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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

that your appearance TALES with his
description in other respects.
''All this is inexplicable, said L,
helplessly.
Except on the theory that we've
got the right man. the other an
swered.
was total stranger, had no friends
to call for assistance. If [ could only
find Rollickson! A thought flashed
upon me. He had gone ashore before
me, and | had seen him in private con-
ference with man whom L now identi-
fed with the one who had arrested me-
| remembered, too, that after awaken
ing from the sleep into which | had
been cast by the drug with which he
~ -'-~ie~cd me from sea-sickness. nv
arm had felt sore and stiff for several
days. Might not Rollickson be the
real Roach, and might he not have
taken advantage of my stupOr to place
upon me mark similar to that borne
by himself; and had he not on landing
pointed me out to the detectives as the
object of their search, for the purpose
of aVerting attention from himself?
To this conclusion my mind came by
one of those sudden intuitions which
oft-time instantaneOusly produce deeper
conviction than the most careful pro-
cess of reasoning.
Just then a cab passed the window,
and in it came Rollickson himself
Stop that MANI l exclaimed, start
ing up and pointing him out.
The exclamation astonished those
present.
Quick! quick" cried, ''for heaven
saken'
Impelled by my earnestness, couple
of policemen darted into the street.
The cabman stopped in answer to their
hail; and soon Rollickson was escorted
into the room in which was q prison.
er. He turned pale on the sight of me.
"Strip his armn' Exclaimed eagerly.
He drew back as an officer APP
proached; and it was only after q
struggle, and by main force, that he
was compelled to submit to an in
spectiOn, which revealed q mark the
exact counterpart of that found upon
myself! Before [ had finished the mar
ratiVe of my acquaintance with Rol-
dickson and the circumstances under
which it began, an American detective
entered the office, and fully identified
my late friend as the criminal for whom
l had been so singularly mistaken.
may. add that when the blonde WIG and
the Whiskers were removed, with which
he had disguised himself, the likeness
between Rollickson and myself was
quite marked. / was released from
custody, and the real Roach detained
in my stead. The next steamer car
ried him back to America, to stand
his trial for numerous burglaries. And
the young lady, it is to be hoped, was
cured of the romance of falling in love
with strangers at first sight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

The report that Mary Anderson was
about to marry the Duke of Portland
was received with general incredulity
by theater managers.
cit is another advertising dodge,
you may depend on it" said one man
ager.
'1f she married the Duke she'd have
to leave the stage, and don't believe
that anything could induce her to do
that, D." said another
One manager was found who thought
it entirely probable. ''She would make
a good Duchess" he said, land it will
not be the first time that an actress has
married a nobleman."
Mss Anderson is "a years of age. She
first went on the stage in Louisville, in
1875, as Juliet. She has travelled IN
der the guardianship of her mother
and step-father, DR.. Griffin. Her pres
ent London engagement is under the
direction of Mr.. Henry E. Abbey.
A gentleman who returned from
London few days ago said that the
infatuation of the Duke of Portland for
Miss Anderson was the talk of all
London and chief topic of gossip at the
clubs. The Duke attended every per-
Torrance, and spent small fortune
in flowers.
A young man residing near Louis
vile, and the son of one of the richest
men in the Mississippi valley, was very
attentive to Miss Anderson for several
years, and it was reported that he had
offered himself and was refused Miss
Anderson was too much welded to her
art to think Of marriage. York
S7J7,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

Zone year ago." says the New York
Times, cit was considered the thing for
a young lady to carry around in her
walks abroad bull dog or Skye ter
rier. Nothing could better illustrate
the devotion to style, for the sake of
which so many people sacrifice them
selves. 1t can scarcely be an easy task
for young girl to carry ten or fifteen
pounds of dog in her arms a mile or
two, and surely a more curious addi-
ton to the toilet can hardly be imagin-
ed. The fashion has changed lately
somewhat, and the Fifth Avenue belle
is seen accompanied by sleek grey
hound or stately mastiff. Under her
left arm she carries whip with long
lash-not for use, but as an accompa-
niment TO the dog.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

Lord Wolseley recently delivered
lecture on Success in Life HI
recommended total abstinence, on tn.
ground of expediency. If, he said, tw
lads started out together in life, al
things being equal with the exception
Of one drinking and the other being :
teetotaler, it was long odds on the lat
ter He added that on his Red rive
campaign, one of the hardest he wa
ever on, there was no strong hquol
and there was likewise no sickness ant
no need for prison discipline. Ii drunk
enness could be eliminated, crime il
the English army, he commended. woul.
be practically at an end
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

The denial of Miss Jennie Flood, the
daughter of the California millionaire,
that she is engaged to marry an En-
gIish peer, recalls the fact that she
once refused New Yorker because, as
she contemptuously told him, he had
not energy enough to spatter the mud
on his trousers In rainy weather.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1884-03-20

oody the money belt OF which Nj
NJ Arthur had been deprived.
But instead of handing it TO thu
gentleman, he buckfed it about his ow1
waist with an agreeable smile.
What the deuce does, this mean (?
yelled M'Arthur, whose face was purpl,
with rage, when, no less. to- his own thai
to our establishment, his arms were pin
Toned by the little colporteur, WHO
seemed to have the strength OF two or
binary men. And In another Iastaii
his wrists were adorned with pair c.
shining steel handouts.
It's no use kicking, William" eEuiet
ly remarked his captos. removing
faded faxen wig from his. own head ,ant
exposing to view a short crop of stubb
black hair s'I didn't mean to hay,
pulled you till we got to Wellington, bu
this little. affair has, SO to speak, .precipi
tated matters little
And after we were all again en- route
having left word at the next station az
to the disposition of the outlaws bodies.
the pseudo Mr. Smith informed us that
the scowling prisoner on the seat oppo-
site, who was kept in bounds by tbs
sight of cooked revolver in his captor'S
hands, was one William Hardy, with /
dozen aliases, whom he Dennison Hunt
the then best known detective in Eng.
land--had followed from Liverpool &c
the very heart of South Africa, a reward
of a thousand pounds having. been Of,
fered for his apprehension as principal
In great London bank robbery.
s'But I never thought I should be
the means Of helping you two gents to
your lost property" said Mr.. Smith:
with his customary placid smile, as
after the wearisome journey wealighteo
in front of the Diggers' Retreat at Wei.
lington, with dust begrimed faces and
stiffened limbs, four days later. -
And, to his credit be it said, the de.
tective would not accept a penny Of
recompense from either of u.s..
The excitement Of the little sscrim.
mage, was enough" he said, as we
shook hands at parting.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1884-03-20
MAKING THERMOMETERs.
How Our Heat Measures Are Filled and
Graduated.

When a thermometer to be made, %
says a manufacturer, ''the glass blower
first blows "a bulb on the end of long
tube. While this tube is hot, the end
of the tube is inserted, in mercury, and
as the bulb cools, the mercury rises and
fills the bulb, This process is repeated
until the bulb and part of the tube are
filed. The bulb is then immersed in
snow or Clipped ice,, and the mercury
drops to, the freezing point, which is
marked on the tube as 80 deg, If
Fahrenheit scale, Isl to be followed.
Next the bulb is put in boiling water,
and the point to,which the mercury rises
is marked on the scale as 212 deg. Ten
degrees of the mercury are now detached
from the column by Earring, and the
whole length Of; the tube is tested. The
process is repeated with deg. of the
columns being measured all the time
by a standard thermometer to see if the
tube is conieal at any point.
Common Thermometers generally vary
about 2 deg. ORB deg. owing to the irreg
ularity of the opening in the tube which
causes the mercury to rise slowly where
the opening is too large, and too fast
where the opening is too narrow. It
requires great skill to blow tube with
a uniform opening the whole length.
They should be allowed to stand not
less than one month one year is better
to allow the mercury to settle before
the scale is made The self-register-
ing thermometer is used for marking
the highest and lowest points reached
within given time. The bulb is filled
with mercury, above which, in due time,
inserted fine piece Of steel spring, the
remainder of the tube is filed with car
bolic acid or creosote. The steel spring
rests at the highest point it is pushed
to by the mercury, and is afterWard
drawn down by a small magnet. By a
duplex arrangement and reversing the
scale, the lowest or coolest point is in
dictated in the same way. The deep sea
thermometer is of the same pattern, and
is incased in heavy copper tube to be-
sides, self-regulating attachment.
The fever or clinacal Thermometers are
made with great nicely, and are used
for determining the temperature of the
human body.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1884-03-20
An IrreconciIabIe Enemy.

France is henceforth alvastintrenched'
camp, which can be defended in week
by one million and I'm a month BY three
millions of men. Z know that all is not
yet perfectin this, immense organization.
but / also know that each day great
step In advance is made. well, then, !"
it will be asked, what is there, to be
anxious about? So nauch, thetbetter if
you are strongly armed. mo- one. will
think of attacking you." Yes, no doubt;
but you must understand that France
(and herein lies the gravity of the pres
emit state of things1 desires with ardor
proportional to the growth of her
strength, to be. formally set
free from the night
mare-dread of q pessibl einvasion Her
defensive power is only partially reas-
surfing, and her immense armament is a
heavy burden; there is fragrant con-
tradiction between the Institution of
universal barracks and those republi-
can aspirations which are becoming
more and more democratic day by day.
The simplest solution would be to fling
ourselves at all hazards upon Germany,
to take back from her our former from
tiers, and to disarm her That being
done, we, too, might lay, down our
arms. This is what is called la reyanche.
Many people enormously imagine that
the French cherish the idea of it, but
nothing of the sort is true. There is
not within my knowledge single poll
tician who dreams of such a thing, and
among the people it would be most I'M
popular. This terrible game, in which
our fate as nation would
be the stake, would depend upon the
hazard of a battle lost or won, and we
will not play it, except in the last ex-
tremity But it remains none the less
certain that We conttin ually confront
Germany as an irreconcilable enemy.
more on account Of the har.rn she eonld
still do us than on account ef tie harm
she has done; and that enemy
is certainly not one to BE despised.
IF Germany isour bugbear, we assuredly
give her illustrious chief, the Chancellor
Of the empire, many sleepless nights.
He knows right well that the moment
an enemy of his uprises anywhere he
may count two1ls and that other,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1884-03-20
A.wx.R "REMINISCENCES.

Use Despatch That Came In a Monstrou
Mouth.
HE Loyal G firl of Winchester is tn
sobriquet given, 20 Mrs. Rebecca NJ Bon
sal Her inside N name was Wright
and she sprsmg from Quaker stock
She and her fafnh y, with the exception
of ones sister, VI ere loyal. Her two
brothers were iin the northern army
and her fatheraref 1gee. Itwould talk,
a volume to, tell OF their prosecutions
and sufferings, auI Rebecca's active in
terest innthe cause, la s been told in SOM
and story. Tuesday evening she wa
compimented wita'a historical recita
by post g., CT, Al. r.. of Philadelphia
The wheel Of fortune has not turned
many prizes for herr, \ position at The
national capitol is about the only recog
milton she has ever rets lived from The
government for most inwa luable services
Our grand army posts, q re about to d.
something in thesway of. y tardy recog
milton of her loyal arzH b rave conduc:
in time of, revolution.
When Sheridan took cen 1mand in the
Shenandoah valley he was, in sore dis
tress for information as;tio he strength.
position and condition of GSea leral Early's
army. ALI his spies failed i o give him
the needed knowledge. He had heard
of Miss Wright's (now Mrs. B onsaD pro.
nounced union sentiments: al I'D he de.
termined to approach her 1z,o n the sub.
ject of the enemy's PLANS. Oh Re day in
September, 1864, a. trusty bl ack man
on, 1 ! r. ..
Miss, am yo' fo' de unions"
Shy and suspicious; she did not at
first answer him, but fnallyher natural
womanly instinct determined her tcs
trust the messenger, SO sheansm cred:
eyes, john Why?"
The darkey smiled broadly anG | then
proceeded to dislodge from his mon
strous mouth a little roll Of paper, done
up in a tin-foil, the following note
SEPTEMBER Is, 1854 4 learned from Major |!
General Crook that you are aloyal lad and !
still love the old flag. Can you inform \ 1e Of
the position of Early's forces, the numb Or OF
divisions in his army and the strength of any
or all of them, and his probable or reported in.
tentions? Have any more troops arrived fnon
richmond, or are any more; coming or reported
obedient servant, PHI sHERIDAiN.. -
Major General Comnanding |
You can trust the bearer:
Without hesitation she replied to this
note as follows: #~1 @...
SEPTEMBER 16 1864 t have no, communica
ton whatever with the rebels but will tell you
what know. The division of General KershaW
and Cutshaw's artillery, 10 guns and naen.
General Anderson commanding, have been sent
away and no more are expected, as they cannot
be spared from Richmond. / do not know how
the troops are situated, but the force is much
smaller than represented. will take pleasure
hereafter in learning all I can of their strength
and position and the bearer may call again.
..s Verv respectfully YOURS
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1884-03-20

Archbishop Gibbons has declined &c
accept any formal public reception home
upon his return 10 Baltimore from Rome,
and the proposed demonstration in his
honor has been given up.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1884-03-20

Upon this information Gen. Sheridan
at once acted, fought and won the bat
tie of Opequan, on the 10Th of Septem-
Der, the key to his whole campaign in
the valley Later he acknowledged the
valuable information,she had given and
presented her with a watch and chain
as memento of the occasion. The gov
eminent then followed with clerkship,
and now the Ct. A. r.. proposed to rec
ognize her loyal service not only senti.
mentally but substantially by holding
receptions for her benefit.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1884-03-20

Artificial diamonds are made of flint
glass subjected to various processes and
then cut and polished hkereal diamonds.
Only an expert can determine which is
genuine and which is imitation
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1884-03-20

Unless h, J should reduce us to absd
Lutte irnpot snce, we although conquered
shall press Mt an eternally insuperabl
barrier to- us ambition IT. ColaAi, il
the Fort,aisg htly Review.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1884-03-20

Maine lumbermen agree that WOOD
grows faster there than it islout.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
DO You Want Sweet, Fresh
Peaches?

If you do, you can have them by
properly canning them, and the best
can for them is undoubtedly the Van
Vleit glass jar, either half gallon, quart
or pint. Those who have tried the old
Mason jar will appreciate the benefits
and conveniences Of this one, All that
is needed is to heat the fruit through,
fill the jar, put on tine cap and turn
down the screw. Another advantage is
that by unturning the screw, if the can
is not air-tight the cap will be loose, If
air.tight the cap will be tight. This
can be done two or three days after the
jar Is filled when, if the jar is not tight,
the fruit can be heated over again and
put second time in the jar without
loss. The jars are perfectly transparent
and the bright yellow fruit makes a
very pretty appearance in them. You
had better think of all these advan-
tages and take a look at these jars
before you purchase others.
VILLA AM ID. PICKELS,
Fifth and King Streets.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
Republican Gains In w. virsinia.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aug. 25.-
Blaine and Logan clubs are being or
ganized in this State ut the rate of
about twenty per week. many of them
being in the interior mountain counties,
where .rmal organizations were never
before attempted, while in counties
where clubs have always existed, like
Wood, Ohio, Marshall, Preston and
others, the enrolment is larger and the
interest greater than for many years In
this, Kanawba County the home of the
Democratic gubernatorial candidate,
Maxwell, the Republican candidate for
Governor, will sweep the county by 300
TO 400 majority. 1t is currently reported
that the Daily Times, Independent
Democrat, which has heretofore sup
ported Wilson heartily, is about TO
change its point, its proprietor being
quoted as saying thr he was rapidly
becoming disgustey with his party
associates, and ths5 5he would probably
support the Republicans before tho
camp aign closed.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26

Miss Bessie Gilbert has been engaged
to play the coronet on the Steamer Re-
public.
Rev. T. l. Tonkinson, late pastor of
Mt. Salem NJ. e. church, but now in
charge of Millington circuit, was in the
city On Monday morning and called ut
the REPUBLICAN office. Mr.. Tomkin-
son has finished overhauling and en-
larging the church at Holden appoint
ment, and will reopen it for worship
on Sunday, Sep ember 7th. Rev. Adam
StenRle i, expected TO preach the dedi.
catory sermon.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
striker Pest Eucampment.

On Thursday morning the three days
of David L. Striker Post,
No. 8, q. A. r., of Newport, will open
in Lynsm's woods, about 3 miles from
this city. Theopening ceremonies will
consist of p salute from the artillery
guns belonging to Smyth Post. The
bnational flag will then be unfurled, af-
ter which the Rev. f. H. Nelson will
make the opening prayer, and President
rPurnell Of Delaware college, will deliver
the opening address. 1t is expected
that the attendance from this city and
elsewhere will. be very large. Satur-
day afternoon tournament will be
given, for which there are already IL
entries. Invitations to attend have
been extended to Past Commander. in
Chief j. f. Hartranft. Louis Wagner
and r. b. Beath; also to Generals w.
s. Hancock, Joseph h. Eawley and H
w. Slocum, Governor Stockley, Sena.
tors Bayard and Salisbury, and Con-
gresham Lore.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
Look Oat For Her.

One day last week q middle aged
woman visited the cooper shop at Lea 4
-four mill, and told a pitiful tale about
being q widow with four children, and
that her goods had been seized for rent,
She gave the name of a we'll known
citizen Of the Ninth ward as being her
landlord, and so worked on the feel
ings of her auditors, that those who
had money contributed to the extent
of their ability. 1t Is now stated that
the woman is an imposter, and her
story false in every particular, az she
has "a comfortable home in the Ninth
ward, where she resides with her hus-
band.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
Fair NJ yewpart.

Striker Post. g.. A. r., will have,
their Campfire lighted in Thomas Ly-
nam's woods, near Newport, ON Thurs.
day, Friday and Saturday OF this week.
For the accommodation of friends in
this city arrangements have been made
for the evening train on the Western
road to stop at the woods on it's way in-,
Round trip tickets may also DO obtained
Of the p, w. ~ B. r. Il. 90. for twenty
cents. The members of Striker
Post will spare neither pains nor ex-
pense to make this campfire both pleas
ant and profitable. To the Posts Of this
city We say, go over and help them.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
Wagon Upset.

AS George NJ. Bramble was proceed i.
ing out West Seventh street yesterday
afternoon in wagon loaded with
tomatoes, he accidentally dropped the
lines, when his niece, who was in the
wagon with him, jumped ont, and
catching the horse suddenly by the head
caused him to turn in a way that upset
the wagon. Mr.. Bramble was thrown
out, receiving severe cash on his
forehead, and several bruises. He was
taken in a house In the vicinity, and DIR.
Maull summoned. After his wounds
were dressed and he had rested an
hour or more, he made an effort to start
for home, but not being in II condition
to go home alone was taken by officer
Morrison into Mr.. Russel's store at
Seventh and Adams streets, where he
remained until Mr.. Sutton procured n
team and took him home. The spring
of Mr.. Bramble's wagon was broken,
but the horse was not injured.
Daily Republican., 1884-08-26
Injunction Against Alderman.

An injunction was served OH Mon.
day upon the New York Board Of Al
dermen to restrain them from taking
further action in the matter OF surface
railway on Broadway. The Board re-
Gently passed an ordinance granting .
franchise to company to run cars ON
that street, without stipulating any con-
sideration therefor. The Mayor vetoed
the ordinance, the franchise being con-
sidered worth at least 81, ,000, 900. When
all such franchises should be sold at
auction to the highest bidder it was
voted down.