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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-26
Religious Reading.
LITTLE MARGERY AND THE
SINGER.

Margery covered and crouched In the door of
the beautiful porch.
There were beautiful people In there, and they
all belonged TO the church."
But Margery waited without; she did not "be-
long" anywhere
Except In the dear Lords BOSOM who taketh
the children there,
And through the open doorway came floating
q lovely sound;
She shut her eyes and imagined how the an
gels stood around
With their harps like St. Cecilia's In the pict-
ure on the wall
All, Margery did not doubt that so looked the
singers all.
"Sufrer the little children" sang Heavenly
voice somewhere,
Or the soul of n voice that was winging away
In the upper air;
"Let the children come to mel" sang the
'angel" in her place,
And Margery, listening, stood with upturnod
eyes and face.
LET them comet let them come TO Mel" And
up the aisle she sped,
With eyes that sought for the Voice, to follow
She did not say to herself; I'm comingl Wait
for mel"
But Il shone in her face, and It leaped In her
eyes, dear Margery!
Up the stair TO the singer she ran-she touched
the hem of her dress,
But the choir were bending their heads, the
preacher had risen to bless
The reverent throng, and-alas, bewildered
Margery,
The Voice has ceased. and the singers have
turned their eyes on thee.
They look with surprise at her feet, and again
at her ragged gown,
And oae by one they pass with careless
smile or irown;
a. A.sa nd -N
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-26
The Best Away. tA' Cheapest!

1 have on hand, and can furnish
the latest improved and best manu-
factured goods made, namely:
Cleared Wind Engines, Wind
Pumps, Cord Binders, Mowers,
Reapers, Haying Implements,
Wagons, Carriages, Sulky and
Hand Plows, Sulky Harrows,
Drills, Pulverizers, seeders, Plant
ers, Sulky Cultivators, Scales,
Scrapers, Hay Forks, Carriers, &c.
I can furnish you a good well of
water or no pay. Call on or ad-
dress, G. p. RONk,
10t4p BRIGHTON, o.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-26

John T. Raymond, who Is an in
veterate gamester, tried to match some
body for his brougham and horse
against one thousand dollar bill. Not
finding any matches he raffled the turn
out at sixty chances at twenty-five dol
lars each. At the beginning Of bis sea-
son last year he won pair Of horses
and a set Of harness by matching o
coin.-N. Y. Herald.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-26

"A factory in Worcester, Mass, Is
turning out from 5000 to 1000 pairs VI
roller skates In a week. Just think Of
the oioken heads and bruised limbs
those skates represent Boston POSI-
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-26
Our Young Readers.
TWO OPINIONS.

HIS,
"I would not be girl" said Jack,
c" Because they have no run;
They can not go a-fishing, nor
A-shooting with gum"
HERS.
NJ would not be boy" said May,
"For boys are horrld things,
with pockets filled with hooks and knives
And nails and tops and strings
-Hdrper's Young People.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-26

Bloodhounds are still used in Texas
for capturing escaped criminals. .--Cbt-
cage Times.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-26

Josh Billings says Artemus Ward
left his mother $1,000 In his will,I
when he hadn't sixtv cents 10 his hama
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-26

and a light, comfortable, yet thick
soled boot, a thing of beauty and
a JOY to the wearer.
Bowmans still takes the lead in
the quality and variety Of his
cloths, and suits or any garment
wornsby gentlemen may be or
dered here, cut and made in the
latest styles and in the most work
manlike manner. IL
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-26
BOOTS

Buttoned, front or side lace and
Of choicest French Kid, hand
sewed, and made from measure
ments taken here, one may have
Ease .a! Elegance Combined,
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-26

saucy nose away up in the air, and a
scornful look in her pretty blue eyes.
It was more than flesh and blood could
stand. All Toms good resolutions flew
sky-high.
When twelve o'clock came Miss Lin
nets list of delinquents began in this
wise:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21

Fairbank & Co, Of Chicago. burned
Saturday morning, the loss being about
$4,000
The boiler of threshing machine ex-
ploded Friday on Matthew Rodes' farm
IN jackson County, Illinois killing two
men and three horses and causing the
burning Of d quantity of wheat.
A BUSINESS block and the post Office
at Logan, Harrison County, Iowa. were
destroyed by fire Saturday-loss $25, 600.
The Key City Furniture Company's
works at Dubuque were DESTROYED by
fire Saturday night--loss over $25, 900.
A similar loss was entailed by the de-
struction of a fouring-mill at Greene,
Iowa, Sunday morning.
A RUNAWAY horse dragged ex-Sheriff
Goliath and Mrs. Leatherman on to the
railway track at Lima, Ohio, Friday
evening, and switch engine killed both
Of them, the horse escaping.
WHILE running twelve miles and hour
a locomotive exploded Thursday. north
of Decatur, Ind, fatally scalding one
man and seriously burning two others
Twelve cars were burned. and telegraph
poles and wires for rods were leveled by
the concession.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21
Standard and All Sorts.
From the Merchant Traveller.

A gentleman rode up to small boy
sitting on the fence ia front of his
home and inquired if he lived there.
Il try to, was the response.
''WelT, my boy, | want To know
what time it is; can you tell me2"
Eyes, kin; wuz in the house jis
five minutes ago and the old clock
wuz pintin' at 'leven"
What kind of time do you have?"
ooh, us have all kinds"
But l mean, do you have solar
time or standard time,"
That's what said. We have all
kinds"
Il don't understand you"
Don't yer? Well, come to our
house and live awhile an yer'll learn,
My sister Sal she has standard time.
that's the clock; has city time, that's
the town clock; the hired girl has sun
time, that's watching the shadders,
and pap and mann has d HI of a
time, that's what they're doing il
there now, and rm settin' On the
fence till they get her reggerlated.
By gosh. you hadn't better wait roun'
jere if you don't want to hear suthln
strike, an strike mighty durn hard.
The man rode away rapidly and the
boy kicked another plank off the
fence
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21
HE cap-stone on the Washington
monument has been laid at last.

AT some recent experiments with
the Brush electric arc light in Frank
lin Institute, Philadelphia, the Hol-
man lantern microscope was placed
Immediately in front of the lamp,
with it's lenses ranged SO as to throw
the light in disc upon suspended
screen. In this manner the throat of
of a fly and the leg of a spider we're
shown with great distinctness, the
light being, so steady as to allow
a minute examination of the insect
anatomy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21
a ACCIDENTS.

SMALLPOX has broken out near Apple
ton. Wis in malignant form.
GAVIN & HUME. miliers and dealers
in hardware aid groceries at Gait,
Ont. have suspended. Liabilities, S70,-
00e
PLEURO- PNEMONONIAh has been d scover-
ed in the cow stases at Blissvllle, n. Y.
The Objectionable establishments will
be closed.
THE Novelty Works ard Home Fac
tory of II. w. Briggs & Co., at New
Lisbon, Ohio, burned. Loss, $50, 000 in
surance, 100000.
GENERAL HOFFMAN died at Rock Is
1and, ILL.,, Tuesday forenoon, in his 10th
year. He had served in the army for
forty-six years.
NEAR South Perry, Ohio, three child
rem. under 10 years, were burned to death
III barn Monday, which they fired
while smoking.
The Missouri River boat Martha
Stephens sunk Saturday morning be-
tween Bonneville and Arrow Rock, five
persons being drowned and two scald-
ed.
A STEAMBOAT stuck on the sandbar op-
posite Dubuque, Iowa. A drunken man.
whose name is not known impatien MT to
get ashore, tried to wade in and was
drowned.
THE business portion of North East,
Pa, burned Wednesday morning, in
Guiding hotels, banks, church, and
other structures, resulting in a loss of
$500, 600, with $104, 700 insurance. Sew
eral dwelling houses were badly dam
aged.
THE Omaha (Neb.) lard refinery works,
which had just been purchased by
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21

THE report of the commissioners of
education for the school year of 1882
SO shows that at that time there were
16,243, S22 children of school age in
the United States, 10, 023, S26 of whom
are enrolled in the public schools and
5,110, 231 being daily attendants. In
the south, out of a negro population
of /, 944 472, the enrollmentis sol, 9S2,
the percentage of negroes enrolled be-
ing in most of the states about the
same as of the whites, while in Florida,
Texas and the District of Columbia it
greater. 1t is also estimated that
there are about $40, 900 pupils in pri-
vate schools throughout the country,
the average of the children under in
struction being, therefore, 81 per cent.
of the entire population, according to
the last census, and IS per cent. of the
legal school population. Thu number
of public school teachers reported is
293 294 Their pay ranges from S21.5
and So IS paid to white and colored
teachers in Alabama, the negroes
reaching the higher figure, to SIC. 70
paid to women in Nevada, and $l02 80
to men in Massachusetts. There Is a
tendency toward higher salaries,
eighteen states reporting an advance
for both sexes, four for men alone and
one for women. The gross income for
public schools was 81 327, 1SS, and the
expenditures sol, 15S, O39. The estim-
ateo real value of school property was
1915, 562, 1877, an increase during the
year of over s30,OOO,O00. Twenty
states and territories have passed laws
for compulsory education, according
to the report. but only Massachusetts,
and Connecticut have efficient means
for enforcing it. In the south there are
1Scolleges and 81 professional schools
or the colored race.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21
Killed by the Cars.

OSHKOSH, Wis, Aug. 12.-Late yes
terday afternoon. John SEVERN, night
operator for the Wisconsin Central
road at Neenah, and till recently a
resident of Fond dn Lac, while riding
on freight trai near the insane hos
pital, fell beneath the wheels and had
both legs terribly crushed. He want
ed to get off at the hospital and turn
the switch, and in spite of warning
jumped and fell under the wheels.
which passed over his left leg just
above the knee and his right just
above the ankle. After amputation
was performed by the hospital sur
geon, the unfortunate young man was
conveyed to bis home near Fond du
Lac, where he died at $50 last even
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21

The earthquake in New York and
A. To~oay- M-,-,Iorr maS of the Same
pattern as that which created SO much
commotion IN England few weeks
ago. It astounded and frightened
people without hurting any one, and
shook houses without destroying as
much property IN the whole disturbed
district as would be destroyed in a
common place fire in Chicago. But
even these crockery-breaking, plaster
cracking earthquakes have been of
such infrPquent occurrence in the
Eastern States as TO make them some
thing little better than nine days
wonder. In 1911 there were earth
quakes in the Mississippi Valley that
opened, the record says, great chasms
in the earth" In 1872 an earthquake
in California destroyed several small
towns and resulted in the death Of
about thirty people. After these the
New Jersey earthquake of Monday
comes next in rank.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21

In the early part of this century
the industries of this county were
revolutionized by the invention of the
cotton Yin. The simple machine for
separating the tissue of this important
fabric from the seeds has probably
done more to change the industrial
and indeed the social conditions OF
the world than any other instrument
except, perhaps, the printing press
and tho steam engine. But word
comes to us from South Carolina that
the Mason cotton picking machine Is
about to create a similar revolution.
1t is expected that pair of mules
with darkey to eccort them will do
the work of $50 pickers, and conse-
quently that every machine Will
throw 249 darkies upon the cold
charities of the world. This disheart-
ening prospect is iii a measure coun-
terbalanced by the expectation that
the price of cotton will be lowered by
about cent and half a pound. A
new problem is thus added to the
long list of questions that are vexlng
Henry George and the economists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21

THE latest telephone dispenses with
electricity altogether. It's diaphragm
is split willow or other wood closely
woven, dried and vanished. The
drying contracts the fibers and pro
duces a very high tension. In the
center Of the diaphragm is a strong
copper plate, to which the wire is at
tached. For distances less than two
miles the new telephone conveys sound
better and more distinctly than the
bell. The difficulty in Switching"
the wires, however, limits it u use.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21
cRiEE

CHAs. FERGUSON, agent for ]. Dorsch
& Son, of Milwaukee, is missing with
$4,000 of the firms funds. The impress
sion is that he has been foully dealt
with.
A DISCHARGED empiye Of the Key City
Furniture Factory at Dubuque, was ar
rested Wednesday for tampering with
the boil-r: for the purpose of causing an
explosion.
FIVE men attacked four Hungarians
Saturday night at Uniontown, Pa,
killing one outright and seriously in
juring the others. The rutfians have
been arrested, and are held for murder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21

HENRY BULMER, one of the directors
of the defuMct Exchange Bank. OF Mon
treal, was committed for trial on the
| charge of obtaining und.e preferences
from the bank after its collapse
THE bail of j. G.. S. Harrison. the III
dianopolis banker, was reduced Satur-
day to $4,000, his brother in-law giving
bonds, and the officers We're withdrawn
from his residence. Harrison, who is
seriously i'll, was indicted by the grand
jury for embezzling $50, 1000.
Miss GERTRUDE BOOMER, teachersin
the public schools at Philo. Ill , commit
ed suicide Monday evening by saturat-
applying match.
IN Platte County, Neb., last Saturday
morning, J. Daniels shot and killed his
wife as she lay sleeping, fatally wound
ed his daughter, and then sent bullet
through his own head. Family differ
ences caused the tradedy.
THE body of John Ruoff was found in
the woods near Taunton, Mass, stand
ing with his back TO tree a strap
about his neck and IS stab wounds
about his heart. It was evidently case
of suicide. His family is in Paris.
| POSTMASTER General Gresham, &C
campanied by Third Assistant Post
master General Hazen and several ex-
perts left Washington for Hartford and
Springfield to investigate the alleged
frauds perpetrated by the COZ tractors in
! furE fishing envelopes of an inferior
quality to the government.
: In Mayfeld township, near Sycamore,
ILL.,, Wednesday afternoon. Louis Tay-
lor, hired man, shot and killed Flor
! ence Mitchell, II years old, and then
Set fire to her clothing. The murderer
went to a creek near by, plunged in,
and shot himself through the heart.
The theory is that he made improper
advances, was repulsed. and in his ia ge
killed the girl, and then fearing lynching
he comm tied suicide.
In the Frankfort (Ky) Penitentiary
Thursday prisoner received permits
sion to place a bundle for mailing out
side the gate, and while the guard was
attending to him he was struck from
behind by a bottle in the hands of an
other convict. A rush was made for
the arms by other prisoners in the plot
and battle resulted, one of the con-
victs being severely wounded and two
of the prison officers badly hurt, Three
convicts escaped, and a posse is hunt
ing them. The engine bell was rung for
help firm the citizens, and for time
the wild: st excitement prevailed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21
Lucky Kangaroo Hunter.

One of the most daring kangaroo
hunters of Australia, and his stag
hounds, were terribly lacerated by 3
wounded kangaroo, on the great
sheep rancho of Mr.. Alfred Hay,
Boomanoonana, N. S. W., and were
,tIrely cured by the use of St: Jacobs
OIL. Mr.. Hay writes that it is the
greatest pain cure ever introduced for
man or beast.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21

Philadelphia Call.
Mrs. Temperance The weather is
so warm [ thought little lemonade
would be refreshing Won't you have
some, Mr. Idler?"
! Mr. Idler-" Thanks, 10. [ must
CONFESS [ do not care for plain lem
onade. [ don't think it agrees with
me"
Mrs. temperance Won't you
please tell me how you like it, and let
me fix you some?"
Mr.. Idler-" Well, the fact is, on
ly like it with stick 10 it.
"a stick?'
Yes; but pray do not trouble J our
self"
a." Oh, no troublo at all I assure you.
Jane bring me the mucilage"
The Grass Valley (CaI) Union tells
this story: "a few days ago a lady
went to the house of relative, tax
ing with her her baby, which sat upon
the floor playing with the cat. As a
general thing this cat is very shy. but
on this occasion seemed to enjoy being
petted by the infant After they had
played for some time the latter sud-
denly left the room, but came back at
once bringing with her one of her kit
tens, Which, to the amusement of all,
she deposited in the lap of the baby,
allowing the little one to play with it
five minutes Or more, when she took
her offspring by the neck aud carried
1t away to It's nest"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Constitution.
'Flizgoebier. began the wife, Sc
verely, ''yoa forgot that clock again,
didn't youl"
mo, my love; l called at the
iewelry store and asked for it,"
did they show it to youl"
Eyes, and I'm surprised to think
that my wife would be guilty of buy
ing anything second hanGed."
at wasn't any such thing.
ooh, yes, it was; because [ noticed
some stains on it, and asked him if
it was not"
"And what did be reply?"
''Well, he laughed and said very
impudently that he didn't have any
clocks that were not second handed.
"Oh, Frltzy, Fritzy," sobbed the
chagr;ned wife, to think that, after
all, 1 should have married fool"
Dr. Gamgee, of Birmingham, Eng,
has been interesting the Paris surgeons
with his artificial sponge 1t is made
of cotton rendered absorbent and
treated with antiseptics One of them
of the size of walnut will absorb
water until it reaches the dimensions
of cricket-ball. One of It's most I'M
portant advantages is cheapness; this
quality makes it unne cessary to
use it more than once, SO that sponge
infection" becomes an easily obvlated
evil
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21
Great and Rapid Changes

In the organization of the Kidneys and sudden
consequences tata. to life, are often eau ed by
diseases of these organs showing how potent
for evil such maladies are, and how essential it
is that they should be met and overcome at the
OUTSET. Among the most approved of vegetable
duretics is ItoStotter's Stomach Bitters, which
counteracts that threatening inactivity culmIna-
ting in diseases of the kidneys and bladder. 1t
should be used with promptitude, for in prompt
measures only is there safety in such cases.
When strengthened and rendered active by the
BItters, the danger always to be unprecedented
from renal maladies is entirely nullitied. This
fine medicine also acts as a depurent upon the
blood, removing from it impurities productive of
rheumatism govt, uremia and dropsy. 1t re-
news digestion, cures constiL- .tion, biiiousness
and fever and ague, and is peerless restorative
OF YigOr and acceleTaAt of cOnvalescence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21
Only Plated.


Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Callahan are
two Austin ladies that do not love
each other. A mutual friend called
on Mrs. Foster, and during the con-
versation the visitor remarked:
Mrs. Callahan has had her front
teeth filled"
Did she have them filled entire
Iy?"
"Oh, yes; but why do you ask?"
"For no particular reason. except
that she is SO close I supposed that she
would only have them partly filled.
She must have been in an extrava-
giant mood What did she have her
teeth filled with?'
With gold, of course"
"Rumph! I'll bet they are only
Mated u
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-28

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there was uokope nthe cthexhe could
s1a haE sAaEs2 tharA zras aaIr . EArlarn
EoEa For he had read those ruthlsssly
EnpT1 LISTERS Of St0Eel. detailing tEs
German preparedness he hsd seen tina.
Lval ceaEs finger Of warning held
s.ezZIv AMI markedly aloft- He knew
shat the sham empire lad deteriOrOtej
the once pzisssut French army into
ueazlv Is great q sham SIS itself.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-28
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