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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
FOREIGN.

A CABLEGRAM from Rome announces
the death of Prince Alexander Torlonia,
who carried out many extensive public
works in Italy.
IT is reported from Vienna that King
Milan will sign treaty of peace with
Bulgaria, and ignore the attitude of
Greece.
The lower house of the Prussian Diet
has elected Herr Won Koeller President,
Herr Zuyderick, Vice President, and
Herr Won Bender, Second Vice Presi-
dent.
COUNT DE SoTo, the Spanish minister
to Switzerland, has been recalled for
intoxication and rudeness in ballroom
at Geneva.
For having robbed a priest and re-
sisted the police, a military tribu nal in
Russia has condemned three Jewish
brigands to death and sentenced three
others to fifteen years imprisonment.
SEVERAL workmen were killed in
Liverpool Wednesday, aud eighteen
others broke limbs by the collapse of
the shippers exhibition building in
process of construction.
LORD RosFBERRY, the new minister
for foreign affairs, has reiterated to the
Greek government that England is firm
in her resolution to oppose a war be-
tween Greece and Turkey.
g PREMIER FREYCINET informed the
French cabinet that TIE proposition to
hold an international exhibition in
Paris, in 1889, does not meet with favor
among foreign manufacturers.
THE house of commons has ordered
writs TO be issued for the reelection of
members who have been appointed to
Office since the house waa last IN ses-
sion.
A BILL has been deposited in the
Herrenhaus, or Prussian House of
Lords, revoking the May laws with a
| few trivial exceptions, There is great
excitement ia Berlin, caused by the be-
| lief that Bismarck is preparing to yield
| to the veterans.
M. HAUssMAN, nephew of the famous
Baron Hatss man, who attempted to
| assassinate M. de IontaDzan, has been
declared by Paris physicians to be in
sane. H. will, however, be tried for
the offense with which he is charged.
Mr.. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, President
of the local Government Board, has
quarrelcd with Mr. Gladstone on the
Greek policy of the Government. If
the British fleet coerces the Greek fleet
Mr.. Chamberlain will resign his seat IN
the Cabinet
The London News says'that the Brit
ish Greek Governments Greek policy
is founded on the belief that war be-
tween Turkey and Greece would post
pone rather than accelerate the settle
ment of the Greek claims. Greece,
the news declares, must trust Mr.
Gladstone and yield.
The Freeman's Journal declares that
the letters between Mr.. Gladstone and
Lord de Vesci on the Irish question
must be regarded with suspicion. While
the correspondence was ostensibly in
augurated by the premier for the pur-
pose OF obtaining further right on the
needs of Ireland, the answers look as if
justification was being sought for an
evasion of the home rule issue. The
Journal warns the government TO re-
frain from attempting to shelve the
home rule question.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

A CURIOUS and noteworthy state
ment has been published in regard to
the great river Euphrates. It appears
that this ancient river is in danger Of
disappearing altogether. Of late
years the banks below Babylon have
been giving away so that the stream
spread out into marsh until steam
ers could not pass, and only narrow
channel remained for native boats.
Now this passage is becoming obliter-
ated, with the probable result that the
famous river will 1e swallowed up by
the desert.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

EUROPEAN ingenuity in the con
struction of destructive instruments
was perhaps never SO active as at the
present time, and past successes only
stimulate to still greater achievements
in this line. In England and other
countries, in order TO overcome the
rihed MORTAR short gun with a rela-
lively short range-guns have been
invented having length of fifty feet
and a range of eight to ten miles. The
thickness of solid armor plates has
also been increased until the Italian
non-clad Italia has thirty-six inches of
armor on her sides and carries four
10O-ton guns, which throw shells of
2,0O0 pounds distance of ten miles.
Not satisfied with even such mon
strous guns, the same Government
ted two years ago, With
to build for them five forged
aiding guns of 125 tons
feet long, and a pro
funds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

A London correspondent of the San
Francisco Argonaut writes that all
other correspondents who speak of
the Prince of Wales as ''Tum- Tum, :"
or "Tum," only snow their deplorable
ignorance Now, as matter of fact, -"
he says, "the Prince is called 'Tum-
my'-that is the pet Eame he goes by.
The name is not a chance appelation
applied without either rhyme, reason
or meaning, It is a childish and
playful reference to- his royal High
ness stomach, the rotuadity of which
is one of his most striking features"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
The Seymour Obsequ1es.

UTICA, N. Y. Feb. 16th.-At 9
o'clock the doors of the Conklin man
sion were thrown open for the public
to view the remains of the illustrious
dead. For three hours crowds of
people from Utica and surrounding
towns filed into the eouse and past the
casket taking a last look at the fea-
lures of the statesman. The body re.
posed in casket of red cedar covered
with black broad cloth, with oxidiz ed
trimmings similarly covered; the linz
ing of the casket was of cuir-colored
satin, and the cover for the entire
length was of glass. An oxidized sill
yer plate let into shrine on thd COW
er bore the following inscription:
HORATIO SEYMOUR.
BORN MAY 81, 1910.
DIED FEB. IL, 1886.
A number of beautiful floral tri-
butes were received from Washing
ton, New York, Albany and other
places, and were placed in and about
the casket.
The funeral services took place at
the church at 1:30 p. M.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
MISSING LINKS.

Missionary Sims, of Central Africa,
says there are not more than $50 white
people in the whole Congo country,
and the only mode of locomotion is by
foot.
The Grand Army Post of Table
Rock, Neb., has been presented with
a gavel. the handle of which has been
made from the spokes OF the buggy in
which Jefferson Davis rode out of
Richmond when he vacated that city.
An overseer of the poor at St. Al
bans, Vt, who investigated case of
supposed need, found the head OF
family saving his money to feed his
horses abundantly while he let the
rest OF the family beg daily for their
food.
The word environment" now so
popular, was introduced into our lam
guage by Thomas Carlyle, who Dor
rowed it from the French they hav-
ing used it for two centuries.
Last week the keel Of the ship Isa-
dore which was wrecked off Fora Cliff
in November 1912, was washed ashore
ndar Kennebunk, Me-, during the
fearful storm on the Atlantic coast.
The Chinese and japanese Govern
ment are translating and publishing
at cheap rate many OF the best Eng
hsh text books. Most of Professor
Tyndall's works for instance, have
been translated and printed in Chin
ese, and are issued at % merely nomin-
al sum.
A Boston man is making himself
| famous by carrying a paper bag filled
with ashes, which ne carefullyspr
les ON the slippery places he finds in
his path. This done he walks on
with safety, ease, and the satisfaction
that only the simon-pure Boston mar
can know.
A Victoria merchant who happened
to see the photograph of young
lady living in Nova Scotia, thought
the original an angel of loneliness,
and, after brief correspondence sent
for her. She made the long Journey,
but her personal appearance olsen
chanted hina, and he refused to marry
hes. She has entered sust against him
for SIS, 900 damages.
It is estimated that SO, 900 converse
ions take place over the wires in New
York every twenty-four hours. For
each message there must be at least
five "hellos," which would make
$50, 900 "hellos" going over the wires
daily.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
They We're Delegates.
Detroit Free Press

She was lean scrawney woman,
and she took the seat the third back
from the stove. He was short and
fat, and sat opposite to her. As soon
as the coach door was closed the car
began to heat up, and presently he
snapped his finger at the conductor
and said:
For heavsn's sake, open some. of
those ventilators
Don't you do itr' exclaimed the
woman.
do you think want to melt?" de-
manded the man as he wheeled to face
her.
do you think l want to freeze?"
she demanded.
Madam" said the fat man, after
carefully surveying her, ''If I was a
mass of bones I'd carry hot brick
Whea travelled
ooh, you would If I was mass of
pork would carry hunk of ice with
me"
The brakeman went into the smok-
ing car to be clear of the storm, and
the fat man got up and opened the
door. He had scarcely returned to
his seat when the lean woman got up
and closed it.
"Madamn
''Sirw
Il want that door openr'
"And I want it shut~
Just then a passenger came down
the aisle from the other end of the
car and shook hands with each in
turn and said:
'Mrs, CassoWary, this is Mr. White
l suppose you are both delegates to
the convention.
"Ah! Mrs. Cassowary, I beg your
pardon"
''Ahl You can have the door open,
Mr.. White"
''By no means"
81 insist"
''But allow me to give way"
And they roasted us until we had
to 60 out on the platform to keep
from running to grease.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

IT has been much noted Of late
years to what remarkable degree Of
prominence members of the Jewish
race, heretofore almost exclusively
occupied in money getting and music,
have attained in other lines Of life in
England SO soon as these were opened
to them. An instance Ia point is af-
forded in the new professor Of poetry
at Oxford, whose father was by birth
a Hebrew, by name Cohen, but who
changed his name tn PalnrAve.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

SPECIMENS of a peculiar grain
grown by a Machias, Me-, man from
five kernels received by him from a
friend, who said they had been taken
from the crop of wild goose, have
been sent to several experts, includ-
ing members of the marine Board Of
agriculture, all of whom say that the
rain is wholly unlike any American
.ereal. It is understood sample
will be tried in the Agricultural De
partment at Washington. The gen
tleman referred to has succeeded in
raising about five bushels of the non
descript grain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
CRIME.

L. A. HOPKINS, clerk in wholesale
liqaor house in Chicago, who fed to
Canada with $4,000, sent back from
Montreal a draft for $2,500.
Elk SHERIFF DAVIDSON, of New York,
is belle Yed to be hiding in New Jersey.
His deficit will probably reach $780,
900.
THE body of Peter Higgins, who dis
appeared week ago, was found Tues
day in a manure heap, near Central
Lake, Antrim county, Mich. His wife
has been arrested on suspicion of having
murdered him.
THE suicide of Mrs. Sarah Wilkinson
at Belleville, I'LL, confirms the suspic-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
A Word 10 Workers.

If your avccations are mentally or physically
laborious, if they subject you to exposure in in
clement weather, if they confine you to the desk,
and are of a nature to involve wear and tear of
brain, and nervous strain, you may occasionally
require some renovating tonic. Hostetters
Stomach Bitters is the article for you, it stmu-
lates the failing energies, invigorates the body
and cheers the mind. 1t enables the system to
throw off the facilitating effects of undue fatigue
gives renewed vigor to the organs of digestion.
arouses the liver when inactive, which it very Of
ten is with people whose pursuits are sedentary,
renews the jaded appetite, and encourages health
full repose. It's ingredients are safe, and its Gre
dentials which consist in the hearty endorsement
of persons of every class of society, are most
convincing. Admirably Is it adapted to the medi-
cal wants of workers
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
Love and Law.
Boston Herald.

Boston Herald.
He-It was natural, you know, that
I should be attracted TO you.
She (shyly)-Indeed! Why?
He-Well, you know, your brothes
studied law in the same Office with
me, and we were admitted to the bar
together.
She-But what has that to do with
me?
He-Why, don't you see, look on
him as brother-in-law.
She (blushine)-Oh! see.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
The Horse in Ancient History.
Merchant Traveller.

Merchant Traveller
Fine horse you've got there" said
Jones to a Kentuckian riding beau
tiful bay saddler.
Pretty fair hoss," responded the
Kentuckian, with affected indifer-
ence.
Thoroughly trained as a saddle
horse, too, amt he?"
knows all the motions, he does"
"Wbat do you call him."
'.Thebes."
'aThebes2 That's odd. T never
heard such name for horse before.
What did you call him that for9'
Because he has hundred gaits, of
course. Don't you understand an
Gent history?n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
A Real Storm Signal.

The Cleveland Herald puts it in
this wise-with no disrespect to
Hazen's signal business:
''Pa," said little Eddie Mcdonald
early this morning, ''the storm signal
is up"
SIS it, my son?"
ooh, yes. Ma says she foand a
toothpick in the front door lock this
morning and your shoes on the top OF
the bureau, and she says it's going to
be cold day."
Mr.. Mcdonald went down town
without waiting for breakfast
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

THERE are 20 first class posCmasters
n the United States, 382 second class,
1881 third class. and 49,019 fourth
class; 1852 in all. The president ap
points in the LIST, 2nd and 3rd classes,
and the postmaster general III the 4th
class. The latter are generally ap,
pointed by the first assistant postmas-
ter general.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

The suffering and loss of cattle in
the Southwest this winter will tend to
revolutionize the cattle business thinks
a Kansas rancher, who further says
that public sentiment is against large
herds, and, as the country is rapidly
settling up the herds mus. be made
smaller ard receive better care.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

One would suppose that cofiia was
about the last thing Ia the world that
thief would carry off, but John N.
Dodd, a Chestertown, Md, under
taker, reports that on last Saturday
night one of these houses of the dead
was actually stolen from his shop on
Hon street.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
important.

When you visit or leave New York City, sax.
Baggage Expressage and So Carriage Hire, anG
stop at the Grand Union Hotel. opposite
Grand Ceptral Depot
613 elegant rooms, fitted up at cost of one
million dollars, 81 and upwards per day. Euro
pean plan. Elevator. Restaurant supplied with
the best. Horse cars. stages and elevated rail-
road to all depots. Families can live better for
less money at the Grand Union Hotel than at
any other first class hotel in the city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
CRANE RAPIDS
THERE is a great deal of suffering
this winter among the many thousand
poor of Berlin.

JOHN B. COUGH, the eloquent tenn
perance lecturer, died at the residence
of DR.. R Bruce Burns, IN Frankfort,
Thursday evening, where ne had been
removed on Monday night when
stricken with paralysis while lectur-
ing at the Presbyterian church in that
nIace
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

Has III. Pasteur discovered a cure for
hydrophobia Why should he not !!
Greater discoveries have been made. For
instance, Red Star Cough Cure contains
no narcotics, is purely vegetable and yet
quickly cures the worst throat or lung
trouble. Only % cents
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

At Modesto, Cal, a Chinaman has
succeeded In blackmail his country
men to the extent of $40 week by
pretense of being able to protect their
grambling games from police interfer-
ence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

Not less than seven German Gen
erals will complete their fitch year
of active service during 1886.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

General Rufus ingalls,, Quarter Master
General q. S. Army, says: st. Jacobs
Oil is the best pain cure we ever used. !"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

One of the former wealthiest and
most successful whaling masters of
New Bedford died at the almshouse st
that place this week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

In Paris it costs So to cremate a
body, and this includes coal and labor,
with an urn thrown in.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

A grudge against a Sing Sing b lack
smith was meanly taken out of his
colt, from which some bastard cut the
tail tne other night.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-08
A New Enterprise.

We wish to call the attention of our
friends to the change in the Ice Cream
and Confectionery establishment con-
Quoted for many years by Louis E. Ryder,
at 1913 Chapel street, which has been pur-
chased by James F. Mckeon, who has
had an extensive experience in this par
ticular line of business in the city of New
York.
Mr.. Mckeon is young man. courteous,
and well calculated to win the good will
and friendship of all with whom he may
come in contact in business or socially.
He is thoroughly familiar with every de
tail OF his business, and designs to pro-
duce goods that will be second to none in
the city. As he is an entire stranger in
this place we desire that all our friends
should give him hearty welcome. He
has put upon the street very handsome
wagon from which he will serve Ice
Cream at the homes of all who SO desire.
The parlOrs over the store are luxuri-
ously furnished, neatly kept, and there
are numerous tables and other facilities
for serving larger party at ten minutes
notice than at any other similar estab-
lishment in the State.
Picnics, excursions and parties will
promote their own interests by consult
ing him in reference to their Ice Cream
and Confectionery.
All who call at the store, 1893 Chapel
street, can easily be convinced of the
superiority of MCkEoN's Ice Cream.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-08
HE WANTS THE EARTH.

A little, with content, is much
To him who'll not refuse it,
Who takes il rs the Lord has sent
And then doth rightly use it.
Most men, with nothing, have though,
That life would be a pleasure
If they could share in smallest part,
With those who have the treasure.
But, is it true? Experience shows
That, in this world of sorrow,
The man who fights for bread to-day
Will fight for pie to morrow,
He vows he does not want the earth;
His thoughts are far above it;
The gold Of Granus and of Ind
His simple tastes don't covet.
A very little meets his wants;
Enough to yield a living,
He says, is all man should ask,
And thank the Lord for giving.
But, is it true? Well, if il be,
The truth you'll have to borrow;
The man who fights for bread to-day
Will fight for pie tomorrow.
OF wealth, fractions all he asks,
With smallest numerator
Set out in unit bold, above
A large denominator.
This makes the sum of all his joys
OF all his hopes and blisses;
It's all he needs, It's all he prays;
IT'S bread and cheese and kisses.
But, is it true? You bet It's not,
For, in this world of sorrow,
The man who fights for bread today
Will fight for pie to morrow.
Merchant Traveller.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-08
ARREST:NG AN EDITOR.

A Coney Island saloon keeper
named Paul Bauer wants $50,O
damages from editor Schewitsch, OF
the New York Tolkszeitung, and has
brought suit for libe. The Volks-
zeitmg, the German daily labor
paper of the metropolis, published an
advertisement presumably from the
Walters Union, requesting the pub
lie to boycott Bauer's scab concern.
Hoffman, and Hotfmeister, two
members of the Waters Union,
were arrested on Friday week, in the
same suit, but they We're released Oh
bail few hours after their arrest.
Mr.. Schewitsch was in the country,
where his family are stopping, when
he heard that the officers were look
ing for him. lie at once telegraphed
to the managers of his paper that he
would be in town at o'clock that
day Monday, and asked them to
tell the Sheriff that he would give
himself up at that hour. AS soon
as he reached the city, he proceeded
with counsel and bondsmen to the
Attorney Sultan 5 Office and furnished
bail in $4,000.
This added insult to the labor
press will undoubtedly recoil upon
the capitalistic schemers in manner
most satisfactory to the organized
workmen. Mr.. Schewitsch njoys
life just the same.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-08
Our mems Mackinaw Straw Hats at
75c., former prices, $l.O0, $1.25.
NJ. LAMBERT, 500 Chapel st.


That Special Sale vt the Hub"
Our advice to any person about to pro-
cure suit of clothes,a pair of Pantaloons,
an odd vest, in fact anything in Gents
or Boys fine wearing apparel is to try
the Hub clothiers, liz Church street.
These goods are always reliably made,
and for fine fitting garments they have
most excellent reputation. Their
clerks and statesmen are always polite and
attentive. They are now in the midst of
their great mark down sale, and now,
above all others, is tsse time to procure a
superb bargain at a very low price.
You must be sure and not forget the
number of their store, liz Church street.