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Publication

PT is hereby made known, that
- the Government has transmit
ted to the undersigned Sheriff the list
of arrears Of taxes to the Colonial
Treasury for the year 1888 with
order to levy for said taxes ~ifreceipts
be not produced before the end of
the present month.
ChTistisnsted's sherif7s Office, st. CrOix
the 9th October 1889.
HALVOR HANSEN,
cSt.
, 1889-10-09
B~ekjendtgjorelse

ET bekjendtgj0res herved, at
UGouvernementet har tilstillet I'M
dertegnede Fogtd Fortegnelsen over
.ubetalte Skater til ColOnialkassen
for 1883 med Ordre til at foretage
Execution for disse Skater, saafremt
Kvittering like er foreviist linden 8
Uger fra Dato. Toldforvalteren or
befnyndiget af Gouvernementet till at
a mrsoadta4g,e og kvittere for Skatterne at
allie Go BY eiepdomme i Frederiksted
der like, Sies az Plantageeiere, og
kdnhe de nevnte Skater undertakes
pas Toldkammeret hver Dag kl. II
IN. til H. 3 p. m. med india
Kelse af Nandsg vg L6rdag.O
Store bel0hepd So 90 Smaapen-
re kunne ikks 5oTlanges nsodtagne.
Rreaerikstsds FensanonsoiFs " CeoaR den
R PETERSEN.
, 1889-10-09
Bekiendtgiorelse

r@< -
- SOEN omtrent en- engelsk Mil
. Nord for Buck Island er Man
dagen den 30te f. Md. funden en-
GBAAD,
der er 90 Fod lang, 8 Fod og )
Tommer bred, sortmalet foroven go
hvidmalet Bunden og market
JOHN f. JARDINE, No 166. S. I.
hvilken Baad nu henligger til Efter-
syn paa Havnepladsen i Christian
sted.
Eieren indkaldes herved til at
melde sig her paa Politikammeret
linden Aar ogiDagog ~behorigen godt-
gj0re sin AdkomSt til Baden hvis
Tngen skulde melde sig vii Baden
blive bortsolgt we'd offentlig Auction.
Christiansteds P~olitikammer den SIDE
October 1889.
HALVOR HANSEN,
, 1889-10-09
Translation.
Publication.

RT is hereby made known that Mr..
L. RICHTER, having returned
Fl ON Europe, has resumed his Offices
as Collector of Customs and Post
master in Frederiksted.
Government Secretary's Office, st. Croix,
9TH October 1889.
LIMPRICHT.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02
MARK TWAIN.

A Charitable and Stupid Compositor Makes
Fool of Fly Reporter.
"No," said Mark Twain week or two
ago as he sat in his room ct the Murray
Hill hotel and dreamily watched the
smoke from the pipe which he was puff
ing. "No; l would not say that it was the
best thing that I ever wrote, but I re-
member that I was pretty proud of it at
the time and was decidedly disappointed
when it didn't come out Il 9 next day. I
didn't know until you told me that the
story had ever reached this country. But
you haven't got it just rig ht; it wasn't the
foreman at all; it was fool of COM
positor who ruined the story. Poor dew
il! I suppose he is dead now, and it don't
matter what We say about his stupidity.
But he certainly was an awful fool.
"You have one part Of it right" con-
tinued the humorist. at happened when
I was reporter on the Virginia City En-
terprise. I was assigned to report q din
ner given by party of some of the most
VIGOROUSLY hard drinkers in town, and
Virginia City was not supporting many
tenn perance unions at the time. Every
body knew that the dinner was going to
resolve itself into glorious drunk, and
the result proved that everybody was
right. OF course L didn't want to be too
hard on the boys in reporting their din
ner, and yet, as truthful eporter, I had
to give the public to understand just what
had taken place there. liz happy mo-
ment / conceived the idea of conveying
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02
Farm and Home.
a THANK-YE-MA'AM.
JAMES wHITCoMB RILEY.

The spellin Bee was over. 1 stood close by the
Ny face ez red ez fire, my toes all in chill,
Till Susan got her things on, an came up ter the
An then crooked my elber-join an held it out
before.
But Hezek1ah Brfndle SEE, Permit me, eff ye
pleaSe!n
A-shovin' in between US, with most amazin'
ease.
Then Susie's head went backward, Jest ez a rob-
Said she, '.Thanksl-shn take mel'' her eyes a.
shinin' bright.
So Hezekiah stood quite still, ez meek ez any
lamb
An soon he softly slid away without a
''Thank-ye-Ma ami"
her warm an tight
Old Dobbin's bells went iingling away inter the
night.
1 sot ez close z dared ter-an' wished twas clos
An whether not we made remarks I dclar'
clean forgt!
Ter win that gal fer my ownest own-never to go
away.
At last scared up spunk enough and cleared my
throat an tried:
81 never seen prettier night fer takin' sleigh
o Sue, let's ride together'--I wuz solemn ez
But ez spoke the sleigh riz up an awful
'Thank-ye-Ma'amr
She toppled with little screech, an so put my
Tight round her waist ter hold safe, fer fear she'd
come to harm.
So then-wal, them kissed her But Susie didn't
care!
An home we went a-zippin' through snow and
frosty air;
Old Dobbin's bells were ringin' now sort O. wed
din song
With both the runners j'min' in, ez we jest flew
along.
The old horse showed more speed that night than
I'd "a thought he had:
He seemed ter go like lightnin'-but wasn't very
glad.
Soon Sue got down an kissed her ma; we parted
very calm,
But goin home my heart jest jumped ezI crossed
that
''Thank-ye-Ma'amIh
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02
THE HOHENZOLLFRNS' RING.
A Curious Superstition Concerning the Ger
man Royal Family.

From the life of Emperor William"
One morning of the winter of 1865, in
the Adjutant's chamber of the Royal
palace, the royal Treasurer, Mr.. Geisling,
entered, carrying a long, duobly sealed
package. The address on the package,
written by King Frederic William ~,
was in effect: 81 have opened this pack
age in the Epresense of my sister Louise
of the Netherlar DIS, have taken c0gniz-
ance of its contents, and then sealed it
again with Eny seal, thsreupon restoring
it for safe keeping to the Prince Wittgen-
STEIN" A few days afterward there was
found accid entally in the manuscript
collection of the Berlin Royal Library, in
an old folio volume, entitled alchemy of
the Old Electors and Various Other
'Superstitiosa,' a notice that King Fred
eric H., at the commencement of his
reign, had, among various other things,
also found q little box containg ring
with black stone and slip of paper by
King Frederic l., on which was written
about the following; "This ring has
been given to me 10y ~ father, of blessed
memory, upon his death bed, with the
remark that so long as this ring shall be
preserved in the house of Brandenburg
this would not only grow but increase
and thrive visibly." Another notice re-
ferring apparently to the same, said: "It
is said that princely person has brought
in large toad and set it upon the head
of the Princess. who was at that moment
in child's labor; this toad vomited forth
a ,oldep ring, mounted with one diamond
and two rubies. This ring is still at
present transmitted to the first born of
the house to the memory and intended
good fortune and preservation of the
owner.'
Rumor has conn ected this ring with
one said to have been drawn from the
dying King Frederic William II's, finger
by the Countess Lichtenau. This says
that luck left the HohenzolIerns in 1906,
when the Countess possessed herself of
the ring; she was treated harshly and
unjustly by Frederic William ILL.,. and
when finally she returned it in 1913, for a
life pension, luck accompanied it. When
she took the ring from the dying Kings
finger he exclaimed, feeby: "Her den
ring" (return the ring); it was overhe card
by other persons, and, upon being inter
rogated, the willy Countess said the King
had expressed desire for herring.
The late Emperor William was
thoroughly free from mysticism, yet,
from his manner of talking on this sub
ject, he appeared as if he placed implicit
faith in the power of the ring credited to
it by the accompanying notices and re-
mari by his ancestors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02

placed on trays to dry. The hot water is
said to cause the formation of thin skin
of hard albumen next to the inner surface
the shell, while the sugar effectually clos
es the pores of the latter. When cold the
eggs should be packed in a mixture of
one part charcoal and two parts dry bran.
method adopted by the French is as
follows: Melt four ounces of clear bees
wax in porcelain dish over gentle fire
and stir in eight ounces of olive oil. Let
the resulting solution OF wax and oil cool
somewhat. then dip the fresh eggs one by
one into it, so as to coat every part of the
shell. A momentary dip is sufficient, all
all excess of the mixture being wiped off
with cotton rag. The oil is absorbed in
the shell, the wax Dramatically closing all
the pores. 1t is claimed that eggs thus
treated and packed away in powdered
charcoal in a cool place have been found
after two years as fresh and palatable as
when newly laid. Some use a parafine
which melts to thin liquid at temper
allure below the boiling of water, instead
of the wax and oil, claiming for it that it
is cheap, odorless and tasteless. Coated
in this way and put in lime pickle, the
eggs may be kept for months; or, if put
in charcoal and kept cool, they may be
preserved for much longer time. Dry
salt and also dry bran are sometimes used
for this purpose, but under these condi-
tions the eggs are not protected from
dampness DIS effectually as by other means.
As a packing material for transporta-
ton, mixture of eight parts bran with
one of powd cred quick lime is of great
Monthly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02
HYPNOTISM.

The Marvel of the Nineteenth Century.
LoNDcN-A gentleman named Fletcher
invited about thirty people TO his house
to observe ana question M. Garmean,
hypnotist. who is Just now the particular
and exclusive fad among people in search
Of entertainment after dinner. The guests
were. sci 9cted with great deal of care,
and it seemed like a thoroughly honest
effort to get at the bottom of Garmean's
extraordinary power. The hypnot'st
claims to be German, though his name,
manner and appearance are thoroughly
French. The idea is prevalent, by the
way, that he is an American with poly
glottic mplishments. Some of his
feats were extraordinary. 1t should be
borne in mind that the guests were in
vited and there was no attempt at an ex-
hibition for money.
During the evening Garmean, in illus
trating the effect of his will, even from a
distance, asked some members of the
party who could play the piano. To see
what effect his will would nave combating
that of the specialist, an American named
Ross, Who was formerly on the governing
board of New York club. sat down and
began 10 play carelessly on the piano.
Carmean announced that he would go
downstairs and stop the playing in Ger
tain number of minutes. He scrubbed a
number On piece of paper, doubled it up
and placed it in the hands of one of the
guests, descended the stairs, while every
man in the party held his watch in his
hand and kept a vigilant eye upon the
New York clubman.
Mr. Ross wore smile of singular and
beautiful superiority. He drifted casually
from one air into another and kept up
steadily for four minutes. Then the smile
faded away like flash and the pianist
sat with his hands over the keyboard, ut
terly unable to move finger. Beads of
pers piration poured down his face. He
announced afterward that he was perfect
~ aware of everything that was going on
and felt ar abiding shame of his own i'm
| potence, but he was utterly unable to
move a finger. He remained in this state
until Garmean appeared in the room and
released him with nod of his head. The
| folded paper was then opened, and it was
| found that the figure had been marked
on it. Four minutes was the limit which
Garmean had set. He seemed able to ex-
| ert his power indiscriminate and upon
! any subject.
/
would announce now and then that the
whole thing was CANNON, and then Gar
mean would turn to him with an air OF
grave politeness, and say: 'You don't
| believe in mef" The answer would in
variably be NO" Garmean would theI
ask the man to rise, and that always end
ed the controversy. In no instance wa:
he able TO rise from bis chair, though hi:
struggle. III some cases were profound
and pugnacious. [ cannot see e1actlI
where Garmean makes his income, for h'
refused absolutely TO accept fee for hi
exhibition last night. 1t is probable
however, that he is building US a reputa-
| ton now which will be taken advantag'
of later on. I have seen mind readers
spiritualists and people of that ilk; bu
I have not yet encountered anything NOR
startling than this exhibition of hypnot
ism.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02
A LULLABY.


The happiest time in all the day,
That holds the sweetest charm,
Is rocking the twilight away,
With my baby within my arms
Hove to close the curtains tight,
When the daylight begins TO die,
And sit before the freight
And sing her lullaby.
oh never was blue so sweet and true
as seen in my baby's eyes;
And never was woman SO happy as
When close in my arms she lies.
Slowly we rock, and sing her a song
Of summer and flowers so sweet:
But never was blossom so sweet as nv child.
From her head to her dear little feet.
wish could shield her from every care,
And keep her from dangers and harms;
And baby wish she would always remain
Forever within my fond arms.
care not for money, or jewels, or land,
Or to mingle amid a gay throng;
With my child in my arms ask nothing more
But to rock her to sleep with a song.
And wish the calm twilight would always re
main
And rocking my baby till even,
With my arms round her close, her face up U
mine,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02
Our Cattle Interest.
The Prairie Farmer.


The cattle interests of the United
States are depressed TO that condition
that there is no longer profit. Over pro
duction is one cause of this state of the
market. The vast number of unemploy-
ed in our cities, is another. The attitude
of q number of European nations in
placing undue restrictions upon meat
products, is still another cause. The
princi pal cause, however, is, without
doubt, combination Of the great capital
ist packers, togethertwith exhorbitant
yardage fees, and prices of feeding
material at the Stock Yards.
That the great packing interests vir-
tually do, or may control the prices of
animals on the hoof, has long been more
than suspected. Il is true that any per
son has an equal chance to buy, but the
small butchers cannot compete with
these great firms in killing. 1t now
takes great capital TO successfully estab-
lish killing and packing plant. The
producers of cattle have long felt them
selves in the tolls Of the few great pack
ing establishments at Chicago and Kan
sas City, the two greatest live stock
markets in the world, with Chicago as
headquarters.
Lately, the effect of meetings for relief
seems to have eliminated at Kansas City,
Mo-, in the formation of great company,
being representatives of the stOck-rais-
ing interests of nearly all the great live
stock interests of states and territories
west of the Mississippi. It was then de-
cided to incorporate a company to be
known as the American Live Stock Com
mission Company, with capital stock of
$150,0O0, and headquarters at Kansas
City and Chicago. The incorporators
will be Samuel Lazarus, of Texas, A..
Gregory, of Illinois, and Nicholas T..
Eaton and Thomas R. Rugby, of Kansas
City. The articles of incorporation were
ordered to be filed at Springfield, Ill,
March 2. The idea of the promoters of
this movement is to enable them to sell
their stock at the highest price and with
the least expense possible, and with that
end in view, headquarters will be estab
lished at Kansas City and Chicago, with
branches at Wichita, Kans.,y Fort Worth,
Texas, and possibly Omaha, Neb., where
stock will be received and sold on the com
mission plan. The new cons pany will not
con fine its business 60 it's members, but
will receive stock from non members and
will do general stock commission bust
ness on large scale.
It remains to be seen whether this in
dependent company will be able to raise
the price of beef to the producer. We
hope it will.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02

this information in delicate way without
! really saying that all hands were drunk,
My plan was TO bengin my report in the
regular cot-and dried way. After giving
q few sentences in this way / grew little
more careless in my style. Gradually I
became more and more mixed up in my
language, until at last the words were
written without any real or apparent
connection with each other. I tried my
best to give the reader the idea that as I
wIote the report 1 became more and
more intoxicated, until 1 wound up in a
stupidity drunken condition. / was great.
ly interested in carrying out this plan as
we'll and naturally as / could, and when
after an hours hard work the report was
finished I felt that had written the very
funniest thing that had ever appeared in
paper. The copy went without being
read, and the first part of it was set up
just as [ had written it.
"The fool compositor got hold of the
last part and of course couldn't make
head or tail of it. Instead of setting il
up as he found it and leaving the rest to
the proof-reader or editor he made up
his mind that l had really been drunk
when I wrote it. He was kind hearted
hdA anu nc HSfSE llh6u u see Que u Tue
boys in trouble. So he camly proceeded
TO change my copy and put in little con-
Meeting words so as to make sense of it.
1t was all done with the kindest intention
in the world. He didn't want to see me
discharged for being drunk. Then he de-
stroyed my copy so that it couldn't be
brought in evidence of my damning
guilt.
81 wouldn't care to say how fearfully
disappointed 1 was when 1 picked up the
Enterprise the next day and looked for
my funny report. 1t was as coldly stupid
as 10 year-old patent office report. l
wept scalding tears and left the office. On
the street met the composition who had
taxed such pains to fix my story for me.
He looked so happy when he told me how
he had been the means of keeping me
out of trouble with the managers of the
paper that hadn't the heart to tell him
what fool he actually was. I was sorry
afterward that | didn't do so, however,
for discovered that for years he told the
story of how he had saved me from dis
grace in half of the newspaper offices
west of the Mississippi river. He was an
old man and so 1 think that he must be
dead by this time. If he isn't he is proba
bly, telling the version of his story YETI
New York Evening Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02
Testified in His Own Behalf.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-Captain Armes
took the witness stand today before
Arme's court MARTA! board and testified
IL his o an behalf. In the course of the
sketch of his career, Captain Armes re-
vealed the nature of the secret testi-
mony given by Col. Swordes and sergeant
alarms Cansdy. 1t effect it was that
Armes was one of the ten picked men
sworn TO secrecy who were to act as a
special body guard OF the president. His
orders were secret, and even Governor
Beaver did not know about them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02
Wanted by the Police.

NEENAH, April 22.-Frank Dietz, re-
Gently cashed cheek FOR $50, which was
the property Of another of the same
name and immediately left the city. The
police are after him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02
Delegates to the Samoan Conference

LONDON, April 25.-It is officially an
nouneed that Sir Edward Malet, the
British ambassador at Berlin, Mr.. Scott,
minister at Berne and Mr.. Grove have
been appointed delegates to the Samoan
conference.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02

The Milwaukee, Lake Shore Western
Railway has boon we'll named the Fishing
and Hunting Line of Wisconsin, passing,
as it does, through thousands of acres or
but partially explore woods and within
easy reaching distance of lakes ana
streams that have never been fshed By
white men, all well stocked with the game
fish for which Northern Wisconsin waters
are noted The woods ABOUND with games
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 L5HLAND and
CHICAGO.
The GUIDE Book, and other descripSf,S
matter, containing full information, maps
and engravings of the country traversee
by the line, will be sent to any address on
application to the General Passengss
Agent.
cHAs L RYDER. Genl Agt. ia CLARK St.
z. VLIET. City P. & 7. Agt. CHICAGO
milwaukee, Office % Wisconsin ST.
aF wHITCOMB. GEO. S. MARSH.
Gen1 Manager Gen1 Pass. & Tiki. Az
MILWAUKEE,. WIS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02

Three murders were committed on the
Indian Reservation short time ago, and
yesterday one armed Negro, and half
Indian and half-Negro were hanged AZ
st. Smith, Arkansas, for the crime.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02
Few Pointers ON Preservation of Eggs.

A rev POINTERS on preservation OF Eggs
There are many ways in which eggs
NAV be kept for some time without los
ing their freshness. 1t may be of service
to many to know the different preserva-
tives used, as it is often desirable to
store eggs away when hens are at their
best, to be used when their production
is on the vane, and it also permits the
Withholding of eggs from market until
prices are good. 0ne of the most COM
mob methods is that known as the
Ginning" process, in which the eggs are
put in pickle consisting of q mixture
of Stacked lime, salt and water, 4 bar
rsl is half filed with cold water, into
which is stirred Stacked lime and salt in
the proportion of about one-half pound
of each for every pailful of water, or, as
some recommend, three-Q uarters of a
pound of nitre to half barrel of water
is used instead of the salt. The eggs,
which must be perfectly fresh, are let
down into this mixture with dish, when
they settle down to the bottom. Packed
in this manner, if kept in a cool place,
eggs will keep fresh for several months.
To obviate the limy taste of the eggs and
the brittleness i'm parted TO their shells, if
kept too long in this way, they should be
rubbed all over with lard before putting
them in the pickle Prepared in this
manner, it is claimed that they will keep
perfectly fresh for six months or more if
stored in cool cellar. Another method
strongly recommended by some is to take
dozen or so at a time of newlaid eggs
and immerse them for five seconds in
boiling water, containing about five
| pounds of common brown sugar per gal
lon of water. The eggs should then be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02
T,pnrosy in Wisconsin.

DoDGEvILLE, Wis, April 23.-Cor slider
able excitement has been ocoasioned in
this portion of the lead mines over the
discovery of genuine case of leprosy in
the neighboring town of Spring Lake.
The victim is a woman, who has been ex-
AHMED by physicians, and it is said to
have the marked symptoms of this loath-
some disease.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02
JOB DEPARTMENT

We have in this department . complete line
of job Material and Type for doing 6rst-class
job aork on short notice and at the l0wsss
living prices. We do all kinds of PamphLsA
and Law Brief work known to tho trade.
Call in and get prices.