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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25

REoLA1.r1NG SANDY LAND WITHOUT
MANURE.-We will suppose that the
land is sandy, or, perhaps, a sandy
loan, that was once covered with pines
which were cut off, and the land cry
ed to DEATH" and then pastured to
death, which is full as bad as the old
Irish Judge, who sentenced q man to
"be hung and pay forty shillings. y
Manure the land if you can; if not,
plow with one horse, or two if you
choose, but do not so down more than
four inches; SOW rye and harrow it In.
When the crop is ripe, thresh on the
field, and keep what grain you can get
as a compensation for your labor.
Now take the rye straw, and let a
man drop it before each furrow, and
the plow follows Immediately and cov-
ers it up.
Follow this course three years, and
then SOW it with clover. Cut two crops
of this, and the second year plow again
and sow to rye, and, if the operation
has been well managed, you will prob.
ably get twenty five bushels of rye tC
an acre, and your land will be in pret-
ty good condition for any crop, with
common manuring. We can show you
twenty acres that was almost moving
sand, reclaimed in this way into fall
and fertile lands. Are you encourag
ed.-Neag L'ngl031d farmer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25
More than he Bargained for.

In one Of the interior towns of New
England a story is told of an old dea-
con, who has couple Of mischievous
boys, and a spunkey old ram. The
deacon's farm has a stream of water
running through it, on the bank of
which, there is a rock, extending close
to the water for some distance, and
about ten feet above it. and which can
not be seen from the house.
The boys were in the habit of driv-
ing their fathers sheep to this spot, and
then vexing the old ram until he would
pitch at them, with all his might, when
they would drop fiat down, and let the
rana 60 headlong over them, from the
top Of the rock, into the deep water
below.
This was rare sport for the boys, but
one day the deacon caught them in the
very act of giving old sthi,mper" bath,
and dealt with them as be felt in duty
bound to do, for such wicked minded
ness.
Sometime afterwards, the deacon
chanced to go to the aforesaid rock.
and seeing the sheep feeding near it,
he felt strong inclination to see his
ram make another plunge into the wa
ter.
After looking about, to make sure
t1at no one was in sight to witness his
folly, he crouched down on the edge OF
the rock, and made show of fight
against old ''Thumper," who accepted
the challenge, and charged with all his
force so rapidly, that the deacon, he
ing rather slow, failing to drop in time.
went over the rock headlong into the
water along with him.
Here was fix for deacon to be
caught in, sure enough; and to add tc
his modification, by the time he and
the ram got out of the water, the boys
were standing on the rock above him.
laughing most boisterously. The dea-
con sneaked of, home-the boys told OF
his mishap-and the old man is called
Deacon Slow" 10 this day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25

the muzzle of Vesu7ius with q tuf o
cotton; Choate is the ramrod! Bat le
them beware! The dust of Sam Adam:
throbs with Indignation beneath theil
feet. The giant is turning under Htna
The earthquake tread ofreform already
shakes the Athens of America. (En
thusiastic cheering.)
''There are but two horns to this di.
lemna-immediate emanci patton OF
continued slavery. Barbarism and civ.
ilization cannot live together. Free
dom and slavery can never constitute
one State. Liberty and justice alone
are ultimate in this reform. When q
man wishes to upset a colossal system
of wickedness, he must take a univcr-
sal principle, one that underlies all the
ages, not manned by constitutional
limits, not distorted by sectarian re-
strlctions; he must take such princi-
pie for his lever, and faith in God as
his fulcrum, and then he may turn the
world up side down. For the Puritans
to behead the august perjurer, Charles
Stuart, was bold act. But they had
learned by sad experience, that no
bonds would hold him but the bonds
Of death, and no prison but the grave,
and there they put him. Death is the
only cure for slavery. Liberty first,
and the Union afterwards! What has
the Union done for you? 1t has given
you pro-slavery constitution, the Flu
gitive Slave Bill Of 's2, Louisiana, the
Florida war, the Compromise of 1880,
Texas, the war with Mexico, the Com
promise Of 1850, the Nebraska Bill,
Lecompton-It mobs Judge Hoar out
Of Charleston, Mr.. Hubbard out Of
New Orlesns-sells Massachusetts, cit
izens in Texas for their jail fees-sends
Senator Mason up to Boston, to flare
the Fugitive Slave Bill in the face of
the sons Of Bunker Hill and Faneuil
Hall-imprisons women for teaching
children to read the letters that spell
God-keeps four million of our fellow
citizens IN bondage, cone hour of
which," said Jefferson, els fraught with
more misery than whole ages Of that
which we rose in rebellion to oppose"
that is what the Union does. Will
you longer sacrifice freedom and hu-
manity to it? Drop the bundle of infa-
my! touch not the accursed thing!-
(Applause.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25

CASE AMALGAMATION AID KID

A CASE OF FAMALGAMATION AND KID
learn that a young man,
the son of much respected Profess
or in a college in Georgia, recently
came to this city in company with a
Young mulatto woman as his rcputed
wife, by whom he had four interesting
children, whom they brought with them
Before leaving Georgia, it appears, as
we learn the facts, he brought this wo-
man, who was a slave, by paying her
master s., 900. They have been resid-
ing in this city about four weeks, and
on Wednesday evening he took a let
ter out Of the poSt-office which request
ed him to call Immediately at a certain
room in the fremont House. He went
to the room, and there was surprised to
meet his father in company with two
officers, who informed him that he
would have to accompany them to his
home in Georgia. Greatly alarmed
and not seeming to understand his own
rights, he consented to return with them
and left the city with them on the same
evening. The woman and her children
are still in the city. She is fair mu-
latto, and the children are perfectly
white. They arc left without the means
of support.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25
The Yankee Peilar,


The Importance of importing you,
own stock. if you are going into the
wool business, is very emphatically en-.
forced in the following capital story
that comes to us from very agreeable
correspondent: ..r-. -. -...#,
"Sore years ago / was travelling or
the Eastern shore Of MARYLAND, and
stopped for the night at the house of 8
gentleman by the name of Jones. HI
was not at home, but his wife received
me very politely; I Was in the capacity
OF travelling merchant, q peripatitic
vender Of notions, v;lgarly called a
pedlar. She made few purchases ot
articles useful i'll the family, and Nigh,
have bought more had not Mr.. Jones
returned unexpectedly and commenced
abusing me most roundly, and said he
didn't want any pedlars about his
house. gave him back the change in
his own coin till he cooled down, " hen
| asked him what made him mad at all
ssgentIemen in my line of business?''-
He told me:''
ga few months ago a Yankee ped
lar was about here selling his ware.
and taking pay in anything he could
get My neighbor farmer, Mr.. Brown,
had very troublesome ram; one time
ne Jumped the fence and got into the
wheat, and another day into the corn,
and was always where he had no bust
ness to be. One day, just as the farm
er had got him out and tied him up.
this pedlar came along and wanted to
sell his tinware. .....
''Mr. Brown said he would sell him
the old ram and take his pay in tin
The peddler took him up, Offering him
two dollars worth of his truck for the
ugly old sheep; the farmer agreed, pick
ed out his tin things, the peddler hoist
ed the ram with legs tied, into his con-
founded old cart, and drove right along
here to my house, and had the impu-
dence, yes, the scoundrel had to tell
me the ram had been imported from
England by order Of one of the rich
farmers, Jeifers, down the country, and
had agreed to take it to him; it had
cost 5000 on landing, and he was to
have $3.50 for it when he delivered it
to Mr.. Jeffers, but he was so tired of
having the plaguey thing in his wagon
that he would take SlO0 for it the first
chance be could get. was quite anx-
ious to improve my stock, and thought
this SO fine an opportunity to buy an
imported il-blood, as the rascal war
ranted it to be, that I paid the fellow
500; and he cut the strings and let the
ram run. Sure enough, he did run,
tull-split, right over the fence, and l af-
ter him, and my niggers coming on
In fifteen minutes my ram, niggers, and
| fetched up in Browns yard, when I
found that had been sold as well as
that rascally old sheep. Before I got
back, the peddler had sold ten dollars
worth Of wooden nutmegs and nom
sense to my wife, and had gone off to
parts unknown. He never came this
way again; and if you are one of that
sort, you had better put up your traps
and be moving"
''Finally l prevailed on him to let me
stop till morning, and to accept few
Yankee notions without fee or reward.
But he will never forget that 800 and
his neighbor's RAM
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25
THE APPRENTICE BoY-In l945 W

The APPRENTICE BoY.-In 1916 we
were at Fourth of July celebration in
Pennsylvania, at which General Sam
uel Houston delivered the oration. At
the elose he told story of carpen-
ter's apprentice, whose masters cruel
ty had driven him away to the West,
leaving his mother alone and sorrowiug 2
for her lost son. The orator pointed
out the house where his master lived,
and dwelt On the subject till the whole
audience Of five thousand people be-
came interested. Then turning to a
stranger, who sat on the stand, and
raising his voice to the highest pitch,
he exclaimed: "Here is the boy whom
the cruelty Of a master drove from his
mothers house" and begged leave to
introduce Mr.. Kaufman, ''nember of
Congress from Texas" Sure enough, it
was Kaufman, the apprentice boy, and
this was his first visit to his native place
in thirty years! For moment or two
all was still. and then arose such shout
as never before was heard in Cumber-
land. Ladies sprung from their seats
and waved their handkerchiefs and the
speaker could not be heard for several
minutes. And the old hoary-headed
carpenter, who drove the boy away,
was IN the crowd.
We were but boy, then, but wonld
have given everything in this wide
world for Kaufman's triumph for that
one hour. The poor, despised, beaten,
runaway boy, one ofthe American Con
gress! ~ .
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25

y, dear, mine vest not come over mine
pody!"
'Haw, haw, haw!" roared the old
woman, ''vat fool! You got Peters
vest on! Ha, ha, hawr'
"Bosh!" roars old Peter, shaking off
deaths icy fetters at one surge, and
jumping up; tBosh! Jacob, vat a tam
old fool you musht be to say I wash
shnake bite! Go apout your pishness,
gals. Peter, bring me some beer"
The old woman saved Peters life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25

sI A kind hearted wife once wait
ed on physician to request him to pre-
scribe for her husbands eyes, which
were sore. ''Let him wash them," said
the doctor, ''every morning with bran
dy." A few weeks after the doctor
chanced to meet the wife. Well, has
your husband followed my advice?'
He has done everything in his power
to do it, doctor, but iae never could get
the brandy higher than his mouth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25
- Boys are some times endowed

~ Boys are some times endowed
with remarkable memories. We know
a family in this city consisting of girl
and one boy-the latter about years
old. They were sitting one evening
around the table, engaged in telling
each other how far back they could
recollect. The little girl recollected
when she had a doll that cried. The
boy here spoke up and said that he rec
objected worse than that. ''How worse, -
chimed in half dozen voices in a
breath. "Why, I recollect four weeks
before I was born, and I cried all the
tinae FOB FEAR I'd BE 4 GALr r'-Ex-
change.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25

A BOUNCING BABY.-On Sunday,
June 7th, at Bear Valley, Mrs. Brady
gave birth to a daughter weighing CON
"" nineteen and halfpounds. Moth
er and child doing we'll. San Jose
Valley, and other portions of Califor-
MIA. who are in the habit Of "blowing'
about their big squashes, enormous
beets, lofty wheat, and great crops OF
potatoes, will please take notice Of the
above, as a specimen of what an ordi.
nary mining county can produce, even
with the disadvantages Of hard times
and dry season.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25

The FIRST DEAD-HERD.-"Who was
the first man recorded in history who
didn't pay?' said Matthews, as he was
handing theatrical order to a friend.
@Why, really, never gave il a
thought replied the friend.
"Why, Joseph, Of course" said Mat.
thews, "didn't bis brother pat him in
the pit for nothing?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25

"A dog belonging to Mayor Haines
at Chicago, bit little boy very severe
" in the face and chest. Mayor should
not keep such dogs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25
wPaddy's description Of a fiddle

cannot be beat.
cit was the shape of a turkey, and
the size Of q goose; he turned it over
On its back and rubbed its belly with
stick, and och, ST. Patrick. how it did
equsie" .--..
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25
The WOOD cDUBTY REPORTED.
Il PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY, A.
Grand Rapids, Wood Co., Wis.

JOHN N. BRUNDAGE, EDITOR AND PunL1suK,
Z. A. HAINES, CoRREspoKDINa EDIron.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25

TIES or JOB WORK
Full-sheet Posters, first hundred, IS 90
Each subsequent hundred 90
Half Sheet Posters, first hundred, 90
Each subsequent hundred, 90
Quarter Sheet Posters, first hundred, 9 So
Each subsequent hundred 90
Eighth Sheet Posters first hundred, : 90
Each subsequent hundred, rs
Ball Tickets, according to quality first
hundred, S3 to S. 60
No Jobs issued from the Office until paid for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25
ferms-Two Dollars a-year, in advance.
RI TES OF ADVERTISIWG.

OBITUARY NOTICES per advertising rates.
CARDS in Business Directory, not exceeding
six lines, s. per year.
EsrRAY NOTICES, 81, so for one animal and Is
cents for each additional one-paid in advance
TRANSIENT ADyERTI.tNG payable in advance
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS paid for when affda-
wits are given
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-08-25
Fact, Fancy and Fun.

TO make hens lay pepesual-hi,
them well directed blow on the
head. -.- - ~-.'
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-11-04
wings or nAssAcHUsETr..

The Wings Of this State have completed
their organization BY the appointment Of
the Wing State Committee. As coon as
the elections are over they intend to prepare
an elaborate address TO ,he wbig, Of The
Union, presenting . platform broad enough
for the Wings Of all parts Of the country 70
stand upon.
Two hundred aud twenty one Of the most
prominent Of the party have made . brief
address TO the Wing voters Of Msssaehusett,,
Ia which they state that the time has arrived
for 70 organization Of the Wing Party,
National and State. This movement, they
think can be begun no where With moro
propristy than &c Massachusetts,, where
Wing principles so long hourisbsd and where
che policy of the Wing party so long pre-
vailed sad produced such good results -
The committee will soon open g correspou.
dencs with Wing, in other parts Of the conn.
try.
They will net support Gov. Banks in this
election, on account Of his removal Of Judge
LsRrSo. They say
In view Of the policy and conduct Of abe
present State Administration, especially %.
wards the Jud ciary-respeot for which has
ever been . cardinal doctrine in the wbig
creed-we cannot bot consider it . rara.
mount duty Of the Wings Of Massachusetts
to throw their votes in the way most likely
TO defeat tho election Of the candidates Of
the Republican party"
This address 10 signed BY such men ss
VIM Appleton, George X Curtis, e. s.
HillArd, Ltverett Saltopstall, George Lunt
William AsPiuwAll, and others known to
fame as sound conservative, national men,
They do not mean to join 10 the eternal and
never'endipg crussGe against Institutions
which do not concern them. The Hon
Robert C. Winthrop last year refused to
support Gov Banks on account Of bis course
towards the judiciary.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-11-04
PORT SMELLING.

Wshlve had the pleasure Of Conversation
(says the Philadelphia Pennsylvsuian) with
= very intelligent cficer Of the army, we'll
known TO large number OF our readers, and
IN whose opinion We have much confidence,
who has ben out to Fort Smelling for the
purpose Of transferring the fort to is late
purchasers, aud Of di.posing Of sundry ar.
ucies Of Government property in the fort.
lie has been on service in that quarter dur.
ing the summer, has been over the whole
ground, accurately surveyed il, and 10 fully
capable Of forming an accurate estimate Of
ITS real value As property, aud Of its im
porhnee as An army post. He gives il as
bis opinion that it hA. been sold =, . very
high figure, that s6j 900 would have been
an ample price for it. aud that its sale At
r9j .OIOls highly creditsble to the business
tact Of the honorable Secretary OF War,
under whose auspices the transaction has
been made.
Some structures on the course Of the Sc
cretary Of War, in regard to this sale, having
appeared in the Free Press, it is deemed a
matter Of justice to him to publish this eI
plAua,ion, which We find in the columns Of
that honest aud fair dealing old jour, a, the
National Intelligencer.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-11-04
GOV. wIsE's LETTER.

The letter Ct Gov. Wise, on the trade be.
tween Virginia and South Americ., il at
nsot'ns attention. The New York Herald
In reviewing it, says that il all the Virgin.
nn' had the 'piri, displayed in il, the line
would soon be an accomplished fact, but a.
the matter stands, Governor Wise will be
obliged to call on Wall street or allow the
trade to take its course q, before. The
New York correspondent Of the National
Intelligence says.
The letter Of Gov Wise, on tho subject
Of ne- avenues 81 trade for Virgins, excite.
much attention here, as exhibiting . com
prehensivereas Of vision in numerical mat
ters, and reese, f,h far hey ond that Which 10
Usually given to practicable subjects by
politicians. 10 this, ss in ell the productions
Of this remarkable mar, he has ii.fused +.
visor Of thought aud an sp,tau,i..m for ~,
native State, which cannot fail to arouse the
,,nerg'e' OF the leading men Of the Old
DOMINION. Nature has done wonders for
''rgiDia, in the way Of soil, climate, variety
aud ABUNDANCE Of minerals, aud IN the sx.
tent aud ccpiousness Of her rivers all of
which, II turned to proper account, would
give her prominence ouly second to the
Empire State Indeed, many Of her sanguine
sou. think she might be the 6rst 10 CON mer
cial and mSnufacturing importance
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-11-04
sHERIFRALTY.

The contest for the Sssrifal,y will - De-.
cided on wednesday next A fall vote j.
Anticipated We hope every man who b,s
vote will poll a. IL is a duty a. veil ..
sPrivil'ss to vote, and every man should
feel degree Of responsibility 10 the matter
We trus, that voters will poll their vote.
quietly, and ia, sothibg msy occur to breed
I'll feeling Tba, ell may pa, q pleasant.
iy, sod that every man nay be sblo 10 say
that be did lis duty" Nothing moro !,
required oo'bing NOR, Gao or ought 10 10
expected. Vote Jour sentiments - bob,.uv
abd ui.L out fear
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-11-04
Die d

A;ihe residence Of her Fsih-r near L...,h,,,
- N MARTHA A r STEPHENS fsugb.
''t u } and X stephens. 20 he ION year q her
age
On me ash Of o toNrr in ~. 9Th year her
age Mrs MARY w SPERRI v,ir.f T. I;
Spcffy 81 Winchester. Never we're i.mt.y srt
trlcnds called up,u 90 mourn ihs 'u.s a. more
geuIr, devoted and sier,iousis vie m,ft,f OF
friend. ThooEh subIscI i,s lu.i share ~ m. a.
nicUDns Il mortality the tscyas~I ever rvtnr 4
he rue Chfisusn ~ruH snd Whstrvsr st-sn.ss or
soffoS us'trt alienation NHrWAs p'csehtiO sog'se
AMI miuf.. Ling wil. her uuerp.r, br sh,fi.a,t
20 'ti' ecmmuhily.- "'EoA.so Rsr
Or ne 2lib II s~pIs rnh-r a. Ualv-s,os Ten,
yslOW isysf D. JOHN WARE. Iats of
Clarke 60 900 O. Col JusiaA W WSre 10 ne
gan yssr o. hi'sE~ Inc subject 81 a. shove a..
lice lrit tut fs~ months since 10 pursue btsrro.
is.s'oB 20 Soa.arrb Sis,s. Fulluibuprs III .
prospect 81 long 800 us-fsl lis su.isihst IN a
ssns- ui dur snd hfmusss of purpose Ehtch max.
~ bts chafar'f i-um'r hiijhuuf tc he lee boz.
pfyisssipn dUutE ne pfeyssnce OF The sptt, n To-
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fo4~t last ~ CHARLE- " BliLlrS 90 .b-
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