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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
THE FAMILY.
But Three Generations Allowed From
Shirt Sleeves to Shirt sleeves

Shirt Sleeves to Shirt sleeves.
1t is difficult to say what constitutes a
family. In England where all laws and
practices still recognize this as the social
unit and important element, it is no
toriousl y hard to keep family together
Half Of the peerages in England have been
maintained only by bringing some seventh
cousin from the remotest reIigion-a Chi
C go carpenter shop, for instance-to
keep the name from disappearing or the
title from lapsing. The heir of the house
of de Courcey was discovered some years
ago in Newport, (R. IL sailor, and his
descendant now holds the title, says Harp
ers Bazaar.
The llneal representative of Simon de
Montfort was saddler in Tooley street,
London; and the representative of the earl
dom de Mar was hunted up in coal pit.
Hugh Miller had fellow apprentice in a
stone mason yard who came so near being
the heir to an earldom that he was often
addressed by his mates, John, Yerl Craw-
ford, bring us another hod!" In this coun-
try, with no such elaborate mechanism to
preserve the succession, it is even easier for
family to run down. The first President
Adams, who, as self made man, had
great dlstrust OF aristocracy joined with a
marked leaning toward it, declared that
the foundation for permanent order of
nobility of the English type had been
laid in Boston; and he triumphantly men
toned four family flames as convincing
proofs of his assertion. Not one of these
four names has now any marked local pro-
mince, and some of them are not to be
found in the "blue books and "social
registers" of that city at the present day.
As matter of fact, all families begin in
the same way and end in the same way; it
is only question of time. The rustic
proverb allows but three generations from
shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves, though with
modern appliances the course is longer.
Every pedigree says Gibbon, chow
ever deep and lofty, must ultimately rise
from plebeian root" or, as Lord Muir
ray put it more tersely in SCOTS mon
astery, "All families have sprung from
one mean man" On the whole the best
form of family pedigree is found in a
republic; for 1t is not buttressed by de-
morallzing conventionalisms; its stands
by itself, it silently disappears
when the representatives of the family
have become unworthy or incapable, and so
does not remain extant as public nuisance
after all its usefulness is gone. And it, as
Prot. Bryce maintains, one-half the pop
ulatlon ofthe civilized world is to be in
Guided acentury hence under the Amer
lean government, the social system of this
country will ultim ately be more import
ant than that of any other.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
BLUE.
Yale Wins the Great Race.

NEW LONDON, Conn, July 2-This
has been a Yale week with Yale
finish. Tuesday a base ball victory
Yales freshmen conquest of Harvard
'e5 in the annual twO-mlle row on the
Thames, and to put gloss finish on
the whole seasons aggregation OF
Yale's athletic achievements, the rec
ord of the Yale Varsity eight in turn
ing the ia les on the Harvard crew in
the afternoon, leaving them even
farther behind than Yale was left last
year, and that is saying great deal.
The official time for the four miles Is
20:4S for Yale; for Harvard, 2l:42 1-2.
The winning crew passed the line six
teen lengths ahead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
WAITING FOR THE BUGLE.
t. W. HIGGINsoN.

We wait for the bugle-the night dews are cold;
The limbs of the soldiers feel Jaded and old;
The field of our bivouac is windy and bare;
There is lead in our joints, there Is frost IN our
hair;
The future is yelled and its fortunes unknown,
AS we lie, with hushed breath till the bugle is
blown.
At the sound of the bugle each comrade shall
spring
Like an arrow released from the strain of the
string;
The courage, the impulse of youth shall come
back
To Danish the chill of the drear bivouac:
And sorrows and losses and cares fade away
When that life-giving signal proclaims the new
day.
Though the bivouac of age may put ice in oul
veins,
And no fiber of steel in our sinew remains;
Though the comrades of yesterday march are no
here,
And the sunlight seems pale and the branches are
sere;
Though the sound of our cheering dies down to a
moan,
We shall find our lost youth when the bugle is
blown.
Atlantic Monthly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
The Secret of Life.

Dor't worry.
Don't hurry. Too swift arrives as
tardy as too slow"
Simplify! Simplify! Simplify!
Don't overeat Don't starve. "Let
your moderation be known unto all men"
Court the fresh air day and night.
0, if you knew what was in the air
Sleep and rest abundantly. Sleep is
natures benediction.
Spend less nervous energy each day
than you make.
Be cheerful. "a light heart liveth
long"
Think only healthful thoughts. "As
man thinketh in his heart, so is he"
Avoid passion and excitement. A mo-
menJ's anger may be fatal.
Associate with healthy people. Health
is contagious as well as disease.
Never despair. "Lost shope is fatal
disease"
aft We know these things happy are ye
if ye do them. Laws of life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
NEWS I'm BRIEF.

Nearly 1870, 900 iron workmen in Pitts
burg, Pa, are idle.
Capt. Samuel D. Harley, a pioneer Of
Monticello, Ill, died.
Employees of the Helm bacher Forge
and Rolling Mill at St. Louis walked
out
! Prohibition was defeated in Atlanta
! by 1,4O0 in poll Of 1000.
Steamer City of Chicago has gone
ashore on the Irish coast
Oscar Belknap of Fairfield, Iowa,
tried to cremate his wife by setting her
clothes on fire.
An entire train on the Big -Four was
thrown from the track at Martinville,
Ind. Fireman Harry Burns was In
jured.
Indications point to an early and
large movement of winter wheat, and
traders generally look for low prices.
Ex-Secretary Whitney has positively
stated that he would not accept the
| craftsmanship of the Democratic
National committee.
The Epworth League convention
closed it's work at Chicago, and finished
up its meeting at the Auditprium in the
evening.
w. Davidge of Olmsted, ILL.,, was
killed by Fig Four train near Mound
City.
August Gehhe, an old resident of
Monitowoc, Wis, committed suicide
by jumping into the river.
William James of Iron Mountain,
Mich, was drowned while trying to
rescue a horse that had ran into q
lake.
The postoffices at Rantoul, ILL.,;
Anita and Summer, Iowa; Ortonville,
Mimi. Harrington and Stanton, Neb,,
and Ontanagon, Mich, were raised to
the Presidential class.
Hugh Watson, an influential citizen
of Macomb, Ill, was accidentally
killed there. AS testimonial of re-
gard all business houses in the place
were closed during the funeral.
The little daughter of J. H. Guthrie
Of Brown county, Ind. mysteriously
disappeared. The only clew is the re-
port that a band OF gypsies near
Buffalo, Ind, has d child with it. Par
ties are pursuing the gypsies.
Samuel Large of Shipshewana, be-
coming desperate because of the elope-
ment of his wife, went to Middlebury,
bought a new suit to be laid out in,
and then attempted to commit suicide
by taking strychnine. He was saved
nv some of his suspicious friends who
followed him.
Maude Ward, a 12-year-old colored
girl of Rockford, H., tried to light .
fire with kerosene and was burned to
death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
Imp 3rtance of Good Roads

w udC WOulu ROOu stone rOaQS all the
year round mean to the American farmer
An answer to this question is not neces-
sary, but a speculative one. Good roads
are to be found in Europe and in certain
localities IN this country and Canada. 1t
is not to DE questioned that the effect On
che American farmer as rule would be
about the same as it has been in the fav-
ored localities, and judging from the ex-
perience Of those communities which have
been blessed by good public highways, we
may mention the following as some of the
desirable results which would follow their
general adoption: They would make it
possible for the farmer to take advantage
promptly of the highest market, no matter
at what season of the year. They would
save him days and weeks of time which he
wastes every year wallowing through the
disgusting mire of dirt roads. They would
reduce to minimum the wear and tear
on wagons and carriages. They would
lessen the expense in keeping horses in
working order, and vastly less horses
would be required IN county to perform
the farmers work. They would require
less expense to keep them in repair than
do the dirt roads. They would make it
easier for a team to pull several tons over
their smooth surface than to drag a wagon
throug the mud. They would afford
steady communication with the outside
world at all times of the year. They
would spare the farmers many vexations
and nervous strains. They would prac-
tically shorten the distance to the local
market. They would increase the demand
for country and suburban property sThey
would be free from dirt in summer and
would bring every farming community in
to closer social relations They would
make an evening drive pleasure instead
vexation as it is now. They would do
away with the absurd poll tax an super
visor system in places where it is still in
Use. They swould be, in sshort, the best
possible investment to the taxpayer, if
built and cared for by the national gov
eminent and paid for by national tax
All these they would do unless experience
goes for nsught.-Farmers' Review.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
Married at Nldnight.

GAINESVILLE, Ind, July al. J.
Hardin, travelling salesman for St
Louis mouse through this section, and
Miss Mamie Small, of Elkton, mem-
Der of one Of the best families Of
Southern Kentucky, very pretty and
quite popular, were welded at the
Arlington hotel last night AS the
pair had run away from the home OF
the brides parents, and, fearing If
they waited until daylight to get mar
out, the Rev. Collins Denny of the
Methodist church was aroused from
slum Der with the request to marry
them, which he did at midnight
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
Benefits of Manurinp.

Heat is life, cold is death-a law apply.
ing to everything in nature-animal, vege
able or mineral. When soil is pIowed SC
shallow, when stinted in manure, when
left with scanty cultivation it becomes
cold, it is to all intents dead, and any seed
committed to its care es. On the other
hand, if the season is hot one, thin soil
poor and stagnant, it dies from overhead
Heat is required in moderation, cold only
enough to destroo insects and worms. II
soil is kept well filed with good manure,
it never becomes either so hot or so cold
as to damage plant growth. There are
thousands of benefits to be had from man
uring besides the very evident one of feed
ing the vegetation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
NOT So Stnnid

The overbearing ways of drill sergeants
with new recruits are a familiar subject of
gossip in the barracks of European count
ries. On one occasion recruit-a protest.
onal man-showed so little aptitude for
military movements that the sergeant broke
out to him:
"0lockhead! Are they all such idiots as
you in your family?"
".No" said the recruit, 81 have bro
Their who is great deal more stupid than
| am"
''Possible?" And what on earth does
this incompatible bIockhead do?''
''He is sergeant"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
Spring and Fall Feeding.

In the spring and fall it will pay dairy
men to feed at the top notch, if it will at
any season. By good feeding then it is
possible to keep up large production, and
it is easiear to make good butter than at
other seasons and the price is also usually
good. The silo is the beat aid that you
can have toward full and economical feed
ing at these times. B hid your siIo and
fill it this year so that it will carry you
through an entire u months Even in
midsummer there may be times when you
will want to utiliz9 it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07

speculative purposes; and alien own
ership of land should be prohibited.
All land now held by railroads and other
corporations in excess of their actual needs
and all lands now owned by aliens should
DE reclaimed by the government and held
for actual settlers only"
The rest Of the afternoon session was
spenti in wrangling.
In the evening reSolu ions in favor of a
fair ballot and pensions and against the
protective system and the Pinkertons were
adopted.
| Gresham Says No.
The Gresham movement received a coup
de grace by the following dispatch from
Judge Gresham himself:
CHICAGO, July Al. B. Weaver, Igna-
titus Donnelly, Ben Terrell, John W.
Hayes:-I have just returned and find your
dispatch of the 1st. | must stand by my
dispatch to Mr.. Orr of the End. Accept
my grateful acknowledgements.
'W. Q GRESHAM.
Immediately on receipt of this the
| Gresham boomers accepted the inevitable.
THAT settles it," said Ignatius Don
nelly, Gresham will not accept"
Powderly, Hayes, Terrell and others ex-
pressed the same opinion.
A resolution declaring against the pres
ence of public officers at conventions was
adopted with a whoop.
Nominating Speeches.
A score of dominating speeches were
made. Gen. James B. Weaver, of Iowa,
Senator Kyle, OF South Dakota, were elo-
gized. Van Wyck withdrew. Schilling
was for Kyle. The south and west for
Weaver. 1t early became nearly STAN
pede for the latter.
From the very beginning of the roll call
Weaver lead, and SO overwhelming was
the vote cast for him that his nomination
was practically assured before the ballot
was half completed.
The first ballot for president, only one
being necessary, resulted as follows:
! weaver. Observation-Disclosures. 995
Kyle. Observation-Disclosures. 265
Norton NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Page ................ L
Stanford l
The nomination was made unanimous.
.FieId for Vice President
J. g. Field, of Virginia, was nominated
on the first ballot for vice president. The
name of Ben Terrill, of Texas, was also
proposed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
Green Corn Fritters

Select well brown bnt tender corn, and
CRATE from cobs one quart; add to this half
pint Of -four, salt to taste, one heaping
tablespoonful butter and four well beaten
eggs, beaten separately very light; drop
by large spoonfuls into boiling lard, or
thin the batter with cream or fresh milk,
and fry as you would buckwheat cakes; be
sure and salt well.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
BADLY MIXED,
A Suicides Conviction that He was His
own Grandfather.


A resident Of TitusviIle, Pa. committed
suicide few days ago from a melancholy
conviction that he was his own grand
father. Here is the singular letter that he
left, Il married widow who had a grown.
up daughter. Ny father visited her house
very often, fell in love with my step.
daughter and married her. So my father
became my son-inlaw and nv step,
daughter my mother, because she was my
fathers wife. Some time afterward my
wife had son; he was my fathers brother
in-law and my uncle, for he was the
brother Of my step mother. Ny fathers
wife-.het Is, my step-d ghter-had al
so son; he was, of course, my brother
and N the meantime my grandchiId. for
he was the son Of my daughter. Nv wife
was my grandmother, because she was my
mother mother. | was my wife's hus.
band and grandchlld at the same time
And as the husband of a PERSONS grand
mother is his grandfather, was my own
grandfather.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
Procra stin alton.

IN order to arrive We must start, " said
Talleyrend, and this terse bit of epigram-
matte wisdom holds its significant lesson
to those of US who are too often by way of
being dilatory in carrying out our inten-
sions. The procrastina'or comforts him
self with the assurance that some other day
is as good as to-day-which is falIacy.
If one would arrive he must start, and the
sooner he starts the earlier will be his ar
rival.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
Pie Plant Fritters

Pare and cut into small pieces dozen
stalks of pie plant. Then make a batter
by beating to a smooth paste pint of
-four with half a pint of water, adding a
pinch of salt, pint of milk and two well
beaten eggs. Stir the rhubarb into this
batter Have the frying material boiling
hot in the frying pan and drop tie batter
in by spoonfuls. Fry the same as other
fritters, and when done brown on both
sides, drain and serve with butter and
sugar with little grated nutmeg.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
Cholera Rapidly Spreading.

ST.. PETERSBURG, July 2.-The cholera
Is increasing at Baku, on the Caspian,
Notwithstanding the efforts of the
authorities to stamp it out. The spread
Of the disease to Tifiis is confirmed L.
is rapidly extending there and through
out Transcaucasia. The cholera has
already made its appearance at Pc
4rOvsL
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
Greese.
Plant More Roots for Fall Feedink

lfyou have some little pieces of ground
not planted, instead of allowing them to
grow up with weeds, you can use them
more probably for roots crops of some
sort. Carrots, mangolds, beets and turnips
will all come handy for helping out the
feeding this fall, and can be grown so
easily that the crops will well repay the
labor. If more roots were grown and
used for stock feeding in the fail! and
the spring.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
Cracker Asparagus.

By E. A. B.: Wash the asparagus thor
oughly, break off heads and put ia a dish
by themselves; cut the stalks in pieces 2
or inches long, splitting the larger ones,
put them in boiling water and cook Is
minutes, then add the heads and cook I'M
til done; drain off nearly all the water, put
in salt and butter to taste and let boil, add
some new milk and let boil again. Serve
while hot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
To Prepare Mustard for the Table.

Stir up half teacupful scalding vine
gar large tablespoonful each of -four and
mustard, after working them together
smoothle with cold water. Add q tea
spoonful salt and tablespoonful sugar.
When it just boils, remove from the fire
and bottle. This will keep some time and
be nearly as good as French mustard.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07

body is finding out afterwards that he has
made mistake. But there can be no
greater mistake than stop ping to worry
over mistake already made. Forgetting
those things which are behind" includes
the forgetting to worry over the irremedi-
able past. Reaching forth into those
things which are before" is the '.one
thing for every child Of God to do in spite
of the many mistakes which all insist he
has certainly made Morning Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
Left a heritage of 81, 900.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, July s.-Henry ].
Berg, collector for the Lafayette bank
here, has disappeared, leaving shor.
age of $1,000. Investigation shows
that 81, 900 was taken in small amounts
and then last Saturday $4,000 was
taken in lump. He is bonded for
$40, 900 by the American Surety COM
pany. There has been no trace to his
whereabouts discovered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
THE HOUSEHOLD.
An Afterglow.
N. E. HENDERSON.

sAt eventide it shall be light" so saying
In strains of tender music, strangely sweet
That olden prophet, in whose pulses beat
Undying hope and sympathy that sprang
From source devine, SO many a bitter pang
Grows painless, and oft weary, aching feet
With new strength bound, meath noon-tide's
scorching heat,
Or in the ominous hush, when clouds o'erhang
Heavy with pent-up waters till a light
Swift, sharp, and penetrating rends the cloud,
And the glad EARTH refreshed, smiles at the sight
OF western skies, with heavens glow endowed,
And through the quiet air. peal sweet and strong
From minister towers the chimes OF evensong.
Week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
Typhus Fever I'm Russia,

LONDON, July 2.-The Vienna CORE
spondent of the Times says: Reports
from the Russian frontier indicate a
recrudescence of typhus fever in Sa-
mara. There were 3, 300 cases at No
vouzensk at the beginning of June, $50
of which proved fatal, owing to the
scarcity of doctors"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
Adopted the Single Tax System.

WASHINGTON, JAY 2.--Hyattsville, a
small town on the border of Washing
ton, has resolved to abolish taxation on
improvements and to adopt the single
tax system. This is the first town to
adopt the system IN this country. The
vote of the commissioners for the
change was to 2.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
FARM AND HOME.
MY LIFE'S A WEAVING.
CHRISTIAN AT WORK

Ny life is but weaving
Between my God and me;
may but choose the colors-
He worketh steadily
For oft he weaveth sorrow;
And /, in foolish pride
Forget he sees the upper,
And L the under side!
chose my strand all golden,
And watch for woven stars;
L murmer when the pattern
Is set in blsrs and mars.
l can not yet remember
Whose hand the shuttles guide:
And that my stars are shining
Upon the upper side.
l choose my threads all crimson,
And wait for flowers TO bloom,
For warp and wool to blossom
Upon that mighty loom,
Full oft seek them vainly,
And fret for them denied
Though Towering wreaths and garlands
May deck tue upper side.
My life is but a weaving
Between my God and me;
see the seams, the tangles-
The fair designs sees He
Then let me wait in patience
And blindness; satisfied
TO make the pattern lovely
Upon the upper side.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
Beef Loaf

Three and half pounds Of round steak
chopped fine, two cups of rolled crackers,
two eggs, one tablespoon CT salt, butter
the size of an egg, and one cup of cold
water Pour into bread tin and bake
three hours.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
Be blessing and you will receive bles

Be blessing and you will receive bless
ing.
Temptations resisted are stepping
stones 20 heaven.
The day goeth away, the shadows Of the
evening are stretched out.
The party who W IN t forgive is the one
who is alwa1 in the wrong.
If you look at the top side of cloud
you will always see something bright.