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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
Marshfield Notes.

1t stormed Friday and Saturday and
the walks were so slippery as to be
positively dangerous.
The fremont House is fine hotel.
1t is handsomely furnished and scrup-
ulously clean 1t is well managed and
is credit to the place.
Fl. J. Pankow is slowly but surely
gaining ground with his German news
paper, the Democrat. His list of
subscribers is growing and job work
is more plenty. He is well pleased
with present prospects.
c. A. Coon is doing a nice business
in his line of specialties. He is locat-
ed in the post Office building where
'ex-post master Renne and the BOYS
sometimes meet to play a game of
checkers. 1t is expected that Renne
will move westward in the spring.
The Upham Mfg Co. is without
doubt the principal mainstay of the
town in the way of business. They
own and operate a large saw mill,
planning mill, furniture factory. -four
ing mill, large store in general mer-
chandising, besides an extensive land
and logging business. These interests
are managed by Col Upham, a thor
oughly competent man. Their entire
property in the city is lighted with
electricity and every precaution is
taken to prevent fire. The pay roll of
this company amounts to 100000 a
year. Col. W. I'll. Upham, we were
informed is popular with his men and
the people of Marshfeld and vicinity.
His name has often been mentioned
for congressional honors but he will
not permit the use of his name.
The Times under the present man.
agement is booming. Tom Norton
has all the business at the city's dis
posal and is pleasing his customers.
The paper is filled with interesting
reading and his advertising columns
are being crowded so that he coDtem-
plates charging it to a six column
quarto. The foreman of the office is
a competent practical printer and does
considerable tasty printing. The boys
are doing we'll and are more than
pleased with Marshfeld.
From the Times: Negotiations are
pending between the Upham Mfg Go.
and S. Conner, Of Fond du Lac, for
the sinking of an artesian we'll in this
city.
W. H. Upham is rapidly acquiring
notoriety as a fancy stock owner. He
has now his fancy driving team, a
three year old mare, and foal from
the latter.
Fred Vollmar departed Wednesday
for Waterloo, Ontario, to be at the
bedside Of his father, who is very i'll.
When he leaves he will go to New
York to make selections for spring
goods for the firm.
City Treasurer, John Schaurer,
went to Grand Rapids Monday to
make his return to the County Treas
urer. Out Of a total tax on the roll
amounting to over $4,000, exclusive of
collectors fees, he returned as delin-
quent $549.10. The delinquent
personal property tax amounts to less
than $500.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25

BUCKLEN' ARNTCA SALvE. The
Best Salva in the world for Cuts, Bru-
ises, Sores, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores,
letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and
positively cures piles, or no pay requir-
ed. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. !.
Price 25 cents per box. For Sale By
+. j. Wood & Co. may10yl
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
Blodgett---Booth.

The following notices we clip from
the Stevens Point journal and Gazette:
The marriage of G. e. Blodgett of
Grand Rapids and Miss Nettie E.
Booth Of this city, which was solemn
lied at the NJ. 3. parsonage on We'd
nesday evening last at 7 O'Clock, by
Rev. r. W. Bosworth, was an ex-
ceedingly quite wedding, so much so
that not even the most intimate friends
of the bride knew that she was to
leave their ranks The young couple
drove up to Wausau that evening and
it was complete surprise the following
morning when the news spread that
Charley and Nettie were married. :"
The groom, who is a member of the
produce and provision firm of Tai
mage & Blodgett Of Grand Rapids,
had business in the north and conclud-
ed to take his bridal trip in that
direction. They will probably return
here to-day to visit with the brides
parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4. J. Booth.
Charley has captured one of Stevens
Points most charming yonng ladies
who has hosts Of friends here, aud we
have no doubt he will prove himself
worthy of the prize he has won in the
matrimonial lottery. The Journal
extends congratulations and well wish
es
In the history of Stevens Point,
there have been but few marriages
shat proved more Of genuine surprise
20 everyone than the above About
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25

A Citrus Fair is on the way from
Southern California to Chicago, con-
sisting of twenty car loads Of oranges,
lemons, raisins, fruits. and C5her
productions Of that fair cline. The
exhibit left the 10th. and will arrive
in Chicago about the 18th It will be
an exhibit worth seeing
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
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Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-09
THE SILVER FLAGON.
C0HAHHea.)

II the flSks OF making my sLOIEd ooIHc-
what long and Weansome one | will be
gin at the beginning. Ny mother was
an English-Woman, and the daughter Of
certain Squire OIdcourt, whose grand
son, understand, at present possesses
he family property. She married, after
her fathers death, Frenchman, named
Louis de BougainviIIe, the scion Of a no
bic but impoverished race. Her brother,
the then Squire 0ldeourt, with the big
otry and narrow-rnindedness peculiar to
the English-exeuse me-neyer torgave
her for marrying a foreigner, and never
saw her afterwards. Poor thing she
did not live long, but died when her on
y son, Aime-your humble servant,
namely-was ten years Of age. Squire
Oldcourt, always a pigheaded and quar-
relsome man, in the meanwhile quarrel
ed with his wife, and did not take kindly
to her youngest son, the present Squire,
who was very ike his mother. The
consequence was that she lived much
abroad with her child, leaving the eldest
son and heir with his father at home.
The boy was siekly and fanciful, and
his father cast about to find a companion
for him. He pitched upon me, think
ing perhaps, that blood was thicker than
water and was sent for, as if I had
been page, to play with, amuse, and
humour the young gentleman All,
those days-those weary days at Old
court, how we'll / remember them and
how mnch I would rather have been
with my father in London. The old
Squire, he was pompous and overbear-
ing, the young Squire, whimsical and
tyrannical Anne de BougainvilIe chafed
like race-horse put to the pillow. But
dared not rebel, for nv father had
scarcely wherewithal 10 keep himself,
and the Squire fed, and clothed, and
promised to educate me. But, all the
lessons | had to listen to, the preachings
about my duty, the ratings against nv
nation, the constraint, the monotonv I
threw offas much ofthe yoke as | could.
and was always in disgrace but | did
not care. l wished to be sent awlv.
and the Squire would not he had some
notion Of doing his duty by his sister now
she was dead and gone, and he ted and
lectured me still.
AT last, when | was abont fifteen, nv
father died, leaving me his blessing. and
the only fortune which had ever belong
ed to nina silver Hagon, with an oid
French motto pugratfad ~, "a
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-09

De hougainvilIes Il
up thei heads With 4. 'l On. i.
:. SOL. ! turned my back On d. -. Ia
night ! made away vitItb a'p 70, =.
De BougainViIIes. IIeI i. j. la'h j i.
buried with It w iacS r.
! will not weary you, Nj,
with The details Of ny afisi-ls M in'I'l :.
and all I suffered. viii H.. =. ID
story again as a poor teaes.. Y y. N
French language in London on Il. I .i'
aarkeyed little girl the only tbi5 N !. .
me- Of the wife I had loved. l5s ',.'a
beautiful and amiaBIe # all H. ,as n'ii
daughters Of the South. All. 5.m FUN
loved ny poor sweet julie and j.. =
ued my Anne too for her mother, - -
and her own. And We were vsrr 5, -
together q est-ce pas, mo flzeq "
tie turned to Anne with an ezDr,,,i..
Of great tenderness, and she rose ~
stood BY bis side with her hands ! !.
he put his arm round her and p,n..1
with some natural emotion ap1arsptg
the one soft spot IN his careless and :
fish heart belonged to lis daughter an5
his dead wife.
She helped NE too, "a tan7aas
with her little earnings, and It was tbat
which prompted me TO lake Che aes
which ended 50 fortunately for her and
50 disastrously for me. determined %
60 to Oldeourt, and throw nYsefon The
mercy Of my cousin, The s. pure; nel
either of the ones / had known, but tHs
youngest son, who had unexpectedly
succeeded to the family estate. IWould
beg him TO give a home to my Aime,
and myself would 60 away, and work
harder than I had ever done before. 1
brooded over this plan for some days,
and then told the little one ! was going
on a Journey, and She was 70 come VIVA
me.
We travelled all night till we reached
Newminster, and there we got oli' E
was too poor to afford vehicle ana =
off to walk to Oldcourt, thinking e cn7
Anne, if she got tired. BUT alas. + !.
had miscalculated my strength. ~
been aiIing for some days past ~ Z
constitution had neverbeeno q M suO-'
est, nor had | paid much regard = o., r'
health the wind was keen ana u \
though the day was ine' and PITT, a.
.be yerv marrow Of my bones. Eyer e.
nv III I [r.-dad me. 50 that ! couu
hardly see my way. staSsI 4. Nd
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-09


through NJ. de BougainviIIes audience.
He perceived It, and, thinking it due to
his own eloqu9nce, drew himself up with
seIf-satisiied smile and wen. on.
The Squire at once1aid hands on the
fagon, and locked It up, after having
first gottenme to translate the motto, for
the purpose Of dinning it into nv ears on
every possible occasion. Ny father had
grea y valued this family relic, partly
from It's intrinsic value, partly because
I there was a superstitous old legend con
.nected with it. The story ran that the
luck Of the house Of BougainvilIe hung
by this goblet; that, should It ever be
lost or destroyed, nothing but misfortune
would follow the steps Of the owners !;
unless, indeed, it should be recovered
and restored to them BY some one with
whom their fate would henceforth be uni
ted. Ofcourse I did not believe any Of
these supe.stitious old stories, though one
might almost think my uncle did, By the
persistent way n which he kept exhon-
ing me to take the motto for my guide
through life, if I wished to be fortunate
and happy. Ifbeing fortunate and hap
.py meant living at Oldcourt, I would
have preferred misfortune, and with
boyish Yindictiveness IresoIved to break
the charm, ifcharm there were, and vii
fully to make away with the tiresone old
heirloom. bribed the butler for the kew
of the plate-chest, and one moonli CHIT
night climbed out of my bedroom window
with the silver fagon under my arm.
4 had not made up my mind what to
do with it, but coming as | walked along
in sight Of the ruins Of an old abbey in
the neighborhood, Iresolved to hide It
IN a niche between the uumbling blocks
Of masonry. was a capital climber.
and was but a few minutes carrying out
my design.
But did more than this, and more,
much more than | had intended What
TIcl1sy sprite put it into my head know
not, but as | looked round on the country
lying in flood Of moonlight. I determ-
med to take my fate into my own hands,
and run away from OIdcourt. Whv
should stay and be made slave Of BY
cross uncle and disagreeabIe cousin
Was not man made for liberty, sunshine
and gaiety' Vogue IA gazerer' That
should be my motto instead Of the hum
drum Fais &c qae to dois, qaz4eaae 0ue
PoaraF No sooner said than done.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-01-09
Decision From the Land DMos.

In reply to a communication from
Senator Gerry of Mississippi, in rela-
ton to the boxing Of trees for
tarpc"tine purposes by yy9.'4 homestead
assistant commissioner Of the gener.
al land Office, says; THE process
being undoubtedly one Of damage
to the land, there is no warrant 0l
law under which permission can be
granted to use for the purposes
indicated the timber upon which
title has not been acquired by the
claimant" 1t appears that the
process Of boxing results invariably
III the death OF The trees aud forest
fires usually follow, which renders
the land worthless.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-01-09
siqnaI Service Bureau.

The tide of progress has reached
the Signal Service Bureau at Wash
ington. and the perfection Of a new
system Of weather signals is an.
nounced. The system has been de.
signed for the benefit of farmers and
residents of districts where daily
newspapers do not exist, and gives
the weather indications for eact
succeeding twenty. four hours. Towns
numbering from 5000 to $4,000 in
tabitants have been, as. rule,
selected in which to establish sta.
tidns FIR the display Of the signals,
which consist Of seven white flags.
six feet square, with the following
figures: No. |, largo red ball, IN,
dicating warm weather; No. 2, red
crescent, colder weather; No. 3, red
star. stationary temperature; No. 4,
large blue ball, general rain Or
snow; No. S, blue crescent, clear Or
fair weather; No. 6, blue star, local
rain or snow. When it is expected
that the temperature will fall aud.
denly from fifteen to thirty degrees,
the co'd.wave flag, a white field with
black square center; ia raised,
These flags cost from $3.50 to $25
per set, and are bought by the. town
Or community for whose benefit they
are used, there being no fund for
their purchase at the disposal Of the
signal Office. There are at present
about thirty towns displaying the
flags. and the same signals, painted
on tin or wooden flags, are dis.
played on the cars Of number OF
railroads through the South and
West.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-01-09
The Opening Of Bayou PIaquemine.

The Iberville Democrat, in its last
Issue, calls attention to the absolute
necessity for the people Of Plaque
mine and the farmers and occupants
of lands along that stream to take
action in the matter of having that
waterway again opened up to navi-
CATION, and the proprtety Of urging
the town council and police jury to
pass resolutions soliciting the active
efforts of the Hon. E. j. Gay in
pushing the consummation of the
project to an issue before the author
tiles duly charged with river improve
ments. Of the 100000 voted by
congress for the purpose of opening
that stream. but a small sum has
been expended in the shape of sur.
vevs, and the matter seems to have
been left in abeyauce to other
schemes by those charged to see that
the work is done, The entire peo-
pie of the Attskaspas are deeply
interested in having the P'aqnenine
opened, az the route to the Missis-
sippi by the existing water course is
TOO long to allow of reasonable
competition by water with the only
railway we have. With Piaqnemine
once more open, and properly Sc.
cured by locks, we would lave a
regular line of packets carrying
frelghts at reasonable rates. All
the towns on the Tethe. and every
inhabitant of its banks has as much
or more interest in the opening of
! that outlet as has the people tribu-
tary to it, and should join In the
appeals to our congressrtieti to use
all their influence to secure the much
needed change in our water commu.
nication with the Mississippi. The
volume of water that would pass
through that stream would not ma
ser;ally interfere with the plan OF
securing out the Mississippi by the
closing of outlets; if worked by
locks, could lie source of no an
noyance Or danger to people occupy.
ing lands through which the volume
of water would pass, and would be
of an incalculable benefit to this
section Of Louisiana, by giving us
at all times a cheap and expeditions
route to New Orleans, up river towns
and cities.-New Iberia Enterprise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-01-09
Tobacco Cultivation In Florida.

The land department Of the Pensa.
cola and Atlantic Railroad, through
Mr.. w. D. Chipley, vice president
and land commissioner Of the road,
is endeavoring to Introduce the
cultivation of Cuba tobacco into
Western Florida. for which crop
that section is admirably adapted,
and has offered most liberal ihduce-
ments and advantages to the Partners
desirous of embarking in this enter.
prise.
The company proposes to secure,
in time for planting. the best Cuban
tobacco seed for free distribution
among the farmers of West Florida
and i. request these farmers to send
SEQ pound cases of their product to
some central point like De Fun;ak
Spring, on the 18th of next Decem.
ber, when buyers will be ON hand
to bid for all the tobacco exhibited,
while liberal premiums will be given
by the company for the best display.
The road will also print for
distribution pamphlets giving the
farmers instruction about tobacco
growing, how to plant, cultivate,
gather and cure the crop, what
fertilizers the soil needs, and what
natural enemies the plant has to
fear and how these can be destroyed.
A tobacco congress will be called
to meet at Lake De Funiak, to
discuss the adaptability Of the soil
to this crop. aud to endeavor to
arouse the farmers of Western
Florida to the advantages they have
offered them here. The pine lands
of that section and the black jack
woods have a soil we'll suited to
tobacco if properly fertiIized while
the climate is excellent for the best
Cuban varieties of the plant.
The efforts of the railroad In this
direction deserve the commendation
of the people living along its line,
and it is to be hoped that they will
take advantage of the aid and liberal
offers it makes them OF free seed,
information Low to cultivate it,
handsome premiums and the assur.
ance Of market and ofgood prices.
If every Southern road would do as
much for the improvement and
development of the country through
which it passes, it would soon reap
the profit from it.-Timcs- Democrat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-01-09
Che 9leridiallal.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION

YOU DID.
AS children, when we used to play
Upon the beach in muslin frocks,
And formed a tangled disarray
OF soaking shoes and tattered socks
Whsn nnrse was driven to complaint,
And kind mamma SO gently child,
Begging you ne'er to err again,
You said YOU wouldn't-hut You did
When Betty, whom you worked so hard,
And yet who loved you none the less,
Was prayed, SO urgently, to guard
A secret from your governess
You recollect hez puzzled look.
Wishing to do as she was bid,
And voice Of badly reignel rehuke,
Which vowed ste wouldn't-but she did,
That garden way far the best
Of any have e'er enjoyed
We sat together, while the rest
(Bare chanc. We're otherwise enployei'
Though Your mamma had talked for not
And ventured firmly to forbid
A tete-a.tcte among the flowers
You said yuu wouldn't--but you did
The things that happened meath the shade
OF clelnatis that clns cred fair;
The things We looked, and thought;
and said,
Aud hoped, are neither here nor there.
know not il the day was line,
Or 'nea h the clouds BE sitn was hid
know to one request Of mine
You said you wouldn't and you did.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-01-09
Prevention OF Yellow Fever.

The success of VI. Pasteur in de-
vising presehtises and remedies for
several diseases through his study of
various biological Questions las
created a large public Interest in his
work, and the French government is
said 10 he considering the propiety
OF erecting a laboratory aud hospi-
tai in the interest Of the farther
development Of the htanc' Of kuowl
edge upon which the distinguished
savant has SD long been engaged
1t will lie recalled also that it was
at the instance OF the German gov
ernn,ent that Dr.. Koch visited India
to study the cause OF cholera at the
place Of its origin. The theory Of
| the learned doctor that the comma
bacillus is the cauSe Of cholera,
which vas the result Of that visit,
has. it is true, been contradicted by
Investigations set on foot by the
British authorities, but beyond ques-
tion clearer ideas in regard to the
Eastern scourge have followed from
the discussion occasioned by the
German governments enterprise.
In Mexico ana Brazil Drs. Carmotia
and Freyrc have been engaged in
the study Of yellow fever, and it is
claimed for the former that lie has
discovered q nlicrobe to whose pres
enee in the system the yellow fever
il due. By ihocuIating with yellow
fever microbes that have been deSic-
Gated and kept titus in a state OF
Suspended animation, So to speak,
for a year or two, Or. ,Carmona
claims to be abIe ta give immunity
to persons exposed TO infection.
Sumo hundreds Of persous have been
subjected to his treatment; with the
result, it is declared, that they have
all escaped the disease under circum
stances most favorable to their con-
tracing it. The Mexican govern
ment has given its sanction TO DR..
Carmcna's laudable work, aud the
garrison at Vera Cruz has been in-
ocnla'Hd according to his method.
The Emueror Of Brazil has also
favored The prosecution OF Dr..
Freyre's studies. As portions ot the
United States are exposed constant
|lg to the inroads OF yellow fever,
discovery Of means Of preventing
or curing it, whether analogous to
the means employed by DR.. Carro.
ia or different, il a matter OF con.
Germ to our people. Thousands of
lives would be saved in Southern
States if a virus applicable to tie
prevention Of yellow fever conld be
devised. Hr. Holt, president of the
State Board Of Health of Louisiana,
submitted to the American Public
Health Association, at its recent
session in Washington, q series ol
resolutions, which the association
Endorsed, recommending an appro
priation Of $4,000 by congress to
nav the travelling expenses and sala
rirs Of commission to proceed tc
Brazil, Mexico, Central America and
Cuba, 20 fully investigate such dis
icovefies and the whole subject ol
preventives and remedies Of yellow
feyer.-Baltimore Sun.