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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-25
Economy in Buying Shoes.

1t is in the purchase that judgment
must be displayed, as we'll as at later
stages of the life of the shoe. A sensi-
BILE person naturally wants a sensible
shoe; but on entering a shoe store he
finds himself confronted by shoes rum
ming all the way from say 81 or less to
$12 or SIS. The purchaser. whether
man or woman (for the interests of
the sexes are identicaD, will be wise
not to buy from either end of the list.
It is very often temptation. espe-
cially for a poor woman desiring to
obtain shoes for her child, for instance.
or needing something lust to wear
around the house" at her work, to feel
that some of the cheapest which are
offered will lido just as well'' for that
service. They look almost as we'll as
those which cost twice as much; the
difference in price is matter of i'm
portance to her. Just here she should
pause to consider that the cost of any
article is measured, not by the abstract
sum, but by what it represents of value
or service. Here is pair of shoes, for
they look pretty we'll. There is pair
which costs $3.25 and they do not look
much better at casual glance. She
stands at little distance and looks
at them. That III per cent. difference
in price affects her vision. Il don't
suppose these will last quite so long"
she half admits; ''but | don't think
any one would notice the difference"
Perhaps not at the moment; but if the
good woman will look more closely
herself, guided by the skill of an ex-
pert. she will see that the finish of the
cheaper shoes is artificial; that TIE
texture of the leather is coarse; that it
is roughly put together by Indifferent
machinery; that the leather, instead OF
being thin, firm of grain, yet soft.
promising long wear and an easy fit,
is really heavy leather, split, dressed
and polished, to take the place of a
first-class, reliable article, which would
have cost several times as much.
Here, then, is why the cheaper shoes
are not worth even the fractional price
which they cost. With care they may
wear for five or six weeks; but they
cannot be kept docking presentable'
for half that time. The dearer shoes
will wear as many months, and with a
little care they will look well till they
are worn out.-Good Housekeeping.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-25
THE DAY OF JUDGMENT.
Curious Theory Presented by Clergy
man In Ireland.

The Rev. j. S. Vaughan discusses In
the Dublin ReUieU a curious question
in religion. His theory is that the re-
surrection of the body solves the pro-
blem of the final destiny of the earth,
and he bases it on "the teaching of
sound theologians" and the accepted
truths of science" In brief, it is that
when the archangel sounds the last
trump and summons the dead to arise
from their graves and come to judg-
ment the whole of this planet win
vanish with them for their bodies will
comprise all the matter of which it is
composed.
This novel position is based on statis-
tics and science and is defended with
the eXactness of mathematical calcu-
latiOnS. He notes the tendency of
science to reduce substances hereto
fore regarded rs elementary. and argues
that in the end only one universal
elemental substance will be recognized.
Next he refers to 1.-THE scientific fact
that the absolute amount of matter, or.
in other words, the sum total of all
that exists in the material universe. is
ever a constant quantity" Nothing
new, he argues, is created except
human souls, and they are put in
earthly tabernacles kneaded together
from existing matter" and subject to
the laws of matter.
He makes these remarkable deduc-
tons from the facts already given.
The weight of the earth is 5000, 000,-
900, 000. 900, 000 900 tons. The popula-
ton of the earth in the year 5000 will
be $50, 000 600, 600, 900, 900. Unless
every one of these people returned his
body to the earth he remarks, "there
would be steady and inconvenent
diminution of its bulk" AS the dead
multiply the entirety of existing mat
ter will be absorbed by their bodies.
Hence the conclusion that the earth
must disappear with the dead. when
every soul of man that has ever lived,
from Adam TO the final crack of doom,
has claimed his body" says Mr..
Vaughan. Twill there be anything at
all left of the present little orb on
which we dwellp" His answer is that
nothing-absolutely nothing-will re-.
main.
Mr.. Vaughan thinks he can even
compute the day of judgment. 1t will
come, he says, when so many persons
shall have lived from the beginning
that, on reclaiming their bodies. the
whole substance of the earth will be
| utilized in meeting the demand"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-25

you are second-class matter."-M. Y.
Herald.
Poor fellow, you are badly hurt"
said man us he assisted wounded
passenger out of the wreck. No, I'm
Iot," replied the injured man, who
happened to be an official of the rail-
road; there's been 80 accident. You
just imagine one. You've been hypno-
tized. ~ Y. San.
Author-"Mr. Director. NAV / ask
as to what the committee think of my
drama? 1t is perhaps accepted" The
three members of the reading commit
tee were of the opinion that one of the
three acts ought to be struck out, but
each wanted to cut out q different
ne."-Fliegende BLaetter.
Watts-"There seems to be an aw-
full lot of unnecessary fuss over this
seal-tshery question, especially as
plush imitation eau be made that one
can hardly tell from the real seal. "
Potts-"O. no. there can't. can tell
plush from seal two block away"
Watts-"How?" "Pots-"By the way
the wearer carries her head. Indian
ap0liS Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-25
What "BurSOo" Is.

"Burgoo." explained Colonel James
Orr. of Covington, lis one of the old
est Kentucky dishes we have. No one
knows who first made 'burgoo,' nor
does any one know where or how it got
its queer name. 'Burgoo' is an out-of-
doors creation. and pots of 'burgoo'
have simmered over hot fire in the
sun at every big political gathering in
the state since Henry Clay was a boy.
and years before that, too. 1t is not
only an extremely palatable dish, if
YOU can call it that, but it's very nour-
ishing. 'Burgoo' is cross between a
stew and a soup. 1t is always made in
the open air. The 'burgoo' the Blades
of Grass ate to-day was very rich. How
was it made? Well, | took big caul-
dron, put some red pepper pods in the
bottom, added some potatoes. toma-
toes and corn; then put in half a dozen
prairie chickens. as many more tender
yellow legs and a couple of dozen
soft-shell crabs. I'd have added some
young squirrels, but they could not be
obtained. When everything is in
readiness there is enough water put in
to the cauldron to just make the con-
tents float. Then it is put on the fire.
1t must be allowed to simmer slowly
for SIX hours, and must be stirred con-
stantly with hickory stick. A hick-
DRY stick is best and is always used,
but another might do as well. When
it is nearly done it may be favored to
suit the taste. 1t is done when the
meats are thoroughly shredded, not
before. When it is done-Umr and
Colonel Orr's eyes sparkled at the
prospect Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-25
The Chautauquan Maid.

She had studied every ology-
Ichthyology, zoology,
Knew the bone of every mammal
From the mouse up to the camel,
And the moIlusks and crustaceans that crept
Oh every shore.
To think her up in history
Was not at all mystery;
Ehe could name you any ruler from olo Eng
land to Sumatra.
1T would certainly amaze ynHi
W hat she said about AspaSE,,
Ard the little unsophisticatsd E7ASden, Cleo
patra.
She had studied Greek and Latin,
Hebrew, Sanscrit (please put that inl :
Read Xenophon and Horace, Ovid, Virgil
She didn't say-"Ir learn yuh."
But teach you that Calplurnia .
Eeyed fffty-seven button-holes III JULIUS
Cesar vest.
She loved to pull the petals
From a flower. The b8ser metals
Che dotted on their study, and Tor nuggets
she would hone yuh.
She loved the drOmedary,
And the docile cassowary.
And the feathers of the emu she had stuck
In her chiffonier.
She had studied evolution.
And arrived at the solution
How long our first appendage was; of course
] didn't ask her,
But SHE said that she q resolved from
What he knew, that / evolved from
A carTot-haired chimpanzee she had seen
Madagascar.
She could scan philacian meter
And she knew each Roman pretor.
And surprised me when she told the way the
empire came to fall
The Huns sneaked In the forum,
And tho Romans tried to floor EN-
But they goth 'emselves in trouble and, OF
course got whipped. by Gaul.
-Foss Up to Date
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-25
A Bold Project

The bold project of a ship railway to
connect the waters of Lake Huron with
those of Lake Ontario is now being
agitated. in lieu of the long proposed
ship canal. The distance between
these two great lakes is only sixty
seven miles by the proposed route from
Georgian bay to the mouth of the Hum
Der river, west of Toronto. and it has
been figured that railway, with three
tracks of the standard gauge, but with
rails weighing from 100 to ITO pounds
per yard could be built for $4,000, 900.
or about half the cost of ship canal of
the same capacity. The land along
the route reaches height of 664 feet
above Lake Huron. so that there would
be some very heavy grades or else
some tremendously expensive work
necessary.
The proposed route. it is said. would
save 42S miles of lake navigation and
twenty-eight miles of canal between
Chicago and Montreal and would en-
able propeller to reach Montreal from
Quebec in less time than it can reach
Buffalo. The expected saving of three
days in the time between Chicago and
the seaboard is certainly a consideration
which would warrant a large expondi-
ture if the project is feasible from an
engineering standpoint. Raitocdy Age.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-25
He Was an Honest Voter.

When Colonel Higginson was rum
ming for Congress two years ago q
friend of his. a gentleman living in
Cambridge, visited the polls election
day to see how the colored vote was
going. In one of the ward rooms he
met colored man who had formerly
been in his employ, and going up to
him, he asked: "Well, George. who is
your favorite candidate to-dayP" The
colored brother named the man for
whom he was going to vote. and to
the grief of his former employer.it was
not the name of Colonel Higginson
that he gave. You don't mean to
say, George" said the Colonefs friend,
that you are going to vote that wayp
Why, I should think that your sense
of honor and of gratitude would lead
you to cast your ballot for man who
has done so much as Colonel Higgin-
son has for you and for all the people
of your race" But the colored brother
had different ideas" Il should t'ink,
sah," he replied, dat my sense OBJ
honor and OBJ gratitude would lead me
to vote for de gemman what guy me
two and half"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-25

avenue ieaalng TO the chateau they
saw Adrienne sitting on the terrace.
her sweet face wearing most wistful
expression as she gazed into the dis
tance.
Paul" the marquis began, his
breathing heavy and belabored. ''say
nothing to Adrienne about Cesini and
Helene. | will keep silence, too"
Marquis de st. Roche" replied
Paul. "Helene's grave, in Paris. thirsts
for a daughters tears, and Cesini's
shades haunts the plain of Marengo. l
can not rob my comrade of my wife's
remembrance
Paul, make my granddaughter
happy. There she comes"
''Adrienne lover The young count
was already clasping her 10 his arms.
Grandfather, give US your bless
ing."-SpriaagteId (Mass.) Republican.
from the German of Clara Schrieber.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-25
Prehistoric Animals.

All the magnificent buildings of Paris
are made of limestone taken from
9uarries near the city. These quarries
are composed of layers made entirely
from the tiny shells of microscopic
animals. No less than one hundred
aud thirty-seven species exist in these
limestone beds. There were other lit
tie beings. not so small, that did an
enormous share of the bodybuilding.
They have received the name mum
mulites," from the Latin word mum
mus" meaning money" because their
shells resemble coins. In Germany
they are commonly called the devils
money" They are so perfectly formed
that one cannot help thinking. on first
looking at them, that they have been
stamped with a die. In some places
mountains of great height are made of
their shells. In Egypt the layers are
of such extent that since centuries be-
fore Christ the rock has been used for
building purposes. The ancient Pyra-
mds and the Sphinx are made of this
rock.
Beds of lignite,a kind of half-faished
coal are also found amongst the rocks
of this age. With it is found the yell
low amber which is only fossil resin
from a species of pine tree. 1t is
abundant on the shores of the Ger
man Ocean. Insects are often found
preserved in it as on the day they
were imprisoned. The first bee of all
the ages was found in amber, IAN en-
balmed corpse in Il crystal coffin"
| With it were found fragments of flower
and leaf, as if the resin dropped on the
flower upon which the bee had alighted,
| aud envelored both. st. Nicholas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-25
The Eggs.

The egg is most concentrated form
of food, and very nearly perfect food.
Never limit the use of eggs, for though
they be high priced they are cheaper
than meat, and very nutritious. This
does not mean that they should be
eaten exclusively or used extravaganza
ly in making rich cakes and custards
They should be served in the number
less ways in which eggs as food have
found no equal. 1t is very poor
economy to use half-cooked -four in an
omelet, or soda and cream of tartar in
sponge cake, as substitute for eggs.
The white of the eggs. or the albumen,
consists of SIS parts water II parts
pure albumen. 81 parts mucus, and
of saline matter g, including soda.
Tie white of an egg has scarcely any
fat, and in using requires butter, milk.
or fat meat. Why does the white of
the egg increase in bulk when beaten?
The pure albumen is inclosed in cells
which break when beaten. Albumen
is glutinous substance; this catches
and holds the air and increase its bulk
many times. The white of the egg is
almost indispensable in clarifying
soups, iellies. and coffee, since the al
bumen, affected by the heat. hardens
and draws within itself any solids or
impurities and either rises to the sur
face or sinks to the bottom with them.
leaving the liquid pure and clear. The
yelk of the egg contains the same con-
stituents as the white, with the addi-
ton of oil and sulphur. The longer
eggs are kept the lighter they become;
therefore if in doubt about the worth
of an egg try it in cup of water. If
the egg rises to the surface and swims
it is not good and should not be used.
The shell of Il fresh egg is nearly full,
but the she'll is porous, and the water
in the egg evaporates, while fresh air
fills its place, and the egg soon spoils.
Christian Union.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-25
Our Army.

The army of the United States con-
sists of 2. 1877 commissioned officers and
little over 20, 600 real private soldiers,
exclusive of those performing civilian
duties. In other terms one-tenth of the
military force consists of its officera
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-25

A large collie dog recently saved q
girls life in London by Selling her
dress and swinging her aside just as
she was about to be run down by q
horse
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-05
ABBREVIATED KILOGRAMS.

Malignant smallpox has broken out in
Anna, Ills
"a cloud-burst at Vin.Kng, China, early
In January, drowned over 100 people.
Mrs. Oliver, n sister Of the late John
Bright and noted temperance agitator, is
dead.
The Indiana Democrats opened their head
quarters at indianapolis Tuesday, TO prepare
for the spring elections
The Farmers alliance OF Sangamon county,
Ills, met at Springfield Tuesday and decided
to boycott persons selling Chicago dressed
beef
George Lowe, Of Council Bluffs, Ia, son
Of Judge Lowe, shot and killed john Farmer.
a negro, In n drunken row at Griswold, Ia
Monday
Judge +. NJ. Downs, OF Fort Smith, Ark
suicided by cutting his throat Tuesday. He
was brilliant and highly educated young
man. Whisky
Ten men wero killed and sixteen injured by
M accident near the Dalles, Oregon The
caboose In which the men were riding went
through bridge. No particulars
At the christening of a Polish baby at
Marshwood, Pa, Monday night drunken
carousal took place, resulting in tha destruc-
ton by fire Of ten buildings, in which man
and woman were cremated
Jossph r. Murphy, manufacturer of cottor
and wooden goods, mt Fourth and Cumber
land streets, Philadelphia, made an assign
ment Tuesday. Liabilities, $4,000 Asset,
will probably pay liabilities.
There is prospect of bloodshed at Con.
Ayers Volunteer mines at Palmer, Mich.
where $50 Finlanders ON "A strike are armed
and confronted by large posse of sheriff.
deputies with Winchester rifles.
The Sixth National bank, of New York
resumed business Tuesday morning A few
depositors withdrew their accounts. but tn.
majority expressed confidence in the re-es
tablishment Of the bank under its former
management
The libel suit of Rev DIR Ball against Tn,
New York Evening Post was begun ut But
falo, N. Y, Tuesday The suit grows out Of
charges made by Ball against Mr.. Cleveland
during the campaign of 1884. Tho author
ship of the alleged libols was admitted
The Michigan Labor Federation met al
East Saginaw Tuesday. Tom Barry, the
noted X. OF l.. "kicker," who organized q
new union, applied for admission as repre-.
s.' suVe OF his organization, but was re.
ne was not even given hearing.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-05
WHAT THEY REPRESENT.

what it will Cost TO Pave Under ANY
orthe Different Bids---AII are Below
the Estimnted Figures.
Mayor McConochie has figured up the
total amount of the cost Of the pavement
extensions on Second avenue, between
Fourteenth and Ninth street. and on
Twentieth from First to Ninth avenue, as
represented by the different bids for the
work submitted to Monday nights coun>
Gil meeting. The highest bid is shown to
be $4,000 less than the estimated cost.
which is quite a gratifying assurance in
tho condensation OF the more extensive
operations 10 which the city is to embark
In paving directions the coming summer.
The total amount of the cost of the
proposals Is appended;
Atkinson Il Olot. $47. S32 SO,
John Besler. $40. 1876 30. two courses
OF Galesburg. S47. 1873 IS.
II. @. Mcconnell $40. 172.4S; for cash
or its equivalent, SAC. 755 0S.
Rockford Construction company, S47.-
e56; two courses OF Bardolph or OF
Galesburg. $50. 81 So.
Daniel Keleher. S4S, S20.5S.
Larkin & Stephens, $50. ISL 80
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-05
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
The House Fiiibusters as UsuaI-Litt
Work I'm the Sonata

Work In the senate.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 5 Immediately
after the consideration of routine business
yesterday, the senate proceeded to the con-
sideration of executive business, and, after a
long discussion ratified the Samoan treaty.
Bills were reported and placed tn the calen-
dar for public buildings at Lansing, Mich
Burlington. Ia, and Eau Claire Wis, $780,
900 being appropriated in each instance. A
bill for the admission of New Mexico as a
state was introduced, also a resolution TO in
quire into the condition of the Washington
City fire department After short talk
about the order of business, a secret session
was held, and the senate adjourned
In the house the chaplain alluded in his
prayer 10 the bereavements Of Secretaries
Blaine and Tracy. The Democrats then re-
peated their daily taotacs over the approval
of the journal, which was finally accom-
plished. after several roll-calls-yeas, l6S
nays, 0-The speaker following his usual
course of having counted in the journal
enough Democrats to make a quorum Then
Springer moved to adjourn; rejected-l61 to
ia A number of senate bills for reference
were then taken up and the Democrats an
tagonized one that the speaker directed re-
terred TO the ways and means committee
There were several votes on different mo-
tons to refer, one showing division on non
partisan lines, but finally the bill was re.
ferred to the ways means, the Democrats
ceasing opposition after a conference be-
tween Mckinley and Springer The house
then adjourned. In all the partisan votes
the speaker followed his practice of counting
Democrats present to make quorum.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-05


As 60 the needs of the supreme court JUS
tee Field said that it should not De over
borne with work, and should have i'ome re-
lief from the immense burden cast upon 1t.
Every sutton, however humble, sh )uld be
given an opportunity to be heard Up
to the middle of the present century the
calendar of the court did not aver age 40
cases term. The calendar of the present
term exceeds 800. Something should be
done to relieve the crowded docket and that
speedily. IL becomes more and more the
duty of the court firmly to enforce every
guarantee OF the constitution. Sustained
by professional and public confideno g." Jus
tice Field concluded, "the supreme court
may hope to still further strengthen the
hearts of all in love- admiration, an rever-
ence for the constitution of the Unite States
the noblest inheritance ever possess I'd by a
free people"
End of the Fenst of Reason.
On Mr. Field resuming his seat AMI after
few selections by the band Rev DR. Talbot
w. Chambers, of the Collegiate Reformed
church, delivered the benediction and the
immense audience dispersed. The aud itorium
Of the opera house was gorgeously de corated
with bunting OF every hue and the national
flags were in profusion, while the coats of
arms of the forty-two states and territories
covered the spaces between the first and Sec
ond tiers Of boxes. An excellent band also
enlivened the proceedings
The Flow OF Good Things.
The banquet in connection with tie cele-
bratiou OF the supreme court centenary took
place at the Lenox Lyceum last evening.
Chairman James C. Carter, of the enter.
tainment committee, presided at the princi-
pal table, where were seated Chief Justice
Fuller and associates of the supreme court
ex-President Cleveland, Matthew Hale
president of the State Bar association. ex.
Judge Armour, c. NJ. Depew, Rev w. r.
Huntington, William Allen Butler +. r.
Coudert, Senator Evarts, Mayor Grant
President Low (of Columbia collele), and
Chief Justice Psxson, of Pennsylvania Al
other tables sat the state supreme court
judges, Chancellor McGill, of New Jersey
| and many Others. Rev. William NJ Taylor
opened the proceedings with prayer.
After the banquet toasts were res pondec
to by Justice Harlan, Senator Evart5, Chiei
Justice Paxson, Hon. Walter B Hill O.
Georgia, C. NJ Depew, Seth Low, W r
Huntington, and Others.