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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09
A Confidence SWindIe.

The Pacific Express which arrived at
the Central depot from the West last even
ing brought shrewd confidence man and
his victim to this city. Unfortunately for
the welfare of the public, the police be-
came acquainted only with the latter indi-
vldual. lie was a tall, smoothed faced
fellow, and wore a look that seemed to
indicate that he had just attended forty
five funerals. 1t was worse than that,
however. He was hundreds of miles from
home and had mary red," as he poet
ically described it. He met young fell
low on the train, and this young fellow
had made himself familiar He had been
out West and was going there again. He
had acquired considerable money in
silver mine, just outside the Black Hills.
1t may have been the Emma mine, though
the man says he is sure the fellow men
toned the Black Hills. He was short of
money, but had some silver. The gentle
man was from Appleton, Wis, and gives
his name as Richard Dunn. Just before
they arrived in the depot, the young fellow
proposed to sell him four small silver bars
worth twenty five dollars He would part
with them for twenty dollars, and the gen
tleman from Wisconsin could sell them in
any bank for twenty-five dollars. Five
dollars was large sum in the eyes of the
gentleman from Wisconsin, but he only
had seventeen dollars. He would give
that for the bars, and owe the young man
three dollars. After some hesitation,
the offer was accepted and the young man
received the seventeen dollars, while the
gentleman from Wisconsin carefully placed
the four small bars in his pocket. The
train stopped and the young fellow disap-
peared The gentleman from Wisconsin
congratulated himself on his lucky specu-
lation. It was too much for him to keep.
He must tell some one. An old gentle
man with spectacles came in and took the
seat the young man had vacated. He con-
tided the secret TO him.
Lead" was all the old gentleman with
spectacles said to the gentleman from Wis
cousin, as he handed back the bar that
had been shown so triumphantly.
"What" said the victim, in a voice
that caused all the car TO turn toward him.
Another sucker" mockingl y replied
"a small boy.
The gentleman from Wisconsin said
never word for a full minute. Then he
started for that young man, who had de-
parted Of course he could not find him.
Pollceman Burns appeared, and he learned
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09
The Virtue OF Plenty Of Sleep.

A MEDICAL friend says: Zone man
may do with less sleep than another; but
as a general rule, If you want clerk, a
lieutenant, a lawyer, physician, legis-
lator, a judge, president, or a pastor, do
not trust your interests to any man who
does not take on the average eight good
solid hours sleep out of thetwenty- four.
Whatever may be the reason for it, if he
does not give himself that, he will snap
some time just when you want him to be
strong"
Good, sweet, sound sleep, 'Airy-light
from pure digestion bred" is nature 5
true eyeopener, and for physical vigor is
the only sure tonic and preparation. Those
who pay court to Somnus are seldom
found in the halls of Bacchus Glowing
cheeks and ambrosial locks are the gifts
of Hebe to those who love an early pillow.
To-morrow's labors demand the vigorous
life which comes from solid forgetfulness
and the dreamiest inactivity. Good sleep
cures sleepiness and sleepy headedness.
Take your fill Of the pure article, unadul-
terated with chloral, or any OF the quiet
ing drugs distilled from poppy or man
dragora, or all the drowsy sirups of the
world. -Nen England Journal Of Educa-
ti01
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09
WHAT HAST THOU DONE?

WHAT hast thou done to show thy love,
To Him who left His throne above;
His glorious throne in yonder sky,
And came to earth for thee 10 dies
Tell me, my soull
What hast thou done in all these years,
Since Christ in love dispelled thy fears,
And in their place gave peace of mind,
And access to His throne to find,
Tell me, my soulI
Hast thou the world renowned entire;
And for its praise felt no desire.
From every folly turned away,
10 seek for joys that last Away?
Tell me, my soul!
Whene'er brother in his need.
Appealed to thee to clothe or feed;
Did ST thou with generous soul reply,
And for Christ's sake thyself denys
Tell me, my souli
Hast thou e'er dried the widows tear?
Or sought the orphans path to cheer!
Hast thou e'er raised the fallen up,
And hidden him once more TO hopes
Tell me, my soul!
Or hast thou lived in selfish ease,
Seeking alone rHYsELF 10 please.
Forgetful that thy God would claim
Thy service, if thou bear His manner
Tell me, my soul!
Forget not, SOUL that by-and-by,
Areckoning comes in yonder sky,
When Christ, IS Judge, will ask of thee.
j" o soul! WHAT HAST THOU DONE FOR AE?n
Remember, SOUL
Church Union
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09
INDUSTRIAL. STATISTICAL AND
TECHNICAL.

The plumbagO found in Greenfield,
Mass, is said TO be of excellent quality.
No efforts have ever been made to mine
it.
THE oldest reaping and moving ma
chine in Ohio is in Washington County,
and is to be sent to the Centennial It
has been in use nineteen years, and has
cut over 2, 900 acres Of grain and grass.
THE failure of the ice crop this winter
will give a new stimulus to the artificial
manufacture OF that summer luxury 1t
is claimed that ice can be artifcIally man
ufactured much cheaper than it is usual
~ sold by the companies, and that the
manufactured ice is of much better quail
ity than that cut from shallow ponds full
of all kinds of decaying leaves and rub
bish Ii necessity is the mother of inven-
ton 1t is quite possible that some good
will come out of the failure of the ice
crop, and if the sharpened wits of the in
ventors will cOntrive something to satisfy
midsummer necessities and break the mo-
nopoly of the ice companies everybody
will keep cool and be gladly. 7.
Graph5c
To THE dangers due to the arsenic en-
tering into the pigment used in staining
green wallpaper must now be added, it
appears, others produced by what is
known as coralline dye, at present en-
ployed SO much in the cOlOring of red
hangings. 1t is stated, however, that the
poisonous symptoms in this case-extend-
ing to acute eruptiOns of the body when
undergarments thus dyed are worn, and
to eye diseases in papered rooms-are
owing not directly to the coralline itself,
since recent experiments have proved that
substance to be harmless, but to an arsen-
ical mordant made use of in fixing it.
The latter, it is found, acts as a poison,
both tOpically upon the skin, through
contact with garments, and also by its
dust and vapors, disengaged from the
stuff which it cOlors.-N. J. Sun.
AN Improved extinguisher for street
lamps has been invented, peculiarly of
the construction in this case consisting of
an arrangement by which, when the pres
sure upon the gas is increased at the gas
house above the amount to resist which a
cup is weighted, the cup will be forced
upward, raising the lower end Of the tube
above mercury, and allowing the gas to
pass through the tube to the burner.
This tube is held down against the in
creased pressure by the catch, which is
pivOted to a small bracket attached to the
cover; and, as the cup and tube descend
upon the decrease of the pressure, the edge
of f1ange strikes the catch, pushes it
back, and passes below 1.-THE catch i'm
mediately swinging forward over this
fange, preventing the rise of the cup and
tube until the catch has been drawn back.
When the time for lighting the street
lamp approaches, the pressure upon the
gas is increased to the desired point at the
gas-house; then, as the lamplighter comes
TO each post, he pushes back the catch,
and as the tube cap rises with the pressure,
he lights the escaping gas. When the
time for putting out the lights arrives, the
attendant at the gas-house reduces the
pressure to the proper point, and all the
lights are put out at the same time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09
This is pint Of milk.
FRANKLIN LANDERS.
CHICAGO, Feb. -, 1875.

In the one case Mr.. Landers would
promise 10 redeem his ticket by giving a
pint Of milk therefor; in the other case
he would redeem his ticket by giving a
pint of milk in the form of paper. The
exact process by which the paper is inter-
converted into milk may not be understood
generally, but it IS by the same process
that paper 5 converted into dollars. 1t ie
possible that, while Mr.. Landers' original
tickets, redeemable on demand in milk,
might be accepted by the public, it is not
likely that his other issue of paper milk
would enjoy equal favor; in fact, the pa
r-milk, being wholly valueless as milk,
or otherwise, would be rejected; and for
the same reason the paper dollars would,
as compared with the promises to pay
dollars, have a coTespondingly small
value Mr. Landers has consented to urge
upon the people of Indiana to do away
with the promises to pay dollars and sub
stitute the dollars themselves in paper
and he will explain to the people the alb
su1dity of issuing tickets redeemable in
milk when they might issue the milk it.
self-in paper. He will, with his great
ability, also explain how paper dollars
and paper milk, chased on the faith and
resources Of the nation" are in harmony
with the genius OF the Government, and
adapted to the demands of legitimate bust
ness"
We commend to the persons who have
honestly followed the theory of an ire
deemable paper money receiving its val
ue from the imprint of the Government
to the practical illustration furnished by
comparison of price of such "mOney"
with the existing greenback, or promise
to pay money. The written promise has
the value of the thing promised, less
the uncertainty or delay Of payment.
The paper money" has no value in it.
self; it represents nothing; it is not to be
paid it is payment itself, as is the gold
dollar The Cincinnati Enquirer and a
dozen or more of the orators of the third
party have for two years or more been
telling the people that the gold coin issued
by the Mint of the United States has
no value save what is given to it by
the stamp placed on it by the Mint. The
stamp of the Mint is nothing more, and
processes to be nothing more, than a
certificate that the coin contains certain
weight Of gold of certain degree of fine
ness. The value is intrinsic; it pertains
to the gold itself; it is the same whether
the gold is in the form of dust, or bar, or
nugget, or coin. The Government can
give it no value which it will not possess
without any action by the Government,
and which it will not possess in any part
of the world to which it may be taken.
This is so self-evident that il is difficult
to understand how any sane man who will
give the matter a serious thought can be
deceived by such assertions. But it is
necessary to assume that coin obtains its
value from the Mint stamp in order to
maintain that the same stamp placed on
paper, or leather, or parchment, will give
to the paper, leather and parchment the
value of coin.-Chtcaqo Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

the story. The small bars were of pure
lead, and worth about twelve cents. When
the gentleman from Wisconsin fully real
lied the operation, his face assumed an
expression wonderfully we'll suited for a
new chrome, to be entitled "Sold Again. !"
Policeman Burns took two Of the bars.
which had cost so much, for samples, and
when the train left, the gentleman from
Wisconsin renewed his journey, sadder
but wiser map.-Rochester (N. " Dem
Ocrdt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

The essential difference between the
currency and the money is apparent at
a glance. The one is a promise to 2ody a
designated sum Of money. e., gold-the
other is the money" itself. The one in
wolves an obligation to pay, the other is
payment itself.
Perhaps the distinctive difference be-
tween the notes and the money might be
illustrated in the case OF dairyman who,
having outstanding a number Of tickets Oh
which is printed:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

CHRISTIAN, remember that the consis.
tency of your life is the measure of the in.
fiuence that the words you speak for Jesus
will exert
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

FIRST QUARTER OF 1875.
Mar. II Absalom's Rebellion. 2 Sam XIV LA
Mar. " Absalom's Death. 2 Sam. xviii. 24-33.
Mar. 70 Review. acknowledgements.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

MIDDLETowN, n. Y, proposes to be
represented at the Centennial by monster
OK five years old and weighing 5000
pounds. He is the child of parents i'm
ported from England, measures twenty
five feet from the tip of his nose to the
end Of his tail and stands twenty two
hands high. 1t is estimated that if he
were fat he would weigh 5000 pounds,
and his owner has been offered 5000 for
fourth interest in him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09
The New Monetary System"

THE monetary system" of the new or
third party abolishes the note policy OF
the Government The United States are
hereafter to issue no more "notes" or
other promises to pay coin for any form
of Indebtedness. The Government in fact
is to do an exclusively cash business -
and the only form of bond is to be redeem
able On demand in cash-the cash to be
paper money and not paper notes. The
difference between the currency of the
present and the money" of the future
can beno better illustrated than by tran
script Of the inscriptions on both:
THE PRESENT CURRENCY.
/: This note is legal-tender for ten dollars,
: except for duties.
TIE UNITED STATES
: will pay the bearer
john AF F.siofsr JOHN T 6; SEw; ):
49,
THB MONEY OF THE FUTURE.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
: This piece of paper is lega-tender in pay
/: ment Of al debts including duties.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
TEN DOLLARS.
4: JOHN ALLISON JOHN c. NEW.
/: Register. treasurer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

WE suppose men have the right to play
the coquette during leap year. Let no
jilty woman escape,-Chscag0 Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

The will Of the late Benjamin P.
Avery, United States Minister TO China,
leaves all his property to his wife, with
the request that she shall extend aid to
any worthy relative of his who may need
assistance. He also requests his wife to
select from his collection of books, works
Of art or personal ornaments, presents for
such friends as she knows were most con-
genial and dear to him. He bequeaths to
the California State University bound files
of the North San Juan Hydraulic Press
and NarysriUe ApDeol for the years dur
ing which he published and edited those
Journals. The estate is valued at $40, 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

RESIGNATION is putting God between
ones self and ones grief.-NadQms Sect
CLINE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09

THE Prussian Government cOmDels ba-
kers 10 keep their bread at least one day
before selling. They are particular about
their dyspepsia over there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-09
international Sunday-SchOoI Lessons.

Union.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-09

An Irish editor, claiming the inven
ton of everything from potatoes to
potheen for the Green Isle, gravely
claims the piano-forte. and he does it
thus: THE piano.forte Of the present
day is simply the Irish harp, placed hor'
izontaily in a long box, and played by
machinery"
Coleridge was descanting, in the pres
ence of Lamb, upon the repulsive ap-
p~earance of the oyster. ut isn't hand
some. C~oleridge," said Lamb; but it has
the adva ntage of you in n thing."
What is that2" queried Coleridge, who,
as everybody knows, was an exhaustless
talker. at knows when to shut its
mouth" was the reply.
At a recent wedding the bridegroom,
being an officer, wore his side.arms at
the nuptisls. A little wide-awake brother
of the bride was attracted by the display
of weapons, and as he has another sister
whose true love" is a carpenter, he
boldly inquired, INA, when jenkins
comes to marry Milly, will he wear bis
saw by his sideY'
Jean, jester to Charles TX, once tried
his masters nerve by rushing into his
room one morning with the exclama'
ton: "0h, sire, such news-four thou
sand men have risen in the ethyl
WHAT cried the startled king
" With what intention have they risen2
Well" said Jean, placing his inge
upon his nose, probably with the in
tention Of lying down again at bed
time"
One of the characters in which the lat
Charles Matthews used to delight hi
audience during his "At Home" wa
that Of an old Scotch lady, who was il
the habit of intoxicating the duties o
charity into her grandchildren after IL
following fashion: my dears, when
and your father and mother have finished
our meals; when you have all eaten al
much as you conveniently can; and whel
you have gorged the pug, the three cat
and the ~parrot-then, any dear children
} remember the poor"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-09
Is Lager IntoxleatIag?
New York Sun

new 1Ork u
The old question, whether or no lager
beer will intoxicate, has just been passed
upon by q minor courtin Vermont. I'm
der the prohibitory law of hat State, a
keg Of lager had been seized in q saloon
as c%ontraband, and the owner claimedi its
restoration on the ground that thehquor
was not intoxicating, and hence did not
come within the provisions of the liquor
law. The main evidence for the prosecu-
ton was the testimony Of a physician that
lager beer contained six per cent. Of alco-
hol; and that Of two other witnesses, one
an expert in the consumption of the ar
ticle, named Phillips, who swore that he
had drank a good deal of it, but had
never got very hot on that alone. he
testified that on one occasion be drank
it all night until he was chuck full, aud
thought he weighed two hundred, and
that it made him light-headed;
but the counsel for the defense
made the point that it had not been
shown that the witness was not light
headed when he began his nights work.
The third witness for the prosecution
swore that be once drank enough lager
beer in New Haven to lay him out for
six hours. % the other side, an array
of physicians was produced. several of
whom testified to the effects of lager from
their own experience DR.. Pond said
that he found but 4 6 per cent of alcohol
in the beer seiz5d, and that a man may
drink from fifteen 10 twenty glasses,
and, aside from feeling a little sleepy
or stupid, experience no effect
from it DR., Adams testified that he
had drank lager beer very freely, all
that he could hold, aud drank uo,d he
was chuck full, and should as 0 think
OF getting drunk on new milk; and five
other physicians gave it as their opinion
that lager is not intoxicating. The re-
suit was that the jury returned a verdict
in favor of the owner Of the beer, so that
it is established in Vermont, unless tie
verdict should be reversed by q higher
court, that lager beer is not Intoxicating,
and may be sold without violating the
State law.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-09
THE IT'S
Friday Evening, june 0, 1876.
ORAL ISLANDER.
The Law az Declared by the United
States supreme Court.

ChoADb 6&Rh WI
At the late session of the United
States Supreme Court, the following de-
cision was rendered in the case of Maria
A. N Pollard against Jacob Lyon-error
to the Supreme Court Of the District Of
Columbia: ,
Words both false and slanderous, it
is alleged, were spoken by the defendant
OF the plaintiff, and she sues in an &C
ton on the case for Islander to recover
damages for the injury to her name and
fame. Controversies of the kind, in
their legal aspect, require pretty care
full examination.
Definitions Of SANDER will afford very
little aid in disposing Of any question in
volved in this record or in any other or
dinarily arising in such a controversy,
unless where it becomes necessary to de.
fine the difference between oral and
written defamation, or to prescribe a cri.
terion to determine, in cases where spe-
cial damage is claimed, whether the
pucunisry injury alleged. naturally flows
from the speaking Of the words set forth
in the declaration. Different definitions
of SANDER are given by different com.
mentators upon the subject, but it will
be sufficient to say that oral SANDER, as q
cause of action, may be divided into five
classes, as follows:
81. Words falsely spoken Of a person
which impute to the party the commits
sion of some criminal offense involving
moral turpitude, for which the party, i
the charge is true, may be indicted anC
punished.
20, Words falsely spoken Of q person
which impute that the party is infected
with some contagious disease, where, i
the charge is true, it would exclude tht
party from society, or,
20. Defamstory words falsely Spoken
Of a person, which impute TO the part.
unftness to perform the duties of al
office or employment of profit, or th'
want of integrity in the discharge Of tn
duties of such an Office or employment
"a Defamstory words falsely spoke.
Of a party which prejudice such party il
his or her profession or trade.
70. Defamatory words falsely spoke
of a person which, though not in them
selves ~aetionable, occasion the part
special damage.
THE decision in this case is affirmed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-09

branch of the ease affecting Nose Boil
ton, Harrison and Goldsby. has been
continued over for trial to the next term
Of the Criminal Court. The branch Of
the case affecting Tom Bolton and Cald-
we'll is not yet disposed Of BY ecntinu-
ance, but the bond Of the two men has
been reduced to five thousand dollars.
If they 3 give the bond the case will
go over to the next term, but if they
cannot, their counael will insist upon q
trial during the present term.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-09
ANNOUNCE MEMTS.
For Attorney General BartlotI Cir
0nfa NOnWh


For Attorney General BartlotI cir
cult Court.
I am a candidate for election to the office of
Attorney General of the Bartlett Circuit
Court, subject to the action Of the nominating
Convention of the Democratic and Conserya-
tive party to be held in June next.
Este Il. W. GORDON.
For Judge of the Criminal Court
announce myself as a candidate for Judge
of the Criminal Court of Shelby County. sub
ject to the DemOo attic and Conservative con-
vention, JOHN d. ADAMS.
82-te
AT the urgent solicitation Of many friends,
both Belonging to the bar and among the PEG
pie, | announce that my name will be before
the Democratic and Conservative Convention
to assemble in June next, as a candidate for
Judge Of the Criminal Court Of Shelly county
73-te W. 7. AVERY.
For Sheriff.
G. R. powell is a candidate ,or the Office Of
Sheriff of Shelby county, subject to the action
of the nominating convention Of the Demo
cratic and Conservative party to be held in
June next. Tito
C. L. ANDERSON is a candidate for re-
election to the Office of Sheriff, subject to the
action of the Shelby County Democratic and
Conservative Convention in June next. Nte
For County Trustee.
To the voters of Shelby County;
am a candidate for re election to the office
of County Trustee for Shelby county, subject
to ths nomination of the Democratic and Con-
sentative Convention 10 be held in une next.
May 90. 1876. l7ltel j. j. RAW LINGS.