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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-05
Simon MadOle's Famous Duel.

When I was on my fishing trip down
in Southeast Missouri short time
ago, SAYS writer in the St. Louis
Globe Democrat. l met old Simon
MadOle, the man who had the historic
duel with Gov. Clingman of NORTH
Carolina that there was so much lying
about in the "fifties" 1t is hopeless
to try to give Madole's fine old Tenn
essee dialect, but as near as | can put
it he tells the story thus: You see.
went down there into that French
brood kentry, and this man Clingman.
Guv ner Cllngman, lie was then. KEN
along and made a perlticat speech,
which was all full of foolery and dod-
gasted nonsense, and along about the
middle of 1t up and pntedly guy him
the lie. Well, he sent his challenge to
me. and / passed the word back that
I'd fight him with swords, mounted.
Now, | had a ole OK brute that | had
trained to the saddle, and he was
viciOuser than trousers leg full of
rattlesnakes when put the cinch to
him; and he nd specially objected to
anybody tootin' a horn when ridin'
him. l had besides kiverlet-a bed
kiverlet, you known which were all
colors of the rainbow, although red
and blue predominated.
81 put the kiverlet on the OK brute,
clinched in the saddle so that his eyes
bulged out; | got me an old rusty
sabre that my gran'ther fit into the
Revolution with, tied on cowhorn
and started for the field of combat
Guv'ner Clingman was there on fine
thoroughbred mare, with three
cornered French rapeer in his hand
evidently thurstin' for my blood. As
me and the OK brute hove in sight
there was what these here newspaper
fellows call sensation. GUY ner
Clingman declared he wouldn't fight
no such a outfit, but | took one long
tOot on the cowhOrn and chai@ed.
Wall, sir his thoroughbred kind of
jerked, and shivered, and stared, as
though she didn't know whether she
was asleep or only dreamin', while the
kiverlet was 1utterin' in the wind, and
the OK brute was snOrtin' and PAWN
and a maxim for her, end, on.
1.-The GUNNER was yellin' for me to
stop, but | des' footed away on the
horn and let the OK brute 90 The
mare waited twell we got about ten
yards off, and then she out due east as
hard as she could lick, and you can
believe me or not but she never even
switched her tail tWell she crossed the
Calina line. There's been lots of lying
about the Clingman duel. but that's
the truth of it, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-05
Bad W riting.

There is a growing tendency to en-
courage handsome and legible hand
writing, and there was need for it; for
among some of the older generation
tine handwriting has sometimes been a
puzzle, and, as in the following in
stance, capable of being construed ac-
cording to the readers pleasure:
During the war quantity of personal
property belonging to resident of
Washington was seized and confiscated
by the United States.
For years the original owner made
repeated attempts to secure an order
for its restoration from the quarter
master who had charge of it. But he
was obdurate. and insisted that it
should be restored only through an act
Of congress. Still the attorney for the
plaintiff persisted, and again he wrote
to Quartermaster-ge Meigs for an
order of restoration.
This was about the seventh attempt,
and the officer had grown impatient.
He wrote an exceedingly vigorous re-
ply, in which he emphatically refused
to do as requested. The handwriting
was frightful.
The attorney saw his chance. He
fastened to his client, and, thrustlng
the letter to him, said, 81 have sue
ceeded at last. Here is the order"
The ''ordcr" was taken to the corral,
where the officer in charge recognized
the signature and at once turned over
the property.
Wnen General Meigs asked what
had become of it, he was told that it
had been restored on his order. He
saw the order, and, as he could not
read it, he simply said, Il do not re-
member signing little ArgoRaut
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-05

society of artists and men of letters.
He has perfect horror of the brain
less dancing girls who Fill the fashion
able drawing-rooms of London.
Max O'Rell is writing a book about
the United States upon the general
plan of John Bull and His Island, p"
and is paving way for it with this
sort of taffy. Il have seen no stupid
faces here, and have noticed pro-
digious activity that prevails every
where. l have nothing but admiration
for your beautiful and graceful women
and particularly your bewitching wild
oWs."
Miss Maria A. Brown of Boston, has
novel idea for the disposal of Dor-
ton of the surplus. She wants Con-
gress to appropriate $4,000 to enable
her and other antiquarians TO search
through the libraries of Europe for
proof that Left Ericsson discovered
America about the year 1000. She
feels confident that with sufficient
financial backing she can utterly de-
stroy the claims of Christopher Co
lumbus as the discoverer of this conn-
try.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-05

" the many welcome guests of both
sexes who enjoy them in the spacious
drawing-rOom of his Fifth avenue
mansion, which stands under the
shadow of fashionable church. On
these occasions the famous aunostic
LAYS aside the cares of his legal prac-
tice and becomes humorous, festive.
and sociable. His benignant wife and
two accomplished daughters give va
riety. grace. and charm to the passing
hours of genial intercourse.
Prof Blaisdell of Beloit College has
given TO the Regents of Mount Vernon
small volume entitled "A View
of the War, which once belonged To
George Washington. One of the liz
leaves bears the following inscription
in Lord ErSkine's handu ritin@, adj
dressed to Washington: lit has been
my good fortune through life to be
associated with the most talented and
distinguished men of Europe; but YOU.
SIR, are the onlv human being for
whom | ever felt a reverent:al awe,
totally unlike anything l ever felt for
any other of the human race
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-05
Get Married Young.

1t is, think, an erroneous idea that
early marriages are a hindrance rather
than help to success in life and the
mental development and happiness of
the parties. That this is sometimes
the case is true; but L believe that
more young men, and girls too, have
been saved from ruin and wretched-
ness by an early marriage than have
been ruined by it. There is something
inspiriting and ennobling in the pos
session Of home and family to work
for and beautify, and if the girl and
boy are poor, | should still say marry
young and work together for the home
and the competence, which will be all
the more enjoyable because they are
the result of toll and self-denial.
Don't wait until you can afford to be-
gin just where your father and mother
leave off, for then the freshness of
youth will be gone. and, although it
may be morning with you still, the
shades will be stretching on toward
the MONDAY, and habits will have been
formed which are hard to break, while
the chances are they will never be
broken at ali.-EAa WaesLsr WlLcoz.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-05
n OnInese PROCESSION.

The same day which gave u,
the two examples of Citing rid o.
the dead also gave us a view OF
great Chinese procession in honor
of some festal period, which, fol
four days, occupied the thoughts of the
Acknowledged Celestials of this place
Every thing Chinese was democrat zed;
walters at the hotels would barely
serve us. Cooks and servants in pri-
vate houses were utterly unreliable
A circus come to town could not more
thoroughly upset an American village
than did this the pig-tailed 100000 In
Slams capital The procession took
over an hour to pass Il given point.
John Chinaman was in his most elab.
crate toggery. Silk gowns glstened
in the sun; mantles and innumerable
banners embroidered in silk and gold
glittered and flashed. Chinese wind
instruments. in tone resem bling a bag
pipe; little tiddles with body of bamboo
not longer than Il half-pint cup, vel
atlording from their two or three
strings tones to reach the musical ear
of Professor Zeigfeld; gongs banging
and whanging. How they would have
delighted Johnny Hand These in
bands of a dozen, and these bands to
ever hundred or so feet, and Jolly,
happy, prosperous sons of China.
Some of the emblems borne were de-
cidedly curious. One, huge drago
over three hundred feet long, wormino
and squirming, its feet being legs OF
men whose bodies were lost in its alb
domen; pretty pagodas with bedizened
girls on their tops, great pyrmids OF
t1OWerS-ln the cups of some, lily for
example, were real little Samese
babies, one over three months old
but generally half year these poor
little things perched up and tossed
alOft in the blazing sun. Men hoisted
in palanquins and some sitting upon
seats composed of spear heads and
knives, so placed as to look as if they
were being impaled, and through
their cheeks, necks, ears, or arms
were run the spikes of long iron spears
carried by several men. These were
CHASTITY sights, intended to represent
the capturing of some horrible demons.
Hour after hour these poor devils
would be borne on mems shoulders
with these iron spikes nearly as large
as my little finger straight through
their cheeks, and held between the
clinched jaws to prevent as much as
possible the decorating jars of the steel.
One fellow sat upon the blades OF
knives-a false motion would have
sent them deep into his naked flesh;
long spike ran through his cara
single Earring motion would give him
agony. For hours and for three days
these men underwent this torture to
the huge qualification of the Celestial
lookers-on. They are paid for this
suffering, and were a part of the show.
Garter II. Harrison IN Chicago MAIL
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-05
He Rallied Round the Tree.

a gentleman who lives near Augusta
tells an interesting story about Will
liam Henry Russell, the great English
singer, who was all the rage forty
years ago. 1t was in 184S. The com
ing of Russell had been heralded for
weeks in advance of his visit, and
when he reached Augusta the people
were eager to hear him. The hall was
crowded. In the audience was Col.
Ben Harris, who had come fifteen
miles to attend the concert. Russell
sang 'pm Afoat," "Ivy Green" and
several other of his famous songs.
His success was overwhelming. His
great trump, however, was his sing
ing of "Woodman Spare that Tree.
When he finished the third verse, Col.
Harris jumped up and shouted:
'.I'Il be id ii it shall be cut down.
I'll give one hundred dollars out of
my own pocket to save it!'
This interruption of course created
sensation. Col. Harris was an ele-
giant gentleman. Recovering himself,
ne made an elaborate apology for
what he had said and done, but he
could not conceal Lis modification.
There was short pause. Russell
broke thesilence.
Ladies and gentlemen" he said 81
have sung that song in all parts of the
civilized world. | have been compile
mented by the crowned heads of
Europe and the potentates of the East.
But, believe me, | lave never received
so fine compliment as that just paid
me by the gentleman"
This incident was frequently refer
red to by Russell, but il has never be-
fore been published. atlantic Consul
tzstlOn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-05
A Southern Soldiers Wounds.

A very remarkable application for
allowance under the wounded-soldier
act has been sent to the executive de-
partment. The applicant is Mr.. S. A.
Gade of Richmond county, who dur
ing the war was a private in Company
E, Cobb's legion. The man was liter
ally shot to pieces ard has lived
through all these years and now ap-
plies for pension. Here is an in
ventory of his wounds: A mimic ball
entered his right leg, cutting the sci
attic nerve and paralyzing the limb be-
low the knee. A fragment of shell
struck him on the right arm near the
elbow, breaking the bone and destroy
ing the joint. A mimic ball entered
the muscles of the right arm, tearing
them apart. A fragment of she'll hit
him on the left leg below the knee,
crushing the small bone and scaling
off several parts of the main bone three
inches in length. A mimic ball passed
entirel Y through the left leg below the
knee. Another mimic ball passed
through the center of the left hand
SCATTERING the bones and breaking the
Joint of the middle finger, entirely dis
aiding the hand. Besides all this he
was struck in the right side with two
fragments from a shell, making two
distinct wounds. The application has
not yet been passed on. When it shall
be the probability is that Mr.. Gade
will get several pensions for limbs rem
dered substantially useless. This var
iously wounded man is in fair health
and seems to enjoy life.-AttdaltG Con-
StttuttOn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-05

Il am trying to reduce the cost; the
present method is so expensive. i will
succeed. / think The idea is To get
electricity generated from coal; a
hard thing to do economically. I'll
strike a number of new things yet" he
remarked parting with the reporter.
As to his system of telegraphing
from sea he said he had not done any
thing in that line this winter He has
a laboratory in Florida where he can
experiment in still water. His system
of telegraphing from moving trains is
working satisfactorily on a section of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-05
Mourning Rings.

''Did you ever see mourning rin@?"
asked Maiden Lane jeweler of Mail
and Express reporter yesterday.
''Well, here is one"
1t is a heavy gold band, perfectly
plain and with a seal in the shape of a
coffin. 1t has glass face, through
which can be seen a skeleton in gold.
On the inside of the ring is the in
scription in black enamel giving the
initials of the deceased and the date OF
death.
These designs were used over a
century ago, and now they are to be
revived as the latest fad. Some young
widows who find it difficult to indicate
their bereavement when indoors with
hat and flowing veil removed, take adj
vantage of the ring to announce to sus-
ceptible young men that they have re-
turned to the matrimonial market.
They need not look melancholy. A
turn of the finger and the sad news is
told"
DO men use them?"
"MOst assuredly. Widowers have
no way of announcing their loss ex-
cept by the band on their hats. With
a mourning ring all embarrassing IN
quiries regarding the deceased wife
may be avoided, and knowledge of the
widOwer's restored eligibility quickly
and neatly impaired.
1t has been asserted that since the
sunhower has been cultivated on cer-
tain swamps of the Potomac malaria
fever has decreased. At the mouth of
the Scheldt. in Holland. it is said tnat
similar results have been observed.
The sunfiower emits large volumes of
water in the form of vapor, and its
aromatic odor. as we'll as the oxygen
it exhales. may have something to do
with the sanitary influence in ques-
ton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-05

Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple, daugh-
ter of the late President Tyler, is al
most totally blind, and is at present an
inmate of the Louise Home, Washing
ton, D. G. Mrs. Semple is a hand
some, MISUNDERSTANDING woman,
in manners and speech of the old
school. Her profile is an exact repro
duction of that of her famous father.
Her finely cut features show no marks
of age. Her snow-white hair is worn,
according to the traditions of her
youth, in soft curls about her shapely
head. Mrs. Semple Vas the first wo-
man to enter hospital during the war
a-s nurse.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-05

Tt is sometimes nara 10 tell whether
or not a woman means exactly what
she saws, but husbands know that this
rule does not apply when she says
that Mrs. Jones has got one, and Mrs.
Brown has had two since fall, and
she doesn't care pin what he says
about it, she is going to have a new
bonnet before another week-so
therei
When a woman says $50 there"
with strong italic accent on the
/.there," wise man always caves.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-05

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ou!ldWex9 4nq 'MeI a5nI4us upmoM
9ql 10 lu9uloeu9-9I eql Su!4sg 'sInl
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-05-06
For Australia,

Mrs. S. G.. Weston md her daughter,
Miss Amy, left yesterday morning for
San Francisco from which poit they snil
next Thursday Ivy the steamer Xrnlnudin
for Melbourne. Australia, on a visit to
Mrs. Wo,ton's mother who IL n resident
Of that distant land. The trip will oc.
cupy some twenty-five days from San
francisco, and tho tourists will Rrriye
Mt thoir destination tho latter part Of
May; mud as Melbourne lies in about
the same ] ltiiulc south TINT San Fran
cisco does moth, tho n isons nre just
the opposite aud Mrs. md Miss Weston
will reach Australia nj tho opening OF
Winter. though the climate Is much like
that Of central California and ice IL
rarely seon even in mid. Winter, which
season Of tho y mr. comes In juno.
Mr.. Weston and family came from
Australia in 1871, aud. with tho cxcop-
ton OF n trip TO South America, have
resided on the Pacific Coast over since;
and ma Miss Amy Is n native OF Aus
ITALIA md Is nearly tho ago when bust.
meas icqr.iros her presence there, Mira
Weston md her daughter nrc making
tho trip for tho combined purposes Of
business and pleasure. Mr.. Wcaton
will follow ncIt Fail and return with
His family In the Spring Of 1889.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-05-06
Republican delegates.

Following are the delegates elect from
this county to the Republican State
Convention ut Wiunuinucca to DO held
Tuesday, Nny 10, 1888:
District No. accomplishing Wells.
Tccomn, Tcauo, Glover Wiley aud
S~PrueemoDt: Geo. II. Mcigs, A j.
Spencer.
District No. 2-Ruhy and Star Vol
leys, llnllcck aud Fort IIa!leck: Isaac
Griswuld.
Dist riot No. 3-S"u,h Fork, Mound
md Huntington: T.. Hudson
Distric, No. i--Dullion: Phil Richer.
District No. 5--Oarlin: L. Ii. Smith.
District No. G--Elko. Pleasant nn,l
Lamoille Valleys: James Clark, q. II.
Sproule. L. J. Jones.
District No. 7--Tuscnrara, Jack
Creek. Rock Crock, White Rock, Island
Mountain, Bull Run. Columbia ma
Nnrdis! A. j. Brndor, j.. u. Williams,
Geo. Ii. Bird, j.. L. Parsons. j.. "
Powell.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-05-06

Our old friond Walter Chase Is ns
hnPry M "the little birds 10 juno" and
not without good totsou; for ho this
morning received n nnc ebony cane
with mn elaborate gold heal upon which
Ia engraved "waltcr Chase. from j. W.
Adams" This token Of esteem from
our Ex-Governor il highly appreciated
by the recipient, md Walter Is Justly
proii Of his p gseut.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-05-06
The woody nrothers.

The audience at Freeman Hall last
night WA not large, but il was made up
OF those who appreciate q good enter.
tainmcnt, and such q ono was given
by tho Woody Brothers. assisted by
Miss Maggie Woody who rs a contrnlto
Inns few superiors. The repertoire con.
sisted OF saoroi, sentimental, classical
and comio songs. all Of which woro feu-
dcrod to tho entire satisfaction Of tho
audience. In tho rendition Of Sweet
md Low" there WA such a blending OF
sweet tones rs IL would seem impossible
TO produce by human voices alone.
Tho entertainment was attractive In
every respect. tho Woodys me vocalists
Of the highest order. and wc havo no
hesitation in recommending them to
the kind consideration Of all lovers OF
first cla ~ vocal music,
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HOTEL ARRIVALS
Civ Hork, Bartlett O.treieLsr.
Proplietcra

II McCrum. II Levi. Max n Cohn, II
Taylor. G Beckyhuue. s +; Tim Howe.
J McIut,sh, Smith weiland. " Brash-
iers. J III Mateer. Geo Baker. Tuscarora;
Hi Stokcr. Chas StIker. Bullion: Joe
Hennen, Louis Robe, Pleasant; David
Og:lvic. South Fork; @ G Wallace, II s
Bullock, Eureka; Paul Herscheil, Peo-
hin, Ill: " X johnson. St. Louis; ) II
Ross, Chicago; Andy Duser, Sacramen.
to; A Calender, A Bell. Whalen's
Ranch; James Parker, Deeth.
John Mckee. Wells; A Is Miller,
Elko; II McCrum, s F; Robt Adair /,
New York; j McIsowe, Tuscarora; Ed
Kelly. Wm Hazeltinc, Halleck; J Lo-
pin. Chicago; JAS II Pross,r, d E De
Potter, F Madison, Carlin; W W Burr.
Con Fun, Leadville; Fred g Fenner,
Jas II Frost, S + L Il; ] Stockdale, Te-
coma.
Enoch Lidyard. E II Stauts, G Tip
pie. Tu-carora; = Gino!u, & W Dierean,
Adobe; Henry Lidynrd. Hulleck; Frank
McAllister, Gins Webster. Detroit,
Mich; A N X Slower. S +; L A Nelson,
Deeth; ] G Snider, Reno; John Green.
Mound; Tom Taylor, Battle Mountain.
w II llarrnh, Whittier, Cal; Hugh
Marouey. Chas Stoker, Bullion; S n
SchwuItz, Mark Liry. $ +; NJ Scurlou.
J Lapirc, ruscnrCra; p n McDermott.
L.amoil!e; G II james, Oaklaud; Robt
Aldricb. San Antonio, Texas.
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Tho President Treats.

President Cleveland, on Thursday
afternoon. received two chiefs OF tho
Chippewa Indians to discuss matters
affecting their tribe. Fleet Wolf md
lfouud-thn,.bny aro clean. clenr.cyed
Indians who talk good English. Thoy
were perfectly at Ease In tho presence OF
tho President. Fleet Wolf, In fact
offered Mr.. Cleveland n chew OF tobacco,
which was declined In a diguiRed why
An they stood up to depart. Hound.that
bays asked: "wont you give us n
drink" Mr.. Cleveland was astonished,
but with great presence Of mind opened
n cabinet and taking out n dccantcr and
three glHsses, drank with his guests to
the tonst Of Heres how" utterod by
the two Observation-Disclosures Pross.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-05-06
Destructive F'Iro.

A lockwood. OAK, dispatch to tho
ST. Paul riouorr Press. dated the 9th
instant says;
Central City was destroyed by Grc
early Yesterday morning. Not n storc
or shop is LETT standing and 100 build
ings aro burned aud families loft home
less. Dcndwood IL sending food 10 tho
sufferers. The loss is $250,00O; insur-
nncc, T2j, 900.
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Tho w G.. T. U.

The following gives an outline OF the
work which is being accomplished by
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union throughout the United States.
The annual minutes OF the National
Womnn's Christian Temperance Union
cover 45i pages. They make the most
ample showing ever yet attained by this
society, which has in PennsylyGnia
alone one Thousand aud f~ity-one local
unions. Tho Annual. Leahet Of SO
pages, suited TO inclosa in letter enyel.
opcs, cnumcrate AZ soperaio departments
Of work. each one Of these being under
tie care OF n separate National Supcriu-
tendent with all associate IN every State.
and she with nh associate in every locnl
union. The general lipoJ OF work nre
Organization, Preventive, Educational.
Evnngclistio and Social. The society
publishes this yoar siIiy-fvo million
pn2es Of Temperance literature. It's
Spocinl organ is the Union Signal, pub.
lishcd ia Chicago, mud having n circu-
latiou Of about forty thousand weekly.