Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-07
Personal and Literary.

Mark Twain win stay in England 8
year.
Daniel Boone's sister Hannah is liv
ing In Caldwell County, n. G. She is ~
| years old,
Fanny Fern received $3.50 600 from
/ Mr.. Bonner for her contributions to bis
paper.
% W Holmes, Jr, son of the Pro.
! fessor and poet, has been appointed Lee,
4 tureron Jurisprudence at Harvard College.
Mr.. Percy Fitzgerald Is writing The
/ Life and Adventures of Alexander Du-
mas, " in which the singular career Of Du,
mas and his strange system Of manfiac.
turing books will be related.
Last week Ross Wnans, Of Bali.
more, took his departure. He had but
fourteen carriages and twenty-five horses
! here this season, but next season he will
come better prepared TO enjoy the beapti-
full drives 81 on fshndt-henp0,t 1br-
| curV. $3.50 Z 4 g
Cherries NJ, Thomas, q negro lewytr,
/ gradusle Of Howard University, a few
/ day ago made the first plea ever made by
one Of his race in the criminal courts Of
Washington, in defense Of a negro who
was Oh trial for killing his wife
The importation Of American books
into France, Germany, and Russia is in
crcasing at very rapid rate In Leipsic
the general desire VI the principal book
firms Is that the American publishers
should establish agencies IN that principal
| book market of the European Continent.
3 al "a lnn
1856, sold the tactical fluid from two cans
he carried about the streets, suspends d
from bis shoulders. He now owns 80
Devon and Alderney cows. The name Of
the successful gentleman is S. G. Abbott.
His property Is assessed at S400, 600,
Political caricaturists are treated
rather unceremoniously in Egypt Re-
Gently a clever thinner in Cairo secretly
circulated an excellent carricature Of the
khediye The latter saw 1t and waxed
very wroth The police discovered the
the author, and he was severely basti.
nadoed
The Imperial Library of st. Peters.
burg has Just Obtained an annual appro.
priation OF 300 600 francs. aud has been
enriched by several donations Of great
tElUe, htBDUB DlUtIs a hpfhU NIllltH ny
the hand OF Osman. This manuscript IS
more than twelve hundred years old, and
the uiemas Of Samarcand call il ''the ga
cred pen" Some Of It's pages are still
stained with blood according 10 tradi,
ton. This manuscript is the only one re-
manning Of the literary treasures formerly
secreted at Samarcand by .1erlane, and
forms, consequently, one Of the most an
cient and precious monuments Of Mussul
man literature,
"A General Association for the spread
ing Of German literature is 10 be organ
lied under the direction Of the Grand
Duke Of Weimaf. The purpose Of the
founders is 70 apply the principles Of art
societies to literature-that Is, 70 buy up
the new works of popular and talented
authors, and bring them within the reach
Of members, In cheap editions For
certain yearly subscription each member
will be entitled, at intervals, 10 a speci'
fed number Of valuable new works. The
society will only purchase the very best
oil the announced works Of contemporary
authors They will endeavor to have
every style of literature represented. The
first trial of their plan will be made be
| tween 1872 and 1873.