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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
DRUNK ON SUGAR FUMES.
4 eaccharine jag Produced In Stevs-
dores Unloading vesseIa

dores Unloading vesseia
The stevedores unloading sugar yes
seis at pier 80, South wharves, have
been involuntarily indulging in what
! they call sugar drunks." says the
Philadelphia Record. 1t is a curious
iaot that the gases arising from sugar
that has been stored in the hold o. a
vessel without ventilation will produce
= state of intoxication which might
put to shame that produced by jug
OF Kentucky mountain dew" This
saccharine Tag" is caused by merely
breathing the air where the sugar has
been stored. and while twenty minutes
In the open air is sufficient to work of
It's effects it is none the less a jag"
While the barkentine John Swan
was unloading a cargo of sugar at pie
SO 1t was noticed that quite number
Of the stevedores working in the hold
Of the vessel were acting in a strange
| manner, as though under the influence
Of liquor. They were induced to go
on deck. apparently in beastly stats
o. intoXication, but after few min
ute5 in the open air they recovered
and continued their work.
John Duffy. one of the men affected,
! pronounced the sensation to be exact
ly similar to effects produced by drink
ing whisky. For awhile he felt slim
ulated, then began to grow exhilarat-
ed and hilarious. Shortly after that
he began to get dizzy and stagger and
finally lost all control of his mental
and physical faculties. when he was
removed to the open air and recovered
, shortly afterward.
The effecrs of the fumes have only
been noticed early in the morning
when the matches are first removed
Gradually the current of air from the
! two matches dissiFaGes the gas and
within an hour it disappears entirely,
leaving only a disagreeabie and pene-
trating odor and sediment which
penetrates every part of the vessel.
Henry r. Inghan, foreman of tho
men employed in unloading vessels
for the refinery, said that he had
complained to his employers, with
the result that hereafter the survey
or's watchmen will remove the hatci' s
from the vessels st 6 o'clock in the
morning. As the men do not go to
work until this will give an hour FOR
ventilating the hold, which Mr.. Ing
han says - quite sufficient to destroy
the Intoxicating gases. Collector
Cooper's attention was called to the
state of affairs. and he promptly is
sued the order to the surveyors
watchmen to open the matches at E
O'clock
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
Less Polite. More CIean,y.

Concerning the popular query, are
the French less polite than their FORE
fathers, M. Girandeau thinks they
have progressed not only in personal
cleanliness but in manners. The
lords and ladies Of the court previous
70 the revolution were extremely slip
shod and slovenly when not strutting
about in Versailles. Manuels OF POI
likeness prescribed careful combiug OF
the head before one dresses for DIM
ner and recommended those who felt
their heads itch on no account to
scratch them. Pocket handkerchiefs
only came in with snuff, and were coll
ored to dispense with frequent wash
ing At the court Of Louis XIV. the
nose was blown with the fingers OF the
left hand, because the right was used
for eating meat with.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
NOT EASILY EXPLAINED,
A Strangely Successful Experiment IN
Mind Reading.

A Strangely Successful Experiment. in
Mind Reading.
A famous specialist in nervous dis
eases recently spent an evening with
the writer who gives the story in the
Sat. Evening Post Asked if he had
ever come into contact with mental
phenomena that science could not ex-
plain, he answered.:
Yes. had d very curious experience
not long ago. [ was on my way to
W. and had made the acquaintance
In a smoking carriage of two cult
waited men whose conversation was ex-
tremely entertaining. The talk turned
upon mind reading. and one of my
companions proposed an experiment.
/ went to the other end Of the carri-
age, and on my return my friends In
formed me that they had chosen a
womans name and would will me to
guess it.
We took hold Of hands and sat ST.
lent for time. Gradually my mind
became q blank. / could not concen-
trate my thoughts and slight nerv-
GUS twitching affected my muscles.
Pretty soon a name came into my
head. [ glanced at my companions.
They were cycling me attentively. As
though influenced by an irresistible
power, faltered out
EDNA Dorr.'
'Thats it. they cried In chorus.
'That was the name we bad selected"
On my return to town | found the
name of Edna Dorr constantly in my
mind. / had never heard it before,
and did not know whether it was the
name of a living being or simply the
product of the experimenters' fancy.
Whatever it was it haunted me. !
really felt annoyed at my weakness.
l began to fear that had overworked
and was in danger OF nervous prostra-
ton.
One night lately was called to ex-
amino q critical case at well known
hospital. | found that the patient
young woman, had been shot and
when | reached her side she was dying.
I bent towards her. for / saw that her
end was at hand.
What is your name?" I asked.
Edna Dorr," she answered. In
another moment she was dead.
That Is the whole case. Who she
was Or how my travelling companions
happened to select her name / know
not. Queer wasn't itp
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
BY Accident.

The third reading of the Habeas
Corpus Act in 1879 in the English
House of Lords is said to have been
carried by an accident The numbers
declared at the division were 81 for it
and 55 against it though. according
to the minute book there were only
107 peers in the house. The discrep-
ancy is thus explained: One OF the
lords who voted in favor OF the bill
was very big man. and in jest the
teller for his side proposed to count
him as six. Perceiving that the other
teller did not see the joke, he quietly
added up the numbers accordingly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
NO ACCIDENTS BY THIS ROUTE.
At last We Perceive the CorrecS Way to
ta. North Pole

At Last We Perceive the CorrecS Way to
tae North Pole
We may seem fully entitled to draw
the conclusions that a current is con-
stantly running across the polar region
somewhere north of the Franz Josef
land from the sea pOrth of the Siberian
coast and Behring strait, and into the
sea between Spitzbergen and Green
land, writes DR.. Fridj in the Forum.
Since such current exists, the most
natural way OF reaching the North
Pole, or point quite near it, must be
to enter the current on the side where
1t runs northward-th is, somewhere
near the New Siberian IslanGs-and
let it carry one straight across those
unknown regions which it has pre-
vented SO many from reaching. I
shall build a wooden ship as small and
strong as possible; it shall be just big
enough to carry provisions for twelve
men for five years, besides the neces-
sary coal; a vessel of about two hum
dred tons will suffice.
The mosa Important features OF the
ship will be that she will be built on
suCn lines as Will give her inc great
est power of resistance to the pres
sure of the foe ice. Her sides must
not be perpendicular, as those of ships
generally are, but must slope from the
bulwarks to the keel; or, to use a sail
or's expression, her dead" rise must
be made great so that the foes shall
get no hold Of her when they are
nresSad topether b;,t will orliio down
ward along her sides and under her.
thus tending to lift her out of the
water. With this vessel and a crew
Of ten Or twelve strong and well picked
men. besides an equipment for five
years as good in all respects as mod
ern appliances can afford, ! think the
enterprise has good prospect OF sue
cess.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
EXPLANATIONS.
Small Seekers After knowledge Pro-
pound Puzzling Questions.

Children's questions are frequently
always because the elder is ignorant
OF the matter inquired about; although
it must be confessed that we would
have to be pretty well posted on every
subject on earth to answer all the
questions Of some young people. But
1t is often difficult to give explanations
which children will understand any
better than they do the thing they ask
al explanation of.
This is most true with regard to de-
fining words. says Harper's Bazaar.
For instance, if it is suddenly de-
manded of US by child of ten: What
does impression mean?" What
does influence mean?" What does
appreciate mean?" the difficulty of
putting a proper idea of the thought
into the child's mind will be seen at
once His experience is SO limited
that many of the words we use have
to him no meaning whatever There
are other words which we commonly
use in a sense altogether different
from that in which a child uses them;
sometimes in a different sense from
the original meaning Of the word.
Bright children will see this and
sometimes turn the tables suddenly,
by taking the word used in meaning
entirely opposite to our intention.
TO illustrate this: a child OF six.
while being read to. insisted on turn
ing the leaves the wrong way. making
the mother read the end of each story
before the beginning.
That is not right Harry; you are
turning the leaves backward"
mo, mamma He turned the
leaves quickly the other way, showing
the back cover of the book. That 8
backward"
While answering the questions of a
family of questioners one naturally
gains experience in the business.
Here is one method of explaining
words which has been found effective.
When a child asks the meaning of a
word. do not be foolish enough to
make him look it up in the dictionary
Is some strong minded parents do.
fondly imagining ne will remember
better that way Give definition in
rs plain words as possible, in words
he il accustomed to use and then give
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
A StOrke's Travels.

An interesting proof of the distant
travels of a stork was discovered last
spring in the neighborhood of Berlin.
For number Of years pair of storks
built their nest annually in the park
of the castle Ruheleben. A few years
ago one of the servants placed ring
with the name Of the place and data
on the leg of the male bird. in order
to be certain that the same bird re-
turned each year. Last spring the
storke came back to it's customary
place, the bearer of two rings. The
second one bore the inscription: India
sends greetings to Germany"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
Cheerea by the American Flag.
What impressed Won most?n

wv nat impressed you moSt!
why, the sight of the American
flag on the banks of the Rhine" was
the quick response.
How did it occurp''
well, we were going by boat up
the Rhine. We started about o clock
in the morning in heavy rain and
with very poor prospects of pleasant
trip. 1t soon cleared up however,
and then it was delightful About
half way up we saw a cottage with the
American flag floating from pole on
the roof. There were nearly 800 peo-
pie on the boat, and would you be-
Eeve it over 100 of them were Ameri-
cans. The shout that went up would
have done your heart good. "-Philar
delphia North American.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22

The recent hanging of Boudine
Crumpton on the old gallows in the
United States jail yard at Fort Smith.
Ark, was the seventy-second execu-
ton of the death penalty on that scat
fold since the first day of January
1868. All the victims were condemn
ed in the federal courts for crimes
committed on the territory belonging
to the Indians.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22

the rest OF the night they succeeded In
getting out one of the bottom boards
obtained the dangerous letters and the
photograph. put the board back with
out disturbing any of the seals, and
when the police came in the morning
stood by with unruffled serenity and
saw the trunks searched. OF course
nothing more dangerous than hair
brush, and nothing more discriminating
than a hotel bill could be found.
Century.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
A PicIuTesuUe Editor.

We recognize but one God and are
for no political crossroad charlatan Or
tinhOrn statesman in Montana, as we
are not built on a trucking or brass
collar hypothesis. If there are any
heavy weights or pudding headed po-
litical scrubs in this state who think
they can intimidate or bulldoze us by
scurrilous remarks or base fabrica-
tions, they are bold, brilliant bloom.
ing, meteoric and picturesque liars in
every mark of the road. Montana
PrOSpector
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
The Peak OF TeneriHe.

The peak OF Teneriffe at dawn casts
upon the ocean shadow that a. first
appears to be fat upon the surface
but that gradually seems to rise up
until it is perpendicular, and stands
apparently a reproduction in black OF
the real mountain which beside it is
white and glowing in the sunlight
The scientific explanation OF the phe-
nomenon is that the shadow at first is
really fat upon the water but that as
the heat of the rising sun causes
vapor to rise from the ocean the shadow
gradually becomes cast against the
bank of fog instead of upon the water,
and is really straight up in the air.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
Labor statistics.

Gilhooly-I see Hostetter McGinnis
walking the streets all day long. What
is he doing for himself?
Gus De Smith-He is looking for
employment and congratulating him-
self that he can't find any.--Texas
Siftings
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
An Army of Locust IS.

An army of locusts ten miles wide
recently swept over the Punjab in In
dia. 1t occupied five days in passing.
Not much harm was done to crops.
however, since they were SO far adj
vanced that they could be harvested
before the locusts reached them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
TRAITS OF THE TIGER.
Origin and Life of the Royal Indian
Bea, It.

The tiger is an Asiatic animal ex-
clusiyely. and ranges in suitable situa-
tions, from the Amoor to the Island of
Bali, and from Turkish Georgia to the
Island of Saghalin, but does not exist
In Ceylon. In spite of the great
destruction of tigers in India they still
live, according to Mr.. Blanford, wher.
ever large tracks of forests and grass
jungle exist and they are especially
common in the forests at the base of
the Himalaya Tigers at least occa-
sionally accompany the tigress and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
The Festive Oyster.

The shell of an oyster in its native
habitat is always a little open, and
miscropic waving hairs set up cur
rents which carry the food plants to
its mouth, where they are engulfe6
and afterwards digested.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
No Use For Them.

A long walking stick that belonged
to Louis XVIII didn't educe the up
set offer of $50 at the Hotel Ornot
and the state sword of Charles X, .
handsome weapon. had to be with
drawn under the reserve OF $40
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
She Thought 1t Strange.

Clarissa-And young FreshleIgh has
proposed to you?
Ethel-He has.
Clarissa it is very strange
Ethel Why is it strange?
Clarissa-WelL you see. they have
always said that he would be lard to
suit-New York Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
japanese Gambiin. Game.

The national japanese gambling
game is harra or flower" The cards
are weight oblong slips of paste
board, divided into twelve series, each
representing a month. Six players
with four cards each play sort OF
combination of casino, euchre and
poker. The kitty gets 10 per cent OF
the pool
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-10-10
COSTLY CIGARETTES.

In case that has been dragging
along in the Justices Court for some
months, plaintiff is suing for money
he alleges that he lent the parents OF
a young lady whom he expected to
marry. The engagement was broken
off, the lady testified yesterday, be-
cause the young man plaintiff smoked
cigarettes! We beg to respectfully
submit to the Court that there is no
reason why the case should drag
along any more. A prompt verdict
for defendants is in ORDER San
Francisco Report.
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AN ANECDOTf or LINCOLN.

An aneedote showing Lincoln's
merciful nature in a touching light,
and from authentic sources, is the one
OF the sleeping sentinel, William
Scott, whose life Lincoln saved after
he had been condemned to be shot.
Lincoln personally saw Scott and
talked with him for long time.
Scott would not talk to his comrades
of the interview afterward until one
night, when he had received letter
from home, he finally opened his
heart to friend in this wise:-
1.-THE President was the kindest
man | had ever seen. was scared
at first, for | had never before talked
with great man. But Mr.. Lincoln
was so easy with me, so gentle, that
| soon forgot my fright. '
He stood up and he says to me, My
boy, stand up here and look me in
the face l did as he babe me.
My boy he said, you are not going
to be shot tomorrow. / am going
to trust you and send you back to
your regiment. l have come up here
from Washington, where l have got
a great deal to do, and what | want
to know is how you are going to pay
my BILL There was big lump in
my throat; l could scarcely speak.
But | crowded down and managed
to say
"There is some way to pay you,
and | will find it after little. There
is the bounty in the savings bank.
| guess we could borrow some money
on mortgage on the farm. l was
sure the boys would help, so |
thought we could make it up if it
wasn't more than five hundred
or six hundred dollars. But it
is a great deal more than five
hundred dollars or six hundred
dred dollars, he said. Then l said
/ didn't see how, but | was sure l
would find some way-if l lived.
Then Mr.. Lincoln put his hands on
my shoulders and looked into my
face as if he were sorry, and said :
MY boy, my bill is very large one.
Your friends cannot pay it, nor your
bounty, nor your farm, nor all your
comrades. There is only one man in
all the world who can pay it, and his
name ia William Scott.
/" If from this day William Scott
does his duty, SO that If were there
when he comes to die he can look me
in the face, as he does now, and say
| have kept nay promise and done
my duty as soldier, then my debt
will be paid. Will you make tina,
promise and try to keep it? | said
would make the promise and with
Gods help would keep it. He
went away out of my sight forever.
| know | shall never see him again,
but may God forget me if ever
forget his kind words or my pro
mise
Mr.. Chittenden, who had a per-
sonal share in bringing the case Of
Scott to Lincoln's attention, and who
watched his subsequent career, says
he became "the general favorite OF
all his comrades, the most popular
man in the regiment, and modest
unassuming and unspoiled by his
success" He died risking his life
in the rescue of wounded men,
"belng shot all to pieces. Illus.
trated American.
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Furnished Room For Rent.

.ss& 4 TOR rent Large, Well
AssH l. furnished Airy Room
k8 with bathroom accommoda-
tons in house pleasantly located. Suit
able for one or two gentlemen and con-
yenient to business center and tramcars.
Address up. o. Box TO-" city. 237 1w
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MOVING the HELM.

On the boats of the North German
Lloyd Company, the Hamburg
Packet Company and several other
big steamship companies the orders
"starboard" and "port" were On
July 18th dispensed with and in
future when it is desired that YES
sci shall 60 off to starboard the order
to the man at the wheel shall be
Fright" or ''hard to right" and
when ship IS to be turned to port
the order shall be cleft" or "hard to
left while the word to hold to the
course is simply "stutzt," or "hold
on These orders have ruled in the
German navy for some time past,
and the change is now recommended
by leading associations representing
the mercantile marine.
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he SHOOK HANDS WITH LIGHTNING

At Rocky Hill, Conn, the other
day lightning shook hands with Far,
mer W. III. Stevens in the most cor
dial manner. He was in the shed at
S. F. Wright's house, and had a
piece of scythe in his hands. The
thunderbolt took the iron out of his
hands, threw it into one corner of the
shed and jumped Stevens into an
opposite corner. Mr.. Stevens says
that when the lightning took hold of
him he felt as if fountain had burst
inside him and spouted pins and
needles into every part of his body.
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TO LET

ssNA 4 COTTAGE containing
ssH N parlor, 3 bedrooms
and bathroom on Nuuanu
street, adjoining the Eagle House. APP
ply TO Eagle House. 229 If
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E. e. THOMAS,
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER.

Estimates given on all kinds of Brick,
Iron, Stone and Wooden Buildings ALI
kinds of Jobbing in the Building Trade
attended to Keeps for sale Brick, Lime,
Cement, Iron Stone Pipe and Fittings,
Old and New Corrugated Iron, Minton
Tiles, Quarry Tiles, assorted sizes and
colors; California and Monterey Sand,
Granite CURLING and Blocks, Etc.
Essgn Office and Yard: Cor. King and
Smith streets. Office Hours: to IL
A. M, and / to 4 p. NJ.
nay Telephones; Bell, SOL; Mutual,
All. Residence: Mutual, 40. p. o
Box, LII 1879 ly
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NOTICE!

THE patrons of the Oceanic S. S. Co.
l. are hereby notified that hereafter
no round trip or excursion tickets will
De issued for any of the through mail
steamers. These tickets will, however,
be issued as customary for the local
steamers "Australia'' and '.ZeaIandia. :"
Passengers who hold round trip tickets
and wish to take the through mail
steamer will be charged an extra fare of
1896.
Per order OF the Oceanic S. S. Co.
VIM. G. IRWIN & CO.,
81 tt General Agents.
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NOTICE

is hereby given that Mr.. Samuel Ladd
L is no longer connected with the
Crysral ) la Works and that John Grace
will continue the business nnder the
name of the Crystal Soda Works as
heretofore. 235 lw
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C GORGE s-UCAS,
eAf4easM
Contractor ~~kss1.HGs ffaS1. & Builder.
~ -

Honolulu Steam Planning MiDs, Espla-
made, Honolulu.
Manufactures all kinds of Mouldings,
Brackets, Window Frames, Blinds,
Sashes, Doors, and all kinds of wood
work finish. Turning, Scroll and Band
Saving. All kinds of Saving and
Planning, Morticing and Tenanting.
r#- Orders promptly attended to and
work guaranteed. Orders frcm the
other Islands solicited. i-9l
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NOTICE.

4 Ii shooting of game on the lands OF
IA Moanalua, Halawa, Aiea and Maui
nalua, Island of Oahu, is strictly for
hidden without the necessary permit.
which may be had on application to Mr..
j. Nj. Dowsett, at the banking house of
Bishop & Co., Honolulu, IL. |.
MAUNALUA r INCH CO.,
JAS. |. D0WSETT.
go If