Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-03-13

To modern times. There are twenty new
colors now, and five hundred and ninety
ak shades to each color. After dress
IS bought all the excitement and uncer'
tainty of the chase is the lot and portlon
of the buyer.
"WHAr do you call THAR" Indignantly
asked customer at cheap restaurant
point;ns at an object that he had dis
covered in his plate of hash. Wrist.
band, with sleeve-button attached, sir, "
said the waiter, briskly. "Well, do you
consider that proper thing for man to
find in his hash!" asked the customer, IN
wrath Good heavens, sir!' cried the
waiter, "would you expect to find a ten
dollar silk umbrella in tifteen-cent plate
of hash?"
In France the roasting of coffee isquite
science, the rooster being required to
study the properties of the different kinds
of berry, since each sort must be roasted
for certain period of time. The opera
ton is conducted in a hollow iron sphere,
by the rotation of which all the berries
are equally exposed to heat. During the
roasting the ball is closed and the gases
confined, but at the close of the opera
ton the valve is opened and the gases al
lowed to escape. The roasted berries ere
then quickly transferred to closely COW
cred vessels.
THERE are now in circulation two sets
of counterfeit five dollar United States
notes. The first of these bogus green
backs is poorly engraved on tolerably
good paper, and purports to be No. 9, Sl2.
The statue of America, on the left
hand side of the note, is family and bad
ly executed, as is also the medallion por
trait in the lower right hand corner. The
| line engraving on the back is indistinct,
and the curved lines weak and wavering.
The second counterfeit is badly printed
| on wretched paper, is numbered oi,7ao,
and the engraving is exceedingly coarse
and scratchy.
| A AroNoMANIAC by the name of Will
liam Rysam Oracle died in New York
City, recently, 'who, for over fifty years,
| has believed that he was the grandson OF
Prince Charles Edward Stuart, who died
at Rome, January 80, 1888. He claimed
the title of William the Fifth, King Of
England His strange hallucination
alienated his family from him, so that,
for many years, he has lived alone. he
always had pistol and clasp-knife under
his pillow, as he was continually haunted
with the idea that the present dynasty OF
to take his life.
THIS is the true policy in times like
| these Improve your land. Live econom-
ically-that is, live well, and work hard.
Wait and work. Keep up your courage.
Things soon find their level. Aman tbs t
can work need not fear hard times. To
him times will soon be better. To the
lazy and shiftless times are always hard
always will be and always should be.
! When l see man who has good health,
good appetite, good digestion, and no in
clination to work, feel as though would
| like to shake him, or serve him as you
would lazy horse-put him on tread
power and then take the brake oH.-Anaer
ican AgracuItursst.
4 WIFE of nearly ten years, having
given her servant a holiday, was attend
ing to culinary matters herself, and, hear
ing her husband coming in the kitchen,
thought she would surprise him as soon
hands over his eyes and imprinting a kiss
on his brow, as in the days of the honey
moon. The husband returned the salute
with interest, and asked, as he disengag-
Your 20 r'' mi mistress Tihe wife discharged
"Mary, darling" the next day, and has
adopted new plan of surprising" her
husband.-Laneaste7 (Pa.) Erpress.
A MASSACHUSETTS editor lost paying
subscriber by death the other day, which
called forth the following editorial tribute
to the memory of the deceased: death
seems to Turk behind every rail fence and
hay stack in this vicinity, and lie in wait
for our prominent and choicest citizens
| To-day we see it, tomorrow we don't.
All, who can tell what a week may bring
has again s affHeh heaoapntrY lbsha tb' and come
down f1at-footed in our midst, and snatch
| cd frnY e &1a b1c4
tisers and subscribers we ever had. He
of all who knew him, and some who did
not, and, save a slight poker debt to Mr.
-, did not owe cent in the world
Do SNAKES swallow their young? It is
very common belief that certain snakes
especially the "water- snake" offer them
selves as refuge for their young on the
approach of danger. The young snakes
are said to run into the open mouth of
the parent and hide there until it is safe
for them to emerge. This is told not
only of snakes in this country, but the
same thing is in England believed of
their viper. The matter is not accredited
by most Of our naturalists, but one of our
acquaintance, thinking that popular be-
liets have some foundation in fact, asks
for evidence. If any Of our readers have
any observations upon this point, we
should be glad to hear from them
amer. Agricuztua5st.
"A MEMPHIS paper gives an astounding
account of a man in Tennessee, whose
wife died leaving him with eight chill
dren. Touched by the tender kindness
OF their grandmother toward them, he
concluded the best interests of the or
phans would be promoted by marrying
her. After he had lived with her two
months, they were enlightened with the
fact that such marriage was unlawful.
Following the advice Of his brothers in
the church and learned men in the law.
the parties ceased to live together and
applied for divorce, a oiaculo, or that
the marriage be pronounced a nullity,
which was granted, and the mother sci
back into her grandmotherhood, with
her original name.
NEW JERSEY JUsTICE. Several servan
girls in New Jersey had the power of the
Supreme Court of that State trough. to
bear upon them to compel amiability and
obedience under any AMI all circum
stances. That Court has affirmed the
following doctrine: "Where a servant
whose wages are due and payable period.
1cally, as quarterly, monthly Or weekly,
refuses to serve in the manner contracted
for, or is rightfully discharged at any in.
tervening period between the days when
his or her wages are due, he or she can
recover nothing for that portion of time