Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-26

to rise will be entitled to any seat in the
house which he finds unoccupied on en-
tering.
Mr.. BURNAM and wife, living near
Hampton, Iowa, in going home from town
in sleigh, few days ago, had the baby
with them The mother wrapped the
little fellow so closely that she smothered
it to death.
For pure grit and long-continued pa
thence you want to go to Toledo. a
young lady in that town has sent 116
pieces of poetry to a newspaper, and
though all have been rejected she is strug-
Cling with another.
A CLERGYMAN proposes the abolition of
golden, silver, tin, wooden, and all other
weddings, and the substitution therefor
of an anniversary renewal of the fee to
the minister who of1ciated at the orig
inal ceremony.
THERE is no change in the style of
wearing the hair. In the spring, however,
it is said a style so novel and startling
will be introduced that each particular
hair on fashionable woman's head will
stand on end with surprise.
A LOCK has been constructed on new
principle which renders it proof against
picking or springing the key. The pc
culiarity consists in a keyhole curved
upward instead OF straight, with cor
responding compound curved key.
A MARYLAND farmer stayed beside a
railroad track for three hours to tell the
| conductor of an approaching train about
a tree that lay across the rails. The CRATE
full official explained to him that anybody
| but first-class fool would have cleared
| the track.
SPoTs ON VARryIsH.-Take a soft cloth
and wet in alcohol; rub the spot briskly,
and it will disappear entirely; then rub
on little boiled linseed oil and it will
be restored to its original color and
polish. Farmers Wife, IN Country Gen.
tleman.
A PIoUs old lady near Athens, Ca,
rather surprised lot of young folks who
had captured her mansion for party by
| furnishing entertainment in the shape of
a sermon two hours long from one of the
most solemn of parsons. 1t was sur
prise party inverted.
SWEET SAUCE.-Sweeten one pint of
richest cream with three ounces of white
sugar, and flavor with one gill of brandy
and a little nutmeg or powdered CHINA
mon This sauce is especially suited to
dCCOulpdl1y dppIO ouIhPAlHSo'
A SWEET creature called the meduSG
| p0Eyp has recently been installed in an
aquarium at one of the Paris gardens, its
peculiarly being that it converts, first
| into alcohol and then into vinegar, any
| water into which it is placed.
NELSON ROBBINS, of Fond du Lac, Wis,
got drunk and started home the other
night He fell down, and remained by
the side Of the road until his feet and
hands were so badly frozen that ampu-
tation was found necessary.
In Warren County, Pa, recently, a
| horse, ridden at smart gallop, caught its
foot in cavity of the road. The foot was
wedged in firmly, and the impetus of the
horse was so great that the hoof was
wrenched completely off. The poor brute
was afterward killed.
THE woman of the coming time
Shall man to vote appoint her
Well, yes or no, your bottom dime
She'll do as she's a min ter.
We know she "wll'' or else she WON'T
Twill be the same as now;
And if she does, or if she DON'T
God bless her, anyhow.
THE Supreme Court Of Illinois, in a re-
cent decision, has affirmed the principle
that an express company cannot be held
for the value of package of money lost
while in its possession as a common car
rier, unless the value Of the package be
truly stated before the contract for car
rage is entered into.
A DANvILLE (Va. murderer, who lately
had his death sentence committed to i'm
prisonment for life, was digging out of
Jail, and had got hole through the floor
when his Communication came. He eX-
pressed himself satisfied, and gave up a
knife which he had concealed.
WHEN Philadelphia paper states that
"such scenes must long linger lovingly
in the memories of all who saw them, for
with youth at the helm and pleasure at
the prov the gondola of enjoyment swept
swiftly along on the azure sea of hope"
it means public ball.
SALT is used to benefit clover, to stiffen
the straw in wheat and oats, and as a fer
tilizer for asparagus. 1t may be used on
clover and wheat or oats at the rate of
three to six bushels per acre, and for as
paragus peck to the square rod may be
used with beneft-Amer5can AgrScuJtat'-
EST.
THE new feather fans appear to be
quite the rage. They are much smaller
in size than those used last summer, and
not half as awkward-looking. Those of
peacock feathers are the handsomest, on
gilt or ivory sticks. The old swans down
fans in use during the days Of our grand
mothers are also coming in fashion again.
A LADY in Kingston, n. H, has died of
progressive locomotor ataxia." It was
the general impression among her ac-
quaintances, as soon as her disease be-
came known, that she never could recover.
The London Spectator says that the late
Gladstone Ministry died of the same dis
ease.
"'TAToEs !" cried apeddler in st. Louis
Hush dat racket-yOu abstracts de whole
of de neighborhood," came from a colored
woman in doorway. $50 you kin hear
me- kin you?" "Hear you, / kin hear
you mile" "Thank Heaven for dat
Use following to be heard 'Tatoes!''
THE Mayor of Norfolk, Va, recently
received letter from Atlanta, Ca, in
quiring the population of the city, and
whether the writer would be permitted to
run keno bank. He said that he could
give good references as to character, and
would be willing to allow the Mayor an
interest.
A CASE of successful vigor in love affairs
altogether out of the ordinary style is re-
ported from Ballston Spa, N Y, ia which
Mr. Mccormick proceeded to the resi-
dence of his lady-love, and after wallop-
ing her mother, who objected to her
daughters choice tucked Georgiana
under his arm and marched off triumph
antly.
A PROBATE JUDGE in western county
of Nebraska not long since convicted