Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
the Salvation Army, or r. she the wire
of General Booths SOM
In

the Salvation Army, or r. she the wire
of General Booths SOM
The latter.
Will you inform me If there is any
value for old postal cards that are
printed and uncanceied?
Your question is somewhat indefinite
Postal cards issued by the United
States government are good until they
are Cancelled. The issue of postal
ards was authorized by an act of
March 8. 1879. All postage stamps is
sued since 1860 by the United States
government are valid until Cancelled
Old postal cards vary in value ac-
cording TO their rarity. They are col
lected just as postage stamps are col
iected. and the best way TO ascertain
their value is TO submit them to some
dealer in rare stamps. BE will for g
small fee give you3an estimate of the
value of your collection.
When was il that Russell Saoe'a
office in New York was dynamited in
an attempt to rob him7 Was anybody
killed?
1t occurred Dec. 4 1891. 4 lunatic
entered the Office with a hand bag. de-
manded ST, 25O,0 900 and. On being refus-
ed dropped the bag, causing an ex-
pIosion. which wrecked the building
and killed the lunatic and one othei
man.
Why is platinum SO valuable? When
was it discovered7
Its great value. now more than twice
portant uses and the great demand for
it and it's scarcity. About 50 per cent
Of the worlds annual supply comes
from the Ural mountains. in Russia.
where it is obtained with difficulty 1t
was first introduced into Europe from
South America toward the middle of
the eighteenth century and was first
discove ed and classified as new met
al by Sir William Watson. an English
scientist. in 1850. 1t has been found
in small quantities in Alaska and in
two or three counties of Oregon and
quantity to lower the price.
What became of the suit brought q
few years ago by the state of Kansas
against the state of Colorado for di-
vertine the Arkansas river for irrieat-
ing purposes2
1t was dismissed by the supreme
court of the United States on May 49,
1907
How does fish compare with meat in
respect of nutritivs qualities-os. for
instance, oysters with beefsteak?
Different kinds of meat differ in food
value, veal being much below beef.
pork or mutton Fish also vary in
food value. oysters being among the
least nutritious. Scientists regard food
as fuel and measure food values by
calories or heat producing qualities.
According to this standard, they rate
loin steak at 1.O25 calories to the
pound: round steak. 800 calories; fresh
mackerel, $40: fresh Goldfish. 900; oys-
tiers, 225.
Was the Thanking privilege ever
granted to a private citizen?
In 1923 congress by resolution grant
ed it to Charles Carroll of Carrollton.
then the only surviving signer of the
Declaration OF Independence.
Did Lafayetse visit the United States
more than once after the Revolution
airy war7
He visited this country twice after
the war-first in 1884, year after the
war closed, and again In 1924 On the
second visit he made quite an extern
sive tour of the country, including a
trip west and down the Ohio river.
On his return voyage up the river the
boat struck snag pear where Evans
vile, Ind. now stands and sank. La
fayette losing a large sum of money
and all his personal effects and mar
rowly escaped being drowned.
Where is the National Soldiers home
and it's various branches located?
The National Soldiers home is at
Washington. with branches at Day
ton. O.; Milwaukee. Wis: Togus. Me. ::
Hampton. Va; Leayenworth. Kan;
Santa Monica. Cal: Marion, Ind; Dan
vile. H.. Johnson City. Tenn, and
Hot Springs, Ark.
What does que vadis mean?
Quo is Latin for whittier: vadis
from the verb vado, to go: quo Fadis.
whittier goest thou? The expression
is used as the, title OF novel by the
Polish author Sienkiewicz, published
in 1895. translated into English in
1895 and since then translated into
many languages and dramatized in
several countries. The novel is a study
of Roman society under Nero. and the
title is a question supposed to be ad-
dressed by st, Peter to Christ.
Was Norfolk, Va, burned by the
British in either of our wars with
Great Britain?
At the very beginning of the Revo-
lutionary war it was burned by Lord
DoAhO4Ss kAC 10y OilSl SVfS1u vi II
ginia, in an attempt to disperse some
Virginia and Maryland militia who
had occupied the town. Dunmore set
fire to the town. and the Americans
finished the work OF destruction in or
der to prevent its falling into the
hands of the British. This was in
January, 1776, six months before the
Declaration of independence.
Where did the word filibuster come
from, and what is its exact meaning?
1t is from the Spanish filbustero. a
term applied to the pirates or free
hooters of an early American period.
Some have traced its origin to the Ger
man freibeuter freebooters,. and it
now occurs in all the Latin languages