davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-01-28

MARKED MEN OF THE HoUsE.-The
Washington correspondent Of the Ohio
Statesman writes:
''Tbe mark ed men Of the House are
soon recognized. John Quincy Ad-
ans son is there. He sits quietly on
back seat near the middle door, bald
headed, rather austere in look, but nn
quite SO grabbed in demeanor As was
his father. He is said to be fine de-
batter, but as yet has taken no part
AS an Offset to him and not unlike him
is Houston of ofAlabama-as he comes
in, jolly enough, singing almost audibly
to the galleries, the song, "Few days,
a few days" with spec1al reference to
the coming and continuing contest for
Speaker. Then are pointed out the
biack-headed, black-bearded, black-Re-
publicanized Grow, Of Pennsylvania :;
then John Sherman, with pale face,
close, firmly compressed lips and apx-
iohs bearing then Keitt at all times,
sobered some by marriage, but evident
ly Keitt still; then cid Thaddeus Ste
yens, with his unfortunate. lame or game
foot, and severe front, ready to ::cuss''
Locofocos withsa whereas: then Cor
win, as mild and bland in his. aniable
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-01-28

GOING HOME WITH THE GIRLs.-The
entrance into society may be said to
take place immediately after boyhood
has passed away, yet multitude take
an initiative: before their boards are
presentable. It is great trial, either
at a tender or tough age. For an
overgrown boy to so to a door, know
ing that there are dozen girls inside,
and to knock or ring with absolute
certainty that in two minutes all their
eyes will be upon him, is severe test
Of courage. To go before these girls
and make satisfactory tour of the
room without stepping on their toes,
sitdown and dispose ofone's hands with
out putting them in ones pocket, is an
achievement Of which few boys can
boast. If a boy can go so far as to
measure off ten yards of tape with one
Of the girls, and cut it short at each
end, he may stand chance to pass a
pleasant evening, but let him not fiat
ter himself that all the trials of the eve
ming are over.
There comes, at last, the breaking
up. Inc dear girls don their hoods,
and put on their shawls, and look so
saucy and mischievous, and unimpres-
sible, and independent, as if they did
not wish anybody to go home with
them. Then comes the pinch, and the
boy that has the most pluck makes to
the prettiest girl, his heart in his throat,
and his tongue clung to the roof of his
mouth, and crooking out his elbow,
stammers out the words, "Shall I see
you home ?" She touches her finger
to his arm, and they walk home a foot
apart, feeling as awkward as two Cos
lngs. As soon as she is safe within
her own doors he struts home, and re-
ally thinks he has been, and gone, and
done it. Sleep. comes to him at last,
with dreams of Caroline and calico,
and he wakes in the morning and finds
the door of life open to him, and the
pigs squealing for breakfast. s -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-01-28
A Lovers Sarah-nade.
BY s,aUEL sLocuM, OF eosL1s RUN.

I'm sitting on the stile Mary,
Sitting on the stile,
But the bill dog in the front yard,
Keeps parking all the while; 5Ed
Why dom you tell your pa, Mary, q
Or John, if he's about,
To ask your Sammy Slocum in, tt
And make the dog git eout, 81
Now Pm sitting on the fence, Mary, ,,.
Before The kitchen door,
But the pesky ugly bull dog
Barks louder than before,
And i thought | saw shadow, Mary,
A shadow slim and tall,
Ali arms and legs, like Reuben Brown,
Against the whitewashed wall.
If that is Reuben's shadow, Mary,
IF that is Reuben's shade,
Twill bring the 'spepsy back on me,
Pm very much afraid --
oh, why this cruel treatment,
Why keep me III suspense,
Why don't YOU make the dog git eout,
And let me off the fence?
I've got keow and calf, Mary,
The calf is three weeks old,
A score of pretty sheep, too,
AS ever fed in fold
And daddy told me yesterday,
When dapple had a col5,
He'd let me have it, certain, sure
Amt that Reub. Brown dolt?
And mammy's knitting stockings now
To buy cotton web,
And half the sheets are to be mine,
And half for sister Deb;
And mamma says whichever one
First brings Il partner hum,
Shall lave the pu!npkin-blossom quilt
-a5, Ai"ry, won'J YOU come?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-01-28

The "WE" OF EDIToRs.-It is a
prevailing idea among some people that
because editors in referring to them
selves use the word ''we," they consid-
er they amount to two or three ordina-
~ mems This is mistake. Editors
are naturally a very modest unassuming
class-indeed, remarkably so. The
word ''we' merely includes the editor
and the ',devil." The cnstom origina-
ted with Faust, the founder of the dis
tinguished profession. The supersti-
tious people of his day supposed him to
be leagued with the devil. Faust, to
encourage the idea, whichrendered him
person Of SO much Importance and
command such high respect, was ac-
customed to indite himself in his sa!ea-
ders'' and "grocery putfs," as "we,"
which includes himself and his highly
distinguished assistant. the Prince of
Darkness In modern times, his infer
nal Highness has doubtless found the
printing business a poor investment,
and has entirely withdrawn his patron
age from the craft.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-01-28

SWALLOWED A HoLE.-The other
day Charlie, five years old, found one
OF those curious bone trimmed circles.
which, [ believe, ladies have named
eSelets, and while playing in the gar
den swallowed it. The family were in
the house, busily engaged with the
work OF etymo!ogy, when Charlie ran
with his mouth wide open and ewes
distended to their utmost capacity
His mother caught him by the arm.
and trembling with that deen anxiety
which only a mother can feel, inquir-
ed:
"What is the matter? What has
happened ?''
The urchin, all agape, managed to
articulate, "Water ~
1t was brought him, when, after
drinking copiously, he exclaimed:
ooh! mother, I swallowed hole =,
''Swallowed hole, CharI~s 80
Yes, mother, swallowed hole with
a piece ofivory around itn'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-01-28

Her cheek paling little, Mrs. Nash
hurried up to his chamber. Her hus-
band was talking wildly to himself, and
his appearance had changed frightfu.-
ly. Now seriously alarmed, she sent
for the physician, who was all wonder
that he had been called at so late an
hour. .......
| "Ihe man must have shown symp-
toms of more than ordinary distress
this morning." he said, s'did he make
complaints Of nothing more than an or
binary headache - -....s ..er
The wife was forced to confess that
the symptoms had been unusually, Sc
we're, but he was so liable to those at
tacks, that she didn't think much of it.
uer heart, however condemned her
She was conscious that the moans and
complaint Of her sick husband had irri
tated her to an unusual degree, and
that she had borne far from patiently
with him. Now she was ready to m AXE
all amends. With tears and loving
thoughts she hoveled over that sick
bed, taccusng herself, as every wild
cry fSr her rang out, and still there was
no consciousness.
Tears, and wild prayers to Heaven,
sweet and tervent words oflove availed
nothing. The death hour came. and
with it consciousness. Arrows could
not have pierced that sad heart as did
the last words of that dying man:
dearest, you have been good wife
to me-" ~ .~.-
The meek face looked calm amidst
the easements OF the grave, but it was
scarcely winter than the face that bent
over! Oh. what would that wretched
heart have given to recall those cold,
caTeie@s words that were ringing in her
own ears at every step. This was the
thought that gave anguish unparalleled,
as her trembling steps led her to his
open grave-as she looked her last up
on the dear, manly face that had ever
bad y smile for her. H..
/ IL | had been tender to him that
day" she often sotbed out, as she ac.
l9s"d herself, II would give worlds p
But the sorrow, dreadful as it was, has
not Dcen without it's salutary influence.
Now the widowed woman is the wei
come visitor by the bedside of the sick,
Her gentle voice soothes as the voice
{ Of mother--her hands touch is like
, the pressure of velvet-her very sym
pathy the sweetest cordial. And if she is
tempted to think al impatient thought
or give expression to a selfish wish
f there comes up before her the vision o1
a pale face that but for her neglect
might be smiling on her now-and with
the rebnke working patience in hel
f heart, she goes about her Masters
work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-01-28

a. An old author says: "Prayer
is the rope in the belfry-we pull it and
it rings the bell up in Heaven; and so
it is. Keep that bell moving. Pull it
well, and, though the bell is UP so high
that you cannot hear it ring, depend
upon it, it can be heard in the tower of
Heaven, and is ringing before God,
who will send answers of peace accor-
ding to sour faith - .....9
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-01-28

the East bank | will take out every OBJ
struction to low water mark.
l will also take out from the said
West gunwale to the West bank of
the River, as much off the top of the
dam as shall then be above the water,
sufficiently low so that water will run
over that portion of the dam at least
six inches in depth at low water mark
in the summer-frst performing the
first above spoken, for the sum Of thir-
ty-fve hundred dollars, to be paid as
follows twenty per cent. to be paid
on the commencement Of the work,
thirty per cent. as the work progresses,
and a further sum paid the said Biron
on the completion Of the opening Of
225 feet, making up with the amount
previously paid said Biron the sum Of
three thousand dollars, and the remain
ing five hundred dollars to be paid on
the full completion of said work-as
much of said work to be completed by
the Goth day of March next, as will af-
ford safe passage for RATS, and viii
give security to the amount.sof ten
thousand dollars. sStS z
A motion was made, seco1dd dH3fd
carried that an executive COMMITTEE
of four be appointed-one fr6ntIl ms
and Juneau, and Que FROM ZION
Portage and Wood counties saah =
whose duty it shall be to eIfter into a
contract with Francis Biron, to receive
the money OF means from the County
committees, to pay Mr.. Biron in ac-
cordance with the stipuIations IN the
contract and to take a general super
vision of the work. t7sfssF p " ~
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed to. act as anSexecutire com
mittee.
T:Weston, from Adams and Juneau
counties. ~ q
John Compton, from Wood county.
r. B. Whitehouse, &c Portage 8"
Hugh McIndoe, q Marathon"
TWAS resolved that any two of the
Committee, can act in the absence of
the others. . = ss-J sf-'-.s -.#
1twas voted that fifty dollars sbe
raised from each of the above men
toned counties to dcfray the 1eces-
sary expenses Of said executive com
nittee. 1-
Res65ced, that the County Commit
tees be requested to raise five hundred
dollars to test before the Supreme
Court the liability Of the State to pay
all damages that have been sustained
by the Lumbermen on the Wisconsin
River, by reason Of dams, bridges, OF
other distractions erected on said riv-
eli under acts Of incorporation from the
Legislature and that the executive
committee be empowered to appoint q
suitable person to employ counsel in
the case. =
Reso!ce0. that all newspapers in the
Plnery interest, are requested 10
publish the proceedings of this meet
| ing.
ResoJyed, that the County Commit.
tee adjourn to meet at Grand Rapids
on the 25th day of March next, to re-
ceive the report Of the executive com.
mittee, and to transact such other bus.
mess as may be deemed necessary.
GEO. H1LEs, Chm,
K. b. WHITEHoUsE, see'y
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-01-28

DoN'T Go SoUTH.-Hugh Hastings,
Of the Albany Knicker5ocker, who has
the blood Of the O'Flaghcrty's in his
veins, gets off the following:
The South is no place for Irishmen.
Patrick has no taste for ''nagers," and
Southerners have no love for men who
hate human servitude. Two Irishmen
have just returned from the land of
chivalry and niggers, each carrying
the marks Of thirty lashes on their
backs, covered with coat of tar and
feathers, for having expressed opin-
ions against slavery. The following
advice from Bridget O'Flagherty, we
trust, will be needed by every son of
Erin: 4
Arrah, Paddy, me jewel don't go to the South,
For an Irishman there dare not open his
mouth; r
If word about nagers he'd happen to say,
They would lynch him at once, without any
delay. -...
If he lacks for coat, they'd not let him go
Without giving him one made of feathers and
tar;
Aud they'd give him still more without think
i"g it wrong,
Such as hirty-nine lashes to help him along,
YOU may talk of this country, the land of the
free,
But such freedom as that don't exactly sui
me; H. f.. .... ...-...
And sooner much longer this way to remain,
| would rather go back to ould Ireland again
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-01-28

MoNsTRosITIEs.-The wife Of one Of
our citizens recently gave birth to twins
weighing eighteen pounds each, while
the mother herself only weighs eighty
pounds. The children are both girls.
One Of them has five fingers on each
hand, and the other has FIVE fingers On
one hend. The children are great Gu
rloslties, ,-Dave,s,ort Dem.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-01-28
Met pursuant to adjournment.

!. Received proposition from Francis
Biron to the following effect, VIZ.
!, Francis Biron, propose to take
out the entire slide to low water mark.
that is, I will take out the west gun
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-01-28

AN ITEM oF INTEREsT.-On sitting
down to dinner u dag or two since oar
''better hait' presented HIS "A cap of cof
Tee, which, upon tasting. we found to
be really delicious. Claiming to be a
pretty good jsdge Of coffee, we noticed
while smacking our lips over the nee
tar, a merry twinkle in our wife's ewes
and upon inquiring we found that the
coffee which we had been praising, was
solely from carrots, in the following
manner:
Bake or brown the carrots, and then
CRATE or boil whole, in the same man
ner as you do coffee. Of course milk
and sugar adds to the flavor of the prep
aration. Persons who chance to be out
of coffee will find this msch pleasanter
substitute than they imagine Wau-
kesM Freeman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-01-28
.HHHs
aHQ,'Se.

3-=i.-e a@ann' s;,;l tE.e heed
", is3 .>.t:5;ance. .I'm SO tired
,@~i.-. :. i,,'e face from morning. till
-. "A iHg .rroans, and of mixing
sas.saS. Il -,egS tome 'hera Is litJic
".- e."..S@i-sl ''tt4@ n. Y ny
slr Shay, cri@l qnivering
Coming, 9HiuZ,'' replied th> ;, D.
4ar. ..Jn, dear. how ! have to I;.i2.
I - 80 impatient, | mnSt always De
ss.f". Men never ought to be Si@E,
5.sy max So much trouble"
'nh.-rt was bat little tenderness in the
voice that answered the faint queries of
the sick man, and yet Mrs. Nash was
not a hard-hearted or an unfeeling wo-
man. Her character leaned somewhat
to the side of selishness, and being in
robust health, she had no knowledge Of
the heart-wearing that continued pull
backs cause to men of the strongest
wills.
ooh, dear!' sighed the man, half
childish, sit seems as if my head never
did ache as it does now.
ssTve heard you say that hundred
times" said Mrs. Nash, not in the soft.
est manner.
'sBut I'm sure it is worse. IF you
will only pull the curtains down-the
least light strikes through my eyes, even
when they are shut"
SIT,> - t,,p,rhf II ,T;f,,
somewhat impatiently, scattering hel
work with some noise as she did so
and, needless Of the groan that follow
ed. she lot the blind fall heavily.
'.I'm great deal of trouble" sal
the sick man, seeing the cloud on MS
wife's brow.
"Oh, no!'-her face cleared up
Isyou are notional Of course-all men
are. Men don't know what sickness is,
and they're SO frightened at the least
pain
.'But this is terrible - cried the in
valid, pressing his dosed eyehds to.
gether...
ooh how he longed to have some
soothing hand upon his temples; but he
would not ask his wife, because he saw
she had snatched up her sewing, and
was again absorbed in its completion.
Hours passed, and the pulst Ieaped
anadly, the eyes grew strained and
crossed with veins, the temples flat.
tered with the throobing Aesh, and
strange words came thickly On the still.
ness of the chamber.
Mrs. Nash had been down stairs pre-.
pairing supper. She had Just laughing.
ly said, in reply TO a neighhor's ques,
ton concerning her husband:
"Oh, going to die, as you men all are,
If yon happen to cut your finger.''
Little she thought how true was the
prophecy she unthinkingly uttered =
Iu anoeqqr moment her eldest son came
into the room.
''Isn't il funny ?'' h cried, opa don't
know me. He calle. me Mr.. Morris
and asked me ifI had that will all made
out" -
What do YOU mean, chila?n His
mother paused in the iaidst Of he1
work
ale aon't.Eaow me, because | KEEP,
calling pa, and he would look at me Sc
strangely, and keep asking me if had
that will all made out.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-14
MeaIth a.a pure bLood n,.e insspara1Le.

Health dnd pure blood are fRSeparG6Ie.
-Recoliect that all sickness aries from impurity
of the blood, and that Judson's Mountain Herb
Pills will 50 surely find and cleanse these i'm
puFites from the system, that disease cannot exist
So simple and innocent are the herbs and plants
that compose them that it is not necessary have
them sugar coated in order that the stomach can
bear them. In most cases, Pills sugar coated
because the aerias of which they are made are
gripping aud malignant, that otherwise delicate
ste mach could not bear them
These Pills deal with disease it is, and will
not only cure by removing the cause, but will
build az aud restore the broken constitution
There ar many no have trined with their
stitutions that they think medicine cannot help
them let not even these despair increduIity and
scepticism is overthrown by mass Of testimony
which is truly irresistible. At first the virtues as
criJed 10 these MOUNTAIN HERB PILLS were
deemed fabulous. The public had been so often
deceived that they could not believe the simple
truths advanced by their discoverer. Yet facts ur
denabIe attested by witnesses Of the highest char
-cter and rospectability, have proved, and ar
r,ving each day, the virtues of this g mighty
healer" They mark by their miraculous efficacy
AID power in medicine.
JudSons Mountain Herb Pills and Moun-
tain Herb Worm Tea are sold by all medi-
cine Dealers. junel2-lm d&w
HOHO tCay's E1iIfS and OfnEnSsnt.-PAI-
pitaton Of the heart is frequently caused by indi-
gestion relaxed state of the nervous system
course of few weeks of these invaluable medicines
will diminish the irregular throbbing, and by re-
moving the source, restore its natural puIsation-
To assist the functions, not to force them is the
true secret of success. HoIoway's medicines and
treatment are based the simple laws of nature
by annihilating the cause the effect disappears.
Sold at the mandatory, No. so Maiden Lane,
New York, and by all Druggists, al 25c., 62c, and
81 per box rPot. iunel2- lwd&w
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-14

For County Treasurer.
Jnr. EdffOr:-PEeassa announce the "a ams
off. NJ. CALDWELL a candidate for County Treas
urer at the next October election. MARIO.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-14
For Judge Court Common Pleas.
EoAn Pitcher. of Roaeu (ounfu. IA
A COMPANY of mounted Wide Aw

A COMPANY of mounted Wide AwakeS is
beirg organized in Chicago.
JOHN MINOR Boris does not endorse very
heartily the nomination of Bell and Eve
rett. He intimates strongly that people had
better.turn their faces TO honest old Abe.
THE Paris correspondent of the Daily
Netcs gives report that France and Rus
STA had agreed in the partition OF Turkey
England was to be offered a share, and if
she refused, they will go on without her,
W are Informed by Hill Orbison, who
~ instituted an inquiry into the matter,
she fly has made its appearance in the
sand threatens to do much damage in
Sd other northern counties of the
- %t. Wayne Times.
u BE6sder of Prof Crawley has pro-
leep feeling in Cincinnati, and
was attended by large con-
EpatiZens. No clue has yet been DIS
conn the murderers, and the Mayor
OH has offered reward of $500 for
GRO
sseob Bismuth died in Hllsboru', on
tuesday, from the effect OF felon on his
ger Vicksburg Citizen.
Pray, won't the Democratic party die
from having thousands of felons upon its
RsA- Secretary Floyd has summoned Cen
eral Harvey to Washington, with a view of
arranging for a campaign against the Shosh-
ones and other Indians. It is to be plan
ned on large scale, as the Government
are satisfied we are to have war at the ex-
pense Of many millions.
The ROCKVILLE ROAD Mr. Ebbitt, the
engineer engaged in running the route from
this city to Rockville, for the extension of
the E. & G. Railroad, informs Us that the
survey has been completed, and the line run
through has been fixed upon by the direc-
cory as the permanent route for the road
= The road will be nearly an airline the only
deviation being at or near Markles Mill,
where slight curve was made necessary 10
order to get at an eligible place to cross
Otter Creek.-T. II. journal.
THE CRoPs.-Through Edwards County,
The majority of the wheat fields look rather
gloomy, although here and there, we saw
'Ome that will give considerable returns
1ut in Rlchland County, the prospect is
auch better. We saw some fields which
Though the stalks are not as high as usu-
!, yet that were well headed, and standing
efficiently thick to make a full average
rOp. In Clay County the wheat did not
0ok quite so good, yet we saw some that
)oked very fair.
Throughout the whole route, the corn
BOXED beautiful and almost invariably ex-
ibited evidence of having been we'll put in
I'D of being we'll tended. After a careful
lrvey we were fully convinced that much
lore Wheat will be garnered than was
opposed possible in the spring. GrayviiLe
Independent.