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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-20
A New England Story.

THE address delivered by Judge c. K
Field at the recent centennial anniver-
sary Of the settlement of the town OF
Newtane, VT, contains the following
story, according to the Montpelier argus:
By a strange perverSion of legal prin-
clpleS 1t was supposed by our ancestors
that whoever married a widow who was
administrative upon the estate of her de-
ceased husband, represented insolvent,
and should thereby possess himself Of
any property or thing purchased by the
deceased husband, would become an eX-
ecutor dc son tort, and would thereby
make himself liable to answer for the
goods and estate of his predecessor.
Maj. Moses Joy became enamored of
Mrs. Hannah Ward, widow of William
Ward, who died in 1888, leaving an in
solvent estate, of winch Mrs. Ward was
| administrative. To avoid the unpleasant
| penalties of the law, on The morning of
her marriage with Mai. Joy Mrs. Ward
! placed herself in a closet with = fire
woman, who stripped her of all her cloth
| ing, and when in 4 perfectly nude state
she thrust her fair, round arm through a
| diamond hole in the closet, the gallant
major clasped the hand of the huxom
widow, and was married in due form Inv
| the iolliest parSon IN Vermont. AT the
| close of the ceremony the tirewoman
! dressed the bride in 4 complete Wardrobe
which the major had provided. and
| caused to be deposited in the closet at
| the commencement or the ceremony
| She came out elegantly dressed in silk.
/ satin and lace, and there was kissing All
| around.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-20
A Cure for Chills and Fever.

SEVERAL, wears ago l was travelling
with a very intelligent Kansas stock
dealer. In the course of conversation
he remarked that in the early settlement
Of that State he had suffered much, as
all early settlers always do in the West,
from this disease. He had used the or
dinary remedies, largely composed of
ouinine, with the usual results curing
for the time being, to return again in a
week or two.
Being among some of the Indians
south of that State he came across a
Frenchman who called himself doctor,
This man advised him to get an ounce Of
camphor, all in one piece, ii possible,
sewing it up in small cloth bag, hang
ing it round his neck with a tape, so it
would come at the bottom of the sternum
or breast-bone, and securing 1t there with
another tape round the body, to keep it
in place. This, he said, would all
evaporate in a week or ten days, when
he must get another and use it in the
same way. Two ounces thus used, cost
inc twenty cents, would cure, he de-
clared. the worst case of ague so it
would never come back. The Kansas
man declared that he had tried this rem
edy in hundreds of cases and had never
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-20
Summer Following.

We have more than once called the at
tention of our farmers to the advantages
of summer following. If it is an old
practice it is still useful one and never
carried out without beneficial results to
the soil The object is four-fold: to give
the land rest, to mellow it, to kill the
weeds, and to turn under crop OF vege-
table matter which shall go to enrich the
soil.
To obtain the best results the ground
should be plowed early in the fall, so
that it may absorb the ammonia and
other floating gases arising from decom-
position of vegetable matter. This will
enrich it at the start and the frosts of
winter will further pulverize and mellow
it. In the spring, SOW to some grain that
will make quick vegetable growth and
when it has reached its greatest growth,
just before going to seed, turn it under
and let the field rest In the fall manure
if YOU have it, and pillow again, and if the
next season the land is not in the best
condition it has been for years, we shall
be very much mistaken as to results.
We know one man in particular who thus
treats his fields every seven years, and
he is one of the most successful farmers
in Iowa. Try it. 1t is worthy of your
attention. Farmers Union.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-20
How to Make Hay-Caps.

HAY-CAPs are square pieces of cloth to
be spread over the tops of haycOCks or
shocks of grain. Z. Beaumont, of Hart
land, Wis, in the Western Farmer Madi-
son, Wis, writes: q have used hay
caps for the last two years and find them
very convenient in bad weather. The
cost is small in comparison to the benefit
derived from their use. | procured At
lantic A sheeting, had it cut into pieces
yard long, hemmed, and a
button-hole worked in each corner,
into which eight inches of cotton
bag string is tied, and a stake, or
piece of single, one inch wide, sharp
ened at the point, is tied to the other
end Two men, or man and boy, take
hold of the four corners, stretch it over
a 2OO-pound cock of hay, well put up,
running the stakes into the cocks with
an upward slant, and you are ready for
quite d shower of rain. l had hay stand
quite a .Orm during the night and found
it under the caps quite dry Except the
natural sweat next morning: and by the
time the ground and the outside of the
cocks was dry could open out, and with
an hour or twO's sun draw into the barn
Last year | used them on my barley
stocks as far as they would 90. Those
capped kept a bright, uniform color,
while the grain Of those uncapped was a
mixed sample. This year I am making
the caps yard and half square Two
men should take them off, in the same
way they were put on. Lay the cap
stretched on the ground, double it once,
Law two stakes at each end, roll them in
the cloth meeting at the middle, which
will keep the strings and stakes from
tangling and save time in putting them
on again"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-20
4 Peculiar Mare.

Tint, Field and Farm relates bit of
gossip about mare belonging to a gen
tleman of Indianapolis. She showed her
appreciation of good things, one evening
lately, by entering the dining groom, going
to the table which was left standing, and
eating the remains of Il cake and drinking
dish OF molaSses. The family retired to
another room to entertain company when
this unwieldy guest came in for her share
OF company supper. She behaved her
self nicely, not breaking any dishes or
stopping the table-cloth, but eating like a
Christian.
This discriminating animal has other
peculiar antics besides her love of good
things. She utterly refuses to be driven
by men, and will be held in leading
strings only by the gentler sex. Some
time ago Mrs. Goldsberry drove her to a
friends in the country, and Fannie, think
inc she had been hitched long enough,
managed to free herself, and with due
deliberation started home. Mrs. G. short
" after went to get into her carriage ana
found it non est, whereupon her FRIEND
tackled up to bring her home, both ex
pecting 10 find wreck on the way. Or
arriving at one of the numerous toll gate:
which begirt the city the ladies saw Fan
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-20
The Predatory Mosquito.

Oh balmy wings Of starry night, by
summer breeZes blown, there comes "a
voice no ear can slight; afeathery mono
tone OF awful pOrtent. Whirring round
our poor devoted ears, the echoes Of that
goddess sound awaken all our fears, and
make Us curse the summer night, with all
its shadows of delight All useless fall
our vigorous blows TO mash the sharp
intruder, for when we smite away he
goes beyond our reach. Seclude our
selves as best we may, or draw the net
ting close about Us, the tiend is sure to
find a flaw through which to bite and
TOut US from dreams that might be pass
ing sweet but for his guile and base
deceit.
For in the silence of the room he Silly
sits in waiting. He peers athwart the
lonely gloom, his secret soul initiating
with ghoulish dreams of human blood.
He waits to hear our snoring; then goes
for his nocturnal food without DELAY.
Exploring our poor prone bodies DER and
DER, he revels in prospective gore. At
last, with instinct sure as sin, he finds a
nice blue vein, and rips his little dagger
in and pulls it out again, until he gets his
baggy paunch as full as it can be. And
then he sits upon his haunch and
chuckIes Gayly he then squirts some
poison in the wound, the while the lula
bies resound. The pang goes shooting
through our nerves, till, Weakening with
a sense of pain, we seize the nearest
thing that serves, and seek the predator.
In vain! Upon the distant chimney-pot
he sits, serenely whetting his CORY bayo-
net red-hot for the next days blood
letting, and gently croons an artful
chorus, to warn US that he means to bore
uS.-BrO0blyl ReUieaC
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-20

their pockets are empty and a charming
girl is their companion, before he sees
anybody else; the confidence-mana always
selects them for victims; if they travel,
they are the Jonahs of the Journey; if
they stay at home, it is to see the folly
OF not having gone abroad; their broth
erS-never learn to swim, and sail round
the world in safety; they learn every
trick OF the water, to be drowned in their
own bath-tub; regardless OF the econO-
mics, other people may put bacon in the
engine fires and sit on the valve, and
nothing happens; but these people will
not only be blown up by the steam Of
their own tea-kettle, but viii have to eat
their greens without bacon. No conta-
glous disease goes a-begging Tor the want
OF them to take it, and always at the
most lnauspicious season; their good
crop and their neighbOr's famine never
come together; if they make 3 corner in
cream, there is always thunderstorm
on hand to sour it; in short, whatever
Ihey do, they will have reason to wish
they had done the other thing; they are
so invariably out Of joint with the times
ana seasons of prosperity that If FOOLS
cap be thrown where they are, theirs is
the head it falls on, while they are leo to
declare that if they had been born hat
tiers other people would have been born
without heads: and they are thankful
ior but one thing in the world, and that
Is that they were not born a pair of
tWlnS.-HdrDe5's BazdF.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-20

ME kicking and striking viciously at some
men who were holding her, though she
was still properly harnessed TO tie car
riage. On coming up Mrs. Goldsberry
got out Of her friends carriage and go
ing up to Fannie addressed her Familiarity
as usual and in moment the horse for
got its ugliness, and laying its head
against Mrs. G.'s shoulders expressed in
equine language its joy at being again
with its mistress. Fannie's capt0rs pre-
dicted that she wouldn't drive, and that
somebody would be killed, and were
greatly surprised when she trotted off
with Mrs G. like pet lamb.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-20

known it to fail. Since obtaining this
information l have tried it many times,
with same results So simple and harm
less a remedy ought to be in general use
1t is fact that nearly all diseases or
pains which intermlt, or come and 90,
are agues of various forms. | recently
had occasion to try this on a young lady
suffering severely from toothache for
several months, and who was going to
have all the teeth on one side pulled out.
An examination satisfied me that it was
a case Of neuralgia, or ague in the face,
and that pulling all the teeth would do
no good. The camphor was applied only
once. In three days all the distressing
pain was gone, and has since continued
to stay away.-Cor. Prairie Farmer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-20

what celebrity such work may be pcr-
formed by an expert, which any one
may become with an hours prac-
tee. We have boys who can pass
along row, culling as they 20, at half
the usual walking speed When tine
plants left in clUmps have fully recov-
cred from the disturbance which is IN
avoidable, and again stand erect, the
process of . singing" commences: this
is simply pulling out with the finger and
thumb and casting aside all but
the most promising plant in each
group or clump. After the lapse
of few days, when the selected
plants have become upright and self
sustaining, a very shallow furrow may
be cast from each side-the earth thus
removed meeting in ridge between the
rows. If the weather is damp they may
stand thus few days, each day adding
greatly TO their strength; but if the
weather be hot and dry it is better to
proceed At once with the hOeing, which
done, the ridge of earth is to be leveled
down by spike-tOoth harrow, or, in its
absence, a cultivatOr with well-wOTn
teeth, taking care not to cast the earth
upon the young plants. This process of
plowing from the plants and cultivating
Immediately after to return the soil will
need to be repeated several times during
the season of growth; indeed it may be
practiced with great advantage so long
as the space between the rows is not OBJ
structed by foliage, on each repetition
inserting the pillow deeper than before.
Thus the crop will at leRgth stand daily
increasing in vigor and bulk until the
time arrives for placing it in winter
quarters-in the altitude of Philadelphia
not later than the Goth of November
". Y. World.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-20

To EXTRACT ink from cotton, silk and
wooden goods saturate the spots with
spirits Of turpentine and let itremain for
several hours; then rub it between the
hands. It will crumble away without in
juring either the color or the texture of
the article.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-20

FooLIsHLY spent, money paid for children's
shoes not protected by SILVER TIPS. Two
weeks is about the time it takes a smart, act
i've child to ventilate the toe of a shoe. SILL
YER TIPS the only preventive.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-20

THE Dey of Algiers talks of visiting
the United States, but as yet no man
knoWeth when that Dey will come.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-20
"Tuth Is Mighty and VIII Prevail
VEGETINE
PURIFIES THE BLOOD AND RE-
STORES THE HEALTH.
Seyenty-One Years Of Age.

EAST MARsHFIELD, Aug. 2, 1870.
Mr.. H. r. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-I am seventy-onc years of age; have suf
fered many years with Kidney Complaint, weakness
in my back and stomach. i induced by friends to
try your VEGETIEE, and think it the best medicine
for weakness of the kidneys ever used. have tried
remedies for this complaint. and found
much relief as from the FEGETINK. 1t strengthens
and invlgOraTcS the whole system. Many of my
quHntances taken it, and believe It to be good
for all the complaints for which it is recommended
Yours truly.
JOSIAH H SHERMAN,
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EXPERIENCE or YEARS.

CHAELEsTowE, Mass, March 49, 1859.
Mr.. II. z. STEVENS:
This is to certify that have used your "Blood Prep
and think that FOR ScrOfuar Cankerous HumOrs.
Rheumatic affections IL cannot be eXcelled: and a
blood purifier and spring medicine it is the best thing
have ever used and have used almost everything.
can cheerfully recommend it to any need OF such
medicine. Yours respectfully,
MRS. a. i. DINSHORE.
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WHAT is NEEDED.

BOSTON, FeD. ., 81,
Mr.. Fl. T. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-About one year stree found myself in
feeble condition from general debility. VEGETlNE
strongly recommended to lie by friend VINO had
been much benefited by It's use. procured the aTti
Gle and after using several bottles. restored 10
health. and discontinued It's feel quite confident
that there IS medicine superior 10 il for those COM
plants for which it Is especially prepared and would
cheerfully recommend il those who feel thar they
need something restore them TO perfect health
Respectfully yours. ,-
Firm OF s. VI. PettingI & Co., 10 State ST., Boston
TEGETISE extends IFS influence into every par %
the human organism, commencing with is fJulaa-
ton correcting diseased action and restoring N-al
powers. creating healthy formation and on
of the blood driving disease and leaving Nature
TO perform Its allotted task
TEGETIYE Is SOLD BIZ ALL DRUGGISTS.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-12-01

II has become habit of certain editors
To malign Cairo-tO dcnouncr Tire city a.
a lawlcs- place. IN which riots are every
day occurrences and murder frequent a.
the hour- Of the day. \ ease In point j.
the editor uf the Juuc>bOrO advertiser.
IN the current number otli> papcrhc say.
that Notwithstanding the good rcpttla-
ton ot it, sheriff aud police. Cairo l. fast
gaining thcnotoricty ofWlliam>on Tor it,
shooting ARRAY, and murders. scarcely
a day passes but what We hear of some
person narrow escape from being killed.
or that an mlucky devil has been sent To
hi, long home
There /, not q word OF truth in lhi- a.
.erion. \ mate of a steamer. not citi-
zen of Cairo. wa, killed some time ago hy
negro. not citizen of Cairo: anthony
E,chbach. citizen. wa, killed by Cup
ton. not a citizen. and SwobodI. q citizen.
wa. killed by Harrison. - cit
izcn. Thi, j. The extent al
the killing ~ ms cllN i"l
several year.. The negro wa
hung. Harrison wa, sent to the penitcn'
iiary for fourteen year,. and Gnpton viii
in all probabiity"go up for long term.
Could the law bcmorc cilcctually enforced
l. this the way murdcrcrs are disposed o
in Williamson county: There i not. we
venture 10 saga more quiet city than
Cairo in the United States sheriff lryir
and Chief McIIalc. and their officers. arr
dligcnt ia the discharge of their duties
and although the desperate characters o
the river pay IL too frequent visits. man
age to keep them lin order anu comp"
them 10 obey the laws. The i'm
aaination of The Adceriiser editor la
run away with hi, love of the truth.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-12-01

Capt. Rely has recovered from hi-
late attack of dipthcria.
Frank Schuckcr,. oi ,ahc Johu>o1
county Tsom0H. was in town Sunday. 4
John Hacker has got posiiioy a.
collector on the icrry-boat Three S4tcs.
Hon. u. W. Mum left yesterday at
trrnoon. on the Illinois Central. for Chi
cago.
Mr.. John Reeves had an attack of
chlls sunday. lie will be- all right in a
few day.
Judge Baker goes 10 Vienna next
Monday To attend the johnson county
rirUul court.
Capt. Joseph y. lnrnp. of the Cairo
and Evansville packet line, 'u,n i"-'
Wednesday at Evansville.
MIR. l.. G.. Harris. of Mound City, j.
on a trip to New York. Philadelphia,
New Orleans and Galveston.
Mrs. Fry. whoha, for the PAT month
visiting Mrs. Judge Baker, returned to
her home in Alton. Illinois, last night. ~
Mr. Henry Halliday. secretary of HE
Miler,' Association of the state on Hi
nois. LETT last night to attend n convei-
ton of that body AT Springfield.
-Mr. +. \. femme, formerly OF the
firm OF Rose ~ femme. returned To
thi. city lat Friday from 1t. Louis. where
he has, been iorthc last two months.
We regret to learn of the serious ILL
mes, or Duke Carter, ot Mound city who
has been confined to h- bed for some
time past with hemorage of the n,".
Capt ". =. Halliday len for Rich
| moud. Va. last night. Ia attend The
Cheap Transportation convention, which
takes place there tomorrow. Twice .be'
fore we have stated Mr.. Halliday was go
ing to Richmond. but hc failed 10 80, bu
his, the third time. sees him oil for sure
-Dclmonico hotel arrivals yesterday
were |. r. Hubbard, Springfield, Mo.
Nathaniel Gray, Cincinnati, O; W. {
Carroll. Louisville Ky: +. Cuhl, Don
cola: \. j. Alden, Vienna, MS; Il
McEaddcn. Mississippi; &. :. Delay. -
Louis. No.; &, G. I.angiord, Cmcin
matt: Peter Dolan, Michigan; W. ],
Cummins. Toledo: +. G. Bcrthcll Sal
Jose. CAL: II. +. Kirk. New Orleans
W. Ro,,cr. y. o., 81. l.. and &, II. Il.
John T.. I.attcu, Jackson, Tenn; Ed. tU)
len. New Orleans,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-12-01
WAR DFrr. RIVER RE, oET. j
November 10, 1874. I

The snow OF saturday remained last
evening almost a. it fell. The ,ky i, still
covered with snow clouds. aud another
snow storm would not be- surprising.
II i, very unusual for snow to remain up
on the ground 80 long in this climate.
1t /, generally carried Of, by heavy rain
inside of ~ hours from the time The
snow begins 10 fall. lee i, running hcav-
ily pat st. I.oti-. and shore ice was
formed all the way oui. Capt. Scuddcr,
of the Anchor line. yesterday morning
ordered all HE boats To- lay mp here q, fast
a, the, arrive from the South. and retain
only crew enough on hoard to take the
boat, up when ordered. Winter has in
decd set in. and the probability i that il
will he u cold one. business fair.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-12-01
BUSINESS ITEMS.

Fresh oysters or anything else YOU
want at the Delmonico Restaurant. omen
day and night.
DR.. Jcnnc,le, dentist. Office over
stuart \ Ghol>on',, Eighth street, near
Commercial avenue, .+i5-ll-l'-lm
--Joyne's oyster, depot and restaurant.
oyster, in the she'll and can, fresh every
day, at Phil Saup's CID stand, between
sixth and Seventh streets, Cairo, Illinois.
For boot, aud shoes of any description,
slylc or quality, 90 10 VIM. Ehltr's on
Twentieth street. lie guarantees sati,fsc.
ton in material, iii, Workmanship and
price ll-ic-ti'
Having given up my old stand on the
lcycc and taken Kcohlcr n Bros shop, on
Eighth street. | shall be prepared to sup
ply the citizens Ct Cairo, with the best
meat. the market affords. Please call ana
see me. PIlIl" HOWARD
Bear in mind thst Henry Savers at NO
~ ohio Lcyee, pay, the highest market
prices in each, Tor hides, iurs, wool, iealh
ers, becswaX, ginseng, tallow, grease rag,
waste paper and all kinds Of paper stock
and old metals. Remember the pace, D
ohio Leyee, Cairo, Ills.
l5O-l l-l2-lm
At "Om saloon Eighth street, be
tween Commercial avenue and Ohio lrNe'
the hungry may lind all kinds of cd'blc>-
herring, sausage, cheese, Ac., and th'
thirsty the finest oi wines aud liquors. rrsl
lager beer, and the best brands of cigars
Attentive har-keepcrs are always on hand
and the lunch sct daily, at ten o'clock, sn
DAYS included, Is a. line a. any in the cit
| lO.l2-tf.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-12-01

Joe Roneker IA now IN full control OF
the Washington bakery, and having learn
ell the wants OF the public, Is prepared to
supply on call all demands for French LOAF,
Boston, Brown and Graham bread, and
everything else ordinarily found in first.
claS- bakery. lie maintsinss full stock OF
other dealer 10 the city. I'LL all orders in
that hnc.
Cakes baked, frosted OF ornamented OH
short notice. Special attention given Il
the orders OF wedding or picnic parties.
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