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Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-29

of that part OF your road extending
from Jackson, Tennessee, TO Pitts
burg Landing on the Tennessee Riv-
er, and submit the accompanying
maps for your examination.
DESCRIPTION OF ROUTE.
Commencing, for starting point,
Just south of the Mobile and Ohio
Machine Shops in Jackson, Tennes-
see, tho line takes a sOuth-easterly
course, passing near the house of Jno.
| ID. Bond; thence to and across the
Little Middle Fork of the Forked
Deer river to a point just above the
Miffiin road bridge, about four and
half miles from Jackson; thence to
to Martins creek, up which it contin-
ues TO point about three and half
miles southwest from Mifflin; thence
over the divide down to Clark creek,
passing close to the big bend of the
main fork of the Forked Deer river a.
bout two miles; thence to the cross
ing of Jacks creek, leaving Hender-
Station on the Mobile and Ohio Rail-
road about three miles to the west.
From the crossing of Jacks creek
the line continues up to the head
waters of Forked Deer river to low
point of the ridge which divides the
waters of the Tennessee from those of
the Mississippi, about four miles
north of Purdy, In McNairy county;
thence down the west side of Snake
creek, skirting the base of the ridge
running from Purdy to Pittsburg
Landing, so as to avoid as much as
possible the Tennessee river overflow,
to Owl creek, where it cuts through
said ridge. This route would leave
Purdy about two miles to the west.
From the crossing of Owl creek it
continues, passing over the battle
field of Shiloh, to Pittsburg Landing,
or rather to Browns old Ferry, about
a mile above the Landing. Here it
connects with Bolton Mickle's survey,
via Big Bear aud Cedar creeks, 162
miles, to Birmingham. 1t is well to
mention here that nearly two miles in
distance can be saved over the above
described route by crossing the Lit
tie Middle fork short distance below
Twins Mill and continuing up the
eastern edge of the South Fork bot
tom to near Mount Pinson. Crossing
the river at this point it continues in
n south-easterly direction, leaving
Henderson Station about two miles
to the west, to a point about one
mile south of the csOssing cf Jacks
creek, where it again unites with the
Mifilin line.
There is still another route over
which the road can be advantageous
ly laid, viz: from the same starting
point mentioned OH the first describ
ed route, the line can be run on the
west side of the main fork of the For
ked Deer river, between that stream
and the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, to
which it will be nearly parallel from
jackson down to Henderson Station;
thence to a point about three miles
south of said Station, where it diver
ges and connects with the line al
ready described:
Estimated Cost of Clearing, Grub
bing, Graduation, Piling, Trestles,
Log Drains and Cross-Ties from
Jackson to the Tennessee River,
Forty-eight miles, ready for the
Iron Supers.ructure.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-29
1900 CASH GIFTS $l.5OO,OoO
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The Fourth Grand Gin Concert authorized
by special act of the Legislature for the bene-
ht Of the Public Library Of Kentucky, viii
take place In Public Library Hall at Louisville,
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-29
ENGINEERS REPORT
IN the Surveys Ofthe jackson
and Birmingham RailrOad.

To D. NJ. Wisdom. Felix G. Gibbs, Of Mad.
isOn county; Hugh Ross, Z. II. ScarbO.
rough, Of Henderson county; CALVIN
Sbuli. John II. Meeks, Of McNairy coun-
ty; ThOs. Maxwell, J. W. Irwin, Of Har-
din county, aud other-, Commissioners OF
the jackson and Birmingham Railroad:
.a,.s ESTLEsIES:-I have the honor 10
eport co the Surveys and Estimates
of that part OF your road extending
from Jackson, Tenncsssee, 10 Pitts
burg Landing on the Tennessee Riv-
er, and submit the accompanying
maps for your examination.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-29

TENNESSEE BoSDs.-Very little is
now being done at the Capitol in the
way of funding Tennessee bonds A
majority Of those holders who have
them in bank as collateral for money
borrowed, will not send the old bonds
in before the first of January. Most
of the bonds are held, as an invest
ment, by private parties, and very few
are now on the market. Managers
of railroads, indebted to the State,
have, therefore, great difficulty, on
this account, in finding them.- Ban
| ner.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-29

Estimated Cost of Clearing, Grub
bing, Graduation, Piling, Trestles,
Log Drains and Cross-Ties from
jackson to the Tennessee River,
Forty-eight miles, ready for the
Iron Superssructure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01
How | Raise Carrots.

usually take grass ground which has
oeen pioWed the fall previous; pillow and
narrow thoroughly in early spring.
then strike up into ridges, say from EIGHT.
cen to tWenty-tour inches apart. runnino
the ploW twice in the same filrrOw. TO in
sure deep blowing. | manure in the fur
row between the ridges.
then prepare the seed, which is done
ny putting 1t into bag and dippinc the
bag INTO water, thoroughly wettinG the
sced. L leave the seed thus Wet in a war,
room, say in the kitchen, for about tbir,v
SIX hours, or until the seed is nearly ready
10 sprout. The time required will denend
upon the temperature of the room I tbpn
spread the seed out on a cloth or some
convenient place, and stir occasionally ~,
III II Is dry enough to run through a seed
planter, without sticking together The
seed Is then ready to plant
L now run plow through the r;does
(as already prepared, splitting them and
forming new ridge over the manur.
which has been placed between the rid raS
L level OF the top Of the ridge with a rake
10 ABOUT SIX inches in width, at the same
tlme removing any small stones or lumns
OF earth. L plant with seed planter
Ii seed is good, the carrots will Gonna :.
before any weeds. AS soon as the carro nt
show plainly, dress over the ground with
noe or rake, and thus prevent weeds con,
IlS up; ana IN fact never have anv weeds
l. al"ays have large crops of carrots and
/, Inc secret lies in bringing the seed near.
y 70 the terminating point. and then nre.
pairing the ground as stated, Sc that r the 70
carto's get the start of the weeds #
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01
A PEEP INTO THE COMMONS OF
PLUTO.

IN one Of the inland counties of Ireland
there was discovered vein of silver, prob
ably not sufficient to cover the expense
of drawing ii forth, however for it is now
many years since the search for the miner
al was given up, and the mouth of the ex-
.cavation closed. Whether the work would
eventually have repaid those who embark
ed their capital therein, | cannot deter
mine, nor is il at all necessary for me to
do SO, as my story refers merely to the
time when the mine was being cXcavatcd :;
with its real value, therefore, | have moth
inc to do
It was in the gray light of a morning in
spring that a party of the miners were on
thcir way to the mine, when one OF them
suddenly called out:
pointing as he spoke TO dark object
which lay upon the road side at some dis
lance before them On a nearer approach
the same man exclaimed:
Be powers but it's Darby. the pi-
per He has been in his cups over night,
an fell asleep here on his way home"
The men all gathered round, when
Micky Lynch, a Wild harum-scarum
young fellow, cried out:
BE this an be that, but We'll play ould
Darby Il trick-we1 carry him off with
us into the mine, an then when he comes
to, Wen have music for nothin,' for We'll
make him play whether he will or no.
What do YOU say boys?"
oh faith, we're all wlln' enough, for
the ould fellow i'll be in the devil of a
fright when he finds himself down in the
cavern, an il was a chance, sure enough
to light upon him this mornin', for we
were just in want OF a good laugh"
SO saving they hoisted the piper on
their shoulders, and having placed him
= II and his pipes in the bucket, by means
- which they assembled and descended,
lar by was speedily deposited in the very
,}egt, is OF the cavern. Ii was no part of
the ~, IN to awaken Darby, SO leaving him
70 el,so,, his sleep unbroken, they pro
ceedea i, make fires and go on with their
work.
Af1er son. We time honest Darby awoke,
and on open. 'ng his eyes, the hrst OBJECT
that presented itself to his astonlShed
sight was hus e fire, the miners having
taken care to liz, Vt one in his immaculate
vicinity. He mex, cast look AROUND the
dark cavern, whose limits were lost IN the
distance, and whose loom was rendered
sill more intense by fires placed at in
tervals appearing as tho ugh they shot up
from the bowels of the ca rth
4Darbv's first care albeit n no way re-
mpkable for piety on ordina ry. occasions,
hut this was no ordinary occas lon), was to
raise his hand and bless himself devoutly.
He then began TO soliloquize as f, blows:
Och, then, an is it come to hls SO
soous Sure enough | was ofteu tould
tbat sooner or later it id happen me, but
och mllrthur, murthur! sure | couldn't tx
meet it this many a long year, because l'nl
not an ould man, an | thought Ia nave
time for repentance. Och! och och! OUT
lis the sorrowful sight see. l suppose
they'll be comm presently to put me on
His hio fire 10 roast. Och, Johnny Hanni
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01

PINTs AND QUARTS Of filth =
charges. Where does il All c.- "a
mucous membrane lining the I crsI
nose, and its little glands. are > u.
they draw from the blood liz f T,
posure to the air changes i ivy ~
This life liquid was to build I'M !, =
it is extracted and the system ~ ~
the loss. To cure, gain he~b A..
using DIR. Pierce's Golden Ycaio.
which also acts directly upon h.
rcctlng them, and apply Dr. :
Remedy with DR.. Picrcc's Nal
only method Of reaching thu -.
where the discharge accumul.,
from The instrument and Two
for 81 by all druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01
King of the H.

CANCER. CCSe.-Your medicine
give entire satisfaction. One ca
the lip, OF six years standing. va. ~
by the use of three bottles and - ~
Crane, Esq, ex-sherir Of this ~.
has requested Us 10 communica,a ~ ~
If thereby Others suffering from ,be,.
disease may be induced to inv he :
with a similar result, not ONLY TT l.
the disease, but by gaining thai No. y
necessary to happiness. ~
WILLIAMS q O'DoSoUGBrF N
Write for circulars to D. Ranso@ n,
Buffalo, \. Y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01

A CAPITAL April FOOLS joke was perpe-
trated at Washington which appears to
have been quite as successful as its author
could have desired. The Republican, of
the 1st contained long and circumstan-
tlal account of the arrival at Boston of a
large delegation from Hindoostan. The
lovely young daughter of one of the chief
men died two days before landing, and, as
Washington was the point of their pill
grlmage, they brought the lovely Young
girl there for incremation." A list of
the names were given as registered at
Wormley's, and description Of the ap-
pearance of the girl and the manner in
which she was prepared to be burned.
copies were given Of the correspondence
that had passed between the Chief of Po
lice and the chief Hindoo about the incre
nation and where it should take place.
The White House lot or monumental
grounds, were selected, and halfpast nine
Q clock was the hour designated for the
funeral. There was a copy given to the
reporter of the ritual that would be used,
ana SO well was the whole article written
ana so plausible did it appear, that the
Secretary Of State and wife, together with
hundreds OF others, called at Wormley's to
look at the beautiful corpse, and about
nve thousand people went to witness the
funeral services. The joke is credited to
MI AKIN, one OF the minor editors of the
Republican.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01
HEALTH! BEAU
the GREAT BLOOD Ps

Every drop Of the SARSAPARn!,LLLl31,
ENT communicates through the DIV ',.s.
and other fluids and juices OF the ~ ;. 4
life, for it repairs the wastes OF the d. g91'
sound material. Scrotula, Syphias' n
Glandular Disease. Ulcers In me ..s y
Tumors, Nodes in the Glands anu - ",
system, Sore Eyes, Strumorous a IT,,
ears. and the worst forms OF SKIN 1 qls.~1,
Fever Sores, Seald Head. Ring No, n@c.
Erysipelas. Acne, Black Spots, ho w +
Tumors, Cancers In the Womb. ana ~. ~ (
painful discharges, Night Sweats, gu ",
the life principle, are within the GU s.@s {
wonder of Modern ChemlsTy', ana a.. o. /
prove to any person using i Tor en- r1s-
OF disease. Its potent power TO cure i t.s.l
II the patient, daily becoming re ny. ~: Z
and decomposition that is conthuaii' ~ r..
ceeds in arresting these wastes, a an II
with new material made from healil5 4
the SARSAPARILLIAN viii ana ugss
is certain for when once this relltg III
work of publication, and success ND III 81
loss of wastes, its repairs VIII De IaPi I'd
the patient will feel himself gro"idl,t7;t Is
er, the food digeSting better, appo|
flesh and weight increasing. pe.sI
Not only does the SARsAPAKli a Z
all known remedial agents in inc f Guss q
fulous, Constitutional and SIKH al'''
only poSitiye Pllrp for ii
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01

4 SECONDHAND furn;4r-
Michigan avenue, Detro ,4. 9.
card last Thursday inscr;li ny
For Sale" and inadvertent.I,y, g gl
a secondhand bedstead On y. n.y..
where it attracted much arte .,l+
fable teaches that punctua,;e-
taught IN the public school
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01

A NEW kind Of fur rejoices in Il.
name of the Shongs. The best +.
world is called the Elmwood. F.,
where.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01

ground is prepared and i.
fore the carrots are W., lies . f.
will get the start of the r'% mt j
require a great deal Of III IaFfos
carrots until the ground dur !, h
sun. They then CONF p a. IS Win
easily taken care or qaj3sII
man. ~. tgTs-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01

,. diamonds to the value g
dollars were exported fron w u l. ta
last year, and the sources 81, os 'ae
almost inexhaustiblc, fine =, sa..
many years be expected fro sS. a
New gold diggings are 'o u fA&
stantly discovered, and a al>o b
discovered at Marabast n i-ig Dc
African Republic, are f,I@J n l
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01

A MEMPHIS lady own sseven steamboats,.
and the line is under her direct manage
ment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01
"A by-word in some parts of Ireland,
A Long and Fruitless Watch.

1T IS not Often IN our struggling, busy
town life, that we light upon an incident
at once so pathetic and SO unObtrusive as
this which comes to us from BROOKLYN
There, in front of the park across which
the City Hall looks down upon the chief
square of the city, the passer-by, any day
between the hours of nine and twelve,
will see a man whose forlorn and dismal
figure, and melancholy attitude, can hard
ly escaps his notice Never absent from
his post, and never sitting down, he takes
his stand where the great face of the CITY
clock is plainly visible, and with STOPPING
shoulders and bowed head, watches the
slow revolution of the hands. He is we'll
known to the old habitues of the Hall, who
seldom disturb his solitary watch He
never speaks to any one, and if addressed
bends forward in eager scrutiny, chances
nervOusly at the clock, and then, muttering
unintelligible words, relapses into his
customary, interpretive silence. When
the ponderous bell at last rings out the
hour OF twelve, he starts up with ANNA
ton, looks round in all directions, as if
expecting some one and finally, convinced
that his long waiting has been vain, slips
quietly out of the busy tide which flows
and Gibbs about the square during all the
Gay. Inc story is that many years ago,
he lent five hundred dollars-the gradual
savings of his toil-to a friend, who was
to return it in the City Hall Park on
given day, at twelve Of the clock. The
watch has been well kept, but the friend
has never appeared 1t is pitiful to think
what an agony of waiting he must have
endured before madness came to his re
lief; but his daily watch now is probably
that unconscious and mechanical action
which the brain continues to perform after
its higher functions have abdicated.-Ap-
pLeton's J0,unoI
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01
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no mercury, minerals, OF u'7''''' .,.or,; =: =
~Ohserve the following syn.
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Constipation. Inward Pile Jl,eo,,nae ely a'5
the Head, Acidity OF the ~. Welt
disgust OF Food, Fullness o, t,In,iern17I
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Suffocating Sensations VIM VIM ihefore v
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01
RAILWAYS REkDYR:|
FEVER AND kcVs

Fever and Ague cured for fifty cents !
remedial agent in this world that Elte.
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yellow and other Fevers aided y i.s.s-I
SO quick as RAILWAY READY kELLii'
Fifty Gents per Bottle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01
KINNEY AMI RLADDER COID

Urinary and Womb diseases, Grs Grave =. n
S.oppage of Water, lncontlhefIISsoo. es VI
Disease, Albuminuria, and " aiL t"-t e.. q
brickdust deposits, or the Wa,tt ~ ~ An e
with substances like the Whlte -bid d.
lik white silk, or there is mo- ga,,o,Es y
poarance, and white bone-dhs! u'P Then p
is pricking. burning senSSt i ioit and alo5.
and rain IN the small OF the pzscA
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01

1t was late next morning when Darby
awoke, and as it was then Sunday, the
people were hurrying in crowds from
every direction towards the parish chapel
Darby shook himself up, and without
having any definite end or object in view,
determined to follow the general example
The sight of the chapel (Which name is
applied, in Ireland, to the temples Of the
Roman Catholics and Dissenters, the term
Church being reserved for those Of the
Establishment) recalled Darby's wander
ing ideas; and, entering with the multi
tude he found the priest engaged in per-
forming divine service. At its conclusion
the priest turned to address his congrega-
ton. If neither endowed with grace of
manner or elOquence OF speech, the cler-
gyman of whom we speak was man of
dignitied demeanor-he had a pale, thin
countenance, shaded on the temples by a
few scattered locks of snowy hair, and his
whole appearance was rather impressive
He was heard, of course, with respectful
attention, merely interrupted from time to
time tas is usual in country chapels in Ire
land) by various ordinations of admira-
ton, of fear, or of horror, as the subject
varied. Now it was Och. och och ~
then again oh! wirra, wirra." and still
ottener that singular sound heard only TAT
least think so,l in an Irish congregation
and which can scarcely be expressed by
written characters, being produced by
striking the tongue quickly and repeated
ly against the palate of the mouth. There
are few sermons in which, in one portion
or another, the terrors of hell are not held
up as a menace before the unrepentant sim
ner, and the priest in question having
found it necessary to enlarge on the sub
ject, concluded by saying:
"Oh! my brethren, have ever before
your eyes the fear of that place of great
torment, where there is naught but weep
ing and wailing and crashing of teeth
where
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-01


RESULTS OF FREE THOUGHT"--
A doubling dOubter dobuted long,
His doubts at first seemed very strong;
But soon he doubted of his doubt,
And then host of doubts broke out:
Could he these doubts his own doubts call:
had he felt any doubts at all?
Was his first doubt a doubt or not?
Were all the rest true doubts or what?
50 midst these doubtful ins and outs.
These doubts. and doubts about his doubts,
Doubt upon doubt his doubts did shake,
Fresh doubts did doubtful answers make,
Till this was all he could find out,
That he undoubtedly did doubt.
AN Auburn fisherman, few days ago,
while fishing through a hole in the ice,
caught trout so large he could not be
brought through the orifice. The fisher
man, however, gently played with his
hsh with one hand while he chopped ice
with the other, until the opening had been
enlarged sufficiently, then with skillful
jerk he brought out dead cat with a
brick on its neck, the entire prize weigh
ing over nine pounds The profanity that
ensued caused heavy thaw for sixty rods
in all directions
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