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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-01
Eggs In Winter.

FEW things are more essential to the
comforts of the table in winter than fresh
eggs and plenty of them. The opinion
is very common that hens must needs sus-
pend payment when the weather becomes
severe, but this is not at all a matter of
necessity. They will lay as readily from
the LIST of January onward as at any time
in the year, provided they are properly
cared for. The eggs are in them in en-
bryo, and all that is needed to secure their
constant deposit in the nest is to pay suit
able attention to the hens that have the
supply.
1. The first essential is a warm shelter.
If hens are left to spend their days in the
snow and to reost at night on the trees or
in any exposed situation, it will be the
next thing to miracle if they lay eggs.
All their resources will be exhausted in
resisting the cold; they will have none
left to expend in producing eggs. A good
hen-house should be provided, with a
warm southern exposure and sheltered
from the wintry blasts. A glazed window
facing the south, or more than one,
should be given them, to let in light in
days that may be dark and stormy, or
when it is too cold for them to venture
out. They should not be confined to the
hen-house during the day, but Will be
much better off with air and exercise out
side of their night quarters.
g Cleanliness is another requisite.
Their quarters should be kept free from
the vermin that annoy fowls, and this can
be done only by the exercise Of care and
labor The hen-house should be thor
oughly whitewashed internally with
lime, as one of the best preventives to the
approach of insects. The hens should
have access to bed Of dry ashes or earth,
or mixture of the two is still better.
This is not opposed to cleanliness, for
pure earth and ashes are clean in the eyes
of the feathered tribe. and are protec-
ton against what to them is real dirt.
They Should not be allowed to scratch or
wallow in their own droppings.
g. Meat and drink. They must be well
fed, and with the right kind of food AL
most any kind of grain, corn,
wheat, buckwheat or oats will an.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-01

Mount Pleasant, the chief of the Tus-
carora tribe of Indians, who are settled
on a reservation in the western part Of
Niagara County, in New York, says that
certain papers supposed to be lost have
recently been found which entitle the
tribe to the State of North Carolina and
1900, 900 acres of land in Kansas. The
chief has accordingly put in claim
against the Government.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-01

Few men are given the brain and will
which nature handed out to Nyc-poor
Nye-Jim Nye-ex-Senator Nye. But
he is dead The pet of the Senate, the
life of his circle, the joy of his family
las laid down the burden of flesh, and
the mind, unsettled and made delirious
by disease and labor, is at rest, or restored
to its perfect keenness, in that great
asylum for weary and shattered hu-
man souls-Immortality Home !-Chtcago
T0lLrnnL
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-01

RHEUMATISM QUICKLY CURED.-.f any
reader of this paper suffers from rheumatism,
let him get his druggist to order taco bottles
of "Durang's Rheumatic Remedy" from his
wholesale druggist in Chicago, or of Brown
ing u Sloan, Indianapolis, and Just as certain
as the sun shines to-n10rIoao, just as Su'ewill a
cure follow. 1t is taken internally. Price, 81.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-01

II Paris there are contractors who pay
the city $50, 600 per annum for the privi-
lege of keeping the streets clean. The
work is done under the supervision of the
municipal authorities, and the contractors
are reimbursed by the sale of the mud and
dust, which, when manufactured into fer
tilizers, is said to yield 100000 annu-
ally.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-01

European literary journals complain
that the depression so widely prevalent in
financial and political affairs has ex-
tended also Ito the domain of literature
and art
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-01

THE total number IF suicides in this
country during the year 1876 is set down
at 552-441 males, and III females,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-01

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ftetrs Of tie 1ceek P0Et cat Social LteTdTy Fi7sd7-
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grdph from all quarters Of the globe, down to the
hour of printing.
special feature Of THE WEEKLY TIMES will be
original contributions from the most eminent
Statesmen. Soldiers and Scholars of the country,
among which VIII be series of articles running
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teTs 0f The U.1cT5tteH HisoTg IF Girl War from
leading actors both sides in thrilling civil and
military struggles of that sanguinary strife II will
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Continent.
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-01

No MEAT-PR0DUoGNG animals should
ever go hungry.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-01

PATENTEEs and inventors should read adver-
tisement of Edison Bros, in another column.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-01

In Norway, drunkards are compelled
to sweep the streets as penance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-01

SEE adv't headed "Down with HIGH prices
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-01

WHEN IEREIxaG no dDYERTESER0,
please say you sgss the advertisement
sss this xapsys
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-01

publicans abusing Butler, and the democrats
mercilessly dissecting the lovely character Of
Kellogg, both sides too stubborn to come tn q
vote, and the senate again adjourned withou,
any prospect of reaching a decision. In the
evening, however the republicans held eau.
Gus, and on Conover threatening unless they
allowed vote to be taken on admitting Butler
he would fly the track on Kellogg, they author.
lied him to offer a compromise to the demo
Gratis, that if they allowed Kellogg TO be vot-
ed in they would agree Immediately also to
Vote on Buffers case. The democratic caucus
signitied their willingness 10 accept these
terms, provided it was also agreed that neither
Kellogg nor Butler should be sworn in until
the case Of Eustis was disposed Of The latest
dispatches leave the republican response TO the
last offer yet To be received
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-01

Senator Edmunds, who somehow has jump
ed to the head of therepublican party in Wash
ington, is severely ccnsured by his cempeer,
for his indecent attack on Patterson, accusing
him OF voting for Butler TO escape the peniten
tiaIy Besides being rude and unparliamen
tary, the charge is without foundation IN truth
The only man who can protect Patterson
against his indictment, should the Washington
courts decide against him in his haJeos corDu,
suit, is Gov, Hampton, and he is Buffers rival
and wants his place himself. Besides there is
q bitter ieud between Patterson and Corbin
VINO contests Buffers sent, and Patterson would
vote against seating Corbin in any case. 1t is
not fear Of the penitentiary, but battered Of Cor
bin that actuates Patterson.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-01

Washington correspondent of the Chicago
Times claims on Wednesday have got hold of
advance sheets ola portion of President Hayess
message to be sent to Congress next Monday,
and transmits by telegraph extracts relating to
the currency question. The President, ac.
cording to these, insists strongly on adhering
j. the policy Of resumption, and as 10 silver
characterization, thinks any wavcring in the
purpose 10 get back TO the worlds standard,
gold, would be dcplornblc, though he wonld
not oppose maintaining such u volume if both
metals "as their relative commercial value will
admit ot''--thatis he is'in favor ofcoining only
as much silver and at such rates as will keep
it on par with gold This is not the western
idea, which is to make silver tile si,lntlerd aud
10 bring down gold while the president appar.
emily wants to maintain gold As the standard
and to increase the weight Of silver 10 bring il
Nd to gold
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-01
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4 StlaSre Flight of Hawks,

! \ very Curious phenomenon occurred in this
lneithborhood during the last week in Septem-
bet. \ number of trustworthy people who
witnessed the sight MI give the same facts.
| Near Middle River, about sixteen miles south
of Fulton, thousands of large hawks were seen
circling just above the trees After they reach
cd the creek near \. 7. Williams's farm large
numbers of them lit in the trees AMI collected
close together Parties with shot-.uns went in
among them and killed II number: but the
hawks seemed tired and determined to rest,
and the firing failed TO put any considerable
number of them To flight. Those that did fly
soon settled down again, forming great circles,
the circles often interlacing each other, and
! pursued their flight toward the south. The
specimens killed and examined show that they
Were not quite So large as hen-hawks, and they
were not prairichawks. Mr.. K W Main, who
Witnessed this extraordinary sight at point
some eight miles distant from that of the gen
tlemen whose names are mentioned below,
says that they were "guail hawks" and that as
the Quails have begun To leave the country they
were in pursuit Many of the hunters who
were out looking foy birds tell us that tley saw
hundreds of quail~ in the immediate ncighoor-
hood of the hawks. but they refused To ny, anu
ran. rs If in terror to The liickc>j parts OF the
brush
That there were an imuicnSc numNrs al
hawks is shown by The fat that no one could
see them all at once. though they were flying
very high: and by the fIct Ina they. were seen
nj about the same hour 10y persons eight and
ten mile, apart.-CcllOtrdy emmy tHoJ G6>-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-01

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, Of Massachusetts.
his written letter to Williams Dorsheimer in
which he reiterates the sentiments express ed
in his letter to Governor Tiden last March
The letter is as follows:
Quincy, Nov. 5, 1877.
VIM. DoRsHEiMER, ESQ. New York-My
DEAR SIR: At 4 o'clock it is so dark to-day in
my library that can scarcely write straight to
recognize yours of the 3lst ult. and the recep
ton Of a copy Of your remarks. | have read
1t with much pleasure, 1t is firm but mode
rate statement of the case before us in politics.
do not perceive in the public press any ade
quate treatment Of the matter The moral
effect upon the public mind Of success in cleo
Mons through the agency Of fraud, as exempll
fled in the last election, ought to be counter.
acted with the greatest vigor, or else both sides
VIII be sure 10 concentrate all Oh cir mowers
upon the art Of cheating as the great instru
mcnt for triumph 1t does no credit to the
republican party that it has not instituted am
honest investigation of the facts of the case last
year. Their stunning all alluson to the mat.
ter bctrays their sense of its truth
Yet there appears To bel languid movement
toward an amendment Of the constitution, as if
that was all that was necessary to reinstate
matters If the earnest spirit be wanting no
good can come out of any artificial devi ce
The question is, shall fraud be justified by
success? The republicans now stand upon
that ground. 1t seems to me to be the duty of
all honest men to cOunteract this tendency by
unfolding the great maxim of law as well as
OF morals, that fraud spoils everything that it
touches.
trust that as time passes, the importance Of
TINS question will be more appreciated. Tome
1t Is OF little moment, as matters of this sort
rarely move SO rapidly as the generations of
the race experience change. You are younger
and can hope to do more useful work than
yours very truly, C, F. ADAMS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-01
APPALLING cArAsTRo,HE AT SEA.

Tclegrahic dispatches on Saturday night
from Norfolk and Washington brought intel.
ligence of the loss Of the l. s. war steamer
Huron at O'Clock on Saturday morning, on
the North Carolina coast, y being dashed
upon the rocks near pant called Kitty
Hawk, little north OF Mays lead, in front Of
Albcmarlc Sound. There were on board nj
the time 1873 soul>-oiliccrs AMI men-of whom
as far az known but "a rca.hed shore alive
and most Of these in n terribly bruised condi.
ton, without clothing and suffering
terribly from exposure. The vessel, un
der command Of Capt, Geo. Ryan, with Lieu.
tenants Sidney \. Simons AID Lambert &.
Palmer,--all of whom were lost,-had let
Hampton roads AT O'Clock on Friday Z. NJ,
the storm signals being up at the time and
had been for two days previous. Before fairly
ont at sea she encountered heavy storm,
which as She passed Cape Henry blew from
the southeast with VELOCITY Of 80 miles per
hour, and when the vessel lrcamc unmanagc
bic at II miles per hour. \ fierce line of
breakers runs outside Of NGgs Head even in
calm weather, and when III ront of there the
Huron became unmanageuc through the
breaking Of her engines AID was driven
ashore with tremendous fore. Within an
hour after the catastrophe il is said no two
timberS of the vessel hung together No as
sistancc was given to vessel o. crew, though
within reach of life boat station, which
however was at the time not manned The
Huron was a new vessel, described as a third
rate iron screw propeller of j4l ,ons, schooner
rugged and carrying large guns She was
built at Chester Pa, under one Of Robcsop's
contracts, and commander Meade, who had
closely examined her, made oath before com.
mttcc of congress that she was "fimsly
built, boilers dangerous, and of little speed. -.
She had been ordered TO the Gulf on somcl
work, which was in no way urgent,
and why, as a vessel on record as mot entirely
safe or seaworthy,' she was allowed 10 leave
Fort Monroe in the face of tlying storm sig.
lals and certain tn encounter a terrific storm.
S one of those things it is to be hoped the
powers al Washington will be able saisf0cto.
lily to explain.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-01

II is not right, and We prote',, AGAINST thc
cruelty of the Princeton Tr,b,u, in kecn;no
Us fora whole week j., ;cver of anxious ,rni
dalion over threatened chawing up on nc.
count OF some Structures we recently made on
one OF It's luminous financial disquisitons
On trcmblingly opening yesterdays 7'Tbuae,
however, our trepidaiiop very suddenly col
lapsed Instead OF the threatened chawing up
VIC have escaped with the harmless prodding
of & brVomstrsw Indeed, the whole indig
nai,t and virulent column OF the 7ribyae i
wasted on an absurd typographical error. We
had written for the FREE TRADER that Franc,
had pald sl0oO,000O00 To Germany as indrm
nifty at the close of the Franco-Prussian war
and our type fend sc, it up 81, 100000. In tn,
proof sheet we tried 10 add three cvphers .,
the sum, but the tyre iiend added them II
800, 0OO,0 900 We had mentioned few lines be
low and thus both sums wcrr ma,lr ridiculous
And this blunder which any editor nj common
intelligence ought To have been able Ia detect
at sight, is made the text for - column ol
abuse. In the light of the facts. the editors
bombasic diatribe is too funny for ANYTHING "
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-01
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Eastern War.

| The past week has been without any Strik
ing events in the field of warfare, either IN
Europe or Asia. Everything indicates, howev
er, that the Russian Gordon around Plcvna il
tightening its grasp on Osman and his army
with fatal certainty. Mehemct is in Sofa with
the best army Turkey has left, but he has Meth
er enough men or artillery to undertake the
relief of Plcvna. Besides, by taking Etropol
and Pravetz the Russians have obtained such
command of the road between Orchanie and
Plevna, that march over it by such an army
as Mehemet can muster is out of the question
The surrender of Plevna is thus reduced TO Il
simple question Of time. 1t is even said that
Osman has opened negotiations and that the
Russians have ordered up 10000 sacks of bis.
cults TO feed his starving army There are al.
so statements that the Russians are organizing
- force OF 10000 men to pass the Balkans and
overun Roumeld
The Turks on the LON on Monday felt OF
the lines of the CZarowitch at several points
but in each case were easily repulscd
From Asia the latest dispatches show that
the Turkish army are still in possession of En-
zeroum, and Mukhtar is confident of being able
to hold the place during the winter, 4 Rus
sian army of $4,000 is in front Of the place, but
as the weather is severe, snow being 3 feet deep,
Mukhtar telegraphs that the Russians have
gone into winter quarters.
There is the usual talk peace negotiations.
The sultan desires to negotiate with the Car
alone, without the interference OF England,
Austria or Germany. Nothing, Of course,
could be more distasteful to England. All her
prctenccs of friendship for Turkey never had
any meaning except that she expected TO be
called in as Turkeys friend to fix up the terms
Of peace. To allow the Gar alone, or the Car
and Bismarck to dictate the terms England
could never consent. Such treaty would in
evitably include not only the autonomy Of Bull
garia with German prince, and the indepen-
dence of Roumania and Servia, but also the
passage of Russian war vessels through the
Dardanelles. Rather than allow the last, IN
particular, England has always said she will
fight. Yet TO that complexion it will come
seems now inevitable. What will England do
about it?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-01

England was afflicted with a good deal Of
stomachic acidity few years ago from being
compelled to swallow The Geneva award of
S15O00000 on account of equippng rebel
cruisers during our civil war, nor was the acid
ity mitigatcd by the fact that after paying of
all the legitimate claims presented 10 our gov
ernmen, for losses by those cruisers, we hal
half Of the award left But England has late
ly had an opportunity 10 give us a dose of tn,
same kind Of medicine Another. information
Al commission was appointed year ago 10 ar
bitrate between England aud the L. :. for mu
tual damages claimed by English and Ameri
can fishermen in Canada waters, and while
our own countrymen thought they had the bet
ter claim. the commission has awarded tho
Canadian fishermen sj00O,OOO damages
more than the fish taken on both sides during
the years in dispute were worth Doubtless il
is an outrageous award, but ~ England did in
the case Of the Gcreva award, 80 in the present
Gaze there seems to he no help for Uncle sam
ucl brit TO grin and bearit.Y ~ ~ I'VE
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-01

ridiculous story has obtained currency in
Washington, and appears TO give the Presi.
dent good deal of worry, that the object of
the democrats in making such vigorous
fight TO get control Of the L. $. Senate is to re.
open the presidential dispute and Dust Hayes.
The House, il will be remembered on the an.
nouncemcnt Of the decision of the electoral
commission last winter, adopted solemn de.
claration that in spite of that decision r. b.
Hayes was not, and S. j Tilden ,ras, legally
and honestly elected president A similar
declaration by the senate now, with its prompt
recognition of Tildcn and confirmation of his
cabinet, it is said would be an effective custer
OF Hayes against which he would be helpless.
The ~ y HaaM gets up fictitious inter
view with Tilden to show that he is in the
plot. The whole thing is transparent roor.
back
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-01

Spiritual naturalization, since the nhapp,
Katy King ia4co In Philadelphia few year,
ago rs well as numbcrless other exposures Of
fraud and mountebankcry IN that connection
bas gone measurablv out of reputc in this ccun
try but in England the Authorization seems tC
be at It's height Even so distinguished a nat
urais, as Alfred II. Wallace, more than III,
peer of Darwin as traveller, and fully his
equal inprofound and exact acquaintance with
biological science, yields himself mclan
choly victim to the delusion lie has lust pub
lishcd an account in the London .NpiritUalist
of II Sdace held by him with the notorious DR.
Monck, nj which DIR. Kennedy, Rev Thos
Colley and others were present. There was
the usual cabinet, which, observes Mr. Wallace
WAS little needed;
For Dr. Monck, under control of SAMUEL
was BY the light of the lamp seen by all la b,
the living gate for the eytrusion of spiriiorm,
from the realms of mind into this world OF
matter; for standing forth thus plainly, the
psychic of spiritiorm was seen to grow out NJ
his left side. First several faces, one after an
other, of great beauty appeared, and, as I was
suffered To stand close up To- the medium. saw
most plainly, several times, ppffect face and
form of a woman partly issue from DR.. Monck
about the region of the heart. Then, after Sey
cral attempts, full formed figure-in a ncbu
lous condition at first hut growing soldier oS
il issued from the mcdium-leit DR. Monck
and stood two or three feet OFF bound 10 him
by slender filamcnt us at goSsamer. which
nj nv request, Samuel severed with the mcdi
um's left hand, when there stood embodied a
spirit form Of unutterablc lovelncSS. ROBBED in
rainmcnt spiri,-Spun, meshy wcb-work of \
flcccinCsS inimtable, and of TRANSPORTATION
whitcncss truly glistening When the form -,
last retired, ! was, as an extreme favor which
might cost the medium great prpstratiun. her
mitted Ia accompany il, and drew near with il
slowly and cautiously. until | came close uni
DR. Monck, rs he. still entranOed, stood forth
full in view of all. waiting to receive back into
himself the marvellous ;con, phantasm, or en-,
anation. A. il nearci him. the glossamer tilu
mcnt again came into view, its attenuated and
vanishing point being ~ before, towards the
heart. BY means of this, | noticed how the
psychic figure seemed Ia bc sucked back into
the body of the medium For like water
spout at sea-funnel shapel-or sand column
such as have seen in Egypt, horizontal in
stead of vertical, the superior vital pOw6ios DIR
Monck seemed To absorb and draw IN the sp,r
II form, hut 10 gradually that WIS 'era6lc,l
closely % observe the process for. leaning
against and holding The medium with NV l,.il
arm at his back, and my left ear to his breast
his heart beating in q most violent and alarm.
ing way, saw him receive back the lovely
birth OF the invisible spheres into his very pei.
son"
This rcads very much like ,hc childlike