Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-05

the crimes committed?
Pre-. de- Lincoln was assassinated
on the night of April IA, 1865, in Ford's
theater, Washington, by John Wilkes
Booth, an American actor. President
Mckinley was shot by Leon CzolgosZ,
Polish-American, on Sept. 6, 1901,
while holding a public reception at the
Pan-American exposition, Buffalo. The
man who attempted the assassination
Of Colonel Roosevelt was a native of
Bavaria. He fred as the ex-president
was entering an automobile in Mil
Waukee on his way to deliver a cam
paign speech on the night of Oct. IA,
1912. Booth was the only one Of the
three who could be considered as any
where near par mentally.
What is the correct way of address
ing one who has the degree of doctor,
either the degree M. D. or Phi. D.?
Should one say DR.. Smith or MIR.
Smith?
Dr. Smith is the proper form of ad-
dress.
What is the STAMP Ianguaee"-i. e.,
the significance of the position of
postage stamp on letters?
The so called language of stamps as
we have had it interpreted to US is as
follows: A stamp placed upside down
in the left corner signifies 81 love you;"
left corner crOSsWise, MY heart is an
other's;" straight up and down, Good
by, sweetheart" upside down on right
corner, Write no more;;" in middle at
top, YES" in middle at bottom, mo-"
in right hand corner at right angles, 81
hate you;" top corner at right, Il wish
your friendship" on line with sur.
name, Accept my love-" same upside
down, Il am engaged same at right
angles, Il long to see you"
Is child born of white parents, fixed
residents of Shanghai, Chinese?
Certainly not in race. Nor in civic
rights, either, for the agreement of ma
tons prescribes that in the case of the
savage or semicivilized communities,
In the lattesr of which China technically
lies, citizens of the superior countries
neither acquire citizenship in the place
of such residence nor lose their natural
born citizenship. In law their position
relative to the lower state is that Of
deniZenship.
What is The nationality of AdeIina
Patti?
Adelina Patti was born at Madrid.
Spain, Feb. 10, 1916, but both her par
ents were italians, so she, too, must
be considered as such.
Who was che first mayor of New
York city7
New York's first mayor was Thomas
Willett. appointed in 1868 by the Eng
lish governor of the province. The first
mayor after the Americans had won
the war of independence and driven
the English from the city was James
Duane, who occupied the post from
1884 to 1899.
Just what is the Vatican? What is
it's size2
The Vatican is the residence of the
pope of Rome The palace covers thir-
teen and one-half acres and contains
about LOO rooms, among which are
magnificent library, museums, the ia
nous Sistine chapel, the beautiful
Pauline chapel and the chapel OF San
Lorenzo and galleries and halls deco
rated by Raphael and other famous
artists.
When did Jack the Ripper commit
his first murder, and how long did his
operations continue?
The original Jack the Ripper perpe-
trated a series of ten brutal murders in
the east end of London between April
and September, 1888. The name is now
applied to authors of similar attempts.
viii you please give some facts re-
qardinq the Cathedral of st. John the
Divine, in New York city?
The cornerstone of this great Protes
tant Episcopal cathedral, the largest
church edifce in America, was laid in
1892, actual excavation for the founda-
tons beginning the year following.
Since then it's rate of progress toward
completion has been irregular, and the
date when the edifce will be finished
depends entirely on the condition OF
the building funds. When completed
the cathedral will seat more than 5000
persons.
The details of construction Of the
10 6Anh
interesting The dome is built of over
tapping tiles Of baked clay. an lnyen-
ton Of Roman builders, each tile being
tmbedded in cement, so that the Whole
structure is really monolithic. Guasta-
zinc, a Spaniard skilled in the construc-
ton of this particular kind of tile, had
charge of that end of the work. The
tiles were made porous, so that sound
waves from the interior of the cathe-
dral are absorbed rather than reflected,
thereby making the acoustics excep-
tionally good The dome was completed
within a few months after the first
tiles were laid.
Did Henry .. Thoreau, the author,
sver marry? Had he profession? IT
not, how did he live?
He never married. He had no regu-
lar occupation. though be was good
land surveyor and jobbed some in that
line, and he also worked at cedar pen
ell making by hand, an art which he
had learned from his father His
means were very limited, but his wants
were so few and simple that bis small
earnings suf1ced.