Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-03-17
CosT oFA NEwsPAPER.-The P.in-

tOSI OE A ~ l. W SPA1EH. - Hc Irt1l-
! ters' Ne,cs Letter gives ut5erance to the fol-
lowing truths with respect to publishing
weekly local papers in these times Of high
prices:
eve read, few days since, in one of our
exchanges, the remark that it takes nearly 81
to publish weekly newspaper. We should
think it does. How any paper of usual size
can be published for S. without losing mon
ey, we have not yet been able to discover
The secret is yet sealed book to US.
Papers are springing mp all over the coun-
try, and in order to force out a circulation.
offer the issues at subscription prices ruinous
to themselves, and injurious to their cotem-
poraries Thus the business of Journalism,
in localities where newspaper can be sup
ported under ordinary circumstances, is Grip
pied, and to a very great extent rendered
Improbable Some men think it is glory and
honor enough to have the name of being ed
itor Of paper. Such usually find out. by
waiting, that such honors are empty, and de.
void of the capacity to furnish meat and
bread for the wife and children. The result is,
that very often the enterprise proves fail
ure, creditors suffer, and the unfortunate ad-
venturer becomes, pecuniarily, wreck. It
takes money to carry on q newspaper, and
it takes patronage to bring in money, and
that patronage must pay remunerative pri-
ces. Where this is not the case, failures will
always be the consequence. So much for
publishing paper at losing rates"
BRowNLow ON THE RAMPAGE
From file of late Knoxville Wig, Brown
lows paper) loaned us by friend, we make
the following extract 1t shows plainly the
Parson is still 'alive and kicking" rebels af-
ter his approved fashion. Speaking of Hardee,
Johnston, Wheeler, Bragg and other high
standing "rebs" whom he proves to have com
mitted the most cold blooded atrocities, he
says:
"Had we our wish, we wo0id throw hell
wide open, and place all such beast like Off
GERS and men upon an inclined plane, at an
angle of forty five degrees, grease the plane
with hogs lard six inches thick, with a wick
ct at the bottom and send them, as one
stream Of traitors, robbers and assassins into
the hottest part of the internal regions"
DocToRs D1sAcEEE.-The Chicago
Times (copperhead) speaking of our recept re-
verse in Florida, remarks:
General Seymour at Olustee was defeated
by the cowardice of the negro troops and b.
superior forces"
The New York Herald, intensely anti-Af
rican, (also Coppelhead) remarking upon the
same subject, says;
'The lst North Carolina ard the 54th
Massachusetts, of the colorcd troops, did ad-
mraoly. The lst North Carolina held the
position il was ia w.th the greatest tenacity,
and inflicted heavy loss on the enemy. ii
W@sS' cool and steady, ana nHvor ilinched for a
moment. The 5f5a sustained the name they
had G:incd al wagner, aud bore themselves
like soldiers throughout the battles.
THE NoRTu-W EsrERN RAT-HIDE
Co&rASY.-It is rumored tha. a company of
Erenchmcn has been formed in this city for
the purpose Of catching all the rats possible
curing their skins and exporting them to Paris,
to be used in the manufacture of gloves.
For years, what is called "French kid'
gloves have been made from the skins of
these ai,i:nals, caught in Paris and other
parts Of Europe bat the demand being great
er than the supply, it has become necessary
to extend the rat, catching arrangements 70
this country, and 10 iincr field than Chica 90
for such operations can possibly present it
seif Probably the interesting little animals
that fit across our side walks, and so ele-
gantly bathe in the CUTTERS, in the course of a
couple of years viii grace the delicate, be-
.ieweled hand Of the richest dowagers on
Michigan Avenue. 1t was great mistake Of
Congress when they imposed tariffs on almost
all kinds Of skins, that they neglected to
provide for source of revenue from the
very numerous rat population of Chicago
Chicago Jvugnal.