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moro time The ashes md homes would have been
IN tho un.fcsafor nf the wretchca. After nut
withdrew, and uI but two returned 10 tho city.
the two remaining to receive the burglars lit
cnte they came bark.
Only ono tno.'sc can be attributed to these de-
ward for tho restoration Of the remains, II they
had succeeded In carrying them nft. It certain.
~ could not have been their intention to take
nsay the caskct, for T. must wefEl, 100 or GO
pounds. sntl half dsSsn @ men e3nld scarcely
necessary to 60 orer to rcacI, the road. Its
more than likely TINT thcy p,,rposctl cutting
open Tic caakct and gathering ,nr The bones and
dust o! the fnartyr.prcstdent. What would have
1een been shs ndtgnation Of the county hai t .s
rncn Il unparalleled in the htatory of crime, und
now that there is evidence OF minds 80 ticbascd,
tneasurcs will BE- taken to guard the monument
sna das FL f1,e ee. ~ oerv e dtr sneS
new, and It will probably spread oil orer the
country. as do new dcr!ces Tor h!cktng pockets
and burglartz!ng houses, and slnilar oecurrcnces
Will unaoubtcdly take pace, and attempts be
The faets giruh above did not come until early
th!s noSnlng, aud arc known only to few,
otherwise the outrage would have occupied as
great sharc Of thc attention Of the community
as the election. Words cannot exprcts the feel
ings q those WIG do know 4, and It is earnestly
hoped that the doublc-dla:!licd perpetrators OF
tifs attempted robbcFy Of the remains uf Amer
ica's most loved President will soon be brought
to Justice.
srniSoF1ELp, H., Nov. 8.-No further c1cw
hos been obtained as to the identity ii tho par.
ties to the attempt last night to steal thu boly
Of Ahraham Lincoln froni the sarcophaasl. at
the National Lincoln Monument. The hcene WINS
heavy glass light I'll the crypt waa discovered to
be broken, md dark-lantern was found On the
premises this morning. a guard is stationed at
the monument to-lay. md tho feeling aroused
classes OF our citizens
, 1876-11-09
Pc B N A n & n TLY
CURED.

SAxronp's EAnlrAL cr1K FOR CArArEn is safe,
certain. and permanent ruEr for Cstarrhof every form.
y vegetable alssstls III ~ f. t. applied iocay b II.
t:o1. Locally applied. tet:f II tnstaniantuMs. It
e4Lhea hcs% and cleanses Tile nasa as+ages u every
ness. cons!iut!nnay adnlnl.tered. 4 fen9vnea tl!e
slos of ts ac p1.9n wis nas II IT,. el
md k!ln.j .e.fes:s atxsston 'nasss new hlood ana
ilny obsa!ns cutnsc;c coutru oyrr The lsease. This
rru'Eikah!e curative towers, when at other remedies
y tu aaI. w1o gretsfa'iy 1sso,nnen4 II to fellYw:
cannu b. su5tantiateI ~ tho ost Respectable and
liaht references 1t s great aad good medicine. md
worthy ali cunfirncr. EACh package r0ntAins Treatise
III cainsrh and Ur !anfurfs Improved lnhnllAX TuDe.
and full directions for ftA usc Ia al chscs.
SAEf0IDn RADICAL ErHE Is B'ld by all Wholesale aud
reiA draExtsts throughout the tul:e state~ Price, 81.
, 1876-11-09
PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 8.-Thc Attendance
at the Centennial to-day is verY light, owing to
the excitement growing out OF the election.
Tomorrow will be observed lis Philadelphia
dav ut the Centennial. No formal programme
has been arranged, but the Mayor will probably
hold reception at the Municipal Building oil
the grounds.
, 1876-11-09

for tho funeral serHnns that Christ preached,
Christ never preached my funeral scrtnons
DEATH ticvcr could ptny where 1ie was. Instead
Of preaching funeral sermons liz brought then,
back 10 lle
, 1876-11-09
THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE,
WoMAA's NATIONAL CHRISTIAN TEMpERAHpn
ITHtnk.

AT the Farwell Hall temperance meeting yes
terday afternoon, Mrs. 1iagla .. uolYoke, q
delegate to ths Wunlan's National Christian
Temperance Union, u,atlu an interesting report
Of the proceedings uf the Union Ut It's late an-
Tbs Convention was attended by delegatcs
from sixteen Ut tho twenty-five State Unions,
viz: Maine, Nuw Hampshire, Vermont, Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Now York,
I 6so eSas iaaisn. s haos @ssoa: SH's
, 1876-11-09
MEDICAL.
MEDICAL.
SN E. Ell n G
CATARRH.

h.aa :estas frady = y o unt y9nr no,s md eysa
Anl l*en until unht for business pie you
bItber svuFAc!l aong the most afflicted of n1nrtas.
;Wttat Fr!!.t ., son.oist!on Eyery every
Ely cAcd Acute Gatarth. and commonly Cod IN .ils
tfad ~ c"n'tsnt recurrence II DUO 70 constitution
ton q !he re1.piraory glanas u Tho permanent cnru
goK 1AHHM ii nevct.faiinE npeclhs. insfani re.
lci f1iloEs n. rst do*r ~ dcstroya The morbid
ecnsltlrEhsts 70 atmospheric changes which prtdsposc
people to t! steass. and prevent attack Ut
CHRONIC m CLcknArxu CArAMHlt,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13
Planting Trees in taae Fail.

The question as to whether spring
or fall is the better season for planting
has been much discussed, and the con-
clusiOn reached has generally been that
in Western New York and similar eli
mates one is about as good as the 9TH
Ell. My experience with hardy fruit
and deciduOus ornamental trees is in
favor of fall. 1t is true that we have
an occasional severe winter when fall
planted trees suffer, but these are of
rare occurrence.
Last fall, quite late, after the hurry
Of the season was all over, [ planted
several hundred dwarf pear trees. Aft
CT planting the earth was drawn mp
around the base, say six OF more inch
es above the level of the ground, to
give protection to the roots and stiffen
the tree against the force of the wind.
To-day, May -, [ had the earth around
the trees removed to the ground level.
and find vigorous new roots. three to
five inches in length, spreading in all
directions from the ounce stock. The
tops are also pushing rapidly, and In
the whole planting of 800 trees there
is not failure.
1t is easy to see what an advantage
these trees have over those planted
this spring, even under the most favor
able circumstances the latter. In
spring planting it often happens that
long period of cold weather and dry
ings winds follows the planting, and
the trees get seriously dried before the
growing season opens, or a dry and
warm period comes before the roots
have acquired vigor enough to sustain
the tree: under such adverse influence
they either die or linger along feebIv
all summer.
We must take some risk in PLANTING
at any season, but, on the whole. I
think the chances are in favor of the
fall for hardy deciduous trees.-P.
Barry, IN american Rural Home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13

ALTHOUGH lime cannot lac .claSSed
among the universal and neyer-failing
destrOyers of animal life, it is never
thelesS one of the most etficacious and
eaSlly-applied materials for eXpelling a
large variety of nOXiOuS insects.
There are few species Of these pests
which will not be dispersed by one APP
plicatiOn of lime in their larval stages.
In addition to its destructive proper
ties to insect life, lime, as is well
known, acts also with beneficial re-
suits upon the soil. In view theme
fore, Of its value as destroyer of in
sects, every farmer and gardener
should keep a barrel or more of it on
hand ready for use whenever ne
CURED
Among the first insects which appear
in spring to which lime is certain
death, is the Well-knOWn asparagus
beetle. The larva of this pretty little
beetle is small, blackish and rather
Shiny grub, which feeds upon the
leaves and bark of the asparagus, and.
when abundant, soon kills the most
healthy and vigorous plantation, IN
less some destroyer is applied. But a
few dustings of lime over the plants
and grubs will thoroughly annihilate
this pest, as we know from experience.
A second brood may appear, the prod
uct of the few grubs which have es-
capped. or those coming from neighbour
ING grounds, but the lime dustings will
prevent any considerable injury TO the
plants.
There are several species of saw-iies.
the Larvae of which are generally term
ed slugs, and they frequently appear in
immense numbers on the pear, cherry
and other species of fruit trees. eating
out all the softer portions of the leaves.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13
Schenck3s Sea Weed Tonic

IN the atmosphere experienced here during the
summer months the lethargy produced by the heat
takes away the desire for wholesome food and fire.
quent Preparations reduce bodily energy. particu-
ary those suffering from the effects of facilitating
diseases. In order to keep natural heathful activ-
ity of the system we must resort to artificial
means. For this purpose Schenck's Sea Weed
Tonic is very effectual. few doses will create
an appetite and give fresh vigor to the enervated
body. For dyspepsia it is invaluable. Many emf
nent physicians have DOUBTED whether dyspepsia
can be permanently cured by the drugs which are
generally employed for that purpose. The Sea
Weed Tonic, in its nature is totally different from
such drugs. 1t contains no corrosive minerals or
acids in fact it assists the regular operations Of
nature and supplies her deficiencies. The Tonic in
It's nature so much resembles the gastric Juice that
it is almost identical with that fluid The gastric
juice is the natural solvent which, in healthy
condition of the body, causes ths food to be di-
gested and when this juice is not excreted in suf-
fcient quantities Indigestion with all its distress
ing symptoms, follows. The Sea Weed Tonic per-
forms the duty of the gastric juice when the latter
is deficient. Scbenck's Sea Weed Tonic sold by
all Druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13

and thereby preventing them from per-
forming their natural functions, and
causing death to the foliage if not to
the tree itself. These slugS are covered
with a Shiny skin, to which any fine
dry dust will adhere very tenaciously;
but caustic lime will not only stick,
but burn through the skin and kill the
slugs in very few moments. Not
one of these different species of slugs
can withstand a busting of lime, and a
few minutes work and five cents worth
of lime will clear the largest fruit tree
to be found in the orchard of this wide
ly distributed and very common pest.
There are several species of the pine
saw-fy irhabiting the Unites States,
and while they cOntine their ravages to
the plnes,- other evergreens are some
times attacked. Their Larvae are long
yelloWish slug-like worms, spotted with
black, and they frequently appear in
such Immense numbers upon the pine
as to entirely defoliate tree in a few
days. They are, however, readily de-
stroyed by scattering lime over them
and the leaves while wet with dew in
the morning. Hundreds and thousands
OF handsome evergreens have been
killed through a neglect to apply this
very simple destroyer.
There are scores of other insects. the
Larvae of which have thin skins. and
these readily yield to applications of
caustic lime. The grubs of the three
lined leaf beetles, as we'll as those of
the Colorado potato beetle, make little
Roadway under a coat of freshly slaked
lime, although it is not certain death
to them as with some other kinds.
There are no worms or caterpillars
which will eat leaves busted with this
substance, hence they may all be
checked in their progress by its use if
not killed outright.
The same may be said of those
species of insects which do the most in
jury to plants in their perfect state,
such, for instance, as the flea-beetles,
SO common upon cabbage, caulifioWer
and tomato plants in early spring.
Now to those who find insect pests in
their gardens or on the farm, we would
say, try lime first, and use it freely,
and, if this fails, seek something else.
". Y. San.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13
The Value of n Trade.

THE old story of the uncertainty of
riches and the Importance of learning
q trade is brought to mind by the fol-
lowing, which appeared in a recent
number of the New Y ork Ledger:
Karl Frostern, the old nailmaker of
Luben, in Silecia, was jolly, story
telling man, who sang at his work,
and whose busy hammer made merry
music.
Not far away lived Herr Won
k0ben, wealthy land owner, whose
only son, when not at school, was wont
to come to the nailer'S where he would
sit by the hour and watch the bright
sparks as they flew in showers from
the ringing anvil.
Come, Master Conrad" said the
mailer, one day, in a jolly mood; "why
not set the world an example? Show
them that the son of a rich man can
learn trade. Who knows but that it
may profit You one of these days."
The youth fell in with the humor of
the thing; and, pulling off his fine
jacket, he donned leathern apron.
and went To the anvil. He was a
bright, quick lad, and. when he had
once attempted to make a nail, he had
a pride to make it we'll and so it came
to pass that ere long he could make
shoe nails as deftly and as we'll as could
old Karl.
Time passed on. and Herr Won koben
died. leaving his great wealth to his
son Conrad. \ few years thereafter
the armies of Frederick came sweep
ing through Silecia- and Conrad's in
heritance was lost. In poverty he
wandered away toward the mountains
of Bohemia, until he came to a town
where a host of shoemakers were at a
stand for want of nails. Shoes were
IN great demand for the soldiers, and
a great price was offered for nails.
Here. thought Conrad, is my OPP
portmlty. Let us see how my trade
will serve me-
And he told the shoemakers if they
would help him to shop and a forge,
he would make nails for them. They
furnished him what was required, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13
Food for the Mind.

GoOD bread is the staff of life, and
if we lean on that we grow strong
and healthy. If we bring up our chill
dren on plain, wholesome diet, they
grow tall, erect, strong and healthy.
But if we feed them on rich cake and
fancy pastry, and fill their stomach
with all sorts of trash, spiced up to
tempt the appetites beyond what ma
ture requires, their appetites become
depraved, and they lOathe the fo0d
best calculated to make them grow
healthy and strong, and, III conSe-
quence, they grow pale, poor, puny
and weak Just SO with the mind.
Our minds ought to become clear and
strong, enlightened and elevated.
There is food that is healthy and nu-
tritiOuS for the mind. But the litera-
~ cooks have served the public with
50 much highly-seasoned food that the
tastes Of their readers, especially that
of the young, have become vitiated
and they turn with disgust from good,
solid, instructive reading, which would
improve their mental powers, and
make them intellectually strong, and
help them to become useful members
Of society. But they eagerly devour
literary pastry, if highly spiced. They
crave sensational reading; romance
and fiction; pathetic, comic and tragic.
And this exciting reading, so stimu-
lating to the brain, is tempting, and
they read too much. The consequence
is, their minds become dwarfed and
sickly. They gain no real knowledge,
but the brain is weakened, the memo
ry ruined, and intellectual vigor de-
stroyed; and these mental dyspeptics
are about as unfit to grapple with the
stern realities of life as a WORKOUT,
haggard, physical dyspeptic is to en-
dTe the harGships of a soldiers life in
a campaign against the Modocs.-Cor.
Name Farmer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13
Late Fashion Notes.

The coolest possible dress for deep
mourning is either barege or black
Worsted mot silk grenadine, trimmed
with Grape.
1t is better taste to wear perfectly
plain black silk for the first month aft
er leaving off Grape, when lace will be
appropriate.
Solid colors, unhleached and white
stockings for ladies.
Very broad leather or velvet belts,
with silver-plated and nickel buckles,
continue to find favor.
Fringes are brought out in hand
some patterns, and are more popular
than ever.
Cream shades find favor in wash
dresses, as in everything else.
The newest dust clOaks are of silk
and alpaca in the form of listers.
They are showerprOof. Some have
jelly-bag hoods. Others are of the
round form, or have capes forming
sleeves.
According to Paris papers, the Ok
ford laced shoes in French kid are
worn indoors and out.
Hats, as rule, are altogether larger.
Shoes with the sO-called Wurtem-
burg heels, cut in one piece with the
sole, and wider and higher under the
foot, are much worn just now in Paris.
The watch-prOtecting pocket is an
other novelty, designed to protect the
watch from pickpockets. 1t is made
of kid, lined with wash-leather, and
bound with metal like portemonnaie.
The bright, gay parasols and sun
shades seen in Paris are no longer con-
fined to red ones, but pink, green and
yellow figure conspicuousIy.
A much-admired ball dress is of
white faille, bordered with a very
thick ruche of white tulle on which
are studded tufts of cherries.
The mixture of gray and red is fash
iOnable.
Black dresses are often worn with
tunics Of either Melted silk or chenille.
Checked Madras and checked fou-
lard are worn for neglige.
Among fancy ornaments recently in
troduced for travelling are brooch, ear
rings, sleeve buttons and chatelaine,
Of carved wood, painted and vanished,
and matching the dress with which
they are worn ia color
The prediction that laces woven with
metal and all glittering trimmings
would disappear has not proven cor
rect.
A new fancy for evening is a hooded
mantilla of cream lace
The great extravaganza just now in
ladies' toilets are their embroidered
dresses
Gloves continue to he selected to
match the color of the dress or it's &C
cesSOrieS.
Gold embroidery on linen cuffs and
collars is the newest style in lingerie.
SmyEnan lace of pure linen for trim
ming children's clothing.
Guipgue lace is much used for
sacques and mantles this season.-N.
7. World
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13
PrOpagating Plants by Cuttings

A cutting may vary in size, but it is
generally from one to four inches long.
1t consists of young shoot taken off
the plant with sharp knife and after
ward cut off at an acute angle below a
joint. This fresh cut end is to be in
serted in the earth, if hardy, or in a
pot of sandy soil if tender. Soft wood
ed plants, like lobelias and fuchsias,
will root freely if severed between the
joints, while geraniums will frequent
ly rot off unless trimmed below Joint
Cuttings generally strike better in the
spring and early summer, the plants
being then more vigorous, which is an
important fact for amateurs. Some
plants may }se propagated better from
"slips," which are short side shoots
or lateral branches slipped Or pulled
off SO as to bring with them a heel of
the old wood. Most cuttings root cas-
lily in sand, though various substitutes
have been tried with success. BegOni-
as. caladiUnaS and oleanderS will root
freely in soft rain water. The great
difficulty is to prevent their dropping
from evaporation. For this reason it
is best to have them under glass. a
common bell glass being excellent for
this purpose. To decide whether a
cutting has rooted, gently touch one
of the old leaves IF the roots have
formed the leaf will drop. But if there
are no roots the leaf VIII yield only to
direct violence. Few hard-wOoded
plants cannot be propagated by her
baceOus cuttings that is cuttings of the
young wood taken off just as the base
Of the shoot begins to harden, and
when the lower leaves are fully
formed. Such cuttings should be set
out Immediately. Most Of our hardy
shrubs and Wines can be easily multi
piled in this way In July, OF before,
put yOur cuttings in some unused cor
neI of the garden and see that they
are kept moist. Enough will live to
give all the plants needed if the origi-
nal supply be an ordinarily full one.
Nearly all soft-wooded plants such as
fuchsias, lobelias and pelTgoniumS-
may be best multiplied from cuttings
of the stem, while thick-leaved bego-
MAS and gloxinias can be readily null
tiplied by leaf cuttings the fuIly-devel-
oped leaf being inserted in a sandy
compost. ". Y. Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13

he went at the work in earnest. He
made better nails than had ever before
been seen in that section. He took APP
prentices, and enlarged his shop, and
in time Won Koben's nails were de-
manded on both sides of the mountains.
By slow but sure degrees he arose to
opulence as a manufacturer, honored
and respected as the founder of his
own fortune. And it all came, as he
was proud to tell his children in the
after years, from his having learned a
trade in his youth.-Scie,atifc Amer-
ic0I
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13
Wanted an Apology.

EARLY yesterday morning car on
the Cass avenue route encountered a
milk wagon driven by q woman about
forty years old, and the driver shouted
and motioned for her to turn out. She
refused to leave the track, and car and
wagon came to.a halt.
Why don't you get off the track -
shouted the car driver, as he put on the
brake
don't like your way of hOllering
at me-" she slowly replied; I'm just
as much Of lady as the Queen of En-
gland, and you must treat me with just
as much courtesy as you would her"
say, get off the track"'
And | say | WON'T
He left his car to lead her horse
off the track, but she had a long whip
and she kept him off. He got behind
her wagon to lift it off, but the whip
cracked about his ears again.
VIII you get off the track?'' he
demanded
When you apologize | WILL
He was in fix. His car was full,
and the milk-woman was stout and
full Of grit, md he determined to
come down. He said he begged her
pardon.
That all | want, and let this be a
great moral lesson to you" she replied,
as she turned off the track. "When
you see Il milk-woman on the track.
speak to her kindly and gently, and
don't undertake to bluff. ''-Detr0jt
Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13

Mr.. JOHN FURAY, special mail
agent, has just received letter for
proper disposal by him, which has q
very curious history. 1t was written
by a Well-known Nebraska man four
years ago, to a dealer in counterfeit
money in an eastern city. The writer
incloses five dollars to pay for one hun
dred dollars of crooked stuff. which he
says heean easily shove of-f1ve dollars
at time-On the Indians, to whom he is
selling whisky. He directs the crooked
money to be sent to him through the
mails in three different parcels, SO as
not TO excite. suspicion, and he adds
that he will patroniZe the dealer to the
extent of several thousand dollars in
the bogus currency. The letter never
reached its destination. 1t got into
crack in mail car and remained there
till the other day, when it was found
by workman engaged in repairing the
car at the shops in Chicago. 1t was
handed over to the proper authorities,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13

who forwarded it to Special Agent
FTay, who will send it to the writer
with some sound advice. The man is
said to be an individual who, if accused
of such an intent, would shoot in a
second; he will therefore no doubt be
surprised to receive his self-accusing
letter.-OmahG Bee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13

WILEoFT's Tonic is not panacea-is not
a cure for everything, but is catholcon
for malarious diseases, and day by day adds
fresh laurels to its crown of glorious sue
cess. Engorged Livers and Spleens, along
the shady banks of our lakes and rivers, are
restored to their healthy and normal Sc
cretions. Health and vigor follow its use,
and Chills have taken their departure from
every household where Wilhoft's Anti
Periodic is kept and taken. Don't fail to
try it, G. K. FINLAY & Co., Proprietors, New
Orleans.
FORSAIE ALL DRUGGISTS