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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26

after a short illness with sciatica. He
was 80 years old.
Moses G. Demmond, for so years a
resident of Joliet, H., died suddenly
of heart disease He was 70 years old.
For long time he managed the Joliet
land interest of H. n. Higinbotham of
Chicago, whose wife is sister Of Mrs.
Demmond
James H. Richardson of Quincy, Ill,
died of dropsy at the age of 81. He
was born in New Albany, Ind, and
went to Quincy when young man just
out of law school. He had wide
reputation as a political orator and
lawyer. He was postmaster under
Cleveland.
Major Patrick M. Haverty is dead at
his home in New York city. He was
born in Dublin in 1927 and after par
ticipating in Irish instructions came
to America, going to California with
the gold seekers in 1919. At the start
of the civil war he aided F. T.
Meagher in organizing the Irish brig
ade, in which he earned the rank of
major. After the war he settled in
New York. He was one of the oldest
publishers and book sellers of that
city.
| Captain Edward Ferguson died al
Milwaukee. He served with gallantry
in the civil war and his remarkable
recovery from his wounds is matter
of medical history. He traced his
ancestry back to King Fergus of Scot
land and William Ferguson of Chicago
is one of the surviving sons. He was
pension agent in Milwaukee for sew
enteen years and afterward auditor o.
the Wisconsin Central road. He
served as junior vice commander o.
the Grand Army of the Republic anc
commander Of the Grand Army of the
Republic and commander of the de
partment of Wisconsin and was also
commander of the Military Order O.
the Loyal Legion of Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26
HIGH WAGES IN BRITAIN.
Industrial Prosperity Marked in Old
England.

inouStFiai prosperity MARKED IN Oio
England.
London, Sept 21-The annual re-
port of the labor department of the
British board of trade represents the
year 1900 as the high water mark OF
the working classes as regards in
crease in wages and reduction of
hours. 1t was the eliminating period
in the upward movement which be-
gan in 1896. The official labor com
missioner writes:
Not only did the general level Of
wages in the united kingdom stand
higher at the end Of 1900 than in any
other year for which statistics exist,
but the rate of the increase during the
last year was unprecedentedly high.
If We confne ourselves to the indus
tries for which it is possible to OBJ
tain definite statistics we find that no
fewer than 1,112,684 work people, or
about one-seventh Of the total en-
pIoyed. received advances during the
year amounting to no less than &212,-
900 (S1,060,000) per week, while only
Zo,UlU SuSld1uSu uSCI SdSSS W tuS I'LL
! important amount of G2800 (S14 ,000)
| per week. The net rise of G209, 900
! Isl 5,000) compares with 991, 900 in
1899 and eS1,O0O ($405,000) in 1898"
Writing, however, in July last, he
has to record that the first half of the
present year has accorded with the
signs which were not wanting toward
the end of 1900 that the period Of
rising wages was drawing to a close.
The increases of wages, though still
more widespread than the decreases,
have not balanced them IN amount. so
that for the first time since 1895 the
net effect has been fall amounting
to nearly 100000 week, the decline
being most marked in the mining and
iron and steel trades, which recently
had shown the greatest rise.
In spite of the great amount of al
teration in 1900, it is recorded that
only per cent. of those whose wages
were changed were engaged in dis
putes on this account. This was
largely due to the extent to which
wages in the coal, iron and Other
staple trades are now adjusted by con
Citation and wage boards, sliding
scales, or similar machinery, the cases
OF more than half the workpeople
concerned being arranged by sucl
| methods.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26
Foreign.

Count Toulouse-Lantrec, an eccen-
trio artist, died in Paris of the effects
of absinthe.
A statue in honor of John Ericsson,
the Swedish engineer, was unveiled at
Stockholm, Sweden.
Bishop John F. Hurst of Washington
was taken suddenly i'll in London, but
his condition is not thought to be
serious.
The American Tobacco company
probably will acquire Ogden's,
Limited, an important British tobacco
company.
The Americans and the Japanese
evacuated Pekin turning control Of
the city over to the Chinese.
The British cruiser Indefatigable
went ashore in the st. Lawrence
river near Quebec. The ship was in
jured on the rocks.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland in a
speech from the throne urged the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26
DUE TO EXHAUSTION.
Medical News Comments Upon Nc
kiniey's Death.

= SSohh'
New York, Sept 21-The Medical
News in its issue of today will say Of
the fatal termination of President Nc
Kinley's wound:
THE president was fifty-eight years
of age, had led sedentary, laborious
and anxious life, and had a complex
ion and appearance which for some
years had been commented upon as in
dicative Of impaired vitality The
president died because he could not
carry on the processes of repair, and
because the effort to do so was more
than the vitality of the tissues in
volved could support.
This, of course, excluded the pos
sible presence of poison brought by
the bullet or of destructive action by
the pancreatic juices. If either of
those was factor, it needs only to
substitute it in the statement for the
assumed defective vitality of the pa
tient. Whatever cause acted, it was
unacceptable at the operation and
uncomfortable then or subsequently"
The surgeons who attended the
president are highly praised for their
work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26
Lord Derby Wins Bio Race.

Readville, Mass, Sept. 21.-OVer
5000 people saw Lord Derby defeat
Boralma without apparent effort 4
three straight heats. Lawson's horse
seemed to be outclassed utterly and
unable to hold the Derby on the home
stretch and in the last two heats Geers
eased the Hamlin horse perceptioIy
Geers was warmly applauded at the
conclusion Of the race. The purse was
$4,000, with but two starters. The
best time was 2:07A
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26
Spanish-American Islands.

Gen. Funston is suffering from ap--
penditis in Manila hospital.
Agents of certain firms doing bust
ness in Samar, Philippine islands,
have been expelled for lending aid to
the Filipinos.
The Schley court of inquiry resumed
it's sessions. Definite plans for the
daily work of the court have not been
completed, but the expectation is two
sessions will be held daily.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26
Gigantic Insurance Deal.

New York. Sept. PA deal where
by the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company acquires the entire industrial
business of the Mutual Life COMPANY
of San Francisco was closed yesterday
Over $4,000, 900 in outstanding poll
cies were involved. It was one of the
largest insurance transactions ever
made IN this country.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26
Bank Ciearinqs Increase.

New York, Sept. 21.-The statement
compiled by Bradstreets shows the
total bank clearings of the principal
cities of the United States for the
week to be s1,73S, 1884, an increase
Of 1853 per cent. compared with the
corresponding week Of last year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26

only a champion of the rights of the
| Indians but was an adjuster of the
| differences among the aborigines
| themselves, and many serious
breach was healed by his persuasion.
After two sermons preached some
years ago at Cornell university
Andrew D. White, then president of
the university, paid Bishop Whipple
the following tribute:
THE two discourses were preached
by the great apostle to the Indians
discourbes not only noble in themselves
but preached in such a way that you
felt that behind the sermon there
stood a mana great man. He is a
man who has made his mark in the
history of this country; man to
whose honor statues will be erected;
man who has stood between the help
less Indian and the wild greed of the
northwest; a man who fought scoun-
drclism and lust and avarlce in low
places and high. He has followed it
to the national capital and driven it
hence. He has taken hold of COVER
nors of states and presidents of the
United States, and has told them If
you don't cut loose from these things
[ will denounce you to the world And
he has done it,
Many honors were received by the
bishop in England. The opening SER
mon in Lambeth palace, during the
Lambeth conference in 1888, was given
by him, and he preached on several
occasions in most of the cathedrals
OF England. The degrees of LII. d.
and D. D. were conferred upon him in
the universities of Oxford, Cambridge,
and Durham. After a private inter
view with the bishop, Queen Victoria
presented him with her picture and a
copy Of her Highland Journal.
After the Spanish-American war
Bishop Whipple spent some months in
Porto Rico in the interests of his
church.
The archbishop of Canterbury Of
fered the Minnesota bishop the bishop
ric Of the Sandwich islands IN 1871,
but he declined, preferring his work
in the northwest, where he was known
and loved.
In spite of his 70 years, the bishop
maintained his erect and splendid car
riage until his last illness. His hair
was scarcely as gray as the average
mans at so years. He was slender
in figure and had an attractive and
commanding presence.
Bishop Whipple's home life and
family relations were the happiest.
His first wife, Corne1ia Wright, died
in Farinault in 1890 She vas a gooi
woman and was loved by the Indians
for her kindness and charity A church
was erected by Indians in her men,
DRY. By his first wife he had six chill
dren, eur of whom survive him: Mrs.
Charles A. Farnum of Philadelphia,
Mrs. H. A. Scandrett of Faribault, Mrs.
F. W. Jackson of Cleveland, ., and
Major Charles H. Whipple, U. s. A., !
who is connected with the headquar- |
ters of the department Of the lakes.
The second wife of Bishop Whipple |
was Mrs. Evangeline Simpson. They |
were married Oct. %, 1896.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26
MortuarX

Gen. E. H Hobson, president of the
Mexican War Veterans association, is
dead in Cleveland, aged II years.
James G. Patterson, president Of
the Travellers Insurance company,
died at his home in Hartford, Conn,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26

Milwaukee, Sept. 24-The twenty
first conference Of the German Bap-
lists adjourned yesterday to meet next
year at Plum Creek, s. D.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26

for Sunday observance and against
drinking and gam bling.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26
With the death of Bishop Whipple

With the death Of Bishop Whipple
the charge of the diocese of Mime
sofa will fall to the Rt. Rev Samuel c.
Edsall, D. D., bishop coadjutor of
Minnesota and missionary bishop of
North Dakota. The charge goes to
him by right of succession.
Bishop Edsall is a native Of Illinois
and until a few years ago was a resi-
dent Of Chicago. He was born in
Dixon, H., March 4, 1860, his father
being James H. Edsall, attorney gen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-02-27
General Euller's Distinction.

After the battle of Colenso. says
Richard Harding Davis. in Every
body's Magazine. General Butler raised
4 very pretty point. and aroused an in
teresting discussion by promulgating
the theory, that the soldier who initi-
ates deserves more credit than the one
who simply obeys orders. In his Of.
fetal report of the battle he recon-
mended for the Victoria Cross the
three officers who had voluntarily rid
Cen forward to endeavoF to save the
guns. but withheld like rccommcn.
dat:on from one Of his own staff. who
at his command had made exactly the
same attempt. General Butler ex-
planned that though al four had shown
equal courage, he was forced to diff
ferentiate" in bestowing honors be-
tween the three who had volunteered
and the one who had done what ho
Lad been ordered to do.
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SWEET lDoLATRY.

Deep in a dreamy. ancient wood,
Where once a mighty temple stood
In grandeur md the fertile lands,
A ruin centuries old now stands.
Its crumbled walls meath moses green
So thickly buried scarce tits seen.
Its columns fanea to decay;
Its grandeur long since passed away
Amid this wreck. triumphant still
Ger Time, which thus hath worked its
will
Upon this temple. carved in stone,
An ancient idol stands alone;
Sits pensive on its granite throne,
With lichens thick,,y overgrown.
On either side the forest dank,
With tangled brake and creepers rank,
Bars any seeking to intrude
Upon the idols solitude.
Above twines many leafy limb
To form a covering for him.
Below. cen at its granite base.
A pool filings back the idols face,
And from green pads upon it spread
The stately lotus rears its head.
There in its dreamy solitude.
A thousand years the god hath stood.
A thousand years, each summer through,
The lotus heart hath proven true:
Hath breathed the fragrance of its love
To please that stony face above
While stands the image in the grove
That loyal flower will prove its love,
Though vain it's efforts to beguile.
1t aye will strive to win the smile,
A fate true love hath often known
To waste its sweetness on stone.
Arthur j. BGrdick in Los Angeles Herald.
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British Coronation Chair.

The coro2:. .tion chair, which was the
throne of the early sovereigns OF Eng
land, is now in Westminster Abbey.
where it is seen daily by thousands Of
tourists. 1t is rude piece Of furni-
t;::e of primitive workmanship and is
older than the kingdom itself. The
seat is q stone, which, tradition says.
is the same upon which Jacob, the
founder of Israel, rested his head the
night ne had the vision Of the angel
and tie ladder. The stone is said to
have been kept in the ark OF the COW
enant of the Israelites, and at the
time of the dissolution of the tribes
was carried 20 Ireland, and thence to
England, where it was held in reveT-
ence by the Druids The early kings of
England sat upon it when they were
instructing the people in law and rem
dering judgments.-Chicago Record.
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CAPTURING RICH WIVES.
Scheme by Which Distant Hypnotism d oe
the Trick.

the Trick.
by pure chance l managed to get
hold of very curious circular the 9TH
er day." said New Orleans lawyer
last evening. 1T was sent out by a
so-called professor of hypnotisn, who
advertises to teach the art in a series
of ten easy lessons by mail, and was
devoted chiefly to an exposition of its
advantages as practical accomplish
ment for enterprising young men. At
ter telling how most of the obstacles
of life could be overcome by a little
hypnotism, thrown in here and there,
the booklet proceeded to enlarge on the
dangers Of an improper use of the
subtle power, and solemnly warned all
readers against exercising it for un.
worthy purposes. In that chapter, "
continued the lawyer, producing the
pamphlet from his pocket, Il found an
anecdote that struck me as being de.
cidedly interesting. Here it is, and,
with your permission, I'll read it:
1--WE learned recently that one of
our male students, Mr.. r, Of Chi
cago, has married a wealthy heiress
against the wishes of all her friends
and relatives. The lady is worth, in
her own right, about s25O,0oo, and had
previously refused MI F-'s ad.
vances. declaring that she did not love
him and would have nothing to do
with him. Greatly to the surprise Of
everybody they suddenly eloped and
were married. r has admitted
that she was hypnotized at the time
and has been more or less under the
influence ever since. He hypnotized
her by our new method of operating
at a distance, without the knowledge Of
the subject, as taught in our ten
lesson mail course; and, while the lady
insists that she is satisfied and happy,
we wish to condemn in the strongest
possible terms the employment of the
hypnotic power for any and all such
purposes. We mention this case to
show how dangerous the power may
be in the hands OF unscrupulous people,
and for this reason we require prom
Use from all pupils that they will not
employ it to obtain an improper OF
unjust advantage over others. Our re-
sponsibility would otherwise be too
great '@'s'''''s.t
The anecdote about the wicked Mr..
r, of Chicago, made me laugh
real loud" continued the lawyer, land
1 was also greatly entertained by the
solicitude of the hypnotist, who exacts
q promise from all pupils not to elope
with any heiress after he shows them
how easily it can be done. / have seen
several varieties of the same game
shown up in the papers," he added,
"but nothing, I think, that quite equals
this $250,000 heiress story. can im-
agine rustic Romeos investing in the
ten-lesson mail course and then haunt
ing the side streets and alleyways and
making long-distance passes at bank
ers' daughters. 1t wouldn't surprise
me now to see some fellow advertising
diamond drills, guaranteed to crack
any safe in fifteen minutes, and sUld
under a personal pledge that they will
not be used for burglaries. New Or
leans TimeS-Democrat.
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Social Life at Yale.

at may seem, because of its intense
Capitalization, that Yale Is particularly
open to the charge of introversion, on
the grounds that the students become
entirely absorbed in the affairs Of their
cireumscribed world. 1t must be re-
membered, however, that the college
is situated in the heart of a busy town,
the home OF a select New England So
ciety. During their sojourn in New
Haven the collegians are more or less
closely associated with the town life.
The best houses are open to them.
They figure prominently at social gath
crings, and not infreQuently form ten
der attachments, which. sadly enough.
seldom reach maturity. but are left to
be perpetuated by following classes.
Social functions Of the university, such
as the Junior Promenade, also afford
numerous opportunities for contact
with society at large. But the collie
gians' association with town life ap-
prosches the superlative degree when
spoken of in connection with Heib's,
Traegers. Mory's and Jaques'. This
is the other side of TIC picture; the
side which now and again provokes
small rempests of invective against the
university. Mory's, among all other
places, is famed for its Welsh rarebit
and golden buck; but these delicacies
are not served in the velvet cup nor
the tobies which pass around. No,
fond parents, tho=e vessels are charged
with bona fide intoXicants destined
for the inner persons of the objects Of
your patient care! The jolly fellows
drink and seem to enjoy it. They sing
and their songs grow suspiciously loud
er. Traeger's 'Wein Stube' is no less
engaged in the evolution of this sort
OF JOY. Heib's, also, and several 9TH
er cafes almost within stones throw
of the campus, arc doing a thriving
business, mention of which must be
included in a true picture Of the COL
lege e."-Erederick Tilney, in AIMS
lpa'S
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Bill Tor the Suppression of Malaria.

AS 4 result Of the various studies
dealing with the origin and cure Of
malaria in Italy it is now proposed to
introduce a bill in the Italian Pariia-
ment providing for the suppression OF
the disease. The measures Under con-
sideration make it compulsory for
landowners and employers of labor
to provide such means Of resisting and
preventing the fever as are specified
by the authorities. 1t is also proposed
that the Government should purchase
pure quinine, which would be rigidly
inspected, and then sold TO the people
at a slight advance over its cost. The
money obtained by way OF profit could
then be used in further Investigations
and in the prevention Of the disease
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Prince "Davy.o

The oldest son of the Duke Of Corn
wall and York and Princess May
now Duchess Of York, was bolr on
June %. 1S94, at White Lodge. This
villa was built by George l. on rising
ground in Richmond Park. not far
from Sheen Gate. The baby Prince
was christened Edward Albert, Chris
,tian. George, Andrew, Patrick. David.
but in the family circle is known az
Prince David OF "Qavy."
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Iowa, almost from the date of its ad-
mission, has been called the "Hawkeye
State" Hawkeye was the name Of a
noted Indian chief, who, in the early
days, caused no little trouble along the
Western border Of American civiliza-
ton.
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To Win Success.

Everv man aims at success. some more
wisely than others. The wisest man seeks the
best location. The Northern farmer will find
fine opportunities great advantages in the
South along The Southern Railway. Farming
land is cheap the soil is fertil lie and gives heavy
Yields. It is pied for grains. grasses, stock toe
dairy or truck farming, or orchards. The
climate ia mild and eoua BILE. pleasant all the
year round. It is land of health and pros
perity. Garden. orchard and farm products
bring good prices, and Lying ts chesnsr than
the place for success. on the farm or in busi-
ness. Information furnished. descriptive
publications sent, By NJ. A. HAYS. Agent. Land
&, Industrial Department Southern Railway,
Y. Richards, Land e. Industrial Agent, South
ern Railway, Washington, D. G.
The Suez Canal is ninety-two miles long,
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury.

smell and completely derange thewhole system
when entering it tb rough the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by F. j. Cheney, g. Co..
Toledo, O., contains no mercury. and is taken
Internally, acting directly upon the blood and
Halls :atarrh Cure be sure to get the genuine.
It Is taken internally. and is made in Toledo,
Ohio. by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonisls Tree.
Ee- Sold by Druggists; price, 76c: per bottle.
: Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Rest For the Bowels,

No matter what ails you, headache to
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. CAscARETs help
nature, cure you without grippe or pain,
produce easy natural movements, cost you
lust 10 cents to start getting your health
back. CAsoARETs Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up In metal boxes, every tab.
let has COO. stamped on 1t. Beware CT
limitations
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When a man sells calf to the Eutch-
er, 1t takes six weeks for his wife and
children to get over the feeling that
they are living with dreadful ogre.
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian
premier, is noted for the unstinted
manner in which he dispenses private
charity. He has been known to 60 out
on cold nights to carry food to some
Door person in whom he took an in
tereSt.
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It REQUIRES no experience to dye with
PUTNAM FApELEss DYES. Simply boiling
your goods In the dye Is all that Is necessary.