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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-10-11
HINTS TO ENGAGED MEN.
Rules for the Man Who Wishes to
Be Happy.

New York World: There are two
extremes for the young man who
has just been made happy by her
acceptance of his heart. hand and
fortune, TO avoid. On peril of his
happiness he must not be too atten-
tive or too interested in other women.
On the other hand, he must not treat
his fiancee with that tender devotion
which is suggestive of Darby and
Joan. The modern young woman
does not like to be IN any way a re-
hinder to the public of those excel
lent but somewhat Anticipated per
sons.
1t Will be we'll for the man who eX-
poets to sail smoothly into the matri-
monial port to continue those fiatter
ing attentions after his engagement
which preceded it. 1t will not sui.
flee for him to talk of what he is
saving to make their little home
worthy of her. He must, by some
magic, be able both to save money
for the future and to provide her
with the flowers, books. bonbOns.
theater tickets and other trifies
which he bestowed upon her when
there was no future to be taken into
consideration.
He must treat her people with def
erence, cordiality and fiIial affection
He must let her complain Of all her
faults, retail all the family quarrels
and point out all the family imper-
~,
knowledge he acquires thus to tinge
his behavior. He must listen to her
abuse Of them with sympathy. and
never by any chance show anything
but the highest regard for them him
self.
He must like all her friends He
must treat 1.-The girls with the init
macy which never borders on famil-
iamtg; must enjoy their society,
which will be thrust upon him at
times and places, and at the same
time must be prepared to agree with
her estimate of their shortcomings.
It will be just as we'll for him never
to admire them too eXtrava gantly.
In public he must always be pre-
pared to show her the attentions she
needs, but must also be prepared to
let her ''haye a good rime," unham-
pered by his devotion. For instance,
he must never let her sit a dance out
alone, yet he must never glover
when she seems to be dancing often
with other men. His manner must
be a perfect mingling of devotion
and non-interference
incidentally, it may be added that
an occasional dose of neglect is
wholesome, and that a semi-occa-
sional quarrel is not to be deSpised.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-10-11
CAMPAIGNING IN MATABELE-
LAND
An English Soldiers Experience.
While Fighting in North Africa.

One of the most provoking things
about this war was the way one had
to reluctantly leave ones food to the
tender mercies of the fire on a sudden
alarm, says a British soldier writing
in the National Review. 1t was heart
rending, after a long and hungry
march. to have to rush away to your
station empty. only to return after the
fight and find your food burned to
a cinder. 1t may easily be guessed
how wretched this makes one when
constantly repeated, as it was on this
particular march. The enemy never
left lis alone We became perfect
adopts in the art of concealing the
person, 1t is a fact that when cuce
we gained our stations on an attack
not nan Of us could be seen except
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-10-11
MRS. WELLS DEAD.

Milwaukee. Oct. 6.--Mrs Martha NJ.
Wells died yesterday at her residence,
1OS Farwell avenue, aged so. She was
the widow of Clement Wells and the
mother of Mrs. H. r. Shelton, and
sister of Mary Mortimer, the noted
principal of Milwaukee college.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-10-11

A statement compiled by Brad
streets shows the total bank clear
ances Of the principal cities in the
United States, for the past week,
1898, 800, 127, an increase of III per
cent. as compered with the CORES
ponding week of last year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-10-11

Cotton TOUGHEST he Lowest Price in
45 Years, and the Rates for Iron
Products Tend Steadily Downward
Outlook for Better Returns Oh
Wheat Very Dark.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-10-11

According to despatch from Shane
hal battle is expected at Moukdeh
within a fortnight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-10-11

The British steamer Patagonia has
been wrecked ON the Chnian coast
No lives We're lost.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-10-11

The boot and shoe trade continues to
deliver more goods than in any pre-
vious year, as it did in September, and
most of the works still have orders for
one or two months ahead.
Failures in the United tates for the
past week have been 219, against 800
last year.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
The PuynaciouS AnylO-SaxOn.

Men Of peace! No, we are nothing
OF the sort. The modern Anglo Saxon
is u fighter, as his savage ancestors
We're He goes into war with a zeSt
as keen as any other nations and a
pluck which is-or at least he thinks
1t is--a little better than any Be.
tween his wars he fights the lesser
battles of the football field, the pugi.,
istic ring, the baseball diamond OK
looks on and shouts approval while
others fight His boys learn to dou-
lie their fists almost as soon a. to
walk. THOR tavolite Bible stories
are ST DaEil's fight with the Philis
tine giant and the muscular exploits
Of Samson They go to school to be
taught tn vcncratc the classic deeds
of the fleet footed Achilles and the
masterful Herakies, and to regard as
the modern successor of those an
Gent heroes the youth who among
his scnool,nates has the quickest eye
and the most powerful blceps. How
can we ever forget that It's excel
lent to have giant strength" when
We are reminded of the truth of tho
adage at almost every turn OF our
daily hvest-R. r. Williams In Nun
sn,-S
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
Plant Forms Seen In Coal.

The substance of coal has been so
compressed that the forms Of the
pl;,nts composing it cannot usually
be seen, but when piece of it is
made so thin that it will transmit
light and is then subjected TO pow
erful microscope its vegetable stluc-
ture may readily be distinguished.
Immediately under every separate
seam Of coal there is a stratum of
what is known as tireclay. This
stratum is always present and con
,ains in great abundance the fossil
impressions of roots and stems and
twlss, showing that it was once the
soil from which vegetation grew lux
uriantly.
1t is common also to find fossil tree
stems lying mashed fat between the
layers OF black slate which form the
roofs Of coal mines as well as the
impressions Of the leaves, nuts and
seeds which fell from these trees
while they were living. In some
beds Of camel coal whole trees have
been found with roots, branches,
l,aves and seeds complete, and all
converted into the same quality of
Goa! 81, that by which they wero sur
rounded Washing ton Star.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
CuriO,i, Death Eustons of i'criee

Tie Fecjccans believe that in case a
mal1iayeabie youth OF maide. dies
without having gone through with
the elaborate nnptial knot tying Ger
emony Of the islands his OF her soul
is doomed to wander about forever
III an intermediate region between
heaven and hell When any one dies
man, woman or child--a whales
tooth is placed in the hand of the
corpse, the missile to be thrown at
the tree which stands as a guidepost
to point out the road that leads to
heaven and the one that leads to bell
st, LOUIS Republic
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
Hunting Leoparda In India.

Mr.. Simson says that he has hunt
cd leopards with dogs, and has beer.
at several such hunts with other peo-
pies dogs. But dogs arc either too
timid or too plucky, and tho plucky
ones that 60 at the leopard get killed
Still the dogs help to find the leop-
ard, and it seems that they might
have been used with more advantage
in seeking for the man eating Loop
ard. But to use dogs effectually the
sportsman must be on foot.
There is no chance Of a good COM
bination of dogs with elephants, for
the latter hate the dogs and will run
away from them, and the dogs mis-
trust the elephants and decline to
hunt Finally, no use seems to have
been made Of crackers, or Of seeking
for the leopard by its footprints Oh
the mud after rain. Professional
crackers are almost unknown in Ben
gal, but an Englishman fond Of sport
soon teaches himself how to track,
and can impart the knowledge to one
OF more Of his own native servants
Chambers Journal
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
The OVerWOrked Fork.

An absurd and inconvelient die
tate Of the present fashion is tho al
most complete Punishment of the
teaspoon The multiple fork has
gradually encroached upon tie
spoons domain. till even the various
grains and vegetables of the more
elusive sort, which We're once wont
to occupy exclusive little dishes and
have teaspoon apiece, are now
analaamated with the rest of the
dinner and disposed of as best one
may with Il four tined implement
For the present teaspoons are still
permitted for stirring and slipping
beverages without mourning tho
odiun of grcepness and vulgarity.-
Philadelphia Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
Waking In Freezing SleeperH.

One of the principal duties OF tho
Russian policeman is to awaken those
unfortunates who have fallen asleep
in the streets during a hard frost.
These are usually either the isvoschik
in his sledge, waiting for fare and
DOING off ere that fare comes into
the sleep of lethe, or drunken men
who have tripped and fallen on the
pavement and have not tho energy
to get up again.
The orthodox method of awaken
ing such sleepers is to rub their cars
violently backward and forward a
plan specially to be recommended,
because it not only rouses the slum-
berer, but also puts him into such a
rage that he is far too angry after
ward to fall asleep again. Temple
BAR
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
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The political change in the administration
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11

In what part of the world is chess
most honoled9 Before the close Of
tho last century the best players were
of the Latin race--Italians, Portu
guese and Spaniards. Their names
were Greco, Lucena, Salvio, Carrera,
Damiana and Lopez. Libraries are
crowded with the works of these
men Oh chess or with the TRANSACTIONS
of their DO ks
After having held the chess scepter
for several centuries, the glory of the
Latin race has departed. 1t does not
look today as if the Letins would ever
wrest victory from their conquerors.
The great players, who are Germans,
Slavs or Anglo-Saxons, have left US
far in the rear. The Jews are the
great players. have had list made
cut. of the G2 great chess players Of
the world, and lS of these are Jews
Some are from Poland, others from
Hungary. All the great Jewish chess
players are professional. "-Rovue
dcs DcllX Mondes.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
Cause of insomnia.

Now, it happens in this stirring age
Of ours that men, and women, too.
are SO much intellectually worked or
50 emotionally disturbed that their
brains have more to do than they
can accomplish and yet preserve their
normal balance.
Mental work, whether it be simply
perceptional, int !lectual, emotional
on volitional requires that an III
creased amount Of blood shall How
to the brain; hence during mental
cxe1tion OF any kind the cerebral
vessels become distended, owing to
the increased volume Of blood they
contain, and they remain in this con-
ditlon as long lis the eXertion is con-
tinued. If it is too intense, OF if it
EeperSeyeled i'll for too long a period
without there being alterations OF
y.st, the vessels lose their cUntracti-
bility and remain in Il permanently
enlarged state. They are therefore
not able to contract so as to produce
sleep. A state Of cerebral congestion
is established, and wa'1efulness is the
result.
Such persons go to bed, perhaps
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power to dose. They are like the i'll
,iia rubber bands that we put around
big packages and leave undistnrbed
for long time. We try to usethem
again, and we find that the elasticity
which they once possessed has gone.
DR.. Hammond in North American
Rnv1nN
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
Stupid Circassian Bea uty.

The Clrcassians, who know moth
ing and are rather stupid than excep-
tionally intelligent, are physically a
faultless race, far more so than tho
Germans, who, though the best
trained people in the world. display
q marked commences of feature,
as if the great sculptor, Nature, hail
used good clay, but taken no trouble
about the modelling. Some Of the
very ablest among them belong to
tho fiat noscd, puffy checked, loose
Tipped variety. Million.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
Duelinr by the Russian Method.

The Russian method Of dueling is
peculiarly sanguinary affair. The
o;,ponrntsaresct PAGES apart, with
liberty to advance five PAGES each at
given signal and to fire at will
Should one fire and miss. the other
may complete his five PAGES before
returning the shot 1t often happens
that one of the two is mortally
wounded before firing and has yet
sufficient strength to creep forward
to his mark, take steady aim and
shoot with fatal effect. The great
Russian novelist Pushkin was killed
i'll this manner after wounding his
opponcnt. London Tit-Bits.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11

The most eminent English and
American physicians have declared
that no boy under "a is able to stand
the enormous drafts made upon his
vitality by excessive training or
'spurts" in athletic sports without
risk Of impairing his strength for life.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
Poisonous Honey From Plants.

There are certain plants which pro
tuce flowers that make not only poi
apnouo honey, but also poisonous
wax. Cases often occur of persons
being made i'll after eating honey,
aud the cause is sometimes attributed
to Indigestion, but more frequently
the cause is found in the honey itself,
the bees having fed upon some POI.
sonous flowers. Paris American Reg
lister
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
The Art TOnSOriaE

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joi Long Branch
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SHARP RAZORS AND A CLEAN
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
Knew Too Much.

Woman Got any dried currants3
Cultured Youth from Boston, -
We have very small, sweet. dried
grapes or raisins from Corlnth,
Greece, formerly called "Corinths,
but since corrupted to "currants."
Woman switching out)-I don't
want any corrupted goods. Good
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
parsrr Philanthropy.

Perhaps lac most distinctive fea
ture about Parsee philanthropy is
that it is betrayed not from a large
capital sum, but ont Of the incomes
Of the donors, and in this respect it
far surpasses in proportion and merit
the notorious but probably more cal
culating charitable outlay Of the
JoWe london Globe
Inless the wearing and the Coming
out of mourning apparel can be nc
complished with decency, it would
show far more respect to the dead IT
it were never donned at ali.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11
Insanity Among Women.

The lArge insrcasc in mental trouble
among women is directly traceablc to a dis.
organism Much of this is brought about
by carclessness, late hours, thin shoes, tight
corsets, over work, anxiety and sometimes
by excesses. When her delicate mechanism
is disabled or de.angcd nothing equals Dr..
Ficrce's Favortc Prescription IN restoring
il TO order.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-01-11

Variations in the size of raindrops
are attributed to atmospheric dis
turbances and to the height from
which they fall, those from high
altitude being much the smaller.
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