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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-16

Its a blasted shame that the
Grand Rapids papers are not better
patronized in the way of advertise
ments, by our home merchants. Gen
tlemen. it don't pay town to allow
its papers to go abroad, so meager in
''ads,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-16

A PRoPos TO presidential election
campaign, the interested ones, that is
those who do the poetico-practical
work of rhyming a man into the presi-
Dental chair, are racking their brains
to find rythmical sentences ready for
use, not exactly for "family use" un-
less we call beth the democratic and
republican parties families, which we
are half inclined to do inasmuch as
theirs seems to be deal of snarling
and wrangling in both Houses. The
poet-makers find no trouble in making
things jingle except with that terrible
name, CoNKLING. Now we always
like to help chap out, if so we can.
1t occurs to US that the poetry mill
need not stop running nor be delayed
at all. It is easy to be sure to find
food for the hopper to- rhyme with
Morton, Blaine, Hays, &C., &c., for
instance, how's this for a chorus for
the democrats -
Don't get wrathy mr. Morton,
But just keep your bloody shirt" on.
That, you see, it is perfectly plain
would fire the democratic" heart.
Or for Mr.. Blaine,
Hip! Hurrah! it's uphill business
Mr.. Blaine.
With "a (here of course the demo.
Gratis can insert the name of the state
from whence they get their candidate)
boy well scoop til man
From Maine. 4.
and Hays, why it's just as easy as
rolling off log to make cords of poe
try to these names, but when it comes
to Conckling, the poets seem to be be-
reft OF the divine aflatus. Now we
don't propose to help the Repubs. a
peg without they peg us fort, but We
will give our democratic friends a lift
on the "frec and easy style, that
which takes with the "boys." Now
then, there is Conckling and here is
Bill King, gin-sling, (this will take
like fre-water with the democrats
scantling, (this with lumbermen, you
KNOW inkling, bantling, ginsing,
gingshang (this will work in beauti-
fully with Colombo to the tune, ''Hail
Colombo happy land and make an
excellent tonic for a state of general
political debility among democrats
in little bourbon) whisky. ring,
wrangling jangling, and so on all day,
Why the boys need have no fear of
lack of rhymes if Ross is nominate d
which he wont be. We have given
you the tail end, now if you want the
bowels and vital organs of the COM
plete anatomy, why, send on the
stamps and We'll issue you volume as
big as Daniel Websters' Unabridged
Encyclopedia, with an index tot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-16

Co.
These mills turn out at least 25,-
900, 900 or 100000 feet of lumber
every year, and and are contiguous to
Grand Rapids, which is credited with
tvo mills in the tabular statement in
the Lasmberman. We have no desire
to detract from the merits of Stevens
Point; We only ask that we be treated
fairly, that Grand Rapids be not ut
terly ignored in public mention made
of the lumber interests of the Wiscon-
sin River.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-16
Wool { ounty Court-In Pr

Wool ounty Couri-in Probate.
In the matter Of the estate Of Joseph Bozelisn,
deceased.
o L read n an filing the e it of Francis By
ron a..IIi.trato of tnv state Of Joseph Boxe'-
ian, deceas ed representing among other things
that he h Is fpliy admins tered the said estat +,
and praying that a time and place be fl xed fl
ministration.
1t is ordered that said application be hoard
before me, at my office in the city OF Grand
the eighth (oth) day OF April at one o'clock p.
IN. Q876) and it is further ordered that notice OF
said application and hearing be given to all
persons interested 10y publishing copy of this
order for three successive weeks once in each
week. in the W oOd County Reporter a news
paper printed and published IN SAID Wood
: 0 n y prior to said hearing.
Dated this 18th day Of March 1876.
By the Court
/. l.. M0SHER.
M.h16w3 County Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-16

THE CHICAGO Journal says as this
is leap year, ethe young men must look
out for the girls who are given to CO.
quetry, but adds, "let no jilty woman
escape"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-16
Grand Rapids, Thursday, March is

JUDGE TAFT, of Ohio, has been
appointed Secretary Of War in Bel
knap's place.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-16

PINcHBACK is scooped individual,
lie lacked three votes of winning his
seat, the vote standing 80 to 20.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-16
Local Items.

They have got so the R. R.
boys tell us) three feet of water at
Plover. Must be they are running
accommodation trains on all the Rail
Roads now, they run to accommodate
the water. Plover never before saw
so much water.
The difference between ve and
some other people is, that we don't
varnish facts before we hold them up
to the public vision; therefore some
folks don't like US, therefore we don't
care a fig whether they do or no.
therefore we's boss of our own rancho,
therefore, haven't we got beau
tiful school building.
More thunder and lightning.
This is the centennial year and We may
expect anything in the way of wealth
er. Freshets, tornados, cyclones,
whooping coughs, avalanches, wash
outs, measleses, whirlwinds, stone
bruises, mumpses, and all manner OF
infections. But let us be glad we live
in the Centennial
Obituary poetry is coming to be
requisite set-of to an obituary no
tice nowadays We commend the
following which We clip from an ex,
change, to Bro. Childs of the Phila
delphio Ledger:
S!een baby darling.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-16

RICHARD II. DANA, Jr., has been
appointed minister to the court of st.
James, to supercede Poker Schenck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-16
ANOTHER Union soldier, G.;

ANO1 IL En- " nun o01oi0i' OaP0
Wilson, of Peoria, Illinois, was dis
charged from the service of the House
of Representative last week, to make
room for another ex-Confederate.
And some Northern people seem to
enjoy this sort of thing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-16

OF his fclonies by pleading the statute
which exempted witnesses from prose-
cutlon for crimes confessed before a
congressional Committee of Investi-
CATION The foregoing facts have
suddenly changed the Democratic tenn
pie OF rejoicing into the house of
mourning"
Let the Investigations go on. Let
neither Republicans nor Democrats es-
cape. Plunge to the bottom and let's
have all the iniquity even though it
duplicates the Goddess of Liberty.
-"lf Horace Greeley were alive
to-day" remarked merchant of this
city, who has hitherto been an unhinch-
ing Grant man, on Saturday. land
were to take again the stand he took
four years ago, he would find the
whole country at his back. He and
the little group of men who stood
around him foresaw all the shame
which humiliates our country in the
eyes of the world to-day, but the mass
of us were too blind to follow him.
He was only four years ahead of his
time. This Belknap business and the
other disgraces which have led US up
to this are his vindication. - White
lar Reid.
Perhaps this is true, We once
saw man who had stolen a mule and
all the officers in four counties were at
his back. One thing is evident, if
good old Horace were alive to-day.
" hitelaw Reid would find the old
man at has back with blacksnake
whip, or stoga boot as he deserves.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-16
= ~ IT VFTFT.F va TII-~s
TIL Christ comes to save
Their hnrct li'tFa coffin,
Al d open t lie gr-.Ye.

Al open u io give.
The fourth lecture, which should
nave been delivered last Friday, under
the auspices Of the D. and L. Society,
being prevented on account of bad
weather was postponed until Tuesday
evening The weather again being
boisterous and disagreeable was again
postponed until tomorrow (Friday)
evening. The subject will be !; ode
tails of Life to be delivered by DR..
Witter. A full house is anticipated.
We hope the weather will be good.
The Valley train came as far as
Centralia. on Saturday eve, and stop
ped over until Sunday noon, on &C
count of water washing out culvert,
somewhere below Remington. Uncle
Clark had eighteen Of those fellows to
feed and put to bed. It was awful
thick over there, you might have seen
their toes sticking out on top of that
bird cage If you had got up early
enough on Sunday morning.
We owe our correspondents an
apology for errors, typographical and
otherwise, in our last issue. Business
compelled cur absence when proof
was taken, but we don't mean to have
it always so. 1t keeps chap pretty
busy to oversee thirteen breweries,
seven cigar factories and look over
nine counties, to say nothing of hon
orary positions which make us proudly
ornamental as we'll as useful, and then
to attend to the spanking of seven
babies and buying the Johnnycake
timber for the same, and Eli up even a
weekly paper these monotonous times,
makes a man hump himself like a
dromedary; So please excuse US if
occasionally We don't dot our iii and
cross on TIT. @, it's a fearful thing
to be big man like George Washing
ton and Pinchback and "them fell
lers." HID
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-16
COMPANY'S OFFICE:
395 Broadway, Milwaukee.

For particulars enquire of Station Agents ana
see small time cards at Hotels and Depots.
Be. MEDDAUGH.
Western Pass.Agent, Milwaukee.
S. B. CALLAwAT,
SIT Gen. Suyt., Detroit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
4 ARLIN HOUSE.
3. L. CLARKE. PROPRIETOR,
GRAND RAPIDS, WIS.

fr<t-elass house-new, and furnished with
all the modern improvements. Kept in the best
style and satisfaction ven to the travelling
public Mchl6, lSI6tf.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-16

M ch16w3
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28
MisreHa

WIDE AWAKE, for February, is a very
noticeable number of this rapidly grow
ing magazine for the children and young
folks. The engravings are unusually
fine. The magazine opens with picture
by Miss G. A. Northam, illustrationg a
charming Valentine story, by Mary E.
Bradley, 'How They Made it Up." Of
the two serials, ''The Cooking Club, " by
Ella Farmer, the editor. is full of deeper
wisdom than commonly goes to the max
ing of juvenile story, while Young
Rick" by Miss Eastman, Is delightful.
In depicting actual little-child-life, Miss
Eastman has few equals.
Fanny Roper Feudge, the accomplished
traveller, furnishes an entertaining paper,
Among the Parsees." But the two dis
tinguished features of WIDE AWAKE this
month are, the long letter in the Poets
Home" series, relative to Ms. A. ID. L.
Whitney, and the initial paper of the
Behaving series The letter is prepared
by the author f''The Ugly Girl Papers :"
1t is not made up of stale injunctions
and Chesterfeldian maxims, but is thor
oughly live and modern, like WIDE
AWAKE, itself. None of our young peo-
pie can afford to be without the maga-
zine while the articles upon etiquette are
being published. The remaining con-
tents are varied, story, poem, and paper,
with several admirably sustained depart
ments. DIR. Tourjee's musical page con-
tains hint of infinite value to every
person who teaches music to children.
Only 50 90 per annum- D. Lothrop
& Co., Boston.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28
4 SAMPLE CASE.

CHAPTER LIT was New Years morn
ing He had been thinking for day or
two, and there was a Spartan look on
his face as he sat down to breakfast.
He was unusually quiet, though he said
he never felt better in his life
CHAPTER II.-Rising from the table
he drew forth his tobacco box and said
to his wife:
"Hannah, Tn going to quit the weed ~
''No."
''Yes, am. I've been a slave to the
disgusting habit for forty years, but
now | am done with it! Come here,
Hannah"
She followed him to the door, and he
flung the box far out into the back yard.
CHAPTER III.-Four days had passed.
Dried pumpkin, cloves, spices, gum and
dried beef had been chewed in place of
the accustomed quid. The family eat
had been kicked out of do )rs; the dog
had fled; tile hired girls nose was up;
every peddler in town came to the door.
''But you will stick to your resolution,
won't yOu!" asked the wife.
II will or die" he replied.
CHAPTER LAST.-'Twas dark. Man
sneaked around the house-on his knees
on the grass-pawed around-fingers
clutched an Objeet-Iid flew op-n-
moved his right hand to his mouth -
''Yum, yum! But what a fool was
MoRAL-Don't chew.-Fres Press.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28

LITTELL's LIVING AGE, number 1850,
bearing date Jahuary 22d, is the fourth
weekly number of the new year and new
volume. 1t contains the Prose Works
of Wordsworth, from the FOTtRiyhtiy
RecieIc; The Curate in Charge, by Ms.
Uliphant, Zone of her most charming sto-
ries); In a Studio, by w. w. Story;
Lawson's Travels in New Guinea, EdiIl-
b,trgh ReUie,0; Left Handed Elsa, Black
1C0Od: The Limits of Illustration. Spectd-
tor; Consideration of Others, Saturday
RecieD; Diary and Correspondence of
Samuel Pepys, AcGdemy; Vesuvius,
AthenGum, and the usual choice poetry
and miscellany The present is a favor
able time to subscribe, beginning with
the new volume For fifty two numbers
of sixty-four large pages each, (or more
than 5000 pages a year. the subscription
price (S) is low; or, still better, for So.
50 any one of the American : monthIies
or weeklies is sent with The LiciHg Age
for year, both postpaid.
Littell & Gray, Boston, are the pab-
ishers.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28

The WASTE OF GREESBACKs TO BE
SToPPED.-Treasurer New has Just is
sued an order which will save the Gov
ernment annually half million of dol
lars, IL it j. not interfered with by par
tiessinterested in the manufacture of
fiber paper. The order, in effect, is TO
prevent the return 10 the Treasury at
the expense of the Government Of Treas
ury notes and fractional currency not
defaced, Inutilated or worn out, and, in
case Government notes are returned, the
cost of counting and returning will be
deducted from the amount at hand. All
notes sent for redemption the United
States Treasurer is compelled TO burn to
secure proper vouchers for the Redemp-
ton Bureau. The destruction of so
much paper money requires the pur-
chase of a larger lot of the expensive
fiber paper, increased expenses in the
Printing Bureau, as well as the necessity
of employing a larger force in the Re-
demption Bureau. The saving proposed,
with the cutting down of extraordinary
expenses for worthless patents used in
the manufacture of our paper currency
promises an annual reduction OF over a
million of dollars.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28

hounds kept at AndersonviIle were not
bloodhounds. say they were. and there
are some poor fellows that were unfor-
tomato enough to tunnel under the stock
ade who, if still living, can this day show
the work of their fangs Every morning,
as sure as daylight came, that Laek of
hounds used TO be taken on a circle round
the prison, and many times have heard
the loud, prolonged bay of the hounds
as they have taken the scent, and when
prisoners were caught, if not nearly torn
to pieces, there was a little machine they
called the stocks in which they were
stretched out This held them by the
neck and heelf, with their faces up to the
sun.
But enough. don't wish to dig any
more of this corruption out of the old
sore. But do hope that will not live
to see the day when any man shall have
the privilege of voting for JEFF. Davis for
any office that our Government has the
power to bestow No man would dislike
to hear of another war with the South
more than l, but if such should be the
case, would like to belong to a regi-
ment made up of Andersonville prison.
ers, and our war cry should be -'Remem-
Der Andersonville." 20. s. Journal
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28

WHY He WANTED THE TIGER.-Those
who attended the sale of animals from
Barnum's hippodrome in Bridgeport,
the other day, report the following oc-
eurence: A tiger was being offered The
bid ran up to 54, 500. This was made by a
man who was stranger, and to him it was
knocked down. Barnum, who had been
cycling the stranger during the biding
now went up to him and said:
''Pardon me for asking the question,
but will you tell me where you are
FROM"
"Down South Bit responded the
man.
"Are you connected with any show?1
"No."
Are you buying this animal for your
selfl"
"Yes,"
Barnum shifted about uneasily for
momentf looked alternately at the man
and the tiger, and evidently trying his
best to reconcile the two together.
''Now, young man" he finally said,
"you need not take this animal unless
you want to. for there are those here
who will take it off your hands,"
81 don't want to sell" WIS the quiet
reply.
''What on earth are you going to do
with such an ugly beast if you have no
show of your own, and not buying for
some one who is showmanI"
well, | tell you" said the purchaser,
''My wife died about three weeks ago,
We had lived together for ten years, and
1 Imiss her." He paused t, wipe his eyes
and steady his voice, and then added
$50 bought this tiger @
81 undsrsta nd you," said the great
Snowman in husky voice -DaHJu,y
NeJCS,
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28
SOCIETIES..

Masonic Hall located in third story of Cages
Block Main Street.
FlNDLAY COUNCIL, r. & y. NJ, No. 50. Regular
Council second Monday evening In each
month.
FINDLAY CHATTER, X. A. NJ. No. IS. Stated
CoayocatiOn first Monday evenings In eaca
month.
FINDLAY LODGE. F. & NJ, No. ~. Stated COM
munication iicst and third "Wednesday even
tngs in each month.
Odd-Fellows' Hall east side of Main Street, be.
tween Sandusky and Crawford Streets.
Col DEN RULE ESCAMPMENT, No. ~, i. U. D. r.
meets second and fourth Friday evenings of
each month.
HANCocK LODGE, no. 73, L. o. o. F., meets eve
ry Tuesday evening.
FINDLAY LODGE, No. s., K. of P, meets every
Monday evening in ODD Fellows Hall.
FINDLAY SAVINGS AND BUILDING LOAN Asso-
cIATIpS meets at the Courthouse on thethird
Monday in each month.
THE NOMES's sCHRISTIAN " TEMPERANCE UNION
meets at the League Rooms, opposite the Joy
House. General prayer meeting every Sab
batn afternoon at o. 'clook. Women's praJ'-
er meeting Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock.
Children 5 meeting first Saturday afternoon
in each moatn at O'Clock.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28

THE changes certain to occnr in
venty five years pastorate are well
illustrated in a sermon delivered by the
Rev. DIR. HI. G. Fish, at the completion
of his connection for that period with
the First Baptist Church of Newark,
New Jersey. OF this original congrega-
ton only 40 remain; all of his first corps
of deacons have died. His church has
received in The quarter of century 1871
members, and has now total of 961
members. 1t has raised for its own sup
port and for benevolence $3.50, 900, an
average of S14, 900 yearly. There were
400 Baptist communicates in Newark in
1926; there are now 1888.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28

SOME light has been thrown on the
question of the amount of church prop
erty in the United States by series of
articles in the Times, of this city, from
the pen of the Hon. George III. Andrews
He thinks that the Presidents estimate
of the value of such property in 1875
Isl, 900, 600, ,OOO $500. 600, 900 too much
The facts are that in 1850 the total value
of church property in the country was
SS3, 900, 900; in 1860, S166, 600, 600; in
1870, $685., 600, ,OOO This shows, for the
period named, doubling of value every
ten years. At this rate, the church prop
erty in the United States would be
worth, in 1880, 6e4, 100000; in 1880,
81, ,32S, 0O0, 600; and in 1900, 81, $50, Geo.
600. 1t may be doubted whether, upon
the enlarged aggregates, the original
rates of increase will be maintained.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28


PRAYERMEETING EVENING AT HONE
j presume it will express the feeling of
a great many other mothers, when say
that have often felt it great depriva
ton, when l have been kept at home
from the weekly prayer meeting by tire
care of little ones But lately | have.
been led to adopt plan which enables
me TO look forward to prayer meeting
evenings with as much pleasure as
though | could 90 myself 1t is this:
when those of the family who can go
have started, 1 lay aside, as much as
possible, secular cares and employments,
and devote the evenings, in some way,
to the spiritual interest of myself and
Others. 1t may be a time for special
prayer, special Bible study, or special
religious instruction 70 the little ones.
In one of these. or other ways, which
may suggest themselves, Ispepda pleas
ant, and 1 believe profitable evening;
and l write this in the hope of inducing
some other home-bound mother who has
not elready tried the plan, to do So
e., IN Presbyterian.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28

WHEN faith gets view of the un-
searchable riches of Gods grace in, by.
and through Jesus Christ, then the
believer longs to be in heaven to behold
the Fountain-head of all grace and glory.
Faith longs to cease to be faith. This
is a strange and long act of faith, "a strange
desire in believer o! When shall /
cease to be a believer, and become a
seer? When shall the glass be done
away with, and the fulleyed vision Of
glory succeed. When shall both faith
and hope cease, aud love fill theirro
-ITdW
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28

The King of 3urinah interposes no
objection to the coming of missionaries
to his Kingdom. On the contrary he
has requested those now in the country
to write to England, Scotland and
America land ask for teachers to come
and reside in Mandalay. The King said
he should like to have them, would pro
tect them and see that all their wants
were supplied
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28

The Northern Presbyterian Church in
its march South has organized the Synod
of Atlantic, composed of six presbyteries
in four States, having 123 churches,
forty-four ministers and about 10. 600
members, mostly colored Most of the
charches have preaching but once a
mouth, but other services are kept up
regularly.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28

TIE friends, of Birmingham, England,
conduct and sustain Sunday Schools for
adults. Many of the scholars have
reached middle life Two thousand
men and women are brought together
by this agency for religious instruction
every Sunday. The schools were begun
twenty seven years ago.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28

THERE are fifty eight Savings Banks
in the State of Maine, with deposits, on
the I'd day of November last, amounting
to S3l. O6l, 937.73-a gain of about one
million .fue hundred thousand dollars
over the previous year.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-28
ANDERSONyILLE.

Some "Reminiscences OF the Georgia Prison Pen
Captured Union Soldiers Story Of His Suffer
ihgs-HOw the Southern Chivalry Treated Brave
Men-The Interpretations OF Hills Congress-
iOnal Harrangue.