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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1900-05-03

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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1900-05-03


Parlor Lamps
Patent ChurnB
Potato Washers
PadlOcks
Pocket Cutlery
Rotary Sifters
Rat Traps
Roof Paint
RefrlgeratOrs
Roach Traps
Rolling Pins
Rose Jars
Smokers Sets
Shaving Sets
Sand Stones
Steak Founders
Sewing M'chines
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1900-05-03

GAS TO RIA.
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1900-05-03

OLIVE BRANCH LODGE, NO. SO, |. O.
o. f., meets every Friday night at
Z o'clock: ]. Ealy, N G; L. S.
Baumgartner, V. G; T. 2. Duff, Sec.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1900-05-03

Toilet Sets
Toys
Tea Sets
Towel Rollers
Toilet Novelties
Tea Pots
Thermometers
longs
UTnB
Umbrella Stands
Vases
VentilatOrs
Wine Sets
Wood Churns
Wood Faucets
Wanle Irons
Water Coolers
Water Filters
and
everything IN
China and
Glass
Wood or
Tin, Wire or
Castware
for tho
Dining Room
Kitchen
Laundry
and DAIRY
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15

graces of the lover, and to the end he
remained welded only to his art
which was perhaps just as well, both
for the art and the woman.
Gluck, the founder of the modern
opera, had also to contend with the
Philistine father in the case of rich
banker and merchant who had no very
high opinion Of the financial resources
OF musicians. Fortunately for Gluck,
however, the banker died while the
composers love was still fresh, and
consequently there was Nine Gluck
left to mourn him when he said fare
well to the world. Chopin's "senti-
mental amenities" with George Sand
have been the subject of more specu-
lation than the love affairs of any
other musician who has ever lived.
1t was heartless business altogether
on the side of the lady, who not only
left the composer to his cough and his
piano after winning all the affection
he had to give, but represented him
TO the world as a consumptive and ex-
asperating nuisance.-Cornhill Maga-
zine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
LORD BERESFORD'S MISSION TO
CHINA.

The unexpected and unwelcome pub
LEGATION of a French and Belgian
prospectus of loan of about $780,
900 for the construction of railway
from Picking to Han-kow has again
drawn attention to the China ques-
ton. In the teeth of British opposi-
ton, Russia and France (for Belgium
is merely in China as a Russian cats
paw have succeeded in securing the
construction of the main line of COM
munication across the Yangtse val
ley Fresh attention is drawn to the
situation in China, and the report of
Lord Charles Beresford is anticipated
with keen interest. This report,
which extends to some four hundred
pages, will be published by the Har-
pers simultaneously in England and
the United States | have had the op-
portunity of perusing the book, and
though of course it's contents cannot
be divulged, | may say that students
of high politics, and the general pub
lie, will, for the first time, have the
China question put before them in
coherent and connected form. The
narrative is deeply interesting and the
plea for the maintenance of the open
door is sustained in a measured Sc
quence of fact and argument thai Will
appeal to the conscience as well as to
the interests of the AnglO-Saxon peo-
pie. Lord Charles deeply feels the
ignominious reversal of British tradi-
tons which has characterized our
treatment of China. There was a
time when the hereditary policy of
Britain was to befriend weak nations.
That is ancient history. England has
taken what does not belong to her in
China, under threats of guns and
ships, for no better reason than that
the military powers of Europe were
doing the same.-Arnold White in
Harper's Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15

to enlighten me on the subject They
have wings and are about the size of
small gnat. When the insects on the
nopal are ripe" they are scraped off
from the leaves into dishes, baskets or
on to the mats. They are then taken
to a preparing place, where they are
usually put into sacks, dipped into
boiling water for few seconds and
then spread out on mats to dry in the
sun. Another process, producing the
best results, but rarely employed on
account of the expense, is to place the
insects upon trays in an oven, the heat
of which is carefully regulated, and
which requires constant attention, as
the trays have to be turned frequently
to secure uniform drying.
After the insects have been dried by
either process they are subjugated to
rolling process by hand in order to re-
move the fuzzy covering, then sifted
and assorted to be ready for the mar
ket, the largest ones bringing the best
price. Cochineal ready for use looks
very much like shrunken buckwheat
grain, which it resembles both in size
and shape The color Is iron gray,
with pinkish shade, and the whole
product resembles far more metallic
substance than any product of insect
life.-Two Republics, Mexico.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
PROGRESS IN AUTOMOBILE CON
STRUCTION.

During the past two years the es-
sential lines of construction have re-
ceived no radical change. In such
highly successful vehicles as those OF
Panhard & Levassor, Of Peugeot
Freres, and Of Benz, two years have
not pointed the way to any necessity
for such change; but they have been
marked by very great strides in the re-
moval of mechanical imperfectiOns
The memorable feats of the vehicles
of Panhard & Levassor, Of Peugeot,
and of Mors in the Paris-Amsterdam
race of last year, the ParisBordeaux
race, have been accomplished by the
removal of mechanical defects showL
by previous similar severe tests, by
the adoption of higher and higher
grade materials, by the adoption OF
methods and workmanship previously
looked upon as too expensive for any
thing but standard tool-making. and
by a minute attention to every indica-
ton of experience and every means OF
convenience. Even yet, however, in
spite of their feats of speed and en-
durance, they are admittedly imper-
feet as machines, although the best as
automobiles.-W. w. Beaumont In
Engineering Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15

Turks, still worship the God of Abb
raham under his cabalistic name of
the Infinite, and acknowledged as their
Lord and King" Sabbati Cevi, whom
they call the true Messiah and their
Redeemer. They are not 70 take false
oath in the name Of God or his Mes
siah, are not to murder, even though
they hate any one to bear false wit
ness nor to covet other peoples goods.
But they are to keep their faith pro-
found secret, and to live like Mussul-
mans, keeping the Moslem faith and
observing all their ceremonies with
out any scruple until the day when
they are to take vengeance for
Israel" after which they will become
angels. The mixture of gross and
lifelong hypocrisy with the practice
of real virtues-it is especially said
that there are no poor among them,
every member of the community being
willing to help at any time any of the
cthers-is very typical of these
apccalyptic sects. And in this faith
more than a thousand families of
Salonica believe.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
MUSICIANS AND MATRIMONY.

Luther declared that it was no mere
possible to do without wife than to
do without eating and drinking; but
there have been a good many unmar-
ried musicians for all that. Still, they
have for the most part given assent to
the theory so far as to make some eff
fort toward attaining the blissful
state. 1t is usual to represent Handel
as a cold-hearted misogynist because
he was bachelor. But Handel was
certainly more than once engaged to
be married. First it was to an Italian
lady with whom he fell in love while
young man in Venice. Afterward he
would almost certainly have married
an English lady but for the rude way
in which the mother interposed; and
finally he was engaged to a lady Of
large property, who insisted as con-
dition of the union that he should give
up the practice of his art, which Han
del would as soon have thought of do
ing as of going without his dinner It
is indeed curious 20 note how fire.
quently the musicians have escaped
matrimony owing to the absurdly
mean view taken of their profession
by prospective fathers-in-law. Belli-
nj practically died of broken heart
because the father of his inamorata, a
Neapolitan judge, declined his suit on
account Of his social position. Beet
hoven, again, certainly had desires
toward matrimony. ooh, God!' he
exclaimed, ''let me at least find her
who is destined to be mine and who
shall strengthen me in virtue" But
Beethoven had none Of the arts and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15

prison discipline, is revolving to the
most elementary feelings of justice
and humanity. The reader will note
that this poor wretch was sentenced
(by three officers commanding her
majesty's ships, and with the approval
Of the commander in chief on the sta
tom 10 receive eighteen lashes, and
what that punishment would have
meant had it been carried out may be
judged from the fact that the man had
become senseless from pain, and
medical officer had to interfere be-
fore two-thirds of the sentence had
been executed. Such a result, con-
sidered in conjunction with the paltry
character of the crime" for which
this murderous penalty was i'm
posed, should convince everyone of
the utter unfitness of many of our
naval officers to be intrusted with such
powers over their subordinates-
don Truth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
ARTEMUS WARD AS A REPORTER.
Two Men Who Felt Injured He Set to
Fighting in the Office.

Talking of Artemus Ward" said
George Hoyt recently, reminds me Of
several Ward anecdotes which have
never seen the light through the news
papers. Wards newspaper life was one
of laughable adventure. He injected
the spirit of humor into almost every
thing he did.
Wards first remarkable break oc-
Cured soon after he started to work
in Cleveland. J. W. Gay, city editor of
the paper with which he was con-
nected, gave Artemus an assignment
on what promised to be the leading
social event of the season. The elite
society of the city was to give a con-
cert for the benefit of some charitable
event at Neil hall, Academy of Music.
Wards copy went in without being
passed on, and when the paper ap-
peared Cleveland's 400 were thrown
into a spasm. Artemus had given a
faithful picture of the event, down to
the description of the basso, one of
Cleveland's society men at the time.
He treated this character as follows:
" He has voice of peculiar even
ness and symmetry. Unfortunately l
cannot say much of it's musical quail
ity. 1t is voice which forcibly recalls
the rumbling in the bowels of an
elephant"
I'm writing of the violence of a
storm which swept over the lake,
Ward said: Capt. j arrived yes
terday and said that his deck had been
swept clean of everything by the sea.
It's mighty good thing for some peo-
pie that the sea can rise up now and
then, for sweeping purposes. 1t is to
be hoped that Capt. J. will not neglect
his decks in the future"
when the captain saw the item he
became wrathy and at once sought out
the perpetrator The first person he
met on entering the editorial sanctum
was Artemus, to whom he related his
troubles and asked him who the au-
thor was. Without hesitation Ward
pointed out young actor who
claimed to have been misrepresented,
and who had an errand similar to the
captain.
The sailor at once made for the
Thespian and asked him if he wrote
the story. The captain hit him on the
cheek. pausing only long enough to
call him liar. Instead of turning the
other cheek the actor swat the sailor
in return.
Ward, in describing a freight
wreck, remarked that only the engi
neer, fireman and conductor escaped;
the list of the dead had not yet been
received. He failed to state that the
three persons named were the only
ones known to be aboard baltimore
News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
THE LIMIT OF TOOL MAKING.

II the human race continues to exist
and, to advance in morals, comfort and
elegance Of living, tool-making must
begin and must be carried to what
now appears to be high development.
What is the limit of the tool-maker's
art, and when and where should or
must tool-making stop? CONNER
cially speaking, it must stop in any
particular case when more tool-mak-
ing cannot cheaper the total time
cost of production; if the demand for
the product is unlimited, then the
only limitation in tool-making is the
limit of human understanding and
mechanical resources. Broadly speak
ing, it is conceivable that in some
special production tool-making may be
carried to a point where no farther
profitable advance can be made, and
it is also conceivable that there may
be things useful and desirable to the
few, which cannot by Improvement Of
quality and lowering of cost be made
useful and desirable to the many.
Speaking narrowly from existing facts
and conditions, it seems probable
that the limit of tool-making has never
been reached in any particular CASE
Henry Roland in Engineering Maya
zine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
FLOGGING IN BRITISH NAVY.
1t is Still in Practice, as the Following
Account Shows.

Sept. % Thomas Mcclellan, late sec
ond-class leading stoker on her ma
jesty's ship Doris, was logged at
Simon's Town for the offense of ma
lingering. The report of the circum-
stances, which appeared in the West
ern Morning News of Oct. "a, is not
very lucid, but gather from it that
the malingering took place while the
man was undergoing sentence of
Imprisonment on the Penelope for
striking chief stoker. "a medical
survey" was first held on the accused,
which, presumably, resulted in a find
ing that he had been shamming sick
ness. On this board of three officers
sentenced the man to eighteen lashes.
After receiving eleven lashes," said
the report, "the prisoner became in
sensible, and the medical officer pres
ent (the staff surgeon Of the MONARCHY
stopped the cruel proceeding, and the
wretched man was borne, bleeding and
senseless, to his CELL It does not ap-
pear therefore, to be any suggestion
that he was malingering this time.
The Western Morning News, in
chronicling this incident, expresses
the hope that it may lead to re-
newed agitation for the abolition OF
| f1ogging in the navy. I can hardly
conceive it possible that any one pos
sessed of ordinary human feeling will
fail to join in this hope. AS to the
desirabiIity of corporal punishment
whether in the navy or elsewhere, fol-
certain peculiarly brutal classes Of
crime, opinion may differ. But the
! idea of f1ogging a man senseless fol
such a trumpery offense as that Of
pretended sickness, in order to evade
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
SETTING UP THE BIBLE.

The first step in printing a new edi-
ton of the Bible is to take two COM
mon text Bibles and separate them in
to single sheets, so that each, if neces-
sary, may be given to a different COM
positor. The whole Bible has to be
mapped out page by page to the very
letter. The references have to be plan
ned out in the same way. Specially
prepared slips of paper are attached
to the copy for this purpose, and on
these the references are placed with
mathematical exactnesS. There are no
linotypes at the Oxford Press. Every
letter in Bible represents a separate
movement of the human hand, and
the lifting of a little piece of lead from
the ease" Tin which the type is kept
to the stick" in which the length of
line is fixed. When the copy is set up
the proofs are read and corrected.
This is done not once or twice, but
five times, before the book is finally
passed for the press Each proof is
read by a different reader and from
different models. This indicates what
extraordinary care is taken to pro-
vide a perfectly accurate text. The
cost of setting up and reading a refer
ence Bible is estimated at $4,000. II
compositor finds a mistake in his
model he is rewarded, and if an out
slider discovers an error he receives
| money.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
HUMAN BODY'S PECULIAR ODOR.
Enables Animals to Trace Men
Through Densest Jungles.

The fact that certain animals, and
especially the dog, will recognize the
propinquity of their masters or
friends, although it may have been
impossible for them to have seen
them or heard their voices has long
since suggested to PSYCHOLOGISTS and
others the idea that every human be-
ing has a distinctive odor peculiar to
himself and which remains more or
less constant. Otherwise, how would
it be possible for the bloodhound, for
instance, to take the trail of an in
dividual and follow it for miles
through crowded thoroughfares, as
we'll as through open country, and
unerringly pick out the individual
from among hundreds of others?
This idea has recently received
signal verification, as We are told by
DR.. Bett in the Archiv der Gesammten
Physiologie. The doctor states that
friend of his, with bandaged eyes
and every precaution against collu-
sion, was enabled by the sense of
smell alone to recognize persons with
whom he was acquainted, and to call
their names the moment that they
came into the room and at the distance
of several PAGES. The experiments
were varied in a number Of ways, but
with the unerring faculty of the blood
hound this man detected the identity
of every individual present. Other in
stances of a similar keenness are cited
by DR.. Bett. According to the man
who gave the exhibition, every family
has a characteristic odor common to
all the members thereof but the in
tensity of which usually varies suf-
ficiently among the various members
to enable him to distinguish each in
dividual-Indian Lancet
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
ONE OF THE OLDEST RELIGIONS
Sabbateans of Salonica and Their Pc
culiar Beliefs.

Surely, one of the oldest religions in
the world is that of the Sabbateans of
Salonica, of whom NJ Damon has
lately made special study. The
sect takes its name from one Sabbath
Cevi, a Smyrniote Jew, who f1ourished
in the middle of the seventeenth CEN
fury, and so muddled himself bv con-
slant study Of the Cabala that he gave
himself out for the Messiah. Thanks
to some bogus miracles, thousands Of
Jews fiocked to his standard. and a
serious revolt was on point of break
ing out, when the pasta of the district
captured him and offered him the
choice of accepting Islam or being
incontinently shot. The story is that
he chose the former alternative. and
that his followers, disguised bv his
apostasy, abandoned their belief in
his Messiahship and returned to their
former faith.
NJ. Danon'S researches, however
show that the sect is not so extinct
as has been thought He has much
difficulty in getting the information
and it was only the lucky accident of
one of the faithful sending his waist
coat to be mended, without remem-
bering that sort of prayer book was
stitched in the back, that threw any
real light in his way. As it was. the
| tailor had just time to show the doc
ument to friend, who took a COW
now in NJ. Danon's possession. From
| this it seems that the Onunooob rs,
converted), as they are called by the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
HAS 4 BAD DOOR.

Milwaukee, Feb. 9.-The Diamond
Glue company of Chicago has brought
suit against the United States Glue
company of Milwaukee to collect $780,
900 damages, alleged to have been sus-
tanned through a breach of contract.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15

Edgar, tell the truth, Is there any
black spot in your life before you
knew me?"
'Letitia, | will reveal all; when |
was 10 years old I used to piece
quilts. Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15

Ninety guns have been dispatched
from Pretoria to the front The Pretora
forts are practically denuded Of artil-
lery.
Willmar tribune., 1900-03-14
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Mrs. +. w. Minton is enjoying a
visit from her sister of Minneapolis.
DR.. c. E. Gerretson, dentist. Office
in Mikkelson block, Willmar. 22tf
Spring is coming and you want new
shoes. Go to Willmar Shoe Co. 80
N. L. Winblad and Eric Nelson
made business trip to Dassel last
Friday.
Mrs. Christine Nelson of this village
has been suffering from an attack Of
pleurisy.
Gulick Olson of Ringville has re-
ceived an increase of pension from
Sc to SO.
| Andrew Beck of WhiteGe1d is plan
ming to locate on his claim near Ken
mare, N. D.
Do you want to see some bargains
in shoes? Call at Willmar Shoe Co.'S
store.
Mrs. John Towey and son returned
Saturday from a visit in Melrose and
Minneapolis.
Lewis Ward came up from St. Paul
Thursday for a several days. visit
with his folks.
Miss Mabel Rodlun came up from
Minneapolis Wednesday night for a
short vacation.
Frank Stansberry returned Satur-
day night from a short visit with How
ard Lake relatives.
Miss Gertrude Rains returned home
Friday, from an extended visit with
relatives in Canada.
E. H. Keyes of Glendale, N. D.,
visited with his daughter, Mrs. w.
DeLaHunt, last week.
John Sandeen of Kerkhoven trans
acted business here. last week, return
ing home Friday night.
Rev. Gynild will conduct the first
meeting of his class in confirmation
on Saturday, March 81.
There will be English service at the
Synod church next, Sunday morning
All are invited to attend.
! Mrs. Ahlstrom and daughter Mary
returned home Saturday from shor1
visit with Spicer relatives. -. -.
The remains of Catherine Karnmar
! passed through here last Saturday
enroute for Sherman, s. D. ...
Have you priced the. shoes at tht
Willmar Shoe Co.'S? They heat 'en
all. i <=.< 4: = -. >.,::1 - ~ g.:
! The second sale Of merchants ex
cursion tickets to the twin cities
4 lopened the first OF the week, =.
Geo. Tyler returned to North6elt
. Tuesday to resume his school wori
after q two weeks vacation. .
Willmar tribune., 1900-03-14
A Quiet Wedding.

Miss Helen Sophia Sampson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Samp.
son, of this city, was united in mar.
riage Saturday esening to Mr.. Olof H.
Dale. The ceremony was performed
at the BRIDES home by Rev. E. E. Gy-
mild, at O'Clock, in the presence Of
relatives and a few intimate friends
The young couple has host of friends
in Willmar and vicinity who extend
congratulations. May their journey
through the martial state be one o1
unalloyed happiness.
Willmar tribune., 1900-03-14
TOWN CAUCUS.

A town ticket was nominated at the
engine house last Saturday. There
was a contest on the place for chair
man of supervisors. Haley: Olson
and Tollefson were named, and it re-
quired two ballots to select Olson.
For the remaining supervisors Ed
Tal]akson and And. Hildahl were Sc
lected. The following nominations
we're made by acclamation: Clerk,
Sam Osmundson; assessor, Swan Ed
lund: justice, Benz. Castberg. For
treasurer. F. G.. Handy and L. o.
Thorpe were named and the former
was nominated by vote of 40 to 30.