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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-14

A tiny ante-chamber lit by lantern
of colored glass and filled with mirrors
in somber frames, offered me warm
hospitality; there were flowers every
where, but little light, not breath OF
air. l listened-not a sound. The still
ness treasured me. / threw off my
cloak and opened the door.
Count Alexis had said truly; his cab
met was marvel. The first glance
gave me an impression Of entire salts
faction, such as we feel when our sense
ofthe beautiful has nothing more to
desire. The sweet and subtle perfume
that the very hangings gave forth
charmed without intoxicating; the
lamps were so cleverly placed as to
leave nothing in shadow, and at the
same time not to hurt the eyes; light
and shade were here in irreproachable
contrast from the esthetlc point OF
view; and what beautiful things! De-
cidedly, Count Alexis was great ma
gicianl
When had touched every box, opened
every drawer, tried on every Jewel, /
looked at door with superb hangings,
which apparently led into the inner
rooms. examined the keyhole-it was
locked on the outside. Iput my ear to
it without shame or confusion, and !
heard these words, spoken by aservant,
probably:
"Do come down; the Count will be
here before ten minutes"
Some one passed by on tiptoe, and
silence was re-established. | retired
safely to a low divan, placed at the
other end of the room, and sat down to
reflect. AS the Count is coming, why
don't you go away? demanded the rea-
sonable part of my intelligence.
Why? The other part would have
been much embarrassed to answer-at
least to give any fitting answer Why
indeed, if not because | loved Count
Alexis, and that had come. to see him,
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HIGhLAND Hall, HTGHLANp Pam In
This elegant establishment for the edueation n
young ladies' will begin its fourth year Sent. l.
1872 equipped for the best work in the preparaforv
and hf2 her literary courses in music All and SO.
Gu ion. situation attractive, instruction thorongb
IermS moderate. EDWARD Z. WESTEN. PreS't
, 1879-05-17
TIE MIGHTY WESTERN EMIGRATION.

The MIGHrY WESTERN EMIGRATION-
We read in all the papers of the coun-
try about the Immigration West, and can
see something of it by going to our Chi
cago Union Depots. But, to fully realize
it and take it in, one needs to be here on
the ground 1t is simply overwhelming.
4 year ago, Ellis couaty contained the
extreme frontier settlements On the line
OF this road. Work was just commencing
at this point, Wa-Keeney. A hotel was
up. station established, and few of the
pioneers we're on the ground, getting
ready to commence the work of trans
forming the wilderness into habitable
and populated community. Trego county
has'a population of not less than 1900
souls, which is daily augmentiDg by fresh
arrivals by the trains, or by prairie schoon-
ers, which have come through overland !;
and for forty miles ives. of here the prai
ries are dotted with the cabins of the new
settlers, who are b ,sily at work turning
over the sod with their breaking teams.
liz this county the entire government
lands, alternate sections, were all taken
before the 1st of January last These
can only be held by actual settlement and
improvement and every day families are
arriving here who had previously secured
these lands by filing their deelaratory
statements. They find place for their
families and storage for their goods for
few days, while they can haul the lumber
and build a house or shanty, and then
move, take possession and commence
turning up the soil for spring crops
Kansas Cor. Chicago Times,
, 1879-05-17

A MODEL EDITOR. But HE Is DEAD.
Col. John W. Forney, Of Philadelphia,
has our thanks for Memorial address
upon the character and public services of
Morton MeMichael as editor, public
officer and citizen" 1t is a glowing and
Just tribute to the man i'll Col Forney s
mimi able style. In speaking of his
merits Forney says: If we speak of him
as journalist, ono popularity instantly
challenges our attention; his instructive
contciRpt for disPu,aticp and personlli
ties. lie had no evils and no hatreds.
| never knew more unscifish man. A
fierce partisan III his youth; as h grew
In years he conciliated universal r2gard
by his liberation Of differing OPINIONS.
Perhaps he withdrew himself too much
from the struggles for office, and yet this
very habit gave him high place in the
estimation Of cultivated people The
elegance Of written style, the parity Of
his spoken style, and the delicacy of all
his tastes. were SO natural, that vulgarity
and coarseness recoiled from them. How
deplOrable in themselves, and how in ju-
rious to public character and public
cause are the selishness and vanity of
some of our statesmen and journalists.
Morton McMichael had none of these
offensive traits. His newspaper was char
acteristically clean, pure, elevated, and
mpersonal. He never wrote or talked
about himself, never spoke of an adver-
sary by name, unless he had cause to
praise him, and never stained his pages
by printing scandal
, 1879-05-17

How Toad UNDREssEs. =" About the
middle of July found toad on hill OF
melons, and not wanting him to leave, l
hoed around him He appeared sluggish
and not inclined to move. Presently L
observed him pressing his elbows against
his sides and rubbing downward he
appeared so singular that watched to see
what he was up to. After few smart
ruhs his skin began to burst open straight
along his back. Now, said |, old fellow,
you have done it; but he appeared to be
unconcerned, and kept on rubbing until
he had worked all his skin into folds on
his sides and hips; then grasping one hind
leg with both his hands, he hauled off one
leg of his pants, the same as anybody
would, then stripped the other IN the
same way. He then took his cast-off
cuticle forward between his fore legs INTO
his mouth and swallowed it; then, by
raising and lowering his head, swallowing
as his head came down, he stripped OF
the skin underneath until it came TO his
fore legs. and then grasping one of these
with the opposite hand, by considerable
pulling, stripped of the skin; changing
hands, he stripped the other, and by
slight motion Of the head, and ell the
while swallowing. he drew i. from the
neck and swallowed the whole The
oneration was an agreeable one and occu-
pied but short time
, 1879-05-17
WHATS n A NAMG

~ was gay young gentleman
A travelling in the West,
lie came from where the sun doth rise.
His money to invest
In mines that yield their million tons
All of the purest gold,
And had he lived to thus invest
This tale had not i,een told.
But one sad day
Upon the way
He met Western man,
And asked about the country
His troubles than began.
I'm going to the silver mines,
Down in the San Juan;
Are they pretty rich: :" All blankly gazed
That honest Western man
There amt no place of sech name,"
At last the miner said
Then the Eastern youth produced map,
The miner shook his head
" You are a aTenlerfoot, said he,
" 70" are, I'll swanny swan,
Why, stranger. edicated folks
Calls the country the San Wan"
"I'll change the subject thought the youth
How long before we pass
That village marked upon my map
As-yes, Los An-i-mas,
Is not that right" The Western man
Then sterniy answered, Now
Folks whit hez larnin' sp,eks kerect,
An sez Laws Animaw."
Pale grew the young mans soft, soft cheek,
And sruesome grew his eye,
But still once more he strove, 20 speak
He boldly tried to try
l." And shall L say Hu-er ia no-e
Speak, once again he cried;
Whereat the becoming engine screamed,
And the Western man replied,
- You are the isnorantest pill
| ever see, by Joe;
Folks As knows beans pernounce thet name
Jest simply Watferno:"
Then wildly sobbel the Eastern man;
- I'll get off ut . io-"
The miner moaued with inward pain
And ferceiy Missed, Ohio
All in swound
Upon the ground
The Eastern man did fall,
While for cup Of water pure
The Western man did call
Alas mo water there was there,
Such was their dreadful state
For evry soul upon that car
Did drink his whisky straight.
The train rolled on, at las. the youth
Himself recovered.
And glancing at the timetable,
This name discovered
''JonesriNe. lie struggled with the name;
Hone, he said, but willie"
Stuck in his tirreat-
The Western man saw the Eastern man was i'll
The dying traveller faltered,
His eyes were gs'cwinS dim,
:. Carve nothing Oh my tombstone, ss:i he,
50 But little jim
l would not have the passer 10y
Fracture his lower jaw.
And his maxilsry muscles
Out Of position draw
la striving to pronounce my name
For sadly do know |
How It's mvs-lf, an,i Of name
Undoubtedly do die.
The traveller turns upon his back,
And gracefully lie dies.
MORAL
Where ignorance is bliss It's folly to be WISE.
, 1879-05-17
Pifhy Political Paragraphs.

lie. me visit the fairs of my country. ex-
claims K. B. Hayes, and | care not who has
its backbone
The Philadclphia CkroH:cic says: The re-
pubiicans III the senate seem 10 bc unani.
mously in favor of reform in the other frl-
lows party.
The U. s. Senate will certainly be demo-
cratic till lSS3-perhaps longer. This, re-
marks a contemporary, seems good while
to wait, but the democrats waited eighteen
years to regain power there again.
Mr. Tilien's health is 50 good, the Albany
Argus states, that it gives no concern to his
friends. 1t is so bad that il gives great con-
cern to his enemies. MIR. Tilden always has
been an unhealthy man for his enemies.
The repeal of the election laws will take
bread and butter from 100, 900 active repub-
hcans, but the people will save money by it
The Milwaukee Ne'cs hopes our congressman
will stand firm and make no concession short
of total repeal of these infamous laws
The Elgir Leader says: Fremont, Ohio,
has elected democratic mayer. Mr.. Hayes
is said to be from Fremont, or somewhere in
that neighborhood. and the election of a
rebel gener;,l-of course he was a rebel gen
eral-must be regarded As q home thrust
The Council Bluffs Globe says: Repubi-
can Kansas is on her ear. She swearS by all
that is good and bad that she will 20 demo-
cratic at the next election unless the negro
exodus is put stop to at once SO it seems
that it makes difference with republicans
even whose heifer is being plowed with.
Most of the editors and politicians whose
talents have been devoted for fourteen Years
fomen;ing sectional and partisan strife made
their war records, the Memphis AraLaache
declares, after 1863. They began fighting
soon after the ''boys in blue" and ''bovs ia
gray" converted their sw crds into pruning
hooks and their gunbarrels into plow
The Washington Pot says: The only
title-bur. l:rs who have not been rewarded
arc jim Anderson, Bill Chandler, Eliza
Pinkston, and Agnes jerks. When we OBJ
serve what 4 row these fonr neglected ones
have made we eau form ON. conception Of
the kind of Bedlam that would have broken
loose if the remaining hundred had not been
provided for There is no bllm-of- Gilead IN
this, however, for either Hayes or the out
ragged country.
Nice detectives those special agents are.
A $500 steal in the Chicago money order
office goes undetected for two years. Hope
for the republicans General Grant de-
clines to be a candidate in 1850, perhaps his
son Fred. might be induced to accept.
Grant, it is stated, will not be candidate
1T $780, and the editor OF the st. Louis Globe
Democrat is now bowling with agony.-The
revolution which the radical leader claimed
was about breaking ont in this country prob
ably got fast In a knot-hole and is still stick
ing there.
, 1879-05-17
TIE niHAN T.pE OF LIFE.

At the risk of repeating twice told
tale, let us consider for a moment hos
dense this human tide of life may be. The
statistics of the tr+velers in London have
Just been complied for a SPECIAL purpose.
They are before EIe III long, tHbusated
statements. Thcv are Instructive. Tins
is tte essence of them In siN months
26, ,9p3, ,000 passengers Travelled IN o'nnl-
buses belonging to the General OMNIBUS
Company. There journeycd during the
same period 19, ,4O6, 72S by the Metropoli-
tan or underground railway, and 10, 49,
U34 on the lines branching therefrom INTO
the district underground tracks Since
this railway, which Is only a within Lon
don track. opeaed in 1868, it has carried
$40 .663, ,273 passengers. The number Of
horses employed by the London Omnl-
bas Company and on tramway service Is
1914. Every day S,91o persons enter
and leave the city proper, the precincts OF
the Bank of England and the markets. l
was talking to Mr. Perret, the American
correspondent OF the Daily Ne,cs, who
crossed the Balkans without any Overcoat,
Yesterday. He said he had been standing
ON the steps of the royal exchange for an
hour. at is a curious study he re-
marked. 81 like this city OF London
here.beuts, it is so old and worn and I'm
ished. SO solid and substantial compared
to the Bourse in Paris; SO old, and there
are such deep shadows in the buildings
dirt yon know, Is some times picturesque
And the busy man, the brokers, the tinan-
ciers. banker and what not, each has one
Individuality. They are not sll alike the
French are. Your English city man Is a
man by himself. His clothes we're made
for him. His boots are his own, made
ON his own last. 1t is his own hat which
he wears. and how calmly he goes about
his work. 1t is a lesson in men and
things, in habits, customs to stand on t,le
steus Of the London exchange. by the
wav. it will be interesting to add that MI:
Perrit is an artist that he was decorated
{,y the Gar; that he recently married a
beautiful American girl in London, and
that one of the wedding presents came
from his friend, Mark Twain, who Is VS.
;tinc Paris. The clever young fellow Is,
| believe, of German extraction lie was
the "lion" of an artistic reception 1 at
tended a few evenings since, where L
made the acquaintance OF another accom-
nl;shed German American, Mr. Lnde,
Who has been invited to reclte scene
from Shakespeare at the Stratford festival
Mr.. Linde has already won name Oh
your side, not only, 1 believe, at Boston
- . dramatic reciter Mr.. Herman We
1in, the well known American actor IN
London. is showing him special attention.
and Miss Kate Field is pushing HIM along;
When you reflect on this mighty Gr"mH Sa"Ss
Of London the comfort OF helping hahaS
to a stranger will readily be understood a
London Correspondence Chicago Tunes
, 1879-05-17

CHICAGO Press CeMPLMENrs--There
is only one thing that Chicago newspa-
per hates worse than St Louis, and that
is a rival paper The Times, the only
really religious paper in Chicago. enlarged
itself last week, and the greeting it gets
from its co-iaborers is something refresh
ing and unique 1t shows the cordial
good feeling that can exist among rivals,
without tinge of that rancor that might
show itself in less blessed place than
Chicago. "Old Storey" says one paper,
"wanted more room for his lies, so the
Tines is enlarged" III the Times were
not the sexer of the whole country it
would not need enlargement, calmly
marks another. aThe Times p
Yesterday in reduced form, re
contemporary ''hard times have
it to drop its supplement- and add
ter of an inch on Its pages instead
larging a mules ears don't add to
value Of mule, although Storey seems TO
think 50" and thus they 60. This is
merely the Ch;---, way Of being cempli-
mentary.
, 1879-05-17
WAsHISeroS, April %, 1879.

1
EDITOR STATEsMAN:-Senator David
Davis yesterday made quite a lengthy
speech in favor of the appropriation bill
with the provision in it forbidding the
use Gf troops at the polls Senator Davis
began his speech by asserting that he held
no allegiance to either party, but was as
emphatic as any democrat in his oppposi-
iton to federal armed interference with
elections Senator Bayard spoke the day
before, (Monday) and. as he always does,
spoke admirably The argument, in fact,
has so far been with the democracy, and
the defamation with the other side.
Since the crafty speech Of Garfield, which
opened the house debate on the army bill
no new ideas have been advanced by the
radicals in support Of federal interference,
either through the army or the civil
forces, with elections. Mr. Garfield by a
cunning blending Of facts, insinuations,
and threats, did all that could be done to
create opposition to the meagreed
upon by tho democrats. He exhausted
the ammunition of his side. The senate
debate on the army bill will almost GER
tainly close this week, and Mr. Hayes
will then have his chance to veto or
approve it The radical organs have, as
if fearing he will approve, has commenced
to warn him. If Mr. Hayes were a thin
skinned man his position during the al
ternate bull -dozins and cajoling of repub
lican party leaders would be painful to
him
Monday was the first unobstructed ''bill
day" of the session, and it was improved
by the presentation Of some l400 bills.
These embraced those the last congress
failed to act on finally, and many new
ones. A large proportion related to the
finances.
There is rule of the senate which re-
quires the assent of the presiding officers
Of that body. Mr.. Wheeler went away,
and thus escaped responsibility. Mr..
Thurman presiding temporarily is disci-
piincd to assume responsibility, and SO
whenever the question of removal and
appointment comes up, the senate post
pones action. This farce has been going
on for several days. One day Mr. Wal
lace, who moved the necessary change in
the rules, is absent, and the next day
Mr. Edmunds, who offered an amendment
to the motion Of Mr.. Wallace, is absent.
The whole subject is not worth the time
spent on it. Common sense teaches us
that legislative body, or any other body
doing business, should have officers i'll
sympathy with those who will be held
responsible for that business Mr.. Thur
man should overcome the sensitiveness
which prevents action and the democratic
senators should go ahead. Rex
, 1879-05-17

THE Washington Post says: Minister
Taylor is dead; Minister Maynard is visit
ing relations in Massachusetts, Minister
Stoughton is travelling some where IN
Europe for his health; Minister Lowell
has applied and has received leave Of
absence, and will shortly leave his post !;
Minister Welsh is dissatisfied with his
salary and about to resign and return
home Minister Noyes is bobbing around
the continent, attending Grant banquets
and eondoling With Minister Welsh ;
Minister Seward is On has natire heath,
attending to pressing pers"- u matters
Minister Marsh is sick Bile to at
tend to business. az Foster Is
making prepar- me on
leave and p f the
late s. sent
loo standing
i, mind and
, 1879-05-17

FRUrr PROSPECTS, j. s. Howard,
os Moscow. called on us last week, and
informed us that he had between two and
three hundred of different varieties OF
fruit trees from one to four years old, all
Of which are loaded with blossoms.
These trees were raised in Philip Ritzs
nursery, Of Walla Walla. From different
points on Snake river the report is that
frpit prospects were never more hattering
for an abundance of all kinds At thiz
place indications are equally favorable,
where trees have r"-- saring age
P1loD--
, 1879-05-17

p.vxrus New ANINAL--Besides all
;hsss he has purchased most e1traordl-
.ary, unknown animal, The creature is
ss;d I 10 be eight feet long, four feet high,
.nS .,S weighs nearly ten. His front quar-
~ ~ resemble the front of . rhineceros.
.ns .sas his hind quarters are like those Of 4,
nnu ,.r All" Ths head resembles the head Of the
Ga Tsas nan mSais s'shtstn and nfass fa:
~ nnon each side Of the neck. The animal
"pJ I'D to have four ears, one pair IN the
D p.crer place .nd the other about four
inches further down. He is a sort OF
rsspsrtilio horribais Battii Two strong,
sbarp tusks, capable of doing much dam
spe, runs from the lower jaw like those
q the elephant He cost COZ marks
and 1 suppose he was ehssp at hall the
money
, 1879-05-17

TIRED OF Any SUBJEcT.-The New
York Tribune pertinently remarks that
some people get tired of any subject after
a day or two, no matter how great its I'M
portance or how many the changes IN Its
bearings and details. Thereupon they'sit
down and write stern letter to the editor
of their favorite newspaper, informing
him that s'the public" is sick of his "eter-
ns, iterations of one idea" and warning
him never to touch upon the ''worn-out
topic" again. Here, for instance, Is a
friend who has become fatigued by nearly
all the principle events, and he sends us
a comprehensive catalogue OF things
about which he wishes us henceforth to
keep silent-all of them being things IN
which the majority OF our readers take
deep interest. If it were only possible to
please everybody But when twenty
friends day give us irrreconcIlable coun-
sells not only about what We shall prln''
but what we shall leave out, what Is the
editor to dol We are always glad OF the
advice of friend If We do not always
follow it, let the disappointed adviser re-
feet that We have perhaps better opPor,
tunities for knowing what the public
likes TO read than he has-and not unfre-
a1ently double as much advice on the
opposite side of the same subject
, 1879-05-17

How To Pay A COMPLIMENT. pay
a compliment is to tell the truth, and to
tell it as though you meant it. If a girl
is pretty or accomplished If she plays,
well, or sings well, or dances well, or
talks well if, in word, she pleases,
why, in the name of common sense,
shouldn't she be told of 1t Don't blurt
it out before everybody. That will only
serve To make her feel uncomfortable and
make you appear ridiculous. Say it qui-
etly when opportunity offers, but say 1t
strongly. Convey the idea distinctly and
fully, So that there may be no mistake
about it. But don't say 1t officially.
Formality is about the coolest thing
known. More than one maiden has been
made happy-say for half an hourly
mans takin:, the trouble to say pleasant
thing about toilet that he liked, and
many of fashions follies have been gwen
up 10y girls when they noticed discreet
silence concerning them on the part OF
their gentlemen friends. A bewitchjns
little black-eyed beauty once SAID to
gentleman, 81 like to have you say sweet
things to me, it seems to come SO easy
and natural In general terms, 1t may
be said tha: it is always better to say an
agreeable thing than disagreeable one
better for all parties. The gallant who,
when a young lady stepped on his foot
while dancing and asked pardon, said,
''Don't mention it +; a dainty little foot
Ike that wouldn't hurt daisy" not only
told the truth but doubtless felt more
comfortable than the boor who, when has
foot was stepped upon, roared out, That's
right Ching all over me with your great,
clumsy hoofs."