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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-10
Parsnips Disagreed with Her.

SUsQUEHANNA, PA, Sept 30.-Mrs. VIM.
Conroy found some wild parsnips in her
garden. She ate a small quantity, gave
some to her three children, and some to
the two children of Michael Griffin Mrs.
Conroy died in a few hours. The children
were saved
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-10
ItExpedited BUSINESS.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 80. As a result OF
the order issued by Secretary Proctor six
weeks ago, establishing bureau of records
and pensions in his office. the number of
pension claims awaiting examination,
which was then 10000, with daily accum-
ulation of 100. have a.! boen passed upon,
and it is now possible for claims received
in the morning to be examined and DIS
posed of the same day
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-10
LIVE STOCK.

Cattle-Marlket steady; beeves, "a 40@
4 is; steers, 1904 80; stockers and feed
ers, 81 1908; cows, bulls and mixed, $lCQ
0e2 90; Texans cattle. 81 VO(G2 80; west
ern rangers, 81 1908 ~.
Hogs-Market. closed strong; mixed,
SO 95Cp4 20; heavy, So e0(64 80; light, ti@
4 80; skips, $3 50>94 IS.
Sheep-Market ste ,dy; natives, 90 b09
4 90; westerns s3 b0(g4 10; Texans, IS 40
"a Is; lambs, a 500a5 SIS.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-10
Murdered Her Children.

ODESSA, Sept. 30-A teacher of this city
named Sause committed suicide to day
His wife was so much affected that she
lost her reason. She killed her five chill
dren, carried their bodies TO third story
window and threw them TO the ground
She then threw herself out, receiving fatal
injuries.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-10
Frank Crawford's Crime.

Fannie Crawford, the 10-year-old girl
who was assaulted by her brother Frank
at their home near Battle Greek, died Sept.
%. The crime was committed week be.
fore. Frank will be arraigned on a charge
of murder
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-10
Butte (itY's Loss.

BUTTE CITY, Mont, Sept. 80. "A disas
trous confagration ragged in this place
yesterday, destroying number of business
blocks at a loss OF about 1000; insurance
$780, 600. Three tiremen were very serious
ly, if not fatally, injured.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-10
THE NEW FOUR.
Three Republican, and one Claimed
by HOth Parties.

ST.. PAUL, Oct 3.-The elections in the
two Dakotas, Wyoming and Montana, are
over, tho net result being that the first
three have gone republican, and Montana
may on complete returns DO democratic,
though both sides now claim it,
The constitutions of the four new states
are ratified, and they are ready for admit
lance to the union. South Dakota has
probably gone for prohibition.
The Grand Jury in Detroit have ground
out another indictment against Alderman
Lauder
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-10
Jews In Warsaw.

There are no fewer than Isl 900 jews
In Warsaw, the whole population OF
which Is but 440,0
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-10
FOREIGN.
BouIanger Beaten.

PARIS, Sept. 30.-As result Of the re-
cent elections in France, Boulanger is
hopelessly beaten. lie may have 40 mem
bers in the new chamber, nominally elected
as his followers, but they will be worse
than useless as an independent body, and,
as they can get no terms whatever from
the royalists, and as Boulanger must cease
TO exist as a political entity, they will grad
ually melt away.
Fifty persons were killed and injured by
a collision in tunnel between Naples aud
Foggia, Oct. /.
Queen Victoria Is suffering from rheum-
atism and her Majesty has on several
occasions recently expressed great anxiety
about her health.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-10-30

Cnas. Brady, som erviile, Nsss.. who
refers to DIR. J. ]. Wood, r rugzi Z OF tn al:
city, certifiss TO a wonderful curs Of ru1 n
ming sores on the neck which had been
treated dy hospital physicians without
cure, and which yielded cnLu pletely 10
the CUTICuRA REMEDITS
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-10-30

For sale everywhere. Price CUrIcURA
the great skin Cure. soc. CUTIcURA SOAP
an exquisite skin Se6utifie- sc. Cur
cURA REsoLyESr, the new Blo0N Purifier
81
Potter. Drug, 4 Chemical Co,
Eeston.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-10-30
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

TNYO CRAAL C0MPANY.-Lo-
4 cation OF ps.ucipal place of bust
ness, Carson City. Nevada. Location of
works, Owens valley, Inyo county,
california.
Notice Is hereby given that
nj a meeting OF tao ard of Directors
eeld on the i4th uay of Oct. 1889, an
assessment Cos OF ten Oo) cts pc
share was le' led upon the capital stock
of the corporation, payable inmedi-
ateiy, i'm United states gold coin, to fhs
secretary at the office Of he Company,
corner of Carson and Pro tor streets,
Carson City, Nevada Any stock upon
which this assess ment shall remain
unpaid on the 18th day Of Nov, 1889,
VIII be delinquent and advertised for
sale at public auction. and unless pay
ment is made before. will be spld on
Monday the 9th day of December,
$50, 10 pay he Delinquent assess ment,
together with cost o. advertising and
expenses Of sale By order of the
Beaid of Directors.
T. r. H0FER,
Secretary.
Office At the Bullion and Exchange
Bank corner OF Carson and Proctor
streets, Carson CITY Nevada. iun e5t
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-10-30
THE POET POWERS

A feeling of gratitude impels me to
acknowledge the great merits of your
CUTIcURA, and / cordially recommend it
to the public as a very valuable remedy.
II n POWERS. BRIDGEPORT, Conn
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-10-30
(ltiCura
The OnIyRemedes For The Skin
And RIood Universally
COMM

VIM. L. "otten, 672 North Tenth ST.
Philadelphia, reports that one of his
customers stated to him incidentally
tEct he was feeling so well and had
ga ed twenty-seNen pounds in the last
yea all of which he attributed to a
syst, matte course of the CUTICURA RE.
SOLVENT, which mas proved effectual
when all other remedies failed.
RskKSEA On [.ss
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-10-30
NOW IT'S VALUE

All of your CUTICURA REMEDIES give
very good satisfaction. The CUTICURA
I especially recommend for the dis
seases for which itir used. know from
experience its value. DIR. III. j. PRATT.
Mon.allo, Wis.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-10-30
CTFiEll ga TEEURA

My skin diseese, which resisted sew
eral popular remedies and other reme-
dies advised by physicians, has been
cured by your CUTICURA REMEDIES.
They surpassed my most sanguine ex-
pectations and rapidly effected cure.
!. G. ARENTRUE,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-10-30
CUTICURA ABROAD

Through home-returned Norwegian
have learned to know your CUTIeURA,
which has in a short time cured me Ofan
Eczema that my physicians medicines
could not heal. CHR. HELTZEN.
BERGEn, NORWAY, Agenturforretniay
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-15
The Lines in Our Faces.

Come they must. 1t rests with us
whether they shall beautify or disfig-
ure.
As to the expressive power of these
lines read, if you care to take so much
trouble, the directions for face paint
ing that are given to actors. By these
touches one is made old or young,
handsome or homely, kindly or crab
bed, charming or unattractive. The
face is the same, round or oval. The
changes are made by pencilings, which
run up or down, crossing here and
there in directions as numerous as
there are varieties of human express
Sion.
The stage people, indeed, do not imi-
tate the examples set in real life. They
copy natures etchings as with mystic
rious fingers she mauifests the work
ings of the soul.
Now some one may say:
Wherefore tell as a new thing that
which is known everywhere"
1t is for such reasons that [ call you
to consider.
These pictures are so common that
we pass them bv. Like the accustom-
ed things about us-light, air, SUM-
shine, etc.-we do not think of them
because of long familiarity.
Look on the faces of those about you
and note what lines are being drawn,
whether those of Disagreement or
beauty. Then look within and know
what is in process of portrayal in
your own case. Are you growing
beautiful or homely?-NeU York Mail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-15
Big British Investments.

The amount of money which has
within the last year or two come into
this country from England in the way
of Investment is simply prodigious.
In few instances, such as the English
purchases of breweries, the operations
have been carried on in manner that
has attracted public attention; but we
should say that this was the exception.
and that in the vast majority of cases
the investments made have been per-
sonal ones and have been made without
attracting attention except in the i'm
mediate locality.
For long time past both English
capital and Englishmen have gone to
the West, the one to find investments
in improved agricultural properties or
in cattle ranches and the other to en-
ter into American life as farmers, cat
tle-raisers and sometimes in mercantile
pursuits. But of late the set of the
tide seems to have been southwark.
and, according to recent reports, En-
glish capital and Englishmen are to be
found, one in large amounts and the
other in considerable numbers, in
Southwestern Virginia, Kentucky.
OIu6r
parts of that great central section of
our southern country, which, if eli
mate, accessibility and natural re-
sources count for anything, is destined
to be the manufacturing center of the
United States, this being only another
form of saying the future workshop Of
the world.
These foreign investors have been
drawn to this section by the induce
ments held out and by the many op-
portunities of obtaining there larger
returns upon investments than can be
hoped for in the Old World. Since the
conversion of the English 3-per-cents
under the national debt conversion act
OF 1888, those who were holders of
consols have been compelled tn con-
tent themselves with only % per cent.
and as in many instances their incomes
and outgoes have been fixed quanti-
ties, this has implied the necessity of
foregoing accustomed methods of life.
Such investors have been compelled to
look elsewhere for revenue bearing in
yestments, and have found in the
United States industrial fields for the
employment of their money that they
could not find elsewhere.
More than this, there is growing be-
lief in England that the United States
is destined to be the great country of
the future; that army-ridden Europe is
indulging in slow suicide, and that it
is on this side of the Atlantic that the
industrial future of the world is to be
found. So thinking, it is but natural
that those who have spare funds should
seek to place them here rather than
keep them at home, and that young
Englishmen of intelligence and spirit
finding the chances of life contracted
in their own densely-peopled country,
should conclude that it was well for
them to throw in their lot and part
with their kinsmen in the New World.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-15
CHRYSANTHEMUMS.
Some Points Regarding the Favorite
Flower of the Autumn.

Undoubtedly the chrysanthemum is
the most popular flower of its season
the queen of the autumn, orchids
not even excepted-and some facts
about them not generally known are
of interest, says the New York Mail
and ETpreSS.
The original chrysanthemum was
introduced into Europe from China
about the middle of the last century,
but it was not until about twenty
years ago that the singular and fam
tastic japanese varieties were import
ed. These in. the hands of the west
ern florists have increased with won
derful rapidity. and now form the
largest and most popular if not hand
soonest section. Their striking indi-
viduality, huge blooms, quaint and
varied forms, and great diversity of
color, ranging from pure white to
deep crimson, with intermediary soft
and subdued tints, render them espe-
cial favorites.
The annually increased attendance
at the exhibition of chrvsanthemum
proves the interest taken in their Gull
tiyatiOn. New varieties are carefully
examined, notes taken of them, and
points of excellence are keenly criti-
cised by the numerous visitors. Several
new varieties displayed this year will
be eagerly sought by connoisseurs de-
sirous of keeping their collections in
the first rank of merit.
The cultivation of the chrysan-
themum is easy as it is a hardy plant.
They are raised every year from cut
tings or, better still, young suckers
thrown up direct from the root in the
autumn. These should be taken i'm
mediately after or while the plants
are in bloom to secure as long a grow
ing Jason as possible and placed in a
bed of light, sandy soil in a cold frame.
I&ey will soon strike without artificial
heat, but the frames must be protected
from frost with mats and sacking.
Until they are fairly rooted they re-
quire but little ventilation. About the
middle of March they should be ported
and kept protected until the. 1st of
May. When the roots are found to
have filled the pots they should be
transferred to larger ones. In potting
care must be taken to press the new
soil firmly around the old ball, for in
firm potting lies one of the essential
adjuncts of future success. Chrysan-
themums require much water. All
shoots should be removed and injury
from mildew be avoided. The flowers
exhibited are rarely put on show direct
from the plant. All blooms require
more or less dressing. Irregular ped
ais should be put straight with pair
of tweezers and imperfect ones remov-
ed. Sometimes the center petals of a
fine bloom are not sufficiently grown
to give the even ana regular form re-
quired. This can be remedied few
days before exhibition by drawing the
bloom through a teacup or fower-pot
from which the bottom has been
knocked out and laying piece of
glass over the top, thus bringing the
center petals up to the light. OF var
ieties there are the incurved, the re-
fiexed, the japanese, anemones and
pompons, and many different kinds in
| each variety.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-15
The Bright Mississippi Girl.

Referring to the blue grass region
of Kentucky and its fine horses, a
young lady of Mississippi was visiting
that section and was entertained at a
dinner party at the Governors man
sion. During the course of the dinner
degenerate son of the Governor
talked loosely about things in general;
among them of visit through Missis-
sippi, remarking that he had not seen
a pretty woman in his tour through
the State. The fair young girl from
Mississippi awaited her opportunity,
and during short lull in the CONVEX
sation turned and asked the Governor
if what she had heard of the gentle
men Of Kentucky were true. The
Governor wanted to know what it was,
and the attention of the whole COM
pany was directed to the lady's re-
spouse:
"Well," said she, 81 heard that Ken
lucky gentlemen educated their horses
and turn their sons out to grass. -
WaShinQtO1 Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-15
A Puzzled CeIt.

A class in San Francisco art school
was recently startled by the sudden
appearance in its midst of a dilapidat-
ed Irishman, who, with tears in his
eyes, begged 1or enough money to get
him a s'bite.' The first impulse of
the presiding genius was to request
him to move on, but his picturesque
qualities suggested that he be given a
chance to earn his supper by sitting as
a model.
''Sit down." said the instructor,
kindly. eff you will permit these
young ladies to paint you, we will pay
you four bits. What do you sayP"
SAY DILL let 'em wha-at?" replied
the beggar, with a puzzled look on
his face.
paint you. Paint you. It won't
take very long.
'.Bedad, OF want tn foor bits bad
enough" he returned. after moments
reflection, 'san' DILL be viry gla-ad t.
let tn young la-adies paint me, av
yell tell me how'll OF git tn paint ar 1
av me afterwards. "-Harper's Maga-
zine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-15
How the Shah Keeps Accounts.

Nasr-ed-Deen, like many other po.
tentates, is fond of money, and is sup.
posed to possess, a colossal fortune.
He pays small salaries to his servants
and dignitaries if the money comes out
of his own pocket-that is, out of the
legitimate revenues of the country, but
he pays at least promptly and fairly
what he agrees to pay. After deduct
ing what he deems right for army minis
tration, and household purposes he
puts the balance away every year into
his private treasury. Once the money
which must always be coin-has been
dumped into his vaults no power on
earth can induce the Shah to give the
slightest portion of it back again or to
touch it for any purpose whatsoever.
When he is compelled to borrow money
from the Armenians he pays usurious
interest sooner than go to his strong
box and take from its illimitable
treasures the smallest sum. CosmopoLi
tan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-15
The Size of Happy Land.

The twenty-first chapter of Revela-
tions gives the measurment. The most
interesting calculation. on the subject
is that of Captain j. B. Sharkley, a
measurer of vessels in the Boston Gus
tom House. He takes the statement
in Revelation xxi, and figures it out
thus. ''And he measured the city with
the reed $4,000 furlongs. The length
and the breadth and the height are
equal" Twelve thousand furlongs--
100000 feet cubed-497, 793, 0S8, 0OO,-
O00.000.000 feet. Reserving one-half
of this space for the throne and court
of heaven, and one half of the remain
der for streets, we have 124, 1913, 273,-
600, 900, 100000 rooms. We will sup
pose the world did, and Away will, con-
tain 900, 100000 inhabitants, and that
a generation lasts thirty-one and one
eighth years. making in all 2,970,000,-
900 every century, and that the world
will stand 100000 years, or 10000
centuries, 29,700, 100000 inhabitants.
Now, suppose there are 100 worlds like
this, equal in the number of inhabi-
tants and duration Of years, total of
100000, 000,000,G00 persons, there
would be more than 100 rooms, sixteen
feet square, for each and every person.
-AtLu7ltG Constitution
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-15
CURIOSITIES OF WEDLOCK.
Trivial Reasons for Marrying-Origin oil
Some WeIl-Known Customs.

Goethe said he married to obtain re.
spectability.
Wycherly, in his old age, married
his servant girl to spite her relations.
The joining of right hands in ancient
times had the solemnity and validity
of an oath.
There is story of man who got
married because he inherited four.
post bedstead.
Giving ring is supposed to indi-
cate the eternity of the union, seeing
that circle is endless.
A man got married because he had
bought piece of silk cheap at a sale
and wanted wife to give it to.
Under the Roman empire marriage
was simply civil contract; hence we
read of men putting away" their
wives.
Among the Jews the rule was for a
maiden to marry on the fourth and q
widow on the fifth day of the week
not earlier.
In Jewish marriages the woman is
set on the right, but throughout
christendom her place in the ceremony
is on the left.
In Roman marriage the bride was
purchased by the bridegroom's pay
ment of three pieces of copper money
to her parents.
The Russians have a story of a
widow who was so inconsofable
for the loss of her husband that she
took another to keep her from fretting
herself to death.
The custom of putting veil upon
the maid before the betrothal was done
to conceal her bushes at the first
touch of the mans hand and at the
closing kiss.
Kissing the bride the moment the
marriage ceremonial ended, though
not now prescribed by the rubric OF
the western churches, formerly was an
imperative act on the part of the bride
groom.
The early marriage ceremony among
the Anglo-Saxons consisted merely of
hand fastening, or taking each other
by the hand, and pledging each other
love and affection in the presence OF
friends and relatives
An old adage thus lays down the
proper days for wedlock:
Monday for wealth, Tuesday for health, Wed
nesday for the best day of all:
Thursday for crosses, Friday for losses Sat
urday no luck at all.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-15
IN A LIONS MOUTH,
The Perilous Position of an English Trap
per in South Africa.

A lion trapper in the Hottentot coun-
try started out one morning to visit a
pit which his native assistants had dug
some two miles from camp, and near
which several of them had passed the
night in watching. A lIoness had
fallen into the pit, and the enraged
lion was lying at the foot of the tree
in which the hunters had taken refuge.
The Englishman drove up, unsuspic-
ious of danger, and almost before he
knew it found himself on the ground
with the king of beasts standing over
him, while his horses were tearing of
in the distance.
1.-The whole thing was so sudden
that | had no time to be frightened.
was on my left side, bareheaded, and
the lion stood for moment with his
paw on the right shoulder looking
after my horse.
81 had time to collect my thoughts
in that single minute, and as | had
routed one lion in barking like dog
| decided to try the same plan in this
case. But lions are as unlike as men.
At my first bark this fellow growled
savagely and gave me a terrible bite
in the hip. Had I cried out at that or
made any struggle he would have
finished me at once. | depressed my
feelings and played dead.
81 had revolver strapped to my
back. but it would not do to reach it.
After biting me the lion watched and
waited for signs of life, and when he
detected none he seized my right
shoulder in his teeth, gave me shake
and twist, and next moment / was
being carried off on his back.
tHis teeth did not touch my flesh,
and as / lay almost across him on my
side my hand struck the butt of the
revolver. / had it out of the holster
in a second, and then l felt I had a
chance.
''After carrying me half a mile
through the scrub the lion halted at
the head of a ravine, in which he
doubtless had his lair. He turned
about as if to see if pursuit had been
made, and the muzzle of the pistol
came against his left hip. l fired at
once, and the next instant was flung
in heap on the earth, while the lion
uttered scream of pain.
Il was on my knees in a second, but
the beast was ten feet away, going
round in a circle and biting at the
wound. [ sent another bullet into
him just behind the shoulder. He ut
tered another scream, nd instead of
rushing at me, as fully expected he
would do, made leap into the ravine.
l was badly shaken up, but lost no
time in getting out of the neighbour
hood, and in the course of an hour
reached camp.n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-15
The Spanish Sash.

The latest fad for the young men of
leisure and fashion is the Spanish sash.
They are handsome, effective, proba-
bly, comfortable, but tremendously
effeminate, and are hardly destined to
last longer than the craze of the same
class of blase individuals for bracelets.
The Spanish sash [ saw was fully four
yards long and foot wide. 1t was
made of the best black silk, and one
end was fringed. 1t was wrapped full
width about the waist of a wiilowy
young man, and, as he told me, ans
wered for suspenders as well as vest.
1t was pulled tight and fastened with
three pearl scarf pins. 1t looked easy,
but the creases were suggestive of
tight Iacing. The sashes come in all
dark shades, and are high priced
enough to suit the most fastdious, but
the art of arranging them properly is
not to be readily acquired. -NeaO York