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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28
GENERAL NOTES.

The Grand Lodge, Knights Of Pythias
of Illinois, in session at Belleville, elected
officers Wednesday, G. D. Meyers, of
Bloomington, being chosen Grand Chan,
cellor.
AMERICAN capitalists have organized a
company, with a capital of 100000 to
work anthracite coalmir es in the Rocky
mount ains on the Canadian Pacific
road.
THURSDAY at Philadelphia General P.
FL, Sheridan was installed as Commander
in chief of the Military Order of the 10y
al Legion.
A HoMING pigeon released at Wichita
Kan, Saturday morning, reached Wheel
ing, w. v, Monday afternoon, covering
the air line distance of 1920 miles in SO
hours, Al minutes. 1t is estimated that
the bird must have travelled SO miles PEI
hour when on the wing.
TIE belief that the water of Lake Mich.
igan is swinging body is entertained by
Engineer Herring, of the Chicago drain
age commission. He is now arranging
for simultaneous observations at the chief
points, some day next week, in regard to
the course of the winds and water.
NEAR newark, n. D., wednesday, work
men unearthed strong box containing
$4,000 of Cancelled bonus of Kearney
Township, New Jersey. Ten years ago
the town treasurer had been accused of
stealing $25, 900, but he solemnly averred
that he redeemed the bonds, which had
been stolen from the Office. The discov-
cry clears up the mystery.
GENERAL FAIRCHILD, commander of the
Grand Army, has issued circular calling
upon the various posts to suspend collec-
tions for the Charleston sufferers. This
is the result of dispatch from Mayor
Courtney, stating that the committee in
Charleston has received sufficient funds
| to meet the wants of meritorious needy
| sufferers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28
How to Tell 0leOmargarine
hIandan Pioneer

Every housekeeper should know how to
tell oleomargarine from butter, said
dealer the other day. The market is full
of bogus butter, so skillfully made that it
cannot be told from the genuine article
by the eye or the tongue. To detect il
the market men draw the blade Of knife
across the suspected butter. If it is ole
omargarine the place whers the knife was
pressed will be white and the track of the
blade will be marked with little beads of
water. When the test is made with genu-
inc butter the white does not appear, but
the butter holds its color. Another test is
to drop piece of the suspected butter
into a well heated frying pan. If it is
oleomargarlne 1t will melt and bubble, or
boil, but not sputter. Any housekeepe-
can tell the difference.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28
FAT PEOPLE AND FLUIDS.
Experiments Made in Paris by DR.. Deboye.
Gentlemans Magazine

Gentleman's Magazine.
The question whether water is fatten
ing otherwise has been much discussed
Formerly it was generally asserted that
the victims of obesity should mortify the
flesh and reduce the fat dy abstaining
as much as possible from liquids and re-
manning in a continual state of thirst.
Latterly the opposite has been affirmed
and [ am told that reduction of weight
is one of the results claimed by the shot
water cure provided always that the
water is taken as hot as possible, pain
fully hot and in great quantities.
Expriments have been made in Paris
by DR.. Debove which controvert both
these doctrines.
These experiments indicate, that, pro
vided the same amount of solid food is
taken. large quantities Of water make a
man neither thinner or fatter. They
were carefully made on friend who took
weighed quantities of food daily, and
while these remained equal doubling the
quantity of water had no measurable
effect on the weight Of the body. Still it
is quite possible that The old theory of
thirst cure and the new theory of hot
water cure may all be correct. Both VIC
late the natural conditions of health
Scalding hot water like tea or coffee OF
grog of similar temperature, unquestion-
ably Injuries the teeth, the stomach, and
other organs concerned in the early
stages of the digestion, and it is very
probable that deficiency of liquid impede
the latter stages, whereby the latter
stages whereby the chyme, by the aid of
the digesting fluids, becomes converted
into chyle and blood
by iniuring his health. Banting is dan
gerous as many who have fairly tried can
prove. The difficult problem is to reduce
the fat without reducing the strength al
the same time, A skillful trainer will
undertake to bring any man down to his
fighting weight, ii. e., to the best con-
dition for violent exertion; but as soon
as the discipline of the trainer is relaxed
the obesity, when constitutional, returns,
and long continuance of high training
is murderous. Perhaps the oldest pre-
scription, Keep your mouth shut and
your eyes OPEN" when followed with
judicious limitations, is the best. Eat
less, sleep less, and walk more are safe
injunctions, provided thky are obeyed
In moderation.
DR.. Debove's conclusions apply to
water only, not to other beverages. The
fat man who uses malt liquor as daily
beverage deserves to be buried under
crossroads at midnight, according to, the
ancient modes of degrading the willful
perpetrators of feIo de Sc
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28
Mrs. CIeveland'S Pictures.

Washington Letter: Mrs. Cleveland ev-
identity is rather jealous of her good
looks, for the young lady clerk in the
photographers where she had her picture
taken in sixty different positions tells a
funny tale about her. The other day
Mrs. Cleveland came down to the studio
and asked to see the photographs of her
self which were for sale. All the differ
ent ones were put out for her inspection.
"She looked them over very carefully"
said the lady clerk, "and then began
to lay the prettiest aside. You must
stop the sale of these Mrs. Cleveland
said. " because I don't want everybody to
have them. want them kept for my init
mate friends, and [ do not care for
the public to have them l begged her
not to prohibit the sale of all of them,"
said the clerk, land finally she consented
to allow one or two OF those to be sold.
told her that she ought to have the best
and prettiest placed on sale, because I
said, you don't want the public to have
only the worst faces, because if they do
they will think you are not pretty Mrs.
Cleveland came to the SEINE conclusion
after a moments thought, ond you see L
still sell her prettiest pictures" and the
lady clerk laughed at her diplomacy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28
The Confessions Made PUBLIC.

CDEs MONIES, Oct. 22.-At late hour to-
night the confessions of two more men
concerned in the Haddock murder at
Sioux City were made public. These
are Albert Koschniski, known as
Bismarck" and Otto Grieber. Bis
marck was captured in San Francisco and
brought here and made confession to
the governor and attorney general last
week, which has been kept secret till now.
He corroborates the confession of Lea
witt, already made, and says he saw Henry
Peters and Arendorff, the brewer, shoot
Haddock. He duplicates one Triber, a
saloon keeper at Sioux City, as the
principal instigator of the plot to at
tack HaddOck. Bismarck says he was
forced to leave town and was paid 5000
to go away. Grieber was another eye
witness to the murder. He duplicates
one Sylvester Gauber known as steam
boat Charlie as directly connected
with the crime. The police are searching
now for Gauber. The two confessions
showing that the murder was instigated
by saloonists and was carried out by
them is far the most important evidence
yet obtained.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28
ScaYengers of Importance.

Next to the bowels, or rather in conjunction
with them, the kidneys and bladder are the most
important scayengers of the system. They puri-
fly the.blood and carry off its refuse, preventing
rheumatism. dropsy, Brights disease and diabetes
by their active cleansing work. Hostetter's Stom.
ach Bitters, when the kidneys evince q tendency
to relax the activity of their important function
renews it, and thus averts renal maladies the
most difficult to cope with, and which superin-
duce frightful loss of bodily tissue stamina and
flesh. When the renal organs exhibit the slight
est symptoms of inaction, they should at once re
ceive the needful stimulus from this safest eurest
and pleasAntest of diuretics. Chills and fever,
dyspepsia, constipation, liver complaint and de
biity arS also remedied by il.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28
FORMALLY DEDICATED.
The Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home.

QUINCY, Ills. Oct. 22.-The formal dedi-
cation of the soldiers and sailors home
took place to-day with imposing ceremo-
MES. Large numbers of the grand army
post from this and adjoining states ar
rived early in the day and it is estimated
that there were over thirty thousand
strangers in the city. During the morn
ing there was parade of soldiers under
the command of Gen. Post department
commander. Generals Logan and Fair
child and other distinguished guests re-
viewed the parade. At the conclusion of
the parade thousands Of people went to
the grounds of the home where the
commemoration exercises took place
General Post called the meeting to
order and prayer was offered by Rev.
Wilkins; department chaplain. "Ameri-
ca" was then sung by chorus of a hun
dred voices and an address upon the in
stitution and its advantages was deliver
ed by Gov. Oglesby. columbia" having
been rendered by the chorus, speeches
were made by Generals Fairchild, Logan,
John @. Black and Senator CUllom. To-
night there will be q grand Illuminated
street parade.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28

sunk off Peshtigo, on Wednesday night.
The crew escaped in small boats
FIRE ut Troy, n. Y, DESTROYED the
dry goods stock of Converse. Collins.
| Merrill & Co., and the furniture ssock of
A. j.. Hotchkin. The total loss is S15O.-
| 600.
WHILE the inmates of the Confederate
| Soldiers Home at Richmond. Va. were
firing off salute Thursday evening in
honor of President Cleveland, a gun ex-
ploded, fatally injuring one man and sew
erely wounding another.
AN incendiary fire at Grand Ledge.
Mich, early Thursday morning DESTROYED
H1ckson, Tinkham g. Co.'s saw-miu and
Waldo & Vests planning mill and chair
factory. The loss is $4,000, with So, 800
insurance.
GREAT alarm was caused Monday at
Columbus, Ohio, by the outbread of flames
| In some shops in the very heart of the
| penitentiary Enclosure, close to the gas
works, but the fire was suppressed with
the loss of only $4,000.
THE business section of Oakland, Coles
county, H., was destroyed by a fire which
broke out Monday night. The explosion
of 800 pounds of powder added to the
terror of the occasion, but fortunately no
| person was injured. The loss is placed
at $150,00O, with at least one-third insur-
| ance.
The schooner Emeline, Captain Grant
was sunk in Hermitage Bay, off the New
| foundland coast. The captain and crew,
six men, were drowned Daniel Mey-
ers. coal miner, was killed at Evansville,
Ind, by mass of slate falling upon
him.
The fire at Eastport, Me-, burned ten
hours, destroying ten sardine factories,
thirty dwellings, two hotels, the custom
house, postofice, and every place for the
sale of goods Of any description, except
ing two small groceries. The loss is
figured at 100000. Contributions will
be necessary to relieve the sufferers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28
BISMARCK'S CONFESSION.
He Makes Full Statement of His Con-
necti0n With the Haddock Crime.
Leavitt's Confession COrrobOrated The
Plot the Work of SaloonistS.
The Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home
at Quincy Formally Dedicated.
THE PADDOCK TRAGEDY.
bismarck Makes Confession to Officers
Other Facts.

bismarck Makes a Confession to Officers
Other Facts
Dies MONIES, Ia, Oct. 22.-rhe Faueged
confession of Albert Koschnisky, or Bis
marck," an accomplice in the Haddock
murder, Is still a secret. Tt is said that
the prisoner was first taken to Des MoineA
by Chief Melon, who secured an audience
with Gov. Larabee. Up to this time
Bismarck" had made no disclosures. and
prior to doing so he exacted promise
from the governor guaranteeing personal
safety from violence in the event of his
transfer to Sioux City. Following this
guarantee Bismarck" in the presence
of the governor, Mayor Cleland,
Marshal Stanley and Chief Nelson made
full and complete confession of his
connection with the murder. TO which he
was an eyewitness. The confession was
taken down in shorthand and has since>
been written out. It covers ten sheets of
closely written foolscap paper, and is
dow in the hands of the Sioux Citv
authorities. The reason assigned for
non publication of the confession is that
it would enable the defense to successful+
ly anticipate any move the prosecution
might anticipate.
Sheriff Mcdonald is still absent from
the city, and inside advice is TO the effect
that he will certainly make the arrest of
Trisber, and possibly Plath. The manner
of Bismarck's leaving the city after the
murder, and also Garders' and the bow
Otto Gerbert, is exactly as previously Civ
en- in these dispatches. Garders is still at
liberty. Detectives and city officers are
still following his trail, and the probabili-
ties are that he will not remain at large
much longer. Bismarck and Garders each
received $50 for doing up Haddock be-
fore, and were to have received more af-
ter the deed was done.
Nothing yet has been divulged to indi-
cate that Bismarck will not corroborate
Leavitt's story. In fact, everything goes
to show he will. 1t is possible, however,
he may put firing the shot upon some
other than Arensdorf.
Every new phase of the situation is
discussed most eagerly, and the interest
does not die out. Just at the present
time the prosecution lacks active support,
financially and otherwise, of some or
ganization.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28

The substitution of glass flooring for
boards continues to increase in Paris, es-
pecially in those business structures in
which cellars are used as offices. At the
Bank of the credit Lyonnais the whole
of the ground in front is paved with large
squares or blocks of roughensd glass
imbedded in strong iron frame, and in
the cellars beneath there is sufficient
light, even on dull days, to enable clerks
to carry on their accustomed work with
out resort to gas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28
A Peculiar Glass of People.
Chicago Journal.

Said a medical friend to me to-day 1:
''There is large number of people who
on account of their physical makeup,
| ought always to be regarded a separate
class and almost a separate race, so differ
ent are they in all that pertains to health,
pleasure and happiness. They are what
are called by physicians the nervous dys-
peptics. They are distinguished by fine
nervous organization which renders them
extremely sensitive to pain or pleasure,
in body and in mind. Their skin is thin,
their flesh tender, and their mental feel
ings are easily panied. Their feelings
interrupt digestion, and they are certain
to become dyspeptic. They easily be-
come subject to melancholy and insomnia.
But there is no finer claas of humanity
than these same people, if they only I'M
derstand their temperament and live
wisely with reference to it. They must
not touch whisky, wine or beer. They
must be very sparing in the use of tea
and coffee, shell fish, raw fruits and meat.
They must be very regular in their habits
of eating and sleeping. They must take
exercise in the open air, and avoid close
air at all times; and they need
frequent change of air, diet and
scene. They have not much stamina or
endurance, but what there is in them is of
good quality. They are bright, ingeni-
Gus, artistic, intellectual and refined.
They are like a fine watch-very easily
put out of order, but all right if taken
good care OF. They are generally greatly
misunderstood, both by themselves and
by others, and consequently are general
ly unhappy and almost total loss to so
ciety. The day will come, though, when
they will be the salvation of the human
race"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28
DISTINGUISHING Northern Republicans
Chicago Journal.

The republicans of Indiana are making
strong campaign. Among the issues in
volved are democratic corruption and
maladministration of the benevolent in
situations of the state, disregard of the
civil-service law and the disf1 anchise-
ment of republican voters by an Infamous
gerrymander of the state for Legislative
and congressional purposes.
The latter is by far the most important
of all the matters discussed. Senator
Harrison has made the case so clear and
distinct in his canvass of the state that
there is no gainsaying it. He has shown
that republican Acknowledgement is prac-
tically as bad in Indiana, as is that of the
negro in some parts of the south.
The total vote of the state in 1884 was
nearly 100000 and of this the democrats
had only 6,522 more votes than the re-
publicans. There are thirteen congress
sional districts in the state, and with a
fair apportionment each party could con-
troll about half of them. This was for
merly the case. In the forty-sixth con-
gress the democrats had seven and the
republicans six members. but the demo
cratic legislature of 1885 arranged the
districts in such a manner as to give
the republicans majority of only three
| of them.
The apportionment for legislative pur-
poses is equally unjust. Republican
counties are denied representative, while
democratic counties with smaller num-
Der of voters are accorded one. Laporte
county (democratic) with a vote of 8,077,
gets one senator, while Howard and
Miami (republican) get only one senator
with vote of II, 728. Based on the Presi-
Dental vote of 1884, there should be one
senator for each 1906 votes. By the
democratic apportionment the republi-
cans geta senator for every 1926 votes,
and the democrats get one for every 1865,
Outrageous as this is, the congressional
apportionment is even worse. As the
districts are arranged, 24,514 democratic
voters can elect national representa-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28
FRIYOLITIES.

Advices from Montana state that the
camp at Butte produces from the mills
about five hundred thousand ounces of
silver every month.
A Reading, Pa, grocer stood barrel
of cider and tin cup in front OF his
store the other day and allowed passersby
to help themselves.
A bird's-eye view from Trinity spire,
New York, would disclose, it is said, 10000
saloons in sight-12,000 in New York and
1000 in Jersey City. Newark and Pater-
son.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28
Gov. Rusk will be Elected.
Fond du Lac Commonwealth

Gov. Rusk will be elected by majority
that promises to be larger and larger as
the days progress toward election. And
why will this exceptional vote be render
ed? Largely because of the interest ia
ken in endorsing the governors action of
May last As the Inter Ocean of Chicago
we'll states the case: "The state don't
want to be called upon every few months
or years to put down petty riots-the bus
mess of the state don't want to be inter
rupted even for week or day by petty
riots. And it is quite certain that there
will be no more riots while Jerry Rusk is
governor. The riotously inclined know
too well what the end would be for that.
The poor. deluded creatures who are led
into riots are taught first to believe that
a majority of the people are or will be in
sympathy with them. The re election of
Gov. Rusk by an increased majority, will
disabuse their minds on this point and
do more to discourage future riots than
hanging dozen leaders or shooting a
hundred of their dupes. Such majority
will be regarded as the voice of the peo-
pie on the subject.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28

METHOD of utilizing paper is the pro
cess of manufacturing paper rails, which
is to be adopted in the paper rail works
at ST. Petersburg. It is claimed that
these can be made at one-third the price
of steel rails and that they are very dur
able, the paper being condensed by great
pressure. Being lighter than metal, they
can be carried and laid at much less cost
They are made of greater length than
ordinary rails, and the oscillation and
wear and tear of rolling stock will be
proportionally diminished. The CUES
ton of durability will be the principal
one to be settled.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28
Dudes in Texas.
Detr oft Free Press

Daughter-Pa, George is in the parlor,
and wants to see you.
Texas Father-What That ornerv
dude wants to see me? Well, he shall see
me; more of me than he wants to.
Daughter-Now. pa, please don't hurt
his feelings.
Texas Father shan't hust his feel
ings.
Mother Say, John, don't you go and
do something desperate and get put in
jail for it.
Texas Father amt going to do any
thing desperate. I just intend to kill
him. Who said anything about being
desperate.
Mr.. A. Fueger, 606 Walnut street, st.
Louis, Mo-, suffered for two years with
lumbago, and was confined to his bed for
several months. He was entirely cured
by the use of st. Jacobs Oil, which he SAYS
is also the best cure for sprains and all
other pains.
Not less than eight large cigar factories
are being constructed at Key West, Fla.
This will require not less than two 1000
operatives.
Mrs. F. w. Ingham, 472 W. Madison
street, Chicago, ILL.,, recommends Red
Star Cough Cure, few doses of which
gave her entire relief from violent cold.
Price % cents.
John Roach, the ship-builder, is said to
have cancerous trouble in his throat
similar to that Of Gen. Grant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

OFF's elevator at Warrensburgh, H.,
was destroyed by fire Sunday night, with
10000 bushels of grain. Loss, $4,000:
no insurance.
A LINE of flames over miles in length is
devasting the swamps and forests west
ward of Akron, Ohia.
The wholesale drug house of Elliot
Co., at Toronto, was burned Thursday
morning, the loss being 100000.
The propeller w. L. Brown, valued at
So, 900 loaded with coal for De Pere, was
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28

GEN. SHoFIELD, after careful investiga-
ton, announces that the bit of land on
which the statue of Liberty stands is
Bedlow's island-spelled with a W instead
of final e. Why there should ever have
been any doubt about it, says the New
York Tribune, is hard to understand. The
ancestors of ex-Mayor Bedlow, of New
port, once owned the spot, and neither
they nor their descendants have thought
of refining the end of their name to loe.
SO Bellows island let it be. The title is
honorable, traditional, and, like all other
old names, should be retained.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-28

THE paper pipes for water and gas re-
Gently exhibited In Vienna are rolled
from sheets of paper and coated on the
inside with an enamel, the composition of
which is a secret. In winding, the paper
is soaked in melted asphalt, and the
pipe is painted outside with asphalt var
nish and busted over with sand. It is
clatmsd that the pipes will resist an inter
nal pressure of 1000 pounds, although
the material is only about half an inch
thick.