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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24

ony having been established. The
Vienna correspondent of The London
Economist writes that ''the White
book on the colonial question which
was presented to the German Reich
stag last session contained a consular
report entitled German Interests IN
the South Pacific, IN which the politi-
cal and economical condition of the
Gilbert, Marshal, Carolines, Ellice
and Tokelau islands was examined.
The report explained that the Ger
man commerce in those islands, with
the exception Of Gilbert's Island, is
much more considerable than that of
all other countries put together. The
trade consists chiefly in bartering
brandy, rifles. cotton goods and tools
for copra Cocoa. It is estimated
that the total production of the latter
in the Carolines is 1900 tons, IN
which German trade is interested to
the extent of 1000 tons; that of the
Marshal Island at 1, 400 tons, of which
LOO is taken by German firm in the
production of copra in the Gilbert Is
lands amounts to only 400 tons out of
5000 tons. In that Island Chinese
firm from Sidney has the most extern
sive business" Thus IL appears that
Spain has never taken care of or exer
cised any authority over them. Her
claims are founded merely on the dis
covery of these Islands by Spanish
ships several centuries ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24

100000. The limits of Florida at
tine time of purchase were the same as
now. Texas was annexed without
the formalities of a treaty ia 1S45. It
added 376, 133 square miles to the
Union. New Mexico and Upper Cali
fornla were acquired as part Of the
results of the Mexican war, although
Mexico was appeased by the suns of
SIS, 900, 900, and Texas was afterward
paid so, 600 for that part of New
Mexico east of the Rio Grade. The
area of the republic was thus increased
by 543, 7S3 square miles. By the
Gadsden treaty Of 1853 the United
States acquired from Mexico for the
sum of $40, 900, 900 thu possession of
the Moquila Valley, comprising the
southern part Of Arizona, an area of
45,53 square miles By treaty of
March 80. 1867, Russia ceded the
whole of Alaska, 577, 800 square miless
to the United States, receiving there
fore the SUM of 81, 200,000 The total
number of square miles Of Tertiary
acquired by these annexations was
2,776, 040, more than three-quarters of
the total area of the Union.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24

went as far west as Bismarck on the
Northern Pacific Railroad and Gunni-
son on the Denver and Rio Grande
Railroad. His object was to study the
system thoroughly and asc certain the
wants of the western country in the
matter of mail transportation. Mr..
Knott expresses himself as well salts
lied with the present railway mail
service and commended the fast
western mail, particularly pointing to
tho great speed of the trains, the ra-
pldlty of the transfer service at Chi
cago for points west, and the smooth
ness and accuracy of the whole
service. Travelling in railway posta /.
cars aud having frequent interviews
with the employees, Mr.. Knott came TO
the conclusion that the division super
attendants and clerks were capable
and intelligent, and well eouipped for
the discharge of their duties. Owing
to lack of time he was unable to give
much attention to the star route SER
vice, but from his personal obserya-
tons on several long routes, and con-
versations with postmasters, ne
satisfied himself that on the important
star routes the service is very good
Mr.. Knott says that while no radical
changes in the railway transportation
system are contemplated, he received
a number of suggestions during his
trip, and he himself noted several in
stances where he believed the service
might be Improved, but these ideas
were as yet crude, and would only De
carried out after consultation with the
Postmaster General and the officers
of the department.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24

4 st. Louis newspaper is exercised
over copy of The Constantinopolis,
leading journal of the Turkish
capital, printed wholly in Greek. The
characters are identical with those Of
the ancient Greek, and the language
is strikingly similar. 4 st. Louis
citizen being shown the journalistic
novelty, held it upside down, adjust
ed his glasses, contracted his brows,
and gazing long and earnestly said,
with reminiscent SIGH: "Well, I
used to know Latin well when [ was
young, but I am afraid have forgot
ten most Of it now"
''Latin! o pshaww chimed IN his
neighbor, taking the paper. Cant
you read Dutch?"
Zach, dot vas not Cherman,' u said a
Teutonic member of the group, after
careful scrutiny. ''Mein poy, he
vos know how to read dot Hebrew.
Another citizen took the sheet in
his hands, smiled in a way that show
ed he was sorry for people who tried
to talk about what they didn't know,
and blandly said: when did you
reporters get to printing papers IN
shorthand.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24
Cotton Trade of Bombay.

The times of India furnishes some
interesting figures in relation to the
cotton trade of Bombay. The aggre-
gate receipts were only 954, 156 bales
during the latter half of 1884 as
against 1, AT, 012 bales during the corr
responding half of the year 1888 "a,
and about the same quantity during
the corresponding halves of 1882 and
1881. OF the total shipments during
the twelve months 50 per cent. was
destined to the United Kingdom,
against 43 per cent. in 1883 This
left 81 per cent. for the continent,
against 81 per cent. in 1884. Liver
pool continues to be Bombay's largest
customer, Antwerp second, Trieste
third, followed By London. Bremen
last year dropped out Of the list OF
ports to which Bombay shipped cotton.
A noteworthy feature is the fact that
the Bombay cotton export trade is
gradually getting into fewer hands.
More than 80 per cent. Of the exports
during 1883 4 represented shipments
by nineteen firms, exporting 5000
bales Or up wards.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24
He Could Not Sleep.
Chicago Herald.

During the recent visitation of the
society of the Army OF the Tennessee
there lay a sick man at the Grand Pa
cifc moaning and grooming. The
halls and corridors were full of vet
Grams; the banquet hall was directly
beneath the sick mans room, the
air was fall of war talk and accounts
of battles and sieges. The sick nan
could not sleep, and inwardly he
cursed the day the war eve. began.
Along about midnight, when, after
two hours vain effort to get repose,
he heard an exciting discussion down
his corridor, he rang the bell angrily
and a comical and origina darkey
named Sam answered. San" said
the sick man, in tone Of DESPERATION,
''for PHYS sake go down and fad out
from thatscrowd of rioters when the
rebellion will be over. TIL 'em I
want to go to sleep" Sam vent and
pretty soon came back. $50 de Lor',
Mass W. dey is no use Talkin' to
dat crowd. Dey has jis don. got froo
wild Sumter and now dey is settin' GA
to Bull Rum" said Sam.
The sick man turned over and
groaned In half an hour Sam came
back. and poking his head in the door,
whispered: Mass W, dey is
done got froo wild Shiloh. Can't
bring you nufin?" The SEX man,
seeing the point, said weariE: "Sam,
if you will, bring me news that the
rebellion is ended, I'll give .ou half a
dollar" Sam grinned and went of,
In few moments he came back and
whispered: ''Dey am marshin' froo
Georg'y, Mass W, an L soon be
up in Not Car'line. Again he went
away, but as.by this time tie dark ey
had got to be as big nuisance as the
Army of the Tennessee, the sick man
said: 81 guess the war won't last
| much longer, Sam. I'll give you
your half~dollar now. You needn'i
| come back"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24
REDEEMING THEIR 0YERCOATS.
The Cold Wave Causes Many Impe-
cunfOus Men to Visit the Pawn
shops.
Philadelphia Times

The cold wave has fastened the
steps of many summer clad men to
the pawnshops. All yesterday after
noon and evening the clerks of the
loan Offices where overcoats are taken
were kept busy handing them out to
shivering, pink-nosed men.
tGot your ticket2" asked a pawn
broker of a young man in buff trou-
sers and seersucker coat, who had
asked fer his new market.
II guess have it somewhere" he
said, as he began to 60 over package
of small slips of paper, which were
illustrated il one corner with the
picture eff three balls. ''By George, {
believe I've lost H." he said, as look
of despair crept over his face.
"Hurr up" said the clerk, as he
turned to two other men who had
come in, but who were more fortunate
in having their tickets.
IT haven't it here" said the young
man, aud he was sent out to a magis-
trate to make an affidavit saying when
he pawned his coat and the amount
that was advanced on it.
'One at a time, please I Can't wait
On you all at once. Heavens, you
act as if it were freezing outside"
And the clerk perspired as he united
the package and took in the cash.
A dudish-looking young man stood
on Race street late In the afternoon
and looked into a pawnshop window.
He looked up and down the street,
and after satisfying himself that he
was unobserved he made a dive
through the side door. a few minutes
later he came out in long, heavy
overcoat, and his pace slackened as
he got further from the pawnshop,
and then he walked with the air of a
millionaire. Inside the loan Office
there was quite busy scene, and
nearly all the callers were seeking
their overcoats.
"This is the busiest month we ever
saw" said a pawnbroker. 'You
might think this the 1st of October by
the way coats are being called for.
We've done nothing ali the afternoon
but hand down overcoats. About
third of the overcoats have been taken
out, and if the weather keeps this
coil I guess the other will GO before
tomorrow night. IF the weather
turn warm, why than the overcoats
will all be brought back to us. The
people who pawn never keep any
thing out which they can realize any
money on. Pawning seems to be q
mania with them, and once begun IL
is seldom ever stopped"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24
COTTON GROWING IN BRAZIL.
Report of Professor John G. Brann err
of the Indiana University.

Professor John @. Branner, OF the
Indiana University, who, during the
winter of 1883 81, was sent TO Brazil
to collect certain chronological infor-
nation, and incidentally to study the
conditions and extent of cotton culture
IN that country says that cotton IN
Brazil grows on its native soil, and is
to be presumed under climatic and
other conditions best adapted to its
higher development. But though
Brazil began to export cotton more
than a hundred years before the
United States. her annual product to,
day is only about one eighteenth as
much as our own. To be sure, the
population is only one~ninth as large
as ours, but then almost the whole
population lives in q cotton-growing
region, while only small part of our
people live in the cotton belt. Under
normal conditions Brazil can scarcely
become a competitor Of the United
States in cotton production. But the
disappearance of slavery, and the con-
sequent adoption of some system of
small farming, will, in the near
future, materially increase the present
production. Slavery has fostered a
Conservatism. in agriculture, which
must, with the aid of educated plan,
ters, soon disappear. Cotton factories
are already springing up and prosper
ing, and the day is not Jar distant
when they will supply the Brizilian
market The same agricultural tools
aud methods, now employed by the
average planters, were IN use more
than two hundred years ago, metods
learned from their Portuguese ances-
tors, and from their slaves. The lack
of capital and lack of common roads
are serious matters, but they are not
insuperable difficulties. Insect plaques
that destroy from a fourth to a half
of their crops, are great drawbacks.
The report, which is published as a
special bulletin, forms pamphlet of
eighty pages.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24
Why People Die.
San Francisco Chronicle.

San Francisco Chronicle.
They we're discussing the topic Of
the hour, the death of General Grant
and the decorations and the probabili-
ties of parade. The young hopeful
of the family, who is still only five
years old, owing to the exigencles OF
the car transportation, was listening
as hard as the discussion of sundry
pieces of pie and things would permit.
He had got through, and concluded
he would take an oar himself.
Mama" he said, "what makes
people die, anyway"
"Everybody's got to die" said nam
ma. in the usual evasive way in which
people answer children's questions.
''If God made people what does he
mean by making them die?"
''My child, you forget that people
must die to make room for the childs
rem that are always being born. There
would not be room for the new peopl
if nobody died.
''That's So" said the little fellow
contemplatively; land then there's
so many dogs"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24

A thoughtless boy with shining
pail went singing gaily down the dale,
to where a sad~eyed COW with brln-
die tail on clover sweet did herself
regale. A humble bee did gaily sail
over the soft and Swallowed vale, to
where the boy with the shining pail
was milking the cow with the brindle
tail. The bee Lit down on the cows
right ear, her heels flew up through
the atmosphere = AID through the
leaves of big oak tree the boy sailed
into eternity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24
Chicago Ledger.

The first annexation tothe United
States was the province of Louisiana.
France received SIS, 10000 from our
Government for it. The articles of
conveyance were signed at Paris,
April 80, 1903, by Livingston and
Monroe on the part Of sshe United
States and by Barbe -Manois on the
part of France. By tbs purchase
III. 931 square miles were added to
the area of the United Staes, iHclud-
ing nearly all of The Mississippi Val
lev. The next addition vas Florida,
coded by Spain to the United States
in return for the payment by the lat-
ter country of claims f American
citizens against Spain amounting to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24
The Railway Mail Service.

Second Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral Knott has just returned to Wash
ington from tour of inspection over
the railway postal system of the west.
Mr.. Knott was absent four weeks and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24
New York Times.

Sympathizing friends it true, my
dear Mrs Brown, that your husband
committed suicide?
Mrs. Brown (recently bereaved)-I
am afraid It is.
Synphatizing Friend-Whati in the
world could have induced him to com
nit such a rash and desperate act2
Mrs. Brown haven't the faintest
idea. I never knew john to do such
a thing before.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24

Epicures object to spring chickens
Matched in incubators and raised by
hand. It is alleged that on the artih-
cial diet they lack the flavor ofchicks
who can pick nice juicy worms and
delicately organized bugs out OF the
dirt which the hen scratches over the
BARNARD.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24
The Day After the Wedding.
Philadelphia Call.

Wife-Mufiins all right, my darl>
ing?
DISQUALIFICATION my pet.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and trem-
bles)-How is the coffee2
Husband-Excellent
Wife-(greatly agitated)-Not so
good as your mother used to make,
my darling?
Husband Calmly My mother
never knew how to make coffee at all,
precious.
wife falls into a deadly swoon.
Tableau)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24
Trade of the Caroline Island.

In view of the recent agitation as
to the lawful ownership OF the Caro-
line Islands, few points with refers
ence to them will be of interest. They
are inhabited for the most part by the
aboriginal tribes, no permanent co.'s
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24

The Lewiston Journal reports that
q gentleman residing in Brunswick
formerly a teacher in the Lewiston
schools, started on his bridal tour
few days ago and discovered after the
train had started that he had only
bought one ticket.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-24
An Unprincipled Thing.

Eyes, my SON" said an Edgefcld
father to his hopeful, ':there's a cause
for everything; the mysteries of tel
egraphy and the telephone are easily
enough explained by those who un-
derstand them. Everything is gov
erned by some fixed law or principle. .
81 know one thing that ain't'', re-
joined the little fellow.
"Whats ,hat?7
"Why, it's these rolling-up window
curtains"
so, yes, they are regulated on a
fixed principle"
you never tried one of them, did
your Well, if you never did, you
ought to. III tell you, they are fixed
with a string, and if you want it t.
come down you pull It."
"Wellg'
"Then it goes up"
"What do you 20 when you want
it to go up"
You pull ii, but then il WI come
down"
"WeII, how do YOU manage it2"
you have to fool it when you wan
it to do anything. They are the east
est things fooled in the world whel
you once learn how.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-24
nRAcE REFonE mEAr

In the good old times it would have
been considered breach Of good breed
ing, if not open sin, to have sat down
to q meal without returning thanks.
But times have now SO greatly changed
that the religious rite referred to Is
much more honored In tho breach than
in the Observance. The change which
has within the last half century or so
taken place IL the boarding system, IN
houses as well as restaurants, has
doubtless had something to do with
bringing about change, as in pro-
niscuous company it would provoke
visibility to ask blessing on the viands
laid on the table, more especially ia a
saloon -Byooklya EacIe,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-24

"If the Blivar Bulletins utter
ances in favor of a railroad comn.is-
holclng that the action Of tie
last Two conventions is binding ois
the one t. be held next yesr-are in
tended as the uttered views ef It's
probable can liJate FOR governar-~-
she distinguished citizen az j l:yar,
Albert I. McNaal we are 2is,d of The
eandor and far sailing which this
would Indicate. This countrr needs
candidates who have views and are
not afraid TO give them to The public.
The cowardly practice Of sneaklng
up on an office with closed lips is an
abomination We commend This
worthy examine of speaking our.
The Union means to fight all men who
come before the convention with
concealed views. Union.
The above article shows that the
Union sometimes reads the Bulletin,
winch isan entry to its credit, bat it a $50
shows that 1t docs not do SO regularly.
which is 70 its debit, and a set~oG. Ii
the Union had read the Bulletin reg
ularly, rs We hope it will hereafter do,
it would have known that while the
Blu letin has copied number OF Pr
ticles from various newspapers i'll the
s'a'c endorsing the gentleman named
in connection with the Goyernnr4hip
and has heartily eoncuIrec therein OH
behalf of its constituency. Yet SO far
from presenting, or entering, him
the Bulletins >audidste for Governor,
on the contrary II stated, after inquiry
that he weuld not bc a candidate.
We will say further that Tie utter
anccs Of the Bulletin are its own. and
no others than its cd;t,r are reg. CTS,
bic therefor. The gentleman referred
to has no connection With The paper
whatever, and We say 50 much III JUS
tice to both The Bulletion and to him
we are happy to he able 10 agree
with the Uuion III endorsing men who
have views and are not afraid to ex-
press them. We intend to adhere 10
that opinion and act on it. And we
earnestly hope the Union will do like.
wise. Let Us strike hands on that,
e1ghbor, and act on it at the next
democratic convention.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-24

Gen Sparks, Commissioner of the
General Land Office, has had 4 COM
plete list of all the eases where the
public hands have been improperly
fenced made out with a statement Of
the present status of affairs. In all
these cases the parties have been
notified to remove the fences. In
some instances they had consulted
attorneys, who have held that a rcas-
enable number Of openings in the
fence arc sufficient. IN such cases
the openings are guarded, and to all
intents and purposes fences still ex-
list. The total amount of land that
has been appropriated in this way is
between one and two million acres.
Holly Springs Reporter.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-24

Two FRENCH savants have, for the last
twelvemonth, been keeping nine pigs in
in a state of habitual drunkenness. This
has been done with view TO testing the
effects of different kinds of alcohol on
these animals, and the Project of the
Seine last year kin5ly put some styes
and a yard In the municipal slaughter
houses at La Villette at the disposal Of
the savants, in order that they might
conduct their interesting experiment at
the smallest possible cost to themselves
The experiment is interesting, because
we are told that the pig is the animal
whose digestive apparatus most closely
resembles that of man but then
drunkenness does not act On q mans di-
gestion only, and the behavior of tipsy
pig furnishes bat slight indication Of
what tipsy mans would be who had
drunk of the same liquors. However,
we learn that the pig who takes absinthe
Is first gay, then excitable, irritable,
combative and, finally, drOwsy the pig
who has brandy mixed with his food is
cheerful oil through till he fallsto sleep
the rum-swilling pig becomes sad and
somnolent almost at once, while the pig
who takes gin conducts himself in CO
centric ways, grunting, squeahng, tilt
ing his head against the stye door, and
rising on his hind legs as if to sniff the
wind. DR.. Decaisne, writing on these
intoxicated swine in the france, re-
marks that they are none Of them the
worse FOR their years tipping, which
may he regarded as satisfactory or tho
reverse, according TO one's point of view
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-24

Capt. S. ). Garrett. Supervising
Inspector Of vessels for the Sixth
District, which includes all the terri
tory between Louisville, XIV, and
GrCenville, Miss, died at his home N
Memphis yesterday. He was MEM
her of the Knight of Honor, Ancient
Order of United Workmen, and Odd
Fellows. lie IS in the prime cf
life, and an influential member Of
the above orders He leaves II wife
and three chillren.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-24
Louis Reaume

CHICAGO, July 18.-Louis Reanme
the insane man who raised such havoc
a few weeks ago ON a Wabash train,
and wound up b. killing Officer Bar
rctt at the Polk street depot, has been
taken by his relatives to Michigan. A
few days ago Il jury in the county
court pronounced him insane and his
lawyer tried 10 have him remanded to
the care of his relatives, but this the
court peremptorily refused and cor
signed him TO Elgin. The warden of
that institution refused to receive him
on the ground that he was not citi-
zen Of that county.