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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27

neighbor, fat. puffy looking old fellow.
and, with look full of meaning, drew his
coat about him, and. holding his nose.
edged off a foot or two. The big man look
ed suspiciously at the little fellow a mo-
ment and then blurted out:
''Lookahere. you amt insinuatin' that
I'm the cause of that smell. are you?'
The little man murmured something
and the big fellow grumbled and cot off
the car. The lady passengers held their
noses, and the polish on the stove began
to slowly crack and peel off. Then a win
dow pane broke. and the atmosphere In
the car became so dense that you couldn I
hear the bell two feet away when the con-
ductor rang up a fare. Alter FIVE minutes
the passengers got tired of looking at each
other insinuatingly, and the doors were
uot big enough to let them off as fast as
they wanted to go. In ten minutes the
car was vacated by everyone except the
country youth and the conductor. the latter
hanging feebly on to the rear step. He
reached for the bell-rope with a trembling
hand and stopped the car. Not ringing
again, the gripman came back to learn the
trouble.
What's up?" he asked. I've sick?"
L m h0od00ed, returned the conductor.
gasplng. The cars haunted, sure s you
live
The gripman opened the door and en-
tered. After moving two steps he stop
ped.
Great guns." he shouted. Look here,
boy, how do you stand this?"
The country lad looked up with sur
prised air. Stand what?" he asked. Il
don't see nothin.''
But the smell where does it come
come FROM"
ooh, that's it, Ell ?" responded the rural
youth. Il guess if there's any smell il
must come from the polecat I've got in the
sack"
The strong arm of the gripman landed
the youth, sack and all, in the street in less
than ten seconds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
A Marvellous Escape.
st. Nicholas for March.

''It was in 1882, on the 9th of June:
you will see why have no trouble in re-
membering the date.
1T had been an exceedingly hot day,
not cloud to be seen, with the sun beat
ing tiercely down, and not a breath of aiy
stirring. We sat out ON the porch after
supper, trying to find a cool place. The
clouds were beginning to gather, and it
looked as if there might be shower. The
three little ones went early to bed, and in
spite of the oppressive heat were soon fast
asleep.
at could mt have been far from eight
o'clock when | heard sound which | at
first thought was thunder. The others
noticed it, too, and, as it grew louder, a
terrible rushing sound came with it, and
we looked at one another in silence for a
minute, and then ran to where we could
look out westward.
my heart almost stopped beating,
when | saw coming toward us with terrific
speed, a black, funnel-shaped cloud, the
rush and roar accompanying it growing
louder every minute.
Run for the cellarn | cried Ny wife
ran and seized the baby, and | caught up
the two other children from the bed. There
was no time to lose.
The one who first reached the cellar
door-it was one of the older children
had just time to seize the knob, nothing
more, when, crash such terrific noise!
felt myself lifted in the air, and thought
my time had come The next thing
knew, | felt the splash of cold water in my
face. must have lost consciousness, but
the water revived me-, and in moment
knew where | was.
Il had come down head first into the
we'll!
The water was some ten feet deep.
was thoroughly at home in the water,
though | was n t used to diving in that
fashion, and | managed to right myself
and come up head first.
1.-The we'll was not more than three feet
across, and the pump had been broken off
short and carried away, leaving a. two
inch iron pipe standing straight up In the
middle.
Il was very nearly out of breath when
came to the top of the water. Ny hands
touched something floating on the surface
| thought it was the cat; imagine my sur
prise when found it was Charlie, our
five-year-old boy!
He was terribly frightened, and as
amazed as [ was, to find himself not alone
in the well. The wonder was that we
were not both of US impaled on that iron
pipe; how we escaped l can not under
stand
The cyclone had passed on, and ter
rife, steady wind was blowing. | could
hear it roar above our heads; and by the
flashes of lightning l could see that rain
fell IN tori ents. We were both so wet
that we didn't mind the little extra water
that splashed down on US, and as soon as
possible | raised Charlie to my shoulders,
and by aid of the pipe managed to work
my way up to the top of the well. This
took some little time, and the wind and
rain had nearly ceased when | set my feet
on solid earth again, and found we were
unhurt. -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
Agreeable People.

We all know people whom it is a pleas
ure to meet; people from whom we are
sure to receive smile, a kind word, a
cordial hand-shake, or some other token of
goodwill. When one is depressed in spir-
its, or, as the common saying is, ''blne''
the meeting with a genial, merry-hearted
friend has a genial effect; indeed,
have known the encounter with such a
person to turn the whole current Of ones
life.
Ag1eeability is dependent upon many
conditions; it may be inherent, it may be
the result of judicious early education, or
of pleasant surroundings, or of happy
combination of circumstances, but all will
agree that it is a desirable quality, and
whether inherent or not should be care
fully cultivated. There are people whose
mighty efforts to be agreeable are so APP
parent and distressing as to defeat their
object. Such people should bear in mind
that agreeability must proceed from the
heart, and in grown person is the result
OF continued practice. One feels so COM
Portable after having said or done some
thing to brighten the pathway OF another
that it pays ones self to be agreeable.
Some people allow all their little an
noyances to affect their conduct toward
others whether their unfortunate friends
are to blame or not | was once visiting
a charming family. All its members,
with one exception, were interesting and
agreeable. The only son of the house
was in business In the town in which they
lived. If his affairs had moved prosper
ously through the day he came home in a
pleasant, entertaining mood, but If any
thing had annoyed him he was outrageous
ly dlsagreable and rude, no matter how
many guests were present. The discount
ture of his mother and sisters may well be
imagined: indeed. as the dinner hour APP
preached they were IN a state of nervous
ness which disappeared Immediately if the
''tyranth came In with a bright face;
otherwise it continued until he had relieved
Us of his disagreeable presence If the
act had not been so positively demonstrate
ed to me, | would not have believed it pos
sible that one disagreeable person could
counteract the influence of four agreeable
people | believe that the young man dis
position was the result of continued in
diligence by his mother and sisters. He
had tryannized over them for years and
had become a powerful despot In the
household
Tired and cross is a common express
sion and most of US know what it means
A friend of mine a most agreeable woman,
says that when she finds herself getting
tired and cross. she takes nap, a
bath. walk, or drive, she goes to see
some one whose walk in life is less pleasant
than her own does anything different
from the work that has tired and worried
her. In this way she preserves health and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
Saving the Pastures.
Prairie Farmer.

There are two times that by little care
lessness pastures are often severely injured.
One Is early in the spring, when the grass
is Just starting TO grow, and the other
In midsummer when the weather is hot
and dry.
If the stock is turned out in the spring,
before the grass gets a good start, the
stock derive but little if any benefit from
it, and the grass plants are often seriously
injured-so much so that the small amount
of feed secured will rarely pay for the
damage. The better plan for to avoid this
is to keep the stock up, and feed ON dry
feed little longer. A very few days will
make a considerable difference in the
growth of the grass, and after it gets a
good start it will furnish a much larger
amount of feed than if it is fed down close
from the start
During the first part of the growing sea-
son, the grass generally furnishes larger
amount of feed than at any other. As the
weather becomes warmer, dry weather US
ually sets In, and In consequence the grass
does not make as good growth. and less
supply of feed will be furnished
In order to keep the stock growing
something else must be supplied. In many
cases the wheat and oat stubble-feld. and
the meadows after the crops have been
taken off, can be used, but the same infu-
ences that cut down the pastures will keep
these from furnishing as much grass as
they would under more favorable condi-
tons. Hence the better plan is to prepare
ahead, so as to be ready in an emergency
or rather if needed to supply something
else. This can be done by arranging
when planning out the spring crop, to
plant a patch of corn or sorghum ON pur-
pose to cut off and feed at this time If it
is not needed it can be cut up and stored
to feed during the winter; but in MOTOR
ity of cases, if the stock is kept in a good
condition, more or less it will be needed
before the season is over, and, in addition
to keeping the stock in better condition,
it will aid materially to preserve the pas
lures from being killed out If eaten down
close while the weather is hot and dry,
many of the grass plants are killed out
right. while by letting them have a bet
ter opportunity to grow, they will live
through.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27

Just street off-why Polly, Polly.
show him, child-Dr. Morris; never mind
your hat
They were back in ten minutes Polly.
Aylmer and the doctor, a man with a
shrewd, pleasant face, who stepped up
quietly to the Lieutenant sofa as if, with
out seeing him, he knew all about it. The
Lieutenant looked up and, seeing Aylmer,
smiled family.
well, my man. said the doctor, scrib-
bling something on piece of paper as he
spoke. You army fellows overdo it, you
know. Here, my girl
He handed the paper to Polly.
Take 1t to the nearest chemist" he
said, land come straight back with what
he gives you.
You overdo it, he repeated, turning
to the Lieutenant again How do YOU
feel now?"
I'm at peace said the Lieutenant.
"Bless His name!''
AT peace? OH said the doctor.
''Well, dare say you are-but physically,
you know-that' S my matter. You haven t
time?''
I've thought, said the Lieutenant.
with the queer gasp that Aylmer had noted
before.
Don't 60 on when you feel like that, y
said the doctor hastily. Take your time
man; I've plenty Well wait bit
L The Lieutenant smiled gratefully and
paused. When he next spoke his voice
was very faint, nor did he trouble to re-
iterate his former words but went on:
LAS there might be suthing wrong about
the art. -
"Ah," said the doctor quietly. 'How
long have you felt like that? No hurry,
man, no hurry-heres the medicine"
He undid small tin that Polly had
brought with deft hands, and gave a
spoonful of the contents to the Lieuten-
ant.
Nothing Intoxicating, be said cheer.
lily; Il saw your Blue Ribbon. How long
did you say?''
Il can't tell exactly" replied the Lieu
tenant. May be three years-may be
four
"Ah!' said the doctor. Lets feel
your pulse
He sat down by the couch and took the
pulse was throbbing very quickly, very
ldiHuly, dlu Hdu d way OF missing DeatS
without giving notice, and Pickering, like
lamp that is going out.
I Think said the doctor presently
Il d stay here tonight
THAT he SHALL" said the buxom shop
keeper. He's welcome as day light to
all | have, and I wish it was as much
again.
They will be wondering what's come OF
me, y said the Lieutenant gratefully.
Your friends here will take them
word, - replied the doctor. II really think
you d better not try
You mean I'm dying, sir, don t you?''
said the Lieutenant simply There was
such a complete absence of fear in his face
that the doctor only said gravely, "Yes. -
There was pause; and then Aylmer,
looking down, saw the Lieutenant S eyes
fixed on him with look of compassionate
entreaty. He stopped and whispered some
thing in his ear. No one heard what it
was; but the dying man S face grew peace
full. He lay silent for time, and then
the doctor, bending down, saw that the
Lieutenant was promoted May Kendall,
in Longman's Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27

CHICAGO, March A.-Flour-Firm; winter
wheat 20o94.40; spring, 1.l094.60, in barrels, 682
buckwheat, 9001 90 per cwt Wheat-Firm !;
500 for seller March, 81 for seller May. Corn
Easy; 2Sa for seller March 1914 for seller
May. Oats-Firm; 212l tor seller March; %
for seller May. Rye-21a for seller March. Bar
ley-Nothng doing. Prime timothy -1.20.
Flax seed-1.SS for seller cash. Whiskey-1 .02.
Pork-Firm; 10.40 for seller March; 10. So
for seller May. Lard-Firm; 6.15 for seller
March; $50 for seller May. Shoulders-4.40
@45O; short clear, 5.4O05 so, short ribs 5.15 for
seller March. Butter-Easier; creamery, 1904;
dairy, 1921 Cheese-Firm; full cream ched-
dars, 10010h flats, 101a@l1 young Americas,
n@11H. Eggs-Firm; fresh, 13h@141a. Hides
and tallow-Unchanged.
Flour-Receipts, 1900; shipments, 1900
Wheat-Receipts, q GOO: shipments, 10000.
Corn-Receipts, 434 600: Shipments $4,000.
Oats-Receipts, III 900; shipments, 121 900
CHICAGO, March "a The Drovers' journal re-
ports: Cattle-Receipts, 1400o; strong; beeves,
4S0G5.35; steers, .300A40; stockers and feeders,
2501l3.75: cows, bulls and mixed, 14003.50. Tex
fed cattle, 3.0O0400. Hogs-Receipts,
1850; steady; mixed 4.OO@4.25; heavy, 3.9504. 30;
light, 39o0,415; skips, 3.500390. Sheep Re
ceipts, 5000; strong; natives, 3.7506.25; west
ern corn-fed, 1906 %; Texans, 40005.20;
lambs < OO0R 20
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
FARM, HOME And GARDEN.
HIS CREDIT WAS GOOD.

Twas winter night and the hour was late,
And the snow lay cold and white,
But she saw him as far as the garden gate
To say TO him there, s'Good nightI'F
The moon looksd down with a smiling eve
And the bright stars winked in glee;
They saw her blash and they heard her sigh
(For timid ana shy was shel.
But they never needed the stars or moon
The youth and the maiden fair:
They reached the gate and tri fling boon
The lover requested there.
What is the boon? asked the charming miss
In a musical voice and low;
1t is that you'll give me a sweetheart's kiss,
My darling, before 90.
Oh. no, she said, as the lashes fell
Oer the eyes of fathomless blue;
\ owe wooed me long, and love you well,
But can't give a kiss to YOU.
Then loan me kiss, my sweet one, pray.
And you never will know regrets;
Yes, | will, she said: for my parents say
You are prompt in paving your debts.
Boston Courier
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT.
Taught by Their Principal Scholars Amuse
Themselves by Mesmerism

Sioux FALLS, S. Dak.-Sioux Falls is
deeply stirred up over a case of commissions
induced by mesmeric experiment.
Owing to the inclemency of the weather,
the pupils in one of the public schools
recently passed recess in the building
To amuse them, the principal, M. Brown
showed them some simple mesmeric tricks.
One of the girls stood in the center of the
room and closed her eyes, while two others
placed their hands on her shoulders and
elbows, and willed her to perform certain
things. The trick succeeded easily, and
the children were much pleased. Next
day when the teachers were absent, the
children undertook to experiment ON their
own account, and when the teachers re-
turned they found Nellie Skinner in con-
vulsions, black In the face, and with
twitching muscles; another girl, Myrtle
Dixon, was overcome by excitement, and
unable to control her limbs or shaking
hands, and all the others were wildly ex-
cited. Stella Ross nerves were worked uT
to such an extent that she tainted at the
sight of the teachers. Nellie Skinner is
fifteen years of age, bri ght and unusually
strong, but she was most affected, and had
to be taken home in carriage She is
now resting easily. Much Indignation
is felt at Principal Brown, and his dismis-
sal may be demanded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
Where the Smell Came From.

1t was at the outer end of the Fifteenth
street line late yesterday afternoon, says
the Kansas City Times. just when the bus
mess from the Independent dummy line
was at its best. that a lank, hungry-look-
ing country youth with bundle under his
arm got aboard the car. He edged his
way through the crowd of passengers, and
as gentleman got up to leave the car the
young countryman slid into the vacant
seat. He brought his bundle around on
his lap, where he held it carefully with
both hands.
At the moment the young man got on
the car everybody noticed dreadful smell.
Few noticed the young man, and every
passenger turned to the next person, and,
with a look as disdainful as a turned-up
nose could produce, moved as far away as
the crowded condition of the car would
permit. One little man turned to his
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
THE MICROBE MAN.
1t May Be a Potent Killer, but 1t Is Not
Always Appreciated.

If the man who sells the microbe-ki!ler
has not called ON you yet, do not despair.
He is very busy these days, and can not
be everywhere at the same time.
He called last evening at large fiat
house uptown, and ringing Mrs. Boggs'
bell brought that lady to the speaking
tube, five stories up The microbe man
placed his lips to the end of the tube and
called up:
Il have something in the way of mi
crobe killer that | would like to show you
and suddenly withdrawing his mouth and
slapplng his ear to the tube, caught this
response from the fifth floor:
don t want any microbe-killer. Hahn t
got no microbes. nohow"
Great Scott, madam shouted the mi
crobe man, g don't say you haven't got
any microbes in this enlightened age. You
may not wish to buy any of my nicrobe-
killers to-day, but it is not good form to
say you have no microbes. Star-eyed
Science has decided that about all our
diseases are due to microbie parasites or
animalcul@, that float about in the air in
CONVERSATIONS; they get into our lungs,
into our stomachs, and, ultimately, bring
on disease and death.
The microbe man paused for breath and
also glued his ear to the tube to see what
impression he was making on the fifth
floor. Mrs. Boggs shouted down through
the tube:
ooh, let up on your long rigmarole.
L don't want none of your worm medi-
cine"
But this is no worm medicine my good
woman. 1t is no medicine at all. You
don't have to take it. Set it around in the
room and it is Bosom of destruction to all
microbes and infusoria.
But tell you hain't got no microbes
and no sores
That's all right" said the man, but
you have microbes all the same; and boobies
of them. The microbe is ever present. He
is innumerahle. He comes as the winds
come when navies are stranded; he comes
as the leaves come when forests are blend
ed. We do not see him, but he is there.
He brings us grippe, scrofula, Bright's
disease, pains in the back, chest and limbs,
yellow jaundice, fever and ague, coughs,
colds and that dread disease consumption.
What do our great writer's and thinkers
say .T
thinkers. | am doing the thinking for the
Boggs family, screamed Mrs Boggs, land
| tell you [ don't want any of your Internal
stuff. .
Don't want any? Think twice, mad
am, since you are in the thinking bust
ness, before refusing this great boon to
suffering humanity. Remember, death
rides on every passing breeze, he turks in
every flower -
There was tremendous rafting and
clatter like hail on tin roof, and the mi
crobe man was struck on the ear with a
handful of beans that Mrs. Boggs had shot
down to him through the tube.
He left the vestibule and passed on his
way remarking:
Such a low-bred creature as that will
never see the light of science shining OF
the hilltop unti9 the deadly microbe has
her in its grip, and then, for all I care,
she can kill her microbe with a club. =
New York World.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
M'CALLA SPEAKS.
Tells His Charges Against Kline of the En-


terprise.
NEW YORK, March 2l.-ln the McCalla
inquiry today, the commander told of his
charges against Ensign Kline. He said
that when the Enterprise was anchored a
few miles below Antwerp he awakened be-
tween midnight and a. M, and remem-
berlng that the sheet chains were not
fast, called his orderly but received no
response. Then he got up and dressed,
and not finding any one on deck he went
to the pilot house and there found Kline
asleep. The quartermaster was also alb
sent from the quarter deck and the orderly
from the cabin door, The commander
called the executive officer, ordered the
men confined, and the ensign under arrest
for being asleep at his post and denying
it.
Kline was then called and said that
after coming ON watch he went aft to look
at the steam cutter which was towing
astern; then he took several turns on the
bridge and went into the pilot house Be-
tween one and two bells the sentry re-
ported all right Later the quartermas-
ter asked leave to go to the hold, which
was granted. Soon after McCalla came
hurriedly in and charged him with
being asleep. and ordered him, the quarter
master and orderly under arrest. Witness
stood watch on the bridge instead of the
quarterback, because of the heavy squalls.
He said McCalla was much excited and
would receive no explanation. Quarter
master Graham and Orderly Flynn stood
watch for the quartermaster while the lat
ter went to the hold He admitted that if
the captain called him during the quarter
master absence there would have been no
lookout
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
THE POETS CORNER.
Some Time.

Last night, my darling, as you slept,
thought heard you sigh,
And to your little crib | crept
And watched space thereby;
Then, bending down, / kissed your brow
For, oh, love you So
You are too young to know it now,
But some time you shall know.
Some time, when in darkened place,
Where others come to weep.
Your eyes shall see weary face
Calm in eternal sleep.
The specchless lips, the wrinkled brow,
The patient smile may show
You are too young to know it now,
But some time you shall know.
Look backward, then, into the years,
And see me here tonight
See, o my darling! how my tears
Are falling as write;
And feel once more upon your brow
The kiss of long ago
You are too young to know it now,
But some time you shall know.
Eugene Field in Chicago New;
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-27
A NEW GLASS FACTORY.
EI1wood, Ind Will be the Scene of BustIe
and Industry.

CHICAGO, March GA company has
been organized here which it's promoters
say will control the largest plate glass fac
tory in the world, at Ellwood, Ind, and
prove an important factor in competing
with foreign glass. An application was
sent to the secretary of state for charter
today, and the capital stock is fixed at two
million dollars. The president of the COM
pany is Col. A. L. Conger, of Ohio, and
among those associated with him are: E.
C. Keith, of Chicago, and Geo. t. Perkins,
of Akron, Ohio For some time past
Col. Conger has been experimenting at
Kokomo, ind, in the manufacture of plate
glass, and the result has been the produc-
tion of glass which he says equals or excels
the best foreign plate. I'VE shall begin
building at once, said Col. Conger, presi-
dent of the company, to-day, land will
soon have works at Ellwood that will turn
out 10000 feet of finished glass per day,
and give employment to about $500 men.
We have what we believe to be inexhaust-
ible gas wells, and will give foreign man
ufacturers active competition.