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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
The Temperance Field.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 28.-Rt. Rev. An
thony Wilson Thorald, lord bishop of
Rochester, England, arrived here to-
day on the steamer Hibernian from
Liverpool and was met at Locust
Point by committee of gentlemen of
the Protestant Episcopal church. To-
nighthe speaks at Christ Episcopal
church on temperance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
Another Agent to Stir UP High
Tariff Sentiment.

PITTsBURG, Sept. 28,-Jno. Jarrett,
retiring president Of the Amalgama-
ted association, has been employed by
the American Iron & Tin-plate asso-
citation as general managing agent to
take charge of the matter Of working
up high tariff sentiment in favor of
this industry, which is almost wholly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
Taxing the Western Union.

ALBANY, Sept. 27.-Judge Samuel
Hand, referee in the tax suit brought
by the state against the Western
Union telegraph company, has rem
dered a decision in favor of the state
for $17S, 1877. This sum is for taxes for
one year, but determines the remain
ing taxes in favor of the state, making
the total amount recoverable under
the decision from the company about
1925. 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
Mass Meeting Of Cigar Makers.

New YORK, Sept. ga resolution
was adopted tonight denouncing the
cigar manufacturing carried on in
tenement houses. The law correcting
this evil goes into effect Monday, and
measures will be taken to see that it is
rigidly enforced.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
VanderVOOrt'S Case.

WASHINGTON, Sept %. Paul Van
dervoort, late chief clerk of the west
ern division railway mail service at
Omaha, who was removed for mat
tention to business, called upon First
Assistant Postmaster General Hatton.
to-day. Upon the return of Post
master General Gresham, he will
make a personal appeal to the latter
for reinstatement.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
Protected by the Tariff,

PITTsBURG, Sept. 20. The glass
workers in the bottle house Of D. O.
Cunningham & Co., to the number of
one hundred and fifty, struck against
a 20 per cent. reduction IN window
glass. The situation remains un
changed. Both sides are waiting for
the other to request a conference, and
in the meantime all the factories in
the city are put down.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
Virginia's Tobacco Crop.

PETERSBURG, Va, Sept. 80. The an
nual report of the tobacco inspectors,
from October 1st, 1882, to October LIST,
1888, says 10,760 hogsheads of tobac-
co were inspected in this city, against
9, 1876 for the same period last year
That there were over five million
pounds of loose tobacco against four
million pounds the corresponding pc
Rod last year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
O'DOnncII.

LONDON, Sept 28.-O'Donnen was
brought before the magistrate this
morning at the Bow street court, where
examination was resumed. Sullivan,
council, cross examined Parish and
Jones, witnesses for the prosecution,
but nothing new was elected.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
The Snow Storm in the North

MINNEAPoLIs, Sept. PA light
snow is falling but melting as soon as
1t touches the ground. The weather is
cold and chilly.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 27.-At nine o'clock
this morning snow fell heavily for
about five minutes throughout Min
nesota, but there is no news of any in
Dakota
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
Landlord Shot.

BALLINA, Ireland, Sept 2S.-Crotty,
a landlord, in the county Mayo, was
shot. dead this morning at his resi-
dence in Minnury Park. He had
been wounded several times pre-
viOusly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
More About Greeley.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The secre-
tary of the navy has just received
from Commander Frank Wildes. Of
the United States steamer Yantic, q
full report of the cruise Of that vessel
up the western coast of Greenland
last summer while serving ia the ca
pacity of reserve ship for the Greeley
relief expedition, under command of
Lieut.. Darlington. The first part of
the report, which describes the voyage
up Batfin bay, is comparatively unim-
portant. On the I'd of August the
Yantic arrived at Cary islands.
containing the record left
by Lieutenant Darlington stating that
the parties had passed the Gary is
lands July 21st twelve days in adj
vance cf the Yantic. After leaving
another record in the cairn Command
er Wildes pushed on northward
through the loose streams of ice and
on the third of August reached Little
ton island where cairn was discover
cd in which was found some records
left July Goth by Lieutenant CARING
ton announcing the wreck and the
total loss of the Proteus on
the 23d and giving a brief ac-
count of the movement of his own
immediate party. a copy of this rec
ord will be found below. The Yantic
then ran down to Pandora harbor,
where Commander Wildes discovered
another cairn, containing letters from
both Capt. Pike and Lieut.. CARING
ton, stating that the whole expedition
airy force of the shipwrecked Proteus
had started southwark in small boats,
hoping to meet the Yantic coming up,
or to find the Swedish steamer Sophie
at Cape York. Commander Wildes,
upon discovering these records, start
ed at once in the track of the retreat
ing boats, searching the coast for traces
of the missing men. Finally, on
Sept. goth Commander Wildes found
Lieut.. Darlington and Greeley, of the
relief party, and Capt. Pike and crew,
of the Proteus, at Upernavlk, and on
the same day sailed for st. Johns.
In concluding his report, Commander
Wildes says: II earnestly represent
to the department the unadvisability of
again sending a vessel north of New
foundland, unless built and equipped
to encounter heavy ice, and provis-
Toned and clothed to spend
Arctic55winter. Had the Yantic been
of this description there was nothing
to prevent my forcing passage into
the fast ice about Cape York and re-
naming there or of maintaining our
position until the ice opened or moved
off the shore. [ purposely put
the vessels on several occasions
into the edge of the pack to get some
idea how she would behave and the
result was not encouraging, and
damage to the screw rudder and rud-
dor post was greatly to be feared. All
vessels which cruise in these waters
should carry heavy iron -bladed
lifting screws as well as spare ones.
and a spare rudder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
The Insane Spouse Slayer.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 29.-Mrs. Conaad,
who shot and killed her husband, l..
L. Conrad, prominent lawyer of
Baltimore, was declared insane and
will be confined in an asylum.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
Sad Case of Suicide.

PITTsBURG, Sept. 29.-Mrs. Joseph
Bryan, a young woman who has been
secretary for DR.. 0. E. Newton, the
recently prominent and wealth Gin
cinnati physician who committed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
The Great Fisherman

NEWPORT, Sept. 29.-President Ar
thur has concluded to remain at West
island until Tuesday. He landed an
eight pound bass which is the largest
caught here for several years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04

suicide here two weeks ago, took her
own life to-day with morphine. Grief
over DR. Newton's death was the
acuSe
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
Bank Failure

BLooMINGToN, Ill, Sept. 29.-Sny-
der's bank at Chenoa, this county,
closed its doors to-day. The extent
the failure is not known.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
Yellow Fever.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. %. The
steamer Newbern arrived this morn
ing from Guaymas and Mazatlan
and brought five cases of yellow fever.
The steamer was quarantined. The
city is much excited.
When the steamer reached here the
quarantine officials We're on the look
cut. and on her arrival took the yes
sci in charge. The captain without
delay stated there We're five cases of
yellow fever ON board, includino sec
ond officer Graham, then lying at the
point of death and who has since
died. The quarantine officer at once
issued orders prohibiting communica-
ton with the shore. The
captain states that the disease de-
veloped after leaving Guaymas.
Doubts first existed as to the c6arac-
ter of the fever. but when the black
vomit manifested itself he was salts
fed that the disease was yellow fever.
The second officer, who has died since
the arrival of the steamer this morn
ing is the first to succumb. Since then
then the Newbern has been
signalled Another died, and still
another is momentarily expected
to die. Measures were promptly
taken to give the steamer a thorough
fumigation, and as the vessel is lying
out in the stream with full exposure
to the winds and rain which began
falling this afternoon, it is believed
and hoped the city and surrounding
localities will escape from the dread
disease. 1t is impossible to
deny that the present sea-
son of the year is unfortunately
most favorably one for such an cpl.
eemic. The heat is greater as the trad6
winds die away. This afternoon, how
ever, a good breeze is blowing.
New ORLEANS, Sept. : 29.-The
Picayune's Mobile special says that the
report of deaths from yellow fever in
Pensacola, is confirmed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04
THE THIRD HEAT.

The horses were again sent away at
the first effort This time Jay-Eye-
See led by half a length on passing
the score. The little horse trotted in
capital style and Strengthened for the
quarter post, leading by a length. He
passed the mark fully two lengths in
advance On nearing the half-mile
post st. Julien came at his competitor
very rapidly, and entered into the
third quarter at Jay-Eye's wheel; but
half way up the hill ST. Julien quit,
leaving Jay-Eye-See to come on and
win the heat and the race, amid ire
mondous applause, by three lengths.
Time: LIST quarter, 80 seconds; half
mile. 1;064; Sd quarter, LAP; mile,
2:19.%
Majolica was trotted a mile against
his record of 2:17, but failed to beat it.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-10-12
CHAPTER XVI.

IN WHICH THERE is CONVENTION.
Mr.. Wontlisten lived in what we
have heretofore designated as String
town, which means within half a mile
of where the Snagtown. road crosses
the Ragtown road.
He was sitting in his door one
morning when he saw farmer riding
by on horse back. He knew the farm
er and hailed him.
The farmer reined in his horses and
asked what he wanted.
"Dlsmount Bettersee, for want to
speak with you"
Bettersee and Wontlisten had al
ways been the best of friends, and the
farmer knew that Wontlisten would
not have hailed him for naught, SO he
dismounted.
Come In" said Wontlisten hand.
ing chair for the farmer.
The farmer accepted the seat. Then
Wontlisted looked around to see tina.
no one was near, shaded his mouth as
if about to reveal some very dark
secret, and said +:
"Tucker Bettersee, how would you
like to be constable Of Tanbark town.
ship"
Tucker Bettersee started as if a
fire cracker had exploded at his feet,
and said:
"Oh no."
"But how would you!''
"Why IL don't know"
"Well would'n you"
"I'm afraid I hav'nt get sense
enough" said Bittersee shaking his
heao dlsmally. II have always worked
in corn and it requires man 20 be a
thinker to be constable"
"That is all nonsense" said Won't
listen. Haven't you read yet what
Magrew has posted up on his gate
post. He says that this idea that no
men except those who loaf around on
the corners, sit on dry goods boxes,
chew fine cut tobacco, and talk nom
sense with Col. Plnglory, can hold
Office, is bosh. They would make you |
believe you are too ignorant to hold
the Office simply because you hoe corn.
while some Of the especial loafers Of
Col. Pingioy gobble up the Offices.
Do you want to be constable"
ST dom know, believe ! do"
"Ihen you can be-" !
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CHAPTER XIV.
IN WHICH LITTLE AGGY- is DRIVEN
AWAY FROM THE FINE HOUSE.

IN WHICH LITTLE AGGY-- IS DRIVEN
AWAY FROM THE FINE HOUSE.
Almost unconscious of where she
was going or what she was about to do,
the little child fastened up the path
which came into the great broad car.
rage drive leading to De Solon's fine
mansion.
She had no thought now of the sick
mama at home, or whether she would
wake before her return. but her whole
being was enraptured at the soft strains
of music and sounds of merrlment.
There was dancing in the great
house and pfomenading on the bright
moonlit lawn.
| Before she knew it the bewildered
child was at the front gate of the great
house. There she stood, her tiny
hands upon it, gazing over at the lawn
all brilliantly Illuminated with chinese
lanterns and gorgeous colored lights.
The trees were SO tall and so regular
and their tops covered SO thickly with
branches and leaves that they made
quite covering overhead.
Little Aggy thought this must be the
Heaven of which she had so often
heard her mother speak.
Yes there was the gate white as the
driven snow and there the walks lead
ing up to the mansion of rest. She
sighed. Why could she not enter now
and taste of those pleasures.
There were little children swinging
in swings. Oh how her poor little
childish heart longed for these pleas
ureS.
But no one came to her. Alas she
was to find that so far from this being
Heaven it was carer prediction. All
this beauty and joy was clouded be-
meath arrogance, pride and scorn.
There were young hearts there beating
with envy at supposed neglect or pre-
ference Of others.
But Simple honest hearted little
Aggy in her childlshness, saw only the
outward signs of beauty and happi-
ness.
"They must be good" she said to
herself. Nobody who lives in a
house SO beautiful as this can be bad.
I know they must be good"
Then she pressed gently against
the gate and it swung open. She
entered and her little brown bare feet
made no noise on the white pebbled
walk. But great dog saw her and
ran toward her. He looked so big
and fierce that poor little Aggy was
frightened almost TO death.
The dog as soon as he discovered
that she was clothed IN rags instead of
silks and satins, growled and snarled
at heI. showing his great white teeth.
"Oh don't. DON'T go away, do 60
away SAID poor little Aggy trembling |
with terror.
The big dog which would..have been
a playmate had she been dressed in
good clothes stood IN the path before
her and groxled and snarled while the
terrified child wept with fear.
At las. he turned slowly round
growing like many men do when asked
to give for charitable purposes, and
yet concluding it best to tolerate the
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GUARDIANS NOTICE.

Notice. . hereby given that the undersigned VS.
N pointed 6nard.an Of the person and eftste Of
lillian yoeiker an Insane person by The Prooafo
Court OF Adair county the 18th day OF Aug. is0.
All persons having claims against sAid estate
required to exhibit them for allowance 70 the
Gnari.e within one ear alter the date af said let
ter. OF they may be preelujed from any ,eneat ef
sAid es'xte and II such elaine be NOT s1hsblSsd
within two years from the date OF sad letters thsy
VIII be forever barred BENJAMIN a. RAILS
n2l-it Guaedtap a. Nm. ySeikar.
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pinrlory. "but / would make sugges.

ton Bittersalt."
"What is it2'
"That YOU say something abou,
long ears. You see, on you must now
depend the morality and dignity Of this
post. That's why We put you in here,
Call Magrew long-eared ass, a don.
key, fool, senseless, brainless fool.
Let every body know he is a fool, !,
will add dignity and tone to your pos,
to have such expressions written and
posted thereon"
I'm going to- said Blttersalt, TAX
ing cigar out OF his mouth, "but
Sandy Crane has something excellent
"What is it,"
Here's copy Of it. Crane is going
to put it on the Snowflake while Ma
grew Is asleep. Oh it's beauty all
IN poetry written by Crane"
He handed Pinglory slip OF paper
and the Colonel read for the amuse-
ment of his friends.
Its treasure. of dew drops and grass,
n hiie Mt this gate post repOses
contemplate consumate ass.
The m. rning sun IS before me
And see what think IS monkey,
a contemplate, long AIRED donkey
The Colonel laughed at this wonder
full bit of wltticism and then clapped
his hands and all bis followers laughed
and clapped their hands. Crane was
a Setter politically, bur had been en-
ployed to help break down the Snow
flake. While they were still laughing
at this excellent comic poem, Ape
came up with the same poem verbatim
in his hand.
Then they all got together and
whispered and nodded and Uttered.
"You see,' Bittersalt explained. 1--WE
have got Crane to stick copy of this
up on Magrew's post, and we will put
it up on both the Crusteater and the
Setter at the same time as a quotation
from what appeared in his issue. He'll
tear it off as soon as he sees it, but 1t
Will be On ours"
Then all laughed as though their
sides would crack.
That night Magrew heard some one
at his post and waited till they were
gone. then he took off Cranes doggerel
poem and changed it to read as fol-
lows:
June comes with its skies and roses
Its dew drops and brceEes So cool,
While the man who w0uld SANDER this gate post
Isap0or unfortunate fool.
The morning sun Is before me.
think see flock OF monkeys,
Brt no its Col. Pinglory
Aud his contemplate crowd Of nunkies.''
"rhis I will let stay here until the
week is OUT said Magrew with smile
as cool and wicked as his whole pro-
ceedings had been.
The next morning Col. Plnglory and
friends were at the Crusteater at early
day light, and greatly surprised and
laughe d so long at the poem that they
awoke the entire neighborhood. They
then went to the Setter post and found
the same thing. But Magrew sat smil-
ing. The assertion that this was on
post brought every body To
see if was, and when they saw the
neatly written parody, Col. Pinglory's
jaw fell at once. Defeated again he
and his friends went away to devise
some other plan. Ridicule wouldn't
pay.
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Liberal Prices and Time.
NOTICE FOE PUBLICATION.

Land Office al Bo2nyilIe No., Aag. >, 1855.
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
settler has fled notice his intention make IN
al Proofiu support of his cians, and II THE judges
are absent and said court Is not In session. then be-
fore the clerk thereof that said proof Will be made
before tadse Of the county court OF Adair county
Mo-. at kirksylle Mo. an the 9th daF Of October
2+il. for The NV Ia OF II. Section 81, Tp, s..
Range u west he names the II flowing witnesses
prove his continuous residence upon. and cultfyA-
ton Of. said land, Wis: Green b. Cunningham, Of
zig. No.. John Sedacre. OF Zig, no. Robert n.
Murray, OF Loetiier. Mo. T. L Cheeseman, u
!. eofler. Mo. said james W Murray mat pay tor
the publication Of this notice.
GUsrAvE .IEcHe, Rsxsses
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NOTICE or FINAL SETTLEMENT

Satiee Is nsresy given to ALI creditors and others
IL created In Ia. estate OF Sus ma shoemaker de-
leased that :. G. Neh.ru OF said estate
intend 10 make 1isettlensent thereof the nexS
term OF 'he Probate Court OF Adair county 10 b
held at Xiii syille the L: III OF November ISIS,
s. q. MEHURlEN.
ns3-.w 1rscnspe
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Pensions
P A r IL N r s.

?. \. Lehman Solicitor Of American and For
eign Patents, Washington, ID. c. An ausine 8
connected with afsnts. whether besrre the Pa.ent
ONCE or the Courts. promptly attended 10, No
ennrgesmade unless patent u secured. send for
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Is a small FIRE burning on the hearth to
keep the invalid mother warm. The
child too young to understand
the cause Of their misery, or
why she should be deprived of that hap.
pines so beautifully bestowed upon
others, waited until her mother slept in
her chair, and then arose softly.
"I1lgo to the window now and see
the beautiful house and all the beauti-
full grounds around IT.
The moon was shining brightly and
Aggy thought the scene more lovely by
far than before.
"Surely what harm can come OF me
going to the gate Of the great house"
The great house" was owned by a
Mr. Ferdinand De Solyn a man about
sixty years of age very wealthy and
proud. On this evening he had gwen
a children's party, and the finest musi-
clans were playing tie sweetest strains
poor little Aggy ever heard. Shouts
Of laughter came to her ears. There
was happiness there, happiness which
she had never known. She took one
more peep at her mother to see that
she slept and then stole out Of the
room. She had on no bonnet or hat
ard her little brown feet went pit-a-pat
up the hill toward the great mansion,
from whence the charming music and
sounds of merriment seemed to draw
her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-29
THE FORA BURNS MYSTERY.
An Enterprising Detective Evolves an
Entirely New Theory.
A Texan Cut to Pieces by IIurderers-NIur.
der by Sunday Trespasser While Hunt
Ing-Other Criminal News
THE BURNS CASE.

A Detective Evolves New Theory, and De-
mands an ELIMINATION of the Body.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LINCOLN, ILL.,, Oct. 28.-Detective ]. Press
Butler to-day adopted a new theory of the
murder Of Fora Burns, which presents fea-
lures that cannot be ignored. On the Tues
day following the Friday on which Carpen-
ter was arrested, a doctor and druggist
of Arlington, twelve miles from
Lincoln, man of influence and
standing, mysteriously disappeared. There
was nothing against him whatever, SO
far as known, except that he had been ac-
cused of selling liquor, which would scarcely
be serious enough to drive him away from a
good business and his family, leaving all his
affairs unsettled Many are of opinion that
Fora Burns was killed by some doctor
in an attempt to produce an abortion, either
by. drugs or instruments, that those who
thus killed her determined to cut her throat
and leave her in the lane, as if
she had been murdered by a tramp
for money. Arlington is only four
miles from Harrisburg, where Carpenter &
Martling owned an elevator, and where Car
penter went the day after the discovery of
Zora's body. Butler tomorrow, will make
a close Investigation of this new theory,
both here and at Arlington. He is
daily receiving letters from all parts
OF the country, giving suggestions, and many
of them point to the theory that Fora was
killed in an attempt to produce an abortion.
Butler is determined, if possible, to have
Zora's body exhumed and an examination
made for drugs and indications OF foul play
in regard to abortion.