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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-07-27

Wi7H FRESH y0UXG EYES.
mox fs!r and swes' re earth appears.
How vide The Scope.
How full Of hope
To fresh n eyes.
From them the roses hide their fhorns.
fcr than the world herself adorns
Each ysar anew new charms displays
qhc hoacly nnd familiar scenes
winch va bur notice % dcspisc
Always possess
Some ioxcIinc<s
70 fresh young cycs.
They >tc the sunlight shining through
The shadows. u obtain 4 view
~ charming vi<tas. and delight
II what II common IN our sight
me world OF fancy. and of fame
And fortune - nIlurine. lies.
Mid epIcndOrs Rny.
No fur AWAY
From fresh young eyes.
That look With smiling hope and trust
Hryoud the valleys filled with dust;
Nor ~ the mountains are dfsmayed
That al the pathways barricadc.
TIE mist thar wells the morning sun
Before their vision swiftly HES,
And everywhere
The prospect fair
To fresh young eyes.
ffn1immcd by trial and by tears.
Untouched ~ cares or later years.
They look abroad on skies serene.
Nor re The clouds that intervene.
An. with what ra~pturous delight
Ah with what tender. sweet SURPRISE
EArfh's rIorif< burst
kcspIendcnf first
ON fresh young eyes,
What though the false appeared the true.
What though the old appeared b % new!
rTWf1C better than 10 he too wise.
-jnstphfn< PhA6rd. In ". n. Ledger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13
4 Remarkable Dream.

The dream Of Guntramnus, King of
the Franks, is very remarkable. This
good king, who was passionately fond
of hunting, having one day separated
from the whole of his train except
one servant, and night coming on,
while IN the midst of a thick wood,
he sat down on the bank of stream,
and being extremely weary, fell asleep
on the bosom of his servant. The SER
want keeping watch, and having his
eyes steadfastly fixed on the counter
ance of his master, he saw a very
small animal of the lizard species issue
from the mouth Of the king, and make
for the stream, which 1t seemed anxi-
GUS to pass; then the servant, stretch
ing out his sword, formed a sort of
bridge, over which the reptile passed,
and having entered a cave at the foot
of the mountain opposite, remaining
there for few minutes, and then COM
ing out, passed over the same bridge,
and entered again into the mouth Of
the king, who, just then awakening,
said he had dreamed that he had pass
ed over an iron bridge, and having
entered a cave, found there vast
heavy of riches. Then the servant
having related what he had witnessed,
they both entered the cave by the
way the beast had pointed out, and
found there a great treasure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13
To Talk or Not to Talk.
From the London Graphic.

Lord Coleridge and Lord Justice
Bowen are on their way to America.
1t was polite of the New York Bar to
invite them, but there may be two
opinions, as to whether the invitations
should have been accepted. A tour
through the United States involves
much speech-making, and a man of
such conciliatory disposition as Lord
Coleridge may find it difficult to speak
often without paying his hosts certain
compliments, which Americans of the
best sort would neither solicit or APP
preciate. In this country we have
good reason to be proud Of our judges;
but Americans are not sowell satisfied
with theirs, and they are accustomed
to say so, even before strangers, with
a frankness, which shows how deeply
they feel on the subject. The system
of appointing judges except in the
Supreme Court-by popular election,
for short terms and on party grounds,
is condemned by experience, and any
thing that the Lord Chief Justice of
England mightsay in praise of Ameri-
can judicial institutions would, there
fore, seriously impede those reformers,
who are trying with all their might
to get those institutions amended. On
the other hand, it is evident that Lord
Coleridge cannot move among the
Americans as a candid friend. The
late Justice Maule used to saw that he
never spoke in public, out of court,
lest unguarded remarks should be
used against him by suitors. Such
rule Of silence might be hard to fol
low; but it would no doubt be a safe
one for judges DESTROYS of maintain
ing a character for discretion. How
ever, the Lord Chief Justice is
smart talker, as they say over there.
Of all men he is the least likely to trip
with his tongue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13
Too Soon To Figure.
Wall Street News.

w Slreet News.
Il was just figuring bit" he ex-
planned, as he touched the pencil to
tongue and contemplated the remarks
he had made on one of the city park
benches.
Figuring on what?"
L figure that Jay Gould has paid
enough for his yacht to buy 1865
barrels of flour for as many different
widows"
us that possible? But suppose he
had given the flour to the widows9"
Yes"
Would Russell Sage have furnished
the yeast and the coal to make bread
of it?"
"Ah! I didn't think of that" said
the other as he put up his pencil.
But you should, you see. Wait till
Sage buys up the State of New Jersey
IN order to have a cow-pasture and
then it'll be as easy as grease to figure
in all the bread that flour might
make, and perhaps there'll be a trife
left over to invest in Goldfish or dried
apples"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13
The Java Calamity.


The browning catastrophe of a year
that will be memorable in the chroni-
cles of disaster, is furnished by the
great volcanic eruption in the Island
Of Java.
In the destruction of human life it
surpasses the great Lisbon earthquake
of 1855, which filled Europe with
horror, which awoke in the mind of
young Goethe, then a child of 6, as
he records in his biography, questions
respecting the benefcence of Provi-
dence, and prompted Voltaire to write
one of his most remarkable pieces in
verse. The Lisbon earthquake caused
the death of between forty and fifty
thousand people: the Java catastrophe
has brought sudden death to fully
seventy-five thousand, if the cable
reports can be relied upon, while, in
the wreck and ravage and transfer
nation of the earth s surface wrought,
it far surpasses in extent an awfulness
any volcanic disturbance known dur
ing historic times.
The Island of Java is not as large
as the State of Wisconsin, containing
in round numbers 40, 900 square miles,
while this state contains $4,000. Much
of the surface is mountainous, vet the
population is is 10000, 900, or more
than ten times greater than that of
this state. Of these, about 80, 900 only
are of European origin, chiefly Dutch,
and 200, 900 Chinese. The natives are
of the Malay race, and normally Ma
hometans in religion, though the mass
of them are extremely ignorant and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13
An Apple Famine.
From the New York Commercial Adve

From the New York Commercial Advertiser.
There is exceedingly discouraging
news from the apple crop, and, unless
some remarkable change takes place in
the great apple-growing sections of
the country, famine in this import
ant fruit product is inevitable. The
apple crop of the Northwest is a fail
ure, and reports from the great grow
ing centers of this State, New England
and the South make very dismal
showing. AS for New Jersey, it's
farmers are simply in state border
ing on despair. The supply of light
ming has given out, and the stills are
silent. 1t is quite as impossible to
manufacture applejack without apples
as it was for the Israclites to make
bricks without straw. A famine in
apples means a famine in jack, and
this is the why the Jerseyman sits
down and weeps, refusing to be COM
forted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13

The use Of the term Short
Line in connection with the
corporate name Of q great
road, conveys an idea of Just
what is required by the trav
cling public-a Short Line,
Quick Time and the Best OF
accomodations-all OF which
are furnished by the greatest
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13
DAILY.

~ Close and sure connections are made az
Milwaukee with trains of the Chicago Milwaukee
St Paul road for all points reached by that line
and its connections.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13

to a livery-stable, hired team, which
he drove toward Birmingham. The
horses stopped when he had gone
about half way, and the driver pro-
ceeded to go to bed in the regular
fashion on the seat How long he
remained there is not known, but
while in this position he awoke, and
again putting on his clothes he start
ed for home. Although he appeared
to be awake when he went to the sta
bic, the young man claims that he
was in the Land of Nod from the time
he went to bed, until he found him
self IL the carriage on the road.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13

superstitious, and are pagans rather
than Mahometans. Batavia, the CAPT
tai, is city of about 100000 inhabi-
tants, of whom less than 5000 are
Europeans. The Dutch first obtained
a foothold in this island at the begin-
ming of the seventeenth centxry. and
gradually extending their possessions
after the fashion of the British in
India, became complete masters of it
in 1880. Itproduces large quantities of
rice, coffee, sugar, spices and other
tropical commodities. The disaster
which has just occurred, besides the
enormous loss of life, has brought
widespread ruin upon the industries of
the island, which must be long in re-
covering it's recent prosperity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13
Why He got Married.
From the Detroit Post and Tribune


A capitalist of this city, who does
business on Woodward avenue, was
sitting in his office the other day,
when the door opened and an unkempt
poverty stricken man, who had once
been in his employ, entered, hat in
hand
How do you do Michael? Glad
to see you, !" said his former employer.
pleasantly. How does the world use
you?"
Badly, sorr; badly. I'm that poor
as We see, sorr, [ haven't decent suit
of clothes, nor ruff to cover me head
sorr."
"That's hard luck, Michael" said
the gentleman; ''have you no
friends?"
"Sorra wan, sorr, but I'm going to
have one" answered the man. I've
made up me moind, and [ knm to con-
suit ye about it. Ohm goin' to be
married, sorr."
Married, man. Why you haven't
anything to get married with, have
you?"
mo more has she, sorr."
'"Then why not wait until you are
better situated?"
An where would be the sinse in
waitin', sorr? I'm goin' to get married
on purpose SO I'll have something of
me own, sOrr."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13
keep Your Eye on That Buried

A Irishman dropped into a saloon
and was very much taken with a par
rot which hung in a cage near the
window. ''Phwat is that?' he asked.
s'That's a parrot, Pat" replied the
vender of stimulants. Just here the
parrot chlmed in with: Yes, I'm a
parrot, and you bet I'm HI" This
so delighted Pat that he offered to
buy the bird. ''Phwat'll We take for
ft?' he asked. Fifty dollars. -
'Howley Moses? that's too much.
Have yeze any eggs?" The saloon
keeper saw a chance for a joke and
answered yes" How'lye sell 'emg'
Two for So" Pat pulled out his
pocket-book and deposited the amour
named. The saloon-keper took it
and went into a back room, from
whence he soon reappeared with two
large eggs, which Pat pocketed and
walked off. Nothing was seen of
him for about two months, when one
day he came in, and, leaning over the
counter, whispered to the saloon-keep-
er: Il wants to speak to yez a min
ute" well, fire ahead" YOU'D
bether be after watching that buried
of yours" why, Pat?" "Well,
from me expariance wild them eggs, l
behave the craythur's been associating
wild ducks y
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13
SHOOTING ALLIGAT0RS.
Remarkable Experience of n Rhode
Island TIan I'm the South.
Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press

1t beats all how a northern man
does banker to shoot an alligator just
as soon as he gets beyond the Ohio
river, and the further south he goes
the stronger grows the feeling. It's
a sort of buck fever" and nothing
will cure it except the gore of the rep
tile. A chap from Rhode Island went
down to Biloxi from New Orleans
with the party. Small alligators
were plenty enough along the creeks
and bitches, and every time the Clam
state man saw one he almost kicked
his boots off. He tackled everybody
around Biloxi for an alligator hunt,
and he finally paid a darby s. to
drive him to lake four or five miles
away, where the sasrianS were said to
be numerous enough to crowd each
other out of the water. The boys
had been over in the morning and
fixed things. A rope was tied to
either end Of a water-soaked log and
and led into the bushes, and no soon
er had the hunter got down and dis
covered a movement IN the water
than he opened fire.
Oats yer game, boss" said the
darky, as he seated himself in the
shade, and the way that old log was
bombarded was caution. The man
made eye shots and line shots and dead
shots, and after he had fired about
twenty-five times he began to wonder
why his game did't turn toes up.
Takes heap O lead, boss, but'you
is troublin' him mighty bad" encour-
aged the darby, and the bombardment
was renewed with determination to
die in the last ditch. Pretty soon a
man broke from the bushes to the
left and in voice of authority called
out;
Shooting alligators out of season
IS an Otfensei punished by a fine of
not less than SO"
''N-o-a."
Chow many shots have you fired?"
'EOnly thirty nine
Shooting off a revolver in the
state of Mississippi, except in self-de-
Tense, is a fine of s. for each time.
Have you permit?"
Permit for what?"
''TO shoot at Col FOrd's alligatOrs.
If not, he can recover damages not
to exceed $500 Did you cross that
field?"
Yes.
'That's trespass, and the fire is
not less than $25. You must come
with me-
''But, sir-I-r'
Il will bring up my horse and bug
gy and you must go to the county
seat.
The "constable'' started. So did
Rhode Island They went in opposite
directions. The Rhode Islander came
into Biloxi on a canter, settled his
hotel-bill without stopping to count
the change, and picking up his sachel
he busted off along the railroad track
as if called to a death-bed. When I
found him in Mobile a few days later
he had shaved off his whiskers and
blackened his eye rows. He also
complained Of lame back and corns
on his feet
''Say?" says he as he carefully look
ed around for listeners, ''if old Missis-
sippi feels so stuck up over a few
ponds and alligators and constables
she can keep 'em and be hanged to
her. I'd ruther shoot a crow any
times than an alligator"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13
our Ne1V Short Line to Oconto 10 Notc
Open for Business.
CONNECTIONS.

AT MILWAUKEE- With Chicago, Milwaukee &
St Paul Railway for all points East, West and
Southwest.
At PLYMOUTH-With Shcboygan &, Fond du
Lac division G. C n. w. R'y for Sheboygan &
Fond du Lac
AT FOREST JUNCTION With Milwaukee Lake
Shore q Western Railway.
G. F. BUTTON F. P. REGAIN,
General Sup't, Genl Tiki Ag't.
MI voTFee Wis, Milwaukee, Wis
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13
elegant Sleeping Cars on all
Night Trains.

Passengers for MILWAUKEE can remain in
Sleeper destined for that point until seven o'clock
IN the morning, and thus secure q full nights rest
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13
1t was Done in Sleen.

A young man living in Ansonia,
Conn, arose in the middle of the
night donned his clothes, and, going
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13
SERoN&7S
ARNICA PREPARATIONS

Chemistry has discovered no remedy superior
to Arnica for healing external erupcionS. Proper
~ prepared and combined, it has no equal SIS q
OiIet DreDaratiOn.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-02-08
CONDITIONS.

The four Premiums mentioned above will be
awarded on the following conditiOns
The person getting up the largest club OF
yearly subscribers to the ENQUIRER, at $500
per annunl, for each subscriber, will be entitled
to the first choice of one OF the above Premiums
the person getting up the second largest club,
ut the same price to the second choice; the per-
son getting up the third largest club, to the
third choice; and the person getting up the
fourth largest club, to the fourth choice.
The time for completing clubs under the above
offer is limited to o'clock p. NJ, on the FIRST
MONDAY OF MARCH, 1888. Competitors may
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expected to be paid ut the time the name is
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-02-08
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-02-08

RAISING POTATOES.-"Can potatoes be
raised prOftably on the same soil for. a
succession of years?" The next day after
this question was assigned to me for an
answer, commenced to dig my crop OF po-
tatoes, part Of them being raised on the
same ground on which I raised my last
years supply. The other portion of the
patch was planted on land where no po-
tatoes had been planted in the past seven
years. All the land had been we'll ma
nured with horse stable manure. In dig
ging 1 found that where potatoes were
grown last year they did not turn out as
we'll as the other part OF the patch did. l
also found that the potatoes were much
more worm-eaten and rough, consequently
not so salable or profitable. Twenty years
ago | had similar experience, only to a
greater extent. 1 had just bought my farm,
and it seemed to suit to plant a patch of
potatoes on land where potatoes had been
planted the year previous, but the crop
proved to be almost an entire failure. l
then made inquiry of the former occupant
of the land, and was informed that that
particular piece of ground had been used
for potatoe patch for number OF years
in succession, and that the crop had been
growing poorer and poorer each succeeding
year Hence | have arrived at the cOnclu-
sion that potatoes cannot be protitably rails
ed on the same soil for succession of years.
My opinion is that rotation of crops is
best, not only for potatoes but for grain
also. l have known corn to be planted
year after year on the same piece of land,
and have seen the crop annually diminish
ing until finally no corn, or very little,
would grow, although the stalks continued
to grow pretty well, and it is the same way
with potatoes. The vines will grow well
enough but the potatoes will not, conse-
quently there is nothing to get any profit
out Of.-Lstlac Eyre, Bltcks Co., Penn.