Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-16

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The Poeahontas story is true after
all. So says John Eston Cooke.
A strawberry nine inches in Cir
conference has been produced in
Washington Territory.
The editor of the New York Journ>
al OF Commerce says that he hasn't
had vacation Tor over forty years.
A society for promoting the use of
Roman letters in place of the Ger
man is fast extending in Germany.
A collector of the curious announces
that Mary continues the favorite for
girls, Anna comes second. Elizabeth
is third, Laura is fourth.
Nearly 2O,OOO,O 900 eggs are shipped
across the Atlantic to this country
chiefly from Antwerp and Hamburg.
during the summer months of each
year.
The Great Mogul, the diamond OF
diamonds, after being lost to the
world for many years is reported
to have been discovered by French.
man In Australia.
A city child taken for the first time
INTO the country cried out repeatedly:
wv hat lots of grave yardsm He
meant fields.
Lightning is reflected for $50 to 200
miles, and thunder may be heard for
20 or 25 miles.
1t is useful to remember that the
postal>rate change does not affect
letters weighing less than an ounce.
Ihere is no one-cent rate and half
| ounce letters still require a two-cent
stamp. The change encourages volu.
| nlinous letters.
The army of the United States, on a
war footing, numbers $3.50. 600 men
the largest military establishment
IN the world.
1t is asserted that within living
memory the death of no foreigner
| has excited such sympathy in Rome
as that of young Edwards Pierrepont.
Apples arc getting large enough to
twist a boy of 10 out of bed and half
| way down stairs at every grip. and
the opportunity Should not be lost by
d single youth.
Of the 1856 men who were graduated
at Harvard in 1879 only forty~nine
have married thus far, and these
forty nine have only thirty .four child
rem.
A patent has been secured for maxi
ing imitation maple syrup. Hickory
bark is soaked in water and an ex
tract is thus obtained which, added to
cane or glucose syrup, gives it the
maple taste and smell.
In Cape Colony, South Africa, there
are now 1875 postal savings banks,
which have total of 81, 461 deposi>
tors, with balances due them of 1884,
$50. The system has been in opera
ton there only eighteen months.
''You say your husband has good
memory, do you, Mrs. Crimsonbeak?"
"Oh, excellent" responded the lady
addressed. "And how do you know
it is SO very good?" ''Well, I asked
him TO bring home mackerel a week
ago, and he brought it home today.
Now a man must have a pretty good
memory to remember little thing
like that for whole week"
The change which has taken place
during the last two or three years in
regard to whipping as a public pun
1shment is very remarkable. A few
years ago the state of Delaware was
alone IN practicing this mode of COR
rection; but first England returned to
it, and next Maryland; and now there
is g strong movement for It's adoption
IN Virginia. The offenders to whom
it is applied are wife heaters, and a
very proper means Of dealing with
such scoundrels.
We crave the indulgence of our
readers for the shortcoming as well as
the hardness OF the Democrat this
week. On Monday our best help
Qda) was taken quite i'll, and has re-
manned so ustil this time. The next
day our other best help (Billle) also
took sick and remained sick for two
days, leaving us alone to wrestle with
the paper. On Wednesday the good
wife also took sick, leaving US the
care Of the two children, the care of
the sick, the work of the house, the
work of the paper, and cur own cooks
ing to do
OF the 1868 men who received de-
grees from Harvard University pre-
viOus to this year, 1877 bore the somez
what familiar name of Smith. wills
liams is not considered very CONS
mon name, yet its bearers come sees
ond in the list with a record of 113.
The Browns and Brownies together
Ill Fourth IN number are
the Adauses, with just an even 100.
Then comes the Clarks and Clarkes,
SO in all. The Parkers come next,
with 70. Strangely enough, the
Joneses are veil down on the list,
only So.
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