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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-10-30
Job Wagon and Taa:ninr.

Thanking tho public for past favors. respectfully
solicit share II patronage In the future s47
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08
In a Persian Town.
London Society.

The streets are busy and full as a
beehive; such a clatter Of tongues.
too, that I am bewildered at the di-
versity of sound. Every one talks at
the top of his voice, as,though the per
son addressed were deprived of hear
ing. Vendors of enticing sweetmeats
and clarified butter expose the tempt
ing wares. "Oh, sweet beet root, and
onions and carrots nave l." cries the
costermonger, displaying his stock in
trade. Every one appears to be out
of doors. Beggars appeal to our char
ity, raising themselves from the heaps
upon which they lie basking in the,
sunshine; if you give them something
they are content, but if their prayer
is unheeded it is because you are a
Christian dog Or the son Of a burned
father, and with alternate vitupera-
tons and furtive scratchings they a
gain subside. We wind. between long
strings of camels; each beast is tied
by cord or irou chain to the back
trappings the one that preceped it.
With an objectionable breach of
good manners one pokes his nose
familiarv into the carriage. Some Of
them are fine, handsome beasts, still
wearing their winter coats of thick
shaggy brown hair; long fringe of
it hangs about the neck, the legs also
are covered to the knees with soft
masses, which look like knickerbock-
ers. What a motley collection it is
various types blend with confus
sion CT sound. Women bestride man
fully their steeds, and a large white
iackass, the property of a Sayid, brays
a welcome in a voice which for
strength, richness and unlimited com
pass I have never heard surpassed. In
a small square there is circular
platform open to the public, and al
though it can hardly be called
public building, is of interest to many.
It is planned after no particular form
of architecture, and is certainly not
the creation of an artistic mind. The
basement is a sakkoo or platform rails
ed few feet from the earth, and any
thing more dismal cannot well be
conceived, for this is the execution
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08
MRS. PENUCKLE'S RUSE.
A LittIe story That Superstftfous Peo.
pie VIII Not Relish
Philadelphia North American


81 didn't always harrow the earth
for a living" said Penuckle, of Or
ange. county, N. Y. Is was once a
wine merchants clerk in Brooklyn.
I married young, and nay wife, who
is sitting there now, with the reputa~
ton of being as good q farmers wife
as there is in the country, made just
as good mate for hardup clerk then.
Like many young couples, we had
bought furniture on instalments and
we were not able to pay all sums as
they fell due. Everything seemed to
be going against us, and our little
girl was sick; when 7 came home
early one Saturday afternoon | found
Grape hanging on my door-bell. My
heart was in my mouth, and my tears
choked me- as met my wife.
So dear little Minnie is gomez"
said.
Minnie gomez" said my wife" Oh!
no. But the Sherif's man will be
round in a minute to seizd the furni-
ture and I thought the Grape might
check him"
SIT checked him. He halted his
wagon dozen yards away, walked
on tiptoe to the door, examined the
Grape, and went softly away, afraid
apparently, that some one might hear
him. Minnie recovered, and q few
days after ward I scraped together
enough money to pay the bill, but
| haven't bought on instruments since.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08

patiently to all hardship and priva7
ton, and deeply grateful when once
N ore Walter was restored to health
and able 10 resume his business cares.
But it was blow she had not an
ticipated as the price of her folly,
when her Uncle Lawrence, who died
a short time after his return to Chica-
go, LETT to her some trinkets, ard to
Walter small collection of valuable
books, but all his money to charity
A letter was sent to her by her uncle's
lawyer, written while the old gentle
man was Ill, and full of love IN every
line.
IT had always intended to make
you my heiress." he wrote, ''but when
I saw your house. and knew your
husband had prospered so far beyond
my expectations, I thought my money
was not needed for your happiness,
and that it was nay duty to bestow it
where it would do the most good to
those suffering from poverty You
mus never imagine there was any
want of love for you in the disposal of
my property, and I am convinced that
you will rejoice that others are bene-
fitting by the money that would be but
a useless addsiion to your husbands
abundant wealth"
SIT is hard, but just!" Laura said, as
she read the letter. II deserve my
punishment, and never again, Walter
shall stubborn will oppose your better
Judgment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08
FRESH FASHION NOTES.
Chicago Herald.

Pendant or drop buttons fasten
many bodices.
Old>fashioned pearl picot edges for
ribbons are revived.
Plastron waistcoats Of beads are
shown among fancy fall novelties.
Bonnets are more eccentric and
capricious than ever IN shape, size,
materials, and trimmings.
The bulk of winter stuffs, both wool
and silk, are striped, horizontally as
rule, but very frequently vertically.
Striped skirts will be worn with
cloth, velvet, velveteen, and plain
woollen stuff overdresses and basques.
Stripes OF various colors, side by
side, are frequently seen in velvet or
plush or on super-toned wooden
grounds.
Rough boucle woollens are combin>
ed with velvet, velveteen, and plush
in frocks that bear. the mark of French
taste.
New cloak, jacket, newmarket, and
ulster clasps come in novel figure,
flower, leaf, and fancy forms, in met
ais and carved woods.
Woollen stuffs are more in favor
than silk or velvet cnes for bonnets
and hats, as well as for the frocks
with which they are worn.
The basque is still the bodice most
favored by dressmakers, but it is
made very short and simple, with or
without a waist, at pleasure.
Polonaises of velvet or velveteen
will De worn over skirts of rough
woollen stuffs, with boarette, boucIe,
Astrakhan, frize, and other borders.
Some of the richest millinery stuffs
are used by dressmakers to form the
narrow waistcoats, the cuffs and high
collars of dresses Of various kinds of
material.
Straight, graduated, raised, sunken,
boucle, bourette, broche zigzag, wav-
ed. and mixed combination stripes are
all seen on both wool and silk fabrics
this fall.
Frize or boacle wool are utilized
for the borders of skirts, the collars,
cuffs and pockets of tailor made cloth
dresses, and for the trimming of jack
cts, newmarkets ahd ulsters.
Tie overskirts of many cloth dress
es are made long front and back,
Topped very high on one side and
slashed to the waist line on tie other
showing the rich bordered, boucIe,
Byzantine figured, plush, Astrakhan
striped or braided underskirt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08
TRIALS OF LIFE,
OLA MOORE, IN INTER-ocEAN.

List! to the songs the redeemed ones are sing
ing: &.
How the deep anthem through heaven is ring
ing,
Up from the heart of the multitude springng;
Patient endurance shall have its reward,
Cometh the valley of humiliation,
roometh affection and deep tribulations.
ON eth bereavement and bitter temptation
''Thus it is written" and ''thus saith the
Lord"
Scorn to be guilty Of ceaseless repining;
Under the pillows the Jewels are shining,
Ever the fire the gold is refining,
Ever the darkness precedeth the dawn.
Strength to the oak tree the dark temreSt bring
eth;
Uuder the hammer the deep anvil ringsth;
From the crushed vintage the purple wine spring
eth;
Flowers smell sweetest when trampled upon.
Night sets the stars on the mountains Of heaven;
Unto the mourner the promise is given;
Deadly miaSma by lightning is rlVen
Leaving the atmosphere wholesome and sweet
Shrink from the cross and Gethsemane never!
Paradise riseth just over the river.
He who is able and strong to deliver
Holdeth a lamp for the wayfarer's feet.
Faint not, whatever affiiction betideth;
Deep consolation the Father provldeth;
Him whom Emmanuel loveth He ch1dethl
Patient endurance shall have its reward.
Out Of the valley of humiliation
Riseth the mountain of TRANSPORTATION.
The tears of His saints are holy hbation,
Dear to the heart of plying Lord.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08
English JeWeIry.

The jewelry in the south central gal
lery of the inventions exhibition now
comes in for lions share of admira
ton, as, indeed, it might do, says the
London News. Human nature must
be almost inhuman that withstand
the temptation of looking upon the
costly objects exhibited without some
inclination to covet. There are very
precious stones Indeed displayed by
the two latest exhibitors. The gold>
smiths and silver smiths company of
Regent street have the best position
in the shape of corner allotment.
Here it is shown how diamonds and
pearls are set, and the labor-savin
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08
A Practical Suggestion.
Texas Siftings.

A Texas Judge showed considerable
unwillingness to grant man a di-
vorce. The Judge said to the appli~
can't:
"Refect for a moment that your
wife, with all her faults, has her good
qualities, and that by mutual conces~
sion you may be able to get along
very well together"
The applicant for divorce seemed to
be very much moved by what the
Judge said, and the latter began to
hatter himself that he had carried his
point. At last the man said:
"Your Honor is not married, I be-
lieve9"
'No; am a widower."
"Well then, judge, suppose you
grant me divorce from this woman,
and then marry her yourself, and see
if you can stand her devilish temper:
The judge begged leave respectfully
to decline.
eyes," responded the applicant,
scornfully, 'fyou are nightly kind
prescribing medicine for other people,
but you don't care to try dose of il
yourself"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08

operations of perfect little machine,
worked by electricity in the splitting
and drilling of pearls, are most inter-
esting. The attendants inform you
tAat the company drills millions of
pearls every year, and the machine
inc performs the work of twenty men.
What, too, shall be said of the single
stone diamond necklet valued st ST.
600, or the three-row necklace of large
pearls worth f5, 200, and cats>eye
and diamond pendant to be purchase
ed for half that amount? All goods
OF course, are not rated at this high
figure, though after them the COM
moner goods will probably have lost
much of their glitter. There is. for
instance, among the exhibits a fine
gold lace brooch, set with pearls.
largely sold as souvenir, which rep
resents only few shillings, though
to toe casual observer its artistic
qualities may not be inferior to the
Jewelry of a hundred tunes its value,
Bond Street is represented by Hans
cocks q Co., and al this stand the
lady visitor May take her choice in
fancy, If not In reality, of such trifes
as thirty two carat brilliant-a cape
stone of superb lusser-ticketed 94,S
500; very dark cstseye and diamond
81, 200; row of pearls with ruby snap,
93, 600, and remarkable ruby and
diamond necklace and earring 85 900.
1t took four years to match the rubles,
the difficulty being to get SO many of
the orthodox pigeons blood hue, and
1t was from Burmah, that they event
ually came. The sensation exhibit
is ruby, one inch long, three quarts
ers of an inch wide, and weighing
twentysfour carats. AS regards color,
size, and hriliancy this is said to be
the most important ruby in the world,
and it is supposed to have been hid
den away for many years among the
treasures of an Indian palace.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08
All, There! II; Steal You!
Brooklyn Times.

Brooklyn Times.
"Ah, there! I'll steal your shout
ed little boy to his mamma the
other day.
why, Jimmy, you naughty boy.
You mustn't say that; that's not nice.
If you say that again [ shall punish
you severely" admonished the moth
er.
"Well. don't care. Pa says that,
anyway"
"He does, does he9'
Yes; heard him say that yesterS
day. But he told me not to tell"
you'll tell mamma, won't you,
Jimmy? I've got some nice peaches
for Jimmy. Now tell me about it.
Gimme two big peaches?"
Eyes; two awful big ones"
"Well, pa an me when we vent to
the postoffis we seen that dressmaker
what lives over pas store, and when
pa seen her he said that, and she
laughed at pa an they shook hans,
an pa he said there was nice music at
Coney Island Satu1 day night, an the
old hen was going up to the Catskills
an he expected to be down to the
island, an she expected to 60 down;
an then they snickered an she said
pa would be lonesome, an pa said he
gess'd not as long as there was good
music at Coney Island; an then they
snickered an shook hans again. Say,
pa hain't got no old hen, has he2"
mo, jimmy, he has not; but there's
no telling what he will have when he
comes home" and streaks of green
fire olazed out from her eyes far
enough to hang hat on them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08
Ancient GrambIers
Baltimore American.

One hundred years ago there was
very little JOY in this country. No
mention of any Fourth of July cele-
bration is made in the papers of that
time, and It seems that the day was
allowed to pass without recognition.
This is largely acc ounted for by the
fact that the people were then 10 sore
straits for money. The newspapers
of July, 1885, are filed with COM
plants about hard times. One of them
gave vent as follows:
''We are going to the Devil as fast
as we can-Our Money is gone-Our
Trade is 'ruined-Our Countrymen
are no longer virtuous. and our
Counlrywomen aIe no longer indus
trious."
As a remedy for this the editor
says to the ladies: strip off your
Trash and put it in the fre-Get up at
5 o'clock in the Morning, and instead
of Sauntering your time away in the
Mail with Parcel Of idle young Eel
lows, take Broom IN your Hand and
sweep out the House"
To the gentlemen he speaks more
briefly. He says: INSTEAD of open
ing your Stores at 9 o'clock, rise at the
Dawn of Day"
This shows that there were pessis
mists 100 years ago just as there are
to-day, and their pessimism accoD1~
piished about as much then as 1t does
now.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08
A Turpentine fermentation,
Rockland Courier-Gazette,

Did you ever take sturpentine fo>
mentation when you were not feeling
particularly robust? MOI First your
landlady, who is very kind lady ins'
| deed in spectacles, Stops d rag in q
dish of turpentine and deposes it very
neatly on the muscles that run up
back of the ear. On top of this she
deposits nice white cloth, which at
intervals she wrings out in hot water
Then you lie back upon your pillow
end smile affably. You don't see
anything so very bad in that. You
even essay a joke Or two, just to show
the inhabitants shat though cast down
you are not destroyed. Then sudden
~, without the least warning, some>
body lans you In the back OF the neck
with the fat side of a red hot shovel.
At least, you think that that is what
ails you, and in the excitement of the
moment you yell out some very au>
dible conversation, but it subsequent>
ly transpires that it would have been
wiser to Withhold your yells until later
when they seem better calculated to
do good. Whoever it is with the
shovel now begins to press It against
you hard. You groan aloud at this,
and if you are profane man, as / am
afraid you would be, you possibly in
dulge ia variety of quotations that
cannot fail to cause your landlady
pain,
'Am I almost done?" you presently
groan as that good woman renews
the wrungout bandage.
''Done?" she interrogates, as she care
fully attends to getting the shovel
back in exactly the same agonizing
spot.
Eyes, you say, cooked"
''Oh the landlady kindly returns it
has only just begun"
Then she goes out Of the room a
moment, you don't know what for,
but you suspect after. more.turpentine.
Now you fall into a sort of horrid
nightmare, and you fna your neck
locked in one of Torrey's sand mounds
which sooty faced workman in a
dirty apron is pouring full of molten
brass. How it sizzles and burns.
You shrek aloud. Then you snatch
off those wet and fiery bapdages, and
you fling them madly across the room
just in season to catch the landlady,
who at this instant unexpectedly
opens the door, square in the face, to
ner undoubted establishment and a.
farm.
"Why." she exclaims, when she has
recovered her composure and the
rags, "they haven't been on half long
enough yet"
Woman, you scream, as she ap~
pr0aches the bed with the clothes in
hand, keep away with those odious
implements of wrath. Away [ say
-avaunt One step nearer and I
stretch you living corpse at my
feet!"
You don't mean this, of course,
and you couldn't do it anyway, for
your feet are tied up in the bed-clothes
but ia your delirium you hardly
know what you say. But the land
lady soothes your agitation with some
cooling remarks, anoints your burn~
ing, blistered neck in oil. and leaves
you to pleasant dreams, In the course
Of six or seven hours the. fire begins
to subside and you sink into troubled
sleep. But in the morning you will
find yourself better. There is no doubt
of This
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08

ground, the long pole In the center of
which was formerly but too often
adorned with grim and CHASTITY
head. Except In extreme cases the
penalty of death has been almost a.
polished; still from time to time the
executloner has an opportunity of re-
yelling IN the odiousness of his voca-
ton. The laws of each country. how
ever barbarous. are generally adopted
for the good of the respective inhabi-
tants. and the method of executing
criminals in civilized countries would
produce but little effect upon the very
naked and half-barbaric people who
assemble here. The public spectacle
acts as warning to others that pun
ishment will surely follow crime, and
doubtless deter many from similar
offences. How strongly are comedy
and tragedy blended in this life! Dirty
barefooted little children, clad in very
short skirts, or even in natures garb
only, are playing, unmindful of the
horrid place making the Persian equi-
valent for mud pies from the dust
which may have been dyed with the
blood of score of malefactors. The
road is here so bad with deep ruts, half
hidden by piles of mud, that we are
forced to advance slowly and with
care for fear of breaking our horses
legs or leaving a.pertion of the car
riage behind us. l have never had
such a shaking in all my life, and
every we miss destruction by one OF
the wheels just skirting hole instead
of going into it my heart is filled
with unexpressed satisfaction, al
though the jerks have nearly dragged
my joints apart. After all happiness
is but relative.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08
A Lucid Explanation.
Texas Siftings.

Two Texas negroes dropped into
electricity one day during their con-
versation.
"What de debble EN- dis heah tele~
graf anyhow? I don't understan'
how folks can make each udder un-
derstan' more den a hundred miles
off, as I have heerd tell on"
"Dey jess works little mesheen at
one eend, and it writes at de udder
eena."
IT don't sorter, catch on"
did you nebber tread on dogs
tail?"
sob course I has,"
"Hit didn't bark wild his tail, did
haen
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08
Historical "reminiscences.

A Boston man was pricing an old
sofa in an auction room.
''This sofa," said the auctioneer,
''came over in the Mayfower, and is
full of historical "reminiscences"
eyes, pa; there is one now crawl
ing up the back of the sofa" observed
the would be purchasers little boy.
eyes, it seems to be alive with his
torical "reminiscences" remarked the
gentleman, punching in the corner Of
the sofa with his cane.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08

An. earthquake IN France affected
only the chalk formation of the
earth's surface, and was neither heard
nor felt by men at work in the coal
mines beneath.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08

Nine. Marie Selika, the colored
prima donna, of Boston, has finished
her studies abroad and is on her way
home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-08

Anovelty of the drill in the Russian
army is race between cavaly officers
and a railway train. In g. run OF 81
miles the horsemen won.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-07

N RUUMS TO KhNT
w and board at reasonable rates; rooms
large and pleasantly situated; large yard
and well shaded; and the best OF cistern wa
ter. Apply TO 6lS Ross avenue. jun0.ti
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-07

nv AHTED-A COOK IN FAMlLY OF
~ two, white preferred Inquire at
BLAKENEY 81 Co., Auctioneers, $40 Elm
street, Dallas, Texas june20-ti
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South western Passenger A
Whom on the High Seas.

Whom on the High Seas,
On the rail, on 6 steamboat, aborad a
fishing smack, Or yachting on the
coast, Hostetter's Stomach Bitterg will
bs found a reliable means of avorting
and relieving ailmonts TO which
travellers, mariners aud enigrauts are
peculiarly subject. Sea captains, ship
doctors, voyagers or sOiourners in the
tropics and all abOutto encounter I'M
@2cltmated, an nDAcCustomed or
dangerous climate, should not neglect
TO aYGil themselves Of tho safeguard Of
we'll aocs-ls ned and long tried merit.
Constipation, hilicusness, malarial
teyers, indigestion, rheumatism and
affections of the bladder and kidneys
ere among tho ailments which II eradi-
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only with corA ouco in IT'S remedial
efficacy, but ALSO in It's perfect freedom
from every Objectionable ipgredienU
since it Is derived from the pllrest and
most salutary sources. Il cOunteracte
the effects OF unwhOlssome food and
water.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-07
YErn Reautiftrl yyotrers.

'.ioopstfS and Mrs. iAngtgT, Sl,ho1gh OF go
'S.n' Ast1nsl iGes, are types uf beauty @aicl 10
'C'aiie. Zach one mac sec: e in retiising gtss
Clai7, and both uC.ceded.
Zoe drank herb and root teas before bresSiAs:
fpfeVent al female Irregularities while the otha
2ssd iron for the same purpose.
Both succeeded. Now thesc two gr-at secrsrs
Ale COMBINED ~ the MedicG fgOies,i5a, for usS
special prevention and cuIe Of all female con
claints lnd irregularities that S'hct old and y1ln3
Females, which Is acknowledged 10 be the grand
est success as a ieluslst,gulatoT and iron t0aiS
Nor bsioTs kn1wn. Z % known as D.. DrUsu-
pGoles English Female BitteTs and IL regulates
nd removes Ml n1nthly excuses. distractions
end irregularities; Il builds up all broken down
Constitute strengthens the weak and feeble,
Lsnarts iron 10 the blood beauty 70 h2ggagi Cea.
tIlts and bloom to faded cheeks.
z. cures Mysteries, LsucouhCra, Sh0roois, ma
bsadacae, nervousness, palpitation, liberation,
pEu.apess licf, sud all other troubles hat are Pc.
1lliAr - old OK young women. send lof a q cenl
took FREE. Sold everywhere.
J. p DRoMGooLE : CO., Prcps.
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| NTANTED-TN FORMATION-I WILL,
w pay $40 reward for positive NORMA
ton of the whereabouts of Ric' ard Lee
Luttrell, aged 10 years, and Ida L 'e Lutt-
rell, aged Y years. Address WILLIAM &
LuTTREIL, Gainesville, Cooke County,
Texas, LOG. n,