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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-03

Just before the train came to dead
halt, the brakeman stepped inside the
door and called out the name Of the
station. Unless you are familiar
with the name you cannot get the
slightest idea of what he says. The
words had scarcely escaped the lips of
the brakeman when the young man
10 new clothes began to move nerv-
ously about on his seat and peer anx-
iously out of the window. No sign
OF a station could be seen from where
he was sitting. Leaning forward he
remarked with great sOlicitude:
That's mighty bad On me. | don't
know what l will do"
Whats the troubled" was asked.
With a tremulous voice the young
man remarked:
Didn't you hear him holler out
broke down. and here we are in the
woods, and I'm just obliged 10 get
d own to Hephzibah tonight. I don't
know what I'll do. I'm goin' to get
married, and I'm just obliged to be
there"
Having compassion on his LAGER
ated feelings caused by his imaginary
disappointment, his fellow passenger
relieved his anxiety by informing
him that "Grovetown" was what the
brakeman said, and that was the
name of the station al which the
train had stopped.
Drawing a long breath of relief,
the young man said: 81 was sure he
said broke down. and I have been
scared all day the train would break
down and wouldn't get there in
time
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-03

once week. / soak the hands of nv
customers in tepid water few minutes
before | DO this SO as to soften the cut
icles. This is necessary as otherwise
it is liable To break. 1t requires great
care as the base of the nail is very SEN
sitive, may be bruised, or the delicate
edge of the skin broken. Another
place where care is needed is at the
side Of the nail, where it leaves the
fingers. Lack of attention to this
either hardens the end of the finger Or
produces the untidy painful hangnall
which dishgure SO many. In fling
the nails, the files should always be
drawn from the finger and toward the
end of the nail"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-03
A Silver Mine in a Street Car.
New York sun.

She was old and stout and red-faced,
and she wore drab dress and a prim
bonnet from which waved military
looking feather. There was war IN
her eye, and all the fifteen passengers
ia a Sixth avenue horse car, as she
boarded it and bounced on seat,
said to themselves: "What a fierce
old woman !"
One could see that she was pining
for dispute, and when the conductor,
In taking the fares, gave her five pen
nies IN change for dine, she bristled
Immediately.
81 won't take pennies. Give me
five-cent piece"
Sorry, madam, but you'll nave to
take these"
81 won't"
''Wbat else can you do?"
DO you think said the old wonaaa
loudly, while every one of the audi
ence of fifteen listened intently, ''that
[ am going to carry those five horrid
copper csnts around just because
you're too ugly to give me nickel
oh, I'll fix you, and she whipped out
little brown purse and presented a
ten-d0llar DILL. Give me back that
dime" she said, land change that"
To every body's surprise the conduc-
tor returned the dime and took the
bill, retiring to make tne change.
'"There are some people nowadays"
he said to sympathizing passenger,
''as growIs about so much silver in
stead Of bills, but have to carry a
good deal, and guess I can get even
with that woman"
Then there was a clinkiDg and
counting Of silver, and presently he
poured into the irate passengers lap
two silver dollars, four half dollars,
fifteen quarters, and twenty two
dimes. When the stream Of silver
started she wanted to say something,
but she didn't, she only began count
ing, and when she got to $725 she
missed the count because every body
was watching her and began again.
-Four blocks were passed before she
had counted and slowed away her
metal ballast, and then she got up and
stopped the car, and the military
feather, a trife less military, disap-
peared down 25th street.
''She's three pound heavier when
she got eff than when she got on"
chuckled the conductor. "Guess that
silver mine would assay pretty rich"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-03

muzzle toward the door and waited.
For a few moments everything was
quiet without, then followed a shock
which made the whole building trem-
BILE. The men had evidently obtained
a heavy log Or fence rail and we're
using it to batter down the door.
With every nerve strung to it's utmost
tension the girl stood there supporting
the but of the rife until after several
blows from the battering ram the
fastenings began to give way. Merry
ing herself Bertha, aiming at the cen
ter Of the door, fred.
A LOUD CRY, FOLLOWED BY ORGANS
SUCCEEDED.
The shot had told. The assault on
door had ceased and the clatter of
hoofs indicated that the remaining
robber had fed. Hardly had the
sounds of the fleeing horseman died
away than the terribly wrought UP
girl heard the cound of wagon wheels
and the well-known voice of her ia
Their Quickly she unbarred the door
and there in the lamplight, almost
across the threshold, was seen a large
rough looking man apparently in the
last agonies of death. The surprised
parents looked to Bertha for an e1 :
PLANTATION of the strange scene, but the
exhausted girl had fallen to the floor
in dead faint. The mother laid hel.
tenderly on the bed, and after apply
ing restoratives, she recovered and
told her thrilling story. The father,
with some difficulty. dragged the
wounded robber to an clubhouse, leav-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-03

Among the days of the year that
give special zest to life and lifts from
our shoulders, for the once, its bur
den of care and worry, Thanksgiving
is certainly not the least IN importance.
Fireside delights are as necessary to
the happiness of the average Ameri-
can as the air he breathes is to bis ex-
istence. 1t is the memories of these
that the approach of the day pictures
upon his heart with tender tints; and,
in the foreg ne sees the joys of
home, kindred, peace, contentment,
feaatipg-all mingled In sweet cor
fusion and harmony of tone.
True, touch of sadness may shadow
the picture. Many, perhaps most of
us, when seated round the festive
board, may have known the eye to
swim and lip to culver at the sight of
an empty chair. Yet even this, If
our feelings are in proper training,
will not mar the day, but only prove
its power to level the Wall of Death
and bring our souls in closer sympathy
with those that lie behind. So will
they live again Wi tn us during the
sacred period, making their voices,
LUGIF Virtues, LuSr 0AHuplCS OURS, W
cheer and cherish and to lead, that
we may safely thread our way through
the windings Of The thoroughfare that
lies as yet before us all.
That we should have season of
THANKSGIVING in which to express
our gratitude to Him, the giver of all
good, is duty doubly binding upon
us. Not only has He given all that
is needed for existence, but He has
added thereto manifold things with
the sole end and intent of making
that existence pleasure BILE. If man
in his obstinacy or obtuseness, some
times fails in the full enjoyment of
them, the faalt is his. Dzsire, capac-
ity and reason have been given him
that he may the better appre ciate the
blessings bestowed; and if he makes
ad use of three such attributes, the
Inclusion is plain that he would not
Ike good use of dozen others If he
them.
,ere are some disconnected mort
the world-and, perhaps, it
I'D not be world without them
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-03
THE EAR.

The following essay on ears recent
ly appeared in o Michigan paper:
The ears are situated on either side
of the head, so that when you hear
your neighbor's faults they can pass
IN at one ear and out the other.
Ears were made to accumulate sound
and are splendid things to catch what
is said about your neighbor; isn't she
pretty" and dinner is ready"
Ears are worn on all peblic as well
as private occasions, and the young
man who accepted an invitation iD to
a fight with promise of getting an ear
put on him and came out with one
missing, thinks he misunderstood the
offer.
The organization OF the ear is very
fiae and delicate and the female ear is
susceptible to the softest whisper of
love, though d young man of this vi
entity doubts it, but he will try an
other set OF ears next time.
Some peoples ears are SO adjusted
that they can hear all tina is said
about other people and really more
than was said and with the kuowi-
edge Of all this it isn't any wonder
that people almost doubt their own
ears.
The ear was supposed to have been
created perfect, but we fad one fault
with them and that is that they are
connected with the tongue and what
goes in at the ears is to apt too run off
at the end of the tongue.
Keep your ears closed as rule and
if you can't hear any good of your
neighbors don't allow your ears to
hear any evil of them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-03
Whisky and Tobacco.
REVENUE COLLECTIONS.

The annual report of the internal
revenue commissioner is made pablo.
1t covers the year ending June sc
last and embraces also additional In
formation for the months of July,
August, and September of the current
fiscal year. OF the total receipts in
the United States of S112, 421, 121 dur
ing the year ending June 80, 1885, the
following collections were made In
north ives tern districts:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-03

During the year 664 illicit stills have
been seized, the greater number being
IN Georgia, North Carolina and Ten
nessee. One was seizsd in the Third
Wisconsin District, beng the only
one in the northwest.
In Illinois, 1000 cigars, worth $91,
were seized; 100 gallons of spirits la
Michigan worth 500, and 1902 worth
OF miscellaneous property In Wiscon-
sin MAKE up the total Of seizures in the
northwest.
A recommendation is made in re-
gard to salaries that will affect mum
Der Of collectors. 1t is proposed to
readjust as follows: $25 600 or less,
81 OO0; up 10 $37, 900, 81 1876; to 500
900, 81, $50; $50, 900 to SIS, 900, 50 375,
and 10 like proportion up to 500, 00g
collectors at a maximum salary of 81,
500.
IN THE STATISTICS OF TOBACCO
it is shown that 1 $50 concerns in
Illinois used 796 9O2 pounds Of to
bacco, making 1913 677, 768 cigars and
557, 400 cigarettes, 1853 establishments
in Indiana used LOAF. 597 pounds OF
tobacco and made 43, 587, coo cigars
294 factories in Iowa used 9S7 sos
pounds OF tobacco, makigg 45 1884 00O
cigars 601 in Michigan used 2, 154, 1856
pounds, making 80, 574 $50 cigars; 156
in Minnesota used 631, 792 pounds,
making ~, S65, 695 cigars; 6 in Mon
tana made 81, $50 cigars from z 51S
pounds of tobacco; AIS In Wisconsin
used 9, 005,7 89 pounds, making 90, 965,
395 cigars.
Following are the statistics of proof
spirits rectified in the northwestern
states in the year.
Ilinois-First District 4,19S $50 gallons; second
district 10 966; fourth district. 144 1874; fifth dis
trict 91O 6O3 eight district a. $50; thirteenth dis
trict, 1859
Indana-Sixth District, 1Ol 1856 gallons seventh
district 760, 643; eleventh district, 3l631.
Iowa-Second District, SO, ISL gallons; third dis
! trict, Sc 434
Michigan-First District, s53, 9o7 gallons; fourth
! district, 81, 339
MlnnesOta-199 394 gallons
! Montana-3,743 gallons.
Wisconsin-First D strict, LIS, 500 gallons; sec
ond district, 40, 1888; third district, 10 937
The largest expectation of spirit!
during the year was 3 113, Gel gallons
of Kentucky whisky to Bremen. This
amount WAS about nine -tenths of toe
entire expectation from United States
ports, and was made to escape tax
There were on band June 80, ii
| Illinois warehouses under bond. 2,
585 900 gallons OF whisky in indiana
1, 615, 900 gallons; III Iowa, 465, 00t
gallons; Ia Montana, 966 gallons; IL
Wisconsin, 157, 268 gallons. Ther'
are spirits remaining ia northwes
distillerv warehouses Oct 1, 1885
Illinois, 1 383, 131; Indiana, /, 239 $50
Iowa, As 1913 Nebraska, 81, 913; Wis
| consln, 81, 113.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-03

Statues of Edward VI, Charles I.
and Queen Henrietta Maria, supposed
to have been hidden during the great
fire IN London, were recently found
IN an unused cellar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-03

Crepe de Chine and Malines lace
are the correct materials for bridal
dress. The veil is de rigueur of
ulle, while diamonds and only few
range blossoms adorn the nigh colf
re.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-03
THANKSGIVING.

From the Caterer for November, by Cato.
notion on her kneesl Hank, while she lifts
Her thanks to Him who guides her life and
holds
Her destiny so sure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-03

First Illinois. j. D Harvey. ........SS, O01, 7S4
Second Illinois, L. b. c. Booker. ....... 222, 400
Fourth Illinois, r. Rowett -.,......... 301, 319
Fifth limits, Howard Knowles ....... 3, 29S, 6S7
Eight illinois, j. Vince er. ............ 903, SSS
Tn rteenth Illinois, G. Pauly. -. 347, 7S4
Sixth Indiana, Horace Mckay .......-. :, SIC, 476
Sixth Indiana, w. H Hunter ....... 215. 675
Seventh Indiana, W. b. Carter: ITO, 761
Eleventh indiana, Thomas H. Kirk
patrick. ....................... 1SS, 97o
Second Iowa, j. W. Green ....-.,....... 95S, S11
Third Iowa, j. e. Simpson ........... 1872 526
F9urth Iowa, j. Burdette so, ri
First Michigan, j. 81. Stone 800. 49,. l. 80 2e6
First Michigan j. B. Molony. ......... 49, 1877
Fourth Michigan, G. w. Watkins. $3.50. 16a, S39
Fourth Michigan, G. n. Davis. 1, 751
Mil nesota, VIM Bicket ............... ASP, 704
Montana, L. p. Fuller. Observation-Disclosures. 90, 5S5
Nebraska. G.. W Post. acknowledgements. !, 971 296
First Wisconsin /. L. Bean. .......... :, 2S6. 563
First Wisconsin, E. c. Wall ........... I79, 395
Second Wisconsin, Henry Hernden. Isl, 412
Third Wisconsin, 81. NJ Kutchin 1900. 241 745
Sixth Wisconsin, Leonard Lottridge.... 173, 901
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-03
Row low va pao0Ia.

Bow low, We people;
Swell fLom everv home-from every heart
That boasts its birth beneath her favored skies.
Joseph Whtton,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-24
LETTER FROM FAUeUIER.

Correspondence OF the Alexanaria dAZETrEI
PLAINS STATION, Oct. 22.-This is by far
the most beautiful season of the year
throughout this section of Virginia. The
freshly plowed fallow fields ard the dark
green of the many pastures, where the his
toric blue grass remaineth ever green, form
striking contrast, whilst the numerous
mountains decked in their gorgeous gown
of gold lends enchantment to the distant
view. From the top of spur of tie Bull
Run mountains, four miles distant from this
place due east, Washipgton's monument cen
distinctly be seen. The point is visited
daily by persons from nearly every portion
of the county, who desire to obtain view
of the shaft erected to perpctuatc the mem
ory of the father of our country.
It is estimated that the failure of the re-
cent wheat crop will entail o loss to the
farmers of Fauquier of not less than fifty
thousand dollars and perhaps much more.
One farmer, we are told, lacked just $500,
after turning over his entire wheat crop 10
the fertilizer agent, of liquidating his in-
debtedness.
DR.. Buckler's recent article, under the
title of "Wheat az a stardard," containing,
90 it does, the ingenious proposition of max
ING wheat and possibly Indian corn meas
| ures of value, receives the hearty endorse
| ment of the agricultural community at large.
| Should DR.. B. succeed in carrying out his
| most excellent idea by the aid of proper leg
islation and make the price of wheat hence
forth at the standard value of 81. 25per bushel
with corresponding increase in the value
of corn, he will make for himself an i'm
perishabe name; one that will descend amid
The annals of history side by side with those
of the greatest public beuetactors America
has ever produced. Then the oppressed
and poverty-stricken farmer can damn with
impunity the weather, agricultural, and
other SO. called philanthropic bureaus.
| The announcement that General FitZ. Lee
will speak at Warrenton on the Both inst
has caused quite stir among the politicians
at this place, and it is thought that not less
than three hundred of our citizens will at
tend in body. They will consolidate with
other detachmens of horsemen on the road
to Warrenton, as they propose to make
grand entry into the town under the leader
ship of the well-known politician and ex'
calvaryman Lieutenant John Washington
formerly of The Plains, who will act as field
marshal on the occasion.
| General Manone Is urging HIS iOiio"cls u
additional vigilance, and strenuous effort
will be made by them on November Sd tc
carry this precinct with the cid of the GOOD
Templars, who pretend to be more bitterly
opposed to 'sRum, Eomanism and rebellion
than even old DR.. BurcharG himself. We
have many friends among the order Of Good
Templars, and consequently would rather
not say anything to hurt their feelings, but
if this precinct goes republican on account
of their Incidence, we hope the next dem
ocratic Legislature may withdraw their
charter. BUFFALO BILL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-24

IMITATION IvoRY.-Imitation ivory is
made of various substances, but the common
potato seems about the most unlikly thing
from which to manufacture it. The "mur-
ply" has to be put through rather elab.
crate chemical process. When it is COM
pleted. it is said to be a creamy white color.
hard, durable and elastic. Furthermore, it
can be easily colored while still in the pulpy
state. Celluloid is one Of the most perfect
of limitations, and at the same is as infam-
mable as gunpowder. There ought to be a
law forbidding the manufacture of children's
toys from this dangerous substance. once
had ball of celluloid which was seemingly
as hard &C marble; but by just touching its
polished surface with a lighted match it
burst into fame that could only be extin-
guished by plupging it into water. Nice
material this for little girls bracelets and
necklaces! never wore any celluloid COL
lars or cuffs after that experiment. Small
wonder, though, that it catches fire so easily,
when You come to consider that it is made
out fgun cotton and camphor gum. Y.
Day Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-24
The Chinese.

Rock SPRINGS, Wy, Oct. 24.-All reports
of a recent raid upon Chinese here are SEN
sational and untrue. There has been
no organized demonstration of any kind,
though one or two Cinnamon, who ventured
out alone after night, have been assaulted,
and a gang of Chinese section men were
frightened from their houses Wednesday
night by gang of half dozen small boys
who threw coal against the building occu-
pied by them. Everything is quiet, and
there is no real reason to apprehend any
further trouble. Most of the old employees,
including eleven of the sixteen who were
arrested as leaders in the riot, have gone.
1t is alleged here that it is the intention of
the company to employ only Mormens and
Chinese hereafter, claiming that the former
are controlled by the Bishops and the latter
by Chinese bosses; hence strikes are not
likely to take place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-24
AN OLD CASE.-In the Richmond Chan

AN OLD CAsE-In the Richmond Chan
Gerry Court yesterday the case Of Green VS..
Splth was called up and argued by the ven
cradle ex Gov. William Smith, now in his
SSth year. The case has been pending A.
years. 1t was originally brought in Gull
pepper, and removed to the Chancery Court
of this city to meet the convenience of the
late great lawyer, William Green. The old
Governor spoke with great force, vigor aud
clearness, and was listened to by the Judge
and small audience with great interest,
although the Governor was speaking about
an old, musty chancery suit in which nearly
all the original parties have died. Indeed
the Governor seems to be the substantial
plaintiff and the defendant and the only
person now ted.-Richmond State. :
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-24
ST. *
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Presbyterian SYNOD of virginia.


LYNCHBURG, Va, Oct. 24-In the Vir-
ginia Synod last night the complaint of
Rev. II. P Ramsey against the Abingdon
Presbytery was decided. The first specti-
cation was that the Presbytery had done
complainant personal wrong" in condemn
ing him without trial, and on this point the
vote stood for sustaining the complaint
four, for not sustaining it one hundred and
sixteen. % the charge that the action of
the Presbytery, in condemning Ramsey's
view that DR.. Woodrow's theory of evolu-
ton is not contradictory Of scriptures, was
unnecessary aud prejudicial to the church.
Three members voted to sustain the COM
plant; three to sustain it in part, and one
hundred and thirty-seven not to sustain it
at all. Thus Ramsey was defeated on oil
points. Great interest was manifested in
the proceedings of the Synod by all demon
nations of Christians, the doctrine of evo
luton never having been accepted or preach
ed in this State before. The whole session
has been taken up with his trial. Ramsey,
after his defeat, arose, and, in a voice
trembling with emotion, announced that
but two courses of procedure seemed open
to him; first, to renounce the jurisdiction OF
the Southern Presbyterian Church, or sec.
ond to appeal to the General Assembly.
Synod decided on Richmond, Va, as the
place to hold the next annual session.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The State Fair at Richmond closed yes
terday, on which day the attendance was
slim.
Rev. Peyton H. Hoge, of Richmond,
has accepted call to the pastorate of the
First Presbyterian Church, Wilmington,
NC.
E. M. Cox, well.known lawyer of Peters.
burg, committed suicide yesterday by shoot
ing himself though the head with pistol.
He was married man and about d years
of age.
Mr.. Meade Minnegerode. of Atlanta, Ga,
son of Rev. Dr. Minnegerode, of Richmond,
was married this week to Miss Cox ofSouth
Carolina, sister of Col. Franklin Cox, one of
the Wealthiest citizens Of that State.
At the meeting of the Association of the
Army OF Northern Virginia in Richmond
the other day, Misses Mary and Mildred
Lee, Mrs. Jackson and her daughter, and
Mrs. J. E. B. Stuart and her daugh liter were
unanimously and heartily elected honorary
members.
A lady living on the Blue Ridge, in Rap.
pahannock county, had twelve stands of
bees, which were very valuable until dis
tillery was started in the neighborhood.
Since it started they fly over there and get
very drunk, and are now ofvery little profit.
Too much peach and honey"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-24

NOTHING is more grotesquely ridiculous
than the frantic appeals for fair count
made by the same rascals who awarded
fraudulent certificates of election to Paul
and Mayo-the latter even for no other as
signed reason than that the seal of the Cir
cult instead OF the County Court Of Glou-
cester county was affixed to the election
returns, though they knew that as the seal
of the County Court had been destroyed
during the war, the Circuit Court seal, with
tho word county" written over the I'M
preston ofthe engraved wcrd ''circuit," had
been used to attest every previous election
return of the county since the war. But no
body is deceived by the Mahoneites except
the poor negroes, and they are duped SO
easily and willingly that their deceivers
don't even take the trouble to conceal their
tricks