Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-03

take up thy bed and walk.
Bro Swayze of the Ptnery. (Stsvens
Point, has gone down among the
"Jarseys" to spend his Summer voca-
tion. Caleb thinks he has a good
time, and so he does but if he only
would lie to one of those Jersey girls
and give that old creek bedstead to the
poor, why, he'd call all his past life a
failure. Lots of babies Caleb and |
good loving woman to warm that old
bachelor heart of yours is all that
stands in the way of the realization Of
heaven upon earth, Caleb. Well, Ca
leb has gone down to spy out the coun-
try, maybe he'll bring back to his sub
serlbers good neaes.
-TAE TOTAL number of pupils at
tending public school in Wisconsin
during some part of last year was ga,
1S6. The private schools instructed
"a. 02S. The number of teachers re-
quired for all the schools is 1922
number employed in the course of the
year, $500, or S21 less than last
year. The average wages of male
teachers in the country is S42.05 per
month in 1875 it was $43 so. The
average for female teachers is S27.16
last year it was S29.13.- Hard times
is assigned as the cause. In the in
dependent cities, the average for male
teachers is S1,051 per annum; last
year. S1,094 +; for female teachers,
S372.77; last year, 1894. Superin-
tendent Soaring considers that in the
Normal School system Wisconsin is in
advance of any other state.
We clip the following from one of
our exchanges. tits good sound sense
If all the girls in all the land will but
follow the advice contained therein,
the temperance cause will have been
furthered more successfully the next
twenty years than it can possibly be by
all the enactments a score of legisla-
lures can pass; and the land will be
full of happy homes, intelligent hus-
bands, excellent wives, and sober ba-
bies. Girls, try it:
Girls, don't marry, or keep COM
pany with man who drinks whiskey
He may tell you that you can save
him, and that he will 60 to the
devil without you. Just tell him to
go-that the devil can get along with
one of you, for hundred chances to
one if you marry him he will take you
both there. Drunkenness and misery
are inseparable companions, and the
man who drinks whiskey has no bust
ness with wife. Again we say, girls,
don't marry man that drinks"
While at Mansion the other day,
while waiting for the train we were
struck with the natural overflow of
real Irish mother wit inherent in the
Emerald b'yes Two sons of Erin
came into the waiting room each car
rying his little bundle upon his
'sthick." They at once commenced
to survey the rail road posters which
invite travel over the various roads by
superior Inducements held out, and
advertised in glowing letters upon
cheap Dashboard. After looking anx-
iously for several minutes one address
ed his companion Il say Mike, be
CORY 'er's the road we'd bs after TAX
ing to go to New York do yez see,
| by. Look, Through to New York
wtd out change Be the soul of St
Paterick lad. that's the road, for we've
neither Of US got ID clint.
And then they gave laugh that made
the strings upon the ould harp O Erin
vibrate.
Hon. D. III. Pulcifer, the new
Mayor eff Shawano, is an outspoken
Temperance man. We take the fol-
lowing extract from his message to the
common council
ain this connection I would call
attention to the slack manner in which
the law in relation to minors is enforc-
ed. There is nothing to mitigate or
excuse this non-action it is the espec-
tally imperative and solemn duty of
this Council, to protect, watch over
and guard the youth of our city, who
in a few years, will assume the reins of
power and govern us. Both human
and divine law, written or unwritten |
law impose this duty upon us. Every
obligation of honor binds us to watch |
over the youth of this city with sleep
less vigilance and protect them, by |
every lawful means. from dissipation,
vice and their attendant evils. An
ordinance prohibiting minors visiting
saloons, or places where liquors are
sold. or playing any game of chances,
including billiards pigeon-hols, ten
pins or cards, is recommended and
should be ensrgetically enforced