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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04
BANK NOTES IN A BOOK.
The Two Singers Never Found Them ans
Died In Want.

Two brothers who recently died in
Paris, once well known as the famous
team of singers Lionnet,. who, with
their duets, charmed many audiences,
ended their: days only a few weeks
apart in miserable circumstances, and
it was stated that they had actually
starved, says Paris Temps. This would
not have been necessary, as there was
found among their effects a music
book between the pages of which were
hidden three bills of 500 francs each.
The poor brothers had never known
about the, existence of this money in
their possession.
A very wealthy Englishman at whose
house they once had sung, sent them
this book, a fine edition of the songs of
Nadand, as a present, and, so as not
to hurt their feelings, placed three 500
franc notes between the leaves of the
book. 1t is evident that the brothers
Lionnet must have been very much dis
pleased with the present of the book,
for the package in which it had come
bore evidence of having never been
opened. probably because they expected
something more substantial than book
of SorgS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04
Cohn's Mineral Water.

L. S. Cohn has made discovery that
may some day make him 'bloated
bond holder" He has discovered
water in his cranberry marsh. You
may say there is nothing remarkable
about that. No; but the remarkable
feature is in the quality of the water; it
is SAID to be mineral water of rare
properties, and Mr.. Cohn has many
testimonials to that effect.
Mr.. Cohn has for many years owned
large cranberry marsh at Bearss
Marsh in Wood county, and during his
stays there every fall he noticed the
water seemed to have a very beneficial
effect. He soon began prospecting and
struck fine stream of purest mineral
water in a beautiful mound that was
covered by an oak grove. Recently he
has had some of this water shipped to
Wausau TO distribute among some Of
his friends troubled with dyspepsia,
and it has been their unanimous YER
dict that it was wonderfully beneficial
Now Mr.. Cohn has arranged to have it
shipped here in large quantities for nse
among his growing army of customers.
He may conclude TO start bottllng
works of his own for the exclusive
handling of his Coax Lane Natural
Mineral Water" as he calls it, and 1t
will not be surprising if this should be-
come a very profitable business for Mr..
Cohn.-Wausau Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04
HORSES ARE CHEAP.
Animals Worthless for City Use Do Well
IN the Country.

Animals Worthless for City Use Do Well
IN the Country.
Horses are cheap. In fact, it is diff
cult to see how it pays TO raise them,
says the New York Mail and Express.
A Brooklyn eXpressman whose route
is II miles long secured green" team
the other day for $45. Two years ago
he bought team not bit better than
the team last purchased and gave 5000
for the horses. Talking of his bargain,
the eXpressmn said to n reporter:
Farmers on Long Island get fine
horses in the city for from $40 to 500.
A big horse which has gone lame
on the pave1nents of the city will come
around all right in q few weeks if let
to roam around a pasture or barnyard.
The soft earth will permit his cracked
and fevered hoofs to mend. 1t would
not pay to keep the horse in the city,
so truckman Or any one of the big
express companies gladly sells hoof-
sore horse, no matter how sound he
may be otherwise, for a song.
II prefer green teams, because I can
break them more readily to my kind
of work. But $45 for such team as I
bought the other day makes me
ashamed to look the horses in the face.
Why, I sold a st. Bernard pup two
months. old not long ago for $780,"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04
A Progressive State.

No other state in the union offers
greater inducements for the location OF
Industries and manufacturing plants
than Wisconsin, with its limitless iron
ore deposits, abundance of hardwood
timber, numerous clay, kaolin and mari
beds, and other advantages. The Wis
consin Central lines penetrate the CEN
ter of the state, aud manufacturers can
find excellent locations for plants, with
facilities for reaching markets every
where. Reliable information will be
Cheerfully furnished upon application
to w. H. killen, Industrial Commits
sioner, Milwaukee, Wis.
IIOME-SEEKERS
will find the lands in northern WiscOn-
sin desirable, and splendid hardwood
farming lands adjacent to the Wisconsin
Central lines can now be purchased at a
very low figure and on easy terms.
Write for free illustrated pamphlet
with maps to Fred'k Abbot, Land Com
missioner, Milwaukee, Wis.
H. T. WHITCoMB, b. JOHNSON,
GenI Manager. Gen1 Fri. Agt.
JAS. G. PoND.
Gen'l Pass. Agent,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04
HlBERNiAN VAlOR.
After Many Year. Receives Due Recogni-
ton.

After Many Year. Receives Due Recogni-
ton.
The citizens of Hennessey, o. T.,
have voted 1000 in bonds for the pur-
pose of erecting monument to the
memory of Pat Hennessey, the govern
ment freighter who vas killed there
% years ago and whose body was
buried on the spot where he fell. He was
the first man killed in the Indian out
break of 1874, says the Arkansas City
Traveller. He was in command of
wagon train en- route from Wichita to
Fort Reno with government supplies
and refused to leave his post when it
became known that the Indians were
swooping down on the train fully 1000
strong. He made one of the bravest
fights on record with the odds all
against him, and the old Indians who
were present say that II Of their num-
Ter fell before his prowess before he
was overpowered, tied to a wagon
wheel and burned alive. Troops from
The fort buried the charred body close
beside the trail the next day and the
grave was kept in order and was regu-
larly planted with flowers by the
freighters along the trail until the
Rock Island railway was built through
the territory. The grave is on the
right of way, and the section hands
have since given it the best of care.
1t is marked by heap of native stones
and a slab bearing the inscription:
This grave is consecrated to Hibernian
valor." The pioneer citizens of this
city will remember the killing of Hen
Messy. He was we'll known here by
all the older inhabitants.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04
THE WHITE MAN YIELDED.
An Elevated Railway Incident Without
Mauy Words,

Many Words.
On an elevated train the other night
sat a negro woman who, judged by her
dress, belonged to some sisterhoCd. On
the other side of the car was a white for
eigner, evidently in mildly hilarious
condition. The man, says the New
York Sun, was smoking cigar, and the
woman protested. Not understanding
the purport of her remarks and evident
ly thinking that he was in a fair way to
down beside her and endeavored to en-
gage her in conversation. At first she
turned her head away, but finally, ex-
asperated by his persistence, she struck
him smart blow with her open hand in
the face.
The man was not abashed, but smil-
ing pleasantly, as if considering that
he had made progress, redoubled his at
tentions. a tall and stalwart negro
rose from his seat in the corner, and,
solemnly marching over to the white
man, laid his hand on his shoulder and
pointed to the other side of the car.
The white man looked at the negro. who
returned his gaze sternly, and then
went back to the seat he had vacated.
The negro, when he saw that the wom-
an was in no further danger of mo-
lestation, returned to his place. Not
word was said on either side.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04
A Successful Diver.

A Spanish diver has succeeded in
bringing $4,000 worth of silver bars
from depth of 16s feet off Cape Fin
isterre. The steamer Slyro, which sank
nine miles south of the cape five years
ago. had IS bars of silver, worth S45,0 900,
on board The diver, whose name is
Angel Erostarbe, has gone down q
times this summer and brought up 81
of the bars The work is made dan
gerous by the exposed position of the
wreck and the strong currents.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04
Two Lives Saved,

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction
City, ILL.,, was told by her doctors she
had Consumption and that there was
no hope for her, but two bottles Of DR..
Kings New Discovery completely cured
her and she says It saved her life. Mr..
Thos. Eggers, 139 Florida St. San
Francisco, suffered from dreadful cold,
approaching Consumption, tried with
out result everything else then bought
one bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery
and in two weeks was cured. He IS
naturally thankful. 1t is such results,
of which these are samples, that prove
the wonderful efficacy of this medi-
cine in Coughs and Colds. Free trial
bottles at John E. DalY's Drug Store.
Regular size 60c. and 81 90.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04
Tell the Printer.

A half dozen or more exchanges
are truthft,lly saving: 1t is fact that
many good items are lost to newspapers
every day by modesty Of people who
hesitate to tell the editor matters con-
corning Their 1selves. The right thing to
do is to stop the newspaper man on the
street. or airy other place you may
happen to meet him and tell him that
you were ap7av OH visit; that you
entertained friends; that you have done
good. If you have done anything
mean- of course keep that to yourself,
for tn ere are ,,the re who will tell that.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04
Notice to Bee Keepers.

Bee keepers wishing bee supplies can
get all kinds from G. NJ. Chase. Bee
hives made to order. You can save the
freight Call on or address
G. NJ. CHASE, Grand Rapids, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04

Try Entire Wheat Flour and You will
use no other. 1t is sold in 6, II and %
ID. sacks. Mosher & Whitney, mill
agents.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04
CIVIC SOCIETIES.

nRDER EASTERN STAR. Rainbow
Chapter, meets on the first and third Tues
day evenings of each MONTH in Masonic Hall,
Grand Rapids. Mrs. HATTIE HOUGEN, W. NJ.
F. 5. DURGA, Sec'y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04

K E. & A. M Grand Rapids Lodge No 12S,
~ hold their regular communications on
the LIST and Srd Wednesdays of each month.
Visiting brethren arc cordially invited to meet
with us. Z. b BEUNDAGE, w. NJ.
5. L. DURGA, Secy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04

WOODMEN OF THE WORLD, Oak
Camp No. 10. Meet 2nd and 4th Monday
of each month, at Natwicks Hall, Centralia.
G. NJ. DILLON, C. C. A.U.WALwoRTH, Clerk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04

IONS OF VETERANS, Grand Rapids,
Wisconsin, meet 2nd and 4th Mondays of
each month in Pratts Hall.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04
You Are Keeping
COWS
FOR PROFIT

NOT AMUSEMENT-add to your knowledge the
knowledge of others, and you will do better and
have in greater measure the Pleasure and Profit
of success. The readers of the REPORTER are
progressive and not content to rest with only
the knowledge gained of their own experience,
and we are pleased to have made such arrange
ments with the publishers of Hoards Dairyman
published at Fort Atkinson, Wis, pre- eminently
the Leading Dairy Journal of the country, that
enables us to offer both
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04
ATTORNEYS.

7 w. COCHRAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office over the Bank of Centralia, Cen
tralia, Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04

2 M. VAUGHAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in Gardeners brick block, Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04

Y G. UNDERWOOD, ATTORNEY AT
LAW & SOLICITOR OF PATENTS.
l07 Wisconsin Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LINE

Tickets sold and baggage checked through to
all points in the United States and Canada.
Close connections made in Chicago with all
trains going East and South. For full informa-
ton apply to your nearest ticket agent or Jas.
The sea coast echo., 1897-06-12
JACKETS FOE SPRING.

Jackets have proven SO popular this
season that it is very probable they
will be carried over into the spring,
although, of course, in thinner, lighter
and handsomer cloths.
The prettiest jackets are those in
French gray and other lighter but
negative tones, which look we'll upon
almost every complexion, and which
set off the skirt beneath and the hat
above.
Another pretty jacket for spring
wear is half coat and half jacket. 1t
has moderate storm collar, is tailor
made and smoothly fitting. The upper
sleeve is half covered with large pui1s.
but runs quite close to the arm all the
rest of the way down to the wrist.
No particular color as yet holds tho
vantage, the difig;,se mt tints exhibited
adj. charity oali ia dhssana brown,
thus far being ta'wsas: AaU eaoSa p g. -
snuff brown, seal brown, French gray,
olive, dark bottle-green, sepia, laurel,
burnt sienna, resoda, tan and russell.
-Chicngo Record.
The sea coast echo., 1897-06-12
BARN YARD MILLINERY.

| The following letter to the New
York Tribune from A. A. Allen Of
Germantown, offers suggestion on
the aigrette question which may or
may not commend itself to those op.
posed to the wearing OF plumage.
There seems to be little difference be-
tween killing wild birds for their plu.
mage and raising domestic ones for
that purpose; but il the feathers of
only those fowls that are used for
food could be made to satisfy the de.
mands of the milliner, it seems that
the idea ought to be acted upon with
out further delay.
As New York is now having q poul.
try show, / would like to inquire.
through your columns, why the
women who wear SO many feathers,
and are also so largely interested
in the raising OF poultry, have
not thought Of starting new branch
of that industry? Why are the feath-
ers Of our farmyard fowls not utilized
for the adornment of headgear2 They
are far more beautiful than many now
in use for that purpose. The aigrette
that almost every woman has on her
hat is stiff, no beauty in it--only
fad.
The topknot of one OF these Pader-
owski black fowls, with it's black and
white feathering and black bead eyes
would be beautiful in hat. The
farmers family could make fine col.
lection OF feathers and send them to
feather dealer, who could color them
and make most marvellous birds, with
tubular wings and Greats on their
backs, such creatures as nature never
dreamed Of.
Why not have poultry farms for
feathers, as they do ostrich farms.
peacock farms, paroquet farms, even
birds OF paradise farms? These latter
are sometimes so buried in their
beautiful plumage that they look as il
they would like to part With some OF
II, even to adorn a Int
This would, in great measure, stop
this Wholesale. wicked killing of our
beautiful song birds and insect killing
birds. Robins, thrashes. wgons and
uasuy others are not pretty on a hat,
gAs Aaal|aS spagS0T Paa gagaIsA MI
The sea coast echo., 1897-06-12

bound TO add that. from what have
seen of the Prussian police, should
say they are, MS a body, anxious to do
their duty properly; but they have
very little of the forbearance which is
so marked characteristic Of the Eng
lish constable. They do not understand
argument, much less contradiction.
Each bears sword, and has no idea
OF bearing it in vain. In all this he is
supported and encouraged by the
higher authorities. The police, con-
sisting of old soldiers, are, to all in
tents and purposes, military force,
and are meant to terrorize the masses.
70 refuse to obey their orders, even
If unjustifiable, is very grave of.
Tense; actually to resist them is a
crime punished with far greater sover-
ity in Germany than in England. -
Contemporary Review.
The sea coast echo., 1897-06-12
4 Catastronhe.

The train was roaring along about
forty miles an hour, and the conduc.
tor was busily punching tickets full oil
holes, when little thin old man who
sat in ono OF the corner seats pIucked
his sleeve.
mister conductor, you be sure and
let me off at Speers Station. You see.
this is the first time I ever rode on
steam-cars, and don't know anything
bout them. You won't forget II.
eh?"
"All right. sir; won't forget"
The old man brushed back a straw
lock of hair and, strengthening him
self, gazed with increasing wonder at
tho flying landscape, every now and
then exclaiming,
"Graclousl" "By gumi" etc. !.
Suddenly there was a crash, and
after anumber OF gymnastio moves
that made him think of his school
days, he fonnd himself sitting on the
grass of the embankment alongside
the track.
Seeing another passenger sitting q
short distance away, patiently sup
porting various parts Of the splintered
car across his legs, he inquired,
SIS this Speers Crossing?"
The passenger, who was drummer,
and not altogether new to such hap.
penings, replied, with smile, al.
though in considerable pain,
mo; this is catastrophe.
sis that so, "he irritably exclaimed,
"Now 1 knew that conductor would
put me off at tho wrong place. Har-
per's Round Table.
The sea coast echo., 1897-06-12
shmckina onsiers.

There are three motions in shuck-
Ing picking up the oyster,
hitting it with the hammer, opening
the shell and throwing out tho meat.
The last motion is continuous one.
An expert inserts his knife into the
shell, cuts the oyster loose as he does
it, and throws it into the receiving
pail without removing the blade of the
knife. 1t is necessary to avoid cut.
ting the oyster rs the operator opens
tho shell, and to try and prevent par
ticles OF the she'll from getting into
the pail. The pail used is always a
large one, and when it is full II ia
turned over to person called the
skinner" who measures the guam
tity and gives check for the amount
A skillful'opener can open anywhere
from five to seven hundred oysters
per hour, although it all depends on
the kind OF oysters. A small fat oys-
ter is hard to open, and it takes time,
.,fJ9 9it is great strain on the wrist to
''s.s Lc-n110ilvl an oyster re.
get them open. BED asrs.s,,tt vou,d
quires lots of patf2sacnA.-,ia,, ~ o.. -
take good ahucker an 'Rdr to o,9S
one hundred.
1t does not require great deal OF
strength of wrist to open oysters.
There is 'knack" or "sleight" about
the business, and when tho peculiar
twist or wrench the shuckers have ia
acquired, you have the secret OF the
trade. 1t is trick OF the trade re-
quiring considerable PRACTICE before
the operator becomes proficient.
As rule the shuckers are paid bv
the thousand oysters opened, and the
price ranges from 80 cents to 81. A
first class shucker can, il he gets plenty
OF work, make SO day. But to do
this he must work early and late.--
Fishing Gazette.
The sea coast echo., 1897-06-12
The German Police.

There is little possibility OF indo-
pendencc in speech or action. The
police are always at your elbow; and
woe to You If you do not carry out
their injunotionsto the letter. There
has lately been striking illustration
OF the power OF the police in Vienna,
and certainly their power is not less
in the German Empire. In both cases
they are protected almost beyond the
possibility of conviction by the So
called Dienst- Eid, or service oath. II
! remember rightly, this oath is held
to be equivalent as evidence to the
oaths of five independent Witnesses.
That is to say. to disprove police
mans story, You must find six iude-
pendent witnesses to testify to your
version Of the facts. AS this is, 10 90
cases out OF q 100, impossible, the
poliosnan 10 master Of tho situation.
80 Ia In shis way an aatooEsk and can
he ~ arbitrary NJ As plpassh Z s#
The sea coast echo., 1897-06-12
Il Hard sIeener

John Teller, who died at Moschelle,
Annapolis, Nova Scotia, recently, at
the age Of seventy years, was perhaps
the most notable instance Of hiber-
mating human being of which there ia
any record, says the New York Sun.
For the last twenty years Of his life he
had passed the winters in almost con-
tinuous sleep, and for full fifteen years
no effort was made by his family to
prevent him relapsing into his annual
stupor, his case having been aban-
doncd as hopeless Many physicians
had tried their hand with Teller, and
one after the other gave him ur The
public curiosity which tho case at.
tracted at first died away after two or
three years, and Tslfer's neighbors
paid as little attention to his doinQs
latterly as they would to any porson
IN his humble station.
The sea coast echo., 1897-06-12
FASHION NOTES.

Moire velour is greatly favored for
skirts.
Metallicribbon is used On childron's
gowns.
Trained skirts are seen on the new
costumes
The crush belt appears on all the
newest costumes.
Printed velyets are very much used
for fancy bodices.
The violet toque gains favor as the
season progresses.
No woman can have too many ser.
viceable black skirts.
Pearls are undoubtedly the fashion
able gems of the moment
Green and yiehot seem to lose thei,
popularity in Il world OF millinery.
Ribbon, leather and metal are all
employed to make girdles for fur
coats.
The new spring shirtwaists are
made Of cottons in very fanciful de.
signs.
Go to any fashionable asseIabage
and count the black costumes worn,
They are always in the majority.
Many OF the latest wedding gowns
have little bolero jacket fronts, made
Of very rich Venetian point, Honiton,
Of dachesse lace, and the satin.
strapped ceinturs is fastened with III.
Ito buckles set with French brillianty
and points, auIshsA With 40 applique
iyI@mipg pi the lace
The sea coast echo., 1897-06-12
NEW ZEALAND WOMAN surrnAon.

NEW ZEALAND WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
An echo comes from New Zealand
telling how the female suffrage bill
came to pass the New Zealand parlia-
ment The government promoted the
bill, in accordance with electoral
pledges. and supported it with every
show OF enthusiasm in the assembly.
But thcy did not want it TO pass, and
relied upon the upper house to throw
1t ont The majority OF life senator's
are in the sere and yellow leaf, snme
OF thcm having sat since the colony
obtained self-government, and have
to be trnndled down to the ,house
in bath chairs when occasion arises.
Unfortunately, the female suffrage bill
came ON at m hour whom the veter-
ans, on whom ministers relied for re-
jecting 1t, had hobbled off to bed.
Before they could be brought back to
the house in blankets the matter had
gone too far, and the bill for female
suffrage became law-to the conster-
nation OF those who had only made
show OF desiring it. San Francisco
Chronicle.
The sea coast echo., 1897-06-12
"onuBpAB1E" WOMEN.

The women of Syracuse, N. Y, APP
pear to be particularly ''clubbable.
Their principal organization possesses
o fine clubhouse, and on election
night the members gathered there and
received the returns by telephone. -
Argonaut. -
The sea coast echo., 1897-06-12

the small feathers needed, and 6
pigeon farm the noxt size. Then
poultry feathers we could have from
the ducks and chickens and turkeys
We have eaten.
Some say it won't pay. Yes, it
will; for soon there will be no wild
birds to collect from, if this wholesale
slaughter goes on.