davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-19
W
|I'hrol
| ork.
BILL
- .
Rrous
'ranchii
! ordin


D regula1
chiee fo
Of street
er 81 hui
ain fr I
81 nsk I
satborl
yer
,l,srs oil
=
LD~A
-.uut 4
- ~
t1.e nj
.,r,ntof
=
pms ads
owners
ior an
commit init
lne pa.
sne 9
ne TWO y
ga. :.
ONT y
ieief1e
Lies Oh
y eier
n ,s !
i'ce ,f
70 80 80
ies;,c /
: the 4
,fttenas \
.a,m,.
ccsLa-I
.ccm.,f
~
nc
- -
~. u
"@ y
..hnk
. az
- -@aM
49, "
,~aN
nlS
AsH0ss
..,oo III
Fy.W 80
- -
" -
- 81
was vas z
NonaaE
$500
mmend
ng the
eet, in
ID in;#
ii
house q
pubic
he expt
owners
J grant
nfnittee
900 for
ent ap
4 for a
Fhmenk
he houi
ig a ~
10 thu
III
ntiI m
n
HuAN
Board
.ncb~
D,a 80
, ~ -
- -
800
~ e.
.as. 80
49, go
= anu =
~.
"a ada auT
$50
!
"a u
, ,rsas ~
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
How to Accept Presents.
Ladies' Home journal,

At the holiday season the giving of gifts
is prevalent. Now everybody can give
sweetly, graciously and lovingly. How
many can accept in the same spirit? |
felt last year that there was a thread of
coarse grain in the girl who, looking at a
fine book that had been sent her by friend,
said: 'Oh, dear, suppose ] shall have
to get something in return for it, That's
barter and exchange. 1t isn't giving.
Nothing was to be sent in return Ior the
book unless it were the sweetest of thanks,
and the mere fact of the acceptance of a
gift does not force upon you its return.
Gift giving is like love, the desire is
supposed to come from the heart, and no
gift is worth anything unless it is sent
with that feeling, and that only But
then you think you are TO accept and never
return? My dearest girl, we never know
how we return things In this word but
everything does equalize itself You have
been a charming companion and have
frightened many a moment to woman
whose purse is better filled than yours.
She sends you, when Christmas Day
comes, some dainty present. some pretty
trihe that she knows you will like a, book
about which y GU have, talked. or picture
that you have admired; the return you
make should be your thanksgiving, and
that is ALL Your gift of joyful presence
long before the material one. do not
mean by this that tine woman who is not
rich should not give-God forbid it-but
| do not mean she must not think OF at
tempting to return at once the gift that
has come to her. 1t is vulgar, my dear.
Wait until another gift day comes round,
and then give something that expresses
yourself. the child of your brain and your
fingers rather than your purse. After all.
Emerson struck the keynote of gift-giving
when he said, "Our gifts are for the most
part expressionless. Let the sailor bring
sea shell, the poet poem and the paint
er picture" and these are the gifts that
being part Of yourself, may be received as
of greater value than anything which
money could obtain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
JOHN b. wINsLOw FOR JUDGE.
Walworth and Racine Counties Brine
Forth Their Choice,

ELKHoRN, Dec. 26.-At a meeting at
which every member of the Walworth
county bar was represented. the following
resolutions were passed:
WHEREAS, AT the coming spring cleo
ton 1t will be necessary to elect an asso-
clate Justice of the supreme court of the
state of Wisconsin, and
wv HEREAs, We recognize in the Hon.
John b. Wmslow, judge of the First iu-
dlclal circuit, an able judge. an honorable
citizen, and one possessing the reouire-
ments necessary for the proper fulfllment
of the duties of the position. be it
Resolved, That we the members of
the Walworth county bar, are unanimous
" IN favor of the candidacy of Judge
Wlnsow, and heartily recommend him as
such candidate to our professional broth
ers In the other counties and judicial dis
trlcts, and to the electors of the state.
Resolved, That a committee be ap-
pointed to take such steps as are necessary
to place our candidate fairly before the
people and to forward his interests among
the profession of the state
RACINE, Wis, Dec. 26.-The Racine
bar has adopted the following; Re
solved, That we declare the Hon. John
b. Winslow, of Racine, to be our choice
as candidate for the position of asso,
clate justice of the supreme court. Be-
llevlng, as tho result of our intercourse
with him as the judge of our circuit
court, that he will bring to the supreme
bench, the vigor of young and active in
tellect, schooled by years of experience up
on the circuit bench where he has con-
vlnced us In common with all others prac-
ticing before him, that he possesses emf
nent legal ability combined with strict in
tegrlty, judicial temperament and entire
fearlessness in applying established rules
of law"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
A BABY MONKEY.
The Interesting Addition to the Contra
Park Menagerie
New York Times

New York Times.
Persons who observed Mr.. Jacobus at
Central Park yesterday were aware that
something had happened. His every
day look of cynical and blase indifference
to peanuts and small boys lad vanished
and in its place there was an aspect of
concentrated pride and complacency
such as might with propriety adorn the
countenance of one who had sud-
denly climbed to the pinnacle of
fame
1t was plain that Mr.. Jacobus was as
proud as proud could be. His usually
wrlnkled brow was smooth, his tail was
arranged in tasteful and iuxuriant curl
and there was far-away expression in his
little red eyes as they gazed out over the
throng that surged past his cage. Mr..
Jacobus' small but lucid mind was not in
Central park, but In the distant land of
Java. IN the country of his birth, and Mr.
Jacobus was saying TO himself how
readily he would pay SIG for the privilege
OF returning to his native jungle for few
brief moments, in order to exhibit himself
and his famil y to his astonished and de-
lighted relatives.
In the cage underneath Mr.. Jacobus sat
Mrs. Jacobus, tenderly nursing Jacobus
No. 2, the cause of all the commotlon, and
no human mother ever displayed more de-
votion for child. She tenderly rubbed
her cheek over its wee, bald head; she
chartered to it; and when it stretched its
surprisingly long, lean limbs in an uncon-
with moving impression of solicitude
mn t1tI re 10
beads and Jet black, and its somewhat
parsimonous collection of hair was what
Mrs. Jacobus, no doubt, would have des-
but strict regard for the truth does not
permit its being called by any other name
but red -and very pronounced red, too.
The baby Jacobus was born at $40
o'clock on Saturday morning. 1t was six
inches long and weighed about half
pound. Keeper Jacob Cook said that the
infant appeared to be healthy 1t is the
first monkey ever born in Central Park.
The front of Mrs. Jacobus' cage has been
covered with glass, so as to protect her
from draughts. She is convalescing on rice
and bananas and grapes.
To Mr.. Jacobus is denied the pleasure and
privilege of occupying the same apartment
with his wife and heir. But there is a
hole in the bottom of his cage and Mr..
Jacobus has spent most of his time
peering through it at his family below,
and he has whispered down many express
sions of appreciation and regard. With Mr..
Jacobus in his cage are his brothers Dick
and Harry, and they look on him as a
superior mo nkey, an4 move around him
with silent circumspection. Once in
while they get a nod Of recognition from
him, but he does not condescend to
enter into conversation. They seem to
know their place. The infant Jacobus
takes no food except the milk supplied by
its mother.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
Brother Joel Cneyne,

And now the blockade at the door
was dissolving mechanically. each man
moving back as the preacher came
forward, and the cause of the aghast
viSages was no longer a mystery, for
with white fac. Cyrilly followed, held
firmly by the hand of joel Cheyne.
There was death-like silence in the
room.
My friends" said the deep voice OF
Brother Cneyne-it had curioUsy
resonant sound as if some chord had
ceased to vibrate in Tiny friends,
am here to do restitution. so far as
may lie in my power. You see Def ore
you Il man who. while he eXhOrted you
to lives of virtue. was concealing from
the world his own mortal sin. Too
long this woman has been summed of
all, alone in her shame. Let the one,
hitherto unknown, who should have
shared the condemnation, bow his neck
to it now in the utmost
Still no one spoke. Each and every
guest of the Widow Davis might have
been turned to stone.
Il shall 90 from among YOU. NV
ministry may have done you more
cradle sinner and a miserable coward.
Before God. before the week is over
this woman shall be my wife. But l
see you now, perhaps. for the last
time. No further words | could say to
YOU would be of avail. To all l only
say. God Almighty who pardons all
those who truly repent be with you
through the coming year and all the
years that follow"
He turned. and still leading Cyrilly
by the hand. passed out under the
frosty stars. to new life, to life of
still harder labor, of daily expiration,
by good works and the Christening of
the heart, of the committed sin.
At the Widow Davis dancing had
not been resumed. The business of
the night could not be continued.
What had occurred was too unheard
of, too unprecedented. The old peo-
pie wondered if they were dreaming.
The young people were white and
subdued.
TO jimmy the greatest change had
come. She had trembled at first, but
now she had grown very quiet. She
saw Rick Davis at her elbow, and her
eyes no longer turned impatie ntly
away from his as they had done a
while before.
''S'rilly an you was good friends
long ago. jimmy" ventured Rick. who
was kind hearted fellow, and who
wished to say something commiserat-
ing.
Yes, we'uns was.' assented jimmy.
softly. Her pretty eyes were moist.
A higher power had touched her; her
unconscious soul vibrated to some
mysterious. unformulated perceptions
OF the great moral world beyond and
about her narrow, little, hitherto con-
tentedly selfish life.
Yes. We'uns was"
Some note of softness new to her
voice fell on Kicks ear. and his heart
beat unanimously.
jimmy" he said, his voice thick
with that pounding that appeared to
leap up into his throat. the new year
is Il powerful good time fur people ez
likes each other to think about marry
in'n
Not knowing what he was about he
had put out his hand.
Aud Jinny-all her graces gone, and
still very white and gentle aud SUBJ
dued-anSWered:
Yes. Rick
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01

we 'uns all, too, a-dancin' in this we're
house. Ell he cayn't abide it, it wer
better fur him ter go farther on an not
stand thar so solemn like"
But Jimmy only answered tartly:
AN eff | wuz YOU, Dick Davis. |
wouldn't say words about them ez he'd
more book larnin' an every other kind
Nv larnin' than what You 'uns and we
'uns hev."
Meantime the man thus Loyalty be-
ing defended had tied and fed his
horse. and now slowly passed down
between the dozen clustering houses of
the settlement toward the mill and the
creek. The mill was now idle. The
creeks frosty crust was locked between
its boulders and its oyerhanging
clusters of evergreen laurel and knot
ted roots and trunks of pine. The
waning afternoon was crystal still. Be-
You'd the creek Il small log cabin
showed beyond bare cIump of oaks.
Brother Cheyne walked with steady
step never pausing. Two years it was
since he had last been to Big Stag
Valley. Two years since he had
crossed the threshold of that cabin.
The powers of darkness had been bat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
COMING BACK TO ATONE,
New Year at Big Stag Valley.

New year had come to Big Stag
Valley. 1t had come with DAYS Of
crisp cold not uncommon in the win
ters of these Southern mountains. The
roads were coated with snow and ice
and hard for mules and oxen TO travel.
The trails that led abruptly over the
mountain declivities were impossible.
save for the accustomed feet of the
hardest mountaineers. Joel Cheynp,
the missionary preacher-Brother
Cheyne. they called him in the valleys
found difficulty in urging his raw
boned, underfed horse over the stony
slopes and through the rocky beds of
the ravineS.
But there was dancing ut the Widow
Davis, and the young men and maid
ems could not be expected to mind such
material impediments as the weather
threw in their path. They had come
from ten miles and more, llocking from
all sides to the settlement. As for
jimmy. she had come from the further
valleys, driving her OK cart twenty
miles over the frozen roads. 1t was
not only that jimmy wished TO par
ticipate in the ''dancin' at Widow
Davis" where she felt, with some par
donable vanity, that she was reason
ably sure Of being the pretticst girl
and the one most in demand by part
ners. But she had not been to Big
Stag Valley since she was small enough
to pass under her fathers Outstretche1
arm. That worthy had been a person
of some enterprise for these regions.
He had moved to IL spot somewhere
more thickly populated, leaving the
old log cabin where Jimmy first had
played in childish games with Cyrily,
whose father. in turn had owned the
cabin hard by on the other side of the
creek. He was dead now, rs was
Jinny's own father. But where jimmy
had been left prosperous, with II min
ute frame house, having IL coat of paint
on the outside and with mule aud
yoke of oxen and n cornfield or two
and only the old grandmother TO pro-
vide for, CvrilIy's father had sunk in
to bad ways before his death and sold
his patch of land and departed ut last,
leaving Cvrilly with hard work to live.
But-here jimmy drew up her small
head, with its ilaXen plaits-there were
worse things than barely having
enough some days to bake 'pone."
And to Cyrilly, truly the worst of these
things had come.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01

Give horses exercise, or a box stall
don let them stand on hard floor all
winter.
S. 7. Noyes and his son-in-law, Mr..
brown of Colebrook, raised two thousand
bushels of potatoes ON six acres of land
this year.
Coarse fodder and other rough foods NAV
be used with advantage, but something
better must be given also. 1t is variety
OF food that keeps an animal in health and
profit.
Farmers get many valuable hints from
one another in the discussion about farm
ing that they naturally fall into when they
get together and away from work. Let
us have more neighborhood gatherings
and more Institutes.
If your horse pulls on the halter make
the slip-noose back OF his front legs and
around the body, instead of around his
neck, as one man did. You will have a
live horse instead of dead one after he is
broken. The rope should be passed be-
tween his fore legs and through the ring
OF the halter OF course. Try it, if you did
not attend to the colt when young
Hens do not need free range in cold
weather so much as IN summers indeed,
they will lay tar better if kept confined in
wet and cold weather and allowed to range
abroad only In fine weather. But when
confined be sure that they are never with
out supply of pure water, that they have
some cabbage or other fresh vegetables,
and a rack of clover hay to peck at, and
that they get some meat every day; tie
best rule about feeding hens, as we'll as
other stock, is to give them just what they
will eat up clean in ten minutes and no
more. # the hens have some leaves or
cut straw on the floor to scratch in, it will
give them exercise and promote health
and the fertility of their eggs.
Sheep are very peculiar as to their tastes
and the kind of food they eat, and they
will never eat unsuitable food unless it is
the only alternative. If hunger and star
walton stare them in the face they will take
up with almost anything, but they will
never grow rapidly or take on much flesh
under such unfavorable conditions. The
feeder should cater to their desires, especi-
ally during the unpleasant weather of fall
and winter, when the sheep cannot select
for themselves. The most successful
eastern sheep feeders adopt the plan of
feeding at least three times a day, and
feeding only such food as the sheep will
eat up clean. Too liberal feeding is mis-
take in several ways. There is a great
deal of waste attendant on it, and the
sheep do not profit by an overabundance
A small rack should be kept near the sheep
for hay, and fresh hay should be put in it
two or three times during the day. See
that the quantity is just enough to satisfy
the wants of the sheep until the next feed
ing hour. Hay in the morning without
grain, fodder at noon and some grain and
hay for the evening meal is the best diet.
Such regularity of feeding, supplemented
by regularity of water, will keep flock in
good condition through the winter and
prepare them for rapid spring growth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
Lighter Cattle.

AS the prices for cattle are continually
reduced, the cattle raiser has to study
cheaper and better me hods of production,
and if the cattle raiser can gain a point on
his side he can feel that some new diSad-
vantages may be compensated by new
advantages on the other.
This subject is called up by reason OF
two remarks heard recently, one by sales
man, who after making two sales of good
castle said: Here the weight of cattle
cut no figure and could get no more for
the heavy cattle than | did for the lighter
ones" The second remark came from a
regular and experienced buyer who said
Exporters will sit down On the heavy cat
tie and buy more freely of the medium
weights?" The writer promptly asked
What do you call the most desirable
weight?" The answer was: From
thirteen hundred to thirteen hundred and
fifty pounds"
If it is that the views of other shipping
above it is to cattle raisers most important
and means that cattle to be easily perfected
in less than twenty-four months will be the
highest priced cattle on tn, markets. 1t
means that the greatest burden (which is
AHlSHliiS tuo UteI HUH low pOuliCS W Soty
1900 pounds) is taken from the shoulders of
the feeder, and that the finishing process
can be done at an age when the gain in
weight per day is much greater than it is
on cattle of sufficient age to make prime
fifteen to sixteen hundred pound cattle.
Long before he died the great cattle
feeder, Col. Gillette, announced to the
world that only high prices justified MAX
ing his favorite heavy weight cattle, and
he said that under circumstances existing
then, twenty four to thirty months cattle
well fed and finished we're the most profit
able.
If this statement upoE which this article
is based is correct, and We certainly be-
ieve it to be so, then few more months
can be taken from the time required to
produce a perfect beef, and thereby is
time, is feed, and is money saved for the
cattle producer.
The art of the breeder, and the science
of the feeder. have together enabled the
ripe steer. to be manufactured at an early
age, and it appears now that the market
accepts the young (but perfect animal in
preference to the heavier standard OF for
mer years.
Even now it is apparent that few pre-
miums are paid for cattle over thirteen
hundred pounds in weight, and the cat
tie buyers have discouraged the produc-
ton of the heavy weight beeves, even if
they have not determinedly sat down up
on Their.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
DEATH Al A FIRE.
Orrin Ennis, of Weyauwega, is Killed by
an Explosion.

WEYAUwEGA. Wis, Dec 26.-Fire
broke out in Lawier's hall, at Fremont,
early this morning, and soon got beyon1
control. As the fire reached the lower
story, which was used as saloon, an ex-
plosion took place which blew out the
front of the building and killed Orrin
Ennis, who vas in the building at the
time for the purpose Of removing goods.
His body was entirely consumed, only
few bones being found. The Fl e also de-
stroyed two adj oining saloons. belonging
to Hidebrand Brothers. A dance had
been in progress in the Llwler hall dur
ing the night, and had just broken up
when the fire was discovered in the ceiling.
Ennin was q, MIA ab)ut 40 years Of ago,
without family.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01

and sudden aghast expression which
had overspread the countenance of
every one near it made him leave his
ADMIRATION unfinished.
Something strange and uncommon
indeed must this be, for the chief fid-
dler, an old man with shock of gray
hair descending in the middle of his
forehead, had abruptly stopped play
ing with bow suspended in the act.
The other musicians had paused like
wise.
Rick, who was tall, pushed forward
to look over the heads of the men
blocking the door. The first thing he
saw were the powerful shoulders of
Brother Joel CneYne.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
"a . = M OOUS Oh MS L NJ rs Il EAST.
The Christmas Club of Washington Feeds
the Poor Children

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The Christmas
club of Washington to-day entertained 900
poor children at a dinner and afterwards
distributed presents to each one. Mrs.
Dunnick represented the presidents fami-
y and Mrs. Jane Fuller, daughter of the
chief justice, president ofs childrens
department of club, and Miss Jessie Mil
Ter, daughter of the Attorney General,
vice-president, took the leading part in
caring for the needs or the young
guests.
The East Washington club provided a
good dinner and presents for about 1000
Young peOple
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
ALL SORTS.
A kind word always fits.

The man who always says business be-
fore pleasure" has no pleasure.
The poison from ivy is easily burned by
application of water as hot as the skin
can bear it.
What others think of us is a less i'm
portant matter than what others ought to
think of us. 1t is better to be in disfavor
with others because we are misunderstood,
than to be In favor because we are sup
posed to deserve better than we do. And,
in the long run, the surest way of winning
the favor of those whose opinion is worth
most is by deserving it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
COOLIDGE MAY BE FIRED
The Ex-Banker of Waupaca May Get His
Walking Papers from Wanamaker.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 26.-It is
probable tnat the postmaster general will
make an investigation of the charges
against Postmaster Coolidge, of Waupaca.
Reports have been received at the de-
partment conveying the information
about the Waupaca bank failure and
insisting that the postmaster general
would be justified in reno ring
Coolidge. An official of the depart
ment said that he did not believe that the
matter had been formally presented to the
postmaster-general,b but he believed, that
when it shall be ne would give it thorough
consideration. He is very particular
about such things" continued this Off
cial, land is anxious that all postmasters
shall be men in whom the public has the
fullest confluence"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
KEEP THE BOOMERS OFF.
Ths War Department Making Prepora-
tions in the Cherokee Strip.

WASHINGTON, Dec. N.-The war de-
partment has received no information In
regard to the reported contemplated in
vasion of the Cherokee strip. The depart
ment commander has standing instruct
ions to keep the boomers out at all hazards
and the war department officials have no
doubt that the soldiers will carry out the in
tructions to the letter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01
SKIPPED THE COUNTRY.
The Proprietor of the Attica "BIind Pig"
Leaves

DAYTON, Wis. Dec. 27.-Henry King
don, proprietor of the Attic blind pig
who was arrested recently and escaped
punishment through some defect In
the papers. has skipped for parts
unknown, upon learning that the town
and state wee both after him again.
He had neither town nor government
license