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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04
FRENCH FORTUNE-TELLING.
The Woman Who Used to Be Consulted by
Josephine and Other Notable People.
T TIL

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London Telegraph
"Fortuns-telling" is evidently pros
porous profession still in France, seeing
that the will of Nine. Moreau. the car
| touancienne, whose death was recorded
| the other day, has been s'proved"-to use
| the English phrase-under6 600 GOO francs,
or e24, 900 sterling. This was not, as
suredly, bad sum TO havs made simply
| by telling empty-headed petites DANES,
nsophistIcated seamstresses, ignorant
servants and gu!libie peasant women, that
when they turned up TO the king of hearts
they would be sure 10 get good husband
or protector" provided the monarch's
features appeared uppermost; but that
when the reverse was the case ''rocks
was out of this kind Of nonsense that
Nine. Moreau was able 70 live comforta-
| bly, on her rents. Of which the interest
| amounted 20 81, O0o year.
| The superstition is that the skillful car
| tomancienne was swell up" in the works
E5teila, Who has composed Z remarkable
treatise On the Representation as TO the
future that may be reduced from the king
| and queen Of hearts, the ace of spades,
the knave OF clubs and other cards IN the
| pack; but Nine. Moreau's card-reading
was ingrafted on native talent in the art
of taking people in," and she had also
the magnificent opportunity OF re-.
celvlng hints and suggestions in fortune
telling from her still more famous pre-
decessor, Nine. Lenormand.
This notorious cartomancienne was
said TO have predicted the great revolu-
ton long before it broke out, and she
was consulted by many notable people of
her Gay. who focked 10 heI sumptuous
rooms IN Fauburg, Saint Germain. One
Of her most assiduous customers was
Josephine de Beauharnals, who, being q
credu,ous and rather ignorant creole, con-
suited the devineresse on every conceiv-
able subject, and likewise made the repu-
tation of the Lenormaud, by i'm parting to
her numerous secrets concerning Ma
poleon and his Intentions, projects or
resolutions, all of which information was
sedulously used, assiEliiGted and applied
by the cartomanoienne in proper time
and season.
Thus, when the wife of General Moreau
went to consult her in 1905, Lenormand,
thanks to Josephine's gossip, was able to
tell her that the General was in danger.
She predicted the downfall of General
Dubuc, who, when he was going TO exc
cution, regretted aloud that he had not
followed the advice of the fortune-teller
and fed from France. Lenormand also
foretold the divorce of Josephine and
Napoleon. but was unable TO geta glimpse
into the secrets of her own destiny, for
she was three TIMES put into prison with
out knowing her fate beforehand, and
she died in 1S43 at the age of rs, having
always prophesied that she would live to
attain the ace of l2A
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04
HOT WINDS IN KANSAS.
Mr Charles Francis Adams Offers Theory
About Them.

Mr Charles Francis Adams Offers Theory
About Them
In travelling during the last week, the
whole Of the state of Kansas from its
western TO its eastern boundry, regret
ed again to observe the destructive effect
of the hot southern wind on the corr
crop. [ had seeen the same thing before
year ago in Nebraska, but then it vas
intensified by severe drouth, the effects
of which were fel5 as far east as Illinois
and Indiana. The destruction wrought
by the hot southern wind has this year
been contind appareDfIy 20 Western Kan
sas and TO the southern h4if of the eastern
portion of the state, and shat too, during
season of at least average rainfall.
During the journey vas in company
with several men who had s,iven more or
less attention 10 the csrs-- as well as the
effects of these periodical Winds. They
one and al expressed confident belief,
which seems 30 be founded IN reason,
that these destructive siroccos, xaicn
apparently destroy z regular fixed per
centage OF the Kansas corn crop, are due
TO the unsettled condition Of he territory
lying south and west OF the state. If so,
it is an additional and potent argu1nen
in favor of the early opening OF the
Indian Territory.
The theory they advance is as follows:
Originally the whole country west of the
Mississippi was one vast rolling plain,
which had for centuries been burned over
by fire and trodden by buffalo 1rru the
surface CT the soil was somewhat of the
nature of a tile. From this the water
flowed rapidly off into the ravines and
LII r~,A<
no more capacity for ABSORPTION in the
soil than there is in the roof of a church.
,, Tne radiation of heat from this tile-like
surface was also like that from the roof
of church. Accordingly as the prevail
ing winds passed over this vast baking
and radiating surface they became heated
to higher and higher degree, until they
withered up every green thing with which
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04
Sheen Fed Well Produce the Most Wool.

Experiments, writes the Breeders Jour
nal, have bean made in Germany for the
purpose Of determining the effects OF
certain modes os feeding and rations fed
10 sheep on the amount of wool produced.
The result comes somewhat as surprise
to many Of our hock-masters, whose
knowledge, gained from general ooserva-
ton, does Rot agree altogether with the
conclusions arrived at. TIE experiments
show, first, that the most wool seems TO
be produced when the animals are
thoroughly we'll fed, but not fattened;
secoud, increase Of daily ration beyond
this produces no effect upon the wool;
third. if the ration fall much below this
minimum maintenance rationy the
amount of wool falls to certain extent;
fourth, the growth OF wool is not directly
dependent on the food, and will continue
even in the absence eff it, OF when it is
small in amount and is only affected by
it within the limits mentioned. As a
summing up of some further experiments,
it may be said that to keep sheep fat
when wool is one product desired is an
| unnecessary expense or outlay for all the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04
BABY WISDOM.
nrIEnRn'S MAGAZINE.

NV baby Nell at the window pane
Gazed solemnly out at the driving rain;
WITH crave reflection the blue eyes fraught-
Nv darling was wrapt in profoundest thought.
Sage old Wisdom has passed, = said,
.sAnd touched his hand to that baby head
The grim old fellow now and then,
Passes US older women and men,
To trace a look, so wondrous wise.
In the fathomless depths of baby's eyes.
Problems Of moment and questions of fate
Are hidden away meath that curly pate.
Then crossed to the little figure there,
And laid hand on her sunny hair.
s'What do you find but cold and wet,
To chain your gaze to the window, PETE"
Her eyes were misty with unshed tears,
And wise with knowledge beyond her years.
AS slowly she turned round her golden head
lie wonderin what makes bod cwy, y she said.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04
FIGURES TO BE REMEMBERED.

4 square mile contains $40 acres.
barrel of rice weighs 600 pounds.
The first steel pen was made in 1880.
4 barrel OF flour weighs 1876 pounds.
A barrel of pork weighs 200 pounds.
4 hand (horse measure) is four inches
Watches were first constructed in 1916
A span is ten and seven-ejghts inches.
The first lucifer matcn was made il
1929.
The value OF ton OF silver is $751;
704 s4.
A hu-ricans moves eighty miles pei
hour.
The first iron steamship vas built in
1880.
Modern needles first came into use II
1915.
Coaches we're first built in England in
1869.
The first horse railroad was built il
1e26-1827.
One million dollars of gold coin weigh
$685. pounds avoirdupois.
One million dollars OF silver coin weigh
IS, 920.9 pounds avoirdupois.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04
JELLY ROLL.

Three eggs, one cupful Of sugar, one
cupful Of -four, one teaspoonTul Of baking
powder, two tablespoonfuls Of water;
flavor, bake on paper and roll while very
hot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04
PRACTICAL RECIPES.
RICE GEMS.

One cup of boiled rice, one egg, one
cup of milk, one cup of -four and little
salt. Bake in hot gem pans well butter
6d
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04

Hay and oats, admirable rs they are,
according to Prof. Long, rank among the
dearest of any stock foods, and the FARM
er can try other materials which will do
the same work for great deal less mon
ey, and it is to his advantage to 90 SO if
he has knowledge of the properties Of
food, and can mix them for himself.
Linseed, for example, contains the fat
which is so necessary and in the cheap
est form. Roughly speaking, three
pounds provide one pound of oil-really
more than enough for large cow-but
it also contains some of the lean and the
bread like foods.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04
What Makes Flavor =?
U. S. Dairyman.

"What produces flavor in butter and
cheese?" Several things, some OF which
are not known. Both breed and individ-
ual peculiarities have their influence.
Food ana water have great deal to do in
havoring milk and its products. Aside
from this oxidation and fermer tation
have marked effect on favor. Oxidz-
ing cream gives very fDe flavor to but-
ter. Without this, there is scarcely any,
except from the laxidating acid IN cream,
the two combined giving the favar. U.s.
ually the Tactic favor greatly predomi-
mates.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04

The princess of Wales and her daugh-
tiers narrowly escaped death in attempt
ing to cross a railway track in front of
an advancing train. The guard gates did
not work. The pony carriage was pushed
out of the way barely in time to prevent
q collision.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04
CHINESE NERVELESSNESS.
4 People Not Disturbed by Ordinary Ills or
AnnOyanceS.


AnnOyanceS.
writer in the North China Herald Of
Shanghai, who has lately been devotipg a
serious Of articles to tho discussion Of
Chinese characteristics, referring TO what
he calls the ''nervelessness" OF the China
men, observes that, although the nerves
of the latter, as compared with those of a
European, NAV be what geometricians
call similar and similarly situated"
nothing is palmer than the two sets OF
nerves are wholly different. It seems to
make no particular difference to China
man how long he remains In one position.
He will write all day, like an automaton;
he will stand all day in one place from
dewy morn till dusky eve working away
at his weaving, gold beating Or whatever
it may be, and do it every day without any
consciousness of the monotopy.
Chinese school children will undergo an
amount OF confinement, unreiied by recess
ses or changes of work, which would drive
Western pupils of the verge of insanity !;
even Chinese infants remain as impressive
as mud gods" 1t appears physiologi-
Cal fac. that to the Chinese exercise is
superduOUs; they can not understand why
people should go through athletic per
IoIuoACo "HSE iuey LhtSu h hir6 CtollSS
for tbs purpose. In the matter of sleep
there is the same difference. The China
men. generally speaking, is able to sleep
anywhere. No trifling disturbance an
noy him. With brick for a pillow he
can lie down on his bed of stalks, or mud
bricks, or ratten, and sleep the sleep of
the just, with no reference to the rest or
creation. He does not want q darkened
room, nor does he require others to be
still. The infant crying in the night"
may continue to cry tor ell he cares; it
does not disturb him.
In some places the entire population
seem to fall asleep as by common in
stinct during the first two hours Of sum
mer afternoons, no matter where they
may be. In the case of most working
people at least, and also in that Of many
others, position in sleep is of no sort of
consequence. at would be easy to raise
in China an army of a million men-nay,
of ten million-tested by competitive ex-
animation as to their capacity to go to
sleep across three wheelbarrows, head
downward like a spider, their mouths
wide open and a fly inside"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04
OMEIET,

Take three eggs and beat the yolks
lightly, add three tables pc onfuls Of milk
TO each egg, little salt and pepper.
Bake in hot buttered pan; when done,
beet the whites to e stiff froth and spread
over the omelet, and brown in the oven.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04

either favorable or averse. Only once
did partially wake up, when small boy
in the audience struck me on the side of
the head with hen pear of the vintage
of 1914. At last came the stabbing scene
in the lonely dell. I think I never pre-
pared to kill a person with so much de-
lirious pleasure as prepared to pnt that
heroine out of the way. and thus hasten
the contamination of the play. The
audiance seemed to be slightly impressed
once more az l came or in my sable cloak
and soliloqu1zed before the'dreadfui deed.
The fatefuI moment arrived. The hero
inc was seen approaching through the
forest buried in the sweet thoughts Of in
nocence and love. I hid behind the
messy trunk of a tres and awaited her
coming. Suddenly my head whirled and
my mind became total blank. I could
not for the life of me recall the tragic
words with which I had to perface the
bloody deed. The heroine approached,
passed the tree, stopped for moment
in surprise, and then kept on. did not
step forward. I still crouched behind
the tree. She passed me again, and as
she did so gave slight ahem to wake up
her delinquent assassin. Then I sprang
out and grasred her by the hair. I ought
to have known better, but I was not in
condition to know anything or care for
anything. The stage direction was;
.'The william CRASHED the lady by the
throat" To be- grasped by the hair was
evidently Gs far from the expectation of
the heroine as anything could possibly
be, for, with the most natural feminine
gesture in the world, she threw back both
her hands, uttered little scream of hor-
ror and grasped at the departing wig!
Too late! too late! There I stood with
my should be glory hand filled with store
hair, while my right hand, cluching the
bright knife, hung sleeveless at my side.
There was moments awful hush, and
then the pathOs of the scene burst upon
the audience and the barn was filled with
thunders of applause and demonica yells.
did not wait for the curtain to fall; in
fact, it did not fall as the scene ahifter
was not in condition to perform his ac-
cUstomed functions. I rushed for the
dressing room and hid my self under a
pile OF costumes.
Since that dreadful night have never
been inside theater, ard the very sight
of barn makes me turn pale.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04

ANOTHER strike is threatened on the
Burlington and Quincy railroad IN Iowa
over reported general reduction IN the
wages OF engineers, fremen. brakemen
and conductors OF from So 10 SIS a
month. The losses Of the road from the
engineers strike have been such as TO
necessitate reduction OF expenses that
may cause another disastrous strike. In
that case not even g wonderful corn crop
could lift the road out OF its present
slouph.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04
EOMINY CAKES.

Two tablespoonfals of fine hominy,
half teaspoonful of salt, one tablespoon
of butter, and half a cup Of boiling water.
Let this on the back Of the stove until the
hominy absorbs the water. Pour one cup
Of boiling milk on one cup Of corn neal,
and add two tablespoons Of sugar and
the hominy. When cool, add two eggs
and one heaping teaspoon of baking
powder. Bake IN hot buttered gem pans
twenty minutes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04
BEEF SALAD.
Take half pound of boiled fresh beef

Take half pound of boiled fresh beef
and cut il into small piecss; take the
crisp leaves from two heads OF lettuce,
cleanse and put them in the salad bowl
add the beef. To this add tables poon
of finely chopped Spanish pepper; pour
over the whole plain dressing and mix
ligatly before serving.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04

got 30 surrender"
"To the No'th?"
eyes,
ssTo the YaRks?"
eyes,
SCOT to give right up?"
"You have"
can stop the wah right short?"
eyes, right off to-day. I heard Of your
case a long time ago, and 1 came down
here on purpose to make you surrender.
Are you going to do it?"
ssAn' you're Yank?"
'I am"
Regular Yank from way up No'th?"
yes
oAr' I've got to surrender an end up
this bloody conflict"
"You have.n
s'Wall, then, if must, [ must. though
never thought it would cum to this. I
reckoned as how I'd keep the thing goin'
till the last Yank was worn out.
"Then you surrender"
"Boys shall do it?" he asked.
you've got to, Uncle Billy" they an
swerea.
'Then I've got to and I will, though il
breaks my heart. Now, Yank, LEI me up
an here's my hand on il. I've surrender
ed. 1 stopped this yere bloody wah."
s'That's right
'Yaai, after keeping the wah goin' fur
25 years I've surrendered an put stop
to it. I conkered. / hain't wh1ppsd, but
In worn out. I've reached the last ditch
an fell into it. Boys, hev 1 dun right OF
vrong?"
you've done right, Uncle Billy"
SAN now I've go. to like the Yanks an
be friends?"
sYou have?"
| can not keep Pm skeered any MOI"
| no"
"All right, but want q plug Of tobac-
ker to bind the bargain"
I gave it to him and tae surrender wa:
concluded. He seemed much relieved
over it, and the next day, as 1 was making
ready to depart, he wrung my hand and
/ said:
"I'm powerful glad you cum down yers
an licked N back into the Union
stranger. Deed, but was beginnin' tt
feel mighty lonesome around these yers
! parts"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04
SWEET APPLE PICKLES.

Take seven pounds of sweet apples;
pare and steam until tender. Place in q
pan with three pints Of vinegar, three
pounds of sugar, and half pint OF ground
spices in equal quantities (oloves, CHINA
mon and a.ispice tied loosely in oloth) ];
cook them as you would preserves. When
done, place in jar, boil down the liquid
and pour over. If there is not enough to
cover nicely, make some more syrup in
the same proportion. The pickles must
be well covered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04
FLOATING ISLAND.

Beat the yolks of three eggs until very
light; sweeten and flavor to taste; STIR
into a quart of boiling milk, cook till il
thickens; when cool pour into q low glass
dish; whip the whites of the eggs to a
stiff froth, sweeten, aud pour over dish
of boiling water TO cook. Take a table
spoon and drop the whites on top OF the
cream, far enough apart SO the tho ''Iittle
white islands" will not touch each other
By dropping little speoks OF bright jelly
on each island a pleasing effect will be
produced. Also by filling wineglasses
and arranging around the stand adds TO
the appearance Of the table.
Prof. Arnold says if anyone will draw
some milk into q saucer and place it in a
closed stable for while, exposed to the
o6ors of the stable, he will discover what
foulsmeiling fluid it has become if he
tries to drink it. Prof. Arnold says that
COWS ought to be milked in the open air.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-04
LEMON PIE,

Crate about one-half the rind of one
lemon, then pare the lemon and slice into
one cup of white sugar, and stir them
together; add two egg and ynlks of two
well beaten eggs, one even tablespoonful
of corn starch, one cup OF water. Bab e
in moderate oven. When done, beat
the whites Of two eggs not used, to stiff
froth, add d very little sugar, cover the
top OF the pies and brown slightly. A
trifie Of baking powder will improve the
crust OF the pie.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-20

word that woman was dead at No.
1,42l Ninth street, says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. Going to the place the
cOrOner's ring was answered by pretty
little girl about seven years of age, but
dirtily attired.
"Mamma's dead.' said the child. as she
admitted him. ''She's up stairs in bed"
Going upstairs the coroner entered
room in frightful disorder and filth. In
a bed in the corner lay a dead woman.
and by her side lay her husband, alive
but stupefed, and embracing the corpse.
He seemed insane, and with difficulty
could be induced to get out of bed and
dress.
From the children, of whom there
were two, it was learned that the woman
had died at a. IN. 1t was then II
o'clock in the forenoon, and during this
time the husband had remained in bed
with the corpse.
The body was removed to the morgue,
the husband following and remaining
with it until evening, when DR.. Hutch
ings, of San Francisco, arrived and
stated that he had been attending the
deceased. He gave certificate of death.
The husband is DR.. Melville, who
came with his wife and two children
from Walsh county, Dakota, about
seven months ago for the benefit of his
health. For the purpose of allaying
pain he had become addicted to the
morphine habit, which accounts for his
apparent stupidity. DR.. Melville is a
graduate of Edinburgh.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-20
Paradise Boiled Down.

Detroit Free Press.
There was bridal couple coming in
on the Bay City train the other day, and
the passengers in that particular car
were on the grin most of the time over
their antics. The bride had got the man
she loved, and she didn't care copper
who saw her pillow her head on his
shoulder. The bridegroom had got a
farm with his wife, and if he wanted to
feed her gum drops or squeeze her hand
whose business was it? A little old
man, dried up and bald-headed, sat di-
rectly in front of the couple, and he
looked around so often that the young
husband finally explained:
Were just married.
81 knowed it all the time" chuckled
bald-head.
And we can't help it, you know"
"No you can't-I'll be darned if you
kin.''
Il presume it al seems very silly to
an old man like you," continued the
husband.
''Does it! Does it.' cackled the old
fellow as he bObbed around. ''Wall,
you bet your life she doesn't. I've been
right thar three times over, and I'm
now on my way to Canada to marry a
fourth! You orter see me a week
hence. I'll hug and squeeze and fondle
at the rate of forty-five miles an hour,
and darn the skunk that laffs at me
Silly! Why, children, it's parrydise
billed down."