Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-04-03
COMPANY now claims that he forfeited his

| company now Clhlus tHoS Ao AoA =:
policy, because he died while engageu IN
an exploring expedition, and the courts %
Baltimore are now trying TO determine
what an exploring expedition" ls.s
HERE is a Kentucky society item: a
short time ago, near OwentOWn, Inonas
Heath, in company with nine other young
men, went to within short distance Vi
the house of Miss Lena Ballard, whose
father opposed her marriage with Heath.
One of the party advanced and gave
concerted signal. The girl started, with
the old gentleman in hot pursuit. Inc
race was close and determined, but the
girl got in ahead and was borne OFT on
the horse behind Heath, amid the cheers
of the party, while the disconsolate parent
returned to console those of his house
hold. The party hastened to the resi-
dence of magistrate, where they were
soon pronounced man and wife.
GEORGE M. BEARD, M. D., writes of
"Overtaxing the Brain in the Independ-
ent. He SAYS: 1.-THE motto of the over
taxed Drain worker should ever be-more
sleep, more sleep, and as much as posi-
BILE of the folding of the hands to sleep.
By day or by night, after meals or before,
early or bate, in the horse car or on the
ferry boat, we should welcome each
desire to doze rs an angel from heaven
The habit of early rising which, under
the old dispensation, before the era Of the
telegraph, steam power, the press and
other agencies that rob us of our nerve
force, was a virtue-we, In this year,
1873, should, with all our might, avoid.
Early to bed and late to rise makes the
modern brain toiler healthy and wise"
CHEAP POTTERY YARD-Set posts
firmly in the ground, six feet high, eight
feet apart. Take No. 8 wire and stretch
from post to post outside, fastening with
staples made of wire driven into posts.
Place three wires one inch apart, one foot
from the ground; another three at three
feet ten inches from the ground; another
three at top of posts. Take common
laths and weave in, leaving three inches
space between sides of each. This makes
the fence four feet high. Then take
other laths, picket one end, and chamfer
the other like chisel blade, and inter
weave among the top wires; then shove
the chamfered edge down beside the top
Of the bottom lath, tapping under wires
| two inches. This makes cheap, dur
able, pretty fence, that is seven feet and
ten inches high, and fowl-tight. Wires
should be left somewhat slack, as inter
weaving the laths will take it up. W
Lang IN the Poultry World.
How Much WILL KEEP A HoRsE.-A
horse weighing from ten to twelve hun
| dred pounds will eat about six tons of
hay, or its equivalent in year; and we
suppose the real point to get at is, wheth-
er one can keep his horse cheaper on
some other product than hay. This is an
exceedingly difficult question to answer
it depends SO much on circumstances.
We shall not attempt to answer it fully
at this time, but will merely say that, in
our opinion, three and and a half tons of
corn stalks and two and a half tons of
corn would keep a horse year in fully
as good condition as six tons of good hay.
We may estimate, also, that it will take
three and half tons of oat straw, and
two and half tons of oats to keep a
horse a year-a bushel of oats weighing
| thirty-twO pounds, SO that it will take
over 155 bushels and three and half tons
Of straw to keep horse year. It would
take about two acres of good land to pro-
duce this amOunt.-Lire Stock Journal.
AFEw months ago Detroit furniture
dealer, while overhauling a desk filled
with old papers, came across will ap-
parently executed in due form by one
Israel Whitworth, devising property
valued at about $4,000 to his sister,
Magaret Davis. Among the property be-
queathed by the will was farm near st.
Joseph, Mo-, and the finder of the will,
not knowing how it came into his posses
sion, and thinking that it might be Of
some value, wrete to Mrs. Davis, regard
ing it, directing the letter to st. Joseph.
A short time after the furniture man re-
ceived an answer from Mrs. Davis, from
which he learned that Mr.. Whitworth
had been dead about eight years, that the
writer had never known of any will, and
that the property of her deceased brother
had been so divided among his other re-
latives that she had received little or moth.
ing of the estate. The will was there
upon forwarded to her legal advisers, was
admitted to probate, and redistribution
Of the property was adjudged by the
Court, by which Mrs. Davis found her
self some $4,000 richer, and some of the
other relatives proportionately the poor
er.
AN UNsOPHIsTICATED emigrant from
Queen Vic.'s little island, carpet-bag in
hand, came down to the river bank at
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, one bitter cold day
recently, and not being very well posted
about matters and things generally in this
"blawsted" country, asked innocently of
some of the frolicsome youths who were
disporting themselves upon the CLASSY
surface Of the noble Hudson, if it would
be safe for him to attempt to cross the
river. Taking in the ingenious Britisher
at glance, and seeing chance for some
fun at his expense, the young men as
sured him that there would be no danger
/ in his making the passage provided he
would do so on call fours," SO as to dis
tribute his weight over as large a surface
as possible. Securing his carpet-bag to
his person, the unsuspecting beef-eater
got down upon his hands and knees, and
undertook the perilous passage. When
about half way over he was overtaken
by heavy sleigh loaded with beer, and
drawn by four horses. and beginning to
suspect that he had been "sold," he ven
tured to assume an upright posture, when
he was greeted with chorus of shouts
from his tormentors, who had been how
ering in his rear all the while, and huge
| ly enjoying the awkward movements of
their victim. He subsequently learned
that the ice was about four feet thick,
and would have safely sustained al army.
| Uncle Zeke's Joke.
SOME years ago there lived in one of
our large cities an eccentric character
known as Uncle Zeke, who never lost