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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-12
From YOnkers to New Lebanon.

ALBANY, Aug. 9.-Groups of people
watched the funeral train as it whiried
along the route from Yonkers to New
Lebanon. Men uncovered, as the train
passed, and all manifested deep interest
IN the days melancholy event. When the
funeral train rolled into the little heavily
draped station at New Lebanon at 3:45
p. m. the sward back of the depot was
filled with people. Profound silence
relgned while the bier was being placed
in plain hearse that was in readiness
back of the station. The vehicle was.
brought from Pittsfield, Mass, for the oc-
crsiOn. An ample supply of convey
ances were in waiting, and in few
minutes the cOrtege moved towafd
the church which is opposite the home
stead. The population of New Lebanon
and surrounding towns had seemingly
turned out en- masse. Rev. Nj. Burritt,
pastor of the Congregational church, as
sisted Rev. j. W. Tucker in the services at
the church. The remains were permitted
to lie in state in the church for an hour.
The bier was then carried to the
hearse by Tilden's personal attendants,
and the silent procession moved slowly
up through the sOmbre-appearing village,
with the shady streets and large elm and
willow trees, beyond the town
quarter of a mile to the village
cemetery, which is just across
the railroad. On the rise of ground
the procession halted. After brief cere
monies at the grave a special train Ief
for New York, and thousands who had
gathered to pay tribute of respect to
Samuel J. Tilden, fingered a while and
then departed,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-12
THE TILDEN OBSEQUIEs.
The Funeral of the Late Samuel J.
Tilden Took Place Saturday. a
THE LAST SAD RITES.
Funeral of the Late Samuel ]. Tilden

funefal OF the Late Samuel j. IIlden.
YoNKERs, n. Y, Aug. "a vast throng
began to assemble about the Tilden man
sion early this morning, and early trains
poured hundreds of notable citizens into
the town to pay their last respects to the
honored dead. The remains rested on
'he catatalque IN the center of the blue
room The coffin bore an oxidized silver
Plate with simply the name of Samuel
e. 1nden" upon it. At $50 the public
were admitted to the mansion, and by 9
CLOCK several hundred persons had
viewed the remains.
AT 9;40 President Cleveland, Secretary
OF war Endlcott and Private Secretary
Lamont, took final view of all that re-
manned of the once great statesman. Ten
minutes later the pail bearers. Samuel ].
Randall, John Bigelow, Daniel Manning.
Smith M. Weed, Charles A. Dana, DR..
George L. Miller, VIM. Allen Butler,
Daniel Magoon, j. B. Trevor, DR.. Chas.
u. Simmons and Aaron j. Vanderpoole.
followed by delegations from various
bodies and others entered and took seats
In the blue rooms and adjoining parlors.
and the funeral services were then per-
formed. Rev. DIR. VIM. j. Tucker, of An
dover, Mass, read the funeral PRAYER of
the Presbyterian church, after which he
delivered short address on the personal
qualities of the deceased. The music
was furnished by the Madison avenue
Presbyterian choir and Miss Antonio
Henne. The casket was then closed and
the body borne out to the hearse at 1850
and carried to the train for New Leba-
nan.
When the depot was reached, the mem
bers of the family, the Misses TiIden. Miss
Gould. Messrs. Tilden and Charles 7. Nc
Lean, with their intimate friends. Rev, DIR.
Tucker, and several of the delegations en-
tered the cars. The train left Yonkers at
11:15, and is due at New Lebanon. where
the remains will be buried in the family
vault at 3:45. The services at the grave will
be of the simplest kind. 1t is unsettled
whether or not a funeral service will be
read tonight. 1t is rumored that it will
be read at the old family homestead at
New Lebanon.
President Cleveland, ACCOMPANIED bv
Secretaries Manning, Endicott and Whit
ney, and Col. Lamont, left here for New
York at 1915 o'clock.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-12
CHAPTER LIV.

When the servant at the lodgings an
nounced a visitor and mentioned his name,
Sydn2y's memory GnStead of dwelling on
the recollection OF the captains kindneSS)
perverse - recalled the letter that she
addressed to him, and reminded her that
she stood i'll need Of indulgence, which even
so good a m'n might hesitate to grant. Ben
nydeck' first words told the friendIeSs girl
that her fears had wronged him.
''Ny dear, how like your father you are!
You have his eyes and his smile; l can't tell
you how pleasantly you remind me Of my
dear Old friend" He took her hand and
kissed her as he might have kissed q daugh-
ter of his own. DO you remember me at
home, Sydney, when you were a child? No;
you must have been too young for that"
She was deeply touched. In faint, trem
bling tones she said: Il remember your
name; my poor father often spoke OF YOU"
A man of true sympathy is never in dam
ger Of mistaking his way to a wOman's heart,
when chat woman has suffered. Bennydeck
c0nSOled, interested, charmed Sydney by
still speaking of the bygOne days at home
Il well remember how fond your father
was Of you, and what bright little girl you
were,' the captain went on. You have
forgotten, dare say, the old-fasAioned sea-
songs that he used to be so fond of teaching
you. 1t was the strangest and prettiest con-
trast to hear your small, piping childS voice
singing of storms and shipwrecks and
thunder and lightning, and reefing sails in
cold and darkness, without the least idea of
what it all meant. Your mother was strict
In those days; you never amused her as you
used to amuse your father and me- When
she caught you searching my pockets for
sweetmeats, she accused me of destroying
your digestion before you were years old.
went On spelling it, for all that Ire last
time | saw you, my child, your father was
singing The Mariners of England and you
were on his knee trying to sing with him.
You must have often wondered why you
never saw anything more of me. Did you
think had forgotten you?
Il am quite sure [ never thought thatu
You see was in the navy yard at the
time" the captain resumed; land we were
ordered away to foreign station. When l
got back to England miserable news was
waiting for me. | heard Of your fathers
death and Of that shameful trial. Poor fell
low! He was as innocent, Sydney, as you
are OF the OffenSe which he was accused of
committing. The first thing | did was to set
inquiries on foot after your mother and her
children. 1t was some consolation to Inc TO
feel that l was rich enough to make YOUR
life easy and agreeable to you. l thought
money could do anything. A serious mis-
take my dear-money couldn't find the
widow and her children. We supposed You
were somewhere in London; and there. to
my great grief, it ended. From time to time
long afterward when we thought we had
got the cleW in our own hands, continued
my inquiries, still without success. A poor
woman and her little family are so easily
inguifed in the big city. Years passed (nore
Of them than like to reckon up before l
heard ofsyou at least BY name. The person
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-12
A Trick of Chinese Thieves.

When not playing pool or under the
full excitement of tan, lottery, or opium.
the Chinese hoodlum is looking about for
something to take to his uncle. The no.
lice say that nine out of every ten articles
to be found in a Chinese pawn shop are
appropriated by MongoIian roughs from
the residences or premises of white citi
zens. The reason why they are not re-
stored to their owners is that their loss
is rarely reported as in most cases the
articles stolen and in pawn are of small
value. The operations of these thieves
are not confined to the immediate vicin-
lty of Chinatown, but are conducted in
various parts of the city and chiefly on
quiet streets. 1t is said that of late bed
clothing has been taken to Chinatown in
large quantities. Armed with a bamboo
stick about four feet long, which may be
readily heightened to fifteen or twenty
feet by telescope slide. The Monaghan
hoodlum makes his way about dusk to
back or side window, which has been
left open at the top for ventilation. The
pole is stuck through the window, being
stretched out as it is inserted, and by
means of small hook at the end bed
spreads, blankets, sheets, and pillows are
pulled through the opening. 1t has some
times occurred that bedclothing has
thus been removed while the bed con-
tanned an occupant, who was sleeping
soundly. In the case of an alarm the
pole Is dropped, and, being on the out
side of the building, the hoodlum easily
makes his escape. This method of thiev-
cry, which is of comparatively recent
invention, is mentioned in this connec-
ton to show how adroit the Chinese hood
lum manages to secure living without
work, and enjoys life of comparative
ease and luxuay.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-12
PerpleXing Proplems in Spain.
st. James Gazette.

Some of the new appointments arising
out of the birth of the little.
king of Spain are perplexing.
To pass over the 81 major domos and
masters alarms, equirries, chamberlains,
and keepers of the archives, what can the
young monarch want with a whole troop
of royal huntsmen? If master of the
horse-even provided the horse were of
the rocking species-is sinecure, surely
so is the troop of huntsmen. The ques-
ton. What are they going to hunt? nat
urally suggests itself. Their young lord
and master can not, we fear, be expected
even to ride cock-horse" as yet, and is
surely too young to pursue the domestic
slipper. Lord Chesterield's celebrated
advice to his son was: Hunt everything
from the elephant in the forest to the
flea in the blanket" We fear the royal
huntsman, as elephants are not plentiful
in Spain, will have to content themselves
with tracking down the other game,
which we cannot even hope viii be plen-
tiful.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-12

She liStened-not conscious now of sus-
pense or fear; she listened, with her whole
heart in revolt against HIM
You are too cruelI y she declared .'You
can feel for me, YOU can understand me, you
can pardon me in everything else that have
done. But YOU Judge without mercy of the
one blameiess act Of my life. since my hus-
band left me-the act that protected a
mother in the exercise Of her rights Oh,
can it be you? Can it be you?"
1T can be-" he said, signing bitterly; land
it is"
what horrible deluSion possesses you?''
she broke out. "Why do you curse the happy
day, the blessed day, which saw me safe in
the possession of my chld%'
For the worst and meanest OF reasons, u
he answered. selfish reason. Don't sup
pose that | have spoken of divorce as one
who has had occasion to think Of it. | have
had no occasion to think Of it, Idon't think
of it even now. | abhor it, because it stands
Detween you and me. l loathe it, l curse it,
because it separates us for life"
Separates us for life! How?"
Can you ask me?'
Eyes, l do ask your
He looked around the room. A society of
religious persons had visited the hotel when
it was first opened, and had obtained per
mission to place copy of the bible in every
room. One Of those copies lay on the chin
ney-piece in GATHERINGS room. Bennydeck
brought it to her, and placed it open on the
table near where she was sitting. He turned
to the new testament, and opened it ct the
gospel of ST. Matthew. With his hand on
the page he said:
Il have done my best rightly to under
stand the duties of a Christian. One of
those duties, as | interpret them, is to let
what believe show itself in what do You
have seen enough of me, [ hope, to know
Though | have not been forward in speak
ing Of it, that am, to the best of my poor
ability, a faithful follower of the teaching Of
Christ. | dare not set my own interests
and my own happiness above His laws. If L
suffer in obeying them as [ suffer now, I
must still submit. They are the laws of my
life"
as it through me that you sutfer"'
1T is through you"
"Will you tell me how"
He had already found the chapter. His
tears dropped on it as he pointed to the
verse.
Read" he answered, ''what the most
compassionate of all Teachers has said, in
the sermon on the mount. And forgive me
and pity me, if you can"
She read: Whoever shall marry her that
is divorced committeth adultery"
Another innocent woman, i'll her place.
might have pointed to that first part of the
verse, which presuppose the infdeIity of the
divorced wife, and might have asked if
those words applied to her. This woman,
knowing that she had lost him, knew also
what she owed to herself She rose in ST.
lence and held out her hand at parting.
"Have you nothing to say to me" he
asked.
''GOod-by, my one last friend; good-by for
everr'
When she had said that she had said all.
He drew her to him gently and kissed her
on the forehead. The agony in his face was
more than she could support; she recoiled
from it in horror. His last act was devoted
to the tranquility of the one woman whom
he had loved He signed to her to leave
him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-12
Studied to Please.

For what do we study?" asked the
school teacher as the class stood before
him.
There was silence for most boys can't
see any use in studying, anyhow. Then
the editors little boy, who WIS one of the
class, recollecting the motto at the head Of
his fathers paper, raised his hand and
shouted:
Il know. We study to please"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-12
A Silly Thing.
Arkansas Traveller,

Young Lady to her mother. Miss Spill
lers, heard was accomplished.
Mother. Well, isn't she?
''Not bit"
'sDoes she understand French:"
''Of course
"Music?"
Certainly"
II should think that she is accom- plsh-
ed What fault can you find with herr"
''Why, Mamma, she writes such hor-
ribly plain hand. Anybody can read
it,
''Oh, the silly thing"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-12
High Priced Smoking.
New York Herald.

''Did you ever smoke cigars that cost
$50 apiece?"
L should say not
''Try one of these then"
The speaker was one of the most genial
brokers in Wall street. He produced a
box of fine cigars, each with
neat paper band about its waist, on which
glittered in gold the name of my host.
There was nothing further remarkable in
the cigar. 1t was an ''Imperalis," costing
probably SIC per hundred in Havana.
The special band may have added another
So to that figure.
"a young friend who had recently cut
quite large figure in New York and Can
ada, brought me this box of cigars from
Havana about year ago. continued the
broker. Il was fattered at this mark OF
special regard mean the band on the
cigar. In confding moment born OF
that feeling he borrowed $4,000 of me-
realized my mistake few days later, ana
laid the cigars aside until [ should get
back my loan. [ have given that up now,
and when I was packing up to come
down here I put them into my trunk. The
young man has gone to Canada"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-12

II is said that 4. B. Thomson. the de-
fauIting cashier of the Provident Savings
Bank at ST. Louis, viii return to that city,
and that the prosecution will be dropped.
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-01-05
cIry AID coJlrY OFFICIAL PAPER

THE principle upon which good gov ernment is founded, is based upon the punishment of the guilty for the protec. ton of the innocent. That the Apache ssuaw now confined in our jail is guilty, there can be no question. At the time o1 her capture she was riding stolen horse, which is evidence of itselfthat she is thief and should receive the same tre ltment as other horse thieves. Gov Zulick, in his telegram to District Attor ney Savage, sounded the keynote to the situation. His telegram had the righ ring in it, and will be commended by ou' peo lc. The department may make an ct fort to have this squaw turned over to the military authorities for punishment, but as yet no such move has been made. The transfer will not be made without oppo sition and the question will be tested a: to their right in the premises.
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-01-05
Piute Religion.

The Piute Indians have pretty good religious notions of their own. They believe in heaven and in a hell that would satisfy even the most orthodox and exacting Methodist preacher. The ruler in heaven is "Pah-Ah," and the presiding genius in the other place is called Avea-Dagii. In the Piute heaven the water is pure and sweet game is abundant, and there are plenty of pine nuts. The hell is burning alkali desert, walled in by rocky hills. Those condemned to suffer punishment in this place are continually tortured with thirst, but the only water they can find is saturated with salt and alkali. When they approach the bordering hills in their efforts to escape they are driven back by devils, who rush out from among the rocks and thrust fire-brands against their naked bodies. They have among them, writes a Cincinnati En- Quirer correspondent, preachers. of their own, who from time to time make "good talks" Not long since their old preacher died. He was man who had much to say against killing, lying, and stealing Poker Jim'' is son of this old preacher. Like most preachers sons, Poker Jim is little wild;" still, the Flutes have great hopes of him. and most of them think that he will some day fill the place of his father as an ex- horter of the people to better ways. Johnson" Piute in some way related to the family of the old preacher, speak, ing of 'Jim' the other day, said: I've think he begin to make good preach poco tien1po. Him now good deal in the notion. Already he sometimes give people some talk. Him not yet say much bout for not to lie and steal, but him make booty good talk for not drink whisky. Our people think poco tempo him make some good talk for not lie and steal, all same like ole father, and some good talk bout heaven, too; but you see him no can do it now" "Why not give talk now?" asked. "Well," looking a little ashamed, ''now him play all the time too much poker. We think poco tiempo quit poker and give. plenty good preach, all same like was the dead father.n
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-01-05
A Natural Salmon.Trap,

The salmon, the cousin of the trout, is famous for its method of going up stream; it darts at falls ten or twelve feet high, leaps into the air and rushes up the falling water in marvellous manner. So determined are the salmon to attain the high and safe waters, that in some localities nets are placed be- heath the falls, into which the fish tum- ble in their repeated attempts to clear the hill of water. Other than human hunters, moreover, profit by these scrambles uphill. Travellers report that on the banks of the Upper St. John River, in Canada, there was once a rock in which large circular well, or pot hole, had been worn by the action of the water. At the salmon season, this rock proved favorite resort for bears; and for good reason. Having an es- pecial taste for salmon, the bears would watch at the pot-hole, and as the sal mon, dashing up the fall, were thrown by its force into the rocky basin, the bears would quickly scrape them out of the pot-hole, and the poor salmon would be eaten before they had time to won der at this unlooked-for reception. The Dominion Government finally authoriz- ed party of hunters to destroy the pot-hole, and thus break up the bears fishing ground.--C F. Holder tn St. Nicholas.
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-01-05

THE misstatements and absurd con clusions set forth in the Presidents mes sage, in reference to the silver question shows very plainly that regardless of al facts or consequences, certain class o men are determined to abolish the silve currency of the country, that they ma, profit thereby. There is no other reason for this determined opposition, and ever, movement made only more clearly de line, the real animus of opposition. Al ter purchasing the bonds of the govern ment, payable in coin, sufficient force was btought to bear to secure legislation changing the terms of the contract after the agreement was made, so that gold should be paid instead of com. Why the lawmaking power should discriminate in favor of one class, is question to be considered.
 Now after securing control of the larger portion of the gold currency, this same class demands that an additional value shall be added to that gold by taking from the hands of the people every other form of currency, thus increasing the purchasing power of one factor of cur rency by demonetizing practically every her.
 Why is it that the President displays such ignorance concerning matter of such vital importance, as his message in regard to silver indicates.
 This silver question and its wise com prehension and careful consideration, will determine largely the history of the future advancen ent of this country. A potent influence of such magnitude as never was given to any people, sleeps in tne mineral veins of this continent; the basis of substantial national grandeur aad prosperity-the life blood of indus iral enterprise, the strength of financial stability. If from the present political cauldron the need of the hour shall raise mp fnancier, free from the con,amina. ton of selfish and destructive organiza- tions, who with clear eye and master spirit, can prophet-like outline the basis of sound policy for the good of all, these vast unmeaslred resources of flu. ture power may be utilized as stepping
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-01-05
Mrs. Helen Jackson c"H. H."l

From the preface to a reminiscent critioue, which is accompanied by 8 frontispiece portrait in the December Century, we quote the following, "It is curious to see how promptly time begins to apply to the memory of remarkable persons, as to their touchstones, an ef- facing process that soon makes all in- scriptions look alike. Already we see the beginnings of this tendency in re- gard to the late Mrs. Helen Jackson. The most brilliant, impetuous, and thoroughly individual woman of her time - one whose very temperament seemed mingled of sunshine and fire she is already being portrayed simply as a conventional Sunday-schOol saint It is undoubtedly true that she wrote her first poetry as bereaved mother and her last prose as zealous philanthropist; her life comprised both these phases, and she thoroughly accepted them; but it included so much more, it belonged to personality so unique and in many respects so fascinating, that those who knew her best can by no means spare her for commonplace canonization that takes the zest out of her memory. To describe her would be impossible ex- cept to the trained skill of some French novelist; and she would have been a sealed book to him, because no French man could comprehend the curious thread of firm New England texture that ran through her whole being, tempering waywardness, keeping impulse from making shipwreck of itself, and leading her whole life to high and concen- trated purpose at last And when we remember that she hated gossip about her own affairs, and was rarely willing to mention to reporters any fact about herself except her birthday-which she usually, with characteristic willfulness, put year earlier than it was-it is pe- culiarly hard to do for her now that work which she held in such aversion. No fame or publicity could ever make her seem, to those who knew her, any thing but the most private and intimate of friends; and to write about her at all seems the betrayal of confidence.