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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-08
AMERICAN TIN PLATE.
Free Traders Must Harmonic Their Views
Regarding 1t.

It is absolutely would that we. coulo
find stronger adverb-nec7ssary that the
free traders should get together and agree
upon faIsehood and stick to it. Nothing
but disaster can follow the reckless and IN
controlled promiscuousness of untruth
which they have INDUCED in of late. Three
months more of this kind of work will
leave Roger @. Mills without following
in anv state which has newspaper OF gen
eral circulation.
For example, that is to say, for the last
example, Major Mckinley, having made a
sample of American tln-plate In Piqua
(Ohio) factory, here come our own Time
and Herald, following in the wake of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, and declare that it
was foreign iron OF steel, dipped in foreign
lead, and that the major made his Amerl-
can tin plate.
Thus say three democrats; but fourth
democrat makes oath that he knows that the
steel was of American make, that the lead
was from American mines, and that the
tin used with the lead to make the coatlng
which forms roofing tin-plate was of Amer
lean production. Then the Metal Worker,
a trade journal simply, comes out with a
notice of the superior quality of the tin
plate made at the Piqua factory. These
contradictions must be hurtful to the free
trade falsehood bureau.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-08
A PERFUMFD CARAVAN.
a Rich Perfume 4 tar of Roses Transport
ed by DonkeYs.
Harper's Young People

harpef'S 1OunS IeOple
Every one knows how subtle, penetrat-
ing, and permanent is the rich perfume of
altar of roses. The larger part of the
worlds supply of the delicious scent made
in Persia, where there are many hundreds
of acres devoted to the culture of roses for
this purpose.
At certain seasons of the year long
caravans of donkeys, laden with the altar,
and under guard Of soldiers to protect the
rich body from attack by robbers, journey
from central Persia to the little port of
Bushire, whence it is exported to Bombay;
Other donkey trains similarly escorted
proceed to port on the Caspian Sea,
whence the altar is conveyed to Turkey and
Russia, which, after Hindostan, are the
largest consumers of the costly luxury.
When the wind is in the right direction
the approach of one of these caravans Is
announced by the scent long before it can
be seen, and the line of its progress can be
traced by the odor for days after it has
passed by.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-08
THE CORsO OF ROME.
A Road Into the Past-OId Rome's Famor
6COrsoD

Road Into the Past-OId Rome's Famous
"Corso"
Of all the historic streets the great cities
of the world possess, none can surpass, il
indeed any can vie with, the so-cailed
Corso of Rome. Shorn as it is now of its
ancient and medieval glories, it is haunt
ed by trains of memories which consecrate
it to every student. In our own times,
even in Rome, upstart rivals, modern
growth-and one in particular, the Via
Nazionale-assumet to compare with it. 1T
exceeds it in length and in breadth; it has
many modern arts and graces and convex
fences that the narrow and dear Gold Corso
lacks. Larger and newer buildings are
ranged along its sides. Broader paths
for foot passengers have there been con-
structed. Gayer shops, with larger win
dows, haunt their goods and invite the
world Of purchasers.
Tramways have there been laid down, ana
the sound of the trumpet from the tram
way omnibuses warns the carriages and
foot-passengers to clear the road. All is
new, modern, and the birth of to-day.
But there are no memories there, no
CLEANS and visions of old days and Gus
toms and persons such as cling about the
narrow length of the old and worldfamous
street. There are no haunting spirits, no
historic "reminiscences, no legends Of the
old, no figures of the past. There is all
the difference between these two streets
that there is between the gay young girl
just entering into life, full of thoughtless
gayety and looking forward into the fu-
lure, and the staid old matron, in her Sc
rene age, who lives more in the past than
in the present, and who has delightful
stories of the times gone by, and the
glories and splendors of her youth. Could
the Corso be incarnated, with what de-
light should we hang upon her lips and
listen to her old-world tales, and live over
with her the long vanished past!-W. W.
Story, in October Scribner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-08

but we regret to say that worse. mueh
worse, remains to be said in derogation of
he work of the bureau, and we regret that
our esteemed friend Major Jones, of the
st, Louis Republic, leading democratic
organ IN the west, again is the person who
hoodoos the plans of his free trade con-
temporaries.
The matter stands thus: All the other
tree trade journals having said that ono
American tln-plate has been made, neither
is there active preparation for making
any, but all the alleged tin-plate factories
spoken OF are Just paper enterprises, tales
written for political effect, the candid
Major Jones chose for his leading editorial
OF the day before yesterday the subject of
the great immigration of Welsh workmen
TO st. Louis In search of employment at
the Nledrlnghaus tin-plate works. The
gallant and candid major undertook TO
prove that all Wales, or nearly so. was
coming to st. Louis, and not merely to seek
work as tin-platers, but under absolute
contract with the managers of the Med
rnghaus Iln-plate company. The major.
Justly, was indignant at this evasion of
the contract labor law. But, having
proved that the tin-plate makers were
hiring Welsh laborers, he proved that the
scheme OF making American tin-plate was
not political but intensely practical, which
was mere y just what the Chicago Times
and Herald did not want him to prove.
we repeat, 1t is absolutely needful
that the free traders should GET
together and agree as to what truths are
to be suppressed, and what falsehoods adj
hered to.
Major Jones, however, is glad to know
that the Welsh immigrants have learned
the art and mystery of the American
strike. He says:
But, though Mr.. Niedringhaus has no
trouble in getting his imported Welsh
men past the Custom House, though the
Harrison administration asked no ques-
TONS, though the men have arrived, there
is still ''hitch." Thousands of miles
from their homes and friends, they de-
cline to take advantage offered them by
the Mckinley bill and by Mr.. Niedring-
haus. They would not take the bread
from the mouths of American working
men, and as Mr.. Niedringhaus had said
nothing In the contract about requiring
them to do 80 they joined hands with the
strikers. So there is another delay in
furnishing Mr.. Mckinley with more
campaign badges, made of genuine
American tin by genuine American labor
under a genuine tax eff $44 ton against
competition.
Thus Major Jones admits the fact of
genuine American tin-pIate made by
genuine labor" but is glad that its manu-
ftacture in large quantities may be de-
layed by labor troubles, whereas the Chic
ago Times, Herald, deny there ever was
or ever will be any genuine American
tln-plate, made by Americans. Major
Jones has the best of it in this unfortun-
ate controversy between eminent free
traders. But the brethren should get
together; they should indeed, and soon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-08
VEGETABLE CURIOSITY.
A Plant Out in California That Produces
Hard Boiled Eggs.

Among the many curious things In the
plant world, says the San Francisco Exam
iner, such as flowers that eat flies, the
Holy Ghost plant, that bears a
white dove in its petals, and others
equally interesting, there is none more
curious than the solanum gatratrum, a
recent addition to Golden Gate parl. con-
servatory.
This plant bears hard-boiled eggs for
fruit. At least, the fruit resembles a hard
boiled gg, with the shell taken off, as
nearly as a truly egg can be.
There are three eggs on the park plant
one as large as pigeons egg, another
the size of turkeys product, and the
third is about 51a inches long by
% wide. In color they are identical to
| the blush white Of the cooked arti-
Gle of hen production. The laying plant
was the great object of attra ction In the
conservatory yesterday, and groups OF peo-
pie stood before it all day, wondering what
il was and whether the fruit was good 10
eat.
The blossom lis small, of a rich purple
hue, and when the flower drops off little
white egg is seen. This grows to about
the size of its couiin, the pear-shaped egg
plant of commerce. But the white variety
preserves the perfect egg-shape In all stages
Of It's development.
It thrives in the open air wherever the
purple plant grows, and is cultivated
In the same way. Another variety
of the same family bears golden yellow
fruit, but the white variety is the
only one in which the fruit is of the oVoid
form.
When pressed between the fingers the
white fruit is found to possess the
same soft, elastic feeling as hard-boiled
egg. The interior is filed with cells and
small seeds, like the purple plant of the
tomato.
Aside from its utility as an article of
food it is prized for its rarity and beauty.
The plant stands about two feet high,
and has broad, soft, oval leaves OF dark
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-08
CITY OF PITTSTILLE.
Town %. Range 8 East

n piece UI IiIIJI III
Sc sw described az
follows: Commenc-
ing 172 feet west and
300 it. south OF n. E
cor. of the above de-
scribed DO acres;
thence west 125 feet,
south so f., east 125
it., north so fit. to be-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-08
FREE TRADE A BLIGHT.
Important Admissions from English
Sources

The following quotations show what is
passing through many English minds at
the present time:
Foreign government are doing all they
can to make fair traders of our manufac.
turers and workpeople. Sir B. Samuel
son, nj. P, 1887.
'Great as are the advantages at cheap
food they must be weighed against the
disadvantages of paralyzing more or less
the greatest of cur home industries. -
Lord Armstrong, 1887.
"We Call history to witness that Ireland
was always happy and prosperous till
free trade fell upon her like a blight -
ish-American Newspaper, 1887.
81 have believed in free trade all my life,
but my fear is that it will not last. 1t
prospered when all it's conditions were in
our favor, but this does not prove that it
will prosper when the conditions are ex-
tensiyely changed. Cardinal Manning,
1883.
81 am a rabid fair trader, pro-
tectionist if you like, because the work
people Of this country are starving in the
streets, undersold by foreign labor -
Mrs Cunningham Graham 1888.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-08
COUNTY CLERKS LIST
OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK,

Wood County, Wisconsin.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the fol
IN lowing described lands were sold by the
County Treasurer on the 21st day of May, A D.
1885, for the taxes and charges thereon for the year
81 1888, and the same are yet unredeemed in this
shfce, and the holders of certificates of sale Of
said lands will be entitled to tax deed thereof in
accordance with the laws of this state unless re-
deemed on or before the 21st day of May A. D.
1892 The interest and charges, including re
dsmption fees, are to be computed to the last day
Of redemption.
Given under my hand and seal at Grand
tKxALl Rapids, Wisconsin, this 18th day OF
August, A. D. 1891.
8. r. YOUNG,
County Clerk, Wood County, Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-08
For Her Worth Only

Kansas City Times: "What are you
marrying her for, jacks? =.
''For her intrinsic worth-nothing else,
assure you"
what is that p
"Oh. about half a million OF So"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-08
MONEY KEPT AT HOME.
That Shown to be the Effect OF Pro-
lection.


1t is shown by the official figures of the
treasury department that a decrease in the
imports of dutiabe merchandise during
the nine months ending June 30, 1891,
amounted to SIS, 543, 692, and free trade
correspondent bewails the fact as a great
calamity. Well, so do all free traders
We have deprived the foreign working
man Of this amount and kept the money
at home and given it to the American
laborer. For no one denies that over
nine tenths of this amount was given
solely to labor. We admit the charge, and
only wish that the next nine months may
double this amount and that it will go on
increasing year after year until we send no
money out of the country for anything
that American workmen can manufacture
or the American farmer produce.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-08
lot 1, blk. 6
lot 2, blk. 6
THIRD WARD.
Unknown lot 2, blk. 2
do lot II, blk. 80
Il e. l. L.

Unknown lot 2, blk 81
do lot H. blk. 80 \
do NV 20 it, lot II, blk. 81 .
Unknown. A lot of land commencing $40
it. east of the sW corner of NV ID of NV ID
of Sc Il of Sec. II, T. %, r. 6 E., running
thence north 1U2 it., east 135 it,, south 102
it,, west 135 #. to place of beginning.
Unknown. A lot of land commencing 600
fit. east, and 1872 #. north of the sw cor of
Is of NV ID of Sc "a of Sec. II, T. %, R.
E., running thence north 204 it., east go
it., south 2O4 it., west 270 #. to place Of
beginning.
Unknown. A lot OF land commencing 100
fit. east of sw corner of tract lot 2, Sec. II,
7. p, r. E., running thence l218 #. to
the Sc cor. of said tract lot 2, thence
north along the east line of said tract. lot
about 900 it,, thence southwesterly about
1,170 it,, thence northwesterly about 800
it., thence southwesterly about $50 #. to
the place of beginning, containing about
734 acres
Unknown. A lot OF land commencing 1876
it. east, and 234 TT. south Of the NV cor
ner of the Is of NV ID of Sc ID of Sec. II,
7. p, R. 6 E., running thence east 1875 it.,
north 102 it,. west 1875 it., south 102 #. to
place Of beginning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-08
SECOND WARD.

A lot of land commencing at point $50
feet south, 375 feet west of the a post be-
tween secs. s and IL Town %, Range 8
East; thence south 102 feet, west 307 feet,
north 1O2 feet, east 370 feet, to place Of be-
ginning
A lot of land commencing 80 feet north and
165 feet east of sW corner of lot /, sec. II,
Town p, Range 6 East, running thence
east 21l feet, north 235 feet, to center
of the creek on the line between the lands
of G. r. Gardner and N 3. Sampson;
thence north 7S15 deg. west along the GEN.
ter of said creek PA feet, to the east line
of lot of land heretofore conveyed by G.
RGardner to the city of Grand Rapids;
thence south 262 feet, to the place of be-
ginning
Unknown lot l. blk. 6
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-08
VILLAGE OF AUBURxDALE.
Town e Ranra 4 EAT

Town Is, Range East
Unknown east part of y sw, sec. - g &
do Is lot e. blk 3 10 s.
do south of R R. ok III
Unknown. Commencing on the u line rum
ming north and south through sc. q
166 it. north of center of w. c. R R
and 23 IT, east of said ID line running east
20 IT., thence north 80 T., thence west
III #, thence south 153 #. to place or
starting. 2 $
Unknown. Commencing 1914 #. east of
southeast corner of block and running
north $50 it., thence east SO it., thence
south $50 it., thence west Sc it. to place
OF starting. ::
Unknown. All OF sw a of Sc d of Sec %
south Of W. G. r. R. not otherwise listed 2 l
Unknown Commencing 80 #. north and
74A IT. west of the Sc cor. of sec. %,
and running north rs it., thence west 81
It., thence south rs #, thence east 81 It.
to place of starting O.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-08
REMINGTON Village.

Town q, Range 8, East.
Unknown al of blk. g. less
$500 of an acre Is S. 81
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-07

4 hairy mole which IS still growing
should be removed ut once, even ar tAe
risk Of SONS injury TO the skim It is
now probably no more than plezus Of
capillary vessels, with only small sup
ply Of connective tissue. There IS also q
likelihood that it has not Yet involved
the skin. If this be its condition, the
skin over the tumor may be reflected in
flaps, and the tumor itself strangulated
with ligature in one of the usual ways.
The flaps should then be replaced, and
the result will be minimum OF cicaJrix
and deformity.
But if the npvus be allowed to grow.
it will become a large, highly vascular.
erectiio tumor, probably invading aud
involving the skin, liable to profuse
hemorrhage if injured; yet still quite
amenable 10 treatment, though of less
simple kind The modes Of treating
navi are numerous, and are continually
increasing. Herald Of Health.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-07
Green Soldiers on sentry Duty.

Early one morning when in camp two
Seventh regiment men had adjoining
posts. Instead of walking in the same
direction, as they should have done,
they were plodding toward and from
each other. Suddenly the sentry on post
No. ) bawled out as he saw some one APP
preaching from post No. 6:
Who comes there? Haiti"
The response was quickly given, "Get
out, you darned idiot, I'm the sentinel
Then whispered conversation was
held, the result being that the matter
was to go no further.-New York
Herald.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-07
a Hop Picker.

The record Of the fertility of American
ingenuity has been increased by the ad-
dition of the invention of machine for
picking hops. 1t is claimed this ma
chine will do the work as clean and
much more Iapidly than it can be done
by hand. The apparatus is mounted on
a wooden frame, heavy enough to insure
stability, and is about Z feet long by )
feet wide and feet high.
The branches of the hop bine are fed
into receiver and are seized between
two rollers and gradually pulled through.
The hops fail into an inclined screen,
and by their own weight fall into the
box prepared to receive them. The
leaves and blnes fall on the same screen,
but are carried back by the returning
motion and thrown into separate pile.
1t requires only one man to turn the
wheel and another to feed bines into the
rollers. Boston Transcript.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-07
Arabia. Contribution to Science.

Rome boosted that she dispensed with
native physicians for the first 600 years
Of her existence. Whether this was the
result of her unusual vigor is not re-
corded. In the days of her prosperity
and success she developed considerable
ability in the medical line and gave to
the world the distinguished physician
Galenus. For some time after the fall
of Rome the treatment of disease was
chiefly in the hands of monks. In con-
nection with the monastery there were
frequently the well managed hospital
and garden filed with plants noted for
their healing virtues.
The Arabs of the Middle Ages were
devoted students of science and particu-
larly of medicine. When they came in
contact with Christendom they made
two important contributions. They gave
to the church the writings of Aristotle,
which, in the hands of st. Thomas Aqui-
mas, saved the church from crude ma
terialism.
They gave to the medical world the
wealth of their scientific researches, es-
pecially III the line OF chemistry, and
substituted milder remedies in place of
the terrible hellebore and other drugs Of
Hippocrates. Averrors and Avicenna
were the leading Arabian scientists, and
Dante has given them place in that
honorable circle of the Inferno" which
contains the leading physicians of hea-
then times. Chicago Herald.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-07

Rev. Mr.. Hagamore, to whose memory
slab has been placed ia the church at
Catshoge, Leice. er7hirc, England, was
ga little queer" 1t seems that the rev
erend gentleman died IN Jaaugry, 1856,
leaving all of his property, valued at
$1,000, to a railroad porter.
This queer old preacher kept one serv-
ant of each sex, whom he locked mp
every night. His last employment OF an
evening was to So the rounds Of his
premises, let loose the doe. and fire Off
bis gun. lie lost his life in a curious
manner. Starting out to let cut his
servants the dogs fawued upon him and
threw him into a pond Of water The
servants heard his cries, but being
locked up cclld not render assistance,
so the old man was drowned
When the inventory Of his property
was taken he was found to 5e t.e owner
of so gowns, 100 pairs Of trousers. 100
pairs of boots, 400 pairs Of shoes, 90
wigs although he had plenty of natg-
raj hair, 80 dogs, 90 wagons and carts.
80 wheelbarrows, 30 raaors. so plows,
80 saddles and 233 piciuxes ana shoyels.
He surely Was "a little queer. st.
Louis Republic.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-07

Before ] ever went on the stage used
to take part in amai mr. affairs in my
mothers pariors in Boston, and / both
cred Charlie fhorne { daash 20 get me a
place in some compa
My friends also sa they were con-
WINGED had talents 20 faily Thoue
secured me q position nacomDany then
playing a piece called a Bottle" Prou-
dence was 60 be the place where made
my debut, and the par assigned me was
the old time geutlem-uly villain, who
comes 10 the village and captures the
heart Of the rustic beauty.
/ had rehearsed several times aud was
sure | knew it all.
The heroine was TO rush on with o
scream and | was to run after her, bat
she hadn't rchearsed the scream with
me, so when she dashed ON and gave an
unearthly yen it nearly frightened me
TO death.
| stubbed my toe, feel SPRAYING ana
lost one OF my sidewhiskers. | couldL' t
utter a word, and didn't do so during
the whole performance They thought
| would gain courage as the piece pro
crossed, but during the third act the or
chestra came in with a few thrilling
bars Of music and completely lost my
head and | dashed out of the theater to
find the depot and take the next train
for Boston.
As ! entered the cars with makeup on,
a black streak on my cheek from a black
ened eyebrow and my wig at one side
passengers thought l was staring mad.
On reaching home l rushed in to my
mother, who thought | was going TO e.
second Booth, begging her not to send
me on the stage again, but TO get me a
position in some store.-Nat G. Good
win, Jr., in New York World
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-07
Hakers i'm London,

There are $4,000 bakers in London, of
whom 5000 are foreigners, mostly Ger
mans. Foremen bakers get from five
dollars to eight dollars a week, second
hands from four dollars TO five dollars a
week, third hands from two dollars to
three dollars a week. The hours of labor
range from twelve to fifteen hours a day
and on Saturdays from twenty to TWEEN
ty-three hours. Most Of the small bakers
act as their own foremen.
The majority of the bakehouses are
miserable underground cellars, overrun
with reaches, mice and other vermin.
The cellars are so i'll ventilated and so
unhealthy that the bakers are subject to
a number Of special diseases, all of
which may be communicated to the con-
sumers of the bread they make for they
are mostly diseases Of the skin, and the
bakers in these dens, as a rule, work
stark naked from their waists up, and
there is generally no accommodation of
any kind for washing except in the
kneading tubs. New York Recorder.