Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-11
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

be sold In October.
Ben Hogan, the ex-pugilist, is hold
! ing evangelistic services in Mime
apolIs
John w. Mackey, the Bonanza
King, is said to be ambitious to suc~
coed Senator Jones, of Nevada, in the
United States Senate, two years hence.
I Old John Brown was opposed to
Swearing, and gave this reason: eff
there is no God it is exceedingly fool
ish, and if there is it is desperately
wicked"
Frances Z. TownleY, a woman,
has been formally ordained ia Ne.
braska as Baptist clergyman. This
IS said to be the first instance of the
kind in modern times.
Phillip Evarts, a son of Senator
Eyarts, is a member of the graduating
class of the General Theological Sem
mary this year, aEd is about to be
consecrated as an Episcopal clergy
man.
In Germany teachers employed by
the government travel from place to
place and give instruction in bee keep
,ng.
A New York State dairy maid has
succeeded IL milking nine COWS in %
minutes, and that without being kick
ed once.
During 1884, 1900 persons register
ed their names IN the visitors book of
the Shakespeare House, in High
street, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Of the ten Methodist Episcopal
bishops IN the United States one was
born in Pennsylvania, two IN Massa-
chusetts, and three each IN Ohio and
New York.
Young chicks come into the world
with the yolk of the egg stored away
for their immediate nnurIshment, and
therefore they need no feed for - to
"a hours.
A queerly pictured stone, two by
Two and half feet in size, was taken
from the granite lodge at Berlin,
Wis. On the surface Of the stone Is q
picture Of tall tree and tamarack
swamp.
4 private letter from Madagascar
describes the country as marvelously
rich in diamonds, gold, silver, copper.
lead, tin, graphite, and specimens of
ruby and sapphire. But the writer
complains that he has utterly failed
IN getting concession out Of the
H0va Government
Mamma, what's a bookworm?"
zone who loves to read and study and
collect books, my dear" The next
night company called. Miss Edith,
who wears rings innumerable, was
present. 90, mamma, look at Miss
Edith's rings. [ guess she's ring
worm, amt she?"
The poet Whittier once loaned
volume of Plato to one of his neigh
boring farmers, and when the book
was returned asked: "Well, friend.
how did you like Plato?" ''First-rate. "
said the farmer; 81 see he's got some
Of my idees."
The famous Dalrymple farm in the
valley of the Red river of the north is
expected to produce this year an
average of 10 bushels OF wheat to the
acre. The number of acres of wheat
under cultivation will be less than
10000, and the total yield is estimat-
ed at $40, 900 bushels.
A magazine writer says the Indians
are increasing in number. This
must be an error. Not nearly so
many Indians are standing in front
OF cigar stores today as there were %
years ago. The girl OF the period and
baseball players have crowded thena
out.
Yes" said Mrs. Catchem, chose
are my daughters over there on the
J sofa; they have half d million be-
tween them" It was not until after
they were married to those daughters
that the two young men who over
heard the remark found out that Mrs.
Catchem referred to the rich old
codger who sat ON the sofa between
the girls. Mrs. Catchem couldn't
tell 6b, but she know how to speak
the truth advantageously.
Right forever on the scaffoId.
Wrong forever on the throne
But that scaffold sways the future,
And behind the dim unknown
Standeth God within the shadow,
Keeping watch above His own.
I'm getting dreadfully fat, my
dear, said q husband TO his wife; Il
must get q set of dumb-bells and prac-
tlce with them" "Why not do as
Mr.. Smith did when he was getting SO
fat" what dld he do?n Broke up
housekeeping and went to live in
clearinghouse
The oldest soldier In the United
States army Is said to be Ordnance
Sergeant William Gaines, Of Wilson,
Kan, who was retired by special act
of congress. He ENLISTED in 1915, and
served continuously till 1880.
There are more subscribers to the
telephone system IN New York and
it's neighborhood than the whole of
Great Britain, Notwithstanding that
the charge in New York is about
double what it is there The number
Of transmissions by telephone in Great
Britain last year was about Al, 900, 900,
and the average cost per message a
little over / cent
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