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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-03-05
TIE HOUSEHOLD.
"WANTAD-A BOY !"
SELECTED

.'Wanted-a boy" How often we
These very common words may see.
Nanted-a boy to errands run,
Wanted for everything Under the sun
All that the men to-day can do
tomorrow the boys will be doing too,
For the time is ever coming when
The boys must stand in the place of men.
Wanted-the world wants boys to- day,
And offers them all she has for pay
Honors, wealth. position, fame;
A useful life and deathless name.
Boys TO shape the paths for men,
Boys to guide the pillow and pen,
Boys to forward the tasks begun,
For the worlds great work is done.
The world Is anxious to employ
Not just one but every boy
Whose heart and brain will e'er be true
To work his hands shall find to do.
Honest, faithful, earnest, kind;
To good awake TO evil blind;
Heart of gold without alloy,
Wanted: the world wants such boy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-03-05
Expelled From the Church

ALLENTOWN. Pa, March 2.-The
Bowan evangelical conference this morn
ing deposed from the ministry and expell-
ed from the church, Rev. D. A. Barr, of
Adamstown, for gross SANDER and detama-
ton of character
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-03-05
Perished in a Blizzard.

GREAT FALLS. Mont, Feb. 25-Five
laborers travelling through the northern
part of the state were caught in blizzard
in the mot itains and four persisted. The
other y au is badly frozen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-03-05
Use Salt in Milking.

Those persons who think they cannot
milk COW without wetting their fingers
may try as a substitute for this objectional
pract;lc the use of a little fine salt rubbed
on their hands. This will sufficiently
moisten the hand by absor btion of mois-
ture from the air, to make the milking
easy. But really there is no need for it
as dry milking is easy enough.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-03-05

not Stir one step until she was paid. She
fannf1n0lv told me there was not money
enough i'll the Waverland mansion to pay
her wages, asked her how much it was
and she said fifty pounds. 1 went to my
room, took the money my father gave me
and paid her, saying: Now, leave Waiver
land! She was astonished but finally left.
l was relieved. She had defied my orders
in everything, and was ruling your mother
with high hand"
you were a brave girl" I said. "But
where did you go from the depot?"
ITO Dublin. In my hurry to leave Wa
verland l forgot to take the money from
the funds 1 had in my possession, so
only had enough in my purse to take me
there. When | left the train in that great
city was bewildered for a time AS was
walking along the street little girl came
running up to me and taking my hand
said, come see my mamma, she is so still
The child was ragged, half starved little
girl She led me to an old howell. There
on bed made of leaves and straw lay
woman, dead! I went into house near by,
and asked the woman who came to the
door if she knew anything about the dead.
She told me that the dead woman was
widow. She had tried to get work but
failed, and she had probably starved to
death. The child had pinched and
shrivelled look, but no doubt the mother
had denied herself to save the child. The
priest was sent for. I washed the poor
woman's face and combed her hair When
the priest came he seemed surprised to see
a stranger there. He asked who was that
l should take such an interest in this poor
woman's death. l told him was a stran-
ger in Dublin but the child had led me to
her mother. I also told him was without
money or friends, and would like to get
place somewhere as governess. He asked
me to go with him to his sisters house un-
til [ could find some other home. found
his sister kind, gentle woman of consid-
cradle culture and good common sense.
Her whole aim and object in life was to be
-f '-sn TO lar hrothar who was her hero.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-01
The Truth In Hot Weather.

We are accustomed to say that the
Americans are generally truthful peo-
ple Is it owing to our climate? That
has great extremes The mean is fair,
and produces national veracity. Whence
comes, then, the habit Of playful exag-
geration, usually harmless, and perfectly
understood as humorous? Is It the re-
suit Of the extremes Of heat and cold es-
pecially of heat? Observation ought to
tell Us whether we are more truthful in
the winter than in the summer, and
whether the national habit of using ice
water for beverage Is an attempt to
counteract the veracity destroying power
Of high temperature.
There is no doubt that we urbend in
summer; moral reforms relax; the city
churches are closed; society falls into q
firtatious way, and only rounds up into
seriousness Of intention with the advent
Of the bracing autumn Apparently it
is the first frost that tones US up into
veracity. 1t is q humiliating depend
ence.-Charles Dudley Warner in Har-
Dor'S
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-01

A coroner out west recently reasoned
out a verdict more sensible than one-hali
the verdicts usually rendered. 1t ap
pears that an Irishman, conceiving that
a little powder thrown upon some green
wood would facilitate its burning di.
rected a small stream from keg upon
the burning piece; but not possessing d
hand sufficiently quick to cut this of
was blown into million pieces The
following was the verdict, delivered with
great gravity by the official:
Cant be called suicide, bekase he
didn't mean to kill himself; it wasn't
visitation of God" bekase he WASH t
struck by lightning; he didn't die for
want of breath for he hadnAt anything to
breathe with; it's plain he didn't know
what he was about, SO shall bring in
Died for want of common sense. -
Green Bag.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-01

On the corner of one Of the business
streets Of the city the other morning q
shoeblack had just finished polishing the
shoes of well dressed and gentle appear.
ing man. The latter was unfortunate In
having deformity which compelled him
to wear a shoe on one of his feet with an
exceedingly thick sole, thus endeavoring
to make up mechanically for what ma
ture had denied him.
"How much shall pay your" he asked
Of the boy.
Five cents, sir"
"Oh, but you should have more than
five cents for polishing my Shoes" said
the gentleman, tapping the thick sole
significantly with his cane.
mo, SIR" said the boy; five cents is
enough. don't want to make no money
out O your hard luck"
The customer handed out coin, laid
his hand ON the youngsters head for a
moment and passed on.
Who says the daysof chivalry are over.
Detroit Free Press
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-01
Cinnamon Chaw Gum

Seated together in a Broadway car
were five Cinnamon, all chewing gum
1t was evidently their first experience
with this deadly form of dissipation, but
they were enjoying it immensely. They
chewed and champed together and chat
tered away in their native tongue in the
most animated fashion.
The other passengers In the car were
much interested, and watched the mis-.
guided Cinnamon intently. The All
Sins were as oblivious to the other pas
sengers as il they were in thu fantasy
of an opium dream.
BY their gestures aud gibberish they
made it plain to the spectators that they
were discussing the deep mysteries of
the slot machine from which they had
extracted the gum. They also discussed
the gum itself. They would hold it be
tween their teeth, stretch it out until it
would break. thrust it back into their
mouths. chewing and chattering all the
time.
A ministerial looking man sitting op-
posite made a gesture of disapproval to
one Of the Cinnamon. A smile stole into
the slant eyes Of the Celestial as he
stopped chewing long enough to remark:
"Chinaman lkee alice same. New
York Advertiser.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-01
SD0CtAcloS in Art.

Among the figures forming part of the
architectural decorations of the interior
of the chapel of Henry VII is one of a
saint reading book and wearing a pair
of spectacles without side strips, and Of
the form that used to I've DISTINGUISHED
by the name goggles, Such early eye
glasses were circular in form and were
fixed in rims Of leather, connected by a
waist or curved piece of the same mate
rial. Leather has elasticity enough to
hold the glasses in position on the nose.
Such pair, probably not later than
the time of Charles Ii Of England, is pre-
served in the British museum. These
leather trimmed goggles appear to have
been succeeded by glasses of the same
shape with rims of tortoise shell and q
steel waist. An example Of the early
part OF the last century, in the o.igina
black fishskin case, shows that there
was difficulty in attaching the waist t.
the rim with the requisite fr1nness
Hence arose the rims with riyil wais,
and side pieces for keeping the specta
| cles in position.
But they were heavy and clumsy
| whether in tortoise shell or horn, an(
| the difficulty remained of making reli
able hinge in such brittle material. Thi
| seems to have brought into existenc,
the heavy gold, silver and steel specta
| cles OF our grandfathers. - jewelers.
| Weekly
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-01

The People of Paraguay Take Things
Easy and Do Not Like to Work.
Butter is very rare in the Paraguayan
capital. because the peasants will not at
tend to their cows lead them to good
pasture and work q churn. At Asuncion
we have seen the COWS turned out into
the street to Craze where there Is next
to nothing to eat At Villa Conception
the case is the same, whereas if the COWS
were led half mile to the edge of the
town they would find abundant pasture,
and give good milk This is only one
instance out of thousand.
Take, again, those old and young
women we saw sQuatting in the market,
with little scraps Of produce spread out
before them. Suppose they sell this for
ten cents, they have enough to buy mate,
tobacco and mandioca, which are their
chief ailments, and thus they keep the
household going, with the help of Or
anges, that lie in many places foot deep
on the ground. A caustic observer has
said that the Paraguayan peasant lives
on mate and the smell of a creased rag
The creased rag is an exaggeration
Mate, mandioca, tobacco, sugar cane,
oranges, and cana rum as q luxury, such
are the ordinary and extraordinary ar
ticles of consumption. With poor food
such as this the men are naturally weak
and indolent; and being at the same
time the lords Of creation they pass their
lives in meditative laziness and leave the
women to do what little work is abso-
lurely required to keep roof over their
heads
These Paraguayans, poor and ignorant
as they may be, are proud and suscep
tible; they never say thank you except
as a formula of refusal; it is useless to
order them about; they must be treated
with gentleness and persuasion, as equals,
and even then not much can be got out
Of them So was told by dozen men
who had varied experience in the coun-
try. The educated Paraguayans them
selves admit this much, but without
notable disapproval, and with an impa-
tent click Of the tongue against the
teeth and much writhing and Struggling
of neck and shoulders they will protest
against AmeTicanism, progress and doing
things quickly.
ut is not in the character of the
nation" they will say lit is in our
nature to go on slowly, quietly. without
effort; and fortune comes to Us almost
while we are sleeping. Theodore Child
in Harpers.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-01
Surprising Testimony.

Many physicians who have examined
into the merits Of B. B. B. Botanic Blood
Balm), have been confronted with testi-
mony which they deemed surprising, and
thus being convinced of it's wonderful
efficacy, have not failed to prescribe it in
their practice as occasion required.
H. L. Cassidy, Kennesaw, Ga, writes
"For two years my wife was great suf-
ferer. Skillful physicians did her no
good. Her mouth was one solid u Ger
her body was broken out in sores, and
she lost beautiful head of hair. Three
bottles B. B. B. cured her completely, ill.,
credible as it may sound, and she is the
mother of a healthy three months old
baby clear from any scrofulous faint
A. H. Morris, Pine Bluff, Ark, writes
"Hot Springs and several doctors failed to
cure me Of several running ulcers on my
leg, B. B. B. effected wonderfully quick
cure after everything else had failed"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-01
"a AZ tina nost In the morning.

me at the post In the morning"
Barbara did as required and saw ths
tanner step bhthely away to his task. Il
was than nearly 10 o'clock and she sought
her own chamber.
Barney was sitting at his vigil and &c
far all had been we'll.
The face In the coffin cleaned whittier
through the darkness. The rats sQueaked
as if famine were upon them and they
smelled dead flesh. The thought made
him shudder. He got up and walked
about, but something made slight
noise, ae II somebody was behind him,
and be put his chair with its back against
the wall, and sat down again. He had
been hard at work all day. and at Last,
In spite of everything. he grew sleepy.
Finally be nodded and snored
Suddenly it seemed as if somebody
had touched him. he swoke with a
start and saw nobody near though in
the center of the room stood white
figure.
Course you, get out of this!" he ex-
claimed in fright, using the first words
that came to his tongue.
The figure held up its right arm and
SLOWLY approached him. He started to
his feet. The specter came nearer,
pressing him into the corner.
"The ID take your cried Barney,
in his extremity.
1nvoluntarily he stepped back; still
the figure advanced, coming nearer and
nearer. and extending both arms, as if to
take him in ghostly embrace. The
hair started up on Barney's head; he
grew desperate, and just as the CLEAN
ing srns would have touched him he
fell upon the ghost like whirlwind,
tearing off the sheet, humping, pound
ing, beating and kicking, more and more
enraged at the resistance he met, which
told him the truth.
AS the reader knows he was big and
Fritz was little, and while he was pun
melting the little tanner numerically
and Fritz was trying in vain to get a
lunge at Barney's stomach, to take the
wind out of him, both plunging and
kicking like horses, they were petrifed
at hearing voice cry:
lake one or your size, Big BarneyP
Looking around they saw the corpse
sitting up in his coffin. This was too
much. They released each other and
sprang for the door. They never knew
how they got out, but they ran home in
hot haste, painting like stays.
It was Barbara herself who came and
opened the door upon Ernest the next
morning.
Its very early; one more little nap
said he, turning over in the coffin.
So she married him, and though she
sent Fritz and Barney invitations to the
wedding they did not appear. If they
discovered the trick they kept the knowl-
edge to themselves, and never willingly
faced Barbaras laughing eyes again
Sheffield Telegraph.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-01
HITCHED TO A CABLE.
The Unique and Startling Experience Of
San Francisco Horse.

The Unique and Startling Experience OF
San Francisco Horse.
A sad eyed horse htched to a two
wheeled butcher wagon blinked lazily
and whisked flies from himself on Jones
street, between OFarrell and Geary
streets He was an ordinary quadruped
with large head. which he wore in a
detected sort of way, as though he was
indulging in melancholy thoughts Dang
ling from one Of the bit rings was the
long hitching rope, which the custodian
Of the wagon had neglected to fasten to
a post.
Suddenly the horse cast his eyes to
starboard and slowly wagged his right
ear. An abandoned newspaper had drift
Ell down the street and became caught in
the cable slot. The horse was interested.
He laZily wandered over to the track and
examined the paper. The free end OF
the hitching rope dropped through the
cable slot. Suddenly the horse jumped
clear off the ground, jerked his head up.
plastered his ears close to his head, reared
on his hind feet. paved the air with his
fore feet, gave vent to a loud snort and
staInpedel down Jones street.
1t was not his fault that he broke his
speed record This horse was peace
fri animal, with an inclination to the
ploddiny career Of plow horse. But be
was compelled to assume rapid gait
because his rope was wound around the
cable rope and he was propelled by steam,
as it were. On he sped down Jones
street, around the corner and into
O'Farrell street at gait he had never
travelled before. while veal outlets, cuts
of beef. porterhouse stakes, kidneys,
lamb chops and liver logged out of the
wagon and became the trail which the
butcher boy followed frantically in his
efforts to catch his beast.
Nothing got in the way Of the horse
but dogs, and they added to his misery
by leaping into the air and swapping at
his nose. An enthusiastic procession OF
urchins raced madly in the wake of the
wagon aud cheered the animal on ia
greater efforts Of speed.
Down three blocks Of O'Farrell stree,
rampaged the equine, creating as large g
sensation as would a mouse in a semi.
nary. At Powell street his career ended.
The hitching rope came in contact with
the cross cable OF the Powell Street rail
road and was cut in twain. The horse
was holding back 90 hard that the reac-
ton threw him ON his launches, and be.
fore he could recover his equilibrium
half hundred citizens were holding him
down.
The butcher boy gathered up as much
OF his scattered meat as the dogs had not
devoured. and In few minutes the vel.
low horse was Flooding in the wake of q
hay wagon, munching purloined hay
San Francisco Examiner.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-01
The Production Of Pollen.

The immense number Of pollen grains
produced by single flower apparently
initiates against the saying that nature
allows nothing to be formed but what i
needful. It seems, indeed, q vast waste
Of material to have such q multitude OF
grains when 30 very few would answer
the same purpose. In single flower Oh
the peOny there are about three and 9
half millions grains; flower of the dan.
delion is estimated to produce nearly
two hundred and fifty thousand; the
number Of ovules in a flower Of the Chi
nese wisteria has been counted and the
number of pollen grains estimated, and
it is found that for each ovule there are
seven thousand grains.
While few fall below the thousands,
many rise far above the peony in point
Of numbers. These are the wind fertil-
lied flowers, and here nature must pro-
vide for an immense loss Of material
Professor Joseph F. James in Popular
Science Monthly.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-01
THE INSTRUCTOR.

1as EW no meek With Lcve In ell his beaRtE
In A4h6 solemn majesty and worth,
Gan ~ krAnalate tho meaning Of lteb duty,
WhiA God Oft writes in cipher at our birth
Hot tn Love comes In all hia strength and tor.
CAa we read others hearts, nor till then
know
4 vide compassion for all human error,
Or apund the QuiverinG depths Of mortal woe.
saGDt til we sail with him DER stormy oceans
Have We seen tempests; hidden In his hand
He holds the keye to all great emotions;
Till he unlooks them. mono can understand.
Not M we walk With him on lofty mountains
Can ne quite measure heights. And. Oh. sad
truth
When once we drink from hts immortal foun-
tAinA
We bid farewell to tho light heart of youth.
Thereafter our most perfect day will borrow
A dtmminR shadow from some dreaded night.
So great grows JOY 1t merSes into sorrow,
And evermnre pain dnctures our delight
Ella Wheeler Wilcox In New York World.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-01
Keloey's Bill for Trousers.

Herbert Kelcey's dignifed appearance
is part OF his reputation. His fault.
less coats and his we'll creased trousers,
which never seem to have discovered
that their wearer is jointed at the knees
like the rest Of the world, have been the
envy of plenty OF fellows who cannot
sit down once in pair of breeches with
out letting them into all the secrets of
their shape. It is not generally known,
however, how much care Kelley takes
to keep up his appearance.
OF course in New York it is perfectly
easy to keep ones self pressed, but when
he is travelling on the road it is quite q
different matter. The actor resorts to
various methods to retain that beautiful
crease down the front Of his trousers,
one OF which is to take his trousers when
be undresses. stretch them carefully into
shapes and lay them between the mat
tresses Of his bed-when his bed has two
mattresses.
Last year he left western hotel in 9
hurry and left a pair Of trousers behind
him. for which he autographed back from
the next town. In the meantime Mr.
and Mrs. Barrymore had arrived at the
hotel the next night and been assigned
to the room Kelley had occupied. The
bellboy was sent to the room to ask the
occupants permission to look for the
neither garments. They were found be.
tween the mattresses, and BARRYMORE
undertook to do them up and forward
them 10 his brother actor. When Kel.
cey received the package it contained, in
addition to the trousers, bill stating
that Mr.. Herbert Kelcey was indebted
to Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Barrymore TO,
pressing one pair Of trousers. Boston
Home Journal.
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A Reliable A eAistant.

The poet and the almanac maker agree
that all seasons have their signs, but
those Of spring are most active and insis-
tent. 1t is then that nature throws of
the lethargy Of winter and prepares to
renew her bounties It is then, also, that
nature attempts to throw off the impur.
tiles that have lain dormant in the human
system. This effort manifests its+lf in
various ways--in the incre sed activity
of old affections, in the appearance OF
boils, carhuncles and otl,er eruptions, and
in the various symptoms so familiar ia
those who have 8, ffered. 1t is at his
period that nature finds an active and a
Trustworthy assistant in S. s. S., which.
in the ~ork of purifying the blood and
strengthening the system, has proven to
be the most perfect spring medicine ever
offered to the public.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-01
RexulArs or Dutv.

II want to show you the effects Of con-
slant training" said local military eu-
thusiast.
We were standing on Whitehall street.
You see those two regulars from Nc
Pherson barracks coming this way" said
he, pointing toward two private soldiers
from the barracks. They were walking
very rapidly, but with as regular step
as though on dress parade.
Nov watch them. Twill give q COM
mand ~ they come up and I'll bet cigar
they insttnctivaly obey it."
Its . bet"
Just - they passed "a my companion.
u q Deep commanding voice said:
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LEMON ELIXIR.

N F1e6BHnt Lemon OF1Aks
For biliousness and constipation, take
Lemon Elixir.
For indigestion and foul stomach, take
Lemon Elixir.
For sick and nervous headach. S, take
Lemon Elixir.
For sleepIessness and nervousness, take
Lemon Elixir.
For loss of appetite and debility, take
Lemon Elixir.
For levers, chiila and Malaria, take Lem
on Elixir.
Dr.. Mozley's Lemon Elixir will not fai
you IN any OF The above named diseases
All OF which arise from torpid or diseased
!v"'. stomach, kidneys or bowels.
Prepared only by Dr.. H. MOTLEY, At
lana, Ga,
soc. and 81 90 per bottle, a, druggists.