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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26
Published March 26, 1888. ]
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IN ACT to amend section 1862 OF the revised
statutes, entitled OF excise and the sale of in
t0Xicating liquors, and legaliZing the acts of the
town boards of supervisors. trustees or common
council named therein in relation thereto.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly, do enaes as follows:
Section 1. Section 1862 of the revised statutes is
hereby amended so as to read as follows: "All
moneys derived from such license shall be kept
separate from other money by the town, village
md city tTeasurerS, and be applied solely to de
fraying the expense of the support of the poor
therein, 70 far as is necessary for that purpose
and the residue shall go to the general fund; and
IN counties where the county system of supporting
shall be paid by such town village OF city treas
urerS sem-annually, on receipt thereof. unless
the supervisors, trustees or common council of
such town, village or city shall have by
ordinance or resolution provided for a different
way of disposing thereof (Which they are en-
powered, in their discretion TO do) into the
county treasury, and shall, when so paid into the
county treasury, be applied, as far as necessary.
20 defraying the expense Of the support of the
ceived by any village which, under its charter
does not provide for the support of the poor there
N, shall be paid to the town treasurer of the town
N which such village is situated The action of
the various town boards, village trustees and
common councils IN counties where the county
system of supporting the poor shall have been
adopted providing for q different way of dispoSing
of the license moneys than the payment thereof
into the county treasury for the support of the
poor of the county, is hereby in all respects legal
lied.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March n, 1888
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26
Two EnternriSes.

80 You would marry Ethel?" de-
manded the father, as he wheeled
around TO face the trembling lover.
''Yes, sir"
"And you have m.ney in the bank
real estate-b0nds-stocks, say $75,-
600 WORTH"
"N-3o, sir; but can work up. /
[ am bound 20 win"
"How?"
II shall GO to Florida, buy 100 acres
of land, raise 100000 oranges a year
for the market, and in ten years will
be rich"
"Hum! Yes! Hum!" growleI the
old man. Every enterprising-good
opening, young man?'
"Y-yes, sir"
81 have an enterprise on hand as
well. Ethel will marry a Buffalo wild
over this spring. He is comsumptive.
He won't live two years. He will leave
her $200,000 Go hence! Go to Eu-
rope for three years. That will kill
him, bury him, and give her year to
wear weeds and get over her grief
Then she's yours, cash and all, and
will put my hand on your head and
bless you'll
When the young man left the house
he didn't seem to believe it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

THERE appears to have been no founda
tion for the report that Senator Fair had
been murderouslY assaulted by his son at
San Francisco on Monday. The youth is
at Paso Rsbles Springs, San Obispo coun-
ty, California, while the Senator 10 in San
Francisco.
FREEMAN, the Pocasset child. murderer,
has after nearly four years incarceration
in the Insane asylum at Danvers. Mas
sachusetts, abandoned his claim that he
killed his little daughter under divine in
spIration, and says the deed was prompted
by the devil. The authorities at the asy-
lum report that he is no longer FL sub
iec. for that institution, and it is expected
that he will soon be put on trial for muir
der.
THIkvEs cut their way into the Metro
politan bank of New Orleans through the
wall from an adjoining store, bound and
gagged the w~tchman, and blew open the
doors of the vault, but failed to reach the
interior OF the safe, securing only about
$2 900 of the banks money. The private
boxes of depositors were rifed however,
and the losses in. This direction must amount
to considerable sum.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26
DRINKING n MAINE.
Ingenious Devices to Evade Neal
BOWS stBct Law.
From the Boson Globe.


Avery singular Illustration of the
fact that the liquor traffic is still car
ried on in Maine, AM that in the most
unexpected and unlocked for places,
was recently given, much 10 the sur
prise and indignatiel of man who is
not in the habit of gfing much comfort
and assistance to e-il-doers and law
breakers. This gentleman in question
was called upon to make some repairs
in q house from which tenant had
just moved, and whiB looking the prop
erty over found closet" door that
did not open. The door was forced,
but not without considerable difficulty,
and then the good man saw signt
that filed his soul with righteous indig-
nation, and lei him to exclaim: "Cap
such things be?" In the closet, small
as it was, we're all the Char" features
on a small scale, while a sink with g
hole in the center large enough to allow
the passing down through it of a jug,
was somewhat uncommon and Port
land feature. From the opening in
the bottom of the sink, tunnel-way
led to the cellar, Ind overhead was
some sort of an Arrangement connected
with a rope, the exsct nature Of which
the good man comb not at first make
out. A pull at the iOpe, however, solv-
ed the mystery, fol heavy weight
it was found later tC W, ign seventy five
pounds from overhead and made
its way through tie hole in the sink,
and down the tunnd to the ground be-
low. The plan had evidently been to,
when alarmed by the coming of the
officers or suspicious ofthe approach Of
danger, send the liquor, whether in
jugs or bottles, to the ground below,
and then to send The heavy weight af-
ter it, the weight of couIse smashing
the jugs or bottles atonco. A consider
able quantity of brolen glass was found
in the bottom of the cellar, thus show
ing that the "trap," SIS it and like ar.
rangements would b called here, have
been often used. Avery large number
of similar and in sme instances very
much more complicated schemes to
evade the law arein existence here.
They are not alwa,s in use, but are
fallen back upon whn the officers COM
mence to enforce tie prohibitory laws
with extra earnestnes. There is man
here who devotes tie most of his time
to the construction of these "traps,"
and some of his devices are said to be
marvels of their kid. He stated re-
Gently, when little talkative, that he
had made, all told, 9out 200 of these
"traps," Of which nimber only about
thirty have beer fond. In the above
mentioned case the finding of the ''trap"
was complete sur rise to the owner
of the building, AID doubtless there
are many private houses in the city
that are provided With similar fixtures,
and the result is tht, in too many cases
children are mad familiar with the
sight and use Q liquor from the
time they commace to walk about.
In the above csc it is estimated
that the strap" cot about $50. The
owner of the blilding ordered it
taken out, which led gentleman in
the ''trade" to obsrve: "Sure, an it's
a big pity to spoil so good a bit of
work "
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26
FOREIGE

AN order forbiddipg the importation of
American hog product. has been gSzetted
at Berlin.
TIE Duke of Beauford's Fau9h-a-BaI
lagh won the Newmarket handicap from
seven con ntestsn-s.
ENGLIsH spectators in whear, who pur-
chased for rise, have suffered great los
ses by a decline of 5s per buarter, and a
number of failures are probable.
BRITISH guard-boats are watching the
Irish coast for the arrival of vessel
from America with a cargo of internal
machines.
LOUISE Michel, W no will be tried at TIE
next Paris assizes on the charge of incit-
ing to rio, will conduct her own defense.
MINISTER LOWELL proposed the health
of Queen Victoria at the annual ban
quet in London of the Society for the Re-
lief of DISTRESSED Foreigners,
A LONDON dispatch says six divisions OF
the German imperial cavalry and four
army corps have been put n readiness to
cross the frontier in:o France on three
day's notice.
THE NORD DEUTsCaE q 9ITUNG, which is
regarded as the special organ of Bismarck,
appears to regard war with Fiance as an
event of the near future, which the substi-
tuition of monarchy for the republic
v nd oaly postpone for sbo time.
BARON Won GoLTz, of the German
army, has been invited by the sultan TO
as u ne charge Of, and reorganize the sys-
tin of military education in Turkey.
The emperor will give his consent to the
baron's acceptance of the commission.
INFLUENCES are at work upon the Irish
constabuIarly to bring about renewal of
the strike of year ago, on the ground OF
unnecessary delay in the investigation of
the causes of complaint, The government
has given warning that all members of
the constabulary participating in the sg-
itation will BE dismissed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26
The Basy Camel.

OF the new baoy camel that was
found in the snow in Central Park,
New York few mornings since, it is
written: ''The old Mrs. Camel was
rather inclined to be ungracious to-
ward her little one, and she had to be
tied with strong ropes before she
would permit the caresses of her babe.
Toe babe is about tne size of colt.
1t consists principally of legs. These
are long, cum bersome, and apparan tly
very much in their own way. The in
FAINT camel has back very much like
any other animals. There is no hump
visible yet. The keeper says that the
young beast will sprout hump in the
course of time. Its neck is so short
that it could not eat grass, were there
any to at, without lying down. This
slight discrepancy, however, will be
lemedied within year. This young
animal is the third born in the park.
His mother was born there before
him. and he is, therefore, true
American"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

One of the few industries which will
have more protection after July 1st
than at present is that of making crock
cry. This business Is extensively de-
veloped in New Jersey and Eastern
Ohio. The Trenton potters at s. recent
meeting pledged themselves not to in
crease their prices under the new law
over "the lowest average of the last
ten years." and declared that ''prices
will be lower to the consumer for the
next five years than they have been
during any period of five years for the
past 100 wears
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26
4 Night Run of Cattle,

Last fall large herd of big steers
for market were being driven across
the country from Musselshell to Bill
lings, on the Northern Pacific Railroad,
where they were to be shipped on the
cars fer Chicago. There were about
1000 head, should judge, the property
of Mr.. De Hass, a very young man.
One evening a military camp had been
made just 8 head of the cattle and on
the same side Of the creek with them.
up which the herd Was being driven.
A storm was coming up and the cattle
exhibited some signs of uneasiness.
Mr.. De Hass sent word to the military
officer that he had better get his men,
wagons and animals on tie opposite side
of the creek and out Of the way, as he
feared there was going to be "night
run" The herdeTs were instructed to
keep their horses saddled and be ready
to mount at moments notice. The
cattle were very uneasy, getting up,
lying down again and shifting about.
At last, about midnight, there came
sharp fash of lightning, followed by
q heavy peal of thunder, and in an
instant the whole herd were upon their
feet. 'Mount and whip out!" cried De
Hass, AID the herder who was at the
head of the column drove of few Of
the leading steers III the direction they
were to go. All the others followed, and
the herd was soon in full fight. rhe
herders made no effort to cheek or
control thena further than to keep them
going straight; they roee at the head
Of the column, one On each side of
them swung to the wright or left to
keep the trail; bluffs and precipices
were avoided, and the open fat ground
courted. The run lasted about two
hours, when a gorge was being neared,
In which the cattle would crowd and
bresk their limbs. They were now
quite tired, and the herders determined
10 exert their authority and stop the
run. The head Of the column was bent
out on the prairie, and circled round
and round until the cattle became tied
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

MARRIAGEABLE young men of New
York are being hemmed in. They have
heretofore declined to marry because
they could not SffJrd it, but d series Of
articles III the newspapers by able fe-
male corr espon cents have proved that
families Of from two TO six can live and
fare sumptuously on SO = week. Hav-
ing disposed of rents and provisions,
the artful young woman have turned
their attention to clothing. In their
opinion any woman not millionaire
vino cannot dress stylishly and be hap
py upon an outlay of 500 a year, or
even less, is not woman worth marry
ing. The eligible young men have no
defense left, and it only remains for
them to marry and save money.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

The death Of Mr.. Jarvis Brush, at
New Haven last week, took from life q
man who had been of great use in the
world. He was the founder of the
American Pin Company, that made
the first solid headed pin, those before
that time having wire heads. 1t was
in 1916 that Mr.. Brush perfected the
machine for sticking the pins in paper
ready for sale, as low. Mr.. Brush had
lived under the administration of every
President of the United States, having
been born January 6, 1877. In 1886
he took up the manufacture of the pins
that have since continued in use.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

No article has jumped more sudden
ly from worthlessness To an important
article of commerce than cotton seed
Twenty years ago the seed of cotton,
when ginned from the fiber, was cen.
sidered nuisance, aud tons of it wei e
cast into the Mississippi every year.
The inventor Of cotton seed press,
md the announcement by him that
cotton seed oil 3as equal TO olive oil,
was received with derisiCn and his
patent regarded as almost worthless.
He to day is a poor man and his ms
chinery is making millions of money
for the south. ALI the leading cities OF
the south are engaging in the manu-
facture of the oil, and the cotton seed
is valuable part of the pr duct. The
oil cake is found to De excellent both
as nutritious food and as fertilizer for
the soil
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

GENERAL Crook, recog2 izing thatreg-
ular troops are useless in warfare
against the Apsches in the mountain
Gus country on the border of Mexico,
is arranging for the employment of
Indian scouts against the hostiles. The
general has information that the Mex
leans arc not sparing either N en-,
women or children of the Apaches.
The San Carlos reservation Indians are
authorized to defend themselves from
the raids of the white man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26
CRIME

RoB4AT NAssEY was hanged in Fort
suffered the eSrrams 1re men nensIlv st aIr Adair
Mo. They had been convicted OF murder.
Mss Kate Griffith. schooI-tescher al
Martins Ferry, West Virginia. was dan-
gerously wounded by William Beck, aged
10, one of her pup Is whor: she hal under
taken TO punish.
JAMES TRFGLowN, who killed Mir NE
Chirgwin in fit of jealousy on June 20.
1882. was executed at Morristown, New
jersey.
MRs. ELLEN HALL.sEY, aged 65, was
found dead at Taunton, Mass. Her two
sons and third persGn have been arrest
ed for her murder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

jose PHI BRADY was convicted in Dub
lin of the murder of Lord Frederick
Cavendish and Mr.. Burke, and was sen
tonoed 70 DO honsod M~y IL. The in
formers. Carey, Kavanagh and Far
rell, furnished the testimony, and the
testimony, and the only defense at
tempted was an slibi, i" which as the
verdict showed, the jury to no stock
Whatever. Brady solemnly declares
his innocence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

THE wives of some of the most prom
inent men Of Condersport, Pa, have
formed a society in opposition to the
Masonic order. They have determ-
ined to hold their meetings on the
same evenings as the Masons, at as
late an hour, and will eadeavor to
reach home in the same state of set
'em-up- aliveness as their lords and
masters
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

1t takes an Irishman 10 turn COM
pliment. When he saw Jones after
having met The latter with Mrs. j., Pat
McFlaharty said; "Ye are mooch
younger than yer wife, sur" Presently
he met the wife and remarked: "Tne
idea of such a young woman marrying
Misther Jones!" The next day he met
them both together, but he wasn't at q
loss for barney. "Och" he exclaimed,
''ye al e beth Of yez to young for each
other"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

The steamers HISTORIAN and Parthea,
at Boston, and the Indiana, at Phila-
delphil, landed nearly 1000 immi-
grants from Ireland the other day, the
British government having paid the
passage expenses In a great many in
stances. The majority are in destitute
circumstances, having been evicted
from their holdings In Ireland.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26
Z in s. huge ball and could not move

up in huge ball and could not move
at all.
In this way they were obliged to
stand until morning, the herders riding
round and round them. and keeping
them completely tied up. At daylight
they were allowed to ''oper out" FIRST
the outer edge scattered, then layer
after layer, until the huge pile of beef
was herd grazing as quietly as if MOTH
ing had happened. Cincinnoti Com
nlercial
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

THE managers of the Homeopathic
Hospital at Boston have received an
anonymous donation of $40 600.
Gabriel must be getting ready to blow
his horn, when such large su2as of
money are given away secretly or
without ostentation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

An old butcher way out in Missouri,
With neuralgia, he suffered like fury,
s.. Jacobs OIL banished
The pain which ali vanished
And prevented coroner's jury.
A cranky old man named Blake,
Says ST. Jacobs Oh ''takss the cake"
He gave it one test.
And says It's The best,
Cure in the world for backache.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

That must have been a carefully re.
hearsed joke which DIR. Warton, bar
rister and NJ. P, recenctly delivered
himself of in the House of Commons.
Addressing the chair he said, "My
Lord, your Honor" afterward,
amid much laughter, CORE ctirg him
self, Mr.. Speaker" 81 thought, Mr..
Speaker, was in a court of justice" !"
he sai6, "but | find my mistake" and
thea he glanced trium phantly round at
the Ministerial benches.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

THE government is said to have been
beFrauded out of at least $4,000 in the
construction of the extension to the
post-ofice at Boston. The charge is
being Investigated by the secretary of
the treasury.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26
VOL XVI

A DETACHMENT of tie Salvation army
was committed to jail at Syracuse, New
York for creating disturbance IN the
S4roafa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

Nine. Eugenie Lsgrand, the actress,
is the wife of Kyrle Bellew, who tries
10 act in England while his better hall
is content to make her nome in Amer
ica. II am told your husband is very
handsome" said al acquaintance of
hers. go I---hear," replied mad
or7
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

Close Connections at Mcmillan, reaching
St. Paul and Minneapolis the same day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-26

Rockville, Conn, has three cornet
bands, three string bands and a drum
corps of twenty members. A railroad
which runs through Rockville has ap
piled to the legislature for permission
to take up its tracks and circle around
IL.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-04
Root Pruning.

The experiments were made on
the apple and pear. A vigorous
apple tree, eight or ten years old,
which had scarcely made any fruit
buds, has done best when about
half the roots were cut in one season
and half three years later, by going
half way round on opposite sides in
one year and finishing at the next
pruning, working two feet under
meath to sever downward roots. 1t
has always answered we'll also to
cut from such trees all the larger
and longer roots about two and a
half feet from the stem, leaving the
smaller and weaker ones longer, and
going half way round, as already
stated. The operation was repeated
three or four years later by extend
ing the cut circle foot or two
further away from the tree. By
this operation unproductive fruit
trees become thickly studded with
fruit spurs, and afterward bore pro
fusely. The shortening of the
roots has been continued in these
experiments for twenty years with
much success, the circle of roots re-
naming greatly cIrcumscribed.-
The best time for the work has been
found to be in the latter part of
August and beginning of Septem-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-04
Meat Hogs,

The present high price of hog
products Of all sorts, and, its pros
pective continuance through another
year, makes 1t wise in every farmer
to kill this winter every pig that
can be made to weigh from eighty
to hundred pounds. Even under
ordinary circumstances it is not
good policy to carry over hogs till
they are eighteen months or two
years old. A nine-months pig that
will net $50 pounds of pork make S
cheaper bacon than an eighteen
months or a two year old hog that
will net $50 pounds of pork, makes
cheaper bacon than an eighteen
months or two year old hog that
will make 200 or $50 pounds. Ac
cording to our own experience, pigs
Uttered about the first of March
and butchered about the next De
cember or January make the cheap
est and best meat for family use.
They have then lived through only
a part of the winter season. A very
good rule is to kill every thing that
will weigh so pounds, excepting a
sufficient number of breeding ami
mails. This, rule is also applicable
to cattle that may be in good condi
ton for beef at the beginning of
winter and are of no special value
as mixers. A very common prac-
tice with dsirymen at the north is
to s'dog OFF, COW of only ordinary
milking qualities and convert her
into beef. 1t is certainly poor
management to let COW or hog
once fat become Door.