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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

of her parents at church Sunday Evira in
Signora Casss to lunch and then disappeared to
gun wherewth to shoot her She fired
twice at the aged SignOra who, only slightly wounded
fed shrieking pursued by the Infatuated Elvra Final
iy her brought both since by this
time Eylra exhausted that she also lay moaning
the ground
This belief in the power of the evil eye, which to-
day almost universal in Italy and general in remote
corners of England Scotland and Ireland be found
the Bible and In the writings of the fathers
Eat the bread of him that hath evil eye
says Solomon in the Book of Proverbs There spe
caI and laws against the influence OF the evil
eye in Rome. To-day, in Devonshire Cornwall and In
other parts England any untoward event is called "a
wsht thing Probably hypnotism is answerable for the
extraordinary universally Of this superstition OF the
magn power Of evil eye will. Some years ago
appeared strange story from physicians note
book of girl patient detained in lunatc asylum for
murder committed under hypnotic influence The girl
who was amiabe cultivated and absolutely sane, one day
took her fathers revolver, called upon whom she
hardly knew, and against whom she had no grievance
and shot him dead Her intense hatred of the man
vicarous infused into her by doctor who had help
Iessly hypnotized her This doctor hated the muir
dered man that he wished him dead and his wish
the thought and act of the girl he controlled
hypnotlcalIy, he brought at last to confess.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

Half the worlds troubles are due to
an overestimation of the other fellows
money, and a belief that it can be had
by work" instead Of labor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

Bad roads are Improbable. They
put farmer out of business and make
nothing for any man. Who is respon-
sible for a bad condition of the roads!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

Do not stuff your chicks in your
endeavors to make them grow. They
will do more harm than good.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20
Clover In Northern Climates.

1t was found at the North Dakota
or clover and timothy, with a grain
drill, gives much greater assurance Of
a stand than broadcasting. With one
exception during nine years, medium
red clover seeded with "a nurse crop
passed through the first winter without
killing out Allowing the second
growth to remain as "A winter protec-
ton gave good results in preventing
winterkilllng and reinforcing the stand
by means of the new seed. 1t was OBJ
served that the average stubble field
was in most seasons efficient as win
ter protection. Inspection after each
OF eleven winter seasons did not reveal
a case of heaying by frost. Where an
ice sheet covered the plants, however,
the clovers, alfalfa, timothy, and red
ton were killed out, while bronze grass
and the weed quack grass had with
stood this adverse condition Satisfac-
tory results have been obtained from
using fifteen pounds of clover seed per
acre. and mixture Of FIVE pounds OF
red clover seed and eight pounds of
timothy has given a mixture Of from
one-half to three-fourths OF timothy
plants in the resulting stand. Ten
pounds of Mammoth clover with four
pounds of timothy seed have given an
average of more than three-fourths clio
yer In the hay. The results for four
years show a difference of only ninety
one pounds In the yield Of hay from
medium red clover and from a mixed
crop of clover and timothy. Red clover
also gave promise of good seed produc-
ton while clover from Southern grown
seed or from most of the foreign
sources was less satisfactory Red
clover alone and grown with timothy
as a mixed hay crop gave in ten trials
an acreage yield Of 1876 pounds OF
hay per acre. The average yield OF
hay from Mammoth clover for two
years was $685. pounds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20
Lime for Insef.fs

Dry hydrate of lime formed by slak-
ing fresh lime with just water enough
to cFumble 1t into fine powder is used
as an insecticide. 1t is still very caus-
tic and fatal TO the larvae of aspara-
gus beetles, slugs. or currant, pear,
plum, etc, and other larvae having a
moist surface, says an exchange. APP
plicatlons are best made In the morn
ing. while plants and insects are yet a
little damp
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

There is always more profit in rals-
ing one good colt and in raising it right
than in raising half a dozen mongrels
and not raising them as they should be
raised.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20
RIxEY SEES MANY HOSPITALS.
VIII Make Recon- IN dations as to
the Scrxics> In l.

Surgeon General Rixey of the navy in
q trip around the world acquired co.Isid-
cradle information concerning the hos
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

The Persian ambassador in CONSTANT
nople has made a demand upon the Sultan
to compel the return to Turkey of bands
now invading Persian province.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20
~@Os

A rain in the ground is worth two
on the hay in the windrow
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20
EVIL EYE FELT BY MAN AND BEAST


In Marcellise in the province of Verona,
has just occurred an extraordinary event
that of the influence of the evil eye. Elyira
Iseppi the daughter of a Marcellise landed
proprietor, lost all her high spirits, and be-
came as morose as she had beeng1 s0ciable
She had been overlooked" and the wicked
witch was an unfortunate old woman, pen
stoned school teacher Signcra Cassis. In the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

The man who goes to his stable, wa
tiers his horses and gives them light
feed the last thing every night before
he retires, always has round, sleek,
goOd-looking animals.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

erous animals have been maintained
for an extended period on feed which
was exclusively of concentrated ma
ture, arrangement of digestion has re-
sulted.-G. NJ Rommel.
Value of Cowpeas for Hay.
The cowpea is to the farmer south OF
the clover belt what clover is to the
farmer in the clover belt, and south
eastern Kansas is pretty nearly on the
line between the ranges of these two
iegumeS, says Wallace's Farmer. Either
may be grown as a forage crop, or as
Il seed crop, or as a fertilizer. or as all
three combined. The cowpea is an an
nual clover biennial, or. if not al
lowed to go to seed, a short perennial.
Clover will stand the winters frost;
the cowpea is killed by the first severe
frost. Therefore the cowpea belongs
to the South and clover to the North.
There is not much difference in the
value Of cowpea and clover hay.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20
when Horses Have Indigestion.

when Horses Have lnd1SestiOn
Horses are subject to attacks of in
digestion and Sometimes the trouble is
almost wholly due to the bad condition
of the teeth. Every horse on the farm
should have its teeth examined at in
tervals by a competent veterinarian,
and put in proper condition. If the
stomach trouble is not due to the teeth,
look closely to the diet Of the horse.
Change its food entirely, and See that
the bowels are in good condition. Add
frequent feeds of root crops to the
daily ration. The roughage should be
Of the best quality, and if It is hay
it would be we'll TO try moistening it
with warm water before feeding, diyid-
ing it into two parts and feeding one
half of it chopped quite fine
As a tonic and digestive give the fol-
lowing Take two parts of powdered
wood charcoal, one part each OF
powdered hydrastic canadensis and
ground ginger root, and one-half part
of bicarbonate of soda. Mix these in
gradients thoroughly and put table
spoonful OF the mixture i'll the ground
food twice daily. See that the horse
has proper exercise, and that 1t is not
worked too long or too steadily. The
stable should be comfortable and well
ventilated and the bedding abundant
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20
The Supply of Potash.


Most of the potash used in fertilizers
in all countries has come from the Ger
man mines, which, strange to say, seem
TO have monopoly on this mineral
Lately, however, the attention of sci
entists has been called to this fact and
active search made for deposits else
where, in order to escape the prospect
Of the higher prices which the German
potash mine owners are trying to force
on the fertilizer makers of the world.
1t appears that there are seven locali-
ties in the United States which indi-
cate the presence of potash mines.
Most of these places are in the far
west, but there is one in New Jersey
and enc in Massachusetts. The actual
extent of potash in these deposits can
be determined only by boring and rath-
er costly development work. The prob
ability Is that potash salts are fairly
common, but the location is hard to
determine on account of their existence
below the ground with no prominent
signs appearing at the surface
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

81 \ athlete tells this thrilling
IN story Of his adventure in a bal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

Low-headed trees are growing Ill
favor, not only because they are likely
to suffer less from the wind, but be-
cause they protect the bodies from sun
scald. Early prunings should be made
to produce these low heads.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

A successful fruit grower says: 81
Dlow my orchard every year. BY plow-
ing 1t | get a good growth on the young
trees, and get rid of a great many pests
that would otherwise hinder their
growth. find that orchards not
olowed have small apples, and the trees
are stunted in their growth. 1t is a
good plan to trim out all broken down
limbs. for insects will hide in the
sDlinterS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

Ii 1.-The head Of the house" cannot
see the benefit Of cultivation in An or
chard, or thinks he must use the or
chard for pasture or meadow, see what
can be done by pruning the trees for
two or three years. Try pruning on
the near approach Of the growing sea
son.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

Milk as food for pigs has feed
ing value far beyond its actual food ele-
ments If given in the proper combina-
ton with other rations, but 1t is a
great waste to raise pigs exclusively
upon 1t, no matter how plentiful it
may be. Middlings and grass should
be fed with 1t, and so double the num-
Der of pigs kept with the same amount
Of milk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

The up-to-date farmer Is not miner
Of the soil, digging out wealth, after
wards abandoning his farm, but he is
a manufacturer. The miner always
leaves a location as soon as it is work
ed ont. Not so with farmer who is
onto his job.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

An Illinois stOckman tells the follow
ing story anent his experience In rails
ing hogs amid menacing conditions Il
believe implicitly in the proposition
that an ounce OF prevention is worth
pound of cure. Our neighbors' hogs
were dying Of cholera and of course 1t
was only a question Of time, we
thought, when the disease would attack
and declmate our herd. But We took
a stitch In time and it saved the entire
herd. We gave the hogs calomel. 1t
acts as a physlc, thoroughly purging
the bowels, and this Is OF the most vi
tai Importance. Place ten grains OF
calomel in piece Of Cracking about
the size Of walnut and see that each
animal gets his dose. One dose Is suf-
ficient in most cases, but no harm will
be done If another be given few days
later"
1t Is self-eyident that IL proper meas
ures be resorted TO prior to the intro
duction Of the disease into the herd 1t
may be avoided. When once 1t has at
tackled the hogs there is little or no
hope Of suppressing IT. Hog cholera
may successfully be conbated, how
ever, by buttressing as it were, the
herd SO that the germs may not find
congenial lodging places. = Farmers
Voice
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

Tt has been stated that prosperity Is
so pronounced in Nebraska that the
farm girls wear diamond rings and re-
Gently a cow was slaughtered to get a
diamond which she had accidentally
eaten while being fed by diamond
ringed lassie.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

A half-doZen good roots Of rhubarb
should be set out very early and heav-
lily MANFRED, spading the manure in the
soil before setting out the roots. Ii
well cared for, a few usings may be
made the first year, but it is best to
wait until the second.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20

chicks. In the absence of natural
shade, build some frames six or eight
feet square and cover the top with old
boards, leaving all four sides open so
that the air will have free circulation.
The newspaper., 1906-09-07
Here is Your Opportunity.

Take some of your money
which is now making you less
than 10 per cent, and invest in
the best security on earth North
Fork orchard
can sell you 100 acres of
choice bottom land only three
miles from Paonia near railroad
switch for $11 900. New dwelling
house. Sixty acres best fruit land
in the valley. Abundance of
water in Paonia ditch, 20 acres of
young orchard. This land prop
erly cared for will quadruple
in value within six years besides
netting the fortunate buyer 80 per
cent per annum on his investment.
Land no better than this pro-
duced last year one thousand
dollars worth of apples per acre.
Easy terms.
]. d. McFADDEN.
The newspaper., 1906-09-07

WITH continuation OF the
present activity in anarchist
circles in Russia, most all the
governing class will be in the
next world in about two months.
At the rate they have been going
they will certainly not last long.
This thing of being an autocrat in
Russia is conducive to high in
surance rates.
The newspaper., 1906-09-07

In letter from Theo. Roose-
welt, read at the late meeting of
the Irrigation Congress by Mr..
Pinchott, chief of the bureau of
Forest Reserves, the following
language is used:
by keeping the public forests
in the public hands our forest
policy substitutes the good of the
whole people tor the profits Of
the privileged few. With that
result none will quarrel except
the men who are losing the
chance of personal profit at the
public expense.
We submit that the President
uses language that might with
equal propriety be applied to
every natural resource of the
country. We do not dispute the
logic of his statement, but do
think that for an opponent of
socialism he is coming danger
ously near adopting their cardinal
principle, viz: Collective owner
ship of the means of production.
Is it not just possible that Mr..
Bryan is right in calling for the
collective-or as he expresses it
government ownership of all
monopolies as fast as they be-
come monopolies. is The real way
to deal with this question The
views of the President and his
most probable successor are
harmonious if we take that view.
The forest reserves will protect
from the lumber trust, the coal
trust and will strike a very vigor-
Gus blow at the oil octopus, and
the idea carried little further
will wreck every trust in the land.
Evidently the great men are all
striving for the same result but
along slightly different lines.
The newspaper., 1906-09-07

WE can't help but wish that w.
c. Blair would move away from
Lake City and get into rePubli-
can county Constant defeat
and certain assurance that there
will be no change has soured his
naturally sweet disposition so
that he just exudes editorial vitrol
Last week he had a spasm over
our mentioning the boss political
thief of the last assembly. Speaker
Dickson, and in another column
assaults some of his democratic
exchanges for printing some of
Hulaniski's bright sayings with
out credit. Move over to Huer-
tano county Billy, it is safe for
you people anyway.
The newspaper., 1906-09-07

Two very doubtful compliments
were handed the papers of this
town in the last editions of the
Delta papers. The Laborer men,
tions that the Gazette has en-
larged to a six column folio and
the Independent gives THE News
PAPER credit with an enlargement.
AS both papers are the same size
they have been for months the
assumption is that our Delta
friends are paying very little at
tention to us and the thought is
quite humiliating. We really
thought the boys wonld read US
enough to keep track of our size.
The newspaper., 1906-09-07

THE Presbyterian pastor of the
Goldfield, Nevada, church an
nounces that he will expell any
lady in his congregation who at
tends the Cans Nelson prize fight.
To be consistent the Reverend
gentleman should have included
the male members of the church.
He doubtless eliminated them
because he knew that they would
go anyway and he did not want
to lose any more contributors
than he could help.
The newspaper., 1906-09-07
RUINED AGAIN.

From the comments OF the re
publican press anent the speech
of w. ]. Bryan in New York, we
are assured that he has destroyed
democratic chances for success.
1t is strange how this man SO
continually injuring his party yet
retains the confidence of the peo-
pie to a greater extent than any
other public man of the age. Is
it not possible that he is merely
a little in advance of the party !!
Is there a sane and intelligent
man in the entire Union who does
not feel that government control
of railroads is but a step in the
direction of government owner
ship1 Even Theodore Roosevelt
who has so wonderfully cham
pioned government control re-
alizes that this act but brings
closer the day when the whole
railroad system of the nation will
be publicly owned.
Most people would prefer Pri-
vate ownership if it were feasible
but conditions have made of the
business a genuine monopoly in
which competition is unknown,
and as Mr.. Bryan so truly says:
"A monopoly is intolerable."
Those who would evade con-
of the coming of public
ownership of the railroads are
endeavoring to lull themselves to
sleep in a boiler factory. The
issue is not of the making of its
1t is a direct result
of trust combination that elimi-
mates competition and creates
that, as before stated,
are intoIerable and must be
If Mr.. Bryan has ruined the
democracy again it is possible
that it ought to be ruined. Sure
it is that he spoke the truth and
that should not be an elemental
danger to a decent and progress
i've party.
The newspaper., 1906-09-07

GABBERT gives it out cold that
he is a candidate for reelection
ami proposes to stay in the race
without reference to what the
conventions do. Good. We have
always had a deep desire to get
one more chance at that man.
When the returns are in this fall
The newspaper., 1906-09-07

EDWARD RoSEwATER, the vet
eran editor OF the Omaha Bee,
was found dead last Friday
morning in the Bee building. Mr..
Rosewater had evidently sat
down to rest at some time early
Thursday evening and had never
arose from his place. 1t appears
certain that death was sudden and
painless, probably from an attack
of heart failure. Edward Rose
water was most bitterly hated by
a large circle of political acquaint-
ances and as intensely loved by a
much larger circle. He made the
Bee one of the genuinely great
papers of the west. The writer
knew him we'll and respected him
as it seems to US all fair minded
men ought. In the old days we
have set many takes of his edi-
torial. He understood his busi-
ness from the cellar of the build
ing to the garret, and possessed
all the qualities to make success
of his undertakings. A great
editor has gone to his reward.
The newspaper., 1906-09-07
Saloon Raiders Bound Over.

CANON CITY, Colo, Sept. 1.-At
2 o'clock this afternoon Justice
Bradbury bound over to the
district court under $500 bond
Alderman U. S. Okey, ]. M.
Wright. G. w. Orme, of Canon
City, and Alderman r. B. Thomp-
son, of South Canon, City Attor-
ney A. L. Taylor, A. d. Morrison,
c. w. Van Patten and S. S. Wor-
rell, who assisted City Marshal
Houston in the Sunday morning
raid on Walton's Labor club sa-
loon, made July l. The charge
against the defendants was ma
licious destruction of property.
Professor l.. b. Eichhorn was
acquitted. A written opinion
was handed down by the justice
in order that he might not be
misquoted. Alderman u. S.
Okey is an uncle of Judge Brad
b,Irv
The newspaper., 1906-09-07
Appeal for Funds.
August ~, 1906


To ALL DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
If there ever was a time in the
history of the democratic party
for the manifestation of loyalty
and patriotism on the part of its
members, i. is right now.
If we are to win a victory and
elect president two years hence,
we must first elect house of rep
resentatives this fall. A demo
cratic house can and will investi-
gate every department OF the
government. With all of them
honeycombed by graft" the
edges of which only, have been
touched by recent exposure and
prosecutions, there will be rev.
elation of rottenness that will
astound the country and create a
demand for a democratic admin
istration to clean the government
workshop.
To win the house we need
money to defray legitimate eX-
penses and get out our vote. We
have no protected monopolies
from which to draw to fill our
Golfers, as they do those of the
republican party. We must,
therefore, appeal to loyal demo
Gratis for contributions
Will you send us S1.00 at once,
and in return for this we will send
you copies of our campaign liter
ature issued by the committee.
You will have the thanks of the
entire democratic party for your
favorable response to our request.
Address all remittances to
]. M. GRIGGs, Chairman,
Munsey Bldg. Washington, D. C..
The newspaper., 1906-09-07

THE Delta Independent is
being much improved under its
new management. The amount
of reading matter is being in
creased and its editor states
that the general equipment is
also being enlarged. 1t gives
this paper much pleasure to note
that both the Delta papers are
improving under the stimulus of
new men at the helm, and it
seems just the time to say that
Delta is large enough to give
splendid support to two papers.
This has not been done in the
past and we await with anxiety to
see if enterprise on the part of
our contemporaries will be ap.
preciated.
The newspaper., 1906-09-07

it is possible that the judge may
be able to comprehend just how
popular he is in Colorado.
The newspaper., 1906-09-07

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