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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-02

The receipts at the Union Stock
Yards, Chicago, for the ten months end
ing November 1st, were: Cattle, 5e7, 1892;
swine, 2, 365, SAG; sheep, 260,316.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-02

During the year ending the 30;h Of
June last, 8, COO 900 acres of Government
land were disposed OF in various ways. 81
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-02

reached fever heat, and every man,
woman, and child, not only in California,
but the whole country, would have been
eager to invest in diamond stock. 1t is
the province of the Grand Jury to find
who are the thieves in this operation, the
confederates behind Arnold and Slack
who had the means to purchase the rough
gems in London and the knowledge to
instruct these two men where to salt
them. The scheme has occupied two
years in contamination, and large sums
of money have been expended, showing
that there have been parties of great
wealth concerned in it.-CAicago Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-02

WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS
w please say yoH saw the advertisements
In this PAPER
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-02
"A novel claim has been before Il

"A novel claim has been before the
Irish Church Commissioners. A rector
claimed compensation for ffty-four ten
ants on his glebe, whose services he was
entitled to demand for four days in each
year. He threatened to evict a tenant
who once refused, and the tenant yielded.
The claim was allowed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-02

The narrow gauge roads in operation
in British India are complete failure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-02

Some years ago young woman in
the city of New York wore $4,000 worth
of diamonds at her wedding, and now we
find poor sewing woman in Louisville,
who supports disabled husband and a
large family and pays rent by making
sixteen pairs of pantaloons a week for
only 81 However, the young woman
who was married in New York is not the
poor woman who lives ia Louisville.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-02

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take the epiZootic.
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-17
THE FIRE BY THE SEA.
By ALICE CARY,

By ALICE CARY
There were seven fishers with their nets in thei
hands,
And they walked and talked by the seaside sand,
Yet sweet as the sweet dew fall
The words they snake, though they spake so low,
Across the long. dim centuries flow,
And we know them, one and all
Aye, know them and love them all
Seven sad men in the days Of old,
And one was gentle, and one was bold,
Andthey walked with downcast eyes;
The bold was Peter, the gentle was John,
And they were sad for the Lord was gone,
And they knew not if he would rise
Knew not if the dead would rise.
The live-long night till the moon went out,
In the drowning waters they beat about;
Beat slow through the fogs their way;
And the sails dropped down with ringing wet,
And no man drew but an empty net,
And now twas the break of the day
The great glad break of the day.
"Cast your nets on the other side"-
CTwas Jesus speaking across the tide)-
And they cast and were dragging hard;
But that diciple whom Jesus loved
Cried straightway out, for his heart moved il
SIT is our risen Lord
Our Master and our LOrdi"
Then Simon, girding his fishers coat,
Went over the net and out the boat
Aye first of them all was he;
Repenting sore the denial past.
He feared no longer his heart to cast
Like an anchor into the sea
Down deep in the hungry sea.
And the others, through the mists so dim,
In little ship came after him,
Dragging their net through the tide;
And when they had gotten close to the land,
They saw fire of Goals in the sand,
And, with arms of love so wide,
Jesus, the crucifed!
'Tis long, and long, and long ago,
Since the rosy lights began to flow
Der the hills of Galilee
And with eager eyes and lifted hands
The seven fishers saw on the sands
The fire of Goals by the sea
On the wet, wild sands by the sea.
'Tis long ago, yet faith in our souls
Is kindled just by that fire of Goals
That streamed DER the mists of the sea,
Where Peter, girdling his fishers coat,
Went over the net and out the boat
To answer, "Lov'st thou me?"
Thrice over. " Lov'st thou me ?"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-17

ness of my clasp, and at my face, which
I felt was still white and scared.
made little motion towards my de-
iverer, but could not speak a word.
He said few words and gave his card
to my aunt, who accepted it and the
situation as graciouslyas she does every
thing, and looked rather anxious to get
me safely to the carriage and home, and
IN five minutes we were driving away.
What did lie do for you, darling?"
go he was so strong and so good to
me, and he made him eat the whole
turnip, auntie I"
"The whole turnip! You are ill,
Polly. Come, we won't talk or think of
it now"
And she quieted and petted me evi-
IDENTIFY thinking that had lost my wits,
until / was lying on the sofa in her
drawing-room, able to tell her all.
Well, that was my first and only at
tempt at taking care of myself" I
never want to do so again. Tom takes
care of me know, OF course, you under
stand that it was he who came to my
deliverance. Aunt wrote to him that
very evening, and my father came down
from London next morning on purpose
to thank him then Tom called, and so,
and so, the end of my story, or, perhaps,
I should say the real beginning of it, is
that I am his wife now.
At first I did think it pity that my
husband should be only "Tom, when I
had always intended to marry at least
three sylables, as am merely "Polly ;"
but now I think Tom the most charm
ing name in the world, and would not
change it.
1 have only one thing more to tell.
The old lady with the disagreeable bon
net is Toms aunt. am writing this in
her house. which is just what I had
fancied it, and she is the dearest and
kindest old woman in England.
"Una has found her lion," she says.
I don't think 1 am much like Una
but Tom is darling old lion, with his
twany beard and splendid strength, on
which his wife loves to lean. I hear
him calling "Polly !" from the lawn,
where he lies, laizily putting his cigar
under the cedar and, as he can growl
on occasion, if keep his majesty wait
ing too long, had better go.
''Coming, Lion. ."-Lond01a Magazine.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-17
The Eagle Owl.

Among the large birds few are more
interesting subjects of study than the
eagle owl, which stands at the head of
the owl family. 1t is found in all the
northern countries of Europe, and in
the mountain regions of most of the
southern being especially numerous on
Mount Ktna. On account of its large
size and majestic appearance, it is a
favorite with those who keep aviaries.
It soon becomes docile and appears only
to require all the food it wants entirely
at home anywhere. Great numbers of
these birds are imported annually into
England from Sweden and Norway.
They live and thrive in confinement. In
Arundel castle there has been a colony
of owls for upwards of sixty years, and
is deemed valuable, if not indispensa-
BILE, appendage to the establishment
The interest exhibited by some Eng
lish gentlemen in the keeping of this
great eyed bird is scarcely short of re-
markable. Now and then reports appear
in print of the experience of this or that
one who has watched the habits OF his
pets for certain period.
Occasionally these birds escape, and,
resuming their instructive habits of free
dom, subsists for weeks, or even months,
on rats, mice and moles, until some
sportsman puts an end to their not un-
useful lives. Specimens of the bird,
apparently in wild state, have been
killed in England but it is generally
thought that they have crossed the chan
mel from the continent, or are birds
escaped from confinement. Not one
has ever been killed in Irelsnd.-Phre-
nOJogicdL Journal.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-17
wilkie Collins Before the LOtOs Club.

Mr.. President and Gentlemen Many
years ago-more years than I now quite
like to reckon-I was visiting Sorrento,
in the bay of Naples, with my father,
mother and brothers, as a boy of thir.
teen. At that time of my life, as at this
time of my life, was an Unsuitable rea-
der of that order of books for which
heavy people have invented the name of
light literature. In due course of time
I exhausted the modest resources of the
library which we had brought to Naples,
ard found mS self faced with the neces-
sity of borrowing from the resources of
our fellow-travelers, summer residents
of Sorrento like ourselves. Among
them was a certain countryman of yours,
very tall, very lean, very silent and very
melancholy. In what circumstances
the melancholy of this gentleman took
its rise am not able to tell you. The
ladies thought it was a disappointment
in love. The men attributed it to n
cau.e infinitely more serious than that
i mean indigestion. Whether he suf-
stomach, I took, I remember, boys
unreasonable fancy to him, passing over
dozens of other people, apparently far
tured to look up to the tall American
it was a long way to look up-and said
in a trembling voice, "Can you lend me
a book to read?" He looked down to
met was a long way to look down
and said, 81 have got but two amusing
books. One of them is the Sorrows of
Werter,' and the other is the 'Senti-
mental Journey Laughter You are
heartily welcome to both these books.
Take them home, and when you have
read them bring them back and dine
with me, and tell me what you think Of
them" I took them home and read
them, and told him what thought of
them more freely than would now.
And last, not least, I had an excellent
dinner, crowned with cake, which was
an epoch in my youthful existence, and
which, may say, lives gratefully and
greasily i'll my memory to the present
day. [Applause.l
Now Mr.. President and gentlemen,
venture to tell you this for one reason.
1t marks nay first experience of Ameri-
can kindness and American hospitality.
In many different ways this early ex-
preston of your kindness and hospitali-
ty has mingled in my after life, now in
England, now on the continent, until it
has eliminated in this magnificent re-
ception from the Lotos club. / am not
only gratihed but touched by the man.
ner in which you have greeted me and |
the cordiality with which the remarks |
of your president have been received. I
venture to say that see in this recep- |
ton something more than a recognition |
of my humble labors only. l think l
see recognition of English literature,
liberal, spontaneous and sincere, which,
I think, is an honor to you as we'll as an
honor TO me. In the name of English |
literature, I beg gratefully to thank
you. On my own behalf, l beg to assure
you that shall not soon forget the en- |
couragement you have offered to me at
the outset of my career in America.
Permit me to remind you that am now |
speaking the language of sincere graft
tude, and that is essentially a language |
Of very few wordg
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-17
Austrian Funerals.

In nothing is the sentimental side of
the Austrian people better shown than
in their tender regard for the memory
of the dead. They live in turmoil of
excitement, which wearies at last, and
death comes as rest and peace. The
graveyard is called Friedhof; and those
that have seen are, indeed, places of
rest, homes of quiet and peace. On all
the new-made graves are wreaths and
boquets of flowers and on those upon
which the turf has grown are garlands
of immortells, often replaced by loving
hands. In the quiet church-yard of a
country town I have found in the early
mornings scores of people, who come to
do honor to the memory of those they
have loved and lost. Sometimes l have
been the witness of scenes inexpressibly
beautiful and touching. A child comes
with fearful eyes, and brings from the
woods root of violet, and with loving
hands places it on the soil of new-made
grave. When. she goes away, she bends
down, and, while her tears fall onto the
fresh earth, murmurs "Sleep well,
sleep well, dear father" Other chirdren
come with vessels of water and fill little
basins, that the birds may come and
drink an sing their matin and even
songs above the dead. In the churches
in the cities burials are conducted with
great pomp, even the poorer classes
robbing themselves, as with us, that
they may honor their dead. Companies
are formed who undertake to supply all
the paraphernalia of woe: long velvet
pals. gold embroidered, and carriages
any number; liveried coachmen, and
brass bands that have a wonderful re
pertoire of dirges and funeral marches ;
torch bearers, too, who have a doleful
look and walk as solemnly as if they
really had an interest in the occasion.
There is always a procession in the
church. with as many candles and as
much music as the friends can afford to
nav for. All this is to glorify death,
which is already glorifed through
Christ. All this pomp is well enough
for those who find comfort in it but
how trivial it seems beside the great
thought of deaths supreme grandeur
and beauty; death the monarch to whom
all peoples, all creeds, all ages bow,
death. that comes "like an angel, with
soft footsteps" and bringeth peace,
death. that transcends our little woes
and chickering's, bushes our meanings,
puts its finger on the lips of our com
plants, and wraps us all in a mantle of
sweet sleep! Let the churches be
decked with garlands ; let the bells and
the organs and the trumpets peal forth
their notes let the ehoirs chant their
dirges, and solemn words be said !;
through all thousand tear-wet faces
are lifted, and sobs are heard, and
hearts are half-broken, for death comes
home to all alike. Let us lift our half
blinded eyes and, with uplifted hearts
as we'll, thank the good God that there
is DER all the earth reigning monarch
who forgets not his humblest subject,
but comes to him at last with gift that
kings may envy,-Independent.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-17

PHENOMENA OF THE BRAN.-One of
the most inconceivable things in the
nature of the brain is that, although
the organ of sensation, it should itself
be insensible To cut the brain gives
no pain yet in the brain resides the
power of feeling pain in any part of
the body. If the nerve which leads to
it from the injured part be divided, we
become instantly unconcious of suffer
ing. It is only by communication with
the brain that any kind of sensation is
produced yet the organ is itself insen-
sible But there is circumstance more
wonderful still. A certain portion of
the brain itself may be removed with
out destroying life. The animal lives
and performs all those functions which
arenecessary to simple vitality, but it has
no longer amind. Itcannot think or feel.
1t requires that the food should be
pushed into it's stomach; once there it
is digested, and the animal will even
thrive and grow fat. We infer, there
fore, that pant of the brain is simply
intended for the exercise of the intel
lectual faculties, whether of the lower
degree, called instinct, or of that ex-
allied kind bestowed on man, called
reason.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-17
That Promising Pacific Coast Horse


Gov. Standford's fast horse. Occi-
dent, heralded last year as the Cali
fornia Wonder" has again created a
rare sensation by making a record
against timo of 2:163, thereby winning
a piece of plate valued at s., 900, offered
by the state agricultural society TO any
horse that should beat the best time
made in this state, which was Gold
smith Maids 2:17{ last fall. The re-
cent perforance took place over the I'm
ion park course, Sacramento, on the
18th inst, and was witnessed, it is said,
by about 5000 people. This rt cord
ties that of the Maid herself. and
shares with it, under the existing rules,
the honors OF frs, position. There is
this difference, however, that the Maid
had to contend against competitor,
while the California horse had the track
to himself, with the privilege of select
ing his position. There is prevalent
opinion among hOrsemen thai +, cords
against time, being accomplished under
this and other advantages, should not
be admitted on a par with competing
records, either to point of rank or for
the deciding of bets but the rules
sanction such performances, and the
horses is therefore entitled to the record
with ali its bearings. Occident has
proved himself n remarkable horse, and
deseryedly ranks among the foremost of
our trotting lights. When the surpris-
ing time made in his private trials was
first announced those who think they
hold a patent on that article treated it
with a sneer of contempt, and endeav-
ored through their special organ to
throw discredit upon the reports.
Knowing full well through their own
experience, "the tricks that are dark
and the ways that are vain, they could
not brook an intruder upon their pecu-
liar domain. Occident's friends, how
ever, instead of skulking under the pre-.
text of immortality, gave proof of their
own faith and honesty by bringing him
out in public separately against Gold
smith Maid and Lucy; though defeated
in turn by each of the mares, his per-
formances were surprisingly creditable,
and much nearer to his reputed trials
than usual results would have warranted
his friends in expecting.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-17

The STORY OF A BLooMER AND HER
RRsCUER.-A crowd of boys followed
her, as you have seen them chase an un-
fortunate kitten with tin-pail tied to
it. Jeers and insults pursued her.
These little Arabs of the street had
even picked up missiles to throw at her.
The poor hunte creatureturned round
a face of appeal, and my friend met her
frightened eyes. He hurried on and
placed himself at her side. he has
done many hrn-e things, thus good
kniehs OF the pen; but l question
whether he ever did braver act than
this, for this time the spectators were
many and of all ages. Everybody was
there, except the policemen. "Ho! no !
A he Bloomer !" shouted the young
arabs, jeeringly. "Your tongues are
YOUR own" he cried, facing them and
putting his hand on an imaginary pistol
in his breast-pocket; "but if one of you
dares to touch this lady I'll blow his
brains out" Then he said to her !:
" Madame, 1 will escort you to car
rage. If you will allow me-" Before he
came to one he had traversed several
blocks, with the blOomer beside him
and the jeering crowd in his rear. When
at last he had safely deposited his
charge in a hack and taken her address,
to give to the driver, it is no wonder
that even his long-suffering and unob-
trusive nature was moved to interrupt
her thanks by the utterance of brief
moral exhortation. Madame" he re-
marked, in his singularly gentle voice,
"you perceive how much your present
costume is an embarrassment. Before
submitting to martyrdom, would it not
be as we'll to consider whether one is
about to suffer for principle or merely
fora awhim?"-Louise Chandler MoaEItOTl.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-17
Expanding the Chest.

Take strong rope, and fasten it to q
beam overhead; to the lower end of the
rope attached to stick three feet long,
convenient to grasp with the hands.
The rope should be fastened to the
centre of the stick, which should hang
six or eight inches above the head.
Let person grasp with the hands two
or three feet apart, and swing very
moderately at first, perhaps only bear
the weight, if very weak, and gradu-
ally increase, as the muscles gain
strength from the exercise, until it may
be used from three to five times daily.
The connection with the arms with the
body, with the exception of the clavicle
with the breast bone, being muscular
attachment to the ribs, the effect of
this exercise is to elevate the ribs and
enlarge the chest; and as nature allows
no vacuum, the lungs expand to fill the
cavity, increasing the volume of air, the
natural purifier of blood, and prevent
ing the congestion or deposit of tuber-
culous matter. We have prescribed
the above for all cases of hemorrhage of
the lungs, and threatened consumption,
for thirty-five years, and have been
able to increase the measure of the
chest from two to four inches within
a few months, and with good results
But especially as a preventative we
would recommend this exercise. Let
those who love to live cultivate we'll
formed capacious chest. The student,
the merchant, the sedentary, the young
of both sexes, aye, all. should have
swing on which to stretch themselves
daily. We are certain that if this were
to be practiced by the rising generation
in dress allowing free and full devel-
opment of the body, many would be
saved from consumption. Independ-
emily of its beneficial results, the ex-
ercise is an exceedingly pleasant one,
and as the apparatus costs very little,
there need be no difficulty about any
one enjoying it who wishes to- Dio
Le1Ofe.
The best substitute for character
0haab
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-17

The English railW ays furnish their
officers with Frodsham's chronometers,
locked up in wooden or tin case, and
which are the property of the railway,
secured by deposit for its safe return.
The chronometer is delivered at the end
of each journey by its custodian, who
does not hold the key of its box, TO tho
time-keeper, who is responsible for the
time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-17
By HORSLEY BROS. & FIGUERS.
THE WORLD AND ].
NELLY NJ. HUTCHINSON.

Whether my heart be glad or no,
The summers come, the summers 90,
The lanes grow dark with dying leaves,
Icicles hang beneath the caves
The asters wtther to the snow;
Thus doth the summer end and 20.
Whether mylife be glad or no.
Whether my life be sad or no,
Inc winters come, the winters go;
The sunshine plays with baby leaves;
Swallows build about the caves
The lovely wind-fiowers bend and blow:
Thus doth the winter end and go,
Whether my life be sad or no.
Yet mother nature gives to me
A fond and patient sympathy;
In my own heart find the charm
10 make her tender, near and warm
Through summer sunshine, winter snow.
She clasps me, sad or glad or no.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-17

"A novel method of killing mosqui-
toes has been discovered which deserves
tn be patented. But we disclose it to
our readers, unconscious that we there
by infringe any body's rights. The ap-
paratus required is simple, consisting of
broomstick, the cover of tin black
ing-box, and nail. The inside of the
cover should be anointed thoroughly
with kerosene oil, and then nailed, ho1-
low side up, to the end of the broom
stick. The method of operation lB
equally simple: clap the machine over
the nearest mosquito on the wall or
ceiling, and hold him prisoner a mo-
ment. Then his dead body will be
found adhering to the oil at the bottom
of the cover, the fumes having put an
end to his existence. Sometimes a
strong-headed individual will reel about
a while before he keels over and dies.
By an industrious use of this machine
room can be entirely cleared of mosqui-
toes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-17

"A Missouri clergyman was lately
called upon to marry fourteen couples
inI one day, and his fees amounted to
fifty pounds of dried apples and due
bill for eighteen bushels Of buckwheat.