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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
"The Beauty of Holiness. -

There is longing, often underlined,
in every human being for holiness. At
times it is the wish of a soul afar off
who sees the golden-tipped hills in the
distance and yearns, even in his de-
5pair, to reach them. At others it is
the increased desire of one who stands
even at their feet and seeks to reach
their SUBMITS. But, however inner
ent this desire may be, it is not pri-
marily awakened by the beauty of holt
ness. We love the wild landscapes
which border the home of our child
hood although they are wholly Invested
Of artistic beauty. We fain would look
into the far future, even though itmay
have only sadness to reflect. So the
charm of holiness which aWakens de-
sire for its possession is not engendered
by it's artistic beauty, but by it's moral
worth and joy-giving power.
And yet there is an unquestioned
"beauty'' in holiness-an artistic COM
bining of pure ideals which instructive
ly appeals to every heart. 1t is beauty
il the abstract, underlined in form and
loved for itself. AS perfect beauty is
seldom attained, as the ideal of the
artist is never fully realized, so perfect
holiness is practically unattainable, but
its possession in greater or less inten-
Sity is possible to all.
'Worship the Lord in the beauty of
holiness" To those who possess this
jewel Of holiness the power to rightly
worship is given-the power to show
the deepest alteration by life of
beauty; to illustrate the gospel of pu-
rity; to send aloft the aspiring prayer
of love and to swell the grandest music
of the soul.-AZZia7lce.
THERE is no patent way OF being
converted. Every conversion differs
from another as does every face, form
or character. What we have in COM
mon is our sin and Cur Savior You
can't reason men into the kingdom of
God. You must get nearer to their
hearts than that. The hottest of all
baptisms is the falling of believing
mothers tears upon her baby's head
I remember the room where my moth
er used to take me with her alone to
pray. 0, these congregations of onel
This preaching from the lips of our
mother as she murmurs a prayer for
our salvationi Whosoever will, may
come TO Christ. 1t requires much in
genuity and terrible squirming for a
sinner to get beyond the reach of that
invitation. Come, and come now.
The spirit and the bride say come. It
makes little difference between two
men whether one dying Christless dies
upon bed of down, and another upon
pallet of straw. In three minutes
their fate will be alike Turn We,
turn ye, for why VIII We die.-Dr. Vim.
Ormiston.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
IT NIGHT HAVE BEEN.

FULL often in our lives has come @ day
When, pausns where two paths divergent lay,
We pondered, deep and long, which one to choose;
Fearful that, either followed, we might lose
The rare enjoyment of happy hour,
Or grateful incense of fragrant flower
Or glimpse of some fair land where shines the sun
On giant groves, and where the rivers run
Through furrowed fields and through the shadowy
ranks
OF cypress trees that weep upon the banks.
We fear to lose much; but knowing not
The changeful chances of ourfuture lot,
We set out boldly on the chosen track;
And then, so often comes the looking back;
The baffed strife our cherished goal to win;
The mourniul, hopeless cry, 1t might have
BEEN
Sometimes the soul, when with great sorrow
wrung,
Recalls time long fed, when lightly hung
The course of future years in Fate's great scale;
And see how, all unwittngy, an influence frail
AS morning dews that on the grasses CLEAN
Destroyed the even balance of the BEAM
Unknown to us the deep decision made,
And turned our path from sunshine into shade.
passing thought; look; trifing deed;
word unspoken in an hour of need,
UT spoken when tWere better left HnSaId;
Some written line that we by chance have read;
All these can shift the scene with subtle hand
And round our future draw an iron band.
We never think that such little thing
Can ever such tremendous sequence bring
Until too late; and then we backward turn
The page that we have filled, and dimly burn
The light of other days, in vain regrets
For opportunities gone by. The spirit frets
Against its destiny, and deep within
Our hearts we mourn for what we might have been
Ali souli look upward, trusting; kiss the rod;
And know there is no : might have been y with
God
From Him, whenever lowly we draw near,
We learn of love that casteth out all fear;
We find Faith that, in oblivion's sea,
Whelms every dread and doubt eternally;
Hope unfa terngly to US is given
Atender Charity, as broad as Heaven;
perfect Peace; calm, untrOubed Rest
Through these, all things seem right and best
We rise triumphant over death and sin,
All pain and sorrow in our joy forgot,
And, looking backward on might have
BEEN"
Thank GOD that it was not
R. KelSo Carter, IN ". Y. Observer,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
Profits from Soda Water,

The hot weather suggests a little
inquiry into the profits of the soda
water business. The cans containing
ten gallons of carbonated water, are
furnished to the druggists at 1925
each. The common soda tumbler con-
tains about one-half pint. If the glass
es were filled full every time the can
would furnish 100 glasses of soda.
AS the glasses are seldom if ever filled
more than tWo-thirds full of water.
the rest being foam, it is estimated
that each can furnishes about 200
glasses of soda-Water. One gallon of
strip is estimated to 60 with a can
of carbonated water, although some
retailers give more. Assuming that
a gallon and half of strip is used. the
cost figures up as follows: Charged
can, s.. 25; gallon and half of sirup.
S2.25; ice, cream for cream Sirups,
etc., sixty cents-total cost of 200
glasses of soda, s.. At ten cents a
glass the retailer receives $50, which
looks like pretty fair profit. At five
cents glass, there would be 100 per
centum profit, and at three cents a
glass there would be more money in
soda than in groceries. To be sure,
druggists say that their soda costs
them between FIVE and six cents a
glass, and no doubt it can be so figured {:
out anybody who wants iced soda at
home at cost of 1918 for a charged
fountain and gallon of any kind of
sirup, and is willing to pay ten cents a
day for ice, will find that he can have
200 glasses of as good soda as he is
likely to get anywhere for about two
cents a glass.-ProUide2lce (R. I. Jour-
7asl.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
Tricks of Indian Servants.

DOMESTIC servants in India Occa-
siOnally display an amount of ingenuity
in dealing with their employers which
would not diScredit their European
brethren. A Calcutta paper relates
that khitmatgar in the employ of a
gentleman in that city, having the
other day completed his month and
feeling disinclined to remain in the
service Of his employer, probably be-
cause he had a better engagement
elsewhere, feigned illness at the end
of his month and took leave earlier
than usual. The following morning
his employer was waited upon by a
host of people, men and women, who,
claiming relationship with the deau
servant, attired themselves as il in
mourning, and, exhibiting the deepest
emotion, announced, with tears in
their eyes, the death from cholera of
the unfortunate man, at the same
time begging the master to pay up his
''dueS, Which were urgently required
to defray funeral expenses.
The master, sympathizing with their
distress, "paid up" and even offered
to meet the charges attending the de-
mise, when it was ascertained that the
man reported dead was in perfect
health, in good spirits, and employed
elsewhere. The ruse was discovered
by one of the native servants observ-
ing woman, relative Of the alleged
deceased, wearing her ornaments,
which if his death had been fact,
she would, according to native rites
and ceremonies, be prohibited from
using.-PaU Mall Gazette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
SHe Had No Enemies.

IN he had no enemy he never had a
positive opinion upon any leading top
ic he ever heard discussed. He could
have had no ideas about religion, nor
could he have taken any side in poll
tics. He never could argue upon any
subject. He could never find fault
with anybody or anything, nor could
he have a word of praise for any per-
son or any object. He must have been
continually wrapped up in himself.
He must have been all things to all
men, and nothing positive or deter
mined in his character or nature. He
had no enemies! What earthly use
could man be to the world to live
fifty years, and during all that time
make no enemies. No friction, no
disturbance, no opinion, no trouble.
no quarrels, no nothing. How much
pleasure he must have missed. Not
one enemy to relieve any Of the mo-
notony Of life! He never learned that
enemies were better than friends if
you only know how to use them, and
don't have too many. The men who
think have enemies. The men who
act have enemies. No man is promi-
nent among his neighbors but he finds
plenty of enemies. The man who
leads, no matter whom or what, has
enemies. Enemies are more necessary
to develop a mans capabilities than
friends. No man can tell what he can,
resistance comes not from friends. 1t
takes the storm to make the oak stout
and strong, and it takes the sting and
backbiting of enemies to make a man
of grit and nerve and force A man
may make enemies by being dishonest,
deceitful and acting the hypocrite.
Such a man is really not entitled to the
luxury Of owning and controlling enc
mics. But the class of enemies we
refer to are those created by firm
ness of purpose, by decision of char
acter, by independence of action, and
by adherence to the right. Every
man worthy the name has them, and
the man who dies and leaves behind
one friend who says he did not have
them, leaves his memory in unkind
hands and heart. -NashUjZZe Christian
AdUOcate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
How a Bird Flies.

The most prominent fact about a
bird is a faculty ia which it differs
from every other creature except the
bat and insects-its power of flying.
For this purpose, the birds arm ends
in only one long slender finger, instead
Of full hand. To this are attached
the quilts and small feathers (coverts)
on the upper side, which make up the
wing. Observe how light all this is ::
In the first place, the bones are hol-
low, then the shafts of the feathers
are hollow, and, finally the feathers
themselves are made of the most deli
cate filaments, interlOcking and cling
ing to one another with little grasping
hooks of microscopic fineness. Well,
how does bird fly? It seems simple
enough to describe, and yet it is a
problem that the wisest in such mat
tiers have not yet worked out to every
body's satisfaction. This explanation,
by the Duke of Argyle, appears to me
w O0 CAIC DCOU. AL opCII w 11lS 1O1il1O
hollow on it's under side like an in
verified saucer; when the wing is forced
down, the upward pressure of the air
caught under this cOncavity, lifts the
bird up, much as you hoist yourself
up between the parallel bars in gym
nasium. But he could never in this
way get ahead and the hardest ques-
ton is still to be answered. Now, the
front edge of the wing, formed Of the
bones and muscles of the forearm, is
rigid and unyielding, while the hinder
margin is merely the soft flexible ends
Of the feathers; so when the wing is
forced down, the air under it, finding
this margin yielding the easier would
rush out here, and, in SO doing, would
bend up the ends of the quilts, pushing
them forward out of the way, which,
Of course, would tend to shove the
bird ahead. This process, quickly re-
peated, results in the phenomenon of
flight. Ernest Ingersol, IN Sc7jbner
for September.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
Shop Girls in Boston.

SPEAKING of shop girls, Miss Col
Inns says: From the books of fore
men III different establishments in this
city it appears that of every 100 shop
girls fifty live at home, and the re-
mainder in boarding-houses or in lodg-
lighthouses. Twenty-Five of those who
live at home are assisted by areduction
of board, care in sickness, etc. Thir-
teen help to support others. Thus the
advantages Of living at home are sub
stantially recognized and rewarded.
She estimates the whole number of
shop girls IN Boston at 5000, and she
gives list Of seventy distinct occupa-
lions in which they are engaged. From
statistics obtained from Dr.. II. F.
Damon, admitting physician of the
City Hospital. she shows that the
whole number of women admitted to
the hospital during the past nine years
WIS 9,119, q assified as follows: Do
mestics, 4,903; cooks, 1874; housekeep-
els, 1,40O; housewives, 475; seam
stresses, 574; tailoresseS, 100; no oc-
cupati0n, or unknown, 3S2; school
girls, 334 shop-girls, 300; nurses, 1872
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
Hats, and How to Treat Them

ALTHOUGH we can never allow that
the fashion Of wearing "chimney-
pot" hats is a desirable one, yet, as
they seem to be necessary evil, one
must make the best of it, and learn
how to take good care of them; for
there is no article Of gentleman's
| attire which so quickly becomes shah
by as his hat, because dust, air and
light all tend to injure it, and there
fore it should always be kept in a box
when not in constant use.
On ordinary occasions a soft brush
should be daily applied to keep it
smooth; but when the hat is wetted,
moisture should be carefully wiped
off with dry soft cloth. If it has
only received little sprinkling, which
gives it a notified appearance, dip the
hat brim gently into water and pass it
lightly round in tke same way as the
nap runs. When you have dampened
all parts alike, take a harder brush
and lay the nap to it's former state of
smoothness; then place the hat on it's
side on a clean napkin, for the night,
to dry. Next morning brush it with
an ordinary hat-brush, and it will look
but little the worse for having been
wet. The better the quality of the
hat, the oftener may this process be
repeated without injuring it. Indeed,
it is the poorest economy to purchase
cheap hat, for one wetting will often
spoil it entirely.
BulgeS or indentations in hats can
be removed by holding the hat over
the steam of the tea-kattle, and then
pressing it with hot iron on the in
side, laying the hat on soft surface.
Any other attempts to restore the
shape will probably result in cracking
it past repair.
When, after some usage, the nap be-
comes dull and gray-looking, its gloss
can be renewed by gently pressing a
warm iron, ordinarily hot, two or
three times round in the direction of
the nap.
If your hat has been wet in salt
water, and the nap has become clothed,
take hard brush, a little boiling-h hot
water and some yellow soap; then rub
a very little of the soap on the brush,
dip it lightly into the hot water, and
brush around in the direction of the
nap. Continue this until the nap is
smooth. Now dip the brush into clear
water and work out all the soap; then
take an ivory paper-cutter and scrape
around the edge of the hat. After
ward dry the nap as much as possible
with soft brush, and lay the hat on
one side on a soft napkin until quite
dry.
When purchasing new hat, bear in
mind that the more stOutly it is made
the more durable it will prove, but
that, for comfort, a light and elastic
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
Labor is Honorable

There is no discredit, but honor. in
every right walk of industry, whether
1t be III tilling the ground, making
tools, weaving fabrics, Or selling the
products behind a counter. A youth
may handle yard-stick, or measure a
piece of ribbon, and there will be no
diScredit in doing so unless he allows
his mind to have no higher range than
the stick and ribbon; to be as short as
the one and as narrow as the other.
LET not those blush who haoe.''
said Fuller, "but those who haze not.
a lawful calling" And Bishop Hall
said, ''Sweet is the destiny of all
trades, whether of the brow or of the
mind" Men who have raised them
selves from an humble calling need not
be ashamed, but rather ought to be
proud OF the difficulties they have sur
mounted. The laborer on his feet
stands higher than the nobleman on
his knees.
An American President when
asked what was his coat-of-arms- re-
membering that he had been a newer
of wood in his youth, replied. a pair
of shirt-SleeveS. Lord Tenterded
was proud to point out to his son the
shop in which his father had shaven
for a penny. 4 French doctor once
tainted Fletcher, Bishop of Nismes.
who had been tallow-chandle in his
youth, with the meanneSs of his OIL
gin; to which Fletcher replied, IF
you had been born in the same condi-
ton that | was, you would still have
been but maker of candles
Some small spirits, ashamed of their
origin, are always striving to conceal
it, and by the efforts they make to do
so, betray themselves like that wor-
thy but stupid Yorkshire dyer, who.
having gained his money by honest
chimney-sweeping, and feeling ashamed
of chimneys, built his house without
one, sending all the smoke into the
shaft of his dye-wOrks. presbyterian.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
Longevity of Brain-W Orkers.

THAT great thinkers and hard BRAIN
workers are long lived is asserted, with
a considerable array of facts, in vol
ume by DR.. Beard. He presents a list
of some 500 of the most eminent names
in history, including number Like
Pascal, Mozart, Keats and others who
died young, and finds the average Of
the 500 to have been over sixty-fOur
years. AS this is far beyond the aver
age of farmers, mechanics and bust
ness men, he concludes that the wear
and tear of brain work is not so ex-
hausting as is commonly supposed, and
that it rarely shOrtens life. The Lon
don Spectator, however, reviewing this
theory maintains that excessive men
tai toll must shorten life, and did EVIL
IDENTIFY shorten it in the case of many
of the 500 cited; but they had origin
ally more vigorous constitutions, and
large amount Of vital force, and. by
virtue Of this superior vitality which
explains in part, also, their superior
brain power, they were able to CON
tinue hard work even to old age, be-
fore breaking down under the pres
sure; though the same vital force
would have prolonged life foT many
years if they had not exhausted it
DrematurelV.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31

one is much better; and you must de-
eide which of these deSideratd is of the
most Importance. A short and full
nap is of the best quality.
1t is needful both for the comfort
and health of the head that there
should be supply of cool air between
1t and the hat. In India hats are
made one within the other, with a
space between them for the circulation
Of air. Such an arrangement would
be very desirable for the heated term
Of our summers. A constant supply
of fresh air should be given through
an aperture in the center Of the crown
of every hat, as it is essential for
health. Many men lose the hair on
the top of their heads from not wear
ing hats thus ventilated.
Formerly all hats were made Of the
soft fluff Of the beaver, or the cheaper
fur of some animal. This material
was employed in the manufacture of
hats for several centuries, and it was
not until 1910 that silk hats were
manufactured to any extent. The
plush used for coverings consists of a
pile of the finest silk woven. to a
groundwork of cotton, and is imported
from Lyons. This is cut out to fit the
foundation or 'shape," which has
been prepared from calico saturated
with a solution of shellac, and the
requisite form is given on q wooden
block by means of heat, and it is then
lined with thin sheets Of cork, and
thus an elastic, light framework is
made. The plush is attached to it by
heat, and the shellac varnish acts as a
glue to fasten it to the frame Women
sew in the Innings and the trimmings.
But as yet the brims are perfectly fiat,
and they are formed into shape by
softening in q stove and holding with
hot iron and the hands. Some skill,
however, is needful to make stylish
hat.-HarpeT'S Baz0r.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
Our Common Humanity.

IT is the same here as in Cairo or
New Jersey. The other day when a
Tarheel with sunken eyes and high
cheek-bones sat down on the steps of a
grocery beside several others, he
sighed heavily and asked:
Gentlemen, if any of you found a
five on the sidewalk, would You hunt
for the owner?"
81 would" came from each individ-
ual with promptness and dispatch.
Haven't any of you lost five,
have you?' anxiously continued the
man.
81 have" answered one, and the
echo went all along the line.
Describe her, gentlemen, he re-
marked.
One said his had figure $50 on it.
Another said his had a picture of De
Soto discovering the Mississippi River.
A third said the words United States
were plain 20 be seen on the bill that
fell out of his vest pocket.
Gentlemen, this five don t tally, ;"
mournfully remarked the Tarheel.
s'None of you have hit the description
within mile and a sand-bar."
LET see it," asked two or three at
once.
Its a five, and I found it on the
walk he whispered, holding out his
hand.
| The five was nickel. Some Of the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31

children, 21O, and teachers, 5S. APP
pended to this is the twelfth annual
report of the hospital, showing the
number of females treated there dur
ing the year and classifying them as
follows: Children, II; domestics,
$50; governesses, g.; housekeepers,
21S; housewives, 1857; nurses, Al !;
seamstresses, 81; schoolgirls, 43 shop
girls, 81; tailoresses, 80; teachers, 3 !;
teachers of music, II; unknown, II;
total, 1868.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31

crowd leaned back and held their
hands on their outraged hearts, while
others rose up, carefully brushed their
coat-talls, and said it was time to go
nome. Only one of the victims seemed
ID appreciate the situation. He chuckled
ana gurgled and gasped, and asked the
stranger what he would take.
whisky straight was the prompt
reply.
80 would I if [ ever drank" re-
sponded the citizen, and he lounged
down town to get up bet on the
Weather.-D0iIn N2Lt-SheZL
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
Eibera,e the Impurities of the System.

This can easily be done through the in
strumentality of the searching blood dep
urent and Alternative, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which incites those scavengers of
the BODY, the kidneys and the bow Is, to
vigorous action. The first named organs Sc
crete impurities-where such exist-frOm
the blood. which would otherwise poison it,
and it is the office Of the bowels to carry off
the useless portions of the food rejected
during the process of digestion, and which
if retained interfere with digestion and
bilious secretion. Rheumatism and govt,
both products of acid elements in the circu-
lation, are rencdied by the Bitters, which
will likewise be found prompt though gea-
tie cathartic. Both kidneys and bowels are
inyigorated, as well as stimula ed By this
famous medicine, which possesses tonic
properties Of the highest order
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
international Sunday-SchOoI Lessons.
THIRD QUARTER, 1876

Sept. 3. Intemperance .... .lProv'bs23: 81
Sept. 10. The Excellent Woman. Prov'bs31: 1871
Sept. II. "a Cody Life. .... Eccl'ts IL: Id
Sept "A. Review; or Lesson selected by the
school,