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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-04
Fresh Peanuts For Insomnia.

The Rev. DR.. Theodore B. Lyman,
Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina,
has written the following letter to the
Raleigh Ne10S and Courier.
81 think have made valuable dis
cOvery. and l am anxious that others
should also enjoy the benefit of it.
For nearly two years L have been
suffering greatly from sleeplessness at
night and frequently have not been
able to sleep more than one or two
hours during the night. | have tried
| a great number of proposed remedies.
some of which have helped me little,
but not for any length of time. A
little more than fortnight ago, while
staying at the house of a friend in the
country, my good hostess brought into
the parlor quite late in the evening a
| bountiful supply of freshly roasted
peanuts. As | am fond of them, when
they are not too much cooked, / ate
quite freely of them, and soon after re-
tired to bed. | found the next morn
ing that | enjoyed the best sleep | had
experienced for over a month. | at
trlbuted this at once to the peanuts,
and determined to try them again the
following evening. l did so, and also
drank glass of fresh, sweet milk
after [ had finished the peanuts.
That night | slept still better, and
now, for a fortnight, l have par
taken of the peanuts and milk every
night, and have not only slept re-
markably well, but have alsorec0vered
from a slight attack of indigestion
which had troubled me before. I now
ri hot AF,,1 4
and not Overdone, so as to be at all
burnt, are surely remedy for sleep
lessness and also for that form of in
digestion which produces sleepless-
ness.
"There is popular impression that
peanuts are indigestible, but | have
never found them so unless they were
too much roasted or had been roasted
many days before. When too much
worked OF when stale they certainly
are indlgestible, but when carefully
roasted and fresh they promote diges-
ton. They should be eaten shortly
before going to bed, and not more
than half pint should be taken. They
should be roasted before they are
shelled, and shelled only as they are
eaten. A half pint of shelled nuts
! would be too many. | commend this
remedy with great confidence to those
who are afflicted with insomnia. par
ticularly if indigestion is in part the
| cause of it. The peanut is valuable
article of food when carefully roasted
and partaken of in moderation. l
hope none of my readers will imagine
, that have started peanut farm, and
am wishing to create a boom in that
article, but | shall be rejoiced if what
| have written should be the means of
! bestowing on any others the great
benefit which have derived from this
simple agency"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-04
Selling a Sailed Mine.

A dozen years ago, when eastern
tenderfoot capitalists were as thick as
blackberrieS in the west, and every
single man of them was ready to buy
a silver mine before breakfast, four
of us who had jumped an old claim in
Nevada put up job to catch a sucker.
We went down about twelve feet with
shaft, struck ''indicationS, and then
raked and scraped for specimens to
''salt' with. We sold our revolvers
and everything else we could spare,
and when we had the bait ready not
one of us could put up enough money
to pay a weeks board in advance. We
placed our figures at $4,000, and as l
was the smoothest talker of the quar-
tette | was selected as the spider to
walk the fly into our parlor. l went
up to Virginia City. and, after couple
of days, | got hold of a Boston man.
He was not only green, but powerful
anxious TO be taken in. He was load
ed down with money and OVERLOOKING
with confidence. Our first conversa-
ton ran about as follows:
care you looking for an investment
in mining property"
81 am, sir. Have you anything in
that line"
Eyes, sir. l own one-fourth interest
in claim which we believe to be very
rich"
"One-fourth? Oh, | want the whole
thing. | don't want no partner in this
enterprise"
But | think you can buy all of us
out"
THAT alters the case. I'll look at
your claim and make you an offer"
took him out there. / don't be-
lieve he knew the first thing about
one, but he descended the shaft, looked
around bit, and when we had hauled
him up he said.
but Ill chance it. I'll give you $16,-
900 cash for your right, title and in
terest
We closed on that, transferred our
rights, and almost broke our necks to
get out of the country before any eli
max came. The old chap was the butt
of ridicule for several weeks, but peo-
pie then began to laugh the other way.
He got men and machinery to work,
sunk three or four shafts, and inside
of a year he took over 100000 worth
of ore out of that claim. Inside of
three years he took out half a million,
and then sold to a syndicate for double
that sum. met him after he had
drawn $200,000 in Denver, and he held
out his hand and said:
''Why, my dear man, I'm glad to
see you. Have often wondered where
yon went to. 1t was a pity you poor
fellows were obliged to sell out so
cheap. Here, take a couple of hun
dred to get a clean shave and a new
suit of clothes. "-NeaU York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-04
In the Streets.

''Put yourself in his place." is the
rule, if a man would like to know how
his tired neighbor feels. Like many
another good rule, however, it is not
to be too vigorously insisted upon.
There are some forms of suffering con-
corning which even the most sympa-
thetic man may be willing to form an
opinion by observation and reasoning
rather than by experience. Lord Cam
den, lord chief justice of England, was
walking with his host, Lord Dacre, an
absent-minded man.
As they were passing the parish
stocks Lord Camden said: II wonder
whether man in the stocks suffers
physical painP I'm inclined to think
that, apart from the sense of shame,
he suffers nothing, unless the boys pelt
him with brickbats.''
"Settle the doubt by putting your
feet into the holes" said Lord Dacre.
81 willr' exclaimed Camden, and he
sat down and put his feet in the holes.
'.Now Dacre,' said he, 'fasten the
bolts and leave me for ten minutes"
Lord Dacre did SO, but quickly for
got his distinguished guest, who sat
awaiting his return with his feet ff-
teen inches higher than his seat, and
his feet encircled by hard wood.
Acute pains shot along the confined
seized the muscles of the thighs. Faint
ness. giddiness, and thirst increased
his discomfort.
a peasant passing by was implored
by the prisoner to liberate him, and
answered with a sneer of derision. A
clergyman, on being told by the pris-
oner that he was Lord Camden, eX-
claimed: 'Ah! mad with liquor. It's
droll, though, he should imagine him
self chief justice" and he passed on.
For ten hours the poor judge sat in
the stocks. When at last he was
taken ont and carried to his hosts
house his miserable plight had settled
in his mind that the punishment of the
stocks is attended by great physical
suffering.
a year or two after Lord Camden
presided at a trial in which work
man brought an action against mag
istrate who had wrongfully placed
him in the stocks. The counsel for
the magistrate attempted to laugh the
case out of court, and made merry at
the workman's statement that he had
suffered intense pain during his con-
hnement.
Brother were you ever in the
stocks?" whispered Lord Camden,
leaning forward.
Never. my lord" answered the as
tonished lawyer.
"Well, have been, and let me as
sure you that the agony is awful. .
Yon,tkio Gam ~ 11io1z
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-04

equal to the combined areas of Great
Britain and Ireland, Belgium, Den
mark, France, Germany, Italy, Swe-
den, Norway, Holland, and Austria
hungary. This arid region embraces
nearly all the public domain and is
capable OF supporting a population
OF at least 200,000,0 900. 1t is third
larger than British India, a country
having many similar physical charac-
teristics, and supporting over 200. OOO.-
900 inhabitants largely by irrigation.
In solving the problem how to utilize
the vast arid region so as to make
homes for the people we have the ex-
perience of thousands of wears to
guide US. The most populous nations
OF ancient times occupied the arid re-
gions of Asia, Africa, and Europe and
subsisted by agriculture prosecuted bv
irrigation. is estimated that there
are 100000 acres of land now Guilt
waited by irrigation in the United
States, varying in value from $40 to
$1,000 per acre and yielding net in
come equal to the interest on a much
larger sum than this valuation Sen
at0r SteUart Of Nevada IN the Forum.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-04
The Incomes OF Actors.

The minor members of a dramatic
company are paid about as well as the
members of the staff of successful
metropolitan newspaper = perhaps
more. The stars fare better than the
editors-in-chief. But so many of the
stars are spendthrifts = VIGOROUSLY
''Adonis" Dixey and Stuart Robson.
1t is impossible to give the average in
comes OF Mrs. Langtry, Mrs. Potter,
Booth and Barrett. because, while they
draw crowded houses in one place
they play to empty seats in another.
Kyrle Bellew receives $3.50 a week for
forty weeks; Charles Coghlan the
same; Mary Anderson's profits this
season will be unusually large; about
$4,000 week for forty weeks or $780,
900; Francis Wilson is paid 500 a
week; De Wolf Hopper and Digby
Bell each about $3.50; Fred Leslie re-
ceives $500 week from the Gaiety
company, and was offered $500 a week
by Rudolph Aronson; Ellen Terry is
paid 5000 and George Alexander $500
a week. Philadelphia Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-04
The CoIoneI's TarantuIa.

"I'm a-tellingyou, said the colonel,
as he removed his brOad-brlmmed hat
to push his fingers through his hair
'Im a-telling you that the tarantula
of Texas is no SLOUGH. He's just about
the wickedest, ugliest. dog-goned crit
ter that was ever set upon crooked
legs, and the man who says he isn't
afraid of 'em is a liar from east to
west, and / know it! While their
pizen is no worse than a raUtlesnake's,
the idea of being keeled over by SIGH
horrid-lookin critter half kills you to
start with"
''Were you ever bitten, colonel"
"Never, but got it worse than be-
ing bitten. Dog-gone my buttons, but
when l think of it | lose foot in
length and get mouth as dry as last
years cOtton!"
What was it?;'
"WelI, one night last summer /
camped down after hard days ride
and slept the sleep of the just. When
/ opened my eyes IN the morning |
was lying on the broad of my back,
head well up on the saddle, and the
blanket pulled up to my chin. Right
ugliest tarantuias ever produced. He
was evidently waiting for me to wake
up, for as soon as | opened my eyes he
took walk"
walked away, eh?p
mo, sir! He walked upward and
began to caress my chin. Then he
took saunter on my cheek and in
spected my hat, stopping every now
and then as if he had found a good
place to sting. In two minutes l was
sweating like horse after a ten-mile
gallop. and | was even too scared to
pray. / know | tried to, and I'll be
hanged if didn't get off a paragraph
of the Texas stock law in place of the
Lords prayer"
''And the tarantula finally left?"
Eyes, sOrter finally. 1t was along
about 10 o'clock. l believe. Mean
while he was promenading up and
down and enjoying the sunshine and
sizing me up. / kept my eyes shut
most of the time, but | could trace his
movements by the sense of feeling.
About 9 O'Clock second spider put in
an appearance and begged the honor
OF knifing me, but my old friend OBJ
JeCIou anu LHtJ Hdu d uFeIy oeI-tC Ou
nv stomach. The new conner was
knocked out In three rounds and went
off for repairs"
''And you didn't spring up and dash
the tarantula aside?"
''Did you ever spring out of the way
of bullet, young man? / couldn't
have gathered myself before he'd have
popped it to me full figures. No, sir.
| just laid thar and waited for him to
get tired and go. He finally went, but
l couldn't say how far, and / hadn't
moved finger when couple of cow
boys rode up. Then | jumped clear of
the blanket and told my story, but
they wouldn't believe it."
''They wouldn'tp'
mo, sir; but while l was shooting
one of them the other lifted nv blanket
and that blamed tarantula, who was
hidden away, stung his hand and he
died in an hour. Had to have an in
quest and bury both of 'em at my own
expense, and lost five days time."-
Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-04
A BaIIade of Francois Villon.

Birds of the bitter bright gray golden morn
Scarce risen upon the dusk of dolorous
years.
First of us all and sweetest singer born
Whose far shrill note the world of new men
hears
Cleave the cold shuddering shade as twi-
When song newborn put off the old worlds
attire
And felt its tune on her changed lips expire,
Writ foremost on the roll of them that came
Fresh grit for service of the latter Tyre,
Vilon. our sad bad glad mad brothers
name!
Alas! the joy, the sorrow, and the scorn
That clothed thy life with hopes and sins
and fears,
And give thee stones for bread and tares for
corn
And plume plucked gaol-b birds for thy
starveling peers
Till death. clipped close their fight with
shameful shears;
Till shifts came short and loves were hard to
hire.
When Tilt of song nor twitch of twangling
Could buy thee bread or kisses; when light
fame
spurned like ball and hailed through brake
and briar,
villon our sad bad glad mad brothers
namel
Poor splendid wings SO frayed and soied and
Poor kind wild eyes SO dashed with light
quick tears;
Poor perfect voice, most biithe when most
forlOrn,
That rings athwart the sea whence no man
steers
Like joy-bells crossed with death-bells in
our earsl
What far delight has cooled the fierce desire
That like some raVenous bird was strong to
tire
On that frail flesh and soul consumed with
flame,
But left more sweet than roses to respire,
Villon, our sad bad glad mad brothers.
name!
ENVOY.
Prince of sweet Song made out Of tears and
fire,
A harlOt was thy nurse, God thy sire:
Shame soiiGd thy song, and song assoiled
thy shame.
But from thy feet now death has washed the
mire,
Love reads out first at head of all our quire,
Vtllon, our sad bad glad mad brothers
name!
-AIgernon Charles Swinburne.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-04

to buy cheese to bait the rat trap.
Lady-Here is 10 cents. Buy some
maccaroni, too, and cook it with the
cheese au gratin. This house was &C.
cupied by Sig. Benaventura for three
years, and the rats may have Italian
tendencies.-Epoch.
Mrs. Henpeck = 1.-The paper says
Gen. Boulanger was in love with an
American girl while he was in this
country, and that he publicly said the
other day that the only true liberty in
the world was to be found in Amer
lea" Mr.. Henpeck-"Yes; but he
didn't marry the girl. "-Nea0 York
Weekly.
Farmers wife-"Well, Joshua, did
you get things fixed to turn our house
into a summer an health resort?n
Farmer-''Tm afraid the plan won't
work, Mirinda. l went to Saratoga
and two or three places an [ found we
can't have no health resort without
spilin' our we'll water so the cattle
can't drink philadelphia Record.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-04
Relics of the Cliff-Dwellers.

The clif-dweller relics lately dis
covered in New Mexico comprise
human skulls, the skeleton of a child.
mummifed feet and hands. human
hair, etc. There are eighty-five pieces
of pottery, from gigantic coiled vases
to tiny fragments of painted earthen-
ware. Among the relics are number
of turkey bones, and the discoverer re-
lates that in one of the cliff houses he
found the roosts of these fowls, also
nests with egg-shelIs still in them. A
loom was found in one of the houses.
The collection has been taken to Du-
range, Col.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-04
In Boston.

Mrs Goitte-I will meet you here at
6, Jack.
Jack-But how about your husband?
Mrs. Goitte-Oh, never mind him! /
telegraphed him that there are no
beans for dinner and he will dine at
the club.-Nes0 York Il0a0n Topics.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-04
Art Students in Paris.

New Arrival. the students
here as hard up as they are said to be?"
Old Timer. up? Well, l
should say they were hard up! Many
of US have so little money that we even
have to be free-thinkers. ''-Ha7per's
lIagtzi1le.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-04
The Extent of Our Rainless Lands.

The vast region in the United States
where the rainfall is sufficient for sue
cessful agriculture, comprises about
two-hfths OF our entire area exclusive
of Alaska). 1t aggregates about l.
100000 square miles and is about
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-12
Mand s. Must Look Sham.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examlner Dispatch
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE performance
of Senator Leland Stanford's three-yea
old FLY, Sunol, in trotting mile on Satur-
day over the Bay District track near San
Francisco in 2:101z, has attracted much at
tentlon here, not only because Of its excep-
tional excellence but from the fact that
Maud 81 great record of 2:082I is in great
danger of being beaten. AS long as the
record was never better than 2:12, Mr..
Bonner was justified in saying that Maud
SIS record was in no danger of being
beaten, and that when it was he would put
Maud S. in condition to lower the record.
1t is too late for her to do any good in 1889,
but if the famous mare continues well she
will be put in training early in 1890, and
asked probably at the grand circuit meeting.
at Cleveland in July to make an effort for
herself. That she will be able to trot a
mile better than 2:0S% is exceedingly
doubtful. She.will be sixteen years old,
and although she has never been abused,
never injured by severe training nor her
strength weakened by severe heat races,
it must be considered doubtful if she has
retained the marvellous speed she had in
1885 when she trotted over the Cleveland
track in .0S$4.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-12
Another Account,

Especial TO THE HERAID-Examlner Dispatch.l
New York, Nov. 1.-THE Sun cable
correspondent briefly describes the rounds
as follows: Smith in the first round led off
on the body, jackson returned it with
interest; heavy exchanges followed, Jack
soE proving himself thus early far the bet
ter man, avoiding Smiths vicious blows
and landing when and where he pleased.
Smith retired to his corner blowing freely.
The Australian meanwhile was smiling and
fresh.
In the second round Jackson forced the
fighting and knocked Smith all over the
ring. Smiths blows were either coun-
tered or short. Jackson finally landed a
tremendous hit direct under the heart
Smith staggered round the ring until he
reached the ropes, where he held on with
his left, meanwhile sticking ais feet out.
In this position jackson could not reach
him. Smith at length relinquished the
ropes and rushing at Jackson caught him
around the waist and threw him nearly to
the ground.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-12
THE GREAT BukLlhGlON.

If you are going east, take the great Bur
lington route. Why? Because they run
solid vestibule trains between Denver and
Lincoln, Omaha, Kansas City, st. Louis and
Chicago, with dining car and free reclining
chair cars attached. These vestibule trains
run through from Denver without change
of cars, and are therefore the favorite line
for the traveller. When you are going east,
look up Vallery, the agent, in the Grand
Opera house building, and he will give you
all particulars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-12
oh. What a Cough.

viii you heed the warningi The signal
perhaps of the sure approach Of that
more terrible disease consumption
Ask yourselves if you can afford for
the sake Of saving so cents, to run
the risk and do nothing for it. We
know from experience that Shiloh's Cure
will cure your cough. It never fails. This
explains why more than million bottles
were sold the past year. It relieves Group and
whooping cough at once. Mothers, do not
be withoutit. For lame back, side or chest,
use Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Sold sJ- =. G.
Smith g. Co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-12

We want mothers to know that Group
can be prevented. There is no question
about this, as it has been done in thousands
of cases, and you may depend upon it that
when a child takes the Group, it is wholly
owing to the negligence of its parents
True Group never appears without due and
timely warning; a few hours, or day or
two before the attack, the child becomes
hoarse. This hoarseness is the first indica-
ton of Group, and is a sure sign that Group
is to follow, unless promptly and properly
treated The free use of Chamberiain's
Cough Remedy as directed with each
bottle, under the heading, "To prevent
Group" will dispel all symptoms of the
disease. For sale by the 2. G. M. 1. Drug
Department.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-12

DR. Gums Improved Liver Pills are
sure cure for sick headache, bilious COM
plants, dyspepsia, Indigestion, costiveness,
torpid liver, etc. These pills insure per-
feet digestion, correct the liver and stom-
ach, regulate the bowels, purify and enrich
the blood and make the skin clear. They
also produce a good appetite, and invigorate
and strengthen the entire system by their
tonic action. Sold at % cents box by T.
G. NJ. /. drug store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-12
VIA LOUISVILLE.

The fast southern express leaving at 1C
a. m, arrives Louisville at 7:25 p. m, car
rying passenger coaches and Pennsyl-
vania parlor car.
The southern night express leaving at
Sis p. m, arrives Cincinnati at 20 a. M,
carrying passenger coaches and Pullman
sleeping car.
The fast southern express trains leaving
Chicago at 10 a. m, connect with the morn
ing trains arriving in Chicago from the
west and northwest, providing unprece-
dented facilities for quick trip to Cincin-
natl, Louisville or any point south thereof.
The southern night express trains also
make direct connection either via Cincin-
natl or via Louisville, with trains of the
southern lines for all points in Kentucky,
Tennessee, Alabama, North and South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida. For any
further information apply to C w. Adams,
assistant general passenger agent, 90 Clark
street. Chicago, Ill.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-12
A Sure Cure for Piles.

Itching Piles are known by moisture like
perspiration, causing intense itching when
warm. This form, as well as blind, bleed
ing and protruding, yield at once to DR..
Bosanco's Pile Remedy, which acts di-
rectly on the parts affected, absorbs tu-
mors, allays itching and effects perma-
nent cure. SOC. Druggists or mail; trea-
tise free. DR.. Bosanco, Piqua, o. Sold by
L. c. N. l. drug store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-12

had by all. We guarantee that Electric
Bitters, if used according to directions and
the use persisted in, will bring you Good
Digestion and Gust the demon Dyspepsia
and install instead Eupepsy. We recon-
mend Electric Bitters for Dyspepsia and
all diseases of Liver, Stomach and Kidneys.
Sold at SOC. and $1.0O per bottle by A. c.
Smith & Co. Druggists.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-12
Eupepsy,

This is what you ought to have, in fact,
YOU must have it, TO fully enjoy life. Thou
sands are searching for it daily, and mourn
inc because they find it not. Thousands
upon thousands of dollars are spent an
nually by our people in the hope that they
may attain this boon. And yet it may be