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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-28
FEATS OF GLUTTONS.
Amazing Powers of Eating Displayed at Eat
ing Tournaments.

Amazing Powers of Eating DISPLAYED AT Fat.
ing Tournaments.
tournaments OF gluttons were not nm.
common up to fifty or sixty years ago
According to a writer in Casselrs Ma0a.
zine, twesty pounds of cherries are said
to have been eaten at one sitting nv q
competitor at one of these encounters
She was young girl, and gained the day:
but she did not long survive her victory.
At Portsmouth a soldier of the Dutch ar
tillery tried for a triling wager to eat a
pound and half of beef while standing
on his head He had disposed of con-
siderable portion, when all at once his
comrades observed him making strange
faces; and on turning him up he gasped
and died. At Fareham, small town 6
few miles distant from Portsmouth, Ia
oorer ate for wager bullock's head
weighing ten pounds, with gallon of
potatoes, half gallon of turnips, end
the whole OF the soup of the boiling.
But perhaps the greatest achievement
IN these uncleanly competitions was that
OF certain Jerry Exc, Norfolk man
whose pogers at harvest suppers were
the boast and wonder and envy OF the
village round. At a farmers market
dinner wager was i for e5 that he
would eat calf at q setting. The calf
let US hope only baby calf-"was
killed. The bones were cut out, The flesh
was chopped into minute particles and
apportioned into seventeen enormous
pastles, whose outer crust was thin film
of batter, made lovely and tempting to
every sense, but carefully kept from any
ingredients that could clog the palate
Jerry was called in, be having agreed to
the wager with evident delight, aud was
told he might fall too. Re did so, and
steadily gorged. He made no difficulty
of the first nine pasties, bat when a tenth
was brought in he seemed TO flag. To
the horror of his hackers ne sighed and
looked perplexed. 1t was only for mo.
ment; he only desired to expostulate. 4
say, Mass, amt got nothing to say agin
them boys-I loik 'em amazin'; but I'm
a-thinkin' cts abaywt time as 1 should
begin upon that Their calfr"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-28
Paper for Cigarette Making.

''There are three kinds of paper
used in making cigarettes, y explained
a manufacturer of these articles to a
New York Mail and Express reporter.
'SThey are made from cotton and linen
rags and from rice straw. Cotton
paper is made chiefly in Trieste, Aus
tria. and the linen and rice paper in
Paris. The first, manufactured from
the filthy scraping of rag-pickers, is
bought in large quantities by the manu-
facturer, who turns it into pulp and
subjects it to bleaching process to
make it preSentable. The lime and
other substances used in bleaching
have very harmful influence upon
the membrane of the throat and nose.
Cotton paper is so cheap that thousand
cigarettes can be wrapped at cost of
only ? cents. Rice paper is rather eX-
pensive. Tobacconized paper is manu-
featured. 1t is common paper
saturated with tobacco in such a way
as to initiate the veins of the tobacco
leaf very neatly. 1t is used in making
all-tobacco cigarettes. Arsenical pre-
parations are also used in bleaching
cigarette papers and oil of creosote is
produced naturally as 4 consequence of
combustion. This is very injurious to
the throat and lungs and is said to ac-
celerate the development of consump-
ton in any one predisposed TO the
disease"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-28

| mother" Reeollections of the day
spent in the lonely schoolhouse were
fast disappearing from the tablets of
her memOry;" yet not wholly A name
that seemed strangely familiar frequent
" met her eye in the daily paper-Da-
vid Holman, the new pastor of the
Highland church, the earnest young
preacher. Had she ever known David
Holman? Why did the name suggest
memories of weary days she would fain
forget? What was the link connecting
this young pastor with that dreary Ma
son district?
Her perplexity increased when one
! day a card bearing this name was
| brought her. There was nothing IA
miliar in the appearance of the tall
gentleman who greeted her when she
entered the parlor, but David Holman,
her former pupil, stood before her.
"Ten years ago | read the notice of
your marriage" he said, land resolved
then to call upon you. | waited that [
might have more to tell you. You saw
ed me. Mrs. Kelton, that stormy day
when l was your only pupil. l was
dull enough, but not too dull to realize
that you did not wish to stay. But that
dreary room was less dreary than the
place [ called home, and I counted it
Joy to spend the day there. Fourteen
years have passed since that hungry,
ignorant boy left your room. 1t is a
long, hard hill that [ have climbed,
and but for you | should never have
found strength for it. That day, for
the first time, | realized what was; !
felt the difference between us, I was
ashamed of my grimy hands and i'll
kept nails; [ wanted to be clean and
well dressed and to speak as you spoke.
Mrs. Kelton, my heart goes out to such
boys; it is so easy to be vile and filthy
and ignorant; the upward path is so
full of difficulties. There is little pa
tience and love for such, even in the
family; and just here lies the teachers
oppOrtunity,-th influence she may
exert is without measure. She cannot
know where the seed may fall, nor
whether it shall prosper in its growth,
but to sow such seed, to prepare the
ground for the harvest to be, is holy
work and will bring its reward. There
can be no nobler employment than to
awaken the dull and interest the
thOughtless. l would say to teachers
'be patient with them, encourage them,
and foster their self respect And
were | a school director / would place
ladies and gentlemen in these byways
of the world. / would set them as sign
posts of the culture and education to
be obtained beyond their narrow limit.
There is many a boy worth saving
many coarse, ignorant, ill-treated
boy who gets his only outward glimpse
through such as you. 1t is the wretch
ed boy David who comes to thank you
for that day, Mrs. Kelton."
There were tears in Mrs. Kelton's
voice as she said, Il called it wasted
day"
II thought you deemed it so. have
longed to tell you how well you
wrought. You thought you were cast
ing bread upon the waters, but"
Il have found it after many days"
replied Mrs. Kelton. Esther Converse,
IN Journal Of EducatjOn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-28

o. a recent Wednesday afternoon 272
year old daughter Of Willard Davis, of
Boiceville, in the Catskill Mountains, dis
appeared and no trace of her could be
found, although searching parties were
out all night. On Thursday man who
was out fishing for trout discovered the
little girl standing in the middle OF
brook that runs througha deep ravine be
tween two mountains. She had wander
ed over two miles away from home. The
parents were overioyed in recovering the
little one. Now comes the strange part Of
the incident. The little girl has never
been known 30 tell stories, and in fact 10
too young and innocent to practice de-
ceit. When her father asked her where
she had slept ell night, the little one
answered. SIN the woods witt big bear,
papa" She was closely qu' stioned, but
the child adhered to her story that she
had slept with bear in the woods, and
people in BoicevilIe believe that the little
one really did meet with a bear, and not
knowing what 1t was, went up to 1t, and
for some reason the bear refrained from
hurting the wanderer. There are other
people who believe the bear came out of
the mountains to the vicinity of Mr..
Davis house, and the child seeing the
shaggy brute ran after it and followed it
to the ravine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-28
DANGERS FOR THE TORIES

It is perhaps fortunate for the future
of home rule that the compensation
clauses In the local government bill have
driven the Irish question out of sight
for the time being. In the present con-
dltion of parties In England nothing can
be accomplished for Ireland, but it is
evident that it will not require much
Tory meddling, or rather muddliug, in
English affairs to bring about a change
in that condition. It has always been
the boast of the present ministry that
this session of Parliament was to be
devoted to long needed and long delayed
English legislation. They have not as
yet succeeded in accomplishing any of
the promised legislation, but their bung-
ling attempts at is have already placed
their party in such a position that gen
eral election tomorrow would drive Lord
Salisbury out of power. The license
question in England is almost as serious
In its political consequences as the
slavery question was with US previous to
1860. The licensed houses in England
belong as rule to wealthy and power
full class-the brewers. They are Tories
almost TO man. They extorted the
compensation clauses from the govern
AAAShe, oAo AASH oLAO EoNOA LIlu C16IIOl
abandon them or suffer defeat. But
even in abandonment there is no safety,
for that will not conciliate the temper
ance class, while it is sure to provoke the
wrath of the liquor interest. Thus we
see that the very first question that en-
cages the attention of Lord Salisbury's
Ministry threatens its overthrow. But
this is not the only rock upon which
Toryism must split. Every department
Of the public service is rotten. The army
and navy are badly equipped, and the
country is defenseless through corruption
and jobbery. The London Board of
Works is sort of Tweed ring. The
parish authorities almost without excep
ton are SO many nests of cormorants.
John Bull has been SO busy watching and
pointing out other peoples faults, espec-
tally those of his Brother Jonathan, that
he is now appalled, at what is forced up
on his attention at home. It has become
necessary for him to "turn the rascals
out" and when he sets about it in earnest
the Salisbury government will topple and
fall.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-28
M OTHER RAILWAY In THE

has in so short period gained the rep
utatlon and popularity enjoyed by the
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LINE. From
a comparatively unknown factor in the
commercial world, it has been trans
formed to an independent, influential,
grand Through Route, with magnif-
cent depots, superb equipments and I'M
surpassed terminal facilities. Through
careful catering to details, it has won
for itself reputation for solidity, safety,
convenience and attention to its pat
rons, second to no railroad in the
country. Pullman sleepers, models of
palatial comfort, dining cars in which
the cuisine and general appointments
are up to the highest standard, and
coaches especially built for this route,
are among the chief elements which
have contributed towards catering sue
cessfully to a discriminating public.
Located directly on its line, between
Chicago and Milwaukee, and st. Paul
and Minneapolis, and Chicago and Ash
land and Duluth, are the following thirty
ing cities of Wisconsin and Michigan:
Burlington, Waukesha, Fond du Lac,
Oshkosh, Neenah, Menasha, Stevens
Point. Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire,
New Richmond, Hurley, Wis. Iron
wood, Mich, and Bessemer, Mich.
For details, information, lowest cur
rent rates: berths, etc., via this route,
to any point in the Northwest, apply to
nearest Ticket Agent, or address
WINS. MELLEN, JAMES BARKER,
General Manager. GenL Pass. Dc Ticket Agt,
MILWAUKEE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-28

and asked his wife to hurry up breakfast.
In her hurry she dropped plate and spill
ed some hot coffee on him. A row
was the result, and it ended in
her saying that she would never
speak to him as long as she lived,
and be sWore he would never speak to her.
Since that time they have never exchang-
ed word. Their children Go all the talk
ing for them, and each enc is waiting for
the other to give in first. It is bound to
come IN time, and then one may well i'm
aglna that their talk will be an interest
Ing one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-28

The town of Cereal Springs, in Will
hanson Co., H.. appears to have had
most phenomenal growth. Its pop
ulation is now 1000. vet only four
years ago there was not a house on the
stretch of cornstalks and timber that
occupied the present site of the town
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-28
Speed of Trains.

There is not one person in one hun
dred of the millions who travel on rail
roads in the course of a year who has
any idea of the speed of train. A
large per cent of even the regular
trainmen of the country cannot tell
with any degree of accuracy how fast a
train is running. Frequently en-
gineers are dispatched on trip over
a line of railroad, with instructions to
run at a speed of a certain number of
miles an hour. The engineers do not
carry a speed Indicator, but have
learned by various methods to gauge
their engines so as to make only the
slightest variation from their orders.
The majority of the engineers use
their,driving-wheel as a guage. They
know its circumference, and by count
ing its revolutions within certain
time can tell very accurately the speed
at which they are running. Another
method is to time the run between
mile posts, and still another is to make
calculations from the number of tele-
graph poles passed in certain time.
These poles, in a level country and
where four or five wires are used, are
spaced so that they are thirty to the
mile. If only a single wire is used
they are spaced from twenty-five to
twenty-eight to the mile.
The most accurate method, and the
one most in use by experienced rail-
road men, is to count the number of
lrail-ioints the train passes over in
twenty seconds. The rails in nearly
all cases are thirty feet in length. and
the number passed over in twenty
seconds is the speed per hour train is
running. For instance, if a passenger
sitting in q sleeper can count thirty
clicks of the wheels on a rail joint in
twenty seconds the train is running at
the speed of thirty miles an hour
Kansas City Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-28
Decline Of the PretzeI.

The pretzel is making room on the
freedmen counter for less classic
and more popular tid-bits. Fashion is
driving it out. Since the first Dutch
hut was built on the shores of the
Wallabout the pretzel has held dis
tinguished and honored place. When
lager became popular drink it rose
still higher as free-lunch staple, but
it is doomed. Of course, the pretzel-
baking business has suffered greatly
by the change. One baker who
used to bake 10000 a day now only
bakes 1920. This man follows the
times, however, and he now serves to
saloons 200 pans of beans each day.
In neighborhoods where Germans re-
side the pretzel still holds its own. but
in other parts of the city it has been
forced to take back seat. The man.
however, who says beans have super
seeded the brittle German cake makes
a mistake. 1t is the elaborate free hot
lunch that now attracts custom, and
the drinker who used to sip beer and
nibble the salt-coated pretzel now gets
fried oysters and chicken stew with his
5-cent drink. Brooklyn Eagle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-28

The Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western
Railway has been well named the Fishing
and Hunting Line of Wisconsin, passing.
as it does, through thousands of acres of
but partially explore7 woods and within
easy reaching distance of lakes and
streams that have never been fished by
white men, all well stocked with the game
fish for which Northern Wisconsin waters
are noted. The woods ABOUND with game;
deer, bear, wolf, mink, beaver, pheasant,
and other game are quite plentiful.
THE ONLY LINE
From Milwaukee TO the new Iron Mining
District in Wisconsin and Michigan that
reaches ALL of the developed Mining
towns; GOGEBIC, WAKEFIELD, BES-
SEMER, IRONWOOD AND HURLEY.
Direct line to ASHLAND and DULUTH
Sleeping cars between ( INLAND and
CHICAGO.
The GUIDE BOOK, and other descriptry,
matter, containing full information, maps
and engravings of the country trayersed
by the line, will be sent to any address on
application to the General Passenger
Agent.
CHAs. L. RYDER, Gen. Agent, 105 Wash
ington St., Chicago.
City ticket Office, 60 Clark St., Chicago.
Chicago Depot, Cor. Wells and Kinzi
Sts.. &C.. d N. W. R'y.)
City ticket Office, 102 Wisconsin St.,
Milwaukee.
H.F. WHITCOMB, CHAS. Y. McKINLAY,
Genl Manager. Genr Pass Agent.
MINIATURES, WIS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-28
Silent for Thirteen Years.

There is said to be father in Bridge
port, Conn, who has not spoken to his
wife for thirteen years, nor has she
spoken to him, although the two arr on
good terms. 1t appears that one morn
ing in June, 1875. he came into his house
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-28
JOB DEPARTMENT

We have in this department . complete line
of job Material and Type for doing frst-elass
job sork on short notice and at the lowsst
living prices. We do all kinds of Pamphlet
and Law Brief work known to the trade.
Call in and get prices.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-07
CAUGHT IN THE COURTS.
ROUTINE BUSINESS IN ALL THE
COURTS OF RECORD.
Judge DuBose Dismisses All the In.
dictments Against the City officials
What the Magistrates Court De-
veloped.

The following motions remain undis
posed OF on the motion docket OF the
United States circuit court and will be
called this morning for hearing. Attor-
neys interested will please be in attend
ance:
s77, Pan Electric Telephone company W.
American Bell Telephone company, mo-
lion TO dismiss for want Of service; 2,S92,
Port Gibson Oil works vs.. Wigs 4 Co.,
motion 10 dispose Of demurrer i0i, u. +.
Romano vs. Insurance companies, motion
10 dismiss for want OF service; lli, ;. T.,
Ice Manufacturing company W., Bohlen-
Huse Ice company, motion 10 strike out
plea for insufliciency; 4l5, ;. f. Ice Man
ufacturing company VS.. Valley Ice com.
pany, motion 10 strike out plea for INSULT
cheney; 2,929, John Paul w. Arlington
Insurance company, motion TO dispose Of
demurrer; 1850, State ex rel. Owen, w.
Railroad company, motion 10 dispose Of
demurrer; 2,SS2, Colligan vs.. Kansas City.
Springfield 4 Memphis railroad company,
motion for new trial; 2,0i9, W. :. Brooks
VI. X. q. Dun 4 Co., motion 10 dismiss for
want Of service, 2.0is, O'Ncil Vs. Kansas
City, Springfield q Memphis railroad com.
pany, motion TO dismiss for want OF juris-
diction; 2,9i7, Bradley, W. Kansas City,
Springfield 4 Memphis railroad company,
motion TO dismiss for want Of jurisdiction;
2,e45, Lake vs. Kansas City Springfield 4
Memphis railroad company, motion 10 dis.
miss for want OF jurisdiction,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-07
A CONNECTION.
The True Reason for Rofuslng a Woman
Home at tho Mission"

The True Reason for Rohislng Woman
Home at the Mission"
To the ldiior Of the Appeal
The statement In the papers relative to a
poor woman, with her four children, "who
had sought and been refused admitiancc
10 the Mission home, needs by It's rcpc.
iiiion the correction We did not at llrst feel
called upon 10 make. The woman was no.
ccivcd ut the Mission and remained there
nearly, II not quite week. Homes wcrc
oilcrcdto two u the children 10y two ladies',
and the Mission would have received the
Others. She refused to be separated from
them. Her plan was 10 stay here, a guest
at the Mission. until spring and then return
Ia Gibson county.
The mission home u supported by pri.
waite subscription aud the donations OF the
people Of Memphis. II any ono enters the
homo from any other place board ID
charged.
These who arc eligible to the Mission
are women seeking reformation and Young
children whose parents aW unable 20 main.
tain them, OF who have been deserted by
them.
Temporary shelter has been given 20
very many, and will be given; but We must
he the judges In regard 10 -nppli.
cants. In virtue Of my oilcc
interviewed this woman very closely and
found her willing 10 do almost anything
but work. | dismissed her with the al.
vice 20 return NJ once 20 Gibson county.
She left the institute the next morning
moro comfortably clad than she entered Il,
In closing allow me 10 add that almost
daily appeals for help arc made, and many
hearts arc gladdcncd 10y tho substantial
mid given at the Home, and none who an,
eligible are ever turned away.
Mns. 4. u. ARnorn,
Chairman Mission Home Committee.
Memphis, Jan. q, lSSs.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-07
LOCAL NOTICES.

Observation-Disclosures 4 Co. = saw.mill.
MEMPHIS Steam Laundry, pa Second St
ID. II. BALDWIN & Co., dealers in pianos
and organs, No. 257l Main str'ct.
PuRr aud white ~ the flower whose
name Il bears are the biscuits raised by
Lily Baking Powder.
DEAN 4 LiLIY CorrEE AND SrIcE Co.
SrrciAL students will be- received In any
department nj the lliglcc school, OF to
take private lessons Ia Music. Art, Elocu-
ton, Literature, the Languages. or in the
business Course.
FARN llANns furnished from Georgia,
Alabama aud the Canolinas. viii deliver
families nj the lowest possible rate. For
particulars address Prd WILLIAMS, pas.cn-
gcr agent VI. 4 l.. railroad, Atlanta, TIA,
4. u. BOX No 90.
Miss C,HRiE VI. KrAriNo. teacher Of
music, vocal and instrumental, h teach
ing NJ the music-h house oi u. n. baldwin.
A. already announced. Mis- Heating will
give ir'c scholarship ior the last five
months II the SESSION ~ u reward To tho
pupil having the best pcorl up 90 fcbru.
AIRY for dilgcnt study andtho highest dc.
gree OF perfection.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-07

Squire Fleming heard n small civil suit
yesterday afternoon, which developed a
good deal OF amusing interest before its
conclusions Maria Hastings and Viola
Couch, colorcd, had sued Nine. Fannays
or Gottschalk, the first being her profess
sional name, for s. each. Nine. Fannays
is an unprepossesSing little widow, with
strong Hebrew features, who resides at No.
81 Linden street, and processes TO earn a
living by telling the fortunes Of people.
She also claims TO have supernatural
powers, especially over men. Tho Hast.
ings woman is unmarried, but has long
since passed the dcbutante age, and being
anything but progressing in appearance
II seems that the galants have systcmati.
cally sighted her; though there Is one that
she Is most anxious 10 cntrap with her NJ.
iectlons. The Couch woman IL married,
but her lord ionsook her some months
ago, and returned TO Mississippi. The
two women consulted rs 10 how
they could best secure themselves
in the affections Of these two oh.
siinaie and unlccling men, and resolved
TO consult the clairyoyant, Nine. Fannays.
They did 40, and sho told them that In
n very short time she would have
the hcariless men dancing attendance
TO them. Tlp inst thing the two women
must do was 10 pay her s. each for love
charm, and this they were 10 wear conlin.
ually about their persons Then she gave
them some medicine 60 take each day and
added 10 this the instruction, 20 think Of
those they loved most dearly the last
thing ON retiring aud the inst thing
ON awakening. The poor dcludcd and
unfortunate creatures followed the In.
siruciions closely, aud the "mcdicine"
made Maria dcathly sick, though II did not
affect Viola no violently Time wore on,
hut the lovers did not come. They went
To the clairyoyant for comfort, and she told
them 10 have faith aud follow instructions.
FINALLY the women gave up 'hcis longing
~ u bad Job ana vent 10 Nine. Fannays
and demanded their money. She refused
10 refund IL. Hence the suit, which 10.
suited In judgment for the plaintiffs.
'lr's only question Of time" and n
snort time, too, ~ 10 when your rheuma.
lism will yield TO Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Try A..