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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
A RATTLESNAKE PLAGUE.
Tie Strange Infiiction of Region in the
SOid North State.

Tie Strange Infiiction of Region in the
@Oid North State.
Two gentlemen of Wilmington who
have been down in Shallotte township
Brunswick county about fifty-live miles
from this city. bring the news that
there i much alarm in that township
over rautiesnake plague. There has
been very little rain in that section
recently. and a bay in the vicinity of
Mr. Valentine Smiths place has be-
come almost dry. This bay is infested
with the monster rattlesnakes peculiar
to this section and they have gone out
of the bay and crawled all through the
neighb0rhOod.
Within the past sixty days three
negroes and one white woman have
been bitten and killed by these venom
Gus reptiles. besides scores of horses
and cattle. Mr.. Ii. G. Smith lost fine
mule few days ago, and many dogs
have also been killed by the bite of
the rattlers. The snakes crawl into
the residences in many instances, and
many have been killed in and under
the cabins of the negroes. The white
woman who was bitten heard a noise
in her house and got up to see what it
was, and was bitten as soon as she got
on to the floor. She died in terrible
agony within few hours. The
fatality among cattle is especially
great, and the people have to keep their
cows penned up at home to prevent
them from grazing on the borders OF
the bay.
A number of persons have become
panic-stricken and moved away from
the vicinity of the bay. which is near
| the Waccamaw River. People who
| drive along the road can hear the
wicked singing of the snakes rattles in
! the grass and bushes, and many large
! snakes have been killed in the roads.
| The informants of the Messenger drove
| along a portion of the road near the bay
| spoken of and they heard several
snakes rafting as their vehicles stirred
| them from their lair.
Some of the snakes in this section
| are of enormous size, and the fve-feet-
one-inch RATHER killed two miles from
the city day or two ago is a pigmy
| alongside of some of these ShallOtte
reptiles. The story told by the two
| gentlemen is true in every respect, ex-
cept that they cannot vouch for a
statement may by one of the residents
that huge RATHER with siXty-three
rattles and button was killed there a
few days ago. This was told to them
by reliable man and if it is true this
is the oldest snake ever heard Of in
this part of the country. The state
ment, however, that four persons and
numbers of horses. cattle, and dogs
| have been bitten and killed is abso-
| lutely true and vouched for, and there
is no difficulty in believing it when
Everybody knows what enormous
rattlesnakes are often killed even with
in few miles of Wilmington.-W Val
mington Messenger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
THE MIND READER.
What the sensitive" Told the Audience
He Was Doing.

What the sensitive" Told the Audience
He Was Doing.
Detroit Free Press: Detroit has a
young man who is a feature in his
social circle because of his powers as
Il vocalist, palmist, mind reader and
funny business" generally. He is just
q little proud Of himself all around
but especially so of his singing. Late
ly he has been giving some amusing
takeoffs on mind reading. Several
nights ago he had as a confederate a
sharp girl from Saginaw who loves
to prod him now and then in his tender
est places. On this occasion he had
posted her on the mysteries of mind
reading, and she appeared with him
before a parlor audience blindfOlded in
due form, and took her place ready
for the performance. He held up a
lemon in plain view Of the audience.
81 have here" he said with much
form, 'tin my hand a lemon. What is
it,"
"a lemon" promptly replied the SEN
sitive, and he bowed and threw it aside,
in the midst of applause.
'sNow," he continued, taking up a
piece of ice, Il hold in my hand a piece
of ice. Is it hot or cold?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08

Ter away their word of honor or sonso
of integrity for paltry pelf Their greet
of gain has rendered their consciences
callous. A sordid selfishness warns
their Judgment, blinds their eyes and
hardenS their hearts against the cry OF
distress. There is no passion like the
love of gold that so effectually dries up
the fountain of sympathy and tender
ness and turns the heart of flesh into
that OF stone. The man who suffers
the desire for wealth to become the
dominant force in his life will, in order
10 attain his end, sacrifice the dearest
Trend on earth. The ties of friendship
ana most sacred relations of life must
yleld to the reSiStleSS current of this
unbdidled master passion. 1t is of ST.
preme moment that this stream be
guarded at Its source. Beware of coy
etouSneSS: for mans life consistent
not N the abundance of the THINGS that
he pOSSeSSeth." Let the danger SIGNAL
be hoisted here. The hidden spring
whence issue the dark waters of fraud
forgery and Justification in their multi
piled forms, lies concealed beneath coy
etcuSneSS. The words of the great
apostle are as timely and telling today
as when first uttered They that will
be rich fall into temptation and Il snare
and into many foolish and hurtful lustsr
which drown men in destruction and
perdition. For the love of money is the
root OF all evil; which while some COW
eted after, they have erred from the
faith, and pierced themselves through
with many SORROWS"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
WANT THEM ITO KEEP PLEDGES.
Southern Congressmen Demand That
State Banks BE Given Fair Trial.

Southern Congressmen Demand That
State Banks BE Given a Fair Trial.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The state
bank tax plank in the Democratic plat
form is likely 10 be the cause of good
deal more trouble than was antici-
pated by the convention which
adopted it
Talks with a number OF Democratic
representatives. show that great diff
ference of opinion exists on this ques-
ton. Many Democrats from the East
and West are absolutely opposed to
doing anything whatever with refer
ence to State banks, while many repre-
sentatives from the South, voicing the
demands of their constituents for
larger currency, insist that the plank
in the Democratic platform shall be
given practical effect.
Representative Livingston of Georgia
said to-day that he was in favor of
keeping this and every other pledge
given to the people. The reople, he
added, were now studying politics and
the party which did not keep it's
pledges would be left behind at the
polls,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
Provoked Much Laughter.

Judge Austin Yates of Schenectady,
n. Y, is one of the most absent
minded OF men. He came down here
not a great while ago aud visited a
theater where Il most emotional, sem
sational and affecting melodrama was
in progress. He had friend with
him and he laid down 800 bill at the
box office to purchase two tickets.
The man behind the little hole tossed
the pasteboards out and ST. in change.
Intent upon what he was going to
see, the judge very naturally seized
the tickets and went on his way re-
joicing, leaving the balance of the $50
behind. He and his friend had seats
in the midst of remarkably select
company, the play was enjoyable, and
the Judge, who is nothing if not
earnest, sat there spellbound.
At last the villain in the play said to
one of his partners in crime and with
a hard look-applicable to the stage:
How much money does the wretch
want?"
The word money" brought the
Judges thoughts back to the box-otfice
and to the change he had left lying
there. Forgetting where he was and
thinking for the instant that the ques-
ton had been applied to him, he slap
ped his knee and fairly shouted:
Seventeen dollars, by the Lord
Harry"
The effect on the audience can be
imagined but never described. and
nothing can induce that villain to re-
cite the lines wherein money appears,
for, with all an actors superstition. he
imagines that the Judges inopportune
though pat remark has given him bad
luck forever.-N. Y. Recorder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
Memorable Square Meal.

aft a man is blessed with a good APP
petite" said Mr.. Staybolt, "he can get
along comfortably for quite a spell
without terrapin; there may be times.
indeed, when he will find the delights
of a banquet in a very small meal. |
remember day in the army. for in
stance, when, after we had been for
weeks without fresh vegetables of any
sort, there was issued to the regiment
a ration of potatoes. 1t so happened
that on the same day the sutler had
onions. There were in our tent four
men. We got the company cook to
give us our rations of potatoes and of
salt pork uncooked, and we bought
onions of the sutler. We had at that
time an old saucepan that one of us
had picked up somewhere. We got
out the saucepan and cut up the pork
and boiled it until it was about half
done. Then we put in the onions and
thsn the potatoes, which we had cut
up in large pieces as nearly as possible
uniform in size, so that they would all
be done at the same time.
while one man looked after the fire
another attended to the cooking. The
other two sat on the ground and APP
plauded; that is, they shifted the air
whenever the lid was taken off the
saucepan. and looked at each other
and at the two men by the fire and
smiled.
"When the stew was nearly done we
put in few bareback to soften, and
when after a formal inspection by each
man it had been officially declared
done, the cook lifted the saucepan from
the fire and set it on the ground. The
two men who had had the least to do
had been holding their plates and
spoons for fifteen minutes.
"Good? 1t makes me laugh when
ever | think of it. -ELchdmge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
Change in Affairs.

The business man was hul1ying along
the street late in the day when the pit
eous whine of a beggar stopped him.
VIII you please and be SO kind, sir"
said the fellow, Ito give mo some
money. Pm out Of work and I've got u
wife and six children sufferln', sir, for
the necessaries of life."
Get Outr' exclaimed the hurrying
man, I've heard that story before"
No, you haven't, sir" protested the
Didn't you tell me that same thing
not ID week ago, and 1 gave you half
dollar?"
mo, sir, I didn't" whined the beg
gar. Il told you 1 had wife and four
children. We've had twins at our house
since that"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
STABBED BY A NOBLE"
John Corgai of Smiley, Ill, Wounded by
Alleged Baron.

STRAWN, H., Dec. 3.-John Corgai
Of Sibley was sta bbed last night by a
man known as Baron Won Eglestein in
ane of the saloons of ehis place. Won
Eglestein's profession is that of
veterinary surgeon, but he practices
but little, as he receives heavy remit
lances from the old country every
three months, and claims to be of
royal blood and relative to the crazy
King of Bavaria. Should the stabbing
prove fatal a mob may take him in
charge, as the memory of the Dennis
affair is still fresh in the minds of all
here. Officers are now securing the
country in every direction for the
Baron, while the doctors are holding
an examination.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
JAW GOULD,S FORTUNE.
1 arge Piece of 1t Bequeathed to Char
liable Purposes.


New YORK, Dee. st is believed
that Jay Gould left liberal slice of
his enormous fortune to charita BILE
institutions in this city and elsewhere.
From remarks made to-day by r ussel
Sage, who is supposed to be pretty
thoroughly informed as to Gould's
affairs, it is believed that nearly
all of the estate that is not
given to charity has been trusteed for
the benefit of the dead financiers chill
dren. Mr.. Gould made a will five
years ago Mr.. Sage is presumably
acquainted with it's terms. George
and Edwin Gould and Mr.. Sage are
said to be trustees for the manage
ment of the estate. 1t is expected that
the will will be filed for probate in a
week or so.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
A Popular Sin.

Theodore L. Cuyler says: BE care
full how you condole with a man who
has lost money and saved his character,
and be equally careful how you con-
graduate a man who has made mil
lion of dollars at the expense Of his re-
Egion."
Every day we fall in with men who
are becoming rich at the expense of
character. They do not hesitate to bar
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
Austria Ga hint Will Not Resipn,

LONDON, Dec. 3.-The Times Vienna
correspondent says that Count Won
Taafe, the prime minister, announced
in the reichSrath. before the vote was
taken on the secret-service credit, that
the result of the division would be re-
garded as showing confidence or want
of confidence in the ministry The
cabinet will, therefore, not resign.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
Her Identity Is unknown

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. 3.-The ideu
city of the young woman given the
name of Lottie Anderson barnard.
who committed suicide al the Hotel DEB
Coronado Monday night, is still I'm.
known. Inquiry has been received
from Miss May Wyllie of Detroit for a
fall description. .ne deceased having
registered at the eel as coming from
that city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
More Forged Literary Matter.

LONDON, Dec. 3.-IS is alleged that
quantity of the forged literary and
historic matter which was brought to
light by the publication at Edin burgh
of manuscript poem alleged to have
been written by Burns; but which
it turned out had been published when
Burns was only years old, is now in
the Lennon library in New York.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08

4 clew has been discovered which
may lead to the arrest Of the person
who robbed w. G. Pollock, travelling
salesman of Pollock & Co., New York,
of a bag of gems worth $1,000 on a
Sioux City and Pacific train. The rob-
Der dropped his revolver, and the sale.
of it was traced by the manufacturers
number to H. & o. D. Folsom, No Is
Murray street, a few days before the
robbery. The description Of the pur-
chaser agrees exactly with that Of the
roDter,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
Shot Him Because He Did Not Love Her

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 3.-Thomas H.
Boyd, who was murdered by his wife last
night, is a son Of Col. A. P. Boyd of
Philadelphia, at one time vice-presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania railroad
Boyd, who is 35 years of age, came to
Tacoma four years ago, where he en-
gagged in newspap work, afterward
going to Olympia, where he bought the
Olympian. He was a fluent writer and
a man of excellent address. His wife
says she shot him because he ceased to
love her
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
To Handle Entire Coal Output.

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 3.-The opera
tors of the Hooking Valley have de-
cided to organize a company to buy and
sell the entire output of the valley.
The object is to reduce the cost of
handling the coal and meeting compe-
tition in the market. The organiza--
ton has not been perfected. The
movement is one of vast Importance
to all the soft-coai producing districts
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
Fortune-TeiIer Given a Verdict

TEXARKANA, Ark, Dee. 3.-About
two years ago Mrs. Mary A. Taber, a
spiritualist medium, was arrested and
placed in the caIaboose, charged with
fortune telling without license.
Later she brought suit in the Federal
court against the mayor of the towns
for alleged false Imprisonment, asking
So, 500 damages. The jury gave the
plaintiff Il verdict for 81 800
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08

LoGANsPoRT, Ind, Dec. 3-The
funeral of Col. &. N. Fitch, Logans-
ports distinguished soldier, states.,
man and nonorcd citizen, was held at
l:30 p. IN. yesterday from Trinity Fps
copal church. There were present the
Hon. David Turpie and others who
were his personal associates
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
An Athletic Duke and Duelist.

The following story would seem in
credible if my father had not heard it
from an eyewitness. When Col. Lem
nOX (atterward duke of Richmond)
called out and nearly shot the duke of
York the Indignation of the royal fam
ilv and of their friends was extreme.
After a time, however, the prince re-
gent forgaye the audaciouS dueliSt and
quite Unexpectedly asked him to din
ner. A large party was awaiting the
arrival of their royal host when, to
their amaZement, Col. Lennon was an
nOunced.
Being received with silence and cold
looks he resolved to mark his sense of
the cOurtierS' diSapproval. SO he laid
down two chairs side by side on the
floor and leaped over them. Being a
man of singular activity he repeated
this little comedy after laying a third
chair over the first, and again after
laying fourth on the second and
again after laying a fifth on the sum-
nit. At this last jump. however, his
foot caught the topmost chair and
the pile was scattered over the floor.
At this moment the prince entered
the room and in establishment asked
the unreasonable athlete what on earth
he was about. Really, sir" replied
the una bashed visitor. lit is most I'M
fortunate. No one spoke a word, and
| had to amuse myself. Butt sincere
ly hope that none of your royal high
ness chairs is broken" The prince
laughed and the matter blew over,
No one but thorough gentleman,
said my father, who used to pronounce
this word with peculiar emphasis
and to employ it in somewhat mar
rowly exclusive sense, could have car
ried the affair off as Col. Lennox did"
-F'0rtnightly ReUiea0.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
III New Issue spanish Indemnify,

WAsHINGToy, Dee. 3-The Treasury
has is ued notice to holders of Span
ish indemnity stock that it will pay nG
dividends after Dee. Is, 1892, TO any
holder who does not forward his old
certificates and receive the new issue
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
A SERVIAN SONG.

Mother, dear little Lad
Alone through the night is creeping
He has lost his way, aud he is sad;
| hear him bitterly weeping.
l know he is coming to me;
Go to the door and see"
Daughter, woman undOing
Is TO be won without wOOing-
When she meets her lover halfway,
He holds her favor light
As the cup he drains by day,
Or the lamp he burns at night"
Mother, no more,
But open the door;
| have his heart, he mine;
He must be housed and fed;
| will give him kisses for wine,
And my eyes shall light him to bed
K. II. Stoddard, in the Century.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
GHOULS AT ROCKFORD,

Great Excitement Caused by Reports OF
Grave Robbers Investigation Ordered.
ROCKFORD, H., Dee. 3.-ConSiderable
excitement has been created here by
the report that several graves have
been robbed in the city cemeteries Au
investigation is to be made at once.
and if any graves are found to have
been disturbed the utmost vigilance
will be employed to catch the ghouls.
There is no medical college here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
10 Shut Ont migration.

WAsHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Senator Chand
Ter, chairman Of the committee Oh.
immigration and naturalization, has
prepared bill which he will intro.
dnce at the first opportunity suspend
ing and prohibiting immigration INTO
the United States, except from the
countries of North and South America.
tor one year from March 8, 1893.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08

Stockings made from human hair
are worn by Chinese fishermen as the
best preventive of wet feet. They are
drawn over ordinary cotton stockings,
being too rough for putting near the
skin
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
Burning ,IieIds of Supar Cana

HAVANA, Dec. 6.-Advices from the
interior of the island show that
large fires are burning in the fields Of
sugar cane Oh several estates. yse
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08

- st. Louis man who had been hic-
coughing at half-minute intervals for
two days was stopped by hypnotism.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-03

the most part become rich from the rapid
and enormous increase in population,
which lifts the value Of land. This has
made land holders, like the Astors, rich
East and West. The revolution Of trade
and industry wrought by steam trans
portation has made men like the Wander
bits rich. Commodore Vanderbilt did
not pretend to be . philsnthropist, but
his wealth and the application Of his
wealth to the organization and combina-
ton Of trunk lines of railway transporta-
ton between the producers Of the West
and the merchants and manufacturers OF
the East and the popular mass OF con-
sumers was q greater act of beneficence to
the labor Of this country than Peter
Cooper or any other phiianthropist ever
wrought.
The wealth and brains Of Vanderbilt
and those who initiated him placed the
producer in DAKOTA in communication
with the consumer in the great consuming
states and cities Of the Atlantic seaboard.
Labor in Dakota buys its finished goods
cheaper today. and labor in New York
city buys its food cheaper today because
of Vanderbilt and those who initiated
him, and of this kind Of "moneyed men"
labor need not be afraid, for while they
were growing richer labor surely was not
growing poorer either in Dakota or in
New York city.