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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-05-20
Good Advice for Children.

DEAR children, want to say few
words to you on subject of which I
have just been thinking much, viz: The
intercourse of children with each other
and the rules which should govern their
conduct at all times. All Of you, or
nearly ali, are sometimes, if not daily,
brought in contact with others besides
your brothers and sisters. You meet in
social life-yOu meet in your places of
instruction. All are not lovely in their
character or conduct. You may teach
them, by your manners and habits, to do
better. Some are placed in very differ
ent circumstances from yourselves. Now,
[ will give you few simple rules which,
if you will try to remember and be gov
erned by, you will be happier for and do
good.
1. Be gentle and kind to all.
2. Be slow to believe an i'll report of
anyone.
3. Never repeat an unkind remark
made in regard to anyone. Never be a
tale-bearer.
4. II any of your mates have bodily
defect, such as the loss of an eye, lame
foot, distigured face or limb, from &C
cident, never injure their feelings by al
luding to it in the presence of another
person.
5. If any of your mates are so unfor-
tunate as to have an Incorporate parent,
never allude to it, or in any way let them
know that you are aware of 1T.
6. Never repeat, at your own home, the
history of any unpleasant occurrences in
your school during the day which may
have involved any of your mates in diff
ficulties or resulted in their punishment
7. Relieve the wants of all needy chill
dren as far as in your power.
s. "Do unto others as you would that
others should do to you"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-05-20

come, but she didn't, so / thought it
would be little comfort to go to her
room. lay down on the bed, and the
first thing | knew | didn't know any,
thing and so went to sleep. When I
woke up felt very sick. Mamma was
in the room. She ran to me, crying,
my dear boy, what hare you been eat
ing," but there was no need of telling,
for it was all in PLAIN sight, and she
could see for herself.
Well, mamma was real kind to me she
didn't say anything to hurt my feelings,
but got my night-gown and put me to
bed, and bathed my head, for it was ach-
ing dreadfully, tel you. She thanked
me for the creams, and when l felt better
L told her to take the dollar and put it in
her purse. When she took. it up she
burst out laughing. I asked her what
she had found so funny.
"Well, well, Roy" she answered, Gun
Gle Jim has fooled you this time. It's o.
counterfeit 5iu"
Oh, dear! 1t did seem as if l couldn't
of tears, but it didn't do any good. I'd
spent all my money and eaten it up, and,
what's more, it didn't stay down; if it
had, it wouldn't have seemed such a
dead loss; but now, I'd got to go to
work and earn it all over. 1t did really
seem as if l should have more gray hairs
than grandpa's got before I'd have that
whole dollar earned to pay up for that
old window.
l guess they all felt sorry for me, for
that night the whole family Clipped
in" and gave me back my half dollar, so
n0aO I'm just where l was the first day of
April, 'cept Pm kind of weak in the
knees, and have to eat cruel, and don't
want any more peanuts or juju-paste- for
one while, can tell you. And if ever I
try to come April-fool on Uncle jim
again | shall be bigger fool than was
this year" 10y Hammond" an Chicago
Adgance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-05-20

RETIRED men, even with the amples
claims on their time, are seldom able to
work at their new occupations without
considerable quantity of the old work to
make them feel busy. Merchants or
lawyers who retire early should accept
" directorships" or arbitrations," if
only to give that necessity for prompt
ness and for compression TO their ar
rangements which is of the very essence
of real efficiency. A task which may be
done at any time is done at none. The
paradox that only the busy have any
leisure is perfectly true. A man who,
after being accustomed to the screw Of
heavy business exigencies, suddenly finds
that the pressure is completely taken off,
becomes demoralized, and has no time
at all for that which is now his sole duty
Take but a portion Of the weight from
behind your horse and he will make up
the difference in speed; but take nearly
all away and he will soon get saucy and
object to go any faster than before
Spectator.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-05-20
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AS MOTHER DID.

BY GEORGE COOPER.
LITTLE girl, what will you do
When you have older grown?
Dollies then will not be new
AS they are now, my own.
Then the pretty plays you play
OF these you will get rid"
Oh" the red lips sweetly say,
"I'll do as mother did!n
Schooi-days then will come in turn,
And other changes great;
VIII my darling love to learn,
With spelling book and slater"
Pretty pouting lips replied,
While dropped each pearly lid:
ooh, the world is very wide
I'll do as mother did"
Sweetest pattern you could find
To follow, little one!
But suppose a lover kind
This little heart has won?
VIII you speak him answer fair?"
The dark blue eyes were hid:
"Ah, l neither know nor care
I'll do as mother did"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-05-20
4 CHINESE STORY.
BY RACHEL POMEROY.

BY RACHEL POMEROY.
IN NoshiToan's reign It's told
How a certain person SOLD
To another for fair pay
A good piece OF land. One day
Afterward the buyer found,
While a-plowing UP his ground,
Buried snugly under earth,
Gold and gems of muckle worth.
In a casket stout they lay,
Locked from worm and rust away.
Never plow before, | wis,
Turned up aught SO choice as this;
Never plower of such prize,
Scanned it with so honest eyes!
Did our finder gloat by stealth
Der his unexpected wealth?
And in worthy hiding-place
Hoard as heirloom for MS race?
Did he sell it-liker yet
For the best price he could get?
Rather, straightway hurried he
With it to the seller. "See!
Bring thee this treasure fine!
Digged up yonder; take, it's thine"
But the latter answered: ono;
When we traded so and so
I TO thee the whole field sold
With whatever it might hold.'
e Not At ALL" contends the other;
g / bought but the soil, my brother;
What's beneath, fool could see,
Must Of right belong to thee"
Thus both argued, pro and con,
To no purpose; whereupon,
To the Emperor, as beftted,
They the case, at length, submitted:
Who, in his judicial pleasure,
Hitupon the following measure:
" Let the son and daughter twain
OF these rarely virtUous men
Each 10 other welded be,
And the treasure theirs" quoth he.
Which device, the story goes,
Brought their quarrel to a close;
Adding, in sequel sly,
This quaint touch of poetry:
Folk declare the purchased field
Did that year at harvest yield
Mammoth ears Of corn, the which
Still in cabinets of the rich
For their bigness cherished be
Miracles Of husbandry;
Nature plainly wanting share
In SO generous an affair.
Christian Union.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-05-20

The monthly-payment system in the
matter Of sewing machines has received
setback in the New York courts, it
having been decided that woman who
has nearly paid for her sewing machine
in that way has rights that the company
is bound to respect, and cannot be de-
prived of her machine and all she has
paid upon it by little delay on her part
in meeting the claims against her.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-05-20

-"Now, John, don't you think a
woman writes more satisfactory letters
than MANI" Certainly, my dear. It
is far more satisfactory to receive let
ter from a woman than a man" The
fond wife muses., and concludes that it is
her mission to watch the mail
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-05-20

"A candidate for Office in Mississippi
made known his determination to run by
the following card: At the earnest
solicitation of my wife and children =.
have consented to become candidas
for County Treasurer"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-05-20

AS THE Mennonites are also adopts
its manufacture, it is not probable that
the intricate art of making sour-kroUt
will ever die out in this country.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-05-20
How to Put Nervous Babies to Sleep.

A BABY is very tender thing, people
say, but most of them are very far from
knowing how tender Imagine how
nervous you are in certain states-when
recovering from illness, say, when the
fall of book or the slam of a door makes
you culver and feel faint, as if some one
gave you blow. That is the way
young baby feels at best. A puff of
wind will set it gasping, it's little breath
blown quite away. A noise makes it
shiver, change OF summer air makes it
turn death cold. A baby is the most
nervous of beings, and the torture it suf-
fers in going to sleep and being awak-
ened by careless sounds, when Just
"dropping of" is only comparable to
the same experience of an older person
during an acute nervous headache.
Young babies ought to pass the first
month of their lives in the country, for
it's stiffness no less than it's fresh air.
But where the silence is not to be COM
manded baby may be soothed by folding
a soft napkin, wet in warmish water,
lightly over the top of its head, it's eyes
and it's ears. 1t is the best way to put
nervous babies to sleep. a fine towel
should be wet and laid over it's head the
end twisted a little till it made sort of
skull cap, and, though baby sometimes
fights against being blindfolded in this
way, five minutes usually will send him
off into blissful slumber. The COMPRESS
soothes the little, feverish brain, deadens
sound in his ears, and shuts out every
thing that takes his attention, so that
sleep takes him unaware. Teething
babies find this very comfortable, for
their heads are always hot, and there is
fevered beating in the arteries each
side Western Rural.
On Saturday night two men got into
a wordy controversy, which waXed quite
hot, and finally one of them challenged
the other to square fight The challenged
party filibustered around and endeavored
to avoid committing himself on this is
sue. but finally, pressed by the other, he
positively refused to fight. mot that
I'm any coward" he said, "or that I'm
afraid of you, but I was alters an I'M
lucky man in a fight. "-Detrost Free
Press.
, 1875-09-30

9eIbfmoro. Gorseitern Na6t
spii9en s uno 9 ubr begging Elm Sran=
en5immer, Namens Sattie Stiles, i'm
Mlter BON % Sabren, bel MtarD @ooo,
go. l4l5 Grdanse Nlleg, wObnDoft>
SelbItmprb, bur9 gersiftuns. Sic
fam unsefdbr por 5 g8p9cn bon Nor-
folt bier an nnb sins mad Dem Spring
StraBen Mlpl, no Iie perblieb, big tie
mad Der @g6onse @aep nn5os. Sie=
ieIbe fiiblte jid DOR einisen Sosen una
wobl unb ianote fir 81. Sadlon, nell
der ibr Wteoi5ln perl6rieb, nit Dem BE-
merfen, boB 1ie nibt mebr oapon nebmen
1pllte, als 2 Sropfen, pie oas &ccept
beluse. 9eiennn9eo6tet leerte lie Dor
eeltern NoGt cine balbe Slal9e oes fir
lie perbdnsnibuolen SnboIts. Mtan be
mertte ibren 3uHanb 5uerlt ols lieI9on
ibrem @noe na6e mar. Sr. Garter
wurbe berbeiserufen, jeoo6 bel Ieinem
Gintreffen, ,par Die unslldIi6e berelts
cine 2ei1e.
Ser Coroner bielt 9cltern Na6mittas
cine llnterlu6uns Oes Sales uno famen
Die @elGmorenen oabin therein, oaB le
1i9 ielblt Our6 uSlncture Of Mconite"
pergiftet babe.
, 1875-09-30
Rt@mOnb pof office.

Is, Oftnher 1873.

NOrolide 9urhhaa. an cimor tsor,a.
Se"n'arS nusarnpmmen-Wrfnuft S " nj
N. Df. 90 I'M e.2O
Sonu.oa gnfunft $50, ~. -aoa.
go1hEise Gea -goh. sSarid. ouso,ro,-
~ m, - Gpna'aa'. gnlunft Las q. M.-
p't'Hiuf 1856 NIB 8 20 81. M.
shoiide goh.. .3meimal taoIid e,.u.
lnae rsGsnplnn,en. - Mnfunft ~ on m
12.A5 q. 81. ''9"p . ~ rne
5sI S1r raas 3 ~ antnnff 1900 m. g.a
Htd)tnon0& Danbine GHenh.s, ~
lla.C antunft 2.3O u. d. @ Soas4 4ass
SnnbiQr G. Greens6oro. ox.
iim. Mntanft 2.30 unb 9 81 @ m ass
l@lub 4W. ~. unb 1915 q. 81. psF
JarmhiIc. TdaIi6, s-nntoos
= ms en % : m@ntunft 2.30 q. M. % moli%',s
."p'"as Sgto 0fenbabn. TGoIid5
SD Maf9 aasasnemtnsn. Mntunft 6 81 M
syndburs Charlottesville. @taunto, mxu.
supper Sprtrlas nnb ipellib BON Mhitssy,,ts
p ~ Spf,n9S. - Mnfunft S g. M.w Mnn.
90 Msf goint uub etationen mn nor 81 "a
N. tno e. O. q. 9daiib, ganntn rsI W:M.
GSmfae Z 81 Mnfunft 1880 y. M. AMSS a;,-
gl'ueslsr, i,tsr @ef yoint. ,Sord -m,
''nlt 1850 y. @. -puRldlue ~. 81 n"
5apeabAnnod, iiter 8ilb oouI, tS.;a
~"'a"1t $50 9. 81. yoiidIua 1W1 80
Samcs @iber sampfcr. pr,ino1 msa.s,
SW. - anfHnft Montaas, MIttpDas wns
: gIsltass, q. ~. = yrfieIag, Die saf ano
0aasrliaas un0 soanatents, 5.3OMI ps So
Nanal gafet. Dr,imol nvdensi6
aS n III Mftttme9s, greiiaas unb gsnn,nos
nn e. gs: pUfti9IuB, @pntaas. Mittmosa
uao 5rettass, 4 ". VI. N""W0VS
short punp @oute. I3weimar ,pSd,us;a
% GMn'unft, Mlttwp9s anb eonnat,nns e
taos mo "i 4 81 q SsSSltI@Iub, D0nnerfass nns gunu
, 1875-09-30

Sir baben i9on mebrfa9 %erwdbnt,
oaB 3eitunsen niemals einen @rtifel
als 2eitartifel ober in ben 2otal'
ipalten oufnebmen luQten, mel6er bon
elmer neuen @rfnoune banoelt, obne Elm
eebiesenes urtbeil iiber lol1e @rfinoun9
absugeben. IS lit nur gum 9to4tbeil
Der Geler, ba man9e oerIelben %9lauben,
Dap wns in elmer 3eituns itebt pabr
lein muB unb OaB Die S9reiber ooer
8eri@terltatter lebr gel6eite Wenl4en
Ieien. 2eioer 1T bas nur bel wenigen
Der San, Die Meiiten, wel6e lt6 Dem
3eitungsfa9e piomen, lino enttpeber
junse 2eute, ipel9e cine quite biirserli9e
S6ulbilbuns senpIien uno ois rs9i
i90ne grtitel i9reibsn ooer iol9es Ier-
, 1875-09-30

Sic YenitentiarD. Samea
@aines, BON @ptbe @ountD ipuroe se=
itern anf l Sabr mad Der YenitentiarD
sebradt, neil Ell einen ginuru@ periibt
bate.
Som Golfer unb mebrere anoere Be-
riidtiste @baraftdre perluAten porse=
tern ous5ubreden, muroen aber slid=
liderlpcile aur re6ten3cit entoedt, bepor
lie i6ren Ylan ausfiibren fDnnten.
, 1875-09-30

Cine permiBte 6rau. Cine
weibe 6rau, Marie Senrietta Ii9aro=
Jon, mobnDaft in gtr. 21O2 Main Stra'
BE, uerlieB ibr 9aus por nnsefdbr 3 Wo=
Uen unb febrte biz ieBt nod nlht 5urild.
@ie lit BON mittlerer @rDBe, unsefdbr
80 Sobr alt, bot ountlesSaar nnoSaut=
farbe unb tru9 einen l9parSen 9ut.
3upeiIen 1T lie Mnfdaen pOn Srrilnn
Yreis geseben. SDlte Semano etmas
BON Der Srau seieben ooer ScbDrt baben,
mill er sefdaislt Der YDliaei bopon Na9'
ri1t 9eben.
, 1875-09-30

0erDoftet. Noams, pcl6er Dor
einlsen Sosen ieinen S6mie9erlo bn,
Nnberion, leben s9cfdbrli6 pcrlpunoete,
wuroe 0ienitas BON poli5liten blunt in
SunDpcr County perbaftet uno nab
Senrico gountp sebro6t. 5rieoensrit
ter Yleaiant s. 2arns l9idte i'm no9
Der Sail I'm bas Helultat Der @unoen
Nn0erlon's abauparten.
, 1875-09-30

S6Idgerei II Muffer.
@orssl tern Na4mittag, als cine Sesrdb=
nip Yro5ellion Die Stain, smilden Der
IA. uno Is. StraBe nit Malit lt0 bin=
oui bctpeste, perlieB Slaoore SirlAbera
(einer Der Mtuliter, leiuen Ylas uno sinQ
ouf Muna &oberts, Elm anberer Weull.
Ter, 81, I'm li6 nit ocmlelben 81 l9la=
Qer. &pberts iibergab Iein Snltrument
einem Sreunoc unb wDlIte li6 sur @e=
9emusbr lcten, oils 9irl6ber9 tim einen
@1la9 ms @elidt periebte, Der ben sfo-
herts 5ugpoen 1tredtc. YolisiItGborters
uerboItete beioe Yarteien, uno olelelben
batten 9eltern Mor9en elm Serbor Dor
8oliSeiridter @rem gu belteDen. Sirl@=
berg luuroe I'm IS 9eltraft, &pberts wur-
De entlaIen.
, 1875-09-30
ponueraaa 80. September 1878.
@tdGt Ht6mpnb.

9oGisei : @eri6t. 5olsenbe
Sdle famen 9vitern in oielem Seri6te
CUR 8erbanoluns:
Tranf Cps unb Gbworo SoGlie,
beibe farbis, au9efIa9t 2drmi n Dem er-
item Marfte eemo6t 5u boben, Soaie
81 unb Gpps $3.50 9eitroft.
Sorriet &eio, farbi9, ongetla9t ipesen
Gelebiibertretun9 nno Die Semima nnt
Ssreol Merriweatber onge9rifen unt
9el6lasen 5u bobcn, wnroe SIS 9eItraft.
Scmima Merripeatber uno Soro
8rodcnbprougb, on9cflagt ipesen &C.
iebiibcrtretung unb Die Sarriet Geio an=
9e9rifen uno 9el6la9en Sl bober> muir
cen cntlallen.
SoDn 8. Solloiuop puroe $40 9e-
jiraft neil er cine Der 3ellen I'M 5%lpeiten
Stationsbaule belbdoigt batte.
, 1875-09-30
Neue Mn5eiaem,

Nir baben Elm Saus in 8idmono er>
Tfnet fir ben gerfauf BON
8. Bum gardner unb Co.'S
MOuntain &pe 8bisfeD,
wsl6er BON uns Ieltl, iabe gtauntOn, 3d.,
f%abrisirt wirb. Nir Ssrlprt9en prsmpte 8e-
cisn1ks.
6. 8amsarbn C 6 %.
lr u mint Wc. 14t0 Drain Gtrabe.
, 1875-09-30

2aben BIT. Sn Den Sa=
Den BON SO. .. 8iGiams, No. 1908
Carp StroBe, wuroe Sienita9 9e9en
Mbeno ein9eorunSen uno 5lpei Sap Sut=
ter unO cine &ilte nit Sale Sum 8etra-
ge bon SIG baraus 9eltoblen.
, 1875-09-30

Mir lasen Der Yete1sburser uIgricul=
tural SDeletp" %unleren belten Sant fur
Die 9iitise Ginlaoun9 aur %Sanbwlrtb-
i9afili@en : 4nsItellung in Yetersburs.
, 1875-09-30

Sor9eltern baten 4 perlonen I'M er=
1ten Gtationsbanle nm Na6tlager.
, 1875-09-30

@etern @benb ting bas jioil4s g}eu=
iabr on.
, 1875-09-30
0ifenbaDnen etc.
81 Baltimore unb Sbtp G~iienbabn.
Die eroBe, rationale, boppelte Sdienen<
Sinie, swiiden Wuibinston uno
Baltimore,
Der Often nub Me1ten.

Heiienbe Ssrla6en &ihmunb nm Q libr IS
Winuten Nabmittass, Sia Der Rihmonp,
fredericksburg rnb pUtomas giienbpbn unp
potornnc Dampfsr; matt f6nele gerbinbuna
in Sblpbup, ~aeaeniber Nleranbria, nit benz
Baltimore unb Ohio SdneIsuse nod galti-
more, pbtlaeelpbta uno alien YIdBen in ben
New Gnelanp Gtaaten.
, 1875-09-30
e0uefttOner BON 9~rieffafen.

,,. Tua Haltet an hen apsi befoaberen gpeo,n
" W. Sas Sfsrittaftsn b%efanntI inb, 6.0o ~nh
o z. M; 80 uhb us u. Nl. Sonn
! q $3.50 9. ". unb 7 q. D.. ~"
? ~ mS e,efta8en II Geo 9. M. uns
v. M: Vpn allen anberu .aoisa aao
Sla Sf'efs auf benz &iidpey Der Sr;oer anoal
49, U. Z. Ban 3em, d M'0
, 1875-09-30

Gfe Der 1lten uno Wfain Ctr.
Die G%rOfnunas- Gotree miro 6onnabenb
ben 2ten Oftober 1875, Al nbr
Tadmittass, itattfinosn.
DER proteffcr Iatet itine Greuree unb oas
yubltam Gin, isine Neutrality-suspicious. I9 aes
faQislt anau fsben.
&cBnid's SrA
TT fnr ben Atenb e%neaeirt pDtbfn.
Nabsres aSer bic serfdnbsnsn &ta1sn unb
bee 3sbraIien tDnnen bsl Yrsf. Qaube SO. IL
CAT SrcaS SiraBs, pbsr in Der Mea esmis sr.
fraet tpubeu.
Eic neuefeuGdnSe perben aelcbrt.
Der nntsrridt fir iunae Damsn, Wdef Der
unb 3naben, fnbet Minmcfs unp CONT
absnes, Naf minaes ron 4 bic 6 ubr, BEN Der
psrrtn Dtenfage nnb Greitass, Mbsnbs BON 8
bis 10 nbr fat. ID Int
, 1875-09-30
pullman S6lafwaeen
BON SbipbuO unO Wuibinetou nad Seen
Dorf obne 8edfetuu9 Der @aaen.

pnlasiere, wel9e nit bieier 9inie rriien,
.sermsioen cine LANCE unb LATTICE Smnibus-
Gabrt bur6 Wafbineton, unb erretHen Raltis
more cine Stnnbe friiber, ais !3iee pel9s biz
rett BON WalbinstOn abfnbrsn.
, 1875-09-30

gDesen Der Babrpretfe. Gabentn nnb anser,r Snfprs
inattca 'ssnse man fd an bic IifstsStf Der GSntpaa
ME 1901 @satn 5traee. 1926 Watnhr., YaaarS ,Spuie
UNI re Stftsn be. Ri6 ? rnb, 6reserifsburg unb 9pto
NICE @tlenbatn, Ridmrnt, 9a. "
:: Nt. eDle. @entrdl Iifst Gsent; 4. 9. Dpries.
@trlteut Several s Diet &eeut; Sbpmss U. Sbasp,
3ransfprtUiipnmeift
S.Q. WaIbrpp.
fatafIidsr paFastir.%aent.
y emit 1901 Mainfft.. Rtdripnb, 0o.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-09-02

gave way to tears o: smiles-it is
hard to tell which. Bill was "right
side up" in moment, and leaning
over the back of the seat, was hum
bly, apologizing and explaining when
Ed. Wilbum and his wife and baby
drove up behind and stopped. Poor
Bill felt that he would rather have
been shot than have Ed. Wilburn
catch him in such scrape. but there
was 20 help for it now, SO ke called
Ed. to him, and whispered in his ear.
Ed. was like to burst with sup
pressed laughter, but he beckoned to
his wife to draw her up, and, after
saying something to her, he helped
the widow out of Bills buggy and
into his, and the two women went on,
leaving the men behind. Bill lost
no time in arranging his toilet as well
as he could, and then with great per-
suasion Ed. got him to 60 home with
him, and hunting up slippers and
socks, and getting him washed and
eo'noeu, nau nun quite preseiitaoie
when the ladies' arrived. | need not
tell how the story was all wormed
ont of hashiul Bill, and how they all
laughed as they sat around the tea
table that night, but win conclude
by saying that they went to the
show together. aud Bill has no fear
of GINS Stakeholder now.
This is the story about Bill and
the widow just as had it from Ed.
Wilburn, and il there is anything nm
satisfactory about it. ask him.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-09-02
How High Can u Cat Jump.

That birds, however apparently
safely hung up in cages, are unsafe
from the skill and cunning of the cat,
may be gathered from many instan-
ces of the extraordinary leaps they
are capable of making to attain their
prey. We are told by reliable
authority that when his cat was
year old he was seen several days in
succession to take his position on a
showcase four feet high, licking his
chops while watching canary in
cage suspended from the ceiling eight
feet from the case. The ceiling was
eleven feet high from the floor, and
the cage an ordinary cylindrical one.
While thus observing the cat and
thinking how remote was his chance
of plunder, the animal suddenly
sprang at the cage and caught his
claws in it. His weight swung the
cage up against the ceiling, spilling
seed and water and terrifying the
canary. After swinging to and fro
several times the cat dropped TO the
floor uniniured. Our informant meas
ured the distance from the top Of the
cage and found it 10 be ten feet; so
that the cat made an ascent of six
feet in eight, or upon an incline of
nearly thirty-fve degrees. The sur
prise here is that the bird escaped,
for it is during its terror and while
beating itself from side TO side Of the
cage that the hooked claws of the
cat are prepared to receive, and il
any portion of the bird is caught it is
rapidly pulled through the wire and
the cat and bird disappear before the
spectator can recover his astonish.
ment.-Chonbers' Journal.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-09-02
REBUkE.

The world is old and the world is cold,
And never day is fair, said.
Out of the heavens the sunlight rolled;
The green leaves rastled above my head,
And the sea was a sea of gold.
The world 10 cruel, said again,
Her voice is harsh to my shrinking ear,
And nights are dreary and full of pain,
Out of the darkness, sweet and clear,
There rippled a tender stram-
Rippled the song of bird asleep,
That sang in dream of budding wood,
OF shining fields where the reapers reap,
OF a wee brown mate and a nesting brood
And the grass where the berries peep.
The world is false, though the world is fair
And never heart is pure, | said.
And 10! the cling of white arms bare,
The innocent gold of my baby's head,
And lisp of a childish prayer.