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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-28
Dr.. JAIN. Els.
How Watches are Made.

Day w w GssIa5SS G4 IAGIlSs
1t will be apparent to any one, who
will examine SOLID GOLD WATCH,
that aside from the necessary thickness
for engraving and polishing, large
proportion Of the precious metal used,
is needed only to stiffen and hold the
engraved portions in place, and supply
the necessary solidity and strength.
The surplus gold is actually needless
so far as UTILITY and beauty are con-
cerned In JAMES BOSS PAT
ENT GOLD WATCH CASES, this
waste of precious metal is overcome,
and the same solidity and strength
produced at from one-third to one hall
of the usual cost of solid cases. This
process is OF the most simple nature,
as follows : plate of niclle compost
ton metal, specially adepted to the
purpose, has two plates Of SOLID GOLD
soldered one on each side The three
are then passed between polished steel
rollers, and the result is strip of
heavy plated composition, from which
the cases, backs, centeres, bezcls, &C.,
are cut and shaped by suitable dies
and formers The gold in these cases
is sufficiently thick to admit of all
kinds of chasing, engraving and en-
amelling the engraved cases have
been carried until worn perfectly
smooth by time and use without re-
moving the gold.
THIS IS THE ONLY CASE
MADE WITH TWO PLATES OF
SOLID GOLD d WARRANTED
B 7 SPECIAL CERTIFICATE.
For sale by all jewelers.. Ask for
Illustrated Catalogue, and to see war
rant. q july10y1
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-28
C2,T.NETT{I AZ !.


At Milwaukee. with Chlj.:.-o. Milwaukee T. st.
Paul. and H3>t2rn Cri"I. Railways. in Urien
Depot Reel street.
At PIrmortL with Sheh's*fsn e Folt1 du La
Railway. for Fond du l.ar and <ichoyeaE.
Al Forest Junction VIII Milwaukee LAX c
Shore and Western Railway.
AtGrccn Bay with Gi...n Hay & Minnesota
Railways. Tor New i.us.lon. and rAi.ae, Il
Mort hw"stcrn Railway. fur p"il.t> NORTH
At Amhers: Junction witt Gr' q. Pa! Mimi G
sta Railway for Ora! Il E"l.idi and point
West.
AtJunction 'ity with Wisconsin Waterfall
way, for E"us&u.
At Portage gyith {. ". & ST. Paul R'y for }IaGi-
son and tn. West.
Al Ashland with Steamers for all Lake Superb
or Ports.
T. N. FTNNFT. Gnncraf Manager
JAS. BARK Err Asst Gen, T. A. Mil.
MIlw IUKFF.-
Z. +. Dutten. Supt. Mil. East Division.
J. Campbell. Supt southern. Middle and
Northern Division, Stevens Point.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-28
j. Nc DONNEIIEl.
.A.rChit cot.
Office No. 127 Washington Street,
G e EEN BAY, WIS

viii fuanish plans and specifications for
buildings Of every description.
Church, School and County buildings spec
ialty.
Over twenty years practice, Correspondence
solicited
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-28

"a "a a n 4 MONTH guaranteed. Sl2 a
V Essss day at home made by the indus
VUUU tF04 T ca Cart not uc FeqqP4%
boys and girls make money faster at work for
US than at anything. else. The work is light
and pleasant and such as anyone can go right
ut. Those how wise who see this notice will
send their addresses at once and see for
themselves. Costly outfit and terms free. Now
is the time. Those already at work are laying
Augusta, Maine. july10y1
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-28
THROUGH SLEEPING CHS
from STEVENS PoINr to
Milwaukee & CIsicaco

daily.exge?t 'unIay. on s.1@ p. IN. train from
Stevens Paint rnin. Es> and % tn. arriving
in Union HePf: Ger. Madison and anal Street,
Chicago. ut 6::!n n. III. Passengers for MILWAr
XIV may transfer ut llilbc1 without leaving t. G
train, into MiIwauhe co SI"-pcr from. Green Bay
anil rest uadisturbcd i'll morning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-28

EEsHE Matrh'esS Grsn-Saring. Tim,-carsnV,
"a and HoRcrSHrinS Thrc>heTs O. this aud genera
ten Beyond 81 Tiral- tr Rapid We~s Perfect Claiming
ani fer Saving fiTNia Ero.s Wastsse.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-28

Arm TO $500 a year. or s. to $50 a
VfhflIl day in your own locality No
OAJUU NIX. Wom H do as well ;b as men as
amount stated above. No one can fail to make
money fast. Any one can do the work. You
can make from 50 cents to 81 and hour by de-
voting your evenings and spare time to the
business. 1t costs nothing to try the business.
Nothing like it for money making ever offered
before. Business pleasant and strictly honor
able. Reader, if you want to know all about
the best paying bu-iness before the public.
send US your address and we will send you full
particulars and private terms free; samples
worth 50 also free; you can then make up your
mind for yourself. Address George Stinson &
Co., Portland, Maine. july10y1
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-07-31
Killed In Mistake for a RaccO0n.

Mrs Mary Ludy, who died at her home
in Wolfsville on the 9th inst, in her
ninety second year, gained considerable
notoriety in this section during her life
by the strange manner in which she lost
her first husband, John Warrenfeltz.
About fifty years ago Mr.. Warrenfeltz,
accompanied by several of his sons,
went coon-hunting, and after " freeing"
an animal of the species named proceed
ed to climb the tree after it. At the
moment when the old gentleman had
reached an altitude of about sixty feet,
and was delving in the leaves for the
treasure, neighbor appeared upon the
scene, inquiring of the young men what
they were after. The "boys," neglect
ing to mention the fact that their father
was up the tree, merely announced that
coon had been treed." The neigh
Dor looked and listened and pretty soon
saw and heard movement among the
boughs at the summit of the "fsrest
giant.' He asked for gun, which was
handed him, when he blazed away. A
moment later the old gentleman came
down like thunderbolt. The shot had
taken effect in his face. He expired al
most Immediately upon touching tn
grouud.-Fredertck (Md. Times,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-07-31
A Devil.fish as a Tugboat.

:" While Henry May was out fishing
with q party on Thursday morning,
near Fort Ripley, in the yacht Uncle
Peter, and the vessel was lying at anchor,
all of sudden, without apparent cause,
she started off at frightful speed: The
cause, however, was soon explained by
a huge devil-fish rising to the surface OF
the water with. the anchor rope fastened
to his fms. A small negro fishing boat
was soon caught, too, by its anchor rope
becoming entangled with that OF the
Uncle Peter. The fish then went
straight for Fort Ripley with both boats,
but as he would get near shoal water ne
would shy off again and make for the
channel. The negro boat soon cut
loose. but the Uncle Peter was carried
twice round Fort Ripley, and it was
nearly an hour before the devl-fish
finally let 90. The anchor rope was
found covered with thick slime, which
could not be removed. There was no
harpoon on board the Uncle Peter,
otherwise the namesake of his sable
majesty might have paid dearly for his
prank Charleston Neaos and Courier.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-07-31
A Champion Medicine Swall0wer.

John F. Rigdon of Philadelphia gives
the following account of what he has
swallowed in the way of medicine to the
Philadelphia Times: 81 took brakes
Plantation Bitters and Ayers Pills first,
and then l discovered had disease of
the liver and kidneys. saw the ad-
vertisement of S..-T.-1S60-X., and l
bought dozen right off. Ayers alma
nae taught me something about the hui
man frame, and took Ayers Pills. l
spent 5000 on Hclmbold's Buchu, and
took that with Schenck's Pills and Pull
monic Syrup, for there was something
the matter with my lungs. changed
off from Schenck s. to Jayne's Expector-
ant, and finally / got Piso's Consump-
ton Cure. l wanted to cure my digest.
ion, SO / got Vinegar Bitters and Rocky
Mountain Bitters and Snyder's Aroma.
tic Bitters, and took turn about, one
dose of one and then of another. l
can't remember all took. l kept q
a list once, but l lost it. Yes, sir, l
went forevery thing. took Dr.. Pierce 9
Pleasant Purgative Pellets, Railways 8
Ready Relief, DR.. Wright's Indian Vege-
IaDle TlilSs 0nyu NC A0s y,
Sea-weed Tonic, Hamlin's Wizard Oll,
that was for my rheumatism for which ]
also used Gargling Oil and Centaur
Liniment, Kunkel's Bitter Wine Of Iron !;
Grams Fluid Lightning, that's when |
had neuralgia; Holloway's Pills, Hop
Bitters-Oh! I can't tell how many
more; Ponds Extract, Sterling's Cam
phorated Ginger, The King of Pain,
Perry Davis's Pain Killer, Vegetine, Fit
ler's Rheumatic Remedy and Kidney
Cordial. / can't think of them all, and
now I've got skin disease. l am using
Cuticura remedies and Chinkalyptus
I am not taking any thing else now ex
cept a dose of podophyllin every Tues
day and Thursday mornings and Satur
day night, and q bottle of citrate o
magnesia next morning. Sometimes
take blue mass on Monday, but that's
only during rainy weather: | forgot t'
say I've worn Gyer pad for five years
and 1 think I'm ruptured, and l als'
wear truss when I'm moving rount
much.n ...s,s
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-07-31

it on a pan. Cover with a generous lay
er of raspberries sprinkled with sugar;
roll out the remainder of the dough;
place it over the berries and bake in a
quick oven until done. Serve hot with
butter, and sugar if desired.
A SAXON official, after embezzling
large sums, recently settled in Berlin,
and being gentleman of expensive
tastes, he soon exhausted his cash, and
was under the painful necessity of look
ing about for employment. In few
days he obtained a post in the central
telegraphic Office of Berlin. Meanwhile
the Saxon police had been making dill
gent search for him, and he had hardly
begun his new duties when they discov-
cred that he had transferred himself
to the Prussian capital. One day last
week they telegraphed to the Berlin po-
lice full description of the culprit, with
a request that he should be captured.
The official who deciphered the tele-
gram was the offender himself. He dis
patched it to the proper address, but
has not since been heard of.
THE most costly school building in
the world is probably the new Polytech-
mic Institute in Hanover. The late King
of Hanover commenced the construc-
ton of magnificent palace, upon which
he expended about five million dollars.
When his Government was overthrown
and the kingdom of Hanover became a
province of Prussia, the building was
found in a half-fnished condition. For
several years the windows were board
ed up, and the empty rooms became the
residence Of bats and birds. At last the
German Government resolved to alter
the building and adapt it to the uses of
the polytechnic school. The work has
been going forward for several years,
and is now nearly ended.
There can be no question that the
opium eating has increased to fearful
extent. Not long since from Staunton,
Va, conference of druggists reported
that the ratio of increase of sales in 1877
over 1876 was 90 per cent, and in 1876
over the preceding year ga per cent,
and in 1875 over tho preceding year 30
per cent. That was another section OF
the country, and was thought to be
peculiarly characteristic of the Shenan-
doah Valley. But we will venture the
assertion that the percentage ofincrease
in Maine has been quite as large, and that
the sales of'druggists since the prohibi.
tory legislation has been in vogue will
so show. If such is the fact, the change
from the use of intoxicating liquors to
opium is far from being an Improvement
Boston Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-07-31

BETWEEN 1871 and 1878, both years
inclusive, three million eight hundred
and sixty thousand persons we're EN-
ployed in British mines, and nine thou
sand and fifty eight of them lost their
lives.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-07-31

Solution of corrosive sublimate
never fails to exterminate bedbugs.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-04-10
A DRAMATIC Conrt.Room Scene.

In the trial of Bishop Burton, at Salt
Lake, Utah, on the oath, for the Nor
risite massacre, Philip Hewitt, the eye>
witness of the affair, testified as follows
81 was in the MOrrisite camp on the 18th,
18th. and 10Th of June, 1862 The sur
render was made on the 18th. | knew
Burton st that time and had known him
before. | worked for him at the COURT
house. knew Mrs. Bowman and Mrs.
Swaney. The MOrrisites were gathered
together in front Of the schOOl-hOuse.
He raised his head and shouted: Joseph
Morris, where are you p Morris steps
ped forward and asked: Gentlemen,
what do you want?' Then Burton
said: Will you give up, give up, give
up? at the same time firing three
shots at him. Morris replied: will
never give up my principles they are
eternal TRUTH and that is what he
meant when he said he would not give up.
Burton could have taken Morris with.
out firing a shot if he had pleased. The
arms of the Morrisites were stacked be
hind the school house, and a body of
BurtOn's troops were guarding them.
After he had shot Morris three times,
Burton cried out, Where is your pro-
phet nov p Just then Mrs Swaney
came from the crowd, SAYING, Is this
going to be another Mountain Meadows
massacre?' Burton shot her also. Mrs.
Bowman ran up and cried, You blood
thirsty wretchl' Burton said that no
one could call him that, and then shot
her too. went a little distance away
and saw John | anks lying ON the ground
wounded. He knew me and waved his
hand to me. l knew that it was Burton
who shot Morris and the two women, for
l WAS acquainted with him. | don't
know whether 1 could recagnizs him now
or not, Tor it has been seventeen years
since the event"
The prosecution asked the witness to
look about the courtroom and pick out
the man. The witness left the stand
and peered into the faces OF the defend
ants counsel, one after another, until ne
caue to Burton, when he said: 9 If that
man will stand up can tell whether he
is Burten or not" By direction of the
prosecution the defendant arose, tall and
erect, whereupoE witness recognized Bur-
ton, and in an excited voice pronounced
him the man whom he saw shoot Joseph
Morris and the two women, Mrs. Bow
man and Mrs. Swaney.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-04-10
Mrs. EmersOn's UnruIy Hens.

a pleasant story is told Of Thoreau,
who could unbend occasionally, although
it is conceded that as rule, he was any,
thing but pleasant person to those
who did not know him familiarity. A
writer in the Boston Herald says: H.
D. TnOresu was once called upon by
Mrs r w. Emerson, whose A)wer gar
den was being scratched up by the hens,
to help her devise some plan to prevent
further damage. After consideration
OF the ways and means, Mrs. Emerson
hit upon the expedient of putting linen
gloves upon the ieet of the gsllinaceOus
vandals. Thoreau, who had keen sense
of humor, restrained the laughter which
was nearly choking him, and grsvely,
under Mrs. Emersen's direction, ban
daged the claws of the assembled barns
ward in stout linen cloth. For an hour
or so the fowls did no harm, and the
Emerson household were greatly pleased.
Finally there was heard an exultant
crow. The rooster had scratched through
his bandsges and was triumphing over
his exploit. The hens folio aed suit and
Mrs. Emerson was reduced to despair,
while Tnoreau went to the woods, where
he could let his laughter have vent.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-04-10

Investigation will only lead to good
results"
How do you account for materializsd
spirits?"
/ have never seen any, and have
never known any one who has. / csim
thst the faces which some honest ones
purport to see are brought before them
solely by the power of imagination, and
that such hallucination is nothing more
strange than any other vsgsry during a
diseased condition of the brain. Scimu-
lants bring strange visions in their wake I;
why may not an imagination, highly
wrought upon, see ghosts and Aowe rs,
after having gone through a course OF
training to that very end3 In both in
stances, the mind is in an unnatural,
unhealthy state. This is my theory, SIR"
We cSn not convert each other, /
see."
Here our talk ended. take pleasure
in adding that the lady mentioned came
over 10 my side of the argument and
warmly thanked me for my efforts in her
behalf and my success IN leading her
back to agreeable skepticism
AS DcllcNSo lucI, L DeilcN6 uO",
bssing that optimism upon long obserys-
ton and study of what l hold to be q
very pleasant and agreeable subject,
when detached from the gross trickery
OF professionals who make capital out OF
a widespread credulity. With regard 20
NJ IS Fancher's ability to live without
eating, | have nothing to say. 1t is
easily tested. Concerning the keenness
OF her mental perceptions and the sub
tlety OF her grasp upon objects invisible
to and remote from her, | hold that she
simply possesses to a remarkable degree
the same power which belongs, to a less
extent, to five out of every ten whom we
meet daily, but who are too absorbed in
the busy whirl of life to ray much heed
to impressions and premonitions.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-04-10
A SERMON FOR THE su,rEss.
By IRWIN RUSSELL.

1 nebber breass colt siore he's old enough &c
tHobel;
1 nebber digs my taters tell dey plenty big to
grabble;
An when you sees me risin' up to struotiiy in
rs iust elumb up de knOwledge-tree and done some
apple-eatin'.
/ sees some sistahs p1uzint, mighty proud o. what
dey vearin',
It's wen you isn't apples nov, you better be de-
clzIin'!
For when you'd heerd yO' markit-price, It'd hurt
You couldn't fetch dime peck for ar yo' fancy
petlin s.
sigtahs-I eetle apples (for you're rally mighty
like 'em)-
Iluus de ol time russets, dough it's seldom kin
suike en-;
An so Tubs you sistahs for yo' grace. an not yo'
I don't keer how my apple looks, but on'y how it
tAs es.
Is dey Sabbaf-scholar heah1 Den let him form
his mudder
How Observation-Disclosures boys played off upon dey
Drudderl
Dey sol him to a trader an at last he struck de
prison:
Dat oom,d of Jo5eph's strutiin in dat streaked
cJat oh his n.
My Christian frien's, dis story pEOobei dat chen
He'd had dtzsn fancy coats, eff he'd "a been
'Oomani
De cusidness oh shown of he ioun' out sl about
it;
An yit he wuz Christian man, as good as ever
shouted.
II larned him An l bet you when he come to git
his riches
Dey, didn't so for stylish coats or Philsdelphy
bIepehes;
He diont vase his money when experience taught
him better,
But went arOun' a-loOkln' ike he's wsitin for
lettsrl
Now, sistahs, won't you copy him Say, won't
you take lesson,
An mind dis sOlIum wahnin' bout de sin OBJ fancy
dressin'7
How much yo' open upon yo'se'f2 wish you
might remember
Yo' preacher amt been paid cent since somewhat
in November.
better close. sees some gals dis sahmon's kinder
hittin'
A-vhisperin'. an 'sturbin' sill OATS near whar
dey 8 g. sittin'
10 lock at dem, an listen at dey Onrespec'fUl jab-
Der,
1t turss de milk OBJ human hnenes' mighty nigh
10 ella beTl
A-A-A-MESi
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-04-10
Wonderful Things in Leather.

The Mckay Sewing Machine company,
which il now having fight in congress,
sewed $4,000, 900 pairs Of shoes last year,
and there were pegEed upon the peggiDg
machines 55,00O,O00 pairs last year.
And those machines have entirely revo-
lutiOnized the business There are 49,
600 bushels of loose pegs made in New
England, and those pegs sell from sixty
i've to seventy-five rents per bushel;
yet patented peg. wood "a strip OF rib,
bon of wood cut against The grain, and
OF width just equal to the lerR tn of q
peg) has SO superseded the loose pegs
that last year there were IS 900, 900 pairs
of boots and shoes pegged with it. The
whole expense OF this peg-wOOd averages
about one-fJuTth of cent per pair.
Nearly one Thousand of these pegs are
driven into the shoe in q minute, and
there are ab ut four TO six pegs to an
inca, or about twenty two inches of peg
ging to a shoe. Over two hundred
vauetia- Of shoe machines are now IN
the market. The man who invented tins
peg " Oh had 10 borrow money to enable
MIN to perfect his device and pay the
fees OF the solicitor and patent Office,
besides having borrowed $4,000 TO in
trouuce it into the market. 1t cost the
parties who invested and introduced
into the shoe shnos the "cable screw
wire machine $500, coo. Six hundred
pairs Of pegeed shoes can now be made
n a day by gsi G Of ten men. Where
before shoe shops existed throughout
New England, now shops have become
large, labor is classified, and receives a
larger compensation (strikes to the con-
trsry Notwithstanding; wages have ad-
vsnced 80 to 100 per cent. to the labOrer,
and the shoe in lality is Is per cent.
letter than twenty-five wears ago.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-04-10
No Windows in He'll,

HILL Twas described in detail, in Norris
town, Pennsylvania, by R'v. J. T Hays
lett, pastor OF the Mount Il on A. NJ. E.
church. He compared it TO red not fur
nacas, burning prslries, and river COW
cred with blazing petroleum from the
wreck of sn oil-train. Having recited
the parable OF Lazarus and the rich
mans vain petition Tor drop of water,
he cried: d" Not even a drop of water !!
Not in a silver cupl Not in a china
cupl "a voice, NOD. 'ot in a
gourd or a calabash But from the tip
of his tingerI You call this floor dirty
now when we ask you to get down on it,
but in hell you would take a drop of
water from the foot OF any saint in glory
if you could get it. Think of it. The
smallest prayer can not be answered
there" In conclusion, he said: d" There
are no conveniences there for guests, no
seats, no cushioned chairs, no carpeted
rooms, only fiery lake of fiery waves !;
no windows there, no floor to the prison.
house of the damned u He urged his
hearers not to 90 there
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-04-10
Storm ON the Central Pacific.
Truskee Republican.


Saturday night was the fercest and
stormiest ever known on the Sierra Me-
vadas since the completion OF the rail-
road. The wind blew hurricane the
snow was light and dry, and the air was
so filed with the stOrm-driven particles,
that it was impossible oftentimes to see
an object ten feet distant. The wind
tore the branches from the trees, started
avslsnches rolling down the mountains,
and howled and shrieked and raved like a
thousand demon. The storm piled q
drift thirty>fve deep by the side of Card
wells house at the summit. Where-
ever there was crack or crevice in the
sides of snow-sheds, the snow would soon
be sifted in to the hight of six or eight
feet across the track. In places the top
OF the snow sheds were bare In places
the posts and uprights grosned beneath
a mass forty feet deep Harder WORK
was never performed by railroad men.
Relief train men and the snow-plow crew
were out in the storm for four nights
and three days. During all this hight
with the storm, the m, n haf scarcely
two consecutive hours of sleep. The
blockade was crushed through on suns
dsy morning, and soon afterward the
sky cleared Of.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-04-10

million fise hundred thou, AMI dollars. This
is total that will make the farmers shud>
der. 1t is estimated that fully two>thirds of
the amount might have been kept within the
limits OF the state if Its natural resources
had been developed, and that one-hslf of the
total amount might have been saved to the
farmers themselves if they had only utilized
the natural resources of their farms. The
inspection fees for this vast quantity of fer
tilizers amount TO over $40 000-the fee being
fifty cents for ton. This Will prove a very
handsome reye ne for the state, and will
much more than support the agricultural
bureau, under whose auspices it is made.