Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-06-26

the Mersey this spring, in thirteen steam,
orc for the limited States and Canadian
norris The PAL Mall Gazette is astonlsheo
Of these facts. not being able to see why
the working classes of England ana Uef-
many should not stay where they Weis
born. Intelligent citizens OF the onitea
States will see no mystery in this tlde ol
emigration flowing toward country
where land is cheap, work plenty, Wases
biob. and freedom without unnatura io-
strictions.
A ScoUNDREI. AND TooTHPULLER-c
| A sufferer writes to the Sunday Herald, OF
indianapolis, and complains of quack
| dentist who recently came there ana 1ook
| a large number of orders tor good' lufi
sets of false teeth at 81 per set. MS 'iat'9
was lively and he 'yanked" every ora
snae on the street, leaving large numpcf
| of the residents tOOthless, ana, gettihS MS
| money. informed them that several days
would have to elapse before they could
wear The new teeth, as he would be obllged
10 make them, and then he wanted their
oums to oct well. For week they ate
nothing but cruel and spoon Nictuals,
yainlv looking for the tooth carpenter
| AS he failed to put in an appearance, one
old lark became impatient, and Whltlled d
| set of teeth out of pine board, ana put
them in, but the first drink OF whisky ne
/ took set fire to them, and before he coulo
spit them out the flames and turpentlne
ran down his throat and killed him. All
of which goes to prove that the cheapest
is not always the best
THE army Signal-of1ice has made pre-
paratons for a very great extension o! us
| valuable system of reports OF the helght
of rivers, particularly of all those opening
into the Mississippi. Over twenty-five
stations are now established at suitable
points on these rivers, especially, OF
course, on the Ohio, Missouri, and Missis-
sippi. They are provided in some in
stances with automatic self-recording APP
paratus and at all other places the Olsen
walton of the height OF the water IS taken
eight times daily when floods are appfe-
hended. By this most beautiful system
every wave Of high water IS accurately
followed in its course down stream, and
the approach Of dangerous high floods Is
easily foretod by the repeated Geographic
reports. The system of river reports,
which has been in operation during the
past year, has given such universal salts
faction to those navigating the Western
waters that the demand for increased
facilities can only be met by this new and
far more elaborate system OF stations.
SINGULAR CAUSE OF FIRE.-A legal gen
tleman, in one Of our large Eastern cities,
uDOn entering his office one summer morn
inc, found the loose papers on his table
| lust starting into light flame, which sur
priscd him greatly, as there was no fire IN
! the room at that time, neither was 1t APP
parent how they could have ignited from
any external cause, the windows beng
! closed This happened several mornings
in succession, but one day he arrived at
his office earlier than usual and succeeded
! in detecting the origin Of the fire. Sitting
at his table, he felt a burning sensation
upon one of his hand, which gradually in
creased until ii became insupportablc
! and on looking at the window through
which the sun was shining, he noticed
that one of the panes of glass had bub-
! BILE or flaw in it, which served to cOncen-
trate the rays Of light in the same manner
as burning glass, and with sufficient
power 10 ignite paper in few minutes.
! The dangerous pane was at once removed,
and with it the cause Of a >'mysterIous
| cOnfiagration.'
A SECOND SAM PATCH.-About two
O'Clock Sunday afternoon a man named
George Watson, a carpenter, was strolling
around the Passaic Falls half drunk, when
he suddenly took it into his head to Guido
Sam Patch's famous leap from the FaEs
So he deliberately climbed up on the iron
| bridge which crosses the chdSm, and be-
fore any one could prevent had jumped of
the dizzy height, and sped through a dis
lance of fully eighty feet to the boiling
flood below 4 number OF persons saw
the fearful leap and hurried to the spot,
expecting to see a dead body floating on
the water, but to their establishment Wat
son came up safely but sobcrly, and hastily
clambcrcd upon the large square rock be
low the bridge, where he sat covering and
shivcring with alright at his tOolhardl-
ness. He was too muchunstrung to swim
across the basin to dry land, and so had to
try to Chamber UP through the narrow GREY
ice near by. A large crowd soon gathered,
with every appliance to extricate him
from his prccarious situation. Watson
was completely exhausted when drawn
out by his friends.-P0ters0u N, j. Guar
dian.
LET children grow. Give them time
for slow and natural development. Give
them freedom and liberty in things not
positively and permanently hurtful. What
matter if all their daily behavior is not
quite pleasant or perfect, if they show i'm
provement and progress. Sow good seed,
|
rat patiently for harUest if you wish good
fruit. Suppose child does not sit as
straight as a ramrod at table; suppose a
cup or tumbler does slip through its little
fingers, the food below deiuged, the COB
let smashed, and the table-cl6th ruined
do not look cross, and break out with re-
proof of what was unattended as if it were
a wiltul wrong. Did you never let a
glass slip through your fingers? Instead
of sending the child away in anger, or
with threatening words, why not be as
generous as to guest, to whom you
would kindly say, 1T is of no conse-
quence," 1t is generally wise to take
little notice of mishaps or bad behavior at
the time, and even to divert attention
from them at the instant. Afterward, at
some appropriate time, draw the child's
attention to the improperly, fault, or lack
of suitable care, and point out kindly the
remedy.
Plant Few for Seed.