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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12
Raising Corn.

AFTER several years of trial, | have
found the following to be, if not the best,
a good method for the management of this
crop:
Turfland may be plowed early, and in
any condition as regards moisture. for the
great number of small roots Of the turf
prevents the soil from baking or running
together; this, on heavy clay soil, is of no
small Importance On old land we must
be careful to have the land in good condi-
ton; for, in case it is heavy clay and we
pillow it when wet, it is ruined for that sea
son, if not two of them. We may pillow it
any time after the frost is out, providing
the conditions named are present If too
early for planting, it should be left i'll the
condition that the pillow placed it. The
weeds will spring up, for many of these
terminate at low temperature Before
planting, it has been customary to destroy
these weeds by narrowing; but this is not
essential, and we can proceed with the
planting, provided that the land is suffic-
iently level and pulverized. After the
corn has fairly sprouted and is nearly
ready to come to the surface, is the proper
time to dispose of the first crop of weeds.
This is done by the use of the harrow by
giving it a thorough working. By this
means the first crop of weeds is destroyed,
and the soil opened to the influence of the
sun, air and moisture. On a finely com
minuted surface, the falling rain sinks INFO
the apparently thirsty soil and at once parts
with its plantfood, and the young plant is
wonderfully stimulated in its growth This
is, in fact, the first culture of the plant for
it at once appears through the surface,
with its blades of deep green, and, in
few days the plants will have their blades
in 1ina of
the second crop of weeds more than make
their appearance The corn stands off so
stiff, with its vigorous growth, that the
finely pulverized earth may be sifted in
among the plants, and thus smother the |
young weeds; and this is the second |
working Of the crop. After this the way
is easy, and the working should be week
", as nearly as possible, until the tassels |
begin TO appear, when the CultivatOr no |
longer is used. We often cultivate too |
late in the season, and destroy the roots |
that run near the surface, and thus check |
the growth OF the plant. ] have seen, on |
a sultry day, the leaves of the corn roll |
together, as the cultivator passed through |
it, row after row. and the crop seriously |
damaged. Many of our farmers under |
stand this, and aim to'p push the crop into |
vigorous growth in the fore-part of the |
season III mas often proved an advantage |
to the crop when the farmer has been so |
long busy that it was impossible to cult
vate his corn 1.-The last
We can plant much earlier than it is
generally supposed to be safe from frost |
The spring frosts seldom do more than |
check the growth of young corn. But, if |
we plant early, we must be careful and |
plant shallow, or the seed may rot in the |
ground. AS general rule, the early
planted corn produces the best crop
!. R,LrnLn in GhicnnO Tribune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12
cps hard on the Colonel.n remarked

.sIt's hard on the Colonel" remarked
John Mason, as he lald down the news
paper from which he had just been read
ing the election returns. "If we'd only
given him any kind of a vote here in B.,
he'd have been elected by small majori-
ty, to be sure, but really elected. But the
truth is" and he laughed at the remem-
brance, chat affair of the beans ruined
his prospects here and made everybody
suspicious of him Even men who don't
care for lack of principle in candidate,
won't vote for man who has made him
self a laughing stock for the whole com
munity."
Poor manr' echoed his wife, sympa-
thetically, but there was touch Of sar-
casm in her tones, as she added with a
significant smile: He ought to be a
firmer believer than ever in the power and
influence of calico in the political world,
considering that it was that calico bag
that lost him his election"
Both laughed at the idea, and Mason
turned again to his paper, while his wife,
as she threaded her needle with scarlet
yarn that was to fill a big hole in little
Jem's sock, sighed softly to herself, with
the unspoken thought: "He said so many
pleasant things-why couldn't he have
meant them?"
Sure enough-why couldn't he?-Port-
land TrnUSrriYt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12
Group.

GROUP is one of the most dreaded com
plants to which children are liable 1t is
an inflammation of that delicate mem
brane which, Continued from the mouth,
lines the whole inner surface Of the larynx
and windpipe, and finally of the bronchial
tubes, or air passages.
Both from the importance of its situa
ton and the rapidity with which it runs
its course, Group is one of the most dread
ed and fatal affections in the range Of juv-
emile diseases.
The symptoms begin with restlessness,
which in a few hours is followed by
wheeling in the throat and hoarseness,
most heard during sleep, while short dry
cough soon after succeeds, attended with
tightness and construction in the throat,
indicated by the child frequently raising
its hands to the parts as if to remove some
obstruction The difficulty of breathing
becomes rapidly more distressing, and the
face assumes an aspect of great anxiety
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12
PHUNNYGRAMS.

Mice harm the cheese but girls charm
the he's. The same is true of their re
spective eating of cheese and cheating of
he's.
-Ayoung and happy widow in Paris
recently remarked to a friend: Il am now
in the honeymoon Of my widowhood."
"A Danbury man who bought "a sec
Ond-hand bedstead at auction, has sent it
to Professor AgassiZ, the celebrated ento-
mol0gist
Said an old Scotch woman to physl.
clan who was weighing two grains of cal
Omel for a child: ''Dinna be so mean VII
it, as it is for a poor, fatherless BARN"
"A Boston paper tells this: A lady
called at drug store and breathlessly re-
marked: There! l have serenaded all the
way down here to get a recipe prescribed,
and disremember the combustbles."
-Quins after-thought was happy one,
when, after telling Lady Berkeley she
looked as blooming as the spring, he re
membered the season was anything but a
bright one, and added, II wish the spring
would look like your ladyship."
"A broken-hearted young thing writes
to a weekly paper as follows: About
three years ago | became acquainted with
a young gentleman; and, although he
never paid me any particular attentions,
he would often accompany me to and from
church, etc But lately | have noticed a
great change in him. He avoids me as
much as possible, and starts if | address
him. Can he have ceased to love me?-
for know he did though he never said
So If thought he had, it would break
my heart" Perhaps we ought not to in
terfere in this little matter; but, as we
know exactly what should be done with
the young man, we feel as if we ought to
speak out. Do not attempt to reason with
him or cajole him or pacify him. The
next time he calls take a monkey-wrench,
fasten it securely upon his nose, lead him
off to the dining-room, and ask him in a
firm voice what he means. If he won't
answer, twist the wrench three or four
times, and butt his head up against the
stove or the mantelpiece until his gloom
is dispelled If he says he has ceased to
love you, let your fingers daily with his
ringlets lovingly for few moments, and
then suddenly lift out couple of hands
full, and have an Irishman at hand to come
in and sit on him awhile and knock out
his teeth and jump up and down on him,
and be sociable Then let him GO and
commence your arrangements to rope in
a fresh man You cannot afford to waste
your young life upon such wretch as this;
and where heart will not throb to heart,
or soul respond to soul, the best thing to
do is to confuse the nose at once.-Har
4deler -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12
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For any c2ae cf n,i.tr,
Breeding. Itching ~ leo
rated Piles that DT i2lNG's
Pile REMEDY fats T.,
cure. 1t is prepared ex-
rresSly to cure the Files,
and nothing else sold by
all Drugs Price $l0G.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12
PING and FISHING

HUNTING, TRAPPING. and FISHING
A new guide to care and of arms. making a nd
using traps snares and nets bats aud batting posons
9lrdme, preserving stretching dressing tanning and
Only 20 cts. J. HANEY Il CO, l9 Nassau Street,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12

The dispatches were coming III thick
and fast. Good news, you're still ahead,
Colonel" was the report that brought a
proud, triumphant smile to the Colonel S
handsome face, and a volley of congratll-
latory cheers from the groups of excited
friends who were excepting watch with
him on the evening of the eyentful cleo
ton day.
'All in but b, and"
"Oh, I'm sure of majority there" in
terrupted the Colonel, running his fingers
with an air of graceful selfconsciousness
through the abundant locks that sixty
winters had as yet scarcely frosted.
II took Roberts advice" with a polite
nod and smile for that gentleman, land
tour through that region and [ might say
without vanity, that | made decidedly
favorable impression"
'Ah, Willis" as the young man entered
with the expected dispatch.
From B? All right! But, what
and the smiling face grew fairly pallid
with rage, disappointment and sharp,
bitter sense of defeat.
"They haven't failed your" ventured a
friend, and the frm lips actually quivered
beneath the smile forced upon them, as
their owner replied, in cold, hard tone
The whole town has given me just three
votes, when even decent majority would
have saved me. I've'lost my election-so
good night gentlemen" and with an effort
at the old dignity, he walked quietly
away, crushing in his hand the fatal dis
patch that had proved the death blow to
all his high political hopes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12
he veins in the neck become swollen and

the veins in the neck become swollen and
knotted, or varicose, and the voice every
time the child speaks or coughs, has
sharp metallic ring, which soon settles in
a steady sound, like the crow or croupy
noise made by fowls when caught and held
in the hand--that character. in fact, which
has given to the disease the popular
name which il bears. The cough, at first
dry, is after a time attended by thick,
ropy expectoration, which, clinging like
glue to the fauces, and extremely difficult
to remove. causes the child great suffering
to expel, the patient appearing half sutfo-
Gated in its abortive attempts to void the
adhering whitish phlegm. With these
symptoms come on thirst, heat and con-
siderable fever; the pulse is quick and
vibrating, while the efforts of the child to
obtain air cause it to arch the neck back
in a manner most distressing to witness,
till the anxiety of countenance and diff
Guilty of inspiration increasing, the little
patient expires about the third day, stran-
gulated from the interruption of air to the
lungs.
The paroxysms of this disease usually
come on in the evening, and become in
tensifed about midnig ht, the patient seem
ing free and better during the day.
All efforts should be lent to induce the
re-absorption Of the false membrane,
loosen it from its hold on the windpipe,
and cause it to be expelled Warm bath
ing or sprinkling with hot water may be
resorted to, and moderate vomiting pro
duced until the services of a physician
can be secured, a matter which should
never be neglected, unless one has had
much experience in such cases.-Weste1n
Rural
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12

The decade from 1860 to 1870 shows
an increase in the number of rolling mills
in the United States, of fifty-four Gt was
256 in 1860 and $40 in 197O) and an in
crease in the production from S31 ,SS0, 705
in 1860 to $120,311, 1873 in 1870 So it
will be seen that while the increase in the
number Of mills has not been remarkably
large, the increase in their product has
been simply enormous
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12
! SUMNER DAY

/, the meadow land''
.rinson clover, H. cuns
fhra,nnting the NY cups
e. h bees hung on? on,
l, yer the hay Mis-
sbe dilnpIing r nv summer day
Sst the sun anu s.''-'
~ snd last forever
,,n by the meadow path
ros ,b,sy fOrsaklng,
Of w. ~ oar loge-making.
len, , sar through the clover,
e.. .an shone over
"a. IN the waving grass,
ittcrea u had hidden away
sts tl a;5.b lad bird mother; dow
% Of ealn talked that summer Gay
gb. q blooms together,
clo'l 1l vas in perfect tame,
Pc s, @3 summer wea'hef'
v VI t,lee deep in clover;
ca No Sta robins merrlly sang
l% - q, Of sweet songs OYER hird sang
was : Nth the worlds sweet hymn
he day c0mple'er'
came up the meadow path
sang over and over nd bird
~ hi blithe young lover
y, n 1 fhe words she salo'
~ shJ aags. that summer day
.Fs ~ 5etest CT all
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12

WHEN WHITING TO ADVERTISERS
w please say you saw the adyeftisesnen nj
In this paper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12

SEE, in another column, the advertisement
headed II aeW help any man"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-24
FINANCIAL INCIDENTS.

YxprI SION OF EDWARD HAIGHT, JR., FROM THE
STOCK EXCHANGE-PACIFIC MAIL SETTLEMENT
At tho Stock Exchange matters are quie',
the ONLY event of interest being the expulsion OF bd"
Haight IT, from the Exchange II will be remembered
that during the darkest days OF the panic mueh e&c
ment was created by the announcement that Eo""ru
Uaicht Co had overdrawn their account ut the Bank
nj the Commonwealth in Eassau-s several hundred
Thousand dollars aud thereby caused the failure OF e
bank.
When the excitement had subsidized. the Governing
Committee OF the Exchange ordered au investigation,
and Yesterday the President announced TO the Boarh
from the rosrum that the Committee had adopted INC
following:
Rfsolped That Edward HaiGht. Jr. the representative
In INC Stock Ex change OF the firm OF Edward Haigh' q
Co having IN the Judgment of the Governing Couint-
tee beep guilty OF obvious fraud in connection Win te
oyerdraf OF the firm in the Bank oil the Commou"e""
be expelled from this Association
The settlement Of the litigation between eXPresdeht
Alden r. sockwel and the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
papy was the subject OF very general interest I'D wall
81 where the phases OF the contest have been closely
watched The 10000 shares Of Pacific Mail STOCK
are supposed to have been in possession Oh
stockwen prior To- the contamination OF te
negotiations for settlement, and therefore the
matter did not even avert the decline OF faclue
from 80 to ss in sympathy with the general list The
officials OF the Pacific Mail Company were not commuh'-
catye concerning the matter but II is UNDERSTOOD tua'
several months nave granted to stOekwe In Whch
10 pu the stock and his SG0OOO worth OF botes
and mortgages.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-24

the West such dry goods had fallen or but hcre hao
increase in the shipments the East Of lumber
coal iron ores, &c, 40 that the aggregate OF freights
greater than Mt this time last year. Passenger tranc u
brisk though the Increase last week less than I'D
preceding weeks. very large number OF men have
been employed by the Erie Railroad this season In repair
ing and improving the tracks, IN work upon machinery
aud rolling stock. and similar labor The regular Fail re-
duction in tho ranks OF these Wor1men, many OF whom
useless In Winter will OF be made, but ho
than usual Indeed the at work upon inc
tracks later this than In past In order 10
bring them 10 the highest efficiency for Winter WORK
The Independents of the road, who have charge OF po
departments OF track laying and repairing Of machinery
rollDgsock etc, out Of the city, engaged III
supervising these operations. On their return arrange
ments will DC made for dropping the men who were
simply engaged up TO the cessation OF this KIND Oh
work No men have yet been discharged on account OF
the panic, has there been any reduction oil
wages. There has been a lesseDing Of cler1cal
force at New-York, Buffalo, and other points,
where many clerks longer needed, and by sun
pfying methods of work it has been possible to dis
pense with the services Of other persons employed
The saving In the New-YOrk department amounts 10
about $4,000 per year. The action OF the homogeneous
would be governed by the state of trade during tne
Winter Generally the Erie freight business Is most
brisk in Winter. As to collections, 1t was asserted th'
there had been general difficulty on the Eric III
making them The payment Of wages has been proVdeo
for by ordering the agents to send forward the money
received by them instead OF pursuing the usual course
OF depOsng 1t In bank and dispatching certificate u
deposit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-24
FOREIGN NOTES.

The Danish Government has granted con-
cession for the laying of telegraph cables from sc.
THOMAS TO st. Croix Para the Bernudas and New
York.
beeu elected member Of the British Parliament froR
Hull 10 MI the vacancy 10 the representation Of that
city. His majority Was 27s.
Ii is reported that the Father General Of the
Jesuts transferred the headquarters OF the 60
Malta Cardinal Pitra about leave France a, s
understood on mission from tho Vatican TO the French
Bishops
Jacmel papers of the 10th of October report
that hurricane OF the 2sth OF September In jamaica
very destructive. A great many lives were lost
and 800 houses were blown down. Goods arriving by
left In port
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-24
RUMORS OF A DAY.

STARTLING ALLEGATIONS IN REGARD TO THE UNloN
TRUST COMPANY EMPHATICALLY DENIED.
Ever since it was known that the Union Trust
Company had loaned s17s5OOO of it, funds 10 the Lake
Shore Railroad Company, which the latter either couo
not or would not pay been rumors OF FRAUDS
and complications OF various kinds IL was alleged 'la'
the stocks with Grinne Co. were originally bought ior
the account OF Clark schell Bankers and that the mar
Gin was from securities OF the Union Trust Company ana
the Lake shore Railroad Company; that when the pane
came was the intention TO transfer these accounts 10
the Lake Shore Railroad Company far as practeaOe
and aege that the speculation was for It's account "
the survivors OF the riumyirate members OF INC
Lake Shore Executive Committee. Such an action
would throw the loss upon the railroad and mol upon
the persons responsible These rumors are given as tue
drift Of current discussion on the street, ana are Do'
vouched for by THE TRIBUNE.
Another statement recently published. to The ehee'
that s2sOOO OF Lake Shore bonds stolen from the
safe Of the Union Trust Company by the late secretary
Carlton or taken by other persons and used Tor pu
poses Of speculation and that the Lake Shore company
proposed 60 contest its debt OF S300oO to Inc trust
Company because the latter held these bonds was inc
subject OF investigation yesterday by TRIBUNE reporter
James j. Banker Treasurer Of the Lake shore RAILROAD
Company said very empbaticalIy. that he mad never
heard the statement before and that 1t was false IN
every particular
g. g. Williams said the bonds had been transferred TO
George b. Grnnel & Go. and were now doubtless III
the possession OF persons TO whom that h' may
have transferred them In the course Of business lne
proceeding in the transfer to Grnnell To- had bee
perfectly straight the part of the Union trust Com
uanv The bonds had neither been stolen nor used as
collateral By Unauthorized persons A. TO the state
ment hat the Lake Shore Company had questioned ~
liability for the 81 10000 due The Trust Company he had
heard no intimation OF that character.
f. Il. Wesley, receiver OF the Uuion Trust COMPANY
said the bonds were transferred 70 George b. Grnnel
a. Co.. and had been receipted for by them, and the
Trust Company was ia possession OF the receipts The
transfer was made regularly by the authority OF the
Treasurer Of the Lake Shore Company He believed the
transfer Of some the bonds standing in the name OF
Grinnel & Co. had been stopped recently by order OF
the Lake Shore Company, hut he could not say what
reason there might be for the proceeding IL might be
in pursuance OF restrictions imposed by the injunction
or there might be other The Union Trust Com
pany was not IN debit 10 the Lake Shore nor had any
question Of liability for .75OoOO been raised at ALL to
his knowledge, by the latter Company.
The directors Of the Union Trust Company held q
meeting Yesterday the details OF which could not be oh
tanned for publication II was stated, however, that
they had not come any decision about resuming Dns-
ness on Nov. l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-24
FINANCIAL RUMORS.
wALL-ST FLOODED WITH THEM

WALL-ST FLOODED WITH THEM
TIE PRESIDENTS LETTER MERELY CONTAINS A GEN
ERAI ASSURANCE OF COOPERATION WITH inH
BANKs-THE POOLING" OF GREENBACks sooN ~
BE observation-disclosures CONCERNING The
PAYMENT OF THE LAKE SHORE LoAN-h Sio'A-
JoBBING TRICK IN WESTERN UNioN-ECoNoHf
IN RAILROAD OFFICES.
President Grants letter was submitted Yesterday
20 the Clearing house but proved to contain moth
ing which was of the slightest consequence TO either
the financial or commercial interests of the conn
try. There was a very feeble attendance OF
bank officers however. and IT was decided 10
abandon the pooling" process on Nov. l. kumors
IN relation to the Lake Shore Railroad and Union
Trust Companies still agtate the street, but nothing
definite is vet learned as to the prospects OF the
payment of the loan by the former ana
the resumption of business by the latter
The Pacific Mail settlement continues 10 excite
gossip The latest rumor however, is the PROJECT 10
lease the Western Union Telegraph Company. inns
is set at rest by President OrOn, who intmates tat
il was originated for stock jobbing purposes
In railroad circles there is reduction IN prices
By some il is not considered an unusual reduction,
a. the roads are about TO he placed on g. Winter
basis In other railroads il is regarded as one OF the
results of the recent crisis which has disturbed ana
lessened their business and made economy essential