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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
CHAPTER xvu.-AT VARIANCE.

A change had indeed come DER the spirit
Of her dream. Mona scarcely expected
such energetic action on her uncle's part
That he would be angry she expected, but
she did not think he would take such
strong measures. However, there was
nothing for it but submission to the decree
of Punishment pronounced against ner; she
therefore packed up her belongings, told
the landlady she was going away Tor
short time, and retreated to Mime. Debri-
say.
The lady was not at home. She had
gone to pass the evening with a German
violinist and his wife, with whom she was
on rather intimate terms, so Mona sat
down to wait for her.
Nine. Debrisay did not come in till ten
O'Clock.
"And is it here you are, all alone by
yourself in the darkr' she cried, coming in
quickly through the soft gloom Of sum-
mer's night. This is too badl To think
of me talking politics to that castle-build-
ing German, when I might have been here
with you, dear. How is it you got away
from our dear Old Man of the Sea-"
Easily enough, dear Deb! Uncle Sandy
has turned me out because L have decid-
eddy refused to marry Kenneth MacaIster. !"
Turned you out!" repeated Nine. Deb
riSay, as she struck a match and nghted
the gas. Has he gone off his head?
81 do not think so; but l have yentured
to believe you viii take me in, and in that
belief | have told Mrs. Puddiford that my
room was wanted, so l came over hereS"
Turned you outl" repeated Mime. Deb
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
SOME BRITISH ADVENTURES.
Two Remarkable Men Who Astonishes LOndOl
With Their Wild Ideas.

Two Remarkable Men Who Astonishes London
With Their Wild Ideas.
COX's extraordinary enterprise, which
he set going in III, comes rather under
the head of lunacy than of swindlihg,
says the Westminster Review. His fixed
idea was to combine the wealth and
luxury of Asia with the mechanical in
ventions of Europe, in series of extra
ordinary artificial productions. To re-
alize mis- monster Whims he devoted a con-
siderable private fortune aud an imagin-
alive bent which was far above the com
mon, and loaded with his fantastic de-
mands the most skilfdl engineers, invent
ors, clock makers, goldsmiths, and jewel
ers in France and England. He thus,
| ere long, found himself IN possession of
large collection of marveIs and master
pieces finished to the CHEST perfection
| of the art. workers powers.
| Coxs scheme was to transport all these
/ TO Asia for sale to eastern potentates.
| He, however, kept the collection-and
an unfit precursor of those modern shows
| which we call exhibitions-some nine
years in London, where we charged half
a guinea for inspecting it. Gold, silver,
diamonds, and other stones were worked
| into all sorts of animal fo1ms-camels;
elephants, and so on-which moved and
seemed TO breathe; birds that sang, ducks
that swan, game that ran alrong in a
| thicket. A castle six feet high, which
cost over 100000 was destined for the
great mogul, and copy was actually
sent to Pekin for the emperor of China.
but debt, with its lengthenIng chain, fatal
ly encompassed the visionary; he never
could realize more than fraction of his
| large scale Asiatic programe; only part
of his collection got to Indiana and the
rest was sold up in London.
Then there appeared in 1880 that king
of native quacks, the Scotch DR.. Graham,
| with his occult celestial bed, which cost,
or so he said, $4,000. His house in Pail
Mall he called the Temple of Health and
Hymen, of which deities he proclaimed
himself the high priest. This temple
was decorated with glass of colors, prec
ious vases filled with rare perfumes
statues of the human form devine In theil
groves of barney costume, aud the resi-
of 1t. His book on the "Princip plies OF
Health" cost half guinea and recommen
ded cleanliness; moderation, early rest anG
| early rising; sleeping IN the light, es
pecialiy In moonlight; singing, drinking
: mis- divine balm at ''only guinea the bottle,
and slice ping, first for 100 guineas nigh
and then for $50 note, in the marvellous
and celestial magnetico-e electric bed, the
FIRST, the only one in the world, or which
ever had existed. It was situated in TIT
holy of holes. in front of his charming
! hermitage" Tt was isolated On six mas
, sive and ansparant columns and covered
4 by a vast canopy of brass rods, which
communicated with an enormous electri
machine lodged in an upper chamber
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CHICAGO Market.

CHICAGO, July 30-Flour-Steady and I'm
changed. Wheat-ffrmer; 821S21sc for seller
cash; S0166S014c for seller August; 6038 O S012c
for seller September, Corn-A shade firmer;
455Ec for seller cash; 1875 for seller August;
as 1-16 for seller September. Oats-Steady !;
20 - 16c for seller cash. 2415c for seller Au-
gust 23Ac for seller September. Rye--45c.
bodybuilding doing Prime timothy-2. 40 0
2.45. Flax seed-1.1O Whisky-1.20 Pork
Firm; 1412H for cash and August; 14.25
for seller September. Lard-Easy; 8721A for
seller cash: s. 72110875 for seller August, $50
for seller September Shoulders, 725O7 40;
short clear, S.871908. so; short ribs, 8.2O8S,25-
Butter-Quiet; creamery, 14119c; dairy, 141a Q.
16c Cheese-Quiet; full cream cheddars and
flats, 8I814c; young Americas, So 1874. Eggs
Lower; 144815c Hides and talow-Un-
changed.
Flour-Receipts, Is, 600; shipments, 1000.
Wheat Receipts $4,000; shipments, $4,000.
Corn-Receipts, $50 900; shipments, 267, 600.
Oats-Receipts, 10000; shipments, $4,000
CHICAGO, July e0-The Drovers' Journal re
ports: Cattle-Receipts, 5000; slow and to
1Oc lower; steers 35nn59O; stockers and feed
ers 2O0@3 60; COWS, bulls and mixed, 1.650
$50; Texas cattle, 2.OO@405. Hogs-Receipts.
$1,000; steady; Mixed 59Ol640; heavy, COS o
sos; skips 41O15O5. Sheer.-Receipts 5000;
slow; natives .275d4 so; western wooded, 3 500
4O5: Texas shorn 3 OO13 90: lambs, 4.250625.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02

.Send g blackboard to meet me at
Scott Whites ranch, I shall be in Bowie
TO night and shall bring some Indians
with me-"
This IL the modest manner in which
Gen. Miles announced the surrender of
Geronimo. That the employment of the
heliograph was most important factor
in bringing the campaign to speedy and
successful issue is generally conceded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
A Deaf Judge.
TrlIth-

A certain common judge is, as many
suitors have too good reason so know, ex-
tremely deaf. One day last week he was
hearing a case which excited a consider
able amount of public interest The
court was crowded, and applause wes ire
quent, thing which sorely tries his lord
ships patience. He angrily ordered 81
lence more than once; but, after a quiet
interval, louder noise than usual broke
upon his dull ears, and in great indigua-
ton he exclaimed: "These demonstra-
tions are most unseemly! If they con-
tinue, I will have the court cleared at
onoev The noise in question was dis
tant peal of thunder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
OBSTINATE T0ADST00LS
An Independent Plant That Will Sci
dom Allow Itself to be Trans
planted.
The CommOnest Things in Nature ATe
Worthy of Study.

They will not COLOMBO: they will not
ernigrate: they will not be cheated out of
their natural possessions; they refuse to
be educated, and stand themselves upon
their single leg IS the n ost independent
and contrary growth with which man has
TO deal,
Compared with toadstool, the North
American Indian Is a saint for education
al and implanting purpose, the Berk-
shire pig as tractable as al oyster and the
long stigmatized mule model of anna
biIity. The Polyporei climb trees; their
twin brother, the Boletus will not do so
under any Giro lmstances. The TrUffie
hides under ground, the LycOperdOn
camps on the ground and enjoys the
igneous stupidity of rotten stCmps; the
Hydnei are more Bohemian, and the
Aga1icini are Cosmopolitan. No mortal
ye5 has found the spot where a toadstoOl
of some kind does not grOW-even upon
metals-and yet not over a dozen varie-
ties, of the many thousands, will allow
themselves to be taken from their natural
habit to live and grow in another mock
ing it as intimately as the Pruverbial pair
of peas. They are loyal beyond proceed
ent to their native soil, and not willing
to accept naturalization papers from any
one for any pur pose, no matter how pol
itic the rendering.
What we see of their lives Is soon told.
Turn up any mass Of garden mold, or
mat OF wood leaf, and slipping through
every crack or caDny will be found a
white web-like structure easily mistakable
for mold itself, and by the uninitiated
thought to be SO. This tracery of deli
cate fiber is composed O. strings of single
cells strung together by their ends, and
is the vine or myceIiUm upon which some
kind of d tOadstool will grow. While
other plants give outward marks Of what
their fruit will be, the myceliUm tells
nothing; the silence of a sOund-asleep
oyster is a paDdemOnium to it. It will
not even hint to the mycologist what
sort of tOadstOol it will bear. Whether
this myce!ium penetrates the bark of
trees and wanders among the sgo-cells,
whether among leaf or earth, In rotten
log or living tissues, it will come day
under favoring influences gather a lot of
cells into a minute knob, each one of
which will go to cell making with more
system and industry than any honey-bee,
pushing, crOwding, running their fila
ments by end growth lntricately among
one another, until the growing knob
reaches a surface and comes within the
reach of light and air. Then heavy
dew or tempered rain softens the com
pressed earth surrounding it-ceI max
ing goes on as rapidly as water satisfies
their thirst-the knob breaks through
its outer integ ument of cell-shreds gives
way-the head of the growth pops out
the cells increase in size and number
growth goes Ga till the full grown toad
stool stands completed, marvel from
Nature's Workshop.=Lippencot
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02

SARATOGA, July 28.-During the handi-
cap steeple chase here to-day, Warning
ton. the favorite, fell at the first hurdle
and rolled over Morris, mis- rider. The
horse and rider lay unconscious for few
min utes, when the horse arose and slowly
dragged his unconscious rider few feet
by the reins, which were wrapped around
the mans hands. Morris back is sup
posed to have been broken, as he soon
died. Warrington was injured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
Randall Leaves for Home.

WASHINGTON, July 28.-Randall and his
family left this morning for their conn
try home at Wayne Station, Penn. Ran
dali was taken to the station in close
carriage, the blinds of which were closely
drawn. While he was feeble this morn
ing, owing to the unusual exertions con-
seq vent on his removal, his family is well
pleased with the continued improveme nj
of his condition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
Tnrkomans in Revolt.

TEHERAN, Persia, July 28.-The Yo-
mood Turkomans in the Askabad district
are in revolt. They have raided several
villages, pIundering houses and killing
many of the Inhabitants. The troops are
sowerless to suppress them. The shops
in Askabad are closed and trade is at a
staud5till.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
REFUSED THEIR BOND.
Bail of the Dynamiters Now SIS, 900 in Each
Case-Seyic Will Stay in Jail.

Bail Of the Dynamiters Now So, 600 in Zach
Case-Seyic Will Stay in Jail.
CHICAGO, July 27.-Four we'll do
statesmen appeared before Justice Lyon,
and offered bail for Rudolph Sevic, the
gunsmith and dynamiter, who had been
held in 81 600 bonds. Justice Lyon &C
cepted them as sureties. The four meA
then went to the clerk of the criminal
court and asked for Sevie's release,
A reference to tbe court records showed
that since the first Indictment against the
anarchist gun maker had been returned,
in which the bail had been fixed at
$1,000, the grand jury had returned four
other Indictments against him and his
fellow cOnspiratOrs. In these indict-
ments bail was fixed by Judge
Halves at $4,000, and $4,000 on
each OF the others. So the
amount of bail now required for each of
the prisoners is $4,000. The would be
bonds men had scheduled property valued
at nearly $4,000 but Clerk Gilbert de-
clined to accept them on so large bond
and Sevic remained in jail. One of The
indictments against the men is for
the manufacturing, procuring, buying,
making and selling of dynamite,
for making, etc, dynamite with intent to
take the life OF Judge Joseph E. Gary;
one for the same with intent to take the
life of Judge GrinnelI; another for the
same intent to take the life of john
Bonfeld, inspector of police; and one
including the names of all four, and
mentioning the living of certain persons
to the Jurors unknown.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
Reduced Rates to the Encampment.

CHICAGO, July 2S.-Chairman Abbott,
of the Western States Passenger Associa-
ton has notified the different roads that
they may charge one cent per mile dur
ing the Grand Army reunion at Column
bus, This is because the Burlington has
decided upon this rate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE, July 30. -Wheat-Firm; so for
seller cash; II for seller August; rs for seller
September. Corn-No. 3, As Oats--Quiet; No
2, white, 351a. Rye-Dul; nominal Barley
DULL No 2 so. Provisions-Strong. Pork
Il 10 for seller cash and july.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02

He was an old timer He had COM
menced in early youth at hard cider
ancAhad graduated in the liquids up to
straight alcohol He was in town this
week, went into a drug store, and pick
ed up a bottle and poured out a full
glass of something, swallowed it down,
thinking it was spirits frumenti. The
druggist. noticing him with the empty
glass in his hand, rushed back, ex-
claiming, My God, man, you have
drank aqua fortis.' WAS it?n saws
he well. just give me little aqua
fifty. That last was kinder good, but
1 want something leetle stronger. %
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
Will NomiRhte at Chicago.

NEW YORK, July 2S.-At meeting of
the executive committee CT the national
labor party, tonight, the national con-
vention was called to meet at Chicago,
the 18th of August.
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Kansas, War Governor Dead

LEAvENwoBTH, Kas., July 28.-Ex-Gov-
ernor Carney, the second executive and
the war governor of Kansas, died of apo
plexy at O'Clock this morning. He was
governor during the years 1868 and
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a Foundry Burned.

SCHENECTADY, July 28.-A foundry con-
nected with the Edison Machine works
was destroyed by fire this evening. Loss,
$50 900: insured
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Jumped One Thousand Feet.

LONDON, July 2S.-BaldWin, the para
chutist, jumped from a balloon to-day at
height of one thousand feet, and landed
safely
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yladislaus, king OF Poland. is said to
be a man who could not endure the
sight OF apples.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-10-25


whoop whoopl liurrah for Capt, wor'
leyl We are all Morley men but no Nom
partizans up this way. Don't he 60 for the
DemoeratsY Give II 10 'em, Captain, but
please, don't say anything that you can help
about tho republican party, II he viii pound
tho Democrats and let the Republicans
alone, this county win soon DO solid repub-
lican.
We now have throo candidates wanting
the Office OF commissioner In this precinct
Two viii certainly DO left.
Stock hogs and beef cattle are going tow
ards Austin to market. Hogs are 30 high
that We can't buy, cattle very low, only Of
fering 3 dollars for fst cows no young stock
otIoringi corn selling 80 cents per bushei,
oats 80 cents.
Cotton worm has cleaned leaves on cotton.
Professor Armstrong 10 using the switch
at Mt. Gainor school this term.
We have had another one OF tho old
fashion Texas rains, fall Of about eight
inches. Tho roads are In wro,ehod condition
again.
The health OF tho county Is improvingi
vet thore is somo sickness, No serious or
bad cases, II Is mostly among children.
This Is to be taken In throo parts, one to
DO gicsed at, ono to DO thrown out and ono
N bo added 10 "DEnnIs."
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-10-25
Pc R S D NAL.

Wa regret to learn tina. Mrs. Watson Is
no better.
d. Talley, of Buda, called at our Office
with Judge Moore on Monday.
Miss Mary Olbrecht Of Maxwell, Is Yisi-
ting her sister, Mrs. L. Seuberth.
We sympathize with our worthy neigh
bors, MIR. and Mrs. W, s. Moore in the loss
of their little daughter last week.
The VISION" in another column, is from
the pen of q gentleman of the most unques-
tionable Southern democratic antecedents.
8. P. Chastain has returned from long
protracted cattle hunt in Kendall county, In
which he was assisted by Peter Woods.
Victor Julian, after an engagement of
over three months in Kelner's job printing
house, Waco, is spending some time at
home.
J.J.F. Lockhart, young non-partisan
orator from the Panhandle, addressed o
good and Interested audience at the court
house on Saturday night last.
]. W. Nance will remove into his new
furniture store the first of next month, and
P. II. Talbot will then remove his dry goods
store TO Nance's present stand, the Hinzie
building.
One of our political correspondents last
week and two this week are amenable to
the charge of being long wirded." Short
er articles are much preferable, and will be
much more read.
Hon. L. W. Moore, NJ. O., made US o
pleasant call on Monday. He looks like
Washington life agreed with him. He is
renewing his acquaintance with his constit-
uents, and making some democratic speech
eS.
MIR. Benson, who resides near j. L. Ma
lone's, last week showed us an old Spanish
"quarter" bearing date IVA which belonged
to his mother-in-law, Mrs. Smith, who re-
sides with him and is SO years OF age. 1t
had been suspended on a string on the
necks of all her children until the hole had
worn through the edge of the coin.
We regret to hear of the death of our old
friend and fellow citizen, Albert Heaton,
ESQ.,, He died at the residence OF his SON.
in-law, Mr.. J. S. Cruz, near Winberly, on
Sunday night last, aged ~ years. We be-
lieye all who knew him will concur with us
when we soy that he was one of the best
men to be found anywhere. We will give
fuller notice of him hereafter,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-10-25

And there arose a great shout from all tho
people, great and small, saying amen, and
I saw a great white banner which had writ
ten on Il IN letters OF gold God, home
and native land" and tho name OF that yes
sol was PROHIBITION; and IL passed on.
And whilo stood looking down the riv'
er raw the banks of tho river came close
together and tho two first vesselH come to
gether between the banks aud tho third YES
sci did outrun them and there was not
room for the three vessels aud tho prohibit
ton vessel crushed them against tho two
banks and they, both democratic andrepub-
can vessels did "go down aud down, never
to rise again" And saw IN innumerable
host of white winged birds leave tho prohi'
bition vosssel carrying olive branches to the
people ON the north aide OF the river and
on tho south side of the river and crying
''pEAor ON RARrH AND GOOD WILL TO MAN"
And ! awoko and found 1t was only a
dream, but my prayer aud hopo is that l
shall live to see 1t realized.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-10-25
Rio Rustlings.
Riverside, Oct. 81, 1888

Riverside, Oct. 81, 1888.
We had o nico rain to-day.
Rustlor has boon under the weather for
two or three days
Several of tho young men went hunting
last night.
People are about done picking Gotten and
will soon gather all their corn. Corn is
worth 80 cts. per bushei.
The farmers are cutting their second
crop of cane.
Candidates are getting thick now. Wren,
Kone and Springer are ahead out here,
Lightfoot is ahead here, for County CLERK,
about tic between johnson and Patterson.
Things seom to be getting pretty hot be-
tween tho Non-partisans and the Demo-
Gratis, take issue with True Blue, / know
him personally, he is gentleman OF prin-
ciplo, true democrat and speaks the sonti-
rnents of the best people of our section, for
they do not propose to DO bossod by logger
heads and soreheads, who can not get Of
flee in the democratic or republican party.
So they style themselves leaders in tho So
called non party. Do we propose TO let this
sort of mon dictate terms to us2 The people
of our neighborhood say no, give tho Demo
Gratis chnuce and they will do something
for us. We have true and tried mon in the
ranks of Democracy, What can tho Nom
party say? Who are tho leaders here in Tex
as? Where did they come from2 What do
thoy intend to do for the peopleP They
want ofaces-ouly this and nothing more.
HUSTLER,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-10-25
San Marcos Real Estate Association.

A man who has practiced medicine for
40 years, ought to known salt from sugar;
read what he says,
TOLEDO, O., Jan. 10, 1887.
Messrs. F. j. Cheney & Co.-Gentlemen:
i have been in the general practice of
medicine for most 40 years, and would say
that in all my practice and experience, have
never seen preparation that could pres
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can Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by you. Have prescribed it a great many
times and its effect is wonderful and would
say in conclusion that have yet to find
case of Catarrh that it would not cure, if
they would take it according to directions
Yours truly
L. L. GoRsUoH, M. D.
Office, 215 Summit st.
We will give 800 for any case ofOatarrh
that can not DO cured with Halls Catarrh
Cure. Taken internally.
L. j. CHENEY &c Co. Props, Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, rs cts.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-10-25

weigh well the possibilities Of the future
before they consent to leave the party OF
the people-the democraey--for some un'
tried experiment of independent action,
which Is a misnomer In politics Stick TO
the party, that ia tho word and that is way
to do Il. You must b tho party. Don't
suffer- such primaries as Mr., Lockhart tells
us about chairman, secretary aud about
throo lazy members, Goto the primaries,
Ill them mp. II any party aocompliahes
anything II mus, DO by united action, not
by staying at homo and then raising a
smoke because your man was not nomina'
tod. Every democrat has right to vote
and voice in primary meetings Of the partyi
II ho does not exercise these dutios OF citi'
zonship he has poor excuse for cri,ieizing
the actions OF those who do. To leave the
democratic party at this tino IL much M II
the Grew of noble ship, well equipped to
stand every storm, were TO take TO the boats
when tho storm camo, striking ow fndepe'a-
deatly, 30 to speak, when by united action
thoy could have saved the great ship. Don't
do II, Don't give up the ship" till the last
extremity, or mark mo you will DO sorry
you did. Honost2 OF course, nobody
questions your honesty, but don't You roc
olect tho 'grsenbackors," ''thO bond burn
ers''--as honest set of mon I'D ever got
mad and backing up good idoa, but 1t
was no go. A ono string fiddle may do for
China, no 90 hero. But tho "grconback-
era" where Obi whoro are they5 ask Of
tho winds that far around with fragments
strow tho seN."
"OHI OF our LApoRINa GLASS"