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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05

Lew Ankey, senator elect from
Washington is to succeed George Tur,
ner, millionaire banker and farmer.
Mr.. Ankeny is awkward and dif1dent
so it is quite unlikely he will take a
prominent part in senatorial deIiDera-
lions. 1t is generally believed that
but for the active and dexterous cam
paign conducted by his wife he could
not have been elected senator. Mrs.
Ankeny is a daughter of ex-senator
Nesmith.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05
GIRLS
CONFESSED iNCENDlARIES

Ogden, Utah, Feb. 3-Two ten-year-
old girls named Reeves and Curtis,
serving sentences for general incor-
rigibility, have confessed to Supt. AL
lisOn that they set fire to the dormi-
tories in the state industrial school
here Sunday night. 1t is said the
fire was part of a plot for a general
escape by the girls in the institution
nearly all of whom, they alllege, had
knowledge Of the contemplated break.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05

DR.. W. Seward Webb who married
one of Commodore Vanderbilt's
daughters, makes no secret of his
opposition to labor unions. He is
president of the Rutland railroad in
Vermont. The city council of Bur
ington, VT, offered valuable induce
ments if he would remove the head
quarters Of the road from Rutland to
Burlington, but he rejected the offer
because of a condition providing that
union men should be employed on
the office building to be erected
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05
CIearings Decrease.

New York, Jan. 31-The statement
compiled by Bradstreets shows the to-
tai bank ciearings in the principal
cities of the United States for the
week to be 5000, 690,62O, a decrease
of per cent. compared with the cor
responding week last year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05
HERO HOBSON LEAVES THE NAVY

Washington Richard
nero OF the Memac episode
through the the
chle1 OF the
accepted Rear Admiral
eu'
the result the failure
trement,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE

Sonora Maria Francescade La
Guerra, a Mexican woman residing in
San Francisco, has been sentenced to
a term of one days imprisonment in
Sa Quentin penitentiary for bigamy.
She has had eight husbands during
the past twenty-four years. The
offense committed was in wedding
the eighth man before his predeces-
sor in her affections had died.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05
BIG PAYING GRAVEL
STRUCK AT DAWSON

six fet of pay gravel, running as high
as s25 to the bucket. The new
strike knocks out all mining theories
and opens up remarkable possibilities.
II the lower bed rock actually exists,
the klondike district repeats itself,
judging by the pay ore found. 1t is
said there are still other strikes be-
low those found.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05
Operators Conclude.

Philadelphia, Feb. 3.-The opera
tors yesterday finished the presenta-
ton of evidence to the strike commits
sion and the afternoon was devoted to
testimony in rebuttal on the part of
the miners.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05
Eleven Lose Their Lives in Flame

Vancouver, B. c.. Feb. 3-The
steamer Coupuitland, from the north
ern coast of British Columbia, brings
the news of fire in the colony of
Firms, on Malcolm island, by which
eleven were burned to death. The
fire broke out while the men were at
a meeting, in a common living house
IL which ga families lived. Eleven
women and children were burned to
death and II injured. The water sup
ply was exhausted and the crowd
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05
Girl Sues For DAMAGES.

Manitowoc, Feb. 3.-Rosa GinzeI. 20
years old, has sued Anton Kittner
for $4,000 damages for breach of
promise. Kittner claims that no en-
gagement existed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05

OF OUR SEAL HERD
RADICAL ACTION PROPOSED BY
THE HOUSE..
UNLESS ENGLAND YIELDS
Modus Vivendi Must Be Conceded
Appropriation Made for New Agri-
cultural BuiIdine-BiII introduced
to Pension all Veterans of
Congress.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Yesterday the
house passed about 40 bills under
suspension Of the rules. The most
important was one to authorize the re-
sumption of negotiations with Great
Britain for the pres of the
Alaska fur seals and to give the sec
rotary Of the treasury authority, if the
mOdus vivendi is not conceded prior
to the opening of the pelagic sealing
season this year, to eXterminate the
seal herd on the Pribylof islands, ex-
cept 10000 females and 1000 males.
The senate bill appropriating $780,
900 for new department of agricul-
ture building was passed. Among
the other bills were a number to re-
store to their former rank in the army
or navy and then retire, officers who
resigned years ago. One bill ad-
vanced Brigadier General H. C. Mer-
riam, retired, to the grade of major
general on the retired list.
Representative HemmenWay Qnd) g,
introduced in the house a bill to pen
sion all soldiers and sailors who
served at least 80 days in the civil
war at the rate of $12 per month ana
all widows of such soldiers and sailors
who were married prior to June 81,
1890.
Army Bill Goes Over.
The senate had the army appropri-
alton bill under consideration 1t was
about to be passed when Mr.. Pettus
(Ala.) requested it to go over for the
day to permit some amendments to be
offered During the reading on the
bill Mr.. Hale and Mr.. Cocl1rell got in
to a discussion over the general staff
provision, the former contending that
it was general legislation and had no
plac Elm the bill. Mr. Cockrell insist
ed otherwise. Mr.. Quay, during the
discussion, interjected the remark
that the provision was properly in the
bill. Mr.. Berry citicized as remark
able the defense made several days
ago by Mr.. Proctor of Vermont, of
Captain Brownell, said to have been
connected with the death of Father
Augustin in the Philippines.
The statehood bill was UP for a
short time and Messrs. Bard and
Quarles spoke in opposition to it.
After a brief executive session the
senate adjourned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05

which gathered around the blazing
building could do little but watch the
women and children burn to death.
There were about 100 families on
the island. The building was put up
to provide temporary shelter for the
more recent arrivals. who had been
living in tents. Many of the men per-
formed acts of great bravery and
were badly burned. Mr.. Lafbaca, who
lost his wife and four children. had
recently arrived from Dakota.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05
< FEET OF 1T, $25 TO THE
BUCKET, FOUND SIS FEET
BELOW THE SURFACE.

Dawson, Feb. 3.-A shaft sunk on
the Eldorado struck a second bed rock
65 feet below the first bed rock. with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05
ELEVATOR FALLS.
Seven Persons Injured in Accident at
Denver.

Denver, Feb. 3.-The breaking of
an elevator cable in the joseph Ores
Wen building caused a car to fall
three stories injuring seven persons
more or less seriously.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05
CIGARETTES TAXABLE
IOWA SUPREME COURT HOLDS
THE LAW VALID.
TOBACCO COMPANY BEATEN
Original Package Theory Adverted to
as Weak bterfuge-Defects Al
legged but Court Finds None of
Them at all important.

Des Moines, Feb. 3.-Yesterday the
supreme court decided that the Iowa
cigarette law, imposing a tax of $500
against dealers in cigarettes, is valid.
Each of the three defects in the law,
alleged against it by the American To-
bacco Co. which brought suit, were
declared by the court to be not we'll
taken and the original package theory
was referred to as a weak subterfuge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05
WITH AID VALOREM TAXES.

Great Increase if the New Rule Pre-
walls.
Milwaukee, Feb. 3.-Former Tax
commissioner Brown puts the value
OF railroad property in this city at
$4,000, 10000 This sum will added to
the assessed value if the railways are
taxed ad valorem.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05

United States Senator Dryden is
president Of the Prudential Life In
surance company and his views gain
some significance because he repre-
sents New jersey, in which state
most Of the great corporations and
trusts have been chartered He
warns his colleagues to so slow in
antitrust legislation lest in trying to
remedy the evil congress shall injure
the leading industries of the country
to greater extent than good is
done.
The Press., 1903-09-10
AfRoeking .sl.rane.

The most wonderful temple In the
world Is built on a rocking stone on
the summit of mountain in northern
India which is over 10000 feet high.
The rock weighs many thousands of
tons, but is balanced on SO fine point
that q comparatively light pressure is
sufficient to make 1t sway. Hindoo
priests teach their followers that this
rock was placed in position by the help
Of the gods, and thus they add cOnsid-
erably to the feeling of awe which they
desire to create.
Worshipers at this shrine must first
make a perilous ascent Of the noun
tain. Then they spend seven days of
preparation in a temple built on the
solid mountain before they are permit
ted ito make the final passage to the
mysterious rocking stone. To reach
this it is necessary to cross a bridge
over q great chasm, for nature and
man have combined to make this Hin
doc shrine difficult of access. After
crossing the bridge the pilgrim mounts
d ladder, to which lie clings i'll terror
for his life here and in the hereafter.
The temple on the rock Is necessarily
small. Three priests officiate there,
but its mysteries no man is permitted
to reveal. Europeans have seen it only
from q distance
The Press., 1903-09-10
Emer.on... best request.

The best thing that Emerson has left
as Is his spirit, fine and high, stern and
sweet. He took life In a royal way,
and bore himself toward the eternal
mysteries with serene courage and
dauntless hope. His essays, which are
ais most characteristic work, have their
cLief value not as revelations Of the
moral order of life, not as discoveries
Of the final meaning of things, but as
disclosures of his own spirit. There Ia
in these essays an immense mass of
orable words. There is in them also
an immense mass that is not true. The
Emersonian hit and miss are upon
every page, and side by side with a
golden and perfect sentence one finds
sonOrOus eccentricity. The origin OF
this strange compound Of oracle and
imposition in Emerson lies in the con-
fessional character of his writing. He
speaks from within, and his generaliza-
tons hit or miss according as his per-
so1lal experience embodies a law Of
humanity or mere idiosyncrasy. That
Emerson speaks so ofteA and SO royalty
for man is his great, distinction. That
he speaks so frequently for the idiosyn-
cratic, the isolated and vain is his chief
fault We have right to hold him at
his best, and through the richness and
majesty of the confession we are
brought face to face with the confessor.
Rev. George A. Gordon, d. D.. in
Atlantic.
The Press., 1903-09-10
A Dog and a Song.


During one of the last birthday cele-
Dfations of the poet Whittier he was
visited by celebrated oratorio singer.
The lady was asked to sing, and, seat
ing herself at the piano, she began the
beautiful ballad, robin Adair." She
had hardly begun before Mr.. Whit
tiers pet dog came into the room and,
seating himself by her side, watched
her as, IL fascinated, listening with a
delight unusual in an animal. When
she finished he came and put his paw
very gravely into her hand and licked
her cheek. robin takes that as a
tribute to himself" said Mr.. Whittier.
"He also Is Robin Adair.vl The dog,
hearing, his own name, evidently con-
sidered that he was the hero Of the
song. From that moment during the
iady,sp visit he was her devoted at
tepdant. He kept by her side when
she. was indoors and accompanied her
when 4she went to walk When she
went away he carried her satchel in
his mouth to the gate and watched
her departure with every evidence Of
distress. il
The Press., 1903-09-10
The Human Rnar

The blood, muscles, bones and other
parts of the human body are composed
of many chemical constituents, and a
correct chemical analysis would be
long and tedious. The specific gravity
of the blood is 1,O2S, and TO parts Of
every 1000 are water. OF the other
parts chloride of sodium, chloride po-
tassium, carbonate magnesia, calcium
phosphate, calcium lactate, potassium
phosphate, sodium carbonate and other
constituents are found This is gen
orally true, with variations also, of
tissues and bone. The fundamental
substance of bone is composed of or
ganic matter, combined with various
inorganic salts, in which calcium phos-
phate largely predominates. In addi-
ton the bones contain calcium carbon
ate, calcium fuoride, magnesium phos-
phate, sodium phosphate and sodium
chloride.
The Press., 1903-09-10

There lived in my town." said Con.
necticut man, "a poor, half witted
man who made a kind of mania of
his religion. He used to go every aft
ernoon to lonely field, and, kneeling
there behind bank Of earth, he would
pray at the top Of his lungs for thirty
or forty minutes at a time. Some Of
Us boys would follow him now and
then, hide on the other side Of the
mound and listen to him with wonder
ment.
Zone afternoon he. prayed about his
sins. He vowed that he was the wick
eldest man that had ever been created.
He declared that he deserved death.
He begged the Lord to put an end to
him by toppling over the embankment
on him then and there.
1.-THE ringleader of our crowd was up
near the top Of the mound. and at this
point he, showed. down on the kneeling
man a great load Of loose soil. Instant.
ly the poor fellow, sprang to his feet
and ran away home.
Its an awful world, this he said
to a friend later. You can't say q
thing in fun but. what IT'S taken IN
earnest" . =.
The Press., 1903-09-10

In breeding corn small field usually
an acre in size is used The land is pre-
pared and the seed bed treated as for
the ordinary field. They are usually
about 12O hills long and thirty rows
wide Each row is planted from sep
arate ear. The barren stalks, poor
stalks and all undesirable stalks. such
as suckers, are removed before the tas-
sci appears. The field is protected OF
isolated, so that no mixture can take
place from other varieties or from any
source In the fall these rows are
husked separately, and the seed for the
next years crop Is selected from the
rows giving the highest yields per acre
of best composition. with the least bar
rem stalks and of the best type. In this
way the yield per acre of the variety is
Increased, the quality improved and the
type preserved and developed. By this
plan we are able to give personal at
tention and direct selection to the in.
dividual stalk and ear, which would be
impossible in a large field.-Cosmopoli'
fQn
The Press., 1903-09-10

The boa 'i.y Nitpllius. ais g bib II ellis
him. spent at least six millions of
money OH table in as many months. lie
invented. Or his cook invented for him.
dish which he designated the SHE'D
of Minerva" One of its principal In
gradients was flnmingOas' tongues. of
which both Pliny and Martial speak in
encomiastic terms. Damoier says that
the famingoes have large tongues.
and near the root Is piece of fat
which is accounted great dainty
When Captain Owen was surveying
the east coast of Africa his sailors shot
down hundreds of these beautiful birds
in order. with an extravaganza worthy
Of Vitellius. to make a dish of the
tongues alone
The Press., 1903-09-10
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
items OF local interest taken from the columns
of The Press, thirty years ago.l


One of the pet deer on the Springs
House park died last week, with symp-
toms of having been poisoned.
B. w. Patten has exhibited at the
post Office tomato from his garden
which weighed II pounds, and Andrew
Wilton reports one picked in his gar
den which weighed one pound fifteen
ounces. .-sE
@. G. Ellis, while driving a load
of hay into Julius Converse's barn last
Saturday, slipped off the front of the
load, receiving severe injuries. An
examination by DIR. Sprague showed
two or three cracked ribs and injuries
to the stomach, not dangerous but
likely to disable him for some time.
Parties from Worcester are about to
occupy the upper floor of Corpe's
building on South street, where they
will engage in the manufacture of
weddings and tapes.
Messrs. Andrews and Burdick have
succeeded in their experiment of fit
ting loom to weave sail cloth in any
desired width up to 100 inches, with
double thickness or tubings, at inter-
walls of seven inches.
Born.-Stafford Springs, Aug. Both,
1878, daughter to George E. John
son. ~%
Stafford Hollow, Aug. 30th, a son
to John HI. Dean.
Married. Somers, 18th, by Rev. c..
H. Gleason, George w. Cooley and
Mary Rose, both of Somers
Died-In Stafford, (Village Hill,
18th, Rev. Horace Moulton, "a.
The Press., 1903-09-10

There may be no question what
ever about your courage. but Wen
undertake to say that, though
You are as brave as q ion,. you
won't want to have anything to
do with that kind of q fray.
Trousers and tatters don't make
Just the kind of 8 combination
that you are hankering after, do
theyi Purchasers of Suits or
Trousers will have the advantage
of our Mark-Down Prices, and
will not be bothered with any
thing of the sort. They are just
rs safe from it as though they
had paid-up policy of insurance
against any such kind of I'M
pleasantness. III our Suits give
you any hankering at all, they
will give you an ungoyernsble
hankerning for another one just
like it.
The Press., 1903-09-10
InteIIirence IN Entinh.

1t is difficult to- lay down. a regimen
for indiserimipate. ADOPTION. A diet
that would prove one persons making
would very likely unmake another.
This much is certain, a woman does
not require as much food as a man,
nor does a clerk In store require the
same amount and quality Of food as
q day laborer. A, business S3woman
may not cat 80. much as a man. but
her needs are, as great In point Of
quality and regularity Of food.
Brain workers should eat fish, eggs,
cream, fruits aud whole wheat bread.
They should eat enough Of such food,
be they men or women. but they
should never oxereat of anything. ID
An intelligent idea Of Our physical
make, mp. and Of the nutritiye value of
diReFent foods ,wonld preclude much
recourse to doctors for advice when
we are overtakep with indigestion ;pr
biiiouspess. American Queen.
The Press., 1903-09-10
why Men Eat Too Much.

Eating Is TIE greatest of all our
standard aniusements. A great mum
Der of people obviously eat great
deal more than they need. and 1t is en-
tirely credible that large proportion
of the moderate eaters might thrive as
well and look as handsome and work
as hard and live as long on very
much restricted diet. But would the
Joy of life continue unimpaired for
them? The native born might raise
plenty of children If they could SUBJ
sist for II cents u day. but would they
think life was worth living on II cents
worth Of food day?. No, they
wouldn't. That is one thing that ails
them Harper's ~. ~
The Press., 1903-09-10

The heavens themselves run contin-
ually round; the world is never still;
the sun travels to the east and to the
west; the moon is ever changing in its
course: the stars and planets have
their. constant motions; the air we
breathe is continually agitated by the
wind, and the waters never cease to
ebb and flow, doubtless for the purpose
Of their conservation and to teach us
that we should ever be in action
Burton
The Press., 1903-09-10

A REMARKABLE REonRD. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy has a remarkable
record. 1t has been In use TO- over thirty
years, during which time many million
bottles have been sold and used Ii has
long been the standard and main reliance
In the treatment OF Group In thousands oil
homes, yet during all this time no case
has ever been reported to the manufac-
turers In which 1t failed to effect a cure
When given as soon as the child becomes
hoarse, or even as soon as the croupy
cough appears, 1t will prevent the attack.
1t is pleasant to take; many children
like 1t. 1t contains no opium or other
harmful substance, and may be given as
confidently TO baby as to an adult.
For sale by E. X. Taft, III F. Cadv,
Stafford e. Hall, Jr. Il Co., South VII.
lington.
The Press., 1903-09-10

worth stealing if many of those re-
markably hideous images possess such
valuable head ornaments as one made
for the idol Parthasathy, in the Tripli-
cane temple at Madras. The oFna-
ment is worth some $4,000 rupees and
is made of sovereign gold, studded with
diamonds, emeralds and rubies, the
largest emerald being valued at 1000
rupees and the biggest ruby and dia-
mond at 300 rupees apiece.
The Press., 1903-09-10

Hairdressing is an elaborate study
On Japan, where the style Of the Golf
fure generally indicates the position
and age of the lady. Thus girls OF
eight or nine wear their hair In bow
at the back bound round with red Grape
the front left bare except for two locks
dangling at the. side, and the mar.
riageable damsels, comb their tressea
high in front and arrange them a.
ther In the shape Of butterfly or q
half opened fan. A widow looking out
for second spouse twists her locks
round long shell hairpin placed hori.
zontally across the back Of the head
while, she who vows to remain faithful
10 the dear departed cuts her hail
short and combs #. plainly back with
out any parting
The Press., 1903-09-10
ButtOmfng a Coat.

ButtOning mans coat from right to
left was the original way, when our
ancestors, wrapped in skins, held the
right edge with the left hand and
naturally inserted fastening thorn
with the right hand. This right to left
custom has been retained by the He
brew priests in their garb to this day.
When fighting men became necessary
and swords and knives had to be
drawn by the right hand from the
left side, the edge of the coat, buttoned
from right to left, was found to be in
the way, and men began buttoiIing
from the left. Nonfghting women
and priests continue to follow the old
custom.
The Press., 1903-09-10

HIS LIFE SAVED BY CHAMBERLAIN's
Colo, CHOLERA AND DIARRHGA REMEDY.
-"B. L. Dyer, well known cooper of
this town, says he believes Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy
saved his life last summer. He had been
sick month with what the doctors called
bilious dysentery, and could get nothing
to do him any good until he tried this
remedy. 1t gave him immediate relief,'
says B. T. Little, merchant, Hancock Md.
For sale by e. z. Taft, 81. F. Cady,
Stafford; G. Hall, Jr., & Co., South Will
lingtOn.
The Press., 1903-09-10
The Small Grafua.

A man recently made a fortune by
picking out specks Of gold from the
heaps which the miners had cast up
and abandoned. They were in search
Of nuggets and despised the smaller
grains which rewarded their persever-
ance. And how frequently the rich
est findings of philosophy are in the
commonplace incidents of life! In cir
cumstances and places that seem Who'll
~ uncongenial to it the poets heaven
~ attuned ear discerns a sweet under
tone Of harmony which all the hurry
burly of sin and misery cannot down.
The Press., 1903-09-10

Having tried every kind of female
cook, determined to get man." said
a portly millionaire. 1T very natural.
ly occurred to me that an ocean liner
was the best place to find him. Every
thing is so clean about ships kitchen,
you know. Well, 1 found fine look
ing Swede and established him In my
kitchen at SIS a week. He seemed to
be! all right, but presently my neigh
bors complained that he was throwing
all the refuse out of the window. Old
habit! He thought the window was a
portfolio on a ship. could never
break him of the trick and had to let
him go'-New York Press