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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
PROF. PRoUTOR'S REMAINS.

Result of The Autopsy-Where They viii be
Inferred.
New YORK, Sep. 1.-THE result of the
autopsy on the body of Richard A. Proc
tor was sent TO the health board to-day.
It states that the decomposition was 50
far advanced that it was impossible to
arrive at a definite conclusion as to the
cause of death. The doctors were only
able to say that there was no other
evident cause OF death and nothing that
could be i'm patibie with death from vel
low fever. The board granted permit
to inter the body in Greenwood cemetery
There will be no funeral services. After
Mrs. Proc or'S return from England where
she will go TO settle up her husbands
affairs, she will have the remains removed
20 Missouri.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
NWnnf hr the EIamas

PORTLAND, Oregon. Sept. 15 "A heavy
fire is reported in Spokane Falls, Wash
iHgton territory, which destroyed a whole
business block doing damage amounting
to 100000. Partially insured During
the progress of the fire an explosion oc-
cured but no one was injured. For
some time it looked as if all the business
portion of the town was going.
Eyes" said 2 lecturer IL country town
10 large and intelligent audience, ''the
people OF the United States owe more to
the newspapers than to any other cause
for their advancement" And the editor
remarked parenthetieally and patheti
caly: "You bot they do if subscribers
elsewhere are anything like mine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
A SUMNER DREAM.

Rich with the tribute of hundred fields
OF clover, purple globed, or white and fair.
And hedge row trailed with honeysuckle rar
Or fioweTy dell. whose shady covert yields
Moist foothold for the violet, and shields
Its metals from the sum- the perfumed air
BLOWS soft and over my senses yields
A spell Deepin the grateful shadow where
The thick Ieaved branches scarce admit ray
OF dancing sunlight. here, in blisSful ease,
Lulled with the drowsy hum Of honey bees,
/ lie and watch the drifting clouds all day,
Till the warm hUes that tint the waving seas
OF GOLDEN grain fade into sober graE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
Dinner Tables, Old And New.
Good Reconsideration

The old English dinner table was a
massive thing and was heavily loaded for
dinner. There were huge joints, enor-
nous game pies and the carcasses of
poultry. 1t was considered the correct
Thing for tie hostess to carve and to
press the guests to sluttony ard the host
to pass the bottle several times too often.
With such display of food there was lit
tie room for floral decorations. In the
course of time the vegetables were ban
ished from the table and handed by the
attendants. Then the made dishes were
all dubbed entrees and were cleared off
the table and brought in by the attend
ants piping hot. Finally the meats were
taken off and at last the guests were per-
mitted to eat or not to eat, without any
influence on the part of the host or host
ess, while at the same time he praising
of the viands which used TO be the prac-
tice, no longer became proper. The APP
pearance of the table, as we'll as the con-
duct at the table, has changed. The
table is not so massive and the floral dec
orations are frequently of the most Ella
borate and costly description. People
who can not spend much money on floral
decorations, yet devote much time and
taste to them, using such as may be pick
ed wild, ferns, berries, ETC., besides such
cultivated ones as may be obtained.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

Richard E. Burton, son of the late Rev.
DR.. Burton, of Hartford, Conn.,, is to be-
come editor of the Churchman. Mr..
Burton has won an enviable reputation
as poet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
A Bill Relative to Homestead Entries.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-Sen. Mander
son to-day introduced q bill providing
that sny honorably discharged sailor or
soldier in the late var who has once filed
a declaratory statement for a homestead
entry, and who before the expiration of
the six months allowed under section
304 E. s. in which TO make his entry
has abandoned the entry he shall no. be
deprived from making another home
stead entry, unless it shall be made to
fully appear that such abandonment or
relinq uishment was made for the purpose
of speculation.
Gentleman-"Uncle Rastus, what vii
it cost me to get my barn whitewashed?"
Uncle Rastus-''Too dollahs an half a
day sah." Gentlemau-"I mean what
will you do the job for? Uncle Rastus-
swell, I jest tell you how it am, Mistah
Smif. Yo' see when you has figgered out
the cos of de whitewash an de pals, an
de wah an tab on de brushes, sab, You'll
fin da' is no money in it by de job
Epoch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

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 explore woods and within
easy reaching distance of lakes and
streams that have never been ished by
white men, all we'll 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 I INLAND and
CHICAGO.
The GUIDE Book, and other descrip1rv,
matter, containing full information, maps
and engravings of the country traversed
by the line, will be sent TO any address OF
application TO the General Passenger
Agent.
CHAs. L. RYDER, Gen. Agent, los Wash
ington St., Chicago.
City tisket office, GO Clark St., Chicago.
Chicago Depot, Cor. Wells and Kinzif
Sts., &C. & N. w. R'y.)
City ticket Office, 1O2 Wisconsin ST.,
Milwaukee.
II. F. WHITCOMB, CHAS V. McKINLAY,
GENT Manager. Gen1 Pass. Agent.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
Two Dozen Compressed Facts.
Rehoboth Sunday Herald.

There are 1850 languages.
A square mile contains $40 acres.
A barrel of rice weighs 600 pounds.
The average human life is 81 years.
The frat steel pen was made IN 1880.
A barrel of flour weighs 186 pounds.
A barrel of pork weighs, 200 pounds.
a span is 1919 inches.
A hand (horse measure) is inches.
A hurricane moves 80 miles per hour.
A storm moves So miles per hour.
Watches were first constructed in 1916.
The first lucifer match was made in
1929.
The value of ton of silver is $37,-
7O4 81
The first iron steamship was built in
1890
Modern needles first came into use in
1915.
Coaches were first built in England in
1869.
The first horse railroad was built in
1862.
One million dollars of gold coin weigh
3 $50 pounds avoirdupois.
One million dollars of silver coin weigh
58,920.9 pounds avoirdupois.
The first complete sewing machine was
patented by Elias Howe in 1916.
Glass windows were first introduced
into England in the eighth century.
Albert Durer gave the world proph
ecy of future wood engraving in 1927.
Measure 200 feet on each side and you
will have square acre within an inch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
A Thousand Years Ago.


An old author gives this sketch of
matters at that time. In the year 500
after Christ, what was the state OF
Europe? The Goths, Visig oths, Vand8ls,
the Franks, the Huns, che Turks and
other barbara n hordes, had invaded and
overthrow the Roman empire, and hal
established various Kingdoms upon It's
ruins. These horkes of sayages had des-
tcoyed, not only all the works of ciyiiza-
ton, but civilization itself. Ignorant as
they were of everything that distinguish
ano elevate human nature, they broke up
the schools, abolished arts and manufac
lures, ruined the monument prevented
commerce, and reduced the conquered
nations to their own condition, Inaugural
ting IN the com pletest manner the reign
of brute force aud mental darkness. At
the time We begin our specific examina-
tioD, we find that in the socalled Chris
tlan nations there existed no science
worthy of the name, and no schools what
ever. Reading, writing and ciphering
were separate and distinct trades. The
masses, the nobility, the poor and the
rich, were wholly unaquainted with the
mysteries of the alphabet and the pen.
few men known as clerks, who general
Jy belonged to the priesthood, monopo-
lIzsd them as a special class of artists
They taught their business only to their
seminarIes and apprentices, and beyond
themselves and their few pupils no one
knew how to read or write, nor was i5 ex-
pected of the generality any more than il
wo2ld be nowadays that every body should
be shoemaker or a lawyer.
Kings Gid not even know how to sign
their names, SO that when they wanted TO
subscribe 80 a written contract, treaty or
Law, which some clerk had drawn up for
them, they would smear their right hand
with ink and slap it down on the parch-
ment saying: "Witness my hand" AT a
later date some genius devised the substi-
tute for the seal, which was i'm pressed in
stead of the hand, but oftener besides the
hand. Every gentleman had a seal with
peculiar device thereon. Hence the
words now In use: Witness my hand
aud seal" affixed TO modern deeds, serve
at least the purpose of reminding us of
the ignorance of the middle ages.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

ever giving and ever dispensing, witch
ing blossoms out of the buds BY the light
and warmth of Its rays.
Love in It's common form. exhibits it.
self in an interchange of kindred senti-
ments and kindly deeds among equals;
when directed toward lnfe riors it Is ele-
waited INTO reverence and eliminates in
worship. There may be much amiabllity
but no true greatness of character with
out reverence. As we gain a>notion of
the granduer of the physical world, By
looking from the low ground up 70 the
sky -cleaviBg chains of the alps or the
Andes, so our measure of moral greatness
grows by the adAiriDg contem platiou of
what Is above Us. This is what Plato
meant when he called wonder a phiIoso-
phic affection. Though any fool may
cape at an air balloon, the man VINO does
nos cherish q habitual wonder for the
grandeur of the universe is like deaf
man who does not hear the thunder, or a
blind man who capnot see the sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

All of King Milan's ministers have ten
dered their reslgnations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

We have in this department complete line
of Job Material and Type for doing frst-class
Job sork on short notice and at the lowest
living prices. We do all kinds Of Pamphlet
and Law Brief work known to the trade.
Call in and get prices.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27

MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-04-07
POOR JAM ES.
One Of the Little Things That Took
the Romance Out Of Him.

the hOmNnce Out OF Httms
flames, dear, will you bring me up a
hod Of coal from the CELLAR" said busy
wife.
That's just the way with you," said
James, with black frown, as he put
down his book and rose up from the
lounge.
"Just the way with me."
"Yes, he snapped. "As soon as you
see me enjoying myself, you have some
chore or another for me to do. Didn't
you see | was absorbed in my readingl"
Well, dear, will do it myself.
Yes, and tell verybody, your
mother especially, that you will have to
carry your own coal up from the cellar.
No, I'll do it. Let me mark my place. T"
So he marked the place in the book at
which he had ceased reading, and when
he went down to the cellar, grumbling
all the way, she picked up the volume
and found it was love story, and the
passage he had been absorbed in was as
follows: "My darling, when you are
my wife will shield and protect you
from every care, the winds of heaven
shall not visit your face too roughly
those pretty hands shall never be soiled
by mental tasks, your wish shall be my
law. your happiness"
Just then he reappeared and dump
ing the hod on the floor, and said: There.
your darn coal. Give me my book.
Is life worth living!-Boston Courier
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-04-07
A PIucky Girl's Expedient.

A young girl of the writer's ac-
quaintance, who lived in the country,
was desirous of making a start for
herself. She hated sewing and did
not know enough to teach. But, after
deep thought on the subject, she de-
veloped plan which in five years has
given her bank account written
with three ciphers. Her next-door
neighbor has stock farm, and makes
quantities Of butter. The plucky girl
made an arrangement with him to
purchase all his sour milk at a nomi-
nal price.
A supply OF pans and a roll of white
toweling was her stock in trade, and
with this she began making Dutch
cheese, an article which, when rightly
made, is a good adjunct to any tea
table. She made it into little pats and
sold them for five cents each. Every
morning from April TO October she
drove into the city, eight miles away,
with her market wagon full of shall
low pans. She soon had a route and
regular customers. Then a boy took
her place ON the wagon, while she
continued to personally superintend
the making Of the cheese. She chose
what she could do best, and has sue
eeeded beyond her own expectation
Springfield Union.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-04-07
A Cure for GOsstp.

What is a cure for gossipP Culture.
There is a great deal of gossip that has
no malignity in it. Good natured
people talk about their neighbors be-
cause, and only because, they have
nothing else to talk about. As l
write, there come to me pictures OF
different young ladies. l have seen
them at home have met them at the
library; coming to and from the book
store with fresh volume in their
hands. They are full of what they
have seen and read. They are brim-
ming with questions. One topic OF
conversation is dropped only to give
place to another in which they are
interested. They are interested in
art love to talk about n water-color
sketch, or a new piece of music just
learned.
After a delightful hour with such
women one feels stimulated and re-
freshed, and during the whole even
ing or hour, as it may be, not neigh
boris garment was soiled by so much
as touch. They had something to
talk about. They knew something
and were anxious to know more
They had no temptation to gossip
because the doings OF their neighbor'
formed subject very much less in
teresting than those which grew ou
of their knowledge and their culture
There are neighborhoods in which i
RACES like an epidemic. Churches ar,
split in pieces by it; neighbors arr
made enemies by it for life. The cur'
is difficult. We have agriculture
papers, religious, scientific, politica
papers, devoted to every interest
great and small. Surely if reading il
a cure Certainly a help there is fooC
for all tastes in this direction. Will
the mind and brain bankrupt for tn,
want of something to busy ones sci
with - about these spring up tn
temptation to gossip; and there i
such a thing as it becoming chronic
practically incurable. Let the young
those just starting in life, beware OF it
-Courier-Jo Journal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-04-07
DUDE ADVENTURE,
The Fling ers Of His GLOVES Mistaken
for Electric Light Carbons.

A stout, broad-shouldered little
woman, carrying an enormous market
basket, out Of whose well-flled depths
peered sundry carrots and beets, as
corpulent and good-natured looking as
herself, was trundling briskly up Broad
street yesterday, when she espied a
young man standing on the sidewalk
underneath an electric light. The
young man was well dressed, and out
Of the upper pocket of his top coat
stuck the tips of a tawny pair of
gloves, which the near-sighted old
woman evidently took for bundle Of
carbons, such as the linemen carry in
their pockets with which TO replenish
the electric light.
Say, mister" began the old
woman, as soon as she had come
within speaking DISTANCE. al wish
you'd just fix that light ofyour'n that's
in front OF our house. It's no airthly
good. II splutters and goes out Just as
soon as it is lit, an my darter Katy
stan on the 'front.' stoop an ftlrts with
the fellers Just as she used TO when
there warn't no electric light"
Excuse me, madame, l don't un-
derstand. You must have mistaken
me for some one else," said the young
man, as soon as he could collect his
scattered senses.
By this time the inevitable crowd
had begun TO gather and was enjoying
the fun hugely.
" Amt you the man as fixes these
lights?" continued the old woman.
" No, ma'am."
" Law, amt those cunnin' little
things stickin' out o. your pockets the
things they fixes the lights with ?"
What, these? Well, hardly"
" What may they be, then?"
q" Gloves, ma'am; gloves, gloves"
shouted the young man in despera-
ton as he started off.
"Well, now, who'd thought it. /
axes your pardon, young man."
But the young man was out Of hear
ing, and he will doubtless see that his
gloves don't make fun for the rabble
in future.-Newark Journal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-04-07
SAVAGE HORSES,
Descriptions OF n Fight Between
Two stations and q Jack.

wild stallion fears no beast ex-
cept the grizzly, and will not always
finch from an encounter with it; yet
itisa curious fact that jack will al
most always kill one in a fair fight.
The particulars OF fight OF this sort
were related TO me by cattleman who
was engaged in bringing out blooded
stock from the East. Among the ami
mails under his charge were two great
stations, one gray and one black, and
fine jackass, not much over hall the
size Of either OF the former. The ami
mails we're kept in separate pens, but
one day both horses got into the same
inelosure, next 10 the jack-pen, and
began 10 fight as only enraged stall
lions can, striking like boxers with
their fore feet, and biting with their
teeth. The gray was getting the best
Of il; but while clinched with his an
tagonist in one tussle they rolled
against the jack-pen, breaking it in.
No sooner was the jack at liberty than
with ears laid back and mouth wide
open, he made straight for the two
horses, who had for the moment
separated. The gray turned TO meet
him, rearing on his hind legs and strik-
ing at him with his fore feet; but the
jack slipped in, and in a minute grasped
his antagonist by the throat with his
wide-open jaws, and then held on like
a bulldog, all four feet planted stiflly
in the soil. The stallion made tre-
mendous efforts to shake him off he
would try to whirl round and kick him
but for that the jack was too short !;
then he would rise up, lifting the jack
off the ground, and strike at him with
his fore feet; but all that he gained
by this was to skin his foes front legs
without making him loose his hold.
Twice they fell, and twice the stallion
rose, by main strength dragging the
jack with him; but all in vain.
Meanwhile the black horse attacked
both the combants with perfect i'm
partiality, striking and kicking them
with his hoofs, while his teeth, as
they slipped on the tough hides, met
with snap like that OF a bear-trap.
Undoubtedly the jack would have
killed at least one of the horses had
not the men came up, and with no
small difficulty separated the mad
dened brutes.-Century.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-04-07

Was the Only Means Of PIacating
the Old Gentleman.

A friend Of mine related to me the
other night his experience in reconcilinQ
a testy old fellow to the marriage engage.
ment OF his fayorite daughter. NV in.
formant being discreet and benevolent
character and intimate with all the per.
sonsconcerned was aspersuaded by the young
people to intercede on their behalf. He
undertook the task with no little hesita.
tion, and the reception which his over.
lures met was not caculated to raise any
hopes. He began by representing to pa.
terfamllias the exceeding cleverness OF his
would-be son-in.lsw and the brilliant fu.
ture which certainly lies before him.
This, however, produced not the least ef.
feet, and he succeeded no better when he
fell back upon the young mans fine
moral qualities and solid worth. At last
the potential father.in-law exclaimed: !:
Now, sir. you have told me a lot Of
stutf in praise OF this fellow who wants
to marry my daughter-be honest, and
say what there is to be said against
him."
Being thus taken in flank, as it were,
the family friend, aridiculously consclen-
tious person, admitted. with some hesi.
tation, that the matrimonial aspirant is
rather popular. that his manners are not
pleasant, that he is supposed to be sullen
at times, etc., etc. "Humi" said the
old gentleman, pricking up his ears, ''has
he many friends," "No," the go.be.
tween confessed, Il am afraid not.
"Well, /" the stern parent declared, un.
bending at last, "I don't know but what
Fanny may have him il she likes. He
is evidently disagreeable enough, but, in
my opinion, the kind Of man you de.
scribe makes q pretty safe husband Your
jolly, popular men are always spending
other peoples money and devoting them.
selves to other peoples wives. Fanny is
sensible girl. and il she wants to marry
this young fellow won't stand in the
way.-Boston Post.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-04-07
SAN, THE DIAMOND-BROKER.
A Cheeky Individual who Openl
sells Bogus Diamonds.

sells bOSus DfhHuOnubs
"Did you ever know that diamonds
are manufactured! You didn't, EN-!
Well, you ought to take a run up to
Forty.second street some day and inter
view the manufacturer. was on my way
to take the train for Providence few
days ago, and in saloon right by the
depot saw a little three.legged stand,
not unlike those used by the thimble.rig-
gers and three card monte men at Coney
Island about fifteen years ago. The ge.
MUS who presided over it was quite a
good.looking fellow, who loudly heralded
himself as Sam the diamond. broker On
his portable stand lay half dozen highly
polished white stones, which, to quote
the language OF the circulars he freely
distributed, take the place of the finest
genuine diamonds and cannot be detected
by the most expert! How's that for su-
preme cheek?"
"One dollar was all he asked for the
stones, and he sold quite number of
them while stood in a dazed way won
dering if the bottom had dropped out OF
the Market or whether he was really sell
ing glass to the credulous crowd which
surrounded him."
"T'm Sam. the diamond.broker.' he
said, as he folded up his store and
waved back a man who wanted his
money returned because his dollar pur'
chase did not dazzle his eyes, and ! don't
take no goods back. manufacture all ]
want right at my own house. And the
manufacturer strolled away calmy and
sedately, while I got aboard my train and
pondered on the gullihility OF the
human race. Jewellers Weekly.