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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-13

bronze vases and small marble lion
Tor paper weight, some broken peus
and stained blotting paper, still litter
the table; in the wash-hand stand the
cracked oval piece Of soap half worn.
the frayed towels and rough shaving
brush, all intact. Between the windows
looks down a little clock. 1t has stop-
ped and the hands point to 1888, the
moment when the car ceased to-
breathe.
A more touching sight is a little
shelf near the narrow bed on which
the car slept. On this shelf are
outspread a few little brown frocks.
simply made, belonging to child of
ten years. They were worn by the
young grand duchess, who was the
child darling of the emperor's heart.
Near the frock is a piece of rude
wooden embroidery, worked by child
ish hands. The car treasured these
poor little mementoes above all of his
vast riches, and always kept them
near him.
Nearby are the rooms of the czarina.
and their furnishings show clearly
her desire to be rid of the presence of
oVerpowering riches. A broad, COM
Portable sofa is CO.. cred with ordinary
cretonne, and the bed room crockery
is plain and cheap. The chairs of oak
are simple in design. There is no
wealth of gold and silver in these
rooms, everything being sacrificed to
simplicity and comfort.
When she can avoid it the czarina
does not live in the winter palace, be-
cause of its grandeur, and for the same
reason she avoids the Kremlin at
Moscow. dozen miles out from this
city at Tsarskoe Selo is a nest of royal
palaces, and in another direction about
the same distance there is another
nest at Peterkof, each palace having a
wonderful park and gardens, and
loaded with the accumulated treasures
of centuries.
Her favorite abode is a small and
secluded mansion in Peterhof park.
Another favorite is a small palace, the
Alexander, in the woods Of Tsarskoe
Selo, near the great summer palace,
500 feet in length, built by Catherine
II. There she enjoys strict privacy,
and with her baby daughters, lives
the undisturbed life of the ordinary
woman
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-13

Bohemian-Do you think the mag
azine editors read all the poems they
decline?
Poet-It looks more as if they didn't
read the ores they print.-Judge.
ing you it was none of your business.
Journal.
Down with the trusts, For swift they
run
Into vortex wild of pelf;
Down with them all-excepting one,
For | have stock in that myself.
Tired mamma-What on earth are
you crying about now, Willie?
Tired Willie (between sobs)-WelI,
what else is there to do?-Yonkers
Statesman.
Upholsterer-Are you in a hurry for
this sofa, miss?
She-Oh, l would like it before 8
tonight.-Detroit Free Press.
Re covets not fame or honor,
And little he cares for pelf,
For he's a hero worshiper,
And his hero is himself.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-13
NIGHTMARE.

Help! help!" implored the billion
aire, in agony. Help! or I shall die
rich"
But the mendicants stood aloof and
regarded him coldly.
why did you not think OF this be-
fore you acquired your wealth." they
asked, evincing no pity for him what
ever.
Here the Millionaire awoke For
after all it was only a nightmare
Detroit Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-13
HNGLES AND JOKES.

Agitated papa at phone.
Hello! Hello, hello, hello!"
What number, please?"
Two"
"Two?"
Two, of course"
Two what?"
Twins. confound it! How many
did you think"
Finds he has been rung off. Goes
away cursing the trusts.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Mabel-Don't you think Fido is aw-
fully clever?
Jack-No, I do not.
Mabel-You horrid thing! Why
don't you think so?
Jack-Because he tries 10 get away
when you kiss him. No intelligent
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-13

A remarkable electric light column
is being erected in front of the new
South station in Boston. II is of poi
ished granite, and when finished it win
be forty feet in height The stone at
the base weighs fourteen tons, is nine
feet in diameter and rests up on a stone
foundation fifteen feet deep, under
which are twelve piles. Ornamental
work will be carved upon the column,
and half way up there are to be four
bronze lamps with powerful lights. At
the top one light will be placed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-13

The Maryland Game and Fish Pro-
tective association is buying partridges
in Kansas and iberating them
throughout Maryland. Eight hundred
were liberated in three counties on
April 81.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-13

being would do that. Just try it on
me once.-New York Journal
Mr.. LIE Jecks-Well, Miss Coldcash
I suppose you received a good many
birthday cards?
Miss Coldcash (sweetly)-O, yes;
and there was one particularly dainty
and artistic. l am sure it came from
you.
Mr.. lie Jecks (delighted)-What
makes you think so7
Miss Coldcash-Because I sent it to
you on your last birthday.-Stray
Stories.
Cashier Ito president of his bank)-
wish you would call in an expert,
please, to examine my accounts and
see that everything is all right.
President (startled)-Why, what's
the matter?
Cashier-Nothing only I have been
teacher in our Sunday school for
three years and have just now been
made superintendent - New York
World.
Little Johnny-Mrs. Talkmedown
paid big compliment to me today.
Mother-Did she really? Well,
there's no denying that woman has
sense. What did she say?
Little Johnny-She said she didn't
see how you came to have such a nice
little boy as I was.-Tit-Bits.
Beaner-What seems to be the feel
ing in Chicago regarding the anneXa-
ton Of the Philippines?
Laker-Well, there is a difference
Some of us are for annexation and
there are others who think the city
large enough as it is.-Life.
Franklin" said Jefferson, as they
/, sat slipping cool drinks in the Pa triotic
club over the river, Il see the Phila-
delphians have given you statue"
so soon as this?'' queried the sage
| in surprise.-Philadelph North Amer
lean.
"Faugh! he is of re camille, ! hate
heem. Louee, hear-r-r mel will
smash hees hail"
mo, Henri, do not do eet. ley will
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-13

send you to re prison for four-r-r
years."
''Ah, zen I will smash hat Eat ees
like hees!''-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Customer-Howd' do? Have you any
time to spare this morning?
Tradesman-Certainly; plenty of it,
Customer-Glad to hear it. I'd like
to have thirty days more on that lit
tie bill l owe you.-Richmond Dis
patch.
Nickname is awfully proud of her
good looks. She boasts that her face
is her fortune.
Believes, but she doesn't seem to
desire any credit for making it her
self.-Philadelphia Record.
Caller-Excuse me, can I speak to
your typewriter a moment?
City man-You can't; she's en-
gagged.
Caller-That's all right-In the fell
low.-Tit-Bits
Handout Harry-Say, Teddy, wuz
dat real snake, er have l got 'em
agin?
Tiepass Teddy-It's a real snake all
right. l seen it meself.
Handout Harry-Dat don't prove
nuttin'. You might have 'em too.-
New York Journal.
Poor girl! She seems unhappy, 1
suspect her octogenarian husband
doesn't wear WE'LL
Il fancy he doesn't wear quite as
fast as she expected. Life.
Papa, Jimmie says he saw a ran
with an elastic skin that he could pull
out like rubber. Do you think it's the
! truth?'
We'll, my son, the truth can be
stretched. kansas City Star.
She-I hope you don't expect me to
believe that ancient sick friend" ex-
cuse.
He-Certainly not. But I thought it
would be more considerate than tell
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-13
GIVING THE HoUsEKEEPER A DIG.

Mr.. Fussby was under the bed, paw
ing and grumbling.
What are you doing, dear?" asked
Mrs r
Digging for gold" he snorted. THE
dust is foot deep under here, and my
collar buttons in it, Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-13

'Faugh! he is of re camille! I hate
heem. Louee, hear-r-r mel will
smash hees hat!"
mo, Henri, do not do eet. ley will
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-13

send you to re prison for four-r-r
years."
"Ah, zen I will smash a hat Eat ees
like hees!"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
MINING MENTION,

handy Transportation to an assay office.
1t is advisable to take from the last
quartering two samples. sending each
to Il different assayer, as II check.
Ihe third system is impracticable in
the case OF prospects i'll IL new coun-
try, and is used only when, there is Il
mill or sampling works close at hand.
ON account of the high cost of carrying
lhe necessary amount of ore any dis
tance. The expense of making such
tests is great. and they are suited bet
ter for determining the proper process
of treatment than the actual value.
Even Tor determining methods. mill
runs may be deceptive, as the samples
taken come from Il rev points along
the vein. and 1t is almost impossible to
get the right proportions of the differ
ent grades OF ore in each. \ frequent
cause of trouble in trying mill-runs is
that the nearest available mill MAY be
totally unsuited for the ore Consc-
quently, Il claim that. with the right
process. would he really II iirst-class
proposition, shows returns that are al
together too small
In collecting samples, each is taken
along the line selected. making Il
groove of uniform depth. crossing the
principal lines of variation in the char
acter of the ore. The samplng grooves
should be distributed over the area of
the plane sections selected rs nearly as
possible at equal intervals. In the first
system the grooves are Il few inches
deep, and often but two or three feet
long. In the second system the amount
of rock broken down is determined by
the length of the line and the distribu-
tion of the value along it. The groove
i'll this case is blasted out, and trimmed
afterward throughout to uniform di-
menSionS. The samples blasted down
may be collected on the floor of the
drift. but rs Il measure of precautiOn
Il canvas may be laid down TO receive
the material. and this canvas may he
protected with boards to keep ii from
being torn by large fragments. In sam
ping shafts, WINES or upraisCs. II tenn
porary platform of this sort is often
erected TO receive the rock blasted
down.
II is often necessary to sample rock
that is being. or has been. removed. If
the ore is in sacks. n small amount. IL
few pounds, may be taken from each
sack TO guard against fraud. every
fifth sack may he dumped out. If the
ore is in cars. a shovelful may be taken
from each car. This nietnod is used in
sampling the Lake Superior iron mine
shipments. In pile of ore on dump
the top of the pile or dump may be
sampled by taking small specimens. at
tolerably even intervals over its sur
face; but as the prospector or miner
may have carefully prepared his dump
for just such an examination. the only
safe thing TO do is to drive trenches
across the dump to its bottom. taking
as samples one shovelful out of every
ten or twenty thrown out. If the dump
is large. tunnels may be driven through
it and samples taken in the same way.
Engineering and Mining Journal.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
Cubans Reassured.

Havana. Dec. 26.-The events of the
last few days have had n great effect
on Cuban politics. The circumstances
attending the arrival of General Wood
and the departure of General Brooke,
taken with the speech of the former
at the farewell banquet TO the latter in
which the Intentions of the United
States government were restated, have
satisfied the Cubans that Cuba Will GER
tainly be Independent within Il reason
able time.
More than this, the arrival and pub
lie and private utterances of iloratio
Rubens have increased the restful feel
ing that now apparently exists among
all classes. Mr.. Rubens has. without
doubt, considerable influence. Wher-
ever he goes he is cheered by the
people. His room mt the hotel is
thronged with Cuban officials seeking
an interview, and altogether he is re-
garded somewhat in the light of an
oracle.
Every influence is being brought to
bear TO stop the proceedings against
the custom house appraisers now under
arrest ON charges of fraud. The
judges, the Supreme Court. fiscal and
many other important officials are re
lated TO the persons under suspicion.
General Wood says that If the ap-
praisers are guilty they must be pun
ished, no matter who Is hurt.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
Trensury q rk slnIc nnln.

Chicago, Dee 27.-Clydc II. Wallace.
clerk In the United States sub-treas-
ury In this city. was arrested today on
the charge of having stolen $1,000 in
gold from the office. The young man ls
said to have made II fun confession TO
the secret service officials.
The gold. n sack OF $50 gold pieces.
was missed November 18th. but II was
several weeks before the officers could
obtain clue to the criminal. Wallace
finally furnished 1t by wearing line
clothes and diamonds aud by playing
the races In pool rooms. making all his
bets with $50 gold pieces He Is In
jail In default of bonds of $4,000.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
THE MOODY FUNERAL.
Large Gathering OF weiI-Known Men mt
NOrthlicll.

East Northfield, Mass, Dec. IL
Funeral services over the remains of
Dwight l.. Moody We're held at the
Congregational church to-day before n
large audience. Men who for many
years have been connected with Mr..
Moody's work took part. Rev. Mr.
Sch0tield otiiciated, assisted by Rev. y.
Torrey of the Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago. There We're services ut the
late residence of Mr.. Moody early in
the day. only relatives and close friends
being present. Dr. Schotield read the
scriptures and MIR. TorTey offered
prayer.
When the family had withdrawn. the
corpse. which had been permitted to
remain upon II leather couch. waS
placed i'll the casllct. which WAS of sim
pie design. black covered and open ut
full length. The body was borne to the
church on an oblong black-covered bier
by about forty students from the
Northield Institute. Before the bier
was raised white roses were spriukled
about the casllet. DR.. Schoiield and
Mr.. Torrey led the procession, while
following the bier came the following
honorary pail bearers: Ira ID. Sankey
and George C. Stebbins of Brooklyn.
II. c. Morse and ID. w. McWilliams of
New York. Rev. w. j. Uerdman and
Rev. George c. Needham of Philadel-
phia.
The bier WAS placed in front of the
pulpit and the lid of the casllet was re
moved. showing n spray of palm and
ivy extending from the feet to the
breast. \ large number of villagers
and visitors then began to file past the
body. Mr.. Moody's face had every
appearance of one enjoying peaceful
sleep. The body remained on view in
the church until o'colck.
At the public funeral service the
music was rendered by the choir of
100 students. An Invocation was fol
lowed by the scripture lesson. read by
Rev. \. +. PierSon of BROOKLYN.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
BRITISH HORSES DYING.
Beers Smelling Ladysmith-Brtish Destroy
Bridge Over the Tugela.

"A Bridge Over the Tugela.
London, Dec. 26-Up to this hour
nothing has arrived from South Africa
that would indicate any change in the
military situation there. The war of
flee is issuing lists of further dead and
wounded as well as accounts of sick
ness. The most serious report of the
last class is that horse sickness has
broken out in both British and Boer
camps in Natal.
-Four hundred British cavalry horses,
it is said, have already been shot,
owing to the occurrence of glanders.
The disease is likely to spread with
much greater rapidity among the Brit
ish horses than among the hardy Boer
ponies. and this may mean CON
siderable prolongation of the campaign
The British position ut Frere is
being strengthened. The Tugela river
is rising and there is prospect of
heavy rains.
"A two-hour bombardment of Lady
smith has been heard from here. Ac-
cording to reliable native reports the
Beers had 200 killed in the fight at
Colenso."
The news that the Colenso foot
bridge has been destroyed seems to
show that General Butler is more
anxious to keep the enemy at bay than
to attempt further advance.
Despite the severity of the censor
ship. hints are being continually re-
ceived of the serious spread of Dutch
dissaffection in both the Queenstown
district of Cape Colony and Natal.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
Rights of Strikers.

Toledo, Ohio, Dee. 27.-.Iudge Morris.
in Common Pleas Court today. rem
dered an unusual decision ms - the
rights of striking workmen. The mem
bers of the Bicycle Workers union
struck at the Standard Tube and Fork
side works. \ temporary Injunction
was granted restraining strikers from
patrolllng the works and accostlng and
intmidating employees who took their
places.
This Injunction Judge Morris to-day
dissolved, holding that the strikers
had Il perfect right to keep plckets
about the works and to talk to work.
men and urge them 10 come out. lie
held that there was no positive evil
dence of threats, and that the number
of men employed at the works exceed
ed the number of strikers usually kept
on picket duty. so there could he no
danger of personal violence. The case
Will be appealed.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
Idaho's New GolI District.

Boise. Idaho. Dee. 21.-There is nc.
cumulating evidence that the Miller
mountain gold district. northeast of
Boise. discovered last summer. is one
of the best yet found in this state. 4
group of claims there was bonded in
the fall TO n Boston Company, which
let contract for development work.
This has disclosed on the Magnolia
claim n streak of ore thirty inches
wide that averages about 5000 a ton in
gold.
The news coming ont was brought
by men who went to work on contract
for the Boston Company. These fought
their way out through the SNOW. The
district thus far explored Is some five
miles square and II large number of
wide veins have been opened. The
ore Is uniformly of II paying grade,
while much Is found that is rich.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
The Coal Mine Tragedy.

Brownsville, Pa, Dee. 25.-Thc hor-
ror of the BrazDell mine disaster grows
in intensity with every hour. The
number of the dead Is now estimated
at forty and may pass that figure. At the
same time there is II strong presump-
tiOn that the laws regulating mining
were carelessly and probably criminal
ly disregarded.
To-day the first bodies of the victims
were brought ont of the mine. ana new
or in the history of mine disasters were
human beings so horribly mutilated. 1t
was nearly II o'clock before the first
five bodies We're taken out, twenty
eight hours after the explosion. At
5:30 three more were brought to the
surface. and again at G:3O three more
came up In the cage Of the main shaft.
That naked lights and unlocked safe
~ lamps We're used in n dangerous
mine was officially confirmed by Pit
Boss Thomas Jones. who made n state
ment which forms the most sensational
chapter on the management of the
mines which has yet developed.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
Foreigners Favor Dinz

1t Is calculated that about Si5O,0O0.-
200 In American capital is invested in
the republic of Mexico. This fact adds
interest to the quiet agitation that Is
going on. among McNlcnns and Amcri.
rams regarding the manifestation made
recently by the American and other
foreign colonies in honor of General
Dlnz, urging him to stand for rc-cloc-
ton next June Many McNicans Of
note think that the public demonsira.
li0n by the foreign colonies may have
ne effect Of embarrassing the admins.
,ratlon.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
=
CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE.
Great Damage Don~ to .Bniidings at San
.lncln >. !.

.JHclntO tn. -.
! San Jacinto. Cal. Dec. 2T.-This lit
tile city is Il scene of desolation to-day.
People are beginning to recover from
the terror inspired by the earthquake
which centered here on Christmas
morning and destroyed every brick
building in the town, and some def
mite estimates of the damage wrought
can now be made.
AT the Saboba Indian reservation.
near here, IL dance had been held the
night before and large quantities of
whisky consumed by the Indians had
sent most of them into IL drunken
slumber before the shock came. A
number of squaws had huddled to-
gether in an old adobe building and
were sleeping off the effects of the
liquor. The heavy walls fell in upon
them. Six We're killed outright and
two died later. while II score more are
badly injured. Those killed were hor-
ribly crushed.
Main street presents sad appear
ance. 1t is impossible to walk along
the sidewalks because of the heaps of
debris and overhanging walls. Two
story brick walls We're raZed to the
level of the ground with thousands of
dollars worth of merchandise buried
underneath. There is not business
house in town but has suffered.
All wires are down and one of the
powder houses has fallen in. The
walls of the county hospital erected re-
Gently at Il cost of $4,000 are badly
damaged.
1t is said that rumblings had been
heard for several days about TauquetZ
peak. in the San Jacinto range, sup
posed to be an extinct volcano. Be
tween San .Iacinto and Hemet. geysers
of hot sulphur water appeared yester-
day and the fumes are so strong that
no one can get near the geysers.
The streets of San Jacinto are being
cleared of debris and the merchants
are moving their stocks into ware
houses. Preparations are already being
made for the rebuilding of most of the
ruined structures.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
DUBOIS is HOPEFUL.
Says a Cont nuance OF the Isoer War VIII
= HtIp the Silver Cause.

Help the Silver Cause. D
Chicago. Dec. 2G.-"If the war in the
Transvaal continues for two or three
months longer. the cause of silver will
have been won," said former United
States Senator Dubois of Idaho, one
of the Silver Republican leaders, who
was in Chicago today.
"The short time it has been in pro-
gress," continued Mr.. Dubois, has fur
nished proof of the contentious of the
friends of silver that there is not
enough gold in the world to form the
basis of the worlds money, and If the
war continues the length of time l
have Indicated, the truth of this will
have become too apparent for sue
cessful contravention.
Il believe the Transvaal war will be
a mighty influence in the campaign of
next year in this country, and that
the object lesson will convince the
people of this country that it is not
safe to place on gold the entire burden
of the monetary volume Of the world
1T may be interesting to observe
that the panic in New York was simul-
taneous with the passage of the House
gold standard bill. Now, if Il panic had
followed the passage of Il silver free
coinage bill the wise men and the press
of the land would have attributed it to
the passage of the bill"