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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04
L. S. ST. P. & UP.
New Line through Wyoming and
Idaho to the Pacific Northwest

This line is composed of the
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha and Union Pacific Rail-
ways, and reaches more Far
Western Cities than any other line
as follows:
Haley, Boise City, Lewiston,
Moscow and principal idaho
points.
Walla Walla, Colfax, Farming
ton, Rockford, Spokane Falls and
numerous Washington points.
Baker City, Pendleton, Portland
and principal Oregon points.
Ogden and Salt Lake City, the
largest points in Utah.
San Francisco, Los Angeles and
all California points from Mt.
Shasta to San Diego.
And this line also reaches Butte.
Anaconda and many other points
in Montana.
Also note that by this line
accommodations are furnished in
Pullman Family Sleeping Cars at
very low rates to holders of
second-class tickets going to,
Washington, Oregon and Califor-
mia.
When you get ready to go,
West, before deciding upon your
route, call on agents of c., St. P,
M. & 0. Ry, who will cheerfully
furnish rates and information
about through car service over
the "Lake Superior, St. Paul G.
Union Pacific Line" and connec
tons, or for pamphlets and map
T. w. TEASDALE.
Gen'l PassengerAgent, St. Paul.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04
AN AMERICAN :GIRI IN AFRICA
Dining With Negro King Conspicuous
for Scanty Attire.
Lewiston journal.

Miss Eliza Bates, whose mother, Mrs.
Julia M Bates, resides on Park street, in
Lewiston, is bravely working for the cause
on the dark continent, and although young,
reports from the missionary officials In
that land show that she is doing a noble
work productive of the highest good.
In a recent letter Miss Bates says: 81
must tell you what an honor we had to-
day! The king and his suite dined with
US today. Just think of sitting at table
with men who were nearly naked except a
cloth around their loins! | suppose that
they never sat at table to eat like
civilized people before.
1--WE had visit from the driver ants
last night. They are unwelcome visitors.
They came in an army, all following one
trail, and sometimes when they go by it
takes them hours to pass. About 0 clock
last night heard the girl cry out: Miss
Bates, something is the matter with the
fowls She said that she heard them fly
ing around, So we got up and took the
lantern and went out on the veranda. We
found driver ants On the veranda and in
the kitchen, and, indeed, everywhere. We
drove them out of the house by burning
kerosene oil after working an hour. They
killed one little chicken that we were keep
ing for man over IN town, and one of
our fowls would have been killed if we
had not found it ard picked the ants off of
it. We have nine hens and two ducks.
1--WE use little more than two quarts of
rice per day, buying it in quantities of
twenty-five or thirty quarts at time. We
pay three leaves Of tobacco for a quart of
rice. We cannot buy rice with anything
else but tobacco. Our help live almost
entirely on rice. We have bought and
set out for US today banana tree, an
orange and sour sap tree.
Sundays we try to tell the people of the
town the freeness of salvation: 1t is with
difficulty that we present the truths of the
gospel to these people, for our Interpreter
can understand only the simplest phrases
in English, so that it is hard to make the
subject clear to him, and then he must re-
peat it to the people. and of course we
don't know how plain he makes it to
them.
The people seem to be offended with
US just now because they think we don't
give them as much as they think we ought
to. They think we ought to give them a
cup of tea apiece and piece of bread
every day, and two or three times a day if
they ask for it, and they won't drink
cup of tea unless it had at least two spoon
fuls of sugar In it. They say that we be-
long to them, and think that they think
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04
CHIT-CHAT ABOUT FAIR WOMEN
How a Son of a RaiIroadman Wins His
Bride.

If every marriage between the profess
ional and non-professional people resulted
as happily as the union of Edith Kingdom
and George Gould the gossip would be de-
prived of one fruitful source of comment,
so far as the world knows there is no
happier wife and mother than the former
stage favorite, and certainly the husband
gives every indication of contentment with
the life of benedict. Mrs. Gould won
quite reputation as an amateur actress
in Boston, where her parents, who were
IN moderate circumstances, resided, before
she adopted the dramatic profession, for
which her beauty and talent admirably
fitted her. She was member of
Augustine Days company when the eldest
son of Jay Gould first saw her. He was
not long in becoming warm adj
mirer of Miss Kingdom and sought her
acquaintance In a straightforward and
business-like manner When the couple
married the bride was cordially received
by her husbands parents, and she was
aHectionately regarded by the elder Mrs
Gould up to the day of the latter's death.
George Gould is quiet, unpretentious
business man, who divides his time be,
tween lis Office, and his home, eschewing
clubs and day companions. By many he
is regarded as his fathers superior in
business matters, and for several years he
has been 1.-The wizards" confidential ad,
wiser The home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
6 Juia is close by that of Jay Gould, which
> at the corner Of Forty-seventh street and
Fifth avenue, in New York Part Of each
summer is spent In a log cabin In the Adj
rondack Mountains.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04
CHINESE MONEY.
The Difficulties of Traveller in the
Chinese Empire.


IAN American in Tibet" in the No
vember Century: One of the most trouble
some questions to content with in China
is that of money. As is well known, the
Chinese have no other currency than the
copper cash, about 1900 of which are
worth at Peking a Chinese ounce of pure
silver, called by foreigners a ''tael of
sycee" Silver is naturally used in COM
merical transactions, but as bullion only,
and by weight. so everyone has to have
set of small scales The inconvenience
that this entails would be comparatively
small were all throughout the empire uni
form, but such is not the case. They
differ considerably from one town to an
other, and even in the same locality. Thus
at PekiGg there is government standard,
a maritime customs standard, and COM
merial standard.
The same diversity is found over all the
empire, and the consequent complications
and even serious loss in exchange are a
continual vexation. Nor is it possible to
escape this loss by carrying copper cash
with one; for putting aside their excessive
weight, there is not even standard cash
in China. Those used at T'ientsin are not
used in Picking; those at Peking are not
current, except at a discount at T'ayuan.
Here bought a very debased kind of cash,
giving one Large cash. for. four of
them; hundred miles further south these
small cash were par, and even, in few
cases, at Slight premium over the in
trinsically more valuable large one.
The Mongols, Tibetans, and Turkestan-
csc have never consented to use these
Chinese copper cash, although it is the
standard money of the relam. The first
named people use silver ingots or brick tea,
the others have silver currency Of their
| own.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04
portance, all the races and breeds of sheep
In the world"
MANUFACTURES STIMULATED


New Life is Being Manifested in Many
Quarters.
The new tariff has had or will have but
a small effect on the average market prices.
1t has, however, had a most appreciate
effect on the state of trade and industrial
activity all over the country. All our eI-
changes are unanimous on this point Tin
their news columns), the following from
the Boston Commercial Bulletin of the
18th being a fair instance:
The manufacturing situation is re-
markabIy hopeful one, and special fea-
ture is the starting up, in all sections of
the country, of hitherto silent mills. These
manufactures do not belong to one par
ticular industry, which is more favored
than others, but are cotton mills, wooden
mills, iron foundries, glass works, etc.
To all alike has begun an era of pros
perity.
''Of cotton goods mills number are in
course Of construction, and information
received from manufacturers indicates q
very good tone to business. In New
Bedford the Bennett corporation has voted
to erect large yarn mill of $4,000 spin
dies, and additions are making to mills in
Lowell, Manchester, Fall River and num-
erous other towns.
Business in WOODEN and wor8ted goods
is fairly active, and the mills have their
fall production closely sold up and are
running busily. From all sections of the
country the revival of the worsted industry
is announced. In a town IN Pennsy lvania
three worsted factories that have been
silent for months were put In operation
this week, giving employment to $500
persons. IN Maine several wOolen mills
that were silent have resumed work and a
large wooden mill, that has been for some
time building near Worcester, will short
" be ready for the machinery. This is a
good showing especially when it is cor
sidered that these are only few Instances
OF the many that might be mentioned.
''Ihe plush industry is also coming to
the front and 8 large mill to give employ
ment to l, 000 operatives will be erected at
SANFORD Me, Massachusetts shoe towns
are booming and more than one can boast
of & new factory as its latest acquisition.
In Aver 81 900 shop will be erected and
In Mills a large factory will be built. This
factory means the erection Of sixty dwell
ings in the town and an increased popuIa-
ton of thousand people. Factories are
also building at BrookfeId, Webster, Lynn
and Haverhill. liz New Hampshire the
industry is fourishing ana five new shops
/ are now building
Like prosperity is noted in the paper,
glass, the hardware, and the iron and
steel industries of the county. Every
where new manufactures are springing up,
giving employment to thousands, and ref
erenoe to the manufacturing columns or
pages and Z Of the Boston Commercial
Bulletin will serve to'convince any one that
good future is in store for America
manufacturers
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04
why Leaves Change Color.
st. Louis Republic.

Perhaps the majority of the readers of
Notes for the Curious" have reaG the
dozens Of different theories advanced to &C
count for the fact that leaves change from
their dark summer green to yellow, red,
golden and innumerable intermediate
tints at about this time every year. The
following, from an eminent botanist.
will, however. be OF deep interest to those
who have always thought that the red and
golden glory we are now enjoying was
simply the effects produced by frosts.
The green matter In the tissue of the leaf
is composed of two scoIors-red and blue.
When the sap ceases to flow in autumn,
and the natural growth of the trees is
stopped. oxidation of the tissue takes
place. Under certain conditions the
green of the leaf changes to red; under
different conditions it takes on a yellow or
brown tint. The difference in color is due
to the difference in combinations of the
original constituents of the tissue and to
the varying conditions of climate, ex-
posure and soil. There are several things
about leaves that even scientists cannot ex-
plain. For an instance, why one or
two trees of the same species
growing side by side in the
same soil should take on a bright red color
in the fall and the other pale yellow,
or why one branch of tree, will turn a
beautiful crimson, and the one just be-
low it turn dull brown
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04
Slips Of the Tongue.

The list of words, phrases, and express
,gions to be avoided by the young ladies aai
" ellesley college includes the following;
Il guess so" for suppose so or | think
SO.
Elk things" for arrange things or pre-
pare things.
The use of ride" or drive inter
ohangeably.
''Real good or real mice for very
good or really nice.
/ have studied sonae'' for studied some
what, or Il have not studied any for not
studied at ALL
mot as know for not that know.
Try and experiment. for make an ex-
pertinent.
''Rad rather for would rather, and
"had better for would better.
Right away for Immediately or now
"Well posted for well informed.
Try and do for try to do, and try and
GO for try to go.
at looks good enough for it looks we'll
enough, or ''does itlook good enough" for
does it look we'll enough
Somebody elses'' for for somebody s
else.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04
THE

Fast Trains with Pullman vestibuled Drawing
Room Sleepers, Dining Cars and Coaches of latest
design, between Chicago and Milwaukee and
st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Fast Trains with Pullman Vestibuled Drawing
Room Sleepers, Dining Cars and Coaches of latest
design, between Chicago and Milwaukee and
Ashland and Duluth.
Through Pullman VestibuIed Drawing
Room and Colonist SIeepers via the North
ern Pacific Railroad between Chicago and
Portland, Ore.
Convenient Trains to and from Eastern,
Western, Northern and Central Wisconsin points,
affording unequalled service to and from Wau
kesha, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Neenah,
Menasha, Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire,
Hurley, Wis. and Ironwood and Bessemer,
Mich.
For tickets, sleeping car reservations, time
tables and other information, apply to agents of
the line, or to Ticket Agents anywhere in the
United States or Canada
5. r. AINSLIE, General Manager, MILWAUKEE,,
WIS.
J. NJ HANNAFORD, Gen1 Traffic Manager,
ST. PAUL, MINI.
H. C. BARLOW, Traffic Manager, CHICAGO,
ILL.
LOUIS ECKSTEIN, Gen1 Pass'r & Tiki Agt.,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04

that everything we haveis theirs, at least
they act as though they thought we ought
to give them everything they ask for, and
that would be everything we have.
These people are devil worshipers.
When they cook they take some of the rice
and throw it up and around the doors for
the devil, and In some of their towns they
have an image to the devil, and they bring
food to it every day, and they say he eats
it. They pray to the devil not to harm
them. Those who do not want to live
God-fashioned say they are devil men,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04

back, and in his turn put stop to his
rivals piety; both of them continued this
kind of demonstration for some time, till
at last losing patience they proceeded to
menaoes, and then to blows, when an old
Lama came out of a neighboring cell and
brought the difficulty to a peaceful ter
mination by himself twirling the prayer
barrel for the benefit of both parties. y
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04
FARM, HOME And GARDEN.
LADY AUTUMN.
MABEL r. WING.

o, winsome Lady Autumn,
Why art thou dressed so gay?
Thy robe is rainbow tinted
Its colors all at play.
Here sprays of somber hemlock
Are hiding in its sheen
Where russell browns and yellowS
Play chase with poplar green.
Thou'rt blushing, Lady Autumn.
Some secret hid thou hast!
The sumack bushes with thee,
The vines-the oak at last.
All, here's a traitors whisper,
Unheeding every frown,
A zephyr says a lover
Has praised thy dainty gown.
He comes-a hardy lover
Young Winter is his name;
With stolen kisses wooing,-
They set thy cheeks atlame!
Boston Transcript
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04

A dairyman who thought his COW did
not pay for her feed, put her in a stall and
began feeding her for the butcher, says an
exchange. He kept on milking her be-
cause he did not like to lose the little milk
she gave. Very soon the COW improved so
much in milk that he gave her more feed,
the cow kept on until before she was
fat enough to kill, she had made more but
ter than her meat would have been worth.
There are good many cows of this kind if
their owners only knew it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04
Statesman and Artist.
Chicago News.


The late Count Andrassy was as good
friend as Munkaczy, the painter,
ever had. On one occasion several of
the Viennese oourtiers were disposed
to rail at the premier's Interest in the
artist, and one of their number asked
Don't you think you are making a mis-
take in paying so much attention to
Munkaczy?"
My friends" said Andrassy, ''can
any of you tell me the name of the Ital-
ian who was premier during Raphael's
Sime?"
Indeed, we cannot," was the quick
reply.
Very true," said Andrassy, land 800
years hence none Will recall the premier
Andrassy, but Munkaczy's fame will live
forever"
J. FoNDA, a banker of chihuahua,
Mexico has been arrested for smuggling
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04
Wedding Out the Poultry.

In autumn we must decide which ones
of our fowls are worth caring for through
the winter. There usually is, at this time
of the year, miscellaneous throng in the
poultry yards-three-year-old hens begin
ming to have "old biddy" look, hens in the
prime of life, pullets fresh and pretty, and
sibilities One is puzzled as to which are
the members of such flock which will
best help him in the coming season.
The birds must be studied one by one.
Feed them these evenings, in long. mar
row line, with cracked corn, which is
''slow eating" While they are quiet and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04
NEW AMERICAN INDUSTRY.
Effects of the New Tariff Law on Tin Plat
Manufa cturing.


At Savera1ake, Va, preparations have
been made for the establishment OF q new
American industry. English and Ameri-
can capitalists have combined their capital
to open the rich tin ore mines en- the
properties they have purchased, to build
smelling works, rolling mills and all need
ed accessories, and to engage on large
scale In the manufacture of tin plate. They
expect, within twelve months, to make a
weekly output of $500 boxes. This is
the first practical reply the south makes
to those congressman who fought for free
trade during the discussion over the tariff
bill. Before the ink of the presidents
signature to the tariff bill was fairly dry,
preparations for the tin plate industry at
Savernake were begun, and they will be
pressed forward to finish with all the
power that ample capital and experienced
management can command, and ,afounl
this main industry will grow lp countless
others BASED upon the tin plate as the
main material. There will soon be on the
market Virginia tin plate free from lead
made cut of steel plates manufactured of
iron from Virginia mines. and of tin
smeIted from..the ores of Savernake. Thus
Virginia comes TO the front as the leader
In this new American industry, and re-
Dukes the ignorance and conceit of so called
statesmen who ridiculed the proposition
that tin plate would never be made from
American ores.
It is definitely stated that the nav tin
plate manufacturing industry will be
started In the North Side mill of the Hi
nois Steel company at Chicago. A force
of near y thousand men could be worked
at the tin plate manufacture, but if bile en-
terprise is conducted on anything APP
preaching the scale contemplated, a new
mill will have to be built There is no
reason, remarked prominent ironman,
why Chicago should not manufacture all
the tin plate used IN this country [ be-
lieve that in five years, and possibly two,
we will make tin plate in this country on
methods and at rate of production of
which the English never dreamed. The
reason for this lies IN American push and
enterprise, and in the greater activity and
ability of American workmen."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04
Like a Stroke of Lightning.

So long as women will be foolish men
will be deceptive. One day sat behind
a couple on an Ohio and Mississippi train,
and it wasn't ten minutes before [ dis
covered that the girl was a village belle
who knew nothing of the world and that her
companion was traveller who saw in her a
victim. Several others noticed them as
well, but it was ha1d to TO see how any
thing could be done. He professed great
admiration for the girl. and she blush
ingiy queried:
"But how do know you are not a
married man?'
"0h, but [ assure you on my honor that
| amp not
Where do you live?"
I'm Louisville"
And you have neither wife nor child
ren?"
No"
At that instant the conductor came in
with telegram and called out the ad-
dress. That for me, !" said the man in
the seat ahead.
1t was handed to him, and he was
smiling as he tore it open. Next moment
ne fell forward in a leap and rolled into
the aisle in a dead faint, Half a dozen
of u.s. including the girl. read the dis
patch. 1t was dated at Indianapolis and
read:
Your wife and baby burned up with
the house last night. Come at once"
1t took us a quarter of an hour to bring
him to, and it was half an hour later
when he left the train He had forgot
ten the girl who shared his seat, and she
was crouched down and crying like a
baby.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04
Drowned in a Spring.

ToNAHAwK, Wis, New. 25.-A 2-year
old son of Dwell Lando, a milk dealer,
drowned yesterday by falling into a deep
spring.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04

Tablets of white paper for pencils.
pen, all sizes kegs
in stock.
We propose to keen all blanks used in Circuit
Court, Justices Court and those Of miscellss
nssns character rs noted above.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04

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Of job Material and Type for doing 6rst-class
lob work en- short notice and At the lowest
living prices. We do all kinds of Pamphlet
and Law Brief work known to tho trade.
Call in and get prices.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-04

E-For information in reference to Lands end
Towns owned by the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, & 81.
PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY, write to 81. g. HAUaAN.
Land Commissioner nilwaukaa WiscoKcin
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-06-19
Northern Pacific Railroad.

The Northern Pacific has made i'm.
portant changes in its business
arrangements on its main line from
st. Paul to Portland, by putting on
increased service and Isaking quicker
time all along It's road.
This company has all the facilities
for making travel pleasant, fine roads,
fine cars &C., the Pullman vestibuled,
or tourist cars accompany all their
passenger trains. They also furnish
free sleepers for colonists seeking
homes in the Northwest. Theil lines
touch all the principal points in the
Great Northwest, such as st. Cloud,
Little Falls, Ashland, Duluth, Brain
ard Staples, Wadena Junction. Fergus
Falls. Winnipeg Junction, Crooks
town, Grafton, Pembina, Winnepeg,
Moorehead, Fargo, Casselton, James.
town; Bismark, Mandan,. Dickinson.
Glendive, Miles, City. Billings, Liv.
ingstone, Cinnabar, Bozeman, Garri-
son, Missoula, Hope, Spokane Falls,
Marshall Junction. Genesee, Cheney,
Sprague, Connell, Pasco
Junction, Hunts Junction. Walla
WalIa. Dayton, Athens, Pendleton,
Wallala Junction. North Yakima,
Seattle, Tacoma, Port
Victoria. Yaenino
Chehalis, Portland, &C. Sc