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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-02-04
The Little Torn Primer,

MTLLE ran into the dining-room and
threw her books down on the dining
table.
" | knew my lessons today" she said.
" and | want my dinner; and oh did you
have blackberry pie?"
But what [ am going to tell is not
about Mile or blackberry pie, but about
the books after Mile and her mamma
had gone out of the room and left them
to themselves.
" Mile is very clever little girl"
said the Grammar, and talks very well.
| take great credit to myself for teach
ing her to speak so correctly"
Yes" said the Arithmetic, I" she az
bright, and can't be beat in addition, sub
traction, multiplication and division.
Really bright children always under
stand nay rules; make them SO clear and
plain"
She should be very much obliged to
u.s. Joined in the Geography, "fo1
without us she could not be clever at all
For instance, see how much I tell her
l describe all countries, including hen
own; all bodies of water, all noun
tains, the different kinds of people
thousands Of things. In fact, think the
information impart" (most books use
big words) " the most interesting and
valuable she obtains"
"Pshaww sneered the History.
" You're alone in that opinion. Where
does she learn all the particulars about
different countries, including her own, as
you say? Christopher Columbus, a ma
tive of Genoa, Italy, discovered America
in the year 1902. He set sail with three
small"
ooh, do stop that" interrupted the
other books; "we've heard that until we
are sick of it."
Sometimes / wish he had never set
sail, +" added the Geography.
"Where does she learn about the great
battles-the lives of the Kings, Queens
and Emperors?" continued the History,
waving its cover triumphant,y; "about
the illustriOus Father of his Country,
George Washington, who never"
Don't believe itr interrupted the
books.
"And if he never did, History does"
said the Arithmetic" many one. 1t
is only figures that ne0er lie"
"From what does our Millie gain
knowledge"-here spoke the Natural
History of beasts and birds and fish?
All things that walk, or fly, or
creep, or swim, or stop still and only
breathe? The wonderful habits of the
insects, the traits of the massive ele-
plant and the capers of the mischievous
monkey"
My friends"-here joined IN a tiny
voice for the first time, causing the books
to stand up on their edges and look over
at the corner of the room where lay the
little torn Primer, from which it pro-
ceeded-" my friends, l know you all
help to make Millie wise and learned;
but of what use would be all you can tell
l. she could not read it? You would be
nothing without mer'
Your cried the others, in scOrnfuI
voice.
eyes, me-" answered the little torn
Primer. 81 taught her her letters. With
out knowing them, what good would dng
book be to herr"
Glow tiresome small books are" said
the History.
81 guess III take nap" yawned the
GeOgraDhy And so the conversation
ended.-Marg0ret Eytinge, an st. Nicholas
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Ed.

ANDERSON Suddenly, on the 10th instant. Mrs.
SUSAN NJ. ANDERSON, wife Of liugum A. Anderson,
sgt 4 a years aud 81 onths.
Relatives and friends Of the family respectfully
iaested to attend the funeral from htr late resi-
deece, near 81. Elizabeth Asylum, Wednesday, u
O clock m.
BROWN. In this city, on the 18th instant. Ros-
RI BROWN, Formerly of 2 Philadelphia, OF COnsunp-
ton, ia the 2lsi year of his age.
IPhiiadephia papers please oopy1
DENLlN. On the evening Of the 10th instant,
JAMES p. DEvLIN, aftes lingering Illness, which he
bore with Christian pazience and tortitude.
Funeral Wednesday morning, 18th Instant NJ 90,
from his late residence. corner Of
end 9th street southeast. Requiem mass at
~. Peters Church, at 10 O'CLOCK. Friends and sc-
Quainta aces are invited 10 attend. 81
(Chronlole and Republican, al
MYERS. In Baltimore, on the morning of the llth
instant, Mrs ELIZA p. MYERS, IN the list year Of
her age.
TI relatives and friends q the family respect
fuly invited 70 attend the funeral. from the resi-
deLSa of her son, Vim. X Mclean. No. 43l street
northwest, on "Wednesday morning, LSth instant at
10 oclock a.
PosEY On the 18th instant, WILLIAM PosEY,
aged a. years.
The funeral 10 which his friends and relatives
invited, will take place 90 morrow morning leaving
his mothers residence. s2c street and proceeding
20 st. PatTick's Church, where the services VIII
take place at III o clock.
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THE RELIGION OF OUR WIVES AND
MISUNDERSTANDING on the subject of femi-
nine disputatiousness Imay mention that, at
recent meeting in favor of extending the
franchise to women. a new and certainly very
ingenious argument was brought forward.
"Men, said one of the ladies, "will be shortly
proposing to diseStabiish the church, What
right have they TO disestablish church
which is, in fact, our church, church which
they have ceased To attend?' This lady :
viewS-at least as regards church going
agree closely enough with those of the French
deputy who, when some one, year or two
since at Versailles, spoke disparaging OF
the Catholic religion, called out: Il will not
sit here and listen to attacks directed against
the religion of our wives and daughters
London Letter.
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A NOTABLE suicide was tha,ofa ronnr -.

"A NOTABLE suicide was tha,of a voung tai
efaph operator named odiliion n Csrc.sot..-
Mho ended his life with poison IN Sha,,,,
Wis, few days ago. He had been so !,
SNORT time. but seemed 10 be I'm gooi St,i,lss
ana on The way 10 recoyery Whom - Nc
lound dead In his bed one morning NJ ~
stNSrai notes I'm which ne directed that fl,srs
snonld De no preaching over hi> dead Ia a
threatening that. II the injunrtinn va
ulsregaried. h. would rise aud eiI,-S, go
priest He also directed that he Shotit a..
paceu IN the plaineSt coffin that co,,it a.,
procured, that he should be buried where ~.
would De forgotten soonest aud thar M, 1870.
should be placed above his grave M,
iur'her said that. az there was any frl,fh A.,
Splrltualism. he should lahor tocnnvince the
iflehd to whom he Wrote OF is reality AMI
tndt he died without fun heller in AZ
A &c cause oi his suicide u a great mystery
bu Le seems 10 have committed Sonl,, crsat
erin Nc, ioi which his conscience tr,ubisI lfT,,
exec linEly. He wrote that ths Sf.sD y,,>,,,,
thar IN had long contaminated thai 10 .,.it
not live To be diSgracasi and thar ian a..
existing state Of his finances rhar,a 49,.
temptation a. almost too strong IN ~ r,SiSts,
He confess, j that he had he,,Il suilt, 80 ,,,,.
deeds THAI he you'd not have the world l,,,.,,.
OF. hut the fact that he haf ina his ts,,ss.SSi,-,
q considerable ILmber of gems thai a. bai
brought nom South Africa hardly baarS oot
the theory that his miS,ie,siS had anNthins n
d, with other peoples money. lie was Yer,
TO pular with his acQuaiutanccS outside -
his own family. bat he died casting Tho SIN,
upAn his own father and brother that fteN-
migt { grudgc to pay the expenses Of his
burial
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FATAL ACCIDENT.-The Martinsburg W.
W Independent of saturday says: Early
yesterday morning the mangled body of Will
liam McGinnis, a resident of this place. and
a brakeman on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, was found lying under the bridge of
that road east of the ticket Office. Mrs.
McGinnis, it is supposed, was crossing the
bridge, on his way TO the railroad office,
some time early in the morning, and the
bridge being covered with sleet and ice. Slip
ped and fell to the ground a distance of about
forty feet, staying i'll his skull and killing
him almost instantly. The deceased was an
honest, industrious man, and leaves wife
and several children"
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A CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.-The Sails
bury (Md) Advertiser says:-on the LIST inst.
a little daughter OF VIM. w. and Clara l..
Huntington, near Upper Trappe, aged fifteen
died in about ten minutes. Mrs. III. had occa-
sion to leave the house few moments, and
while out she heard the cries OF Lottie, a girl
of four years, who was giving the alarm that
her little sister was on fire. When Mrs. HUFF
fingtOn came i'm she found the child on her
face on the floor, seriously burned about the
of her clothing were inhaled, which produced
instant death
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TINTED STATES MARsHAL's SALE.

In vrtue of a writ of eri facias issued out of the
Clerks Office of the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia, and to directed, will sell, at public
sale, for casa in front of the Court house door Of
said District, ON FRIDAY. the 29th day of January
ISIS, 2 clock the following property, wit,
viz:-The southern part Of Lot No 6, in square No.
IA, beginning for the same at the southwest corner
of said lot and square and running thence east along
the line of north street 10 feet to the southeast
ner of said lott thence north IS feet "a inches thence
west 20 feet the line of 18th street west and thence
along the line of 18th street west So feet pa inches TO
the place Of beginning, together with all and singu-
lar the improvements thereon, In the city Of Wash
ington, D. c., seized and levied upon the property
OF Anna and Peter Schranm, and will be sold
Mayer. ALEX. SHARP,
iauS dts US. Marshal D. G.
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DEATH OF CHILD FROM WHISKEY.-On
Saturday nj ght a little girl about five years
old, a daughter of Mr.. Sweeny, living in
Trott's court, gave her little brother, about
three years old, q half tumbler of whisky
from a bottle which she found in the room up
stairs. The little fellow was seized with
spasms during the night, and died between
and 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The
mother of the child states that she sent for
twopAysicians and neither came. DIR. walker,
corEaer, was notified, and will investigate the
case-R0H Sam. lila.
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A. Tweed's favorite warden al Biackwell's
Island has been removed.
rySigh OF indigestion: '.GOne TO dinner
be back in five minutes"
ng-"Thomas Roberts a Sister keep bar
Der shop in Portland. Mich.
~ An editor. down at Harrisburg says the
WilliamSpOrt Bulletin. has got a flying ma
chine, The got knocked off the name i'm
some way. but he goes right on using IL just
the same.
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IL THE MIDST OF play in a Chinese thea
ter in Golo, Col. recently. two OF the per-
formers had combat 80 realistic and vigor-
Gus as to fix the attention OF the previously
listless audience. The actors were armed
with knives, and while they struggled with
each other on the stage, the spectators yelled
and stamped their approval. At last "A stream
OF blood ran across the boards. and one of the
contestants fell back dead. The fight had
piece.
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TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN Enc
LAND.-The London Times of the 18th of be-
cember gives an account OF a terrible acct
dent on the oath on the GrrGSssStern rail-
road, in which thirty-one persons were killet
and upward Of seventy wounded The train
was travelling at the rate OF forty miles AN
hour, and the impetus given To the carriages
as they left the rails carried them with
were finally dashed 10 pieces i'm the meadows
hplaW
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T'HIS Is To GIVE NOTICE, That the subscriber
4 has obtained from the Supreme Court Of the
District Of Columbia holding Special Term letters
81 sdm,ni.ration on the PERSONAL estate Of CHRIS
OF columbia, deceased All persons having claims
against the said deceased hereby warned to ex
hihit the same, with the vouchers thereof, to the
subscriber, on before the 5th day Of January next
they may otherwise by law be excluded from all ben
eht OF the said estate. Given under my hand this
5th day Of January, ISIS.
JAM th.N JAS. W. BARKER, Administrator,
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ANoLD LADY in Lockport recently achiev-
sd eminence by carrying quart or poppot
corn TO a donation party and eating two dozen
OF fruit cake, half mince pie, and some APP
pies after which she was threatened with a
tspasm," and in the effort to prevent IL she
sacrificed all the wtne there was in the house.
She attends donations regularly, and does
good deal for the church in that way.
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ALFONSO XII IN SPAIN.-In his progress
to Madrid the New King of Spain on Satur-
day landed at Barcelona on Spanish soil. He
he'd an enthusiastic reception, did his devo-
tiops at the Cathedral, and Afterwards re-
viewed the troops He then left for Valencia
and will arrive at Madrid tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-12

DISGUISED BRITISHER--At the session
of the Congressional committee in Nicksburg
on Saturday one f.. Cordment, British sub
ject owning a plantation on the Yazoo, ex-
pressed in positive terms his utter disgust
with both the state and federal governments.
A member gives il as his opinion that the
investigation will continue until the latter
mart of next week.
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WIDowEES.--Whcn Mr.. Blank lost his
vile he lay down on the floor. and for seven
hours without intcTmiSSion. except tor meals
lac beat the carpet Vchemently with his boot
heels. and cTiel, " " hat shall do" When
his elderly servant mildly said. she's in a
better place" he beat the grOuud Stili more
violently. and Toare-i more pitcou>ly tlan
ever. Still nothing seemed To cssne OF it, and
echo merely sent his wild question back
again upon his swelling heart. I'm sympa-
thetic tone his faithful attendant warned
him that he would wear himself out w!lereat
he became inconsolahle. and frantically eN-
claimed, % What shall 1 do?" The elderly
woman advised him to look out of the win
dow awhile. lie looked out. and in six
months he was n newly married man. His
neighbOr, who had sustained a similar loss
never groaned, and never married again
Dr. Parker ~ E.FINi.fn ~ HnlIi
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
RRR R2PEs ISn At or AUG0TIRPS TWO RRIGK
CORNER OF IITH STREET SOUTHWEST
AND MARYLAND AVENUE, THE OTHER
ON G STREET SOUTHWEST, BETWEEN AZ
AND 9TH STREETS.
- BY virtue Of deed of trust dated June 10Th,
81 The land records OF Washington county, District
of Columbia, will sell at public auction in front
of the premises, on MONDAY, the sth dag Of Janu-
,lo15, at 80 clock all that piece parcel
Of ground IN the city of Washington, d. c., known
as lot 80 of Laurenccs subdivision of part of square
81 and also part of lot 80 in said square As laid
down in said LauTenCe's subdivision OF part of
square 3I beginning for said part of said Tot - at
the northeast corner thereof, and running thence
south Oh line with llth street southwest q feet;
thence east y feet inches to the Northumberland
lots improved by story Brick Dwelling House
And also that other certain piece of ground in said
city known as part of lot o. in square 492 beginning
South street, and running thence north along the
division line between lots and g. ninety four (g4D
feet and six 80 inches to alley in the rear Of said
lot; thence west along said alley and the line
said lot ~ feet and inches; thence south and
inches the front line of said lot thence
improved by two story Brick Building, used as a
store and dwelling.
Terms of sale: One fourth cash: balance in six
twelve and eighteen months, secured by notes bear
ing ten per cent interest, payable semi annually,
and ii deed Of trust on the property sold One hun
dred and fifty dollars down each piece of property
when it j. struck off. COnveyancing at purchaser
cost. Ii the terms of sale not complied with in
five days the trustees reserve the right to resell the
property at the risk and cost Of the deaultng pur-
PA. DARNEILLE. Trustees
JAM LATIMER AZ CLEARLY, Aucts.
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u Ii. WARNER,
ID. Real Estate AuCtionecr and Broker,
Federal Buildings, corner 18th and sts. northwest
TRUSTEES SALE OF A DESIRABLE FARM.
CONTAINING FIFTY ACRES. BEAUTIFUL
BUILDINGS. IN WASHINGTON, ID. c. ON
TIE MARLBORO ROAD. WITHIN A MILE
AND HALF FROM UNIONTOWN. ID. G..
81. by virtue of a decd Of trust dated July Il, \.
Fl u. 1913 duly recorded in LibcT No ~, folio I32
q seq. one Of the land records for the county of
Washington, in the District of Columbia. and tn .
request If the party secured thereby, will sell at
public auction on tn premises FRIDAY January
%. 1875. at o'clock =. m. all that piece parcel
OF land lying ana being IN the county of Washington
II. G.. To wit Beginning for the same on the MARI
bOrO road, at the distance of twelve (l2) perChes
from stone placed on the southwest corner of said
land, and running thence To the sixth line thereof
(as shown by plat of said tract Of land, made by
Lewis CarbeTry. public surveyor of Washingt
county, and described more fully in deed from I.
y. Page. to one Daniel Lee, recorded III Liber j. A
s. folio go, one Of the land records Of said Washing
10 include fifty t5O) acres of land less. and
being the same tract of land conveyed by Il NJ Hall
and wife to the Girls Industrial Home school by
deed dated July ID, 1873, together with the improve
nents. &c.
Terms: One third cash and the balance at six and
twelve months, with interest at pr cent per
annum from day of sale secured by deed of trust
the property sold. deposit of $50 Will be
quiTed deposit at time Of sale All convey ancing
al expense of the purchaser. If terms of sale not
complied with in ten days from day of sale the
tees the right 10 resell the property at the
risk and cost Of the deiaulting purchaser after ten
day adv crti,eInent.
GEORGE W STICKNEY, ru-.,.-
CHAS. n THOMAS. trustees
jaH9 stu ,thSds J. I. COLDWELL, Salesman.
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nUNCANSON BROS, Auctioneers,
IL Corner Ninth and ID streets, northwest.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VACANT LOTS O,

TRuSEEEES S "a, lsr,, OF l,, VACANT LOTS ON
STREETS SOUTHEAST, AT AUCTION.
60 BY virtue of decree Of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia passed in equity cause
@ No. 3.s4s, docket Is, l will, on SATURDAY, the
18th day of January, A. ID. 1875, at O'Clock D. m.
in front of the premises offer for SALE public auc
ton, lots G., II, and NJ in Larmaa and others re-
corded subdivision of square loo These lots are
each feet inches by 100 feet of them fronting
Thirteenth street east between land streets south
and the other two on 80 foot alley, all having
alley way of feet inches in the rear
Terms: One-third cash; residue in two equal pay
ments at six and twelve months, with six per cent
interest, secured by r.seFve lien on the property
deed given on final Payment of purchase money
Conveyancing at purchasers cost. deposit of S5
on each lot will be required soon sold, If the
terms not com piled with in days the trus
tees the right to resell the property at the
chasers upo. giving five days notice in some daily
paper pui, iished in Washington. ID. @:
REGINALD FENDALL, Trustee.
jan5 pCNCANSQN BROS, Auot
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u Ii. WARNER,
ID. Real Estate Broker and AuctiOneer,
Federal Buildings, corner 9TH and Streets N W.
TRUSTEES SALE OF A DESIRABLE FOUR
STORY AND MANSARD ROOF BRICK
HOUSE. (nearly fnshedD ON ID STREET
NORTHWEST, NEAR THE CORNER OF
g. BY virtue of deed of trust to us, dated Au-
Ii gust 10, A. ID. 1873 duly recorded in Liber No
III folio 4Ol, land records of the District of Colum
will sell in front of the premises, at public
ton, on FRIDAY, January 5, lS75, at O'Clock p.
m, all that piece or parcel OF ground, situate in the
city of Washington, District Of Columbia, described
AZ follows Beginning at point on the north line of
square numbered two hundred and ninety three 293
seventy nine 40 feet seven and five eighths 7s) in
ches from the northeast corner of said square, thence
due south eighty three 1881 feet four and three
fourths (4L inches thence due west TO the eastern
line of lot numbered fourteen Llil in said square;
thence due north eighty three so feet four and three
thence due the place Of beginning, being the
western part of Lot numbered two hundred and
ninety three, $685. together with all the improve
ments thereon.
Terms: One-fourth in cash and the balance at six,
twelve and eighteen months, with interest at six per
cent per annum for which instalments the notes of
the purchaser, secured by deed of trust on the
property sold, viii be taken. deposit of $50 will
be required at time Of sale All conveyancng at
chaser cost. Ifterms of sale not complied with
in days, the Trustees reserve the right to
sell property the risk and cost of the default
ing purchaser after five days advertisement
VI f 4 GGHHhtSS1 bEER, Trustees.
decl6-eo&ds J. T. COLDWELL, Salesman.
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SINGULsR AID FRrAL ACCIpFNr.-pp
SatuidaN last Mr.. Shcm Bowman. one o.
our most esteemed citizens. living about 1our-
miles south Of HarriSonburgg. met with a sin
gulin and fatal accident MIR. Bowman Wa
lvllilE lumber ln the woods. pprhapS haIf A
mile nom his home. In cutting a tree down
" lodged against another tree. aud from an
tho circumstances Of the case 10 j. supposed
thti Mr.. h. set his axe down by his side
ing the helVc in his hand when a broken
llmb fell down, which, striking the pole of
The axe, drove the axe through the top af his
leg. seVering the artery and cutting OF n
splinter oi one OF the bones OF the leg. Amer.
he was cut MI. II. walked some sixty wards
towards his home, Vainly hoping 10 reach
ne house before he died. HIS strength failed
him. however. aid ne sat down. leaning him
self against a log in which position Ia was
found dead He had wrapped the leg OF IA.
pants around the wound. evidently trying -
stop The How 81 bloOd.-RocIaayhom Ia Re
O3AfeT
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APPARENTLY the opening OF the new opera
i'm Paris il TO furnish political scandal a.
well as pleasure to the public. In The original
was made under the Empire. and this box
still exists There has consequently been
some curiosity To know what disposition
would be made OF il. IL is now reported that
this box has been permanently hired 10 n
club. and that the club will keep 10 s.Syste-
matically empty" and so IL Will constantly
stare the public I'm the face as the place
where the Emperor ought To be.
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1911 PENNsYLvhNIh ROUTE 1919
To THE
NORTHWEST, SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.
Trains leave as follows:
Washington..... ) 8. a. m. Baltimore. $50 a. m
....-11.JJ a. m lis p. IN
. .-... 40 Pm 9 s:25 p.
THE GREAT DOUBLE TRACK ROUTE,
with elegant Scenery, Palace StaterOOm Day and
NiEht Cars with modern improve ments
Two hundred miles say ed to Western and Central
New York
MAKE CONNECTIONS
through from WASHINGTON to the WEST and
NORTH without change.
Tickets by this route can be procured at the Offices
corner of 18th street and Pennsy lvana avenue and
of 9th street and Pennsylvania avenue, under
National Hotel, where reliable information will be
given at all times.
Passengers procuring tickets at these Offices can
secure accommodations in Palace Cars for Chicago,
Piitsburg, Buffalo and Elmira.
ED. :. YOUNG, General Passenger Agent,
-ly Baltimore, Nd.