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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05
A Girl with Fashionable Feet.

II have just seen a girl with entirely
fashionable feet" writes Clara Belle to
the Cincinnati Enquirer, "and I may as
well turn them into an exhibit. She had
on paletan silk stockings, with slippers
and gloves to match. Low walking shoes
are more used than they ever have been,
and are of either patent leather and black
kid, or else with uppers. The stockings
then chosen are either black or Suede
color. Dove-grey kid sandals, in low
Roman style, are tipped with grey silk
embroidery or cut-steel beads, and worn
with pearl-grey silk hose devoid of orna-
mentation. Immense buckles and huge
rosettes are ignored in foot dressing, and
instead are worn 1ow-cut French shoes,
held by small buckle of Irish diamonds.
Some are wearing the green as stockings,
sash and water ribbon bows with white
muslin dresses. Side lines of embroid-
cry are the ornaments preferred on the
finest hosiery. There are also fine pin
dots of embroidery all over the instep and
ankles. ELABORATE insertions of lace and
large wrought flowers are now seldom
seem"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05
CLAIR the Way

For the escape from the system of its waste and
debris, which, if retained, would vitate the bod
lily fluids and overthrow health. That important
channel of exit, the bowels, may be kept perma-
nently free from distractions by using the non
gripping, gently acting and agreeable cathartic
Hostetters Stomach Bitters, which not only liber-
ates impurities, but invigorates the lining of the
intestinal canal, when weakened by constipation
or the unwise use of violent purgatives. The
stomach, liver and urinary organs are likewise
reinforced and aroused to healthful action by
this benificent tonic and corrective, and every
organ, fiber, muscle and nerve experiences
share of its invigorating influence. Unobjec-
tionable in flavor, a most genial and wholesome
medicinal Stin1ulant and owing its efficacy to be-
tanic sources exclusively, it is the remedy bsst
adapted to household use, on account Of its
safety, wide scope and speedy action.
DR.. J. S. Knox, of Chicago, ILL.,, SAYS
that quinsy is closely related to rheuma-
tism; that it occurs mainly in persons of
rheumatic tendency, and can be cured by
the same sort of treatment which is ap-
propriate to rheumatism. We echo the
thought.-FTona DR.. Foote's Heakh Nonthly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05
CRIME,

The postofice at CoralvilIe, Iowa, was,
on Sunday night, entered and robbed of
all the stamps and money.
J. III. JoRDON, the champion pigeon shot
of the east, was arrested at Richmond,
Ind, on Sunday night, on telegram from
Washington officials, charging fraudulent
use of the mails.
ANDREW GREEN (colored) who killed a
street car driver, was hanged Tuesday at
Denver, Colorado, confessing his crime
on the scaffold
TUESDAY at New Albany, Ind, Professor
j. G. Straunk killed Charles Hoover and
seriously wounded his father, DR.. Hoover,
owing to the alleged familiarity of young
Hoover and Mrs. Straunk.
IN dispute about a young woman, Sat
urday night, at Mantle, Ill.,, Chas.. Dig
man stabbed Joseph Capps in the breast.
Both young men are members of we'll
known families.
STEVE RRODIE, the man who made the
successful leap fIom Brooklyn bridge, was
released from the Toombs on $1,000 bail.
He is charged with attempting to commit
suicide.
In an engine house at Galena, ILL.,, Sat
urday night, Stephen Doonan stabbed a
fellow fireman, Daniel Loosy, in the neck,
infiicting a dangerous wound. Doonan
has disappeared.
Four prisoners in jail at Atchison, Kan,
twelve at Wheeling, W. Va, and five at
Fore Scott, Kan, made their escape,
Wednesday. Ten of the Wheeling jail
breakers were re-arrested at Pittsburg.
LEE CHUCK, Chinese highlander, killed
another Monaghan at San Francisco, on
Wednesday, and attempted to shoot the
officer who arrested him. At the city
prison four revolvers were discovered on
Lee Chvck, whose body was found to be
encased in a steel chain armor.
Col. w. H. BOLTON, superintendent of
second-class matter in the postoffice at
Chicago, was, Sunday, arrested on the
charge of embezzling $4,000 of govern
ment funds. Soon afterward the inspec-
tors took into custody John t. Stuart,
the weigher, as an accomplish to Bottoms
crime.
BYRON RINGER, a farmer of Hartville,
Ohio, became very angry Friday after
noon because one of his men grew i'll and
had to abandon work. Ringer took the
reins off team with which he had been
blowing, went to barn, and hanged him
self.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05

The destruction of saw mills and lumber
in many places are of nightly occurrence
A CYCLONE MONDAY afternoon near Jack
sonville, ILL.,, uprooted trees, ruined crops,
and injured stock. A farm employee was
seriously wounded.
A CONFEDERATION in Chenoa, ILL.,, Thurs
day night, destroyed between $4,000 to
100000 worth of property in the bust
ness center of the village.
AT East Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday.
fifteen dwellings were partially, and nine
totally destroyed by fire, rendering
twenty-five families homeless. The loss
is S27, 1000, with bat $4,000 insurance.
AN incendiary fire at Fond Du Lac,
Wis, Wednesday morning damaged the
American House (H. Shattuck, proprietor)
$4,000.
DURING a gale Wednesday a sail-boat
containing two men capsized off Mar
quette, Mich. The craft was wrecked and
sunk, and the men persisted.
FOREST fires are raging in Shawano
county, Wisconsin,. Fires in the La
Crosse section are reported to be sweep
ing away trees, fences, haystacks. and
ripe grain.
THE loss resulting from the burning of
the New York Architectural Terra Gotta
Company's works at Ravenswood l., l.,
Saturday night will not exceed $4,000. A
fireman was seriously injured by falling
wall About $50 men are thrown out of
employment.
The Pittsburg region was swept by a
fierce rain and wind storm Monday morn
ing, reports from along the rivers indicat-
ing heavy losses by floods and the des-
truction of crops. Whole fields of wheat
and corn were ruined, railroad tracks
were washed out, and houses flooded or
wrecked by lightning. Rough estimates
place the'damage at $350OOO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05

The latest invention for comfort for
tourists is a new travelling cap made with
an air-cushion in the back. Ordinarily
it is just like any other travelling cap,
but when you want to rest your head on
the seat back, and you do not want all
the hair on the back of your head rubbed
off, all you have to do is to put your
mouth to the opening, blow up the little
bag, and put in a cork. Then you put
your cap on your head, and there you are,
with as nice cushion as man could ask
for. It is the invention of train-boy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05
Mrs. CIereland,s Oneer Callers.
Washington Post.


Some of the experiences of those who
called at the last two of Mrs. Cleveland S
receptions were very amusing. Two
thirds of her visitors were people not &C
customed to carrying visiting cards, and
when the door-keeper put out his hand
for that diplomatic bit of cardboard they
were more astonished than if they were
asked for admission fee. few of the
wise ones went out to the nearest station
er's and provided themselves with blank
cards, using the White House pen and
ink for the inscription. Two men who
came together had one card, and one of
them thought he had solved the riddle by
writing on it SMr. Blank and friend y
A young lady came with two half-grown
girls, and they picked up three pieces OF
white paper. On one they wrote their
names and handed it, with the two plain
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05
THE TICKET.
STATE CENzRAL COMMITTEE.

was appointed as follows:
T. G. Richmond, chairman, Madison.
I'M. Porter, secretary, Madison.
1. dist.-E. G.. Durant, Racine; G. M.
Blackman, Whitewater.
2-T. E. Turner, Waukesha; 0. h.
CroWl, Dodge Center.
81. R. Bewick, Brodhead; II. A. w.
McNair, Lancaster.
Al. E. Clayton and E. W. Drake, Mil
waukee.
SC. W. LOOMS and L. L. Clloyd, of
Brown county.
CIV. W. Race, Omro; B. E. Van Kiner,
Oshkosh.
7-G. W. Morgan, Viroqua; Gaylord
Freeman, Richland Center.
S-Frank I. Waste, Louisville; Geo. L.
Contains, Barron.
w B. Stanton, Marinette; S. II.
Colby, Stevens Point.
Brief addresses were made by Miss
Frances Willard, Mr.. Richmond and
others when the convention adjourned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05

In lecture at the Royal Institution,
London, Professor Oliver Lodge has en-
deavored to show that electricity might
be employed to clear the upper atmos-
phere of great cities Of the overhanging
clouds of dust and smoke. He exhibited
bell jars filled with dense smoke, and rem
dered them clear in an instant by an cleo
trical discharge from a friction machine.
A similar discharge of electricity on a
large scale into the dust and smoke laden
mir over London would, he thinks, produce
like effect, and he is DESTROYS of making
experiments of sufficient magnitude to
test the correctness of this view.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05

A NEW design Cor postal card has
lately been approved by Postmaster Gen
eral Villas, and it will come into use as
soon as the present stock Of cards on
hand is disposed of. There is at present
a stock of Il, 100000, estimated to be sufti-
cient for month or two, after which
the new design will come into use. The
following is description of it. 1t con-
sists of one piece of engraving instead
of two pieces, as on the present card. A
head sof Jefferson, a miniature portrait
after the original in the state department,
occupies a central place on the upper
third of the card. Over this head, in
light letters are the words "United
States" In panels, supported by scroll
work at the left and right, are the words,
''postal card" in distinct letters.
Under the head are the words, zone
cent" and beneath the border line inclos-
ing the designation of value is the line,
Nothing but the address to be on this
1NNAN' AAAS NASoASoA 10 SAdSOAu1 CtuO ny hU.
and its advantage over the old one is
that the idea of putting the stamp off at
one side and the designation of the arti-
Gle at the opposite side is abandoned to
secure an inclusive design with the strong
est feature of it in the centre. The post
master general may decide to print the
new cards on white paper, in black ink
for the reason that white paper furnishes
helping the postoffice clerks who are com.
PEELED to decipher addresses, and for the
other reason that the brown ink is com
planned of by the printers who use it as
more troublesome to obtain good work
with than the same quality of black ink
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05

The Scientific American says if a bot
tie of the oil of pennyroyal is left I'M
corked in room at night not mosquito
or any blood sucker will be found there
in the morning. Mix potash with pow
dered meal and rats will depart. If rat
or mouse gets in your pantry, stuff in its
holes rag saturated with solution of
cayenne pepper, and no rat or mouse will
touch the rag for the purpose of opening
a communication with the depot of sup
plies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05

A very unfavorable account of the SAM
tary condition of the Isthmus of Panama
is given by French physician, DR.. A.
Nicolas, who was sent out from Paris to
study the climate which prevails along
the route of the inter-oceanic canal.
There are many hotter parts of the world
but few if any, which are more unhealthy.
The atmosphere is saturated with moist
ure, particularly in the day time; heavy
mists prevent free radiation, and the To-
cal influences at the towns of Panama and
Colon, are especially pernicious to health
The climate of the Isthmus produces an
enervatiOn, which we are told is charo "t"-
Izeu by loss or memory, persistent sleep
Iessness, and peculiarly passive and pro-
fuse perspiration. 1t is evident that the
great canal must cost thousands of lives
as we'll as millions of dollars.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05
Rurul Pleasures.
PHILADELPHIA News

mo city life for me-" said Vermont
farmer. Gimme the country an about
one hundred acres of land, an I'm salts
fed"
''Have to get up pretty early in the
morning, eh?"
'Not very; o'clock in summer and in
winter"
''What do you do evenings?"
oyer mean arter it gets tew dark ter
work?''
'sYes."
'B'gosh, go to bed.''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05
Important.

When you visit or leave New York City, save
baggage, Expressage and 50 Carriage Hire, and
stop at the Grand Union Hotel, opposite
Grand Central Depot.
Gle elegant rooms, fitted up at cost of one
million dollars, 81 and upwards per day. Eur
opean plan. Elevator. Restaurant supplied with
the best Horse cars. stages and elevated rail
road to all depots. Families can live better for
less money ct the Grand Union Hotel than ct
any other first class hotel in the city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05

scraps to the usher. This motely collec-
ton of cards was always kept for Mrs.
Cleveland, and she must have enjoyed
looking them over. Brief as her sojourn
has been at the White house, she has seen
a fair evidence of real society life and
great deal of its silly glitter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05
THE duke of ARGYLL has determined not

The duke of Argyll has determined not
to accept an appointment as Irish vice
roy. He has a population Of several
thousand crofters on his own estate who
want their rights as against rack-rent
and other methods of landlordism. He
cannot conviently leave this fight to take
up the fight of Irish landlords.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05

French statistics just published contain
alarming information concerning the in
crease of crime among children of both
sexes. The decentralization of the young
idea has evidently reached a point in
France which demands the serious atten-
ton of all interested in the future welfare
of the country. The number of offenders
under Is years of age has augmented from
1926 to $3.50 for boys, and from 418 to
908 for. From 16 to 81 years of age the
number of criminals has increased from
1896 to 2O,486 for boys, and from 1,046 to
1889 for girls. The ratio of crime among
offenders under age has therefore consid-
erably more than doubled during the past
five years. The statistics register for the
first time numerous cases of suicide COM
mitted by children.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05

Miss Sarah levitt, the actress, who is
summering at Pigeon Cove, Mass, Is
rapidly regaining her health.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05

Governor Hill, of New York, VIII take a
short vacation at Blue Mountain Lake III
September.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05
They ALI Laughed.
Texas Siftings.

Bob-Have you sold your humorous
article to any newspaper yet?
Sam-I've shown it to several editors,
but none of them have bought it.
Bob-Perhaps they don't think 1T funny
enough.
sam-Oh yes, they do, for they all
launched
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

FOREST fires are still raging in Michigan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-05

MADISON, Wis, July 2S.-The state pro-
hibition convention was held in this CITY
to-day, there being All delegates in at
tendance.
permanent organization was affected
by the committee reporting in favor of re-
tanning the temporary organization as
the permanent, which was agreed to.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-11
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS.

The great value Of the millions of pound
Of pork sold each year in our markets is
derived from corn.
An average corn crop is worth a
million dollars more than the combined
value Of all other grains.
-Seven-tcnths of the dry portion of corr
is pure starch, and starch forms about -four
lilths Of all human food.
No other cereal crop, says an exchange
has for $50 years been so free as whole, fron
injury by insect pest, as corn.
The United States produces NOR,
bushels of corn than of all other grains
combined.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-11
OuRht To be KNOWN by AIlI

The wonderfully quick and certain re-
lief afforded by Fontaine's Cure in cases
of cold. cough, Group, bronchitis and as
thma 1t will cure cold in II minutes
The first dose will give relief. 1t will cure
Group in as many minutes. A child's life
may be saved by its timely use. 1t is radi-
cal cure for Asthma. 1t should always be
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when you can absolutely guard against it?
Whooping-cough, consumption and bron-
chitis will yield to this medicine when
others have failed. Sold at DIR. C. T..
Horns drug store.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-11
AValuabls Medical Treatise.

The edition for 1887 Of the sterling Medical
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This Almanac has been issued regularly mt the
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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-11
ONLY $2.lO.


Not few of the citizens of Lehightu,
have recently become greatly excited owe:
the astounding facts. that several of theii
friends who had been pronounced by theii
physicians as incurable and beyond all
hope-sufiering with that dreaded monster
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Trial bottle free at I. d. Thomas D-ul
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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-11

is what the name indicates Regulator
of that most important organ, the Liver.
Is your Liver out of order? Then is your
whole system deranged, the breath often
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pirited, and nervous, no appetite. sleep is
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Regulator restores the healthy action of the
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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-11

"A physiologist says that "no mans
body IS as strong as his appetite" This
explains why tramp can eat bigger pile
of victuals in day than he can saw wood.
"A man never loses anything by polite
ness. At all events there are great many
men who never do and never intend to.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-11
Your Children

Are constantly exposed to danger from
Colds, Whooping Cough, Group, and
diseases peculiar to the throat and
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As remedy for Whooping Cough,
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consider this preparation the most efis
cacious OF all the medicines which have
come to our knowledge. Mary Park
hurst, Preceptress, Home for Little
Wanderers, Doncaster, Nd.
My children have been peculiarly sub
ject to attacks of Group, and failed TO
find any effective remedy until 1 COM
menced administering Ayers Cherry
Pectoral. This preparation relieves tho
difficulty Of breathing and invariably
cures the complaint. - David G.. Starks,
Chatham, Columbia Co., N. Y.
have used Ayers Cherry Pectoral
In my family for many years, and
have found It especially valuable in
Whooping Cough, This medicine allays
all irritation, prevents inflammation from
extending to the lungs, and quickly SUBJ
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j. b. Wellington, Plainvillc, Mich.
find no medicine SO effective, for
Group and Whooping Cough, as Ayers
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A ssnsible Man

would use Kemp's Balsam for the throat and
lungs. IL is curing more cases of coughs,
colds, asthma, bronchitis, Group and all
throat and lung troubles, than any other
medicine. The proprietor has authorized
Biery, of Weissport, and Thomas, of this
place, to refund your money If, after TAX
ing three-fourths Of bottle, relief is not
obtained. Price soc. and 81. Trial size
free.
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TO CONSUMPTIVES.

The undersigned having been re-
stored to health by simple means, after
suffering for several years with a severe
lung affection, and that dread disease
Consumption, is anxious to make
known to his fellow sufferers the means
of cure. To those who desire it, he will
cheerfully send free of charge) a copy
of the prescription used, which they
wiz find a sure cure for Consumption,
Asthma, Catarrh, Bronchitis and all
throat and lung Maladies.
He hopes all sufferers will try his
Remedy, as it will cost them nothing
and may prove a blessing. Those de-
string the prescription, will please ad
dress REV. EDWARD A. WILSON,
Williamsburg, Kings Co., New York.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-11
AS VIZ CLIP HUMOROSITIES.

Count Moltke invariably begins each
day with visit to his wifes tomb, prac-
tice he has observed ever since her death.
Ninety million shad fry were distribut-
ed by the United States fish commission
during the past season.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-11

Miss Cleveland is to spend the winter
in the south of France.
james Russell Lowel's friends deny
the story that he is to wed Lady Lyttleton.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-11

Twenty thousand dollars worth of coal
is said to have been the consumption of the
Umbric on recent trip.
Water is so Iscarce in Gettysburg,
Mimi, that it is sold tor twenty to forty
cents a barrel.