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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11
THE NoaTnwnsr PASSAGE.

For 400 years the people of Europe
have been earnestly seeking for a
shorter passage around the northern
end of the Continent OF America TO the
Indies. This quest has been the SUBJ
expenditures of money and of limitiess
enterprises, hardships and patient Ia
Dor. Starting from Columbus's dscov-
cry of the mainland, followed by the
discovery of the Isthmus of Panama.
the prevailing impression was that the
Continent was about as wide as Mexico
and did not extend very far to the
northward. This led to explorations of
the Northern Hemisphere. and the ex-
plorers being constantly misled by de-
ceptiyc accounts as to the nearuess Of
the great waters beyond the land.
Every one Of the rivers on the Atlantic
Coast We're often assembled in the hope
that they would lead to way across
the land to the Pacific. Capt. John
Smith thought this when he was push
ing up the James, and Hendrick Hud-
son was confident that the great river
which bears his name would lead him
To the South Sea- The stories the
Indians told him of the Great Lakes
were strong supports Of this belief.
When he finally became convinced that
he could not reach the Pacific by the
way Of the Hudson River, he went still
farther northward and explored Hud-
sons Bay. Honors second only to those
which had crowned Columbus would
come to the man who could find the
way directly from the ports Of North
western Europe to the Pacific, to China
and the Indies. AS the shape of the
Continent became better known it was
seen that the only hope for such route
lay through the frozen Arctic seas, and
in the past centuries bold navigators
dared all the terrors Of the hyperborcan
latitude in their searching. Our faith
crs were thrilled with stories of Sir
John Franklin, and we have known of
what was done by DR.. Kane, Capt.
Greedy and other intrepid navigators.
Now it appears that Capt. Amundsen
has at last discovered the Northwest
passage, and sailed directly through II
from the coast of Greenland to Her.
have few particulars Of This epoch
making voyage, and Capt. Amundsen
seems much more interested in his
study of the magnetic pole than i'm hav-
ing demonstrated that the Northwest
passage really exists. Probably this is
because that after it has been found
Ii Is seen to be Of no commercial value.
Apart from the difficulties Of reaching
that latitude, the channel which Capt
Amundsen's -Gjoa--followed il
| only nine feet six inches deep, and small
as the Gjoa was. part of her cargo had
| to be thrown overheard i'm order to per-
lit her passage. This puts a damper
| on all hopes that the Northwest passage
ever can be made a competitor for the
Panama Canal.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

While there have been general re-
volts in all the Northern States against
the bosses and the machine, the one in
Kentucky, and which is among the very
worst, seems to flourish with it's old
vigor. There has been a good deal of re-
belling in Kentucky and among the best
men in the Democratic Party against
Gov Beckham and the machine, but
without avail. The machine decided to
administer a disciplinary lesson to Sen
ator Blackburn, who was entirely too
friendly with the malcontents. Judge
Thomas II. Paynter, who has hitherto
not attracted any attention, was Sc
lected as the machines candidate for
Senator Blackburn's seat, and though
there were several candidates in the
field the slate went through without a
hitch, electing not only Paynter but
everybody else that was selected by the
caucus. Paynter's success was so de-
cided that it must cow the opposition to
the machine for a while at least. He
received altogether So votes to "a for
Blackburn, 10 for Haldeman and two
for H. D. Smith.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11
CONGRESS CONDENSED.


Thursday, Jan. 4.-The feature in
the session Of the Senate was the swear
ing in of Senator La Toilette (Wis),
who was escorted to the Vice Presi-
dents desk by Senator Spooner.
The galleries were crowded at the
time. but soon emptied when the Sen
ators took up a discussion of clerk and
messenger hire for the committees of
the Senate.
The question was on the repeal of a
resolution of Senator Kean, giving mes
sengers to all committees not provided
with them. The Senate adjourned I'M
til Monday, Jan. 8.
House.
The House began the consideration
of the Philippine Tariff bill Mr.. Payne
making the opening speech. AT the in
stance of Mr.. Sims (Tenn.), the Com
mittee on Post Offices and Post Roads
was directed to investigate the subject
OF the abuses of the ranking privilege,
this action being based upon an edi-
torial in the Post
That portion of the Presidents Mes
sage relative to Federal control of cor
porations was referred to the Commit
tee on the Judiciary, with instructions
10 report the powers of Congress I'm
such matters.
Jan. SIN the House the debate on
VI,
Champ Clark (Mo.) occupying the floor
for three hours in one of his character
istic speeches, arguing in favor of free
trade, but declaring his intention to
support the bill as q step in the right
direction.
He was followed by Mr.. Fordney
Mich.), who opened the fight against
the measure on behalf of the beet
sugar interests
The House adjourned at O'Clock.
Jan. 6.-The House debated FIVE
hours on the Philippine tariff bill. Mr..
Hill (Conn.) defended the provision
for the reduction of the tariff on to-
bacco.
Mr.. Mondell (Wyo) opposed the bill.
representing views of the beet-sugar
interests.
Mr. Lawrence (Mass.) explained the
position of the revisionsits OF hfs State.
The House called upon the Secretary
OF Commerce and Labor for copies of
a report made by Marcus Braun while
Special Inspector to Austria, and ad-
journed at o'clock.
The Senate was not in session.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

The Brooklyn Times mildly hints
that as Gen. Theo. F. Bingham never
really "set squadron In the field,'' he
did not earn an old soldiers privilege
of swearing as volubly as he does.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11
The 26th N. Y.

Editor National Tribune: Kindly
publish a sketch of the 26th n. Y. and
oblige.-Dr. G. w. Gleason, Susque-
hanna, Pa.
The 26th N. Y. was organized at
Elmira, May 81. 1861, for two years,
and mustered out May %, 1868. The
first Colonel was William H. Christian,
who resigned Sept. 19, 1852, and was
succeeded by Col Richard H. Richard
son. The regiment belonged to
Ricketts, Division OF the First Corps,
Army of the Potomac, and lost log
killed and ~ died from diseAss.-Edi-
tor National Tribune.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

If Mr.. Yerkess spirit gets a chance
to read the papers, he learns that
after-death roasting is not confined to
the lower regions.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

Last year was record year for beer
drinking in Maryland and 100000
barrels of beer were consumed, about
% per cent Of which was brewed and
sold in Baltimore. 1t has been figured
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

out than this represents So. 0e0. 900
generous drinks, which IL would take a
man, who laid i'm 10 drinks day. about
are 100000 peopie--men. women
and children--in the State of Mary
land, and this would imply that each
one of them took 414 drinks during the
year, or about glass and half
every day. As certainly one-half Of the
ably three-fourths drink ii very spar
ingly il shows that small part OF the
population must have a consuming
thirst
Ii is questioned among scientific
men whether Capt. Amundsen has
actually found the magnetic pole Is
there a place and small point where
the magnetic needle dips straight
downward? There is probably wide
circle in which ii inclines very sharp
IL from the horizontal. but the limits
of this circle have always been yaria-
bic, and the defamation of the needle
has changed from time to time accord
ing TO different observers. The prevail
ing opinion is, therefore. that the mag
netic center is a shifting zone with
probably no point in its center where
the needle points perpendicularly
downward. IL there is such a point 1t
is probably not stationary. but very
changeable.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11
SQUARE
DEALS.

The National Tribune has reason to be-
iieve that all advertisers admitted to it's
columns are thoroughly reliable.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

masters. At the time of the Napoleonic
wars the Poles ardently hoped that
Napoleon would restore the kingdom
of Poland. but he knew too much Of
them to attempt it. On the other hand
the English and Americans have felt
that
Freedom shrieked when Kosciuszko
fell'
and that a great crime was permitted
in the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Poland
among Prussia, Austria and Russia
Periodically the Americans have con-
tributed to the aid of the insurgent
Poles and the English have been warm
ly friendly to them. If there are the
men in Poland who can create and
maintain a Government now is their
golden opportunity. Uprisings in the
country have heretofore been crushed
by the overwhelming mass of troops
which the Russians could move against
them. In her present extremity Rus
STA has need all over the empire for
every soldier that can be trusted and
the Poles could strike for freedom and
independence with a pretty certain
hope that they could achieve their OBJ
ject. Seemingly they have no such idea.
and there has not been the slightest eff
fort to organize the Poles for war
Of independence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01
THE MOUSE IN THE AUTO.
Description of Trap That Gives the
Captive Ride After It Is
Caught.

Now it is an automobile mousetrap.
1t is made of perforated tin and has
three wheels. The wheel in front IL
several inches in diameter and resem-
bles the wheel in a squirrel cage,
says the New York Sun.
When the mouse has entered the
trap and taken the bait, thus closing
the door behind him, little passage
leads him to the big wheel in front.
Here an ingenious arrangement allows
him to get in but prevents his getting
out of the big wheel once he has en-.
tered.
In his efforts to escape the mouse
sets the big wheel to whirling. This
rests on the floor and acts like the
driving wheel of a locomotive. In .
minute the mouse is spinning about
the floor.
Just why it should be thought ad.
visable to give the mouse an auto
mobile ride after he is caught the
mousetrap dealer doesn't know. What
is more to the point with him is that
the little novelty has attracted good
deal of attention and hence sales have
been frequent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01
Greatest Irrigation Scheme.

The Canadian Pacific railway has in
hand the greatest irrigation scheme in
the world. By the end of the next
three years 100000 acres of land in
the vicinity of Calgary, Alberta, hith-
erto arid, will be divided into 10000
farms, watered from Bow river. This
irrigation plan when completed will be
60 per cent. larger than the next lar
gest on the American continent, which
is in the Pecos valley, Arizona. The
water utilized in this vast scheme will
take two-thirds of the supply of the
Bow river at low water The superin-
tendent of the work states that when
it was first started there were practi-
cally no settlers in that particular Sec
ton, but since then the flow of immi-
grafton, which has included many
Americans, has been rapid.-N. Z.
Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01

While out driving last week with a
horse from Wheir'S livery stable on
the west side, William Peters was sur
priSed to see the horse limp, and dis
covered that. the animals foot was
bleeding very freely. The hold-back
straps had broken, and the horses
foot was cut on part of the sleigh.
SO severe was the cut that the animal
was in danger OF bleeding to death,
till the wound was properly bound up.
The injury may entirely disable the
horse.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01

Fred Patterson, of Houghton, Mich,
was in the city this week, visiting
friends here. Mr.. Patterson was at
one time telegraph operator ia this
city, which he left to go to the Philli-
pines in the service of the United
States Army. as signal officer. After
the war he returned to Houghton,
Mich, where he has been until this
time. Fred is native of our home
town, NOrthport, and we saw him for
the first time in fifteen years Satur-
day, and had a very pleasant visit
with him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01
APPENDICITIS CLUB.
VICTIM OF THE KNIFE CRIES TO
FELLOW SUFFERERS.
Advocates the Organization Of Strick.
en- Persons and Gives Some
Facts of Interest About
the Disease

am very much surprised" said
the man who, according to the New
York Sun, had just got out of the hos
pltal. that the victims of appen-
dlcltls, the grads as we'll as those
VINO nave not yet gone under the knife
do not form club or association like
those of our fellow citizens who are
afflicted with hay fever.
l am not joking. On the contrary,
| think it a practical idea, and be-
lieve that through the agency OF an
organization of this kind much might
be done TO relieve the sufferings Of
the victims of this disease.
AS for its prevalence. I never
dreamed how many people had been
hit by it until 1 went into the hos
pltal. 1t seemed to me that every
second person in the surgical wards
was either just getting over an op-
Grafton for the removal of the verrni-
form appendix, or just getting ready
for one.
Since I came out nearly every per-
son l meet either tells me that he has
mad 1t or cites an instance or two Of
friends or relatives that were strick-
en-. / have heard Of cases of whole
families, from the father and mother
right down to the youngest children,
being operated on for this trouble.
Nor is the disease confined seeming
ly to large centers of population or to
any particular class of the population.
BY some it is thought that only those
who eat overmuch of rich food are
ever stricken. This is fay from true.
THE poor are it's victims as we'll as
the rich, the ill-fed as we'll as the
glutton. And it is just as prevalent
proportionately in sparsely settled dis.
tricts as in New York.
Last summer I met an old collegs
friend who told me of a village In
Kansas in which nearly every resi-
dent had been operated on for appen.
dicitis. Even the children there dis
cussed the disease, and very largs
number of them, 10, IL and IA years
old, had been under the knife.
hio bcii6 thc SuoCp Ouo Oou
what membership a society Of this
nature would have. Probably through
its efforts cure could be discovered
that would make unnecessary the Op-
GRAFTON that so many victims dread.
1T seems strange that a malady like
appendicitis cannot be reached by
medicine. Judging by the past achieve
ments of medical science, think It
could if the proper amount Of re-
search was made by some of the great
men in the profession. All sorts Of
remedies have been found for diseases
heretofore considered incurable, and
the death rate from them greatly re-
duced.
''The spread of appendicitis has been
astonishing in the last ten years. AS a
layman with ordinary common sense
l believe firmly that there must be
some one underlying cause for this.
can appendicitis association could
raise the necessary funds for the
proper study of the disease, just as
the hay fever victims went at the
whole subject, from the ground up you
might say, and found out at what al
titude they got relief. 1t is possible.
too. that a climate might be discov-
cred in which appendicitis is not
known
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01

ing OF paper to be called the "Sky
Pilot, of which Rev. w. A. Peterson,
formerly of this city, is to be editor.
Doubtless Rev. Peterson will WELD
much good influence through his pub
lIcatlon, which was a hobby of his
while in this city. Brother Peterson
proposes to furnish his paper free of
charge, which. judging from expert
ences of most country editors. will not
prove very conductive to a long life
for his paper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01

The Masonic lodge conferred the
third degree upon John Williams of
NekooSa Wednesday evening, at which
time, over fifty Masons attended. It.
A. Taylor acted as chef and served
the lodge in his first class manner.
Fourteen MasOns from Nekoosa, all
members of the Grand Rapids lodge,
were here: they were: J. f. Ingraham.
Mr.. Blakesley, William Hooper, A..
U. Marvin, E. H. Harris, A. r. Cowie.
DR.. Hugh Water, Walton Sayer. Prof
Charles Heuseworth, A. E. Lapham.
Siegtird Rea, E. G. Kellogg, G.. G..
Hanover, John Williams.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01

At the fire Monday a bystander in
jest remarked that a girls fire depart
ment should be organized to 90 to
homes where woman owned the
burning property. When we saw how
manfully, or perhaps womanfulIy the
two young women who were first at
the fire Monday. began the rescue
work ON the contents of the house, and
started the work of putting out the
fire, we were led to believe that girls
fire company wouldn't be so bad, after
all. And then see how our fire COM
PAW would be admired,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01
Church Notice.

Owing to the union meeting last
Sunday evening the second address in
the series, 1.-THE Worlds Great Losers
and GainerS," was not given last Sum-
day but will be given next Sunday in
the Congregational church. There
will be the usual service in the morn
ing. Sermon topic: "The Keys of
the Kingdom of Heaven" All are
invited.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01

The skating masquerade Tuesday
evening was as great success as its
predecessor, there being a good crowd
of maskerS on the floor, and after the
masks were removed, many of the
large crowd of spectators came down
and skated. Miss Ella Preston won
the girls best prize, and Miss Ella
Podawiltz, the comically dressed prize.
Roy Lester and Walter Olson cap
tured first prize for boys, and A. Peer
eDbOom, that of the comicallv dressed
man. The latter'S suit, to represent
two persons, one carrying the other,
was quite make up.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01

Arthur DOeSberg, the oldest son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Doesberg, of
Third Ave. S. is here for a weeks
visit with his parents. He is in a
pharmacy in his old home in Michigan,
and next year expects to take out an
assistant pharmacists license.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01
SIBERIAN HOSPITALITY.
Cordially of the People When Trav-
elers Come to Their
Doors

Detained at the Siberian village of
Krivochokovo, Mons Jules Legras re-
membered that he had a letter to a
notable of the place, and fastened to
present it, relates Youths Companion.
Monsieur Gautier, in his book on Rus
STA, describes, in Monsieur Legras own
words, the cordial hospitality with
which he was received, and also tells
of the difficulty which concluded his
charming visit.
They had detained me till ten
o'clock in the evening"" he writes, "by
| repeating: Why are you in a hurry"
and l was on the point of making my
departure when | heard the mistress
OF the house say ia low voice to her
husband: Shall | send for the car
riage? To which he replied: No.
At this word shiver passed over me.
Doubtless this host, who had made me
send away the coachman, was unaware
of what his refusal meant, else he
would have said to me: mere is a sofa;
sleep here
My situation was perilous, but what
could l do? At the end of a few no
ments l rose to take my leave, and
having asked if 1 could get cab, was
met with the reply that at this hour
none could be obtained.
'Krivochokovo Is village whose
population constitutes the very flotsam
and jetsam of Siberian civilization.
The village has neither streets nor
lights nor police. 1t is considered a
cutthroat spot, where honest people
shut themselves tight at night.
II had neither stick nor revolver
and had ON me large sum of money
Finally, l was ignorant of the exact
position Of my inn, situated over a mile
away. First of all, dogs threw them
selves upon me. / shook them off and
started as best / could.
THE night was inky black. Amid
the Irregular clusters of houses there
was no regular street by which to guide
myself. AS hssitated l heard Who
is that!' 1t was a Waterman of pile
Of wood who hailed NE. He directed
me. and giving me large branch that
thoS WcuAo ~ - d otlch, NC Sdlu. Iou
are wrong, Barine, to 60 about this
way without a revolver; the place IS
not safe. May God protect you'll
LAS I approached another cluster of
houses . Waterman sounded his rattle
n,enacinsly, and dogs flew at me saw
agely. When this Waterman ap-
preached, induced him to accompany
me. He informed me that the evening
before q traveller who was staying at
my hotel, having started early to catch
train, had been assassinated about
ten PAGES from here. Finally we
reached the inn. 1t took a long time
to make them open the door, but
finally got inside and reached my room,
trembling with fever and fatigue, and
fell down helplessly, only conscious of
having passed an hour and a half
whose remembrance will remain with
me long. AS for my SO amiable host,
whose hospitality might have cost me
my life, he will doubtless never know
Of this adventure"
We are showing some mighty hand
some styles of wOmen'S fine shoes now,
in huttOn hluchar and laca kid nateDt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01
Settlers One-Way Second Class Rates.

To Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota east of the Missouri River,)
Manitoba, Western Ontario. Saskat-
chewan and Alberta. Via the North.
Western Line, on Tuesdays, March 6,
13, 20, and q, and April 3, 10, II, and
"a. For tickets and full information
apply to agents Chicago & North
western R'V,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01
DATES TO REMEMBER
Tuesday Mar. s.

Ladies' Foreign Missionary society
meets with Mrs. o. T. Hougen.
Wednesday, Mar. ],
The west side ladies' aid society of
the Congregational church meets
with Mrs. B. L. Brown.
The east side ladies' aid society of
the Congregational church meets
with Mrs. III. Z. Mccain.
The G.. w. B. M. of the Church of
Christ will meet with Mrs. Earl
Pease, 427 High st. at 2:45.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01
Advertised Letters, Feb. 10.

WOMEN
Cunningham, Mrs. Carrie
Hauhner, Mrs. Henry
Miller, Mrs. John T.
Neumann, Mrs. Mary
Webb, Mrs. Annie
MEN
Frost, George w.
Kelser. Rev. A.
Podawiltz, Chester
Runda, Jon.
SearlS, j. w.
Theowy, L. B.
Advertised Letters. Feb. rs.
WOMEN.
Chamberlain, Miss
Matthews, Miss Ella
MEN.
Delaeey. E. J.
Webb, Fl. S.
Persons calling for the above
letters, please say "advertised. A.
L. Fontaine, postmaster.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01

Alexander Moore has sold his half
interest in the livery stable on Vine
ST. to his partner, Mrs. NJ. Moore,
and expects to move with his family
to Carnegie, Oklahoma, sometime this
month: The livery business will con-
tinue as it did before, under the
charge of Melvin Moore.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-01
Amending the Declaration

From a hasty examination" said
the doctor, 81 am decidedly Of the
opinion that you are suffering from
the peculiar trouble known as Clergy.
mans sore throat"
THE - you sayi" exclaimed the
caller.
at is quite possible, however, that
may be wrong. I will make another
examinations Chicago Tribune.