Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-15

Ex-Secretary Robson, of New Jer-
sey, hates the newspapers.
Telegraphing is as cheap now as
postage was half a century ago.
Greenwich observatory now uses the
twenty -four hour time system.
An ambitious Boston lady paid a
publisher $4,000 to bring out her
novel.
Wood is worth $12 per cord in
tombstone. Arizona, and scarce at
that price
6elva Lockwood had a larger audi
ence at her Boston lecture than Rev.
Ball.
Ohio is ahead again. She had a
greater number of murders in 1884
than any other state.
Boston has just got rid of one war
tax by having her street car fares re
duced from to cents.
Two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars more will be required to finish
the Washington monument.
Washington P. Gregg, the clerk of
the Boston Common Council. has re-
signed. Mr.. Gregg is 50 years of age
and he has held his position for forty
tive years.
The happiestpolicemen in the world
are thought to be in Mexico. There
are never any fires, everybody poes to
bed early, and ladies do theirSh0ppino-
IN close carriages.
It is proposed to supply London
steamers will carry the milk from
Amsterdam TO Harwich, and from the
latter point refrigerator cars will con-
vey 1t to the city.
The Episcopalians of Charleston
have started Church Burial AssocIa-
ton IN which the membership costs a
dollar year, and Insures a hearse.
coffin, carriage, and grave in case of
death.
Ia Michigan perjury trial it came
out that the prisoner had uplifted his
lett hand instead OF the right In MAX
ing oath TO the lie, supposing that
thereby he exculpated himself from
legal possibility.
Prince Blsmarck's next birthday
his sevectieth-which occurs on next
April 1, will also be the fif5ieth ANN
versary of his official service. and on
that account it will be celebrated with
more than ordinary solemnity.
Mrs. Crane, of Saginaw. Mich. has
had her husband sent to the House of
Correction for four months because of
his. neglect to support her. The wom
an alleges that she was compelled to
/ ia la tho chnnc c,,O,oo L r
them up as collateral for some wood
with which to keep from freezing,
while the husband was off having a
good time with the boys.
Cuba's two millions of people have
to pay $14, 900, coo a year for the SUP
| port of the army and navy that keep
them in subsection. Though the
island yields Spain revenue Of $37,-
900, 900, there is p deficit of $1,000, 600
in the Cuban budget, and the customs
duties are mortgages for tempory
loans, and still troops and contractors
are unpaid and mutinous
A CABLEGRAM says that there exists
g secret convention between France
and Germany, In accordance with
which France is allowed unlimited
colonization IN Morocco and TOnQuin,
and Germany, while respecting
French possessions in Africa, is at
liberty to annex territory anywhere
not affecting French interests. The
discovery of the treaty may be the
reason for the hasty dispatch to
Gibraltar of large British artillery
force. Morocco is in some form or
other under British protection. Some
time since quite a diplomatic breeze
sprang up on account of the shipment
of numerous modern guns and their
equipments from Gibraltar TO Cueta
in Morocco, on the other side of the
straits, while for years the jealousIes
of both France and Spain against
England have been more or less
aroused purely because of the latter's
disposition to take Morocco under her
protection. 1t is question what is to
be the end of Germany's persistent at
tempts to use France as her caps paw
with which to pull her chestnuts out
John Bulls hot ashes.