Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-14
HERE AND THERE.

ish being placed IL wet moss and in
let kept in a cool spot
Germany's capacity to compete with
England is not due, as all along sup
posed, to cheap labor, but, as watch
5ul Observers have believed, to su-
'erior technical training. Canaan
patience, thoroughness and Interi-
gence produce high skill, which
makes the truly formidable rival.
A recent official medical report
published in London quotes with ap-
prevail the words of Prof Conn, that
THE public health is placed in jeo-
pardy when oyster dealers, for the
sake Of producing plumpness, place
oysters in the mouths of fresh water
creeks in close proximity to sewers"
A costermonger, as legally defined
in London, is a street seller Of per-
ishable goods" An itinerant dealer
who sells anything like crockery, or
old clothes, or books from barrow is
a pitcher" 1t took an afternoon Of
argument in London police court to
decide this important matter.
Distances may be roughly calcu-
lated by sound. For instance, if
gun be fired from a ship at sea, the
distance Of the vessel may be known
by observing the number Of seconds
which elapse between the flash and
the report. In mild weather sound
travels at the rate Of / 1923 feet in a
second.
The manganese deposits Of Arkan-
sas are more extensive than has here
tofore been believed. Instead OF
pockets, it is alleged, beds have been
found, and veins varying in width
almost pure mineral is found suit
able for making both steel and glass.
The first agricultural exhibition
held within the limits Of the United
States is said to have been organized
and carried to a successful conclusion
at Georgetown, in the district Of Co
lumbia, in 1910. This claim is dis
puted, various towns and counties In
New England asserting that agricul-
tuTal fairs or expositions were held In
them at an earlier date.
According to an Italian statistician
homicides are most frequent in Sicily
(29.36 for every 100000 inhabitants),
and after Sicily are. Calabria (25.9O,
Sardinia (25.OO, and Campania (23.86).
In northern and in one part Of cen
trail Italy homicides are much fewer,
sinking in Lombardy to 1922, in Vene-
tia to 3.41, in Piedmont to sos, and in
Tuscany to 6.7S.
There is so remarkable an inter
relationship of families in Powell
county, KY, that on the trial Of a
case in the circuit court, when the
judge asked the jurymen if any OF
them were related to- the plaintiff
or defendant nearly the entire panel
rose and left the box. The B0ones,
who trace their descent from the
great bear slayer, are among these
families.
It is claimed that the tree, from the
| bark Of which quinine is obtained
furnishes no quinine' except In ma
| larial regions. If the, tree is planted
| is malarial district, i will produce
! quinine; if it is painted in a non
malarial district it will not produce
quinine. 1t is therefore claimed tina
quinine is a malarial poison, drawn
from the soil and stored up In tn
bark Of this tree.
A bicycle race with a panther wa
this exciting experience of an English
lady In Singapore one evening lately
When riding slowly homeward alon&
a road outside Of the town the cyclis
found that she was being quietly
stalked by a huge black panther
She had the presence of mind to star
off at full speed, and soon distancet
her pursuer.
An italian named Corzetto has in
vented an apparatus which enables
him to remain under water Is hours
Owing to an accident to the apparatus
however, he came near being as
phyxiated.
It is said that Emperor William 1!
considering the ACCESSIBILITY OF recall
ing all the officers whom he loanet
to- the Chinese government for thu
purpose of instructing the Mongoliar
warriors In the arts of civilized war
fare.
Mrs. Phoebe J. Clymer Of San Fran
cisco, who had been totally blind To-
thirty-six years, last week recovered
her sight Her family believes thai
this was divine dispensation granite
TO them II response to constant
prayers.
The election of the Marquis o
Huntly as lord rector Of the Aberdeen
/ university for the third time is an IN
5precedented event Lord Huntly sue
7 ceeded Mr.. Goscnen in 1887 and has
attended more closely to the business
Of the office than any Of his predeces'
sors except Professor Balm.
Populist Governor elect Rogers OF
Washington has farmed out the state
| patronage to a committee in each
/ of the populist, the silver republican
and the democratic parties. Only
these persons having the approval OF
this tripartite committee will be ap-
pointed to Office.
A dispatch from London announces
the death of Baron Saville, who, for
many years, held high diplomatic
appointments. He was British min
lister to Saxony from 1866 to 1867; to
the Swiss confederation, 1867-1868; to
Belgium, 1S68-1S83, and to italy.