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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-26
BRIEF NOTES.

The boys from Stevens Point played
the Wausau lads a game of base bal
Friday and were defeated IL to 5.
G. F. Witter physician and surgeon.
Othce on Main street, residence on
Drake street. If.
At Pesos new store in the Pomain.
willie building can be found nice line
LOT Ladies and Gents hose, kid gloves,
fans, lace collars, etc. Fire crackers
and toy pistols for the boys.
The Fitz John Porter bill has pass.
ed both houses of Congress and is now
ready for the President. The people
await the Presidents veto
r. P. Bronson went to Madison
Monday evening as a witness in the
Hiles election suit which takes place
this week.
The Valley division of the St. Paul
road consumes about 5000 cords of
wood yearly, all of which is purchased
from farmers along the line at S1.65
per cord.
Mr.. James Menier and Miss Delina
Charley formerly of Centralia, but
now of Merrill, were married at Wau-
sau Sunday last and are now visiting
relatives in Centralia.
Mr.. Thos. Burr was recently ap-
pointed as street commissioner for the
year 1884 and is now busy repairing
streets and walks.
Mr.. Harry Worthington was sum-
moned home from Madison and arrived
Sunday morning. Mrs. Worthington
was not expected to live but a brief
period.
The Menasha Press under the pres
ent management has changed its form
and it is now printed at home. The
patent print has been discarded.
Miss Jennie Webb has retur ned
home for the summer. Judge Webb
has gone to Wausau to hold a short
term of court.
The st. John Baptist Society held
their annual celebration Tuesday. A
large number were in line ON parade.
The day passed off pleasantly and the
boys rejoiced in their holiday.
Next week Tuesday there will be a
wedding of two of Grand Rapids
young people at the residence of the
groom, Mr.. George Zenier. Miss
Maggie Brazsau will be the bride.
G. E. Pariseau desires to announce
to the public that he has added COM
plete line of groceries which he is
going to sell cheap for cash. Watch
his advertisement next week,
FL. N. Robinson, the rascal who
made an assault upon Mrs. Houston
at Rudolph recently, had his examina-
ton and was fined $75 and costs. or
sixty days in Jail. In default of pay
ment he was sent to Jail
The recent loss of John Liebe, by
fire, was adjusted last week, and paid.
He was insured in Hekla Fire Insur-
ance Co. represented by 6. T. Rowland
of the town of Grand Rapids, for
S5O2.53.
Mr.. T. E Nash is making success
as solicitor for the St. Paul Railroad
Company. Mr.. Nash does most the
headwork for the democracy of Wood
County.
Mr.. Henry Martini assessor for the
1st End and 3rd wards of Wausau will
visit his parents in this place, a few
days the coming week.
Mr.. g. D. Jones is now located at
Wausau with Messrs. Silverthorn &
Hurley. Jones is a tip-top fellow
and will find no trouble in making
friends at Wausau.
Chas. Hagen the chief of police at
Wausau is still the same whole hearted
fellow as of yore. He was once son |
of this burg and had friends by the
score. He was best known here as
"Big Charley"
The Wausau printers are all doing
a fine business and know how to use
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-26

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est, best. By the renowned historian and
biographer, Col. Conwell, whose life of Gar
field. published by us, .outsold the twenty
others by 10000. Outsells every book ever
published IN this world; many agents are
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tunes. All new beginners successful; Grand
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the first day. Terms most liberal. Particulars
free. Better send Is cents for postage, etc.,
on free outfit, now ready, including large pros-
psctus book, and saves valuable time.
ALLEN i Co., Augusta, Maine
, 1884-02-16
Pie Destruction OF forests.

Ths Norshrestern Lpaafr7aa, vigorously de-
fsnds the operators 10 the lrmbsr business from
ths charge that they are rsckless tree destroy
srs, with cruG ard relentless viggz cGstiss
from the ground every tree, and shrub, aad
bush, With the one unfweTTing purpose Of
accomplishing Gssolatioa, pToduci1S ralniess
arsss and ANIMAL foods Ii Il vel 70 have
tho luubernans side stafei, fer no d1pbt far
TOO many crimes Of treeslaEghtsr have Seea
chAyysd to him. His defense is that operators
only ss,ec. rnsrchan.s5Is lrnher. Tres ara
not hseksd down ind;scri0rsteiy; underbrasa
n not tom up by the roots, and trees and brush
heaps ara always left, in suf;cieat quality, to
WOO and sstain bount full SIMPLY o: Ieeded
moisture. Tie LpmItrnaE s1ggests. toe,
that our rivers. long before the AMMAN bsZ&,
his work upon prineyal fores's, oYerG1@ed
their baniu repeatedly, q ths Indians and
sariy settler, testify. There ig much force in
this defense. IL Minnesota, ~hsa the pise
trees are cleared away, = thick grSSth of Grub
oak comes up nysteriously So sha: natCre sup
plies . remedy there, at lest. In Msire the
ysuns pines are no. destroyed. II many loczi-
ities, however, 70 other growth t4kes ths
piaes Of tie destroyed forest, and dssoistion
foilows. Persia furnishes notabia instance
Of the sss,iIs sequeaos Of fsek;ess Forest css-
trucffon
, 1884-02-16
Raising Cheeks

Simon McMahon was arree.ed- On fndsy
by Constable ireland for raising checks
Some time since he presented cheek to the
First y Nltional Bank from the n P. r. R.
which was sent to New York and returned
protested. BE WAS taken beiore the C:.y
Justice OF Thursday and in default OF $50
bail was committed 10 the county jail to
await tbe action of the grand jury. The
bank 6rst agreed to compromise the matter
and the money advanced on the $50 check
~as refunded, bat they sfoervsrd ordered
his arrss.. On his way to the jail N charge
Of Ma shall Robinson he ciewed mp the sec
ond check be had Taisei from $40 to 500
bat the marshal recovered it sod hss II now
n ha posssssion-
, 1884-02-16
GoyernoT Newell.

IDIToR srATrsHaS:-I see that soae oi
the newspapers of the territory are mixing
attacks OF Goyernor Newell With view 20
prevent hi. resppointment, but do not no.
tics that they sdvsnes any argument that
would count with the president. IN whose
hand: the appointment is ves'ei. Gov.
Newell has always hal sg1Od wo.d t. cay
for Washington Territory, and he has 8 more
correct e.timatiops6f our Tss0urcss~Shan any
other governor .e ever mad or ever viii
lave. Il 10 claimed that be Las made hIs
daughter librarian, ard that another relative
fills another position whore public money Is
drawn, bat fa'l 10 see Why be should be
abused for that Miss Newell "a 4 nost
es.im.ble lady and fills the position with
credit to the people while she hoacrs toe
sex. Coz. Newell is man Of the people
and is not stuck up like some governors We
have had, who deemed themselves contarai-
mated if they were brought into assecia.ina
with the people for ons am satisfied tEat
Gov. Newell ,hould be re appointed.
IoGr-, etc,
DEMCCRAE.
, 1884-02-16
Mysterious Dgsapps2raHos,

The sil of the I. O . 2 Fraternity IS IN
voksd to aid. if possible, in clearing up the
mysterious disapfearsnes Of Brc. Albert 2.
Niebel, q member Of Hamburg L-dse NJ.
1877, l. o. o. F., OF HimbGrg, Iowa. BIO.
Niebel left San Frar isco for Sacramento,
Oct =, 1883, on his y back 10 iowa. and
tia. is the last heard oi hiIn he : a-a
chinist and usually s. ks employment rs "A
engineer, 81 years Of age. > feet 10 inches i1
height, browa hair ami ~t yas suoa- 10
pounds, and quist, sober ard Industrious
man.
We, the undersigned committee, appoint
ID by Hamburg Lodge No l97, ear'o7t.y
request the brotherhoad tor the good %. tie
order and for humArlty's sake, 20 aii us III
our efforts to discover our missing bga'E--,
and Forwarding 10 either Of Us, or 60 tie
lodge, any information besring up.n tie
ease. Yours ia F. L. & T.,
j. p BEhcu,
A. B NOBLE,
J. M. WATERaAN,D. d c. n.
HAnBUss, Iowa, Jan. %. 1854
, 1884-02-16
urrss.nS a,ms.
HpSrsvrur, Ysb, Z, 1854.

HvSTsvIuE. Fsb. ., lSo4-
Extremely cold.
The many prophetl who were ssyirs few
days sincs ''sprins has come are nov busy
sayins Il told yoa We would have a cold snap. u
Mr. Whitaker. who was SO very low with
atrsphy of ths liver. Ia somewhat better Mss
Pollard is also better and it is though: she vii
sssa be entirely we'll
Mi.s Eva Kirby is stin VsrY low. Thsse oi
her ribs were broken auG her case has proyea
to b a very serious oas.
R.v. E. Harrow, Of a,a;iia Mission L. B.
Church, is here Visiting Instantly. HepTea-het
enc of his mos. eloquent discourses 1t tho SEM
mary Chapel lsst sabbath
Rev. J. Black sr.ivsd hess to-day from his
home in the Potlatch couutry. Heis visiting
his family who ara hers to Ob.-in the h,usss-
Of our excellent school.
Rev. Evans fell yesterday and srI-iaei his
right ankle badly.
Mr.. Gilbert is occupying his new carpenter
and paint shop
We learn that while two Of AI5. Walkers
boys, who lives on the Ccppei, were scufiiug
yesterday over loaded revolver, It vas dis-
charged, the ball entering the breast Of one OF
the boys inflictinG serious wound
Mr.. Ada Dawson, S. H. ". c. !. L. inI
Eastern Washington, leetuTed here On the
evenings oi tbe Alb snd 5th insts., 60 good su-
disnce.. Her subjects were 'lHtempoIaIce IN
Drinking and Eating Her lectures were
highly spcken of by an sLo were present Il
10 strongly suspicioned, from the way She
pitched into the American p0rker. that sne Is
relative Of BisDsrck's-
NCVICE.
, 1884-02-16
Ieisgr-phic.

Gen. Sherman goes on the retired l,st to-
day.
la the House motion to organize woman
suffrage committee vas voted DOWN, g. 20
lO2, Democrat, voting in the negative.
W,niel PAIL ps was buried yesterday IN
the Fremont street buryins ground, Boston,
without any formal ceremony, in the pres
eace OF vas5 ssiemblage- A plaste. cast
of the heal was taken.
THE EASTERN FLOODS.
The high waters are subs;diag, although
thousanIs are rendered hcmelesS and great
su;fe.iss IS entaiied, which is being relieved.
The PItssbuTg Ea2zrs are unable to use the r
own presses cw.us to the cellirs being
food, d. No accurate figures can be given
of the 20 S, bat il VIII amount 70 millions
In Alleghaay aud Pitt,burg alone. 5000
buildings, t1eresiis Ecss OF p. coo peo lie are
submerged. Fifteen Thousand are also tenn
p1rariy thrown o1t of employment by the
s.oppsse Of mills aad factories. The graf
Ifying news that tIe water was stationary
aad that the weather was turning cold was
received at midnight with i)Y sud thankful
ness.
At Cincianlti gTel, damsge tas been done
and the relief commi te have their han0s
full. The lower part Of the city Is submerged
Al 5 E1-. rr.l. 10 ~ t--I.ss IN
the first fiJor by the water Newport aud
towns On IA. Keurrcky sh1re eoove are
under water aud skiis are saying prcprty.
The railrrai situation is unehsag=d, save
that the dePots have hfen We ghtet with
iron to keep them froa floating away Tel
egraphic communication with NC river points
is almost entirely cut OF. Fta-s are enter
ta;nei FOX the safety Of the ne~ leve=, II
wlich case al untold vaGe Of property " Ii
be destroyed. The submerged territory is as
great IS isst year in the erty proper. At
Wheeling, great destruction Of prcoe:ty has
occurred, aed fully 10. Ooo people are home
less; s, 700 "a. Ta'sed In thirty minutes as
= starter fo- relief fund. At Louisville.
Cleveland and Memphis more Or less damage
has beer doae, bI, !. IS hoped that the worst
is over, as the cold wave will prob,biy check
the rise.
The Pacific coast steamer TaquiaG was
run int, by ierrJb in New York narbor
and greatly damaged. She i, hound for
Yaqaina bay WITH cargo OF railroad iron
for the Org n Pscii. rBilroad-
Tne En.na Abbot company viii not Tisit
Porelaed-
Another snowfall a: San Francisco ysster-
day
, 1884-02-16
Careless Legislation.

4 former clerk of the Illinois Assembly
has mad, the ,ta-em NJ that the H''p-r
H,ph L cen.s Act is rneo' stint onal be
e,n,e It was never read a tir't time and wa
uae,.d Wit rout a tie; this iaform 'ti"n h's
ba.o given to tie Lau1r Dea'e 5 Asso;i-
,r;op. The ex-cisrS also st mat man!
Acts now iu torce srs iuv'ld th7oaS'
the ignorance aad care'e 81 ~s "t cler"s'
The Journals Of the Hons" h. s'yS' are
4 botch and full OF the most fa'si RS from
rbe time left" There s p7gh Jar g
Deazure of truth IN ;his sta'e d A''s
are drawn up il State legislats.e- i'l oil
antiquities, ard often. II free fro'" II Sc de-
fsets, they are placed impro; eriy o." the rec
ord. 4 large proportion OF S'''e t Eg,"!'tl d
!. h ,.t,lv ami CREE sly enle,ei ana 'ui ''
flaws IL would pay tie proP'e | rave >
,,,.,J,,n revision c mm.t,ce 'omfosea oi
xna~t. a. sis u,.o, every bill Wh'ch Is pre-
s.ntei in ,h= le=ili,uEe.
, 1884-02-16

Henry Kaseburg. a. Z1i9g. Jack D-nieis.
Marshal Martin. john Doak, SaInne' keess,
Al KiuneAr, A. T Perry, John Gsston, hat
Sturms, Jamea Dovsr, II. Copeland, Hni.
Kirkman-
The following is the Feht ilD drawn fos
the May term Of the District Court; Mar
Ii, Weller, l. W. E1tes. Henry Rot. l.
Bowman, Chas Tyson. - Rainvills, o. Z.
Gallagher, j. T. Brewer, g. W. Prs'her.
Pat Lyon, ". c. B,rdsley, j 5. KsishAw,
Lewis Miller. Thos. Eastman, Green Ride.
J.. II. Foster, - Roam Adam FudEe,
Frark Raker, James ". Cochran, ;. 6.
Fislds, @. S. Anders. D. B. Gerkins, G II.
Blanchard, - Demaris.
In the matter of the county poor, TIC sa-
ditor wss instructed to advertise ior bids fcr
the care Of the county poor during the ensa-
ing year.
The beard adjourned TO mtet Feb. 25th,
to eomplsss unfinished business aad act q
bids.
, 1884-02-16

FryTK DAT.

FIFTH DAT.
In the matter of lease Of schoel lands, e..
W. Smith 81 Of NEs ssa 81 of NWs. I :
n, r sSE
James Smith, SWs and NWf Of NWf
See l0NRs7E-
In the matter Of Chris Aaisr ssd Angus
Mckay road Argument CT attorney and REQ
ord, examined and case dismisasd.
In the matter Of tee charge i. the waiiA
walla and .WallulA road At ToGchet; read
second time and r. n. Laasss and Marcel
Gaynen appointed viswsrs.
In the matter Of tss change and vacation
of W.lla Wa,la and Wallala road 1t Walluls
Junct:sa: read second time and j. d. Wood
wsri and III A. Caris appointed viewers. to
NEE, at WsllulA Jasctioa % Hsodsy, March
3, 1854.
10 the matter Of road Supervisors reports
the following rspsrss were approved and
lied: I. W. Es,es. L. ". Adkias, George
R.smus, ". J. Danl.n, c 7. Nielsen, n.
Shaw, Martin HeIber. j. II. Allen, A B.
Patterson, Il. ]. Livingtos, c. q. Sssnfsld.
NJ J. Perrsa, u C. Blanchard, D. !. Ned
ger.
In the matter Of report Of v. d. Lambert
On account Of care and county poor; report
approved and placed On Sis-
The following bills were approved and
ordered pail:
j. c. Crsvford. bs,iiieg ssiiSs
Across Yellow Hawk. =. .-.-... liza W
]. C. Cr,wford. baildinS bridge
ACROSS Wsl!a Wslls rivsf. l.0U w
Z ~ Er,vfnrd hniiAiny brfdla
, 1884-02-16
Ce,ERun nic i:ea.
W,Lla WALL> Feb Y-h-

W,LlA WALL> Feb Y-h-
To rpr FpIToR OF Tbs TAFF-NAN;
Al ow NE througa Yoar column 20 eNP,,
49, nine cheek Of On whc Nlfeady
.-os..sd with having 'he cara; T. OF gov
s,,usD. mule. On TWO recent oee'' oh' Al
uh, is connected Win sheet
nnh,isbrd in this city has po'itise!y aP'esr d
uber. he VA neither m tn OF We ''ii''
a.,n.;bl, a. sncirty reporter Of the paper
,r,.b which h is connected, and t'eFe'!
lads peOple to believe tha he : one oi I"'
..rsn-i, men" OF Walls Wsi!a-
Yours respectfully,
HExTER.
, 1884-02-16
The snow.
Yours respecis.y,
HESTER-

s,,v commenced filling on friday n's''
sn .ud continued all night long; IN
the morning there was fully si1 meme % @
- .,d i, VA, still falling It viii Go iin-
- ,oos 70 the growing crops, Is Just Vas'
,hs farmers required -nd The longer II s-ys
',-e Tbsre sre two things cur people
.lw.ys grOul abOa. when they 'sonld lss.
factor IN the prosperity
3 ,ss country ard the. is snO~ and the inno-
-, - - :. lasts the longer the moisture
vii continue to uOurish the eF0is A'' '"-' :
rbs. ve depend upon
, 1884-02-16
A Card.

To al sho are suferins from the arron and
ndi,cret;ons ef youth, nersous weakness, early
decay. ioss Of manhood. etc, VII eead 70
,eipc thaf siu cure yoa, FREE0f CHARGE
Tan great remedy vas discovered BY mis-
ciousry in South Anerica. Send seh ID
dre1ssd envelope to the Rev. sorspa I. In
nsa, Se.tioa D. Ess YorS City.
, 1884-02-16

President Arthur received the Fiathead
chiefs Feb. 6sh.'
Millers snendnents to the Chinese bill
will be acted on in the Senate.
The Pacific Cost delegation VIII oppose
Mo-rison's . tarif bill 20 Q man.
President AY.hur. with Nrl AcEiroy,
hell the 6st state reception Of the season
Feb. 9Th.
, 1884-02-16

LOAD lc.s ..5 ' 5-'4ped IN less qraa:,ty than car.
rld.i - - ID excess Of 80 pounds. 10 cent,
cents IOo pounds, or less, 25
Al. i-s .''ai2a7 viii reserve freigb. f,ou .v,;,
- 'E;eriE5.ii2te p4ints bstIrss- - uou a',iI-
% a. @-lree1ent only. AZ agreed a., 80. y
j-s;-,-.l -.eA -.ou rstes vii be siyer .T ,,.-,s
f-.,r1 ~, - u -h'pp'ng wood. rails. po~.s 80,
70 - pm "a the auue to Du;.ey
O. "a tTc-Tf'nE aad trA,,terrins fr.;sb, 70
cents Per -. Ala Naiia, =
shar- '1s''a' - u carloads nos pron.pslv .,t.,
ss.-r & al al freight remaining en platform
VII 5. -, .e.elk = II on the day of delivery
d a, owners expense and ri,k.
E.Fg, N L MOORE. President
Af. - IVAN
, 1884-02-16

AN-wYark disp..ch states that "n'ie
.be credt of tie o. r. & \. o@ : pr
0.od an can raise moDey On rs n0'es, ne :s
s. - med of ,urds WI be feis IN
the work # c'mpiet'ng 'he oAA
br,sch of tbs railroad
, 1884-02-16

TIE Ohio river has already caused great
DAMAGE at Ciac:nn,ti, and fears are ea er-
tanned that the high water Of last yer VIII
be d1pli -ased this year. The o'h''Hn.t,
chamber of commerce las siar.u
und for the flooded districts. Miles OF prop
er.y are submerged in the vicinisy OF fi''s-
burg and the 1iyer is rising at the rate OF ',A
inches PER hour. Rsilroad traihc Is sTeA'is
impeded and the damage Is Increased os '"'
vast volume CT ice brougat down by the rag
ing waters. FIVE Thousand families are a.
ready homeless N the fsodsd PitfsSurg ''s'
t,;,.s and the loss csnnor be less than 81 600.
900. At ST. Louis there Is eat ehei eHi'''
and people are moving Business Is s's
pended and great r doId Inan ever oei0'e
known is expected.
, 1884-02-16
The Csppei Accident.

L special from Coprei to the sEA1ES-z
states ttat Stewart Walker. who vas
dea.alIy sbot by his brother asIiSAssuI
II year., win an old pistol ~hieA vas
posed to be unloaded, is getting sl1Dg I.'oi
ably: be sleeps vel aad ttsre is 20 e 'i''''
sssbis snoant cf bem1orhsse; tne tA
lune cavity was ,Iightiy Penstratsd- ne :
attended by Drs. Stiles & ss'itf, q "A'
burg.
, 1884-02-16

Rev. Fsther BroaiIle', the weii-sne~n
Catholic missionary, died st Provl ien'o n's-
pital, Wnhington, d. c.. Feb. 9th.
, 1884-02-16

California af.snss n. J.bil.n. At ths heavy
r.i,s which hsss fslla n ~ ~ - dags.
, 1884-02-16

II. er..a Lodge. A. o. Z. w., : in tex
4. = e1nsaR ). 7.
, 1884-02-16

"where have you been. MY prettymai,r,:;.
..Doxn 20 tie skating rink, she said.
"Fiad a1ything there, my pretty man
"Ifound hard spot on theft or, she S4ia
, 1884-02-16

Board aijourusd to meet a. $50 this morn
ing.
BIS to the szcsnt Of 1874. ~ contracted in
pursuit Of Risas and 0~snby were allowed.
Sheriff Thompson pays one half.
Fal Board present. The following bills
se,. read s.d ordered paid:
, 1884-02-16

Where are you going mv urfttv ma d;
..Dowa 10 the s,.at,i s 'ink t'e s. d: a:
List anvthing there. NY pretty man
.'Only mis- uns link, ." she SAD
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

This is good tune to propose to
girl She will be afraid 10 refuse for
fear she'll miss Christmas present
HottI Nail
1t is said that $500. 900 are annually
expended in Christmas cards in this
country The Christmas card for ten
cents beats five dollar Christmas pres
cnt all to flinders from the giyers
standpoint Hartford Post
A Williamsport (FaD young lady
was asked by her 'fellcr' what she de,
sired for Christmas She said Call
around for me Christmas morning aud
bring minister with YOU Two souls,
two hearts, BREAKFAST I6bls.
On Christmas eve, in san Antonio,
Ten. the Mexican pastors walked in
shepherds costume, with gaylv decor
atcd crooks and jingling bells visiting
the babe Of Bethlehem in many private
houses, and finally celebrating mid
night mass in san Fernando Cathedral.
This IS an old Mexican custom.
1t requires a cool brain and steady
nerve TO carry man successfully
through bewildcring array of Christ
mas presents ready for purchase The
average man would fare better 10y going
in blindiold and buying the first thing
he could clap his hands on Rcsolyo
me this doubt" was probably first
spoken at holiday counter
When you see well-dresscd man
standing in front of shop window and
wearing the air of one who has buried
his last earthly friend do not be mis-
led The poor fellow isn't meditating
suicide, but he's got list of gifts that
must be purchased and he don't know
what on earth to get. -Pitsbsrgh YeLc-
graph,
1t is said that the custom of max
ing New Year calls is on the wanc.'
Last year best society in New FORK
merely hung out baskets. To travel
about city all day, in n suit hired for
the occasion, dropping cards into n
basket, is about as wild and hilarious
fun as to sit on fence and see Your
best girl 90 by with another fellow
NorriSt0rH Herald.
First Innocent us your father go
ing to hang up his stocking tonight,
Bill?' Second Innocent dunno; hut
if he does. | don believe he Il get any
thing First Innocent What makes
You think 500" Second Innocent BE
cause, As was standing where he left
me. lust outside the door at Pat MaIloy $
saloon. while he went in with couple of
men. there was u good deal of noise,
but could swear | heard pop say he
guessed he wouldn't have any thing in
his this time
Mr.. and Mrs, Blimhar. loaded with
good things for the stockings Of the two
little Blimbcrs. paused on the threshold
of the bcd-chambcr to rcconnoitcr tho
ground. 1t was quite st.ll. and their
bosoInS swcIled with the emotions pecul-
lar to Santa Claus on such happy occa-
s;ons. The darlngs are asleep. said
Mr. Blimber. land we can 90 in. But
they had not advanced three steps be-
fore there was cracking Of the bed, y
rusiling of clothes and the haif-smoth-
cred accents of a small boys voice. say-
ing: Wake up, Jimmy: il almost
time for dad TO be coming down tho
chimney
i declare ~ exclaimed Mrs.
Thrifty, IF there isn't that Christmas
card again. II is getting a little soi1ed,
but | guess it viii last a few more years.
Let's see; ! got that from Uncle David
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
what that means if we keep it up-death

what that means if we keep it up-death
and
PLACE IN THE TRENCH.
I want my bones laid in New York. where
l was born. ] know we have had mean
Thanksgiving dinner, and il does seem as
though we had 70 look around 4 little 10 find
something to be thankful for; but We are
alive ye,, and we may Yet get home after
all. ThankSgWiu-'S gone, but if we live
until Christmas we can have dinner and
won't be hungry after we have eaten it..
q" How" inquired my TWO comrades,
eagerly.
We won't feel much hunGrier than we
do now if we each put hva spoonful OF meal
and Il spoonful Of Guok2S every day from
now until Christmas. and think our saw
ingS will make d dinner that VIII be salts
flying.
After some discussion as 10 the relative
strength Of our appetite and our wills it
was decided 10 lay by our six Speonfu.S OF
food every day. AL agreeing that the spoon
fulS should not De he,tped, but even
dreamed that night of Teasing on all the
good.thiu-s i'll the way of food that l had
ever heard Of or eaten. The next morning
we made two bags OF generous size. In the
afternoon when our rationS came we put
three spoontuls Of gookaS in one bag and