Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-07-13

ly extinct in Holland. 1t closely re-
sembles porcelain in appearance. 1t
was brought to this country by the
early Dutch and English settlers. In
those days it was not considered par
ucularly valuable. Descendants of the
colonial families prize the rare speci-
mems of the ware which still remain
IN their hands very highly, and it is
difficult to pun chase any genuine speci-
mems
There is a canal to be opened in
Greece which has been spell of time
III construction. 1t crosses the Isthmus
OF Corlnth. Its construction was begun
in the time Of Nero, in the first CEN
tury of the Christian era. 1t shortens
the distance between the countries of
western Europe and Athens. The gen.
tie Nero first struck the earth with a
pick III building this canal, but he had
to go elsewhere in the empire to at
tend to more pressing business in put
ting down revolt. Ten years ago
modern capitalists took up the idea
and the canal has been completed at a
cost of 100000.
The large prehistoric mound that
stands about half q mile above Tag
CART Greek, KY, on the James King
farm, has been opened. Several skele-
tons We're found. Around one neck
was one string of 81 fine pearl beads,
and another string of 400 fine ivory
beads. Around the left arm was thin
copper bracelet, and on the right arm
We're three large copper bracelets. IN
der the hands We're several small pieces
of copper that had evidently been
beads The finest piece Of all lay upon
the front of the skull. The copper was
hammered out of the raw material
Around the hips We're nearly 1,4OO very
small bone beads, which were greatly
decayed.
By 1.-The high seas referred to in
article 1 of the constitution of the
United States is meant the open sea ;
that is, the waters outside of the civil
jurisdiction of any country whatever,
which, according to the laws of nations,
is limited to one marine league, or
three geographical miles, from the
shore. Even the great lakes, beyond
the limit designated above, are regard
ed as high seas" In the event Of a
crime or crimes committed on the high
seas, parties charged with the commits
sio thereof are subject to the jurisdic-
ton of the federal, royal or district
court Of the country which the vessel
first enters after the criminal has been
detected.
Everybody knows that there are no
snakes in Ireland, but very few know
that Newfoundland is just like Ireland
in that respect-and there is no record
that Newfoundland had a st. Patrick
to drive the snakes off, either. There
is plenty of game in Newfoundland,
but not a reptile of any kind-Snake,
toad, frog lizard, or even turtle. An
other queer thing about the province
is that, while some wild animals are
abundant there, no one ever saw a
squirrel, procupine, mouse or lynx any
where within it's boundaries. This is
all the more singular because the adj
joining provinces of Nova Scotia and
Cape Breton have all these animals
and many kinds of snakes and other
reptiles.
Every part of postage stamp making
is done by hand. The designs are en-
graved on steel, 200 stamps on a single
plate. These plates are mixed by two
men. and then are printed by a girl
and a man on a large hand press,
! They are dried as fast as printed, and
then gummed with a starch paste made
from potatoes. This paste is dried by
placing the sheets in a steam tanning
machine, and then the stamps are sub
jected to a pressure Of 1000 tons in a
hydraulic press. Next the sheets are
| cut SO that each one contains 100
stamps, after which the paper between
! the stamps is perforated, and after
beng pressed, the sheets are filed
away. If a single stamp is injured the
whole sheet is burned.