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

| on the Louisville 81 Nashville Railroad
were badly scared recently. On opening
the bag containing the Florida mails, TWO
lively young alligators sprang out, ana lhe
clerks quickly took refuge in an ADJOINING
car. The young reptiles were eVehlually
captured, when it was found they hau es
| capped from cardboard box, IN whlch
| they were being sent as present 10 gen
tleman in Louisville
The Hoosac tunnel contractors nave
reported to the Massachusetts Legislature
that the actual length of the boring now now
| to do through solid rock is about l,'so
feet, which they are shortening up at the
rate of about 300 feet per month. Ihey eA-
pect to be entirely through the mountain
by the 10Th of November next, after Which
date some six months will be required 10
put the tunnel in working order Tor regu-
| lar trains.
LEMON PUFFs.-One pound of pulyer-
lied loaf sugar beat in the yelks OF iour
eggs; add one tablespoonful OF naVoring :;
beat the yelks and sugar as stiff as possible !;
then add the whites beat to still froth !;
beat well, flavor with lemon juice and ex-
tract of the peel or citric acid, and extract
of lemon; drop on buttered papers IN
small cakes, and bake quickly without
browning; leave the putfs on the paper
until entirely cold.
HUsKING CoRN.-Fit your wagon-box
to hold thirty bushels, then put at least d
foot and a half hang board on the oppo-
site side; tie the horse next to you 10 the
other ones hame, to keep him from eat
| ing; then take two rows, catch the ears
with the thumb toward the point, strlp
both sides nearly at once. and give IL d
wrench with your right hand at the same
time. In good corn a good hand Will IN
this way crib sixty bushels in day.
THE porter of Detroit store heard a
voice in the alley as he was locking up the
other night, and he investigated to ma
that an old man had taken possession OF a
hogshead for the night, and that he was
PRAYING. The old fellows petition went
right to the heart of the porter, and he
called him out, questioned him, and finally
gave him a dollar. He went to the front
of the store to lock it, and while he was
gone the hogshead man stole his new coat
and a pair of boots, and made good his
| escape.
BREAD CREDIBLE CAKEs-Save all your
! bits and crusts of broken bread whether
they are toasted or not; and when you
have a good supply, turn upon them
enough boiling water to soak them thor
oughly. Let them stand until perfectly
soft, then rub through a colander or sieve,
and mix three or four tablespoOntulS OF
-four with them. Add enough milk to
make a thin batter, and also one beaten
egg. This makes delicious griddle cakes,
and saves all the odd pieces of bread into
the bargain.
WORKMEN have commenced the re
moval of the tower of the old New York
I -y1 Il fi
| built in 1927, by the KnickerbOckerS, the
stone of which it is made having been
brought from Holland During TIL, kevo-
luton the tower was used to watch the
movements of the British In later years
it served as bell tower for the fire de-
Dartment The walls are three and one
half feet in thickness Although nearly a
century and a half old, they are as firm rs
when first cemented.
LIME IN CROPs-There is said to be
| carried off from the soil nine pounds OF
lime in twenty-five bushels Of oats, and
fifteen pounds in thirty eight bushels OF
barley There are thirty-tive pounds OF
lime in two tons of rye grass, one hun
dred and twenty -six pounds in two tons
of clover and one hundred and forty
| pounds in twenty-five tons of turnips, and
two hundred and seventy pounds in nine
tons of potatoes. Some soils contain
abundance of lime for thousand years,
while others require an occasional appll-
cation Of lime as a fertilizer,
SMITH, the Westfeld (Mass) murderer
received the news Of his fate strangely
I've got some news for YOU" said the
turnkey, quietly, as he came near him
What is t." said Smith, his face light
ing up pleasantly, as he placed his hand
tamiliarly on the Sheritl's shoulder, and
then, not pausing, adding, as if divining
the truth, rs the day appointed?" Yes, y
replied the official, "the 9th of June
Good, good" calculated Smith, throwing
up his arm and swapping his fingers as il
in triumph, Il never heard better news in
my lifcn' And he resumed his walk with
as firm a step as ever, smiling all the
while.
| SCIENCE and nature combined have
wrought curious result in the mouth OF
a BROOKLYN gentleman. While engaged
in the pastime Of friendly boxing, he re-
ceived pat in the face which broke off
one of his teeth. OF course he was sorry
for the accident, but concluded it was
irreparable. But friends u.red him to
consult the dentist, and after a day or two
he followed their advice. The broken
piece, large bit, was bound to its proper
place, and though the patient was forced
to eat cautiously and talk little for some
time, the two parts finally united so per
fecty that no flaw in the tooth could be
detected.
THERE are Fagins even in America
In Cleveland, a man bearing the extreme
ly appropriate name of Wolf, was brought
before the Police Court charged with re
ceiving stoien property. Several children
from eight to ten years of age, testified
that Wolf had taught them to steal iron
and brass from the car-shops, and that
they obeyed him. The old scoundrel, in
stead of being sent to prison for life, as he
should have been, was merely fncd SOC
and costs The Judge observed that the
otfense of the prisoner was becoming a
common one, and that it should be severe
ly dealt with. That, it seems, is mild
way of putting it.
THE Boston Times relates a curious in
cident, which, if true, is very unaccount-
able. The Storage passengers saved from
the wreck of the steamer Atlantic say that
about the middle of the voyage two of
the passengers declared, as if gifted with
the spirit of prophecy, that the ship and
all on board would be lost. They kept
repeating the prediction packed their
carpet bags, went on deck to watch for
| chance nassinp vessels saving that thew