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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
Choosing a Farm.

10 do the best under the circumstances
Is well; but 1t is also important to provide
as favorable conditions for success as
possible. Much farming may be said to
be almost predestlned to failure, through
poverty of soil, lack of underdrainage,
inadequacy of capital and distance from
market. Much as farmers who have begun
unwisely may modify these unfavo7able
conditions, the fact remains that il is bet
ter to begin right. 1t may cost more
money at first to buy the best obtainable
farm but it is cheaper in the end THAI to
buy poor land and make it over into
good. 1t is this philosophy which for
generations has depopuIated New Eng
land and the Middle States to settle on
new and fertile soil of the great west.
There were Disadvantages which the
western settler had to labor under that
were not generally understood until
learned by dear experience. Much of
the west was unhealthful. The stores of
vegetable matter in the soil that largely
made it's fertility rose in miasma as soon
as the soil was broken up, and caused
fever and ague and other more dangerous
diseases.
At the present time Eastern farm pro,
perty is again coming into better de-
mand. Something about the choice of
farms will therefore be seasonable.
Available fertility, or what can easily be
made available, is necessarily the first re.
quisite. 1t is by the product of the farm
over and above cost of production that
the farmer must live, pay his farming
expenses, and make his profits. If the
farm barely pays the cost of working,
the land is really worth nothing. The
hard work that the farmer does in cult
waiting it would generally give him Iiv-
ing, even if he did not have the farm.
Yet thousands of farmers are content to
live year af4er year, their land and cir
cumstances rather going back than i'm
proving, and they meanwhile doing no
more than earning support for them
selves and families. To improve such
land and make it more productive ought
to be the first thought of farmers in this
position. But it is better still if possible
TO buy good land at first.
The beat farms, especially in the older
states, are not often offered for sale.
When far n is to be sold it ia more apt
than not to be the result of system of
Encouragement that has already greatly
deprecated it's value. Occasionally the
best land may be sold cheaply through
other causes, but, as a rule, owners of the
best farms are not obliged to sell, and if
they do SO are apt to name pretty steep
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
Stabbed an Old Soldier.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, June 8.-John
McCreedy, an inmate of the Soldiers
Home, has been drinking Sd of late that
he was discharged from the institution.
Yesterday afternoon, while drinking in q
saloon on the Soldiers Home grounds,
Corporal A. D. Smith entered and
requested the bartender to sell McCreedy
no more liquor. The latter became so
enrsged That he stabbed Corporal Smith
with pocket knife a little below the
heart. He is resting easily, ard hopes
for his recovery are entertained.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
THE LOSS OF THE ALTMORE.
Particulars Of the Sinking of the Vessel at
Auckland.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 8.-Advices from
Auckland give particulars of the loss Of
the ship Altmore. The ship struck the
reef off the Fiji Islands on the night of
A pril %. The crew was prevented landing
by the natives. Next day the second mate
with several passengers, including women
and four children, and six of the crew left
in the ships life-boat and cutter for
the island of Suva, hundred miles dis
tant. AS they had not reached that
point up to latest advices, fears are
entertained that they are drowned.
The captain and the remainder of tbs
crew were starting for Suva, When they
were sighted by the schooner and taken
on board, With the exception of Mr.. Turn
bull, chief officer, who was drowned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
She Felt 1t.
Detroit Free Press.

Hannah" she began as she called the
girl into the sitting rooom. haven't I al :
ways used you wellf"
"Yes'm."
swell, then. want to ask You 1estion
and receive an honest answer"
"Oh, ma'am. I'm going to quit! Yes,
I'll go right off,"
"Going to quitf Whys"
Because feel that you are going to
ask me if your husband and me were rid
ing on the ferryboat together the other
day, and couldn't tell you. promised
him on my sacred word wouldn't"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
Wanted for Wife Murder.

SHAwANo, Wis, June 10.-The tramp
who was arrested here for robbing the
farmhouse of Mrs. B. W. Lambert is want.
ed at Escanaba, Mich, for shooting his
wife and attempting to kill his child. He
was taken there by detective and deputy
sheriff Schleck from Marinette
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
Drowned From a Sch ooner

MEsKEGos, Mich, June 1O-Thomas
Hanson, single, aged 81, of Chicago, was
drowned of the schooner Lottie Wolf
on Sunday afternoon, while the vessel
was three miles of Clay banks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
Caugbt Fire in the Boiler Room.

WAUsAU, Wis, June 1O.-Fire destroyed
the works of the Hurley Manufacturing
company, at a loss of $4,000. The fire
originated in the boiler room.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13

The board of directors of the Chicago
4 Northwestern railroad have declared a
dividend of ~ per cent. on preferred
took and q per cent. on common stock,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
ECCentriCitieS of Poets.
The True Poet is a Marvel to HimseI
as Well as to Others.
Is He Mentally Unbalanced or Does
He Possess a Sense of Faculty not
Common TO Other Menu

The acrimonious ink-stinging contest
between the fair poetess of passion, Mrs.
wilcox, and the novelist of passion, Mrs.
A1herton, is convincing that the eccen-
trlcltles of genius sometimes causes its
possessor TO descend not only TO the
average of ordinary mortals, but really
far below them, for 10 women of most
ordinary education or refinement would
ever contemplate so paltry end contempt
IDLE an act as TO attack the mere physical
defects of rival or enemy through the
press. A couple of billingsgate fish
women might indulge in such wordy
war, but it is worthy of DO higher plane
of society. Literary people, of all others,
possess the full consciousness that the
mind is the only entity or proof of exis-
tence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
Bank Statement.

NEW YORK, June 8.-The weekly state
ment of the associated banks shows the
following changes:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13

The same may be said not only of poets,
but of many prominent prose authors,
who are as full of croohets, vices and fol-
lies as the proverbial egg is of meat. 1t
is but just TO say, however, that tn cur
rent idea of the general eccentricities of
genius is not based upon fact. The
trouble is that the prominence of genius
renders their foibles more prominent
first, because they attract more attention
and occupy more public attention, and
then we are apt to expect more from them
than of ordinary mortals. The majority
of men of genius it is safe to say lead
correct lives and are mentally evenly
poised, but the vices of the prominent
minority are hastily visited by the I'M
thinking upon the whole genius.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13

The steamer Lubbock has arrived from
Samoa and brings the information that
the natives are very quiet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13

The life of Byron in its unholy excuses
makes the term "the mad poet' reason
able characterization of him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13

The works of Pope, for instance, afford
irrefragable proof that giant intellect
may be, and often is, confined in poor,
miserable, dwarfed and contorted body.
We think of Pope only as the author of
one of the finest didactic poems in the
English language; the image of his en-
feebled body, that had to be braced with
mechanical contrivanoes to prevent actual
collapse, never occurs to the reader. We
only recognize mind speaking to mind.
There is current idea, however, that
the poet generally is to some extent men,
tally MISUNDERSTANDING is lacking.
Perhaps the halo of sentim entality which
surrounds him renders him impractical,
and he is unconscious of his own eccen-
tricity or incapable of self restraint. The
fact remains, however, that many poets
of fame have left such record of eccen-
tricity, In many cases approaching imbs-
cility, as to render the theory pardonable
that poet genius is associated with a faint
of insanity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13

Shelby was in his writing one of the
most practical of all poets, his note to
Queen Nab, Prometheus Unbound, and
others of his works bristle with the sound
sense and argument on problems of politi-
cal economy, social questions and the
betterment of the race, which have neith-
er been refuted by his opponents nor i'm
proved upon by the latter writer's of his
own opinions. Yet he was an unhappy
misanthrope and pessimist, and his enc
mics have held that his tragic death was
the results of design, and not accident.
Burns improvidence or dissipation
shortened and embittered his career.
Poe's dissolute habits-nis addiction
to stimulants and drugs-besotted him
and caused an early and untimely death.
A Southern poet, W. FL. Herman, of un-
doubted genius, is singularly akin to Pee
in poetic style and construction, and also
in his personal infrmit1es and habits.
Many esteem the productions of Herman
superior to Poe's, yet his eccentricities
have lost him the respect of his friends
and the contempt of his enimies. His
vagaries when editing the Okotona States
will be remembered as his wild illusions
about the time of the Tiiden campaign
were widely copied.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13

Goldsmith undoubtedly needed guar
dian all his life. His boyish follies, and
pomposity, as exemplifed in "She Stops
to Conquer" and in the character of Moses
in "The Vicar of Wakefield" were con-
tinued into his later life, when his con-
spicuous attire and immense sword made
him an object of derision as he strutted
on the promenade as proud as a peacock
of his fine feathers. Started out thrice
in early life to seek his fortune, each time
he fell an early and easy victim to sharp
ers and CT ooks and he returns penniless
home and returns, in spite of the beauty
and pastoral simplicity of his literary
works, gullible fool to the last. In CON
versation he was conspicuous failure,
and that she wrote like an angel, but talk
cd like poor Poll" was literally true.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13

The abominable life of Churchill is
another illustration of an cratic tempera-
men.
, 1889-08-22
THE 'e6srrn MAssAonn.
Only one Nan Escaped, and lie Blew
Ills Brains out.
Iron a Sioux Falls letter.

In his long service as Indian agent,
DIR. McGiliiCuddy learned from the
Sioux many interesting fuCts about the
Custer massacre. For years after the
horrible affair the participants in it were
very 10th to talk of It to white men, but
lidenCe they told him, little by little, the
whole story, sitting Bull, who is now
about to die had 1000 warriors ON that
occasion. This Il said to have been the
largest force OF Indians ever enCoun-
tered by American troops in single
engagement. Custer had over 900 cav
airy and some Crow scouts. lie divided
his force about equally, and sent Major
Reno with one body to attack the lower
charged at the upper end. The Sioux
all agree in their statements TO DR., Nc
Gillicuddy that their surprise was com.
pletc. They were engaged in repelling
Reno ut one end, when the bugles at the
other end gave them their first warning
of Clusters presence. They were dis
concerted, and were on the point of Civ
ing way for general retreat when Reno
to their astonishmpnt, drew oil. This
permitted them to turn their whole Mt
tcution to Custer "the white chief with
the yellow hair"
They told how they managed 10 make
the massacre complete, The ground
was broken and Custer was unable to
handle his men in cavalry formation
He dismouuted them, leaving every
fourth mum to hold the horses. The IN
dians threw themselves first on the men
with the horses, shot them down and
stampeded the horses. They did this,
they said, because they knew that tho
bulk Of the ammunition which the sol
diors carried was ON the horses. This
done, the rest was, easy. 1t was only
the question of few minutes till the
cartridges in the belts of the soldiers
gave out. and then there was no more
ammunition.
II See" said DR.. McGillicuddy, "that
every now and then some man an
nounces himself in the East as the sole
survivor of the Custer massacre. You
can always put him down as an impos-
tor, There was one man who might
have escaped. Hc was young
surgeon named Lord. His body was
not found till long afterwards,
and it was at first supposed he was a
captive. The Indians told me a strange
story about I.ords death. They said
when he saw how things were going he
started oh. Several young bucks follow
ed him, but he had good horse. ana
kept ahead of them. Just as they were
going TO give up the chase and intending
TO let Ford escape, he drew pistol ana
crazod ut the Thought OF becoming Il
prisoner The only person with Custer
who survived was Grow scout. When
he saw that the fight had gone against
the cavalry he drew his blanket over his
head so that the Sioux might not recog-
nizcd him rs u Crow, jumped about
among them and howled and gradually
edged his way ont of the fight and made
oil. | believe he is still about the Crow
Indian agency.
, 1889-08-22

iion has completed consideration of the
article on corporations, any combination
between individuals, corporations or as
sociations having for their object tho
controlling of any product Or article
manufactured Is prohibited and declared
unlawful and against public policy, and
that any and all franchises shall,
when the owners violate this article, be
void.
The article on education was adopted
with few amendments. The article on
public lands was adopted after amend
ing so that the leasing of lands shall be
under the control Of the board OF uni
verify and school lands.
The article on county and township
organization was adopted after amending
so that II Is virtually a copy of the lii
nois system; also Il section was added
defining the county offices to be filed.
All of this afternoon has been occupied
in consideration of the revenue and tax
alton to be established by the leglsla-
u re.
Tho gross earnings system was de-
foutcd The article as adopted provides
that all property shall be taxed alike.
The article providing for the future
amendment of the constitution WAS
adopted, and provides that after II pro-
posed amendment receives Il majority
vote of two successive legislative as
scmblies it shall be submitted to vote
OF the people.
The section providing that all flowing
streams and natural water ways shall
forever remain the property OF tho state
for irrigation, mining or other purposes,
was adopted By Il unanimous vote.
Parsons made another and sue
cesslul attempt to incorporate an anti
blucklist section in the constitution
which prohibits the exchange of black
lists between railroad or other companys
or emPloyors.
, 1889-08-22
A WORD FROM sT. PAUL.

Among the great number of editorial
comments that have come to the RE-
VIEWS notice regarding our recent fire
perhaps none show more intelligent
comprehension than tho following from
the st. Paul Pioneer Press. After refer.
ring to the several extensive fires that
have but recently occurred in the ter.
ritory the Press says:
Spokane will soon rise from her aglcs
Nature evidently intended that a large
ana uouuShing metropolis should be
located at the point whore the beautiful
river rom which the city kcs its name
furnishes, in its flight over picturesque
falls and through ioaming rapids. Il
water power Of almost unlimited ca
phcity, Like Chicago, Spokane chad to
bei' and again, like Chicago, its growth
and prosperity will be but temporarily
CHECKED by the great fire, and what now
comes as culamity of vast proportions
Will i'm tho end prove II blessing
and an advantage, The faith and
pluck and public spirit which made
Spokane what It WIS up to last Sunday
viii rebuild the city better and finer
man ever and by strict prohibition of
wooden buildings within the business
boundaries provide the most eiiectual
safeguard against a recurrence OF this
disaster. In u climate so dry as that of
vtho eastern portion of Washington terri
Tory, where rain IL almost unknown
rom june 20 September, firc-proof build
irS Is peculiarly necessity. Spokane
contained an unusual proportion of
iilatciass businoss structures for u
city scarcely ten years old, but these
were ilaUkcd hy Il class of building.
which only served to thwart all efforts
iO overcome the fire and subdue its pro-
glesN. The ucw city win be the gaincr
i. the "ipiug out of these fire traps and
tiudCr boxes.
Among the elements of prosperity
which the fire has left intact are the
Ap!ehdid sito, the grand water power,
the geographical loCution which makes a
large city u commercial necessity at that
point, and the manufacturing, agricul-
lurai. slocGlaisiug ana mining INDUS
lHts ul which Spokane is the natural
end iucvitonlc center In such case IL
is ccsy To believe that her citizens are
tUil OF courage and hopcittucss, and that
spokane will bc promptly rebuilt Wi,h
tne sympAthv which st. Paul and
Minneapolis feel for their unfortunate
rcigklurs IN the devastated city there Is
mingled the utmost confidence that they
VIII rally from the effects OF tho blow
end show tu the world that the dcs,ruc-
ton of 10000 of property and thC
burning OF all her business equipment
cannot prevent Spokane from asserting
her rightlul claims to consideration ~
ono ot the most important and flourish.
ing citie. OF the far Northwest. Mean
while the Pioneer Press bespcuks for the
people Of Spokane prompt aud practical
measures for ruliefund assistance as sOou
rs the needs Of the situation shall be
made known.
, 1889-08-22
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS.
The State Convention ReafItrms the
Principles OF the Party.

RIcuMoND, Va, Aug. l6,-The state
democratic Conycntion, after nominating
n full ticket yesterday, adopted a plat
form and adjourned sine die.
The platform opens with the declara.
ton to the people of the state that
through wise legislation and admins
traiiOn of the democratic party, the pub
lie schools have been preserved lii eff
ticicnt operation and their accomm0da.
ton extended that the resources neces.
sary for the conduct Of the government
in all the departments have been Sc
cured and that the debt question has
been put in trim financially acceptable
to the people,
eve would reprobate as mischievous to
all interests runs the text, the open
ing OF an issue which has been the
source of SO much cmburrass assmout and
veXution to the commonwealth, and
with a continuance of the party admin
istration which has dealt WITH IL ably
and wisely we confidently look TO its So
luton upon lines of adjustment which
democratic representatives have faith
fully executed" The platform closes
thus: 1--WE oppose high taxes, the cor
rupt and eNtrayugant expenditure vi
public revenues, tle unjust and opprcs-
i've treatment of the people of the South
crn states, the creation of trusts and tho
promotion OF monOpolies; we oppose
the republican party for having stirred
up strife bctween the races, and IA false
friend TO the colorcd race and an enemy
TO the white race"
, 1889-08-22
STi iEIiIEE'S SALE.


county OF spokane,
In the District Court of the Territory of
Washington, and for the Fourth judicial dis.
trict thereof, holding terms at spokane Falls,
Allis NJ IiltOn plaintiff, VS.. Edward John.
order OF sale
By virtue of a decree and order OF sale,
made and entered in the above cntitled
cause and court on the 2lst day of May 4.
ID. 1889, copy OF which has been issued
and certified TO me by the clerk of the said
court undcr the seal thereof bearing date
the 22d day of July, \. d. 1889, for the sum
of 500 So gold coin, with interest ut tho
rate of 10 per cent per annum from the 2lst
day OF May, a, d. 1859, and the further sum
OF $50 attorneys fees, and also the increased
costs thereon, |. L. IL. Hinchlitf, sheriff OF
SPOKANE county, Washington territory, will
on the 3lst day of August, ~ d. 1880, at the
hour OF 10 O'Clock A. NJ OF said day ut the
front door of courthouse, sell ut public auC-
tlon to the highest bidder, ior cash. the fol
lowing described real estate, situated lying
and being in spokane county, w. T., and
particularly described as follows, to-yit.
Lot number twenty (40l, block number six
teen tl0) Notteton's first addition TO the
City, Of spokane Falls, Spokane county,
singular the icncncnts, hercditamcnts and
nppurtenances thercunto belonging or in
Ruy wise appertaning. Said property II.
taken and sold ms the property of Edward
Johnson, defendant.
Dated at spokane Falls, Washington terri
tory, this 2lth day of July A. d. 1899.
Il, ii. HlNCHLlFF,
sheriff OF Spokane county, w. Il.
p. d. NICKEL, Attorney for Plaintiff.