Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-02

IQ6ro is one eAPISsS CDuupduy Ill
America which has 5000 officers,
ships goods daily over 40, 900 miles of
railroad by lightning express, and
sends a package 1000 miles for Is
cents.
There has been an Increase In UNI
employed capital in New York City
during the past year of SIS. 600, 900.
The Individual deposits are $50, 900
600 greater than they were year ago.
Springfield, Mass, will be $50 years
old on May 25, 1886, according to the
first recorded meeting of William
Pynchon and his little band of set
tiers on the banks of the Connecticut
River.
In future Greek interests will be
represented in the capitals of the
world by the secretaries OF the respec-
tive legations, who will replace the
ambassadors thus removed at one
stroke Of the pen.
New England manufactures 100,-
600, 900 pairs of boats and shoes am
nually. The city of Lynn alone last
season turned tut a product worth
s20,000,0OO.
Children were born TO mother and
daughter at the same time and in the
same house In Illinois the other day.
The babies were dressed and put IN a
cradle together. When they we're
taken up, sooH after, neither mother
knew her own child, and are wonder
sng which is which.
An Omaha butcher the other morn,
n OH ha, +ho
chicken trade and found in her crop
four IS gold pieces and a gold locket.
He is now looking for more hens OF
the same breed
Wives living of exPresidents are
Mrs. Polk. at Nashville; Mrs. John
Tyler. at Richmond; Mrs. Grant, in
New York; Mrs. Hayes, in Fremont,
and Mrs Garfield, in Cleveland. Mrs
Polk, Mrs. Tyler and Mrs. Garfield
draw from the government pensions
of SIS, 900 a year.
Eyes, I'm business man, one of
the leading merchants In our town,
said Dragging passenger TO train
acquaintance. Give been in the
Council. and could have been elected
Mayor last spring, but wouldn't take
it." Married." ooh, yes; my wife
is one of the leading ladies of Smith
Vile"
Little nquisitive-" Harry, what
was the fuss in the garden?"
Master Harry was throw
ing stones at the speckled hen"
Gracious me! Weren't you afraid
of getting hit?"
ooh, no. I kept near the hen"
Little girl from Caicago-"Our
family is a more a1istocratle family
than yours" Little girl from Boston
mo it isn't. Ny mother can boast
of her forefathers for the last two CEN
turtles" Little girl from Chicago
"Oh, That is nothing. Ny mother can
boast of four husbands in the last two
years"
There are probably $500, 900 sweat
glands belonging to each human be-
ing, the object of the existence Of this
perspiratery system being to remove
the excess Of wator and noxious gasseS
and to- regulate the temperature Of the
body. PRESERVATION is always going
on, and under normal conditions It
amounts to about two pipts a day for
each person.
Two years ago several large iron
spikes were for some purpose driven
into very old apple tree near Clyde,
n. y, that for years had been nearly
barren. Last year it was filled with
large fine apples, and now the bios
SONS are plentiful enough to warrant
good supply of fruit The owner
believes that the spikes restored to the
tree its originally prolific qualities,
and is now trying the experimenton-
other trees in his orchard. He is like
ly to be grieveously disappointed.
Judge M. W. Gibbs, of Little Rock,
Ark, was the first colored man ia the
United States to hold a seat upon the
bench. He was born in Philadelphia
IN 1928, made money in the boot and
shoe business in California from 1850
to 1858, then became a successful con-
tractor on Vaucouver's Island, re-
turned to the United States and be-
gan to study law in 1870, and, settling
in Little Rock, held first the office of
County Attorney, and in 1878 was
elected Judge of the Police Court.
Encan;fu IN 4ba TnSfod Cfofoo