Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-22
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known two botanists has been placed
at loo, zoe, but it seems there are many
still unknown.
By railroad accident the arm Of
Mile. Grace de Ia Fontain was broken,
and she also suffered a disclosure OF
her real name, Maggie Mccormick.
The American Bible Society is, for
the second time this year, so hard UP
that 1t has TO part with some of the
securities which have helped along the
soclety's work.
The total number of vessels built on
the Wear IN 1884 was seventy, with
total tonnage of 9,424, being a de-
crease Of fifty-six vessels and 112, 991
tons as compared with 1888.
The name of Arizona. the Sentinel
of that territory says, was not beStow-
ed through any poetic arrangements
of Indian or Spanish names bat
is derived from Gridms, dry, and
z0nd, girdIe or belt
When vessels or timber sink to great
depths IN the ocean the pressure is so
great that water is forced in the pores
of the wood and 1t becomes too heavy
to II 9 again. Even when a ship is
broken up, the detached portions sink
like leak. This pressure makes it i'm
possible for divers TO descend TO any
great depths.
When a house is to be let In Mexico
the owner sticks an old newspa ser III
the window. 1t isn't very tasteful
and seldom improves the appearance
of the house, but it is economical
and is understood by the community.
At an egg eating match at Peter
borough, Canada, short time since
one man ate forty-one eggs and the
other forty. The eggs were raw and
from basket in grocery store. The
basket was emptied, and the winner
said he could eat a dozen mere
There is the authority of the editor
of the San Francisco Christian
Bdvocate for the charge that no pure
California wine is put on the market.
He believes that admilteration is the
invariable rule. Some Of the vineyard
men retOrt that he is a reckless
falsifier.
A side wheel steamer, 27O feet keel,
40 feet beam and Is feet depth of hold
is now building at Detroit for the De-
troit and Cleveland route, which is
promised to be the finest and fastest
on the Great Lakes. Her cost will be
1915 900. and she is to be completed
fer the season of 1885.
The largest bridge in the world
crosses Lake POnchartrain, at New
Orleans, and is twenty-five miles IL
length. 1t is trestle work, on piles,
and is made Of cypress wood which
was first saturated With creosote oil,
which renders it impervious to mos
ture and proof against the attack of
barnacles.
in Birmingham, England, there is
building for the London & North
western Railway pianoforte railway
explains that appliances VIII be
provided by which the sound of the
carriage wheels will be deadened
so as to preserve the harmony Of the
music"
Lists of the Jewish festivals for 1885
have been forwarded to each British
general officer commanding district,
IN order that facilities for their obser-
vance may be afforded to soldiers of
the Jewish faith Work is prohibited
during eight days Of The year The
Jewish soldier, therefore, has the ad-
vantage over his Christian comrade OF
eight days exemption from dutr
while in receipt of full pay.
After much discussion of late, it has
been settled that the house in which
the Duchess of Richmond gave the
ball, inmortalized by Byron in his
Battle of Waterloo" was a small
one in the Rue de Ia Blanchisserie,
and not, as has been heretofore claim
ed, In the Palais d'Acs, adjoining the
Royal Palace. It's found that Byron's
reference to ''high hall' really re-
ferred to q drawing-room neither
high nor over well furnished
DR.. Thomas, IN his address to the
graduating Glass OF the Training
School of Nurses, said that the de-
mand had not been met, even the city
of New York not being half supplied
with trustworthy and intelligent
nurses. The school does not seem to
be large enough. According to the
chronological Journal, 200 calls for
private nurses and ~ demands for
trained women to assume positions in
institutions, were declined last year.
The University of Pennsylvania has
started a. department Of physical
cultdre." DR.. j. w. White, who will
preside over 1t, states that his duties
viii be to examine each student, note
wherein he needs physical develop
ment. and recommend the proper
mode Of exercise to induce it. If his
back is weak, the rowing machine Or
boat is advised; if the chest is fiat,
parallel bars are In order. The Ordi-
nary trainer generally picks out for
the boat man who does not need it.
Portugal eutrivals Italy itself in
the number aud nervousness of Der
professional beggars. While the
cities are bad in this respect the coun-
try is far worse. There is no law
against mendicants. Lisbon has but
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