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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-05

hope deferred he'd Slapped the very depths
of Seth Dakin's life, and that now the
end was very near.
Brave Nellie! true little wife! She
went dewn to the store every morning,
swallowing hard all the way to keep down
the sobs she had no time to utter She is
there yet, clad in her widows weeds,
working daily with one strong resolute
pUrpose-to keep Seth's home for Seth's
boy-and she will do it. never doubt.
The end came happily to Seth. He
was propped up in bed, looking at the
sunset with fading, wistful eyes. Sudden-
ly he turned to Nellie.
i've been fggerin," hs said IN the old
cheerful way: I've hggered it all out
and AS alance-Nellie, dear
ahead"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-05
LIFEIN THE BUSH.
How it is Enjoyed by the Natives of Australia
SURVIVORS.

How it is Enjoyed by the Natives of Australia.
The natives of Australia though de-
graded, are far from useless, writes a
San Francisco correspondent. They
make tolerably good shepherds, can be
taught to use their hands skilfully in any
way that is desired, and the good ones
among them may be trusted to do things
that many white man would not do well
and conscientiously. Settlers will send
their horses long distances in charge of
''black fellow" and sheep, too, are often
intrusted to them to drive to outlying
stations or down into town Or market.
Even those of them who have been
brought near to state of civilization
require every now and then a month in a
savage state in the bush, and after work
ing, perhaps about the stable yard, in
clothes, and appearing quite domesticat-
ed for months together, they will sud
denly inform their employer: "Me walk
away morning." which is equivelant to
saying that they require holiday. And
next morning they may be seen airily
clad in a single kangaroo skin, their black
hair all stained red and clotted with
horrible mixture of red clay and grease
called "wilgie," and carrying a small
boomerangs, Tor keileys as they call them)
setting out for a month IL the woods
with three or four more of their tribe.
These keileys are cleverly shaped fiat
sticks, perhaps Is inches long, bat with
an elbow i'll the middle. They throw
them with great skill immense distances,
and, owing to their bent shape, they de-
scribe great many curious evolutions in
the air, thus doing much damage when
launched against close flying flock of
birds; and they often end their flight by
landing paratively near the point
from which they were thrown.
When natives are out in the bush it is
necessary for them always to go fully
armed, for almost every native of another
tribe is their enemy to the death, and
they are broken up into great number
of tribes. If native of one tribe dies,
member of another tribe has to be kill
ed. This is the nearest thing they have
to any religious code, and it is in vain
that the white men have tried to stamp
out the savage custom. Their principal
weapon of offense is the spear, the bow
and arrow being quite unknown among
them.
They have no ideas, however rudimen-
tary, of creator or supreme being and
the only consciousness of the supernatu-
raj which they seem to have is fear of
evil spirits; these they appear to associate
with dead people who have been left un
buried. They attribute an illness to the
Vaccinations of these bad spirits.
They are very cruel to their women
('Gins" as they call tnem), making them
build the huts and carry frewood, and do
all the work there is to do, and spearing
them through the leg or cruelty beating
on the very slightest provocation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-05

sends bullion and coin 200 miles into the
interior without guard and in an ordi-
nary canvas bag. Wages average from
SOC TO 15c a day. Of the lower classe
the men and women go barefoot. The
women wear short skirts and the men
shirts, and trousers only. The teInpera-
ture IN summer ranges from rs > to 90 :
IN the day, and blanket is always COM
Portable at night. The society is very
good among the higher classes and the
doors are open to all citizens of the Unit
ed States who bring proper letters. In
matters of dress the people are very for
NAL, and at evening gatherings all are ex-
pected TO appear IN full dress"
What progress is the De Lesseps can
al making?"
The work Is progressing very slowly.
Qulcksands are proving very bother
some and the cost is vastly exceeding the
estimates. Already S6O0,O0O,00O have
been spent, and very much doubt that
the work will ever be completed. The
Nicaragua canal will be built. 1 think.
and will be more feasible route. About
forty engineers and 100 aids will leave
this country for Nicaragua in a very
short time to begin on the engineering.
The canal can be put through for a great
many millions less than can the De Les
seps canal. I believe the money put in
the latter will be a total loss
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-05

trumpets were used away back in the
wilderness under Moses, and those sym
bols span the ages for you with corrobor-
alive force. There IS that arch the
enemy of the Jew and the Christian has
indeiibly stamped the most important
chapters of biblical history.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-05

It is said that Geo. Z. Conkling, of the
Prairie du Sac News, will accept a bonus
OF $500 from the citizens of North Free
dom, move his printing office to that burg
and establish paper there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-05
l. VAIN APPEAL.

Some time since the branch club at
Halifax bounced member named Limit
ed Johnson for having declared his belief
that the world was fiat. He was given ev-
cry opportunity to retract and charge
his opinions; but he positively refused to
do SO. When his name was erased from
the books he made an appeal to the home
club to be reinstatsd. This appeal was
referred to the committee On astronomy
for investigation and report, and the
chairman now reported:
"When pusson stands in de middle Of
a cotton field an squints dis way an dat
way pears to him dat de world am fat.
We doan' blame Brudder Johnson fer be-
levin his eyes, but we do blame him fer
not believin' in geography. Geography
says de world am round. All de white
folks say SO. All de intelligent cullUd
people say so. It's sartin den dat de
world am round. member of a lodge
dat believes otherwise wouldn't stop dar.
He'd soon assert dat de sun moved, an
dat de world wobbled instead of turned,
an dat de moon was hung up dar on pur-
pose TO make onions grow at night. He'd
keep do lodge stirred an everybody mad,
an de result kin easily be predicted. De
offishul appeal of Limited Johnson to be
reinstated am, darfo', denied, an de ack-
shun of de Halifax branch ia droppin'
him from de rolls is sustained by large
Majority"
On motion of Trustee Pullback the re-
port was accepted and adopted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-05
1nE LIME-KILN CLUB.
Brother Gardner Sets Forth the Advantages
of Being Philosopher-The Rotundity Of
the Globe.

Brother Gardner Sets Forth the Advantages
of Being Philosopher-The Rotundity Of
the Globe.
Detroit Free Press.
eff 1 war to lib my lie ovex agin I
should seek 80 be philosopher" said
Brother Gardner, as the thermometer
marked go in Paradise Hall. 81 has
spent good sheer of the las so Vars
fig hten philosophy, an feel dat it mas
been de wuss fur me. If had de chance
to begin all ODER agin, I should do diff
fsrentiy.
''As baby, should reason dat de mo-
slept de faster would grow, an de fas-
ter 1 growed de sooner I'd get beyond
babyhood.
GAS a child, should reason dat bumps,
thumps, falls an heartaches wer a part'an'
parcel of my lot, an de mo- 1 had of 'em
Dc tuffer I would grow.
"As youth, I'd take bit of chalk an
igger up dat I'd git about so many lick
ms a week-hev about SO many fights
wild de boys-iarn about SO much rascal
ity-be disappointed about so often.
GAS a young man, I'd figger dat de world
was heah befo' [ was heard of; dat I'd be
stepped on about twice a week; dat
couldn't reform nobody nor nuthin'; dat
de mo- anxious I was to upset things dc
more shoe leather I'd wear out; dat de
churches sbou.d be left to de preachers,
an de guv'ment to de pollytishuns.
Gas an ole man I'd feel dat what is ar
all right. I'd take billiards il de winter
my roastin' in de sUmmer-births,
deaths, joys, sorrows, fears, hopes an all
dat as sunthin' DAT had TO come in dis life
an be put up wild to de best Of our abIli-
ty. You may fgger an fgger, but I'm
tellin' you dat de man who kin find wall
ct in de road to-day-lose his mule by
death o-morrow-diskiber dat his wife has
eloped de day arter, an turn up at de reg
lar Friday evenin' prayer meetiE' in good
shape am guine to take a big sheer OBJ
dis worlds comforts an git to heaben jist
as soon as de rest of US. Let Us now pur
coed with de regular order of bizness."
NOT ENCOURAGED
The secretary announced a oommunI
cation from Hon. Gigback Taylor, res
ident of one the suburbs of Montgomery
Ala, known a. "Vesuvius," stating his
readiness to journey to Detroit and ap
pear before the club and deliver his leo
ture on: SIS the World Growing Bladder
She Is." He didn't want to make any
money out of the club, and would, there
fore, come if all his expenses were paid
and he was presented with pair of two
shilling suspenders when he left for
home.
Pickles Smith, who hal his wheelbar.
row stolen the other day, and consequent
~, believes in the badness of the world,
moved that the terms of the speaker be
accepted, but the president waved him
aside and said:
eve kin not Encourage de Hon. gem'lam
to put in an appearance. In de fust
place de price am too high; in de next
place, if de world am CROWN Bladder we
can't help it, an his lecktur' Won't make
it any better. Deed, can't accept his
conclushun at al. Now an den some one
may break into my hen-coop, pizen my
dog or stick me wild q lead nickel, but de
world in gineral can't be held to blame
fur it. 1 believe we ar all CROWN bet
ter-much better"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-05

THAT puts different face on it,' as
the small boy said when his ball struck
the clock dial.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-11
~USFoRrUNATE ACCIDENT.

A Man Falls OF tho 3. s. o. Railroad
Bridge and is Seriously Ipjnred'
A man named George Hickman, who
resides near Mt. de Chaotal s~tition, be-
came intoxicated in the city last evening,
and it is supposed he was attempting IA
catch q train on the B. & o. for Rome
when he got down on the freight briege
crossing tie creek JUS west of the B. &
o. pass e9ger depot.
About 1890 o'clock Baggsgemsster Ed.
O'Donntll heard q splash in TIE creek fol-
lowed by a cry and he d:sChaig ed his re-
volver to summon help.
Officers Shorts and Gaus soon appeared
and when an investigation was made 1t
was found that 4 msn had fallen into the
water. They fOu2d the unfortunate on
the bank of the creek and succeeded in
carrying him to police Headquarters where
DR.. Robert Reed was summoned.
Upon examination It was discovered that
several of Hickman's ribs on the Left side
were broken and the point Of one had en-
tired the left lung, predicting bemorrhage.
E7etythirg was done to relieve the lrjured
man, ard while at last accounts he was
resting comparatively easy, the doctor ex'
pressed the gravest fears as to his oondi'
tion.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-11
The Equine Paradox.

Tomorrow night Pro-. Geo. BaFthClo-
news Equine Paradox will open q
weeks engagement az the Op'ra House at
popular prices. This remarkable COM
pany Of horses exhibited here a week in
1855, and the building WAS crowded every
night, many people returning TO see the
wonderfully intelligent animals az often
as four ana FIVE times. TIE Chez o
Journal says Of their performance:
'It is oaly ST er one has witnessed the
exhibition given by Bartholomew Equine
Paradox that an adequate idea can be
formed as to what extent the members of
the brute creation cln be educated The
paradox consists of twenty.four beautiful
horses which, freefrom harness, go through
q great variety OF difficult and surprising
fests st the word Of co nmand. 1t is said
these horses have arrived at this degree of
perfection through kindness, and their evil
dent friendship for their master would
seem 10 carry ont this assertion. The
equine paradox hss been sesn in tie ty
before, and 90 have other exhibitions of
educated horses, but Professor Bsrtholo-
news entertainment, as now btipg z ven
at the Haymarket Theatre, bears the palm
Of supremacy. 1t is no doubt the only ex-
hibiticn of the kind in the world"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-11
A wheeling Man In Trouble.

Ths Stubanvills Gs>oHe las. evening
contained the following item:
list night William Huntsman and
John McClintoD, both Jefferson n%ailsr',
we're together on South Fourth street when
William Vale, a Mipgo mailer, came up.
Vale had been jollifying TO a large degree
and his blood was Up. Sesing
McCGntop, tie old Jefferson
strike matter come to memory,
and he called McC6uton q icab and made
slungs at him. Huatsmsp, to prevent a
fight, jumped between the two and re-
celved several bad cuts with a knife, one
# which was just above his heart and may
prove fatal. The others were in the head
and face and he is in srrecarious condition
to-day. Vale was arrested
Vale ia Wheeling man, and has always
BON q good reputation here, where he has
msny friends, who will regret to hear that
be has gotten into such serious trouble.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-11
A hit of a Row.

About halt.past three o'clock yesterday
sft:rnoon an Z lglishman whose first name
is "B lily, but whose last name is IN
known, got into a row on Market street
opposite the postOffice. Officer Shtrts ar
rested Billy" and stsrtsd fo' the lookup
followed by o crowd Of mora than one
hundred. On Sixteenth street Billy
made a kick and was doWned IN the side
walk and the nippers PIT on him. Ofi:e'
Junkins then came to Shorts assistance,
and things went al right until tbs monu.
mert was reached, when a nephew OF
"Blly's," M,ffst, by name, interfsred ID, end
was locked up en- the charge of interfering
with an cfiCar in the dlscbargs of his
duty. 1t took three men to search Billy
in his cell, as re fought like a tiger.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-11
Drp Ssnds.
L. 8. GOOD. ll27,
GREAT SPECIAL DRIVES.

We viii offer this week the greatest the grand
est, the most remarkable bargains IN Dry GoouS
ever offered in this city.
1000 yards heavy Canon Flannel az . cents
500 wards Manchester Bingham AZ % Genus
Opieces so ince half bleacned Table Linen III
10 pieces Turkey red, fast color, Table Linen at
SSdoSsn q fine linen Napkins IS cents worth
5oSdoEsn zine linen Napkins lbs, worth fully
10 pieces g. inch bleached Dsmask IS cents
50 pieces IS inch all linen Glass towlng 81 Cts
Is pieces All wool Tricot q cents, worth 50 cts,
% pieces all wool Ladies' Cloth,52 lnches,OcS'
uorth IS cents. o, *
Tnparaiied Bargains will be given In Ladies,
Misses and Children's Wraps: uorb
100 ChiIdren's C.oGks (spectaD 70 cens' with
three times the money m
20 Children's v APPS from SEQ to slS,Uu
$50 jackets from 81 50 w 10 Sl2W
90 Newnarkets from 81 90 up TO s5oN 70
full Lire OF Plush Wraps from sLo.VO 10 s0UVO
SpeeIaI! Spseial!I speeiaI!I!
TWENTY SEAL PLUSH COATS
to inch long tsamples) sizes sc, SO and 70, at SO q
niece. worth more ,hSn double the money.
Such bargains right ia the beginning Oh lne
EeaSon wero never hsaEd Of before. But we guar
antea 70 produce every article mentioned ~ thl'
idyertiIemsut at the exact price named AIo'e'
l.. =. GOOD,
80, 1l25 and 1927 Main street.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-11
POINTS ON PEOPLE.
Movements OF Citizens and the Coming n
Going of Strangers.

Going of Strangers.
Mr.. F. W. Banner is in New York on
business.
Miss Zapn. Frasher is whiting friends in
Keysar, ". Va.
Mr.. l. G. Dillon LIFT for the East last
evening to purchase new goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Butterfeld ltfs last
evening for Baltimore, Md, to visit
fiisrds.
Miss Anna B. Miller, Kansas City, is the
CUES of her COUSIN, Miss Maggie WateIs,
on the Garden Slo:.
Miss Minnie Eyans, q popular young
South Side lady, let yesterday for Pitts
burg, which place she will make her future
home.
Miss Flora williams will sing at the
FIRST Presbyterian Church this morning.
Fer the ofertory abe will siug "Arg=ls
Ever Bright and Fair"
Miss Mamie Siigresves has returned
f.om a visit to Ter sitter, Miss Susie Sit
greavep, at Chicago, who is paying there
with Rosina VOksr, and meeting with i'm
msnse success.
Superintendent Ell Robertson CT the
penitentiary left yesterday afternoon tor
Indianapolis TO attend the General Assem-
bly, K. OF L which meets there rext Tues-
day. FL attends the MEETING as a State
d~slega.e.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-11
A WAY.
The News Of the Day Pointsdly Para
grsphed for Hassy Readers.

The News of the Day Polntedly Para
grsphed for Hassy Readers.
No. A drew the watch in Hillman !
watch club last evening.
THERE were three css:s in police couri
yesterday morning.
No. AZ DREW the watch in MNames'i
watch club last evening.
No IS drew the watch in I. G. Dillon q
c. IS watch club last evening.
THE Thurman Bandana Club will leave
for Salt River on Tuesday evening.
THE Board o. Police and Fire Comm IS
s:oners met last night, instead OF Monday
OHIO Den o rats and Republic ms are
taking q great deal of interest IL the result
in West Virginia.
TaE'New Tramp in Town Company
closed q successful engagement at the
Grand Opera House last evening.
SERVICES to-dsy in tie LSter Day SANS
Chsrel in North Benwocd at $50 p. N.
snd 7:3O ?. m. by Elder Z c. Briggs, OF
Michigan.
THE Kerua Club will meet on Tuesday
evening, at the Young Mems Club IOOn,
for reorSani z atom. All young Democrats
are invited to be pEessnt.
OFFICERS Shorts, West, Bell, Carney
and Dekn pulled Nan Morrison's house OF
i'll fame last evening and captured the
madame, three girls and five men.
A CERTAIN B llaire official placed him
self in a very unenviable position the othtr
night, snd his coDduct on that cccssion
has bsen scathiosly censured by all mem
bers of his own party.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-11
SURE WINNERS
The Democratic State Ticket IS Elected IN
West Virginia,
AND ATLEAST THREE COEGRESSHEE.
The Legislature on Our Side, as Well, By Ono
Majority.
GOVERNOR ELECT FLEMING HERE.

Dat CT the uncertainty Of the Fast few
GAYS Genes Democratic success.
The political atmosphere has at last
CLEARED sufficiently 70 enable US to see that
the Democratic State ticket is elected, with
three Congressman, and that the Lsgisla-
ture is De nocratic.
Last evening Chairman T. S. Riley, of
the Democratic Stat, Executive Comm. lee,
said:
The whole Democratic State ttsst !s
elected beyond sll question, by wajoritie' OF
from seven hundred to twelve hundred.
Cleveland also carli:s the State by ever
ore thousand majority. | have tae Ie-
turns from oil tbs counties except two,
and reliable Information as to how they
stand. Giving the Republicans the benz
fit of two doubtful Legislators, the Lsgfsia-
ture Is Democratic BY one majority on
Joint ballet"
' How about the c ngrIsImer?'
From the returns on the State ticket in
the Fourth district, I claim that JIdge
jackson is certainly elected. There IS 20
doubt of ahe ELI csiOn Of Mr.. ". l. Wilson
in the Second district, or of. D. Alderson
in the Third. l have not examined the
in the First district. but from
what | can learn it vi require the of1cial
count to decids between Mr.. Pendleton
and Atkinson.
LAST night, R-pnbli ana who seem3d to
r.lect the sentiment at Republican head.
quarters and at the Mteligencer, were still
claimir 2 the State By SEQ msjority, bat
thew distinctly refused to bet On tie Ie-
suls, which is significant.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-11
Little Nugget.

This we'll known Musical Comedy Com
pany commences a weeks engagement at
the Grand Opera House, beginning Mon
day evening. The Utica, n. Y, Daily
Press says: An entertainment well worth
witnessing is the three act comedy drama,
entitled Little Nugget" It's p,essnta-
ton at the Opera House last evening was a
very successful one and thoroughly de-
lighted the asdiencs. TIE piece Is Lively
and contains much that is amusing. 1t is
in the bands OF an exc .llent company, one
oftte best in the comedy line that has
vi.isSd Utica this season. Every member
is competent and every part ia well GUS
tainej. Some good singing aud dancing is
intro duced, and every minute the curtain
is up tie audierCe is interested in what's
going on. The performance will 6e re-
p at d this Afternoon and evening, ard
should have large koGtes.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-11
Sovernor.Elect Fleming Here.

Governor.E.ec Judge a. 3. Fleming, Of
Marion county, arrived in the city last
evening and took apartments st the Nc
Lure House. Quite a number of promi-
nelt Democrats cAlsd upon the Governor
last evening and cor gratulsted him upon
his victory over the little god Cf the Re
publican party in West Virginia. Judge
Fleming feels highly gratified with TIE re-
sult in the State, and his Wit to the city
is merely to see low things are looking at
headquarters. He will probably return to
Fsirmont this morning, or perhaps will re-
msin here over Sunday.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-11
ReneUs Hsr Youth.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay Co,
Iowa, tells the following remarkable story,
the truth Of which is vouched for by the
Issidents of the town: II am 70 years old,
have been troubled with kidney complaint
and lamenes for many years; could not
dress myself without help. Now I am free
from all pain and soreness, and am able to
do all my own Homework. ! " my
thanks to Electric Bitters for having re-
newed my youth, and removed completely
all disease and pain" Try 9 bottle, SOC
and 81 at Logan & Co. e drug store.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-11
Grand Cloak Slaughter.

Owing TO the unfavorable weather we
have bsen enabled to purchase from i'm
porters and manufacturers the cheapest
closks on record, and will place them on
GALE on Monday. 1000 jackets from 81
up; 100 checked Newmsrkets at 81, were
S.; $50 striped garments reduced one
half; 100 navy blue and black beaver so
inch Newmsrksts at $40, which are cheap
at SIS. Hundreds Of cheap misses cloak,
hundreds CT ladies' wraps, all shades, all
sizss, at EMsHEIMER's,
Eleventh Street
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-11

6oings OF Boats and Bostmen Along ihe
Ohio,

pDoings OF Boats and Bostmen Along the
Ohio.
The marks on the landing last evening
indicated Is hes 9iCChes and falling.
The Bachelor left for Pht:burg at 8 q
No., the Scotia for Cincinnati at 9 o. m.
and the Courier for PsrkeTs6urg at noon.
The Lizzie Bay did not get away for
Cincinnati until II o'c'ock last night and
she took out o fair hip.
The Aides will be Tuesdays packet for
Cincinnati, leaving at 3 p. m.
The marks from above yesterday were:
Morgantown, W. Va, 8 feet and 6 inch
es and rising; weather rainy. R'ce's
Landing, 6 feet and 6 inches and rising;
weather cloudy. Brownsville, 6 feet 4
inches and rising; weather rainy. Lock
No. 4, 8 feet 9 inches and rising; weather
cloudy. Greensboro, Pa 10 feet 6 inch's
and stationary; weather rainy. Parker,
5 feat 6 inches ard rising; weather rainy.
Oil City, 4feet and rising; weather rain,
ing.