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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
USED GUN TO SHOOT RATS.
Experiment Has Not Been Wholly
Successful With City DWeIIer.

Experiment f7dS MOT been WnOIIy
Successful With City DweIIer.
rs about time that some of those
fellows who tell so much about wild
animals they have known out on the
prairies took a look at some OF the
things that arc to be found right here
in New York." said the man who
knows.
He could get plenty Of material #
lie wanted out Of the rats we have too
plentifully here. They're as smart as
any of the coyotes or other things you
see in the story books now and then.
1 know for I've had experience in
running a hotel in New York, and
one of the biggest problems we have
is to keep down the population of
rats.
I'VE had a pest of them once in our
kitchen, which was in the basement.
They'd run up and own the pipes and
sometimes when they got ravenous
they'd steal food right out from under
the noses of men in the kitchen. OF
course as soon as they touched any
thing that had to go to waste. Well
we tried traps and we tried poison
and we had the rat-catcher man
around, and we put in cats, dogs and
weasels, but the population kept in
creasing and there didn't seem to be
any way of getting rid of them.
Then | thought I'd go hunting.
got a small rife and in the early
morning I'd lie and watch for them
for an hour or two at a time. IL was
great sport The first two or three
nights I bagged about three dozen.
Then the number got less. Finally
all I could get a shot at was the tip
Of a nose or a tail or two bright eyes
that would disappear as soon as |
raised the gun.
Il gave that up at last, because it
was no use. Then | hit on another
idea. | swung a lid on barrel with
a swivel, filled the barrel half full OF
water and put lump Of cheese in the
center of the lid Of course as soon
as a rat would alight on the other side
Of the lid down he would go into the
barrel. That worked famously. We
bagged them by the dozens for a
while.
Then guess they held a rat coun-
Gil. Suddenly the number of victims
got smaller. Ometimes there would
be two or three in the barrel but no
more. | watched and saw they were
trying to figure out how to get the
cheese. Two rats would get on the
edge Of the barrel opposite each other
and balance onthe lid as they went up.
They generally got so greedy, how
ever, that both would go over.
''Then some old rat figured the game
all out. He must have found that
when he stood in the center over the
swivel he was safe. Several nights
the cheese disappeared and there was
10 rat in the morning to show for it.
caught him one night. He dropped
from some of the pipes right on the
center of the lid. balanced himself for
moment and then went after the
cheese. Another dropped on the other
side. I don't know what the rest o.
them did but those two gobbled up
that cheese and then carefully moved
of along the swivel and dropped Of
On to the floor.
That was the point where | gave
It up. There are some other people
fguring on it now, but I'll back the
| common house variety Of rat against
the best Of them"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
The CurfeW in Michigan.

Pupils in Michigan must hereafter
go directly home after the close of
school. The supreme court of the
state has declared that such a rule is
valid and may be enforced by the
principal. furthermore, if a princi-
pal see fit he may enter a store and
order the children he finds there 10
leave and go home and the owner of
the store cannot get damages on the
ground that the principal has driven
away trade and injured the business
of his store.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
CLYDE FITCH AND HIS WORK.
Some characteristics of the Famous
Author and Dramatist.

Fitch had no desire to daily in the
comparatively safe and easy shoals OF
dramatic cr:ticism-that sea of glory
in which little wanton boys have dab
bled these many summers-but set sail
at once for the deep and uncertain
waters of bodybuilding, eagerly selz-
ing upon the first opportunity that
presented itself. Fortunately Tor MIN,
Richard Mansfield. who was ANXIOUS
to appear in the part Of Beau Brum-
mel, wished to engage some clever
young man of pronounced dramatic
instincts who would travel with him
and put the old Beau into a suitable
dramtic setting This work Fitch
undertook to do, and in 1889 the play
of Beau Brummel," which still has a
place in Mr. Mansfeld's repertory,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
FOREIGN.

The exports from Germany to the
United States for the March quarter
were $27,73O,O45, an increase of $4,-
4O3,53
At Toronto search is being made for
General w. T. De Jonge of the boer
army, who has been living here and
has disappeared. Suicide is feared.
der caused by women students the
authorities at st. Petersburg have
stopped the advanced medical science
lectures to women.
A number of oil tanks at >Bajbaj
Calcutta, belonging to the Standard
Oil company, and two other concerns,
were burned. The damage amounts
, to about $1,200,000.
Prof Villari in an address at the in
ternational historical congress Rome
predicted that the overwhelming pre-
ponderance of the United States and
Russia will compel European nations
to combine for protection.
King Edward VII. of England was
welcomed at Lisbon, Portugal, by
King Carlos and large crowd. The
landing from his yacht made in royal
barge rowed by eighty men. A visit
to Rome is announced.
The Mayonce Germany Peoples
bank directors were notified by
Cashier Hartman that he had embez-
zled $4,000 of the institutions funds
in revenge for not being elected a di-
rector.
The Netherlands government has
asked the states general to authorize
a convention with Venezuela on the
question of submitting to arbitration
the Dutch claims which have not been
paid by Venezuela.
Count Won Bulow, the German i'm
perial chancellor, who went to Naples
to visit Foreign Minister Prinetti, had
cordial interview of an hour with
him. Won Bulow is going to Sorrento
J for a holiday
! Senior Cuestas, former president Of
! the republic of Uruguay, and his
wife, arrived at Bordeaux from Mon
! tevideo. Senior Cusestas is travel
/ lOG HIS uGdlCu. ne Will 1Su1otlu d
week and then proceed to Paris.
The bulletin issued by the phys1-
clans attending the empress of Ger
many. who sustained a fracture Of the
arm by being thrown from her horse
! in the Grunewald forest, says there is
no change in the satisfactory cond1-
: ton of the patient.
Two Mexican policemen and two cit
liens were killed and many persons
wounded at Monterey in a battle be
! tween the supporters OF Gen. Ber-
nardo and Gen. Francisco Reyes,
rival candidates for governor of Neu-
vo Leon.
! The publication of MarconigTaph
news messages by the London Times
was the result of an arrangement be-
tween Signor MarcOni, the Times and
the general postoffice, the latter hav-
ing been DESTROYS Of testing the sys-
tenn which is not yet open to the pub
lie
The expenditure OF $5,0OO,000 by the
Krupp company in extending the
works is chiefly for erecting great
rail mill at Rheinhausen on the
Rhine, according to the American sys
TEN. The ores will be unloaded from
the boats to the nearest furnaces
coming out finished rails without
cooling.
The Constantinople correspondent
of the London Standard telegraphs
that though the Macedonian reform
scheme is beginning to be put into
! execution the impossibility of carry
ing it through under the existing con
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09

try was face to face with great work
problems and cannot help playing
the part of a great world power. He
regretted seeing in some papers a re-
Election on any foreign power. He
believed in the Monroe doctrine and
as long as he is president he will live
up to it, but does not intend to make
that an excuse or provocation for be-
ing unpleasant to other powers.
In substance he said his foreign pol
icy is this:
Don't boast; don't insult any one;
make up our minds coolly what it is
necessary for us to say, say it, and
then stand to it. whatever the conse-
quences might be-
Crowd at Lake Mills.
Lake Mills, Wis, April A grea-
crowd assembled at the depot when
the presidents train arrived. While
the crowd was damned on the tracks
the train began to move backwards.
In their efforts to get out of the way
some were slightly bruised. but not
seriously hurt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
Crowd at Lake Mills
WISCONSIN legislature.

Madison, March 31-The Cowling
bill prohibiting the use of the public
highways for camping purposes was
concurred in by the senate. as was al
so the Frear bill permitting to the TAX
ing of game birds for propagating pur-
poses. It took the assembly less than
an hour to reject the referendum
amendment to the primary election
bill and now conference is in order
to try the impossible feat of harmon
izing the irreconciliable difference of
the two houses. The debate was
neither long nor Of very formal
character, though Mr.. Thompson, the
eastern Dane county member who was
elected despite his known opposition
to the administration, read a written
speech, declaring his attitude. The bill,
with senate amendments, was the first
on the calendar, and Mr.. Coff1and, dem
ocrat from Richland Center, at once
offered an amendment referring tb.
whole question of primary elections to
popular vote at the general election
next year-the question to be put to
the people being Shall the provision
of the primary law be adopted? Il
speaking for the amendment he SAID
he could not see how any friend of
the principle could oppose it though
voting for his amendment did not nee
essarily commit any member to the
law. It simply left the whole matter
to the public. He himself did not be-
lieve in the principle, and was not
therefore disposed to offer any amend
ments to the various provisions of the
bill. Ex-Speaker Bradford and Mr..
Frear spoke against both the senate
and the Coffiand amendments. The
principle, he said, had been before the
people for four years and not in quar-
ter of a century has a matter been SO
thoroughly discussed or so generally
understood. The Coff1and amendment
was then rejected, IS to %, those vot-
ing for it being: Messrs. Armenian,
Bartzen, Becker, Coff1and, Crowley, E.
w. Evans, Fritzke, Haderer, Hasa,
Johnston, Karel, Kehrein, La Du,
Martin, Karow, Reynolds, A. E. Smith,
G. H. Smith, Terens, Thompson, Tim
lin and Willott The senate referen-
DUN amendment was next rejected,
"A to u, the latter being: Messrs.
Hartung, Johnston, Osborn, Rey, Reyn-
olds, Slider, Slade, Thiessenhusen,
Thompson, Valentine, Wallrich and
Willott. Mr.. Evans moved that the
vote be reconsiderd by which the as
sembly had agreed to return to the
senate the bill requiring interurban
cars to have toilet rooms. The bill
was good, he thought, and he feared
the purpose of the senate was only
to kill it. His motion prevailed. Mr..
Barker's bill to prohibit political
lobbyists from attempting to influence
votes of members of the legislature
went over till April 8. The same &C
ton was taken on the Dudgeon bill
permitting the organization of mu-
tual church insurance companies.
Wilson's bill appropriating $4,000 to
the state board if health as a contin-
gent fund to fight plague, cholera or
smallpox was passed, and also Rays
bill, permitting state, municipal and
surety company bonds to be used in
securing state deposits. Now only
personal security is allowable
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
leuiSIature Honors Pioneer.

The North Dakota legislature has
just passed suitable resolutions on
the death of Capt. Alexander Griggs,
the pioneer steamboat captain of the
Red River, who founded the town of
Grand Forks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
MORTUARY.

Colonel Edmund c. cambridge, U.
S. A, retired, is dead.
The death Of Gavino Menchaca,
vice-president Of the United States in
Lima, is announced.
The funeral of Gustavus F. Swift,
the big Chicago packer, was held at
st. James Methodist Episcopal
church.
Vice Admiral Courrejolles, who
commanded the French forces at
Taku and Tien-Tsin in the recent
China expedition, is dead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09

some weeks ago passed the so-called
administration measure, to which the
senate, on March 26, agreed after
cutting out all but city and county
officers till the people had ratified the
measure at the general election next
year. Thus amended the bill came
back to the assembly, which refused
to concur in the amendments. This
was Tuesday. Today the bill came
back, the senate refusing to recede,
and ex-Speaker Ray made a motion
that the house insist upon its posi-
ton and it prevailed. Then a COM
mittee of conference was asked, q
free sprinkling Of noes" coming from
the democratic side. Thus the dead
lock is in force. No material re-
cession is at all likely from the stat
wart branch. The indications point
to a complete failure of any really
effective primary legislation durin2
the current session. When the
matter reached the senate a resolu-
ton offered by Senator Whitehead,
that the senate adhere to it's amend
ment," was adopted, The vote was
10 to IA, as follows:
For dherence-Senators Beach,
Bird, Eaton, Gaveney, Green, Hage-
meister, Johnson, Kreutzer, McDon-
ough, Morse Mosher, North, O'Neil,
Randolph, Riordan, Roehr, Rogers,
Whitehead, Willy-19.
ADMINISTRATORS Burns, Hatten,
Hudnall, Martin, McGillivray, Merton,
Miller, Munson, Reukema, Sarau,
Stout Wipperman, Wolff, Wylie-14.
A bill of large Importance to teach
ers was one which was advanced to
third reading in the assembly. Its
purpose is to relieve those of the
primary grade from passing the
frequent examinations that have
been in vogue.
Assemblyman Crowley blocked the
attempt of the street railway iii
terests to get possession of the bill
requiring toilet rooms in interurbah
cars. He introduced the measure,
passed it through the assembly and
the senate colcurred, but, having a
change of heart, asked for it's return
but Mr.. Crowley persuaded the as.
sembly not to acquiesce.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09

Madison, April IAN apparently
effectual deadlock exists on the
primary election bill The assembly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-14
Russia,s Diplomatic Suggestion.

In view of the proposition to trans
NIT to the Russian government the
petition of the American Jews relat-
ing to the recent massacre of Jews in
Russia. this nation seems to be dan
gerousIy near a diplomatic buZzsaw-
The Russian ambassador III London,
according to recent Associated Press
dispatches. has refused to receive a
petition relative to the treatment of
negroes in the United States and for
ward it to the car. as requested by
the Catholic Herald.
The petition draws attention to the
increasing Outrages on negroes. ac-
cOmpanied by appalling brutality
and urges the Russian government to
make representations to Washington
asking the authorities to take steps
in the interest of civilization and hu,
manity to suppress the growing evil.
The Russian ambassador says the
matter is outside his puryiew and that
he can not, therefore, move therein
The Catholic Herald says the petition
will be sent direct to St. Petersburg
While it is needless to say that the
suggested proceeding involves no par
allel to the Russian practices. against
which righteous Indignation has gone
up all over the civilized world, it is
apparent that Russia is inclined to es
tablish a precedent as to the delicacy
of meddling with a nations interna
affairs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-14
Catarrh of the stomach.

When the stomach is overloaded;
when food is taken into it that fails
to digest, it decays and infiames the
mucous membrane, exposing the
nerves and causing the glands to Sc
crete mucin, instead of the natural
juices of digestion. This is called ca
tarrh of the stomach. For years
suffered with catarrh of the stomach
caused by indigestion. Doctors and
medicines failed to benefit me until
used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure" j. R
Rhea, Coppell, Texas.
Sold by Harper House pharmacy;
A. j. Reiss drug store, corner Seventh
avenue and Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-14
Night was Harrsrror.

az would cough nearly all night
long," writes Mrs. Charles Apologize,
of Alexandria, Ind, land could hardly
get any sleep. L had consumption so
bad that if 1 walked a block / would
cough frightfully and spit blood; but,
when all other medicines failed, three
81 bottles of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry wholly cured me and 1 gained IS
pounds" It's absolutely guaranteed
to cure coughs, colds, la grippe, bron-
chitis and all throat and lung trou-
bles. Price, so cents and 81. Trial
bottles free at Hartz & Ullemeyer's
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-14
DIR. Thomas March Clark, VIII

DIR. Thomas March Clark, who has
been the Protestant Episcopal bishop
of Rhode Island since 1854. and is the
presiding bishop of that church in
the United States. is coming near in
length of years to the record of Leo
XIII. Bishop Clark entered his 92nd
year last Saturday, and during its
daylight hours he sat on the veranda
of his cottage and there received con
gratulatOry letters and kilograms.
He was spared the fatigue of any for
NAL observance of the anniversary
Age has not robbed him of mental
power nor of the wit and gracious
kindness which have made him be
loved. albeit the care of his diocese
has been passed to a coadjutor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-14

sailor is going to shun the tyrant.
Desertion is base military crime.
Any man who deserts should be, and
is, very severely punished, but the de-
partment at Washington should dis
cipline its officers in a manner that
will give them to understand that ev-
cry one of them must treat every man
under him with the respect due a sol
der or sailor of the United States
and should punish the officer as Sc
verely for being brute or tyrant as
is the man in the ranks is punished
when he violates the military regula
tiOnS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-14
Desertions From the Navy.

While the United States is hurrying
to increase its navy. it is having trOu-
BILE with the navy in it's present pro-
portions. There are so many deser-
tions that the department at Wash
ingtOn has become alarmed.
During the demonstrations at Kiel
recently the only feature of the fes-
tivities that was at all unpleasant
was the general desertion among the
men in the ranks. That was trouble
enough.
There is no question that the cause
of many of these assertions may be
traced to some of the officers. Many
of them have never served in the
ranks and few of them know what a
man in the ranks has to endure. Some
of the officers have an idea, so il APP
pears, that to manage men in the
ranks properly they must drive them
like slaves, and be veritable tyrants
over them. This they call ''discip-
line"
American citizens who enlist in the
navy or the army give up certain of
their liberties. They sign away some
of their privileges and swear obedi-
ence to their superior officers. This
should not mean and does not mean
that the officers can heap indignities
upon the men. 1t is right for the mer
in the ranks to refuse to bear unjust
treatment.
The American citizen even in blue
uniform or the uniform of the navy
is still an American, and he has Ger
tain God-given liberties and certain
rights to life that no officer or indi
vidual or number of individuals car
deny him. The moment that an Off
Ger. no matter how high he may be
crosses that line of propriety or ex
ceeds his authority with the Ameri
can soldier, there is going to be trou
BILE. The unjustly treated soldier OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-14
AT THE HOTELS.

At the Harper-F. Lobdel, Chicago;
Joe Rosenfield, city; f. f. Murphy,
Leavenworth; John Sullivan, Kansas
City; +. y. Enright, Kansas City; \.
Dobel, Kansas City; J. II. TrimbIe,
Peoria; j. =. Thompson, Blooming
ton; j. f. Eichelberger, Chicago; c.
g. Laybourne, Minneapolis; w. o.
Hitchcock, Peoria; NJ. ID. Rosenfield.
Moline; j. II. Foley. Pittsburg; f. ID.
Ramsay, Morrison; 5. b. Levitt, Chica-
go; f. \. Smith. GAINESVILLE; NJ. II.
Wyckoff, Newcastle, Pa; John f.
Harris. Albany; George l.. Jacobs,
Wilmerding; ID. b. Horne, city; p. b.
Hyatt. ST. Louis; j. w. O'Brien, st.
Louis; \. Fredericks, Chicago; j. +.
Scott, Dubuque; j. +. Simpson, Simo-
ca Falls; L. NJ. Cook, Beardstown;
w. {. Galloway. Aledo; L. c. Deinile
Aledo; j. o. Henderson. Aledo; Will
liam McManus, Aledo; *. NJ. Whit
ham, Aledo; H. p. Lindsay, Chicago;
Truman Plantz. Warsaw; W. c. Sti-
kon, Tampico: {. \. Barnard. Boards
town; A. G. Everett, Rockford; Mrs
Mary f. Orth, Belvidere; l.. j. And
rev. Rockford; j. F. Mahl. Sterling;
q. l.. Miller. Canton; Mark Ineen
New York; c. Wright, Chicago: w. II
Denoyer. Fithian. Ill; Peter Warner
Peoria; T. j. McGrath, Peoria; j. y
Rutledge, Elgin; James Mccartney
Chicago; DR.. y. L. Craig, Chicago; j
f. Mcbride, Chicago; w. Blair, Chi
cago; w. II. Boyer, Lewistown; j. j
p. Odell. Chicago; Fred White, Pom
tiac; Charles II. Ryan, st. Louis; j. I
| Walker. Kansas City; William c. Har
bach, Des Moines; L. NJ. Campbell, Pc
oria; W. ~ Northcott. Greenville; \
r. Talbot. Lincoln; Ralph f. Johnson
Lincoln; c. Emerson, Chicago; b. ID
Smith. Mankato. Mimi; Miss II. Kauf
man. Chicago.
At the Harms (European) Norman
L. Strauss. New York; John Endres
ST. Louis; &. z. Alexander, Cincinnati
Walter Il. Viewer, Indianapolis; LOui
H. Parker. Chicago; \. c. Keatley
| Chicago: John W. Gordon, Spring
field; Louis Lepi. Chicago; Arthu
Landauer, New York; {. \. Hunen
wadel. Huntington. Ind; George Dav
export. Bloomington; Albert l.. Smith
Chicago; f. B. Davis. Omaha; Charlie
Mccormick, St. Louis; b. F.. DOnegar
ST. Louis; Fred 5. Hatfield, Chicago
G. Il. HassOn, Bloomington; j. +
Woodward, New York: s. X. KentoT
Rockford; p. Il. Arlington; c. +
Baner. Dayton, Ohio; P. T. Morgan
Chicago; r. F. Williams. Boise City
Idaho; George F. Dayton. Sioux Falls
F. b. Franks. Cedar Rapids; f
Brooks. New York; George Decall
Chicago.
At the Rock Tsland-Z Cape, +
Lane. H. Beltz. II. Jones. +. Miller
Forepaugh's Wild West company; W
b. Smith, Chicago; II. Trevers. Chico
90: j. W. Towe. Cincinnati, Iowa; W
Strohmeyer, Ottawa, ILL.,; \. Warner
Ottawa. H.: b. Clyde. Minburn, Iowa
NJ. Press. Omaha, Neb.; &. 5. Warner
New York: J.. c. Richards. Peoria; {
Kuehl. Davenport; 4. f. Harbecl
Davenport; G.. II. Roose. Reynolds; {
f. Spickler, ARdalusia; G. Van Bergu
and wife, city; r. Fl. Caldwell. Milan
T. ID. Baldwin. St. Louis; Ct. V. Pc
tit. Reynolds; ]. f. Stowell, Chicago
j. Yingling, Canton; j. Ii. Meachan
Petersburg, Va; w. L. Perry, Peoria
H. NJ. Rogers. Chicago; j. NJ. jackson
GaIesburg; r. H. McWilliams, Ma
toon. H.; o. J. Ingmire, Aledo: NJ.
Stalbus, Chicago; j. r. Pitney, Peori;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-14

A convention of the Missouri Negro
Republican league has been called to
meet at Springfield, Mo-, next week to
settle the race question or leave it as
a heritage to future generations. Tn
less the convention discovers some
thinker of greater candle power than
any who have as yet wrestled with
the question, it is safe to say that ii
it will be left to the administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-14
Two Bottles Cured Him.

81 was troubled with kidney COM
plant for about two years." writes
A. H. Davis, of Mt. Sterling, Iowa,
''but two bottles of Foley's Kidney
Cure effected permanent cure" All
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-14

Gertrude Quinlan, an actress, held
Sir Thomas Upton by main force and
osculated him three times. Gertrude
press agent was, of course, in easy
range at the time.