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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-10-02
The Meanest Man.

IT turns out, after all, that the meanest
man Is not the man we referred to the
other Gay, who split up his first wife's
tombstone. Burrows is even meaner than
he. Burrows was an inveterate tobacco
chewer, but as his wife detested the prac-
tice and made home tempestr Gus and
stormy for him when he INDUCED in the
habit there, he ALWAYS chewed when away
during the day, and declared to his wife
that he had stopped permanently. But
one evening, upon entering the front door
and drawing out his handkerchief, he &C
cidentally pulled out his paper Of tobac-
co, and without noticing it, left it lying
on the floor. When Burrows sat down to
his tea, his wife walked in with the tobac-
co in her hand, and looking Burrows
firmly in the eye, said: DO you know
who that belongs top With great pres
ence of mind Burrows turned scowling to
his Oldest boy and said, with a severe
voice: Immortal Mars! Is it possible
that you have begun to chew tobacco, you
young reprobate? Where'd you get that
nasty stuff? What d. you mean by such
conduct, you young villain? Haven't l
told you often enough to let tobacco
alone? Commere to me, or I'll tear the
jacket off of you" And as he spoke, the
stern father made grab at the boy and
dragged him out in the entry, where he
chastised him with cane. Then Bur
rows threw the tobacco over the fence,
where he went out and got it in the morn
ing and enjoyed it during the day "Mer-
citul Moses!" he exclaimed, when he told
us about it, what would | have done if
my children had all been girls? 1t makes
an old fathers heart glad when he feels
that he has boy he can depend on in
such emergencies.-M0r Adeler
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DOMESTIC.

A dispatch from Washington of the 2lst
states that the Comptroller of the Currency
had directed the collection paper of the First
National Bank of Washington to be deposited
with the National Metropolitan Bank for col
lection.
The result of the conference held in New
York on the 21st, between the President and
the Secretary of the Treasury and leading
financiers, had been the issuance of an order
directing the purchase of all 5-2Os offered at
private sale. 1t was thought that this meas
sure would relieve S20,OOO,OO to s25, OOO, 900
greenbacks without touching the reserves.
In anticipation of run upon their institu-
tons. the Inter Ocean of the ed says that the
Presidents of the fourteen savings banks Of
Chicago had held conference on the 2lst, and
mutually agreed to hereafter insist upon re-
quiring thirty days notice for the withdrawal
OF deposits, according to Retrospective rules.
dispatch from New York, of the Goth, says
that the results of that days operations "had
been disastrous only to class Of stock gamb-
lers whom everybody wished to see over
whelmed, and the suspension of three banks
weakened by outside considerations, unex-
pectedly revealed by distrust consequent on
the agitation of the stock market" The
ssBank of the Commonwealth" the National
Trust Company" and the Union Trust Com
pany'' had suspended. In the case of
the National" the disaster had re-
suited from an inability to realize
instantly on Government securities
The suspension of the ''Union" hadresultedno
from inability to realize on securities, but
from the discovery of the defalcation by Carrie
ton, the Secretary, for 100000, and an over
draft of E. s. Haight for 100000. 1t was re-
ported that Vanderbilt had been involved fnan-
cially in the defalcation. The Stock Exchange
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-10-02

protective tariff laws, back pay, monopoiles'
free passes to members of the Legislature,
Credit Mobilier, and corrupt legislatlon' ana
declaring that the party would vote for no
person whose nomination was the fruit OF his
own imnortunty or combination among
partisan leaders.
The State Liberal Democratic convention OIL
Minnesota met at st. Paul on the 24th, ana
decided to make no nominations. Resolutions
were adopted advising all Democrats and Re
pubicans to yield a cordial support TO the
nominees of the Owatonna Convention.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-10-02

Picked CAULIFLOwERs.-T Coalfatru
Gentleman gives the following recipe:
Take good white heads, break them into
small pieces, and boil for ten minutes in
strong salt and water. Skim out the
pieces, which should be so tender that a
spr.nt OF broom corn can be run through
the stems. Lay them on a towel to drain
Oft the water, and when thoroughly cold
put them into pickle jar, with a few
whole cloves, allspice, pepper and sticks
of cinnamon, tied up in cloth. Boil
and skim thoroughly; then pour it di-
rectly over the caulihowers. If few
beets are sliced up in the vinegar while
boiling, they will color the cauliflower
stalks bright coral red, and make them
more attractive to the eve.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-10-02

THE Lafayette Qnd) Journal reports
that citizen of that place, passing over
bridge in that vicinity, the other day, OBJ
served an individual busily engaged driv-
ing large spikes into the timbers on the
south side of it at very short intervals. He
wondered at the time what object the man
could have in view, but upon going over
the bridge again, few days later, saw the
same man carefully gathering up the
wlsps OF hay which had accumulated on
the spikes from the numerous hay wag-
ons, which daily pass through that side
of the bridge.
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How MONKEYS arr i

FROM the chapter d, ],
Olive Logan's volume B
lights and Behind ,hs>a
the following extracts
Monkeys are such .l
one would suppose them -.
cult to catch than AR hat
Pitfalls will take a .Lla
monarch of the dey vi
days of starvation, ---,
tanning food, and thu, v
how are the monkeys a..-
family resembles nla. Z
human. They love 4E
Darfour and Sahaar, ID. q
mented beer, OF which,
very fond. Aware Of TAI
to the parts Of the toresl@i
monkeys, and set on tle:
es full of the epticing b.
the monkey sees and Till
cries of joy that soon a.-
Then an orgie begins. az
the beasts show all dr
ton. Then the neT
drinkers are too far so-
for larger species than
The negroes take then
mediately begin to Vs'
with kisses. When a1 !
the hand to lead MIN III
KEY will cling to the o-s.
support, and endea'o>
Another will grasp d. =
until the negro leads y.
ten or a dozen tipsF d j
finally brought to the y-=
curely Gagged, and graa.- /
but for two or three d a: F..
minishing supply Of lI#-.
so as to reconcile them
state of captivity. =
New York stalis.i., =
proportion of bus .l5s. Il !. !,
l bankers and stock spec'-,....1,.
ers come next; then con- -'s-
or or = d rum as theyar's gu. Y,
in this country; then , ~. !.
nv by retired merchants, c-s':. :
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ddji d. ss sei 5 Sc, 70, ~ y
shces in and q .s'se cisl
mile in length sa o. ~.
and john % lp''9 7. of Jug v, /
m mule %i tbrs sllitscso 1 a..
several tons o lsVfses ! q,
N wagon, farm in M! aa'a& \
near near. the barn, T 5-saents
9 pr night. g., coasee
Property SET On ssa ~
s, "A Detroit lsJy ny
arrived q TIVE home from n aa~ i
depot depot for the train Hi'. n {.
asked Mrs. 4. Frs ,ls child 1 /.
s Tnll les she went to ! 10 !. 81 !.
along along to De ttro5n' tie t5e u !. !
a addGp; it. Anotes VA saa !. v
5 be good to it y for +, ! ''s> )
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4 Reminiscenee Of Nh
DaN

Days. !
- Az \ Omaha LADY. VIII.
N Npps sa9 in f ls5
MR. Mr.. Reuben be- Nichols. :, :,
Mas a schoolmate d y
ihs many Stories = i Il
she, just for the fun = /
MN M a letter about h. y. |
edge box in New Ham, /, u
attended school. H.
ing reply, which. a..
Will doubtless lntere>, a..
who respect the mcn@ :.
greatest men Of our corl,
WASHINGTON. D. Cd
Miss HEwEs: ASH
and am little Interest," !. |
OF your letter, YOU viii II d. i !
terrible hurry-havi9,ps, a y.
that ought to be do3o 7.
must leave at eyeniDe f..
our Pittsburgh C56r l~ .
only Of that
Il very well remenbs, j,
house in which | frT nv b., &,
paint was Worn off Iopr !, :.
very far from red when ! - :
remember the NicAol, !, {
lived just below the oh, :
large house; but | was Nm
and [ do not make ont
picture Of Reuben Nlcbs
must have been cousi3sg-
But | recollect one Ase,sf
OF two girls not much a1s.
| thought very pretty. sri.
a very good speller, and
two at the head Of the 5r
ing, who were emitted /.
for a spelling mach. ! "
choosing these two IN.
couldn't spell hokee to 81
W ell, THIS was found MI
knew enough to spell, b-.
sides; so the rule had to /
the two next to the one Al,
the honor of 'choosi1. 81
Nichols if he has d ss.er .
he remembers any such "a.
My kindest regards 70 biz
"H0Rl
Miss MARY C. HgwEs, Re...-
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"A WESTERN SETTLER-The sun at even.
ing.
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ther currency payments. 1t was rumored in
| Washington, on the 18th, that the President
had been advised to call an extra session of
| Congress.
! dispatch from st. Louis, of the 25th, saws
that the banks of that city had held a meetino
on the evening Of that day, and resolved to
adopt the plan of issuing Clearing House GER
| tificates.
Newark q. j. telegram of the 25th an
| nounced that the State Bank of New Bruins
wick had suspended This is the bank that
was crippled by the irregularities of Appleton,
the Cashier
A dispatch from Nashville Tenn, saws that
the National Banks of that city had suspended
currency payments on all balances exceeding
$500.
dispatch from Selma, Ala, of the 25tL.
says that the Savings Bank of Selma had sus
pended in consequence of an extraordinary run
by depositors.
All the banks of New Orleans partially su,,-
PEI led payment on the 25th, according to a
dispatch from that city The suspension was
to remain in force for thirty days.
kilograms from various cities in Georgia, of
the 10Th, say the following banks had sus-
pended: National Exchange, the Merchants
and Planters National, the Planters Loan and
Savings Bank, of Augusta, Ga; the Dollar
Savings Bank, of Atlanta, Ga; Savannah
Bank and Trust Company, and the Southern
Bank of Georgia.
Detroit dispatch of the 25th announces
that the schooner WI Whaling had been
beached at Grand Haven, Michigan, on the
forenoon OF that day. Vessel and cargo
were a total loss. Two of the crew were
drowned.
A Wapello, Iowa, dispatch of the 25th saws
that on the afternoon of that day Professor
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-05-22
994 per cent. pure sugar. while brown

e94 per cent pure sugar. while brown
sugar is emily about 70 per cent. 20 per
cent. water, and 10 per cent. dirt and
salts. White refined soft sugar in %
per cent. sugar. I know some old
women, brought up on brown sugar
still stick to brown sugar, and call it
swester thah white sugar, bat they
simply dupe themselves. If you want
brown sugar, you can take pound of
white sugar, pour IN Some water, a
handful of sewer dirt, lime or salt, and
you'll will have two pounds of it.
"How many kinds Of crude sugar are
therei"
'Three-cane sugar, fruit sugar and
milk sugar. Cane sugar, is found ia
sugar, cane, Indian corn stalks, sorg
hum, beets, melons, sweet potatoes, Co
coanuts, chesnuts, palm trees, and SUI
gar maple. Cane sugar is three times
as sweet as milk or fruit sugar. Syrup
contains good deal Of fruit sugar gen.
Grated by fermentation, &c. Thsrea
fore, syrup is not SO sweet as pure su-
gar. Beet sugar smells badly, and
sorghum has tod much acidity. They
are things Of the past when sugar caue
can be had reasonable and in sufficient
quantities. In Europe brown sugar is
not used. White Is considered cheap
or and better.
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Example teaches with telling effect
on the minds of the young. Tie child
of three or four SUMMERS repeats the
words and re enacts in its play the
movements of the mother witnessed as
she receives callers, entertafns society
and performs the routine of domestic
duties. The boy of dozen years will
have already adopted in good degree
the language mariners; bearing, and
tones Of voice Of the father whom he
has revered from his earliest recollec-
ton. These potential Influences are of
course subject to modification as the
result Of other early ASSOCIATIONS
Writers or mental science tell us that
every coarse and profaine wsrd heard
ndevery evil effect of which may be
counteracted, but that lasts as long as
the mind endiires. 1t is believed that
nothing heard or felt or seen is ever SO
erased from the MEMORY as to haSs
permanently lost its; influence, Of Witch
may not be called UP With the viyidmcss
Of first Impressions
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gELEIv1 m YOURSELF.

1t is Said that when John C. Calhoun
was in Yale College he was ridiculed
by his fellow students for his intense
application to study. "Why; sif;" said
he, 81 am forced to make the most OF
my time that I may acquit myself cred
itably when in Congress" ''Do you
doubt it I assure you if 4 were not
convinced of my ability to reach the
national capital as a representative
within three years, l would leave
college this very day. Let every young
mah thus have faith in himself, and
earnestly take hold of life, scorning all
props and buttresses, all crutches and
life preservers. Let him believe, with
Pestalozzi, that no man on Gods earth
is either willing or able to help any
other man. Let him strive to be a
creator, rather than to borrow. In
stead of welding the rus:ed sword of
valorous forefathers, let him forge his
own weapons, and conscious eff the
God in him and the Providence over
him, let him fight his own battles with
his good lance. Signing for an educa-
ton, capital, for friends aha declaring
that eff he only had these lie would be
somebody" let him remember that, as
Horace,Greeley said;he is looking in the
wrong end of the telescope, that if he
only were somebody he would speedily
have all the boons whose absence he
is bewailing. Instead Of being one of
the foiled potentialities OF which the
world Is So full-one of the subjdnctive
heroes, who always might, could,
would, or should do great things is
what nobody can understandable him
be in the imperative mood, and do that
of which his talents are Indicative.
This lesson of self reliance once learned
and acted on, and every man will dis
cover within himself, under God, the
elements and capacities of usefulness
and honor. ''Getting on in. the
World"
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4 Morning with Flowers.

The portulaeas are the first to greet
ME as they open their brilliant petals to
the rays Of the morning sun shining
through the interstices of the ever
greens opposite. t well remember the
first of these gay flowers ever saw, all
single and ofthe same hue-a gorgeous
display indeed, and yet how poor com
pared with the doubled, compound
flowers, of rich and varied hues,, that
now satisfy my sight.
Next the Haunting zinnia attracts my
eye; only few years ago flower of
modest mein, it now rivals tho dalia in
brilliant haes.
All! there is my cid friend the
petunia, as unlike tho bany little
blossom I knew in "auld lang syne,' as
modern belle in silk tibbehs gay to a
Puritan dame of yore. Beautifully
veined with colors bright is the petunia
a sweet presence In the garden.
And ycnder the dahlia mods his regal
head, gay fellow who has made his
way from low estate to high society.
A turn in the walk reveals a bed of
cheerful phlo1, which also had its small
beginning: Its MANY colors and shades
add much I'd the attraction of the gar
den:
The setsopsis was, not many years
ago; a rare flower; now almost every
cottage is frightened with its shining
face, and new varieties appear yearly.
But must not particularize further.
Nearly every flower that ornaments our
gardens has been greatly improved, and
Is still subject to modification. No one
can yet say what limits shall be set to
science and culture. Their floral
triumphs ate apparently without
end.
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Observation-Disclosures Is years ago
and old negro named Aaron was car!
riage driver for Mi. Charles Price, near
Hampden Sidney College, in Prince
Edward county. Aaron was quite
character in his way, and acquired
among the college boys The soubriquet
of ''Shask Nasty" The question ari-
SEES how ana this fancy name get trans
ported to California, and attached to
a chief Of tie M0doc tribe. Did some
Hampden Sidney boy take il out West
with Him! Oriis Shack Nasty Jim a
XirgfHiap i'm disguise /, We pause for
. solution: Petcrsbur5 Appeal.
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How TO SELbcr Chickens FOR THY
TApLE.-A y-picked fowl is bette,
than 'calded one. A spring chicken
should never be scalded it is spoiled
thereby. Young chickens are called
broilers-the hens until they are about
ten months, OF until they begin 10
lay ; the fooosters Until they are six or
eight months old, according to breed.
As soon as a young hen has laid, the
opening under the rump is redd.r and
more open than Before. The fat of
the best chicken has a pale, yellowish
hue, the flesh is white; and the feet
are smooth and soft: The cock is known
by Its smooth and shorts spurs. A
stiff rump is sign of freshness. When
not fresh the part Immediately under
the rump has dark, blush appearance.
Another way of ascertaining if chick
en- is yoahg is by pressing the rear end
of the breast-bone inward if it bends
easily the chicken is young. The legs
and feet Of old chickens are rough to
the touch. Every edible bird, demes
tic or wild, when young, has the low
er part of the feet, soft, which parts
are invariably rough to the touch when
the bird is old. Capons are easily
known by the long feathers on their
necks, that are left on as a kind of
certificate of identity. They are much
more plump and fat than other fowls +;
the breast is very large and thick. The
comb, which is cut when The bird is al
tered, turns pale and looks faded. The
head is smaller than that of other fowls,
but their spurs are shorter and rather
soft; and their claws long Birds called
slips are often sold to iiniHitiated for
capons. Although they are good fowls,
still they are very inferior to capons.
1t is more difficult to select fowls when
in frozen state, but with little ex
perieitce and the above explanations it
will be found comparatively easy. As
general guide, inferior poultry, even
when frozen, is Shiny to the touch, and
much more sd when partly or wholly
thawed.- Pierre Blot IN Harper's Bo-
zIr
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-
e The Brave Engineer and His Fireman.

A correspondent Of the Boston Id
rsrtisr, writing from Richmond
Switch r. l., the scene of the late rail
road disaster on the stonington and
Boston line relates til, following u.ory
of heroism:
Sad as is the death ; Of a hero, It i.
nevertheless q satisfaction for you,
correspondent to place on record an
instance where the men to whom was
entrusted the safety of the passengers
did not desert their posts, but died
facing their danger and in the dis
charge of their duty. William D.
Guild, the engineer, could not have
perceived the break long before the
dreadful moment came. But though
he might have made an effort to escape
he stayed firm, shut off the steam, an
piled the brake and went to his death
with his face to the front. He was
instantly killed, probably by the steam
from the broken boiler. Through the
cab window his body could be seen
burning, and when at last the fire was
subdusd and his charred remains were
found, his hand still grasped the throt-
tie, The body of Ire fireman, George
Eldred, was found as her p,efrIlsslhed, the
coal shovel in his hands, as if he was
Just putting coal in the furnace. Ac-
cordlng to all accounts Guile was a
noble fellow, and lived, as he died.
with the confidence and honor of all
who knew him. His hoine WIS in that
part Of Providence known as Elm
wood, his house being close to the rail
road crossing: Whenever he passed
this spot, Whether in daylight or dark
ness, he used to sound a short peculiar
signal on the locomotive whistle as a
greeting to his wife and notification
that he was there and ''all right" Year
in and year out this signal never failed
The regular passengers came to know
1T, and on hearing it would say,
There's Guilds signalss.-to his wife. :"
To-day she missed it for the hEss time
an d she will never hear it again.
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A GREAT OFFER.

Parton says, in his interesting his
tory Of the Sewing Machine, written
for the Atlantic Monthly, and published
in its May number Of 1867: Gin thu;
year 1854, after long trial Judge
Sprague, Of Massachusetts,, decided
that the plaintiffs patent is valid, and
defendants machine is an infringe,
ment' The plaintiff was Elias Howe;
Jr.,-the real infrinser, l. N. Singer.
Judge Sprague further observed that
'there is NO esldeiite III this case that
leaves shadow of doubt that, for all
the benefit csfifefisd upon the public
by the introduction Of d Sewing Ma
chine, the public are indebted to Elias
Howe Jr.' How great that benefit is
we can form soisie idea when we con-
slider the vast amount of work neces-,
sary to be performed by the needle,
and remember that Of all the various
branches Of labor nh the most wear
ing upon the human system.
The Howe Machine is, now offered
to the public on such easy terms that,
persons of the most limited means can
procure one with but slight edoHonHy,
and thus the benefit conferred by the.
great inventor, at first confined to .
few; is now within the rsxek Of tie
poorest. ~.
Bear in hind the aHeAsse" Is Tie only
Machine offered at five dollars per
month and at New York prices. A.
IL. Wheeler Woodstock.
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GENERAL LoNGsTHCEr.

There has always. been myst;eiy in
regard to the real cause Of the Con
fsderate defeat at Gettysburg. 1t has
been felt that if our army had been
moved with lrcmptness, the Oily would
have been won and the independents of
the Confederacy secured. Geheral
Lee took upon himselfthe whole blame
But he never said i'll what particular he
was responsible. The veil is now
beginning to he lifted by the late lecture
delivered by General Pendleton in
Mobile, a sketch Of which has been
published. According I'd General
Pendleton, General Lee informed him
that the night before the Battle he had
in person given Longstreet orders to ad-
vance at the dawn of the next morning.
He did not adtahce till 4 P, NJ, when
it was TOD late. hseryy ; Che knows the
high character Of General Pendleton,
Chief OF artillery during the war, and
General Lees Pastor in lexington
There is no purer or more honorable
man in Virginia than General Pendleton.
He does not accuse Lonigstfset Of
tfsachery, but simply states facts. It is
a curious coincidence that Longstreet,
who is; we believe, relative Of Gen:
Grants wife, should have played such
part at Gettysburg, and been the first
and only great Confederate General to
become radical and receive an official
reward. The rapid rise of General
Jackson may have soured his mind, land
prepared him to turn traitor. There
has always been something ihe&plicable
in the sudden conversion of such a
man as Longstreet to Radicalism-1
Perhaps we now have the clue to various
mysteries.