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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-06

ana even expected. iIere IS II season
for all things, and the season for firt-
inc with other men wives is the .'Sea-
SON. at the seaside resorts. 1t is dam
gerous to prosecute the game out of
season -N0rTtSt0Un Herald
Bret Harte once had an experience
similar to that which is told of the late
DIR. Holland in the August HaFppr'S
He was at a reception in New York one
evening, soon after his eastern pilgrim
age, and was, as Il matter of course, the
lion of the occasion. One of the ladies
to whom he was introduced took him
by the hand and said in her most i'm
pressive tones, so that the whole room
heard and appreciated: Mr. Harte.
this is the proudest moment of my life.
You are my hero among writer's. |
admire your verse rs that of no other
man; but, while think all yonr poems
are perfect, there IS one that [ think
that l like immcaSurablV better than all
the rest, and that IS Little Breechesr "
Bret Harte, you know, didn't write
Little Brooches" at all-John Hay
wrote it.
Women generally do not know the
dlf1erencc between trade dollars and the
kind that are worth their face, so they
insist on having paper money given
them in change at stores If women
will only stop to think they can easily
tell the difference. The good dollars
have the face of girl that looks like q
fellows cousin, willie the trade dollar
has the picture of the goddess of liber-
tv, from head to heels, sitting on q box
Of Goldfish, holding sprig of tansv in
one hand, and looking rs though her
breakfast did not agree with her. On
the other side of both dollars there is a
fable about ''in God we trust" so YOU
have got to depend on the pictures to
tell them apart.-PecE'S Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-06
The Growth of New York,

Iwo hundred and seventy years ago
the good ship Tiger, commanded by
Captain Adraien Block, was burned to
the waters edge as she lay at anchor,
JUST OFT the southern end of Manhattan
Island. Her crew, thus forced into win
ter quarters, were the first white men
who built and occupied q house on the
land where New York now stands;
''then," to quote the graphic language
of Mrs. Lamb, in her history of the city,
sin primeval solitude, waiting till COM
merce should come and claim its own.
Nature wore q hardy countPnance, as
wild and as untamed as the savage land
holders. Manhattan 5 twenty-five thous-
and acres of rock, lake, and rolling ia
ble-land, rising at places to q height of
one hundred and thirty-eight feet, were
covered with sOmber forests, grassy
knobs, and dismal swamps The trees
were lofty and old. decayed, and with
cred limbs contrasted with the younger
growth of branches; and wild flowers
wasted their sweetness among the dead
leaves and uncut heritage at their roots.
The Wanton grapevine swung careless
Iy from the tOpmost bou0hs of the oak
and the sycamore; and blackberry and
raspberry bushes, like picket-guard,
presented a bold front in all possible
avenues of approach. The entire sur
face of the island was bold and granite
and in profile resembled the cartilagin-
Gus back of the sturgeon" This prime
val scene was the product of natural
forces working through uncounted per-
iods Of time; the continent slowly rising
70 10, +bl, -,
breast of a world asleep; glaciers cary
ING patiently through ages the deep es-
tuaries; seasons innumerable clOthino
the hills with alternate bloom and de-
cay.
The same sun shines to-day upon the
same earth; yet how Transformed Could
there be more astounding exhibition
OF the power of man to change the face
of Nature than the panoramic view
which presents itself to the spectator
standing upon the browning arch of
the bridge whose completion we are
here to-day to celebrate in the pres
ence of the honored President of
the United States, with their fifty
millions; of the Governor of the
State of New York, with its five mil
lions; and of the mayors of the two
cities, aggregating over two millions of
inhabitants? In the place of stiffness
and solitude, the footsteps of these mil
lions of human beings; instead of the
smooth waters, unveXed by any keel
highways of commerce ablaze with the
flags of all nations; and where once was
the green monotony of forested hills.
the piled and towering splendors of a
vast metropolis, the countless homes of
industry, the echoing marts of trade.
the gorgeous palaces Of luxury, the ST.
lent and steadfast spires of worship!
To crown all, the work of separation
wrought so surely, yet so slowly, by the
hand OF time, is nowreyersed in our own
day and ''Manahattaa" and ''Seawanha-
ka'' are joined again as once they were
before the dawn of life in the far azoic
ages.-F'rong Abrdn1 S. Hea0ttt'8 address
on 1.-The Great Bridge and ITS Lessons"
IN Popular Science Monthly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-06
How He Cheated Them.


A well-known diamond smu~oier
whom the New York custom house de-
! tectiyes have in vain tried to seize, not
| long since sailed from Antwerp on the
| Rhynland. A Hamburg detective came
| over with him to watch him the whole
voyage. The clever smugglcr wore
| thick, black beard and whiskcrs, and it
was suspected that he carried his pre-
clOus freight concealed in them One
morning not long ago the authorities on
this side received Il dispatch from their
Hamburg agent, which read: ''R. has
shaved his beard. Did not know it I'M
til he had sailed five DAYS He is on
the Rhynland. Has got seventy large
diamonds on his person" As soon as
the Rhynland was sighted six custom
house officers steamed down and inter
cepted her. They looked for the now
beardless man. Just Us they were about
to give up the search Il stranger asked:
''YOu are custom house officers and You
look for Rosen berg with the diamonds?"
owe are and we do" That is Roscn-
berg and the diamonds are sewed to the
lining OF his neck-tic." In another
minute q pale, smooth-faccd, sallow
man was struggling in their hands.
His scarf was taken from his neck and
carefully explored with q sharp pen
knife. Twenty diamonds ofvariOus sizes
were found. His trunk was next rum
mayed, every neck-tie searched, and 70
diamonds Of great luster discovered.
The fellow wept and wrung his hands
When the custom house officers arrived
at headquarters the chief. who held
cablegram in his hand eagerly inquired:
''Did you get ROsenberg?" Yes, sir"
''Where were the stOnes?" ''Sewcd in
the Innings of the neck-ties. > That's
rather strange, " remarked the chief
''Here's a Hamburg dispatch which
says, Just learned that r. carried the
diamonds between his back and DO
rOus plaster - Here are the dia-
monds, anyhow" said the leader of the
raid; ''and we found them in the lining
of his neck-ties. The chief looked at
the diamonds and said: 'sSend the Jewel
expert here" He came, examined the
diamonds, shrugged his shoulders, and
said; paste, but frst-class." Three
frantic officers spent the afternoon trac-
ing Mr.. Rosenberg. They discovered
him at the Metropolitan hotel, and with
out q word of ceremony burst into the
apartment. What do YOU want?' he
inquired with apprehension. They
threw him on his face and made
frantic exploration Of his back. He had
taken his bath and the plaster had van
ished, but where it had been, mixed with
the impression of the plaster, were the
imprints Of seventy large diamonds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-06
The Crane Vine Plnme.

a caterpillar with a very long name
(PteT0ph0r2tS perjSceJidactuluS) works
in an interesting manner upon the grape
vines. About the time the third cluster
IS forming on q vigorous shoot, the
young leaves at the extremity may be
found fastened together, making a cav
ity, in which one or more caterpillars
find retreat. The mature insect is 3
moth of a tawny yellow color, with q
very rapid flight. The wings are split
up into feather-like lohes, and on this
account the insect is known as the
Grape Vine Plume. The larvae hatch
soon after the grape leaves begin to eX-
pard. 1t first the caterpillars are near
ly smooth, but after each change OF
skin the hairs become larger and more
numerous. They feed for about a month
upon the tender grape leaves, and then,
fastening themselves by the hind legs
to the under-side of the leaves, etc,
they change into the inactive or pupa
state. A second brood is not known,
but if there is one, it can do bat little
injury.
The method of treatment is hand
picking. The part attacked should
usually be removed in the summer
pruning or pinching, and therefore the
Plume is not very destructive. Some
times the third cluster of grapes is in
Guided in the folds Of the leaves and
silken threads, and if this is to be pre-
served, care must be taken in removing
the unsightly twisted tips of the infest-
ed branches. american AgricuZturist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-06

A young lady in the rural districts
wrote to us asking advice about how to
have dress made. Now we didn't
know what to say. But we wanted to
accommodate her, so we cot fashion
magazine, copied Il description of dress
and entitto her. Yesterday the queer
est creature we ever saw bounced into
our office. ''Do you see this dress?"
she demanded. THAT is the thing YOU
advised me to make. I've worn it here
to let you see it; look at it. Then She
went on. She had caused the d ess to
be made. worn it to the city, expecting
to be right in style, and found it to be a
terror. Investigation showed that the
magazine WAS OF 1917. -B0St0n Post
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-06
Don't Understand.

What makes the men 90 out be-
tween acts?" asked a pretty country
girl at the theater
''Oh, they want fresh air, that's all. "
But l can't understand it. :"
Understand what?''
why, l don't see why they want to
come back wiping the fresh air off their
mouths for. Cincinnati fresh air must
be very thick and heavy"
She was left in ignorance. The
Drummer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-06
When Stars Fell,

The Oldest citizens of Greensboro, Ga,
says the Herald. remember very we'll
the phenomena of the falling stars that
occurred in 1888. We have heard the
following anecdote upon citizen who
is still a resident of our town-quite a
youth atthat time. He was occupying a
bedroom in a store with another clerk,
and was aroused from his slumbers by
some one banging at the door and call
ing out: Get up, Mars Charley! All the
stars are fallingr' Said youth arose
with his comrade, went to the door from
where he saw the meteorS falling like
snow-fakes. CHANGING up to the heav-
ems he quietly remarked: Let EN- fall;
there appears to be 4 plenty of en- left
UP there.@ and forthwith retired.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-06

A good story is told of Dan Setchell,
the actor, that he one day was standing
in the office of the Fifth Avenue hotel,
when one of the clerks, indicating an
unmistakable Englishman in plaid suit
and eyeglasses who stood near, said to
Dan: What do you suppose that man 5
name is?' Cant imagine. I'm sure, =
said Dan. ''WeI, replied the clerk,
''that is Sir George Pine Coffin. of Eng
land" pine Cofinr' said Dan; Il
wonder why they didn't call him Sir
Cophagus; it sounds much more aristo-
cratic
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-06

All but two Judges of the State of
Mississippi travel on free passes from
one end OF the State to the other.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20
Strawberries and Raspberries.

A grower of fifteen years eXper-
fence says in the Country Gentleman:
The Wilson strawberry has been
grown and is still grown to a con
siderable extent for the northern mar
kets, on account of bearing long car
rage well, and also because of its
great productiveness but it does not
sell nearly so well in the home mar
ketS as the larger and brighter kinds.
Cumberland is one of the most
profitable for this market. Sharpless
is the best berry for home use and
sells well bat is not so productive as
to make it eminently profitable. For
quality, Triomphe de Gand is one of
the very best, but like the Sharpless,
does not bear enough 1t requires a
stiff clay soil Charles Downing is an
old standard, but Cumberland is rath
er taking its place. Crescent is a
good bearer, and the first crop Is of
good size, but after the middle season
it drops greatly in size.
Cuthbert raspberry stands our hot
suns and dry weather better than any
other sort, and is quite productive, but
the Brandywine has better color, and
will outsell it III the market. Reliance
does fairly well; Turner hardly estab-
lished. The blackcaps are not grown
much here, because they do not sell
nearly so well as the red kinds Sew
eral of the better favored red ones are
not profitable because the canes do
not stand our climate The Phila-
delphia sometimes does well for one
season, but the canes are generally
killed before winter sets in. The
Antwerps and the Herstlne and
Brinkle's Orange are not worth plant
ing.
We have been so often disappoint-
ed in new fruits, and especially i'll
strawberries, that we hesitale to say
much for or against them until they
are well tried You are aware that
one or two seasons are not sufficient
to test their value. | have seen so
many new ones brought out which
were to eclipse the Wilson-they
would shine like meteor for a little
while and then disappear. The Will
son has held its own by merit for
nearly thirty years; it may be wear
ing out, but am hardly willing to
acknowledge it. l do not like to give
up old friends, but it may be forced
before long to take back seat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20
The Grouping of the States.

A correspondent of the New York
Sun makes the following suggestion
relative to the grouping of States. 1t
is clear that the present grouping is
antiquated. The so called Middle
and Northwestern States are no long
er middle or northwestern No
permanent system of grouping will
do which does not prove for the Ter
ritores becoming States. The name
of the new groups should differ from
the present ones TO avoid confusion,
| respectfully suggust the following:
Northeastern States-New England
States, New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, e,
all north of the Potomac-11 States
Southeastern States Virginia, West
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia. Florida, Alabama, Missis-
sippi. 4 e. all south of the Potomac
and Ohio. and east of the Mississippi
river-10 States.
Lake States-Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Michigan, % States
North Central States Minnesota,
Iowa Dakota, Nebraska, Montana,
Wyoming-6 States.
South Central states Missouri, Kan
sas Colorado, Arkansas, Indian Ter
ritory New Mexico, Texas Louisiana
IS States.
North Pacific States California,
Nevada. Utah, Arizona--4 States
BY glance at the map it viii be
seen that this grouping is justified by
the prospective growth Of the Repub-
lie. and does not cause confusion by
using any nomenclature now in
vogue. While the Pacific groups are
small in number they are large in
territory, and new States win be
carved out Of them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20
SAN RANDALL.
Preparing 10 Serve on a Philadelphia
Petit Jury.

A telegram from Philadelphia says;
EX-Speaker Samuel j. Randall, who
was drawn as quarter sessions juror
for the term beginning on Monday
next, obtained his summons to-day.
His address was given on the venue
as the Merchants hotel, which had
been his city residence for many years.
The hotel was closed up by impatient
creditors few months ago, and SINCE
that time Mr.. Raddall has been living
at his farm at Berwyn, on the Penn
sylvania railroad. The sheriff's Off
GERS were at loss to know how to get
at him, and the ex-speaker could east
ly have lodged the writ if he had car
ed TO, but he was yearnlng to exercise
the highest prerogative of freeman.
He wanted TO get into the jury-boX
So in fear that if something We're not
done he might be left, he walked into
the sheriff's office and asked a deputy
to catch him. The deputy was busy,
and passed him over 10 a clerk. The
clerk was up TO his ears in figures,
and gave him over to a deputy's depu-
ty. The latter was Just putting up 81
that the st. Louis club would never
win another game from the Athletics
team, and referred him to the janitor
The ianitor fortunately had two min
utes to spare, and piloted him over To
one of the clerks to Deputy Adam AL
bright.
well, sir, what can we do for
your
I've been drawn, | understand, as
a juror for the court of quarter SEES
sionS,
Have you been served3'
mo, sir; -
"Where do you liver
IL did live at the Merchants hotel,
but
"Business2"
Member of the bar | am"
Got any namef'
"Well, yes. II is Randall Samuel
j. Randall, member of congress.
Samuel Randall 0, take a seat,
Mr. Randall Don't sit there, sir;
take this armchair. Let me straight
en- up the cushions for you. Beauti-
full weather we are having. So you
have been drawn ON a jury. Hello
over there. Where are those new
court house summons2 Find Mr.
Randall's right away. All! Here it
comes, sir. Sorry to have put you to
the trouble of coming after it, But
you see, Sir, the hotel was shut up.
Are you gong to serve, sir2'
II will if they let me. am always
ready for the post of duty
81 suppose yon are solid for the
speakership"
"Ah! Do youi Well, good day.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20
A story Of a Nalise.
Nom the nc troII Free rress


A day or two ago man who was
at the Central Depot TO take train
suddenly cried out that some one had
stolen his valise, and he began such a
hullabaloo that everybody had to be
interested
81 sot that ere satchel right dawn
thar and stepped to the door, he eX
planned to Officer Button, and when
| returned it was gone
"Well, YOU should have been care
full. We are not responsible for such
losses.
"You amt, eh' Whar's the presi
dent"
"Out of the city, sir.
"Whar's the general managers
Hes sick abed
"Whar's the superintendent
"Won't be here till o'clock
We'll now somebody's got To-
make good that loss, or about half a
dozen men will go to the hospital for
six months apieceW
"What was the value3N
Fifty dollars and not cent less r
"What were the contents2'
ildtt ANtlNt NlllIANg ~ INV Ghih ~
clothes, an overcoat and lots of other
things
WAS it carpet sackl'
"She was
zone handle gone and the lock
brokenln
Eyes, one handle was gone and |
had her tied with string
is this itl' asked the officer, ms he
took the baggage oil bench not six
feet away
Great snakes that's herr chuck
ed the owner.
In handing it to him the string
broke the bag flew open and out roll
ed two old shirts, y pair of socks and
five or six paper collars-all there
was in it.
"Then these are the buds you want
ed $50 for" inquired the officer
mo, sir" was the indignant reply
III should have taken the money for
loss of time and damage To my feel
ings m no Snylock, SIR
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20
The Conquest of Pain.

1t is said that even the most acute
physical pain can be overcome by a
determined effort of the will. and in a
recent number of medical journal
DR.. Carpenter quotes several corrobo-
rative instances
Dr. Edward II. Clarke suffered
from fatal malady which produced
the most agonizing pain; and yet he
could determinately withdraw his
consciousness, so to speak, from that
pain by fixing it upon another object,
that object being the working out of
his own neutral train of thought in
the composition of book
This is well known to have been the
case also with regaad to Sir Walter
Scott, who, during very severe and
painful illness, dictated the Bride of
Lammermoor." The most remarkable
fact about the composition of this work
was that, after his recovery, he en-
tirely forgot all that he had done. the
book on its publication coming to him
as an entirely new work with which
he had nothing whatever 10 do He
only remembered the general outline
of the story upon which he had com
posed his novel; this he had heard in
early life, and it remained with him /;
bat of the working up of this story in
to the novel, while he lay on his sofa
contending rLll paroXysms of agony,
he had no recollection.
Thus, in the case of Walter Scott,
as in that of DIR. E. II Clarke, we see
the effect of determined fixation of the
attention upon a train of ideas in mas
tering physical pain.
Another most remarkable example
of the same thing is in the case Of
Robert Hall, a celebrated preacher.
He used to 90 into the pulpit suffering
the most agonizing pain, which was
found after his death to have resulted
from a large calculus in his kidney,
with projecting points, the terrible
suffering produced by which every
medical man will at once appreciate;
and was obliged ha0itually TO take
some Of the largest doses of opium
tAat were ever administered But
from the moment he began his ex-
tempore sermon (the Introductory
service having been performed by his
colleaque). he seemed utterly uncon-
scious of his condition.
During the latter portion Of his
life. which was passed IN Bristol,
says DR.. Carpenter, Il was often his
hearsr; and like every one else, was
most deeply interested IN his dlscours-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20
Apples in Different States.

During a recent trip through Cen
trail Illinois, we found the same com
plants of injury from winter and in
sects as elsewhere, and scarcity OF
good apples Full bearing orchards
we saw nowhere a.d a well filled tree
of fair fruit the wide exception
AT a recent meeting of the Warsaw
Horticultural Society, A. G. Ham
mond, from the Orchard Committee
reported as follows:
From nearly all sections of the
country, east and west, we hear com
plants that the apple crop is again a
failure as well as that trees are
dying, and countless hordes of insects
preying upon both tree and fruit. In
this section all these conditions pre-
vail to considerable extent, and Han
cock county will have light yield of
apples. Orchards are unusually vari-
able in condition Occasionally Ben
Davis orchard may be found that
promises nearly a full crop, while a
neighboring one will yield next to
nothing. Among early apples, Red
Astrachan, Saps of Wine and Golden
Sweet produced a partial crop, all
others being a failure. Among fall
varieties, Rambo is doing the best,
Maiden's Blush and Porter, bearing
half a crop. Many of the standard
winter varieties have failed entirely.
Ben Davis takes the lead in productive
ness. and may, if the conditions con
tinue favorable, yield from one-third
to one-half crop of fine large fruits,
Willow Twig, Jonathan and Roman
Stem will also give us some fruit, but
taking the entire orchard area of the
country into consideration, we do not
think that we shall gather more than
one-tfth of crop The condition OF
apple trees is more unsatisfactory than
ever before The long cold winter of
1SS0-S1 was very disastrous to orchard
trees, killing many outright, and so
inJuring others that they We're unable
to endure the intense cold of last win
ter. Nearly every orchard shows
more or less, dead trees, and the care
full observer viii find many others
that never again will bear fruit. Jeni-
ton has suffered more than any other
variety. and we know of several or
chards that VIII be cut down next
winter. Winesap has also suffered
severely, and we venture the opinion
that the sooner they are decreed to be
"eumberers OF the ground, and de
voted to the wood pile, the better it
will be for the owners.
1t is each year becoming more ap-
parent that a baseless, persistent war