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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
Confessions of a Gardener.

| Among my other mistakes nav note
that In many cases planted things so
rldlculously close together that the
whole lot were ruined; others 1 scattered
SO far apart that they looked like the
solitary stork in Grimm's Fairy Tales. It
Is indeed difficult mean to hit between
oVererowdlng and overscattering. I
know one famous gardener who almost
always hits that mean in a beautiful
| garden, shopping down to the banks of
the Ihamesi but l rather protest against
| those who seem to think that p good
thing cannot grow too quickly, that you
should shove in good clump of some
thing strong, and let it work its wicked
viii and seed itself where it pleases. Let
anyone try this, say for instance with
| some kinds OF perennial sunfiogers or
with the largest st. Johns wort and he
will soon find he has nourished a viper in
| his bosom. In fact believe in cutting
off all seed pods and all dead bloom di :.
rectly they are over in all cases where
not required for seed next wear. But
how frequently have fallen into the on
| poslte error of planting one thing upon
the top of another, or so close to it as to
leave no breathing space between them.
1t was only few days ago that dis
covered few unhappy autumn orocuses
struggling up to light, literally in the
midst of huge clump of moon daises.
This mistake may, it is true, sometimes
be avoided by keeping plan of the
garden, which may be renewed from
time to time as changes or acquisitions
are made; but with me changes are so
frequent [ suppose from certain spirit
of restlessness and discontent) that.
though L have such plan, it availeth the
crocuses little, when prowl about with a
trowel and new hardy perennial root
ready to put in wherever I can find room.
How often one shoves the trowel into the
midst OF clump of crOcuses aud snow
drops; one tosses out the crocus quite
angrily as if be had no business to be
there, but [ cannot do that with snow
drop, however much he may have intrud-
ed his personality and however in iured
ne may be. No, he must be buried rev.
erently in the hope that life may not be
extinct. For hs is indeed, of all flowers,
the dearest and sweetest. ! don't hest
tate to say it for a minute. I hereby
utterly cat myself loose, once and for all,
from those who denounce the English
spring. L love all the seasons, but I love
the spring best, for "she hath gestacyon
Of all the flowers of the yere in her
wombe." Do we not, some of US, know
the feelings of hard worked man, who,
if he were asked at What time of the
week he was happiest, would answer, on
Saturday morning, for he had the pros
pect of all Saturday afternoon and Sun
days holiday. It is only another way of
saying, "man never is, but always TO be
blest," and the divine scheme of the uni
verse seems to me to take this for one of
its central texts, that we are always
happiest III looking forward, not in look
ing at What we have got; even that we are
worth our salt only in so much as We do
continually look forward.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
What the War Cost in Labor.

1t may be assumed as a minimum the
cost of suppressing the rebellion was So
000,000,000. It was therefore, 81 135, Co.,
900 year for seven years. IL has been
held that the maximum prodoot of each
person occupied for gain in 1880 could
not have exceeded 5000 worth; labor and
capital were at least one-third more eff
fectiye during and since the year 1880
than during the period OF the var and re-
construction. If then we value one mans
labor from 1861 &c. 1868 inclusive st $50,
g year, the work of war requiI ed the IN
renting LABOR of 2,270,O00 men for
seven years, either in two armies or in
sustaining them. At $500 each, an esti-
mate probably nearer to the mark at that
time, the measure would be the constant
work of 1887 500 men each year for
seven years. The average population of
that period was 35,0O0,00O, of whom not
over one in five could be considered an
able bodied man of arms-baaring age.
The cost of liberty, therefore, consisted
in actual arduous work at the risk of life
for seven years, of one man of arms-bear
ing age In every three.-Edward Atkinson
in the October Forum.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
STRATEGISTS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
An English Soldiers Comment Upon American
Generals.
FOrtuightly Review.

Generals.
Fortnightly Review
In The war between the Northern and
Southern States of America both armies
were composed of great masses of newly
raised levies. Heaven born genius, un-
allied with military education and know
ledge, had therefore the best chance of
making itself felt and of coming to the
front. Yet what is the lesson the history
of that war teaches usf All those whose
names will be ever remembered IN con
nection with it by the English speaking
race throughout the world were educated
soldiers. Lee and Grant, Stonewall Jack
son, Sherman, Mcclellan, Sheridan,
Longstreet, Johnston, Hill and host of
others, whose names are end will long be
household words in their own States, were
all graduates of West Point, that most
excellent of military colleges.
One of the greatest men of that excited
and memorable time was Abraham Lin
coin, shrewd, clear headed man Of bust
ness. OF every great natural ability and
quick apprehension, possessing, too, a
keen insight into human character and
endowed with splendid patriotism. All
the best qualities he possessed are indis-
pensable to the general, but he knew
nothing OF war or of the soldiers science.
Cap hI9 most ardent admirer imagine for
one momert that, had he been pitch
forked into the command of any OF the
northern armies, he would have succeed
ed? Can it be supposed for moment
that our greatest of artists, instinct
though he was with artistic genius from
his birth, could ever have produced any
great picture had chance made him in
early life a vicar Or doctor? 1t cannot
be too forcibly impressed upon all who
aspire to high military positions, that no
amount of Unborn genius, unless accom-
panied by deep and though tful study
can ever secure them success.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
The Shoe a Irigmpn.

The leather for shoemaklpg is pressed
carefully, sorted, and when the practice
of sorting leather was introduced the
men who did the work received extrava-
CANT wa es, often being paid $50 to $50 q
this as ID every other line of business,
the sorter makes no more than a fair
days wages. After being sorted, the
leather goes to the cutter, and as many
as twenty pieces must be cut for the
uppers of the best qpality of ladies' ehoes
These pieces are sewed together by girls
on machines, and from this point on,
the work is, or may be done by machinery
The only process which holds out as hand
work was until recently, the lasting
Lasts change with fashions, AID no mat
ter how small the change in the fashion.
IL Is accompanied by an entire change of
lasts, and lasts are expensive, 10 manu-
facturers ascertain to their coA5 Until
the present century shoes for both feet
were made alike, there were no rights
and lefts, End conseq lently lastiu. was g
very simple business; but after ths intro
duction of rights and lefts IN shoes OF
course the last had to be made 20 CORES
pond, AMI now shoe factory is com
PEELED to Keep several hundred lasts as
part of its stock in trade. The sole of
shoe is made separately, and is nodded
into shape by pressure of several tons
to the square inch, and until recently, was
fastened to the uppers By the laster, but
not many years ago machine WAS in
vented which seWed the soles to the up
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
A Woman's Success at Sugar Raising

Receiving Mrs. Amanda Delmas as a
member of the Louisiana Sugar Planters
association is, on the part of that rgani-
milton afforded women. Mrs. Delmas is
southerner aud Creole, owning a rich
sugar farm directly opposite rson-
vile, in the Teche country. Sness said
to have enjoyed in her Pouth all the
traditional luxurious ease and Incidence
in which the daughters of Louisiana plan
tiers were treated, and until the past few
years was dependent On others for coun-
sci and support. few years ago, how
ever, circumstances changed, throwing
the responsibility Of large plantation
directly on her hands. A. ia many other
cases, necessity and opportunity develop
ed capabilities. Mrs. Dalmas took hold
OF her affairs, studying farming as pro.
fession until the whole com plicated sys
tenn of raising cane and transforming it
intoa marketable commodity was master
ed and applied. Today she commar DIS
the admiring regard Of every planter in
her nsighborhood, proprietors and
managers alike extolling her Judgment
and progressive methods Of cuItiyat
her crops. Those who know her best
say Mrs, Delmas trusts little 10 hired as
sistants. Every morning she rides
through the length and breadth of her
estate and on horseback, protected by q
big sunshade, supervises personally field
work as carried on by the several gangs
employed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
IN BONDAGE.
CENTURY.

You weep. my Lii, above the page
That tells the ancient wrongs
of captives' tears and tyrants' rage
And weak oppressed by strong.
Your poet knows sterner thral,
A harder yoke he sings
The bondage of the very small,
The tyranny of things.
And truly ours is hardest fate,
Our lot more hopeless far,
We scarcely feel our lost estate,
Or know what slaves we are.
Slaves to life's thousand small demands,
Its toll, its fret, its care;
Slaves to our homes, our goods, our lands,
Slaves to the clothes we wearl
Slaves to the cherished things we fold
In careful closets shut,
The plate we store, the books we hold.
Too choice to read-or cut!
Slaves to what host of things!
Poor Gulliyers would quake
Beneath q web Of threads and strings
We know not how to break
Give place, o '.Tamerlaue the Great"
Tesostris, Ptolemyl
sing the bond to whose hard weight
Your chains were liberty.
The Yoke more strict than despot's thraN,
More stern than rule of kings
The hardest tyranny Of ell,
The tyranny Of things,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
THE FARM AND HOME
F0RGETFUL ISAAC.
EVA BEST.

Old Betsy was washing the dishes
Twas the morn of her baking dav:
Old Isaac, at ease in the window,
Was smoking and putting away;
The wood box was all but empty
She'd said so, time aud again:
And her He Just pulled on in silence
The most torgetful Of men!
Cried Betsy, I'm ready for baking,
Are you ready TO split the woods'
Old Isaac got up from the window
As dutlful husband should;
But, instead Of q dash at the wood-pile,
He gazed at the pigs in the pen;
linen opened the gate-wiJhout thinking
The most forgetfuI of men.
He srrolled down town to the corners =
Ana spent the rest of the day;
Then tpsiiy home 10 his supper
lie c. me in the twilight gray.
an underlined langing possessed him
Not knowing for what. where or when
To pray to the Lord for forgiveness
This most forgetful of men!
Think, Betsy he cried with hiccough,
That the Lord in his Vengeance dire
VIII burn all US wicked sinners
In roaring. eternal fire?n
Screamed Betsy-who'd got as angry
As ever woman cOu d
Never, you fool, if he waited
On you for to spit the woodI"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
CENTENARIANS.
A Scientists Report on Their Physical PccuI-
iaritieS

scientists Report on Their Physical PCcul-
iarities
Prof. Humphrey OF England last year
reported to the British Medical Assacia-
ton the results of careful investigation
he had made into the cases OF sixty-six
centenarians, says the New York Sun.
Beiefy summarized, his conclusions are
thus:
about one half were of small or me-
dunn stature and square habit of body,
and only nine were fat of whom eight
were women. In abous half the figure
ives erect and in the other half it was
bent. Thirty were moderate, eleven
small and twelve large eaters. More
than four -fifths had retained one or more
of the qualities of voice indicative of
vigor and soundness of the chest organs,
viz: strength, clearness and loudness
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
Money Made in Watches
st. Louis Globe-DemOcrat

A st. Louis ieweler, now retired from
trade, says: There is more profit in the
repairing department of matchmaking
than there is in any other trade in the
country. unleEs, possibly, it is plumbing.
Take, for instance, the main spring OF a
watch. TIE general price for repairing
one is anywhere from S1.50 to 81. Now,
g handspring to a jeweler costs little
more, all told and set, than twenty-five
cents. Then there is the extravaganza
price that is always demanded for clean
ing watch. Few jewellers ever charge
less than $3.50 for such work. The time
usually taken in doing this class of work
is not more than from half to three q ar-
ters of an hour. The handspring itself
costs on an average about eight cents.
Then there is an enormous profit on
watch crystals. The standard price for
them is twenty-five cents each. The
ieweler buys them by the gross CT in less
er quantities for twenty cents per dozen.
he
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

The public schools of Athens, Ohio
have bsen closed owing to the prevalsnca
of diphtheria.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
FEATHER CAKE.

&Two cups of sugar, two cups of fl our
two eggs, one cup of sweet milk, two
tablespoonsfuls of melted butter, two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, two tea
spoonfuls of lemon extract,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
! CREAMED POTATOES.

Cut one pint cold boiled potatoes into
dice, cover with cold milk: when hot add
one heaping teaspoonfuI -four, moistened
with little cold milk; cook ten minutes;
then add one tablespoonful butter, one
tablespoonful chopped parsley, one-haif
teaspoonful salt and one and one-half
saltspoonfuls pepper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
COOKING RECEIPTS.
BROWN BREAD.

Two cups OF molasses, two cups of
buttermilk, two cups of corn meal, one
and one half cups Of white -four, three
cups OF brown -four, two heapipg tea
spoonfuls OF soda. Cover up as air
tight as possible into mold, and boil
hard for three hours.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
BROILED LAIB CHOPS.

Take tomatoes fresh or canned, chop
them, place among them any good meat,
finely minced parsley, sweet herbs, some
bits of butter, stale wheat bread crumbs
or macaroni, boiled, if it is boiled in
broth SO much the better, have On top of
the baking dish layer of crumbs, season
the whole with pepper, salt, little mine
I'd shallot, onion or garlic: bake until
yrOWn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

Dissolve one rounded tablespoonful of but
ter in pint of hot milk; when lukewarm
stir in one quart of -four, and one beaten
egg, little salt and a teacup yeast, work
the dough until smooth. Ii in winter
set in warm place, in summer cool
place to rise. In the morning work soft
ly, and roll out half inch thick, cut in
to biscuit and set to rise thirty minutes,
when they will be ready to bake.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

u was going to say Harry"
Exceedingly fle mpIiment you are
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
MORMON NE WS.

"A Train Wreck and a Strike.
SAN Francisco, December Sl.--A
Salt Lake special to the Chronicle says
that two serious accidents on the Utah
Northern line have been reported, but
no reliable particulars can be OBJ
tained. 1t is said that two engines
were wrecked and one man killed near
Medicine Bow, and at Beaver Canon
the freight train left the track, wreck
ing the engine, killing train hand
and badly scalding the fireman.
Eighteen compositors engaged on
the Deseret Nems, the official Mormon
organ, went out on strike to-day,
and /, was with difficulty that the pa
per was issued this evening. The
Typograp phical Union scale here is 45
cents q thousand ems. and the strik-
ers demand that this be paid in cash
and not in tithing orders. TIE man
ager offered 40 cents cash as a COM
promise, which offer was refused.
The proprietors say that the paper is
losing money and is now $4,000 in
debt, although they have $4,000 in
debtedness on their books, principally
distributed among their subscribers.
All the striking employees are Nor
mons and will be cut off from the
church.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
JOSEPH CHAHiESERLAHN..
outlook for Arbitration Very
Bright. =

TORONTO, December S1.--The Board
of Trade held their annual dinner last
night. Joseph Chamberlain, member
OF Parliament, delivered cheering
reply to the commercial interests OF
the empire. He said as to the atti
tud, OF certain influential journals
which referred to him as the repre-
sentative OF British exporters, and as
having declared that the interests OF
Canada must be subordinated to hose
Of Manchester, that it vas not so.
He was there as the representative
Of Great Britain, aand thought the
interests of Canada, Great Br tain
and of the United States lay in the
same direction. He was all English
man, proud of her glorious traditions
and institutions, but all patriotism
would be stinted, indeed, ii it did not
embrace Great Britain beyond the
seas. He refused to speak OF the
Uni ed States as foreign power" "
[Cheers.l Any difficulties which
might exist between Canada and her
neighbor were to be approached and
dealt with as between friends. Pros
poets of Improved relations with the
United StBtes never looked more
hopeful than ut preseut.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
A BLACK DEVIL
Plots to Ruin a Rival and
Kills Him Finally.
MANY RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
Order to Strike Meets With ,
Stern Refusal TO Go Out in
Philadelphia.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD .

| Associated Press Dispatches TO the HERALD.
WAvERLY, Ia, December 31.--The
coroner's jury brought verdict against
Edward Billings of murder in the first
degree, for shooting w. S. Kingsley.
The case is one Of the most sensation
al and has more peculiar features
than any which has ever been devel-
oped in the State OF Iowa. Billings is
a man As years old, and was re-
spected lawyer OF the town of Waver-
ly. His wife was a woman OF fine
figure with many charms of manner.
but good deal younger than her hus-
band. Will Kingsley was but 25 years
of age. but brilliant law graduate,
and so we'll read and SO popular that
he was easily successful in being
elected County Attorney. The two
men at one time had an Office together
and had business relations. One day,
two weeks ago, Billings called at
Kingsley's office. Suddenly the pass
ers-hy on the street were startled by
the report Of pistol shots, and Bill
ling came running down stairs, crying
out that Kingsley had shot him.
The citizens ran up stairs
and entering Kingsley's Office found
him dead on the floor with bullet in
his brain. Billings claimed that the
dead man had shot himself. A month
previous to this, Billings had the
young attorney arrested on warrant
charging him with seduction, it being
sworn TO by girl in poor circum-
stances. She afterwards confessed
that the charge was not true, but that
Billings had induced her to swear to
the warrant. From the testimony
adduced ut the inquest on Kingsley,
It was developed that Billings had set
about to effect the ruin Of Kingsley in
q most systematic manner. He had
forged his own wife's name to notes
directed to the lawyer, the contents Of
the note being full Of loving terms.
asking Kingsley to meet her at her
own house willie Billings was away.
Kingsley replied in good faith aeclin-
'ing to make the assigna ion and warm
ing the supposed female writer to de-
sist from her course. This reply fell
into the hands Of Billings.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
GHIM-VaSANED WAR
seems to be Putting ON HeI
Paint.

BERLIN, December 31.-Ruseia and
the Allied Powers are showing symp-
toms Of amelioration. The situation
has become one OF the greatest per-
plexity, which nothing else than
some authoritative deliverance from
the Gar or Kaiser can clear
u. If the New Years Imperial
receptions pass over unmarked by
explicit declarations giving sassur-
ance of peace, it will be held as cer-
tain that diplomacy has failed to
check the progress toward an open
rupture. General Won Schyenitz,
the German ambassador to Rus
sia, has had frequent interviews
with DeGiers, one result OF which
has been an arrangement for the pub
lication Of the forged documents. BY
Judging from the tenor OF an article
published in the North Germ0n Ca
sette the interviews have left the situ-
alton unimproved. No decisive diplo-
matte event is expected before the
middle OF January; after that events
will develop will. electric rapidity
1t is the opinion OF the military au-
thorities that Austria and Germany
wila agree upon the winter as tho best
time for campaign in Poland, and
that il the war must be, it should
either commence in February or be
deferred until June. While
the movements of troops in
Poland are Teasing, forces are being
concentrated in Bessarabia, and this
face leads to the belief that Russia
either distrusts Roumanian neutrality
or has other plans than o. CAM
paign in Galicia. The forces now
massed along the Bender and Odessa
lines art estimated at 50, 400 msn.
Several corps in southern Russia are
already fully mobilized and echelored
along the Pruth and Dniester rivers
and railways converging to Rous
mania. The Black Sea fleet is being
hurriedly equipped for active service.
The formidable extent OF these
preparations give rise to|
the suspicion that the Gear
contemplates q sudden descent on
Bulgaria while acting on the defensive
toward Galicia. Gregor peWDian,
recently the Russian Consul at Pesth,
publishes a brochure under the per-
mission Of the st. Petersburg censor,
predicting that Hungary will become
a Russian province. The pamphlet,
which is quoted by the Hungarian
press, increases the eagerness for the
final ar Sitrament Of war.