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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
THE

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Room Sleepers, Dining Cars and Coaches OF lates!
design, between Chicago and Milwaukee ans
st. Pan1 and Minneapolis.
Fast Trains with Pullman Vestibuled drawing
Room Sleepers, Dining Cars and Coaches OF --latest
design, between Chicago and Milwaukee and
Ashland and Duluth.
Through Pullman Vestibuled Drawing
Room and Tourist Sleepers via the Northern
Pacific Railroad between Chicago and Port.
land, Ore, and Tar Oma, Wash.
Convenient Trains to and from EASTERN
Western Northern and Central Wisconsin points,
affording unequaled service to and from Waukeo
sha, Fond du Lac. Oshkosh. Neenah, Ne.
nasha Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Hurley,
Wis and Ironwood and Bessemer, Mich.
For tickets, sleeping car reservations, time
tables and other information, apply to agents o.
the Line or to Ticket Agents anywhere In the
United States or Canada.
8. R. AINSLIE, General Manager, Milwaukee
J. M. HANNAFoRD, Gen1 Traffic Manager, 8,
Paul, Mimi.
He BARLOW, Traffic Manager, Chicago, e.
LOUIS ECKSTEIN, Gen1 .Psss'r and Tkt Ayr
Chicago, Ii,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
THE AGE OF INSPIRATION.
Why the First Work of Many an Author
His Best.

His Best.
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The great names in the history of liter
allure are found for the most part associat-
ed In widely separated groups. The
manifestation of literary genious has been
neither continuous nor solitary. The
sources of inspiration, peculiar TO FORUM
ate age, awake the creative Impulse IN a
few active and powerful minds, which
react upon and stimulate each other until
each has produced its best, and then fol-
lows long interval of mere imitation and
criticism 1t Is so with the mind of the
individual thinker No one mind is con-
tinuously creative through long series of
years A few writers have achieved emin-
ence in early life, and for lustrum or de-
cade have produced works of exceptional
merit in swift succession, and then have
either become altogether inactive or have
! BETRAYED an obvious loss of originality and
| force. Occasionally an authors first effort
is his only successful one. But sooner or
! later in every mind the lead is exhaust
| ed by constant working. The health, the
exuberant vitality, the Astounding hopeful
ness of youth, are in themselves springs OF
| inspiration; but later on, when the phi
| siuue has lost its recuperative energy,
when the intellect is faded, and when the
! imagination has grown blase, the most re-
solute industry is a poor substitute tor
enthusiasm The writer is as smooth as
ever; he has perhaps. better mastery
over the technique of his art; but his In.
ventiveness and his old gift of discovery
are gone He would have been more
prudent had he turned his cack upon his
back upon his publishers at the first
symptoms of fatigue and falling elasticity
| To keep the mind productive it is neces'
sary to indulge it with seasons OF reprose
and sometimes it may be best to let 1t lie
fallow for years; though-to take another
hint from he farmer-it may be better
plan to report to a rotation Of crops. L
is certain at least that every harvest mas
be preceded by a seed time. The youthful
stock of IDEAS is soon used up. the fresh
ness of first impressions is speedily wor1
off, and then the mind requires time t.
ACQUIRE new interestS-time to take up ant
assimilate new material. The world i
full of suggestion, but it is impossible t.
force or hurry the discovery. We refe
only to creative work. for man may g
on making shoes indefinitely. The mine
of mankind, considered as a unit, is lik
mind of the individual author in this re
spect It began without model an'
without a school, and at the dawn of it
development it was perforce original. |
was thus, however, sprightly and alert
for there was nothing anywhere trlte o
commonplace, and fancy was borne by he
: every flight to fairy land But, after s
long a time, the genious Of antiquity la
exhausted prone and pOwerless, amid tn
splendor of its own creation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
/. s. ST. p. gu.
These Letters are the Initials OF the
New Line through Wyoming and
Idaho to the Pacific Northwest

This line is composed Of the
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis y
Omaha and Union Pacific Rail,
ways, and reaches more ia,
Western Cities than any other line
as follows:
Haley, Boise City, Lewiston,
Moscow and principal Idaho
points,
Walla Walla, Colfax, Farming
ton, Rockford, Spokane Falls and
numerous Washington points.
Baker City, Pendleton, Portland
and principal Oregon points.
Ogden and Salt Lake City, the
largest points in Utah.
p San Francisco, Los Angeles and
all California points from Mt.
Shasta to San Diego.
And this line also reaches Butte,
Anaconda and many other points
in Montana.
Also note that by this line
accommodations are furnished IN
Pullman Family Sleeping Cars
very low rates to holders
econd-class tickets going to
Washington, Oregon and Califor-
MIA.
When you get ready to go
West, before deciding upon your
route, call on agents of c., St. p
M. & O. Ry, who will cheerfully
furnish rates and information
about through car service over
the LAKE Superior, St, Paul &
| Union Pacifc Line" and connec-
tons, or for pamphlets and map
address
T. w. TEASDALE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
SWEET MISTRESS NANCE OF MIL
BURN TOWN.
WILLIAM PAGE CARTER

When had gone the highway down,
| met sweet Mistress Nancy there,
When bonnet quaint, and jaunty gown,
And shutdown glints about her hair;
Such silken hosen, dainty feet
Tn Il should not climb the mountain lands,
Sucn wondrous hair, like sheafened wheat
All bursting from its golden bands.
"Sweet Mistress | made bold to say,
''May 60 down the glebe with you!
] heard bird sing yesterday,
wish me what it sang were true;
A robin bird (my knees did shake
To zee that she did me so view,
"a robin Bird H did so quake),
II wish me what it sang were true.
"Ah. Reuben Foster" quoth the lass,
"What ails the lad that he's gone wrong?
Best get thee to thy lCoking-glass-
What Is it of the robins songE
III warrant me tho bird did flee
Ere thou dldst learn its piping lay.
All, Reuben, man, art foolIng me?
And ii is nought thou hast to say.
"Sweet Mistress Nance of Milburn town,
j am loutish country lad,
In bonnet quaint and iannty gown
You quite distract and make me mad. "
And all this time the bonnet's tints
Grew quainter still, do declare,
And all this time the shutdown glints
Made merry with the unsheafed hair.
"What riddle talk We, Reuben, MANI"
And tossed her WOndrOus name along; q
t'To it again, where ye began
What Is it of the robins song?
I'll warrant me in all the IhrOng
Along the green there's none SO rare
AS would not tell robins song"
And tossed again her wondrous hair.
And ali this time passed along,
The lass did so undo my brain
burst not tell the robins song
] wish that we nigh walk again;
And all this time the highway down
/ went with Mistress Nancy fair,
Up by the glebe into the town,
Some sun-glints still about her hair.
--Centur
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17

the unworthy ambitions of manhood, and
the selfish iealousies of old age, who is there
that can stand up and say there Is no cpl
sode in his life he would rot have expung-
ed, forgotten or condoneG?
We had turned into restaurant Tor
bit of dinner. and those thoughts passed
through my mind as we ate our fish. My
companion pondered sadly for a few sec
onds, and then shaking himself together as
though to throw off an unpleasant train Of
thought, said:
Now, tell me about yourself, your wife
and family"
Before | had time to reflect upon what
might be the result of my disclosure, |
| blurted out the simple truth:
Il nave no wife. -
He looked intensely surprised, as he
said: MY dear fellow, | am very sorry, |
never heard''- He paused, inquiringIy.
and again blurted out:
Il never had one. "
A look of extreme pain spread over his
face as he heard this. He leaned across
the table, and laying his hand on niue,
said, with infinite sympathy: Il see 1t all !;
| ought not to have asked you. Forgive
me, old fellow, and forget that have said
| those words.
/ | gave him a clammy hand and turned
away lest he should detect the conscious
outlines of my face. | had become
confirmed in the suspicion that he had
! heen gradually dawning upon my mind,
! that [ had never set eyes upon my
host before that day, and that | had
been carried away by some inexplicable
chance resemblance to some remote &C
uuaintance, and by his own apparent cor
| dial recognition of myself. There was no
! blinking the facts, however. Every
! body that be mentioned was total
stranger to me, while every incident that
| | mentioned, with a view to drawing him
out, seemed to find his mind blank.
Ny sole object was to extricate myself
from my false position without detection.
got absolutely and hopelessly involved in
fable and falsehood, and after having thus
! lightly taken away the good name
of the supposititious mother of
my children, a sort of despair took
possession of me, and wild desire
! to avoid exposure or explanation "a any
! cost.
| The dinner was good, the wine excellent,
and my host geniallty itself. We sat, ate
and drank freely, and over our cups blush
to think of the people | married, the old
! friends buried and the characters | took
away. But he would have news, and what
was to do? Much of my information
seemed to afford him matter for astonish-
ment, and often he circulated:
You don tell me So as | conveyed
some specially startling piece Of personal
news.
] However, the the for departure came at
j last, and my mind was torn with conflict
! ing desires to escape dete:tion and TO ascer,
! tain his identity.
you'll come and see us?" he said cor
daily, as we shook hands preliminary TO
leaving.
Yes, certainly replied; ''but where
are you putting up now?'
"Oh. the same old quarters" he re
turned.
"What is the best way to get there?"
asked, as a last and altogether desperate
hope.
''You can't do better than take a cab,
he said, and we parted never to meet
again. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17

Fast Nan Line with vestibuled fraA.s -
tween Chicago, Milwaukee, St. fHa1 80
Minneapolis.
Grans-Contfnental Route between CAieaGe
Council Bluffs Omaha and the Pacific CseA
Great National Route between Chicago. KAD
City and Sc. Joseph, No.
800 Miles of Road reaching al principe
points IN II inois. Wisconsin. Minnesota, love-
Missouri and Dakota
For maps, time tables, rates OF passage ans
freight etc apply - the ne Arrest station agent Of
the CHICAGO MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL RALvAi
OF to any Railroad Agent anywhere in the WN-N
ROSWELL MILLER, A.V Fl. CARPENTER,
General Manager. Gen1 Pass and Ttt- Ag1
FFor information in reference to Lands 40
Towbs owned by the CHICAGO, MHwAUKHB 81
PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY. write 70 II. @. HAuAAa
Land Commisstop-r. Milwaukee WiscoGin-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17

referred to, may be gathered by the fol-
lowing extract from that document:
1T means an enormous commercial sue
cess, if properly manipulated, and under
Mr.. Fields experienced supervision it
seems quite possible that this engine will
bring about the same benefit with regard
to the economical use of Steam as Besse-
mer's steel gave to It's own specific indus
tries Exchanges
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17

laughable instance of this belief in lucky
names is that wherein certain firm of
lottery-office keepers, have discovered an
old woman named GoodIuck. gave her ESQ
a year for the use of her name as nominal
partner, henceforward styled themselves
(1oadIuck e %
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
BECAME CRAZED
A Chippewa Falls Invalid Made Insane
by His Illness.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Special Teie-
gram, Sept. ll-Lew Johnson, an Invalid
of many months became crazeu last night
by reason of his illness and escaped from
his house unobserved. A searching party
Was out all night, and this morning
found their man at the county poor farm
three miles in the country. He was
brought back and now lies in a critical
condition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
OVER THE FALLS.
Two Suicides in Rapid Succs ssion a
Niagara

Niagara.
NIAGARA FALLS, Sept, l1.-This after
about Is years old, threw herself into the
rapids. A man named Caheim, Of Phila-
delphia. sprang into the water and at
tempted to save her She resisted, and he
had to leave her to save himself.
A couple of hours later party on Luna
island was startled by a young man near
them crying: I'm going, goodbye. "
Tuning, they saw him spring into the
water. In minute he disappeared over
the falls. His name is said 10 be ALERT
HeimEck.
AN Oil we'll flowing 2OO barrels day has
beer opened near Portland ad.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
TRAMPING IN THE ADIRONDACKS.

Healthful and Joyous Way to View Noun
tain Scenery.
The writer having passed his summers
in Northwood for some years is naturally
preiudiced in favor of that region, but
others are as good. A few parties have
come to Northwood every year, and because
they are few they enjoy the country better.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-06
ELECTIONS IN iowa.
4 Majority Of the Towns Heard
From Eject Democratic
Officers.
Business Mems Association and
Alliance Boycotting Each
Other.
The Schlesinggr Railroads and Mines
Sold 70 q Syndicate North
west News.

COUNCIL Bluffs, Iowa, March A.
The Democrats IN local election carried
the CITY. A light vote was poIled. In
Cedar Rapids John B. Henderson, Dem,
was elected mayor over SandHrson,
Rep, by 253 majority. The Democrats
gam three aldermen. Boone elects a
Republican may0r and treasurer and
DemOcralc attorney and assessor. DEM
ocrats carried LIE Mars by % majority.
The proposition TO bond 1he city for the
erection Of an electric hght plant was
c:xried by - majority. Al CrestOn Ed
ward Derr, Dem, was elected mayor
and three out of five aldermen are Dem
ocraTic. At OsTuumwa the Democrats
won the municipal election by maJor1-
ties ranging from 800 TO 500 over the
Repn biican and Labor vote, and gained
four aldermen. AT Burlington The cleo
nOn was quiet, there being but one Re
pu bI1can ca the ticket and he
was Defeated. The Citizens ticket
was elected at EmmeIts burg,
only a light vote beng cast.
AT Waterloo S. ]. Ho0t was reelected
mayor by vote Of $40 to 492. Two
years ago Hoot was working on cob
bler's bench when he was elected mayor,
largely through the votes OF the Knights
of Labor. The entire general city ticket
elected Is Democratic except the treas
urer The council, however. is largely
Republican. c. !. Boot, Republican,
on the Citizens ticket, carries the city
Of Lyons, over Capt. J. T Foster, Dem,
by majority Of over 400, and the aver
age Democratic majority Of the place is
about 300 The Republicans elect two
OUT Of four aldermen with another still
IN don hi
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-06
German Merchants win Exhibit.

BERLIN. March "A committee of
merchants appointed TO consider the
question, has decided N favor of MAX
ing an exhibit at the worlds fair TO be
held ID Chicago The committee also
decided TO request Baron Won Berlepsch,
minister Of commerce and industry, 10
nominate an imperial commissioner for
the worlds fair, whose duty II shall be
TO obtain all the facihIies possible for a
proper exhibit, and 10 make the other
arrangements necessary for the success
ful carrying out of the German mer-
chants part IN the exhibition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-06
schIesinrer SENS (,ut.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, March 4-Ferdi-
nand Schlesinger has returned from
New York, where he went TO dispose of
his railroad on the northern peninsr0l
Mr.. Schlesinger said the road had been
sold TO a syndicate of capitalists Who
they were he said he did not know. al
business transactions having been
through New York attorney. With
the road went 0ne-half of the Chaplin
mine and half interest II the SIX steel
steamers being built at Cleveland.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-06
sirned Inv HARRISON.

WASHINGTON, March Among the
bills approved by the president were the
following To commission Philip G.
johnson, deceased, as rear admiral IN
the United States navy; to create new
district II the Northern judicial district
OF Georgia; 10 allow certain claims re-
ported by the court of claims, under the
Bowman act; to repeal timber culture
laws: 70 provide for the refunding of
the District of Column bia bonds: TO pro-
vide for the printing of the agri-
cultural report for 1891: the leg
islaMve, deficiency, consular and
diplomatic, sundry civil, Indian.
pension und agricultural appropriation
bills; the joint resolution providing for
the organization Of the circuit courts of
appeals; the act authorizing Brig. Gen.
Thomas I. Casey. q. 5. A, To accept a
diploma of the Legion of Eon0r from
the French republic the acts for public
buildings af ClarksviIle, Tenn, and
Saginaw, Mich: authorizing portage
railway al the Cascades Of The Column
bia; the act amending the laws relating
I'd timber culture; the act Incorporating
the national conservatory of music, and
nlneTy-two private pension bills.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-06
The Usual Result.

DAVENPORT, Iowa. March William
Johns and wife, of Hampton, Ills, are
1yins between life and death with about
even chances at the St. james hotel
They applied for lodging al night and in
the morning their groans attracted a
clerk 10 their room. Both were uncon-
sciOus. A gas jet turned wide open, but
not lighted, and an empty Wine bottle
on the table, explained the situation.
Three doctors are at work on the sense
less couple. 1t Is a strange coincidence
that N the same room q travelling man
blew out the gas with fatal effect last
fall
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-06
SHOT IN The STREET.
The President of the Mcpherson, KAN,
Bank Did Not Attempt Suicide.

Bank Did Not AESemp PIT su1c1de-
MCPHERSON, Kan, March &c. A.
Hegglund. president Of the Second Ma
1ional bank, who was shot last Monday,
has regained consciousness for the first
time and made a statement that par-
italy clears the mystery surrounding
the shooting. He said that between
and o'clock ON Monday morning,
while returning home from a short trip
he was met on Kansas avenue by some
unknown person, who placed revolver
al his breast and fred. When he re-
gained consciousness he made his way
home, but was suffering SO much pain
that he could not tel his vie what had
happened. NJ possible motive for the
assassination Of Mr.. Hegglund Is known
and there is no clue as 30 the identity Of
the wOuld-be assassin. Some hours
after Mr.. Hegglund was shot the bank
of which he is president closed It's doors
and suspended payment. The bank ex-
aminer has taken charge OF the bank.
The Iiabai1fies are about S250, 900. with
more than enough assets 10 prevent loss
to both deposit0rs and stockholders.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-03-06
IN THE HOUSE.

A large number OF pelm0ns and RESP
1uIions were read ID the house upon as
sembIIng
that the exception of one or more COUP
ties from the operation of the interest
law would render the whole law inOper-
alive was read.
The Reyes Australian election hin
was reported back by the COMMITTEES
amended N important particulars, Of *
manner of voting and form of tickssS
also N the matter of registration n
cities over 10000. It was placed On
general orders.
Afternoon Session.
The Introduction Of new bills was con
Iinued al the afternoon session. one
being TO create state board Of Imui
grafton. TO consist Of the governor, state
auditor and secretary Of state.
Sbockweus anu-PnkerBon bill, So
called. came up, on the cal Of the cal
endar. and then there was call of the
house, showing seventeen Gbsen1aes.
The waits and estrays being gathered
IN. the vote on the bill was proceeded
with. The bil passed by vote Of sc
10 10.
Mr.. StockwAII's bln. H. T. 267, PRO-
viding penalties for the attempt on the
part Of employers, either persons or cor
porafions, To deprive by contract or
agreement any employe Of the rights
and privileges Of citizenship N s1srcls-
ing the right to belong 10 any association
or union, came up Oh third reading fur
passage and was lost. Mr.. S5Ockw6u
gave notice Of a motion TO reconsider.
Mr. Kendall gave nOIlce of a motion
10 reconsider H T. IA, the anIPnkar~
ton bill So ordered
The house then went INTO committee
of the whole, with MIR. Trip II the
chair Mr. Knudson's bill, Il f I83.
creating board Of pardons consisting
of the governor, secretary OF state and
attorney general, was amended by Mr.
Penney, wno wished a provision m
serted that no one convicted and SEN
fenced TO prison for Life for murder
should be pardoned at al.
The amendment was adopted. Tbs
amendment by Mr.. Feig that two cIfz-
zens at large be placed ON the board oz
/ pardons was lost. Mr. KnudsUn's Mn
| rs amended was then recommended Il
pass.
The Cha1npIn bill, file go, providing
fer an amendment TO the constitution,
taking from the hands of the g0v9n0
the power to appoint al officers and CIV
ing appointive powers to the legislature
q that they may provide the manner =
/ which officers may be appointed, w
| Ucummended to pms.