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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-10-13

THE New York Sun makes the very
sensible suggestion that, since in some
cities and towns subscriptions of small
fixed sums to the Garfield Fund have
been opened among people whose
scanty earnings make even these sums
hard 10 give, it should be made a point
that nothing like compulsion in secur-
ing subscriptions be resorted to. 1t is
now certain that the fund for the widow
and family Of the dead president will
produce an income amply sufficient for
the luxurious maintenance of those for
whose benefit it was raised, and all ad-
ditions should be purely voluntary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-10-13

In front OF Colonel Thomas Meads
house, in Greenwich, Conn, stands a
sycamore or ball-wood tree, which is
III years old, having been planted in
1710. 1t is about 80 feet high, and Is
feet from the ground its circumference
is % feet, and its diameter 9 feet. A
hole in the trunk, which is now no big
ger than mans hand, was not many
years ago large enough for man to
crawl into, and was once used by chill
dren as a sort of playhouse. As the
tree has grown Of late years, the aper-
ture has gradually closed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-10-13

IT is alleged by the Philadelphia
Press that if General Arthur had not
been nominated for Vice President at
Chicago, he, instead of Tom Platt,
would have been elected United States
Senator by the New York Legislature
in Kernan's place-that Conkling and
Governor Cornell had so agreed. The
same paper says Arthur was at first de,
cidedly ayerse to the Vice Presidency
because he preferred the Senate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-10-13

THE erection of the American hote
in London has been begun. The build
ing will occupy nearly an acre of ground
on the northern side of Holborn, abut-
ting on Warwick court and Holhorn,
and will contain 400 rooms.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-10-13
GRAND RAPIDS, WIS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER I3, 1881.

( Nashville railroad jumped the track at
Dolive Station, Ala, Octorer 9th. and the
cars were thrown over. Gen. John NJ.
Dunn, of the interior department, and a
circus agent were bruised. A coIored
tramp who was stealing ride was killed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-10-13

THERE have been no train robberies
in Missouri for more than week. Be
ing somewhat illiterate it takes the
boys some time to count the money.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-10-13
VOL XIV.

NELSON W. ALDRICH, a congressman
OF Rhode Island, has been elected sue
cessor to Gen. Burnside in the U. s..
senate
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-10-13
High Wages and Mining.
Peoria Transcript.


The advance in wages all through
the Mississippi valley and east is likely
to prove injurious to Western mining
interests. AS is generally known, a
large share of the mineral found in Col
orado and south of it is of a low grade
order This can be worked to rea-
sonable profit when the wages of the
workingmen are not over $3.50 or So
per day. But at $3.50 or 81 day the
employer would lose from 80 to 20
cents daily on each man. Wages now
average s. day in Illinois, and that is
certainly equivalent to So day back
in the mountains of Colorado, New
Mexico, Arizona or Montana. Hence,
the question is, whether those who
went west in such large numbers two
or three years ago, with a view of bet
tering their fortunes, will not generally
return unless their wages be advanced.
But should the wages be increased.
there would be very little, if any, mar
gin left for the mine owners. Hence it
is manifest that thousands would be
forced to suspend work in the event of
q further increase of wages. And even
as matters are, large numbers will re-
turn during the autumn and winter;
for less than three in five of those who
went west did SO with the intention of
remaining there. We trust that west
srn interests will not suffer by these
prospective changes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-10-13

What is the difference between cot
ton and wool? Give it up, eh? Well,
one is grown down south, and the other
is grown on a South Down.-N. Y. En-
terDrise
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-10-13

President Arthur is reported to have
told friend that he did not propose to
live in the white house until after the
special session Of the senate had ad-
journed. He does not care to enter the
white house while it is nearly covered
from sight with emblems of mourning.
These will remain for thirty days.
Meanwhile workmen are making the
white house ready for the new occu.
pant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-10-13

Miss Leonora Horn, of Peru, Neb.,
has head of hair sixty eight inches
long. She has refused $500 for the
treasure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-10-13

From the Atlanta (Ga.) Sueday Pho
ssograph: The editor of the Pikes.G unty
NeaUs has been cured of rheumatism by
St. JAG, BIS Oil
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-10-13

Queen Victoria accompanied by the
Prince and Princess of Wales and their
daughters, by the Duke and Dutches of
Edinburg, the Duke and Duches of Con-
naught. Prince Leopold and the Duke
of Cambridge, was present recently at
a cricket. match between the servants
Of her Majesty's household and those
of the Prince of Wales from Abergel-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-10-13

SKILL IN THE WoRKsHoP.-To do good work
the mechanic must have good health. IF long
hours Of confinement in close rooms have enfee-
bled his hand or dimmed his sight let him at
once and before some organic trouble appears
take plenty of Hop Bitters. His system viii be
rejuvenated, his nerves strengthened. his sight
become clear, and the whole constitution be built
up TO a higher working condition.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
AMERICAN LITERATURE.

American literature has now become
SO far English that it has supplied us
with more household words than the
literature of any other country except
France. Mr.. Lowclrs own "Bigelow
Papers, have lent us some-notably
the skeptical criticims of John l..
Robinson on the culture of Palestine,
and the warning as to the necessity of
early rising when one is attempting to
circumvent the Absolute. From a
writer much less frivolous than he is
commonly thought to be, Mark Twain,
we have derived not only bywords but
opportunities for that ineXtinguishable
laughter which seems to refresh and
wrcne the whole system. If Mark
Twa ain had written nothing but the ac-
count of his purchase Of the celebrated
Mexican plug, and his account of how
he once increased the circulation OF an
agricultural paper, he would have
made his mark among the humorists
who have used the English language.
Mr.. Bret Hartc has supplied It's with
Bill Nye, and has formulated the
doubt which we all feel in presence Of
the Aiougolian race, the doubt whether
Aryan man is not played out, has not
had his innings, and is on the point of
following the Toltccs into the grave Of
vanished peoples. But these are only
the first names that occur. Our fiction
owes its most refined and elaborate
pages to Mr.. Howclls, our anthropplogy
is under q heavy debt to Mr.. Bancroft
and Mr.. Morgan, our criticism is
sharpencd by contract with that of half
a dozen brilliant writer's, and perhaps
it is only in poetry that we will ven
ture to think, if we may use an appro-
pirate expression, "we have the inner
tracks" The American Caucasians
are certainly not played out, and we
may perhaps expect from them the
poet who is to succeed our foremost
| living masters. II London News.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
NEGRO .tRISTOCRATS.

Ina ''study of an old southern bor-
ough,' i'll the May -lHontic, we find
the following: "In the newer towns
and the larger cities, the negroes have
by this time forgotten their old masters
and their old homes, or do not care for
them. But in an old borough there are
! always some who have passed their
whole lives there. There they were
slaves, and there they have lived since
their emancipation. Their Old masters
| they always address as sold marscr,'
and his sons as MARS James, or
MARS Thomas or whatever their
Christian name may be. At their old
home they feel that they enjoy no
slight privilege, and even that they
have sort Of right to see that every
thing about the household goes on well.
These old negroes have Il sort of con.
tempt for those who have no such old
attachment. 1t is common phrase
among them, in speaking of Il negro
who did not belong to an nristocratic
family: 'Datnigger ain't got no man
| ners, nebcr had no raisiu'-poor folks
nigger' Sometimes these old negro
men preserve the lordly manners Of
their masters. Thcir negro dialect
does not seem TO dctract from their
gentility, and they are noticeable as
men of particularly fine manners.
"A Virginia lady in Louisville had
empIoycd n gentccl old negro man to
nurse her son, who was suffering with
II broken limb. Sho noticed ut once
tho digniticd bearing of tho negro, and
one day she asked him, sUncIe Ned,
where wcrc you reared"
"In OLD Virginny, madam with u
polite bow.
"I am a Nirginian myself she con-
! tinued.
"NFrom what part OF dc State,
madam"'
IFrom Fairfax, Unctc Nod. My
| maiden uamc was Morson.''
"I knowcd dat we was related,
madam, I blongcd to old Mars Hugh
NEorson. ! knowcd dat wc was re-
lated"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17

few cases where they had the hardihood
to fly while their pockets were full.
This haDpeus about as often as it does
in the lives of gamblers. These men,
as rule, live fast lives, and it is very
seldom that one with gray hairs is
found among them.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
Dentistry.

HE.S.L. BR-tCEY, Dentist, respectfully
~ oncrshis professional services to the
ell izens of Monroe and surrounding couu-
try. Having an experience of fourteen
Tn;.rs in tho practice, ho feels confident of
.si\ ing salts faction in all branches Of his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work.
cili,.c 1T residence on Jackson street, near
th" En,nalc Academy, Monroe, La.
v7-loarl6:1Y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
T.. WETZEf,,
Dealer i'll all kinds of
IIOU 5 l. II O d T. Y II II l Il L r. T.

SSCOFFlNS, COFFIN TRIMMINGS, &c.
Furniture repaired, or made to order, and
satisfaction guaranteed. All orders for
Furniture promptly attended to. Collins
supplied ut short notice, with services of
undcrtallcr, if desired.
I have also on hand 4 full stock of
Children's Carriages, which / ot1or for
salp at low prices.
Store and shop on Grand street, opposite
McFee's drug store. An inspection of our
work and furniture is respectfully invited.
january l, lSSo. 1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
.IOllIl HI. Elnl&ScRYc.

A rTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, La.
II Office opposite Court House. Practices
in all the Courts of North Louisiana; also
in tho Supreme Court OF the State and the
Federal Courts. All claims, including cot
ton claims, will receive prompt attention.
Land Dilirc and Pension nattcrS attended
To. March 2S, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
StysblsS n StiiIlassan,

4 TTORNE,Yss Al LAW. Monroe, LII,
~ will practice IN, IN the Pa Parishes l., o,
and i'll the Federal Courts. VIII take
claims for 20 lcct ion i'll All other parishes in
Louisiana, with privilege OF lnanagill =
tutc iii connection with attorneys residing
vher;,. March I. 1879. ~
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17

In San Francisco, with the houses
nearly all OF wood, and with q pnpu!a-
ton Of 2I3, 900, the total assessed vallia-
ton Of all property, real and personal,
is so; 900, 900; in Hamilton County,
OHIO, which includes Cincinnati, and
has a much larger population than San
Francisco, il i4 22o7 200, 900 and in st.
Louis, with II population of 3id, 900 ii is
only SIG, ,HDo,"9o.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17

n Mexican at Las Vegas, New Mex.
leo, tied his "ifc firmly to II board,
leaned her thus helpless against II fence,
took position fifty fcctaway, amt used
did not hit her, his object being TO
frightcn her by embedding the bullets
in the broad closcto her head and body.
She tainted under the frightful ordeal.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
THE LICK OBSERVATORY

Active work will begin in II fow days
on tho summit of Mount Hamilton,
near San Jose, CAL. During tho winter
Captain Frazer, OF the Lick trustees,
has made all arrangements for building
operations. Tho rock portion of the
summit has been icvclicd to such IN
extent that the erection OF the smaller
dome for the reception OF Il twclvc-inch
equatorial telescope can be commenced
promptly, and will probably be com
plctcd and the telescope in place by
November 9Th, in time to take tho
transit OF Mcrcuy. The monster
thirty six inch diameter telescope will
take four or five years in its construc-
ton. Captain Frazer is on the grounds,
fixing telegraph communication from
the summit to San Jose, to connect
with the Western Union wires. so that
astronomical reports from the Obscrva-
tory can be Immediately flashed all
over the world. The trustees are no.
gotiatiny with professors Holden and
Burn ham, Of Washington Observatory,
Madison, Wis, to report the transit of
Mercury. IT is claimed that atmos-
pheric conditions for observations on
this point are more favorable than
those OF any part of the civilized
world. y small dome will bc erected
on the north end of the summit, and Il
larger one ut the south end. Tho lat
ter will be fifty feet in Giamctcr~-tho
largest one in the world, Vicnnn cont
ing noxt with forty-iivc feet.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
W. f. NEiIls:sES,

4 TTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, Ia
IL will practice III tho courts OF the Fifth
judicial District, and i'll the Supreme Court
at Monroe. VIII take claims for collection
i'll all the parishes of North Lousianu, with
privilege OF managing same through resi-
dent attorneys.
November /, 1850.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17

1t is said piece Of white OF white
paper worn or thcst is a surc preventive
car and sea eiknc3s. This. Is u lie in
vented 10y Il swell who wears paper
shirt bosoms.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
rhMTHELI. HOUSE SALOON,
GRAND STREET,
MONROE, La.

TOM CAMPBELL, Proprietor.
Having recently opened the above named
saloon, tho Proprietor respectfully solicits
Il liberal share OF the public patronage.
Tho finest and best brands Of Wines,
Liquors and Cigars kept constantly on
hand. CuStomc rs may rely upon good or
der and polite attention.
Tho "ThiSile Dew brand of whiskcy for
sale at this saloon.
February IL, 1oSI.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
q. J. RNhTNEH. NJ. j.. lLDDEl.i
Efusstner a. EAi<lal<91.

A TTOItNEYS AND COUNSELI4OES AT
N Law, Monroe, La, will practice i'll all
tho Parishes of North Louisiana, i'll the
Supreme Court at Monroe, the Federal
Courts, and in the Land Office Department
IF the General Government.
Office fronting northeast corner of public
s'1tarc. january ,, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17

4 TrORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La.
N will practice in all the parishes OF
North Louisiana, the Supreme Court of the
state, the Federal Courts, and i'll the Land
Onicr Department of the General Govern
mont. JanuarN II, 1879.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
THos. y. GARRETT. ELI.
Garrett q Russell.

ATTORNEYS & COU NSELLORS- At LAW
MONROE, La.
DEACTICF REGULARLY in the Par
l ishcs Of Ouachita. Richland, Lincoln
and Caldwell. and i'll the supreme Court
Collection of claims presented with dill
%Cnro and money promptly remitted. Man.
aeemeut sale and lease of real estate under
taken, and satisfaction guaranteed. Fees
moderate. Office ON Wood street, opposite
ecorder-s office. Jan y 6, 1SS1.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17

An exchange says "Butlcr will be
made 81 money order Office the 1st of
June" This does not refer to Ben
Butler, but to Georgia post office.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
TIL. LAZY NAN.

y lazy nlan is always good naturcd.
lie never flies into 4 passion. He
might crawl into one, if that were pos
siblc, but the idea Of flying into ono is
preposterous.
Whoever heard Of Il lazy man break
ing into Il bank where Il crowbar had
to be used, or drilling into safe:
Not but that Ike might covct his neigh
bor's goods contained therein, but the
horror Of fhandlinga crowbar and drills
would always deter him from actually
committing Il burglary. He never
runs away with his neignbor's wife
simply on account ofthe horror he has
of running. If he is ever known to run,
it is to run to seed.
He rarely lies about his nciyhbors
for it would be too much cXcrtion but
he lies about a bar-room all day.
lie is of incstimablc service to Il bill =
lard saloon, keeping the chairs warm,
and watching the game, for few would
care to play where there are no spccta-
tors.
The fac; that he does this without
pay, day in and day out, shows tho usc-
| fulncss Of his nature.
The lazy man never gets up rcvolu-
tions, instructions, or other popular OK
| elements, and don't make anuiIancc
of himself by trampins around the
, country making irCcndiary speeches ia
promote public discomfort.
In his own ncighborhood ne is ncvc,
| 4 busy-body in other peoples affairs
for the idea Of being Il busybody nt
anything would drive him out OF his
head.
Lazy men don't disturb the quiet O
peaceful ncighhOrs by putting up facto
rics, furnaces and other abOminations
Eochcfort is about fifty years of age
lie is tall and thin, and has very bushy
hair, which stands up in great massc;
from his forehead and over each car
He is growing gracy, though hi
m0ustachc il still coal black with few
gray hairs mixed through it.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
GRAND STREET, MONROE, La.

Flour. Meal, Pork, Oats, Corn, Bran,
Hay, Wagons. Lime, Cement, Coal, .t'.,
kept constantly on hand for sale.
Orders for ali kinds Of flMcrcllanlizn iillcI
at manufacturers prices.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
DIEKoLD SAFE AND LOCK CO.,
CANTON, OHIO.
n y. NIILT ON, -AGEHT,
MONEO La

Safes sold for less money than Ivy any
one travelling. on timc, or for Il heavy dis
count for cash.
Gums, Pistols, Clocks and Sewing Ma
chimes repaired on short notice by
y. y. MILTON.
% Eills' Nows Depot :.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17

y mad dog and several Others dogs
that th" mad dog had bitten, were
killed in White county, last week.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
TlTY STEAM SAW MILL.
j. r. MUIR, Proprietor.

Having purchased tho interest OF the sue
signed, OF tho iato % i'm, "ofoi of Brv x M Mur be-
comes solo proprietor of tho Monroe City
Steam Saw and Planning Mill, and will
continue it in active notwithstanding
lumber, pine or cypress, planning, making
shingles, &c, to pc furnished, on short
notice. in any quantities desired. n large
lot of superior, timber, both pine and
cypress, on hand. Prices to suit tho times.
Add rcs:s orders to J. X. MUIR,
=. .. Box 81.
Monroe September, 20, 1850.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
4. PURCELL.

FIR T. I'lsOOF w a X y III O u $ T. !.
Prompt attention given to conSignmcnts
of goods to his care. Charges reasonable.
Monroe, La, Feb. 20, 1850. NJ!
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17

y new sect of Advcntists have
sprung up in Indiana. They are
called Soul Slccpers, and believe that
the body sleeps till the resurrection,
the soul being in q state of ruicsccncc
till that time.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-06-17
II. Il. GUNBS.

7. rURCEIL. II. II. CiUNBY.
D11KCEI.L * l:INBI,
Produce Dealers and 9Ianuf:,cturcrs'
Agents,
The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-09-16
He Outprnyed 'Em.

At Atchison, Kan, the women crusader: visited saloon, and tried by praying to in, duce the proprietor of the saloon tu close his place. The proprietor invited the ladie, to seats, and asked them to pray, and then offered himself the following prayer:
 Almighty Creator in heaven. Thou whc | hast made the heaven aHd earth and created man m Thine own image as ruler of this earth, Whilst animals are living on grass and water, Thou dIdst te ch ihy servaIi- No-h to make wire, and Thou didst not punish him for making incorporate ust l Of II.
 At the wedding of Cane. Thine only Son Jesus Christ, transformed water into wine when the Juiceof the grape became exhausted | that the enjoyment Ut the guests might nOt | be disturbed. The great reforner, Mar. il Luther, said: He who does not love wine woman nor song, remains fool all his life long And all the great men upon thi: earth have been drinking cf the wine Thou hast given Thy children upon this earth.
 ''Oh Loro. We pray Ilee, have mercy ED ! on these wOlnen here who are not grateful 1 for Thy gifts, who want tO make Thy chil | drcn like the beasts oi the fed, and to com ! pei them to drink water like an OK, while 1 they dress extravsgaDtly and le.d their hus l baisds by other eXtIava. ances, not tending to our well being to bankruptcy. dePriving | then of all tie pleasures of this wor!4, Yea, driving them to suicide. Ef 70 Lord! have n!eIcy upon these ladies; look upon them; they wear not even the color ot the face which Thou hast given Them, but they are shining against 1 hee, and not coTteut with nature, paint their faces. Lord. Thou canst also perceive | that their figure Is not as Thou hast made 1t but they wear humps on their backs ike camels.
 Thou seest, O Lord. that thelr head I-dress consists of false hair, and when they open their mouths Thou scest their false teeth O Lord, these women want men who will patiently accept ali this without using the power Thou hast givea L. man that all women shall be subject tu man.
 ''They will not bear the burdens Of married lie, and obey Thy coaiuIduds to multiply and replenish the earth, but they are too lazy to raise their children: and c Lord Thou knOwest the crimes they commit, O Lord, have mercy upon them and take them back unto Thy 5,rsUni, take folly out of their hearts, give them common sense, that they may See their own foolishaess, and gr.ni that they may become guod and worthy citi- zens of our beloved city of Atchison
 70 Lord. We thank Thee for all the bless hgs bestoweu upon us, aild ask Thee to de- liver US from all evils especially hypocritical women, and Thine shall be. the praise for eyer and ever