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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-20
The Money Value of Men.

IN spite Of the fact that some of our
tellOW-mOrtals are popularity pronounced
rot to be worth the rope to hang them
with, still every man may be said to have
a considerable value that can be proved
and expressed in figures. Of course this
is true only provided men are worth what
they cost and what they have cost. DR..
X. Ludtge has recently published an eX-
tremcly interesting article on The Money
Value of Man" From this it appears that,
bearing in mind the relative ratio of NOR
tality, and transferring the expenses of
children that die before they can earn
anything to the survivors, the bringing
up Of a laborer's child, at the age Of three,
has cost 339 thalers; at six, 105; at nine,
1920; at twelve, 1880; and at fifteen,
2, 119 thalers Among the higher classes,
divided by the writer into the mercantile
and the learned professions, the proper
tions are as follows: At five years the
embryo merchant already has cost 1,153
thalers at ten, 1886 thalers; at fifteen,
,23S; and at twenty, the age at which
his education may be looked upon as
finished, and when the young business
man enters upon his real career, he repre-
sents the sum of 6,495 thalers spent upon
him. In the case of a young man who
devotes himself to a learned profession,
his education is not finished till
he reaches his twenty fifth year,
so that the amount spent on his
education runs up to 10,3SS
thalers From these figures some very
interesting differences may be drawn. To
cover the interest of the capital spent on
young savant, the head of high school, a
awyer, or theologian, ayearly salary Of
500 thalers is not quite sufficient Il also
follows from these calculations that, ,om-
paratively speaking, the laboring classes
are decidedly more favored than the 9TH
ers. For from the age of fifteen, or Ger
tainly from eighteen Including the term
of apprenticeship, the young laborer re-
ceives wages fully equalling the interest
on the capital invested in his education
2,100 thalers-while the professional man
must wait till thirty to earn the same rate
of interest on the capital spent on his edu-
cation. The merchants earnings are
about in proportion to his expenses. In
the lower classes a girls education costs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-20
Splitting.

1T is curious thing to consider how
many people there are in the world whose
daily habits are very little superior to
those of the beasts Of the field They do
not understand the use of the bath They
are guilty of all sorts of dirty practices ;
and it is one of their peculiarities that
they care nothing whatever for the annoy
ance or discomfort they intiict upon 9TH
ers They are halfuncOnscious that their
own habits are very Objectionable, and,
consequently, they do not always reflect
that they give great otfense 10 others ;
they live like pigs themselves, and natur-
ally fancy that the manners and customs
of the sly are universally popular and
agreeable. Consequently, they go about
the world nuisance to everybody, and
are utterly incapable of learning anything
from the example of better people around
them.
The spitters are among the most offens-
I've OF this numerous class. They have no
respect for man, woman or child. You
see their tracks in every thoroughfare and
every public building. They would as
soon make their mark on your best carpet
as on the roadway. Half the people to be
met with in the streets are dangerous to
pass--for, just as you get up to them, they
discharge volley which you are likely to
receive full on dress or coat, without hope
of lodging it. Ladies, of course suffer
the most They cannot get out of the
way; and the chewers care little for their
feelings in the matter They regard the
world as huge spit-box, and would re-
sent any suggestion as to the filthiness of
their actions as an infringement of per-
sonal liberty.
In street railway cars the nuisancess al
most worse than in the streets. The driver
very likely chews, and his contributions
to the universal spittoon are carried
through the car, to the great delight of the
passengers. Or man will seat himself
by the window at the upper end Of the
car, and begin scattering his fayors On all
sides of him: on the mat, out of the Win
dow, to the right, left, or any side he may
mOmentarily fancy. The wind may be
ahead, and thus diffuse the shower in a
spray through the car. Remonstrance is
useless. "a man has right to spit, hasn't
he?" And if you don't like it, you can
get out of the car and walk.
Those persons are what famous lee
turer calls "beasts way down" The Ian
guage sounds strong, Notwithstanding its
obscurity; but the Amherst young men
probably understand it. AT any rate, there
can be but one opinion among decent peo-
pie with regard to this foul habit of spit
ting. 1t is thing to be checked, if pos
sible. But ii anybody asks US how it is
possible to do it, we shall be obliged to
say that we do not know This is one of
those evils which we can only describe,
without protesting to supply a remedy"
N Y T1Ynpo
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-20
The CampIlOr Tree.

IT is something more than wonder
thai a tree in itself so valuable, in its pro-
ductions so absolute, and so entirely sus-
ceptible of successful cultivation in the
United States, should so long be totally
neglected by our agriculturists. AS the
camphor tree is quite as hardy as any of
our apple trees there is, perhaps, no good
reason why it should net succeed well
wherever the apple trees grow 1t is in
digenous to all parts Of China, Japan,
Formosa, Burmah, Chinese Tartary, and
tlourishes even as far north as the Amoor
country; but it is found in the greatest
abundance along the Eastern coast of
China, between Annoy and Shanghae. In
the district of Kwang Tung and Funchein
it grows in dense forests, the trunks at
tanning size equaling that of any Of our
North American forest trees. The princi-
pal market for camphor lumber is Annoy,
where some boards are thirty inches in
width. The camphor gum of commerce
does not in any case eXude from the tree,
as has been so generally supposed but it
is obtained from the leaves, twigs and
smaller roots, by distillation.- Western
E),fpr}
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-20
Overcoming Temptation.

One night at a late hour Dr. Bently,
well known among the clergy of olden
time, was disturbed at his studies bv
rafting sound among some wood which,
sawed and split for his study fire, had
been lett by the transfers the afternoon
previous too late to be properly housed.
tie rose, went cautiously to the window,
and saw woman filling her apron with
wood, which she hastily carried away.
He resumed his seat and recommended
his study Shortly after the same noise
occurred, and on looking out second
time he saw a similar operation, the wo-
man filling her apron to its utmost capac-
ity. When she had gone he returned to
his book with tender pity in his heart
for restitution which sought relief in
this lonely, dreary, not to say sinful man
ner. By-and-by he was startled by
crash of falling wood, and hurrying to
the window, beheld the poor woman cast
ing the very dust of the wood from her
apron. He remained motonless, his
gentle heart filled with commiseration.
She swiftly departed and soon returned
heavily laden with wood, which she threw
on the pile as if it were indeed "the &C
cursed thing" The doctors compassion
and curiosity were now intensely excited
He followed her retreating figure till he
discovered her residence, and thus ascer-
tanned who she was. What she was, was
no mystery to him. The last hour had
plainly shown him her virtues lofty
height
He called early the next morning on
Mr.. B., the wood -dealer, and directed him
to send half-cOrd of his best wood,
sawed and split, to Mrs -, but by no
means to let her know from whom it
came, which was readily promised. Mr.
BIS teamster, who happened to be within
ear-shot, though out of sight, was not SO
bound, and when he tipped the wood into
the poor widows yard, replied to her
eager inquiry who sent it, by relating the
conversation he had overheard.
The conscience stricken woman, feeling
that her sin and her repentance in the
lonely darkness of the midnight hour
were known and understood by another
heart besides der own, FASTENED, without
delay, to the house of the benevolent man
to express her gratitude and her sorrow,
and, with deep humility and bitterness,
told him the temptation to which her eX-
IRENE poverty had reduced her, of break
ing the eighth commandment
Sir" she said, though my house was
dark and cold, though my heart was
wrung with anguish at the sight of my
poor, shivering little one, could not keep
it! | could not keep it! My conscience
would not let mer'
Say no more, my dear madam" said
the good man. II saw it ALL saw you
CONQUER the devil in two fair tiUhtSn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-20
The Stocking Loom.

A PRETTY story tells us of the inven-
ton of the stocking loom: W. Lee was
gay young student at Oxford, who saw
among the Greek letters Of his Had only
the eyes of the inn keepers daughter, and
heard IN the professors tones but the
click of her swift knitting In
despair he threw away his books, hurried
to his mistress, and with her to the par
sons. When the Oxford dons heard of
the proceedings at the rectory, they de-
cided in grave council that this crime of
marriage must be made an example of,
and accordingly the young man was ex-
PEELED. Disgraced and dishonored he
and Peggy were cast out into the world
with only four knitting needles to look
to for bread. But Peggy went merrily to
work, her eyes growing brighter, her
fingers plying faster, while her enamOred
husband sat before her in helpless ineffi-
cheney, watching the cleaning needles as
if entranced
"Eureka!'' he exclaimed one day.
"Who?" Peggy looked up anxiously.
She had never been to grammar school.
Il can do it, Peggy, better than YOU
he answered, with manly sense of his
superiority. He had cot some wires and
went to work while Peggy watched, and
soon her shining needles gave way to the
stocking loom which revolutionized the
whole industry. Peggy became bright
eyed LADY, William distinguished in
ventor, While he Oxford dons nobody
knows anything about, but they doubtless
shrank up into Greek particles or alge-
braic signs. At any rate it was a clear
case of poetic justice, at which Heaven
should light an extra torch
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-20
Asking for Money.

ONE Of the very best wives and mothers
| have ever known once said to me, that
whenever her daughters should be mar
ried she should stipulate in their behalf
with their husbands for regular sum of
money to be paid them, at certain inter
walls, for their personal expenditures.
Whether this sum was to be larger or
smaller was a matter of secondary import
ance-that must depend on the income
and the style Of living-but the essential
thing was that it should come TO the wife
regularly, SO that she should no more have
to make special request for it than her
husband would have to ask her for din
ner, This lady's own husband was, as |
happened to know, of most generous
disposition, was devotedly attached to her,
and denied her nothing. She herself was
a most accurate and careful manager.
There was everything in the household to
make the financial arrangements flow
smoothly. Yet she said to me, Il sup
pose no man can possibly understand how
a sensitive woman shrinks from asking
for money If can prevent it, my daugh-
tiers shall never have to ask it. If they do
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-20
How the Baby Behaves in Company

IT is a fact that no baby ever did, and
no baby ever will, behave we'll in com
panv. The mother always brings it into
the parlor where the visitor S, dressed in
its clean dress, and its father and its aunt
come in smiling at the same time. After
the visitor has kissed the baby and taken
it on her lap, and declared it is the dearest
little thing she ever saw, the baby's
mother and she begin to talk. Each talks
about her own baby as fast as she can rat
tie, and both talk at once, apparently
without caring what the other is saying.
In the midst of the conversation the baby
throws up" on the visitors dress, and is
suddenly handed to its mother. The vis-
tor smiles a sickly smile, and says it
makes no difference, but she is mad. The
conversation is resumed, but presently
the father Winks furiously at the mother
and trowns, and clears his throat anC
makes mysterious signals at the side of
the chair with his hand. The mother
looks down and perceives that some of
the baby's under garments are slipping off,
and she snatches up that infant and flies
from the room When she returns the
child cries to go to its father; and no
sooner is it settled on his knee than it be
trays an irresistible warming to 90 to its
cause its mother won't take it. Then the
aunt gets a piece of candy to quiet it, and
when its hands have acquired sufficient
sickness, it reaches over and mauls the
visitors bonnet. Then its mother tries to
show off its accomplishments; but it ut
terly refuses to make a display; it is as
stupid as an owl. 1t won't say "mamma"
or papa" and it won't show how big it
is Its father tries to coax it to say
papa but it pays no attention to him.
He tries again and again, getting madden
all the time, and dreadfulIy afraid the Wis
itor will think the child is dull. At last
he grabs the child by the arm and shakes
it and yells, "Why don't you say papa
as tell your" Then the child screams
like backyard full of cats. The more
the mother soothes it the louder it gets,
until at last the father eXclaims, Gimme
that brat." and picks it up and dashes out
of the room, and is heard spanking it in
the entry. Then the visitor goes home,
looking at her dress, and deciding that
the end of that infant will be the gallows,
if its characteristics are allowed to develop
fully as it grows up.-lHar Adeler.
A NEW cpcrot Snciaty of mechanics
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-20
about as much as boys, whilst among

about as much as a boys, whilst among
the higher ranks, considering her educa
ton finished with her twentieth year a
girl will have caused her father an ex-
pense of 1916 thalers. According to the
census of 1871, the population of the Ger
man Empire is about Al 100000, the half
being males. Without fear of being far
astray, we may allow about seventv-tive
per cent. of the population to the laboring
classes, leaving twenty five per cent to
the upper classes, including some million
OF professional men. Applying the num-
bers given above, The money value of the
population of the German Empire amounts
to 1880, 100000 lhalers-N. 7. WOrld.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-20
Suggestions about Coffee.

If you buy your coffee already Drowned,
always brown it over. This develops d
better flavor, and increases the strength.
The reason is that the desirable qualities
are made available by the heat, but 90
back again gradually, and may be brought
ont again by heat as before. In conse-
quence of this, coffee should always be
Drowned, or Drowned over at the time it is
wanted to be used. Then it is fresh, with
all the flavor and strength developed.
1t will benefit it to keep it cOrked up
tight after it is Drowned. 1t should never
be left exposed to the air in this condi-
ton, as it will lose its strength, and alb
sorb odors that come into contact with it.
Hence the grocery faint of the coffee of
commerce, both the Drowned and the I'M
Drowned, as both have the property of alb
sorbing, being good disinfectants.
In purchasing, get the raw material.
The Drowned is often an inferior or de
fective article, colored to hide the defect.
The best way is to get sample and test
it. If good, secure a quantity, and keep
it in dry place and pure air, using it as
is wanted. MOca and Java are the best
kinds.
Grind coffee fine, or, better, pound it in
a mortar This brushes and reduces it to
W tihC III water INC DcJttI, SD
as to extract its substance, which it will
readily do when finely reduced, else more
or less the strength will remain unob-
tanned. | have experimental upon this,
and taken coarsely ground coffee after it
had passed through the coffee-pot, re-dried
it, pulverized it, and made a fair cup out
of it. You not only get all or nearly all
the strength, but you get it readily, SO that
the faint Of the vessel is little perceptiblc;
if the vessel is OF stone or earthen, not at
all
To avoid long standing in the vessel to
settle, add the white of an egg and a little
water to the ground coffee before it is
stepped, and mix well; leave not a dry
dust. Let the quantity Of water and egg
be sufficient to moisten, and no more. Ii
more is added, the egg will cook; and as
1t holds the coffee, the water cannot we'll
reach it, and you will have a weak cup of
coffee, tasting of the egg. 1t is a nice
thing to apply the egg properly; butwhen
so done, it will clarity the liquid, making
it sparkling and clear like wine.
Never, neger boil coffee. When will
people learn to heed this important in
junction? 1t has been preached time out
of mind, but seems to do no good. Look
at the amount of poor coffee that is made
with its strength boiled away, what is not
left in the coarsely ground mass. The
better part is readily thrown off by boil
ing-the extractive matter, much of which
is Objectionable, taking its place Steep,
then, as you would tea, bringing to the
boiling point, but not exceeding it. A
few minutes will suffice stirring in the
mean time the surface occasionally, so as
to expedite the settling.-Cor, Country
Gentleman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-20
sG.HOUsE.

1 GBI17'
,.lr. we've pulled the
pew one with the 'a'lS''
.rr church you'll sec
sss.,,t aIi done up in fla
| 49,, the old parson had tic
.ah some thought rather
| 7'aag P"TS0H'
/ itao., the best that they
7i''7''7 ,,,,, ,nt
'''''"'' ,..,o- ,0o =
IN doe. bother hic d
s,ar4-n. then another she
,...v raise a regular din;
gal ~ har don't know what
-. I'll. i.'s in an unknown
five don't hno" what is
, .as Do'a-of that ; hnin'
. for they'd only laugh at
,..a > .anstn' cd DUNDEE
3-.aelta, I only hear the
-. tie words seem wander
l. voice is uncommon loud
ri. t.alt that I'm gettin' slow
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-20

ACCORDING to the latest theory, guano
has not, as is generally supposed, been de-
posted by birds, but is the result of the
accumulation of fossil marine plants and
animals, whose organic matter has been
transformed into nitrogenous substance,
leaving the mineral part behind. Of
course it was originally deposited on the
bottom of the sea- but the islands on which
it is now found have themselves been lift
ed up from the depths Of the ocean.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-20

alto AXE TO such new ways,
T. .;, ~ Iongin' for the good
.>m4dtass Il. Il Journal.
g> LANTERN
a. sT0DDARD.
.6e comfortable, old
| agse, at the foot OF the
ledge, had a most pic
away to the south
smiled the fertile valley,
o Of whose acres APP
| father Crowninshield,
Ire thereof swept the
| aay. after what seemed
ren ledge SO very near
| shields home. As for
| her sweet, fresh face,
ra eyes. the little val
| home were all the
| indeed, that she had
he had been but a wee
-herand Grandmother
ne father and mother
those whose faces she
~ remember. Neither
~g her that she was in
for She seemed rather
I.ey than the valley to
| lieu, il anything had
mind, that her good old
not to live forever,
The brightest June day
1e,ember.
liter years, one great en-
struggled into katie's
m-ent mission to unite
fiat great unknown,
i the hills and lodges.
aged rift Cioyen in
Watching it curiously
nj V, and listening for
Of TIE blasting charges,
VI, pierced and the rail
.l found its way down
ANIL ever since the
III. lie had connected
.iata lite that was al
81 ll waved her hand
-.s,..4.y" the very first
1 l.s,-.y responded to
4 @ll3ctor; and, al
rrn then a little girl and
la4r she never yet
11.-4enly holiness in
bite ,Ignal Of welcome,
great railway mystery
d. the Cloven wall.
N particular to which
we're al last pretty well
--eHpress which went
u tie morning, and
@m the same direc-
clock al night. With
long time, Katie had
AMY, since it could,
LII see nor acknowl-
.ngs, while from the
rs her own dainty
uttered above the gar
] would there be a
white to answer
.:@m Of one of
from the engine
happened. And
That, III these latter
>R,' had always come
4 tall, erect, manly
ID dark blue cloth;
Sr-. aware, for a good
-' conductor Of the
.eS yet been near
1, Of get any clear
t.''l It's meaning than
hose swift but al
When or how ne
% The beginning of
j. was a question that
81 herself, TWAS
.-,1g the swift train
.s III +2hnown country
''!ed a something,
.r'F pleasant, to the
.aE
2s very noteworthy,
about 5ae manner in
III upon the valley.
F'e and a heavy
,o make the pre.
o-.nc:or had learn
s-ree.ing an inter
~a.'e kerchicf NAV
wave a species Of
'"."ated safe pas
lager II" (
4eralwav c,,tohad
...QainsbicId, amn nn,,
her ,r, ~ Ist PAIN 70
..r'c ,'o ,ra 5 sister,
$40 Was way oo, beyond
l. loI IN J, Of 2t. Hates
@4ar ,' .n 20 N ate had
,s.5 " To,.,. many a
la. .a,~d between the
..er, . AMI 10. 40 walk
TOO W., wcY 1i'e hne"
ever ~ wei" ell. as She :,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-20

A NEW secret society of mechanics,
modelled after the Patrons of Husbandry
and called 1.-The Patrons Of Industry
has been started in New York
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-20

NEAR Peoria, Ill, several cattle were
bitten by a mad dog and have died from
hydrophobia.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-09-13
Comfy Conyentions.-Durng


last and this week three County Conven-
tions have been held-two Democratic-
one Republication the nomination of
candidates for the State Senatorship, Legis-
lature and County Officers. The first,
known as the Spates--Resley wing of
the Democracy, held its session in Cumbcr-
land Thursday, 4th inst, and nominated
the following ticket:
State Senator-Col Alfred Spates
Clerk of the Circuit Court-Col. Horace
Resley
Register of Wills-Elijah Fuller
House of Delegates--J. F. Harrison,
Thomas McElfish, John Sammon.
Sherif-John c. Brady
County Commissioners-Uria h Duck
worth, +. NJ. Gramlch, Peter Cain, Thorn
as Twigg, S. L. Wagner
Surveyor-J C. Mullen.
On Saturday, 9th inst, the anticipates
Resley wing assembled in Cumberland
The following are the nominees
State Senator-Thomas G. McCulloh.
Clerk of the Circuit Court-John b. Wild
ener.
Register of Wills-George G. Mckay.
House of Delegates-F NJ. GramliCh,
John J. Callaghan, Henry Hanekamp, f.
G. Neff.
Sheriff-Andrcw Gender
County Commissioners--Josep Logsdon,
H. H. Yonker, Geo. Robinctte, Jas. Is. Wal
ton, James Ii. Wilson.
Survcyor-Jas. ii. Ward.
The Republican Convention, held in
Cumberland, Tuesday, 9th inst, nominated
candidates for county offices and five dele
gates to the state Convention, as follows:
State Senator-H j. Johnson
Clerk of the Circuit Court-Thcodorc
Human.
Register of Wills-C c. Shrivcr
House of Dclegatcs-C. B. Wack, John
Weir, VIM Brace, jr,
Delegate at large-Jamcs Parks.
Sherif-Jamcs G. Lynn.
County Commissoncrs-A. c. Greene,
George Reuschlein VIM. Il. Beall Ashford
Trail, B. s. Turner
Suryeyor-Daniel Chisholm.
Delegates to State Convention-Col Gil
pin, Z. NJ. Byron, S. P. Smith, VIM. Hall,
Charles Young, III. J. johnson. w. III. Low
dcrmilk, John Somerville, r. W. McMich-
8l.