Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-08-07

move the fruit again, and boil until the
syrup thickens. On cooling put the fruit
into jars and pour the syrup over II, ana
add few slices of lemon to each jar and
you will then have something 10 please
the taste of the most fastidiOus.
A SIMPLE REMEDY-Dr. Blower, OF
Liverpool, states that he has, for the past
twenty years, employed compressed sponge
very successfully in the treatment OF IN
growing nails. His method Is 10 render
the sponge compact by Wettlng, ana then
tying it tightly until it is thoroughly dry.
bit of the sponge, in SIZE less IMAM a
grain of rice, is placed under the nall ana
secured by strips of adhesive plaster. In
this way the point of the nail is kept up
from the toe until the surrounding soft
parts are restored to their normal con-
dition by appropriate means. or course
there is no pain in this remedy, ana us
application requires only ordinary skill.
A ROYAL KISS AND ROYAL KICK
Some of our readers who are not so
young as they have been, may remember
the famous Yankee kiss and KICK OF the
last King of England, William w., be-
fore he came to his estate. While in New
York the Prince called at the BARRIERS
u.
was completed he stepped up to the bar
ber's wife, who CHANGED to be present, and
giving her kiss, remarked: ''Ihere,
now, you can say you have been kissed by
member of the royal family" The bar
Der, greatly incensed by what he chose
to receive as great insult, seized the
Prince, and helping him out OF the shop
with his foot, exclaimed: There, now,
you can say you have received a royal
kick from an American fireman.
FRANK K. KING, who made the balloon
ascension at Morristown, Vt, on the
Fourth, when about two and a half miles
up encountered snow-storm, which COW
cred his balloon about an inch thick and
sent it down rapidly The balloon was
seen by several farmers when it landed,
about forty five minutes after it went up,
and about eight miles from where the as
cent was made. Not hearing anything
from young King, party organized and
search was made. There were five hun
dred men in the forest at nine O'Clock on
Sunday morning. The balloon was found
about eleven O'Clock, and King came out
about the same time, having been in the
wilderness almost torty-eight hours with
out food. He was very much exhausted
from cold and hunger, but unlnlured.
ARTIFICIAL WANTs.-Bulwer says that
poverty is only an idea, in nine cases out
of ten Some men with ten thousand dol
lars a year suffer more want of means
than others with three hundred. The
reason is, the richer man has artificial
wants. His income is ten thousand, and
he suffers enough from being dunned for
unpaid debts to kill sensitive man. A
man who earns dollar day, and who
does not run in debt, is the happier OF
the two. Very few people who have
never been rich will believe this, but it
is true There are thousands and thou
sands with princely incomes who never
know moments peace because they live
above their means. There is really more
happiness in the world among working
people than among those who are called
rich.
For THE LADIEs-Save the tea leaves
for few days, then steep them in tin
pail or pan for half an hour, strain through
sieve and use the tea TO wash all var
nished paint. 1t requires very little eel
bow polish" as the tea acts as a strong de-
tergent, cleansing the paint from all its
impurities, and making the varnish equal
to new. 1t cleans window sashes and oil
cloths, indeed any vanished surface is
improved by application. 1t washes win
dow panes and mirrors much better than
water, and is excellent for cleaning black
walnut picture and looking glass frames.
1t will not do to wash unvarnished paint
with it. Whiting is unequaled for clean
ing white paint. Take small quantity
on a damp flannel, rub lightly over the
surface, and you will be surprised at its
effects. .
TENDER FOOTED HoRsEs-An old man
who has had much experience in handling
and dealing in horses for more than halt
a century, said to me recently, that he had
never known horse to get tender footed
that was kept loose in a shed and yard, or
in box stall. That turning round and
treading with their forward feet in the
manure kept them constantly moist and
soft. His theory appeared perfectly
reasonable to me- | have no box stalls
but use shavings for bedding, and every
morning with a large shovel | move the
wet shavings under the horse forward, in
front of and under his forward feet, and
then the last thing at night cover these
with dry shavings for him to lie on. He
also remarked that he had never known a
tlat-foOted horse but what was a great
worker-Cor. Journal Of the Farm.
HORSE CRAzY.-A young girl about
twelve years of age, daughter of Mr.
Rootes, of Rolling Prairie, was before
Justice Fradenburg with view of having
her examined and sent to the insane asy,
lum. From the evidence, and the reports
of the neighbors, the child presents a sin
gular case. She appears to have strong
fondness for horses, and occasionally i'm.
AGNES herself an animal, and viii get
down and eat grass, and stamp and kick
and in divers ways initiate the acts of a
horse. She will frequently get up in the
night, harness her fathers team, and drive
miles away, or until she is overtaken and
brought back. She will even 60 to the
neighbours and hitch up their teams and
run away with them. Her acts are said
to be great annoyance to the neighbor-
hood, but the attempt to fully establish her
insanity failed, and she was discharged
Laporte Qnd) Argus.
WHEN the renowned Mrs. Siddons was
playing in Dublin, in the well known
tragedy of Macbeth, she, as Lady Mac
BETH" came to that part where a drum
sounds, and she exclaims, "a drum! a
drum! Macbeth doth come" There was
some difficulty or neglect in obtaining
the necessary instrument, and to her
amazement, trumpet was sounded. She
Immediately saw how absurd it would be
to say drum" while the well-known
sound of the trumpet met the ears of the
vast audience, so she said, "a trumpet! a
trumpet" and stopped short amid breath
less silence, not knowing how to rhyme,
when voice from the gallery called out,
oh H. - 81, a.