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pgar RifterS are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found on the lower ranges of
the Sierra Nevada mountains OF Calitor-
MIA, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted thrrctrom without the use
of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked. "Wh"t is the cause of the
unparalleled success OF VINEGAR BIT
TERS." Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier and Il iic-giving principle,
Il perfect Rcnovator and lnNigorator
of the system. Never before in the
history Of the world has mcd;cin" been
compounded possessing III" remarkable
qualities of VINEGAE BIZ .,:S in healing the
sick Of every dis,.,,' 1t heir L.. They
are a gentle Pur.a' ~ well as Tome,
relieving Congr>,,r li ur inflammation of
the Liver and NlScerai :sa,'', in Bilious
Diseases.
The properties of DE. WALKERS
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CarminItiyc, Nutritious. Laxative, Dinretir,
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u. ~. N-3bN AID ~ CO..
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sold by all bragg lists and Dealers.
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WHEN THE LTvFR is OUT OF ORDER use DR..
Jay Sanative Pills. and you will bring back
this organ tn Il healthy condition. aid get rid or
many distressing symptoms.
Richland beacon., 1873-07-12

SHALLENBERGEK's z lis are the one remedy that
never fails fever and agu-. The stu
born case is cured Immediately. This is stubooru
ia . m
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lCMODv made strong Bashfuness overcome
NCWUnI How tn conquer Habits tho mind
frrnrt heued the body made tough and vigorous vau
bl. book. Mailed By A. LOOMS Jersey City. N. j.
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Two noted literary men died in New
York city, last year, and it was supposed
they both died poor. Each received a
salary amounting to more than $1,000 a
year, for many years before he died. In
one instance it was necessary t. take up
a collection among the friends of the
,eceased to obtain the necessary funds
for burial expenses. In the other case,
while the dead man lay in the house, n
friend searching through his private
papers found life insurance policy for
$1,000. The last premium had been
paid by a friend while the man was i'll
good health. Do not neglect to insure
your life. Do it now, and we recon-
mend the old New York Life Insurance
Company as one of the very best COM
panies to insure in. Send to the home
Office, 3iS broadway, New York, for all
necessary papers.
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ringworn, saIt-rheum, and other cutaneous
affections cured and the skin made soft and
smooth, by using the JUMPER TAR Soar. male
by CAswETI. HAZARD 4 Co. New York. He
CERTAIN to get the Juniper Tar SOAP, made by
us. n there are many limitations made VIII
common tar which are worthless.-COnt.
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scientifically prepared by skilled physician
aud 10y process the discovery of his own.
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Pleasant PurSative Pellets. scarcely larger
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remedy for debilitated females. while his Dr.
SaCe's Catarrh Remedy il known the world
over ~ the greatest specific for Catarrh and
Cold iii the Head" ever given To the public.
GIG
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WHEN writing to advertisers please mention
wv the name OF this paper. No. ~, :. N. U
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An Irishman called at drug store to
get bottle of JOhn-on's AnOdyne Linimcnt
for the rheumatism the druggist asked him
in what part of the body it troubled him most.
BE me soul" said lac, Il have it in livery
houl aud corner er me-.
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CANvASSING BOOKS SENT FREE FOR
PROF, F0WLER'S GREAT WORK

IN Manhood. WonianhoOd and their Mutual In
ter-rclations: Love. its Laws, Power. etc.
Agents are selling from N To ~ copies of this
work a day, and we send a canvassing book free IT,
any book agent. Address, stating experience. etC..
NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO.. ST. Louis. Mo.
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In our dry climate and in hot sum-
mer weather the $4,000 lbs. of water
would soon evaporate. We should then
have 5000 lbs. of dry matter spread
over an acre, or not quite three ounces
on square foot, If this matter was re-
duced to powder it could hardly be
seen OH the surface OF the land, and we
might think that the manure had gone
to waste, while in point of fact nothing
had been lost but water. In this s, 600
lbs of dry manure there is 1900 lbs. of
carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. It is
believed to possess comparatively little
fertilizing value. All that we have to
look to, then, IN the $50 lbs. of nitro
gen. 1t was formerly supposed that
the nitrogen in fermented manure ex-
listed in the form of carbonate of ammo
mia. and that when the manure was ex-
posed to the atmosphere the ammonia
evaporated. The carbonate of ammo
mia would eyaporate !; but it has been
ascertained that barnyard manure
rarely contains any carbonate of am.
monia. st.
II We spread Il tons of green clover
on an acre of land we should ft,Yuish
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Howard Association, Philadelphia, Pau
Institution having high reputation for honorable
conduct and professional skin. r.ssays ~,
stacics tn Marriage, sent in sealed enyel"p~S free
~ charge. Address. Howard associate No
. sputh Ninth st. Philadelphia. IA.
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TVNEA.-TEA AGENTS wanted in town and
Il country To sell TEA, or get up club orders. Tor
the largest Tea Company in America: importers
prices and Inducements 10 agents. send crcu.
lar. Address ROBERT WELfA.- r
q Nesey street. New York; !.
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Stable Manure and Clover.

Mr.. Joseph Harris of the American
Agricultural, makes the following in.
teresting statements
If we spread say. Is tons Of, ordinary
barn-yard manure on an acre of grass
land in the spring it makes quite a
show. But harrow it two or three
times at intervals of a few days. and it
is surprising how rapidly It disappears.
what becomes of it?" This Is tons
of ordinary manure would propably be
composed of
Watcr.. II OOO lbs.
NatophrttpuS wv IDS.
Mineral matter. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50 lbs.
Nitrogen. $50 lbs.
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SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS.
Wealth and Wonders Of
The BouudleSs West.

Tee Great Ni.alressd BeeL, BY Hon. ". E. Webb, is
ordinary profits.
RnqyficNfars Of this
thrsefold COM
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A FAMILY FRIEND!,
FEVER AND AGUE

II gives instant relief from aching teeth.
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12
Clever Dogs.

y CORRESPONDENT of the New York Ere
ming Post says:
For many years a race of fine New
foundland dogs have tlourished in the vii
lage where | live, each individual one
being characterized by some prominent
excellence.
One, a noble fellow, was often employed
TO carry packages, and was sometimes
sent to market. Nothing could exceed the
fidelity with which he performed the bust
ness entrusted to him. Late one evening
it was discovered there was no beefsteak
for breakfast, and the dog was sent for a
supply. He was detained at the market
for time, however, and being forgotten
at home, the doors were locked and the
family went to bed. In the morning the
dog was found seated beside the basket, in
which the meat lay untouched under the
guardianship maintained by him through
out the night
Another dog worthy of honorable men
lion once went with a mother and her
child to the village. Soon after their arri-
val the little girl was burned so severely
as almost to produce commissions. A phy-
stefan, an absolute stranger, was sum
moned, under whose soothing remedies the
girl was quoted and fell asleep, when the
doctor took his leave An hour or two
after returning to his office he heard an
unusual noise at his door, and on opening
it found the dog seeking admission He
walked in and seated himself by the ply
stefan, and began licking his hand. Then
rearing himself on his hind legs, he put
his mouth to the mans face, attempting to
lick it, uttering all the while a low cry,
and after repeating these demonstrations
for a time, walked out of the office.
Doubtless he had pondered upon his
young mistress's sufferings, and the phys-
clans efforts to relieve them, and gratitude
led him thus to express his thanks.
The last of his race still lives, though
his course is nearly run. He is on terms
Of the utmost goodwill with the whole
community, and among the dogs acts as a
kind of policeman. When any ill-feeling
arises among them, and they begin to bark
and bite, he rushes in, and, with his inn
mense strength, scatters the combatants
and restores quiet. Occasionally he calls
on the different inhabitants of the village,
stopping for a half hour or so, his affiec-
tionate nature and his benignant coun-
tenance always winning for him well
come.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12
Babies--.Their Food and Sleep,

GIVE baby plenty of food of the prom
er quality, plenty of sleep at regular in
tervals, plenty of flannel of suitable
length, and your baby should be healthy
and jolly. Babies become as much adj
dicted to habits as old folks: and if you
pat them on their backs and sing lula
bys in their ears every time they roll over
in the cradle, or give little grunt indica-
tive of restlessness, be sure they will al
ways expect such services of YOU and
will demand it accordingly.
Most mothers have great times putting
babies to sleep; and if you should be
writing an article for health magazine
dozen stairs, you would imagine that a de-
cldedly unhealthy one had exploded up
STAIRS, were you to judge from the racket
produced IN soothing the baby into his
evening sleep We believe, because we
have seen it demonstrated again and
again, that no such measure is necessary,
but that babies can be taught habits quite
as easily as children of larger growth.
They should be fed at regular hours, and
not every time they wake, or fret and cry.
Babies cry quite as often from being over
ted as from hunger; and many times the
arrangement Of the bowels, collie and
other unpleasant symptoms common to in
tants, are directly attributable to the habit
OF examining them with food, simply as a
soothing process or for the reason that
the mother does not know what else to do
to produce peace and quietness in the
household. Babies StOmachs are even more
sensitive than grown peoples, and can di-
gest but certain amount of food, while
thu surplus lodged there from the stuffing
'rocess must pass into the bowels in the
form Of undigested material, there to give
rise to the various pains and aches which
mothers are so familiar with Therefore,
use common sense in the feeding Of your
baby, and don't force food into It's little
stomach tor every complaint it happens to
make
Baby should have its sleeping hours,
which should be regulated according to
It's age. Quite young babies should sleep
nearly al the whitehall is their chief
design. Those who have attained one
year of age can be taught to have their
sleeping and feeding hours, and will indi-
cate them as regularly as your best time
piece. Should the baby sleep all night.
he should have a long nap in the middle
OF the day, and then be kept awake until
SIX or seven o'clock in the evening, when
he should be placed in his crib, and left
TO 90 to sleep without rocking, uotting,
walking, swinging, or other hullabalOo
He may rebel against such treatment few
times; but he will very soon learn that no
attention will be paid to his outcries, and
will fall asleep in spite of himself Let
this plan be persisted in by mothers be-
tore they have established bad habits in
their babies; good ones are quite as easily
obtained, when the mother will be sur
prlsed to find how little trouble baly
really is in the house when properly man
aged Western Rural.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12
All the Same.

PERHAPS some women in the world
have thought that if the conventionality
which gives men only the privilege of
proposing marriage could be done away
with, allowing women openly to enter the
field IS lovers and pursuers, there would
be some real sincerity in avowals, con
stancy in love, and happiness in wedlock,
1t looks as If there might be all these adj
vantages, but case i'll point proves the
appearance a delusion.
A beautiful Boston woman lost her rich
husband, and becomingly grieved for him.
Where she had enjoyed so much happi-
ness was the worst place in the world to
mourn. She therefore lightened the load
of sorrow as much as possible by leaving
Boston on a protracted visit to a lady
friend in Montreal, also recent widow.
The two widows cultivated their weeds
together, and made the house quite inter
estlng. 1t was especially so to twenty
year old son of the widow friend of the
Boston widow. He deeply sympathized
with the grief of the visitor, and to tell
the truth fell madly in love with her The
mother watched him with jealous eyes
She knew how things We're, and thought
it was improper to thus intrude upon the
grief of her guest. The visitor in black
tended sOrrowful ignorance. The boy had
never told his love, but it spoke so elo-
quently in attentions that his mother
thought it to be her duty to send him out
West. A place was provided for him and
he was sent. The Boston lady in black
wept her full and honest year, and she be-
gan in time to sympathize with the poor
boy, banished from home, as she well
knew on her account. She thought the
matter Over-in age she had the advantage
of him only few years, and
we'll she wrote to the boy telling
him that the unspokcn cause of his
abrupt alienation from home involved
nothing that prevented his speedy return
The mother knew nothing of this same
writing until the overjoyed young man
was once more at the door, and then the
meeting between him and the visitor left
nothing to be explained. The matter was
talked over among the widows and lovers
In that house OF woe, and the mothers
original scruples were oyercome-the few
years disparity Of ages was obliterated and
a rich daughter-in-law was nota bad thing
to have in the house. The Young widow
wrote to her friends and the executors of
her husbands will in Boston that she was
about to marry again, and received in re-
turn the astounding information that by
the terms of her husbands will her re-
sumption Of wedlock must cause the re-
version Of her late husbands whole for
tune, excepting a comparatively small
annuity, to his blood relations. In the
dark night of her grief, and the succeed
ing sunrise Of her new love she had for
gotten this provision. She weighed the
whole merchandise of life in new scales,
and grief and money went down together,
and the proposal and the young man and
love kicked the beam In short, she told
the young man it could not be, and she is
sordidly going on with her grief in new
mourning quarters. A man could not
have done worse than this, if he had the
matter all in his own old way.-Nissouri
Republican.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12
Don't Box the Children's Ears.

CHILDREN's ears ought never to be
boxed. We have seen that the passage of
the ear is closed by a thin membrane,
especially adapted to be influenced bv
every impulse Of the air, and with nothing
but the air to support it internally. What,
then, can be more likely to injure this
membrane than a sudden and forcble com
preston OF the air in front of it? If any
one designed to break or overstretch the
membrane, he could scarcely devise q
more effective means than to bring the
hand suddenly and forcibly down upon
the passage of the ear, thus driving the air
violently before it, with no possibility for
It's escape but by the membrane giving
way. And far too often it does give way,
especially if, from any previous disease,
1t has been weakened Many children are
made deaf by boxes on the ear in this way.
Nor is this the only way; if there is one
thing which does the nerve of hearing
more harm than almost any other, it is a
sudden jar or shock. Children and grown
persons alike may be entirely deafened by
falls or heavy blows upon the head And
boxing the ears produces a similar effect,
though more slowly and in less degree 1t
tends to dull the sensibilty of the nerve,
even if it did not hurt the membrane |
knew pltltul case, once, of poor youth
who died from a terrible disease Of the
ear. lie had a discharge from it since he
was child. OF course his hearing had
been dull; and what had happened
was that his father had often boxed
his ear for inattention Most likely that
boxing on the ear diseased as it was, had
much to do with his dying And this
brings me to the second point. Children
should never be blamed for being inatten
tive, until it has been found out whether
they are little deaf. This is easily done
by placing them at a few yards distance,
and trying whether they can understand
what is said to them in a rather low tone
OF voice. Each ear should be tried,
while the other is stopped by the finger
do not say that children are never guilty
OF inattention, especially to that which
they do not particularly wish to hear; but
do say that very many children are
blamed and punished for inattention when
they really do not hear And there is
nothing at once more cruel and more hurt
ful to the character Of children than to be
found fault with for what is really their
misfortune. Three things should be re
membered here: /. That slight degrees
of deafness, often lasting only for time,
are very common among children, es-
pecially during or after colds. g. That
a slight deafness, which does not prevent
person from hearing when he is expect
ing to be spoken to, will make him very
dull to what he is not expecting; and, 3,
That there is a kind of deafness in which
person can hear pretty well while lis
tening, but is really very hard of hearing
when not hstening.-P0pular Science
MonthZy
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12
The Value OF a Receipt.

To SHOW that it is duty which man
owes to his family to take receipts for all
sums of money which he pays out, the
Milwaukee Wisconsin tells the following
story:
"a case recently came before the Judge
Of Probate in this city which was more
than usually interesting and important. A
certain gentleman whose name we will
not mention, but who was known to many
of our readers, died about five years ago.
He left considerable though not extern
sive estate, which was not administered
until certain parties filed claims against it,
which would have expired by limitation
at the end of six years. The estate was
brought into court, and the claims were
taken up in regular order They were
quite numerous, and embraced a large
variety Of interests, workingmen, trades
people and professional men. The indi-
vldual amounts of the claims ranged from
$15 up to $4,000.
The $4,000 claim was filed by man
who asserted that he had been interested
in certain real estate transactions with the
deceased; that a considerable amount of
money was made, but that he (the claim
anti had not received his share. A num-
Der OF witnesses were sworn and great
ueai OF evidence was taken which went to
substantiate the validity of the claim
against the estate 1t was generally known
that the gentlemen had been associated to-
gether in real estate speculations, and that
they had made money.
The attorney for the heirs, after having
listened to all the evidence that was
brought to prove the claim, came forward
and produced a receipt, which, though
not for $4,000, was proved to be a receipt
in full for the actual share ofthe claimant.
This was brief defense, but it was effec-
tive. OF the other claims we will make
no mention, as they were smaller and less
important than the one detailed. Suffice
to say that of claims to the amount of
$1,000 which were put forward, only $50
was allowed. The estate of the deceased
was found to be in excellent order; he had
receipts for all expenditures, and the
property was saved to the heirs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12

One morning while Mrs. E. is out airing
her new bonnet, Mr.. E. proves his gallan
try by sending to his wife an exquisite
bouquet. Bridget receives it at the door,
and hastens to put it in water, and thinks
how "swate it will look, shure, in that
Bohamian vase" So the dried grass is
carefully taken out of the cracked one, and
in goes the "wather' and fresh flowers.
After while the brisk little matron comes
back, to find her beautiful pianocover
ruined
SO the vases were not so cheap, after all
"Verbum sat saptefti." - Cincinnati
Chroaicle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12
The Latest CrusOe.

The New York Herald publishes 81
statement of James A. King, the only
known survivor of crew of the seal
fishing schooner Franklin, of New Lon
don, landed in 1871 on Window Island,
one Of the South Shetland, situated south
Of Cape Horn, in latitude Ga The men
killed 900 seal there, and went to St
Georges Island, leaving a record of their
whereabouts behind. The vessel subse-
quently returned from another of the
group of islands, discovered the record,
and proceeded to where stated, but getting
no response to guns, rockets, and ether sig
mails, and being unable to send a boat
ashore on account of breakers and ice,
was compelled to abandon the men and
proceed home. The schooner Nile, one
OF whose men is now in New York, dis
covered King late last year in a small
wooden hut on st. Georges Island. One
OF his companions had died several
months before, while the others, includ-
ing the third mate, Townsend, left two
weeks before King was found with boat,
tor Window Island, against remonstrance.
tie helped them launch the boat but
don't know what became OF them. 1t IS
certain, however, that as portion Of
the boat and a sailors coat were found on
the beach near Cape Sheriff, thirty miles
from the hut, where the men passed a
weary year. that they were drowned in
breakers and never reached Window ISL
and. 1t is reported that the seals are al
most entirely killed off the South Shetland
Island King told this man that he and
his comrades managed to live on pelican
flesh and biscuits left behind by boats
crew, and make clothes out of seal skins.
The hut was built of boards left there by
another vessel, and fire kept with seal
blubber. The survivor had been without
fire several days when found.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-12
PART " SHEET

Five years up to-day, Harry, and bal
ance sheets ready, eh?'' was the salutation
of Matthew Bernard, as he walked into
the establishment of Harry Thomas.
"Halloa, Mat!-that you? You are
punctual, but | am ready" replied
Thomas, as the two friends shook hands
Business first, pleasure next, is my
MOTTO" answered Matthew, drawing a
chair beside his friend. This is my bal
ance, and it reads as follows:
II months service at s15.................s $50 90
"a - : 90. GOO w
4 receipts for working farm two years. 1850 90
s.. $50 90
Expense II months. S16 so
= two years. TO 90
s797 so
:2032 20
Thus you see my net profits Tor my
five years services amount to two thou