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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21
Sand of the Desert Is COMPOSED Of She'll

Sand of the Desert Is Composed of Shells
Along the eastern bank of the Nile, run
ming from near Cairo far into the interior
Of Africa in the direction of the equator,
there is a range of mountains known as the
Arabian chain. The rocks of which this
great mountain is composed are formed Of
the petrified remains of mummulites.
Another range of mountains, the Lybian
hills, extend along the west bank of the
river, and this, too, is composed of the re-
mains of mummulites.
In the Soudan, over tract of desert
reaching for more than 800 miles from east
to west, and some 200 from north to south,
the feet Of travellers and camels sink deep
into the powdery sand. Take up a pinch
of this dust, and under the microscope,
like the scraping from the chalk, it will be
seen to be composed almost entirely of tiny
shells.-Macon Telegraph.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21
A Typewriters' Union.

The Women Stenographers and Type
writers union came into the world
Tuesday night The charter members,
thirty bright looking young women,
most of them wearing eyeglasses and
dressed according to the spring fashions,
assembled at the rooms of the Working
Women's society, 26 East Fourth street,
listened to soul stirring speeches about
the rapid strides which their profession
was making to ruin, and then with great
determination decided to do all in their
power to stop it. Miss Ida NJ Van
Etten presided. She said that several
ladies had come to her and told her how
the wages of stenographers, which once
averaged twenty-five dollars a week,
were now as low as five dollars, and that
this had led her to call the meeting.
E. +. Underhill, the veteran stenog-
rapher Of the surrogate's court, spoke
about the present state of the profession,
and said that incompetent instructors
were making it worse. The young
women were enthusiastic at the pros
pect of belonging to trades union, and
applauded great deal. Many of them
took shorthand notes Of the speeches
just for practice.-New York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21
The Number Nine.

Nine is the last of the significant digits
and expresses the greatest amount that
can be indicated by one figure. 1t is the
second square number. 1t is employed but
little in the Scriptures. There are nine
orders of angels. The Grecians taught
that there were nine muses.. The mystical
and significant numbers formed by combi-
nations of the digits are almost without
end and cannot be here mentioned, but
student of numbers will find much in them
to interest and instruct.-Chicago Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21
The Cynic's Solution q Good One.

Philosophers, according to the latest de-
vices, have not been able to decide what
would be the fate of donkey placed ex-
actly midway between two hayricks. AS
there is clearly no reason why he should
choose one rick rather than the other, it is
presumed that, logically, he would starve
to death.
The cynic's reply to this proposition
may, perhaps, be as good as any that could
be found-that is, that the philosopher
who wastes time over such a question
ought to solve it by actual experience
New York Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21

The Tyrians excelled all other nations in
the manufacture of a purple die, said to
have been extracted from shellfish found
on their coast. 1t is now well known that
tin dissolved in muriatic acid produces
brilliant purple die, and that tin dissolved
in nitric will produce scarlet dye. 1t is
not unreasonable, therefore, to suppose
that the use of tin in dyeing had much to
do in the production of the Tyrian purple
Of the Phenicians
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21

DR.. G. Meyer, by a comparison of records
extending over a number of years, has con-
Guided that the moon has an influence in
lowering the height of the barometer in
the months from September to January, at
the time of full moon, and in raising it
during the first quarter. His views are
confirmed by the independent studies of
Captain Seemann. No effect has been per
ceived in the other months.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21
A Tribute to His EIoquence.

Gushley 1 have the pleasure of
offering you these scented blossoms, Miss
Mabel, on the principle of sweets to the
sweets'
Mabel-If it's flowers to the fowery, Mr..
Gushley, you ought to keep them.-Mun-
seys Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21
Concilia ting the Late Lamented.

There is a widow in town who is
thinking seriously of marrying again,
but she is SO afraid her first husband
will be offended that she visits his
grave and prays to him to forgive her.
His grave has been better attended to
the last six months than ever before.
She has an idea that this attention will
conciliate him.-Atchison Globe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21

A number of Jacksonville, Ind, COL
ored boys, none of them over twelve
years old, stole a locomotive from the
railroad yards of that town and offered
to sell it to junk dealer for old metal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21

or DlacK lace showing beneath, are
thought by some women to give home
like express on to the toilette of a person
serving informal afternoon tea.-Har-
pers' Bazaar
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21

1t is said that the blacklist man in
Glynn county, Ga, is named White,
the whitest man is named Brown, the
tallest man is named Lowe, and the
largest man Small
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21

Mrs. James A Garfield is president of
the Cleveland auxiliary Of the American
McAll association, and made the address
of welcome at the recent national gath
ering Of the work she said, "All de-
nominations of Christians, all good peo-
pie, find here field for united effort,
and to each has come great good in the
lesson of tolerance and loving kindness. -"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21

A cheerful spirit is prime factor of good
conversation, and it is probable that the
condition, if not the secret, of happiness.
is largely physical. 1t certainly does not
seem to be the assured reward of any sys-
tenn of philosophy or of morals.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21
Go AWAY on a Visit

After one has been away from home
for time how glorious thing it always
Is to get back! How good everybody is
to you, and how at the supper table they
pass the biggest doughnuts and lay the
juicy bits of tenderloin (fguratively
speaking) at your feeti Wouldn't it be
nice if we always kept on such good
terms in the home life? No cross words,
no biting sarcasm, no disobliging ways!
Half the marriages that turn out so dis
astrously to peace and concord would
not prove such dismal failures, perhaps.
II restless husbands and wives would
agree to live apart once in while, and
resume new order Of things with fresh
reunions. Take the best book that ever
was written. One tires Of reading that
and nothing else. You can lay aside
Shakespeare even for Bill Nye and find
refreshment in the change.
One may be very fond of we'll made
salad, but heaven itself has no balm for
the indigestion induced by an everlast-
ing oil and mustard diet. And SO man
may be everything that is glorious as a
husband, and a woman be everything
that is alluring as comrade, but forty
years steady and unbroken companion
ship becomes an irksome irritant rather
than balm of Gilead and a crown of
joy. Try it if the atmosphere of home
gets dull and sultry. Run away from
each other for while and see if the
novelty of reunital doesn't freshen up
life. There is nothing like familiarity
to breed contempt, and nothing like
change to keep the blood young and the
pulses warm.-Chicago Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21

1t must be delightful to be a lady
mayoress in the British empire. A short
time after her husbands elevation to the
mayoralty, the lady mayoress of Dublin
was blessed with the arrival of an infant
son, and now the people have collected
some $4,000 wherewith to present to this
lucky child a cradle of solid silver, rich
and beautiful in design.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21

Frigga, from whom Friday is derived,
was either god or a goddess, according to
time and country. As q man he was a
great hunter and warrior, always repre-
scented with drawn sword in one hand
and bow in the other In the Scandina-
Wan countries Frigga was called the
"Venus of the North" and the sixth day
Of the week was censecrated to her wor-
shin
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21

When Queen Victoria came to be mar
ried there was rare gathering up of lace
workers to supply her bridal dress and veil.
Wedding lace for her daughters, her soEs'
wives and now her granddaughter has
since put much money in the pockets Of
Der majesty's loyal subjects.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21
Check Your Baby.

Talk about Koch, of Berlin, and his
lymph, why, a greater than he is Koch,
of Harlem, who gives you a check for
your baby while you wander through
his store in search of the latest spring
novelties.
Harlem has bounded conspicuously to
the front, has solved the greatest puzzle
of modern civilization-namely, What
to do with the baby when you go shop
ping. No problem ever wrenched the
soul of woman as that one has. Squar-
ing the circle, perpetual motion and the
other heartrending enigmas which have
come tramping through the corridors of
time are nothing in comparison.
Spring garments must be had, even if
the heavens fall, and the baby can't be
left alone. This must" and this cant"
have been in deadly feud for ages, and
no giant intellect has ever arisen with
the noble mission of hitching the two
into double team like couple of thor
oughbreds But now Harlem FORCES
ahead with the cry of ''Eureka!" on her
lips
You take your baby with you, deposit
the sweet fac simile in an antechamber,
receive check therefor, buy your rib
bons and your ginghams undisturbed by
anxiety, and when your purchases are
made give up your check, receive your
baby and go out into the cold world
with your little one plus new gown.
There seems to be no limit to human
possibilities, but we doff our hat to Har-
lem and admit that it is the paradise for
the newly married.-New York Herald
A Boston Girls Tight Fitting Gown.
A lady writes to one of the London
society papers the following remarkable
story, which is very illustrative Of the
mass of tvaddle constantly written
about the American girl in Europe She
dates her letter from Nice and continues:
A pretty Boston girl was going to a
very smart dinner one night and an
equally smart ball the next; she wore a
white dress, and this is how she made
sure Of the white kid bodice being quite
perfect in fit. She has very good nat
ural figure and has acquired an ex-
tremely slender waist, which was laced
LII W lGo SLilctIIcSI pOSSIDlS ilLIlt' vi CulS
occasion the kid was damped and then
sewn on, so as to have no visible fasten-
ing. The result was that after sitting in
warm room for two hours her figure
was as neatly incased as if in tight
fitting glove.
The same damping process was fol-
lowed with regard to the tiny white
shoes, which were made to fit her bare
feet tightly, and thus insure very good
fit over stockings. She did not undress
for the two days, resting on a sofa for
the night and wearing thin dress over
her white kid bodice in the day. She
was immensely admired by all the men
she met on both nights, and the jealous
criticism of many of the women testi-
fed to the fact that her exquisite figure,
which had cost her so much trouble, has
reaped 2 reward.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21
WATERPROOF PaDer.

We have heard recently of an imita-
ton tile which will stand water. but not
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21
Professor Rena A. Michaels. dean of

Professor Rena A. Michaels, dean of
the Women's college of the Northwest
ern unworthy, at Evanston, Ills, and
professor Of French in its faculty, has
been appointed national lecturer for the
franchise department of the National
W. G. T. u, with Mrs. Zerelda G.. Wal
lace and Mrs. Laura NJ. Johns.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21
Women as Physicians.

During twenty-three years Of associa-
ton with women students and practi-
TONERS have known of but few failures
On the contrary, | know of many who
have achieved fortunes, and who are en-
joying lucrative practice
Prejudice? Yes, there is prejudice
against them. But it is the same preju-
dice that does not allow women to have
political suffrage; the same that objects
to women being anything but house
keepers and butterflies. There is no
foundation for it whatever, and it will
pass away in time. find that foreigners,
Germans especially, who have been &C
customed to midwives in their own
country take most kindly to female
practitioners
1t is the American people that stick to
he old exploded theory of womans in
ability to own and manage property, to
buy and sell, or to follow a learned pro-
fession. During the last quarter century
thirty eight medical colleges have been
opened to women, and seven others are
exclusively for women. In the west
they are more liberal than in the east.
There are today upward of 5000 women
practitioners, where twenty-five years
ago there were but a score.
1t Is argued that women dislike the
sight of blood Of course they do. So
do men. When | commenced the study
of medicine was fully convinced that
women would not make good surgeons
But a long experience has reversed that
conviction. Many of them undoubtedly
possess the nerve to perform any surgical
operation. They do their work in a mas
terly manner and without finching.
The theory that womans nervous tenn
perment and sympathetic nature mill
tates against her in this connection is
absolutely false. DIR. Phoebe j. B. Wait
in Ladies Home Journal
About Aprons.
Aprons are among the useful kinds of
ornamental work, and ''apron fairs" are
SO common among winter plans for help
ing on a pet charity that summer time
may be well employed in preparing a
supply of the desirable articles. There
is quite little fancy, among those even
who never wore an apron, to begin now
for the sake of getting the coquettish eff
feet the little Sicilian apron gives to
Emily Rigl in the play of Mr.. Barnes,
of New York. As nearly as opera glasses
enable one to detect, it is made Of white
Ida canvas, fringed at the side and on
the bottom, and worked in stripes across
all the way to the top with the Italian
colors. Broad lines of drawn work sep
arate and render distinct the embroid-
cred stripes. and the top is gathered and
tucked under the pointed velvet bodice
A very elegant imported apron shown
by fashionable dressmaker is made of
square of beautiful Turkish embroid-
cry, with half width of plain satin on
each side, entirely covered with success
sive rows of black lace. The bwest row
goes across the bottom of the embroider-
ed piece as well.
Large black or white lace aprons are
liked by some to add little dressiness
to too plain afternoon gown. They
may be lined with colored satin or left
transparent. Young ladies sometime:
substitute for the narrow waistband {
pointed bodice laced in the front.
Black or colored satin aprons, cut al
around into turrets. with a plated rufEt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21

Julia Marlowe receives through the
mail an average of one offer of marriage
a day in every town where she plays.
All Miss Marlowe asks of town is a
good engagement, and yet she rejects all
these offers to get one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21

Missouri believes in the equality of
sexes i'll the matter of religion, at least.
Mrs. Mary E. Miller, Miss Carrie Carter
and Miss Alice Smith have been Or
dained ruling elders of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church in Stoddard county,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-05-21

Miss Elita Proctor Otis has ceased to
be New York editor. The young lady
has returned to Paris, having disposed
of The Saturday Review while she was
here. Miss Otis did not drop very much
on this venture OF hers into journalism,
although it has not been a money max
ing one.
Among the latest of women's clubs is
one formed for Information, Inspira-
ton and Improvement" We think these
three topics are too important to be dis
cussed within the limits of any club of
men or women, but should be taken up
by all householders and home makers.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-07-17
CITY Council.
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COUNCIL CHAMBER, City of Hot Springs, S. d.
Tuesday, July, Sth, 1881.
Council met in continued reg
ular session pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present-The Mayor, Aldermen
Conner, Jennings, Gillespie, Marty
and Turner.
Motion to request board of
equalization to reduce city assess
ment s35o,ooo which was subse-
quently amended to read s55o,ooo
which upon a call of the ayes and
noes resulted in a tie, which was
decided in the negative by the
mayor voting against the motion.
1t was then moved by Alderman
Stewart that the board of equal
ization be requested to reduce the
assessment one third, which was
seconded and carried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman Stewart that
the Auditor be instructed to adj
vertise for bids for the grading of
Chicago avenue from 4th to It'll,
streets as per former resolution,
which was duly seconded and car
ried.
On motion council adjourned.
Attest: ]. B. DlcKovER,
L. H. WELLS, Mayor.
Act'g Auditor.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-07-17
P,owman's Decision.
Judge Plowman has declared

Judge Plowman has declared the
prohibitory law unconstitutional.
This was not entirely unexpected
as Judge Plowman declared himself
before election as believing the law to
be defective. He also declared him
self as being opposed to the principles
upon which the law was framed. And
like nearly every candidate for office
in this county last fall, got down on
his Bonded knee before the whisky ele.
ment.
Judge Plowman bases lbs decision
almost wholly upon the fact that the
constitution forLids the embracing Of
more than n subject in n law aud
that should lie expressed in the title.
The prohibition law regulates the
manufacturing and sale Of liquors,
which the judge considers to be more
than ono subject. The law prohibits
selling and also the keeping for sale,
which is pronounced moro than one
subject legislated upon and forbidden
by the constitution The point is also
raised that there ismcre embraced in
the prohibitory law than there is ex-
pressed IN the title.
Tho decision is very lengthy, and
shows that the judge has given the
subject much time and thought. but
we cannot but think it too weak to he
sustained 10y the higher courts. The
decision hangs almost entirely upon
the construction placed upon the word
subject" as used in the constitution T..
A law for burglary may be declared
unconstitutional because it prohibits
the breaking and the theft after the
house is entered.
The general election law under which
MIR. Flowman holds his office is un-
constitutional. because it prohibits H.
legal voting it provides for canvassing
the votes. issuing certificates Of cleo
ton. and even paying the judges and
clerks Of election, etc. stlll; all of this
is considered one subject. Under this
decision what will become of the Aus
tralian ballot law. the new school law,
and many of the other complicated,
long-winded acts passed by the last two
legislatures. Evidently Judge Plow-
man is getting into deep water
Lead Tribune.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-07-17
The New Catholic Church.

The members of the Catholic church
Of Hot Springs + Of the most ener-
getlc and enterprising class Of our
citizens. They have. undertaken the
task Of building for themselves q suit
able church building and are pushing
matters along with a zeal that is COM
mendable. Already the soliciting COM
mittee consisting Of A. NJ. Lyneman,
y. A. Kenefick and Joseph Dennis, have
succeeded in obtaining a beautiful and
convenient site for the building, on
the corner Of Eleventh street and Chi
cago avenue. The site is OIL top Of the
hill between the upper and lower
towns and will be an ornament as we'll
as a connecting link between tho two
towns. On Thursday the committee
succeeded in raising 81 500 in subscrip-
lions in the upper town alone, which
added to the amount already raised
gives them a very credltable amount
with which to commence their build
ing operations. The edlticc Is to lie
entirely of native stone and will be Of
a neat and tasty design of architecture.
The church is in the hands of a church
building committee consisting Of A
NJ. Lyneman, j. A. Kenefck. M. Null
len, 2. L. Fallon and Joseph Dennis,
all energetic, pushing, go.aheaditive
men, who are thoroughly Interested in
their work, and who will carry the
enterprise to a successful consumma-
ton.
Besides the church building, it is the
intention Of the society to build a
school house for a %parochial school
which will be large, commodious and
convenient, and which will be under
the management of the Sisters of the
church. The location of this building
has not as vet been decided upon, but
it will no doubt adorn some one of the
many beautiful sites so plentiful i'll
our comely city. In addition to the
church edlice and parochial school
house, a neat and tasty residence for
the priest is to be erected, thus adding
another to the many pretty residences
which already adorn the valleys and
hill tops of Hot Springs.
To erect and carry on these three
enterprises Catholic friends will
require a large amount Of ready
money, and when they undertake to
carry through enterprises of such
magnitude it is safe to say that the
funds have in a great measure been
provided for. The energy already
displayed by the gentlemen in whose
Lands the matter has been placed is
pretty conclusive evidence that they
will be untiring and unremitting in
their appointed task and will most
surely carry the matter in their hand;
to a successful ending.