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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24
LabOuchere Fails 10 Obtain Informa-
ton Regarding the Dissolution
of Parliament.
Balf0ur's Warmest Friends Admit
That His Leadership is
Disappointment.
Behring Sea Matter Reaches an AID
yance0 Stage-Plans of Irish
Unionists.

LONDON, March 1S.-Labouchere at.
tempt IN the commons last night to eX !ort
from Balfour some information as to the
dissolution of parliament was a hzzle
owing to lack of support.
Gladstone, before starting for Hawar.
den, brought Harcourt, Trevylan and 9th.
ers into accord with his policy of not in,
terfering with the progress of the govern
ment's business on the ground tina. it is
tumbllng to pieces itself. The warmest
friends of Balfour admit that his leadership
is a disappointment. No regular OBJ
struction has thwarted business, yet
government bills and votes for supply are
IN an unprecedented condition Of muddle.
Balfour's want Of tact frequently irritates
the members and drives them into oppo-
siti0n.
The question Of a renewal of the modus
viyendi of Behring sea has reached an ad-
vanced stage, Sir Julian Pauucefote being
charged to state the character of Sails
bury's reply. In ministerial circles it is
believed that Salisbury continues to con-
tend that the renewal of the modus
vivendi under existing conditions is IN.
reasonable. The liberals believe Salisbury
wants to leave the question in a state to
embarass the coming Gladstone govern
mant. The matter does not excite much
public interest, as with the exception of a
certain lingo section of the radical press
nobody admits the possibility of the dit
tcusty ripaning into serious quarrel.
The success of the bimetallic propaean.
da SO encouraged the bimetaIlic league
committee that 1t has decided to raise the
question of an international conferance
by debate in parliament. The adhesion
OF many members Of the commons is said
to justify the movement.
RE Irish unionists have arranged to
contest sixty seats in Ireland. The chance
of winning majority is remote, but they
aim to embarrass the nationaIists. The
latter, it is estimated, will require thirty
thousand pounds to fight with success.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24
William ]. Florence
HOME INDUSTRIES.
How Much Man Lost by Not PatrOniziT
Them.

How Much a Man Lost by Not Patronizing
Them.
A travelling man, who was also the head
of a prosperous firm, promised his newly
welded wife that he would give her a
dollar every time he kissed her, and in that
way she could save plenty of money.
Things went on this way for several years,
and as he made plenty of money ne faith
fully kept his promise. Finally reveIses
came, and the once prosperous travelling
man found he was virtually pauper.
He vent home to his wife and told her ALL
She, however, did not seem to feel wor-
ried, and he was somewhat surprised
when she asked him to take a ride with
her that afternoon, but he accepted Der
invitation.
Passing large block on we'll known
street she said, THAT'S mine" Soon
she came to handsome fat and said.
"That's mine" Well, she showed him
several places with the same remark, until
he began to be suspicious and inquired,
Glow in the deuce did you accumulate so
much wealth. 80 you remember the
contract you made with me when we were
first married?" "Well, invested it. and
it has made us rich" The travelling man
hung his head and said nothing. This
was kept up for thirty minutes until his
wife became alarmed and she asked:
What in the world is the matter and
what are you thinking about9'' He said:
81 was thinking Of how rich we would be
if had done my kissing at home. -
Michigan Tradesman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24
THE LATEST NEWS.
GENERAL NOTES.

NAPA, Cal, was shaken by an earth.
quake Sunday.
POPE LEO writes letter approving the
worlds fair project.
A PROMINENT young clergyman of Rus
sell, Iowa, was stricken blind In the pulpit
Sunday.
IT is said General Master Workman
Powdarly, Of the Knights of Labor, is soon
to resign.
ACCORDING to report from the City of
Mexico, Jay Gould has offered $1,000, 900
for the Chapultepec castle.
ONE hundred and fifty employees of the
Pioneer Fireproof Construction company,
at Ottawa, are on a strike.
FRED DOUGLAS has accepted the posi-
ton offered him by the government of
Hayti as It's representative at the world S
fair.
The New York assembly Thursday af-
ternoon passed the senate worlds fair
bill, appropriating $1,000
The governor of Kentucky has signed
the bill which makes it felony to sell a
lottery ticket.
DANIEL POTTER, who was one of the
first settlers of Waucoma, Iowa, is dead,
aged SO years.
EDWARDS EMMONs, the ossifed man,
| died at Port Jefferson, L. l., Saturday OF
the grip.
THERE is great enthusiasm in Russia
for the United States since the -four laden
Indiana arrived at Lioau.
Elk GOVERNOR THAYER, of Nebraska
will move in the state supreme court to re.
open the contest against Boyd.
CANADIAN statesmen discuss the Behr.
ing sea dispute, the liberals favoripg a re-
newal of the modus viveadi.
SEVEN prehistoric statues, showing a
well developed knowledge Of sculpture,
have been found on jolly Island, Tenn, al
the mouth of the Hiawise river.
JOHN WoRsLEY, one of the early set
tiers of Wipnebago county, died at Rock,
ford, ILL.,, on Monday, aged 90 years.
IT is stated at the white house and at
the state department that there is no truth
In the rumor that Egan will be transferred
from Chill to Brazil.
ROBERT LINCOLN, the American minis
ter to England, has resumed his duties,
having completed y recovered from his re
cent illness.
GEN. G. S. WARREN, owner of the
Butte, Mont, Inter Mountain, is made a
millionaire by decision of the United
| States supreme court in a suit involving
a Montana copper mine.
SENATOR QUEsADA the Argentine
minister, will soon leave the United States
for his native country, he having been re.
called by reason of a change in the cabinet
of the republic
THE attorney general has announced
the resignation of William Grant, United
States attorney for the eastern district Of
Louisiana, and George A. Knight, United
States marshal for the northern district Of
Texas.
JOHN A. MATHIEU, owner of a wood
alcohol refinery in Detroit, Mich. has
made general assinment to the Union
Trust company for the benefit of his
creditors. His liabilities are about $780,
| 900.
IT is said at the state department thai
the Franco-American treaty signed al
Paris Tuesday by President Carnot is for
a limited commercial reciprocity, the de.
tails of which are yet unknown at the de.
partment, it having been solely negotiated
DO Minister Reed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24
CRIME.

At Louisiana, a fifteen-year-ol colored
girl was lynched for poisoning nine per-
sons.
CHARLES ADAMS, a young farmer
near Galena, ILL.,, hanged himself Sunday
night.
AT Struthers, Ohio, two young children
of VIM. Pierce were accidentally scalded
to death on Wednesdays
THE gun store of A. ]. Anderson, at
Frt Worth, Texas, has been burned. Loss
$120 600; insurance SIS, 900.
A MEXICAN mine manager was robbed
of $4,000 by bandits, who killed one of
the guards and wounded another.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

seemed to feel perfectly secure while in
the presence of their benefactress. She
walked slowly on, followed by hundreds
of eager. futtering, chattering birds, and
| lost sight of her in a distant walk. I
am told that she sometimes sits down.
and that the sparrows will then perch ali
over her, and will get into her lap and eat
bread from her apron No one knows
who she is. She never speaks to any one,
ana pays no attention to anybody or any
thing exec Of her beloved birds, which she
feeds daily throughout the winter. -Ex-
change.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24
A WORD TO SPECIALISTS.
Babes and Stockings often Hit the Truth
that nnefnrs Fail T.,

that Doctors EaII I'd see.
Experto crede is sound advice, and
ninety something times out Of hundred
we take it and do well. The other odd
times either we take it and don't do well,
or we take it with misgivings, or we don t
take it at Ill. The worlds experience has
taught that in certain kinds of cases the
wisdom that has finally justified itself has
been the wisdom of the unlearned. The
babes and sucklings of knowledge have hit
upon the truth that the doctors have pot
been able to see. And so, ordinarily saga
ciOus people come to make instructive al
lowance for the prejudices of learning, as
they do for what the unlearned don know.
A valuable pocket of knowledge on some
particular line of investigation is often
acquired, like ambergris in whales, at the
cost Of considerable degeneration of the
rest of the creature. Even so great man
as Darwin had to give up such intellect
ual valuables as his taste for music and
his interest in religion in exchange for
what he learned about deep-sea fishes and
the habits of earth worms. Medical
specialists, especially, come in for degree
Of chastened mistrust, and are In danger
of being regarded as intellectual cripples
whose minds, from too incessant appllca-
tAOsI W OLC Si1too TX - AA0O'
as the mariners say, in that direction.
The point of oil of which is, that hu-
mainly has a rational ground for appeal
from all the high intellectual courts. Not
only does perfect wisdom not lie in even
the highest learning, but the cultivation
of microscopic powers of the intellectual
vision has a recognizable tendency to
make the cultivator intellectually near
sighted.
IL every day practice it is wise for Us to
listen deferentially to the men OF highest
learning and to act upon their advice, but
it is neither necessary nor even advisable
! to let the voice of authority wholly extln-
guish our speculatlons, since great practl-
cal benefit has come to the world In time
past from the faith of the unlearned, and
imaginings which authority has ridiculed
have finally worked out into marvelously
fruitful results.-From The Point Of View,
In the March Scrlbner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24
BLAND AND HARTER.

Joint Debate on the Silver Question is
Possible.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE sugges-
ton, ORIGINALLY made as joke, that Har-
ter and Bland, leaders of the two extremes
on the silver question, should be brought
together and allowed to discus the mat
ter to a finish, has taken practical
form, organizations in both Philadelphia
and New York having proposed joint
debate between these gentlemen on the
silver question. BANDS health being
poor, he has asked to be pc, sonally ex-
cused, but it is likely that joint debate
will soon be arrange
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24
SOUND ADVICE.
Given by Actor Florence to a Stage-Struck
Girl.

~ -aS'oT totence TO u St3Se-StTECh
Girl.
pretty story related of the lamented
Florence Is that Of an episode with a
stage-stTuck young woman Coming out
OF the theatre IN Boston one evening after
a PERFORMANCE young woman timidly
approached him, saying as he paused to
listen: Mr.. Florence, will you tell me
when | can come and see you about going
on the stage?'
Taking IN the situation at a glance the
actor replied kindly: why, yes, at the
- hotel tomorrow morning at II
O'clock"
Principally at that hour the would. be
actress was shown in. She was evidently
a simple bred girl, fascinated with the gla-
NOR of f0otlights. With entire ignorance
of what was expected of her she announced
her desire finishing naiyely:
And l thought I'd CONE and ask you
what must do first.
You are familiar with some plays. |
persume?" questioned Mr.. Florence.
'Oh yes" eagerly. Il go to the thea.
ter all can. I've seen you every time
you We been in Boston"
but | mean you have stu lied sons
dramatic roles?" pursued the actor.
"l-think not, ;" wis the hesitating re-
ply;
let me see what you can GO." he tried
next.
Il can read pottery:" answered the
girl.
Don't you know some pottery that you
can recite?" urged Mr.. Florence.
Yes, she knew Longfelow's. The
Bridge" and she proceeded to give it in a
way that it has probably never been given
before nor since.
There was moments silence after she
had finished, broken, at length by Mr..
Florence.
You have home?" he asked
,'Oh, yes"
"a mother and father?'
mo father, but mother"
And lover may be, watching the
girls face keenely.
She FLUSHED and admitted chat there
was lover
well, now, my DEAR" said Mr.. Flor
enc, dismissing her. 81 can spare you
no more time this morning. Leave me
your name and address, and you shall
hear from me very soon.
The girl complied and before her foot
steps died awav In the hall the actor YVES
at the table writing. The next day, with
handsomely framed picture of Mr.. Flor
ence, there was delivered to the aspirant
for histrionic effert this note:
Dear Miss: Stay with your mother,
marry your lover and play leading lady on
the hone stage, where you are fitted to
shine in all womanliness. Be assured my
dear young friend, on the other stage to
which you aspire you would be as out of
place IS mouse in a ball room.
Sincerely yours.
William j. Florence
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

The wives of the German ambassador at
St. Petersburg, the Wurtemburg minister
there and the British charge d'affairs
there are all American girls.
Professor John Cairns, lately principal
of the United Presbyterian college at Ed
inburgh, Scotland, is dead. He was born
In 1915 and was a prolific writer on re-
hgious and theological topics.
Mrs Harrison il reported to have made
great progress in her art studies, to which
she has devoted much time during all her
occupancy of the white house. She : as
become especially skillful in water-color
work.
Lolita, the actress, is said to be extreme
ly wealthy. In addition to Der beautiful
home at Hopatcong Lake, she owns the
Park theatre in Boston, several large
apartment houses in Chicago, real estate
in several large cities, and money judi
ciously expended in stocks and bond and
mortgage.
A fresh story from abroad, illustrating
what is delicately termed the brusque
humor of Tennison, but what might be
stigmatized as blunt discourtesy, concern
Professor Oscar Browning, of Cambridge.
The professor being snubbed in the street
by the poet, whom he had net before,
rushed up to the laureate and said enthusi,
asticalIy: "Why, Mr.. Tennyson, have
you forgotten me? Don't you know mei
I'm Browning" Tennyson glared at the
professor with glare of great stoniness
and retorted grufiy: $50 you are Brown.
ingp No, I'm = if you are!' And
with these words he stalked away
gloomily.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

As WAS the case in Paris at the exposi-
ton, 50 in Chicago, some of the exhibits
outside the grounds promise to be as at,
yactive to the great crowds Of people ar
hose within the buildings of Jackson
park. Two such exhibits are on the pan
Drama plan. One of these will show q
realistic view of the Alps. The other is g
spectacular affair dealing with the life Of
Colum bus. Steele Mackaye is the author
of the latter enterprise, and already mas
several artists at work upon parts of the
plan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24
THE THUM i.
Character of People as indicated in Their
Thumbs.

There is as much character in the
thumbs of people as in their faces. z
long first JOINT of the thumb indicates will
power; long second joint indicates
strong logical or reasoning power; wide
thick thumb indicates strong individual
it,, while broad knob at the end of the
thumb is sure indication of obstinacy.
The thumb is the characteristic feature of
the human hand, a characteristic in
which it differs from the hard of the
monkey, and of all parts of the hand no
one is so strongly individual or tell-tale
as the thumb.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24
LIFE Is A MY STERY.
Nobody has Ever Found Out Why You
Crook Your Finger.


Crook Your Finger.
In world where it is very desirable to
be entertained, and not always easy to
find entertainment, there is great deal to
be got ont of discreet consideration of
the mysteries oflife. They give enc some
thing to theorize about in odd moments,
and to have theories about them gives one
an interest in whole series and classes of
facts which seem to fit in with such
theories or to upset them. If the facts
won't fit the theory to change, and to have
ones theory driven into new shape is
the next best thing to having it justified.
There was little tale in the newspaper
the other day about Mr.. Edison, that he
held up his finger and bent it, and asked:
What does that?' Failing to get a
satisfactory reply, he said he was trying to
find out what Is the force that pulls the
strings that make animate creatures
move. That is one of the great myster-
ies-the mystery otion.-Seribner's
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

THE widow of William l.. Dayton, who
was a candidate for vice-president with
Fremont and minister to France under
Lincoln, died at Trenton, N. j.. Sunday,
at the age of 81 AS Margaret Van
Derver, 60 years ago, she was one of the
most famed beauties of New Jersey. A
son, w. L Dayton, ex-minister to The
Hague, and daughter survive her.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

A NEW canceling and postmarking ma
chine is 20 be furnished to the frst-class
offices after March l. They can average
10000 pieces Of miscellaneous matter IN
an hour, and are expected greatly to ia
eilitate the efficiency of the service.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

The emperor Of Russia has ordered a
series of military man0euvres which will
cost more money than would buy the ships
and cargoes which this country has sent
away to help bis suffering people.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

that few people would keep him for any
time, and for three nights in succession.
wolves were seen to come up and awake
aim. In each case the boy PLAYED with
the wolves, who capered round him and
licked him.-London Spectator.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

MISS SADIE BATTLES is said to be the
first girl in America to learn the trade OF
diamond cutting and polishing. She has
been in the employ of New York firm
for twelve years, and is considered one
of the best artisans in that line in the
no,,nfrr
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24
UMBRELLAS.
Said to Have Been First Carried by Jonas
Hanway in 1856.

Hanway In 1856.
Over a hundred years have gone since
Jonas Hanway, the first man who is said
to have dared to carry au umbrella. died,
about the year 1856.
He was a remarkable traveller, and, like
every one who has the courage to intro
duce novelty or improvement, was exposed
to the insults of the ignorant. After
sheltering himself under his invention fer
nearly thirty years, he had the satisfae-
ton, before his death, of seeing the
much abused umbrellas come into general
use.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

NEXT month Chicago will receive from
Berlin 100000 and more volumes aud
pamphlets, comprising the Calvary libra
ry, purchased by DR.. Harper for the new
university. Chicago is said to be the
greatest book buyer of any city in the
world nowadays.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

The retirement of Generals ]. M. Scho-
field and O. O. Howard will take out Of
the active service, it is said, every regular
army officer who commanded a corps dur
ing the civil war.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

THE oldest member of the .. S, senate
is Senator Morrill,, of Maine, a grand
old patriarch of 80 years. He looks much
younger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

The new mining camp called "Creede"
promises to become second Leadville.
The number of people going to this won
derful camp is unprecedented in the hist
DRY of Colorado, except only during the
Leadvile excitement. Now that the town
site is located, it is estimated that there
will be ten thousand people at 'Creede"
by June |,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

The families of the queen of England
the king of Greece and the car of Russia
have made arrangements to erect a band
some monument in Copenhagen in honor
of the golden wedding of the king and
queen of Denmark. The model of the
monument will be presented to the royal
pair next Nay on the anniversary of the
wedding.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

TRUER words never were spoken than
those of Chauncey NJ. Depew respecting
our higher institutions of learning. He
says: Every college is an insuranc
company against anarchy. Giving money
for colleges is better than giving it for
hospitals. To give for hospitals is to give
for repairs: to give for colleges is to give
for construction and equipment"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

By studying the spectrum Of lightnin g
as 1t passes through the air, it has been
found that sodium, the element from which
common salt is formed, exists in the lat.
mosphere.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

By the muni6cent bequest from the kel-
ley estate, 100000 will be available for
an art gallery in Cleveland, according to
the report eminating from one of the
trustees of the fund, who also states that
from other sources million and a half
more will be secured for the gallery be
sides gifts for permanent collections.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

The deepest depth of the sea is reported
to be at point twenty-three miles north
of New Guinea, where soundings showed
depth of e, $50 feet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

Nicholas Crouch, who wrote Kathleen
Mavourneen, and who is dying in Balti-
more at the age of eighty-four, is the
father of twenty-five children. A child of
his first marriage-ke has had several
wives-was the notorious Cora Pearl, long
the unriva!ed leader of the half-world of
Paris
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

MONDAY, March IA,
SENATE:-The postofice building bill
was passed. Messrs. sHale, Allison and
Cocrell were appointed eonferees on the
urgent deficiency bill
HoUsE:-The District of Columbia bill
was nebated and soome minor business
transacted
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24
Poverty and Pride.

Mr.. Minks-Have you called on the new
neighbors?
Mrs Minks-"Indead / haven't, nor |
won't reither. They're trashiest kind of
people-poor as church mice, III warrant.
They sends their washin' out
What of that?'
Il s'pose they is ashamed to show the
rags in their own yard. New York
Weekly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24

The smallest incandescent lamp made is
called the grain" lamp and is three
millimetres in diameter by FIVE in length.
Its power is that Ct one candle. 1t is
used in surgical and dental operations.