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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05

yPRIGHTs. LEFT. Vessels important
TO the United States. RIGHT.-A re-
Gently organized naval force.
RUNGS beginning at the bottom)-l.
A wind instrument 2. Entrance to a
house. 3. A poisonous tree, found In
Java. 4. The mark OF a wound. s. a
soft sandstone. s. An exclamation OF
surprise or laughter.
GAN OLD PUZZLE.
Let me suppose there is highway be-
tween New York and Chicago, on which
a line of coaches is running. Now, a
coach leaves each city every morning,
and Il takes twenty-four days TO make
the Journey. After the line has been
established for a year or so. suppose you
take a coach from New York some morn
ing for a ride to Chicago. How many
coaches would YOU meet before reaching
your journeys end?
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
THOTGHTS q fTHEEED IRON THE
GESERIL PEE,SS.
Excellent Sunday I;caIins-Whnt Beecher
Says on Personal AdOrImcnt-Scrip-
ture in Large Way.
COMMON THINGS.

Give me. dAar Lord. thy magic COM
mon things,
Which all can see, which all may
share
Sunlight and dewdrops. grass and stars
and sta
Nothing unique or new and nothing
rare.
Just daisies, knapweed, wind among the
thorns.
Some clouds TO cross the blue old sky
above.
Rain. winter fires. useful hand, heart,
The common glory Of woman's love.
Then. when my feet no longer tread old
paths
Keep them from foullns sweet things
anywhcre),
Write one old epitaph in grace liz words;
"Such things look faircr that he so"
journed here The Spectator.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05
A Plain Little Girl

Once knew little girl.
Very plain:
You might try her hair to curl,
All N vain;
On her cheeks no tint of rose
Paled and blushed, or sought repose.
She was plain.
But the thoughts that through her brain
Came and went,
AS recompense for pain,
Angels sent:
Sc full many a beauteous thing,
In the young soul blossoming,
Gave content
Every thought was full OF grace,
Pure and true;
And IN time the homely face
Lovelier grew;
With heavenly radiance bright
From the souls reflected light
Shining through.
Shall tell you, little child.
Plain or poor,
II your thoughts are undefiled,
You are sure
OF the loneliness Of worth;
And this beauty. not OF earth,
Will endure.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05
Kings Daughter.
princess. You would not have though'

IL.
Her gown was so faded and plain:
"Bound out" for her food and shelter,
And toiling in sun and in rain;
Running her errands so quickly,
Milking the cows In the lane'
Yet happy and sweet as the morning,
With no thought that she might com-
plain.
How Is IT." asked this sweet maiden
THAT you can so cheeriiy sing
That service so faithful ana loving
You are ever so ready to bring
She looked in my face for moment,
And a light from her eyes seemed 10
spring:
"Why should not 1oy?" she made
answer.
For / am the child Of King"
e. II. Chase.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05

regretted II. although our very lives de-
pended on It,"
what was It, Uncle MajorT asked
Jack.
II toox the egg shells and ground them
up into powder. and fed them to the
chickens. The poor creatures supposed
II was corn-meal they were getting" con-
fessed the Major. II knew It was mean
but what could I do?"
Nothing" said Molly. softly. "And
I don't think 1t was so bad of you. after
ALL Any other person than you would
have kept them laying eggs until they
starved. and then he'd have killed them
and eaten them up. You let them live"
THAT may be so. Molly" said the
Major, with smile that showed how
relieved his conscience was by the little
maids suggestion. But 1 couldn't do
that, you know, because they were
pets"
Then Jack and Molly climbed down
and went 10 their play. strongly Of the
opinion that. though n bold warrior.
the Major was singularly kind. soft
hearted nan after all.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05
Here's Another Letter.
Literary Editors ONCE.
Ny Dear Children

My Dear Children
10 walt for an extra Sunday
for the list OF names Of Puzzle Guessers.
and the picture OF the bright boy who
won the prize, for this time it was Il
boy who was successful-Master Dudley
Ross Johnston. OF Waldrop, Va. l have
three nice stories here on my table now,
sent me by little friends among you, the
best OF the three being one by little Julia
Chandler. Bowling Green. Va, and 1t
will be published next week, as We have
not room for ii to-day
Facts came from Mary Ellet, Julia
Powell, Kate Murphy. Eddie Willis and
Talbot Jones. Let me hear from you this
week. Goodbye until next Sunday.
Affectionately.
YOUR EDITOR.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05
Mothers, Recommendation.

We are acquainted with many mothers
in Centerville who would not be without
Chamberlaln's Cough Remedy In the
house for a good many times IT'S cost
and are recommending II every Gay.
From personal experience We can S.y
that II has broken up bad coids Tor OUT
{ Children Centerville South Dakota Ciu.
gen. 80 cent bottles for safe oy owens .
Minor Drug Company, 1907 east Main.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05

NV 8, Is, 10 Is the largest member OF
our Solar System.
NV "a. 4. II, 2, 1, 10. 0 is beautiful
constellation. and one of the signs OF the
NV 20. g. I, 10. IS. 10. Is is the most dis
tant member of our Solar System.
NV 6, II, IS. g. 10. 81. % is the precise
time when the Sun crosses the equinoe-
tial.
ton southwest Of Ursa Major.
My IL, q. q is a small constellation
southwest OF Lyra.
NV whole is a motion in our Solar Sys-
tenn very hard to comprehend.
6l-CROSS.
o o % o o %
%
The same words run through the mid
die. up and down and cross.
CROSSWORDS.-i. Something cue
from the lakes in winter 2. Timid. 3.
A beverage. 4. The seat OF one of our
oldest colleges. B. An eminent itdiidn'
composer, born 1760. g. Not generous. I.
One OF the numerals. s. A small. indus
trIous insect. 9. Part Of a fish.
saCROSswORD ENIGMA.
NV 6rst is In -four, not in bran,
NV second In lover, not in man;
NV third is in good. not in bad,
NV fourth Is in angry, not In mad:
NV fifth is in rose. not in bud,
NV sixth is In rain. but not in mud;
NV seventh in can. not In VIII,
NV eighth in river, not In rill.
whole is a large European city.
S-STEP LADDER.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05
A man who has practiced medicine fc

A man who has practiced medicine for
forty years ought to know salt from su-
gar: read what he says:
TOLEDO, o.. Jan. 10, 1887.
Messrs. F. ]. Cheney & Co.-Gentlemen.
i have been in the general practice OF
medicine for most forty years. and would
cav that in all my practice and experience
have never seen a preparation that
could prescribe with as much confidence
Of success as / can Halls Catarrh cure.
manufactured by you. Have prescribed
II a great many times, and It's enect is
wonderful, and would say In conclusion
that have yet to find case OF catarrh
that II would not cure. II they would take
n according to directions. ~
Yours truly.
L. L. GORSUCH. VI. D.,
Office, 2l5 Summit street.
We will give 800 for any case of Ca
tsrrh that cannot be cured with Halls
Catarrh Cure. Taken internally.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Props.
Toledo. O.
n>sA ~ drugRfats. 7So. =
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05
Durx.

BY seeking your own will you are seek
ing some good other than the law you
are bound TO obey. But how will you
find good?, Il Is not thing OF choice
&c Is a river that flows from the foot OF
the Invincible Throne. and flows by the
path of Obedience. 1 say again. man
cannot choose his duties. You may
choose TO forsake your duties and choose
not to have the sorrow they bring. But
YOU will go forth, and what will you
find? Sorrow without duty-bitter herbs
and no bread with them-George Eliot.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05
OUR PORTRAIT PUZZLES.
b9-METAMoPHOSIS.

The problem is TO change one word to
another by altering one letter at a time.
each alteration making a new word. and
the letters always remaining In the same
order, as: Change cat to dog In three
moves. as cat, cot. cog. dog.
Change White to Black In seven moves.
so-ASTRONOMICAL ENIGMA.
an COMPOSED Of twshty-foux letters.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05
THE CHILDREN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT READING FOR THEM-IN
AsBALLOON.

A Few Facts Regarding Umbrellas-The
Puzzle Column-Those Who Sent in
"Facts THE Successful Guesser.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-21
QUEER THINGS ABOUT FROGS.

A remarkable thing about these
creatures is that the larger part of the
breathing is done through the skin.
In fact, it is said that this supply Of
air is a necessary addition to that
taken in by ordinary breathing, as the
latter does not supply sufficient air to
support life in a frog. Another pecu-
liar thing about the skin of frog is
its powerful absorption of water. This
is due, Of course, to the numberless
minute pores with which their skin is
provided. 1t has been proved that
frog can thus soak up half its weight
Of water in an hour The soaking Of
water is what gives the frogs skin
such cold, clammy and uncanny feel
ing when handled. and it explains a
strange thing. Though a bullfrOg were
poked with a red-hOt iron, it would not
feel it enough to move out of it's tracks,
for the moisture on the skin forms
kind Of film Of vapor between it and
the iron, which it takes time to heat
through and so the frog would not
feel pain from the heat. Yet if hot
water is dropped upon him, he will
Instantly jump from pain as this heat
at once strikes into the skin. a frog
has another safeguard against drying
up-that is a kind of interior sack for
storing water. Like the camel, 1t thus
keeps a supply which carries it over
many dry place, when it would other
wise lose all its moisture and die. The
water is as pure and tasteless as that Of
any spring.-St Nicholas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-21

and from that time l have had to live
somehow-by my own labor of head or
hands. believe it is considerable the
finest training for youth; but it is hard
and it hardens the heart and the minu
/ of Il man.
HAS it hardened your heart. Gas
TONI asked the girl, drawing a nlue
closer to him in the dim starlit avenue.
To all the World-eXcept to you"
And now, at turn Of the leafy path,
they came suddenly face to face with
another couple-a stalwart broad
shOuldered man of about thirty, with
a tall goodlooking young woman upon
his arn1-at sight of whom Kathleen
exclaimed lovingly.
Rose, where have Philip and you
been hiding all the EVENING""
I'VE have been looking on at the
dancers, Kathleen answered Rose;
and now [ think it is time we all went
home
so SOon?" cried Kathleen.
1T has struck the three-quarters
after ten. Did you see Madame Michel
in her fine bonnet and gown?
What, Suzen Michel Of the creme
rie?'' asked Mortemar. rs she here
to-night?'
She is here every Sunday night, I
believe, and at the thearter three
times week, said Roses companion
Philip Durand, as devoted to the elder
sister as CASTOR Mortemar was the
younger. THAT little woman has a
pleasant life of it. She has saved
money in that snug little shop of hers
She is a vulgar coquette, and I hate
the sight Of her." said Rose sharply
This was a very nl-natured speech
for Rose, who was usually the soul of
kindness.
Pray what has the poor little Suzon
done to offend you:' asked Castor,
laughing at Roses impetuosity.
ut is not what she has done, but
what she is [ hate bold bad women;
and she is both bold and bad
This from you, who believe that the
Gospel was something more than an
epitome Of the floating wisdom of the
East! Have you forgotten the text,
Judge not that We be not judged?"
When | think or speak of Suzon
Michel [ forget that / am Christian"
answered Rose gravely. There is
something venomous about that
woman. [ loathe her instinctively, as
L loathe snake. And now, Kathleen,
we must really go home"
''One more round, just one more
Hark! there is the waltz from La
Grande Duchesse," pleaded Castor;
and, without waiting for permission.
he drew his arm round Kathleen's
waist, and led her into the circle in
front of the fiaring orchestra, under
the summer stars.
To be continued.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-21
PROVING HIS TRUTHFULNESS

A cross-eyed man, with a pair of old
boots and soiled canvass bag strap
ped to his back, tramped into the
Brunswick Hotel last night, says the
Minneapolis Times. AS he moved
ward the clerks desk he emphasized
his presence by humping upon the
marble floor with his heavy cane His
peculiar appearance, together with the
noise created, attracted the attention
of the guests and they watched him
curiously as he lowered his bundle and
afterward brushed aside the hotel reg
lister that lay upon the counter before
him.
I'm an old Minnesota volunteer" he
SAID, dead broke, cap'n, and in want
of nights lodgin.' Kin yer 'commo-
date me?"
do you drink mildly inquired the
clerk, as he pushed his books into
place.
Drink repeated the veteran, turn
ing toward some men gathered closer
to hear the conversation. Drink! Wen
gent'men, faint no use lynn [ do
drink once in a while when [ feel like
it, and l confess l have been drunk
His candor appealed to an appreci-
ative man who pressed a silver dollar
into his hand. Taking up his bundles
again the old soldier ambled out Of the
hotel, shouting his gratitude as he de-
parted. An hour later he appeared
minus his original load, but encum-
bered by another of larger proportions.
His legs threatened to give way en-
tlrely and his eyes were half closed,
but he managed to maintain his per-
pendicular until he reached the side of
his benefactor. Say" he blurted
you're the gentman what gave me a
PUNK while ago. Much 'bliged, cap'n
You're a dandy. [ thought perhaps
yer might think I was a lynn to yer
bout my driIkin,' so I've come back to
prove it."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-21

tune into gold and silver coins and
mounts these on her high cap, that
not only the groom, but all the as
sembled company can discern her value
at a glance.
The dow purse" in England is &
relic of the German morgengabe GUS
tom, and in France the worldly goods
with which the groom endows the bride
Is symbolized by the present of sou
and a denier
The white ribbons and fayors used
at weddings today are emblematic of
the time when the brides garters Were
cut up into bits and distributed amons
the young men and women present for
good luck
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-21

giving them clean quarters. plenty Of
range, and a variety of food suited to
! their natures.
Never let the weeds get control Of
the potato field. Ii means hard work
WITH the next crop, 10 say nothing
about the detriment to the present one.
tIy-ume and hot weather lowers the
| quality Of butter, and raises the price.
| Give the cows good water ut this Sea
son and plenty Of shade.
Remember a good bull is ona-half of
paying dairy herd
Good farm buildings are a sure sign
of thrift and enterprise
Keep the cream cool during the hot
weather. Churn at IS degrees if DOS
sible
The thoroughbred dairy cow at pres
ent prices is within the reach of all.
Where dairying is the chief occupi-
ton in a community all the indications
are toward prosperity. Such a system
pats farmers on a Fay as you go"
basis, and teaches them the surest
methods to independence and aff1uence.
The Rural Life says the IMAM or wo-
man who never reads farm or dairy
papers nor ever goes to dairy meetings,
Will never make tie best butter 1t is
out OF the question, friends. There is
progress being made in the dairy, and
we must keep up with the procession"
Every word of this is true, yet many
prefer to remain in the rut Of their
ances tors.
Fat hogs can stand but little sunshine.
Cleanliness in the pig pen is especial
ly desirable in hot weather
Hogs prefer running water as much
as any other kind of live stock.
The more comfortable you keep feed
ing hogs the more flesh they will put
on for a given amount of feed.
If the falling apples are picked up by
the pigs many of the destructive in
sects of the orchard will be destroyed.
You can get some idea of the value
of wheat for hogs by the way your
stock thrives when turned into the
wheat stubble.
a farmer who does rot see his hogs
from weeks end to another does not
deserve to have good luck with them.
Favor the young horses which have
to work
Better to feed life into horse than
to whip it into him.
Do not destroy the spirit in the horse,
but direct and control it,
The horse that every buyer wants is
generally a good one to keep.
Clean the watering troughs three
times a day if they need it that often.
1t is none too soon to think about
getting some of the horses or colts
ready for the fairs this fall.
If you have jumper on the farm dis
pose of it before all the other horses
learn the bad habit.
Clean the feed troughs as socn as the
horse is done eating. There will be
nothing left to sour then.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-21
INVITATION TO GO FISHING

Through leafiess wood and sodded field
The fairies of the son have sped,
Till bursting buds their perfumes yield.
And Earth awakeS at Summers tread.
How easy now the truth is found
In that old story told of one
Whose strength was drawn from out
the ground
His mothers gift to worthy son.
1t is that we must have recourse
To running stream, to woods and
flowers:
Like hart the brook, must seek the
source
OF life and fresh our tagging powers.
A thousand jewels deck the lawn;
The bees to every hedge are drawn:
Sweet murmurS, like the Sirens singing,
Alluring, in orr ears are ringing.
High overhead, in amorous talk.
Midst shady boughs, the birds rejoice;
The leaflets smile; and, as we walk,
Shy violet peeps and lifts her head
The river DER the falls goes dashing,
And rushing headlong DER its bed.
The rivers just as we've been wishing
Away with care. Come! Let's go
fishing!
The Angler
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-21
BILL DURKEE'S BIG LUCK,
H. <,,, /
Ills Children All Freaks and Reused q
neighbours Envy


Neighbours Envy.
A gentleman who is rusticating in the
northern part of New Hampshire took
a tramp along the hills one day re-
Gently, says the Boston Journal. In
passing a hillside farm he saw an aged
granger hoeing a very stony potato
field near his house, and the gentleman
stopped to converse with him.
Your potatoes seem to be doing
We'll" he started in.
'Oh, l reckon I'll hev a few per
taters," rejoined the farmer, dryly, as
he stopped hOeing the rocks off the
vines and glanced at the stranger cu-
riously from under the wide brim of
his weather-beAten straw hat
"Other crops goOd?'
| "Oh, the crops is jest tolerible, as
usual, L s'pOse," replied the farmer in
differently, as he came UP to the rail
fence dragging his hoe after him. But
I'll tell yer jest how it's squire" he
continued, confidentially. I'm the most
unfortunit ole critter in Coos county"
Farming don't pay very well up
here, [ suppose?"
Pay! Nothing pays me, squire, but
[ did expect leetle or suthen from
| my crop o young 'uns"
Children turned out bad eh?' ~
! 'Jes' so, stranger. The hull on 'em
has been a dead loss to me. Danl-I
named him for Dan1 Webster an give
him a good edication-he's a boss
doctor; praticed on my old mare an
inf -hn+
call the green goods business keepin'
a grocery store, / s'pOse, but he: busted
UP, an he writes me that he's now
workin' in q place called Sing Song;
says he's got a good stiddy job, but the -
pay amt good, an he's alters wantin'
to borrer a dollar from me- Sam an
Hi went ter brakin' on the railroad,
an [ had ter pay the funeral expenses
of both ON 'em. Maria Ann got mar
ried to drummer at the county fair
last fall, an went up in a balloon, but
they came down safe, and hev ben
hOneymoOnin' with me :. an the old
woman ever sence. Lily, my youngest,
amt with her keep, an she's a-teasin'
me to buy her a bysuckle-me, who
hain't laid eyes on a So bill sence the
war. I tell We, stranger, I'm the most
unfOrtunit ole critter with my young
'uns that ever lived" he groaned.
You certainly have had bad luck
with your children
Il should say / had. Now, there's
Bill Durkee UP ter Colebrook, he's had
the greatest luck with his. They sup
ports him in good style, an Bill hain't
done a stroke on work fur five years"
'sAll smart and steady, eh?'
That's where you miss it, squire;
they amt any on um taken that way"
How is it they get along so well,
them"
They are all freaks, an have all got
good, stiddy jobs the year round. Sal
weighs bout a ton, Mirandy's got ire
menjOus long hair, an his oldest boy
was born without legs An here I be
without even a mammoth hog or a two
headed calf. 0, if could hev only had
jest one good freak sighed the aged
farmer, as he jerked his chin whiskers
in disgust and went back to his hOeing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-21
FIRST OF THE DINING CARS.
Said to Have Been Improvised in 1853
From an Ordinary Day Coach.

III.
A great deal of dispute has arisen at
different times concerning the first din
ing cars and when they were first used
and on what roads. The Pittsburg
Post gives the following as having
been derived from man who is
represented as a well-known electrician
and chemist, but whose name. unfor-
tunately, is not given. The first din
ing cars run in this country, or any
other for that matter, were run be-
tween New York and Chicago via the
Northern Central, Grand Trunk and
Michigan Central in the year 1858.
The officers of these different compan-
les met in New York in the spring of
that year, and among other things dis
cussed was the feasibility of running
a dining car over the connected lines.
especially on one train known as the
lightning express, which ran between
New York and Chicago. Trains as fast
as this one were compelled to make
two stops for meals while making the
1un-one at MarshalIs, the other at
Jackson, twenty minutes for each meal,
making forty-one minutes of valuable
time lost.
After discussing the question for
some time it was finally decided to try
It. The seats were taken out of the
ordinary coach and tables put along
either side, with stools fastened to the
floor, giving it the appearance of a
restaurant. The rear half of the bag
gage car was fitted UP to answer the
purpose Of kitchen and there the
cooking was done. Some trouble was
experienced in bringing the food from
one car to the other, and when crossing
the platform the cinderS would rain
down on the head of the waiter and
lnto the dishes he was carrying. Some
times the waiter in trying to hurry
across the platform would strike the
side Of the door with his tray, spill
the dishes and narrowly avert falling
from the train himself. The first adj
vancement was made in the walters,
the company after awhile being very
particular to get those of a certain
color, all Of about one size and good
looking. The car was a success from
the start, meals being 80 cents each.
The party who recalled the foregoing
was at that time dining car conductor
on one of these cars
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-21

The Torrey Cedar company at Gin
tOnvile is cutting 100 carloads Of
blocks for paving contractors at Joliet
and Aurora, Ill.
Graves at MankatO, Mimi, have
been desecrated. Rewards have been
offered for the apprehension Of the
vandalS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-21
THE FARMER
TWO NEW FACTS ABOUT THE
BABCOCK TEST PROVED.
TONES NECESSARY IN THE CARE
OF ANNALS

When One Learns TO Live Out of the
Garden He Has Discovered the
Secret of ProSperity-How the Profit
and Loss in the Dairy May Be As
certained.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-21

Minneapolis Tribune: A tobacco
plant produces 100000 seeds. A single
cigarette produces about the same num-
Der Of seeds Of disease, and there is
not much tobacco In it, either.