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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01
Smuggling Coolies Across The Line

Although little has been said recent
" about the smuggling Of Chinese into
Washington Territory from British
Columbia, the business of running
coolies over the border is still being
carried on. This is the headquarters
Of the trade on the American side, and
Victoria and Westminster are the
points from which the little companies
of Cinnamon. VARYING from eight to
forty in number, with one or two pilots
or guides, set out. Little is heard now
OF the business, because it is so well
organized, and the silent passing of
the coolies across the line is unnOticed.
In this town there is 4 Chinese COM
pany organized to smuggle coolies into
the country. This fact is we'll known
to the custom house officials here, but
the limited force at the disposal of Col
lector Bash makes it impossible for
him to break UP the illicit trade.
The Coolie Smuggling Company
here employs daring and reckless
white men in Victoria TO bring canoe
or sloop loads OF Chinese across the
Sound 10 Dungeness. Point Discovery
or Point Wilson. The distance is only
about thirty miles, which can easily be
covered during the night. The COM
pany has its outlooks along the coast
between these points, and signals are
given to the approaching boats in case
of danger. When once landed the
coolies pass into the logging camps,
and Us it is impossible for most persons
to distinguish one Chinaman from
another, the presence of the new COM
ers excitcs no suspicion. The price the
smuggling company pays per head
varies from $15 to $50, which is not
paid till the coolies are safely put
ashore The favorite boat for trans
porting them is the Indian canoe.
There are q great many of these boats
st Victoria, built, OF rather hewn, out
of 4 solid log by the Indians. From
five to seven coolies, with two SNUG
glers, enter canoe at nighttall, and
with the aid Of the tide cross to Wash
ington Territory before morning.
There are some signs that the traffic
will be carried on more extensively in
the spring than ever before. San
Francisco Chronicle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01
The Triumph of Paste.

= man was busilv engaged in past
ing patent medicine advertisements on
the posts supporting the awnings in
front Of block of stores in Eighth
avenue At l o'clock the other morn
ing.
why do you work ut this time of
night" he was asked.
SOS the owners of the stores won't
see me. A good MANY of them object
TO our sticking bills upon their proper
~. In the day time we have 10 ask
permission. In the night nobody sees
US. There was an old fellow in Tenth
avenue who had some Dig posts in
front of his grocery. WANTED to stick
up some bills for y variety show, and
went and asked him if | might. He
was pious old chap-a deacon. Eve
heard-and he got awful mad when /
told him what the bills were He
came as near swearing as deacon
could-said by Godfrey if | remem-
Der rightly-and said / ought TO be
ashamed of myself 10 be pastinr up
such things. He talked pretty mean.
and got riled. Thinks /. old fellow,
I'll stick up these bills on Your old
SAcpaug IL ulcu 1Or II. lie nau neaFV
board shutters on the windows, and,
of course, they were swung back in the
daytime. slipped around when there
wasn't anybody looking and pasted
one of the best pictures on the back of
every shutter. When night came thew
pulled the shutters 10 from the inside
and went away without noticing the
bills. The next day was Sunday, and
if it wasn't circus to see the boys
around that building looking at the
pictures. There wasn't another build
ing like it anywhere in the neighbour
hood, and it drew well all day. /
heard the deacon nearly burst blood
vessel when he got around the next
morning. He had to have the shutters
all taken off and soaked in hot water
before the bills would peel Off Dry
work talking, amt it?n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01
Mr.. Irving Tells Il Good Story.

The queen, as he who wishes may
read, has often made visits both of
pleasure and policy. to her estates in
Scotland, being ut such times more
than heartily welcomed by the canny
Scots, who, almost without exception.
highly reverence her and indorse all
that she does.
On one occasion, shortly after visit
to her castle in the outskirts of Bal
moral, blessed aptness), Mr. Irving,
who was travelling through the country
met an old Scotchwoman with whom he
spoke of her Majesty.
The Queens a good woman" said
he.
Il suppose she's guide enough, but
there are things [ Gamma bear.
What do you mean?" asked Mr..
Irving.
"Well, / think there are things that
even the Queen has no recht to do.
For one thing, she goes rowin on the
lax on Soonday-and it not q Chrees-
tan thing TO do!'
But you know the bible tells us"
Il knaw," she interrupted angrilv.
''rve read the bible since | was so
high, an | knaw evry word int i
knaw ABBOTT the Sunday fishing and a
the other things the good Lord did.
but | want ye to know, too, that l
don't think any the more cen of Him.
for adoin' of it. - Boston Cor n. Y
GTaDbic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01
Pe,quisites OF the Street Car Driver.

do you find many things in the
course of the year?" asked the report
Wal, yes. do; an l could find q
heap more if | didn't hev to look so
sharp arter the horses. carlate to
keep my eyes peeled fur things when l
ain obleeged TO be watchin' 'em.
Sence L begin drivin', bout twelve
year ago. I've picked up most every
thin, from 4 needle to pick-aX, an
money from 4 nickel to fifty dollar
bill. Didn't that bill look sweeta lynn
there! In course | pocketed it, jest as
does every thin | tind-'less it's too
bulky-I DOM never expect nobody to
return no fifty dollar bills ev mine
when they find em! Only yesterday on
washington street passed over q fat,
healthy-lookin' pus. ketched sight
NV 1t between the dash board an the
hOsses heels, jest as was a goin' over
1t, but several ears was behind me, an
L most knowd somebody d get it afore
| could, so | KEEP on. | looked fur it
when | come back, but it warn't there.
1t jest bout broke my heart thinkin
bout 1t afterwards; but p'raps it
warn't nothin' but q 'decoy.' Least
wise. l hope So"
"Are all the drivers as fortunate as
you in finding things?"
No. | don't think they be. It's a
good deal a matter er luck, an eve
sight has somethin' to do with it.
Some people never find nothin', yer
know, as others does. Now, there's
Jim Simpson. (They call him Buffa-
Ter Jim, fur he wears big buffaler
coat bout six months in the year.
He must hev driv fur more'n twenty
year. Wall, was tellin' him tother
day bout the tings I'd found. He says
ter me:
Some peoples fools, Jake. Sence
I've bin driyin' | never found nothin'
but hard work. All er us drivers find
that sure. "-B0Ston Globe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01
Gloves.


If you will look on your map OF Gee
AMIGA, in the division of Malaysia, you
will find Il oroup of tiny islands nestled
in between CelebcS and Papua. known
as the Molucca or Spice Islands, from
the great quantity or cloves, nuUmegs.
and mace obtained from them. Al
though they look 50 small 10 YOU. they
are of great value on &c 'ount OF the
spice trees.
The Portuguese and Sp%n:ardS both
found them about the wear 1921: but
Antonio de Brito. . Portuguese nayiga-
tor. took possession OF them in the
name OF his king, and that nation held
them until the Dutch (aSSiSted by the
natiyes) drove them out il the iirst part
of the seventeenth century. and took
possession OF them themselves. This
they have held until the present time.
with the exception Of Il brief preiod in
1896, when the English conquered them
from the Dutch. but soon restored them.
The ciOye-,rGe was found on only five
islands in lis native state. aud on the
Island of Amboyna. where me natives
had begun to cultivate il. As soon rs
the Dutch obtained possession they be-
gan to destroy aIl the clove-trees eN-
cept on the Island of Amboyna, in or
der TO make the spice scarce, and so
increase the price. Every year, until
1924, an expedition of soldiers and la
borers were sent from Holland to the
Moluccas with orders to destroy every
cloye-tree there except those on Am
boyna.
Tl,,r- hn III 10 81,
held possession of the islands. they
carried clove-trees to Bourbon and
Mauritius. In 1880 they were planted
on the islands of Pemba and Zanzibar,
and from the latter island about 7,000,-
600 pounds are exported every year;
these are worth over 100000 They
are also raised in Sumatra, Malacca,
Cayenne, and Brazil; but the best still
come from Am boyna.
The clove-tree is from fifteen to forty
feet high. 1t has perfectly straight
trunk, covered with smooth, olive
colored bark. From where the
branches begin, it has the form of
pyramids; the leaves are dark green,
and very glossy; the flowers grow in
clusters, and are of a reddish hue; the
fruit is about the size and shape of an
olive, perhaps not quite rs large, and
when ripe is dark red. The part that
we use as spice is the flower-buds,
which are gathered just before they
open. They are dried by the smoke of
wood fires, or by being exposed to the
rays OF the sun. By drying they are
changed from red to deep brown.
They look so much like nail with
round head that both the Portuguese
and Spaniards gave them name which
meant na5Lin their language, and which
has since become our English word,
Glove. The French called them fra
grant-nail, on account of their delicious
odor. All parts of the tree are fra
grant. bark, leaves, flowers and fruit
Cloves are used in cooking, in medi-
cine, or for embalming or preserving
bodies from decay. An oil is also OBJ
tanned from them, which is much used
in perfumery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01
The "HoIlow Square" i'll Battle.

The 'hOllow square" formation Chat
won the battle of FL Tcb is undor0ted-
" formidable one in these days of
long-range rifles, when the assailants
can be eXterminated long before they
ever reach the bayonet points. But
that infantry squares have been broken
by cavalry on more than one occasion
is now matter of history. Authorities
are still divided as to whether Victor
Hugo was right in affirming or Siuorne
in denying that the French heavy bri-
gade drove in the face of British
square at Waterloo. But Mountbrun's
cuirassiers broke q Russian square at
BorOdino in 1912, and Colonel Caulain-
courts horse, in the same battle, ac-
tually charged into an intrenched re-
doubt. In the course of the Anglo
Arabian war that followed England's
annexation of Alden, in 1889, an En-
glish square was attacked in the open
plain by mass of Abdai horsemen.
The Arabs forced their way in so far
as to kill several men in the third rank,
and were then beaten of with bayonets
and dubbed muskets, an occurrence
utilized by James Grant in one of his
military novels. The Irish Brigade
had similar experience at Talavera.
so, my Connaught boys" said Gen.
eral Pictou to them after the battle,
you let the Frenchman get into your
square to-day, did you?' well, Your
Honor" answered brawny Irish gre
nader with stern significance. 1.-The
blackguards got on, sure enough, but,
bedad! the never got out again .
n y Times
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01
A Grand Stairway.

Baron de Thomson to New York in
terviewer: The Calvario Hill, just west
OF the city of Caracas, the scene of
the battle between the Spaniards and
the patriots in June, 1921, has been
made into beautiful park. Going up
the mount is what | believe to be the
most magnificent stairway in the world.
/ have never seen anything approach
ing it in stateliness and beauty in Eu-
rope. 1t is of sandstone, 100 feet wide
and eighty feet high. The park cost
100000. The crest is 600 feet higher
than the level of the city, and is sur
mounted by statue of the Great
President" Guzman BIanco. the III
lustrious American" as he is called.
who has done so much to pacify and
build up the country. He may have
made money during this working. but
the people certainly have the improve
ments. He is worth about $15, 0OO,-
900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01
The Oyster to the Strawberry.

A dissipated oyster, that had just
completed a winter round of orgies at
church fairs and Sunday-school sup
pers, met a young and unsophisticated
straw berry on its first tri p from home.
1--WE an eye on you, said the oys-
ter, leering at the strawberry in a way
that made it blush. Come up to tend
the spring festivals, SUPPOSED"
Il thought of SO doing, sir, modest
iy replied the strawberry.
''Going to take in Chatauqua Lake,
Ocean Grove, ana so on, mebbe?"
Eyes, sir.
You're the ShOrt-cake teller that
goes around with his face tied up in
sugar and cream, amt you?'
Really, sir, have seen but little of
the world as yet, but"
That's all right. Now just you
take the advice of an old rounder. I've
been through this festival racket. 1t
doesn't pay. 1t gets people down on
you and ruins your reputation. Short
cakes are frauds You keep away
from them. Don't 90 near cream.
It's the worst thing you can get mixed
no with in warm weather. Just you
wait until you see a Teller with 4 big
diamond on his shirt and 4 tombstone
on his little finger shaking up some
sherry and sugar in q glass. Keep
your vest on until you see him put on
top of the sherry q piece of pineapple,
piece of lemon, L chip of orange, and
a sprig of mint; and then you get right
in among them and pass the summer
in good society. You hear me twit-
ter?" Ptttsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01

feet as the daintiest, and ST. Louis is
not dirty French settlement. Let
us have peace. IN y Commercial
advertiser.
A young attorney of this city has for
q client lady who resides on L. street,
and is possessed of considerable real
estate. A few days since she called at
the office of her attorney and informed
him that she desired to secure the SER
vices of Judge '.Dennison" to assist in
certain litigation. The young attorney
objected; said she could hire the SER
vices of Judge 'Donnison" as advisory
counsel, but he would not give up the
management of the case. However,
he remarked, "if you do not think l
have ability enough to prosecute the
case | will step to one side, and YOU
can employ Judge Dennison. LA
me- she replied. 81 have every conf.
dence in your ability; was only afraid
you did not know enough. "-SGcrG-
me9ato (CaL) Union.
A gentleman in street-car, while
reading a newspaper, discovered q
paragraph which struck him as partic-
ularly funny. Here is something
good" he said to his neighbor. and
read the item to him. 4 tired look
swept over the gentleman's face, but
he never smiled. Presently the reader
came across another paragraph that
tickled his fancy. Il will try him with
this one" he said. He did so, and tear
actually welled out of his neighbor' 5
eye and coursed slowly down his check.
Heavens, MANI WAS the eXclama-
ton, whats the matter with you? have
you no sense of humOr? What do you
do to pass away the time, anyway"
Looking mourntully out of the window
the stranger replied: 4 am Il proof
reader on a comic weekly, ''-PbjLadek-
Dhj0 Call
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01
Character.

The only drawback TO enthusiasm in
any good cause is that it may so ab-
sorb us rs to prevent us from recogniz-
ING something else equally needful.
We were large enough 10 include both;
the more zeal we possessed the better;
but, rs we are limited in power, we
should beware Of exhausting it in a
single direction. 1t may be considered
at least questionable whether. in our
rightful desire to promote intellectual
education among our people, we are
notin some danger of forgetting the
education of character We do not,
because we cannot, overrate the impor-
lance of the former, but we may, and
probably do. greatly underrate the
value of the latter
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01
Looking for a New Location.

During the height of the freshet
in the Ohio River relief steam
er approaching Portsmouth discovered
a family Of five floating down on the
roof of their house.
The steamer sheered in until the cap
tain could call out that he would lower
a boat, but the head of the family re-
piled:
You needn't 80 TO any trouble
about it. -
'Don't you want to be taken Otf?''
''Wall. we don't feel Uneasy"
''You'd better come aboard"
mo, / guess not. We've got plenty
to eat and drink, and the old woman
and children are Citing used to the
slant o the roof. .
but can't do anything for you?'
Yes, p'raps you might. 1t looks
as if we war bound to land on the
Kentucky shore within the next ten
miles, and if you know anything of the
presumption laws of that state ycu
might drop us a hint as to the best site
fur squat. Val Street Ne3O5.
Mr.. I. Matsdaira, q japanese, has
been elected to the office of chief en-
gineer of the city Of Bradford, Pa. He
is probably the first representative OF
Japan ever elected to any civil office IN
the United States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01
Battle With an Alligator.

Robert Carroll, a trapper and hunter,
while trapping for offers on West
Choctawpatchie river, in Alabama, had
q terrible fight with an alligator re-
Gently.
Seeing the water agitated in q hole
near the river, and supposing that OF
ters were fishing therein, he mounted
pole on q tussock just above the
waters edge. His steel traps were
in sack suspended from his neck.
His only weapon was his Ratchet. He
sat on the pole, with a mass of vines at
his back. He held his weapon ready
to strike an otter, should one arise.
Soon he saw young alligator near
him. He caught it up and it uttered a
cry. In an instant there was q terrible
splash of water, and huge alligator,
with distended mouth and glittering
teeth, rushed for him. With little
hope of escape he fell back upon the
vines, and as he did SO kicked the pole
from under his feet.
The terrible jaws closed on the pole
and crushed it. Carroll tried to inter-
pose the traps but vine had caught
them and partly held him down. Seiz-
ing his Ratchet he struck into the open
mouth of his assailant. 1t closed on
the weapon, and with great difficulty
he saved the Ratchet. Getting free
from his traps he dealt the alligator a
fatal blow on the skull as it made the
next charge.
He secured the skin and such teeth
rs had not been destroyed in the fight.
The length of the alligator was about
nine and 3 half feet The hole was its
den. Alligators rarely attack human
beings. Y SIN.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01

1t is mistake to suppose that the
Princess of Wales is the leader of fash
ion in London. Were she so, crino-
lettes, high shoulders, and Unfortunately
high heels would never have been seen,
nor loud combinations of color and
elaborate head gear. The Princess is
celebrated for being always dressed in
quiet and perfect taste. She goes in
for n rather severe article of tailor
made garments just now. OF course
she is initiated. If she appears in a
gray or pink hat, many are the gray
and pink heads to be seen; but for one
who will follow the Princess quiet,
lady-like style, twenty will follow the
lead of some eccentric or celebrated
actress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01

The Supreme Court of Massachu-
sets has decided that telegraph COM
panies have right to erect lines upon
public highways without making COM
pensation for the privilege, on the
ground that such use is of public
character, similar TO that for which the
highway was originally taken. This
does not agree with the decisions of the
Supreme Court of Illinois and the
Court of Appeals in New York, both of
which have held that the owners in fee
are entitled to compensation in such
cases.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01

Gustav Hoffman, of Philadelphia,
heir to $1,000 from his grandfather
in Germany, ran away from home just
before news of the fact came from the
old country.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01

years an %ofu 5sa ,3.D girls under .,r.
dance round are dsn no longer aliow y,S5ee en-
Delta chief., 1884-05-07

hEEN1C WANTED In this town to sell NIX
N0IN y Rlcndrd Tea Gold Rand China Cup and
sauSrr s EiNcn Win each pound frire a. u ncf
wlch st ", Y.
Delta chief., 1884-05-07
Exercise as Remedy for the Nervous.

DR.. Oswald writcs in Popular Science
MONTHLY: when reflect on the i'm
munity OF hsrd-working people from
the effects of wrong and over-fecding, "
SAYS DIR. Bscrhaave. 81 cannot help
thinking that most of our fashionable
diseases might be cured mechanically
instead of chemically. by climbing n
bit,crwood tree, or chopping it down,
IL you like. rather than swallowing II
desoction Of its disgusting leaves" )"
For male patients, gardening, in all its
branches is about as fashionable rs the
said diseases and no liberal man would
shrink from the expense of board
fence, If il would induce his drug pois-
oncd wife to try her hand ut tnrf-spad-
ing, or Mt hceing, or even n bit Of
wheelbarrow work. Lawn tennis will
not answer the occasion. There Is no
need of going to extremes and exhaust
ing the little remaining strength Of the
patient, but without certain amount
Of fatigue the specific fails 10 operate,
and experience will show that labor
with a practical purpose-gardcning,
boat-rowing or amateur carpentering
enables people to beguile themselves
into n far greater amount of hard work
than the drill. master of n gymnasium
could get them to undergo. Besides
the potential energy that turns hard
ships into play-work, athletics have the
further advantage Of a greater disease
resisting capacity. Their constitution
does not yield to every trifling acci-
dent; their nerves can stand the wear
and tear of ordinary excitements; a
little change in the weather does not
disturb their sleep; they can digest
more than other people. Any kind Of
exercise that tends TO strengthen not
"A special set of muscles. but the system
in gcncral-has n proportionate iniiu-
cncc ON the general vigor of the ner-
vous organism. and thereby on its path
illogical power of resistance.
For nervous children my first pre-
scription would be-thc open woods
and merry play mate; for the chlo-o-
tic affections of their older comrades
some divcrting. but withal fatiguing,
form OF manual labor. In the minds
too many parents there is u vague no.
ton that rough work brutalizcs the
character. The truth is, that IL regul-
ates its defects; il oalms the temper,
it affords an outlet to things that
would otherwise vent themselves in
fretfulness and ugly passions. More
school teachers know that city children
are most figcty, more irritable and
mischicvous than their village COM
rades,; and the most placid females of
the genus home are found among the
we'll fed. but hard Westinghouse wives
of German Pennsylvania.