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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-01-05
THE PYRAMIDS.
More Concerning the Buildings Which
Never Grow Old.

Never Grow Old.
Harper's Weekly: Thousands of
years before there were any dwellings
on the sites since occupied by Jerusa-
lem, Rome, and Athens, at the very
dawn of human history, when all the
rest Of the world was still wrapped in
the thick gloom of prehistoric barbar-
ism, vast town of huge buildings rose
not far from the present city, on the
other side of the Nile, which was dotted
with the boats of the ancient inhabit-
ants. A forest of venerable date trees
casts its shadows upon the black soil,
beneath which lie buried the builders of
this city of world gone by, of which
nothing remains but the vast cemeter-
les, their position marked by an avenue
Of monuments. The famous pyramids
Of Gizeh, opposite Cairo, ON the borders
Of the desert, form the last Of these
necropoh.
Everyone is familiar with the appear
ance Of these strange pyramids, these
huge paradoxes of strictly geometrical
form, 50 vast and so lofty that it was
not until after tifty-eight centuries of
development that the human race sue
ceeded in erecting a building of greater
height, whilst the loftest pinnacle of
the most aspiring Gothic belfry, how
ever light and airy it may be, did not
soar higher than the point Of the pyra-
mid of Cheops before it was blunted by
time. Nothing could be more confusing
to the eye than the general appearance
of these heaps of stones, in which no
artistic conception plays the slightest
part. The effects Of perspective in these
lines of mathematical regularity are
most bizarre-huge bare triangles, the
outlines shortened or heightened, mark
ed out like diagram by the SUN into
fat bands Of light and shade, the re-
Elections in the sand of the four mighty
angels varying according to the time of
day. The sloping sides, which at dis
lance appear absolutely plain, are, when
approached more nearly, discovered to
be broken UP into series of projecting
stones, like a huge staircase worn with
age. It is somewhat difficult to judge
at first sight of the size of the pyramid,
and the best way is to measure the
height by climbing it! 1t is at a corner
where the stages, which seem to have
been made for a race of giants, are
divided into smaller steps, either for the
sake Of mortals Of lesser stature or by
the action Of time, that the ascent Of
the great pyramid of Cheops is made.
We start, pushed from behind by one
Arab guide, and dra aged from above by
another, with our eyes fully occupied
with the dangers Of the climb. Com
pletely exhausted, altogether out of
breath and with knees too stiff to move,
we pause at last, feeling as if we had
scaled all three pyramids at once But
looking round, we find we are scarcely
one-third of the distance up, and see
our fellow-climbers looking like scat
tered ants upon the huge triangular
mass. 1t is not until the platform at
the top is reached, and the lungs are
filled with the pure air of the heights,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-01-05

that any real idea is obtained of the
monument of Cheops.
And what does this huge edifice con-
tain? We must go down again to tind
out.
The entrance, which was walled IN,
is at considerable height from the
ground, in one of the faces of the pyr-
amid, and looks like the porch of a cave
in the living rock. A dark gloomy-look-
ing door opens on to a low narrow pas
sage, with floor, walls, and ceiling all
lined with granite, polished till it is like
ice. An Arab guide, with a candle In
his hand, hoists you onto his shoulders
and plunges with you into the slippery
corridor, which descends rapidly to a
hole in the rock on n level with the
soil, going up again at the same angle
This opening gives access to a bare
room, in which is a square hole, once the
resting-place of a mummy of one of the
Pharaohs. The rest of the interior con-
sists of two or three narrow passa ges
resembling cavities made in oak timber
by the teredo, with two other chambers
similar to that known as the Kings. all
faced with granite, without a moulding
or ornament of any kind: airless en-
closures, where no chink admits a ray
of light or sunshine; huge masses of
compact limestone, wrapt in utter night
and silence. Such is the strange mon
ument to build up which Cheops caused
mountains of stone to be removed by
whole nations of people, who persisted
at their task beneath the whips of the
convict guards.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-01-05
TAKEN AT HER WORD.
She Gave Him Lecture, but Didn't IL
lustrate it by Practice.

She Gave Him Lecture, but Didn't IL
lustrate it by Practice.
n. Y. Herald: You cannot always
take your own medicine or even be
measured by your own Standards" said
4 woman recently who prided herself
upon being exact and systematic in all
things, and who could enjoy joke even
at her own expense. Il was at a recep-
ton not so many years ago." she said,
rather demurely, "and was playing up
on the piano to entertain a small group
of friends, when a man who had shown
me considerable attention suddenly
interrupted me by asking:
IF you were very much interested in
a young woman, what considerations
would prevent you from asking her TO
marry your
well, 1 of course, was somewhat
taken aback, and not being in the mood
for a scene right then and there, turned
around and answered: We'll, I should
never propose to a woman l have met
only at receptions and in company, 1
should make it a point to call on her at
all sorts Of unexpected times, to see
how she looked at home in the morning,
whether she went about in an old wrap
per, with disheveled, hair. and slipshod;
whether she helped her mother or lolled
about reading novels until noon. A man
makes a great mistake when he takes it
for granted that the woman he admires
possesses all the domestic virtues in the
calander and is always attractive and
amiable.' In fact" she added, Il gave
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-01-05
THE HElFER CALF.
How a Good Dairying Cow Should Be
Treated When Yonng

How Good Dairying Cow Should Be
Treated When Young.
Feed the heifer calf from which you
expect to make the dairy COW oats,
bran, clover hay and good corn fodder,
says an exchange. Breed early, and
have her come into the dairy at 26 to
% months old, if possible. There is
profit in early maturity for the dairy, as
well as for beef.
The advent of the dairy schools,
which have already been established in
some of the states, promises to do much
toward elevating this particular branch
Of agriculture. Although not directly
reaching SO large a class, they are of
even more benefit as an educational
factor than the industries, because they
go further in illustrating theory with
practice. There is no better promise in
any branch of agriculture than is afford
ed by intelligent and scientific dairying,
and young men, and women, too, who
are within reach of these schools this
winter, will be wise to avail themselves
to the utmost of the opportunity
offered.
There are three special lines of dairy.
Ing, and from these it will generally pay
the dairy man to choose some one and
follow it steadily, rather than try to
combine the different branches. The
three divisions are: The retail sale or
shipment of milk, the manufacture of
butter and the manufacture of cheese.
The COW that is best for one of these is
not best for the other two, and, conse-
quently, the stock should be selected in
the first place with particular reference
to the branch Of the business that is to
be followed. The man who has a spe-
cially good butter herd cannot afford to
furnish milk to cheese factory, nor to
ship his produce to a city to be sold with
low grade milk from all sources. Find
out what you want to do before you be-
gin to build your herd, and then follow
that purpose steadily, and you will be
apt to come out all right.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-01-05
SHE COULDN'T DECEIVE HIM.
a Girl Who Gave Herself to An Expert
enced Policeman.


enced Policeman.
He was a dapper little well dressed
fellow, but he seemed to be a trif1e be-
wildered, says the Detroit Free Press.
He stopped at the edge Of the sidewalk
in the middle Of the block and signaled
the first street car that came along. The
driver motioned to him to go to the
cornOr, but he did not move. He looked
blankly after the car as it went by, and
when the next one came along he step
ped out into the street and signaled that
Cant stop in the middle of the block.
Go to the cornerv' shouted the driver
The dapper little fellow looked pro-
voked and made some wild gesticula-
tons when the third car went by.
Then a policeman, who had been
watching the young man, stepped up
and invited him to Come along"
Please sir, for-for what?" asked
the young man.
"Oh, that's all right replied the Of
ficer You know well enough. I sup
pose you thought it was smart to go
runnin' round in mems clothes, but it's
against the law"
What makes you think I'm a girl!'
II don't think. I know" was the re-
ply
Don't look like a boy?''
"Oh, yes; the way you're logged up
you look enough like one to fool a fell
low, an the next time if you don't try
to stop a street car in the middle of the
block maybe you won't be caught.
That's a giveaway."
She begged off. But she had learned
a lesson. She doesn't do any more
maSquerading, and she goes to the cor
ner to take a street car now.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-01-05
EARTHQUAKES,
Are as Severe when Occurring at Sea as on
Land.

Land.
While we usually think of earth
quakes as taking place on land, they
do, indeed, occur with equal devasta-
ton in the ocean. That point in the
earth at which the explosion or break
ing takes place is called the earthquake
focus; and from it what are known as
earthquake-waves pass to the surface.
What do these earthquake waves re-
semble? Take a basin full of water,
and dip glass tube in it. Blow through
the tube and you will see bubbles rising
to the surface, and circular waves pass
ing cut. The disturbance at the bottom
of the basin corresponds with the eX-
plOsiOn or swapping of the crust at the
earthquake-focus, with this difference
that instead of Water-Waves, the latter
produces earth-wayes, passing through
the ground. When the city of Lisbon,
Portugal, was destroyed, the earthquake
took place in the bottom OF the sea,
fifty miles west of the city. Yet it SO
agitated the water that a wave sixty
feet high dashed over Lisbon, destroy
of six minutes. Another earthquake.
occurring just off the coast of Peru,
made such gigantic wave that large
vessel was thrown several miles inland.
These are called earth-waYes. They
are the largest known waves, and are
caused by the heaving and rocking of
the bed of the sea. In deep water
such waves are not very high, but their
motion extends far down into the ocean.
When they reach shallower water, how
ever, they heap up like a gigantic wall,
and, with a force more terrible than
fire or sword, they sweep on, bearing
destruction with them. Huge ships are
tossed like straws far inland, or mingle
their ruin with that of a harbor town.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-01-05

him a long lecture on the subject, for
which he thanked me. may add that
I never met the man again. Next morn
ing, contrary to my usual custom, slept
until nearly noon, coming down to
II o'clock breakfast. Mr.. H had al
ready called three times"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-01-05
THE HUMAN BODY.

Interesting Facts Concerning the Houses
That He Live in.
In the human body there are about
two hundred and siXty-three bones. The
muscles are about five hundred in num-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-01-05
LONGEST SWIM ON RECORD.

Yarmouth Beachman Swan Nearly
Seventeen Miles without Artificial Aid.
The longest swim ever made without
the aid of artificial help, such as life
preServerS, life suits, etc, was made
by Samuel Brock, a Yarmouth, England.
beachman, the night of October IA,
1885. On the afternoon of the 14th,
Brock had noticed ship at sea signall-
ing for a pilot. He, in company with
nine other Seamen, started for the YES
sci in the yawl Increase. At 4 O'Clock
they came up alongside the ship, which
proved to be the Spanish brig Paque-
tie de Bilboa, says the Detroit Free
Press.
A pilot and three beachmen were put
on board, and the Increase then headed
for shore, which was twelve miles dis
tant. At haf-past 6 o'clock, when the
nearest land was six miles off, a squat
struck the Increase and drowned all
on board except Brock. From the way
that flood tide was beating off shore it
soon became evident to the man in the
water that if he ever did manage to
reach the Land alive he would have to
swim about fifteen miles in a round
about way. A swell sea drove him out
over Cross Sand Ridge before the 9
o'clock bell tolled at ST. Nicholas Gate,
and it was a long two hours and a half
later before the nearly exhausted swim
mer caught sight of the bell and light
buoys themselves.
It was now nearly midnight and Brock
had been in the chilly water about five
hours. Within the next hour he sighted
vessel at anchor, and. by a almost
'superhuman effort, managed to get with
in about 200 yards, when he hailed the
lookout. A boat was Immediately low
cred. and the half-drowned man taken
on board. The vessel proved to be the
Betsy, of Sunderland, and her place of
anchorage about sixteen and three-quar-
ter miles from where the Increase cap
sized. Thus it was proved that Brock
had made the remarkable distance of
nearly seventeen miles in seven and a
half hours on that chilly October night.
John l.. Sullivan says he has no in
tention of fighting Corbett again. Also
that he is not crazy.
Date of Fitzsimmons-Han fight at
New Orleans has been changed to
March 8.
Steamer Urbania had not arrived at
a late hour this morning.
Mexican troops were defeated in an
engagement by revolutionists
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-24

reasonable fine within which TO make
tho chan-r Ia name. The ordinance was
then pasaad nff.r other amendments
f,.iariie 10 The mannCr Of construction
aud operation Alderman Terrell being
the only alderman voting against II,
Representative Of the cOlnHny sur
that the ordinance In It's present shape
Is satisfactory 10 them. .-,,,t
The vatcrworks committee report "a
that they were about ready TO starr tue
new pumps and 10 tcst the pipes. recon-
moulding that they run twcniy-tonr
hDitra nj nres,iire Of 100 pnlinIs'
AdopteJ Notirr will he given OF me
test. The Holly Manufacturing com
pany were requested to allow the use
Of this pump for 'he test. .., T.,
one week mon time was Np is ~
tie matter Of Advertising iof plus :"
the furnishing Of the new Guy mans
The public banding committee recon-
mended 10 clos, option on blinds Tor tne
Furnishing company at lic Adopted T.,
The sewer committee reported thal II
the connections Of sewers with water
works came out Of the watcrworks ihhus
that il should be done. .Ahopleu. .,,1
The purchasing committee recommehu-
ell that The bid OF +. NJ. Howe TO FUR
nish the city with drugs, being the low
est. be accepted Adopted.
The nrintinx committee recommended
that the printing ~ the charter ana IN
printed ordinances be- done. WIN Hlh
GRITTY report from Alderman Terrell Laiu
over for one week. , t,.;,..
Under the head Of unfinished business
II was reported Thar the dumping grounds
could not be- leased aud The committee
was given further time. -.
The rules and regulations for the gov,
eminent of the police force We're I"iu
over for one week. ,,t
Petition Tor are light corner Nam
and Front streets. referred To wafer
works committee.
ed on board Of rqualikatlOh' recel'eu
Petition to open up Gdryey street
across the Santa Fr railroad track' re-
ferred to street and alley committee
Petitions for positions on police force
referred to police committee
Resolution for STREET and alley committee
to be allowed 10 sell seven wagons not
In uSe, adopted
City Attorpey Templeton reported upon
the sanitary ordinances upholdins their
validity. and expressing the opinion that
the city can compel property owners
10 connect with sewers and that the or
dinnnces are already ample, The board
of hcnl;h was then instructed TO adver-
tise notice for all property 0yuers TO
comply with the sewer ordinance within
fifteen days and the sanitary officers
were ordered to give personal ordinances
also
The question Of i4sning sewer-tapping
permits TO Others than licensed plumbers
was referred 10 the waterworks commit
tee aud city attorney TO draft AN amend
mont to the present ordinances.
Recommendation Of the city attorney
that "A ffiaut.suf Ia fttutNa la tltn atff ..F
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-24
nEeEIvER ArroINrrn.

a receiver has boon appointed for the
Toledo. 81 Louis ALL Kansas CITY RAN.
rad company. 'rhr order nnNmtlnr the
ferriycr was granted by Jude 4. J..
Rick. In thu United States district ronrt
at cleveland on the application OF Stout
y Cory Of New York. who filed a bnl
sgaiust the road. cAimmg 10 have A
Judgment lnr $4,000 IN the common pleas
ronrl NJ rulen, upon whlch execution
bod been returned msatisied. In their
hill, these PLAINTIFF set forth thrt large
nwnher of unsecured claims are pcnding
ngninst tho defendants IN the states OF
Ohio, Indinnn aud Illinois aggrrgnting
IN all nearly $i,W1O00, Suits. they say.
hive been bogun on many Of the clai,ns
aud others agc about 20 be instituted aud
The road ]. ihaolvent and unable TO meet
Them. The petition was granted and
Samuel Il, Galloway nf rhltdo, the pres
fht president of the company, was an
pointed The roleie, 81, louis and Kan
sac City road was organized June II.
1851 The lue Is iO1T2 milo, long.
cunning from Toledo, o., to East ST.
Louis Ill.,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-24

Cheap Rats 10 Port worth over the
Cotton BELT for HusInsss PurnnaeA

Cheap Ha,e- 10 Port worth over the
Cotton BELT for Busioess Purppssa
The Cotton Belt road has always been
a friend Of this city and does what u
POSSIBLY can 30 build NJ trade here. know.
lug that the prosperity Of the ciiy means
Increased prosperity to the road.
It, latest move IS one which viii com
mend itself TO our merchants and busl-
meas men. aE Il designed To-, and will re-
suit IN gr,sny increasing their trade.
Excursion tickets win he sold from
noighboring towns and villages on Satur-
days, gOoJ for return until Monday at
rates considerably l-s- for The round trip
than the price Of one ordinary fare, uuH
enabling the people living within lis
lance u this place ~ do their Saturday
shopping here aud take advantage Of
cheaper city prices
The rntci are ~ follows for the round
trip Frum Smlihhcld, ~ cents; Brans-
ford, 90 cents Grnpcyine, % cents; Car
roton, % cents; Reuner. 81; Plano. 81;
Wylie. 81 nevada. Sl.5O. lnsephnc,
$500: Clinton, 81; and Greenyille, s..
These rates arr now In effect aud when
they become generally known the result
will no doubt be- 10 add % generous
alice 10 the business Of our merchants.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-24
TRATNGRNMs

General Manager Frey is bringing
some new ideas with him 10 his new
position lie has coinell a word. train
gram and has put this institution into
existence on the Santa l'c. \ traingram
+ letter 10 he sent borough the train
baggage men and agents. and while Il
will not be ~ last as q telegram, II Is
expected to beat the mails several hours,
Special pink envelopes are provided for
"truingrams" and are TO be used uuder
tie following conditions; IAN kilograms
not filed for transmission before 4 u. M,
10 which reply V not required before the
train mail when addressed to points
which can he reached by trains ~ or be-
fore y u, M. Of the following day"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-24

G., w. Bnrnhart general agent of the
-. l"uis Southwestern IN this rity, has
retnrued from two weeks "trip Ia
81 Louis. lie says that his attention
bad beer! called 10 M article published
~ u Dallas paper, stating thur he would
shortly leave the city and take service
q Lincoln or Omaha, Neh. This Mr.
baruiari ntonolnces d mistake. He
says HAT Fort Worth suits him; thar
ibe ci'y ~ good enough for him aud that
he has not had the lnpst intention al
moytng nwuy, lie II nrnnd 10 cnll him.
self ciiaen Of this place. IL hlcntlhpd
with Fort Worth's Interests aud homes
10 slinre her prosperity for several moons
10 cnmn.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-24

Hampstead. Tex. May D. Special.l-
Ernest Jones, o young man about Is years
of dgr, fell between the coaches ~ the
nprth,bour1 Houston and Texas Central prs
scnger train last night about Il milc north
above tlir ankle. The young man had boon
working on the southern Pacific and WIS
on his way home ut Naynsntn when the
accident occurred. He was taken TO Hous.
ton for surgical attendance.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-24
Rock island Construction Be-
ing Pushed in Wise County.
a RECEIVER APPOINTED.
hisini TadH on Sugar and mslssses-wh'i
n rraIusram Houston Notes.
Local News 81 lie
and Rail-
CONDENSED RAILROAD TINE |
TABLE.

UeAving Time.l
Texns and Pacific Eastbouud. 5:2O
q. M. 1.25 a. IN, l0;.l5 n. IN, 40 p
~, 0:IO D. IN. Westbound. 9O5 a. N.
Texas aud Pacific. transcontinenial d,
vislon--Leave. $40 a. III. Arrive; 6'4u
D. m.
bound 1910 a. m. 8 p. m. South
bound. $50 a. m, T'2O y. NJ.
Fort Worth aud Denver Northbound'
1870 n. m, 5.i5 b. m.
Houston aud Texas Central-South-
bound: S:35 a. IN. $40 D. m.
Santa Fe route Northbound: $50 a.
M, $40 .. m. Southbound; $50 a. mr
1910 p. M.
Cotton BELT Eastbound: $50 a.
M, $50 p. m.
Fort Worth and RIO GrauJe-No. .
Arrives. $40 =. m. No. /, departs, Ito
y. m.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-24

DoWt fail 70 see Grau's Opera com.
pany tonight IN The BLACK liussar"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-24

For the Trinity river navigation eele-
hratiop 10 tab. place to-day at Dallas the
1'eras and Pacific has made Az open
rate Of one fare for the rpund trip.
Tickets win be rool for return ny 10
and including May y.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-24

heus.n are IN conrr Of construction.
And more will fuilow soon parkhur-i
j. situated IN iie section " ronntfy
Of considerable Importance.