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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-16

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Brown left on
Monday morning for an extended visit
IN Parsons, Kas., with brother of Mr..
Browns. They will also visit brother
of Mrs. Browns at Atchison, and will
come home via Of Minneapolis They
will be absent about one month.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-16

nY on cannot make your selection
of wall paper until you have looked
over H. H. Voss & Co. g fine assortment
Leave orders for paper hanging and
decorating, which will be done on short
notice by skilled labor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-16

49,
Monday morning for an extended visit
IN Parsons, Kas., with brother Of Mr..
Browns. They will also visit a brother
of Mrs. Browns at Atchison, and will
come home via of Minneapolis. They
will be absent about one month.
RB@ Mr.. John Wagner is disposing
of his undertaking goods at cost and
makes no extra charge for the use Of
the hearse. Call on him for prices.
Beggs' German Salve is one of the best skin
and pile ointments that has ever been put up.
No family should be without it. Sold by H. H.
Voss &, Co. SIN
The Grand Rapids Lodge, No. 205, I.
O. G. T., will meet in open session, on
Wednesday evening, April %, in H. II.
Compton's hall, on which occasion a
programme consisting Of readings and
recitations will be rendered, after
which a Box Social will be given for the
purpose Of raising funds to furnish
the hall, pay rent etc. All who are in
terested in the temperance cause should
turn out and help US, and those who are
fond of pleasure should be present, as
we will try to make it an enjoyable
event.
Shiloh's cough and consumption cure
is sold us on a guarantee. 1t cures
consumption. Sold at H.H.Noss & Co.
drug store. I'm
Hi Henry's Minstrels who appear at
the Opera House on Saturday April Is
have decided to put on special prices
for Grand Rapids which will be 25, 30
and Scots. Seats on sale at Post-office.
BGFIf YOU want to buy, sell, exchange
or rent property inquire Of Geo. n.
Wood. If
Prof. Harvey a. Fuller, "the blind
man eloquent" of Milwaukee, accord
ing to announcement, addressed large
audience in the Congregational church,
on Sunday morning, his topic being
"Christian Courtesy and Good Manners"
In the evening the church was filled
with attentive listeners, when MIR. Full
ler presented the subject Of "the Grim
inality of intoxication" in an altogether
unique and forcible manner. Such a
rational presentation Of the subject of
temperance cannot but be productive of
good Elsewhere in this paper IS a
short poem by Mr.. Fuller, entitled
'All Hail to Grand Rapids"
E Just received by Il. H. Voss &
Co., fifteen dozen of window curtains,
the finest line ever brought to this city.
Call and make your selections.
Hi Henry's famous minstrels will
appear at the Opera House on Saturday
April Is under the auspices Of Gardner
Rifles who have secured them at a
heavy guarantee.
"After a varied experience with many socalled
cathartic remedies, am convinced that Ayers
Pills give the most satisfactory results. I rely
exclusively on these pills for the cure of liver
and stomach complaints. John B. Bell, Sr.,
Abilene, Texas.
q Wn1oo77a Addition
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-16

BG8@ If YOU want to buy, sell, exchange
or rent property inquire of Geo. N.
Wood. tt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-16

Beggs' German Salve is one of the best skin
and pile ointments that has ever been put up.
No family should be without it. Sold by H. H.
VOss q Co. 3m
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-16
WALTER L. WOOD.
Clover,
Timothy,
Garden Seeds.
Hoes
AU BON MARCHE' So3dsa, sPadss, R,s...

cheaper than sand WheeIbarrows requson County
after a ong Fast.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-16

Hi Henry's famous minstrels will
appear at the Opera House on Saturday
April IS under the auspices of Gardner
Rifles who have secured them at a
heavy guarantee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-16

"After a varied experience with many socalled
cathartic remedies am convinced that Ayers
Pills give the most satisfactory results. I rely
exclusively on these pills for the cure of liver
and stomach complaints. s.''-John B. Bell, Sr.,
Abilene, Texas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-16

Hi Henry's Minstrels who appear at
the Opera House on Saturday April Is
have decided to put on special prices
for Grand Rapids which will be 25, 80
and scots. Seats on sale at Post-office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-16
NEW COUNCIL.

SETH REEVES, City Clerk
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-16

Shiloh's cough and consumption cure
is sold US on a guarantee. 1t cures
consumption. Sold at II. II. Noss & Co.
drug store. I'm
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-12-16
~ GREEN,
ATTORNEY ATLAR.

CRarls,o,rn, Jefferson Cotrty, Wes F1ginia,
Will practice in the Courts of Jefferson, Berke-
lev and Morgan counties, IN the United States
District Court 40 Martiusburg, and in the SU-
premc Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
Special attention tO the collection Of claims,
and prompt remittances of the same.
Office in Law Building, rear Of Courthouse.
Aug 6. 1880.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-12-16
Onions for Diphtherfd.

"Why don't they use onions For good
ness sake why don't they use onions Where
do they live? I will go up there to-day and
tell them to use onions r Such were the
EXPLANATIONS of our mother, says the editor
of the Danvers Mirror when we reported
one dav at dinner that u child Of Nr G. w.
Dudley was dead and the whole family in
Guiding himself, alarmingly sick with diPh-
iberia. Mother was moved to the earnest
and interested expressions by firm belief
that she knows several lives saved by the
use of onions in dyphtheria, one of them
being our sister In these cas- 5 raw onions
were placed in bandage and beaten into a
pu p, the cloths, containing onions, juice
and all, being then bound about the throat
and well up over the ears. Renewals may
be made as often as the mass becomes dry
In the cases noticed the results were almost
magical, deadly pains yielding g in a short
time to sleepy comfor; The ed tor adds
the wish that this remedy might have a " de
enough trial to fully test its usefulness -
Scientific american.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-12-16
Studies Bet,oeen Clock Ticks.

Sir Edwin Arnold in little interview
with a New York World reporter the
other day gave hint Of his method of
studying the oriental literature.
"How is it" was asked, "that such
busy man as yourself Sir Edwin, can
find time in the midst of lecturing and
writing to do 50 mueh reading in strange
tongues ?"
Sir Edwin smiled. His smile is win
ming one, alter the fashion OF man of the
wide, wide world.
at is only the lesson of the minutes
and the hours over again, he said softly.
II do not know that there is anything re-
markable about il" he added modestly,
"and all can say to you, then, is this t:
IL make it an uniailiug practice TO
read literature as roll through the
couLtry in the trains. Take japanese,
for illustration. Now, we will assume
that the train time between New York
and Albany is two hours. That means
120 minutes. OF these try to take the
utmost advantage. take some Japa-
uese hand book of phrases, select a few
and repeat them over and over, analyze
the verbs in all forms aud infections, and
in short try in the few minutes at my dis
posal to literally burn the expression,
whatever it may be, in my brain. Thus,
'Hodg ha Mapodge ? would signify How
do you do? | repeat the various turns of
the expression until it is once, and for
ever my own. So many minutes per day
is so many hours per week, and in turn
so many days per month. That is all
there is TO it.
"And you study Jaranese liturature
from such fragmenlal beginnings as
ihese?'
"Yes. And at least attain TO n com
parative mastery of the language. Not
only Japanese, but Sanskrit, Burmese,
Hmdoslanee aud other languages and
dialects of the far east. Will you have
n cigar. sir p
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-12-16
s1irsinia frre grrss.
W. W. b. GALLAHER, Editor.
Ihariesto,on.JcGerson County, West Va
December 10, 1891.

ed from Mexico, and who brought with
him parrot which he purchased in Vera
Cruz, has been very much astonished at
some tricks which that bird has learned
during the few days be has been i'll the
house, SAYS a Little Rock correspondent
of the St. Louis Globe Democrat The
birds owner Col. Howard Johnson, occu-
pied a beautiful residence in the suburbs,
and Jocko has from the first Shown the
liveliest interest in all his surroundings
1t was very soon found that he could not
be allowed his liberty in Mrs. Johnson S
room, as he at once formed a terrible an
tipathy to a beautiful panther-skin rug,
in which the head is remarkably lifelike,
and the moment he was released he
would make for the rug and begin biting
savagely at its eyes and nose. He escap-
ed from his cage one day and almost de
molished the nose of the rug, and after
that he was chained to his perch. 1t
happened that Tor several days in success
sion the perch stood by the wall, close be.
side the electric bell When Mrs. John.
son touched the button .iocko took notes,
with his head on one side and most in
quiring air, and when the servant appear
ed Immediately afterwards Jocko gave a
faint croak Of astonishmcnt. After vii.
Messing this performance several times it
was evident that Jocko began to see some
connection between the button and the
servant. He spent a great deal of ime
studying his button, running his beak
softly around ii, and apparently com
muning with himself. his mistress watch
ing him meanwhile, highly amused at his
cleverness. At last, whether accidental
ly or otherwise, Jocko discovered the con-
nection and pressed the button. The
next moment.a servant appeared, and the
little schemer Strengthened up and said
with great gravity, "Jockos hungry. -
His mistress shouts of Laughter and the
servant astonishment dill not in the least
discommode him. He had rung for what
he wanted, and insisted on having it
The scheme worked well to J0ck0s man
iiest delight. He rang the bell again be-
fore half an hour, and remarked TO the
servant who answered the call, "WeIl,
YOU are a daisy Jocko wants wafer y
Col. johnson is So delighted with his
birds accomplishment that he invited
some friends in to witness il last night
Jocko was inclined to sulk at first, but
finally Frightened up. and was soon work
ing at the button. When the servant en-
tered Jocko poised himself on one foot,
swung his body to and fro in a most af
fected way, and exclaimed Hello, Tom,
is that you? Bring in another bottle of
wine, will you p Col. johnson, be it un-
derstood, is church member, and his
minister was present, aud the colonel in
sists that Jocko caught this trick before
he came into his hands.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-12-16
Long Street Dresses.

A newspaper mans story: | called OIL
doctor To ask him what be thought OF
the talk about typhoi fever. He is one
of those doctors who can afford to be
brusque, and your brusque man Is very
ant to be honest. He heard my question,
and still looking over his book, never
lifting his eyes, he replied: "rhere are
worse things than typhoid fever stalking
the streets of Chicago, and the men are
running after them instead Of avoiding
them. mean the long dresses which
fashion has ordered women to wear. a
long dress on the street picks up the refuse
of the walks, aud the woman who wears
one carries enough germ life to her home
10 sicken the whole family. | would like
to see these people who are always on the
alert for epidemics take care Of them
selves and use little common sense. II
my daughter wore one of those long
dresses. which she does not to my knowl-
elge. would make her take it off in the
outh use aud have it cleaned before 1t
was brought into her own room"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-12-16
..rr,ra- -Btlyy smim a Model Husband.

The following is extracted from page
Of Gov. Smiths fugitive writings taken
from his library:
Marrying early, in my twenty'iourth
year, | never, during my long married
life Of nearly sixty years, forgot the troth
plighied to my dear whichever fall
ell to reach my home at the appointed
time, except on three or four occasions,
when was in a heated canvass never
allowed her to enter the room in which
was seated without rising to receive her,
impressed her with the sweet conviction
that it was my happiness to treat her al
WAYS with the tenderness Of the lover and
also the gallantry Of a knight. In short,
that she 80 as ever young to me. II she
ever neglected a duty, it dwells not IN
my memory"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-12-16
POETR y.
An ODE TO PEACE.

Oh ponder what it means?
Oh. turn the rapturous thought in every way,
Oh, give the vision and the fancy play,
Aud shape the coming SCENES
Peace in the quiet d;lles
Made rankly fertile hy tile b OOd OF men.
Peace in the woodland and the lOaeiy glen
Peace in the peOPed wales
Peace in the crowded town.
Peace in thousand fields OF waving grain,
Peace ia the highway and the t'werl lane,
Peace on 'he wind-swept down
Peace on the farthest seas.
Peace in our sheltered ha,s and ample streams,
Peace whereso'er our starry eariand CLEANS
Aud peace in every breeze
Peace on the whirrng marts.
Peace where the scholar thinks, the hunter
roams
Peace, God of Peace peace, peace in all our
homes,
And peare in all our hearts,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-12-16
FoR Dys2rzsTB,

Iniiresfi0n and stomach disorders tas-
UROVsN ) iron HfLTElss :.
All dealers keep ii, 81 per bottle. GenrineFas
trade marx aad crossed rsd Lines oa wrapper.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-12-16
LADIES

Fine assortment OF haul erchiei-, POCKET
books, umbrellas, gloyes, ties, ruchins
mats, &c. at NJ. Palmbaum & Bros.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-12-16

General LOngstreet says that on one
Of the long marches in Virginia the only
way he could get rest was to lie down on
the ground while the column was passing
aud sleep for an hour or 80. lie woke
up iu.t as the stragglers were coming
along in the rear aud heard an old Geor-
gia cracker soliloquizing about the situa-
ton:
| love nv country and I'll fight for 1t,
aud I'll die for it, and III go naked and
barefooied for it, but when this war is
over II be cursed if ever love another
country.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-12-16

About 10 B. c Mithriadates, king Of Cap
padocia. one Of the most ingenious and able
prince. Of the time, invented tn first mill
driven BY wster. This triumph Of his skill
and ingenuity he caused to be erected in the
immediate vicinity Of the royal palace. 10
the course Of time the Cappadocian bakers
became celebrated, and were in great de-
maud throughout all parts Of the world as
then known.
These mil ; we're usually placed upon boats
on the river, being 50 elevated and contriy.
ed as to be easily driven by the water, and
the millers we're thus enabled to move from
place to place, distriOutin. the meal to their
customers.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-12-16
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e An advertisement not marked on the
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Cards. etc, executed promptly, neatly and al
'air prices.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-12-16

OFFERS to the people of Jefferson County,
~ Insurance in a safe Company at the actual
cost of insurance which is much cheaper than
the rates usually charged, and keeps the money
at home. Good risks from responsible parties
are invited.
Executive Committee meets every Friday.
DIRECroRs-Jos Trapnell, Henry b. Daven-
port j. Garland Hurst John w. Rider, w. H.
+. Lewis, Il. Preston Chew, VIM. l.. Wilson
Eugene Baker, 5. w Washington. H. l.. Snyder
Charles 2. Wilson, Jshn II. little, Jacob S
Melvin, +. G. w Herr. isaac II. Strider.
JOS acknowledgements. ......... President
H. Z. DAVENPORT. ......... ......... Treasurer
EXECUTIVE CoMMITTEE-J. G. Hurst, VIM,
H. T. Lewis, Eugene Baker, Isaac II. Strider
JOS Trapnel. 5. W Washington.
Local s.-Middleway-J. G. Shirley
Harper's Ferry-Chas. f. Trail; Shepherds
own-J. 5 Fleming; Dutields-C L.Barnhart
CharlestOwn-W Washington & Alexander.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-08-28
The Great Alaska cola Mine.

Juneau, the largest town in Alaska,
contains about 1900 white inhabitants
and over 500 Indians. Opposite Juneau,
on Douglas Island, lies Douglas City,
town of about 1000 inhabitants. The
Treadwen and the Bears Nest mines are
located here, giving the place some promi-
nence, although the Bears Nest Company
has not as yet fully commenced opera
tions. The Treadwell, however, is in full
blast, and turns out over 81 100000
year. The superintendent kindly al
lowed us to go through the stamp mill,
as well as the mines, which proved ex-
ceedingly interesting. The Treadwell
Company owns a mountain composed
entirely of gold ore, and this is honey
combed with drifts or tunnels leading to
central quarry, where Indians are busily
engaged chipping away the rock and
throwing it down chute into cars, which
carry it to the mill, where it is crushed
under heavy stamps. There are $50
stamps in continual operation, making
the largest stamp mill in the world, and
the din is so terrific that one can hardly
hear himself think, and conversation is
only carried on in pantomime.
The crushed ore is mixed with water
and passes over long copper plates,
covered with mercury, which collects
the golden grains. This amalgam is
scraped away at intervals and the plates
recovered for a new supply. The water
containing the remaining gold in the form
of sulphides is run over endless rubber
belts. which, as they revolve, are agitated
laterally with great rapidity shaking the
gold compounds into receivers and allow
ing the water and refuse rock to pass out
through waste pipes into the bay. The
Treadwell ore is not particularly rich, only
yielding 81 to the ton, but as the supply is
practically inexhaustible and the eextrac-
tioncosts only $1.60 per ton, the mine is
considered one of the best paying in
the country.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-08-28
The Jews In Russia.

The fact that the Russian Jews are
usually better educated in liberal ideas
than the majority of the cars subjects,
and are to be found among the reformers
and legal revolutionists of the Russian
empire, has served to incite the Muscovite
press to a renewal of the charge that
Nihilism has it's focus in the Russo Jewish
population. The murder of General
Seliverskoff, Russian agent in France,
who was shot in his room at the hotel
where he was residing in Paris, presuma-
bly, in revenge for the death sentence
passed on certain Nihilists a few days
previous in St. Petersburg, has doubtless
given fresh credence to the idea, especially
AS a few Hebrews were found among
the Nihilist conspirators. Yet it is not
fair to accuse the Jews, as class, of
Nihilism, without studying the Russo
Hebrew question. The st. Petersburg
government appointed a commission to
obtain accurate information about the
Jewish population, and some reports of
that commission have already been
handed to the chancellor. The st. Peters,
burg correspondent of the Partisan news
paper LIE Temps, having possessed him
elf of some of the figures and conclu-
ions of this report, has sent them to
hat paper. These show that in the Is
governments or provinces of Russia
where Hebrews are permitted to live
here are 293, ,507 Jews following manual
industrial occupations. There are,
onsequently, in Russia, proportionately
Tger number of Jews than of Christians
xercising an Industrial trade, -
remesslenniks is the word in the Off
ial reports. signifying those who work
a manual trade. The statistics also
how that the Hebrews in Russia support
willingly the military charges imposed
n every Citizen; for during the period
875-1s86,. out of TAO, 104 men drafted for
military service, there were 81, ,233 Jews;
hus the number of Hebrews who go
trough military service is equal proper
ionately to that Of the non Jewish popu.
ttion, and this in country which only
rants them very restricted rights. The
Aport of this commission, when pub
shed, will, perhaps, do away with the
rejudice against the cars Hebrew
,ubjects.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-08-28
caravan. or Che psssrt.

As we are constantly hearing of the
transports by caravan in Africa, the fol-
lowing information, lately published in
the Mobdcher, the official journal of Al
geria, concerning the caravans which
made the Gourara route in 1S89-90, is in
teresting. 1t says: A regular traffic ex.
lists between our nomad tribes of the
southern portion of the department of
Oran and the desert populations. Six
caravans went to Gourara during the last
campaign. The somewhat unimportant
caravan of Augad and Oulad-en-N Nahas
Cherago is taken as type, because our
information regarding it is exact. This
caravan comprised "a men and 1O6
camels. Setting out upon November IS,
1889, it returned on January 30, 1890,
after an absence of about two months
and half. The actual point of depart
ure is Ain-el-Hadjad, in the circle of
Ain-Sefra; to reach the objective point
required IA marches in IA days; the
longest march was % miles, the shortest,
about 10. The caravan carried wooden
feeces, butter, dried meat, wheat, and
beans, the value of which, at the current
prices of Ell Aricha, was estimated at
about $1G0; add to this the value of
a sum of silver money--about $50O-and
the total value of the whole, loads and
all, will be $3.50. The return load was
composed exclusively Of dates: 60 loads
of Hamita dates at e19 load, and 80 of
Tinacem dates at $15, which at El Ar
icha represents value of 81 500. The
profits were thus $3.50. Another caravan,
that of Hamyan, numbered 1879 persons
and 5,091 camels. 1t was two months
Ell route, from December to February 1,
travelling, like the. first, about $50 miles.
The Hamyan carried sheep to Gourara,
wheat, barley, wool, tallow, cheese,
dried meat, oil, butter, candles, and even
soap, it appears, and chick peas; it
brought in exchange deer skin, spices,
henna, and dates. The result of these
commercial operations is nearly as great,
proportionately, as that of the operations
CT the caravan of Augad.