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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
AMAZING "MORALITY.o
A Female Satan. Rebukes the Sins of Her
Lover.

Lover.
The mysteries of the human mind are
many. It's powers of projecting distort-
ed image of itself on the background of
vanity are amazing. The thief whose pal
has skipped with part of the joint swag
muses. on the dishonesty of his fellow-man,
and rails at the race. The convicted MUIR
derer, awaiting the scaffold, falls a-weep-
ing as he reflects on the hard-heartedness
Of human kind. These things are so fire.
quent as to excite no surprise But an af-
fair recently occurred in Southern Cali
forllia, says the Argonaut, which had some
odd features The affair was the killing
of E. c. Gresham by P. c. McConkey, the
latter having discovered that Gresham was
his wife's paramour. There is nothing at
all odd about this-such triune comedies
are as old as the race. But the curious
part of the affair was a letter from his
leman. The adulterous wife had heard
rumors concerning her paramour's lewd
life. She writes to him:
It is with cheeks of fame and a great
load upon my heart that | begin this let
ter . Oh, Mr. Gresham the knowl-
edge has come to me that you are not NOR
al, and the blow nearly kills me. You,
whom | thought so pure, so truly noble!
. Is it possible that there is not such a
thing as virtuous man? begin to think
SO. My face burns with shame and indigna-
ton when | think of you being in the soci-
ETY. of those wrecked beings, who call
themselves women, then come to me with
smiles for the kisses that you know comes
from pure and loving heart You
ought to have had enough respect for me
to have kept you from those evils. For
give me if | speak plainly but it seems
necessary to do so under the circumstances.
| could not tell you these things face to
face. My womanly feeling would not per-
NIT it. 1t seems different to tell you on
paper. The world is too one sided
Men expect the love of pure women, and
yet pollute themselves to the greatest evil
| sincerely hope and pray that what ]
have heard is not true
The devil himself must have laughed
when the woman penned the letter A
married woman, a wife and mother, who
is false to her husband, to her children, to
her sex and to herself, sits down and reads
her paramour lecture on morality "Mor-
atty means, according to her code, fidel-
ity to her. And this woman speaks of
those wrecked beings" as if they
would pollute her skirts by mere touch.
Yet she who wrote was worse than they.
For tie unmarried women who is unchaste
is bawd: the married woman who, like
this one, blasts an honest mans life and
defles his home, is worse than the bawd,
who plies her calling as woman of the
town.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
A FOUNTAIN OF KNOWLEDGE
Words of Truth and Wisdom Bubble
From GladstOne's Lips.
Gle rly Presents His Views on the
Land Purchase Bill.
Convinced That it Will Not Solve the
Difficult Problem.

LONDON, April 24.-Gladstone resumed
the debate on the land purchase bill in the
house of commons this evening He said
he was opposed to the bill under the over
whelmlng conviction that it was compli-
Gated without undertaking to solve the
difficulty. He had been encouraged to
hope for the solution by Lord Salisbury's
declaring the measure would not impose
burden upon the British tax payer. He
was disappointed, however, when Balfour
informed the house that the measure
pledged the country to the extent of f33,-
OOO, 900 without mentioning the possibility
OF further amounts being asked. Regard
ing Parnells plan it was new IN princi-
pie. Its general purpose was clear, but he
was not cectain that he comprehended the
details conservative laughter). He
strongly sympathized with one object of
Parnell's plan, whereby landlords
would not be expatriated, but would be re-
tanned. 1t would be a sorrowful conclu-
sion of the life of the landlord class, if
when local government was established
In Ireland they did not take part in adj
Justing affairs. Balfour's bill ought
to be confined to landlords already
In possession, it should not encourage
landlords to become buyers of land in
order to take advantage of the enormous
boons offered. Hear, hear.) The pro-
vision respecting the two years arrears
also required Justification which it
would be difficult to find. (Cheers.(
Coming to what he called constitutional
objections, he urged it was obvious that
Ireland opposed the measure in view of the
fact that fve-sixths of the Irish members
deliberately and determinedly opposed it.
(Cheers.) As the government was going
to make Ireland its debtor it was
important to consider what was the atti-
tude of the persons about to be subjected
to debt. State landlordism implied the
use of soldiers against the tenant; the use
of every weapon Of the state to enforce an
law
Groschen said Gladstone's contention
that the tenants will be depri ,ed of the
benefits intended for them destroyed
Morley's argument that the non-purchas-
ing tenants would agitate to
get their rents lowered to
the same scale as purchasers rents. He
agreed with both Gladstone and Parnell
in desiring to retain landlords in Ireland,
but tn bill did not necessarily lead to ex-
preparation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD,
THE SPIRIT ROSEBUD.
A True Incident.
FRANCIS S. SMITH.

Baby is dead-spsak low, step light,
How tranquil is her rest
Her tiny hands were placed last night
Upon her waXen breast.
And when the morn broke calm and bright,
And deep was our despair.
We gazed upon her face so white,
And saw a sweet smile there.
The mourning mother sobbed aloud
As she her darling scanned:
And while each head in sorrow bowed,
She fixed within its hand
A tiny rosebud, fresh and sweet,
Which round its perfume shed:
This, this" she moaned sis emblem meet
For my dear precious dead,''
Next day while Borrowing neighbors stood
Holding sweet flowers of spring,
The tiny rosebud red as blood.
Showed signs deepening
And ere the funeral rites were through,
Each mourner in the room
Thrilled with establishment to view
The bud burst in full bloom.
The clergyman with trembling voice
And deep emotion said:
rejoice, my Borrowing friends, rejoice,
The baby is not dead!
God, in His loving tenderness,
This token sweet has given,
That she who budded in distress
Is blooming now in heaven.''
New York Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Petitions for Free Coinage.

WASHINGTON, April %. = Petitions
were presented in the senate today by Sen.
Henderson, from the citizens of Nebraska
for the free coinage of silver and by Sen.
Evarts from 134 citizens of New York
city for the same thing. Sen. ingalls,
presented protest from the citizens of
Kansas against the passage of the Win
dom silver bill
During the session of the committee
Bland offered several amendments which
were rejected. The democratic members
voted against the law because it was the
republican caucus bill and because, as
Bland said, it was the worst bill from a
silver standpoint that had yet come before
the committee. When a substitute is
offered in the house Bland will present as
counter proposition his free coinage
bill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
HEIMwEH.
CARL BECK.

See, where the swallow sits, my son,
Beneath the eaves-sits full OF gr1eVlng!
Your careless stone has quite undone
The labors of her patient weaving.
You threw it in an idle mood,
That sacred home of hers 0 erthrowlng;
With woe in her young breast she view'd
Her last, her dearest refuge going
She futter'd forth and desolate flew
About the meadows that extended
Alas, child if you only knew
How hardly the wreck home is mended!
What home is you know not. Comes not
Your mother to you? Can you number
How oft upon the snowy cot
She lays your weary head in slumber:
There you may dream and sweetly sleep;
But the poor bird can wander only,
And OH about her ost nest keep
With homeless wing her vigil lonely.
And when dark midnight fills my room
. ], too, like her, must sadly waken
To muse upon the fathers home
In happier days by me forsaken.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Mormons Will stand Together.

SALT LAKE, April 24.-The liberal or
anti-Mormon party is in a fair way to go
to pieces. At mass-meeting held Tues
day night the democrats in body resolved
to act independently in the future Clubs
were being formed in every ward to pre-
pare for the August election The leading
democrats of the town are engaged in the
movement. This means that the Nor
mons will capture both county and terri
torial elections as they are very strong
vet. The reason for this split is the dere-
LECTION on the part Of the liberal officials
to pass laws for the encouragement of
improvements and more liberal license
laws.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Will Put on Another Train.

ST. PAUL, April 25.-Within three
weeks the Northern Pacific railroad will
put on a new train to the coast, leaving
here in the morning Immediately aftel the
arrival of the Chicago train, and reducing
the time from Chicago to the coast by Is
hours. The extra train was rendered
necessary by the insuficiency of present
arrangements for heavy passenger traffic
on tho road
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01

With Mr.. Balfour's return to London has
come little story from Ireland, which is
said to be true. During his stay in Dub
lin Mr.. Balfour met Catholic priest who
did not belong to the Nationalist party
Taking an opportunity favorable for OBJ
tanning information on an interesting
point, he asked the priest if, in his opin-
ion, the Irish people were as bitter against
him as they were represented to be in the
newspapers favorable to Mr. Parnell
Since you have asked me | will tell you
the truth. . said the priest. If our flocks
hated sin half as cordially as they hate
you, there would be no use for priests in
Ireland"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Root Culture.

In the course of discussion upon the
growing and feeding of roots at meeting
of the Elmira Farmers Club, John Bridg-
man said: Il have raised turnips and
beets for the last twenty-five years until
this year. | have raised turnips more for
market than feeding. | raised the Sweet
Russian or White Swede; it is the best
turnip for the market. | have raised sugar
beets and the manglewurzel. | SOW of tur-
nip seed, one and one-fourth pounds per
acre; that is large amount of seed, but |
the black bug, and when they are out of
the way of the bug thin out to about
eight to ten inches apart in row. | use
hoe for thinning instead of pulling them
out. A sandy loan is the best soil for
roots. | would SOW on corn stubble that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Failed to Identify the Body.

New YORK, April 24.-The body found
in the swamp near Willow Brook, was
viewed by the coroner and others today,
and were satisfied that it was that of the
long looked for French stranger, Eyraud
The coroner notified the French consul
That gentleman later viewed the remains
with two persons who knew Eyraud and
they declared that the remains were not
his
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
A Serious Charge.

BARABoo, Wis, April 24.-Myron
Hackett, a young man who recently re-
turned home from the west, was arrested
today on the serious charge of bastardy
preferred by a young German girl by the
name of Martha Johnke, of the town of
Freedom. The babe was born last Nov
ember and the girl charges Hackett with
being the father eff her illegitimate child.
Hackett is the son of wealthy citizen of
the town of Freedom. and the preliminary
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01

as good as his master; an idiot as good as
a sage. Craftsmanship will not enable a
man to walk up a wall, or to Jump over
his own shadow. But what Mr.. Balfour
had an opportunity of proving was his ca
pacity for debate, and he has proved it.
He is by far the best debater On the Treas
ury benches. 1t is all but impossible that
he should not come before long to be
leader Of the House of Commons if the
Tories continue In power. He surely is
to all appearance, a coming man
There can be no doubt of the great in
;ellectual power of Mr. John Morley Mr.
Morley is, after Gladstone, the man of the
most powerful intellect in the English Lib
eral Party. He is becoming immensely
popular in the country and on great pro-
ylnclal platforms. | am assured that he
stands next to Mr.. Gladstone in popularity.
He has not as yet had very long experience
of Parliamentary life. and according to all
the regular good old maxims of Parliamen-
tary wisdom. he entered it too late for sue
cess. Then the only comment which has
to be made ON the application of that max
i'm to him is that he is a success. There
cannot be any possible doubt on the SUBJ
ject. He is the only man on the front op-
position bench who could dispute the
leadership of Sir William Harcourt. He
has greatly improved of late in debating
skill and power; and, indeed, | think
every speech he makes is an imp ovement
on the speech he made just before. An
orator, perhaps, he could never be; but
there is an eloquence of exalted thought
put into noble language which sometimes
carries the sympathetic listener away, as
if he were under the spell of the born
orators enchantment There is sort of
charm, l think. about the look of the stu
dent, of the recluse even, which Mr. Nor
ley still retains. He seems like some
crowned scholar IN camp.-Justin Nc
Carthy in North American Review.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Kemp Takes the Lead.

SYDNEY, N. S. W., April 25.-The
sculling race for the championship of the
world between Peter Kemp and Neil Mat
terson, took place today on Paramatta
river and resulted in a victory for Kemp.
Kempt took the lead at the start and
kept it throughout the race. He won
by forty lengths. Time: q minutes and
Ii seconds
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
WORE FEW GARMENTS.
Guests in a Chicago Hotel Reused From
Their Sleep by Fire.

CHICAGO, April "a "A fire, thought to
be of incendiary organ, which started in
the office of physician, located in Kuhn 5
MOTEL, early this morning, caused slight
panic among the guests. The night
clerk aroused everyone in the house and
they turned out thinIy clad and remained
out until the fremen checked the blaze
Chief Sweenie says that his men found a
pile of paper ablaze in the corner of the
office and believes that the fire was started
to destroy the contents of the office and the
entire building. The matter will be in
yestipated by the police
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Will Abide by the Decision

P1TTsBURe, April 25.-The grievances
of the railway employees was referred to
the council of the Railway Employees
Federation to-day, the various companies
having refused to make the concessions
demanded. The supreme council will ar
rive here on Monday, and after making a
thorough investigation, will announce
their decision, and the men will act ac-
cordingly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01

AUBURN, N. Y, April 25.-The career
of VIM. Kemmler is gradually approach
ing its termination and nothing but
respite from the governor can save him
from a terrible experiment next week He
realizes his position and intends to meet
his fate unfinch1ngly. Arrangements
for the final act in the tragedy are sub
stantially completed Warden Durston
has not divulged the day of execution but
good guessers name the middle of next
week as the time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Combinp Out the Snarls.

New YORK, April 24-The senate re-
called from the assembly the Saxon bill
and again passed it, changing it so as to
agree upon last Friday by the governor,
Saxon and others. 1t is understood the
governor will sign the bill and that the
long fight over ballot reform will be at an
end
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Unfortunate Women.

hartford, Wis, April pa few days
ago Miss Ida Abbott, Of Markesan, became
insane, and was brought to our county
asylum here. To-day Mrs. Crane who Is
also from Markesan, was committed to
the same place. Both will be taken to the
state hospital.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
A Check Went Wrong.

CAMERON, Wis, April ga check
for $500, sent out from the offices of the
$500 road to the station agent at this
place, in payment for coal transported by
the Omaha company for them, has been
lost in the mails, and no trace of it has yet
been discovered. The payment has been
ordered stopped
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01

The introduction of the bush lima bean
is a valuable aid to the bean grower. The
chief expense III growing lima beans is the
poles, which require labor in stalking and
replacing when affected by winds. Those
who have tried the bush bean claim that
they are fully as prolific as the pole beans,
as we'll as being equal, if not superior to
the latter in quality.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Back in Chains.

KEoKUK, Ia, April 24.-During dance
at Dalton, Mo-, New Years night, Sam
Johnston, shot and killed Alex Strother,
with whose wife he had been intimate.
He then escaped. Today he was arrested
here while at work in a packing house
and taken back to Dalton in chains.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Corner in Building Stone.

ASHLAND, April a. All the leading
brownstone quarries have combined to
raise the prices 81 per cord higher than
last year. 1t will be a hardship to build
ers and to buyers in Chicago, where an
immense amount of Ashland brownstone
is used.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
A New Crime Brought to Light.

PEORIA, ILL.,, April 25.-Interest in the
celebrated Junghaus murder was revived
today by the opening of letter from Ger
many addressed to the murdered man.
The letter was from L. H. Koerner, of
Leumnitz, Germany, and showed that the
dead mans real name was Theodore
Zogel, and that he was a defaulter in the
old country. He left there in July, 1889,
to avoid arrest for having swindled his
friends out of several thousand dollars.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
BlOOded Stock Sale.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 25.-At the
sale at Belle Mead today the celebrated
stallion Luke Blackburn was sold to Cen
eral Jackson for $4,000; also Iroquois to
the same man for $4,000 And
| Bramble was sold TO him for 81, 500.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Will Submit ParnelPs Motion.

LONDON, April 25.-In committee the
state land purchase bill of the govern
ment will submit two clauses embodying
Parnell's motion. Parnell decl4red Gosch-
ems offered was trap as his scheme can
only be effective when worked by itself
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
The Convenient Abb,

CHICAGO, April 24.-Dr Madison, who
was accused of firing his own dwelling,
was today, after the evidence was all in,
discharged by Magistrate Wallace, the
accused having proved substantial abb.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01

Ex-Postmaster Lorenzo Darling, the
Shicton postmaster who was charged with
Withholding mails from addresses, pleaded
guilty In the United States court at Mil
waukee Monday and was sentenced to five
days imprisonment and fine of 800.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Case Dismissed.

| LONDON, April 25.-The trial of the ac-
ton for libel brought by George Angus
tus Sala against NJ. Furniss, the carica-
turist, has resulted in a verdict of f5
damages for the Dlalntiff
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
A Long-Lived Family.

Abel Walker of Bolton, n. Y, pension
er of the war of 1912, aged 96 years, is one
of family of five brothers and three sis
tiers, all living, whose combined ages ag-
gregate 635 years. His sisters are Mrs.
Miranda Putnam, aged p; Mrs. Lucy
Perry, aged 20. and Mrs. Polly Jones, aged
80, all of Chester, Vt. The brothers are
Addison Walker, of Saratoga, "a years
old. veteran of the 18th New York heavy
artillery; Cephas Walker, of Chester, Vt,
twins, aged so, and Roswald
Walker. of Charlestown, n. H., and
Cyrus Walker, of Genessee county, Michi-
gan. aged 76. All these are in fair health
and are still in some way engaged in the
active pursuits of life. Their father came
from England in 1880 and married in Yer
mont. where all the children were BORN
No1.- York S1,n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-01
Two of England's Coming Men.

l confess that thought it the appoint
ment of Mr.. Balfour as Chief Secretary for
Ireland seemed like some stroke of droll
humor in one of Mr.. Gilbert s most topsy-
turvy pieces. Mr.. Balfour now was to
stand up in the house of commons and
face Gladstone, Harcourt, Morley, Parnell
Sexton, William O'Brien, Healy! 1t look
ed ridiculous. All the same, the appoint
ment made Mr. Balfour. 1t turned him
into parliamentary debater from having
been a college debating prig. He has be-
come one of the best debaters in the house
1t is needless to say that in describing him
as a success | am not describing his Irish
policy as successful. | am speaking of the
debater, and not of the statesman. | do
not yet know-nobody knows-whether
Mr.. Balfour is statesman or not. He has
not had an opportunity given him of show
ing any claims to craftsmanship. He has
undertaken an impossible task-to govern
Ireland at the present day by coercion. For
such task as that craftsmanship is of no
use; brains are of no use; Jack would be