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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-20

The Chicago Breeders Gazette SAYS !:
The tens of thousands of farmers
who hold but a small area, say eighty
acres, are not necessarily cut off from
stock rearing or feeding. They have
some advantages over the large farm
ers. The care of a small number of
animals may come IN along with the
other work of the farm without notice
able increase of expense, or of fatigue
to those who do the work. And this
means considerable. When land is
fully used there is a large quantity of
produce on an eighty-acre farm.
which can only be proftably utilized
by farm animals. Some rotation of
crops is nearly always essential to the
best farming, and grass and clover
should have prominent place in this
rotation. These can be used on the
farm, rather than be sold. We are
coming to learn that in cornstalks and
leaves there are vast stroes of good
food, which ought to be made better
use of than simply turned under the
surface. If the smaller farms of the
country were fully stocked with farm
animals, they would be vastly more
important factors in effecting prices
than all the great ranches. "
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-20
The Spectre of the TOyabe.
Helena, Mont.) Herald.

Robert A. Mari, a member of the
Government Geologic Survey, in re-
cent letter gives an interesting &C
count of an atmospheric phenomenon
which he lately witnessed in the Toy
abe range southwest of Montana. Mr.
MARI says: ''Suddenly, as I stood
looking over the. vast expanse beneath,
[ saw myself confronted by monster
figure Of a man standing in mid-air
before me upon the top of a clearly
defined mountain peak, which had
but the thin air of the valley below
for resting place. The figure was
only a short distance from me.
Around it were two circles Of rainbow
light and color, the outer one family
defined as compared with the inner
one, which was bright and clear and
distinctly irridescent. Around the
head of the figure was beautiful ha-
10 of light, and from the figure itself
shot rays Of colors normal to the body.
The sight startled me more than I can
now tell. [ threw up my hands in
establishment and perhaps some little
fear, and at this moment the spectre
seemed to move toward me. In few
minutes I got over my fright, and
then, after the figure had faded away,
[ recognized the fact that Ihad enjoy
ed one of the most wonderful phe-
nomena of Nature. Since then I have
seen it once or twice from Jeff Davis
Peak, but it never created such an
impression upon me as it did that
evening when [ was doing service as
a heliotroPer all along the top of Arc
Dome.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-20
Bergen, wrathfully, ''the rooms are

Bergen, wrathfully, ''the rooms are
mine"
Il am sure I rented the frstn de-
clared Miss Wilde, winking very
hard to keep back the tears Of disa6-
pointment slowly rising. II am very
sure I did. Mr-Mr,-"
''VoH Bergon," stiff1y.
''Not-but now that [ look at YOU
I do believe it is-Henri Won Bergen
Why I've got your photograph in my
dear papa's album"
Down she went on her knees before
her trunk, very much flushed and, ex-
cited.
why, Miss-Miss-" he stammer-
wilde" she said. PAMELA
Wilde"
mot Andrew Wilde's daughter?"
YES" she avowed. Look, here's
your picture Papa always told me
it was that of her dearest friend"
and, bless my soul if [ haven't
got yours somewhere about me! wait
till [ open this satchel. There! your
father sent it to me several years ago.
You don't look day older"
ooh myr' blushing; "but I am.
Papa is dead, you know, and I am
teaching school for living. This
being vacation, [ came out here
"And [ tried to turn you out !" roar
ed Won Bergen. Heavens alive? An
drew's daughterw
"And I was so rude to papas
FRIEND" said PAMELA remorsefully;
''I'll 90 right back to the city"
You'll do no such thing. I'll go
back. I'm brute, ought to be asham-
ed of myself"
ooh, don't say tkat," demonstrated
Pamela.
"See here" suggested the artist,
coming up and taking both Miss
Wilde's little grey-gloved hands in
his; suppose we both stay?"
"What?" gasped Pamela.
1.-THE carriage is over there on the
road yet. Let US drive back to the city
and get married. I'm in love with you
already. Say yes"
oh" said PAMELA, IT couldn't"
"Why not?"
II hardly know you at all 5"
''But your father knew me- F."
''That's SO, ;" said PAMELA, brighten
ing.
Come then"
And they went.
Mrs Tobey and Susanna moved in
the accumulation on the garden
path; and if these rooms weren't cozy
and delightful, never rooms were be-
fore.
One day Mrs. Won Bergen, rumma-
ging in the desk, found the note she
had written to her landlady. She held
it up for inspection.
There is proof. [ engaged the
room first was right
Her husband paused, with brush
held suspended above her rosy face
upon his canvas.
"You always are, my love, y he adj
mitted in meek alteration.
And Mrs. Won Bergen went straight
downstairs, and hung Susanna's polo
naise eggsackly So"
Susanna" she said solemnly, to
that grlnning and astonished damsel,
always be aBsent-minded. If there is
anything laudible, anything conducive
to supreme happiness, it is-absent-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-20
THE NEWSPAPER ANGEL.

ow very good bad man is
Vixen he is dead!
How sweet the hours bad man knows
On his death-bGdi
E'en vixen he's hanged, his spirit flies
Straight on to bliss
Ahead of good ghosts on their way
The Throne to kiss.
Old Peter may forbid him sharp,
For Peters wary;
ssBut here, the bad man says, read my
Obituary!
s'Just see, sir, what is said by the
Great news reporter!
That's me- and every word is true,
And nothing shorter"
The slow good ghosts at length arrive.
They doubt their wits,
For there, high up, with crown and wings,
The bad man sits.
Louisville Gourier-J ournaL
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-20
HLcAGO,
MILwAUKEE
AND 8. paul

It owns and operates over 800 miles of road in
Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
and Dakota; and as its main lines, branches ami
connections reach all the great business centres
swers the description of Short Line and Best
Route between
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul and Mfnneap-
oils.
Chicago, Milwaukee, La Crosse and Wi.
mona.
Chicago, milwaukee, Aberdeen and Ellen.
dale.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Fan Claire and Still.
water.
Chicago, Milwaukee,, " ausau ana Merrill:
Chicago, milwaukee,, Beaver Dam and Osh-
Chicago, Milwaukee, Waukesha and Ocono-
Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and Prairie
du ChIen.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Owatonna and Fari-
Chicago, Beloit. GAINESVILLE and Mineral
Point
Chicago, Elgln, ROCKFORD ana DUBUQUE:
Chicago, Clinton, Rock Island and Cedar
CHICAGO. Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Chicago, Sioux City, Sioux Fails and ank-
Chicago, Milwaukee, Mitchell and Chamber
lain.
Rock island, Dubuque, st. Paul and Minnie
aaxenport, CaImar, St. Paul and Iinneapc-
lis.
Pullman SIeepers and the Finest Dining
Cars in the tUOrId are run on the main lines q
the CHIC4 GO, MIL WA UKEE &ST PA UL
RAIL VA 7, and every attention is paid TO pas
sengerS by courteous employees OF the company
5. s. Merrill, Avn. Carpenter,
GenI Manager. Gen1 Pass. Agent.
j. L. Clark, Geo. I'll. Heaford,
Genr supt Ass't Gent Pass. Agt
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DAILY.
CONNECTIONS.

St Paul Railway for all points East, West and
Southwest.
At PLYMOUTH-With Sheboygan & Fond du
Lac division @. & N. W. R,y for Sheboygan &
Fond du Lac.
AT FOREST JUNCTION-With Milwaukee Lake
Shore & Western Railway.
c. F. BUTTON f. P. REGAIN,
General Supt, Genl Tkt Agt,
Milwaukee Wis Milwaukee, WIS
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-06-07
NEW JERSEY.

The members of VIM. B. Hatch Post, No. ST.
of Camden, n. j., have their hall draped in
mourning in memory of their late comrades.
Twenty vacant chairs, (the number they have
buried since organization properly draped, are
placed between the Commanders chair and the
altar. As the comrades entered the headquar-
tiers after decoration services on Memorial Day,
they formed hollow square around the altar
while the fife and drum corps played dirge
The sight of the twenty vacant chairs moist
ened the eyes of many present, as 1T brought
recollections of days gone by. 1t was a sur
prise to all excepting Commander Hawkinson
and the decorator, George W. Ferguson who
has excellent taste for decorations. The work
was performed while the Post was attending
the services at the cemetery. The hall will re-
main in mourning for the space of thirty days.
The day was also appropriately observed in
Princeton, Paterson, Trenton, PhiIlipsburg and
all the principal towns of the State. AT Gr6u-
cester the Hon. George M. Robson delivered
the Grafton.
A comrade writes us that Arrowsmith Post,
No. l. Red Bank, is one of the most prosperous
in the State. Much of the progress is due to
the energy and zeal of its Commander Colonel
Nevius, who is lawyer of prominence and de-
voted to the interests of the Order Ladies
Auxiliary has been organized, with Mrs. Col
onel Nevius as president, which, this summer,
will hold bazaar for the benefit of the Post
fund. The Post properly observed Memorial
Day. The graves of dead comrades in Rumsom
and Fair View cemeteries were decorated and
addresses were delivered by Comrade Charles
Burrows and by General Clinton b. Fisk, of
George Washington Post, New York.
At Pennington, N. J., on Memorial Day, Post
No. As turned out titty-eight out of sixty-one
members and decorated some forty graves, de-
tails being sent TO ali cemeteries within dis
lance of eight miles Appropriate orations
were delivered by the clergy, among them one
by Mr.. Dawson, who spent fifteen years in
Japan, and came to appreciate the worth of the
old flag. Notwithstanding the rain, there was
q large attendance of citizens. The Commander
of Post is is S. L. Hart. 1T is in a flourishing
condition, and on Memorial Day mustered six
recruits
VIM. Fl. Davies Post, No. 1s7, Carbondale,
showed eommendable enterprise by publishing
neat little newspaper called Memorial Day
Bulletin. 1t contains the Memorial Day Order
issued by Department. Commander u. S. Os
borne, the special orders issued by Post Com
mander Joseph NJ. Alexander, the names of the
soldiers buried in Maplewood cemetery, and
other matters of interest.
Memorial Day was observed in Woodbury. by
General Howell Post, No. 81. The exercises
preceding the floral decoration took place in
the Town Hall. C. w. Starr delivered the adj
dress. Details of comrades went to the various
cemeteries in Woodbury., and also to Mantua,
Eglington and Paulsboro.
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KENTUCKY.

Notwithstanding the bad weather there was
q large attendance at the Federal cemetery
at Cave Hill, Louisville, on Memorial Day
After music, Captain Fishback made an adj
dress, followed by prayer by Rev. Green Clay
Smith. The Grafton was delivered by Colonel
James Mason Brown. In the course Of it he
said
In the great camp of the dead which lies before
us, how numerous are the brief inscriptions that
mark the resting place of q Union soder-un-
known" How many there are whom no muster
roll can identify memory recall And If there
be purcr flowers for any grave or tender gratitude
for any hero here surely the thanks of every pat
riot heart must so out to that great host OF the
unknown dead who accepted oblivion for them
selves that the cause of their love might endure.
Their knell Is rung by angelic hands. The field of
their resting place Is thick peOpled with the
spirits OF the good and the great who hymn dirges
too fine for mortal ears to catch and wait an IN
cense OF homage transeendinS in perfume all NOR
tai sense.
The decoration of the graves of the 5000
Union soldiers buried in the National cemetery
i'll New Albany was taken III charge By the
Post at Jacksonville. About 5000 persons
were present. Past Post Commander Colonel
James kergwiu made an eloquent address, and
the annual Grafton was delivered by Rev Mr.
DetweiIer, of Louisville, who discussed princi-
pally the question of temperance and said little
about departed heroes. At Lebanon the SOL
diers' graves were conducted with appropriate
ceremonies. Nlr. James +. Buckner, OF Louis
vile, delivered the Grafton. Major Robert An
dersOn Post had charge of the ceremonies at
Danville. Post Commander General S. 5. Fry
made the opening remarks, and ne was fol-
lowed by Captain S. II. Boone and Thomas H.
Morrow, Republican nominee for governor In
spite of the threatening weather, large crowd
attended the decoration services at Leitchfield
After an appropriate prayer and music, the
orator of the day, Capt. III. 5. Irwin, of Louis
vile, was introduced. He gave an address that
was adapted to the occasion, and which was
well received. The address was followed by
the strewing of the soldiers graves with flow
ers. The graves of 5000 dead heroes who gave
up their lives to preserve the Union, at Camp
Nelson National cemetery, near Nicholasville,
were beautifully decorated with flowers and
garlands on Memorial Day. Stirring and elo-
quent addresses were made.
The Memorial service of James A. Garfield
Post, No. 2, Coyington. was held on the27th ult.
The service was a special one and very impress
sive. The Memorial address was delivered by
Rev. Col. Geo. A. Thayer, Commander, Dahl
green Post, No. ?, Department of Massachu-
sets. Several ministers took part in the SER
vices, and Miss Lille V Hill read Mrs. Julia
Ward HoWe's Battle Hymn of the Republic"
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CONNECTICUT.

At Hartford, on the morning of Memorial
Day, details from the various Posts visited the
several cemeteries and decorated the soldiers
graves therein, and, at 2 o'clock in the after
noon, formed in procession and marched to
Spring Hill cemetery. Nathaniel Lyon Post
paraded eighty men. General Hawley, a
member of the Post, marched with the organi-
zation. Upwards of fifty unattached army and
navy veterans marched in the procession in a
body, Major Dwight being IN command. Robt.
o. Tyler Post had about 100 members insthe
column. Marching with Tyler Post as guest,
was Mr. ]. F. Bruce, of Fitchburg, Mass, an
aid on the staff of Commander-in-Chief Van
Dervoort. Many of the veterans carried baskets
of flowers in the parade.
The cemetery programme opened with sing
ing by the male choir, following which the
Rev. j. II. Twichell, the chaplain of the day,
invoked the blessing Then came the reading
OF the poem by Miss Carrie E. Bugbee, a teacher
at the Arsenal school. Mr.. II. Z. Burton then
delivered an eloquent address.
AT Middletown, in the morning, detail of
the Grand Army decorated the ninety three
graves in the several cemeteries of the town.
A special detail from the e. A. K. Post was also
sent to Portland to assist in the decorating
there. The ladies here responded most gener-
ously TO the call for flowers. In the afternoon
the Mansfield Post, Mansfield Guards, and the
Sunday school children of the city paraded.
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DELAWARE.

The observance Of Memorial Day at Whining
ton, Del, was especially noteworthy. S. f.
Dupont Post, No. 187, of Brooklyn, n. Y, 20
strong, Commander David Acker, and Admiral
Dupont Post, No. "a, of Philadelphia, 40
strong Commander John B. Cooley, arrived in
the city in the morning and joined with Ad-
miral S. T. Dupont Post, No. 2, of Wilmington,
Commander J. S. LitZenburg, in the exercises.
The three Posts, escorted by the Dupont Guards,
Lieutenant Wickersham, proceeded by special
tram TO dupont station, and thence marched TO
the tomb of Admiral Dupont, where G.. 4. r.
services were performed and addresses made
by Past Commander Samuel Wheeler, of Post
No. p Edwin English, Past Department Com
mander Tanner, of New York, and General
Henry Dupont. Each of the Posts presented
as decoration an anchor made of immortelles.
The Posts returned to Wilmington at noon.
Shortly after II m. Evan S. Watson Post, of
New Castle, Commander Martin, reached the
city and proceeded to the Wilmington and
Brandywine cemetery held services decorated
the grave of Captain Watson, and listened to
an address by Past Commander James A. Price.
Smyth Post, with 70 men, Commander T..
Pickles, decorated the grave of Geueral Smyth,
and Sumner Post, No. 4, Commander I. Fl.
Fisher, decorated the graves in the st. Peters
chapel burial ground and Mount Zion cemetery.
Peter S. Blake delivered an address. At 2 p.
IN. the several Posts, escorted by military or
CARNATIONS, paraded. The monument on the
route was saluted by the uncoyering of heads
and dipping of colors. The parade was the
most imposing G. A. r. demonstration ever
made in Wilmington.
Captain Evan S. Watson Post, No. 5, of New
Castle, besides visiting Wilmington, decorated
the graves in the Catholic, Episcopal, Method
ist, Presbyterian and other cemeteries. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Past A. D. C. Nones,
Rev. c. S. Spencer, D. D., Rev. N. N. Browne
and others.
David L. Striker Post, No. s, of Newport,
had no formal parade, but decorated the ten
soldiers graves in that vicinity and performed
the memorial services in due form.
General A. T. A. Torbert Post, No. 8, OF
Dover, decorated eighteen graves in the several
cemeteries. The G. A. Il. memorial services
were performed by Commander Klinger, Chap
lain Hammond, Quartermaster Mills, and
Officer of the Day Dill. Orations were de-
liyered by George V. Massey, Esq, and others
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-06-07
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Memorial Day was generally observed at
Portsmouth, n. Il, by the suspension of bust
ness. In the forenoon Storer Post decorated
the graves IN the outlying cemeteries. IA the
afternoon procession composed Of the Grand
Army, detachment Of maries from the navy
yard, and other bodies, marched to South street
cemetery, when the outdoor exercises took
place In the evening there were memorial
services al Music Hall, with an GRAFTON By Rev
F. /. Grinney, Of Manchester, music, recita-
tions, &c.
At Nashua, n. H., a procession was formed IN
the afternoon and visited Hollis street Gene
terry, where the graves Of veterans were deco
rated An address 70 the unknown dead was
delivered by Colonel E. J. COpp. The graves In
other cemeteries were also visited. In the
evening an GRAFTON was delivered at City Hall
by Rev. III. b. Smith.
at Concord n H., the exercises were con-
oucted by T. Z. Sturtevant Post, No. 2, in the
afternoon, the local military performing escort
duty. Hon. Henry Robinson delivered an ora
ton, after which the cemeteries were visited
and the graves decorated.
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WEST VIRGINIA.

At Wheeling, West Virginia, Memorial Day
was characterized not only by appropriate
services and the decoration of graves, but also
by the dedication of the soldiers monument in
Capitol Square. In the morning the graves in
the several cemeteries were visited and covered
with flowers by details from Colonel J. w. Hol-
liday Post, No. II. In the afternoon parade
took place which was participated in by Holt
day Post, of Wheeling; Thoburn Post, of Mar
tins Ferry; Spangler Post, of Bellshire; and
Uranium Post, OF Bridgeport civil and mill
tary organizations, soldiers of the war of 1912
and the Mexican war, the city fire department
and leading citizens. The procession was
headed by policemen, followed by Chief Mar
shall Travis and staff After going over given
route it reached the State House at 3 p. III. and
disbanded. At the southwest corner of Capitol
Square commodious stand had been erected
for the speakers, members of Holiday Post
who participated in the ritualistic exercises,
and the band. Around this were assembled
at least 10000 people. The formal presentation
of the monument to the Post was made by DR..
T. II. Logan in behalf of the trustees, and
Commander G.. b. Jones accepted it on behalf
of the Post. After the formal dedication of the
monument Mr.. VIM. Leighton, Jr. read "A stir
ring original poem. Hon. J. NJ. Dalzell, better
known MS Private" DalzeIl was then intro
duced and delivered the Grafton OF the day.
The city was laYishly decorated with flags
and bunting, and the day was observed as Il
general holiday.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY JUNE 1885,

English address by Mr.. VIM. nj. Ross. In the
procession of Lilly Post was carriage con-
tanning four survivors of Andersonville prison
The first three named arc residents of Syracuse.
They are J. II. Knight, who was taken prisoner
at Rem Station in 1864, and vas in prison eight
months: D. J. Simons taken at Mount Jackson
in 1864, in prison nine months James Broth
ers taken before Petersburg in 1864, in Ander-
sonyile six months, and B. A. johnson, of
Ellicottsville, n Y, taken before Gettysburg
in 1863, in Andcrsonyille one your and two
months.
Comrade n. Heath writes us that Belden
Post, No 342 Richford, n " united with
Eastman Post No 25i, of Berkshire in the OBJ
servance of Memorial Day. The members
placed flowers on the graves of the comrades
who were buried in the different cemeteries in
the towns in the morning, and at 1870 in the
afternoon formed in procession in front Of G.
A. r. Hall, as follows: First, the clergy of the
two villages and orator of the day, Prof Still
man, of Lisle, in carriages; then, Berkshire
Brass band, preceding seyenty-five veterans;
then, Belden Post, with band of martial music;
then, the day and Sunday schools of the two
towns in large wagons, and then the citizens
The procession was one and one-half miles
long. The cemetery is situated nearly midway
between the two villages. All business was
suspended in the two villages. At 2:30 it be-
gan to rain and drove the crowd home without
hearing the grafton.
Memorial Day at Springville, n Y, was OBJ
served in becoming manner by Crary Post,
No 81. Line was formed in the yard of Crit
fifth Institute, headed by Cornet band, of
Yorkshire, then G. A. r. and fremen, followed
by the school, and citizens on foot and in car
riages. Just as the column started it began to
rain Citizens and school were sent to the
Opera House, and the Post, escorted by the
firemen, proceeded to the cemetery and deco
rated the graves. Returning to the Opera
House they listened to the reading of q poem
by Kate Bensley, and an address from Mr.. Sill
yer, of Buffalo The vocal music, by selected
choir, was the best we ever had.
Comrade Edwin North, Commander of Water
bury Post, No 213, Wurtsboro', n. Y, writes us
that on the morning of Memorial Day, the
Post, accompanied by Sabbath-school children,
marched from the Post hall to Sylvan ceme-
terry, where the G. A. r. service was performed
by the chaplain, Rev. j. FL. Wood, and adj
dresses made by J. V. Morrison and Rev. J.
Dubois In the afternoon the Post proceeded
in twenty-five wagons to Centennial and Phil
lipsport cemeteries where the graves of sol
diers were decorated.