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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-04
Pride of place.

A dispute having long existed in a
gentleman's family between the maid
and coachman. about fetching the
cream for breakfast, the gentleman
one morning called them before him
that he might hear what they had to
say; they appeared according, The
maid pleaded that the coachman was
lounging about the kitchen the greatar
part of the morning, and yet was so
ill-natured that he would not fetch the
cream for her, Notwithstanding that
she had so much too do as not to have
a moment to spare. The coachman
alleged that it was not his business.
Very well, said the master, but
pray what do you call your business?'
ITO take care of the horses, and
clean and drive the coach, " replied he.
"You say right answered the mas
ter, land [ do not expect you to do
more than [ hire you for; bnt this [
insist on, that every morning before
breakfast you get the coach ready and
daive the maid to the farmers for
milk; and [ hope you will allow that
to be part of your business"
The ceachman and the maid soon
after came to terms. - Oace peek.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-04
How She does it.

The house is on First street, South
Boston, says The Traveller. The hus-
band is an Englishman, an invalid,
large rnd burly, and walks with crutch-
es. The wife is over 40, with hair very
white. and a pleasant face. The house
Is furnished meagerly but neatly. A
stove and few chairs comprise the
furniture. The following conversation
ensues: 'Good afternoon.
s'Please take a chair 1--WE had rain
this morning Yes, the earth was par d
You need a fire on such damp day. >
L am thankful to get enough to do
my little cooking with" Chow do
you supply that?' II pick bits of
co | from the ashes, and have done so
for two years. We lived comfortably
until my husbands health failed.
Now [ make molasses candy, and it is
a profitable day when | bring in 25
cents. Sometimes four or FIVE little
urchins come to trade with pennies.
Once a fortnight [ do little washing.
but the mistress is for cutting down
my pay. One good lady sends my
husband a dinner now and then. So
I'm like a baby sucking its thumb :
its all hand to mouth with me-" ''You
bear up cheerfully." "Fretting would
spoil my good looks" Friendship was
offered and accepted with fervent' God
bless you," and the visitor departed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-04
GRAND RAPIDS WIS. THURSDAY, NOV. +, 1875
Find Time.

Every day is full of work Business
must be carried on, social life sustained,
sewing done, household cares attended
to. Lives are very much alike. Those
those who have leisure are the except
ions in this world.-There are really
very few drones. Yet the work for
the Master must de done, if souls are
saved. Each day must have some
sweet. pure thought, some good deeds,
some earnest word for Christ, or the
mosths, and the years will be barren,
and life, at the last, a thing we shall
regret to have had given to our keeping.
No picture is painted save by the
motto of the great Apelles, "Nulla
dies sine linea." (No day without a
line Geoethe said, Time is infin-
itely long, and each day is vase into
which an immense amount may be
poured, if one will only FL! it to the
brim
An eldery woman in Ohio used to
rise early and have her wishing done
by seven o'clock in the mornieg, that
she might 90 with the praying bands
to the saloons. Another, with two
children, has been the means of sixty
conversions. Through her personal Wis
itation in her missionary district.
Phoebe Palmer, who has just gone
to her reward, had her duties of home
life ike other woman; and yet she found
time to tell sinners the way to Jesus,
! and $4,000 souls were saved under her
ministry. Talmage said, 81 believe
that one hundred Pheb Palmers would
bring the millennium tomorrow morn
ing" W. G. Willing, writing oi
her in the Northwest, says. "There
are over 100000 women in the Metho.
dist Church. If each should win one
soul year, and they in turn do the
same for three years, the converts would
be eighteen times the population Of
the United States.
Mrs Van Cott. who has been blest
in the conversion Of thousands, could
care for a husband dying of consumpt-
ion, attended to the minutie of 6
drug. business which was the suppor
Of the family, and hold revival meet
ings, through which scores will rise III
in the judgement and call her blessed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-04
Lick's Latest Deed.

The San Francisco Alta says shat
the new deed of trust by which Mr.
James Lick disposes of his vast estate
is of a length Of over fifty pages
The Protestant Orphan Asylum will
receive the sum Of S25, 600; the city,
Of San Jose, $50, 900 for an Orphan
Asylum the Ladies' Prospective and
Relief Society, $50, eco; the Mechan-
les Institute, $50, 900; the Society
for the Prevention Of cruelty to Ami
mails, $4,000: the Old Ladies Home,
500, 900; and the trustees for the
Free Baths OF San Francisco, S150,-
600. The appropriation of $15O, ,0O0
for the bronze monument to Frames
Scott KEYS is reduced to $50, 600.
The appropriation of $250,000 the
bronze statuary to be set up at Sacre-
mento is reduced to 500 600, and the
statuary to be erected in front of the
City Hall, San Francisco. The $780,
600 appropriated to endow school to
be called The California School Of
Mechanical Arts" is increased to,
S550,000 The appropriations to rela,
tives and friends, mentioned in section
fourteen of the origial indenture, are
TO be paid Immediately. To his son,
John HI. Lick, the sum Of $3.50, 900 is
to be paid After the telescope is finish
ed it is to be given to the regents of
the university to form a part of the
Lick Astronomical Department of the
University. If it should cost less, the
balance OF the appropriation Of $780,
900, to 90 toward forming an endow-
ment fund The vacancies in the
Board of Trustees are to be filled by
James Lick, SO long as he lives. The
trustees are to receive $1,000 per annum
each. in lieu. of the statu tory fees.
For himself Mr. Lick is to receive
from the estate al! his expenses and
support. and such sums as may be
necessary for the Improvement of his
San Jose property, To the new inden-
ture, thus far. seven of the parties
interested in the old one have signed.
including the Society Of California
Pioneers, Ira 2. Rankin. James d.
Roberts and all the trustees except
John H. Lick, to whom as yet the deed
had not yet been presented. There is
no doubt that all the interested parties
will sign. The gift Of property to the
California Academy of Sciences, like
| that made to the California Pioneers,
is to be unencumbered from all con-
ditions, and is to be vested in the fee.
The new trustees appointed last week <
at Mr. Liok's desire, and consisting OF
Richard S. Floyd, Faxon S. Atherton,
Sr.. Bernard d. Murphy, John I'll.
Lick and John Nightengale' will here
after have their Office for the transaction
of business at the Lick House.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-04
A Curious Freak of Nature.

A curious freak Of nature is found
at Willough Lake, in the northern
part of Vermont. where Mounts Plgsah
and Hor rise $500 feet from the water
and 1000 feet above the sea. and arc
less than mile apart, while the lake
below is of unknown depth - all efforts
to sound it have tailed-and is suppos-
to rest at the level Of the sea. A few
years ago an immense rock, weighing
over 800 tons, was started from It's bed
at the top of Mount Pisgah, and fell
down the almost perpendicular face of
the mountain into the lake, tearing
away the carriage road and every
thing that opposed, shaking the whole
region round and being heard ten and
fifteen miles away, The lake is an
immense spring, as hardly brook flows
into it, but a river flows out large
enough to carry extensive mills. A
winding footpath conducts to the sum-
nit Of Mount Pisgah, which is abrupt
cut off on the side nearest the lake,
forming a perpendicular precipice
nearly 5000 feet high, below which lies
water of such singular transparency
that one can see more than 100 feet
below the surface. The temptation TO
leap from such height is almost irres-
istible. and no one has vet visited the
place of strong enough nerve to stand
erect and look ever the brink, but Wis
itors crawl up on hands and knees tc
satisfy their curiosity. The view FROM
this height is grand. To the east car
be seen the White mountains and the
Come cticut River, winding down eighty
miles of its course : to the north and
northeast are Monadosk, fifty miles
away, and the entire length of Lake
Memphremagog, and to the west is
seen the western range of the Green
Mountains. The scenery is unsur.
passed in New England, and the drive
over the carriage-way which skirts the
lake and connects Orleans and Caledonia
Counties is the most picturesque o:
any III the State.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-04

Daily except Sunday, Daily except Sa
urday Supper. + Breakfast. lDinner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-04
wis. Valley Es. Ee.

strains stop only on signal,
Connections: I.-C. VI n ST. p. K. r. =
". ". r. Il. St. i. X. NJ. K. r. Nv. G..
Z. K. 5.-N ith Stages for Jenny.
F.. WYATT. Supt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-04
GREEN BAY AND MINNESOTA
RAILROAD.
rs GOING EAST.
ITSs CnICC WEST.

SUMNER TIME TABLE IN EFFECT JUNE
20, 1878.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-04
wisconsin Central Railroad.

| OPERATED BY PHILLIPS 4 COLBY CONSTRUCTION co
Sept II, 1915.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-04
III HAYDEN,
Abstracts of Title
To Real Estate,
IN WOOD COUNTY, WIS.

CoRRkcr Your TITLES AID TAX AND ASSESS
AEST ROLLS.
| have prepared complete abstract of titles
to real estate in W0od County, Wis. and can on
short notice glvelntormation to title to any
tract of land In the county. PAY TANES. Make
collections Agent for Continental and Phoenix
Eire Ins. Cos. Grand hapsds, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-04
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

VALLEY JUNCTION HOUSE,
GEO. B0YINGTON PROPRIETOR.
VALLEY JUNCTION, WIS.
unction At IF w. V. and w. w. R'ys, best
accommodations provided for guests.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-04
p. POWERS,
L "A w, Z a N d,
TAX PAYl &c A c ENT,
GRAND RAPIDS, WISCONSIN

GRAND RAPIDS, WISCONSIN.
Having been engaged in the Land Agency bus
iness uumber of years before Wood County was
formed and possessing superior facilities for de-
tecting trespassers on lands owned by non resi-
dents feel assured In giving perfect satisfaction
so all who NAV see fit to employ me agent TO
attend to the prompt payment of Taxes, to the
investigation of Titles, TO recording Deeds, to
procuring Patents on Lands, to protection OF
lands from tresnassers in this and adjacent eoun-
ties, and such other business as may be called
upon to perform.
have constantly on hand good Farmipg L:i nus oI
erms to suit purchasers
Land Warrants bought and sold.
FaFticular attention given to entering HaVeEh-
vent and State Lands Il
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-04

Trains run daily Sundays excepted.
Traias run on Chicago time, which Is 23 min
utes faster than Winona time
CONNECTIONS,
At Green Bay with C. Il W R'y for 0conto,
Menomonee. Escanaba, Marquette, LAnse,
Appleton, Neenah il Menasha, Oshkosh, Fond
du Lac, Milwaukee and Chicago.
q. B. i ". arrives at Green Bay Station at
G. N. w. leave. Green Bay Station at Gas
with Wis CenrtaI R. r. for Milwaukee and
points on Iiue Of their road.
Also with Union Steamboat Cos Lane OF tlrst
Class Freight and Passenger Boats for Detroit,
Cleveland and Buffalo Erie Ry for Eastern
Cities Through Tickets sold at Principal
Stations.
At Amherst Junction with W. c. r. r., for Wau-
paca, Weyauwega, Medina, Milwaukee ana
Chicago.
At Plover with fast line Of stages for Stevens
Point.
At Grand Rapids with W. '. r. R., for Tomah
and Wausau.
At Hatfield with Omnibus line for Nciisylle.
At Merriam with w W Il. r., for Black River
Falls, Madison, Chicago, Eau Claire. Menom-
once, Hudson saltwater, st. Paul, Mlnneapo-
lis aud Breckenridge.
At Winona with G. NJ. & St. ?. R'y, for La
Crosse, La Crescent, connecting with Z. u.
NJ. for Dubuque aud Stations on Their line,
Wahisha, Redwing, Hastings, ST. Paul and
Minneapolis.
Charles, Rochester, Gwatunna, Mankato, and
other points.
With keokuk Northern Line A. 1. Pack cts fol
all Mississippi .fiver Points. Fare trcm Green rec,
Bay to ~. Louis. via G.. b. K VI. AMI keUkuk
Line, only Sl3.00, Berth and Stateroom IN
u. II. KELLY, GenI Manager,
5. Is. kENKICk. .5upt..
X. W. NATHAN
Gen'I Pass. and Ticket gent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-04
SLEEPING CARS
ATTACHED TO ALL NIGHT TRAINS
CONNECTIONS:

OOAN " 4 z I I UAf y
At Milwaukee with Chicago, Milwaukee i ST.
Paul. and Western Union Railways.
At Plymouth with shsb9ygan ! 4 F. Fond 5 du Lac
At Green Bay with Green Bay Il Minnesota
Railways. Tor New London, and Chicago 4
Northwestern Railway. for points north.
At Amherst Junction with Green Bay X Mime
sofa Railway. for Grand Rapids, and point:
West.
At Junction City with Wisconsin Valley Rail-
way, for Wausau.
E, B, PHILLIPS, General Manager.
I'll. PRATT, Gen, [, A. Mil,
r, BACON. Assistant,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-04
nnDGE HOUSE.
JOHN DODGE PROP'F,

GRAND RAPIDS LODGE NO 81,
/. o. O. r.,
Uolds If regular m meetings every Tuesday even
;o.oyer MiIler's Store A standardization Is
~xtcnded to brethren from abroad
A. i. BRAST \. q.
VT. JONES. RS. 3itt
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-09
FOREIGN News.

LONDON, March S.-Gen. Sir George Hope
Grant is dead. He was sixty-seven years of
age.
The Archoishops of Canterbury and York
and all the bishops with the exception of
two have issued a charge congratulating the
clergy and laiety on the prosperity and pro-
gress OF the church, and strongly admonish-
ing the former against illegal r,tualietic prac-
tees which tend to isolate the clergy from
the people.
Arthur Helps, the author, is dead
special to the Times says the Pope has
permitted the Austrian Bishops to comply with
| law OF Austria, which he tvrbids them from
| noticing in Prussia. This is considered in
Berlin as actuated by political motives
LONDON, March S.-The Dispatch says MANY
women and children were lost by the wreck Of
the Gaotenberg, in the Indian Ocean. The
total number saved as far as known is twenty
two.
PARIS, March S.-There is great difficulty
in preventing the young King Alphonso from
Indicating IN favor OF the Duke de Montpen-
sler. The Herdn correspondent in Spain
gives this as an AlphonSist rumor
Advices from Figueras on the Spanish from
tier, report that an engagement has taken place
between the Carlsts and AlphoDsists near that
fortress, which lasted six hours. The Alphon-
sists lost 800 in killed and wounded.
The Uarlists are bombarding the town of
Ora.
1t is reported that the Duke D'Audiffret-
Pasquier has accepted the Ministry of the In
terror, and the Cabinet will be composed az
follows: l.. Buffet, Vice President of the
Council; M. Dufaure, Minister of Justice;
the Duke DAudfiret- Pasquier. Interior; the
Duke DeOazes, Foreign Affairs; nj. Leon Gay.
Finance; NJ. WALTON, Instruction; Gen. De-
Cissey, War, and Admiral D Montaignaie, Min
lister of Marine.
MADRID, March S.-The convention be-
tween Spain and the United States, for set
Ting the Virginius affair, has been signed.
The belligerents exchange prisoners.
ROME March 8.-Cardinll Lorenzo Barali
is dead
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-09
PRICE-FIVE CENTS -.

tlon and laws of Louisiana, and argued that
| the Legislature which elected Pinchb back was
organized according to the laws of the State.
lie SAID Kellogg was Governor in point of
TACT. He had made recommendations to the
legislature which that body had acted upon.
Inc Legislature had submitted all their
! enactments to him-over two hundred in
numoer-a maj ority of which hal been ap-
proved and others vetoed. He had been
recognized by all the courts in the State.
high ana low, as Governor There had been
but one government in Louisiana, and but
one Legislature.
Inc AlcEnery government existed only on
paper. 1t never had any legal existence. It
never assumed to act as the government of
the State except to send a man here for ad-
mission to the Senate. The Kellogg govern
ment was the only government, aud must be-
received as the lawful State government until
both houses of Congress decide otherwise.
lie then quoted from the decisions of the SUI.
preme Court of the State to show that Kel-
logg had been recognized as Governor, and
SAID this court was not involved in the con-
troversy, as all the judges We're elected in
1863.
On the face Of these decisions there was no
precedent by which the Senate of the United
states could go behind the tact that Kellogg
was Governor The Senate was bound bY
every sound principle to recognize the exist
ing government III Louisiana. While he alb
norred the doctrine OF Safe sovereignty,
nloody as it was, he recognized the fact that
states had rights which must be protected.
Before concluding his argument Morton
yielded for an executive session.
Under The section of the new law for the
resumption OF specie payment, directing the
retirement of outstanding legal tenders
amounting to eighty per cent OF the National
Bank notes issued until the whole volume of
legal tenders is reduced to three millions,
Secretary Bristow will shortly direct the re-
tireinent of about one aud a quarter millions
OF legal tenders, or eighty per cent of the
amount OF National Bank notes already ISSUED
under the provisions of this law. More legal
tenders will be taken from the cash in the
lreasury, cancelled, and burned by the proper
officers OF the department.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-09
A Mountain Out of n Melc Hill.

The Republican attempts to be happy over
the fact that Messrs. Carloss and Webb,
elected on the Conservative ticket, appeared
at the State House andwere SWORN in as men,
bers Of the Kellogg Crowd. The facts untor-
tunately do not afford much food for Radical
rejoicing Two days after the adjournment
of the State-House assembly these gentlemen,
under misrepresentation of the true position
OF affairs, were influenced to visit Kellogg S
stronghold, and take an obligation before a
person not authorized to administer it, such
as members do take when admitted to the
Legislature. The act had no significance
whatever, and could not by any casuistry be
considered as affecting the status of the
Crowd. These gentlemen did not affiliate
with the gang and their action amounted to
nothing.
HE facet.
Dispatches received here late last night,
bring the grateful intelligence that Pinch has
received So many little side blows that his
chances OF success are considerably dimin-
ished. 1t may now be taken for granted that
he viii not obtain that boon for which he has
been SO earnestly seeking The Senate are
growing colder and colder AMI poor Pinch
will have to put ON tic sackcloth and ashes
of MARTYR
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-09
BY TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON.

| WASHINGTON, March S.-Two paymaster
retired.
The Presidents list which goes to the Sen
ate to-day, consists of A. Z. Bates, j. p vii
lard, +. NJ. Cox, from the regular army; VIM
! VI. Maynarder, J. r. Roach, W. Fl. Eckles
Jno. II. Eckles, j. Z. Blaine, c. j. Wilson. C
"A. Brenneman, A. S. Tower, +. II. Fowler
from the volunteers and civil life.
WASHINGTON, March S-Noon. The Senate
on motion OF Mr.. Morton, took up the reso
| luton for the admission of Pinchback
him.
WASHINGTON, March s.-Henrv s. Glove,
will be nominated for postmaster at Macon,
Georgia.
WASHINGTON, March S.-There were no con.
firmations to-day.
The following nominations were made
Orth as Minister to Austria, MAYNARD as
Minister to Constantinople, Sneats as Sixth
Auditor, Martin for Postmaster at Montoom-
cry, D. S. Wade to be Chief Justice OF Su-
preme Court of Montana, Evans as Marshal of
the Eastern District of Texas, Conant for
Marshal Northern District Of Florida, Belvin
as Pension Age mt at Raleigh, Rankin for Pen
sion Agent at Vicksburg. Bray as Appraiser
OF Merchandise OF Charleston, John W.
woodward as Supervising Surgeon General
lector OF Customs at Albemarle, n. c., Fitz-
hugh as Collector of Customs at Na.chez,
Hansier as Collector Of Revenue for the Sec
ond District OF South Carolina MANY OF
theSe are renomillttoi,s
There were many routine military promo
ticns
The Attorney G neral, in an ofiicial COM
munieatlon, $ Us that Investigations into the
conduct OF Felix Brannagan, Attorney, and
Leroy Brown, Marsh,l. for the southern Dis
,rlct Of Mississippi have led 10 the appoint
ment OF new Marshal, and that investiga-
flons are preceding which Will probably
even uate IN n new District Attorney. Tie
chan 1es are tor malversation in Office and an
increase Of expresses for their own benefit.
WAsH1NGToN, March s-The Caucus heard
the report Of its committee, and recomInitted
1t for some charges. TIE following chairmen
may be considered settled: Conklng, of Com
merce; Hamlin, of Post Offices and Post
roa's: Wright, of Chains; Spencer, of Dis
trict OF Columbia; West of railroads The
other chaismanships held by Sen who
hold over are unchanged.
WASHINGTON, March S.-The following is
authorized: Mr.. Wheeler received this morn
ing from New Orleans his articles of adjust
ment, signed by torty-four members Of the
CONSERVATIVE caucus, an ample number to
secure the desired result. He at once tele-
graphed to forward by express to the city of
New York the papers now in the office of the
Secretary of State, which were used in the
contested cases before the Returning Board
in November last. The referees will meet on
Thursday next, at the office of the Hon. VIM.
Walter Phelps, in the city of New York, and
proceed with the hearing
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-09
The FIRE FiEND IN OHIO.

CINCINNATI, March S.-The Enquirer special
reports disastrous fire at Fredercktown,
Knox county, Ohio, last night, which origi-
mated in Gay q Rowley's dry goods store and
destroyed an entire block of two-story frame
buildings with their contents
The following are the losers and estimated
losses: Gay d Rowley, dry goods, 5000;
insurance $500, in Rchiand Mutual. A.
GreeDlee, buildings, Sl3,000; insurance
ST., 1000, in Knox Mutual. A. Thrift, gro
ceries, etc, aud building, $4,000;
no insurance. James Axtell, miliner,
stock damaged, seven hundred and fifty dol
lars, no insurance. Sargent l. McNare fur
niture store, six thousand dollars, insurance
two thousand dollars in Dominion and Con-
tinental. nj. j. Simon's building, five thou
sand dollars, insurance three thousand dol
lars. Simons Tuttle buildings, two thou
sand dollars insurance one thousand dollars.
Other small losses make anaggregate of about
fifty thousand dollsrs, with seventeen thou
sand dollars, the total insurance mostly in
Ashland, Knox and Richland Mutual.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-09

For Shreveport, Jefferson and all way land
ings, the fine passenger packet C. H. Durtee,
leaves Wednesday at 5 P. NJ. positively.
Passengers and shippers should note the fact.