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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07
PROLIFIC LITTLE FLY.
Alfred Russell Wallace Tells Some Curl
Gus Facts About the Insect.

Mr.. Alfred Russell Wallace has re-
Gently published book on Darwin.
As Mr.. Wallace is a Spiritualist and
thorough Darwinian, it seems that the
monkey scare about ones ancestry is
not so alarming after all. This is
side remark. To the point in which
the fly figures. Mr.. Wallace points
out some facts, or a great many, rather,
to show there is continual COMPETE
ton, struggle and war going on in
nature. This struggle is every acting
over the whole field of nature, and no
single species of plant or animal can
escape from it. Says Mr.. Wallace:
This results from the fact of the
rapid increase, in geometrical ratio,
of all the species of animals and plants.
In the lower orders this increase is es-
pecially rapid, a single flesh fly pro-
ducing 10000 larvae, and these grow
ing so quickly that they reach their
full size in five days; hence the great
Swedish naturalist Linn8us asserted
that dead horse would be devoured
by three of these f1ys as quickly as by
a lion. Each of these Larvae remains
in the pupa state about five or six days
SO that each parent fly may be increas-
ed ten thousand fold in about a fort
night. Surprising they went on in
creasing at this rate during only three
months of Summer, there would result
one hundred millions of millions of
millions for each fly at the commence
ment of Summer number greater
probably than exists at any one time
in the whole world. And this is only
81, 4
of other species increasing also at an
enormous rate; so that, if they were
unchecked, the whole atmosphere
would be dense with flies, and all ami
NAL life would be destroyed by them.
To prevent this tremendous increase
there must be incessant war against
these insects, in the larye as well as in
the perfect state. by the action of the
elements in the form of rain, hail or
drouth, and by other unknown causes,
yet we see nothing of this ever-pres-
ent war, though by its means alone,
perhaps, we are saved from famine
and pestilence.
So you see the fly, like everything
fic study is a very interesting little
ID nuisance. he mas 10 ugHL tne "Hoio
world, and the world comes very near
ly being beaten sometimes. | think it
is nip and tuck now, with the fly
trife in advance. Is not the whole
matter strange? Without fly We
might have pestilence and with too
much fly, if let alone, we would have
famine. Eat or be eaten is the law of
nature, and somehow we just eat
enough not to let anything get an add
vantage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07
In the House of Rich Japanese.

The wealthy japanese make no dis
play either in the architecture of their
houses or in the display of ornaments.
In the way of furnishing, their pride
is in the delicacy OF their mats and the
richness of the satin cushions. The
chief room in the house of rich ia
panese is thus described: 1.-The salon
was about % feet long by Is wide. At
one end, in the corner, was small
raised platform in little niche and on
it fine Imari vase three feet high,
holding Towering branches of the
cherry tree. Behind, upon the wall.
hung a very valuable but very ugly
kakamono of god. Twelve blue
satin foutons lay in two rows upon the
floor aud three standing lamps stood
in line between. A folding screen
was placed to protect us from draught
and that was the entire furniture of
the millionaire's drawing-room. The
mats upon the floor were of the whit
est and finest straw. The screen was
a gorgeous one, with a battle scene
painted upon a gold background.
The Japanese keep their bric-a-brac in
fire-proof buildings. to be taken out
one at time and admired, and then
replaced by another.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07
Aaron's Wedding Suit.

Parents are sometimes loath to re-
linQuish their parental authority, even
when their sons and daughters are
men and women, and ought to be learn
ing to think and act for themselves,
says the Youths Companion. A tall,
awkward, and painfully diffident
young man of q OF p years went into
clothing store, accompanied by a
short. active, and keel-eyed little wo-
man, whose self-possession was per-
feet.
"Let us see some black suits of some
kind, something not too high, not yit
so cheap as to be good for nothing"
said the woman to the clerk.
Eyes, ma'a Is the suit for this
young manP"
Yes, it's for him. We you any idea
bout what you want in the way of
suit. Aaron?'
"Fd like one of them shiny black
SUITS replied Aaron meekly.
"Well, l don't know" said the
mother, with a shake of her head.
I'm doubtful bout them wearin' well,
an l believe I'd better git you a good
cashmere"
The clerk had led the way to a coun-
ter piled high with inexpensive black
suits, and the mother began: How
do you like this, Aaron?"
81 don't know"
'Well, look at it, boy. and see
whether you think you'd like it."
81 guess so.'
"DO you like this one any better?"
Don't know as | do"
..Well, / want you to make up your
mind now, and not 60 to wishin' you'd
got something else as soon as you git
home.n
The amusement of the clerk was in
creased when, after carefully examin-
ing suit after suit without coming to
decision, the old lady said: You may
show me something a leetle mite bet
tern any of these. | wouldn't be so
pertickler, but it's his weddin' suit I'm
gettin' an | feel as though I'd like him
to look little halfway decent on
such an occasion. D'you think you'd
be satisfied to stand up in this one
Aaron?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07

He had been going it very strong,
says the San Francisco Chronicle, and
he had come out of the last spell with
vague Authorizations of a most I'M
pleasant kind. He did not tell any,
body, but he feared it might be true.
Wherever he went he always seemed
to have another man with him. He
dared not ask anybody, and he could
never feel quite sure whether this was
the result of drinking or an actual
fact. He never spoke to this man who
was with him, but he felt he was
there. On the street, in the house,
everywhere. this fellow was by his
side. A hundred times he felt like
making break to discover the truth.
1t was getting serious when he stepped
into car to go home. The man sat
down beside him. He kept looking
down sideways at him, but he did not
want, if there was nobody there, to
give himself away to the other passen-
gers. The conductor came along.
He handed him a dime. The con-
ductor. from force of habit, said as he
raised his bell-punch:
1.-TWO, sir?"
Without word the passenger arose
and threw his arms around the con-
ductors neck. The conductor does
not know 80 this day what his af-
fectionate embrace meant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07
The SuItants Ring

A neck-exalting Lord, Median King.
heard one IN rags, sore troubled, say THIS
thing
Under the palace-arch, haggard and faint,
Rocking upon the carpet of complaint:
ID Sultani at the door of God lest thou,
AS at thinei therefore accomplish now
Mercy TOWARDS me, as thou for mercy pray
est;
Make glad my hearth To Allah so thou say
est
Therefore from sorrows letters bring forth
mine!"
Now on thatSultan's thumb stone did shine,
Pigeon-blood ruby, such gem, the Shrof
Stammered in telling what would weig b
enough
Of gold tOmauns TO price it; in the night
1t glowed if the sun had left roselight
of afternoon, and in the day it seemed.
The Sultan drew this wonder from his thumb,
While at his stirrup-irOns, grim and dumb,
His aghas watched, stroking black boards
he drew
The ruby off, and, quotha, THAT was new
Upon our lips-the prayeri God may delay
10 hear us If we turn our hearts away
When others cry! Go sell my ring and buy
Oil of content for sore of misery!"
Better Kings hand lacking royal seal
Than Kings ear guilty of unheard appeal
Sir Edwin Arnold.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07
He Couldn't Read.

A Portland man tells good story
on Gen. Gibbon, the gallant comman-
der OF the department of the Column
pa The story runs, says the San
francisco Cali, that Gen. Gibbon and
a party OF friends were fishing In the
Iualatln, about eight miles from Gas
ton. The general was standing on a
rock In mldstream when farmer APP
peared on the scene, rake in hand, and,
addressing him. said:
mister, you know that we don't
allow trespassing here As he spoke
the farmer pointed to placard read
ing that trespassing was prohibited
VERY sorry, but l did not know it."
responded Gen. Gibbin, trying to
maintain his equilibrium.
The cool answer fired the farmer
Cant you readP Don't you see the
signs?" he roared.
Il can see the signs, but | can't
read. | had an idea that they went to
show that the farm was for sale"
This retort knocked the farmer
speeches. and he retired from the
field. His wife then came to see what she
could do with the hero of gettysburg.
She began by giving him scowl that
came near transfxing him to the rock
upon which he stood. Then she bawl-
ed out:
"You had better 60 to school and
learn to read"
MADAME" replied the general very
politely, 81 am most too old to learn
to read. -
Gen. Gibbon never finished his sem
tence. If he did the remainder was
drowned in the roaring waters of the
Tualatin. He unfortunately lost his
balance and plunged head-foremost
into the cold stream. When he came
to the surface the first thing he saw
was woman breaking her heart for
joy and dancing a Comanche war
dance.
That's good for YOU" she exclaim-
ed exultantly. Next time you will
learn to read. Hurrahr'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07
The Comfortable Hanson Cab.

'.Women all like hanson cabs"
writes correspondent of the Press.
81 saw one pretty thing driving
through Paramount Park with her
beau the other day, and they both
thought the hanson so nice. She
stared right over the apron and so did
he. If you hadn't been in hanson
once or twice yourself you wouldn't
have known that they had hold of
hands at all. She wore a white bar
muslin dress, cut Mother Hubbard
fashion. Around her waist (besides
his army was a cream-colored ribbon.
Her hands were encased in his and
pair of yellow silk mitts. About her
neck was string of pearls. All me,
youth and poverty! And two wheel
ers and Ioypr'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07

One after another told their little
stories with the pleasure which always
goes with keen personal experience of
this sort, until it came the turn of
active Master Jack.
THE first thing / can remember, -
he said, bringing his eyelids down and
tipping up his chin in a thoughtful
manner, 1.-The very first thing | can re-
member. my father was looking for me
with willow whip in his hand, and
was cuddled down somewhere keep
ing still. and my foot was asleep.
Whew"
Jack jumped up and stretched his
legs up and down the piazza. as if to
gain relief from that lingering memory.
''Whewl but my foot was asleep and
| was afraid to move it. | can feel
how it tingled YETI Youths Conn.,
DQ7liO7s
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07
A New Emancipation.

Jim Robinson is telling story
around Toledo which is worth printing.
Of course it is about electric street.
railways, but that doesn't hurt it. 1t
seems a northern company recently
put in an electric road in Nashville,
Tenn, aud an old darby was showing
it to his wife. Look at it! Look at
itl' he said. 'Bress the Lord these
Yankees are great people. Twenty
five yeahs ago dey come down
heah and freed the niggah, and now
dev come down and free de mule. p
Toledo BLade.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07
The Source of knowledge.

Book-buyer-"Got any secondhand
books to seli?" Maine farmer-'.Got
brand-new unabridged dictionary
which the neighbors gave US at sur
prise party last winter we'll sell cheap.
It's mighty useful book. but as our
niece is coming from Boston to live
with US we won't need it any longer"
Omaha World Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07

me going from the office. He called
me back, saying that he could see his
postoffice box and that there was a
letter in it, and very important
letter. 1t was bill for box rent"
Did he pay it?" was asked. The post
master smiled a far-off smile and said
nothing (lHe.) Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07
Wanted His Letter.

Funny folks at the post, same as
everywhere else." said Postmaster
Young of Auburn. Il have lots of
folks who want the office open all the
time. Don't blame them. But [ had
to smile the other daE. a man saw
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07

A fve-year-old child in Monson,
Me-, is said to speak three languages.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07

Only l per cent of the population OF
the German empire is unable to read
and write.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07

People who make most fuss at the
watering-place hotels are mostly snobs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07

Marriage is the hilching-post on the
road of life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-07

| W ooN, Holi you SdCIeu!
She put her arm around his neck,
and pressed her cold cheek against his.
IF am worthy, take me-"
You know just how lovers generally
ratify their vows, so | need not
chronicle what followed. / suppose
my hero and heroine were as silly as
young people usually are on such oc-
| casions.
A day or two afterward, while Miss
Darlington was in the garden and
Daniel was reading "Evangeline" to
her, she stopped him suddenly.
at is very strange" she said, 'sbut
it seems to me that have known you
in some other stage of existence"
"Whv?" he asked, smiling curiously.
"Becauseyour voice is familiar, there
is something in your every gesture
which reminds me of some one / have
seem"
Very likely. Let me see if this will
help you to understand the mystery"
And suiting the action to the word
he pulled off the heavy beard and stood
confessed before her.
Horace Bedford!" she cried amazed
ly.
Forgive mel" he exclaimed. draw
ing her into his arms and holding her
so close that she could not well do
otherwise than forgive him. ''As
Horace Bedford l knew I could never
win your regard, for you thought me
incapable of anything but champagne
suppers and smoking. l saw your ad.
vertisement for gardener, and the
| impulse to answer it seized me- You
know with what result, and you will
pardon the deception, am sure
Of course she forgave him, any
sensible woman would be glad To find
the man she loved rich instead of poor.
Wouldn't she? | think she would
NeaO York Weekly.
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Sad, Indeed.

MEssRa EpGToRs: i agair ask ii,t!e
more s{;tce i'll your valuable paper, ,le
INTELIIuENCl;E, and. il5 i stated botUI.,
I will try and not s!inG-si"nS, f1r this is
too solemn aii G.cas;nn tor sir: cc.!:.
Mr., ll.dito:, vas Impressed ::cmc,;!:c
In last October, 1850, that was called By
the Lies of my country and friends to
preach the funeral Of "JIarmer's Son" and
after giving the subject sonls thought. /
at once was satisfied thatit was genuine
conviction, and ut once went ut it. Had
7 have known that the crisis would have
come so soou, I should have prepared my
self accordingly, but the time has come.
and as never preached q funeral sermon
before, the Farmers Som has picked
the text that be wants it preached from,
aud moro appropriate one be could not
haye found. The Bblo does not contain
a better one than he selected. 1t is
found in Proverbs, Goth chapter and 9Th
verse, and reads thus: Answer q fool
according to his folly, lest be be wise in
his own conceit"
Now, MIR. Editor, the deceased came to
his death by not being able to answer
some fair questions put to him by "Son Of
TOLL drawn out of those Judas kiss
suggestions which he wrete through the
INTELLIaENcER, and if anybody is re-
sponsible for it, to him the responsibility
belongs. l feel that am clear, for [ ad-
vised him to take some ham and cheese,
as i was food that would cause him to
believe that his friends were honest aud
honorable, but he refused, AMI said from
such, good Lord, deliver u.s." Such a
prayer, Mr.. Editor, is calculated TO come
FROM just such character as our text
e., H. s,&l
liced as is the Farmers Son. could not
and hence his resort to some one else's
form of prayer. 1t is to be hoped that the
study Of that little Episcopal catechism
may have tile same effect on him that
hunger had on the prodigal son-that the
self Mr.. Editor, l tried to show him he
believe me- Alas! alas! too late now.
'tAs tree falls so it lies" Ho has fallen,
the people say, amen.
Alas the mighty are fallen, indeed,
When gods are bartered for gain or greed |;
When the Farmers Son." seventh Won
der, bound in pack,
To oblivion rides on donkey's back,
When the farmers Son" was kicked to
death by the little jack,
MIR. Editor, a good deal more might be
said of the deceased, but time aud space is
worth more than his "reminiscences. The
brethren will take up the usual collection.
Thanking you, Mr.. Editor, for your
space in the INTELLIGEEcER, I now leave
the whole matter to the people, and will
lay my quill aside, unless Farmers
Som. calls for it again.
Very respectfully,
JAS. l.. ORR SHAW.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Dec. 5.-Night
before last, A. r. Rankin, an aged CASTOR
County farmer, was aroused from his
peaceful slumbers by the squalls and
cacklings of his chickens, which roost in
a large tree in his yard. The old man
jumped out Of bed seizing his loaded
musket, rushed out. Up the tree be
discovered Tom Burgin, negro, who
was rapidly filing q couple Of guano
bags with Rankin's chickens. "Come
down from there |" yelled the old man,
and as be did so the negro dropped his
bags and lcaped off the tree. The fall
was about fifteen feet, but Burgin mas
soon Oh his feet, running for life. Rank
in open fire on him, but the chicken thief
kept right on. At Burgin's home yesler.
day he was found in an almost dying
condition. He was terribly bruised up,
and besides had heavy load of shot in
his back. 1t is not believed that he can
recover.
JOHNSTON, S. c., Dec. Sit now seems
that Justice will again be thwarted in
Edgefeld. The two inhuman tough5,
Carpenter and Murrell, who brutally
murdered Preston Yonce last summer and
we're sentenced to be hanged on the third
day of January next, escaped from Jail
this morning at about the break OF day.
They occupied cell on the second
floor on the Northern side Of tho Jail.
The jailer's story is that they had bag
which they lowered from the window for
wood. Last night, however, instead Of
hauling up wood, they drew up an auger,
file, chisel and punch, with which they
made an opening in the floor, and COM
ing down on the stairway found them.
selves in the hall of the first floor. Tue
doors were fastened, but they easily
forced them open and made their escape.
The iailer and a young man named
Powell saw them. about the time they
had opened the back door, but say that
while they were getting their guns the
murderers made their escape. 1t is
strange that two grown men could not
arrest two boys without their guns. 1t is
a shame and disgrace to the good name
of the good aud noble minded people of
EdgeGeld. The story related by the jailer
is thin, indeed, and that they were al
lowed 10 lower bags for anything is a
piece of incusable carelessness, to say the
least. Every effort will be put forth to
catch them Governor Richardson, in
response to a dispatch received by Solic.
itor Nelson asking such action, yesterday
offered q reward of $3.50 each for the ap
prehension Of William Carpenter aud &.
Whitefie!d Murrcll, the two convicted
murdererS of Preston Youncp, who broke
jail at Edgege'd at break ofday ycsLer.
day Columbia Register.
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II
hon S.. Cothran has rendered his
as Congressman from the
s. li,d 6 Congressional District, to accept
position Of Attorney for the R. & D.
III 60. We presume the resignation
8 lake effect at once, or upon the elec
I Of his successor. Col. Cothran has
asss most efficient Representative, and
Ipsople Of this District will regret to
Il Shia services. The election of bis
seessor will doubtless be ordered In a
k.t4ime, and We think he should come
sa Anderaon County. We have the
= land. that man is Hon. E. B. Murray,
needs Emo words Of commendation
sus RIA. Murray's friends, without
ling him, have announced him in
EiberGcol olumn as a candidate for the
g;aas and no should use srery effort
s esh sassa,
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disnatcbes to Miss Winnie Davis, who j

dispatches to Miss Winnie Davis, who is
in Paris with Mira. Pulitzer; to Mr.. Ds.
vih's son in law in Colorado City, and also
notified Governor Lowry Of Mississippi,
az he deemed it but right that the Execu-
tive of that Stale should know Of the
death of one oil its most distinguished
sons.
THE MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
Mayor Shakespeare has issued proc
lamation announcing Mr.. Davis's death,
and inviting the presidents of exchanges
and commercial bodies and number of
prominent citizens to meet at the City
Hall, in order that proper arrangements
may be made for the funeral.
The Mayor says: ut is with the deep
eat regret that announce to the people
Of the city of New Orleans the departure
from this life of Jefferson Davis. He
needs no enlogy from me. His life is his.
tory, and his memory is enshrined in the
heart of every man, woman and child in
the broad South. We all loved him, and
we II owe him honor. and reverence"
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a largo tract of tea lnud in the
neigbborhood of Cantou this year yielded
per acre one thousand dollars in tea loayes
of the finest quality.
Richmond offers big inducements 10
the Lynn shoe manufacturers to rebuild
their factories at The Virginia capital.
Free sites, free land for houses Of eln
plcyes and tax exemption for period Of
years are offered.
Cyrus Fillmore, d brother Of E.A
President Fillmore, died at Lagrange,
Ind, on Tuesday. He was 81 years old,
we'll known throughout the State, and he
leaves largo fortune;
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Ehe olosedE people propose to have a
sSsts Eair; in o Columbia in January, and
Bssailrosds: have proposed reduced rates
| hibitasnd fare. Agents will canvass
I'll iils diTsrent counties in behalf of the
sais Is hope the colored citizens Of
ssan1srson County will take some interest
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Il aIEIhasrraeyenues Of the Government for
Sfscal year. ending June 80, 1891, are
haated by the Secretary of the Treas.
$685., ,O00, 600, while the estimates
necessary to defray the
ssnsss during the same period are
sEz2s, ,s7E.7O including s49,l59,07S
the sinking fund. and s27,622,589.28,
@estimatsd interest on the puolic debt.
kpansion alone, the sum Of s98,5S7,.
|Sornesrly e:third the entire cost Of
#kEasYicso S i of Government is demanded of