Contributed by our Regular Correspondents Local Brevities Mr. ALLISON of La Crosse, delivered a temperance address in the village church of Friendship, on Wednesday evening, to a large audience. Ye editor of the Press returned from Madison Saturday evening last. He has been too busy attending to law matters to give a moment's attention to other business. And now, since putting that paragraph in type, we have to record that he, the said editor, left us again Thursday afternoon to return to Madison. The Circuit Court for this county commenced its sessions on Tuesday last-his honor Judge Stewart presiding. A goodly number of people from abroad were here during the week in attendance upon the Circuit Court. Our landlords gave them a hearty welcome, and fed them with the best the country affords. By the way, the little towns are scarce that can excel Friendship in providing good things for the inner man. Mr. Frank W. PHILIPS, formerly teacher in this village, made us a call Wednesday morning. Frank is one of those who can study, play, work, and drive business, each in its proper turn, and is bound to be a prosperous and useful citizen. The world helps those who help themselves. Among those who visited Friendship during the week was Mr. George B. BACON, of Chicago, formerly of White Creek. Mr. B.'s hair is getting frosty, like the rest of "we old chaps;" but he looks as though the world used him kindly. We like to meet old familiar faces, and wish their wonders prosperity and happiness, as we do friend BACON. Good stove wood sold in this village last week at 80 cents per cord. We would like to take a few cords at that price. Most people are never satisfied with the natural order of events. We have heard more complaints in Wisconsin about the severity of the winters than we ever heard about any other one thing. And now nearly every body is growling about the mild winter. Lumbermen can't get their logs out of the woods for want of snow. Farmer Let-'em-slide, who never has anything to sell, can't get his beef, pork, and grain to market, because the ground is to bare for his rickety sled and bare-footed horses. And the young man, loafing around and scarcely earning his board, can't go into the forests and cut wood for the ensuing season, because he doesn't have to wade in snow two feet deep, and is denied the privilege of defiling the beautiful surface with filthy tobacco juice. Meanwhile young Mr. Diligence is looking ahead, takes Time by the forelock, adapts himself to whatever condition may come in the order of Providence, and at the end of the year finds that he has lived well by his own exertions, has not eaten the bread of idleness, and has something ahead towards paying for his prospective home. While we, who have to buy fuel to keep us warm, and provender for our cattle, find that the mild weather saves us a large expense in the lessened amount we are obliged to use of these articles. So that some are benefited at least by having soft breezes and a lack of "beautiful snow." Still, as it seemingly would be for the general good to have colder weather and good sledding, we shall not growl if, for the remainder of the season, the ground is covered with a foot of more of hard packed snow. Selah School Reports are interesting to the scholars of a school, and to their parents. It is thought they have a tendency to stimulate scholars to greater diligence in acquiring useful knowledge. Hence we publish them when furnished us. But these reports are of no interest to the general reader. Therefore those making them will see the necessity of being as brief as possible. The home columns of the Press are too much crowded for lengthy communications of any kind. School Report The following is the report of the Hubbard district school for the second month of the winter Term: Scholars not absent during the month: Alice COTTON, Frank JONES, Asa JONES, Ella JONES, Mary JONES, Cora JONES, Nellie JONES, FRANK JONES, Willie JELLISON, Hattie JONES, Willie JONES, Lily FRAZIER, Joseph PARKS, Mury REID, William REID, and Grant PICKET. Scholars not tardy during the month: Alice COTTON, Jared COTTON, Frank JONES, Mary JONES, Cora JONES, Hattie JONES, Katie HUBER, Mury REID, William REID, and Edmund CHANEY. Scholars neither absent nor tardy: Alice COTTON, Frank JONES, Mary JONES, Cora JONES, Hattie JONES, Mury REID, and William REID. In deportment, upon a scale of 10, No.'s 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 28 29, 32, 34, 36, 37, 39, 41, and 45, are marked 10. In scholarship, upon a scale of 10, No.'s 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29, 32, 35, 26, 37, 45, and 46 are marked 10. Number of scholars registered, 46. Average attendance, 41. No. of visitors during the month, 1. Through mistake the name of Ella JONES, did not appear in the list of names of those not absent during the first month of school. Many of my scholars have to fight selves in various forms. Bt it is the jostlings of life which bring great men and women to the surface; and as surely as large potatoes rise to the surface when carried in a cart over a rough road, so will students who aim high,--who are studious, self-reliant, courageous, self-governing, &c., ascend the ladder of fame and be honored by all. By our daily acts our characters are formed. "Even a child is known by his doings." Some of my scholars avail themselves of every opportunity to learn. They not only study in school, but at night, noon, and recess. Such scholars will not only be lights I school, but they, in after life, will realize that they too have built their houses upon a rock, and although storms may come, yet this carefully prepared structure will stand.* The following named scholars are doing excellent: George KEACH, Andrew CHANEY, Ella JONES, Cora JONES, Mary JONES, Ettie GLEASON, Eliza McGUINESS, Miller JELLISON, Willie JONES, Lily FRAXIER, Mury REID, William REID, Frank JONES, and others. A. EDWARDS, Teacher. Jan. 12, 1878 [*We beg leave to express our dissent from such doctrine. The scholar who spends all his waking hours in study, and none in play and manual labor, will come out a learned fool, and be regarded as a dead weight upon society.-Press.] MARRIED SWAN-BEMIS.-On the 25th of December, 1877, at the home of the bride's parents in the town of Strongs Prairie, by Rev. D. J. HARRINGTON, Mr. Thomas SWAN, of Spencer, Wisconsin, to Miss Edna BEMIS. BEALS-BELL.-ON the 31st of December, by Rev. A. J. PEIRSON, Mr. Clark BEALS of New Chester, and Miss. Ellen E. BELL, of Jackson. For Sale On my farm in the town of Springville some full blood POLAND-CHINA PIGS, three months old. I also keep a full blood boar, same breed. A better hog than these is not in Adams county. Dec. 16, 1877 N. E. ALLEN LEGAL NOTICES Execution Sale By virtue of an execution issued out of the Circuit Court for the County of Adams, in the State of Wisconsin, to me directed and delivered, in favor of Geo C. JACKSON, and against the goods and chattels, and real estate of Daniel EIGHME, I have, for want of goods and chattels, levied upon all the right, title and interest which the said Daniel EIGHME had, on the 2d day of January, 1878, at one o'clock in the afternoon, or at any time thereafter, of, in, or to the following described lands, situated in the county of Adams in the State of Wisconsin, namely: The east half of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section number thirty-fine(35), in township number fourteen(14), north of range number seven (7), east, which I shall offer for sale, and sell, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, at public vendue to the highest bidder, at the front door of the store of B. S. WILBER, in the town of New Haven in said Adams county, on the 6th day of March, 1878, at one o'clock in the afternoon, to satisfy said execution and costs. Dated this 16th day of January, 1878 H. A. MERRIMAN, Sheriff By W. D. CLARK, Deputy
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