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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06
Cold Feet,

Are the avenues to death of multi
tudes every year: it is sign of inn
perfect circulation, of want of vigor
of constitution. No one can be we'll,
whose feet are habitually cold. When
the blood is equally distributed to
every part of the body, there is gener-
ally good health. If there be less
blood at any one point than is natural,
there is celdness; and not only so,
there must be more than natural at
some other part of the system, and
here is fever, that is, unnatural, heat
or oppression. In the case of cold feet,
the amount of blood wanted there,
collects at some other part of the body
which happens to be the weakest, to
be the least able to throw up a barri-
cade against the in-rushing enemy.
Hence, when the lungs are weakest,
the extra blood gathers there in the
shape of common cold, or splitting
blood.
Clergymen, other public speakers,
and singers, by improper exposures,
often render the throat the weakest
part; to such, cold feet give hoarseness
or raw burning feeling, most felt at
the little hollow at the bottom of the
neck. To others, again, whose bowels
are weak through over-eating, or
drinking spirituous liquors, cold feet
give various degrees of arrangement,
from common looseness up to diar-
rhoeas or dysentary; and so we might
go through the whole body, but for
the present. this is sufficient for illus
tratiOn.
If you are well, let yourself alone.
This is our favorite motto. But to
those whose feet are inclined to be
cold, we suggest:
AS soon as you get up in the morn
ing put both feet at once in a basin of
cold water so as to come half way to
the ankles; keep them in half a min
ute IN winter and minute or two in
summer, rubbing them both vigorous
ly, wipe dry, and hold to the fire, if
convenient, In cold weather, until
every part of the foot feels as dry as
your hand, then put on your socks or
stockings.
On going to bed at night, draw off
your stockings and hold the feet to
the fire for ten or fifteen minutes I'M
til perfectly dry, and get right into
bed. This is a most pleasant opera
ton, and fully repays for the trouble
of it. No one can sleep well or re
freshingly with cold feet. All Indi-
ans and hunters sleep with their feet
to the fire.
Never step from your bed with ma
ked feet on an tncarpeted floor. [
have known it to be the exciting cause
of months of illness.
Wear wooden, cotton or silk stock
ings. whichever keeps your feet most
comfortable; do not let the experience
of another be your guido, for differ
ent persons require different articles /;
what is good for a person whose feet
are naturally damp, cannot be good
for one whose feet are always dry.
The donkey who had his bag of salt
lightened by swimming a river, adj
vised his companion who was loaded
down with a sack of wool to do the
same, and having no more sense than
a man or woman, he plunged in, and
in moment the wool absorbed the
water, increased the burden many
fold, and bore him to the bottom. =
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06
ACCIDENTS.


X A FIRE at Paris, Ohio, destroyed thir-
lty-five1 houses, valued With their con
tents atiS14a, 600. Ts2E = p [al@ g.
HEATED Journals caused the destruc-
ton by fire Of, the Kansas Central 1eleva-
tor at Lea wentworth, valued at s65, 900: !,
Charles N1cK1Es6N, who died from
paralys SIS a hotel at j ackson, Michigan,
was well known to.9 horse=breeders
throughout the country. t.~oa t9F
IN a cemeterylat Pittsburgh, over the
open grave9of his fiancee, Charles Trum.
fred two. pistol balls into. his head, in
ficting dangerous wounds. i de.Esgr + :!
THE glass factory of Thomas Evans. Sc
Co. at Pittsburgh, the most completein
the United States. which was burned
Sunday morning, was valued at 500, 900.
FLAMES destroyed the ST. Lawrence
hotel at Cape VINCENT, New York, val
sued at cS75, 900, and the cotton ware
house Of A, G. Carey, at Baltimore, the
loss being 500, 000.s - -. -,
\ A STRANGE youth examined a revolver
In hardware store at Parsons, Kansas,
and requested that it be loaded When
it was handed to him, he blew. out his
brains in twinkling1@ NJ" L.s'9A :
s THE Windsor 1theatef, In the Bowery,
New o Fork nso6ks fire aboRs midnight,
)ugt 400 SnI0Ib9m 10 JiTIQs GGSbOm
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06
NOblemen at Poker.

A favorite pastime on board ocean
steamships, says New York journal,
is poker, and often the stakes are very
high. Our English cousins are espe-
cially attached to the game. A short
time ago a distinguished company of
lords and dukes came over the water
to invest in Manitoba land, bringing
with them the equivalent of 81, 000.-
900. Upon their arrival In New York
City they still had their money in
the party, but one man had no fur
Their interest in Manitoba lands. He
was an object of charity until he re-
turned home three months later. This
young man, who is the third son of a
nobleman near the throne, had been
given ESQ, 900 by his father to invest
in American territory.
On the second day out, the Duke Of
Manchester proposed a four-handed
game in his stateroom. Fifteen min
utes later the game was on. The pot
was at first restricted to 910 ante and
9100 limit. At the end of three hours
it was reckoned up that the heaviest
loser was only FL, 500 out. The ante
was raised to 91O0 and the limit re-
moved to FL, 900. This wound up the
third son of nobility in short order.
The third son was dealt a pair of trays
and the Duke of Sutherland received
three fives. One of the other gentle
men threw up his hand, not caring to
come in and make good the blind that
had been straddled by the Duke.
Manchester, however, had the nerve
to pay for an entire new hand. After
the third son had drawn to his pair of
trays, Sutherland to his three fives,
and Manchester had received five new
cards, the hands stood four trays, four
fives, and four skies respectively
combination that probably never came
out of any one pack before.
Betting began lively, being started
by Sutherland. The pot was raised
e., 900 each time around. Wine had
flowed freely, and none Of the gentle
men would back down Township
after township of Manitoba went into
the pot 1Ilfe sizenof the transaction
sobered UP the partTci PANTS The
! third son was the middle player. He
had no power te Sali, and vas obliged
/ to go the length of his pile. The end
came. The pot boiling over with
e120, 900, when, the7Vietim put up his
last FL 900 and demanded a sight for
his money, which, he SOON received,
but with bullying Eyes. - - '--'-A ~ -
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06
GRIM g

THREE prisoners in the Jail at Lincoln,
Illinois, attacked the turnkey at supper
time and succeeded in escaping.
MISS EMMA BOND, of Taylorville, Ill =,
who was growing nervous from feors of
abduction, was placed by her parents
in a secure retreat. Her alleged assail-
ants will be tried next month at Hills
boro.
On a street corner in South Chicago,
John L. Smith fatally wounded his wife
with a revolver and then took his own
life. The woman had refused to live
with him.
COMPANIES of cavalry have gone out
from Forts Bayard and Cumming in
pursuit of the Southern Pacific train
robbers, and the road has offered re-
ward of $4,000.
JAMES RUDDY and his wife, son, and
a lady visitor were murdered at Laconia,
New Hampshire, and the house was set
on fire. Thomas Salmon is suspected of
the crime, and lies in jail.
NEAR Roseland, New Jersey, on Satur-
day night, a girl named Phoebe Jane
Paullin was murdered in some under
brush with a razor, after having been
assaulted 1ueIe 10 hOG UIIo ollS hCeoC CleW
to the perpetrator. The victims watch
and bundles were not taken.
FRANK JAMES has been arraigned at
Kansas City for completely in the Blue
cut train robbery. He has suffered great
ly from his Imprisonment during the
past year. His devoted wife rides six
miles into Independence each day tc
spend few hours with him in jail. II
is said that he has actually been prepar.
ing himself for the stage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

THE3 theory that France would en-
courage the rebels Ia the Soudon IS eS-
ploded by the news from aTunis and
Algiers.. The movement of the Mahdi
is as. much of a. menace to French
authority in Africa as it is to- British,
andsit was clear from the first the two
governments would make common
cause against the fomenter of distur-
Dances. The plea from Algeria is the
samesas that from Egypt for more
European TROOPS. 3 tug tart 9w gu.Lia
odt beIwo1 = ,erodsa ebiT rssdt 3sl
Tsni1scu bio E
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

with every prospect of total destruction.
1t was formerly known as the Statd
theater, and is the largest in that city.
F. JENKEL jeweler of Dubuque. and
his two sons and a friend, went down
the river to Green Island, Sunday with
hunting dogs. Their boat has been found
capsized, and one of the animals Law
dead near it, from which it is believed
that the four men have lost their lives.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

BALTIMORE has a new lodge, which
is called 1.-THE Provident= woodward
Associations, Ithas z500.cords of wood
piled up to startwith. When tramps
apply for aid, they are given a ticket
on the woodward, and earn their board
and lodging Fifty. cents per cord is
given for saving, and the',weod is
sold, so that the concern supports
;4soIf 5Ei- 5C2 lAll& Is ftED& Es1 T5f-S
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

WENDELL PHILLIPS says the Boston
Courier, always remembers certain
grinder who appears before his
residence regularly every day. If Mr..
Phillips goes away in the morning,
Mrs. Phillips says: "Wendell, don't
forget the cents for the organ man. ,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

PEOPLE who predicted, within few
years, that Memphis would be scourged
to death by the yellow fever, were
very much in error. That city has
now a population of over $4,000,
showing an increase of nearly 5000
during the last year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

The greatest destruction of proper
ty in the United States by fire upon
which there is no insurance is cigars.
There is absolutely no salvage except
the stumps, which are said to be work
ed into fine cut and No. 1 cigarettes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

SEATTLE, w. T., the metropolis of
Puget's Sound, calls itself "the sec
ond Chicago" The city, which
already has over 5000 inhabitants, is
laid out on a plat ten miles square,
indicating very great anticipations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

Mr.. YosHIDA, Japanese Minister at
Washington, when leaving the city a
few days ago, uncovered his head and
made profound bow as he passed the
silver star which marks the spot in
the railway station where Garfield
fell
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

NEARLY all the Justices of the Uni
ted States Supreme Court are good
whist players, and they have formed
themselves and their families into a
whist party, meeting every Saturday
evening at the home of one Of their
number.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

THE charge by shippers of dry goods
co the West of discrimination by the
trunk lines, was sustained Wednesday
by the New York Board of Railroad
Commissioners, who, in their report,
condemn the pooling system, and re-
commend a reclassifcation of certain
articles
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

EMPEROR WILLIAM, at a reception
given to the officers of the Lower
House of the Prussian Diet, expressed
confidence in the maintenance of
peace in Europe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

SAN FRANCIsCo-C Consul A. F. Bee, Of
the. Chinese Consulate Office, expresses
himself clearly finis saying that -he, as
well as his family have suffered severely :.
from rheunatisp and neafalgta SAND
that medicines were used in vain. Al
last SD Jacobs OLIVES tried Yhtch=eE "A
fectedE itrnedilte ehAks id every eas@
The Consul regards the Oil as thee grsataH
est pain curing psmed in kistsnesa 11aIo .
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

The largest locomotive ever built is
now being made in Sacramento by the
Central Pacific Railroad. The engine
and tender will weigh 105 tons, and
will be IS feet inches long.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

BUFFALo's Superintendent of Schools
rejects the new time standard. He
might as well attempt to buck against
the rushing locomotive of fast ex-
press train.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

Do LEWIS says no woman can be
positively ugly who has a clear, fresh
complexion. He is very right. There
is more beauty in grained skin
than in regular features.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

PROFESSOR BELL, the electrician,
saws thatthere are more than 500, 600
telephones in use in the United States,
and that the manufacturers are un
able to keep up with their orders.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

EVERYTHING and everybody is now
regulated by the new time except
Bangor, Me-, Cincinnati, Ohio, and
the sun. They go poking along the
old way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

The Penobscotl@Indans, who have
been a part Of the history of Maine
for 800 years, have intermarried until
they have become almost white. Old
town, the seat of their mission, has
decreased from a population of 5000
in 1926 to5a mere hamlet Of few hun
dred souls in 1883. -. q.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

THE New York police authorities
discovered Wednesday that law
passed in 1870 annuls the licenses of
all persons who have been found
guilty of a violation of the excise law.
The result was that several liquor
sellers were arrested, the claim being
that their licenses were null and void
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

to William folkemer the undertak
ing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

HOO 9nIoiD9n ID JIIQs ITSDOM ST
.bs sYidataa5 eI31ii ent sxosdo yl5nsJ
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

asaF s.oE .Gs33eas s19iE7Ilas fziE1(3 I
a;aum y1s1iIioE .g-sa Z .s@s4bios EsE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06

: 50 Handsome is as handsome dozes, .
remarked Deacon Dewgood; as he saw
the belle Of the town nodding In
96hurehIc7 sIn - 1QI1Ni 4(EGo3 sls@ 2 g.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-06
A Good Friend to4he Chinese.

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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-15

charge of.our schools because he is well versed
i'm the system of graded schools, the all impor-
tant feature of public school system, but
Prof. Rote, unfortunately, has fallen victim
II a bad example; he has seen Mayor French
run city government by remaining in his
Office and the Professor has got into the habit
of letting.the schools run themselves, as illus
trated in the high school troubles. The Pro-
fessOr never goes near. it, and when trouble
arises between teachers he sits up in his Office
to hear the matter. Prof. Rote has done well
no obligations to him whatever and there are
plenty of men equally as competent as he is to
superintend the schools who can he had. We
should be unwilling TO see Prof. kote sup
planted except by tirst-class common school
man, Thoroughly versed in graded schools, but
we think the city council, MS u school board,
should examine into the matter and il q change
would be beneficial they should proceed to
secure proper man to replace him. In dealing
with this matter the council should have the
good OF the schools alone i'm view.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-15
10 Gents a w eek
GRANTS GUESTS.

The Generals Fondness for Million
aires.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
General Grants dinner to Tarhuito and
suite, of Japan, at the Union League Theater,
last week, showed more forcibly than any
thing else could have shown exactly who the
men are with whom Grant associates. One
would suppose that az ex-President of the
United States in giving dinner to the
brother of the Emperor of Japan would
invite men of mark in the nations affairs
prominent legal lights, eminent men
in science and politics and dignitary Of the
State. That would be proper. But Grant
has other axes to grind. He is crazy to make
money. Heworships, wealthy men. Hence,
at his dinner to Tarhuito, we find he has inv-
ted Jay Gould, ]. ]. Aston, w. B. Dinsmore,
Henry Hilton, ID. N. Mills, Thomas Mus
grave, Leland Stanford, Jesse Seigman, and
Frank Work. II must have been a brilliant
dinner. Gould, though worth hundred
millions or more, is as quiet as mouse
As'or, worth, fifty millions or thereabouts
can smile but never talks; Hilton, worth a
good many millions, talks all the time; Mills,
worth as much as Gould, and Stanford, with
a fortune OF SIS, ooo, 900. are two Calfornians
who are the least desirable of social guests:
Seligman is the millionaire Israelite whom
Hilton elected from the Grand Union hotel
some years ago, and Frank Work is the
wealthy broker who owns the fast road team
Edward and Swiveller. What an array of
wit and genius. The Prince must have been
vastly impressed with the great men of
Amarir
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-15
CHRISTMAS DRINKS.
Various BibuIous Adventures During the
Holidays.

hoiiudyss
Abe Malone was seen on his hands and
knees in a road near Jackson, Butts county,
Georgia, one morning recently. An empty
whisky bottle stuck from his pocket He had
been iroSen to death.
+. Z. Colcord, prominent citizen cf Tesup,
Georgia. was out with party of hail fellows.
On his way home, being booty, he stretched
himself across railway track to sleep. The
midnight express killed him.
A Georgia darkey looked upon wine when
it was so red that he got to be "roarin' fou'
an unco happy" Meeting a stranger, he
stranger shot at the darkey. To friend the
darEey said next day "Doan put your
flask in your hip-pocket-man shoot you
when you only goin' TO wife him TO take a
drink"
Patrick Henry, of Spartanburg, s. c.,
never carried deadly weapon. He was re-
garded as ''iolly good fellow and entirely
harmless. Having 'tgone on a drunk with
his best friend John Kelly, the harmless fell
low, fired with whisky, stabbed his chum
through the jugular vein. The weapon was
a pocket-knife, but Kelly died from the
wound.
John Sullivan was an old settler at Dog
Creek, British Columbia. On December 20
he went to neighbours house to help do
some work. When his work was finished he
drank at several places, and when last seen
alive was much intoxicated. In crossing over
foot-log on the creek he fell off and died in
about twelxe inches Of wafer without making
a struggle.
AT Corwin, Ohio, Ira Tobes while drunk,
met man Of noted piety inia saloon what
the man of noted pieiy was doing in ,ihe
saloon is not stated) and requested to be
prayed for. The man refused, when Iobes
drew pistol and compelled him to pray FIVE
minutes by the watch, frequently prompting
him. He was especially desious that the
prayer should be directed to the salvation OF
his soul. On the following day he was shos
in brawl and viii probably die.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-15
WEALTHY NEwSBOYs.
Three Four who Have Made Fortunes I'm
Cincinnati.


Cincinnati.
From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
"That big, tall newsboy over there at the
post Office steps is worth $50, 900 in his own
right"
1t was another newSboy who gave this
rather startling information to the writer.
eyes, sir" continued the talking newsboy,
chats Alf-Alf Shattler, and he does the
biggest trade Of any hoy in this city. Why,
maybe you don't believe, but It's true, he
makes more money day than any of the
Fourth street clerks do. ALI averages six
and seven dollars day"
But he has 10 work for it !"
"Well, should say so. How long do you
suppose he has sold papers on that corner
Nineteen years, sir. ALI began business
about war times, and he has never given ii up.
Now he has the boss business of all the boys"
I" A regular trade" ...... s.
"That's it, sir. You'll see gentlemen come
across the street at all hours, get paper from
him without word and walk away not offer
ing to pay. Those are his regular customers,
and he has hundreds of them"
Further inquiry disclosed the fact that
Shatter is nearly thirty years old. lie is
married and lives in his own property on
Spring Grove avenue. Out at Milford he
owns farm for which he has refused ten
thousand dollars. Besides this farm he owns
other property, real and personal, of equal
value.
Down at the corner of Fourth and Walnut
is another newsboy, whose familiar face has
been landmark at that point for ten years
past. His name is John Finn. Fourth and
Walnut is his particular field, and no other
newsboy attempts to invade it. Though not
SO wealthy as Shattler, Jonny can draw his
check for $1,000 and have it honored. lie
has had his home at The Union Bother for
for board and lodging.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-15
MOrtuary Report.

Nine deaths were registered last week;
one on the 7th three on the Sth, two on the 9th,
one on the 10th, and two on the 18TH No deaths
were in the first ward, two in the second, four
in the third, one in the fourth. Three of the
deceased were strangers. The causes of death
were: premature birth, |, measles |, cancer Of
stomach, /, typhoid fever, !, tCtanuS ], con
coholism, |, apOpeXy, |, and oedema i. But
one of the deceased was female. Two were
natives of Texas, one of Alabama, one Of Ger
many, one of Scotland, one of ireland, one of
Mexico, one of Illinois, and the nativity of one
was unknown. Two were under five years
of age, two between twenty and forty, two
tOrty-liye, three between sixty and siXty-iiye.
Eight were white, one Mexican. Their names
were: Walter Miller, Peter W. Holmes, Anton
Kilbinger, August Krisch, p. T.. Lamb, Rich
ard BrObrck, Mrs. Brown, and Marcelina
SamOra. One was AN infant of NJ. j. 5. Smart.