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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19
LUDINGTON SUIT DISMISSED.

Chicago, April 1.-THE suit of Mrs.
Emeline NJ. Ludington, widow of the
former governor of Wisconsin, against
her son-in-law, James e. Latton OF
Milwaukee, in which the defendant is
said to have defrauded the p,aintiff
out OF a large share of the estate, was
dismissed on motion of the plaintiff
1t is said action may be resumed in the
Milwaukee court
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19
TO GET RICH QUICK.
Scheme Gets Franklin Syndicate Man
Into Trouble.

New York, April 17.-Wm. F. Miller
of the Franklin syndicate was found
guilty by the jury in he county court
of Brooklyn last night of grand lar
ceny in the first degree, for taking
from Mrs Katherine Moeser several
thousand ollars, which she invested in
his $50 per cent. scheme ito get rich
quick" The prisoner was remanded
for sentence a week from next Friday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19

gold which ne declared he had located
in a ledge of quartz as rich as any
thing in Colorado or California. He is
organizing company of examiners
who will go into the mountain dis
tricts of Vigan to secure claims.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19
PLAGUE RAGING AT SYDNEY.

Sydney, April 10.-Ninety-three
cases OF bubonic plague and % deaths
have occurred here. Thursday next has
been appointed a day Of prayer for re-
lief
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19

DR.. E. Benjamin Andrews, superin-
tendent of the Chicago public schools,
says he has not definitely decided to
accept ten chancellorship of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, but has promised
the regents he will give them an an
swer within ten days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19
ALL KINDS OF NEWS
LONDON NEWSPAPERS TELL
VARIOUS STORIES.
ROBERTS, WONDERFUL NET

Carefully Spread But Not Yet Ready
to Be Drawn In-Boers Said to Be
Fleeing in Several Directions-Ap-
parently Beers Have Abandoned
Wepener.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19
CRONJE AT ST. HELENA.
South African Hero in Napoleon's
Prison House.

oUUJH AIIICdH HUI III NdpOItUu
Prison House.
st. Helena, April 15.-Gen. Cronje,
his wife and three of his staff Of the
former boer commando, with other
boer prisoners, who arrived here on
the Niobe and Wilkes, landed yester-
day. They were met by the governor
and commander-in-chief of st. Helena,
Robert Strendale. and Mrs. Strendale
at the castle, where the party re-
NAMED for an hour, afterward pro-
ceeding to the Kent building. Gen.
Cronje looks well and appears cheer
full. The other boer prisoners will dis
embark tomorrow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19

At Albuquerque, n. NJ, William j.
Bryan delivered two addresses to large
audiences.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19

Leo XIII. has greatly altered in the
last year or so. He is much thinner
and much paler than he was a few
months ago. His face looks so
pinched. On the other hand, his eyes
are bright and his voice is fairly
strong. He can not stand unassisteG.
Or even walk across the room without
the aid Of his stick, and he is afflicted
by a constant, irritating cough. His
intellect is as strong as ever, and his
memory is clear and precise.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19
A STRIKE FATALITY
SERGEANT ROBERT DOUGLAS
KILLED AT CORNELL DAM.
BY UNKNOWN ASSASSIN

Armed Strikers Are Seen Drilling With
Rifles and Shotguns-Trooqs Ar
rive-Hoped the Trouble Will End
Soon-Strikers Hold Mass Meeting
but Accomplish Nothing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19

General Sir William Butler, who
was commander-in-chief and acting
governor of Cape Colony before the
war broke out, has begun suits, both
criminal and civic, against some of
the London papers which have been
attacking him. Now it is feared that
these writs will make a lot of I'M
pleasant revelations in connection
with the real and secret causes of the
war
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19

Gilmore Elliot Peake has Just re-
turned to Beloit from a two weeks
trip to New York where he has COM
pleted arrangements with the S. S.
Mcclure company for the publication
OF new story. 1t is an honor that
any young author should have his first
book published b. a firm as widely
known as the McClures. Mr.. Peake
was born Twenty-Five years ago in
Decatur. Ohio. He is the son of o
Methodist minister, Rev. r. De Witt
Peake Of Beloit The latter is the
author of Symbolism of Solomon's
temple, work which ran through
four editions and is well known not
only in ecclesiastical circles, but
among the general public. Mr. Peake
has been writing short stories for
four years, but the forthcoming is his
nrst book and will be brought ont
early in the fall. The story deals
with railroad president, the magnate
OF the little town in which he lives
and with his family. 1t has been pro-
nounced a perfect antithesis of Harold
tredericks Damnation of Theron
Ware, the heroine of Mr.. Peake's book
being a keen intellectual woman. like
Celia Madden, but who, unlike Celia
Madden, finds out her own heart in
time to save herself from the ruin
which overtakes Celia. All his work
is written the first time in shot
hand and most of it is written a sec
ond time in shorthand. sometimes
even a third. 1t is then typewrittenI
by himself. This does not necessarily
indicate that he writes fast. Indeed !
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19

Congressman Grosvenor, who has
just been renominated for another
term, became known during the last
campaign as " old figgers," on account
of the frequent mathematical calcula-
tions which he made demonstrating
first the, certainty of McKinley's nom
inatiOn and then his election.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19

Morris, the scout of General French,
the British cavalry leader, has had
plenty of experience, having fought in
Ashanti, Egypt, Benin and Matable-
le land, where he was in the service Of
Colonel Baden-POweu He was next
associated with the Jameson raid, be-
ing one of the five men who escaped.
During the Hispano-American war he
was fighting with the American irreg-
ulars. During the present campaign
he has seen service at Rensburg,
Coleskop, Arudel and Colesburg.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19
WISCONSIN PEOPLE.

The first direct evidence of the value
Of Gov. Harrison Ludington's estate
that has come out at the trial of the
suit of Emeline M. Ludington against
the trustees and heirs, was furnished
in Milwaukee by Isaac Stephenson, Jr.,
of Marinette, who was one of the wit
nesses for the defense. He said that
Gov. Ludington owned, when he died,
third interest in the Ludington,
Wells e Van Schaick company, and
that the estate stills owns it. "The
holding was worth 100000" said ne
On the cross-examination he said that
the company was stocked for 5000 900,
and that for ten or twelve years pre-
ceding Gov. Ludington's death an av-
erage dividend of 10 per cent. payable
IN cash was declared He said the
stock was still worth the same amount,
and that dividends had been declared
since 1891. Mr.. Stephenson
IS manager Of the company. Trustee
j. E. Patton gave 81 100000 and 81 $780,
600 as the value of the estate
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19

Gen Groblaar, the boer command
ant who was captured by the British
recently, was in New York in 1898,
and was given quite a reception. He
was a representative of the South
African Republic at the Chicago
worlds fair He was merely a pros
porous boer farmer then, and not a
general.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19
PERSONALITIES.

William K. Vanderbilt Of New York
City mas placed an order with a Chi
cago company for a victoria electric
carriage which will cost about $4,000,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19

A friend of William NJ. Evarts de-
clares that the ex-senator's old Joke
about owing his long life to the fact
that he takes no exercise has a fouu-
datiCn in fact, insomuch as Mr. Evarts
detests exercise, and will take a cab
to go a block.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-19
Beers Going South.

London, April 1.-THE Times says:
The beers who have been investing
Wepener are reported to be moving
in a southerly direction, but the object
of the movement is uncertain.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
Burning Of Hoods Train.


The burning of Hoods train was the
topic of a general discussion by num-
ber Of veterans at the Auditorium AN
mex. The debaters were members of
the Fifteenth Pennsylvania cavalry,
under Col. w. j. Palmer. After the dis
~cussion had waxed warm and several
had given their version of this impor-
tant incident in history, George Neil
spoke up: "Comrades,~ perhaps you
know about it., and perhaps yoa don't,
but the fact is Col. Palmer secured per-
mission to go after Hoods train on
New Years eve, 1863. A few hours later
we captured the first train of 120 wag.
ons and 80 pontoons, with full equip
ment.: Then we went into camp for
supper and to feed our horses, and
while in camp we got an order to burn
the train.' AS it stood stretched along
over the open ground it was11nearly two
miles long. Each of our men 100 in
all secured a torch and went along.
side Of the wagons, and in less than an
hour the entire train had been fired
and the flames were rolling skyward.
When morning came nothing remained
but q few bolts, tires and few iron
bands. The next day we captured an
other. train, which we also destroyed,
making the total amount of property
destroyed in two days a trifle ove1
$500, 000."-Chicago Tribune. ~ /, =&'.-s
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
FIGHT IA AROUND jl,Si ID 4 TREE, Il
i 6fiticai situltiea;a o.t 81 whiS1
u BotA. A.6oatestaStd 6aAS
S. safely. @fs r .se' Il. 3

"Comrade Leavells tree exploit"
said B. F. Bauman, Of the Thirtieth
Iowa infantry, relates the Chicago In
ter Ocean, reminds me of my expert
ence at the siege of Atlanta. A few
days before we went to Jonesboro we,
were on the firing line day and night,
and we seized every opportunity to ad-
vance our picket line. One day when
we, on the left, were within 200 yards
Of the main confederate lines, the right
was ordered to swing forward to our
line. At the same time we on the left
were to make demonstration and hold
all we gained. -: .~s-.r
: I'VE were lying close in our little vi-
dette holes, or scoopouts, and when tho
bugle sounded the charge our boys
made rush. We had selected our des.
tination in advance and I had fixed On
q tree so yards in my front. I made
the tree, which had been shot off Is feet
above the ground, and was almost
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
BODIES PETR1FY IN GRAVES.
Cemetery Located At Ely, Minn.,
Turns All Remalns Inferred

The old cemetery at Ely, Mimi, IL
a bed of petrifactions, many of the
bodies buried there having turned to
stone. The discovery was made the
other day when the work of trans
ferring the. bodies to the new ceme-
terry was begun. The first graves
opened were those of Henry Polking-
horn and Adam Penglase who died
ten years ago, and when the work.
men undertook to lift the coftins out
of the graves they were unable to
move them .'.'
When. the lids were raised it was
found that the bodies had turned to
stone. The flesh tints still remained
and the clothing looked as bright and
fresh as it did the day of the funeral
until exposed to the air, when it
rumbled to pieces. So heavy were
the bodies that it: took the COM
bined strength of five men to remove
them.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28

para1yzed to find a Johnny holding
the other side. He thought he had me
prisoner and commanded me to sur.
render. At the same time he poked his
gun around the tree trying to cover
me. made the same demand on him.
put my gun around the tree to his side,
and, regardless of the fierce fighting
going on around us, we edged around
that tree, each keeping opposite to the
other and each hoping to get the drop
on the other fellow.
"This was more exciting than IL
seems now and never gave my whole
attention to any matter happened to
have in hand as I did to shooting
that Johnny. But finally my foot
slipped and he seized the opportunity
and banged away with the muzzle of
his gun not six inches above my nose.
He missed me, and felt my chance had
come. AS stepped out to make sure
Of him he made one jump, turned
somersault, lit on his feet and made tho
quickest run to cover I ever saw. He
got to his lines all right. did the same
q little later and with quite as much
agility as the confederate"
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28

My drive wheel 10 silent clutch
wheel, but those who have none can
use an old mower wheel, as illustrat-
ed, with ratchet wheel on the shaft.
An old pinion would make a fair sub
stitute for the ratchet. The catch
lever is boxed loosely to the shaft
and connected with the pumping rod.
The speed can be changed by hav-
ing two or more holes in the lever.
This device changes the reciprocal
motion into circular by means of old
castings which can be found on every
farm. It will not do to use a piston
on windmill for such q purpose, as
it is liable to stop on the dead CEN
ter" then when the wind freshens the
result would be to smash things un.
less some one were there to start it
past the center. But with the ratchet
appliance it needs no watching. The
churn always starts when the wind
moves the windmill. The upward
stroke alone does the work. The
momentum of the heavy iron wheel
keeps up motion during the down
stroke. There is NO good excuse for
churning by hand and letting the
wind fly past.-E. C. Bennett, in Farm
and Home.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
GOOD BUSINESS IN BAIT.
A Maine Man WHO Breeds Angle
worms In Big Tanks for
Winter Fishermen.

The only man in New England who
makes a business of breeding angle
worms to supply the winter fishermen
with bait is Carl Beers, Norwegian,
who owns a big greenhouse near Mount
Hope cemetery, says the New York
Sun. His beginning was in small
way. Men who knew him came and
offered to, dig around his plants and
loosen the earth for the sake of what
earthworms they could find. AS the
worms became scarce the digging be-
came so arduous as to hinder the
growth of the plants. The fishermen,
finding that they could no longer get
their favorite bait for nothing; offered
Beers one dollar hundred for worms
that were four inches long.
The next winter Beers put a large
tank in his greenhouse, filing it with
leaf mold, rotted dressing and fine
grit. To this mixture he added half
bushel of earthworms. They thrived
wonderfully, growing rapidly in the
artificial heat and multiplying at a
great rate. The fame of Beers live
bait spread rapidly. He now has five
large tanks that hold about 1000 900
,angleworms, none Of which is less than,
-four inches in length. Besides these
he has two cement-hned tanks for the
rearing OF young worms. -
His sales amount to SO or $12 a day
all through the winter, the worms
bringing 20 cents q dozen.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
To Clean 4 Woolen Dress.


The following simple method Of
cleaning dress skirt has been so thor
oughly tested that no one need hesitate
about trying it. The rule was first
learned from cook who accidentally
had a cup of melted butter spilled over
her dress. It was thought to be beyond
reclaiming, but the cook herself de-
clared that she could take every bit
of the grease out-and she did. Since
then the rule has been applied to many
less hopeless cases, and invariably with
the most satisfactory of results. Take
three-fourths of pailful of cold, soft
water, and add one teacupful Of am
monia. Thoroughly brush and shake
the dress skirt, then rinse it up and
down repeatedly in this ammonia wa
ter. After thoroughly "sousing" it, let
it lie in the water for an hour. Once
more rinse it up and doyn, then take
1T out, squeezing the water from it,
but not wringing it. Put up two lines
so that they. shall cross each other and
hang the skirt upon them, pinning the
bottom to the crossed lines so that the
skirt shall be we'll spread apart.
While the skirt is still quite damp
iron it upon the wrong side, ironing
till dry.-Washington Star.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
FINISHING TOUCHES.
They Disttnsuish the work Of the
ProEressive Dairyman from That
OF the C0w.keeper.

The scrupulous neatness shown in
the care of COWS; the cleanliness of
the stable and the milk vessels; the
practice of milking with clean, dry
hands and discarding the first streams
drawn from each teat; the removal Of
milk from the stable to clean milk
room for weighing, straining and aera-
tion as soon as it is drawn; keep
ing the milk at low temperature in
summer and. preventing it's freezing
in winter; careful delivery of the
milk or cream in fine condition at the
factory; careful attention to the COM
fort of the cow in summer as we'll as
in winter; to the quality, quantity
and composition of the cows feed
and the water supply; forethought
and preparation for an abundant sup
ply of pasture or soiling crops, such
as will keep up the milk flow sum-
mer and winter without interruption
during the entire period of lactation;
these are some of the finishing
touches which distinguish the work Of
the dairyman from that Of cow
keeper, the practice of the thorough
bred from that of the scrub dairy
man.
A well-kept horse and an attractive
wagon and harness; a neat, intelli-
gent and obliging deliveryman; shin
ing cans and measures; sterilized,
sweet-smelling. well-filled bottles,
with the intelligent care of the milk
from cow to customer, are some of
the finishing touches that build up a
retail milk trade at paying prices,
and distinguish thoroughbred dairy
man from scrub, ow-keeper and
milk-peddler.
In every branch of dairy work. the
profit and satisfaction is realized from
careful attention to the finishing
tOuches.-Dairy and Creamery.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28
TIMELY DAIRY NOTES.

Great care should be had in drying
up COW.
A great many spoiled udders can
be traced to carelessness in driving
up.
Buttermilk is very beneficial in
many kinds of stomach troubles, and
is healthful for everyone.
Don't expect your milch cow to
furnish her quota Of milk and butter
if she be left to hustle with the rest
OF the stock, If she is to do her
best she must be fed regularly. and
well, and must be protected from the
cold storms. and sudden changes of
winter. Winter milking don't pay
unless the cow is we'll treated.
Dehorned cattle arc more peace
able easier to- fatten, more content
ed, and can be cared for easier than
cattle with horns. While the opera
tion may be painful it is not as cruel
as allowing large cattle with horns
to harass the smaller animals. The
stock owner will save many times the
amount of money it will cost him to
have his animals dehorned, in feed
alone Farm Journal #sM
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28

s=ts AZ the result OF the three days con-
veIltion at Chicago Of the various ele-
ments interested in the Improvement
OF public roads and highways . per- :,
tnanert national organization has been
perfected and q promising plan Of fcam-
.pafgn mapped out forsthe ensuing year.
OF the value and: utility Of the good
roads movement no Intelligent citizen
has the slightest doubt. While the
question is hardly . burning; one, it
enlists general support and hearty ap-
proval.
The: presiding officer and some of the
speakers complained of the ''apathy"
toward the convention on the part of
"official'' Chicago, and perhaps not
without injustice. The local authori-
ties might easily have displayed warm
er sympathy with the commendable
efforts of the gathering. But our Wis
iting friends should make reasonable
allowance for the difficult and dis
turbed situation in which the city hap
pened to be placed. We have had trou-
bles of our own and of an acute charac-
ter. The revival of hold-ups and thug
gerry, and the painful recriminations
it called forth. monopolized. the atten-
tion of the city officials and banished
every general subject from their minds.
Add to this the tax agitation, the street
railway franchise and tunnel question
and other absorbing topics, and the
lack of active interest is accounted for.
But the delegates may rest assured
that Chicago will do her part in the
future in encouraging the National
Good Roads association. Our manu-
facturers and business men are not un-
mindful of the economic disadvantages
of bad roads. As President Stuyvesant
Fish, of the Illinois Central. put the
matter in his striking communication,
the present condition Of the public
highways is probably costing the peo-
pie Of the country annually as much
as they pay for all the freight trans
ported by all the railroads. When this
is duly impressed upon the legislative
mind the action advocated by the con-
vention will not be refused.
Here are the practical recommends.
tions of the convention, which indicate
the programme the national associa-
tion will endeavor to realize:
]. That suitable legislation in different
states repeal the statute labor laws. SUBJ
stituttng therefor the payment Of the usual
road taxes in cash.
2. That state legislatures make provision
for the employment of convict labor in
preparation of material for the construc-
ton Of public roads, as they may deem ad-
visable.
3. The passage Of suitable state aid laws
and the appointment in every state so legis-
lating Of nonpartisan highway commis-
| sioners.
OF the national government the con-
vention asked nothing beyond an ap-
preparation of $3.50, 600 for the bureau
of public road inquiries at Washing
ton. But the question of rural free
delivery is clearly bound up with that
Of good roads. The whole movement is
certain to make slow but sure progress.
Chicago Post.
The Worthington advance., 1900-12-28

those angels singing about peace, I
wonder we don't learn the lesson faster.
Peace on earth doesn't mean just be-
twiKt nation and nation, but betwixt
families and friends first of all. We'd
ought to bring our grudges and our
enmities right to the manger and let
the Baby put His hand upon them.
You cent hold spite when you're look
ingi into q cradle. That's the lesson
I get every Christmas. Old Isaiah
speaks about q Child leading us, and
80 I says: Lead on, little Child!' And
everything; in me that's like a wolf or .
lion or leopard or a poison reptile
seems to die. Then comes Christmas
week-7time to write letters or 70 to
see the ones that don't like you; and
then comes New Years, and there you
are, all ready to make good resolu-
tions."
= But IL I make them I break them,"
sighed. Elizabeth.
Its likely, it's. very likely; but
athat's the only way to climb, sure's you
live. You can't afford to throw away
a. ladder when you break rung. Put
III smother and go, ahead. But here we
be, and I'll warrant your Aunt Agatha's
got a supper that'll make you laugh.
. That night, after Elizabeth was snug
ly tucked between the blankets and
half buried in Aunt Agatha's' best
feather bed, she heard tapping at
her door. 49, o.
Lizbeth," said her uncle, "your
aunt and have been summoned to Mr..
Abbott's. They think she's got q
stroke. We may be gone all night,
but don't you be mite afraid, for we'll
lock the door and take the key
Elizabeth's first impulse was TO
spring up and follow them, but the
next was to stay in the nest, even
thought the loneliness was drSssdful TO
contemplate: She heard the front door
close, and the light from their Ian
tern fiickered for 2 moment across her
window. Then I'D intens: stiffness set
tiled over everything. " 5;.s 8. q s.s~:
: .oh. I hope she don't die before they.