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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-19
THEORIES ABOUT SURGERY.
Evidences of Important Operation
Performed During the Stone Age.

Some eighteen years have elapsed
since DR.. Broca made known the curl
Gus fact that trephining was practiced
by men in the stone age. Since that
time the inquiry for the reasons for
this special prehistoric surgery has,
apparently, ceased. The question
seems to be: Did primitive man
trephine in order to prevent epileptic
commissions or to relieve the pressure
on the brain when the skulls had been
fractured, or did early man trephine in
accordance with some mystic rites?
DR.. Broca, with others, cites the cases
where these skulls thus trephined were
preserved, and there is the certainty
that the incised portions were used as
amulets. The reas ons for this trephin-
ing, we are inclined to believe, were
in order to create epilepsy in the indi-
viduals. If a dozen men or women
were operated upon some might have
stuff cred little inconvenience, others
might have died, but then one might
have lived with a confused brain. We
know the high esteem IN which semi
demented persons are held among
savage races. Imperfect utterances,
disjointed phrases, primitive men be-
lieved to be insbued with the spirit
IF prophecy-in fact, they manufac-
rured their oracle or sOothSayer. 1t
was natural for savage man. with his
superstition, to preserve the skull or
d portion Of it, if it had belonged to
such an epileptic. and so he made an
amulet, cutting out that portion Of the
skull after the death Of the individual.
The subject is so curious that it IS
fully worthy of future discussion.
Recent discoveries of crannoges, or
lake dwellings. in Ireland, bring once
more rhe topic of mans primitive
dwellings before Us. Traces Of such
hill dwellings have been found in Lon
don. The Irish crannoges show con-
siderable skill in building. A space N
the lake was surrounded with piles,
and within the circle stones We're
piled An artificial island was con-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-19
CHAPTER Y.
The Woman He Had Come Down to
Marry"

The Woman He Had Come Down to
Marry"
ANY change must be for the bet
ter" said Lefty, in her wea riness, tina I
dull November morning.
The tickle human heart is ever seek
ing after change. Discontinued with
our past. tired of our present, how
many of US cry out like fretfu chill
dren. for a new leaf to be turned in
the book of our life. We dream of
such noble chara cters to be imprinted
thereon. such thrilling stories Of truth
and worth. and when the page is
turned, we too often find it stained
with tears. and let US thank God If
they are the only blots upon it.
ANY change must be for the better,
said Lefty Leigh. and as she spoke, a
change was drawing near to her
though she did not know it-a change
so great that it would make those few
short months of prosperity appear as
| the fevered vision Of a dream, hel
present pain a childish petulance, moi
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-19
CRIME IN FRANCE.

Suggestive information is to be de-
rived from the deport On crime in
France in the year 1892. just address
ed by NJ. Trarieux, minister Of jus
tice, to the president of the republic.
1t shows a diminution III the number
of premeditated murders, but a de-
cided increase in attacks on persons
attended with fatal results. Offenses
against property have declined; but, on
the other hand, this falling off is fully
counterbalanced by the augmentation
in the statistics of ASA ults. In Al
geria and Tunis crime of every kind
is on the increase The age at which
men seem most prone to crime is from
% to 80, while with women the worst
period is from 81 to %.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-19
FEWER DEAD LETTERS.
Persons Using the Mails Becoming
More Careful il Writing Addresses.
To Be Continued.

Very few persons have any clear or
definite knowledge of the extent of
the opera tons Of the dead letter office
department. 1t is known in a general
way that misdirected letters are trans
mltted to the pOStOtfice department in
Washington and there are opened and
If possible redirected either to the
sender or the addressee. The number
Of letters and papers sent to the dead
letter office in year is 6.5OO,OOO.
OF these 100000 are what are called
ordinary unclaimed letters. 165. 900 for
elgn letters misdirected by people in
the United States to persons abroad,
and about 10000 letters written TO
fictitious addresses, while 100000 let
tiers in a year are mailed by people in
other countries to incorrect addresses
in the United States
According to the last postoffice re-
port more than 10000 letters sent TO
the dead letter office contained money
to the gross amount of $4,000; 10000
other letters contained drafts, notes,
deeds and checks to an amount IF
more than S1,500,OOO. A majority of
debtedness were returned to, the
owners, but last year 100000 IN
checks and notes and $4,000 in cash
remained unclaimed and undstrib-
uted. The number Of parcels sent to
! the dead letter office is not large.
More than $4,000 letters finding their
way to the dead letter office yearly
contain photographs. A very large
proportion of the matter which
reaches the office does so not because
of any defects in the postoffice system,
but because of want Of care on the
part of the patrons of the mails. It
would not be possible to state the pro-
cal distinctions of "held for postage. ~
''misdirected," etc, include letters
which, while properly prepaid and
dispatched according to the addresses,
still fail of successful delivery by rea-
son Of hdSty and careless directions,
confusion arising from offices of the
same or similar names in diff erent
SttItS, anu OIucI CiliStp. II Is Il pc
culiar fact that while many persons
are extremely careful Of their penman-
ship in inditing letters to persons vino
are familiar with their writing, they
are singularly negligent in addressing
the envelope which is to be read by
persons unfamiliar with the writing,
yet upon whose ability to read it is
dependent the safe delivery of the
letter.
The increase of the business of the
dead letter office which continued each
year until about three years ago has
recently ceased and there is a diminu-
ton in the volume of INSTRUCTED mail
matter. This improvement is &C.
counted for in part by the improved
management of the postoffice depart
ment, but to greater extent by the
general diff of education Smong
writers.-New York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-19
GRAVES OF A NATION.
Where the Presidents of Our Country
Lie Buried.

George Washington is buried ar
Mount Vernon, Virginia; John Adams
at Quincy, Massachusetts,; Thomas
Jefferson at Monticello, Virginia;
James Madison at Montpelier, Viz
GINA: James Monroe at Richmond,
Virginia; John Quincy Adams at
Quincy, Massachusetts; Andrew jack
son at Nashville, Tennessee; Martin
Van Buren, at Undertook, New York;
William Henry Harrison at North
Bend, Ohio; John Tyler at Richmond,
Virginia; James X. Polk at Nashville,
Tennessee: Zachary Taylor at Louis
vile, Kentucky; Willard Fillmore at
Buffalo, New York; Franklin Pierce at
Concord, New HAMPSHIRE; James
Buchanan near Lancaster, Pennsyl-
vania; Abraham Lincoln at Spring
field, Illinois; Andrew johnson at
Greenville, Tennessee; Ulysses s.
Grant at Riverside Park, New York;
Rutherford B. Hayes at Columbus,
Ohio; James A. Garfield at Cleveland,
Ohio; Chester A Arthur at Albany,
New York-Ladies' Home Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-19
IN SWAMPTOWN.

"Mercy ON usv' cried the invesuJr.
''Do you have earthquakes here"
BE easy" replied the land boomer.
1--WE run out O quinine yesterday, an
that's only the town marshal havin'
a chill"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-19

The marriage of Miss Ella S. Bar
tholf to J. G. Salisbury took place at
the home of the brides parents in Bur-
ington.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-19


his heart was not cold to her, and
again and again she wished that this
Inflated money had never come to her
that she was still plain, poor Lefty.
Il should know them she said, ''if
he loved me. He would be free to
it is, his pride draws him back. and
we may die, loving each other, and
never telling our love"
And then the picture she had drawn
seemed so pitiful to her, that she bur-
led her face in her clasped hands, and
burst into passionate sobbing.
Il shall never see him again. she
walled. "Oh! he might have come
and said goodbye If only for one
little minute, he might have come
The outburst over, Lefty got up and
brushed her hair away from her face
and stood for a few seconds gazing
dreamily at her own dark reflection in
the mirror.
1T is very plain" she said. sadly
humbly almost, as though in being sc
she was guilty of some wrong-"sc
very plain. it is no wonder he cares
little for me-"
But her letter must be written al
once. if at all: and Lefty sat down tc
| her little table to write it.
The Misses Poynton were new-made
friends, but to all appearances they
| were very true ones: and they haC
sent the kindest of letters some three
weeks before, inviting Lefty to theil
all accounts, standing in the midst OF
| its own grounds on the outskirts OF
a breezy Yorkshire moor. She ha(
not cared to go then-she did not car,
to go now. but for very differen
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-19

the great shark found it necessary to
move into deeper water, or be gobbled
up in turn.
by Jove.' he thought, as he sat
there IF she goes today it's all up,
and I'm not quite sure the old fellow
can stop her.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Atherton, commits
stoned by Mr.. Leigh, had sought Lefty
in her own room, whittier she had fed
on the unlookeG-for interruption. She
had to tell her that her father did rot
! wish her to 60 to Huston, as she had
promised she would; nay, he desired
| her not to go: and seeing that her
| things were all packed, and herself
| getting ready to start, it was not
! very plea SAINT mission. But Mrs. Ath-
| ertOn was equal to the occasion, as
| all great men or women should be.
| and she aid the case down so clearly.
and showed so forcibly how very rude
it would be for Lefty, the real Gnis-
| tTess Of the house, to go away and
leave a guest to his own resources,
that Lefty. though not convinced, be-
gan to feel very uncomfortable.
| But" she urged, Il was going be-
fore I knew of his visit. He must see
that I was. for there are my boxes
ready corded before his eyes
yes, to be sure" said Mrs. Ather-
ton. He knows you We're going to-
| day as well as l do; but he knows.
too, that it would be very uncourteous
| Of you to leave him, and I don't for
| one moment expect that he thinks
you would do it,
Lefty was sorely puzzled what to do.
| She wanted to get away from Fen
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-19

The two hostile labor parties of New
South Wales have com bined.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-03-07
Orders Wanted.
New YORK, Feb. l, 1895

New YORK., Fet. /, 1895.
Mr.. Isaac EInstein, Columbus, O..
Dear Sir-Ve hat receivt your
Iedner Won de 2Sth, NIT oxbense
agout und roud-list. Vat We want
lsh orders. We hat blendy maps in
New York Won yich do make up
roud lists, also big vanity to make
Oxbense.
Mr.. Elnstein, We iiud In your OK.
beuse ACCOUNT 81 so for billiards.
Blease dond buy any more billiards
for us. Vat We want ish orders.
Also We see $3.50 for a horse und
buggy. Verre ish de horse und vat
haf you done nit der buggy?
Der resht o your oxbense
ACCOUNT lsh nix but schleebers. w
ish it you dond ride more by day
times?
We sent you to-day, by Trade,
dwo boxes cigars. One kostet sl.40
die odier 90cents. You can
schmoke die 90 cent box and gif
die odder to your costumors. Also
We sent You SAMPLE of a necktie vat
kostet us 800 a gross. Sell dem
for S7.25 doz. Ii can't get S7.25
dake s2.25. Dey ish a novelty, as
We hat dem IN stock dwo years und
aiat sold none alreaty. Vat We
van: ish orders.
Melm brudder Louie say you
should stop by Hamilton. His
COUSIN, Marx Blum Ifs dere.
Louie say vat you should sell Blum
is a goot bill. Dry him on dose
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-03-07

And now the Aberdeen News is
responsible for a report that Pres.
Shannon, Of the Board Of Regents.
has a soft thing as to salary, $500 in
seven months, enough to buy several
cigars and a case or two of the
foamy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-03-07

neckties first. Get goot brices.
He Is Lonle's gous.u. Sell BIN
mostly for cash. Vat We want ish
orders.
Also Louie says dat You can leaf
Columbus at lao in der mite und
get by Hamilton at 3 45 in der
morning. Louie say do dis und
you won't need schleebers. Vat We
want ish orders,
Dond date any bills ahead, as die
day will be longer next Sumner.
Louie say dond show his COUSIN
Marx Blum any of die goor sellers.
Und remember, Mr. E~instein,
init us eader you do blzness or you
dond do noddlng at all. Vat We
want ish orders.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-03-07

An exchange speaks of the three
stlnglest men OH record. The first
will not drink as much water as he
wants unless 1t comes from the neigh
bors we'll. The second forb,ds his
family to write anything but a small
hand as it Is u waste of ink to make
large letters. The third stops bis
clock nights to save the wear anG
tea on the machinery. All Of them
refuse to take a newspaper on tie
ground that it is such a terrible
STRAIN ON their spectacles to read.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-03-07

and taken to the Governor. signed
and before dinner the boys could
draw their pay. All inside of 36
hours. This is the record.
The most sensational event has
been the arrest of Charley Mccoy on
a charge of conspiracy with Taylor
to defraud the state. His hearing is
going on daily and the legal battle
is a great one 1t is hard to predict
the outcome, but the chances are
hat he will be bound over. Coe
Crawford is certainly doing all he
can to have this accomplished.
Johnnie Nipples bill providing
for the taking Of the censu got its
luietus in the House. The constitu.
ton says a census must be taken,
but as the Legislature refuses to APP
propriate for it, it is hard to see what
is to be done.
The Governor sent in to the Senate
the appointments of four Regents OF
Education who were promptly con,
firmed. He followed it up today by
the appointment of Hemingway as
Public Examiner. The balance OF
his appointments will be made to,
morrow.
The new Board of Health Bill has
become a law and provides for five
members, so we may look for the
appointment on this Board of DR.,
Harris, of Webster.
The failure to pass the Wheeler
Railroad Bill has brought to the
front several bills relating t o railroad
Legislation. A committee appointed
by the House for that purpose, bro't
in a severe arrangement of the Rail
way Commissioners and a bill amend
ing the law of 1889 and making their
duties clearer and charging the
scope of their powers.
The pops, headed by Dowdell
tried to make capital by taking the
committees report as a foundation
for a resolution, accusing them Of
m~alfeasance in office, but Glass call
ed the resolution a lie on its face and
its introducer as a falsifer. Glass
and Judge Conklin had quite a verb
al scrap in the anti-room over this
bill, and but for the interference oil
bystanders, blows would have been
exchanged. But the matter was
smoothed over.
The Day County pops here have
caught on pretty well to the railroad
band wagon, Judging from the mum
Der of passes sent out and visitors
here coming from Day County
Every town has been represented
during the past week. Surely in thi:
rush of generosity they should not
leave out Granville Township, but
send some transportation there, a:
they are under heavy obligations tc
certain parties up there.
Senator Kelley's Ballot Box Bill
fell by the wayside, being N vote
short of the necessary number t.
pass. With a little more effort i
would have gone through but i
would never have lived through the
House. 1t is a very good invention
Among the callers were George
Lasell, of Waubay, G. b. Knott, II
Stephenson, NJ. Meur, S. l.. Perd
ham and Chas. McAllen, Of Bristol
Tom and Will Lemon, J. I'll. PARROT
Knud Severson and G. Ramsdell, o
Pierpont, Rob and A. Martyr, o
Andover, and j. +. Blake, of Web
ster. The Bristol boys had a ga.
time especially "Purd" and Charley
McAllen, who attended a society hoI
at the Park Hotel while here anc
were strictly in the festivities.
Yours for health,
WARDS FRIEND.
IL -l Al-.l- ~ .
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-03-07

Have You Tried Beggs' German Salve
For piles1 Ifnot, why mott Can you afford 10
suffer longer for the sake of 21cl This Is tho
price of the greatest salye on the market. Sold
aud warranted by 4. BrigLap.& Co, druggists
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-03-07

A SQUARE DEAL!

That is WhatWe have been giving the buy
ers of Day County for the past Ia years and
we are now selling goods at smaller margins
than ever before.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-03-07
Yours druly,

Moses Guggen & Co., Jobbers.
From Commercial Bulletin.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-01-03
ative.
The Teachers.

The regular session of the Redwood
County Teachers Association will be
held in the High school room Jan. II,
instead of Jan. 5. The program will
be as follows: Quotations from Whit
tier, by the teachers; Biographical
sketch, Miss Chapman; His best po-
EN-. Miss Drake; His religious belief,
Miss Wyman; Our Indebtedness to
Whittier, Emily Wilson; His princi-
pal poems, Miss Linwell. Hawthorn,
discussion; Who were his associates;
How revealed to us. His life, Frances
Everett; Scarlet letter, Miss Rowe;
Marble Fawn, Margaret Larkin: His
truth worth as an American, the Asso-
citation.
General work, Arithmetic, LIST, I'd
and Sd years, illustrated by Margaret
Larkin's pupils. Current history in
the school room, Prof. Norgard; Les
sons in school management pages
los to 100.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-01-03
TOWNSHIP OF REDWOOD FALLS.
A Happy New Year to all.
Did Santa Claus forget you?
BY FRIGHT HANDLER"


Did Santa Claus forget you?
Mrs. McPhee is a pleasant visitor
in this vicinity.
Henry Sherman is engaged on the
Clough farm this year.
Will Brooks spent Sunday as the
guest of Robt. Stewart.
Miss Lizzie Holmes is visiting with
H. F. Jackson's family.
Miss Barbara Cummings visited
with her cousins last week.
Miss Edith Lyman is enjoying a
two weeks vacation with her parents.
Clark Shaver celebrated his we'd
ding anniversary with dinner party
Tuesday.
Alfred Clark left for his school in
Madison last Monday. He expects to
study law this winter.
Quite a number of our neighbors
spent New Years at the home of Mrs.
81: Martin, A good time is re-
ported.
A bunch of Scotch heather was re-
ceived Christmas morning by Donald
Stewart, gift which was highly ap-
preciated.
A merry party of young people sur
prised Charlie Beer last Monday eve,
and watched the old year out and the
new year in.
A large crowd of young people
gathered at the home of Marie Jack
son last Thursday evening. All had
very pleasant time.
The o. H. Debating society met, as
usual, last Friday night, and had a
very good meeting. Miss Marie
Jackson favored us with one of her
excellent recitations. The question
for Friday night is Resolved. that
capital punishment should be abol-
ished." John Whitcomb will lead the
affirmative and John Stewart the neg
alive.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-01-03

room where the light fantastic was
tripped.
The supper, which was the work of
the lady members of the Chapter ex-
clusively, was considered one of the
most delectable served in the city and
at the tai 10 from ten o'clock until one
in the neighborhood of 200 people
we're cared for. The flowers for the
occasion were furnished by L. L. May
& Co., the popular St. Paul floral
house. and were cut from their i'm
mense hot house early Tuesday morn
ing, arriving here on the afternoon
Northwestern in time for the event.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-01-03

Worthy Patron. w. r. Caswell; Asso-
ciate Matron, Evelyn McMillan; sec
rotary, Charlotte Schmahl; treasurer,
H. N. Bell; conductress. Mate I. Dorm
berg; associate conductress, Tena
Race; chaplain, OIL. Dornberg; mar
shall, 81. Race; Adah, Harriet Beech
er; Ruth, Anna E. Ward; Esther, Tena
Allie Anderson; Martha, Frances
Chadbourne; Electa, Mary A. Finn;
the five latter robed in costumes ap-
propriate to their stations: warder,
Alice Bigham; sentinel, ia. Schmahl;
and organist, Ida NJ. Pease.
AS the names of the officers we're
called they formed a semi-circle in
front of the Grand Worthy Matron,
who had been introduced by Chap
lain Dornberg. Prayer followed, after
which the installation commenced.
When the five rays of the central star
were reached, Grand Worthy Matron
Taylor stepped to the altar, and while
reading poem appropriate to the &C.
casion, presented the ladies represent
ing the various rays with corsage bou-
quets, each bouquet being applicable
to the particular ray to which it was
given. Following the installation
Grand Marshal Hanley proclaimed
the officers duly installed, after which
Mrs. Evelyn Mcmillan sang several
musical selections, which were loudly
applauded, and Mrs. Mate l. Dorm
berg read one of James Whitcomt
Reilly's popular pieces. Grand Wor-
thy Matron Taylor made few re.
marks on the progress of the order in
Minnesota, after which she read sew.
eral poems appropriate to the occa-
sion. The audience then broke ul
into groups at cards in the reception
rooms,or wended their way to the bal
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-01-03
n Household Treasure.

D. w. Fuller, Canajoharie, N. Y,
says that he always keeps DR.. Kings
New Discovery in the house and bis
family has always found the very best
results follow its use; that he would
not be without it, if procurable. G.. A.
Dykeman, Druggist, Catskill, N. Y,
says that DR.. Kings New Discovery is
undoubtedly the best cough remedy;
that he has used it in his family for
eight years, and it has never failed to
DO all that is claimed for it. Why not
try q remedy so long tried and tested.
Trial bottle free at Schmahl & Co.'S
drug store. Regular size SOC. and 81. 3