Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-19

Mrs. Harrison is devoting much of
her time just now to painting and to
French literature.
Gen. Boulanger is growing tired of
the Isle of Jersey and will soon 90 to
London. He is also going to seed very
rapidly.
Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker ex-
claims: Let US have revolution in
1892. o for grand man to lead us!
Where is hep"
A very large letter was mailed re-
Gently in Bechuanaland. 1t weighed
2SS ounces, and the value of the stamps
on 1t came to $50.
Thick deposits of ice are found in
the Stevens mine on Mount Mcclellan,
California. Biologists say that the ice
is $4,000 years old.
English farmers are beginning to
offer bounties for the destruction of the
sparrows, whose damage to the crops
has become un bearable.
DR.. Hostetter left an estate Of So
OOO,O 600. 1t isn't surprising to learn
that the contest over its possession is
becoming decidedly bitter
A great show of canary birds was re-
Gently held in the Crystal Palace. Lon
don, and was very successful. 1t was
as popular as a cattle or dog show.
Mrs. Cleveland, after course of
violin lessons during the last winter,
has already attained an enviabie de-
gree of proficiency on that instrument.
The hen of the United States was
worth to this country on her own per-
sonal account last year 5000, 900, 900,
according to the bureau of industrial
statistics.
Henry M. Stanley will receive $780,
600 for his lectures in England. He ex-
poets to make as much more in this
country. He will devote the next three
years to the rostrum.
A curious use has been found for the
monograph. 1t was produced at the
funeral of a clergyman in order that a
sermon of the deceased upon him
might be heard by the mourners.
M. de Freycinet, the French minis
ter of war, has published decree for
bidding surgeons in the French army
to make use of hypnotism in their
practice, or to experiment with it.
Adam LeFever, of bayfield, township,
Crawford county, Pa, aged tifty-two
years, has never set foot on a railroad
train. He has been out of that county
but twice in his life, and then but for
short day trips.
Abraham Lincoln is on the pension
roll and receives his quarterly allow
ance with regularity at the New York
agency. On the occasion of his last
payment the agent gave Abraham a
temperance lecture.
w. w. Astor thoroughly appreciates
the fact that he is now head of the
house, and he will be Willie Waldorf
no longer. One of the first things he
did was to order supply of visiting
cards simply inscribed 'Mr. Astor.''
Col Bob Ingersoll said at the dinner
of the New York Press Club: Il had
an idea, after hearing the lines of Caleb
Plummer, by Joe Jefferson, of starting
society for the suppression of the
truth, but when l saw this club l was
satisfied"
1t came out in an English court a
few days ago that 100 wornout horses
had just been shipped from that coun-
try to Germany and Belgium to be
used in the manufacture of sausage,
and that such shipments were regu-
lar thing.
White county, Ark, claims the
champion big girl. Her name is Mel
lie Arilda Malone. She was nine years
old on Aug. II, 1889, and now weighs
go pounds Her father is dead, but
she has two sisters and brother, al
younger than herself.
The postage on letter from the
United States through England tc
India is ) cents. The postage on "A let
ter lila.rG in E,yiand tor India is 1(
cents GA account of Thu, the English
business, public is making a big kick
against the English postal department.
Professor Roskoff, French mesmer-
list, is farming an honest penny by Civ
ing lectures at which he demonstrates
by experiments upon other persons
that Gabrielle Bompard may have been
under magnetic influence when she
acted as an accomplish at the murder.
A citizen of Addison, Me-, has the
remains of an ancient walrus that was
washed out of clay bank near his home.
The bones were at least fifteen feet
underground showing that the animal
mast have died many years ago and
that the walrus once inhabited the
Maine coast.
The Duke of Orleans in prison is de-
scribed as an indolent, testy young fell
low who cares more for good dinner
than an entertaining book. He strives
to maintain grand air. but his face
and figure make his posing more ludi-
crous than impressive. The Duke is a
comedy character.
A new explanation of short-sighted-
ness comes from Breslau, Germany. A
director of the Ophthalmic University
there declares that in 300 cases that he
has studied the presence of tight col
lars upon the muscles Of the neck mas
SO disturbed the circulation of the
blood as to affect the eyesight.
John Paulsuk, Hungarian, living
at Milnesville, Pa. recently sold his
wife and cow to Peter Paul for $50.
Paulsuk wanted the money to enable
him to return to Europe. The bar