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Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

PlStly NOCOtCl SIIeCIS-O5C IN
stead OF SI.25.
Never-tire steam, machines
that "hum-m-m" from morn
ing till night, and Yankee wit
make possible these snowy
mountains of Sheets and Pill
low Cases at about the yard
cost Of the Muslin. Better
than home work - smoother
seams, straighter, evener
stitching.
Bleaehsd PiIOv Cases
1896 in, &C 5Ox36 in. llJIc
40Noo IN iVc 5SxS6 iu., l21zc
Bieaehed PiHOW Casss, best qualify Muslin.
l2xS6 in, 22c 5Oxss1< in, 22c
'1A' 5Issiz Is 1IG In 20 p q Sl5sS 5ss in'' SOe
S4xSSz In, "a, 25, 2sc.
Bleached Bolaer Csses, best Muslin.
'21''1 no. s 2'G n., 80. 81 90 .asSs7N in' Sic
45x761z in, Sc, 40, 4s, 44c
Bledehed Sheds, be8s Muslin.
4. 63x90 in, 6Qc 72x03l% in 0gc
T2y90 in, 6l, SO, SOC
SdsaSia, g. s.. 81 81. si.SS Is
EableaeAed Sheets.
sixN in., 6Se 90x9O in. 60c
Flit! fiitl Two Bicycles
glance past. One cost $Iso
the other $40. Which was
which, You can't tell. No
one can tell without close
looking. The $40 wheel is
just as good as the other. No
one else has them. "
i'sf - ~ a.
john WANAMAKER.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

The annual meeting of the preachers
of the Wilmington district of Delaware
A. NJ E. Conference will be held in
MiddletOwn, beginning Wednesday
Oct, 4th and continuing three days.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

A mule was rescued from the Mid
die of the Delaware, near the mouth
of the Christiaua Creek, on Friday, by
the crew ola tugboat. 1t is not known
how the animal got in the stream.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

A bushel of corn makes four gallons
Ofwhiskey, which retails for SIC. Out of
this the government gets So, the rail-
roads 81, the manufacturer 81, the ven
der s., the farmer 40 cents aud the
drinker the delirum tremens.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

The evaporated peaches packed IN
and near Milford this year will exceed
10000 pounds. More than double
this quantity was cured here in 1888.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

The increase in travel to the World IS
Fair has been most gratifying. The
reduced fare on the railroads has been
the means of enabling thousands to
visit the great exposition who other
wise would not have gone.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

The new Episcopal Church of St.
Mary, at Bridgeville, Sussex county,
was consecrated by the Right Rev,
Bishop Coleman, Friday. the feast of
St. Michael and All Angels.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany ran, on Saturday, the last Of its
free excursions to employees TO the
Worlds Fair. This made the tenth of
these excursions, and the total number
Of persons transported thereon, includ-
ing members of families of employees,
foOts up nearly 5000.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

The Irish potato crop of the United
states is below an average. In Della.
ware the acreage is small this year and
the yield will not be a good one. The
wholesale price at present is go cents
per bushel and promises to go higher.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

The new church edifce of the Har-
rington ~ E. colored congregation
will be dedicated Sunday, Oct, Sth.
Rev. J. 5 Willis will preach the dedi-
catOry sermon at 3o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

AT soc, 40 in, so shades
At 75c, 46 in, 75 shades
At 81, 46 in, 70 shades
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

Chief Justice Lore is disposed to be
very critical with the applicants for
license to sell liquor, and Judge Mar
vel is of the Chief Justices way of
thinking
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

Superintendent r. L. Holiday has
announced the following appointments:
John B. Book, Train Master; Bradford
Murphy, Assistant Train Master; to
take effect from Oct. lst.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

The new nine-inch drive we'll at the
Dover water works has reached depth
of $50 feet Ii is thought that this
depth will be sufficient TO supply the
extra demand OF water.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

TwENTY-sEyEN SALOONs.-In ap.
Pearing for an applicant for license
near the Delaware avenue B. o. sta
ton Saturday, before the court, Mr.. p.
Walter Bacon said, "YOur honOrs,
there are twenty seven saloons arouni
the vicinity Of the P. w. & B. station, I"
and picked up blue print which was
lying on the table before him, said, "as
your hOnOrs can see."
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

al a. atOrs Higgins and Gray have both
sen for gold and against silver
hin the last week. They have both
abandoned the teachings of their faith
ers and are opposed to the money of
the eOnstitutiOn.-DOver DelaWarean.
Our elOquentfrieud forgets one thing:
The world mOves.-KeHt NelCs, Chester
tOlrn
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

o....-s.. -.eoef term OF court for Sussex
sO5 OIu.y ~ me- at GeOrgetown Monday,
sasa..9 sau .9e session is likely TO be an in-
.e5esting one. There will be two cant
!al cases before the court Of over = = and
S;rna ssrmlRer. s solomon Stevens and his
nired hand, Charles H. Wilson for at
tps@pung 3 to burn Stevens store David
?, Fsettyman, Of Seaford, will be tried
lar me alleged felonlous assault OF the
byeaF- Old daughter Of Andrew Il.
hlekelts. - = III
~ Clements was awarded the
hInsioMlng has premiums on stock which he
haq on exhibition at Dover Fair: First
esemlnm-f Yorkshire boar, 3 years old,
d,tto, ] year old, SIS, Yorkshire s,w
IL, MI smith," HolsteIu miloh COW,
~ bardine 4th, !" ditto, el0: "NelIie
Ins4es' ditto, 2 years old, 90, Yearlile
as.,er, holstein. IS; ball calf, ditto. s5,
ae''ef eaif, ditto, IS. He received !
9son1e 9se medal as second premium on q
hoistein bull. two years old.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
Death of Hiss Alma FemIing.

In the death of Miss Alma Femling,
her widowed mother, and brothers and
sisters suffer great loss. Her place
will be hard to fill in the family circle.
She being the oldest child and the pos
SCISSOR of such pleasing traits of charac-
ter she won the love of all those with
whom she came in contact. She will be
greatly missed in the christian work on
Strong's Prairie, where her many
excellent qualities were fully known.
She passed away Saturday, January 2S,
after an illness of two weeks with mem
braneous Group, at the age of "a years.
She was the oldest daughter of Mrs.
Fred Femling who resides in the town
of Saratoga. She leaves he1 mother,
five brothers and three sisters to mourn
her sudden taking off. Her father died
about eight years ago.
The funeral services took place in
this city at the NJ E. Church on Mon
day, Revs. Churm and Thompson offici-
ating. The service was largely at
tended.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

We hereby notify all subscribers who
are two or more years in arrears for
the REPORTER that we will be obliged to
discontinue them on and after tie 10Th
of February unless settled for by that
time. Our list is constantly growing
and we are obliged to pay our bills
monthly and we therefore cannot afford
to carry subscribers more than two
years. If the paper is worth taking at
all, its worth paying for at the end of
each year. We prefer that you stop
the paper if you cannot afford to pay
for it, for we are out the amount YOU
fail to pay for your paper. We agree
with our fraternal friend Z. d. Coe, Of
the Whitewater Register who said in
cutting off number Of his delinquent
subscribers, the following:
eve hate terribly to part with those
old reliables. Their faith in our ability
to subsist on the cob end of nothing is
very touching. 1t shows a confidence
in our ethereal. angelic character which,
in truth, the facts do not warrant.
They compliment US by seeming to
think that we can feast on ozone and
lunch on east wind; but it can't be
DONE"
Yours Respectfully,
A. L. FoNTAINE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02

it would seem advisable for the fruit
growers OF Racine county to set out
currants in large quantities as they
seem able to make a great success of
growing them, but their near neighbors
of Kenosha county should study up the
business before they increase their
acreage as it does not seem as If they
could make much profit with crop of
less than two bushels per acre.
Probably the large plantations of
currants in Monroe and Barron counties
have not come into bearing yet or they
would surely be able to grow at least a
bushel per acre. We hope that these
two counties will be able to send in
better reports in the future or their
reputation as fruit growers will be
ruined.
But we find that grape culture is the
most profitable industry i'll at least two
counties if not so profitable in others.
The following are the figures for four
counties lying along the southern
boundary of the state:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
Death of T. j. Simons.

Thomas J. Simons, junior editor of the
Stevens Point Journal, died last Satur-
day forenoon after an illness of only a
week. His death was the result of con-
gestion of the brain. He had been a
resident of Stevens Point for about
eighteen years and was we'll known
throughout Northern Wisconsin. He
will be greatly missed as no one man
did more than he to build up that city
and advertise her business advantages.
Tom Simons was always first in all en-
terprises that would in any way build
up the city.
He was bachelor about forty years
Of age, a prominent Mason, and was
Grand Chancellor of the Stevens Point
Lodge of Knights of Pythias at the time
of his death. The remains were taken
to Appleton for burial on Monday by
special train accompanied by 126 mem
bers Of the K. P and Masonic orders.
Mr.. Simons was well known in the twin
cities where he leaves many friends to
mourn his sudden taking off.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
Breach of Promise and Divorce.

If women would stop to consider
that to sue for breach of promise or
divorce is an admission to the world
that they lack the charms of character
that inspire an enduring affection, few
such cases would be brought into court.
The philosophical woman decides that
a man of wayward affections is not
worth worrying over, and lets him 60.
The wise woman who understands man
kind knows that affection is not to be
retained or revived by coercion or
lame ntation. The selfish woman who
eXacts too much from man and nags
at him deserves no pity and can claim
none, when she loses a love once hers.
Love can easily be ''nagged" out of any
ones heart The one woman who does
not have to philosophize, sue in court,
weep or sulk is the agreeable woman.
She never bores man-eyen when he
has brains. The natural distractions of
man she does not resentfully look upon
as rivals. She proves herself more at
tractive than they are. Neither does the
agreeable woman preach in grandoise
way of the vices and failings of man
She is so gently wise, SO kindly sym
pathizing, so exquisitelY feminine, she
charms him unawares and holds him
fast unconscious to himself. The agreeable
woman is not an angel, but a still better
being, with an angels instincts, perhaps,
who never appeals to any other court
than that of Love.-EX.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02

curioes from the museums of Alexan-
dria and Carlo exhibited.
The Ferris wheel, now being built,
will be on a foundation of piling and
macadam to sustain the enormous
weight and make it perfectly safe for
the use of patrons This attraction is a
wheel $50 feet in diameter, swung on
an axle, which rests upon towers 135
feet high. On the perimeter of the
wheel will be attached cars also swung
on axles, so that all elevations, as the
wheel turns, the cars will remain hori-
zontal. The whole is to revolve slowly
so that occupants of the cars can have
a birds eye We've the grounds from
an elevation of 250 feet. The weight of
this revolving mass of iron is $500 tons.
The flag carried by Pizarro and his
following during the conquest of Peru
will be notable object in the Vene-
zuelan exhibit. The sword of Cortez
will be exhibited from Mexico.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02

counties of Rock and Iowa are growing.
We would advise every land owner in
Green county to at once set out an acre
or more of grapes and in few years
after they come into bearing he might
realize money enough from them to
buy him seat in the Senate of the [.
s, (if he should be Democrat.)
But another surprise awaits us in the
apple orchards of the state, as follows:
Acres. Bearing Trees.
Columbia S1,27S4 25,4SS
Lincoln 20S6 5oS
Waushara 1870 6s16
1t is pleasing to see, that these three
counties have at least seen the need of
planting apple orchards, and we hope
IN the near future they will be able to
supply the whole state with abundant
crops as the apple is always in demand.
But 1t does seem as if those few bearing
trees would be lonesome among so many
smaller ones. Just think of it! Only
one bearing tree in over two acres of
orchards in Waushara county, and only
one bearing tree in over 81 acres of
orchard in Lincoln county, But when
those Il, $40 acres of orchards in Wau-
shara county get to bearing we will all
90 and have good time helping our
neighbors gather their crop. Space will
not permit US to give all the figures we
would like to, but we will quote two
more as they are very interesting, as
follOws:-IoWa county harvested from
3333 acres of timothy 1,SS99 bushels of
seed or 562 bushels per acre, and Polk
county from s acres of clover harvested
l29 bushels of clover seed, at the rate of
l65 bushels per acre. These crops are
very good ones and if we lived in Iowa
county we would at once 90 into the
Timothy seed business, as we could
afford to be called "hayseed" if we
could grow such great crops as they
grow there. We would like to own a
good sized vineyard in Green county
and Timothy farm in Iowa county and
we would try and get rich enough to go
to Congress at least before we retired
from the business.
Before we close we wish to ask every
intelligent reader if they can tell us
what good it is to the state to publish
such combination of statistics as these
are, and if 1t would not be good
chance for our Democratic friends to
practice some of their famous brand of
economy by om1tting all such matter
from all future reports and thus save
the peoples money that they pay out
for printing all such rot and sending it
out to disgrace the state.
Yours for economy,
A READER
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
Professor Culver.
READER.

The city council room in the city hall
was crowded at the first appearance of
Prof. Culver in his first lecture of a
series of six, which he is going to de-
liver this winter. His subject for that
evening was ''the action of water, frost,
heat and winds upon the earth's crust"
His lecture was both instructive and
entertaining. After the lecture he gave
all those who desired an opportunity to
question him in reference to any point
he failed to make clear or that appeared
to be contradictory. Several questions
were asked from which the audience
received help. This lecture course will
prove Of great interest and benefit to all
those who avail themselves of the op-
portunity. Prof. Culver is very
pleasing talker.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
How Beet Sugar is rlade.

One of the new industries which
promises to revolutionize considerable
portion of the American continent is
the making of beet-root sugar. Few
persons have any conception of what
is meant by this class of beet cultivation.
In the Cosmopolitan for February beet
sugar is for the first time in magazine
literature thoroughly illustrated.
Every step in its cultivation, the seed,
the plant, the planting, the cultivation,
the harvesting and the machinery for
manufacture are given direct from in
stantaneous photographs. 1t ought to
be widely read by those interested in
agriculture in every part of the coun-
fry
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
The Months of the Year.

Sheridan's little skit giving the char
acteristic of each month is as applicable
now and in this latitude as it was when
he wrote it for England:
January, snowy; February, fowy;
March, blowy;
April, showery; May, fowery; June,
bowery.
July, moppy; August, croppv; Sep
tember, poppy;
October, breezy; November, wheezy !;
December, freely.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
A Sketch of BIaine's Work And Per-
sonaIity,

Admirers and enemies of Mr.. Blaine
will alike be interested. in the very full
article which appears in the February
Cosmopolitan, reviewing his character
istics as man and statesman. A num-
Der of fine portraits are printed with
the article.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02

We believe that the fruit growers of
Jefferson county will be surprised to see
that their average crop of blackberries
and raspberr1es are less than five BUSH
els per acre, and Strawberries only
little over fifteen bushels per acre.
We also think that NJ. A. Thayer, of
Sparta, President of the State Hortieul-
tural Society, will be a little startled to
see the figures for Monroe county as he
grows 200 bushels per acre from his
blackberry fields instead of 41.9 as
these figures show for the entire county.
The following is a sample of currant
growing in several counties:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
PORTABLE MILL.

Mr.. Thos. McGrath is operating a
portable saw-mlll about nine miles east
of this city, in the town of Grant. 1t is
located on what is known as -Four
Mile Creek" He expects to cut 800, 900
feet of White and Norway Pine lumber
which is being hauled to DAILY & Samp-
sons lumber yard in Centralia. He is
making good lumber and will do good
seasons cutting. The farmers find en-
ployment in hauling the lumber to the
citv
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02

If you are thinking of going into
raspberry growing, by all means 90 to
Columbia county where they grow 3O6
bushels per acre, and don't undertake
it in Jefferson county as it will not pay
you If you can't get five bushels per
acre.
For some reason black berry growing
does not seem to be very profitable in
any section but yet there is quite little
choice of location. The following is a
sample of the crops in several counties:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
WORLDS FAIR LETTER.

To See Bullets and Cartridges rlade-
Big Log from CaIifornia-A Japa-
nese Village on the GroundS-An
Ice Toboggan Slide in r1id-
Summer - Cars Without
Wheels Going 100
Miles an Hour
Streets in
Cairo.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02

Our neighbors of Portage county had
better pillow up their strawberry beds
and plant them to potatoes, as they
could get better returns than they can
from their 20a acres of strawberries
yielding only nine bushel per acre.
The following is a sample of the figures
on raspbnrriac
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
UNDERWEAR,

al prices lIldl are interesting
to customers.
Mems gray shirt and drawers 32c
down from SO cents.
Another Lot of Underwear never
before sold under Is cents, they
go at IS cents, shirt and drawer.
Mems all wool shirt and drawers
81, down from sI.25 and sI.35.
Mems Caps worth s. and 40 cents
now 25 cents.
Plush Cap, 81 quality for Is cents.
SI.25 quality for SI.oo.
"To everything there is a
Season" said the Preacher, "and a
time to every purpose under the
heaven" "a time to get and time
to lose" The present certainly
seems to be our time to lose,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
Toilet Soap!

Jas. Kirk & Co.'S manufacture, a
full line, this sale 3 cts per cake.
Dusky Diamond soap, this leads
the world.
Do you want clean hands?
Do you want to keep your hair
soft and clean?
Do you want to clean grease
spots?
Do you want to remove warts?
Do you want, in short, to be
healthy and happy.
Then use Dusky Diamond Soap,
Clearing Sale price 5 cts, worth
10 cents.
Yours for Low Prices,
F w KRUGER & co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02

Of several lines of merchandise
we have an over stock, and that
fact is causing us to make some
what reckless reductions in order
that we may have cash in our tills
in place of Winter Goods on our
counters. Perhaps it is in our
OVERCOAT Prices that the cuts
have been the Cruelest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF
STATE.

We find in looking over the report of
the Secretary of State which has lust
been sent out, few very interesting
items which we think the people of the
state will be much interested in. In
fact We know of no book which Will be
of more interest to any one who cares
to put little study into it.
Statistics are, as a general thing,
rather dry study but these are so in
teresting that it will repay anyone's
time to look them up. We refer to
Appendix pages 254 to 26S inclusive,
but we think very likely that the bal
ance Of the book is just as correct in its
figures as this part, and figures won't
lie even if they are Democratic figures.
We will quote few of the items which
we consider of the greatest Importance.
The farmers of Lafayette Co. should
not grow potatoes but should grow oats
instead, the following being the acre
age and crop of each:
Acres. Bushels. Per Acre
Potatoes 11,4OSA 7O,619 g.
Oats 516SS1% 35S7.SOO 6q4
The people Of Waushara County ought
to all grow rye as they seem able to get
a yield never before heard of, as follows:
Bushels
Acres. Bushels Per Acre
Rye 1876 1Oo,O95 2eeL
The hop industry should all 90 to
Jefferson County and our farmers of
Portage and Juneau Counties should
give up the business, these three coun-
ties are the leading hop-growing coun-
ties in the state, the figures are as
follows:
Pounds
Acres. Pounds. Per Acre
Jefferson IS 54OsO 5000
Juneau 40 3O,9lo 1S2
Portage 293% 1O3oO 354
These figures are startling to say the
least, but the statistics of fruit growing
are even more surprising.
The strawberry growers of Kenosha
county should look for better paying
crop and let their neighbors of Racine
county do all the strawberry growing.
The following are the figures for those
two counties and also for two other
counties that ought to try some other
iD611Strv.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02

A gold mine would be Of little value
compared with an acre of grapes in
either Green CT Grant counties, but we
would like to know what the reason was
for such small crops as the adjoining
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
LOOK y

Boys Cape Overcoats, a $3.50 and
$500 quality for $500.
Mems Overcoats reduced from SO
to S4.25.
Mems Overcoats reduced from SS
to 5000.
Mems Overcoats reduced from $40
to $3.50.
Mems Overcoats reduced from SIS
to SI2,OO.
Mems Overcoats reduced from SIS
and $50 to $500.