Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-08-30
To SpoI4smen. Il have been ap

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pointed agent by Mr.. 7. r. Hasdell of
Chicago for the sale of his justly eel,
ebrated guns. also guns from other first
class makers which he keeps in stock.
Mr., Hasdell has a system of his ewn
fo4 boring guns to shoot close and hard
eeithout choke, which he will warrant
to sarpass that of choke toring, He
has been employed eighteen years in
some of the best gun works in Eng
land At the great Chicago Gun Tri-
al Of 1874, open to all the world, his
was the winning gun over some sixty
competitors from among all the stand
ard makers. l have myself enc Of ".
W. Greeners fine lamanated stock bar
rels; length 80 inches, y gauge, weight
7 81 lbs, which was rebofed by him,
I have this much confidence in the
gun for penetration and close shooting
that [ am willing to test this gun with
any other g,a, Of equal freight an the
Pinery. AS to its capabilities L refer
with pleasure to our well known king
Of sportsmen, R. G. Lyon. who has
seen it thoroughly tested
All kinds of repairing intrusted to
my care will be promptly attended to
and satisfaction guaranteed in all cases.
Stocks Strengthened or crooked to suit,
without removing the screws or plates.
Guns changed into breech leaders at
the lowest living rates. Guns bored
especially for buck shot. To any who
may wish to give US trial, apply per-
sonally or by letter to
H. IL. BALCoMB,
2. O. Box IA, Grand Rapids, Wis.
''Thaf Husband of Mine" -This
is the title of little volume Just is
sued from the press Of Lee & Shep-
hard, Boston. "That Husband of
Mine is one of those men who pos
sesses no tact, and is always putting in
his Clip at just the wrong time, and
upsetting all the machinery Of the
household so successfully run by the
sweetest ':little woman" in all the
world The volume is little gem
that shines to the last chapter, and one
will find it difficult to lay it aside till
the last sentence is completed. The
style is easy and the story flows along
like a running brook bathing ones face
in sIailes thaC refuse to break cut in
torrent of laughter. For the touris t
or the person who wishes to have his
attention diverted for time from the
cares Of business, we commend "That
Husband of Mine " Price 80 cents.
Hanging 'R0nnd.-Nothing ap-
pears so charming to the eye of ye
multitude among whom are always some
who admire the beautifully than to
see one or tco females of questionable
repute lowering near depot in order
to smile upon brakeman, or corral
the affections Of conductor, engineer
or fireman. Of course there is moth
Ing Of this kind done at the
Valley Road depot,s nor. at any
other but presuming there might be
we have thought best to simply sug-
gest that it looks pretty--it looks
charming-in short it is SO captivating
that we have wondered that one or
t,co in Centralia haven't thought to
chang around" long before now.
Our brother who runs the TriJ.
and who has been mad for forty seven
years because of the ten virgins only
five were foolish and because he wasn't
born early enough to lug the oil for
the filing Of their lamps, was wonder
fully afflicted with worms" last week
because Of few typographical blum
ders in the REPORTER. He squirms
as though he had pin worms, and wig
giles as though he'd swallowed a silver
dollar and was afraid some specie re-
sumptionist would present a greenback
at the rear door Of his portable depos-
it establishment and demand the spe-
Gle, The Lords prayer bothers him,
too, he saw it IN the REPORTER last
week, and thought it was something
original from the pen of Old Sam. Ca
rey. Now if the ''boy'' can't find
something to do more profitable for
himself, and more entertaining TO his
readers than to pick flaws, we will give
him job of holding one end Of our
hen roost for week or so. We've a
Brahma rooster that viii convert him
into very sensible green 5acher in one
night, enabling him to move among his
constituents with richness of intelee
that will make his hitherto brilliant
scintilations of wit appear fiat, stale