Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-02-18

A NEW automatic scale is so arranged
with an automatic attachment that cars
can be weighed while passing over thetrack
at the rate of four miles an hour. Five
or six cars can be weighed per minute.
Lady Brooke may be as hirty as she Is
beautiful, but she doesn't allow her vanity
or love of admiration to interfere with her
duties as the ''La1y Bountiful' of the
district in which she resides, and in dis
tributing brandy as grip medicine,
founding a successful school of needlework
and in generally looking after the poor
md sick has earned herself a local char
acter which does her honor.
IL is not generally known that the duke
of Clarence was not the first son lost by
the princess of Wales. Over twenty years
ago they were bereaved of a son whose re-
mains are inferred in Sandringham church
yard. The child was born ON April g.,
1871, hastily baptized thai evening, re-
ceiving the name Of Charles Albert, and
died the next day The funeral was at
tended by all TIE village children.
DR.. Carl Herslow, president Of the lower
house of the Swedish parliament, Is edl-
tor in-chief Of the Sydsvenka Daybladet,
an influential organ of King Oscar's dc
main. The doctor has long been an &C
tive member of the reichstag, and the
leader of part of the center. He Is an
excellent speaker and, being a trained
journalist, is one of the strongest and
most logical debaters in the parliament.
A STATUE of Washington Irving has
just been completed by John Marchant
Mundy, blind sculptor living In larry
town. The model is one-third larger than
life, and represents Mr.. Irving seated in
an easy chair, with one leg crossed over
the other. Mr.. Mundy went to New York
at the age of twenty-five, at which time he
still retained his sight, and worked for a
short time In an ordinary marble-yard.
From that time, 1854, he has produced a
number of works, although his sight was
steadily failing. He is now totally blind,
and this last stature has been modelled
with only the sense of touch to guide him.
AS has teen published already the ex-
position authorities intend to place an ag-
gregate of $500, ZOO, 900 of insurance upon
the worlds fair buildings and exhibits,
The Chicago city fire department has a
fully equipped and manned fire engine
and other apparatus on the fair grounds,
housed in building provided by the ex
position company, and every precaution is
being taken against fire. The heavy in
surance, added to this precaution, will re,
heve all exhibitors from fear of loss by fire
it is believed. Insurance is already being
placed CD the tuildir gs row in process of
erection
EVERY manageable girl in the country
knows that she has special rights this leap
year, hut not all of our eligible ladies
know the limit of the origin of these
delightful privileges. These matrimonial
favors of 1892 are very important, and
therefore this tllne-honored custom should
be known by all. 1t dates back as far as
1888. At that time the following statute
was published by the Scotch parliament:
at is ordaint that, during the reign of
Her Maist BIess't Majestic, Margaret,
like maiden ladee, of bath high and low
estate, shall haze libertie 10 speak to man
she likes. Gif he refuses to take her to be
his wyf, he shale be mulct in the sum of
ane hundrety pounds or less, as his estait
may bee, except and alwais gift he can
make 1t appear that he is hetrothed to an
other woman; then he shall be free"
After Margaret passed away the women
became clamorous for their privileges,
and, to appease them, another act Of par
lament allowed them to take matters into
heir own hands every fourth year.
A glance at the pages of history reveals
the fact that the early marriages have
long been the fashion among earth's royal
personages. Here are few instances ::
Queen Victoria was married when she was
scarcely twenty-one, ard the prince of
Wales espoused Princess Alexandra before
he was twenty-five The emperor Of Aus
tria took to wife the radiant Elizabeth of
Bavaria when be was not yet twenty four
years old. The present car of Russia was
twenty-one when be gave his hand to the
Princess Dagmar of Denmark (who was
two years his junior. King Humbert of
Italy, was twentyfour at the time of his
marriage to the fair Marguerite of Savony
(then girl or only seventeen). The
present king and queen of the Belgians
we're one eighteen and the other seventeen
It the time of their wedding. And the
late king of Spain, Alphonso XII, was
very little older when he formed his brief.
bright union WITH his charming cousin,
Mercedes He was only twenty two when
&c married his second wife, the present
queen regent. And it was at the same
age that the present emperor Of Germany
was united to Augusta Victoria of Schles
wig Holstein-Aueustenb burg. The unfor-
tunate Prince Rudolph of Austria was
twenty-five at the date of his illstarred
union to Princess Stephanie of Belgium.