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

A MENAGKRIH is being sold at auction in
New Orleans. The two-horned rhinoceros
was purchased for Central park, New
York, at $4,000. For Samson, the largest
elephant in the country, one bid was re-
ceived by telegram from New York, but
he was not sold.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

Mr.. MCGEE, who was elected to the
Georgia Legislature by the farmers of
Murray county, has introduced bill linn
iting mercantile profits on the necessities
of life at Is per cent. under severe pen
alties. The measure has some chance of
passing the house.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

OBR1N SKINNER, formerly reputable
lawyer of Chicago, has been sentenced by
London Judge to five years penal servi-
tude for defrauding banking firm by
means of forged letter of credit from
Chicago firm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

BUCK MCKINNEY, an Indiana murderer,
who was pardonsd by Gov. Hendricks,
after twenty years in prison, found him
self SO beset with trouble that he lately
requested permission to serve out his life
sentence, which was refused.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

Mrs. LANGIRR, SO years of age, repre-
senting one of the Oldest creole families,
died in New Orleans on Tuesday. At her
reesnt birthday celebration there were
present descendants to the fifth genera
ton, several of them coming from
France.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

THERE were 189 business failures in the
United States and 81 in Canada, during
the past seven days. This is total 2l6
as compared with total of 242 lastw week
and 231 the week previous to last.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

For publishing lottery advertisements,
Cincinnati judge fined Murat Halstead
and John R. Mclean $50 each, suspend
ing Judgment SO long as the offenders re-
frain from such publications.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

HENRY MATTHEW'S, the British -ome
secretary, is soon to marry the V1scount-
esq Maidstone, a Catholic like himself.
She is beautiful and poor and he is $50
years old and we'll preserved"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

The Boston City Missionary Society
Wednesday distributed to representa-
tives of poor families four tons OF tur-
keys, six tons of groceries, and fifty bar
rels of vegetables.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

pletion of buildings now in course of
construction. Active operations were
prosecuted during the year on eighty
one buildings IN various parts of the
country, varying in cost of construction
from $4,000 to S25OOOOO
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

DANIEL j. LAWRENCE, a Chicago attor-
ney, has been acquitted of receiving
stolen property in connection with the
presentation of gold watch to Justice
Mech.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

THE late ex-President Arthur used often
to go out walking in Washington, and be-
fore doing SO invariably put lot of
silver coins in handy pocket to give to
beggars, organ-grindsrs, newsooys, etc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

The presidents choice of wife seems
to meet the approval of our sister re-
public. Photographs of Mrs. Cleveland
are in active demand in the Mexican cap
ital.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

The pistol with which Guiteau shot
President Garfield is in the keeping of
the civil authorities of the dirtrict of
Columbia. All the personal property
found on the assassin's body at the time
of arrest was confscated and is still re-
tanned by the officials.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

The vacancy in the United States SEN
ate caused by the death of A. F. Pike, of
New Hampshire, has been filed by the
appointment Of ex-Gov. CLANCY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

FRANCIS PALMS, who died yesterday IN
Detroit, left an estate valued at $2O,OOO,-
600. 1t was his daughter whom Senator
Jones sought for wife.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

The first gas well in Iowa was obtained
at Herndon, Guthrie county, and the
yield is sufficient to meet all demands of
a family for light and fuel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

Mr.. BLAINE has purchased the lot just
south of that owned by William Walter
Phelps at Seabright, where he intends
erecting cottage for his summer use.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

The police scandal at Washington cul-
minated in the resignation of Superin-
tenden5 Walker and the dismissal Of Lieut..
Arnold.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

The trial of sx-Aldsrmaa McQuade, of
New York for accepting bride from the
Broadway surface railroad resulted in a
disagreement of the jurors after they had
been out thirty-Six hours. Three of them
favored conviction. A new trial will COM
mence next Monday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

EDWARD SANDERsoN, of Milwaukee, has
paid to Col j. H. Knight $1,000 wagered
on 10000 plurality for Gov. Rusk, the
official returns showing but 1900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

Bishop WHIPPLE gave an elegant gold
medal to Thomas Little, the st. Paul
engineer, whose heroism at the East
Rio disaster is believed to have saved
many lives.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's favOrite dish is
liver and bacon, and he has 1T for break
fast every other morning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

Az attempt was made on Thursday
morning to burn the Continental hotel
in Chicago. The building is an old fire
trap and was fred in no less than six
places.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
Difficulties Adjusted.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 26.-One thousand
eoopers, who recently struck for higher
wages have adjusted their difficulties
with the manufacturer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

Two brothers named Sims and two
children of Mrs. Meisal were frozen to
death near Mandan, D. t., during the
recent blizzard. Mrs. Joseph Hazeltine,
living near Sanborn, D T., and her two
children narrowly escaped death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

According to actual count, more than
nine thousand two hundred persons paid
their respects to the president and his
wife at Hotel Vendome, Boston.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

Work is progressing rapidly on the
water works at Baraboo, and Will be fin
ished about Jan. L. There will be eighty
four hydranto in the city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02

Sister Mary Francis Clare, the Nun OF
Kenmare, Is dying in Roosevelt Hospital,
New York
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
Baby falls and bumps its head,
Mamma gets st. Jacobs Oil,
OF


Mamma gets st. Jacobs Oil,
Rubs the baby; stops turmoil.
Modern feather busters are regarded
by the parlor maid as too handsome to
use on furniture.
A prominent farmer of Bowling Green,
Howard county, Nd, Mr.. j. I. Ridgely,
said his four children were sick with
sore threats and coughs at the same
time. Red Star Cough Cure cured them
III week. No opiates.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-23
Tact I'm Managing the Baby.

The way to keep the baby from becoming
|spoilt" is to let it cry as little a. possible.
1t will gain strength Of mind to endure its
necessary ills all the sooner if it is allowed
b suffer as little as possible from ills that
can lie avoided Its wants should be antici-
pated, its sources of discomfort should be re-
moved as soon as they arise, without wait
Ing for it to cry; 1t should be prevented In
svery way from forming the habit Of cry
Ing. Study its expression; when it is tired
# playing on the eoor take it up and dance
fr ABOUT tine room, and let it look out of the
window for a few minutes In little while
it will be glad to go back and play on the
floor again II i is necessary to resort TO
iiscipline, be careful to seize the right mo-
ment for it,
If you want the baby to learn TO go TO
sleep without being rocked, choose q day
when it has been unusually bright and
happy all the morning, wait until twenty
minutes or SO after the regular hour for its
nap, then give cup of milk particularly
sweet and warm and nice makeits little bed
soft and coy, lay il down gently and soothe
it with a little kissing and patting. and, if it
Is not already too much spoilt, it will only
be too happy to close its eyes in the sweetest
kind OF s'eep II it does not, its fit OF cry
ing viii be as brief and as little injurious as
II can be-Baby hood
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-23
The Three Varieties OF earn.

The species Of fish bsst adapted %
pond culture is conceded to be the carp, Of
which there are three varieties-viz, the
mirror carp, the scale" carp, and the
leather carp The first-nared variety il
the most highly improved breed Of German
carp Ii has three or four rows Of very
large scales along the sides Of the body, the
remainder of the body being smooth or
nakei The scale carp derives its maine
from the fact that it is well covered with
scales and is the original variety or breed
of the carp species. The lastnamed, or
leather carp is so called for the entire
n sence of scales, AMI the leathery appear
ance Of the body. Although the mirror
carp is considered the finest variety Of the
carp, all are worthy of cultivation, hut
should be kept in separate pond, to avoid
hybridization, especially during tho breed
ing season.-Chicago Times
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-23
Hom. Befor. An otb.r rb,,.,

1 see unrest, discomfort, strife and sin
see girls-childrea in years-from Whose
cheek the first blush Of innocence, from
whose soul the last vestige Of youth have
vanished, women sold to frivolity, wasting
most precious gifts, whose ambition has no
higher object than to mislead and triumph
over men; see men grown hard, selfish and
wicked, the slaves Of their passions, going
down to death, with no hand to save-and
all for the lack Of true home Then re-
member, seeing all this sin and wickednss,
that the home is the true kingdom of woman,
where her rights can never 10 dethroned,
that all pure love, all right thoughts, all re-
igions, all governments, If we could have
them live and flourish, must have their roots
beneath the altar. This conviction impels
me TO say to every woman who has q homo
Let home stand first before all other
thingsr-Ax Henry Ward Beechsr in
Brooklyn Magazine
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-23
macaropi put into . weak broth and set be-

macaroni put into . weak broth and set be-
fore me a. genuine noodle soup"
The cookies Of the present day are good
% good, indeed, that often feel like re-
belling when Mira Dane doles hers out to me
in beggarly lots Of four and five at a time.
They are good, but they are not like Grand
mother Danes cookies Of twenty yars ago
Hers were yellow and half or three quarters
Of an inch thick, and all specklei through
and through with caraway or anise seeds,
and they tasted-well can't begin to tell
how good they did taste May be it was
because l stole them that they tasted 50
good
sometimes buy cottage cheese" Of our
milkman Ny grandmother called it smear
case" spell it just as she pronounced it
She used to mix it with egg and sugar and
spices and make some kind Of a pie with a
sweet crust that was ever so good Who
knows anything about iti Her ginger bread,
ginger cookies and raised doughnuts were
things / like to think about when am very
hungry. But never worry my wife with
these reflections Dane, In Good
Housekeeping
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-23
Latest Thing in the Line Of Wigs.

The latest thing in this line, especially for
summer use, is sailor hat in which locks
OF hair are skillfully sewn SO as to fall
round the wearer's head in natural order.
Last summer my BARRIERS wife furnished
two of these hats to prominent govern
ment official, whose big bald spot seems to
have given him much anguish Of mind
This gentleman has expended $500 during
the last two years in hair-restorers and
other endeavors to get crop Of hair
Every morning he goes to q hair-dresser
and has his head rubbed, and many q time
both hair-dresser and customer have BEEN
agitated by the appearance Of q soft down
on the shiny and ofsen-polished Uranium
But, alas, this weak and sickly hair
never struggled into a vigorous growth In
the sumner this dear old gentleman assumes
his youth again with the trim sailor hat
He delights in picnics and opsn-air dinners
and always apologies to the ladies for not
saking off his hat-"subject to cold, you
Inow r-Philadelphia Press
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-23

Lisbon beggars have a special recipe for
production OF r.oastrous goitres Deformity
being prima facie claim to the attention
OF the charitable. the professional pordiosero
develops his excresoence as Michigan
farmer would cultivate prize pumpkin
A prime neck-pouch is an object OF general
envy. Deformed chi.dren-noseless, or
otherwise disfgured-are hired out at 50
mach day, if the proprietor has become
too opulent to supcrintend the exhibition =
DR. Felix L Oswald
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-23
irving Beverages ON . Dog.

Some experiments on a large butchers
dog. with reference to the effects Of suI,dry
beverages on digestion, have been recently
described BY Siynor ogata lArcEiv fur hy
Siene. The observations were made by
means o. stomachal fistuls quite heated
the dog was fed on horse flesh and hbrtn
from OK blood The following conclusions
(which may not be strictly applicable to
msn. accustomed to the drinks nameln wers
reached:
]. Water, water containing carbonic sod,
tea ana coffee in moderate amount, do not
disturb digestion
Beer, wine, and brandy retard diSU-
ton considerably At first. till absorbed: and
in the case Of beer the extractive ,natt,rs
at thus es well a. the alcohol Thus beer
retaris digestion more than wins contain
ing tie same quantity Ct alcohol
Sugar tcane and grape retards disss
ton considerably.
L Common salt accsierases II Distinctly
|krAek LeSiie'A
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-23
The EtchinSs of . Crazy Artist.

The etchings by Charles Meryon, lately
at Frederick Keppers gallery, have gone to
the Boston art museum for exhibition.
What story they tell. Hand firm, sight
clear, but mind unbalanced Hunger and
want drove Meryon to the madhouse, where
he died miserably. He begged printer to
trust him for 10 sous, the price for printing
two proofs from one of his plates, and could
not repay him for the work. Now the
plates are as costly as many of those of
Rembrandt.
1t was not wholly lack Of recognition that
kept him poor, but his own pride and his
suspicion of anything that savored Of char
ity. There was anger as well as despair In
the mood that seized him when
he cut his plates to pieces after
the publishers had refused them.
Some Of his etchings are crazy, and one that
he made after being sent to the asylum is
perfectly sane: it is a simple, well composed
view Of the ruins Of Pierrefonds In his
crazy etchings he brings the sea to the walls
Of Paris and erects ciiffy mountains near
the city. He represents horses and fish fly
ing in the air. He draws designs for ND
right sleeping cases, and appends, in words
spelled backwards, the assertion that, il he
were an autocrat. he would make all the
people go to sleep in them. He dashes mon
sters and giants into his foreground He
draws the morgue, with drowned body on
its way thither, and writes beneath it:
Stay, We passers-by. Here, like charitable
mother,
"The City Of Paris grants always to her poor
children
"Both bed and table gratis,-
The CHASTITY humor Of that verss gives one
q chill-Cor. Brooklyn Eagle
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-23
Some Good Advice to Country Girl,


Before making the plunge into city life
country girls should ask themselves what i:
really to be gained by it Perhaps in their
quiet rural homes some stray advertisement
has reached them, promising to young
women high salaries for light work.
Hundreds Of advertisements are framed for
the purpose Of deceiving the unwary They
accomplish their purpose, however, and
large numbers OF young girls rush up to
the city, dazzled 10y the generous confusion
Of promises
a girl from the farm answers one of these
advertisements Life may have been slow
at home, but there was always good food
and plenty, and there was some one to care
for in the old farm house Wien she goes
to the big city she finds that the Eight
work consists in working all day in a
badly lighted and ill-smelling workshop.
where scores Of other girls and women are
employed at wages hardly high enough to
keep body and soul together We know
what often comes next The girl has left
home; she is ashamed or unwilling to re.
turn, and she must take the consequences
one Of two things-shame or suffering
Many girl finds first in the frivolities
and next in the ini1uity of the streets that
excitement by which regrets and remorse
may be deadened- If she is too strong in
principle, too pure and elevated in tone to
sink down to ons Of the pitiful women of
the street, she may nnd herself In svr.o cod
garnet, lonely, overworked, respondent and
miserable Better remain at home than
risk the failure which attends so many girls
who 60 up to the city in pursuit Of high pay
for light work 1t is the saidest Of all ven.
tures, forsaking a country home for the
Illusions and receptions Of large town
Providence Journal.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-23
A Plea for the Children.

am daily surprised to zee how many
thoughtless, careless mothers there are,
| bringing up their little ones las we might
say hap-hazard, with scarcely thought OF
anything beyond the present Our little
folks are entirely creatures of habit, and il
good habits are not formed early, bad ones
will certainly be formed later Every
mother, care not what her station in life.
or her duty to society, should have the over
sight and care personally Of her children,
and as soon as able after their birth, should
battle, dress, and feed as nature intended
her own baby. We who have done this for
each precious one, know the pleasure and
satisfaction to be found in the work. This
bath should always be given at the same
hour Of the morning, then the little one
tired and hungry after it, should be fed
when it naturally follows long, quiet nap
will be the result, and thus ito use q common
expression begins the day right end first :"
Let this become a fixed habit and let it oncs
be broken in upon and watch the result
A shorter nap, crosser child, a harder day
and worst Of all a fretful, worn out mother.
Try the same experiment with older children
and what followsl The next morning tells
the story. 1t is harder to get started for
school the hour for the music lesson seems
longer, clothes don't feel right, books can't
be found, tears are shed, and everything
goes wrong, all for the lost hour OF the
night before. Early hours by all means for
our children; and, in thass Gays when our
girls are full fledged young ladies at IL and
II, l feel as if every thoughtful mother
should lay this matter to heart and help to
keep her daughters, sweet innocent faced
little girls.
Let us put them to bed with their dolls in
their arms and don't laugh at them for
codding them,-for, soon enough, We shall
stretch out our empty arms, cropping in
vain for our babies that have grown away
from u.s. To me this seems the saddest time
in mothers life, and each day let us pray
fo- strength to guide Alright, that when that
time shall come las come it must they may
not get so far away but mothers voice and
mothers love can call them back-Harriet
Tremaine Terry in Good Housekeeping.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-23
The japanese a. Skilled Metal Caster

The Japanese rs skilled Metal C3Scoro.
The japanese are known to be skilled
casters of metals In the Vienna exhibition
there was casting representing peacock
with dropping and unspread tail, many Of
the feathers and their bars presenting the
appearance of reality, so delicately were
they produced The japanese employ moro
time and labor in perfecting metal work
than the workmen in any other country.
They appear to understand the art Of blend
ing colors in metal work. While giving the
most artistic finish, they carefully avoid
any thing approaching glitter. considering
that heautiful effects can be worked out
upon common metal as upon gold and sill
ver
Two Of the largest castings in the world
are to be ssen at Nara and Kamakura,
Japan; the one at the latter place forty
seven feet high, and the other, at Nara, Is
fifty three and one-half feet from the base
to the crown Of its head The statue at
Nara is supposed to have been erected in the
eighth century, but it was destroyed and
recast about 200 years since. In endeavor-
ing to recast it, several mishaps occurred,
and when at last success came, some few
thousand tons of charcoal had been used
1t is estimated that the casting weighs abou:
$50 tons, and that the alloy is made up Of
iron, gold, tin and copper-Boston Tran
script
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-23
The Law OF the Napkin.

The law Of the napkin is but vaguely nm.
derstood One Of our esteemed metropoli.
tan contemporaries informs an eager In
quirer that it is bad form to fold the napkin
after dinner; that the proper thing Is to
throw it with negligent disregard on the
table beside the plate, as to fold it would be
a reflection on the host, and imply q famil-
iarity that would not befit an invited guest
But the thoughtful reader will agree with d
that this studied disorder is likely to be q
good ddeal more trying to the fastidious
hostess that an unstudied replacing Of the
napkin in good order beside the visitors
plate. The proper thing is to fold the fab
nc with unostentatious care and lay 1t On
the left side of the plate, far from the
liquids Liquors, and coffee, and thus test
ify to the hostess that her care in preparing
the table has been appreciated -Household
Words
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-23
At tn. wom-p.. Norma, co,,~r,

The average attendance at the Women's
Normal college in New York is more than
1850. and the results Of the system there
are particularly encouraging II is said,
however. that the college rooms are danger
ously cvercrowded-Exch