Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-08

he DESTROYED in large NUMBERS. Inc ihall
ner of so doing was suggested by oDSerV-
inc that these beetles always select warm
and loose ground for the deposition OF
their eggs. Consequently, seventeen arti-
fetal breeding places were prepared by
covering fresh cow-dung with hne earth;
and by the middle OF July these were
found full Of eggs or grubs OF one-quarter
inch in length on the SIDES most exposed
to the sun After carefully coiiectlhg
these eggs. etc, they were burned. There
is another grub found in rotten manure
and compost, closely resembling the white
meadow grub that must not be confound-
ed with the first one we have mentioned;
this is the larvae of dung beetle, Sca1a-
b9us relictus.
GIRLS KEEPING FARM ACCOUNTs.-"My
daughter keeps my farm accounts, sir; ana
she is as systematic and particular as
even Bob was, who kept them before he
left home tell you it does girls land he
might have added boys ALSO good to give
them some responsibility, and set them TO
watching things about the farm and
household They learn, find, economy
bv it. and soon discover that their re-
spectacle old father is not, necessarily,
grabbed old curmudgeon because he
doesn't loosen his purse-strngs whenever
they see something they happen to fancy;
for they discover the real reason why the
purse should not be opened" So said a
progressive farmer, kind, appreciative
and proud father, and big-hearted man
on general principles, the other day.
What he said was worth recording
Lndies' W0rut Calumet.
SHEEP MANAGEMENT-Ac correspondent
of the Monroe (Mich.) Commercial says:
"The inquiry is often made to me how |
manage my sheep to obtain so large
yield of wool from year to year. Some
say You must feed a large amount Of
grain and when tell them fed no grain
to my sheep in the last three or four years,
they seemed surprised; but such is the
fact If grain is fed, corn is best, and
should be fed in the months of November
and December assisting nature (thc ami
mali in its effort to clOthe itself with
heavy warm coat preparatory for winter.
1t is in these months that wool grows the
fastest, for the reason above stated. Ny
sheep are pure bred Spanish Merinos, and
raise no ticks. A sheep that is infested
with ticks cannot produce heavy fleece
ofwool A sure and cheap preventive is
to feed once in two weeks one-twcntieth
part of sulphur with their salt; it not only
prevents ticks, but also the various skin
diseases"
| II Clarke County, Iowa, case Of re-
) voting cruelty to a child has just been
made public. 1t is stated that Daniel
Sans, a United Brethren preacher, living
| near Smyrna, is the fiend, and little girl
named Oglesby the victim. At the pre-
| liminary trial witnesses testified to repeat
! ed beatings and knOck-dOwns; to the
| child being put out doors in the coolest
weather; kept out until its feet were
| frozen, and that the fend held the child's
bare arms to the fire until they were burn
to blister, and that his last act of cruelty
was to knock it down, and, while it was
| in an insensible state, he took a heated
poker and scared the flesh on its legs and
| body When the child WINGED under the
hot iron, he remarked to Mrs Radclitf,
| the woman who filed the information
| against him, ooh! she amt dead vet" At
| the close Of the examination, the Justice
| held him for trial. Sans not being able
| TO give bonds, the Justice allowed him to
! 90 at large on his promise to appear for
trial. Sans Immediately left the country,
and parties ut Smyrna were preparing to
| prosecute the Justice of the Peace for
neglect of duty. The child's mental fac
ulties have been ruined by its barbarous
| treatment.
A MARRIAGE CEREMONY POSTPONED
| Albert knight, a graduate of the Normal
| School of Albany, was to have been mar
| ried to one of Mata's Saratoga County,
| fairest daughters, and withal woman OF
some pccuniary means, as we'll as of I'M
| blemished reputation. The guests were
| all assembled. The would-be bride and
| bridegroom were decked in their gayest
| attire for the occasion, ana the Rev. Mr.
| Webster, of JOnesville, Just arrived to put
on the finishing touch to the nuptial knot
when Mr.. Knight wished a private inter
| view with the minister. The interview
being granted, he refused to be married
| unless Mr.. Webster would leave off the
part Of the ceremony where it reads, "as
long as you doth live" For, saws Mr.
Knight, the laws of the State grant a
divorce for certain reasons, and | do not
know as | can live with her all my life,
and do not want to take VOWS upon my
self that [ might not be able to fulfill.
Mr.. Webster replied that he was not there
| as a lawyer. He had come only in an
ecclesiastical way, and if he wished to be
married he would marry him according
to the rules Of the church Whereupon
Mr. Knight entered into logical discus
sion Of the subject, until the divine, be-
coming disguised, sought the woman's
mother and informed her that Knight did
not wish to marry her daughter, and left
for home. The tired guests then sat down
to what was to have been the bridal feast,
which had been kept waiting during the
long discussion.-7roy IN. y Press.