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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19
The County Canvass.
A nost Dastardiy and Co~ardly
Fraud, Boss TWeed's Tactics
Practiced an Grand Rapids.

perpetrated against her. She has been
abused and trode npon, stabbed and
robbed by those whom she was wont to
look upon as guardians. Her good
name has been made by-word and
reproach, and her fair fame furnished
in the eyes of communities.
One week ago her people who had
declared by their sufrages that her sew
eral governmental departments should
pass under the control Of a ;iew set of
officers, were consjderoteiy and uncere-
moniously snubded, and their votes
counted for naught, The ostcllsible
reason Tor this strange action is, that
irregularities we're apparent in the re-
turns. Two precincts we're theref ore
" thrown It, " uiz the 1st ward of
the city of Grand Rapids, and the Town
of I4incolr "a number Of votes sufFi-
cicnt to elect the Whole reform ticket.
The . irregularity claimed in the
1st ward of our city is, the alleged
failure of the Notary to afix his sig
nature to the oaths of the Inspectors,
after swearing them. This allegation
is proven to be only subterfuge-an
excuse whereby certain parties hope to
cloak their iniquity. The statements
of Mr.. Reeves and Mr.. McEIrea. pub
lished elsewhere, clearly refute sch
misstatement. The second is the
alleged failure OF one of the
Board of the Town Of Lincoln (Mr.
Rausche) to sign the returns, though
he was present at the canvass, and Of
fered and insisted upon attaching his
signature to the Dapers, privilege not
accorded him by Mr.. Baker.
For these discrepancies stated, al of
which are simply technical. the Board
Of Cauyassers saw fit to disfranchise a j
large portion of our citizens and usurp
the dignity of official position. The
result is, the officers the people would
have to manage the affairs of the coun-
ty are told to " stand off, while the
men they asked by their ballots to "tep
dorm and ont hold on and propose to
run the machinery of government for
another two years in direct opposition
to the will of the people.
The real object Of the /" usurpers
we think we clearly discern. It's un-
necessary for US here to state it. Pub
lie sentiment has already promulgated
tit is in the mouths of all our peo-
pie. If miracle could be performed
and slperabundant brass be transformed
into current gold, the skeleton fn2ec
of defalcation would cease to point TO-
ward the dwindiing Golfers u ark
rupt treasury.
Everything in connection WI. the
canvass points toward chicanery Ihe
canvass was made at 10 II o clock at
night in little private Office in the
rear room Of the Court House, and by
the light of a paling, dingy lamp 1t
was apparently delayed till it was to be
hoped no one would be present save
the officers comprising the Board. The
scheme appears to have been, and as
we believe, all cut and dried, sealed
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

CITY AND COUNTY.

Trunks. II W. Lord has in a
fine assortment Of trunks of all pat
terms.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

HOuSp 10 Let.-4ouse with six
rooms and good cellar to let. Inquire
at the Wood County Drug Store. If
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19
Cur Small Change.

The river is getting down to hard
pan.
"A regular election rain last Mon
day.
Levi is as innocent as a sucking
dove.
Are there to be services on
Thauksgiyil & day
! -Sleds of all kinds at the Wood
County Drug Store.
Come, boys; how much are you
behind, anyhow
We hardly believed We had Lou
Eisiaua SO near home.
Border Ruiaanism is coming right
home to as, isa tit!
Come to the REPORTER Office for
note. order and receipt books
Lord has several complete sets of
first class harness ready for sale.
Mrs. Eaton is about opening her
restaurant in the Kline building,
Several counties in the eighth dis
trict are Barron Of Republican fruits.
A substantial walk has been put
down in front Of the Congregational
Church.
The Stevens Point Journal gives
glowing account of the excursion to
Wausau.
How about that Billed Dinner at
Wood. VIII Orlandoaand Lem arise
and explain?
BY George! we didn't think the
Judge could run so with that bench
hanging to him.
Up in Shawano County the re-
formers loved their Naber as themselves
and so elected him.
"A chap would think there was
chicken show somewhere by the looks
of the reform papers.
The royal Gown of Lincoln will
remember the Court House Ring. as
cat remembers hot soap.
One can go to Wausau, now, and
return in five hours, and have an hSar
for the transaction Of business.
The EXPLANATIONS everywhere
heard from our peonle at Wausau was:
d" We feel that it is good to B Ger.
Reformers are having Cate-leptic
fits over the election. The district is
very Dill-atory in getting in the re-
turns.
The political Potomac diIn't Dill
uviate worth cent The returns
prognosti-Cate it navigable to the head
waters
How about those other poll lists,
Baker Let's see we believe those
polls gave you a majority. Yes, We
see, we see.
If Baker had received only TWEEN
ty-fve or thirty votes, it would have
been necessary to throw out nearly the
whole county.
Our farmers are bringing in loads
Of grain to the Centralia FIGURING
Mills. Agriculture is looking up in
Wood County.
In after years our children will
exclaim as they boast Of the glories of
the Autumn Of IsTI: E" What a faH
was there, my eoanrrymen. "
A Point girl sang for her "aame''
. Come rest in this bosom. bus he
didn't - come worth cent; he did
At Ike cotton pliers
"A bran new $50 groenback has
been worn out just showing It back and
forth on Cate, McDiIl bst. It has
stopped circulating now,
lis it customary for Canvassing
Board to make the canvass at 10 Il
o clock at night, in little back Office.
by the aid of feeble kerosene lamp
Our reform friends, especially
those who wear hide with Republi-
can hair on, will please excuse US; but
hrve you heard that Cate is on that
bench yet?
Say, you, Powers, and Baker, and
Remington you ought to have set
the pins for g histing out just few
more votes. You didn't quite
fetch Cate in.
Its mighty strange where those
papers went to that Reeves signed when
he swore in the Inspectors of election
in the 1st ward Wonder if Baker
knows anything about them.
Reform just stopped over at Plo-
var NJ hon - bo,rJ ~. 1911
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

blowing down smoke houses and 9TH
er out-houses.
ADVERTISING APH0RIsMs.
Advertising has earned me a COM
petenoe.-4naoS La,crence.
advertised my products and made
money!. Long,ooth.
Ny success is owing to my liberal
ity in ADVERTISING Robert Bonner.
Talking prevents doing. Silence
is the great fellow workman.-Ar-
M'w Helps.
Constant and persistent advertis-
ing is a sure prelude to wealth.
Stephen Girard.
He who invests one dollar in bust
~ess should invest one dollar in ad-
vcrtising that business.-A. Z. Steac-
art.
The man who pays more for shop
rent than he does for advertising
ion't understand his business
Greeley.
No man is rich whose expenditures
exceeds his means, and no man is
poor whose incomings exceed his
outgoings. -Rdlibnton.
NUMBERING on THE w C. R.
From Mr. ALI. Lunt, the land ex-
4miner Of the w &. f. r. Co, we
gather the following facts relative to
the numbering operations on the line
Of this road. 1t exhibits fine show
ing of business on this new thorogh-
fare-many times more than we had
the least conception of. "These Sec
tons" are the number # miles from
Stevens Point.
Sec. 23-cal!ed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
shinge mill, cutting $4,000 day.
Owned BY Kingsbury & Sons.
Sec. Observation-Disclosures &
Sons saw mill; has che million in
pile.
Sec. 35-one single mill in opera
ton, cutting $4,000 a day, and
saw mill in course of construction,
to cost $4,000, by Mr.. Mann.
Sec. 40-S?encer-Three saw mills
running, which will have by spring
three millions in pile.
Sec. 43-Building a mill that will cut
8 or millions year.
Sec. 46-Unity-SpauldIng's mill
has 81 millions and will run all
winter.
Sec. 5O-Building a mill to cut four
millions year.
Sec. 51-Colby-Two Single mills
and two saw mills, one of which
cuts clothes pi IS, broom handles,
sc.
Sec. 57-Dorchester-Evans & Earll,
of Green Bay, are building mill
to cost $4,000. One is now in OPP
Grafton.
Sec. 62-Mr. Stutson, of Green Bay,
has just completed mill that will
cut 1 ! millions this winter.
Sec. Watermelon & Co. of Fort
Howard, have just started mill
that will cut 4 millions wear.
Sec. Observation-Disclosures, Vince
Ian & Co. new mill cost $4,000, and
they have 81 millions IN pile and 2
millions of shingles. They have
just added sash and blind factory.
Sec. 79-Mr. Taylor, of De Pere, has
just finished a mill that will cut 3
millions this winter, and 4 millions
year.
Sec. 83-Duncan, Richie & Co., of
Fort Howard, are building mill,
to cost $4,000, that will cut 10
millions O. year.
Making a total Of tocerty one saw
mills that have been builded within
two years, and III the face of ruinous
prices for lumber and stringent
money mIrhet. The road runs
through the northern part of this
county and some OF these mills are
within lg.r borders.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

LOST. A Store key which closes
up like knife blade. The finder will
please leave it at the Wood Co.
Drug Store. The name Of ". Bree-
mer is on the Blade.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19
4 WIND STORM.

During She wind storm that passed
over the town of Wood on Saturday
night last, between 10 and u o'clock,
the new house of Mr.. F. f. McDou-
gal was blown from its foundation
and completely demolished. He had
just got it sheathed up and covered.
Loss about $500.
The roof of the house of Mr.. T.
w. Pitts, and occupied by Mr.. Nc
Dougal and E. Everson, had one end
raised II or II inches, but it settled
back within ) inches Of its place.
Some other damage was done by
blowing down smoke houses and 9TH
er out-houses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19
Items from the Tribune.

MORE good fortune for Mccormick,
the livery man. A few days since,
one of his grays laid down and kick
Ell the bucket.
Miss JERSIE McSHANE, aged about
fourteen years, died very suddenly
on Wednesday, of diptheria. She
was a universal fayorite.
SUDDEN DEATHS.
An employee of Messrs. Neeves
& Son., named BENZ. Davis, having
been on spree and slept out doors
all night, was suddenly attacked with
congestion of the lungs and died on
Friday. His death was not unex-
pected by the attending physician.
The wife of n. t. Moore, of Cen
tralia, who had been married only
about year, died on Sunday night
of typhoid fever, and the next day
the husband started with the corpse
for her parents home in Pennsylva-
MIA.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-11-19

Thanksgiving the Goth.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-08-20
What Shall We Do With Our Boys 2

We are gettiug a large crop of boys. They
arc growing up everywhere. We find them in
the drawing room, we run against them in the
street. We do not see 80 many of them IN the
church as we should like to. But what shall
we do with them2 The vast majority OF them
cannot have collegiate education, nor get
further than the common school, and we are
not sure that they are the worse for that. But
they arc growing up. and the question is,
"What shall we do with Johnny" Johnny
wants to be great sculptor, or he wants to
write "Jollnny pia.rit' on an acre of canvas, or
he wishes to be an author. But he docs not
wish to work on the farm, nor docs he wish to
engage in mercantile life. lie does not like
business, and the law is not to be thought Of.
And so Johnny lounges about the farm, doing
odd chores at times, working on his marble, or
his canvas, or rewriting his essay on the kc-
lation of the Infinite to the Intangible. But
what shall VIC do with him? We suppose
there are q few families where the problem Is
not awakening solution, and nothing regarding
which mistakes are committed. Let us say
right here to each Incl picnt praNltcicS and lta-
phac that the road to fame i'll this country lies
through the workshop, the store, or the farm
Nothing is more difficult III this country IMAM
the early pursuit of literature or the line arts
ii VOllf DnN HIS IueSc lttHtS' ''i'' ~ N'i '''''
thank God for it; but do not let them prove
his ruin nct MIN learn wei and thoroughly
some trade, or else make Il farmer OF him or
nut him in store and then, when he shall
have acquired the means of earning his own
livelihood, let him at his leisure deveiope his
tastes.
This, indeed, is the history Of the success of
our two greatest scnlptors, one OF whom is no
longer living One WAS an apprentice, and 4
rood worker he was. The other Went into
mercantile business, and employed his odd
leisure moments in l;lshioning bits OF statuary.
But now his reputation is world wide, and or
dcrs come in upon him us thick rs the summer
leaves. Put johnny to work. Whether he
likes it or not, make him work. but, if posi-
blc give him work, which he goes at willingly.
A bov who will do nothing but chisc or paint,
or write poetry, or write essays, will scarcely,
if ever, succeed at it. First, the farm, the
workshop, the counting-housc; after that, the
marble bust, the painting, the epic, or the cS-
say. Boys need discipline, the hard discipline
though it be, of life and it is better that lhcy
should have real hard knocks at first ihan that
they should lose their manlincss and the re-
spcct of others in the pursuitof that idlencss
which is as pcrnicious as it is dlsgracclul.---
Christian Work.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-08-20

WILL PUMPKIN SEED KILL CHICKENS? .
Those feeding pumpkins in the Fall or Winter
to stock, will be careful not 10 let the chickens
eat the seed, as it will make them sick, and gem
orally kill them. I experienced it. Last Fall,
when fed pumpkins to my milch COWS, the
chickens would eat the seed, and did not care.
l thought if they would eat pumpkin they
would eat less corn, but soon found out the
result I soon observedsick chickens about the
place, crawling and lingering about, but did
not know what was the matter until one
day neighbor lady came to my house and we
got to talking about sick chickens. l tod her
that we had some on the place that could not
walk whenever they attempted to walk they
would fall over backward. She asked me if I
fed pumpkins. told her I did feed them to
the COWS and the chickens would eat the seed;
and the lady said that was the cause of it the
pumpkin seed are too fat and tough for them
10 dig gest If any one has chickens affected
thus, let him coop them Immediately y, give them
plenty of shelled corn and gravel. This will
often cure them and clean out the pumpkin
seed.-Rura! World.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-08-20

\ SERMON on TOBACCO CHEWING IN
CuURcu.-The oppressed tobacco-chewers of
Wooster, Ohio, can't have any peace, even in
church A preacher there has now begun
war upon them. Sunday week he diScoursed
on the 'hoggishness' of chewing in church, and
after painting the ofTenSc in all its cnormity,
proving conciusvcly that every man who chew
ed the weed in church was hog 81 villain,
rascal, and knave, he paused in his sermon,
looked at his hearers steadfastly in the face,
and, said; Now want no more such dirty
practices here. If any man chcws tobacco in
the house oft Lord next Sunday, | shall call
him by name in open church.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-08-20

WHAT A BLIND MAN Sales.--future strus-
ules hard to make up for any defect in the
scuScs, and she gives to the blind a certain pow,
or to see when the eyes give no help y blind
man says:
"Whether within house, in The open alT,
whether walking or standing still, can tciI,
though quite blind, whcn am opposite IN OBJ
ioct and can perceive whether it be tai OF short,
slender or bulky. | can also detect whether 1t
be a solitary object or continuous iencc'
whether it be 4 close fence or composed OF open
rails. and often whether it be 4 wooden fence,
Il brc ok or stone wall, or quick hedge.
cannot usually perceive if much lower than my
shoulders, but sometimes very low objects can
be detected This may depend on the nature
Of the objects. or of some abnormal state Of the
wind does not directly affect it the scEsc OF
hearing has nothing to do with it, as when the
snow lies thicl, on The ground objects are more
distinct, although the football cannot
be heard. | seem to perceive objects through
the skin of my face, and to have the impressions
directly transmitted to the brain. The only
part of my body possessing this power is my
face: this have asccrtaincd by suitable eN-
pcrimcnts. Stopping my ears docs not inter
irrc with it, but covering my face with thick
veil DESTROYS it altogether. None of the five
senses have anything to do with the existence
of this power, and the circumstances above.
named induce me to call this unrecognized
sense by the name Of Facial Perception. ,"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-08-20

ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS on TIE SUNDAY
ScHool.-Thc Hon Alexander II. Stephens
addressed the teachers and pupils gathered at
recent Sunday school reunion III Crawtords-
Vile Ga, and in the course of his remarks
gave tho following interesting person
al "reminiscences: at is Il source Of high
qualification to me to say to you all, and cspc-
ciallv to these little boys that the first awaken
ino of such thoughts in my mind, rs we'll rs
mV first taste for general reading, was quick
ened and brought into active exercise i'll 4
sunday school. 1t was 1T old Powder Creek,
loo meeting house, not five miles from this
Mace more than have century ago, became
nunil in what was known aS Il Union Sun
,lav School," The day | entered was great
nnoch in my life. It WAS in the latter part OF
he summer that the school was opened, or
Whom entered it, and though but small boy
ot inc Time still had to do such work on the
farm rs WAS able to do during the week.
| This was picking cotton or peas, or going to
mill or other light work of like character. 1t
WIS WIS only at night, and by a pinc-knot light,
that had any opportunity to study the lessons
assigned me, and yet so deeply ana become
interested in the questions OF the Union Cate
chism that 9 o'clock often found HE porlng
over CHAPTERS of the Bible set apart for tho
next Sundays examination. TO the lmprcS,
sions thus made | am indebted in no small
degree for my whole future course in lIlc,
whether it be for good or for evil II i'll the
midst of any evil that has marrcd that course
there is anything worthy of imitation, then it
is due to that Sunday school and to that great
cause which you to-day celebrate with inspir-
| ing notices banners and music
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-08-20
The New Jury Law in the U. $. Courts.

At the recent opening CT the U. S. District
Court at Grcenviiie, District Attorney Earle
brought to the attention Of Judge Bryan, the
late act Of Congress, requiring as quaifica-
ton of jurors, that they should be able to read
and write; and the presiding Judge delivered
his opinion at length, urging the necessity of
such law, and fully sustaining the wisdom Of
its provisions. The juror, he said, was an in
dependent judge, upon whom the law imposed
certain duties, coupled with certain privileges.
Any juror could prevent a trial or conviction
in any civil Or criminal case, and it was all
important that he should have the intelligence
to pass upon the matters which should come
before him. He should be able to read the
called upon to judge, and not be forced to de-
clusions. The object Of the law was to do
equal justice to the citizen, and this could only
be done through the agency Of an intelligent
jury; and the first step to this requirement
was the provision that they should be able to
read and write. The law was based upon
equal rights, and required the performance of
equal duties It applied to all, Republicans
and Democrats, white and colored, Americans
and foreigners, and the Judge expressed the
hope that his brethren, without distinction as
to color or caste, would look upon this as
Republican law, requiring intelligent jurors,
North, South, East and West No one should
undertake duty for whicl, he is incompetent,
and the right to Office is based solely upon the
ability to perform the duty. Intelligence is a
prerequisite here, and without it no one should
pretend to sit in q jury box, and draw pay for
services which he is unable to perform.
We can only regret that the considerations
which have been so we'll presented by the
learned Judge in behalf Of the late change IN
the Federal law, have not commended them
selves to our own legislators, and that the edu
cational qualification which is exacted ofjurors
in the Federal Courts, is not required ofjurors
in the State Courts. How few Of our colored
jurors are able to read Or write, yet they are
called upon to exercise high judicial functions,
and to pass in Judgment upon the dearest rights
of the citizen. 1t is a burlcsque upon free in
stitutions to confer privileges upon those who
are unable to perform the corresponding duties;
and to make those judges of law and of fact
who are totally untitled for the position. If
the trial by jury be, as has been said the Pal
ladium Of our liberties, it is, as at present con-
stituted, mockery and a delusion. We trust
that the example which has been set by Re-
publican Congress will be followed by our own
Legislature, and that the educational qualifi-
cation required by jurors in the Fedora Courts,
will be made equally essential in the State
Courts.-AJJcrMs Press and Banner.