Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-07-08
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aged opera singers.
Boston has adopted the police patrol
system. Twenty-Five boxes are at present
| in use.
| The New Jersey medical society de-
mands that the course of medical instruc-
! ton must not be shorter than three
! years.
The fatness of Denmark is something
remarkable, a geographical discussion
! having shown that the lOftiest mountain
of that country is only 535 feet high.
A Davenport, Iowa, firm of carpenters
made bracket 16 feet long and II feet
wide, and now they want to know how to
get it out through the 8-foot door of their
shop.
1t is said there is not single heather
to-day in Fiji. Out of a population of
10000 no fewer than 100000 are adher-
ents to the Protestant Church; the others
belong to the Roman Catholic Church.
A scheme has been talked of at Marys-
vile, Cal, for getting up barge to be
towed down to San Francisco and back
on which the Grand army comrades. with
their families, can live through the week
of their encampment.
AS an illustration of the gradual weak
ening of the long established habits OF
Indian society it is remarked that many
more respectable native women unaccom
panied by men now use the street cars in
Calcutta, more than even year ago.
traveller in New Mexico discovered
the Greek letters A K E on lot of cattle.
The average cowboy didn't know what
triangle K. E." meant, but the traveller
said that the owner was undoubtedly a
'Deke" from an Eastern college.
small Louisville boy after being
naughty and suffering Justly at the mater
nal hand, or, rather slipper, stopped sob
bling long enough to look earnestly at his
mother and say with emphasis: Mamma
I'm sorry you ever married my papa
peculiar freak of nature is presented
in the result that attended the experiment
of stocking Lake Ontario with shad seven
years ago. Millions Of them were Matched
but they were dwarfs. None of them grew
to over seven inches long and they are
not fit to eat.
Mr. Cleveland Has Good Memory.
Chicago Inter Ocean
prominent western senator went up
inent democratic leader of his state. In
opening the conversation the leader be-
gan to Say that he had been watching the
development of it's policy with great in
terest and anxiety, when the president in
terupted him with the question:
"And what do you think of it?''
Il think you have pursued a wise and
statesmanlike course, Mr.. President, g
very wise and statesman like course; but
the time has come for you to take decided
action, and go little further and faster
Mr.. President, a little further and faster
"What do you mean by that?" inquired
the president.
II mean that you should show your
democracy and encourage the party by
turning out more republicans and APP
pointing more democrats to Office. We
hope to see you go little further an6
faster in this direction, Mr.. Cleveland,
little further and faster"
"That is" responded the president
''you want me to appoint two horse
thieves day instead of one?"
This shot hit the bulls eye. The presi
dent has good memory, and happened
to recall, while he was listening to the
council of the western leader, that upon
his recommendation he had appointed 6
man to Office who afterward turned out
to have been once convicted of stealing
| horses.
He Knew the Sigh.
rid-Bits.
! She came into the Office with poem.
! Married or single?" said the man al
the desk, taking the manuscript, but not
opening it.
1T is poem" she exclaimed.
II know it," he replied, looking at the
blue ribbon with which it was tied.
Are you married or single, is what
want to know"
80, excuse me, sir, I'm unmarried
CHATS enough. We don't want your
poetry"
'Why not?" she asked.
'"Taint poetry"
"Why, sir, how do you know? You hav-
emit looked at it."
That's no difference. You can't write
poetry. Horace says, The poet is born,
not maid,' and Horace's opinion is good
enough for me. Good morning. Tom, go
out and get half column solid of that
| dog fight" and the busy brains of the mid
night thinker moved on in their ceaseless
| march