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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-08-11
j. r. WATKINS.

In the wear 1868, Mr.. ]. R. Watkins first began
the manufacture of Dr.. Wards Liniment. For
years he struggled along with limited means,
striving with all his powers and at times despair
ing of success, but at last established a living,
paving business, and made the name s'Dr. Wards"
household word in thousands of homes. DUR:
ing all these long years of toling and waiting,
Mr. Watkins little thought that men could be
found so lost to every principle of right and
Justice as to undertake TO despoil him of his bus
mess, and themselves to attempt to harvest the
fruits of his lifelong. abors. However, in this
matter, he learned that he was mistaken. IN
various parts of the country, sprang up bogus US
agents offering medicines said to be DR.. Wards or
,iiust as good as Dr.. Wards, frequently leading
customers into thinking they had the genuine
article. Therefore, in order to protect his busl-
ness and the public from being imposed upon,
Mr. Watkins bought from Richard Ward, the
Worldwide right to use his name as trade
mark for full line of medicines, and caused the
same to be registered in the U. s.: Patent Office
All customers are hereby cautioned to see that
4D DR., W n h}}b s WatkinS" and "Win0na"
are blown II, every bottle and printed on every
wrapper, and take no base and dangerous sub
THE J. R. WATKINS MEDICAL COMPANY, .
Sole and only Successors to :. K. WATKINS ana
RICHARD WARD, r,.- 49,.
g.. Thayer is agent for Brown Co.,
MINI. Wait tor him. 5s.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-08-11
A Very United Family.

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The value attached by the poor. and
even BY those who are not in the depths
of poverty, to decent Surroundings in
family life is q very variable quantity.
Decent lodging is not BY any means
universally regarded as one Of the prime
necessaries Of life. Occasionally it is
relegated to quite back seat.
An instance was given before the
commission of family Of seven per-
sons father, mother two grown up sons
and three grown mp dang ters all liv-
ing in one room. With them this ar
rangement was matter Of choice, not
necessity. for they earned between them
about 50 q week, more than $3.50 q
year. and even from slum landlord
they could no doubt have afforded to
rent another room or two Having
screwed down the item Of rent to al
sirredncible mipimum, they determined
to have . thoroug good time, and this
is how the witness describes their pro-
ceedings: In the evening they would
all go cut to the music halls and to the
theaters. On Saturday afternoon they
would take i've tickets each for some
omnibus or conveyance that was going
into the country, and on Sunday they
would 60 to Brighton and to other
places. s It is conf rting to reflect that
these Arcadian beings were unit
ed family and always took their pleas
nre together as well as their maps. Il
sis not stated whether they took II
dodgers. From The Housing Of the
English Poor, e by the Right Hon. Lord
Monkswell, IN North American Review.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-08-11
R.msdy For Excess 8. 4 Is ,sstn..

hint 10 those who may thought
slessly 81 some time q other indulge III
.le1l1ces - eating Il this ind secretion s.
corn1nit especially s. high % soned
sthings with rich sauces, = d1rau9ht of
sOoid ater, acidulatsd with lonon
juice, viii take on tlhe &C int
sats 10 stomach and . nit the q tive
mod eratiins tn III il1ttnxy
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-08-11
FiREFuY FLASHES.

The Method by Which the Insect Emits
Its Beautiful Light,
'''By what process do firefies produce
the beautiful flashes of light?'' That i
a question frequently asked, and as en-
tomological books fail to give a salts
factory reply the following explanation
may be interesting:
I have made special study Of the
light, and carefully examined the mech
anism of the Illuminating segments in
both male and female specimens. The
light emitted, when tested by the spec
'troscope, gives brilliant spectrum,
which is continuous through all the
colors from the red to the violet rays
The Illuminating organs consist of dis
tinct spherical cells, each one Of
which is about 10000 of an inch in
diameter, and the beetle has power to
illuminate one or many of these cells at
will, producing light Of corresponding
intensity The cells contain fluid sat-
urated with phosphorus, and the cover
ing of the cell is so thin that atmosphere
coming in contact with it may affect
the contents.
It has been suggested that the beetle
produces the flashes Of light or renders
the phosphorus suddenly luminous by
electricity--by the injection of warm
f1ujds-Or by friction. But it is certain
that the flash Of light is made in an
other way. We may clearly trace con-
nection between the spiracles and
trachea (spiral air tubes) of the beetle
and each Of the illuminating cells, and
find that the little creature renders the
phosphorus contained in the cells lumi-
nous by forcing air upon them. The cells
when thus excited emit light from their
surface.
We may initiate the act Of the beetle
by dissecting one and placing the illumi-
mating organ under q microscope, COW
cred by q thin glass cover: When the
cover is lifted SO as to admit little air,
the cells become luminous.
We may add that the name FREELY
is misnomer, as the lightning bug
is true beetle, belonging in the natural
order caleoptera, and in the family
lampyrida. ID. T. Winder in Detroit
Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-18
SOME POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

1t disgusts us to see others doing the
foolish things we dol. A. w. Bull
letin.
The true secret Of success in life is
to know what you can't do well.-Med-
zeal Era
The man who rocks the boat ought
to be stoned when he gets back on
shOre-BOston Globe.
A father is proud when his boy gets
into his first fight, but the mother
prays about it.-Atchison Globe.
Happily, Grants memory is immortal
1t will live even after his tomb is fin
ished-Philadelph Ledger.
Human nature is the excuse generally
offered by man who has been acting
like a hog.-Indianapolis Journal.
A majority of those who talk against
bosses would not be able to make a
living without one.-Wabash Times.
While it is pretty hard to say what
constitutes a gentleman off hand, it is
pretty safe assertion to say that the
man who says he is a gentleman isn't.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The worst complaints about baseball
used to be regarding the blackguards
in the audience. The worst complaints
now are about the blackguards in the
ld.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-18

a clean collar, perhaps a necktie as well.
His boots Of untanned leather have
been polished with particular care, his
broad-brimmed felt hat is trimmed with
a new band Of pale blue silk. and a
new bright-colored rug is placed under
his saddle.
Away he gaHops TO the next farm.
where he dismounts, drinks a few liters
of coffee, smokes a dozen pipes, takes
three meals with the family, devours
the daughters with his eyes. and talks
as little as possible.
After shutdown, when the lights have
been brought into the room and the
family are preparing to retire to rest,
ne plucks up courage and asks the
mother to allow Minnie, or whatever the
selected ones name is, to stay up with
him little longer.
Permission is at once granted; Minnie
bashfully enters the parlor, put
lighted candle on the table, sits down
III one corner, and says nothing.
Our sutton sits in another corner.
smokes. expectorates. and says not a
word. Nevertheless, Minnie, sly pus
as she is, has contrived to let her ad-
mirer know whether she likes him or
not by the size of the candle. The
longer iC is, the Longer they may sit up
together
Next ~ )r''';'' % Boer saddles his
horse and rides off to another farm.
where the same process is gone through,
and so on till he has made up his mind
which of the girls he will have Where
upon he rides back to her farm, again
sit up half the night, and, without vast
ing many words. makes her an offer.
which is very seldom rejected. The
wedding is celebrated on the following
Sunday
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-18
OFFICE FOR HOD.
What Washington Gossip Says on The
Subject.

Washington, March ILL, A.
Taylor, the Madison editor, may repre-
sent Wisconsin in the postoffice depart
ment, and then again he may not. He
was slated within few days as fourth
assistant postmaster general. Henry
G. Payna's arrival here has compli-
Gated matters somewhat. He would
naturally prefer a Wisconsin man, and
naturally, too, friend and townsD1ar,
Of Senator SpOOner. Unfortunately
Mr.. Payne is committed to the idea
that the "ex's" should not be pushed for
office, it being practical politics, as
every one knows, to encourage new
men. Mr.. Taylor was railroad com
missioner under President Harrison
and therefore comes under the ban.
Besides, he has seriously crossed Payne
of late in some telephone lsgislation in
Wisconsin,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-18
STATE CIVIL SERVICE.
Minnesota Makes a Move Forward in
Reform.

ST. Paul, March 16.-The senate has
passed the Ozmun civil service bill. The
bill was amended to apply only to cities
of over 10000 population. It thus Sc
cured the country vote which had
hitherto been wanting. A number of
senators frankly said they were willing
to give the large cities civil service if
desired, but their own districts must be
exempt The Ozmun bill provides that
the mayor of the cities, within 80 days
of the passage of the act, shall appoint
three commissioners as a civil service
board. Those already in office do not
come under it's operations. Officers
elected by the people or the city council
are exempt, also judges and the clerks of
election, members of the board of edu-
cation, school teachers, heads of depart
ments and the mayors private secretary.
No member Of the commission receives
salary except the secretary, who is al
lowed 81 900 a year, and $500 for print
ing and other incidental expenses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-18
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

When favOring has been forgotten
in pudding or cake the fault may
be remedied by rubbing the desired ex-
tract over the outside of the cake as
soon as it is taken from the oven.
When polishing mirrors. windows or
picture glass with whitening, the best
way to use it is to have it in muslin
bags. Dampen the glass lightly, then
rub with the bag and polish off with
crumpled newspaper.
An excellent substitute for potatoes
at a dinner is rice cooked in milk and
well sailed, put into dish and Drowned
in the oven Make a hot lemon sauce
and pour it over the rice when it is
taken from the oven and just before the
dish is sent to the table
Put little turpentine into the tepd
! water in which the delicate colored
stockings used with evening dresses are
washed for the first time 1t will pre-
vent the colors from fading, and if the
hose are allowed to soak a few hours
in the water it will be better
| Stained borders of floors will require
doing over once a year if worn places
are not ID become noticeable The
stain and varnish may be bought and
applied separately or mixed together
and applied at once. The latter is, of
course, the readiest method but the
former is perhaps the more lasting.
To keep the vanished wood of furni-
ture looking fresh and bright it should
be rubbed thoroughly with oil from
time to time Only little oil should
be used, and that carefully rubbed in
with a flannel until it seems to have
all gone; otherwise it will catch the
dust and the wood will look worse than
if it had been left alone
A dainty desert and pretty way to
serve cherries is with whipped cream in
paper cases. Stone the cherries and
sprinkle them with sugar and kirsch
or maraschinO and stand them on the
ice an hour or more. Fill little paper
cases with sweetened and favored whip
become cold. Pile the cherries on the
top of the cream. Any small fruits
may be served in like manner
The black satin brocades with large
and effective patterns which are intend
ed for dresses, are also being used for
covering sofa pillows, when a dark
pillow is desired to put among many
bright colOred ones. A very handsome
pillow is covered with satin, the de-
sign being ribbon effect a little more
than an inch in width and arranged
in twists and scrolls. This ribbon was
broken in outline stitch in the seven
rainbow colors namely, red, orange,
yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet
and was a striking as well as handsome
ccvel. This fancy work would be
proper for a Veranda and would make
desirable and not expensive sofa pill
lows for Christmas gifts to men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-18
SLEIGH BELLS OF GREAT AGE.
Wisconsin Man Has Two Strings
Which Possess Qui,e a History.

Two strings Of sleigh bells now in
possession Of Charles H. Stoddard of
Prairie du Sac attract more than the
usual amount of attention bestowed on
the relics of WiscOnsin's sleighing
days. Mr.. Stoddard believes they are
$50 years Old, as near as he can figure.
They were brought from Vermont
80 years ago by Carlos Grow, whose
widow, now in Boston, presented them
to Mr.. Stoddard. The Grows were
stage drivers between BarabOo and
Prairie du Sac and it is said their
father before them followed the same
business. The bells were cast in Eng
land and brought to America previous
to revolutionary times and have been
handed down from one generation to
another Carlos Grow being the last
member of the family, who recently
died, leaving them in possession OF
! Mrs. Grow, who, because of friendship
| toward Mr.. Stoddard, presented them
to him.
| The bells are remarkable fer tneiI
| size and tone. The middle jingler OF
tthe string measures four inches in
diameter, the others on each side Of
the large enc tapering down to or,
binary size. In former days it was
customary for the Grows and Stoddards
to hitch up four horses to a sleu and
take out parties.
The bells could be heard and recog-
nized from their peculiar tone four ant
five miles away Mr.. Stoddard has
been offered large sums for the bell!
by relic hunters, but he refuses to par
with them at any price. 1t is said tina
at one time there was not a citizen 0
Sank county who could not distinguish
the Grow ringers from any other strini
used in the county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-18
THE CONSERVATIVE WOMAN.

One OF the most dreadful aspersions
OF which we hear in these days is that
somebody or other is behind the times.
On investigation and inquiry this ex-
preston seems to mean that the per-
son labeled or accused is conservative
IN opinion and opposed to the latest
fads, prefeIring to stand by the old
ways, and refusing to accept fashions
simply because they are new. Novelty
is very well, but novelty by itself is
not strong enough to win the support
OF woman not afraid of being STYLED
behind the times, even if undeserving
OF the reproach this stigma conveys.
Such a woman declines to give her suf-
trage either in word or deed to innoya-
lions which have nothing but caprice
&c commend them; she clings to conven-
tionalties; she is fastidious in her Ian
guage, reprobating slang, and perhaps
scOlnine such authorizations as don't or
won't. She never sends a postal card
except to her tradespeOple, and con-
siders the typewriter available only for
business purposes. Her manner of
living is simple, elegant and graceful;
her expenses are kept strictly within
her income, and in charity she does
not let her left hand know what her
right doeth. She may be behind the
times, but she is very charming, never
theleSs, and in some decided particu-
lars, as in the careful courtesy Of her
notes and The punctilious treatment of
her guests and hostess. and the know
ing what to do and when to do it, she
is quite as up-to-date as any new wo-
man in the land
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-18
TALKING WOMEN.

Some women who can talk well. and
necessarily require subject to talk
about, have again seized upon the
theme OF the decadence Of the home
and the Furnishing condition of the
modern clearinghouse, which is held
up as the pernicious and disintegrating
influence of American family life. Well,
now, why shouldn't one woman as
well as another choose what she will
do? 1t is only given to a few women
the ability and inclination to travel
over the country and address clubs
upon the duty of all other women TO
stay at home and mind the babies and
make the hearth bright for hard work
ing husbands. But those who have
neither the talent nor the wish to do
this have the desire and capacity for
something else, and naturally they go
about doing it. And they do it, be it
observed, unobtrusively and with no
thought or care for the conduct Of
other women who have different tastes
and VOcations. But there is nothing
that the talking woman isn't ready to
comment upon, from potatoes to pol
itics. She is glib, oh, wonderfully,
fatally glib! And she can tell with
such pretty phrases and in such sweet
tones just what everybody else should
do. And, mind you, it is always what
she herself is not doing. and is not
going to do. But the talking woman
is not, and is not expected to be, con-
sistent.-Boston Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-18
FELL INTO A GRAVE.
Accident to q Girl Who Attended a
Schoolmate's Funeral.

A peculiar accident occurred in the
Franklin cemetery, Homestead, Pa.
Nellie Chapman, aged IS, was being
buried from the Christian church. A
crowd of her school friends, including
Blanche Bair, aged 16, after the car
riages left the church, cut across the
hill and arrived at the grave ahead
Of the funeral cortege. While waiting
for the arrival of the vehicles, Miss
Bair, who was standing on the edge Of
the newly-made grave that was to re-
ceive the body of her friend, fell into
the excavation. Her spine struck the
edge of the rough box in the grave,
which was six feet deep, and was
badly fractured. When the funeral
party arrived the unconscious frierS
Of the dead girl was in the latter's
grave and the burial Of the dead was
deferred until the living could be at
tended to. Miss Bair cannot recover
from the injury.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-18
LIVES MAY BE LOST
SUPERIOR REGION.
DEEP DRIFTS MILES LONG
Nearly All Trains Stalled in Minnesota
and Dakotas and Much Suffering Is
Feared-Heavy Wind Follows III
Wake of Storm and Tosses Snow IN
Great Piles.

Ashland, Wis. March 13.-lt Is ru-
nored that numerous lives were lost
in the great blizzard that swept the
shore of Lake Superior early Friday
morning. The storm came from the
northwest piling the ice so feet high
On the Apostle islands and other points
or the south shore OF the lake. The
snow is four feet on the level and in
extreme northern Wisconsin pineries Il
Is now six inches deeper. The estl-
mated loss to the loggers by the deep
snow is S25O,0O0. This is the first time
his winter that trains have been
blockaded. 1t is impossible for the
engines to make steam, the snow put
ing the fires out and stopping the
trains at times. The snow in the
streets of Ashland is from four to six
feet and reports from the Minnesota
to the Michigan state line and $50
miles south of Lake Superior are to
the effect that the snow is from three
to four feet deep.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-18
WHAT SALT DOES.

Salt in whitewash makes it thick.
Salt puts out fire in the chimney.
Salt used in sweeping carpets keeps
out moths
Salt, in solution, inhaled, cures cold
In the head.
Salt as gargle will cure soreness
Of the throat
Salt thrown on a coal fire which ia
slow will revive it.
Salt and soda are excellent things for
bee stings and spider bites.
Salt and vinegar will remove stains
from discolored teacups.
Salt in water is the best thing to
clean willoW-ware and mating.
Salt thrown on SCOT which has fallen
on the carpet will prevent stain.
Salt in the oven under baking tins
will prevent scorching in the bottom.
+. Salt put on ink when freshly spilled
on a carpet will help in removing the
spot
Salt on the fingers when cleaning
fowls meatsand fish will prevent slip
ping.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-18

into the association IS follows: T. X.
Dunn, Elroy Tribune; z. B. Brundage.
Centralia Enterprise; J. W. Oliver.
Waupun Leader; w. G. Barry, Rich
land Democrat; C. A. Booth, Evening
Wisconsin; c. F. Carr, New London
Press; H. E. Cole, Baraboo News; F.
C. Larson, Wisconsin Times; c. J.
Augustin, Menasha Press: F. E. An
drews, Boomer Advance; W. E. Car
penter, Waupaca Record; A. ]. Ben
jamin, Wisconsin Christian Advocate;
D. c. Pettibone, Oconomowoc RepUb-
lican; F. NJ. Stevens, Columbus Re-
publican; Helen H Charlton, Bred
head independent; WinslOw 4.
Novel;, Milwaukee Sentinel; NJ. F.
Blumenfeld, Weltburger. and D. B.
WorthingtOn and R. B. Howell. Beloit
Daily News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-18
TO PREPARE A HISTORY
Journalism to Be Written up
Editors Go Home.
Madison, March 10.

Madison, March 10.
The visiting editors reelected their
old officers Friday noon and adjourned
sine die. The meeting was an inter-
esting and profitable one and will lead
TO good results. One Of the best of
these is the compilation of a history
Of the Wisconsin press which will soon
We begun. At the suggestion of Pres
dent BOwron some old editor or other
citizen will be secured in each county
70 assist in preparing the newspaper
history of the locality and a commit
zee consisting of NJ. P. Rindlaub of
PlattevilIe, E. D. Coe of Whitewater
'. A Watrous of Milwaukee, Andrew
Ryan of Shell Lake, r. w Cheever of
Clinton and Mrs. Flora Ginty of Chip
pewa Falls and Mrs. Theodore You
mans of Waukesha, was appointed to
take the matter in hand. This matter
came in for a great deal of attention
and it's members were enthusiastic for
the project.
On motion of 7. J. Cunningham of
Chippewa Falls, President Bowron was
authorized to appoint man to stay in
Madison during the session of the leg
islature and who shall make it his bus
mess to attend to bills which affect
the press, to present the newspaper
side Of every question in committee
meetings, and to keep the editors ex-
actly informed as to what is going on
here. This representative shall be
moi &ha ~
ton.
F. c. Moorehouse. editor of The
Young Churchman of Milwaukee, gave
a brief paper on Postal Laws. Odds
and Ends was the subject Of the last
address, which was given by John Foley
Of the Cassville Index. The reports of
committees and officers were then
heard and the convention adjourned
sine die. The report of the treasurer,
Mrs. F. B. Ginty of Chippewa Falls,
shows that there is a handsome sum in
the treasury after all bills are paid.
The association reelected the follow
ing officers: President, c.. W. Bow
ron, Oshkosh Northwestern; seer etary,
o. F. Roessler, Jefferson Banner; as
sIstant secretary, Mrs. w. L. Osborne,
La Crosse, treasurer, Mrs. Flora B
Ginty. Chippewa Falls Herald
The following vice presidents were
elected, one being chosen from each
congressional district: H. P. Myrick,
Milwaukee Sentinel; W. T. Hill.
Free Press; P. H. Bolger,
Waterloo Democrat; Edwin Hurlburt,
Oconto Free Press; W. J. Showers. On
alaska Record; H. W. Meyer, Appleton
E. B. Thayer, Wausau
Pilot; J. E. Jones, Wasnburn Times.
The executive committee elected con-
sists of H. NJ. Youmans, Waukesha
Freeman; John Nagle. Manitowoc Pilot:
Andrew Ryan, Shell Lake Register; W.
L. Osborne, La Crosse Chronicle; H. D.
Hanson, Oregon Observer,
Twenty new members were received