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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
A Curious Divorce Case.

divorce case of a character far from
the customary circumstances connected
with such case has just been heard in
the common pleas court of this county,
writes Wooster, o., correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer. The principals in
the case are John Shaffer and the wo-
man who recently bore his name, and was
known as his wife. Shaffer is a wealthy
farmer, who resides in Baughman town
ship, this county. Several months ago
he married Edrs. Geo. Debold, of near Orr
vile. He supposed the woman was wild
ow, but the supposition was not correct.
About eight years ago Debold, husband
of the woman mentioned above, became
insane, and is now in an asylum as incur
able. Mrs. Debold thinking that she had
been lawfully separated from her unfort-
innate husband, although no legal separa-
ton had been effected, received the at
tentlons Of Shaffer, and accepted his pro-
posal of marriage. The wedding occa-
stoned considerable gossip, which led
Shaffer to inquire into the matter. Learn
ing the circumstances he Immediately
applied for a divorce which has been
granted. 1t is probable that Mrs. Debold
Will seek legal separation from her in
sane husband, and the wedding of herself
and ShaHer will likely be consummated a
second time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
THE HOUSEHOLD.
FISH SOUP,

Clean and wash three pounds of had
dock, which is very cheap just now, or of
any white fish, free from bones and cut If
into small pieces, lay it in sauce nan
with some slices of onion, a little celery. a
cut-up carrot few breadcrumbs. salt,
pepper, two cloves, and, If liked a little
nutmeg and quarter of pound of but
ter or good chopped suet. Let it steam
until it looks of darkish yellow color
then fill up the saucepan with water and
boil gently for two hours, strain through
a colander, add small lump of butter.
let it boil up once more, stirring it we'll
and serve with fried bread.
FRIED EGGS WITH BROWN SAUCE.
Brown two tabiespoonfuls of -four in a
little butter, stir little water into it, a
very little chopped onion and q pinch OF
sugar and one of salt; put it into sauce
pan and boil for an hour, stirring occa-
slonally to prevent it from getting
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

secretary of the navy says that during
the year number of the six-inch high
power steel guns have been finished and
fired at the naval ordinance proving
grounds. They have all given proof of
very satisfactory character, and 2,00u-
muzzle velocity was obtained with stand
ard powder and projectiles, and moderate
chamber pressures. Work on the small
er guns and gun parts and machinery
us reported as having progressed salts
factorily.
Under the head of projectiles, Commo-
dore Slcard comments upon the insult
able character of cast iron as a material
for projectiles intended to be used in
h1gh-poWer guns, and the failure of steel
makers to supply unhammered cast-steel
shells of good quality. Under the head
of machine guns and cannon the report
notes the tendency abroad to increase the
cal1ber of such cannon, and the opinion
is expressed that pieces throwing projec-
tiles of twenty and thirty pounds will
soon be perfected. Cartridges fer Hotch-
kiss guns have been produc ID in this
country which perform better than those
abroad. Touching the
ARMAMENT OF THE NEW VESSELS
OOIA1I1OoOE0 says.
"For the new ships approaching COM
pletion we nave eighteen six-inch and
three eight-inch and two fve-inch guns
finished, and three six-inch and five
eight-inch well advanced, together with
all the carriages for the Atlanta and Bos-
ton and all for the Chicago except the
eight-inch.
"All the guns of the seconda batter
les, and nearly all the small arms have
been provided, and all the electric search
lights and appendages. The mounts for
the secondary batteries are being pressed;
most of the powder for the Atlanta and
Boston is delivered, and that for the Chi
cago will be ordered speedily"
Vhe equipments of the unfinished ships
are now in forward state. As the third
RATE wooden ships last built are good ex-
ampies of the best class of wooden YES
sells, and must be depended upon to do
most of the work of the navy until re-
placed by new ships. The report says it is
desirable that they should receive a
moderate armament, as the impression
they produce without it is but slight.
When they are replaced the armament
will answer for newer vessels. The esti-
mates submitted for the next year aggre-
gate 1914, 494 including $1,5O0,00O to-
toward the armament of vessels author
lied, and $1,086,750 for fuel, labor, gen.
eral armament and new proving ground.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
GREENS For HOTEL GUESTS.
Where the Greens Come From that Figure in
French on the MenUe.

Chica= O Mail
One of the most interesting characters
on South Water street is Mrs Philip
Schuetze, wife of the boot and shoemaker
who lives at $40 Larrabee street. She
furnishes the vegetables that are eaten by
the guests of the Palmer house. the
Grand Pacific, the fremont, and other
leading hotels. She owns two large vege-
table gardens in the town of Lake View.
some real estate besides, and is withal a
business sort of a woman. She is fire.
quontlv attended by one of her sons, who
drives the wagon for her, but can be seen
just as often doing her work alone. She
can count money as fast as any bank
cashier, and can tell the genuine from the
counterfeit just as readily. Sometimes
she runs short for the hotels, and then
again she will have an overstock. In
either case she goes to South Water street
% buy or to sell as the case may be,
and If the merchants would have the
choice they would little rather she would
come to sell as her produce always brings
good price.
When she makes a purchase, as apples
for example, she never stops to ask the
price of the article, but says:
"These are choice cooking apples and
are worth S1.25 per barrel. I will take
ten barrels of them"
Clerks will sometimes make a mistake
In the change just to tease the "old lady"
as they style her, but Mrs. Schuetzen will
quickly notice the error. She is wonder
fully amusing woman, and nearly all the
merchants on South Water street take
great pleasure in dealing with her. She
came to Chicago nearly twenty-seven
years ago, and has always been engaged
in the garden business.
The Anarchists Greatest Dread.
Buffalo Courier.
mo, SIR" said the anarchist, 81 wiz
never do anything against the laws of
this country"
"Then you believe we have good laws?'
the Knight of Labor asked.
''No, it isn't on that account"
"What thea?s
"Why | might be arrested and sentenc-
ed to hard labor, and that would be horri-
ble."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
Feeding Horse.
London Live Stock Journal.


Will you kindly tell me in your next
weeks journal the best method of feed
ing a horse that sops his hay? have
had his mouth looked to, but still he bare
ly eats enough food to keep him alive.
Please tell me if there is any liquid food
that would get him into conditional.
w. Your horse is evidently suffering
through some arrangement or abnormal
growth of the teeth. The edges of the
grinders occasionally present a sharp
or rough surface, which lacerates the in
side OF the cheek and prevents the horse
from masticating his food. This should
be reduced with a file. Occasionally the
teeth grow irregularly in length, owing
to those in the upper and under jaw not
coming into direct contact. It is not
unusual for molar to grow half an inch
beyond the level of the others. This
would account for the circumstance of
which you complain. Have them care
fully examined and reduced to a level
You can keep the horse on linseed, oat-
meal, and other gruels. These will, how
ever, have to be given FROM a farrier's
drenching horn or bottle. Remove the
cause and the horse will soon gain con
ditiOn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
Commandments Should be Abolished.
Chicago Times

The San Francisco Report wants to
have commandments abolished on the
ground that they are out of place in a
country where free education is offered
to all. 1.-THE college commencement"
it says, lis a relic of the ancient time
when the scholar was rarity and dis
tinguished person who must be treated
with exceptional honor. He generally
was compelled to suffer hardships and
privation in order to obtain his knoWl-
edge, and he was treated with CORE
spending respect upon winning. But it
is absurd for the state to furnish the
children of this state with a free education,
and then to make heroes of them for &C
centinp it,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
ARROWROoT PUDDING.

sauce over them and serve with fried
bread.
ARROwROOT PUDDING.
One pint of milk, two tablespoonfuls
of arrowroot, two eggs, half-cup of sugar.
half -teaspoonful each of cinnamon and
nutmeg; boil the milk and stir in the ar
rowroot, which has been dissolved in a
little water; take from the fire, add the
other ingredients and bake in an earthen-
ware dish in quick oven.
FRENCH MUSTARD.
Take of pure mustard four tablespoon
fuls; sugar, one tablespoonful; cinnamon,
one teaspoonful; cloves, black pepper
and wheat -four, each one-half teaspoon
full; vinegar sufficient to cover. Let it
come To boil, and when cold add from
one to two tablespoonful of salad oil, stir
ring it in well.
FRUIT PUDDING.
A delicious pudding is made in this
way: Chop pineapple quite fine; take
some cake which is a little dry, rub it fine
in your hands or crush it on a kneading
board: put it into pudding dish in alter
nate layers with the pineapple; sweeten
abund2ntly, moisten with cold water and
three quarters.
RICE CREDIBLE CAKE.
To one and one-haIf cups of hot-boiled
rice add three eggs and flour and milk
enough to make batter, adding a little
salt. Fry delicate brown.
POTATO BREAD.
At this season with potatoes at their
best, it is well to use them in the bread
as well as yeast. Set the sponge at night
At dinner time boil a half dozen extra
potatoes for the bread sponge. We use
snowfakes, now as white as -four and
nearly as dry. When cooked take them
into pan with about one pint of -four.
Mash them fine and pour over them and
the flour the water in which they were
boiled, if clear, but if cooked in an iron
kettle do not use it, but take boiling water
From the teakettle. Work together in q
smooth paste, thoroughly scalding the
flour. When nearly cold add one cupful
of the potato yeast, beat we'll together
and set aside until evening. 1t will then
be of feathery lightness. Add to this one
pint of warm milk and -four to make
thick batter, indeed, all the flour
you can stir in. Let it stand over night
In warm place, and in the morning sift
| three quarts of -four with one even tea
spoonful of soda. Pour the sponge on
to the moulding board and work it long
and well, resting the hands from time to
time by nsipg a chopping knife to chop
the dough. This will give very fine,
light grain and is easier than the tire
some motion of kneading. Very moist,
white, light bread will be the result.
| CREAM SAUoE.-Put a tablespoonful
of flour into a little cold water, add
a very small quantity of vinegar; pour
into it a quarter of pint of thick sour
cream, put the mixture in saucepan and
let it boil, stirring all the time. Just be-
fore serving stir in the yolks of two
eggs. This sauce is excellent with roast
veal or asparagus.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN
OUR WEDDING TRIP.
FROM SUNDAY MERCURY.

Our wedding day, dear Johns and mine,
At last at last has COM;
When We as two should cease TO be,
And love and live as one.
How eagerly we talked abSut
The places where we'd go;
All maiden fear was luiled to rest,
We loved each other so.
The words were said that made US che
We wept our last good-bys;
Ger summer seas we sailed and sailed
To lands with bluer skies.
Where Aruos waters swiftly slip
Meath Ponte Vecchio's stones;
Where Santa Croce's marble saints
Watch DER her honered bones.
Where CLEAN the gems of art divine
On church and palace walls:
Where on the ear the sistine chaht
Like seraph music falls.
Across fair Naples azure bay,
Where Capri's SMILING shore
Woos those who love to feast for aye
Never to wander more.
Through all that LAID Of art and song,
Where love holds sway suprem",
We rOamed and quaffcd ife'S richest
draught
And lived as 10 dream.
Was this Indeed our wedding trip.
No Only what we talked;
We went from mothers house to Johns,
Aud John and / both walked
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
The Anarchists Greatest Dread
EnffaIn CnurIRr
Spicy Ali through.

He Cat the beginning of the third act)
How spicy the play is getting!
She (who sat alone between the acts)
Il should say SO!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

6&For notices in reference to Special Excur-
SONS, changes of time, and other items of inter-
est III connection with the CHICAGO MILWAUKEE
& ST PAUL RAILWAY, please refer to the local
columns of this paper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
Naval Ord nance.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Commodore
Montgomery Sicard, chief of the bureau
of ordinance, in his annual report to the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
APPROACH OF COLD WAVES

has been highly satisfactory, and he is
convinced that property to the value of
many millions of dollars has been saved
through the agency of this service. The
cold wave signal is now displayed by or
ders from thu central Office at 900 cities
and towns in the United States, and from
these points distributed by telephone and
railway TO about 10000 stations. An APP
preparation of $4,000 is recommended
for the extension of the service, and the
opinion is expressed that no appropria-
ton would be more acceptable to the
people. Of the 1.O65 cold wave signals
displayed during the year, Oil, or $50
per cent, were justified. The number of
signal stations In operation June 80, 1886,
in the United States was 452, these include
the telegraph stations, display, special
river, cotton region, sunset, and twelve
repair stations. In addition, reports are
received from "a Canadian stations by the
cooperation of the Canadian neteorolo-
gical service. The officer has continued
to CO cooperate with foreign observers in
collecting simultaneous meteorological
reports, and in this work reports have
been received from 294 foreign stations
aud GIG naval and merchant marine yes
sells.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
FUN IN THE PRESS.
The Boston Girl.

a Boston girl who dying lay.
Begged all her frienGS to meet her
And said. Man ma, my glasses, pray,
I'd hate to cut st. Petlr.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

lumpy. Fry couple of eggs in butter
or lard, place them in a dish, pour the
sauce over them and serve with fried
bread.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
-ng desirious of ascertaining
THE OPINION OF THE PUBLIC

THE OPINION OF THE PUBLIC
as to the value OF the system of warnings
and indications by the display Of flags,
the chief signal officer says he addressed
a circular letter to those in charge of the
display of their signals at various points,
requesting that they report to what ex-
tent they give satisfaction. More than
$50 replies were received, commencing
in the highest terms this new feature of
the signal service, which gives to many
cities and towns the advantages of sig
nal service station without expense to
the government. An appropriation of
$4,000 is recommended to enable the
bureau to furnish flags and transmit tele-
grams to these volunteer stations.
Of the utility of the flood warnings
furnished by the signal service, the re-
port says careful estimate shows that
property valued at $128,OO0 was saved
at single station NASHVILLE, TENN, by
the food warnings of the signal service
on the Cumberland river during March
and April of the current year. The ex-
pense to the government in communicate
ing the above warnings to all sections of
that system, including pay of river OBJ
servers, was $37,S9. This single example
illustrates what is being done in the
Wn0le system.
The system of sea-coast telegraph
lines is said to be of great value, and its
extension along the entire Atlantic coast
Is recommended.
Of the
STATE WEAKER SERVICES
Gen. Hazen SAYS:
The plan of organizing state weather
service, cooperating with the signal SER
vice, has met with encouragement during
the year, and the evident value of such
organizations in affording means for the
rapid and economical distribution of the
weather forecasts and frost and coldwave
warning of this service has led me to ar
range for the establishment of similar
service IL states where they are not now
in operation.
The chief signal officer hopes that con-
gress at its next session will recognize the
successful work performed by Lieut..
Greedy and his party by providing pro-
motions of the survivors and support for
the families of those who lost their lives
while serving with this expedition.
The report closes with the recommen-
dations looking to the establishment of
additional cautionary stations on the
lakes, and the purchase, at a cost of S1O8-
600, of new building for the accommo-
dation of the bureau.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
Not a Chestnut Bell.

The dinner bell, whose ever Welcome chime
In Joyous zones sounds forth our huDger's
knell
Will never, though it be heard until the end of
time.
Become a chestnut bell
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
SIGNAL SERVICE REPORT
Gen. HaZen Tells Of the Operations of
the Service During the Year.
The Chief of Ordinance Reports OF the
Armament Of the Navy.
The Signal Bureau.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Gen. w. B.
Hazen chief signal officer. has transmit
ted to the secretary of war his annual re-
port, showing the operations of his bu-
reau during the fiscal year. The report
begins with a statement of the value of
instruction afforded at Fort Myer, and
the services of the signal corps attached
to Gen Miles command during the Geron-
imo campaign, arc cited as an evidence
of the utility and necessity of trained
signal officers. Regret is expressed at
the action of congress in failing to pro-
vide a continuance of Fort Myer as a
post Of instruction. On this subject Gen.
Hazen says:
The present plan must inevitably bring
into the service many men not fit for it,
and this fact cannot be learned until much
time and money is lost, and the service
impaired.
Concerning the work of
THE METEOROLOGICAL DIVISION,
the report says:
Many very important laws have been
recently deduced theoretically and con-
frme by observations and experiments
in solar and terrestrial radiation the con-
ditions determining temperature, the re-
received by different parts of the earth's
surface and the CORES ponding resulting
temperature, the effect of the DETECTING
forces of the earths rotation on the me-
chanice of the atmos phere, and the theory
of the general motion of the atmosphere
and of cyclones, tornadoes, ETC., are sub
jects which have recently received much
attention.
1t is stated that the plan of securing as
observers young men qualified by educa-
ton for the pursuit of scientific studies.
and thus raising the standard of the en-
listed force of the signal corps. has now
been III operation five years, and Of the
378 enlistments during that time ninety
seven were college graduates, and it has
proved Of benefit to the service. Touch
ing the weather forecasts AID special
warnings issued during the year, it is said
that the increasing demand for these
forecasts may be taken as evidence of
their value. The Office is unable to com
ply with the numerous requests received
from cities, towns, and corporations for
the special warnings owing to the limit
ed appropriation for this branch of the
service.
Gen. Hazen says that the progress made
in indicating
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

Was this Indeed our wedding trip.
No Only what we talked;
We went from mothers house to johns,
Aad John and both walked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-06
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE

ST. PAUL, Minn. Oct 5.-A dispatch from
winnipeg saws: "In interview Hugh suther-
land president OF the Hudson Bay Railway Company.
a,a ma had fully completed arrangements In England
Tor bnlidinx tho entire line and WORK Will bogn on
Thursday with tho intention OF hnshng forty 10 sixty
miles this season.
CHICAGO Oct. 5.-The annual meeting OF the stock
boders of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois road was
hsld hare today Out OF the possible $4,000 shares
o. 172 vere represented The annual report showed an
ia gross earnings Of 77s per cent Operating
expsnses Increased GAO per cent Inc oId ocers o tho
road were ro-elcctou.
CHARLESTON, 8. c., Oct 5-The GEORGETOWN ana Lanes
Railroad was sold to-day under order OF tho uniteo
states Circuit Court the suI Of the Bank OF new
Nar,onal Ranking Association The road was nni'neu
T., ,ssa .t cost OF $425 600, OF which amount So%oVoV
e., IN nr.t mortgage per cent bonds Ihs Donus @ aro
d irseIv ip New York and tho norIsage wa. 'o.o
..d 5 1855 the road went nto .ne nauos @ vi
cosc1 - Tbe road was purchased to-day for SoOooo "
Major W. IL. Brawey agent OF tho oouuhoioorss
puu .pELpHfA, Oct. 6.-It 10 now estimated that II
will take at least three months to complete the new
bridge of tho Philadelphia aud Reading Railroad over
th. schuylkl River which 10 10 have four tracks In
order that business OF tho Baltimore and ONO may
The Huntington aud Broad Top Railroad 10 to mako .
eopnectIon through Bedford and Bridgeport Kali
road with the Piedmont aud Cumberland which Is the
line the Railroad has uador constr ucton
70 the co lIteds OF West virginia, THIS VIII MAKE
nav route Tor the coal OF West Virginia 30 TINS city
New York aud the EasL