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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27

breeds and our common native mares
AS rule such animals are tractable and
in such generate demand as to be readily
sold when three years old for $3.50 to 5000
Indeed the farmer whose resources are
limited and who wifhes to dispose of them
earlier can still do so at very remuner
alive figures.
To those farmers who are ambitious to
raise still higher grade of animal, the
coach horse offers unusual attractions,
while necessarily calling for more skill in
the selection of parents, and greater care
in the raising of the product. The de-
mand for well-trained, well-matched horses
for the equigages of the wealthy is practi
cally unlimited and likely to be so for
great many years to come. The difficulty
of securing a well Unmatched team of coach
horses is not appreciated save by those
who have attempted to do so. A couple
of years ago the writer was informed by a
gentleman who had commission from no
less than three parties, to secure for each
of them team such as we have indicated,
that in the course of nine months he had
only been able to fulfill one of his commits
sions, and would think himself very fortu-
nate if, after all the travelling he had done
and the inquiries he had Instituted, he
should be able to fill the other two within
year. The team he had secured cost
their purchaser $4,000.
Of course as we have already indicated,
raising of snch horses as this requires ex-
ceptiOnal qualifications in the breeder, but
the raising of good serviceable horses,
such as referred to in the former part of
this article, is available to every Trainer
owning so or more acres of land.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27
Why They Struck.
Detroit Free Press.

There was a group of striking painters
at the corner of Michigan avenue and
Griswold street, when a farmer, whip in
hand came up queried:
''Is this a striker"
eyes, SIR
"What seems to be the trouble all over
the country just now?"
"Well, SIR" replied an oldish man with
many spots of paint on his vest, ''the
trouble is there are too many men in the
country"
"An bosh, JimH' exclaimed a young
man who was cleaning his nails with a
puttyknife. II tell you the whole thing
comes from the efforts of a few to build
up an aristocracy."
"Well, you must be green" sneered a
third one. "This crisis was precipitated
upon US as a combined effort of capital
lists to drain US of our life blood"
Life blood, be hanged!" exclaimed a
fourth af he came to the front. ''Any
man with brains knows that the trouble
started with Jay Gould. He wants to own
the United States"
Did [ ever see SO many fools together?"
sarcastically remarked the last of the
groups. "The trouble is all caused by
politicians, who want to wind US around
their fingers: We won't be wound hence
this excitement"
''Then that's the trouble, eh?" queried
the farmer.
eyes, sir, that's the trouble" answered
the five together, each one speaking for
his own theory.
"G1ad to know it. Much obleeged, gen
tlemen. [ knew it must be sunthin' or
other, and I'm glad I found out"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27
FARM NOTES.
A strawberry plant is on exhibition at
GAINESVILLE, Fla, which contained 149 ber-

A strawberry plant is on exhibition at
GAINESVILLE, Fla, which contained 149 ber-
res.
A shipment of 1, 200 sheep from Texas
to Chicago recently Melted the owner just
ST. above freight, commission, etc. less
than II cents each.
peach tree at Tallahassee, Florida
the seed which was planted just one
year ago last February, is now 81 inches
in circumference, nine feet high and full
of fruit.
Tie securely to poles or trellis the prun-
ed grape vines. SO that the wind cannot
whip them around the stakes or over the
wires, and knock off buds, bruise and
otherwise injure them.
Suitable food and lodging; regular
hours of labor; freedom from nagging,
ridicule and the annoyance from his en-
ployer's saucy children; considerate treat
ment generally; prompt payment of
wages, according to agreement, are the
rights of the hired man according to r.
j. Fleming.
The white of a hens egg contains 84.8
per cent. of water, II of albumen, 2 of
fat, sugar and membranes, and IL per
cent of mineral matter. The yolk shows
a much greater degree of richness than
the white; it contains 51.5 per- cent. water
Is of casoln and albumen, 80 of oil and
fat, 81 coloring matter and extract, and
IA mineral matter.
Fuchsias placed in the cellar in the fall
may be brought into heat. When they
begin to show new leaves, shift into pots
a size or two smaller than those previous
ly Occupied, shaking out most of the old
earth. The soil should be fresh, light and
well enriched with DID, decayed manure.
Ivy and like plants with heavy leaves
should be often washed for the sake of
health and looks.
Mr.. Phipps Chief of the bureau of agri-
culture, Canada, is strongly in favor of
planting the silver leaf poplar for fuel.
He states that he has known a tree twenty
years old to afford four cords of wood
He raises the trees from cuttings of last
years growth. He does not pillow the land
near the rows, as the pillow cuts the roots
and causes a growth of sprouts.
Ponds are not good for young ducks,
Wet grass, dampness and cold sleeping
places will kill young ducks as quickly as
such influences will kill young chicks
Feed the ducks on bulky food. Cooked
turnips or patatoes, thickened with oat-
meal make a good and cheap food for
them. Give them plenty of water to drink
but not to battle in until the down is off,
and the feathers cover the body. Then
you may let them enjoy themselves in the
water as much as they desire.
Grain is always injured less by dry
weather than it is at first supposed. If the
plant is somewhere pinched up, nature
concentrates her efforts on perfecting the
seed, thus insuring reproduction. The
straw may be short, but the berry will
often be plumper then when moister,
causing excessive growth of straw, also in
ducing mildew rust and other fungus at
tacks which feeds on the juices of the
straw ought to go to perfect the grain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27
A Great Place for Learning.
Boston Record.

L have really learned more while stop
ping these six months in America than I
did in six years in school at home" said a
young English girl who is spending few
weeks with friends in Boston Il have
been in New York and Chicago, and every
where ladies club everything, and you
can learn such lot of things in such a
short time. I don'tsuppose It's very deep
learning, but, really, it's better than none
at all. We don't think it's good form to
always talk about books and writers at
home, you know. One can't do it, even if
one knows, but here you go to club for
just that, and you get it. It may seem
awfully odd to you, but know ten times
as much about Browning as I did when I
left home. [ hope we shall be able to
make ladies' clubs fashion in London.
They aren't society, of course, but they
aren't half as tiresome."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27
To Grow Plants From Cuttings.
Tribune and Farmer.

L The old way of roofing cuttings, in a
small glass bottle filled with water, is a
good method when a hot-bed cannot be
used; but the bottles should not stand so
close to the windows as to become hot, and
thus scald the rootlets. A little cotton or
wool within the rim of the bottle will pre-
vent evaporation. In two or three weeks
the roots will be plentiful, and then the
cuttings may be transferred to thumb pots
or, if the season suits, into beds. AS
each cutting is taken from the bottle, dip
the roots into a little warm sand until
each fiber is coated; this will keep them
apart and prevent their willing. If pots
are used nearly fill them with a rich sandy
compost, and press it to the sides, so as to
leave room In the center. Put the roots
in gently and give the plants a little twist
to spread the roots, or separate them with
a hairpin. Then put in more soil and
press it about the roots. Tight pressing
is one of the secrets of success of raising
plants from cuttings. Water the young
plants well and shade them at first from
the sun.
Cuttings can also be started in pots
of double of any other countryside Amer
lean producers must largely close up, to
give place to the cheaper products of other
nations. The operatives must then seek
other places or sit idle while England
and France and Germany supply our
wants.
Again, suppose the demands of labor
were all complied with, and eight hours
and % per cent. more pay should be
allowed and all were going on smoothly the
sandy compost, with glass tumbler over
them to contine the moisture and keep
them from the sun three or four days;
then place the pots in the warmest win
dow, exposed to the southeast. Wet sand
is also good for growing cuttings, and
they will start quicker than in compost.
A shallow pan is preferable; fill it up with
sand mot sea SANDY sopping wet, then
press In the cuttings tightly, and keep
them wet. When new leaves show them
selves in two or three days, transplant in
to pots filled with light sand loan. After
shading day or two they have ample sun
shine and sufficient water to keep them
moist. Cuttings taken from the fresh
growth of a plant are best. 1t is better to
break off branch of geranium than to
cut it (if it breaks easily. Cuttings of
roses, heliOtrope, ETC., will grow better if
taken off at the junction of the old and
new wood, and should be cut off Just below
point or but, as the roots start from
that point; and if a bud is not left near
or close to the base, the cutting is liable
to decay in the soil.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27
Vests Story of Plumb,

A Washington correspondent, writing to
THE New York Mail and Express" says:
To small group of jolly friends chiefly,
Senator Vest notlong ago repeated his ex-
perience in a drinking bout with Senator
Plumb. The Kansas senator is a shrewd
politician and appreciates the Importance
OF conciliating the temperance sentiment
of Kansas, which was powerful enough to
fasten prohibition on the state. Plumb
IS very discreet in his indulgence in intox
1cants, but he loves drink of good whisky
as much as any Kentuckian. Vest said
that he, Plumb, and two others engaged in
small game of poker, and, yielding to the
allurements of the game, kept it up until
A. NJ. They drank freely, literally, all
through the night, and when the circle
broke up Vest confessed that they were all
drunk, very drunk Vest descibed Plumbs
eyes as rolling, his legs as twisting, and his
head as manifesting an obstinate desire to
bob over first to one side and then to the
other. Vest succeeded in reaching a cab,
and upon arriving at home threw himself
upon bed and slept until noon. Hesays
that he awoke with head on him that felt
several times its natural size, but he drag
ged himself to the senate chamber. With
his head throbbing as if it would break, he
says that he got to his desk in the senate
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27

and dropped into his seat. He dropped
his aching head upon his hand and sup
ported his elbow upon the desk, feeling
wretched. He says he heard a voice. loud
clear, and emphatic declaring against the
evils of lntemperance and earnestly advo-
eating some pending measure for the for
chile restraint of the liquor traffic. By
great effort he turned his aching head so as
to get view of the speaker, and in his in
imitable way Vest describes Plumb as he
stood pounding his desk, and, with the
earnestness of a preacher at a baptizing
enlightening the country upon the joys of
total abstinence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN.
COTTON-HOEING SONG.

De rain won't fall an de cotton won't grow;
oh, ho' yo' row! Oh hoe yo' row
De groun' 60 hard dat it's dun de hoe:
Oh hoe 20 row! OH boo yo' row.
Oh crabbin hit amt what it crak up.to be,
For you nebber kin trust 10 de wed6er in
Spring;
You amt got de time to. tarry and see,
But you JUS thank de Lawd for de days dat he
bring.
Oh, ho' 20 row! oh, ho' 20 row!
HTS drouf tell de lam is all baked to crus'
or hts rain till de Cotton is kivered with
weeds:
No use to complainlbouU de mud or de dus'
For yo' boun TO make craps when you's plant ed
de seeds.
Oh, hoeyo'ror! oh, hoe yo' row!
Hits up on de hilltop de sage's is dryin' up
Or it's down. de bottom dc crick's runnin'
vile;
Oars nough O dis Misty full up 70 cup,
Tel yo wish dat yo' nanny hadn't had nary
Oh, ho 20 row oh, hoe yo' row!
Hits drivin' de plough from de rise O. de sun.
Or hits pulilin' de hoe till &c SUMS droopin'
down;
Hit seems like de wuk gwi,e to nebber get done,
from de plantln' tell picken' at las come
Oh, ho' yo' row! oh, hoe yo' row!
Bat mon he mus wake when de rooster say
dawn.
De trouble dat comes NEST be took for the bes'
Tell de time comes when troubles is over and
Oh. hoe yo' rswl oh, hoe yo' rowl
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27
Sheen in Orchards
From tho American Agriculturist.


Sheep are better scaYangers in a bear
ing orchard than hogs, notwithstanding
they will bark small trees. Even if ringed
hogs will exterminate most grasses in a
small lot, but orchard grass will flourish
under the trees and under the hardest
gnawlng of the sheep. Beside that, sheep
will eat up all the windfalls, no matter
how small, bitter, astringent or rotten,
with more unquestioning appetite than
swine; hence they protect the trees more
effectually against insect enemies. It is
principally old sucking ewes that damage
the trees, and that in the spring, when
herbage is scanty. They NAV be pre-
vented from gnawing the bark by an ap-
phcatlOn of coal tar, kerosene, tar or
wash prepared by mixing one quart of
soft soap, one quart of lime, one quart of
pine tar, with three gallons of sheep, COW
or hen manure, adding sufficient quantity
of water and stirring into about the same
consistency as ordinary whitewash. Apply
to the body of the trees with whitewash
brush, splint broom, or with the hand we'll
protected with heavy cloth mitten. This
wash will protect the trees against injury
from sheep, except the rams horns, and
is also beneficial to the growth and health
of the trees. 1t is valuable in prevent
ing the damages SO frequently done by
insects, worms, ETC.; for this purpose
apply as near the roots as possible, and
as often as it is washed off by the rain
from the body of the tree.
But most farmers in the busy season
VIII forget to renew the application, and
at the best it will not prevent damage by
the rams horns. Hence we have found
the best practical protection to the
stakes; good locust stakes will last from
six to ten years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27
THE NEW PEACH ENEMY.
A worm Which Makes Orchards Look as if Vfsi-
ted by Fire.
Baltimore Sun

ted by Fire.
Baltimore Sun
Anew enemy to the peach orchards has
appeared in the peach growing sections
of the peninsula this Spring, and is play
ing havoc with the young growth of the
trees in many orchards. The enemy is
a worm from a quarter to three-eighths
of an inch long, and about as thick as q
pin. It's color is dark brown. These
worms eat out the entire hull or lie af end
of the young shoots, which of course kills
the ends of the twigs. Some orchards in
Kent and Sussex. Delaware, look as if a
fire had passed over the ends of the
limbs and Scorched the twigs and leaves,
presenting similar appearance to the
forests infested by locusts last year. The
technical name of this worm is not yet
known by the peach growers, and its ORR
gin add habits are likewise unknown. The
area in which these worms appear in de-
structive numbers is cOmaratively limited
no complaint has yet been made about
them by the peach growers of Talbot
county. Colonel Davis, Milford, Del,
a large peach grower, noticed the pests
last season.
1t is blossoming time in the peach Or
chards, and the most sanguine peach man
is forced to admit that without blossoms
there can be no peaches. Careful and
quite thorough inquiry ,among peach
growers in different places about the,
blossom crop indicates that in many
places in the peach district the trees are
barren of blossoms. There are whole
orchards without bit of color among
the green of the leaves. In the section
about Greensborough, Caroline county
there is a geneaal failure in blooming
and the peach growers are Respondent
In Delaware there are also sections where
there are orchards that do not blossom,
or at most a few buds in the tops of the
trees. But taking the peach district as a
whole, the prospect is now for fair aver
age crop of peaches.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27
Profit In Horse Raising.
The Farmer.

In solving the very important problem
to the farmer of raising that for which
he will lind ready sale the manga dvantage
afforded by little attention to the raising
of a serviceable class of horses should not
be forgotten. There are few farmers who
could not at really trifing outlay and
with com paratively little trouble raise
couple of good colts for sale every wear
In this matter as in all other operations
of producing, the character of the
product raised must be desirable the
farmer who raises scrubs, and the farmer
who raises weeds are on the same footing.
Unquestionable, the kind of horses
most easily raised on the farm is the
product of a cross between the draupht,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27

just as you do cornmeal mush, but add a
few berries or raisins or English currents.
Serve with milk and sugar.
ORANGE oMELET.
Two eggs, yolks and whites beaten sepa-
rately, two tablespoonfuls orange juice,
two teaspoonfuls powdered sugar; pinch
of salt; add all this to beaten yolks; put in
the beaten whites; place in well buttered
omelet pan, then place in oven or CRATE
till cooked through.
APPLE DUMPLINGs.
Take one quart of -four, very little
SALT a tablespoonful of baking powder, a
little shortening (drippings are good and
mix as for pie crust with sweet milk; roll
in round shapes and fill with apples; place
in pan and then pour the pan half full
of sweet milk, and bake until he apples
are soft. Give this a trial.
HOW TO CLEAN oIL-oLoTHs.
To ruin them-clean them with hot
water or soap suds and leave them half
wiped and they will look very bright
while wet and very dingy and dirty when
dry and soon crack and peel off. But if
you wish to preserve them and have them
look new and nice wash them with soft
flannel and luke-warm water and wipe
thoroughly dry. If you wish them to look
extra nice after they sre dry drop few
spoonfuls of milk over them and rub
with a dry cloth.
APPLES WITH RICE.
Rice, and with scaoy take out the
cores of as many apples as are required
for your party. Put them in a baking
dish with little lemonpeel and syrup
of sugar and water. Cover with baking
sheet or plate andlet theapples bake very
slowly until done; but they must not be the
least broken. Place the apple on dish, fill
up the center of each with boiled rice,
and if you wish the dish to look pretty at
a small expense, place dried cherry on
the top, or little preserve of any kind
will do. Put boiled rice also round the
apples, and pour over it the syrup in
which they were cooked.
POTATO PUFF WITH CHEESE:
Two cupfuls of cold mashed potato, one
egg, one half cupful of milk, one tea
spoonful of melted butter, two tablespoon
fnlls of grated cheese, salt and pepper.
Beat the potato, milk and butter together
until light, and add the whipped egg.
Pour into creased pudding dish, strew
the cheese thickly over the top, and bake
in a good oven until brown. Fifteen min
utes should be sufficient.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27

An express train on the Central We're
mont railway dashed around curve tina
other day and rushed headlong into e
herd of cattle blocking crossing. Fivt
animals were killed but the train did not
leave the rails.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27
HOUSEHOLD.

Graham mush is good substitute for
rich pudding on some occasions. Make
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27
How to Have a Bad School.


1. Elect the most ignorant, bigoted,
closefsted fogies in the district for the
school board.
2. Employ the cheapest teacher you can
get, regardless of qualifications, reputa-
ton or experience.
B. Find all the fault you can with the
teacher, and tell everybody; especially let
the pupils hear it.
4. When you hear bad report about
the teacher of the school, circulate it as
fast as you can.
5. Never visit the school nor encourage
the teacher.
g. If you should happen to visit the
school, take close notice of what seems to
go wrong, and tell everybody about it, ex-
cept the teacher.
Z. Never advise your children to be ODE
dent to the teacher, and when one is pun
ished, rush to the school-room before your
passion is cooled, and give the teacher a
lecture in the matter in the presence of
the school.
s. Be Indifferent about sending your
children to school regularly.
8. Do not be concerned whether they
have the necessary books.
10. Ii any of the pupils make slow pro-
.
IL. Occupy your old, tumbled down
school-house as long as you can, and do
not go to any expense to repair it.
l3. Do not go to any expense to get APP
paratus, improved furniture, etc.
Ii. If the teacher or pupils complain of
an uncomfortable or announcement school
room, do not consider it worthy of no.
tice.
IA. Get the cheapest fuel you can.
In general, conduct your school on the
cheapest possible plan, and let your chief
concern be to find fault and devise ways
of retrenchment.
If these rules are faithfully carried out
you are very likely to have bad school.
The Sunny Side of the Road
Charity is first mortgage on every hui
man beings ssessios.-Bruyere.
The resurrection is the silver lining to
the dark cloud of death, and we know the
sun is shining beyond.-J. Walton.
The most cross-grained are by no
means the worst of mankind, or the hum
blest in station the least polished in feel
ing
Our Lord has written the promise of
the resurrection not in books alone, but
in every leaf in Spring time.-Martin
Luther.
There is nothing SO sweet as a duty,
and all the best pleasures of this life
come in the wake of duties done.-Jean
IlgeI01U.
Let grace rnd goodness be the principal
load-stone of thy affections. For love
which hath ends will have an end, where
as that which is founded on true virtue
will always continue.-Dryden.
The warm sunshine and the gentle
zephyr may meet the glaciers which has
bid defiance to the bowling tempest: so
the voice of kindness will touch the heart
which no severity could subdue.-Her
der.
Show me father who fences his home
around with Gods commandments, and
lights it up with domestic comforts and
pleasures and anchors himself to his
home, and [ will show you the best kind
of restraint from dangerous evening re-
sOrts.-Dr, T. L. C1yler
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-27

just as you do cornmeal mush, but add a
few berries or raisins or English currents.
Serve with milk and sugar.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-21
StOrming of Fort GrOg.

Vow, Friends, for another united rally and
then comes the final
STORMING OF FORT GROG.
Now is the time to enlist forthe Campaign
nv during the war;" by subscribing for the
FREEMAN. $3.50 a year; s100 for mos. 75c.
for mos. SOC. for 4mos.; on trial, mos. for
&c.
line for new recruits.