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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-21
DEPOSIT OF S793,5O1.34.
Bank Statements Show Excellent LocaI
financial Condition.

All National Banks in the United
States were called upon by the comp
trOller Of currency, to forward to him
a statement of their condition at the
close Of business on Sept. I, 1899.
These statements are asked for five
times a year, but the exact date of call
is never known to the bankers until it
is made, and the statements must be
published in the local paper where
bank is located. The statements of
the two National banks in this city
were published in our last weeks issue.
but were handed in too late for COM
ment in that issue. The bank of Cen
tralia also published statement of
its conditions on the 7th inst. in the
last issue of the Centralia Enterprise
and the three statements as published
show very satisfactory and f1attering
condition financially, not only for the
banks, but for these cities as we'll.
From an examination of these state
mentS we find that the total resources
and liabilities at the three banks are
as follows:
Wood County Natl Bank. 1891, ,O62. 50
First National Bank. .... $50, ,693. 81
Bank OF Centralia, .... 226, ,229. 81
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-21
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1t will be noted that the Bank of
Centralia reports deposits of $193,
9726l; First National banks 1892, 3S7. 81
and Wood County National Bank
S3Ol. 14O.76 makiEga a total deposit OF
S193,50 81. This condition of our
banks reflects the general condition of
our community. and the above figures
prove a healthy condition financially.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-21

Never cut the advertising ex-(
penditure to a point that pre-
vents the dissemination of news
of store excellence to those WhO}
use what you have in stock orr
who could be interested in the)
stock.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-21

: No Gay passes but has some ops
}nortunity for effective ADVERTISE
Slng. The merchant who makes
}the most OF these opportunities,
}eniOyS the largest measure Of
prosperity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23
New srauser Pistol.

THE new Mauser pistol, with which
our cavalry is about TO be armed, is
a notwithstanding piece OF machinery"
said an aesthetic New Orleans sports
man. at doesn't resemble a firearm at
all, but looks like some strange scien-
tiic instrument, such as one might see
In laboratory. Imagine a cigar box,
japanned black, with handle at one
end and a short tube at the other, and
there you have 1t. The box contains
the mechanism and the tube spouts
bullets. The cavalryman of the past
was dashing figure. He wore steel
cuirass and a helmet with nodding
plumes, and while he carried a brace
of pistols in his holster, his real weap-
on was his trusty saber. Do you re-
member the splendid fellows who are
galloping past Napoleon in Nelson
nier's 1907? Since then science has
gradually sucked all the poetry out of
war, and the Mauser pistol is the last
work of brutal utilitarianism. The
cayalryman of the future will carry
nothing but a small black walnut box,
and will closely resemble a surgeon 60
ing out to operate for appendicitis.
When he gets to the right spot, desig-
mated by the engineer corps, he will
dismount, open the box, take out his
hideous Mauser machine, hook the
case to one end, SO as to form a shout
der rest, spray a few quarts Of projec-
tiles in given direction, and go
home again to rest after the fatigue
of the fray. If the calculations of the
range finder are right, his bullets will
perforate somebody a mile away. That
will be war a la mode. In some re-
spects it is a great improvement on the
old style, but it will inspire no poets.
Imagine Tennyson writing the Charge
of the Light Brigade about cavalry
regiment armed with Mauser automat-
ics!'-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23
FOR WOMEN AND HOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.
One OF the Latest styIes-A Dainty
House Robe-The Common Man and
the Ideal wife-Comfort in Bed
Our Cooking school



Sweet. have loved you so these long
years past
With all the passion of my ardent
youth
That Ger our lives lovely glamor cast;
l staked my honor ON your eeaseless
And now. with dreamy wonderment I
The clinging tenderness Of long ago,
The gentle sympathy, the answering kiss
And ! have loved you so.
Dear. for one hour. one little hour to-
night,
We two must face the weary length Of
years
That looms before US. bare of all de-
And heralded by bitter. heart-drawn
tears.
Are we to break the ever-loosening
That held US once 50 closely in> its
keep;
Or will the sharpness Of our present pain
BE lulled by patience to fitful sleep?
Dear, In you hands leave our after
fate,
With but one prayer for all the old
loves sake;
II you should answer, 1t is all too late
To dream a dead affection should
awake,
Speak without bitterness. Around US lie
The tender memories of long ago
That witness mournfully our last good
by
-. And / have loved you so.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23

Whenever your organs of sight feel
weak, do not claw at them with the
knuckles, so to express it. You must
not massage your eyes in the same way
you would the stronger parts of the
body. They need help from the hands,
but this help must be administered in
a very gentle and delicate method.
John Quincy Adams had a way of
treating his eyes which, it is said. pre-
served their vision to old age without
the help of spectacles. This was to
place his thumb and forefinger each
upon an eyelid and gently rub them to-
ward the nose a number of times each
day. The action encourages the circu-
lation of blood in that locality, does
away with the tiny spots that some
times float before the vision, and pre-
vents that fiattening of the lenses
which causes dimness of sight at a
certain focus. It is wonderful how
much good can be done the eyes of
people of all ages by using this simple
exercise ten or fifteen minutes each
day. If you are where it may not be
convenient to measure tine, as in the
dark, it is well to cornt the number
of passes made by the fingers over the
eyes until you have reached the num-
Der that you have demonstrated by ex-
pertinent that time viii allow. For
instance. when you awake in the night
and have the blues because your sight
is failing" spend a little time mas
saying the eyes instead Of worrying
about them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23

1t was gentleness, not weakness. 1t
was that calm sweetness of disposition
and manner which illustrate the kind
ly self-control of a strong, masterful
spirit; not the shrinking, timid un-
certainty of temper and behavior
which resembles gentleness because it
lacks something of the power Of self
with sturdiness of conviction, positive
ness of speech, and boldness OF action.
1t was exhibited not only toward his
opponents. 1t was especially notice
able in his treatment of all who came
to him in fear or doubt or sorrow. Let
those who sometimes suppose gentle
ness to be tame, insipid virtue,
make careful study Of it as seen in the
character of James. They will learn
to admire it. They will be impelled
to cultivate it. They will perceive it
to be a fruitful source of true and
mighty power. When we understand
that one is gentle, as Jesus was, be-
cause he can afford to be; because,
apart from the moral aspect of the
matter, he realizes that he is strong
enough in the highest sense to dis
pense with buster, we feel that he
has attained to a lofty and honorable
level of character and life. Then,
when the time comes for righteous in
dignation of soul-as come it does now
and then-and for vigorous, incisive
speech in support of the right or con-
demnation of the wrong, then the
very contrast between ones custom
airy gentleness and his temporary
sternness adds immensely to the effect
of the latter. If such gentle spirit
can be wrought up to such a pitch, we
say, how grave the cause must be! We
never have known men or women
more intense in their opinions, or
more unfaltering and potential in their
conduct and influence, than some of
those who most closely have resem-
bled Christ in gentleness of disposition
and manner. Gentleness is charac-
teristic excellence of the truly great.
1t also is one of the greatest of excel
lencies. Perhaps no other is so com
monty associated with Jesus in our
thought. Nor is the endeavor to at
tain to any other more difficult or
profitable. Happy is the home, the
office, the factory, the school where
gentIeness like that of Jesus reigns.-
Young Man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23
THE FEMININE OBSERVER.

Art and heart rhyme all right, but
that is about the only way they make
any sort OF union.
A woman's idea OF reform generally
has something to do with making over
lasts years frocks.
A woman can be stopped from faint
ing by the knowledge that she has on
an old pair of shoes.
The trouble with most OF us is that
we want to find a way out Of a diff
Guilty other than backing out.
The persons who get on best with
each other are those who talk regard
less of what the other has to say.
A woman's religious influence in the
home circle is not apt to be very great
when she comes home from church
Gloss.
A person with poor memory en-
joys theatrical performance the most
because the jokes always have fresh
sound to him.
1t seems about the hardest thing
some persons have to do in this world
is to forgive any one who is more sue
cessful than they are.
The latest contortion OF the slang
about rubber necking' is to use stock
exchange parlance and exclaim when
the condition warrants It, Rubber Is
active!"
There is nothing that so stimulates a
woman's curiosity as to have some one
in Der neighborhood speak in whis-
pers. Whatever is being talked about,
If uttered in the ordinary tone, would
possess no manner of interest for her
Philadelphia Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23
Christian Endeavor Topics.

The Indwelling Presence. Monday,
Dec. 4, MY spirit within you,' Eek
36:25-S1; Tuesday, Dec. 5, Il will
dwell in them,' 2 Cor. G: 1918;
Wednesday, Dec. 6, "Shall be in you.
John IA: 15-17; Thursday, Dec. Z,
And / in YOU" John Is: Is; Friday
Dec. s, I in them, thou in me-" John
II: 20-26; Saturday, Dec 9, IF Christ
be in you," Rom. s: Ill; Sunday, Dec
10, topic, "The Indwelling Presence, .
Col 1: 21,29; Gal. 2: 20.
Christ is by your side, is ready to
dwell within you. Until you have
made that thought your own, there is
no other thought that is more i'm
portant for you. You cannot see
Christ, but he has said that he is with
us at all times. Which will you be-
lieve, Christ or your eyes? There is
only one difference among men;
strength or weakness, ugliness or
beauty, wisdom or folly-it all
amounts to this, that in some men
Christ dwells. and in others he does
not live. There is no installing it
when Christ lives in life, unless you
are in doubt how Christ looks and
what he does. All worthy ambitions
are hut one, after ALTO get more OF
Christ. How much simpler just to
take this for ones ambition!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23
Linen Locker. Aboard shin.

There are no laundries on board
ship; they take up too much room. So
the chief steward lays in thousands OF
pillow slips. sheets and towels. These
come on board tied up in bales of a
dozen each, and are stored in the linen
locker, cubby-hole OF place on the
main deck; the ventilator pipes from
the engine-room run through it and
keep it hot. There is no danger of
linen getting widowed there. The
linen which has been used is thrown
into another room provided with the
same atmosphere. and is kept thor
oughly dry. Where there are clean
napkins every day, frequent changes
OF stateroom linen and an everlasting
replenishing OF towel racks, the de-
mands upon the linen locker are very
extensive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23

If one desired to commend the rare
grace of equanimity there would be
no lack of argument. It's nobleness of
dignity would be alone sufficient. To
be serene when others are appalled,, to
be calm when others are excited, to
be self-poised when others bend be-
fore the sudden fury of popular ex-
element, to be clear-eyed and steady
handed when the winds rage and the
foundations of the state seem to be
trembling, to have the strength and
elasticity of steel which bends but
does not break, and comes back to it's
own form when temporary pressure
passes-all this implies an intellectual
and moral no5lcness of character cor
responding with the dignity by which
it is expressed. 1t is at once a virtue
and grace, which might be used to
justify the OLD contention of the
Greeks that the beautiful and the
good are one.-Church Standard.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23
Some Household Hints.

Thin and valuable glass can be hard
ened after this fashion. Tie it around
with hay, place over a fire in cold
water and allow the water to come to
a boil. Then let the glassware remain
in the water until it becomes cold
again.
One of the best mouse preventives is
the foliage of the walnut tree. Even
after the foliage has been dried it is
said to be effectual in soaring away
mice.
Knitting wool can be made a fast
color by soaking it in a strong solu-
ton of salt and water, taking it out
after few minutes immersion and
hanging to dry in the open air.
To clean sponges thoroughly dissolve
a handful of coarse salt in a pint of
water. Soak and knead the sponges
in this mixture for some little time;
then rinse under a water faucet. and
they will be as good as new.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23

pect to become the prey of i'll health
in some one of its countless forms.
Let us not be afraii of a wet sponge
and five minutes brsik exercise with a
rough towel night AMI morning. Never
wear at night the aGdergarments that
are worn through TIE day. Devote
eight hours out of tee twenty-four to
sleep. Children should be allowed to
sleep until they awake of their own
free will. Never go out to work in
early morning in any locality subject
to damps, fogs and unhealthy vapors
with an empty stomach. If there is not
time to wait for a cup of coffee or
tea, pour two-thirds OF cup of boil
ing water on two teaspoonfuls of cream
or beaten egg, season it with salt
and pepper, and drink it while hot be-
fore going out. This will stimulate
and comfort the stomach, and aid the
system in resisting a poisonous and
facilitating atmosphere.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23

Good china that has gliding upon it
should not be rubbed. as it is liable to
remove the tracery. 1t only requires
to be rinsed in warm water. then in
cold. 1t should be left to drain dry.
Very occasionally rub this china gently
with a little finely powdered whiting
and soft wash leather. Good dessert
plates, tea plates and saucers should
be put away in the china cupboard.
protected by circles Of paper placed be-
tween each. This preserves the glaze
or painting from scratches. 1t should
be noted that the china cupboard is
thoroughly dry. as dampness soon tar
nishes the gliding on fine china or
erockeTy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23

The men of ten talents are the men
to whom God has given much, and
who have been true custodians of
Gods talents, returning them with
usury. There have been tragedies in
their lives They have had to keep
the Kings treasures and defend them
against robbers and spectators They
have hazarded their talents where the
man of the single talent dared not risk
his. They have cared more for the
Kings business than for ease or lux
ury, pleasure or peace. Ask of Moses
as he awaits on Nebo's lonely sum-
nit the end of his long life of service
what he knows of the tragedy of a
lofty life. Yet we may not doubt
that he looked forward and not back
ward; the summit of Nebo was more
pleasant to him than the shadow OF
palm trees at the foot of the pyramids;
his soul longed not for the flesh pots
of Egypt, but for the bread Of heaven.
Ask of Socrates as he takes the fatal
hemlock cup in the prison house at
Athens what he knows of the tragedy
of a lofty life He has not been per-
mitted to talk face to face with God
as Moses did, but he has found truth
and has forgotten spiritual sons-Pla-
to and Aristotle and Xenophen, and
through them how many morei-and
he has not lived in vain. We may be
sure that he preferred the cup and the
slong farewell in the dark prison to
the vapid companionship of sophists
and pleasure seekers, even though it
were upon the slope of the Acropolis.
with eyes rowing from temple to
shrine, and from shrine over the blue
Aegean sea. Ask the same question
of John the Baptist in Herod's gaol.
of John the Evangelist on Patmos isle,
CT Polycarp the aged, on the bloody
arena, Of St Louis, dying before Da-
Meta: of Luther. worn out by life
long service; Of John Bunyan, bear
ing testimony in Bedford gaol; of Alb
raham Lincoln, dying by the hand of
an assassin; of Livingston, passing
away amid the deadly swamps OF
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23

The excessive use of cologne is an
abomination and by refined people con-
sidered a sure sign of vulgarity; but
besides the delicious odor of cleanli-
ness a suspicion of some perfume, faint
but lasting, is part of woman's toilet.
Many women sew sachet begs in their
bodices, sew them around the clothes
hooks, and sew them in their corsets,
as we'll as distributing them every
where in trunks and drawers, and the
last has been found the best way. A
large mat sachet may fit the bottom of
each drawer, with tiny ones scattered
all about. 1t is also a pretty conceit
for one to select certain extract and
use it alone. Very many women by
experimenting with various perfumes
have discovered combinations which
they use continually. One such has
great merit claimed for it by its dis
coverer. The ingredients are: One
ounce each of cloves, nutmeg and
tonga beans, with three ounces of orris
root, all very finally powdered and
thoroughly well mixed. Put this into
bags of thin china silk and lay among
the clothing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23

Speak in low, cheerful but perfectly
distinct tones. If there is anything to
be said which the invalid must not
hear, go outside of the room to say it,
for there is nothing which so irritates
the sick person as whispering. A
whisper is more penetrating than a
full tone. and it rasps every nerve Do
not speak in loud tone, nor talk about
the medicine, the disease or the food.
Never tell anything OF an exciting ma
ture, and avoid all reference to what is
annoying or unpleasant. II there is
jar in the domestic machinery, never
let 1t come to her ears. 1t will surely
trouble her and retard her. recovery.
1t is of the utmost Importance that all
family troubles or vexations be rigidly
excluded from the sick room, and that
1t be pervaded at all times by an at
mosphere OF cheerful and restful peace.
The one special qualification needed to
get on in the sick room is tact With
this allied r. patience and gentleness,
the duties OF nurse will be much light
ened.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23
The Armor of God,

We have observed the Importance OF
putting on the whole armor of God.
Every part of this armor which God
Himself has been pleased to provide
for His children is absolutely required
in order that we may be fully furnished
for the conflict. And for this purpose
has the armor been provided, that we
may be able to stand against the wiles
of the devil. That adversary is very
subtle and crafty and he is ever watch
ing that he may get an advantage over
us. In order to lay still greater stress
on this, the apostle, by the guidance
Of the Holy Spirit, proceeds to say:
For we wrestle not against flesh and
blood" The battle is not against an
army, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers OF
the darkness of this world, against spir-
itual wickedness in high Places
George Muller.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23
SPIDER WHO REASONED WELL.
Moths and Mosquitoes Sought an Electric
Light and He saw His Chance.

aAOtns anu mosquiCOes sought an Electric
Light and He Saw His Chance.
Insects reason-at least some In
sects do. This is no dogma. 1t is a
fact that can be demonstrated, or
rather that has been demonstrated.
The demonstration lies in the appli-
cation of electricity to spider utili-
ties. In a trolley car on suburban
line the other evening l noticed that
around the central cluster of lights
pendant from the roof was spiders
web. 1t was evening, and by and by
the current was turned into the lights.
From a crevice somewhere in the roof
Of the car emerged great fat, we'll
favored spider. Blithely he lowered
he was on level with one Of the
glowing bulbs Of light Patiently he
waited, and he had not long to wait.
Even as the first tide OF electricity
surged through the dainty filament OF
the lamp. heating it to illumination,
silly moth turned from its haphaz-
ard course to hover about the light.
A score of other moths, swarm OF
pestiferous mosquitoes, a collection OF
gnats, some belated flies and other
denizens of the insect world plunged
madly into the circle of "all hands
around the electric lights. 1t was the
spiders opportunity. Here he seized
moth, there a mosquito. Skillfully he
threw his silken ropes about them,
binding them fast. One victim secur-
ed, he FASTENED to secure another,
storing up choice viands Of all sorts
for midnight feast. Now, why did
the spider fix his lair near the electric
light? Was it instinct? Instinct is a
development OF generations, and cleo
trio light is of recent invention. Say,
rather it was reason. This observing
spider by chance had wandered into
an electric car. Wideawake for OPP
portunities, he noticed this new in
vention Of man-electric light. He
had seen how the foolish moths and
mosquitoes swarmed about the blaze.
IF these foolish creatures gather here
tonight" this cunning spider reas-
oned-what other name shall we call
it?-they will gather here to-mor-
row night, and on the nights to come.
Ergo, there will pitch my tent and
set my snares."
How else can the spiders presence
there be explained New York Her
aid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-23
Experience a Testimony to God.

II is not those who know life best
who fail to find an infinite wisdom and
goodness at the heart of all things.
The Shakespeares. the Brownings and
the Hawthornes, whose visions have
ranged over the varied experiences of
the race, are on the side of belief. The
Bismarcks, the Gladstones, and the
Lincolns, who have dealt with the facts
of life on large scale, confess the di-
recting hand of God in the affairs of
men. And, while much is made, by
the unbelievers, of the existence OF
pain as casting doubt on a ruling be-
nevolence, it is not the sore sufferers
who make the objection. Heine, on
the bed of pain On which he died by
inches, finds his way back from his
scoffings to the God of his fathers.
And Robert Louis Stevenson notes that
while the contemplation of suffering
in others may suggest rebellious
thoughts, the effect of it when borne
by ones self, is altogether the oppo-
site. 1t is to some their first contact
with indubitable reality, and. as such,
the clew which brings them to the SUI
preme reality. No kind of real knowl-
edge breeds doubts of the supreme
wisdom and goodness. Such doubts
are bred of notions, half seeing, and
ignorance.-S. S. Times.