Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-12

u SINGULAR marriage occurred ID IL
tusville, Pa, a few days ago. The couple
presented themselves before justice to
have the ceremony performed. The bride
was rather elderly, say about forty-fve,
while the groom was but little out of
his teens. However, as "Barkis was will
lin" the Squire had no objection, and
tied the two in that knot which binds for
life. Since the honeymoon began it has
leaked out that the young man was step
son of the woman he had taken as wife.
The statute books declare marriage to
be illegal when contracted between a wo-
man and her husbands son, but whether
this is void or not is the province of law
yers to say. The question of relationships
growing out of this event is a little curl
Gus. Should there be any children they
would be grandchildren to their own
mother, and the boys would be brothers
and the girls sisters to their own father.
SOME one has sent the atlantic K0nt7aEy
the following expose Lightly she lifts
the large, pure, luminous shell, and poises
it in her strong, shapely hand. Listenn
she says-'it has tale to tell, spoken in
language you may understand Smiling,
she holds it to my dreaming ear: the old,
delicious murmur of the sea steals like
enchantment through me, and | hear
voices like echoes of eternity. Let her
poise. She may also lift the convOluted
univalve in strong and shapely hand, ,
and her biceps may swell out like musk
melon. But the antique swindle touching
the odd, delicious murmur of the sea- is
a humbug. For, reader, if you will hold
a beaver hat, or goblet, or a pickle bot
tie to your ear, yon will hear the same de-
liCious murmur."
A HINT for careful housewives is embod-
led in the following story taken from the
Springfield (Mass.) Republican,: Some
time since lady died very suddenly at
her home near this city. The deceased
had for many years raised vegetables for
market, and had been quite successful. A
few Gays since, some member of the be-
reaved family, prospecting among the
stock of canned fruit for supply for the
table, found one can which, although
sealed like the others, was much lighter
1t was opened, and, to the astonished
gaze of all, there was revealed inside the
vessel the handsome some of S1,700 in
greenbacks, the saving of the thrifty
housewife, its existence unknown to any
but herself
ACCORDING to Mr.. Alexander Delmar,
the utmost capacity of a population to
consume grain in the form of food is
eight to ten bushels per capita per an
mum. The grain product of the CONNER
clal world, however, amounts to eighteen
bushels per head, giving an excess of sup
ply which necessarily makes agriculture
improbable. In 1S4S Indian corn was
worth sixty-seven currency. "If this
says MIR. Delmar, ''does not demonstrate
over-supply, political economy is a val
ueless science, and observation in matters
pertaining to breadstufs must go for
for nothing"
WHEN any substance gets lodged in the
| nose, close the mouth and the opposite
nostril, and then blow hard through the
| DISTRACTED side. If this is not successful
press the thumb against the nose above
the obstruction, and then make a hook 81
piece of wire or knitting-needle. and
pressing it up over the substance, pull il
| down.
WOMEN can do a great deal for each
other if they will only stop fearing what
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