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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-01-28
Cut This Out.

EVERY person should know how to
treat a flesh wound. Every one is liable
to be placed in circumstances away
from surgical and veterinary aid, where
he may have to save his own life, the
life of friend or beast simply from the
exercise Of little common sense. In
the first place close the lips of the wound
within the HANDS and hold them firmly
together to check the flow of the blood
until several stitches can be taken and
bandage applied Then battle the wound
for long time in cold water Should
it be painful" correspondent says,
take a painful of burning Goals and
sprinkle upon them common brown
sugar, and hold the wound part in the
smoke. In minute or two the pain will
be allayed and the recovery proceeds
rapidly. In my case q rusty nail had
made bad wound in my foot. The pain
and nervous irritation were severe. This
was all removed by holding it in smoke
fifteen minutes, and was able to resume
my reading in comfort We have often
recommended it to others with like re-
suit. Last week one of my men had
finger-nail torn out by pair of ice-tongs.
1t became very painful, as was to be ex-
pected. Held in sugar smoke twenty
minutes pain ceased and promised
speedy recovery ''-ErchGnge.
THE California hop-vIne has the singu.
lar habit of only growing in the winter.
The colder the weather is the better it
thrives, and on clear, frosty nights it
sometimes grows an inch in five hours.
1t bears beautiful snow-white flowers,
something like tuberoses. only much
more fragile and fragrant. Ladies wear
them with diamonds at evening parties. .
They wither in daylight, and open only
at night When the mercury is lowest,
and the stars are almost reflected on the
crisp, shining snow, then this delicate
flower opens its petals and fills the frosty
air with its perfume.-Sua0 Fruit Re
corder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-01-28
A Sudden Re-Marriage.

A SABLE member of the human race,
whose wife did not act in accordance with
the marriage VOWS, but did everything in
her power to mar the domestic Quietude
of their hearthst0ne, asked and obtained
from the Civil District Court a divorce.
No sooner had the document been dulv
drawn up and delivered than the hus-
band began to repent of his reckless
haste and mourn for the vacancy that
awaited him at his abode Nor was his
courage much strengthened by the sobs
of his spouse, who lowered near and be-
sought him in the name of the past to re-
consider and take back the one who held
him dear and regarded him as the guard
ian of her future destiny.
She said: Wilt thou?
He wilted
In twenty-five minutes new marriage
license was issued by the Clerk, and,
taking the paper, Dir. Africanus made
haste to the preacher, closely followed
by his future happiness"
Can Chicago beat that?
Done and undone IN the space OF
twelve hours-GaIUest0n NelCS.
Mrs. PHEBE BENEDICT, of Achtion
Cal, mas solved the question, What can
women do?" Some two years since she
took out papers as sole trader, gained
the consent of her husband to allow her
complete management Of the farm and
transact all the business of the place, and
at a time when the farm was mortgaged
for several hundred dollars and farming
implements out of repair. Now, by
economy, close attention to business and
shrewd management, she has paid off
the mortgage and interest, purchased
new cultivator, plows and other nipple
ments, treated herself to a sewing-ma
chine, repaired the buildings, and vii
shortly loan money.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-01-28

1t has recently been discovered, says
an exchange, that the rattan exudes a
dangerous poison. Any schoolboy who
has had his pants warmed in conscien-
tious. busIness-like way, by his peda-
gogue, could have told you that long
ago.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-24
PAINT FOR SHINGLE ROOFS.

A correspondent of the New ENGLAND
farmsr says: In regard to shingles, have
seen the highest cost shaved pine fail in ten
years; and | expect the cheapest, sappy.
sawed pine will last that length of time
Roofs are SO expensive to keep in repair
that it behoovves every man who has had
experience with them to contribute what
he can for the general good on this all I'M
portant subject.
In the future intend to lay low priced
shingles-say from $2.7 to 81 per thous-
and-and paint them with coat of tar and
asphaltum, say one barrel coal tar. costing
So; ten pounds asphaltum at cents, 30
cents; ten pounds ground slate at cent,
10 cents; two gallons dead oil at 25 cents,
so cents, which should be added after the
other has been wetted and thoroughly
mixed.
| consider the above mixture as good az
any thing that can be put on the shingles,
as it will thoroughly keep the water out; and
if dry they will not rot under the lap, nor
will the nails rust, and know Of no reason
why they will not last as long as | shall
want shingles. The mixture SHOULD be put
on hot, on a dry day, and upon dry roof,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-24
SPRING BIRDS AND FISHES.

AS the opening of the Spring is eminently
The poacher's harvest of vagabondism and
stealing, it is well enough to jog the minds
of farmers and other suburban residents,
to be on the alert for arresting and punish
ing idle loafers who go about with gun
20 shoot every bird from chick s-bddy to
il game cock.
The following is copy of the Game
Laws of New York State intended to pro-
tect the farmer and gardener:
mo person shall at any time, within
this State, kill, or trap, or expose for sale,
or have in his possession after the same is
killed, any eagle, fish hawk, whippoorwill,
finch, thrush, lark, sparrow, yellow bird,
brown-thresher, wren, martin, swallow,
tanager. oriole, bobolink, wood-pecker or
any other harmless bird, or song bird; or
kill, trap, or expose for sale any robin,
blackbird meadow lark, or startling, save
during the months of August, September.
October, November and December; nor
destroy or rob the nests of any wild birds
whatever, under a penalty of five dollars
for each bird so killed, trapped exposed or
for sale, and for each nest destroyed or
robbed
This law shall not be so construed as to
prevent the farmer or gardener from pro-
tecting his orchard, gardens and fields,
and he or they may kill on their own
premises. birds which rob Summer fruits
and grains. There shall be no shooting.
hunting, or trapping, on the first day of
the week called Sunday, under penalty
of twenty-five dollars, or to be imprisoned
in the county Jail where the offence is COM
mitteed not less than ten nor more than
twenty-five days for each offense.
Wood duck shooting opens on the 18th
of August; wild ducks and geese are not
to be molested during nesting time, under
heavy penalty. Miscellaneous bay and
border duck shooting for Spring ends on
the last day of April. The foregoing hints
are probably sufficient to warn indolent
and ignorant would-be gunners; and if
they are not, the poacber is further in
formed that an action for trespass may be
maintained against him, if he is found
carrying gun on lands not his own.
Rod and Gun.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-24
THE OWL.

Wen you come to see owl close it has
offle big eyes, and wen you come to feel it
with your fingers, witch it bites, you fine it
is mosey fethers, with only jus meat enuff
to hole 'em together.
Once there was man thot he wud like
owl for pet, SO he tole bird man to send
him the hes one in the shop. but wen it
was brot he lookt at it and squeezed it,
and it diddent suite. So the man he rote
to the bird man and said lie keep the owl
you sent, tho it amt like wanted, but wen
it is wore out you mus make me another,
with little eyes, for 1 spose these eyes is
number twelves, but l want number SKIES,
and then if l pay you the same price you
can afford to put in more owl.
Owls has got to have big eyes cos they
has to be out a good deal at mite a dom
bisnis with rats and mice, witch keeps late
ours. They is said to be very wise, but
my sisters young man he says any boldly
cud be wise if they wud set up mites to
take notice.
That Teller comes to our house jes like
he use to, only more, and wen 1 asst him
why he come so much he said he was a
man of science, like me, and was a studyin
ornithology, witch was birds. | asst him
wot birds he was studyin, and he said
anjils, and wen he said that my sister she
lookt out the winder and said wot fine
day it had turned out to be. But it was
rainn cats and dogs wen she said it.
l never see sech goose in my life as
that girl, but Uncle Ned. witch has ben in
orl parts of the worl, he says they is jes
that way in Pattagony.
In the picter alphabets the o is some
times OWL and sometimes it is OK, but
if l made the picters Ide have it stan for
an oggur to bore holes with.
tole that to ole CATER Peters once when
he was to our house lookin at my new
book, and he said you is right, johnny,
and here is this STAINS for harp, but hoo
cares for a harp, why don't they make it
stan for horgan? He is sech ole fool.
Johnny's composition.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-24
MARRYING FOR MoNEY.-An extremel @

MARRYING FOR MoNEY.-An extremely
sharp and intelligent American gentleman
from the West once walked into the Office
of Doctor c. T. jackson, the chemist.
doctor jackson, l presume - said he.
eyes, SIR" Are you alone ?'' Eyes,
SIR" "May lock the door?' And he
did so; and, having looked behind the sofa
and satisfied himself that no one else was
in the room. he placed large bundle, done
up in yellow bandana on the table, and
opened it. There, Doctor, look at that"
" Well" said the Doctor, 81 see it,
I" What do you call that, Doctor?" 81
call it iron pyrtes." "Whatv' said the
man-"isn't that stuff gold?' "No,"
replied the Doctor, Its good for nothing;
it's pyrites.' And, putting some over the
fire in shovel, it evaporated up the Chin
ney. There's wilder woman up in our
town has a whole hill full of that, and I've
been and married her,"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-24

What we saved last
year warrants the mark
ing down of prices this
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-24
THE SONG OF SPRING.

You have come. sunny Spring,
With the smile that you wore
In the days which again
| shall never see more,
When the heart of my boyhood
Was joyful and gay
In the glow of life's sunshine
That beamed round my way.
You have brought back to me,
Or the hill and the dell,
The wild songs of the birds
| have ever loved well,
With the breath of the zephyrs
So genial and mild;
Oh! | think how they kissed me
When | was child.
On the banks of the brook
You have walked the green grass,
While the rush and the flag
Cover DER the morass;
And the leaves and the flowers
Shall mind You once more,
To put forth all their beauty,
As wont to of yore.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-24

ta The other day an aged couple drove
into Indiana City, Ind, just as an under
taking firm was moving into an old church,
which had been purchased for a shop.
The Old gentleman stood up in his wagon,
his mouth apd eyes distended, as the men
silently carried coffin after coffin into the
church. At last he turned to hi, awe
stricken half and gasped: "Sary, by
golly, it's cholera! Let's gitr'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-24
DOING BUSINESS
FOR
GAS q.

THIS Saves Losses,
i -" Collectors
Fees,
+" Trouble,
and best of all enables us
TO CHEAPER CLOTHING.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-24

Ground slate or asbestus is freproof so,
also, is the tar, after it has dried thor
oughly. The last shingles had cost So 70
per thousand; laying, $1.75 per thousand;
nails, 25 cents per thousand; paint, 12
cents per thousand, and now consider it
as good as any roof ever had or saw"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-24
Integrity Of Dealing
ONE PRICE.

OF course to do this we
" must figure closely,
orwe wouidlose our trade,
but we always were will
ing to sell cheap.
This is the complaint
other houses makcagainst
us, but We 90 not care,
and therefore mark the
price on the tickets, for
that is the only way peo-
PIE Can be certain they
buy at like rates with
their neighbors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04

PETIT JCRnR'. The following gem
tlenen wi respond to roll call us Ju.
rors at the March Term of Grant Cir
emit Court:
Glen TIa, pn-Ias Orr, A. Humphrey. VIM
Knney. Patch Grove i. A DAVIS, j. A
Curtis. W. gvi le-Edward MAn'ieih. j I'm
Dinsiae. B,Scncel "A fred Palmer, i p
vi Ter. sine ser-H A Whherb,, john Vino.
Lanra-ier-Jas II Bo' ah. P II Parsons. Mu>-
coda - Peer <chatf-c. Chssvill- Ill GRAY
bil. Wvalnsi"g u A Brad ev. rhos Wilcox,
wv Rradi. Bio ,nington-CyruS 4 ex,nder.
Woodman Oscar Lewis. Chiffon Thomas
Aowdrll. .Iame,town Laurence Keller
Rockville -ThonAs CArthaw. Harrison
Orlando Tones. Mt Hone johnson Caster.
Heel Grren-lIenry GRAY. Paris John
Len2 bottom. Hickory G owe Geo SANGER
son. Plaieviile-J Bevans. Little Grant
Andrew Cairns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04

a LITTLE BILL OF SOME INTEREST
TO TREAsURRRs. The Brown county
people, who have had such bad luck
with their county and city treasurers,
desire the following bill passed, which
is row pending before the Assembly:
Section /. All county, city, village
or town treasurers now in Office, or
who may be hereafter elected in this
state to any of said offices, shall be
Ineligible for the next succeeding
term Of said offices. All votes cast for
any person who holds either of said
offices for the next succeeding term
shall be void, and such votes shall mol
be counted by the canvassers of cleo
tions, any law OF this state to the con
trary notwithstanding.
Sc tion 2. This shall be taken and
held as a repeal of all laws in this
state interfering with the provisions o
section one, and all the proyi lions
OF section one shall be taken anc
deemed an amendment in that iespec
TO all city, village or town charter
now IN force III this state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04
Reception al Boscobel.

Ii is a noticeatls fact that the
most enthusiastic admirers of the
hol ing few at Madison are the Dem
ocrats and Liberals. Mr.. Coates re-
termed 10 his homo in Boscobel on
Saturday evening. He is known a.
the capit,l city as the tycoon Of The
opposition to Senator Carpenters
reel 'otion, and q reception thai
wouli astonish everybody was in
tended TO be prepared for him or
his arrival. The Republicans could
not rally on the occasion, and OF
course Democratic welcome woulo
b, in proper order. The leading
Democrats and Liberals of the city,
whose interest Mr.. Coates had been
subscribing in his opposition to the
election of the regular Republican
nominee tor Congress, assembled al
the depot on arrival of the train,
and the city bsnd was called into
their service. The band escorted
Mr.. Coates to the Central House
front where he IN few words, thank
ed the assembly for the reception
given him. He said if be had made
any mistakes they were OF the head,
not of the heart. He would in the
future, as in the past stand firmly by
his convictions. The body then
adjourned en- mdsss to the capacious
rooms of Bobel. 1t was q noticea-
bic feature OF the reception that only
Democrats and Liberals were parti-
cipants, and we learn that, st last
reports, even Old Ben himself is
rather ashamed of the whole trans
action. But looking st the recep-
ton in another light-thst of 8
prominent man being received by 8
body of his friends and fellow citi.
xeDs-no reflection can be cast upon
the act.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04

ThefoIiowing described lands viii be sold on rea-
sonabte terms by the unders gned: My home place
OF 50 the town o. Elk drove, Lafayette Co,
Nis. 100 acres Of which tiiisbe. the remaining
SO beiux Il nber fh~ Is well improved and
pleutIinliy .uppli-d with living water there being
ueftiliug -treAI quite near the harnytrd here is a
good we ling houee. likewise a lsrge barn,a rock
static. and tber necessary Ouibnii dings Would
make = excellent stock farm The orchard IL large
and rifty uprising more than 800 bearing trees
ii lining this FIR there is ne tract Of aBd which
will be sold with the al We or sep trately as tn pnr-
oh ..sr IN ~ desire FIFTY OF this udpT cui
tivation the rest being timber A.so 900 acres Dor
derit atte River sections is and u town OF 81
lenhoIo Grant County. THERE'S n house on this land
About so OF The land being nnd~r Gu tIvAton.-
Thr rest IL what may be called No. timber tame
For particular address the subscriber at Hsse Green
Gr4nt 20 Wis @ tRRIEL MILLS.
Is 1874 q
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04
Buckingham's Dye.
FOR THE WHISPERS.

As or Remover in many cases
requires too long time, and TOO
much care, to restore gray or faded
Whiskers, we have prepared this
dye, in one preparation; which will
quickly and cffectually accomplish
this result. 1t is easily applied,
and produces q color which will
neither RIB nor wash off Sold by
all Druggists. Price Fifty Cents.
Manufactured by n. p. HALL & CO..
~ G4UN NJ Il.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04

Eg The Pail .deiphia Ledger AL
manac for 1875 com TO u fn of
imp ,rtant intorma ion, containing
stats cs, the most remarkable ev, nts
of the years past and host # other
interesting thing. L. is handsomel,
p tinted git edged. and contains
miniature copy of The Lod7er which
would Re qnire a magnify ing glass to
read. The publishers have our
thanks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04

The SIX YEAR PRoPosITIoN.-In
the House at Washington on January
20, Potter, from the Judiciary com.
mittee, reported the joint resolution
proposing the following amendment
TO the constitution:
"Art. Is From and after the next
election for President of the United
States the President shall hold his Of
Hce during 3 term Of six years, and,
together with the Vice-President, cho'
sen for the same term, be- elected III
manner as now provided. or that may
hereafter be provided. But neither
President nor Vice President (when
the Office of President has devolved
upon him) shall be eligible tor re-elec
ton az President
Mr p. remarked that the amend
ment would not effect the next Presi-
Dental term, and moved the previous
question. The previous question wa
s conded and the main question or
dered. A brief discussion ensued and
the Joint resolution was rejected =
yeas 1874; NAYS, lO4; less than two
thirds in the affirmative.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04

WANTS TIE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR
SYSTEM ABOLISHED. - Assemblyman
Phinney, OF Dane county, has introduce
ed tho following resolution in the As.
sembly:
Resolved. That the committee on town and
,,ou,tv orCsn;x, alton be instructed TO prepare
and reoorf a bill to repeal the existing super
&C., systeu of county government and re
store the couaty supervisor system fornely IN
force in this state, or some similar one
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04

Ry the sub~cribsr lands occupied by him.
section Is In town s. range west. in Moth Lam
caster. at divers Mills. gray suppose 10
be about ten years d. wtth ad stall Of leather
h,lier no shoes brands h-sh marks, very tain
In d~sh has heeu In ihe settlrnI mt oyer one mont
TIE will prove property paw ch ry'- art lake
said stray {5St blU'LA ~ 'blN y =
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04

~Of the five Republicans from
Grant in the Legislature, four-H' !
loway, ]. frey, Caskey and Abrams
have thus far stood by the nomi-
nee of the r publicsns in tho Sena-
toriaI canvass. Mr.. Coates is the
only member that has voted with
the Dol ers. But it is thought thai
he my yet see the error of his way.
Mr.. Coates understands very well
that if the K apubicans of his district
! st Fall had bolted his nomination,
q Democrat would certainly have
b sen elected. He was strong ad
vooate of party caucuses then, and
the query among Republicans in biz
district is, why don't he now as then
labor for the candidate nominated By
the Republican party.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04
AUGTION.

The undersigned will sell ut nh &c auction at HIS
sidt nee, the Old MeCGrtney mestead In the
town OF Cas-vI'le. on
TUESDAY. MARCH 2 1875,
all his farming utensils household furniture and live
stock insisting ia part OF the following ARTICLES
tn it: Tnres work hur es, yearlinx horse CO
s cows 3 heiters, - N 'ats lumber wagon
one pIow two hart0ws, Prairie ity Seeder one
re uer one roiler set of harness. aud lot OF
smaller farming TOOLS aln chsirs be- dsteads bureau
cuubo4rd stoves, stow furmture, d-hss &c AIso
20n bush IL ~ oats ~ d 800 bushels Of corn
TEkHS-Alt sums Of or under cash: on AL sums
over IS TIVE years credit will be given II d-ired on
10 per cent interest bearing notes with pproved sc
en- ifv JOHN LAMBEhT>
JnuN ~, q SSECL9DR, Ahciionaer 4sw2S
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04

EU Iowa county has settled 1874,
005.34 Of railroad Indebtedness at ar
aggregate cost OF 1929 O3O 40 paying
from go To IS cent. on the d. lir.
The amount yet unset ! d in bonds
and judge ments ia 1859 60s.23.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04
FARM FOR SALE.

The nnd.rsisped living IL The town o. " Hope,
three on ,rt+ts OF mi east Of the villiga o-rs
ia, M ~ $50 about IS acres under culiiva
n n All incos'd ic-t class dwelling with Gel.
lar gpod barn sd outtlnuses, putty - water. ia
orch rd % $40 trees, aud other improvements Wi
srIi on gn d { rms DANIEL TAYLOR
Mt Rope Jauugry u 4lwk
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04
BEN WADE ON THE OurLooK.-Ex

BEN WADE ON THE OurLooK.-Ex
Senator Wade, who was Vice Presi-
dent when Mr.. Johnson was Presi-
dent. expresses his satisfaction at the
latter's election TO the Senate. Mr..
Wade entertsins the opinion that the
country is drifting into another civil
strife, in which event be says Mr..
johnson will certainly be found on the
Union side, being the representative
of the Union element in Tennessee.
1t appears from the list of represen ia
tiyes and senators in the next Con-
gress, that eighty-6ve persons have
been elected and will occupy seats,
who either served in the rebel army or
held civil positions under the confeder-
ate government This fact is regarded
as very insignificant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04

sa~ A bill has been introduced 10
tn L g'slttnre t. au;horiz the Com
missioners of School AMI u diversity
Lends to loan portion OF the trust
fun Is of tho Sac TO the city and
town OF Mi"er p IN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04

Observation-Disclosures.

From the sIb.Criher. section 10 town 3 range t.
tow at Water'o', about September l. one heller all
rcd ii lite face: one hefer all red; one b. Tier
red with tma1 white ongish spot on one q .Uk, no
ear MARKS Ali two years Old b-xt spring. ANY one
having such stock in their possrssion viii notify
A. gl% ROBERT G. SPARK
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04
TAKE. UP -IIEIFER.

~ the subscriber on Iaud owned by him, In the
town OF Beetown, one year ing herer sht red, crop
II right ear aud white under the belly The owner
will properly pay charges aud take said stray
44W4N Y RAIsKEtK
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04
STOCK FARM FOR SALE.

The undersigned will sell the following tracs OF
land situated Ga thu town If pot0-i and known a.
the ..tl>csoia Farm" There 32c pillow la'f
lsu good B. II, m land. balance Ridge wN aud The
farm {. Grant liver aud is adapted tor STICK
ru ing. good dwelling hou~e aud harm on the
pF-n,ises. Trims r a-"nahle, The property W ! he
sold 10 body ~ ! parcels. JAMES 2 tx
LaneasIel. Dec. 81 +2m6 JOIN W. MeCABE.