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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-16

dies, and we hoped we had hit some
of the enemy in the few minutes fight,
but before daylight it was whispered
along the line, "Billy's missing"
The poor little rascal! He had al
ways had a fancy for riding Tip when
he could because the brute was the
hardest mouthed, unmana geable horse
in the troop and Billy-as they say
fancied himself on his riding, and Tip
was now with us riderless.
At last morning came, and we looked
across the Canadian, and there was
never a sign Of a COmanche.
The captain was as grave as a
Judge, and spoke quite softly as he
drew his saber and faced the center
of the troop.
Men" he said. 81 was sent out here
with you to scout for cattle thieves
round the ranches here. Something
has happened, through no fault of
yours or mine, to make me break
through my instructions. / dom
know the strength of that band that
we ran into last night in ne darkness,
but one of your most cherished com
rades is either dead among the bluffs
over there or with them a prisoner.
am going to disobey my instructions
and find Billy"
All the afternoon and on into the
evening till the sun sank down among
the sullen clouds to the west Of US,
and it grew chilly and dreary-all
that afternoon we rode silently on.
As the daylight spent itself as the
sun went down, we turned in columns
of twos and crept up the narrow pass,
the Kiowa a few PAGES ahead Of the
column.
We were getting up, up the stream,
and the banks were beginning to
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DIR. Miles Heart Cure
Quarter Deck ana ,aangway.

Quarter deck originated from the ar
rangement that the portion of the deck
so called was about one-fourth Of the
whole space Fore or forward castle
received its name as being the principal
part of the ship in which the fighting
took place, being raised much above the
level of the other part OF the deck and
holding q commanding position. Poop
the raised afterpart Of the ship, set apart
for officers, both in meaning and deri-
walton, comes from the Latin.
Gangway has been handed down from
the days OF the ancient galleys OF the
Phnnicians. Carthagenians and Ro-
mans. il having been . board which
ran along the whole length, serving as
. passage for the rowers 20 and from
their seatg. It was also utilized 80 q
resting place for the mast and sail
when not in . The term now denotes
o place Of exit or entrance from or TO q
vessel, generally from the shore, by
means Of q long plank or platform
Es-.
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AFTER DINNER ORATORS.

Most EnglishMnen Are Failures NJ Such, but
Coleridge WA shintng Exception.
Lord Coleridge had . record az the
best English after dinner speaker who
ever came to America. As q rule, the
Englishman does not shine postpran-
daily In comparison with the average
American Of the same grade in law,
politics, literature, the drama or jour-
nalism. Most Of them, in fact, are dire
failures. Coleridge and Irving are the
shining exceptions Sergeant BALKAN
tyne, who came with q great flourish Of
trumpets and was received with much
cordiality by his professional brethren,
was the worst that we ever had to n
dure. Martin Farquhar Upper was i'm
sufferably dull. Toole, the comedian,
who was considered funny on the other
side, was lugubrious here. IT took sew
eral seasons to break in Wilson Barrett.
Lord Aberdeen ID genial, but prosy.
Dickens was the best man who pre-
ceded Coleridge, but TO the present gem
GRAFTON of diners he lie only a tradition
and does not count. Sir Richard Web
ster, ! fancy, would have shown him
self q good second to Lord Coleridge.
but his visit here was short, and very
few had the pleasure Of hearing him. I
had that pleasure here az well as In
England, and he certainly has q remark
able facility Of expression. combined
with q fine vocabulary, Q keen sense OF
humor and b thorough knowledge or
human nature Coleridge, however, I
repeat, took the palm and has worn it
In the memory Of friends whom he met
here TO this day.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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A DUAL NINE.
Peculiar and Useful Gift Ok ! Young Nrues-
clan or pasfshnrw.

clan o. PastshnFg.
An extraordinary illustration al the
dual working Of the mind il 10 be found
Ia q young musician Of PittsburR. o.
car Radin il about 10 years old. He Il
possessed Of wonderful musical ability.
especially In the arrangement Of orches.
trail scoreR. BE has scored some difficult
high class music for certain well known
musicians to their perfect satisfaction
Hnd wonderment for az yet this youth
b but . novice in musical work, having
only recently completed his course az
study under q local musician. But abil-
ity 10 arrange orchestral scores well Ii
something that cannot be impaired to a
person by any amount of teaching, but
must be born In q man, and Radin GER
tainly has this gift. Like all men Of
genius, Radin must live, and TO live re-
quires money. I'm lieu Of anything bet
ter the young musician took q place as
pianist In q dancing academy. Between
the times when he IL employed in play
ing for lessons he devotes his attention
20 arranging.
Radin IN q most studious individual,
and when his time IL not occupied in
this way ne seeks 10 increase his knowl-
edge by reading. OF course most Of his
time ID taken by playing the piano, but
this does not interfere with his study
in the least. He plays the music for
dancers, taking the signal to start and
stop unconsciously from the professor,
never even CHANGING up from the book
ON the music rack In which he may be
absorbed He reads away, apparently
undisturbed by having to play or by the
fitting forms on the floor. And the
books he reads are not the sort which
could be read lightly. Histories, books
Of travel and books ON philosophy are
read with equal ease while he is play
ing. His playing is In perfect time, and
his memory of what he reads il extraer-
binary. Here is an instance of uncon-
scious cerebration or the duality OF mind
i'm which the double work is well done
and without endeavor. -Pittsburg Dis
patch.
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TAe Utilitx Of : HEAD.

The master OF one Of our village
schools was examining some boys ON q
piece Of poetry which he had given
them 70 prepare the night before. They
all said IL excellently except Q small
boy ct the bottom Of the class.
On being asked 10 say his lesson, he
said, 81 can't remember Iii SIR"
Master Tin rAge)-Why, what's your
head for?
Boy-To keep my collar ON, sir.-
London Answers.
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red Ailments, are treated as O speciality.
with great success, by the Staff OF the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, N. X. Many are cured at .
distance without personal consultation
the necessary medicines being sent by
mail or express. Question blanks sent
on application.
For Pamphlet, References, and Par
ticulars, enclose 10 cents In stamps for
postage.
Address, WORLDS DIsPEEsARY MRDI-
CAL AsBOC1ATION, Buffalo. ~. II
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AIover a.

It IL said that the camel is q lover Of
tobacco. Let any one smoke q pipe or
cigar In the camel compound, and the
camel will follow the smoker about.
place his nose close to the burning TO-
bacco. inhale the fumes, with . long
sniff, swallow the smoke, then throwing
his head up, with mouth agape and eyes
upturned, showing the bloodshot whites.
will grunt q sigh Of ecstasy that would
make the fortune of q low comedian In
q love scene. Bow Bells.
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WOULDN'T APOLOGIZE.

Iturbide, o Washington Swell, Claims the
Prerosastves Of o Prince.
One Of the liveliess swells about
Washington Ia Prince Iturbide, whose
grandfather was emperor of Mexico i'm
1891, and who was adopted by Emperor
Macmillan and Empress Carlotta, who
were denied children Of their own and
intended 70 make him their heir. His
mother was o Georgetown woman and
was married 20 his father when the lat
ter was q student at the Catholic uni-
yersity there. The young prince In o
handsome but dissipated fellow and
has disposed OF Q large fortune he has
. record Of losing $50. GOO &c baccarat In
q single might.
Not long agos with q party Of chuIns,
ne went TO Baltimore TO play O game Of
pool with the grandson Of old Governor
Swan for 81, 900 q side, and returning
by the midnight train they went 70 the
Metropolitan club 10 continue their
diversion. They found the building
closed, but routed ont the watchman,
lighted MP the billiard room and the
barroom, and proceeded TO make them
selves merry without regard TO the rules
Of the institution. "A good many glasses
and bottles were smashed, and it was
breakfast time before the riot was oven.
The governors Of the club took mp the
case, and those who participated I'm the
fracas were called in to answer charges.
All Of them made humble and ample
apologies and promised neve TO do 20
again, except young Iturbide, who took
the ground that o prince never apollo
gizes and made no reply, whereupon
the board promptly suspended him from
the privileges Of the cluh.-Cor. Chi
cage Record
A Ghost Story.
Hero ID q ghost story-cne Of q large
class and therefore mcre likely to be
veracious, especially as it first saw the
light in a London paper. It has an APP
pearance of strict and even narrow
truthfulness. There was q certain Cap
tain Bloinberg, Of some regiment nm
known, on active service in America.
Five or six of his brother officers, he be.
ing engaged ON duty 200 miles away,
were dining together. The door was
opened, and Captain Blomberg APP
peared, to everybody's surprise. With
ont speaking. he walked in and sat
down In q vacant chair. They all asked
him how he came there.
To their questions he made no reply.
Then one Of them said, "Blomberg, are
you mad?"
On this he rose and replied, when
ron 60 back to London, take my SON to
the queen and beg her to be his protect
or"
This said, he walked ont Of the room
% he had come In. "A few days after
ward the news came that he had been
killed in action ON the very day and at
the same hour Of his appearance
Il 10 pleasing to record that the queen,
on whose favor the gallant officer may
have had some claims, did protect the
son, who became chaplain I'm ordinary
70 his majesty, deputy clerk OF the kings
closet, r~esidentiary Of st. Paul's
and vicar Of st. Giles, CripplegataL
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Suddsa FalaiIag spslIs,

AEpileptic Convul-
lsions, or Fits, and al
" diseases, as
Paralysis, Locomotor
Ataxia, Epilepsy, or
Fits, st. Vitus,s
Dance, Sleeplessness,
Nervous Prostration,
Nervous Debility,
Neuralgia, Melan-
cholia, Threatened
.UaHmNU.L 2W L t.
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Italy produces 90. per cent of the
wine Of the world. Spain 80. 8 per cent
and France Ill per cent, the three ma
tions producing 6l.9 per cent of the ag-
gregate output, amounting to $780,
600. 900 gallons.
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The reading of romanoes ID forbidden
BY the Koran; hence popular tales are
never put in writing among Mohamme-
dams. but are PASSED from a story
teller TO another.
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Councillors Are Excellent Citizens and Herve
Without Pay-Administration Puf Into
the Hands Of ExpsrtS VINO Are ofssn
Chosen For Life.
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Australian provincial officials keep
poisoned grain I'm their Offices for the
benefit az farmers who wish 70 destroy
small .bi-dk K
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WALL OuC VI hlOAC SAUy Avs ASSA 0%AS
college. Better secure them while
they can be had Z, the
FAVORABLE TERMS
now offered, and you will then have
them when you need them
and have a better selection
also than you will have later on, as
well as the advantage of the present
Low PRICES.
lie you have been renting q
house in the city, stop a moment
and think how much you have
paid out in rent, and if you have
been renting long you will soon
figure out that you have paid out
enough for rent to build as good
or a better house than you are rent
ing, and still you have no home of
your own. Why not put this
money intoa
HOUSE OF YOUR OWN,
in which you will feel a natural
pride, and have a permanent and
pleasant home for yourself and
family in your declining years. A
little energy IN your part will do
it. Start at once by
BUYING A LOT.
IL you, are renting a farm figure
a moment what you are paying out
annually for rent and how soon
this rental would buy a farm here.
What you pay out in rent in two
or three years in Iowa or Illinois
would buy equally as good a farm
in South. Dakota. Stop renting
and come out and buy a farm OF
your own and feel the independ-
ence Of
OWNING A HOME.
Don't delay this until next year, as
very much advanced prices for
South Dakota real estate, which is
sure to come, will soon prevent you
from buying, and your opportuni-
ty of a lifetime viii be gone.
But many will say, Il have not
sufficient money on hand with
which to buy even a lot" Sup
pose You have not - and there are
many of this Glasgow can pay q
amount down, and we will
give you all the time you need on
the balance. You can pay a fixed
amount each month, or make pay
ments any other way to suit your
convenience, saving a little for the
purpose from your other expendi-
lures, and before you know it your
lot is
PAID FOR
and you have not missed the mon
the amount of each payment
sorsmall. Had you not saved
and expended these small amounts
in this way, the chances are that
this same money would have been
in some trivial way and
you would have nothing TO show
for it. Surely there is no
SAVINGS BANK
to a piece of real estate, and
especially if that real estate is
to be your Home.
1t will surprise you when you
look over our list, to see how
LITTLE READY MONEY
it will take to secure a fine resi-
dence or business lot in this city,
or a beautiful farm in this county.
We own and control nearly all the
real estate which we handle, hence
"a give exceptionally low prices
and easy terms of payment. IL
you only have a few dollars to
spare now, come in or write US, and
we will fit you out with good lot,
or more than one if you want, and
arrange payments satisfactorily to
you. lie you have only q few hum
dred dollars to spare, and want q
farm, come and Q us, or write,
and we feel positivewe can arrange
Q deal to your satisfaction.
Madison, with her college, excel
lent public schools, churches, Chau-
tauqua assembly, and other liter
airy and social advantages, has q
wide reputation for being a
~Wrxx nr -~~-~
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Attrnctave Advsreislne.

Customer--I see you advertise b.
cycles from 10 cents 10 800.
Dealer-Yes, SIR.
What kind Of bicycles DO you sell
for 10 centsg',
Candy one. New York Weekly.
Evening journal., 1894-03-03

Il feel like a new man, says Brig.
Gen. w. l. Grsenleaf, Of the National
Guard of Vermont.
Il DO not know the equal Of Psiue's
celery compound"
Brig Gen. Greenleef OF Burlington,
Vt is man of national reputation.
AS soldier, he has the courage of his
convictions, and manfuly makes q
public state tment of what he knows will
benefit others.s He writes as follows:
Permit ms to add my testimony to
the valuable qualities Of Psine's celery
compound, which I consider the best
preparation Of its class on th- market
From an experience Of nesrly 90 years in
the handling OF drugs. 1 am familiar
with the medical properties Of its various
ingredients; aud | do not hesitate to
recommend it, especially as l never
heard OF case where it did not give
perfect satisfaction
"a have used It myself on several
occasions. and always with benefit
Last spring, being very much run down
and debiitated. / procured so of
Paine's celery compound and commence
taking It The first bottle produced d
very marked results, aud the use Of two
bottles made me feel Ike a new man
As a general tonic l do not know its
equal "
Nervous debility produces morbid
changes in the blood vessels Thew
become relaxed, weakened, and lose their
state Of healthy contraction The re
Evening journal., 1894-03-03
A FOOL TO A GOOSE.

Mrs. Mary E Lease, the notorious
Populist Of Kansas, has delivered a
speech IN New York She was intro
duced in speech by DR.. McGlynn, who
praised her very extravagantly as "a
thinker" and a bold speaker
SO far as speaking is concerned, Mrs
Lease proved 70 be attractive, II not
startling. She redeemed Dr. McGlyun's
hot words. She has a pleasant face.
dresses IN excellent style, has a trained
and well modulsted voice, and prolific
commsnd Of famtoysnt lsneusge Ber
oratoty has certain kind Of fspdoools
argument Itis curious kitd Of argu
r,nt-just the sort Of an argument, one
uight say. that fool would address "a
8 goose.
The greater part Of her lecture was
devoted 90 the description Of the pre-
vailiug distress, and this is the way she
went 81 Il:
why are there three starving millions
In India," she ssksd She answered her
self quickly. because that ancient an,
blOod-thirsty enemy Of America
England, has demonetizsd silver. VIII,
Evening journal., 1894-03-03

bill was likely to be defeated. They are
not so confident nov. They say now
that Senator Brlce may do as ,Represen
tative Betzhoover of Pennsylvania did.
he may vote against the free wool
clause, and then vote for the passage Of
the bill which contains It. This seems
reasonable. Since the famous message
Of 1887 free wool has been a cardinal
relief proposed by the Democrats; it Is
the cornerstone Of tariff reform II Sen.
ator Brlce should propose to reform the
tariff on Democratic lines leavinga pro
tective duty on wool, he would
occupy peculiar position. It may
be politics to fight sgainst "the destruc-
tion Of the wool industry Of Ohio In
COMMITTEES, but TO vote against the pas.
sage Of the party's reform bill is quite
another matter. Senator Brice will
scarcely do that. He has nothing TO
gain by fighting the battle Of the politi-
cal shepherds Of Ohio. II the Repubh
cans had the choice Of Senator they
would not select Senator Brice. The
other plea nemely, that the Democratic
party in Ohio should be preserved, Is
equally fallacious. The free trade cam
paigns Of 1890 and 1892 came nearer
carrying Ohio for the national Democ-
racy than any other campaigns for
thirty years have come
Evening journal., 1894-03-03

laxsd condition Of the arteries admits a
larger current of blood, and, as conse-
quence, its motion becomes so much
slower aud more sluggish, congestion Of
the lining of the blood vessels ensues,
with the resulting formation of morbid
matter, which Is thrown into the blood
stream. producing rheumatism. gout,
neuralg gia diseases of liver and kidneys,
nervous weakness and debility. and the
many direct signs Of impure blood, as
skin diseases in some Of the many forms
Psiue's celery compound cures nervous
debility
The recently published testimonials
from w E Anthony, NJ D., Of Provi-
dence, +. Il Judkins. NJ d Of Portland,
DR. J Il Lindsey. @ E Cole NJ D and
medical director Of the Prairie du Chen
Medical Institute, and hosts Of prominent
practitioners all over the country have
resulted in the most extraordinary sale
of his extraordinary remedy that was
first prescribed by Dr. Phelps, Of Dart.
mouth college, aud has siuce come to be
known TO the medical profession. and In
fact, the whole people, as Paine's celery
compound
People Of the highest standing in all
classes OF society. in every city and town
in the Uuion, have been benefited BY the
use of this, the greatest Of all RENE dies
for the cure Of tue numerous ills that re
suit from impaired nervous system and
impoverished blood
] L. makes people well.
Evening journal., 1894-03-03
BOLTS TAMMANY.
Congressman Dunphy OF New York City
Leaves the Zig Organization.

Leaves the Zig Organization.
WAsniNGTON, March 3.-Representative
Dunphy Of New York has forwarded to
Nicholas T. Brown OF Tammany Hall his
resignation from the Tammany Hall gen
erl committee.
His reasons for this action are that he
does not approve Of the political methods
OF Justice Patrick Diver. the leader OF
the Second as-Nmbly district, and that his
views ON the tlaiif do not agree with those
of Richard Croker.
In an interview Mr.. Dunphy said he de-
sires his resignation 20 be taken as a pro-
test against the management, practices and
aims of the leader OF his assembly district
With particular reference 10 the methods
adopted in the Second district last fall he
added.
MY Information is that to the election
district giving the greatest majority to
Maynard was 70 be given 81 200 position;
to the next best. another position: To the
next, a gold watch and chain In three
separate election districts the entire regis
tered vote was polled, aud in these districts
Maynard got every vote such q result was
most startling ahd was never known be.
fore ia our district"
Mr. Dunphy said Ia conclusion that be
did not know or care how his resignation
from Tammany would affect him polite
ally lie had taken whas he considered tC
be right course, irrespective of its effect.
Evening journal., 1894-03-03
MARTIAL LAW FoR MINERs.
Troops Are Guarding the Mines at Eagle,
but other Places Are Throatenod.


but other Places Are Threatened.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 3.-Aftei
the meeting Of the strikers at Montgomery
hollow the governor did not Withdraw the
troops from Wyant's fOrtiiications at the
Eagle mines and it is not likely now that
the troops will leave for some time. Colo.
mel Hodges commanding the Second regi.
ment, aud Major Banks, commanding 4
battalion OF three companies, have declared
martial law and settled down for n siege.
Sheriff HinmRn called for more troops
when the stEkers moved around Powell
ton, which id. five miles from the Eagle
mines and off the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway The Hazleton miners are work
ing at the reduction, and all the strikers
wish is for them To come out The govern
or and stat held a consultation all day and
night
Three hundred men are reported to have
come over from New river, and there are
fears OF other hands joining the strikers
The governor is in close telegraphic com
munication with the military, and nothing
has been received relative 10 any difficulty
Tie received a Telegram from the sherii
Of Fayette county at P9wellton statint
that he was guarding the property ther
with posse Of men, and while there hur
as yet been no attack made by the striker
from Montgomery he believes the repor
that they were advancing in q th direc
tions 10 attack from the froh, and reur
was correct lie asked the governor 70.
military protection.
a telegram just received by Goycrno.
McCorkle since midnight from Division
Superintendent J. NJ. Gill, now at Coal
burg, 10 miles above here on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, states that the striker.
from the mines near there are congregat-
ing In large numbers. swearing that they
will burn the Chesapeake and Ohio bridge
on the branch road that runs from Coal
burg TO the Acme mines In burning the
bridge they will prevent coal being shipped
from the Acme mines and thus stop the
miners from working. Immediately upon
the receipt Of the telegram Governor Nc
Corkle ordered out three more companies
Of military, with orders to proceed at once
to Cabin creek.