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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
TRICKS OF PHOTOGRAPHERS.
How Some Of the Delusions in Sun Pictures
Are Produced.
Pavieu

HOW SEINE OF Inc DeIuSl0nS In sun PICTURES
Are Produced.
Photographic Review.
There are various ways for providing
surprising results in photogra ply, things
that in ono age would have been called
magic, but in ours recognized as scientif-
ic tricks. The ghost picture for in
stance in which a shadowy ghost through
which material objects are visible, is
seen between natural attitudes and oo-
equations. This is produced by an al
most instantaneous exposure of the
figure that is to do duty ss che ghost,
followed by full exposure of the figure
and properties that are to appear natu-
raj.
Another novel trick was shown recent
ly in a photograph reproduced by q
prominent trade journal, which repre-
scented the photographer seated at q
table, play ing chess with himself seats
on the opposite side of the table, Will
he himself stood up in the background
looking at his two selves playing. The
figures were all on the negative, which
was produced by three successive expo
sures of the plate, parts thereof being
masked each time by a black velvet shut
ter. Still another trick Is that by which
q person who likes that sort of thing may
appear to be photographed riding upon
q fy ing goose or fish, or any other de-
sired style of ridiculous locomotiou.
This is done by the subject holding in
his lap a huge piece of white or tinted
card, with the fanciful picture upon it.
His face appears above the upper edge
of the card and seems in the picture TO
be joined to the funny little body on the
goose or fish. The statue picture is
made by about the same dev ice.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
Commercial Fertilizers.

In purchasing commercial fertilizers
it should DE remembered that there are
three elements upon which their value
largely depends. These are nitrogen,
phos phoric acid and potash. We usually,
in addition, secure other elements of
plant food that are equally important in
securing good growth, but the value, both
in price and as fertilizers, is largely de-
pendent upon the percentage of these
materials that they contain. Of these
three, nitrogen ID usually the most costly,
and is very important ingredient. As
with all other elements of plant food, in
order to be available, it must be soluble,
and, as rule, one advantage in purchae-
ing and using commercial fertilizers, ia
that the plant food is in more available
condition, than if secured in other
materials. DRIED blood and cotton seed
meal hair, leather, and waste feathers,
horn, wool. meat or fish scrap if ground
up fine, all contain a considerable per-
ceEtage of nitrogen, which can be taken
up and used by the plant. Bone dust or
ground lime, the finer the better, as at
best is slow to decOm pose, or become
available, contains larger percentage of
phosp horic acid than any other material.
Land plaster, or gypsum, as it is common
> called. also contains considerable
percentage of phosphoric acid. There is,
perhaps, one advantage with this, over
the others, and that is that usuaIly it dis
solves very slowly, and an application will
last several years before its effects will
entirely disappear.
One of the easiest ways of securing
potash Is TO apply good wood ashes.
1t is bes. to apply alone, either in the
hill or as top dressing, in either case
working well in:o the soil. Ashes should
never be mixed with stable or poultry
manure, as such plan has the effecs of
loosening and allowing to escape more or
lass ammonia, substance that is always
desirable to retain.
Some crops require larger percentage
of one or two of these elements, while
others, again, will use less of these, but
will want more of others. 10 purchasibg
commercial manures lie is best to supply
as nearly as possible the elements that
are needed by the plants intended to be
grown, and avoid purchasing and Using
materials that are not needed to make 8
good growth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
WONDERS Or THE SEA.

The sea occupies three-ffths of the
earth's surface.
A mile down the water has pressure of
ton to the square inch.
At some places the force of the sea
dashing upon the rocks on the shore is
said to be seventeen tons to the square
yard.
only trife from the ice of the pole to
the burning sun of the equator.
The water is colder at the bottom than
at the surface. In the many bays on the
coast Of Norway the water often freezes
at the bottom before it does above.
If box six feet deep were filled with
sea water and the water allowed to evap-
crate in the sun, there would be two
inches of salt left at the bottom. Taking
the average depth of the ocean to be
three miles, there would be layer of
pure salt 230 feet thick on the Atlantic.
Waves are very deceptive; to look at
them in storm one wonld think the
whole water travelled. The water stays in
the same place, but the motion goes on.
Sometimes in storms these waves are
forty feet high and travel fifty miles an
hour-more than twice as fast as the
ley to valley is generally fifteen times its
height; hence, a wave five feet high will
extend over seventy five feet of water
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
A Sea story.
VI VIA

Commanders of national vessels are
seldom rewarded for the loss of their
ships, but the following incident lately
occurred in connection with the Russian
navy: The Russian frigate Olaf, which
had accompanied the yacnt of the Caro-
witz TO Copenhagen, was lying at anchor
among hundreds of other ships in the
haroor when a fire vas discovered in the
coal bunker below, which was only few
feet from the powder magazine. There
was 20 time to put cut the fire, and the
explosion of she magazine would have de-
stroy ed not only TIE Olaf aud surround
ing ships but pavt of the city front IS
we'll. Captain Rehbinder, the Russian
comH ander, at once determined to sink
the ship. After sending away the crew
and few valuables the carpenter and his
mate scuttled the frigate, and in twenty
minutes she sank in not very deep water.
The next day she was raised and after a
few necessary repaira, was taken TO Cron-
sta6t. A court martial was convened,
which expressed the highest praise of the
captain and his men. The Gear appoint
ed the commander one of his aidesde.
camp, which is one of the highest honors
conferred on Russian naval officers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
Poor Shooting.

As we were returning TO our Office from
the Widow Smiths the other evening we
have been sparkling the widow for sever
al weeks pasr) and just as we came OPP
pesite the olo Indian fort, some person,
whose manners certainly meet polishing
up, fired tour bullets at Us frCm a revolt
yer. The intent, no doubt, was TO kill Us.
1t took Us about the miliionth part of a
second to rea.lzs this fact, aud then we
opened out on run and maoe good our
escape.
We don't claim to be great shakes on
shooting, but If we can't hit the editor
and proprietor of a great and growing
weekly at distance of about twenty feet
once In four shots We will leave Arizona
We don's claim TO be a Chesterfield, but
if our manners permitted Us to hide be-
hind an old wall and begin popping at q
gentleman without earning we'd e1pecr
10 be mentioned IN the same line with a
hyena.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
An Improved Wire Fence.

An Improvement in the construction of
wire fences has been adopted by W. W.
Rich, of Lyon county, Mimi, which has
proven very effective in the prevention of
injury to stock. The Watertown, Da-
kota, Public Opinion says: "He simply
uses the ordinary smooth wire, which he
stretches on the inside of his pastures at
the top of the posts and then uses as
many barb wires as maybe necessary be.
low and on the outside of the posts; thus
the smooth wire a. the top protects the
beast which accidently comes in contact
with it, from being cut by the barbs,
which still are there to terrorize unruIy
stock. Not single animal has ever been
injured in any pasture fenced by this
plan, while on neighboring farms, fenced
in tie ordinary way, much valuable stock
has been ruined"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21


revealed:
That the Wisconsin Centre has the
unqualified endorsement OF all;
That the Wisconsin Central has to-day
the most popular line between Chicago
and Milwaukee, and st. Paul, Mime
apolis and the Northwest;
That the Wisconsin Central is daily
adding to its admirers as the recog-
nized Pullman line between Chicago
and Milwaukee and Ashland, Duluth
and Lake Superior;
That the Wisconsin Central touches
the most prominent points in Wiscon-
sin, and that it his more important
business centers on it's through line
than any other railway to and from
the Northwest;
That the Wisconsin Central has made
an envlable reputation with its peer
less Dining Car Service;
That the Wisconsin Central runs fast
trains on which all classes of passen-
gers are carried with commodious and
distinct accommodation for all;
That the Wisconsin Central has repre-
sentatives distributed throughout the
country, who will cheerfully give any
information that may be desired and
that its terminal agents are specially
instructed to look after the comfort Of
passengers who may be routed via it's
line.
For detailed information apply to your
nearest Ticket Agent; or to representa-
tives of the Wisconsin Central.
VIM. S. MELLEN, JAMES BARKER,
General Manager. Gen' Passr. & Tkt Agt
LOUIS ECKSTEIN,
Asst. Gen'l PaSSr g. Tiki Agt
MILWAUKEE,, WIS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
American Corn and Pork in Norway.

As the greater part of the corn and
pasture land is situated on the hill and
mountain sides, list cultivation is neces-
sarily arduous and expensive; and for
every five years the farmers generally
count upon one bad year, sometimes two.
Either too much rain spoils the crops or
early frost nights destroy the corn and
potatoes. But the people do not lose
heart; they try again. When they have
forests or fishery, they make good their
losses from these sources, or they carry
on more extensive sheep or cattle farm
ing by means of their great mountain
pastures than the farm otherwise could
support. The Norwegian peasants live
frugally, but, notwithstanding this, their
farms are generally mortgaged. They
cannot compete with the great corn pro-
ducing countries, especially since Amer
lea has begun to supply the markets of
the world with its enormous production
of corn and pork. Many are now trying
to confne themselves to sheep and cat
tie farming only; but the change involves
much expense, and the character of the
people does not dispose them to easily
relInq uish the labor of filling the soil:
it is the noblest.-Bjo nstjerne Bjorns on,
in Harper's Magazine for February.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
Prohibition in Austria.
st. James Budget.

Austria seems to follow the example of
Belgium in passing the enaotments for
the stern suppression of drunkenness.
The extraordinary severity eff the new
Belgian law of repression is already
causing a good deal of dissatisfaction,
although it is impossible not to laud
those classes which prohibit the serving
of drinks to mere children. The Aus
trian governm ent is proposing to extend
the aos aimed at excessive drinking,
which is already in question in Gallicie
and Bokhovina. to the whole of the en-
pire. The main provisions of the enact
ment are the restriction of the number
of licenses and the increase of the penal
ty for drunkenness to a fine of "a and i'm
prisonment for four months. Any per
son who is uniucky enough to be convict
ed of drunkenness three times in year is
TO be forbidden by the police to frequent
the public houses in and around towns in
which he resides; and any disregard of
this prohibition will be visited by heavy
penalty. We have had more than our
share of graudmotherly legislation in
this country; but we have not got quite
so far as this.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
FARM AND HOME
IN OLD DAYS.
BOSTON TRANSCRIPT.

Il
o Lord omnipotent,
Thou me upraise;
Let me but live again,
As in old days.
Why am l cropping here
In this dark maze?
Stretch me thy helping hand
As in old days.
IF I had strayed from Thee
In devious ways;
Lead Thou my steps aright,
AS in old days.
Brighten my darkening sight.
strengthen my nina;
am so willful, Lord,
Thou art so kind.
Give me back my childish faith,
Ieeming with Thee;
Give me the early lighr,
Which led to Thee.
OH may Thy golden sun
Pour down its rays.
And warm me with its light.
As in old days.
Teach me those songs of 10y,
Full of Thy praise;
Thy work my soul employ,
As in old DAYS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
MOODS.
FRANK DEMPsTER SHERMAN.

Upon mountain summit high.
A trystipg place Of earth and sky,
Three friends once stood in silent awe,
Each contemplating what he saw.
One gazing on the landscape found
In changing features only sound:
To him it was memory
Of some majestic symphony.
Another in the yastness caught
The essence of poets thought
The measures of a noble rhyme
Enduring as eternal time.
The third-a stranger to those arts
That moved and thrilled his fellows hearts
Remembered with a nameIess dread
The face of one whom he saw dead
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
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M.LSXW
SysxgEi1:&;;

The Milwaukee, Lake Shore b Western
Railway has been well named the Fishing
and Hunting Line of Wisconsin, passing,
as it does, through thousands Of acres Of
but partially explore woods and within
easy reaching distance of lakes and
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 gamei
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, BESf
SEMER, IRONWOOD AND HURLEY.
Direct line to ASHLAND and DULUTH
Sleeping cars between LSHLAND and
CHICAGO.
The GUIDE Book, and other descripsIvs
matter, containing full information, maps
and engravings of the country traversed
by the line, will be sent to any address on
application to the General Passenger
Agent.
CHAs. L RYDER. Gen'l ACT. ia Clark St.,
z. VLIET, CITY P. & 7. Agt. CHICAGO.
Milwaukee Office s5 Wisconsin, st.
Il. F. wHITCOMB. GEO. S. MARSH.
Gen1 Manager Gen1 Pass. & Tiki, Agt
MILWAUKEE,, WIS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
Lonely on His Throne.
Gar Alexander on BAD Terms with
All His Family.

The Czarina insane and Princes and
Princesses all Against Him-PlOts
Against His Life from Without
and Domestic Hatred With
in-IsOlati0n of the
Ruler of All the Rus
sias in His Very
Great Grief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21

Fast Mail Tine with Vestfbuled Trains DO
tween Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul and
Minneapol 9.
Trans-Continenta1 Route between Chicago,
Council Bluffs, Omaha and the Pacific Coast
Great National Route between Chicago. Kan
gas City and st. Joseph, Mo.
800 Miles of Road reaching all principal
points 4 ii inois Wisconsin, Minnesota, lows.
Missouri and Dakota
For maps, time tables, rates IT passage ana
frrIghf ec apply be 1t station agent OK
the CHICAGO MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAUL RAILwAf,
or to sns Railroad Agent any here 10 the "oS~
ROSWELL MILLER, A.V H. CARPENTER,
General Manager. GenT Pass. and Tiki. AGt.
~ For information in reference tn Lands ana
TosLs owned by the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, st.
PAUL RAILWAY ConeAsY write TO a. @. HAyoAH,
Land Commissioner Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
Tobacco Culture.

Whether this crop can be made profits
BILE Or not depends largely upon the yield
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21

Burglars shot VIM. rayer, proprietor
of a general clothing store at PI.tsburg,
Pa, early yesterday morning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21

LEGAL BLANKS
0RSALE
WOOD co. REPORTER OFFICE.
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
AppeaI-Notice. Affidavit and Undertaking.
Observation-Disclosures and Affidavit.
Bill of costs.
Garinshee Ahdavits.
Summons.
Observation-Disclosures and Affidavit.
Subpenss.
Summons-with filing and Return.
Venire.
AnG full lius of blanks used by any Justice
IF the Peace.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Land Contracts, (Bond for deedO
Lease-No. 2 for Farm land.
8 g term of years for citf
property.
Mechanics Lein-Petition for material and
labor.
Mortgages-For real estate-Preparsd speci-
ally for Wood County Records.
Warranty Deeds-Prepared for Wood County
Records.
Chs:tel Morris age-No1,
Satisfaction of Mortgage.
Assignment
Notice to Tenant to quit Premises.
Generalffiadave for PnSion,
Physicians afiGavits for Pension.
Saloon License bonds.
General Power of Attorney.
Quit-CIaim Deed-No. 1. form 1856,
Search Warrant, and Affidavit.
STATIONERY
No. l. Legal Cap-Hsnen.
Abstract or Department Legal-Numbered
lines.
Letter Heads printed to order.
Note - %
Bill &" "
Business Cards Z"
Tags-all sizes az
Circulars -"
Show Bills, all kinds" %
Tablets of white paper for pencils.
:" '' pom. all sizes kept
in stock.
We propose to keep all blanks used in Circuit
Court, Justices Court and those of miscella-
peous character as noted above.
JOB DEPARTMENT.
We have in this department a complete line
of job Material and Type for doing frst-cIass
job sork on shor: notice and at the lowest
living prices. We do all kinds of Pamphlet
and Law Brief work known to the trade.
Call in and get priees
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21

N0MTO from the diary of tourists,
NUITN commercial travellers, bust
ness men and others has
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21

Tablets of white paper for pencils.
.' pom. all sizes kept
in stock.
We propose to keep all blanks used in Circuit
Court, Justices Court and those of miscella-
u cons character as noted above
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
JOB DEPARTMENT

We have in this department a complete line
of job Material and Type for doing frst-class
job sork on short notice and at the lowest
living prices. We do all kinds of Pamphlet
and Law Brief work known to the trade.
Call in and get prices.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-06-06

beraerreibenbem Son, uidIas' beine
Gueen auf iieb' MIDI an, bier bin ih ;
oeine SHUTTER, bein 8ater lit bier!" Das
NIT trcdnete iie Die 9erlen BON cer tall
ten, reinen Stirne.
@ber Die bredenben glide boben fid
nidt mebr, Der @eiit Bate fi9, befreit
BON benz Staube> benz 2eibe Der Groe,
empprgeidpungen gu ieinem gdbpfer,
ieinem l1rquea. &n ber lebleien 6ille
aber mari iid fla9eno Der trpftloie @atte
nieoer unb rief:
80 iDnnte id es elauben, bab ibre
5eele fortlebt!
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-06-06
(5ortiesung fc[gt.)

SO BIG $500 Derssn ansgeIiebs,
ari 9F6bel gianss, BferDe. Bagen,
1iamaaten nnb ale 8ertbeegenfanDen
ginneieta 2Daa GDmpanp, Simmer 13
nnh Ii ERIE Rational Danf Gebanbe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-10
The Weather and the Crops.

The weather-crop bulletin of the signal Office
says: The cool weather last week continued
throughout all districts east Of the Rocky noun
tains. the daily temperature in the central val
leys ranging from to II degrees below the
average daily temperature for the week, Will g
i the northwest and in the southern and mid
die states the daily temperature was from 8 to
degrees lower than usual. The rainfall for
the week has been generally less than usual
throughout all agricultural districts except New
England, although well-distributed rains oc-
Cured generally throughout the wheat and
corn states and over the tobacco and northern
portion Of the cotton regions. The drought
continues from Florida and the souther portion
OF Georgia to southern Louisiana, within which
region no rain occurred during the week, and
the rains of the previous week we're not sufi-
cient to relieve this region from the previous
drought. The recent rains and freshe 10 in the
middle states and North Carolina have greatly
damaged growing crops, and in localities es-
Gaping the freshets the weather was 20 cool -
to prove injurious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-10
PROPOSALS.

WARDEN'S OFFICE, UNITED STATES JAIL
w Washington, ID. c., June TO- 1883 Proposals tor
eefSealed PROPOSALS will be received at this office
until TWO O'CLOCK L. NJ of the TWENTIETH OF
JUNE instant, to supply the Jail with sides of good
lnerchantable fresh beef ncluding the whole Of the
fore and hindquartersl of good quality and also salt
beef of good quality, of equal proportions kind
above required for fresh beef for the fiscal year
to be delivered at the Jail in good condition and i'll such
quantities from time to time the Warden may
qure, subject to inspection and weighing by officer
of the jail when received the Warden reserying the
right to reject beef that he consider equal
in quality proportion to the above specifications.
bond with approved suretes will be required for the
faithful fullment of the contract Hereby reserving
the right TO reject any all bids JOHN s. CkOCKER,
Warden. jelO-:St