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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-18
The Monsters Table.

THERE now exists in Paris cheap table
dh0te for the reception of strange guests.
1t goes by the name of the Monsters Ia
bic. All those unfortunate persons who
live by the display of their physical in
tirmities come here to dine together and
avoid the attention they would attract
elsewhere. The skeleton man pours out
the o5n qtat sous for the bearded wo-
man, the great Norman giantess fiirts with
Rtquet q Ia houppe, and the Sugar Loaf,
whose pointed head is more than eighteen
inches from the crown to the chin, sits
smoking with the King Of the Animals,
SO called from his coating of fur. Made
up monsters are excluded from this sym
pOsium so are strangers; and it is said
that intruders have met with such warm
reception from the hideous shapes assem-
bled round the board, that they felt, on
making their escape, us though they had
just been released from one Of the circles
Of Dante's Inferno" The French jour
nal which describes the dreary assemblage
adds some information not generally
known. These monstrosities, it observes,
are seldom natural, but are the work of
" English specialists" who turn out these
sad spectacles to order at the bidding OF
mcrcenarv parents.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-18
Love Victorious.

For year or two past Thomas Nc
Leddy has been waiting upon a girl whose
parents live on Tenth street. The girls
parents have endeavored to prevent the
match, and the lovers arranged to slip
quietly off to clergyman yesterday fore
noon and get married. Ten O'Clock was
the hour set, and Thomas was seen hang
ing around the corner of Michigan ave
nue. and Tenth street, having vedollar
bill for the preacher and a hard-looking
fist for the man who should cross his
path The girl made an excuse to go out
and do some shopping, but as she left the
house her mother became suspicious and
called in the father, who was hoeing cab
bages. They tracked the damsel down to
the avenue and saw her join Thomas,
when they rushed after her. The lovers
ran over behind Woodbridge Grove, and
being overtaken there McLeddy stopped
and put Grape band under his father-in-
laws eyes, while the girl pulled her
mothers hair and used her sharp nails
1t was rather more than the old couple
could stand, and while they were promis-
cuously scattered around on the grass
Thomas and his fair one boarded street
car and made their escape and were PROB
ably legally and lawfully married before
high twelve. Several peighbors saw the
affair, but they were like the woman
whose husband was tackled by bear
Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-18

THkRE was Duke once who disguised
himself, and placed a great rock in the
middle OF the road, near his palace. Next
morning peasant came that way with his
OX-cdrt.
"Oh, these lazy people," said he;
there is this big stone right in the mid
die of the road, and no one will take the
trouble to put it out of the way" And
so Hahns went on scolding about the Ia
illness of the people.
Next came gay soldier along. His
head was held so far back that he didn't
notice the stone, SO he stumbled over it.
lie began to storm at the country people
around there for leaving a huge rock in
the road. Then he went on
Next came company of merchants.
When they came to the stone, the road
was so narrow that they had to 90 off in
single file on either side One of them
cried out: did anybody ever see the
like of that big stone lying here all the
morning, but no one stopping to take it
away?' 1t lay there for three weeks, and
no one tried to remove it,
Then the Duke sent around word to all
the people on his lands to meet near where
this rock lay, as he had something to tell
them. The day came, and great crowd
gathered. Olu Hahns, the farmer, was
there, and so were the merchants. A horn
was heard, and a splendid cavalcade came
galloping up. The Duke got down from
his horse, and began to speak to the
people:
My friends, it was | who put this
stone here three weeks ago. Every passer-
by has left it just where it was, and has
scoded his neighbor for not taking it out
OF the way"
He stopped down and lifted up the stone.
Directly underneath it was round hol-
low, and in the hollow lay small leath-
ern bag. The Duke held up this bag,
that all might see what was written on it:
" For him who lifts up the stone" He
united the bag, and turned it upside down,
and out upon the stone fell beautiful
gold ring, and twenty large, bright gold
coins. SO they all lost the prize because
they had not learned the lesson or formed
the habit Of diligence.-7He Hethodist
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-18
Excitement Over Lost Child.

\ FAMILY named Cobleigh living on
Nelson street, lost their child, girl of
six years, on Monday. The alarm was at
once given, and vigorous search was
soon prosecuted. The neighbors, for sew
eral streets adjoining, either Joined in the
search or assembled at the house of the
afflicted family and graphically recalled
cases where little children were lost
and after long search found stark and
stiff in death, and thus consumed time
that would have otherwise passed drearily
enough to the agonzed parents. Several
people remembered to have seen the little
girl in several different directions, and
parties followed the various directions.
Then there were others who had ideas OF
their own in regard to the whereabouts Of
the missing child, and one of these, a
neighbor named Wakely. was led by this
instinct to crawl under barn, blt in the
transit became so wedged in that it took
two men and a shovel TO get him out
again. A few minutes later his zeal and
discretion led him to 90 down a well, and
when part way down he lost his hold,
gave forth a whoop like an Indian, and
disappeared beneath the sparkling
waters. He was rescued more dead
than alive, but still burned with
sympathy 1OF tnt stricken family, anu
with the water dripping from his gar
ments, crawled up on beam 10 look over
into hay-mow, and owing othe slippery
condition of his clothes, again lost his
balance and came down to the barn-tloOr
on his back with a force that deprived
him of his breath. AT ten o'clock the
search was given up for the night, and the
parents retired, but not to sleep At half
past ten a knock sounded at the front
door, which, being opened, revealed the
lost child. Size had fallen asleep on top
Of the hen-house, and becoming uneasy in
her dreams, had fallen off and awakened,
and had now come in for the particulars.
No words can express the delight of the
parents at the recovery of their child, nor
depict the sensations of Mr.. Wakely when
he came around the next morning on
pair of borrowed crutches, and smelling
strong enough Of liniment to knock down
a chemist, and learned the result of the
affair. 1t is pleasant to learn that not one
of the excited neighbors had any serious
idea that the girl was lost, any OF the
time.-Danbury Neacs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-18

but eyerv emotion and deed. With the
deepest pain | have been forced to &C
knowledge that it was not only easy for
that maiden to inflict an undeserving NOR
tification upon me, but also that she could
so deepen the injury as to prefer an &C
knowledgeu fool to myself"
Herr Won Lobau," replied Emmy, in a
trembling voice, while she struggled to
conceal her deep emotions, you have no
right to condemn that maiden unheard.
You ought to consider that she is an or
phan, who never had father to warn her
faithfully; an orphan, educated by one
and another according to their own ideas.
God gave her happy disposition, so she
did not get spoiled under so many trials.
But, though she has looked on life hope
fully, there has always been in her heart
ain earnest longing for some strong, loving
hand to guide her. You have said, Herr
Won LObau, that for a man there is some
thing nobler than love-tor woman it is
nOblest And because it is deemed so
holy she conceals it in her bosom. Often,
indeed, a maiden scarcely knows that she
loves until the beloved one discloses to
her her hearts secret How angry she is
with otficious people who jest premature
" on what must be kept SO sacredly hid
den! And that others may not know of
the feeling that ought first to be revealed
to her beloved, she is often harsh and cold
toward the very one who is so dear to her
You have been too hard, Herr Won Lobau;
that maiden suffers, too. She feels"
Emmy faltered.
Go on, Fraulein, l beseech your cried
Lobau, and seized his beloved's hand
She feels-that she had found the man
of her choice, and has lost him"
"No, Emmy, | swear you have not lost
him! How can any one resist such noble
ingenuousncss?n And with a deep sense
OF happiness he embraced the trembling
girl.
There was knock at the door.
Madame wishes to speak to Fraulein
Won Rohr," said the maid
1--WE are coming" cried LObau, who
felt as if he would like everybody to
know his happiness.
The astonished councillors widow gave
the requested consent to the union. you
will have hard time of it with this little
torment, my dear Lobau, warn YOU" said
she
Don't be afraid" replied Emmy, and
for the first t lie the charming smile
played over her pretty features He I'M
derstands how to manage me. If | will
not do what | ought at any time, he can
just take me to waltz on the ce'-From
tie German If E. Rud03t
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-18
How to Bring Up a Child.

BEGIN with considering him the best
and brightest, and most beautiful chile
upon the face of the earth Look upor
him as the eighth wonder of the world
Tell everybody so. Keep telling them sc
until he is big enough to hear and under
stand, for he should not be suffered tC
grow up in ignorance of his own import
ance.
Stun him with sugar-pluns when he
cries. 1t will teach him to cry more, thai
he may get more sugar-plums. 1t will
give HIM suggestive lesson in causes and
results. lie ought to cry. Healthy chill
dren always cry, and it is healthy to listen
to them: Crying develops the lungs
wards OFT earl Y consumption.
Always let him have his own way. II
you do not, it will break his spirit, and
what is boy good for whose spirit has
been broken?
SOlomOn's head was not level when he
said: 'Spare the rod and spoil the
child" Probably his brain was softening.
Never command him to do ANYTHING.
Ask HIM to do it if he pleases, but if he
doesn't please, never oblige him TO. 1t
might rouse his temper, and give him an
attack of collie or indigestion
If he should becoIse disobedient and
impudent, as perhaps he may-children
are liable tO-consult a doctor at once.
If you fee this gentleman well, he will tell
you that the child has too much brain ;
large mental activity; a mind of unusual
precoclty," etc, etc, all of which will be
pleasant fer you to hear, since it will give
you the idea that you have brought gen
Jus into the world He will tell you that
the child mustn't be crossed. You must
be careful how you deny him what he
wants. Must not let him get angry Let
him have his way.
After he gets older he will be likely to
learn the manly science Of profanity and
the gentlemanly accomplishments of
drinking and gambling.
Well youthful spirits must be run off
in some Way-must have some outlet Say,
as thousands have said before you, that
you would rather have two knaves than
one fool in the family. That is a very
nice way of putting it, and consoling too.
Make much of his bright sayings. Re
peat them to your friends, if they don't
see wit in them, it is because they haven't
brains enough to see wit in anything.
Let him begin young to order the ser
want, so as to get his hand in" Give
him all the money he wants to spend.
Let him go out evenings. Don't tie him
to his mothers apron strings and make a
milk-sop Of him.
If he calls you governor" and his
mother the old gal" don't reprove him.
1t is only young America cropping out,
and isn't America 1.-THE land of the free
and the home of the brave?''
Get him revolver by the time he is
ten, so that he may be ready for emergen-
cies-a watch, and revolver, by all
means. AT eighteen he will need fast
horse and a betting book.
Persevere in this course, and by the
time he is twenty-five the world will have
heard from him at the end of rope, or in
Congress-nobody can toresee which.
In this democratic country who can
predict results?-Nelo York Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-18
A Cholera Incident of 1888.

THE following is an incident which oc-
CURED during the prevalence OF the chol-
era i'll 1923, as narrated to us few days
ago by a friend:
Mrs. Williams, then as now a resident
Of Fleming County, was taken violently
i'll with cholera. The disease seem to have
run its usual short and terrible course,
and she was pronounced dead. Hurried
preparations for the funeral were made,
and the supposed corpse, dressed IN the
hablllments Of the grave, was placed IN
the coffin. and the lid was being fastened
down when a feeble though destinct rap
from within startled and arrested the
attention of those present; ana, the coffin
lid being removed, the fact was family
disclosed that Mrs W. was still living.
Proper restoratives were at once procured
and applied, and Mrs w. recovered and
still lives, hale and hearty for one of her
age.
Our informant has often heard the old
lady speak of the occurrence, and of the
feeling she experienced how, from the
time she first discovered that the attend
ants regarded her as dead, she strove to
give some sign Of life to avert live bur
ial, and being wholly unable, when the
fixing of the nails in her coffin nerved
her to a more determined, last desperate
effort, which, happily, resulted as we
have stated.-Carltsle (hy) Mercury.
A FRENCHMAN has invented process
TOR making paper out OF starch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-18
Thare IL nothing half so sad az re-

Thare il nothing half so sad az re-
morse.
Talent thrives on the krumbs that fall
ON the table ov genius.
Our wants are the source ov all our
joys and all our woes
Tew eat and drink IL all the knolledge
or virtew a human being IL born with
the rest he has tew learn.
Everything that a man can honestly git
in this world IL the Gift ov God.
Thare Amt no logick so powerful az
necessity.-Neoo York Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-18

THE Boston Traveller thinks it some
what remarkable that the temporary in
sanity so much spoken of in these days,
never incites its subjects to do benevolent
deeds but always works toward crime.
Several persons" it says, "who are ex-
tremely well-to-do, have recently commit
ed the highest criminal offenses; 1t has
been proved that at the moment they were
insane; it has also beensproved that some
of them at previous periods of their exls-
tence had exhibited signs OF insanity,
these being so noticeable in some cases as
to render confinement necessary; and yet
no one of these persons was ever accused
Of having done eeneT4len t; deed sans while
strange that the effects of this temporary
insanity should always assume the form
of crimen
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-18

THE Saginaw Courier reports an epoch
in the worlds history. An Indian family
appeared on the streets of that city lately,
the husband carrying the papoose, and
the squaw not carrying anything. This
is the first instance of the kind ON record.
The woman 'srights movement has evil
IDENTIFY reached the aborigines.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-18

SOME persons gain a wonderful con-
troll of their features. A newly-married
Terre Haute man received letter from
his wife's mother declining an invitation
to make her home with them, and not
even his most intimate friend detected a
look of grief in his eye He even smiled
occasionally during the day. Some can
smile with breaking heart.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-18
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-18

A FRENCHMAN has invented process
for making paper out of starch.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1873-01-11

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whsn m - biFas tl,su p'aions siosias,
The hearts bss, feelings gather home.
Thea In or heara there ss.ms iolahEulsh
A tender grief that v not woe;
Aad thoughts ih., oass vruaE srOan' Of an
guish
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And feelings once az strong as passions,
Float softly bsek-a faded dream;
Our own sharp grieh and wild sensations,
The tale Of others suffering seen.
OH when shs hssss b freshly bleeding,
How loags itssr The ,ius 10 be
When through the mist Of yssrs rseeding,
Ils woes bu, live 10 reveryi
And II can dwell on moonlight glimmsr,
On evening shade and louslne~i
And while the sky grows dim and DINNER,
Feel no as,eId and stsapse distress
Only deeper impulse given
By lorely hour and darksned room,
To solemn thoughts ths, soar to heaven,
Seeking life and world to come.
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\. I. & ]. W. COCHRAN
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Lumber Dealers.

Manufacturers Of lumber, laths and shingles
and dealers in doors, sash and blinds, flooring
fpine poplar and ash), ceiling, weatherboard-
inx, molding and finishing lumber Of every
description. Our sawmill, with . capacity Of
manufacturing hundred thousand feet Of
lumber, and from seventy-fvs to 4 hundred
thousand shingles, and from ffty 70 seventy
Are thousand latbs per week, enable vs. 10 fll
ali orders on short notice. Orders from the
country filled with care and dispatch. Price
list furnished on application. D6-Oaiec and
Yard foot, Of washin gtea street; Mills in north
end ofNavy-ysrd, Memphis, Tens. sepl4
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE or MAILS.
Holly Springs and Tyro arrives Tuesdays and
Fridays pm, Departs Wednesdays and
Saturdays a. m.
Long Town arrives IL m. and departs p. m.
every Saturday
Longtown, Star Place and Lake Cresswell
mail departs ! P. NJ. and arrives l2M every
Saturday.
Daily mails close MS follows:
Going North at loo P NJ.
Going South, at 3:l0rM.
Mails opened fifteen minutes after arrivals.
Office open daily, Sunday excepted, from GOO
I'M. to 700 p. N.
RATES OF COMMISSION CHANGED poR MONEY ORDERS
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Order. 'Aa~ p. alN iR
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al Bank Notes only received or paid.
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A Virginia murderer called for
oysters on the half-shelI, ate four
dozen, and then went to the galIovl
singing: AOh! carry me back 4
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Rent The seat ofour brooches.
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special rates
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thsn len lines-ffse, ssd ever tee llsss, ehsfEss
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hvs cents per line.
Editorial notices is local column, tsenty
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nsatnsss snj dispatch.
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Work, on delivery.
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GUY aud County Dtreesory.

4. s. Fisher, Judge ofthe 18th Judicial District
J. =. Simmons, Chancellor 10th Chancery Dis
trict.
A. r. Howe, Collector Internal Revenue.
Y. 0ranne, Sheriff
O. II. Gleason, Circuit Clerk.
J. G. Harrison, Chancery Clerk.
W. W. Howe, Treasurer.
W. A. Jones, Assessor.
H. j. Harding, Prt,ident School Board.
BOARD OF SuPrRvisoRs,- =. II. Gunter, Presi
dent; VS.. Har,s6eld, T. N. Sims, John
Wilson, (col) Landy Hunt (col) 1.
Capt. Samuel Mathews, County Surveyor,
MAYoR.--D. B. McHenry.
CossrARLr.- Mansfield Williams ft
ALpERxss.-w. D. Hehin, Gerald Clarke, s
R. Blann, W. r. Locke.