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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-30

Before the first Of January we es-
timated that Sherman would get after
the new year from 81, 500, 600 to 81,
100000 Per day. but the realities are
still more extraordinary For the
first seventeen secular days of this
month, that is excepting a legal holi-
day and Sundays, the subscriptions
aggregate nearly S8S,00O.O 200, or
over S5,150.000 per day This We
call grand success, worthy of a good
name which attaches to faith-re-
specting and debt-paying national Re-
publican administration = Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-30

THE
Chicago & North Western R'y
Is the Oldest, Best Constructed, Most Pro
gpesslEes BSsS EpgFRigPPsd, d, Abest Msnaged
ration of the eEtire WEST AND NORTH.
"EsF and by its accelerated growth has ex-
tended its various lines and branches to such
proportions and by its extreme liGerality has
really what it claims TO be, the
LEADING RATLU dY
of the West and North West, embracing under
one mana cement
2,15S MILES OF ROAD
and forming the following Trunk Lines:
Chicago, Council Bluffs d California line.
Chicago, SioHr CITY d: I'dnkton line
Chicago, Clinton DUbuGue d Lacrosse line
Chicago, FreepOrt f Dubuque line
Chicago, Lacrosse. FinonG Minnesota Iine,
Chicago. ST. PGuI e. Minneapolis line
Chicago, Milo auFee q Lake Superior line,
CAtcdgs, Green Bay d. Lake Superior line,
The advantages of the Lines are
|. II tn. passenger is going to or from any
point IN the entire west and northwest he can
buy his tickets via some one of this COmpany's
lines and be sure of reaching his destination Ry
IT OR IT'S CONNECTIONS.
:. The greater cart nf its lines are laid with
steel rails, the road bed is perfect. No read has
a better or smoother track.
3. 1t Is the short line between all important
points.
4, It's train are all equipped with the West
lnghousc air brake, hiiIers plq torn ana
coupierS and the latest improvements for com
fort, safety and convenience.
.. it is the only Road in the west running
the celebrated Pullman Hotel cars between
Chicago and Council Bluffs
3. 1t is the only Road running the Pullman
Palace Sleeping cars either way between
Chicago and St Paul.
Chicago and Green Fay
Chicago aud Freetort.
Chicago and LdCroSSe
Chicago and Win0nG
Chicago and DHJuGu>
Chicago and NcGreqor
Chicago and hiICaukt. .
!. |. is the only road passing along the shores
OF Lake Michigan between CHICAGO and MI
wAUKEE.
8. The only road running four express trains
day via its lines between Chicago and points
in Minnesota.
8. No road offers equal facilities in number
OF through trains, equipped with Pullman Pal
ace Sleeping Gals.
between Chicago and Milwaukee.
II. 1t makes connections with all lines cross
ing. at intermediate points.
1he popularity Of these lines is steadily in :
creaslng and passengers should consult their
interests by purchasing tickets via this Line,
For Information, Folders, Maps, &c., not OBJ
ta1nable at home ticket Office, address any aet.
OF the company or
MARVIN HUGHiTT, W.. SrENNETT,
Gen ! Manager, Cent Pass AIT
Chicago, III. Chicago H.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-30
L n S e r A n G E :! :!
Are YOu InSurcd.

Are You Insure
Tkefollowing Companies represent tn e back
bone of the Insuraneeinterests. Read!
$3.50 Cash Assets St 600 900 90
Home of New York
Total Assets 5,s27, 1853
Hartford of Hartford
Cash Assets ?, 800 O0.e
Phmnfx of Hartford
Cash Assets $50, 3s2.s2
Northwestern NATL Mil.
Cash Assets $50, 4s1-34
st. Paul CT Minnesota
Cash ASSET sos, 146.52
st. Joseph OF Missouri,
Cash Assets 366, 2s3.3s
Total. SIS ,a49, $50 80
j. =. WRITER, Agt,
Grand Rapids, Wis
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-30
ALL AND SEE OUR CONFLICT STOCK OF
WALL PAPER
F.J. W GOD


In the matter of the estate of Francis Byron,
late of Wood County, Wisconsin, deceased.
In pursuance and hy virtue of an order of
license, for the sale Of lands of said estate made
in the above entitled NATTER on the Goth day of
September, A. D 1873, by the County Judge Of
said Wood County, Wisconsin, granting unto
the undersigned administrator of said estate
power and authority to sell the real estate, be =
longing to said estate, lying in the Counties of
Wood, Portage, Lincoln Taylor, Marathon and
Oconto, Wisconsin, or much thereof as shall
be sufficient to pay the debts of said estate.
Notice is therefore hereby given that [ viii!
expose for sale, 1T public auction. at the front
door of the First National Bank Of the City OF
Grand Rapids, in said Wood County, Wiscon-
sin, the 18th day of January, A. D. 1879,
commencing at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of
that day, and sell to the highest bidder, if the
amount hidden equals the appraised value
thereof all of the estate, right, title and inter
est which the said Francis Byron, deceased had
at the time of his ..cath, of, in, and to the fol-
and Marathon counties TO wit:
In Portage County, Wisconsin, as Tol..ws
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-30


Judging from the past he will obtain
but little assistance from his brother
democrats in opposing the desires OF
the Southern Democracy. He inform
ed them that the Northern Democrats
were not prepared to sell out body and
soul to the Southerners. "We have
'.been tainted with the S34,000,000
Gin the Treasury that belong to some
some unknown, or to the Government
''as proceeds of abandoned prosperity,
land ought to be distributed in the
South.
L would ask these gentlemen to
''take their eyes off from the S34, 600,
1000 for moment, if they want to
appreciate how we feel. Let them
"turn the glass over and look at an
"other view,--a sea of blood,-thou
':sands and tens Of thousands of the
s'best men in the land, North and
South, weltering III their gore,-let
"them hear the cries of the wounded
imam from the battlefield as the cold
''chill of death strikes him, and by
''the cessation of the groans you know
S'that one more soul had gone to his
':fnal account.
Let them go and hear the piteous
''moans from the hospitals: let them
ego to the hilIsides and mountain tops,
"and to valleys where thousands and
shundreds Of thousands are in mourn
cling: then let them look at what is
'sthe least account in reckoning, the
thousands Of millions, the billions Of
'smoney that were spent to put down
this war: and when they place all
s'these on the debtor side Of this &C
scount | would like them to strike the
"balance-show if they can that the
1874, 900, 900 of credit which belongs
ito somebody, they do not know
whom, overcomes the entries on the
"other side.
Il am not willing to sit here as the
Representative Of my constituents
"allow these measures to be brought
sup in one form or another, from one
member or another; from one com
s'mittee and another for the purpose
''of getting money out of the Treasury
"on7 the plea of loyalty.
"These loyal men Of the South are
$50 few that the evil that will be done
''by leaving them out is nothing in
comparison with the great evei that
evil be done if we open the door and
'sallow the SIT, 100000 for claims up
son our calendar to be passed and ap
appropriations made for the benefit Of
/" men on the plea that they were 10y
''al people of the South, when it is
& undoubtedly true that SO per cent.
'sof the entire South were disloyal.''
Such talk from Northern Demo
crat causes all loyal men to rejoice.
Mr.. Bragg has made application of
what was said by Southern paper
that President Hayes had got the
South by the tail, and the response of
a Northern paper that it was danger
Gus hold TO have on mule.
On Monday last there were over
275 bills introduced in the House of
Representatives. But few. if any of
these bills are likely to become laws,
and most of them never should. The
number of bills introduced in the lower
House of Congress this session is now
between six and seven thousand.
The many friends of Hon. Matt. FL.
Carpenter arc rejoicing over his elect
ion to the United States Senate for six
wears from the fourth of March next.
Y V V
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ADVERTISING RATES:

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Loaded notices in reading columns, or under
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Marriages and Deaths inserted free.
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other payable in advance.
All advertisements will be inserted until for
bid" unless some specified time is stated.
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CONNECTIONS

At Milwaukee with Chicago, Milwaukee K st.
Paul, and Western Union Railways, in Union
Depot, Reed street.
At Plymouth with Shebaygan L Fond du Lac
Railway, for Fond du Lac and Sheboygan.
At Forest Junction With Milwaukee, Lake
Shore and Western Railway.
AtGreen Bay with Green Bay & Minncsot.
Railways, for New London, and Chicago i
Northwestern Railway. for points north.
At Amherst J Junction with Green Bay Mime
sofa Railway for Grand Rapids land point
West.
AtJuncton City with Wisconsin Vail ey Rail
way, for Eausau.
At Portage with c. M & ST. Paul R'y for MaSi-
son and thu West.
Al Ashland with Steamers fer all Lake SUPERB
rPorts.
f n. FINNEY, General Manager.
JAS. BARKER, Asst Gen, 7. A. Mil.
MILWAUKEE.
C.. +. Dutten, Supt. Mil. t. East Division.
j Campbell. Supt Southern. Middle and
Northern Division, Stevens Point.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-30
Milwaukee II Chicago

daily except Sunday, on $40 p. IN. train from
Stevens Point. going Eas iand South, arrivin &
in UniOn Depot, Cor. Madison and Canal Street,
Chicago, at $50 a. m. Passengers for MILwAu-
KEE may transfer at Hilber without leaving tn o
train. into Milwaukee sleeper from Green Bay,
md rest undisturb d till morning
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-30

The pews of the Congregational
church will be rented Friday. the 31st
inst, at , o clock z. NJ. Let al who
desire seats be present promptly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-30

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-10-31
IonrneY Urdar the Rarth.

Early next year Baltimore will cele-
brate the completion OF it, water-supply
tunnel. The tunnel II seven miles In
length and about IL feet In diameter.
Upon the day Of inspection the water
VIII be TUNED on gradually ut the upper
end Of the tunnel and flow through until
about four feet deep ct the lower end.
Several long boats will then belAunched
into the mouth Of the tunnel ct the Lake
MoDtebelIo end, In which the party will
make the trip through the tunnel Of
water. They will be propelled BY pad
dies or short oars. By the time the
party has made half the distance the
lower end of the tunnel will be COM
pletely filled by the water, which will be
slowly turned on ct the upper end dur
ing the trip. Headlights will be placed on
the boats and ct the arches, which will
be erected where the Is shafts now are,
brilliant lights will be displayed, and
large numbers will designate each shaft.
Every arrangement will be made TO pre-
vent accidents, 90 the drowning Of the
party, which, Of course, will include the
city fathers, would be an inauspiciouI
opening Iof the great water works. The
trip up the subterranean river will
occupy several hours, and will be the
first one Of the kind ever made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-10-31
A q IDiamOnd'' Necklace.

It Is the rule Of the Lord Chamber.
lain's Office at London 10 send TO the
Queens jewellers for valuation all the
ornaments which are found In the palace
after O court ball or concert. The day
after the last state ball Q gentleman
came down to the Office and inquired foI
q diamond necklace which his wife had
lost at the ball the night before. The
clerk assured him that no diamond neck
lace had been found, whereupon the hus.
band began TO expatiate on the enor'
nous SUM given for the necklace, with
description OF It's various beauties. The
clerk listened In silence with much appar'
ent sympathy, and just az the loser was
taking his leave, quietly remarked, ut
IL O very odd coincidence, but your
necklace was Of the same pattern as q
paste ornament which has been found,
but which has been pronounced OF 90
little value that II was not worth adver-
Using" The paste necklace was pro
duced, and II ended by the gentleman
signing receipt for IL, which involved
swallowing large mouthful Of humble
pie after bis olFcumstantlal description
of the the cost Of IL. Gould PhVy
Councillor, who has held high ofhce,
condescend 20 far London Times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-10-31
rhn InhanlItahIs Rsmill.

The other day genuine tramp with
stomach yearning for Q picke1 an meAs
undertook 70 enter Q yard la.eE
street. A large, fierce dog stQos = ne
gate 10 give him hostile wslcon4 md
after vainly trying 10 propttlats The -
nal the tramp called 10 Iad Of Ten No
was making : kite on the veranda:
"Hey, sonnyln
gYes I'm hay" was the reply.
aSay, bub, call on yer dos.
g No use---no use,e replied fhe I'D.
!" Even e you rot il here lneis Waiting ee
the Kitchen door with kettle Of hot
water, eaFnh's working fhe kslepheue -
10 the police, and I'm hsge - boiler
fmurderi' and wake np he Nhole
street - Dsiros FRI Ff(sa
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-10-31
YAZOO.

the SG0yy 81 q MAN who Kn0w. All
ommItsed 1 herc.-AiEert MoFgaD, q
Fox Lahe. Wis, Tells HIS ThFillfDs
story.
PIrTsBURG, Pa, October l6.-A. O.
Morgan, late sheriff Of Yazoo county,
Miss, who arrived In the city this morn
ing, addressed large audience at Libra
~ hall tonight. Mr.. Morgan took an
active part In the Ohio canvass, and
proposes TO spend some time In western
Pennsylvania, after which he will 60 TO
New York and take the stump for Cor
nell. Mr.. Morgan tells many blood.
curdling stories. Heescaped from there
merely By the skin Of his teeth, a. the
inhabitants had made several ef'
forts to murder him. As TO the
people who commit the outrages OF
which he speaks, Mr.. Morgan says they
belong TO what Il there recognized a. the
upper Class. "Those men, he contin.
ued cannot or do not understand the
state Of society In Missi1inpi. Why,
the elections for the past several years
have BEEN effected BY simple murder:
No other word will Apply. Twas elected
In 1872, fortunately before the high
handed proceedings Of the Democrats In
1875. In the latter year the leaders Of
the bulldozers actually were the only
persons who cast Republican votes, and
they did It In Jest, 20 that the thing
could noe be TOO unanimous. They
took leading citizens, who were known
10 be Republicans, forced them
70 the polls. and, to satisfy the mob
they mad TO hold aloft the tickets 20 thai
they could be seen to be Democratic
As single instance of how things an
run down there, Il 10 o matter Of public
record, that within the past three year:
twenty-five men have been killed, and
fifty.seyen wounded In the work Of col
Letting the internal revenue alone
Slavery and its long-continued barbara
ties have 90 stunted the conscience o.
the people that they think nothing oi
shooting O negro or . northern man who
may stand In the road.
Instances Of such excess In barbarity
as do credit TO the people Of the north IN
discrediting are frequent. Why, they
took an ex-member Of the Legislature e
the woods, hung him TO tree, and 81,
lowed the body 10 hang, under threats o.
like treatment 10 any who should cut I
down until the cartons eat the heeh
from the bones. They entered an old
mans house, and: not bplE Shpb .kad
down, but ridalea $ie bSdSs ~ IN chtl
drep and, Outraged his wife until shs
"'i Bss::rilS;ted ;tGtiss d, othe. :is.taaci,
of brutality, all OF which he said ne was
prepared 70 prove.
The address created 9 profound SEN
sation, and opened the eyes Of many
honest people 10 the real condition Of
affairs not only in Mississippi but
throughout the south, where no mans
life Il cafe II he dare TO hold opinions 81
Y, rance with those Of the dominant
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-10-31

The farmer with Q small flock Of sheep
has them 70 under control that ha ought
to be able 10 produce the most profitable
result. He may understand the needs Of
each animal and provide for each. He
will and one Of the most satisfactory
items Of profit In the sale Of lambs.
They win bring q better profit for the
food expended than older sheep. II
costs less 70 grow the first hundred
pounds upon a lamb than the second
hundred, OF any proportion Of IL The
food Of support q les IN the young than
The grown animal. Hence ! large pro.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-10-31
A Race with Thumbs on Their Feet.

Mr.. Trsmlett, the British consul at
Saigon, In his report this year mentions
remarkable peculiarly OF the natives
Of the country that they have the great
toe OF each foot separated from the
other, Ike the thumb Of the hand, and
IL can be used In much the same man.
ner, though not 10 the same extent.
This distinctive mark Of an Annamite n
not however, usually seen In the
vicinity Of Saigon, but ID now confined
70 the Inhabitants Of the more northern
extent Of the empire, where the race has
remained more distinct. This pecu.
liaTity Ii the meaningof the native name
Tor the Annamite race; and that the
name and Peculiarity are Of great
Chinese annals $500 b. O., a. that for
those OF one Of the "foui barbaTianI'
tribes that then formed the boundaries
OF the Chinese empire London Tmes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-10-31
An Alligator's nest.

I'D. Roof, Of Lexington, writes 70 u
that ON the 10th his attention was ct
tractsd by the baying Of his dog, and on
approachiug the place, the head Of his
old mill. pond, on Red Bank creek, three
miles belowJohn A. Green's factory, he
discovered an alligator In marshy part
Of drain running into creek. Mr..
Roof shot The reptile, which was seven feet
and one. half inches In length. Follow
Ing up the sauYian's trail, Mr.. Roof die.
covered, abont thirty yards OF, . mound
three feet high, which proved % b the
allIgaItor's nest, the contents being
eight eggs and numerous shells Of pre-
vious hGtchingu. The same dog cornered,
two large rattlesnskea three weeks ago,
while some Of Mr.. Roofs men we're coon
hunting Florida UHios.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-10-31

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And he ouooA 0oauOanA 1o1AA1iA
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All many Q O1o0Uetoa-
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IL hAta held In ~ aDDlo 6oaO0
Win murmof nor ooDplaih1
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-10-31
The Cheese Fly.

X.A Willard gives some interesting
facts about the cheese fly. The cheese
fly IL q very small insect, one Of the hy
fsmily. The hy Il most troublesome In
hot weather and In September. Il lays
lie eggs usually where the bandAge laps
over on top of the cheese, and under any
little scale, often directly on top Of the
cheese. II there 10 Q small crack or
crevice the Skippers commence TO work
into the cheese, and when cheese Ia what
Ii termed loose or porous, they work into
the cheese rapidly, and II not arrested
will work into the center and through
the cheese spelling II, They require air,
and this fact Ii taken advantage Of by
the dairymen In covering the surface Of
the cheese with CREASED paper, plaster
ing IL down securely On the cheese or on
the hole where they sre working. This
brings them TO the surface, when they
may be removed. One Of the objects OF
rubbing the cheese smartly every day ID
10 rub OF or destroy the eggs Of the ay.
The tables, In warm weather, should also
be washed Of with hot water or with
soap and water and I've, In order 10 re.
move grease, 20 that the fly will not lay
eggs on the boards. Never heard OF the
Hy depohring eggs on the cheese curd,
aud by that means getting into the center
Of the cheese. DO not think they could
live and hatch In the center Of the cheese
for want Of air.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-10-31
JOhnny's story OF Bildad and the
WtaOte.O

GOLes butes, and Uncle Ned ne said !
" johnny, one day there was cote In .
Reld, and Il took after Bildad, wich you
better xpIain to your bnited readers 10
the new dog. Blldad be run toward q hi
fence for 10 git over, but the cote u cot
him and butId him cruil on the tall, and
be whirled over, and Tic on the luther side
Of the fence but didn't kno It COS he was
bewildered, and scrambled back over the
fence AKin lively ~ ever he GUIDE and the
cote Il let him have u other time, and
Wocked away. BIldad he was Z stoniah
dos, and shuke his head, much - 10 say;
q never see 30 many buttlgotes one
in evry feidP'--SaH FTaHcisco Aygenaat'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-10-31
Dnal RAahA.

Yes, they are Just about the best things
which can be allowed to the fowls and
chicks, and they are sure 10 appreciate
them a. much e q cleanly disposed per-
son does q good bath In the water, for It
is their mode Of effecting o thorough
cleansing. NatuGe has ordered 20 90,
and the fowls understand Il full we'll,
for they delight In nothing more-un.
less we except good feed-than to roll
around and work through Q lot Of fine
dust, and they 20 at Il with all the de-
light evinced By q lot Of urchins In 9
pond Of water. They rub themselves
down deep into II, toss Il up under their
wings, over their heads and backs and
In under their feathers until they are
completely covered with II. This re-
freshes them wonderfully, while Il also
has the desirable effect OF Kidding them
Of the lice. This IL especially 20 when
the dust has been sprinkled lightly with
diluted carbolic acid or well busted In
with flower of sulphur, though the acid
is the best, and as used, the cheapest.
There should always be plenty of fine,
dry dust kept on hand, and II should be
literally supplied, either In wide and
shallow boxes, or In one corner of the
house. II must always DO kept under
shelter, else Il will soon become damp
from the dews, or from showers of rain.
-POWI,ry Monthly.