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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-15
A New Competitive Sport.
Augusta Chronicle.

McElmurray's store, in the warrior dis
trict of Bibb county, is great place of
resort for the young men of that neigh
borhood. On Tuesday afternoon quite a
large party assembled at the store and en-
gagged in various sports. A good deal of
liquor was swallowed, but not quite enough
to make anybody drunk. In the midst of
the sport an egg-sucking match was pro-
posed. Ben Yarbord was selected as
Crawford countys champion and Reub
Saunders as Warriors. At the end of the
contest MARLBORO had sucked twenty two
eggs and Saunders twelve. and both men
were perfectly sober. This seems to prove
that raw eggs are a good antidote to the
effects of liquor as well as of poison.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-15
Unnecessary Violence

For Wnicn outraged nature exacts heavy penal
nes, Us done to the bowels by persons who with
drastic, drenching purgatves make war on those
organs IN order to relieve their CONSTRUCTION.
Constipation is not one of those desperate dr.
eases that require desperate remedies la fac,
IL is not disease at all, but the lncompl~te dls
charge OF q function to ti,- hea thfut renewal f
which Hostetter's Stomach Buffers ID far better
adapted than drugs, whose action is excessive,
and consequently facilitating and injurious. Dis
order Of the liver contamination OF the blood with
bile, sick headaches and dyspeptic symptoms are
the attendants Of costivensss, and are likewise
remedied by the Ritters Its action is not limited
to relieving the bowels naturally and without
pain Used with persistence. aad as directed it
perpetuated regularity ia the habit Of the body,
and in the operations Of the digestive organs and
liver Fever and ague, rheumatism and kidney
troubles are prevented and cured by it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-15
Absolutely Nothing to Bar his Way.
Chicago News.

$50 you want my daughter? Well, sir,
what are your prospects in life? Have you
any definite aim?"
Aim? I should say had. I'm going
to be an alderman some one of these fine
days"
what makes you think so?'
''Why, it's dead sure thing. I'm tend
ing bar now, an at the rate I'm knocking
down I'll have a saloon of my own before
next election"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-15
Why the Chinese Must Go.
Wall Street News,

Denver man being asked by a mem
Der of the congressional committee what
he thought of the Chinese question,
promptly responded:
"They must git.
''Why?"
For twenty different reasons"
''Weu, four of the Internal heathens
sailed silver mine and sold it to me for
$4,000. Anybody who can beat a white
man in this country has got to git"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-15

The other day a common black snake
about eighteen inches long was killed
near Reading, Pa, by some boys. who,
after the manner of their kind began to
play with the dead snake. Noticing that
it was very rigid in one place they cut it
open and found that the stiffness was
caused by a small rat-tailed file which the
reptile in some unaccountable manner
swallowed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-15

THERE are five minis in the United
States, viz: At Carson City, New; Denver,
Col. New Orleans, La; Philadelphia, Pa;
and at San Francisco, Cal The Denver
mint is not coinage mint. There is no
mint at Washington. Besides the mints,
there are number of assay offices: viz,
at Boise City, Idaho T.; Charlotte, N. c.;
Helena, M. T.; New Yourk city, and at st.
Louis, Mo.
AT Krupps, in Essen, a railroad truck
has just been built with sixteen axles. 1t
was made for the special pourpose of
transporting by rail cannon, which is
so feet long and weighs nearly 1876 tons,
from Essen to Spezzia, in Italy, by way of
the st. Gothard tunnel. The truck is rs
feet long and the axles are divided into
groups of four, which easily adapt them
selves to the curves of the road.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-15

A PARTISAN street beggar is said to : ave
compiled and printed directory of phil
anthropists and sOft-hearted persons to
whom it is worth while to apply for aims,
and the police are trying to suppress the
hook.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-15

LEW Cassidy, of South Bend, Ind, has
invented an invisible duck boat which is
said to be a success. He took an ordinary
fat-bOttom boat, cut the sides, from the
bow back One-third of the length, down
to the water line, covered this part and
made it air tight, and then placed at the
rear end of this compartment mirror
twenty-eight inches high, and as high as
the boat. Behind this mirror he had the
two Thirdly of the boat in which to paddle
and shoot. He proved by trial that he
could paddle this boat straight up to a
flock of ducks, watching them through a
peep hole in the mirror. When they
looked toward the boat all they saw was
their own reflections in the glast. When
within easy shot the hunter dropped the
mirror by loosening a catch and got two
one as they rose.
A PARTISAN millionaire has had won
derful bed made for himself. When it is
time to get up at chime of bells ring. The
occupant continues to sleep. Suddenly
a candle is lighted by clever mechanical
arrangement. The sleeper rubs his eyes,
and an invisible hand proceeds to divest
him of his nightcap. By means of cleo
tricity, spirit lamp, with embarrassing
apparatus affixed, next begins to burn.
The water soon boils, and the smell of
coffee fills the room with a delicious fra
GRANGE. Luxuriously revealing in a crowd
of agreeable sensations, the occupant,
now just beginning to awake, is soothed
by sounds proceeding from costly mus
ical box. At length the bells ring out an
other merry peal, and at the foot of the
bed a card, with g Levez-yous get up)
inscribed on it appears. If this invita-
ton is without effect, a powerful mechan-
ism lifts the occupant bodily from the bed
and deposits him on the floor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-15

The government of Uruguay is disposed
tain its home markets for it's own people.
The imposition of heavy duties on
goods is not sufficient. COmmerci "l tray
ellers are to be taxed The numper of
these has increased to such an extent in
the territory of the republic that the
merchants have complained that their
business is almost paralyzed In conse-
quence the Government has decided that
commercial travellers not residing in
Uruguay and not representing a house
established in the country, must obtain a
license, the cost of which will be $4,000 in
gold. The license must be paid in adj
vance and renewed every year.
The Victorians have very sharp way
of dealing with the cheap labor difficulty.
No vessel is allowed to bring to port more
than one John Chinaman for every one
hundred tons of its size. Consequently a
ship of fourteen tons hundred tons would
only be allowed to carry fourteen of the
heather ones. We have just seen file of
Victorian papers that vessel of that size
was found to have fifty Cinnamon on
board, and the captain was mulcted in a
penalty of $500. Every Chinaman COM
ing to Victoria has to take out papers of
naturalization and pay poll tax. But
the cute Celestials post their naturaliza-
ton papers to their friends in China,
who come over with them, and thus es-
cape the tax.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-15

The official statistics of German trade
in 1885, which have just been published,
have caused the Liberal press to take a
very gloomy view of the commercial sit
uation. The figures show thas there has
been great falling off in the export Of
textile fabrics, ready-made clothes, sugar,
machinery, and iron work generally, with
the exception of rails, the export of which
was above the average. The increased
export was chiefly to America, Belgium,
Italy, Russia and Japan, in all of which
countries German manufactures are COM
pe4ing very successfully with English.
Generally speaking, however, the volume
of trade last year was below the average.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18
LOCKED IN A ROOM.
Russell Sage Tells Good Story on His
Friend Cyrus w. Field.

Russell Sage Tells Good Story on His
Friend Cyrus w. Field.
A funny thing happened while we
were at the Parker House in Boston
recently. Mr.. Field gotlocked into his
room and could not get out. His per-
Torrance was very funny, but it illus
trates his intense energy and restless
ness You see, we had been up till
aftertwelve o'clock fixing some papers.
| think it was one o'clock before we
went to our rooms. We had two rooms
that opened into small private hall,
from which there was a door into the
main hall. Just as we were going up
the reporters all came after u.s. would
not stop to talk to the reporters. |
never let them interview me, but Field
stopped to talk with them. 1t was
about $3.50 the next morning when |
heard him in his room, | knew right
away what was up, He had gotten
up early to get tie first copy of
the paper to see what they said
about things. Pretty soon | heard
him 90 out in the small hall. 1t
was not long after that till he
was Just raving. Imade out from what
he said that he had broken the key in
the lock and could not open the door
He went back to his room and tried to
ring the bell to communicate with the
Office, but they had just put in new
tangled call bell and he did not know
how to work it. He tried it three OF
four times and then went back to the
door, where he stood and called
Porter" and Hall boy and climbed
up and looked over the transom. |
saw was not to get any more sleep,
so l went out where he was. Well, do
you know that man from $3.50 until
eight o'clock kept up an incessant call.
ing, mingled with attempts to make
the bell ring, pounding on the door,
and other noises to attract the atten.
ton of some one torelease us. Finally
about 7,30 man in the next room
called out to know what was the matter
and on finding out rang his bell and SC
brought up bell boy. 1t was after
eight o'clock when we were released,
because they had to send for the lock
smith, who had to take the lock of
before it could be opened. suppose
ought not to tell it on Cyrus, but really
it was too good Joke to keep. CHI
cago Tribune.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18
SAVE THE STRAW.
Its Great Value as Fertilizing Materia
of Rare Merit.

Its Great Value as Fertilizing Material
of Rare Merit.
All kinds of straw are of more value
for fertilizing purposes than is gen.
orally supposed. The principal value
is in the ash, which consists of potash,
magncsia, soda, silica, phosphoric acid,
line. chlorine and sulphur. When
allowed to decompose on the soil, the
nitrogen which has been taken from
the atmosphere is supposed to be re-
tained while in acting as mulch,
additional nitrogen may be absorbed
from the atmosphere by the process
called notification. Plowed under, it
not only retains all its value as a
fertilizer, but acts mechanically in
keeping the soil loose, and is in this
way of especial value in tenacious soils.
When burned, of course all the nitro
gen is expelled and returned to the air,
while by the process the carbon is con-
verified into carbonic acid gas and be-
comes a part cf the atmosphere. But
in large quantities, as in some wheat
growing sections, there may be such
an abundance of straw that it can not
be very well utilized for fertilizing
purposes--that is, can not be plowed
under or used as mulch, and thus
permitted to be reduced by slow decay.
In such cases it is better to burn it
than to permit it to be carried off from
the farm. By burning, all the ingred-
ents that are drawn from the soil are
returned to it, and so far the necessity
| for mineral fertilizers is removed. But
large amounts of straw may be profit
ably used in the stables, under the
sheds and in the open barnyard. If it
can be run through cutter it i'm
proves its condition for bedding and
absorbent purposes and hastens its dc.
composition. Besides if, at the time of
drawing out the manure, any portion
of the straw is not well rotted, it will
fork much easier in short pieces than
it will when left at full length. Further
more, it will spread over the soil better
and is more easily plowed under, or
less Objectionable if left on the sur
face, when cut into short pieces. When
straw is bright and clean, even though
the grain may have been dead ripe
when cut, cattle and other stock will
eat good deal of it in connection with
more concentrated and nutritious foods.
BY all means husband the straw and
return to the soil all that belongs to it.
It is enough to carry off the material
appropriated by the grain that is moi
fed and used on the farm, for nature is
all the while keeping strict account,
and is positive about having balances in
her favor. The moment any ingredient
is exhausted, or not left in sufficient
quantity. she will refuse to honor the
draft made on her for the production
of crop requiring that material. =
National Lire Stock journal.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18
1t Astonished the Public

to hear of the resignation of DR.. Pierce as
a Congressman to devote himself solely to
his labors as a physician. 1t was because
his true constituents were the sick and af-
hicted every where They will find DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" a
beneficent use of his scientific knowledge
In their behalf. Consumption. bronchitis,
cough, heart disease, fever and ague, in.
termittent fever dropsy, neuralgia, goitre
or thick neck, and all diseases of the blood,
are cured by this world-renowned medicine
Its properties are wonderful, its action
magical. BY druggists.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

IL tell you, Corkey, 1t was just
lively out at the baseball grounds this
afternoon. Look at this cash in my
forehead if you don't believe it. The
three clubs" whats that, Joep
There weren't three clubs playing"
"Corkey, you can just bet there was. "
"Why, l never heard of triangular
game; all playing at once, were theyp'
eyes" "What three clubs were theyP"
"The home club, the visiting club, and
the policeman's club. "-Philadelphia
Call.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

The professional beauty" craze is
now well over in England, according to
London correspondent of the New
York World. 1t first manifested itself
ten years ago, and a decade is quite
long enough for such a folly.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

The steamship Bothnia's chief
pastry cook jumped into the sea in
mid-ocean during tue last voyage. He
is the third seafaring cook who has
done so within = year,.-M Y, Sun.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18
"sAY, why is every thing -.

Either at skies or at sevensF
Probably, my dear nervous sister, be-
diseases peculiar to your sex. You have q
"dragging- down. feeling, the back ache,
you are debilitated, you have pains Of va
rious kinds. Take DR.. r. V. Pierce's "Fav-
orite Prescription" and be cured. Price re-
duced to one dollar. By druggists.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

A Positive FACT of the Age is the certain
ty Of relief afforded in skin diseases by
GLENN's SULPHUR SOAP.
HILLS HAIR AND WHIsKER DYE, Black or
Brown, SOC.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

PIERcE's pheasant Purgative Pellets
are perfect preventives of constipation,
Enclosed in glass bottles always fresh. BY
all druggists
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

GRAY or sandy boards are colored brown
or black by Buckingham's Dye for the
Whiskers.
One bottle Of Ayers Ague Cure will Grad
icate malarial poisons from the system.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

"DREAM of eggs sign of money" says the
dream book. Perhaps that is the origin of
the term "shell out. "-Chicag0 Mail.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

EVERY man is said to have his price, but
the trouble is nobody but himself knows
the private mark,-Chicdgo Tribune.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

THE fly is not much of an astronomer,
but if there is a cream-Jug within his orbit
he'll find out all about the milky way.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

WHY is dogs tail noveltya 1t was
never seen before.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

--Leprosy is not acontagIous disease,
according to DR.. George L. Fitch, who
has been for five years in charge Of the
iepers Of the Sandwich Islands,
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

THE 81. Nicholas tells Of dog that can
count. But it can't equal cat in running
up column. -1eras SUtings.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

THE Frazer Axle Grease is the best in the
world. Sold every where Use it.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

LAWN ORDER-"Keep of the grass
Detroit Free Press.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

HE--"Miss Elsa, do you play on the
pianos" Sbo-"No. sir; | can't play a
single note" He-'Elsa, l love you."-
Life
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

RELIEF is Immediate, and cure sure
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh. so cents.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

WANTED-The name of the goldsmith who
made the welkin ring Teas lSJtings.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18
An UndOubtad Blessing,

An UndOubt ed Blessing.
About thirty years ago a prominent physician by
the name OF DR.. William Hall discovered a remedy
for diseases Of the throat, chest and lungs which
s5on gained wide reputation In this country The
name OF the medicine Is DIR. WIN. HALLS BALsAM
FOR THE LUNGS, and may be safely relied on as
speedy and positive cure for coughs, colds, con-
SUMPTION pneumonia, etc.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

SPRAINs, burns, bruises are promptly heal
cd by st. Jacobs Oil, the conqueror Of pain.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-05-23
Eugene Thompson.

O' HITOIIIf1O
COUNTY SURVEYOR,
CIVIL ENGINEER,
AMI United States Land aud Mineral
Surveyor for the State of Nevada.
ELkO, NEVADA.
Special attention given to Surveying in
all It's branches, laying out Of Mining
Claims, surveying for Patents nmd oh
tanning Land from the State or Govern
mcnt.
- Ohers left at this Office will reqciv
PROMPT attention.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-15
Took First Premium.

Hunstable & Moore took first pre-
MUM at the Dallas State Fair for the
best pair of hunting boots made any
where in the United States. They
were cut out and fitted by Will Hun
stable. They were hand sewed,
double souled, long legged, water
grain leather boots, coming up nearly
to the hips, and were one solid piece
to the top. They were beautiful, and
took blue ribbon over Eastern-made
boots exhibited bv other parties.
This firm also took the blue ribbon for
best display Texas made boots and
shoes. They had force of workmen
in exposition building during entire
fair making boots and shoes.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-15
Rabbits Foot.

Rabbits Foot Oil is rapidly coming
to the front as liniment and cure for
the many aches and pains to which
man is heir. 1t is proprietary medi-
cine, it is true, but it is a wonderful
medicine for the cures it is intended TO
make. 1t is not jumped-up cure-all
to run an ephemeral course, but is a
scientific combination of the best
medicines used in liniments, and so
blended together that no other medi-
cine has ever equaled it in the happy
effects it produces. w. ii. Patterson
Il Co. are its manufacturers, and it has
to be tried but once to satisfy one of
its true merits. Mr.. Patterson took
the blue ribbon upon his Rabbits
Foot Oil and his display also-quite
an honor achieved and worthy his
wonderful medicine. tt
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-15
Is Switzerland Worth Seeing.

NJ. Albert Delpit, one of the pet
chroniqucurs of the Figar0. has been
on visit TO Switzerland, and has come
back with an attack OF spleen, which
he vents on that county. There is just
enough truth in his structures 10 give
them pquency. He failed to discover
the wonderful charms of Switzerland.
He says it is simply snobbishn.ss that
MAXI. tourists 20 into ecstacies about
them. OF course, he is aware that he
will be accused of sacrilcge in attacking
the country of William Tell, but that
will not prevent him from declaring
that Switzerland is greatly overrated-
that in short, il is not only ridiculous.
but grotesque; not only ugly, but hide
Gus. Everything there is Conventional
Its marvellous sights are composed of u
piece of green sward, torrent, half
mountain, and field of clover. He
can not understand why the Alps
should be more frequented than the
Pyrenecs, where the air is purer, the
landscape more picturesque, and life
gayer. He complains that the papers
which are full of the beauties of Swift
zerland, have seldom word of praise
for the charms of the p rcnees. There
are other parts of France which tour
lists neglect simply because they are
nearer home. Scores of excursions
might be named which for real beauty
and pleasure throw Switzerland in the
shade. NJ Delpit could understand
Brighton or the Isle of Wight becom-
ing the fashion among French tourists,
because France possesses no seaside
places equal to them. But Switzer-
land, used up, extortionate methodical
Switzerland. he will not listen to, and
says if only few of his broiher-press-
men would join him the. would soon
cken the world al ,t--iaH NAL ca
ette
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-15
Christmas Music.

Preparations are being made to
commemorate the Feast of the Ma.
tivity Of Our Lord in the Church Of
the Sacred Heart. Wits Mass Top,
12) will be given with full chorus and
orchestra, under the direction OF
Prof. A. j. II. Barbour, at the solemn
mass of Christmas day. This will be
the first orchestral mass ever given in
the city. Altos, tenors and BASES
willing to assist are requested to CON-
municate with Prof Barbour by postal
card at once.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-15
Gift Concert Tickets.

Those who want tickets in the
Grand Gift Concert to be given for the
benefit of the Confederate Home
should buy at once. The concert takes
place at Austin December27 They can
be bought at A. G. Quicker Il Co.'s
bookstore, Main street: j. ID. A. Har-
ris' book store on Main street, the
HERALD Office, Hickox Il Hearne's
drug store, Main street, and b. 81 0.
telegraph Office in Windsor hotel.