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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-08-01
our APPETIZER.

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The greatest "Hnn nnnIhlIatoi IN
existence IS said To be a hoy who has
w hat is tie difference between
a mn and Wlt Ore Is hard to get
np, and the otter IS hard to g"t down
An Omaha school boy lately Ge-
fined q lady to be 20 grown up gul,
who doesn't cuss nor sWcar.' ~
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at the Jubilee during 1t, frs, week
used M, hweuty.two rcams of uoper
--"SmaIl,pox here and "Rooms
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backwards. We never thought
bacl, wards wa, = hard word to sn,ll
before
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f,rt th,i w;Il na,s o,, best snwn NV
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1t has bccn ronnd tho, m nearly
ovc,y .,,,,iyca country thc ,roo ,hat
hc,rs ,hn mast Gn;, f,r ,l,o nor,o, !.
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was the text 81 "lNHie III tIle m"rn-
uCrIJr,n nI,e, vlg,r n,rcn,s y
--~"Charey, safd iohd mother
to her son, on are unto That Jam
again. NO, rep!'ed the pet, you
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60 hara WIN me- wv ny, my son
oanS'' you see, mother, m 40 small
!hA' mere wouldn't be room ior 1t 10
sHrn.
An Iowa c!crayfnan. who wears
a white heat " Inch Io bo,ight ten ,e,r.
noo. IS in a terrible row win Li4
church, which doc ut hAo political
preachers.
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I"" ' ,n % srs vb,, w3n,I ' h,,'non u'
won't do SO again, AS his curiosity is
satisfied, but the girl who sits next
him in school thinks be looked better
with his nose on.
Wh,,'s ,h. Airarc,ec hc,wcon =
man cutting the end or his nose, aud
a boy who has just learnt task !.
Ouo lessons his pose, aud the other
knows his lesson.
Once dn,;ng tho v,r rornp,o
was at Washington exhibiting Cen,
Tom Thumb and Admiral N9tt Alr
Lincoln said '1oH have some pretty
snail Generals, but thnnk can beat
r,I q was ycrv f,t and bo;,,4
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-26
Did Not Use Gas There.

DR.. Mckenzie in an interesting article
on gas, says that on one occasion | went
to the opera, and when I.presented my
self at the entrance to the pit (which is
called the parquette, in this country my
friend and myself were very closely in
spected by Mr.. Nugent, who had charge
of the ticket. office there. He wished to
see whether we were in full A'ss-black
suit and white "choker tile rule, not
yet relaxed at any opera house in Lon
don, being that the occupants of boxes
should appear in full evening costume.
Fortunately, We were considered as
having complied with this requirement,
and took our seats. AS luck would have
it, we sat down under the large chaude-
lier, containing row above row OF wax
candles. When we came out, at the
close of the performance. my friend OBJ
served, and communicated to me, the
ve1atious fact that my dress-coat was en-
tirely spoiled. The combined heat from
many lights had expedited the melting
of the wax candles, and the droppings
thereform had made sort of epaulet on
one of my shoulders.
Next day, I waited upon Mr.. Laporte,
the lessee of the opera house, stated my
case, showed my ruined garment, and
received great deal of commiseration.
He lamented the imposibility of prevent
ing such accidents while the house was
lighted with wax, he said that the aristo-
cracy, who rented the boxes from him,
thought that gas was not genteel, and
also fancied that it always emitted an un-
pleasant smell during combustion.
"Why," I said, /" it is then that there
is no unpleasant odor. That comes from
an escape of the gas which is not burn
ing"
This he admitted. As for the ruined
garment he insisted on my accepting an
order on his own tailor for a suit of
clothes. told him that only coat had
been spoiled, but he insisted on giving
me a whole suit {; and accepted his lib
erality with very little hesitation; men
tally vowing never to sit under chande-
ier with wax-lights again. This fact
dates back forty years, when spoiled
coat was a considerable object to me.
but it has indelibly impressed upon
nv mind the defects OF wax-lights in
theatres At present, though gas is not
much used in private houses in England
from an absurd dread of explosion,
every theatre is lighted with it.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-26
Cloth Made Of Glass.

A gass-spinner of Vienna manufac-
lures glass which he spins into thread
finer than cotton fiber or that spun by
the silk-worm. Great dexterity and con-
slant care are required, and it is very
trying to the sight of the spinner. The
wheel be uses is five Austrian yards in
diameter, and he runs off three thousand
yards a minute The glass yarn is sold
for one dollar and thirty six cents in
cold an ounce. This thread is nearly as
fine as silk lint 1t is used as substi-
tute for wool wrapping by patients suf-
fering from 9out, and also by chemists
and apothecaries for tiltering, as it re-
sists acids and heat The thread has
lately been woven into cushions, carpets,
tabIecloths, shawis, neckt!eS, and other
garments, also for weaving figures in
brocaded silk and velvet As material
for fancy dresses, embroidery, tapestry,
ldceS, dll uIcSSlliS iOl Juc HILL, IL IL lIdl
tic,llarly brilliant and attractive 1t is
almost as soft as silk. and to the touch
like the finest wool or cotton. 1t is re-
markably strong, remains unchanged by
light, heat, moisture, or acids will wash
and does not fade or burn. The Aus
trian Minister Of Commerce has already
organized schools for glaSS-spinning in
various places in Bohemia, and quite a
number of articles made from the ma .
terial are for sale in the shops of that
country. There are beautiful Bedouin
tassels to be had for about fifty cents
each perfect limitations of ostrich fea-
thers, ranging i'll price from half dollar
to three dollars each ladies' cuffs and
necktics ; cravats for gentlemen wear ;
hats and bonuets of all cOlors, and trim
mings of every sort, all very beautiful
and exactly like the fabrics they are de-
signed to initiate. The exact compost
tion of the glass used is kept a profound
secret among the workmen,
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-26
The Real Limberger.

A few years ago Llmberger cheese was
imported into this country to supply the
wants of our German population now
all, or nearly all, of this character Of
cheese needed is produced in the United
States, and the greatest bulk If it made
in the State of New York. Extensive
dealers in the article, with whom we
have conversed, says the Rural NeO
Yorker, as we'll as those who are furnish
ing it directly to the consumer, say that
the American Limberger is far superiorl
to that made IN Germany, and that
an imported cheese could not be sold
here in competition even though the
price was made the same as that for
American. One reason for this, we sup
pose, is that Limberger requires to be
eaten wnen ripe, and that it rapidly de-
teriorates, or is liable to deteriorate,
when over-ripe, and thus fresh supplies
from the factories give better satlsfac-
ton than that which is imported.
Limberger is small, fiat, brick-like
cheese, about five inches square by two
and q half to three inches thick, and
weighing, when ripe, about two pounds.
The shape varies, however, from square
to an oblang. Its most distinguished
peculiarly, when considered in prime
condition, is it's odor, which is intensely
strong, rank, approaching, If not quite,
that of putrid animal matter. Even the
Germans who have, from long use, been
educated to like Limberger better than
any other kind of cheese, admit that it
smells badly. The cheese under the
tongue is soft, salvy, extremely rich,
and buttery, To most American palates
the flavor would be regarded as too rank,
with something of taint little less dis
agreeable than its odor. Still, when
eaten earlier in it's maturity, or before
it has begun to smell badly, the flavor is
mild and the cheese is excellent. We
have eaten Limberger in this stage of
development and found it perfectly de-
licious, being sweet, mild, and full of
meat.
Jefferson county, n. Y, has 7,4lS
COWS furnishing milk for Limberger !;
Oneida county, LOO cows; while Wayne,
Ononduagua and other counties engage
in it. In Jefferson alone. one man has
twenty. eight Limberger factories. The
price Of the cheese is 10! to 12c. per
pound.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-26
Direct Evldence.

A revivalist in Athol is reported to
have told this story, two Sundays ago,
to illustrate coming straight to the point.
When boy, he was summoned to testi-
fy in a case of assault, in which one man
had hit another with hoe. A host of
witnesses had been called, who "beat
about the busn" in most tedious and
provoking manner, without giving one
iota of inculpating proof. This exasper-
ated the lawyer for the prosecution, who
broke on: rs follows Her, boy, we've
been going around and around this case
all day, and yet have no evidence to con-
vict the prisoner. Now. sir" he saw
agely continued, "do you lear me? L
want you to come to the direct point.
Did you see the blow strnck % Eyes
sir ~ "Ah ha," chucklnd the lawyer,
rubbing his palms together, and grin
ming 1mmoderately; 'Now we shall
have something to work upon. Here,
my good lad, take this cane handing him
his walking-stick). If you saw the blow
struck, you must know just how it was
given" eyes SIT, /" ''Now then,
no words about it, tell you - thunder
ed his interrogater. 81 am the defend
ant and you are the prisoner. Now just
raise the stick and show the court. J"
The bewildered lad did raise the stick,
and the next minute it came crashing
down upon the head Of the astonished
lawyer, echoing from his bald pate to
the end of the room. And sent him
staggering to his seat. That's the way
1t was done, sir" said the boy, amid the
shrieks of laughter of the whole court
room. The discounted counsel, with a
ghastly attempt at smile, said that he
had done with the winess-the evidence
was direct.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-26

send him to a police station; he's sure
to have been advertised for.
I was dragged and hustled from the
room, and hurled into cab. Two or
three policemen had come up, and one
took charge of me inside while another
mounted the box. I was quiet now,
overcome bv my struggles, and lay ex-
hausted in the ccrner of the cap, waiting
the insidious advances of the deadly
narcotic.
Presently the cab stopped. We've
got that chap they advertised for" cried
the man outside, to policeman who
was lounging at the door of the police
station.
"The deuce you have said the inspec-
tor, coming up. "Then you've done a
good Job tonight. There's fifty pounds
offered now. Take him right off to the
asylum at once. Let's have look at
h1m, though. Why, this amt the man
at all this amt Medhurst! Low, you
ought to have known better. Red full
moustache, dropping eyelids. aquiline
nose-why, they're as different as light
from darkness"
"Whatl is Medhurst mad ?" [ said, a
light bursting in upon me.
"Yes; has he been playing any of his
pranks upon you, sir ?-making believe
to give You poison or anything of that
sort ? Lord, he's the cunningest chap
in creation, that Medhurst. He's a small
fortune to the police to bring him back
after his escapes. He's quite harmless,
too, though he's always up to so many
tricks. Quite a gentleman, too. I've
swallowed pint or more of his poison
just to please him, and then he'll stand a
bottle of champagne afterwards. That's
how you ought to have served him, sir.
There, you won't get hold of him to-
night, chaps; he's miles away by this
time.
I have never wished myself dead since
then.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-26
(s2.oo PER ANNUM.
Single Copy 8 Cents.
BreVties.
The ship Gnstave, of Nantes, has been
lost at sea with all on board.

The ship GHstave, of Nantes, has been
lost at sea with all on board.
An emeute occurred in the suburbs OF
Madrid, during which twenty persons
were killed and wounded.
It is reported that the employees OF
the English railroad companies intend to
strike on the I'd Of January.
An old lady at west Compton, N. H.,
died lately from the effects of slight
scratch on the arm administered by
kitten.
"The dearest spot on earth " has at
last been located. Those wishing to find
the "spot will find it at the store that
does not advertise.
A coal mine near Charleroi, in France.
was suddenly flooded by a freshet OF
the River Sambre, and drowned many
men who were at work.
The workmen at the East end of the
Hoosac Tunnel advanced 145 feet West
ward, in November, while the progress
from the central shaft was 148 feet leay-
ing only 1913 feet to be bored before the
two headings meet.
AllDrcsden goes to bed at ten o'clock.
The opera, the theatre, and other places
of amusement open at six and close at
half-past nine. Every public house or
restaurant is closed at ten, after which
perfect qliet reigns until daylight.
A bill is now before the Indiana Le
gislature which provides that when a
person is declared not guilty of any
crime upon the ground Of insanity, the
jury specify, and the Judge should SEN
tence him or her to lunatic asylum
for term of years proportionate to the
crime committed.
A gentleman who had left his wife
alone in the theatre while he went out to
get a Whit of fresh air, apologized on
his return. "Dear me-" said she, 81
thought you went to give me chance
to firt with that man with the lovely
black moustache." She has no cause to
complain of any want of attention from
her husband since.
In the course of "proof" in the
Court of Sessions, at Edinburgh recent
ly, junior counsel was attempting to
break down female witness upon
point of time, and in so doing, asked
her, "Why are you so certain as to the
date ? Do you keep a diary ?" To
which the witness gravely replied, "No,
sir / keep public house."
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-26
Good Kris Kringle.

The wind blows up through the avenues,
And the streeJs are white with snow,
And the binding fakes in a silvery shower
Ont from the gray clouds flow.
Jingle, jangle,
Jangle, jingle:
Hark to the bells of old Kris Kringle
The night is near, but no star is seen.
And the lost moon hides her face,
And a voice is heard muttering coarse and
loud
Muttering in every place;
Jaugle, jingle,
Jingle, jangle;
Hark to the winds as they loudly wrangle
The lights burn bright in many room
Where the wolf is never seen,
And food of song and of laughter free
Is breathed by the mansions queen;
Jingle, jangle,
Jangle; jingle;
Where are the bells of old Kris Kringle?
Little ores sleep in their cozy beds,
And their dreams are far from few,
And they near the sound of a music sweet,
As they wander fair dream-land through.
Jingle, jangle,
Jangle, jingle:
Sweetest Of voices and harp-notes mingle.
The morn has come, and the dreamers arise
Most anxiously from their beds,
For the stockings stuffed that hang on the
walls
Have been all night in their heads.
Jingle, jangle,
Jangle, jingle;
Hurrah for the coming of old Kris Kringle! =
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-26
Crazy Over q Lottery.

The capital prize in the Louisville
Library was drawn by Columbus, Indi-
ana club of ten. Three men sent for
the tickets and then got up the club.
When it was telegraphed to Columbus
that one of their tickets had drawn S75
600, not only the club, but Columbus
itself went crazy over the affair. A local
report thus describes the scene:
Dispatches were received from Louis
vile confirming without the possibility
of doubt that 6, ,450 was the number of
the ticket that had drawn S75, 900. The
most incredulous were satisfied all but
the members Of the club, who were still
afraid to believe in their good fortune.
they thought it might be mistake after
ALL They advanced thousand reasons
to that effect. One man knew there
could be no mistake, and, to prove his
confidence in the news, offered one Of
the members S5, 900 for his share in the
club. He would have taken it had it
not been for friends, he holding that ga
bird in the hand was worth two in the
bush" gentleman, who was an eye
witness, describes the scene when the
truth was fully and definitely known
as one of the most exciting he had ever
witnessed. Nothing, sir, ever equalled
it in this town since the surrender Of
Gen. Lee to Grant," he remarked.
The town was on fire, the people crazy
and wild with excitement. The stores
and business places of the members Of
tue lucky club were thronged with the
the excited populace. The holders OF
the ticket were hugged, kissed and con-
graduated by their friends. They, in
turn, were as much excited as the peo
pie. Several of them are described as
being nearly mad with JOY. They could
not sit down, stand up or do anything
but run around from one place to an
other, asking if there was any further
news. They were still afraid that they
would hear something that would blast
their hopes, The house in which the
lucky ticket was locked up was guarded
all night by two of the holders. Hun
dreds of people tried to gets sight of
the cket, but Mr.. Story would not show
it to any one, not even to the members
of the club themselves. He told them
that it was G, 6,450, and that it was all he
would do for them. Some of the mem
bers wanted to look at it again but Mr..
Story was firm and refused to exhibit it.
The parties who had been solicited to
Join the club and had refused were mad
as hornets.
Evidently it is good thing that in
most of the States, lotteries are prohib-
tied by law. It is time the statute ex-
tended to all.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-26
More Of Them.

Another-about the twel(th-ship-load
of outcast Italians has reached the United
States. The last lot of about five hun.
dred are the true type of Naples and
Genor lazzaroni or beggers OF the most
miserable description. There are about
a thousand more of the same sort await
ing transportation to America from Italy,
and it would seem that all the besgars
in that unfortunate country were max
ing ready to visit the new world.
Among the Italians who have lately
arrived in this country are many out
laws and desperadoes, who have been
driven from their mountain fortresses
and compelled to leave their native coun'
try. All of them have pistols and
knives. None of these immigrants will
work, and how they are to live in their
new home is a wonder to Us. The Com
missioners OF Charities in the parts where
they live, are now taking care OF them,
but they will soon tire Of this.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-26
Concerning Christmas.

"Yawning fer Cheshire cheese" is
mentioned in the Spectator as Christ
mas gabol.
1t was customary for the Kings Of
France to give presents to their soldiers
at Christmas time.
It was formerly thought that bread
baked on Christmas Eve would not turn
mouldy.
Within the last hundred years the
festivities appropriated to Christmas
have much fallen off.
In the north of England goose is al
ways the chief ingredient in the compo-
sition of a Christmas dinner.
The young girls in Russia are the
heroines of the Christmas festivals,
which seem invented but for their
amusement.
In the Roman Catholic church three
masses are performed at Christmas--one
at midnight, one at daybreak, and one
in the morning.
By the Puritan parliament Christmas
was abolished altogether, and holly and
ivy were made sedltious badges.
Christmas Day was always observed in
the Primitive Church, as the Sabbath
day, and like that preceded by an eve
or vigil.
"Gloria in Excelsis," the well known
hymn sung by the angels to the shep-
herds at the Lords nativity, was the
earliest Christmas carol.
Christmas was called the Feast of
Lights in the Latin church, because
they had many lights or candles a. the
feast.
It is a saying in Lincolnshire, Eng,
and, that if there is as much ice before
Christmas as woulu bear goose, there
will not be so much after as will bear a
duck.
The mistletoe, magical shrub, y
sa, S the Gentleman's Magazine, in 1871,
appeared to be the forbidden tree in
the middle of the trees of Eden"
The yule- Dough was kind of baby,
or little image of paste, which baker:
used formerly to bake at Christmas time,
and present to their customers.
Mistletoe was formerly hung in the
kitchen or servants hall. More recently
it has been raised to the parlor and draw
ing. room, without, however, reducing
the kissing below.
Mistletoe was abolished in the Christ.
mas decking of churches because it was
found to set the young ladies and gentle
reading the marriage services.
In the Scilly Islands they have Gus
tom of singing carols on Christmas Day
at church, to which the congregation
make contributions by dropping money
into hat carried about the church when
the performance is over.
it is the practice in England to cut
ashen fagots on Christmas eve. The ash
is said to be the only wood that will
burn green, and it is the policy of the
wood.choppers to lay on as many
"binds upon the fagots us possible, as
it is an old established custom that every
bind should represent Jug of cider
not that this is the limitation of quantity
consumed on the occasion, only that this
IS a part of the crre monial.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-26

MIKE MCCooLE SUING FOR DIVORCE.
MIR. Michael McCoole, the pugilist,
was married two years ago. The St.
Louis newspapers said that he married
the daughter OF highly respectable and
wealthy citizen. She left a convent
school for the purpose of marrying Mr..
McCoole. 1t was case of love at first
sight. Mr.. McCoole is now suing for a
divorce. He bases his action on charges
OF desertion and adultery.