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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01
Monkey and Chambermaid.

There was told 10 my hearing the 9th
er day tale which carries with it a
moral. A gentleman who travels a
| good deal, being bachelor with
good fortune and plenty of leisure,
has, when in town, suite of rooms az
the house of his married sister. He
returned recently from a trip rather
unexpectedly, reaching home in the
evening. His sister, who received him,
apclogized for the fact that his apart
ment was not wholly in order.
I'VE have a new chambermaid, she
explained, ''and / haven't wanted to
tell her too many things at once, and
as didn't know you were coming, l
didn't bother her about your room. |
will send her up the first thing in the
morning."
In the morning the new chamber
maid did, indeed, come the first thing,
and the gentleman was still IN bed.
He, however, slipped into his dressing
room to remain until the maid should
do whatever was necessary IN his
chamber, and, taking book, he sat
down to read while he was waiting.
He always carried with him a diamond
ring which had been his mothers,
which he sometimes wore and some
times had in his pocket. This he had
left with his watch on the stand by the
head of his bed.
He sat reading for some time, and
even after ne heard the maid so out he
kept on with his book. Suddenly he
heard a slight noise in his chamber,
and, folding his dressing gown about
him, he opened the door and looked
in. The chamber was apparently
empty, but his eye was caught by
cord which seemed to extend from the
open window toward the bed. Going
forward to examine this he perceived
monkey, till then hidden from sight
by the bed, that, with his diamond ring
in his clutches, was marching off. The
owner of the ring shouted and ran for
ward, when the thieVish animal drop
ped its prey and skurried out OF the
window as fast as its skinny legs would
carry it, and, picking up the jewel to
assure himself that it was all right,
the gentleman reached the window in
time to see an organ-grinder making
off with the monkey on his shoulder.
There was no doubt that he had train
ed the beast to climb into the windows
and to steal any valuables upon which
it could lay its hands, and the incl
dent may serve as warning to those
who allow organ monkeys to scramble
at will over their chamber blinds and
windows.
But the impressive aspect of the story,
If one considers, is the position In
which the chambermaid would have
been put had the owner of the ring
appeared on the scene but a moment
later.-BostoD Letter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01
The Book She Wanted.

Please send me a summer novel in g
green cover"
The librarian of circulating library
received the above request in a note yes
terday morning. 1t was brought in by
a lady maid who waited to carry the
book home.
The librarian hunted through his sum
mer novels and at last found one that
had cool, green cover.
THAT viii do, " he said, and wrapped
it up.
How much?' asked the maid, pro-
ducing her purse.
Fifty cents, please, and he dropped
the money into the till.
What was the title Of the book?" in
quired a bystander.
Il haven't an idea, was the honest
answer ''She doesn't want a book to
read, but one to hold in her hand and lie
in her lap. / reckon it was Married foI
Fun or Loved and Lost, or something
of that sort. Anyhow the cover is all
right. "-Detr0jt Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01
Adventure With a Whale.

A few years ago while whaling in
Davis's straits. says a writer in the
New York World, we discovered a
whale, manned boat, and rowed to-
ward it. threw a harpoon and struck
the whale, driving the weapon deep
into his back. Overcome with ex-
element l sank down on my seat.
Suddenly the whale gave jerk which
tore the line out of our hands and sent
me spinning through the air. | land
ed on tie whales back not far from
the harpoon. l grabbed its handle.
The whale darted up the bay with the
speed of electricity. grew insensible.
When | recovered | was lying on
top of small iceberg. | arose
and motioned to vessel which came
sailing near by. was discovered,
and taken aboard. Who can describe
nv establishment when [ found in tow
of the vessel the whale which | had
harpooned, and which was found float
ing down the bay, dead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01
Prince George and the Yankee.

When the Queen is at Windsor Wis
itors are permitted to visit certain
portions of Buckingham Palace, but
Marlborough House, the home OF the
Prince of Wales, is never opened to
the public, and both places are so
carefully guarded that one is not often
paid for lettering about. One young
and ventuesome American from Con-
necticut was standing in front of Buck
ingham Palace on the evening of the
recent state concert. He walked to
within few yards of the palace gate,
and there met a sinewy young fellow
with bright eyes, broad shoulders, and
keen air who was swinging along
leisurely, cane in hand. His cutaway
coat was thrown open, his shoes were
dust-covered, and he had the general
appearance of healthy man who had
walked dozen miles.
Queen lives here?" said the Ameri-
can, as the pedestrian slowed up.
Yes" was the reply.
By this time the pair had reached
the gate. The red coated foot guard
saluted the tall young man as he
opened the small gate
Coin imp said the American.
Yes" was the reply, and the YAM
kee kept pace with him until one of
the side doors of the palace was
reached.
''Know anybody here?"
Yes"
Who'd you know!'
1.-The Queen"
30. rats! S'pose next you'll tell me
she's your mother?"
''She's my grandmother and l am
Prince George of Wales!'
Here half dozen tiunkies appeared,
and after much bowling and spine
curving the tall young man was ush-
cred in and the Yankee was informed
that only holders of tickets to the state
concert were admitted to the palace
that night.
Come on the next visiting day."
said the Prince, and turning to one of
the flunkies he said: "Be sure and
give the gentleman every facility when
he calls again. The Americans are
curious in more ways than one"
1t transpired later that the soldiers
at the gate supposed the American was
one of the Princes companions, and
so allowed him to pass, and the Amec-
lean tells the story as a good joke on
himself. London Letter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01
The Care of the Hair.

Don't wash your hair, That is the
advice given by woman who has been
at the head of leading establishment
for the last sixteen years. She says:
Il believe the average woman
browns the life out of her hair by fire.
quent washing in hot and cold water.
We send out from the house nineteen
hands who dress hair by the season,
contracting for the entire family. They
plan to give each head a combing
twice week, and by special arrange
ment make home O-home visits daily.
Not drop of water is put on the hair
and every head is kept in clean and
healthy condition. We pin our faith
to a good brush, and prefer short
bristled, narrow brush backed olive or
palm wood to the elaborate article
bound in silver or ivory. A brush of
this sort costs Is cents. but | wear out
one every month. You see l use it
not only on the hair, but the scalp as
well.
ga maid has to be taught how to
dress a head of hair just as instruction
is needed in school teaching or bread
making, and this training is part of
my duty. One object lesson is worth
term of theory, and so in teaching
one novice I operate on another.
''The first thing to do when the hair
is unpinned is to loosen it by lightly
tossing it about. The operation need
not tangle it, and as the tresses are be-
ing aired they fallinto natural lengths.
Instead of beginning at the scalp the
first combing should start at the end
OF the hair. In other words, comb up
ward to avoid tangling, breaking and
tearing the hair out. The racking Of
the hair will remove considerable
dust. The scalp should be cleaned in
spots and sections and a fine tooth
comb is Indispensable. 1t is not
necessary to draw the comb through
the hair. Dandruff can be removed
by combing the surface where it has
accumulated and by sianting the fine
comb it may be brought from the
scalp without having to go the whole
length of the hair. As | said before,
the head should be cleaned in spots.
When the dead skin has been loosened,
a thorough brushing is all that is re-
quired to remove it. BY thorough |
mean to spend full hour, first brush
ing the head and then the hair to free
it from the scurf and eruptions of skin.
Frequently this can be accomplished
by shaking out or tanning the hair,
and subsequent brushing will give the
hair the glossy, silky finish for which
so much pomade is used.
''We have in our books family in
Guiding seven girls. for whom we have
done work since 1870. The hair was
so very poor that at the mothers sug-
gestion we tried the experiment Of
undressing; that is, no water. Two
of the daughters have not wet their
head, except while bathing in the
ocean, in thirteen years, and in both
cases the hair is abundant and very
beautiful in quality, one suit surpass-
ing in quantity that of the five
sisters combined. 1t is my experience
that actresses, who take better care of
themselves than any other class of
women, are averse to wetting or wash
ing the head, depending entirely on q
maid to keep it clean and orderly by
means of a comb and brush. "-NeW
York World
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01

Still / live to price things here, be-
cause the voice of the American in Paris
is very pleasing to the shopkecpers
The lascivious blessings of the lutte are
nowhere. Many Paris people think that
the Exhibition is to make their fortune
and that the American with his large
tips is to float the great National debt
of France. The American hates to be
called mean even by strangers, but with
a better exhibit here and smaller pour
boire we would appear just as well in
the eyes of the world.
Did the bright-eyed reader Who looks
over this letter ever send a cable mes
sage from this side? If not, there is an ex-
periece in store for him. | got anxious
as the days went by and no letters came
from home. The old green stamp that I
had cussed at home repeatedly in round
and rubicund terms did not show itself
in my mail. The soft celors of the
French stamp and the English stamp
and the German stamp wero to be seen
frequently. but never the old bust of the
American on the pale green medallion.
So decided TO find out if all was well at
my slosh by the sea- Therefore hunted
up cable office at the Grand Hotel
the Caisse Telegrafique-and asked for
the man who speaks English and who,
like the editor is not in. | did the deaf
and dumb asylum act and after long
time the able man at the window gave
me blank l gave him several-under
my breath. The blank he gave me look
ed like the form of a warrantee deed or
the distracted title to a home in New
York, and it was in French. 1t had
conditions on the back like a pass or a
porous plaster. and | could see that ]
would probably get myself in Jail if
signed it, but wrote my message and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01
New Version of an Old s,. indling

''I'm securing this country for good
horses said a well-dressed man who
drove up to a Bucks county farmer
the other day. Have you any to sell?''
The farmer brought kis best, big
sorrel with a good eye and full OF
spirit. The stranger knew horses, and,
after deal of parleying, $3.50 was
fixed as the price, and he paid $40 to
bind the bargain, promising to return
in week to consummate the purchase.
Two or three days afterward another
stranger reached the farm.
Il want to find horse to match one
in my stables in New York." he said.
A look over the stable caused the
stranger to fix upon the sorrel. That's
just the horse, he said
Another man has bargained for
him, replied the farmer. ''Ill give
you $780," added the visitor. Cant
be done" well, I'll come back in a
day or so, and if you have notsold him
| will take him.
Next day the first visitor returned
and, after haggling good deal, con-
scented to take $25 for his bargain. The
farmer is still waiting for the man who
wants to match a horse in New York.
-PhjL0dRIDhI1 Record
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01
NYE AT A PARIS MUSEE.
HE NARROWLY ESCAPES BEING LOCK.
ED UP AS A FREAK.

Permitted to Sit in an Old Coach Once
Owned by a King-The Red Tape of a
French Cable Office.
Paris is full of Muses.. Everywhere
one goes he sees the Musee this and the
Musee the other. They are frst-rate
and are spoken of very highly by the
guide-books. 1 visited the Musee de
Cluny this week as long as my eyes held
out. The building occupies. the site and
is assisted by the ruins of Roman pal
ace supposed to have been occupied by
the Emperor Constantine Chorus, who
resided in Gaul along in the third CEN
fury, when the country was compare
lively new. 1t was here that Julian was
inaugurated Emperor. The baths are
still to be seen. The ruins themselves
have been recently reitted and refur-
nished throughout, and are rather de-
sirable set of ruins altogether.
They came into possession of the veal
thy Benedictine Abbey of Cluny in 1910.
The abbots constructed here a hotel In
the sixteenth century, and this is still
in pretty good shape. It reminds me OF
the Gem City House on little Fifth
avenue, New York. It was mostly oc-
cupied by the kings of France, as the
abbots seldom came here themselves. In
1888, or during the revolution, it became
the property of NJ. de SOmmerard, who
was a great ntiquarIan-possibly you
never saw an antiquarian. He began to
acquire a large stock of secondhand
goods, formerly owned by old people
who afterwards died. Since that the
stock has been greatly increased.
tried to buy coach that used to belong
to the royal livery stable in the sixteenth
century but could not make my French
understood. The display of ancient
carriages and royal single and double
harness is the best-as | heard a man
say-that he had ever saw. l was going
to get into one of the old royal rigs, but
the uniformed Major General who had
charge of that room gently jerked me
out. / gave him a copper cent with
which to piece out his salary, and when
the crowd th1nned out he softly opened
the gold embossed door and beckoneC
for me to jump in, while he attracted
the attention of the multitude to tapes
try dog fight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01

the foreigner counted the words, also
the letters and figures, including the
date and the address and the signature
and the conditions on the back and the
blots and the punctuation and made
three words of Tompkinsville. Then
paid for it at the rate of $40 a thought
and went away.
That was a week ago and have heard
nothing from it. You may cast your
bread upon the waters and they say that
after many days, somewhat disfigured, 1t
will return. But cable message sent
from France by a man who speaks
French with a Staten Island flavor is
lost in the capacious bosom of the moan
ing sea.
The place to receive good treatment,
if nowhere else, is at the banks and es-
pecially the large banks. / go to the
Credit Lyonnaise and get money just as
| would from my wife, without any
Identification and the utmost courtesy.
An English speaking young man shows
me big, luxurious department, where
/ sit down, he brings me lot of Amerl-
can papers, and then he goes TO the vault
and gets me quantity of funds, says we
are having rather an open Winter and IN
every way he treats me as his equal.
actually yielded to the impulse and gave
him two francs. This is as true as that
sit here and hope to safely reach
America Did anybody ever dare to tip
an American cashier? Neverl The
American cashier may incidentally tip
himself, but the customer would hardly
dare to offer him 40 cents for being
courteous. But in this case, although my
brow flushed delicately with shame at
the moment, there was no cause for it.
He at once invited me to visit Versailles
with him on Sunday, so that we could
be better acquainted.
First on my arrival | was quite i'll,
owing to the neat and change of eli
mate. / was afraid l was going to die,
but then | heard that it would be ex-
pensive to die and so l rallied 1t costs
81, 900 for stranger to die in Paris at q
hotel, to say nothing of the funeral.
go to the Morgue whenever | feel de-
pressed. There is peace. Even the
Frenchmen are quiet there. 1t is not so
shocking as you might think. The sad
harvest from the river lies inside q glass
Enclosure in low kind of ''doby' build
ing back of Notre Dame. This Morgue
is said to be the most successful in the
world. by the system or refrigeration
bodies may be kept on exhibition for
| Identification a month or more; but ]
wouldn't care to appear in public so
long. Profoundly thankful for the dem
onstrations / would ask to be excused
from an appearance extending beyond a
week.
For the information of the public ]
| append few illustrations of the inge-
nuity of the Franco-American barten-
der. They are supposed to be American
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01
Cherokees as BalI-PIayers.

The Cherokee Indians are the 'sboss"
balI-players of this continent. Fifty
or sixty years ago, when they lived in
northern Georgia, they used to meet
once year on large plateau among
the mountains and have a grand BALI
game festival. The Indians came from
100 miles around. A hamlet near by
retains the name of Ball Ground to
this day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01
The Plan Was Not Spoiled.

Papa" said Amy, hesitatingly. 81
i must confess something. Harry
and | had arranged to elope tonight,
but my conscience troubled me, and
just had to tell you aud spoil it all.
1T need not spoil it, replied the fond
parent, ''go ahead and elope, but
never tell | knew of it. 1t will save
the expense of wedding. '-Harpsr's
BazGr.
What proverb best pleases the halter?
Two heads are better than one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01
The London Zoo.

The total number of animals in the
geological gardens, London. Is stated
in the annual report to be 1920. The
annual income of this society is over
100000. They lost nearly 1000 AM
mails last year, but the additions by
purchase and gifts were l.121.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01
Tenements in New York.

Many of our citizens are surprised
by the figures in the report of DIR.
Tracy. chief of the bureau of vital
statistics. He says that, without
counting the better class of flats, we
have now %, $50 tenements, in which
1,10s QUO people live. The most denselY
populated region of the city, covered
almost wholly with tenements, lies
east of Broadway and south of Four
teenth street.-lNeW YORK. iS7ln.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01
How He Registered.

A young man and woman drove up
to a hotel in Bethlehem, Pa. and the
gallant registered: James A.
and sweetheart, Bethlehem township.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01

1t is as far from Calcutta to Bombay
as it is from New York TO Denver.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01
WoIfScaIps in Missouri.
The Bigness of Hindoostan

Missouri has set apart $1,000 for
wolf scalps for 1889 and 1890.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01
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Hot Milk as Il Stimuiants

Mrs. Hayes always declared that a
perfectly adequate substitute for liquor
when needed as a stimuIant could be
found in hot milk, and after any cold
or wetting she gave them this in place
of the wine or whisky which others
would have considered necessary
This is, by the way, custom of Mrs.
Cleveland's also, who discovered after
the fatigues of the many long and
wearisome receptions she was obliged
to 90 through, standing for hours on
her feet and shaking hands with hum
dreds of people, that nothing would
restore her so quickly as a cupful of
boiling milk brought to her by her
maid and which she drank in little sips
as hot as it possibly could be taken.
The Washington girls caught the idea
from her, and finding how quickly it
helped them after hard day of calls
and social duties they began to sub
stitute it for the various malt prepare
tons they had been in the habit of
taking or the hot wine and water which
their maids usually administered when
they came in too tired to dress for
their next engagement.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01

Money IS being raised in Canada to
construct an Atlantic cable to cost
s.. DOC. 600.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01
Wonder of the Photograph.

# half of what the inventors of the
monograph claim for it comes true the
children of the near future are going
to have some wonderful TOYS. In
ventors are now at work on a long list
of nursery wonders, in all of which
the new mechanism is to be the main
feature. The photographic doll will
talk, laugh, cry, and sing like hu-
man being. Noah's ark will contain
a drove of neighing, braying roaring,
lowing, barking, mewing, Kissing,
cracking creatures that will rival a
menagerie. The song-notes of fine
singing birds have been preserved on
the metal slips and the results COM
bined, so that one may have a PAPER
mache canary which will require no
attention and will sing with many
times the volume, and at many times
the length, of any bird that ever lived
Mothers, too, have the promise of a
Photographic cradle, at the head of
which the wonderful mechanism is
placed that will sing sweet lullabys by
the hour to the fretful infant, soothing
it and its tired parent to sleep at the
same time -NeaO Y0rG Tribune
Hot Milk as Stimuiant.