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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21
FACIAL IRREGULARITIES.
The Left Side is the Prettiest, But tho
Bright Shows Most Character.

The other afternoon I was in the
studio of a well known photographer.
With me was an artistic friend who
called my attention to popularity of
the photographs arranged around the
walls. There were pretty women in
abundance, and children and men in
all kinds of poses and costumes.
did you ever notice." said my
friend, "that nine out of ten of the
pictures one sees show the left side OF
the face?"
NO" answered, I never did, nor
can imagine why such should be the
case"
There is very good reason for it,
which lies in the fact that in the vast
majority of cases the left side of tho
face is the good looking side. Every
photographer knows this and takes
advantage of it. Now look around the
room and see if it is not as | tell you"
A careful investigation showed me
the absolute correctness of my friends
observation. In the whole studio there
were not more than half dozen photo
graphs showing the right side of the
face, and none of them seemed to be at
all fattering.
"On the other hand" continued the
artist, eff you want to get at the real
strength and character of a persons
face study the right side of it, 1t is the
ugly side, as portrait painters some
times call it. There you will find the
lines bold and harsh, with every defect
accumulated. On the left side, how
ever, everything is softened down and
the face is at it's best
whenever you suspect man of
trickery or deceit, and this rule APP
plies equally to the fair sex, stand on
their right and watch the expression
closely. There never yet was an actor
skilful enough to cover up the marks
of his real personality, which are
stamped by nature for the man who
likes to read, on the right side of the
face."-N. l. Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21
Town and Country.

Theys prejudice allus twixt country and
town
Which / wisht In my heart wasent so.
You take city people. jest SO uare up and down,
And theyr mighty good people to know;
And whare's better people alvin, to-day,
Than US in the country? Yit good
As both of US is. we re divorced you might say
And won't compromise when We could.
Now as nigh into town for yer pap, eff you
Is the what called the sooburbs. Fer thare
You'll at least ketch a Whit of the breeze and
a sniff
OF the breath of wild flowers eyrywhare.
They's room for the children to play, and grow
And to roll in the grass, er to climb
Up a tree and rob nests, like they orient to do,
But they'll do anyhow eyry time!
My son-in-law said when he lived in the town,
He jest natchurly pinned, night and day,
Fer sight of the woods er a acre of ground,
WHARF the trees wasent all cleared away,
And he says to me onc't whise a-yisiting US
On the farm, Its not strange, declare,
That We can't coax you folks without raistn
To come to town, visitin thare."
And says /, 'Then git back WHARF you sorto
And Madaline, too,-and yer three
Little Children says !, THAT don't know a
bird song,
Ner hawk from a chicky-dee-dee.
Git back" I-says-I, to the blue of the sky
And the green of the fields and the shine
Of the sun, with laugh IN yer voice and yer
AS harty as mothers and mine"
Well-long-and-short of it-he's compromised
He's moved in the sooburbs And now
They don't hat to coax when they want 10
come,
Cause we turn in and go anyhow
Fer thare-well they S room fer the songs and
perfume
OF the grove and the old orchurd ground,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21
OVERTAkEN BY THE STORM.
What Happened to SheridaD's Messenger
When His Horse Stumbled.

A group of old cavalrymen were
gathered in the smoking room at their
post headquarters one stormy day, en-
gagged in narrating marvellous tales of
the speed and endurance of the horses
they had owned or handled during the
famous struggle. when Gle, whose
fame as good story teller is not
strengthened by a reputation for We
racity, spoke up, saying:
"You remember that big chestnut
| rode when attached to Sheridan's
headquarters in '64?" A smile passed
around the circle, and the Major, with
wink, replied. mo. what was he
Gile?"
What was he? Why, he was the
fastest horse in Sheridan's cavalry. He
had but one fault-he wasn't sure
footed-and that was what cost me
these scars | CARRY to remind me of
the hottest race ever took part in"
His hearers remembered the many
ways in which Gle had told those
scars were received, and knew good
story was coming.
Il got him of a Southern planter"
Gle continued, "and the stories of his
speed soon got to headquarters.
Whether this helped to bring it about
] can't say, but twas but short time
before they had me engaged in carry
ing important dispatches through the
enemy's lines The surrounding
country was infested with guerrillas,
aud Mosby's men were especially act
i've in capturing our detached pickets
and scouts. As you may see my work
was of an exceedingly hazardous ma
ture, but, as | was familiar with the
country, and always kept my eyes
open, | had little fear Of being drawn
into an ambush, and when it came to
chase l knew they hadn't the horse
that could overtake me.
"But one morning as | was riding
leisurely down the Brownsville turn
pike 1 heard hoof-beats behind, and
turning saw a squad of Johnnies
coming down on me on the gallop. |
touched the spurs to my horse and
was off like the wind, and soon | heard
the pop, pop, pop Of their carbines be-
hind me. They fired till their ammu-
milton was exhausted and never touch
ed me, and | should have got off all
right, but just then my horse stumbled
and fell. Before | could rise and
mount again l was struck by storm
of bullets"
why, how was that?" the Major
broke in, "you said their ammunition
was exhausted"
Eyes, it was" Gle replied, with a
sly look, but when I fell the bullets
had a chance to overtake me. "-Bostoas
Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21
HUNTING Is CRuEl
Il There Any Sadder Sight Than a Diving
Animal:

What sadder sight is there to be-
found in the records of the hunted than
the one of a dead-beat fox, worn ont.
With lolling tongue. heaving side, be-
draggled brush, with the bay of the
nearing pack growing every moment
more distinct, struggling on in search
OF safety for his doomed life. lodging
now here, now there. surrounded BY
hostile field the fiendish delight tally
no sounding in his ears. the cracking
OF whips which warn him against any
further attempt at escape? Then the
hounds rush in. For one brief mo-
ment he turns at bay. Cui bono? The
next ait Is worry. worry. as the poor,
weary. but gallant Tod is torn limb
from limb, disembowelled. and re-
9nccd 20 a >h@pcic>s mass If bloody.
draggled fur.
A fitting death it is indeed. follow
ing as a sequel on the hunted torture
which the poor brute has suffered
from find to finish. / have ridden
to hounds over many hard-foupht
field, yet even in the days when did
not scruple to join in this animal tor
ture, the death of gallant fox al
ways affected me unpleasantly. and re-
preach Knocked al my heart louder
and louder each time. and | have ask
ed myself: Can not we have sport
without cruelty?" A>surediy we can.
Nell-laid drags tracked by experts
would test the mettle both of hounds
and riders to hounds; but then ter
ritied, palpitating. fleeing life would
not be struggling ahead, and so the
idea Is not pleasing to those who find
pleasure in blood.
Much of this barbarous taste and
callous Indifference to the sufferinos
of animals is bred with our childhood
and up-bringing. None but those who
have INDUCED largely in sport in its
many and varied branches can realize
the holocaust of animal suffering that
is day by day offered upon the altar OF
sport. | have seen and gagged it to its
fullest, and ! can safely say that, save
in self-defense, / will never in life
again raise gun or rifle to destroy the
glorious animal life of creation which,
alas. have so often and SO wantonlY
taken part in bringing TO destruction.
Savagerv still dominates us in great
degree. \ higher education and civil
lGdtlti w III ltdtii uS tt ttSilSc dLnuSe-
ments which are purchased at the ex-
pense Of suffering to animals.
Let those in high places consider
well how meet good example in
this respect would be, and lead youth
forward to find relaxation and pleas
ure iii feats of skill, endurance and
physical adroitness without the aid of
the blood and torture to make of us
skilled sons and daughters of the
chase and of the field. In our ma
tional schools, both high and low,
kindness and our duty to animals
should form part of the curriculum.
while every effort that science and in
vestigation can command should be
put forth to attain for such animals as
are needed for food speedy and pain
less end AS we have framed laws for
the protection of domesticated and
tame animals, so We should teach mercy
and where destruction is necessary
"a painless mode of death.-Florenoe
DiIte, in Westminster ReUielC.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21
People Who Lack Salt.

Salt does not enter into the food of
the poor Venetians. They never taste
it, and the hospital for scrofulous chill
dren at Lido is filled by those who
have not had this necessary article in
their food. Every evening l have no.
ticed a poorly dressed woman accom-
panied by two small children, boy
and a girl, go to point on the river
and lean over the edge of the wall and
fill bottle with the salt water, writes
a Venice correspondent. Becoming
curious as to the use made of it l APP
preached her with an apology for the
question and asked what she did with
the sea water. Turning upon me a
sweet, sad face in which traces of
beauty were still visible she replied
that this was the only way she had of
giving her children the taste of salt
which they required. The tax levied
upon this article by the government
placed it entirely beyond reach of the
poor. Is it right, | ask, that a gov
eminent should take from its people
an article necessary to health?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21
People Who Lack Salt

Salt does not enter into the food Of
the poor Venetians. They never taste
it, and the hospital for the scrofulous
children at Lido is filled by those who
have not had this necessary article in
their food. Every evening I have no.
ticed poorly dressed woman, accom-
panied by two small children, boy
and girl, 90 to a point Oh the river
and lean over the edge of the wall and
fill bottle with the salt water. Be-
coming curious as to the use made of
it, | approached her, with an apology
for the question, and asked what she
did with the sea-water. Turning up
OH ME a sweet, sad face, in which
traces of beauty were still visible, she
replied that this was the only way she
had of giving her children the taste of
salt which they required. The tax
levied upon this article by the govern
ment placed it entirely beyond reach
of the poor. Is it right, I ask, that a
government should take from its peo-
pie an article necessary to health?-
Venace Letter to omaha Bee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21

at is remarkable" said Mr. Andrew
Morgan, "what a great strain the brain
will sustain; for example, that pro-
duced by championship game of
chess in which the player is blind
folded. Recently a medical authority
has given his views to the world upon
the subject and he supports his views
by citing several cases which have
come under his observation. The ten
sion on the brain is enormous, as any
one can understand who realizes what
blindfolded play really is. Imagine
man concentrating his thought on
twelve chess-boards and then on the
positions on each board and then you
can conceive what such an effort must
be. One famous player stated that his
plan was this: He formed twelve
mental boards. Each had, as it were,
a little closet of its own. When the
door of number one was closed that OF
number two was opened and so on to
the last. After one of his games it
was always three hours before he could
obtain sleep.
A remarkable discovery has recently
been made with regard to the brain of
one OF the famous cneSS-pIdy CHS. -
young doctor made post-mortem ex-
animation of the cells and arrived at
an interesting conclusion. Under
microscope, he says, these cells were
exactly the shape of chess-boards. The
brain examined was that of man
who could play twelve games simulta-
neously and who had tried fourteen
but without success. On twelve of
the cells the boards were quite distinct
but on the other two they appeared
blurred and indefinite.
Here is food for reflection. Sup
pose the brain of the spring poet be
examined, will the doctor be Mortified
BY reading off the effusion which the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21
Discoveries at POmpeii.

While prosecuting the excavations
at Pompeii few weeks ago the work
men discovered small room used by
a private family for the worship of the
gods. The architecture, according to
reports, was exceedingly graceful and
attractive. Beautiful frescoes still
adorned the walls. On one side of the
room was figure of Hercules, while at
the other end was an altar still show
ing marks of the sacrifices which had
been made upon it. Bronze figures re-
presenting half-clad priestess in the
attitude of prayer and Mercury were
also in the room. A gold-bronze amulet
was also found. The various articles
have been placed in the Museum of
Naples, where they can be seen by
visitors,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21
The EaSeI-Desk.

Some person, whose inventive genius
would insist upon asserting itself, has
invented new combination in furni-
ture which will recommend itself, no
doubt, to many persons who have
liking for furnishings that have
touch of mystery about them. When
it stands upright it looks like an easel
holding a portfolio. But there is a
knob on the top, which, being pressed,
lets down the front of the portfolio.
A pair of slender steel legs let them
selves down from somewhere to sup
port the front of the portfolio, which
proves to be the shelf of the desk.
Back of that are numerous pigeon
holes, boxes, and conveniences for
holding things, with inkstands, pen
ellis, rulers, calendars, and other equip
ments of a desk. In the top of the
easel frame also is tiny clock. An
other easel of the same design let's
down into a dressing table with pale
blue upholstery. large bevelled mir
ror, and many brushes and boxes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21
HOW WOMEN TRAVEL,
The Wise Have Learned the Art of Going
with Light Luggage.

There is nothing SO inconvenient as
the conyeniences of travel, says the n.
Y. Evef1tfeg Sun. A bride may appro-
priately have an orthodox travelling
bag equipped with cut-glass bottles.
for in the first flush of enthusiasm her
husband will carry the bag. But
women who travel much, if they have
no maids, soon get down to light
marching order
Emergencies, to be sure, may arise
for which they are unprepared, but
that is of less consequence than always
being prepared for emergencies. The
accustomed traveller desires nothing so
much as to be hand free, and if she
carries bag it is so small that it will
hold nothing more than comb. brush,
soap, towel. pair of slippers and a
dressing-sack. Another will spurn a
bag and carry only shawl-strap, into
which she crowds her necessary be-
longings and which will expand or
contract as the occasion requires. A
shawl-strap, moreover, is more easily
carried than bag. Every thing else
goes in a trunk, of which she frees her
mind by seeing it checked from post
to post.
1t is curious to- find out just what
women do consider essential to their
comfort in travelling. Waving the
customary articles of toilet, one woman
says she must have macintosh and
bottle of cologne water. Another in
sists only on a novel of Anthony Troll
lope or one of Old Dumas and pair
of slippers. Inquiry of a third discov-
ers that the important things are a
little flask and a hand mirror. A
fourth must have a box of peppermint
lozenges and a soft felt hat. Another
never stirs without box of mustard
leaves, and another sees to it that she
has an eye stone. A hot-water drinker
must have tiny spirit lamp. Not
one Of a half-dozen women toward
whom inquiry was directed carried an
umbrella. but all took something to
read and to eat, chocolate lozenges be-
ing preferred as highly fortifying and
of small compass.
Although our distances are much
greater than those of Great Britain
we travel far lighter weighted than
Englishwomen. Among the small ar
ticles recently recommended to be
taken by Englishwomen travelling is a
down quilt. One woman encountered
carried her bath. 1t was of zinc or
iapanned tin, covered with black Oil
cloth. She carried it into the COM
partment, although it was as large as
champagne basket. She used it as a
small trunk by fitting it inside with a
=, l., y
string around the edges. When she
wanted to use it as bath she pulled
the draw strings and lifted the bag
and her wardrobe out.
To be sure her things got stirred up,
but she didn't mind that so long as
she had her tub; she preferred her
bath to sisters; it was lighter. Sis
ter's had wicker lining, which could
be lifted out without disturbing the
contents. No, she didn't mind carry
ing it so long as she could have what
she needed by her, And she went off
bowed like porter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21
English Song Birds for Oregon.

The climate of Oregon and Washing
ton is so much like that of England in
its mildness and moisture that the
plan of importing song birds of the
latter country bids fair to be a sue
cess. In consignment of birds re-
ceived the other day were skylarks,
nightingales, thrushes, fnches, and
the English robin. They are to be
kept in an aviary until the spring,
when they will be released in the Will
lamette and other sheltered valleys
near the coast. a story went the
rounds recently that the song of a
nightingale had been heard in Oregon,
and many persons who read it were
incredulous, believing that the night
ingale was never seen or heard out of
Europe. The only explanation posi-
BILE was that this nightingale was
newcomer that was being acclimated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21

There is craze just now for subtle
eastern perfumes, and as there is 3
fashion in sweet essences as in all other
things, it has ceased to be la mode
to use any scent which can be said to
be familiar For years now it has al
ways been perfectly safe to use certain
well-known Installations, but.uow it has
been decreed that it shall be the thing
only to eXhale some strange, haunting.
indefnab!e oriental perfume. These
subtle Japanese and Indian perfumes
are chiefly based upon Installations of
various kinds of lilies
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21

editor nau long ago consigned To me
waste-basket? For, of course, they
will have cost the same amount of
thought as the game of chess. What
will be the condition of the brain Of
certain magazine writers whose pro
auctions cost themselves many sleep
less hours and their readers many
sleepy minutes? Altogether, the dis
covery is one which opens mp wide
field for scientific speculation. = tfio-be-
Democrat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21
Stub Ends of Thought.
The mind makes the morals.

The mind makes the morals.
A short horse is soon curried only
when one has a curry-comb.
A rolling stone gathers power.
Early to bed and early to rise gives
man sunshine in his eyes.
Sin without sorrow is unpardona-
BILE.
Matrimony is what you make it.
Youth sings, age listens.
When a woman reasons she hardens.
The power of beauty knows no laws
Of states or dynamics.
Energy should be the slave of di-
rection.- Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21

There are 800 public baths in the city
of Toxic, Japan, where natives are par
boiled at temperature of 40 degrees
for sum equivalent to / cent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21

"Did | tell you what my boy said to
Hicks?7 asked Marberry. "Yes. -Four
times last night and three this morn
ing" said Barton YEARLY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-21

The people of the United States
spend $3.50, 100000 each year for shoes.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-02-11
A VOICE FROM CANADA.

A Toronto Paper Discusses Reciprocity
and Quotes New Jersey Statistics.
Seven or eight Ontario constituencies
of largely agricultural stripe are about
to cast their votes primarily to deter
mine what the trade policy of this coun
try shall be. The farmers are entreated
to vote for unrestricted reciprocity so az
to put themselves on the same plane OF
prosperity as their United States neigh
bors. Well, what is that prosperity?
Let us take the very latest testimony
on this point, which comes to us in the
recently published report of the New
Jersey bureau of labor and industries
for 1890. If any farmers on earth should
be successful the New Jersey farmers
should. They are close to the great
markets of New York and Philadelphia
Part of the state contains the most skill
fully cultivated and productive lands il
the whole Union, and the central dis
tricts, with their ability to grow ali
kinds of grain as well as fruits and veg
etables, have been termed "a vast mar
ket garden for supplying the neighbor
ing cities" What does the report say
of the agricultural possibilities and con
ditions of this marvellous region?
In the introduction to the before men
toned report for 1890 we find the follow
ing:
"The larger part of the chapter Oh
abandoned farms, farm values and the
depopulation of the rural districts of this
state. constituting Part II of this report
has been omitted therefrom by direction
of Governor Albeit, who has referred Sc
much thereof as related to the subject
of abandoned farms to the state board
of agriculture for further investigation.
This inquiry was a continuation of that
begun by the bureau in 1899 into the dc