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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

Henry Ward Beecher talks in
this way of the Pope: Il have a
great many friends in Rome, the Pope
among them. He never came to see
me, but I would just as lief go to see
him as not. He would hardly say [
was orthodox, but | really believe he
is orthodox. | would ordain him to
preach, and I would let him preach
here if he asked me. I really believe
the old man is a good man, with some
eobwebs in his head, but they will be
brushed away before long; we all have
got them, in some way or another,
and whatever there is in him that is
pure, and true, and right, makes him
my brother"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

-Repose and cheerfulness are the
badge Of the gentleman-repose in
energy.-Emerson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

THE happlest of pillows is not
that which Love first presses; it is
that which Death has frowned on and
then passed over
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

In these times we fight for ideas,
and newspapers are our fortress
Heaae.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21
Our Free lunch.

Aristotle says there is one thing
which God cannot change, and that is
yesterday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

Opportunities are like flowers that
fade at night; seize them, therefore,
while they last.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

=" Those who know the truth, says
Confucius, are nos equal to those who
revere it-are not equal to those who
find pleasure in it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

Every nature must have the sub
soil plowing Of sorrow before it car
recognize either its present poverty or
its possible wealth.-MacdonaId.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

Were any saved before Christ
came into the w0rIt-Christ, the cal3
name given under heaven whereby it
is possible to be saved? Were any
saved before. He was named in time,
before the world knew of Him, before
the world heard of Him, during the
long ages, the mighty centuries that
wadcd through the night Of uncertain
prophecy? ANY saved then? The
mighty millions, the billows of geners-
tions that rolled over the sea, did any
of them dash and sparkle on the
bright shore? or did they all 90 down
to the night-place? A fair question,
this. We show neither our Christian
ity nor our manliness by blinking it,
or telling the inquirer that he may NOT
broach such question. That is the
way sk@ptics are made and in6dels
come to scott at the scheme of religion
offered them In Christ, invoking, as
they say, the contempt of their season.
DON'T DO it. Ask the question::
Were any saved prior to about eight
cen hundred years ago; Too horrible,
indeed, to think of the negative an.
swer; too terrible an impeachment of
the Christian conception Of the Divine
attributes; too violent logic to make
any man respectable, or rather leave
him respectable, even here in the dark
ghort-sighted ways of time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

For q man to do his work to the
best Of his ability,to put al his energy
into it, Is, Of course, an obvious duty {;
to devote himself to it is a sin. A
man who deyotes or gives himself up to
any work, or anything, to any name
save One, in Earth or in HEAVIER, is an
idolator. The language Of one mans
idolatry is revolving to us, the other
commands our respect; but The result
is much the same in both the soul
can be smothered in lawsuit as effect
ually as in beer tankard and fifty
years hence the former, as well as the
latter, will be gone, and the two men
left equally bare, equally dead, equally
unproftable.-Oakfc!9
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

DO the best thou knowest to-day.
Shrink net from frequent error in
this gradual fragmentary state. Fol-
low thy light for as much as 1t will
show thee; he faithful SO far as thou
canst, in hope that faith will presently
lead to sight.-Help others without
blaming their need o. help. Love
much and be forgiyen.-Hargaret FaJ-
Ter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

All the presses that to-day are
rafting in the land, scattering the.
leaves of blessing and of hope or of
sorrow, ratified in the brain Of Faust
long before they worked in the eyes of
men. Fulton head was the first en-
gine-house whence rolled out the en-
glnes that to day are tugging and
lifting and pulling at the burdens of
mankind; and the wires of national
intelligence that whispered in the ear
Of the New England mothsr the last
words of her dying boy on the fields
Of Gettysburg, before his lips were
sealed, were once coiled up in the mar
rev study of Morse. The suspension
bridge is but a crystalized idea. John:
O. Fremont carried in the fluids of
his thought the victorious feet long
before Commodore Foote foated into
the Mississippi. Ericsson walked up
and down Pennsylvania with the Mon
itor in his massive brain, full rigged,
and with cannon and crew, long before
she sailed in the waters below. Pow
er's Greek Slave stood patient and
Toicetess, yet pleading, in the temple
of his thought long before it quickened
the cold marble into life I; and the
Heart of the Andes is but one canvass
on the soul Of Church, indicating what
is within. The chisel Of the sculptor
and the painter are but the magic
wand with which Genius crystalized
her inspired ideas.-RsU. G. III. Fou-
Ter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

As the sun is reflected in q spring
when it is clear and limpid, 50 God is
reflected in the soul Of man when it IS
pure and spiritual.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

Be always ready to excuse every
oversight, or indiscretion, or i'll action
but if thou becst guilty Of it, confess
it, plainly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21
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It trees, only to ind the worms.

at trees, only to find the worms. You
will only be worm-fed if you do so.
Don't peck at Christians either
they are poor feeding enough. 1t is
not we'll to whet appetitas on the evils
of mankind. They make diseased
blood. Turn to the great model, the
church spiritual, the Jerusalem above,
which is the mother Of US all. Great
en- your nature and your conceptions
of what is noble and charitable and
true. One of the great uses of sor-
row in the world is to keep its heart
tender and great. We all know that
joy is not perfected until it is brewed
over the fire of grief. Sorrow dies ia
its elimination; after that comes the
bloom of ecstacy. The last conflict is
victory. Be gentle and You will be
mighty. The more deeply the more
divine and godly will you be.
Elnbosom these truths in your con-
fdence; broaden your life and deepen
aspiration from their great lie aud
power. God is down here among tho
fading flowers and the dying embers Of
life, to retint vanishing hucs and re-
lumen the brightness that fades into
shadow. Sorrow and grief are among
the heavenly mordants that prepare
the soul for the fast colors Of glory,
and help God to paint His name in it
in letters living, indelible, immortal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

BAD BARGAINS. Once Sabbath
school teacher remarked that ne who
buys the truth makes good bargain,
and inquired If any scholar reccllected
an instance in Scripture Of bad bar
gain. 'I do replied a boy, 'Esau
made a bad bargain when he sold his
birthright for mess Of pottage." \
second said, Judas made a bad bar
gain when he sold his Lord for thirty
pieces of silver A third boy observ-
ed, "Jesus tells US that he makes a
bad bargain, who, to gain the whole
world, loses bis own soul"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

=" Those who know the truth, says
Confucius. are nos equal to those who
revere it-are not equal to those who
find pleasure In it,
Every nature nsust have the sub
soil plowing of sorrow before it car
recognize either its present poverty or
its possible wealth.-MacdonaId.
As the sun is reflected in q spring
when it is clear and limpid, so God is
reflected in the soul Of man when it IS
pure and spiritual.
Be always ready to excuse every
oversight, or indiscretion, or Ill action !;
but if thou becst guilty Of it, confess
it, plainly.
--"Passion makes the best observa-
.2ons and the most wretched conclu-
sions. It IS telescope whose field Is
SO much the brighter as it is narrower. -"
=" As the Lords mercies are new
every morning, so those to whom they
come have a perpetual freshness Of life
untouched by the burden and heat Of
the day"
=" They but poorly discharge their
trust who are content to find fault with
and condemn what others may propose
without ever venturing a proposition Of
their own"
One Of the highest benefits we
can reap from understanding the way
of God with ourselves is, that we be-
come able to trust Him, though we do
do not understand His ways.
The true Christian is neither afraid
of dying or living; desires to go to
heaven to see Christ, yet is willing to
stay upon earth to serve Christ.
No man ever sank under the bur
den Of to-day. It is when tomorrow S
burden is added to the burden OF TO-
day that the weight is more than a
man can bear.
The first thing to be sought, and
sought until it is realized, by those VINO
yearn to make their life sweet SAVIOR
unto God, is that for which David
pleaded: Create in me clean heart
Q God, and renew a right spirit within
me-"
-'' Our habitual life is like wall
hung with pictures, which has been
shone on by the suns of many years !;
take one of the pictures away, and 1t
leaves definite, black space, to which
our eyes can never turn without SEN
sation of discomfort. Nay, the invol-
untary loss of any familiar object most
always brings chill as from an evil
omen; it seems to be the first finger
shadow Of advancing death" :"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

Mature is always consistent, though
she feigns to contravene her own laws.
She keeps her laws and seems to tran
scend them. She arms and equips an
animal to find its place and living in
the earth, and, at the same time, she
arms and equips another animal to de-
strOy it. Space exists to divide crea-
lures bat by clothing the sides of a
bird with few feathers, she gives him
pretty Omni- presence. The direction
is forever onward, but the artist still
goes back for materials and begins
again with the first elements on the
most advanced stage otherwise, all
goes to ruin. IF we look at her work,
we seem to catch glimpse Of a system.
in transition Plants are the young Of
the world, vessels Of health and vigor
but they gr0pe ever upward towards
consciousness the trees are imperfect
men, and seem to bemoan their impriG
onment, rooted in the ground. TIE
animal Is the novice and probationer of
more advanced order. The men.
though young, having tasted the first
drop from the cup Of thought, are al
ready dissipated the NAPLES and ferns
are still uncorruPt yet no doubt, when
they come to consciousness, they too
will curse and swear. Flowers so
strictly belong to youth. that We sdult
men, soon come, to feel that their
beautiful generations coacern not US;
we have had our day; now let the
children have theirs The flowers jiit
us, and We are old bachelors with our
ridiculous tenderness.--RaLph HaEdo
Emsrsoa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

--"Passion makes the best observa-
lions and the most wretched c0nclu-
sions. It IS telescope whose field Is
SO much the brighter as it is narrower. :"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

-" They but poorly discharge their
trust who are content to find fault with
and condemn what others may propose
without ever venturing proposition Of
their own"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-30
New Foe 10 Cation.

The cotton plant has Il new enemy.
Its appearance and ravages are thus
described in the Natchez Democrat
Courier of the Dist instant:
We are informed by a gentleman re-
siding three miles from the city that a
new enemy to the cotton plant has
made its appearance on his place, being
u small black snail. These may be
seen in countless numbers all over the
fields, and as soon as the first two
leaves of the cotton make their appear
ance above ground, these pests ego for
themn and eat them, totally destroying
the stand. About half of the crop was
up aud has thus been destroyed, making
it necessary to replant. These snails
work some on the young corn also, but
will not damage it much.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-30

wel-known for the interest he takes
In the weaknesses Of females, "lIaye
you no one accompanying you"
generously and ieelngly asked the
modern Howard, "Well, now, that's
kinder nice,n replied Mrs, l3oIls,
adjusting her hands to her hips ana
sailing her eyes up and down the
now blushlng Samaritan, whose ear
Just then caught festive illusions to
his innocence and freshness, ''Ihat
does 30 remlnd me ofSmith, and, well,
hal hal hal Ia! he! he! he! hel hi! HI
hi! hi! no! no! no! no! well, that's
just the way Smith fcels.n This non
plussed the tendcr-hearted Howard"
and he made room for u gentleman
whose reputation for finding out things
Is spread as broad as grass all over the
country. "Do you laugh always this
way?" inquired this Napoleon ut get
ting at the foundation Of things. "Larf
alters that kinder way? Now, what
kind Of bird do you take me fur? But
thats--well Ia! In! Ia! ha! he! he! he!
he! hi! hi! hi! hi! no! no! no! no! and
that's just the way Smith feels.N .
AT this third gust the crowd that had
gathered around, fell back, and left u
lonely and vapid looking youth face to
face with the astonishing Mrs, Marthee
Boils "Now, what wasp-legged swamp
frog Is your" questioned Mrs, Bolls,
"Suppose, maybe, you want to know
something, too. Now--but ha! la! ha!
la! he! he! he! he! hi! hi! hi! hi! no!
no! no! no! that Is just exactly, mis-
ter, the way Smith feels.n At this
juncture wagon wheeled up and an
individual, supposed to be Smith,
howled "Get in here, you drunken
foolv' and as Mrs. Boils sealed the
wagon wheel, she ha! ha! ha! ha'd! he!
he! he! he'd! hi! hi! hi! hid and hol
no! no! hold! until the horse and
wagon both trembled, and rs she took
her seat beside the frownng Smith,
she clapped hand on both sides of
Smiths face, and holding II up to her
with the grip of vice, she screamed,
''But that's the way Smith alters feelsp'
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-30

our bodies am like tne-pleeeB, When they
run down we must wind them MP otherwise
they win sIop forever, what key VIII best
perform this work of renpyation9 ESperI-
once has shown that IL cl,n DO accomplished
more rapidly and certainly by n course OF
Hoatctter's Stomach Bitlem than by any
other article under the sun. That searching
yet harmless agont seems 10 DO spring, aud
loVor, aud wheel, 80 10 speak, of the living
machine. TherelaXed nerves arc blaoed, the
torpid liver IL stirred, the weak stomach Ia
strengthened, the dlsordered bowels are reg
ulated the losi appetite r. restored, the
clopdol mind u rlghtened--in short The
whole Inert system h stimulated into
healthy action. Now lfo IN put Into every
failing fibre, and physical regeneration en-
sues. This Is the testimony Of thousands,
In every city, town and yillngo of the union
living proofs Of It's efficacy may be found.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-30
McDUFF'S KLEPT0MANIA.
He Clothes Himself In Somebody ElSe's
Clothes.

The echo of McDuff's footsteps had
hardly died away in crossing the
threshold of the Jail into liberty again,
before he jumps into his old tricks.
Yesterday he wanted a shirt and Sc
lected one from the wash list of Mr..
Ray, for whom McDuti's wife washes.
Ray discovered that not only the shirt,
but several other articles OF wearing
apparel had become absent when Me-
Duff disappeared. Yesterday evening
he came suddenly on McDuffand with
Officer Scott, started OF to Jail with
him. When they reached the Southern
hotel Nc. made quick step forward
and struck oiflike deer. Five shots
We're fired after him, one grazing his
side. He was caught after short run
by some citizens, who were, Nc. thinks,
unfortunately right in his way. He
then took a moonlight stroll to the
iail.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-30
THE TICKET OF LEAVE.
Release Of Wilder and Bldwcll.

After careful review of the state
ments of the above men and d conipar-
ison of all the facts In the premises, IL
was the opinion of United States
Marshal Purnell, that the fabric of the
evidence was not strong enough to JUS
tiiy the further retention and incarcer-
alton of the prisoners, and they were
released by Sheriff Barlley on Tuesday
night. After their liberation, Wilder,
at the request of Major Purnell, accom-
panied him as far as Scyene, where the
wife Of the brother Of Reed, the princi-
pal in the robbery, resides, and from
whom, it is thought, some light may
be obtained as to the Whereabouts of
the bandit chief.
Bidwell was in the city all day yes
terday, and carried himself like a REIN
deer, his face looking rs the boys would
say, "higher nor kite,n his general
appearance and voice indicating that
he felt his freedom to the bone.
Notwithstanding that these men
have been able to regain their liberty,
owing to insufficient and defective tes-
timony as to their guilt, it does not
abate one jot or title the credit due to
Major Barley, sheriff of this county,
and his officers. They displayed an
ingenuity, nerve and detective talent
in the apprehension of these men,
which adds increased prestige to an
official record as splendid as can be
shown in the annals of any state.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-30

TnE present avcage price Of New
York Legislators is put down by
Thurlow Weed and he should
know, for he has had experience
at two hundred and fifty dollars.
Some votes range as low as fifty dol
lars, Vanderbilt is known to run
the present legislature, and, since
Tweed S misfortune, is king Of the
lobby. Says Mr., Weed "Themem-
bers divide themselves into little
gangs, worry much as laborors are
divided when engaged in n large
piece Of work, Each Of these gangs
has it's leader--some man like
Henry Genet, for example who is
responsible for the aggregate vote
of the gang. Negotiations are al
ways made with these leaders who
distribute tho money.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-30

The bishop of Natchez has fu!mi-
mated pastoral letter, in which among
things, he condemns Ground Dances
rs immoral, and he says that they are
to be severely reprobated.n We do
not blame the good bishop for so do
ing. five were a bishop ourself, we
should say worse than that about them,
We would launch the fearful anathe-
mas of the lesser and the greater eX-
communication at any fellow who VEN
tured to put his arm around the waist
of a pretty girl on the provocation of n
polka, or in the winsome ways of the
waltz, so long as the church forbade a
like delight to the Episcopacy. No
other man should enjoy such delights
while they We're forbidden to u.s. Gal
weston Mercury,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-30
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

~. Matthew's Episcopal Ghurcl-.Corner La
mar and Elm streets. Rev. S. d. Davenport,
Rector. sunday School ut pm. Services
ut 10Y am. and ~ pm.
Methodist Episcopal Church S0ut!i--Corner
Commerce ana Lamar streets, Rev. Dr. w.
h. EaSterling, Pastor. sunday school ut .
am; Services at ii II. m. and "a p. IN. City
mission services, Swiss avenue, east Dallas,
at II A. NJ, and corner Young and Eryay
streets, nj Up. NJ. every sabbath. Rev. sam
uel ArmStrong, pastor.
Catholic Church--Bryan street new build
ing)-Rev. Father Martlnier, Pastor. Ser
vices: Low mass, AIM; high mass, 1919 am;
vespers, 4p.ln.
Christian Church-Elder r. NJ. Gano, Pastor.
Services every Lords day at II a. m., and 10
pm. sabbath school at 90 am.
Missionary Baptist Church--Patterson ave-
nue.. Rev. Abram Weaver, Pastor. Sunday
school at So am. Services ut l0I2 am. and
So pm.
Presbyterian Church--Elm street. Rev A.
7. Smith, DID,, Pastor. Services every Sab
bath at l0la am. and pm. Weekly prayer
meeting Wednesday Mt pm. sabbath
school Sabbath morning at O'Clock.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church-Jetlerson
street. sunday School at So am. Services
at II II. III. and 8 p. m.
Methodist Episcopal Misunderstanding eve
~ Sabbath evening at odd Fellows hall at
1880 O'Clock.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-30

That elegant gentleman, and one of
our city's most successful young mer-
chants, Colonel Nichols, of the firm of
. Messrs. Keene 4 Nichols, returned from
New Orleans day before yesterday.
Z His hundreds of friends will not only
be delighted to know that he has re-
turned safely, but they will undoubtedly
cordially congratulate him on his mar
riage to one of the most beautiful and
highly accomplished young ladies OF
New Orleans. We join with the residue
ofhis friends in extending him the Gus.
tomary sentiments upon the happy
event. M
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-30
Mayor CabeII's Court.

A delicate docket was that of yester-
day. Crabb was shot off by his pistol
and 1t cost him 81 and balance.
Charley Stokes, soaked and hung
himself on the sidewalk to dry; 81 and
costs.
Frank Hart, drank hearty and piled
himself in heap in the street; 50 and
costs. e ta. E4
w. L. Johnson, well, sd.
They "found" johnson "spread" ia
"Very loose on the strand,
"With peaceful-like smile ON his features"
And bottle Of "bust head" in his hand. IA,
50 and costs. i'' Ia ~
Mcdonnell "couldn't refuse a friend"
and backed up against the ground
afterwards to get fresh start; So and
costs. i'N3A
Nichols "gin and MILK kicked up
a row under his vest and he laid down
to quiet them; 50 and costs.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-30
""THArs THE WAY SMITH FEELS"
Elm Street in q Big Laugh and q
aaiets Broad Grin. a'.li

iEtH hfMtffT 80 n ts
She said her name was Boils, Mar
thee Boils, and that she ''war forty-one
the last of Ginewary,n and that she
came TO town when she s'durned
| pleased and she could ride anything
from a "saddled gandern to clay
down and rollin' jackass," and that
she could Click the bonnit strings OIL
OF any wimmin In Dallas, and her
mans name was Smith-well, ha! ha !
ha ! ha! he he! he! he! hi hi!
hill hi no! no! no! no WELL.
that's the way Smith feelsp' This
spasn, brought out about three blocks
OF Elm street clerks, who can stand u
few moments of gayness about as well
ms the next man, and several members
Of Elm street firms, who don't have to
be punched in the risibleswit whip
haIidle to be made to look pleasant.
HMarthee,y having got well over her
first fit, was accosted by a philan-
thropic old gentleman of this city.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-30

Pierce a. Lyle keep every
thing in The musical line. from
u five cent jews harp up TO AZ
$1,000 piano. Sheet music not
found ina our stock. we will Or
der promptly and receive il in
a few days. Always or hand the
finest imported strings that can
be found In New York. as