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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-14
Need OF Manufacturing Reform

There is one department of manufac-
turing production that lacks not so
much good workmanship as proper
material; that is, the department OF
manufacturing for domestic purposes
1t would almost seem as though the pro-
ducers think that anything is good
enough for the household, so long as it
makes a pretense at convenience and
has some meretricious Ornamentation.
a most attractive and convenient
form of cooking utensils is now made
of tough iron enameled inside and out
In most respects it is much superior to
utensils of tin or those of cast iron; the
tea pots and coffee urns being. particu-
larly useful. But the hinges break af-
ter little use, the ornamental tops
come off, showing that they were mere
" attached for temporary purpose,
and even the handle drops off, being
merely soft soldered on.
In lamps for burning kerosene the
vexation is fully as great, while the
danger is more. The glass reservoirs
for the oil are barely stuck into sheaths
OF the tiimsiest sheet brass at the top OF
the standards by means of plaster of
Paris that soon loses all it's cOhesiveness
by the slightest overflow of oil; and yet
in nine times out of ten the lamp is
moved when lighted by lifting by the
glass reservoir. The thin brass tops
are always getting out of shape; they
hardly sustain the weight of chimney
and shade. The rag wheels, or the
toothed wheels which serve to raise and
lower the wick, may turn on thin wire
aXles or refuse to turn at all. Some
time these appliances are SO INSULT ient
that the lighted wick drops through the
tube down into the oil.
If price would secure good products
these annoyances and dangers would
not be so vexa,ious, but the higher
priced artistic and ornamental lamps
are no better made, have no better
material. are no more secure than the
cheaper sorts.
This singing out of two common and
necessary articles as evidences of lack
of honest work and material is not in
tended to be a marked rebuke to these
particular departments; this ''skrimpi-
ness" and Cheap John" makesnift
method runs through almost all the
products Of manufactures for household
use, and long list might be made of
articles of everyday use which become
useless almost before their usefulness
is established, because the makers use
glue instead Of nails, nails instead of
screws, soft solder instead of brazing,
sheet tin instead of iron or steel, pew
ter instead of tin, and unskilled labor
instead of honest work. There is room
for improvements Scientific american.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-14

haps a sIngIe gem imbedded in the
rough gold, are new and elegant.
| Men of wealth and taste wear rare
and curious stones in preference to di-
Almonds for -pins-star rubies,
cat's'-eyes, tourmalines in usual colors,
etc.: and there is great fancy for Ia
pis lazuli, or the Alexandria, with its
changing green and red hues. for the
iacinth-in short, everything which is
not likely to be worn by the multitude
Black onyx, with pearls and dia-
monds, for the only jewels, is still the
one idea in mourning jewelry. Ladies
in half-mourning wear silver orna-
ments, and in these there are many
nrettv and artistic fancies.
TULLE AGAIN POPULAR.
Tul-e, cloudy, evanescent tu4le, is
once more the prominent feature of
evening dress. 1t is worn in all colors
pink, faint green, apricot, cerulean
blue maize, cowSlip, flaming red, and
gentle gray. Many are powdered with
bead drops, chenille balls, or gold and
silver stars, while others are plain,
with stripes of eolored silk or gold
thread, interviewer along their sell
wedges. Charming is white skirt of
full tulle, dotted with tufts of buttercup
buds and worn with low white satin
bodice on which the tulle ruchiug and
flowers form the bertha and short
sleeves. Red berries, forget-me-nots,
heather, harebells, and silver ferns are
the favorites for this light studdirg. \
pretty innovation is the wool-em 5roid-
cred tulle-a spotting of bright for
ettes-reproduced also on gaUzas and
even satins.
Steel gray and sang de bmuf form
| stylish combination for dinner dresses,
though rather strong in contrast. One
lately worn had the square bodice and
train in the velvet, while the skirt was
in gray Ottoman silk, brilliant with q
beading in steel and smoked pearl,
which represented daisies and fern
leaves, the latter terminated by detach-
ed fringes OF larger beads. A velvet
scarf, carried across the skirt, met the
train under hoop of chenille cord with
bead pendants. 4 fringe of pearls
| trembled round the bodice, the square
| neck of which was decorated by doub-
| lie curved facingS of beaded silk. On
the right shoulder was fastened n sim
| gle red velvet geranium quite three
| inches in diameter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-14

Some New York doctors should pay
their January bills promptly. The fol-
lowing are their reputed yearly in
comes: Lewis Sayre, deformity special
ist, $4,000; Austin Flint, Sr., liver and
lungs, $4,000; Cornelius Agnew, eye
and ear, $4,000; I. E. Thomas. dis
eases of women, $50. 900; Robert Tay-
lor, deformities, $50, 900; Alfred Loom
is, feves5, $50, 900; w A Hammond.
nervous diseases, $4,000; y. N. Car
nochan, surgery of the bones, $25, 000;
Abraham jacob, diseases Of children,
$50, 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-14
MY BABY'S EYES.

My Baby's eyes in melting blue,
Are beaming bright as morning dew,
And from the Skylight take a hue.
Or Ike the star light clear and true.
My baby's eyes, a liquid roll.
Elhance ny world from pole 10 pole, i.
And love sits smiling III that goal,
Forever speaking to my soul
Ny baby's eyes. in other years,
May fill with many sc8lding tears,
And yet, through cruel taunts and jeers,
4 mothers love will Danish fears.
My baby's eyes, in blight or bloom,
Those glorious Orbs, in grief or gloom,
Shall be to M, in dearIh or doom,
The dearest diamonds to the tomb.
Colonel J. A. Joyce
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-14

Mr.. Fleizig wanted to leave the city
by the last train, and, not knowing
when it left, sent his servant to see,
saying; John, go down to the depot
and see aCben The last train goes, and
hurry back and tell me-" Jonn vert
off and did not return for more than
two hours, when he rushed back into
the room all out of breath. ''Where in
God world have you been all of this
timer demanded his master. Train
Just left, sir-this very minute, " was
John s broken reply.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-14

All the Swedes in New York City
decorated their homes on Christmas
Eve, and permitted their children to
play until they chose to go to bed. At
midnight the whole family sat down to
a supper, of which the first course was
roasted turkey, the second rice and the
third Goldfish. The fish was prepared a
fortnight beforehand.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-14

a Cleveland woman tried holding q
baby as collateral security for board
bill. She took care of the child so
that its mother could work In a store.
when the mother failed to pay the bill
refused to give it up, and the owner of
the property had to seek courts of law
and get writ of habeas corpus.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-14

A deputation of farmers recently
called on Attorney General Miller. Of
Manitoba, to explain their grievances,
and he turned his back on them and
ordered a servant to show them out.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-14

4 Memphis girl was committed to
prison At the request OF her parents,
Eor persisting in running after bass
singer belonging to coIored minstrel
troupe. Jailed for fishing for black
bass
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-14
OUR CRAZY QUILT.

A Variegated Hap-hazard Collection
OF the Useful and Ornamental
undermining Old Gowns---Fancies IN
Jewelry---TuIle TO the Front.
Suggestions in Regard to Wall Deco
Observation-Disclosures Fans and
Gloves.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-14

A ''ire-proof' theatre in Cleveland
burned like Undertook
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-02-23

modest competence FROM that hour to a
very worthy and poverty-stricken
family.
Now, think that both these veins oil
humor might be worked to the profit of
mankind, and especially of those who
can contriye to be witty or humorous
yet kindly; and of those Who can profit
by this sort of humor l have heard of
an eccentric gentleman who had some
poor female relations, and asked them
to tea--a beverage he himself detested.
He retired before the tea-drinking COM
menced, and watched their faces from
another room. They found their cups
mighty heavy, and could hardly lift the
ponderoas liquid. They set them down
probed the contents, and found sedi-
ment of forty sovereigns in each cup.
Each discovery being announced with
little screeches, and followed by con-
tinuous cacklirg, the eccentric host APP
pears to have got more fun out of it
than by the vulgar process of drawing
checks for the amount.
The human mind when once that at
tention of many persons is given to a
subject, is so ingenious, and gets so
much metal out of ever so small vein
of ore, that feel assured, if people at
home and abroad will bring their minds
to bear on the subject, they may in
some degree improve manners and embel.
lish human life withgood-hearted humor
and kindly jokes.
L offer these observations to tie
YOUTHS Companion, with an apology to
the editor for their crudity. | am too
unwell to sit down to my desk and
elaborate anything, and these remarks
must be considered as what they are
suggestions, dictated-which is fine
word for talked-.and written by
Charles Reade, IN Youths Companions
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-02-23
NUMBER 8.
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.


Charles Harris OF Bcllevillc, Tex..
has invented machine for washing
dishes. - Chicago Herald.
"A patent the invention of q Char
lottesyille (Va.l man, for indicating
stations during the passage of cars, has
lately been tried on the Chesapeake n
Ohio Railway. Itworks automatically.
IN. y. Times.
There is. it seems, says the klepto.
maniac of the New York Sun, an ann
brella that can not be stolen. A genius
has invented a detachable handle, upon
withdrawing which the ribs. are, auto
matically locked. Replacing it nnlocks
them. No two handles ltthe same UNI
bella +p.s SO Ga 4A4aI s4t
,s.-The highest velocity that has been
impaired TO shot is given rs ls62G feet
per second, being equal to mile in 81
seconds. The velocity OF the earth Mt
the equator, due to no alton on its axis,
Is one thousand miles per hour, or n
mile m SO sucont's and thus, II u cah-
non ball were fired due west, ard could
maintain its. initial velocity, it would
beat tho sun. in Its apparent journey
around the earth, n Chicago Times.
The depth OF sleep has been the
novel subject of investigation bv two
German physicians, working upon the
principle that the depth of sleep Is pro-
portional TO the sound required to
awaken. Ingenious experiments showed
chat with u perfectly healthy man,
slumber during the first hour is very
light, after an hour and quarter the
depth of sleep increases rapidly and
reaches its maximum Mt one and three
quarters hours. The slumber then
lighlens gradually, but reaction into o
deeper sleep occurs after five and half
hours-of repose, after which gradual
awaking proceeds. Imperfect health
or unusual exertion produt cd marked
irregularities,
Wooden ties forrailways are becom-
ing more expensive every year, and the
time is coming when possibly some sub
stitute will have to be devised for them.
The chief engineer Oh an Eastern rail-
road is about to try como experiments
with steel ties, The would be the same
in size and shape es the present wooden
| ties, except that they would be no low,
and they would practically last until
they rusted away, while the best oak
| ties last only ABOUT eight years. Some
of the advantages claimed for the steel
ties are that the expense of maintaining
| the track would be larg reduced, the
road-bed world DO firmor and smoother,
and trains cou.d run at much higher
speed over them. The wear and tear
on track and rolling stock would also
be lessened, because tho track Is
smoother Chicago journal. M
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-02-23
A Tramp Seer.

His beard was long, tangled and
gray, and indicated age. His clothes
were scant and ragged. and indicated
poverty. His eyes were dreamy and
his nose was red. These, with " to-
mato can, which was only partly con-
cealed in one of his coat-tail pc kets,
indicated the tramp. The charge
against him was "no visible means of
support. u He seemed to be familiar
with the court and its surroundings,
and when his name was called he
stepped briskly to the bar
"What do you do for a liYingP" he
was asked.
~ look into the future" he answered,
solemnly.
'Scan its mystic realms now and tell
lis whaC you see," ordered his Honor,
sarcastically.
The prisoner threw his arms over the
raj, leaned heavily upon il, and throw
ing his head back, closed his eyes, and
for moment was motionless.
II see,n he said ga cruel man in
blue coat with brass buttons and club
dragging poor old man along the
street. The scene changes; the crue
man is now being rebuked by k'no
gentleman with magisterial air, who
then says to the poor old man: 'Gt
home, my friend, and may God bless
you.' The scene again changes; thu
poor old man is in his ba Q, cold atti'
room, and is down on his knees il
prayer for the kind gentleman with
magisterial air. n
The prisoner here shook himself am
Strengthening up asked: ''Did | sa
anything while was in a trancep'
"You did. / presume you said i''l
what you saw"
"Ah! that's good" said the accused
rubbing his hands.
"You didn't see anything of a
island, sea-gilt and dotted he an
there with massive castles; of coac
like mail wagon, and n sail on ii
laughing waters that connect the islam
with the main land, did youP'
'.No indeed. / did not, sad the a.
cused, hurriedly.
Then you cant see any further I'M
the future than the end of your nos
for Just what I have described you n
going to see, and see them every de
until the festive month OF March blow
mn Y Star.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-02-23
ALONE.

I miss you, my darling, my darling;
The embers burn low on the hearth;
And stilled is the air of the household,
And hushed is the voice of its mirth;
The rain FLASHES fast on the terrace,
The winds past the lattices moan;
The midnight chimes out from the minister
And l am alone.
! want you, my darling, my darling;
l am tired with care and with fret;
] would nestle in silence behind you,
And all bit your presence forget,
In the hush of the happiness given
10 tl.ose, who thro' trusting have grown
To the fullness of love in contentment;
But am alone.
call you, my darling, my darling,
My voice echoes back on my heart.
stretch my arms to you in longing,
And lol they fall empty, apart.
whisper the sweet words you taught me,
The words that we only have known,
Till the blank of the dumb air is bitter,
For / am alone.
need you, my darling, my darling,
w 6h its yearnng my very heart aches;
The load that divides us weighs harder;
| shrink from the jar that it makes.
Old sorrows rise up to beset me;
Old doubts make my spirit their own.
Oh, come thro' the darkness, and save me,
For am alone.
All the Year Round.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-02-23
PITH AND POINT.

DE chap dat am stoopin' ODER hoe
In out his tat patch amt APP to see
III de lcetle failin's OBJ his naburs.
Life.
A great many editors have latoly
been, devoting themselves 20 defining
the art and science of kissing. We
snall not follow their examples, as we
do not care e expose our ignorance on
that subject. LoweU C,tizeaas
And now Connecticut woman APP
pears who insists that she is III years
old. Ii Is curious fact that after q
woman has passed her hundredth birth
day she ceases to have any false pride
about her age,-M u. Grephtf.
The reason why crops always turn
out to be BIT +ttt than has been expected
is because many people always expect
the worst, and some Of. them are mean
enough to feel disar pointed Il their exc
pectatiuiis are not realized,--N u
Picay'hie. .c
-Shnt the door.
y When winters breeze
Deludes tho trees
| And nature settles down 10 freezei
When round tho door
The wild winds roar
| And cold comes through the cracked Old hooE
! Our friends forget to shut the door.
-On CttV blizzard.
-..Algernon, have stitch in my
side.n 81 am not surprised, my dear.
You were hemmed in by the crowd at
the party last night. y 'No; think |
rot it while basting the turkey. =
fsYou tuck too much pains over II.
"Algernon, why will you persist in
ruififng my temper in this wayp3
"Merely bia cd notion Of yours and
furbelow my intentions. n--Phtladetphta
! Gull.
THAT poor fellow said temper
ance orator, pointing to cripple,
"owes his dilapidated condition to
whisky" "You are wrong" replied a
bystander. 'sThat man is paralyzed,
and | am certain that he never
drank" 'Oh, that really makes nc
difference in my argument, rejoined
the orator, ''for if he had been addicted
to drink he would have been paralyzec
sooner. '-ArkGnsas0 Iraceier.
81 suppose you often want some
thing 10 fiji up your paper withp'- sais
u man, coming into a county, news
paper office with II four-eeiessa com
munication on patent, dupieg, double
back-acton harrow of his .6al inven
/, ton. .'Oh, no, said tia man OF thu
, quill, "the paper is fuA enough. 1t !
| tie editor who wants sonfething TO Ill
up with. This willmake four colunin
and two sticks forty-two dollars
= please. '-Mzdiete0M Transcript.
0 -Heredity: ado you believe in tn
J, law of hereditary transmissionP' asAe
Q gentleman OF Mr.. Popperman. 9
Y do, most decidedly. l can cite re
s markable instance o. it. My greal
grandfather had a positive squint in hi
eye, My grandfather Sc al nted; SO di
O my father and this optical peculiarit
o has descended into my own family.
"Oh, you must be mistaken, MI
Popperman; you don't squint.u "No.
h Nor your little girl. No" M
+ your little boy" mo. But my wi
- does. N i. JourHat.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-02-23

The value of the willow crop of
Wyoming County, \. Y, is estimated
at S120.0O). The heaviest crops are
found in the towns of Perry, Gaines
vile and Warsaw, and the willows are
shipped to Syracuse, Buffalo and New
York to German basket-makers, where
they command from four to twenty-four
dollars per ton. Before 1879 the will
lows had to be stripped of their bark
where they were raised, which was ac-
eomplished by standing the punches in
a stream of water. Since 1879 the buy
ers take them bark and all and strip the
stalk by steam power, which makes il
more profitable for the producers. N
Y. tribune.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-02-23

Hammered brass is new rage!
Those who have not seen the novelty
can nevertheless recall people who de-
serve TO have their brass hammered. -
N Y. Graphic.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-02-23

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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-02-23

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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-02-23

"A Lexington (Ky.) man sneezed so
violently the other day that he broke
one of his ribs.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-02-23

Two or three decayed back teeth
serve to reject a recruit for the British
army.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-02-23

Norway has a heavier ocean ton
mage than the United States.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-07-03

STANDARD TIME.-East of Huntington. 18th
meridian, or Eastern time; West of Huntlng-
ton, 90th meridian, or Central Time which is one
hour slower than Eastern time. fN
Sulphur; leaves White Sulphur daily, except
saturday, arrives Cincinnati and Louisville
daily, except Sunday. Pullman sleeping Cars
from Clifton Forge and White Sulphur to ST.
Louis Missouri, and Columbus, Ohio. without
No. daily between Ashland and Clifton
Forge. Leaves Clifton Forge daily except Sat-
urday, arrives Old Point daily except Sunday,
Pullman Sleeping Cars White Sulphur to Wash
lngton and Baltimore, and White Sulphur to
Richmond. - III
Nos: and 4. Solid Trains daily, with Pullman
sleeping Cars, between Washington, Richmond
and louisville and Cincinnati. Do not stop for
No.5,daily except Sunday, Richmond to Clifton
Folge daily between Clifton Forge and Ash
land Pullman Sleeping Cars Baltimore and
TO White Sulphur.
NO q daily except Sunday, from Louisville,
Clncinn AL and Lexington, arrives at White
sulphur daily, except Monday; leaves White
'Ilman Sleeping Cars st. Louis to White Sui
phur and Clifton Forge, via Louisville Airline
and Columbus to White Sulphur, via Ashland
CHARLOTTEsvILLE AcCoMMoDATIoN-No 7,
rive Charlottesville, 9.l5 p m.
Train No. connects with old Dominion
szfeamers at Newport News p M, on Monday
.qtIesday,' Wednesday and Saturday /; arrives
New York next afternoon
connection at r. r. d p. Junction for Washing
ton and New York. No omnibus transfer re-
For Rates, ricketts,, Baggage Checks, apply to
any Office OF G. q .. KY; or Depot or Ticket Of
ia az Connecting lines ii. w. FULLER,
ri w SMITH, Genl Pass'r Agent
Gen'l Manager. june26
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-07-03

No. 3 has Pullman Sleeper New York to Chat
tanooga, without change, via Harrisburg and
Roanoke.
No. l has Pullman Sleeper New York via
Harrisburg, Roanoke and Chattanooga, to Mem
phiS. without change.
CONNECTIONS.
At HagerstoWn, Md, with the Western Mary
land Railroad to and from Baltimore, Frederick,
Emmittsburg, Gettysburg, Penmar Waynes-
bOro, Pa, and points on the Western Maryland
Railroad and branches.
With the Cumberland Valley Railroad to and
from Harrisburg, Carlisle Shippensburg Cham
bersburg, Mercersburg, Martinsburg and points
on the Cumberland Valley Railroad and branch
eS.
Also to and from Pittsburg and the West and
Northwest, and Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
and the North and East
At Shenandoah Junction, w. Va, with Main
Line of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to and from
Washington.
At Riverton, Va, with Manassas Branch of
Virginia Midland Railway.
At WayneSboro Junction, Va, with Chesa-
apeake & Ohio Railway to and from Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs and Richmond.
At Loeb Laird, with Lexington Branch of
Richmond d Allegheny Railroad.
At Natural Bridge, with Main Line of Rich
mond 81 Allegheny Railroad.
At Roanoke. with Norfolk & Western Railroad.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Riverside, for Lexington, Va.
At Boyce for Wildwood and Winchester. Va.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-07-03

ULIVIEKB BUUk STUKE.
Largest and finest assortment ever brought
to Staunton embracing
FISHING RODS from Is cents to $1,000.
LINES-Of Cotton, Linen, Seagrass, SILK,
braided Silk and Enameled Silk Waterproof.
REELS-Click Stop and Multiplying.
Bass and Trout Hooks on HnoOds, Bass and
Trout Flies, Fish Baskets, Fly Baskets, Fly
Hooks Sinkers, Bait Buckets and Boxes.
Artificial Minnows and spoon Hooks.
Landing and Minnow Nets, &C., &c.
as- Orders by mall promptly attended to.
april3
! nor SALE.-A thoroughbred SHORT-HORN
H. BULL CALF, months old. and entered
| Of record In the 9th Volume of American Herd
q. +. MYERS,
june26-3t* Fishersville, Va
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-07-03
RAILROADS.

BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
All trains East of Ohio River are run by Eas-
tern standard of 18th Meridian time West of
Ohio River by Central or goth meridian time.
Time Table in Effect Nov. Is. 1888: