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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21
MOST PRECIOUS OF STONES.
Some Interesting Facts About the
Value OF RubiGs.

value Of Rubies.
ITO the question: Which is the
most valuable precious Store" nine
people out of every ten, at least, will,
without the slightest hesitate on, reply:
The diamond said a deale r in gems.
But th e value Of good-sized diamond
cannot approach that of ruby of the
correct color and similar dim ensions.
THE worth of small rubies-stones
that are of less than a carat--is, if any
thing, rather less than that OF diamonds
of Il like description, but the rare &C.
curpnce of large specimens of that
dark carmine tint which is looked upon
as the sine qua non of perfect ruby
causes the value of these gems to in
crease in a far greater proportion than
in the case of diamonds. Rubies weigh
ing more than four carats are so eX-
ceptional that when a perfect one Of
five carats is brought to the market
it will command ten times as high a
sum as a diamond of the same weight,
while rubies Cf six carats, without crack
or flaw, and of the proper color, would,
in all probability, bringas high a price
as $4,000 per CARAT, or Is time rs much
as a diamond of like size andafaultless-
ness.
'All over the east rUbies arearegarded
with the greatest possible favor, and
so it has been from the earliest times
ofwhich we have any record. The finest
specimens are found in Burmah, and
from time i1nmemorial it has been a
law of that country that all rubies OF
above a certain size a1se the property OF
the king, Whoever may have been for
tunate enough to find them. 1t is
thought to tlhis day there are concealed
in Burmah among the treasures which
the British invasion caused to be hid
den away, slbies of far greater size
and value than any w hich have up tc
now been seen either il tEurope on this
country.
The law which gave fine ruoies to
the ruler OF the land ]1as undoubted-
" caused / he destruct ion in modern
times of many magnifice Mt specimens
of this gem, for the fhId ars of larger
stones than usual have, " ,henever the
opportunity was favorab lie, broken
them int } fE gments,, each w eighing less
than a carat, to insure thel nselyes the
pOssessi on Of several rubies ncOmpara
bly, less valuable. it is true than the
original, in which they ere once
united, but still their own instead o:
the kings .'--Washln gton Sta r.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.


Each first-class Atlantic steamer
requires the services Of 120 fircmen Il;
feed the furnaces.
Exercise after a meal aids diges-
ton in a horse; IN man and in a dog.
digestion is assisted by rest after eat
ing.
Fifteen years ago about 5000 BIZ
cycles were annually produced in Eng
land. During 1896 over 100000 were
manufactured.
"A scientist declares that the fine
complexion OF English girls is due to
the fogs which so frequently sweep
over Albion. Dampness seems to per
meate the flesh and keep the skin soft,
"A new invention is one to make tel
egraph wire out of paper. The in
terror cable is lead-covered, and thin
spirals Of paper are wound around each
interior. wire. The cost is said TO be
one-ffteenth of rubber insulated wire.
An electric locomotive in a Scran-
ton coal mine in 200 days did work for
S2,526 below what the work cost for
a corresponding period with. mule
power. An electric pump IN the same
time saved $1,513 over steam pumps i'll
o7r days.
The Rhode Island agricultural ex-
pertinent station CO. S. announces that
q decided success has been made with
its new berry, hybrid between the
European raspberry and the wild Amer
lean blackberry. 1t has been named
Ioganberry, and is described as a red
blackberry.
The estimated consumption of cot
ton by southern mills during the past
year is placed at 1,O42, 671 bales. Eight
years ago the mills in that section
were consuming about SAG, 800 bales. Il
other words. the cotton manufacturing
capacity of the south has doubled with
in o decade
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21
DAINTY MORNING GOWNS.
Less the Wrapper and More the Neat
Fitting Dress Than Formerly.


Everybody should bear in mind that
the most essential point in attaining a
well-dressed appearance is to study con-
sistency and becomingness, as well as
the latest modes in cut and fabrics.
The gown for the morning may be of
the most expensive material, yet if it
be of fabrics designed for evening wear,
and made after the style Of street or
reception costume, both time and
money have been thrown away in the
effort to make something suita bic to
the time.
The morning house gown, and espe-
cially that of thin, airy, flowing ma
terials, has an irresistible fascination
for the esthetic woman. If she is a sue
cess III this neglige dress, she pretty
we'll understands the art of selecting,
in color and style, the gown that best
harmonizes with her surroundings and
her own individuality, and she wears
it with the air Of never having consid-
cred the effect at all.
The morning gown affected by the
women of to-day is less the wrapper and
more the dainty dress, in which one
can appear with all propriety outside
the door of her own BOULDER. In it she
is appropriately gowned; and while it
is not stiffened with bones, stays and
interlinings, the contour Of the figure
is not entirely hidden, as in the days
when the Mother-Hubbard wrapper
went swirling in uneven fullness and
slovenly fold about her feet and waist.
Not that we wholly condemn this com
Portable lounging gown, which, when
used in that capacity, is q comfort
giving garment; but let its use be con-
fined to the lounging-room, and not at
the breakfast table or for the reception
of morning callers. The woman who is
carefully and becomingly gowned in
the early morning not only adds great
ly to her appearance, from the point Of
good dressing, but takes on a more
youthful appearance, and the effect she
has upon those around her is by far
more pleasing than if she has the look
of having had just time enough to throw
on wrapper and reach the morning
room to snatch a bite with the rest of
the household.
At no time is the morning house gown
more appreciated than in warm wealth
er, when even the most comfortable of
outdoor garments seems unbearable.
It's very daintiness makes one cool, and
when the thinnest materials are used
with the laciest of trimmings, the de-
light of the wearer is only equaled by
the pleasing effect the tout ensemble
mas upon others. In autumn and Win
ter months the house gown, while quite
as dainty, takes on a more substantial
and close-ftting air, suggesting warmth
and coziness. Richer and warmer col
ors are generally used, though many
women cling to the dainty, delicate
tints and pure white all the year round.
-Woman's Home Companion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21
a Family Settlements.

Stephen Montgomery has one of the
very best pieces of corn i'll Williams
town. Although ~ years old he has
piowed for, planted and hoed his crops.
by the way, it would be difficult to du-
phcatc the Montgomery settlement iii
this or any other region. Stephen and
hi wife live just south of the o. d saw
mil Their youngest daughter Fannie,
with her husband, Herbert Rice, is
next door. Close by are Edward, the
youngest son, and his farnilN.
Next are Albert and his wife and little
girl. Just below Albeit are his son
Freeman and wife. Opposite the school
house is Emeline, the eldest daughter,
with her husband, Tiba Goodau, while
nearly opposite the laSt-named house
live their daughter, Mamie, and her
husband, II. c. Lee, and their little
girl. Here, surely, is seven-fold
cord; the grandparents, the four chill
dren, and the only two adult grand
children and their families, four gener-
atoms, IS persons in all, living within
hailing distance of each other.-North
ADAMS (Mass.) Transcript.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21
priSOELeSS Iceland.

In Iceland there are no prisons, and
the inhabitants are so honest in their
habits that such defenses to property
as locks, bolts and bars are not re-
quired; nor are there any police in
the island. Yet its history for 1000
years records no more than two thefts.
Of these two cases, one was that of a
native who was detected after stealing
several sheep, tout as he had done so
to supply his family who were suffering
for want of food, when he had broken
his arm, provisions were furnished to
them and work was found for him when
able to do it, and meanwhile he was
placed under medical care; but the
stigma attached to his crime was con-
sidered sufficient punishment. The
other theft was by German, who stole
II sheep. But as he was in comforta-
BILE circumstances and the robbery was
malicious, the sentence passed upon
him was that he should sell all his
property, restore the value OF what he
had stolen and then leave the country
or be executed; and he left at once
Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21
The Number of Hreadvvfnners.

In 1870, says Carroll d. Wright, there
were 1866, 1923 persons engaged in sup
porting themselves and the remainder
Of the people; that is to say,32.43 per
cent. of the total population were SO
engaged. In 1880, the number Of bread.
winners was 17,392,O9 or 34.G7 per
cent. of the total population. In 1890,
this number had risen to 22,735, Gel, or
36,31 per cent. of the total population,
by 'breadwinners" is meant all who
were engaged either as wage-earners, OF
salary receivers, or proprietors, of
whatever grade or description, and all
professional persons-in fact, every one
who was in any way employed in any
gainful pursuit. The figures quoted
show that the proportion of the total
population thus employed is constant
iy increasing. Analysing the statistics,
VIC find some remarkable results, and
in general that the number engaged in
the lowest walks of business. laborers
and the like, is decreasing in proper
ton, while those employed i'll the high
or walks are increasing in number rela
lively to the whole population.-At-
lantip
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21

Comptroller Eckels of the Treasury
Department says that the conditions
throughout the country are most salts
factory. The improvement has come
rapidly and permeates all lines Of in
dustry. 1t began with the agricultural
classes. The farmers have good
crops and are getting high prices for
them. The cattle raiserS are benefit
ed by substantial rise in the price Of
cattle. The same is true with the
sheep raiscrs. This Improvement in
agricultural earnings has had its
effect on the railroads by increasing
their earnings. 1t has put money into
circulation and has enabled people to
discharge their debts and thereby
benefited the merchants.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21
ProIon cation of Human Life.

Statistics tending to prove that the
average duration Of mans life has been
increased through modern improve
ments in medicine and hygiene are al
ways interesting. Among the most re-
cent instances is a table prepared by
correspondent showing a steady in
crease in the proportion of sexagenari-
ans among the population of Canada.
In 1851, out of every 100 persons living
in Canada, $40 were 60 years Of age
or over. In 1861 the percentage of sex
agenarians in the population had in
creased to 4.49. In 1871 it had become
$40; in 1881, $50, and in 1891, 7.o1.-
Nature.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21

The free silyerites last year made
sundry bold statements about a con-
tracted currency: that there was not
enough money in the country with
which to do business, and that the
only way out Of it was by the adoption
Of the free and unlimited coinage
scheme. This would fix things up all
right, but unless adopted, many
terrible things would happen; wheat
would drop to % cents bushel' mort
cages would be foreclosed, men could
find no employment, and a general
gloom would settle over the country,
such as had never been seen before.
1t viii be remembered, however. that
the free coinage proposition was not
adopted by the voters Of the country,
and yet in spite of this fact the circu-
latiOn of the country within a year
has increased nearly 800, 900, 900, wheat
has gone up to the dollar; mark. mort
cages are being rapidly paid of, men
are employed everywhere. and the
only gloom observable in the country
comes from the factory smoke.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21
nOSEBLEEC.
what 30 Go for This Very Annoying
Affection


Pliny regarded nosebieed as one Of
he distinctive characteristics of the
human race, for he said that IMAM is
the only creature from whom blood
flows at the nostrils," and, properly
understood, he was right. OF course
blood will flow from any part Of any
animal when the arteries or
veins of that part are opened,
but it is fact that nosebleed
occurring without any apparent cause,
IS seldom, if ever, seen in animals The
reason for this human popularity is
that the membrane lining the nostrils
in man is especially full of blood vessels,
the walls OF which are weak and easily
Tuptured by slight causes.
1t is usually very easy to recognize
rosebleed, but sometimes the blood
flows backward into the throat, and
then is coughed up, or vomited, and
may be thought to come from 4 hem
orrhage Of the lungs or stomach, and
50 cause much needless alarm.
AS a rule nosebleed is a thing OF
slight Importance, and stops Of itself
escape in such quantity, or the bleeding
may continue SO long, that the patient
is greatly weakened. When occurring
in children 1t has ordinarily no signifi-
cance-thOugh this is not always to
be taken for granted-but in older per-
sons it may be symptom of some other
illness, such as the beginning Of typhoid
Nosebleed is one of the common mani
festations of that curious condition in
which there is a tendency to severe
hemorrhage after any slight injury or
even without any cause that can be
discovered. Children with this predis-
position-often called 'bleeders '-suf-
fer from frequent and uncomfortable
attacks OF nosebleed, and sometimes
die in one of them in spite of all eff
forts to control the hemorrhage.
Ordinarily there is little to be done,
for the bleeding usually stops of itself
The child should be made to sit quiet
ly in Il chair with the head only slight
" inclined forward. just enough to let
the drops fall clear OF tie lips into a
basin. All clothing should be loosened
about the neck Ice may be applied to
the back Of the neck, or ice water may
be dashed into the face or made to
tricllle down the back.
1t is useful, also, to insert a little
piece of ice into the bleeding nostril-
sometimes the effect is better if the
ice is put into the other nostriI-and
retain it there for a moment or two;
or a still better plan is to snuff up a
mixture of alcohol and water as hot
as it can be borne. The introduction OF
cobwebs into the bleeding nostril often
induces coagulation, or the same pur.
pose may be served by little wad OF
loose Worsted which has been picked
apart.
If simple measures fail, the physician
should be summoned before exhaustion
ensues.-Youth's Companion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21

That the Democracy is substituting
for the free silver issue the single tax
idea and others such is shown by the
action OF National Committeeman
Shanklin, OF Indiana. who. in the
same day, addressed Mr.. Bryan as the
next President of the United States
and then stated that he would support
Henry George if he were in New Y ork.
As is well known, George is the origi,
nal single tax prophet and. in addi-
ton ito this, is attracting to his sup,
port in New York all the socialists,
disc0ntentists. and other lists This
brings Bryan, free silver, single tax,
socialism, red flags, and various other
cardinal principles into pretty close
touch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21
vhe Moon Fixes soft Cra, Prices

The prices for the soft crabs are gov
erned largely by the phases of the
moon. The sloughing season of the
crab is after the dark of the usoon, in
creasing as the moon nears its full.
Operated upon by the unvarying law of
supply and demand, as the supply
tecomes more abundant at the moons
full, prices often drop to ten OF Is
cents per dozen, while at other sea
sons the fancy prices of from GO to 50
cents are Observation-Disclosures Rec
ord.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21
Clocks That Turn Out the Rights.

In these days of electricity it is not
essential to have somebody turn out the,
lights. Time switches are made which
can be attached to 4 clock and made to
turn out electric lights at any desired.
hour. Suppose, for instance, the lights.
are in Il show window, and it is desired
to put them out at midnight. At that
hour the clock closes a circuit, permit
ting the passing of an electric current
to the switch, which. thus released.
cuts off the electric light and so puts
out the Eghts.-N. Y. Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21

1t is pity that this country should
be so completely at the mercy Of the
gold power" of England. Gold has
been poured into the United States,
at San Francisco, New York, and all
the great ports, until our gold circu-
lation is fifty million more than it
was year ago, While the total in
crease in circulation is nearly hun
dred million. There really seems to be
no way to stop these schemerS in the
old countries from flooding us with
their gold and sweeping away the
underpinning of the Chicago and
other free coinage platforms.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21
lNOreigE PiGee MS Sh1f 1 Tut {.

In future the N:ench goFe >rnment
viii prohibit the Importation of for
eign-born pigeons, even when merely
designed for Pie purposes. The r rea'
SGT is to prevent a sy stem whereof for
eign spies would have the upper hand
in the event OF >yaI.-Cincinnatf En-
Quirer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21

1t is poor taste and bad politics for
the Democrats and the Democratic
newspapers to point at the deficit of
something over three million dollars
for the second month of the Dingley
law, when the second month Of the
Wilson law, as everybody knows, ran
up deficit of thirteen and half
million. or about four times as much,
Notwithstanding the fact that the
conditions at the time Of the enact
ment OF that low tariff measure were
most favorable to it. while the reverse
is the case with the Dingley law.
According to the Treasury officials,
the Dingley law will be making ex-
penSes before very long.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21
Eyaded.

Counsel-What is your age, madam?
Witness-I only know from what I've
been told, and you just told me that
hearsay evidence was not valid in court
I-Tit-RitS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21

Burglar alarms can now be at
tached to bicycles. The device consists
Of q bell surrounding a clock mechan-
ism, which is fastened to the frame. 4
lever projects in line with the spokes in
the back wheels to sound the alarm
when the wheel is moved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21

The silver trust is preparing to
attack the railroads. 1t has just
occurred to the members Of the trust
that the cause in the fall in the price
of silver is due largely to the fact Of
cheapnesS IN transportation Of silver
ore. A ton of ore contains five or six
dollars worth of silver, and it is appar-
ent that transportation cuts an i'm
portant figure in the price of the
white metal. 1t is therefore evident
that the rapid opening up of railroad
lines has had much to do with the
fall Of the money of the Constitu-
ton"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21

British soldiers are better shots
than either French or German.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21

Not even the satisfaction is left to
the free-trade democrats of saying
that the Wilson law was better for
the exporters Of American manufac-
lures than the Dingley law. They
thought they had things dead to
rights on this score, and that as soon
as the new law went into operation
they would be able to point to the de-
crease in the expectations of Ameri
can manufactures, but in the very
first month of the new laws opera
ti0ns the expectations Of manufac-
tured articles were larger than in the
corresponding month of any former
year This is disappointing to these
gentry, and somewhat amusing in
connection with their walls of regret
that such a wicked measure should be
enacted as the Dingley law, which
would cut off our foreign markets.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21

Can the leopard change his spots:
No: but John Mclean and other silver
believers can change political issues
in jifTy.
Tie gates of the Ohio and Maryland
Daddoclls are still securely locked
against Bryan, Towne, and other free
silver grazers.
The Democratic New York Journal
says that gold is on its way to New
York and the tide of domestic
manufacturing interests rises higher
each day. The railroads are blocked
up with the crush of business all
along the line
The campaign Of 1896 was remark
able for the interest shown and the
active work done by the business men
of the country. The blow aimed at
business by the free silverites was
recognized as heavy and dangerous
one, and tie best elements of the
business world lined uD in opposition.
It is now observed that in States
where the money question is an issue
the business men are again coming to
the front and Teyiying and keeping
up their organizations of last year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21

The I0p0cratic captains are begin
ming to revive their dropping spirits.
Wheat has taken little fall, and they
are anXiously watching the market.
If wheat would only so down to fifty
cents Il bushel again, they feel that
they could shake their fingers in the
farmers faces with great effect. Last
year a bushel Of wheat and an ounce
Of silver were equal in value, but this
year the wheat is worth just double
the silver. and for some reason the
pop0crats don't stand in with the
farmers as well as they did last year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21

Governor Bushnell and Senators
Hanna and Foraker are all pulling in
the same boat, and are pulling to win.
This would appear to refute the idea
advanced by the Democrats some days
ago that Senator Foraker had cancell-
ed his Ohio engagements. After
party managers have issued d few such
sensational canardS in a campaign
and they are Immediately shown to
nave been manufactured out Of whole
cloth, the people naturally begin to
!0sc faith in anything they may say