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New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
SEEING A PARLIAMENT HOUSE FOR DEBT.

QUEBEC, March 5.-The Quebec Legislature
met to-day. Charebos tho contractor for the Parla-
ment buildings. bars be nailed the door
and kept possession for about hour because OF his
debtors claim The Premier the usher OF tho
Black Rod to the bars by force and take posses
sion for the Legislature. Then Charebois gave up the
keys under q formal protest
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The FIRE RECORD.
FLAMES AT MIDNIGHT.

Last evening the Dewitt Wire Cloth Factory;
at Beve N d. five miles north Of Newark, caught tire
and was destroyed. The could be plainly frsm
TnE TRIBUNE Building and was burning brightly at mid
property Insured for $25000. The loss estimated
a $50 900.
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LONDON, March 6.-Ihe Duke OF Edinburgh,
commander OF the Channel feet, made "a speech last
night. In which he said that the vessels under his
mand were fearfully deficient In the equipment required
by modern methods Of warfare. He was not inclined TO
be aarinist. but he knew that Eng
Lands best ships would be powerless against
somo OF the vessels OF tho despsed
South American republics. lie beloved that the exist
lug vessels should bo kept in serviceabe condition and
mplorcd the people vote In
the necessary funds fur this
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EA.pRExEDs Ora VIZ GUARDED.

r A. DRE1EDS GRhVE dUARDED
PHILADELPHIA, March 5 5tSpeciaD.-The vault
which the body Of r. A. Droxe the deposited
10 guarded at night by wearmed man. Ihere mas
been nothing TO cause suspicon that tho grave would
be violated except snce the stealing OF the Dody VI
A. T. Stewart the precauton 10 considered necessary
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A PROTEST THAT WENT FOR EAUGHf.
WdshtnSton Dtspofeh " TIE 6prtnga<td RspsehcGn
II Is said that Mr.. Hewitt protested violently
the sclecon Of Manning does not feel happy
that NJ. Cleveland ignored his pEotesk
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
MARRIED..

LABAREE-coBB-on wednesday. March a, 1885, a. The
the brides brother Flushing L. L. by ta Rev.
Henry " COBB D. assisted by the Revs o. T.. and 3 III.
CODb, Rev LabaTee Of Randolph, Mass to ABBY
Denison daughter OF the late sanford Cobb, Tarrytown,
NY.
Al notices Of Marriages must be iadorsed nth full
name and address,
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stone L. as the weather shall become pleasant
and also settled the details for the annual dnnsr tho
club to bo given next month. The club Is In hourshing
cun
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5pstlal Notlres.

Bes, preparation ot COD LIyEE oILs,strsnstlsni1l =
OF CON iIVER OIL, with pEPSiN and QUININE
li2l Bwsy and 57s 5tlravo. N Y.
H. N. squire a. soma jewelers. ~ Eatou-sI. n T.
Diamond Ear Rings matched All Sizes
Watches our make so 20 StUO Sterling 5yerwarA 81
fssa Once Notice
reters for Europs need not s2s,iay directed for
particular stcamern oior spsedy
delivery destination asa Trans Atlantic malls are for-
wardcd by the fastest vesscis available
Foreign mails for endng March 1pwui Gloss
(PRoAPTLY IN ali casesl AZ this oioe as follows
FRIDAY-At ll;30 ~ IN. Hayt, per .. Athos atS
al for 1wfoundiand. via Halifax
TURDAY>At 7i30 Y. IN Europe, pcr 9 Republic.
VIA queenstown 7L0 a M. for Belgium difccI Per =
Wesernana Antwerp detters must oe airectsa peg
Westernaud " nt 1850 m. Tor scotand oiLost por
Devonia Glasxow efters must be directed per De
yonia ~ aty M Tor jamaica per @ ~ xer,nmsrns
and BremtN, at 1880 tor Cuba and Porto kico Per =
Niagara. wa Havana.
sUNDAY-At p. for Honduras and Livingston PEI
q O City Of Dallas via w-oricana
ss for Chiua aud Japan. Clty of New-Yok wa
san Francisco,. close hero March III - % -
Maia for Australia. New.zcaland. sandwich and fut
Isands per zelalda san frAociscol close nose
March Y at y. ~. Tor on Arrival ~ now'tofko oi@
Celtic win British iaas Tor AustrAiiaL
.rhe sche,ule ofciosns OF ransPacdo nails H. arrsQged
on the Of tner overland trans =
san Francssoo Malta tns East arriving On tB -
San FranoscO the day VI sailing Sf stoaAses are de-
pa'snea 'n'''' ''' HsSRY q. PEARSON, RqnoseA
fost once New.yssxs y. Z, Feb ~ assA
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sailed from London on February IL for Boston. The
Gothsnourg Ctys propeller gone and she was max
Ing Tor Queenstown under sail
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BURNING FIVE TIMES IN FIVE YEARS
A fire occurred in the iron building at Worth
and Elm SITS. last night The building is occupied by
dry goods dealers and has been on fire five times In
many years. The loss last night about 81 500.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

diagram his city b. tnth.
The stime for the U hoan
midnight
By dsrias thee deted ae
phsr asey, sS bToaAvsy.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
TIE LAND AND WATER CLUE.

The executive committee of the Land and
Water Club held meeting at Delmonicos last ngnt and
made arrangements for opening the club at White
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
, RAG

of Tenth-ave., sells Colgate & Co.'s Laundry
Soap. The standard article. =;
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06

Lawrence Barrett at the Boston Theatre last week.
PLAYED to over $4,000 His engagement Is resarneo
the hest he has had in that city On march 10 e
reviyes julius Caesar" for week, and on March 20
n. win rive " A Blot I'm the 'scutcheon" and The
Kings Pleasure " and subsequently, dnring tnc "ren
he viii be seen Shytock DGrtd GarTieT' h'e"e'e"'
VauiLcf and IOrick.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
Lusdb org's Perfume. Lily Of the vaiiey.

Lundborg's Perfume. 3arechl Nisl Ras>
Lundborg's Perfume. Alpine vislct
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ton IN London next season. and with Nj y s ~ ths
son. Of Melbourns for its production In Ausr ~ ''
same time.
The sale of seats for the hrst night .. N''o - - q.
eh.,..m,s drama ~ Tho shadows Of Great City is
now in nrocress This piece will be reproduced In New
yorr nsxt Mondav The cast is appended
New-York tribune., 1885-03-06

Tam Cooner r.......B. r. Graham
George BENSON -'-----'''' ueorce n EdoeOn
jim Farreu w
Abe Natbans pawnbroker- W W ;nrton m
Mr. AIkwrigbt. detective ;;,, W. II A Tton
Crouch ,,,cn,as Iyton
BiggS..-
Joe DOwney dard
Annie Stapdish poor woman Julia stewart
Ielen Standish. her daughter> -, u,.,a TIFFANY
Mrs. Higgins ..Ciehonun0 'G'ace
ola oh
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-07
lord Hartford and Lord steyne.

The letters of Lord Hartford to Mr..
Croker show him to have been a shrewd
man of the world, but they do not in
the least justify the accusations against
Mr.. Croker. Lord Hartford when
Lord Yarmouth was a member of the
House of Commons, and it was prob
ably there the intimacy with Mr.. Crok-
er commenced. On Lord YarmOuth's
succession to the title in 1922 it appears
the management of the estates was con-
fided to Mr. Croker. There is the fol-
lowing description of Lord Hartford in
Vanity Fair: 1.-THE candles lighted up
Lord Steyne's shining bald head, which
was fringed with red hair. He had
thick bushy eyebrows, with little twink
ling bloodshot eyes, surrounded by q
thousand wrinkles. His jaw was I'M
derhung, and when he laughed two
white buck teeth protruded themselves
and glistened sayagely in the midst Of
the grin. He had been dining with
royal personages and wore his Garter
and ribbon. A stout man was his lord
ship, broad-chested and boWlegged, but
proud OF the firmness of his foot and
ankle, and always caressing his Garter
knee" Thomas Moore was very Sc
we're on the color OF Lord Yarmouth 5
hair, but this did not occasion much
Eneasiness, for one day as Lord Var
mouth won a large stake at cards he
gathered up the money, eXclaiming:
And Yarmouth's red whiskerS grew
redder with Joy" Lord Hartford was
renowned for the fetes with which he
entertained the great world, and for the
magnificent shooting which he gave to
his friends at Sudbourne, in Suffolk,
but at the same time he was anxious to
save sixpence. Zone day when he was
out of Parliament he came all the way
from Seymour place to the Admiralty
for frank to his servant in the country.
1t was the depth of Autumn, and there
were no peers or members in town, so
that he was obliged to come to me,
and the object of his letter was to give
orders for the reception of party of
friends which cost him at least $500
here he saved siXpence; and if he had
been tired would have got into hack
ney coach and paid half crown fare
in order to get this said frank" There
is characteristic story told Of him.
When the Thistlewood conspirators had
been hanged, somebody who had wit
messed the execution went to Lord
Hartford to give an account Of the
proceedings; among other things he
mentioned thai one of the prisoEers
had prayed feryently on the scaffold
Lord Hartford said: 'sHe did quite
right to hedge-you should never throw
away q chance. D Temple Bar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-07

There is no immediate prospect of
young George Gould marrying. He is
not payihg serious attentions to any
young lady, and unless he happens to
get unexpectedly smitten there Will be
nothing to interfere with his fathers
plans to make a Spectator of him.
Georges going into the New York
Stock Board was his own idea. He
had been trading little through brok-
ers, and he wanted to see how it would
seem to execute orders himself. He
says he likes quick trading, and has
mind, as soon as he gets his hand in,
to become a ''scalper" for the excite
ment of the thing. The second day
George was in the room stranger
came up to him and spoke in an under
tone about some commonplace thing.
Then the broker stepped out on the
floor and offered 1000 shares of stock a
trife under the market. He did that
to 'sguy" young Gould by creating the
impression that the latter had declined
the stock. George got his back up at
once. He was not going to be made q
butt of even if it did cost him some
thing. He wasted no time. he whis-
pered to another broker standing near
to take the stock for him, and the
trader was wofully disappointed at
having his offer grabbed up without
DELAY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-07

eve never kiss each other TEXAS
SJti2ags.
A Northern contractor grading a
railroad in the South had considerable
trouble with his negro laborers and
complained to friend of their slow
ness. discharge the leader of the
gang" said the latter, ''and get you a
man who can sing lively songs" 1t
was done, and the design had the de-
sired effect, the negroes picks and
shovels moving obediently to the mel
ody.
An anglers journal is publishing a
series of letters to prove that a brook
trout weighing twenty-four pounds
was caught in Maine in 1049. There is
nothing remarkable about it, thinks the
Norristown Herald. AS trout gener-
ally increases in weight at the rate OF
one pound an hour after being taken
from the water by an angler the Maine
fish of 1849 should now weigh about
300, 600 pounds.
Capt Jerome, while visiting Colonel
Higginson, took derringer from the
table and asked: "sThis thing loaded?''
But before the Colonel could reply the
weapon was discharged, the bullet
tearing away one of the fingers of the
visitor. Then the Colonel, who is
widely known on account of his ex-
IRENE politeness, bowed gracefully and
rejoined "Not now, my dear Captain.
--Arba11sa3U Ir0Ueler.
Leisure is cheap at that chaps
shop, Mr.. Spicer, = said felloW-Dassen-
ger in Cambridge horse-car, pointing
to the sign, ga superior lounge for So, ?
in a furniture dealer window. THAI
is rather tempting" replied the other
'sbut the fellow next door undersells
him." and he directed attention to the
bakers window, in which was the le
gend, "a family loaf, 10 cents. "-Bos-
ION Commercial B2lZ{etj?2
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-07
Beware of Progress.

while dis am de aige of progress. :
said Brother Gardner, as he rose up
with force Of $50 pounds to the square
inch, do not progress too fast. Oar
am sich 4 thing as putin too much
sugar in a sWeetcake.
''Frinstance, progress has carried us
past de pint whar' we kin stuff ole hats
an coats in de winders in place of
broken panes, but doan' Jump to de
conclushun dat you has got to run in
debt fur lace curtains to keep up wild
de times.
Progress has carried us past de pint
whar' men believe in ghosts an COB
Inns, but doan' emagine dat YOU am
called upon to show yer smartness by
ridiculin' any of de onsartin passages
IN de Bible
Progress has carl led us past dc pint
whar' religun forbids 4 man to enjoy
hisself, but doan' feel called upon to
W ar yer hoofs off in dancin', or to get
so used to pack of keerds dat you
shuttle yer knife an fork rs soon as YOU
sot down at de table.
Progress has carried us past de pint
of bilin' Eaters wild de hides on, but
dey has got to be paid for all de same.
an you mustn't Judge of a mans char
acter by HARM him order Saratoga
chips.
Progress no longer permits our sons
to W ar out our ole cloze, but when YOU
ketch young man hoein' con with
broadcloth on his legs an a paste dia-
mond in his billed shirt you kin make
up yer mind dat mjun meal am gwine
to take raise of fifty cents on hun
dred
Progress demands dat our chill en-
be eddecated, but bekase yer boys can
tigger cube root an yer gals chatter
French, doan' miss de chances TO Iarn
de fust good trade, an de second de
art of bakin' bread an cookin' bacon. .
Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-07
One Meal a Day.

just now when perhaps the cheapen-
ing of living is of more Importance,
temporarily at least. t1an the most
finished craftsmanship. the example of
man up in Massachusetts who had
been subsisting and performing the
average work that farmers in the rocky
soil of the Bay State usually perform,
on one meal per diem, may be regarded
as an interesting exhibit, if not exam
pie, of what may be accomplished in
dieto-economics. As he is said TO bear
himself with un-Yankeclike slowness
at table, the probability is that the
weight of food consumed does not
amount to more than that furnished to
and carried away in dyspeptic shape
by the average individual ut the thirty
minutes-for refreshment railroad STA
tons. Yet it is within the possibility
that man who has evidently devoted
so considerable attention to dietary
affairs may have so syStematized the
habit and necessity as to have built out
of them science and art, in which case.
it is not beyond belief that he has
demonstrated that in eating, or in
many other things, the truth of the
adage 1.-the more haste the less speedn
holds pre-eminently true. However. as
to the quality it is fair to believe that
it is not so large by one-half as what
he would have eaten had he continued
a thrice-meal-a-day man. His theory
was at the outstart that man consumed
more food than necessary, and really
more than is conducive to health, and
he seems to have proven this.-PittS-
burg Telegram.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-07
Oyster Eaters.

Princes, poets, pontiffs, orators,
statesmen, and wits have gluttonized
over the ovster-bed. Oysters were at
one time, it is true, in danger of being
forgotten. From the fourth century to
about the fifteenth they were not much
in use; but from that date to the pres
ent time the demand has never slack
ened. Going back to the times which
we now regard IS classic, we are told
that we owe the original idea of pisci-
culture to a certain Sergius Orata, who
invented an oyster-pond in which to
breed oysters, not for his own table, but
for profit.
Vitelius ate oysters all day long, and
some people insinuate that he could
eat as many as thousand at one sit
ting-a happiness too great for belief.
Callisthenes, the philosopher of Olyn-
thus, was also a passionate oyster
eater, and so was Caligula, the Roman
tyrant. The wise Seneca dallied over
his few hundreds every week, and the
great Cicero fed his eloquence with the
dainty. The Latin poets sang the
praises of the oyster, and the fast men
of ancient Rome enjoyed the poetry
during their carouse, just as modern
fellows, not at all classic, enjoy song
over their oysters in the parlor of a
London or provincial tavern.
In all countries there are records of
the excessive fondness of great men for
oysters. Cervantes was an oyster
lover, and he satirized the oyster-deal-
ers of Spain. Louis TX, careful lest
scholarship should become deficient in
France, Toasted the learned doctors of
the Sorbonne once year on oysters;
and another Louis invested his cook
with an order of nobility as reward
for his oyster-cookery. Napoleon, also,
was an oyster-lover; so was Rousseau,
and Marshal Turgot used to eat hum
dred or two just to whet his appetite
for breakfast. Invitations to dish of
oysters were common in the literary
and artistic circles of Paris at the latter
end of the last century. The ency-
clopedists were particularly fond of
oysters. Helvetius, Diderot, and the
Able Raynal, Voltaire, and others
were confirmed oyster-men.
Among British celebrities, Alexander
Pope was an oyster-eater of taste, and
so was Dean Swift. Thompson, of
1.-The Seasons" who knew all good
things, knew how good thing an
oyster was.- The Caterer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-07
What Water VIII Cure.

Uncle lack Baker, of Benton county,
is interested in a mineral spring. He
has not attempted to introduce a bill
offering the spring as an amendment to
the constitution, a piece of legislation,
though, which may be expected OF
him:
"What is the water good for?" asked
the Speaker of the. House.
Good for everything. 1t will cure
any case OF yaller ianderS in the world.
Tell you what's fact. A Teller came
along some time ago with yaller dog.
He was the yallerist dog I ever saw,
but he fell in that spring, and when he
came out he was as white as a sheet"
''HoW is it for rheumatism"
IN tell you what's a fact. Do YOU
know young ALI Wilson,"
Il think So"
'Well, ALI had the rheumatic so bad
that he had to carry one leg on his
shoulder. He drank that water for
three weeks and can now Jump ten
rail fence"
''Will it cure lying
''Will it? Tell you what's a fact. A
Little Rock newspaper man came up
there some time ago, and now can al
most believe half of what he says. -
Ark0nSa1C TrGCeler.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-07

Mr.. Allen, in his article on Daniel
Webster in the last Ccntatry, writes a
correspondent to The Boston Advertiser,
mentions his great, soft eyes," as be-
ing peculiarly attractive to children.
This reminds me of an incident which
may perhaps show that those eyes had
sometimes different effect. Mr.. Web
ster was once spending the summer in a
town near Boston, and, rs was his Gus
tom, attended church regularly, both
morning and afternoon. On one occa-
sion it fell to the lot of an unfedged
youth to try his wings in that pulpit.
He rose, as was natural, with some
trepidation, to begin the service. This
trepidation gradually increased. till to-
ward the close of the hymn he faltered
perceptibly, and as he sat down by the
minister of the parish, he whispered:
Doctor, don't know to whom those
eyes belong which are directly facing
me, but they are quite too much for
me and | can not preach" Mr.. Web
ster was responsible for an extempor-
aneous discourse that morning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-07
New Charge Against Notwithstanding.

A stylish-dressed young lady, whose
features were concealed by thick veil,
entered the downtown Office of a
prominent physician yesterday after
noon and, with some show of nervous
ness, requested an audience with him.
The doctor led the way into his private
office, and the fair patient removed her
veil, remarking as she did so, Il wish
you would tell me what is the matter
with my face.
In the dimly-lighted room the physi-
clan was unable to discover that any
thing was wrong. Stepping to the
window the lady said, pointing to the
roguish dimples that Nature has placed
t2n cheeks and chin and the little creas-
es about the corners of her eyes: ''Do
you see that? My face looks as though
[ had been working in a coal-mine. "
Closer inspection showed the physician
that the dimples and creases as well as
the larger pores in the lady's face were
filed with dark, grimy substance. 81
have scrubbed and worked at that IN
til am tired, but cannot remove it. |
am satisfied it is not dirt" she con-
tinued, evidently Judging from the
physicians look that he was about to
tell her to take a bath.
81 understand" remarked the doc
tor, with a smile; 1.-The roller-rink
again"
''What do you mean?" she asked in
troubled tone.
Nothing but roller-rink dust. That
is all. 1t is nothing serious. Try soap
and water again and use this solution
before retiring at night, and your COM
plexion will be all right again.
80, I am so glad" the lady re-
marked, as she adjusted her veil and
departed.
''That is the latest feature of the roll
er-skating craze, remarked the ply
stefan to reporter who had overheard
the conversation with some amusement.
THAT is the second lady who has been
to see me with a similar complaint
within week.
what is the cause of it?'i
''Why, you see, the dust that rises
from the floor of the rink is very fine
and penetrating, and when it settles
on the skin. dampened with perspira-
ton, it at once finds it way into the
pores. - teUel071d Leader.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-07
An Honest Dog.

Have you room for one more dog
story which resembles one lately re-
ported in French journal? A few
years since | was sitting inside the door
of shop to escape from the rain while
waiting for trap to take me TO the
railway station in the old Etruscan
city of Ferentino. Presently an i'll
bred dog of the pointer kind came and
sat down in front of me, looking up in
my face, and wagging his tail to attract
my attention. "'What does that dog
want?" l asked of bystander. Sig
nore,' he answered, she wants you TO
give him soldi to go and buy you a
cigar with" | gave the dog the coin,
and he presently returned bringing q
cigar, which he held crosswise in his
mouth until | took it from him. Sent
again and again, he brought me three
OF four more cigars from the tobacco
shop. At length the dogs demeanor
changed, and he gave vent to his impa-
tience by two or three low whines.
''What does he want now?" | asked.
''He wants you to give him two soldi to
go to the bakers and buy bread for
himself" l gave him a 2-soldi piece,
and in a few minutes the dog returned
with small loaf of bread, which he
laid at my feet, at the same time gaz-
ing wistfully in my face. ''He won't
take it until you give him leave" said
the bystander. [ gave the requisite
permission, and the dear animal seized
the loaf and disappeared with it in his
mouth, and did not again make his APP
pearance before I left the city. ''He
always does like this" said the stand
ers-by, whenever he sees a strangerin
Ferentino. ''-Lond0n Spectator.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-07

A novel incident which occurred to
stenographer of New York court the
other day will raise a new point of law
for the Judges to decide. The steno-
grapher had taken the official notes of
a case tried in court, transcribed them,
and placed the transcript and the notes
in his oyercoat pocket. That night he
went to the theatre, threw his oyercoat
over the back of the seat, and the
notes and transcript fell on the floor
and were lost. There is, therefore, no
record of the testimony of the witnesses
from which to make UP an appeal, I'M
less the parties can agree to make it up
from memory. The case is unprece-
dented, and the unfortunate steno-
grapher is in trouble lest he can be
mulcted in the cost Of q new trial,
should one be deemed necessary.