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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-17

think that; it can't be. He has just
gone.
With a quick motion the mother clasped
both hands to her side md moaned:
tell you he is drowned. He caught his
two little hands heIe and begged me to
save him out of the riverl'' then fell back
In dead swoon.
She was borne within her dwelling and
laid on a bed, and reStorativeS applied
until she recovered her face deathly white
and drawn into deep lines of agony.
When again sought to be cheered by as
Surances that she must be laboring under
| a grievious mistake. as the boy had not
been away long enough to be drowned, the
mother persisted IN a voice of pitiful tor
ture:
MY poor boy is drowned I can feel
his hands clasping me here, as he begged
his mother to save him. Take my clothing
down and look.
She was stripped to the waist, and, to
the establishment and speechless awe of
the attendant women, the marks of ten
little fingers five on each side-were
distinctly visible on the skin in dark pur-
pie streaks, just as would have been had
the boy In his death struggle caught hold
of his mother to save himself.
Just then some men came into the house
bearing the dead boy, only fifteen minutes
before in she full enjoyment of vigorous
life, drowned as his mother had cried. In
jumping into the water the poor little
fellow had struck his body on the end of a
sunken pile and sank to his death.
Strangest of all, the hvid marks of his
fingers, imprinted OLE the waist of his mother
are still visable after the lapse of two years,
and were seen only few days ago by lady
Williams paid visit to married daugh-
ter residing near by The marks are so
plain that any beholder would be at once
impressed with the thought that they had
been caused by the actual grasp of living
hands at a moment of intense dire ex-
hemity. | leave all comment to others
W. Whitworth in Religio-Philosophical
Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-17
The Lawyer and the Parson.
New York Graphic.


There is a good story told about the late
Charles O'COnor, the celebrated lawyer
which | have never seen IN print, and |
think it will bear re-telling O'Conor, al
though not much given to the practice of
religion IN his palmy days, was neverthe-
less a firm believer in Roman Catholic doc
trines, more especially in that churchs'
definition of purgatory. While he was on
a journey to the west, several years before
the advent of Pullman and Wagner cars
on our railroads, it was his lot to occupy a
seat beside fanatic itinerant preacher VIII
annoyed the passengers with a continued
TRADE against the different Christian creeds
except that of the Baptists, of which per-
suasion he announced himself a shining
light. He was particularly hard against
the a." Papists," as he called the Roman
Catholics, and ridicuIed their doctrine of a
purgatory for departed souls. Several gem
tlemen in the car who knew O'Conor. and
were thoroughly acquainted with the great
lawyers religious belief and acid temper
ment as well, were astonished at his con-
tlnued silence In the face of the minister s
harangue. They had not long to wait
however. O'COnor had listened, without
seeming to care, to every word which had
been uttered against the doctrines of his
church, until patience ceasing to be vir-
tue. he turned to the reverend gentleman
and asked quietly In the thin, squeaky
voice for which he was so noted, my dear
sir, am | to understand thatyou do not be-
lieve In purgatory?'' No, sir. replied
the minister, 9 l do not, sir-I do not sir.
1t Is absurd, sir; and | say again to you.
do not. Then, sir, said 0'Conor, rails
ing his voice to a high kew. so that it could
be heard to the furthermost end of the car.
you may go to HI" The passengers
heard no more TRADES from the alleged
reverend gentleman. who at once changed
his seat. and shortly afterwards left the
train at small way station this side of
Cincinnati.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-17
"If the Lord WILL"

Mamma, > inquired a little 8-year-old
Jacksonvillian, on returning home from
church yesterday, is the good Lord on
earth now?" No, my child. Hes in
heaven, replied the fond mother. ''Why
do you ask such a question: Because
| heard the minister say, III preach here
again next Sunday-if the Lord will, > and
l cant see how the Lords going to preach
unless He's here. -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-17

and In the semi-darkness the whole woods
roared as only have heard the ocean roar.
The inhabitants know nothing of Lord
Tennyson. He is only name to them
which the wind of fame has waited to their
ears. Many times he has been in the dis
rict, but he has not gone to Somersby
His own prophecy has been fulfilled, and
the roofs that heard his earliest cry shelter
one ola strange race. Horatio Tennyson is
the only member of his family who comes
to look at the old rectory.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-17
How to Get a Congregation.
Merchant Traveller.

Il don't know what to do" said the
Rev. Mr.. Deepman, in discouraged tone.
| spend hours on my sermons in order to
make them interesting, and have an
nouncements in the daily papers. And
yet with all can do find it impossible to
get a noticeable number of men to church
| wish | knew what to do.
tell you what, said one of the mem
bers of his congregation. There's one
way you can get big attendance.
"How?"
You know the fishing hole over by
Jones mill?"
: Yes. sir. =
Well, hold services there next Sunday '
As soon as the horse cars from Cairo tc
the Pyramids are completed, and the work
is nearly done, an elevator will be made tc
the top of the venerable piles, so that ascent
may be made quickly and comfortable by
the modren traveller.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-17

You will then find the horse looking at
you with wondering amazement and i'm
mediately follow you. | should like your
readers to try this plan and tell me through
your columns of their success. 1t is quite
customary, | find, when horse is termed
good for nothing, to send it to some place
of sale, generally an auction sale, and sell
it for what it may fetch. But I maintain
that horses should not be termed good for
nothing with proper treatment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-17

The Milwaukee, Lake Shore l. Western
Railway has been we'll named the Fishing
and Hunting Line of Wisconsin, passing,
as it does, through thousands of acres Of
but partially explore woods and within
easy reaching distance of lakes and
streams that have never been ished by
white men, all well stocked with the game
fish for which Northern Wisconsin waters
are noted, The woods ABOUND with game;
deer, bear, wolf, mink, beaver, pheasant
and other game are quite plentiful.
THE ONLY LINE
From Milwaukee to the new Iron Mining
District in Wisconsin and Michigan that
reaches ALL of the developed Mining
towns; GOGEBIC, WAKEFIELD, BES
SEMER, IRONWOOD AND HURLEY.
Direct line to ASHLAND and DULUTH
Sleeping cars between L HLAND and
CHICAGO.
The GUIDE Book, and other descripsfv>
matter, containing full information, maps
and engravings of the country travsrsed
by the line, will be sent to any address on
application to the General Passenger
Agent.
Gas. l. RYDER. Gent Agt. ia Clark St.
g. VtLET. { ty P & 7. Agt CHICAGO.
Milwaukee Office 95 Wisconsin ST.
a. F wHITCOMB GEO. s. MARSH,
Gen1 Manager Gen1 Pass. & Tiki. Ag1
MILWAUKEE, WIS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-17

Fast Mail Line with Vestibuled Trains D..
tween Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul and
Minneapolis
Trans-Continental Route between Chicago,
Council Bluffs, Omaha and the Pacific Coast
Great National Route between Chicago. Kan
sas City and st. Joseph, Mo.
300 Miles of Road reaching all principal
points II nois. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
Missouri and Dakota.
For maps, time tables, rates OF passage and
freight etc. apply t. the nearest station agent OF
the CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY,
or to any Railroad Agent any where IN the Wof>,
BOSWELL MILLER, A.Y. Fl. CARPENTER,
General Manager. Gen1 Pass. and Tks. Agt.
For information in reference to Lands ano
To@Ds owned by the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST.
PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY, write to II. G. HAUGAN,
Land Commissioners. Milwaukee WiscoCin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-17
THE LAUREATE'S HOME.
"The Roofs That Heard His Earliest
Cry" But Which the Poet
Never Visits.
The Scenery Of Much of Tennys0n's
Early POems-The M0ated
Grange-Philip's Farm.

Alfred Tennyson was born, as every one
well read In his verses should know, In
marshy Lincolnshire, and 1t was In the lit
tie village Somersby, where, says writer
In the Pail Mall Gazette, no one goes save
a stray American or so. 1t is several
miles from a railroad station, and its pOpu-
lation has declined quite as badly as one Of
our western hill towns, since TennysOn saw
the light there, now eighty years ago.
There were eighty inhabitants then;
there were forty-three In 1881. Now there
are fewer, and the Squire wants to find a
purchaser for the house of the Tennysons.
The writer goes on to say: The Moated
grange-the residence of John Baumber,
the Northern farmer is let to a farm
laborer for few shillings a week, and [
had not the heart to enter it. The church
Of st. Margaret, just opposite, has a fine
exterior. 1t was restored about five and
twenty years ago, and now contains a
number of vanished sittings, far too many
for the congregation Rev. John Soper is
the rector, but he does not live at Somers-
by rectory, but at Big Enderby. These,
however, are hard, dry facts, and need not
be dwelt upon. What changes time has
made are not Improvements, but more than
half a century has left Somersby almost as
the poot knew it, loved it and described
it.
Never shall l forget that bright Autumn
morning when the pictures seen so often
in fancy, flashed clearly upon my sight. 1t
was after a sharp six miles walk along
winding Lincolnshire lanes, past the
''rivulet that swerves to left and right
thro' meadowy curves, y past the old wood
en- bridge which, half in ruins, ''still makes
a hoany eyebrow for the CLEAN beyond it, y
past the woods ''that belts the gray hill
side, and the waited folds upon the ridged
wolds;" then | stood beside the elms and
poplars, looking upon the well beloved
place where first he gazed upon the sky.
The whole picture was there, framed by
low, verdant hills and dark-green woods ::
The gray old grange, the lonely fold,
The low morass and whispering reed,
The simple style from mead to mead
The sheep-walk up the windy void.
Expectation had been set aglow about a
mile away, when a turn in the road
brought into view the red point of Som
ersby Top. A shady path through long
avenue of trees brought me to the heart
of the village, and there, seen through
bush and trees, were the dear, familiar
places the house, the grange the church
all breathing some gracious memory y
of the master. A hundred memories
quickened at the sight. Here was the
chestnut pattering to the ground;" yon-
der was the room which echoed with his
earliest cry; there lay the lawn where
friends had gathered while sister ''hung
a ballad to the moon" Here it was that
Arthur Hallam
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-17

Tablets of white paper for pencils.
pen, all sizes kept
in stock.
We propose to keep all blanks used in Circuit
Court, Justices Court and those of miscella-
neous character a noted above.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-06-21
The Moral Of Flirting.

A priest whose education has been
according 70 rules Of respectable so
ciety, Is unsycaIably surprised when
he hears FOR tho first time some young
woman, apparently Of a careful con-
science, ask him II Il IS sin 10 Girt2
For what Is called H.rting' II Is sim
ply. deliberately and wontonly
acting In way % attract tho
attention Of particular persons Of
the opposite sex; % make signals
which are understood rs MARKS Of pref
e-cnco Tor, or desire Of acquaintance
with some young man or men whom
she may chance 70 meet on tho street
Asin % nlri2 How can you ask such
a question: Why. ouiwardly, and at
ilrst appearance. the acting Is not very
different from that Of an abandoned
woman seeking for custom from those
who. she thinks. will notice her. The
intention. Of course. In your mind Is
comparatively harmless. II IL true; but
by outward standard, the act II simply
dlsreputabIe. Furthermore, IL shows a
feeling which any lady really worthy
OF tho name would hesitate 10 show,
even 10 ono whose character she we'll
knew 10 b. COOL. and who had Tor a
long time given her respectful and care
nII attention. 4 woman or girl who
nirts secms O. bs. II she Is not In roali.
-. lo.ttJali sense of deccncy. and those
are almost as much 20. who shameless
ly walk up and down the ayenno IN
ioDe 81 attracting attention. Pauli.'
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-06-21
SHOT THE WRONG MAN.
How a Cultured Cowboy Respected the
Last Wish of His Victim.

How a Cultured Cowboy Respected the
Last Wish Of His Victim.
Brander Matthews tells a good story
OF the ethical influence Of tho East on
the wild and woolly West A young
Bostonian. reared beneath the brow Of
Beacon Hill and educated at Harvard,
went 20 Texas and turned cowboy. He
rapidly caught the spirit Of the coun-
try and as rapidly shook on the out
ward semblanccs of tenderfoOted East
ern habits. Rough-beardcd. leather.
clad, sombrero a. wide az tho widest,
42-calibcr Colts on his hips. be was
wild az the widest. Yet within HE
bosoy still burned the fame Of Boston
culture and refinement
One day he was riding with .
stranger across the prairie. Turning
hi- head suddenly (he was slightly
ahead) he saw his companion make a
suspicious motion toward his hip
pocket. Without hesitation he drew
his revolver and shot him. The
stranger dropped like log. The COW.
boy dismounted aud looked at the body
cf his victim.
81 wonder II he was really going to
shoot me?' he sOlilOquizcd. "l'll see"
Turning the body, over be discoy.
cred a flask Of whisky prOtrudiug from
the pocket
Poor fellow" said be-, in a tone Of
regret I've made a mistake I've
killed an innocent man. and gentle
man az that lie wasn't going 81 shoot
me; be- vas going to invite me % have
a drink. Well" be sighed, draging
his sleeve across his mouth. ''the lasi
eishes Of The deceased shall % ~
sDccted. - Washington Poet.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-06-21
az WeybOSSet Street,
MR.. FRANK MULHOLLAED,
m brother ofMrs. Qulnn)

(l brother Of Mrs. QuinnD
WHO has been associated in the business with
w Mr.. quinn during the past twenty years;
and who viii hereafter manage the business Tor
the family The Orms street establishment has
been sold. a large variety Of caskcts collins and
robes of every style and quality on hand and
furnished promptly Everything pertaining TO
the business will bc kept I'm stock at the ware
rooms tpanOrl ample facilities tO make selections
and, As in the past the Broadway establishment
will be maintained, with completeness IN every
detail Ia the carriage department are four Gle
CANT hearscs aud hrst-class hacks viii be PROVIDED
for funerals, weddings and christcniugs at the
lowest prices.
Telephone calls answered day OF night Tcle.
hone number o9l63.
FRANK MULBnLLAND. Manager.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-02
The Guilt of Pride.

There was once daughter who was
to confess that her mother
was her mother. When that daughter
was an infant the mother was obliged,
on a certain occasion, to leave her chill
dren at home while she went to a neigh
boris. On returning, she saw flames
bursting from her window. She found
that her infant child was vet within,
and was about to enter, when she was
prevented and told that death would be
The inevitable consequence. She never
theless rushed in and found the child
where she had left it. She wound it
up in a covering and carried it out safe
but was herself shockngly burned. For
months she hung between life and
death and, when she recovered, was a
rrightful object. Twenty years after
wards the infant, then young woman,
was asked by stranger who certain
deformed person was. The daughter
was ashamed to confess it was her
mother. Sothousands treat Jesus Christ.
AS the young woman was unwilling to
say, This is my mother" so they are
unwilling to say of him who died for
them, and whose visage was more
married than any mans, This is my
Redeemer and my King, and | will
serve him and love him forever
Reader, have you been guilty Of such
DEMONSTRATING.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-02
Obedience.

1t is the obedience of the heart that
pleases God. Outward form means
but little to him. We may obey in the
letter aud still lose many blessings
promised to true obedience. Love only
obeys truly. A servant may obey her
mistress in every particular, and yet
displease her thoroughly by the manner
in which she carries out her commands,
showing a rebellious spirit Loving
obedience is not bondage, but freedom
The rewards of obedience, like the con-
ditions of faith, are not arbitrary; they
come out of the nature of things. God
commands only what is for our good.
A mother lays certain obligations upon
her child, not from wish to enforce an
arbitrary authority nor to secure an ar
bitrary submission to her will, hut be-
cause the obligation or restriction inn
posed regards the best welfare of her
child. This is true of every command
of God; they are given that it may be
well with US and with our children. J."
May we take upon us the gentle yoke
of Jesus and learn Of him that to obey
is the highest wisdom and the purest
10Y.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-02
Sunday Travelling.

After John Adams had returned to
his Massachusetts home from his presi-
dental Office he was travelling by car
riage toward his home, when Saturday
evening overlook hm some ten miles
away He tarried with the clergyman
of the village, who, in the morning,
assured him that he would be justified
if he desired to drive to his home, as
his family were in sickness. But Mr..
Adams insisted that he would not be
justified, as his example would be bad
and his explanation could not be given
to the general public, and so he tarried
for rest and worship until Monday
morning, when he resumed his journey.
Half the Christian world would, we
fear, laugh at this act as one of super
stition in the honorable eX-president,
but we see in it everything to admire.
Indeed, it was one of the noblest acts
that can stand to the credit of that
honored name. Sunday travelling has
become the custom of the age, even
with Christian men. AS matter of
pleasure, it certainly should be dis
couraged, and we are glad to know that
the Anti-travelng Union of America,
after a life of four years, has 5000
members. We would like to see the
union grow into 10000 within the four
years to come.-Haald Of Gospel
LibertU
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-02
A Dutiful Son Blessed.

An incident of blessing following a
Christian fathers death is related by
Rev. NJ. Phillips of South India, who
says 81 went last month on a tour
through Tripatore. Large crowds lis
tened daily to our preaching. Some
years ago a Sundra farmer in one of the
out-of-the-way villages was baptized
under the name of Israel. At first his
wife and family gave him a great deal
nf trouble, refusing to associate with
him, for fear of delilement, aud his wife
even declined to give him food. He
gradually overcame these difficulties,
but his family seemed as far as ever
from Christianity. When camping out
last month, within seven miles from Is
lael's village, young man came to the
tent and said he was Israel's eldest sou q.
Well, come aud sit down, said; Il
am very glad to see YOU He sat down
and told me that last year his father
died. ! re1ied, Your father was a
good n an, and he is now in heaven
with Jesus Yes, be said, believe
that. When my father was very i'll and
could not read the Bible he asked me
to read to him. And did you?' Yes,
| read to him every day and he seemed
better after read to him. What did
YOU read?' : l read the Psalms and the
Gospels. Ny mother was very fond of
the Psalms and the Gospels When he
died did you burn the body, like a
heathen?' No; we had a grave dug
for him in the field and we buried him
like Christian suppose there was
no Christian present to read the Scrip
lures and pray?' No: but | read Psalm
xiii after the body was lowered to the
grave | said, | am very glad to hear
that. How did you have the courage to
do ito Well, [ felt that it was right
and that it was in accordance with the
wish of my departed father, and so God
gave me courage. And not only that
hut | am determined to become a
Christian, too, and die like my father.
What about your wife?' She is quite
willing to be baptized DO you want
to be baptized now?' No; will wait
till you come again, for | want my
brothers and their families to be hap
tized at the same time Christian
/ Herald
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-02
Bear We One Another,s burdens.

Who does not feel the need of a
friend to help bear burdens? Nothing
seems more pitiful than a soul strug-
Cling under the load of life alone-ex-
cept that sometimes that is the only
way we can be brought to know the
sympathy of orr great Burden bearer;
then it becomes the sweetest lesson of
our life. But Jesus said, " AS my
Father hath sent me into the world =,
even so send YOU" His work and
mission he commits to his followers
and he teaches us. by many blessed
passages in the Word, that we should
bear to each other the same relation
of helpful sympathy that he bears
toward us all, and that the ground of
that helpfulness should be in us, as in
him, unwearying, unseltish love. Love !
no wonder the apostle sung of it in the
inspired strains of the thirteenth chap
ter of Corinthians. What can bear
burdens for another as love can bear
them? Bear We one another's bur-
dens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. "
His law is love.-Erchange