Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-04-10
soaked wood and the foolishest looking
girl he ever saw.


reports the following as the largest single
bona fde transaction in grain ever make
in California, if not in the United States:
The wheat was all in the city warehouse,
was of uniform, good shipping quality,
and was the property of Scholle Brothers,
having been purchased by them in lots
during the fall at low prices. The sale
consisted of 900 tons, valued at $780,
900.
LIME FOR POISONING BY PLANTS AND
INsECTs-A standing antidote for poison
by oak, ivy, etc., is to take handful OF
quicklime, dissolve in water, let it stand
half an hour, then paint the poisoned
parts with it, Three or four applications
will never fail to cure the most aggra-
waited cases. Poison from bees, hornets,
spider bites, ETC., is instantly arrested by
the application of equal parts of common
salt and bicarbonate of soda, well rubbed
in on the place bitten or stung.-BoSto7a
Journal Of Chemistry.
MONEY was so scarce in 1851 that the
price of days work was fixed by act of
Parliament at one penny, and in 1413 the
allowances of the chaplain to the Scotch
bishops then in prison in England) was
three half pence per day. At this time
twenty-four eggs were sold for penny,
q pair of shoes for four pence, fat goose
for two and a half pence, hen for a
penny, wheat three pence per bushel,
and fat OK for six shillings and eight
pence.
GRACE GREENWOOD complains in her
Washington correspondence to the New
York Times, that under the present system
of competitive examinations middle-aged
rhaf< fhn.r ~ hair
wants, are likely to be crowded out of the
departments by young ladies fresh from
school examinations, with few facts of
the latest astronomical discoveries, the
latest geographical boundaries, and the
latest system of photography afloat On the
surface of their care free, inexperienced
minds.
THE willamette Farmer contains long
description of the dairy farm of Mr..
Henry Ankeny, near Salem, Oregon. The
farm contains 1000 acres, on which are
maintained 500 head of cattle, besides
swine. During the past season, the pro-
ducts of 200 cows were made into cheese,
of which there are now on hand, ready
for market, some &c, 900 pounds. The i'm
at length, and with the land are stated to
CANINE Mail CARRIERs.-It is said
that the officers of the Signal Service on
Mount Washington are trying to teach a
dog to carry the mail to and from the sta
ton. There is a tradition that, previous
to the year 1860, the mail between Ports.
mouth, n. H, and Wells, Me-, for seven
years was regularly carried by dog.
The mail was carefully made up, tied to
the animals neck, and carried safely
through, until, at last, on one of his jour
neys, the faithful creature was killed by
the Indians.
"PUT barrel on your own back, you
brute!'' shouted an old gentleman with
flowing white beard and a cherry face, as
a heartless truclman was lashing a pair
of overworked horses that were stagger-
ing through the sloughs in William street.
care you one Of Bergh's spies?'was the
surly reioinder. mo, sir, but I'm a
Bergher, and if you'll come down like a
man I'll thrash you" The cartman took
up the gauntlet, and the old gentleman
was as good as his word and to the honor
of the policemen be it said, they did not
interfere, but allowed the driver to get his
deserts.-N. Y. Tribune.
THERE is schoolmaster in Plymouth.
Mass. who may fall somewhat short of
Lord Erskine in his admiration OF trial by
jury. He was on trial charged with the
excessive and inhuman castigation of a
pupil, and the result was a verdict of
guilty, followed by sentence Of impris
onment in the county Jail. And now he
learns that there was serious difference
of opinion among the jurors as to his
guilt, which makes it extremely improba-
BILE that an agreement could be secured.
Rather than remain out all night, the
twelve good men and true concluded to
draw lots for verdict, and it was by
this tribunal that the accused pedagogue
was found guilty. However, the decision
of the lots was probably the just one.
A PITTSBURGH somnambulist one night
recently got up and deliberately dressed
himself He then took out the lower
sash of one of the windows of his room
and proceeded to walk out. The walking
was success till he got outside of the
window. Then there was a sudden halt.
The fact was, in his descent he caught
upon one of the hooks of a butchers
frame that stood below There he hung
by one of his boots till it was completely
torn off, then he proceeded on his jour
ney to mother earth. Here there was
ously injured, but he received some Sc
we're bruises and terrible shock to his
nervous system as he woke up when he
landed on the hook.
LANGUAGE AMONG ANIMALs.-M Hou-
zen maintains that not only does each
group Of animals possess a language
which is understood by other members of
the same group, but that they can learn
to understand helanguage of other groups.
His dogs, for instance, perfectly under
stood his poultry. Cocks and hens have
one danger signal for the approach of d
bird of prey, another for that of terres-
trial animal or for man. When the lat
ter was sounded, the dogs would rush out
and bark, while to the former they paid
no attention whatever. He therefore
concludes that fowls have the power of
expressing slightly different but closely
allied ideas, and dogs can learn to under
stand these differences.
TAPIOCA CREAM two table
spoonfuls Of tapioca in just enough water
to cover it, all night. The next morning
boil one quart of milk with the soaked
tapioca, add two-thirds of a small cup of
sugar to it and little salt. Beat the
yolks of three eggs thoroughly, and when
the milk has boiled for ten minutes, stir
them into it, remove it from the fire, and
stir rapidly for five minutes so that they
will not curdle. Flavor it with Vanilla
beat the whites to stiff froth, and put
over the top of the pudding dish into
which you have turned the tapioca; sIft
sugar over it and brown for five minutes
in the oven serve cold This makes a