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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-10

Mrs. P---'s marriage, and her presen
residence. The stranger had at once
started in that direction, and his inform
ant, though 1t was almost dark, fully be-
heved it to be p himself, though it
had then been fifteen years since he had
been seen in that vicinity. His former
wife was greatly agitated when this story
was told her, but her husband, though
troubled, tried to satisfy himself that his
nei2hbOr was mistaken.
Three years more rolled by and moth
ing was heard of P, till on one dis
nal April morning .his former wife re.
ceived telegram, brough by special
messenger from the nearest station, urg.
ing her 10 come ut once 10 Newcastle,
Penn, If she would see her righttul bus.
band alive Greatly shocked and startled
by this message from one who seemed to
her to bee long dead, she and her second
husband started nj once They found
P without difficulty, but stretched
upon bed of sickness and sadly wasted
by the cravings Of disease.
In feeble and broken voice, and little
by little ms his strength would permit
him, he told them his story ON arriving
at Philadelphia he found that his most
promising enterprise was failure, all
that he had was lost An oitcr to Join q
company just fitting out ship for the
West Indies came opportunity as he
thought and, in the hope OF retrieving
his fortunes, he embarked in the project
what little money he had IN his posses
sion, and went ont to recover his loss.
He had written to his wife before sailing,
but the letter never reached its destina-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-10
Foreign Gossip.

Holland has ten thousand wind
mills.
An American newspaper has been
started in Dublin.
TELEGRAPH instruments are called by
the japanese "Genii Of the Talking Thun-
der"
Russia imports cotton cloth from
Turkey, preforlug it to that woven in
England.
An American woman in London re
Gently to the United States Legation
for a pass" to see the Queen.
The last weekly edition of the Paris
W,mEatoH was seized by the police be
cause it contained an insulting caricaturo
OF the prussians.
Two Paris journals state that Rad
icalism and Rcpublicanism require to be
couuteraCted in the army by such arbi-
trary measures as prohibiting the crcula-
ton of Radical papers,
"A Malay raiah is said to possess a
larger diamond than any in the world,
and more valuable than any Of the great
gems of Europe. 1t is said 10 be much
larger than the koh-noor, and to weigh
305 Carats.
"A Paris letter says it IL generally con
coded on all sides that Theirs death would
result in a civil war in France, and that
no little disquietude is caused by the
chances OF that occurrence in such con
tingcncy.
Some years ago, the Anti-Corn Law
League of England came to natural
death, from having accomplished the
purpose of its organization. Recently the
Ballot Association of Manchester voted
itself dissolved for like reason.
When the Prince Of Wales visited
France, Theirs did not treat him cordial
" or invite him TO his house The Prince
is AN aristocrat and Theirs hates arlstoc
racy. Great comment has been made on
this conduct Of the President
1t has been ascertaned that more
than 100 600 men, women and children
have persisted in the Persian capital from
famine and plague, and that the number
of victims throughout the country Is not
less than 3,0O0,00O
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-10
Minute Mechanism.


To show the ingenuity and skill of
some of the inventive spirits of the past
| and present day, says a writer in the Chi
cage Tribune, we will givea few examples
which we have CLEANED from various
sources. In the Museum at Salem, Mass
(Which place will he better remembered
when we are told that it was the place in
which Hawthorne penned many Of his
contributions to the literary world, is
cherry. stone which contains one dozen
silver spoons The stone itself is of the
ordinary size; but the spoons are SO small
that their shape or finish can only be dis.
tlnguished by the microscope. Here is
the result of immense labor for no deci
dedly useful purpose; and there are thou
sands of other objects, the value of which,
in utilitarian sense, NAV be said to be
quite as Indifferent. Dr. Oliver gives an
account of 4 cherry stone on which were
carved one hundred and twentv-four
heads, so distinctly that the naked eye
could distinguish those belonging to Popcs
and Kings by their mitrcs and crowns 1t
was bought in Prussia for $4,000, and
thence conveyed to England, where it
was considered m object of so much value
that its possession was disputed, and it
became the object of suit in chuCerv.
One of the Nuremberg toymakers in
closed IN a cherry stone, which was cX-
hibitcd at the French Crystal Palace, Il
plan of Sebastopol a railway station,
and the messiah" of klopstoCk
In more remote times, an account is
given Of an ivory chariot, constructed by
MermeCides which was SO small that 3
fly could cover it with his wing: also
ship of the same material, which could
be hidden under the wing of a
beet Pliny, too, tells US that Homer's
"lliad," with its 5000 verses,
was written in SO small space IS
to be contained in a nutshell which was
pobably the richest kcrnal ever found in
any species OF nut in existence, Elan
mentions an artist who wrote a distitch
in letters of gold, which he incosrd in
the rind Of Il kernel of corn But the
Harleian Ms. mentions greater Curios-
ity than any of the above, ii being
nothing morenOr less thanthe Bible. writ
ten by one Peter Bales, a Chancery clerk,
in so small book that it could be
lnclosed in the shell of an English walnut
Disraell gives an account of many other
exploits similar to the one of Bales
There is a drawing of the head of Charles
ii. in the library of st. Johns College,
oxford, wholly composed Of minute
written characters, which, at a small
distance, resemble the lines OF an engrav-
ing The head and the ruff are said to
contain the Book of Psalms, in Greek
and the Lords Prayer In the British
Museum is q portrait Of Queen Anne,
not much larger than the hand. On this
drawing is a number OF lines and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-10
1 Mans Self-Sacriilce.


A remarkable incident of generous
seli.sacrttcc has just been narrated to us
by an old resident of the Southern part
Of this county, and we publish it here,
giving the facts as nearly as they can be
reproduced from memoranda taken at the
time. The narrator, having received the
money OF the unfortunate gentleman in
trust for the children of his wife, was
one Of the few who was even aware of
the circumstances as they really were,
and the recent death of the lady in ques,
ton has removed the seal which has
hitherto prevented the publication Of the
story.
Nearly eighteen years ago, young
man named P purchased a small
farm in the location alluded to and mar,
riod the daughter of a neigbOrng farmer.
They had one child, and for several years
in the eycntiul round Of daily duties,
lived life Of happiness. But, untOrt1t
nately for himself and family, the spirit
of gain took possession Of his soul, and
he gradually became possessed of an in
ordinate craving for wealth. He became
dissatisfied with the small but steady
profits accommodating from his farm, and
began TO indulge in speCulatiOns of vari-
N'N AAiAh'7} ~ '''lNAi ~ l1iaN Ai' ~ W wa
quite successful On one occasion his
business took him to Philadelphia, and he
went with quite large sum Of money in
his possession, which he had borrowed 10
aid him in prosecuting the spoculaton8
in which he was engaged. lie was TO re-
turn N three weeks, but that elapsed, ana
ne GA not make ms appearance. The
lhree weeks IthEthch'' INTO four then
theh hye' mohihs elapsed ana SUN no
news OF nm reached ms aiIlicted iamily,
a year passed by, ana, as no tldlh9s
came, he was gwen up Tor dead MS
creditors, VINO haH from tune 10 tlme de-
TERED the presentation OF lhcir cmhls,
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-10

FAT sheep secrctc large quantities Of
oil and gum in their wool which add ma
tcriaIy to the weight Of their feeccs A
wool manufacturer in Motlville, IN this
state, gives an account OF fleece wh
WAS raised on a farm near Skaucatcles,
and sold ar weighing 10 pounds and 7
ounces, which was correct So far AZ the
weight was concerned in the condition in
which it was sold. But this fleece when
properly washed produced only pounds
81 ounces Of clean wool The st. Louis
DemDcru tells Of an experiment made By
a dealer VINO took a merino fleece weigh
ing q pounds unrolled it and exposed it
to the action Of the sun for three days, at
the end of which time it weighed but 10
pounds. He then washed it, without
soap, just as sheep Is washed, and it
weighed but u pounds Finally the
fleece was picked apart and scoured with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-10
Restoring WOrn-0ut Land.

Said an old settler, six years ago, "Iou
have missed 1t in buying one OF theoldcst
worn.out farms in the country; if il is a
dry season, you viii not raise your seed
from the land" Says another this sum.
mcr, 1T beats all what crops you raise
of that farm, that others nearly starved
on. How do you do it,
Brother farmers, | Win tell you;
lst In the fall, pIow all the band That
you can to a depth Of eight or ninelnches.
In the spring wait till the ground gets dry
enough TO pulyorizc well, FOR Il is essen.
tial in putting in the crop on fall blowing,
that the ground is in good condition 10
work then first harrow 10 break the
crust. and cultivate with broadcast cll.
fivator, then SOW and cultivate again,
Ale, harrow, and, lastly, roll before or
soon after the corn is up. II you use II
drill, drill it both ways, using half the
seed each way. BY these means YOU viii
get "A good seed bed Of three or four
inches deep, mud it viii repay the labor.
2d Save all the manure that you pos
sibly can, and put it on the land each
year, spreading the fine on the top of
your plowed land and The coarse strawy
manure pillow under.
ID. Seed downfrcqucntl using clover
and timothy, equal parts aud not less
than one peck Of seed per acr.. Do not
take but two or al most three crops ui
grass before you plow it under again. BY
these means, in six years, have brought
up a farm entirely run down, 50 that !
have cut the heaviest crop Of grass that
ever saw harvested
Mr.. Gcddes the great farmer Of New
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-10
Who are Esquires !

The present use of the distinction,
" Esquire" conveys not tine remotcst
idea of its origin, or appropriation, in
past ages. The esquire originated IN
chivalric times, when the sons Of gentle
men. from the age Of seven years, were
brought up in the castles Of superior lords
which was an inestimable advantage 70
the poorer nobility, who could hardly
otherwise have given their children the nc
complishments Of their station. From
seven to fourteen these boys were called
pages or Wallets At fourteen, they bore
the name of esquire. They were IN
structed in tie management Of arms IN
the art of horscmanship, in exercises OF
strength and activity, 50 as TO III them Tor
the tournament and battle. and the milder
glories Of chivalrous Gallantry. Long
after the decline Of chivalry, the word
esquire was only used in a limited sense,
for the sons Of peers and knights, or
such as obtained the title by creation, or
some other legal means Blackstone de-
fines esquires to be all who bear office or
trust under the crown, and who are styled
esQuires by the king in their commissions
and appointments and being once hon
ored by the king with the title Of esquire
they have q right to that distinction for
life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-10
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.


A, Economical riro Ei,ali,,r -
,,ss, &, pO,ts b., s;n,,,,r eor,, n,ns .,
n,iy,rra - ,,,ai,,a "a ~ ,., j.,'
/ In, AZ 700 5anrnaS r. "'' '''' ''''' '''
~, ! ',, stored III S'nA'' frames lha'
! WI WI h"lu from one 70 tntec pounuS V"Vh'
Se.'s more reaol'y' "uu Is IN pet'VI shape
I"' 'lv grocery ma" 70 t.au".c' tl'elc Volug
no '.lIiHg' "aS'e' " o'oSN"He VI N"u'o
I" l, 1aIlhs'
10 Cure Corns on the Feetot Horses.
--Iul away the corn ana BURN II oul SO HS
to prevent pressure OF the shoes or turn
the morse TO pasture without shoes
r resh eggs, according 10 the PftH7c
f@'ptfr, afford great nour>hment to weak
animals, 1t tells OF a cont which > all
appearances was nearly dead, the breath
OF me oelhg oAreIy pereptlo!e, "hlch al
most instantly revived oy giving II onoor
Two ireSh eggs. me same results nave
attended inc administering oi eggs To
Weak cattle ana 10 leehic, chilled lambs.
Inc remedy Is SIhpie one ana FARMERS
would d" Wen 10 near II IN lhlhd'
Il am feeding clover hay put into the
NOV last summer half cured, About
one foot thick OF clover spread evenly
over the NOV, then the same amount II
straw, again clover alternating with
straw Putting several loads in this man
ner, IL comes Out nearly as green rs lieSh
CU' grass or CloNeE perfectly iree from
oust or smoke. All stock cal II WIN
aN'"l'y' hi'Sh cows NolhS SP''hN,II!
upon H. eating the straw nearly ms wen"
lno Clover, 'hlnk lelees ol the clover
are, 10 certain extent, ABSORBED ny INC
straw masking inc Slta" nearly as E0ou rs
thc 'loNeh ana pI'NehlinG 'ht ia''eF
from h'a''i'G.-~'"'fhj' 2' "t F"'"''
A Correspondent writes us that IN
April, le3o he hunt post and rail fence
al MayNlIe, WIS., IN which the posts
were soaked IN 4 solution OF coppctas
aud bIuc viinol and cuIIed sap shingles
We're also soaked IN the solution before
using That these posts ant shingles are
( now entirely sound and apparently as
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-10
Preparing Poultry for Market.

Preparing poultry for market is often
improperly performed, and hence the
great difference in their market value
This is also one of the reasons why live
fowls are SO often sought after In the
FIRST place the birds must he properly fat.
tened, and this being done, If they are
carefully dressed, remunerative prices are
always the result. How to properly dress
audprcpare fowls, 81 well known authority
on this subject says;
Before being killed, all fowls should he
tasted for at least fourteen hours. Among
the methods OF killing usually had re-
course to, NJ Soycrrecommends breaking
the neck which is done by taking the
head in the right hand, with the thumb
against the back of 1t, Selling The neck
with the left, the same arm supporting
the fowl then quick Jerk with the right
hand, turning the thumh downward nj
,hc same ,imv, separates the rprtehra,-.
Int il takes rather Il strong arm To do 1t.
Counlrymcu and many others attain the
same object by taking the head in the
right hand, and swinging the towl round
10y il, One swing properly done, will
dlSlocatc the spine Another method is
To strike - sharp blow ON the back of the
neck with a stick. But any of these
methods may cause much needless suf
Gering IN unskitlul hands II Is true
there is no instantaneous" method of
killing Il fowl the tcnacity Of life being
very great, but the actual operation
should be only momcntary; and we
strongly advise NIL inexperienced amateurs
to make sure of the matter ny laying the
neck on block and chorpiug Oh
the head a, u blow What we have said
as 10 the tenacity Of lie may he tlluStrat
ea by saying that even after this capital
operation The bird, II lrft to itself, will
struggle violently all over the ward: but
this can, perhaps, hardly be called life in
the true sense, and We may hope there is
little or no conscious pain The fowl
should OF course be first handaged, toprc
vent struggling, and, indeed this ought
tu he done In MI cases where the knife is
employed, attcrWarA hanging mp by the
feet to slccd freely When the head is
cut of, the skin should at1crwhrd be
drawn neatly over the stu0p and tied,
Poultry should he ptucNed or picked
whilst olIII warm, when the feathers will
be removed with much less difficulty
Fowls arCEcncmliyp picked quite clean, bat
il looks better in the case OF Young
chickens to leave II few tcuthrl about the
tHa, They Will cat best if nothing further
is done to them hut it improves the ap.
peNyaucc greatly for market to plunge
the carcass, Immediately after plurkiug
into vessel Of boiling water for a few
moments which will plump" it a great
deal and make the skin look bright aud
clean. After &ca'ijug, turkeys and fowls
should hc hung by the legs, and water
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-10

soap and soft water, and when dry the
weight of the fleece was reduced to nine
pounds At the present st. Louis prices
for washed and unwashed wool the buyer
would have lost just $6St on his pur
chase. .Netc York Sun,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-10

cal Gardens iavors the DHrwinian theory
He is gifted by nature with fine tenor
voice, and has concluded that he shall no
longer hide his talents, Hence he has
Suddenly began 10 sing. His melodies
may be those Of ancient times, and not
comprehcnded fully by the present man.
Thcre is no question but what he has n
voice Of remarkable power and compass
-Hnpcy's Hakiy
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-10

if man can afford to wait Half y cen.
fury ago worn-out field in Western
Connecticut was planted with young trees,
and when cleared last year produced fifty
cords Of wood per acre, besides furnish
ing fencing timber for the whole Nrm
and ten cords of wood annually for the
past twenty years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-10

WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS u,
W pleas" rny tau -nw thr adYertisfni me nj
In thi. per.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-10

CAN the last Of ship be called its hull.
ilmatum2
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-14
WHEAT STATEMENT.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, August Is, 1872
The following statement In round numbers Of
the quantity Of wheat in store August IL ct the
principal receiving and shipping points in the
United States and Canada, as furnished by
the Secretaries OF the Boards of Trade
at these points Is published here New York. 5000
bushels; Oswego, 10000 bushels; Detroit, $4,000
bushels; st. Louis, $4,000 bushels; Albany 5000
bushels; Cleveland, $1,000 bushels; Buffalo, $4,000
pusnss; Mllwaukee, i7s, 600 bushels Toledo, 10000
bushels! Philadelphia, $4,000 bushes Chicago,
ls4,00o bushels; Toronto, 5000 bushels; Montreal
74ooo bushels; Hamilton, 1900 bushels. Total,
The amount in transit on the lakes and canal ia
reported at 100000 bushels, making the amount I'm
store and in transit 1,6e5, 900 bushels, against
100000 for the same time last year.
The receipts OF wheat for the first ten DAYS of
the present month at Chicago, Milwaukee, Gleve-
bushels. against L5e2,oo for the same period last
1DeEs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-14
POLITICS AT SARATOGA.

Meeting Of the New York Democratic
State Central Commfttee-A State Cone
vention to be Held 1T Syracuse ON the
4th OF September.
SARATOGA N. Y, August Is, 1872.
The New York Democratic State Central Com.
mttee met at Congress Hall this afternoon at four
O'Clock, and after brief session and animated dis.
cussion, in which the question OF an early
call OF the State Convention was pressed,
It was resolved to hold the Convention
at Syracuse on the 4th OF September
next at noon. The vacancies In the committee
from the First Judicial district were filed by the
choice of John Kelly and James s. Thayer. General
Cochrane and Alfred wilkinson, the Chair.
man and Secretary OF the Liberal Republican
State Committee, were present and c0ncurred In
the above mentioned time and place for their State
Convention.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-14
Pinch back's Nomin a tfons-The Louisiana
Lieutenant Not To he Wheedled-An
Out-and-out Grant State Ticket, with
Pinchbaek for Governor.

Out-and-out Grant State Ticket, with
Pinchback for Governor.
NEW ORLEANS, La, August 3D. 1872.
The Pnchback Convention today passed
a resolution endorsing the national republi-
can platform adopted at Philadelphia
and pledging their support to Grant
and wills on. After agreeing TO nominate q full
state ticket, q resolution was adopted authorizing
the state Central Committee to make such change
In the state ticket as may suit the republicans Of
the State, said authority to extend to October l.
The following nominations were made:-
GOcernOr-P. b. s. Pinchback (cOlOred).
Lieutenant Gorernor-A. b. Harris, Of Concordia.
Secretary OF State-George b. Loud, OF lbervllle.
AudtfOr-W. Jasper Blackburn, OF Terre Bonnie.
Attorney Generdl-A. p. Field, Of Orleans.
Superintendent or EdutGtt0n-W. @. Brown (cOl-
ored), Of orleans.
Congressman at Lorge--H. G. Dibble, OF Orleans
congressman FOR the First Dtstrtct-Edward But
Ter (coored), OF Plaquemne.
Second Dtstrict-A. E. Barber (colored), OF Or
leans.
THIRD Dtstrict-Thomas Fl. holland, OF Ibervile.
Fourth Dtstrtct-J Madison Welles, Of Rapides.
Presidential electors and alternates were also
nominated. The Convention then adjourned sine
dte, nothing having been accomplished by any
committee regarding fusion.
The Campbell boilers from the Pinchback Con-
ventiOn adopted resolution endorsing the Greeley
and Brown and liberal State nominations. They
also authorized the formation or an elective COM
mittee, auxiliary to the Liberal Committee, alteI
which they adjourned sine dfe
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-14
JUDGE HOAR AT WORCESTER.

The Honorable Gentleman Entertain
ing q Patient Audience for Two
Hours on tho Presidential Campaign.
WORCESTER, Mass, August 10, 1872.
A large audience assembled in Mechanics Hall
this evening to hear Hon. George F. Hoar on the
issues of the present campaign. He spoke admir-
ably and with great effect for nearly two hours.
After a brief review Of the record OF the republ-
can party, he presented contrast Of the
candidates for President and Vice President greatly
to the advantage Of Grant and Wilson. He dis
cussed at some length the issues actually involved
lican party IL now, as ever, arrayed against the
enemies OF its principles. portion OF the speech
was devoted to sharp and searching review Of
some of the recent utterances Of Mr.. Sumner, OF
whom, nevertheless, he spoke kindly.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-14
POLITICAL NOTES,

Harvey Myers, a law partner OF Senator Steven.
son, was nominated for Congress yesterday by the
republicans of the Sixth Kentucky district.
The republicans OF the Third Michigan district
yesterday nominated Mr.. George Willard for Con-
Blair
The st. Louis Republican yesterday morning pub.
lished letter from Governor Gratz Brown, In which
he alluded to q certain statement made by q New
Haven paper and says that the statement 30 far a.
1t relates to himself is very erroneous and 80 far
warraniVds