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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-12-20
THE SPIRIT OF GIVING
Christmas Shoppers are Every
where in Evidence These DAYS.

With the beginning of the week be-
fore Christmas, the merchants are
compelled to put on extra help in this
city to accommodate the demands of
the customers who are thronging the
stores all day long and every evening
until late. Everyone of the mer-
chants have laid in a goodly stock of
goods for these Xmas demands, and
the different stores in this city are re-
productions of the home of Santa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-12-20

The effort Of a number of young
men ia this city 10 organize a branch
of the Y. NJ. C. A. should meet with
the hearty endorsement of every bust
mess man. The tendency Of such an
organization is upward, and the in
fluence cast about: the young men as a
result of the united effort, betters
the city as a place OF resi-
dence. 1t would be n Of the rea-
sons for a permanent residence in this
CITY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-12-20

lf you want prosperous town where
people can come who are disposed to
make homes, then do away with and
bury from sight all jealousy and spite
work, move for common. prosperity
and mutual benift. Wake up. rub
your eyes, roll up your sleeves and 90
to work. Do not work with fear and
trembling. but take for granted that
blood will tell. Leave results to
themselves, borrow no troubles, but
all unite to make it the biggest kind
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-12-20
SRING

Df. Parham was called TO see Elmer
finches little boy last Sunday. it Is reported
he has the scarlet fever.
Mrs. Bertha Thurber received the sad inteli-
gence last Friday morning that her father
living at Spr.ngvflle was dead. He was
taken sick about eleven and died at six.
The physician pronounced it apoplexy and
paralysis OF the brain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-12-20

An effort is being made in Congress
to increase the pay of the members
rom S 1000 to 81, 500. This would be a
good move, provided the extra So, 900
would induce a little more attention
to the peoples interest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-12-20

Walter Canning, who has been il
OakIahoma for several months, #.
turned to this city Monday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-12-20

Mrs. Ray G. Sherwood, of Stevens
Point, was a visitor in this city Mon
day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-12-20

Mrs. e. Brundage and daughter
Dorothy, left Saturday for 4 visit
with her brother. William Miller, it,
Ashland.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-12-20

l know we are building our heaven
AS we Journey along by the way;
Each thought is a nail tina is driven
In structures that cannot decay,
And the mansion at last shall be given
To US as we build it today
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-12-20

mas entertainment in the Chapel next Fri
day evening.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-12-20
Guardians and Administrators

You nave a hard task to satisfy both
those you are serving and the court. Our
business is to help others handle money and
we have worked out a plan which will not
only make your work easy and safe but also
please all concerned. We would like an OPP
portunity to explain if you will call Or write.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-12-20
THE MARKET

The current market prices prevail
for the following articles of pruduc, ::
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Gang Flowing.

Recent improvement In traction en-
gines and gang plows is making a great
difference In the manner of breaking
the soil on the larger level farms of
the west. Some of the newer arrange
ments do the plowing and narrowing
at one operation. Under certain con-
ditions of soil and season drill is
hitched behind the harrow and a bar
rem field In the morning is seeded to
grain crop at night. Those Of us who
have carefully prepared large acreage
ready for seeding and got caught be-
fore drilling with a three-day rain
storm will appreciate the advantages Of
this manner Of doing business. 1t has
been frequently predicted that steam
power for working the land could never
be applied successfully to medium sized
farms, but the problem Is being simpli-
fed each year.-Farm, Field and Fire
aide.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
No Remedy But Spraying.

Several nice-sounding schemes for
getting the better Of the San Jose scale
have been suggested, some Of them
sincerely and some of them by frauds
who had a powder Of some kind for
injection into the trunk Of the tree.
One writer suggests that If inexpensive
trees are planted around the orchard
it is desired to protect, the scale will
be kept off the more valuable trees.
This Is nonsense, and the plan will only
result In providing additional food for
the scale. Any fruit grower trying this
plan on any considerable scale would
not only fail In accomplishing the de-
sired results, but would, in some States.
lay himself liable to prosecution for en-
couraging the pest. Up to this time no
remedy for the San Jose scale has yet
been discovered except spraying, and
spraying persistently and thoroughly
season after season. AS for the pow
der and other things that are to be
injected into the trunk of the tree this
is plainly fraud and unworthy a mo-
ments consideration by any man Of
sense.--Indianapol News.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Notes for the Bee KeeDern.

Bees should have some pure drink
ing water within easy reach.
Bees, like men, are good-naturcd
when they are making headway in pro-
viding for the future. This accounts
for the different receptions given to
an intruder at different times.
Beekeeping is an interesting scientific
study aside from the pecuniary profit.
There is no more entrancing pursuit
" hen one becomes really Interested In
1t, aside from its financial side.
Beehives are now so constructed that
they may be opened and their contents
removed or changed about and exam
!ned without materially interfering
with the action of the bees. They fire.
quently continue their labors even when
the comb Is held In the hand Of the
beekeeper.
Honey Is always ready seller and
the price per pound averages anywhere
from IL to 20 cents, depending upon
the locality and quality. A good hive
Of bees In the average locality will pro-
duce about seventy-five pounds of honey
per year and pay 30 per cent on the
investment Of the first season. Get
posted on beekeeping IL you seek a.
pleasant and profitable occupation.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Hold CrOss-Cut Saw to File.

Take two pieces Of one-inch board
(hard wood is best), wide as saw In
widest place, and as long as the saw
between the handles. Shape the boards
with billy" like the cutting edge of
saw. Lay your saw on one of these
boards with the teeth above the board
enough to file nicely, and straddle the
saw with pair of six-inch strap
hinges, near the ends of the boards.
Now open the hinges and remove the
saw, and mark around the hinges to
show where to let them In the board
the thickness of the hinge. Fasten
hinges to this board, and then to the
other board in the same manner. Now
you have pair Of jaws In which your
saw will rest on It's back, permitting
the teeth to come above the edge of the
jaw to file. Bevel edge Of boards. Now
get two legs for each board, Of 2x4
or sticks from the woods. as I did, and
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31

prise millions of people owe many JOY
GUS moments In their lives.
Mr. Bailey, whole real name was
McGlnni came up from the ranks Of
poor boys and early experienced the
hardships Of life. Born In Detroit,
Mich, flfty-nlne years ago. he set out
at the age Of II to make his way in
the world. He worked ut first on
farm for $3.50 month and then be-
came bell boy In Pontiac hotel.
There Frederick Bailey. general agent
for the Lane 4 Robinson circus, became
Interested In him and gave him place
on the advance staff Of the circus. Out
Of gratitude the young man changed
his name to Bailey. Many years later
when Frederick Bailey was old and
needy, his wants were tenderly cared
for by his former protege.
In 1864 young Bailey quit the show
business and became clerk to suter
in the army. At the close Of the war
he rejoined the circus, then managed
by Lake, as an agent. In 1872 he be-
came equal owner with J. Il. Cooper Of
the Great London Show and Travelled
with it all over the world, visiting the
Sandwich Islands, Australia, India and
South America. Bailey at this time
and the competition between them was
for several years keen. In 1881 they
united their shows and after Barnum's
death Bailey purchased the interests Of
the latters heirs, becoming sole pro-
prietor. Other shows were at different
times bought and added to the Bailey
aggregation. Bailey had almost tho
whole responsibility and management
of the Barnum 4 Bailey combination
and 1t was his ideas that entered so
deeply into its success, although Bar
mum reaped the credit.
Therein Is seen the difference be-
tween the two. Barnum courted no.
toriety; Bailey Stunned 1t. The latter
was unassumlng and retiring-quali-
ties one does not usually associate with
the business.
BY those who know Mr. Bailey init
mately, will be best remembered for his
benefactions. These while numerous,
were secretly performed and this phase
of his life will appear new to many. BY
his employees he was beloved. He was
one Of the most generous employers in
the country. He educated the children
of those who worked for him, and those
who had become aged In his service he
never let pass therefrom. There are
men to-day about the circus who have
no possible work to do but to draw
their salaries
He never forgot former friend.
Once from Vienna. amid multiplicity
Of duties, he sent a check for $1,000 to
n former acquaintance whom he had
not seen in five years, but whom he
had learned was In need. Often at
Christmas he would distribute as much
as $4,000 among his employees
In private life Mr.. Bailey was blame
less. His chief interest centered In his
home. his show and his quiet philan-
.hropies.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Preparing Potato Ground,

All potato growers admit that sol
that Is mellow and well-drained is alb.
sOlutely essential for the best success
in potato growing; this Is more than
half the battle, and in this age Of In.
sects and bacterial diseases one cannot
afford to grow potatoes for market un-
less he can supply the soil and the soil
condition mentioned. The thorough
preparation Of the seedbed Is also i'm
pOrtant, and the best growers prepare
the soil as thoroughly as they would
for wheat. First grade tubers for seed
and then constant cultivation to keep
the weeds down are the rest Of the es-
sentials In successful potato culture
In almost all sections, near large mar
kets, pOtato-growlng is exceedingly
profitable, and the man with the soil
should raise the tubers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31

When John Sharp Williams was
fighting to get the quarantine bill
through the House the other day the
Texas delegation fought it tooth and
nail. They denounced 1t as viola
tion Of the constitution and to man
predicted the downfall of that vener-
able document If the bill passed. The
House, however, passed 1t. An hour
or so later Mr.. Williams bumped up
against Mr.. Slayden Of Texas in the
cloakroom. Slayden looked at Will
liams with sad reproach, but spoke
not. Williams looked back at Slay-
den apologetlcally. Then he placed
his hand on the Texans shoulder.
"Slayden," he said, comfortingly,
"cheer up. Tomorrow I am going to
introduce a bill to re-enaet the consti-
tuition"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31

Of the building opposite this hole In the
shaft cut a hole Of corresponding size.
Cover those two holes as well as the
hole in the top Of the shaft with wire
netting so that no bird or small animal
can get In.
This Is the shaft by which the air
enters the building. Then build an
other shaft long enough to reach the
floor up through the roof so that II
will come out through the roof foot
or fifteen inches. The top Of this shaft
must be capped so that the opening
will be protected from rain. The lower
end Is to be covered with wire netting.
Fasten this firmly at the roof end and
with corner supports to the floor at
the bottom. The plan Is simple, easy
to construct and works splendidly. 1t
Is particularly good for ventilating
poultry houses. In the plain illustra-
ton A represents the shaft through
which the foul air passes and the
shaft through which the fresh air en-
terS
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31

The amateur who wishes to try berry
growing will find the black raspberry
good plant to begin with. The rasp-
berry Is In all probability the most
honest Of berry growing plants. There
Is no waste, the berries are uniform III
size, and as soon as gathered they are
ready for the table, or for preserving.
a plantation of this fruit, once estab-
lished, should last six or eight years.
lt VIII grow In almost any soil except
a very stiff clay. or one that Is SO
poorly drained that the water stands
on the soil for some time before being
drained away. 1t Is a heavy feeder,
80 its soil must be fertlliZed every year
or two to keep up its maximum pro-
ductiveness.
A northern exposure Is best for the
plant, for 1t suffers from extreme heat,
and the direct rays Of the sun, more
than from extreme cold weather. A
sloping ground Is preferred to either
the summit or base Of hill. The black
raspberry Is propagated by burying the
tips of the canes about August. Sim
ply dig little hole with spade, and
bend the cane so that the tip will lay
In the hole, then cover 1t with soil and
press 1t down. The weight Of the soil
Will usually hold the cane; If not
small peg may be used. In the fall
young plant with mass Of roots will
have been formed. The old cane may
be cut away and the young plants will
be ready for setting out. In most
cases 1t Is we'll to let the young plants
remain until spring before transplant
ing. Proper attention should be given
to pruning raspberries. Canes Of the
first season produce fruit the follow
ing season, but after bearing they may
be cut away.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31

ventilation of Farm Buildings.
There are no small buildings on the
farm that cannot be amply ventilated
by the simple plan here described.
Generally such buildings are Of the
single or sloping-roof sort so that the
plan can be carried out at small ex-
pense. In the rear Of the house, near
one corner, build an air shaft, made
by Joining at the edges four boards
about eight inches wide. Set this into
the ground or fasten to the floor If of
boards so that 1t will be firm. Have 1t
open at the top. Of course, and make
1t three or four feet high. In the side
Of 1t, next to the wall Of the building
and about foot up from the floor cut
out piece so as to have an opening
the width of the board and about six
inches the other way. and in the side
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31

bevel to stand like legs OF a sawhorse,
and long enough to stand up to file
easily. Fasten your jaw boards to
these legs, from inside Of Jaws, with
screws or wire nails. Fasten a strip
across two Of the legs at the bottom
to put your foot on while filing to help
to keep the horse steady. Put In your
saw and pull out on the legs to tighten
the jaws on the saw-Farm Progress.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Tclegraphfc Lines.

There Is now underground telegraph
ic communication between London and
Scotland. Germany's underground sys-
TEN dates from 1870. France followed
suit in 1870, as the result Of a great
storm that isolated Paris In 1875. IIp
to date her system has cost S36, ,OOO. 900,
but is believed to have more than paid
for itself. Lines constructed In 1850
are still In excellent condition.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31

pins each hold a small rope, encircling
the roller by driving them into the
holes beside the ends of the rope. More
than one row of holes can be used to
change distances. Tack strips length
wise of the roller to mark places In
row for setting plants.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Observation.

To behold Is not necessarily to OBJ
serve. and the power of comparing and
combining Is only to be obtained by ed
ucation. 1t Is much to be regretted
that habits Of exact observation are
not cultivated In our schools. To this
deficiency may be traced much Of the
fallacious reasoning and the false phi
losophy which prevail.-W. Humboldt.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
T'o he ~ontini,eil
Spoiled n Jewel,

Mrs. de Peyster, excuse me, but Is
1t true that your son married girl
you didn't like?'
Noon the contrary, we did like
her. She was the best girl we ever
had In the house."-Cleveland Leader.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
The More Rleaaed.

That young groom" said the min
lister after the ceremony, gave me q
$50 fee. What blessing"'
Yes" said his wife, with her hand
out, at is more blessed to give than
to receive. e."-Philadelphi Press.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Clear.

He-You think you see through me,
do you?
She-Certalnly; have something of
sense Of humor and you're such a
joke.-Detroit Free Press.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
down at the upturned
livering ears and twitchi
Muggins knew W
Ie was under discussion,
verdict from his master
CHAPTER V.
I o'clock that night tn
rest at last, moored SAT
be quay in the East Ii
CHAPTER Y.

AT Z O'Clock that night the Martha
| found rest at last, moored safely along
| side the quay in the East India dock
There was little crowd Of idlers upon
the pier and on the gates of the tida
basin, for the fame Of the ship had
spread. But more eyes were directed to-
ward the man who had done this deed
of prowess, for the huAan interest Is
after all, paramount in things in which
we busy our minds. For one who look
ed at the ship there were ten Of those
mariners, dock laborers and pilots who
sought Tyars.
He amt one Of us at ALL" muttered
sturdy lighterman to his mate. a gen.
tleman, if yer please
But gentleman or no gentleman, these
tolers of the sea welcomed the pucky
sailor with a hoarse cheer. The stately
ship glided smoothly forward in all the
deep-seated glory Of her moss-grown
decks, her tarnished brass, her slack
ropes. There seemed to be living spirit
of calm, silent pride in the tapering spars
and weather-beaten hull, as if the vessel
held high her head amid her sprucer COM
peers. She seemed to be conscious that
her name was far above mere questions
of paint and holystone. Her pride lay In
her deeds and not in her appearance.
Her sphere was not In moorings, but
upon the great seas. She came like a
soldier into camp, disdaining to wipe the
blood from off his face.
Tyars stood near the wheel, hardly
noticing the crowd upon the quay. The
pilot and the dockmaster had to some ex-
tent relieved him of his command, but
he still had certain duties to perform, and
he was still captain of the Martial, the
only man who sailed from London in her
to return again.
When at last she was moored and his
command had ceased, he went below and
changed his clothes. When he came on
deck a little later Claud Tyars was trans
formed. The keen, resourceful sailor was
merely a gentleman of the world. Self
possessed and somewhat cold in manner,
he was the sort of man one would expect
to meet on the shady side of Piccadily,
while his brown face would be accounted
for by military service in a tropical cli-
mate.
ITO ha
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Severely Practical.

"Do you believe in this reform busi-
ness?" asked Soured Sam.
"When there Is no other graft to be
worked" replied Practical Pete
Baltimore American
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
HIS Reason.

"Bowly calls his wife's dog Sim.
pie Life"
Gracious. WhyT'
Because she leads t."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Cou, l,i n cd Roller md Marker.

A neat attachment to a garden roll
Ter is the following: Bore holes eight
inches apart lengthwise and put In
pins. To mark the garden make these
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
The Hight Note

you can't let that minor chord stay
in that march"
"Why not?"
Because this Is military music and
must all be In major key."-Balti-
more American
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31

The man who travels over the path
behind you looks wisely at your foot
prints, and sees where you could have
avoided many a pit-fall.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
Regrets.

Jocko-I shouldn't have played that
ace.
Jumbo-Of course not You ought
to have known | could trumpet.-New
York 1e,egram.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31

Speaking Of hard tasks, how would
you like to be a widower and have to
break the news to the children when
they are TO have a new mother?
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31

OF all Americans those OF French
extraction spend the smallest proper.
ton of their income on food.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31

present day. Since
the close of the
Civil War he had
been continuously
in the business, in
which he amassed
a fortune, cOnser-
vatively estimated
at $8,OO,OOO. His
extensive travels
In Europe had
made his name q
household one in
the old world us
well as In the new
J Ao ltH o-%N.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-05-31
WORLDS GREATEST SNOWMAN.

James A. Bailey, Who Has Fnsseo
Away.
james A. Bailey, who died Of erysipe-
las at Mount Vernon, N. Y, was TN
doubtedly the greatest Snowman of the