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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-05
WISCONSIN Democrats.

| The democratic state convention fO1
| Wisconsin, met at Madison on the 2Sth
of May, the fullest convention the party
ever had in the state, every district be-
! ing represented. The four delegates-at-
Large to Chicago are Gen. Ed S. Bragg,
Of Fond du Lac, Col VIM. F. Villas, OF
Madison. j, G. Jenkins, of Milwaukee
and j. NJ. Morrow, of Sparta. The fol-
lowing were chosen district delegates
and alCernates:
First district-JamGs r. Doolittle, of Racine
and Arson Rogers, of Rock aternates-Fred
Robinson, of Kenosha and NJ. H. Bovee, of Wal
worth.
Second district-A. K Delaney, of Dodge, and
Barney S. Potter, of Washington; aIternates-
Richard Mertze, of Dodge, and Edwin Hurlburt
of Waul1esha
Third district-D. S. Rose, of Lafayette and r.
NJ Rashford, of Dane.
Fourth district-John Black and Chas. f. Free
man, of Milwaukee; alternates-Fred Reitbrock
and Thomas Ghea of Milwaukee.
Fifth district-A. L. Gray, of Brown, and Carl
Ziellier, of Sheboygan; alternates - Carl H.
Schmidt, of Manitowoc and Joe Darbellay, of Ke-
waunee.
Sixth district-G. W. Pratt, of Winnebago and
George Kriess, of Outagamie.
Seventh district-J. w. Lusk, of Sank, and .
L. R. McCollum, of Richland; aternates-F. A.
Garfield Of Juneau, and George E. Harrington
of Crawford
Eighth district-W. Fl. Smith, of Dunn and c.
Y Freeman, of Trempealeau; alternates-J. D.
Putnam, of Pierce, and H. H Hayden of Eau
Claire.
Ninth district-Alex. Brazeau, of Oconto, and
L. Marchittee, of Marathon.
DISTRICT ELECTORS
were announced by the several dele
gates, as follows:
IN. L. Ayers, Walworth.
2-Lenoard Martin, Waukesha
3-Nelson A. Dewey Grant.
George A. Albert, Milwaukee.
5-Theodore Keisten, Calumet.
6-P. G Stroud Columbia
IS. Dickson, Monroe
81. ". Hancock, Pierce
81. n. Woodwork, Waupaca.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-05

THE surplusin the national treasury
is about $155, OOO,0 0O OF this sum
some $2O,OOO,OOO will be needed to
meet bond calls, but il is expected
that at the end Of the fiscal year, June
80, the surplus will be at least equal
to what it is at present. The receipts
at the treasury department now exceed
the expenditures Of the government
by an average Of 81, 100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-05

FLAGS were flying from the Brook
lyn bridge towers on Saturday, in
honor of the first anniversary of its
opening. During the year 6,083, 100
foot passengers crossed the structure,
587, O24 vehicles and 5, Isl, 220 car pas
sengers. The receipts were $371, no.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-05
The Song of the Wood Thrush.
Olive Thorne Miller, in June Atlantic

The song of this bird defes descrip-
ton, though it has inspired both ex-
travagant and poetical attempts in the
most prosaic of writers. When heard
from distance, it sounds very
deliberate; succession of detached
passages, with frequent pauses, end
ing in a trill, sometimes easily distin-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-05

A. A. HOLCOMB, the State Veter4n-
airy Surgeon of Kansas, after a pro-
tracted tour, reports CHAMBERS prevail
ing among horses IN fifteen counties,
namely: Neosho, Montgomery, Lyon,
Shawnee, Riley, Clay, Dickinson,
Davis, Reno, Rice, Ottawa, Edwards,
Kingman, Marion and Greenwood.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-05

The first Oregon salmon to reach
New York in patent refrigerator car
has been received in Fulton market in
good condition after a journey of
nine days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-05

The Louisiana Legislature has
elected J. B. Eustis United States
Senator to succeed Mr.. Benjamin
Franklin Jonas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-05

4 rogue lately advertised that for
81 he would send handsome package
containing 100 presents. Each
package turned out to be paper of
pins.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-05
CHAIRMAN,
The Wall Street Collapse.

Inc following is a partial list of the
failures that have occurred in New
York since the commencement Of the
recent stock panic:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-05

THIRTEEN deaths from yellow
fever occurred at Havana, Cuba, last
week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-05
were announced
gates, as follows:
ELECTORS AT LARGE.

On motion the convention unani-
mously selected Hon. John Lawler,
of Prairie du Chen, and Hon. Matt
Arnstad, of Eau Claire, electors at
large.
CHAIRMAN,
DR.. Wendell A. Anderson, of La
Crosse, was unanimously reelected
chairman of the democratic state cen
trail committee, on motion of Dr. Peasc,
of Marquette.
THANKS.
The thanks Of the convention We're
rendered to Capt. w. FL. Bennett, su-
perintendent of public property, and
other state officials for favors rendered
in furnishing rooms, etc.
The convention adjourned sine die.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
TO BEAUTIFY THE FAIR Sen.
Rubber Lips, Eyebrows, Threats and Necks now
Worn by Ladies' of Fashion.

Zone of Dan Bryant's jokes, and one
that always brought down the house,
was his prize conundrum What is
woman? But were he living now |
don't believe she would ever PROFOUND
it. Nobody could guess it. All would
have to give it up,' and with an in
ward chuckle a photographer, turned
once more to his nitrate of silver bath
and collodion.
81 should imagine from your actions
and statements, however, that YOU
could answer the question:" asked a
reporter.
''Once could-but now-well times
are not what they once we've. Why a
lady came in here to-day to sit for her
photograph and do you believe me, she
had false lips"
"Whatr'
"'Pon my honor. And that was not
all. She had false eyebrows, false
eye-lashes and an artificial neck and
throat
''Oh, you must be mistaken
$50 | thought until was convinced
The beautiful tinted shells, skins or
covers, whatever you may call them,
for arms, face, throat and neck are
made of very thin rubber. The neck
and bust is fitted closely over the ma
tual neck, and the edges made up after
the manner of the actors painting out
their wigs. When the false front, |
should call it, fits under the chin a
black velvet ribbon is worn over it. The
proper degree of roundness is given 10
the improvement after adjustment by
initiating it with air.
''Well, that may all be so, but the lips
and eyebrows you speak about cannot
believe
mo; then | will prove it to YOU.
Here he took from case a small, deli
cate-looking little bit of rubber that had
more the appearance of the finger of
surgeons post mortem glove than any
thing else. "Here you see is full red
underlip. Il was given me by the lady
who had the sitting to-day She is the
agent for these improvements. If you
notice the fullness is in the centre. To-
ward the corners the lip is merely
filmy skin of gutta percha. This is cap
able of being held in its position by the
tightness of its edges"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
Down on Enterprise.

Detroit Free Press A Detrolter who
moved toi Southern Indiana and
went into business few months ago
will return next week. He settled
in a town where they did not APP
preciate his enterprise. He invented a
self-raising pancake, and they fined him
$50 for advertising it on the side of a
meeting house. He dropped the price
of Goldfish to three cents, and homeless
at that, and three butchers in the town
waylaid and pounded him. He refused
to make his grocery the headquarters of
old baldheads who wanted to talk horse
and jaw about hard times, and some
one bored holes in his kerosene barrels
and started the story that he poisoned
his first wife. A month ago he brought
out new baking powder, advertised it
on the fence around the graveyard, and
hired boy to follow funeral process
sion and distribute bills. That night
they tried to blow him up with dyna-
mite, and shingle on which was writ
ten: You are too previous for this
locality was nailed on his house. The
grocer will come back to Detroit. Here
be can make the fur fly and the hair
stand on end and the blood of the dear
public grow cold with his fly-sheets in
family Bibles. and there is no one to
make him afraid
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
The American Woman,s Doom.

What is becoming of the Spirttuclie
grace and vivacitY prolonged into the
sere and yellow leaf, and even beyond
which were formerly national femin-
inc characteristics? II is absurd for us
any longer to hold up our hands in
affected horror at the colossal proper
tons, rubicund cheeks and elephantime
tread of English women. We are fast
coming to it. Its steady approach is
like that of inevitable doom. Given, a
skeleton and a cuticle and the m0diSte,
with the help of a few other obliging
artists always ready TO be called in,
can do the rest, supplying the utter
most needs in wigs, teeth, compilations,
figures or eyebrows, but when woman
takes on from to three hundred avoir-
dupois her case is hopeless Its des-
pair cannot even be ameliorated. If
she can find the molecule she calls her
soul, she may as well devote herself to
looking after that, for all the dieting
and tramping in Cristendom will not
avail. 1t is a destiny to which she is
born and there is no escape. At other
places / have seen certain resigned faces
that | have watched with real satisfac-
ton and thought it must be kind o nice
when woman gets so ugly that she
doesn't even mind, but there are none
of them here. These otherwise nee
old ladies are all still wrestling for the
palms their hands held when they were
younger and fancier Men are more
yielding.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
Trade In Fancy Crackers.

AS in everything else, America beats
the world in fancy crackers. The time
was when the finest specimens of the
cracker bakers art came from England
but to-day, it would be like sending
Goals to New Castle to import English
made biscuits And the speaker
reversed the crank of huge machine
and switch off an immense platen on
which was arranged cracker dough in
numerous fantastic shapes. He was
the foreman in an East side cracker es-
Enlistment.
baking has become an art
rather than trade" continued he.
"a man may be first class cake, pie
| or bread hand; but when it comes to
cracker work he is of no account. AS
| the business is conducted today, thou
sands of dollars worth of machinery is
necessary to carry it on successfully.
Here, turning to the machine in front
of him, lis batch of dough. which
when stamped out and baked will rep
resent all the animals in the ark and
every letter in the alphabet The man
that originated the line made fortune
out of it. The dough is rolled out to a
uniform thickness by means of these
immense rolls; then the trip on which
are fastened the dies comes in contact
with the platen over which the dough
passes, and thus the characters are
stamped or cut out. 1t is very much on
the same principal as you newspaper
men print papers. We really print on
sheets of dough and then run the printed
sheet into the oven in tiers where it is
baked and comes out crackers. The
capacity of such machine is thous-
and pounds per day.
Hard work9 Very little. 1t would
not pay. We use machinery now for
everything we make. There are slfters,
mixers, sorters, patterns, ducks. presses,
stools. drips, pans, rolls, cutters, mark
ers. Why, do You know we even pack
by machinery. We could not fill our
orders in any other way. Do we export
crackers? | should say we did. You
will find American crackers all over the
civilized globe"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
THE PLEASURE OF DRIVING TOURS.
Jolly Good Time Behind Tour Own Horses
Where the Scenery is Beautiful.

Il can't understand, = said an uptown
hVery stable proprietor TO a reporter re-
Gently, 'why among all the other tours
one sees referred to every day the driv-
ing tour is not included.'
"A driving tour?"
"1es, an extended excursion by means
of carriages You see and hear on
every hand of preparations for tours by
rail and ocean, tours on BICYCLES and on
foot, even aerial navigation is not with
out It's supporters; why not then make
driving tours POPULAR"
do you mean to travel by horse and
carriage instead of rail and steamer?'
Exactly. / take my family annually
on such a Jaunt, and tell you we en-
JOY it immensely. No need to hurry to
catch the only train that runs once in
twenty-four hours on some little branch
road. No necessity for putting up
with poor Accommodations at some half
way-kept hotel. Time is defied and
comfort is assured. You can take your
team, go when and where you like, as
you like and with whom you like |
tell you it's glorious. No extortion on
the part of cabmen and trouble about
your trunks. No dusty sun-scorched
railways to hurry over, no missing the
! boat"
but it costs money to hire horses and
carriages, suggested the reporter
so 1t does to travel by rail or boat.
There are hundreds of wealthy people
III New York, however, who own not
only good stock, but plenty of it. In
the summer it is little used 1t is stock,
too. of the appearance of which they
need not be ashamed. What can you
conceive of more enjoyable than for
such persons To take a large convey
ance, or Rockaway, or road wagon, OIL
blackboard, and 90 off for two week s
drive or even months tour over the
inland country. l tell you, you come
upon some of the most delightful
scenery and most charming little coun-
try inns you can think of. Your horses
are better for the change of work and
fodder; your pocket is depleted the less,
and the health of yourself and family
is-well, it is wonderful what such a
tour will do for man. You can stop
as often, as long, as you like-in fact
you are without any doubt your own
master. There are three different fami-
lies going with us this year, and when
we come back just you talk to them,
and if they don't say driving tour is
not to be beaten then I'll stand treat.
travelling by carriage, you are not al
ways chasing pleasure up, but you are
travelling right along with it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
ELECTRICITY In THE FUTURE.
An Expert Who Promises Some Startling Deyel.
opments-IIorse Racing at Night,

1T is impossible to conceive of the
extent to which electricity viii enter
into the solution of long-vexed scientific
questions, said an electrician.
aerial navigation has long perplexed
scientific minds, and yet think the cleo
trio current will some day sweep away
all the cobwebs and open up a way for
the sailing of air-ships against any wind
As wind from the west sends the
sailing vessel to the north, east or
south, respectively. | think the same
thing will some day apply to balloonino.
The navigation of the air is merely a
question of lightness and force. The
one necessity is the construction of a
machine which will be able to produce
a blow, as it were, upon the atmosphere
IN excess OF its own weight. OF course
the machine is heavier than the air, but
so is bird. Its strength enables it to
| overcome the difference between its own
weight and the weight of the atmosphere
II dlsplaces. Edison says, "lf we can
soiVe the power question we can do any
thing with electricity, and so l believe.
am now perfecting an electric light
that VIII render horse-racing on the
darkest night a possibility and pleas
ure. 1t is merely modification of the
arc light, and am sure will be a great
success. have already succeeded in
making a marine light that will send q
CLEAN 100 times the vessels length,
even on the darkest night Besides
that, have simplified the incandescent
light to an extent that will permit its
beng used at sea instead of the line
and plummet for soundings. Sound
ings can be more intelligently made by
the sight than by hearing. This light
will illuminate the waters around the
vessel to an extent fully equal to its own
size. 1t can also be used by divers,
ship-builders and stevedores. | shall
give an exhibition of these lights during
the summer and will be glad to have
you attend. The main question now is
to reduce the cost. This done and !
promise you some startling develop.
ments."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
Ben. Ruflar Will Run.

Gen. b. T. Butler has made known
the fact that he does not intend his en-
trance into the Presidential race, shall
be declared off, and to prove that he is
still in the race has written letter to
Editor Dana, that he accepts the nomi-
nation on the Autobiography and Green
back tickets, and that his letter of ac-
ceptance will be given to the public after
Governor Cleveland's appears. He evil
IDENTIFY intends TO attack the positions
which the Democratic nominee may as
sumo. Mr.. Cleveland is practically the
monopoly candidate and Ben's off eve
sees that he is entirely opposed to the
Autobiography and working-man's
party.
In announcing that fact Gen. Butler
employs language peculiar to himself.
He says, II hope everybody will vote
for me who thinks that is the best thing
to do" Undoubtedly he regards it the
best thing to do to insure the defeat
of the Democratic Presidential ticket.
For those of the Democratic party who
have their scruples about voting directly
for Mr.. Blaine, Gen. Butler offers him.
self as candidate 1t is difficult to
discern in what respect Republicans can
find that the proposition is unsatisfac-
tory to them.
The appearance of Gen. Butler at this
stage of affairs cannot but have the
effect of serving as an eye-opener to the
Democratic party, who after having sat
in the National Convention of their
party and whose voice and influence
were apparent in its deliberations and
shaping of its party platform is piece
of base treachery which the Democratic
organs are 10th to speak of while par
allel case exists in the action of George
William Curtis in regard TO the Repub-
lican convention, on which they seem
to think they are to harp with perfect
impunity. The Generals candidacy
is perhaps will be just what is needed
during the campaign to prevent it be-
coming a dull and stupid one.
The CONSERVATION Of the Democratic
managers, which this little matter of the
has produced, is clearly in
telligible. 1t means the loss, perhaps
recoverable, of almost the entire labor
ing and anti-monopoly vote and that of
the Irish-Americans, which if pure and
able statesman had been nominated by
the second Chicago convention, would
have voted the ticket straight, and which
has in the past been the backbone of
the Democratic party. 1t is not impro-
bable that in many localities, like New
York City and in the Democratic towns
in New England, Butler will get as
many if not more votes than Cleveland.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
nacle are the homes of the prophet. his
wives and his children.

wives and his children.
The two largest houses are marked
one by a beehive and the other by
lion-and all are inclosed in a wall of
stone about fifteen feet high. The wall
was built, | was informed, by Mr..
Sharp, son of Bishop Sharp, to protect
themselves from the Indians, and to
give employment to the poor Nearly
opposite to these is large and beautiful
mansion which the prophet gave to his
favorite wife Amelia, and which he
called one of his follies. This stately
mansion is now owned and occupied by
President John Taylor and his six charm
ing wives.
That Brigham was genius and a
man of more than ordinary ability none
can deny. His greatness. the Mormons
say, is universally acknowledged, but
his goodness, his love for that which is
pure and right, his regard for the bene-
fit of the whole human race, and his
devotion to God were known only to a
few.
AT the age of % Brigham Young
united with the Methodist church. In
1882 he joined the Mormons. He was
elected President of the Mormon church
in 1S47, in conference held ut Council
Bluffs, and in 1S4S he arrived in the val.
lev of Salt Lake.
Mr.. Young was the father of Sc chill.
dren. He has left IL wives, 16 sons and
% daughters, the most of whom still re.
side in the city and in other places in
the Territory. He is buried a little east
of the Beehive. in tomb hewn out OF
the rock. His last words were, Joseph
Joseph! Joseph!' Yours, &C.,
w L. p
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14

Actions speak louder than words.
What has the Democratic party, as a
party, done fol the Union soldiersp-
Lancaster Herald, dug. Z.
Admitted them into their national
convention at Chicago, while the Re-
publican convention shut them out by a
resolution. D0dqeUilie Star.
And delegate to the Democratic
convention tried to get plank inserted
in the platform ponsioning rebel sol
diers, but was ruled out by the Commit
tee on Resolutions. The Democratic
platform does not contain one solitary
little word for the soldiers. Surely, ac-
tions speak louder than words and
voters can see plain enough
that the sympathies of the great RE
fawm Party are not with the Union
soldiers. Let the distinguished
luminary shed some light on the mill
tary and war records(?) of Its party
candidates?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
A Harp or a Lyre.

Texas Siitings: Editors have put up
with all manner of taunts and insults
Not so long ago, at social gathering
an Austin lad said to young man who
Is connected with local paper: You
ought to belong to church choir
but | can't sing. What put the idea
OF my belonging to the choir into your
headP" "Oh, nothing. except that
was reading the other day that a Sar
francisco church proposes to introduce
harp music into the choir, and there i,
not much difference, you know. between
harp and Tyre, so l thought I'd JUS
make the suggestion
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14

The silence of John Kelly, the Tam
many chief, as variously interpreted, is
very oppressive to the Democrats. A
correspondent writing from New York
to Chicago paper says; The general
opinion is that he is waiting to see
which National Committee will WOO his
support the more ardcntIy, and that
the entire motive and motive power of
the Tammany organization is -money.
If this IS so, we may expect to see the
"bravcs come out for Cleveland and
Hendricks shortly-a good enough
proof of this financial theory since,
personally, Kelly hates Cleveland
worse than he hates any other living
politician, except one, which same is
Lieutenant Governor Hill, who would
be elevated to the GoyernorShip Of the
great State of New York in the event
of Governor Cleveland making a sue
cessful run for the Presidency.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14

The following statement by Ex-Gov.
Gibbs, of Oregon, at recent Prohibit
ton meeting, in New York, contains
more meat than anything of the kind
on the subject we have seen: "The
moral effect of electing a President on
Prohibition ticket would be great, but
practically he could not do as much for
temperance rs policeman in the small
est ward n New York. Tie President
cannot pass = law, nor vote for one.
Nor has Congress as much power over
intemperance as the smallest State in
the Union. 1t can only pass law pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating beverages in the Territories
and in the District of Columbia, as well
rs their importation from abroad"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
COME AND SEE US.

HEADQUARTERS REF. STATE CENTRAL Com,
MILWAUKEE. June Is, 1884.
The Republican State Central Committee has
opened convenient and commodious headquarters
on wisconsin street, near the post-offce in Mil.
Yankee. All Republicans, and especially those
OF our State, are cordially invited 10 call when
IN the city. All Republican papers published In
the state, and many of the leading journals Of
the country. will be kepton file
Come and see us. II. A. TAYLOR, Chm.
17tf n q pAyNE Sec