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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-19

work in the felds, or Leading their
fockS of goats up the mountain SIDE,
to pasture Their feet are always
bare and become so hard that if is
simply wonderful what they can en-
dure. Trey will walk over the roads
covered with sharp. flinty stones.
climb the rugged mountain-side and
be quite as comfortable as IF walking
on the softest carpet. In fact. for
hardness their feet resemble those of
the western girl who, when told by
Ter mother that there was red-hot
coal under her foot, drawled out with
out moving an inch: (which foot is
it under, mammy?" Yet the feet of
these women are by no means mis-
shapened, but, on the contrary, are
perfect models for any artist.
During my stay on the island | en-
joyed the rare treat of witnessing the
grand festival of San Antonio. this
being the great feast day of the year.
One of the most attractive features
to me was the procession of white
robed maidens vending their way
through the narrow streets lined with
white-walled houses. From the top of
CiiOoC h1lAiS II ICHNio anu IONtLo S'''h-
cred down the understanding, golden
San Antonio fiori upon the procession
below. The girls were all wreathed
with flowers, and carried in their
hands either candles or lighted OGDEN
images, and chanted as they walked,
surrounded by clouds of smoke from
swinging censers.
Through the town and up the wind
ing stone stairs cut in the mountain
side they passed to the chapel, where
the religious services we're held.
After that came the feasting. and the
dancing, and the music, over which
they became greatly excited.
The numberlesS movements of their
favorite dance, the ''Tarantata," and
the easy, graceful forms of the dancers
as they swayed backward and forward,
was indeed pleasing and exhilarating
sight. The .'Tarantata" is danced by
three couples only, the men dancing
round the women and then kneeling
as suppliants at their feet. The wom-
en- raise them, and with airy move
ments dance round the men. Then
they separate into pairs, advancing
and retreating and again dancing to-
gether. The figures of the dance are
but small part of the beauties; there
is an indescrlbable fascination In the
free and graceful movements of the
arms, head, and in fact of the whole
body.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-19
Franks Of a Boyish King.

An amusing story is going the rounds
of the foreign papers about the King
of Greece, who is, rs is we'll known,
the Princess of Wales youngest broth
Ell. When Prince George " as chosen
King of the Hellenes lie was lad of
II or Is, and in state of tutelage at
the royal navy school of Denmark
His father had not attained to kingly
honors until some months later than
the time of which l am writing. The
story goes that the young Prince one
day, when luncheon time arrived,
flung down his books gayly and rushed
out to the pastry cooks in schoolboy
fashion to buy some tarts, and sat on
a bench eating them and swinging his
feet, without any thought, | suppose,
beyond the present moment.
The tarts had been wrapped up in a
piece of newspaper. and Prince George
was just in the act of shying the paper
at the head of school-fellow, when
he saw his own name in big letters at
the top of column. George careless
ly read it, and it is not difficult to con-
ceive the lads amazement when a few
lines in a scrap of paper acquainted
him with the destiny before him, and
that he had been chosen by the great
Powers as the King of Greece. But
his gracious Majesty was evidently still
but a schoOlboy, for we are further
told that on his way through France
to Marseilles, where the young King
was to embark for his new dominions.
the Emperor of the French had placed
a sumptuous saloon carriage with
dining compartments at his Majesty's
disposal.
King George was charmed with the
novelty of the affair, and presently
took the idea into his head that he
would like to test the speed of the
train by throwing plate out of the
window, and found this such q salts
factory way of passing time that he
kept the attendants busy in supplying
him with crockery.
In the y IS ,Sson Of boyish
sense of humor, fancy, Prince George
of Wales must take after his uncle,
for the story goes that when his Royal
Highness is at home he keeps Mari
borough House, OF Sandringhanl. in q
state of tie liveliest commotion with
series of wild, practical jokes, and
the other day, when in the Mediter-
ranean, being requested by the Duchess
of Edinburg to send her"a few violcts, y
he sent her small ship-load, and the
violets literally arrived in cart-loads
at Clarence House, to the mingled
amazement and amusement of his
august aunt-Leeds Mercuru
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-19

IN the far-away country where story-folk
dwell
In the beautiful sunshiny weather,
L think that 'twould be pleasant to wander,
ma belle
OF course. ! mean wander together.
s demure little inn we should meet on the
road,
By the side of gay little river:
And where'd be the harm, if we made our
abode
At the sign of the Cupid and Culver?
Young couples would saunter along in the
shades,
While blithely the sign swung above them,
And wo-bngone gallants and weariful maids
Would lind some nice person to love them.
Grim Clotho would wear such holiday look
We should find it not hard to forgive her;
For Fate is a shepherdess waving her crook
AT the sign of the Cupid and CULVER
sweet, idle day-dream, I wish it were true
! wish that the year were all summer,
And that Time were q maiden as pretty as
you,
Instead of a toothless old hummer,
My fances grow cold as the year onward
flies
And the chill winter winds make them
SILVER:
But they are warmed and rejoiced when they
see in your ey es
The dear sign of the Cupid and Culver"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-19
The Art OF Frying.

There are only two methods of fry
ing, and the French call one of those
methods saute. Frying means to i'm
merse the chop. croquet, oyster. fritz
ter, or whatever it may be. in bath
of hot fat, but most cooks think it IS
only necessary to drop 4 bit of butter.
or lard, or drippings on the frying
pan TO prevent the chop, etc, from
sticking. The result is Il tough greasy
article not fit 10 be put on table.
To fry fish or anything properly You
must have q deep iron pot. capable of
holding two or three pounds of fat.
Never attempt to fry anything witt
less than a pOund-a wire basket and
some sheets of blotting paper. When
you put the fat into the pot put the
wire basket in also, so that it wi! heat
with the fat. Cut tie fish into nice
flets, dip in egg, then in breaderumbs.
and set away in cool place until The
fat is hot enough You can tell this by
dropping piece of bread the size of
a marble into the fat-if it frizzlcs and
produces large bubbles of steam. the
fat is as hot as it can possibly be. and
is ready for anything that demands
quick frying; oysters for instance. But
if it frizzles slightly and only gives out
small steam bubbles, the fat has reach
ed the temperature demanded for
slow frying, and that is what fish.
chops, and croquets require,
As soon as the fish turns nice
brown, if it has not been in the fat
long enough to cook, draw the pot
back in a cooler part of the range and
let it remain in a few minutes lon yer
Then take it up in the wire basket, if
you have used one, or, if not, with a
strainer, and put the fish on warm
bIotting paper just for moment to
absorb any grease that may be on the
outside; then place it on hot d sh.
garnish with lemon, and serve I'M
mediately. Anything fried should be
eaten as soon US cooked, otherwise it
loses its flavor and becomes dry and
hard Brooklyn Citizen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-19
PrusSian N1illiOnaires.

The millionaries of Prussia are fever
and smaller than those of America.
Krupp, the cannon-maker of Essen, is
the richest. He is assessed on an in
come of $1,32O,000 a year, and pays
500, $50 income tax. Four years ago e
only paid SIC, $50, showing that his
yearly revenue must have increased
very rapidly. The second richest
man is Rothschild, the banker, of
Frankfort-on-the-M Four years
ago he paid more than Krupp. namely,
$1S, 900. But this year Krupp has
left him far behind. with only $29, 200
income tax, The third richest man is
Banker Bleichroeder. paying $1S 450
income tax. Then follow five little
millionares, with $500 to $1,000 in
come tax and an income of $3.50, 900 to
$4,000 a year. Then come twenty
seven men with only $l20,OOO to $3.50
900 yearly income and $50 to $1,000
income tax. Less than half of these
richest people live at the city of Ber-
lin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-19
GRIEF JUSTICE WAITE.
The True Story of His Appointment 10 Il
Head of the National Supreme Court.

The True Stor! of His Appointment 10 the
Head of the National Supreme Court.
At Toledo the other day, The Blade
says. Gen. Isaac R. Sherwood remarked:
81 have been rather amused at the at
tempts made by newspaper correspond
ents to tell how Chief Justice Waite re-
ceived his appointment, but no one has
yet made a correct statement. 1t has
been sowed broadcast throughout Lae
country that Mr.. Waite's speech at the
Army of the Tennessee reunion in this
city did 1t, but that is not so.
"You see, represented this district in
congress at the time, and as 1 was in
Washington at the time of the appoint
ment, l was in a position to know some
thing about it. After Williams and
Cushing had been rejected by the senate,
Clark Maggoner wrote to me from To
ledo and suggested the name of Morrison
r. Waite. Acting on his suggestion, /
went to President Grant and propose
Mr.. Waite's name"
Morrison r. Waite repeated Grant,
oh yes, remember him well. He made
magnificent speech at our reunion in
Toleoo.'"
81 went to Columbus Delano, secretary
of the interior, and Gen. Cowan, his as
sistant, and enlisted their aid. These
two men did more, perhaps, than any
others to secure Mr.. Waite's appoint
ment. great deal of work was done for
Mr.. Waite, and great many kilograms
passed between Washington and north
western Ohio, but the appointment was
secured.
You see there was an immense oppo-
sition to Mr.. Waite's appointment from
the members of the supreme court, who
were jealous because it was proposed to
make en- outside man chief Justice. The
senate was so exceedingly cautious about
confirming an appointment to so import
ant al office; hence the success of Mr..
Waite's friends was doubly gratifying.
Directly sitter he received the appoint
ment he wrote me a letter thanking me
for what had done, and thst letter
still have"
"You were present at the reunion, were
you not, generals"
"Oh, yes, and 1 believe that it was the
biggest day Toledo ever had. Little Phil
was present, and at late hour was hoist
ed upon the banquettIng table for a
speech. Mr.. Waite's response was a
s plended effort, and I preserved a copy
of his speech. Grant was much pleased
with it, as was everyone else who was
present"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-19
A Pathetic Bear Story.

A bear story from Arthur, Ont, has
an element of the pathetic. Two
foresters felled a tree which fell upon
another and partially uprooted it, dis
closing the den of bear occupied by
large she bear and three cubs. Hav-
ing no gun, one of them went to pro-
cure one, the other standing sentry.
The old bear, however, took in tie
situation at glance and started of,
evidently with the intention of leading
her pursuers away from the cubs. Her
trail was followed for some hours.
when she was discovered in hollow
stub, having climbed upand let her
self down through an opening at the
top. The only weapon the hunters had
was an ordinary shotgun, loaded with
small shot, but one shot was sufficient
to kill the bear. When the hunters
returned to the bears nest they found
the poor cubs frozen dead. They were
not more than week old.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-19
The Customs of Capri.

In an article entitled "a Woman of
Capri" in Woman, Beatrice Press
wood King says: They have strange
way in this little place. l found. of
betrothing the girls to the young men
before the latter leave the town. As
few of them are able to either read or
write. long years pass by without a
Nord from the lover or ''spoza" reach
ing the patient girl at home.
1t is not rare thing to meet lere
Young couples who were engaged for
ten. twelve, or even fifteen years be-
fore fortune was sufficiently favorable
to allow them to we'd.
One can not soon get rich on 80
cents a day, and this is the wages of a
man in Capri. This is perhaps the
reason why so many men leave the
ISLAND, leaving the women at home to
take care of the vineyards and olive
groves.
1t is very picturesque scene, these
women with their gay costumes, rich
compilations, bright. flashing eyes at
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-19
Industrial BreYities.

Though an agreeable article of diet,
says The Post-E1 press of Rochester, n.
Y, of Feb. 81, the turnip has never az
sumed very great importance in the
vegetable world. Owing to the quantity
of water in it the turnip is not considered
a deiicacy. 1t is said to have about 80
per cent. of water in its compositions.
Il remained for William P. Late, of No.
SO Clinton place, to discover the posi-
bilities of esculeLt. About three weeks
ago a member of Mr.. Latz's family placed
a full grown turnip in cup of water.
Contrary to expectations, and like the
'little peach of emerald hue" it grow and
grew and grew. The average daily
growth of the vegetable is ~ inches.
This morning its height was 311a inches
There are ten punches on the plant, and
each bunch contains about twenty buds.
1t is a horticultural curiosity and Mr..
Latz takes pleasure in showing it to his
friends.
The Germans b ave succeeded in produc
ing an extraordinary variation in the
phlox druumondii, which is being sent
ont by seedsmen this year. The follow
ing is Henderson's account of it: This
novelty is of quite an extraordinary char
acter. The center of each petal runs out
into point one quarter to one-third of
an inch beyond the edge which gives the
flowers regular stariike form of a beau
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-19
Petrified Trees.

A correspondent writing from Sncott,
". T., to the Asotin Sentinel, says: "On
the 9Th inst. j. Fl. Schram, who is herding
for Fuller & Walker, made discovery that
will give sufficient food for lots of study.
On the dividing ridge between the gulch-
es Powaka and Garner he found the brok-
en- fragments of large petrified tree.
The tree was about three feet through,
and the fragments are beautiful speci-
mems of petrifcation. They vary in size
from a minute particle to pieces weighing
200 pounds. One piece, knot, can be
seen distinctly; also the pitch can be seen
on the knot. Ole piece was decayed be-
fore Icing petrified, and is very natural;
also a chunk of yellow clay, which is found
around the roots of trees, is here exposed
and petrifed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-19

One of Philadelphia's leading So
ciety ladies has her saurkraut made at
home just as her mother and grand
mother did, but it is quietly limited
in blue-blood circles that she makes
the servant who does the stamping"
wash his feet before beginning that
process. which is vitality necessary to
good saurkraut. In the back Penn
svlvania Dutch region the addition is
disregarded. and some of the older
people hold that this is proper. It is
a fact, however, that in one residence
on West Walnut street saurkraut is
made and stamped" with bare feet.
Ernest Renan, the French philoso-
pher, is described by correspondent
who recently visited him as a hide
Gus expression of grouty epicurean
materialism opposite in appear
ance of what his writings would lead
one to expect. He is broad, short, and
fat. says the correspondent. with
muddy eyes, an alligator-skin nose,
scant eyebrows, yellow teeth, and a
double chin.
Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter
Scott, is advertised to let.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-19
HALE AND HEARTY AT 100 YEAR.
Fitting Celebration at Louisville Of u
Margaret Fosse's Centenary Birthday.

Fitting Celebration at Louisville OF
Margaret FOsse's Centenary Birthday.
Mrs. Margaret Fosse, aged one hundred
years, walked a distance of nearly
half mile in order to attend ear,y
mass. The service was held in the Church
of Our Lady, on Rudd Avenue, near Thir-
ty-sixth street, Portland, in honor of the
one hundreth anniversary of Mrs. Fosse's
birthday. High mass was celebrated by
Rev. J. A. Harnist, after which the Sacra-
ment of the holy communion Was per-
formed. The reverend father made some
very fitting remarks appropriate to the
unusual occasion, reviewing the life of the
aged lady. After the church ceremony
the old lady and her children, grandchil-
dren and great grandchildren returned to
their home, where there was family re-
union, five generations being represented
breakfast was set, every article Oh tbs
table, excepting the vegetables, being
cooked by Mrs. Fosse herself.
Mrs. Margaret Fosse was born March
%, 1888, at Elvange, Canton de- Faubmont,
Lorraine. Her husband, Louis Fosse, WA
soldier of Napoleon Bonaparte, and
fought at Waterloo. He died in this city
twenty three years ago, in his ninetIeth
year. The old couple emigrated TO this
country in 1853, locating in Louisville.
They revisited the fatherland twice, re-
naming a few months each time. The
rest of Mrs. Fosse's days have been spent
quietly in this city. She is hale and
hearty, and moves around as lively as
young girl. She loves to laugh and joke
with young people, and holds up her end
in repartee. Her greatest delight is TO
cultivate the flower garden which sur
rounds her neat little home at Thirty
second Rudd avenue, in this city, and in
summer she seems to live in a veritable
bower of roses. Mrs. Fosse has five chill
dren, thirty-fve grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren all living in this city.
She reads the newspapers regularly, keeps
posted on current events at home and
abroad, thinks Cleveland q great Presi-
dent, but classes Miss Rose Cleveland and
Susan B. Anthony together. She is famil-
lar with French and German affairs. She
has been nothing but woman, knowing
her place and keeping it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-19
Guided by d Dream.
London Times,

Sir. Josiah Mason, on the eve of the st,
Leger, dreamed that q telegraph boy
brought him message which, Cd open
ing, he found to contain the names of
horses as first, second and third in the
great race. When he awoke he distinctly
remembered the dream, and even the
names of the horses. He was much i'm
pressed, and, though not accustomed to
make bets, he resolved to put his vision
to the test. He accordingly backed the
first on the list with all his available
money, which was not much. It won.
Not only SO, but the other two horses
came in exactly as they had been pre-
figured to him in his dream.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-19

motion of dipping from the ground to
the child's chest. Thus she replaces in
the child what might otherwise be per-
manently lost in the soil. If man fall
into oesspool or well long handled
dipper is used to dip out and restore to
lis bosom his scattered senses; then three
sheets OF spirit-money are thrown burn
ing into the well, and 9 heavy stone is
cast after it.
1t is unlucky to leave much hair on
boys head when he is old enough to wear
queue; therefore the head should be
shaved so as to leave but small patch
on the crown. Abundant hair is SYM
bolic of a burden on the head, and q heavy
queue may soon bring the care of a fam
lily upon the boy through the death of his
father
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-19
SOME CHINESE SUGGESTIONS.
How Earth Spirits Are PrOpitiated and De-
mons Driven Away.

mons Driven Away.
Science Monthly.
The superstitions beliefs and obser-
vances of the Chinese are numberless, and
they occupy more or less the time and
mind of every individual in the nation.
Those here recorded are common among
the people near Swallow. [ am unable to
say how manyof them are purely local.
When a child is just one month old, the
mother, carrying it in a scarf on her back,
induces it to look down into we'll. This
is supposed to have a mentally invigorat-
ing effect, producing courage and deepen
ing the understanding.
A mother feeds her young infant from
a cup rather than from bowl or plate,
because bowl being capacious has an
occult influence in making the child
large eater; while plate, being shallow,
causes him to throw up his food on slight
provocation. The cup, being small and
deep, insures bis taking but little TODD,
and keeping it for assimilation.
When the child becomes i'll the mother
gathers thorns from twelve species of
plants and makes an infusion in which
she washes the child, hoping to wash the
disease, with the demon that produces 1t,
into the water. She then carries the
water to an open space where many peo-
pie go TO an fro, and there tGrows it upon
the ground. AS she goes from her own
house the inhabitants of the streets she
traverses shut their doors, to prevent the
disease from entering their abodes. A
woman of my acquaintance recently told
me that, having no fear of demons, she
did n ot shut her door when neighbor
passed her house carrying water in which
a child having fever and egue had just
been washed, and the very next day she
herself had chills
If child falls from high place to the
ground spirit money is Immediately
burned upon the spot by the mother, to
propitiate the demon who is trying to
pull the child down to destruction.
When a child has fallen there is danger
th at he may have left his twelve wits in
the earth on which he fell, so the mother
at once makes with her empty hand the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-19
Ghestly Bell Ringing Explained.
Globe Democrat.

Gone of the Oldest houses in the Stats
of Missouri has long suffered under the
reputation of being haunted" said Henry
Shaw of Ste. Genevieve, the other day.
81 refer TO the residence of General Fir
man Rozier of Ste. GeneVieve. The build
ing was erected about 1906, being for
many years used as school by the Sis.
tiers OF the Order of the Visitation. For
the last forty years the popular report
was that it was infested by spirits, mys-
terious tappings on the walls and mex
plicable ringing of the bells giving rise
TO these stories. One night, in the win
ter of 1864, L believe, the family was
reused by loud ring at the door. On
going to see who the caller at this unseen
ly hour could be, no trace of any one
could be found, and the snow that thick
ly covered the steps and the path leading
to the house was untrodden. The mys-
FERROUS rings, however, continued all night,
and the next day tAe servants refused to
remain longer in the house. A searching
investigation was made, but with no re-
sulis, and the family were about to aband-
on all attempts to solve the mystery
when small hole WAS noticed in the
wainscotiug near the front door. This
was examined, the result being that q
nest of mice vas found in the space be,
tween the plastering and the brick, and
traces of a recently formed passage in
the Immediate neighborhood of the bell
wire were also found. In passing to an
fro the mice pulled the wire, causing Ia
bell to ring and producing the ine1plio
able sounds. This explain alton, although
entirely satisfactory to the family, failed
to calm the fears of the servants, who be-
lieve to this day that the house is the re-
sort of ghostly visitors.