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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-09
artling all the bright assemply

startling all the bright assempIv.
Leonetta had grasped Helene's arm,
her poniard uplifted, and then Glendon
had leaped between them.
1t was mans cry of agony that rang
out, for the glittering weapon was bur
led to the hilt in Glendon Wither's
bosom.
He had saved Helene. He had given
his own life to do so.
They carried him unto the house. and
in moment sympathising friends were
gathered around, while anxious enouir-
les flew from lip to lip.
He opened his eyes with an effort.
'1t-it vast was an accident. {"
he said, then lapsed into unconscious
ness.
None contradicted the statement
he meant to save the honor of his
name.
Then suddenly into the crowd pushed
a man, dark-eyed and pale-faced.
He looked around till his eyes fell on
Leonetta, who fell back, white. and al
most senseless.
He pointed to the shrinking woman.
1T was no accident" he said; '.that
WOIudu Is guilty. Oh crime.
His wife-his Wifen' ran from one to
the other.
'"No-not his wife but mine. She
tried to murder me, but failed, and
am here to avenge the attempt. For
years my mind has wavered between
justice and mercy, but to-day Justice
has lowered the SCALE and as for mer-
cy-eVen from God that woman deserves
none.
The next moment the group in the
room was sWaying from side to side
Shrieks and Mortified cries, the report
of pistol, another mortified shrek more
terrible than the rest, two white arms
thrown in the air, slender form that
Swayed for a moment, horrible red
stain on the silken bodice of the costly
robe, and then beautiful, sinful Leonet-
ia Meredith had fallen forward, shot
through the heart by the man who called
himself her husband.
In the terrible excitement that fol-
lowed, the murderer escaped, but months
after his claim was proved true
Fer many long weary weeks Glendon
Withers lowered between life and
DEATH but by Gods providence life
was conqueror, and the blessed boon of
health was his again.
Then, one quiet morning, he and
Helene knelt side by side, and spoke
the vows that made them one, and en-
tered upon a life in whose perfect bliss
the past was almost forgotten.
There was one man conspicuous by
his absence at the time, and that was
Halbert Aston, whose treacherous hand
had worked such woe.
But joy had come with renewed faith
to Glendon and Helene, and perhaps
their love was deeper and purer for
the trials they had gone through.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-09
The Secret Out at Last.

When Kate .Castleton, the actress,
carried San Francisco by storm,
Spreckles and De Young were both de-
voted to her, and the race for the time
seemed to be about even, although
Spreckles really had the advantage
After the battle for the heart had pro-
crossed for some time, it is stated that
Spreckles partially gave up the fight
and then publicly declared on the
street that it cost De Young 81, 900
worth of diamonds for the smiles of
the charming Kate, which were be-
slowed on him for nothing. This COM
ing to the ears of De Young, he set to
work to secure number of love letters
that Spreckles had written, and he
sent word to the young sugar king that
he proposed to publish them. At that
time the Chronicle began its bitter war
on the sugar monopoly, and Spreckles,
thinking the love letters would soon be
published, shot at and attempted to
kill De Young, in order to put an end
to the entire war.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-09
Sp1iced.

En-, but its grand to sit at ones door with
ones own wife at ones side,
A showing her what she ought to hnow-hoT
a ship-shape knot is tied;
See the ropes he equally matched, lass. a wiSp
and cable won't splice;
For tie EN- as neat as YOU may, the weaker
will give in trice.
Now twist EN- and twirl 'em-and there!
What couldn't you follow my hand?
Strange. how it's easy TO do what not easy
TO understand.
Twas easy our falling in love-but ask how
we did it, and why?
You may answer for women are cleyero but
can't tell you, not L!
Then to make sure that the ropes are sphced.
just tug 'em at either end,
If the knot be right and the ropes be sound,
there will be no slip nor rend;
There will be, as il were, one rope, only
stronger because it's two,
And that's the way it's to always be, my
Katie with me and you!
The tugs will come, lass, sure as life, ere our
young days pass away.
Dudes, drummerS, and Washers will flock
around our little cottage gay;
But I'll harpOOn them at every chance; III
buy q dog and gun.
And unless the knots are awfully strained,
there'll be no ends of fun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-09
Passed Sentence ON Themselves.

THAT policeman ought 20 arrest him
self and take himself to the station
house," said gentleman from Mis-
souri, as he sprang backward to avoid
lurching bluecoat who was taking up
the entire sidewalk on a side street.
You may laugh at the idea of a mans
arresting himself" he continued, when
he and his companion had watched the
conyivial policeman disappear around
the corner, "but I've known of Judges
trying themselves often out West.
Down in Southern Missouri, where [
came from, we had a Judge few years
ago who divorced himsels. 1t happen
ed at Lalla, Mo. His wife was getting
little old and faded and the Judge
wanted younger companion He
MADE life very uncomfortable for her
and she went to pay visit to sister. :
The Judge Immediately took advantage
OF her absence and filed petition in
his own court charging his wife with
deSertion. The case came UP in about
4 month afterward, and he announced
his intention OF trying the case himself
His wife, for some reason, did not con-
test, and the Judge granted himself an
absolute divorce
''Soon after the war Judge Wilson, of
Shannon County, killed a man in
quarrel over horse. At the Judges
request he was indicted for murder in
the first degree. The case was imme-
diately called for trial. Wilson an
nounced he would sit upon the case
himself, which he did. If anything, all
his rulings were against his own inter-
est, and he acted very fairly all through
the trial. The evidence all went to
show that he had committed the deed
in self-defense, and he was acquitted.
''There was another queer old Judge
large man, with a very high opinion of
himself, but he knew very little law
He made ruling one day which the
Prosecuting Attorney disagreed with
and heated argument enSued between
the two.
g There is no such decision as that
justified by law, and Judge who has j
grain of legal learning would not give
such ruling, said the attorney
- You little shyster,' roared the
judge, for cent l would throw this
law book at your head.
g If you did you would throw away
more law than you ever had in your
head, retorted the attorney.
This was more than the Judge could
stand. and he got down from the bench
and wiped the floor with the attorney.
Then he climbed back on the bench and
said:
" Mr.. Clerk, please enter a fine
against me for $50, and he paid it on
the spot ''-Nea0 York Telegram
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-09
Ny Mothers wrinkled Face.
Dedicated to a dear, old mother.)

Dedicated to q dear, old mother.)
My mothers old face. il is wrinkled and wan,
And the bloom Of its beauty has lied,
As left but the leaf that clingS to the tree,
When its blossoms are withered and dead;
But the love that illumes the scars OF tne
years,
Undimmed in its beauty and light,
Is true as the star that follows the sun,
To brighten the dusk of the night.
The love of the world, may shine as the wing
OF the butterfly slipping the HOVER
To vanish away when the honey is dry,
And the wine of its nectar is sour;
But the love that is shrined in motherhoOdS
heart,
Knows nothing of death or decay,
AS the gold that endureS when the clods OF the
mine,
Are trampled in ashes and clay.
NV mothers old face, it is Wrinkled and wan
But what with its worth can compare?
Or rival the love unfailing and true,
In its setting of wrinkle and care:
So fade as it may in the Winter of years,
And droop in the drifts of the snow;
In the gardens of God will blossom aga ain,
The rose that was gathered below.
Fred Woodrow, Des Moines, December, 1884.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-09
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Artemus Ward and Tom Pepper

Tom Pepper, who is known as ''the
peerless preyaricatOr of Nevada" led q
Bohemian life here years ago. One
day, hearing of Artemus Ward arrival
at the International Hotel, in breathless
haste he rushed away to interview the
great humorist. He ran at once to
Wards room and, knocking, was in
stantly admitted
"Artemus Ward, [ believer
Artemus signified that the guess was
good one.
II am delighted to meet you,' cried
Tom-''delighted to meet you, sir
land have the pleasure of seeing?
- and the smiling Ward looked a
whole line of interrogation points.
4 ami am-that is my name is
gasped Tommy name is. Well, Just
wait moment till | think" and Tom
ran out of the room and closed the
door behind him, leaving Artemua
standing in the middle of the floor.
After few moments in the hall Tom
rushed back toward the astonished
Ward with extended hand and glowing
face, crying: pepper, Pepper, sirI
I'm Mr.. Pepper-Tom Pepper-better
known as Lying Tom Pepper"
Kingston Wards agent-was out at
the moment. Thinking he had an in
sane man to deal with, Artemus
smiled the most cheerful smile then at
his command. He declared. he had
often heard of Mr.. Pepper, and was de-
lighted to meet him At the moment
he was about to change his sock: would
Mr.. Pepper be kind enough to with
draw and call round again in half an
hour, Mr.. Pepper would, and did.
When Mr.. Kingston came in Arte-
mus had fearful story to tell about
his adventure with a crazy man.
Afterward, when Ward came to know
that sense of his greatness as a
humorist had so overcome poor Tom as
to cause him to forget his own name,
the genial lecturer declared it was the
greatest compliment that had ever been
paid him.-Tdrgifaia (Ner.) Enterprise.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-09
The Panta graph.

sit was thought the paragraph
would make any one an artist, said a
commercial artist as he ran the tracer
of the little machine over the outlines
of a peculiarly shaped picture. "But l
can tell you it hasn't. When it was
first invented it was novel idea to be
able, say in small photograph, to
trace correctly the outlines to mathe-
NAUTICAL certainty, life size, or any de-
sired size, almost. on another paper. In
other words, to literally trace an en-
larged silhouette from a small picture.
1t was a capital idea, but artists are
born, not made.
after the picture was enlarged, and
all the outlines faithfully transferred, it
was found that to fill in and give ex-
preston could not be done by anyone
but an artist. The invention of the
paragraph created sensation. Rap
id artists went all over the United
States giving lessons to classes and sell
ing the instruments. Each pupil
bought an instrument and a few boxes
of crayon. Very few were ever known
afterward to succeed in making pict-
ure that resembled the original, much
less to become artists
''Are the paragraphs much used?"
They are used mostly now to trace
maps and irregular mechanical draw
ing. See. am enlarging the interior
view OF Pullman palace car, and, IN
stead of using rule to draw the per-
spective lines and get the seats an
equal distance apart, / do it all in
short time with the paragraph. -
Nea0 York Mail and EGpreSs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-09

1t is an acceptable theory that no
man knows how to carry baby, and
that every woman does. The first
proposition is correct, | guess; but the
second is only partly so. Some of the
girls were highly successful in the I'M
dertaking. They encircled the pulpy
mass with their arms as though born to
the service. snuggled it to their breasts,
made pretty shoots at it, chirped it in
to good humor, and altogether perform
ed instinctively like mothers. But there
weye others, of whom / was disgrace
fully one, who displeased the subject SO
thoroughly that it screamed, kicked,
and endeavored to burst all the blood
vessels in his PIGGY, purple face. [
then and there vowed that | would de-
fer the requirement of culture in baby
tending until such time as the
knowledge should become of practical
value Clara Belle IN the Cincinnati
EIt07LiTP7
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-09

The Philadelphia Ledger is the most
profitable newspaper proper In Ameri-
ca. Its profits are S45O,OO0 a year.
Childs bought the Ledger when 1t was
losing S1,0U0 a week.
The Dickinson press., 1885-03-21

act OF the capitol commission, or be construed
In any manner as q ratification or endorsement
Of the acts OF said commission in locating the
capital Of the territory at Bismarck, in said ter.
ritory; but such appropriations are hereby de-
clared to be made 10 disch arge o moral rather
than a legal obligation OF the territory.
Following additional appropriation bills
have passed:
500: H. +. No. 100, pay assistant clerks and
assistant sergeant-at-arlns, 81, Q
Supplementary appropriations made to
this, butno definite amount stated:
c. B. No. GO. to pay for 0 tons of coal for nsa
of capitol building, amount not stated; G. B. No
a. expenses New Orleans exhibit, $$25. 600; {. B.
No. &c. for armories and militia companies, $l5,-
0OO-allows $500 for one company in each coun-
tv; H. +. $40, maintaining territorial offices,
$4,000: Owen Forby, cesspool and drainage fol
light, fuel, ETC., not yet indcxed.
At 800 a III. the house sent TO the council
the bill appropriating SO 900 for maintaining
the principal territorial offices the next two
years, which finally passed the council. This
having been made for heating and lighting
the capitol, this money will be expended In
providing offices for the governor, secretary.
uditor and attorney general in the First Ma
tional bank block, while the treasurer will
have his office ut his bank. The capitol for
deputy custodian. Both houses waited until
after 2 a. III. for the bill to be enrolled.
signed and approved. The governor on ap-
proving the bill said:
l did want to send a message in writing in re-
lation to this bill. I think it extravaganza in
some of It's provisions, but whatever is wrong in
it can not now be remedied.
The aggregate of the bill is $439. 339. 80.
being about $41 900 more than when il
passed the council. Of the increase about
P23, 600 is for the Bismarck penitenriary,
and about $4,000 for furniture, carpets
and heating apparatus at the capitol. Nearly
Ill the members left for home to-day,
The Dickinson press., 1885-03-21

The coal supply Of England is by no
means inexhaustible, and an alarm sig
nall Is frequently given; but a royal COM
mission, having given the subject care
full investigation reports that there will
not be a coal famine for two or three
centuries. But coal cannot be mined
1000 thousand feet below the surface,
on account of heat, and the investiga-
ton of Stanley Jevons, the noted scien-
fist, have led him to the conclusion
that all the coal within 1000 feet will
be exhausted in 100 years. A recent
issue of Nature, a scientific publication
of high authority, presented statistics
of the coal supply and the rate of con-
sumption which confirm the opinion ex-
pressed by Mr.. Jervons. A century is
a brief period in the life of a nation.
And of course the effect of the failing
production of the coal mines will be
felt years before the supply shall have
been wholly exhausted.
The Dickinson press., 1885-03-21
A Curiosity of Rheumatism.

We often hear elderly people or those
who have suffered from wounds, COM
planning of the aches and pains they
feel at the approach of u storm. 1 am
one Of these and am often kept awake
at night for hours and am unable to
rest sometimes from q mere vague I'M
easiness and general distress through
my limbs, and often with acute and
positive pain, from sudden twinges and
witches which utterly prevent sleep
until one is fairly exhausted for want
of it. But there is q reverse to this
which we hear less of because it has no
distress. When snow OF rain is actual
ly falling, the trouble ceases; and if I
find on waking that the night is over.
and that I have slept like q child, feel
ing refreshed by the unbroken rest, 1
know, before I look, what the weather
is. l impute the nervous twitchings
before the rainfall to some electric ten
sion which 1 suppose is relieved by the
downpour from the clouds, but that is
only a guess.-Penn.
The Dickinson press., 1885-03-21
Blaine Visits the President.

Washington Special:-Mr. Blaine made a for
NAL call on President Cleveland at the White
House last Friday afternoon at 5 O'Clock. He
was received in the library by the president.
No one else was present during the interview.
They were together some twenty-fiv e minutes
or half an hour. But little detail of the con-
versaton is known save that i, was on general
and not leading topics. Mr.. Blaine said there
was nothing whatever TO tell: that he had SIM
ply paid his respects as a private citizen to the
chief magistrate of the nation, and had been
very cautiously and kindly received by him.
Beyond that there was really nothing TO say.
MI, Rlaine called through an arrangement Mr..
Blaine's visit s. The White House caused quite
s sensation among the attendants at the door,
as oaly the president and Col. Lamont knew of
his coming. President Cleveland did not caro-
to say anything beyond the fact that the call
was s pleasant one, The sharp fight of the
campaign had evidently left no heartburnings
behind with the two who had the greatest stake
in il
The Dickinson press., 1885-03-21
FACTS ABOUT PERFumERY
The United States Likely to Rival France
ana Italy in Its Manufacture.

ana Italy in Its Manufacture.
From the New York Mail.
Perhaps there is as much sham in the
manufacture of perfumery as in that of
most any other article of trade" said a
wholesale manufacture of perfumery on
west side.
"In what respect?" asked q reporter
for the Mail and Express.
"In the quality and permanency of a
delightful odor. 1t is easy by a COM
bination of mixtures to produce perfum-
cry that has an odor like a genuine ex-
tract. At first it will possess the
strength and pungency requisite to
deceive most anyone, but after a time it
will deteriorate and become palpably
insipid. Instead all an extract from
some sweet smelling flower it is a de-
coction not without chemical merit, but
entirely devoid of the chemical and de.
lightful scent characteristic of the gen
uine. The reason that certain brands
of perfumerv after they have been
famous for a time, play out and become
worthless is that the market is flooded
with counterfeit brands made up entire
ly of cheap mixtures. 1 have known
brands to be popular for several years
and then all at once to lose favor.
Who loses? Why, the honest manu-
facturer loses and the public thinks
his brand has become worth
Incc IL fnIy0C a~ L.
build up q substantial and relia-
BILE patronage in perfumery. The
least adulteration of a brand kills it.
There are thirty-two different extracts
usually designated as triple extracts.
They are made from flowers whose
names they usually bear. Their cost
greatly depends on that of the
flowers.
COLOGNE does not seem to be as
popular as formerly. Toilet waters
are greatly used in preference, and
especially in this city. Cologne, though,
is still popular in the rural districts,
where the people do not like a change.
The rural customers ask for sweet
smelling cologne, the same as their
%forefathers used. They do not care
about the higher priced extracts with
high-sounding names"
"In extracting the essence Of flowers
what process do you use?"
"The same as that used by the famous
manufacturers in Italy, where the flow
ers grow. The United States, 1 think,
will in time rival Italy and France in
the manufacture of %perfumery. AL
ready the country around is dotted with
greenhouses covering acres and furnish
ing enormous quantities of flowers Of
every kind. The South, perhaps, will
IL day have fields OF roses as we'll as
cotton, and the rose farms will be APP
praised at Il higher value than the lat
ter.
The Dickinson press., 1885-03-21

1--WE hope'-says the Charleston,
South Carolina, News aud Courier.
speaking of the restoration of Gen.
Grants rank and pay-"that Gen.
Grantin his dire illness will be cheered
and encouraged by this token of the
confidence and affection of his country
men. It comes to him from a reunited
people, as no other high honor has
come. Those who followed Lee are as
gratified as those who wore the blue at
the browning honor awarded to Gen.
Grant. It will allow q glorious life
to draw %seronely to a peaceful close"
The Dickinson press., 1885-03-21
SUMMARY OF NEWS OF THE WEEK,
Peace Between England and Russia.

In the house Of commons Friday afternoon
Gladstone announced that an agreement had
been arrived at between Russia and England
by the terms of which neieher the Russian nor
Afghan forces would advance any further on
cote asked whether this agreement was a per-
manent or temporary arrangement Glad
stone replied that tho agreement was without
any specific limit. The best description he
could give was that the agreement
was to last as long as there was
This agreement provides against a rupture
of tho friendly relations between the two
governments in the event of q collision be-
tween the Afghan and Russian outposts, which
might possibly occur while instructions were
being m,g conveyed to the opposing commanders.
several diplomats at an imperial levee in st.
Petersburg: I cannot conceive that any but
the widest dreamer could think l would de-
clare war against England. Our ends can be
attained, and will be attained, but will be by
the gradual power of civilization, and not by
force.
The Dickinson press., 1885-03-21

The reports of Consuls of the United
States on agricultural machinery in
their several districts, and the oppor-
tunities for the introduction of Ameri-
can-made machinery, are not, SO far as
Western Europe is concerned, very en-
%couraging. The superior quality and
finish of the American articles is every
where conceded, but the cost is against
them. Some few of the large landed pro-
prietorsin England, France, Germany
and Russia purchase and use them, es-
pecially reapers, mowers, drills and the
like, but the English make is preferred
in Germany, Russia, Holland and other
countries, because they are stronger
and more enduring and cost less.
The Dickinson press., 1885-03-21
WOMAN SUFFRAGE VETOED.

Gov. Pierce justified tho expectations
Of the public to-day by returning to the
house Pickler's woman suffrage bill, with his
d%isapproval. Following is the message in
full:
Executive Office. Bismarck, OAK, March 10,
1ss5.-To the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives: / hereby return House Bill No. II,
with my objections to its becoming a law. A
measure of this kind demands careful and can
did consideration, both because of its impor-
lance and because of the acknowledged sincerity
and high Character of those who favor it. There
are certain reasons, however. why I cannot ap-
prove such q measure at this time. and other
reasons why I cannot approve this particular
bill 1t is desirable. in my Judgment. that VI.
The Dickinson press., 1885-03-21

James NJ. swank, Secretary of the
American Iron and Steel association.
says that "there is a very hopeful feel
ing in the iron trade, based mainly on
the prospect Of the continuance of the
active consumption that characterized
last year. The feeling is general that
prices for all iron and steel products
have reached bottom, and no apprehen-
sion is entertained of lower prices than
now prevail. Whatever changes may
take place in the coming year will be
for the better and not for the worse.