Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-08-15
Miscellaneous.

faults of both mutual and stock com.
panies.
Some people are never satisfied, and
to that class must belong the editor who
lately received a Bank Note Directory,
and now asks some one to send him some
bank bills so that he may test the useful
ness Of his newly-acquired Directory.
We are told now that "chignons fall
en- caScade down the back and ripple under
waves of lace, which tumble in chaotic
confusion from the top of the new, fiat
crowned hats" That is so much sweeter
than waterfall,
A Frenchman named Gallon, who
died at Paris, not many years ago, was
remarkable for bovine tendency There
is a letter of his, in existence, as fol
lows:
"My dearest friend Il left my knife at
your lodgings yesterday. Pray send it to
me il you find it. Yours, GALLON"
"P. S.-Neyer mind sending the knife,
have found it,
"A friend, visiting in minister's
family, where the parents were very strict
in regard to the children's Sabbath de-
pertinent was confidently informed by
one Of the little girls that "she would like
to be a minister" Why?n inquired the
visitor, rather puzzled to understand what
had given the child so sudden an admra
tiOn for that calling. She was enlightened
by the prompt reply: $50 | could hoSltr
an SNaday,"
"A guest at the Preblc House, Port
land, after annihilating the larger portion
Of good-siZed salmon, half peck or so
of green peas, spring lamb and vegeta-
bles in enormous quantities, and roast
beef until Tom, the genuemanly head
waiter, turned pale, concluded the per
Torrance by eating two pies and then de-
Caring to the clerk with some show of
Indignation that che never paid more an
fifty cents for dinner 'afore in his life"
1.-THE "Fat Contributor" stands firmly
for woman's rights. He says: II am not
only in favor of woman's rights, but of
woman's rights and lefts. am in favor
Of women voting, provided they vote for
me | see no reason why a woman should
not hold office, except perhaps the diff
Guilty Of getting hold of it, Nor should
there be any bar to a woman's accumu-
lating property and supporting the family
if she wants to.
An Eastern paper asks us to believe
the following: An instance Of rare hon
esty, and showing how dog may desire
to pay his boardbill, recently occurred
in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 4 lady saw
a dog frequently about her house picking
up old bits which had been thrown out,
and one day she called him in aud fed
him. The next day he came back and,
as she opened the door, he walked in and
laid an egg on the floor when he was
again fed The following day brought
his egg to pay for his dinner and, on the
fourth day, he brought the old hen her
self, who it seems had failed to furnish
the required egg.
"A striking mustache at Saratoga is
thus described; 1t is one of those formid.
able hirsute appcndages that instantly
oyercomes young ladies', and, in a twink
ling, awes civilization in general. In
dimensions, it is ten inches over all, and
two inches breadth of beam. The design
is simply ferocious and frightens little
children, who flee in terror at the first
glance at it, and cling to their nurses for
protection. In architectural design it is
peculiar and quite original, and the ex-
tremities are unwaXed and pers uaded to
point forward, Alike the claws Of the ami
able lobster
A company of Chinese have been en-.
gagged the present season in catching
mountain trout from Lake Tahoe, and
have supplied a large proportion of the
dainty fish brought to this market. Late
ly, however, the profits of second dealers
have been rendered precarious, in conse.
quence of the tendency of mountain
trout to feed on such inuutritious sub
stances as scrap-irOn. The railroad spikes,