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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
Another Vegetable Foe.

For many years the dodder plant has
been growing in q few places in this
state. It is now extending very rapidly.
Col. Johnston of Champaign writes TT g
Country Gentleman: This plant is half a
self-supporter and half parasite, and is
as much of q nuisance rs the Canada
thistle and quite as hard to get rid of.
A single plant when first seen and I'm
known looks for all the world like large,
tangled, but outspread skein Of orange
culOred WOODEN yarn, laid on the grass TO
bleach or dry. When it has taken poses
sion of grass field the appearance is as
if many loads of bright and high colored
wheat or oat straw had been strewn over
the heritage and was concealing it mostly.
On the Chicago branch of the Illinois
Central railroad for the fifty odd miles
between EIfinghaD and Centralia more
or leas of this dodder is to be seen cling
ing TO the grass and weeds near the sta
tions and alOug the country roads parai-
lei with the track. Occasionally piece
of pasture land has been eveded or a crop
seized upon, but SO far the parasite is
mostly confined to the right of way.
Dodder is propagated from very small
seed, having a hard and veey strong en-
envelope, and seeds that will bear as hard
much usage as any plant known, making
it very difficult TO exterminate. When
young dodder plants are supported from
the roots, but these soon dry, suckers are
thrown out from the main stem, and il
lives and thrives as a parasite. When
once it Jays hold of crop the crop is
lost, and when dodder gets a hold Of the
land it refuses TO yield except when sub
mitted to the ordeal of fire Or is deluged
with strength of sulphuric acid. 1t is
impossible to say at present whether the
soil and climate where it has made its ap-
pearance will favor its growth. If SO.
laws stronger than those which were en-
acted to control the Canada thistle will
be required and so much expense to re-
pei the invasion as that already and futilly
incurred Sc destroy the chinch bug. Let Us
warn the farmers of southern Wisconsin
and all Illinois TO beware of the approaches
of this deadly enemy of ali leguminous
crops, an enemy which, when it once gets
possession is never successfully fought
except by the free use of fire and sui
phuric acid.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
Inferiority of the Stern Sex.

a woman will take the smallest
drawer in a bureau for her own private
use and will store in it dainty frag-
ments of ribbon. scraps Of lace, foamy
ruffies, velvet things for the neck, bum
dies of old love-letters, pieces of jew
elry, handkerchiefs, fans, and things
that no man knows the name Of, all
sorts of fresh-looking, bright little
articles that you could not catalogue
in a column: and at any time she can
go to that drawer and pick up anything
else. Whereas man. having the big
gest. deepest. and widest drawer as
signed to him. will put into it a couple
of socks. a -collar-box. an old necktie,
two handkerchiefs, pipe. and a pair
suspenders. and to save his life he
can't shut the drawer without leaving
more ends sticking out than there are
pieces in .Str0udsbUrg Republican.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

PHILADELPHIA has new religious sect
whose title is fearfully and wonderfully
constructed. 1t is "The Ecclesis OF
Isreal; the Cyipz or Worshipping CCngre-
CATION of Our Fathers Kingdom on
Earth" They have revised the opening
sentences of the Lords Prayer SO that
they read: "Our Father who art In Heav-
en-, hallowed be thy name; thy hand of
power our SONS do fear; thine ear of
love our prayers do hear; thy voice of
light illumines our feet; into thy house
our steps we bend, eternity with thee to
spend; thy kingdom has come; now let
thy Will be done on earth as it is in
Heaven"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
$4,000 REWARD.

$4,000 REWARD.
CHICAGO, Sept, II, 1851, Henrietta
Smell, widow of the late Amos J. Smell,
will pay $4,000 for the arrest, and de-
tention until identified by the authorities
of the city of Chicago, of William B.
Tascott, the supposed murderer of my
husband. The above reward will hold
good for sixty days from this date. All
communications to be sent to George W.
Hubbard, General Superintendent, or A.
J. Stone, 544 West Madison street, Chi
cago, I'll. HENRIETTA SMELL.
The fast that the reward for Tasc0tt
was thus renewed and doubled in amount
after a lapse Of four months created some
surprise, and it was felt among those who
became aware Of the movement, that
something new and perhaps startling had
come TO light in connection with the case.
Mr.. Stone was seen at his residence on
Ada street and was asked for an explana-
ton. He said that there was nothing
sudden or unexpected about it. He had
been talking the matter over with
Mrs. Smell, he said, for about three weeks,
and they had settled upon this course to
be pursued some days ago. He had Sc
Iected Sunday to visit Chief of Police
Hubbard, because he had more leisure on
that day than on any other.
The original reward offered was So,
600, and was offered March II, TO run
sixty days. It expired May II, and was
not renewed. Mr.. Stone says that the
reason for this was because the news
papers had intimated that some of Tas-
colts family were going to furnish i'm
Unnl1 Tn 60 yUb
the reward expired or was withdrawn.
They mad, therefore, waited patiently for
these promise cd revelations, but they had
not come, and, becoming tired of waiting,
they offered a new and larger reward"
'Then you have discovered nothing
newt"
Nothing. Of course, new theories
have been presented lately, but all of
these have been exploded end found
worthless"
"Why did you double the reward?"
Because we want Tascott just $4,000
worth. We think Tascott can tell"
The reporter waited for Mr.. Stone to
proceed, but ne recalled the remark by
saying:
II will not finish what I was going to
say"
do you mean to say GhaG ne couid ten
you about some property that is missing
thai you did not know of before?"
"No, no, not that"
edo you think that he is, perhaps, not
the murderer and could be induced to tell
Who is?'
''No, no. I will not say what it is. 1t
will be no use to urge me. We want
Iascott $4,000 worth. I will tell you
that much defnately. Yes, sir, we want
that Young man, badly"
1t is thought by many that Mr.. Stone is
beginning to give some credence TO be
lief, that was q mite general after the mUr-
der, that Tascotk was not the only person
guilty of the murder Of Mr.. Snell, and
that he has the assistance of these guilty
ompanions in eluding the Authorities.
Strong as this relief is in the Police
Department, no facts or details ere known
up to the present time TO prove that it Is
correct. But some new avenues are be,
ing worked upon this theory, and they
are certainly as promising as any that
have been pursued heretofore In the vain
search for the criminal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

THE British are supposed to be good
business men, but it is scarcely consis-
tent with this reputation of theirs to be
spending millions on Notifications on
our northwestern border. About the
time the works are completed We may
conclude TO annex them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
THE FARM AND HOME
MIDSUMMER.

Across the fair midsummer vale,
The zephyr floats from sweet to sweet;
What fragrance marks its printless trail
By fields Of grass and tossing wheat.
The sky is poised. a perfect cup,
Above the landscapes rich expanse;
And where the morning mists went up,
The hills seemed, as in a trance.
No more the boisterous spring time choIrs
Make nature jocund with their notes;
One casual song the heart inspires,
And summers noon of peace promotes.
watch the hurrying humble-bee,
Grooming his l0w-down mellow pass,
Dart curving past each fence and tree,
To kiss some howeret's blushing face
s zigzag wanderer through the air,
Following path that's all his own,
Without a thought, without care,
And making every flower throne!4
Deep in the grass the ground bird hides,
And, where the river winds away,
One little shallop calmly glides
With joy the long midsummer day
Joel Benton in the American Magazine TO
August.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
Too Much Corset.

Miss CRAWFORD died In ball room at
Delray, Mich. an examination revealed
the fact thas she hai died from tight
lacipg, the stays in her corset having
been drawn so tightly that her flesh lay
in folds beneath, so that the exertion of
dancing caused the bursting of blood
vessel. Miss Crawford was to have been
married the next day, and her betrothed
is Frustrated with grief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

ADMIRAL David d. Porter, who is IS
years old, is quite i'll. For 80 years there
has been Porters in the United States
Navy, and they have played no small part
there. The admiral's father-Porter Of
the Essex-fought with British, French,
Peruvians, Tripolitans and West India
pirates while in the service, and cleaned
out the British whaling foet in the Pao-
ific during the war of 1912 as thoroughly
as Semmes did ours during the rebellion.
The son served against the Mexicans, at
the head of whose navy his father once
was, but these were the only foreign foes
be ever met, his laurels having been gain
ed on our own western waters in conflict
with the American enemies who were not
inferior in gallantry to the foreigners his
ather fought.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
The Project in Flesh and Strength of Kind
Words to the Horse.

Words to the Horse.
There is nothing worse for domestic
animals than to scare them half to death.
Fright uses up the vital forces more than
work, more than the growth of flesh or
fat, more than anything else, unless it Is
persistent starvation. We have had two
men working for us with teams, on the
same farm at the same time. One would
take his team from the stable when they
had been refreshed by few days rest,
aud were feeling well, and because they
we're pretty frisky while they were being
harnessed, and the off horse did not keep
the furrow we'll at the first send off, would
get out of patience and yell at his team
till finally they broke into a trot, when he
would throw the pillow to the full depth
into the first hummock he could find,
bring the team TO full stop, and by that
time they would be. well in 'lather" and
quivering with excitement. The other
man knew better. When he observed
the the horses head were carried high
aud that they were feeling first rate, he
would say to himself: There is a good
head of steam on today, and shall be
able to get good days work out of those
fellows, if [ save it all TO be used to the
best advantage" Therefore he would
speak Ia as quiet q tone as possible,
would move gently about. and aim 10 get
his team afield without excitement, aud
would bear with q few Irregularities. such
as getting out of the furrow aud pulling
| by starts few times. The other man
can not have the work done as this one.
/ As it Is with larger animals so it is true
of fowls; if you at all times exercise kind
ness toward them they will doubly repay
/ you for all your care and kind attention.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
Can Sheen Be Made Profitable =
Practical Farmer.

Sheep being excellent foragers, and
capable of picking p a portion of their
subsistence, have been made TO adapt
themselves to those sections where the
aud cannot be proitadIy cultivated ana
where they are supposed TO cost but q lit
tie in proportion to that which may be
derived from them. For that reason the
American farmers have given their at
tention to the small, active breeds, such
as the merino and Eatiye, which exist in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

IT Is significant TO note that the special
committee appointed by the last Ohio
legislature, to study the system of taxa
ton, is reported to have found that al
but one OF number of prominent citi-
zens, invited TO give their views on the
subject to the committee, expressed a
preference for the Henri George theory
of land taxation. There are many other
indications going to show that the George
doctrine is gaining ground in the
west. For example, 10 men in Cleveland,
Ohio, met the other day to form free
trade club, and as it afterward appeared,
all were land tex theorists who had, with
two exceptions, never acknowledged it
before. and held their views unbeknown
to the others. It is also worthy of note
that the legislative committee has become
about convinced that the attempt to tax
personal property will have to be aban-
doned as impracticablc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

Some of the most elaborate toilets seen
in Washington are worn by Mrs. Hit,
wife of the Congressman from Illinois.
All of her dresses are made in Paris, and
many of them come from Worth's.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

SENATORS SHERMAN and Cullom have IN
troduced bills in the Senate to declare
unlawful trusts and combinations in re-
straint of trade and production"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

OvKR forty thousand Italians have
landed in New York during the first half
of the year, most of them too poor to
own even a monkey.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

The introduction to Poor's manual of
the railroads of the United States, which
has just been issued, presents unusually
complete and instructive statistics, bear
ing on the magnitude of the industry.
They are deserving of careful study. The
number of miles of track laid up to the
close of last year amounted to 1892
with capital stock and debt of over
100000. Such has been the growth
since 1881, when there were only 101
miles of railroad in this country. The
new mileage of 1887 is placed at 13,0S0.
Some idea OF the greatness of this in
dustry can be obtained by comparing the
$4,000, 900, 900 so invested with the 81
790,000,000 of capital engaged in manu-
factdring in 1880 and the $12,00O,00O,-
600 invested in agriculture. And the
railroad question presses more heavily
upon US than ever.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

It's reported that 100000 cotton
wood trees have been planted in South
west Kansas this year.
Four men met in Baxlev, Ga, recent
iy weighing altogether 1,017 pounds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
TO CAPTURE TASCOTT
A New Reward of $4,000 Offered
Renewing Interest in the Smell
Murder.
Speculation as to Why the Old Amount
Was D0ubled-What A. J. Stone
Has 20 Say.

A. j. Stone, son-in-law OF the late Amos
J. Smell, who was murdered in his resi-
dence, in Chicago, in February last, called
on the Superintendent of Police Sunday
ard authorized the issue Of the follow
ing:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
Lime water is an admirable remedy in

Lime water Is an admirable remedy In
cases of diptheria. It's local effect is
most useful IN cleansing and purifyiDg
the fances, and its mode of application Is
the easiest imaginable. It requires no
spray apparatus, no douching. and no
effort at gargling. 1t is sufficient TO have
the patient slowly swallow teaspoonful
or more every hour, IN order to get good
results from its use. This fact is of the
greatest importance in treating children,
who are too often cruelty tortured in the
attempt 20 make local application 20 the
throat. Lime water can be given easily
and IS taken readily by children, and
there are, We believe, few cases of diph-
liberia which require more energetic treat
ment than the one just described. in
fact, We think that an early cleansing of
the bowels with ealomel-som etipes in
massive doses-followed up after short
interval by the administration Of lime
water and the use of a suitable tonic and
Tolerant regimen, constitutes method
which comes the nearest to being Of uni
vefsal applicability of any one with 1hicn
we are familiar: and We think that the
use of lime water Is of more consequence
than any other part of the treatment, ex-
cept it be the preliminary purgatat1on.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
A STRANGE STORY.

Louisiana Romance of the Old Slavery Days
Nashville American.
George w. Gable said to reporter the
other day: "I6 is interesting that SO
many short stories have their scenes laid
in and around New Orleans and Loulsi-
ana. It is romantic country. A friend
in New Haven told me some time ago,
that while rummaging among some old
law reports, he found an account of a
slave girl who secured her freedom by
learning that she had no negro blood, as
she had always herself supposed. 1t was
noted case at the time, out had rassed
from the memory of the present genera
ton. [ applied to an ex-justice of the
supreme court of Louisiana, and he knew
nothing of the case, until he searched
and found it in the records. The case
was first tried in the lower court, which
declared the girl slave. The supreme
court reversed the decision al once. Its
decision substantially said, that if the
girl was black that would be proof enorgh
of her slavery, but az she was white, the
girl could not be compelled to prove her
right to freedom, but she must be as
sumed to be free, and her negro blood
and slavery must be proven. That could
not be proven. and she was no longer a
slave. The court records | possess by
courtesy of the court, to which I must
return them. These records of the court
tell fascinating story of the girls life.
In company with her parents and sister,
she came to America from the French
province of Alsace. The ship was cap
tured by mutineers and her father was
killed. The mother died soon after land
ing, and the daughter experienced vari-
Gus adventures among the Indians, wher
they were cast by the mntineers. They
finally were sold into slavery and became
separated. She was at last recognized
by some of her relatives, who had follow
ed her family TO America. Her Identify
was proven by startling resemblance to
her mother, and by birthmarks in the
shape of blackberry stains upon the
inside of both legs, just above the knees.
believe that she is still living, an aged
woman, in Sacramento, CAL, where she
also has family, and where her strange
history is unknown.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-14

For many years the manufacturers of
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If you have dull, heavy headache, OBJ
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-14

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-14

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-14

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-14

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-14
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Letter from the Assistant Foreman of the
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-14

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