Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-05
-Cerem6hs is the smoke of friend
ship Chinese Prorerb.

/ -Ceremtht is the smoke of friend
ship Chinese Prorerb.
/ -Wh en- man thinks that nobody
cares for him, and that he is alone in =
cdld and selfish world; he would do
we'll to ask himself this question
What Have [ done to make anybody
care for and love me. ana to warm the
world with faith and generosity 1t
is generally the case that those who
complain the mJss have done the
least.
There were four gooG habits wis.
man earnestly recommended in hi.
ctunsels, and which he considered to
be essentially necessary for the manage
mett of temporal concerns ; and these
are punctuality, accuracy, steadihess.
and despatch. Without the first OF
4 these, time is wasted without the
second, mistakes the most hurtful to
our own credit and Interest and that
Of others may be committed Without
the third, nothing can be we'll done
and without the fourth. opportunities
Of great advantage are lost; Hhfsh it i
impossible to recall:
Mr.. Tbllemanele, iii hasmlllan'.
quotes the following from one Of Mr..
George Grote's private letters /: at
| kl Ia fn prba
to me will talk about himself /, is
the topic which he knows most about,
ahd which [ can hardly know from any
other quarter Of course tlS may talk
about himself in tiresome way, or to
exeGss; but SO he may about any. other
topic. When man either taIks or
writes his own personal experiences,
you are pretty sute to learn something
and if he does not know how to make
these interesting to hearers, he will
hardly know how to make out living
matters interesting. Personally, I dis
like talking about myself; but + am
rather pleased than otherwise when
Others i'll talking with me throw of
that reserve. 4 brilliant talker like
Macaulay might be expected to feel
impatient of egotism in others; but
those who are more content to listen to
than he was, will hardly share the
same impatience."
| A very pretty amusement, especial
ly for those who have just completed
the study of botany, Is the taking OF
leaf photographs. One very simple
process is this J: At any. druggist ..
get i dimes worth of b;chrotnats Of
potash Put this in two-ounce bottFs
af soft water When The solution be-
comes saturated--that is, the water fss
dissolved as much as it will-pour off
some Of the clear liquid into a shallow
dish; on this float piece Of ordinary
writing-paper till it is thoroughly and
evenly moistene,i Let it become
nearly dry; in tire dark. It s*'or4l be
of bright yellow. On this put the
leaf; under it piece of soft black
cloth and several sheets Of newspaper
Put these between two pieces Of glass
Gall the pieces should be Of the same
size). and with spring clothes pms fas-
ten them all together. Expose to
bright SUN, placing the leaf SO that the
rays viii fall upon it as nearly perpeu-
dicu'ar as possible. In few minutes
it viii begin to turn brown, but it re-
quires from half an hour to several
hours to produce a perfect print.
When it has become dark enough,
take it from the fran, and put it in
clear water, which must be changed
every few minutes, till the yellow part
becomes perfectly white. Sometimes
the yenatiou of the leaves viii be quite
distinct. By following these directions
it is scarcely possible to fail, and a lit
tie practice will make perfect. The
photographs, if we'll taken, are very
pretty as well as interesting.
Walking brings out the true char
acter of a man The devil never yet
asked his victims to take walk with
him. You will not be long in finding
! your companion out. All DISCUSSES
will fall away from him. AS his pores
open his character is laid bare. His
deepest and most private self will
come to the top. matters littls~hom
you ride With. so he be not piefpock-
ct; for both of you will, very. likely.
settle down closer and firmer III your
reserve, shaken down like a measure Of
corn BY the jolting as the journey pro-
ceeis. But walking is more vital
Fcopartnership; the relation is closer
and sympathetic one: and yoi, DO not
feel like walking ten PAGES with stran-
ger without speaking TO him. Hence
the eastidiodsness of The professional
walker in choosing or admitting COM
panion, and hence the truth of remark
|of Emerson. that you will generally
fare better to take your dog than to