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nay the $40 bohdholder in gold; that a man
yas dishonest, . repHdiator, and william
who would not consent to changed 'construe. .
a. il was mildly pat) the act OF February rs.
S62, under which the 20 bonds were issued.
20 that those patriotic money lenders should
be paid in gold. The Republican party
started out TO resolving 70 strengthen tine pab-
lie credit, ~ IL nations credit was not good
enough when it paid ita debts according 20
contract, and to changing this contract 90 AZ
to doubly pay these bonds by paying them
in gold.
Now, tho government might well enough
afford to do this-pay this handsome bonus TO
the rich bondholder, but that labor hHs TO
make all the money TO pay it with.
Now. it happens that am being taxed on
nearly everything | eat and drink and wear,
in TACT liam indirectly II not directly taxed on
everything own or use, TO raise this money
to pay the $40 bondholder in gold for the
very greenbacks he loaned the government to
pay me n soldier
Nor 10 that half thI burden, for Congress
tightens the currency by contraction, 50 that
it Is now five times rs hard 10 raise the money
to pay the bondholder with Really believe
. fair calculation will show that if the soldiers
had served the country without pay and 80
have avoided the increase OF the bonded debt
fftt Nescu AAHe MAMeHt
money by the operation Ind we spend the
vigOr Of our youth in fighting for a govern
ment that we might spend the remainder Of
our lives toillng and struggling to make an
oligarchy Of bondholders and money kings
supremely happy, Think you, rs We toll aud
struggle on from day to day, striving with
might and main and muscle and brain to make
an honest living, and finding that with the
greatest industry and economy. we are from
year to year growing poorer, that we feel that
we would again SO readily rush to the front
to defend such government from foreign or
domestic foes: Don't you suppose our next
army will be made up Of contractors and
spectators exclusively: When a Republic
goes thus fawning after its rich army con
tractors, and taxing and re-taxing its toiling
millions, the schoolboy debating club ques-
tion is in point: DO the signs Of the times
indicate the downfall Of the Republic.'
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kATEs oF l33 wIRss.
Smoke Consuming Furnace

An improved self-stokIng smokeless fur
mace has been introduced with success IN
some Of the English establishments the
plain, it is stated, meeting the case more
thoroughly than anything u the kind hith
erto brought forward. and is az simple in
construction As it Ia efficient in operation
The coal is placed IN q hopper over the
front part Of the furnace into which il falls
in small quantities through a couple Of
apertures. II is not necessary 10 open the
front door Of the furnace, except TO ascer-
tain the condition of the fire, for, by sim
pie mechanical re adjustment, the man in
charge of the furnace may regulate the
quantity almost at once. As IL = added to
from above, the coal sinks down and glides
slowly inward until it reaches the bars
forming the bottom Of the furnace. These
bars are acted upon by plungers which
carry them forward together, with their
layer q coal on top, and then an eccentric
being applied every third bar in the series
in brought back to receive fresh supply,
the movement being in every way adapted
to the purpose. I'm this systematic and con
tinous way the furnace In fed with coal,
which passes night through in slow and easy
stages, the same quantity Of fuel being al
the time IN exactly the same state. Com.
bustiOn is therefore rendered in the high
est degree perfect, the smoke Is completely
burnt up, and all the waste fuel is discharg
cd ut once, In the form Of elinker or alag
directly into the ash pit
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Mr.. A. McMartin recently stated, at the
American Institute Of Mining Engineers
that the use Of the spectroscope, in the
Zwlckau process, was one Of the most beau
tlful expedlents IN metallurgy
He says that one never tires watching
the brilliant changes in the spectrum, blow
after blow. The specific causes of these
changes have been the subject of dispute
and unsatisfactory investigation But Ii
are agreed that carbon has something to
do with them, whether AS such, or in gas
eous form in such nitrogenOus compounds
cyanogen. Whatever be their cause
these changes do take place and that So
regularly, that an experienced eye can
place full dependence upon them as indica-
tors Of the state Of preparation Of the metal
bath. The spectrum at first appears with
out lines but soon as the spark period
begins to give place u its successor, and
the clear flame t. extend out Of the mouth
Of the converter, the bright orange yellow
sodium line quickly makes its appearance,
and remains clearly visible TIL the blast il
turned of. After the sodium line appears
the red lines, EhIch represent calcium lith-
lum and then beautiful series Of perfect
ly graded green lines in the green, and pale
blue lines in the blue section Of the spec
trum, manifest themselves, one after anoth-
er, each in its series, until, at the climax of
the operation, when the greatest heat is
attained, the spectrum rivals that Of chlor-
Ide OF copper in beauty and brilliancy. A
very experienced eye can also see beau
tiful violet line in the violet section at this
point.
But the characteristic lines Of the Bress-
emer spectrum are the beautiful band-like,
graduated series, IN the blue, and espec-
tally IN the green, section. In the inverse
order to that in which they arose 70 their
climax, these lines gradually diminish in
brilliancy, and at last vanish. But some
Of the green lines still remain, after the
blue series has entirely vanished and at
this point nothing must be allowed to dis
tract the conductor Of the operation from
closely watching the spectrum for the only
ind K Though a perfect One) Of thu exact
end Of The operation, is the degree Of bril-
hancy Of certain green lines, which remain
when the charge has arrived at the point
Of desired decarburlsation. For different
mixtures II pig-Iron n slight difference in
the appearance Of the indicating green
lines is notice able at this point; and to
secure with the same mixture a desired
slight difference in the grade Of steel pro-
duced in two different blows, proper allow
ance must be made, on one orthe other side,
Of certain degree Of brilliancy Of the green
lines. EJchdnge
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The words were spoken huskll -
with nm effort.
She caught the precious nomsh1Q 80
cIasped Il with both her hands 70 @ ho-
soN. er - N& Z
The man seemed to be groWinH -
He sat down and removed kia ksk A. ke
wealth Of nut brown eurls, with iust ~
Of silver here and th6re, lslI ever IN ~
pies and clustered upon his broad -
and manly brow "a. n <.ti :
Mary saw, and her heart leapeds -
long dark years were gone % by he ID
of the magician's wand, and the'o4 ~
ing Of that far gone time liftsd ~ n1sd
light upon her .,-s. & %ss 4
t'PAUL" ~
That cry told 70 the nan From evsr ths
sea all he would know. stood agah mp
on his feet, with his aSms ontstxst1he4,
and in moment more the faithfazIT wing
one was cIasped 10 his boeom.
Yes, Mary-after Gll thsss 0i
thank God. it is light AZ last. eks
trial darling, no more sorrow nm
forget the darkness and the agd1 4is
blessed hour. 0, once more-fh
it is light 1t last" -
ns.s O.
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"A Close Fit

The following instance If youthful exact
ness comes to as frow friend w bingham,
Mass, where it recently occurred.
An exhibition was gwen here some TIVE
months since by Tom Thumb, at which the
prices were twenty-five cents for those over
10 years Of age and twelve and half cents
for those under.
IL was Johnnys tenth birthday, ana INV
cousin May, aged Is, thought IL would We
her duty to celebrate it By taking him IA
the afternoon to see the dwarf Arriving
at the door, she put down thirty five cents,
and asked for two tickets.
"How old is the boy r asked the ticket
seller.
well" replied Miss May, this ID his
tenth birthday but he was not born until
late In the afternoon"
The vender Of tickets accepted the verac-
ity Of the averment Sand handed her the
proper certificate for admission. But 1t
was close fit.-Hdrper's MagasiHe
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Unanswerable.
A Soldiers Argument

The following letter to Judge Kelley, Of
Pennsylvania, is one OF the most pertinent
arguments we have seen on the subject of
finance, and one that members of this Con
gress would do well to study. This letter
il from soldier of the late war, having
served with distinction in one of the Penn
sylvanla regiments, but is now q citizen %
the West, and in position that gives him
about the wants of the people. We repeat
our advice to read the letter and then pom
der well upon its admOnitions:
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. 10, 1874
Hon. VIM. d. Kelley.
DEAR SIR: Will you do me the favor to
send me copies of yours and Buffers speeches
on the finance bill! More than six years ago
took the position that the Republican party
was doing great injustice to its toiIing mil.
lions, to the brave soldiers who had saved the
nations life, in thus contracting the currency
and crushing everybody except the million
aires. l have not voted party ticket since
What we had all said in 1856 and 1860 about
the edignity of labor aud the rights of the toll
ing poor, and how the Republican party
would be the party of equality, stood in my
way when asked to join in this movement
| to place all the industries of the country un-
der the absolute control of . small ring OF
bondholders and money lenders We over
threw one aristocracy in 1905 to build a
worse and more dangerous one in l866-'74
As Federal soldier took my place on
gold contract, in greenbacks, at an average
Of say fifty per cent on the dollar, while figur
ing 10 protect the rich mans home and hi,
wealth. did not complain of the govern
ment Reputation of her contract with me
The rich man speculated in army supplies
and grew richer. As the government from
time to tiLae needed greenbacks to pay, O
half pay, the fighting soldier, Dives kindl,
exchanged his great volume Of accumulated
greenbscks for $50 ponds, dollar for dollar
These bonds he patriotically placed in his saf
"where they would do the most good" The,
were then payable as follows: principal il
gold or silver or greenbacks at the option O
the government. Interest was six per cent
per aRnum, payable in coin, and besides, thes
bonds were exempt from taxation. Suppos
they cost fifty cents ON the dollar at gol
value, then he was drawing twelve per cent
in gold, with exemption from taxation.
When we overthrow the Confoderacy, Cor
J gress voted thanks to the soldiers most gusf
ingiy and bounteously, and then started
resolving that it VIVA national disgracs mot
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THE CHRISTMAS BABY
~ WILL cAkLEToS.

'sTha'rt welcome little bonnie bird.
Bat shouldn't hA' come just when tina. did
Timcs are bad"
(0ld English Balladl
HOot ye little stranger. ~ come il this way,
Cro~dn yourself Aulonast this blu-tering wtntsr-
KNOWN that already have three cf ye. am seven
An tryln make Yourself eut Christmas present Of
Heaven
An Bobbie he have wAiscoat. an Nellie she have mo
An sAmTe he has no Shirt Sir, q tell HI. -lAne),
An the thzt just before amt had time 10
An all the banks smAshin. an poor folks fall;
An Boss he whittlss the wages when ~orts % be had
AZ all:
An Tom he have cut hi. foot Cd. an lis- =. ~Ovhl
Au All d US wonders at norma a. wha, shall eat at
night.
An but for your father an sand, indin somewhat
Al hut TOR the preacher, woman, who often helps ns
An bat tor your dear ..,Or notbsr s-doia' her
Yea have seen Us al in Heaven .fore ,ou read 10
start
An uow ye have come, ye rascal 20 healthy an tat
an sound,
i.hin' nm wager 4 collar. the fur u dozen
pound
With cr mother w h.shiu yer fathers ne.h an
1ulid,
Al sood WV my wy wv ,tonach Al read, to be filled
Don't -et my snat u your eye. boy only Was Just
m fun.
Ven Ike a, when Ne kuov u,, although We're cous
folks.
B.t We don't yet much ,ictuaI az hall our Twin +
Jokes
hN u IL in
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-01-30

Miss Sallie Reed il engrossing clerk OF
the Arkansas house of Representative.
She not only engrosses the bills, but .
large share Of the attention Of the gallant
members of that body.
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Cash Capital $500, 900
Surplus Capital 25, 900
THE TRUST DEPARTMENT

THE TRUST DEPARTMENT
VIII receive deposits and issue oertiti-
oates bearing I-2 per cent interest
viii receive and execute Trusts. and
invest money for individuals, Estates
Corporations. and Societies. for any
amount. and on short or long time, Sc
cured by Real Estate or good oollater-
ais, may be desired
Ladies and others unaccustomed to
business. desiring advice as to their in
vestmsnt of money for interest and the
care of il, or any other subject incident
to the Trust Department, will receive
prompt and courteous attention from
Officers of the Bank.
THE SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
Receives Deposits of any amount from
Eve cents upward, and allows interest
at rate of six per cent. per annum.
Married women and children may de-
-,osit in their o ORn name.
Foreign Exchange sold at lowest
ties
T. y Subway.
JOHN g. DRAKE. 7 Executive
II q. POWERS, ICummittee.
ANsON sTAGER
Ibis Bank has always paid it's depOs-
Ors in full on demand, without requir-
z any thirty or sixty days notice.
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'TTha'rt welcome. little bonnie bird.
Bat shouldn't ha' come just when tina. did:
Times are bad"
(0ld English Ballad
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The Illinois Farmers Association.

The following resolutions were adopted
at the annual meeting Of the Illinois Farm
ers' Association, held at Springfield, H.,
on January 18th, 20th, and 2lst:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-01-07
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Announcement was made in the Senate of
the absence of Vice-President Wilson from
the city, whereupon Senator Carpenter was
elected President pro tenn. of the Senate by
vote of thirty-three to eighteen for Senator
Thurman. The House resolution for adjourn
ment until Jan. 5 was agreed to. The Naval
Appropriation bill was received from the
House and referred. After executive
session the Senate adjourned I'M
til jan. 5.....The House Committee
on Elections reported in favor of Snyder, the
sitting member from Arkansas, which report
was concurred in. An adverse report was
made on the bill authorizing Illinois to select
$4,000 acres of public lands. The Senate
Finance bill was made the special order for
Jan. Z. The Speaker named Coburn, AL
bright, Cannon, Buckner and Luttren as the
select committee on Alabama affairs. Ad-
journed to Jan 5.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-01-07
A Snake Story.

Lucy 81. HOOPER writes from Paris to
the Philadelphia Press: "Apr0Dos of the
Tour du Monde, story is told about
the serpent scene which may bear re-
peating. The mechanic who was in
trusted with the task of manufacturing
the snakes for that scene made one be-
forehand as a specimen, and started to
take it to the Porte ST. Martin for inspec-
ton. He proceeded to the omnibus sta
ton, deposited his snake NEATLY coiled
up, packed in a parcel and covered with
paper on a seat in the office while he
went to get his ticket. One of his fellow.
passengers, a woman Of thievisn pro-
pensities, was attracted by the appear
ance of the package, took possession of
it and slipped out of the door to open it.
She united the string and out popped
the huge green serpent with red eyes, in
remarkably lively condition from the
long compression of the steel spring III
his body. The unfortunate female ut
tered a piercing shrek and straightway
went into Mysteries, so the owner of the
snake soon regained possession of his
property and the would-be thief was
marched off to the station-house.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-01-07
Rather Absent Minded.

AROUND the City Hall they have good
joke on one of the School Commissioners
from over the river. The Board of Edu-
cation met last Friday evening, and, hav-
ing left his wife at the house of friend,
the member in question attended it's
session, intending to call for her after
his official duties had been performed.
Upon the adjournment, however, in utter
oblivion of his better-half's whereabouts,
the Commissioner made Decline for
his domestic freside, contemplating the
events of the evening, and congratulate
ing himself upon the cheerful fire and
loving smile which awaited him. When
he was about half way home the thought
suddenly struck him that he had forgot
ten something. What could it be? He
fels in his pockets, but nothing was miss
ing there After a profound cogitation
the consciousness gradually dawned
upon him that he had forgotten his wife,
and must go back for her, He did.
This true story should be a warning to
every young wife not to allow her hus-
band to become a School Commissioner,
for in that event she may lean upon
broken reed, so far as his memory of her
is concerned Paterson Guardian.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-01-07
Mail Arrangements With Canada.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 90.
For the purpose of placing communi-
cation by post between the United States
and Dominion of Canada upon the most
liberal and advantageous basis, the fol-
lowing arrangements have been agreed
upon, to be carried into effect on the LIST
of January, 1875, or as soon thereafter
as the necessary measures can be per-
fected for putting them into operation ::
Rehabilitation of the postal systems of the
two countries in respect to correspondence ex-
changed between them; each country to forward
and deliver, free of charge correspondence of all
kinds, written and printed, received from the
other, which correspondence must in all cases be
prepaid at the established domestic rates of the
country of origin.
SecOnd-Each country viii transmit the domes-
tic mails of the other in closed pouches through
It's territory, free Of charge, by its ordinary mail
routes.
Third-No account shall be kept between the
Postoffice Departments of the two countries in
regard to international correspondence of any
kind exchanged between them; each department
retaining for Its exclusive use all the postage it
collects On mail matter sent to the other for de-
livery.
Fourtb--It is understood to be the desire and
intention of our respective POstOffice Depart
ments that the provisions of this agreement shall
extend to an international money-order exchange
as soon as practicable.
Fifth-The provisions of this agreement. as
far as relates to the rate of letter postage will be
carried into effect on the list of February, 1875.
Sirth-All provisions of existing postal conven-
tiors inconsistent with this arrangement are
hereby abrogated
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-01-07

Roda, in Barcelona. Don Espartero,
formerly Regent of Spain, died on the
list, aged eighty-two years
The Acknowledgement has given it as his
opinion that it is the duty of the Govern
ment to sustain the report of the Lou
lsiana Election Returning Board
On and after Jan. 1, 1875, the domestic
mails of the United States and Canada
are to be transmitted through each coun-
try in closed bags free of extra charge.
A clergyman in Washington recently
committed suicide on being detected in
stealing books from Washington book
store.
The general term of the Brooklyn
City Court has reversed the decision of
Judge McCue, requiring Mr.. Tilton to
furnish Mr.. Reecher with a bill of par
ticulars in the suit brought against the
latter.
Gen. Sheridan left for New Orleans on
the evening of the 27th, under instruc-
tions to hold himself in readiness to put
down any uprising against the kellogg
Government
The Mississippi State Democratic Con
ventiOn has been postponed from Jan s
to April z.
The Ottawa Qll) Opera-House and
other adjoining structures were burned
on the morning of the goth. Loss about
S1O0 O00
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-01-07
Circular to P0stmasters.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is.
The Postmaster General will soon send
to all POstmasters of leading cities a cir
cular, of which the following is an ex-
tract:
1.-The increasing deficiency in the
Postoffice Department is assuming such
proportions as to demand strict and
rigid effort to reduce expenses, with a
view to curtail this great deficiency
One of the largest items in the an
nual expenditures of this part
ment is the expenses of the Post
Office. This, upon examination, is
found TO differ very materially in
offices of the same class which are influ-
enced by the same condition of service.
The appropriations for these expendi-
lures for the fiscal year are So, 100000
The expenditures at the present rate will
be $3,340,0 900, leaving deficit of 100000
[ have determined upon an investigation
of all the offices, to be made by agents of
the Postotfice Department who are
thoroughly versed in all the details Of
Postoftice work and requirement, with a
view Of discovering the amount neces-
sary to be appropriated for the next en-
suing year.
"In connection with this | deem it
advisable to reOrganize the clerical force
of all the offices of the higher grade,
systematizing the labor and basing the
compensation of the clerks upon the
quality and amount of the service per-
formed and introducing system of ap-
pointments and promotions that will
enable you to reduce the force and ex-
penses to the lowest limit, and increasing
the efficiency of the service to the greatest
extent; while at the same time the
pay to individual clerks may be increased
if increase is demanded. This reorgani-
zation is absolutely necessary to carry
out the object proposed, and will receive
the attention of the agents detailed for
the examination of the Offices"
The Postmaster General suggests to
Postmasters that they forthwith submit
a draft of such scheme of organization
of their respective offices as they may
think necessary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-01-07
The Romance Of a Pretty Type-Set

4 RECENT number of a Portland %
gon) paper tells pleasant little story,
the following effect: A young lady we
known in that city has just started to
join her parents, whom she has no recol-
lection of ever having seen. Her name
is Emma Frankie, and her parents live in
Florence, Italy. At the age of between
three and four years she was given to a
family named Stokes, who promised tC
educate AMI otherwise provide for her
1t seems that she was trained for circu
performances, and travelled with circu
troupes until she was eighteen years ole
when she abandoned the business, MAJ
her home in Portland, and, hav
learned to set type, supported herself /
that work during the past four year
taking good care of herself and vim
many friends. Meanwhile she had eau
inquiries fer her parents to be made
Florence, these only recently prov
successful, the parents having also
for some years advertising for their
daughter. Money was sent to inc d.
ter, from Florence, with which to
her expenses home, and by this time be {
has probably been reunited 10 those Yho
long ago parted from her, hoping it wqld
prove to her advantage.