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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
Potato Trials

Few if any of ou cultivated plants have
become the subjects of more experimental
trials than potatoes, and the results are
often varying as they are reported from
different sections and under different
methods of cultivation. At the Utah sta
ton, as reported by Director Sanborn, it
was found:
l. That the depth of plan ing did not
materially affect the total yield of pota-
toes.
2. That potatoes planted near the sur
face contained % per cent. more starch
thau those planted deeper, and were,
therefore, worth 80 4 per cent. more for
foed, being at the same tlme more palata-
BILE. =.
8. Shallow tillage, and even no tillage,
was more effective than deep tillage.
4. The yield of the potatoes decreased,
after passing eight inches apart, as the
distance between the hills increased; the
yield decreased when planted nearer than
eight inches.
5. Increasing the distance between the
rows did not appear to decrease the yield.
3. Close planting resulted in an in
crease OF moisture and in decrease of
starch amounting to per cent.
The potatoes contained onlo 70.42 per
cent. of moisture. They contained 34.3
per cent. NOR starch than those reported
upon in the east, and therefore have the
same per cent. more value than such east
ern potatoes. 1t is thought the practice
of planting nearer than three feet between
the rows and one foot between the hills
should not be accepted as desirable until
further inquiry is made in regard to the
increased cost and decreased value of the
product resulting from such close plant
ing. Utah potatoes are declared as being
OF very superior quality, and experiments
covering ever period of seven years made
by Director Sanborn in localities farther
east, and reported upon by him, make him
excellent authority on this subject.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
ITO be continned.)
Woman's Influence.

It it be true that the CORNERSTONE of
the Commonwealth is the hearthstone, :"
how important is the work of every
woman, even in that sphere of family
life which many are tempted to despise
as too narrow for their energies. Every
woman should, indeed, aim at doing
good in wider regions of life and should
endeavor by the Irresistible force of sweet
and silent influence if in no other way, to
raise the whole tone of nation although
and conduct. But even if a woman,
whether married or unmarried, be never
heard Of half mile from home" the
purity and loftiness of her ideal, the de-
voted unsel6shness of her life, may tell
with immense and continuous power upon
every member of her family. The bright
invisible airproduces effects more stupen-
dous when no whisper of a breeze is heard
than all the fury of passing hurricane; and
the influence, conscious aud unconscious,
of thousands of women, entirely unknown
to fame, may go to the ennoblement of
the moral being of generations yet un-
born. Men are, and ever will be, what
their wives and sisters, and above all
their mothers, tend to make them, by in.
fuence which begins with the cradle aud
ends only with the grave.-Canon Farrar
in Ladies Home Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
Sense of Smell in Animals,

Tue sense of smell is given to animals
for the purpose of enabling them to avoid
injurious substances in their food and for
other means of self preservation. The
human race, having reason to guide them,
do not have such an acute sense of odors
as the common animals, and, not using
their reason as they should, frequently
subject themselves to dangers by neglect
of the proper precautions. On the farm
there should be fewer risks IN regard to
danger of decomposing matters which are
moreIproductlve of various diseases than in
large towns and cities. But even en- farms,
by reason of neglect in this direction,
diseases often occur that might be avoided
by the exercise of due attention and pre-
cautions. Wherever there is a disagree
able smell there is danger, and means
should be taken at once to disinfect the
premises.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
Care of Young Animals.

Every young animal needs a good deal
of care and attention. The colt, like
other young animals, is tender. 1t re-
quires such food as will give it bone and
give it muscle. 1t needs protection from
the cold and the storms of winter. There
are thousands of colts that are irreparably
injured through neglect. They never
make the horses that they would make if
properly cared for. There is a good deal
said about making the colt gentle, and it
is aD important matter. But if the ami
NAL is to be mistreated either in the mat
ter of feed and care. by all means give it
enough Of proper food to develop it, and
give it good care in other ways, even if
you must let it become as wild as a hawk.
The horse markets always show good de-
mand for good horses, and an inferior
market for poor ones. The wise man,
therefore, will breed good colts and take
the best Of care of them Western Rural.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
ODDITIES.

The whole thing in a nutshell-the nut
The promising young man is seldom
note worthy.
A weather pro6t-an income on the sale
of overshoes.
A cyclone is like three ladies walking
abreast-it doesn't turn out of the way for
anything.
ave must begin and cut down our ex-
penses, Jakey."
Vat for, ladder? Pizness is goot.''
yah, Jakey. And We must make it a
leetle petter!" Pack.
A New sigma photographer in a
western town surprised the people the
other day with new sign which read as
follows: photographs taken while you
wait
MIR. Morris Farke.-''Are you in the
race, Sambo?'
Sambo.-- Wad race, sah?"
Mr.. Norris Parke (wittiIy).--"The
human race!'
sambo.-"Ya-as, sab; Use de dark boss,
sab. Puck.
Shriver.--"This is one of those Masonic
rooms, isn't it2"
Mrs. Defrees. "What do you mean,
sir?"
snriver-'It never gets above thirty
three degrees
81 had to stay home from school yester
day." said Tommy. "You must bring an
excuse" said the teacher. WHO from p
Your father" He amt no good at
maxim excuses; ma catches him every
time. london TidBits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
Report in Favor of Taking Up the
Silver Bill March
%.
Stanford Introduces Il Bill! to Deter
mine the Standard Legal
Dollar.
An Amendment to the Present Pen
sion Laws Proposed by Sen
ator Villas.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-There was q
large attendance of members in thu
house this morning, with the speaker
In the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Loud, of California.
bill was passed setting apart a tracA
Of land for the use of the Lick Obser-
vatory, University of California.
resolution was also passed author
tGing the joint committee on immigra-
tion to investivate the operation of the
immigration laws, the importation Of
contract labor and to inquire particu-
larly into the immigration of persons
affected with typhus fever into the port
Of New York.
Catchlngs (Msss.) from the committee
on rules, reported resolution providing
that Tuesday, March 22d, Immediately
after the morning session, the house pro-
ceed to the consideration of the silver bill,
and should said bill not be sooner dis
posed of, the house shall continue the res
olution during Wednesday, tie 23d, and
Thursday the Oath. The resolution was
ordered printed, and Catchings gave notice
that he would ask the house to consider it
Monday next.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the Indian appropriation.
Holman Qnd.) moved an amendment
making the appropriation for the Carlisle
school applicable to pupils now In attend
ance
Pending action the committee rose and
the house adjourned.
Stanford introduced bill to determine
the value of the legal tender dollar. Laid
on the table for the present.
1t provides that the value of twenty-five
and eieht-tenths grains of gold be the
standard by which shall be determined
the value of dollar; all dollars shall be
received and paid out in the discharge of
debts, both public and private, at
par, measured by the standard whether
the stamp of the government making the
dollar be on gold, silver, paper or other
material; also the legal tender value of
each dollar issued by the United States
shall depend alone ON the stamp of the
government, and there shall be an obliga-
ton on the part of the government to ex-
change one dollar for another.
Villas introduced bill to amend the
pension laws Referred to the committee
on pensions. 1t proposes to have the pen
sions of invalid pensioners who desert
their families paid to their wives (f any
or to the guardians of their children.
Voorhees, presented a petition from Still
we'll Post, G. A. r., for the defeat of the
free coinage of silver.
Claggett resumed his argument in sup
port of his claim to seat. Dubois gave
a detailed account of the election. Pugh,
who signed the majority report in favor
of Dubois, made argument in defense of it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
MRS. NEVNS' STORY.
She Denies the Charges Made by Secreta1
RIaina

She Denies the Charges Made by Secretary
Blaine.
New YORK, FEB. 20.-The evening
papers say that Mrs. Nevins, mother Of
Marie Nevins Blaine, in an interview to =
day said the story told by Secretary
Blaine of their interview with Mr.. Blaine
is largely erroneous. Mrs. Nevins says
she accompanied her daugh.
ter to the house, the nurse
and the child being with them.
When Mrs. Blaine came in, they asked to
see her husband but she replied that they
could not see him. Mrs. Blaine insisted
upon the nurse leaving the room, and
then matters were talked over for some
time.
When Marie spoke of going away
again, Mrs. Blaine said: "Well,
you can leave your baby here if
YOU want to-" IF Marie has been
some poor outcast whom Jim Blaine had
seduced," added Mrs. Nevins, Mrs.
brutal manner A moment or two later
Mrs. Blaine turned to Marie and said, in
an extremely significant way: We'll, your
marriage was all wrong any way.
Then, said Mrs. Nevins, 81 protest
eQ. MrS. DldlEe new 4UIo Jury; sue
rang bell and servant appeared with
surprising speed. Show these persons
out cried Mrs. Blaine, and then she add
ed, and watch them. At the
door of the carriage, the nurse,
who was crying out of sympathy for Marie,
said: Mrs Blaine, you are a goose TO 60
away like this; you are his wife; go right
up to his room; no one has right to stop
you Marie went back into the house
while Mrs. Nevins stayed in her carriage.
Then it was that the scenes took place.
Sioux FALLS, S. D., Feb. A,-Judge
Palmer counsel for Mrs. Blaine, Jr., to-
day said that in due time his client will
make reply to the letter prepared by Sec
rotary Blaine. She has beer ill since her
return from Deadwood and is not yet in a
condition to make such an answer as the
circumstances call for.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03

In flying from trouble we usually hy..too
low.
How much learning it takes to make
things plain Archbishop Usher.
Patriotism does not depend entirely on
man voice.
The chest measure does not always give
the size OF mans heart.-Christain
World.
A ounce of cheerfulness is worth pound
of sadness to serve God with Fuller
He who keeps away from hornets will
not get stung. 1t Is the same with bad
habits.
1t might be we'll for US to remember that
it is much easier to be critical than cor
rect.
Every man should take time to DELHI
crate; but when the hour for action
comes, he should lay his hand to the
work
That this eager world moves along so
steadily, that it has so few catastrophiss
tnat So large a portion of its people are
born correctly and live at peace and die in
loving homes, is no small proof that re-
ligion is welding an undlminished,
rather a steadily increasing ipRnence.-
The Advance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
A SHREWD DOCTOR.
He Pacified an Alarmed Lady Who was
In Danger,

III DabSSE.
A celebrated German physician was
once called upon to treat an aristocratic
lady, the sole cause of whose complaint
was high living and lack of exercise.
But it would never do to tell her so, 50 his
medical advice ran thus:
''Ariqe at FIVE o'clock, take a walk in
the park for one hour, then drink cup
of tea, then walk another hour and take a
cup of chocolate. Take breakfast at 8
clock.
Her condition improved visibly until
one fine morning the carriage of the bar
oness was seen to approach the physician
residence at lightning speed.
The patient dashed up to the doctor S
Office, and on his appearing on the scene
she gasped out: ''Oh, doctor, l took the
chocolate frstr'
''Then drive home as fast as you can,'
calculated the astute disciple of Esculap-
ian rapidly writing prescription land
take this emetic. The tea must be under
meath" The grateful patient complied
She is still improving.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
MINERS WILL STRIKE.

Nearly Half a Million to Go Out in Great
Britain.
LONDON, Feb. 29.-Four hundred and
sixty thousand miners have decided to
quit work March IL and remain idle two
weeks. Their action is due to desire of
the miners to restrict the output, thus adj
vancing sales and giving the operators no
ground on which to reduce wages. Up
wasds of 100000 laborers will be affected
by the miners action.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A Baenos Ayers dispatch says Senior
Saens Pana, independent, will contest the
presidency.
Emily Yeamans, the actress, who has
been lying iii for several months, died In
New York.
M. ]. Carpenter, president of the Du-
luth and Iron Range railroad, mas been
chosen to succeed George w. Saul as pres
1dent of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois.
Information has been received that
Hillsville, the county seat of Carroll
county, ILL.,, was half destroyed by fire; no
particulars.
Mr.. Gladstone and wife returned to
London from France.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
WHISKY MEN IN LIMBO.
Arrested for Violation of the Sherman
Antitrust Law,

Arrested for Violation of the Sherman
Antitrust Law.
CHICAGO, Feb. 29.-Joseph B. Green
hut, the president, and all the other
officers of the whisky trust or Cattle
Feeders and Distilling company, have
been indicted by the federal grand jury
at Boston for violation of the Sherman
anti trust law. The indictments were
returned on Feb. II, but the news of
them was not made public until to-day.
Warrants for the arrest of the men in
dicted were sent to Chicago. United
States Marshal Hitchcocks men have
gone to Peoria to serve the warrant on
the officers of the trust who reside
there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
w Ork for 1892.

Now is the proper time to map out the
farm work for 1892 and decide what crops
10 raise. Consider well whether it is
profitable to raise the oats, -four, cider
apples, and perhaps other crops, or
whether some demands has not spring UP
FOR special line of production on the
farm which will return more than
money enough to buy these if intelligent,
followed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
Fertilizer for Plants

For ear y plants fertilizer solution
may be prepared which will be almost a
complete food for pot plants, or those re-
quiring special attention outside. 1t
may be mixed with earth, and used
around the roots also. Take one pound
each of phosphate of potash nitrate of
soda, aud sulphate of lime, mix we'll
and add tablespoonful TO one quart Of
water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03

According to the ideas of the Icelanders
all waters which flow to the north are
drawn thitherward by a suction created
by the oceans tumbling downward through
the hollow which they firmly believe exists
at the pole. Their authority for this cur
ious betief is the ''Utama Saga" semi
sacred work written in the fourteenth
century.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
The Apple Maypot.

The Maine experiment station has been
at work on the study of the apple mqggot
-Trypeta pomontlIa. Prof. Harvey thinks
the larvae mature in four weeks. He
recommends the same treatment as
described by Mr.. Barnard at the Warner
meeting of the Pomona grange-the de
struction OF the fallen fruit and the burn
ing all refuse at the bottom of bins and
barrels
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
Pruning

Pruning can be done whenever there is
a thaw. 1t is not a good plan to prune
trees or plants Of any kind when the limbs
are frozen. The brush should all be gath
cred up clean and burned after the prun-
ing is finished. Getting this work done
during the winter will save just SO much
time in the spring, with the additional
advantage that many insect pests that
prey upon the fruit and trees will be de-
stroyed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03

heart and in time should have forgotten it.
Now it is too late. love him, and l cannot
lose him-dear Heaven, cannot lose him!'
She flung up her arms with wild cry of
despair. None ever suffered more than did
Pauline Darrell then.
"Oh, my SIM" she moaned, my grievous
sinp'
She tried to soothe the unhappy woman,
but Lady Darrell turned from her with all
the energy of despair,
Il cannot believe YOU" she cried; lit is an
Infamous plot to destroy my happiness and
to destroy me. Hark! There is Aubrey
Langton's voice; come with me and say be-
fore him what you have said to me-"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03

the fertility it removes from the soil. The
green leaves of the crop act as a recover
ing and mulch until they are harvested
and no other crop seems to leave the
ground in so good condition for a differ.
ent one TO follow it. Often turnip seed
may be scattered between rhA rows of
field corn at the last cultivation anu !, good
yield be obtained from few acres. 80 her
to be harvested " eaten by sheep lutned
INTO the field w. P r.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
NEW ORLEANS CARNIVAL.
Rex Enters the City With Great Demon
STATIONS

Rex Enters the City With Great Demon
STATIONS.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 29.-This evening
his majesty, Rex, king of the carnival, en-
tered MS beloved capital amid the most
ostentatious display. The reception was
conducted on an elaborate scale. AS soon
as the hotilla was sighted every vessel in
the harbor blew whistles, while the
booming of cannon and the
blast Of trumpets contributed to the
welcome. His majesty was aboard
the royal yacht Galveston. The parade
then formed at the head of Canal street
and moved in gorgeous array through
the principal streets to the royal citadel
where his majesty was presented with the
keys and the line proceeded to the Hotel
Royal where an informal reception and
levee was held.
Proteus and his crew tonight appeared
on the streets in a pageant remarkable for
its beauty of design and brilliancy of eft
feet 1t was illustrative of the beauties of
the vegetable kingdom.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
THE HOUSEHOLD.
CheeriDg Others.
CHARLES SWAIN.

The bird that to the evening sings
Leaves music when her song is ended;
A sweetness left which takes not wings,
But with each pulse or eye is blended
Thus life involves double light;
Our acts and words have many brothers
The heart that makes its own delight,
Makes also a delight to others
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
FIRE IN MILWAUKEE.

1t Destroys Several Business Establish
mentS.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 29.-Fire tonight on
West Water street, destroyed |. Lesser s
dry goods store, Bowers toy store and
several other smaller establish ments; loss
500, 900; partly insured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03

Marie York, the only daughter OF
Thomas York, a prominent citizen OF
CISCO, was found dead in her bed. She
retired early app rently in good health.
Hart failure Is supposed have been the
cause of her death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03

Farmer Meddergrass: BE you law
yer, sir?"
Blackstone with dignity: 81 am prac-
ticipg law, sir
Meddergrass knowing away: 81 thought
nebbe You d got the trade learned. III
60 to somebody else.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
CRIMINAL CAnELESSNESS
Wealthy Citizen OF Chicago Indicted for
Manslaughter.

CHICAGO, Feb. 29.-Warren Springer, a
wealthy citizen, was indicted by the grand
jury today Oh charge of manslaughter,
on the ground of criminal carelessness,
which led to an explosion of the boilers in
one Of his buildings, by which FIVE people
were killed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03

Less than thir years ago Presiden
Mcleod If the Reading railroad, was a
rodman On the Northern Pdcifc. He is
now the head of a 1900 mile trunk line
and the employer of ITO 900 subordinates
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
COMMITTED HIS ENTENCED.
Gov. Boyd Pardons a Member OF the
Prussian Nobility.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 2s.-Gov. Boyd
has COMMITTED the sentence of Chas.
Thomas, serving a sentence of FIVE years
for forgery. He has been an inmate of
prison three years. Since inceration it
developed that his real name was Werner
Moulff9r H is German count whose
home is PaIzin, Germany, and whose
family rank high in the Prossian nobil-
ity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03
CONSERVATIVE AND CATHOLICS
Coalition Said to be Formed In
Canada.


MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. ga Tribune
special from Winnipeg says: The organ
of the Manitoba government here tonight
publishes startling statements to the effect
that a bargain has been made between the
Roman Catholic church and the conserva-
tive government at Ottawa by which
the church pledges itself to
give the conservatives the entire Catholic
vote on condition that Abbott, the
present dominion premier, retire in the
near future and be succeeded by Sir John
Thompson, who is Roman Catholic; an
other that in the event that the privy
council Of England declares the act re-
Gently passed by the Manitobr govern
ment abolisbing Catholic separate schools
valid, the dominion government will
promptly pass remedial legislation annul-
ing the act.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03

William Hoffman, aged IL years, fell
under the wheels of freight train at Osh-
kosh in trying to boari the caboose.
His right leg was cut off.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-03

Seal Hunters OFF st. Johns Meet with
Disaster

ST. JOINS, N. f., Feb. 29.-Saturday
two hundred men were caught while out
seal hunting by fierce gale and driven off
the coast. Today "a landed at Hearts
Delight, utterly exhausted and badly
frozen. Seven are reported to have
landed this morning at Shoal Hrbor,
badly frost bitten. 1t is reported this
evening that ten of the men were frozen
to death. All are accounted for but
thirteen.