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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-08-08

Mrs. Martha Williams of BROOKLYN.
New York, is the guest of Mrs. Simpson
Montgomery of Boston Mass.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-08-08

MIR. John Mitchell, of Leavenworth,
Kan, died in that city last week.
Mr.. VIM. Anthony, died suddenly at
Scotland Neck n. c., last Friday night.
Mrs. Ida Liggins, wife of Sidney Lig-
ging, died at Portsmouth, Va, last Sat-
urday.
Mr.. Benjamin Anderson. prominent
citizen of Butte City, Mont, died there
last Friday.
Henry Lavender, q member of the NJ.
p. church at New Berne, Ala, died in
that city last week.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-08-08

When asking questions to which answers
are looked for in this column, correspondents
should bear in mind that matters likely to be
of general interest always have the prefer
ence. Write upon one side of the paper cilly'
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-08-08

The sixth crop of "Pickings from
Puck" is now ready. It will be issued
quarterly hereafter.
Harper's Magazine for August opens
with remarkably interesting paper on
New Zealand by professor George M.
Grant, describing the wonderful scenery
and unsurpassed resources OF that re-
mote country"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-08-08

Boys and girls are requested to write letters
dress, Our Young People, care of THE Ap-
PEAL We can furnish smart, active bows
and girls with pleasant but lucrative employ.
ment, f0'
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-08-08
SHORT HAND At HOME.

Let boys and girls have Thorough course in Short
Hand at the reasonable price of ten cents per les
son. Taught by mail. Write for circulars, ". G.
Moore, 1922 W. Walnut street. Louisville, XIV.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-08-08
ST. LOUIS OFFICE

No. 1902 FRAN LIN AVEN u E
j.. n. HARRISON, MANAGER.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-08-08
THE APPEAL.

ISSUED SIMULTANEOUSLY
ST PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS, CHICAGO,
LOUISVILLE, ST. LOUIS. h~"r
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
The Deaconess Question.

After debating the question for three
months the New York presbytery has
rejected the overture of the general as
sembly regarding the appointment of
deaconesses by a vote of 80 to 81. Three
objections were raised: 1. That there is
no scriptural or apostolic authority for
ordaining women to official places in the
church. 2. That the Office of deaconess
did not arise as early in the church as
the advocates of it claim. 3. That wom-
an is already receiving the best of all
recognition for the great work she is &C.
comprising. They afterward adopted
the following resolution:
''The Presbytery of New York respect
fully overture the general assembly to
submit to the presbyteries the following
amendment to the form of government:
Whenever it shall appear needful, the
church session may select and appoint
cody women for the care of the poor
and the sick, Of poor widows and Or
phans, and for all such ninistrations to
bodily and spiritual needs as may come
properly within their sphere"
In short, this body Of men are per
fectly willing that women should do all
the hard work incident to an Office sim
liar to that of deacon, but object to their
having the official name and authority
that belongs to it.-Boston Womans
JOurna1
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
Rernhardt,s Good Health

Bernhardt is getting fat, and seems a
happy, merry woman. She laughs and
jokes, and one can almost see dimples in
her cheeks. She impresses every one
who comes in contact with her as being
happier woman than when she was
here before. Then she was i'll and irri-
table; now she is strong and happy and
as satisfied as her big dogs are with her
surroundings.
Madame looks out of her windows to
enjoy the sight of her dogs chasing about
Mcpherson square. She was asked yes
terday what became of the pet that she
brought with her on her last visit to this
city-the wildcat. He is dead" she
replied. II cried four days after him. {"
Nine. Bernhardt has three servants with
her-two men, one of whom is her cook
when she travels in her own car, the
other is valet, courier, ETC., and the
third servant is a maid, who also looks
after petite acknowledgment Cor.
Chicago Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
Biblical Discoveries of Great Interest

A lecture of the greatest interest, not
only to orientalists, but likewise to all
interested in Biblical research, has just
Of Vienna by that most distinguished
orientialist and linguistic scholar, the
Rev. William Hechler, captain to the
British embassy
Ever since his student days he has been
seeking for the key to harmonic the
dates Of the kings Of Judah and Israel
given in the Bible, and the dates of the
kings Of Babylon, Assyria, Egypt and
Persia. AS he observed in the course of
his lecture: "Whoever has carefully
studied the histories of the ancient en-
pires must be struck with the wonder
fully truthlike appearance Of the chron
illogical and syncroniStic data. No his
torian has ever ventured to give such a
large number of dates as the Bible,
which are made to synchronize with the
dates of kings Of other nations. thereby
enabling accurate control. Thus the
kings of Judah are made to synchronize
with the kings of Israel, and many Of
Babylon, Assyria, Egypt and Persia"
At the last orientalists' congress in
Vienna the learned gentleman presented
the first part Of his researches, extending
over twenty years. No doubt his charts,
when published, will startle many pro-
fessor of theology all over the world
at least such as have taught their pupils
that it was impossible to put in order
and harmonic these confused dates.
Mr.. Hechler proves that they do har
monte, and that in a most wonderful
manner, but the key had to be sought
and found, He does not profess to have
united the Gordian knot and to have
disposed of every difficulty, but the re-
markedly clear and ingenious way in
which he puts an end to Biblical dis
crepancies is convincing and conclusive.
The charts are SO simple and comprehen-
lole that child may read them.-Vi-
lnna Cor. London Telegraph.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
A Little Georgia Volcano.

MIR. Henry Gartrell, living about ten
miles from Ellijay, Ga, says there is a
tree on the mountain above the large
cliff Of marble on the line of the Marietta
and North Georgia railroad that has
been burning for five months.
The latter part of last October the
woods were being burnt off, and an old
hollow tree caught fire. About three
weeks thereafter he saw the fire and
found that the tree had been almost con-
sumed, and the ground appeared to be
ablaze. He has watched it continuously
ever since, and can see the fire better on
a rainy night.
Sunday he took long rod of iron and
some water and poured the water in the
hole, but it did not extinguish it. He
then ran his iron rod down about five
feet through the cinders and got some
out. The whole mass in the hole is red
hot, and the material when taken out
is very much like shop cinders, but after
being exposed for few hours it Stacks
like lime. 1t is very strong with alkali,
and smells like sulphur. Gilmer county
may have young volcano.-Cor. At
lanta Constitution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
Chose to Tie with His Swaatbaar

Andrew Moore, aged twenty-one, and
Miss Ollie Cox, aged sixteen, were
drowned in the Luxapalia river, at Ken
nedy, Ala, recently. This couple, to-
gether with Joe Kennedy and Miss F'loy
Cook, all pupils Of the Kennedy high
school, were out boating. The boat cap
sized, and Mr.. Kennedy barely succeeded
in bringing Miss Cook to the shore, but
Mr.. Moore was unable to swim through
the strong current with Miss Cox, and
gave up his life rather than swim out
alone. The young lady was the daugh-
ter of Representative Cox, of Piclzens
county. Mr.. Moore and Miss Cox were
to have been married shortly.-Cor
Memphis Appeal-Avalanche.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
An Odd Christening Scene.

A remarkable christening ceremony
was held at the home of Fred T. Wealth
erbee and wife, in Springfield, Mass,
the other day, when their infant daugh-
ter was named Edith Blossom. There
were four generations on hand to wit
ness the ceremony, while a great-grand-
mother, two grandfathers and a grand
mother alternately caressed the little
one, who was the center of attraction.
Ex-Collector G. G. Hubbard, of Hartford,
Mrs. Weatherbee's father, came up with
bishops Bible printed in 1870, and
thumbed by members of the Hubbard
family since 1884 until the leaves are
worn back in the center.
From the strange bold type OF this his
toric book the story OF Christ blessing
little children was read by Rev. @. H.
Fay, who is the second husband of the
child's great-grandmother, and then, as
if little Edith Blossom needed more to
make the occasion momentous, she was
dressed in christening robe made by
Ann Maria Blossom for her infant grand
daughter, Mary A. Blossom, when the
latter was F"ptized, fifty-one years ago
Detroit News
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
1t Deserves Your SuDDort.

Every year every local paper gives
from 100 to 5000 free lines for the sole
benefit of the community in which it is
located. No other agency can or will do
this. The local editor in proportion to
his means does more for his town than
any other ten men, and in all fairness,
man with man, he ought to be support
ed, not because you may happen to like
him or admire his writing, but because
a local paper is the best investment
community can make
1t may not be brilliant or crowded
with great thoughts, but financially it is
more Of benefit to community than
the preacher or teacher. Understand us.
now; we do not mean morally or intel
lectually, but financially, and yet on the
moral question you will find the major.
ity of the local papers are on the right
side of the question. Today the editors
Of local papers do the most work for the
least money of any men on earth Sub
scribe for your local paper; not as a
charity but as an investment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
No More Guy Policemen.

There was an interesting talk on mis-
fit police uniforms at the meeting of the
ieutenants. Superintendent Lamon in
structed the ieutenants to return all
badly fitting garments to the contractor,
as no man would be allowed to go on the
street with a misfit uniform, and they
would lose pay for each day lost by rea-
son of having imperfect fitting garments
This laudable desire to show off the
Adonislike forms of the policemen
brought Lieutenant Thompson to his
feet. He thought it would be impos-
sible to get the fits required, as some of
his men had returned their clothing
twice, and it had come back as baggy
and imperfect as when sent. The super
intendent informed the dissenting officer
that the excuse was not good one. He
said the officers could send the clothing
back every day if necessary until it was
made to fit, and once more announced
that the misft policemen would lose
their days pay.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
Booths Fortune.

am glad to say that SO far as money
is concerned Edwin Booth has enough to
keep him in comfort the rest of his life
He was able to give $3.50, 900 to the Play
ers' club, and if current reports are true
he has invested in one of our large in
surance companies sum of money
which insures to him an annuity of $15,-
900 a year for life. He did this when
some Of his friends rather protested
against his lavish gift to the club. l
suppose that, Notwithstanding the can
ceiling of the Booth engagement here,
the great actors name will remain for
some years to come a potent attraction
to audiences, for Booth, even in his de-
cadence, is still man worth seeing
New York Cor, Charleston News and
Courier.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
The PrOnyInun.

The Propylaeum, a building erected in
Indianapolis by women and for women,
is quite unique in it's character and pur-
poses, and so far as known, is the first of
its kind to be built by women for other
than club uses. Mr.. May Wright Sewall
has been the leader in raising funds and
making plans for the building. The
Propyl@um contains a kitchen, parlors
and Offices which are rented to women
physicians. The parlors and assembly
hall are rented to various musical, art,
literary and physical-culture clubs and
classes, and the enterprise promises to be
social and financial success. The board
of managers enthusiastically declare that
they have had a liberal business educa-
ton in arranging for the building and
watching its progress.-Helen Marshall
North
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
He Raised AppIes.

E. N. Nelson, who died lately at his
home in Minot at the age of seventy
years, was one of the most famous or
chardists in Maine He had special and
original methods of storage of fruit, and
his pride, in a business way, was in the
apple, and especially in the Baldwin.
He had an intimacy with the Baldwin
that showed in constant study to pro-
duce it in perfection, and to store it for
marketing when most other orchardists
in his vicinity had babe goodby to this
variety for the season. His cellars had
unique storage apparatus for keeping
fruits, and a system of ventilation which
was the result of Mr.. Nelson's own
study. Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
He CONQUERED His Rival.

"Do you observe any small, winged in
sects lowering about my manly SNAPPER
queried dashing young fellow OF
friend late last evening.
"Not one," was the response; "but
why the question?
"WeIl,'' said the first speaker, there
has been quite rivalry of late between
a certain dude of this town and myself
as to which should stand first IN the
graces of a charming girl who aoldes
with her papa and mamma on the Cass
farm Now, the thought occurred to
me that if | could manage to take the
fair maiden in whom my affections are
wrapped up to see Bernhard that Mr.
Dudes cake would be all dough, or some
thing to that effect. Not having the
spare coin to indulge in such luxuries as
three dollar theater tickets, | turned out
bright and early the morning OF the sale
of seats for the La Tosca' performance,
secured position well up the front, and
when it came my turn planked down fif-
teen dollars and picked out five OF the
best seats that remained unsold.
Then | strolled back, sized up the
crowd still in line, and inside Of twenty
minutes sold three of my tickets to an
old party with plenty of money for flf-
teen dollars, leaving me two tickets
one for myself and one for my girl
which stood newell, about two hours
standing around. That evening the lit
tie fairy and | were conspicuous at the
swell theatrical event of the year. l am
not out of pocket cent, and the dude
why. bless your soul, he isn't in it; no,
indeed, should say not. Detroit Free
Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04

in quality to good milk. She determined
to interrogate the milkman, and so she
watched for him. When he came she
informed him of her suspicion. At first
he insisted that the cream was as good as
any sold, but when she persisted in her
statement that she had drank country
milk that was far better he weakened
and said:
Can you keep a secret, mum? Well,
to tell you the truth, mum, the cream
you got is not cream at all. The foam
that is on top is made from the white of
eggs, and is put there TO make you be-
lieve you are getting the genuine article.
Lut you are right in suspecting that you
amt, mum. It's nothing but delusion
and maybe you might say a shame
too. But l don't know. Most people
never find out the difference, and as
long as they don't know as how they are
being fooled, why, what's the odds?"-
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
Il Big Estate and No Heir.

The estate of the late Mrs. Wilson G.
Swami, Of 1919 Walnut street, will
amount, it is said, to S., 100000 and for
this vast wealth there appear to be no
heirs. The magnificent property at 1 ,512
Walnut street, with it's inestimable
wealth of paintings, sculpture, carvings
and curios, will be sold at an early date.
The house was planned by DR.. Swami and
built in 1857. In past years it was the
scene Of many princely entertainments,
and although Mrs. Swami was afflicted
with form Of nervous prostration which
confined her to her apartments and pre-
vented her attendance to social duties, it
was her wish that these entertainments
should be continued. Probably no es-
Enlistment in Philadelphia was main
tanned on a more lavish scale during DR..
Swann's life. Record.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
Novelty of Window Dressing.

A window was recently shown in a
neighboring city, which, from its novel
and pretty arrangement, attracted a
good amount of attention. A frame
work making q drawbridge partly open
was built. The noor of the bridge was
made of striped dress goods, which made
a good plank effect. The sides and the
girders were made Of fancy hosiery, the
legs only showing, the foot being car
ried under and hidden by the floor of
the bridge. A wagon heavily laden
with boxes of hosiery, marked - &
Co., was on the open draw waiting to
get across. Lamp posts with red ma
terial for glass made pretty effect at
night when lighted A wax policeman
preserved order among the half dozen
pedestrians. Finger posts directed the
public to the great hosiery sale at - &
Co. 's.-Retailer and Jobber.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
Government in Comnetitinn.

1t is perhaps not generally known that
Montreal has the cheapest telephone
service On the continent today. But so
it is, and the increase in the number of
persons now having telephones in their
residences and Offices has been exceed
ingly large since the rates were lowered
to twenty-five dollars in both residences
and offices by the Bell Telephone COM
pany. The Federal Telephone company
has at present almost $500 city sub
scribers, their prices being thirty-fve
dollars for Offices and twenty-five dollars
for private residences, while the Bell, in
the city alone, have about 5000. The
latter company are increasing their sub
scribers at ABOUT the average rate of over
a hundred a. month, while the Federal
company's list of patrons is also steadily
on the increase. Think of it, twenty
five dollars a year when we here in Bos-
ton pay $125 year, or five times as
uch.-Boston Transcript
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
FARM, FIELD, GARDEN.
TOPICS OF PRACTICAL INTEREST TO
AMERICAN AGRlCULTURlSTS

Facts of Vital Interest to Farmers Who
Are Interested in Orchards Concerning
the seasonabIe Maturity of Wood in
Fruit Trees.
But little attention is commonly given
TO the subject of the seasonable maturi-
~ Of wood in fruit trees; still it must be
apparent that where the yearly seasons
growth of wood tissue is not well ma
tured before the advent of freezing
weather the vitality Of the tree will be
injured by the cold and its power of re-
Gstance less than in the case of fully
ripened wood. The amount of cold that
tree can endure without causing fall
ure in the crop must of necessity remain
an uncertain quantity, varied by circum
stances; but the sudden checking of a
late succulent growth by frost will al
ways be damaging. While no rules can
be laid down for regulating the ripening
of the wood in all cases, says The World,
1t is well to note the conditions under
which it is often retarded. Thus a sea-
son exceptionally warm and rainy
throughout, and especially when these
conditions prevail late into the fall,
when the moist plant tissues should be
hardened into wood and at rest, is quite
likely to be followed by an unfruitful
year. Luxuriant late growth is the
cause Of a great many puzzling fruit
failures. Whatever will tend to reduce
humidity in the plant tissue and hasten
rather than prolong the conversion of
fluids into mature wood will clearly be
favorable.
These conditions can be best attained
by planting those varieties Of fruit trees
most liable to injury from cold on dry,
elevated situations and on soils of only
moderate fertility. Manuring and cul-
tivating should only be done in early
spring, and everything tending to excite
growth near the close of the season should
be avoided. On low lying and richly al
luvial soils, where late fogs and a gener-
ally humid atmosphere are prevailing
features, profitable orcharding cannot be
expected.
Of all other fruits in the north the
peach is the most injuriously affected by
this failure to ripen its wood. Under
the longer seasons and hot sun of the
south longer term for growth and rip
ening is afforded, which, in connection
with the general immunity of this Sec
ton from severe freezing, makes the
peach a far more certain crop than in the
more northern states.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04

A Midtown man claims the champion
ship for pluck and physical endurance.
He has been dissected one limb after an
other till there is but little of him left.
This time it is toe from his right foot;
his left had been pruned before, then the
stub cut twice. and afterward the whole
foot amputated. He has been cut up in
lath machine, struck by bolts, thrown
by saws and almost killed. His ribs have
been broken by a slab from bolter, his
nose broken and roweled like a horse
His daughter thinks if he loses this foot
he will be cripple. He is sixty-two
years old. He got up in the morning
fixed himself up and went down town,
saying, as if it was matter Of little con-
sequence, he expected the doctors at 10
o'clock a. m. to cut his toe Off If he
should lay claim to the championship for
hard luck no one would try to take it
from him.-Lewiston Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04
was nromnrIv oeuvereo TO ner.

1t was promptly denyered to ner.
She thanked the superintendent warm
ly, and was about to leave the Office
when that gentleman suggested that she
owed the recovery of her money to the
honesty OF the little cash girl. ''Do you
think, madam" he said pointedly, 'Esuch
honesty ought to go unrewarded?" The
woman stopped. No, Of course not"
she said hastily, and opening the just re-
covered purse she produced silver dol
lar, which she gave to the girl. Then
she departed with the fortune of whose
keeping she was so careless, and Of whose
finding she was so unappreciative.-Her
Point of View in New York Times.