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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
Origin of a WeIl-Known Phrase.

Phrases and slang terms are fire.
quently born of interesting episodes,
as witness the following: Peter the
Great while off driving in the neigh
borhood of Moscow on one occasion
was seized with the pangs of hunger.
"What have we in the hamper?" he
asked of his aid. There is but one
candle left, your majesty" replied the
aid, "but | think | can exchange it for
a fowl at the next farmhouse if you
wish" do So" replied the car, afor
l am famished and do not care for a
light luncheon" The aid laughed, and,
as he surmised, managed the exchange;
but the bird was found to be unusual
ly tough. Il do not think, Vosky,"
said the emperor later-"I do not think
the game was worth the candle. y
Harper's BazGr.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
A Shepherds Song.

Like the adjoining of rosy morning,
SunShlne and flowers bIrdsOng and dew,
10 IN my soul, love, you are the whole OF
Life and its treasures true.
lark We're my life, love, like winter woe,
Bleak as the east wind. cold as the snow,
Were you not mine, love, as | am thine love,
Thick would my sorrow grow.
Morning and noontime. glowing like June
time.
Over the mountains, swift as the bird,
My thought does wander t. vale o. r yonder
Where your soft lit is heard,
And be it winter with the wales,
The tow ring mountains enwrapped in gales
Ny hearts swift beat is warm for you sweet
heart
With love that never fails
And when at even bright-smiling heaven
Turns TO gold and purple from rim to dome
Through valleys haZy, Well-fed and law.
My flock goes trudging home
And though the sunshine is hid from view
II it forever babe earth adieu-
guide me.
Safely to home and you
New Orleans Times-DemOcrat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
DO You Remember?

DO you remember how that night was sweet!
You called it sweet and something more a
well;
The fine white mOOnbeams drifted at YOUR
feet,
And nestled iii each flowers trembling bell.
The followed waves came creeping to the
beech,
And broke there with joyous sound at
last.
Do you remember how there was no speech?
No need for that Our heart-beats throbbed
too fast.
a small white falling star shot through the
gray,
You bid me "wIsh!" before it could depart.
Do you remember how answered, Nay?
Because there was no wish left in my heart
Cora Fabbri
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
What Women owe to Inventions.

A very respectable but very square
jawed set Of people still shake their
heads and knit their brows over wo-
mans alleged breaking away from the
halter to jump the hedge into the
wide, wide world. "She should stay
at home and take care of her chill
dren," is their stern utterance. Prob
ably it would be useless to assure
these determined ones that it is an in
cident in the evolution of the race that
there are startling numbers of single
women upon whom business opportu-
mites are thrust, also that those who
take care of children may DO more
than that as well as their grandmoth-
ers did. Sixteen hours a day are not
required by an intelligent woman to
attend to the proper bringing up of her
family.
The fact is yet to dawn upon many
that u woman's time has or should
have value which if not measured in
dollars and cents is felt in the educa-
tionai impulse impaired to her sons
and daughters resulting from her wise
use of it.
Gainful occupations for women, as a
consequence of the adoption of me-
chanic inventions, are placing value
upon her work, which without these
would req Tire untold ages to accord.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
TO RAISE THE PRICES ON Oil
An Agreement Among Producers to Sus-
pend Drilling for Six months.

An Agreement Among Producers to Sus-
pend Drilling for Six months.
PTTTsBURG, Pa, April 11.-A number
of the leading oil producers in tho
southwest are taking action locking to
general suspension of the drilling oper-
atoms for period of six months from
about May 1. Many of the largest oper-
ating individuals, firms and companies,
with headquarters in this city, have al
ready signed the agreement, which Ia
so drawn that it must be signed by ali
producing companies or it is to be null
and void. The idea meets with general
favor among the operators, who bind
themselves to build no rigs and start
no wells to drilling before the 18th of
October except under specified circum-
stances
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
oxford Defeats Cambridge.

LONDON, April 9.-For the twenty
sixth time since the Inauguration of
the Oxford-Cam bridge boat race the
crew Of the Oxford University Boat
club has passed the winning line ahead
of their opponents. The dark blue of Ok
ford was again carried to victory to-day
by the strong arms of its wearers, and
laundering cheers greeted the oarsmen
as they rested on their oars after their
well-fought battle for success. Alto
gether forty five races had been rowed,
one of which, that of 1877, terminated
in dead heat.
Oxford's time was 10 minutes 81 sec
onds. The time is the best ever made
over the present course.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14

BOSTON BOYSDR0WN
Ten Young Men and Their Instructor
Start on a Fatal
Sail.
a Squall Strikes the Boat and
it is Quickly Cap
sized.
Eight of the Eleven Occupants Go
Down in the ley.
Water.

BOSTON, Mass, April 11.-An instruc-
tor and ten boys connected with the
Boston Farm school at Thompson's ISL
and were capsized in a sailboat last
evening and the instructor and eight of
the boys were drowned. The victims
were:
A. f. NoRDBERG, instructor, aged about 40.
FRANK T. HITCHCOCK, aged1a.
HOMER F. THATCHER, II.
GEORGE F. ELLIS Is
THOMAS PHILLIPS, 16
WILLIAM w. CURRAN, II.
CHARLES H. GRAVES, II.
HARRY E. LOUD, it.
ADELBERT H. PACKARD, 16.
The rescued persons were o. W.
Clements, aged II, and Charles 4.
Limb, aged 16. The instructor had
been to the city during the day to at
tend church, and the boys, constituting
a regular crew of the school, left the
island at GAO to sail to sail to City
Point to convey the Instructor to the
island. Between Spectacle Island and
Thompson's Island the boat was struck
by squall and capsized. The eleven
occupants were thrown into the ice
cold water, but succeeded in securing
positions where they could cling to the
overturned craft. The night was
cold and the shores and wharves were
abandoned. When the time for the
boat to return to the island had passed,
the superintendent of the school,
Charles III. Bradley, went to the beach,
but could not see nothing. The sur
vivors say that they saw him patrolling
the beach and felt that rescue would
come, but it did not.
Finally the chill of the water aud the
exertion necessary to keep their heads
above the surface overcame the I'M
fortunates and one by one they were
compelled to release their hold. The
instructor was the first to 60
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
Worked for the Irvine Trust.

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, April IA meet
ing of the executive board of the Farm
ers' Mutual Benefit association was
held in this city some days ago, and.
though the greatest secrecy was OBJ
served, the information has leaked out
that an investigation was made into
the assault lately made upon the do
mestic hemp Irvine industry, particular
the Empire Cordage company of this
city.
The board made thorough examin-
alton of the Irvine industry, and again
Endorsed the product of the Empire
Cordage company over the product of
the Irvine trust.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
Bows Wrecked the Train

READING, Pa, April 11.-Howard
Hoyer, Is years of age, was taken into
custody here on the charge of wrecking
the New York express on the Reading
railroad. He confessed that he and
two other boys turned the switches and
placed pick handle between the rails
and the frog in order to ''see tho
engine jump" and for fun War
rants are out for his companions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
BIG BREAK IN WHEAT.
A Drop of Five Cents Makes Money ~
PIungers.


PIungers.
CHICAGO, April 1.-THE latter part
of to-day session on the board of trade
saw some of the widest times wit
messed on the floor in many months
There was break of nearly cents In
May wheat, and instead of Partridge
getting squeezed he pushed
the crowd hard and comes out
more than half a million dol
lars better off d. than when wheat
was at the high notch (S5 5-S) of the
session. Just before close the price
had touched so SIS, making a slump of
ga cents.
There was rumor afioat that Par
bridge had lost $500, 900 by buying
early in tbs day, but it was without
foundation and he has scalped the
crowd that went cunning Tor his hide
He has sold more to-day than he
bought and asserts that his only fear
is that the crowd will not have enough
money left to buy his short line
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
Joins the Auuexatiopis lists,

MONTREAL, April 9.-Le Sud, pub
ished at Sorol. has followed the ex.
ample of La Patrie and declares il
favor of annexation. IN it's last issut
it says: Recent political events, tn,
union Of the Anglo-Saxon element Of
all the provinces and of all religious
and political beliefs to strengthen the
tory party at Ottawa and to wipe out
the French and liberal element, render
the maintenance of the status quo ant
longer impossible and necessitates TIL
abolition of confederation"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
Battle With BUSTERS.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 11.-Word
has been received at Douglas, Wyo.,
that a fight has occurred on Powder
river between the cattlemen and
rustlers but no particulars were
learned. Casper is the nearest tele-
graph office to the scene of the trouble,
and the wires from Buffalo to that
point are down, and it is said that the
cattlemen have cut the line in may
places to prevent any communication
with the outside world.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
Indian Courage.

The annals of no country can show
any savage foe so formidable for his
numbers to trained regular troops of
the white race as the American Indian.
The tales of the Sepoy rebellion, re-
plete as they are with heroic achiev-
ments of British soldiers, read like
absurd fairy tales to Indian fighters of
our army. The spectacle, repeated
again and again, Of a score or so of
these Englishmen riding through as
many thousands of opposing Sepoys,
disciplined, and thoroughly supplied
with the best of firearms, would be a
very novel one to those accustomed to
the temper of the savage of our own
continent. Had Captain Jack or
Joseph or Geronimo, with such war;
riors as they led, been the sort of foes
to attack the English power in India,
the history of Delhi and Lucknow
would have been written in far darker
characters on the pages of English
history. Self-reliant, intelligent, fierce
in battle, inimitable horsemen, armed
with the modern rife, our own In
dams have often waged successful
battle with regular troops, unsurpassed
in quality and far outnumbering them.
1t is doubtful if even the Cossack or
Arab can be compared with them in
partisan warfare.-Harper'S Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
superintendent Owen Under Fire.

WASHINGTON, April Il. Assistant
Attorney Gen. Raunells, Of the depart
ment of justice, at the request of Sec
investigation of the charges of incom-
potency and maladminstration pre-
ferred against Mr.. Owen, superintend-
ent of immigration, by Assistant Secre-
tary Nettleton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
Decani by a Train.

JACKSON, Miss, April lie. NJ. Hun
ter, agent for Richmond, Va, pub
fishing house, committed suicide near
Forest, few miles east of here on the
Alabama and Vicksburg railroad, by
placing his neck across the track be-
fore passenger train. His head WAS
severed from his body. No cause is
assigned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
The Russian Famine,

LONDON, April 1.-THE Chronicles
correspondent in the Russian famine
districts, who has been visiting Beige
chef. writes that he saw Count Tol.
stoi's daughter open in a single day let
tiers containing checks amounting to
5000 rubles. Most of the letters were
from America and England. There
was one check from London for e1OO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
Convicted of Stealing a Letter

CAIRO, H., April Authorization hat
been received of the conviction of Hugh
Mulholland, ex-postmaster at Paducah
charged with stealing a registered
letter while in office. He was CON
signed to Jail pending the hearing OF
arguments for new trial at Louisville
on the Fourth prox. There are two
other indictments against him for
similar crimes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
WILL USE THEIR POWER.
RHODE Island Democrats Propose to Cou
test seats of Repubi cans.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Api. st is gen.
orally asserted by republicans that toe
seat of Burton, from Providence; Wade
of Glocester; the senator from Foster a d
the three democratic assemblymen de-
clared elected from Newport will be con-
tested. The assembly is republican and
is judge of its own members.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
Founder of q Town Shot

PHOENIX, A. T., April IA serious
shooting affair took place to-day at
Dam Site, Rio Verde twenty miles
from this city. John King, who 10
Gated Dam Site two years ago, was
shot IN row with some men who had
Jumped his claim. He can not live.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
Rain Compelling.

The Bechuanas burn the stomach of
an OK at evening because, they say,
"black smoke viii gather the clouds
and cause the rain to come" Timores
sacrifice black pig for rain, white
or red one for sunshine. The Garos
offer black goat on the top of very
high mountain in time of drought.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
Harrison and Cleveland Endorsed.

WHITE CLOUD, Mich, April 1.-THE
Newaygo county Republican conven-
ton elected John Cole, Capt. Dean.
George Crook Wellesley Pearson and
George Hill delegates to the State CON
vention, and instructed them for Har-
risop. The Democratic county conven-
ion'instructed delegates for Cleveland
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
Dead In the Drunkenness Institute.

OMAHA, Neb., April lie. W. Bah,
an Iowa commercial traveller.
was found dead to-day in
drunkenness institution He was
in good health when his friends placed
him there last night. The physicians
declared that he had received no injec-
ton. The coroner will investigate the
case tomorrow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
Church Dedicated at Peoria.

PEORIA, III. April 1.-THE First Bap-
list church was formally dedicated
here yesterday. There were three ser.
vices and the spacious new house was
crowded to overlooking at each one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
ELDER PHILLIPS PREDICAMENT
Hs May be Forced to Resign His Positio,
at Joliet

He May be Forced to Resign His PositIoi
at Joliet.
JERsEYvILLE, H., April e.-The tria.
OF Elder Phillips, late presiding elder
Of the Methodist Episcopal church, just
concluded at Alton, has thrown hill
friends into amazed establishment
Hitherto he has occupied a high
position in the minds of the people Of
all sects, and it is held by many thai
time will clear the reverend gentlema,
of all the charges Of adultery madd
against him by Mrs. Laird, wife of the
unfortunate Methodist minister. Eldei
Phillips Is now chaplain at the Joliet
penitentiary, but may, in light of thd
recent charges brought against him by
Mrs. Laird, be forced to resign.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
VIII Not Admit Women.

New BEDFORD, Mass, April 9.-The
New England Southern Methodist
Episcopal Conference has voted against
admitting women to the General Con
ference.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14

There is nothing better for the COM
plexion than to eat oranges, and plenty
of them. A famous French beauty of
the past often ate as many as two
dozen oranges in a single day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14

Ontario's New Ship-RaiIway Scheme.
TORONTO, Ont, April 9.-The bill to
incorporate the Ontario Ship Railway
company, with power to construct a
ship railway from Lake Ontario to
Georgian bay, has had its third read
ing in the Ontario Legislature.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
SMALLPOX in New York.

New YORK, April 11.-Eight cases of
smallpox have been reported at the
Bureau of Vital Statistics since Satur-
day.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-04-23
White River Notes.

EDITOR News: We have had the
orst storm of the season in the last
month on stock, some cattle diving in
the lower end of the valley. We are
now having good weather.
The White River Cattle Company
are putting in large acreage of
grain.
James Service is gathering horses
and putting them in the mountains.
Mrs. Lewis and Mike Riordan are
putting up some substantial improve
ments on their ranches.
see you suggest the name of P. c.
Weber for delegate to the Chicago
Convention, and | second the nomin-
alton with a hurrah The Boss is a
solid Democrat and hast more claim
on the place than the most of them.
am sulking in my tent over the
action of the Democratic party on the
silver question. They have placed Us
silver men-as | once heard a negro
preacher say that took for his text,
"The lion roareth and the whang-
doodle mourneth"-said there were
only two roads one went to hell and
the other tn damnation. An old sis
ter exclaimed, II can't go either of
dem roads, er gwine through the
brush.n If we follow the Democrats
we will go to hell; if we stay with
the Republicans we will wind up at
the same place. So our only chance
is to take to the brush or hang on to
the coat-tail of Sockless Simpson.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-04-23

Or the late Judge O'Connor, the S.
E. Chronicle of recent date has the
following kind words to say:
Bartholomew O'Connor, an old
and respected citizen of this city, died
suddenly yesterday morning. He
was confined to his rooms for the
past few days, suffering from slight
attack OF jauDdice, but nothing of
danger was feared by his friends or
attendance until q short while before
his death, when the disease took so
rapid turn as to battle the skill of
his physicians.
The deceased came Of a prominent
Irish family OF New York, was
born In 1916. He received careful
education, and after studying law
settled on the practice of his profess
sion In his native city. He was not
only successful in his profession, but
also took lively part in politics, and
for many years belonged to the Tam
many wing of the Democratic party
He was rewarded by being elected
Judge OF the Marine Court for two
terms and served with signal ability.
About twenty years ago he came to
California, where most of his family
lived and where one brother, M. TO-
Connor OF the firm OF Conroy 1t o.
Conner, was reaping the reward of a
successful mercantile career. Judge
O'Connor never practiced law here,
but led quite life devoted TO reading
and study in many and diverse
fields. Being in possession of a mod
crate fortune and having no family
he was enabled to indulge his liter
airy tastes and travel good deal over
the State. His num erous friends will
miss the kindly old gentleman, whose
presence was always desired at social
gatherings, for he kept his heart
fresh and his sympathies were always
extended to his friends in whatever
station in life he found them.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-04-23

We learn that one Of Commissioner
Gallagher's little boys had narrow
and most fortunate escape from what
might have been fatal accident one
day last week. The little fellow got
into a posthole which had recently
been dug in the field, and getting
tired of play fell asleep. A hired
man was blowing in the field with a
gang pillow and four horses-two of
them fractions colts. He did not see
the posthole nor know that the bov
was there until his leaders had
passed over it and the child yell
ed out with fright. The situation
was critical indeed for the pillow
would cut through the center of the
posthole and no doubt kill the child.
But the man on the pillow was equal
to the emergency and by his GOODNESS
and tact brought the horses to a stand
Just In time aud the little fellow got
out without a scratch.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-04-23
The Right Kind Of Talk .

Lander county is in the silver
movement. An enthusiastic meeting
was held in Battle Mountain last Sat-
urday evening and Silver Club
organized. In connection Herewith
the Nevadau has the following sensi-
BILE remarks:
Sam JOHN is back FROM Cortez. He
says the Cortez mill closed down and
The people Of that section are thor
oughly discouraged. The Cortez has
been the best paying silver property
in the State and when 1t has to close,
owing to the low price OF the metal, 1t
is no wonder people are discouraged.
The question naturally presents it
self, what are We going 10 do? II
politics and politicians have ruined
our one industry, it is about time
that the silver miner became poll
tician himself In politics. 1t has
been argued, and the Nevadan spoke
affirmatively, that the action OF Re-
publicans voting a silver Liket would
Oou0hb tn0 enao AsOFooN -
heretofore three Republican electoral
votes would be thrown away. While
still believing that the Silver League
will cause such, the lower silver goes
the less effort The old parties make to
restore its value, the more radical we
become in behalf of silver, and, at
the present crisis, would not place a
straw in the way, even should 1t
amount to tearing our votes and cast
ing them into the fire, rather than
have Republicans in the East, OF the
Sherman and Beed stripe, believe
Nevada is with them, right or wrong,
silver or no silver. Protective tariff
will not feed and clothe US, but sill
YER will If not debased by rascality,
therefore, rise above party and strike
blow for silver, let the chips fall
where they may
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-04-23

A State Mass Convention of the
Prohibition party of Nevada will be
held in Reno on May 2, 1892, for the
purpose of nominating three Presi-
Dental Electors, one Supreme Judge,
one Member of Congress, and 10
choose six Delegates and six Alter
mates to the National Prohibition
Convention.