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road; in the numerous creameries and
cheese factories, and in the stave aud
other woodworking mills ut the railway
points.
Evidences of thrift and prosperity
We're visible everywhere. Not once. but
farmers either raising their old barns and
putting stone foundations under them.
or building great, new hay barns with
basement story of stone for their cattle
and stock.
Clark county is a trihe northwest Of
the center of the state. ! is nearly forty
miles wide and contains twenty-five
townships. II was first settled in
1915 by James O'NeiU. for whom the
county seat was named. 1t is well
watered by the Black river and its
tributaries, with the Eau Claire on the
northwest and affluentS of the WiscOn-
sin on the southeast. Sixty-tive per cent.
of the county was originally timbered
and che greater portion of its land was
loamy clay and good for cultivation. In
the southern part and in some places
near the streams the soil is light. hut for
special sorts of agriculture this light soil
mas It's uses and possibilities. OF the
loamy clay the soil bulletin of Mr.. Weld
man, above referred to. says: The Colby
clay soils are of especial value to agri-
culture. He tells US they are similar
~ tHe IlcHeSL uEElCNlUiht regions OF
southern Iowa. northern Missouri and
northeastern Kansas" This same au-
thority says:
All farm crops succeed we'll Grass and
clover Is an abundant crop, ana dairyinI
and stock raising is wisely becoming the
chief source of farm Income. The small
grains, corn. and potatoes, can be readily
grown and should he raised in rotation with
the feeding crops for dairy stock sheep and
swine Small fruits and garden truck are
easily grown, and upon well selected sites
the hardest fruit trees can be grown with
some success.
This official report. from one of the
Wisconsin state biologists. says what
any man may confirm with his own eyes
if he will visit Clark county. 1t is but
one of many of the official testimonies to
facts that need no restatement from me-
The total area of Clark county is a
trife over 100000 acres. OF this total
but little is waste land, and there are
no lakes or swamps TO reduce the aggre-
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the life line. The nOt-exactly blonde
gentleman sent you flowers
Yes, 1t was very kind of him. So
did the dark gentlemen"
Theirs meant nothing"
What did his mean?" she quieried.
"Undying DEVOTION"
How nice That must be the blonde
gentleman who is SO far away"
1T isn't either! 1t is the one who
is very near"
You seem to read "A good deal about
other people in my hand she OBJ
served
Maybe wasn't looking at 1t as al
together your hand she said au-
daciously.
Whose would IT be, pray?"
Suppose we call It mine. One
ought to be able To read ones own
hand pretty well, you know"
She Withdrew her hand.
ITS possible that you read more in
it than do" she said
lin my mnd?"
In mine"
is it the same thing?" he begged.
How about the blue-eyed lady's
hand?"
she can give 1t to one of the dark
gentlemen"
We'll, that might be good arrange
ment. But as to giving mine to the
blonde gentlema n--"
"Yes?" eagerly
That she said mischievousIy, as
she arose, isn't question of PALMS.
try. Besides, you've had your moneys
worth already. Here comes one OF the
dark gentlemen Home Monthly.
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CLARK COUNTY ~ :. ~
AGRICULT URAL PROGRESS.
rom the Wisconsin Agrieulturist.
BY ELETs &. USHER.

From the Wisconsin A gricuIturist
In attempting to describe a number of
counties or localities in central and north
ern Wisconsin, separately, there are so
many points Of similarity TO be found
that repetition viii frequently appear.
For this reason have thought it best to
tel lmy story of a recent trip through the
region and let the facts and the pictures
come III the natural order of that relation.
As Neillsvile, the county seat of Clark
county, has been well known to me from
its early days, | made that my startin.
point for close observation. entering the
county on the east by train from Marsh
field.
Up to 1850 there was no railway n
the county except the Wisconsin Central.
which skirted its eastern border. ThAr
year saw the completion of the Central
from AbbottSford To Chippewa Falls.
passing through the lower edge of Clark
eountys northern tier of townships
About the same time the Omaha built
in from the west, from MERRIAM to
Neillsville the line which has since gone
on through Marsh6eld and Wausau to
connection with the Lake Shore division
Of the Chicago & Northwestern, of
which system the Omaha is a part. Since
then the Central has built branch from
AhaA oAiuciu 10 bEtNuN Opu, anu ME- = ar
ehtld road, from Falrchild on the south
west, passes through Greenwood toward
the northeast. The Chicago, Milwaukee
st. Paul road comes into the south
eastern corner of the county, and the
John ). Owen Lumber company is ex-
tending Il logging road south from LON
bard, in the northwest corner 10 one Of
the remaining tracts of timber
1t will be understood from this state
mpuT. without going INTO lengthy details
thar Clark county had little help from
railways until its pine timber, in which
it was originally exceedingly wealthy. had
most of it been cut and loated down
Black river. l shall show. later on, that
railway enterprise marked the real be
ginning of Clark c0unty's forward move
ment as an agricultural county.
Mr.. Filihert Roth, who reported to the
United States Department of Agriculture
on Forestry Conditions in Northern Wis
consin." in 1898, said of Clark county
that ''the greater part is a level loan
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The picture used In my ar.i-la ,...
week OF man standing in growirg ..'
that was over six feet tall WAS tall, r.
the field of Charles Anderson. TX
miles southeast of Stanley, on e..
that had been improved only four t....'
yet had upon II an excellent frame hons,
big barns and splendid growing ,.r+,,
His neighbors were equally pt,,.,,.. p ~,
and progressive in appearances and r[.
newer section had Its full proportion ~
Clark county's twenty creameri4. .s
forty busy cheese factories.
rs has been repeatedly stated III tl,.
article. Clark county'S agricultural u-o,-
ress dates from the advent of railroad
the end of pine numbering and the t.>s,'
pearanee 0i farmers who devoted i4are
time To logging than to their farms
Clark county lands and improved farm.
have largely passed into the hand, ~.
Germans and ScandinavianS who .,.
farmers by both birth and trairYs
Many Of her best farmers are native, ~,
the old German lakeShore counties. ami
the Sheboygan county boy or the Iat4.-.
son county boy has taken his kuowl.lg.
of butter ana cheese and good as,r.-
farming along with him.
Less than twenty years ago Crsrl,
county had one or two banks with 81
900 or 100000 deposits Today ,h,ra
are ten banks with aggregate deposits NJ
nearly million dollars The money H.
day belong mainly 30 farmers. Then #
was the money of logsers and trad-Smts
almost entirely
These facts all Supnort nv darirn,,
that intelligent diversified farming via,
modern skill and appliances. in timbrr
region. and In we'll developed state.
where markets are many aud near 9t
hand, furnishes rewards far more speed
lily. certainly and satisfactorily than in
any new prairie country.
No argument should he necessary 10
enforce this statement upon WISCONSIN
farmers, especially. They know fAn
facts. They have seen the growth
They know that land values have for
years been advancing rapidly in all the
newer portions of Wisconsin They
should visit these newer sections. 90 tn
them themselves, if they would increase
their land holdings or settle their sous
and daughters upon them while fine Up
portunitieS are yet OPEN
! have purpOsely avoided the discus
sion of great farms and show places and
have confined myself to those of the
average character. Clark county has 4
number of very large and highly pros
porous farms. NJ. c. Ring has 800 acres.
east of NellSville. on which he raises
only high grade bl0oded stock. horses,
cattle. sheep and hogs. c. A. Ymmaut
mas oNti WV dtItS on NuIcH lie tnlefY
raises cattle for the Chicago market.
The Withee boys have three very hand
some farms above Greenwood. welt
stocked with fine animals and all -four
ishing. But | am writing not to give
exceptional examples of Clark county
prosperity but to show the average re-
suits and they are excellent
In my next article | shall discuss the
portions of my trip that extended into
Chippewa and western Taylor counties
and will be able to Illustrate it with new
views recently taken
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30
scythes as Church Ornaments.

At first sight the scythe is strange
ornament for a church. but there is moth
ing Homogeneous in these curious agricul-
tural implements as seen in the parish
church of st. Mary's, at Horncastle, IN
Lincolnshire. Thirteen Of these blades
are nailed above the door in the nort1
chapel. AT one time the blades numbered
forty or fifty, but owing 10 rust and de-
cay, many Of them have been lost. Each
OF the ScytheS is about a yard in length.
The general belief is that these blades
were placed in the church in commem-
Grafton of the zeal of peasants who
welded them in defence of their faith in
the rebellion known as 1.-The Pilgrimage
OF Grace" which had it's rise at IOu,h
in 1886, When the people saw the ruins
of their churches and abbeys they rose IN
revolt. and, arming themselves with the
instruments Of husbandry, such as the
scythes, they went forth TO encounter the
el.emy They were beaten and dispersed,
but in the eyes of their countrymen they
were heroes, and the rude implements
with which they fought were deemed
worthy of an abiding place by the Oh!
church wheFe tho peasants had wor-
shipped Age
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30
RIVER MONSTER IN AFRICA.
Amphibious Animal Is Between AN
Elephant aud HippopotamIIs ia Size.

Amphibiou Animal il Between an
Elephant aud Hippopotamus in Size.
Ii Sir Harry Johnston had not re-
Gently returned from Uganda with the
first skins OF the 0kupl there would be
more reason for receiving With incred-
ulity the story of French traveller,
says VI, Triles, writing from Mole,
that while exploring the northern Con
go three years ago he heard from the
natives of IAN enormous amphibious
animal something between the ele-
plant and the hippopotamus in size.
and in nature very ferOcious toward
man. 'Unbelieving. he paid little at
tention To what had been told him.
However later. when in the neigh
borhood of Djali near the Great falls,
the accounts were given with more de-
tail, The animal In question. or ut
least one of its species. lived near the
source Of the Mourk; II lay in wait for
the canoes upset them. and in prefer
enCe attacked the women and children.
Twice the natives fetched me to see
II AS II slept on the saudbank. But
on each occasion 1t had disappeared
when | got there
"Oh returning from my travels
asked many questions about this ami
mai but It was unknown. On the
coast never heard 1t spoken of But
since my arrival here | have had re
peated descriptions of it, The people
OF the upper Ogue give il the name of
the nZemedZin Ohe water tiger. Ser
%rant Sans OF the NJole tirajleurS shot
one recently at less than twenty me-
terS, but, unfortunately. the wounded
animal escaped him.
The people here make out that the
nZemedZin is smaller than the desertD.
uon given by those of the interior. lis
color is a light tawny gray. dotted
with black spots; the hair rough in.
stead of smooth, ms in the otter. TIM
tail long and powerful, the paws short
and wehhed and fitted with very sharu
nails six or eight centimeters in
length. The nail is horny. rs In the
tiger. The animal only lives near wa
terfallS and is carniverous. 1t snatch.
~ women and children rs they bstba
and defeS even the crocodile"
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To Stop Nail Biting.

4 fashionable manicure uptown adver-
tises 10 cure nail biting. He says he has
many patrons among girls and women,
1T is an exceptional thing TO find a man
who bites his nails he says. but I have
known of some eases. Nail biting u a
disease, the same as itching scalp or any-
thing Of that sort To a certain extent
it is a habit, but the habit develops the
disease. which is called onychopSgi'
When | was in Paris four years ago /
first learned about the treatment for II,
a..a ar once introduced il in my business
here. Far from being a harmless hab'f,
resulting only in unsightly hands. naii
biting is a prolific cause Of nervous H.
orders in girls and women. II requires
various forms Of treatment, according 10
the condition and surroundings OF iaA
victim. The best time -~~s>oS il Is III
childhood. Parents and school teacher
who find children biting their mas
should not only severely reprimand ;acn'
but punish them in way tha- VI. ''
remembered. New York Letter 10 Pitts
burg Dispatch.
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WEST AFRICAN CANNIBALS.
They Cultivate Their Fields, but Pillow
Fully Armed.

An interesting story is told by the
commissioners who have been engaged
for the last eighteen months in fixing the
Anglo-German frontiers in West Africa
between the town of Yola and Lake
Tchad. The region trayersed is little
known, owing to the hostility of the
tribes. The Fulani villagers were found
quite friendly, but beyond Lau, a large
town on the Bernu, there lay noun
famous region inhabited by pagans, who
in many cases We're cannibals. They
Were found to be a most Industrious peo-
pie, who cultivated their fields with q
good deal of method. In most eases.
says Reuter-. they were practically
naked, but were always armed. Even
when at work in the fields blowing they
carried full kit of spears, shields ana
poisoned arrows
The arrows are much dreaded, for they
are tipped with deadly poison extracted
from vegetables and from dead bodies
This Is carried in small bottles. and
when fresh 1t proves fatal in a few min
utes. These people are adopts at game
stalking. and disguise themselves as birds
and animals In order to approach their
prey They are smaller than the Fulani.
being often quite dwartish, and they live
IN hlmsy grass nuts perched in inacces-
sible hooks among the mountains.
AT kuka the sheikh of British Bornu
rode out to greet Col. Jackson, at tbs
head of 300 horsemen and a large mum
Der of men on foot He was accomDa-
MED by a band and dancing girls. His
people carried enormous spears, and
some wore old armor. while the horses
were caparisoned with housings like
those of the Crusaders. The survey has
proved that existing maps are to large
extent inaccurate, and has placed the
boundary farther to the east, thus en-
iarging the British sphere.-London EN
press
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younger teachers got a few of the pre-
paratory boys out for fo0traceS. That
day for Beirut It least. the death blow
was struck To the picturesque dress of
the Orient. You can't run 100-yard
dash with long. baggy drawers and IA
silk gumbez that Hops around your
ankles. Even if you grid up the
loins," by tucking your skirts into the
sash. the effect Is more startling than
speedy. So. one by one. the students
ordered trousers from the city tailors.
At first they were poorly cut and
viewed with suspicion but to-day
there are not three men III the col
legiate department who wear the old
costume, and many Of the students
dress with taste and an elegance that
their professors cannot afford to emu
late.
Tennis and basketball soon won their
place in the students favor; and now
we have gymnostic apparat us and
regular graduated athletic director.
who has learned physical culture and
boy nature through a long experiences
in the gymnasiums of America But
it was football that did the most to-
ward uuification. The value OF team
work is a new idea TO eastern college
men. The Old ideal was that OF every
man for himself" 1t has been so
since the time OF Alclbiades and Absa-
lom II II had not been so the history
OF the world might have been different.
Ii was comparatively easy TO see the
+ Joy of winning fO0trace or a tennis
match; but to play an unthea trical part
In football game, obeylng Il captain
and working for the good of the side.
that was a very different thing We
always play the "associa ton" game.
and it used to be the ideal of every
player 10 get the ball ana carry IT
down the field all by himself. while the
audience cheered Bravo. JURY" So
We arranged matches with the crews
OF visiting British frgates. and from
sad experience our boys learned the
value OF back plays and frequent pass
eS. and began 10 see dimly the truth
that good football is played. not with
the legs or the mouth. but with the
head, ami that hard teamwork il far
better than grandstand plays. That
lesson may change the map of Asia
some day.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30
The Advantage of Being II,

One of the greatest difficulties IN life
Is Illness when the hands are full of
work. and of business requiring atten-
uou. In many cases the strain and
anxiety, which causes resistance tn tho
illness is even more severe, and makes
more trouble than the illness itself
suppose for instance. that man il
taken down with the measles. when he
feels that he ought to be at his offira
and that his absence may result in Ga
riouS loss 10 himself and DINERS. II ha
begins ny letting go, in his body and
IN his mind, and realizing that the III
ness is beyond his own power il viii
soon occur to him that he might a.
well turn his Illness 10 account hy get :
ting n good rest out Of It. In tbi~
frame of mind his chances OF earlc 70
coYery win he increased. md ba ,,,,,.
even get up from his Illness with Sa
much new life and with his mind 50
much refreshed rs to make tlp in n.r+
for his temporary absence from hnsi.
ness, But, on the other hand, if ha
reSistS worries, complains and gets lr-
rltable, he irritateS his nervous SvStn,,,
and, by so doing, is likely 70 bring IN
any one of the disagreeable troublaS
known TO follow measles ana thus he
may keep himself housed for weeks
perhaps mouths, instead Of davS.-Tas-
lies Monthly.
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THE BORROWING MOTHER.

Last night I dreamed he came to me;
held him close and wept and said:
My little child. where have you beenf
was afraid that you were dead"
Then | awoke; it almost seemed
As though my arms could feel him yet
| had been sohbing in my sleep;
Ally tears had made the pillows wet.
l cannot think Of him at all
As the bright angel he must be,
l;ut only as my little child
Who may be needing me.
DO not make him grow too wise,
AngelS-ye who know;
l am dull aud slow to learn,
Toiing here below
DO not fill his heart too full
With your heavenly joy,
Lest the mothers place he lost
With her little boy.
Those may dare To doubt who have
Their loved ouca here below;
For me. do not now believe,
do not hope know
- Katharine Pyle in Harper's Bazar
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30

E7Ef - III n IN YOUR DHftltnIHE line or
WNW robbery" he asked rs he APP
preached her small. csnopied
table at the charity bazaar
''Palmistry," she returned smilingly.
shall read your hand? 1t costs half
II crown
I'm afraid you might discover my
true inwardness. Let me read yours
IN pay you just the same"
VERY we'll" she said readily. He
sat down opposite her at the little ia
bic and she placed her hand on the
snaH velvet cushion
"A dark gentleman loves You, he
began promptly
Which one?' she inquired demurc-
iy.
several They ARE all Villains
Avoid them"
Thanks That is very important.
What elSe?'
"A blonde gentleman also loves you.
tie Is about my height ana color
Il shouldn't call YOU blonde, eN
"ctiy
Well, then. shouldn't call him a
blonde, exactly"
Ia he villain, tooY
Not at all. Nou will be very happy
II you marry bin"
He hasn't asked me- she said
mo; but he's going to.
She studied her own hahd'
see him. she cried, How wise
you are re ~ now '"r lt''n hert'
He ism u Indignantly lie Is
very near.
oh then it cant be the same one "
The one / mean is the one you
should marry" he said
ION, yes no" see the one you
mean she SAID mere 81" that cross
line Hut he is very attentive to II
short hiue-'yed ladS.
Not at All sue "'''y A.
sister L" h''H
NO; not even that just a calling
acquaintance"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30

Little Willie Say, pa, What is re-
mote periOdt
Ia A remote period. my son. Is rho
period due - the end Of your mothers
remarks Remember. however | am
giving YOU this explanation IN strict
confidence
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30
ATHLETIC GAMES IN SYRIA
Customs of the OrientaIs Undergoing
Gradual TRANSPORTATION.

''''NItIt III IiNUs
oriental peoples are very ayerSe to
phySiral exercise Of any kind. SAYS the
World To-Day. Their idea Of enjoy.
ment is to sit under an awning ana
play backgammon That man Shouia
10 out and run around track in
shameless nak@dncSS and this with a
hope or gain, only confirms them in the
belief that all Americans ARE mad. Rut
they are Initiative people, and years
ago the influence and example of the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30

There "a only one country ia taa
world where poker has always tr
played with FIVE cards in the hama ~
each player, and that is Persia, by. %.
game Is not called poker; it IS eaael aa
mas.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30
Inan Assured Position

Mrs. Cubwigger So your husband
thinks his position in society is now
secure?
Mrs Newrich-YeS He IS 50 sure
about It that h. has stopped hirjug 4
dress suit and is having one made To
order Judge
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30

He who serves hls friends is a busy
nan.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30

700 HAT IL your particular line of
WkW robbery he asked Ms he APP
- - nroapbed hpr small eannniud
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-05-13
The Limit, MOI Enough.

Robert Wall. notorious negro cook.
charged with burglariziug the residence
of Moses Homra in Fulton. was tried
Tuesday morning. found guilty ON his
own evidence and the extreme penalty
of the law. ten years IN the penitentiary
was handed out to him by the jury.
Wall rs the negro called "Nubs." who
was released from the Fulton lock up
by accomplices wrenehing off the. lock
OF the jail door He made good his IS.
cape, but was recaptuIed at Cairo and
returned to the county Jail here. 1t is
said that 1t required the combined efforts
of seven men to load him onto the train
III Cairo and three to keep him in the
ear during the journey.to Fulton. Al
though securely bound,she fought like
demon FROM the time of his arrest I'M
til he was landed back in the jail at Full
ton, throwing himself in all directions,
aud biting an1 kicking like mailman.
After he was brought here be tried
some Of bis capers, but was subdued in
manner thar convinced him that the
county officials would put up with
none of his foolishness. He is,evidently
the most lawiess negro that this county
has ever had to contend with. as his
own testimony shows aud the fact that
the law has placed a limit of ter years
as a penalty for the crime of which he
stood convicted. is the only thing
that prevented his receiving a greater
sentence Ii Is this class of criminals
that are always menace TO any COM
munity and the extreme penalty is not
severe enough. They should be locked
I up ana the key throwa away-in the alb !.
sence of a better. safer and quicker
method of putting them ont of harms
way.
The sentence received by Wall is the
longest term TO which anyone has been
sentenced from the Fulton Circuit
Court in "a great number of years.