Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-11
BREYITIES.


sEtonPing runaway horses.
NEW YORK girls are said to have hys-
Gerics in the most able-bodied manner.
COLORADO has a peat-bed 100 miles
square, AMI wants some State to peat
inst
4 GENTLEMAN in PottsviIIe, Pa, has
named his dog Penny" because it was
one cent to him.
TIE first young shad have come up the
Mississippi. Seth Green seeded down
@Ge river three years ago.
ANOTHER triumph for the female sex
& man has made his escape from Geor-
Eia Jail by the aid of hair-pin.
a NASHVILLE man broke his leg while
zTying to get q No. 10 foot into No. s
boot, but he says he'll do it or die
GREEN BAY has decided that a widower
ought to mourn at least three weeks be-
fore shying around for a second wife.
& HEN at Carlisle, Pa, has laid nine
eggs with shells that are perfectly black,
E{ie hen being of the dark Brahma va
riety-
4 ROCHESTER boy didn't believe that
boiled tar was as hot as boiling oil until
he dipped mis- fingers in it. He will now
let on it.
JUMBLEs-One pound of sugar. one
pound of butter, one and one-half pounds
Of -four, four eggs. Bake in rolls with
sugar on the top.
KIssEs.-The whites of four eggs, half
pound of sugar, lemon or rose-water to
daFor. Beat the eggs long time; drop
them on paper.
BAKING POWDERS soda, six
egz-i cream of tartar, eight OF. First dry
.llan4 from all dampneSs, then mix an
keep dry, in bottle or box.
Instrumentation pound sugar, quar-
Ger pound blanched and pounded almonds,
whites Of three eggs; sprinkle sugar on
paper, drop in little cakes.
SPONGE CAKE.-One-quart pound of
-four, One-half pound of sugar, five eggs,
separately beaten, little cream tartar
and the juice of one lemon.
Now that 50 many people are getting
married by telegraph, there ought to be
some sDeedier method Of obtaining di-
TQpcs,-D8tr05t Free Press.
ATRoY servant girl tried to commit
suicide because she accidentally broke a
Gea-cup and her mistress reprOved her.
such sensit.yeness is rare.
EoHAIR suits are quite fashionable,
Er&y being the most popular color. They
make up very handsomely and will be
eoaRd durable and substantial.
Il CINCINNATI professor has demon
str&tad that man feels just as satisfied |
after lunching on raw turnip alone as if |
le had Toasted at kings table.
DIM writing, nearly effaced by age,
may be restored by the application of a
solution Of prUssiate of pOtassa in water
Wash the parts with a hair pencil.
A Missouri Judge has decided that
woman is not an old maid" until she is |
-hirty-fiTe years old, and all the women |
2re singing songs in his praise.
ELY CAKE.-One cup of sugar, one
cup of flour, three eggs, one tablespoon
8t sour cream, one teaspoon of soda, two |
1f cream tartar. Bake in thin layers.
4 CENTURY-PLANT is blooming in ITALIA |
hassee, with a center stem which the re-
liable editor Of the Tallahassee Fy0rjd5an
says is growing twelve inches per day.
Ak illinois farmer Is gong to plant
ZuI}liGn sunHOWers this year, but how
much better for the nearest academy if he
should plant half On acre Of watermelons?
MANY of the ladies are disappointed
with the new bonnet. 1t is a monde |
script sort Of an affair, and it is diff |
GuIt TO tell which is front and which is |
back
IL has been frequently observed by a |
number of facetious Southern papers that |
Ehere is good deal of "watered stock" |
8c,adng on the surface of the raging |
3nods-
FSDIANAPoLIs boasts of a versatile d. |
riz.ty student VINO breaches in English, |
prays in Armenian, sings in Turkish, and |
1HIds his tongue in eleven other Ian
ruages.
4 FEMALE ciTcus-rider told Baltimore |
reporter that jumping through the hoops |
did not nrevent her from trying to do good, |
and that she was a member of church |
5Nd1.n good standing.
0'HILDREN's note paper, with envelopes |
ia snatch, having flower, kitten, or other |
gARciful ornament instead of monogram, !
has lately been successfully introduced
ay several English houses.
i JAPANESE author asserts that hens
fed on dry hemp seed will lay all winter
and that, if pounded charcoal is given
~ i'm their food, the flesh will become
beautifully white and rich"
E.lROP CAKRs.-TwO and half cups of
sugar, little over one cup of butter, half
cup sour milk, half cup sour cream, two
aggs, soda. Flour enough to drop
zElGothly from the spoon.
Tx Troy lawyers have decided to
shave clean hereafter. It's their faces, of
UCse-eyeryb body knows that they shave
Ghejr client clean without having any
general convention to pass resolutions.
IN a game of whist at Boston, recently,
according to the Globe of that city, in one
Aaad the dealer held the ace, king.
.4Uocn, knave, ten, eight, seven, six, five
a1na four OF spades, which was the trump.
VANILLA CooKIEs.-Half cup of sugar,
-syIe cup of butter, one egg, One-third of a
cup Gf sour milk, half a teaspoon cream
tartar, half teaspoon soda. Flavor with
VanillS, roll thin and bake in slow oven.
TIE worst feature about this cremation
hEsjness is that some winter morning, in
q tit of philanthropy, your widows second
husband may empty your ashes on the
Icy pavement for the benefit of pedes-
triagIs.
AT the Hot Springs (Ark) there IS
What is known as the Corn Spring" 1t
Is death on cornS, and all who battle in ii
fad tllese troublesome nuisances removed.
So says q correspondent of the Troy
ITn2cS
s FLORIDA correspondent SAYS that al
though may persons suffering FROM con-
and been restored to health, there are old
established Florida families fast dying OF
tie same disease
Z TEMPTING ACKNOWLEDGMENT
agent tor life assurance company: "The