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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

India Island, starting with current of
five miles and hour, sweeps across the
Atlantic, LAYING European shores until
its last heat is dissipated in the Great
Atlantic ocean. The amount of heat thus
carrisd away daily from our shores has
Deen estimated, according to the calcula-
ton of DIR. James Croll, as equivalent to
77,47O, 650,O 100000, 100000 foot pounds of
energy per day, equal to all the heat re-
ceived by L ,560,935 square miles at the
equator, and more heat than is conveyed
by all the air currents.
Ihe same effect occurs On our Pacific
coast, modifying the climate far inland.
so that Oregon, Washington Territory.
British Columbia, and even portions of
Alaska are productive, while without this
influence they would be as inhospitable
as the country of Labrador and other
corresponding latitude on the eastern
coast CORES ponding to the Pacific 1t
gives to Southern California a tropicl
vegetation not possible even in Florida.
But if the great ocean currents thus
modify our Northern currents, the waters
of the Attic and Antartic regions and the
aerial currents modify the heat of the
tropics, Without these compensations
only comparatively small portion of the
globe could be comfortably inhabited by
man, and over the great areas of Europe
and North America, now the centers of
vast populations, only the crudest agri-
culture would be possible, while on the
other hand the tropics would be burned
up by untempered heat. The influence
of our Gulf stream is we'll illustrated in
the West Indies, with its subtropical To-
cation and intertropical vegetation, and
where it has largely expended its heat
after its journey of over 1900 miles
from the tropics, sweeping north apd
across the Atlantic. The influence of
even small bodies of deep water, as in
our great lakes, is noticeable, giving to
Michigan the climate natural to the
peach, and other fruits that this influence
has, could not be raised successfully hun
dreds of miles farther south
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
In Praise of Centrifugal CreamerS
Correspondent Rural New Yorker.

| If pure butter is what is wanted, I think
the centrifugal process is the only one by
| which it can be obtained. Take the milk
from dairy of COWS in the cleanest barn
shat can be found and properly cared for
and feed, and milk with every possible
pfecautiOn with regard to cleanliness,
| and run it through a centrifugal machine,
and you can readily see by what is left
in the machine that the milk was far
from being pure and clean. Indeed, I
venture to assert that if anybody of Or
binary clearly instincts had seen the resi-
due in the machine, and then beheld it,
with his own eyes, worked into butter,
nothing would indnce him to eat the stuff.
Now the case I have cited is exceptional
ly favorable for the production of pure
butter; for butter is usually made from
milk that comes from "promiscuous"
lot of dairies where rigid rules for clean
illness are not always observed. If any
one can tell me of any way of making re-
ally pure butter without the use CT CEN
trifugal machine, | would go round the
world to see how it can be done. Until
the machine came into use don't think
it was ever accomplished. The fact that
the centrifugal process will give more
butter than any other from the same
Quuublby VI mllh Is 0I SLudll COuSCC u6uCS
compared with the Importance of the
difference between pure and filthy butter.
Do call all butter filthy that is not made
by this process? I do, and would not
knowingly eat it. Further than this--I
believe that milk before it is sold to fam
lies, should be run through a centrifugal
machine, and then the cream should be
remixed with the skinned milk and then
one would have pure clarified" milk.
The use of the centrifugal machine is
not hobby with us, and we have no in
terest in their manufacture further than
to buy, pay for, and use them. We use
the Danish Western and Laval machines,
and think one as good as the other
both ere good. They are expensive and
difficult to run. The process is probably
the most expensive known for raising
cream. Many careful men who have tried
them have become Disguised with them,
and | admit that it requires patience and
skill to run them: yet for all that I be-
lieve in them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
Surprising Change in Tony.
PaIatka Ella News.

When A. Usina left for New York a
few weeks since, he purchased a round
trip ticket via the Charleston Line, but
after getting to the metropolis he took a
notion to come back by rail, and disposed
of his ticket to a scalper. The scalper,
in order to make things work straight,
required Tony to leave his business card,
SO that it could be given to whoever
might purchase the ticket. 1t was not
long before a short, red-headed man
walked into the scalper's and asked for a
ticket to Palatka, when Tony's was sold
him. The fellow got along all right until
he left Charleston. When he presented
Tony's ticket to Purser Morgan, of the
steamship City of Monticello, who hap
pened to be an acquaintance of Tony's,
that officer asked:
as your name A. Usina?"
eyes, sir" replied the tourist
''Where do you liver" asked the purser.
Sat Palatka"
"What do you do there?"
''Well, I'm in business down Their @.
Here's my card" at the same time pre-
ducing the card of our wQll-known crock
cry dealer.
Purser Morgan read it over and care
fully eyed the stranger, when Captain Nc
Kee happened along, and on being in
formed of the above conversation looked
at the little fellow and said:
"Well, Tony, you must have had a
'hades' of time in New York to have
shortened you up about foot, and to
have your hair turn from an lux black
ness to fiery red"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
ESSAYS ON boy"
An Interesting Animal Faithfully Described.
Providence Journal.

An Interesting Animal Faithfully Described.
Providence Journal
The teacher in one of our intermediate
schools one day last geek had lesson in
language, giving for the subject the word
Boy" she scholars to write what they
could about the subject, and this without
assistance and without any time for prep
aratiOn. The following are two speci-
mems of the compositions" written by
two small boys, one and one 10 years of
age, and they showed a good idea of
punctuation and the spelling was excel
lent, but two or three words in each being
spelled wrong, and those the shorter and
more common words:
A boy is biped animal, one to three
feet high. Some boys arc wise, intelli-
gent, dull, bad, good, kind, gentle, cross,
unkind, stupid, etc. Some boys are very
kind to their brothers and sisters. My
brother is very kind to me. Some boys
grow up to be great men, somo mayors of
cities, and some own great mills and
stores. Boys who study when they are
small become the greatest men. Some
boys who do not study when they are
young grow men, are poor, and have to
60 out with pick-ax and shovel, shovel
ing out the cutters and streets. Holidays
some boys sell lemonade and ice-cream,
and some such things as I have mention
ed, and earn lots of money. Last Fourth
of July I had a lemonade and ice
cream stand, and earned some
money. Some boys learn how to swim,
and some save lives. Some boys steal
things and get arrested, and their parents
have to bail them out Some boys are
cruel to animals. Some boys come to
school with shoes and stockings off and
their hair uncombed and are not neat.
The teacher does not like this, so she
makes them look neat. Some boys stay
home and take care Of the garden and
the baby, and some boys run away and
get into mischief. Some get hurt. Once
in a weeks vacation I went with Sylves-
ter Bennett to play in some sand. 1t was
in winter. We came in his yard, and
there was some ice on the ground, and he
took an ax and began chopping it. l
went to pick It and he struck me IN the
eye with the bsck of the ak. This was
an accident. He cried and I did. Once
I was coming home from school. [
jumped on milk-Wagon. When jumped
l lost my balance and fell flat IN mud
hole. Boys are not SO good, kind, gentls,
and stupid as girls are.
A boy Is a small biped, not very large,
but they are large enough to be In mis-
chief. In summer most of the boys steal
all the fruit they can, and chew tobacco
and smoke it, and fight and swear, and
course, and tell lies, and are lazy and
saucy and sulky, and are proud. In
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

late rose, and choice potato it is, mealy,
rich, and every part can be utilized. In
a bushel there will be not more than
three or four poor potatoes. The skin,
like all Coloraeo potatoes, is reddish, but
the potato is white and esculent. In quail
ity it very much resembles the old-fash-
Toned neshannock of forty years ago,
somewhat in size and appearance, and
still more in quality. They retail here at
eighty-fve cents and are cheaper than
the homegrown we have been consuming
lately at fifty cents, because of the little
waste in them.
Not all of the readers of the Globe
Democrat, even the agricultural portion,
know, perhaps, the origin of the late
rose potato. Meeting my old friend,
Taylor, the Kansas potato king, who
raised 10000 bushels of potatoes this
year, and has $4,000 bushels now in his
store-rooms, on the ears, the other day,
I inquired of him what this late rose
potato is, and whether it is distinct
species.
eyes," he replied, sit is a distinct var
iety propagating its kind. It is mag
nificent potato. Some years ago, and
not many, either, gentleman in Ohio,
while digging his early rose, the vines all
being dead, discovered a hill with per-
fectly green tops. He thought it ano-
malous and concluded to let the hill stand.
In the fall he dug from the hill large
quar- tity of fall and winter potatoes of
the finest quality. From this source
sprang the late rose potatoes. 1t is what
the professional potato-growers call a
sport But it is a distinct variety, and
in this instance is a most valuable one.''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
Tired Out.
Wall Street News.

When natural gas was first made use of
in Pittsburg for fuel the agent of COM
pany wanted an old Dutchman to become
customer.
Il tell you aboudt dot" replied the old
man, as he felt the back of his head, cit
vhas all right if nature makes dot gas for
nothings, but baf discovered dot when
somebody WORKS for nothings he gets
tired oudt by and by and goes on strike
that makes your head SWIM"
Some of the natural gas wells are now
on a strike which will probably have no
end.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
HOW TO Feed for Milk.

Colonel Mason G Weld has the follow
ing to say on feeding dairy COWS. 1t is
worthy the consideration of everyone
who keeps COWS:
"We all want COW to do her best.
What is her best? Is it to consume
nearly a dollars worth of
feed day + to secure an increase
of few ounces of butter? No. Should
we not consider her as doing her best
when she is fed economically to
enable her to hold her own and give most
profit to her owner? But COWS differ in
so many ways that no universal ration
can be recommended, not one proper
toned to the live weight. When upon
grass or good hay, they may vary the
amount of what they eat according to
the demands of the system, but as it is
we'll known that, for deer or a wild COW
the varied heritage or the hillside may be
perfsct ration, for COW bred for 1000
years to give more milk and butter than
any natural wild cow gives to her calf,
the ration of grass alone is not sufficient
to supply all the needs of COW giving
large quantity of rich milk. It should
b supplemented by 81 ain and phospha-
tic salts.
After giving the subject considerable
thought 1 have come to think that 215
per cent. of cows live weight may al
ways be safely given to a healthy COW,
provided one-third of it be bran. We
need bran for the phosphates. Thus a
1000 pound COW would receive daily ten
pounds of rich grain feed, and five
pounds of bran. She would eat
less grain, but would probably produce
greater value in quantity of butter,
enough to pay for the additional feed
and more, too. 1t is certain that in test
COWS to show their value as economical
milk and butter producers, we 90 not
want to force them or to train them to
eat more than they can perfectly digest.
The enormous tests made by some Jer-
sey breeders have done injury to the
breeds by unsettling the faith of some
breeders in tests, and by causing other
people to feel as if phenomenal tests
were the only ones to strive for. Hence,
as they will not take the risk of high
feeding for their COWS, they make no
tests at all. The grass only" tests have,
however, been numerous and some of
them excellent. The most satisfactory
tests have been made with grass and a
few quarts of meal or bran, much as
have indicated.
Ocean Currents and Their Influence in Agri-
culture.
Very few persons estimate the impor-
lance of the great ocean currents upon
the climate of country. But for the i'm
pingement of the gulf stream upon the
shores of Great Britain that country
would be almost uninhabitable so far as
profitable agriculture is concerned. Nor
way, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Bel
GUM, and even a portion of France, in
fact the whole of northern Europe, is SEN
sibly modified by the influence of this
great body of warm water, which,
sweeping up BY Florida and the West
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
Queer Kind of Powder.
Omaha World.

Omaha World.
Blinks-Did you ever hear of gunpow-
der putting out match?
Klinks-It might, if wet.
II know case in which dry powder did
it, and I can prove it, too. 1t happened
in Minnesota"
'.Bet new hat you'll be caught on that
story"
swell, now, wait and see. We had a
fool of a fellow On our farm we nevsr
could do anything with. Well, one day
he lit match, and he was so fraid it nd
burn his fingers that he threw it into a
key of powder, dry powder. and the best
kind, too;
''Gunpowder?"
eyes, gunpowder: made by Dupont"
"Ill bet two hats, now"
''Well, sir, that powder put the match
right out-out of the key"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

school they whisper and play and do not
like to study when the the teacher is not
looking; and most of them como
with dirty hands and faces, and
they dirty up the yard and build
ing and run away. The BOYS play
ball. polo, Skinny, racing, flying kites.
horse, switch, bull-in-the ring, hide-and-
go-seek, tag, chasing, tapping, jumping,
running, swimming. At home some boys
sauce their mother and don't want to do
any errands for their mother. l have
seen some boys ask their mother for a
cent, and if they will not give them one
they will begin to sing and laugh aad
Jump In winter they will be crying for
sleds. A boy asked ms for match to
ilght pipe, and / told him his match
was on the state farm. Boys are always
into mischief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN
REMEMBER. BOYS MAKE MEN.

When you see a ragged urchiu
Standing wistful in the street,
With torn hat and kneeleSS trousers,
Dirty face and bare red feet,
Pass not by the child unheeding;
Smile upon him. Mark me, when
He's grown up he'll not forget it;
For, remember, boys make men.
When the buoyant youthful spirits
Overflow in boyiSn freak,
Glide your child in gentle accents;
Do not in your anger speak.
You must SOW in youthful bosomS
Seeds of tender mercy; then
Plants will grow and bear good fruitag>,
When the erring boys are men.
Have you never seen a grandsire,
With bis eyes aglow with joy,
Bring TO mind some act Of kindness,
Something sad 10 him, boy?
Or relate soma slight O. coldneSS,
With a brow all clouded, when
He said they were TOO thoughtlesS
To remember boys made men.
Let us try and add some pleasure
To the life OF every boy,
For each child needs tender interest
Ia It's sorrow and its Joy.
Call your boys home oy its brightness;
They avoid gloomy den,
Seeking elsewhere JOY and comfort;
And remember, bows make men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
Marriage on the Stage.
Boston Post.

A party of gentlemen, including prom
inent clergyman, who is deeply inter
ested in one OF Boston's charitable insti-
tutions located at the South End, were
last evening discussing the feasibility of
giving an entertainment in Mechanics
Building in aid of the institution
Among the party was a newspaper man
who answers to the call of Jack, come
to dinner Various plans were suggest
ed, and the discussion turned upon what
would draw best, when some one said
that marriage on the stage would draw
well. Suddenly the Clergyman's face lit
up with bright smile, and, turning to
the newsE aper man, he said: Il will give
you $500 if you will be married on the
stage at our entertainment at Mechanics
Hail." Ell do it," said the newspaper
man, II intended to wait about TWO
years before married, and hoped to
save that amount Of money, but II can
get $500 I'll be married at once m
dead in earnest; name your date, ana IN
your man." The party were dumb-tound-
ed. for the newspaper man asserted MS
sincerity, and later told the writer mat
he meant what he said.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
The Power of the Will.

Eyes, gentlemen" said the colonel, ''as
Hamlet said: "Give me the man who is
not passions slave, and [ will wear him
in my heart of hearts, The power of
will when properly directed, it is wonder
full and beautiful. 1t upIifts humanity
to the level of the gods. It"
"Have you ever had OCCASION" inter
posed the major, ''to put out mental
strength to any severe test, colonel"
eyes, sir,'' replied the colonel. Two
years ago took the pledge for week
and kept it."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
BROWN BLEAD,

This recipe for brown bread will make
a good sized loaf. Two cups of yellow
Indian meal, one cup of rye flour, one
cup of Graham flour, one cup of New Or
leans molasses, three tablespoonfuls of
baking powder, and milk enough to make
stiff batter. Pour into a buttered
mold and then steam it three hours
and half. When done, brown in the
oven.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
The Late Rose Potato.

LAWRENCE, Kan, Nov. Pr Eastern
Kansas is getting its supply of potatoes
from Colorado. The best variety is the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
PUDDING aArOE.

Take two cups of white sugar, a lump
of butter about the sizs of an egg, one
wel-beaten egg. Stir these we'll togeth-
er, then add teacupful of boiling
water: put it in saucepan until it thick
Gus; do not let it boil; flavor with lemon
or vanilla.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

Sunset" Cox says it is like being in
Paradise to get back to America
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-05-15
A Rare Metal

The mining savants in the vicinity
of Laramie, Wyo., were p-zzled recent
ly over the finding Of rare and curl
Gus mineral. Parties who took 1t out OF
the ground sent specimens to an expsr'
assayer and metallurgist at Laram e.
The assayer found both gold and silver
and . great deal of another metal,
which acids refused to affect. 1t was
dark red, mysterious meta, wli'i'
dsfied bis attempts to discover what It
was. Hs sent 1t to Prof. Burlingsme d
in Denver, who agreed that the rsc
portion of the rock was some rare
and probably valuable mineral, bnt
cou'd not tell what it YVES. Spec
linens we're then forwarded to Prof.
Stedf ,ldt, the celebrated metallurgist
md mining engineer Of New York, who
has sent in his report that the r. d m tai
is rHJidisn, an ex;etd ngly rare anc
very valuable meta. 1t is quoted at
$i.iS per grain, or 1866 per ounce.
This would make its value 80 070 per
pound, or more than fifteen times the
value Of gold. Just what it is good for
d not stated, nor whether 1t is d I'll ,ult
or easy to separate it from the rock and
other minerals with which it is mixed
The discovery OF the mine is regarded
y big thing even in the mining coun-
'ry in which it is located, rs the new
metal is said to be worth more than any
,ther previously found in the Rocky |
Mountain region Rocky Mountain
News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-05-15

From SQUIRE viii ii we d ,em re.
liable we hear that Hon. Tom Cur. is,
once speaker Il The House from Altur. {
county, but nov Prob 'te Judge in Ada
county. is Very probable candidate I, I
Delegate to Congress on the Democrat
ic ticket this fall. The Repu :. h 9
to trot out better leather than Dubois f
they wou'd knock rom Curtis out in
Alturas county, else we arc mist. kel
in the gentleman. 'nteI Il iaho.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-05-15

A genLlomsn VINO WAS out ridiu.
among the foothills OF Lo kout noun
tain tells US that the cattle ale ing
poisoned by some unknown weed o
grass, which seems to AFT ct them With
= foaming at the nose 81 d mouth. anu
also gives them the blind staggors. 1t
would be well for our stockmeu to look
after their stock, as cure is said to tx
tst for this pois ,ning. U ,ss INN y
date relief is given the poison is fasa
in it, effects. Bellevue H,rali.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-05-15

Idaho occupies all the vast sheltered basin north Of
the Rocky
gon 50 much less elevated than its eastern and southern hb
the most genial and its arsbe belts the largest and
the The
The hsthiest n nc the word
Idahos
sets and New H%e combined embracing 28
16
d 25 100000 Alternating nesting among
The arab these
to
iength.
The gold
others OF
iuctive salt
merchanL OF
metal
in
" - - ~' FNO''0'
rorh of the line
here and apples plums
and many Ct the smaller fruits the finest 'aly,
Idaho rsvsed from north south tae
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-05-15
CALDWELL.

Caldwell the thriving railroad point in the heart the beautiful BOISE
valley Mountain
$50 miles s..ha Of Poaod o. It hes population 500 tephon
all valleys and It'll within 100 miles,
of the te Boise Snake ynods Jordan Pyett Valleys
The growth of Caldwell
dominion all
places for erecting Coyotes
frightened while
wei OF 500
taked off September
ding If
substantial
churches The Bap ist
lated control trade OF country
legitimate afforded
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-05-15
Resolution.

Resolved, That the H.siley Anti
Chinese League, from and after this
date, boycott all persons employing
Cinnamon in any capa city, and all per.
sons who aid, assist, patronize or en-
courage them to remain in Hsiley
chat all members govern them ,elv 50
accordingly, and promptly report all
such cases to the Executive Committee.
Resolution adopted and ordered pub
lshed. EXECUTIVE CoMMIT1EE, ub-
HALEY Anti Chinese League.
May 6, 1886.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-05-15

Tie treasury is saved again. Pest.
master General Villas has issued an or
der providing that retiring postmasters
shall not use oEcial envelopes il for.
warding their ftnal statements to the
department, but shall prepay postage.
Thus the govern m ut makes four cents
on every postmaster removed -Phila-
delphia Times.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-05-15

Enough rain has fallen this spring to
insure good feed for stock in the hills all
summer. Owing to the dry spring last
year the grass was cut short in tho hills
~ early IS June. bpt this year no such
bangor can result. The present has
boon one of the most favorable springs
ever experienced in Idaho.