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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
New York Sun.

The first Confederate flag ever flung to
the breeze on the Mississippi was raised by
Captain J. f. Jack He is guest at Sara
toga and gives al interesting account of
the incident and Of his eventful life He
says:
Il was born In 1880 In Ohio. In 1047 |
dritted down to New Orleans, and there
without friends or money, began the bat
tie of life. Shortly afterward | joined a
circus and travelled with it on the road.
Then we went up and down the Mississippi
river on floating palace, touching at
towns along the shore and giving enter
tainments This palace was 200 feet long,
so feet wide and would seat 1000 people.
| ran this boat for our company until 1859,
when | took charge of the Banjo, a small
er craft.
"On this boat had a number of French
Zouaves who gave musket drills. As soon
as Fort Sumter was fred upon | ran the
craft up to Vicksburg and sold out every
thing, even to the muskets, which were
purchased by the Confederates. Then |
come north and remained few days in
New York, but as my feelings and inter-
ests were all with the southern people,
returned to New Orleans, purchased a
passenger boat called the Charm, and pro-
ceeded up the river. Arriving at Vicks-
burg / met the Prince, small steamer in
command of Captain Reeves, coming
down. 1t was while we were moored at
Vicksburg that hoisted the Confederate
flag. You see at that time every one was
making decided stand for one side or
the other, and one day Captain Reeves
came aboard the Charm. He had Con
federate flag in his hand, and he said to
me: Captain Jack, these are the colors
we are sailing under now | said, All
right, and taking the flag [ nailed it on a
long pole and dashed the pole to the main
mast.
But, understand me, if it were to be
done once again, | would not do it. In
fact, no colors would go to the top of my
mainmast except the stars and stripes.
After that | continued to run steamboats,
in southern waters until 1875, when my
health failed, and since that time, with
grip in one hand and pocket-book in the
other, | explored the world, and especially
the United States, which to my mind
is the greatest country on top Of God S
earth. [ have lived at various times in
eighty-seven cities of the Union. This is
my first visit to Saratoga. AS a general
thing my summers are spent in Newport. >
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
ASK FOR AN ARBITRATOR
A Sovereign Suggested As Arbitrator
in Behring Sea Matters.
The London Chronicle Thinks Sails
bury Was Worsted.

LONDON, July 25.-The Telegraph re-
grets the asperity of tone of Secretary
Blaine III the Behring sea dispatch. Eng
land, 1t says, lis strong enough to be
calm and courteous and is sufficiently fond
of peace to disregard Mr.. Blaine's
petulance. England has no immediate
interest IN the question beyond fair play,
The dispute resting on history, treaties,
recorded rights and purchased privileges,
constitute a clear case for reference. The
paper concludes with the suggestion that
King Humbert, of Italy, or Emperor Will
liam be asked to arbitrate the matter
The Chronicle says: Mr.. Blaine
proves himself an ADLER man in con-
troversy than Lord Salisbury, although
having worse case to defend. Repre-
sentatives of England seem mere babies
in the hands of Mr.. Blaine lis obvi-
Gus that Lord Salisbury at an early
period of the discussion became sensible
of his inferiority in dialectic skill to his
opponent, lost his temper and deliberately
insulted Mr. Blaine by declaring that he
conducted the negotiations in the inter-
ests of his party, and not in the interests
of his country. Clever as Mr.. Blaine's
object may be, however, it does not alter
the fact that no claim of America or Rus
sia or no admission of John Quincy Adams
can convert the vast open sea in mare
clausune'
The Times says: The correspondence
leaves the matter worse. Under the SIN
lister influences of party pressure President
Harrison and Mr.. Blaine have become
more exacting and have advanced, in an
irreconciable spirit, claims about which
they once expressed Indifference. The
question is now deadlock.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
Her Dne1 with the Doctnr

An extraordinary duel is reported to have
taken place in Vienna. A few days ago a
girl, aged 10, challenged young
doctor, who had offended one of her friends
and refused to apologize. Hewas challenged
in the usual way by two seconds, student
and an officer of reserves, and when be
ridiculed the idea the girl tn oatened to
horse-whip him publicly. The challenge
was then accepted, and meeting, with
seconds and doctors, took place in hired
room in Vienna suburb. All the rules
for a.duel with a sword were strictly observ-
ed. The doctor first acted on the defensive,
but was soon obliged to fight in earnest,
and left off after the second round with a
wound in the left side, which was declared
not to be dangerous. The girl, Croatian,
educated in South America, is said by the
seconds to be the best fencer they ever saw.
After wounding her adversary she left
the place without casting another look at
him,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
DIR. Talmage's First Sermon.
Ladies' Home journal.

Alb. how well | remember the first Sum
day in my first church!
The congregation gathered earl y. The
browu-stone church was beautiful struct-
ure, within and without. An adjacent
quarrJ had furnished the material, and the
architect and builder, who were men OF
taste, had not been interfered with. A few
creeping vines had been planted at the
front and side, and white rose-bush
stood at the door, finging its fragrance
across the yard.
Many had gone in and taken their seats,
but others had stayed at the door to watch
the coming of the new minister and his
bride She is gone now, and it is no fat
terry to write that she was fair to look up
on, delicate in structure of body, eyes
large and blue, hair in which was folded
but quite small. She was such one as
you could pick up and carry over stream
with one arm. She nah a sweet voice and
had stood several years in the choir of the
city churches, and had withal a magic OF
presence that had turned all whom she
ever met into warm personal admirers.
Her hand trembled ON her husbands arm
as that day they went up the steps of the
meeting house, gazed at intently by young
and old.
The pastor looked paIer even then was his
won't. His voice quivered in reading the
hymn, and he looked confused in making
the publications. That day mother had
brought her child for baptism, and for the
first time he officiated in that ceremony.
Had hard work to remember the words,
and knew not what to dc next. When he
came to preach, in his excitement he could
not find his sermon 1t had fallen back of
the sofa. Looked up and down, and for
wand and backward. Fished it out at last,
just in time to come up, flushed and hot,
to read the text. Made very feeble at
tempt at preaching. But all were ready
to hear his words The young sympathiz-
ed with him, for he was young. And the
old looked on him with a sort of parental
indulgence. At the few words in which
he commended himself and his to their
sympathy and care. they broke forth into
weeping. And at the foot of the pulpit, at
the close of the service, the people gather
ed, poor and rich, to offer their right
hand
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31


How menny people thare are who only
go into society just for the purpose ov tell
ing over their axes and pains, their gripes
and grunts! Such people ought tew be
sent at once tew the pest-house.
Give me warm friends and bitter enimys
about half and half He who amt got an
enemy on artb kant show a friend that
will stick to him thru nix and thin.
Happiness IL not only the choisest pos
seshun, but the cheapest, it costs nothing,
If you only think so.
Idleness, like industry, IL kitching.
The devil IL the father ov lies, but he
failed to git out patient for hiz inven-
shun. and hiz buziness IL now SUFFERING
from competishun.
Maxims tew be good should be as sharp
az vinegar, az short az pi krust, and az
trew az a pair ov steelyards.
A nickname will outlast mans deeds,
be they good, bad, or Indifferent.
Plum IL the best phisick kno ov: it IL
both cheap and durable.
Conscience is our private secretary.
The three gratest luxurys ov life are, a
klear konshience, a good appetight. and
sound slumber.
Fashion IL like fre-a good servant but
a bad master.
The gay il aIwus lookin' ahead, and the
sad is alwus lookin back; it IL great
pity they don't change works with each
other.
A pedant il a very learned individual,
who mistakes a pop-gun for pistill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
Corn, Thick and Thin.

The Connecticut Experiment Station,
says the Albany Cultivator, calls atten-
ton to the fact, which may be interest,
ing to cultivators, that grain in general
needs thicker planting on poor than on
fertile soil, and that the lodging of grain
results from the too crowded growth when
the plants shade each other too much.
become watery, and for this reason ma
nured piece Of land may give less return
than more sterile enc under certain con-
ditions.
A series of experiments were made by
the station to determine the relative value
of certain dent and flint varieties of corn.
Both were planted at different and meas
ured distances in rows feet apart. The
unexpected result was reached that the
dent would bear closer planting and give
heavier returns from thick planting than
the flint, although the dent was taller,
larger, had heavier leaves and larger and
longer ears. The flint yielded the heavi-
est crop when planted one foot apart in the
row, while the dent produced the most
with two stalks to a foot. This remark
able difference In favor of the thickest
planting for the larger variety was as
crioed 20 the continued selection of seed
OF TINS particular Euo-Varlety OF the dent
for the past fifteen years, with a special
view to this superiority; and it affords a
strong recommendation of the practice of
continuous selection with valuable points
in view. This continued reproduction of
plants from the seed, continuously pro-
duces new varieties; but this improve
ment is not to be expected in case of the
potato which is not increased by seed, but
only from cuttings of the underground
stems.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
ENGLAND Is SATISFIED.
Gladstone Favors Lord Salisbury's Action
in the HeIigoland Cession.

in the Heligoland Cession.
LONDON, July 25.-.n the house of COM
mons tonight, Sir James Ferguson, under
foreign secretary, in moving the ratifca-
ton of the cession of Heligoland, declared
that England had obtained an ample
equivalent for the island Heligoland
was, in fact, useless to England. The
rights acquired in Zanzibar were not only
quid pro quo for Hehgoland, but
had doubled England's inhu-
ence on the East African
coast and enormously increased her
influence in the interior. Mr.. Gladstone
supported the governments motion and
paid d tribute to Lord Salisbury for effect
ing the agreement with Germany, which,
he said, was conceived in a spirit of re-
gard for the best interests of England. He
blamed the government, however, for not
having first secured an agreement with
France in regard to her claims in Zanzi-
bar, but it was difficult to comment on
this commission without causing embar-
rassment to the government, which he
desired to avoid Sir William Harcourt
said that the constitutional practice in
such cases was for the house to move an
address to the crown approving the whole
agreement. But in this case the govern
ment had introduced such bill as had
never before been heard of. He believed
the government had taken this course
owing to sheer ignorance of the
proper method of procedure. Mr..
Balfour ridiculed the idea of
Sir William Harcourt appearing IN the
role of championing the pererogitives of the
crown He twitted Sir William with be-
ing actuated by dread of putting power
in the hands of the house of lords. Mr..
Balfour hoped that the precedent now es
tablished would always be adhered to in
future, and that no cession of territory in
time of peace would ever be made without
the sanction of parliament.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
THE SEA.
SWINBURNE

Dawn is dim on the dark soft water
Soft and passionate, dark and sweet:
Love own self wac the deep sea 5 daughter,
Fair and fawless from face 10 feet;
Called of all when the world was golden.
Loved of lovers whose names beholden
Thrill mems eyes as with light of olden
Days more glad than their flight was fleet.
So they sang; but for men that love her,
Souls that hear not her word in vain.
Earth beside her and heaven above her.
Seem but shadows that wax and wane
Softer than sleeps are the seas caresSes,
Kinder than loves that betrays and bleSSes,
Blither than springs when her Powerful tresses
Shake forth sunlight and shine with rain.
All the strength of the waves that perish
Swells beneath me and laughs and signs,
Signs for love of the life they cherish,
Laughs to know that II lives and dies;
Dies for the JOY of its life, and lives,
Thrilled with JOY that its brief death gives,
Death whose laugh or whose death forgives
= Change that bids it subside and rise
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31

born horse feel the full extent of your
power until he submits.
The way to educate a horse not to be
afraid of things is to get him used to
them by bringing him into frequent con-
tact with them If the horse is afraid of
the report of firearms, only just throw him
down and fire off a pistol over him.
Whenever he makes a motion to get up
fire off the pistol again. This can be re-
peated, and lesson should last thirty or
forty minutes The next day give him
another lesson, ana about three days the
horse will pay no attention to the dis
charge of the firearms.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
The Thirsty Travellers Tree,

A European traveller, on his way from h
coast of Madagascar to the capital in the
interior, was suffering from thirst, and
finally asked one of the natives of his party
to hunt for spring Or water-course.
There is neither within ten miles, re-
piled the native. But, he added, with
smile, at the travellers expression of de-
spalr, we can have water any time you
wish it.
He then conducted the white man to a
group of tall. palm-like trees, standing in
q cluster on the edge of the forest. with
straight trunks and bright green broad
leaves growing from the opposite sides of
the stalk. and making the tree appear
like great fan. The white man gazed
admiringly at the tree
You think it is d fine tree said the
native, but l will show you what it is
good for.
He pierced one of the leaf stems at the
point where it Joined the tree with his
spear. whereupon stream Of clear water
spurted out, which the European caught
in his water-can, and found cool, fresh
and excellent to drink
The party having satisfied their thirst
and taken supper, the native who had
spoken went on:
This tree, which is good for us in
more ways than one, we call the travellers
tree"
But where does the water come from
that this tree contains?' asked the white
man. SIS it taken up from: the sol? ?"
"Oh, no." said the native. The leaves
drink in the rain that falls on them, and
when it has passed all through them it be-
comes very pure and sweet. -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
DULUTH YACHT RACES.
Record Won in the Ten Mile Race With
Adams Second,

DULUTH, Mimi, July 25.-One of the
features in today's racing was the speed
contest between the tugs Record Adams,
and Boutin, for pool of S25 for each boat
entered The course was ten miles with
turn The Record won in 1887; Adams,
81 Is; Boutin, 52:37.
The afternoon shell races were postponed
until tomorrow. The water suddenly
became rough when the crews were at the
starting point and the Lurlines boat sunk.
The crew was rescued.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN.
BEN EDICTITE.

For life, for death, for veal or woe.
They give and take the token!
And nothing now
Can break the VOW
Their plighted words have spoken.
He is for her the man of men,
Her choice divine and human;
And she the one
For him alone
Of all the world of women
Each perfect in each others eyes
All noblest gifts possessing
Oh, joy! oh, gainl
That aches to pain
With oVercrowd Of blessing!
Her heart will never know a care
But his will bring the guerdon;
And when he signs
Her tender eyes
Will charm away the burden.
Divinest love will have each loss
(For life must still be troubled:
And through the bliss
Of word and kiss
Shall every joy be doubled.
she yields for him her home. her name.
Her realm, i'll self-surrender;
He kneels to own
His heart her throne,
To rule with queenly splendor.
Oh, foolish pirate of gain or loss,
When each to each has given
Ungrudged the whole
Of heart, life, soul
All-all this side of heaveni
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
A BATTLE WITH TRAMPS.
Two Trainmen Fatally Shot by a Vicious
Gang

GOSHEN, Ind. July 25.-Last night a
vicious gang of tramps undertook to take
possession of a Lake Shore freight train
at Ligonier. A furious battle resulted be-
tween the trainmen and the tramps, and
in the melee Brakeman Frank Houk was
shot twice by a tramp and is not expected
to live. Conductor lockwood was severel
pounded about the head and breast The
gang was finally repulsed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
Value of Guinea Fowls.

A New England woman has this to say
In the Poultry Journal "A flock of
guinea fowls is great adjunct to the farm
They make the best sort of watchmen, ana
never fail to notify the farmer of night
thieves or poultry stealers. There are a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
Jamaica as a Health Resort.

$50 to jamaica" This it not vulgar
form OF malediction, but piece of advice
to the weak and ailing given in all sober
ness and sincerity by the writer of anarticle
on the Pearl of the Antilles in Black
wood: In the popular imagination
Jamaica is a place of unwholesome vapors,
but the thermometer in the very hottest of
It's towns does not reach a mean height of
more than 80 or fall below 70 which is
nothing very serious: and these conditions,
1T IS observed, are always tempered by
cool, refreshing breezes. But what of the
fever epidemics? Stamped OUT" is the
reply, under the advance of sanitary
knowledge. The best testimony to the
general salubrity of the island is found in
the healthy condition of the numerous
Europeans who have made it their home
for a lifetime, and they brought up
families strong and well-grown as them
selves. This is so well known to the
Americans that numbers, we are told are
now focking to Jamaica as a sanitarium
to escape the bitter cold of their own
winters.-London Daily News.
An amateur performance at Cardiff of
two small operas by native Welsh COM
poser was rebuked by resident clergy
man of the English church in this man
nea: Il say that we have had the
wrecked spectacle os these people, who
pretend TO be Christians, going on the
boards of theatre to amuse the people
whom they ought to try and convert. Has
it come to this-that the church of Christ
has been mistaken? Has it come to this
that we are to unite with evil when God
has told US to be separate? In the name of
God wash my hands of this wrecked
business, and if this thing is brought ua
at the judgment throne Of God l will at
least have it to say that made my pro-
test l, as a public mana minister of
the gospel in Cardiff-do most solemnIy
make my protest against this thing
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31

The house of John Hamlet, near Val.
paraiso, Ind, was burned Wednesday
morning and his wife and four little chill.
dren persisted in the flames. Hamlet
was absent from home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
THOUGHT TRANSFERRING
A Man Brought the Very Article His Wife
Wished For

A gentleman was sitting in his library
In the evening. His wife had gone up
stairs. Presently he, too, rose and pre-
pared to go upstairs. Passing through
the parlor, which, by the way, was not his
ordinary way OF going upstairs, he went
out of his course a little and paused to
look at a small table which stood in the
corner, and upon this table lay tack ham
mer, says the Boston Transcript
Now, it was a very unobtrusi 7e little tack
hammer, and this gentleman, who is not
at all orderly in his habits, would be the
last person in the world to 60 out of the
way to notice tack hammer.
If it had been large lump of coal, or
quarter section of cheese, or strange cat
Oh the parlor table, the chances would
have been quite against his taking any
notice Of the object.
But he not only paused and observed this
tack hammer in a somewhat dazed and
| perplexed way; he took it and started
upstairs with it, which was a perfectly
extraordinary thing for him to do. be-
| cause, even if the hammer did not belong
to his table, it did not belong upstairs.
lie had not more than half ascend
ed the stairs when his wife called from
above:
MY DEAR
Yes"
''Oh, you are coming. l was going to
ask you. when you came up, to step into
the parlor and get tack hammer on the
little table there | wanted to tack I'D a
picture.
The husband stood aghast, half way up
the stairs.
Why" said he, Il have got the ham
mer already And why on earth |
should have gone and got it haven't the
least idea
The Chinese Emperor.
The emparor of China recently visited
the tombs of his family. The imperial
party consisted of the empress dowager,
the emperor and empress, and four imper-
ial concubines. They left the palace be-
fore sunrise April 4, the empress dowager
being about mile IN advance of the en-
peror and his wives. Three special travel
ing palaces, or resting places were erected
at equal distances along the route The
emperor had chair. or palanquin, cart,
and horse to vary his mode of travel He
is described as a handsome young man,
with a pale and very intelligent face,
while the empress dowager's features are
said to betoken great force of power The
number of persons in the cortege was more
than 10000. On the fourth day the tomb
was reached Next day sacrifices we're
offered to the imperial ancestors, and the
ceremony of repairing the graves by for
mally placing handful Of earth in each
tumulus was performed. The return be-
gan the next day Contrary to the usual
custom. the people were allowed to come
out and see the emperor, and he conversed
with some of them.