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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-14

depredator upon chicken roOsts are
well known. 1t is probable, however,
that the designer OF the calendar had
forgotten this
In one Of the Philippine Islands it is
customary when q young fellow asks
the old folks for their daughter to send
her into the woods at sunrise, and II
the lover finds her before sunset she is
his. If not, he forfeits a1'claim. The
girl is given one hour the start. This
gives her q fair chance, and she can
use her own Judgement about hiding
after. she gets in the woods.
Mammal hear you have been
been guilty of great. very great rude
mass and vul0aritv.' Little Jack-sI
amt. What did I do, anyhow"
''Mary states that you used some such
low expression as let her rip in speak
inc of your aunt" s'Aunt is upstairs
in the sewing-room, amt she?'' Eyes;
butt ''And what is she doing?"
"She is ripping up my old dress. :"
''Well, let her rip. That's what l
said"
Gid Bells little boy, Freddie, who is
only about four years old, ought to
wear the blue ribbon for the best fish
story of the season. He went home
the other day with 4 portion Of his
pants missing, and his father began to
chide him about it and to question him
as to where he had been to tear his
pants into such . fright. The little
fellow, as quick as thought, told his
father that he had been down to the
creek, and while he was walking along
the bank q fish jumped out of the
water bit out the seat of his pants and
got back to the water before he had
time to catch it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-14
Signs of the Summer.

What do you think of the weather
as it is and what it will be?" asked the
reporter of his old friend the trapper.
1.-The weather, guess, will take care
of itself. But l tell you what it is, we
are going to have some mighty hot
weather this summer. Before it is
over we will all feel like going swim
ming. Now, I tell you what you do.
Watch the new moon. Ii its horns
hang up and down, it will be showery
for the next three or four weeks. If
the moon is far in the South when it
gets full, look out for heat Ii far in
the North, cool for the next three
weeks. A man needn't get fooled
much on the weather if he watches the
sun and moon. If the sky is very red
at sunrise in the morning, look out for
summer showers and pleasant breezes.
Ii very red at night look out for dry
weather. II the sun shines with a
CLASSY glare, it means hot weather. Ii
cows seek the shade it not only means
that it is hot, but will be still hotter.
I'll tell you one thing that never fails:
If crows are thick in the cornfield, it
means a cool summer; if scarce, 4 hot
one. Crows have been very scarce
this spring, and haven't afforded farm
er boys much sport. Turkeys quit COB
bling early this spring. which means y
long, dry summer. - Terre Haute En-
press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-14

den has $4,000, less commissions,
making her profits on 1000 shares
1902. SO Will you have check for
it now? asked Keene. He heard u soft
sigh. Get some water here quickly,
she has tainted, said he, lifting her
up from tho sofa on which she had
been sitting. Well, NY story is ended, y
said the Californian. 1.-The lady you
see yonder made good use of her mon
ev. She was aided by Keene, who
put it into good hands, and now there
is no happier person anywhere than
Tom Crittenden's widow. She has
diamonds, horses, and pretty clothes,
some Of them so pretty that when she
Comes lntv ulio paIivr .i,o Soa.o, uino
envious women wish she was dead. -
Neao Ior6 Cor. PittSburg Commercial
Gazette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-14
Conversation of Men of Genius.

IaSSo'S conversation was neither gay
nor brilliant. Dante was either tacitrrn
or sactirical. Butler was either sullen
or biting. Gray seldom talked or
smiled. Hogarth and Swift were very
absent-minded in company. Milton
was very unsociablc, and even irritable,
when pressed into conversation. Kir-
wan, though coplous and eloquent in
public addresses, was meagre and dull
in colloquial discourses. Virgil was
heavy in conversation. La Fontaine
appeared heavy, coarse and stupid; he
could not speak and describe what be
had just seen; but then he was the
model of poetry. Chaucer's silence
was more agreeable than his CONVERSE
ton.
Dryden's conversation was slow and
dull, his humor saturnine and reserved.
Corneille in conversation was so insipid
that he never failed in wearying; he did
not ever speak correctly that language
Of which he was such a master. Ben
johnson used to sit silent in company
and sip his wine. Southey was stiff.
sedate, and wrapped up in asceticism.
Addison was good company with his
intimate friends, but in mixed company
he preserved his dignity by q stiff and
reserved silence. Fox in conversation
never tagged, his animation and
variety were inexhaustible. DR.. Bent
ley was loquacious, as was also
Grotius. Goldsmith wrote like an
angel, and talked like poor poll.
Burke was Entertaining. enthusiastic,
AMI Interesting in conversation. Cur
ran was 4 convivial deity. Leigh Hunt
was like 4 pleasant stream IN con-
verSatiOn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-14

An aeronautic detachment of engin-
GERS has been formed in Berlin, and is
hard ut work learning the art and prac-
tee of military ballooning.
New-York tribune., 1884-11-23
ARRIV4L or A MONSTER SHIP.

One of the largest sailing vessels ever built
in this country arrived in port on Friday night and was
docked at the OF Maiden Lane The A. j. Ropes is a
modified clipper ship Of 2,3 net tonnage, with carry
ing capacity OF $500 tons She Is 2s2 feet long
over all and 255 feet keel - feet inches BEAM and 2S
feet inches deep with - feet draught She Is larger
than the Three Bro theirs and will carry more canvass
The vessel was built at Bath, Me-, for the firm Of j. f.
Chapman & Co.. and IA commanded by Captain ID. H..
Rivers She pas. under the Bridge without un-
shipping topmost spars for to the tip OF the main
topgaant mast IL 2O2 feet She in In ballast with
a crew of twenty Marine boys, who were dressed IN
their sunday clothes, and went back yesterday alter
The vessel will be put into commission at once and VIII
enter the california grain trade. The cabins ht are
richly fitted mp and have velvet carpets ana PuscOV-
cred furniture The woodwork l. mahogany except IN
the captains dining rOOu where the fittings are OF OAK
The will consist Of yfour officers and sedicn
Although ballast the hull of the big vessel towers gh
the surrounding docks and long ladder OF TWEEN
ywo rounds has 10 be ascended before tina deck can M
reached. Tho bnlwarks six feet high The ship VIII
carry the loads Of three ordinary sailing vessels.
New-York tribune., 1884-11-23
INSPECTING oaEAp LoDGNG-HousFS

The Board of Health Is making an eXamna'
ton of the cheap lodging houses OF brooklyn and on tho
report of Inspector j. II. Madison Commissioner Ray
mond has invited the propretors OF several Of them TO
meet him Wednesday at H. at the Health Oihce
Il Is in such places" says the Commissioner that
cholera may first appear, aud unless carly in
formation is given to the Health Office II may spread
The houses far reported are follows No. 81 tul
tvn-st No r6 Fulton-st, No Henry st, No - fur-
man-st, No. l25 Furmanst Nos. 24l and 2l3 losk--~
and No ~ NassaIst. The first four Mr. AIati,nn re-
ported as clean aud wcl-kept, with good vcntildon
The lodging at No. 10 Furmanst consists oi one
large room. with four single and two double beds Ine
ventilation IL Insufficient Ma. 2ll ANA 2i3 lorssI ls
clean but crowded No. 2l Na-sau-st Is Dranch
of The Good Samaritan. lt is a. doubc
dwelling with sleeping three noOrs The rooms
and beds are clean aud the general eohdltioh OF tio
place satisfactory except that II Is crowded 10 excess
Some rooms had from twelve to twenty beds single
cots in double tiers. When tne Inspector visited ths
place at 10 D. IN. most Ol then were occupied. LUIS
humber the inspector thinks, should be essened cos
eiably. ~. a..
Health Commissioner RaymOn suggests that all the
garbage should he bumcd. instead Of being dumped III
low vacant lots carried Out 20 sea- lie thlhAs nc"
contracts should be made to that effect.
New-York tribune., 1884-11-23
THE NISHIP TO TIE DOLPHIN.

WHAT JOHN ROACH SAYS ABOUT 1.-THE FIRST
STEEL SHAFT UsED ~ THIS COUNTRY.
John Roach and the Naval Advisory Board who were
op the Dophin when she broke her shaft of Faukners
I,laud. in the sound returned to the city yesterday
Two tugs were sent after the Dolphin and she was
brought to this city where shaft will be placed
in her Mr. Roach said in regard to the accident:
1.-The Dolphin left here Thursday for her trial
trim All went went well until were of Faulkners
Island There the word given to turn round and
90 back 10 the city just were turning without
anv warning the shaft broke. We did the only thing
to do under the circumstances and anchored, tug
came up Yesterday and towed us as far "A Bridgeport
where the Naval Advisory Board and myself took the
cars for home Two tugs bringing The DOlphih
To this cty We found that the accident was due 20
defect in the interior of the steel shaft The Dolphin
is one OF the four steel ella building by me Tor lhe
Government The plans of both ships and machinery
were designed by the Naval Advisory Board. Inc
contractor being accountable only for the character
of the material and the workmanship. ne moue oi
trial agreed on b, the Board to speed wh' ho' .e
one milerun. IA IL usual In foreign navie7, pu. sN
hours run at full speed The speed attained "'s 'n
than was aucipata, for while they expected run oi
only about 10 knots the ship mhhe prioIe p'v'A'ns
her shaft 10 10 knots per hour Tor seNcla houi,
When tbe machinery l. worked for some time size VIII
develop more speed than thii >, ,,,.. - III,
A Ia the htnknu shaft the Dulphins was required
under the specification ~ le made oi steei ihe cuh
,,api wa. veu 10 the Nashua Iron aud steel Company
whieh Ia Luovn tn be- firm of larger etpefience Ia
buIldiuu steel ahsts than any other establishment ~
the rnunry That company got the preference of th's
oontrant over Others although at higher price Tue
shafis we're inspected ut The eompanys works ~ .
New-York tribune., 1884-11-23
THE SWAIN COURT-MARTIAL.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-When the Swain
court martial convened this morning. JudgeAdyoeate
Gardner submitted additional charge against General
Swain embodying the allegations contained in the
amendment which offered by him yesterday to the
second specification to the original first charge which
ruled out These allegations are that after Mt Bate
had filed charges against General Swain with the
Secretary Of War he (Swaml tried to prevent official
inyesg CATION by obtaining from Bateman second letter
TO the Secretary of War Withdrawing the charges,
and TO show that this second letter was writ
ten at the instigaon of General Swain and upon false
representations made by him GwaimD TO Batenan
General swain pleaded not guilty to the specification
the second charge and mot guilty to the second
charge. TO the additional charge he did not
plead, his counsel mterposng an objection.
Argument followed by the Judge Advocate
and General GrOsycnor The latter called upon the pros
ccuion not tO get helpless into court ana then
grind him because they could Mr. Chandler reply
ing To General GrosyruOr said that the appre-
hension expressed by the latter that there
Is Injustice contemplated toward the accused man
unfounicd Judge Shcllahargrr closed the argi-
the defence The court then went into secret
session consider the questions raised by the notion
New-York tribune., 1884-11-23
FOOTBALL ~ HOBOKEN.
uNrRUE STATEMENTS IN Tnr WORLD AND
"riNFs' ConHFCrrp.

uNrRUE STATEMENTS IN Tnr WORLD AND
"riNFs' CORVFCrrD.
Oscar H. Baldwin, the captain of the Stevens
Institute Footbal Team, yesterday sent the following
10 rnF TRiBiSf:
IN giving nn arcount ~ the football game played ON
Tuesday as with the team ~ the graduates uf YALE
Princeton and Harvard Ths Nt,r York TBiss said
,hnss nf the Stevens iram aud niso ~ the sinleni'
which pre not only untrue but Unsideh vltha that
nr ruuhi pasilt that The account not written by
an unr in ei pprsnns n evidently written bt unr
nf the "a nauaip in whp ipt particularly sure over ihp
frsnlt ~ ihe eaurt n fprl' s.nltht nN ns Nns ari
vari aspiiahrl Wn ri'nir rlli rns ~ l'nWhph Ninl"
independently ~ fha iHss sai lHH hht iis arrnhni was
tiraah inaccurate end naAr That t"iHt h ,Ni'r,' 'hp
riins en hdhal in thp hlr'rha ntit ftp fW'f h.'tl
rhlahe nne o Those elle's ahN lll 1851 even Allnl" !"
MN N Mo- iart noii NJ SATURDAY fnlows the mat-
ter nr Ia e athr atftln aud itils hnW thiu h' "'e
Donovan aud squad Ut iubnhtus "hne,l Nuih oallhl
out saturday the lalhtn qhell miniature rot N'h
according To their account took pacehe Weeh me junior
team aud one from New lrunswioh. II would puzzle
anyone To know what ia meant l me junior team ess
TN that h. intended the Pups" lhrrc has bro no tti
here from New Brm.wick or vicinity this year, aud The
regular stevens team Was al hast1 REM on lat u9l.
Need IL be added that the rest 0 the niue item Is hisO
educated up fe Wo,dS ideas of tho freedom OF the
press, aud 50 f0rboar.
graduate team would have ridiruled the idea of our
attempting to intimidae them; yet this Is
some of the heaviest and toughest men who have ever
PLAYED on these three celebrated teams of Yale, Prince
up to their reputation Ii il had not been for their want
of practice we would have had no show against them
not know the rules of football only shows their own
Ignorance, which is but natural since the majority OF
them had not played at All for the past four years ana II
is not 10 he expected that they would keep posted
in the changes in the rules which have been made during
The statement in The World that Rutgers had refused
10 play backed QUO Is perfectly true bui that Is not
pant Ours is the tarl game they have era" ed out OF
his year For proof would refer The World to Yale and
New-York tribune., 1884-11-23
REJOINpER FROM Mr.. CLARKsON.

DEs MONIES. Nov. 22.-J. 5. Clarkson, the
Edter of The Safe Register and the Iowa member OF me
National Republican Committee, has sent letter TO me
Ch,caqo Tribune in reply To letter from Postmaster
General Hatton sent from Washington nnlght CiarkSoh
asserts that Hatton jugges with the facts That whe II
is literally true that aton did not himself ssue the order
which kept the NcwYork post Office open on election
dav and prevented the employees from voting, the
order WAS issued by the First Assistant PosmnsterGen
ern Marr or second Assistant Hazen. while iiatto was
absent in the West but by lIattOns ORDER that iatto
friends in Ncw-Nork made no prctcnce OF denying Tue
facts but gave the explanation that the m't po'ta al
propriation hill. in I.r provided that election DAY
should not be holiday which compelled liatloh 10 nave
be order issued and that his attention was called 10 te
pToy ion by a Democratic Congressman; that llatoh
object was 10 assist IN the defeat of Mr. bianr'
Clarkson says that Ilatton did n Telegraph 10 the
New York postmaster that employees should bt allowed
To vote Int sent his dispatch 10 Eins. The letter as
that il was reliably stated at the time that en0lgh en-
ploycs of the post office prevented from Nnths 10
have given Mr. Blaine plurality IN Nrw->" "rk. 'uihs1h
ALLEGES that while In Iowa. IN the last days before ile
clcctiou Ilattun told several persons, among thci
Leading Democrat of Mount Pleasant thai hc IN lchcl I"
keep The Ncw-York post office open on election day;
The letter. which is long one. closes win a hit nl
plcasautry and railcy touching the position OI attoh
and President Arthur In the campaign
New-York tribune., 1884-11-23
THE BRIDGE TO BE EXTENDED.


JUDGE VAN HOESEN DISSOLNEs MIR. OIIENDORFEKs
INJUNCTION.
Judge Van IIocscn, IN tho Special Term of the
Court of Common Pleas, dissolved yesterday the
Injunction obtained by Oswald Ottendorfer, re-
araIning the trustees of the Brooklyn
Bridge from extending the structure to the
westerly side of Chatham aud Centre sts.
The Judge holas that in selecting the westerly
side of Centre-st. opposite the Hall of Records, as
the westerly terminus of the Bridge, the trustees
have complied with the law, which provides that
the Bridge shall be constructed point at or be-
low Chatham Square, not south of the junction of
Nassau and Chatham sts." The trustees Judge
Van IIOesen is convinced have never abandoned the
original plan Of extending the Bridge oyer Chat
ham-st. and even beyond it, although the exact
form of the extension does not appear In the plans
I'm stopping on tie eaStcrly SIDE, the
trustees only temporarily suspended their
work. Mr. OttendOriers Tears OIL
injury to his property through the proposed eXten-
sion are ent irey grOundless MIR. Ottend0rier had
supposed that house would be built over the
triangular space south of his building, that loco
motives would be run on the extension. and tnat
towering pile would be constructed IN 'front.' or me
Staais ZsitrRg building. None OF these thnss WIN
be done The trustees intend only to extend the
structure across Chatham aud Centre SIS. root
path fifteen feet above the level OF the
street will be built for pedestrians. There VIII De
nm open space OF ut least 100 feet between TINS
and Mr. Ottendorfers building, ana there VIII be
property The plea that the property or the clty
wifi be Injured or wasted by the proposed eNten-
sion is dismissed. Judge Vanlioesen therefore dis-
solves the Injunction. with Tlo costs EA-Judse
Mr. Otendorler and A. j. Vanderpoe and Bergen
A DVckmau the trustees,
New-York tribune., 1884-11-23
MN. alrroY lN6 THB ElEofioM
ritz ORDER 10 roafaAsteR rhARsoM
ritz resfAlsfsR-asssaAi's hsfif 80 eh't'e'sNs
uS Hii Aofins,
Inv Fslsaa,ra Fo fHs inlsVssi

I'M TBIEHhAfh fi ihb i"'p'F'' ,
WAsnIsaroS, Nov, e3,-in ennmefauhs 'he
o;her day some o he causes whoh ed I" 'he oHe"' '"
,he Repuhioan party, MI Clarkson 'he m'1pu' '" '''
ueuuhlicau N,tnma Committee from Iowa. sN'o" 'n"'
tb posnaster Generals order revoking tue "suA' "'e''
giving the letter carriers OF Now-Nork ,iy ah""S u"
election day lost the party several thousand votes
10 tbis Postmaster General Hatton takes exception
u hos urritten letter to the Editor OF The chicago
y,u, in which he says that the law does not permit
tho chasing of post Offices election day that MI
larsop il mistaken when he says that he ever issued
an order such as he mentions; that at the
a., ,i,oo he il said to have issued the
'order he was in Burlington, Iowa, ana
Dnt in Washington; and that moreover, Mr. Clarkson
,,nst have known that his chief the committee, MT
EIkins tclegraphed to him liattom IN IOWA. ashihs
he couid not remedy the evil complained or
Mr. Uatfon states that In answer he elcgraphed that
the Postmaster I'm Ncw-Iork could undoubtedly MAKE
some arrangements by which the lettercarricrs
would be given opportunity 10 vote,
without seriously interfering with the delivery
of the mail ,,-,, -. .,o
request similar to that sent to himself was at the
same time Assistant Postmaster-General Hazeh
in Washington. ,, - ,,,. 20
Postmaster Pearson
Please give employees the full opportunity to exercise
tbc riyht of suffrage A. ID. HAZEN.
The concluding sentence Of P0stmaster-Generu HAT
toms letter to The Chicago Tribune reads:
Had Mr. Clarkson or Mr. Elkins been Postmaster
General at the time they might have issued an order
closing all the post offices of the United states on ce
day but hardly think they would have done so' aiIer
reading the letter"
New-York tribune., 1884-11-23
GOVERNOR CLEVELAND1s HOPES.
HE TELLS WHAT nls AIN WILL BE AS PRESIDENT.
BosToN, Nov. 22.-In the course of an inter

HE TELLS WHAT his AIN WILL BE AS PRESIDENT
BOsToN, Nov. 22.-ln the course of an inter-
view with a representative of The Boston Globe to-day
Presdentelect Cleveland in speaking of the business
and manufacturing interests OF the country and the
effect Of a change In the administration those in
tereSts, said:
1t goes without saying that the Democratic party
Is made up merchants, business and working
men. and everybody in 1t certainly desires good
times and realizes that all the people must be pros
porous to insure that result We have 35,OOO,OoO
people almost bOundcss resources hundreds OF the
strongest financial institutions III the world,
thousands OF cnterprismg merchants, the most
skiilfui manufacturers and the most Intelligent
farmers and wOrklngnen ON the face OF the earth.
Sow surely country with these characteristics has
every qualification for solid permanent prosperity. 1t
VIII De- my aim and the .n " all associated with Inc In
the conduct of affairs at Washington Ia the people
of the United states economical and conservative
Government The fact that SO many business men and
manufacturers and workinsmen voted with the Demo
cratic patty this election show that they were not
afraid of u change the Administration The Demo
cratic party Chicago PLATFORM meant what II said.
and said what il meant viii carry the provisions of
that platform which late to the business interests OF
the country into effect The most important thing is
fbe restoration Of confidence the determination 10
forget PARTISAN heat and excitement and To devote our
lives - the things which tend TO h substantial welfare
the country and all OF its people n this work every
should feel that he has part to perform
New-York tribune., 1884-11-23
CHARGED BITH STEALING LANTERNS.

William X. Hallock was before United states
Commissioner Alien charged with stealing the lanterns
of the Steamer Wisconsin used as exhibits in admir-
atty case on trial before Judge Benedict The acton an
important one involving nearly 100000 was brousns
by Lewis & Rice against the Onion Steamship
Line. to recover damages for an alleged collision
in which the plaintiffs boat was badly injured hai
lock was caught coming ont OF the private entrance 10
the courtreom with the lanterns In bundle under ns
arm Their loss would have removed material evidence
i'm tho ease Their intrinsic value was only go; a9cs
t,l sad story Yesterday. IL well edacaetl and has
wife who /, much respected; but poverty drove nl 70
crime His wife has been III for some time, and n" was
nm, of work and without money 10 buy food lie claimed
fo r driven to desperation Ills story was inVeStgatet
and found 10 be true His father Is captain III the oia
Guard The case is not yet decided
New-York tribune., 1884-11-23
THE ALLEGED CHICAGO ELECTION FRAUD.

CmCAGo. Nov. 22.--In the Leman- Brand
contest for the state senatorship in which there have
been allegations OF frauG application was made this
morning Ia Judge Bodgett, OF the United states District
Court for an attachment compel the County Clerk to go
before tie United states Grand jury Win 'le odlot u
noil .f This the court declined do. but entered an
order directing the County Clerk to snow cause on ho
day why an attachment should not be Issued :,
silcd t IL could not 20 behind the returns, and that
The vote would have to stand returned giving Brand
U,.u,l seat i'm the state Senate, aud allowing The
Democrat a majority in both Houses leaving the senate
To decide as The question OF fraud in the returns
Whether proceedings ia the United states Court nave
any Des.ring il stands. l. not known The
returns will probably go the State capital tonight