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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
AMERICAN SERIOUSNESS
Its Absence Often Means Failure to Meet
the Highest Claims of Life.

the highest Claims of Life.
Of American levity and American
joylessnfss, the writer of the clever paper
In the May number of the Atlantic
Notify called g A Plea for Seriousness, "
says:
beg my readers not to suppose that
would arralgn humor or any element
which gladdens or brightens existence.
Seriousness and hght-heartednesS are net
at war; there is no merit in austerity; on
the contrary, more harm can be done by
solemn triviality and ascetic futility than
by arran5 tomtoolery. Bat after all we
are JOY Gus people. There are two types
of American face on which the comic
illustrated papers have fastened as repre-
sentatives; one is sharp, careworn, anxious;
the other is heavy course and stupid or
cunning. Neither of them shows a CLEAN
of che mirthfulness which twinktts In the
lrlshman's eve, or broadens the smile of
John Bull, or sparkles from head to foot
IN the.ilvely Frenchman or Italian. There
is modern fashion of loud and constant
laughter IN our society, as If noise were
necessary to attest the pleasure of the oc,
casIOn, but it vouches as little for our en-
J0ymenJ DIS the cannon and hootipg- crack
ers on The Fourth Of July do for patrio-
tism. The absence of animal spirits
among we'll to-do young people is in
striking contrast to the exuberance of that
quality In their contemporaries In most
European countries. There is no division
of time more weary ana dreary than a
pubic holiday in America except one in
England, but the English this comes
mainl y from the pressure of traditions and
conditions Of which we never felt weight,
while with US 1t is because we do not
know how to amuse ourselves honestly
and enjoy ourselves heartily. Its levity,
not gayety, that is the matter with US.
Here it is, and here only, that counsel for
hunor misses her point; we are dull in
deed grant it, not from the disuse of
humor, but from its abusa. Nor do |
reckon lack of seriousness as the sole OF
prime cause of national and individual
deterioration; but without its presence no
man or country can thrive; it is an evil
dence Of essential qualities. It's absence
means failure to the highest claims and is
sures Of life, or dept to the present and to
the memorable liens of the failure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
CRIME.

A STRANGE dream leads to the arrest OF
q young woman in st. Paul on the charge
of ENLIGHTENMENT.
SAMUEL DossA, a citizen of Trinidan,
Col, thew himeelf under a rapid moving
train Tuesday and was instantly killed.
TREASURER DAMS stealings from the
funds of the National Savings bank OF
Buffalo, n. Y, will exceed 100000.
Two men in st. Paul unsuccessfully at
tempt to hold up Albert Lindeke's coach.
man in broad daylight and appropriate the
team.
AT Santa Ana, Tex. Frank Bowman
shot and killed his father, J. w. Bowman,
to avenge his sister, whom his father had
seduced.
THOMAS L. TIPLET, in the United
States court at Spring field, H., was sent
to penitentisry for two years, for altering
and passing Un1ied States bills.
AT Baltimore, Mo, 6. W. Briedner,
head bookkeeper of Witt Bieder g. Co.,
wholesale dry goods, has been arrested on
the charge of embezzliug $4,000
AT Portland, Ore, Henry Norberg. on
Friday night, shot and killed his sweet.
heart, Augusta Shogrena, domestic He
then put bullet through his owl brain
In Boston Tuesday evening Mrs. Susan
Sewell, twenty two years of age, threw
her nine months old babe out Of fourth
story window and then jumped from the
window herself, both dying in short
time.
AT Aurora, ILL.,, Burton c. Higgins, a
promising young lawyer, committed sui.
cite at the Hotel Bishop by leaving the
gas turned on in his room when he retired
financial embarrassment is supposed to
have caused the suicide.
LULU STUTzIN, 12-year-old girl, was
killed by freight train at Marion, Iowa,
Wednesday,
WILLIAM DAY, chief baker at the
Northern Illinois Hospital for the Insane,
died Wednesday from an overdose OF
morphine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
WOMAN WAS EMANClPATtD.
A Courtship Scene in the Era of Righted
Femininity.

1t was many years hence, and the
movement for the emancipation of
woman from the thraldom of ages
had been crowned with complete sue
cess.
Two persons were sitting in the
front parlor. Even in the dim, uncer-
tain light of the coal tire-the supply
of coal was not vet exhausted-it was
plainly evident that they were a slen-
der girl, brawny youth. She was on
her knees, with clasped hands and
fearful eyes. He was on the sofa, with
downcast mien and many hot, tum-
ultuous blush.
Il may confess my love-" she ex--
claimed passionately.
His big brown mustache twisted no.
ticeably and he swallowed the lump in.
his throat.
"Why SO cold?" holly demanded the
kneeling woman.
And then, acting upon the sudden
impulse, she seized his hand and con-
templated through binding tears the
callouses upon the muscular palm.
"Be mine" she urged.
The young man was much dis
ira ght, and his lower register bass
voice trembled when at last he spoke
"It's SO sudden" he faltered, and
nervously fingered the hem of his
coat.
She sighed.
Edwin, you must have suspected"
"No," he replied simply. at is not
the place of a man to suspect. 1t is
for us only to await the asking"
In alteration she gazed upon the agi-
tated figure before her. Fairly in
toxicated with the vision she forgot
herself for a moment. With sudden
movement she threw her arms about
the shrinking form of the youth and
moment would have imprinted
SIS upon the dewy lips.
With frantic effort he freed him
self.
tYou stop" he fiercely cried, cor I'll
scr m"
Twin"
$50 away from me-"
DO you dismiss me forever"
Il do. Co."
AS she left the room she crushed her
spring hat over her eyes and groaned.
People who met her on the street no.
ticed that her face was pale aud set
and that she was muttering bitterly.
1t was many years hence, and the
movement for the emancipation of
woman from the thraldom of ages had
been crowned with success.-Detroit
Trib2L3ze
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
FCRrBTCSN

QUEEN VICTORIA prorogues parliament,
THE Marquis of Drogheda is dead, at
the age OF SO years.
COLUMBUS will probably be caDonized,
Archbishop Ireland being the one to Sug-
gest it to the pope.
The British ship Fred B. Taylor was
sunk by the Trave in mid-ocean. All on
board were rescued and reached Liverpool
Thursday.
DELEGATES from chambers of commerce
hold a congress in London and denuunce
the Mckinley bill.
Elk PRESIDENT Palacio has reached the
Island of Trinidad, on his way to Europe,
an exile from his native country.
TIMOTHY REALY was nobbed in the
streets OF Dublin, Friday, and had mar
row escape from being seriously Injured.
The Theater Royal, at Birkenhead, Eng
land, was destroyed by fire Friday night.
The audience had left the house before the
hre broke out.
GRAND MASTER KANE, of the Belfast
Orangeman, declared that General Lord
Wolsey will lead Ulster men against the
diamemberment of the empire.
AMEDEE ERNEST BARTHELEMY
MOUCHEz, the French naval officer, scien-
tlst and writer, is dead, aged seventy one
years.
PRINCESS MARGARET, sister of the
German Emperor, has been betrothed TO
Prince Frederick Charles, eldest son OF
the Landgrave of Hes3e.
THREE tenements in the suburban town
! Of d. Il Il
several people were burned to death. Loss,
100000 francs.
THE Norwegian cabinet has resigned on
account of the kings refusal to sanction
the stortipg's resolution in regard to the
established lisnment of separate Nor
wegian cOnsulates.
THREE houses In Barry, a Partisan
suburn, were destroyed by fire Tuesday.
A number of occupants were burned to
death. Many others were injured while
trying to escape.
THE new bridge over the river Leven,
near Leslie, county of Fife, Scotland, col
lapsed on the renewal of a scaffolding
erected during the construction. A num-
Der Of workmen were carried down and
FIVE drowned.
WHILE Mr.. Gladstone was on his way
to meeting of a liberal club at Chester
Saturday, some one threw a stone at him
which struck him in the eye The injury
was slight and did not prevent Mr.. Glad
tone from attending the meeting.
RAvACHoL was found guilty by the jury
after they had been out but fifteen minutes
and he was sentenced to death. Beala
and the woman, Soubere. who were &C.
cused of being Ravachol's accomplices
in the murder of the hermit, Brunei, were
acquitted,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
TIE LATEST NEWS.
GENERAL NOTES.

PHILADELPHIA wholesale grocers and
the sugar trust make bargain.
The prohibitionist national convention
will declare for free coinage Of silver.
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine, Miss Harriet
Blaine and the Damroschs, have gone to
Bar Harbor, Me.
NEW YORK republicans will contest the
reapportionment bill passed by the last
legislature.
A CALK is Issued for meeting of
Catholic areh-bishops of America in New
York next October.
The Hon R. F. Howard, aged 78, a
member of the Ohio legislature three
terms, died Tuesday night at Xenia, O.
SALES agents of the anthracite company
met in New York Wednesday and decided
on a general increase of Is cents per ton
for western points.
ADLAI E. STEVENSON will go to New
York to receive official notification of his
nomination for the vice presidency by
the democratic national convention.
REyoLUTIcNIsTs are again active along
the Mexican boundary, and United Stat S
troops nave been ordered out again.
The Saltwater, Mimi, school board
settles the parochial school question by
deciding not to lease church property for
public school purposes.
CORNELIUS NJ. BLISS, of New York, is
said to be President Harrison's choice for
chairman of the republican national com
mittee.
PROF. J. F. McELRoY, of Lansing,
Mich, has invented system of lighting
railway cars by electricity.
Rev. VIM. P. KANE, of Bloomington,
H., mas. been elected president of Wabash
college to succeed J F. Tuttle, resigned.
The Lima (Ohio) Carriage company has
assigned to William Roberts. Assets
about $40, 600; liabilities twice that
amount
The remains of James X. Polk, eleventh
president of the United States, are to be
removed from Polk Place, Nashville, to
Mount O.ivet Cemetery.
THERE are rumors that the Goshen
National bank of Middleton, N Y. did not
open Monday morning. W. NJ. Murray,
cashier and county treasurer, is missing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07

WOMEN sof Brazil, Ind .. mobbed and
drove out OF town Mrs. Alice Bagley, whose
conduct with Charles Gross. a married
man, had shocked the moral sense of the
community. Gross and Mrs. Bagley re-
turned TO Brazil Wednesday evening
and now there are threats of tarring and
feathering both of them.
Two daughters of the late General Es.
cobedo. who was one of the most noted OF
Mexican military leaders in recent years
have been arrested in the city of Mexico
for raising 80 bills to 500 bills and pass.
ing them
FRIDAY night John Vanarsdale, a resi-
dent of Jacksonville, ILL.,, committed
suicide by taking poison. He was about
so years of age, and had been an invalid
for good many years. Ill health was
the cause of the suicide.
AT Birmingham, Texas, Monday, nine
convicts with stone In hand, charged the
gaurd and attempted to escape. The
guard fred on them killing one and
wounding four others. Two Of them are
likely to die. Four escaped, one being
recaptured.
AN unknown incendairy set fire to the
residence Of G., D. Crocker, at Galesburg,
ILL.,, Monday morning The family, for
tunately, was aroused in time to subdut
the flames.
SUNDAY at WalkersviIle, H., Frank
Painter and Perry Johnson engaged in a
street duel with revolvers. Fifteen shots
we're fred. Painter was slightly wounded
and Johnson fatally injured by shot In
the abdomen
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07

Then follows the rake, and the grass i
gathered into windows, where the GREAT
er part of it is in the shade. It is not
a fat scattered row, but one put m rs
eompactly as possible to let the Wind
through. If only one team is at work
the mower, of course, is idle, but other
wise it is kept at work. only the grass
Is gathered into windrows as soon as If
Is ell wiIted, and the last thing in the
afternoon it is put into tall slender cocks
OF 800 pounds or SO, ard raked down so
as to she'd any rain that may fall, or the
cocks are Immediately protected by hay
caps over the tops. Thus they may stay
safely until all the hay is ready for the
barn. Then when the dew is dried eff the
| cocks are opened and scattered, and the
inside dried for an hour or so and then
carried to the barn or stack. The hay
may heat again in the barn, but this viii
be better for the hay, and no one need fea1
spontaneous oombus ion, bugbear which
| sensible farmers need give no attention to.
Thus made, the hay will be as near like
the grass as it cin be, and will make as
good TODD for the winter as the pasture
Will for the summer.-People and Patriot,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
FIRRS AND CASUALTIES

MISS LULU TRAvAeE was fatally hurt
in runaway accident at Lima, 0.
SEVERE storm visited Rochester, n
Y, Monday, doing much damage TO trees
fences, etc. Several persons were killed
by lightning.
AT Chicago, Tuesday morning, Frances
Sasek, IA years old, and living at 661
Throop street. was crushed beneath an
incoming passenger train on the Northern
Pacific railroad at Newberry avenue, and
instantly killed
AN explosion Of the Consumers Ice
works il New Orleans, Saturday, killed
five men. The proprietor, F. B. Lee, was
among the victims.
FIFTEEN persons were killed by the
railroa accident at Harri8onburg, Pa
Saturday morning. A telegraph operate,
confesses responsibility for the disaster
and is arrested.
EIGHT buildings on the principal street
OF DIN, Iowa, we've destroyed by fire
Thursday. The total loss is over $50 900,
and the insurance is about three fourths OF
that amount.
In Jumping from a switching engine at
Rockford, Tuesday, John Burns slipped
and fell on an iron wrench which he had
in his hand, the instrument penetrating
his chest just above the heart to a depth
of FIVE inches. He leaves a widow.
PAUL PATILLO, well known in Canada
and Michigan as a prize fighter and
boxer, was killed Friday by falling from
the seventh story Of Pingree & Smith 5
new building. He leaves a wife and two
children.
The residence of Chris Johnson in
Stanton, Iowa, the finest house in the VII
Iage, was struck by lightning Sunday
morning and wrecked. Mr.. and yrs.
Gibson, guests for the day: were badly
hurt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
WOMAN, WEEN.

Mis-. Orme, who has lately died, was
the lady of whom Mr., Ruskin said in his
''Pleteritan," that when he saw her he
first feIt and understood what influence a
woman's beauty can have. One OF her
sisters was Coventry Patmore's first wife
and the veritable "angel of the house OF
whom be wrote his poems.
Miss Emily Dickson, daughter of the
member for Dublin, has just passed a
brilliant examination of the Royal Uni
versity of Ireland. In the medical exami-
nation she has not only secured the first
place, but is also first in honors. Miss
Dickson is a student at the Roy&l College
of Surgeons, Dublin.
Peeresses of Great Britain, Scotland or
Ireland by birth, marriage or creation,
are free from arrest or Imprisonment on
civil process; and in the event of a peeress
being charged with criminal ofense she
would be tried by the house of lords.
Nine. Juliette Adam, the editress of the
Nouvelle Reve, declares that she has found,
if not a new Lott, at least a second Bal
FAC, in young Leon Daudet, son of the
author of Jack and Sappho. In the next
number of the Revue will begin novel,
just completed, by the young man.
The princess of Wales, patroness of the
British Home for Incurables, nominated
that charity as one of two to beAefl by the
sale of Canon Jennings memorial sermon
for the duke of Clarence. The board of
the home, as a memento of this, have de.
cided to place at the disposal of tho prin-
cess during her lifetime the nomination of
bedand "a pension.
Miss E. Nj. MeIrick, who is we'll known
for her fine portrait of H M. Stanley,
painted for the Royal Geographical soci-
ETY., is now in India, where she has been
painting Hkenesses of the maharaneSs of
Vizianagram. Rewah and Jeypere, which
are the first portraits of Indian purdah
ladies ever painted. Miss Merrick
is now engaged on commission from
their highnesses the maha1aiahs of Cooch
Behar and Bettiah.
There is inspiration for ordinary NOR
tails in Sarah Bernhardt's statement that
she rehersed Cleopatra 500 times before it
was finally presented to an audience. If
genius is obliged 10 labor as hard as this
to produce something great there is hope
for people of common clay.
Palmer Cox, the artist, is bachelor, tall
and thin, with light hair, mustache
and face tanned by the sun and wind.
He gets letters ever day from children
who write about the brownies and ask for
his autograph, and every one of these let
tiers Mr.. Cox endeavors to answer with his
own hand.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07

George Fred Williams, the young
Massachusetts congress man, is commonly
supposed to be Yankee of Yankeedom,
but a story comes from Washington to the
effect that he is Of Teutonic parentage
His father was a German with long pa
tronymic as full of gutturals as a sausage
is of meat. When he tried to tell the
people of Dedham what hi name was,
they said, as the story goes: "Here, we
never take time to tell you all all that.
Your name is Williams" And Williams
it has been ever since, it being a simple
matter to change ones name in Massa-
chusetts, where five hundred year avail
themselves of that privilege Young Mr..
Williams redas and speaks German with
considerable Auency. He is lawyer,
and shortly after he hung out his single
in Dedham he made about $4,000 in
cases growing out of bad railrod acct
dent which happened just outside Of the
city
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
Think of Others.

In associated life and work it is ALWAYS.
important that we do not think Only of
ourselves, and press our own plans and
preferences. Others must also be thought
Of, and their rights and privileges regard
ed. Some people forget this, and unless
things go just their way they grow i'm
patient and even refuse to do their part.
Inns may be excused in children, but in
older people, especially in Christians. it is
most unseemly. Other persons have the
same right 70 their way that we have. If
tnere are differences of opinion as to the
oeSt pian, the true thing TO do is to con-
s 81 all the ways proposed and combine
the oest from l,-Westminister Teacher.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
AN OLDLANGUAGF.
Specimens of the Oldest Known Language
Ennnd in Rah

Specimens of the Oldest Known Language
Found in Babylon.
Probably the oldest known specimens of
recorded language in the world to-day are
the inscription on the door sockets and
brick stamps found at Niffer by the Baby
lonian exploration expedition of the uni
versity OF Pennsylvania, which has recent,
ly returned. The brick stamps, which are
of yellow clay, about four by FIVE inches,
and and inch in thickness, bear the name
and title of King Sargon and his son,
Marin Sin, who lived about $500 B. c.,
and they were taken from the mound
which covers the site of ancient Nippuru,
with It's famous Temple of BaaI. The ex-
interest, such as clay tablets eontainine
contracts, lists of goods, temple incomes,
art fragments and images sold by the tenn
pie fakirs. These throw much light on the
history of the people, as opposed to that
OF the kings, and the work Of the expedi-
ton carries Babylonian records back a
thousand years
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
GOLD.
1t Is Indestructible and Retains Its Bril-
iancy Unt ulIied.


Gold may be said to be everlasting ana
indeslructible. The pure acids have nc
effect upon it. Air and water alike are
unable to work its destruction. While te
baser metals they are decay, to gold they
are innocuous.
Bury it through the long ages. and
when the rude tool of the excavation again
brings TO light, while everything around
it or originally associated with it is re :
turned to dust, and the delicate form
has become a power 50 lmpalpable as to
be lnappreciable, and the delicate tracery
OF the finest gold thread remains.
Days, years, century upon century may
roll by; empires rise and fall; dynasties
which deem their power everlasting and
armies which have marched and conquer
ed may become never less; cities teeI1ing
with millions may become the abode OF
the owl; yet thin flament of gold remains
today as it was 5000 years ago. Truly
gold Is a noble metal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07

A FARMER near Sherman, Texas, IN
earthed recently what he and the local
scientists believe to be the skeleton of a
mastodon. The ponderous jaws are in
tact, and one tooth taken from them
weighs three and half pounds. One OF
the tusks, in a fair state of preservation,
is FIVE and a half feet long
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07

The worlds fair authorities have de-
cided to bear the expense of transporta-
tion of such works of American artists
abroad as may be Offered for exhibition at
the exposition, and are excepted as cx-
bibits. This action was taken with d
view Of securing as complete and repre-
sentative collection as possible from
American artists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
1t Never Fails.

Snifers-''Do you ever have hay-fever,
Influenza, or anything Of that KindP''
Biffers-"No, | never had any trouble
with my nose but once. On that occasion
IL leaked about gallon.
''Eb? When was that"
Zone evening when | went to a party
and forgot my pocket-handkel chief -
New York Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
A COMMON MISTAKE.
The Idea Mnay Have of TIL ose who do n
Perform Manual Labor

Perform Manual Labor.
He doesn't work; he doesn't do any.
thing but talk" This was said of a bust
ness man, and indicates the thought
which many have of those who manage a
business without doing manual labor. Yet
every lahorer should know that almost all
labor is PROF. .cted by men who are said to
do nothing but talk" The work in the
world comes from the brains in the
world. There may not be heavy de-
mand on brains in given piece of work,
but there must be some. If the simplest
job of work requires at least little fore
thought what must the great enterprise s
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07

A VERY fine collection of tropical p ants,
including some Of the largest specimens
will be sent from Jamaica to the World g
fair. The arrangements for their trans
po1tation have already been made.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07

A FREECHMAN, NJ. Bran deley, has sue
ceeded in making pearls by simply boring
holes in pearl oysters, dropping in minute
glass beads AID then hermetically seal
ing the holes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07

If all the money in he world were equal.
ly divided among civilized people every
person would get six dollars as his share
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07

THERE are 100000 English-speak.
rg1ecIle in the world, and 81, 622, $50 Of
them live in the United States.