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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-04-19

not amiss: L. B. means Bachelor of
Letters Sc. B., Bachelor of Science; B.
Agr., Bachelor of Agriculture; B. NJ. E.,
Bachelor of Mining Engineering; NJ. E.,
Mining Engineer; d. E., Dynamic Engi-
neer; B. Arch, Bachelor of Architecture
Mus. B., Bachelor of Music; Phi. g.,
Graduate in Pharmacy; A NJ, Mistress
of Arts; B. i. a., Graduate in Liberal
Arts; B. L., Graduate in Letters; M. L.
A, Mistress of Liberal Arts; NJ E. L.,
Mistress of English Literature; L. c.,
Laureate of Letters; NJ. P. L., Mistress of
Polite Literature; Mis-. Mus, Mistress of
Music; b. Sc, Graduate in Science
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-04-19

Col, is reported as sold for $3.50, 900 to
parties from Milwaukee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-04-19

a NOVELTY from Paris is crepe lisse
tie, embroidered and having scollops at
the edge, bordered most effectively with
very small peacoek's feathers, which
form pleasing contrast with the dead
white of the rest of the scarf
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

Chicag,, August l4th.-Gcneral> Crook and McCo1k decline serving on the Sitting Bull Commission Geneai Terry will prob ably be selected. The commissioners will have qui'e force of troops with th,m for their safety. Captain Corbin will be secre- tary The President will recommend that the Indian Bureau be annexed to the War Department.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24
HE CouLpsr DRINK w,yr-There wa,

HE CoULpS'r DRINK wiNE.-There was q soble youth who, on being urged to take wine at the table of famous statesman in Washington, had the moral courage to re- fuse. He was p"or young man, just he ginning the struggle of life. He brought letters to the great statesman, who kindly invited him home 10 dinner
 Not take a glass of winei" said the great statesman, in wOrderment and surprise.
 Not one single z ass of winel" echoed the statesmAn's beautiful and facinating wife, as she rose glass in hand. and, with grace that would have charmed an anchorite, en- deSvered tn press # upon him.
 IN, ," replied the heroic youth, resolute- ly, gently repclling the prufiered z ass.
 What s picture of moral grandeur WAS ihat A poor, fiiendless youth refusing wine st the table of wea thy and famous statesman, even thou, h proffered by the far hands of beautiful lady.
 No" said the noble young man, his voice trembling little and his cheek flushed, "I never drink wine, but here he strengthened himself up and his words grew tiimei ,-"if you have got little good o.d rye whisky, don't mind trying a sniff ter" l-Burlii gion Free Press.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

CAUaHr.--We have no wish to make the haiters oi New York ary madder ihan matters ought to be; but the l arisians tell story which we cannot refrain from reproducing, of an exquisite in that city who bought hat frtm each of the two leading matters of Paris and changed the Innings. He called casually at the shop If one and asked to have his hal ironed. "Go"d heavens, sir.' exclaimed the srtisi, "how csn you possibly wear such an as' imitation, Only look al it closely, IL iSan old hat vsmped up, assure you! He went home changed his hat and called "n the second "l shoud be sorry tu injuie a co.ieaguc.' said the second hat Ter, stic''siically, "but really, if salesman at my shop were 10 offer customer such wre cheu object as ihis should dismiss him instantly l"-New York World
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

"Children and fo"ls speak tie truth" An unfortunate widGwer has found that this k true. Preparing. not long since. fer a tide with a young lady and desiring 10 blind ,he eyes of his hOuSekeeper respecting his CT rand, he very politely informed his little son he could E. loo. No, guess not" answered the small man in roundabouts. Why, ye,, wash your face and come along," persisted iha father "Shant do it." replied the urchin. Why ,lidn't you gof' ques- iioncd the lady in charge, after the father had leit, he wished it, 1 think" "D.dn't either retnTted the boy; he said in the bedroom he'd give me len cents if I'd stay al home"
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

The Kansas City Times offers an interest in the great Matrimonial drawing" if we advertise abou, half column of humbng for it and send them our paper fire. Not much Our drawing in matrimonial affairs culminated about seven years since and we ~re content We shall submit the proposi- ton of the Times to some of our old bache- for friends and if they take to the propos.- tion kindly and ray for the ''ad." all right it's go.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

The number of wolves in Russia is es- timaied at 100000, and their annual con supton of flesh is twenty-five hundred weight per head. Last year they al -, among other items, i6l humsn beings, and It Is es- timated that, in one way or another, they cost the country sl0o0O,00O. Hunting has declined since the emancipation of the seris, and the wolves have increased.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

Der Breiimann init his gUmIany Rode out in Marylandt ,,I ere'S nix tu drink in dis C unirio Mine droa = a. dry a. sand. lt's light can.een and haNersack, It's hoonger mixed mil dOorSt, Und 1T Ne Lad some lager beer, I'd lriuk oOu,il boorsi. Cling, glan2, gloria, We'd trink ooniil \. boorst |. V. W.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

Bishop O'Connell. f Marysvill", Cal, has ann, urced to the congregations If his b.sh- opric that instIucii ES have been received fr, m k, me in relation ;n round dance, aud u at no Roman Catholic can participate in such danoes, under penalty of mortal sin.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

TAKE I,Jg 1owS PAFKR--Do the city papels say nyilang in n gsr I'd to yoar own couhtyi NDtbing. Eoihty c, ntain notices uf .our schuuis, meetings. churChes, im- Ir.,tment,, a d hUi dItd If other locaI matters of iLt,rcsi which your h, me paper publishes NiiLout I4yl Not an it,m. Do they tytr gay WoId alcusir,i to draw at isnliun io y,uE c, uniy al d aid in it's pIo- gess aLd eLieipthei Not hne. And there are men who take suCh contracted views oi this matter, that unless they aTc getting a5 many squAre hes of rrsdirg msi,eI in tllc;r own Hs they do in a city pa- per, they think they are not getting Inc wor h of iher money II r, minds Us of man who t,ok tlie largest pair ot boots in the box, bee. use the price was ihe same as the pair, much smaller. that fitted him.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

The California papers speak If Father Mesphe, the veneiabie Mis>i' nary among the Northern lndiaus,' as if he we're ss o.d as Father De Schmrtt, and, like him, had been a missionary for fifty ytars. He fact is, Father Mesplie is |, n,l arstiveIy yourg man, IS Chaplain in the |. $. Army. and now thHi he is on visit to San Francisco, If any newspaper interviewer in,imates to his face that he IS old, he my consider il lucky cscape if be gets away without lick "n the snoUi. The Fath,r is one of ihe ficryert and one of the most nervous hitle Frenchmcn in the Nord and won't stand any nonsense
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

FIDEITTY.-Uncle Sam, with his army of eighty thousand office holders. has not been troubled with single instance of bolting for higher wages. What s wonderful amount of fidelity ia displayed by the mar tyrs who are sacrificing time and suffering other inconvenieaces for the sake of their dear country. This fidelity is unsurpassed.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-24

cated, so We learn from the Walla Walla Union, on the mountain side between Mill Creek and Russell Creek, Washington Terri tory. They live in log houses number alto gether about seventy souls, wear their hair long and look unwashed. they are led by one w. II. Davis whose five year old son is re- ceived as the Second Christ.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-07-26

satisfied 10 make farming a bust
ness. and to throw his whole soul
and ability to make his business
pay. Too many want to keep store,
peddle, and speculate one way or
the other, and neglect the farm, and
whenever a man does this ruin will
be the inevitable result.
Another great cause of failure is
that too many farmers keep too
much land. Large farms are all
right if you have large capital; but
large farms and small capital will
not do. A farmers capital is his
skill and his money. If he has lit
tie cash he must have no more land
than he can thoroughly manage by
his personal labor; every acre be-
yond this is an incumbrance. One
acre we'll worked is more profitable
than twenty skinned over; for a
halt-plowed half narrowed field will
not produce a good crop of any
thing unless it is weeds. 1t is this
greed for land that keeps so many
poor. Small farms well worked are
the kind that pay best, because they
are suited to the capital of the gen
eral farmer.
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A Sad Story.

"Married, in New Orleans, Thurs
day, June 7, 1877, at $50 P. NJ,
James NJ. Walpole and Monnie NJ,
daughter of the late George W.
Pritchard.,
"Died. June Z, 1877 at $3.50 P. NJ.
Monnie NJ, wife of James NJ. Wal
pole"
The above, from New Orleans
paper, is the simple announcement
of one of the most sorrowful stories
it ever fell to mortal pen to recount.
Monnie M. Pritchard, of New Or
leans, was beautiful, gentle, very
intelligent girl. She was cousin
of Mr.. William McAlpin of this
city, and some time ago visited Gin
cinnati and the North for the first
time. She expressed great delight
with the North and Northern PEG
pie. Her visit of a few weeks in
Cincinnati stretched itself out to
many months, before she left finally
for her Southern home.
She naturally had many friends
and admirers. Mr.. James NJ. Wal
pole, City editor of the New Or
leans Picayune, had been devoted
to her tor four years and at length,
on the 10Th of June, they were to
have been married. Before the hap
by day came Miss Prichard was
stricken with sudden, fatal sickness.
Thursday, June z, it became plain
that the lovely girl could not tarry
much longer in the land of the liv
ing. They told her so, and she
sent for her betrothed, and asked to
be married to him before she died.
"Yes," said Mr.. Walpole, .'if she
is to die, want her to die as my
wife.
The solemn marriage ceremony
was performed hurriedly and sadly,
while the gentle soul was even then
passing into eternity. Three hours
after she was dead, and Mr. Wal
pole, four years a lover, three hours
a husband and now a widower, has
only the sweet remembrance Gin
cinndti Commercial
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Now think of it; and if all l say
tonight will save one blow from the
tender flesh of infancy, 1 am more
than paid.
1 have known men to drive their
own children from their doors. and
then get down on their knees, and
ask God to watch over them. l will
never ask God to do favor for a
child of mine while l can do it
Never. Another thing: There Is
nothing in this world like being
honest with these children. Do not
pretend you are perfection; you are
not; and if one of them happe2s to
tell story, do not let on as if the
whole world was going to burst
Tell them earnestly you have told
thousands of them a
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Farming as a Business.

A man who is not smart enough
to run a store, is not smart enough
to run a farm and do it successfully.
1t used to be thought that any fool
could be farmer, but now, thanks
to an enlightened nation of farmers,
that is passed, never to return.
Farmers are not made out of what
is left after lawyers, doctors, minis
tiers and merchants are sorted and
picked out, and if a man fails on a
farm he is not likely to succeed in
a store; for it requires more talent
to be a thrifty farmer than to be an
average merchant One great fault
with the farmer is, that he is not
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A PosT-NupTIA1 ODE.

We used 90 walk together in the twilight, :,
He whispered tender words so sweet and
low,
AS down the green lanes when the dew was
falling,
And through the woodlands where the birds
were calling,
We wandered in those hours so long ago.
But now no more we walk in purple gloam-
ing
Adown the lanes-my love and Lab, me;
The time is past for such romantic roaming
He holds the baby while Pm getting tea.
We used to sit-with lamp turned low-to-
gether;
And talk Of love and its divine effects,
When nights were long and wintry was the
weather;
Far nObler he than knight with knightly
And l to him the loveliest of my sex.
Now, oft when wintry winds howl round the
gable,
Immersed in smoke, he pours DER gold and
stocks,
The fact ignored that Just across the table
The loveiiest of her sex sits darning socks
OF when arrayed to suit my hero's fancy,
tripped to meet him at his welcome call
He looked unutterable things-his dark eyes
glowing
In fond approval At my outward showing
His taste in laces, dresses, jewels-sn
Now if perchsnce we leave the house together,
When friends invite or prima donna sings,
He scans my robes bought new for tie oeca
sion)
And foots the bills-and looks unutterable
things
o. bygone days when seventeen and single,
He called me angel as be pressed my hand !
o, present time wherein that self fell
low
To that same angel-grown trife yellow =
Calls out, Matilda, do yon understand!'
All, yes l understand-one thing for certain b,
Love after marriage is a beauteous myth,
Which they who once have passed behind
the curtain
Turn up their noses at--disenchanted with
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-07-26

To the calm student of temper
ance phenomena, there is nothing
peculiarly novel or remarkable in
the Murphy movement. The only
remarkable thing that strikes such
an one is, that the movement, or
one that promises more lasting re
suits, was not inaugurated years
ago. In view of the demoralizing
and damnable effects of intemper-
ance, how any Christian people can
quietly submit to them, when theycan
be so easily remedied, is the wonder
of the age. If anything else pro-
duced a 1.-THE of the wrongs which
intemperance heaps upon humanity,
it would be blotted out even if the
doing so occasioned the shedding
of "seas of gore" Mr.. Murphy
has simply cast himself upon the
returning wave of the "womans cru
SADIE" against intemperance, and BY
his startling experience told so earn
estly and so simply, it touches a
cord that vibrates in the bosom of
every drunkard, and hence the tide
rushes in with an immensely in
creased volume of force, and hence
is attracting general attention. But
this is not the end-another move
ment will follow that will sweep on
ward upon the scources ofdrunken-
ness still farther, until sooner or
later there viii come tidal wave"
that will wash them from the face
of the earth. God has decreed it
and we can be certain Of its coming.
.SAel5vpiXs GaEeHe.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-07-26
Social Life.

Any great movement in social life
begins at home. 1t begins with IA
theirs and mothers. The first and
highest duty is to make home cheer
full and attractive. Husband and
wife must do this for each other
Without this their mutual affection
will dry up. If they have children,
it is their duty to make home sweet
and precious TO them. Children
with good homes seldom go to the
bad. Girls who have learned to
trust their mother, in whole round
of thought, seldom get talked about.
Boys who are made to feel the
strength of a fathers and the ten
derness of s. mothers love seldom
run wild. Their natural love of fun
and mischief does not bind them
over to the Devils service. Pleas
ant, cheerful, bright homes, then,
are the great demand. They may
be poor, but they still can be pleas
ant and attractive and good The
heart and spirit are more than furni-
ture and dwelling.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-07-26
Col. Ingersoll on Child Whipping.

What right have you to tyrannize
over a child? l have very little re-
spect for man that cannot govern
a child without brute force. Think
of whipping children! Why, they
say that children tell lies. Yes,
cowardice is the mother of lies-tyr-
amy is the farther of lies. Suppose
a man who is much larger than you
as you are larger than a five-year-
old child, should come at you with
a pole in his hand: who broke
that plate?" You would tremble,
your knees would knock together,
and you would swear you never saw
the plate, or that it was cracked
when you got it.
Think of member of the Board
of Exchange whipping one of his
children for prevaricating. Think OF
a lawyer beating his own flesh and
blood because he evaded the truth.
Think of dealer in stocks punish
ing his child for setting afoat false
reports. What an inconsistency /!
Think of it! If you should here
after whip your child, l wish you
could have photograph taken when
doing so, with brows corrugated
with anger, your cheeks red with
wrath, and the little child shrink
ing. trembling, crouching and beg
gingl If this child should happen
to die, wouldn't it be sweet in the
autumn, when the maple leaves are
turning to gold, and when the scar
let vines run like a sad regret out OF
the earth-wouldn't it be delight
full to go and sit on the mound that
covered the flesh you had beaten,
and look at the photograph of your
self in the act Of whipping that
childY
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-07-26
Making Preserves.

1t is not generally known that
boiling fruit long time, and skim
ming it well without a cover to the
preserving pan, before the sugar is
put in, is an economical and excel
lent way-economical, because the
bulk of the scum rises from the
fruit, and not from the sugar, if the
latter is good; boiling it without a
cover, allows the more perfect evap-
Grafton of all the watery particles
therefrom; and the preserves keep
firm and well favored. The proper
tions are, three quarters of pound
of sugar to a pound of fruit. Jam
made in this way, of currants, straw
berries, raspberries, gooseberries,
and blackberries, is excellent All
preserves keep better if the fruit is
riDe
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RoRERrsoN COUNTY.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

Commissioner Killebrew states
that he would like to have reports
from every thresher in the State, as
from them he can arrive at the act
ual yield of wheat. He believes
that the crop of the present year, as
shown by the above figures, will
fall considerably behind expecta
ton. Robertson and Montgomery
are among the largest wheat grow
ing counties in the State, and yet
only in one instance, so far as re-
ported, has the yield gone beyond
what was at first anticipated. He
requests that the press of the State
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reau the amount of wheat each one
has threshed out.