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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
The Thoughtful Pawnbroker.

CINCINNATI llmes-Star.
did you vas aware dot i'd vos bad luck
to gift anyvon knife, or watch, or any
thing of dose sort?" solemnly asked
Isaac Schwelchenheimer, the Central
avenue pawnbroker. of his friend Tom
Johnson.
Il have heard so, said Johnson.
Bud if the Won who receifs the
brecent hands do the gifer of id a leed!e
coin de bad luck is daken away, continued
Isaac For insting, ofer | vos to gift
you seventy-ff toler gold votch, and you
hand me nickel and deere would pc no bad
luck"
Il see,"
Tom, my trent, and Mr.. Schwelchen-
heimer leaned far over the counter in his
earnestness, do you know dot vos al
ways vomiting to gift you a present, but |
vos atralt 1t would bring you misfortune
Would | present you nit diamond soil
tary joost to bleas mineself ven know dot
Id might gift you ruin in piziness or Diet in
our family?'
That's all right, old man, returned
Johnson. Don't worry about it,
But mus worry aloud id, my trent
ant hat fount a way by vich | shall eli
YOU someding to forget me by. will mage
you a fine present and you will gift me in
return some small coin"
''Al right.
Here ish a lovely bair of CUFF buttons
Tom, vot haf been satin to gift to you
Now, will present you nit desc, ant yor
hant me two silver tollars, so dot neidel
Won of dose buddons will brought you bac
luck
''I-ah-let me see,'' replied johnson
eyelng the buttons with disfavor; I'm
ever so much obliged to you, Isaac, but
don want you to rob yourself to make M
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Cheesy Taste in Butter.
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The cheesy taste in butter is due to the
imperfect cleansing of the buttermilk.
This can not be done completely by the
common method of churning, in which
the butter is gathering in humps, and is
largely mingled with buttermilk. All the
working and washing that can be done can
not get rid of this sour milk when it is
so intimately closed in the particles of
butter. If the churning is stopped when
the butter is in small grains, and before
the butter is in a compact mass, and the
butternlilk then drawn off from the churn,
and water poured in and changed until it
is no longer colored by the buttermilk, and
the butter is then sailed and mixed, so as
to get rid of all excess of water above that
which is needed to keep it moist enough
to dissolve tie salt, which is about 10 to IL
per cent. of the weight of the butter, there
will be no cheesy taste. Mixing milk is
injurious to the yield of butter. This is
well known to milk-men and butter
makers. If milk, which has been set for
some time, and on which the cream has
partl risen, is stirred, the cream never
rises again fully, and there is consider
able loss of butter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
It. Besides, | dor t need any cuff

present. Besides, dor need any cuff
buttons,
You don't need EN-. So! l will gif
you someding else. Here, Torn, ish a
beootiful silfer votch chain dot | hat kept
for weeks. Ven | got id | said to my wife:
'Repecca, will safe dis chain to present to
my trent Tom; it viii joocd suit de com
plexion o., his dimepiece. Ant so | gift id
keeb away de bad luck
Il don t believe | want it, said John
son; I've got one, and another would just
be In the way.
''Och, so it would. l mus mage you
some odder bresend. Tom, here vas a
French harb dot ef'ry dime you play On,
| want you to tink of me ant say, My oft
trent Isaac gif dis to me. Dake it my
boy. akt hant me feefty cents to stob der
bad luck
Don't believe | want French harp"
"You vos hart to suid in presents, my
trent; but don't mind dot Here vos
knife dot ! gift you ant you liant me
quarter for fear Of bad luck
No replied Johnson.
"No? Veil, here yos a sagchel dot is
yours-only gif me two tollers ant hall
uf to geep misfortune away. You don'd
want sagchel? How does dis picture of
Washington crossing the Delaware strige
you? Couldn't you remember me by dot /?
Only fifty cents will prevent dis beooti-
full engraving from Citing you bad luck.
You vouldn t hat it? Wy, my boy, you
mustn't loog so far down de troat of a gift
toy Here ish winter overgoat-''
But Johnson had fed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Truth From a Senator.

They say that nowadays whenever Sen
ator Coke, of Texas, comes into perihelion
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, makes it his
particular business to hasten into aphelion.
Persons who have recently observed the
transits of these two stars of the Senator
ial constellation assert that whenever their
pedigrees reach approximation there
are circles dangling from the rim of the
sun The cause of this strange phenom-
enon is defined bv gentleman who recent
ly heard a conversation between the two
Senators.
Look here" said Senator Harris hold.
ing cut a copy of The Nashville Ameri
can" anu tapping an article with his
finger; have you seen this article?"
No said Senator Coke; what is it."
well, sir, it is a terrible TRADE on
mee'
what of that?" asked Senator Coke in
his big gruff tone.
well, sir, it was written, believe, by
a man who claims to be clerk of yours
and who has access to the floor of the SEN
ate as such.
What of that?" asked Senator Coke
again.
What of that? Why, sir, are you
going to keep such man as that as your
clerk ?'
why not?'
Senator Harris was as red as boiled
lobster.
why, sir, ;" said he. this is the most
outrageous abuse of me and it is printed in
the leading democratic paper of my state;
and are you going to encourage man to
write such things as this about brother
democratic senator?'
What have | got to do with it?''
asked Senator Coke. | can t stop him.
can't control what he writes. Why. he
has larruped me twice as hard as he has
you"
But, sir, he has made fool of me
and you ought to do something about it. '
Senator Coke looked down at the Senator
from Tennessee, and with disgust smeared
all over his face, said:
Harris, it would keep newspaper man
hustling night and day to make bigger
fools of US senators than some of US make
of ourselves.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
A Costly Robe.

New York Star: 1.-The most remarkable
experience | have ever had since | have
been engaged in the fur business was years
ago in Russia said John Ruszits, the
millionaire furrier. Il was then conduct
ing business in a small way in my native
land. One day was surprised by a sum-
mons to the imperial palace at St. Peters
burg, where received an order to make
fur-lined cloak or robe for one of the
daughters of the car. The work was to
be done In the royal palace, and the fur
used was what we call royal sable, the
most expensive in the world A single
skin is worth $780, 1t comes from Siberia,
and so far as know was never brought
over to this country. [ forget now how
many skins were used In lining the Won
derful garment but their value was over
$50, 900. Our work upon the robe was
watched very carefully by members of the
royal family or their attendants. Every
morning the princess came in to see how
the work was progressing, and every even
ing the princess or lady in waiting came
in and counted the skins before we were
allowed to leave, so as to prevent any pos
sibility of a scrap of the valuable fur be-
ing taken away. It took a week to fin
ish the robe, and when it was done it was
probably the most expensive one in all
history y"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
MADE LIGHTNING CHANGES.
Congressman Delivers First EXperienc
in Public Reception at Washington.

Congressman Delivers First Experience
in a Public Reception at Washington.
At the late White House reception l sat
down In the east room, taking possession
of a secluded corner, and watched the
famous men and beautiful women who
were promenading that noble apartment,
writes a correspondent of the Richmond
Times. As good luck would have it was
joined In this nook of observation by the
man of all others whom | wanted to see
young and handsome Congressman Dolli-
yer, of Iowa. Dolliver l wanted to see
because | knew him as an eloquent and
thoughtful man, a wit and philosopher,
original and courageous in his thoughts
and expressions, and the more interesting
because all this spectacular afability and
dressy show of cordially was new and
strange to him. In short, l wanted to
know what man of brains and sense,
fresh from the people and from form of
society much simpler than this, would
think of it all.
'Dolliver, - said l, as he sat down be-
side me, tell me how this scene impresses
you"
First, he replied, 'let me tell you of
my experience here tonight. 1t was nay
first taste of official society as seen at
public levee in the executive mansion. |
did not know what to do when | came
here, and so thought it best simply to
follow the crowd 1t took me forty min
utes to get from the front door to the coat
room, and there colored man grabbed
my hat and coat, while | was willing to
wager something handsome that | would
never get them back again. Ten minutes
later and the stream of people had carried
me with them to the reception room. 1
was a little dazed by what occurred there,
and | have been little dazed ever since
81 remember hearing my name sung
out by some one, Mr.. DolIiver!' A man
whom took for the president grabbed my
hand and pumped my right arm up and
down a couple of times. Then | was
showed along to Mrs. Harrison ] think it
was. My arm was pumped again, and as
another cog was turned by the machine |
heard myself greeted by the second lady
as Mr.. CULVER Again the pump mo-
ton was applied, the machine took up an
other cog and | was introduced to the next
lady as Mr. Melville More pump-like
movement of the arm, and with the lights
dazzling my eyes and my brain little dis
ordered by visions of beautiful women and
gorgeous dresses | passed along to still
another. Here | recovered myself sufhci
emily to endeavor to regain possession of
my proper name, but when five minutes
later the machine moved again, l found
the pump action just like its predecessors
and a large, handsome woman with
French accent calling me Mr. GaIlboy.'
Then | gave it up and resigned myself to
anything that might happen in the way of
impromptu nomenclature. More pump
handle movements, more parodies on the
name had come honestly by, and finally
! reached the end of the line and as
General Zolicoffer' made my escape into
the east ROOM"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
GIVES THEM A CHANCE.
Evarts Offers an Amendment TO the Chi
nese Enumeration Bill.

WASHINGTON Sen. Evarts pre-
sented the amendment he proposes
to offer to the Chinese enumeration
bill He proposes to make the certif-
Gates read sufficient" evidence of lawful
right to remain in tie United States. in
stead of sole evidence. and to except all
children of Chinese parents born in the
United States from the provisions of the
bill. Another amendment strikes out the
dissection, which provides for the arrest and
expectation of prisoner, for FIVE years, of
any Cinnamon found after September l,
1890, without a proper certificate. If
this section is not stricken out Evarts will
move to make the term of Imprisonment
six months. Section seven requires China
men leaving the United States to surrender
their certificate for cancellation. To
this Evarts proposes an adj
dition that any Chinese person other
than laborer who has or may hereafter
lawfully enter the United States and who
departed or hereafter departs, be entitled
to re-enter upon evidence satisfactory to
the collector of customs that he or she
had heretofore been in the United States
| and Is not a Chinese laborer; and the col
lector shall issue certificate to such per-
son on re-entry which shall have force as a
census certificate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01

with the bea ON top that they could only
stand still and look with their ewes pop
ping out of their heads; but when they
did fairly take in the situation they made
for that bear with no more ado than if she
the ear and the other laid hold of her hind
leg.
Now, bears have a trick of always let
ting go of anything they have their clutch
es on for the next thing that bothers them,
End it was to this way of theirs that
owe being here to tell the tale, for if she
held on to me much longer l would have
been suffocated as sure as death But
when the dogs grabbed her she let 90 of
me and turned on them, swapping and
snarling like devil gone mad. Away
they went, tumbling over the rocks and
crashing through the thick underground
as If 1t lad been dried grass the dogs too
cute to get in the face of the bear and only
worrying her from behind whenever they
could, and the bear too big and clumsy to
get a good chance at them.
While this scramble was going on I got
on my feet and ran to get my gun, but |
found the muzzle full of snow and the
ramrod gone, so I drew my pistol and
rushed back to help the dogs | fired when
| thought | could hit the bear without
hurting the dogs, but as chance would
have it the pistol snapped. Just at that
moment the bear made sudden rush at
Tuck, and the two, struggling and yelping
and growing, rolled over a ledge of rock
and disappeared.
Though was still dizzy and sore from
my fall, with the blood running down my
legs and face, | could not leave my faithful
friends to fight it out alone, so | dropped
the blamed pistol, and, drawing my toma-
hawk, l jumped over the ledge right in
the thick of the shindy. The grizzly now
dropped the dog and turned to me again,
but jumped to one side and caught her
by the nape of the neck, striking at her
forehead. She turned to bite my arm as
| brought my arm down and the weapon
glanced, nearly cutting eff one of her ears,
which made her turn her head to that
side, so giving me chance to strike her
again. | took good aim that time and
succeeded in burying the tomahawk in her
BRAIN so that she fell at my feet without
struggle or groan.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Horace GreeIey's Letters.

In an editorial on the fire at Chappaqua,
The New York Sun says: How great a
loss the American people have sustained in
the burning of Horace Greeley's letters
cannot be stated in terms Of any standard
of measurement. Among the written me-
MORALS of man s history no part is more
precious than private letters. Those of
Pliny and Cicero do more to make their
time live for us and to bring its men to us
in their very human quality than any
other in its memorials. With the past on
letters we live in our own persons amid
the years and roses. Suppose Pops diary
had been lost, how could the extent of that
loss be expressed. American history takes
its breath of life from the Madison papers,
the Byrd MSS, the Livingston papers and
others of like memorials mostly, private
The loss of such papers is thing to be-
wall and none the less bitterly that we
know not even the extent of our loss. For
one full generation Horace Greedy was in
the very focus of American life, not of its
political life only, but life on the whole of
its multitudinous aspects. He was the
first human figure that stood for a great
newspaper, aggressive, progressive some
times cranky if you will; but standing
on the whole, and during all of that time
| for much that was best in the development
of American society.
Moreover it was power and Horace
Greeley was power. During the most
interesting period an episolary correspond.
ence flowed in on him not equaled proba.
bly,, If variety, in significance in richness,
by that of any other man in America
And now by the burning of his former
home at Chappaqua it is gone. The child
shall rue that is unborn the burning Of
that day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
CannibaIism Among AIligators.

''Arkansaw," the alligator slayer of
East Orange, Fla, recently killed one of
the ''varmints' that had three of its legs
bitten off, a portion of its jaw had been
eaten by stronger kinsman, and holes
were found in him where he had paid the
penalty of a pound of flesh simply because
his opponent was the stronger "Arkan-
saw states that alligators feed upon each
other to the extent that regulates the sup
ply to the demand, and that if they were
to cease from their cannibalistic habits
they would soon abound in sufficient
numbers to pile alligators four feet deep
all over the St. Johns river country.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01


A well-known politician recently gave
an interesting account of the diplomatic
manner in which James Buchanan disposed
of office-seekers and sent them away
happy, says the New York Sun. The man
who tells the story was private secretary,
during the four years of Buchanan ad-
ministration, to one of the New York SEN
ators. His most intimate friend was
private secretary to Buchanan, and he
spent many hours with the presidents
secretary in the presidents private office,
in company with Buchanan. Buchanan
manner with the office-seeker was invari-
ably the same
A Mr.. Smith would call with letter
from Mr.. Jones, introducing Mr.. Smith to
Mr.. Buchanan. Buchanan would read the
letter and say: "Show Mr.. Smith in :"
Mr.. Smith would enter and Buchanan,
rising, would greet Mr. Smith with the
greatest eordiality. Placing his left hand
on Smiths shoulder and taking Smith s
hand in his right Buchanan would proceed
as follows:
MIR Smith, I believe? Glad to meet
you, sir. Friend of Mr.. Jones, | under
stand? Warm friend of mine for twenty
years is Mr.. Jones. Are you married, Mr..
Smith,
Eyes, sir"
How is Mrs. Smith?'
Very well, thank you, Mr.. Buchanan. "
ANY children, Mr.. Smith,"
Eyes, sir; three
''How are the little ones?''
very healthy, sir"
'Glad to hear it. Have you seen Jones
lately?"
Yes, sir"
How is Mr.. Jones p
''In perfect health, sir
"Ah! Dou 20 know Mrs. Jones?''
Yes, sir"
How is Ms. Jones? Charming woman,
charming: How are the little Jones
children?''
very we'll, sir
"Ah! Do you know Mr.. Hopkins, an
old friend of Mr.. Jones? Yes? Splendid
man. splendid. I've held Mr.. Hopkins as
a warm personal and political friend of
mine for more than twenty years. How
is Mr. Hopkins?'
Nicely, the last time saw him.
do you know Mrs Hopkins?''
Eyes, sir
"How is Mrs Hopkins
AL tlllS Ulluc WI. DuCIidlldu WdS HOluIllS
Mr. Smiths hand and patting him On the
shoulder, and Mr.. Smith was thoroughly
happy at the interest displayed in him
by so great man. Then Buchanan would
say:
Il am delighted = delighted to have
met you, Mr.. Smith. Any friend of my
old friend Jones is welcome, and | will pay
especial attention to your request, Mr..
Smith. If you will leave your papers, Mr..
Smith, will look them over. Mr. Secre-
tary,' turning to bis secretary, take Mr..
Smiths papers-this is Mr.. Smith, intro
duced by my dear friend Jones-and put
his papers where | shall see them De-
lighted to have met you, Mr. Smith Re,
member me to my old friend. Coed morn
ing, Mr.. Smith
And Smith went out to make room for
some other man to come in Immediately
after, when Buchanan would go through
the same scene with him. Each man felt
sure he had carried his point with the
president, ano neither ever heard from his
papers.
BUFFALO, April Is. = Ex-Conductor
Houghtoling, who had charge of the train
that was wrecked last month at Bay View,
was today indicted by the grand jury, for
manslaughter in the second degree. i. Bail
was fixed at $1,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Does He Know Schweinfurth d?
st. Paul Pioneer Press

It is hard to believe that Senator Ingalls,
said in his interview with a New York
reporter: mo age has ever been so pro-
foundly moved by the considerations of
the problems of the hereafter as this, and
| have no doubt that in response to the
search for eternal truth another Christ will
come and another revelation be made. "
It is indeed difficult to believe this of the
distinguished Kansan, but if he is looking
tor modern Messiah, let him go no fur
Their than Rockford, Ill. There resides
SchWeinfurth
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01

camille and professional careers. But
there are also fewer blanks. Most of the
failures in farming come from trying to
do too much This is more true of fruit
growing than of anything else, for the
reason that most of the fruit requires
greater care than can be given on an ex-
tensive scale.-American Cultivator.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Death of a Parrot from Grief.

Mr.. 10rbert OF Madison, Ia, was the
owner of pet parrot The bird was a
good talker and much petted by the fami-
". During the recent illness of Mr.. Tor
bert it seemed to understand that some
thing was wrong and ceased to talk After
his death it would pay no attention to any
thing around the place, and a few days
subsequently died. The parrot was par
ticularly petted by Torbert, and its death
was undoubtedly crused by grief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
DIR. Calling the inventor of the pun tn;

Dr. Gatling the inventor of the gun that
bears his name, is an old man of about so,
with wealth of snowy hair and smooth
shaven face His creation made him rich
and famous and almost revlutionized mod
ern warfare. So great factor it was in
military science that the moment it was
introduced it was copied wholesale. The
mitrailleuse, Maxim, Nordenfeit, Hotch-
kiss, Krupp and Armstrong patterns
are mere limitations of his original idea.
He belongs to Hartford, Connecticut, and
is well known as a wealthy relic of the
war DAYS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
QUIET LIVES.
VIRGINIA DOUGLAS.

Like the quiet flower Of summer stream,
Or the peaceful tenor of poets dream
In starry nights,
With the stellar CLEANS in whirl o'erhead.
And the laugh of the moon on the river shed
In shaded lights
And ghostly sylphs, with their tread of air,
Fitting about to the music fair
These quiet hours
Of life secluded from the busy mart
Of the worlds great, longing. restless heart
And nervous powers
Delights the soul-that happy soul
That knows the continent control
OF simple mind;
OF heart and brain that knows no longing,
OF a soul that knows no wrong nor wronging
His human kind;
Among his store of time-stained books,
Who for his daily pleasure looks,
And asks no more.
Whose mind to all the world is kind,
To grosser passions, evils-blind;
And from whose door
The beggar never turns in vain
For food, or shelter from the rain
And cheering smile.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01

Blest, thrice blest-lives like those-they spring
In sheltered corners of the world-and bring
An increase with them-like the loHly flowers
That bloom in woodland byways, stayed be show
ers;
Of night kissd dew chat falls when angels
weep,
And all the world is wrapt in mystic sleep.
PHILADELPHIA Ledger.