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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05

The death is announced of General
Sir Francis Warde, K. c. B., ar old
Peninsula and Waterloo officer, and one
of the oldest artillery officers in the
British service. He entered the army
in 1909, and was present at the defense
of Cadiz and at the battle of Waterloo.
He attained the rank of major general
in 1860, acknowledgement in 1866, aud
general in 1867. He was appointed a
colonel commandaat Of the royal ar
tillery in 1866, and was placed on the
retired list in 1871. He was appointed
K. G. B. III 1873. Sir Francis Warde
was SS years of age.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05

A NEW form of disease has become
apparent in the heart of a very crowd
ed portion of London. 1t is a new
form of Cyprus fever. and diagonis of
a recent malignant case shows the pa
tient to be suffering from hallucinations
and lowered vitality. The Faculty as
cribe the disease to impure water. and
have given it the name of detephobia,
and though it is seldom fatal, the suf-
ferer remains but a shadow of his
former self.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05

IT is stated that the most of the ma
tional banks in New England have re-
solved not to buy per cent. bonds at
the present price, and will either re-
place their called bonds, now deposited
with the comptroller of the currency,
with IS or IS of 1881, or allow their CIR
culation to be withdrawn. Their man
ayers are confident that within two years
higher rates of interest for money will
prevail, and that, in consequence, the
4 per cents will be purchasable at less
than par before the 1881 bonds mature.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05
Drunken Stuff.

How many children and women are
slowly and surely dying, or rather being
killed, by excessive doctoring, or the
daily use of some drug or drunken stuff
called medicine, that no one knows what
it is made of, who can easily be cured
and saved by Hop Bitters, made of Hops,
Buchu, Mandrake, Dandelion, &c. which
is SO pure, simple and harmless that the
most frail woman, weakest invalid or
smallest child can trust in them. Will
you be saved by them? See other
column
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05

GENERAL MILES, who left Bismark,
D. T., Sunday for Fort, Keogh. was ad-
vised by one of his scouts directly from
a tour through the hostile camps that
Sitting Bull himself had passed north
with five lodges, and that Long Dog,
the coming warrior of the bad element,
mad determined upon a war this sum-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05

Ten years ago Piute boy of twelve
years was captured by General Cook
west of Stein Mountain. Nevada. He
saw the dead bodies of his cheiftain
father and of his mother lying near the
wigWam and it was with heavy heart
that he went to work in San Francisco
store when taken thither. Nevertheless
he learned the English tongue, adopted
San Francisco manners, became a
scholar and joined hands with the peace
making brethren of the church. Not
long since General Mcdowell told him
to 60 among the Indians and counsel
them to bury the tomahawk. He visited
the warriors of Chief Natchez and there
found both father and mother, who had
feigned death and thus escaped the
soldiers
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05

A WONDERFUL tabIe-cloth was lately
shown at New York church fair. The
body is blue, with a white border en-
broidered with flowers. The lady who
made it first painted the flowers from
nature, and then made an exact copy of
the painting in needle-work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05
PARAGRAPHIC.

TRUSTWORTHY advices from the silver
mining region in Montgomery county,
near Hot Springs, Ark. are to the ef-
feet that rich ore, near the surface, has
been discovered in many places, cover
ing an area of several miles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05
ALE Same Meliican Man.

He was Chinaman slightly "over
the bay" and he rushed into Blake
street saloon excitely, rushed up to the
bar, and cried excitedly:
"Whiskee cocktaille for me, ale
samee Mclean man."
The barkeeper arranged the mixture,
handed it out and the Chinaman, pour
ing it down, started for the door, shout
ing:
"Puttee down on slatee, alice samee
Mclean man."
And long before the barkeeper could
get mold of a club the Celestial was
seen no more.-D4nUer Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05

AT Easton, Kansas, on the night of
May SOth, a farmer named Murray was
-laken from his house and hanged, he
being suspected of the murder of the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05

An agricultural school for girls ha
been provided for by the Michigan leg
islature, and So, 900 have been appro-
oriated to give the venture a start.
This is law-making in the interest OF
humanity. This is something practical,
you know.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05

ASA PACKER had two residences, one
in Philadelphia and one in Mauch
Chunk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05

EIGHT HUNDRED tourists per week
leave New York for Europe.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-17
Hamiitoss and WsshIngton's Billiard
Tables

|
The billiard table used By Alexander
Hamilton, and upon which he used 10
play with many heroes Of Revolutionary
days, is nov undergoing repairs by direc-
ton OF Mr.. Alexander Hamilton, Jr. Orig
inally il was sin-pocke. 6 by II table.
and had an old-fsshioned wooden bed. IL
has SIX legs. all Of the hsavlssf maboga-
NJ. very richly carved in an antique pat
tern. Some years ago II was cut down 30
the dimensions Of the regulation size--siI-
pocket table and the wooden ID
replaced by one Of marble. II 10 now be-
ing altered into an ordinary earom table,
the pockets being removed and the old
cushion replaced with the combination
cushions, Mr.. Hamilton. i, ia updeptood.
intends removing the table 20 HI. country
.eaf In the same room IN which tbis
table IL being repaired are the remains 81
another relic Of ssimilAr character, IN The
shape Of an enoTrnou. table Of the same
beriod. !; j. also a six-legg~d AFFAIR, very
richly carved IN polished mahogany. IL
vas Uncovered in an East Side storage
es:zbli,hm~nt. some ten yesrs ago. and lie
history va< traced by the late ''Bili"
Lake. vhO~e researches led him 20 assert
that Il undoubtedly belonged 20 George
Wilmington at one tine.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-17
The New School Land Law Construed by
the Attorney General.
OFFICE or ArroaSKY-Gxu0Ar..


ToPxKA. ksS., April 8, 1879. |,
DEAR Sn:-By letter Of the 18th ult, you
say: Il desire your opinion ~ 90 the eonstruc-
ton Of the act approved March 18th 1879
amending section 7, article II, chapter l22
laws Of 1876. The difficulty lies in the pro.
vided. also, clause Can . person Who has
purchased prior To March l2th. 1879. and vho
has not defaulted in the payment Of int~resi
and taxes dne upon such purchase. come in o.
any time. and by presenting the proper bond
have the time Of payment extended twenty
years, or must be wait until the completion OF
the original ten years from the date Of Pur
caseF-
Responding. have To say. that the recent
act 20 which you refer embraces too ciaases Of
since the passage Of the srt referred IN. become
purchaser, and 10 whom The lav is plain. and
about whoae rights there can be no question
The seooed class embraces thnse Who
purchased prior 20 the oct Of March l2th.
1879 and who can only get tbs benefit of
the ertenssou Of twenty jean 81 seven per
cent interest. on such prineipAl-bs IL nine
sen;hs or le.s Of the purehase nooeJ-ss 70
mains unpaid ss the expirasson Of the ten
years from the date Of their purchsse. ssd
ihese can Only obtain The ext<asion, provided
they have seveT de-aaitsd n either % The IN
pirsfion Of the ten Year, asorsasid. 81 vtseh
time they. by the neu b5Dd. can secure The az
tension On AL the principal tksn renaininE
unpaid, by resson Of the provisions of the aet
under which Tire psrchaae vas originally nade-
roz then ak What rate 81 interest ~ ss
per,ons Who pcrcsa~e prior 70 Mach i1th.
1873. nos pay shese ssrh 'nev bosds kss nat
heen givenF
To ehich ! answer. They are bossd 10 psy
the ten per cent interest. - pr oonfrAct. IN
tai sAe time shaiI osns tss k>sesnbsfose er-
rse.sedD shen ;hey can BE- p>r1isssd 20 give
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-17
Bsu sh> Girss Wess vasi>s-

Horace yernst was gong from yerss-
irles 10 Pans by railway. Ia the s<n.s
oompzrtnen, With him were Two isdses.
Who -.rs sris>.,iy acquainted vita hmm.
They examined bin zainaseiy and nors-
rsen.ei frseiy spca be martial b~arInS.
IN. hale Old age. the s;yie II dfrs. e.<.
They oon;EaBes tbssr amir snor until.
sazilr. the painter de.<rainsd % psf "A
end 20 the p>rs-estisa- "a The tran
pa
d ;hrDsgh The tanssi a -. Gkssd
The Traveller we're vsxr<sd N oonplst<
dzyfn><s. yernss rzss-d tbe tsaok a lis
hasd 10 h-s rsoa;h 2ad tls~ed ); ;yscs sso-
Iea;iy. On eserysas fsun The o.sesfsty
b. foun4 that the LADIES had drawn ss<sf
xtsen,sos f.on hsz ssi vers sorzssng
ezrh osb>r II hzring ts>n ki<~ei - the
dsrt. Pr-~n.iy they .rriy~t q fafs.
and yerne.. en- tezrsng fhrzn, szsds
Ladies. shAli ~ PANIED AL NJ hts
By The is9assy, With q yoz t~s }sdsss
vas q that ksssea ~
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-17
The Cure for Gossip.

Everybody must talk about something.
The poor fellow who was told not to talk
for fear the people would find out that he
vas fool, made nothing by the expert
ment. He was considered fool because
he did not talk on some subject or another.
Everybody must have something to say or
give up society. Of course the topics of
conversation will relate to the subjects of
knowledge. If man n interested in
science, he will talk about science, if he
is an enthusiast in art, he will talk about
art. if he is fond Of literature, and is an
intelligent and persistent reader, he will
naturally bring forth literary topics in his
conversation. So with social and rellp-
ious questions. '0ut of the abundance Of
the heart the mouth speaketh." That of
which the mind is full-that with which
it is furnished-will come out in express
sion.
The very simple reason why the world
is full of gossip is, that those who Indulge
in it have nothing else in them. They
must interest themselves in something
They know nothing but what they learn
in observation of their neighbors.
What is the cure for gossip? Simply
culture. There IL great deal Of gossip
that has no malignity in it. Good-natured
people talk about their neighbors because
and only because-they have nothing
else TO talk about. Gossip Is always a
personal confession either Of malice or i'm
becility; and the young should not only
shun it, but by the most thorough culture
relieve themselves from all temptation to
indulge in it. 1t is low, frivolous. and
too often dirty business. There are
country neighborhoods in which it RACES
like pest. Churches are split in pieces
by it; neighbors are made enemies BY it
for life. In many persons it degenerates
into chronic disease, which is practical
ly incurable. Let the young cure it while
they may.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-17

conspiracy and to lead a new life," she
answered, bowling her head. Thank
you, Capt Guerdon, and Good-by. l am
going to Strelechtzki, where the plague
is, to act as hospital nurse.
oh! let me give you home. Ida" the
well up in a sob of anguish.
'sNo, she replied, with a wan smile
and shake of the head: you could not
brave the world prejudice by saying that
you were proud of my brother, as l am.
To me he is a martyr who died for his
country. We look at these things differ
emily to what you do. Let me be alone to
mourn my brother. Good-by again, and
forgive me"
"Good-by," Guerdon moaned, as he
raised Ida's hand to his lips. He felt
that the strange girl was night, and that
there was a gulf between him and her.
But he would have given worlds to bridge
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-17
Webster.
svhail In ZsanN Herald

Rev. DR.. NewhAu IN Zions Herald
As boy clinging to ny fathers arm,
stood on Bunker Hill, where stood at the
same time most of Massachusetts-in fact,
most ofthe American nation, if reckonei by
quality-and listened to Daniel Webster
when the top stone Of the monument wa
laid. That experience was in the power
of q single sentence, and sentence which
probably does not appear in Mr.. Web
stsr's published works. The Grafton had
not yet begun, and the vast crowd, press
ing to get nearer to the orator. finally. in
their impetuosity, pushed hack the lines
Of military. and as, IN nv vicinity, the
guards held their muskets horizontally
pressed against the breasts of the people,
they were swept away by the crowd, who
Knocked up their muskets. hitting breech
and bayonet right and left. and pouring
forward In such masses as threatened to
trample those in front to death. In vain
the master Of ceremonies entreated them
to fall back, for there was an oceanic
swell behind that fairly flung those In
advance toward the stand. At las. he
begged Mr.. Webster himself to come
toward and plead with the tumultuous
crowd. He arose. aiyaucei step or two
toward US. and said: Gentleman, you
must fall back" Mr.. Webster. II is
impossible! 1t it impossible. Mr.. Webster"
shouted a thousand voices. at once. Then
the Jupiter Tomas burst forth. RAISING
his arm, and his voice. as his burning eye
flashed over the excited multitude before
him. he exclaimed. Gentleman. nothing
i impossible to Americans on Banker
Hill" A great shout Numbered through
those thronging thousands. and they
ssrged back like waves from the shore.
That vas eloquence, or rather. to use
Webster's immortal language. il vas
something higher and nobler than all elo-
qaer noble, sublime, Godlike
action"
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-17
Polite 70 the Death.

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q, q certa,n occas;on Lord No-brrv va.
49, - - - I.UNss-s ~
nolu,ng criminal o"ur' IA Hone'ofu' 0n
the docket OF which, much business had
been forced by . series Of labor and rent
riots. during the progress of which manv
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tham, ss 80 as c ~; 20, x.re S une S VIZ.
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Whe.h"r tha 10y. .. eomeT VI tGe pen
WHY. In.L .n Ia ' tSaS We Il. e!aay oohsious
.a. m ,o1.;.t e 'nout .e JIu nau pul
p 80 o n.o InS y. 'ne euiplns: We ian
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en- nIu .nIn :. was '.ia. slE cie.A os uhe
Jul" Iuss alousea " .uii sense on tne
T IT'D ieapeu 70 ms lee,' anu calIed MS
no ..Tn aI.en!lon ~ .ne OMISSION;
d re s ~ste sin u t .n e. ioE n, nono.,
1,p p YOU sen!enJed out i've. me ,, man
T I.He you aiu nos conueInn AZ an
n IoLo No5ouIy was aroused IN moment.
ne sno9teo i3r the Srier; ana the crler
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-17
"Our Landlord"

From the Detroit Free Press.
While it is to be supposed that the mar
with house to rent is anxious to secure
all the rent he can get, there are some off
sets which never leak out, and people
have come TO regard the majority of land.
lords as Shylocks. Mr.. Blank, of the
northern part of the city, had house t,
rent. That is, after he had laid out $i0(
in repairs he called it a house, but the very
first woman who came for the key handed
it back with the remark:
IL am not obliged to live in either a
stable or a pig-pen."
The second woman started to look
through the house, but she got no further
than the hail. She said she had never
lived in house with hall less than seven
feet wide, and she was not going to begin
this late. The third customer was man,
and he wanted two partitions knocked out
and three doors to swing the other way.
The fourth was boy sent by his mother
to see if certain bedroom carpet in the
house they then occupied would fit GER
tam bedroom in this house. 1t wouldn't t,
and as the owner refused to squeeze the
walls together the boy broke off all further
diplomatic relations.
The next inquirer was woman whose
son was about to be married, and as she
was to live with the new family, she
wanted to be sure about the convenience
of the house. She didn't want much done
to this house. All she wanted was the
rent cut down one-half, the roof raised an
other story. the yard increased to hun
bred feet front, and a few trifes in the
way of bay windows, frescoing. etc.
The last call was yesterday. The owner
went over in company with young man
who earns 81 per week, and is to be mar
RED soon. The house just suited him.
He wouldn't have single thing changed
He had been looking for just such house
for two years, and he wondered why all
houses were not built just like it. When
the owner mentioned rent IN advance the
young man grew sad and replied:
''Sir, if my word is not good enough for
a month g rent, We must part-.arewellir
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-17
German Scrutiny of American Mails.

~ NV Aotk Acsrkfe1.-
Mr.. John Swinton and other gentlemen
Of socialistic tendencies in this city have
just called the attention of Secretary Ev-
arts to the fact that the detective police
department of the German post-ottice is
seizing pamphlets and circulars and even
private letters sent from this city TO social
lists of that country. Mr.. Swinton SAYS
he has reason to believe that every copy
Of bis resent address in Chickerlng Hail
tina. was mailed to Germany has BEEN
seized by the government AFTER reaching
that country. Even the mails Of the
United States oonsuls, ne claims is tam
perei with He sent his address 10 our
twenty four consuls in Germany. none O;
whom have received It. He claims also
that of twenty private letters. some In
closing money 20 suspected socialists in
Prussia. only thrse reached their destina-
ton One Of the letters that escaped the
scrutiny Of the detectives was written by
julius Sehwsb to his father Secretary
Eyarts i asked to secure the right Of
American citizens to have their letters a;
least inviolable by TIE German govern
Eeuf
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-17
More and Les. of Dressing.

Prom the London Corepondence Baltimore Bun.
| noticed that ''decoliete'' dressing with
the English ladies of ton ia tabooed. On
the 18th those who appeared in St.
Georges Chapel were dressed as if there
was a sufficient quantity of the material
left to be purchased, and not as have
seen heretofore, when the fabric was scarce
at one point and superhuous at another.
At st. David ball In Tendon, on the LIST
of this month, was impressed with the
number of superb dresses that were trim
med with vegetables. could understand
petite and patriotic leek adjoining the
daughters of Cambria, or large display
Of decoration in grand 6nery, and we are
told st. David was over fond of such, but
fringes of open pea-pods, with pearls with
in as peas, esculents, radishes, parsley,
small tomatoes and miniature carrots, to
say nothing Of "artichokes and cauliAow-
ers, the finest Of the sort that ever you did
see, as the old song says, were rather too
much of a market garden for ball room.
A pretty brunette girl, dancing with a
decoration Of scarlet trimmings in her toll
cite, or pumpkin-vine around her waist,
may be novel, but confess not pretty
With such vegetable blossoms we may yet
see the day or the night when We can drop
in at one of these fashionable bathrooms
from our bachelor or benedict arbor Of the
vine and 6g tree, to behold the tendrils of
one and the leaf of the other, the pure and
paradisical adornment of our votaries of
the dance and the 6eua- Sross6f. observe
that nearly all the ball dresses are COM
bination Of gray and white and black and
white. Buttons made of terra-cotta and
about the size of silver half dollar, are
frequently worn on walking dresses. /
noticed on the occasion Of the late royal
wedding at Windsor that some of these
buttons were hand painted, representing
landscapes, portraits, &c. Some people
set great story by them, and nowadays a
mind however great is not ''aboye but
ton" That rotund abomination, the ca
pacious crinoline, is again coming into
vogue. Indeed, all the arts of the ven
ders to increase the dimensions of materi-
ais and prices are being brought to bear in
every part Of our social system.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-17
Turning Cows To Grass

Dairymen differ considerably in opinion
about the proper time for turning cows to
grass. Some think the COW should be kept
entirely on hay as fodder until the grass is
sufficient for her support. Their argu-
ment is, that, having had a taste of grass.
she will not eat hay any more with good
appetite, but will so constantly long for
the grass as to get quite insufficient nour-
ishment for the few weeks that the grass
is growing up to good pasture; and that
this poor appetite will be saved if the COW
Is kept steadily upon hay and grain until
she can get all the grass she wants.
On the other hand, it is contended that
if the COW Is permitted to run in pasture
early, when she can get but little, the
change viii be so gradual as not to cause
securing or interference with her diges-
ton or appetite: that the small laxative
ration found in the grass will give her a
relish for the dry hay, when in the barn;
that when turned at once on full pas
ture she is likely to eat so greedily as to
derange her digestion, relax the bowels so
much as to endanger her health. and often
to interfere materially with her yield of
milk. This is the argument, in short, on
both sides; and we think the latter is the
safer course, If the pasture is dry enough
to properly allow cows to go upon it
early. We have often seen bad results
from giving cows flush pasture at once,
and think the gradual system will usually
be better for the COW and insure a better
yield of milk We find little hay, once
a day, to be relished even on full pasture.
Let the change be gradual, even if there
be plenty of grass. We think the cows
should not be allowed to remain on n good
asture more than an hour at time at
first. Give them run of an hour in the
forenoon and the same time in the after
noon, and then return them TO the stable
with good hay and a email allowance of
grain. This is trying period to the sys-
tenn, and three quarts of oats or four to six
quarts of middlings will keep the COW
steady in her milk during the change.