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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-24
TANNER AND CLAY.

When asked if he had, as report
ed. been playing poker on his west
ern jaunt, Governor Tanner replied.
Mrs. Tanner is with me-" which
brings to mind that when Mrs.
Clay, wife of the great Kentucky
commoner,' was asked if she didn' t
object 70 Mr.. Clay playing poker,
she replied, well, you see Mr.. Clay
nearly always wins. "-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-24
New York Herald.
HIS RECITATION.

"Oh, dear" sighed sister Susan.
What'th the natter" asked her
brother, who was troubled with
slight lisp.
why, I'm writing a poem" said
she. land 1 can't find a word TO
rhyme with month"
"Oh, that'th very eathy." he said.
and he forthwith recited from men,
Dry.
Il that down on thithle onth-
Now I haven't that down for
month"
New York Journal.
IN THE COURTROOM.
First Witness-Wor ye obliged 10
lose any tonne to come here today.
MOike?
Second Witness-No. I'm out of a
job.
First Witness-Begor. ye're lucky.
Oh nov 10 lose half a day.-New
York Sunday World.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-24
"THERE'LL BE A HOT TIME"

"THERELL BE A HOT TIME"
Mr.. Johnson" announced the
interlocutor at the minstrel enter
tainment in Boston, will now ia
vor the audience with the well
known song entitled, There VIII
Be a Measured Portion of Duration
Remarkable for an Abnormal Ele-
walton of Temperature Within the
Corporate Limits of the Ancient
cago Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-24
HIS WEAPONS.

take your hands out OF your
pockets" sternly commanded the
champion pugilist's trainer. "Do
you want 20 be arrested for carry
ing concealed weapons ?'-Chicago
Times Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-24
HE KNEW THERE WAS.

HE KNEW THERE WAS.
II wonder IL there isn't money In
wheat now" said one Spectator
20 another.
Il know there IS" was the lat
ter's reply. Il have put several
thousand dollars into wheat my
self."-Town Topics.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-24

NOT SURPRISED TO HEAR 1T.
Perry Patettic-Wot do you think
OF them doctors sayin that love is
disease?
Wayworn Watson-Oh. them guys
says anything is a disease. They
even say that about drinkin.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-24
SCORCHING.

Binnick-I have a lot of warm
friends.
Cynic-They're all dead, / pre-
sumo New York Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-24
No "npn TIKE HOMIE

Professor j. Morris Jones bride is
a native of Llanfairpwllgwy
trobwll gogorbwIl acknowledgement.
Christian Commonwealth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-24
THE TOKEN.

He stood beneath the window,
And he strummed the tunefu
strings.
And he sang of knights and ladies
And of sweet. romantic things.
Her soulful eyes he likened
Unto the stars above
And loudly called upon her
For a token of her love.
Eftsoon a white robed figure
Flashed on the lovers view
He closed his eyes in ecstasy
And strummed away anew.
He heard gentle rattle,
Then upward flew the sash,
And a water pitcher hit him
On the ''cocoanut" -kersmash,
And as the lover tumbled
In the grass, all wet with dew,
The maiden's father shouted,
There's a token, sir. for you,"
Chicago News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-24
A GOOD CHANCE

The Bitre says the streets of
heaven are paved with gold"
Yes
Then why don't people struggle
% get there az they DO IN get 20 the
klondike 2''-ChlcaEo Record.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-24

Moneybags: Dyer think l shall
ever get well again. doctor?"
Doctor: Yes. You'll be all right
in month or two
Moneybags: We'll. break the news
gently to nay nephew. won't your
Ally Sloper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
Change in County Lines.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 12.-The incom-
ing legislature is promised the customary
fight over county division. 1t is stated
that Price county people will revive the
efforts of two years ago, and new at
temptS will be made to build a trOcha in
the form of county line between the
belligerant inhabitants of Grand Rapids
and Marshfeld. Aside from the peace
arguments in favor of the latter scheme
the convenience of the majority of the
people in large parts of three counties
is to be urged upon the law makers
The old idea, and the one to be main
tanned, is embodied in the taking of two
tiers of towns from the west of Mara
thon county, Il similar territory from the
east side Of Clark county and attaching
them to one row of towns from the
north part of Wood county, with Marsh
field as the county seat.
1t will be seen by the above that our
friends (?) in the north end Of the
county are already upon the ground
floor with bill for new county. This
is nothing new and the result Will prob
ably be in the defeat of the measure
If proper adjustment of county lines
of Marathon, Price, Clark, Wood, Port
age and others could be made leaving
Wood county with a constitutional num-
Der of townships, we for one would be
willing that il should be done.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
-
OBITUARY..

Miss Dora Nelson was born in Bergen,
Norway, September 26, 1859, and came
to the United States in April, 1882. After
staying short time among friends in
Chicago she came to Grand Rapids,
making her home here with her brother
On December 30, 1882, she was married
to Andrew Martinsen. She was mem
Der Of the Moravian church, Centralia,
In good standing, also a member of the
Home Forum Benefit order No. 800, IN
which she was a faithful worker and
carried life insurance of 81 900.
Mrs. Maj tinsen finished her earthly
careee. after a months suffering in Cen
tralia, on Sunday morning last, Jan. 10,
1897, leaving husband, brother and
six children here, the oldest child -
years and the Youngest two years of age.
a mother and two sisters in the father
land also survive her, but they have not
yet heard of her DEATH
The funeral service was held in Unity
church, Centralia, Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. j. r. Reynolds officiating. A very
large number of friends and acquaint-
ances attended the funeral and accom-
panied the remains to the cemetery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
War Relic Recovered.

Hiram w. Bald, Of Madison, has juss
recovered an interesting relic in the
shape of a pocket Testament that he
had lost on Southern battlefield in
Virginia during the war of the rebellion.
The Testament was picked up by con-
federate soldier, DR.. w. H. Wilson, now
of Lake Geneva, Wis. Mr.. Balls name
was on the fyleaf of the Testament,
with the address "Barnesville, Ohio"
The book recently came to light in DR..
Wilson's house during the hOuse-clean-
ing process, and he wrote the postmaster
at Barnesville, inquiring for Mr.. Ball.
Learning that Mr.. Ball was in this city,
he sent the book to him here. It is
somewhat bent, and shows the effect of
thorough wetting, but is legible and in
identically the same condition, he says,
as when he picked it up. He is uncer-
tain on what battlefield he picked it up,
except that it was somewhere in Virgin
ia. DR.. Wilson formerly lived in Louis
vile, Ky, but moved from there to
Chicago, and thence to Lake Geneva,
where he has practiced his profession
since 1885. He was on staff duty in
Stonewall Jackson's division of the
Army of Northern Virginia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
True Measure of Man.

The place to take the true measure
of a man is not the market place or the
amen-corner, not the forum or the field,
but at his own freside. There he lays
aside his mask and you may learn
whether he's imp or angel, king or cur,
hero or Humbug. [ care not what the
world says of him-whether it crown
him with bays or pelt him with bad
eggs; [ care never a copper what his
reputation or religion may be: If his
better-half swallows her heart every
time she has to ask him for five dollar
bill, he's a fraud of the first water,
even tho he prays night and morn till
he's black in the face and howls halle
luiah till he shakes the eternal hills.
But if his children rush to the front
gate to greet him, and loves own sun
shine illumes the face of his wife when
she hears his football, you can take 1t
for granted that he's true gold, for his
homes heaven, and the Humbug
never gets that near the great white
throne of God. lie may be a rank
atheist and red-fag anarchist, a Nor
mon and a mugwump; he may buy
votes in blocks-of-fve and bet on the
election; he may deal 'em from the
bottom of the deck and drink beer till
he can't tell silver dollar from circu-
lar saw, and still be an infinitely better
man than the covardly little Humbug
who's all sanvity in society, but who
makes his home a hell,-who vents
upon the hapless heads of wife and
children the i'll nature he would like to
inf1ict on his fellowmen, but dares not.
[ can forgive much in that fellow NOR
tai WHO would rather make men swear
than women weep; who would rather
have the hate of the whole he-world
than the contempt of his wife-who
would rather call anger to the eyes Of a
king than fear to the face of child
Brann's Ic0noclast.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
Most Extraordinary Coincidence.

In September, 1892, a girl gathering
driftwood for fuel on the shores of a
small bay near her home at Gamma, in
the far Hebrides, Scotland, picked up a
piece of wood bearing this inscription,
cut with knife, "Lachlan Campbell,
Bilbao, March 23rd, 1892" 1t was the
name of her brother, who was boiler
maker in Spain, and on showing it to
her mother the latter was naturally
somewhat disturbed, and could not help
superstitiously regarding this mysterious
message from the sea as the herald of
evil tidings respecting her son. In her
next letter to him she mentioned the
circumstance, and was greatly relieved
on receiving reply assuring her of his
well-beiug, but was astonished to learn
from him that he had remembered how,
when on holiday, he had cut his name
as above described on Il piece of wood !,
and had idly thrown it into the sea
from Il rock near Bilbao. There is
nothing wonderful in the fact that this
piece of wood should, after drifting for
six months, have been carried hun
dreds Of miles away by the winds and
ocean currents, but that after its long
wandering it should have been washed
on the shore within a hundred yards of
where the writer's mother lived, and
that it should be picked up by one of
bis own family, is a sufficiently marvel
Gus coincidence to be accounted incred-
ibIe were it not substantiated by un-
doubted evidence.-Ex.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
WOOdmen of the World.

Public installation exercises Of Oak
Camp No. 10, Woodmen O. the World,
were held at the Woodmen lodge rooms
in Natvick's hall, Centralia, Monday
evening, Jan. 11th. Ceremonies were
conducted by past Council Commander
6. NJ. Dillon. A very large number Of
invited guests were present, completely
filling the hall and leaving scarce room
enough for the circle of persons in
stalled to higher rank to follow their
customary ritual of Office taking. The
following are the officers given posses
sion of posts of duty.
Council Commander-Leonhard L..
Lampert.
Advisor Lieut.-Jos. Bogoger.
Clerk-A. Ii. WalWorth.
Banker-J. w. Natwick.
Escort-August Stein:
Watchman-Dwight Green.
Sentry-Clark Lyon.
Managers-John Lindahl, J. w. Nat
wick, DR.. G.. A. B0orman.
Alter installation exercises the guests
were invited to the Pomainville hall
where entertainment had been provided
by the Woodmen in the form of lively
dance program. The Symphony Mando-
lin club, John Steib director, was on
hand to furnish music and jolly party
resulted. Supper was served to all at
the lodge rooms along toward midnight.
The Woodmen of the World were voted
liberal entertainers and their friends as
we'll as the members themselves seemed
to have had happy time. From the
interest taken and the large attendance
Monday evening we would Judge that
Camp No. 10 is in a live and prospering
condition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
Laugh a Little.

[ love bright and sunny face and a
cheerful life. Such a life is an inspira-
ton. Many people go through the world
as through graveyard. They see moth
ing but ghosts and gloom. They hear
nothing but discord. They see no
beauty in the glad sunshine; they hear
no music in merry laughter, and find no
sweetness in the smiling flowers. The
world has too many of mis- sort. Now
true Elk says: eff you can drive away
sorrow with a smile or song. DO it.
If you can speak kind word or per-
form good deed, do it," Don't walk
around the world with a long face like
a macadamized road to graveyard.
1t won't hurt you to laugh.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14

Charles Edmond Pariseau Dead.

The unexpected most always happens
and therefore in conformity with that
rule we are obliged 10 note the death of
Mr.. G. Z. Pariseau on Thursday Janu-
ary eth, in st. Mary's hospital, Milwau-
kee, where he had gone for taeatment
1t seems that some time previous he had
dropped piece of wood upon his foot
bruising the big toe quite badly. 1t
grew worse and the local physicians ad-
vised him to 90 to Milwaukee for his
foot was very bad. He went and re-
mained just ten days. His foot was
amputated as the only hopes for his re-
covery. The amputation was performed
but he never rallied from the shock.
He died Thursday morning January 9TH
and his remains were removed to his
home in this city the same evening
Charles Edmond Pariseau was born at
Berthnier, Canada, small place mid
way between Montreal and Quebec, on
December s, 1928, and was therefore
sixty-eight years and twenty-nine days
old at the time Of his death. He was
married to Mary Lonise Roy on Nov. 25,
l851-a little more than forty-fye years
ago. But one son was born unto them
Gustave Parriseau-who died about five
years ago. Mr. Pariseau had one brother
and two sisters, all Of whom have gone
to their reward, the brother passing
away Oh the 1st day of November last.
The funeral service took place at the
Roman Catholic church Saturday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, Rev. Beyerle oficiat-
ing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
Facts About the Sun.

Here is the last published description
of the sun from the pen of Sir Robert
Ball: For every acre on the surface Of
our globe there are more than 10000
acres on the surface of the great lurin
ary Every portion of this illimitable
desert of fame is pouring forth torrents
of heat 1t has been estimated that if
the heat which is necessarily flowing
through any single square foot of the
suns exterior could be collected and
applied to the boilers Of an Atlantic
liner, it would produce steam enough to
sustain in continuous movement en-
gines of 10000 horse power, thus ell
abling large ship to break the record
between England and America.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
South Centralia p. s p. Co.

The stockholders in the above con-
Germ met in annual session Monday af-
ternoon at their office in South Centra-
liza. The following persons were elected
directors for the ensuing year: F. Gar
rison: F. J. Wood, l.. M. Alexander, J..
D. Witter and John Daily. The direc-
tors convened and reelected the follow
ing officers:
President and Treasurer-F. Garrison.
Secretary-L. NJ. Alexander.
All those interested were we'll salts
fed with the years showing, consider
ing the times and prices of print paper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
The Ideal Panacea.

James L. Francis, Alderman, Chicago,
says: 81 regard DR.. Kings New Dis
covery as an Ideal Panacea for Coughs,
Colds and Lung Complaints, having
used it IN my family for the last five
years, to the exclusion of physicians
prescriptions or other preparations"
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa,
writes: II have been a Methodist
Episcopal Church for 80 years or more,
and have never found anything so
beneficial, or that gave me such speedy
relief as DR.. Kings New Discovery"
Try this Ideal Cough Remedy now.
Trial Bottles Free at j. E. Daly's Drug
Store.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
For Sale.

Two houses and lots in Grand Rapids;
two houses and eight lots in Centralia,
all in good repair; twelve forties of
land in Saratoga, including three farms;
seven forties of good land near village
of Port Edwards, and many other lands
In Wood county. Wild lands exchanged
for city property, on fair terms. In
Quire of 3. M. Vaughn. 4W
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
K. P. Installation

The following K. P. officers were IL
stalled last Thursday evening by L. D
G. L. Williams:
c. CO. T. Hougen.
V. C.-S. F. Durga.
Prelate-D. D. Conway.
K. of R. and S.-J. n. Brundage.
NJ. of E.-Wm Scott.
NJ. at A.-W. NJ. Martin.
NJ. Of the VT. A. Taylor.
I. .G.-John E. DAILY.
0. CIV. G.. Martin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
MarshfieId 6 SOUTHEASTERN.

Your attention is called to a change in
time of trains on the Marshfeld &
SOUTHEASTERN railway, short line be-
tween Marshfeld, Centralia and Grand
Rapids The new schedule went into
effect Jan. II, 1897. Trains going south
arrive in Centralia at 900 a. m. and at
$3.50 p. N. Going north leave Centralia
at 10:40 a. m. and 4:35 D. m.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
Our Heaviest Tax Payers.

In this issue we present list of our
heaviest tax payers in the two cities.
By comparison with 1895, it will be dis
covered that the taxes in Grand Rapids
are higher than they were last year. A
comparison of taxes with your neighbor
will have a tendency to aid in equaliz-
ing the taxes in the future. Each
reader can size up the situation from
his own standpoint. We append the
list:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
Patridges at $40 Each.

Chippewa Herald: F. NJ. Cole, the
Chetek man, arrested by Game Warden
A. J. Klofanda the other day for having
in his possession ffty-eight partridges,
was fined at the rate of $40 each for each
bird, the cost of the trial amounted to
500, making grand total for the brace,
one days sport, 5000. cole was unable
to pay the fine and was sentenced to the
Chippewa county iail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
A Delicious Tea.

One tablet of DR.. Rays Liver T, dis
solved in cup of hot water-sweetened
to taste-makes delicious cup of tea, a
dose for an adult. 1t is the most pleas
ant and efficient remedy on the market
for constipation and all liver and stom-
ach affections. For sale by J. E. Daily.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
Exchange of Compliments.

II see that you are your own washer
woman," said Mrs. Spitely, who was
leading her poodle past the place.
YES" retorted Mrs. Snaply, ''but,
thank goodness, I'm not reduced 10
playing nursegirl for a dog. Detroit
Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
CENTRALIA.

The taxes in Centralia this year are
lower than they were in 1895. The
people there enter no complaint and
are paying up quite rapidly. By max
ing comparison it Will be noticed that
the taxes for 1896 are considerable lower
than they were in 1895.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
Encouraging.

The old year has gone,
Let it slide!
Time goes running on,
But we abide.
Was the old year bad?
Let's forget it.
\ new ones to be had,
Why not get it?
The old year died game,
But the new
Has got there lust the same:
So may you. Ell.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
G. E. Pariseau'S Will.

1t will be seen by the following will
made by Mr.. c. E. Pariseau that he re-
members equitably and liberally all
those who were in any way dependent
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-04-01
PARTY FEELING HIGH.
Political Speeches Numerous on the Last
Day of the Tariff Debate

Political Speeches Numerous on the Last
Day of the Tariff Debate
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Party feel
ing ran high during the last day of the
tariff debate in the house. Political
speeches were wedged in at every op-
portunity and there was constant ma
neuvering for political advantage. The
opposition directed their efforts, as far
as possible, toward stirring up dissen-
sion on the Republican side, but they
succeeded only in exposing single in.
stance of revolt That was on the SUBJ
ject of free hides. The Democrats
pressed the question of duty on hides
for the benefit of the farmer with such
vigor that Mr.. Hepburn, an Iowa Re-
publican, was drawn into the debate
and made strong plea for dutiable
hides. He demanded that the house
be given an opportunity to vote on this
question and declared that every West
ern Republican was in favor of it. Mr..
Cannon Ills also gave qualified en-
dorsement to this demand. The Re-
publican leaders defended their bill
with vigor.
The ways and means committee held
the floor with their amendments from
10 in the morning to 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. About 35 were offered and
adopted.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-04-01
A CURRENCY COMMISSION
Mr.. Heatwole Has Resolution in Line
With the Presidents Suggestion.

Mr.. Heatwole Has Resolution in Line
With the Presidents Suggestion.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Represent-
ative Heatwole of Minnesota has intro
duced a resolution for banking and
currency commission, which is in line
with the recommendations of Mr.. Nc
Kinley's inaugural address, and of the
Indianapolis conference. The resolu-
tions recites that in view of the present
inadequate banking and currency sys-
tenn, it is desirable that congress have
the aid of experts in making changes.
The commission is to be composed of
four citizens-eminent in trade, polit.
ital economy and banking, to be ap-
pointed by the president, two senators,
to be appointed by the vice president,
two representatives, to be appointed by
the speaker. and the comptroller of the
currency, and the resolution provides
that it shall report to congress tho first
Monday Of next December.