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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-02-09
WHERE DOES THE DAY BEGIN?
An Attempt to Elucidate Very Perplexing
Problem.

An Attempt to Elucidate a Very Perplexing
Problem.
The following instructive letter, signed
by ''Latimer Clark" appears IN the Eng
liSh Mechanic: ''Y"ur highly esteemed
correspondent, f. R. a. S. says that this
subject has beer thoroughly thrashed out;
but do not feel that this is the case. and
| think it Is rather one which will continue
to grow in interest the more it is popu-
larry understood, and especially when it
becomes known that the spot where the
day begins can be accurately Localized.
and that something happens there quite
unlike what occurs elsewhere. The theory
of this subject is indeed perfectly under
stood; but the facts of the case are very
little known even TO scientific men. for IL
is not a matter dependent in any way on
science or astronomy, but mere ques-
ton of fact dependent on accident alone.
''One would expect that the starting
point of time for the whole human race
would have been a spo6 as Interesting to
travellers, and as celebrated as the source
of the Nile or the Congo; and whenever
the poets grasp the majesty of the ideas
associated with this mysterious womb of
time they will certainly not fail 20 sing
it. Most people imagine that if we were
living at the spot where the day com
mences we should observe nothing
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-02-09
The Press is UntramelIed.

We have no ''capitalistic press" in this
country, 0 more than we have capital
istic colleges and farms. There is no in
stitution freer from the influence of
money and corporate power than the
press is. Ii forms no pools, trusts Or
corners, but fights them. It's patrons
are not 5he wealthy, and it is farther re-
moved from such influence that are many
of our schools, churches and officials.
There is not an ilIegitimate deal or a
money grabbing scheme that makes it's
appearance which does not receive the
unreserved denunciation of the press.
Who can point to single instance in
which the press was leagued with or Was
in collision with a scheme to defraud or
rob the people? There is not an instance
of the kind on record. There is no
fairer, more just or more unprecedented
commentator on the relations of employ
er and employees than the press. 1t does
not defend the employer in injustice to
the employed, nor does it uphold the en-
ploye5 in an uni rebellion against the
employer. Its opinions are nearer right
on all matters of this concern than are
any others. It is Independent on all such
matters and stands from under all influ-
ences whatsoever. 1t is its own Judge of
right or wrong, of justice and injustice,
and neither syndicate nor unions Can die
tate its policy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-02-09
What He Asked.

\ second after he struck the earth he
"asked the way to Norwich" But we
were not informed whether he reached his
destination. According to the classic
tale the youth IN the moon is probably
EndS mion, beloved of Selene, and that's
why so much "spooniDg" is occasioned
by the round faced orb of night. Egypt's
moon, with figure in the disk, repre-
sents the little Norus in the womb of his
mother, Isis. Piutarch says Sibylla is in
thu moon, and Clemens Alexandrinus
quotes Sierra pion to prove il; thus, it
must be true. An Australian legend says
the moon was a native cat, who fell in
love with some one elses wife, and was
driven away to wander ever since.
Among the Esquemaux the sun is
maiden and the moon is her brother, and
the Khasias of the HImalaya say that the
moon falls ev, ry month In love with his
mother-in-law, who throws ashes in his
face whence the spots. l can't help
thinking now that these Khasias were try
ing TO GO the American humorists one
better. The Malays believe that the moon
is a woman and the stars her children,
whereas In South America they cap this
story by the assertion that the moon is
man and the sun is his wife. It will be
seen by the above facts that these nature
myths differ rather widely in the sex
they assign to the moon-also the sun
for that matter-but, at the same time,
they are curious suryivals of the ancient
and venerable philosophy which ought to
ex plain the mysteries of creation-by
putting On assortment of animals in the
moon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-02-09
A DRUG STORE STORY.
The Charge of Four Ounces of Lime Water
Under Latin Name
Gin Times Star

The Charge of Four Ounces of Lime Water
Under Latin Name
Gin Times Star.
"Hello, Exchange, give me 1906" said
an anxious father in West End ug store
late one evening last week, Hello, is
that you doctor? Ny little girl Is awful
sick and we want you at once"
"Can't come"
"What shall do? Give her what?"
"Acqua what?"
"Aqua calcis?"
"Four ounces"
"All right. Good by"
Then turning to the druggist: "Pot me
up four ounces of aqua calcis, whatever
that is"
A few minutes later the druggist hand
ed him four ounce bottle full, and the
anxious parent asked:
How muchy"
sForty CENTS" was the answer. The
money was paid and the customer hurried
away to his sick child.
Do YOU know what aqua calcis is?
IS is lime water, simply-that and moth
ing more.
With FIVE cents worth of lime you can
make enough lime water (aqua calcis) to
supply whole city full of sick children.
For 10 cents worth of lime you can
make enough aqua calcis to whitewash all
of Cincinnati.
The Lake Shore road is issuing $500
and 5000 mile tickets, at two cents a mile,
good over the entire SYSTEM d connect
i'm Iipas
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-02-09

A change in food will be relished by
the sheep just as we'll as by any animal
on the farm. Nature is pretty sure
guide In such matters. There may be
and is choice of foods among those
that sheep will eat with relish, says an
exchange, but it is a mistake to feed
what they do not relish.
To keep poultry and make it pay one
must not be afraid to work. See that the
fowls have every thing they need to pro-
mote health; nothing that would hurt or
destroy. The dust bath is the thing that
cannot be dispensed with in the hennery.
Have shallow box filled with road dust
or ashes, put it in dry place in the sun,
if Fossible), and see how the fowls will
enjoy it. If it shall get fouled in any
way remove it and supply fresh dirt, as
they will shun it if polated.
Wisconsin man tested COW short
time since which made l6 pounds Of but
ter a week. Her feed was hay, four
quarts of bran, one quart eadh of corn
and oatmeal. Besides this she had II
quarts, daily, of sliced mangeI-wurtzels.
He figured the cost at Slip week and
her earnings at $4.56 leaving net profit
of So A a week when flush in milk. IF
she would do this for 90 weeks in success
sion the profits would pay for two Or
binary cows. Although the feed seems
to be figured low and the prices of butter
is not stated, this trial gives clear idea
of the value of a really good COW, over
the average.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-02-09

The Lake Shore road is issuing $500
and 5000 mile tickets, at two cents mile,
good over the entire SYSTEM connect
ing lines.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-02-09
PANIED OYSTERS.

Cut bread in thin slices, then round
them, removing the crust, to fit patty
pans, toast them, butter and put in the
pans; moisten the slices with three or four
teaspoons of oyster liquor; place on the
toast layer of oysters, sprinkle with
pepper, and put a small piece of butter
ON top; place pans in baking pan, COW
er with another pan TO keep in the steam
and flavor; put in a quick oven, and
when cooked seven or eight minutes re-
move the cover and sprinkle with salt;
replace cover and let cook one minute
longer. Serve in patty pans.
CREAM OMELET.
Stir into the yolks of six eggs. and the
whites OF three beaten very light, one
tablespoon of -four mixed into a cup of
cream; salt and pepper to taste; melt
tables poon of butter in pan, pour in the
mixture aad set the pan ia a hot oven;
when it thickens pour over il the remain
ing whites of the eggs, well beaten, re-
tHrn to the oven and let bake delicate
brown. Slip off large plate, and eat as
soon as done ANN BISCUITS.
Vicksburg, Miss.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-02-09
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN
COOKING RECIPES.
CABBAGE SALAD.


Two quarts of minced cabbage, two
tablespoons of sugar, two of salt, one of
black pepper and q heaping one Of
ground mustard: rub the yolks of four
hard boiled eggs until smooth and half a
cup Of butter slightly warmed; mix
thoroughly with the cabbage, add a tea
cup of good vinegar; slice the whites of
the eggs and place on the salad.
BRonED POTATOES.
Out cold boiled potatoes into slices a
third of an inch thick: dip them into
melted butter and fine bread crumbs. place
| them in double broiler and broll over q
fire that is not too hot; garnish with
parsley and serve on hot dish; season
with salt and pepper, toast till delicate
brown, arrange on a not dish and season
with butter.
APPLE PUDDING.
Three eggs. one cup each of sugar and
sweet milk, one-third of cup of melted
butter, one and one-third cups of apples;
flavor with lemon; bake in pastry.
WHITE CAKE.
Three cups of sifted -four, one and one
half cups of sugar, one cup Of sweet
milk, two Tablespoon of butter, the
whites of seven eggs. two heaping tea
spoons of baking powder: flavor with
vanilla, rose or pineapple; bake In quick
oven. Thi3 makes q good cake for Cocoa
nut or jelly layers.
MACARooNs.
Pound fine the meats of hickory nuts
and add ground nutmegs and spice; make
frosting as for cakes, stir in the meats
and spices, putting in enough to make it
convenient to handle, flour the hands,
make the mixture into balls the size OF
nutmegs, lay them on buttered tins, Civ
ing room to spread, and bake in quick
oven.
PASTE FOR PIES.
Mix well one quart of sifted -four and
two heap ping teaspoons of baking powder;
| with cold water, work as little as possible
after the water is in.
PIGS FEET sOUsE.
Cut eff the horny parts of the feet and
| toes, scrape, SINCE and wash thoroughly,
place in kettle with plenty of water,
boil, skim, pour off the water, add fresh
and boil until the bones will pull out
easily; do not bone, but pack in stone
jar with salt and pepper spriukled be-
tween each lay r; cover with good vine
gar. When wanted tor the table, take out
a sufficient quantity, put In hot skillet,
add more vinegar, salt and pepper if
needed, boil until thoroughly heated; stir
| in smooth thickening of -four and water
and boil until the flour Is cooked. Serve
hot for break fast.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08
Wan1s Co be Presiden1.

Stephen w. Dorsey wants it un-
derstood that bas claims to the re-
publican presidential nomination,
from the fact that he once carried
the State of Indiana. Dorsey still
has great faith in the potency of
two dollar bills in carrying elect
ions, and he desires the Republican
nomination, in order that he may
have tho opportunity of fighting the
presidential battle on that line.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08
Bob IngersoII-s CI,urcI,.

belong to the great church that
holds the world within its starlit
aisIes; that finds with joy the grain
of gold in every creed, and floods
with light and love the germs Of
good in every good soul.
Neither IN the interest of truth,
nor for the benefit of man, is it ne
cessary to assert what we do not
know. No cause is great enough to
demand a sacrifice of cand0r. The
mysteries of life and death, good
and evil, have never yet been solv-
cd.
I combat those only, who, know
ing nothing of the future, prophecy
an eternity of pain-those only who
SOW the seeds of fear in the hearts
of men-those only who poison all
the springs of life and seat a skcIe-
ton at every feast.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08
cam Nm Re Eslenteal

Charles A. Pillsbury, of Mime
sofa, the we'll known millionaire and
political boss, who knowsa thing or
two about politics, has returned
home from an extended Eastern
trip. He sits down on the fond
hopes of Mr.. Blaine and the Blaine
boomers in vigorous style. Here
are some of she things he said the
other day:
"Blaine can not be elected, and
his nomination means defeat. Per-
sonally, don't want to sec him
President. The young men who
do the whooping up do a good deal
of talking for Blaine, but the older
heads don't agree with them.
Cleveland is the favorite with his
party, and will get another nomina-
ton certainly. Very. few are san
guine enough to think Blaine could
carry New York-in fact, they
rather think it would gooverwhelm-
ingly for Cleveland. The anti
Blaine men are. good Republicans,
but they distrust Blaine and his
policy. Ifthe issue were Blaine or
Cleveland, most of them would vote
for Cleveland"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08

i - -
Tariffs g necessary evil. But q
high tariff is an outrageous swindle
and humbdg The demand of wal
may have a ono time rendered the
present tariff a necessary though
grievous burden. And there was a
time when the infant industries OF
America needed protection. But
the war has been over twenty three
years. Those infant industries by
reason of protection have become
giants and are banded together for
self aggrandizement and oppres-
sion.
/ Both political parties have admit
ted the wrongs of the present tariff,
and both have promised the people
to correct them. ~
The duty on the household goods,
such as carpets that the poor man
buys is SO per cent. The duty on
the gorgeous xnlinister for the rich
mans floor is 40 per cent The
duty on certain woolen goods the
poor man needs is 6s per cent.
The duty ON silk goods for the rich
man is only so percent. Delicacies
for the rich mans table are 25 per
cent, but rice for the poor mans
table is log per cent. These are
only a meagre few of the many inc
qualities of the present tariff that
the Democratic party wishes to
correct. We want TO make the tar
iff an honest andsa a just tariff and
let it stand. But. because We do, a
few idiotic tariff ctanlks are yawping
"free trade" and exposing at once
their want of brains and the hom-
my they had at breakfat Wetset
Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08
A Conundrum Answered.

Indianapolis Sentinel.
The New York Tribune has gone
into the conundrum business. as
follows: "We ask, for information,
what is meant by the bloody shirtgn
Well, old Bill Chandler vauIted into
the Senate and concluded to defeat
Lamar's nomination. HosweEed
the ''bloody shirt.,' When old John.
Sherman formed an alliance, offen-
sive and defensive, with Lize Pink
ston, the Louisiana Swamp Angel,
for the purpose of stealing the Pres
idential Office and giving it to
Hayes, he waved the "bloody shirt. .
1t was bloody shirt alliance. The
bloody shirt is always waved by
class of Republican paltroons, who
took good care that their shirts re-
ceived no blood stains during the
"late unpleasantness." When Mu-
rat Halsted suggested the murder of
Abraham Lincoln, he was a noble
deyotee of bloody shirtism. Guiteau,
when a gang of bloody shirt fanatics,
spoils hunters, were not satisfied
with the way Garfield distributed
the spoils, concluded to put into
practical operation bloody-shirtism,
and removed Garfield for the good
of the party, just as Halstead would
have had Lincoln murdered for the
good of the country. In years gone
by, when Republicans wanted to
''fire the Northern heart, y they set
about the business of involving the
Southern negro in quarrcls with
the whites, and when they had sue
ceeded in getting the negro killed,
the bloody shirt was made to do du-
ty to catch northern votes. The
bloody shirt is the symbol of Re
publican mcanness and malice, war
at long range-the war of towards
and sneaks-war, in which the
weapons are fillsehood and slander,
welded by men who have the cour-
age of sheep aud the venom of tar
antulas-who while hypocritically
pleading for Union are doing what
they can to promote sectional ami
mosities. Can't the Tribune put
forth conundrum not quite so
easily answered as .What is meant
by the bloody sbirt2"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08
GOOD Sermons for CIiidren

Most OF the boys and girls do not
like sermons; they say they are toe
long for their highnesses. Perhaps
they may like these short sermons
They viii give food to think over
and must not be read too hastily.
A Swedish boy fell ont of the win
dow and was badly hurt, but with
sclcnched lips he kept back the cry
of pain. The King, Gustavus Adolf
phus, who saw him fall prophesied
that the boy would make man for
an emergency, And so he did, for
he became the famous General
Bauer.
A boy used to crush the flowers
to get their color, and painted the
white side of his fathers cottage in
Tyrol with all sorts Of pictures,
which the mountaineers gazed at as
wonderful. He was the great ar
fist Titan Aesi'e
l3ltHhh Oio 1ttt4lt0t- MtSlCltS'A d t16tfG
fellow who amused himself making
drawings of his pots and brushes,
easel and stool and said: AThat boy
will beat me one day. So he did,
for he was Michael Angelo.
A German boy was reading a
Observation-Disclosures novel. Right in
the midst of it, he said to himself:
"Now this will never do. 1 get too
much excited over it. 1 can't study
SO well after it. So here it goes!''
and he flung. the book out into the
river. He was Flitcher, the great
German philosopher.
g Do you know what these little
sermons mean? Why, simply this,
that, in boyhood and girlhood are
shown the traits for. good or evil
that make man or woman good or
not.-.Je,rish Hessen6er.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08
BY AccIamntion.

sayseN-senstor Joseph E. McDon-
aid: As to the campaign of 1888, ii
is morally certain that the National
Democratic Convention will nomi-
nate Grover Cleveland without OPP
position and by acclamation, and
believe he will be reelected by a
triumphant majority. His first nom
ination was an experiments his sec
ond nomination will be on full in
formation and approval And on
the record of his administration and
the platform contained in his late
message, no Democrat can doubt OF
success,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08
Substitute ror me BIaIr Bill.

Philadelphia Record
We hope and trust Senator Blair
will drop his educational hot potato
and go in for the following scheme
which the Record offers him efree
gratis for nothing" Let the Sena-
tor introduce bill for the removal
ofIthe Rocky Mountain range so
that it shall be pulled up by the
roots and placed cross-wise the con-
tinent from Lake Superior to Puget
Sound Being thus latitudinal in
stead of longitudinal, as the Lord
has made it, the great Rocky Range
would serve admirably to keep the
biting blizzard off. This work
might cost many hundred millions
OF dollarss but then there is the sur
plus
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08
Historical Nottee.

The synod of Virginia requests
Presbyteries to furnish the Centen=
fnial COMMITTEES historical sketches.
This duty ON behalf of Greenbrier
Presbytery has been undertaken by
Rev. J. G. Brown, stated clerk,
whose postof6ce is Maiden, West
Virginia, and the undersigned. We
are very anxious that ample justice
be done to the history of our Pres
bytery, and we think it aII-import-
ant to secure the cooperation of the
pastors of churches, clerks of Sess-
ions and all others willing to furn-
ish historical information. The pa
pers of Greenbrier, Monroe, Kama
wha. Summers, Nicholas, Mason,
Putnam, and Pocahontas counties
would confer a favor to be greatly
appreciated were they to lay this
request before their readers. an
historical communications sent to-
the undersigned at Marlin Bottoms,
Pocahontas county, West Virginia.
will be thankfully reeeived.
VA. 4: PRIcE.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08
DeafIl or Ilev. =. VVarner.

The sad intelligence was received
today, by wire, of the death of Rev.
DIT. q. Warner, at Gibson, Nebraska,
where he has lived for some time
The cause of his death was pnenmo-
mia, from which he had suffered at
intervals during recent years.
He resided in this city a. long
time, being pastor of the o. B.
church for eight or ten years, Pre-
siding Elder of this district for
three or four years, and after that
Secretary of the Mission Society,"
de was strong temperance advo-
cate His very large number of
friends here viii be panied to hear
of his death.-iStGte journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08
Gratihnd-

The public is very much gratified
by the sudden and peaceful termin-
alton of the troubles of Logan coun-
ty, this State, and Pike county, Ky
Now if the civil authorities in these
counties will keep a close watch ov.
er the disturbers of the public peace
no further tronbIe need be feared.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08

Speaker Carlisle's breakdown in
health is not to be wondered at if
the reports of his extraordinary
close application to work and of his
aversion to physical exercise are
true. No statesman, bnrdened with
great interests, could adopt a more
hurtful plan of life. The Speaker
should take better care of himself
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08
visit fIle White House.

1t is said that every young lady
who has visited Mrs. Cleveland
since she has been in the White
House is now either married or en-
gagged. Ladies who desire happy
conjugal alliance are beginning to
consider a visit to the White House
better luck than finding a four-leaf
clover.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08

Major Andrew Beirne, who died
in Lewisburg few days ago, was
the only brother of Colonel Richard
IF. Beirne, editor of the Richmond
State. He has resided in Lewisburg
since the war. and was the father of
four sons, all of whom survive him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08

The committee of the New York
Legislature that has been looking
about for some easy way of infict-
ing capital punishment has decided
on electricity
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MrKen,,a,s views.

Wheeling Register.
WAsH1NaroN, January 31.-sen-
ator Kenna had a copy of yester-
days Register in, his hand, when he
met your correspondent at the Cap
ital to-day. Said the Senator: 81
see by the Register of yesterday,
that you telegraphed that 1 had
been put forward to speak on the
Presidents message, because of my
known past protective proclivities.
i have never entertained views ON
the tariff question differing from
those of my party. l stand now as
/ have always stood on the Demo
cratic platform on that question.
l have not cared to notice, particu-
larly, expressions in the newspa-
pers on the subject, bucause the
whole tariff matter will be under
discussion throughout this session,
and there will be no room in any
quarter to mistake my position.
81 believe that ourrevenues should
be limited to the necessity of gov
ernment, and so limited that both
their burdens and their benefits
should be distributed with fair re-
gard to every interest. That was
the position of Jefferson and of
Jackson and of silas Wright; this is
the position of Democratic party,
and it is mine"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08
Fire az Ripley.

Ravenswood News.
The dwelling house owned by ex-
postmaster, Lafe Lewis, at Ripley,
took fire Monday night. and burned
to the ground The household
goods were saved. Insured for $500.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08

Reports from the wheat districts
of Texas, along the Colorado river,
indicate that the cereal has been al
most frozen out.