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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25
Political.

Bryan began his tour OF the empire
State.
Republican leaders express conf
dence in carrying New York.
The faculty of Brown University
are overwhelmingly republican.
Senator Deboe says Kentucky S
electoral vote will be cast for Nc
Kinley.
A net gain of $4,000 over 1896 is
shown by the registration in Chicago
and Cicero.
Chicago republicans will center
their efforts on Cook County from
now til election.
Bryan, Hill, and Cochran vii
speak from the same platform in New
York City on Oct. q.
Senator Hanna made fourteen
speeches in South Dakora without
mentioning PettigreW's name.
Republicans and democrats are t.
begin an active fight for the Cool
county congressional delegation.
Chairman Jones has sent out Iette1
asking for reports of specific cases o
republican coercion Of employees.
Senator Hanna is greatly pleased
with his reception in southern Mime
sofa and eastern South Dakota.
Montana is certain to so republican
on state ticket and legislature, blu
Bryan may secure the electoral vote
OdelI, republican nominee for cover
nor Of New York, predicts 10000
majority for Mckinley in that state
The greatest demonstration in &C
Iumbus, Ohio, since the Blaine meet
ing in 1886 was held in honor Q
Gov. Roosevelt
Republican leaders say Cook count,
will give republican pluraIlties rang
ing from $4,000 to 10000 as result 0
the registration
Tammany welcomed Bryan to Ney
York with fireworks. The candldat
made four speeches to big audience
and attended banquet.
Senator Hanna entered South D9
kota, being welcomed at Waterfowl
by a torchlight, procession, rougI
riders, and brass bands.
A physician came from New YorI
to treat Rooseyelts throat The latte
made thirteen speeches in Ohio an,
said his voice would last through tn
campaign.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25
Sea-Lion and Panther Ejuht

Among all fights Of wild beasts, per
haps the most terrible are those il
which the combatants belong to differ
ent elements. The struggle then
seems particularly wanton and I'm
natural. Not long ago two men, on a
small island off the California coast
declared that they witnessed such d
battle, and tell the story Of it in the
San Francisco Call: The men were
amusing themselves watching the an
tics Of a number Of sea-liOns on reef
when all at once the creatures began
to below in alarm, and dived into the
water. One huge fellow alone stood
his ground and moved his head slow.
ly, as if watching something.
A moment later the men saw creep
ing from the shadow of a rock, two
large panthers, which had evidently
swan over from the mainland il
search of prey.
simultaneously the panthers Ieaped
upon their enemy, and terrible com
bat ensued. For nearly 80 minutes it
went on, till the reef was skirted
with crimson foam.
Twice a lion struck a panther
squarely with his f1ipper, and knocked
him dozen feet away. But the great
cats kept to their work, and finally one
Of them buried his teeth in a ripper Of
the sea-lion. and tore it off at single
savage tug.
Believing hoarsely with pain and
anger, the wounded bull caught the
panther's throat between his jaws,
and dragged him into the water, but
the big brute was weak from loss of
blood. The panther escaped and with
its mate swan off for the mainland
across the narrow channel, while the
sea-lion struggled out toward the
ocean to die.
The men went down to examine the
field Of battle. A hole deep enough to
bury horse had been dug in the soft
mud, while the shore was stained
blood-red.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25
Woman Readers of Character

The woman who has contracted the
habit o. reading character in every
little move or feature of unsuspecting
humanity has given up eyebrows and
noses and hands and has taken to de-
Gliding with more assure &c than GER
tainty about women by the purses
they carry. t. ere are the little finger
purses in the first place. These she
sweeps aside as unworthy of consid-
Grafton. They are light weight and
so are the women who adopt them.
Then there are the purses that are or
nate with filigree corners. These be-
long to the style of person who likes
to wear a number of jingling button
hooks and smelling bottles, and who
chooses the Oyer-dTessed in every line.
The woman of affairs generally has a
matter of-fact purse, rotund and out
of shape with stray notes and pencils.
It's disGuieting, to say the least, to
find that even the necessary article in
which one carries her car fare is
speaking of her history and peculiari-
ties. There is nothing new about this
eternal character reading. An old bit
of advice to the young man who
thought of marrying was Watch her
eat" The baked potato was the one
thing edible upon which to Judge her.
If she carefully scooped all the mealy
white inside from the vegetable in its
roasted state all right and good. If
she ate the skin she had a touch of
grossness in her blood. If she left too
much of the white portion adhering
to the shell she was extravagant and
wasteful-and he didn't marry her. AS
for her, there are those who might
consider her lucky in missing such an
oyer-careful, painstaking sort of low
er. But he didn't-New York Even
ing Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25

we all struck out for Wei-hai-wei. /
was so excited that l could scarcely
contain myself after it was all over
but l was not a bit frightened at the
time.
My friends were both Frustrated
with fright and could scarcely stand
1t was 4 terrible experience. During
the shooting the Cinnamon made No
attempt to protect themselves. I am
at loss to understand their actions
unless they were struck dumb with
establishment. You see, they had
learned that Mr.. ElIiston and Mr.
Houcke, young divinity student, who
lived in the house. were not at home
and the fact that they were attacked
by women must have dismayed them
Or they may have thought the shots
came from some other quarter. ANY
way, they did not modest US further
And their Indifference to the fate Q.
their comrades was very strange. Blu
that is characteristic OF the Chinese
character. They care nothing much
about anything except the graves O.
their ancestors.
1T is some comfort to me, although
1 acted in self defense, to know tha
several dead Cinnamon were found II
the town the next morning. The com
fort is in the fact that I do not know
for an absolute certainty whether the
shots from my revolver actually killed
any Of them or not. The second man
l shot must lave been very badly
wounded anyway. I remember that the
revolver touched his breast when
fired"
Mrs. Crane has many friends in Min
neapolis. Her husband, Eugene Crane
was for many years prominently iden
titled with M. w. Yerxa & Co. in The
Chamber Of Commerce. A few years
ago he went to Shanghai, but he i:
now in San Francisco. Mrs. Crane
arrived in San Francisco a short time
ago
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25
AIaska's Little Known Reqions.

The Eskimo of northern ALASKA,
with whom l mingled during the
winter, are unique race. There are
only about $50, all told. They are
much larger in stature than the other
Alaskan tribes. They live on fish
and game exclusively, not knowing
such thing as bread until the white
man came. They took kindly to our
bread, calling it "chechockers, and
calling us "carbul0nas" They have
no written language and very few
words. In these a cultural tx" pre-
dominates, and it was easy for us to
pick It up. They lived on dried fish
in the winter and fresh fish and game
in summer, generally eating it raw.
They kill moose, deer, bear and
goats, but seem to prefer fresh fish as
a diet. There is a good deal of game
in this section, and their method Of
killing moose before they got fire
arms from the Behring sea whalers
was to run after the game on snow
shoes, and cut the throat of the ami
nal in a fierce and exciting hand to
hand struggle. We built log cabins or
dug-oucs to live in for the winter,
which were not commenced until after
the snow came in September. On
October II the rivers were frozen
solid and winter began in earnest.
The natives never live in the same
place two year, and migrate as fancy
leads them. During the summer the
bucks recreate while the squaws fish
for and dry the winter supply.
Little has ever been known of these
howak Indians. They are very clan
nish, and the family ties are almost
lost in the primitive tribal relations.
They have a sort of religion, believing
in the hereafter as simply state of
transition from one body to another.
There idea of the entire outside world
is embraced in the word "San Fran
cisco" which they have picked up
from the revenue cutter sailors; they
think that all the world dress like the
United States navy crew, and they
insist that the world is flat-a huge
iceberg floating in space.
''Immuk" means water, and
"ImmUK api," with the peculiar gut
tural sound, is the statement that the
water is high" The extent Of the
rivers can scarcely be realized, but
Mckenzie is the longest in the world
and the Yukon delivers one-third more
water than the Mississippi.-National
Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25
Foreign.

The British are kept busy in South
Africa by boer sBirmishers.
The illness of King Albert of Sax
ony has become more acute.
Five schooners and forty-three
sailors were lost in a gale off Labra-
dor
The death is announced Of Zdenko
Fabich, TIE celebrated Bohemian com
poser.
4 Shanghai dispatch says the allies
occupied Pao Ting Flu without oppo-
sjcion.
Count ZeppeEns airship sailed sue
cessfully against the wind at Fried
erichshaven.
British franciers believe the United
States Will give the Philippines good
government.
kruger viii make a tour of the
European capitals, and may visit
Washington.
Lord AIyerstone (Sir Richard Web
ster) is appointed Lord Chief Justice
Of England.
Foreign representatives ut Pekin in
formally agreed on a set CT demands
on the Chinese government.
A case of illness suspected to be
bubonic plague is reported at Stepney,
a parish and suburb of London.
The ministerialists will have a
majority of 100 in the new British
parliament, a gain Of two seats.
Queen Wilhelmina Of Holland an
nounced her engagement to Duke
Henry of Mecklenburg-Schw
1t is rumored the French govern
ment will prosecute the Nationalist
league for conspiracy against the re-
public.
Stories of the Dowagar Empress
Frederick's marriage to Baron Secken-
dorff have been revived and are not
denied
Commissioner-Ge General Peck was the
guest Of honor at a banquet by John
Munroe, the popular American banker
in Paris.
Count Cassini, the Russian Am
bassador at Washington, and his
niece; Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
China.

The Chinese minister IN London
says peace negotiations arc in pro-
gress in Pekin. The emperor Of China
is gratifed Tor favors shown by the
United States.
NJ de Giers and the Russian Iega,
ton, according to a dispatch from
Tien Tsin to The KoIni5cne Zeitung,
have been ordered to return to Pekin
within few days.
Minister Wa called upon the presi-
dent and conveyed a message from the
emperor of China thanking President
Mckinley for the consideration shown
by the United States during the Chin
ese trouble.
1T is regarded as certain that the
alleged Chinese imperial edict order
ing the punishment of high officials
was forged and was concocted with the
object Of preventing the advance of
the allies on Pao Ting Flu. Both
Prince Ching and Ii Hung Chang
deny its authenticity
There is renewed activity among
the boxers north of Pekin. The i'm
periaI troops claim that they can sup
press the boxers, but the allies may
send an expedition against the rebels
Small marauding bands Fave become
troublesome in the vicinity of the
summer palace, and a punitive expedi-
ton is being organized to proceed
against them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25
Lace Work For Women.

In all of the foremost countries of
the world, except the United States,
the manufacture of hand-lace is en-
cOuraged as a source of social good,
and the ambition of the needlewOmen
engaged upon it is stimulated by the
appreciation and avowed patronage of
the rich, says Ada Sterling in the At
lantic. American women display
sharp acumen in selecting the best ex-
amples of handwork abroad, paying
high prices to middle men, and, added
to this, the regular duties, or tariff;
but the advisability, not to say neces
city, of transplanting this home indus
try to this side Of the water and here
protecting it seems not to have Oc-
Cured to them. Nevertheless, no ma
ton needs more to provide an interest
ing and quieting occupation for its
WOrlingWOmen than does this one.
Here is a distinct and untrOdden
field for the women who are now de
voting themselves unfortunately to
the so-termed amelioration of the con-
dition of their sex, especially the poor
oILIoilS CuSlh. OiICG IuS GuIGl Prise 10
thoughtfully entered upon, it is not to
be conjectured that congress will re
fuse admission to the qualified teach
ers whom it would be necessary to at
tract to America for proper estab-
lishment of the industry. Let a
coterie Of earnest, moneyed women be
formed in each large city, obligated to
support the industry by purchasing
and wearing the lace locally produced,
and another five years would see this
gentlest Of all strictly feminine occu-
pations in a thriving condition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25
OVerheated Houses.

A vast amount Of i'll health in this
country may be directly traced to
overheating houses. There are very
few people who are correct judges of
the proper amount of neat by their
feelings It is not an uncommon
thing ia this land Of the furnace,
where a household Of moderate means
can secure this method Of heating, to
find entire families living habitually
in rooms heated far beyond the limit
Of safety. 1t is dangerous to health
to live in a house heated to IS degrees
or so degrees. Yet these figures are
not in excess Of the amount to which
we often find rooms healed where
women and children are living habit
ually. 1t is not strange that persons
who have become Injured 20 this degree
Of artificial heat should complain Of
being chilly if the temperature is at
normal point. There are thousands
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25
Recipes.

SteWed Carrots-Wash and scrape
the carrots and let them boil until
perfectly tender with two small whole
| onions, then remove the onions and
cut the carrots into small pieces. Put
the carrots into a saucepan, add a
little meat gravy or soup stock, one
teaspoonfuI of vinegar, half tea
spoonful Of sugar and season with
pepper and salt. Cook slowly for an
hour.
Cream of Spinach Sculptor cream
of spinach boil a peck Of spinach in
just enough water to keep it from
burning. When done keep the liquor
and mash the spinach through a sieve.
One quart Of cream thickened with
two tablespoonfuls of -four rubbed
smooth with two of butter will be the
proper proportion for a peck Of spin
ach. This will make a very delicate
green soup if well prepared
Combination Pickle-Three quarts
of ripe tomatoes pared and chopped
me luIdIu anu 40 hOL use the JuiCS)
half pint of grated horseradish, one
pint of chopped celery, half a cup Of
chopped onions, eight ta0lespoonfuls
of mustard seed, two tablespoonfuls OF
chopped red peppers, eight table
spoonfuls Of brown sugar, eight table
spoonfuls Of salt, one tablespoonful Of
ground cinnamon, one level teaspoon
full each of cloves and mace, and one
quart of vinegar. Mix these ingre-
dents together thoroughly and pack
in a stone jar This makes about
seven quarts and does rot require
cooking
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25

rumored that Rear Admiral Barker,
the commandant of the Brooklyn navy
yard, may be assigned to duty at the
Asiatic station, but the latter has re-
ceived no such orders.
Rev. Father William H. Ketcham,
Of Antlers, l. T, the noted Catholic
missionary among the Indians, will
make his home in Washington, D. c.,
n the near future. He Las been ap-
pointed and will soon take charge of
the entire Catholic Indian mission of
the United States. Father Ketcnam
was for three years pastor Of the
Catholic congregation at Muscogee
and also had charge Of The mission
work at this place and all Of the Cher
okee nation and the Quapaw agency.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25
Domestic.
purchase.

The defense in the Youtsey trial
has rested.
A lumber fire at Oshkosh, caused
1855, 900 loss.
Elias Howe's name will not be in
the hall of Fame.
The Baroness Won Ketteler has ar
rived at her home in Detroit.
The net profits of the whisky trust
for last year, was s129,937.
Many excursionists take advantage
of the low rates to western states.
Nearly four hundred entries are re
ceived for the Chicago horse show.
Thomas Dougherty, a farmer, near
Abba, Ia, was swindled ont of $1,000
Mckinley fears the coal strike will
have a bad effect on allied industries.
William L. Wilson, former post
master general, died at Lexington, Va.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25

OF people who habitually sleep with
the heat from the furnace turned on,
and their sleeping rooms heated even
far beyond the temperature of 6S
degrees, given as the proper tempera.
ture of the sleeping room of an
invalid. A person in health ought lot
10 sleep in winter in room heated to
such a point.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25
Impertinence Justly Resented

Il would like" she said, moving shy
ly up to the counter, Ito get some col
lars for my husband"
yes, ma'am," answered the affable
clerk. What number, please?"
Then she f1ared up and replied:
Sir! The church l belong to
doesn't recognize divorces, and we
have only lived in Chicago six months,
any way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25
Here We Should Say East Boston.

How do you like my new rainy day
skirt, dear?"
HIN! When are you going to do
it,"
"Why-do what?"
Wade across to Brooklyn" Harp
er's Bazaar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25
a SUGGESTION

Tharper-And how are you two get
ting on together?
Hornbill-Tve tried everything to
make my wife happy, but it seems no
use.
Tharper-You haven't tried suicide
yet?-Brooklyn Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25

Hotel rates won't be high at the
Philadelphia convention, but you'd
better not go near Philadelphia for
six months afterward.''
What do you mean?"
why, the town won't get awake to
its commercial opportunities until the
thing is over"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25

This" said the city man, who had
taken up farming, this is my herbar.
ium.'
Your what?" asked the farmer
born to the business.
MY Observation-Disclosures of herbs
you know"
ooh! And amt you goin' to build no
hogarium, too?"-Indianapo Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-25

Onions make a good plaster to re-
move Inflammation and hoarseness.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-05-18
DEFEATED BY TWO VOTES

Proposition to Establis h Government
Armor Plant Killed in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-The PROPOSE
ton to establish an armor plant was
defeated in the senate-22 to a. Those
voting in favor of it were:
Bacon, Bate, Berry, Garter, Chandler.
Cockrell. Daniel, Davis, Harris, Jones
(Ark.) Jones New Mallory, Money,
Morgan, Nelson, Pettus, Spooner, Stew
art, Teller, Thurston, Tillman and Vest.
;. In the course of speech on the naval
bill MI: Spooner Wis., challenged the
statement of Mr.. Lodge that Germany
was Threatening ~-th Monroe doctrine:
He said he haf the highest author
ity that there never q time when
more cordial relations existed between
the United States and Germany than
today.
Mr.. Tillman's amendment authoriz-
ing the secretary of the navy to pay
$500 per ton for the armor plate was de-
feated %, to "a.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-05-18
KRO0NSTAD TAKEN Ak
LORD ROBERTS ENTERS THAT PLACE
WITHOUT OPPOSITION.

Union Jack Hoisted Amid cheers From
tho British. Residents President steyn
1lees After vainly Tryias to Persuade
tho Burshers to Make > stand-Raller'a
Victory on tho B,sssrshers Range.
= LONDON, May 14.-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts: -
s'Kroonstad, May IL. - entered
Kroonstad at 1:s0 today without OPPOSE
lion, when the union jack was hoisted
amid cheers from the few British resi-.
dents.
president steyn fed last evening,
after vainly attempting to persuade the
burghers to contin ue opposing US. The
Transvaalers said they would not longer
fight on Orange Free State soil, and
made off, for the Vaal river. Free
Staters accused the Transvaalers of hav-
Ing made use Of them and then de-
serted. Many of the Free Skaters have
gone to their homes.
''The procession entering the town
was headed by my body guard, all OF
whom W ere colonies, and after my staff
and foreign officers came the North
Somerset Imperial Yeomany, followed
by Pole.Carew's division, consisting Of
the Guards and the Eighteenth Brigade
Navals, the Eghty,third, Eighty fourth
and Eighty fifth batteries, two 5.inch
guns, manned by the Royal Artillery
company, and the Twelfth engineers.
The rest of the forces encamped around
the town.
Generals Botha and Dewet accom-
panied the Transvaalers.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-05-18

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