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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-19
A New Plague in Egypt.

A LETTER from Alexandria, Aug.
81, says: A new calamity now engages
the attention of all Egyptians even
now more than the financial DEGREES of
the Khedive or the refusal of the Gov
eminent to accept the judgments of
the New Courts. 1t seems that many
of the cavalry horses that have re-
turned from Abyssinia in the last two
months came with a most malignant
disease upon them. The doctors pro-
nounce it a kind of typhoid fever. 1t
is most infectious and terribly rapid
in its progress, death resulting in many
cases in a few hours. 1t is stated, and
on good authority, that the Govern
ment, instead of isolating the infected
animals, sold them all at very low
prices to the .fellaheen. Thus they
have been distributed throughout the
country, and in the neighborhood of
Cairo alone several hunsred horses are
reported dead. A well-informed cor
respondent thus describes in the Delta
the effect of this epidemic in one of
the business districts: at is ravag-
ing now among the horses, mules and
dOnkeys of our district most furious
ly, and many villages are named where
not one horse has escaped the disease.
1t is to be feared that this calamity
will interfere very disagreeably with
our work, as the cartmen will be short
of horses, and the donkeys to carry
seed and cotton to the stations will be
very scarce. The Government is alone
to blame that the disease has spread so
quickly over the country, selling every
where for a napoleon or a pound the
sick cavalry horses returned from
Abyssinia, instead If isolating them"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-19

=" What's the difference" asked a
Centennial visitor, pointing to Memoir
ial Hall, whats the difference be-
tween that building and a vein in a
young lady's arm ?' why, ones an
art gallery and the others gal art
cry" They carted him off in an ambu-
lance.-N. Y. Commercial Advertiser
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-16

G. ". BkcHnkS. H.c. KEPPEL
BACHMAN a KEPPEL-
A TTORNEYS AT Law. once over
"a National Exchange Bank, corner OF
Washington and Market streets, Tihns q.
Nov. y. 7l-n0
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-16
The Fate OF a EIlrt.


Evansville, Indiana, has been in
tensely excited over the abduction
and outrage In an assignatl0n house
in that city OF young lady who is
about sixteen years Of age, PROPOSES
sing in appearance and who moved In
the best society. She was inclined to
''hirt" with young men, and one day
when out on the street she saw q
young man 'flirt" q handkerchief at
her. she responded and he Joined her
and proposed q walk, which she fool
ishly agreed to. He finally invited
her to restaurant and after much
pressing she consented to enter it.
The stranger insisted on her taking q
glass of wine, and Immediately after
swallowing IL she says she lost all con-
troll Of herself, and became as one in s
dream, conscious, yet unable to exer-
else any will power. From the res
taurant she was led to house and up
on entering 1t lost all consciousness.
When she awoke she found herself In
q strange room, and then realized her
fearful fate. She had been taken to 3
house Of III repute. She Is now almost
insane, and her friends are nearly all
erazed by her sad fate. 500
We print this as q warning. In this
city there are many young and in
nocent girls, who, for mere diversion,
engage in flirting with perfect
strangers to them. This kind Of sig
mailing with handkerchief, fans, etc.,
can be seen every pleasant day on our
streets, and at places Of public smuse-
ment. The girls only mean "fun" by
1t, but have they ever reflected that
they place themselves in the attitude
Of being insulted by those whose
signals they respond to or seek I?
No young lady ought to eneourge fthe
attention OF any strange man. They
ought to know that street flirting Is
not regarded as respectable and that
to engage in It may bring them into
reproach, which, Though perhaps
undeservsd, robs them Of any gym
pathy II they get themselves into
trouble by Ii. Furthermore, no gen
HeB1dn Of right intentions will engage
in fiirtations Of the character we
speak of.-PZail Dealer.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-16
Which way Best


E. L., OF Bryon, Ill, writes as fol-
lows, and raises a point which we
should be pleased to have our intelli-
gent readers discuss. He asks can
any one tell me the best method of
raising and fattenfng hogs-I mean
from birth up to the time the pigs
are fattened for market? This, to
some, may seem a simple question,
but what 1 want to get at particular
ly is this, is it best to let them run at
large in pasture, confine them to
lots OF, say, from q few rods, to an
acre or so in extent, or keep them
shut up In tight pens with plank
floors? OF course the way they are
fed has to be taken into consideration.
Now the reader msy, perhaps, sup
pose that have never raised and fat
tened swine myself; but I have and
many OF them, but for the life OF me
cannot decide which is the best
way Of doing it. One man will say
"a hog is hog, and In order to do
well be has got to rOot.n Another
says, "Ring him aud turn him into q
clover pasture" Then one comes
along and says, ''shut him up on 3
plank floor" Now which Is right
There is one thing have come to a
conclusion about, anyway, and that
is, that it does not look wise, in trav-
cling through the country, to see
farmhouses Some OF them nice ones,
too) fianked with hog yards, the in
habitsnts thereof II don't mean the
people, but the swine) hunting for
their food in from six to twelve ineh-
es depth OF mud. True, we have had
rainy times Of late, and many farm
ers cannot, or won't, do any better ;
and how to dnd way to do better
Is the reason Of my troubling you to
solve this problem.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-16
VOL UME 2S-NUMBER 81.
From the BSonvIle (NO.l Advertiser.
A Remarkable Little Boz.

James Martin Williams, 8 beautiful
little boy residing with his parents in
tbs city, has lately given evidences
OF powers of memory that astonish
every one. He Is not yet four years
Old and only learned his letters . few
months since Unlike most persons
who possess one faculty far In excess
OF others, be is perfect in all. His
/ eye bespeaks intelligence his mind
is well matured IN everything for his
age, and in his demeanor ne is child
Ike and winning. Recently q re-
porter of the Advertiser visited him
at his hone and, with others. wit
messed bis most wonderful answers
given him BY his father. Sitting ON
MS fathers knee be gave prompt re-
plies to his parent, telling the names
OF all the planets, their character
istics, their distance from the sun and
positions in the heavens. In history
be proved to be 3 very encyclopedias
OF knowledge. The ancient Kings,
their wars, the rise and fall OF the
Roman Empire, the career Of Bona
parte, the times OF the death and the
age Of the rulers OF England, the set
tiement OF this country, aud similar
facts were as familiar to him IS the
alphabet to an older person. He
named the capitol Of every State in
the Union, and OF every foreign ooun-
try and evinced a knowledge of the
Scriptures, the only parallel Of which
was Christ in the Temple. He re-
peSted whole chapters OF the Bible,
and spoke in childlike manner, lust
as though rattling of the Variest COM
mon place remarks OF other children
of his age.<
The frat Indication OF this marvel
Gus faculty came to his parents in
this way. They are religious people
and each morning read from the
scriptures before prayer. shortly
after the exercises one morning. sew
erai months ago, his mother was as
founded to hear him repeating, word
Tor word, the lines from the Bible
which he had heard read an hour or
so before. She called him to her and
found that he could recite other por-
tions OF the holy book. She cOmmen-
eed teaching him his letters, and in
an hour and half he had learned the
whole. He progressed with wonder
ful rapidity, and sOOn could spell. A
physician was consulted, and they
were advised to keep the boy away
from books, and not allow him to
study, as his health would not allow
it. Since that time he has been read
to by his father, and now remsmbers
everything he has heard.
His parents ara intelligent people,
in ordinary circumstances, and can
not in any way account for the re-
markablo memory Of their child. He
Is marvel, and astound3 all who
have heard him.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-16
The Advantage or IL.

The day had been set and the young
man was happy. But his father failed
In business, and be collected together
all the pink love letters, the lock oi
hair, the faded violet, ETC., and start
ed for her fathers mansion. He was
high minded and honorable, and he
felt In duty bound 10 release her from
the engagement Yet he grew faint
as he was ushered into the parlor
Such love as his wouldn't stay
crushed.
"George : dear George l' she ex-
claimed, as she entered the parlor and
seized his hand.
"Arabella, am here to do my
duty" be said, as he rose up.
"W-what's the matter ?'' she
asked.
"H-haven't you heard of-of my
fathers failure 9D he inquired, biz
heart beating painfully.
"Why, yes, dear George, and what
Of it2"
"Aren't you-won't you that is-ir
"I'm glad Of it-that's ali % she
cried.
"You are ?p
"Oi course I am I was talking
with father, and he said II your fatheI
had failed for $4,000 he'd made al
least $50, 900 out Of IL, and, OF course
you'll get twice as much az you count.
ed on w-Det-0H Free Press.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-16
"OnIy an IrIshman." !"

An American paper, in an article
under the title OF "Only an Irish
man, called forth by the fiippant re-
mark Of young fOp, who reading of
an sccident, said, "After ali, it Is only
an Irishman," says:
Berkeley, the philosopher, wa. only
an Irishmsn.
ROoert Fulton, the inventor ofsteann
navigation, was only an Irishman, by
descent.
CurraD, the inimitabIe orator and
wit, was only an Irishman.
Duns ScOtus, the most subtitle phil
OsOpher OF the Middle Ages, was only
an Irishmao.
DOnegsn, editor of the most COM
prehensive Greek lexicon, was only
an Irishmau.
Drs. Kane and Hayes, the Arctic
explorers, were only Irishmeu.
Marshal Neil, the celebrated engi-
neer, wss only an Irishman, by de-
scent.
Captain OHara Burke, the explorer
Of the continent of Australia, was
only an Irishman.
Ossian, the last Of the heroic age,
was o1ly an Irishman.
Charles O'Connor, the head Of the
American bar, is only an Irishman,
by descent.
Garfield, Marshal of France, and
the hero Of Fontenay, is only an Irish
man.
Kayanaugh and Prince Nugent,
Marshals OF Austria, were only Irish
men.
Barry, the great psrsonator Of
"OthellO," was only an Irishman.
Patrick Clebourne, ''the 5tonewall
Jackson OF the Southwest" was only
an Irishmsn.
Quit, the great personator Of "FaI-
staff" was only an Irishman.
st. Bredsn, held by eminent au-
thorities to have been the first dis
eOverer Of the continent Of America,
was only an Irishman.
Edmund Burke. the greatest states
man that ever stood in the English
House OF Parliament, was only an
Irishman.
Mccormick. the inventor of Me-
C1rmTek's steam reapIng machine, is
only an lrishmAn.
Marshal McMahon, the present
head Of the French nation, is only an
Irishman, by descent.
Tom Moore, "the poet Of all circles
and the idol Of his owD," was only an
Irishman.
Marshal O'Donnell, field marshal,
prime minister of Spain, and dictator
at one time, was only an Irishman,
by decent.
O'Connell, the Hercules Of moral
force agitators, pronounced by Wen
dell Phillips the most powerful orator
he ever heard, was only an Irishm1n.
VirgInius, bishop who fourished
in the eighth centuary, and who was
the first to discover the spherieity OF
earth was only an Irishman.
Father Matthew, the Apostle o.
Temperance, who administered the
total abstinence pledge to upwards OF
i've millions OF persons, and who ac-
eOmpllshed more in bis days for the
cause Of temperance than all the
Anglican and Anglo-American
speeehifiers that ever shouted them
selves hOarse oD q temperance plat
form, was only an Irishman.
Horace Greeley, the great Journal
ist, statesman and sociOlogist, wss
only an Irishnnan, by descent.
A 7. Stewart, the most successful
merchant in the United States Is only
an Irishman-
Doyle, the caricaturist, perhaps the
most versatile Of modern artists, was
only an Irishmau.
/ William 81. Seward, the abIest
Secretary OF State America ever had,
was only an Irlshman, oy descent.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-16

than he anticipated For weeks
he hunted through the grezs
city of London ami its suburbs, but
eo1Id find no trace of those for whom
I ne wss looking. Oisheartened at last
aad penniiess again, he shipped on
! hoard a vessel bound for America
I On arrival IN this coantry he warKed
at various kinds of business AMI secu-
mulsted sufficient money t. ena0ie
him to return 10 E1rOpe aud rens~
the search for the runaways- he
went to Londun, employed dstec-
tives and had the city and SUBURBS
searched from one end to tae Otner
as thoroughly as possible, but 10 VAIN
No trace of the parties could be fo1nu
Language is insiequate to portray the
terrible suffering which he endured
during all OF those weary months ano
wears. Broken in spirit and with nis
health iwpsired he was driven To tue
verge of Insanity. Again he decided
to return to America, and did 80. he
procured EN- mplOyment on western
railroad in this country and i5 now
working steadily aud faithfully, Win
the one thought OF aeeumulatinz sur
I fieient money to again renew MS
long and unsuccessful search. We
have not been able to ascertain den-
/ nItely but we believe that his resi-
dence at present is at Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. His wife was born in Ellen
township, Huron county, between
MonroeviIle and Greenfield, ana she
now has relatives residing there.
Her maiden name was EAston. a
kRood many wears ago Francis used to
write q great detl for tae Register,
when 1t was owned by Mr.. Dlvii
Campbell. He wrote articles for the
editorial columns aud also cOmmu0i-
cations over the signature of mem ,"
which many of the oder subscribers
of the Register distinctiyely recolIeet
reading in by-gune years. Francis is
| firm in the belief that his wife and
daughter are still living, aud be IN
tends, so long az he has health ami
life, 10 continue his search for them.
He and his relatives do not oeteVe
one word of the report Ia circulation
regarding the death of Mrs. Francis
on the Island OF CeylOn and the
drowning of her daughter, yet LAey
have no positive Information tiat
these parties are alive.
Cases b0ndsmen, who had to pay
the Government between $50. .O0O and
$50, 900, were Samuel TORY md +. I.
Barney, tine former OF whom Is now
living in New York, and the other, as
ia we'll known heresbouts, died some
time since. The stolen money was
paid to Case as customs duty on los
Of steel rails which the Cincinnati,
Sandusky and Cleveland railroad
eompsny imported from Wales t. lay
the track Of their road with.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-16

The Indianapolis Journal concludes
q timely articles on the Republican
party as follows:
The Republican party possesses
within itself the means of correcting
the abuses practieed in its name. II
never occupied s nobler attitude be-
fore the country than it does to-day.
It's reception and treatment OF the
Belknap disclosure has been heroic,
and nothing could be grander than
the unanimitY with which it de-
mands the punishment Of all scoun-
dreIs and the complete publication OF
the public service. When the people
recover their calmness and judgment
they will see that the Republican
party ls still the hope Of the Nation
and the embodiment Of its highest
Inspirations.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-16
From the Dstrois Frss Press !
10 GRIT.

It vas midnight. The yoUng-man
had fare-velled himself out sud Eme-
line had locked the door aud was IN
tying her shoes when her mother
came down stairs with 3 bed-quili
around her andSaid
Wanted to creep up stairs without
my hearing vO1, en- Didn't think ]
knew It was an hour after midnight,
did you ?''
The girl made no reply, aud the
mother continued:
did he propose th is time 2'
"Why-mOther ~ exclaimed the
daughter.
"You can why, mother p all you
want to, but don't know that he has
been coming here for the last year q!
Don't l know that you've burned up
at least four tons of coal eOurting
around here ?'
The girl got her shoes off, and the
mother stood in the stair door and
asked
"Emmsline, have you got any
grit 9r
"I guess SO ~
81 guess you haven't Lust wish
that 3 fellow with false teeth and q
mole on his chin would come spark
ing me. Do you know what would
happen, Emmeline ?'
"No."
Well, I'll tell you. He'd come to
tine ia sixty days or he'd get out Of
this mansion like a goat jumping for
sunflower seeds"
Emmeline went to bed to reflect
over it.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-16

Some curious and startling facts
concerning the people who live upon
the canals are given in q recent Eng
Iish publication, entitled "Our Canal
Population" It appears that on the
canals and rivers IL England there
are not less than q, 400 men, as many
women, and 72, 900 children; and that
d, 900 Of these men and women are
living as husbands and wives in an
unmarried state, and have 1900
illegitimate children. Mr.. smith
says Of these boatmen and their fami-
lies: rNinety-Gve per cent cannos
read and write. ninety per cent. are
drunkards, sixty per cent are unmaf-
ried, but living as husbands and wives
Many Of the boaters and their families
have but one home, little more than
one bed, and one suit of clothes, and
these not much better than rags.
Their cabin home Is scarcely the size
Of en ash-box, but In this hole men
and women live together, children are
born, and families are educated, into
1
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-16
He Had ir Bad.

Bslow ls2ys the MinneaoOlis 1ri6-
Une) will be found q verbatim copy OF
a pOetical effnsiOn addressed BY q
Iove.sick youth OF Indiana to a young
lady residing in this city. The read.
ers must prepare to hold all tender
and sympathetic emotions ia check
in order to comprehend the exalted
sentiment expressed, enter into the
spirit of the final catastrophe, aud en-
able them to pick out the poetry as
they proceed from the opening line to
the tragic close
lust come down from the buck-eYe state
some pleasure for TO hnd handsome
girl from minaplls Just suited TO my
mind.
Her rosy cheeks and rolling eyes like ar
reWs pearced my breast and they callet
her handsome clara the lIley OF the
west.
corted her for iust days. her love
thought to gain to soon, to soon shl
slited me which gave me grief and
PAIN
meofmy rest but stiIl love my eIarI
the liley OF the west.
MYDREAx.
L draamp a dream the other night down b,
ycn shady grove saw n chap of hIgl
degree convercing with my love.
He suuZ he sung 50 merrily while was soa
opprest and he sung 70 lively clara this
liley of the west
rushed up TO my rival a dayer in ny hanS
1 tore him from my true love and bold
~ bad him stand.
Being mad TO despers tion my dagger pearces
his breast and was betrade by clart
The lily ofthe west
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-16

At an entertainment given lately in
Sacramento, Cal, lady related the
following interesting incident Of her
early life :; Travelling in q coach in a
thinly settled part Of Alabama with
her parents she gave utterance to the
enthusiasm OF young girl at the
romantic scenery. Her father apollo
gized to fellow passenger for her ex-
uberance. The stranger answered,
'iDo not check her; enthusiasm is a
gift of God ;" and then he began in
eloquent language to tell Of scenes he
had gazed upon and lands be bad visit
ed, dwelling alternately on the majes-
ty Of the wilds Of the West and the
splendors OF the highest civilization.
The girPs fancy was all af1ame, and
she led the stranger to speak OF for
eign lands, and st last Of Spain until
forgetting himself, he spoke OF scenes
and narrated legends In words which
disclosed to her his identity, Clap
ping her hands, she cried, AYou are
Washington irving p They made a
covenant of friendship then which
was close and warm to the day of the
authors death,
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-16
CaStOrla.

Dr., samuel Pitcher, Of Hyannis, Mass,
experimented I'm his private practice for
twenty years to produce a combination tnat
would have the properties OF Castor Oh
without is unpleasant taste and. gdpiDg ef-
feet.
His preparation was sent for, near and far,
TIL nnally he gave u the name OF Castof5a.
and put Il Up for sale. Il II very wonderful
IN IL effects, particularly with the dlsor-
dered stOnachs and bowels Of ehildren- II
nssImfIafes the food, cures sour stomach
and wind collie regulates the bowels, eE-
peIs worms, aud may be relied apon IN
Group
Asa pleasant, effective and perfectly safe
eafhartfe remedy 10 ls superior 70 Castor
oil. COrdials and SyIups. IL does not con-
tain alcohol, and Is adapted 70 any age.
BY regulating the stomach and bowels OF
eFOss and sfeEiy eh1ldren they seeonle
fOy sleep and mothers have rest Ihe
Castoria IS put up at the Laboratory OF J.
B. ROSE Co, % DEY SFHEEr. NEW YORK.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-16
Fast WOrk.

The London 1sBsss has reprinted its
annual summaries OF news Of The
world for twenty-five years In 2 small
volume, TO which IL apDends a note
saying that the volume, containing
598 pages, was put IN type by foGI
boys with two composing machines
In ten days, Of eight hours each. This
would make each boys work atnoant
to rather more than fifteen hundred
ems an hOur,-wbleh printers VII
acknowledge would be fast Work Tor
the best composItors.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-16
Printing once Lost ers.

Printing Office loafsrs viii fad this
item, clipped from the L. Porte
Chronicle somewhat suggestive, and
well suited to this latidude "Of
course we like to have about five or
six gentlemen OF leisure q day come
and loaf in our composing room for
twOor three fours at stretch. It
helps the eompositors amazingly. It
keeps them from becOniny 2 hOmesick,
and 1t IS so soothing 70 our feelings,
when we attempt to write, to have
the melodious gu1zw OF the compos-
Ing room visitors waited upon our
ears. II there are any more young
gentlemen ina this city who have
nothing to do during the day, let
them come up and enjoy themselves
in our composing room, but remem-
Der the matinee will only hold good
for this week. Next week we'll have
q rest.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-16

Mr.. Charles O'CouoF's reappear-
ance In Court yesterday in the espae-
ity OF counsel In case Of great pub.
lie interest, was an event worthy Of
remark. He came almost as one
raised from the dead, to advocate
again, as he has 80 often done Ia the
past, the cause Of an oppressed, and
plundered people, and TO bring con-
fusion to the eounsels Of the plum
derer. A little while ago this COM
munity, which ne had served as no
other man could, sorrowfully awaited
news OF the great advocates death (;
yesterday he resumed his place as
leader In the peo ple's cause, and with
theNfrst opening of his mouth blew
away the cobwebs in which Tweed'5
lawyers were endeavoring to entangle
justice,
The people Of New York rejoice,
with great thGnkfuIness, In his re-
eovery, and welcome him back to ae-
tive life with profound satisfaction.