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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
Some Famous Trees.

Some trees thatare connected with i'm
portant historical events in American
history, but are not as well known as
the Boston and Cambridge elms, the
famous AppotomaX apple tree, etc.:
The oak tree of Flushing, Long Is
land, under which George Fox preach
ed.
The lofty cypress tree in the Dismal
Swamp, under which Washington
posed one night in his young ma
hood.
The huge French apple tree near
Fort Wayne, Ind, where Little Turtle,
the great Miami chief, gathered his
warriors.
The pine tree at Fort Edward, N. Y,
under which Jane McCrea was slain.
The black walnut tree near Haver-
straw on the Hudson, at which General
Wayne mustered his forces at midnight,
preparatory to his successful attack on
Stony Point.
The magnolia tree near Charleston,
S. c., under which General Lincoln
held a council of war previous to sur
rendering the city.
The pear trees planted, respectively,
by Governor Endicott of Massachusetts,
and Governor Stuyvesant of New
York, more than two hundred years
ago.
The Cary tree, a large and beautiful
sycamore, planted in 1882 on the home
stead of the Cary sisters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19

owlrnE AS well wrestle with the Holly
head express. Flee? 1t takes hours
in such a plain to reach hillock three
feet high. the water the while pouring
on faster than a hunters gallon.
There is no more escape from such
flood than there is escape from the viii
of God. and those Chinese who refused
even to struggle were the happiest of
all because the quickest dead. Over a
territory OF ten thousand square miles,
or two Yorkshires at least (for the
missionaries report a wider area), over
thousands of villages-three thousand
certainly, even if the capital is not
gone, as is beGeved-the soft water
passed. silently strangling every living
thing, the cows and the sheep as well
as their owners, and for ourselves, who
have seen the scene only on petty
scale, we doubt whether the ''best-
informed European in Pekinn is not
rlghtwhen he calculates the destruction
OF life at seven million.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
Hungary's Great Tunnel.

An engineering work that has taken
over century to construct can hardly
fail to offer some points of interest in
its history and illustrate the march of
events during the years of its progress.
An instance of this kind if to be found
in tunnel not long completed, but
which was commenced over one hun
dred years ago This tunnel, or adit,
as it should be more strictly termed, is
at Schenmitz, in Hungary. Its con-
struction was agreed upon in 1882, the
object being to carry off the water from
the Schenmitz mines to the lowest part
of the Gran valley. The work is now
complete, and it forms the longest tun-
mel in the world, being 1927 miles
long, or about one mile longer than
st. Gothard, and two and half miles
longer than Mount Gents. The height
is nine feet ten inches, and the breadth
five feet three inches. This tunnel,
which has taken so long in making,
has cost very near million sterling,
but it appears to have been well spent
at least the present generation has
no reason to grumble, for the saving
from being able to do away with water
raising appliances amounts to G15,0
year.
There is one further point, however,
worth notice, for if we have the adj
vantage of our great-grandfather in
the matter of mechanical appliances
they were certainly better off in the
price of labor. The original contract
for the tunnel, made in 1882, was that
it should be completed in thirty years
and should cost Fl per yard run. For
eleven years the work was done at this
price, but the French revolution en-
HANGED the cost of labor and materials
to such an extent that for thirty years
little progress was made.
For ten years following much pro-
gress was made, and then the work
dropped for twenty years more, until
the water threatened to drown the
mines altogether. Finally the tunnel
was completed in 1873, the remaining
part costing Ell yard, or more than
three times as much as the original
contract rate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
That Vicious Old Bucket.

How fresh in my mind are the scenes of my
childhood.
AS fond rece Elections presents them to viewi
The cow-stall. the plg-pen, the ten cords OF
firewood,
And all the tough chores that had to go
through
The weeds in the garden, the stones IN the
The errands to run and the whire beans TO
shell;
And (when I'd already a surplus of trouble)
The bucket that yiciously dropped in the
well.
bucket
The confounded bucket that dropped in the
WE'LL
After trudging all day in the wake of a har-
row,
The team must water ere getting my grub;
Cross, footsore and tired clear IN to the mar
I'd seize on the MINDLESS to fill their tub.
So downward that bucket demurely mean
And then with hard Juggling it rose from
the welP';
But ere could dump it the rope had disband-
And, sPang! to the bottom the 'tarnal thing
fell!
The iendish old bucket, the rotton-roped
The hundred-ton bucket that dropped in the
well.
Then, with grapples and ''creepers," and like
deliberations,
bent DER the well like a capital A;
And, mingling my tears with deYout 1nVoca-
tions,
sprinkled them down as I angled away.
How it caught-and slipped of-and at last
IpuIied with Joy that my words cannot
tell;
And / Rugged, not from love, but to mold it
more surely,
The mIId-cOvered bucEet that rose from the
well.
The slippery old bucket, the rotten-roped
bucket,
The Undiscovered bucket that rose from the
well!
New York Mail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
Curiosities of New York Life.

Here are some of the curiosities of
life in New York: When safe is be-
ing hoisted in Broadway the sidewalk
is always Uttered with blocks, beams,
and ropes, and singularly ingenious
trip-up is made by putting a danger
sign, with long fiat legs and a hinged
sign-board, down on the tagging.
Everybody, almost without exception,
looks up at the safe dangling overhead,
so as to be ready for a flying leap when
it breaks its rope. In consequence all
fall over the things under foot.
1t is a rule with the new race of
italian boot-blacks to wet their thumbs
and rub the waste blacking off the kid
uppers of a gentleman's shoes, and
then to roll down the customers's
trouser legs with the fresh backing
still on the bootblack's fingers. No
bootblack ever yet rolled the bottoms
of mans trousers down first. and
rubbed the backing off afterward.
4 fire in New York is always twenty
blocks further away than it appears to
be, and no one has yet acknowledged
being near fire when it broke out.
There are more men peddling shoe
strings on the busy streets than the
number who peddle other wares all
put together, yet it appears that tho
person does not live who ever bought
shoe strings of these peddlers or who
ever saw a peddler sell a pair.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19

"about my house and furniture. She
never finds fault, and she never ap-
proves. She is bundle of silent neg
atives. We visited a neighbours the
other day, and she was in raptures
about the furniture, the finish of the
house, and everything about it. Yet l
knew all the time everything in that
house was greatly inferior to mine in
almost every particular. 1t was Meth
er SO costly, so tasty, nor so elegant.
But what is the use. Some people new
er can appreciate their own posses
sions."
And my friend again lapsed into
profound melancholy. I sympathized
with him, but could suggest no rem
edy, so I thought I would put his case
in print, and submit is y the ladies.
Can you not in some way drive this
skeleton out of the house?.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
Wasp Stings.

1t is fact not generally known, that
if one holds his breath, wasps, bees and
hornets can be handled with impunity.
The skin becomes sting-proof, aud
holding the insect by the feet, and
giving her full liberty of action, you
can see her drive her weapon against
the impenetrable surface with force
that lifts her body at every stroke; but
let the smallest quantity of air escape
from the lungs, and the sting will pen
citrate at once. I have never seen an
exception to this in twenty-five years
observation. l have taught young
ladies with very delicate hands to as
tonish their friends by the performance
of this feat; ana l saw one so severely
stung as to require the services of
physician. through laughing at wit
ty remark of her sister, forgetting that
laughing required breath. For a the
DRY in explanation, am led to believe
that holding the breath partially closes
the pores of the skin. My experiments
in that direction have not been exact
enough to be of any scientific value,
but am satisfied that it very sensibly
affects the amount of insensible per-
spiration. Science Correspondent
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
Goldfish as Pets.

Unjust commend goldfish to those
who want something to enliven aroom.
They are clean in every way, need new
er be fed, if a network cover cover the
globe) is used, with safety for days to-
gether. They never sing, they don't
chew up your curtains, fly at your Wis
itors, bring foreign and offensive in
habitants into Your abode, and they
seldom die-at least none of mine have
departed this life yet, and have had
them now nearly two weeks. All you
have to do is give them fresh water
once week. Geraniums in pots need
more attention. have to water mine
once Pitsbarg Dispatch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19

Your school, the one VINO Always gets
100 per cent in grammar, and spelling,
and penmanship; dictate to him page
from any leading magazine, or Unjust
l write it?), let him have the printed
page to copy, and then send his work
to the printer, with strict orders TO set
it up just as it is. You would get a
proof of two things at once.
Strict accuracy in minor details may
seem of small moment to some, but let
such require the assistance of copy
list, and employ one after another of
their young acquaintance. Then,
after they get from the Dead Letter
Office letters that should have been ad-
dressed Newark, o., but which the
careless writer addresses Newark, n.
j., from sheer mental inertia; after
they get other letters returned with re-
quests for better direction, because
street and number have been omitted:
after they find that double quotation
marks have been placed where singles
ones were in the copy; that paragraphs
have been made where none should be,
and have been omitted where they
should have been; that words are alb
breviated with no pretence of regular
ity; and that compound words are left
hyphenless, while others are improper
" united,-in short, after they find
that they must do the whole work, OVERT
it is to be done correctly, their estimate
of the value of accuracy will be marvel
lousy increased.-Harlan II. Ballard.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
A WORD ABOUT PENMANsHIP.

A WORD ABOUT PENMANSH1P.
Pupils writing from copies may be
able to write beautifully. The same
pupil may not be able, without the
copy, to write a page decently. 1t is
one thing to draw from a drawing,
quite another to draw from memory.
All practical writing is drawing from
memory. Therefore pupils should be
taught to write without copies as well
as with them. 1t is, Of course, true
that by frequent copying the approx
mate forms of the letters gradually be-
come fixed in the mind. But is not
this equally true of the forms of words?
Yet we consider it wise, at least as an
occasional exercise, to have pupils
spell from memory.
Again, pupils, writing from copies,
usually write on the lines. Envelopes
and many kinds of paper, on which
no lines Therefore pupils should be
trained to write on unruled paper as
well as on that which is ruled.
Pupils who write copies habitually
write two different hands. One copy
book hand, which they use when they
are on duty, or when they inscribe
their names on q card, in an album, or
on a petition; the other Il practical
hand, containing more individuality,
possessing less regularity, and which
they use when they are writing from
dictation, writing notes in school, or
letters out Of school. These two styles
are absolutely different, and each is
execrable in its way.
This seems to indicate that pupils
should be trained to some practical
style of writing, such as they shall find
convenient and agreeable to use on all
occasions. If no one is going to write
Spencerian hand in practical life,
why should he be compelled to copy it
in school?
This manuscript is written with no
regard whatever to the rules of the
writing-school, and yet, I'll leave it to
the editor, if the penmanship is not
easily legible. and far better for prac-
teal purposes than a copper-plate re-
production of set forms would be. If
this is so, thanks are due to a teacher
had, who insisted on absolute plain
ness of style, coupled with an easy
smoothness. and natural rapidity.
Finally, punctuation seems to be a
lost art. | shall not attempt to explain
why this is so, but know | was never
taught anything useful about the mat
ter until was out of college, further
than the use of the period, comma, in
terrogation point, note of exclamation
Chat pompous tombstone to a pauper
thought), and the bracket or paren-
thesis. And in a somewhat extended
and anxious search | have never vet
found one boy under eighteen years of
age, able to write from dictation ii sin
gle page of Harper's Magazine. for in
stance, with even distant approach
TO accuracy. Why, try this simple ex-
pertinent: Select the very best pupil in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
SUPPLEMENTARY READING.

This is the season of all others to de-
vote to supplementary reading. There
is always a time and season for every
good thing, time when every effort
tells vastly more than at any other
time, and no single exercise counts for
so much as supplementary reading
from nature. The study of nature is
a good thing, but reading nature
through the eyes of John BE.-.eugh or
Thoreau, under the direction ol skill
ed teacher, is a good deal better; and
when 10 cents will purchase timely Sc
lection from either of these delightful
essayists, they should be found in all
our schools. The regular readers
have been almost learned by heart;
and as birds moult their feathers, as
change is the order of the day in all
vegetable and animal life, change in
readers, bringing something fresh and
joyous into the schoolroom, is in order.
The danger at this season is that the
weary teacher will be more exacting,
and, if ever, fretful, the approach of
the close of the term intensifying that
tendency. Pupils are now beginning
to be restless and languid, doing less
in quantity and poorer quality of work,
failing to respond to any attempt to
goad them on. We have known many
teachers to resort to a lively campaign
in supplementary reading at this sea
son Of the year with admirable results.
1t is worth your while to try it in what
ever grade you may be teaching, for
happily the publishers have now sup
piled an abundance of the best mater
ial for every grade, from the first-read-
er class to the senior class in the high
school.-J0ur7aaL of Education.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
How She Got Out.

4 precocious North Side miss of 5
summers listened attentiyely while her
father read aloud from the morning
paper of the Cook county boodlers be-
ing Gagged at Joliet At the first pause
she eagerly exclaimed: 20, papa, l
was Gagged once. When / was visiting
auntie in the country last summer l
went into some bushes, and after
awhile | found 1 was caught. The
bushes were so thick that I couldn't get
out. Was that the way with the
boodlers?"
No. dear, they are in prison and are
being punished by the law. Well. how
did YOU finally get out?n
s'Oh," she replied, with 8 toss of her
curly head, I had little Ratchet and
| Matched myself out. Chicago 7rt-
6atne.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
Uncle Sans Conscience Fund.

Chief Clerk Youmans was speaking
this morning on the fidelity and hon
esty of the employees of the govern
ment. He alluded to the fact that the
large sums of money that passed
through their hands and the opportun-
tiles affored them of doing wrong acts
were very great temptations. He was
much elated over the trifing figures
that were lost in times past when COM
pared with the large sums that might
have been taken. 'The cOnsciences of
men," said he, make them do their
duty" Excuse me, gentlemen, for
interrupting you" said clerk. what
is itp" asked the chief clerk. Here is
letter containing 81, 600 sent by some
one in Washington. The envelope
bears the Washington postmark. He
states in his letter that he owes this
amount, and he wants it to be placed
in the conscience fund" s'What is the
amount of the conscience fund now,
as near as you can judge?" asked
the news man of the clerk sit is
now between 100000 and $500, 1000"
baltimore american.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
Society Conversation.

The fimsy foundation upon which
so-called society" conversation and
wit rest nowadays received a good IL
lustration yesterday in parlOr of a
hotel in this city. The group was COM
posed of several elderly ladies of dow
ager-like rotundity, whose fresh cheeks
and bright eyes showed that the god
dess of health and they were on more
than speaking terms, and one young
woman whose charms of face and form
indicated slight need of acquaintance
with cosmetics or with medicine. Two
gentlemen joined the ladies.
30, come here" cried out the young
est, pointing to her smiling elders, Il
want to show you two people who have
never taken quinine."
Everybody Immediately laughed
aloud, and when the nlirth had subsid-
ed enough so that speech was again
possible neof the gentlemen cried out:
How inconsiderater'
Then they all laughed loudly again.
What at? -Mtnneap0iis Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19
Johnny Tied Him.

Jones fine dog was out in the yard
pulling the clothes off the line and hav-
ing so much fun that Mrs. Jones's
patience was entirely exhausted.
$50 out there, Johnnie, y she called to
her hopeful son, land tie that dog"
what must tie him to, mother?"
asked Johnnie.
ooh, tie him to anything. 1 can't
have him tearing everything to pieces. :"
Johnnie went out and in about ten
minutes he returned.
''Wel," inquired his mother, "did
you get him tied? You were long
enough about it."
''Yes'm," said Johnnie, exultingly,
II got him tied to tin can and the
way he went down street was beautiful
to look at" and Johnnie's laugh end
ed in a howl as his mother reached for
him. Washington Critic.
A ST. Louis chiropodist has a queer
sign hanging in front of his Office.
The letters are made from corns which
he has extracted from his patrons, and
every period is indicated by an enor-
nous bupion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19

Archduchess Valerie, the Youngest
daughter of the Emperor of Austria, is
to be betrothed to her cousin, the Arch
duke Francis, the eldest son of the
Archduke Charles, who is the presump-
tive heir to the throne, as the Crown
Prince has no son.
= There are only eight towns in the
United States the names of which begin
with X. Seven of these are Xenias. and
the other is Xenophon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-19

At Augusta, Ca. a tramp in the
police station astonished the officers by
repeating from memory several chap
tiers from the Bible.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-06-01

TEXT, EXODUS, 12:14:-"And this shaN be
TO you q day for Memorial; ye shat keep
ID a. feast 6y an ordinance Tor tao) )t0rerer.' .
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-20

Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned. a.
trustee, viii sell at public oucry for cash In front
Of the Court House OF Shelby county. Tenn, in
the City Of Memphis. Tenu., between The hours Of
aud o'clock pan, ON
Thursday, January 10, 1880,
The following described property;
First Certain real cs'ate In shelby county. Tenn.,
described as IN the Third Civil district IN mnge =
section I. of the Eleventh surveyors District being
part Of William AuEtins 1000 acre gmnt, No luI,
containing 20 ncrc., more OF les. and bounded ~
follows Bcginning Gt n stake whence north II de
gIccs IVES; links j. red uak marked A. and
running thence south ~ chains rrlsslng branch,
to a stake at foot uf blun T. links south OF hick.
DRY marked 4 thence east 10 chains. crossing the
branch I've times 3l.bl chlius tna stake; .htrcr
north is degrccs east = Links Is white oak marked
u thence north 10 chains 10 a stake. whence u de.
grrcs west p links Is white oak marked & thence
- - chains 20 the beginning.
Second certain leaschold Interest ln lot 80, -
x5i feet. IA the Taxing District Of sheb, county.
Tenn. CITY 81 Memphisl, and all the improve
mcnts thereon. consisting of dwelling house now
occupied by :. lsaacs and family, being No. ~
Washington street THIS lease Was made by Ncri'
dth Yates b. John Iarf, aud by john rark ~.
signci, 10 Mn Joanna ifaAcs, aud hy Joanna
isancs assigned. 10 solomon isiacs NJ trustee md
has twenty yc1r 20 run by the payment Of $40 Pet
Third Also the household aud Kitchen fumi
turc in SID house. Ma. ~ Wellington siryct. con
siiiing Il Tarlor furniture. sitting noon furniture
piano, three bedroom scis together with the din
lngfoom and al other furniture nov In said house
aso the stock OF books. law medical and misCc
lancous, about SEQ volumes, now 81 the store ~ =
isaics 90; also, one promissoy note for 80
dated April ~. iSsd. aud payable October - lAs6
io n isaacs hy Alfred cambridge
Said sale Will hc made under and by virtue o
two certain trust deeds executed % the under
debcsluCss thefeln sct out which aid trust d,cd'
are here referred 10 they appear OF rculd iu th,
Registers once II shelby county. Tenn, In tool
THOMAS NJ ArKtfggq Trustee.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-20
Trustees Notice.

Notice T. hcrrby given that The undersigned ne
trustee will sell nj public ouicfy frr cash. IN front
oi the Court House Of shelby county. Tenn, IN
the City Of Mcmphls. between the hour. q 1 aud
o'clock pm, on
Thursday, January 10, 1880
an the right title and Interest of 4. rHtillo
Carolina kcnncy. David I. kcuIof, N. j. kcnncN
g. H. Kcnncy aud Carrie May kcnnCy Boo aud 10
the following described lot or parrrl Of ground No
uaicd la Memphis. shelby county, Tenn and q
ucularly described a. ccrinin lot iruuiug nn the
south side Of Adams street ~ feet. mi running
hack between PARALLEL lines iis'a feet W. ihe alley
between jefferson t'fcct and hciur tic vacant lot
lying next west Of The f'-iicncc Known a. the
"kcnncy i1aco.'
Sail saio will b. made under and by virtue ui slN
several trust deeds male 10 tie uud slEuci, ~
trustee a. scruru certain iudchicincs Wruriu ~
out aud In the payment Of which default hes hrrn
made, N which aid trust derls uicrrnrr " here
made a. they appear ~ fecori IN The Registers
Onioe oi shelby county Tenn To- lnUk IL. pasc'
ibi. 10 and ihA aud Book ~. p1rc o.
Faulty Of redemption. dover aud Homestead
waived THOMAS ". rCRt COS, Trustee.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-20
Al Evansville,

Rpccial Dispatch 70 The Appeal
NASHVILLE, Ind, dec. i0-Thc Henry
pcbus aud tow passed mp OF 10 o'clock last
night. leaving couple Of bagcs here. Tho
Dcsoto, ilattcncd out paurd up nt II
O'Clock latt hight The Geo. lisbc aud
Jno T. Walton, with cmptcs, passed up nt
+ O'Clock this morning. Business Is i'm.
proving 10 al points, especially iuf long
tonnage. Packets out today have good lists
of freight and people.