Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-20


tea pots and chimbleys, and that boy
may know how to shine up them stoves
but you can t fool me with any O your
blarney. Linda's goin to have some
jest as good scales as [ can find in town
if the old man has to 60 barefoot next
tater liggin," and she shot out of the
store like ramrod out of shot gun,
and it seemed as though a hurricane
had begotten summer zephyr, all was
so tranquil and serene, and everybody
wanted to know who that queer wo-
men was that just passed down the
street.
We have the s'New Year" num-
Der of Fakes Spirit Of the Times, the
most extensive and ,dignifed sporting
paper in the world. The present num-
Der contains life presentations of some
thirty of the most famous blooded
stock racers now on the turf; also
much reading that is excellent.
Wilkes is one of the strongest writer's
in journalism, and during the rebellion
his pen dealt telling blows for the un-
ion. His articles are always powerful,
deep and ineisive. Why he should be
content to give his talents to the sport
ing world is beyond comprehension.
What he does, he does we'll. conse-
quently The Spirit Of the Times is the
vade mecun of sporting men.
Our friend H. II. Balcomb, has
decided to form a permanent Musical
School in our city, providing he meets
with sufficient patronage to warrant
him in doing so. He will continue
his class the same as heretofore at
Grand Rapids and Centralia. If it
shall become necessary he intends to
employ competent teachers to assist
him. We trust he may meet with all
the encouragement he so we'll merits.
As successful teacher of Instrumental
music he ranks deservedly high, and is
| too we'll known throughout the state
for US to sound his praise. He has
requested us to give notice that when
lessons are lost by pupils, expect in
case of continual sickness, thay will
be charged for the same. His terms are
$500 for a course of twenty four
lessons - Wausau Central.
Last Sunday the weather got on
regular tare. About noon it commen-
ced to snow, the mercury rapidly fall
ing till it became so cold that an Es-
quimaux would have felt perfectly at
home in our city beside a good fire.
With the approach of night the wind
increased till it blew hurricane, and
the cold kept pace with old Boreas.
In the evening it was as clear as though
no wrathful skies had overcast the
heavens only few hours before and the
full moon glistened like a ball of silver,
but O. how cold That Dutchman
is undoubtedly on his ear. IF this is
what he calls Indian Summer in Janu-
airy, we want none in ours. We should
call it a squaw winter.
--Loggers are thinking of with
drawing from the woods. If another
thaw should set in, undoubtedly the
wisest course that could be pursued
would be to stop all work in the camps
for the season. With the present con-
dition of the woods, with unfrozen
ground and no snow, operations cannot
be conducted without serious loss. We
understand that Messrs. Price, of Black
River Falls, Washburne, Kingston &
| Co., and others have made calculations
to do immense logging jobs, which in
volve daily expense of from two hum
dred to one thousand dollars per day.
Such expenditures with no snow. and
but little prospect of any, are ruinous.
We know of but one thing to do, gem
tlemen. Hang that Dutchman.
Our prejudices have taught US to
look upon statesmen and eminent di-
vines as so far removed from the plane
whereon common folk walk as to be
unable to mingle in the affairs, the joys
and business of the great herd of hu-
mainly. We forget that Johnathan
Edwards enjoyed game of leap frog,
and could play blindman's buff with a
zest, and that the author of the Dec
laration of Independence, could scrape
the Fishers Hornpipe on the fiddle
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