Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-02-13
BREVITIES.

A6o0D side show-A pretty cheek.
It = q BOOK for the table-One full OF plates.
st. BoLr upright-A balloon ascension.
on has been struck in boring we'll IN
e. ; Jonesboro, Ala.
I LADIES fadmitted as members OF
Farmers O. in Kansas.
a sHo1enALER in Broadway adVer-
NJ tises esWonps Rights-and Lefts!'
IS SrNaLn SIghs rented as high as $75 in
! New York ~ Years Day.
: A D1nSf y of resident Americans in
IA Europe is ebout to be published.
Va, Two oYthe pension agencies of this
ng country 40 managed by women.
WY ism Old coat like an iron kettle?
IN Because Il represents hard ware.
r.. A HANaINa garden of sponge is one of
lin ihe latest novelties in window gardening.
Il NJ Il SEE through it." as the washerwo-
man said when the bottom of the tub fell
roa TARRs which every wife is willing that
sats.he husband hall soW-Soli taires, IN her
drss IL s. - 1T the Digger Indians are
ever 1184 to smile. They are grave
)iggers
Fe, Hx man who wrestled with adversely
'ppsgore out his silk stockings and got
ntf Torsted.
n, NM TIM Metropolitan Railroad, at Boston,
;.S arried over Heyenteen million passengers
~. ,sst year.
ge,+ How DO we know house is often hun
ms gry? Because we see the chimney swal-
Of w flies.
he, A POOR fS1low who was compelled to
Fhich avn his watch said he raised the money
al, it'll lever.
Eho' THE joafndl0f Chemistry says children
oofs aould not bo allowed to eat loZenges en-
L eloped in green paper.
THE locks at the Willamette Falls, Or
yon, have beer completed, and steamers
= 'aoW pass through them.
7eEI CALIFoRNIA housewives describe soda
Do-G, that ere stuff which you put in bis
II. Lifts to make 'em get up and terecian bend
Tesv !" i HAVE fresh cold,o said gentle
at1a Ian Is ;lis acquaintance why do YOU
'1 ave frcsh one? Why don't you have it
DolG THE You've EUPHBM1sT- Mary
" Yas What is meant by declining a noun,
thel s Ahel-"P Politely refusing it,
\ int, de
!. AFALL RIyER, Mass, clergyman who
eeky ad said that he wanted lead pencil
oola sceived one thirty inches long for New
ees,l ears present.
DO1G A NEw YoRK damsel who went to one
eekyf TyndaWs lectures on "Light,n boasts
)olr lat she Nas as much enlightened as if
he Ele had SN1llowed lightning-rod.
you'll A PAr1n alluding to the Statue of
FORK ;hakeso{kin the Central Park, New
art bqt rbt faIa
Villiam's onSht to be encouraged"
aecez A FAsH10NlBLE woman has as MANY
heads of hair as an Apache chief
lkesf undoubted bravery, but is more mod
nlg:7st and onlyaisplays one at time.
Obez ADDING Insult to iniury-Telling a
he samall boy who has just found that water
lg 1z'eezes with the slippery side up, that he
I'd e aall have ice cream if he won't cry.
aAa THE p1t5ptietor Of the barn which was
essoHst on ire In capturing John Wilkes
ltury Sooth has petitioned Congress to pay
F0daaim the value OF the destroyed property.
ut Hon Cant Musket Ito casual acquaint-
nce1-" Vielted the Alps this year,"
Ii. Cadd The Alps?-oh, yes! Dined
: nth 'em hequently in Paris. "-London
pre- SINCE the abolitlon of the dead head
ega1 ystem on the Canada railroads, the Do
nd nnlnlonse09o have ever so much more
We ime toastAy home and attend to bust
pe-less.
sea An applie1mt for a pair of boots at a
he hoe store US asked what number he
3 wore, and replied, as soon as he could re-
lover from III surprise, "Why two. of
:. naE RRv. Nh Brown tells Britons at in
gA Americ4 minister's ride for half price,
aa'. nd sosdo editors. A friend OF his, who
an editor and a minister, therefore
II s-ides ffess
tn II A woxAN at Macon, Georgia, dared
aP.5er husband to commit suicide, and he
: b ad her arrested and placed in jail for
x months, the judge holding that her
.ction was . grave otfense.
p9sss IT wasn't 90 very late-only quarter
If twelve How dare you sit there
nd tell me that lieg L was awake when
on came in, and looked at my watch-it
ras thee 0E20ok." "Well, isn't three a
asluarter ~ tseIves"
9, IT isxnntd6le fact that more spinning
7heels ara sold in Boston at the present
ime than Ii the days when they were in
pispensAble e. juncts to every New Eng
9 and houeqho. They are mostly ex-
O ,Vicu ~ - ScOtla ana the Otner
sasritiah prov ees.
\ BARNuMyE, Vt, rejoices in a new
. an Over ls pot; and the young men of
ne town passed 3 law that no to-
acco s,5 be used in this hall, and
tshat latlng the rule shall be
hrown remost out Of the hall
g window.
9 a ANA man came upon a
X rove oI 49, % few days ago while
3 taking 81 the woods. He had
Q ammol ~ 2land which he threw and
g snockeQ the deer down, then ran
x ip ana I'd it alive after slight
3 sruggle.
= a VII Rochester, Mass, has
q aeen tnfos married. Her first hus-
Q ana W %, the second Robbins,
Q M the Robinson The same
q DOR plaso rived for the whole three,
o no the 81 now is, what extended
anne can ocured to fill out the re-
o Staining 81 = it.
X HE 49, Ne''s says that a rural
o ieh.lcu1 ~ ing over register in one
3 + our stoln Nttracted general attention
g p himsel observing to his wife.
a MARI Is I'm going to have q
ever, IL l10h hot streaks a runnin' nm
a s1y legs. = ~
Q !. A BENKvokEMT st. Louis man secured
ae Christmas benedictions of the news
3 Toys by &iyins each of them new CAP.
9 shepfoo4 lnQ happy recipients rushed
z tcaalo1 the nearest pawnshop and