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CLaoAENS.
10 Let.

NERs. I. E. BURNHAMS brick house, No, las
wi Spring street; 10 rooms; can be seen from . tC
6 r. NJ; price $3.50. Apply to .-,n,,.
oc25d3t n. S. GARDINER, centennial BLOCK
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For S1.oo Hat. Merry the Halter.
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Life it's Parent Flower,

CARRIAGE Robes cheap. Coe.
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Lost.

ON+be DAD n WATCH SEAL. with C. E. q. cut
~ in the stone. The finder will be SUITABLY re-
warded by leaving the same at HIS OFFICE;
oe25 WV
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Buy your Fall Gloves of Merry, Halter,
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GIRLS Caps, 75c, Boys 25c. Coe.
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Lost.

A SEAL RING. The finder will be rewarded by
N leaving it at THIS OFFICE. ,o,.
oc25 uoV
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GLOVES, Gloves, Gloves, today. Gee
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Pulpit and Platform.

EuplC duo GldUlOTm
Rev. A. S. Ladd will begin series of ser
mons to young men, under the auspices of the
Y. M. c. A. tomorrow evening at Congress st.
M. e. Church at Z O'Clock.
This week we have had a glimpse Of London;
seen some Of its churches, public buildings,
statuary, &C., through the descriptions and
illustrations which DIR. Bolles has offered, and
now like Oliver Twist we are longing for more,
as glimpse of place like London cannot sat-
isfy. This desire will be gratifed next Monday
evening, when by sixty-fve views and descrip-
tions we can visit Westminster and South
Kensington. We first enter the streets of
London West End, and noting several objects
of interest pass to the new palace of West
minister. After spending some time in the
palace of government, we visit the palace of
art, learn something of its history, and what
South Kensington has done for English art.
Those who have been in London will have old
scenes and pictures revived, while those who
have not, can by these lectures, prepare them
selves for an actual visit to these places.
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HUNDREDS of ssyles Stiff Hats Merry.

LADIES' Stiff Hats, new Merry, Halter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25
CRIME.

GEO. PRICE, colored, who was last
week convicted of the murder Of Vittie
Black, tobacco merchant, last summer,
was sentenced on the Goth inst. to be
hanged on the 2Sth of May next.
GEO. w. CANNON, 65 years of age,
while on his way home from Colum bus,
Ga, Dec. Goth, had his throat cut from
ear to ear and his pockets rided.
ROBERT A. CoEY, a letter carrier in
Chicago, son of an ex, alderman, was ar
ested, December 21st, charged with
rifiing letters. He confessed. The
amount of the thefts is unknown.
THE people of New Canton, 20 miles
south of Quincy, ILL.,, says dispatch of
the 18th inst, are greatly excited by find
ing the house recently occupied by man
and his wife entirely deserted, but with
all the furniture intact and blood on va.
rious articles about the place. Cries OF
murder were heard coming from the
house on the previous Thursday night
but no investigation was made until the
18th. 1t was found that neighbor, who
had threatened their lives, had shipped
his goods at the same time to Lorraine, ia
that county. The theory is that he packed
the bodies of his victims in casks anC
took them along. The excitement is in
tense in that section and men are scour
ing the county in search of the remain!
and OF the supposed murderer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25
THE WEEKS WORK.
Selected From Every Source.
WASHINGTON.

SAYS telegram of Dec. 22nd, there
are 81, 1913 widows On the pension-rolls,
the survivors of the soldiers Of 1912.
They are all over 81 years of age.
FRANK HoLToN, of the Burlington
HGa0keye, has been appointed postmaster
of Burlington, says telegram of Dec.
22d, his commission to take effect upon
the expiration Of thepresent incumbent's
term of office.
THE committee on privileges and
elections on the 18th inst. granted the
request of Kellogg for the subpoena for
about dozen additional witnesses. The
subpoenas were made returnable Jan
uary 10th, at which time the. testimony
wilf be resumed.
A WASHINGTON telegram of Dec. 22d
gives the following official information
of the British policy to suppress Amer
lean traffic with the colonies: The sub
stitution of American hardware for Eng
lish in Australia and other markes is
having serious effect on the Sheffield
trade. At Zanzibar the American trade
is Increasing, but the great drawback is
the difficult transmission of funds to the
United States IN return for goods. ABOUT
One-half of the exports to the United
States go in British vessels via London.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25
CABLEGRAMS.

AN international exhibition will be
held in Rome in 1882, says cablegram
of Dec. 10Th.
THE ministry of Carovas del Castillo,
says Madrid cablegram of Dec. 22d, is
daily becoming more unpopular. One
of Spains characteristic crises in gov
ernment is expected to occur.
A MADRID dispatch of Dec. 2lst says
it has been stated by minister that this
years Cubln estimates present deficit
of $S,000,000, besides the loss of the
present rebellion, which amounted to
SSO0,O00 monthly.
IT was announced on the 10Th inst that
| the sojourn CT the Empress of Russia
abroad is not as beneficial to-her health
as was expected. a chronic affection OF
the right lung is unimproved, and is ag-
grayated by an attack of pleurisy.
A GENTLEMAN connected with the
chemical works says London cablegram
| of Dec. 22d, has informed the Glasgow
Philosophical Society that, after expert
ments since 1860, he has succeeded in OBJ
tanning crystalized forms of carbon
which Professors Tyndall and Smyth
and Mr.. Maskclyne, of the British Mu.
scum, do not doubt are diamonds.
THE strong pressure brought to bear
on the Sultan by the British government
has nearly stopped the slave trade.
| ne-ofbattleship is at Zanzibar with 8
large number of officers and men who
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25
The SHrr0Ms of GeniuS.

Homer was a beggar.
Spencer died in want.
Cervantes died of huFger.
Torrance, the dramatist, was slave.
Dryden lived in poverty and distress.
Sir Walter Raleigh died on the scat
fold.
Butler lived life of penury and died
poor.
Bacon.lived life Of tmeanness and dis
tress.
Plautus, the Roman comic poet, turn
ed mill.
Paul Borghese had fourteen trades:
and yet starved with all.
Tasso, the Italian poet, was often dis
tressed for five shillings.
Steele, the humorist, lived a life
of perfect warfare with bailiffs.
0taway, the English dramatist, died
prematurely, AMI through hunger.
Chatterton, the child of genius and
misfortune destroyed himself at Is.
Bentivoglio was refused admittance
to hospital he himself mad erected.
The death of Collins was through neg
lect, first causing mental arrangement.
Savage died in prison at Bristol
where he was confined for the debt of
forty dollars.
Goldsmith's ''Vicar of Wakefield" was
sold for tr.f1e to save him from. the
grip of the law.
Fielding lies in the burying ground
of the English factory at Lisbon, with
out stone to mark thespot.
Milton sold his copy right of "Para-
disc Lost" for seventy-five dollars, in
three payments, and finished his life in
obscurity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

A FIRE at Appleton, Wis, Dec. 18th
destroyed SpauldiDg's stove factory and
outfit. Loss $4,000; half insured.
AN employe in Rheinler's brewery, at
Enfield, Iowa, was instantly killed by
the bursting of a beer-tank, says dis
patch of Dec. 21st.
AT Lobs, near London, Ont, Dec. Goth,
Robert Campbell, on the occasion of the
marriage of his brother, undertook to fire
salute, when the gun burst, killing him
instantly.
A FIRE occurred in the Omaha smelt-
ing works, Dec. 18Th, damaging that in
stitution $4,000; fully insured. Seventy
five men were thrown out OF employ
ment, but the works will be immediate
ly rebuilt.
A 14-YEAR-oLD daughter of Mrs. Mil
Ter, living one mile east Of Urbana, Ill.
was accidentally shot by little son Of
John Barnes, Dec. 21st. The ball enter.
ed at the nose, passed through the left
cheek into the shoulder, and will prob
ably prove fatal.
q A SCHOONER, supposed to be the Mary
d. Pomeroy, from Crescent City to San
Francisco, was sighted bottom up off
Point Reyes, Dec. 21st. There were on
board eight officers and seamen, and
twelve passengers, all of whom are sup.
dosed to be lost.
A FIRE broke out in Harm gton's opera
house, Port Huron, Mich, about three
O'Clock en- the morning of the 10Th inst.
and destroyed that building. Haverly's
juvenile Pinafore troupe had played there
the night before, and all their baggage
and scenery were destroyed.
ONE of the heaviest fires that ever Wis
tied Milwaukee, occurred at Philip Bests
brewery, on C4estnut street, early on
Sunday morning, the 21st inst. The
malt-house, elevator, ice-house, and of.
fee were burned, together with 100000
bushels of grain, involving a total loss
of 100000. The property was fully
insured.
A FIRE in Bismarck Oak, Dec 18th,
started in a restaurant on Main street and
burned twelve stores and buildings. The
Sheridan house was saved with difficulty
Loss $4,000; insurance small. The
heaviest losses are: Bisenberg, dry goods
$4,000, small insurance; D. Bailey &
Co.. hardware, $40 900, no insurance
McKinzie & Graffin, $4,000, no insur
ance; FL. MHrshall boots and shoes
$4,000. fully insured. Other individual
losses are under 800.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25
A Deceitful Bride of Seventy.fye.

A sprightly young Benedict of so
who, only four weeks before he poured
out the tale of his wrongs into the un-
sympathetic ear of Russian police
magistrate. had welded a blushing
bride offs, appeared the other day in
one of the Odessa District Courts and
passionately invoked the Intervention of
the Cars justice in bis domestic affans
in order that peace. harmony and order
might be restored to his distracted
household. His paint against his
youthful spouse contained several
counts, one more grieyous than the 9TH
er. She would-gied5 thing-run
about the streets all day, neglectipg her
family duties. Her companion in these
frivolous excursions was daughter, of
whose existence no intimatiOn had been
conveyed to him during the happy pre-
nupital days of his courtship and en-
gagement. This daughter had been ad-
ruptly disclosed to him shortly after his
marriage, and had caused him to infer
that when he was taking to his arms a
virgin septuagenarian, he bad labored
under an error brought about by skill
full deception. His wife, moreover had
refused to hand over to him the sum OF
400 rubles, which on the eve of their
wedding day she had Bound herself by
solemn abjuration to contribute next
morning to the family exchequer. Nor
could he induce her, hy entreaty, men
ace or endearment, to repay him a
trifing loan of 40 rubles, imprudently
advanced to her for the purchase of her
trousseau. His griefs in short, were
more than he could bear, despite the
buoyancy of his youthful spirits; and
accordingly, he besought the police au-
thorities either to reduce his volatile
moietY to order by severe treatment, or
TO pronounce some meIciful decree by
which he should be ridded Of her alto
gether. 1t is painful to reflect that the
hard-hearted magistrate contemptuous-
ly rejected his piteous appeal, with the
contumelious remark that ''there is no
fool like an old foolr
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25
A WOman's Life Work.
Boston journal,

Miss Nancy n. Clough died in En-
field, n. H., on the 23d oil November.
aged 80 years and 3 months The story
like romance than reality. 1t may well
be called romance in real life. She
was the Oldest of family of ten child
ren, five of whom are still living. While
she was yet young, her fathers farm in
Ensield became heavily incumbered,
and was likely to be sold un. :r the ham
mer his health too vas broken down, and
the future of the family appeared we'll
nigh hopeless. Nancy, foreseeing the dis
astrous consequences threatening the
the future. resolved to save the dear
home, and went to work with heroic
energy to carry the resolution into
effect. She enlisted her brother Theo-
philus, next younger than herself, in the
laudable enterprise. who cordially
seconded her efforts and gave efficient
aid.
Learning of the factories that had
Just started in Lowell, Mass, she left, t,her
home, and went to that city to find le-
munerativelwork. She entered one of
the factories as an humble operative,
but wrought with such energy and skill
as to accomplish more work than two
ordinary operatives, receiving more
than double pay. Every leisure
moment outside the mills was also faith
fully employed to the same end. AS
her younger sisters and brothers came
to a suitable age she summoned their
ready help, while she was the ruling,
directing genius and moving power of
the undertaking.
The result was, that after some years
of persistent efforts, the mortgage was
lifted from the farm, and the old home
was free from every claim that others
held upon it. Then she decided that the
house must be rebuilt and refurnish ed
and the grounds beautifed, and, when
this was done the brave girl went back
to the home other childhood with three
sisters and one brother to pass the re-
mainder of their days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25
English Walking Suits and Cloa ks

Suits of London design, in brown
and plum-colored cloth, with tailor fin
ish, are gaining in favor. The plain
skirt, with many rows of braid and
deep gauging, the panier with dropping
satin bows, and the little jacket, the
black forms of which end in rounded
tabs, have peculiar stylishness for
morning costume. A dress for a young
lady in livelier fashion is of brown cloth
and Victoria plaid, with fine pleatings
of cloth up the front and back of the
skirt and wide bars of plaid on the
sides, the panier with deep fold of plaid,
and the jacket with deep pointed col
lar of plaid meeting in front with bows
like a lowland kerchief. French dres-
ses combine the fine smooth wool reps
and corduroys with dark cashmere bro
cades, pleated skirt of pale bronze
brocade with pariers and shirred scarf
of Orleans plum reps about the knee,
the jacket having long revers and un-
dercollar of brocade serves as model
of this style. The new surtouts in
Scotch twilled mixtures of deep red and
brown are very neatly fitting, the Mar
guerite tabs of the black buttoning over
pleats which allow for the fullness OF
the skirt. The three seam circulars in
feecy cloths in gray AMI fawn are adapt
ed to fall into the figure in the back,
and with otter and marten trimmings
are very handsome cloaks.-NeaO York
Euen57io Post.
An English woman, now In this
country has ordered at Tifany's BAN
gle bracelet which is to cost the COM
Portable sum of $4,000. 1t is made
like the bangles of the harem, of beaten
gold and set with every known jewel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25
GRAND RAPIDS, WIS, THURSDAY, DEC

patrol the African coast on steam cutters
and launches to put stop TO traffic. The
British government has forced the Sultan
to sign treaty having the same object
in view.
OF the political situation in England,
a cablegram of the 22d gives the follow
ing interesting particulars: The popu-
lar demand of the Liberals for the lead
ership of Mr.. Gladstone temporarily is
denied. Offlcialism triumphs, and the
Wings retain control. Mr.. Gladstone
declined personally to second his friends
efforts. Earl Granville and Lord Harting-
ton are the nominal chiefs. The social
influence of London, owing to the tim
idity and selfish alarms aroused by
Gladston, s Midlothian declarations,
prove more powerful with
the party managers than the mani
fest demand of the great majority of the
liberal party. Private liberal advices
express much apprehension in regard to
the Sheffield contest. The whole Catho-
lie influence, the Duke of Norfolk lead
ing, supports the tories. Nearly all the
pseudo liberals formerly supporting Mr..
Roebuck opposed Mr.. Waddy, the liber-
al candidate. Mark Firth, leading To-
cal benefactor, supports actively Mr..
Wortlev, the tory candidate.
The Irish vote is all divided.
The priests support the tory candidate,
while the leading Irish members of par
lament advocate the cause Of the liberal
candidate. Mr.. Mundella, the liberal
member for Sheffield, yesterday pledged
himself ready TO prove that the govern
ment had resolved to annex Afghanistan,
and had ordered rs miles of railway to
be constructed there. Millar, an absurd
person, who was nominally a candidate,
mas withdrawn Strong Jewish efforts
are being made for tory candidate, but
Mr.. Cohen, Baron Rothschild's nephew,
advises the liberal Jews to support Mr..
Waddy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25

UNDER the name of simplicity" a
society of ladies has been established III
Leipsic to oppose the extravaganza of
fashion in dress and ornaments. The
members of this association are pledged
not to wear false hair nor train nor
tunics or any double skirts. Patterns
of simple dresses are plainly trimmed,
although fashiona BILE bonnets are worn,
and certain dressmakers have agreed to
conform to these patterns IN working
for members of the society.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25

THE weight of registered packets, sup
posed to contain diamonds, which pass
ed through the general postoffice, Cape
Town, in 1873, was 1,149 pounds 133
ounces. Allowing one-half of this
weight to have represented the actual
weight of the stones themselves-the
other half being the weight of the pa
per, etc, in which they were packed
this would give total of 1006. .250 car
ats, or 20,125 diamonds of an average
weight Of fifty carats each.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25

A WOMAN IN the hospital IN Florence
has strange story. She entered the
Italian army in order to save her broth
er, q married man, from military serv-
ice. She served with distinction during
the war with Austria, and received q
medal for bravery in the field. When
these facts were made known to King
Humbert he presented her with the
cross orahis order and gave directions
for her discharge on an annual pension
of 800 francs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25

A GEOGRAPHY recitation in Nevada
must be interesting. Just imagine a
schoolboy standing up and gravely rat
tling off the following before a commit
tee of the board of education: "Butter-
milk canon is in the Paradise noun
tains, northwest from Eden, about ten
miles from Gouge- Eye ,on the road lead
ing from Limburger to Whoop-' EN- Up,
via Bull Town, Lay-'Em- Out, and Hun
cry, and just over the mountains from
Bung-Eye and Knock k-'Em-Stiff."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25

THE Jennings case, the original of the
Jarndyce VS.. Jarndyce case in "Bleak
House," is again before the English
courts. The amount involved is about
$40,000,000. Charles Dickens father, in
early life, was in the office of solicit
or, where, his son assisting him, this
persistent, wonderful old case of wealth
drew the imaginative attention of the
great future novelist. Charl os Dickens
as himself confessed as muc !
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25

THE society for promoting christian
knowledge, an association which annu-
ally dispenses a revenue of near mil
lion dollars, ent er ed last month on the
occupation of its new premises in North
cumberland avenue, London. The bish,
op of Durham preached sermon in
which he mentioned that among the
earliest records of the society is the no
tice of books supplied to the men in
Marlborough's army.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25
To a Young Lady.

You think you love the young man
who is coming this Sunday night to
visit you. Suppose he declares him
SELF" and asks you to become his wife.
Are you prepared to say to him, II love
you and will trust you through life with
my happiness, and the lives and veal
of our children? ?"
He Is jolly. gay and handsome, and
all the darts of Cupid are twinkling and
sparkling in his eyes; but will those eyes
always find expression from the love of
true soul? Tonight he says many
pleasant things, and draws pretty pic
lures for the future. Does he go to-mor-
row to work which gives promise to
the fulfllment of your desire in life !?
Does his ambitions and achievements
satisfy you? Does every day life
shine with the noble endeavor of a
trustworthy man? If you think and
desire companion in your thinking
one who can unlock the depths of your
mind, to what strata Of humanity does
he belong in the scale of excellence
and morality? Is he doing all he can
to build future usefulness and happi-
ness in which you can feel blessed !?
These are questions which the expert
ence of after years make many women
weep in the bitterness of soul that they
were not thought of before th ey an
swered "Yes"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25

LAST week at the old-horse sale of
Wells, Fargo & Co., AT Portland, Oregon,
young man purchased black valise
for dollar or two. He opened it and
found it filled with clothing, also a gold
watch and chain, a silver cup land some
very fine jewelry of miscellaneous
character. Another man paid $86 for
box of last years almanacs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25
Here is a Sermon Enough for Sunday.

new orleans DeMOcTaI.
A little shoeblack called at the resi-
dence of clergy man of this city and
solicitated piece of bread and some
water. The servant was directed tC
give the child bread from tie crumt
basket, and as the little fellow was walk
ing slowly away and shifting the gift
between his fingers for a piece large
enough to chew, the minister called him
back and asked him if he had
ever learned to pray. On receiving q
negative answer he directed him tC
say, sour Father" but he could not I'm.
derstand the familiarity.
els it our father-your father-my
father"
"Why, certainly"
The boy looked at him awhile and
commenced crying, at the same time
holding up his crust of bread, and ex-
claiming between his sobs:
"You say that your father is my
father: aren't you ashamed to give your
little brother such stuff TO eat when you
have got SO many good things for your
self"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25

WAIT WHITMAN is still in St. Louis,
too i'll to travel. When we'll enough to
go out he visits a neighboring kinder
garten, where be is besieged by all the
children for stories.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25

Mr.. EUGENE FIELD, whose poems,
paragraphs and humorous writings are
familiar to newspaper readers, will soon
establish literary weekly at St. Louis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-12-25

Miss ALICE LoNGFELLow, daughter of
the poet, has become the Massachusetts,
vice regent of the Mount Vernon La
dies Association.