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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06

PEOPLE who are weary of the dull
safety of civilization, and who pine for
the excitements Of savage life, should
move to Bancroft, Me, where there is a
plenty of bears who walk unblushingly
up to the houses, kill young cattle, and
even dog the footsteps Of pedestrians.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06

EACH particle OF matter which com
poses it is supposed to move in hyper
boGc orbit, with the sun in the focus OF
the opposite branch, under the influence
of repulsive force emanating from the
sun, and decreasing by the law of the
inverse square of the distance" That's
what gives glory to the comets tail
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14
Busby's Iron Wedding.

Busby. of Trenton, celebrated his = iron
wedding" " one day last week, and he in
vited about one hundred and twenty guests
to the wedding OF course. each person
felt compelled to bring present of some
kind, and each did.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Smith came they
handed Busby pair of tlat-irOns. When
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones arrived they also had a
pair of flat-irons. All hands laEghed at the
coincidence, and there was even greater
merriment when the Browns arrived with
two flat-irOns. But when Mr.. and Mrs.
Robinson came in with another pair OF Hat
irons the laughter became perfectly con-
vuIsive. There was, however, something
less amusing abOutit when the IhOmpsOns
arrived with four fat-irOns wrapped IN
brown paper. And Busby's face actually
looked grave when the three johnson
girls were ushered into the parlOr carrying
a flat-irOn apiece. Each one of the sue
ceeding sixty guests brought flat-irOns.
and there was no break in the continuance
until old Mr.. Curby came from Phlladel-
phia with a caSt-irOn cOw-bell.
Now Busby has no earthly use fora cow
bell. and at any other time he would have
treated such present with scOrn. But
now he was actually grateful TO Mr.. .Curby,
and he was about to embrace him. when
the Walsinghams came in with the new
kind of ofdouble-pOinted flat-irOn with wood
en- handles. And all the rest Of the guests
brought the same articles, excepting Mr..
Rugby, and he had with him patent stand
for holding tlat-irons.
Busby got madder and madder every
minute, and by the time the company had
all arrived he was nearly insane with rage,
and he went up to bed, leaving bis wife to
entertain the guests. In the morning they
counted up the spoil, and found they had
2l3 flat-irons, one stand and cOw-bel.
And now the Busbys have cut the Smiths
and Browns and JacksOns and ThOmpsOns
and the rest entirely, for they are con
vinced that there was a precOnceTted de-
sign TO play a trick upon them. The fact,
| however, Is, that the hardware store IN the
place had an overstock of fiat-irons, and
| sold them at an absurdly low figure. and
| Busby's friends went for the cheapest
thing they could find, a. people always 90
on such occasions Busby thinks he viii
not celebrate his ''silver wedding. Mac
! AdeIer.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14
A Few Remarks by j. Billings.

We often meet matter Ov-tdkt people
whOZe great delight seems to be to take
the romance out of everything.
Ifyu should say that sutch and sutcl
things were az sweet az hunny, they
would tell yu they had seen hunny made
out of buckwheat blossoms that waZ az
bitter az gaul.
Thare il sutch a thing az good lux anc
bad lux laying around loose in this world,
but they are common stOk, and don't be
long to emmy one in partiklar.
We are alluss sure TO think just az othel
folks want to hav us, provided they think
Just as we do.
1t il mistaken nOshun that some pholk'
hav. that horrible handwriting is emmy
evidence ov genius; thare hav but phev
men ever lived who hav bin too phull tC
be exact.
Thare amt bad LUX enuff in the whole
world to ruin even one man, not if he viii
''fite it out on that line'' to the bitter end
Life owes most all its pleZzures to novel
tv, but it il prudense to make each nov
city last az long az we kan.
When wuZ POI wuZ glad that knu 81
mutch; now that am a CRATE deal older,
am sorry that knO so little.
Intellect without judgment IL what all;
about One-haff the smart people In the
world.
The man who is allwuss cOntessin hi1
sins and never quitting is the most durable
sinner OH reckOrd.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14
Uneasy Ghosts in a California House.
hold.

A rather tough story, and one to be
taken with many grains OF allowance,
comes from Oakland, California. y few
nights AGO the residence of Mr.. Clark, the
paving teller Of the Bank of California, was
the scene of an extraordinary ghostly de
mOustratiOn The family. consisting of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark and three young gen
tlemen bOarders, retired about IL o'clock.
For a time everything was quiet about the
house, and its inmates had all fallen asleep.
Suddenly from the lower part Of the house
came a long, loud wall of anguish, as of
some one in terror or pain. Louder and
louder grew the noise, until the Internal
clatter had awakened every one in the
house. A desire for rcOmpaniOnship seized
the bOarders. and they all gathered tOgeth
er in one room. and were soon joined by
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark. The noises still con-
tinued, but changed in character very ire
Guentlv. An exploration was at length
decided on, and leaving Mrs. Clark IN
charge of one of the bOdrdcrS, the party
descended the stairs. Each held a revolver
i'm one hand, and with the other nervOuSly
clutched the bannister. The hall was dark
as ErebuS, though when their eyes became
accustomed to the dim light. they could
perceive any object that might be IN the
rooms below. The noise continued. and
now and then nOtc WOuiG DC suuCh 'll
the piano. just as they reached the foot
of the stairs. chair came gliding out OF
the parlOr. and took up its position in the
doorway, bOwing and nOdding as If to re-
assure their fears. Rushing past the chair,
one of the party entered the parlOr. and lit
the gas. Here they saw a strange sight.
Every article of furniture in the room was
in motion. The chairs and tables moved
about like animate things. and appeared to
take no notice whatever of the intruders.
Gradually the noises ceased, and the turni-
ture became stationary. After waiting
while the party returned to theirrespective
rooms. In a short time the noise began
again. and again the bOMders descended
the stairs. To their inexpressible surprise,
they found the paTlOr door taken from its
hinges and deposited on the floor. After
that there was no sleep in the house. In
the morning the furniture was found to be
disarranged and much strained. The out
side bars and bolts were perfectly secure,
and there was no trace TO show that any
one had entered the house. An eXplana-
ton of the phenomena is awaited.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14


Inside of two years in every State that
has held legislative elections Except two
States in which the Democratic majOrities
are overwhelming there has been an OPP
position gain of from one to siXty-siX votes
on joint ballot, six States which had Re-
publican Legislatures in 1912 now have
opposition Legislatures, and the eight
States in the above list in which the OppO-
sItiOn now controls the Legislatures are at
present represented in Washington by ten
administration Senators.
In the presence of these figures extended
comment is supertuOus. They demon
strate more than many words can do it that
President Grant and the Republican party
have lost the confidence of the country, and
that the revolution now sweeping over
State after State will eliminate in the
autumn of 1876 in the restoration of the
Democratic party to power in the General
Government.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14

opposition majority of 1896. the oppo-
sitiOn majority in the whole country must
be 40 per cent. more, or 232, 34l, which is an
opposition net gain upon the Republican
vote of November, 1872, of 932, ,6l2-nearly
a million.
How the change has been going on may
also be observed from a comparison of the
State Legislatures of 1872 and 1874 of those
States which have had Legislative elections
since Gen. Grants Inauguration. The fol-
lowing table shows the najorities on joint
ballot of the last previous and present
Legislatures of each of these States:
TABLE SHOWING LKGIsLAlIvE MAJoRITIEs on
Joint RALLOT.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14
Il SONG OF OBLIGATION.

The Earth looks up 10 the Sun
With cry OF gratitude.
U silent, majestic one,
Behold, am subdued.
80 Sovereign too rich to need,
What can give 10 thee?
o love too great for my need,
How can | worthier be2
Isarieve that cannot bear
Two harvests in my one;
That my blossoms cannot be fair
Enough for thee, o sun.
"I sorrow for each waste place,
I mourn each1barren spot,
Taough thy calm, unaltered face
smiles and reproaches not.
go glorious, patient one.
Look not at fruit and wine;
My seasons all breathless run
To give tnee deeper sign.
''By day and by night, through space,
I follow only thee;
give thee my one sole grace
or endless c)nstancy."
The heart OF a woman sings
Song like the song Of Earth
When great mans love brings
Her love 10 iuilness Of birth:
- sovereign, can there be need
Which / can iii for thee?
On Love beyond nv need,
How can / worthy be2
81 tremble because so fair
To-day n thy dear sight
j stand. ] know | wear
Thy loves TRANSPORTING light.
can that have and am
Seems now but small and poor;
Thy smile 50 proud, so calm,
Only makes me fear the more.
go beloved, love me not
For aught in form or face;
One days swift bitter lot
May leave thee OF il no trace.
"And, beloved, do not look
In me for love or art;
Their words fade in the book
Ofa loving wOman's heart.
go my love, my lord, thy face
II ligh. and life to me
Accept my one meek grace
Ofeternal cOnstancy." IN.
N. Y. Independent
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14

1t was an unfortunate idea making the
new ten-cent scrip so much like the fifty.
cent scrip. 1t is no pleasant sensation, at:
ter hurrying from store and all the way
home under the impression that you have
beaten somebody out of forty cents to find
you have the right change after all. We
may be little prejudiced, but it strikes us
this is taking an ungenerous advantage Of
trusting nature.-Danbury Net0s.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14

1t will be seen by this statement that
while the administration vote has fallen OF
over 6000 900, the opposition vote has in
creased. The aggregate vote cast for
President in all the States in 1872 was g.
457 ,315. Thevote of the eighteen States in
the above tables was 3.749, ,2G9. The latter
therefore represents about GO per cent. OF
tn whole vote of the Union. If, then, the
result in 1884 in the eighteen States
showed the drift of popular sentiment
throughout the Union, and they gave an
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
Radicalism on its Last Legs-Facts
Deduced from the Recent Elections
democratic Success Assured in
1915

The New York Herald independently
has compiled the following statistics, show
ing by undeniable facts and figures that
the Radical party has sunk into hopeless
minority, and that the restoration of the
National Democratic party to power in
1876 from present appearances now seems
TO be assured. The Herald says:
Gen. Grants majority of the popular
vote in November, 1872, was 702, 2,27l, and
his majority of the vote of che Electoral
College, 2lS. No presidential candidate
had ever before received so large popular
majority. What have he and his party in
Congress done with it? Let the election
returns received during the last nine
months answer.
The following table contains list of all
the States which have held general cleo
tons since President Grants second inau-
guration. The first two columns show
the majorities of Gen. Grant over the three
opposing candidates (Greeley, O'Conor,
aud Black and the combined maiorities of
tlie opposition over Gen. Grant. The-last
two columns show the opposition and adj
miniStratiOn majorities in the last elections
held III the same States. In the opposition
vote credited to California in 1874 is in
cluded that given to the three candidates
for Supreme Court Judge who ran in OPP
position to Dwinelle, the regular admins
tratiOn candidate. In the opposition vote
of Connecticut, Minnesota, New GOrk,
New Hampshire and Rhode Island in
1891, the Temperance vote is included.
In that of Ohio at the same time, the vote
for the Peoples" and Temperance can
didates is included with that for the regular
Democratic candidate. As there was no
contested election in Rhode Island this
year, the vote of 1873 is used in the table.
1t is almost unnecessary to say that, of the
aggregate opposition vote of 1881. 9S
per cent. belonged TO the regular Demo
cratic candidates. The vote of third and
fourth parties Is included in the table, to
show the full strength of the opposition to
Gen. Grants administration. The exhibit
as follows:
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14
HOW TO PRONOUNCE " OUCH"

Peasant Arcadian,
Guiding the plough,
Coarse are your garments,
Your aspect is rough.
Peasant imprudent,
hear you've a cough;
Do vOu feel sure
You're clad warm enough? ?
BibulOus Peasant,
Your voice it is rough;
YOU'RE not disciple
Oftemperate Cough.
Home to your cottage
YOu hear the winds sOugh,S
Even the brides
Sing hOarse on the bOugh.
Home to your cot age,
And bend O'eT the trough,
Kneading the lOaves
Of digestible dough.
Though the breads heavy,
Unsweetened and tough,
Well -shaTpened teeth
win go easily through.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14

BEEF TEA.-Cut some of the lean OF
uncooked meat into pieces about half an
inch square, put them into bottle, wrap
around the cork piece of muslin, then
stop the bottle closely and put it into a
kettle of cold water. Place the kettle
over the fire, and let it boil until all the
essence is extracted from the beef; then
pour it out and add a little salt,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14

Now that we have this interesting ami
NAL known as American Girl under the
microscope, we must take occasion 70 Ut
ter caution against morbid attention
TO her case, and against arousing in her a
morbid attention to herself. Nearly all
the moral and physical doctors OF the DAY
have sufficiently denounced the reckless
ness of girls, and their willfulness III gong
i'm thin shoes and snug cOrsets, but these
habits are not whit more offensive than
the affected invalidism of girls OF more
than thirteen years. This habit Is more
nauseating in social intercourse than all
the crimes against physiology and hygiene,
and is becoming more and more prevalent;
Many girls take it from the perpetual
whining of invalid mothers, who connoe
I to their family an altogether unnecessary
amount of their own ailments. and infect
/ them with their own morbid tone ol
thought. How enlivening to meet one OF
these Miss Nancys: How ar" you, Dol
Ilv?" "Oh, quite miserable. l woke
with terrific headache, and went with
nv head in camphor all the morning.
Going to the concert. to-night?' mo
ma thinks it isn't prudent. After the last
/ concert | was sick all the next day. l an
so delicatel" And if we would stop tC
hear she would tell US all about her nerves
I her liver, her digestive miseries and so on
I like the most accomplished old Betty
-SriagfsLd Republican,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14

An indianapolis girl closes love-let-
ter with" The ring is round, the dish IS
square. and we'll be married the next State
fair. The bell shall ring, the drum shall
play. and we'll 60 dancing all the way.
Answer soon. MARY"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14

A CYNICAL writer says: - Take COM
pany of boys chasing butterflies; put long
tailed coats on the boys, and turn the but
terfiies into dollars, and you have beauti-
ful panorama of the world,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14

"A useful novelty has been introduced
at Partisan dinner tables. On the back OF
the menu is given a list of the persons pre-
sent. with short account Of who and
what they are. BY this means many
awkward mistakes in conversation may be
avoided.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14

A WISCONSIN man couldnt nnd Inc Wofu
he wanted in the dictionary, because there
was no index.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14

A RECENT critic upon OthellO had the
following: The Moor, seizing bolster
full of rage and jealousy, smOthers her.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14

A TABLE SHOWING TOTAL VOTE.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14

Total. 6 A ,gss ,Io4 $50 ,6S7 ,Oi5 ,4ss O5C
q +q3q A As O5ti.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-02-10
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY,
Tuesday. February IO, 1874.
PRAYER A LA MODE,

Hn 4 ER a LA M0DL,
Give me an eye to Others failings blind
Miss Smiths new bonnet's quite fright be-
hind9
Wake in me charity for the suffering poor
There comes that contribution-p!ate once
more9
Takeifrom my soul all feelings covetous-
(Save Mrs. Jones. I'll never speak to herr
Let me in Truths fair pages take delight
Q1l read that other novel through to-night9
Make me contented with my earthly state
wish I'd married rich But its too lateJ
Give me heart Of faith in all my kind
Miss Browns as big hypocrite as you'll find!
Help mo to SEQ myself as others see
This dress is quite becoming unto mel
Let me act out no falsehood, appeal
(Wonder if they think these curls are realD
Make my nearJ OF mummy Tue ioeh1-
(How glad am our pew's so near front9
Fill me with patience and strength to wait
q know he'll preach until our dinners late9
Take from my heart each grain Of self conceit-
Qin sure the gentlemen must think me sweetN
Let sanity wisdom be my daily food
Il wonder what they'll have for dinner, goodl
Let not my feet ache iu the road to light
(Nobody knows how those shoes pinch AM
- bite9
In this world teach me to deserve the next
fChurgh out! Charles, do you recollect tn
text1
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Mark. Twain's Turkish Lunch.


never want another one. The cook
ing apparatus was in the lunch room
lear the bazar, aud it was all open to
the street. The cook was dirty, and so
was the table, and it had no cloth on it.
The fellow took mess of sausage meat
and coated it around wire, aud laid it
ON charcoal fire to cock. When it
was done he laid it aside. and q dog
walked sadly in and nipped it first, and
probably recognized the remains of a
friend. The cook took it away from
him and laid it before US. Brown said,
u pass " He plays euclire sometimes,
and we all passed in turn Then the
cook baked broaS, fiat wheaton cake,
CREASED it well with the sansage, and
started to bring it to us, it dropped in
the dirt, and be picked it up and poli.h,
cd it on the seat Of his bre,ches, and
laid it before US. Brown said, II pass"
We all passed and called new deal
He put some eggs into frying pan and
stood pensively pryihg slabs Of meat
from between his teeth with q fork
Then be used the fork to turn the eggs
with, and brought them along. Brown
said, 81 pass" All followed suit We
did not know what to do, and so We
ordered new ration of sausage. The
cook got cut his wire, apportioned a
proper amount of sausage meat, spit on
his hands ard fell to work This time
with one accord we all passed out We
paid and left. That is all | learned
about Turkish lunches. A Turkish
lunch is good, no doubt, but it has its
weak points.
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Settlement Accounts.

PAosATE JupeE's OFFICE, MoNRoE COUNTY, I
WooDsFIELD, OHIO, February 8, 1874.
THIS following settlement accounts of Ad-
ministrat6rs and Guardians will be tor
hearing on Saturday, February 28, 1874:
Maria Zessiger Administrative of Rudolph Zes-
siger; first partial.
G. L. Tyler Guardian CT Joseph Mccullough;
first partial.
Peter Sehaffer Guardian of Henry Bauman's
heirs; first partial.
August Sanders Guardian Of Robert and Cath
arine Sanders; first partial
Andrew Anderson Guardian of Robert S. An
derson; first partial.
VIM. J. Adamson Administrator of John w
Barrackman; second partial.
Peter Dodt Administrator of George Dodt; sec.
/ond partial.
Aaron Hartshorn Guardian of William Kea-
dies heirs; second partial
JAS. R. MORRIS,
fsb3'74w3. Probate Judge.
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Heroisin of n K.itii. Girl.

Once in a while is told some story Of
heroism in child which ought to help
the professional cynic to little faith in
his kind, Not long ago young girl,
lost in the woods with her little brother,
protected him from the weather all
through bitter night at the cost of her
own frozen limbs Some DAYS ago
three children, little girl of six, her
brother only four, and another little
boy six years old, went to a pond in
Kentucky to skate. That day the ice
had been cut from half the pond, and
the six year old boy skaied direc ly into
the deep water and sank. The three
small creatures were all alone there
Theft year old tried to rescue the
poor child, but failed; then the littt
girl, with the presence of mind wo
man might be proud to own, walked tt
the edge Of the ice, waited until the bo,
rose gasping, seized him and drew him
out What glittering romance nigh
be built upon this true story of child
courage.
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Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that petition will
lN be presented to the Commiss toner's Of
Monroe county, Ohio, at their March session,
1874, praying for the location and establish
ment of county road commencing for the
same at the top Of the Sun6sh Creek hill, in
the road leading from the Democracy school
house past Thomas Culbertson's and others
ON the said creek; thence south through the
land of Mary Jane Yoho to the land of John
Mcmahon; thence through said land to the
land of Elijah McMahon;thenee through said
land to the land of Samuel L. Mooney thence
on the line between said Mcmahon and Moo
ney to the county road running through said
| S. l.. MONEYS farm; thence west along said
road to the mouth of an old lane; thence
south along said lane through the land OF
John C. Henthorn, to pass near said Hen
ttorn's house, to the land of Thomas MeMa-
hon; thence through said land to intersee,
the Woodsfsld and Clarington road at OF
near tobacoo.house ON said land and road.
| iahe,74td. MANY PETITIONERS.
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cloths. Cashmere & vesting.

And is prepared to make clothing in the latest
styles. Also, will cut out suits for persons
who desire to have them made elsewhere. 2
may 20,ls73. CHARLES LAUENSTEiN.