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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-19
Useful Hints for Beginners In Bee.
Keeping.

hteplhS.
| Work quietly and avoid sudden jars
never fight your bees, and always keel
cool
lCyou set stuug, remove the sting
squeeze out all the poison you can, and
apply hartShorn
Use plenty of smoke; roll Of dry rags
or dccaycd wood makes the best; blow in
the entrance and al top Of frames.
1t yH are timid, use rubber gloves on
the hands, and veil over the face and
head; the we'd must he long enough To al
low the vest or coat to he put on over IT,,
When pasture first becomes plenty in
the spring is good time to transfer
bees Always work among the hives du
ring the middle Of the day, when the
bees are busy.
stocks without eggs or young hroodS
in JQnc must be qGrynless, and should be
supplied with q queen or queen CELL or
they VIII lwindle away and perish either
by robbers or moth
Whcn symptoms of rohbing occur, use
the utmost caution, Contract the tn
trance OF weak hives, and allow no comb,
honey, sugar or syrup to I've around
Avoid opening hives rs much us posi-.
bic.
Avoid m excess Of 1rone comb by the
presence ola queen in swarms where
combs are to be constructed, A. swarms
having young queens seldom swarm this
year, less droue comb is built in swarms
having young queens.
Quiet is essentially necessary to the
well -bcng Of an apiary. Do not place it
Near mills, steam works or mauufartorics
of any kind II possible, have it in view
from the windows Of the family room, as
muck extra trouble may be avoided.
As natural talentor business tact is re.
quisjtc with education to success in bust
ness, 81 careful turn Of mind and love
for the business with an understanding Of
the subject are necessary to success III
bee keeping.
Put on honey boxes partly filed with
comb rs soon as the lower part Of the
hive is wen nllcd with honey and hres,
and when they are gathering honey plcn.
tifully; commence with only one or two
boxes at a time on the most populous
stocks.
In transferring combs, always give
those the preference that contain worker
brood Put brood combs near the center
of the hive in the order in which they
were in the box hive DO your transfer
ring where robbers cannot possibly be AT
uaCtcd.
Avoid weak swarma as they gather but
little honey, breed slowly, and ARE in
great danger Of destruction by robbers
the moth, or severity of winter. Weak
swarms should always be united in the
fall, and should never be made by diyid
ing carly in the season.
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-19
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his old fourth-story room, back stairway
and while we were "chippinr in to RAISE
enough to redeem his watch which he had
DEPOSITED Just round the corner" our
Jokes flowed as freely as when we were
making merry over his good fortune
One night was sitting in my room Ia,
mcnting streak of bad luck which
seemed to hare befallen me, and as was
coming over an idea which, il prop
erly worked up, might result in saI sly
ing the immediate demands Of my and.
lady, ! heard some one coming up the
stairway with . heavy, irregular tread,
The sound came nearer and soon form
fell heavily against m, door. | opened
she door, and as | did so, what q
sight met my gael ] saw the face Of a
man, blackened with powder and horri
oily disfgured A Consciousness Of my
presence seemed to come over him; for
he tried to speak, but his voice died out
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-19
Roots in Cellars.

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Every IaIi'e' h'D"S' W ',,Ii'"o f nv
no" 70 ta"e c ,I W. l.,.t''ts I3I
winter use pu' We YIN Cesei'oG VI I.n}
our iAClhoas. Dlg INC Pg.n'o'S, IL i'" ~,
PIE, Wl@h 'he E''" ,L NIs ous - l'i'9
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pc allowed 10 d'y on q DARN "ooi, me al.
herinG sou removed ana tleH ~ az 'oos'
may DC earned TO me ct4af; we pro-.
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twenty oo~hri7 eacI CASTOR W., tie' no1es
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moor p9y cross pieces OF so'tlilll"g, anu
tAen ~! t.ieln WIN the CitsIl aH.. VI! H.
tat@es, a ma ezctn-eS mem ifJni !nc
liIat. II lhefe hAI'peh 70 ne u lcn " ,ae
creeks IN t4G b"l'.h' 81 we S"H' INC VIEW.
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-19
Miscellaneous Reading.
BEFORE TIE WEDDING.
BIT MARIAN DOUGLAS.

MIX white sad honey,sweet its flowers
The iocGsl-trer i- shedding;
y, II tais weather would but stay,
canid not AK a loyeier day,
S0-m9rroS, for my wedding
Yes. / IA, IN truth, my bridal path
f'ho wLud with flowers Is strewinr.
The RtO- woman says she won't,
shes always sure of doing;
Aud, from child have declared.
ia choose u maid to taTrY,
And -u le-aauded dght my way,
Before Id ever marry
Though he, by all Ms deeds ana wo,ds)
Were worth and wisdom proving
A Meth pdist Itineraut
Aud keep forever moving,
Moving, moving, moving
.Ju-t fwp years in place
SbaDpilg here and off again,
With scarce breathing space.
But when c8mp-mesting came around.
A year ago This summer,
Tho Sudbury people had tent,
And l. with Sister Hartley, went,
And ir-t heard Brother Plummer.
o. \ yuHHg man booking for wife"
Was some one's sly reminder.
And he ma look for all Of me-
l said, land never lind her"
Bu vaeu came to hear him preach.
lie told the Gospel story
So thrilingly, through all the grove
Went ~ one shout Of Glory ~
ksNgh men were bowed, hard sinners "ep1,
oNnud biz power to hold ne
His glowing icrYOr, IKE spell,
AgItE,t my viii controlled me,
. For, who Is heF' | said, my own
Admring thoughts reproYIus,
"A Methods ituerant
Who keeps forever moving,
Moyias, moving. moving
Jtstt,.o wears N "A place
That = too hard a way, thoughtI,
30 run the Christian race!'
7 aqft the preacher pleased me not
i ala not wish 10 meet him;
And wheu we met. | tried TO see
uowc9lily formal could be
Ana oonr.eously treat him;
i}ut when n woman trips TO hate.
BE s1r,ir's loves beginning;
sFbe more Trowned the more felt
That he nv heart was winning.
Dnl tuly inc ord forpiyry found
Tho clary unless he led il.
Aud sweeEpr seemed the blessed word
tlfSeriufurp II he read 1T;
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-19

whistle. Hchfu the grazing OF iron
above me, and n ladder was let down INTO
the boat. After ascending this | was
again hlindtolded, and led along what
seemed, by the echo of our feet, 20 be a
narrow passage Then I was shown
into room and the bandsge removed
from my eyes. was in narrow. high
room, with walls and floor of stone.
Upon a stand burned 9. small oil lamp.
which emitted q sickly odor, and in Que
corner OF the room Was low
couch. Monsieur will probably make
up his mind to read the paper for me be-
fore long" said the .FfeuChmaD, and with
these words | Was left alone. took the
lamp and searched every corner of the
room Cor some meaus to escape; but ev-
cry stone was IA immovahle as the Bias
tile. Then my lamp went out and | was
left in the dark How long felt around
the room | know not; hut | at last fell
asleep When | awokc is was with a
feeling of intense hunger, for had eaten
nothing since left my hotel Could it
be that | WAS left there to starye No {;
for they might easily have taken my life
before, and had been told that my life
was valuable, because ! alone could tell
where the parchment was concealed
Finally, the door of my cell opened,
and the stout looking Italian, who had
assisted in bringing me here, entered
and motiuned for me to follow
him. Through long, dark halls, through
narrow passages, through higharched
corridors we went, until we entered a
gorgcously furnished drawing room The
heavy damask curtains gave gloomy APP
pearanCc to the room, near the corner Of
which sat the only occupant, excepting
ourselves, an old man with bloatcd face
and one leg handag I'd and supported on
chair, "hh, Monsieur he said in
French, ''yeu have come again, | see.
This time YOU will not escape so easily.
Will Monsieur eatg' This invitation
was accompanied by motion Of his
bloated head toward table filled with
choice yictuals. | hastily made assent,
and moved toward the table. "Stop q
moment, " said he, "telI me first where is
the parchmeutn Again and again pro-
tested that knew nothing Of the parch,
ment that | was not George Burridge.
Then tried to tell him the story of my
being known as Burridge, hut he inter
rup'ed me, saying: Il well know you are
not Burridgc, but do you think we have
followed you all this time, from Paris to
Rome, to London, to- America, and yet do
not know You as well is Of oldy VIII
Monsieur tell me where we can find the
parchment before he cats?n remember.
ed the writing on the onvelop Of the
murdered man, "Nia Della Corso, No, q, >"
and as last resort repeated the words,
Via Della Corso, No. 21' "Ah,
Monsieur said he, 'lhe old story Of the
COrSO will not do Monsieur is not hun
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-19

Sweet potatoes can be kept through
the winter by packing them in dry sand
which has been thoroughly heated, so as
to drive away all moisture, and then
placed in a warm, dry spot. They have
been kept In this way for months, BY be.
inr stored ia a warm, dry CELLAR, near a
furnace The main thing ia 10 keep them
from all moisture. Irish potatoes, on the
contrary. need cold situation to keep
well, while sweet potatoes should be kept
warm and dry.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-19

Miss Ammo Il. Williams, assistant
teacher In the young ladies High School,
New LondoyI, Conn, was found dead IN
her bed, having come to her death, the
jury Of inquest said, 'by accidentally m
haling au overdose Of chlOrolorm, proba
bly, FOR the relief Of pain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-19

French rail gay officials who neglect
10 properly forward baggage, are made 70
pay the Passengers hotel bill while he
waits for the missing property
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-19

A newly.madc husband w8a request.
ed by his little wife to get her ribbon Of
the latest and most fashionable blue tint,
viz ducks breast. He hunted AL over
town for duck, bot vas unsuccessful,
and finally had 10 fall back on gray
gandcr, which he borrowed 10 match the
shade Of ribbon BY and his wife won't
speak 10 him now,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-19

There are said to ho two hundred
railway Directors in Parliament
--Londoncrs are agitatjnF the question
OF u better aud more general supply OF
water.
The number Of American students
at the Berlin University has prrcepuhIy
fallen Off Of late,
The galyanic battery is recommended
by some English Journals rs a mode OF
Furnishing criminals.
A son Of Victor Emanuel, Of Italy
is IL banker in Naples, and is said 10 he
one of the most obliging to tourists in
that city.
It is proposed to call one Of the
new streets Of Paris "t0e Chasscpot,
France had some reason to Tue chase
pot.
A case Ia being tried in London 10
determine whether man can re- all
when sober, what he decided away whoa
wiiifully drunk.
Plants in Sleeping Itooma~-S Sad con
sequences have followed from elGcping in
close apartments in which potted plants
were kept Very many in warm family
rooms, not very frequently ventilated,
may seriously iujure persons of deli.
cate organization especially those pre-
disposed TO pulmonary affections or
bronchial irritabiiily. All vegetables
throw OIL oXyEan--an element That sup,
4 ports life through the day, but that iunc-
/ ton Ia suspended through the night,
| while cxhalIng oxygen from one side Of
! a leaf, the other imbbes cJbonic acid
/ gas which is pr"judiCial to life, and the
/ solid part of stalk, stem and wood are
/ formed from il. But while sleeping, as
the whole vegetable kingdom does,
| through the night, the absorption OF that
/ delctcIious gas is partially suspended
/ though il collects about Them by virtue OF
a law not very well understood II 10
that accumulation IN q room the tnhaa.
! ton of which into human lungs ls 50 IN
! furious Therefore it ia always on tho
safe side not to keep Towering or any
other pot plants either In dOrInitoGics or
I close family drawing rooms hc6h4Hge,
The best time for painting The cE
terror Of buildings IL late II autumn -
during the winter Paint then employed
/ will endure twice aa long AS Fhcn applied
IN early summer, or IN hot weather. H.
the former il dries slowly and become
ha;N, DKc PlhIeu buIlaHt, h"l ca7i!N 81
fected aftGrward by the weather Or "oii
of by the beating Of storm2 Bot u
very hot weather the oil in the paint soak
into the wood ut once, az into sponge
leaving the lead nearly dry, and ncarIl
ready TO crumbic oii, THIS last dlin
Guilty however, might he guarded agmn'l
though at Gn increased expense, " mrs
goinr over the surface with raw oil. r.
z t,, IS 4
might certainly be escaped, the collestloI
Of small flies in the fresh paint.-Ih
9ectnohgiA
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-19

in the City Of Naples there are
405 Catholic churches and 5,0W ordalhea
priests.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-19

"A correspondent writes Encour-
agea by the success Of Sir John Lubbock
With the solitary wasp Of the Pyrenees,
three spinster sisters, residing under the
shadow Of Durham Cathedral, have been
endeavorinr to tame few of the British
species. The result is unsatisfactory.
one If the sisters has large patch OF
powder blue over the left eye, smother has
her right arm in sling, and the third,
the doctor thinks, viii be able to drive
out In about a week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-19

Cherries +. smith, Of West Brook
field, Mass, recently lost horse worth
$3.50, ~ giving bichroma'e Of potash in
take was made by druggists clerk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-19

The beautiful shell work of the West
India Islands is used considerably as gar
niture for ladies' dresses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-19


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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-31
From the New York Ledger.
The little Glass Shoe-A NOrthIand
Fairy Tale.
BY JOHN G. SANE.

"Ho! ho ha! ha!-what is it 1 view"
John Wild, the ploughman cried,
As he hit his foot on little glass shoe
That lay on the mountain side;
" Some Fay has lost it, there's never a
doubt,
But ah how Iucky for me
The owner will soon be roaming about
TO find where his shoe may be.
And So" said John, - I'll carry it home,
That's just what will do,
And he will pay me pretty sum
Who buys this little shOer"
And he spreads the story far and near,
For many mile around,
That the fairy folk might surely hear
Who the little glass shoe had found,
And soon to j ohm merchant came,
Who said he had the news;
And would the ploughman sell the same
To a dealer in glass shoes?
And he offered John pretty price
For the shoe that he had found;
But John replied it was much too nice
To go for a hundred pound
Then the merchant offered a hundred
more,
But the ploughman still said, Nay,
The man who buys my shoe," he swore.
"Will dearly have to pay.
There's not pretticr shoe on earth
To cover lady's toes:
And thus l happen to know its worth
Far better than you suppose.
The shoe is one of wOndrOus price,
That nobody can deny,)
And yet, perchance, there's some device
q May serve the shoe to buy,
If you are able to show me now.
When L am plOughing my field,
That every furrow behind my plough
a shining ducat may yield
Why then to you the shoe I'll give,
Else | will keep it myself
For an ornament, as long as / live,
To grace my mantel shelf!'
And so it was the fairy bought
FIWas he in merchants guiSe =
His own glass shoe, and quick a. thought,
Away to his home he hieS,
And Off went John, with much delight.
As fast as he could go,
BY trial TO prove, that very night,
If the charm would work or no.
And he found the fairy's word was true
As he promised in the trade:
For a shining ducat came to view
In every furrOw he made!
And again, next morning, off he went
Nor scarce to eat could stop
To plough again,-he was so intent
To gather his golden crop.
And 50 he ploughed, and ploughcd, and
plOughed.
And scarce for slumber ceased;
No wonder John was growing proud,
As fast as his wealth increased
And still he ploughed by day and night,
When none were looking on.
Till he seemed, indeed. n sorry sight
He grew so lean and wan -
And still. when none his work might view,
He plOughed by night and day.
And still the more his riches grew
The more he pined away.
Until. at last, his work was stOpt,
And the ploughman. where was he
Down in the furrOw, alas, he dropt.
A dead as dead could be!
MORAL.
Though good is gold. to have and hold,
My story makes it clear
Who sells himself for sOrdid pelf.
Has bought it much too dear
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-31

He looked at me earnestly. as If he
wished TO carry. away a clear memory of
my features, then wrapped his cloak
about him, flung up the sash and leaned
soundlessly out into the darkness.
/ eXtinguished the taper. and crepf
back to bed. / did not hear a sound
about the house until daybreak.
When / arose. / saw the dirk-knife
glIttering in the sunshine near my writ
ing-desk where had lain it. Then /
shuddered.
At eight o'clock the watchman. who
was kept on the grounds. was found
gagged and bound, just inside Redburn's
entrance: Yes, Guy Sedley paved his
way coolly and surely.
A year later | was the mistress of
Redburn; all mine. Mrs. Malthy had
died and bequeathed them to me.
On her dying bed she had said:
Violet, you are my heiress. There
is only one living being who has my
blood in his veins; him disown." She
paused and then went on. 'sYou have
seen my brother. loved him. was
ambitious for him, but his natural bent
was evil. We had a cousin Flora, a
lovely child. who was brought up
with him. They were engaged to be
married. But forbade it. ! revealed
to her his disposition. / told her of his
debts and deeds of daring. She loved
him, she trusted him; but she was deli
cate and died. He said / killed her"
She grew pale, even past her diving
pallor. She went on:
''When ! saw him last. the officers of
justice were after him: he was a default
er. He had stolen money to pay his
gambling debts. He is probably in jail
now; but | will have none of him. and
| will never forgive him"
So she died, hard as flint TO the last
And / was mistress of Redburn.
| was young; | was fond of gayety; !
had now the means at my disposal
Every summer my home was filled with
guests. In the winter / was i'm New
York, or abroad. And yet ! lived only
on the interest Of .he money bestowed
upon me.
Three years passed. / had never
heard word Of Guy Sedley, when, one
day. the Bromleys of New York. who
were coming to visit me. asked leave to
bring a friend; / extended the solicited
invitation, and Guy Sedley came in.
1t was a shock, but he gave no token
of the past. Reclaimed from his errors.
he was so refined and manly that he was
the most distinguished of my guests.
loved him, but / thought, she must
hate me, the usurper Of his rights. He
Is poor because have his patrimony. ]
have no right to Redburn, and / viii not
keep it. / will give it back TO him..
An opportunity came. He was sitting
on the terrace one bright evening. ]
went and took a seat near him.
''How lovely this viewis :" he eXclaim-
ed. pointing toward the distant hills
Yes, and you shall wish for your
right no longer, Mr.. Sedley. Redbun
is yours. have no claim to it. ."
He did not speak, and | went on.
Your sister was just. And she would
have made you the heir if she had lived
to see you what you are to-day"
but it was your mercy, and not her
Justice, Miss Violet, that saved me.
Violet, love you, and ! will take Red
burn with your hand, not else"
put my hand in his, trusting him.
loving him utterly, and proud, very
proud, to make him master Of Redburn.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-31

tions, as in reference to amendment, re-
peal or dissolution, are provided.
This bill is well as far as it goes, and
perhaps is all that can now be obtained,
but fails, in our judgment, to fully reach
the question, hardly granting sufficient
powers or providing against encroach-
ments of existing corporations, SO
but they may cripple and render use
less organizations, under this bill, II
they feel so disposed, as they have fire.
quently done with the special charters
that have sometimes been granted by the
General Assembly. We hope, however,
this bill may pass and become law, and
any further powers may be given as
emergencies may arise. The Legisla-
ture, if they obey the voice of the peo-
pie, will give them freedom to act in
building railroads, especially while
they are acting to give powers to man.
moth corporations, that are liable, IN
their operations, to absorb smaller and
connecting lines by a mere purchase of
a majority of the stock and bonds OF
that corporation, giving no more rights
to a minority than to compel them to
come in and sell the balance of the stock.
Wise counsels should prevail at MOntpe-
lier in granting both special charters as
well as the passage of a general railroad
law, lest they bind the people to tue die
tation of large and monopolizing corpo-
rations.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-31
Personal.

j. G. Simpson, of East Craftsbury,
has been selected as one of the speakers
for the Williston prize for oratory at the
Easthampton, Mass, Seminary.
Hon. VIM. w. Hartweu. of Platts-
burgh, declines to accept the nomination
Of the Democrats as their candidate for
Congress in the nth, New York, dis
trict. 1t is said that the leaders of the
party are draggjng tile S0ran0c Rjeer
in search of a candidate.
-Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.
Y, has appropriated $500 for the benefit
of Miss Emma, daughter of Franklin
Hoyt, of Montpelier, during the next
school year, as a recognition of her
merit as a student in the institution.