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The Springfield herald., 1901-03-15

Dr. John l.. Swander Of Tifin. O..
has transferred to the trustees OF the
Reformed Theological Seminary in
Pennsylvania $4,000 OF his estate. to
be used for the establishment OF a
lectureship. He reserves the right to
the interest on the fund during the
lifetime of himself and his wife.
The Springfield herald., 1901-03-15

A Toronto (Ont) pianomaker says
he has in his factory piano made
sixty years ago by his predecessors in
the business, then located in Buffalo,
and sold to the mother of Gen. U. S.
Grant.
The Springfield herald., 1901-03-15

Heavy storms have done vast
amount of damage to Coney Island,
and it looks as though the geography
of the place will be woefully changed.
Many buildings along the beach have
been moved inland to escape the
breakers.
The Springfield herald., 1901-03-15
Don't Oct roo,.ors. Get roor-EAsE

Dont Gtt FU0tEDrt! Het T'Vf -EfsE'
A certain cure for Swollen. Smart
ing. Burning. Sweating Feet. Corns
and Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot
Ease, powder Cures Prostitutes and
Chilblains At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted Leroy, N. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1901-03-15

A Nevada man who started out to
look for n bear found him in time for
dinner-the bears dinner.
The Springfield herald., 1901-03-15

Buy Russ Bleaching Blue. the modern
bag blue. makes clothes from 3 to .
shades whittier than any other blue.
The Springfield herald., 1901-03-15

Irisb u1omon'S Love Letter.
1t is only a year or two ago that
one Of the favorite themes of essay
ists twhen they were barren of a
topic for some task requiring monthly
The Springfield herald., 1901-03-15

what an outspoken girl Miss Powscr
is" Yes. she's already asked our new
clergyman If she can't be his second
The Springfield herald., 1901-03-15

"Timmins writes a good deal of dialect
poetry does he not?' yep. but he
doesn't always know it,
The Springfield herald., 1901-03-15

To have your lace curtains. white skirts.
and shirt waists dainty snow white. use
Russ Bleaching Blue the modern bag blue
The Springfield herald., 1901-03-15

and fifth terms he was chairman OF the
important committee on territories. In
1894 he was chosen one Of the two
members at-large for the state, and
has since been reelected with increas-
ing pluralities, once with a plurality
of 297,446, the largest ever given a
candidate for any Office in any state.
Mr.. Grow was born in 1928 in Susque-
hanna county. Pa. His father died
when he was three, and his primary
education was received at winter
school after the farm labor of the
summer was done with. Later he was
enabled to attend Amherst college.
and graduated from that institution in
1874. His home is at Glenwood. From
1871 to 1876 he was president OF the
International and Great Northern rail-
road.
"copy") was the decadence of the
habit of letterwriting. Just at pres
ent it would be difficult to hazard a
guess as to what they can turn to
for a subject in its place. If one might
not fancy that the writers of this
gentle form of literature would soon
ma material lOT any HuWDeT VI Is
says as to the abuse of the letter
writing habit as evidenced by the pre-
vailing craze for publishing letters of
all sorts, and particularly those not
platonic in their nature. or course
this would make necessary, If not a
change of heart, at least change of
face on the part of the essayist. But
it was remarked long ago that needs
The Springfield herald., 1901-03-15

Fruit IL . necessary article Of diet Its
prime essences are in Primlsy's California
Fruit Gum.
The Springfield herald., 1901-03-15

Old age commands respsct-exeeps in
poultry and Jokes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
JUDGE UPHOLDS
EXTRA TARIFF
ACTION IN SUGAR CASE.
IMPORTATION FROM RUSSIA
Duty, Claiming Russian Govern
ment Allowed Bounty in Same
Administration Taken Nearly
Three Years AGO

Baltimore, Oct. 1S.-Judge Morris OF
the United States circuit court yester-
day handed down a decision in the
Russian sugar bounty case upholding
the action of Collector Stone in levy
ing an extra tariff duty of 20 cents
per 100 pounds on sugar imported to
this country from Russia by Robert E.
Downs, commission merchant of this
city. Stones action was taken in &C
cordance with circular order from
the treasury department dated Deem
mer Il, 1898, which levied this addi-
tional duty, claiming the Russian gov
eminent allowed a bounty of that
amount
The attorney for Downs, in his ar
gument before Judge Morris, claimed
that Russia paid no bounty on sugar,
that the legislation of that country
which gave rise to the action of the
treasury department was simply an
attempt to avoid the evils of over
production. To do this it was enact
ed that all sugar produced above the
prescribed amount be taxed double.
This prescribed amount was distribu-
ted among different manufacturers
proportionately to their total produc-
ton. Seaport manufacturers in the
practical operation of the law, were al
lowed to exchange their surplus sugar
for an equal amount of free sugar of
! inland planufa cture without the goods
| passing,
The district attorney for the gov
eminent argued that the Russian gov
eminent practically said to its manu-
| facturers: "The more sugar you pro-
duce the more you may sell at home"
gave every exporter a certificate I'M
der which he had market value on
exchange of two cents pound and
| that this was virtual a bounty on
exported sugar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17

part of Panay. are raised large num-
bers of live stock. The province OF
Capiz alone having upward OF 10000
head, mostly caraboas. The horses
of Iloilo are highly priced throughout
the archipelago.
The forests represent many varie-
ties of valuable woods, among them
molave, ebony and sibucao, of which
large quantities are annually exported
tc China. The province most cela-
brated for the value of its forest pro-
ducts is Capiz, " .eTe upward of eigh-
ty-seven varieties of woods of econom-
ic value are known. Besides the
woods, large quantities of honey, wax
and pitch are gathered.
The fruits of the archipelago, includ-
ing bananas, pineapples, mangosteens,
sapota, oranges, lemons, etc, are
There are numerous me-
chanical industries producing beyond
the supply of domestic wants. Fine
fabrics of pineapple fiber, just, sina-
NAV are manufactured in Iloilo and
sugar sacks, hats and palm leaf bas-
kets and textiles of silk, cotton and
hemp in Capiz.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
DOUBLE
MURDER
CHARGED

Grand Forks, N. D. Oct. 12.-Daniel
Fauke was arrested here yesterday
charged with double murder in Illinois
a year ago. According to Deputy
Sheriff Price of Freeport, Ill, William
Huffman, who lives near Freeport, sold
his farm for $4,000 in cash in August
last year The evening of August "a,
a man said to have been Fauke in
quired the way to Huffman's house
He never reached there, however, but
the next morning John Bobb and
wife, an aged couple adjoining the
farm, were found literally chopped to
pieces with an ak. The premises had
been ransacked and a small sum of
money taken. Fauke is then said to
have left the neighborhood and was
not located until yesterday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
YUCATAN PROGRESSING.
Seaport and Capital to be Connected
by Electric Road.

by Electric Road.
New York, Oct. 10.-Merida, the
prosperous capital of the state of Yu-
catan, Mexico, is TO be connected with
Progreso, it's fiourishing seaport by
an electric traction road, all the equip
ment for which will be purchased in
the United States. Wales Castillo, a
prominent banker in the Yucatan cap
ital, is primarily interested in the en-
terprise. The road will be about
twenty-five miles in length. The
scheme will be financed with Yucatan
capital exclusively.
There are at present two steam
roads operating between Merida and
Progreso-one a narrCw-guage line and
the other a broad-guage.
An electric traction system in Meri-
da will soon be an accomplished
fact Ricardo Castillo Rivas Of that
city holds the concession and COM
pany of local capitalists has been
formed with a capital of 100000 gold
to construct Ind operate the road.
Perez Galvaz, a well known sisal hemp
grower, is the president of the com
pany The mule tramways already IN
operation lii the Yucatan capital are
to be done away with, and a network
of trolley lines about fifty miles in
length, will be built.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
Rough characteristics of a
Gentleman Born tOa
Life of Ease

stable He quoted the FESTIVE horses
and was back in bed before the rest
of the people in the house realized
what the fuss was all about.
It was about 1884 that Roosevelt
went out west and began the ranch
life and the grizzly-bear hunting that
made him the idol of the cowboys.
There he laid the foundation of the
powerful shoulders and the wonder
fully muscular body Of the fighter who
went through the Cuban campaign
and came out Of it as strong as bull
moose.
Along with his strenuousness Roose-
welt has always had an eye for the
picturesque The man who wrote
The Winning of the West and Ranch
Life and the Hunting Trail has
streak of poetry in his makeup. so
when he started out to rough it he
dressed like a second Daniel Boone.
He wore leather leggings finished with
fringe, a fancy coat and a silk ban
danna knotted about his neck. This,
with his spectacles, made him an odd
enough figure. The cowboys at once
dubbed him the "four-eyed tender
foot" He took their gibes pleasantly
One day somebody told him of bad
man who was going to kill him.
How interesting" said Roosevelt
strenuous, showing his teeth. Il
should like to see that man
Obliging cowboys pointed out the
tent of the bad man, and after supper
Roosevelt walked over. He told the
bad man that they had just as well
fight it out then and there, To the
surprise and chagrin of his hackers
the gentleman from Bitter Creek
changed his mind in twinkling. He
said that there was nothing to fight
about, and that, for his part, he had
not thought of it.
A Meeting With Finneaan.
Bad Man" Finnegan was another
character from Bitter Creek who met
the strenuous "four-eyed tenderfGot."
Finnegan at one time went up
against" a large quantity of Big
Mouthed" Bob's barbed-wire whiskey.
| 1t put him to sleep, and while ne slept
the cowboys cut off his Samson-like
hair. Finnegan woke up. started on
the war path and burned the only
town he could find. Then he set out
for the Bitter Creek hills, and on the
way he passed Roosevelts Elkhorn
ranch. He helped himself to a fine
hunting canoe and started up the Lit
tie Missouri.
| Shortly afterWard Roosevelt heard
how the gentleman from Bitter Greek
had been amusing himself, and also
missed his canoe. He jumped into
another boat and set out in hot pur-
suit.
For $50 miles up the winding noun
! tain stream he followed the fleeing
Finnegan. He caught the bad man,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
MISS HECKER
GOLF CHAMPION

New York, Oct. 1S.-Miss Genevieve
Hecker of the Essex County Country
club of Orange, n. j., champion wo-
man golfer of the Metropolitan Golf
association, won the highest honors
that a woman golfer can attain in the
United States yesterday. On the Bal
tusrol golf club links near Short Hills,
N. j., Miss Hecker, in defeating Miss
Lucy Heron of Cincinnati, by 5 up
and to play won the much-coyeted
title of champion woman golfer of the
United States Golf association. Last
year Miss Frances e. Griscom OF
Marion, Pa, took the honors of the
Metropolitan district to her Philadel-
phia home. Miss Hecker, through her
victory yesterday, recaptured the hon
ors for the Metropolitan association.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
OUR FIRST SIREN
UOUS EXECUTIVE

marched him back and lodged him in
the county jail at Dickinson. Roose-
welt soon convinced the cowboys that
he could ride straight and shoot
straight and take his medicine like
man.
He undertook to break a few OF the
sixty Wild ponies with which ne
stocked one of his ranches. The hrst
pony he tackled was a long-legged,
Roman-nosed bay that they called
ben Butler" Ben "sunfshed" as soon
as Roosevelt got on his back and the
future president promptly came off IN
a heap.
Some one caught the pony and
brought him back. Roosevelt, very
pale, jumped into the saddle again
and rode Ben Butler to a lather
Three of Roosevelt's ribs had been
broken by his fall, but he said nothing
about it until the pony had given out
Afterward in a famous address the
strenuous president said: i have
fought and not always won, but l can
say that | always come up for the next
fight when l lose" Perhaps he was
thinking of Ben Butler when he used
these words.
Roosevelt's saddle Is famous to this
day in the DakOtas. 1t hangs in
room on the Elkhorn ranch, and when
ever he visits there he uses it. 1t
weighs forty-fiye pounds, and was
made in Denver and cost $3.50. 1t is
Ill h rriY
silver and stamped with his mono
gram.
His bit and spurs are inlaid with
silver and his "chapps" are real An
CORA.
OF his prowess as a hunter Roose-
Welt has written: Il myself am not
and never will be more than an ordi-
nary shot, for my eyes are bad and
my hand not over steady; yet | have
killed every kind of game to be found
on the plains, partly because | have
hunted very perseveringly and partly
because by practice l have learned to
shoot about as we'll at a wild animal
as at target
President Roosevelt has been max
ing hunting trips to the west for fiji
teen years up to and including the ia
mouse Colorado hunt which ended
about eight weeks ago. He has Deen
in more tight places and defended
himself at closer range than any ten
derfoot that ever crossed the Rockies.
When he hangs his hat up in the
hallway of his home at Oyster Bay he
hangs it on the prongs of deer that
might have belonged to "the kootenay
ram" This is only one of the many
mementoes of the chase that fill all
the available hooks of his country
! house.
When Roosevelt stood on Mount
Marcy the other day and heard the
sad news that made him president it
added only another picturesque and
characteristic moment to his life. 1t
was strenuous; it was like the things
that have always happened to this
American man on horseback.
A Night in the Rockies.
Many a night his impressive, blocky
figure on a stout little pony has pushed
on and on through the darkness of a
night in the Rockies, with big game
ahead and the pelts of mountain lions
slung across the saddle bow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
Missionaries Active.
Period of Mourning Over.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-The 30-day
period of mourning prescribed by
President Roosevelt in respect to the
memory of the late President Nc
Kinley expires today. Flags on all
government buildings that have been
halfmasted since Sept. IA, will be dis
played again at full mast Monday
morning. By special order issued
by the secretary of state, the diplo-
matte and consular offices of the
United States as we'll as the offices
of the state department will continue
the usual symbols of public mourn
ing 80 days longer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
WADE HAMPTON MAY
AGAIN BE a SENATOR

Columbia, S. c., Oct. 10.-There is
the greatest interest throughout the
state over a movement to send Wade
Hampton to the United States senate
as representative Of the old dem
ocracy. Two candidates have already
withdrawn in his favor. All the others
are expected to do SO, except possibly
Senator McLaurin. Hampton will not
ask for the place, but will let his
name be used against Senator Nc
Laurin if the people SO demand. The
state chairman says Hampton will
sweep the state like hurricane.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
IT'S THE WHITE HOUSE.
Executive Mansion Term Tabooed oy
the President.

Washington, Oct. 13.-Hereafter all
letters to the president of the United
States should be addressed the white
house, instead of the executive
mansion. President Roosevelt has de-
cfded in favor of the historic name,
principally in order that it shall be
distinctive. The capital of every state
has it's executive mansion. while for
the time the presidents home was es~
tablished at Washington there has
been but one white house. The presl-
dent has ordered the change made
on all stationery to be used by himself
and his subordinates at the white
house, and all linen, silverware and
china hereafter purchased by M.
Roosevelt's orders will be similarly
marked.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
Holds Short SchIey Session.

Washington, Oct 13.-The Schley
court of inquiry held but one session
yesterday, adjourning at 1 O'Clock un-
til Monday morning, in order to give
those engaged in connection with the
INQUIRY an opportunity for recupera-
ton Captain Chadwick concludes his
testimony and Lieutenant Command
er Sidney A. Stanton, who served on
the New York as assistant to Captain
Chadwick. and Lieutenant Nathan C..
Twining, formerly of the Iowa, were
introduced as new witnesses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
MISSOURI CLUB TO
VISIT JEFFERSON'S GRAVE.

St Louis, Oct 1.-THE Jefferson
club, local democratic organization
began a pilgrimage to the tomb uf
Thomas Jefferson, the sage of Monti-
cello, at Charlottesville, Va, last night.
The members carry with them mon
ument of Missouri granite to be erect
ed at Monticello to commemorate the
visit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
More Reindeer for Alaska.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE interior
department has been advised by the
commissioner of education for Alaska
that a consignment of 254 reindeer has
been received at Port Clarence from
Lieutenant Bertholf, revenue cntter
service. who brought them from ST
IBERIA. The animals are specially fine
specimens and will be apportioned
among the several government stations
in the territory
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
Empress Wants Reforms.

Pekin, Oct 13.-The dowager en-
press has issued two edicts, one of
which establishes three new boards
and abolishes many minor Offices. The
other admonishes the officials to en-
force reforms decreed in recent edicts
and study to adopt the western meth
DDS recommended by viceroys 'No
trifiing measures" says the edict, will
restore prosperity"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
DECLARES CONGRESS DERELlCT
AS TO RIVERS AND HARBORS

Baltimore, Oct. 10.-The river and
harbor congress completed it's deliber
atoms yesterday and adjourned sine
die. 1t adopted resolution deploring
properly provide river and harbor i'm
provement and declaring that in the
opinion of the delegates no more i'm
portant duty devolved upon national
legislators than providing for such eX-
penditures. A committee was appoint
ed to present the matter properly at
the next session of the United States
congress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17

Prof. George Beck of Platteyille, for
merly principal of the Indian school
at Dwight, /. T., has received a promo-
ton, having been made supervisor OF
Indian schools for the Chickasaw ma
ton. His headquarters will be either
Ardmore, or at Tishomfngo, the capt
tai of the Chickasaw nation, probably
the latter
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
DefauIter Coming Home.

Havana, Oct. 12.-Miller, the San
dusky, Ohio, defauting treasurer who
was captured by secret service Of
ficers, will be sent to the United
States today. Miller claims that he
paid the expert at Sandusky, who was
employed to audit his books, 100000 to
withhold the report until he (Miller)
was able to escape.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
NEW RANSOM PLACE
cAPTORS OF MISS STONE SHOW
ELUSIVE TACTICS.
EYE WITNESS ARRESTED
American Missionaries Exert Great
Activity and Hope to Communicate
With if not Rescue Captive of the
Bulgarian Brigands-Consul Or.
ders Driver Held.

Berlin, Oct. 13.-According to re-
ports received here fom Sofia, the cap
tors Of Miss Stone demand that the
ransom be deposited at Samokoff, Bull
garia. A Bulgarian cattle drover who
ws an eye witness to the Kidnapping
has been arrested upon suspision of
completely in the outrage, at the in
stance of the United States consul.
Missionaries Active.
Constantinople, Oct. 13.-The situa-
ton in the case of Miss Stone is that
Missionaries Baird and Heskell are
still trying to get in touch with the
brigands in order to agree On the
amount of the RANSOM. 1t is scarce
ly likely that this agreement will be
reached for some days. AS soon as
word comes from the missionaries
that the amount of ransom has been
determined upon, a member of the
United States legation will start for
the place named with the money.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
GERMANY WANTS SATISFACTION.
Regulates Contention of Venezuela
in REGARD to FIGHT.

Berlin, Oct. 12.-Germany has re-
pudiated the contention of Venezuela
that the republic was violated during
the affray October 6, at Porto Cabello,
between sailors from the German
cruiser Vineta and the populace of
Porto Cabello. In communicating the
decision to Caracas, Germany reserved
the right of presenting demands of
punishment for the guilty party and
for satisfaction.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-04-26
he dot 10 nu,lne...

There are tricks even Ia our trade"
said the old life insurance man. About
ten years z n couple Of respectable
old parties, man and wife. came to
town with 100000 or so that they
wanted to put into an annuity. They
had neither chick nor child. kith nor
kin. and they wanted to finish their
lives in as much ease and luxury rs
could be bought. So they made the
rounds of the life insurance companies,
getting their annuity figures and had
all the a~ctuaries In town making cal.
culations In the case.
THE head mathematician Of the
Blank Dash company was a little bet.
ter than a mere hgurer. He happened
to hear what town the old parties came
from. and he suddenly remembered
that be had An old friend. a doctor.
who lived there. whom he hadn't seen
for years. He invited the medicine
man down at once. took him out and
showed him a real good. decent time.
Then he edged around TO the annuity
hunters, and. 10 and behold. the doctor
was their family physicianl Without
appearing to pump him. the actuary
learned enough about the old couple to
enable him to make a most glittering
inducement to the pair. and they
bought their annuity OF his concern.
They were both dead inside Of two
years. l forgot just how much the
company netted. | think It had paid
out about one-tenth OF what the old
folks had paid in. The company was
a gamer. and there were no losers eX.
cept the other companies as n result of
the actuary's shrewd move" New
York Sun,