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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26
DEATH OF TOM THUMB
Demise of the Noted Dwarf in
His Connecticut Home. =
Brief Sketch of His Career--The Daily
List of Deaths.

Charles Haywood Stratton, better
known as Gen. Tom Thumb, died at
his residence at Middleboro, Mass,
Sunday, of apoplexy. He had been
slightly indisposed for few days, but
nothing serious was anticipated. The
remains will be taken to Bridgeport
for interment. The time of the flu
neral will be decided upon the arrival
of the widow from Cincinnati. Gen.
Tom Thumb" was born at Bridgeport,
Conn, Jan 4, 1888. At the age of IA
he entered the service of p. T. Barnum
and ever since has been before the
public. 1t was a curious coincidence
that the year the famous Polish dwarf,
AOruluaski, died, the line of publicly
exhibited dwarfS was continued by
the birth Of the American pigmy 1t
was III 1854, after tour of the United
States, that Barnum took Tom Thumb
to England, where his grace. vivacity
and good humOr made him popular,
from the royal family to the general
public before whom he acted. at the
Lyceum Theater in London. He was
presented in person to the queen, and
appeared in most of the continental
cities, receiving recognition from the
crowned heads of Europe, and many
valuable medals, which he ALWAYS
took great pride in Displaying,
AGAIN IN ENGLAND.
After extensive travels in both hemis-
pheres he again visited England in
1857, but the dwarf-man, despite his
personal and intellectual qualities.
was less attractive than the dwarf
boy. In 1868 he was married to the
very minute American lady, Lavinia
Warren who was born III 1912, and
with whom he travelled around the
world and visited many lands.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26
Chicago Marker.

CHICAGO, July 23.-Flour-Quiet and Un-
changed. Wheat-Regular unsettled and lower
1925 for seller July; 1885 for seller August
1.O538@1.O51a for seller September; 106580
1868 for seller October: 1.O715 for seller No
vember; 1.O2@102B for seller the year. No.
3, Chicago spring, 1.O134@1O218; No. ,, Chicago
spring, 81; No. 2 red winter, 107 Corn-Active,
but lower; 5034 for seller cash and July; sos
for seller August; 5O34@5O18 for seller Septem-
Der; 5O5865OA for seller October; 46 for seller
the year. Oats-Irregular; fairly active; 34@l
344 for seller cash; 3414@345 for seller July;
1884 for seller August; 2758 for seller Septem-
Der; 27780y2S for seller October; 2714@2738 for
seller the year. Rye-Firmer, 5614. Flax Seed
Steady and unchanged, 40 Pork-Demand
active; unsettled and lower, 1425014.30 for
seller cash and July; 1430014s215 for seller Au-
gust; 145O@5219 for seller September; 1920
1865 for seller October; 1325@13.30 for seller
the year. Lard-UnSettled, generally lower,
SS215@SS5 for seller cash and July and
August; S.95@8.9719 for seller September;
S9O116l9O5 for seller October; 9.57096O for
seller the year Bulk Meats-In fair demand :;
firmer: shoulders, $40; short ribs 765; do
clear 40. Butter-Quiet and unchanged
Eggs-Quiet and unchanged. Whiskey-Steady
and unchanged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

John Edwards, working on the farm
Of Mr.. Bliss, near Aberdeen, was killed
by lightning on Monday last.
Two boys, cousins, while bathing with
a number of other boys, were drowned
in the Goose river, ten miles south of
LarimOre, Oak, Sunday. The elder,
named Haggart, was nine years old, and
the younger six.
Jim O'Hara, of Milwaukee, single,
% years old, was accidently shot with q
revolver by Frank COrwin, who was fir
ing at a target. O'Hara will die,
A CYCLONE struck near Lawrence,
Kans, as Saturday afternoon, destroying
wheat fields, fences and everything in
its way. No estimate has yet been made
of the damage.
BARNEY GEOLAN, a farmer Of Empire,
Wis. fell from the roof of his barn, re-
ceiving severe injuries from which he
cannot recover. He went to the roof to
repair it from the damage done by the
recent storm.
GEORGE WIENER, aged fourteen years,
fell into a boiling beer vat at HelldOrf
er's brewery, Baltimore, and died in
stantly. The beer was drawn from the
vat and the body taken out and sent to
the home of the boys parents.
Mrs. PHILIPS, an aged lady, Mrs Phil
fps, Jr., and the latter's daughter, two
years old, were killed at Roanke, n. Y,
Saturday, on the Lackawanna railway
crossing. The horses also were killed.
SEVER GRIMsTUN was run over by a
freight train as it was pulling out of the
Omaha depot at Eau Claire Monday
night. He has been in the employ of
the Chippewa Lumber & Boom company.
The car wheels ran right over his body,
MASKING it terribly. One hand was also
cut off.
Two sons of Mr.. Lord, aged thirteen
and fifteen, and son of Mrs. Marchand,
sixteen years of age, were drowned at
River du Loup, Que, while bathing Sat
urday. Mrs. Marchand's husband and
two sons were burned to death a short
time ago.
A LARGE tank at the California pow
| der mills, near Cleveland, exploded
with terrific force. The cause is I'M
known. One mans hand was badly
burned by flying fire. Nobody else was
injured. Windows were shattered for
miles around.
CLARENCE LARKIN and Frank Cutler,
two well known young men, while rae
ing on the Whitetish bay road, near Mil
waukee Saturday, had a collision, Cut
ler's horse being killed, his buggy smash
ed and his leg broken. Larkin also was
badly bruised.
NEAR Brownsville Saturday a load OF
hay on the farm of the Johnston Broth
ers, tipped over, and young German
named Charles Waltersdrom, who was
on the load, had apitchfork run through
him, sustaining probably fatal injuries.
JOSIAH, little 13-year-old son of VIM.
Otry, of Ortonville, Mimi, was gored
nearly to death by bull; the animals
horn passed through his abdomen, let
| ting out the intestines and making a
| dangerous wound in the thigh. He es-
capped from being killed outright by
crawling into a marsh and remaining
there till help arrived.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26

FROM Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska,
Kansas, Minnesota, Dakota, Indiana,
and Central Illinois come reports of
serious damage by recent severe hail,
rain and wind storms. Many houses
We're more or less damaged; the grow
ing grain and the orchards in many
places We're beaten down and ruined,
fences and bridges swept away, and a
number of persons injured, one or
two fatally. In Iowa the greatest
damage appears to have been done in
Fremont, Scott, Blackhawk and Clin-
ton counties. In the town of McPaul,
Plum, Hollow and Percival, in Ere
mont county, several stores and resi-
dences We're wrecked, and ten persons
injured. In Missouri, Nodaway coun-
ty suffered the most, the towns of
Maryville, Burlington Junction,
Elmo and Wilcox, in that county,
being reported badly wrecked AT
Alton, ILL.,, Friday evening, the
Methodist church was unroofed, and
many buildings damaged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26
A Chance for a Young Preacher,

Ruby Camp has a church, but no
preacher, and the Pilot very modestly
asks the state press to give the matter
publicity. 1t says: IF some gospel
sounder, no matter about creed or
color, will come along and give the
boys little straight goods once a
week shd dare Tst say fbt the boys w 6a
square meals per day, if nothing more.
The boys are liberal in these matters,
and if the right sort of fellow comes
along we believe he Will strike a bo-
nanza
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26
Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE, EJulyss2 3.-Flour- fair demand
Wheat-Weal1er; No. 2, 1902; 1.O2 for. seller
July; 1O318 for seller August 1.O53s for seller
September; 102 for seller the year Corn
Lower; No. 2, 3O34; new, 49, rejected, 4434
Oats Steady, No. 2, 3319; white, 30. Rye
Higher; No 451a; No. 2, 5413. Barley-Quiet
new No. 2 for seller September, 20; extra No. g.
1917; bid, 49, Provisions Higher; mess pork
14.25 for seller cash and August; 1445 for seller
September. Lard-Prime steam 8.87 for seller
cash and August; 9O5 for seller September.
Live hogs-Higher; 5.OO@5.40, Freights- Quiet
but Steady. Wheat to Buffalo, 214c Corn, &c.
Butter-Quet and unchanged. Cheese Steady.
Eggs-Steady. Receipts Flour 1895; wheat,
1885, barley, 1910 Shipments Flour, $40;
wheat, 30, barley 1869.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26
long ordinary Migrants.

THE complications in Madagascar
have attracted more attention than is
usually given to such affairs, for two
reasons. First, because the nations
involved are England and France,
traditional rivals; and, secondly, be
cause the avowed policy of France Is,
so far as Africa is concerned, one of
conquest.
In this way Madagascar will be
pushed into new prominence as a
bone of contention, and most exciting
and momentous events may follow.
If England and France become invol-
we'd, hostilities between them will be
Germany's opportunity on one hand
and Russia's on the other. But if the
two powers do not become involved
Madagascar will enter upon new
era of development. Because of in
creased interest in the island an at
tempt is made in this issue to assist
the public to a fair understanding of
situation and to give a correct idea of
the people and resources of a country
about which less is known than about
Ethiopia or Abyssinia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26
Neglect is the Foster parciN

OF disease. whatever be its direct progenitor
Prompttude in res0rting to a remeny IS the only
safe course, no matter how trivial the ailment
may seem. As & safeguard against further dam
age to the SYSTEM to cnSue, if the prelinlin-
airy symptoms are diSregarded, few medicines can
be recommended with such confidence in cases of
dyspepsia. liver complaint, constipation. rheuma-
tisnl kidney disorders and malarial fevers, as the
national corrective, HoStetters Stomach Bitters.
serves the faith reposed in it by the inhabitants of
this continent. and of others where malarial dis
orders to which it is specifically adapted, are ex
ceedingly prevalent. It's remedial is as widely
recognized as its preventive efficacy, and the fact
has been frequently brought to the knowledge of
its proprietorSF by physicians and Others that it
has entirely eradicated disease in obstinate cases,
where only temporary relief mad been obtained up
to thStime of its use.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26

SINCE announcing his decision III
the lotteries case, the postmaster gen
eral has been informed by Postmaster
Pearson, of New York, that the
Louisiana company has transferred
almost all its money business hitherto
done in New York, to Chicago in Or
der to evade the order Of Postmaster
General Key, recently revived by
Postmaster General Gresham, which
is addressed to the postmasters at New
York and New Orleans. 1t is pre-
dicted that Judge Gresham will soon
extend his prohibition to all post
offices.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26

The New York Times recently sent
out large number of letters, asking
the names of those who are most fire.
quently spoken of for Presidential can
didates III 1884. The replies showed
that there are forty-one Republicans
and forty Democrats who have been
mentioned III connection with the
Presidential office. Among Republi-
cans, Blaine, Arthur and Edmunds
are the favorites in the ORDER named
and among Democrats, Tilden, Nc
Donald and Bayard seem to be the
most popular in their party. But it
is still several months before thenOml-
nations will be made, and there's
many slip 'twiXt the cup and the
lip"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26

THREE hundred passengers on a pleas
ure trip between Point Clare and Beau
harnais, on the St. Lawrence River, had
a narrow escape Sunday evening from
being lost. They crossed over from
Beauharnais in the morning to the fash
ionable Point Claire, and on returningin
the evening the pilot on their steamer
Beauharnais missed the channel and ran
her bows well up on a reef, creating
great excitement and terror among the
excursionists, chiefly women and child
rem. The boat was backed off, and at
once began to fill, and finally ran
aground in eight feet of water. Fortu-
nately the condition of the vessel com
ing in was noticed on shore, when the
inhabitants Of the village turned out III
their canoes, and with the aid of boats
belonging to the steamer every soul was
saved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26
The Kicker in Politics.

The . kicker" is a very unpopular
being, but as a people we owe much
to him. 1t was a lot of 'kickers :"
that gave us the declaration of indie
pendence and brought us freedom. It
has been the ''kickers that have
been the purifying agents in our polit-
ical structure. Long live the kick
or y
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26
IN THE FATED NEMHAII

The night of Jan. 10, Gen. Tom
Thumb and wife occupied a room in
the fated Newhall house. They had
a very narrow escape They were
awakened by loud knocking at their
door The General arose and admit
ted a policeman, also a dense volume
of smoke. They Immediately looked
about for means of egress, the police
man, Officer O'Brien, (who has since
been promoted to the position of
roundsmam opened the window and
a Ladder was raised at once. Their
room was situated on the third floor.
directly over the entrance, General
Thumb descended the ladder first. fol-
lowed by officer O'Brien with Mrs.
Thumb in his arms. They lost all
their valuables, amounting to about
$1,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26

United States Minister Hunt. of st.
Petersburg, and Mr.. Alexander Porter
Morse, of Washington, have been Sc
lected as the representatives of the
United States at the International
Congress on the Codifcation of inter
national Law, shortly to assemble at
Milan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26

DENNIS KEARNEY, the San Francis
60 sand-lot orator, has again been
given the cold shoulder by those he
pretends to champion. In New York,
Wednesday afternoon, he attempted
to address the Central Labor Union,
but was refused hearing. Kearney
left in great disgust, denouncing the
members of the union as "blather-
sixties" and dirty loafers" It is a
good sign that the workingmen of the
United States are beginning to repu
diate the vagabond demagogues who
set themselves up as their special adj
vocates and make a business of going
about the country as professional agi-
tators of the interests Of labor. Men
who, too lazy to work themselves, try
to make fat living of of those who
do work, by pretending to be their
special champions, deserve to be class
ed among ordinary Migrants.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26

A Signor Scovello IS announced for
concerts in London. This is the hand
some American, Edward Scovel, who
married Miss Roosevelt in New York.
He has studied for long time under
Lamperti and other masters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26

CENTRAL Iowa was greatly damag-
ed last Wednesday night by a severe
wind-storm. The loss by destruction
and damage to property III Clinton
nd Scott counties, in that State, by
last weeks storm, is estimated at half
a million of dollars.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26

ALL the nail factories in the West
closed Wednesday for four weeks.
They do this so to prevent a large sup
ply being made, which enables them
to keep prices up.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26

THE greatest of small men-Tom
Thumb-died of apoplexy at Middle
horo. Mass. Wednesday, a9ed 46.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26
A New kind of Steam Boiler.

A WeIl-knOWn Paterson, y eW j erSey,
mechanic, name William SutclIffe,
is building a steamboat with a wooden
boiler, which will be placed in the
Passaic River, above the falls, in a
few days The boat is a propeller,
sixteen feet long. The boiler is made
of a new ale cash, and is said to be
capable of standing a pressure of two
hundred pounds to the square inch.
1t has already been satisfactorily test
ed at forty pounds pressure. This
novel boiler is fitted with fues, and
the fire, instead of being under, is on
top of it, a draught being supplied
from a tube underneath. Mr.. SUIT
cliffe is not a crank, but thorough
and practical mechanic, holding res
ponsible position IN one of the Pater-
son locomotive works. 1t is the first
time In history that an attempt was
ever made to raise steam In wooden
boiler, and itlooksas. if the experiment
would prove a success.
The Maruuse of Iansdowne Will
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26
Stories of Animals.

In Il dwelling house that burned
near North Adams, Mass. three chill
dren were sleeping, their parents being
absent from home. The house doc,
succeeded IN getting into the children's
room and rescued them with great diff
ticulty, as two of them had tainted.
AS dog in South Bend. Ind. was
quietly gnawing a bone, a rat crawled
out from under the sidewalk on the
opposite side of the street. and, rush
ing close up to the mouth of the doc.
made off with the bone before the as
tonished dog could recover sufficiently
to pursue it.
\ boy of Luther Mich. on his way
to school, met bear, and hastily
climbed a tree. He chung to his din
ner pail, but as bruin sat at the foot of
the tree patiently waiting for him to
come down, he finally tossed the pail
to him. The bear gulped down the
contents of the pail and then Ieisruelv
walked off.
a dog at Newcastle, Penn, was for
twelve years the inseparable compan-
ion of Sidney Davis Davis died re
Gently, and after searching in vain for
his master, the dog finally settled
down i'll his armchair and awaited his
coming. 1t required stratagem TO get
him to take the smallest quantity of
food, and he gradually pinned away
and died
! Boston lady had a dog which,
when it or it's friend, the cat, wished
to go into the kitchen, stood by the
door and allowed the cat to jump upon
its back The cat would then reach
one paw over the latch, and by press
ing the other paw ON the thumb-piece
was able to open the door. The cat
would then drop on the dogs back
ride into the kitchen in triumph.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26

Miss HOWARD is, perhaps the most
famous lady physician. She is an
American, living in China, where
because ofnative prejudice against the
attendance of male physicians upon
women i'll their special diseases her
services have been required in the
highest official circles of the Celes-
tials; and so she has cause to visit
ladies of high rank all over Northern
China, and the fact is, as an item of
news and novelty, made known
in over half the newspapers of the
United States AS we glory in the
success of capable women physicians
everywhere, we note the fact, and adj
wise some of our surplus female ca
pacity to equip and go where their
services are so much appreciated-Dr.
Foote's Health Monthly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26

WARRENToN, n. Grew. J. E. c.. Barham, says:
Il used Brown Iron BitterS. 1t is a complete re-
storative, tonic and appetizer"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26

OREGON and Washington Territory
are having disastrous forest fires.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-26

The Marquee of Lansdowne Will
sail from England for Canada October
IL, to assume duty as Governor Gen
eral..
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-10
PLANT Nut TREEs.-The awakening

PLANT Nut TREES.-The awakening
attention to forestry in this country wi
cad some farmers in the east, as well a,
IN The west, to take an interest in pro-
moing The growth of forest trees. Will,
his Is under consideration we would poin
,uch of our readers us do feel the impol -
anre of the subject to the value of fores
rees not only as tirewood or timber bu
tlSo rs producers of food products. Th
pnly forest tree regarded generally in thl'
Olght amongst Us Is the sugar maple; bu
lie nut bearing trees are by no mean
destitute of importance. In the Cham
JIain and lower Connecticut valleys tn,
.hestnuJ and the hickory, as well as til,
,eech and butternut, thrive perfectly, an,
I'll of them are worthy of extensive plant
ng. The oak, also, though no. produc-
ing nut of much edible value for man
viii yield an abundance of excellent fooc
or swine, and the same may be said OF
The black walnut. Now, instead of plant
ing all naples or elms or ashes, why Can
not those men. young or Old, who begiI
O feel the spirit OF tree planting spring
up within them, consider the value Il
hese nut trees, and plant their one, tw,
II ten acres with at least q fair propor-
lion of thi, CLASP The timber of chest .
nuts, butternuts, hickories, oaks, beeches
md black walnus is all Of high value
and they are not inferior TO other fores
trees for tirewood. Therefore their nuts,
be their value more or less, may be con
sdered as clear profit In Ohio, and olhel
well lorested western States, this crop o.
nuts Tor "mast," as they call it,) is, il
we'll bearing years, of much advan,ag,
for swine feeding, and in such years Il
great amount OF the corn crop can be di.
verted to the feeding and tattening Of
other kinds of stock. Chestnuts, butter.
nuts and black walnuts will come to bear
ing quite as soon as any apple trees, while
the hickories, oak and beeches are no
far behind such kinds as the Northern
Spy, St. Lawrence. Perhaps some do not
know that the black walnut succeeds as
we'll as the butternut in New England,
b. such is the fact, and both of then
come into quite full bearing within ten
years from planting the seed, if the soil
is good and they have proper attention.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-10
LITTLE JOE.


uoou ior nothing was little Joe,
All the neighbors declared him So
MS mother was poor as poor could be.
ana oaoy burden, they thought, was he,
with MS twisted limbs, his crooked back,
ANA MS face betraying a mental lack;
Ana half in pity, and half in scorn,
Ihey SAID 1T were well had he never been born y
Good for nothing !" the scho boys cried:
lie cannot swim and he cannot side;"
ana tine master echoed. "For naught, indeed;
Hene Will learn to write nor read;"
And the parson muttered, "'Tis very plain
NO thought can enter that darkene ed brain
of grace or election, or primal fall;
Will leave him to Him who care tn for ALL"
Good for my comfort" his mother said
AS she tenderly stroked the shiftess head;
ana smiled as she would to a babe on her knee,
IN the little one laughed with a vacant glee.
And she said, as she gave him broken toy,
Il never shall mourn o'er a wayward boy,
There Is love in his heart and can guess
The thoughts that he cannot in words express"
The boy was hero l" the people cried,
And the news so ~ondrous spread far and wide.
The child for this hour was surely kept,
DID 1t waken some pc wer that long had slept
That terrible night when the bridge went down,
And the river came up to food the town?
For poor little Joe. in the wind and rain,
With his tiny lantern had stopped the train.
"A ransom for many" so reads the stone,
That stands by the graveyard gate alone.
NO longer pelted or Knocked or jeered,
BY turns tormented and scorned aud feared:
But blessed and honored and mourned he lies
Who gave his life as sacrifice
And with thrilling heart and fatering tongue
The story is told by old an young.
Kate Laurence, in Christian Register.