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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-02
A Bear Hunt in Norway.

THE tale | am going to tell you hap
ened in Namdden, on the western coast
of Norway In this case it was an old
woman who was the heroine, common
beggar woman. 1t was Sunday after.
noon, and she and her old man were re-
turning to their cottage after having list
ened to a doubtless excellent sermon from
their worthy pastor. They were rowing
in their boat across an inland lake, on the
opposite shores of which their hovel
stood, and, as the wind blew high and
strong, like skillful navigators they
Rugged the land as close as they could.
1t was getting dusk, and as they rowed
along flor the old woman was, perhaps, a
better oar than her husband), discussing
the topics of the day, and wondering, I
dare say, how they should get through
the winter for, as said, they were very
poor, they all at once espied monstrous
she bear, quietly sitting on the shore
within few hundred yards of their boat,
earnestly gazing at these intruders upon
her ursine peace.
Now | think most old men and women
would have preferred giving Madame
Bear a wide berth, and have made the
| best of their way home, especially if they
had no other weapons of attack than one
or two oars and bOat-hoOk at their dis
posal. But our couple seemed to view
matters in different light. In fact they
| looked upon the presence OF the bear as a
| godsend Could they succeed in killing
her there would be an ample supply OF
meat to last them through the winter.
Then the skin would fetch them at least
four and half dollars, and the Govern
ment premium another five dollars, in all
nearly ten dollars, or about two pounds
and little cver-quite fortune in itself
to poor folks like these. So what with
bears hams and dollars IN pr0spectu, to
say nothing of an unlimited supply OF
pomatum, they made up their minds to
attack, their only fear being lest
the bear should decline the combat and
skedaddle:" and never giving it a
thought that the tables might be turned
on them. Still they felt that they had a
good base for retreat, if needs be, as. il
the worst came to the worst, they could
] lead the bear a merry dance across the
| lake. So they made a little detour, and
pushing the boat ashore, the old man
made haste to cut good thick stick ou
of the wood. Having procured this, they
returned to the spot, where they still
| found the bear star-gaZing Whether i
was that Bruin was in an illhumor, OF
whether she thought a bit of fresh meat
would be acceptable to her, no sooner
did she see them approaching than she
swan out to meet them As the ole
| woman was the stronger of the two she in
trusted her old man with the oars, while
she stood up erect, with appraised club, il
the prov of the boat. 1t was a critica
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-02

moment, for if she missed her aim
and her husband were not quick
enough, doubtless the bear would
board them, and make it exceedingly
unpleasant for the company. Nearer and
nearer she came, so the old fellow cum
ningly eased all, and held his oars in such
a position that if need be he could make a
start, just as we used to in the college
boat races, when we were waiting for the
flash of the last gun. But the bear was
resolute, and so was the woman, for, when
it just came within the reach of the sweep
Of her club, down she brought it with the
most admirable precision right full on
Bruins devoted skull The force of the
blow sent the bear under the water, and
the old lady over on the bottom of the
boat, but quick as thought, recovering
herself, she picked herself up again and
was ready for round number two.
"That was good 'un," mumbled her
husband, in approval, " give him another,
my lass!'' and down came the club again
exactly on the same spot as before, and
sent the bear under the water once more.
Judging from our own experiences in
the water, nothing, think, is more likely
to make person lose his temper than to
be suddenly forced down under the sur
face, especially when good sharp blow
on the head accompanies the submersion.
1t made Bruin furious, and rather dizzy
at the same time; for, on coming up the
second time, he was by no means "smil-
ing" but struck out fright and left" in
the widest manner conceivable. Again
and again the old woman visited the same
spot on the bears very sore head, till, at
length, it could no more come up to time,
and would very likely have sunk to the
bottom had not the old man very dexter
ously inserted his boathook into its thick
hide, and prevented it from doing So In
this position they held it for some few
minutes, taking good care to keep Bruins
head under water till the last spark of
life should be extinct, and then, when
they felt quite sure that it must be dead,
gently towed it ashore. But, to make as
surance doubly sure, they at once pro-
ceeded to divest the brute of its hide, and,
covering up the carcass with boughs and
heavy stones, left it till the morrow, and
went on their way rejoicing at all the
good things which Providence had
thrown in their way, and determining for
the future to be very regular in their at
tendance at the parish church.-B. B., IN
Land and Water
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-02
Wax and Whacks.

Mr.. SLEDAKER, of Burlington, came
into the house the other day with his jaws
firmly set together, and by groans and
pantomime gave his wife to understand
that he was unable to open them. Mrs
Sledaker instantly sent for the doctor,
despite the evident unwillingness of her
husband, and when the physician came
and examined the patient he said that
Sledaker had lockjaw and must instantly
be put to bed and bled. Sledaker in
dumb show protested against this, and
when the doctor insisted upon it he be-
came Infatuated and seized the poker for
the purpose of defending himself The
doctor told Mrs. Sledaker that this was
one paroXysm that always attended such
cases. Sledaker's mind, he said, was
slightly unsettled. Then he went out and
called in four able bodied men, who put
Sledaker in bed and tied him down with
clothes-line. The doctor then bled him
and put mustard plasters on his neck and
on the back of his head, and applied
leeches to his jaws, while Sledaker lay
there nearly purple with rage. Then the
doctor tried to pry open the patients
Jaws with a screw driver and a hammer
and after breaking two or three front
teeth he succeeded. Then he put his
fingers in Sledaker's mouth for the pur-
pose Of ascertainlng if any of the parts
were swollen, and to his amazement he
extracted lump of shoemakers wax.
Sledaker's Oldest boy had put it among
his fine-cut tobacco, and it had fixed
his fathers jaws together Sledaker don't
speak to the doctor now, and the doctor
talks of suing him for the amount of his
bill But Sledaker's boy has lost all his
interest in practical jokes now. He says
he had no idea that it hurt so much to be
flogged with trunk strap-.SaturdayE Uerl-
ing Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-02
THE GOOD OF 1T.
BY MARGARET ]. PRESTON.

WHEN any task my hands essay,
Wherewith TO fill the eager day,
There rises to my thought Away
The hindering question: whence the need
OF this thy lightly-weighted deed.
Forego it-and who taketh heed?
Perform it-who will praise or blame,
Thought it be wrought with purest aims
Done or undone, It's all the same.
1t cannot surely much behoove
LII IN thy life's so narrow groove
Thou movest, or thou dost not move.
Amid the Thousand myriad lives
That overcrowd earth's humming hives,
What matter If no work survives
OF thy small doingS-Who counts, alas
One cricket chirping in the grass
The less, when summertime doth passs
So keep thy song unwritten; spare
To spill thy music on the air;
Let be the stainless canvas bare!
The world is over-deaved with speech;
And who so out of wisdom's reach
As vet to lack what thou cans't teachf'
"A poor, proud reasoningi Shall the spray
OF fern beside the boulder gray,
Threaded with morning -opals, say,
In yon great oak: Why should my blade
Afford an humble bee it's shader'
Or the light breeze sigh, Loud and deep
The mountain winds thro' forests sweep:
Must just rock one rose aslcep?''
Or glow worm murmur, $ So divine,
So flooding, sunlight's, moOnlight's shine,
What needs this moth with CLEAN of mineg'
Because our music is not keyed
Beethoven -wise-therefore, indeed,
We scorn TO blow our oaten reed
Because we may not counterpart
The dance and trance OF Shakespeare's art,
Well stoop to soothe no aching heart!
Mock-meekness all There doth not live
Any so poor but they may give
Any so rich, but may receive.
Withhold the very meag'rest dole
Hands can bestow, in part or whole,
And we may stint a starving soul.
What thenf If some poor song of NINE
Should yet prevail to bring the shine
Back Ger one spirits dull decline,
And for a moment seem to fling
A flash !, boutits sun-setting,
i thin God granting), may sing!
N Y T1ISDenie1lt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-02
Our Young Folks.
Mammals LAP.
By ELIZABETH SILL.


1 know place love the best
When I'm in trouble or distressed;
For any sorrow or mishap.
There is no place like mammals lap.
When fall down and bump my head,
W hen kitty scratched me tilllt bled,
W hen Johnny sometimes gives slap,
always run to mammals lap.
When, after running round all day,
My little feet are tired of play,
How nice to take coy nap
All cuddled up in mammals lapi
ike to ride on papa's foot,
Perched ike fairy on his boot;
| ike to hear his watch-case snap,
But then he hasn't got lapl
And when want to hide my eyes,
Wnen IN my throat that lump Will rise
lShe never says, Don't muss my capFO,
There's nothing quite like mammals lapl
And when I've naughty been, and wild,
And am sorry little child,
feel her arms around me wrap,
o then how good is mammals lapi
YOUTHS Companion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-02

DANDRUFF.- causes Of dandruff
are various. Sometimes it is allowed to
remain until it is very difficult to remove,
and the use of a fine comb will as often
aggravate as mitigate the disease. If d
fine comb is used at all it should be passed
lightly through the hair, the comb just
touching the scalp. Sulphur and water
will remove dandruff Put a thimbleful
of it in little water, and wash the head
Y it'll it. Afterward use clear water.
Wipe dry and apply a little castor oil and
brandy; enough of the latter to thin the
oil.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-02
Learning Things Out of School.

Every child ought to try to teach itself,
in addition to learning its lessons; and |
do not want boys or girls to overwork
themselves. Nor will they do so if they
do little of their own free will, in WAYS
of their own inventing, in addition to
their lessons For one thing, they will
some of them at lesst-so much improve
their own power of learning and under
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-02
A Little Boy Snapped for a Dog.

ABOUT month ago, German woman
who was living at Mrs Cookies, in the
Third Ward, took fancy to large New
foundland dog owned by the landlady,
and she offered to give one of her little
boys and S. "to boot" for the animal.
Mrs. Cook accepted the offer, and the lit
tie Heinrich, who was about eight
years of age, was transferred to his
new mother, and the German woman took
her dog and departed well satisfied
Thursday she returned and demanded
the little Heinrich back again. She said
the dog ate too much and she couldn't
afford to keep him. But Mrs Cooke
would neither take the dog nor refund the
So, preferriRg to keep the boy, who had
become very useful to her and loved her
very much. A war of words ensued and
then fight, but neither conquered, and
they had to be parted by policeman.
Mother Cooke still keeps her little boy,
and she is determine to do so if the law
will allow her. The little Heinrich is in
different as to the result, but prefers to
stay with Mamma Cooke. "-NaLoaukes
Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-02

The preservation Of milk for several
months, as fresh and sweet as when
drawn from the COW, is said to be OBJ
tanned by means of recently-patented
process. The milk is first placed in
cans or bottles, which are filled as nearly
full as possible, and Immediately corked
tightly or Theoretically sealed The cans
or bottles are then placed in a bath of
water, heated to the same temperature as
the milk, in such a manner as to allow
free circulation of water beneath and
around, but not over them. The tenn
perature of the water bath is then slowly
raised to between 100 and 178 deg. T.
The water is kept at this temperature for
greater or less length of time, accord
ing to the period during which it is de-
sired to preserve the milk. One hour
will, it is claimed. preserve the milk four
or five weeks Five hours heating is
enough for eight months or year The
fire is then Withdrawn and the bath al
lowed to cool down slowly, after which
the cans are withdra wn, and the operation
is completed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-02

MUTTON STEw-Take such scraps OF
mutton or lamb as are not fit for chops or
outlets. Just cover with water. Add a
little onion and parsley, if not disagree
able, and season with salt and red and
black pepper Boil two eggs hard, or if
making a good-sized stew use more. 1.-TWO
are plenty for five persons) Mash or CRATE
the yolks fine, and stir them into table
spoonful of butter and the same amount
of Drowned -four Stir this into the
stew just before dishing. Let it boil up
once after adding this, and serve as soon
as it thickens.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-02

Mrs. G. E. RICHARDSON, of Lowell,
Mass, went to have her photograph taken
and endeavored to have Major, her great
Newfoundland dog, unite in the perform
ance. The dog utterly refused and the
lady's picture was taken alone, and the
twain departed. The next day the Coz
put in an appearance at the saloon, III
scratched at the door till he was admit
ted. He then proceeded directly to the
spot assigned him the day before, placed
himself in the exact position desired by
the artist, and had his dogtype taken in
grand style
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-02

Four HUNDRED vibrations minute is
as much as q bees wing can do.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-08-08

outrages and understandable ass,,mp
ti"ns OF power brought to condicu
punishment.
Your committee therefore recon.
mend the adoption Of the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That Edward II. Dursl,
Judge ut the District Court Of tIr
United States for the District Of Lou
isiana, be impcaclIed Of high crime.
and misdelneanors in office.
Resolved, Tha: a committee of two
be XpP"lued to go to the Senate. ard
ut the bar thereof, in the name ri H..
House Of Representatives and Of n!
the people Of the United States, 10
impcach Edward II. Durell, Judge
qf the District Court Of the United
States for the District Of Louisiana,
OF high crimes and misdemeauors in
office, and acquaint the Senate TINT
the House of Representatives will in
due time exhibit particular articles Of
impeachment and make good the
same; and that the committee do
demand that the Senate, take order
for the appearance Of said Edward II.
OureIl to answer TO- said ilnpoaci..
Ment.
Resolved, That d committee Of sew
en- be appointed to prepare and re-
port articles Of impeachment against
edward II. Darell, Judge, Sc, will,
power to send tor persona papers,
under oath. ,..
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-08-08

dollars ''for time not exceeding thu, &c
days, to be paid by the parish in the
same nsnuer and upon the same
vouchers as Is prescribed for the pay
ment oftho clerks Of supervisors Of
registration Of the parish" Doe.
Now, if any man of sense will tread,
ponder and inwardly digest" the pro-
visions above enumerated of this "hill
of Nominations can lie hesitate for
Que minute in pronouncing it the
most monstrous attempt to gag and
manaclc the free citizens of Louisiana
that ever could be connected bv the
most, pcrvcrsc Ingenuity: Will he
accuse US Of exaggeration when we
say that tho object Of the act is to
tax tue city and parishes for the pay
Of an army Of vagabonds, to be en-
rolled as supervisors, assistants, etc,
clothed with unlimited and final
powers to register or erase any ones
name gu the registration books, to
arrest any citizen they may sec fit TO
accuse Of interfering" with them, to
charge the city and State will, cooked
nip accounts Of fictitious expenditures;
to draw Eve dollars day for u peri.
od OF sixty days Previous to the cleo
ton, and to pay their ianizaries BASH
'bosooks or ''constablcs," for election
services during three days, although.
the election takes place on ono sin.
gle day.--[N. 0. Bulletin,
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MALLS.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

NEW ORLEANS. Red River Landing,
Chcneyville Qua9sntico, Alexandria,
Cotile aud Cloutierville, Daily, al
1CA. NJ. .# ."JI
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NACOGDOCHEs, Melrose, Chirino, San
Augustine, Milau, Pcndleton, Sabine
town, Many and IT. Jesup-on Tues
day Thursday :4nd Saturday, at
%, 5P. II. ~. ,a,t ,lo.e4t 80 -.
HOMER, Minden, Buckhorp, Ringgold,
Coushatta and eCa,npte-on Tues
day and Friday, at 5P. NJ. a,!,E
WINFIELD, Atlantis, Sutton and St..
Maurico-on Tuesday aud Friday,
1T 9 A. VI. 'iFfi'''% @F'2.A
,1ean--,3s 10 ae1huS
..a NAILS CLOSE t,u.9
At s A. II. for New Orleans, Alexandria
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At "a. NJ. for Shreveport, keacln, Mans
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At6P. N. for Nacogdoches, Texas, Mel
rose and San oAugustin.
ATS =. n. for, Homer, La, Buckhorn,
NY tat Coushatta anil Campte.
At 10 A. NJ. for Winfield, sc. ~ ]
Office Hours--from 10 A. II. to 2 P. NJ.
and from Bpm to7pM. Htjf- =" ''S2
O. T.DEV.RGAs, Post Master.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-08-08

Farewell, Susan-you have driven
me to the graxatns xrote John Larch,
of Alabama, four. years, ago, and left
tue note on. the river bank. llc was
arrested the other day in Cincinnati,
living with another woman.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-08-08

!, Why is that t6e young man about
town t. always considers Il necessary to
grin whed he kssto, the Other sex {
Why can't 10 observe that it's q love-.
~ night, and ask.for : glass Of water
without gigglipg like an IDIOT .,a ;, :,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-14
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Remedy.

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DR.. BOHANNAN'S -" Pile Ointment is
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-Persons RENTING money by mail 1of
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