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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
Don't Mix the Breeds.

If there is one mistake more likely
to be made than another by the novice
in poultry raising it is the tendency to
keep several breeds. The expert can do
this with more or less profit because
he understands how to keep them sep
arated or, if he wishes to cross them,
understands this as well. The novice,
on the other hand, is too often inclined
to experiment. He thinks the crossing
of two certain breeds ought to give him
the finest fowl on earth and keeps at
it until the blood is pretty well mixed
and finds, to his dismay that the cross
is not so good as the poorest of the
clean breeds. Again he tries Rocks one
year and then becomes enamored Of the
Wyandottes and gets a few; the next
year the Leghorn appeals to him, and
SC on until he has the time of his life
keeping them separated or, as in the
first case, becomes involved in hope
less mixture. Look well into the sub
ject and ascertain as nearly as posi-
BILE which breed meets the require
ments, then get that breed and stick to
1t through thick and thin until you
prove it valuable or worthless.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31

In the churchyard Of the little Mid
dlesex village of Primer, England,
there stands a monument quite distinct
from all those which surround it. 1t
consists of a tall, square pyramid over
grown with ivy, through the middle of
which projects a coffin made Of stone.
This monument was raised by son to
his parents, William and Agnes Lou
don, as the inscriptions tell. They do
not, however, tell why he chose to have
his parents remains poised in midair
in the stone shell instead of being
buried in the usual manner. This Curl
Gus act is accounted for in strange
way. 1t appears that his parents came
into some money which was to be
theirs $50 long as their bodies were
above the ground" When they died,
therefore. in order that the money
should not pass into other hands, their
son buried" them in this curious man
ner, and, despite the apparent injustice,
his object was attained,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
ROUNDUP CT WILD HORSES.

Range in State of Washington to
Be Cleared of Grass Consumers
One of the most exciting chases. if it
may be so called, that has taken place
since the era Of the grand buffalo hunt
ended on the great plateau, is the pro-
posed round up of $4,000 wild horses in
Douglas County, Washington. AS sched-
uled, 400 cowboys will take part in the
ride after these wild creatures of the
range. The purpose is to rid the range
of this great band of grass consumers
and the effort, presumably, will be to
dispatch rather than capture the horses.
These untamed and practically I'M
tamable animals are the product of ma
ture left to itself on the great range for
thirty years. The stock is interbred
and, of course, underbred, and has no
place in the economy of civilized life.
While its determination will be a gain
to the legitimate stock breeding and
raising interests of the section over
which the horses have so long roamed
at will, the instincts of humanity are
SuOChcd nI lLt CIu6IlleS tIldL VIII De III
fiicted through the means by which this
purpose is to be accomplished.
Perhaps this is the best that can be
done at this stage of affairs to rid
wide section of the country of a verita-
BILE pest to the stock industry. Like
many other scourges, the remedy for
this plague of wild horses lays in pre-
vention. The careless settlers of thirty
years ago who allowed their ponies to
run uncared for on the range year after
year were culpable in this matter. The
result has been a multiplication of I'M
profitable animals that have eaten out
the grass on the range for years to the
detriment of the interests of a legiti-
mate stock industry. Now comes the
necessity of repairing the consequences
of the settlers carelessness and a
roundup" looking to the determination
of thousands of these wild creatures,
with such cruelties as will be necessary
10 accomplish that end. The chase will
be an exciting one, no doubt, and the
ultimate result will be beneficial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
GirdIeI Cranes.

Grapes are not as extensively girdled
as they were some years ago in this
vicinity. there being only two growers
who practice it to any extent. One
man l talked with said he always Cir
died a few to have them for earlier
use. as it advances the ripening ten to
fourteen days. says a writer in Rural
New Yorker. When ripe no apparent
change in quality is noticeable. Where
it is largely done, as l have seen on
the shores of Seneca lake, they have a
tool that clasps around the vine, and.
having Il knife on each edge. at right
angles to the vine. ii is held some
what like pair of pincers. With one
turn around the bark it is severed in
two parallel cuts about an inch apart,
and the intervening bark is easily re-
moved. The object is to retard the
return of the sap, which seems TO or
does stimulate the ripening, also the
size of the fruit Not all the bearing
wood is thus treated on the vine 1T
the same time, and it seems to do no
injury to the remaining growth. 1t is
pursued year after year by some very
large growers on Seneca lake, y. Y
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
CHAPTER NXTT

Had an acute but uninitiated observer
been introduced into the little cabin of
the Argo during the consumption of the
delicate repast provided by her officers,
he or she could scarcely have failed to no.
tice a certain recklessness among the par
ty assembled. Admiral Grace was the
only one who really did justice to the
stewards maiden and supreme effort, and
he, in consequence, was singular in fail
ing to appreciate the witticisms of Mat
thew Mark Easton and Oswin Grace. This
was. perhaps, owing to the fact that when
we have passed the halfway milestone in
life, we fail to appreciate the most bril-
liant conversation. 1t is just possible
that Admiral Grace did not think very
much of the wit-taken as wit pure and
simple. His position was not unique.
Once or twice Easton's words required
to Miss Winter Il intend to be intense
ly funny, and l. guess you will have to
laugh" This was her cue, and she acted
upon it.
The meal came to an end and a move
was made. There was nothing else to do
but to go on deck. The moments dwin-
died on with the slow, dragging monotony
which makes us almost impatient to see
the last of faces which we shall perhaps
never look upon again. Presently, the
town of GraveSend hove in sight, and all
en- the quarterback of the Argo gazed 1t
it as they might have gazed on some IN
known Eastern city after traversing the
desert. And then. after all-all the wait
ing, the preparation. the counting of mo-
meLts, and the calculating of distances
the bell in the engine room came as a
surprise. There was something startling
in the clang of gong as the engineer re-
piled.
Helen was the last to rise. She stood
holding the shawl which Oswin had
spread over her knees, and looked round
with strange, intense gaze. The steam
er was now drifting slowly on the tide
with resting engines. There were two
boats rowing toward her from Gravesend
Pier, one low, green-painted wherry for
the pilot, the other a larger boat, with
stained and faded red cushions. The
scene-the torpid, yellow river, the sor-
did town and low riverside warehouses
could scarce have been exceeded for pure,
unvarnished dismalness.
Already the steps were being lowered
In a few moments the larger boat swung
alongside, held by a rope made fast in
the forecastle of the Argo. A general
move was made toward the rail. Tyars
passed out on the gangway, where he
stood waiting to hand the ladies into the
boat Helen was near to her brother;
she turned to him and kissed him in 81
lence. Then she went to the gangway.
There was a little pause, and for a mo-
ment Helen and Tyars were left alone ct
the foot of the brass-bound steps.
"Good-by," said Tyars.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
FORTUNES STRANGE wHlMs.
One Man Won and Lost Six Fortune
in His Iyjfa4iu.a

One Man Won and Lost Six Fortune CT
in His Lifetime.
Nothing in real life is more grim
than the way in which fortune, sought
or unsought, will suddenly smile upon
an inividual, and then, with equal sud
denness, withdraw her favors. Such
cases, of course, are to be seen by
scores at gambling resorts like Monte
Carlo. Quite recently a young Austrian
officer won $4,000 at the table in five
days and lost every penny of it on the
sixth,
The yicissitudes of fortune were new
er more wildly illustrated than by the
evidence given recently in a bankruptcy
case in the Sydney court.
The bankrupt, a mining engineer, had
won and lost no fewer than six for
tunes in his lifetime Once he made
$4,000 in single week by buying a
mine and selling it again. So soon as
he was paid the money he went to
Wyoming and invested it. and some
$4,000 besides, in purchasing an inter
est in a copper mine. Before night
came the news that the copper lode had
suddenly ''pinched out" The investors
were beggared.
James Addison Reavis spent more
than twenty years in building up a fic-
titiOuS claim to 12500,000 acres OF land
in Mexico and Arizona. This enormous
territory was originally granted to Don
Miguel, a grandee of his court, by
Philip V, of Spain, and still belongs to
his heir, if one can be found.
Reavis invented one in the shape of
a beautiful Mexican girl. There is no
space here to detail the ingenious for
geries of birth and marriage certifi-
Gates, the false miniatures and other
evidence which this brilliant swindler
prepared in order to bolster up the
claims of the girl.
Macmillan Hershal, a wealthy miser.
was found one day in his wretched room
dying and was carried to a hospital.
AT once he asked that his adopted
daughter might be sent for. On her ar
rival he told her that he had left her
all his wealth-over $1,50O,OOO. Breath
was failing him fast, but after a short
pause he began to speak again, in low.
broken whispers. Suddenly he fell back
and expired. He had not revealed the
secret of where his bonds or cash were
hidden. Search proved useless and the
poor girl, wealthy for a minute, went
back to work for 1919 a week.-St
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
For San Jose Scale.

Many fruit growers know the San
Jose scale from sad experience. These,
and any others whose plants are affect
ed with this pest, should prepare at
once to spray them with the lime-sul-
phur preparation. This is the best time
to treat the San Jose scale, as farm
work is not now so pressing. If this
work is postponed until spring, it may
not be done at all. The formula rec
commended for use in this State is as
follows:
Lime (unslacked), 80 pounds; sui
phur (f1our or f1owers), 80 pounds ;
salt, 10 pounds; water, 100 gallons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31

There was q slight prolongation of the
last syllable, as if he had something else
to say; but he never said 1t, although
she gave him time.
"Good-by," she answered. at length
and she, too, seemed to have something
to add which was never added.
Then she stepped lightly into the boat
and took her place on the faded red
cushions
The Argo went to sea that night. There
was much 10 do, although everything
seemed TO be in its place, and every man
appeared to know his duty It thus hap
pened that Tyars and Grace had not a
moment to themselves until well on into
the night. The watch was set at s
o'clock. For moment Tyars paused be-
fore leaving his chief officer alone on the
little bridge.
What a clever fellow Easton is :" he
said. Il never recognized it until this
afternoon"
ITO be continued.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
NO MAN is STRONGER THAN
HIS STOMACH.

Let the greatest athlete have dyspepsia
and his muscles would soon fail Physi-
cal strength is derived from food. If a
man has insufficient food he loses strength.
III he has no food he dies Food is con-
verified into nutrition through the stom-
ach and bowels. 1t depends on the
strength OF the stomach to what extent
food eaten is digested and asSimiIated.
People can die of starvation who have
abundant food to eat, when the stomach
and It's associate organs of digestion and
nutrition do not perform their duty.
mus the stomach Is really the vital or
gan of the body. II the stomach is Uweak"
The body will he weak also, because it is
upon the stomach the body relies for its
strength. And as the body, considered as
q whole, is made up of its several mem
bers and organs, so the weakness OF the
BODY as a consequence of "weak" stom-
sch VIII be distributed among the or
sans which compose the body. If the
body IS weak because it is ill-nouriShed
that physical weakness will be found in
All the organs-heart, liver, kidneys, etc
The liver will be torpid and inactive,
giving rise to billouSness, loss OF appetite,
weak nerves, feeble or irregular action of
heart, palpitation, dizziness, headache,
backache and kindred disturbances and
weaknesses.
MIR. Louis Pare. OF Quebec, writes: vFor
years after my health began To fail. my head
was sore all the time. while everything
would eat would seem 10 lie heavy like lead
on my stomach. The doctors claimed that
1t was sympathetic trouble due to dyspepsia
and prescribed for me. and although | took
their powders regularly vet felt no better.
MY wife advised me 10 try Or. Perce's Golden
Medical DiScovery-and stop taking the doc
tors medicine. She bought me a bottle and
we soon found that | began to improve, so
Kept up the treatment. | took on flesh. my
stomach became normal, the digestive organs
worked perfectly and j soon began to look
like different person. l can never cease 10
De grateful for what your medicine has done
Tor me and certainly give it highest praise"
Don be wheedled by penny-grabbing
dealer into taking inferior substitutes for
Dr. fierce'S medicines, recommended to
be NIuSt as good"
10 gain knowledge of your own body
In sickness and health-send for the Peo-
pie ) Common Sense Medical Adviser. A
book OF zoos pages Send 81 one cent
stamps for paper-covered. or 81 stamps
Tor cioth-bound copy. Address DIR. r. Y.
Pierce. 663 Main Street. Buffalo. n. Y
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
TORTURED WITH ECZEMA.
Tremendous Itching Over Whole Body
Scratched Until Bled-Won-
derful Cure by Cuticura.

Last year l suffered with a tremen-
dous itching on my back, which grew
worse and worse, until it spread over
the whole body, and only my face and
hands were free. For four months or
so | suffered torments, and l had to
scratch, scratch, scratch, until bled.
At night when l went to bed things
got worse, and | had at times to get
up and scratch my body all over, until
1 was as sore as could be, and until
suffered excruciating pains. They
told me that l was suffering from
eczema. Then / made up my mind
that / would use the Cuticura Rene
dies. l used them according to in
structions, and very soon indeed l was
greatly relieved. l continued until
well, and now I am ready to recon-
mend the Cuticura Remedies to any
one. Mrs. Mary Metzger, Sweetwater,
Okla, June %, 1905"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
Cost of the Annie CrOD

At a recent fruit meeting in western
massachusetts, one speaker quoted
growers as stating If they got 81 bar
rel for their apples delivered at their
station it was a profitable industry.
A number of growers present briskly
disputed the statement. One man said
that the only way to make q profit at
81 would be to steal the barrels, which
usually cost from twenty-five to thirty
cents each. 1t was concluded that the
grower must realize 81 net to place the
business on a satisfactory basis.-Mas-
sachusetts P1oughman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
A Untrue CITY,

In one respect, Quito, the capital of
Ecuador, is the most unique city in the
world. 1t is situated in both the north
ern and southern hemispheres-if we
accept the equator as the real dividing
iine-a distinction claimed by no other
place Of Importance on the globe
At Quito the sun rises and sets at 6
o'clock the year round You may for
get to wind your watch while you are
visiting the Ecuadorian capital, but you
need not hunt up n regulator; set it
when the sun rises or sets, and you will
be sure to be right. Old Sol makes no
mistakes.
The seasons, as far as names are con-
cerned, change almost instantly; but.
as the temperature is remarkably even,
these curious points are seldom thought
of by the people who make Quito their
home.
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I Sc
and she is often the bread-winner of
the family. Whether she is sick or
well, whether it rains or shines. She
must get to her place of employment.
| perform the duties exacted of her
smile and be agreeable.
Among this class the symptoms Of
! female diseases are early manifest by
weak and aching backs, pain in the
lower limbs and lower part of the
| stomach. In consequence of frequent
wetting of the feet, periods become
painful and irregular, and frequently
there are faint and dizzy spells, with
loss of appetite, until life is burden.
All these symptoms point to de-
rangement of the female organism
which can be easily and promptly
cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound
Miss Abby F. Barrows, Jacksonville,
Athens Co, Ohio. tells what this great
medicine did for her. She writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
Il feel it my duty to tell you the good
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and Blood Purifier have done for me. Before
l took them | was very nervous, had dull
headaches, pains in back, and periods were
irregular had been to several doctors, and
they did me no good.
Your medicine has made me well and
strong. l can do most any kind of work
without complaint, and my periods are all
right.
II am in better health than ! ever was,
and know it is all due to your remedies
recommend your advice and medicine to all
who suffer"
1t is to such girls that Mrs. Pink
ham holds out helping hand and ex-
tends cordial inviv ation to correspond
with her. She is daughter-in-law of
Lydia K. Pinkham and for twenty five
years has been advising sick women
free of charge. Her long record OF
success in treating woman's ills makes
her letters of advice of untold value to
every ailing working girl. Address,
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
Crafty Count.

DO you remember how Count Cash
Taught sympathzed with America
when he was wooing the daughter of
the New York millionaire?"
Il should say so. Why, he used to
sing Yankee Doodle two or three
times every day"
And does he still sing Yankee
Doodle now that he has won herr"
No; now he sings Yankee Doodle y
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
Birds as GrRffPrS

Birds often practice the art of graft
ing The mistletoe, living as a para
site upon the branches of large trees,
las clusters of small white berries
which contain the seed. They are
transferred from branch to branch by
adhering to the bill; the bird pecks into
the bark to remove the seed, which
thus becomes engrafted into the tree
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31

Don't you think they are a trife toe
small?' asked the elderly customer.
Too small?" echoed the salesman
"Why, ma'am, if you should try to wear
a larger size you would have to advertise
for your feet in the lost column"
you are exceedingly familiar, young
man." rejoined the customer, with much
dignity; but III take the Shoes"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
The Unhappy Pedestrian.

do you understand the meaning of
the word Pedestrian
Yes, sir. 4 pedestrian is man
who stands on the curb and watches
the autos go by, and wonders how he'll
ever get across the street in time fer
his o'clock dinner. cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
Bone and Sinew.

DO you see that distinguished look
ing man over there with glue-coIored
whiskers? Well, he furnishes the bone
and sinew of the nation"
You don't say. Is he the head Of
a physical culture college?"
Nope"
Recruiting station?"
WAY off,
Then what is his line?"
why, he runs Scent lunchroom."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31

Madagascar has a palm called the
Travellers Tree The footstalks of its
leaves clasp round the trunk, and are
filled with water, which flows out read
lily when the stalk is pierced with a
knife. Each receptacle yields from a
pint to a gallon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31

Il haven't much time for studying"
wrote the college superior to the old
folks at home, but am doing well on
the cinders." And the next day he re-
ceived Il telegram as follows:
Come home at once When they put
one of my boys to sitting ashes its
time for him to leave DADDY"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
Opposition Along The Route.

NO, Mr.. Spoonall," the young wom-
an said, edging away from him, you
mustn't try to railroad yourself into
my affections"
ITO railroad myself?"
Yes; you seem to think your arm
has the right of way around my waist
Chicago Tribune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
Dead Game.

Gunner They say, despite their
lethargicness, the people Of Philadel-
phia are dead game sports
Guyer-I should say they are dead
game sports. They still play ping
Columbus Dispatch.
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bed, and the doctors failing to help, be-
gan using Doan's Kidney Pills. The
urine soon came freely again, and the
pain gradually disappeared | have
been cured eight years, and though
over 70 am as active as a boy"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster Milhurn Co. buffalo. n. Y.
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yaIue of Bread wheats.

valves Of varieties Of bread wheats
are being carried on at the Kansas
State agricultural college experiment
station. About 1S1 new varieties of
wheat have been originated since 1899
by Prof. A. S. Hitchcock and Prof. H.
R. Roberts, former and present botan-
ists.
samples were secured fom all over
the world. and Prof a. II. Ten Eyck,
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in bad w e a t b g I
brought kidney trou-
bles on me, and l
suffered twenty years
with sharp, cramping
pains in the back and
urinary disorders. l
often had to get up a
dozen times at night
to urinate. Retention
set in, and / was
obliged to use the ca
theter. / took to my
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AIDING. KINNAN & MARVIN
Undoubtedly.

My dear sir" protested the eminent
Senator, Il try to take broad view OF
every public question:
L notice you always stand on both
sides Of it," said the dissatisfied constitu-
emit
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Paid $4,000 to Farmers.

The cooperative creamery at Lyme,
n. H, received the past year 1863, 269
pounds of cream and 1,S47, 1913 pounds
of milk. It's patrons were paid nearly
$4,000, receiving an average of IS %
cents g pound for butter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
Modern Love Sfnry-RniIed nnuu

Miss Jones, allow me to present Mr.
Smith"
Delighted to meet you, Miss Jones
Will you marry me?'
''Y yes