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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-02
ALL BUT TWO WEST POINTERS.
General King Tells of Leading Of,
ficers After the Civil War,

General King Tells of Leading Of
ficers After the Civil War.
(Gen. Charles King, in The Satur-
day Evening Post)-The Army Regis
ter of 1S67-the first published after
the reorganization Of that days a
field for study now At the head Of
the list, General-in-Chief, is the name
of the great silent soldier who in '61
vainly rendered his sword to The
war department and sadly waited two
long days in McClellan's anteroom AT
Cincinnati, begging an audience that
was never accorded. Neither the
wisdom of the adjutant-generaIs de-
partment nor that of the great
organizer saw anything worthy of con-
sideratiOn in the appeal of resigned
captain despite his West Point diplo-
ma and his fine fighting record N
Mexico Illinois gave him the start,
merit did the rest, and in spite Of
everything Grant forged to the front
Second on the roll, lieutenant gen
eral, was Sherman, who, with in
fiuence to begin with, in 81 had skill
to send him on.
Then came the major-generals-
"Old Brains" Halleck, Meade, the
loyal head of the Army Of the
Potomac, Sheridan (whose own state
had no place for him among it's
volunteers and who got his start from
Michigan), Thomas, the Rock of
Chickamauga, and Hancock, "the
superb"-all West Pointers.
So, too, were the brigadiers, save
only Terry, the Connecticut soldier
lawyer who won fame at Fort Fisher,
and his Kentucky feuow-ighter.
Rousseau, awarded the fag-end of the
list when Rosecrans resigned in The
spring of '67. Even the brigadiers
had commanded Independent armies,
or at least corps darmee, during the
great war-Rousseau and the veteran
dragon ST. George Cooke alone ex-
cepted. In the order of regular -'ank
they were Mcdowell, Cooke, Pope
Hooker, Schofeld, Howard, Terry,
Ord, Candy and Rousseau.
So there you have the seventeen
generals of the line as determined by
| the war beside which the recent furry
| was but an affair of outposts, and all
! but tWo-WeSt Pointers!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-02
For Her Doc.

Mrs. Marion Willoughby Of Omaha
Neb., is probably the first woman ia
the world to insure her life for deg
Bob is a magnificent animal, cross
between a Siberian bloodhound ana ..
Great Dane. He weighs $50 pounds;
and is as gentle as kitten if trampg
or Objectionable characters do not hap
pen to be around. Mrs. Willoughby IFS
a travelling agent and leaves her deg
in the care Of friends. Lest Some
thing should happen to her and the
dog fall into the hands Of persons who
would not show him kindness, she haE.
taken the insurance policy, the moncg
from which is to be devoted exclusive
~ to providing for her pet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-02
The New Year.

May the year that is dawning
So fresh and SO pure,
Be full Of the pleasures
That always endure.
The sunshine of love,
The joy of kind deeds,
The brightness of smiles
That the sad world so needs.
The kindly word uttered,
The angry unspoken;
The merry hearts laughter,
To heal the hearts broken.
And when the New Year
Has grown old and gray,
May you give it back spotless
And pure as today.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-02
Chronicles.

ut the recent election the city OF
Concord, Neb.. elected a full temper
ance ticket. Incredible as it may ap-
pear, all the candidates signed the
following pledge before being nomi-
mated: 1--WE pledge ourselves to use
all honorable means to secure the ser
vices of Mrs. Carrie Nation as our
sole adviser in our official duties and
to adopt no ordinance or measures of
Importance relative to the towns gov
eminent without receiving Mrs. Ma
TONS approval" There is actually
talk in the place that smoking on the
streets is to be prohibited and that
drunkenness shall be punished by
ducking or whipping.
In a case in Ohio where there was
not enough property to go all round
the court held that in a partition case
the payment of the costs was a duty
imposed upon the person who filed the
suit. The first lien upon the property
was the taxes, the next The street as.
sessments, and fees of the county
clerk and sheriff should come last. II
IuSI6 was llluS IClI dILCl Il1C pay
ment of the liens of the county treas
urer for assessments it could be cred
tied on the court costs, but if not the
plaintiff would have to stand the
charges.
England still holds the first rank
among the nations of the world in the
building of commercial ships. 1t is
shown in Lloyd's register of English
and foreign shipping that from the
shipbuilding yards of the united king
dom, 1,442,471 tons of ships were
turned out last year, against SCI, 69s
tons turned out by all the other ma
lions combined. If war vessels are
added the respective amounts are
1,510.835 and 1,053,792.
The United States are now patroniz
ing the banana plantations of the Wes
Indies and of Central America to the
Canadian newspapers note with
| some degree of concern that arrange
ments are being made to devastate {
vast forest in the wild Lake ST. Joh1
district north of Montreal. A New
| York syndicate proposes to spenC
$4,000, 900 or s5,O0O,QOO on the project
having acquired from the provincial
government the necessary rights. Thu
largest pulp mill in the world will b'
established on the Upper Saguenay.
amount of about $8,000,000 a year
That is the exporting, not the retail
value The island of Jamaica alone il
| sending to this country over 100000
punches a year, which means $1,000
| 900 to the producers and shippers o
the colony. The contributions of tn
tens of millions of punches which thi
country consumes annually come from
| Costa RIGA, Nicaragua, Honduras, Mex
leo, Cuba. Porto Rico, Jamaica an
San Domingo.
The Rochester Railway compan
has decided to equip it's cars wit
fixed individual straps for the benef
of standing passengers. The almos
universal custom is to arrange tn
straps on a horizontal pole. 1t is al
gued that with a fixed strap one pas
senger cannot monopolize two strap:
that the straps cannot become bunche
and that the regular distribution c
1.-The straps at fixed intervals tends t
distribute the crowd throughout tn
car. In Rochester the straps are hun
about eighteen inches apart
A Connecticut journal accepts wit
becoming gratitude what was mean
to be a complimentary allusion to i
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-02
Not PASSING of BURLINGTON,

Burlington, April 28.-The Hawkeye
will today print a letter from G. E.
Perkins concerning the proposed
sale of the Burlington road in which
he states it is not the passing away of
the system and that there will be no
an that all officers will be retained.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-02
Eaten by CannibaIs-

Sydney, n. S. w, April 30.-Mercke
German millionaire, who was cruis
ing in his yacht, and Caro-, his private
secretary, were recently murdered by
natives of the island of New Britain
off the northeast coast of Papua
Caro's body was eaten.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-02

Fresh, sharp-tasting dandelion SALAD
is fine spring tonic. 1t contains
iron and other exhilarating minerals
that are put into patent pellets Il
single lamb chop, eaten with big
bowl of dandelion salad, is the most
wholesome meal the spring fever
patient can eat. A tart and Juicy
grapefruit will make good dessert
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-02

| farmers have to pay most of the eX-
pense and get the least of its benefits
The Roman Catholic archbishop of
Montreal has forbidden the members
of that church from countenancing
cremation in any way.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21

The importance of q chief cook be-
GENES evident when the time for his
departure arrives. One day last week
the, proprietor Of popular restaurant
on Fifth avenue decided for reasons of
his own to part with the services of the
man who had for some years looked
after his kitchen. The chef retired
and with him more than 20 of his as
sistants. This number included his as
sistant cooks and every man In the
kitchen. even to the unimportant func-
tlonary who presldes over the refriger-
ators. This exodus did not surprise
the proprietor.
The chef had brought the others with
him. and they were In a way more
closely attached to his service than to
the proprietor who paid them their
wages When a substitute was hired,
he also brought the same complete
corps OF assistants who are supposed
to know the methods of their chief bet
ter than any assistants not directly
employed by him.
This manner of employment exists In
all the large restaurants, where the
head cook Is absolute master In the
kitchen and controls all the branches
of his department down to the most
unimportant. He Is held responsible
ON this ground for all that may happen
under his direction even if he was not
personally concerned In the matter
New York Sun.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21
The Prouer WAY to Eat.

At recent meeting of medical men
DR.. +. A. Burial spoke of the amount
Of mischief done by the very common
habit Of eating the meals rapidly. ac-
cording to the farmers motto of
"Quick to eat and quick to work"
Thorough mastication was Of the ut
most Importance, and Of course this
presupposed proper condition of the
teeth. Gastric digestion was often
weakened and much distress was
caused by the ingestion of too much
fluid with the food, particularly at the
beginning of a meal. Another factor
in causing dyspepsia was the habit
Of eating food in silence or without
that mirth and good fellowship SO
necessary TO insure a nervous condi-
ton to the normal action Of the di-
gestive organs. These little details
might seem trlte and unimportant, but
It was the duty OF the careful physi-
elan TO instruct his patients in regard
TO them. The long continued and free
use Of digestive agents served to make
the digestive organs lazy and inactive.
Medical Record.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21

vine, we left the mystery to be solved
another day. There was much discus
sion around the campfres that even
ing, and early next morning we set out
to see if the ravine had once upon
time opened to the sea. We soon
found that it had. Its mouth had been
in a small bay, but storm had filled
it with powders and damned back the
waters flowing down. Between the
sea and the spot where we found the
body the ice was from 80 to 20 feet
thick. If the sun melted it for few
feet in the summer, the rains and
SHOWS of winter speedily replaced
what had been lost. We found this
ice as clear as glass and as hard as
iron. but powder was brought from
the brig, and holes were drilled, and in
a couple of days we had blasted out
n great rift TO half its depth.
Everybody had a suspicion of what
was frozen in down there, but yet the
discovery gave us a shock. When but
30 feet of ice lay between us and the
bottom of tue ravine we could see
through it well enough to make out
the hull of a ship standing on an even
keel 1t was the hull of brig, with
masts gone. but otherwise intact. We
could even make out the ropes which
had been frozen stiff as iron while
they streamed along her decks, but
there were no bodies of dead men in
sight TO blast out the remaining
depths of Ice and clear the ravine was
osgI
could spare and more powder than we
had aboard. We had to be content
with what We could see.
Years before-pcrhaps half q century
"a merchant vessel had made that
little bay in distress. Wave and tide
had carried her up to the creek, and
wave and tide had blocked her exit.
Then she began to freeze in. No man
can say how long it took for the ice to
bury her until il was a solid mass GO
feet above her decks. but decades must
have passed. If one of her. crew got
away up to the ravine why not all of
them? And yet no other body or re-
mains were 10 be found on the island.
This man. who may have been the cap
tain. probably started out by himself
to see If there was n chance of escape,
but in making his way up the ravine
he perished- of cold and hunger There
was scarce a hope for the others. If
they left the hulk they were forced to
return TO il for shelter and food There
came a day@when food and fuel were
exhausted. when ayalanches of snow
covered the decks and the cold Of win
ter froZe the marrow of their bones,
and they hid away in forecastle and
cabin and died with open eyes staring
into the darkness. Upon our return
to London the case was reported and
made much OF In the papers, but no
government or individual has ever
gone farther than we did. A hulk lies
there full Of dead men-a hulk which
sailed the waters Of the frozen seas
half century ago, and there it will
lie until time is no more and chaos
reigns again. 1t might be blasted out,
but of what use? The solving of one
mystery of the sea more or less would
count for but little.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21
A BOOMING FAMILY.
Even the Youngest Member Was q


Even the Youngest Member Was on
the Hustle.
The only occupant Of the Nebraska
cabin was q girl about II years old,
and when tae colonel rode up and ask
ed her the way to Scottsville she re-
piled:
dad might tell you II he was here.
stranger, but dads off over there layin
out new town to BOOM"
"And your motherT
"NIarm might tell you II she was
here, but marm's Off down this way
layln out another new town to BOOM"
"Any brothers"
"One, and that's Bill. Bill might tell
you If he was here, but he's over the
river Iayln third new town."
"And how about you? Can't you d.
rect meY
81 might, stranger, IL this wasn't my
busy day. You see, I'm layin out n
hundred acres of this claim for new
town, and I've just made Mary Jane
avenue run from here to the creek.
Want to speculate, strangerT
mo; ] guess not"
"Cause Ii you do III give you the
first pick OF lots along Mary Jane ave-
nue. for $40 apiece and take half of 1t
In store pay at that"
"You seem 10 be booming family"
/ observed as got ready TO ride on.
"You betr' she heartily exclaimed.
dad booms. marin booms, Bill booms,
and I'm either goin to boom or tear
down the shanty! Don't want any cor
ner lots In the new town of Primrose,
eh? All right, stranger. Selling for
$40 now, but six months hence you
can't buy 'em for $50 So long to you'll
Goodbye Nj. QUAD.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21
vhas glad TO go home NIT my life und
let dot bill go. Shake hands. | con-
gratuiate your Nj. QUAD
A WOMAN'S STRATEGY.
She Found N Way TO Quicken q Lag
gard Lover To Action


gard Lover to Action.
After the athletic young man, resting
lazily in an easy chair bad studied the
ceiling at which he was blowing smoke
be replied to the pretty sister who had
twice asked him the same question:
"Bess, you know don't care the turn
of my hand for women. I'm saturated
with what the politicians call apathy.
OF course remember the Georgia girl
that visited us last summer. She was
q magnificent creature to look at. but
I'll warrant she is just like the rest of
them. paid her some attention for
your sake. little one. but really had
to think twice before recalling her.
Her name was Molly. wasn't itT
TAB living writes me of report
that Molly is going to marry Captain
Howker of the army. You know him."
and the sister took observations from
the corner of one eye.
What, that chump? The Internal
feather headed flirt and egotistical ig-
noramusl What right has a conceited
puppy like that to marry woman like
her, to drag her from garrison to camp
and from camp to garrison? Don't her
] family know enough to prevent 1t?
Good heavens, Eess, you have influence
with her! Why don't you interfereT
"And get snUbbed for my pains? l
guess not! But you seem agitated about
the matter. my dear boy"
NO: it's not that Bess." Yet she
couId GOO tha hluSh on the hack of his
neck as he looked out the window.
I'm i'll. I've felt it coming on for sev-
eral weeks. The truth is that the doc
tor says | must go south for awhile"
and he never hesitated at this whop-
per, and she was gushing In her hypo-
critical sympathy. ITS a confounded
nuisance. but I'll start tonight!'
Within 10 minutes she sent this:
Darling Molly, he's coming. l told
you I'd find way to stir him up."-
Detroit Free Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21
Flies.

No wonder we have flies! The com
mon house fly lays 20 eggs every IA
days: there are thus about n dozen
generRions during the fly season. The
bluebottle or blowfiy, however, ex-
ceeds this and IN one season is estimat-
ed to have 500,0O0,000 descendants
Therefore every fly killed early In the
season, when they emerge from their
winters hiding place, means big re-
duction In the fly crop OF the coming
summer. We couldn't get on without
flies, however, for they do n most I'm
po;tant work as scavengers.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21
II wns somcthins Else.

as your wife dangerously ill?" asked
the druggist as he filled n prescription
for colorcd man who looked rather
sober faced.
"Taln't illness, sah." was the reply.
"She dun met up Wild circumstance
fell off de roof OF de house an struck
on n stone heap an got what de doctah
calls combustion OF de BRAIN"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21

She-Do you believe that everything
In this world Is worked out according
to n prearranged plan?
He-No. put $500 into a mining
scheme several years ago because
friends gave me chance to get In
on the ground floor, and ! guess It's
never going to work out at all.-Chica-
go Times Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21
The Star.

Now" we asked him, "who should
be considered the star Of your COM
panyY
THE bloodhound. me boy, the blood
hound" said the gentleman that played
Legrec. "ue has something to eat ev-
cry day. whether the rest do or not
Indianapolis Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21
Evolution.

Johnny was spelling his way through
a marriage notice In the morning pa
per.
"At high noon," he read. 1.-The cler-
gyman took his stand beneath the flo
raj bell, and to the music of the wed
ding march the contradlcting parties
moved down the
mot 'contradicting,' Johnny" in
tefrupted his elder sister, contract
ing"
"Wen," stoutly contended Johnny.
they'll be contradicting parties after
awhile."-Youth's Companion.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21
Small Change.

"You know, feel just like counter
felt BILL" observed young man to a
friend with whom he was walking.
stopping In front OF barroom.
"WhyT queried his partner.
~ cannot pass" the other explained,
waving his hand toward the entrance
Of the place.
"Oh." remarked his friend. don't
let that feeling worry you. You know,
I'm somewhat accustomed to showing
tne queer" And he took the man
with a thirst by the arm and carried
him on down the street.-Memphis
Sicimitar.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21
some one who Would Like II.

II don't like Mugglns' face" said
Twynn TO Triplett. "IIe hasn't pleas
Ing countenance."
"But an auctioneer would like It,
suggested Triplett.
"How soT
1T is countcnance forbiddlng.
Detroit Free Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21
Bound TO He Agreeable.

road, my mani
Yokel-About2 "A mile.
rlst-Twenty-four milesf Why
surely 1t isn't so long as that?
Yokel-Waal, p'raps it may be about
ten or so.
Tourist-It doesn't seem more than
two miles long TO me.
Yokel-Well, p'r'aps you're about
right.
Tourist-Confound youl | don't be-
lieve you know anything about 1t Mt
ALL
Yokel-Waal, | cannot say as l do,
mister, come 10 think on iti
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21
SONG.
We are SO jolly, contented and gay.

We arc ~ JoA4gt NDAitcAtNN 5AyB
Enid and l and the baby;
What do we care for the Appian way,
Enid and l AMI the baby?
Politics. wars and the tariE may 60:
Little we reck how the fekle winds blow;
We're a triumvirate. mighty and low,
Enid and and the baby.
Climb up, iny little son, here to my kree-
Enid and and the baby;
Isn't lie sturdy and brave as could be?
Enid and and the baby.
Take him. my dear, he Is weary with play;
See how he blinks in that Sleepytown way;
Here is kiss all around, and hurra-
Enid and | and the baby.
Robert Loveman in New Lippincott.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21
THE GRAND SCHEMER
HIS TAILOR CALLS TO SEE HIM WITH
HIS LITTLE BILL.
The Account Remains Unsettled, but
the Clothing Artist Is Taken Into
the Great American Steam Trou-
sers Creaser Company.


the Great American Steam Trou-
sers Creaser Company.
fCopyright, 1900, by c. B. Lewis.1
Major Crofoot had left the door OF
his office open by accident, and as he
sat smoking with his heels on his desk
he was suddenly aceosted with:
81 vhas come for dot leetle bill"
"Whdt-eP-eh-isi it you?" exclaimed
the major as he almost fell out Of his
chair in getting up. well, well, but
this is luck. Why, man, l was just
making out a check for you. happen
ad TO remember that l owed you a dol
iar for cleaning my suit"
Eyes, it vhas dollar" replied the
tailor as he held out the bill, "und you
don't pay me for year."
"a year? How time fliesI Yes, 1t Is
1 bill for a dollar for cleaning a salt
and pepper suit, and If you had only
waited half an hour you would have
had a check for it. The check would
have been filed out for $1O0. My dear
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21
Hy the cabnan,s watch

Blinks-l hear the cabmen are going
to strike for shorter hours.
Minks (who sometimes rides)-Why,
goodness me. their hours are not over
40 minutes long nowl-New York Week
lv
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21
Butler Savings Bank
Butler, Pa.

Capital 10000
Su-plus and Profits $2I5, 900. %
JOS 7. PURylS ..................:....P President
J. HENRY TMAN.....Viee-President
WM. CAMPBELL, Jr........ So. ...... Ca 1ier
LOUIS r. STEM S.....-...............--..--I eller
Trortnap, ". D. Brandon ". A. Stein, j. ;.
Camobeil.
The Butler Savings Bank IS the Oldest
banking Institution. n Butler County
General banking business transacted
We solicit accounts OF iii producers, mer-
chants farmers and others.
All blsiness entrusted to US will receive
Inferesf paid on time deposits
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-21

DEALERS in ready made clothing
represent their wares as "Tailor maze
'custom made" &C., but thsy ask the
regular prices of ready made and the
boast is understood. But when they
offer to take your measure, promise to
have the clothes made for YOU and
charge the tailors price, they impose
upon your credulity. Whether their
misrepresentation is wilful or negligent
the result 70 you is. the same,
Most men want what they oay for and
are willing to pay for the superior
quality of made to measure clothes.
Our garments are cut and made 10 your
measure i'll our own workshop in But
Ter, not by fair-to-middling work
men, but by expert tailors.