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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
R0W Two women Kept House.
Detroit Times.

One is a oressmaker, the other a
bookkeeper, the latter from a comfort
able country home. For a year she
endured life in boarding house at 81
q week for board and room. It was
all she could afford to pay out of her
salary Of $25 per month. It occurred
to her that if she could associate a
| friendly dressmaker with her the two
could have large room, and possibly
afford the expense of a fire in long
winter evenings, SO that they could
sew, read, Or chat undisturbed. The
dressmaker consenting, the two set out
to find a room suited to their means,
and as they looked their project grew
and resolved itself into two rooms and
system Of housekeeping. on the
smallest possible scale, as an experts
ment.
They scrimped on their summer
hats and dresses, and bought a second
| hand parlor cook stove and q few
dishes, rented their ROOMS, very plain
| ~ furnished, IN cheap quarter, and
entered on q new life, They breaks
tasted together and separated for the
day, the dressmaker returning after
tea. The bookkeeper comes home at
noon, gets her simple dinner, and
leaves the homework until sac returns
after six o'clock, and shortly after the
dressmaker comes in. Half an hour
si.fhcies to put their small domain in
order, and the evening is spent in
reading, rest, or recreation. Gradu>
ally their rooms have assumed cost
~, home-like aspect. the dressmaker
has bought a sewing-machine, the
bookkeeper a writing desk, their food
is of better quality, at one-half the
cost, and they are vastly happier in
every way.
til two years since they entered
into this useful and friendly part
nership, and the bookkeeper's heart is
almost broken because her friend las
a lover who is destined some day to
break up the cesy home. She wickedly
hopes that times will be so hard that
they, cannot marry, or that Providence
will send her lever Or another nice
girl TO keep house with, as the least
compensation for her loss.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
Listen to Your Wife.

The Manchester GUARDIAN June 8th, 1885, says:
At one or the
windows"
Looking on the woodland ways. With
clumps of rhododendroms and great
masses of May blossems,! "There was
an interesting group.
lt included one who had been s. Got
ton spinner" but was now so
Paralyze6!!!
Ginning position.
This refers to my case.
was first Attacked twelve years ago
Wit, "Locamoter Ataxy"
paraytic disease OF nerve fibre rarely ever cured
and was for several years barely able to
get about.
And for the last Five years not able
70 attend TO my business. although
Many things have been done ,or me.
The last experiment being Nerve stretching
Two years ago was voted into the
Home for Incurables! Near Manches-
ter, in May, 1882.
am no Advocate "For Anything
in the shape of patent" Medicines?
And made many objections to nay
dear wife's constant urging TO try Hop
Bitters. but finally to pacify her
Consentes!!i
| had not quite finished the first bottle
WnSH Te16 a cnanSS come over me. This
was Saturday, November Sd. On Sunday
morning [ felt So strong I said 10 my
room companions, 81 was sure could
Walkr'
So started across the floor and back.
1 hardly knew how to contain myself Twas
all over the bouse. / am gaining strength each
day, and can walk quite safe without any
'Stickp'
Or Support.
am now at my own house, and hope soon 10 be
able to earn my own living again. Ihave been
member OF the Manchester
Royal Exchange
For nearly thirty years, and was most heartily
congratulated on going into the room on Thursday
last. Very gratefully yours, JOHN BLACKBURN,
MANCHESTER (Eug.) Dec. 24, 1888.
Two years later am perfectly we'll.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
SHsw,s Your Livera,,
In the comic opera of 1.-THE Mikado'
his impartial highness says:

In the comic opera of 1.-THE Mikado'
his impartial highness says:
To make to some extent,
Each evil Liver
A running river
Ofh1"mless merrinnent."
A nObier task than making evil hverS
rivers of harmless merriment no person,
king Or layman, could take upon him
self. The liver among the anci4nts was
considered the source of all mans evil
impulses, and the chances are fen to
one to-day that if ones liver is in an
ugly condition of discomfort, someone's
head will be mashed before night!
''How's your liver?" is equivalent to
the lsquiry: Are you a bear or an angel
to-day?
Nine tenths of the "pure-cussedness,
the actions for divorce, the curtis ain lee
lures, tho family rows, not to speak of
murders, crimes and other calamities
are prompted by the irritating effect of
the inactivity Of the liver upon the
brain. Fothergill, the great specialist,
says this and he knows. He also knows
that to prevent such catastrophIes
nothing equals Warmers safe cure re-
moved throughout the world, as max
er of
Each evil Liver
A running river
hor,, olaoc, ,aYffs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
sob. But salIvatea H71m!,

was the actual exclamation of an honest physi-
had given calomel for the cure of biliousness and
a diseased liver. And he had SdliUGted him fol-
certain, from which he never recovered. All these
distressing consequences are avoided By the use OF
DR. Pierces pleasant Purgative Pellets a
purely vegetable remedy, that will not salivate
but produce tne most pleasing effect, invigorate
the liver, cure headache, dyspepsia, biliousness
constipation and pies. By druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
4 Wonderful Texas Boy.
Texas Siftings.

Johnny Fizzletop is not one OF the
most industrious boys in San Anton~
TO- Not long since his father asked
him: SIS YOUR teacher satisfied with
you?" You bet he is. He as much
as said so yesterday" "What did he
say9" He said that if all his schol>
ars were like me, he would shut up
the school and go home. He meant
that z know all that there is to be
learned, ard that he can't teach me
anything more"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
-
important.

When you visit or leave New York City, save
Baggage, Expressage and So 90 Carriage Hire and
stop at the Grand Union Hotel, opposite
Grand Central Depot.
600 Elegant rooms, fitted up at s. cost of one
million dollars, S100 and upwards per day. Euro
pean Plan. Elevators. Res aurant supplied with
the best Horse cars, stages and elevated railroad
to all depotS. Families can live better for less
money at the Grand Union Hotel than at any 9TH
er frSt-claSS hotel in the CITY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
Where He Was Found.
The ,Judg e.

81 pay my hired man SIC 3 month
and found" said old Blodget. And
found, interrupted his niece. What
do you mean by that? How do yon
find HING" why" replied the old
man, eff he doesn't know I'm comm
] generally find him asleep or with
his arms around the hired girl"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
Another Subscriber Pays Up.
Minneapolis Tribune

NIIHMtttpOIIs ITIDult.
Once in a great while something
comes stealing across the vision like q
passing angel, having with it the
door OF strange flowers, plucked by
unseen hands, in unknown countries
far beyond the earthly seas. We do
not understand it, cannot fatbom it,
yet we know that it must be a thing
Of Joy ard beauty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
A Good Education,
PhiIadaInhia. Gall

Snooks-Yes, sir; [ believe in Civ
ing my children the best education
money can buy. Ny father never
spared no expense GA my SCHOOL, 1g.
De Taffee-You will give them an
academic education, then2
Snooks-Of course [ will. That's
what I got, and, if it takes every cent
I have, all my boys and girls shall be
macadamlzed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
SRight Peart.S

Il was right peart till the rhematiz sot In.
said a suffering old man who lived near the
swamp. Fact IS, wherever you live you can't be
right pert" if you are a victim of this troubled
disease. Capt.. G w HotSenpiller, Springfield
O., says: II found great relief from inflamma-
tory rheumatism by using Browns Iron Bitters"
Thousands of other people have found similar
raliaf
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10

A shooting match took place recent
~ IN Canada between twenty smok-
ers and the same number of non
smokers. The smokers won by TWEEN
ty, five points.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
Prosecute the SyvfadIers?

II when you call for Hop Bitters the Druggists
hands you out anything but Hop BitterS, - with
Il green cluster of Hops on white label, shus that
druggist as you would a viper. and if he has taken
your money for bogus stuff, indict him for the
fraud and su9 him for damages for the swindle,
and we will reward you literally for the convic-
ton.
See q S. Supreme Court injunction against c.
D. Warmers German Hop Bitters, Reading, Mich.
and all his statesmen, agents, druggists and other
imitators.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
what sold FrItz.s Said.

1t was aphorism of Frederick the Greats
that Facts divine things An undsputed fact
that DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
is the most powerful liver vitalizer extant. and
by its characteristic and searching action will
cure dyspepsia, constipation, dropSy, kidney dis
popular opinion to the contrary Notwithstanding
are directly traceable to diseased condition of
the liver by which its work as purifier of the
blood ismade incomplete. All druggists
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10

Out of $4,000 prosecutions by the
English Society for the prevention Of
Cruelty IN Animals during the
last twenty-five years 55, 000 have been
successful.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10

A kitchen on the farm of Mr.. Bur,
dett, near Washington, Ca, was the
school-room in which Whitney studied
out his cotton gin invention, says the
Charleston News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10

Last year there were 26, 900 letters
posted in England without any ad
dress upon them. In 1000 Of these
coins and money were inclosed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10

A large amount OF capital, estimat-
ed at from SIS Oo0, 900 to $40. 900, 900,
is invested in base ball IN all parts oil
the country.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10

The purest sweetest and best Cod Liver Oil in
the world manufactured from fresh, healthy
liVers, upon the sea-shore. It is absolutely pure
and sweet. Patients who have once taken it pre-
fer it TO all others. Physicians have decided ii
superior to any OF the other oils in the market
Made by CAswELL., HAZARD & Co., New York
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
Each evil Liver
A running river
OF harmless Ooerrimeut.H

At the last com sale an Elheria
penny, time of Alfred sold for $3.50,
and gold half noble of Henry VIII
brought s.. $50.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10

The Royal English Commission on
the housing of The poor says that,
VITA all the poverty and overcrowd-
ing. the standard of morality is high.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10

ITCHING and irritations of the skin and
scalp, burns, seads, piles, ulcers, poisons, bites
of insects and all skin diseases, quickly cured
by Coles CarbolisaIve, the great skin rene
dY. Is and so cents. at Druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
Coed for Man and Beast! Read This:

Army and Navy Liniment viii cure your rheu-
nlatism neuralgia, or Group in less time than any
other Liniment known. For sale by all druggists.
[See adyt. next issue
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10

Is it true that, when washing their
faces, men always rub up and down
and snort, while women apply the
water and then stroke gently dowR~
ward?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
HAY-FENER.

EIyss Cream Balm was recommended to
me by my druggist as preventive to Hay Fever.
Have been using it as directed since the 9th of Aug
ust and have found it a specific for that much
dreaded and loathsome disease. For ten years or
more have been a great sufferer each year, from
August 9th till frost and have tried many alleged
remedies for its cure, but Ely's Cream Balm is
the only preventive have ever found Hay Few
er sufferers ought to know Of its eff :acy.
FRANK B. AINSWORTH,
OFF. B. AINSWORTH & CO., Publishers
Indianapolis, Ind,
have been afflicted with Hay Fever for seven
yearS-Ely's Cream Balm cured me entirely.
H. D CALLAHAN, Baggage Master
l. & st. L. r. r., T ere Haute, Ind.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10

The district school system disap-
pears in New Hampshire March 1,
1SS6
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10

The worst cases cured by DR.. sage's Catarrh
D ,oIr
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10

A new notion among oculists is
that mems eyes are more sensitive
than those OF women.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10

Gently Does Et-Without pain or irritation
DIR. WALKERS VINEGAR BITTERs relieve the con-
toning these inner membranes and restoring their
mechanical action, that it seems as if they had
been actually reorganized on an improved plan
Yet the result is solely due to effort of nature.
REINFORCED, regulated, and sustained by the
pureSt and best Vegetable alternative and tonic
that passed the lips of the sick and suffering
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
A Clear Skin

is only a part of beauty;
but it is a part. Every lady
may have it; at least, what
looks like it. Magnolia
Balm both freshens and
beauties.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
IAN TED.

Students to learn TELEGRAPHY ard RAIL.
WAY business, whole cost of learnb : earned
back ia few months. Light work the year
school in existence. Most thorough teaching.
Furnished operators for leading telegraph and
railroad companies. Over 1900 graduates at
work now. Bead the following:
tine Bro s. school, and am hiring more each week.
recommend their school as first-class in every
particular. c. W. JONES,
Supt. of Telegraphy, Chicago. -
Write for circular Immediately. Address
VALENTINE BROS,
GAINESVILLE, Wis
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
RITvT1ERS.

II you wish certaSh cure for all Fsio cd
diseases Nothing WAS ever invented that will
cleanse the Blood and purify the System equal
to Hops and R9ALT Filters. 1t tones
up the System, puts new Blood in your
veins, restores your Lost appetite and
sleep, and brings you perfect health. It
never fails to give relief in all cases of Kidney
or liver Troubles, Biliousness. BDdi-
gestiOn. Constipation, Sick Headaches, Gys-
DepsIa, Nervous disorders, and all Female
COEapIaints; when properly taken it is sure
cure. Thousands have been benefited by il
in this and other Western States. 1t is the best
Combination Of Vegetable remedies as yet
discovered for the restoration to health OF the
weak and Oebilftated. Do not get Hops
and HALF Bitters COMPOUNDED with infe-
rior preparations Of similar name. I prescribe
Hops s. Malt Bitters regularly in my practice.
Robert Turner, RI, D., Flat Rock, Mich. For sale
by all druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10

nance In herself9 Where are your
nerves?
tits a noticeable popularity of the
north country people Qor Castle Gar
den) that they are strikingly clean
and neat in person, intelligent IN
manners, and they make themselves
quickly at hon.e IN strange place.
a Swedish girl will hirt with a good
looking American young man as free
~ and naturally as watering place
belle, whereas the representatives of
more southern nations (and apparent
" nore dirty ones) act more like
frightened animals than intelligent
human beings from the time they
leave the ship until they are aomicil-
ed beyond the public eye,
The one predominating topic OF IN
terest IN the immigrant mind is money
The one predominating topic OF in
terest IN the immlgraHt mind is mon
ey how to make it and how TO save it.
Suspicious of everyone who can not
talk their particular language, though
easily bamboozed by those who do,
they come into the Garden looking
upon every stranger as robber and
an enemy. Their money, which may
be a greater sum and may be q less,
is sew Cd away III the lining Of THEN
clothes, or fastened IN their coats, OF
secreted in their stockings, Or chained
to their waists by brazen money belts
and various other apparatus of torture
and to get it out is much worse thar
pulling teeth or coaxlng pigs to
market. Only few days ago an ole
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17
For the Central Presbyterian.
Hardin County, Texas.

Texas is an empire of immense propor-
tlons. When brother writes that there
Is not Presbyterian church for six hun
dred miles in Western Texas, you stand
aghast; but that is not as terrible as you
might think, when we tell you one person
often owns 100000 or 100000 acres of
land, and some of the counties are as
large as one of the New England States.
The oldest part of the State is the great
mission field of the church. The "pine-
ries of Eastern Texas have claimed our
special attention. 1t has not been known
to the outside world except within the
last two or three years. For the past
six or eight months the lumber mills have
all been ''shut down" and existence it.
self seemed doubtful. Busi less is reviv-
ing new railroads are pushing their way
IN this section; and in less than year
there will be all-rail direct communica-
tion between Sabine Pass on the Gulf OF
Mexico and st. Louis.
L have been preaching for the past
week In one of the oldest counties in the
State; many of the people had never seen
an old Presbyterian minister; they are
thoroughly aroused they have set them
selves to work to erect beautiful Gothic
church; the lumber is on the ground :;
we need money to buy nails and pay the
work men. Having unite with few of
our Associate Reformed l sthren in this
work we are debarred fre asking any
thing from our central cor nittee in Bal
tlmore. Now are there not fifty readers
of the Central who will send me one dol.
lar each, and fifty others, so cents each,
and fifty others 25 cents each?
My address during the summer months
is Nacogdoches. Texas.
THos. WARD WHITE,
Evangelist of E. Texas Presbytery.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17
Letter from Rev. DIR. William
Brown.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA, June 10, 'S5.
MeSSr6. EdstorS,-I am far from any
desire to take up the room in your paper,
which may be devoted to better use, with
what is merely person al to myself. But
SO many friends, far and near, have man.
ifested the kindest sympathy in the great
affilction l have endured, it is impracti.
cable to communicate with more than a.
very few of them privately, may there.
fore be INDUCED in a brief statement?
Nearly eight years ago the sight of nv
right eye was taken away by cataract.
Last September the sight of my other
eye, which had been gradually failing,
became SO dim as to give me on y par
tial perception of large objects About
the first of last month I came from nv
home in Florida to Baltimore, that I
might avail myself of the skill of DR..
Chisholm, whose eminence in this de-
partment of surgery is known all over
the country. The result has not been
encouraging. The removal of cataract
from the eye first affected, has not
brought useful vision, owing to the want
- III bAlO OBNlC utIN6. IL was
found that the cataract on the other eve
was not sufficiently matured for removal,
and may not be so for some months. a
year or more. Whether an operation
will then restore any considerable vision
cannot be certainly foretold. It will de-
pend very much upon the extent to which
the nerve is affected. 1t is all in the
hands of Him whose ways and thoughts
are high above ours. Surely there is
none other in which it could be so well
entrusted
| ought not to close this communica
tion without a grateful mention of the
warm sympathy and kind interest which
has been manifested in my affection from
50 many quarters, and not least from
brethren and friends in Baltimore. Nv
general health is quite comfortable. ex.
cept considerable reduction of strength
from a close confinement OF three weeks
duration.
l propose in another communication to
say something OF the great usefulness of
the Eye Infrmary which the good Pres.
byterians of all the churches in Balti.
more have established.
Yours very truly,
WILLIAM Brown.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17
For the Central Presbyterian.
Theological School, Austin,
Taxas


We, the undersigned, having been ap-
pointed by our respective Presbyteries to
attend the examination of the theological
students at Austin, Texas, report as fol-
lows:
We find that Rev. r. K. Smoot, D. D..
has been authorized by the Presbytery
of Central Texas to secure the aid OF
other Professors and establish theoloei-
cal school for the thorough training of
young men for the ministry.
Two classes have been organized and
two very able Professors secured to CO.
operate with DR.. Smoot in this great
work.
On the Cd and 3rd of June the stu.
dents we're examined in Greek, Hebrew.
Church History, Church Government,
the Sacraments of the Church, Sacred
Rhetoric, and Theology. The examina.
tion was very highly satisfactory on all
points. 1t was truly gratifying to find
how thoroughly the students had been
taught in all the different branches OF
study, and how clearly and forcibly thev
could state difficult questions and give
sound views on all points under review.
As Professor of Greek and Hebre .
we were highly delighted with Rev.
George l.. Bitzer His thorough mas.
terry Of these languages and the amount
and correctness of the knowledge the
students under him have acquired prove
that he is a Professor Of no ordinary abil-
ity.
1t is evident that all the Professors
and students have done hard, faithful.
and successful work.
We are convinced that the course Of
training and other great advantages here
will give the Church young ministers
ready to enter at once on life of use.
fulness among the masses Of the people.
In conclusion we feel Constrained to
urge all the Presbyteries and brethren
composing the Synod Of Texas land other
Synods also) to send as many candidates
as possible to this school Of the bro.
phets." All of them can have the full
advantages Of the State university at a
cost Of ten dollars per annum.
The whole course of Theology, He
brew, ETC., Is free Of tuition. Boarding
in the best families can be had at mod