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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-28
Cure for Observation-Disclosures.

THE story of the absent-minded man
who, meeting his own son in the street
shook hands with him and asked him
how his father was, has been equaled by
the forgetfulness of a Wisconsin farmer.
This man drove to town to transact some
business and was accompanied by his
wife. Leaving her at dry goods store
he proceeded to carry out his intentions.
Having finished his business he forgot all
about the little circumstance of bringing
his wife with him, and started home alone.
Arriving there, he put his horses out and
proceeded to do the chores. In the mean
time his wife had learned that her hus-
band had left town without her. Hiring
a conveyance she was driven home. She
didn't wait to take of her things, but
seizing a press board made her way to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-28
Sticking Peas.

Most people, says F'0Tneg's Press, when
they go to a seed store to buy peas, ask
Tor kinds that need no sticks to ran on.
Ii may be taken for general rule, IN
winch there are few exceptions, that peas
Ihat need no sticks are not worth sticking.
IL Is only when they grow up something
tnat they bear freely. In most places
some brushwood may be gathered and
saved Tor the purpose. Sometimes, how
ever, Its not convenient to find any. A
mint as to substitute may be useful in
such cases. We take the following from
the London Field:
To those who have to procure stakes
at a great cost, the following method will
prove advantageous, being very cheap,
SIMPLE and easily performed. a few
rough stakes should be obtained and
driven into the ground on each side Of
the row about twelve feet apart. These
stakes should be of a corresponding
helgnt to that of. the peas, and when the
required number for a line is inserted,
some Tar Irvine or other strong cord may
oe tied to the end stake, and passed along
the line OF stakes, making a turn on each
within few inches of the ground, and as
growth progresses raise the next turn a
little higher, advancing in succession IN
I'll the plants attain their full height.
These lines being run on at the right time,
the tendrils of the peas will clasp firmly
round them and support the plants quite
equal to the well-known plan Of sticking.
Some imagine an advantage to be OBJ
tanned in this way of training, as the lines
get better circulation of air, and pods
can be gathered at all times without in
JErlng the haulm."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-28

a SMALL boy in Terre Haute got anoth.
er boy, somewhat smaller than himaelf.
down on the ground recently. and got
hold of both his ears, placing his knee in
the small of the boys hack. and asked
HIM, in very persuasive manner. If he
would give him that white alley Of his'n
The hoy replied in the affirmative. How
easy it Is 70 settle thinga when enc gees
about il in the right way.
THE United States Postefffee peratt
ment announces that articles Of agreement
providing for an exchange af postaleards
between this country and Switzerland
have been concluded. and are now In
effect The postage ON postalear,ls sent
from the United States and addressed IS
Switzerland has beea fxed at two cents
each, prepayment 10 he made nv affsins
thereto an ordinary cne-cent United states
postage stamp in addition to the stamp
printed ~ Impressed on she card.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-28

while under low heat, and the warm
weather finds the grain ready to germi-
nate; but in the other case, under the ac-
ton of heat and moisture, the change
takes place quickly, and the next cold
snap finds the grain just in the right con-
dition to be rofted. 1t would be well to
bear this fact in mind, this season espe-
cially, as so far 1t has been a succession
Of alternately warm and cold spells of
weather. From present indications there
IS every reason to conclude that we shall
not have a frst-rate season for corn. If
not, corn will be high, and every addi-
tlonal bushel will be just so much more
money in the pockets of the farmers
Western R7lT1I
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-28

shotgun the call shouldn't be prolouged
over an hour.
1t is not in good taste to ask lad how
much her set Of Jewelry cost. II nsed
10 be until they got to patronizing
the dollar stores so extensively; but now
1t is considered the height of ill-breed-
ing.
Children should never be whipped in
presence of company. Call them your
little darlings until the callers go away,
ana then hunt up the ax-handle and re,
mark: Now, then, you sassy brat, come
herel"
1t Is not proper to bow to a lady four
blocks away on the street; but the right
way is to run through the alley and head
her off.
Ifyou are at a party and friend of
yours desires an introduction to a Young
lady, the proper way is to first ask her
consent Tell her that his father owns q
brick house, 5000 acres of pine land, fifty
shares in gas company, and a paving
contract, and she'll consent with such
alacrity as to astonish you.
In church never rest your feet on the
back of the pew in front, and don't stare
at the minister through an opera glass.
Ii you are one of a party making an
evening visit, and fruits and nuts are
passed around, don't fill your pockets
until some one else has had a chance.
One must be selfsacrifcing about such
things" H. quad, " i51 Ftres5de Friend.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-28

"THE strength of he American Repub
ic," says a writer, is in the universal
desire to own a house. 1t is molding all
the people, native and foreign born, into
one homogeneous mass. The ownership
of a home is something of which neither
the Irish peasant nor the German laborer
has, in his own country, any conception;
but it is here the goal Of his hopes and
desires Education comes next; it is a
something the need of which is not felt
until the adornments Of home are thought
of. This desire to own the roof under
which one sleeps is distinctively an
American Characteristic, and seems by
nature adapted to the growth which is
raising us in importance in the scale of
natiOnSD
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-28
OiIing and Painting Window Sash.

ALL the window sash for our suburban
villa, which was erected last season, were
treated in the following manner: Linseed
oil was poured into a large milkpan until
1t was about half filled; then one corner
OF some six or seven sash were stood in
the Oil for half an hour or more, never
less than half an hour In some instances
certain corners were neglected and a.
lowed to remain during the night in the
oil; yet that was no detriment to the tim
Der. When the end of q stile and tenOn
OF bar were submerged in oil for half an
hour the pores of the timber would be
thoroughly saturated so that the sash, if
kept painted, will not shrink at the joints
so as to let in the water; but, before the
corners are treated thus, the sash should
be neatly fitted to their respective frames
and marked so that no refitting will be
required at some future time. When
changing the corners let the oil be wiped
OF so that it will not flow down outside
OF the pan. Oiling the corners can be at
tended to in connection with other duties
One quart of oil absorbed by the corners
Of sash will be worth many dollars in
promoting the durability OF the timber
Before the glass was set We applied two
heavy coats Of the best white lead and oil
paint. A man can paint three sashes be
fore the glass is set sooner than one after
the glass is put in. Besides this, if the
glass is puttied in before the sash is
painted the putty will soon crack and
peel off in many places, and many Of the
panes will rattle when the wind blows
furiously like the old and time-worn win
dows of some dilapidated and fors aiken
castle. But when the rabbets Of every
stile, bar and mullion are well painted
putty will never peel off, and the panes OF
glass will be held so firmly that no furi-
Gus wind will cause them to rattle. When
window sash is purchased with the glass
puttied in the wood is never painted at
all beneath the putty, and the sash is only
whitened with thin coat of poor paint,
turpentine and few drops of oil. Hence
the cost of painting such window sash af-
ter the glass is set will be double the ex-
pense of painting if the work is done be-
fore the glass is puttied in.-N. z. Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-28

PROBABLY no one disease is the cause of so
much bodily misery aud unhappiness land the
disease is almost universal among the Ameri-
can people, as dyspepsia. It's cures are many
and various, lying chiefly in the habits of our
people. The remedy is simple and efectuaI
Use Dr.. Wishart's Great American Dyspepsia
Pills. They never fail to cure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-28

Nor every one can be President but all can
buy SILVER TIPPED Shoes for their chill
dren, and thereby lessen their shoe bills two
thirds. For sale by all dealers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-28
From the \. Y. Graphic.]
EOrtUne-A Tale in Six Parts.
| AQTertiS e2lleNt.l

l1LtcftCSeHc/CL
The advertiser will initiate those who apply into
the secrets of business which requires no capt.
tai and no efforts. and which will yield an income
OF at least $500 year, requiring no especial
knowledge, and suitable for men and women of
all conditions Letters to be prepaid.
JOHN NERYsMART, Agent
OMAHA, March 4, 1874
John Yerysmart, Chicago:
DEAR SIR-Having seen your advertise
ment in the Tribune, | request you, at
your earliest convenience, to inform me
OF the nature of the business referred to
in the same. | confess that a safe and
yearly income of $500 would be very &C
ceptable to me. If your promises prove
entirely satisfactory you may rely on nay
warmest gratitude. Respectfully yours,
THOs. OUNCE.
CHICAGO, March u, 1874.
ThOs. Ounce, Omaha:
DEAR SIR-In receipt of your favor of
the 4th inst. | am willing and ready to
give you the desired information, but
have to request you to send me five dollars
as fee, as you will readily understand that
| could not part with so valuable secret
without some tangible consideration.
JOHN VERYsMABT, Agent.
OMAHA, March Is, 1874.
John Verysmart, Agent:
SIR-Inclosed you will please find the
required fee of five dollars, in return for
which [ expect, by return mail, to be put
in possession of your valuable secret,
hoping that the same may correspond to
the rather high price you ask for dlvulg
ing the same. Respectfully yours,
THOs. OUNCE.
Thos. Ounce. Omaha:
DEAR SIR-In receipt of your favor of
18th inst, with Enclosure as stated. I
hurry to place you in possession of the val
liable secret concerning a business hith-
ertO unknown to the public, and you will
no doubt admit that it possesses all the
advantages claimed for it. The business
is very simple, and consists in the follow
ing: You advertise in some newspaper
OF wide circulation that you are able to
indicate a business by which it will be
easy to earn from $500 to 81, 900 a year
ETC., exactly as you have seen it in my adj
vertisement; you will receive many appli-
cations in answer to this; you W ii then
request the applicants to send you few
dollars as preliminary fee-exactly as |
did in my respects of the 18th inst When
you receive the fee you will make exactly
the same explanations I have given you
in the present, which l hope will reach
you safely. In this manner you will, no
doubt, without much trouble or effort,
have a yearly revenue of at least $500,
and, congratulating you in advance on
this agreeable experience, l remain, yours
sincerely, John VERYsMART.
VI.
advertisements
1oa.+ mn vaar caD no n, do in n -Taaeo-,+
and agreeable way, and attention is called 10 the
fact that no capital whatever is required for the
establishment of this business. For further In
formation apply to THos. OUNCE,
Omaha, P. Q. Box 96742.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-28

The Supreme Court at Providence, R.
l., has awarded Emile E. Brown S10,500
against the city for injuries received in
1872 from a blast fired in a street, the
employees of the city having failed to
warn her until it was too late.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-28

THE advertiser will initiate those who apply into
the secrets of a business which requires no capt.
tai and no efforts, and which will yield an income
OF at least $500 year, requiring no especial
knowledge, and suitable for men and women of
all conditions Letters to be prepaid
JOHN VERYsMART, Agent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-28

At least $1,000 year can be made in pleasant
and agreeable way, and attention Is called TO the
fact that no capital whatever is required for the
establishment of this business. For further in
formation apply to THos. OUNCE,
Omaha, P Q. Box SO. 142
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-15
CROSSING BREEDS FOR The
DAIRY.

At the New York DaiTymen's Con-
veutiop the Hon. J. Shule said:
The object of crossing is to get i'm
proved animals either for beef or milk
or for both. In illustrating his idea Of
the best cross, be used this comparison.
Take two cows, each five years of age,
as sample OF two diaries Of twenty
COWS each. Suppose one Of them TO
consume food 10 the volume Of $50 per
year and to yield a product amounting
to 500 and the other to consume SIS
Of food and yield a product worth $50,
In one year the difference Of yield Ia
the two herds Will be $500 and in seven
years $500 in favor Of the latter.
Hence he reasoned, other things being
equal, the COW should have capacity for
consuming the largest quantity of food
to yield most profit. To do this she
must have size, strength of muscle and
bone and a good constitution. This
reasoning had led him to the conclu-
sion that our natives, or the common
COWS Of the country, crossed with a
large sized breed is the most profitable
provided they possess the qualities of
constitution and a natural tendency to
produce largely and proftably in milk
and beef. His experience was in favor
of crossing natives with full blood
ShOrt-HOrns of good milking strain.
He had by this cross invariably OBJ
tanned good mixers while the animals
We're of improved build. easily fattened
when no longer required for milk.
Where cows arefed much in stalls or
yards large ones return the most milk,
butter or cheese for the food consumed.
but on scant pastures the reverse is
true.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-15
Nashville Grocery Market.

SUGARs-New Orleans, (new) in hogs
heads 9i610c for fair to choice; Demerara
115612c; standard hards 12c; A coffee lie;
B do. 1O5c; extra G do. 1Oac; yellow c 10
611c.
MOLAssEs-We quote New Orleans 65d
73c; sirups 55dG5c; golden strip Csc.
COFFEE-AIarket strong and tendency
upward. We quote: Rio, common to
choice, 30d32c Laguayra 32d33c; Java
SEC.
CHEESE-We quote factory I5c.
NAL-We quote at $3.50 for 10ds, and
25c additional for diminishing grades.
SALT-We quote 7 bushel barrels at 81. 20
per barrel in store.
CANDLEs-We quote star 17f17Ic ~ ID.
FIsH-We quote as follows: Half bar
rels, Nos. l, 2 and 3, 5000, S7.25 and $3.50;
in kits, Nos. l, 2 and 3, $3.50, 500 and
S1.75.
RIcE-We quote at SIC.
TEAS We quote Imperial 75edS1.25;
Young HysOn 75cG$1.25; Black 5Ocd
S1.00; GunpOwder 75c6Sl.25.
POwDER-DupOnt SIPS; Sycamore Mills
S7.25; blasting $500; fuse per 100 feet 65c.
SHOT-We quote Patent $3.50; Buck
1915.
LIQUORs-We quote common rectified
whisky % gallon S1.OO.; Robertson County
S1.75d3.0O; Bourbon S1.25d5.50; Lincoln
County S1.75d2.25; Highwines S1.00.
COTTON TIES-We quote at Zoe.
BROOMs-We quote at $2.5OG3.50 ~
dozen.
SoAP-We quote at 56Sc ~ b, or $50
64.50 % box.
BAGGNG-We quote at 15616c for
hemp and fax.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-15

would augment the industrial element
of the country and make it conducive
to our national welfare. Our pOpula-
-tion is drifting toward our cities and
towns, when it should take possession
Of our public lands, open them, improve
them and thus swell the number of ag-
riculturists throughout the country.
The happiest and most prosperous days
of the Roman Republic was when Its
citizens were engaged In the peaceful
pursuits of agriculture and when they
loved their country as they did the ap-
pie of their eye. Virtue, then, was en-
throned in the public heart, and
patriotism was the GROWING
glory of the humble tillers of
the soil. The history of the
world will demonstrate that, In all ma
tional emergencies, when political IN
tegrity was at fearful discount and
the hopes of the nation were blasted
by. the conduct of corrupt and profit
gate men, the sturdy yeomanry of the
rural districts saved the country from
impending destruction. confess L
have strong hopes that the great move
ment which the farmers of the United
States have recently inaugurated and
which is spreading so rapidly over the
entire nation, will create healthful In
luence, not only in recuperating our
exhausted lands, in diffusing the spirit
of education among the masses, and IN
placing the profession of farming upon
higher grounds! but in arousing a loft
Ter feeling of patriotism and a more
ardent and sincere devotion to our ma
tional welfare"
Thus ended the interview between
your correspondent and ex-President
johnson, which was pleasant and enter
tanning throughout.
c. w. CHARLTON
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-15
SundrieS.

SEEDS-ClOver $3.50; timothy S3.T5G
400; orchard grass S1.75; blue grass S1.75;
herds grass $50; millet out of season.
COTTON YARNS-We quote at lie, 13c,
15c and lie for 200, 600, 500 and 400.
SHUCKs-In demand at $3.50 per 100 lbs
for hacked, and Sl.50 for rough.
WRAPPING PAPER-We quote small at
soc; medium 75c; double crown 81.
IRON-We quote as follows: Tennessee
bar &c % ID; Kentucky do. sc; Tennessee
band G69c; Kentucky do. 5i663c; Tennes-
see boiler plate sc; boiler heads &c; fire
box 1Oc, sheet; common 6dTc; do. Ken
lucky 73dS4c; do. Tennessee Sd9ac.
BARRELS-We quote at 40650c.
GLAsswARE-We change our quotations
to suit the card rates as follows: S by 10
1918; 10 by u 1928; 10 by IA $500; 10 by
I6 sS.75; u by II 1915; Il by 10 $50; y
by Is 1925; II by 20 1925. Discount
40J.
FLAsKs-The quotations net are as fol-
lows: Half pint S2.T5; pint 1915; quart
4.T5.
CASDIEs-We quote stick candy 15c;
common fancy 1Gc.
CoRDAGE-Jute 13c; grass 2Oc; cotton
SOC. o.oo.oo,
PEPPEI-We -
SPICE-We quote at To-
GIEGER-We quote at 16c.
TA1LOY--We quote at &c.
ORANGEs-We quote at 50 per barrel.
CLOvES-Advanced to 50d6Oc.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-15
TOO MANY CLERKS.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Appro-
prlatlon Committee Will report in a
few days IN favor of a reduction of the
force IN the departments here. Gen.
Garfield has had prepared a table
showing the rapid increase Of the cleri-
cal force since the war, which shows
that 1t has been ont Of all proportion
to the requirement Of the work to be
performed. An investigation into the
numbers employed in the various de-
partments has also been made, and the
committee has come to the conclusion
that a reduction Of from twenty five to
forty per cent. in the number of clerks
can be made without detriment to the
service, and the committee will make
up their appropriation bills upon the
basis of this reduction.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-15
NasbvIlIe Produee Market.

PEANUTs-Receipts and sales to-day of
400 bushels at SIPS per bushel from first
hands.
DRIED FRUIT-We quote at Sc for apples
and quarter peaches, and l0c for half peach
es from wagon.
EGGs-We quote at 1s619c per dozen
from wagon.
GREEN APPLEs-We quote at S4.5OA
500 per barrel.
SOUR KROUT-We quote at SO per Dbl.
from store.
CABBAGE-We quote at S2.2562.5O per
crate from store.
PEAs-We quote from store as follows:
Stock Peas S1.2561.50 per bushel; Lady
Peas $3.50 per bushel.
POTATOEs- We quote Irish
S2.25 per barrel from wagon, and $500
from store.
FEATHERs-We heard of sales to-day
at soc.
BEEswAx-We quote at 24c.
RAGs-Dull at PC.
GINsENG-We hear of sales at $1,000
Los.
WooL-Market dull at 1Sf23c for IN
washed, and 33d37c for washed.
BROOM CORN-Market active at 367c.
HAY-We quote at S20625 per ton, &C
cording to quality.
BUTTER-We quote at 2O625c for good
to choice.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-15
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Cnffnn Markets.


LIVERPOOL. Jan. u. 1874. - Cotton
quiet and steady; middllng uplands SD;
middling Orleans sgd. Sales 1900 bales;
American 1900. Sales of uplands nothing
below good ordinary shipped December
and January SD; do. January and Feb
r1larv SD: do. February and March SD.
Nothing below low middlings january and
February delivery SD; sales of Orleans
nothing below good ordinary shipped jan
uary and February 5-l6d.
New YORK, Jan. Il. Cotton is In
demand; middling uplands 165c. Futures
closed weak: sales of 1000 bales as fol-
lows: JANUARY u J1-1Gd to - 23-32c;
February 1Gc; March 1850; April II 1-1sc;
MAY II 9-16c; June 11balT l5-l6.
New ORLEANS, Jan. A. Cotton
demand Moderate and prices irregular, but
lower: sales Of 5000 bales good
ordinary to strict good ordinary 133a
I4zc: low middling to strict low middhng
151al55c: middling to strict middling l05a
17c; good middling liz; receipts oil
9.305 bales; exports cOastwise 2,2l6 bales;
to Great Britain 5,2S2 bales; stock 2G5,15
bales; unsOld $4,000 bales.
MEMPHIS, Jan. IA. - CottOn-Cfood
grades are in light demand, but holders
firm; good ordinary 13aal44c; low md
ding I5a15Ic; middling l6al69c; receipts
for the past day 1890 bales; shipments
the past twenty-fOur hours 2,l46 bales;
stock g., 900 bales.
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. 14.-CottOn is in good
demand, with liberal sales; middlings at
15sc.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 14.-COttOn firm at
15sc.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 14.-Cotton quiet
at 16c.
Foreign Markets
LONDON. Jan. IA, 3 P. Mt is the gen
eraI opinion on Change that the Bank oil
FnoIand rae of discount will be lowered
to.Tnorrow. Rate of discount in open mar
Iet for three months bill 81 per cent,
which Is below bank rate. Rate for
r,onav at Stock Exchange on Government
securities 3 per cent. Amount Of bullion
cone into bank on balances to-day t92,O 900.
7,onso,s formonev 02a92 I; account % JAZZ Z;
frT,i,od States SOS of '6j, 1881; do. OF 1867,
1o7s. limited States 10-4Os 1O5; new 5s
1OSt New York Central 92R.Erie 4S5a
43,. Erie preferred 6oa.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. II. - Breadstufis are
quiet and firm.
PARIS. Jan. 14.-Rentes 5Sf 42ae-
View York Money Market
NV YORK. Jan. 14.-The Customs
receipts are $4,000. The Treasury DIS
bnrs5d s74s.OOO. The Clearinghouse TO
Jav cancelled the remaining S3IO,OOO i0ai
o c@y!tif;csies issued during the panic. The
net reserve Of the associated banks IS Il
millions greater than this time last year
} and constantly increasing, Money Is YER
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-15

Tennessee bonds are quiet and are quoted
in New York at 79S. They are worth
about SIC here; The past due coupons are
worth about Gle.
Comptroller's warrants are in good de-
mand by taxpayers. Dealers pay 96d97
and hold at 9Sc.
Our local stocks generally are very firm,
and are held at full rates. For quotations
we refer to those published by the Nash
vile Swings Company, corner Union and
College streets