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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-27
SEALING IN LABRADOR.

The young seals fatten so rapidly
that sealers say you can actually see
them grow while you are looking at
them The poor creatures are easily
killed. a blow with the butt end of a
gaff finishing them. The hunter then
soups" or skins, them, inserting
sharp knife under the fat, and with
marvellous dexterity taking off the
'pelt''-skin and fat together-in about
minute and half. A party of men
will pan their pelts-pile them up to
the number Of about 1,OOO-and thrust
gait with the ships flag into the
pan. When there are pans enough, the
steamer breaks into the ice and hauls
them aboard with donkey winch, or
the men drag them to the vessels side.
The Newfoundland seal hunters al
ways speak of seals as ''swiies,' and
| for our word carry they say spell
A schoolmaster, who had been listen
| ing TO a seal hunters story, said, sneer-
ingly:
'.Swiles! How do you spell swilas p
''We don't spell EN-" replied the
| hunter; 1--WE most generally hauls
'em!"-St Nicholas Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-27

cherry and Chincspin. This brush ex-
tended before us for two miles. We
plunged boldly into it, our horses fore
ing their way. Frequently our clothes
and saddles Were nearly torn away.
and once stirrup was pulled off .
Sometimes we found the brush thin in
place and made good Roadway.
Our finding Of a new way from camp
TO SQuaw valley is destined, | feel
sure, TO prove the most important dis
covery about Shasta since the geodetic
survey, in making the trip across Mud
Greek canyon, found the way up the
lava ridge TO the monument. At a
comparatively small cost a trail could
be brushed out from above kava-
naugh's field to camp, as it would only
be necessary to cut passage through
a few miles of chaparral to the avenue,
when a natural trail can be followed.
The ascent is here SO gradual. the
view of the mountain so fine. and Mud
Creek canyon SO awe-inspiring, that
If the trail is once built, Che old and
much-written SiSSon route will be
w udI 1llOultdlu clUllDeT
will care to tramp miles over binding
snow, when he can ride over a good
trail to camp at 10000 feet elevation,
and next day continue his ride 10
within a mile and a half of the SUM-
NIT! Once trail has been built, |
am satisfied the route will prove so
practicable that wagon road will
follow.
The view from Shasta'S top in every
direction suggests a yaStneSS which
one can hardly realize. Directly be
low, are Shasta, Strawberry, Huckle-
berry and other valleys Most promi-
nent of the mountains, because of its
proximity, stands Lassen'S Butte, 60
miles to the southeast; while on Ore
gon soil loom the cones of Mounts JEFF
ferson, Pitt and the Three Sisters.
Southwark the Sierra Nevada tumbles
In grand confusion, and on clear day
its peaks can be seen for nearly 200
miles. The famous lava beds, the
scene of the Modoc war, lie to the
in which direction also are
the Rhett and klamath lakes To the
west and southwest rise the Trinity,
Scott and Siskiyou mountains, with
the coast range far beyond. The val-
ley of the Sacramento is spread be-
fore us.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-27
MILLIONS FOR TOBACCO.
A Nation of Smokers, ChewerS and
Shutters.

1t is evident from the internal
revenue receipts from the consumption
of tobacco that we are a nation Of
smokers, chewers and shutters. This
is discouraging to those who rail
against the vice, but then they have
the satisfaction of knowing that the
indulgence costs the smoking public
dear Just how expensive it is to use
tobacco cannot be easily ascertained,
but it may be gagged in part from the
fact that the revenue from tobacco
during the fiscal year 1894 was $685.
CIT ,S9S.62.
Surely a nation that can afford to eX.
pend such an amount in taxes on to-
bacco-for of course the tax comes
from the consllmer-to say nothing of
the cost of the material, must have
money to burn. That, of course, is its
end-burned UP, cnewed UP, OF
snuffed up. And despite the magni
tude Of the sum, the internal revenue
tax from tobacco in 1894 shows 2 de.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-27

:, all OBJ dat burd dat you kin eat, but II
| be mighty much 'bleeged ter you i
you'd jist lay side a wing an laig u.
me till l gifts back
Things looked rather blue for the Ole
man when he was arraigned. There
were the legs and head of a Brahms
rooster, and there was Davison's at
| fidavit that ''tb legs and head afore
said found on the premises Of the &c
PENDANT, We're recognized by the prose
cutioD as having belonged to his fowl
now missing"
| the statement:
Il hain't Sayin but wot dat mign,
hab been Marster Davison's rooster
but L 'clar' 'fo' Gawd dat 1 didn't steal
him.
And again, frightening UP at the
thought, he said:
EFF l he'd Stoled dat rooster, l nevah
would hab lit dem head and laigs lay
roun So careless. No, indeed, sab"
While the trial was progressing a
bright looking youth Of about Is years
rushed up to Mr.. Henderson, who was
standing in front of his house, wonder
ing what had attracted the crowd
about the squire's office
Mr.. Henderson," the boy began
hesitatingly, you gave Uncle Sim that
bantam rooster 81 Jacks didn't your
Yes, George. What of it," said
Henderson, suspecting something
wrong from the boys manner
"Oh, Mr.. Henderson," cried the little
fellow, his eyes filling, please help me
out of this scrape But / always
wanted that bantam so bad, and when
Uncle Sim came along with him under
his arm and told me that you had
given it to him and that he was going
to kill it and eat it, / wanted it worse
than ever, and-and'-
well, what? You didn't steal it
from old Sim, did your
"Oh, worse than that, Mr.. Hender-
sonr' continued George. Il traded
him one of fathers Brahmas for the
bantam, and now father has Uncle
Sim arrested for stealing his chicken.
[ made Uncle Sim promise that he
wouldn't tell any one that we traded.
Mr.. Henderson, go UP and tell Squire
Propes how it was, and I'll keep out
of fathers way until he's over his enad
spell"
Henderson arrived at the magiS-
trate's office just as that dignitary was
about to pronounce sentence on the old
negro. After hearing HendersOn's cX-
PLANTATION the squire discharged Uncle
Sim, and Dawson, with blood in Ills
eye started out to locate George.
why didn't you tell the squire how
it was, Uncle Sim?" asked one of the
crowd. 'Then he would have let you
go right Off"
''You gemmen mus scuse me from
an Explanations, kase eff l doan' git
home mighty quick 1 hahn gwine, ter
git none oh dat chicken. When | say
a fiug, | does it. | hain't sayin dat l
hasn't stoled chickens 'casionally durin
my life, but bein a member OBJ de
church fo' fawty years I'ze boun ter
keep my word"
And the old man shuffied toward
home as fast as his crippled legs could
go.-Buffalo Express.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-27
BREEZY BITS.

jeremiah saiG the new woman Sc
verely, ''here's memorandum in your
pocket which shows you have been
buying sugar stock" ayes, my dear,
replied the new man, meekly. "Do
you think that we can afford such go
ings on as tfis?" mo, dear, l suppose
we can't; but / couldn't help buying II,
it looked like such a bargain. Wash
ington Star.
''My DEAR" said Mr.. Nubbs to Mrs
Nubbs, "what name did l understand
you to cali the new hired girl"
Japan" replied Mrs. Nubbs, sweelX
"And pray, why such an odd name, my
dear?" Because she is so hard On
China, love-" And the domestic en-
tente cordiale remained serene. Ell
mira Gazette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-27

crease from that Of 1898 of S3,21,
S13.12. The falling off is naturally at
| tributed TO the hard times.
/ In one way and another the peopl,
of the United States use a great dea
/ of tobacco, estimated by bulk Tn,
! figures show the consumption to b.
/ about 344 100000 pounds for the veal
j 1894, or on the basis of 60,O00,GUo popu
lation nearly five pounds per annun
! for every man. woman and child II
| the country To those who have
| thought that the unpleasant habit OF
snuthng has gone out of existence il
viii be interesting to learn that the
| total domestic production of tie article
for the year was 1927 ,092 pounds
Think of the enormous number OF
pincheS this represents.
Despite the falling off in revenue, il
is a curious fact that the decrease is
less from snuff than from any other
form Of tobacco except cigarettes
which actually shows an increase
The percentages are approximately as
wollows: Cigars and cheroot, 6S.5;
chewing and smoking tobacco, 81
snuff, 90. The increase in cigarettes
is about .125 per cent. The actual
revenue received from the various
varieties of tobacco and the decrease
or increase is as follows:
Chewing and smoking, $14,127, 10S.31.
Dec, S1,016,S76.60
Snuff, $697, 625.52. Dec, S17,14S.11.
Cigars and cheroots, $4,000, 1920.
Dec. S2,241, S29.O5.
Cigarettes, 1882, APO. Inc, S4,-
O5O.64
There are many interesting things
embodied in the finance report of he
trea sury department, which contains
the internal revenue sta tiSticS. 1t is
not difficult, therefore, to ascertain
that the people of the United States
last year consumed more than seven
billion, six hundred million cigars,
cheroots and cigarettes. Even this
can be subdivided and approximately
accurate figures obtained. They are:
Cigars and cheroots, 4,066, 917 ,433, and
cigarettes, 3,1S7, 1O1, S51, a total of T.
254, 019,014.
Estimating the smoking population
at 1O,OO0,0O0, this win afford to each
an aggregate of 725 cigars and cigar
cites for the year, to say nothing of
the amount of tobacco consumed in
pipes and cigarettes rolled by the in
dividual smokers. The United States
does not cut q very important figure
in the export of it's cigars, for out of
the four billion and nearly siXty7seven
million manufactured the number
shipped away was but 2,247. 055. The
number Of cigars imported during the
period was 36,35S.690, a decrease of
nearly 100000 from the quantity
imported during the preceding twelve
months.
Contrary conditions are shown to
mark the trade and consumption of
cigarettes. Out of the three billion
and nearly six hundred million of do
meStic manufacture 401 ,605,3O0 were
exported, an increase of nearly five
million over 1898. During the year
1894 there We're imported 3,31S,541
cigarettes, which nearly opportunities
the figures of 1898.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-27
GROWTH OF NEW YORK.

The fact that nOrthWard the course
of the metropolis takes it's way, says a
New York letter, receives an en-
phatic illustration in the change of
base which it is understood the great
house of Macy & Co. has resolved
upon. Today they occupy the prem
ises on the corner of Fourteenth street
and f'iXth avenue. They have rur-
chased or are negotiating for the pur-
cha-s of the property of the Sixdh
Avenue railroad, on the east side Of
Sixth avenue between Forty-third and
Firty-fourth streets, with the inUen-
tiOn of erecting a mammoth dry goods
emporium" on that site. Macy 5"
L take it, is the best known retail dry
goods house III the city if not N this
country. If the long-headed exper-
fenced men who constitute the firm
have concluded to Ego north, young
man. three miles above Fourteenth
street, we may be sure that 1t Is not
a sentimental but a purely and eX-
tremely solid business reason which in
duces them to make the change. They
must have concluded that they are
too far down town; or else, like Park
& Tilford, the leading grocery firm OF
the city, who lately established a
great branch house as far to the north
! as Seventy second street, they have
become convinced that it would ray
to give uptown Mays Of its own
The experienced New Yorker, familiar
with the trend of things, win tell you
that today the dividing line between
up and down town is properly to be
regarded as Fifty-ninth street, that
being the southerly boundary line Of
Central park And yet there are men
still living who remember when there
was no New York to speak of above
Canal street.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-27

for Miss Thankful l would never have
had the grit to send that And what's
more, l believe Miss Thankful knew
it. Bless herr
IF Florence does have that blue
thing on her arm, I'll give Miss Thank
full the very best dress that Cooper
& Cooper have in the store"
And Miss Thankful got the dress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-27
ADVANCE IN DENTAL SCIENCE
A Device for Filling Teeth by Flee.
tricity Invented by a New Yorker.

IIlCltt ShN cutct NY Il NEW 1clNN-.
The new electrically operated dental
engine recently invented by geni1e-
new in dentistry. 1t embraces the lat
est and most approved principles in
the science of electricity, and has been
designed with view to safely and
conveniently adapting the power OF
electricity to the uses and require
ments Of the dental operator.
The device is very simple in consrcuc-
ton and of small and compact design.
It consists of a small electric motor
and two disks CT friction wheels so ar
ranged that by shifting their positions,
by means of a speed and reverse lever,
any speed may be given the drill or It's
motion reversed independently OF the
rotation of the motor. This device
also permits of instantly stopping the
drill or burr in case of accident to ire
patient. Being very small and hight, 1t
NAV be attached directly to the side OF
the bracket table. swinging immedl-
ately in front Of the chair and having
the advantage of all the convenient po-
sitiOrs of the bracket table.
With it's use the operator is enaDled
to stand ON both feet all the while and
to work from either side of the chair
w it'll equal facility. 1t allows him also
to concentrate his attention solely on
the work in hand and the manipula-
ton of the burr or plugger. The ma
chine is stopped and started a1tomati-
caily by picking up or laying down
the handpiece. All cords ana pulleys
are eliminated in its construction, and,
! being so small and simple and almost
entirely automatic in operation, it re-
| quires no care to keep it in running or
| der. The foot switch and rheoStat
| have both been eliminated in this ma
chine and the mind of the operator
/ being thus freed, he is enabled to per-
| form his Operati lions quicker and with
i more freedom Of movement, with con-
sequent saving Of time, shortening OF
! the operation and mitigation Of the
| pain Of the patient.
| This electric dental engine is espe
! ciaIly adapted to running the different
! forms of mechanical mallets, as II
ranges from a low to a very higf
| speed 1t is wound Cor use with a bat
| terry, or incandescent circuit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-06-27
WHEN THE NOTE FALLS DUE.

You may say that life is trouble
When the clouds are in the blue;
But fellow finds it double
When the
Note
Falls
Due!
Sorrows nothing but a bubble
That will vanish from the view:
But it's trouble, trouble, trouble,
When the
Falls
Due.
And the corn-it gees to stubble,
And the rose-it Withers, too;
And it's trouble, trouble, trouble,
When the
Note
Falls
Due!
Go it single file, or double,
Therell be work enough for you
In living world Of trouble,
When the
Note
Fails
Duel
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-02
THE TREASURY DEFICIT.
1T WILL REACH NEARLY F0RTY-
THREE MILLIOAS.
Custom Receipts Considerably Larger Than
for Last Year. While tho Il ternai Rev
enu- Income Fa Is on.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. July Tho
treasury Official statement OF receipts and
expenditure for the fiscal year was is
sued to-dar II shows:Total receipts.
s3i3,So,i66; 'otal expenditures. s556,iS.2i5,
deficit. $i2, 09
The rece.p,s for the year were $780,
600 greater than for the year lS5-'ei. and
were from these sources.
Customs, Sl527i9. i05. internal revenue.
sli3. 567, 49, srellaneous. sl6M5.96
the exp alituros were Nl.0o,ooo less
than the yclc lS95-'9i. and were Tor these
objects
Civil and miscellaneous $50. 80. j9l. war.
81 so. Ol; navy. s2S S0o. SI5. Indians. So
9A ~, pensions SiN. sol 623. interest. 3d.
1888 custom receipts We're NiW0.No
larger than for last year. and internal
revenue receipts $4,000 Jess.
IN expenditures $4,000 less was paid
out than las, year on the miscellaneous
account; 10000 less for war: 10000
FOR navy about the Same for pensions.
and 100000 moro for interest.
For the month of June the receipts eX-
ceecod the expenditures bv nearly ST.
ooe.m. the receipts asgregatng SS.flj.-
40. and tho Expenditures &.25L02l The
gain in customs receipts for June. 1885.
over June. lS9i was S1-om0
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-02

MIDWAY. VA, July l-Special.-on
qhursdlv Brook Farm" the country
residence of Mr. T.. i. Ballou. near llous-
Ton Halifax county. was the scene of
militant cathc. ling of beauty and refine
mont nom all parts of the county. and
n.ny from other sections TO Wttiess
The mariqec of Miss Sallie Miller inc
third daughter oe Mr.. and Mrs J.. II.
Bauou. Who was united In the holy nJnis
If mstrimony L. IN j. u. Ahbitt of
Aluomattox county. the Rev. George {,
tnhiir rector of st. Marks ri s,opdi
church. Richmond and brother OF the
groom. performing he ceremony.
st 10 o'clock A. NJ. promptly the CON
tracing pair entered the ar Dr. pa79lil7
throi rh the open ranks OF mi u is VINO
Mid the halls followed hy Miss Rosa
Iollou. a sister of the bride and mald
of honor. escorted by Mr.. =. W. David
sen. of FarmVlie. Va, the groom pest
man. ana Hiss Annie Admit. 81 Apo
mattox. with Mr.. W. T.. Balou. OF On
fcrd. y. G. The bride carried lovely
bouquet of La France roses.
The bridesmaids were Handsomely gown
ed i'm white organizes. carrying bouquets
OF daisies. The bride was preceded by
little Josephine Brown. of DanVllc, car
rying the wedding ring on pillow OF
chiffon.
The bride is a young lady Of most
winsome and lovely disposition. ana nor
loss 10 THIS county is deeply felt by her
many admirine friends Her husband rs a
popular young physician OF prominence
and distinction.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-02
Gloucester Gleapings.

GLOUCESTER c. H.. VA. July l.-Spe'
cial There have been many pleasant en-
ttrfainmcnts given in Gloucester TINS sea
son but none more charming than the
reception given at Toddsbury by Mrs.
Mott I'm honor of her son and his BRIDE.
4 large number OF guests were present
Mr.. and Mrs Mott have just returned
from an extended trip 10 the North. Mrs
Mott was Miss Annie Moore, OF Clarke.
daughter Of Colonel :. J. c. Moore.
AIRS Fielding Lewis Taylor. who was
thrown from her carriage and had her
arm broken. has gone TO Norfolk to Il
specialist
Mr. Warner Taliaferro is at Durham
mas.e.
General William y. Taliaferro is at
Williamsburg. The General is in such de-
mand from home. his friends here rarely
have the pleasure Of seeing him.
Miss Kate James is at Captain James
James Miss Fannie James has just re-
turned from Fauquier.
Miss Lloyd and Miss Lacy. of Lynch
burg. are among the guests at Newstead,
the home OF the Misses Tabb.
We have become here summer resort
for Richmond people.
Mr.. Nugent is holding a successful mis-
sion for Rev w. y. Lee, In Abingdon
parish.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-02
OPPOSIIION 10 CI>ILE.
>era or HcCandles. Makes an Attack IN
Him aud Also Upon Ha.iincs


SAN FRANCISCO, sponi-
once of the United Press, per steam
ship Australia -HONOLILr. June "a
Strong opposition has developed 10 the
appointment OF William r. Castle as
Minister at Washington. His name, with
several other appointments, vas sent iu
10 the Senate on the 10Th 10y the Presi-
dent for certification. ia executive SEES
sion. an attack made by senator Nc
Candies upon Castle and Dis name. and
that OF r. Hastings, secretary OF legation
was referred 90 committee consisting OF
Baldwin. Brown. and Warehouse. This
committee has aot Yet reported.
The opposition go Castle has been "spe-
cially voiced by members OF the Amerl-
can League. which comprises thc most
radical element lu the rrpthlc, ana hl
their organ. the star.
This paper has reirained from specify
ing any ohJe. tilu 20 the nominee. hui
utImatcs "tio' large majority OF those
comprising thc supporters of the Govern
inrrf are firm lu the COltiriinh t.It Mt
Castle is not the man for ihi- place.
T. also recommends Mr. Hastings as
standing well win the State d. 1art mont
tnd HAVING good footing az me W hilc
House. he has the confidence OF the
people here"
The advertiser which supports Mr.
Castle saws. "Nsifhsr Mr.. cleveland nov
,b..t an, ,.rroe.,f,tica this t;,vefntncnt
,ni,bt .cnI ,,iIl .ongi.,fi,laf. Thorn ON the
rI,,,,ii,n n"liD,. of t6. administration. "
E,,,rif Hast,rps ~ mentioned AS the
,ro,,cr r.reor f9r Minister. etc. he has
niertv If friends I'm WASHINGTON and
,'@r, canable yolins man. but as repre-
eonf,tivs ~ ne most Important post in
,,r dinloratir and consular oorps Mr.
Ifas+int,s - noi ~. man for me position
H. sI0uld If roeeihi. be- "a natfv. of
lawn ar af l4ast - man who for many
,ears Fas been a.tite nm and acquainted
vim ,he hubble affairs Of this country
AIR HASTINGS does not POSSESS these
oi,lifratians Nr HASTINGS has been
,,.rnralIv considered a popular and ac-
equitable man. IL is now brought 20 light
nat There are "A number Of more or less
influential porsons hostile 90 him for
PERSONAL reasons connected with the law
business The fact OF his having long
done much work for "a considerable Chi
,,ose oiienfago has also worked against
him HOW The senate will finally decide
is sor,ay.hat ioubtful. although the prOba-
hilifv is In favor Of Mr. Castle.
IL is not thought I'm tho least probable
that the President would nominate Mr.
Hastings for the Office If Nr Castle is re-
icctod. although Mr.. Dole Is very friendly
- him He has never been prominent
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-02
To Test the Camille Power.

Tho Committee on Light met Orb room
~. q o. the city Hall last evening A.
s o'clock rhcrs were present Mcssrs.
Crimes chairmarl Branch Davis. ldrl-
IS .Ae. and Wa.'erstcin
Mr. Brcnch stared. on behalf OF the sub
committee. that hal been appointed 10
look over the p.counts OF the depart
mont. tLat the work had not yet been
caurictel. lie , as granted further time
Several ostima les were received for
to- furnishing ar apparatus with which
TIE candle power of the electric are
l.lts is 10 he tested. The communica-
tons were referred 10 the Superintendent
o.. The Gas-W Orss. in conjunction with
mo Superintendent Of the Fire Alarm
telegraph. with power 10 act
The usual number of bills We're orierc1
Dr., Doe paid and the payroll of tae de-
r.rtmeut was approved. The COMMITTEES
adjourned after transac'ing some 0lsl-
ness OF minor Importance.