Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-04-24

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| tnn shit the cedar into two, ana nan II
,a oat1,, With fine brads to the outside OF
w. Lorrl The roots, fastened to the DOT
ton, serve as a finish, and the rattan IS
attached to the edges as liahuie. III
| This basket with ferns, ivy, etc.
uTu,r is a new article for beautliying
,o cnmnlrxion. said Mrs. Bibb holding
M a small bottle for Mrs Partlnstei "
eramine She looked up from darninsa
woolrn sock for Ike, and took the bo'tle
IN her hand. "Well, they may get up
over so many rostrums for beautifyIn@ the
comnleyion, but depend upon 1t, the less
| neonle have to do with bottles for IL, me
better My neighbor, Mrs, Blotch, mas
been using a bottle for good many years
for her complexion, and her nose loo .sI
like a ruption of Mount Noclterous, WIN
the burning lather running all over lile
contagious territory"
Ar an auction sale Of house IN lauh-
ton. n. J., a few days ago, says the Goze''e,
the building was bid off to an unknown
man who seemed determined to purchase IL
above all others After the sale he called
a Young man to his side and told nm 'liat
he would give him the house. Ii was st
posed to be a joke by the young man. VINO
was Just married; but his young Wlie pc
| inc summoned, the old gentleman explain
ed that he was the young brides uhcie
| from the West and that the house was MS
| present to her. OF course, after so happy
denouement, good time took place in
| the house.
LANE SHEEP.-While so many formers
are complaining about their lame sheep,
| and can't find aDr sure remedy, | desire
| to say for their benefit that in my expert
ence of more than twenty years, l have
had no difficulty in keeping them IN
sound condition. with the following, if
pyopeyly applted:: Pulverize onc-half
| pound blue vitriol fine (by crushing 1t
| with mallet or other hard piece OF wood,
on plank, and mixing well with one
pint tar. Pare off every particle Of dis
| cascd hoOf; with a stick smear every part
| of the foot. Treat every one of the flock
at the same time, spring and fall, and |
trust you will have sound shecp-Cu!tl-
cator and Coetl1t1y Gent
THE Denver Times says: Mr.. J. T.
| Morgan, while out hunting on the head OF
the Republican, killed white buffalo, the
| hide Of which he brought TO Denver, and
is having it stuffed and mounted. This is
the first instance ola white buffalo having
been shot by a white man, so far as we
have ever heard, though the Indians have
occasionally found one. Mr.. Morgan has
| been constantly engaged in hunting for
several years, and this is the first white
| buffalo he ever saw or ever heard Of dur
| inc that time The buffalo is yearlin@
and perfectly white-no cOlored spots APP
pcarinr upon him. Mr.. Morgan has been
offered $500 for it since he arrived here.
\ RATHER singular case of somnambul-
ism occurred recently in Shelby County
g.! Kentucky \ beautiful and accomplished
Young lady of the neighbOrhoOd, who had
a strong prediction for attending all the
| dancing parties that came off anywhere
within reach Of her hOmc-who rather
| had dancing on the BRAIN as one OF the
good dcacons Of her church remarked
| arose one night, while asleep, and pro
| cecded to dress as for a ball, and, as she
remarked afterward, dreamed that her cs
cOrt was waiting for her, and that she was
in great hurry. Instead of fixing her
hair UP as she should have done, she pro-
cured pair Of scissors and cut it nearly
all off which occupation she was found
engaged in by her mother, who, hearing
| the noise, had gone to her room to ascer-
| tain the cause She now m0urns the loss
Of her curls, and can't be induced to at
! tend another ball.
\ BARREL FULL OF MoNEY-A well
chant, while on a visit to this city, some
| time since, advised some of his customers
| that it was a good time to invest in corn
and that by such an investment at the then
| prices, in his language "a barrel of money
| could be made" The advice was taken
and a hundred thousand or so bushels of
corn purchased by several gentlemen. AS
| time rolled on the hopes Of an advance
grew daily fainter, and at last the down
ward tendency showed the certain pros
pect of loss. On Saturday, a meeting OF
the victims was held, and, after consulta-
ton, an empty -four barrel was procured
| and sent to the aforesaid commission mcr-
chant, with the request that he would fill
it with greenbacks, and return. He has
not vet been heard from, but it is supposed
that he will comply with the request, as
he is in duty bound to do so.-Lataytte
| Ind.) J0ur3ai.
| REGULARITY OF THE Mules HOOF-
! The hoof Of the mule has been said by
some writers of limited information to be
small and contracted Parker, however,
says that he knows better He examined
the hind heel of mule of very moderate
| size, and found that it extended quite
across the hard floor to the hav-mow op-
posite He states that being brought in
! contact somewhat hastily and carelesslv
with his head, he avaled himself of the
TACT as Il means of measurement. 1t
| seemed to HIM to possess about the weight
and dimensions of a planet of the third
magnitude. 1t had at all events sufficient
area to shut out the light of Heaven COM
pletely for some minutes, and if there was
any unoccupied space in the barn during
those few minutes of observation not filled
by the animals foot Or any appreciable
space left between himself and kingdom
come" he Parker) was not aware of it.
The QUEEN BEE.-When the queen bee
is forcibly taken away from the hive, the
bees which are near her at the time do not
appear sensible of her absence, and the
labors of the hive are carried on as usual
for time. 1t is seldom before the lapse
of an hour that the working bees begin to
manifest any symptom Of uneasiness
They are then observed to quit the larvae
which they had been feeding, and run
about in great agitation to and fro: and on
meeting such of their companions as are
not yet aware Of the disaster which has
befallen them communicate the intcIli-
| gence by crossing their antennp and strik-
ing lightly with them The bees which
receive the news become in turn aritated
and spread the alarm further. All the in
| habltants now rush forward, eagerly seek
| ING their lost queen Rut fipdior coarcb