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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20

description far better applicable lin
more senses than onel to public lotter-
les. SIN the early period of the history
of the national debt" SAYS writer de
Morgan, We believe), in the Penny CgcLo-
psEUtia. cit was usual 10 pay prizes in the
State lotteries In the form OF terminable
annuities. In. 1854 loan Of 81 100000
was raised by the sale of lottery tickets
at e10 per ticket, the prizes i'll which
were funded at. the rate of fourteen per
cent. for sixteen years certain. In1746
a loan of ga, 100000 was raised on four
per cent. annuities, and a lottery of 3d.,
900 tickets Of f10 each; and in the fol-
lowing year 81 100000 was raised by the
sale of 100000 tickets, the prizes in
which were funded in perpetual annui-
ties at the rate of four per cent, per an
mum. Probably the last occasion on
which the taste for gambling was thus
made use of occurred in 1880, when
every subscriber Of ZOO towards a
loan of e12, 000,000at four per cent, re-
ceiyed q bonus of four lottery tickets,
the intrinsic value of each of which was
60" About this time the spirit of
gambling had been still more remark
ably developed than in Anne's reign
despite the laws pass ed to suppress .pri-
.vate lotteries. In 177S an act was pass
ed by which every person keeping a
lottery Office was obliged to take out
yearly license costing ESQ. This meas
ure reduced the number of such offices
from 400 to fifty-one. In France the
demonstration of the people, resulting
from the immortality of tie government
in encouraging by lotteries the gamb-
ling spirit, was greater even than in
England. -.l..-. ..+s.....
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20
The Woman W0 Shot at Benedict Ar
u0Id- --~

Ar interesting incident of the Revo-
Iutionary Wa not recorded in the
/ books iBenedtt Arnold's narrow es-
cape from dean at a woman's. hands, is
recalled by tie recent death of Mrs.
Ann Human kellogg, Of Fairfield,
aged 80. Shr was the daughter of
Capt. Elisha Iinman, of the. United
States navy, nd her mother was, the
only America: who remained in New
London when the town was burned by
Benedict Arnld in 1871. The latter
knew Mrs. Hlman, and, when he saw
her on her doorstep as he entered the
town. he sailed; her and offered to
save her PRIORITY, if she would, point it
out. She Undated several neighbors'
houses as we Tas her own,. and they
were not buried. The sacking of the
town, the capre of Fort Griswold, and
the massacreof Col. Ledward and his
soldiers folloHd, incensing Mrs. Hin
man SO great that she hastily descend
ed from her 3huse-tep, from which she
had witnessed;he Ioutrages, and, taking
a musket .frm a closet, leyeled it at
Arnold as heat on his horse in front Of
the house. With a long and deliberate
aim she .puhd the trigger, but the
piece missedire. Hearing the snap Of
the 1ock, Anold turned and asked
what the nose was, but with great
presence of lind she dropped the gun
out of 5 light, md said it was the break
ing of a chair DhG -7aiI zsA72s1 u
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20
Our Faces

Inc human face is not only sthe indev>os -,
SOUL Every bodily sensation leaves IndII tne
t1Ip ai upon tne features Ever human face If
stuoled attentlyely, reveals the physical and 49,
taI history OF Its possessor. On the Crowds
street OF the city, what volumes of these histo,I
are open TO all who would search themi Tn
mlser with MS features dawn as tightly as the
mouths OF ms money bags: the debaucbee II r.
Ms sensual seml-annual face: the Young man
lue OF MS countenance revealing energy and
AMBITION; the maiden's face bright with innocent
IIoIS and hope,-each OF these face-histores is as
Iegible as the printed page before Won Bnt there,
are other faces in which we may read sad histories
-laces OF worE-weary women to whom living hiss
become an irksOme burden. The fatal alpbabef
OF diseaSe IS written upon every line Of their
couhtenances WHY will these women suffer
IRON lhose painful diseases and weaknesses pc
Suilar to the sex, losing besides the charm and
5eauty OF q bright, beautiful face. when DIR.
nagtce fayorlte Prescription is sure and effect
uaI remedy Ladies who have used il pronounce
gists. Nou ps ui0s
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20
Nerve.Inquietude and Its Remedy.

Restless nerves, at least those that are constant
" SO, are weak ones az well. The true way to
tranquilize them thoroughly is TO stregthen
Them 1t may be, nay, it very often is necessary
to have recourse TO sedative or even an opiate,
in dangerous cases OF nervous inquietude, but
the continued use ofsuch unnatural palatiyes, is
greatly to be deprecated. Though not, in re-
stricted sense, specific for nervousness, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is eminently calculated to
allay and eventually overcome it, fact which
the recorded experience OF many goes TO substan-
gestion, assimilation and secretion, touches the
three key notes upon which the harmony OF all
the bodily organs depends, and the result Is that
system, of which the nerves receive their due
apportionment and grow tranquil as they gather
strength.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20
ErIiSh Lotteries.

The earlies English lottery on record
is that of th, year 1869, when 10000
chances wersold at 10 'shillings each,
the prizes beng articles of plate, and
the profit usi in the repair of certain
harbors. Tb gambling spirit seems to
have developd greatly during the next
century; for arly in the reign of Queen
Anne it was ound necessary to suppress
private lottees as public nuisances,"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20
AT THE GARDEN-G GAZE.

They fingered at the garden-G@te-
The moon was full above-1 5000
He took her darling hanGn MS, -s.f. -,tgf.
The trembling little -oFe,
And pressed it to his 1erYent lips, -f
And softly told his oFe' .z
Abons ner waist he placed his arm;
re called her all bis own; --s
His heart, he said, il ever beat .-
For her, and her ilOne;
And he was happie' than king
Upon q golden throne.
''Come veal, come woe" III ardeLt tones
This youth continued he,
''As is the needle to the pole, F. 4 .t-.-
So viii constant be;
No power on earth shall tear thee, owe,
Away, swear, from mel
From out the chamber-window popped ...e
A grizzly, night-capped head; lane.
A hoarSe voice yelled, : on, Sus5
Come in and 20 to bed!' -s.i
And that was al-it was enouT
The young man wildly 1eCrne,.,s Raz1y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20

wife's leaving her fan on the bank 2
said Fred's mother. "No," replied he,
81 really think if had stayed in the
boat half minute longer, l should
have been carried off too, and in that
case It would have been much worse,
forI should have interfered with the
Fellows operations, and probably have
been stabbed and thrown overheard
for my part" A.bEi5e
"And- my adventure" said Mollie,
thankfully, might then have ended
less happily. Perhaps my fan was a
life preserverr o- 90 .sza
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20
Remedy for Hard Times.

Stop spending so much on fine
clothes, rich food and STYLE. Buygood,
healthy food, cheaper and better cloth
ing; get more real and substantial
things of life every way, and especially
stop the foolish habit of running after
expensive and quaek doctors or using
so much Of the vile ,humbug medicine
that does you only harm, ande makes
the proprietors rich, bat put your trust
IN the greatest of all simple, pure rem
edies, Hop Bitters, that cures always at
a triftling cost, and you will see better
times and good health. Try it once.
Read of it in another column. -. TT
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20
Only Five Minutas.

1Oung gentlemen! L am invited to
speak to you for FIVE minutes and only
five. Little can be said much may be
done, in five minutes. In five minutes
you may fire a city, scuttle ship or
rum a soul. The error of a moment
makes the sorrow of life. Get that
thought well into your hearts, and my
work Is done in q minute, instead of
five F@F7| - sag 49, -;st csG -g-F.
Many young man in moment of
weakness, or of strong temptation, has
wrought a rum, that lifetime, through
a thousand years, can never rebuild.
One crime, one sin, one error, yes, one
neglect OF duty, and the, deed is done,
perhaps forever. '.-- e z,'.@Fs Is
In a moment of hunger, Esau sold his
birthright for a mess of pottage; millions
of boys sell theirs for less. A breach of
trust, an act of dishonesty, a profane
word, and the soul is.defled with stain
that five oceans cannot wash away
Tempted to sin, remember that in
i've minutes you may destroy your
good name, fill your soul with undying
remorse, and bring, with sorrow your
fathers gray hairs to the grave. But if
you can do so much evil, so you NAV
do mighty sum Of good in i've min
uteS.
You may decide to live for usefulness
and honor. Everything; hangs on that
choice, and it may be made in five
minutes as we'll as in FIVE years. --- =
Take care of the pence and the
pounds will take care of themselves;
take care of the minutes and the hours
are safe. made little book in this
way: In the breakfast-room were pen
and ink and paper, and if when the
hour for breakfast came, all were not
ready, | wrote Il few words or lines, as
time allowed. The book was finished,
and it had been published scarcely a
week before l heard it had saved a
soul. II has savad many since. 1t did
not cost, me one minute that would
have been used for anything else. 1t
was five minutes before breakfast that
made the book that saved the souls. 10
Little drops of water, r .-.T
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean. 4 r.rft, s. Tra
And the solid land.
John Brandford says: 4" I count that
hour lost in which l nave done no
good by my pen or tongue" e5
Seneca taught that "time is. the only
treasure ofwhich it is virtue to be
covetous." o - - he ..l2 i
iii had improved in useful study all
the five minutes of which [ have been
robbed by bores, or by waiting for other
men to come to time on committees
and the like, [ would now be-would
know more than [ do.
Never waste five minutes of your
own time; never rob others by compel
ling them to wait for you.
Five minutes in the morning, and as
many in the evening, will make you
the master Of new language in two or
three years. Before you are of middle
age you may speak all the modern
tongues if you will but improve the
spare minutes of the years now flying
| by.
Time once passed can never be re-
called. Gold lost may DE found. For
tunes wasted may be, regained. Health
gone returns with medicine and care.
But time lost is lost forever. 7tE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20
STILL ONWARD a.,

STILL Observation-Disclosures the ,
nar6 Tunes and high prices. the sale of &
u. b. DeLand & Co.'S Best Chemical SUI
erG al IS still on the increase. People
VIII use IT, and every successful house,
wife tells her neighbor, and when her
nelghbor tries it she tells another. and
thus its fame spreads until it is hard To
tell where it will ston
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20

THE funded debt of New York city,
on the 31stof January, 1879, including
taxation bonds, sinking-fund bonds,
assessment and revenue bonds ISSUED
IN anticipationnof taxes), amounted to
STAG, $3.50, 691 80. From this aggregate,
however,is to be deducted $50. 264, 399. 80,
on account of the sinking fund, leaving
the net bonded debt, $114,102, 291. 81
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20

HE Mason & Hamlin Organ Co. are.
producing superb instruments at very
low prices; not much more than prices
OF poorest organs. Highest honors at
every worlds exhibition for MANY
years, and two highest awards at. the
last and greatest at Paris, this wear.
tell the story of their superiority. ~. .
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20

IHE new president of the French re-.
public, Jules Grevy, pronounces his
name Gravy" A little of this latter
article makes things go smoother in
France. N
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20

. WHITLEY county, KY, was last year
represented in the legislature by a man
VINO could not read. This year no
school is taught at the county seat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20

Demonstrated best by HIIlR EST HOHURS AT ALI
WORLDS ExfOS ITlONS FOR TWELVE YEARS
VIZ at Paris 1857; Vienna 1873; Santiago 1875; Phil
sde!phia, lS76f Paris 1875 and Grand Swedish Gold
Medal, 1878. Only American Organs awarded
highest hOnors at any such Sodfor cash install
ments. Illustrated Catalogue: and Circulars with
new styles and prices, sent free. MASON & HANLIs
ORGAN Co, Boston, New York, or Chicago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20

Jones, goat was stoned to death by
some mischievous urchins the other
day, and Jones, in the innocence Of his
heart, shas9 been trying to calm his
tempest-tossed emotions by selling the
carcass. He thinks pebbled goat ought
to bring good price. Funny man is
.Jones.-Boston Transcript. - I.l--a..
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-02-20
AGENTS. READ THIS

We VIII pay Agents SaIary Of 500 per month
and expenses, or allow large commission to sell
our new and wonderful inventions. We mean
IOhGt IUe sag. Sample free. Address.
SHERMAN s. CO., Marshall, Mich.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-05-16
PLANTING SIIAD.

Mcssrs. Quinn and Scott, U. S. Fish
Commissioners, arrived in our city
Monday by rail, with $4,000 young
shad which they deposited in the river
Mt the foot of DeSiard street. These
gentlemen inform us that they depos-
tied like number in the Macon and
Tensas rivers, between here and Delta.
These fish were Matched at Avocce,
N. c., were only seven days old when
deposited, and were, so the commits
sioncrs inform us, in an excellent con-
dition. Prof. S. +. Baird is the U. S.
Fish Commissioner, and Maj. L. b.
Furguson of Washington, d. c., has
charge of the propagation and distri-
button of these small fish. What will
be the result of this experiment we can
not say, but hope that it will prove
successful. There is not prettier
river anywhere than the Ouachita, and
we hope that Maj. Ferguson will con-
clude to send us another and larger
shipment soon. However, he has tho
thanks of all for those sent. Messrs.
Quinn and Scott we found to be agree
able and accommodating gentlemen.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-05-16
ONE SOLID SHOT AT LAST !!

The Committee on the State debt has
sent circular 10 each member of the
Convention asking an answer to the
following questions as early as possible:
LIST. What is the present financial
condition of the people of your parish
are they or not involved in individual
debt?
I'd. What is the financial condition
of your parish as a parish?
Sd. What Is the financial condition
of your Incorporated city or town?
4th. How does the present value of
real estate compare with that of former
years?
9th. How do your people regard the
present rate of Observation-Disclosures
or otherwise?
9Th. Please give any other informa-
ton in regard to finances or labor that
may occur to you.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-05-16

copied appeared in the Picayune origi-
nally, some two or three years ago, and
was prepared, from the sources men
toned In 1t, by Mr.. q. w. r. Bayley,
Civil Engineer, of New Orleans, as a
chapter in the history OF the railroads
of this State. There is much valuable
Information in Mr.. Bayley's article, in
the republication of which our readers
will, we hope, be interested.
In this connection, it is not out OF
place to say that we have no definite
Information respecting the early dis
position of the road.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-05-16
THIS CONVENTION.

The article in last week IS TELEGRAPH
on the Vacancy of Space-we beg par
don, on this observation-disclosures set
up with metal furniture, slugs, quads
and leads, has evoked more compli-
ments than any article we have ever
been able to set up in type, or evolve
from the profound depths of our brain.
And it is curious that while column
articles of type have cost us thought
and entailed upon us curses innumera-
BILE, this article on Space cost us moth
ing but putting it in the paper at the
risk of being adjudged an ass by the
public. II turns out that we and the
public are asses-joint and. several.
None of the compliments called forth,
however, by the article in question:
most powerful one, it seems-come
from the members of this Convention.
From which we infer that We have no
friends there who can appreciate the
Vacancy of Space.
1t is also matter of surprise that some
member of this Convention, apprecia-
tive, or otherwise, did not arise from
| his seat when the TELEGRAPH reached
him, and introduce resolution with
our very powerful article as a pream-
BILE. 1t was designed as a preamble,
and for any and all things; and as
an argument it was clincher!
But we must take the bitter with
the sweet, for such is the way of the
world.
The gentleman from the ssCity' now
has the floor. This Convention will
settle down to business, and tho coun-
try members will please retire.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-05-16
BREAD ON THE WATERS.

We acknowledge the receipt of three
paper recently started at Haynesville,
Claiborne parish, in the interest of the
Methodist Protestant church, and edit
ed by the Rev. DIR. Hickerson and the
Rev. DIR. Harper. The Protestant pre-
sents a very neat appearance, and the
editorials evincc thought and research.
We wish the enterprise success, and
ask our reverend brethren to remem-
Der us in their pious invocations.
The Baptist Messenger is tho title of
semi-monthly paper just launched,
OH the turbid sea of journalism, ut
Farinerville, with Mr.. s. c. Lee as
editor. The Messenger, like its near
neighbor, the Protestant, is both neat
in appearance and interesting editori-
ally. The Baptists of Louisiana should
give the Messenger their cordial sup
port-if they want ansorgan.
From Texas and Arkansas we re-
ceive the Two States, a paper of diver
sified religion in general and none in
particular, upon whose columns shines
the electric light of our old, old con-
trere Of this (one) State, w. Jasper
Blackburn. We welcome the Two
States, and say to Blackburn if Tex
arkana and two States cannot support
his pretty little sheet, (providcd, he
will not support sold Grant'O to quit
tho country and climb tree.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-05-16
DISTRICT COURT.

Upon examination of the docket we
ind that the following cases have been
disposed Of since our report of last
week:
The State vs. Geo. Wilkerson. Lar
ceny. Eighteen months at hard labor
on the public roads and the streets of
the city Of Monroe.
State VS.. Chas. Morgan. Larceny.
Twelve months on the roads and
streets.
State vs. M. j. Brooks. Mol pros.
State vs.. w. G. Burlington, road
overseer. Motion to quash sustained.
State vs.. g. G. Phillips, road over
seer. Acquitted.
G. s. Willis and Husband VS.. Morri-
son & Farmer. Judgment for plain
tiffs. Motion for new trial filed.
State VS.. Adeline Moore. Assault
and Battery. Fined $40 and costs and
6 months In the parish Jail.
State VS.. Gabriel Kemms. Larceny.
Twelve months hard labor on the pub
lie roads and the streets of tho city of
Monroe.
State vs.. J. w. Sanders and Benz.
Jones. Shooting with intent to kill.
Sanders found guilty, with recon- men,
dation to the mercy of the Court. Mo-
ton for new trial filed.
State VS.. M. Dickerson and A. Red
dick, road hands. Mol pros. as to
Dickerson.
State vs.. Geo. Mccormick. Mol pros.
The accused in each of the following
cases were acquitted: J. D. Whitfield,
Green Dunn, road overseers, and H.
Mckinney, F. Terrell (nol pros.) and
Titus Hill, killing deer.
State VS.. Sandy Bird ard others
road hands. Found guilty, and fined
IS each and costs, or 10 days in parish
Jail.
Ben Well VS.. His Creditors. Or.
dered that property under attachment
be turned over to provisional syndic
D. A. Breard, Jr.
| Judge Parsons thinks that Court
will be in session all of next week
We regret to see that the Judge is in
feeble health.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-05-16
THE ", s. & T. RAILROAD.

Our readers &Nill find on the first
page of this paper a very interesting
history of the Vicksburg, Shreveport
& Texas Railroad from the day of the
incorporation Of the Company in 1852
up to the time the road was sold in
1866. With what has TRANSFERRED since,
In the matter of the ownership of the
road, we, but few weeks ago, endeav
ed to make the readers of the TELE
GRAPH familiar. The article we hay,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-05-16

one else. I know of no one who had
any hard feelings toward him. Don't
think he dreaded any one, or thought
there was any one wanting to kill him.
He generally comes from work about
dark, or q little after. He was work
ing yesterday at Mr.. Dan Doyle's. I
have no idea why he was killed.
Other witnesses were examined, but
their evidence related only to what
TRANSFERRED after the shooting and to
matters not material to the discovery of
the guilty person or the cause for which
the dark crime was committed. From
this category, however, may he ex-
copied the evidence of Mr.. Thos. s.
O'Kelley, which we give In full:
Myself, Mr.. Endom and Mr.. Fullam
yard, between the house and the gate,
for footprints or other signs, and I
found the paper hereto annexed and
marked x. The paper reads: tsMister
Coroner this man was killed for at
tempting to outrage q white lady let
all evil disposed men white and black
take warning" I do not know the
handwriting on the paper. picked
this paper up and said, ssHere's the
wadding." Then I saw there was
some writing on it and said it was
note to Mr.. Conner, and then Mr..
Endom and read it and found what
it was. Mr.. Endom kept the paper,
and saw him give it to Mr.. Locke
the coroner. This is the same paper I
picked up in the yard. I came to the
house of Aaron Dobbins just behind
Endom and Fullam. Aaron Dobbins
was lying on his front gallery when I
came. did not examine his wounds.
We did not look for tracks az soon as
we came, and when we looked there
had been so many persons along that
we could not tell anything.
The note marked x, referred to, was
written with ink and in a large running
hand. The letters are well-formed and
the penmanship is of that style peculiar
to those who have been taught writing
after the writing school model. The
paper is a page torn from pocket
ledger or memorandum book about
3x6 inches. It was picked up closely
compressed into ball, or wad, near
the front steps of the cabin where it
must have been thrown after the
shooting. This note we copy, follow
ing the irregular length and construc-
ton of the lines: