Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-10-23
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; THREE blue bulls walked down the
street AS blue as any bulls you'll meet
The noorest to the others said, What shall
we do we are busted A river flows across
this street, It's depth is just seventy Ieet
Well settle down a pier upon, Ana do"
our brains out one 10y one.
A RECENT writer says that the japanese
make no distinction between moran ano
mental science, and very little between
ethics and etiquette. To them education
is morals. A cultured man is, in their
view. of necessity moral man. They
say it is not polite to lie, to cheat or TO DC
angry.
In disastrous times of peril the greater
the reason for cool heads, presence OF
mind, steady nerves, calm courage, ana
the refusal to add any sensational element
to inflame excitement. Panic never saves
; ship or furnishes an escape from
wreck, when a squall comes or d tempest
RACES.
In pitting potatoes, cover the heaps
with layer of straw and then thin lay
er of earth. This will do for the present.
Then, before winter sets in, put another
laver of straw all over the heap and cover
carefully with earth. This second layer
of straw. holding dead air, will resist the
severest frost.
REMEDY FOR MIcE.-Any one DESTROYS
of keeping seeds from the depredatlons
Of mice can do SO by mixing some pieces
of camphor gum in with the seeds. Cam
phor placed in drawers or trunks will
prevent mice from doing them injury.
The little animal objects to the OdOr, and
keeps a good distance from it. He will
seek food elsewhere.
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readers: the hour glass, whose reading
runs in and out and leaves no trace of
gain; the second, like the sponge, takes
everything; the third retains only refuse
that some would throw away; but the
fourth, like the miner among gems, keeps
the pure and casts aside the clippings.
SOME boys dropped an anvil weighing
two hundred pounds out of fourth story
window on the head of negro who was
passing, and he had them arrested. He
said he was willing to let the boys have
fun, but when they damned "a gemman' s
hat down over his eyes, and spoiled it in
that way, the law must take its course.
A BLIND man of Wallingford, Conn,
has won his support by saving wood,
being led to the piles of wood by
his boy, who then was wont to leave him
to go to school and at night return for
him. BY slow and toilsome steps he at
length accumulated $1,000, which, a few
days since, one of his children drew
from the bank on forged order, and alb
scended with it to parts unknown.
f. S. KNIGHT, of Nashua, n. H., claims
to own the oldest coin in America 1t
was coined during the reign of Alexander
the Great, who died 1923 B. G. The front
bears the head of the King; on the re-
verse is the figure of Hercules, also in
Greek letters King Alexander" The
coin was found by native Of CIsarea
while digging in the ground, and by him
given to a missionary in Asia.
THE following sentence, written out in
full, was pronounced by justice of the
peace in Gwinnett, Ga: "let the prisner
Stan Up, sir, you has bin Found Guilty
& tried Nv the Offense Nv shutin at your
Nabor Yu shall then be took from the
bar Nv this court by the honorable baleef
of this court, and carried into the adiined
county Nv rock Dale, and thar you shall
remain in everlastin Punishment forever
from the honorable county of guinnett"
THE common burden of humanity,
which we have all to bear more or less,
must be heaviest in those whose mental
powers are the earliest and the most
widely unfolded. We may grow up under
the sheltering care Of parents and kin
dred; we may lean on parents and friends
we may be amused by acquaintances; we
may be made happy by those we love
yet to this conclusion do we come at
last-that man is turned back on himself.
-Goethe.
A STRANGE fatality has attended the
family of David Sublett, of Indiana. In
1857 a daughter was murdered by her
husband, for which the son-in-laW was
hanged. Two years ago son, George,
was killed by the cars while living drunk
on the track. Shortly afterward a sOn-in-
law was killed in the same manner. A
year ago another son-ln-law was shot and
killed; and now, last Of all, a few days
ago son was found murdered short dis
lance from the family residence.
THE Cherokee organization known as
kee-too-wahs is a sort of Know Nothing
Indian society, with secret rules and pass
words. Its object is the preservation of
Cherokee nationally, not by unlawful
means, but by putting down intemper-
ance, and making the Indians a unit for
their own welfare. That this society,
which includes most of the influential
men of the Cherokee tribe, should be mis-
represented by the white spectators who
desire to get into the Territory, is not
strange.
A DowN-EAsT farmer, known far and
wide by his patriotic title, had a neighbor
who was in the habit of working on Sun
days; but after a while the Sabbath break
er joined the church. One day our friend
met the minister to whose church he be-
longed. "Well, Uncle SAM" said he,
''do you see any difference in Mr.. P
since he joined the church?' ooh, yes"
said Uncle Sam, "a great difference. Be
fore, when he went out to mend his fences
he carried his ak over his shoulder, but
now he carries it under his coat"
EUCBERED APPLEs.-Take ten apples
of bright, fresh color-Spitzenbergs are
nlce-wash them, and put them, without
pairing, nto saucepan with a cup of
water, and cover closely. When nearly
cooked add full cup of white sugar and
f1avoring of cinnamon or vanilla, and let
them simmer ten minutes. Then lift the
: apples up tenderly into glass dish, and
pour the syrup, when it has partially cool
ed, over them. A spoonful Of rich cream
added to each apple when served out will
be found great improvement.
THE late Dr. Mott, stated on reliable
authority, that only 10000 barrels of wine
were produced yearly in the island of
Madeira; and yet, after supplying the