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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-09-28
Original.
One Of the Rejected Eleven.

For centuries the youthful earth revolved,-
It's guiding light the oye of universe.
Wars crimson tide had deluged its fair fields,
Bearing upon its scarlet breast the praise
OF nations to the victor elating
Hearts of youth and those o'crgrown with years,
TIL doating mothers with exultant pride
Instilled the love Of conflict in the babe,
And gave it nourishment from breasts that
throbbed
With patriotic fire to view the boy
To manhood grown,-to WELD Roman's sword,
Or in tn arena the gladiator meet
To combat for hHe-conqueror.
AS yet no intellectual feast was spread,
Worthy the noble minds of Roman sons,
Or Grecians yersed III Grecian classic lore
The pail of intellectual darkness spread
It's sable folds DER minds with learning rich,
Till the Larcntne captive, LiviuJ
Andronicus whose very chains glowed with
Heroic fire, as sympathetic with
The dazzling mind whose genius they enthralled
Gave a sublimer poetry to Rome.
Earth gave another mind, proud Eschylus,
Fet'ran of bloody Salarnis Greek,
Beloved of Greeks, whose lofty intellect
With IN chains conspired to lift the pail
That hung DER Greek and Roman poesy.
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Twas done; the gloomy blackness shrunk,
aghast-
Lifted the sable drapcry, so long
EnshrOuding mind. And mastcr intelle cts
rich effulgence shed Ger classic lore,
And gave the noble Drama birth.
1t lived,-
Nursed and nurtured by the fostering hand
OF science. Art poured forth her choicest gifts
With lavish hand to give the fondlng life
And nations bowed and worshiped at its throne
rIIn #
And with their presence favored its advance,
Until the Drama, mighty of itself,
Became the guiding star Of centuries
The arbtcr of nations, making
Greece the proudost kingdom of the seas,
Imperial Rome the mistress of the world.
Before the marble block inanimate
The dculpture stands and in its ragged bulk
Views imagery within its chilling breast
Deep In Tartarian darkness slumbering
Waiting its resurrection at his hand.
The chisel moves obedient to the will
OF master mind; its cinks scarce audible.
Days, months, yea! years perhaps elapse before
Proud genius finds the object of her dreams.
At last, "E"'eka" gushes from his lips,
And to the admiring world is given a form
Conceived of heavens own lovelness
Born
Phmnix-lille from its oooe dtlst tn consuming
Fire, the fame of genius-giving to earth
unrivaIlcd loveliness to gaze upon
So lives the Drama, by the fostering hand
OF science nurtured child of incident
And like the marble block contains within
Itself the power to make a nation great,
Portraying passions of the mind-Iofty,
Beautiful aud grand, or low, debasing-
Such rs crush proud principalties
And learn mankind to weep.
The Drama made
The nations of the EaSt Its mission is
To make earth best, create and not DESTROY,
To teach the flower of parity to bloom,
TO grid carths thousands for the thrilling play
OF litc-when all must act their part before
The Impartial Critic Of the Universe
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-09-28
IKE PARTINGTON
So@e@

THAT'S So The Kentucky JVeeh-
y Mail says: "Our Secession neigh
bors never speak of the warnow in prog
ress without calling it 'Li,acoA's aour.'
Why is it so? Every man of them
knows, or ought to know, that there
never would have been gun fired if
the rebels had not fired first. They
cannot be ignorant of the fact that the
rebels had stolen property and money
OF the Government, and had concentra-
ted large military force and erected
batteries to reduce Fort Sumter and
Fort Pickens, and finally did fire on and
reduce to possession Fort Sumter, be-
fore the President called into service q
single man for the dispersion of the
rebels and defense Of the Capitol and
the other public property. They, we
presume, would have had the President
stand still with folded arms and per-
mitted the rebels to have taken Pick
ems, Washington City and every other
position they desired. This would have
filled their bill ofthe duty of the Exec
utive. We have altogether a different
notion of his duty. If Buchanan had
routed these rebels when they first be-
gan to concentrate at the city of
Charleston we would rot have had none
OF this reasonable rebellion outside of
South Carolina Because he failed to
do his duty it is no reason why his sue
cessor should have stood idly and per-
mitted the rebels to carry out the trea-
son they had conceived.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-09-28
SWEAR RATTLEsNAKEs

SWEAR IN RATTLEsNAKEs.- cas-
tern correspondent repeats a good one
that was got off by Gen. Butler, short
time since, in Washington. The Gen
eral, speaking of the farce of admins
tering the oath to captured rebels and
then turning them loose, related an in
cident that occurred at Fortress Mon
roe. A scouting party having captur-
ed and brought in a live rattlesnake. a
question arose as to the disposal of the
dangerous customer, when a partially
intoxicated soldier hiccupped, "D-n
him. sacenr ,tina IN and let him 30 ~
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-09-28
$50 A YEAR.
Fact, Fancy and Fun.

What the Flower of an Army re.
qulres-its due.
Why are soldiers like clocks? Be-
cause their first duty is to mark time.
Why is retired carpenter like a
lecturer? Because he's an ex-plainer.
-Corkscrews have sunk more peo.
pie than cork jackets will ever keep
up.
Why is an apple-pie like a coun-
terteit quarter-dollar? Because it aint
current.
Many complain that they are not
appreciated properly, simply because
they are.
Why is an Englishman like nine
teen shllIlngs? Because he is under a
sovereign.
The worst kind Of tax on mans
temper, the tacks left sticking up IN
side his boots.
When do your teeth usurp the
functions Of the tongue? When they
are chattering.
Why is it dangerous to walk into
the woods in early spring? Because
the trees are shooting.
"A lady should discard a lover that
she can't influence. She shouldn't
keep beau that she can't bend.
Why is a newspaper like the blood
of healthy man? Because it very
much depends on the circulation.
There is no policy like politeness
and good manner is the best thing in
the world either to get good name or
supply the want Of it.
-Four story shirt collars are now
all the rage in New York. The Home
Journal man says he saw one the 9th
er day with steeple to it.
Brick Pomeroy says we found at
our door this morning little tract ask
ing us, care you on the Lords side.''
IF He is on the side of the North, we
are!
"A man who covers himself with
costly apparel, and neglects his mind,
is like one who illuminates the outside
of his house, and sits within in the
dark.
Dr.. Franklin says that ssevery lit
tie fragment Of the day should be saw
ed" Oh, yes, the moment the day
breaks, set yourself at once to save the
pieces.
The Keokuk 0owa) Journal says:
We thought we saw enough misery
in one bunch on Main street, yester-
day-a blind man drunk, hallooing for
Jeff. Davis.
Mrs. Partington expressed her ap-
prehension that the people of the gold
region will bleed to death, as the pa
pers are constantly announcing the op-
ening Of another vein.
-'An honest man is the noblest
work of the Lord !" enthusiastically ex-
claimed Hardshell Baptist, and after
pause, added, E'but the Lord hasn't
had a job for fifty years.
1t is said that the reason the reb-
els did not attempt an attack upon
Washington six weeks ago, was, that
it was too expensive to cross the Poto-
mac-they couldn't ,,ford it.
"A wag observing on the door of
house the names of two physicians, re-
marked that it put him in mind of a
double -barreled gun, for, if one missed
the other would be sure to kill.
1t is a shame, husband, that I
have to sit here mending your old
clothes"
"Don't say word about it, wife;
the least said the soonest mended."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-09-28
-. BIS VAN1Ty.-Bayard Taylor

-. BIS VANIrY.-Bayard Taylor
writes the following from Germany:
'Ihe venerable J. B., it is we'll
known, never suffered seriously from
the lack of the article of vanity, but
really his supply is greater than I had
anticipated. In this place is published
the Ahnanac de Gotha, the most aris-
tocratic calendar in the world, contain
ing ''the only reliable" pedigrees and
portraits of the crowned heads. Well,
last summer, the publisher was sur
prlsed by the reception of a portrait Of
Miss Harriet Lane, forwarded by her
uncle with the request that it be en-
graved for next years almanac, as if
our republican rulers had right to ap-
pear in the company Of the reigning
families. 1t is the habit Of many of
our politicians to pay for having their
portraits in the illustrated papers, but
[ had hoped that our late Executive
possessed little too much dignity to
knoc at the door which was certain
to oe slammed in his face--as it was.
Perhaps [ ought not to disturb his ash
es, but his historical picture is so near
complete that this additional touch will
not alter a feature"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-09-28

A FIRST RATE HIT. Historical
Fuct-The \. Y. Tribune revives an
historical fact that is we'll calculated
to stop English merriment over our
small loss at the battle at Manassas:
''The London Times calls the fight
at Balls Run ''sham battle" and
makes merry over the losses on the
national side, which it pretends to con-
slider ridiculously small. 1t may not
be regarded as impertinent far US to
compare this s'sham battle" with the
English attack on Sebastopol, in Sep
tember, 1855. We find that the Eng
lish stormed the Redan, and were
beaten off in such disorder that they
could not rally. Their total number OF
killed was 386. The loss in killed on the
part of our army at Manassas was 4ao.
The former is called by the London
Times an lawful conflict" the latter a
"sham battle, in which, the only strug-
gle was to get away"
This is a shot right through the GEN.
tre Of John Bull.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-09-28

A SLIM CHANCE.-It is said of Eth
an Allen, that he once attended a
church where a minister made an esti-
mate, the result Of which was, that out
Of the whole human race one in a thou
sand would be saved. On the an
nouncement of this result, Allen took
his hat and walked ont, saying, as he
went: "Gentlemen, if any of you want
my chance, you are welcome to it. It
is not worth staying for.'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-09-28

Coop ADvlcE--A writer in the Corn
hill Magazine gives the following good
advice to young tradesmen:
"Well, [ say again and again to all
young tradesmen-a advertise, advertise,
advertise-and don't stop to think too
much about capital. 1t is bugbear.
Capital is a bugbear, and it is talked
about by those who have it-and by
those who have notso much Oft neither
forthe sake of fputting down competition
and keeping the market to themselves.
But there must be some pith in your
advel tisements; there must be a system,
and there must be some wit in your sys-
tenn. It won't suffice -a-days to stick
on a back wall a simple placard, to say
you have forty thousand best new hose,
just received. Any wooden-headed fel-
low can do as much as that. That might
have served in the olden times that we
hear Of, twenty years ago; but the game,
to be played successful in these days
must be played in another sort Of fash
ion There must be finish about your ad-
vertisements, something new in your
style, something that will startle in your
manner. If man can make himself a
real master of this art, we may say he
haslearned his trade, whatever that trade
may be. Let him know how to adver-
tise, and the rest will follow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-09-28

Found HIS CRowD.-A young man,
clad in homespun, was standing in
Court street a few days since devour-
ing doughnut, when he was accosted
by one of half dozen genteel dressed
idlers with
'sJust come down %
''7eas, cues [ have; great place this
amt it, yeou?" said the countryman.
CTS so; bub how's your marm %
asked the city buck, bent Oh sport with
greeny.
"Well, she's putty we'll, she sent me
down here on business"
"She did? What kind of business
are you On %
"Why, she wanted me to come down
to Boston, and to look round and find
half dozen ofthe biggest fules to ed
icate 'em, and rather CUES I've got
my eye on them neow," said the stran-
ger, taking in the whole crowd at q
glance.
The next mement he had the edge
stone to himself where he quietly finish
ed his doughnut
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-09-28
-ESs~<N-

ANECDoTE-Dr. Whittemore was q
man of good humor, and geniality Of
disposition, and considerable wit. He
used to tell with great glee, an Incl
dent which happened to him while he
was manager Of the Vermont and Mas
sachusetts railroad. He was preambu-
lating the line, and came across some
Irish laborers, who did not know him.
He ventured to make some suggestions
to one Of them who looked up just
long enough to respond, "Go to HI"
and then resumed his work.
ooh, my fiiend," said Whittemore
with his blandest smile, and enjoying
the incident, "that's the last place I
should wish to 90 to-"
''And faith" said Pat, "that's the
last place you will go to-"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-09-28
Was not the darkest hour nearest the

George and his family went with the
old man to his home-his large, pala-
tial home, no longer solitary as it had
been. The moment Mrs. Appleton's
eyes fell upon George she clasped her
hands and gazed as one in a trance
gazed long and earnestly, and then sud-
denly, as one who had made up her
mind to shut out all doubts, she fell
upon his neck and cried, "My son! O.,
my long-lost son!''
Georges dark days acere over, and
his morning had risen.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-10-31
Wonderful Calculation.

A writer thus undertakes to convey
some idea OF the greatness Of the ropu-
latien Of China.
''The mind cannot grasp the real i'm
port Of SO vast number. Four hund-
red millions. What does it mean
Count it Might and day, without rest,
or food or sleep, you continue the dreary
work yet eleven days have passed be-
fore you counted the first million, and
more than as many years before the
tedious task is reached.
lie also supposes the mighty multi.
tnde to take up its line of march, in a
grand procession, placed in single file
at six feet apart and marching at a rate
Of thirty miles per day, except on the
Sabbath which is given to rest.
Day after day the moving column
advances, the head pushing on toward
the rising sun, now bridges the Pacific,
now the Atlantic. And now the Pacific
is crossed, but still the long procession
| marches, stretches across high noun
tains and sunny plains, and broad rivers
through China and India and the Euro
pean kingdoms, and so an again over
the stormy bosom Of the Atlantic
But tie circuit Of the whole world
itself affords no standing room. The
endless column will double upon itse,f
and double again and again, and shall
girlle the earth eighteen times before
the reservoir which furnishes these
nnmherlass multitudes is exhausted.
Weeks, months, and years roll away
and still they come, men, women and
children. Since the march began The
little child has become a man. ard vet
they come in unfailing numbers. Not
till the end Of torty-one years will the
last Of the procession have passed"
Such is China in its population, and
il Homer could preach eloquently on
the vanity of man rs a mortal, with
equal eloquence ha. hesecn or contem-
plated the millions of China, could he
have preached OF the vanity Of man as
an indiyidt;al.-Lrisis.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-10-31

Byr GRAPES AND KEEP TmEx.-
This fruit may now be had for dime
a pound The season has been favora-
bic for maturin. it,ani rich, clusters are
to be found at every fruit stand. Some
Of our friends in the country speak Of
making very large sums off the arbors
which, bu: three years ago, they put
up for ornament and to test the expert
men, and ofgrape culture.
Buy grapes, again, we say, and pack
them down for winter. Who does not
know that they will keep nearly as
well as apples, ,and that for dessert they
are far better?
A raisin box is ~ good thing 10
pack them in IS can be-got. Place III
the bottom layer Of cotton, then .
layer Of grapes in punches, then grapes
till filed. A moderately dry, coil
place, is best to keep them in. II too
warm, they will llshrivel up. If too damp
they will rot.-Use a little common
sense, and you can keep grapes till
February,with Chicago Tribune,
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-10-31

Col. Geary reports that the four men
killed at the battle Of Bolivar flights,
were afterwards charged upon by the
cavalry and stabbed through the body
stripped of thei. clothing, not excep-
ting shoes and stockings, and left in
perfect nudity. One was laid ont in
the form Of cruciix, with his hands
spread and cut through the palm with
dull knife. Tt .
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-10-31

TuE BEpRooM-If two persons are
to occupy bedroom during the night,
let them step upon weighing scales rs
they retire, and then again in the NOR
ming, ana they will find their actual
weight is at least pound less in the
morning. Frequently there will be
loss Of two or more pounds, and the
average loss throughout the year will
be more than one pound. That is,
during the night there is loss of a
pound Of matter which has gone +
from their bodies, partly from the lungs
and, partly through the pores Of the
skin. TAc escaped material is carbonic
acid, and decaycd animal matter, or
poisonous exhalations. Thisis diffused
through the air in port, and in part ab-
sorbed By the bed-clothes. II singl.
ounce Of wool or cotton be burned in a
room it will completely saturate the air
with smoke that one can hardly breathe,
though there can only be one ounce Of
foreign matter in the air. Ii an ounce
of.scoston be burned every half hour
during the night, the air will he kept
continually saturated with smoke. unless
there be an open door or window for
it to escape. Now the sixteen ounces
Of smoke, thus formed, is far less poiso-
nous than the sixteen ounces of eNhala-
tlons from the lungs ard bodies Of the
two persons who have lost pound in
weight during the eight hours Of sleep.
ing, FIR while the dry smoke is mainly
taken into the lungs, the damp odors
from the body are absorbed both into
the lungs and into the p,res cf the
whole body. Need more be said to
show the Importance of having bed
rooms we'll ventilated, and ofthoroughly
airing the sheets, coverlids, and ma,tras-
ses, in the morning, before packing them
up i'll the form OF a neatly made bed?
1
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-10-31

No man can understand the bitter.
ness Of the feeling existing between
the secessionist and 10y al men Of Ken
lucky, without actually passing through
the country, and witnessing it for him.
self All the stories about the hatred
between the Cavaliers and Round
heads in England, between the faithfu!
and the Moors in Spain, between the
old Roman i t. clans and the plebeians
before the Licinian laws, can scarcely
parallel the yindictive tiercencss that
marks the civil war now raging almos.
at orr doors.
Union men can name no punishment
too severe for the armies Of the Gov
ernment to intiict ON their secession
neighbors. Wherever the rebel armies
have the asccndancv, Secessioni>ts are
procuring the confisca,ion Of all Tn
ion men, even Of their former most init
mate friends, and what cam OF be used
is invariably destroyed. Union men in
the army haycassured me that many
more who would be glad to enlist, are
afraid to leave their homes, lest their
Secession neighbors should; burn down
their houses over the heads Of their
wives and children. There is no such
thingas difference in opinion now, with
out a consequent fierce hatred. The
men who want to see the Government
destroyed want to sec its friends like.
wise destroyed. Political passions has
swallowed up all private friendships,
all gentle emotions. lie that is net
with them is their cnemy-and their en-
my to the death.
On the other hand, words can ha, div
describe the warmth Of feeling with
loyal Kcntuckians regards the Ohio
and Indiana troops. Men, women and
children, alike hasten too show, by ev-
cry kind attention and every friend
" word, their delight at the presence
Of these timely defenders. In a word,
the troops are pets with them, and they
are loud in admiration alike of their ap-
pcarance, their drill, and their order and
quiet.
An intelligent old Kcntuckian doubt
less expressed the feelings of all his
loyal fellow citizens, to-day, in saying
that the invasion Of Kentucky by the
South, and the entrance of Ohio and
Indiana troops were the best thing that
had ever happened the State. "Peo-
pie, see' said he, 'slhat their enemies
came from the quarter where they had
always supposed their fir'nest friends to
be; and their friends came from a re-
gion which they had always regarded
|aspeople only by their enemies" There
is no question that many of the seces-
sionists have honestly changed their
opinions since the arrival Of our troops
and those in the vicinity who have not
changed have at least become prudent
y cnalnored of silence. Gin. Gu-.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-10-31
Washington. Oct. 21,

G
Gen Stone crossed the Potomac this
morning with one portion of his com
mana at Edwards Ferry, and the other
at Harrison Island. Skirmishing be-
gan between the enemy, in uncertain
numbers, and part Of Gen. Stones
command as early as nine O'Clock this
morning, and continued without much
effect until 5p. m, when large reinforce
ments Of the enemy appeared upon our
right, which was commanded by Col.
Baker
The Union forces engaged were about
800, ani were attacked by force
supposed to be from 5000 to 5000.
At this iuncture Col. Baker fell at
the head Of his brigade, while gallantly
cheering on his men to the conflict.
Immediately b,f,re he fell, he Dispatch
ed Mai. Young to Gen. Stone, to APP
prise him at Leesburg of the condition
of aflair>, and Gen. Stone Immediately
proceeded in person towards the right
to take command. but in the confusion
created by the fall Of Col. Baker, the
right wing sustained q rcpnlse attended
By considerable less.
Gen. Stone reports that the left wing
retired in good order. lie will hold the
approaches hereto. Strong reinforce
ments VIII he sent forward to General
Stone DUNG the night.
The remains Of Col. Baker were re-
moved to roolesyille, and will BE brought
to this ely on Wednesday,.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-10-31
AN ACT OF GRATITUDE.

10000 CORES OF MEDICAL Book FOR GRA
ruIrous ClncuLArloN-by sufferer, who has
been effectually cured of nervous debility,
loss Of memory, and dimnessef sight, result
ing from early errors, by following the in
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the benefit Of Consumptive and Nervous suf-
ferers to publish the means used. He will
therefore, send free, to any address, on re-
ceipt Of two stamps, a copy of the work, cosn
tanning every information required. address,,
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The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-10-31
NIodlca1 Notice.

Doct. n. Bunce, again offers his service to
the citizens Of Toledo, and surrounding conn-
try as Physician and Surgeon. Doct. Burce
may be found at his Office in J. NJ. Shanklin's
Drug Store, from clock A. NJ. until p. NJ.
except when professionally absent. Calls
left with J. NJ. Shanklin, will be promptly
attended to.