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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27

TAEY have a shabby set of rndertak-
rrs in Albany, New York. A recent
investigation by committee OF the
county board of supervisors has disclos-
ed the fact that they have been max
ing many fraudulent charges for car
ing for bodies and for burying dead,
when the work had been paid for by
friends of the deceased. Several cases
where undertakers have tried to sup
p,5ss evidence by bribery have come
to light
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27
NO. ).

ing partition fences, before damages eau be re-
covered.
Mr.. Kingston, providing for the payment of a
bounty on wild animals-S6 on wolves So on wild
eats and lynxes, and 81 on foxes 1t permits
poisoning in certain seasons.
Mr.. Taylor authorizing the town of Flambeau
to issue bonds to settle It's Indebtedness
Mr. A. Peterson, amending revised statutes ia
the matter of insurance corporations.
Mr.. Kidd, to repeal chap. 200, general laws OF
1880, regulating the sale and inspection of illumi-
mating oils.
Mr.. Juve, amending secs. l6S9-92 of the k. 3
in the matter of the rate of interest.
Mr.. Blakeslee, To encourage the raising of i'm
nrOXed stock.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27

GENERAL GRANT does not lack for
employment He has accepted the
presidency of the commission of the
Worlds Fair, for 1888; he is a large
-tockholder and director in the Mexi-
can Central railway company, and
probably will be president of the organ
i1ation, and he is one of those who
are pushing the Nicaragua route for
the nter-oceanic canal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27
The Isapidity OF Progress Toward
Health.

Even when good remedy for disease is selected,
depends in some measure upon the manner in
which it is taken. Irregular, interrupted doses
cine, however salutary. Taken in proper doses
at prescribed intervals, reliable curative will
effect the object of its use. Among remedies
which, systematically and persistently used, ac-
compEsh thorough and lasting cures, and prevents
the recurrence of periodic disease, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters ranks specially high. In cases
of dyspepsia, debility, rheumatism, fever and
ague, liver complaint inactivity of the kidneys
and bladder, constipation and other organic NAL
aides. it is tried remedy, to which the medical
brotherhood have lent their professional sanction
and which as tonic, Alternative and household
specific for disorders of the stomach, liver and
bowels has an unbounded popularity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27

OSCAR HOWARD, of Waterford, n. y,
was one of the party made up from
that vicinity to go to Brazil to assist in
building Il railroad there. He has
Just returned to his home and con-
firms the report of the ill-starred trip
from beginning to end. The over
seers he said greatly lmaltreated the
men. Howard Is a wreck of his form
e self and returns penniless and dis
hpartened.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, Jan. Flour--Steady and un-
changed. Wheat-Inactive and lower; No. 2. red
winter, 969961s; No. Chicago Spring, 97s5a
81 e for seller cash; 81 09S for seller Febru-
ary; 93s+ 99S5d for seller March; IO3G1 1.041s
for seller May; No. 3 Chicago spring, S2tGS6:
rejected, 67h@70. Corn-In fair demand ut
lower rates; 3614 bid for seller cash; 36KG36%
for seller February; 367s for seller March; Al a
for seller May; rejected, 80. Oats-Aetiye bl
lower 30ia for seller cash; 30l4 for seller
February; 3O2s @3024 for seller March; "a a
for seller May; rejected, 20. RYe-Steady and
unchanged. Barley-Easier at l.O4. Pork
Dull, weak and lower; l3.2O@13.25 for seller
cash; l3.l71&@l320 for seller February; 1892 a
Gl3.35 for seller March; l3.47h6I35O for
seller May. Lard-Easier: 900 for seller cash:
S.971s $500 for seller February; 9.O7L0e.lO
for seller March. all-Wheat-Active firm
and higher; 99ss 999a for seller cash: l.04sl for
seller April corn, advanced 14c; oats advanced
&c; pork, advanced 21&c; lard, advanced 21@e.
Receipts-Flour, 1000; wheat, % ,OOO corn, 113, :,
0OO oats 81 ,OO0;r rye, 1900; barley, 50 ,OOO Ship
ments-Flour 29 600; wheat 16 900; corn, As 900;
oats, $4,000; rye, $500; barley, 20 ,O0O The
"Drover's Journal" reports: Hogs-Receipts,
$4,000; shipments, $500; fairly active; firm;
SC higher; light, 1909 800; heavy, 4.SO@ !. 90;
good choice heavy, j.2O95.5O; mostly all
sold. Cattle-Recepts, $500; shipments, s,lOO;
good demand; active and frmer; export, j.35a
$50, good to choice shipping, 1850 go; COM
mon to fair, @.9j94.6O; butchers, log 15c higher;
cows, 2.7O@3.4O; bulls, 2.jO@3.5O; stockers, dull
and weak; 2.so@3.4s; feeders, 3.2o@3.95.
sheep-Receipts, 4OO shipments, 900; fairly ac-
tive; firm on bsst fair to prime mutton, 1909
565; common 3.50G4. 80.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27
The Difference.

A good story is told Of well-known
divine, now dead, One day he picked
out cheap hat in store, and the
clerk when he named the price
said:
''But that isn't good enough for you
to wear, doctor. Here is what you
want, and Iii make you a present of ii
if you'll wear it, and tell your friends
whose store it came from"
"Thank you," said the doctor, his
eyes cleaning with pleasure at raising
a castor SO cheap. "How much may
this beaver be WORTH"
eve sell this kind of a hat for eight
dollars"
"And the other?" .@.-
"Three."
The man of sermons put on the
beaver. looked into the glass, then AT
the three dollar hat.
'I think sir" said he, taking off the
beaver, and holding it in one hand, as
he donned the cheap "tile." II think sir
that this hat will answer my purpose
full as well as the best"
''BUt you had better take the best
one, sir, it costs you no more" q,
'B-u-t-b-u-t," replied the parson,
hesitatingly, 81 don't know-but-per-
haps-you would as lief L would take
the cheap one, and leave the other
and perhaps you would not mind giving
me the difference in five-dollar bill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27

The astronomers are ridiculing a
sensational prophecy that the earth is
about to be destroyed by comet The
earth has been destroyed so often dur
ing the past 100 years by fanatical
alarmists and sensational prophets that
II will be quite safe for sensible people
hereafter to possess their souls in pa
nence as regards the dreaded calamity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27

THE audacity of recent operations in
Wall street has made some converts i'll
congress to the interstate commerce
bill-among them Representative Nc
Lane, of Baltimore. Mr.. Reagan ex-
poets prolonged debate on his meas
IRE, but is confident that il will reach
vote this week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27

A DECISION has just been rendered in
the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which
nolds that money lent on Sunday can
not be recovered. 1t regards the act
in the light of business transaction,
and even goes to the extent of holding
that if promise is made subsequently
to pay the money borrowed on Sun
day, it cannot be recovered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27
Answer This.

Did you ever know any person to be
iii, without inaction of the stomach,
liver or kidneys, or did you ever know
one who was well when either was OBJ
structed or inactive; and did you ever
know or hear of any case of the kind
that Hop Bitters would not cure? Ask
your nefghbor this same question:
Times
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27

IL a fresh note to the powers, the
porte cites the warlike preparations of
Greece. and invites a movement for
European conference. The Greeks are
negotiating for four swift cruisers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27

The social circles Of Boston were
very largely represented at Trinity
church, in that city, at noon recently,
to witness the wedding of Francis Pea
BODY. Jr., and Miss Rosamond Law
renee, daughter of Hon. Abbott Law
renee. The costumes were especially
elegant. Rev. Philips Brooks per-
formed the ceremony.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27
VOL XIV.
CURRENT EVENTS.

Miss Kitty Fox. of Dunkirk, y. Y.
has accepted the position of teacher of
vocal music in Cornell college, Mt.
Vernon, Iowa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27

Senator Joseph E. Mcdonald, Of
Indiana, will be married at Washing
ton, to Mrs. Barnard. formerly clerk
in the Treasury Department. Mrs.
Barnard is a woman quite noted for
her beauty, which is of the Martha
Washington order. Mrs. Barnard for
many years has been resident Of In
dianapolis, Senator McDonald's home,
and was divorced from her husband
several years ago. Senator Mcdonald
has been married twice before,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27
sIiiwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. .-Flour.-Quiet and
weak. Wheat-opened steady closed du !;
No. l hard Ill; No. ], l.O1; No. 2, 965.;
9S7s for seller January; 973s for seller Feb
ruary; 9S for seller March; No. 3, SO; No.
4, "A; rejected, nominal Communicative; No.
2. 3624. Oats-Lower; No >. 3144. Rye
Steady; No. l, 81. Barley-Quet: No. 2,
s71&. Provisions-Mess Pork--l3.15 for seller
cash; 1880 for seller February. Lard-Prme
steam, So for seller cash: S.75 for seller Janu-
airy; 800 for seller February. Live Hogs-Fim
at 4.75@5.25. Receipts-Flour, 5,O97 wheat,
46 400; barley, y 800. Shipments 6, ,791;
wheat 2I20; barley, 7,J7O.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-27

pairing, issuing advertising and disposing Of bond.
and certificates authorized to be issued, shall not
exceed one fourth of one per cent.
Sec. 4. That the secretary of the treasury is
hereby authorized if in his opinion it shall be-
come necessary, to use not exceeding $50 900 900
OF the standard gold and silver coin in the treasury
in redemption Of the and per cent. bonds of the
United States, authorized to be refunded by the
provisions of this act and he may at any time ap-
ply the surplus money in the treasury, not other
wise appropriated. or so much thereof as he may
consider proper to the purchase or redemption of
United States bonds certificates; provided, that
ponds and certificates so purchased or redeemed
shall constitute no part of the sinking fund, but
shall be Cancelled.
Sec. ). From and after the first day of Nav
1881. the per cent. bonds authorized by the first
section OF this act shall be the only bonds receva
bic as security for national bank circulation or as
security for the safe keeping and prompt pay
ment of public money deposited with such banks;
but when any such bonds deposited for the pur-
pose aforesaid, shall be designated for purchase or
redemption by the secretary of the treasury, the
banking association depostIng same shall have the
right to substitute other issues of bonds of the
United States in lieu thereof, provided that no
bond upon which interest has ceased shall be ac-
cepted or shall be continued on deposit as security
for circulation or for safe keeping of public mon
ey, and in case bonds so deposited shall not be
Withdrawn as provided by law, within thirty days
after interest has ceased thereon the banking as
Soclatlons depositng same shall be subject to the
liabilities and proceedings on the part of the
comptroller provided for in section 1924 of the re-
yised statutes of the United States, and provided
further, that section Of the act of June 90 1874
entitled, An act fixing the amount of United
States notes, providing for redistribution of ma
tional bank currency, and for other purposes"
be, and the same is hereby repealed and sections
5lj9 and 5l60 of the revised statutes of the United
States be and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. That this act shall be known as the
Funding act of 1881, i" and all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed
St. Landry democrat., 1881-12-24
The Origin of FreemasOnry.
Communicated to the Lake Charles Echo.l

Communicated to the Lake Charles Echo.l
This is subject upon which the
greater portion OF mankind is in utter
darkness. There are many who think
the Order is of recent origin, and will
not believe that the Order could exist
through all the various changes that
have taken place in Kingdoms, empires
and dukedOms within the last three
thousand years. They are perfectly
incredulous when it is asserted that
Masonry reaches back more than three
thousand years. In a series of articles
| propose, if it meets with your ap-
probation, to trace the institution back
to a still more remote period. 1t is
certainly known by all readers of Ma
sonic works that there were two orders
of Masonry in olden times, one having
it's origin IN and being founded upon
the other. The truth is taught in all
of our monitors, which every one NAV
read. Operative Masonry, the grand
basis of our Order, has existed since
the creation, and as the human family
increased in numbers, the greater was
the demand for wOrkmen, and it became
necessary to classify those that wished
to learn and follow the trade; conse-
quently those that were DESTROYS of
learning were called Apprentices, those
that had made suitable proficiency were
called Craftsmen, and those that had
complete knowledge Of the work were
called Masters. We hereby see that
even in that early age Of the world
there were three distinct classes, and
they were known by their particular
dress; they also having certain signs
and words by which they might know
each other at all times. Some one may
ask how we know this to be true. We
answer first by Masonic tradition; but
if this is not proof enough, we will cite
the incredulous to the Bible, book
the Book in which Mason can trace
the origin of the Order back to and far
beyond the days of Tubal-Cain, the
first worker in brass and iron, and find
that there were Masons before his day.
In future articles l will endeavor to
give connected chain of Masonic
history. BRUCE.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-12-24

Some Of the Northern papers are urg-
ing that the settlement Of the bills in
cident to the late presidents illness
should be one of the first things brought
up in Congress. Recently Mrs. Gar
field requested the physicians in the
case to send in to her their bills, but
they refused to do so, and will decline
to accept anything for their services
unless it comes from the government.
Drs. Agnew, Hamilton and Bliss, it is
expected, will consider $4,000 apiece
about fair compensation for their
work. Drs. Barnes and Woodward are
officers of the government, consequently
suffered no pecuniary loss from their
attendance on the case, and are not
expected to send in bills for services.
When these medical bills are paid, to-
gether with the expenses of the trial of
Guiteau, the pecuniary damage in
ficted by the murder of the president
upon the government will be found to
be considerable. The assassin's trial
will cost, according to the estimate of
Marshal Henry, a round $15O,0O0.-[N.
0. States.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-12-24
Our able cOtamnOrary the CITY Item,

Our able contemporary, the City Item,
has an article headed: "The City VS..
the Country" wherein it speaks OF "a
malignant antagonism, nursed and los
tered by majority OF the country
members, who regard the city as cor
poration without soul to be saved,
and therefore a proper subject for OPP
preston and plumber" 1t says the
country denies an equitable assessment
based on the true valuation of property, y
and is attempting to shackle the IN
dustries and commercial operations OF
the city by the most odiOus OF all forms
of taxation-a license tax" First, the
present system of assessment applies 10
the city as well as to the country, and
the same is true of the license tax. Ii
entrprising men will congregate III the
city, and accumulate more taxable prop
erty there than can be done IN the
country, the country cannot be blamed
for that. Like the Item, we are not
very favorably disposed toward a IL
cense tax. We think the State-belng
greatly in debt, so much so as to be
inclined to repudiation-should not sup
port useless offices, SO many expensive
public charities, and other institutions
that are more for the benefit OF lndl-
viduals than for the public. 1t the
legislature would cut off some OF them
entirely and lop others, there would be
no necessity for increased taxation.
Let every parish support its own charl-
ties-then where would the Charity
Hospital in New Orleans derive It's
support? From the City Of course.
Let every parish support its own mill
tia-then that $4,000 appropriation
would not figure in the revenue law.
In the same number of the Item con-
tanning the article above referred to,
we find the following:
The military display yesterday was
creditable to our citizen soldiers ana
gratifying to our foreign visitors.
Now we ask the Item, what interest
have "rural constituents in such dis
plays? Yet they are taxed to support
them. There are two sides to this
question, we think.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-12-24
ORER OF COURT.

TN accorda with act No. of the Legisla-
ture OF Isiana, approved February goth.
1880. the foling terms of Court are hereby
fixed in afor the 18th Judicial District.
parish of a.andry, for the calendar year
1882, viz:
LIST. civerm beginning Monday. January
sd and enc Thursday, February 23d,
I'd. A ,jur,rm beginning on Tuesday, March
18th and ems Saturday. April sth.
sd. A CT term beginning Monday, April
4th A jlerm beginning Monday, Septem-
Der nth anading Saturday, October 4th.
5th A citerm beginning Monday, october
23d and eng Saturday, November 25th.
9th. A irterm beginning Tuesday. Deem
Der 5th anlding Saturday, December 23d.
GEO. w. HUDSPETH,
Judgeh judicial District of Louisiana.
A true G. Z. s. TAYLOR, by. Clerk.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-12-24
The Board Of EQUALIZATION.
lCitY Iteu.l


The Abbeville Meridional is certain
ly very emphatic in it's opposition TO-
the proposed creation of a Board of
Equalization. 1t processes to see in the
scheme a device by which a six-mlll
tax can be made to raise money enough
." to satisfy the greed of the ring" The
irate editor declares, in his Hstrum,
that Warmoth would have given his
eye teeth for such convenient appan-
age of executive power, but could never
get it.
OF course, The Item and the people
are much more interested in having
proper and just laws enacted, than III
hearing the putative sentiments OF eX-
officials, whether of good or bad odor.
The alleged high value which War
moth would have placed upon the ser
vices of Il State board of equalization
may therefore be considered Irrelevant.
Ii is too ambiguous to instruct us whetI-
er the measure which has been pro-
posed by Gov. McEnery, is a good or a
bad one. We shall, therefore, have to
look elsewhere for Enlightenment. And
the official reports are about as safe
guides to follow as anything else at
hand.
The Governor informs the General
Assembly that the actual and estimated
receipts into the Treasury for 1SSO-S1
priations made to cover the same period
were s., 1883 Il. He therefore enters
upon his term with a deficiency of
S664,SS5 II staring him in the face.
The appropriations were made by the
present Legislature at its first session
from carefully prepared estimates based
upon data which were relied upon as
accurate. The reason for this deficit of
nearly fifty per cent of the estimates is
ascribed to the fact that under the
present system the collection of taxes
can not be made to operate upon the
taxable property OF the State. II, un-
der the existing law, deficit OF more
than half million of dollars year is
to occur, it will not be long before the
State government comes to an untime-
ly end.
There is no doubt that a very large
part of the property of the State prac-
tically escapes taxation. The expose
in the Burnside plantation cases dis
closed no exceptional practice. The
local assessors Of the respective parishes
vary respectively in their appraisements
and the rules of ascertainment. Some
central authority seems to be necessary
to prevent the impartiality which has
been besetting evil. Some better
method than the one suggested by the
Governor may be possible, though in
the absence of any suggestion, we may
safely say we have seen nothing better. |
At all events, it is generally thought to |
be an imperative necessity that ways
and means sufficient to run the State |
government shall be provided and
plan which throws the burden as nearly
equally as possible upon all the values
in the State is infinitely preferable to
the present slipshod fashion, which is
no system at all. The scheme proposed
by the Governor may, upon further
be open to objection. but
suggestion of the Meridional that it
will be Board of Confscation.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-12-24

RAIL ROAD ACCIDENTS.-Last Satur-
day night the conductor on the west
| bound freight train reported to the au-
thorities of the town that a man had
been run over on the track about three
miles east of Lake Charles, Hon. VIM.
Never, acting Coroner, lmpanelled a
coroner's Jury early Sunday morning
and repaired to the scene, arriving there
they found the body terribly mutiIated,
his head severed from the body, mashed
until it was not recognizable, and laying
some distance from the track. His
name is unknown, he was a stranger
here supposed to have recently arrived
from Texas. He was identified by his
bundle, as large, square built Irish
man, who was at the depot here On that
evening, and who started out on the
track, late in the evening, under the in
t1uence of liquor, saying that he would
60 out to the section-house and try to
get work on the road.
Last Monday evening a small girl,
about s years old, daughter of Mr..
Greene, working at the Hutchins &
O'Neil saw-mill went up in the mill to
carry some coffee to her father, and
coming down out of the mill, was seen
standing near the track when the en-
cineer got within a few feet of her.
The engine was backing down, and
running very slowly, she started to
cross the track, when the engineer I'M
mediately reversed his engine and put
down brakes. The wheel OF the tender
struck her, throwing her back on the
rail and the wheel against her breast.
AS the wheel was not revolving it did
not run over her, but pressing her
against the rail, showed her along on
the rail several feet before the engine
stopped entirely. There was not even
a bruise on her breast, but the skin was
rubbed from her back where she laid
on the rail. She lived about an hour
after the ACCIDENTAL Lake Charles Com
mercial, Dec. 10th.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-12-24

Guiteau, on the 18th inst, in review
ing his trial for the murder OF Presi-
dent Garfield, says he is "well pleased
with the trial, especially the court and
jury He thinks Judge Cox believes
in his (Guiteau's) idea of inspiration
to kill the President. He says: with
out the Deity's pressure, Garfield would
never have been removed This
pressure destroyed my free agency
1.-the Deity compelled me to this act
just as a highwayman compels man to
give him money after placing a pistol
at his victims head" "This irresistible
pressure to remove the President was
upon me for thirty days" Now, if the
Deity would just press the same irresis-
tible pressure on the court and jury to
find Guiteau guilty Of murder and SEN
tence him to be hung, he might not be
so we'll pleased with them; neither
would such pressure on the part of the
Deity be pleasing to him-the wrong
OK would be gored then.