what multiplied
tion will do. If we multiply Is by SO the
product is 1,7s2; these figures when added
give US IS, and carefully adding the numer-
ais used in this multiplication we find the
addition to be 63. and by adding these we
have 9. Now we will multiply the first
three figures of the year by the last, viz.
1S9 by g. we find 1,701, and by adding these
figures we have 3, or if we add the numer-
ais used in this calculation we find they
amount to &c. and these added again pro-
duce 8. We will multiply the two products,
obtained above, viz, 1,7S2 by 1,701, and we
have 3,O31, 1872; these figures added produce
49, and these added give us 8.
Innumerable changes could be rung on
these mystic figures, but the most remark
able part is that the letters comprising the
words eighteen ninety-nine are IS, and
these two, when added, produce the iney-
itah1e O.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS of THE

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DIS
TRICT OF Washington, FebrlI-
ary 10, 1S99-Notice is hereby given that on
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IS 1899, the lease of the
FISH wharf and fish stalls in the city of Washing
ton will be sold by public auction for the term Of
one year. from March l, 1899. follows: At
O'Clock p upon the premises, four fish stalls
in the Georgetown MaTkethouSe, 20 the highest
bidder Terms, cash in advance Also al
O'Clock p. m, the same day, on Street
between 9Th and 9th NV, in front Of the FISH
stalls of (Centre) Washington Market all rights
and privileges granted or allowed by the laws
of the Corporation of Washington, to establish
wharves or docks for the landing. cleaning and
sale Of fish in the city of Washington, and no
wharf or dock shall be deemed eligible unless
situated at some point the north side of the
Potomac River and Eastern Branch. between IIth
Street east and l4th Street west, TO the highest
bidder. Terms S10O 10 be paid the day OF
sale, and the residue TO be paid within five
days from the day of sale. BY order of the
Board of Commissioners, ID. c. JOHN B. WIGHT
JOHN W ROSS. LANSING Fl. BEACH, Commits
siOneTs, D. c.
THOMAS BOWLING L CO., Auctioneers.
fel6- 10t-ex sun-em
The evening times., 1899-02-25
WANTED TO SEE l.THTNGs fly
A Lad Says This Was His Object in
Trying to Wreck n Train

Somerville, n. Y, Feb. 25-A colored
boy known as Alfred John Jacobs who
has been in the Somerset county Jail for
month. charged with attempting to
wreck a Royal Blue Line passenger train
near Skillman station, on the PhiIadel-
phia and Reading Railroad, on the night
OF January 19, was removed by Sheriff
Selah Schonmaker to the State Reform
School, at Jamesburg, today
When brought before Judge John ID.
Bartine, in the Somerset county court. ia
cobs pleaded guilty and confessed that he
placed large plank on the tracks and
weighed II down with stones with the OBJ
9ect OF seeing things fly when the ex-
press came along. but he disclaimed any
intention 10 kill the passengers on the
train. The obstruction was discovered by
an engineer passing it on another track.
and the telegraph operator at HONEYWELL
stopped the express in time to avert a
wreck