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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09

tree; they caused horse to drink a
bucketful of water, and then drank after
him; they crossed a procession between
the cross and the banner; they dram
holy water on easter eve or on the eve of
pertecost: they twined the hens Of a
shroud about their arms or neck, and they
drank three times of mixture of water
from three wells ia new pot. The PEG
pie of Province had their fisheries blessed
on certain saints day. On assum ption
day the people of Perigord went before
sunrise, walking backward, to gather nine
sprlgs of centaury, which they fastened
to feverish persons neck, after which
they gave him an infusion OF the herb TO
drink. A toad choked to death on the
eve OF St. Johns day had the same virtue.
l. was common for a feverish patient to
rise early III the morning and walk back
yard IN meadow, plucking handful of
herbs without turning or looking at them,
then throw them behind him end keep on
his course without turning back; the re-
suit of this was that the fever attacked
the devil. Another practice was for the
feyered person to drop a piece of money
in public place. with some mummery;
whoever picked up the coin took the few
er. The waters of several fountains cured
fevers, and in particular the fountains de-
Krignac trium phed over tertains. To
overcome fear, one had only to stick pins
in dead mans shoe, carry VOLTS tooth
or eye about, or ride boar. To Danish
rheumatism the sick person caused mil
Ter or his wife to strike three blows with
the hammer, saying: In nomine patris
etc. Bathing the painful parts with the
water of the fountain of Monies caused
the pain to cease. In Landes rheumatics
and paralytics were cured of their ills by
getting into certain openings, called
etrines, IL the pillars of church. In
Brittany child was protected against all
diseases by having its shirt put on damp
The people of Perigord carefully pre-
served the ashes and embers of the yUie
log, which culed naladies of both man
beast. In some districts the butter made
in May was kept as q vulnerary. Among
the peasants of the Montague MORE q
white handled knife was an infallible
remedy for collie. Epilepsy was CURED by
attaching a cruci6x nail to the patients
arm, or by causing him to wear q silver
ring or medal bearing the aames OF
Gaspar, Melchior and BaIthasar. Fol-
warts there was very simple specific
rubbing them With wad of hair or Of
broom and wrapping chic peas or peb
bles in a rag, which the person was tt
throw behind him on a road. Whoever
had toothache touched the aching tooth
with dead PERSONS tooth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09
sage ROBBERY
The Road Agent at Work in WIsconst

The Road Agent at Work in Wisconsin.
SHAWANo, May 6.-The mail carrier
running between PuIcifer and Linwood
was hsld up by masked man, Saturday
Afternoon, and at the muZzle of a revolv-
er was forced to give up the mail pouch
es. Three weeks ago an attem pit was made
TO rob the carrier on the same route,
during which several shots were ex-
Oh anged by the carrier and highwaymen.
The robbery took place on the route
from Pulcifer to L1nwOod, or Anderson
Station, flag statiyn fifteen miles north
OF here. At about 8 p. 10. the stage with
the u. S. mails ard two passen-
gers, at a point about half way
to Linwood was stopped by masked
man who stuck revolver into the face
of the driver and passengers, and de-
mandei the mail bag. This was given
him, and he ran with it into the woods.
A large number of men turned out to
hunt for him, but found only the rifed
mail pouch. So far as known the robber
secured only about $50 in cash from
registered letters. The previous attempt
to rob the carrier was by the same man
and in nearly the same place.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09
ooHy is GOurtnd

By persons who, attacked by mild form Of
rheumatism, neglect to seek prompt relief. Sub
sequent torture is prevented by an immediate
resort to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Slight
exposure, an occasional draught, will beget this
painful malady, where there is predisposition
to it in the blood 1t is not difficult to the
trouble at the outset, but well nigh impc Ssib,e to
eradicate it when maUured. No evidence in rela-
ton TO this superb blood depurent is more posi-
tive than that which establishes its efficacy as a
preventive and remedy for rheumatism. Not
only is it thorough, but safe, which the vegetable
and mineral poisons, often taken curatiyes of
the di"ease, not. Besides expelling the
rheumatic virus from the system il overcomes
fever aud ague. hi'NusneSs- constipation and
s1ySpeOSa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09
MEDICAL SUPERSTITIONS.
yulgaries Which Obtained in France i'll Medi-
aeyal Days.

Sulgaries Which Obtained in France i'll Medi-
aeval Days.
a French writer named Challamel has
recently issued a book entitled "A Birds
Eye View of France in the Middle Ages"
in which he relates number of medic ]
superstitions current in France in the
middle ages, most of which are said TO
prevail at the present time also. In those
days, says the American Analyst, the
French seem to have had unlimited faith
in preservatives against diseases and the
infallible means OF cure, and it may be
added that they were not alone in their
trustfulness. The following are some ot
the superstitious practices mentioned:
To cure fever they abstained from both
flesh and eggs on easter and other high
festivals; they caused cabbage stolen
for the purpose from ne1ghboring gar
den to be dried on pot-hook; they wore
one of dead mans bones as az amulet;
they inclosed a green frog in bag and
hung it to the sick PERSONS neck; they
ate the first easter daisy that they found,
and they received the benediction in three
different parishes on the same Sunday.
While telling their beads, they searched
for a mullein-staIk and threw IL TO the
winds; they passed through the cleft of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09

AN interesting question has arisen out
of the sacrifice by the captain of the Mis-
souri, of portion of his cargo III order to
make room for the passengers of the
wrecked steamer Danmark. Capt. Muir
rel found that he did not have room for
all the Danmark's passengers. They
would have persisted nliserably if he had
not taken them from the wreck. A guam
tity of valuable merchandise was accord
ingly thrown overheard and live freight
put in its place. The question is, who
should pay for the goods which were
pitched into the sea. One of the owners
of the Missouri raised the question in an
indirect manner in al interview the other
day. "We will not charge cent" he said,
"for the trouble caused by the action
of Capt. Murrell- He breceives our
approval for what he did, in the cause of
helping his fellow man. If it should fall
to our lot to pay for the cargo thrown
overheard to make room for perishing
men we will pay the bill without a muir
mur." Here is a suggestion that the
owners of the Danmsrk might be charged
with the expense of caring for the pas
sengers of that ill fated craft and doubt
as to the liability to shippers for the mer-
chandise destroyed. As question of
law, doubtless the owners of the Missouri
could be obliged to pay. AS a question
of simple justice, the loss should be di-
vide5 between the shippers and consign-
ees. The settlement of the Joss will be q
matter of keen interest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

ABOUT 5000 men belonging to the
building trades at Pittsburg, are on a
strike.
PALMYRA, Wis.-Three buildings in
Sussex were damaged by lightring and q
horse rendered entirely deaf by the
electricity.
The fishing schooner Shiloh, which left
Gloucester, Mass, March %, for st.
Georges Banks, carrying crew of four
teen men, is supposed to have been lost.
A LARGE f Touring mill and elevator,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09

FoR many years big swamp near Can
astota, N. z, very seriously retarded the
growth of the town. Recently it was
drained and some one discovered that it
was admirably adapted for the raising of
onions and celery. The result is that
Canastota is now one of the greatest
onion town of the country. Not SO
much has yet been done with celery, but
that which has been grown is much finer
than the celebrated Kalamazoo celery.
Consequently the Canastotans expect
soon to distance their Western rival in
this industry.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09

IT does not require any specia! knoWl-
edge of geography to know that canal
across the Isthmus of Panama would be
of unreasonable benefit to all the ma
tions of the world by promoting the in
terests of commerce. Anything having
a tendency to shorten the passage of
ocean vessels is to be encouraged. The
failure of the great engineer, De Lesseps,
to build the Panama canal is generally
regretted. But the disappointment which
has come with the knowledge of the
hopelessness of his task has been sue
ceeded by a firm conviction that the
Nicaraueu an scheme will be a success.
One of the engineers of the company, in
a late interview, insists that there are no
serious difficulties in the way and that
the work can be carried on without delay.
An expedition will start from the United
States the 10th of next month and work
will be commenced at once. Between a
point fifteen miles from Greytown on the
Atlantic and a point three miles from
Brito on the Pacific, there will be an I'M
interrupted waterway of 152 miles, the
heaviest cut being through a mass of rock
three miles long and $50 feet deep.
What splendid failure the De Lesseps
scheme was! 1t can only be compared to
the decline of the great engineer himself.
The entire line is strewn with valuable
machinery, and for almost every yard of
earth thrown out human life has been
paid as the price.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09
VISITED BY FIRE.
A Whole Town Falls Victim to the Fir
Fiend,

DIXON, Ill, May 3.-Foareston, about
20 miles north of this city, on the Illinois
Central &. R., was swept by terrible
conhagstion this morning. Aid was tele-
graphed for to the surrounding towns
and was promptly afforded, the fire was,
with the aid and help called for, placed
under control about noon. 1t originated
in grain elevator situated near the de-
pot. Three business blocks were entirely
destroyed. Loss, 1926 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09
Important Cases.

CHICAGO, May 3.-Judge Clifford is
hearing arguments in the cases of the
people against the Western Manufac-
turers Mutual insurance company, of
Chicago, for doing business for the Wis
consIn Mutual insurance company-a
foreign corporation unlicensed by the
state CT Iilinois, for violation Of the state
law prohibiting such com panies from
doing business directly or by their
aJents in the state
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09

fisher, Oklahoma, have each been allowed
two additional clerks upon the presenta-
tions to the local officers that the present
force is entirely inadequate to the bust
ness of the offices.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09

A FRENCH scientist says that, allowing
five acres for each inhabitant, Europe
has room for 115,OOO,OOO more people,
Africa for 1886, 100000, Asia for 1902
100000, Oceanica for 515,OOO,OO0 and
America for 2OOO,OOO,OOO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09

WORK the horses lightly at first. Stand
ing in the stall during the winter has
rendered them soft, and less able to per
form hard work without soreness of the
muscle. The collars and harness must
also fit, or the animal will be CALLED.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09
AMERICANS IN PARIS.

A Yankee Jury Sitting on Works of Art
Caused Ripple of UhpleaSantness.
PARIS, May Gan episode commin-
CLING the pathetic with the drOll occurred
IN the conduct of jury of American ar
lists residing in Paris, sitting upon a
work of art offered by the Americans.
The versatile aud erratic Whistler decid-
ed to renationalize himself. Submission
of his exposition pictures 10 an American
jury was a surprising act of patriotism
which did not, however, encounter
reciprocal appreciation, and a num-
Der of his pictures were rejected.
In wrath he withd them all and sub
mitted them with reclamation and ac-
ceptance to the British jury, where he is
now classified. The venerable sculptor
Story, for some different reason also
Jared ill at the hands of the young yau-
KEGS. In this case the kindly interven-
ton reversed a decision which was alihs
unwarranted and ungracious.
SCRANTON, Pa, May 6.-The long con-
tinued idlesness at the mines has caused
much suffering among the poor of the
coal fields, and hundreds of families ars
destitute. Strong, able bodied men, with
large families to support, are in sore
need. For the past six months many of
them have not averaged $40 a month, and
grim want of the most ordinary necessi-
ties of life exists in hundreds of homes.
The suffering is greater now than ever it
was before.
| During the former times of difficulty
many miners were enabled to find work
at ordinary outside labor at least part
of the hours of idleness, but now hun
| dreds of italian and Hungarian laborers
| who live in the outskirts of the CITY,
who live cheapiy on the coarsest kind of
food, rush for any kind of employment
that comes TO hand, working at whatever
wages they can get. When poor miner
| approaches a contractor or superintend-
ent he finds that every place is filed and
that hundreds of applicants have been
! turned away.
There seems TO be more suffering in
Hyde Park than in any other section.
There coal mining is about the oaly in
dustry. The coIlieries of the Delaware.
Lackawanna d Western Railroad com
pany are situated there. A few DAYS
ago black flags were isplayed in several
places in that vicinity. The Delaware,
Laekawanna d Western com pany keeps
no company stores, but as a rule indi-
vidual operators in the lower part of the
situations of this kind. At some of these
stores, the clerks, or at least a portion of
the working force, are kept over night
and Sundays. The operators understand
the terrible needs of the men, and they
fear that in their necessities they may be
| tempted to make an attack upon these
| we'll filed stores. The miners are intel
| ligent, peaceable and honest, but in try
| ing times like these it is hard to tell
what their necessities may force them to
| 90.
The hard tim es are shown by the in
creased demand upon the poor board.
The condition of the poor is most dis
tissing, and it is intensified by the fact
Jat there is no prospect of better
mes at the mines before the middle of
une, owing to the policy of the coal
combination of crowding all the years
int fax
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09
Will be Another Rush for Land.

CHAMBERLAIN, OAK, May 6.-The bluffs
along the Missouri are becoming covered
with white prairie schooners and tents of
farmers from Iowa and other eastern
states, who have cast their tents in antici-
patton of the speedy opening of the
Sioux reservation. Is is believed that the
rush to the reservation, when finally
opened for settlement, will resemble the
famous Oklahoma rush.
Four children were barned to death In
a house at Baltimore. A family named
Williams retired about 10 o'clock.
An hour later the parents
were weakened by neighbors ano found
the building in flames. The parents es-
capped with serious burns; the baby will
die from the effects, and the other four
children were burned to a crisp.
BURGLARS at Warrenton, Ga, robbed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09

During large banquet at London
Col. Fred Grant was called upon to make
a speech, but merely bowed his acknowl-
edgements.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09

BURGLARS at Warrenton, Ga, robbed
the depot and carried off the safe in a
han d-car.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09

The appearance of case of yellow
fever at Sanford, Florida, at this early
date is disturbing. It indicates that the
cold of last winter was not severe enough
in Central and Southern Florida to de-
stroy the germs of the disease. Sanford
is in Central Florida and if the disease
should become established there it might
easily spread to other and more popular
localities 1t is earnestly to be hoped that
the health authorities of the State will be
able SO com pletely to isolate the place
in which the fever has appeared that its
further spread will not be possible.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09
I" Witness:

Witness:
/" GEORGE A. WASHINGTON,
TOBIAS LEAR,'n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09

LABOR agitators in Indiana secured the
passage of an eight hour law by the late
legislature, which goes into effect May
/; and although it seems to be as intelii-
gently drawn as this sort of statute
usually is, there is every reason to con-
slider it failure in advance of it's opera
ton. The first effect has been TO arouse
jealousy on account of the exemption of
house servants and farm laborers, who
are said to feel themselves unjustly dis
oriminated against; while the lawyers
offer the suggestion that, by this dis
elimination, which creates special priv
iIege, the act falls under constitutional
objection, and is likely to be declared
void altogether. As regards its practical
operation, in case its legality Is admit
ted, it is understood that employers of
labor are prepared to conform to its pro
visions, Offering their workmen wages
reduced 20 per cent. for the eight hour
day, or full wages under special contract
to work ten hours, as before the law was
established. The experiment in Indiana
is likely to be widely instructive to pro-
fesslOnal workipgmen every where.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-15
Pbotopranhy in the Dark.

An ingenious method for the photo
graphic study of the stars, resorted to
by an English artist, has excited much
interest in scientific circles. Observing
that the summit of Mount Blanc re-
tanned after sunset, say until half-past
10 O'Clock, phospherescent blush ap-
pearance, he thought it possible to utiI-
ize it for obtaining photograph of the
mountain. For this purpose he pro-
jected, by means of Photographic
camera, the image on a plate covered
with a layer of Balmain's luminous
paint, and, after an exposure of few
seconds, this plate was held in contact
in the dark with dry Photographic
plate, and at the end of an
hour the image of the mount
ain was obtained complete with all de-
tails, as if taken in the ordinary way.
This interesting result permitted con-
illusions to be drawn that the. carbonIte
of lime, exposed during the day to
brilliant sunshine, emitted during the
night invisible, but very active rays.
Experiments being made at Prague,
very fair photographs were obtained
during the night time, thus appearing
to confirm the theory that light can be
absorbed and slowly RENTED, and that
the image of invisible objects may be
fixed in the darkness by means of
actinic rayS-a process not only service
able in the preparation of astronomical
maps, but applicable also in other
ways.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-15
AN EMPTY TREASURY.
The Northwestern Deaconesses Be-
gin Business w ithout Dollar--
New Corporal ions.

The Northwestern DeaConeSSeS Be-
gin Business Without Dollar
New Corporations.
The Northwestern Deaconess' Home
of the M. E. Church filed articles of in
corporation yesterday; there is no CAPT
tai stock, and the government is vested
in board of trustees. Mary e. Fitz-
gerald, Minnie Weber, Elizabeth Dean,
Julia A. Rose. Melissa Chase, Elizabeth
IL. Harrison, William K. Marshall, j. E.
Wilson, K. w. Wing, John Stafford and
j. E. Force. M. D., are the first board.
The purpose of this corporation is to
promote the work of deaconeSses as rec
ognized by the discipline. of the Meth,
odist Episcopal church in the United
States. Its plan OF operation is to pro-
vide homes for such deaconeSseS: to
give necessary support and instruction
to them, and as far as practicable to
provide for such forms Of Christian
charity as may be developed in the
prosecution of their work. The place
of location to be in Minneapolis.
The W. j. Eaton Egg company's arti-
cles of Incorporation, which were. filed
last week in the register of deeds
Office, were received in the secretary of
states Office yesterday.
LARRY COMMISSIONER Ives says Lndg
for the past two weeks the inspectors
have been through the state visiting the
dairy herds, and have inspected sixty
one herds and 1.213 dairy cows, which
produce 43,440 gallons of milk. The
cows were, as rule, in good condition;
well housed, well fed and watered.
They found only few cases of sick
ness and very little neglect.
The adjutant general says that the
national guard will not go East, the
expense being too great.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-15

such a manner to offer greater in
ducements to farmers and stockhold-
ers of the state to exhibit their pro-
auctions. 1t is expected to add classes
of grade horses and cattle, breeders
barred, for the especial benefit of farm
ers. 1t was also suggested that the first
premium for grade horses should be
diploma, instead of money prize. S.
ID. Thompson, of Wayne, lii, on be-
half of the Percheron association, made
special offer of premium on that
class of stock. The following impor-
tant rule was adopted:
"All pure-bIood stock must be regis
tered i'll arecogniZed American registry
book if such has been established. A
certificate of registry will positively be
required in every case. and if no Ameri
can herd-book has been established,
certificate of registry must be furnished
from foreign herd-book. No animal
having hereditary unsoundness will be
allowed to compete for premiums"
All members of the board, save
Messrs. Cooper and Norrish, were pres
ent. The board will probably complete
its laborS to-day, when official changes
will be announced.