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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-15
The MaSter-An Imitation.

O. Tell me. o Sage! What is the true ideal?
a. A man i knew,-a living soul and real.
Q. Tell me, my friendi who was this mighty
master?
A. The child of wrong the pupil of disaster.
Q. Under what training grew his lofty mlndf
"A. In cold neglect and poverty combined
Q. What honors crowned his works with
wealth and praise?
A. Patience and faith and love tiled all his
days.
Q. And when he died what victories had he
won?
A. Humbly to live and hope-his work was
done.
Q. What mourning nations grieyed above
his bier?
A. A loving eye dropped there a sorrowing
tear.
O. But History, then, will consecrate his
Sleep2
A. His name is lost; angels his record keep.
-[William Preston Johnston, in the April
Century.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-15

can make him do it. / shall be satisfied
that you are as smart and brave as a
husband ought to be-"
ed Fritz. L can scare him away.
Furnish me with sheet, show me the
room and 60 to your rest, Barbara.
You shall find me at the post in the
morning"
Barbara did as required, and saw the
tanner step lightly away to his task. 1t
was nearly twelve o'clock, and she be-
took herself to her own chamber.
Barney was sitting at his vigil, and
SO far all had been well.
The night seemed very long, for he
no means of counting the time.
times thrill went through HIM, for it
seemed as though he could hear a low
suppressed breathing not far away; he
persuaded himself that it was the wind
blowing through the crevices of the old
house. Still it was very lonely, and
not at all cheerful.
The face in the coffin cleaned white
and still. The rats squeaked as if there
was famine upon them and they smell
ed dead flesh. The thought made him
shudder. He got up and walked about,
but something made noise behind
him, and he put his chair with its back
against the wall and sat down again.
He had been at work all day, and at
last grew sleepy. Finally he nodded
and snored.
Suddenly it seemed as if somebody
had touched him. He awoke with
start, and saw nobody near, though in
the center of the room stood q white
figure.
Course you, get out of this!' he ex-
claimed in q fright, using the first
words that came to his tongue.
The figure held out his arm, and
slowly approached him. He started to
his feet. The spectre came nearer,
pressing him into the corner.
THE mischief take your cried Bar
ney, in his extremity.
Involuntarily he stepped back; still
the figure advanced, coming nearer
and nearer, as if to take him in ghast-
ly embrace. The hair started up on
Barney's head; he grew desperate, and
just as the cleaning arms would have
touched him he fell on the ghost like
whirlwind, tearing the sheet, thump-
ing, pounding, beating and kicking,
more and more enraged at the resist
ance he met with, which told him the
truth.
As the reader knows, he was big,
and Fritz was little, and while he was
pounding the little fellow terribly, and
Fritz was trying to get a lunge at Bar
ney's stomach, to take the wind out of
him, both kicking and plunging like
horses, they were petrified by hearing
q voice cry:
"Take one of your size, Big Barney"
Looking around, they saw the corpse
sitting up in his coffin. This was too
much. They released each other and
sprang for the door. They never knew
how they got out, but they ran home
in hot haste, painting like stays.
1t was Barbara herself who opened
the door in the morning.
Its very early; one more little
nap" said he, zone more little nap"
turning in his coffin.
So she married him, but though she
sent Fritz and Barney invitations to the
wedding, they did not appear If they
discovered the trick, they kept the
knowledge to themselves, and never
willingly faced Barbara's laughing face
again.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-15
WHAT POTATOES TO PLANT.

A theory has recently been advanced
that potatoes of the early varieties, for
planting, should be grown specially for
seed by very late planting the previous
year, so that they will not become
fully ripe. In this way, it is claimed
that seed may be had that will not
sprout in spring until it will be time to
put it in the ground We attempted,
writes the editor of the Nea0 England
Farmer, to try the experiment last
summer, and up to the present time it
appears successful. A quantity of po-
tatoes which had been kept in table
condition by frequent tumbling in a
barrel, to kill the sprouts, were planted
upon good garden soil on the third day
of July. They were up in very few
days, and beat anything in the potato
line, for rapidity of growing, that we
ever saw, and although no rain fell to
wet the soil, the vines nearly covered
the ground, and produced large
yield of what would be graded as
'1arge-sized planting potatoes. Al
though standing in barrel in mod
erately cool cellar, by the side of other
potatoes that were ripe when dug, and
which have made long sprouts, these
have remained perfectly dormant. We
have been told that in ATTITUDES little
south of us, as in southern Kentucky
the white OF Irish potatoes can only be
grown successfully by planting late
grown seed raised as q second crop.
This theory is worthy of attention.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-15

NJ. Jules Ferry, in a brilliant speech
in the French Chamber recently, show
ed that the rage for building had de-
veloped to monstrous proportions in
Paris, and $100,000,000 had been ex-
pended in the last six years. This fact
has been apparent to all Americans
who have walked around Paris aud
seen the vast quarters decked with new
streets and boulevards, fringed with
sumptuous palaces TO be rented unfur-
nished. Paris is now and has been for
some time, an illustration of tae apo
thegm that fools build houses for wise
men to inhabit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-15

In many parts of Scotland super
sttious belief is entertained by the ma
tives that it is not lucky to make a
coffin for suicide or to participate in
the funeral ceremonies. Any trades
man who is known to have anything to
do with suicides burial will get no
employment from the natives thereafter
and thus collins have to be smuggled
into the towns from large cities or
bought from the undertakers at exorbi-
tant prices and with guarantees of
secrecy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-15

a Californian planted a eucalyptus
tree in his yard ten years ago. For
seven years he noticed no improvement
or growth. At the end of that time,
however, the tree shot up rapidly. Re-
Gently, while cleaning his well, he
found the bottom matted with eucalyp-
tus roots, which had forced their way
through the brick wall of the well so
as to set at the water. The well was
fifty &c feet distant from the spot
where tie tree stood above ground.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-15
TREATMENT OF OLD TREES.

Old trees, writes DR.. Halstead, are
not always profitable trees. The soil
of the orchard may be rich, deep, and
mellow, and the trees remain unpro-
ductive. 1t is difficult to make a
whistle out of q pigs tail. Some fruit
trees are not fruit-bearing, and have
little use as foliage plants. A.farmer
can not afford to grow wood in the or
chard; the wood lot is the only proper
place for such crop. All unproduct-
i've trees either need to be cut down
and cast into the wood pile or engraft-
ed with new blood and new life. Much
may be done in an old, rundown or
chard by a thorough trimming out of
the dead branches and scraping the
bark free from all insect pests. But a
tree that is thoroughly bad, which is
known by the poor quality of fruit Cor
its entire absence) needs to have its
nature changed by grating. This
work is simple one, which any farm
er may do. He needs to know that
grating is the planting of piece of
one plant in part of another. The
cion is a cutting set in tree instead of
in the soil. The cions should be cut
from healthy trees of the best varieties.
Cut only twigs of last years growth, a
foot or so long, and tie them up in
bundles with labels. These twigs
should be obtained before any signs of
spring life is seen in the trees, and the
grating should begin when the buds
are swelling. The operation is
simple one. The writer grated sue
cessfully when 7 years old, and any
other person can do as we'll. It is
more OF an art than anything else, and
although not easy to describe it can
easily be understood by watching an
expert graft q few stocks, and little
practice will soon give the knack.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-15
COMBINATION FENCES.

A farmer in Wisconsin who keeps
sheep on his place writes to The Coalas-
try Gentleman: The best and cheapest
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-15
FARM MANAGEMENT.
Suggestions on Improving Land In.
Guided in Farms that Now Re-
mains Unproductiye.
Suggestions for Building Fence
Cheaply and Expeditiousiy.

Old Trees not Profitable---How and
When to Plant Potatoes.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-01-04
Making Girls Straight.

The Hindoo girls are graceful and exoui-
sitely formed From their earlist childhood
they are accustomed to carrying burdens on
their heads. The water for family use is
always brought by the girls in earthen Jars
carefully poised in this way. The exercise
is said to strengthen the muscles of the back,
while the chest is thrown forward. No CROOK
ed backs are seen in Hindoostan. DIR. ii.
spray says these exercises Of carrying small
vessels OF water on the head might be atlyan-
tageously introduced into boarding schools
and private families, and that it a .ght en-
tirely supersede the PRESENT machinery of
dumb bells, blackboard, skipping rope, etc
Inc young ladies ought to be taught to carry.
the jar as the Hindoo women do, without
ever touching it with their hands The same
practice of carrying water leads precisely to
the same results in the south of Italy as
India. A Neapolitan female peasant will
carry on her head vessel full ofwater to the
very brlm, over rough road, and not spill a
drop OF 1t and the acquisition of this art or
knack gives her the same erect and elastic
gait.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-01-04
The Doctors Mistake.

The Doctors Mistake.
One of the old mistakes of tn,
profession was to think that there
were no other ways of curing dis
ease except those which had been
handed down from former times!x
1t is not to be denied that the
Doctors have done great things for
the world. But when it comes right
down to the real curing of disease,
it must be admitted that Browns
Iron Bitters has done enough to
earn the generous gratitude Of this
whole present generation, including
the medical profession. There are
no mysteries or secrets about IT,,
compromising of Browns Iron Bit
tiers. This preparation of iron is IT,
only preparation which will not in
jure teeth or stomach. In this it !:
beyond comparison better than til
other preparations, which are N
chievous and injurious.
You need not fear a mistake in
trying Browns Iron Bitters. You
druggist has it. It gives vigor tc
the feeble, and new life to the dys,
peptic. Children take it, not only
with safety, but with great advan
tage. 6
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pnetiral.
THEsUPpRR OF ST. GREGORY.

THESUPPRR OF ST. GREGORY.
A tale for Roman guides to tell
To careless, sight worn travellers STILL
Who pause beside the narrow cell
OF Gregory on Celian Hill.
One day before the monks door came
A beggar, stretching empty palms,
Painting and fast-sick, in the name
OF the most Holy asking aims.
And the monk answered: "All have
In this poor cell of mine give,
The silver cup my mother gave
In Christ's name take thou it, and live"
Years passed, and, called at last to bear
The pastoral crook and keys of Rome,
The poor monk in st. Peters chair,
Sat the crowned lord of Christendom.,
Prepare feast" St. Gregory CRIED
And let twelve beggars sit thereat."
Inc beggars came and one beside,
An unknown stranger, with them sat.
II asked thee not" the pontif spoke,
"Oh stranger, but If need be thine,
bid thee welcome for the sake
Uf him who Is tiny Lord anu mine."
A grave, calm face the stranger raised,
Like His who on Gennesaret trod,
Or His on whom the Chaldeans gaZed,
whose form was as the Son of God.
"Know'st thou" he said, "thy gift of old ?''
And in the hand he lifted up
The Pontiff marveled to behold
Once more his mothers silver cup,
"Thy prayers and aims have risen, and bloom
SW eetly among the flowers of heaven.
am the Wonderful, through whom
Whate'er thou askest shall be given"
He spake and vanished. Gregory fell
With his twelve guests in mute accord
Prone on their faces. knowing well
Their eyes of flesh had seen the Lord.
The old-time legend is not vain;
Nor vain thy art, Verona's Paul,
Telling it DER and DER again
On gray Vicenza's frescoed wall
Still wheresoever pity shares
Its bread with sorrow, want and SIM
And love the beggar's feast prepares,
The unlimited Guest comesin.
Unheard, because our ears are dull,
Unseen, because our eyes are dim,
He walks our earth, The Wonderful,
And all good deeds are done to him.
John q. Whittier.
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TRANSIENT ADvERTIsEMENTs.--On Square, 3
insertions or less $3.50. Each subsequent
% cents. Longer advertisements in the same pro-
portion. space equal to six lines makes square.
Figure-work double price.
Obituaries and Personal Communications will
be inserted at ten cents per line.
n Yearly advertisements at special rates.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-01-04
THE ONLY ORIGINAL sNooPER.

PATENTED, COPYRIGHTED AND CAvEATED
THE INVENTOR.
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VARIETIES.

They had been at the masquerade, where
she had recognized him at once. "Was it the
loud beating of my heart, my darling, that
told you l was near ?" murmured he. "Oh,
no" she replied; 81 recognized your knock
knees"
We were some what am led this week al
theatrical managers descriA ION of q certail
singer. "She SINGS" said he Alike a brasf
band, and doesn't know any more about read
ing music than ahen does about the tel
commandments" ii
"A Welsh woman who married the ne N
day after her husbands death excused hek
self on the ground that there was whds
ham in the cellar, and she was afraid that II
would spoil if she did not get some, oncX
help to eat it,
- I'm the hour of danger woman thinks ti{lS
least of herself" said Madame de Stael. TrulF
When the thunder roars, and the lightninH
flashes, and the big drops come downG u
IL =
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The Egis and Intelligencer
a Year, in Advance.

is PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY
f. w B "A K e r..
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His OF

A good story is toll IN
OF Jewett, Conn. <
your correspondence Il, 4 -
keep. Quite numt K 4, N tt. Z.
from this village to \, Z
miles distant, and as " 4 g,
ency ola large and ,ll.sss i,
concern. There wqs.ef I,
church in the place, q & n
sold, for reasons wllS 4 4, y q #
crowding, he was obligcS "
rear OF the church, and olt Z. &
person of his wealth and "a IA IN
family and himself saw
pass by his pew to mord 81 h I. (,
the sanctuary; but biding
the advertised sale took plac l'sss Y.
year, he was there Bidding fofsa
was the order of SALE and M
Without word, and with void
above whisper, he raised every BIZ
one after another fell off until the NJ M.
amid intense excitement, was betwee1se n
and another man who wanted his own WI
as usual: Up and up the bidding wen
until finally his opponent, from reasons u
necessary to name, stopped, and the fir
choice was given to the quiet victor Wall
ing back to his old ew he simply said .
viii take this" and left the hGtse.
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, and if
you don't find it I'm sorry for you and for
Webster also.-F &. Valentine, in Saointon'S
Story Teller.
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Not According to the Evidence.

,"Gabe," said the governor to an old celor.
ed man. 81 understand that you have been
ousted from your position sf Sunday school
superintendent"
Yves, sab, da fggered aroun till da got
me out 1t was all a piece of political. moy
though, an | doan' see why de law
Ian doan' prevent de Sunday sch
churches from takin' up political sts
allow did politics get you out ?'aS
Yer see, some time ago, when
candidate for justice OBJ de peace
barbecue ter some oh my friends
day da bring up de fack an rong
II don't see why the fact tbsf
barbecue to your friends shou \.
any trouble" ss
Neither does mysef, boss, n IA
said dat stole de hogs wig
DE proof want good an "
wrong in takin' upon such
Da said dat / cotched dF
fiep. know dat want
wheat tiel' whar | cot&
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affair, or If he should fail in this-much as
he disliked the idea, he would apologize.
He was adjusting his gloves when his eye
| fell upon the "snooper," and-women would
say-manlike he tore it from the wall, and
opening window he threw it out, and was
sorry that it did not break on the pavement
below.
Slowly he entered his cab, and was about
to order the coachman 10 drive to Remesa's
house, when messenger handed him pack.
age. He opened it and found all his presents
| to his bride, even to her engagement ring.
He did not observe the messenger pick up
something from the street, and smile as he
carried off the "snooper" with him; but re-
turned to his room and gathered the pretty
little ornaments his bride had given him,
made pack of them and sent them to her
without word.
Tie two apparently most gay people at all
the balls and parties during the entire winter
were Miss Remesa and DR.. Bander, yet they
avoided each other as skillfully as they did
the questions of their relatives and friends
Soon all ceased to speak of the engagement,
and by spring it was only remembered that
at one time they had been promised to each
other.
Again Christmas approached, and DR.. Ban
der had not eaten an oyster in that interval.
He worked harder than ever at profession
al matters, and was appointed surgeon to the
City hospital.
A fair was to be given for the benefit of
the institution, and, of course, he must at
tend.
Bander went and was victimized at grab
bags, ratfles votes for the prettiest lady, the
most popular physician at the museum Of
living curiosities," which contained mouse
in cage, q canary which drew water and
similar marvels The fine art gallery con-
sisted of "Bonypart crossing the rind'--a
skel, ton of chicken mounted on orange
Feelings, and Egyptian Darkness sort
of sentry box, which kept the beholder
peering in and seeing nothing.
AS hispurse grew light, thoughts of going
home presented themselves to him, when he
noticed large number of people'in one cor
ner of the hall, who seemed to struggle to-
ward the centre and leave it with small
package, which each one opened when alone
and laughed over its contents.
He approached the crowd without being
able to elicit the cause of the commotion,
was pressed to pagoda, within which stood
Belle, who, with perhaps ever so slight
tremor in her voice, said:
Good evening, Doctor Bander! How
many will you take? Only twenty-five cents
each"
He handed her dollar, and she quickly re-
turned him four little jewelers. boxes, upon
which was printed: ITO be opened when
alone" The surging crowd pushed him off,
and as soon as he was free he opened one of
the boxes and drew forth circular, which
read as follows:
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"orIIdII WHO IS CHughJ ONT my
votes her agony 10 the though
and dress will be ruined.
Matthew Arnold borrow
sweetness and light" from
passage occurs in the famous a
Bee and Spider, in the Battle c
whatever we have got has b
labor and research, and raj
every corner of nature; thet
that insteads of dirt and poy'
rather chosen to fill our IiJa
and wax, thus furnishing MAD
two nOblest of things, 'swep4 {,
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Directions: Hang the shopper by its ribbon in
q conspicuous place in your Office or parlor, and
all who see it will ask: what is a snooperT
ratus to make fools ask questions" This inevita-
bly, produces the best of feeling among all con-
cerned.
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p. S. NJ discount to the trade.
p. 2. S.-Call again.

Note: If your snooper should break. you will
have lost the sum invested.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-11-01
Funeral of Mrs. B.Nav.

Last Thursday afternoon the funeral of the late Mrs. Bathsua Kay occurred at the resi- dence of her son, John w. Kay, at 701 State street. A large number of the friends of the deceased were present. The remains were placed in beautiful casket furnished by T. Keller. On the lid of the easket were the words "Mother," and after her name and age "At Kest.' Rev. Edwin Lines conducted the services. Mrs. Kay was an estimable Christian lady, possessed of qualities of mind and heart that caused all who knew her to love her. For nearly year she was ailing and gradually continued to lose strength. She was sustained by an unfalter- ing faith and trust in the wisdom and the goodness of her heavenly father, and awaited the summons without fear or dread. Within few moments of her departure she affec- tionately addressed the loved ones gathered at her bedside, and bade them good bye Then closing her eyes she tFfe1l asleep'' with out perceptible struggle. In contemplat- ing the closing scenes of her life, the beau tiful lines of Mrs. Barbauld seem appropri- ate:
 So fades summer cloud away,
 So sinks the gale when storms OCT,
 So gently shuts the eye of day,
 So dies upon the shore
Morning journal and courier., 1884-11-01
WEDDED ATLAST,

Luctus DOoIittIe Weeds at WestviI1e-A
 Couple Which Attracted Attention
 on Chapel Street Yesterday.
 Lucius Doolittle, of Woodbridge, and Mrs. Isabel Johnson, a widow lady of this city, were married last evening at the residence of the Rev. Fred. R. Sanford, the Episcopal clergyman at Westvil1e. MT. Doo1itt1e took out his marriage license yesterday. He went then to Kirby's jewelry store where his bride was presented with an elegant wedding ring and some other jewelry. It will be remenl- bered that MT. Doolittle was anxious to wed about year or so ago, and that his children prevented it. They had guardian appoint ed over him. Yesterday, however, he was triumphant in blue and white check blouse and with his pants tucked in his boots, he and his bride walked about the streets, he carrying the umbrella over his own head, while she walked in the rain. They went arm in arm. It is needless to say that they attracted much attention.
 Mir. Doolittle is 72 years old, and his bride 35 He said that he was going to leave his bride at Westpille, then drive to West Haven, and get some witnesses and be married by an Episcopal clergyman. q could be married by lawyer" he said, 'fbut am going to have the thing done up according to the proper style. Then I'll bring my wife in to see the parade"
 The lady is plump and pleasing looking person and is well dressed. She apparently did not shrink from wedding man over twice as old as she.