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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-02
To the Public.

I would respectfully inform my
friends and customers and the peo
pile in general, that | have just Sc
lected with the ,greaest care, a
general assortment of Fall and
Winter Goods, which I am now
Offering at the lowest cash price
My stock comprises a large va
riety Of
Domestic Dry Goods, s
Fancy Goods,
Fine
English.
French
and American
Casimeres,
Ladies Dress Goods,
Cloaks, Shawls,
Notions of all descriptions,
Calicos, Best American Brand.
Cotton, Bleached and Brown,
Alpaeas Of all shades, Flannels,
'Opera, Plain & Colored Checked
Ladies are respectfully solicited
to call and examine my stock and
no trouble will be saved to show
all articles which they desire to
examine, to price or purchase.
Clothibgs Of all descriptions i
Gentlemen's Shirt,
Underwear,
and all kinds
of Furnishing
Ladies. Goods,
Misses, Men
and Boys
Boots & Shoes.
Hardware, the latest improve
ments in utensils.
saddlery, Crockery Tinware,
A fine stock of fresh family gro
ceries,
Tobacco, chewing & smoking,
segars, pipes, &c.
Sole agent for the celebrated
WEED Sc WING MACHINE.
the simplest. cheapest and most
durable of the kind.
My stock is now entirely Veac
and complete, and every one rich
and poor, white and colored are
welcome to enter and see for them
selves.
Believing that it would be great
ly to the interest of this parish to
establish a Real Estate Agency in
the town of Abbeville. | have
assumed the position, and inform
all those who have lands, pIanta-
lions or town lots for sale, or
those who desire to purchase the
same, to call at my store where |
shall always be ready to give full
particulars and make agreements.
Having now communications with
different parties in the United
States who are desirous to locate
in this country there are chances
to effect sales or purchases 1t early
date and on satisfactory terms.
Respectfully,
n If4D Dv1IN
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

We clip the following from one
Of Mrs. Helen 2. Jenkins letters tc
the Pittsburgh Daily Telegraph
Mrs. J. has been writing a series Of
letters dating from Cleveland, around
the lakes to Ashland. They are very
interesting:
We are at present spending a few
days at Grand Rapids on the Wiscon-
sin river, place which few years
ago sprang up in the midst of the
Wisconsin pinery, But the timber OF
this region has gone to construct the
homes in hundreds Of cities-the pin
cry has receded and left Grand Rapids
fine town of 5000 inhabitants in the
midst of good agricultural country
with two lines OF railroad passing
through it, and with every prospect OF
becoming in the future a fourlshing
city. Since the Wisconsin Central
Railroad has opened up the entire
length of the great northern lumber
region, Grand Repids cannot expect
the monopoly she has had of the lun
Der interests, but she has many other
resources Besides the magnificent
water power, which is almost immeas-
urable, there are here immense beds
of kaolin, which upon test has proved
to be superior to even the kaolin oil
New jersey, and there are 4uarries Of
the most beautiful Scotch granite
All that is wanted is capital and enter.
prise to develop these great resources
If labor did not mistake its own In
terests, and ever now and then spring
at the throat of capital, men with
means would venture to develop suct
resources as are here awaiting to en-
rich the nation. When [ see the
broad lands here waiting for cultiva
ton, and think Of the room there is il
the west, and the opportunity for com
fort and independence, [ wonder the
struggling, crowded masses who exc
out a very uncomfortable existence in
our Eastern cities, do not try to find
there way here. Food is cheap, and
labor commands good prices. The
best of butter here is twelve cents pei
pound. Blackberries are selling at
three and four cents a quart; the fin
est meats ara but twelve cents per
pound, for which we in Pittsburgh pay
twenty GEMS, yet the humblest laborer
gets from S100 to $3.50 day; even
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
An Undeniable Truth.
VI Sept. 9Th.

You deserve to suffer, and if you
lead a miserable. unsatisfactory life in
this beautiful world, it is entirely your
own fault and there is only ore excuse
for you, your unreasonable prejudice
and skepticism, which has killed thou
sands. Personal knowledge and COM
mon sense reasoning will show you
that Green's August Flower will cure
you of Liver Complaint, or Dyspepsia,
with all its miserable effects. such as
sick headache, palpitation of the heart.
sour stomach, habitual costiveness,
dizziness of the head, nervous prostra-
ton, low spirits, &c Its sales now
reach every town on the Western Con-
tinent and not Druggist but will tell
you of its wonderful cures. You can
buy a Sample Bottle for 10 cents.
Three doses will relieve you.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
Alexander Hamilton.

During the administration of Jeffer-
son, Alexander Hamilton was killed
in a duel by Aaron Burr. His son,
ohm G. Hamilton, gives to a CORES
pordent of the Philadelphia Times
this pathetic incident of his father:
The day before the duel | was sit
ting in a room, when, at slight noise
| turned around and saw my father in
the doorway, standing silent there and
looking at me with the most sweet and
beautiful expression of countenance
1t was full of tenderness and without
any of the business pre-occupation he
sometimes had. John he said, when
| had discovered him, won't you
come and sleep with me to-night?'
His voice was frank as if he had been
my brother instead Of my father.
That night l went to his bed and IN
the morning very early he awakened
me, and taking my hands in his palms.
all four hands extended, he said, and
told me to repeat the Lord Prayer.
Seventy-fve years have since passed
over my head, and [ have forgotten
many things, but not that tender ex-
preston wnen he stood looking at me
IN the door, nor the prayer we made
together the morning before the duel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

AS FAR as we can learn there is no
opposition to the denomination of Con
gresham Pound. That he has made
very efficient member, even his enc
mics are forced to concede. The only
grave charge they now pretend to pre-
fer against him is that he is aIRepubli-
can-onc Of the solid and steadfaSt
kind. He has voted On all important
questions, and we have yet to discov-
er anything in the record he has made
that does not deserve the endorsement
Of every candid and fair-minded man.
Dunn County NeuS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

THE Republicans of Maine, in con-
vention at Portland, affirm that ''the
party is committed to redeem pledges
which the Government made to those
who furnished means or gave their SER
vice to save the Union;" and it should
be understood everywhere, remember
ed, and never forgotten, that the Re-
publican party will, in good faith, re-
deem all Obligations of the Govern
mcnt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

JACK BRUNDAGE, and other Demo
Gratis who are IN favor of endorsing
Barrows, how do you like the follow
ing, taken from the Torch Of Liberty,
Barrows' organ.-Shawano Journal.
The Democratic party writes re
farm over the door of the bagnio, and
fraud upon the temples of justice +;
''but when itgetS possession, the bagnio
us run for gain and the temples of
Justice arc as much den of thieves
as ever"
Fool Barnum will stumble upon the
truth occasionally. Of course the
Democratic party will now fall down
and worship-anything the Greeaback-
ers tell them to worship.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
Terrible Accident ut JuieSOn,

[1SSAN' AZ tkD ~ uANooEs
We hear of a terrible case of scalding
at Juleson. A Mr.. Samuel Ireland
employed as engineer in Brickly &
Otto's mill, while attempting to regu
late the machinery, in some way de-
tached the pipe connecting with the
mud valve, whereby an immense vol
nme of steam was thrown upon him.
He was in somewhat cramped posi-
ton and unable to extricate himself
till he had inhaled large quantity of
steam and had become terribly scalded.
He Immediately took his clothes of
and was deluged with water, Ga most
unreasonable thing to have done. }
Dr. Reed, of Stevens Point, was i'm
mediately called. The unfortunate
mau died Tuesday at about 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. l. was single man aged a years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

washerwomen are scarce at S1.00 a
day. The people Of Wisconsin are
proud of their State, and they may
well be. They tell me of romantic
lakes and picturesque rivers, and beau
tiful cities which [ must visit, and
Madison, they all agree.-is the lowell
est city.in the world But my time is
limited; [ can't see everything. and |
have resolved to visit the New Wis
eonsin''' which has been opened to the
world by the Wisconsin Central Rail
read. So tomorrow we start for Ash
and and Lake Superior.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

THE NEW LONDON NetcS has nib
bled at the bate and swallowed it. 1t
is now greenback organ. it had to
make an explanation, and such an ex-
PLANTATION. 1t belittles and stul lies
tself. We wont accuse the Ne,os,
but if it had only said IS" we
think it would have spoken more
truth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
STATE OF WISCONSIN, WOOD COUNTY
COURT.-IN PROBATE.

COURT-IN PROBATE.
In the matter of the application of
Thomas B. Scott, the admins
traitor of the estate
of
Francis Byron, deceased intestate,
for authority to mortgage. lease
or sell the real estate of the said
intestate, for the payment of his
debts,
At a probate court held at the city of Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin. Present Hon. III enry Hay
dem County Judge of said Wood county, Wis
consin, Now to wit: on the 3ISt day of July A
D. 1873.
threading and filing theappIication of Thomas
E. Scott, the administrator of all and singular
the goods and chattelS and credits of Francis
Byron. deceased, late of the town of Grand
Rapids, in Wood county, Wisconsin, for auth
GRITTY to mortgage, lease or sell the real estate
of the said interstate for the payment of his
debts. j is ordered that all persons interest
ed in the estate of said Francis Byron, de-
ceased, appear before the county Judge of the
county of Wood, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of
Saturday, September the 14th, 1878, at his office
in the city of Grand Rapids, in Wood county,
Wisconsin, there and then to show cause why
authority should not be given to the said
Thomas B. Scott, administrator, to mortgage,
lease or sell so much Of the real estate OF the
said Francis Byron, deceased, as shall be ne
cessary to pay his debts.
and tits further ordered that this notice shall
be published in the Wood County Reporter. a
weekly newspaper publish ed in said Wood coun-
ty, for six successive weeks, once in each week,
before the time fixed herein for said hearing, and
that copy Of the same be served personally
upon each and every person in said Wood
county interested in said estate.
By the Court.
July 81, 1878.
HENRY HAYDEN,
County Judge of Wood county, Wis.
WEBB COCHRAN,
Att'ys for Adm'tor. augl 6w
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

LAST SATURDAY was the last day
for would-be bankrupts to file their
applications, consequently the clerks
Offices were crowded to suffocation
The bankrupt law, which was intended
to confer blessing has proved curse
1t has been abused by designing men
We are glad it is dead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

SECRETARY SHERMAN has entire
confidence in the ability of the treas
ury to redeem all the greenbacks pre-
'ented on the day of resumption, only
our months hence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

Dinner. +Supper.
Trains run daily Sundays excepted.
Trains run on Chicago time, which is % min
utesfaster than Winona time.
CONNECTIONS.
At Green Bay with C. d n w. R'y for Oeonte
MenOmonee. Escanaba, Marquette, RApse
Close connections are made except Sundays
with night and morning trains. which run.
daily to Appleton, Neenah and Menasha,
Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Milwaukee and
Through Tickets sold at principal Station, for,
Eastern Cities, via. all routes from Chicago. ::
With Wis. Central r. r. for Milwaukee and
points on line of tina: road also during season
of navigation with Union Steamboat Com
pany for Detroit, Cleveland .~Bnfa 70 AND n. I :.
At New London. with the best equipped Stage
line in the Northwest, for Clintonville, EN-
barrass and Shawano.
At Amherst JUNCTION and Plover with ". G.
.R., for Stevens Point, Ashland. Wau paca.
Medina and Weyauwega, Portage City, Mad
ison and other points on the Nisconln Cen
trail Railroad. =
at Grand Rapids with W. ". R. 4. for Tomah
At HATFIELD with Fast Stageline FOR Neillsyille
AtMerrilan with w. w. r. R., for Black Rive
Falls, Madison, Chicago, Eau Claire. Menomr,
once, Hudson saltwater, 81 Paul, hinneap-
oils and Breck enridge.
At Winona with C. NJ. & ST. P. R'y, for
Wabasha, Redwing Hastings st. Paul and.
With Winona & St. Peter r. r. &C. & N.W.)-
for ST. Charles, ROch ester UwatOnna, Man
kato, New Ulm and ST. Peter and dn<Iag the
season of navigation, with cox ak ortherns
Line A. L. Packets for all Mississippi Xiv
At La Crosse with Southern Minnesota r. r
and with Chicago, Dubuque and Minncsotz.
R. R.
: TIMOTHY CASE, t
Receiver and Cen Manager
r. T. NATHAN,
SD. KENDRICK, =. ..f'
Superintendent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
LOCAL MATTERS.
III. PEaEEEEO, Editor.
CITY AND COUNTY.
4 Runaway.--Carey's team took

A Runaway.--Carcy's team took
fright on the plank road last Friday
toward evening by the pole dropping
from the neckyoke. The span made
things lively; they left bag of oats
here and another there, and finally de-
posted the wagon with Tommy Barns,
after knocking down the awning posts.
The team was captured near Arpins
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
-SNe-~

MINNEAPoLIs is now larger than
st. Paul. Her new city directory
gives a population of Al. SIS; an in
crease of 5000 the past year Min
neapolis is destined to become the
Chicago of the Northwest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

THE PUBLIC Debt was diminished
56.475 ,6O4 in August. We are fas
oming to good times. To go back t.
he greenback, and war prices which
yill surely follow, will be suicidal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

H. L. HUMPHREY was unanimously
nominated for Congress in the It'll
District, at Eau Claire, last week.
He will be elected by rousing
vote.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

"A yoke of oxen belonging to
George Baker came near goring them
selves to death a few days ago while
attached to load of hay near the
Bank. Prompt exertion relieved the
yoke from It's dangerous position.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

"To Special Tax Payers. All
persons contemplating dealing in Manu-
featured Tobacco, or Malt or Spiritu-
GUS Liquors during the cranberry pick
ing season, upon or contiguous to the
marshes, must make application for
special stamps covering such business
or they will be reported for prosicu-
ton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
II. B. Philleo. Dep. Col
81 Div. 9th Dis t., Wis

Obituary. Julius G. Chandler,
known a. Shanghai Chandler, died
at his home in Baraboo last Friday,
Of dropsy." SO says the telegraph,
Poor 'Shang." 4 brighter more gen
al and big hearted man never stood
at the lease, or showed "Fabcr y
Whiskey has killed him. We mourn
for .Shang.' We are sure the germ
of goodness in our old friend will grow
aud blossom into grand character in
the Hereafter. It is hard to say
good bye to "Shang."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

See call for County Convention.
Let the friends in the several wards
and towns be primaries in calling the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
TIME WASTED IN COUNTRY SCHOOLS

TINE WASTED IN COUNTRY SCHOOLS.
That much time is wasted in oul
country schools no one who is acquain
ted with them can deny. Some pu-
pills are giving all their time to read
ing and spelling, others study only ar
ithmetic, and still others study but a
part of the branches pursued by most
Of the same class. Now, inasmuch as
these persons cannot advance more
rapidly in the few selected branches
than the other members of the class
that spend half their time on other
studies it follows that much of their
time is wasted We have in mind a
school in which some of the pupils are
poor readers, and therefore do not like
10 read; so they are allowed to omit
reading-the very thing they ought
not to omit. One is allo we'd to neg.
Icct geography, because he never ex-
poets to have any use for it. Another
'.can not sec any sense in grammar,
she is allowed to omit that. A
young lady ''has no talent" for arith-
metic. and never expects to use it any
how; so she is allowed to spend her
time on history, reading and spelling,
and thus the story goes.
We do not feel disposed to throw
all the blame on teachers for this state
of affairs, for very often the parents
are to blame. We have known cases
in which pupils have been compelled tc
spend their time in school with only
half enough to do, because parent:
were too stingy to purchase them the
necessary books But the earnest
teacher can, in most cases, by his per
sonal influence with the children and
their parents, secure the purchase o.
any books that may be really needed
In case the influence Of the teacher
is not sufficient to secure the purchase
of such books, we would recommend
that the pupils be sent home until sup.
piled with suitable books Parents
should know that their children vii
| not be admitted to the school until sup
piled with books. Exceptions to this
course would have to be made where
parents are too poor to procure books
In such cases it would be we'll for
township trustees and school boards tx
supply the necessary books and states
No parent would think of sending
his sons or daughters to an academy o.
college without providing them will
suitable books !; yet the same paren
will send his children to the country
district school with any kind Of books
or probably no books at all, and expec
the teacher to grade and classify thu
school, and his children to,improve al
rapidly as if they were supplied witt
the best of books.
We are not an enthusiast on the
book question, neither do We believe il
teachers making hobbies Of textbooks
yet we do know that it is impossible
for teacher to have well-regulateC
school unless his pupils are supplied
with appropriate textbooks Norma
Teacher.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
Educational Column.
CONDUCTED BY GEO. L. WILLIAMS
COUNTY SUIT OF SCHOOLS
THE INSTITUTE.


The Teachers Institute for this
county opened in Centralia, : Monday
of this week. Owing to an unfortun-
ate typographical blunder, whereby
the Institute was announced to begin
on the Sd of Sept. the attendance was
small the first day, though increasing
to a respectable number on the second
day. That thorough scholar and most
efhci ent teacher of the Teachers, Prof.
J. B. Thayer, has charge of the work
and the coming two weeks must be a
season of much profit to the teachers
of Wood County and ultimately the
schools thereof. A free lecture, to be
announced hereafter, will be delivered
probably next week by Prof. Thayer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05

Auction Sale. IL will expose for
sale, on Saturday the 18th inst, at 10
o clock A. NJ, to the highest bidder
at the front door of the L. B. Warner
Store Building, the following describ-
ed property, to-wit:
The Store Building formerly occu-
pied by L. B Warner as a Hardware
store, and the building adjoining form
erly used as ware room. both on
Water ST., in the city of Grand Rap
ids.
Also the ne IA Of sw IA, Sec. "a.
t. %, r. 4 E., the same being cram
berry marsh.
Also the Notes and Bank Accounts
of L. B. Warner.
j. NJ. STANsBURY,
Assignee.
u0 SaDt eth
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
EGGS for Hatching.

Eggs for Matching. :
can spare few sittings of Partridge Cochin
Eggs
From Two Separate Yards,
matched with great care. Yard No. i: Cock 2.
years old-W. IL. Toddstrain--w ighs Is lbs. =
mated with extra fine pullets. Yard No. 2:
Wood County Fair Premium Cock erel, months
old, weight llh lbs, mated with extra fine
hens. Also admitted number of sitting Black
Breasted Red Games -
From Imported StOcK. =
Price 50 per sitting Is. delivered at express
office at Port Edwards. Cash to accompany all
orders. Satisfaction guaranteed. Address or
call on L. MENNET,
MI Port Edwards, Wood Co., Wis. ,
YgNHE NOKTHWES TERN SURGICAL IN
IL STlTUTE treats all cases of Surgery,
Chronic Diseases, DeformiteS and Paralysis.
For the accommodation and benefit of our
patients and in response to repeated calls of the
afflicted, two more of the Physicians and Sur
geonS of the Northwestern Surgical Institute
of Appleton, will he in Grand Rapids, at the
Rablin House, on Monday, Sept. 9, 1873, for the
purpose of examining and treating all cases of
Deformity and Chronic Diseases, including dis
eases of the eye and ear, head, throat, lungs,
heart, stoma Oh liver and kidneys. Also, Rheu-.
matism, Neuralgia, Paralysis and all Blood,
Special and Nervous Diseases. Cancers sue
cessfully removed without the use eff the knife.
Remember the day and call early as 10 o'clock .,
A. M. Consultation free. a223w
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
Cranberry picKers commenced
picking last Tuesday.

Cranberry picHerS commenced
picking last Tuesday.
The Green Baybies have made
such arrangements as to secure large
receipts of grain from the western
prairies, which will be a good thing
for the G.. B. & NJ. R. R. Co. as we'll
as for the citizens of that ancient
burg. New wheat is now being
transported over the route.
The crop of the Berlin cranberry
marshes is put at As, 600 bbls. Every
precaution has been taken to save the
berries from frost. Tar has been de-
posted in the bitches, we are inform
ed, ready to burn if necessary. Be-
tween watching tar and thermometers,
the Berlinists are busy.
In the last issue of the Aausto on
Star, John Turner bids his patrons
Good bye, having disposed of the
same to Messrs. j. f. Sprague & Son
The senior member of the new firm
has been foreman in the Star Office
for twelve years past. Increasing
legal business, Mr.. Turner says, is the
reason he has Withdrawn from the
Star. We shall miss Johns incisive
paragraphs and sound editorials, and
we shall miss a genial companion from
the ranks Of the fraternity, Luck go
with you, John. May your stay away
be brief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
BLACK GOODS.

Samples sent on application and all orders
illedipromptly. Goods not satisfactory can be
returned at my expense.
RETAIL Roops 1st Floor, WHOLESALE, ID,
MAEUFaCTUR Sd.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
Chicago & Northwestern Railway

Time OF departure Of passenger Trains from
Fort Howard.
Leave for Chicago and the East. 500 NJ