Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

TIE only Duke who reached Long
nch last summer is now husking corn
Ierkimer County, n. Y, to getmoney
the winter season of gayeties.
4 SOUTH CAROLINA lady has lawsuit
,ainst the United States in which she
aims ST., 100000 She would be salts
/ with six or seven States and Terri
Y.
jRAID trimming will be worn greatly
winter garments, the wide and narrow
gether; the only rule being that the rows
.ust be straight. or rather not curled and
rallel.
TENNESSEE farmers look meek and
saceful, and will stand a good deal of
sass" but kick one of their dogs and the
wner towers like a giraffe and strikes out
Ike grizzly.
BAYARD TAYLOR goes for railroad ped
lers; but as good men as Taylor have
zen thankful to see the popcorn man
ne along to break the monotony of an
ll-day's ride.
THE buttons worn on a dress made re-
entity were made Of scarabees mounted
ii cold lozenges 1t was brocaded cas-
mere of bottle-green, velvet and faille.-
,oh5yn Eagle.
\ English Judge has decided that no
'ooster in that country has right to crow
1t four O'Clock in the morning. Come
over here you birds, and crow all night
if you want to.
SEVENTY MILLION DOLLARS for the
Black Hills country! Red Cloud must be
,razy Well leave it to any fair minded
indian in America if it is worth a cent
pver sos, 900 ,O0O-Detrojt Free Press.
Or the new dress fabrics most to be
worn the coming winter will be soft, fin
shed silks in reversible and armure pat
rms, diagonals, cashmere, serge, tartan
9th, merinos and English twilled tian-
lels
WHAT the fast-mail train will do if it
keeps on can be judged from what the
Rochester Chr0n5cIe says, viz: The fast
mail brings to Rochester news that has
been read in Rochester some eight hours
previously"
THEY were husband and wife, and as
hey stood before the soldiers monument
le asked: whats that figger on top?"
That's goddess" he answered. "And
hats goddess?" " A woman who holds
her tongue" he replied. She looked side
ways at him and began planning to make
peach pie with the pits in it for the
benefit of his sore tooth.-Detr0it Free
Press.
In about month the old weather
prophets of the country will all be out
predicting hard winter. At present they
are engaged in studying the amount of
husks that envelOp an ear of corn, OBJ
serving the thickness Of the shucks on
the hazIe-nut BUSH watching the figh
Of the wild goose on her way to the
South, measuring the size of the musk
rats nests in the nearest pond, and count
inc the number Of burrs in prairie-colt's
tOre-top.
YESTERDAY, when an old lady on the
Baker street cars got out nickel to pay
her fare, a gentleman sitting opposite her
held out his hand to take it and save her
the trouble of leaving her seat. What
you want?" she demanded, giving him
keen look. "I'll pay your fare for you,"
he politely replied. "pd just like to see
you or anyone else get hold of my mon
eyn' she exclaimed. I've travelled afore
this, and | know what I'm about, [ do!'
and she stalked forward and deposited
her fare in the box.-Detr01 Free
Press
A PROVIDENCE woman visited a store a
few days ago to procure some winter suits
for her children, and the clerk, to assist
her in making up her mind, showed her a
certain style, saying that he had just be-
fore sold some ofthat pattern to Mrs. --,
naming the wife of one of Rhode Islands
most prominent men, for her children.
She quietly remarked: Why, | am quite
we'll acquainted with Mrs. -, and |
did not know she had any children" This
was rather Il poser on the clerk, and he
didn't better matters by saying: mean
her grandchildren"
AN ingenious mechanical curiosity has
recently been shown to us by its maker,
Mr.. Joseph Butcher, of 43 Center street,
this city 1t is miniature locomotive
and tender, containing every portion
found in the full-sized machine, perfectly
proportional, capable of carrying steam
pressure of seyenty-tive pounds to the
square inch and of running at high rate
OF speed An alcohol lamp, which, by its
heat, generates an alcohol steam, which,
in turn, is ignited under the boiler, heats
the latter, which is supplied with water
by feed pumps, perfect in every valve and
connection. No less than $50 separate
pieces enter into the construction of the
cab alone. The model is admirable IN
mechanical execution, and strange to say
is its makers first effort at mechanical
work, and has occupied his leisure hours,
outside his regular trade OF ornamental
painting, for the past three years. The
x engine shows remarkable skill both IN de-
sign and handiwork, and evinces the