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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
FROM CHINESE PAPERS.
Sent to Editor Cannon.
of BelOit

TRANSACTIONS as Sent to Editor Cannon.
of Beloit
Editor Cannon, of Beloit. has
friends in Pekin and Tien Tsin, who
sends him Chinese papers and trans
lations from Chinese papers.
Here is what the Tien Tsin Morn
ing Batter has to say to the box
ers.
Our emperor is about to become
powerful. The leader of the "box-
ers" is a royal person. Within three
months all foreigners will be killed
and driven from China. During
forty years the empire has become
full of foreigners. They have divided
the land. The Kwo-wen- pao,
Chinese newspaper always talks
nonsense about the COOKERS" since
it is under the protection of Japan.
We remind the editors that here
after they must not talk nonsense:
If they continue to do so their build
ing will be burnt. The brethren
need not fear There are 100, 200
(?E. G. Az liz the north. When the
foreigners are driven away we will
return to our hills.
Here is how the editor of the
Pekin Bung Starter shoots off his
mouth, ;" By the way, this editor
is also Lord of Wealth ane Rappi-
ness "a printers luck of course. J
Here is what the L. of w. & Fl.
says:
The Catholic and Protestant re-
ligions being insolent to the gods
and extinguishing sanctity render
ing no obedience to Buddhism and
engaging both heaven and earth, the
rain clouds no longer visit US, but,
100000 spirit soldiers will descend
from heaven and sweep the empire
clean of all foreigL els. Then will
the gentle showers once more water
our lands and when the tread of
soldiers and the clash of steel are
heard, hearlding woes to all our
people, then the Buddhist's Patri.
otto league of boxers will be able to
protect the empire and bring peace
to all it's people.
Hasten then to spread this doc
trine far and wide; for, if you gain
one adherent to the faith, your own
person will be absolved from all
future misfortunes. If you gain five
adherents to the faith, your whole
family will be absolved from all evils
and if you gain ten adherents to the
faith the whole village will be alb
solved from all calamnities. Those
who gain no adherents to the cause
shall be decapitated; for, until all
foreigners have been exterminated
the rain can never visit US.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
An Open Letter to A. C. Titus.
Cumberland, Wis,
July 16, 1900.
Mr.. A. c.. Titus,
West Superior, Wis.

Mr.. A. c.. Titus,
West Superior, Wis.
Dear SIR
[ have received your letter and
circular of July 10, relative to Mr.
Dietrich's candidacy. In reply, l
have to say I can do nothing for Mr.
Dietrich. One Of the reasons is that
I believe Mr. Jenkins has made a
magnificent record in Congress, and
is entitled to q denomination and re-
election. Another reason is that
visited Superior during the G. A. R.
Encampment, at which time [ I'M
derstooG from Mr.. Dietrich that
Superior would not have a candidate
for congress. He stated positively
to me that Superior would send a
solid delegation for Mr.. Jenkins,
and assured me there was no fight on
congressman Another reason is
that I do not beheve Mr.. Dietrich
has been in the republican party
long enough to warrant his coming
out for so important and prominent
position as congressman. Still
another reason is that I am con
WINGED that Mr.. Dietrich does not
represent the. UNANIMOUS republican
sentiment of Superior, and I am in
formed that his endorsement was Sc
cured through peculiar and unusual,
if not irregular methods. Therefore
| do not feel justified in promising
Mr.. Dietrich any support
[ do not know that [ shall be able
to take any very active part in the
congressional fight on account Of
sickness N my family, as three
children and my wife are down with
diphtheria.
Very Truly Yours,
T. F. MORGAN.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
Gets A Good Berth.

Sam Snyder, of Chippewa Falls,
and at one time a resident Of Iron
River, has been appointed by Indian
Commissioner w. A. Jones as in
spector of building of the new Indian
schools now being erected at Hay
ward. The salary is $4,000 a year
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank the many
friends and neighbours, who so kind
ly assisted us in our late bereave
ment, the illness and death of our
little daughter.
MIR. AND MRS. JOHN COFFEE.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
Congress sional Convention.

Menomonie, Wis, Aug. 10, 1900
The "Omaha" will sell excursion
tickets to Menomonie and return at
a rate of 1916. Tickets on sale Aug.
IA to Is. Good to return until Au g.
16 tn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
NaShburn Sendsa Large Delegation
to the City Down the Line.
l. S, W. A. CONVENTION IS HELD
The Convention was Very Successful One.
-Washburn Defeats Rice Lake in
A Great Game of Base Ball,
Score 4 TO 4


Rice Lake here Sunday morning.
Ten more from Houghton helped
swell the crowd, while from every
point along the line the more Join
ed them. Rice Lake had a Dig
day, and it is said that the receipts
of the Omaha road run close to
$1,000 for carrying excursionists.
1t was the final day of the I. S, w.
A. convention, and it was rouser.
But what took a great many from
here was the bali game between
Washburn and Rice Lake and as
usual Washburn was the victor, bv
a score of four to one The meeting
of the l. S. W. A. grand lodge was
a complete success. The order has
had a rapid and steady growth and
is now considered one of the best
insurance organizations in tae west.
The new officers elected for the COM
ing year are as follows:
President, Henry P. Peterson, of
West Superior; vice president, Lud-
wig Arctander, Minneapolis; secre-
tary, Peter j. Smith, Eau Claire;
treasurer, Louis Larson, Shell Lake,
Wis; grand marshall, Louis Palm,
Ashland, Wis; inside guard, n. C.
Tweedt, Manomonie, Wis; trustees,
Martin E. Leen, Martin Baker, c.
P. Peterson.
There were nearly a thousand
persons witnessed the ball game,
and it was a brilliant battle, but
although Rice Lake had drawn on
the whole country they were not
able to play successfully against
Manager McClintock's invincib,e
bail players Rice Lake was scarce
~ able to take care of the large
delegations that visited there, and
the question of getting something to
eat land drink was quite a problem.
The only serious kick, however, that
the Washbrn visitors have to make
is the arbitrary action of the Agri-
cultural society," backed by the Rice
Lake ballists in deducting 25 per
cent of the receipts of the bail game
for the rental of the grounds, after
the Rice Lake team had positively
agreed that sixty percent to the
winner and forty percent to the
loser should be the disposition of the
receipts.
The ball game was very close and
interesting, the score standing l and
@ in favor of Washburn up to the
seventh inning, when a base hit by
Wigs, with the bases full, brought
in two runs. Another followed,
shortly on a sacrifice by Page, putt
ting the score at 4 to 0, where it re-.
NAMED till the eighth inning, when
Martinson for Rice Lake succeeded
in crossing the home plate, making
the only score secured by them dur
ing the game. Dooer and Erickson
were the battery for Rice Lake,
while Wigs and Keefe occupied
their usual positions for the home
term. Wigs was in good form and
the work done by the local battery
was the feature Of the game. the
score book showing seven strike
outs, only two base hits, while but
one man was passed TO first on balls.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
New Janitor.

Andrew Score was appointed
janitor of the Court House at che
meeting of the county board today
Mr.. Arnt Hanson has held the
position for four years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01

Charles Connors, one of Bayfeld's
enterprising citizens, was in the city
today.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-23
STATE OFGMICHIGAN.

To the Circuit in Chancery
The petition of Roscoe D. Dix Auditor
michigan and In behalf OF said State respectfully
s OF lands hereinafter forth and marked Scheoue
description OF all lands said of Shawasee
for the mentioned therein which
have not paid
interest
fee and provided by law extended
OF said parcels of land.
Your petitioner
TO the Auditor General under the provisions Act s of
Acts 1898 DELINQUENT for said
M years respectively and that said unpaid
that lands included in said Schedule
years were returned the Auditor General
TO the passage of Act 200 Of the Public
Your petitioner further
A. as aforesaid for taxes OF 1890 or Of prior
ore sold for said delinquent and The
nave been set aside by Court Jurisdiction
been cancelled as provided by
Your petitioner further shows
collection fee and forth Schedule
valid lien on the parcels of land described
Your petitioner further shows
lands unpaid
the being
decree favor OF the State Michigan
taxes interest," collection fee computed
tended said schedule against contained
ana IN default OF the said several
and extended against said lands
be sold for amounts due thereon
the lien aforesaid
And petitioner will pray,
Dated December l6 1899
ROSCOE D. DIX,
Auditor General of the State of Michigan
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-23
PAY Dny In China.

New Years is the national pay day
In China. All accounts must be squar-
ed up at that time, and the man who
can't raise money enough to pay his
debts has to go into bankruptcy. The
laws are such that the creditor can en-
ter the debtors house and take what
he pleases IL there is no settlement.
To prevent such action families club
together and make all sorts of COM
promises to keep up the business repu-
tation of the clan. New Years is a
great day for the pawnbrokers. Their
shops are crowded with people who
want to redeem their best clothes be-
fore the new year. There are crowds
also who want to pawn other things
in order to get money to pay their
debts. Pawnbrokers receive high rates
Of interest, in which they are protect
ed by the government.
The Chinese paint the whole country
red on New Years day in more senses
than one. Red Is the color which with
them denotes good luck and prosperi-
ty, and all the New Years cards and
invitations are on paper of that color.
Every child gets it's New Years pres
ent wrapped in red paper, and red in
scriptions are pasted over the doors Of
the houses.-London Mail.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-23
The Jigger In Uganda.

Several sepoys were suffering from
that African pest, the "jigger," whose
scientific name Of Pulex penetrans de-
scribes him and his habits concisely
and well. He is an exact reproduction
In miniature Of the common flea Pulex
irritans), but instead of merely inflict-
ing a comparatively innocuous bite he
burrows under the skin, close to the
toe nails for preference, and then pro-
ceeds to propagate the species.
Unless he Is very carefully removed
the sores cause the most intense irri-
tatiOn and may lay a man up complete.
ly. The usual method of removing him
Is to widen the hole In which he has
entered and then extract him, intact II
possible, with a needle. care being TAX
en- that no eggs or young are left be-
hind. The place should then be dressed
to prevent fostering. 1t is not advisa-
BILE to march much after removing jig
gers, but unfortunately it is frequently
unavoidable.
/ may mention that Lieutenant Colo
mel Macdonald once told me that dur
ing his first visit to Uganda some ma
tives caught a leopard in one Of the
banana plantations whose feet were so
thoroughly diseased from jiggers that
he was quite unable to move or to de-
fend himself.-Blackwoo
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-23
Danish Hospitality.

A correspondent Of the Dundee Ad-
vertiser writes from Denmark: "The
people of Denmark, though sprung
from the same stock as ourselves, are
infinitely more polite and hospitable-
so much so that my friend the Scotch
landowner. who is Scotch to the back
bone and never more Scotch than when
out Of Scotland, early came to the con-
clusion that their politeness, besides
being a MIGHTY trouble to themselves,
was a sheer waste Of time / did not
find it so. rejoiced that it was one of
their characteristics, for they were
ever willing to show me their farms
and their diaries and their bacon cur
ing establishments. though | had been
assured before leaving this country
that the Danish creamery at least was
shut against the stranger.
Like most continental people / have
met, the Dane puts himself to no end
Of trouble to help you. and after he
gives all the information you want you
must needs go to his home and drink
his drink and smoke his cigars. as old
friends in this country might do after
years of separation, b.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-23
His Time to Fight.

"When General Grant was presi-
dent" said Washington man, "a GER
tain friend of his came out of the west
to see him. One day, just after leaving
the White House, this friend fell in
with fellow westerner in the White
House grounds, and heated encounter
took place, which suddenly terminated
by the generals friend knocking the
other man down and out.
1.-THE matter was hushed up, but the
general, naturally indignant, called his
friend to account saying: John, you've
treated me and the Office l hold with
much discourtesy. Why did you do
such thing?
"'Well, it was this way, general re-
piled the now thoroughly penitent one.
You know there was bad blood be-
tween us, and he had set all sorts of
stories going about me. Just after
leaving you l ran into him, and he at
once accused me of doing certain
thing. AS it was lie only laughed
at him. Then he accused me of some
thing else, and that being also lie
jeered at him again, but his third accu-
sation was true, and, by CAD, sir, l
couldn't stand that, so l knocked him
down. New York Tribune.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-23
Had II All Eixed.

The Youths Companion says that the
descendant of New England Puritan
divine has in his possession an old SER
mon written by his ancestor which
shows that the preacher did not trust
entirely to the impulse Of the moment
when delivering his dscourses. The
manuscript is written in q strange
Grabbed hand and plentifully besprin-
killed. with marginal references. Read
slowly here" the minister admonishes
himself in one spot, and Ito be given
out very loud and clear" Is the sug-
gestion for another passage. Hurry
little, with fire." he wrote in several
places. The most emphatic and i'm
portant part of the whole sermon is
indicated by a much underlined mar
ginal note.
After hearing stories of this sanity
old time preacher it is amusing to
know that he deemed 1t wise and even
necessary at the climax Of his elo-
quence to yell like one possessed"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-23
STARTED A PRAIRIE FIRE.
An Army Omcer Caused the Worst
One Ever known In Kansas.


One Ever known In Kansas.
The greatest prairie fire known in
Kansas was in the year 1869, and it
was set out by an officer of the United
States government.
One day in 1869 he and a party of
officers from Fort Hays were returning
from wild turkey hunt In the can
yons of the Saline. The wind was
blowing a hurricane, and when a stop
was made on the high prairie some ten
miles north of Hays this officer de-
liberately touched match to the dry.
crisp grass in order to make a spec
tacle. When the other officers saw
what he was about to do, they made a
desperate effort to stop him, but the
deed had been done, and the red
flames were reeling across the prairie
like frightened antelope. That fire
swept from where it had been started
clear across Kansas into what is now
Oklahoma. The streams and roads
offered no obstacles to 1t whatever.
the east and left trail of ruin across
Rice, Reno, Kingman, Harper and 9th
er counties. Thousands Of settlers
were burned out, losing their houses
and their feed. their horses and cattle.
If the man who set that fire had been
known to the settlers, all the troops on
the plains would not have been enough
to stay their vengeance. AS it was, he
suffered remorse beyond description.
him papers, telling of the damage
done, he would groan and curse him.
self roundly. He left Hays for some
other post in the following year, and,
SO far as we know, his name was new
er connected with the gigantic prairie
fire of 1S69.-Kansas City Journal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-23
REMOVING A RING.
A JeweIer Tells How to Take OF One
That Has Grown Tight.


That Has Grown Tight.
Most girls who have had baby rings
have had trouble in removing them
from their fingers. There is really no
necessity for all this ado about remov-
ing tight ring" said q jeweler. "In
fact, as in everything else, the secret
of success lies in knowing how to do 1t.
Here is a recipe that have found I'M
failing for removing a tight ring, and
there is no painful surgical operation
involved either: Thread a needle fiat
in the eye, using thread that is strong,
but not too coarse, then pass the head
Of the needle under the ring. Care, Of
course, must be used in this, and it
would be best to soap the needle before
beginning. The needle having been
passed through, pull the thread through
a few inches toward the hand-so."
BY this time the jeweler had passed
the needle and thread under the eing
on his own finger and was prepared to
illustrate the little lecture. Wrap the
long end Of the thread around the fin
ger toward the nail In this manner,
then take hold of the short end and I'M
wind it-so. The thread, thus pressing
against the ring, will gradually remove
it, however tight or swollen the fin
ger."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-23
philndeIphin,s Big clock.

The clock on the Philadelphia city
hall is the highest in the world. 1t
has the largest dials. If the dials were
out of the way and tracks were laid,
two trains could pass each other run
ming through the holes. The glass In
the four faces is fastened there by a
ton of cement. The glass, If laid on the
ground, would make a walk a square
long and ten feet wide. The minute
hand will finish each years journey by
completing a 10 mile trip. 1t is ex-
pected that this minute hand will
travel 10 miles annually for many
years to come. The clock Is strong
and the minute hand Is phosphor
bronze and weighs $50 pounds.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-23
THE MAN WHO WORKS.
And the Man Who Gets Through
Things the Easiest Way He Can.


Things the Easiest Way He Can.
1.-THE man that is so far advanced
that he likes the work he is doing"
said Mr.. Stoggleton, has reason to feel
hopeful of himself l suppose that the
very great majority Of us go through
the work we have in hand the easiest
way we can and get through it, skip
ping the hard places when possible and
thinking We'll be glad when it's fin
ished; but the next job will be just the
same. There will be just about so
many hard places in it, and then we'll
be wishing just the same that we could
get through that job.
"The fact appears to be that we are
always trying to shirk the present job.
We mean well in a feeble sort of way,
and the next thing we tackle we are
going to do right up to the handle, but
when we strike that, when that be-
comes the present work, don't we try
to shirk that too? We do. indeed. And
that's what we do all through life-dai-
ly putting off our best endeavors till to-
morrow. Kind of miserable thing to
do, isn't it?
But occasionally you meet a man
who puts in his best ticks every day
and rejoices in the labor. He doesn't
care a continental what the next day
is going to bring to him-he can handle
it, whatever it is. Just now he's en-
gagged with today's labor, and he does
that up thoroughly and completely and
searches out the last nook and Granny.
He isn't trying to see what he can
pass by, but what he can root out, and
he goes home satisfied with his work,
and he's the one man in a thousand
that leads all the rest and his pay cor
responds with his labors."-New York
Sum-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-23
BABY STUART.
A Popular MisconceptiOn of Van
dykes Clever Painting.

dykes Clever Painting.
If the number of houses In which
there hang reproductions Of certain
drawing Of little child's head after
vandyke could be enumerated, It
would cause establishment. There is
nothing surprising in the popularity
Of the head. But whatever genius
named it "Baby Stuart is responsible
for many ludicrous misapprehensions.
There are women who believe that this
head was painted by Gilbert Stuart.
There are women who have asked IL
1t was the infant of A. L. Stewart.
Again, there are women who know
that it depicts one Of the children Of
Charles l, but who do not know which
one of his children it is, whether it is
a boy or a girl. or who painted the
original. The head Is that Of the Sec
ond son of Charles l, and the name Of
the child was James. vandyke paint
ed him time and time again. One Of
the family groups of Charles chill
dren by vandyke hangs in Turin.
From the head of little James in that
group a copy was made by Raffaello
Canevari, a drawing, and that copy
hangs in the Academy of st. Luke at
Rome. From Canevari's drawing the
countless army of photographs, en-
cravings, Autographs and prints which
have spread to the uttermost parts Of
the earth proceeded.
Let us change the title. for we think
"Baby Stuart" has done duty long
enough. Why not call him Little
JamesT Then, at least, all his wor-
shippers would know his SEX He be-
came King James IL of England In
1856, and, according to eminent au-
thority, he gave evidence of possessing
all the vices of his race without any
Of its virtues. His reign was short
and Infamous. He was in exile at st.
German when he died in 17O1. Such
was the chubby and guileless looking
royal baby in the cap.-Boston Tran
script