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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16
Our Young Folks.
FOUR YEARS OLD.

By L. G. WARNER.
Bright in the early morning
His brown eyes open wide.
ana there never a wink more slumber
To be thought OF N his side.
Awake from his hair all a-rumble
To the tips Of his springing toes
Into his clothes he dances.
And down to his breakfast goes.
Then ont with his little barrow.
And where. on! where Is his spade?
To-day his corn must be planted.
And all Of his garden made.
Don't speak to him-proud Young farmer.
Half lost in his big straw hat:
yOu dare To suggest an eTrand,
Not minute has he for that.
Ten minutes, and Where is nv hammer
And nails :-drate big uns.-' he calls.
Lo, his garden i turned 10 cellar.
And now he must put up his walls!
What, you. my brave young farmer:
Oh no. m d builder now
l build big barns and houses:
Come our and III show Won how
Soon. starting, he hears the oxen
Dragging the big hay-cart;
And, houses and barns forgotten.
Away he ices like Il dart.
" Please. Hugh. let me be driver:
III keep right here by the side
SO. WhlP ON his shoulder. he marches
With more than soldiers pride.
Now back, calling :. Mamma mamma.
Here : tunnin hop-Stool for YOU:
Twas growing close up by the fountain
. dear. nor what shall | do:''
So, hour after hour, through the daytime,
He works aud plays with a will:
The brown little hands always busy,
The quick little feet never still.
UNTIL when at last the evening
Drops down like a soothing chime,
a tired little voice comes calling.
Please, isn't it story-time =
Then, two dear arms, all caressing.
Are around me. and sweet low words
l hear-as gentle and tender
As the cooling goodnight Of birds.
And he. the bright eyes half-closing,
With kisses on cheek and brow.
Says softly, Goodnight! l love YOU.
m only your little boy now
st. Nicholas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16
L Railroad Scene.

" BURLEIGH" writes from Washington
to the Boston JOuHaJ: An amusing in
cident occurred the other day on one Of
the trains from Boston to this city. The
cars were very crowded An elegantly
dressed woman occupied an entire seat.
Her bundles, handbook and bag were
piled artistically. She was oblivious to
the fact that passengers were rushing
back and forth to obtain sittings. More
than one gentleman drew himself up in
front OF the imperious dame, and silently
pleaded for the vacant spot She famed
herself leisurely, lolled in the seat and
evidently thought things were very com
Portable, as they were. Is that seat oc-
cupied, MADAME" said well-dressed
gentleman, very politely "Yes, it is"
was the snappish reply. The man walked
on. In half an hour the door opened
and in walked tall rough fellow, coarse
as a Polar bear. His huge beard was un-
cOmbed and stained with tobacco Juice.
His clothes were i'll put on and smelt of
the stables. He was ungloved and brawny,
and weighed fully two hundred He ran
his eye along the car, and caught the seat
IN which our lady was sitting. He made
for it. With great deliberation lie seized
bundle, bandbOX and bag, put them
plump into the lap Of the lady, and sat
down in the vacant spot like one who in
tended TO stay If looks could have an
initiated q man there would have been
a corpse in that car about that time The
man seemed very much at home. He
Whistled; he spit; he stroked his beard
he threw around his huge arms and
chucl1led inwardly at the evident rage of
the woman. She left the cars at New
Haven, and had hardly gone before the
gentleman who was refused the seat re-
appeared. To some gentleman who
seemed to take a great interest in the
proceedings he said 9 Did you see how
that woman treated me?" YES" did
you see how she was come up with?''
Yes" "Wel, that man is a horse-doc-
tor that sat down beside her. He belongs
to Bulls Head. [ gave him 81 to ride
with that woman as far as she went"
The car rOared.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16
Y0u VIII Be Wanted.

Take courage, my lad What if you
are but an humble, obscure apprentice
poor, neglected orphan-a scott and a
by-word for the thoughtless and gary,
who despise virtue in rags because of
its tatters? Have you an intelligent
mind, untutored though it be? Have
you a virtuous aim, pure desire and an
honest heart? Depend upon it, some Of
these days you will be wanted. The
time may be long deferred-you may be
grown into manhood, and you may even
reach your prime ere the call is made;
but virtuous aims, pure desires and hon
est hearts are too few not 20 be appre-
ciated-not to be wanted. Your virtue
shall not always hide you as a mantle
obscurity shall not always veil you from
the multitude. Be chivalric in your COM
bat with circumstances. Be active, how
ever small your sphere Of action. 1t will
surely enlarge with every moment, and
you will have continued increasement.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16

mission, it exists in the melancholy at
tempts at window gardening, always to
be seen even in the most miserable
quarters These tell their pitiful tale of
the longing for and love Of Nature which
poverty, squalor and crime cannot quite
crush out.
To establish the flower charity in con-
nection with the beneficent societies
mentioned in the last Scri6uer would be
the easiest thing in the world. Let it be
organized in every church in the land !.
let the sweetest offerings of Nature be-
brought to those who cannot seek them
for themselves.-Scri5aer'S Monthly for
JUN.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16
Beware Of Trichin@.

As several cases of the horrible disease,
trichinosis, have lately occurred, among
others those recently mentioned by US as
happening at Flint and South Haven,
Mich, we again impress on our readers
the necessity Of seeing that pork is prop
erly cooked before being eaten. Recol-
lect that one mouthful Of underdone
pork may cook your goose. Here is an
extract from the medical report on the
cases mentioned above by the Medical
Society Of Kalamazoo:
" Eat no uncooked or half-cooked hogs
flesh. The raw flesh Of the hog, what
ever its shape or condition, whether ham.
bacon or pork, salt or fresh, smoked or
unsmoked, is liable to contain this para
site, full Of a life and activity that NAV
soon work remediless mischief in the
human body. Bologna sausage, if pork
be in it uncoobed, is as dangerous as any
form OF this meat. The heat that cooks
meat utterly destroys the life and mis-
chievous power Of these vermin, and no
one need fear any harm if this fact is OBJ
Western Rural.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16
A Black Samson.

THERE is negro Samson named n elsOn
de Lisle in New Orleans. He is horse
dealer by profession, and the trick of his
trade is to take possession of horses in
an unauthorized manner He was de
nominated a horse thief before a court
in New Orleans in 1869 and sent to
the State prison, where he stayed only
six DAYS of the five years awarded him.
He broke jail by swapping iron bars as
if they had been pine sticks, and carrying
the outer gate, and fled and hid. The
police have been on the lookout for him,
and afraid they would find him. The
other day two or three of them got hold
of him, and he broke loose and laid them
out on the pavement with one blow each
of his mighty arm. De Lisle then ran,
and the cry of 'Stop thief" was raised,
and gathering crowd suTged in pursuit.
4 policeman fired three shots without
any apparent effect, and he was at length
brought to a halt by running as it We're in
a crowd of a thousand men that had col
lected about him, both before and behind,
IN his flight. The friction of such mass
was too much for him, and he saw the
living Eall close around him. He had
no ia Sbone of an ass or any modern
weapon to WELD, or he might have
waded through that thousand men and
been free. 1t took twelve muscular
white Americans to take him to the sta
tion-house, as he kept up a skirmishing
fight all the way. He was put in the
stocks and it was found a pistol ball had
passed through his thigh and a club had
lndented his forehead over the eye. HIS
Yltals, which were covered with a heavy
coating of upper leather, were unharned.
The authorities are thinking Of putting
De Lisle to performing feats Of strength
for their amusement. as the Philistines
did Samson Of old. He IS not Of eXag-
gerated size, being a little over medium
size, but his mold is herculean and his
endurance is equal to that Of steam en-,
CINE of twenty horse Baltimore
4nzsrIcan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16

CORRESPONDENCE from Hastings, Mich,
relates fatal accident to a little child
OF Robert Mitchell. The mother was
washing and had left pail Of hot water
setting on the floor into which the child
moving backward, sat, scalding it ter
ribly. 1t fingered two or three days be-
fore death relieved it of its sutferings.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16

THERE is an old maid in Lowell, Mass,
who shows the documents to prove that
she has refused over forty offers OF mar
riage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16

SMALLPOX seems to be very popular
among the Chinese in California.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16

At Tom Badgers wedding Jack Lum-
y was called upon for toast. Jack
could not remember that neat little speech
he had been coming for a week, but he
felt himself equal to the occasion, and
said: Badger, your health. May this
days entertainment be often repeated."
Mrs. Badger tainted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16

England and Wales combined have
only ], Asa, 900 acres of woodland coppice
and forest plantations, out of total of
37,319,000 acres.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-08-27
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
Daily Hsnnebee 9ul'rnal.
TO THE
ROCKLAND.

Rockland, &c. The State Educational As
ISOLATION has continued its session to-day,
with very fair attendance. The morning
session was opened by an interesting essay
on "the kindergarten System" by Thomas
fash of Lewiston. Superintendent Johnson
followed with an able essay on Normal
Schools" and the session was concluded with
a practical paper on GLOW we can best make
our schools free schools" by S. Libbey of
Orono.
AT the afternoon session able essays were
read on ''the Work at Perrikese," by Miss
II. A. Coffin of Castine; ''the Elevation of
Standards" by A. E. Chase of Portland, and
cam II" by A. A. Woodbridge of Rockland
This evening there is good Attendance
The programe embraces essays by r. NJ.
Jones of Vassalboro, and Professor G. l..
Vose of Brunswick, and an address by Gov
ernor Dingley.
1t has been decided to close the session
with the meeting Of this evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-08-27
UTAH.
Ann Eliza Young and Brigham.
She Sues for a Divorce,

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oai. LaAe Cny' 70: AN application mas
oeen ii"ue ny ann Ehza ioung TO the ord
ulslfiCt couFt Vi ~, o'ah LOT divorce from Brig
nam oune; Inc appiicatlon states that she
was was hiaffieu u brigham ioune' Aprii oth,
looo' 'haI lor d year Drighhah Dung lveo
WIN WIZ her, out alter tnat uule ne treated hef
WIN hesiect' uhKlnohess' cruei ana lhhuman
t,eatihent' ehuing IN absolute uese1.ioh'-tna'
sue oelleVes s-o'ooo Is reasonable sum lot
.he services on Oh her couhsel IN this SUIT ana
siiat oioo per ihohth Is reasonable amount
ior Tue supper. OF nerseii ana cnlidren'
.. an answer hieu ny priehash Dung claims ,i
that not az any Time hlmseif and Ann Eliza
intermarfieo' or that she mas oeen, or Is now
us III, "ie' aiieglng that on April ~, 1903, Ann
Ehza married James l.. Dee, who IS stili Nv
,ng' ana tha' she IS sun the lawful wife OF
Zee never as ne oelieves, having been di
sorceo from saio zee, put tnat on the 9TH OF
april ne was informed and verify believed
tnat prior 10 that tune she mad been legally
divorced rom said pee that on the 10Th OF
january, ioof' ne pelhg an unmarried man
was la"ioLy marrled 10 mary ann Aneell al
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-08-27
WASHINGTON.

90 The monies received by the Treasury
for the year ending June so, 1874, was
S2,s14, IS1.50; amount expended 81, S57,-
$3.50.
&c. The President has appointed the fol-
lowing postmasters: Mrs. Lydia NJ. Hender-
son, at keene, N. II. Samuel S. Gleasan, at
WATERFOWL, Mass. The Post Office depart
ment has decided to send two commissioners
to tho Berne postal congress, and has select
ed j. Ii. Blackfan superintendent of the for
elgn mail service. and DR.. c. II. Macdonald
superintendent of the money order system or
its representations.
The board of naval engineers left Washing
ton to-day on an inspecting tour and will visit
the yard at Norfolk, Philadelphia, New York,
Boston and Portsmouth, for the purpose of
recommending such reduction in expenditures
OF the engineers department as will enable the
secretary to carry out his views of a more eco
nomical administration of the navy.
Bowley and Jones. the radical negroes
whose rivalry carried the Georgetown riot,
have signed an agreement declaring there is
no impeachment to their cordial friendship and
that they will refrain from everything tending
to public disorder.
Mexico is to be represented at the centen-
NAL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-08-27
FROM NEW YORK.

New York, &c. Kerstein, alias Meyer,
who was arrested on Monday, charged with
robbing the Royal Condit Bank, of Culm,
Prussia, of SlS0,000 and committing forger
les in that place to the amount of $4,000,
was this afternoon brought before U. S. Com
missioner Stillwcll. The commissioner said
he could not hold him as there were no pa
pers, but suggested shat the Prussian Consul
should act in the matter. Kerstein is still
held in custody.
Thomas Costa, one of the last men seen
with Torrini the murdered Italian, has been
arrested.
A woman and six children, each with pla-
card attached to them charging we'll known
brokers firm with robbing them of $4,000,
were arrested on Wall and Broad streets
to-day as they marched back and forth.
The woman gives her name as Mrs. Il. Gold
berry of Lewis street in this city; an im-
mense crowd gathered around them.
1t is now stated that duel between the
Cuban general Rosado and Delanto, of a
Spanish paper Of this city, took place this
morning at Paris, resulting in the fatal
wounding of Dolanto.
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ed in happy illustrations, delivered in the
speakers own inimitable way. He closed
with an affectionate appeal to the ministers
the coming of the Lord, and expressed hope
of meeting all in heaven.
This is the 25lst campmeetiug he has at
tended. wonderful aigor of mind and body
still attend him, although he has reached
two four-score years.
The request of the President to spend five
minutes in secret prayer at noon was gene
rally observed.
At the close of these minutes-1 p. NJ
services are being held in the different tents,
and one special one is in progress in the
Maine st. Cottage, under the direction of its
pastor, Rev. w. w. Leacheur,- in which
services the Rev. C. Man and +. M. Pickles
are participating with the societies under
their care.
The Lord is gracing the meeting with his
presence.
AT. 2 p. NJ. the audience united to sing
go, happy day, that fixed my choice" &C.,
after which Rev. George Hannaford offered
a most earnest prayer. The Rev. II. Kendall,
of Waterford, announced as his text-Daniel
l2 3" They that are wise shall shine as the
brightness of the firmanent," sc. He first
gave definition of the wise, and then spoke
of their work. The discourse was listened
to with deep interest and a most gracious in
fiuence rested on the meeting season of
prayer and praise interspersed with the re-
cital of religious experience then followed.
There was preaching service in the even
ing.
F. NJ P
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M MASSACHUSETTS,.

Springfield, &c. James Hickey, gate ten.
der was run over and killed by the cars at the
Bridge street crossing in this city this after.
noon.
Rev. Ralph Perry of Agawam was knocked
from his wagon and seriously injured, by a
locomotive.
Boston, &c. 1t is expected that President
Grant will pass the Sabbath at Naushon, Buz-
yards Bay, as guest of John NJ. Forbes. He
will stop at Vineyard Grove from Thursday
until Saturday.
Worcester, &c. John Fnnegan, the man
shot by Thomas Walters on Sunday in the
meadows in this city, died at the hospital yes
terday. The coroner's jury yesterday re-
turned a verdict of justifable homicide.
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FOREIGN.
Ireland.


Dublin, &c. A base ball match between
America and Ireland took place to-day. 1t
was played by nine Americans, selected from
the Boston and Philadelphia clubs on the one
side, and six members of the Dublin cricket
club together with G. Wright as pitcher, II.
Wright as catcher and Kent as first base on
the other. The Earl of Kingston was one of
the Irish players. The Irish were allowed
the odds of five outs to an inning, to three
for the other side but the match was won by
the Americans by a score of ~ to G. A scrub
game was subsequently played by the Ameri-
cans alone, which resulted in score of to
s. The weather was most favorable and the
attendance large.
Hitherto the visitors nave escaped accident
in their playing; but to-day Mcbride, the
pitcher OF the Philadelphia club had the mis-
fortune to break his thumb.
With the matches at Dublin to-day the
American clubs brought their tour to close,
and all the members left this evening for
Queenstown to take the steamer for New
York.
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SECOND DAY-WEDNEsDAY.

First purse of 5000 for horses of the > 80
class
Best 3 in to harness; Sl25 to first, $50
to second and $25 to the third. The race was
won by j. ID. formerly Yellow Dog, Andres
coggin Boy, taking the second money, and
Polly Hopkins the third.
Time, :52, . l2 l-2, AZ.
The following is the record of the several
heats:
J. ID. Packard Winthrop,
g. j. ID. formerly Yellow Dog, l l
Foster S. Palmer, Bangor,
b. M. Polly Hopkins, . 3 9
ii. W. Brackelt Dixdeld,
g. G. Androscoggin Boy, .
In the first heat II. w. Brackett the dri-
yer, pulled Androscoggin Boy badly, in the
opinion of the judges, intending not to let
his horse win. He was ordered off the sulky,
and Androscoggin Boy was driven the second
and third heats by l.. j. Bracket OF SO.
Windham. The driver was evidently an I'M
provement, for Androscoggin Boy came up
from in 2 :52 heat to 2 in 2 :42 IL heat.
The judges thought it hardly consistent that
horse that yesterday was in a 80 heat and
in a . 4 heat could not do better than to
come in 3 to day in . :52 race.
The race OF the day was the grand stallion
race for the championship of Maine purse
of $500; Sl00 gold medal and $500 to the
first, 1925 to second and SIS to third best 8
in to harness.
The following is the summary of the race;
l.. J. Bracket, So. Windham,
&. s. Messenger Knox, /
j. W. McDufiee, Lewiston,
b. s. King William, . 3
Gen. W. S. Tilton, Togus,
b. s. Maine Slasler, 3 . .
Time, :32, 1888 IL, 2 .32 3-4.
For this race there were entries, four of
which were Withdrawn. At the start King
William had the pole, Maine Slasher second,
and Messenger Knox outside. Messenger
Knox soon took the pole, and for some time
the appearances indicated that King William
and Maine Slasher would both be distanced
the first heat; however they came up inch by
inch, and in the second and third heats did
splendidiy, the real contest being between
Maine Slasher and King William for the Sec
ond money, which was fairly won by the for
mer. Messenger Knox takes the gold medal
of the championship.
Mr.. John T. Richards. President of the
Oakland Park Association, announced that
ar appeal had been taken from the decision
Of the Judges yesterday, in awarding the sec
ond money TO Shepherd Knapp, Jr., in the
2 :28 class, which appeal had been forwarded
to the National Association, and that all out
side bets would be held in allegiance until the
case was decided.
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had that as the investment isn't paying one
to somebody, we shall not again have stock
sent us. We wish to be spared from all such
blessings.
A Sabbath School picnic of the Schools of
China, Winslow, Albion and Benton was
held near Lambs Corner in Winslow on Sat-
urday. The attendance was very large, and a
good time was the result
The camp meetings at Richmond, Old
Orchard and Northport have in turn received
the visits Of our people, who thus combine
recreation and duty, aid while partaking of
the spiritual blessings of life are reinvigorating
the physical frame for duties that must be met
on their return. Such escapes as camp meet
ings, picnics, excursions and visits, are essen
tal to our health aud longevity, and ought
to be generally INDUCED in.
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CUBA.

Havana, &c. Adyices from Porto Rico re-
port terrific earthquake in that Island this
morning Houses were rocked to and fro for
two minutes and the inhabitants rushed from
them in the widest alarm.
A letter was brought to this city to-day by
a fisherman from the Captain of the American
brig Margaret which sailed hence on the LIST
inst. for New Orleans, reporting that vessel
again off Moro on the 25th inst. She had
been becalmed and drif,ed about the ocean,
AT one time she was near Abaco, when one
seaman who became insane jumped overheard
and before a boat could reach him, he was
picked up by passing Spanish coasting
schooner and carried off.
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A REIGN OF TERROR EXISTS
Blacks and Whites Aiming.

NASHVILLE, Aug. ga number of negroes
at Picketsville, Gibson county, six miles from
Humboldt, threatened a riot last Saturday and
Sunday, on account OF some real or supposed
wrong done them, and manifested DISPOSE
ton to kill two or three citizens and fire and
sack the town. Yesterday sixteen Of the ring
leaders were arrested, taken to Trenton and
placed in Jail for safe keeping. About one
o'clock this morning, between seventy-6ve
and hundred masked men entered the town,
and riding up to the Jail, compelled the sheriff
to deliver up the keys thereof They then
took the sixteen negroes from the prison, and
after killing four and MORALLY wounding two,
on the confines of the town, rode off with the
remaining ten and are supposed to have killed
them, as nothing has been heard of the party
since they left. Considerable excitement ex-
lists among the negroes, and the whites are
taking steps to defend themselves in case of
all outbreak.
Memphis, &c. Dispatches from Humboldt
and other points along the line of the Men,
phis and Louisville road in Gibson county,
near the scene of the disturbances on Satur-
day, say perfect reign of terror exists in
consequence of the excitement growing out of
the mob taking l6 negroes out of Trenton
Jail last night and killing them.
Both blacks and whites are armng, and
such is the dread of the conflict ensuing that
railroad officials find it difficult to prevent
employees from leaving the road.
LATEST.
Nashville, &c. The following specials to the
Union and American are received:
Trenton, pm. Armed men are pouring
in from the country to find all quiet. The
scouts say they cannot find an armed negro
Two of the six negroes found shot last
night are still alive.
Humboldt, &c, pm. All is quiet.
Rickeusville, pm. The citizens are rest
ing on their arms. All rumors of armed ne
gro bands and fighting in the country are be-
leyed to be false.