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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-17
THE TWO

Ship Load Of Machinery for the Cape
son has Closed Successfully for the
Atlantic Fisheries Company-Fish-
ing Opens Again i'm March.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06

trades person"-modest and a tribe
embarrassed in the palatial surround
ings. The women wer pleased with
him. They ordered large quantities
Of goods from the irreproachable
samples in evidence.
As Mr.. Gallagher was about to go
he was struck by an idea. He pro-
posed to show a few bolts of rare
dress goods which ne had in his
buggy-exquisite weaves which had
gotten into the wrong bundle and had
thus escaped the scrutiny of the Gus
toms inspector. He sold one woman a
dress pattern for S22, another pur-
chased remnant Of the same piece
Of goods for $50, and so on along the
line Of brown stone fronts. Gallagher
promised that his house would open
an Omaha branch at once and was able
for the most p2rt to collect in ad.
vance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
The GentiemavEy Doo

When | approached the painted
house, on my way homeWard, the fat
old collie comes running out again,
barking, says Bradford Torrey in the
Atlantic. This time. however, he
takes but one sniff He has made a
mistake, and realizes it at once. ooh,
excuse me- he says quite plainly. 81
didn't recognize you. You're the
same old codger. l ought to have
known" And he is so confused and
ashamed that he runs away without
waiting to make up. 1t is a great
modification to gentlemanly dog to
find himself at fault in this way.
remember another collie, much
younger than this one, with whom I
once had a minute Or two of friendly
intercom Sc. Then, months afterward
went again by the house where he
lived, and he came dashing out with
III pieces. | let him come (there was
nothing else to do, or nothing else
worth DOING, but the instant his nose
struck me be saw his error. Then.
in fash, he dropped fat on the
ground and literally licked my shoes.
There was no attitude abject enough
to express the depth Of his humilia-
ton. And then, like the dog OF this
morning, he jumped up and ran with
all speed back TO his doorstep.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
bank of Iowa for many years.

bank of Iowa for many years.
D. Allen T. Barnes, postmaster at
Bloomington, H., died, aged 81. He
was native of Kentucky, but lived in
Illinois nearly all his life. He was
superintendent Of the insane asylum
at Anna, H., several years and served
in the Wilders brigade as major He
leaves a widow and one daughter and
a large estate.
DR.. Denison c. Thomas, ex-president
OF Adrian college, dropped dead OF
heart disease at Adrian, Mich. He
was born at Erie. Pa. in 1889. He re-
ceived the degree of Phi. D. at the
Heidelberg university Of Ohio in 1852
Before ne assumed the presidency of
Adrian college he was principal of the
state normal school of first district of
Pennsylvania from 1880 to 1892
IF army officers would only present
statistics showing the amount of dis
| order in military posts while the can
teen was open as carefully as they
have shown up those disorders since
the abolition of the canteen, their re-
ports would lose much of their i'm
pressiveness," said Mrs. Lillian NJ. n
Stevens, national president of the w
Z. t. Z. There is a great deal Of evil
dence that there is a conspiracy on
the part of some army officers to
work up public sentiment in favor of
the reinstatement of the canteen."
The dedication of the Hall of Fame
at New York University, an address at
Grants tomb by the Chinese minister,
and a parade of $4,000 men were the
features of New York's memorial exer-
cises. Twenty-eight Chicago Grand
Army posts took part in the memorial
day parade, in which $500 veterans
and $500 state troops and civic bodies
marched. Governor Yates reviewed
the line. The graves of noted dead
and other soldiers at Arlington GENE
terry were decorated by Grand Army
organizations, Carroll D. Wright max
ing an Grafton. A confederate flag was
carried in the line of parade at Mem
phis by veterans Of the lost cause
Captain Hobson made the principal adj
dress at Detroit. A soldiers monu-
ment was unveiled at Menominee,
| Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06

themselves at Aldus's knees, implor.
ing his pardon, as they had intended,
the old man electrified them by say
ing: Hard times are all gone now,
little ones: this good friend has
brought us work that will keep US as
happily as OF old. Thank him, both
Of you"
Then they learned that Aldus
wanted some fine scholar at his es-
Enlistment to compare and verify
the different texts of the books he was
going to print, and that he had offered
Niccolo the position. You may fancy
how heartily the twins thanked their
benefactor; and as Aldus STONED
down to pat Laura's bright head, he
whispered to her: There is your
punishment, and I think that We will
say nothing about a certain midnight
adventure, less it should trouble this
dear old man, and he might never
rest for fear his children were out in
tending to destroy other peoples
property when they should be tucked
up in bed"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
China.

The Chinese peace ENJOYS say China
is willing to pay sos, 100000 indemnity,
including interest.
The German quarter of Pekin has
been handed over to the Chinese ex-
perimentally for a fortnight.
China's ruler issued an edict declar-
ing his willingness to pay 4 per cent.
interest on the indemnity, but wants
the period of payment made 40 instead
Of 80 years.
The mandarins have been officially
informed that the court will reach
Kaifengfu, province of Honan, before
the middle of June, Notwithstanding
the efforts of the reactionary party to
prevent the dowager empress from
leaving Singanfu.
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee
has made arrangements with the com
manders of the French. japanese, Brit
ish and Italian troops by which the
area controlled by foreigners will be
lessened and the Chinese regular
loops will be allowed to take their
places.
The United States legation guard al
Pekin has had its first trouble. Lega
tion street is being repaired near the
legation. and an American sentry was
placed at the point with orders to di
rect people around by a side street
Everybody obeyed the request with
the exception of the Germans, both Of
ficers and soldiers, who have caused
the American sentrics much trouble.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
The ConTidina Heifer,

Two heifers are of a more confiding
disposition, coming close to look at
the stranger as he sits on the doorsilI
of the old barn, says Bradford Torrey
in the Atlantic. Their curiosity con-
corning me is perhaps about as lively
as mine was touching the supposed
Hverworts. Like me they stand and
consider, but betray no urtnannerly
eagerness. 'eWho is he. | wonder"
they might be saying. Il never saw
him before" But their Jaws still
move mechanically, and their beauti-
full eyes are full of a peaceful salts
faction. A cud must be a great ale
Walton to the temper, With such a.
perennial sedative, how could any one
ever be fretted into nervous prostra-
ton? AS matter of fact, believe
that cows never suffer from that most
distressing malady. The secret Of
health and happiness is to be always
employed, but never hurried. l have
seen chewers Of gum who seemed to
have learned the cows lesson.
While the heifers are still making
up their minds about me, l turn TO
examine couple Of white-crowned
sparroWs, male and female,-I wonder
if they really are q couple,-feeding
before the house. Three birds were
behind the hotel before breakfast, and
one Of them sang. The quaint little
medley, sparrow song and warbler
song in one, is still something of an
event with me, have heard it so sell
dom and like it so well; and whether
the birds sing Or not, they are musical
TO look at
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
THE CHAMPION FISHERMAN
Philadelphia Boy Catches Three Shad
With Hook and Line.


Camden comes forward with the
champion fisherman. This disciple of
lzaak Walton is Frank Zoneller, To-
year-old boy in knickerbockers, who
lives at 1908 Locust street.
Frank is not common fisherman,
although he uses only ordinary catfish
lines, and bats with common angle
worms. His record for extraordinary
catches will go down in the history
OF Camden. He has already supplied
his mother with three shad, for the
family of seven, and they were fine
specimens.
While his mother was busy on FRI
day afternoon he decided to go fishing.
Mrs. Zoneller's suspicious were
aroused and she forbade him going to
the river, but he took his trusty line,
stole out through an alley and
wandered to the Chestnut street
wharf
He used two worms. his entire
supply, and then tied a two-inch
streamer of red flannel on his hook
and threw his line overheard.
There was a pull" he said, II re-
lating his experience, land I nearly
went overheard. I kept hauling in
my line, but got so tired a man came
over and helped me. Both of US thea
pulled up great white fish that
looked like silver. He told me it was
shad. He took it to a small shop
and told me it weighed nearly five
pounds. Mother was glad when
took it home. So was T."
Elated over his success, his mother
allowed Frank and a younger brother
to try their hand again yesterday
morning.
Luck was in favor of Frank once
more. He landed two hickory shad,
while his brother caught two, fine
herring.
The wharf was crowded yesterday
afternoon by boys fishing for snad
with pieces of red flannel, but no MOI
were Philadelphia Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
Foreign.

EX-Queen RanaValOna of MadagaS-
car arrived at Marseilles from Algeria
An unprecedented rainstorm visited
Paris, completely blocking traffic in
the streets and on the River Seine.
1t is reported that Frenchman will
succeed Count Won Waldersee as COM
mander of the allies in China.
A scheme is on foot to colonize
southern Palestine, with Emperor
William as principal surety.
A murder like those Of Jack the rip
per- has occurred in the Whitechapel
district of London.
The international miners confer
ence in London declared for univer-
sal eight-hour working day.
The congregation of the propaganda
will meet in Rome next month and Sc
lect a new rector of the American Col
lege in Rome.
A body found in the Danube is be-
lieved to be that of Romagnoli, an an
kill Emperor William.
The parents of a 12-year-old girl, re-
siding in the village of Prassberg,
southern Syria, were accused of butch
ering the child and eating her body.
Mrs. Ethel Tree, daughter of Mar
shall Field of Chicago, and lately di-
vorced from Arthur Tree, married
Capt. David Beatty of the British navy.
The anniversary Of the Paris COM
mune was made the occasion for a
bloody riot in Pere la Chaise GENE
terry.
The Thomson-Houston lectric Tram
way company is said to be forming a
combine of all the transportation
companies of Paris.
Edmond Rostand, author of Cyrano
de Bergerac, was elected member of
the French academy by one majority.
His choic was largely due to the infu-
ence Of Bernhard
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt has given
her opinions on the American woman
to an interviewer: Il find the Ameri-
can woman far superior to our wo-
men, she said, "but them you see, the
American woman leads a very diff
ferent life--a life of which we have no
idea in France"
The resignation of Marquis Ito, pre-
nier in the cabinet of Japan, has been
announced. He is succeeded by Mar
Quis Sainji, former minister of foreign
affairs
At Torren, Mexico, La Union, large
soap factory controlled by MessBs.
Serano and Farjas, has been destroyed
by fire. Loss, S225,000; insurance,
$4,000.
Winston Churchill made a speech on
the new army bill, in the house Of COM
mons. that is pronounced the greatest
effort since Gladstone, and it is pre-
dicted that Churchill will yet be pEe-
mier
The publication Of the Novoe
Vremya has been prohibited for a
week because it urged the Russian
government to help workmen and The
unemployed as the best means to COM
bat revolutionary tendencies.
A readjustmenb of the military
forces of Germany on the Russian
frontier is in contemplation, involving
a heavy increase. The forces between
Alensteir and Licke, now II battMlions,
will be raised to IL.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
WHOLESALE LYNCHING,
Five Horse Thieves Strung Up In
California.

Alturas, Cal, June 1-Calvin Hall
and his three sons. Frank. Jim and
been stealing horses for years, were
arrested Thursday and guarded by
three officers A mob of forty masked
men took them at 1 o'clock in the
morning and hung them to a bridge
near Lookout. The officers were over
powered and compelled to help. The
mob dispersed within five minutes,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
SHEPARD FOR MAYOR.
is Practically Agreed On by Tammany
and Other Democrats.

New York. June 1.-Tammany and
the Willoughby street organization
have virtually agreed on Edward NJ.
Shepard as candidate for mayor this
I'll. Sheprd is the only man who is
now being seriously considered.
Comptroller Coler was given up. He
positively announced that he would
run for no Office this year. His with
drawal comes after Cookers positive
declaration that under no circum-
stances would he accept Coler.
Recently there has been much talk
In significant quarters about Edward
M. Shepard. Close friends of Nc
Laughlin have long looked on Shepard
as the best candidate if events could
be so shaped as to bring about his &C
ceptance by Tammany and his consent
to run on the Tammany ticket. To
this difficult task Boss Mclaughlin re-
Gently addressed his best efforts. A
quiet campaign of creating popular
sentiment was set afoot. Feelers were
put out. Direct messages were ax-
changed between Croker and Nc
Laughlin, and it is now declared that
matters have reached such a stage
that Mr.. Shepard is almost sure to re-
ceive the nomination.
Mr.. Shepard declared to a reporter
that he is not candidate Seen at
his home, at No. 172 Congress street,
Brooklyn, and told that he was now
being talked Of by both democratic Or
carnations as the most likely candi-
date for mayor, he smiled and said:
Il am not a candidate for anything
except my law business"
Would you accept the nomination %
he was asked.
Il would not consider that PROPOSE
ton now. It is altogether too early
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
PAY IN ADVANCE.
Thus = SHindIer Is Able to Reap a
Harvest in Omaha.

Harvest in Omaha.
Omaha, Neb., June 1.-Two score
women OF the local 400 have been
feeced by a clever young man who in
troduced himself as MIR. Gallagher"
From Mrs. Herman Kountze and Mrs.
Fred Davis, wives of prominent
bankers, from Mrs. Clarkson, wife of
the deceased Episcopal bishop of that
name, and from many others the
young man gathered harvest, his to-
tai earnings amounting to over 81 900.
The police records contain no de-
scr1ptfon corresponding to that of the
swEndler and he is believed to be a
deXtrous amateur.
1t was early in May that the two
women of the exclusive circles re-
ceived by mail samples Of some unus-
ually fine linens, silk hosiery and cam
brics with a note to the effect that
'our agent will call upon you Thurs
day Of next week to- take your order"
The prices quoted were extremely
low considering the quality Of the
goods.
Promptly on the day appointed "our
agent appeared. He made an ideal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
THE VANISHING HANDKERCHIEF.
A Chemical Reaction That Astounded
Wash ervoman.


1.-THE facetious chemist took an ordi-
nary cotton handkerchief and soaked
it In nitric and sulphuric acids. Then,
after so long time, he took it out and
rinsed it carefully so as to- remove the
free acid. 1t looked then like any
other cotton handkerchief Tt went to
the washerwoman, who put it through
all the waters that handkerchief go
through, hung it out on the line, and
took it in again when it was dry. She
spread it out on the ironing board, put
the hot iron On it, and-it went away.
There was fash, puff of smoke, and
then-no handkerchief, not even the
ashes of one. When you consider how
frightened the poor washerWoman
must have BEEN at such goings-on in
the broad, open daylight, how worried
she must have been lest the gentle
man should think she had stolen his
handkerchief-for she was an honest
woman l make no doubt whatever, at
least as far as cheap cotton handker-
chiefs were concerned-and, of, course,
she thought he wouldn't believe her
when she told lIfm what had became
of it, you will see at once that this is
really very fine joke, indeed, and
ought to have been in Die Fliegende
Batter.
What happened to the hanGker-
chief was what happens to the manu-
facture Of guncotton. The sulpEuric
acid takes the water out of the celia
lose and the nitric acid makes an az
rangement whereby certain amount
of nitryl gets to take the place of it so
that when fire is applied it all hurns
at once. Starch is the same thing
chemically as cotton, same proper
tlCns of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen,
only the patterns, so to speak, 0G the
molecule are different, and out CT that
law-abiding box of white grains at
this momen in the left-hand coEwer OF
your kitchen cupboard, madam could
be made enough nitrO-starch to- wreck
your happy home while you are saying
Jack Robinson The moiasses jug is
just as potent f3r destruction, and an
explosive is now marketed that is
way as cotton. Of coarse, you have.
heard that glycerine, which is so
good for ehapred hands, can be turned
into the most powerful explosive
known by, the same combination of
acids. 1t is so powerful that it has to
be diluted with infusorial earth each
tiny particle of which, long years ago,
was the shell of little animal that
never dreamed it was going to assist
in torpedoing an oil wen. It seems to
me queer use of this terrible de-
structite that it should BE a medicine,
heart-stfmulant. If anybody is de-
s1rous Of getting a headache without
gay evening to precede it, he has
only to taste tiny drop of the yellow,
sweetfsh, oily liquid, and he will think
every beat of his heart is whack of a
s1edge-hammer on the back of his
neck. Harvey Sutherland in Aims
lees.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
DonleS site.

W. L. Martin, one of the oldest i'm
plement men in the southwest, was
shot and instantly killed at Winfield,
Kans.
The livestock industry of Wyoming
is face TO face with a grass famine.
Rural free delivery has come to
stay, says a postofice official
Many iron and steel producers
are not in the billion-dollar trust.
The funeral of ex-Gov. Tanner oc-
CURED at Springfield, III.
The village of Kindred, n. D., is al
most wiped out by fire.
July is selected as the date for the
western tennis tournament.
The presidential boom of Senator
Fairbanks of Indiana is launched.
Crop reports generally give a some
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
An Extinct Species.

A lecturer in Hastings inquired
dramatically: Can anyone in this
room tell me Of a perfect MANI"
There was a dead silence.
HAS anyone" he continued. heard
of a perfect woman?"
Then a patieut-loolling little woman
rose up at the back Of the room and
There was one I've often of her
but she's dead now. She wa nv
husbands first wife. Answers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
KILOGRAMS IN BRIEE
Our Islands


The Philippine commission is pre-
of the islands.
Aguinaldo has asked permission to
visit the United States. He will prob
ably start in September.
Children born in Porto Rico since
the ratification of the Spanish treaty
are American citizens.
A modern fire department is to be
established in Manila with American
engines and an alarm system.
Porto Ricans are disappointed over
the decision of the United States SUI
preme court.
The supreme court fails to settle the
whole controversy over Porto Rico and
the Philippines.
The insular department is swamped
with applications from school teachers
who want to go to the Philippines.
Lieutenant Sweet, formerly New
York policeman, is to be made chief
of Manila secret service. Admiral
Rodgers arrived at Manila to succeed
Kempff
adopted the Plat amendment, Is to A.
Carlos and Ramon Julia, respective
ly postmaster and assistant postmaster
at Junia Diaz, P l., have been arrest
ed on the charge of enlightenment
President Mckinley may convene
congress in extra session to adopt a
tariff on goods from the Philippines
He fears that the supreme courts de-
cisions in the insular cases make the
present Philippine duties illegal.
General Funston has had a confer
ence with General Luchan, of the in
surgent forces in the north of Pena-
randa, in the province of Mueva Ecija.
The rebel leader promised to sur
render, with his entire command, in a
few days.
The United States supreme court de-
cided that the Porto Rican tariff act is
legal, but that tariff collected after
the ratification of the peace treaty and
before the passage of the Porto Rican
tariff act must be refunded. Porto
Rico is decided to be a possession of
the United States, subject to the con-
troll of congress.
The naval board of awards is under
stood to have reached a decision upon
the design for a medal of honor for
those who participated in the naval
battle Of Santiago bay. The board
has followed the precedent of the Ma
Mia medal in showing the head of the
commander-in-chief, and the Santiago
medal will bear the head of Admiral
Sampson.
Just previous to the departure of the
43d regiment from Leyte, P. l., an in
vestigation board discovered miscon-
duct that resulted in the courtmartial
of Captain Michael Spellman, Sur
geon Dudley Welch and Lieutenant
Delbert Jones, who were stationed at
Gaasin. The charges involved per-
Hitting illegal trade at the closed ports
and bribery.
'khe discomfort among the Filipinos
at the appointment of American Judges
and alleged determinations in the civil
service in favor of the Americans is
finding expression; encouraged by
some of the native Judges, who are
aware that the reorganization of the
Judiciary will result in the loss Of Their
positions. Judge Ner of the court of
first instance of Tondo, one of the lead.
ers of what is beginning to be called
the radical wing of the federalists, de-
clared that if such things continue
there will be a second revolution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
South Africa.

General Kitchener reports that a
Boer attack on a convoy between Ven
tersdorp and Potchefstroom was re-
pulsed, The British lost four killed
and 80 wounded.
Acting Secretary of State Hill de-
MES that President Mckinley has init
mated to President Kruger that he
could not be received officially or un-
officially should he visit the United
States.