Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-25
SUNDRIES.

Dakota is $50 miles one way aud $50
the other. But this is nothing to Texas,
which is S25 miles one way by 740 the
other; while New York is 412 miles long
and 312 miles wide, and Georgia is 32G
miles long and 245 miles wide.
A florist in England claims that rose
bush, which has been bearing white roses
for more tuan 80 years, has suddenly
changed, and now puts out only red roses.
The only cause assigned for this is the
enrichment of the surrounding earth.
The present orange crop in Florida is
the largest within the history of the
State. The golden fruit hangs there on
the trees in rich abundance. The esti-
mate is that the yield will be fully 4,000,-
OOO,0O0 boxes. Yet the price of oranges
does not decline.
A woman deaf mute who goes among
down town offices in New York selling
deaf-and dumb alphabets has printed
on her cards this peculiar request: eff
any person thinks I am not what 1 rep
resent to be, please have me arrested
once"
The editor of the Daily Historian is
moved to rise and remark: Maiden ladies
on the beach Justly object to have their
clothes stolen when they happen to leave
off their bathing suits. 1t being embar-
RAISING in the absence OF a barrel.--Sap
Francisco Chronicle.
Al Denison, Tex, last week negro took
laughing gas before having a tooth pull
ed, and astOnished the dentist by leaping
from the chair through the window, car.
rying sash sand ell to the pavement, 20
feet below, yet strange to say, was only
little shaken when he came 30 himself.
According to the Louisville Courier
Journal, Kentucky, has six counties
Harlan, Knott, Perry, Letcher, Bell and
Leslie-that have never had q church
within their borders during the 60 or 20
years of their existence as counties. This
fact is referred to the Home Missionary
Society.
DR.. w. L.. Candee, of Milwaukee, Wis.
who is nearing the century mark in life
saw the first steamboat ascend the Hud-
son, and rode upon the first railroad built
in the United States-between Albany and
Schenectady. He was intimately ao-
quainted with Robert Fulton, the inven.
tor of steamboats,.
Since it has been made public that
James ID. Babcock will inherit $3.50, 900 if
he marries within the next five years he
has been overwhelmed with letters, pho
tographs, circulars from matrimonia
yureas, locks of hair, etc. He finds it uu
pleasant to jump into prominence in lea
bar.
A new launch. driven by motor work
ed by naptha, has been Introduced In
London. An alcohol lamp is used TO
warm a vaporizer where the naptha is va
ported and used in lieu Of steam. The
arrangement it very light-an eighteen
foot launch, requiring a two horse power
engine, weighing about 200 pounds. An
eight horse power engine weighs 600
pounds, or about one fifth the weight OF
steam engine and boiler giving the
same power. Moreover, in about two
minutes the launch can be got under way,
and whom running at full speed can, it is
stated, be stopped in lis own length, as
the screw, which is three b!aded can be
reversed instantly. A two horse power
motor consumes less than a gallon Of
naptha per hour.
prominent citizen of Barlingt ton, Vt,
recently had a visitor from the bluegrass
region of Kentucky who WAS easily en-
tertained iu learning the history Of the
celebrated horses of the Green hiIls.
The great horse, "Ethan Ailen," com
manGed his greatest admiration, and
when his host, going the rounds of the
city, pointed out a statute of the hero of
TIoongerogs, he remarked: I'VE think q
mighty heap OF horses in Kaintucky, but
we have never erected a monument to one