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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

| the close of his administration. Monroe
who was Madison's secretary OF state,
was the next president, but he was the
last of tho Virginia succession. He was
elected with but little opposition, and
when reelected almost all rivalry was
Withdrawn. This unanimisy, however,
was broken up before the next presiden
| tial canvass, when five candidates ap-
peared. The election vas thrown into
the house, and John Quincy Adams was
the result.
The Jackson canvass was intensely ex-
citing, since Jackson's sole claim was his
military services. These, however, were
sufficient to insure his election over
Henry Clay, who was Adams secretary of
state and expeotedsto succeed him in the
presidential chair. Jackson became
popular as "Old Hickory" and this was
the beginning of presidential pole rails
Isg. The reelection OF Jackson vas the
natural result OF his extraordinary popu-
larlty, and Van Buren, being Jackson's
nearest political attache, seemed TO
catch on IN very ingenious way. His
administration. however, was so unDopu-
lar that the people arose en- masse and
turned him out by the election of Earri-
son, and this was the first canvass in
which music and songs were prominently
used. Next came the tremendous Polk
sud Clay canvass, in which Clay was de-
feated by fraud, and the result was the
war with Mexico. This reacted by rails
ing up Gen. Taylor, the hero of Buena
Vista. as candidate, and he was success
full. We now reach a period SO near the
present that many of our readers can
follow the line OF succession by the power
of memory.
Jackson was the first to have party
pet name, and "Old Hickory did much
to increase his popularity. Van Buren,
was not honored by his party with pet
name, hut mis- political opponents styled
him "Little Matty" and applied to him
the fox as an emblem of character.
Harrison became ''Tippecanoe" but Polk
had no pet name. Taylor, however, was
Trough and Ready" Lincoln was Gather
Abraham" and Grant, "Unconditional
Surrender" The title given Washington
'The Father of His CoIhtry" has no con-
nection with the presidential Office and
he was the only great soldier who had no
pet name. Wellington was the "Iron
Doke," and Napoleon was the "Little
Corporal" and even Putnum was ''OId
Put" while Wayne was "Mad Anthony"
but Washington was clothed with such
dignity as to be beyond the reach of
common parlance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
Elections of the Past.

The past election is not the only one
We have ever had in this country, though
the amount of noise and excitement
which it has occasioped might bear out
that impression.
A writer who has delved into the past
political history of America, brings to
light the following interesting facts re-
gardIng past presidential contests. He
says that Washington aud Adams were
elected unanimously, and on the second
election the choice of the former was
unanimous; but Adams as vice president
net sharp opposition. The third presi-
Dental canvass placed Adams in the
chair, but the next resulted in bis defeat,
Jefferson being elected by majority OF
two in the house. Jefferson WAS re-
elected without much opposition, and this
established what was called the Virginia
succession" his secretary of state (Madl-
sony berg his successor. Madison wes
reelected during the war with Great
Britain, and this showed the determine
ion of tie people to persecute the war,
which, however, was terminated before
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
BOLD ROBIN HOOD OF OLD.
A Merry Outlaw Who Robbed the Rich and
Fed the Poor

A Merry Outlaw Who Robbed the Rich and
Fed the Poor
To the reign of Henry II. belongs the
life of our popular English Ballad hero,
Robin Hood. who was born at Locksley,
county of Noting CHAM, about the year
1850 He was of noble birth and his
true name was Robert Fitzooth, said to
have been corrupted into Robin Hood.
Some German critics treat him as g
nature myth, and find in this same Robin
q form OF Wooden. For Us let him be
Robert. He may have had, in the early
DAYS of his lite, at least some right to his
reputed dignity of Earl of Hanting ton.
Forfeiture of his inheritance either by
--eesnu CT the Yildness Of his youth or of
iii. ,tics done, sent him TO the refuge Of
patriotic outlaws in the years following
me cor uest-to he wCC5e, where N the
days OF cruel snd oppressive forest laws
msn ate the kings game for their daily
meat. His shief com panions were Little
John, whose surname is said to have been
Mailer, William Scadiock, Scst1alock or
Scarlet, George Green, the pinder (or
, woundkseper), Much, Miller's son. FrIar
Tuck aud Roberts sweetheart, the Maid
Marian. He gathered company of 100
stout srchers and ballad tradition always
| held that if he saw any stout fellow that
| he disired for a comrade, he fought him,
took a cudgeling from him and enlisted
| him after he had thus msde proof of his
| STRENGTH. HIS forest domain was usually
at Barpsda,e, in Yorkshire, or in Sher-
wood Forest, some say also at Plum pton
Park in Cumberland. He stole only from
the rich, and fed the poer with the plum
/ der of the abbots, thus taking his own
way of expressing popular resentment
against the rapine of the flying calves
and eagles figured in Walter Maps sap
ocalypse of Golias." Said Robin Hood
according to the ballads of the people
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
On CALVARY.
The Mockeries and Farces Enacted There In
the Name of Religion.

The Mockeries and Farces Enacted There In
the Name of Religion.
FROM an illustrated article by Rev. DIR.
Charles 5. Robinson in the Novem Der
Century We quote the following: 1.-THE
only representative site for Calvary now
offered pilgrims in Jerusalem is found in
couple of rooms inside the old edifce:
one is owned and exhibited by the Greeks
another by the Latins. These share the
same disability; both-since the church
is so full of traditions on the ground
foor-had TO go up flight of stairs into
free space nearer the roof. And there it
Is, amid tawdry curtains and gilt bedize-
ments of candles and altar shrines, that
the ancient spot on which the cross of
Jesus Christ rested is pointed out, and
the veritabie hole is shown in which it
was planted. And the thieves crosses-a
decorous but rather inadequate distance
Of five feet between them, on the right
and left of the middle one-are ranged
alongside. And far underneath across
some intervening space left by grading
away the actual soil of the hill, so we are
sagely told, is the grave of Adam!
Tradition has related shat at the cruel
ixion of Jesus some drops of blood fell
through upon Adams skull ard raised
him suddenly to life, and there are com
mentatOrs who declare that SO the proph-
ecy quoted by the Apostle Paul (Ephe-
SLAMS, V. AZ was we'll fulfilled: Awake,
thou Adam that sleepest for thus the
former versions read in The text and
arise from the dead, for Christ shall
touch thee The art people say that
this is the origen of the fact, that in
those early, rude representations of the
death of our Lord a skull is introduced.
"Can any man of sensibillty be blamed
if he makes an imperious demand that
something more-something else at least
shall greet him in answer to his ques-
ton, "Where was our Lord orucifed?" If
there should not be any other ad-
vantage gained by the acceptance of a
new site as now proposed, this would be
enough; 1t would put an end to the awk-
ward and offensive impostures daily ex
hlbited under the roof of that filthy old
church. They are a standing mock cry of
the claims of the Christianity they pro-
fess TO uphold.
"Those ceremonies of Easter at the
tomb where our Lord is declared to have
been buried are caricature of an event
so glad and holy. The struggle around
the flames that are chemically forced out
of the smoky hole in the sepIlcher, so
that devoties in frantic zeal may light
their lamps, brings death from the tram o.
ling of thousands, fills the house with
bowls that put heathenism to shame, aid
sends true believers away with an Infinite
disgust and horror deep in their hearts.
How long must such q scandal be patient
ly endured?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Fx-Empress Eugenie's physicians are
endeavoring to induce her to relinquish
her secluded mode of life spd mingle
more with the world.
Tennyson has gone to the Is.e of
Wight, where he is now in a state OF
great prostration, having suffered a re-
lapse. He makes most irritable Invalid.
He insists upon having the newspapers
read TO him, and il they represent his
condition as worse than it really is he
flies into rage at once.
It is proposed in parliament to require
that license costing G5 must be taken
out before a horse can start for any race
on the British turf. Naturally the oppo
sitioR Is great.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
HAYrI RESORTS To DILAToRY TACTICS
She Has Not Refused to Abide the Judgment
Of THU, Enrnrnrnn,,t Int 10 unher,r-

She Has Not Refused to Abide the Judgment
of their Government but is Hedging
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1T is learned this
afternoon that the action of Secretary
Whitney in ordering fleet of vessels to
prepare for en- expedition to Hayti is
due, not SO much to the absolute refusal
on the part of that government to com
ply with the request for the release of the
seized American vessels as to the dilatory
tactics adopted by the Haytien authori-
ties in dealing with The question:.
The position taken by this governm emit
is understood to be that as the Haytien
authorities deferred arbitration of the
case to this government, they are virtual
~ bound by it's decision, ana that when
they we're informed by this government
that they had no legal right to seize and
detain the Haytien Republic, they should
have accepted the situation and released
the vessel. While they have not refused
TO DO this, they are, it is said, acting in
such procrastinating way as to indicate
8 strong Discrimination to accept the
judgment against them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

and later still as foreman for Palmer s.
Brennan. In answer to question as to
how the packing was done, witness said
was Just thrown in dry, Just stones and
once In while bucketfull OF plaster
was "slobbered" over the top.
witness said that Inspector
Lucas was present and not
only saw the dry packing thrown
IN, but ordered it 20 be done. "At one
time said the witness, Lucas said he
was not getting enough money out of il.
as he had to divide with his su perior off
GERS" Witness said he did bad
work deliberately when Inspector Lucas
was standing over him and ordered MIN
to do 1t. He had seen Lucas watch loads
OF muck (which were supposed to be re-
moved from the tunneD dumped in as
packing and snoothed over.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
F0RD'S BILL.
What Some of its Provisions Will be.


WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Ford COM
mittee on the importation of contract
labor, convicts and paupers has already
agreed on a general outline of it's pro-
posed biz. It will make it criminal
offense for immigrants of prescribed
classes to enter the United States and
their return in case they should succeed
in getting into the country will be pro-
vided by effective legislation. The com
mittee's bill will also require intending
immigrants to give notice to the United
States consular officers of their intention
to come to this country, and will re-
quire them to secure immigration
certificates from our representatives
abroad as essential prerequisite to their
landing at any port of the United States.
The present tax of fifty cents On each i'm
migrant will be increased.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

THE views of number of prominent
republicans have been collected by the
New York Press on the tariff issue, and
most of them are agreed that an extra
session of the next congress should be
called and the senate tariff bill passed as
quickly as possible. William d. Kelly
however, favors repeal of all internal
taxes, in accordance, as he says, with the
redublican platform.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

his footing and tunbled over and struck
or the cabin roof below. The light
boards gave and he fell right into
the group of children. They scattered
and the bear, following them, tumbled
kown the ladder which served as stair
way. He was the first bear seen this
season IN this part of Kentucky aud
weighed nearly 400 pounds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

Fast Mail Limo with vestfbuled Trains pc
tween Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paui al"
Minneapolis.
Trans-Continental Route between Chlcago,
Council Bluffs Omaha and tbs Pacific Coast
Great National Route between Chicago. Kan
sas City and st. Joseph No.
51OO Miles of Road reaching all principal
points IN Illinois. Wisconsin, Minnesota. Iowa,
Missouri and Dakota.
For maps, time tables, rates OF passage and
freight etc. apply t. the Arrest station agent of
the CHICAGO. MuwAUKEE q ST. PAUL RAILWAY,
or to any Railroad Agent anywhere in the World
ROSWELL MILLER. Az. CARPENTER,
General Manager. Gen'l Pass and Tiki. A9t
H-For information in reference to Lands ana
Towns owned by the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, SF.
PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY. write to II. G. HAUaAr.
Land Commissioner. Milwaukee Vieconsin-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
These byshoppers and these arch byshoppes
We shall tharn hate and b,-nda

These byshoppers and these arch byshoppes
Ye shall them bette and bynde,
and he loathed especially the Abbot of
st. Mary's York. English tradition has
also painted Robin Hood as in the rough
way of a rough time, a religious outlaw.
Friar Tuck was added to mis- company
that he might not neglect the duties of
religion: and there is a story told by
Scottish FOrdun in the fourteenth century
current, therefore not long after Robin
Hoods death, if not in his lifetime, and
part of the very earliest Robin Hood
liturature-that being surprised by the
Sheriff and his company in the .hicket
where he and his men were at mass, the
crater humber of Robins men immedl-
ately fed; but he himself, with very few,
devoutly awaited the com APPLETON of the
service, after which, by divine aid, they
thrashed and spoiled the whole troop OF
Kings officers. Again, the oldest of the
Robin Hood ballads marks strongly the
religious element in the character OF the
English people outlaw:
a good manner than had RADON,
In land where that he were,
Every daye or he woulde dyne
Three masses woulde he here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

LEADING citizens of Indiana are awake
TO the evil of vote buying, and reform is
likely to come ont of the healthy discus
siou now in progress. Gov-eleot How ey
promises to "talk right out about the
corruP: uae OF money for election pur-
poses,' and says
The Legislature is democratic by a
large majority, but they cannot enact
any laws too stringent for me in the
directioR OF purifying elections and pro
tectIng the ballot. l would disfranchise
forever, every usn who is connected in
giving or receiving bribe, and in ad
dition to Acknowledgement I should send
to the penitentiary every man convicted
of making a second attempt at bribery
or corruption. / would also make it i'm
possible for one man to be within so feet
of another when depositing his vote.
Then those who bought votes could not
have any guarantee of delivery and tn 3
incentive to bribery would be largely de
stroyed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

THE Chicago anarchists are not explod-
ing any more bombs, but it is said they
are trying to train six or seven hundred
children to a belief in the doctrines they
lack the nerve to put in practice. Six
schools, with about eight hundred pupils,
are said to be in operation in that city in
which the doctrines of anarchy are taught,
and the children impressed with the idea
that the hanged bomb-throwers were
martyrs to righteous cause. It is prob
able that these children are chiefly the
street waits who will recruit the criminal
class in some way, as it is past belief that
eight hundred children, with parents that
are not already thieves or violators Of
aw in some form, could be collected in
schools of this sort even in Chicago
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
A Bank Clerk Short in His Accounts

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Dec. 8.-Beniamin
D. Keck, note clerk of the Second nation
al bank has been discovered to be $4,000
showt in his accounts, and has been re-
leved from duty. Keck is man of
good habits and declares he is unjUstly
,cused of wrong doina.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
THE ACQUADUCT FRAUD.

Inspector Lucas Responsible for the Outrage
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. THE testi-
mony of Thos. Tyrell before the acqua-
duct military court of inquiry to-day
created som ething of sensation. He
had worked in the tunnel a3 a journey
man brick-layer and later had been en-
ployed for some time b Emery as foreman
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

The complaints against all the defend
ants in the Highbrjdge riot, Ashland
county, have been dismissed by the pros
ecuting attorney.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

The Washington Post says: A fact IN
relation to the death of Washington, not
generally known, may be stated. The day
after his death the clock in the Masonic
lodge in Alexandria, of which he was a
member, was set at the hour and minute
of his demise. Then the clock was
stopped, and it has never been permitted
to run, nor have the hands been moved
since.
THE Masonic Grand Lodge of Scotland
at their last quarterly meeting consider
ed the expulsion of two brothers for ad-
mitting couple of ladies 20 lodge
meeting last May, where they could see
and hear a considerable portion OF the
proceedings while the lodge was styled
in the third degree" The committee re-
commended that one of the brothers be
expelled.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
Naval Recruits Ordered to New York.

BosToN, Dec. 7.-Orders are being re
celved from Washington for all naval re-
cruits at the Charleston navy yard to pro
coed at once to New York, and LA OF
them left this afternoon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

The political philosophers who MINK
this government needs what they are
pleased to term ga baptism of national
ization" get cold comfort from the Su-
preme Court. A case was decided affirm
ing the complete power of the individual
States to pass laws regulating the collec-
ton of debts and the distribution of
debtors estates. The case under consid-
Grafton was brought from the Supreme
Court of Minnesota. The point at issue
was the constitutional power of the Legis-
lature of Minnesota to enact law per-
,itting a debtor to make an assignment
for the equal benefit of all his creditors,
after an execution has been issued against
his property BY one Of them. The Fed
eral Court sustained the constitutionality
of the law, once more deciding that with
in it's own proper domain the State is su-
prere
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
Robyn loved our dere Lady
For donto of dedely synne;
Wolde he never do company harme
That Ony WOn an was yune

TIE knights themselves had not better
spirit of chivilry than this, through which
the poetry of the people expressed what
their priests had become active in teach
ing them, of homage to the Virgin, their
especial saint, type of Gods love which
medieval dogmes turned so much to
wrath that love required separate
embodiment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

MORE than 1900 names, which include
leading business men of Minneapolis, have
been secured in that oity to petition to
the Legislature for the submission of q
land-tax amendment of the constitution
to the people. A strong league has been
formed, which is spreading the Henry
George agitation over the state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
LEGAL BLANKS

FORsALE
AT THE
WOOD CO, REPORTER OFFICE,
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Appeal-Notice, Affidavit and Undertaking.
Acknowledgement and Affidavit.
Bill of costs.
Garinshee Aifdavits.
Replevin-Warraata and Affidavit.
Subpenas.
Summons-with filing and Return.
Venire.
And full lipc of blanks used By any Justice
Of the Peace.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Land Contracts, (Bond for deed)
Lease-No. for Farm land,
g term Of years for cit.
property.
Mechanics Lein-Petition for material and
labor.
Mortgages-For real estate-Prepared sDeei-
ally for Wood County Records.
Warranty Deeds-Prepared for Wood County
Records.
Chs:5eI Mortl age-No l.
g. Several Notes.
Satisfaction of Mortgage.
Assignment "
Notice to Tenant to grit Premises.
GeneraIlfiadave for Pnsion,
Physicians afidavits for Pension.
Saloon License bonds.
General Power of Attorney.
Quit-CIaim Deed-No. /. form 1885,
Search Warrant, and Affidavit.
STATIONERY
MOL. Legal Cap-i.nen.
Abstract or Department Legal-Numbered
iines.
Letter Heads printed to order.
Note - .
Bill "
Envelopes
Business Cards -
Tass-all sizes
Circulars
Show Bills, all kinds" g
Tablets of Waite paper for pencils.
pm, all sizes KEPT
in stock.
We propose to keep all blanks used in Circuit
Court, Justices Court and those Of miscellx
: eous character as noted ABOVE.
JOB DEPARTMENT.
We have in this department a complete line
of job Material and Type for doing frst-class
Job cork on short notice and at the lowest
living prices. We do all kinds of Pamphisi
and Law Brief work known to the trade.
Call in and get prices.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

IMMIGRATION during October was less by
nearly 1000 persons than for the same
month last year, and during the past four
months it has fallen off by $4,000 as com
pared with the same period for 1887
Italy, Norway, Sweden and Great Britain
have contributed TO the decrease, but the
tide from ether countries continues IN
nhatad
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
.JOR DEPARTMENT

We have in this department a complete line
of job Material and Type for doing frst-class
job cork on short notice and at the lowest
living prices. We do all kinds of Pamphisi
and Law Brief work known to the trade.
Call in and get prices.
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in stock.
We propose to keep all blanks used in Circuit
Court, Justices Court and those of mlscellx
peous character as noted above.