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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30
FARM NOTES.

1t is generally the best COWS that are
most liable to garget and OF course these
are the COWS to which one can best afford
to give care and attention at lifetime OF
omipg in.
For mulohing gooseberries and currant
bushes, no material is better than the
short clippings from the lawn. They lie
closely, keep down weeds and promote
needed GOODNESS to the soil.
Wheat bran being light, apparently has
but little value, yet ton of it contains
AZ pounds of nitrogen and over go
pounds of phosphorus acid, with large
proportion Of potash.
When too large flower pots are used
there will be more leaves than flowers.
Often plsnts do not bloom because hay
ing SO much space, their strength is ex-
pended in forming roots and leaves.
The best way of enabling the plants to
Withstand drouth is to use fertilizers
literally early in the season, so as to
secure all the growth possible. Should
drouth occur, the number of berries or
vines should be shortened, but the size
and quality will partially renumerate for
the loss.
Do not allow the young trees to bear
fruit the first and second year. The pro-
ductlon of fruit will be at the expense of
growth. The peach will often bear fruit
the year after planting. If kept back in
that respect it will be in better condition
for fruiting the next season.
Farmers should consider that corn is
not proper food for young stock. It
will fatten them but does not encourage
growth. 4 young animal should be made
to secure bone aed heavy frame. not fat.
1t can be eattened after maturity. It is
simply wsstefrl 10 feed corn to young
stock.
Potato beetles will attack young egg
plants in preference to anything else and
they are also partial to tomato plants
when young and tender. Hence when
egg and tomato plants are transplanted
they must be searched every day and the
beetles destroyed.
You can prevent your chickens from
having the gapes by little care. Don't
feed wet, sloppy feed. Keep the chicks
confined in their coops until the dew is
off the grass. Feed On boards, and never
on the ground. Move the coops fire.
quentIy to new locations, and you will
have no trouble with the chicks
English and French heavy draf! horses
are still being imported in large num-
bers, and are being introduced into all
sections. The result of the importations
of the past ten years has been to largely
increase the size of farm horses. A cross
of the imp orted horses on our native
mares produces farm horse veil adapted
for nearly all purposes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30
SWIMMERS OF FAME.
The Example of Leauder in Swimming the
HellespOnt Taken as model

The recent feat of Steve Brodie. the
newsboy, who few years ago leaped
tom Brooklyn Bridge in swimming from
Albany TO New York in a little over six
days, thus beating Capt. Paul Boy toms
record, is without parallel in the history
of swimming.
Even Leander, says the Boston Globe,
who nightly swan across the Hellespont,
g distance of four niles, to visit bis lady
love, would probably have demurred at q
six-day's trip. The unfortunate lover
was finally drowned while making his
nightly voyage, but this has not deferred
several who wished to lmmitate his ex-
ample. Lord B ron, who was we'll devel-
oped in his arms and chest, sue ceeded in
swimming the Hellespont in an hour and
ten minutes, and it is mUch to be doubted
if the lover ever made better time. The
poet was great swimmer and proud of
his accom- plishment, yet he nearly lost
his life at one of the English watering
places, being rescued in an exhausted
condition by the lookers-on.
The English channel has long been a
favorite resort for swimming feats. Capt.
Boynton swan across from France 10 a
little town in Kent in less than day
while Capt. Webb, thirteen years ago,
swan from Dover to Calais, in twenty-five
hours and forty minutes.
One of England's admirals, who rose
to his position from that of a cabin boy,
got eis first commission for his prowess
as swimmer. During the naval war be
when England and Holland tso centur
les ago the admiral of the English feet
found that he was lost unless he could
communicate with number of his YES
els that were hidden from his sig b beyond
a projecting point of land. The only
way TO send an order to these vessels was
By swimming for Is would have been i'm
possible for any boat TO make the pass
age. cabin boy, strong athletic
young fellow who had run away to sea,
undertook to carry the order. Holding
it in his mouth he swan through the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30
ECHOES FROM ERIN.
ANNIE J. FELLOWS.

Across the purple mountain" hear bugle cal,
And down tho rocks, like water, the echoes leap
and fall.
One note alone can startle the voices Of the
peaks,
And waken songs of Erin. WIENER the bugle
speaks.
They call, and call, and call,
Until the voices all
Ring down the dusky hollows. and in the distance
fall
MithinR, like Purple mountain the II will
sometimes rise,
And memory's call awaken its echong replies
Within the tower Of Shandon, again the bells will
sway,
And follow, with their ringing, the Lee upon its
way.
And chime, and chime. and chime
Where ivy tendrils climb,
TIL bells and river mingle to sound the silvery
rhyme.
Again the daisied grasses beside the castle walls
VIII stir with softest signing, to hear the winds
footballs;
And through the moss grown abbey, along Kill
larney' shore,
The melodies Of Erin will echo everTnore
And roll, and roll, and roll
Til spirit bells shall toll
The music Of the uplands into the listening soul.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30
Loss From Insects

The annual loss TO productive indus
tries in the United States caused by in
scots is estimated at $150,000,000. Here
is fair battle between man and another
sort of earth occupiers. They are
smaller, but if they can whip us, have I'M
dOubtedly as good right to the world
as we have. AS civilization advances new
insects make their appearance, marching
sometimes eastward, but generally vest
ward. There are few if any, forms of
vegetation that have no parasites that
devour either foliage or frnit. The loss
TO the cotton crop is estimated at 3d.
600 COO year, while that TO the apple
crop is not much less, and that to the
patato crop at least one-half as much.
But the estimate is not fair one until
into the loss ia counted the time spent in
fighting to secure the proportion that ia
saved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30
Origin Of Celery.
Good housekeeping.

Wild cel,ry has been known from the
earliest times. Il is spoken of in the
Odyssey" under the name of seiinon and
in Theophratus; but later, Dioscroids
and Pliny distinguished between the wild
and cultivated celery. In the latter the
leaves are bleached. which greatly dimin-
ishes the brittleness. The wild plant has
G. wide range. 1t extends from Sweden
to Algeria, Egypt, Abyssina and in Asia
from the Caucasus to Beioochlstan and in
the mountains of British Iudie. It grows
in bitches and other damp places, and in
Europe it is rank, coarse and somewhat
poisonous. Prof. Gray calls it "a strong
scented, acrid, if not poisonous plant on
the coast of Europe. of which the variety,
dulce, garden celery is rendered bland
and the base OF the leaf stock enlarged.
Succalent and edible when bleached
through long cultivation" One variety
OF cultivated celery, is raised only for
the root and base of the leaves, which be-
comes white, solid bulb. This is more
Gem monty called turnip-rooted celery and
differs more widely than the other from
wild celery. The larger plant also called
smelIage. is kin to celery and botanically
is species of the parsnip family.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30


NARY 4. MCCARTHY
Patiently dragging a heavy load
Urged by curses kicHs and goad:
Ever trying to limp still faster
Comes Blind Nell, with her drunken master
Now the days work of both is DONE
Her masters supper is beer and a bun;
A blow and a curse he gives her for pay,
AS he turns her loose upon the highway.
There wicked boys with sticks and stones,
Peit with delight her fieShless bones;
6er tail IS clipped, aud the cruel flies
Bite undlSturbed at her back aud thighs.
Ear into the night her torments cease;
onder moon and stars she at last finds peace;
IN the grassy lane, she closes her eyes,
Ana sleeps, TIL with oaths she is told to rise
Poor NELL doss she dream Of the little maid
VINO once 'gainst her head a soft cheek laid,
WINE she caAed her poor horse" in a voice so
And sobbed, when one told her Nell was blinds
Perhaps rapture, she sees once norel
And her eyes gloat over an ample store
OF juicy Sappling, of oats and hay
In which she revelS the live-long day.
One night, exposed to chilly rain,
She slept till some one pulled her name
Ana SAID Let's give her a good, square feed
For once IN her life, ere we do the deed
SO Of stolen oats they give her feast,
she eats them greedily,-poor starved beaStt-.
Ihen each takes hold of her grizzlcd name
And they lead her silently out of the lane
Through TIE long street, to the old saw-miII.
through upSloping fields TO the wooded hill
Where, alas! to make pity voice quite dumb,
They stop to drink from flask of rum
Now Stanging upon the verge of a crag,
Beholds.the poor, blind. confidingnag,
Patiently waiting her guides between.
While far below yawns the dark ravine
The miscreants laugh with fiendish elee.
As they both look down. and then backward fse-
Together their voices thunder, Co.
And she steps to the rocky depths below
Then the wretches depart, without remorse
She was only Blind Nell, the drunkard's horse:;,
But the pines on the cliff swept by the gale,
Drop tears where she fell, and raise wall
June plnks and ferns grow among the stones,
On which crumble the poor brutes bones,
And there the thrush, looking toward the skv
JONES his song with the ag-pines' sigh.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30
II won't be a nun,
No, [ won't be a nun"

II wonder what the pretty little witch
msansf" thought Harry, as he went down
stairs, conscious that he was already half
hour behind time at the offics of Taper &
Redwsfe, where he occupied the position
of third clerk at a salary of $500 8 ysar
"Whs haven't got a rich uncle 30 die
and leave me noueyf Why can't | find
pot of gold somewhere like the good
little boys in the fairy tales? But what
nonsense am allowing myself TO think!
Isn't Geraldine Out woods hsart worth all
the golden legaeies that ever were be-
queathed"
After these days change somehow
came over the spirit OF Mr.. Southmay eds
dream. From acid Geraldine turned to
Asweet; she smiled at ner ancient lovers
ponderous jokes; she grew unaccounts-
bly, dociIe, meek apd manageable. Mrs.
Outwood hattered herself that "the child
had come to her common sense and rea-
son, after ALL" Mr.. Southmayed bought
wedding ring big enough for brace
let, and priced a set of solitary diamonds
and Harry Applegate's spirits grew cor
respondingly depressed.
ST don't understand Geraldine" he
said.
"No, nor did anyone else. But if the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30
a BRUTE OF BRUTES.
A Kalamazoo Lovers Atrocious Treatment of
the Girl he HnnOrpd With His Resard.

hhIdmaZ00 Lovers AIrOCINuS Treatment OF
the Girl he Honored With His Regard.
KALAMAZOO, Mich.-A horrible attempt
ct murder occurred here Thursday eve
ming. James O'Brien became infatuated
at his sweetheart, Jennie Smith, probab-
ly through jealousy. He went to her
house, but did not find her there, and
threatened to kill her when he found her.
After leaving the house he saw her riding
and Immediately stopped the horse, pull
ed her out OF the buggy, and dragging
her TO the house, choksd, kicked and
pounded her with poker in .erribls
manner She will probably die.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30

Duke Charles Theodore of Bavaria has
for some time pracsiced successfully as
an oculist, giving advice and treatment
gratis. Young Prince Ferdinand haa
just finished his medical studies, and will
ovgin to practice also.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30

Brigadier General Bird, inspector gen
eral of the army, was placed on the re-
tired list yesterday. Col. Roger Jones
was appointed to succeed him, with the
rank of brig adler general.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30

For the first time since 1882 the force
of police detailed to guard the members
of the British ministry has been with
drawn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30
The Yellow Fever Spreading.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 24.-Frum SIX
O'Clock yesterday evening till noon to-day
six new cases of yellow fever were re-
DOrted and two deaths.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30
LYNX AND HAPPY FIGHT.
A Strange Contest Seen by an American
HoYieo.

Mexico.
Mr.. Ed. Mather, stewart OF the Orein
tai Hotel, on Coney Island, was II the
City of Mexico when President JuareE
returned 70 the capital after the down
fali of Maximilian's En pire, as an attache
of a party of English nsturalists who
were travelling through that country and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30
POWERFUL AND QUICK.
Chemistry Of Modern Explosives.

6unCOttOn Weak When Compared
With Compound Of NitrO-Glycer-
ine-Any Substance Can Be
Made Into a Terrible In
Strument of Destruc.
ton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30

Sergeant Cox, of the New Haven, Conn.
weather bureau, predicts late fall.
Mrs. Cleveland has become an expert
law tennis player this summer. She 10
able to "serve" bail with skill and en-
ergy, and her ''voley ing" is remarkably
effective.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30

Edna Proctor is visiting the poet Whit
tier in his Maine retreat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30

1t was the old story, written anew each
day upon the tablets of life. Mammon
versus Overwhelming old age against
two warm hearts.
"Oh, Geraldine, if l were only rich, ~
said Henry Applegate.
Nonsense" cried Geraldine. erich
or poor, I'll marry no one but you, Har
ry."
"And then Mr.. Southmayed will come
down on your mother for that five thous-
and dollars he lect her TO furnish the
house for boarders, and"
"Hs won't do that, Harry"
"Won's he? My dear, innocent little
Gerry. You have no idea of the amount
of yindictiveness there is in a purse
proud old monster like that"
"0h, but, Harry, [ mean he himself
shall ask TO be let off from the engage
ment."
"You know that is simply impossible,
GeralSine."
stranger things than that have hap
pened," said Geraldine, and away she
tripped singing:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-30
THE FARM AND Hole
POOP BLIND NELL.


Only the Tragedy ofan Abused Horse.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-30

The decision of Chancellor Gibson
Of Knoxville, enjOining the Rich
mond and Danville Railroad Conn
Pany from operating the East Ten>
nessee, Virginia and Georgia sys
tenn under the lease recently made
created quite All excitement in rail-
road circles the other day. and was
thought to be remarkable decision
by the railroad attorneys. The de-
cIsiUn Is based upon an act passed
by the Legislature of Tennessee in
1887, which prohibits the cOnsolida-
tIon or combination of competing
lines. The Chancellor held that
the two roads. which it was proPos-
ell to consolidate, were competing
lines, and that the proposed lease
was in violation of that act. The
legislature certainly had the con-
stitutional right to pass the act, and
we do not understand why a decis
ion OF Chancellor enforcing its
provisions should be considered re-
markable, nor do we think the wis.,
dom Of the act will be questioned.
Communities frequently tax them
selves heavily in order to secure
competing lines. So soon as the
competing line is built, it is COB
BLEED up by its older, and wealthier
rival, and the people are in no bet
ter condition than they were before.
The railroad companies have yet to
learn that they are the ser wants of
the public AID the public has rights
which they must and will be. forced
to respect.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-30
BatssEvans Contrast


A special dispatch to the Appeal from
Nashville dated Nov. q, states that the
contest over the certificate of election
from the Third Congressional District Is
at last ended and Gov. Taylor has decid-
ed to give it to Evans, who is elected ac.
cording to the face of the returns. Sec
rotary of State Allison disagrees in this
conclusion, and will only sign the certif-
cate aEtesting the signature of the Gov
ernor.
In an interview tonight, Gov, Taylo
stated that his decision TO award the Ger
tifcate to Evans was based on his inter
probation of the law. The rherifs of
Rhea and Meigs counties had certified
that in the election on November 9Th
Mr, Evans had received so many votes
and Mr. Bates had received so many
votes. In a later return they had given
the same figures, but on the back of their
certificates had stated that they believed
there were fraudulent votes cast In Ger.
tain civil districts, and that if these dis
trlcts should be thrown out the result
would be 50 nany votes for Evans and
so many votes for Bates. The Governor
! in deciding the question could cOnrider
only the face of the returns. and these rec
turus showed clearly that Mr.. Evans had
received majority of the votes cast al
the NOyember election. This being 50
he did not see that he could do otherwise
than follow the law and issue the certif-
cate to Evans. The certificates to all the
| congressman will be issued next week
The vote in some of the districts had not
been canvasscd yet, and the certificates
could not he issued until the count had
been completed.
When asked what effect Secretary ALI
sons disagreement would have on the is
suance of the certificates, Gov. Taylor
answ cred that he knew what his own po
sition was, but could not say what Score
tary of State Allison thought. He would
issue the certificate and Secretary o
Stale would only have to sign, attestint
the correctness OF the Governors sigma
ture. This u about all the Governor haC
to say.
His action did not create much sur
prise, as it was generally believed for two
days past that the certificate would b,
awarded Evans. The position of the
| Governor as to the issuance of the certih-
cate is held to be correct by most Of thos
who have studied the question, but the,
say the position is correct, only alter tn
board has agreed on the vote and that il
case OF a disagreement as to what tn
vote actually is, that the question mus
be left to the courts. A case directly il
point occurred when Marks was governor
in 1880. The case of Stewart VS.. Foute
as to who was entitled to the certihcat
of election as representative. Quoted il
Sixth Heiskell Marks held that Stew
art was elected by one vote, while Secre
tary Gibbs held that Foute was elected
Being unable to agree, no certificate wa
issued ana the matter was lett To be ad
! iusted in the courts.
4 =
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-30
HarrisOn's Letter.

The Greenville. S. c., Daily News
OF the 9th inst. prints a letter re-
Gently received by its editor from
Gen. Harrison. and published by
his permission. 1t was written in
re, ly to letter urging that Southern
commercial interests would be re-
lieved from obstruction caused by
doubts and fears regarding the
Southern policy of the coming adj
ministratlon If Gen. Harrison would
make some general assurances of his
purpose to follow a conservative
course towards the South, and is as
follows:
INDIANAPOLIS, lad, Nov. "A, 1888.
To A. B. Williams, Greenville:
Ny Dear Slr-Your letter of No
vember 10 has Leen received, l
am not ready to make any pnblic ut
terances upon any public question.
Every day am solicited by special
c0rresp )ndents of the press to speak
upon this subject or that, but 4have
invariably declined, and to your
appeal for some expressions on the
question that interests you, must,
for the lpresent, make the same
answer. / understand that YOU
have yourself been satisfied with
the expressions made by Ine in my
public utterances to visiting dele
cations duriIg the campaign. When
the surprise and disappointment
which some of your people have
felt over the result has passed away
and they give some calm thought to
the situation. | think they will be
as mpch surprised as / am that they
should IN thought or speech impute
to nae unfriendIIness toward the
South. The policies in legislation
advised by the republican party /
believe are wholesome for the
whole county and if those who in
their hearts believe with as on these
questions would act with us, some
other questions that give you local
concern would settle themselves.
Very truly yours,
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-30

aha the Solid South would have
been broken.
AS a matter of fact, far as we are
able to judge, there was no trickery
about it. Haywood has been a very
black county, but it has occasion
ally been carried by the Democrats
through Goa itions with c0lored
leaders. troubles have sometimes
occurred, but this time the election
went off very Peaceabiy, and to all
appearances there Was a free ballot
and fair count.
And as to Shelby and Fayette,
the white people were enthusiastic
for James Phelan for Congress, and
there was a very strong feeling,
whether just or unjust, against Col.
Ealon on account of his Southern
Democrat" letters and matters
dating further back in the days Of
dlsfranchlsement. The people turned
out AID WORKED at the polls as never
before, and when 1t was all over
one of the colored papers here said
it was all fair except that too much
time was taken up challenging
negroes. Both sides were engaged
in challenging, aud many whites
failed to get a chance to vote. So
hOnors are about easy in that re-
spect. In Madison county the
young democracy rallied around
their gallant Congressman and
leader, Gus Enloe; they carried
spme colored votes and role up 6
larger majority than usual. These
changes can all be accounted fol-
without charging fraud.
In the thirty tour Counties com
plising the eastern division OF The
state, the vote four years ago wa,
+ A, 1852 for Blaine and 28,779 fol
CLEVELAND. This year it stands
1922 for Harrison aud 35;326 fo
Cleveland arrisOn's majority
"a, 949, a net republican gain 0
1856. Hawkins majority in Eas
Tennessee Is %, 536.
) The republicans got in their WOrI
better than usual, and we do no
charge that the net gain Of 1851 was
accomplished by trickery, iuumida-
ton or fraud. 1t was just done by
mann strength and awkwardnesa
Memphis L edger.