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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-05
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Thanksgiving. Where's our tx ',
We are waiting to hear from tur-
key.
Don't forget the tea this
P. VI.
-"Hail fellows well me" : Hail
Stones.
Now, Baker "you know how
tbs yourself"
oh, Emmanuel see how narrow
ly you escaped.
John G. Sake lccturod at Green
Bay last Saturday.
There will be service at the Cong
Church this Sabbath.
~. J." is the kind of Wood to
make it hot for the Baker.
Who ever before saw such charm
ing weather in November?
Hon. Uncle Robert, you Coroner
aIo.+. .++a,5 - vo,r dn+v
The Couyrar.tionaI Church choir
will rive = eooe.rt in D.cember
w. .1..... IL - .,..I,:.
about :" to,utul ballots " last week.
Tbo Rod AMI R,+tar Rr;,,Jo
will soon ha st,rv;n, and tbair R,kar
gone
Tho c.-s oro rnnninn info wou
San Ro,nIsr trains will soon h., ..t;,na-
+,b1aa y
Wo voro ro;ro 70 ask VI hon r
K;nr ~ that r ,ristsr,s ofHco h,. Ri
" and the r,tnrns don't object
came over once before and be,ned rs
IIurrah for LAFAYETTE
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new patterns of beautiful desiyn.
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whitewashed Jack. He looks i'm
proved, We speak of the house he
built
WILL Tam tbo hnrlon 81
Numbering the combination Of that safe
lock another two wears is dispensed
with.
scoonod o,na;ls+o sus - r,,s
weirheI in the balance and found want
inp y 'ucrative ofico but he didn't
oct i
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gallon Of whiskey sent out to couctuce
the honest voter.
The INDIE romarka1 that Park
vouId insist ma, ,,o;r,. .ro,rd vhon
his lin knocked him tb;rtv votos a.
least at Plovcr.
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-05
CITY AND COT II ~.

observation-disclosures Of fried oy-
stcrs, and in fact lovers o. the inmo-
cent biyalye in any form, will be
pleased to learn that Mrs. y. Eaton
will open a restaurant in Wn. Kline 5
building very soon. 1t looks as
though editors vcr'n't going to starye
this coming winter, don 1t, Jack.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-05

Bed blankets, horse blankets, robes.
lap robes. mats, etc, at St. Amours,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-05
" HIT EuALL

is far ahead Of Mcmillan in its rapid
growth. 1t has eleven stores, two
large grain elevators, one large u E.
Church. one hotel, kept by Mr Tessoe,
a Frenchman formerly Of Grand Rap
IDS two shoe shops, jewelcr shop,
blacksmith and wagon shop, picture
gallery, and livery stable, all Of which
hive been erected since last April.
The soil in Trempelau Valley Is very
good, ami has been settled for some
years-is a great grain-producing coun-
try. The average yield Of grain per
acre this season is as follows: Wheat,
Is; oats, 80 I: cora, 10.
October 3oth.-iiot on board the
Sos train for Grand Rapids and al
1913 p III, found ourselves at home
again, feeling much refreshed ana well
paid for oar trip.
I. J. COOPER
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-05
BUSINESS NOTICES.

Justices Blanks for sale at the
Wood County Drug Store. If.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-05
II b. PHILLEo & Co.

For Sale "A second hand, 40
horse power engine, T. inch bore, "a
inch stroke. This engine has been
completely overhaulcd and repaired at
the Grand Rapids Foundry, and is
nearly a. good as new. Parties wish
NJ to purchase can apply to the
Grand Rapids Foundry for particulars,
terms Of payment &c.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-05

The A.lcocate SAYS of the G. B.
& NJ. R. R.:-"Thc slack season with
this road is now over, and the wheat,
boI5 =, the west for bi.,ber nricos i
comin,, forward The road briprs in
JaiIy avsrs,e Of from . to 81 cars
# ,yha,t aud u 70 = cars If aonr
.Tb,. n.ssnn.,sr traffic i incra.,in,
e,ot :, o,,,r hovood tho evnnct,t;on
of tbo Commonly
IT, r,,,.n.,,, last WOOL ,o;a ~ tlo;.
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Notes ny IT," WaysiGe.

October 20th. 1874 Started for a
trip to the western part Of the State,
in company with Bro. IT.. Oh the 4:10
p. VI. train from the Green BAY &
Minnesota Railroad Dcat at Grand
Rapids. an II a short time foanl our
selves at MERRIAM, where we wished
to change cqrx for Eau Claire. IIay-
inc 10 witt some time for the train. we
took stroll iqto the village. Here
We met u. II. NcCormick. we'll known
Ia Strand Rapids. with whom we had a
pleasant chat. Pound him in rood
spirits. and in the employ Of Nr.
Kerchum Of that place.
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-05

Tom Burns VINO was burnt out at
the eddy some weeks ago, has erected
a fac residence which is nearly COM
pje;ed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-05
JOHN RABLIN.
Grand Rapids April 9th. If

For Saie.--A 10 Horse Power En-
gin8 and fixtures one 10 iuch boiler
% feet long; two II inch fues. smoke
stack. five front crate bars, etc, The
above machinery has been in use only
about two months, and is in every re-
spect as good as new, and will be sold
very cheap. Also Line Shaft Planer,
Re sawer, etc.. at bargain. Inquire
It Grand Rapids Foundry and Machine
Shop If
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-05

1t is a fact that cold weather will
not find I. c. st. Amour's stock I'M
Everything there to make
one comfortable. CnU IN, Boys
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-05

ladies will find underwear, shawls,
kid mitts, sstchcls, afghans. srctics
and fancy toilet articles at T. c. St,
Amour's.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-05

Head Lioht OLIVE are now
selling Head Light oil, lis , fire test
the best manufactured, warranted, at
10 cents gallon. Headlight oil is
kerosene Invested Of nearly all its
Naphtha so that it is made non-explo-
sive. Head light oil gives purer and
brighter Light than Kerosene. and will
burn longer. Only 10 cents a gallon
at the Wood Go. Drug Store.
II b. PHILLEo & Co.
, 1874-06-08
NOTES AND OPINION,

Congressman Dopnan, Of tho Dubuque Qowa)
District, salary- y-grqbber, writes to tho odtor OF
the Dubuque 1iqets that reflection has tended
toward determination 4" not to be candidate
TOR reelection. But OF tho aalary-grab ho says
by my own conviction ln this 1nattcr stand and
uoyer lave mud never win, apologize to auy man or
purity on earth for VI actinn which has scce
to mo to 10 both manly aud upright.
Another Iowa aalary-grubbor causos tho a,,-
nouncemout to be made In his home organ rs fol-
l0wst
circumstances have matured that definitely se.tla
Nj, Orr's refusal 10 10 d canlate for ro-eloefou
'-CougrosBnau Kasaon, Of Town, who Is not
candidate for recollection, writes In snpplo-
montary letter:
Ihayo neither bid farewell to one party nor hail to
another, but AAyo Bi,nply docnell candidacy in
ordor to sayo my friends and opponents both FREQ to
cheoao az thuy would.
--Congfeasman Cotton, AZ possible candidate
for recollection, IN bono Of contention to tho
faithful Republican papors in tho Second District
Of Iowa. But tue Republican party Inns gono
into hopeless minority Qant year. 1850 In that
district, aud Republican nomination won't go
for much, whoever gets 1t.
.-Dowdall, Of the Peoria Dtnoerat haYing
, 1874-06-08

Tho Michigan Railrond-Ald LAW has boon de-
clared constitutional by tho Supreme Court Of
tho Unitoa statcs. An iss,io before this Court
was malo up by tho appeal Of n poraon holding
township bonds on which payment had boon re-
fused. Tho only question III tho cnse was In ro-
gard The cotst1tulonaty Of tito legislative act.
Justice Bwayno doltyorod tho opinion Of tho
Court. by way Of clearing tho ground, to roito-
ratoa tho axiom Of Anorioan jurlaprudenco thai
\ statute ia not to bo pronounced void unloss It's
ropugnanco to tho Constitution bo cloar; and de-
fined tho words In tho Constitution securing
"llfo, libcrty, and property" to overy
oitizon as having reforcuco only to judi
oial proceedings. He then made tho
following distinct hffirmattons, that tho credit
Of municipal corporations may DO givon In MD
Of persons, associations, or corporations, though
tho credit Of the State may not, that railroad
corporation is not private In tho sonae Of tho
constitutional prohibitions; that tho United
States Supromo Court is not bound by the do
oision Of tho State Courts, whom tho ques-
tionB involved belong to the domain Of general
jurisprudence, that tho obligations Of contracts
cannot bo impaired In any casoa which may
properly como before the Supreme Court for nd
judicat!on. Tie opinion, Which Is published in
another column, is thoughtful and strong. It
will DO OF interest to poraonB advocating the ropu-
diaslon OF railroads.&c. bonds Issued by towns In
Illinois, iowa. and other Western States, which
aro included within tho scope OF tho opinion.
, 1874-06-08

Tic recent distressing cases Of trohipa spira-
lis at Flint and South Havon. Mich.. which re-
suited 80 fatally, have boon made the subject of
q patient and prolonged investigation by tho
Medical Society Of Kalamazoo. Postraorten
examinations OF tho bodies OF tho victims we're
made, aud these loathsomo parasites wero found
in great numbers In tho bodies. Tho pork aud
ham woro also examined, aud found to bo alive
with them. It was furthermore aacortainpd that
in each oaBo ham had been eaten raw. As there
aro numerous othera hable to eat ham in this
condition, we commend to them tho following
extract from tue medical report:
Eat no t.tcooked halccooked ho8s flesh. The raw
flesh Of tho hog, whatever ita shap0 condition,
whether han bacon, pork, salt fresh, smoked
unsmokod is Liable to contain this parasite, f,l OF
ufo and activity that mny work romedi1csa mis-
chief in the human body Bologna sausage, pork bo
IN 1t uncooked s as dangerous my other form Of
this 1naat. Tho bent that cooks n,oat uttorly caroys
tho fd And miachievouH power Of these vgrsti, and
no enc need fear any harm II this fact ia observed.
, 1874-06-08

Undor thls caption. Mr. George r. Downing
publishes characteristic lotter In dofenso Of the
Civi1-Rights bill. He boliovos that 1t should DO
o law because IL "the feeling Of tho most jgno-
rant co1orod nun, In tho poorest 1og-cabln, Is
most intensely wrought upon In this mattor;"
(a) "ho will regard Indifference to this bill as
breach Of faith;" (9) tho defoat Of tho bill would
be triumph Of prejudice; ~ such legislation B
needed to overcome the "old education i"
which leads whito mon to oontomn black;
~ tho proposed law would aoouro every
body'a rights. not simply those Of tho
colorod mani (6) tho negro Child moods
tho ''stimulus Of contact" with tho white, tho
"insplration OF feeling his equality by out
stripping, II ho can, tho white Child in tho
olaas +" and ~ tho Throat" Of breaking up Tie
publio.sohool eystem, IL carried into offoct.
would chow nleauness that would oauso gon-
eroua donations towarda education In tho
South. Such courao "might have o Btlm,l-
lating effect" upon tho oolored man. Tic
argument that tho nominal Taxpayers, t. g., tho
whltcs. support the schools Ia unfoundod, be-
cause these mon collect the taxes, In The shape
, 1874-06-08

The Chicago produce markots were Irregular
on Saturday, with considerable speculative ox-
cltement in grain. Moss pork was quiet and To
10c per brl lower, c'oang at s17.55@17 GO cash,
and SLIGO aollor July. Lard WAS dull and loo
per 100 tba lower, closing at s10.05@10.o715
cash, and sl1. .00@11 .0211 aelor July. Meats wore
In light demand mud easier at 0111@o96o for
shoulders, oN@o1o for short ribs, 01<o for short
clear, and 11@11Ao for ,swoet-piokled hama.
I1rghmines wero quiet md unchanged, closing ut
05c por gallon. Lake froighta were actiyo and
flrmor at 4ylo for corn by unil to Buffalo. Flour
was dull aud unchanged. Wheat WIS actlyo and
k@]fo higher, closing at s1.1a cash. and s1.17N
@1.17}6 aoller July. Corn waa active and so
hlghor, cloalng tamo 1T b715 caah. and 579zo
Beller July. Oats were less active and castor,
closing at 45]1o caab, and 42J6t@4so acllor July.
Rye was dull and 2@3o lowor, closing at S0@87c.
Barley waa dull and unchanged at @1.o0@l.05
for No. 8. Hogs were active and tlrmor. There
wore liberal sales at s4.o5@5.75 for poor to
sholce, Cattle mot With good demand at
about atoady rates, With balea at s2,5o@o25.
, 1874-06-08

Tho power Of tho press has baen well shown
in the results Of tho Sanborn Investigation.
Tho investigation itself was forced upon Con-
tailed reports OF 1t kept aitvo q healthy public
indignation. It is rarely that tho procopt: =" Do
70 angry aud sin not" has boon better obeyed.
As tho scandnIous facts Gen. Butler WAS 80
anxious to conceal became known, editorials
piled thick and fast upon Richardson until be
WAS fairly forced from tho place he had dis
graccd. Had thoro boon time between bis nomi-
nation a. Judge OF tho Court Of Claims and The
vote upon It, tho press would have prevented his
confirmation, despite tho evident bargain botweon
tho President ind tho Senate. Solicitor Bau-
fields official head was chopped of In doforence
to tho steady donaand therofor. Tho attitude Of
all the prominent Journals Of tho country on,
oouraged Secretary Bristow to force Assistant
Secretary Sawyer into rosignation. This sanborn
investigation laa resulted in the abolition Of the
worst foasuros Of tho spy system, in the crush
Ing dofeat Of tho model demagogue OF the
country, and in tho ousting IT three oriminaly-
inefficient officials from tho Treasury Depart
mont. Tho crolit for much OF this ia due to the
press. It has, Of course, reflected tho popular
feeling, mud so gained tho strength needed to
carry on tho good work, but it has kept that
feoling alive, which would otherwise have died
out. A fact like this covers many sins.
Since tho pross has dono go much, 1t should
do moro. 1t has cloanscd tho Treasury Depart
ment, but tho Augean stanlos OF tho Interior
Department. remain. Richardson is thrust from
Ills seat but Columbus DeIano retains his. Lot
American journalism, backed by tho American
people, demand mud get what this generation
has hitherto tried for In vain. Let uB havo an
honest, searching investigation OF the Indian
ring! Throughout tho West it is beloved that
Columbus De1ano. Esq., Secretary Of Tho Inte-
rior, il ut its head. Let uB have this ulcer on
tho body-politio probed. Year after year VIC are
punlerod by this Ring. Everybody knows this
to be faot. Who is responsibles II Delano ie
guilty--Delano deler,d,s est.
, 1874-06-08

According to tho Rockford papeEs, tue Cl,ica-
90 Times WAS deceived in tho information on
which 1t based its Infamous publication concern
Ing Mr. Crawford aud Lieut. Gov, Early's daugh-
ter. It ia now aaid that tho lettera from "four
prominent oitizonB," which tho Times claimed as
Its authority for publishing tho libol, woro for
geries, and d largo reward Ia offered for tho
forger. 1t is to be hoped that 10 will be discov-
ered and puniahod, but ne do not 300 how this
relieves tho Times from any Of the lpfamy that
attaches to tho publication. It was yilo aud
vicious article which no decent journal would
have printed, had tho story boon attestoa a
Thousand times over. It WAS printed with tho
purpose Of pandoring to tho lowest inatincss and
developing tho worBt passions Of human nature.
It is but ono OF q constant succession Of filthy
thtuga which tho Times presents from day to
day to destroy virtue aud degrade society. II
the Times has boen caught in one Of ita own
nasty traps, 1t observes to suffer tho penalty.
, 1874-06-08

Turner Park Is placo for tho resort Of Ger
man cillzons who turn. It WAS dedicated yee-
torday. Gen. Iiob and Mayor Oolvin made ad-
dresses. Tho Mayor was moro thnn usually
folicitouB and oxubarant. lie wantod tho Ger
man citizens who turn 10 call at tho Mayor'a
II his invitation woro accepted, "to be thoro -
which expression Of philanthropy and un-
bounded goodwill WAS received with yociforous
expressions Of applause. Il tho German citt-
zenB who turn continue to manifest aa much
tro1cd their movements lately, feH will wish to
stop their oyolutiona.
, 1874-06-08

Tho New Orleaus Times Of May 80 says Mayor
Witt, OF that city, rtil calls for aid fnr the
moro than 1000 men, women, and children who
were turned out Of house and homo by the tleso-
3ating waters. The Relief Committee has also
announced that tho supplies now on hand will
not lust over two wooks. Although the Com
plitteo has dono oil TINT was poss!blo tho calan-
ity which has befallen tho people Of Louisiana
Is by no meaus over. Noar1y all the lnrgo oitiea
hayo contributed literally to the aid OF the suf-
ferors. What Is Chicago doing7 Have VIC for
gotten 60 soon our own great calamity, and tho
charity which relieved 1t from all parts Of the
world, that wo can sit idly by and not come to
tho help Of others, in a time OF oyan worse
calamity than onrs7
, 1874-06-08

Hard facts for tho pig-iron politicians and
monopo1ists aro relatcd In letter from Olove-
lnnd, which We publish this morning. Our cor
affairs in Northern Ohio rs In Central and Weat-
ern Pennsylvania. Tho iron business has boon
too much " stimulated" Tho reaction has come,
and this brunch OF industry, which was once tho
most buoyant and chcorful Of all, Ia now sick
md exhausted. 1t iH but natural that tho pig
Iron doyotoes should yoarn for moro stimulus,
set their clamor ia rs sonaoloss as 1t is danger
Gus. Wo should heed them and pity them no
moro than any other inebriatos.
, 1874-06-08

vivc In tho stormy scientific, yet passionate soul
Of Madame Aokormann. The philosophy Of oomts
has ontared thoro, aud tho last trace OF tho
old Faith has boon wipod out. Yos not word
Of complaint does tho poatcHs utter over what
sho has lost. Bio dooa mob regret that her
God Is dead. Sho docs not look aftor Him 90
ono nho would 1ovo II hor lutoleot would only
permit hor. sho does not think Of Him, now
TINT aho is saturated through and through With
tho positive philosophy, aa elaraotor In
nursery talo. sho does not fool indifferent to
him either-sho hatos Him for " 1Io who could
do MI has Wil1od pain /" Ho ia tyrant-the
God Of tho past-whom men will cite boforo the
tribunal Of reason. Filth having departed like
a nightmare, man will no longer remain prey
to terror, nor cowardy bow his head before an
altar. Not more fascinating arc Madame
Aclsermannts viowa of lilo whcro mankind, In
oplomeral pairs, advance, twinod ! In one
auother's arms, to mlnglo tholr dust together
all making tho eamo promlso, all vowing to
lovo-forevori Torevorl-n word which tho
hoayonH hoar with wondor from lips already
turning palo, on which DEATHS icy finger Is a.
ready laid.
The "Uuknown" she sponka OF in hor versa
as void opening beyond the region of sctence,
tho dominion Of which Faith usurped; and. sae
oontinues,-wo can offer only prose TRANSLATION,
procipitating herself Into this obscure abyss,
she would fain il1ume it. We expol thee from
thy divine Kingdoms, zoalous quoon. Thy hour
has come. Thou shalt know no longer whore to
lodge thy phantoms. Wo close up tho Unknownl"
The feelings Of tho poet towards Christianity
may bo gathered from tho following, "In thy
rulnous avidity, o Infinite, thon hast left him
but Cross and Doath." Tho book Is dedicated
to Pascal, with whom tho gifted but gloomy
author has much In common. Thoro was
something appropriate in connecting 1t with tho
namo Of the author Of tho lines, "The eternal
SILENCE of tho nflnito abyss torriaos mt" and Of
these others, "Looking at tho whole world
silent, and man without light, surrendered up
to himself and As II astray In ono corner OF tho
universe, not knowing who sent him into 1t, why
he syas put there, or what will become Of him
when ho dies, I foel the horror Of man trans-
lated into desert island, aud awakng not
knowing where ho is or how to Escape" Such
scoma TO DO tho position Of Madame Ackormann.
II the poetry Of tho future is to bo oil Of tho
character OF Madame Aokermann'e, what form
think our now Cassandra has not surpassed tho
soliloquY OF Hamlet in philosophy, or the dream
Of Clarence in Imagination.
, 1874-06-08
THE ENGLISH NAVY.

There ia often wide discrepancy between the
fighting power Of q nation as expressed In 1o-
porta presented on paper and as shown BY IN
actual and rigid inspection. During tho recent
agitation on the Virgintus affair, tho feobleneHs
OF tue United States in tho matter Of an efficient
naval force waH made apparent. Tic figures
upon which our boasted atrougth on tho aoa
was founded seemed to undergo strange tranR-
formation, and from the belief thht m invlncl-
bio force OF iron-olads was at our command the
opposite faot Of our weakneBs was devolopedand
took possession OF tho public mind. How much
Of the porcoptlblo toning down Of the war-apirit
was duo to this is q question for the curious,
but 1t may afford somo grim sonso OF Satisfaction
to find that We a1o not alone involved in Diff
are juat now in the samo position.
Among tho various overhaullngs consequent
upon tho change OF Administration In England,
that Of naval nffaira Ia one which, in its revcla-
tionB, worry seriously atfecta tho tompor and
sonse of security OF tho people. Mr. Ward
Hunt, the First Lord OF tho Admiralty, has made
a atatomont of tho condition and requirements
Of tho British navy which il somewhat startling
OF total of hfty-hye lron-claas, forty-ona aro
sca-goipg ships, and fourteen for coaat and
harbor defeuso. OF tue forty-ono, five are in
course OF construction, nine arc worthless, and
niuo moro aro not to bo made available during
tho present yoar. OF tha romalning eighteen
four are only available after August next, loay-
Ing tho effective forco at fourteen in number.
or the fourteen coast on-clals, five ARC absont
on foreign stations and nino aro at for dofoaBe,
Truly this "seoms small rosduum Into which to
havo boiled down tho inylncib'o navy Of tho
bilatress OF tho Ocean." But tho chiof cause of
complaint is tho misrepresentation made by
tho outgoing Lord OF tho Admiralty. Tho navy
las been represented by A1r. 0osohen ~ fully
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