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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-31
Slept Through 1t All.

Here is new and true little story
about Amelie Rives Chanler, that
meteor that shot across the literary
tirmamcnl Of America, whereat we all
wondered, says the Detroit Free Press.
She wa d~ling IN one of the private
rooms at Deimonico's with her hus-
band and the editor of one of New
fork's "ell-known periodicals that had
published much of her work. After
the meal Mr.. Chanler proposed that
his wife should read the manuscript of
new poem to the editor. Now the
editor, after the manner of that hard
worked class of individuals, was
desperately weary: the hour was late
and the poem was long-very long.
But there was nothing to do but SUBJ
init, and with the conventional assur-
ances of anticipated pleasures the
sleepy but courteous guest composed
himself to listen in an attentive attitude,
and the beautiful reader began.
AS | have said. the poem was very
long. The dinner had doubtless been
good one, and if anv man has an ex-
cuse for drowsiness after the days
duties an editor has, even when he is
listening to decidedly sensational
poem read by one of the prettiest
women who ever held a pen. At all
events he slept undisguisedly and
soundly slept, with the liquid rhymes
flowing on and on, and it was some
time before Mrs. Chanler discovered it.
Do you remember how the faithful
black maid in the Quick or the Dead"
used to waken Barbara with long.
concentrated stare at her eyelidsP
Well, the unhappy editor must have
been reused from his peaceful slumber
in the same fashion. Mrs. Chambers
glance as he opened his eyes in a dazed
fashion was certainly concentrated on
him, and his awakening was not as
pleasant as Barbara's. Although
genius Mrs. Chaner is but vet
woman" and she has never spoken to
the victim of Morpheus since.
How well it is that most authors can
not afford to dine their publishers or
editors at Delmonico's.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-31
A Very Honest Man.

While jogging along recently in a
bob-tail car on the Baden and St.
Louis line passenger apparently well
posted on the affairs of the road re-
called The Man About Town with an
anecdote concerning phenomenally
honest man. A young German sought
employment from DR.. Case, the owner
of the road, as conductor. After his
first months service he began knock
ing down" fares. and he persisted in
the practice for seven months. at the
end of which time he found employ
ment elsewhere. Before leaving he
marched up to DR.. Case and handed
him $45, with the remark: Doctor.
here's your change. | was in hard
lines when took it, but. thank God,
Pm all right now. and glad to escape
from your service" DR.. Case be-
sought him to remain, offering him an
increase in salary, but he declined.
On one occasion this Jehu knocked
down % cents while DR.. Case was a
passenger in his car.-iSt. Louis Repub-
liz
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-31

wit ana many graceful accomplish
ments, to assume q leading social
position. She is devoted to charitable
enterprises of all kinds.
Few men have been greater favor
ties of the fair sex than the late Prince
Napoleon. 1t is said that King Hum
bert smiled when the Prince first made
known his intention to marry the
Princess Clothilde, who was known as
a perfect man hater. and one of the
most bashful of women. Give me
only five minutes with her." said the
Prince, in answer to Humbert's boast
that his sister would not listen to his
entreaties. The five minutes we're
granted to the handsome Napoleon.
True to his word. the Prince won the
Princess within the specified time. Two
weeks later the engagement was pub
licly announced
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-31
A President Gets Some Pointers.

Pennsylvania railroad men are
chuckling over new story about
President Roberts that is going the
rounds. Upon one of his recent trips
of inspection Mr.. Roberts, as is his
custom, invited the superintendent of
the division on which he was travelling
into his private car, and asked him
about the condition of his division.
The superintendent very enthusi-
astic young man, had only been in
charge for short time. and had been
brought from far distant part of the
system. He answered promptly:
We'll, I'm getting it into pretty fair
shape now, but you know. Mr. Roberts,
this is an awful poor piece of road.
The - fool who built this division
didn't know any more about engineer
ing than COW. He made heavy
grades where he had ought to have
cut out, and put in trestles where he
ought to have filled up solid, and put
curves on bridges and bridges on
curves, and altogether made one of the
worst pieces of track in the United
States. lie does seem to me Mr..
Roberts, that half the civil engineers
who build railroads ant worth the
powder to blow them to hades."
Il never thought the track was so
bad. remarked Nh Roberts after a
moments pause. This is pretty
bad country. you know, and the road
is good enough considering the bust
ness there is upon it. You'll like it
better after you have boon here longer.
| know Il good deal about this division.
for 7 built if myself
They say the superintendent tainted
in his chair. When he revived he
muttered something about people
knowing more about railroad building
now than they did thirty years ago,
and took occasion to excuse himself
as soon as possible. His unfortunate
speech did not do him any injury with
the president who was observed to be-
in remarkably good humor all the rest
of the v-PhjiadeIDhia Inquirer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-31
Her Deposit Was Accepted.

A few weeks ago a middle-aged
woman carrying a small satchel enter
ed IA downtown bank and said to the
teller that she would like to make q
deposit.
I'VE can'topen an account with YOU"
said the young man behind the win
dow. unless you make some arrange.
ment with the cashier personally. l
can give You certificate of deposit,
however"
Very WE'LL" quietly remarked the
visitor, Il don't want to be bothered
10 carry this about town and the certifi-
cate will do very well until | can find
some institution that will open an ac-
count with me"
The expectant young man opened
his certificate blank book and dipped
his pen in the ink well before him. The
satchcl was opened. and from it came
not black purse, or few dollars
tied into knot in handkerchief
corner-but United States bonds the
face value of which aggregated more
than $24S.0 The certificate was not
filled out. An account was opened
Chicago Mau
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-31
FACES ARE DECEPTIVE.
Broad Shoulders and Broken Nose Don'i
Make Rowdy.

Il had big surprise coming up
town in an elevated train" said fral.
dapper little man to a n. 7. Recorder
reporter. AT Houston street fellow
came in and took seat next TO me.
He was big and brawny. and such
face as he had! He was undershot.
like Harper, the bench-show bulldog;
his eyes were set askew. his nose had
been broken. and his ears showed
marks of conflict. He had hands like
hams and much the same color. Alto
gether he was about the toughest
specimen | ever set eyes on. As soon
as lie got seated he crossed his legs aud
began to wipe his left foot on my trous-
er>. | edged away. but he reached out
farther and gave me another wipe. He
never looked at me-, but kept talking
TO Il friend who sat on the other side of
BIN. 1t was pretty plain to ME that
he WAS trying to bully me into ii show
ing fight. but didn't want any of it.
Well. he kept Oh securing his shoes on
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-31
Epidemics i'm Japan.

Japan bad plethora of epidemics
during 1890 Influenza reached her
shores in February. Cholera followed
with over $1,000 deaths. Dysentery
affected So 778 persons. with 1862
deaths, ratio of 1894 per cent. Tv-
phoid fever occurred Fl. 684 times, with
$500 deaths, 1886. per cent
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-31

Indian elephants can not live in CEN
trail Africa. the home of il larger and
more hardy species
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-31

England eats 100000 of our cattle
annually.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-31

mere must nave Dcen some very
exciting sporting news that night, for
the crowd became noisy and drunk in
discussing it.
1T was such nasty outfit that
should have left before Pete returned.
but had resolved to see him through
one day. When he did return, his
papers all sold. Jack motioned him to
come over to us. but a couple Of men al
an adjoining table stopped the boy ,and
one Of them offered him drink o!
whisky. Jack called out: Let 20
now! You know | don't want Pete Of
fered any drink
and replied: You are getting toe
pious, Jack. If the kids yours why
don't YOU say so. If he ant. don't be
so funny about him The man. by u
quick grip. opened Pete's mouth and
threw some whi>ky in it.
Jack sprang at him and hit him be-
fore he could rise The mans pistol
was whipped ont, and he pulled with ii
dead drop on Jack; but just as ne
pulled Pete Jumped in between them
and took tie bail in his head.
Every one was silent and notion
less for several seconds. as Jack caught
poor little Pete and laid him down.
with woman's gentleness, on the saw
dust floor.
Suddenly, with lightning swiftness.
Jack pulled and shot. The vlan fell
back ward; Jack stood over the body,
and with horrible caImness cmptird
the revolver into the mans face.
II was kneeling by Pele's side when
his eyes opened. He whispered some
thing. and put my ear 10 his lips.
When yer write it up. he murmured.
he sure an say me side-pariner never
pulled his gun Til after lie odder Teller
had de drop on i'm. "-E. ". Ios0n-
send t,s SIN Frnncisco ArgO'1aut.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-06-01
RARE UlylCG for Investment
A F...E RAM WELL. STOCKED
Ar A BARGAIN.

have for sale the following described
property situated in Independence Valley,
ElkO County, Nevada fowl:
400 acres of land, 500 acres of which is
meadow. Cuts 400 tons Of red top, timothy
and alfalfa. All under good fence. Plenty
of water and IL clear title to same.
40 cows and heifers, graded Durhams.
Is calves and several yenrlings.
IL thoroughbred Short Horn Durham COWS
with pedigree.
Thoroughbred Kentucky Short Horn bull
with pedigree
broodmares; OF them weigh l, 4Op ponds
Of them 1.Gr0 to 100 pounds.
l stallion sired by Blackhawk, dam a
Rather mare, wei hit 1 ,45O pounds.
3-yenroId stallion.
42-year.old FLIES and 3-year- FLY.
large work horses.
3yearling colts.
knowing machines.
hay rake.
2plows.
/ harrow
lightning hay press (new>.
thrrshing machine.
single driving curt and harness.
l speed wagon.
2Schuther wagons: 2 and 4.horSe wagon
four-horsc set Of Concord team harness.
! two-horse buggy and harness.
Forks, hay-knifc, shoY lplows and other
farming implements thrown in.
This is the best opportunity for sheepmen
in the StatC. Fine range, etc. All OF
which will be sold OH terms which render
this rare chance for profitable investment.
| Call on or address,
r. +. CHAGNON,
TuScarora, evada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-06-01
A Poverty stricken Millionaire

This seems paradox, but it is ex-
planned by one OF New Eork's richest
men. Il don't count my wealth in
dollars" he said. "What are all my
possessions to me, since am victim
Of consumption {? My doctor tells me
that have but few months 10 live,
Tor the disease is incurable. I am
poorer than that beggar yonder."
l. But" interrupted the friend to
whom he spoke, consumption can
be cured. If taken in time, DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
will eradicate every vestige of the
disease from your system" "Ill
try it," said the millionaire, and he
did; and to-day there is not a health
Ter, happier man to be found any
where. The "Discovery" strikes at
the seat of the complaint. Consump-
ton is a disease Of the blood-is
nothing more nor less than lung
scrofula and it must and does yield
to this wonderful remedy. Golden
Medical Discovery" is not only an
acknowledged remedy for that terri
bly, fatal malady, when taken in time
and given 4 fair trial, but also for all
forms of Scrofulous, Skin and Scalp
Diseases. as White Swellings, Fever
sores, Hip-joint Disease, Salt-rheum,
letter, Eczema, Boils, Carburcles,
Erysipelas and kindred ailments.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
DISASTROUS FIRE IN CHATTANOOGA.
Property Covering Twenty Acres OF Gronnda
Burned-Losses AESresating
Quarter of Million. -

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April @.-A
fire, which started at 2 o'clock this
morning in Campbell & Co.'S furniture
factory on King street, ragged four hours
and destroyed property covering twenty
acres of ground and valued at $3.50, ,00O, Z
of which there is total insurance Of
s150,000.
The Losses, as nearly as can now be
estimated, are as follows: East Tennes-
See, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
Company, on depot with contents, and.
fifty loaded cars and twenty-five empty
freight cars, s125,OOO; Campbell & Co.,
s25, 600; G. G. Lilly's new unoccupiedS
block, $4,000; Peck's warehouse, Sl5,-z
900; other small buildings, $4,000. The
newly erected Mountain City Touring
mill, valued at $4,000 was barely
saved.
During the fire several carloads OF,
fireworks and other corlbustlbles eX-s
ploded, terrifying the spectators and
those working to stay the flames. The
fire department has only three engines
and could do but little effective work,
especially as a second fire occurred.
while the first one was still in progress6
The second blaze dessssssSed fe%a6
tages on East Montgomery stree 3
a loss of $50, 2O,O0O.Thoeifizens organ-
lied yolunteeofigades and helped the
firemeIr Sattle with the flames. In
cluded in the property destroyed was a.
quantity of lumber near the depot and
part of the contents of the Morrison
CompanJSyard.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
TO EXPLORE TIE EARrH's SURFACE.
A Well to Be Sunk as Far as Hurna, Sxilis
Can Penetrate.

b, WHEELING, w. VA, April 24.-Ans
eight inch we'll which is being sunk
near this city by the Wheeling improve
ment Company in search for OIL or :
gas has reached, after several months
of boring, depth of AGO feet. Both
oil and gas have been struck through
out in paying quantities. 1t has gone
through several thick veins Of Goa! aud
has traversed layers Of gold quartz,
iron and numerous other minerals.
Professor J. C. White, State Geolo-l
gist. who has watched the drilling
closely, has succeeded in getting the
government interested in it. Tue re-
suit is that after the we'll has been
sunk to the depth of one mile the gov-
ernment will take up the work, ana
under the direction OF two expert OH
GERS Of the Geological Survey drill into
the earth as far as human SIKH caa
penetrate.
The temperatG.e an. lnagnetic COZ
ditious viii be observed as far as possl-
bic. and by means Of an Instrument
constructed for the purpose complete
record of the drilling and all discover.
les made will be kept. This record
will be placed in the Geological sur
vav,s exhibit at the Worlds Fair aud
afterwards preserved at Washington.
Professor White and the government
officers say this Will be one OF the most
novel and important exhibits at the
fo;r and will attract the attention Of
the scientists of the world.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
A Bovine Mcnstrosity.
Especial to the State.

SUMTER, S. c., May l.-Mr. T. NJ.
Minis, of Silver Station, Clarendon
County, has iii his possession mon
strosity in the shape of a calf with two
perfectly formed heads and necks, two
back bones aud tails, but with but one
body and one set Of legs. He bought
it as curiosity from a negro named
Copeland, who lives in this county aud
near Silver. The calf was born dead,
but Mr.. Minis had it carefully skinned
stuffed and mounted, and it now looks
almost as natural as life. He states
that the calf had two throats, which
lead into but one stomach. He thinks
of taking it to Columbia during the
Centennial and placing it on exi'lbl-
ton.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
THE ALLIANCE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN,
An Army OF Thirty-Fiye Thousand Lee.
turers to Take the Field and Plead
for the Cause.

NEW YORK, April 2s.-President
Polk, of the Farmers Alliance, hasjust
issued proclamation to the order, in
which he sets forth the plan of cam
paign which the National Executive
Board has adopted, and counsels the
sub-alliances to cease internal bicker-
ings and to get rid of disloyal mem
bers.
The plan of campaign consists Office
lures, by which an army of 81, 900 lee
turers will plead for the cause. 1t is
also stated in the proclamation that
arrangements are being made for the
holding of two or more grand Alliance
mass meetings in each of the Alliance
States during the year, or as many
more as the brotherhood may desire.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
The Log Cabin Grant Built.

st. Louis, april 27.-The historic old
loo cabin in ST. Louis county which
the late President U. S. Grant erected
with his own hands and with logs cut
and hewn by himself, is about to be
removed from its preseaI site, and
shipped to Chicago, where it will be
re-erected for exhibition at the Worlds
Fair The cabin now stands on thirty
acre tract ofland, about ten miles south
west of this city AID five miles west OF
Jefferson Barracks.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
AGAINST TIME.
A Canadian Pacific Train Racing Across
the Continent.

WISsEpEa, MAN, April 3O.-Ihe
Canadian Pacific flyer, which is racing
across the continent, passed here at II
a. m. General Manager Van Horn
and party are on board. The train
has averaged thirty miles an hour from
the Pacific coast to this point, which
is remarkable time, when the heavy
grades crossing the mountains are con-
sidered.
The train is racing to catch the En-.
glish mail steamer, which leaves New
York on Saturday night. On the level
road bursts of speed up to fifty miles
per hour for long STRETCHES have oeen
frequent. From Brandon to Winni-
peg the l33 miles were covered in two
hours and half.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
committed suicidEN~

DR.. O. Thompson says that hesss.'
not know that Milne had key to the
female department until after the row
with Mcdowell.
The following is the letter of trans
initial to Governor Tillman:
"To his Excellency B. R. Tillman,
Governor of South Carolina: In giving
the defence of DR.. Griffin and his assis-
tants To the world we feel it due to
them, to ourselves and to the State at
large, whose servants We are, to say
that in constant official intercourse
with him Of ten years we have always
found him polished and refined gen.
tlemap, an accomplished and skilful
physician, kind, humane and atten-
tive superintendent, and and officer at
all times ready and apparently anxious
to do his entire duty as conceived by
him. Accidents may have occurred,
but as to the general management Of
this institution by him We confidently
challenge a comparison with the re-
cords of any insane asylum in any State
of the Union. By order of the board.
"B. w. TAYLOR, President"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
na,na Nature Is q Good Book-keeper.

She don't let US stay long in her debt
before we settle for what we owe ner.
She gives US few years grace atthe
most. but the reckoning surely comes;
Have you neglected cough or allowed
YOUR blood to grow impure without
needing the warnings? Be wise in time,
and eet the world-famed DR.. Plerces
Golden Medical. Discovery, which cures
as well as promises. AS blood-renovs.
tor. a lung-healer, and cure for scrofu=
lous taints, it towers above all Others
As olympus overtops a mole=hill. To
warrant a commodity is to be honorable
and above deception, ana g9araneeee ee
is symbol of honest dealing: you gg; );
it with every bottle of the "plscoVery."
By druggists,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
Mrs. Sprisgin's Opinion.

''This Italian 9isteeP ieseeP IS very serious.
Mayor Shakespeare must feel rather
disturbed,n said Mr.. Spriggins.
Yes, I should think So" returned
Mrs. Spriggins. He'd better give up
writin' plays and tend to business"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
Three Years E1nenses for Quarter:

From the Front Royal Gazette:l
Austin Daily, rich farmer, residing
near Humbolt, Tenn, asserts that be
only speeaat 2a cents in three years when sI!
he began to get ''start" in the world,
and that Is cents Of that was spent for
a pocket comb. Mr.. Baily is now es'
timated to be worth at least 100000.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
An Army omeer for the p. II. !.
1Enecial to the State. I

ANDERSON, April 3o.-Col. John B.
Patrick received information from the
War Department to-day that Second
Lieutenant. Donaldson, Seventh Cav
airy, U. IS. A., had been detailed as
professor of military science and tactics
for Patrick Military Institute, Ander-
son.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07
Why Some Marriages Are Failures
from the Somerville Journal.

One reason why marri:~e is so often
q failure is that the aver as man falls
in love with a woman because she has
two or three of the qualities which be
attributes to the ideal woman, and
never gets over blaming her afterward
because she doesn't have the rest. Wo-
men don't make any such mistake
They don't expect to End in the aver:
age man any of the qualities possessed
by their ideal, and they are very sci;
dom disar. -nted.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07

layers Hair Vigor is a most excel
lent preparation for the hair. speak
of it from experience. Its use promotes
the growth of new hair, and makes 1t
glossy and soft: The vlgor IS sure SUI;
cure for dandruff.-J. W. Bowen, Eol-
tor ENQUIRER, Macarthur, Ohio.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-07

The value of a remedy should be es-
tirnated by its curative properties: Ac-
cording to this standard, Ayers Sarsa-
narilla is the best and most economical
blood medicine in the market, because
the most pure and concentrated. Price
81. Worth SIS q bottle.