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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23
Dog Love OyerdOne.

The exaggerated fondness sof women
for pets of the canine species has more
Than once been commented upon aud
criticised. Dogs, as a part of outdoor
life, are worthy all admiration and de-
votiOn from either sex, but when they
are elevated to thee draWing-room and
carriage, to the arms, even. Of q sensi-
bic, intelligent woman, certainly Fido
is out of his natural sphere and his
mistress is not adding to the lustre Of
her womanhood An eyewitness re-
Gently related to the writer the conduct
IN this regard to a lady well known in
Washington circles, the wife, indeed, of
a wealthy and prominent Senator.
Callers at her very elegant residence
who find her ''not at home in the act
ual or social meaning of the phrase are
invited to step into the DRAWN groom
and admire four large dogs stretched
upon the sofas. Her especial favorite,
however, is a small doggie, Jennie by
name, which is rarely out of her arms.
At dinner reception recently given in
her honor she appeared as usual care
fully embracing Jennie; moment be-
tore dinner was announced the hostess,
humoring but not admiring her guests
taste, had servant to bring a small
silk cushion to receive her dogship.
With emphasis, however, the offer was
declined, and on her hosts arm the
lady led the company to the dining
room. where during the meal Jennie's
small black head rested upon the table
cloth, and her swapping, protesting
bark was heard every time the waitress
approached or the conversation grew
animated. But, of course, what would
be termed folly and impairment in an
other is merely eccentricity in the wife
of man who counts his money by the
millions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23
A TOUCH OF SPRING.

A really elegant costume for spring
wear has been made over after one of
DemoreSt's March models, the 'tAller-
ton" The skirt is of refreshed velvet,
in a rich dark blue. The vest is made
of some of the same kind of velvet, and
is pointed in front and closed with but,
tons of antique silver. The cloth cut
away jacket fronts open over the vest
and fall in pointed shape, while the
back pieces are short, and the drapery
is attached to them in reversed man
ner just below the waist line. The
front drapery, also of CLOTH. is long and
full, being arranged at the left side to
display the folds and velvet of the skirt
nearly its entire length. The edges of
over drapery, the jacket, neck, and
sleeves are all bordered with Kurs-
heedt's embroidered tinsel braid in odd
Egyptian designs. The braid is in rich
blue, with silver tinsel embroidery
over its surface. The jaunty hat to
wear with this stylish suit is in blue
velvet, matching that in the skirt. 1t
is trimmed with rosette of braids and
double bands, together with a cluster
of blue ostrich tips. An ornament of
antique silver adds much to the styl-
ish appearance of this becoming hat.
Very stylish is new suit for spring
of Gilbert cloth in one of the new drab
tones, trimmed with velvet in darker
shade. The cloth skirt is striped with
bands of velvet, which end In loops, and
the lower skirt edge embroidered with
two narrows OF knife-pleating. The
plastron and tunic are cut together;
the plastron is pleated from the throat
and secured at the waist-hne by band
or belt of velvet; the tunic falls low on
the left side, is draped on the right
with bands of velvet, and has graceful,
pulfed drapery at the back. The cloth
jacket is open, exposing the silk lining,
and is turned back in revers on the
chest. The collar is of velvet, and vel
vet bands trim the sleeves. The ca
pote bonnet of velvet has pleated
front, and is finished with cluster of
very handsome ostrich tips.
One of the most attractive models for
spring wrap is the Marjolaine visite.
This garment is very dressy, and fits
the figure stylishly. 1t can be made of
cloth, trimmed with pinked-out ruch-
ing of the material, or of plain or en-
bossed velvet or brocade, with finish of
some one of the Kursheedt standard
Spanish, Portuguese, or Chantilly laces,
which trim so beautifully. The fronts
of this wrap are fitted by single dart
each. The sleeves form a most con-
spicuous and pleasing part of the de-
sign, being gathered a little at the
shoulders and turned upward on the
under side as far as the neck, in this
way forming a most graceful and orig
inal model. The back pieces terminate
trifie below the waist-line. The lace
should be put on very full about the
edges and arranged to form a cascade
down the front. Philadelphia Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23

come In sizes small enough for babies
of months old; the smallest size in
wooden drawers fits 2-year-old.
Younger children wear knitted gar
ments, and the knitted drawers or
drawers and leggings in one intended
for wear out of doors may be had large
enough for child of 4 years. After
that age the regular leggings are pre-
ferred. Knit and crocheted leggings
are much more popular than those of
cloth, velvet, or yelveteen. They fit
more closely to the leg, yet give more
freely to movement, and many mothers
think that encasing the leg in cloth is
apt to give stiffness to the walk and
render it more or less ungracefulin aft
er life, besides increasing any already
existing tendency toward turning in
the toes.
With their flannel and cashmere
dresses girls of 4 larger growth wear
colored flannel underskirts, balmoral
of red, blue, or gray, tucked or trim
med with pleatings at the bottom. A
second petticoat, knitted of yarn or
made of flannel without pleatings. may
be worn underneath the balmorai in
midwinter, but most mothers consider
the one skirt in addition to the flannel
drawers and the wooden dress skirt
quite sufficient for the health and COM
fort Philadelphia Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23
CULTURE OF RAsPBERRIEs.

In many gardens raSpberries are
relegated to some Out-ot-the-waY place,
says q writer in the Garden, or, worse
still, they are dug between, and have
all their surface roots injured. In
order to give a plantation a fair chance,
select piece of light sandy land and
give it heavy manuring, when it
should be trenched as deep as the ma
ture of the soil will permit, or from
two feet to two feet six inches. In
doing this it is not advisable to bring
the bottom to the top, but simply to
break it up, mixing the manure with it
at the same time, as then the roots of
the plants find it out when most need
ed, and feed on it when carrying their
fruit. The trenching done, the next
thing is to plant, and the proper dis
lance to put the young canes in the
rows is four feet apart and the same
distance asunder, placing them quin-
cunX fashion; after that the canes
should be cut down near the ground,
as it is useless attempting TO take a
crop the first season. This being so, it
would be waste to let the land between
the plants be idle, and therefore cauli-
Hover, lettuce, onions, or such like
low-growing things may be sovn or
planted between, but not sufficiently
near to shade or interfere with the
raspberries. As soon as these break in
the spring and send up shoots, the
three strongest should be selected and
the others broken off or rubbed out,
and when autumn comes round it will
be necessary to decide how these canes
are to be supported. Some use wood
en- stakes, but these are Objectionable,
as they are continually rotting, and
last, at the longest, only about two
years, and if they have to be purchased
they become expensive, which being
the case, it is better to 60 to little
more outlay at first and buy iron rods,
as, though dearer to begin with, they
become cheap in the end, for they are
almost imperishable if the ends are
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23
A New Coincidence.

Eerybody in Newport has, for the
pasfew weeks, been talking about CO.
inclences. The Rev. Mr.. Slicer set
the a-going by his beautiful lecture.
On'gentleman who was present and
head the address has related an exper-
ienP of his that appears almost as re-
maable as any told around that
caIp-tire in the Adirondacks. The
getleman in question is one who oc
CUES an honorable position; he has
ben successful merchant; he is an
hoest, veracious citizen. In 1861 just
afr the outbreak of the civil war, the
getleman had started in business. He
dldnot lack enterprise, but, at the
saTe time, he went ahead with caution.
an( that was how it came about that
WIN gentleman engaged in Newly ork,
IN be same business as he himself was
Offered him large quantity of tea at a
reduced price, and declared that he was
cerain it would double up in less than
thre months, he refused to entertain
theproposition. THE fact is, said
theyOung merchant, II have not got
themoney if | were inclined to specu-
lat" But the New Yorker was per-
sistnt, and evidently DESTROYS of doing
theyoung Newporter good turn. AT
Iaslthe latter gave way, and, matters
belg arranged, he purchased about
81, OO worth of tea at the price named.
In ess than six weeks Providence par
tiesheard of the tea being here, and,
tina commodity having risen very much
in rice, they came and paid the young
ma just double what he had given for
it. He had made about $1,000 by the
transaction, and felt correspondence
grGeful to the gentleman who had
suggested it. Some three years or so
acquiring the Summer time, our New
pot friend was sitting in his place of
buiness thinking over old times, and
hoy he had prospered, and the Incl
deit of his first large purchase of tea
roe before him. He had not seen his
benffactor for more than twenty years
III fact, the gentleman's name had
passed from his memory. This annoy
ed i'm, and he racked his brain in the
vaii effort to recall it. Finally he sat
isfid himself that he had got the given
name, and after while he remembered
thesurname; the two were Samuel
Robinson. -" He took up his pen and
wrfe these two names on a sheet of
paper Scarcely had he done so, and
befre the ink upon the paper was dry,
he leard voice in his outside store ex-
claiming, SIS Mr.. - alive yet? If
he 5 [ want to see him, for | haven't
seteyes upon him for twenty years"
Be ore he saw the person he had recog-
MED the voice; it was that of the gen.
tlenan who had done him such a good
tuin. The gentleman entered his Of
ficP and there saw his old friend and
hisown name newly written on sheet
of paper. ''How's this?" said he.
That's my name" That's true"
said the Newporter. II was thinking
of you this afternoon, and when [ re-
called your name l wrote it down" 1t
appears that the New Yorker had gone
West, made large fortune, and, re-
turning East during the Summer, visit
edmany of the watering places, New
port among the number, and, while in
this city, remembered his old business
acquaintance and thought he would
hunt him up. Who is there that can
explain these things?-ProUideace Jour-
NAL
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23

The Washington correspondent of
the Boston Post says: Some day Lieut..
Darlington will be found to have done
brave deeds and to have made more
successful fight against the elements
than any one else who has been con-
nected with the signal-seryice Arctic
expeditions. His retreat over 600 miles
in open boats, and the consequent saw
ing of the lives of all his men, was
pluckier and showed more Judgment
than anything done by the last expedi-
ton. He was practically in the same
situation and was further north when
his ship was lost than Greedy was at
Cape Sabine. Greedy, too, had boats,
as Darlington had, but the latter took
to them, made his journey, and saved
his men, while Greedy knocked his boats
to pieces for fuel and lost most of his
party by. starvation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23
FIXED RULES.

1t is not easy for American women to
resist the influence of pretty things, and
the only way is not to pay much atten-
ton to mere novelties of dress and fash
ion, but adhere to certain fixed and
well-defined rules. Buy good materi-
ais, avoid cheap trimmings, select al
ways such colors as will go well TO-
gether, and usually have them dark.
Never wear your best on a secondary
occasion, or when it is likely to be sub
ject to severe wear and tear. Have
best dresses cut or made by best
dressmaker, and employ your own eff
forts on your house dresses and washa-
Bile materials. Use best black kid
gloves, ecru or beige tintS. They wear
better than fancy colors, and the black
are better made, and can be worn with
all dresses. Never buy cheap gloves or
cheap hosiery--they are delusion and
a snare. Always have plain black
walking-dress and handsome black
dress, and depend upon cut and materi-
al more than upon ornamentation. Ii
you can embroider yourself dress,yo
can make thing of beauty with but
little cost; but otherwise content your
self with the neatness that is the best
evidence of refined taste.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23
Beauty Behind the Teapot.

The teapot SINNERS in scores of
Washington houses every afternoon
and tea-drinking is now the popular
mania and dissipation. In some houses
one member of the family is generally
kept busy occupied all afternoon in
making and pouring tea. a pretty
woman never looks better than when
seated behind a tea-table, set with shin
ing equipage and rows of dainty cups.
English breakfast tea is the fashionable
leaf now, and as many of the fair
brewers say, there is more pleasure in
making than in drinking that herb
favored stuff, In general the tea is
stepped in a small silver pot and made
of trip Pile strength, so that each cup has
to be filled up with boiling water from
the silver or brass teapot that is al
ways steaming over an alcohol lamp in
the middle OF the table. Some make
each cup separately, the dry tea leaves
being put in perforated silver ball
pendant from long chain. The ball
is dropped in the cup, boiling water
poured in and the tea ball is stirred
about until the decoction assumes the
right color and strength. This is quite
the prettiest way of making tea, and
the girls who appreciate the chance for
cOquetries and tableauX that the rite
affords are enamored with the tea ball.
providing always that there is some
gallant man about to handle the burn
ing silver when it is necessary to empty
and refill the ball.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23
A Ballroom Predicament.

But of all things at a New York ball,
being ''stuck" is the worst, and the I'M
fortunate to whom this happens ever
after regards it as black letter even
ing in his calendar. 1t is caused by
the absurd custom of its being consid-
cred rude and not ''the thing" after
having dance, to take ones partner
to her seat and there leave'her; but one
must keep with her until claimed by
some one else, come he sooner or come
he later. With stranger or debutante
it is usually the latter. Naturally IA
vorites in society and 'sbeauties'' see
no reason for q change, as they never
feel the fetter; but every girl is not a
favorite, and to them the change would
be a cause for rejoicing. As it stands
at present it has caused many young
girl just out, and perhaps shy and
knowing few men, to pass a very soli-
tary and stupid evening, for a man
once ''stuck," unless very verdant,
takes care it never happens again.
When the hackneyed conversation be-
tween the ''stuck" ones returns to the
weather for the third or fourth time
things are getting desperate, and the
needed relief, or rather release, often
only comes with the supper call. Why
the English system of returning ones
partner to her seat or chaperon and
going ones way should not be intro
duced is hard to determine, or, taken
in conjunction with the system of
turns" it would enliyen the evening
for many wall flower, and perhaps
have the effect of scattering the almost
impenetrable phalanx of the army of
martyrs who adorn the door.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23

In a London circus wonderful horse
named Blondin walks along a tight
rope nine inches in breadth, at height
of twenty feet from the ground. The
horse, which mounts and descends a
flight of stairs at each end of the rope.
is led by its trainer. Signor Corradini.
at first with the use of its ewes. after
ward blindfolded. Underneath the
rope net is spread, so that in case of
the animal missing its footing it would
not be injured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23

a noise was heard in an empty
drawer at Williams drug store in Thorn
aston by one OF the clerks at late
hour one night last week. As it sound
ed like turbulent rats fighting no
notice was taken of it. The next morn
ing, on opening the drawer, the clerk
found a fresh rat skin turned complete
ly inside out as neatly as could have
been done by taxidermist. The skin
was perfect, but all the other parts of
the physical economy of the rat where
gone except the tail. 1t was evident
that this was the work of a weasel
which had been seen prowling about
the premises of late. Water6ury Amaeri-
can
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23

For upward of thirty years a man
known as the ''old leather man" has
appeared in various localities in West
ern Connecticut. He wears an entire
suit of leather, including a hat made
apparently from old boot-tops. He
presents dilapidated and remarkable
appearance, but never molests or an
noys anyone. He seldom soliclts aid,
yet occasionally asks for food from GER
tain farm houses on his route. He will
not be drawn into conversation. He
chooses the houses at which he accepts
food, and manifests great aversion tc
all else mortal. He is believed to be
some disinherited French Count, or al
any rate dignitary Of some note, ex.
lied from his native land and isolated
from all creation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23
UNDER THE ROSE.

You little brown witch, is ii fair. is it fair.
To turn and pretend that you really don't
care
And leave me in utter and hopeless despair
To gaze at the Jacqueminot twined in your
hair.
And little pink ear that coQuettiShly shows
Through the Spanish lace yelling
Under the Rose.
After all, / don't mind if you do look away,
For Though you can't see you can hear all
say.
| ask but Il pledge to be given some day
From you, but of love. for I'm sure to ''obey.
Of course, Ills our secret, for nobody knows,
Or ever must, what is sal
Under the Rose.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23

Supposing a prayer on formal oc-
casion is read from printed slip and
typographical error completely ruins
the proper sense, will Providence re-
ceive the petition as read or as origin
ally written? The students IN West
ern theological seminary argued for
hours about this, and the final vote was
a tie.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23
OUR CRAZY QUILT.
Extravagant Novelties in Table and House
Linen.-Pretty, Picturesque and Sem
sible Clothing for Children.

Stylish and Elegant Wraps and Dresses
for Spring.-Temptation in Dress.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-02

The means used in planting corn in
the semi arid Kansas belt enables that
region to raise good crops of the great
fattening grain of the United States
1t is by means of the listing plow,
which throws the soil into high ridges,
the middles being deeply pulverized in
addition. In the trenches the corn is
planted down in the permanently
moist soil of the trenches, these being
filled up in the process of cultivation.
This trench, as plowed, is V-shaped,
and sixteen inches deep. Until the
corn gets strong, an inverted trough
covers the rows as the cultvator pass
es, preventing the plows from rolling
the soil over the plants. When the
corn is ready for the second cultiva-
tion the trough is laid aside. The
shOvels are set to throw the earth to
tlIO WI INV NllullS anu WV
feet tall, and they are also set to take
the ground deeply. This cultivation
throws almost all the earth into the
trench that the lister threw out. The
weeds are deeply buried. The surface
of the field is level. The main roots
of the complaints are at least ten
inches below the surface of the ground
and how much further they have sunk
into the rich damp, underlying ground,
no one knows. But now no ordinary
drought affects the plants. The hot
southwest winds can blow, the mercu-
ry can rise until the integrity of the
thermometer is threatened. the sun
can course across Il clOudless sky for
weeks, but the corn leaves do not roll.
The plants thrive, and, if a soaking
rain falls between the middle of June
and the middle of July, the listed corn
will make a full crop.-NeU York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-02
PctrifictiOnS,

Petrilied mummies' eyes are the lat
est craze for watch char
A human body, buried in Il Bristol
On. H. cemetery nine years ago, was
removed and found to he petrilied.
A petrilied snake was recently dis
covered in sandstone rock at Ports
mouth, Ohio.
A petrlied hickory log. four feet
long and nine inches in diameter, was
found lately about eleven feet below
the surface, by workmen making an
excavation in Greenboro, S. c.
Four petrifed sharks teeth, from
one-fourth to one-half an inch long,
were brought up recently from the
Americus (Ga. artesian well, which
is down some nine hundred odd feet,
and has not yet reached supply of
good water.
The petrilied wood found in the
Rocky Mountain regions is rapidly
becoming utilized. In SAP Francisco
there is factory for cutting and
polishing the petrifactions into man
tel pieces, tiles, tablets and other
architectural parts for which marble
or slab is commonly used. Petriied
wood is said to be susceptible of a
finer polish than marble or even onyx,
the latter of which it is driving from
the market
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-09-02

There had been discussion in the
parlor car on the uselessness of mosqui-
toes. This particular parlor car was
'unning through the State of Michi-
gan, where August mosquitoes are not
noted either for their modesty or their
smallness. After everybody else had
given his opinion yoang man accom-
panied by young lady was invited to
express his convictions on the momen-
tous question. This young man was
engaged in watching the face of the
young woman, who was 50 sweetly
sleeping upon his shoulder, breathing
through her mouth instead of her nose.
lie was so vigilant in his guard
against mosquitoes lighting upon the
face of this tair one, evidently his own
little tiredy bridey wifey, that his own
neck and face were exposed to the as
saults of the enemy.
"Do think mosquitoes are of any
use in this world?" he said, with Sc.
we're slaps and scratches. "Yes, !
think they are. 1t is their (sIap) mis-
sion to remind feller that (slap and
scratch) this isn't heaven, after all,
cuss 'em."-Chicago Herald.