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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-11
THE LIGHT In THE CROCK.
BY IDA A. AELBoRN.

Each from his years of childhood brings some
That clings and grows the more with lapse of
time;
One story haunts me, must needs avail
Myself of mystic spell that lies in rhyme.
There were two sisters once who drelt alone
In hamlet on the rugged mountain SIDE;
Unto their rest, the parents both were gone,
The rowing brothers crossed the ocean wide.
Oh! when the household band is broken quite,
Few links of all the aiming ones remain,
Shall these not then with f1rmer clasp unite
To form again loves old encircling chain,
Alas! with years we drift so far apart,
Between these two, how great distance layl
Yet once they shared each childish JOY and
smars,
And feared the separation of a day.
The elder had of gold portion small,
That kept aloof the fear that haunts the poor;
The younger knew each day was pledge for all
That feeble hand might toilsomely secure.
When night appeared, the elder woman rose,
And sidewise laid upon the table down
An earthen crock, from which the candle throws
It's light on her, all else in gloomy frown.
And in the gloom, the younhger sat and sewed,
And pricked her fingers oft, and strained her
sight;
What marvel when the east with sunrise glowed
She laughed to think no crock could hold this
light
She sang'a song Of greeting to the morn,
The sun that shines with equal splendor aye
To those who praise and those who proudly scorr
And in his beams she reveled anthe day.
Then fell q sense of outlines and fear
Upon us children as we heard the tale;
And still my Nathan, Conscience, bids me hear
Against his charge Of guilt who can prevail?
The light within the crock is synonym
To me of all the forms Of selfshness,
Whose end is that we sit in twilight dim,
And lose the godlike power to give and bless.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-11
4 Cheap Copy-Press.

To those who find it necessary to re-
tain copies of letters and other docu-
ments the following inexpensive
method given to New York Mail and
Express reporter by clerk in one of
the Supreme courts IS worthy Of a
place in the scrap-book.
All that is necessary is a single
sheet of plain white blotting-paper,
which, after undergoing the following
process, will be available for making
as many clear and distinct copies as
would be necessary for all ordinary
purposes. Soak four parts of the best
glue in mixture of five parts of pure
water and three parts of ammonia
liquor until the glue is dissolved, and
add three parts of granulated sugar
and eight parts of glycerine, stirring
the mixture well and letting it come
to boiling point. While it is hot
paint it with broad brush on clear,
white blotting paper until the latter is
thoroughly soaked and q thin coating
remains on the surface. Let it dry
two or three days. The writing to be
copied must be done with ordinary
aniline ink, and to transfer it the blot
ting paper should be wetwith sponge,
and then, after it has stood for minute
or two, the latter should be pressed
down softly upon the damp surface.
After few moments it can be taken
off, and there win be an impression on
the blotting-paper from which several
copies can be taken and which can be
partially renewed when the impression
grows faint by dampening the blot
ting-paper again. This process can
be repeated at intervals and with bene-
fetal results.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-11
Loaning Money as a Fine Art.

Loan companies in Dakota have
learned the art of loaning money adj
vantageously. They may not be
smarter than other loan companies in
other Territories and States, but they
are smart enough and have reduced
their business to a fine art. This is an
illustration of the way loan is made to
a settler: The settler applies for and re-
ceiyes $500 for five years, but the
mortgage he gives reads &402.50. The
company add to the sum actually re-
ceived: % Bonus, per cent of $500
for five years. s75; (2) 5 per cent of
1915, local agents commission, $3.50,
which the loan company divide with
the agent; 60 examination fee, So;
az recording deed and abstract, So.
Total as stated, s402.50. The interest
on this accumulation is made per
cent. The company then sells this
mortgage in the East at premium of
five per cent, making an additional
profit of S20.12. The company have
advanced $500 to borrower and for
commissions and expenses about
S16.37. The net profit is, therefore,
S106,25. The company makes loan
of $500 and in fortnight sells 1t,
making clear profit of S106.25: The
settler and the Eastern capitalist are
the lambs in this transaction. II they
could get nearer each other the middle
men would not make such profit.
This may be one of the incidents of
new country, but it must soon pass
away in Dakota, if the pioneer produc-
er is to get on his feet.-MinneapoLts
Tribune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-11
The Lesson OF the Fly.

Let us walk together, dear reader,
and learn that in strolling through this
beautiful world with open eyes we
shall see many things that we should
not were they closed.
Let Us. bring intelligent methods of
observation to bear on the fly. Not
the elusive fly which the baseball play
er vainly essays to keep from gliding
through his fabricated fingers, nor yet
the fly district telegraph boy, whom
no one has ever seen fly.
The fly we mean is just the simple
American house fly, says Life. Not so
simple, dear reader; no, not so simple
rs he looks, and the human race has
never been able to bunco him into the
belief that vinegar was mOlasses.
Nathless, he is simple in his tastes. a
little thing like a bald head furnishes
him more amusement than a whole
Wagner opera.
His sense of humor is well developed
and his sides fairly shake with laugh
ter as he glideS away into space and
looks back at you with two or three of
his thousand eyes, while you vainly
slap the place where he was--but isn't.
Solomon said, $50 to the ant, thou
sluggard." The fly is way ahead of
the ant as a missionary. He does not
wait for the sluggard to come to him,
but gets up early in the morning and
goes to work and finds the sluggard
in bed. No matter how much trouble
the sluggard may have taken the night
before to keep him out, the fly is on
hand, singing his morning hymn of
praise and prospecting around to find
out just what kind of sluggard he has
tackled this time. This search for in
formation involves walking around on
exposed portions of the sluggard's
cuticle and frequent pauses for con-
sideration. Then the sluggard wakes
up, aims carefully, and strikes a des-
perate blow, only to bruise his own
nose or ear, as the case may be, while
the happy fly-happy in the conscious
ness of duty done-flits on, to return
and renew his labors. Then the slug
gard gets up, and all that day, if he
needed fly to bait flsh-hook, he
couldn't find one within mile. How
beautiful are thy ways, 0 nature?
How he rebelled at being aroused
from slumber at unseemly hours! Not
so the fly. Come with me, dear read
er, into the dark room and light the
gas. Do you see the flies calmly sleep
ing on the ceiling? Note how gladly
and cheerfully they awaken and join in
our little repast. See the alacrity with
which they come down, promenade in
our butter or battle in our milk. Mark,
too, how willing the humble fly lays
down even his life in the great cause
of huckleberry pie. Thus reader mine,
by closer observation we learn that in
natures grand plan even the most in
significant of things-even fy-has
its work to do and it's place to fill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-11
cry UnusEaI.

A tenderfoot writes from Snohamish,
W. t., to the Chicago Tribune as fol-
lows: 1t is surprising how soon a
person will get to doing or saying q
thing from force of habit. To illus
trate: When came to Puget Sound
in May | was told we would have little
rain until the rainy season in the fall,
and that thunder and lightning were
unknown. In day or two a storm
came up. 1t Numbered like thunder,
and it lightened as though it was in
an Eastern storm, knocked the steeple
off the Catholic church, and acted per-
fectly natural. In fact it seemed like
an old friend to me, being among
strangers. When I spoke of it to any
of the old settlers they would say:
''Most unusual. Been here twenty
years; never knew it to happen be-
fore"
It rained through June, and the re-
frain was: ''Most unusual" etc., etc.
It rained in July, and it was: ''Most
unusual" etc. In August it was the
same. Where I boarded the old gent
would say "Most unusual" etc., ETC.,
to everything. If / said it is raining"
he would say: ''Most unusual; been
here twenty years; never knew it to
happen before" If l said: cit is
pleasant this morning" the reply would
be: GHOST unusual" ETC., etc. If
praised my dinner it would be: Most
unusual" etc, etc. If l found fault
with the coffee the cry was: ''Most
unusual; never knew it to happen be-
fore"
The old gent came home late one
night (from LODGE and the door was
locked. His wife Les him in. 1 heard
him say: '.Most (hic) unusual (hic);
nev (hic)er knew (hic) it to hap(hic)-
pen before" (hic). After Harrison
was nominated | told him the news at
the table The old gent said: "Most
unusual; been here twenty years, " ETC.,
etc. One evening the old man caught
me kissing his young wife. And as he
kicked me down the steps | heard him
mutter: ''Most unusual; been here
twenty years; neverknew it to happen
before -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-11
A Chautauqua Incid cnt.

Tune-"Tit Willow" "Mikado."
On the grounds of Ghautauqua,
a little maiden
Sang, Papa, my papa, dear papa,
W ny not allow me 10 marry that man!
Oh, papa. my papa, dear papa.
am sure ne is worthy,
And love him so,
SO do be good, daddy,
and sanction my beau
with sha Ike of the head papa replied low,
NO, daughter, no daughter, no, no."
AT midnight this maiden
Arose from her bed
Singing Papa, my papa, dear papa"
To the wharf in her nightdress she speedily
fed.
Singing, Papa, my papa. dear papa
She sobbed and she sighed,
And gurgle she gave,
Then threw herself into the billowy wave,
But speedily cried for someone to save,
On, papa, my papa, dear papa!
The engineer stalwart
On hearing the scream.
'Oh, papa, my papa, dear papa!
Rushed forth from his engine
And into the stream
Took topper, topper, a topper.
He grappled the maiden
And bore her ashore
While she took oath and silently swore
That she would be foolish never no more
On, papa, my papa. dear papa!
This engineer stalwart
Is out of berth
Chautauqua, Chautauqua for shame;
Who is responsible? What is his worth?
ChautauQua, Chautauqua It's plain
You won't have meddlers
Or men who intrude,
But we trust you'll forgive us
And not think us rude
If we say for your welfare as well as youl
good,
Chautauqua. Chautauqua's to blame.
Buffalo Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-11

Earl Goldmark is said to have devoted
seven years to his "Queen of Sheba."
His methods of work are peculiar and he
spends an extraordinary amount of labor
on every detail, nothing being too trivial
or too unimportant to receive his very
best efforts. He is Of nervous tempera-
ment and is easily disturbed by trifies.
He was at one time so much annoyed by
finch which poured its song from tree
near his window that for days together he
was unable to compose. He finally Sc
cured the services of hunter to rid him
self Of the noisy songster.
4 religious paper in the west refers TO
the faithful and energetic pastorian" OF
a certain clergyman. "Pastorian" IS bar
barious of course, but no more so than
similar words which are creeping into use.
New York Tribune.
An enterprising North Carolinian has
been sentenced TO five years in the peni-
Tertiary for having 10 wives. He ex-
plains that he was never satisfied in one
place long, and it was cheaper to get q
new wife than move family.
A reward of $1,000 is offered for the
discovery of process whereby canned
corn can be prevented from swelling.
Eli Wright, OF Youngstown, O., has re-
ceived a transcript from the records al
Washington that shows him to have been
the youngest Union soldier in the late
| war. He enlisted when II years and one
month old.
Hartford has COW which satisfies its
appetite for apples by fastening its horns
in the limb OF a tree, and shaking the
fruit to the ground. When an insufficient
quantity falls, the sagacious animal re-
peats the operation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-11
THE ARGENTINE BOOM.
Chicago Times.


The boom is still on in the Argentine
Republic. And it seems to be getting
more on all the while. The fun grows
fast and furious, as it did at the witch's
dance at the aud kirke. Says the Bueno
Ayres Standard, in a review of the situa-
ton: "a chaotic mass of railroad pro
jeots, food tide OF provincial loans,
millions of fresh gold, as many more or
fresh paper in the line of vision, con-
gress bills by the dozen and government
circulars by the score, gold up, stocks
down, and carnival of crime TO sum up
one of the most exciting events OF the
year. The salient features OF the situa-
tion are the reckless mourning of national
provincial and municipal indebtedness in
aid of numerous railway, manufacturing
and commercial projects and and intoxi-
eating imitation of paper money. ITO all
intents and purposes" says the Standard,
ssthe premium is at 100 per cent. and
paper at 80 per cent discount, if the
price of all imported necessities be taken
as the bases of comparison. The cost OF
living ctoday in Buonos Ayres is simply
enormous, owiRg to excessive import
duties, high rates, and last, but not least,
the providential calculations of traders
who are determined not to loose by the
fluctuations of an unsettled currency
All this is very nice while the spree
lasts. But the SOLDERING up time must
come sooner or later, and then the de-
baUchee will find himself with roaring
headache and not half so rich rs he i'm
rousai cannot last forever, as We found in
1878, and it almost always happens that
1t ends in a general wreck of the cur.
rency and the inficticn of enormous
evil Gpon the members of society who
are least able TO sustain losses. It wa;
less than year ago in Peru and it i:
pretty sure TO be so in the Argentine
Republic at no very distant day. We hsd
tbs good fortune TO escape the usual cur
rency crash In this country, but that wa;
owing to the unfagging efforts of the
enlightened and conservative element O.
the press and people, together with some
thing much resembling good luck. III,
chances are overwhelmingly againe
escape in any such case, and there ).
little reason to beIievs that they are ~
better in the Argentine Republic than y
any other country. We need not be sur
prised tc heaE any day of panic il
1eaos Ayres, and after that event it vii
long time before We hear anything
re ebou. She phenomenal growth and
sper;sv Of the wonderful South Amer
can republic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-11
Had Hard Luck.

A Dakota man assayed the perilous
task of assisting his wife on wash-day.
He was assigned TO hanging the gar
ments on the lines. Tho unfortunate
man moved to his doom like g Roman
martyr. He had almost completed the
job when lonely suspender which held
his pantaloons in place gave away. TIC
grab the falling garment was his first i'm
pulse, and in doing 80 the clothes pin
held IN his mouth, dropped into his
throat. A commotion epsued. To pro
tect his person and prevent suffocation
occupied both hands, but his wife arrived
in time 20 extract the repeating pin and
save his life. Hereafter he will journey
the country on wash-days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-11

feelin's agin' me. I'm sorry fer her,
but You know it amt my fault because
her man wuz a scamp an needed
KILN" His revolvers helped him to
make his peace. These men were not
towards, but they knew they could not
take him alive armed in that way. and
besides, they thought his conduct quite
proper. so he was promptly acquitted
by this informal jury, and he went
quietly home.
Thus was rude justice done. Thus,
too, was it that Caddie did not marry
bishop, but became Dan William S
bride. San francisco ArGOnaut.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-11
Agricultural.

Ma" asked precocious west side
youngster," are the children called lit
lie Give plantse'n
Yes, dear"
And ma" continued the pest, when
| get old will | turn into IAN old seed
ike you said pa was the other day?"
And ''pa" coming in just then and
hearing what was said, put the whole
nursery through course of sprouts. )"
-Chlcago Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-11

but the picture my fancy painted of poor
Jack astride that rough bsrked bare pole,
drawing up his muscles and to their ut
most tension, while old bruiu-anxious
for good square meal-acted or the
same principle from below, was all so
ridiculous that I laughed till Persimmon
Jack hobbled of mad as March hare.
"That was his last visit. A few weeks
after heard some Of his vaqueros round
ing up his cattle, and the next thing !
knew his range was vacant"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-11

CARDINAL, LAvIEGRRIE's crusade against
the African slave trade is already pro-
ducing good fruit. The war against the
Arab slave steelers in Central Africa has
begun in earnest. Twenty-six white men
with several hundred native allies, will
soon take the field against this Arabian
traffic in human flesh. The missionaries
In Africa have taken sides with the lead
ars of this humane movement and are
using voice and influence to rally the ma
tjves against the Arabs. There is no
doubt that a well organized movement
will follow and that in little while slave
trading in Africa will be an extremely
dangerous business. But the campaign
against the Arabs will by no means be
mere boy play. Thu Arabs are we'll stock
AIDED and armed and it will require some
hard fighting to get them out. The
greatest difficulty the white commanders
find is that the natives do not fight vel
under fire. They lack the courage fol
this kind Of warfare and soon fly before
the bullets of the enemy. Even at the
critical moment when the whites have
been almost sure of capturing earth
works, the natives have given way and al
the advantage has been lost. That the
campaign is to be an earnest and pro
Ionged one is indicated by the fact thai
the white leaders have telegraphed te
London for two or three oannons and {
arge supply of ammunition. The cru
sade is a noble enc and the leaders in i
will have m oral support and active syn
pathy of the civilized world.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-11

Sir John Stainer, whose reputation as
an organist and composer is worldwide
has wonderful memory in regard &c
musical matters. On One occasion he was
to play the organ in performance of the
messiah" at the Crystal palace. Just
before the hour for opening it was dis
covered that there was not a copy of the
work in the building. In this emergency
Dr.. Stainer's memory stood him in good
stead. He played the entire organ part
right through without q note of must be
fore him. There is no record of such 6
feat ever having been done before OF
since.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-11

THERE are some situations of life wher
money loses its power and all its attract
iyeness to the possessor. Think of Rob-
ert Garrett, the Baltimore railway mag
nate whose millions cannot keep hin
from fearful mental disease which is
slowly but surely wasting away his life.
Application to business and an Unsuitable
desire to add to his millions is the cause
for his sudden and sad decline. He is
not raving maniac, but he soon will be,
and his death is only a question OF time.
Those who have a sound body and g clear
intellect without tha wealth of Garrett
can realize how poor liz spite Of his mil
ions, the Baltimore railway magpa-i's.
THE use of Doodle in our political cam
paigns is becoming in both parties a
great evil, one Of such formidable pro-
portions that good men of both parties
should combine to eliminate it from our
political contests. In the recently pub
ished life of the late Hon. George P.
Marsh there is little incident which
shows that money influence was an IN
known factor in elections in times that
have passed. Ear. Marsh was member
of the house of representatives from
1843 to 1849, the time of the annexation
Of Texas, the Mexican war and the Or
Sanitation of the Smithsonian institu-
zion. An English friend inquired of Mr..
Marsh show much his congressional
elections had cost him?" His answer
-vas: "Not so much as glass of wine. 1
aever asked a man to my house for the
cake of his vote, nor, so far as can re-
member, did ever do any man service
With that end in view. In my state
such things are not necessary. Boston
Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-11
RAPIDS, WISCONSIN.

BARTH, an early traveller, relates that he
sscsused crowd of savages to flee in ter
orby playing en- ACCORDION" Human
nature seems to be the same the world
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-01-04
snERIFF,s SALE.

/ DV VIRTUE of writ of Nendi. Ex.,
/ ID issued out of the Court of Common
Pleas of Forest County, Pennsylvania,
and to me directed, there will be exposed
to sale by public vendue or outcry, Mt the
Court House, in tho Borough of Tionesta,
Pa, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY, II, A. ID. 1855,
at . o'clock p. M, the following described
real estate, to-wit:
ELIZABETH WALSH VS.. JAMES w.
WARD, Nendi. Tx, No. February
Term, 1SSs.-Agnew q Clark, Att'ys.
All the right. title, interest and claim of
the defendant of, in, and to all that certain
piece or parcel of land situate In the town
ship of Jonks, and county of Forest, and
State of Pennsylvania. beginning at n
post; thence by land of S. b. and j. A.
Reyner, south LOG 6-l0 perches to n post I;
thence by land decided to $. w. Paine,
west lS9 perches TO post; thence by land
decided to II. Spencer, north l06 CLIO
perches to n post; thence by the northern
Bingham boundary line, south SSl degrees
east lS9 lilo perches to the place of begin
ming. Containing one hundred and twen-
ty-eight and eight-tcnths acres, more or
less, and being part of Warrant No. 1922,
and the same promises conveyed to the
said James w. Ward by decd of =. NJ.
Fox ct. uX., bearing date April -, 1865,
recorded in Forest County in Deed Book
No. ., page 452, &c, and having thereon
erected one two-story frame dwelling
house lSx2S feet, with ELL l6x20 feet, one
frame barn 2ix40 feet, and about 100 fruit
trees growing.
Taken in execution and to be sold as the
property of James w. Ward, at the suit OF
Elizabeth Walsh.
TERMS OF SALE.-The following
must be strictly compiled with when the
property is stricken down;
l. When the plaintiff or other lien cred
itors become the purchaser. the costs on
the writs must be paid. and list of liens
| including mortgage searches on the prop
erty sold, together with such lien credit
or's receipts for the amount of the pro-
ceeds of the sale or such portion thereof a.
he may claim, must be furnished the
Sheriff.
.. All bids must be paid in full.
3. All sales not settled Immediately will
be continued until o'clock p. m,, OF the
next day, at which time all property not
settled for will again he put up and sold
at the expense and risk of the person tc
whom first sold.
&See Purdon's Digest, Ninth Edition
page G and Smiths Forms, page 3S4.
l.. AGNEW, Sheriff.
| Sheritf's Office, Tionesta, Pa, December
20, 1887.