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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09

The new French apparatus for purify
ing air in buildings by imparting to it
rotary movement is said to work well.
The device consists of two horizontal
concentric cylinders, placed in come ction
with a fan, these being fixed and turning
with the spindle, and the whole is enclos-
ed in casing. The cylinders are closed
at the ends, except the hole permitting
the passage of air drawn by a fan,
and as the air passes through
the concentric space between the
drums it is caused to rotate with them by
the presence of feathers, running longi-
tudinally on the inside of the outer cylin-
der. The spindle which carries the whole
arrangement is hollow, and it thus serves
cape therefrom inside the drum by means
of fine holes, which proiect1t in the form
of fine rain against the inside of the
inner cylinder; this cylinder is also
perforated, and the water again escapes
from it and is projected against the
inside of the outer cylinder, over
which it spreads as thin coat
ing. The motions of the air and
water are as nearly as possible in OPP
posite directions. The water, after it has
been sufficiently exposed to the air, is
allowed to escape, and is drawn off by
means of siphon. 1t is impossible for
any air to pass through the apparatus
without being washed and its solid i'm
purities removed by centrifugal action,
and the proportion of water required
may be varied as found necessary with
reference to the condition of the air.
The apparatus may also be combin ed
with any device for warming Or cooling
he air.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09
CRIME.

RUTH PRATT, clerk in the Adams Elk
press Company's Office, Philadelphia, was
arrested for stealing $4,000 from the
company.
NATHANIEL S. BATES died on the scaffold
at Richmond, Thursday, in expiration of
the murder of his wife. He confessed
the crime, and said the punishment was
just.
MONEY, bonds, stocks, etc, to the
amount of 1900 were Stolen Sunday
from W. l.. Lincoln, of Chicago, who is a
guest at a hotel in Sheldon Springs,
vt.
ANTHONY GILLESPIE left Mount Carmel
for Shamokin, Pa, Monday. He did not
reach his destination, and search was
instituted. His body was found on the
road. He had been murdered, and sus-
picion points to three tramps seen in the
vicinity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09
Charleston Submerged.

A later dispatch from Charleston saws
that ten earthquake shocks occurred in
rapid succession and the city is com
plete wreck. After the earthquake, fires
broke out in different parts of the city,
but did not spread to any extent. From
125 to 120 residenences and stores were
consumee. The loss by fire and earth
quake cannot be accurately estimated,
but can be safely placed at $5,O0O,OOO.
As far as could be ascertained during
the night, from fifteen to twenty persons
were killed and much greater number
wounded in all sorts of ways. Hundreds
of families are rendered homeless, and
there is no way of leaving the city.
Fully two-thirds of the residences in
the city are uninhabitable, being wreck
ed either totally Or partially. 1t is i'm
possible at this time to give correct es-
innate of the casualties. It is expected
that between fifty and one hundred per-
sons have been killed and several hun
dred wounded, the majority of the vic
Tins being colored people. About TWEEN
ty houses were destroyed by fire. Scarce
ly one hundred houses in the city are oc-
cupied at this time. The people are all
encamped in the open places. All
the stores are close and a scare
ity of provisions is feared, not
from want of provisions but be-
cause no one can be got to reach the
stores to sell them. The city is wrapped
in glorm and business is entirely sus-
pended. The people generally remain in
the streets in open lots and other impro-
vised shelters and will camp out tonight
fearing another shock.
Broad street presented a spectacle of
the utmost horror. Even women fought
valiantly with hatchets to rescue the i'm
prisoned unfortunates. Meeting street.
from Broad to Hazel street, is a wreck
and is lined with unfortunates. The
night was hideous with the groans of
the dying, the screams of the
wounded and the prayers of the unini ur-
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09
A Second Shsck at Washington.

Two shocks occurred here, the second
being of longer duration and more sever
than the first, and few seconds later. II
was felt in all parts of the city, and Great
ed considerable CONSERVATION. Several
meetings which were in progress in
various parts of the city were broken up
by the frightened members thinking the
buildings were falling. At Alleavgh's opera
house the large audience became frighten-
ed by the shaking of the building and a
stampede ensued. The occupants of the
gallery mainly gentlemen jumped to their
feet as soon as the shaking began
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09

and rushed pell NELL down stairs falling
over one another in their efforts to es-
cape from the academy. The audience
in the lower part of the house was COM
posed principally of ladies, but they
were less frightened than those in the
galleries, and very few left their seats.
The performers went on with their piece.
No one was injured.
The people on the streets did not feel
the shock and the first knowledge they
had of the occurrence was obtained from
the sight of frightened inmates of the
houses rushing from them into the streets
The Western Union operator at Bowie,
Nd, about twenty miles from Washing
ton telegraphs that an earthquake crack.
ed the walls of his station and stopped
the clock.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09
FASHIONS IN JEWELRY.
Women Will Wear Large and Splendid Orna-
mentS.

New York Sun.
Fashions in jewelry change from year
to year, and are generally imported from
Europe. Jewellers copy foreign models,
but the new designs rarely become popu-
lar here until we'll introduced by Ameri-
cans returning from abroad. Just now
all the rage in Europe are large ball ear
rings of dull gold, sometimes with Jewel
sunk in them. The fashion has reached
such an extent there that balls are worn
an inch and half in diameter-some-
times like tennis balls. Very few of
them are seen here except on passengers
on incoming steamers. They will soon be
rivals of diamonds in favor.
The fashion strikes the key note of
fashions for women. Everything intend
for their use is of like ample character.
These watches are covered with engrav-
ing and set with jewels; there is much
barbaric splendor about their bracelets
and pendants, while for men the contrary
is just the case. Watch-chains are very
short and Of small links. Platinum is
often alternated with gold. The favorite
ring is of gold and platinum wire interlac-
ed IN aknOt. Scarf-pins are small cubes
of gold with small diamond boxed in Or
claw holding pearl or some unpreten-
lions stone. Another simple design is an
enamel with polka-dot pattern, so that it
can hardly be distinguished from the
necktie. There is an effort to avoid all
manner of display on the part of man.
The ladies run riot in diomouds. rubies,
sapphires, pearls and especially in opals
The opal seems now to be coming out
from under the ban which has lain upon
it for SO many years. It is now in high
favor, and has advanced greatly in price.
It is being introduced into all kinds of
jewelry with brilliant effect.
Another stone which has lately appear
ed in the market is a beryl, dug from an
American mine. 1t is of various colors,
straw aquamarine, ruby, and others, and
IN br1ll1ancy surpasses all stones except a
fine diamond.
Solid bracelets are not worn. The
styles are now for flexible circlets which
fit the contour of the arm. The most
fashionable are in oriental styles and
thickly set with jewels.
Wedding rings are rounded and of me-
dunn width. The fiat rings have fallen
into disfavor.
Necklaces are not worn to any extent,
probably because they are too expensive,
as strings of jewels are the only proper
things. Pearl necklaces are for mourn
ing.
A novel design in engagement rings is
to divide the ring and bend the cut ends
apart, and hold them so by a small gold
bar. A jewel is then set on each end, and
the result is that the jewels are very close
together, but still not united, and are thus
quite typical of engagements.
Ladies' watches are made with open
faces, and it is quite impossible to have
them too fine. They are worn with
small chain with ball attached.
The fall season has opened well in the
jewelry business, and wholesale dealer
report demand fully 25 per cent. greater
than that of last year. They say that
business will probably be better than it
has been in five years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09
IN WASHINGTON.

A Washington dispatch says: "At 9:55
o'clock tonight the desks in the Asso-
ciated press Office in the Corcoran build
began to vibrate in a peculiar but unmis-
taxable fashion that suggested an earth
quake. few minutes later the janitor
reported that the upper stories of the
building were rocking back and forth,
and the night manager of the Western
Union Telegraph Office made a similar
announcement, with the additional in
formation that the clock on the western
wall had stopped. Telephone messages
from gentleman connected with the
Associated press who lives on Magsachu-
setts avenue, and from other points in
the city, reported that the ornaments on
mantels were rafting. The telegraph
operators at Atlanta a few minutes be-
fore this had notified the Washington OPP
orators that the shake was coming and to
look out for it, but no attention was
paid to the warning as it was regarded as
a joke"
Meadville, Pa, reports: "At 10 P. NJ, a
shock of earthyuake was felt, followed i'm
mediately by lighter shock, the whole
lasting about twenty seconds. The streets
were filled with people, guests rushed out
OF hotels in their night clothes, women and
children were crying and screaming, and
every one more or less alarmed. As far
as learned, no damage has been done.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09

BIG oil wells we're struck all around
red school house in Venango county, Pa.
There was great excitement and the spec
uIators offered the school directors 675,-
900 for the acre of school property. They
stood out for 100000, but not getting it
sunk well and found the lot as dry as a
bone. The property is now worth just
$500 including the building.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09

A LARGE part of the business portion
of the village of South Royalton, VT, and
a number of dwelling houses were burned
Monday night, The loss is estimated at
100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09
The Niagara Whirlpool.
Philadelphia North American.

The whirlpool, well called ''the angriest
bit of water in the world" is three miles
below the great Falls of Niagara. At this
point the river, bending toward the Can
ada side, is contracted to width af about
22O feet. The waters rush violently into
deep depression in the steep cliff that
rises on the Canada side, then they
emerge, turning back almyst at right
angle to the American side. This
spot seems 20 be a portion of
the bed of an ancient channel. Here
the angry waters boil and churn with a
ferceness almost incredible. The waves
are never at rest They toss and whirl
and toy with the heaviest timber. 1t
makes one dizzy to look at the fierce tu-
multi of the waves.
The great maelstorm covers space of
about quarter of mile square. It's
depths are enormous and unknown. One
thousand feet of cord was found too short
to reach the bottom. The whirlpool is in
the form of large circle. The average
force of the volume of water moving
through the canon above is $4,000 feet
svuare. This compact mass of water
moves with incredible swiftness, entering
the whirlpool on one side, spinning
around like top and then passing mad
ly on
The evolution of the potato is going
on in a remarkable way. Not many
years ago the fruit was mostly skin and
seeds, but the newest varieties are almost
solid pulp, with very few seeds. Posi-
bly,, as in the case of the banana, the
seeds will yet disappear altogether, and
the plants will have to be propagated by
cuttings.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09
Charleston. South Carolina, the Centre of the
Disturbance.

A later dispatch from New York says:
Since the earthquake. shock there has
been no telegraphic communication with
Charleston, S. c., or from any point in
that country, and the telegraph authori-
ties have been unable to get the press
dispatches or other communications from
there. This circumstance occasions great
concern. That section of the country
seems to have been the centre of the dis
turbance. Savannah, Ga, reports that
the shock was the severest ever felt in
that locality. 1t is known that bridge in
the vicinity OF Charleston was shaken
from its foundations and the wires all
lost But that is not as serious as the fact
that various other points through which
there should be communication with this
city, are unable to get anything from this
place.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09

The three emperors have formed
agreement by which Prince Alexander
has been abandoned and isolated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09

ONE of the forest curiosities of the
Isthmus of Darien and lower Central
America is the malapalo or " tree killer"
This starts in life as a climber upon the
trunks of large forest trees, and, owing
to its marvelously rapid growth, soon
reaches the lower branches. It then be-
gins to throw out many shoots, which
entwine themselves around the trunk and
branches, and also aerial tendrils which,
as soon as reach the ground, take root.
In few years this gigantic parasite will
completely envelop the trunk of the tree
which has upheld it and kill it. The
whole of the inner dead tree will then rot
away, leaving the malapalo standing
alone and fOurishing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09

There are $50 colleges in the United
States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09
announcement for the Feeble.

1t is said that the expenses of the Bos-
ton public library are 100000 a year,
against 100000 for the national library
of Paris, which is the largest collection
of books in the world
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09

After tae most exhaustive practical
tests in hospitals and elsewhere, the gold
medal and certificate of highest merit
were awarded to st. Jacobs Oil, as the
best pain-curing remedy, at the Calcutta
International Exhibition
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-09

The chief cities of Australia continue
country. Melborne now has population
of 335, 900; Sidney nearly 100000; Adel-
aide, capital of South Australia, and Bris-
band, principal city of Queensland, have
each some $4,000, and Auckland, (New
Zealand), has $4,000. Ten of the largest
cities of the colonies contain One-third
of the entire colonial population.
THE Connecticut river and its tributa-
ries furnish power to 1928 mills, which
use 118,O23 horse power. Miller's river
and its branches supply 168 mills, with
1872 horsepower; Chicoppee river 1872
mills, with 14,904 horsepower, and Farm
ington river 178 mills, with 1852 horse
power. The Connecticut river itself has
fewer mills (98), but supplies 22,336
horsepower.
DIR. ROCKWELL, of the Woman'5 Hospi-
tai, New York, says women dissipate just
as men, only in a different way. They
waster vitality, as is we'll known, in the
way they wear clothing, in their habits of
living and in the efforts to maintain the
demands of society. To endure the taunt
of being questionable in dress is beyond
most women's courage. They prefer to
suffer and make their children suffer rather
than seem old-fogyish.
The New York Market Journal produces
some interesting statistics relative to the
number of fruit trees in California. The
total number of fruit trees is estimated at
100000, divided as follows: Apples, g.
100000; peach, 100000; pear, 100000;
plum and prune, 100000; cherry, 100000;
apricot, 100000: orange, 100000; lime
and lemon, 100000; grape vines in bear
ing condition, 10000 acres.
The French Academy of Medicine has
been occupying itself for some time past
with the injury done the public health by
the horrible compounds with which the
lower class ca6arets are now poisoning
their customers all over France. The
marked increase in the statistics of in
sanity is universally attributed by the
profession to the toxic and maddening
substance with which the stuff sold as
wine and absinthe in these establish
ments is drugged. The academy strong
ly urges large redu ction in the number
of licensed houses.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-08

Professor Ruskin makes this amusing
and delightful literary confession in his au-
photography: "My own literary work. on
the contrary, was always done as quietly
and methodcally as piece of tapestry. /
knew exactly what had got to say, put
the words firmly in their places like SO
many stitches, hemmed the edges of chap
ters round with what seemed to me grace
full fourishes, touched them finally with
my cunniDgest points of color, and read
the work to papa ard mamma at break
fast next morning. a. girl shows her
sampler
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-08

COUPON ExAGGERATIoN.-Itis is the policy
of the advocates OF the payment of the
taxes in coupons to exaggerate the number
who are thus paying, and always locate
them at some other place.
Though, as published last week, not q
single person in Stauntou has offered to pay
his taxes in coupons, the Alexandria Ca
zette makes the impression that many are
thus paying, by stating in its issue of last
Saturday that Sin Staunton the demand for
coupons to be rendered for taxes is so great
that the price of them has advanced" II
all tax PAYERS would follow the example of
those in Staunton, there would be no de-
mand whatever for coupons. Some in the
county have rendered coupons, but none in
StauntOn.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-08
Accident to Gen. Wade Hampton.


"WAsHINGToN, Nov. 24.-A dispatch
from Columbus, s. c., reports that Senator
Wade Hampton and party of friends
started out hunting Monday morning. The
party became separated, and in the after
noon, while riding through thick wood,
Hampton's gun was caught by vine and
was discharged. The load of buckshot en-
tered the head of his horse and killed him.
The horse fell on the Senator. He was Sc
verely hurt, and his leg badly MANNED.
After several hours of painful effort he got
loose, and with the aid of stick hoobled
on ore leg, weak and almost exhausted, for
five hours through the dense wood toward
home. The party reached the Senator's
house about o'clock, expecting to find
him there. AS it grew late and he did not
return they started to look for him and
found him a short distance from home limp
ing slowly toward it.''
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-08

The South is rapidly filling up with
manufacturing industries, the plants of
many of which have been, or are being,
moved from the North. This is not a. all
strange. The natural advantages for all
kinds of manufacturing purposes are inf
nitely greater IN the South than in the
North. Northern manufactures, in couse-
quence of the natural disadvantages under
which they labor, are enly enabled to be
profitable to their owners by reason of the
existing high tariff. If that tariff were
lowered to revenue basis, they would be
compelled to come South in order to par
take of the advantages referred to, which
are so great that with them the South can
bold her own against all competition
Aler Gazettee.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-08

Bishop Cranberry, who presided over the
late session of the Virginia conference.
takes firm ground against growing and de-
moralizing evil in church and in society,
He expresses the hope that "raffling and all
other forms of gambling will be driven from
our churches" and utterly repudiates and
condemns these methods for raising money
for religious purposes. = lndsr-Appeal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-08

If protection protects. why is it that
there is so much talk about suffering
among working people at the North ? This
is a question we have never seen fairly an
swered. The reason is to be found in the
crushing taxes imposed by the high tariff
but as these are gathered indirectly, the
sufferers refuse to see the facts as they ex-
lit, and are still deluded by Mr.. Blaine and
the great monopolists Norfolk Landmark.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-08
= ENTLEMEN's AND YOUTHS
FAIL and WINTER DRESS GOODS.

/ respectfully invite the attention of my Gus
tomers and friends and all in want OF first
class Gentlemen's FALL AND WINTER
1LOTHING to my new stock, which has
,een received
In VARIETY OF STYLES and ELEGAN
FOODS, have never been "A BILE TO make a finer
tieplsv than Ow.
Suits or PIECE ARTICLES OF CLOTH
ING made up in the most approved styles
and warrantgd to give satisfaction Goods
slso sold to he made elsewhere if desired.
All / ask Is call, knowing thal any taste
can be pleased. ' S 'S'SS
j. A. HIJTCHE@oN
SoPA NO. 1io q. Iain Street.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-08

KISSED BY THE HANDsoMEsT WOMAN -
While Mrs. Langtry, "the Jersey Lily"
was gazing with wonder at the little old
fashioned 'grandmother's garden" at the
show in Nsw York, few
days ago a woman with a baby in her
arms came up. and holding The little one
cut asked Mrs. Langtry to kiss it. 81 want
to tell him when he grows up she said,
'that he was kissed by the handsomest
woman in the world" Mrs. Langtry
laughed, and good naturedly kissed the
little youngsters cheeks, after which the
proud mother carried him eff smothered
with exultant embraces.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-08
WATER-WHITE
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THE HIGHEST GRADE OIL MADE.
For sale by
HUGHES q ROBINSON,
sep22 No. South Augusta st
r IvERYI LIvERYl

Having purchased the excellent Livery offs
T. Thorn burg shall continue to offer TO the
citizens OF atsunton and travelling public
splendid double and single teams.
Fine rolling stock of all kinds and splendid
riding horses.
Mr. GRO. H. PLATT, so well and favorsbly
known to the public in connection with the
business, Will continu with me.
Very respectfully.
ALEXANDER HARMAN.
In thanking the public for the liberal patron
age extended me- ask q continuance of thfjr
favor to nv successor, feeling assured that he
fully deserves them. Respectfully.
feb 3, '66-u q. T. .THORNBUR0.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-08
CAPITAL PRIZE, $3.50, 900.

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