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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07
SELECTIONS.
Human Safety-Nalye

Mr.. Curtis gossips thus, in one of his
"Old Bachelor papers in the current
aumber of Harper's Bazar:
"Small men are very large in little cir
.cles, While you are measured olly by
you village you are possibly a phonom-
enon. But the town shrinks lis all, and
the state is really unkind in the swift
ness of our self-reductiou The lord of
the village town meeting with fluent
tongue swells suddenly into the size Of 4
statesman to the village eye, Of he
goes to the Legislature, and he finds
plenty of peers. Higher still he rises
Ia Gepezsss. and he is silent, The vii
lage wonders that its great man has
dwindled so sadly, and that his eloquent
voice is not heard But the truth is
that the Legislature and Congress have
lifted his lid, and the vapor of conceit
has escaped He, too, would have ex-
ploded in the village, but the world has
been his safety-yalvo. For the higher
man rises the more Immediately he
is measured by picked men. The pub
lie, we t,,ink, is often deceived, and
even prefers gilt to gold. But the
world knows great deal about its
greatest men despite the provcrb. 1t
does not admire Shadwell, but it defos
Shakespeare, The instinct of respect
for Washington is as true as any other
law of Nature. Lucy sings s~eetly in
the parlor, and we smile or weep as she
sways us with htr song, What more
could Pasta do, or Catalan? ? SO Lucy
must go to Paris and be prima donna
But then it is no longer Jane in the
next house, and Mrs. Jones' who Sings
in the choir with whom she is to be
measured ; it is with Mahbran, with
Jenny Lind And only if she be re-
ally one of the great singers will she
stand the tremendous test
1t is so with your verses, my dear
Corydon. You lave the post Of honor
in the county paper You are the poet
at the cattle show, aud yours are the
odcs on the Fourth OF July and the or
iginal hymns when the new pastor is
ordained 1t is understood that you
are genius, and such brisk fire ofad-
ulation is kept up under your boilers
that you are perilousiy full Of steam.
1t would be sad that such an excellent
boiler should burst for want Of a safety
valve, And as you have just publish
cd neat volume Of the poetry that has
been commended BY tho paper in which
most Of il first appeared as combining
the sublimty Of Milton Rith the sweet
ness Of Thomas Moore, your pressure
of steam is extraordinary, Really no
man and no boiler ought to carry 50
much; and when yfu find safety
valve in the great city journal, you
ought to be grateful that You have been
saved from catastrophe--but fear
that you are not.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

-~ Men Of bus. ness, believe me, there
is now and then a profitable venture in
doing nothing at ALL In the pover To
put business aside, and abiding now
and then in a perfect quiet. things
sometimes solve themselves, when we
give them that advantage, which refuse
to come clear for all our trying. We
all know how, by simply taxing some
pcrplexity into the deepest liiqnce this
side Of death--a good nights sleep
we can do better sometimes than II we
sat up and wrought at taae all night
When Matthew Murray, Of Leeds,
wanted to see his way through some
sore perplexity in his inventions, and
all other effort was Of no use - he
rested day and night from all noise
and all effort except the effort az act
i've man has to keep himself quiet {;
and then the thing he wanted would
steal in and look ct him, and light on
him. and stay, a. birds used TO night
on the old hermits, no more AFRAID OF
them than the trees under which they
sat And mothers, yon may toll
and care necessarily for your little
ones, never resting moment III your
devotion and then, because you never
do be quiet, but enter into your very
closet with little frock to mend, you
shall never be quite able to take ne
whole sunlight and sum Of your myth
erhood into your heart. You VIA be
80 fun Of care about the bread that
perishes az to miss tho bread that com
eth down from Heaven. No person
needs 50 much now, and then TO be still,
and open her soul only to the silence
ONLY az an earnest. energetic, whole
hearted mother This eternal activity
is almost certain TO run at last into
shadows. RoJeH CoNyer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

Il wonder tnat no skillful doctor
has ever thought it worth his while to
investigate how many people die annu
ally, not in consequence Of any disease
to speak Of, but merely becaus" they
are tired Of life ? because out Of the
turmoil aud the tire and the madden
ing excitement. and the 4ickcning tHs-
pense, they drop int" the grave lnH aS'
The man weary If the noise Of some
great city thorou@hfarc, turns 7slde
from his fellows into the blessed q1isi
Of some unfregucDted court or aIiey T.
walk there all glqne We cannot tell
they cannot tell why they do It VIC
and they can only understand that,
worn and waat with the business of
existonce and faint with trampin2 over
the stony parcments, there coIne"
time wbcp, leaving all memory OF
past enjoypogts and hopes Of f4easore
10 come, the man or woman deserts
the beaten tracks o? life, Graves moth
ing better thag to be wrapped under
the green turf sntii the Judgment
Day Traveller Who drop BY the
way, you may rcmcrk soldiers who
fall out Of rank arc unworthy OF tho
uniform they wear; bgt oh! friends,
II il not given 70 every one 70 bear ne
scorching heat and biting cold, and
clustering wind and the psltin6 rain.
with sublime eqqanjAl'y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

The Chicago Interior concludes
an article on the subject Of personal re-
ligion thus:
What our land and age need more
than ANYTHING else, is men of the right
mold in their sentiments, principles
purposes and cundnct. What each
man needs---and that alone, 90 frigo-
ious in everything else. is character
formed on divine ideas and ideals, set
on fire by the spirit Of duty and fall
of the powers Of the faith S,Uch are
the souls that know how to do and to
endure braveIy all God . appointed will
These are they who enjoy life as 1t
passes, and reap rich moral haryests,
while they SCATTER the precious seed
everywhere, Of all good things to be on
earth, after they have left it. In death
they carry the sheaYes with them, out
Of earth into Heaven, and are the only
bearers of earth's bounty and beauty
into the presence Of God forever But
alas what famine is there Of real
practical, vital godliness over all the
land
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

The heart Of God lies about our
lives as closely as the air. There is no
smallest act or Thought that does not
echo itself in Him, and this divine
presence is intensely sympathetic 1t
is not the mere overnight of a judge
Registering praise and blame. Ii is the
compauioi.ship Of one who Tcioiccs in
all our JOY, and suffers in all our pain,
There Is no glad heart-he At in the world
that the Almighty heart does not beat
with gladness IN response, There is 40
little ahild's cry of sorrow over its bro
ken toy that a more than mothers love
does not catch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

Space is mighty temple wherein
al thfngs worship God, Therein is a
bomdless flow of fiying melody and the
eternal dome is filed with shining wor-
shippers. What joys await the Child,
who, from trcading the sands whichsink
beneath the feet shall rise mid eouatless
worlds aud sing his praises inSo the
Fathers ear AID hyn.', aloud the sweet
est strains in all the music of the,
spheres.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

1t is a secret known but to few.
vet of no small use in tie e9uduct &c
life, TINT when yo,, fail, into aan s
conversation. the first thing .cseshontih
consider is whether he hasa greater IA.
clination to hear you or that YOU shoniu
hear him
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

-,"No outstrctrhiag of the souN to
that which is be'ond is over whplly
lost it helps to give the impetus Apl
shall aid it III gaini,,g. the helghts "a
last There ~ no stven-told Burning
from which il does not come forth puri.
fed from some dross, if it but Wills.
There is no uplifting Of the eyes TO the
higher ltc--whc,hor for ourselves or
Others that is not loct by an answer
ug banm from the sanctum sanctorum
withim the. veil -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

! have DO! sncU, may not sec
Ny hope frr man take forth in fat,
But tod viii give the Virtary
ln.dae tnuo ia that faith act,
Aafhe who sees the future sure,
The battling present may endure;
And bless meanwhile the unseen Hand that
leads
Tac hearts beyond the halIing steps OF deeds
-- Waiter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

1t is a life long warfare to free one
from an offensive habit. The resolu-
ton once formed and the strife begins,
Tho appctites come with rush as of
a thousand devils, and all screechng
and crying out "you can't, You can e
to weaken the rcsolu tion and shake the
faith aad make one hink there is no
resisting them. Wi h many this wins !,
and with an echoed II can't, and feel
ing there no use trying comes the
surrender.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

The poor man who envies not the
rich, who pitics his companions in pow
erty, and can spare something to HIM
who is stiE poorer, is. in the realms of
humanity king of Angs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

A recent Traveller says: ''What
always imprcsscs me more than anything
else in Egypt and Palestine has been
the entire absence Of cheerful or cx-
hilcrating music, especially from chil-
dren You never hear them singing
in the huts, | mover heard sym chat
deserved the name in the streets o.
h7aso' o. Jerusalem One heaey bur
den Of yoleeless sadness rests upon that
tmsakcm hnd The daughters ormuSie
have been brought low, The mirth of
tabrcts ceas4th the noise of thun that
rejoice cndetlf ; the JOY Of the harp
ccascth. q
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07
GRAND RAPIDS WIS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER T. NA

----!Scoff not at the natural defects of
any which are not in their power to
mend. Oh It's cruel to beat a cripple
witlhis own crutches.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

-"LBa is ike a tdeater. During
the PLAY we take higher and lower seats,
but whea it il over we mingle - the
common stream and 20 home."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

---I'he situation that has not iGs duty
its itltnI was mover yet occurttt by
man, Yes, here, in thi. poor. mise,,s
bic, hampered, dospisabla acrllal
wherein thom s,.Hdest. here OF nowhere
is tn, ideal work it out thcvsirom /:
aud in working, heliege, Nvs aud be
free
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

--t(oiug to ltoavan IS not oncc-a-
week holiday, but an every day busi,
ness, and as such ml,st he diligently
followed 60. achieve success. H. B.
LoaatS..
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

"a wedding is licensed subject
to joke upon, but there really is no
great joke in the matter after all, Mix
ed up with the pleasure and JOY of the
occasion, are the many regrets of quit
ting home, the tears of parting between
parent and child, the consciousness of
leaving the dearest and kindest friends.
of the happicst portion of human life,
TO encounter its cares and troubles with
Others still untricd and un&down.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

There s no more EsFgI " common
place than that whio4 lbils VI that wo-
men are more plega thar mcn It isan
acknowledIcneht eenoaIly mate sith
a certain favor Of cou'enm in il. part
Iy against pie'l, Bat | doubt H. trg,t.
II Yacus TO me basca nppn 40 saug .6r
foa aldatiou than that, il complex iim,
sqrn a Christianity, the affections
CONT for more than the intellect. AMI
women are, whether naturally or artG-
cialY moro afactionatr than mes 50
Il : very many Of them consequently
fn, an qY3et IN religion for certain
emotional feelings which men are legs
apt to eat.ytain. The esror Of the car
Eepplaee. thcriorc, appears T. nae tq
Sic }p tge idea chat this kindly sm1lipu.
aisn i. ,ho highest, Or At any rtta. u
pFwel expression Of religion, wbeaa.s
VIE p'sr'ical scope OF Ctri,fanitv IS
ouch wider, being no ether than NJ
wrsan2 mon and wolpes more Gol,ke
Nqw without enteIiV. into Ios,er;a-
ton On the attributes u Deity, it IS
ssiicient to point that the notions Of
power, truth, liberuity, wisdom and
Justice, ss wtl as these Of purity and
lore, are bound MP in the Christian
conception ofGoi ami, therefore, our
aim IN tranip4 Christians, women
should be r9t ~ ri thai they shoow
pure. gentle and A aAaoaonatc--qallitics
which GGJuqI among WON n aGGng
/ hcathepism alilo,t ererywhere, as yell
az under the gospel but that shey
7 should b. strong true, liberal wise anl
/ Just no mere foolish virgins with am
iat iaten.iqu and expiring lamp.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

The going ont of ones self in'o an
other the throwing of ones llie into
other lives, is the highest privilege, the
constunmate virtue, of Il mans being.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

He whom God hath gifted with
the love Of retiralnert, possesses, as II
were, an extra sense. --Batrer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

He alone is wqfthy to be called a
friend, to whom We dare show our
selves as we really are -Rachet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

--Somc men may qav, "IP | wcro
not crihbrd and confacd as am here,
and if had that mans means, would
not be happy?' let his condition
be changed. At night, when he is
asleep. put him in the circumstances ot
that man whom he cnvied While the
novelty lasted he might experience
some pleasure but no sooner would he
get won ed to his new condition, than
the SAM causes which wrought discon-
tent in him in his former state would
make him d~contented sill. You can
not make n diacontented nature happy
BY covering it up with silks You
might wear diamond ring on every
finger. and a coronet on yonr head, and
might be the center Of admiration in
yonr circle bu. if You had not the
qualify Of being happy in YOU you
would not be happy You cannot, by
the abundance Of the fnings which he
possesses, make man happy Why, a
child may put it, hand on harp that
has been chorded and tuned, and music
will come ont Of it but giant might
smito against the body Of an oak tree,
and there woul9 be no sound Of music.
There is no music IN it. II IS the
quality of the thing struck that deter
mines whether it is musical or not.
The chords are in rs, or nowhere. II
you have not the nature in you which
tends to the production Of happiness,
all the influences which you can bring
to bear will not make you happy plea
sure will bring no melody; riches viii
bring no deep-seated joy and honors
and aspirations will yield no happiness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

"a thnead can hida star; q six
pence can hide the view of anything
around us ; and man with bwt little
Of this feeting world may blind his
mind harden his heart, and he may
lose himself and be cast away.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

---flatter not myself in thy faith TO-
Nod i thou wtntest charity for thy
nchhoI; and think not thou hast char.
ity for thy. neishbor if thoa wantcst
talth t. N'od where they are not both
togtthen they are anth wanting; they
are bo1ia dead, il once divided.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

--~for there is sol lpn any wr,,,. la.
ing which does not carry aIong witt, it
some downfall of biud-climbing hnlos,
some hard entail pf .uT rn,, sntna
quickly satiatel desire that survives,
with the liGl in 1rttl OF old plraly /,
vice, and see itself caf,ci by it4 wacijrl
progeny --some tragic mark af kinship
IN the ons tdcf lifa to the far stretch,
my life TINT wen, before, an@ 10 the Ia.
chat il 10 ONE after, such IA has raised
the pity Of men ever since they began
TO discern the difference bctwoan will
aud destiny, But these thugs are
quite unknown to the world fog lhera
is much pain that is quite noisele-,
and vibrations that make humnn agonio5
are often o mere whisper ia the rotr Of
huwying existence" Fhcrr are glanvcs
Of hatred that stab anl raise the cry of
murder robbcrie- that leave man or
goman forever beH4arel Of peace AMI
joy yet kept secret by the suTeror -
commtte1 to no sound except that of
low moan4 10 the night, se"u IN nj,
writing except that made on the h,aa
by the SLOW months Of sgpre,sel am
gaiah aud early morning tsgl4
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

1t is the babbing spring that flows
gently, the little rirulet which runs
along, day and night by the farm house,
that is useful, rather than the swollen
food, or the roaring cataract Niagara
cxcites our wonder, and we stand
amazed at the power and greatness Of
God there, as he "pours it from his hol-
low hand" Bat one Niagara is enough
for the continent or the WORTHWHILE
the same world requires thousands and
tens of thousands Of silver fountains
and gentle flowing riyulets, that water
every farm and meadow and every
gardcs, and that shall flow night and
day, with their gentle quiet beauty. So
with the acts of orr lives. 1t is not by
great deeds fka those Of martyrs, that
geo,l is done it Is by daily and quiet
yrtuc Of lifc-thc Christian temper,
the meek forbcarauce, the spirit OF Rr-
giyenese, in the husband, in the wife,
in the father, the mother, the brother,
the sister, the friend, the neighbor, that
good is to be dope.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

--Thinking inca to day hold that re
ligjon is but a farce unless it is taken
into daily life. AMI becomes part and
parcel of those who profess it, Its
mission is to elevate and refine: II
point cut the way tna better and a pu-
rer life to shgw that morality mast
begin At home, and tha. faith is not a
moro SUNDAY fragment, to be put OF
once in week and then laid by in
lavender until the church bells ring
out their next summons tG worship. IT
cannot be admitted that bad citizenship
and immoral habits are consistent with
the profession Of Christianity, or that
true religion is alien to ANY Of the
least or the greatest concerns of human
life. The distinction implied in the
terms sccnlnr aud religious, conveys an
error handed down to US from the days
when a priestly olcaroi,y cHislci, and
when religion wa. cmp'oEci mcroly a.
AN agent for thc furtherauco Of sinister
ends, Fortunately those days are past,
never to return, and nov mqn seek to
extend religious influences throughout
society. rather than to Yestric: them to
certain set occasions"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07
Our Free Lunch.

Better kneel before crucifix ttran
bow before nothing in heaven or earth.
Mss cobb.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

Gu'HnosS by its very nature, reduces
Il man TO a certain conformity with the
laws of his condition, and makes him
content therein, aud 90 works up his
disposition that it becomes amcnllhlr tn
the law Of happiness Its restrained
IN It's over~eeniog pri Ic, ar wide cir-
cutting vanity, orharruwing discomfort.
It is made 70 be- nole ehlllikc az,
simple, 1t is brought into eenlitions
IN which happiness may distiII upon il
from ten thousand little things 4
nan who wishes to soc hoauty in nature
must not watch for il in gorgeous sun
sets always though they wilt cqny}
once in IA whila. Let him watch ftr Il
in ten million little fAcets which glisten
in the light Of the san, by the roadside
rs we'll ~ in the rich mans adorned
grounds. We must see il in tho motos
and bugs, IN the miaute,t insects,
everywhere so, then, wc are 10 reap
happiness aud satisfaction, not 50 much
from great catlci ysms and parnXymps ,
AZ in little things, TINT have the nowoe
10 make ns suprcaely happy H. u,
Bccchcf.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

Mighty curious creatures, tho.
same house flies! talk about miracle.
Was there ever anything more miracn
'ous, So far as our common ubscrvotion
goes, than the going and coming of
these creatures Why lidp t job ask
whore the Aica come from aud where
they 70 to! | did not y that you
and | don L know but how mauv pcp-
pie do know anything about ity Where
are the. cradles of the Young flicsr
Where are the cemeteries Of the dcal
.1'es or do, they lie at al except wien
we Kill shew? You think all tho gfs
of the year are dead and gone, and
thcre comes a warm day, and all at
once there is general resurrection of
en-; they have been taking nap that
is aIl'--~Nep. eo'bcr lfhm'ic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07
The BEST ROADS IN AMERICA.

r. FOE CHEYENNE. SALT LAKE, SAC
RAhRNrtl ND San FRANCE 500, I.,s-ensear,:
have rhnire ci 70 4Cc pilhe- via. hAN>Ar CITY
AID DENFBh pr IT. joseph AM OMAHA.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

I've do not make enough Of the
beauty which God has placed all around
and above us. We do not study so
gladly as we ought the charms of the
tiny crystal, the anatomy of a leaf, the
structure of the lily, or the fibre of the
oak We turn away from the glory in
the grass, and the grandeur in the flow
er, to gaze instead with curious admir-
alton ON some idle gaud of human arti-
flee, and thus perycrt our taste, and
come short of the JOY provided for rs
in the great festival of beauty present
ed by the generous hands Of returning
spring.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07

John G. SAKE mingles with his hui
NOR wisdom chat it would bc we'll to
study, as the Tcles will show:
In battle or business, whatever the game,
In lsw or in love. il is ever the same
In the struggle for power. OF scranbl for pelf,
Let this be your motto-"Rely on yor rsclf
For whether the prize be a ribbon or throne,
The victor is he who can go il alone.