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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
A BAFFLED MISER.
How the Miser Failed to Recover his Mon
ey BY his Perfidy.

A miser having lost hundred pounds,
promised ten pounds reward to any one
who should bring it to him.
An honest poor man, who found it,,
brought it to the old gentleman, demand
ing the ten pounds. But the niser, to
battle him, alleged that there was a
hundred and ten pounds in the bag when
lost.
The poor man was advised to sue for the
money; and when the case came on to be
tried, it appearing that the seal had not
been broken Or the bag ripped, the judge
said to the defendants counsel:
The bag you lost had one hundred and
ten pounds in it, you say?"
Yes, my lord. he replied.
"Then," said the judge, according to
the evidence given IL court, this money
can not be your property, for inside there
we're but a hundred pounds. Therefore,
the plaintiff must keep it till the true
owner appears and proves his claim.-Se-
lected.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
9. WISCONSIN
GRAND RAPIDS,
M CREWS SPAN OF LIFE

The death of Jules Grevy removes a dis
tipguished individual from the plane of
French affairs. His career spanned an ex-
ceedingly eventful period in the history OF
vance.
Born while the first Napoleon was at the
sery height of hismeteoric career, he was
two wears old when that cold and am
bilious man so cruelty put aside the beau
tiful Josephine. He was lad of seven
when Waterloo was fought and no doubt
retained a clear recollection of the great
achievement which broke forever the
power of the little corporal and
sent him a wretched exile to st
Helena. NJ Greyy was a statesman OF
prominence and promise who opposed
the government of the third Napoleon,
and was one of the foremost men OF
France during the time which immediate
" followed the humbling vi that nation
by the doughty Germans. Ir 1879 he was
chosen president of the republic, and now
passes away during the presidency of d
grandson of that Carnot, statesman and
patriot, wht voted for the execution Of
Louis XVI, both opposed Napoleon l. ano
held high office under him and who dice
an exile in 1923, two years after that greater
exile had breathed his last on a distant
isle in the Atlantic.
Surely his history is coincident with
much of that of his native country, Ease
mating and varied beyond any other histc
yof modern times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
PERSONAL POINTS.

Miss Lenore Snyder, the young prima
donna who has been so successful in pleas
ing London audiences is an Indianapolis
girl, and like Geraldine UImar, Emma
Abbott and other noted stage singers, is a
graduate of a church choir. When only
IA years old she sang solos in the Presby-
terrain church in indianapolis where Pres
ident Harrison attended
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Cleveland will close
Cray Gables, their seaside home at Buz-
yards Bay, on Sept. 20, when they will re-
tmn to New York for the winter.
Frederick f. Seward son of the late
William H. Seward, has finished the bi
ography Of his father. He has been en-
gagged upon the work a long time.
X
Professor James Woodrow, D. D the
man over whose orthodoxy in teaching
evolution there has been much discussion
in the southern Presbyterian church, has
been elected president of the reorganized
South Carolina college and professor of
biology, geology and mineralogy. The
election was unanimous, and fourteen out
of the fifteen trustees were present. The
board is made up out of the governor of
the state, the justices of the supreme court
over house.
The new library which Henry w. Sage
gave to Cornell university is practically
finished, and the removal of books thereto
from the old library was begun this week
This edifce has a capacity for the accom-.
mediation of 100000 volumes. The build
ing is so constructed that additions can be
made to west and south wings of the build
ing. The Andrew D. White library of
$4,000 volumes will occupy a separate
room. The building will cost when COM
pleted 100000, and the university will
have besides the interest of 100000 to In
est III more books.
MI JiLICS bIO"lA-1 OItSL 10 DIT pISsSuU
in Paris, and will not 60 to London until
after the marriage of her sister, which
event will take place on the 22d of this
month.
Baron Hirseh, the Jewish philanthro-
pist, has signed notarial deed empower
ing his representatives to expend
f2,000,000 for the purchase Of land and
the location of colonies in the Argentine
Republic.
DR.. LoRIMER, the eminent Baptist di-
vine of Chicago, declares the Sabbath is
not sacred. The doctor was threatened
with insanity few months ago, and it is
more than probable that many good peo-
pie will still believe him daft, but his ut
terance viii be evidence of unusual mental
soundness to many others.
The duchess of Fife, granddaughter of
the queen, has persuaded her husband,
chief of the Clan Duff, to appear no more
in public in kits and plaids. The crusade
against Highland costumes has an earnest
though possibly not an influential sup
porter in Prince Henry Of Battenburg,
who attributes divers attacks Of rheuma-
tism to the exposure of his knees in
obedience to the queen requirement that
at Balmoral he shall dress like Highland
chief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
a clean Cellar.

Before storing fruit, potatoes or other
crops in the cellar have it thoroughly
cleaned, whitewashed and put IN the best
condition, as the temperature, moisture,
and condition of the cellar largely affect
the keeping qualities of the articles. An
excellent and cheap mode of disinfecting
the cellar is to close it tightly and burn
sulphur therein, ventilating the cellar well
after using sulphur.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
OF COURSE HE DI.
Aow the White Plug was smashed and the
Man was Knocked Flat.
Exchange.

A boy about ten years old was hauling
some light stuff into the second-story win
dow of a factory, when a man with d
and halted to say:
Boy, you II hurt some one yet.
How II hurt some one?"
1.-The rope isn't strong enough. The
idea of boy being allowed to menace the
public safety this way"
1.-The public safety is all right if it
goes on about its business!'' groWIed the
boy, as he pulled the load up about ten
feet.
Don sass met shouted the man as he
threa tened with his cane.
who's assessing you?'
The owner of this factory has no business
to allow you to haul stuff upsthis way with
an old rope! No boy of your age has any
judgement. Look out there!"
what am | doing?"
break it,
Never thought of joglingr'
Yes, you did, and don't tell me you
didn't! You'd give good deal to have
that rope break and let that bundle fall
and hurt some one. You'll do it too"
Il guess | know my business!'
Il guess you don t, nor any other boy
of your age. What are you doing,
say?'
The boy began to pull up in a jerky
way, and the man got excited and rushed
in and held up his cane. The bundle of
stuff was almost to the sill of the second
story window when the rope broke and
down it fell. The white plug hat was
driven down on the mans shoulders. and
he was Knocked fat in his tracks on the
side walk. He rolled over, scrambled up
and lifted the ruins of the hat off his head
to yell at the boy:
Il knew it! l knew it! Didn't tell
you you'd do it? There amt boy on
earth who knows enough to-
P,,+ Tho how ba1 AaJ
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

JoHN BRANsoN, living near Vandalia,
H., was cleaning out a well Wednesday,
when the wall gave way, burying him.
A TwELvE-YEAR- OLD Arkansas boz,
left in charge of his baby brother, gave it
a spoonful of laudanum to quiet it. The
babe will never wake.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
New CIearings in Frontier Settlem ents

Often give birth to miasma, as one OF the first
fruits of an upturning of the soil. Malaria Is
relentless foe to the newly arrived emigrant II he
be uEprepared to meet it by the use OF reliable
preparative and preventive. 1t, therefore, be-
hooves those seeking the far west in search OF
homes, to provide themselves with medicinal
guaranty against chills and fever, bilious remit
tent and aim nts of kindred origin: Hostetters
Stomach Bitters has for nearly half Of century
been esteemed the best. From Maine TO Okla
homa, from Victoria to San Juan del Sad, It's aek
knowledged superiority meets with no challenge
in localities where it has been used. Medical
testimony, the most positive and direct, backs up
the general verdict less in regard to Its virtues
in case of liver complaint, dyspepsia, constlpa
ton, rheumatism, and kidney ailments, than In
cases Of malaris disease.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17

Pretty tough State you live in ism t it !?
Met man to-day who said he had travel
ed all through it and never saw so much
as a stack of hay or good corn field.
Crops failing?''
Kansan (warmly)-'He's liar"
Ire iester-"Oh, no he isn't; he's a
bliri man
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
But the boy had fed.

Senator Allison opened the republican
campaign at Cherokee, Iowa, with three
hours speech on the tariff, silver, prohi-
bition and Gov. Boies.
The heirs of William H. Edwards, late
of Hubbleton, ara said to be also among
the heirs to the s27O, 100000 estate of Rob
ert Edwards. of New York.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17

The total wealth of the country is put
at $1,000 per head, out many are not
ahead that much.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-15

is here and has come to stay It hopes
to win it's way to public favor by ener-
|gy, industry and merit; and to this end
we ask that you give it fair trial, and
If satisfied with it's course a generous
support.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-15
Riding the Wooden Hor...

Torture on a grand scale went out
with FELTON,, the assassin of Bucking-
ham, but torture on a small scale con-
tinued to be practiced on military of
tenders down to the Eighteenth century.
The form most frequently resorted to
was that known as the wooden horse, to
ride which was the punishment accorded
for petty thefts. insubordination, and so
ON. The wooden horse was made of
planks nailed together so as to form a
sharp ridge or angle about eight or nine
feet long. This ridge represented the
back of the horse, and was supported by
four posts or legs about five feet high,
placed on stand made movable by
truckles. To complete the resemblance
with the noblest animal in creation a
head and tail were added.
When soldier was sentenced, either
by court martial or by his commanding
officer. to ride the horse, he was placed
on the brute's back, with his hands tied
behind him, and frequently enough, in
order to increase the pain, muskets were
fastened to his legs to weigh them down
or, as was jocularly said, to prevent the
fiery, untamed, barebacked steed from
kicking him off.-London Graphic
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-15
An Amusing Scene in Court.

One of the most amusing yet unex-
pected sensation scenes ever witnessed
in a theatre occurred at the Theatre
Royal, Manchester. The curtain drew
up for Mr.. Toole to address the court in
re BardeIl VS.. Pickwick, when the whole
of the jury mysteriously disappeared,
their ''box" suddenly giving way and
ingulfng the ''good men and true"
At first the vast audience who crowded
every part of the theatre were silent,
fearing some dreadful accident had oc-
CURED, but as the unlucky jurymen
rapidly reappeared, unhurt, though look
ing very foolish, they broke out into a
perfect hurricane af laughter. which
lasted several minutes.
The curtain had to be dropped to allow
the jury to be boxed" again, and when
Mr.. Toole began his address he provoked
another burst of visibility by alluding to
the jury as ''that worthy body of stead
fast and immovable men,"
A peculiarly amusing feature of this
novel scene was the fact that the major
ity of the Jury" were stage carpenters,
whose duty it was to erect the court, u
and they suffered in this case for their
own carelessness- Tit-Bits.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-15
MILWAUKEE, BEER ON DRAUGHT.
Health is Wealth !.

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MENT, guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Dizzi-
Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by the use
of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental De-
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sanity and leading to misery, decay and death,
Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of Power
In either sex, Involuntary Losses and Spermat-
orrhoea caused by over exertion ofthe brain, self
abuse or over indulgence. Each box contains
one months treatment. $1.OO a box, or six boxes
for $500, sent by mail prepaid receipt of price
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each order received by
us for six boxes, accompanied by $500, we will
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re-
fund the money If the treatment does not effect
a cure. Guarantees issued only by
BLAKELEY & HOUGHTON,
Prescription Druggists,
175 Second st. The Da11es, Or.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-15
THE DALLES.

The Gate City of the Inland Empire is situated at
the head Of navigation the Middle Columbia, and
is a thriving, prosperous city.
ITS TERRITORY.
It is the supply city for extensive and rich ari
cultural grazing country, it's trade reaching
far south as Summer Lake, distance Of two
hundred miles.
THE LARGEST WOOL MARKET
The rich grazing country along the eastern slope
of the the Cascades furnishes pasture for thousands
of sheep, the wool from which finds market here.
The Dalles is the largest original wool shipping
point in America, about 100000 pounds being
shipped last year.
ITS PRODUCTS.
The salmon fisheries are the finest the Columbia,
yielding this year revenue of 81 100000 which
and will be more than doubled in the near future
The products of the beautiful Klickital valley find
market here and the country south and east has this
year filed the warehouses and all available storage
places to overfowing with their products.
ITS WEALTH
It is the richest city of it's size the and it's
money is scattered and being used develop,
more farming country than is tributary any other
city in Eastern Oregon
It's situation is unsurpassed! climate delight
full Its possibilities incalcu1abe! It's
limired And on these corner stones she stands
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-15
TWO DAYS.

erunsea . Aaazied heid; the skies were faar:
The lusty trees stretched green arms oves.
head;
The sun shook gold dust thro, the April air,
And glad brook leaped down its pebbled bed
The meadow lark flung out such liquid notes.
Ny happy soul stood still and leaned to hear;
The wild canaries f1uffed their yellow coats
And turned their restless heads in jealous
fear.
And, oh, my heart was glad, for it was spring;
Blue, blue the dappled skies that swung
abovel
But still more glad my soul, remembering
The world was sweet to me because of love.
crossed q lonely field; the skies were gray;
The winds crapt in from sea with sullen
means;
Ice locked, ice bound, the brook grievssa night
and day
Above the hollow sound of falling cones
With drumming wings the mottled pheasant
few;
The ghostly trees reached barren arms across;
And, oh, my heart was sad-so well knew
The winter world was dull because of loss.
Ella HigginsOn in West Shore.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-15
A New Glove nrender.

1t is quite difficult matter to repair
ones gloves so neatly and perfectly that
it cannot be detected as an nonprofes-
sonals work, but there is little in
vention which facilitates this work to
such degree that even unframed hands
can do it with neatness and dispatch
The apparatus is made of nickel, and
consists of two parts, which press against
each other by means of a spring. Part
of the top edge is provided with small
teeth in close range to each other. The
seam of the glove to be mended is care
fully pressed between these teeth, and
the needle passed in and out at every
opening. Repairing done in this man.
ner is so perfect that it cannot be no
ticed.-New York Journal
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-15

four pages Of six columns each, will be
issued every evening, except Sunday,
and will be delivered in the city, or sent
by mail for the moderate sum Of fifty
cents a month
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-15

As the fly gides rapidly over smooth
surface every step presses out supply
OF gum strong enough to give him a
sure footing and to sustain him in safety
if he halts. So strong is the cement that
that upon one of his six feet is quite suf-
hcient to sustain the weight of his whole
body. But if he stands still the gum
may dry up and harden quickly, and so
securely fasten the travellers foot as to
make sudden step snap the leg itself
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-15

The sponge reproduces its kind mainly
by eggs. In each animal are contained
both the male and the female elements,
and it throws out the oya to be hatched
In the water. At first the young are free
swimming, and afterward they attach
themselves to convenient spots and grow
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-15

When blood vessel is severed or cut
in the arm or leg tourniquet should be
made of a handkerchief with knot in
it, tightly twisted so that the knot covers
the artery or main blood vessel When
the blood stops flowing the pressure
should cease.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-15

Primarily, sagacious dogs seemed to
have had their origin in southern Europe,
the fighting dogs in Asia and the swift
running dogs, like the greyhound, among
the Celtic nations. Nevertheless, there
is no doubt that the mastiff, which is q
fighter, is of British origin.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-15

For nearly two centuries in England
only the kings were allowed to use forks.
Their subjects had to keep on eating pie
with their fingers. Queen Elizabeth had
a jeweled fork. and we are told that her
favorite breakfast was "a pie of goose. y
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-15

Koesuth uerally finishes the day with
. game Of billiards, and, though he Is SO
years old, he plays with steady hand
and usually wilma
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-15

IF man pulls up mandrake" says
an old time writer, che, viii surely die
soon thereafter. In common prudence
1t is best to tie q dog to the plant, and
thus escape the evil thyself."
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-10
Runaway Charges in France.

The etiquette of French law must
sometimes take the flavor of an unwel-
come surprise to lately exported brides.
Not long ago the Countess de la Forest
Devonne, formerly Florence Audenreid,
of Washington, was driving in the Bots
de Boulogne with her cousin, Mrs. Har-
rison Gamer, another bride from Phila-
delphia, when her horses suddenly took
fright and ran away without hurting
anybody seriously or doing p~erceptible
damage. With characteristic prompt
ness, however, a government official
called and laid before the countess a bill
for damages. The Official document
stated that some injury had been done to
the banks of the trees and some little
confusion of roadway and bordering
grass had been caused by her horses.
Well, this seemed rather amusing to
an American, but when bills for dam
ages to five different carriages came in,
one after another, the countess began to
get anxious, and consulted her check
book with a growing interest and much
wonderment as to whether there would
be enough left Of her yearly income for
necessary expenses. Furthermore, she
has no idea when the demand will stop
or how many more ancient and decrepit
vehicles will come out as good as new at
her expense.-New York Times.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-10
Natural History of the Criminal.


Of late years there has sprung up a
new science, which seeks to. investigate
the natural history of the criminal. It
regards the criminal as a variety of the
human species which has degenerated
physically and morally. The most emf
nent living authority on this subject
thus describes the two great criminal
classes: "The murderer" he says, "has
a cold, concentrated look; the nose is
often aquiline Or hooked, always large;
the ears are long; the jaws powerful;
the cheek bones widely separated; the
hair is crisp and abundant; the canine
teeth we'll developed and the lips thin;
often the eye appears bloodshot, and a
nervous contraction on one side Of the
face uncovers the canine teeth, producing
a sardonic effect"
The thief, he asserts, has less brain ca
pacty than the assassin; he has remark
able mobility of countenance; the eye is
small and restless; the eyebrows thick;
the nose fat ard the forehead low and
retreating. Another writer on the same
topic declares that N visiting a prison
can, by the aid Of these outline descrip-
tons, distinguish those condemned for
murder from those convicted Of theft
Washington Star.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-10
Tough but True.

There has been Il great deal of talk
about the ferocity Of Tip, the big ele-
plant in Central park, New York, but
those people who happened to be in the
elephant house at 3 o'clock the other
afternoon came to the conclusion that he
was very playful. Two men, in COM
pany with a little girl, had been feeding
the big fellow lozenges (above all things
he likes lozenges), but the stock at last
gave out. Tip waited patiently, when
at last q thought struck him. He eau
tiously advanced his trunk and in a Sec
ond had removed one of the gentlemen's
hats.
He carefully laid it down on the hay
and waited again. Peanuts were offered
him, so were crackers, but not until the
owner Of the hat had bought more loz-
did Tip ~relent, for as soon as he
them he, with a good display of
grace, returned the hat and received a
whole handful Of his favorite sweets in
York Letter.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-10
A Venerable Prize Winner.

Jacob Pottinger, the well known cat
tie dealer Of Shillington, had a small
field Of rye harvested in a novel manner
He invited a large number of friends to
his home, and after providing each with
a sickle he took them to the field and
announced that a "sickle race was to
take place for FIVE prizes, with William
A. Arnold, Henry N. Ahrens and Ma
noah S. Weller as judges. At 2:30 the
race began, Henry Kurtz, of Cumru,
aged seventy-fve, with a sickle 80 years
old, that had belonged to his great-grand-
father, taking the lead and tying the
first sheaf. He held the lead and fin
ished far ahead of the others.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-10
Why Lang Writes So Much.

There is talk among literary people to
the effect that Andrew Lang is publish
ing too much. His work commands large
pay and he does an enormous amount of
it. But he is practically compelled to
publish, for in the position he holds
among men of l{ters in England his ex-
penses are He is a great lion
socially, and a large income is required
to entertain as he is expected to enter
tain. For the same reason Mr.. Gladstone
has recourse to his pen. For every arti-
Gle he writes Gladstone receives $1,000.
His receipts from his literary ventures
enable him to crafty certain tastes which
otherwise could not be INDUCED. He is
comparatively a poor man.-Edward G.
Bigmore in Chicago News.