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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22
The New Reporter.
New Orleans Figaro.


a new reporter is a queer being,
and for a brief period he revels in
bliss. The moment he secures a po-
sition on a daily paper he thinks that
the eye of the world rests on him
alone, and all that he has to do is to
reach up with one hand and yank
himself upon the pedestal of lame In
the course O. a few months, however.
he realizes that he needs both hands,
three or four ladders, and some one to
give him a good boost in order to get
there. The first thing that new re-
porter does when he enters a news
paper Office is to give vent to his
opinions, and point out to the old
reporters how easy the paper can be
improved. His surroundings are
novel, and in consequence he works
like Trojan. If a corner grocery
burns down he pictures a scene IN two
columns which harrows the souls of
men and makes the city editor want
to kill him in cold blood. He will
speak of the lurid sky, and the roar
ing flames licking its angry tongue,
and all that kind of stuff, and when
be sees next morning how the city
editor cut the whole article down to
ten or fifteen lines, he feels sure that
the entire staff are jealous of his
thrilling style of writing, and wish to
crush him. The city editor sends him
to report meeting, but the people
there will not admit him, and the bare
ide that they refused to allow him to
be present at the meeting is an insult
which burrows it's way down to the
roots of his futtering soul, and be
returns to the office towering with rage.
lie flashes his eyes and pounds the
air with both fists like an untamed
cavalier, and roars for Frevenge. He
must have it. The press must not be
thrOttled. 1t can not be as long as he
has strength to WELD pen, so he sits
down with the hair on his head bulged
out like the tail of an angry cat, and
commences his fierce attack. He
writes up the Barrel-makers' Union as
a mere wart upon the body polite.
He scalds everything connected with
barrels and their makers He up
roots the social system, pitches int
the law, tears up the Constitution,
flaps his coat-tails in the face of the
President, wipes his boots on the
Capitol and points with pride and
satisfaction to Benjamin Franklin
and the flag. No, the press, the great
guardian Of the liberties of the people
can and will not be suppressed, When
pale with Indignation, and reeking
with perspiration, he presents his
articles to the city editor, that worthy
functionary sees fifteen libel suits in it,
and he merely swears around the
office until the lights 60 out, and they
have to put more water in the gas
meter.
An old reporter, however, never.
dreams Of acting in such a way. If
he is detailed to report the meeting of
the Barrel-makers' Union, and they
refuse to let him in, he thanks the
Barrel-makers from the bottom of his
heart The refusal lets him out of
that much work, so he loafs the even
ing away at the theater, and looks at
the pretty girls in the dress cirle, and
wonders if there will ever be one for
him. The dear, sweet, delightful
things.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22
LOVE LIGHTLY TRIPS AWAY.
a Virginia Maiden who ElOped with
Her Humping Hoart in Her

Her Humping Hoart in Her
Throat.
A train from Charlottesville to AL
exandria yesterday, says the Wash
ington Star, brought with it a trim
looking young man named William
A. Greaver, aged "a years, and a
handsome young lady of 16, named
BERTHE J. Butler, both from Stanton,
Va. They took the steamer at Alex
andria for this city, reaching the
wharf at o'clock. They went to the
Riggs House, taking room 300, on
the fifth floor. The groom at once
procured marriage license and made
hasty arrangements for a wedding.
Rev Francis S. Evans, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, was call
ed away from his desk in the Dead
Letter Office to perform the ceremony.
About 230 o'clock the groom, with
the minister and representative of
the Star, entered the room at the
Riggs House, where the kuOt was
tied. A certificate was procured and
filled out, and the young couple were
driven to the wharf taking the 4 o'clock
boat and expecting to reach home at
II :45 at night.
1t appears that the lady is the oldest
of family ofchildren, and her father,
the principal of seminary, objected
to the young man on account of his
employment on the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railroad. Having previously
removed her trousseau to Mr.. Grea
ver's house, she walked in stocking
feet downstairs at midnight and
made her escape from beneath the
parental roof undecided. She joined
her lover, who was waiting for her
with his gripsack and excursion tick
cts. and then came to this city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22

A young gentleman who moves IN
good society in Savannah, Georgia,
threatens to sue a so--ceress for getting
money from him through false pre-
tense. She had agreed to make a GER
tain lady love him for SIS, although
the lady was considerably above him
socially. He paid the first install
ment, but saw no signs Of the promis-
ed affection. The sorceress demand
ed a second installment to put the
spirit world in motion. But to no eff
feet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22

of weeds. Many pests are introduced
to the fields in company with good
seeds, especially planting of both
sorts, ox-eye daisy, Canada thistle.
etc. With a glass the very different
forms of tie various seeds will be
clearly apparent, and by sowing. some
of each separately and marking them
the boys can soon become able to tell
their older friends which is which.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22
VIRTUE OF AN INDIAN PONY.
An Amusing Experience on the Cattle
Ranges of Nevada

I have little story of personal ex-
perience with one Indian pony, SAYS
a writer of the San Francisco Gail
that may be read with profit. I rode
once with some cattle buyers through
the stock ranges of Nevada. NY pony
lit was called Bob had drifted into
Nevada from Utah, and was known
as buffalo hunter. Bob was as mean
looking as a sheared sheep, and as
bullet-headed as a political opponent.
However, Bob and me got along very
we'll the first day Of our acquaintance,
got along, in fact, about fifty Nevada
miles, which I have carefully esti-
mated to be equal to sixty-fve Chris
tian miles. The next day Bob was
tired, or cross, or bored. He regard
ed the wastes of sage brush dis
painfully while [ threatened my whip
upon him, and lunched off the sage
brush while I wore out my spurs on
his shaggy sides. Then l led kim a
few miles, and he regarded me ia big
eyed meditation. When l remounted,
which I did only when my shoes were
wore out, Bob appeared SO broken up
that felt sorry. I determined to 90
no further that day than the ranch
house we were approaching, for did
not want Bob's life charged to my
cruelty. Just before we reached the
house a herd of cattle reached us.
I may say reached for us. A big bull,
the biggest and widest [ remember to
have seen, selected Bob and me for
arget.
Considering Bo5's condition, I was
about to lismount and take my
chances afoot, when he started. [ be-
lieve he thought he was entered for
the Derby. You never saw such a
rate of speed attained by such re-
markable gait. Bob would alternate
ly roll himself up into ball, and
stretch out to three times his normal
length; his head would 60 out of
sight into his shoulders, and then go
out of sight in the distance. Sudden
ly Bob stopped-very suddenly-so
suddenly that it unsettled my dignity
and pose Looking about [ discover
ed the cause to be that the bull had
stopped. Just as suddenly the bull
began charging the other way, and
Bob-that fool of a Bob-began
charging after the bull If the bull
had been a peck of oats Bob could not
have displayed more eagerness in the
chase,
Between my anxiety lest Bob
should catch the bull and my uncer-
tainty as to my seat, was very I'M
happy. Bob, however, appeared to
be having real good time. The
chase was kept up for miles, and un
til the bull stopped short and swung
his big horned head around at Bob
and me as we came along, Bob lodged
beautifully, and then the bull chased
us awhile. That thing was kept up
for hours. If the bull wouldn't chase
us, Bob would chase the bull; it was
all the same to him-just as much
fun one way as the other. Ireckon
we chased each Other-Bob and the
bull and I-about fifty miles, when
we happened upon a little oasis, and
Bob and the bull began browsing
the unexpected grass together in the
most friendly manner. I excused my
self and walked back to the ranch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22
Having Fun with Little Moke.
Dublin (Ga.) rost.

A few days ago, on Mr.. Freeman
Moore's place, a little negro was taken
down in the sand by its playmates
and its ears, eyes, noes, and mouth
filed with dirt. But for the timely
return of the mother of the unfortu-
nate chill d, who had left home to
wash, it certainly would have been
stranggled. Scooping the sand from
the mouth caused it to vomit, and by
shaking it for some time it commend
ed to breathe. The child was pretty
badly bruised by the other little ne
groes, but not seriously hurt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22
Back on Time
London Punch.

Husband (airily, they had just re-
turned from their wedding trip-If
I'm not home from the club by-ah-
10. love, you won't wait"
Wife (quietly)-No, dear,-(but
with appalling -frmness)-I'Il come
for you!
He was back at 8 :45 sharp!
Judge Kelley the protection cham
pion in the House of Representatives.
has in his study an old-fashioned
Dutch clock made by his father.
which has been running steadily
and keeping good time for about
seventy years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22

Close Connection is made with the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-22
CONNECTIONS.

At GREEN BAY-With Chicago &, North
western Railway to and from OcOnto, Marin
cite, Menonlinee Crystal Falls, Florence Is
G 2qa55 ETegs.nee, Istpenaing, Marquette,
and Copper regions, also appleton, Neenah
MenGShd, OShkOSh Fond do LGc, 1fiIUauIee,
Chicago and all points South and East.
With Milwaukee & Northern Railway for lfiI1Ua1,-
Zee, and all pointssNorth and South on thatline
AT NEW LONDON-Wi Milwaukee,
Lake Shore & Western Railway to and from all
points on that road.
AT GRAND RAPIDS-With Wisconsin
Division Of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
R'y.
AT MERRILLAN-With Chicago, st. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha Railway to and from Eau
CLAIRE, Cbtppelo0 Fails Mea1Onlonee, WIS, Hltd-
SOr, StiEaCGter, ST. PAUL. MINNEAPOLIS,
and all points beyond
AT WIN ONA AND LA SSE-With
Chicago & Northwestern Railway and Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul R'y, to and from Red
t0i'1g, Hastings ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS,
and all points in Minnesota Dakota Io1UG and
Nebraska
During season of navigation, with Steamers for
all points north and south on Mississippi RiUe1:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-16
Armed and Equipped.

"Arm me with jealous care" are
words familiar to every ear, yet how
few there are who fully realize their
full import. A man to withstand all
the attacks cf his foes, should be al
ways armed and ready for the battles
of life. He knows not at what mo-
ment he may fall into an ambush and
be compelled to stand for his life and
sacred honor. Just so it is in our
daily lives. The invidious germs of
disease and death are constantly about
us, and enter into our bodies at every
breath TO guard against these pois
onous agents, a medicine is needed
which will fulfill the requirements of
being both safeguard and a rene.
dy. This is found in Perun0, and
thousands testify as to its merits in
this regard. THE man who carries a
bottle of it is fully armed and equip
ped for the duties of life. Ask your
druggist for the Ellis of Life" gratis,
or address DIR. s. B. Hartman d Co.,
Columbus, OhiU.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-16
A NaturaliSt'S Observations About
SDider'S.

1t is well known fact that spiders
have power of discrimination, and
areable to distinguish between friends
and foes-approaching those whom
they have found to be friendly, while,
avoiding strangers. One lady sue
ceeded so well in tanning spiders to
recognize her that they came down
to be fed whenever she entered the
room where they were kept. DIR.
Moschken, of Leipsic. relates that in
Oderwitz, where he lived for a time.
he noticed one day in rather dark
corner of the anteroOm tolerably
large SPIDERS web, in which a we'll
fed spider had made its home, and
sat at the nest opening early and late
watching for some flying or creeping
food. He was accidentally several
times witness to the craft with
which it caught its victim and ren
dered it harmless, and it soon became
a regular duty to provide it with flies
several times a day, which he laid
down before its door with a pair of
pincers. At first this feeding seemed
to arouse small confidence, the pincers
perhaps being in fault, for it let many
of the flies escape again, and only
seized them when it knew they were
within reach of its abode. After
awhile, however, the spider came
each time and took the flies out of
the pincers, and spun them over. The
latter business was sometimes done so
specifically. when flies were given
quick ly one after the other. that some
of the already enSnared flies found
time and opportunity to escape. This
game was carried OH by him for some
weeks. as it seemed curious. But one
day, when the spider appeared raven
Gus, and regularly flew at each fly
offered to it, he began teasing it. AS
soon as it had got hold of the insect
he pulled it back again with the
pincers. 1t took this exceedingly i'll
the first time. However, as the fly
was finally left with it. the indignant
spider managed to forgive him but
when later he took the fly quite away
their friendship was destroyed for
ever. On the following day it treated
the offered flies with contempt, and
would not move, and on the third
! day it had disappeared from its abode
| altogether ErchG1Qe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-16
NUMBER 81
Reading the Bible.

The Bible ought to be read r;obt
through. 1t Is only then YOU can
know the music, the swell, the ca
dence, the rapture and sorrow. the
triumph and tears, of Gods word.
what would you know of your boys
letter If you Were to read the super
scriptlon on Monday, to look at the
signature on Friday and read little
IN the middle of it three months after,
wards? l get tired towards the end
OF July, and 1 go away to the noun.
talns. l take the Bible with me; I
read it through, and 1 feel as if had
never seen the book before. I have
spent most of my life in reading and
expounding it, yet it seems as if had
never seen it. 1t is so new. so rich,
so varied, the truth flashing from "A
thousand unexpected and undiscov.
cred points, with light above the
brightness of the sun. And that sum
mer reading Of the Bible IS what I
call tuning the instrument.
If anybody does not believe the
Bible, he has never read it through,
he may have read little here and
there, with general commentaries and
criticisms between, but he has not
read the whole. Once two men said,
1--WE will disprove the conversion Of
Paul" They read it through and
wrote book in proof of it. So will
God deal with all destructive critics
who really make themselves masters
ofthe situation they intended to over
throw.
IL is wonderful, if you read the
whole, how it gets hold of you some-
where. have tried it ; and appeal
to you who know it best, whether
you will willingly let it drop out of
your figners, when it has once got
into the movement and necessity of
your being.-Joseph Parker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-16

The complicated diseases brought
on by intense study, thought. care,
anxiety, ETC., are aften of the most
serious nature. Heed such symptoms
as loss of memory. universal lassi.
tude, heart disease, kidney COM
plants, liver troubles and a general
breaking down of health and strength.
When thus afflicted, when the least
exertion causes great fatigue, when
life seems a burden, use the reliable
strengthening tonic, Browns Iron
Bitters. 1t will afford you sure re-
lief.
Mrs. G. Gordon. 81 Stricken street,
Baltimore, Maryland, says: 81 used
Browns Iron Bitters for general de-
bility and now feel like different
person."
Mrs. Elizabeth Schmidt, 1856 Con.
way street, Baltimore, Nd, says F.:
"My daughter and myself have been
cured of dyspepsia by using Browns
Iron Bitter's."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-16
Un charitableness.

What is uncharitableness L? Many
person who would not like to be-
called uncharitable, does not hesitate
to repeat what he knows to be the
truth about a neighbor, or fellow
citizen, or even a brother church,
member although that truth reflects
unpleasantly upon the spirit or the
conduct Of the person thus mention
ed. and there was no necessity laid
upon the speaker to tell of that mat.
ter. as a duty which could not be-
avoided. If this is not uncharitable.
ness, what is? 1t is no charity to re-
frain from lying about person. That
is common decency. A failure at
that point would be a crime and a
shame. Nor is it charity to refrain
from repeating to another's discredit
that which is said to be true, but
which is not a fact established beyond
all question. That is ordinary fair.
ness. A failure at that point would
be gross injustice. There is opportu-
nifty for charity, with regard to anoth-
er's good name, or another's true in
terests, until there is some truth
which might be mentioned to the i'm
jury of that person, but which can be
left unmentiOned without SHINING
through silence. Charity "taketh
rot account of evil /; rejoiceth not in
iniquity." 1t will not store up unfav.
orahle truths about another; nor can
it find any pleasure in repeating
them. Charity "beareth all things"
or. as the margin in the Revision
gives it, "covereth all things :" will
not let them out unless duty demands
it. The truly charitable person never
mentions or repeats anything to the
discredit of another, if duty will ad-
nit of silence on that point. Any
person who tells truth which is to
another's harm, unless that telling
could not be properly evaded. is so
far uncharitable.-S. s. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-16

cfpts per ton and the iron miners i'm
HW York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
kA'stern Pennsylvania and Maryland
#*li Know what the effect OF these
4ports have been upon their wages.
Int the Morrison bill would admit
ikpn ore fire, and so close the mines
nom which thousands of men draw
support for themselves and their fam
1ies. Michigan would suffer doubly,
ppth copper and iron ore being made
Tree, and the farmers all along the
Nanadian border caA realize how the
reduction of duty on their products
would affect them. The proposal to
make lumber free might find reason
mthe need of protecting our forests,
bnt 1t is not necessary for any such
end to tear the whole tariff to pieces.
NDr Is it probable that the salt pro
Ulcers will rejoice In the proposed
siednction of the duty on salt, or the
a sssal painers in the. proposed adnis-
sion Of Nova Scotia coal free Of duty.
A Republican who cared only for
the success of his party might well
pray for the passage of this bill. 1t
would not take the Democrats long
to learn that they had lost their last
fighting chance" in every Northern
State. In time of great industrial
depression, to assaiI our most impor-
tant and our most embarrassed indus
tries by such a measure as this, and
to throw all business into confusion
by the enactment of a law which the
courts would not be able to get inter-
preted for ten years, would indeed be
an illustration of Democratic incapac-
ity and wrong-headedness. But the
bill is so bad that we suspect there
will be Democrats enough to kill it
in the House, without nding it to a
Republican Senate or Il Republican
President Y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-16

A. o. Bacon, prominent Georgia
politician and speaker of the staIe's
house of representatives, discloses the
secret of Payne's popularity in The
South. Speaking in Chicago the other
day of the probable Democratic can.
didate for the Presidency he said:
"They want men In the South who
have money. Mr.. Mcdonald is not
acceptable to the Georgia Democrats
as some others, and he is less so be-
cause he has no money. To win this
year the Democrats must nominate
good man, and one with barrel. The
days of sentiment are pretty well
oyer, we think"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-16

The anti Mormon bill which has
just been introduced into the Senate
contains the leading features of the
old Edmunds law as well as many
new clauses which experience has
shown the earlier measure lacked.
For instance, provision is made for
obtaining evidence of polygamous
marriages more easily than at pres
ent. No woman is allowed to vote.
The corporation of the Mormon
Church is to be placed in the hands OF
fourteen trustees appointed by the
President of the United States. All
existing election laws are abolished,
and nearly all the duties pertaining
to registration and the counting OF
votes are put under the charga of per-
sons selected by board appointed
for this purpose. If the measure as
ii stands now becomes u law, the Pc
culiarly nasty institution of which
MUrmoniSm boasts will have a hard
time.