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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-08
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

THERE is no trouble in making horses
and cattle eat poor and musty hay. They
can be starved down to it. But the
trouble is to make them grow and fatten
on such food.
CAKE without eggs: One and one-haf
cups sugar: one-Guarter cup butter,
rubbed together we'll; add one cup sweet
milk; one teaspoonful cream tartar with
the flour; one-half teaspoonful soda dis
solved in half cup hot water.
IF anyone wishes to know the effect of
frosted bit in horses mouth, let him
try it in his own mouth. Bits should be
covered with leather for winter. But to
dip them in water before putting them In
the horses mouth is generally convenient
and greatly beneficial.
BATTER PUDDING.-One pint of sweet
milk, four eggs, four tablespoonfuls OF
flour; beat the yelks of the eggs well and
stir into the milk; mix the eggs and milk
gradually with the flour; add little salt;
whisk the whites of the eggs very stiff
ter pudding dish pour in the batter and
bake in a quick oven, or bake in cups;
when done, send to the table hot, and eat
with lemOn-sauce or whipped cream.
THE Indiana Farmer informs US that
who has bought large tract of land in
Iowa, says that down in the Indies they
had grasshoppers and potato bugs, but
they were finally eXterminated. For the
'hoppers they would burn one pound of
sulphur on charcoal in the middle of a
| field; and to drive off the bugs, plant two
grains of f1aXseed in each hill of potatoes
The bugs will not invade them.
VERMICELLI PUDDING.-Into pint and
a half of boiling milk, drop four ounces
of fresh vermicelli, and keep it simmer
ing, and stirred gently ten minutes; when
| it will have become very thick, then mix
with it three ounces and a half of sugar,
| two ounces of butter and a little salt
| When the whole is we'll blended, pour it
| out; beat it for few minutes to cool it;
then add by degrees four well-beaten
eggs, the grated rind of a lemon; pour a
little clarified butter over the top; bake
it from half to three-quaIters of an hour.
SPICED SHOULDER OF MUTTON.-Bone
the joint, and rub it, if large, with four
ounces of granulated sugar, we'll mixed
with dessert-spoonful of ground cloves,
half that quantity of pepper and mace,
and a fourth part as much ginger. The
following day, add four ounces of salt;
| keep the mutton turned, and rubbed oc-
casionally with the pickle, from eight to
ten days; then roll it up tight, bind it
with Irvine, and stew it gently for four
hours in pint and a half of broth, or
put into the stew-pan with it a pound and
a half of neck of beef, quart of water,
one large onion, two carrots, two turnips
and large fagot of herbs. When the
mutton is perfectly tender, serve it with
some of its own gravy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-08
The Brakeman's Story.

eyes, SIR said the brakeman, as he
stood by the stove warming his numbed
hands after coming in from braking
people think, as they sit here in their
warm seats and only hear US call out the
different stations, that we have nice,
soft, easy time. But we know better
Imagine yourself out on flat car all
night with the snow dashing into your
face, your hands on a cold iron brake,
and think if that's easy; or, up on top of
freight car, running along, the wind
cutting like a knife, dark as pitch, and
watching for fear you may rush suddenly
under bridge and be swept off, and per-
haps left to die in the snow. Is that
easy? Does that look like q soft Job /?
To be sure, when we are transferred to
passenger cars, the work is nice enough,
but the dangers we have to 90 through
flor generally we have to go on freight
cars firsD entitle us to something better
on q passenger car, and we amt sorry
when we get orders to take the head end
of regular train.
"There are very few brakemen who
can't tell some never-to be forgotten Incl
dent connected with their life on the rail.
To explain, let me tell you a story of my
own experience. l remember one night,
it was fearfully cold, right in the middle
of winter, and showing hard, was brake
man in the middle of freight train 1t
was running along on slow time that
night, and we were two or three miles
from the station. [ was standing by the
brake of fat car trying to get warm by
stamping, wishing we were at the depot,
so that could go back to the caboose out
of the bitter cold, when suddenly I felt
the train humping and jumping as if a
wheel had broken, and l knew something
was wrong. The whistle blew for brakes,
and in mighty short time we had the train
stopped.
"With the rest of the men I went back
to see what was the matter, thinking that [
might get chance at the stove, for [ was
nearly frozen. Going back about three
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-08

the bugs from beetles; and yet this little
knowledge would frequently be of great
assistance to the farmer in enabling him
to know his friends from his foes among
insects. Even what would generally be
termed mere g smatterings'' of science in
the branches named, become valuable
when applied or employed in farming;
hence the Importance of their accumula-
ton. and the earlier in life the better
n Y S,yn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-08
An Extended Popularity.

Each year finds BRowN's BRONCHIAL
TRoCHEs" in new localities in various parts
of the world. For relieving Coughs, Colds,
and Throat Diseases, the Troches have been
proved reliable. Obtain only Browns
BRONCHIAL TRooHEs," and do not take any
of the worthless limitations that may be of.
fered. Sold eueryaU7teSe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-08

THE Fort Worth (Texas) Standard says
the slaughter of buffaloes is immense. On
an average 1000 will approximate closely
to the number killed each day during the
pleasant days of the hunting season, 1900
men being on the range engaged in killing
and preserving the hides and meat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-08
The last neWsnaner that Com. Van

The last newspaper that Com. Van
derbilt read contained a report of the
Bennett-May fracas, which he perused
with great interest, and he remarked upon
the assault, "What a pity it is a young
man should place himself in such posi-
ton. - He added that when he was young
and living over in Staten Island, there
was constant fighting going on among the
fellows about him, but he made cove
nant with himself never to provoke a
quarrel or enter on one unless he was
struck, and then he would defend him
self
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-08
Worth County, missouri

NiLd G'sd Healthy Climate; Rich Soil !;
Good PF0isie; Water and Timber abundant; a
country unsurpassed for Stock Raising Grain Grow.
ing and Fruit Culture; a Quiet Population; School
Houses, Churches, Roads and Bridges built Taxes
low, and the Fifth State in the Union. Give US your
address by card, and receive full description of the
country MUM d FARwELL, Grant City, Worth Co.
Mo-; or to L. j. FARwELL, formerly G0GeyHOT of Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-08
Safe and Sure.

Mr.. Fl. Z. STEVENS:
In 1872 your Vegetine was recommended to me- and
yielding to the persuasOns of friend consented to
try It, AT the time was suffering from general deb-
lty and nervous prostraton, superinduced by over
work and irregular habits. It's wonderful strength
ening and curative properties seemed affect my de-
b1ated system from the first dose, and under its per-
usual health and good feeling. Since then have not
hesltated to give Vegetine my most unqualified in
promoting health and restoring the wasted system
new life and energy. VegeCine is the only medicine
use, and as long as live expect to find bet
ter. Yours truly, W. Fl. CLARK
10 Monterey street, Allegheny, Pa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-08

ONE cup butter; two cups brown sugar /;
one cup molasses; one cup cold coffee {;
four eggs; four and one-half cups -four !;
two teaspoonfuls cloves, cinnamon, etc. /;
one pound raisins; one pound currants /;
one pound citron; one and one-half tea
spoonful soda,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-08
VEGETINE,

VEeETINE thoroughly eradicates every kind of hui
NOR, and restores the entire system to healthy con-
dition.
The following letter from Rev. G.. W. Mansfield
formerly pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
Hyde Park, and at present settled in Lowell, must
convince every who reads bis letter of the won
derful curative qualities of yegetine as thorough
cleanser and nurifer of the blond.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-08
VEGETTNF.

Thousands will bear testmo ny (and do it voluntari
ly) that VEeETINEis the best medical compound yet
placed before the public for renovating and purifying
the blood, Graduating all humors impurities or pois-
onous secretions from the system invigorating and
strengthening the system debiitated by diseases in
fact, it is many have called it, 1.-The Great Health
Restorer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-08
Rev. G. W. MansfieId's Testimonial,
HYDE PACK. MASS, FEB. Is. 1s76.

HYDE PARK, MASS. Feb. Is, 1876.
Mr.. H. r. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-Ab0ut ten years ago my health failed
through the depicting efec is of dyspepsia; nearly
year later was attack ed by typhoid fever its
form; it settled in my back, and took the form of
large deep seated alb scess, which fifteen months
in gathering. had two surgical operations by the
best skill in the State, but received permanent
cure suffered great pain at times and constant
ly weakened by profuse discharge. also lost small
pieces of bone at different times.
Matters thus about seven years, till May, 1874,
when friend recommended me to go to your Office,
and talk with you Of the virtue of Vegetine did so
and by your kindness passed through your manufac-
tory noting the ingredients etc., by which your rem
edy is produced.
BY what saw and heard gained some confidence
in Vegetne.
I commenced taking 1t soon after. but felt worse
from ITS effects; still persevered and soon felt 1t
benehting in other respects. Yet did not the
results desired till had taken It faithfully for lit
tie more than year. when the difficulty in the back
was cured, and for nine months have enjoyed the
best of health.
have in that time gained twenty-five pounds of
hesh being heavier than ever before In my life, and
was never more able to perform labor than now.
During the past few weeks had scrofUlous swell
ing as large as my INST gather on another part OF my
body. took Vegetine faithfully and it removed it
level with the surface in month. think should
have been cured of my main trouble sooner If had
taken larger Doses after having become accustomed
TO its effects.
Let your patrons troubled with scrofua or kidney
disease understand that it takes time chronic
diseases and il they will patiently take Vegetne, it
will. in my Judgment, cure them.
With great obligations am.
Yours very truly.
G. W. MANSFIELD,
Pastor Of Methodist E. Church
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-08

EEENTC Fl. p Moore, of Concord N H. Pro-
N&Es " prietor of the largest Art Gallery in
the United States Inventor and Sole Manufacturer of
the beautiful and popular Silvertype Picture, fur
nlshes copies of any size and style of finish known
the art shorter notice and better than
procured elsewhere. Good references required and
given. For terms and territory address j. F. TALLANT
d Co. , Euclid Ave. Cleveland. Ohio
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-08

D. w. HATCH e. Co.: have sold your Universal
Cough Syrup nearly Stree years 1t gives good salts
faction, and have hesitation in ending it
equal if not superior other remedies of its class
Yours truly. A W. BULLOCK, NJ. ID.
p. 81 have sold more Universal Cough Syrup than
any other cough remedy. a. W. B.
Sold by j. Block & Co., Chicago, ILL.,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-08
100 DAYS TOMATO E rTaI TTc and MOST

Sold last year into every State, to Thousands with
great success Per packet, 25 cents: Six for SEQ.
Hy Ioto l,rice-Iist of Seeds Twelfth Annual
List) sent with every order. j. A. F0OTE,
Scotsman. Terre Haute. E.ad.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-17
Silk.

The manufacture of silk is said to have
been discovered in the island of Cos by
Pamhylia, the daughter of Plastic.
Silk stockings were introduced into
England in the reign of Henry VIII,
but they were not very common. An
old English writer tells us, "that in the
second year of Queen Elizabeth, her silk
woman, Mrs. Montague, presented her
Majestic, for a new years gift, pair of
black silk knit stockings, the which,
after few days wearing, pleased
her highness SO we'll, that she sent for
Mrs. Montague, and asked her where
she had them, and if she could help her
to any more who answering, said ;" 1
made them very carefully of purpose
only for your Majestic, and seeing them
please you SO well I will presently set
more in hand" "Do so," quoth the
queen, "for indeed, I like silk stockings
so well, because they are pleasant, fine
and delicate, that henceforth will wear
no more cloth stockings" And from
that time until her death the queen
never wore any more cloth hose, or hose
cut out of ell broad taffaty.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-17
Slow and Sure.

Haste in making ones plans is less
valuable than slowness and sureness in
the consideration, and all due speed and
promtitude in carrying them out. Hasty
impressions of things are as certain to
be wrong as.hasty impressions of people;
and that half knowledge that results
from superficial scamper through
places is almost worse than no knowledge
at all. Undue haste, indeed, which
must be confounded with energetic action
wisely considered and powerfully per-
formed, is form of unwisdom to be
deprecated wherever met with, and is
sure never to come to good ends. 1t is
better to go upstairs step by step with
safety, if little slowly, than to break
your shins by mounting two at time
and tumbling over your own feet; and
it is better to come down at q sensible
and rational speed than to make one
stride, and that long one, from the top
to the bottom, with broken neck or a
bruised back as the result of your over
speed. 1t is better to go quietly up the
mountain than to rush along at railroad
pace and lay the foundations Of heart
disease in consequence and in all things
slow rand sure" go further than
Trash and swift" and the accomplish
ment of the end is more important than
the quickness Of the means by which
that accomplishment may be brought
about, but also may be entirely fl dstsat'
ed instead.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-17
Eleven Flies and One Wasp.

The wasp is frequently a disturber of
the peace, although lover Of sweetness
and light. He lately acted in both roles
within five minutes in Belgium. Two
peasants, while in an inn, desiring to
gamble, hit upon novel method. Each
melted lump of sugar in water and
poured the syrup on table. A multi
tude Of flies were upon the walls. Money
was bet as to which pool of syrup the
first dozen of flies would gather around.
Soon there were eleven flies around one
pool. and, while its owner was anxiously
scanning the air, into the room buzzed a
wasp, and began feeding by the side of
the eleven. The wasp was instantly
claimed as fly, the claim was declared
absurd, warm argument followed, then
blows--and then the police marched
both men off 10 the station-house.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-17
A Mountain Slide,

An interesting account of the recent
falling of mountain in Tarentaise, Sa-
voy, causing disaster to two hourishing
villages, has been communicated TO the
Courier des Alpes, by M. Berard. The
phenomenon has been incorrectly re-
ported as instantaneous, and the de-
structive effect close together, but no
longer united complete, whereas the
case is that of a mountain which for
twenty days, without cessation, has been
dismembering itself, and literally falling
night and day into the valley below, fill
ing it with piled-up blocks of stone, ex-
tinguishing all sounds by its incessant
thunder, and covering the distant hori-
zon with thick cloud of yellowish dust.
The entire mass comprised in the slope
forms mutilated cone 200 metres broad
at the top and 600 at the base this is
composed of blocks of hard schist lying
and it is united to the body of the noun
tain only a vertical mass forty to fifty
metres thick, which is already fssured
and shaken. Periods of repose occur
lasting only few seconds or a minute
at most /; then the movement recon.
mences and continues about 500 hours.
Blocks of forty cubic metres become dis
placed with no apparent cause, traverse
the 1.S00 metres of descent in thirty
seconds, leaping 400 or 500 metres at
time, and finally get dashed to pieces in
the bed of the torrent, or launch their
shattered fragments into the opposite
forest, moving down gigantic pines as if
they were so many thistles. One such
block was seen to strike a fine fir tree
before reaching the bridge between the
villages; the tree was not simply broken
or overthrown, but was crushed to
death I; trunk and branches disappeared
in the air like a burning match. Rocks
are hurled together and broken into
fragments that are thrown across the
valley like swallows in a whirlwind /;
then follow showers of smaller frag-
ulSuUS, uuu O1C uhO
sound of thousands of pebbles as they
pass. M. Berard reached the edge of
the rock q, 460 metres high), on one of
the edges of the falling cone, and ven
tured along it, obtaining good view of
the terrifying" spectacle. He reaf-
firms his conviction that the phenome-
nom is inexplicable by any of the usual
reasons that account for Alphine disturb
ances, such as penetration of water, or
melting of snow, or inferior strata in
motion; nor does the declivity of the
slope explain it. His hypothesis is that
some geological force is at work, of
which the complex resultant acts OBJ
liquely to the axis of the mountain and
almost parallel to its sides.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-17
Items OF Interest.

When New York artificial leg-maker
offered the czar bottom figures on legs
for 1900 cripples, he knew the future
better than the czar did.
Miss Wilson, niece of the keeper OF
the Newark Bay lighthouse, has won
fame by rowing in a dingy at the risk OF
her own life to the rescue of drowning
man clinging to the keel of capsized
boat.
California's wool growth is becoming
one of her greatest industries, the export
last year having been over fifty millions
of pounds, worth $4,000, 900. There are
several wool-growers who own from
thirty to forty thousand sheep each.
The daily newspapers in Deadwood
in the Black Hills not much larger than
a sheet of foolscap, and are delivered for
S1S a year. Every subscriber is required,
as announced in the prospectus, to
down with the dust.
Gamma, dear, if 1 should attempt to
spell Cupid, why could not get beyond
the first syllable?" Anna gave 1t up,
whereupon William said, "Because
when come to u, of course I cannot
90 further" Anna said she thought
that was the incest conundrum she had
ever heard.
At recent sale of short horn COWS in
England one animal brought $22, 1000.
That is a tremendous price, but it has
it's compensations. To be kicked in the
stomach by COW worth 1922, 600 must be
accompanied by variety of ennobling
sensations. Not every man can afford
Danbouy NeaOs.
A recent advertisement contains the
following: " If the gentleman who keeps
the shoe shop with the red head will re-
turn the umbrella of young lady with
whalebone ribs and an ivory handle to
the slate-roofed grocer's shop, he will
hear of something to his advantage, as
the same is the gift of a deceased mother
now no more with the name engraved
TOOn IT,
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-17
Words of Wisdom.

Fly him who, from mere curiosity,
asks three questions running, about a
thing which cannot interest him.
If industry will Danish poverty, no
man should complain of adverse circum-
stances.
Nothing in the world makes a man of
just pride appear SO unamiable as the
sense of dependence.
It is mistake to suppose great mind
inattentive to trihes; it's capacity and
comprehension enable it to embrace
everything.
Like tailor's pattern book, society is
of all colors and yet, make up the colors
as you will, they will cover the same kind
of Adam. .. t... .....
The faults of fool are concealed from
himself while they are evident to the
world on the other hand, the faults of
the wise man are we'll known to himself,
while they are masked over and invisible
to the world.
The failing of vanity extends through
ont all classes the poor have but little
time to bestow on their persons, and yet
in the selection of their clothes we find
they prefer such as are of faring and
gaudy color.
To put ourselves in q passion, in con-
sequence of the misconduct of others, is
unquestionably very weak behavior, but
it has also something generous about it
for we are clearly annoying and punish
ing ourselves, when the offenders only
ought to have been the sufferers.
We listen to those whom we know tc
be of the same opinion as ourselves, and
we call them wise for being of it; but
we avoid such as differ from us; we pro
nounce them rash before we have heart
them, and still more afterward, lest We
should be thought at any time to hav'
| erred ..tH .Ii tEF+S3U A'f'i p t|.-
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-17
Old Heads and Young Hearts.

"Do I look nice, Auntie?"
The speaker was standing before q
full-length mirror, her pretty head
twisted to one side to survey multitude
nous founces of white tulle over pale blue
silk, constituting the elaborate evening
dress covering her slender, graceful fig
ure. Clusters of blue flowers with
snowy leaves caught the dress at the
puffed overskirt, formed bouquet de
corsage, and were twisted in the profu-
sion of golden curls.
"You look very nice, my dear"
Miss Della Merriman had taken long
survey of the exquisite face before she
spoke, and was satisfied with the appear
ance or her young and lovely protege.
"Very nice, she repeated, "Hortense
has fitted you perfectly, and the dress is
most becoming. Now, if you will get
my jewel case, you shall wear my
pearls"
Thanks /" cried Elsie, carefully lift
ing the heavy casket, and putting it on
a table beside Miss Merriman. "I am
SO sorry you have such cold! This will
be splendid party, know. Ali
Auntie, she continued, opening small
box in the jewel case, "I never saw
thisl"
She held up as she spoke a slender
chain, from which depended q gold lock-
ct, upon whose surface cleaned one
pearl of great beauty, pure and large
"Oh, how lovely, Elsie cried, clasp
ing the chain around her slender throat.
MAY wear it? ?"
Miss Merriman was moved, as the
locket was held up before her, Some
strong memory stirred her usually placid
features, for the soft brown eyes grew
troubled, and her lips quivered.
Would you rather I took it off, Elsie
asked, gently.
"No, dear, you may wear it. Put in
the solitaire pearl earrings. I hear the
carriage. Do not keep Mr.. Jameson
waiting.
81 wish you were going," Elsie said,
as Miss Merriman wrappeda warm opera
cloak over the delicate dress. 81 never
feel so happy if you are at home"
"Thank you, dear. Now run along.
So Elsie, already forgetting the locket
and the troubled face, kissed her so-called
amt warmly, and fitted away.
For Miss Della Merriman, who had
inherited thirty thousand pounds from q
second cousin, greatly to her own
amazement, was not Elsie Garman's
aunt. Nineteen years before, she had