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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-01-08
A DOWn.East Tar's Victory.

IN lecture recently delivered in Bos-
ton Mr.. John L. Hayes related as an anec-
dote of the Revolutionary period the
story of the whipping which King Will
lam ". received from Portsmouth
sailor-boy. Nathan Lord, afterward a
prominent shipmaster Of Portsmouth, was
a lad on one of the privateers captured by
British frigate. One day a young mid
shipman came near the prisoners, who
were having an airing on deck, and spoke
sneeringly of the "rebels." Young Lord,
being lad of spirit, retorted: -" II it were
not for your rank, sir, | would make you
take back that insult" "No matter for
my rank" said the gallant, though AFRO
giant young officer; If you can whip me,
you are welcome to do it." The challenge
was eagerly accepted, and the two had a
regular sailors setto. The Yankee was
victorious, and the Englishman acknowl-
edged himself beaten, and, shaking hands
with his opponent, said: You are brave
fellow; give me your name and [ will not
forget you" At the end of the voyage all
the prisoners with the exception of Lord
were sent to prison. The Admiral sent
for him and informed him that the young
Duke Of Clarence, a son of His Majesty
George Ill, the young Midshipman with
whom he had fought, had requested that
he be set at large; that he was at liberty
to go into any part of the Kingdom, aDe
that the Duke had placed a So note at bis
service
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-01-08
Some Modern Sayings.
BY u. QUAD.

Is III.
REMEMBER the poor. Ii you know OF a
family who is out of provisions and fuel,
keep them in your thoughts until you
meet Smith or Brown. and then tell them
that they'd better make a donation. If
they hold off tell them that che who
giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord -
1t is very easy to remember the poor. |
can remember cases twenty years ago.
Respect old age. If YOU have a maiden
aunt forty years old and she is passing
herself off for girl of twenty-three,
there is no call for you to expose her.
The more you respect her age ana Keep
still about it the more she will respect
you.
Never marry for wealth, but remember
that it is just as easy to love a girl who
has brick house with mansard root
and a silver planted door-bell as one who
hasn't anything but an auburn head and
an amiable disposition.
Love thy neighbor as thyself. Borrow
his pillow, hoe or horses whenever you
can, but if he wants to borrow yours tell
MIN that you're very. sorry but you were
just going to use them yourself.
Be guarded in your conversation
There are times when you may freely ex
press your opinion of political candi
date, but you had better wait until his
friends are over in the next county visit
ing.
Remember that appearances are otter
deceiving. Many pale, thin young lady
viii eat more corned beef than carpenter
Because you find her playing the piano
in the parlor, it is no sign that her mother
is not at the corner grocery running il
| debt for peck of potatoes.
Rise with the lark. That is during
cold weather as soon as the lark rises
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-01-08
HerOiSnl.

ooh, DEAR" said Willie Grey, as he sat
down on the saw horse, anu looked at the
kindling- wood which he ought to have been
splitting up for his mother. II do wish
| could do something for the world. Some
great action that every one could admire,
and that would make the country and
the whole world better and happier. /
wish | could be hero like Washington,
or famous missionary like JudsOn, but
l can'tdo anything nor be anything"
"Why doyOu want to be hero ?" asked
his cousin, John Maynard, who, coming
up just then, happened to overhear his
soliloquy.
"Oh," said Willie, coloring, "every one
admires a hero, and talks about him, and
praises him after he is dead"
THAT'S the idea, is it?" said John.
"You want to be heroic for the sake of
being talked about
Willie did not exactly like this way of
putting it.
''Not only that, but 1 want to do good
to peOple-convert the heathen- OT-or
save sinking ship, or save the country,
or something like that"
"That sounds better, but believe me,
Willie, the greatest heroes have been msn
who have Thoughts the least about them
Selves, anu the uOSG ABOUT JnelT WOfk-
And so far as [ can recOllect now, the
greatest mean according to the Chris
tian standard-have always begun by do
ing the nearest duty, however small"
and here John took up the ak and began
to split the kindling-wood
Willie jumped off the saw-horse, and
began to pick up the sticks without a
word, but though he said nothing, he
thought the more.
Owe wasted a lot of time in thinking
what great things [ might do, if only
had the chance" he thought, "and I've
neglected the things l could and ought to
do, and made lots of trouble for mother.
L guess I'd better begin my heroism by
fighting my own laziness."
Will any boy adopt Willie's resolution,
and carry it out in daily life?-Child's
World
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-01-08
Our Young Folks.
WORK CHEERTLY, BOYS!
BY SARA n. WALSH.

By SARA NJ. WALSH.
Do your work bravely and cheerily, boys,
Whatever the duty be:
Work thoroughly done. without buster or noise,
Is the kind that's delightful TO see.
Then rouse in the morning with never plea
For "a few minutes longer in bed;
But up! ike the wide-awake boys you should be
WITH so many pets TO be fed.
Your chickens have called you, and called you IL
vain.
To come with their oats and their corn:
And the roosters proclaimed in their cheeriest
strain
That their breakfast-time comes with the morn.
And Frisky and Whisky have been in their wheel,
Since the first streak of dawn in the east;
The gay little squirrels-hOw glad they will feel
To see you come bringing their feast!
And the little white rabbits with tender black eyes
Look timidly out from their nest:
l know they are watching for two little boys
To bring them what rabbits love best.
Then up and be stirring care not how much
1 on whistle and sing al your work;
You throw your goodwill into all that you
touch,
You will never be tempted to ''shirk."
So, whatever you do boys, though hard it may be,
Do it cheerily, bravely and we'll;
Then you will be boys most delightful to see,
And men who Will make their deeds tell!
Christian Union.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-01-08

Bessie was quite cheerful during the
meal; but when it was over, and her
father away, she said, YEARLY:
Mother, you don't know how tired I
am of doing nothing. you would only
let me wind your cotton, or put your
work-box in order, or even sew at that tire
some patchwork, | would be so gladr'
Il can't, little daughter, because 1 said
l would not give you work to-day. But
you may find some for yourself, if you
can"
SO Bessie hunted up a pile of old
stockings, and began to mend them; for
she could darn very neatly. Her face
grew brighter; and she presently said:
playa"
Because God did not mean us to be
IDLE. His command is, Six days shalt
thou labor He has given all of us work
to do, and has made US so that unless we
DO Just the very work that he gives us we
can't be happy. He has very hard work
who has nothing to do.m
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-01-08

| tinge in the East The cattle lowed in
the barn A cock crowed; then another.
By-and- by stir began in the house. Mr..
Ives descended. He lighted the fire and
unbolted door-luckily not the door of
the shedi
Tom Russell confronted him as he step
ped forth. Good day, neighbour" he
said. You are up betimes and your cows
sound as if they were ready for you. I'll
step in, if Imay, and get drink Of water
in your well-room. l don't know any
water better than yours.
"How's your horse, Tom?'
Better, thank you"
"Hold on" said Mr.. Ives, "Ill get the
dipper. l don't believe you know where
it is"
Eyes, I do" shouted Tom from the
depths of the kitchen. Il know all about
it. You just 60 ahead with what you
were doing"
So the unsuspicious parent went
ahead; and, as he took the path to the
barn, the bolt behind him shot back, and
Milly stood once more beneath her par
entail roof, cold, stiff, pallid, but inside at
last
"Now's your time" whispered Tom, as
he seized the pump-handle. She paused
only long enough to give him look.
Pale and CHASTITY as her face was, that
CLEAN of Shy gratitude and recognition
lighted it into absolute beauty. 1t was
but an instant The next she was half
way upstairs, with noiseless feet; and
just in time, for, by the heavy creaking
of the floor above, Mrs. Ives was evidently
awake and stirring.
And so our story EMS. Not Milly's
story; that had but just begun. Mrs.
Ives never could Imagine " where the
long feverish cold was taken which fol-
lowed this eventful night; but she was
good to Milly, on the whole, and either
the unsparing boneset she administered
or certain evening visits which Tom took
to paying about that time made the illness
more than ndurable-almost pleasant
The New Year belied its opening, any
how. Month after month, each happier
than the last, passed by; and before its
closing day Milly, fair and maidenly in
her white muslin, had stood up in the old
kitchen and promised to be Toms true
and loving wife. Nothing less than that
vigil on the door-steps, perhaps, could
have given her the experience and secur-
ity in his goodness which irradiated her
face with such peace; and to buy that
look Tom would have counted as nothing
twenty nights spent in the open air. In
her own h0me-her husband beside her
she saw the Old Year out, and felt in
depths of a grateful heart that all was
well.-N6l0 York Independent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-01-08
LITTLE BY LITTLE.

J, the new years come and the old years go,
How, little by little, all things growi
All things grow-and all decay
Little by little passing away.
Little by little, on fertile plain,
Rlpen the harFesJs Of golden grain,
Waving and flashing in the sun,
When the summer al last is DONE
Little by little they ripen so,
As the new years come and the old years go.
Low on the ground an acorn lies,
Little by little it mounts to the skies,
Shadow and shelter for wandering herds,
Home for 8 hundred singing birds.
Little by little the great rocks grew,
Long. long ago when the world was new,
Slowly and silently, stately and free,
Cites of coral under the sea,
Little by little, are builded-while So ...
The new years come and the old years go.
Little by little old tasks are done;
So are the crowns of the faithful won,
SO Is heaven in our hearts begun.
With work and with weeping, with laughter and
play,
Little BIZ little the longest day
And the longest life are passing away,
Passing without return-while so
The new years come and the old years go.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-01-08
A Teaspoon Story.

SOME of our readers may recollect that
in our issue of November q, 1877, we gave
an account of the peculiar death OF Mrs.
Martha Burr, near Boston. As our sub
scription list changes somewhat from year
to year and as most readers of news
papers scan rather than memorize the ar
ticles that they read, we may be pardoned
for repeating the substance of the anec-
dote Mrs Burr had a wild longing for
the next world, and for years had to be
watched carefully lest she should pass
suddenly away before her predestined
hour One day when her keeper came to
take away the cup and silver spoon after
her repast they could only find the form
err Search where they could no spoon
appeared Finally she remarked thatshe
had swallowed it. Days, weeks and years
came and went, and still Mrs. b. tarTIed
on earth. One day, however, being lett
alone, she made cord of her blanket and
chOked herself to death before she was
found. The friends gathered to do her rev.
ere1ce. Skeptics scoffed at the spoon
story and her husband sighed for the
sno0n. so a post mortem was held. Hid
den away in the lady's stomach was
found this piece of household furniture.
| Il was apparently uninjured, and had
lain there for 1856 weeks 1t. was TecOv-
cred, and probably reinstaed with the
other sDoons. For more than three years
If had lain thus useless. and Mrs. Burr
had been as well as ever. Such was vi
fa1itv In those days. And when the
worIId-be suicide of to-day undertakes to
nut himself out Of the way, let him look
back at the vigor of Mrs. Burr, and re-
feet what a puny specimen he is about
to make war upon He ought to have
pity enough to spare himSelf, for he
probably is not worth killing. The spoon
which Mrs. Burr had secured was nearly
eight inches long and nearly two inches
broad, and weighed two ounces. Such
were existence and teaspoons in those
days.-HGrtford C0urant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-01-08

waken your wife and tell her that it is
time to build the fire. If she makes anv
objections you can refer her to a dozen
works on the benefitof early rising. Any
man who cares cent for his wife's health
will take pride in hearing her about the
house at daylight of winters morning
getting up a red hot stove and warming
his socks and boots.-Our Firesid6
FrieD6
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-01-08

Mr.. MILL says in his Autobiography:
"a person Of high intellect should never
20 into intellectual society unless he can
enter it as an apostle" To this the 6dtIr
dry ReUjea0 rejoins that "a grazier, WIN
an insuperable objection to the slghG Vi
oxen, would not be more capriclous than
psychologist who secluded himself rom
an unintellectual world"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-16

Palestine, portions of Europe drained by
the Elbe, and of New York State, drained by
the Hudson, and other portions of the Ohio
Valley, have been deforested. The Jordan is
four feet lower thanin the time of Josephus.
The Elbe is ten feet lower than when it's banks
were clothed with trees Dry cultivated lands
are in the former beds of perennial trout
streams in the Adirondacks and the length Of
the season Of navigation of the Ohio is not
only reduced one-half, but that half is avail
able only for boats Of half the size of twenty
five years ago. On the other hand, the French
in Algeria, and the Austrians and Egyptians
in portions Of their countries, have vigorously
pursued tree-planting policy, and in each Of
these lands several rainy days have been add
ed to the year. BY the same policy in Utah,
Salt Lake has been raised seven feet, and the
streams have been raised several feet, and
greatly increased in volume.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-16

WHY EARS SHOULD NOT BE Boxed
(" There are several things very commonly
doneNwhich are extremely injurious to the cal
and ought to be carefully avoided. Children's
ears ought never to be boxed. We have seen
that the passage of the ear is closed by thin
membrane, especially that adapted to be in
fuence by 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 sudden and forcible com
preston of the air in front Of it9 If any one
designed to break or overstretch the men,
brane he could scarcely devise more efficient
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 its escape but by the men,
brane giving way. Many children are made
deaf by boxes on the ear in this way. -
Physiology for Practical Use.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-16

THE POWER OF Coal The Secretary OF
the West Yorkshire Association of Miners
says: g man who is good, strong practi-
cal miner i" some of our thick seams will, by
an extra effort, produce five tons of coal in a
day, and what will these five ton do? In the
first place they will realize for himself Is. Cd.
per ton for getting them secondly, they will
bringto his masters nearly Sos. in profits,
when, if we take them to the factory door.
they will turn the engine, and find one days
employment for over 1900 factory operatives,
who average wages at 3s. each, amounting in
the aggregate to about $4,000 will be distrib-
uted into every channel of trade, besides re-
alizing to the owners of the factory e200 more
in profits. Then probably they may be the
means of producing from 5000 to 1000 yards
Of calico or other fabric which may be used to
the warmth and comfort of 1000 people, and
this may be done from the work of one miner
by one days hard work.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-16


SIZE AND Cost OF EUROPEAN ARMIES
The following extracts are taken from series
of tables published in Vienna
The Russian army comprises $685. men,
1S1, 900 horses and 1854 cannon.
Germany has 81 division of infantry, 10
division of cavalry, 347 batteries of artillery,
comprising of S35, 900 men, 90, 900 horses, and
2,022 cannon.
Austria has 40 division of infantry, 5 di-
visions of cavalry, 515 batteries of cannon,
making total of 74o,sio Rn, So, 1875 horses,
and 1000 cannon.
English armed forces comprise All, 900 men,
France 5000 men.
The remaining States of Europe make up
with the above total Of about ., 000 900 men.
If each man could earn on an average one
dollar daily, here would be a total loss to the
world of five millions of dollars a day. And
the cost of support and wages of the men
alone, including officers, will make five mil
lions more, or ten millions day, exclusive OF
the cost of arsenals, forts, ships, wagons,
tents, hospitals, &c.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-16

A FINE REToRT.-The elder Disraeli was
much like his more brilliant SON.. the Prime
Minister of England. He had apparently, no
strong convictions, but was great talker, and
loved to say startling things. The more alb
surd the proposition stated, the more shocked
tue good taste or the moral feelings of the
company, the more eloquent was he in de-
Tending it and he had rare skill in making
error appear like truth.
On one occasion he began to disparage
Shakespeare in an evening company. A large
number of literary men were present whom he
knew to be great admirers of the dramatst
but he rambed on in saucy and daring style
picking flaws and suggesting defects in TIL
tragedies. Among other bold statements, h,
said that Shakespeare attracted pnblic MOTTO,
very slowly, and was far inferior in this re
spect to Ben johnson and other contemporar
les. Walter Landor, who was present, though
this fine opportunity to silence the impuden
talker, and did it effectualy by saying. Yes
Mr.. Dsrael, the oak and the ebony take
long time to grow up and make wood, but the
last forever 10
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-16

LIaHT WITHOUT MATCHES To obtain
light instantly without the use of matches and
without the danger of setting things aire,
take an oblong phal of the whitest and clear
est glass put into it piece of phosphorus
about the size of pea, upon which pour some
olive oil, heated to the boiling point, filing it
about one-third full and then seal the phial
Theoretically. To use it, remove the cork
and allow the air to enter the phi
al, and then re-cork it. The empty space
in the bottle will then become luminous, and
the light obtained will be equal to that of a
lamp. AS soon as the light grows weak it's
power can be increased by opening the phial
and allowing fresh supply of air to ENTER
In winter 1t is sometimes necessary to heat
the phial between the hands to increase the
fuidity of the oil. Thus prepared the phial
may be used for six months. This continuance
is now used by watchmen of Paris in all mag
azines where explosive and inhamablc mater
ials are used.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-16

How TO KEEP A SITUATION. BE ready to
throw in an odd half-hour or an hours time
when it will be an accommodation, and don't
seem to make merit of it. Do it heartily
Though not word be said, your employer
will make a note of it. Make yourself indis-
pensable to him, and be will lose many Of the
opposite kind before he will part with YOU
Those young men who watch the clock to see
the very second their working hour is up
who leave, no matter what state the work may
be in, at precisely that instant--who calculate
the extra amount they can slight thoir work,
and yet not get reproyed-who are lavish of
their employers goods-will always be the
first to eceive notice. when times are dull, that
their serv ces are no longer required.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-16


POWER OF BEAUTY.-A lovely woman
necessarily exercises a great deal Of power
but the foolish girl who relies solely on hel
color and regularity of feature, and neglects
the cultivation of her mind, is melancholy
spectacle. Her selfish little heart, her barren
little mind, lord it already over her cheap
superficial beauties, and will soon leave moth
ing behind but a dreary waste. Her little
victories are temporary, her little failures
lasting She can never be power. She can
scarcely help being drag. Her companions
must be among the commonplace, not to say
the vulgar, for she has nothing in common
with the lofty and the grand. She would
grasp on the heights. She can assimilate
nothing beyond the material. There is dang
er that she will soon besunable to rise above
the mean.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-16

Sour OR NoTHINd.-The landlord of one
of the leading hotelsin Philadelphia has often
had much trouble in converting new hands in
to smart walters. Els first order to raw re-
cruits was, "Give the gentlemen soup before
anything else" A recent arrival from the
Green Isle had received his directions, and
made up his mind to act on them. The first
for him to try them on was verdant country
man, who did not appreciate soup" Pat
brought the soup. Greeny says, /" Don't
want it, Pat replies, g Take 1t, sur
/" Don't want it, = says Greeny again. :" Well,
then, yees better take It, for the divil bit
viii yees have to eat before yees swallow
that
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-16

SELF-MUTILATIoN.--It seems incredible
that any human being will resort to self-muti-
lation simply that he may avoid working for
a livelihood by appealing to the compassion
Of his fellow men yet this is oft n done in
China. Chinese beggars viii main them
selves in various ways, cause ulcers TO form, 81,
their bodies, and actually destroy their eve
sight. In short. the Chinese begQar seems ID
stop at nothing which he thinks will have the
effect of attracting the attention Of the
charitable to his forlorn and miserable condi-
ton. In Pekin--a city in which Ioathsomo
cripples of all sorts are horribly numerous
four men We're seen one day crawling ON
their hands and knees one after another on
the ground, and calling on the passers-by to
give them money. They had lost their legs q.
few inches below the knee the stumps were
thoroughly cicatrized, but were pyramidal and
very tender, the cicatrix of the skin being
drawn tightly over the bone. On inouirinp
into the cause of this surprising loss of the
limbs, the men said it arose from an accident
which occurred at a fire, where their legs had
been burned Off 1t was ascertained. how
ever, that beggars in the northern province of
Shan-tung were in the habit of removing their
limbs for the purpose of exciting sympathy,
and that the operation was performed by a
beggar who made it his profession. He takes
off the leg by first tying piece of cord tightly
round the calf and when the time arrives for
SO doing, the cord having gradually cut
through the flesh, he saws through the bone.
Many die under the operation, but those who
live are considered worthy of congratulation,
as having gained by this voluntary mutilation
an increase of fortune from the contributions
of the benevolent.