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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
Notes.


In the fall is the best time to set
out rhubarb plants.
few well-known sorts are the best
for a commercial orchard
In buying trees good roots are the
most important item to look after.
With raspberries it will pay to re-
new the planting at least every four
years.
Sweet potatoes should be dug before
there is hard frost, as they are easily
injured.
Sort all apples carefully before send
ing to market. Get the best price for
the best fruit
In many cases gardening and fruit
growing combined can readily be made
practical business.
The ounce does best with a short
trunk, the top branching out a few
inches from the ground.
The arbor vitae or Norway spruce is
one of the best varieties of evergreens
to plant for wind-break
After the garden crops are harvested
pillow UP the garden and apply a good
dressing Of well-rotted manure.
When quality of fruit is desired the
more branches and top you can make
the larger will be the crop of fruit.
When garden seeds of any kind are
gathered be sure that they are thor
ougly dried out before storing away.
The sooner red and black raspber-
rios, blackberries, currants and goose
berries are set out the better. Early
planting gives "a better opportunity to
secure a good root growth before win
ter.-St. Louis Republic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
NOTES FROM A MENAGERIE MAN

The elephant is almost as amphib-
ious as the hippopotamus.
Johanna, the giantess gorilla, is in
Sanely jealous. She could kill a dozen
unarmed men.
The giraffe is dumb and was never
known to utter any sound.
The rhinoceros is the most formid-
able and prgnacious of all wild beasts.
The wild buffalo is often more than
a match for lion.
The parrot is but one among many
species of birds that can be taught 70
speak
The hog is very sagacious beast.
The horse is more stubborn than the
mule.
No constructing snake is poisonous.
America is the only country in which
baby elephant was ever born in cap
tivity.
No bad-tempered man can break a
horse to perform.
The leopard is the most meanly
treacherous of all beasts, and the
trainer never turns his back on one
if he can possibly avoid so doing.
Panthers when taken young make
very docile and affectionate pets.
The lions of Mount Atlas are far
| the largest of their species and capable
| Of enduring extreme cold frequently
| travelling long distances through deep
| snow.
When lions and tigers bring forth
young in captivity the greatest care
| has 10 be exercised to keep them for
several days in the dark and undis-
| turbed, as otherwise the mothers will
almost invariably destroy their cubs.
With single blow of his insignifi-
cant tail an elephant can knock out
the strongest man
The dog is the most intelligent Of
all animals
The smallest mouse will cause the
| biggest elephant to quake with fear.
The wolf is more cunning than the
| fox.
Lions born in captivity are more
| dangerous and harder to train than
captured ones.
One baby elephant will boss whole
nero OF Dig ones.
A snake would starve to death rather
than eat anything except living prey.
Some species of snakes are born can
nibals.
Elephants form the largest attach
ments for the horses and dogs with
which they are associated
| All animals are quick to recognize
fear or ill-temper on the part of their
keepers.
The white clover is rank poison to
the hippopotamus.
The hippopotamus can be acclimated
to live in very cold water
Don't trust to the fallacy that wild
beasts can be controlled by the human
eye.
Wild beasts vary in their moods.
They often get the blues, at which
times the keepers give them a wide
berth
The polar bear is untamable. He is
also partial to a sun bath.
The elephant can push many times
more than it can pull.
Some elephants are exceedingly fond
! of plug tobacco and bad whisky.
The gardener should remember that
harmless snakes are expert and vora-
| cious bug rs.-Philadelphia Rec
ord
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
Restoring Pastures.

The maintenance of pasture lands
has become one of the important
problems in connection with farm
management. Our system of close
grazing, followed by periods Of pro-
longed drought inevitably leads to
weakened vitality of grass plants, re-
sulting in deficient stand and reduced
productiveness. One of the best plans
of renovation says the Massachusetts
Plowman, is to harrow in some clover
seed. From experiments at the Iowa
station it appeared that clover seed
disced into blue grass pasture at The
rate of ten quarts per acre Increased
the yield 65 per cent, the equivalent
of 1900 pounds Of cured hay per ac; e.
Good, fine barnyar1 manure applied
to blue grass pasture at the rate of 20
tons per acre increased the yield IA
per cent, equivalent to LOO pounds
Of cured hay per acre
The addition of 80 pounds of grass
seed per acre, together with the disc
ing and narrowing, increased the yield
of grass 1926 per cent. Or the equiya-
lent of 500 pounds of hay per acre.
A top-dressing of liquid manure,
500 gallons to the acre, without grass
or clover seed, increased the yield
only 26.5 per cent.
The pasture used for the test was
stated to be rather poor, shallow,
gravelly soil, with fairly good nat
ural stand of grass
The results show that clover seed
gave twice as much increase as grass
seed and more than twice as much as
that produced by liquid manure.
In the practice of treating pastures
with clover seed and the disc, the
work can be very much reduced by
applying the seed early while tho
ground is soft in order that a part Of
it may be covered by the tramp'ng OF
stock, and the discing and narrowing
should also be done at a time when
the surface will be most readily loos-
ened. With many pastures the rocks
prevent the use of the d sc maChine
and in such cases considerable can be
accomplished with the old-s yle
toOtn-harrOw. But { disc harrow
should be used in the clear places.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
TEMPTATIONS HARD TO RESIST
Dreadful Things Some Girls Would
Just Love" to do.

1t was the shooting hour, when after
a cup Of tea, the merest Of feminine &C
quaintances became friends and con-
flde their Utmost emotions to each
other. They had met at the house of
a mutual friend, and now sat before an
open fire, discussing matters dear to
the feminine heart.
1t was the girl Who was always care
fully chaperoned who turned the con-
versation away from the newest
sleeves, by saying, with a conscious
air:
Il suppose we all have a longing to
do some one thing which must always,
as long as we live, remain impossible"
Il suppose So sighed the hostess,
'else we'd never attempt to act in pri-
waite theatricals.'
That is not exactly what 1 mean,
though | acknowledge the wisdom OF
your remark. l mean something which
! conventionallty will never allow one
to attempt. For instance, one of the
| cleverest men I ever knew confided to
TO me not long ago that he felt he
could never reach the highest pima
Gle of human happiness until he had
made a pie
! L confess said the girl who earns
| her own living, that l have such a
hopeless desire myself. You'd never
guess what it is, so I'll tell you.
want to walk alone UP through Lin
| coin Park some moonlight night after
everyb body is asleep. To tell the truth,
1 am afraid that thinking CT it so
much, l may start out in my sleep
some night to do it. In consequence,
l lock my door before l go to bed and
hide the key. 1t is rather troublesome,
too, when Nell has been to the thea
tre,' she added, thoughtfuIly, "for I
always forget where I've hidden it on
being aroused from a heavy Sleep
THAT is just it," said the girl who
is always carefully chaperoned, "and
the others have some such longing,
too, if they'd only confess it,
Well" said the hostess, 1.-THE fact
is, that the secret ambition of my life
is to-Emily, shut that door. will You
| ~ f1oAL q LII Io1lO IO1lOl
! "Oh, but you might do that said
the girl who earns her own living, Il
know girl who often-'
HIM; yes said the hostess, ''bul
(she isn't married, is she?" Well my
husband says he'll get a divorce if !
ever do"
But he need never know"
ooh, yes, he would, dear. The fact
is that I'd have to tell him myself if
she told me anything remarkable"
Still, there is always the hope that
| you may be awfully i'll some time and
you might coax him into giving his
| consent when there is no prospect of
your ever being able to do it," said the
girl who is always carefully chaper-
oned. As for me, there is absolute
~ no hope that 1 can ever attain my
one ambition; no, not if were to live
a hundred years and
But you haven't told US yet waal
your highest ambition is" said the
girl who earns her own living.
Haven't I? Well" said the cir
who is always carefully chaperoned,
1T is to sit in a bootblack's chair on
the sidewalk and have my shoes
polished just like a man. That ISM
mammals voice in the hall, is it?''-
Chicago Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
CUBAN PATRIOTS.
Harlem Life.

Attacked repulsed, they scatter from
the plain
To Businesses upon some frowning
height,
Or in matted swamp; there reunite,
And, watching well the golden hour,
again
They issue forth, and burst, with lead
en- rain
And keen machete, a tornado's blight,
On foemen huddled in a namelass
fright,
Crushing the formidable squares of
Spain,
No i'll dejecteds, no adverse fates I'M
man -..-...
The valorous hearts that strike for
liberty
With Gomez, and that swarthy Sheri-
dan,
Maceo. Though of alien blood they be,
Kinsmen in soul they are to Marion's
clan,
US free.
David Wallace, in New York Sun.
And Sumter's, who in such wise made
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
FASHION IN HOUSE LIGHTING.

There is a fashion in lights, as in
ing, and fashions are rooted and
grounded in common sense far oftener
than we are in the habit of thinking
A blaze of light is out of fashion, and
deserves to be, for it is as trying to
the eyes as to the complexion, and
emphasizes worn and faded furnish
ings, as we'll as hollows and wrinkles
Overhead lights are under the same
ban. and with equally good and suf-
f1cient reasons. In short, chandeliers
are out and brackets are in; lamps are
the perfection of beauty and lighting
power and candlesticks handsomer and
more popular than ever before. Side
brackets with movable arms are in
pretty. Anyone can fasten them to
the wall, and no style of light is so
well adapted to different rooms and
uses. They come in a wide range of
sizes and all sorts OF designs; with
one plain gas jet fitted for a globe and
with as many as five jets that simulate
candles on one branch and fitted for
oil and candles. Those of wrought
iron are highly effective when they
accord with a style of room. Placed
each side of a dressing table or bu-
reau, lamps on arms make an effective
and convenient light for toilet pur-
poses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
OF Great Help to Vegetation.

Manures applied in the fresh form
are eminently helpful to vegetation,
rays Prof. Shaw. They are SO for the
reason, first, that their constituents
have not been lost; second, that when
applied as a mulch they more effec-
lively prevent the escape Of moisture,
and, third, that when reduced in the
soil, rather than lying in heaps, they
unlock fertility in their decay, and so
make it accessible to plants. That
manure possessed of its constituents
must be more valuable than when it
has been depleted of part of them
needs no demonstration. Manure
never can be SO rich in plant food as
when it is fresh, for it can gather
nothing from without, and the danger
is imminent that there will be more
Or less loss.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07

MIR. Barrie must share many of the
traits Of his Sentimental Tommy, judg-
ing from the account which he gives
Of his behavior while in the throes of
composition. He says in Margaret
Ogilvie: ct is my contemplate weak
ness that if I say a character smiled
vacuously, 1 must smile vacuousIy; if
he frowns or leers, l frown or leer: if
he is a coward or given to contortions,
cringe, or twist my legs, until l have
to stop writing to undo the knot I
bow with him, eat with him, and gnaw
my mustache with him If the char
I suddenly terrify you by laughing ex-
quisitely."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
A PROPOSAL IN FOUR QUESTIONS,

Can you?" he asks with pleading
voice,
Can you, and make my heart rejoice?"
Ccolly and calmly waved her fan;
Calmly and coolly it comes: 81 can"
DO you?" he asks in a trembling tone.
DO you, and love but me alone?"
Looking at him with eyes so blue;
Slowly but surely it comes: 81 do"
will your" he asks with bated breath,
Silence reigns it is still as death,
will you?" he queries lower still,
Softly and sweetly it comes Il will"
May I?'' with joyful voice is said,
Quickly the pretty face grows red;
May ?" again he needs must say.
Trembling and blushing she says,
"You may"
Harlem Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
JUMPING A STRAW

Some. years ago the late Maj. Roddy
Owen was at Aldershot, and offered to
back himself to make horse he was
riding jump a straw. Every one
laughed, and although his fondness for
horses was we'll known, none believed
he could accomplish the feat. A long
straw was procured and laid on the
ground. Owen proceeded to blindfold
the horse, and rode him to the mark,
which the animal cleared with bound
that would have settled a five-bar gate.
When he returned to collect his bets
all the sportsmen had vanished
Army and Navy Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07

The late Sir John Millais once sat
at dinner next to a pretty, but gush-
ing girl who was not aware of the
awesomeness of her position, and
frankly confessed that she thought the
Millais pictures at the academy awful
daubs. She was terrified by the SEN
sation she produced, and asked what
she had said amiss. Sir John filled her
glass with champagne and told her TO
gulp it down quickly when he counted
three. When she could not speak he
took the opportunity to say: ''Wen, I
am Millais. But let's be friends
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07

The goyernor-elect of Michigan, cas-
lily the most conspicuous figure in all
the company Of governors-elect, has
declared himself in favor of laws limit
ing the size Of individual holdings Of
property. But when it comes to plac-
ing the limit, he is in some doubt.
That is where all advocates of the
millionaire suppression policy hesitate.
They have comm only named a million,
but Pingree is nothing if not original.
He would put the limit at less than
half a million
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07

the choicest of the harvest, and offer
them to the old women. With much
ceremony the old women accept and
point to the jar in front of their doors.
into which the offerings are dumped,
and the jars are carried inside by all
Of the daughters taking d hand. The
meaning Of this part of the harvest
ceremonies has never been explained
to white man.-San Francisco Chron-
ia1n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
Social Life on the Farm.

The social features of farm life are
not as attractive to the young as they
should be. Town people make a
study of their social life, and they are
constantly working and planning
some new feature of pleasure and en-
joyment. The parents plan for their
children and their children's friends,
and they spend both time and money
for the advancement Of social culture.
Why not incorporate more of this idea
into our farm life? It's surely worth
trying World.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
AARON BURR'S FARM HOUSE.
The Building, Which is Over Gen.
fury Old, Still Standing.

On the corner of Hudson and Charl-
ton streets is frame building which,
to a critical eye, says The New York
Times, would seem to be tumbling
down, or rather would apparently be
if it were not held up by the adjoining
building. The window frames, which
once were square, are quite out of
plumb, dropping downward on the
south side. The ceilings are low on
every floor, and on the Hudson street
front the first floor, which is a little
above the sidewalk, and reached by a
few steps, has been transformed into
a couple of small stores, while the en-
trance to the upper floors is gained
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
agricultural
Home Life.

Statistics are eXtant that seem 10
show that of the inmates of our in
sane asylums, among the women, the
majority come from the farm. We do
not know how reliable these figures
are and have not studied them to
learn their full import. Doubtless
the solitude of the country has af-
fected the lives of many women.
the .attractiveness of the farm home,
putting in shrubs, flowers and small
fruit. Give the mind something to
feed on except it's own loneliness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
Farms for Peacocks.

Raising peacocks and pheasants is
a new business in this country. To
supply their wants number of mil
lionaires are importing birds and eggs
from England.
George Vanderbilt is among the
number. He has already lot Of pea
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
A TALE OF a BONNET.
Part 1. The Bonnet.

A bit of foundation as big as your
hand;
Bows of ribbon and lace;
Wire sufficient to make them stand;
A handful of roses, velvet band
It lacks but one browning grace.
Part 3 The Bird.
A chirp, a twitter, a fash OF wings,
Four wide-open mouths in nest;
From morning till night she brings
and brings,
For growing birds, they are hungry
things
Ay! hungry things at the best.
The crack OF a rifle, shot well sped;
A crimson stain on the grass;
Four hungry birds in a nest unfed-
All. well. we will leave the rest unsaid
.u-..s .hings it were better to pass.
Part g. The Wearer.
The lady has surely beautiful face,
She has surely queenly air;
The bonnet had flowers and ribbon
and lace;
But he bird has added the crowning
grace
1t is really charming affair.
Is the love of a bonnet supreme over
all,
In lady so faultlessly fair?
The Father takes heed when the spar
rows fall.
He hears when the starving nestlings
call
Can a tender woman not care?
Susan E. Gammons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07

The richest man in Mr.. Cleveland's
cabinet now is the new secretary Of
the interior, Mr.. Francis. He has
leased the beautiful residence of ex-
Senator Sawyer in the northwest and
will entertain handsomely this sea-
son. Next to Secretary Francis Sec
Tetary Lamont follows as the best off
in this worlds goods. Eight years
ago he was poor, but metropolitan
traction stock in New York city made
him several hundred thousand dollars.
He got in on the ground floor and is
now floating with the stock on the
roof Attorney General Harmon has
sufficient to keep the wolf from the
door. So has Secretary Olney. Sec
rotary Morton, Secretary Carlisle,
Postmaster General Wilson and Sec
rotary Herbert are compelled to ask
for their ''baIa Ice" in bank several
times a month The president is a
millionaire.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
THE PRINCESS OF WALES.

twenty-five years ago the now
Princess of Wales and future queen of
England was living on the third moor
of a corner house in Copenhagen, and
her father whom no one ever dreamed
then of being a king, was poorer than
many a burgher in the same street.
She and her two sisters, now the
czarina of Russia and duchess of
Cumberland, occupied the same rom,
scantily furnished, and instead of a
wardrobe a curtain drawn across the
wall hid the pegs on which their few
dresses hung. They had never worn
silk dresses in their lives. Now Alex
andra doubtless has all the dresses she
wants, but it is more than likely that
she looks back with pleasure upon
those years as the happiest of her life
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07

The private estates of the car cover
/, 100000 square miles.
The herald., 1897-08-13
HUENEME

HUENEME, Aug. 12.-(Special Core
spondence.) Leslie F. Gay. foreman of d
c. Cooks immense orchard was in
town Wednesday. Mr. Gay made an order
on Shipman's fruit and notion store for
about 200 fishpoles, and was somewhat sur
prised when Zack promptly said he could
fill the order. Mr.. Gay states that a large
number from his section will attend the
coming camp meeting here August 18th
to 31st.
The warehouse officials are busy as bees
these days. The barley teams coming in
each day keep Messrs. Greenwall. Gertard-
ing and Decker rushing. Even Pap Smith
is busy. Superinte tendent Perkins and As
sistant Fairbanks would not even accord
your reporter an interview. 1t is reported
that 100000 sacks of grain have been re-
ceived up to last Monday. This is above
expectations.
Some of the finest and heaviest barley
yet threshed was harvested by Guilton's
machine on Bill Fulton's place at Spring
vile this week. The sacks average 124
pounds
Emil Waterman of Jonas, Erlanger &
Co, grain buyers, San Francisco, was here
Angeles Monday
Mrs. d. B. Taylor of Independence, Ore,
arrived last Saturday for a few weeks
visit at the home of Mrs. II. Dewar.
The schooner Fannie Dutard arrived last
Monday and is discharging about sixty
five piles for the new wharf extension. She
has about 100000 feet of lumber for the
Ventura Lumber company's yard here.
T. II. Merry, Charles Donlon. c. B. Green
WALL Sim Meyers. Leon Lehman, j. A
Mccoy and III. w. Whitman were elected
as the committee on races to be held here
September 23d. oath and 25th.
Beet hauling to Montalvo began last