Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-02
MISSING LINKS.
Three-fifths of the cotton cropis now
produced by white labor.


Louisiana furnishes alone one-seventh
of our sugar. Her crop in 1888 was
s50,000,000 pounds.
Seven million feet of spool wool was
lately shipped from Bangor, Me-, to
firm of Scotch thread makers.
In England experiments are being
conducted to separate solid from liquid
matter in sewage by means of cleo
Ericity.
Knitters in Donegal are paid II to 2
pence per pair for long socks that the
most nimble fingers cannot finish in
less than day.
Four men are reported to have taken
out $4,000 worth of gold from surface
diggings iii Wayne County, West Vir-
ginia, since last fall.
Steel rails have grown in weight
2om ffty-six pounds to the yard to
ninety and 100 and it is probable that
In time they will be even heavier.
A boy in a Brooklyn school yelled
e'Firew just to see what his teacher
would do. He found out. She licked
him until he had to take a weeks
vacation.
An English weekly observes that
there is "a fierce rivalry between the
states of St. Louis and Chicago as to
which has the taliest governor" And
such is fame!
Five years ago a good specimen of
mummy could be obtained in Alex
andria for So. The price has now adj
Yanced to SIS, with 81 extra for real
old veteran.
societies in the world. France comes
frst with twenty-nine, Germany next
with twenty-five, and great Britain
third with nine societies.
An elephant lately died at Bombay
In the 300th year of his age, and
naturalists figure from this that any
elephant of regular habits will have no
trouble in pulling along for at least
200 years.
A negro boy near Camden, S. c.,
lost dollar that belonged to his
mother. He felt so badly about it that
he began crying bitterly and did not
stop for twenty-four hours, and then
he died from exhaustion.
The Chinese have always exhibited
great repugnance to any surgical opera
ton which involves amputation; not
on account of fear of pain, which they
bear with great fortitude, but because
they look upon it as duty to keep the
body intact.
One hundred and five cOlieries are
now open in India, which among them
mined nearly 10000 tons of coal in
1885. 1t is not SO very long since the
chief Indian government geologist said
that he was prepared to eat all the coal
shat was ever found in India.
Louis J. Beck, a Newark, N. j.,
butcher, aged twenty three, is the lat
est freak. He sticks needles through
his cheeks, nose, tongue, lips, fingers
and external tissues generally making
of himself a human pin cushion, with
out experiencing any pain or discom-
fort.
The emperor of Russia exhibited at
Copenhagen an immense dinner SER
vice of Dresden china which was man.
ufactured for him few years ago at
a cost of $4,000. There is a different
scene of Russian life on every piece,
and every variety of Russian uniform
and costume is represented.
A hint to all traders, big and little,
is given by a boy who peddles matches
near an elevated railroad station in
New York. He watches the passengers
as they come down the stairway, and
when he sees man with an unlighted
cigar he hands him match ready
lighted, and then offers to sell him the
rest of the box.
Washington is haven of rest for
numerous retired army and navy
officers. A list of the retired officers
now residing in the city shows: In
the army, 10 generals, 5 majors, IA
colonies, % captains, IL lieutenants;
in the navy, 2Srear admirals, 16 officers
with relative rank of commodore, 8
captains and half-uozen minor
officers. Many own their residences.
Professor Shelton of the Kansas
Agricultural College, says that corn
and sorghum as hay plants are to be
the salvation of the Kansas farmer.
These heat-living, drought-resisting
plants must be cultivated expressly for
fodder. What Kansas needs is great
area of corn which has not been planted
for corn, and great crop of sorghum
which does not squint toward mo-
laSSeS.
Walking sticks are now being made
that are useful as well as ornamental.
From one a silk umbrella can be drawn
and screwed to the cane, another has 3
receptacle for nickels and cents, and is
convenient for those who ride on street
and other city ears and cross ferries;
another contains a measure for the
height of horses, and has a spirit-leyel
attachment; and still another has a
good little watch set in the crystal
handle.
Several parlor adaptations of lawn
tennis are new games in England. One
is called ''tennisette." The player,
standing a short distance from a round
target pierced with five round holes,
thIows ball on the carpet, endeavor-
ing to make it rebound through the
rings of the frame. Another indoor
game is ''lawn tives," with net be-
hind a screen. The game is to get as
many balls as possible through five
holes in the screen with a lawn tennis
racket
If the Missionary ReUielC is correct,
the 100000 converts in the foreign
mission fields are setting a good
example to the many millions of
christians at home, for these converts
have sent out $4,000 missionaries, or
fortunately born brethren send but one
l.