Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-03-27
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| STRONG alum water 10 nuAo i,
bugs of any description. Take TWO po ,hroe
of pulverized alum, and dissolve - ". W. ~
quarts of boiling water, allowing i.'o AZ i
main over the fire until Thoroughly u
solved. Apply while hot WIN a a. o foSne
or what is better, use syringe 10 lolc9
~, ,;n,';d in the cracks of the walls ana
hedstead. Scatter all the powdered aia "a
freely in all those places, and you VIII
soon be rid of these insect nuisances
which fill one with disgust.
TIE Bank of England covers five acres
Of ground and employs 900 clerks. ihefe
are no windows on the street. Light Is
admitted through open courts; no moo
could take the bank, therefore, WlthOut
cannon to batter the immense walls. Inc
clock in the center Of the bank has h1ty
dials attached to it. Large clsterns are
sunk in the court and engines IN per1ecss
order are always in readiness, III case 80 u
fire. This bank was Incorporated IN lo9f.
Capital, $90,000,000.
CHARLIE REDFIELD, treasurer OF NC
Vicker's theatre, has curiosity. IL Is d
bank. note on the First National BANK OF
Goshen Ind, of the denomination OF SlO
on the face and $40 on the back. 1t is
undoubtedly genuine bill. The mistake
must have occurred in printing, and there
are probably number of others printed
in the same sheet, that are floating around
the country. The question is What's
it's value-$10 or $20.-Chacago Times.
A NEWSPAPER correspondent calls at
tentiOn to the great convenience that
would follow if farmers would generally
have their names painted On the gates at
the entrance to their premises. Strangers
often have much difficulty in finding the
residences of persons Of whom they are
in search, which would be obviated BY
this course. The name may be neatly
painted on slip of tin six eight inches
long and two inches wide, which could
be easily tackled on the gate.
ENGLISH BREAKFAST BACoN.-Ihe
bacon is made from the belly and thin
rib; the bones are removed, the pieces or
meat are rubbed with salt on the flesh
side, and laid on bench from which the
moisture can drain away, one upon
another, with the flesh side upward. They
are rubbed with fresh salt every day, and
reversed in order, the top piece one day,
at the bottom next day, and so ON for ten
days; they are then smoked. When
packed they are wrapped in brown paper,
and then soWn up in cotton cloth and
covered with thick lime-wash, colored, II
desired, with yellow ochre.
CIRCUMsTANTIAL EvIDENCE.-The AL
ley murder trial, at Boston, has recalled
again the celebrated Colvin case in New
HAMPSHIRE This is the case where they
found the entire remains of murdered
! man, down to his brass buttons, in Col
wins fire place; Colvin confessed the kill
ing in the most circumstantlal way; a
Jury convicted him, and he was hung.
Afterward they found the murdered man
in New Jersey teaching school. Ever
since, the case has been cited, and proba-
bly, always will be, in every trial where
the evidence is wholly cfrcumstantial.
Tools AND MACHINES up every
implement that will be wanted for use on
the farm, and see if it is in good order.
If it is not so, it is better time to have
it repaired now than when the men and
teams are waiting for it. If you have a
bench and tools--and how can you get
along without them?-you may be able to
do the job yourself, and thus save time
in carrying it away and bringing it back,
and save the money required to pay the
mechanic. Besides this, as there always
are broken tools, the mechanic may have
so many on hand to repair that there may
be week of anxious suspense in waiting
for them.
ILL TEMPER.-A single person of sour,
sullen temper-what a dreadful thing it
is to have such one in a house!
There is not myrrh and alOes and chloride
of lime enough in the world to disinfect
a single home of such nuisance as that
no riches, no eleganceof mein, no beauty
of face can ever screen such persons from
utter vulgarity. There is one thing
which rising persons hate the reputation
of more than all others, and that is vul-
garity; but trust me, i'll temper is the
vulgarest thing that the lowest born and
illest bred can bring to his home. 1t is
one of the worst forms of impiety.
Peevishness in home is not only a sin
against the Holy Ghost, but sin against
the Holy Ghost in the very temple OF
love.-Theodore Parker
You are generally looking at some
thing very intently when it happens
perhaps you are smiling to yourself.
Then your left boot shoots out to one
side with suddenness that creates sick
ness in the family. Ice commences to
form on your spine, and perspiration on
your brow, and your scalp lifts enough
to permit streak Of cold air to pass
under The other leg gets out at this
Juncture, your head snaps violently to the
front, and there is a faint impression on
your mind that the world is about to
come to an end with nobody in charge.
Miles of sidewalk spin out from you like
lightning. Three-story buildings jump
over your head in quick succession. PEG
pie disappear suddenly, and with appal-
ling mystery. Then your eyes close,
your consciousness wanes, and your soul
goes out in one expiring culver, and
and you arrive. The hard reality of the
scene is then forced upon you.-Dan5ury
Ners.
How TO BREAK OFF BAD HABITS. I'm
derstand the reason, and all the reasons,
why the habit is injurious. Study the sub
ject till there is no lingering doubt in your
mind. Avoid the places, the persons,
and the thoughts that lead to the tempta-
ton. Frequent the places, associate
with the persons, indulge in the thoughts
that lead away from temptation. Keep
busy; idleness is the strength of bad
habits. Do not give up the struggle when
you have broken your resolution once,
twice, q thousand times That only
shows how much need there is for you to
strive. When you have broken your res
olution just think the matter over, and
endeavor to understand why it is you
failed, SO that you may be on your guard
against recurrence Of the same circum-
stances. Do not think it an easy thing
that you have undertaken. It is folly to
expect to break off habit in day which
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