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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
PuIyeriZiuQ the Soil.

Considering the pulverizing of the
clods that turn up in the most heavy
land after blowing, prevention is the
best method. If the field is well
drained and not plowed when wet,
there may be no clods. 1t will. how
ever. take two or three seasons to thor
oughly fine the soil that has been in
jured by previous mismanagement.
Fall or winter blowing. turning the
land in ridges and leaving it as rough
as possible, so as to expose the moist
surface to the frost, will do the work.
but unless there are underdrains to
carry off the water the blowing may
do as much harm as good.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29

by the physician and he says have no signs
Of a tumor now. It has also brought nv
monthlies around once more; and l am
entirely well. | shall never be without a bot
tie OF Lydia PipkhamS Vegetable Compound
in the house. Fannie d. Fox, Bradford, Pa.
Another Case of Tumor Cured
by Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
About three years ago had intense pain
in my stomach, with cramps and raging
headaches. The doctor prescribed for me,
but finding that did not get any better he
examined me and, to my surprise, declared
had q tumor in the uterus.
Il felt sure that it meant my death warrant,
and was very disheartened. spent hundreds
of dollars in doctoring, but the tumor kept
growing, till the doctor said that nothing but
an operation would save me. Fortunately
correspondent with my aunt in the New Eng
and States who ad vised me to try Lydia z.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound before sub
uniting to an operation, and at once started
taking regular treatment finding to my
great relief that my general health began to
improve, and after three months | noticed
that the tumor had reduced in size. kept
on taking the Compound, and in ten months
1T had entirely disappeared without an oper-
alton, and using no medicine but Lydia =.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound, and words
fail to express how grateful am for the good
it has done me. Miss Luella Adams, Colon
made Hotel, Seattle, Wash.
Such unquestionable testimony
proves the value of Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and should give
confidence and hope to every sick
woman.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all ailing
women to write to her at Lynn, Mass,
for advice.
4; Woman'S Remedy for Wcnlan's Ills.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
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WAGON FOR HANDLING FRUIT.

station, some suitable wagon ought to
be provided. A stone boat is some
times used and is not the worst thing
that could be found, especially for
short hauls and small loads. It is
better, however, to have one of he
iow-down wagons made especially for
handling fruit. In the illustration one
is shown as it was actually made up
at home Some stills were hung by
strap irons from the front and rear
axles of a common wagon frame, and
on these some boards were laid, max
ing a floor for carrying the barrels.
Handling barrels of apples in and out
of the common high wagon is hard
and expensive labor, and it is apt to
damage the fruit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
METHODS OF CHINESE DOCTORS.
Prescriptions Of Many Ingredients
Treatment by Massage.

Chinese physicians of much repute
never visit afoot. but must be carried to
the patient on q horse, mule or jack, or
in carriage. At the patients residence
the doctor first rests awhile and in the
meantime is served with liquors and con-
fections and often with a formal meal.
He usually collects no fee, but receives
a percentage of the fees of the apOthe-
cary, if he does not himself have an
apothecary shop. In all cases of cure,
however, he is rewarded with rich pres
entS, whose value depends on the rapid
ty and completeness of the relief. ApOth-
ecary shops exist in every village of any
size
Prescriptions always consist of several
drugs, as high as twenty ingredients be-
ing frequently the case. They are put
up in pill shape or given in their natural
condition and boiled together by rela-
tives. This mess, usually of bitter taste
land whose OdOr generally horrifes for
elgners) is always administered hot, and
usually in big cupfuls.
A Chinese medicine book, dating back
to the Wing dynasty Q56S-1644 contains
no less than 2S,739 receipts. Materials
of the Meteria Medica Sinensis consists
of vegetables, minerals and articles be-
longing to the animal kingdom, such, for
instance, as the dragons teeth, cent?
pedes, scorpions, Spanish flies, reaches,
beetles, tadpoles, etc.
Chinese doctors are, however. not con-
tent with medicine alone. They are
adopts in massage, especially of the head
and of the stomach and bowels. When
light massage does not work a cure or
give relief Gin pains of the stomach, for
instance), the doctor will kneeI on the
stomach and rub and knead with his
knees and hands the painful part, and
this he will keep up until the patient is
relieved Tor says he isl
Another of his remedies is acu-punct-
ure, or plunging needle into various
parts of the body-a treatment that is
said to be very effectual in many COM
plants, and is highly regarded.-Reyn-
OldS' Newspaper
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
Wire Chicken-Catcher.

A chicken-catcher is needed on
many farms which can be made from
No. s wire. Five feet of wire will
be long enough. Bend loop at one
end for a handle, with a shepherds
crook at the other end, bending the
crook small enough, of course, to hook
around the leg of chicken while it is
eating. If the hook is made the least
bit fiaring, but closed up about half
inch, it will hold the chicken securely
by the foot. This is the best way to
catch a chicken when wanted on short
notice. Many farmers train a dog to
catch chickens, but this causes a COM
motion among the fowls and is one
way to make them wild. Uneasy,
frightened fowls are not thrifty, like
quiet, contented birds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
BACHELOR MAIDS IN VENTURE.
Rich New York Girl to Spend $4,000 q
Year Each.

Five young women of New York's So
clal set known 10 their friends as bach
elOr maids have attracted attention by Il
recent discussion of the expenditures of
Keeping menage in the metropolis. The
five are: Miss Olive Trowbridge. Miss
Margaret \. Chanler, Miss May Van
Allen. Miss Faith Moore and Miss Eve
Ign Van WATT. The average yearly ex-
penditure of each of these young wop' en-
Is 5000.
Miss Moore has the distinction of pay
ing more for her apartments than any
other woman in America. Miss Van
Allen, Miss Chanler and Miss Trowbridge
are householderS in their own right, own
ing the handsome dwellings in which
they live. Miss Van Wart ecipses all
the bachelor maids by having not only
bachelor quarters in New York, but Il
town house in London and 4 magnificent
country place in rural England as well.
The bachelor establishment of Miss
Faith Moore differs from that of the 9TH
er girls IN many respects. From the
viewpoint Of conventions the first note
of divergence is sounded in the fact that
Miss Moore has a chaperone with her in
the person of her aunt, who also is single.
Fifteen thousand dollars a year is the
price of her luxurious fiat in the Estates
building at SiXtieth street and Fifth ave-
nue.. Miss Moore is % years old and is
the daughter of j. q. Moore, who died
in 1899 leaving his youngest daughter
try house at Winter Harbor, Me-
She gets a good deal in space, luxu-
rious fittings, convenience, and comfort
for her $4,000 a year in city apart
ment. The elevator opens into spac' ;
hall, from which one enters foyer - t
corresponds to the living hall in a coun-
try house. The dining room, 1SX20 feet
Of n
pantry in the Fifth avenue corner.
The drawing room adjoins the dining
room and is 20x25 feet, while the library
is 15X26. There are three bedrooms and
a boudoir in the apartment besides a
room for a cook and two for the maid
servants. The butler has a room on the
top floor of the building, where all the
Mt ITO
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
Concerning Ladies' Hats.

In these advanced times it has become
necessity for every lady to select her
headwear with care, to correspond in a
measure with the dietatidns of late fash
ions. Even the smaller dealers are now
enabled to furnish their customers
with stylish millinery, more especial
ly. if they handle hats made by the
Blumenfeld, Locher & Brown Co, known
as the Progressive Millinery House of
Milwaukee. The hats made q.
by this firm are sold by promi- hA
nent department stores and HzDA
milliners, and are recognized DTEY
by the trade as being perfect -.AMT
and unsurpassed in style and
workmanship. Ask your saleslady to
show them to you and look for the
B., L., B. Co label inside of every hat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
SALT RHEUM ON HANDS.

Suffered Agony and Had to Wear Baud
ages All the Time = Another Cure by
Cuticura.
Another cure by Cuticura is told Of
by Mrs. Caroline Cable, of Waupaca.
Wis, in the following grateful letter:
my husband suffered agony with salt
rheum on his hands, and l had to keep
them bandaged all the time. We tried
everything we could get, but nothing
helped him until he used Cuticura.
One set of Cuticura Soap, Ointment.
and Pills cured him entirely, and his
hands have been as smooth as possible
ever since. l do hope this letter will
be the means of helping some other
sufferer"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
DON'T MISS THIS.
A Cure for Stomach Trouble - A New
Method, by Absorption No Drugs.
Do You Belch ?

Do You Belch?
1t means diseased Stomach. Are you
afflicted with Short Breath, Gas. Sour
Fluctuations, Heart Pains, Indigestion,
Dyspepsia, Burning Pains and Lead
Weight in Pit of Stomach, Acid Stom-
ach Distended Abdomen, Dizziness,
Collie?
Bad Breath or Any Other Stomach
Torture?
Let us send you box of Mull's Anti
Belch Waters free to convince you that
it cures.
Nothing else like it known. It's sure
and very pleasant. Cures by absorption.
Harmless. No drugs. Stomach Trouble
can't be cured otherwise-so says Medi-
cal Science Drugs won't do-they eat
up the Stomach and make you worse.
We know Mulls Anti-Belch Waters
cure and we want you to know it, hence
this offer.
SPECIAL OFFER.-The regular
price of MulIs Anti-Belch Waters is SOC
box, but to introduce it to thousands Of
sufferers we will send two (2) boxes upon
receipt of 75c and this advertisement.
or we will send you a sample free for
this coupon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
IN POOR HEALTH.
PAINS I'M BACK.
SICK HEADACHES.
PF=RsJ-NA clJRFD

Mrs. Lena Smith, N. Cherry street,
cor. Line, Nashville, Tenn, writes:
Il have had poor health for the past
four years, pains in the back and groins,
and dull, sick headache, with bearing
down pains.
"a friend, who WIS very enthusiastic
about Peruna insisted that try it.
Il took it for ten days and was sur
prised to find that l had so little pain.
Il therefore continued to use it and at
the end of two months my pains had
totally disappeared.
al have been i'm the best of health
since and feel ten years younger. /
am very grateful to YOU"
Catarrh of the internal organs gradu-
ally saps away the strength, under
mines the vitality and causes nervous
ness. Peruna is the remedy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
TALL TEEDS CELEBRATE.
Eight in Family Over Six Feet Tall at
Golden Wedding Anniversary.


Eight persons, all standing over six
feet or more in height, were present at
the celebration of the golden wedding
anniversary of Mr.. ard Mrs. Parker
iced, in Livingston, n. Y, recently.
The tall ones are all members of the
iced family. Mrs. Teed is six feet tall.
while her husband stands six feet two
inches. Their son, William Parker Teed,
is just three inches taller than his ia
Their; Another son, John Elmer iced,
IS the same height as his father. Mrs.
Lillian Frances Faulks, daughter of the
aged couple, IS the same height as her
mother.
William Parker Teed's son Jesse is
now three and half inches over six,
feet, and threatens to beat his father.
Halsey, son of John Teed is six feet one;
inch and is growing yet Mrs. Faulks'I
son is just six feet. None of the three
boys is yet II years old, and their par
ents believe the boys will outgroW them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
Care of Turkeys,

In many respects the turkey needs
different treatment from other poul-
try. They will not thrive if kept
long in confinement, nor do they want
to be housed after they are two
months old, neither by day nor by
night. Give them free range where
they can find grasshoppers or other
insects and they will need but little
corn. 1t is we'll to give them as much
grain as they will eat at night, which
will not be much if they have been
fortunate in their hunting. This leads
them to select q rOOst near the house,
where they are less likely to be taken
by owls and other night prowlers
This roost will most likely be the top
of some small tree, though they will
sometimes take kindly to a high pole
under some open shed, but they like
best to be where they can see on all
sides of them and feel the wind as it
blows around them. About two weeks
before they are to be slaughtered
they may be put in pen of rails and
given all the corn they will eat, but
if confined longer than that they will
grow poorer instead of fattening,
though they are given the most tempt
ing varieties of food.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
Large Requirements of Celery

Celery grows best in soil Of high
humus content, is a great user Of wa
ter and large consumer of plant food.
Quality suffers when there is lack of
ample food and drink, the crisp ard
sweet qualities giving way to stringi-
ness and bitterness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29

and frequent, and very bad in appear
ance. 1t was in 1903 that Doan's Kid
ney Pills helped me so quickly and
cured me of these troubles and I've
been we'll ever since"
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
For sale by all druggists. Price 80
cents Der box
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
The Dairy Barn.

The dairy barn, as built in the near
future, may not have so much loft
room, but instead number Of struc-
lures in the form of silos, but not air
tight or so solid. Into these several
months or the entire winters supply
of roughage may be cut-Inland
Farmer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29

bent to former follower, as shown.
One of these machines is expected to
cut about 21a acres per day. After
cutting, the crop is less easily handled
than when cut by hand, but the tota.
saving in labor is considerable.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29

by Brfght's Dis
ease, that l know.
| had eye trouble,
backache, catches
when lying abed
or when bending
over, was Ian
guild and often
dizzy and had sick
headaches q n q
b e a r i n e down
pains. The kid
n e Y secretiOns
were too cOniOuS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29

Eiif the secret Of keeping a pleas
ure garden in proper condition con.
sists in duly regarding the little things
that ought to be done and doing all
work at the right time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29

The magicians in London have
formed an associa ton known as the
Magis Circle. They found this neces-
sary to protect their tricks, as many of
the best ones were being exposed by the
burlesQucTs in the music halls.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
A FREE BOX
Sold at all druggists. soc per box.
AutOiSt Breaks Leg.

While driving an automobile seven
miles out on the Preston road near
Louisville, Z. c. II. Vance, local real
estate dealer. and his party attempted
to stop runaway horse. and Vance suf-
fered broken leg. Being the only mem
Der of the party able to operate an auto,
Vance, at times practically unconscious
because of the intense pain, drove the
machine back to the city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29

The report comes from England that
many of the vaudeville performers there
are coming to this country this winter
because of the higher salaries paid here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
One of tn, most important interna-

One of TIL most important interna-
tional treaties ever signed was that be-
tween twelve European countries for the
doing away Of the white slave traffic, the
treaty going into effect July IS. 1t is
agreed that each country establish bu-
reaus for collection of information, and
to exchange information.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
Croker Is Generous.

Tcmpleton Croker, who has inherited
the S5OO0,0O0 estate of his father, cele-
bratcd his good fortune by laying the
cornerstone of Il magnificent orphana ge
he and his sister will establish
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29

Have used Piso's Cure for Consump.
ton nearly two years, and find nothing
to compare with it.-Mrs. Morgan, Berke.
ley, Cal, Sept. 2. 1901.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29

Professor Waugh, of Massachu-
sets, says in a report: In handling
the fruit in the orchard, between the
trees and the storage-room, or later
between the storage and the shipping
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
DEATH SEEMED NEAR,

How a Chicago Woman Found Help
When Hope Was Fast Fading Away.
Mrs. E. T. Gould, GA w. Lake ST.
Chicago, Ill, says: 'Doan's Kidney
Pills are all that saved me from death
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
"Worming' the Peach Tress,

''Worming' the trees to destroy the
peach borer is in the routine Of the
peach grower, and the present is the
season for it, provided precautions
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
Everything Else Is.

She Con shipboard)-Is the moon up,
dear?
He-If it isn't it's lonesome.-Harper'
Bazaar
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29

have not yet been taken earlier to
make it unnecessary. But with every
precaution examination is needed to
find out if the vigilance was to no pur-
pose. Whether the one or the other,
now is the season for it. The external
evidence of the presence of the peach
borer is the gum exuded by the tree
and the sawdust.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29

MRS. N1NSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP for
Children teething; softens the gums reduces In
Illumination. allsys pain. cures wind coIc. -
cents u bottle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29

There are more school teachers in
the United States than preachers, doc
tors and lawyers combined.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29

in Hesse. Germany, a tax has been
put on bachelors, who now have to pay
% per cent. more in taxes than married
men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29

"Dyspepsia Tormented Me for Years.
DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy cured
me- Mrs c. S. Dougherty, MillyiIle, n ].
Used over go years. $1.00.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
Increasing the Corn Crop.

P. G. Holden, Professor Of Agricul-
ture at the Illinois Agricultural Col
lege at Champlain, is a man whose
name and memory should be much re-
spected, not only by farmers, but by
all who are consumers of American
grown corn. When college student
he was teaching school in Michigan.
He asked his students to each bring
him an ear of corn from the crib at
home. They did so, and he showed
them the different grades, from very
good to very poor. Then he asked
each one to plant three seeds from the
best ear In d box, and water it. The
result was an excellent crop of large,
well-f1lled ears. The parents became
interested, and soon began to plant
only the best corn for seed, much to
the advantage of their crop. After he
went to Illinois, he began to talk the
benefits of selected corn for seed to
the farmers, and soon not only were
most of them converted to his ideas,
but the farmers of Iowa and Missouri
were looking for better seed. Later
on he became director Of a farm near
Bloomington, where they usually
planted twenty thousand acres Of
corn, with an average yield up to
that time of forty to fifty bushels per
acre. The first year he increased the
yield by ten thousand bushels above
the best previous season. On some
acres he brought the products up to
seventy bushels per acre. This year
he had 4 special train from which to
talk about corn to the farmers of
Iowa, and if we have this year the
largest crop of corn ever grown in
the United States, Professor Holden
is entitled to the credit of having add
ed millions of those bushels to the
crop by his advocacy of the doctrine
of using only the best seed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
Home Made Corn Cutter.

This idea of a corn cutter comes
from Australia where the machine is
used in harvesting sugar cane and
sorghum, as we'll as corn. The imple-
ment has been tried by a number of
farmers in this country and pro-
nounced a success. 1t is made by
boiling the blade of a strong heavy
scythe to a sledge or sled, as shown
in the illustration. A rod of wrought
iron about one inch in diameter is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES

Color more goods brighter and faster c.
aay gNms2t without riroisa apart. Write
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29

than any other dye. 0ne Zoe package eoiers al fae.s
free booklet How to Dye Bleach and dix CoIo.s.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-29

They cold wafer better thsa ay other Dye You dye
MONROE D&VC CO., VnfonyHle. MiS5oura