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The Ordway new era., 1907-08-23
OOh OF FIFTY
"0LD FAV0RITE SONGS"

Words and music sent FREE on re-
ceipt OF your name and address with
name OF one or more persons thinking
OF buying n Piano. Organ or Talking
Machine.
THE kNIGHT-LOCKE PIANO Co.
5l3-S2I Sixtecnth ST.. Denver, Colo
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-23

Keep away from that ho,e ana =.
nothing till you get my letter you,
me may depend on it. Wire IL YOU
wish me to come"
Inc messenger was waiting and
with no thought OF the letter to which
ne referred. but only to hasten the
,ine when some one would be with
me to whom l could talk. replied
with the single word, Come"
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-23
a spIendId Prospect.

do you see any great Ssture FOR
Panama."
Certainly. Look at the great OK.
cursion resort II has alrsady become h
Star.
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-23

oavo Much Work TO Women.
The invention Of the typewriter has
given work to more than 1000, 900
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-20

ty in coldly uamping down all the unwrten laws Of
good taste is terror to behoders and has
side calculated to make laugh.
There is only of person who is funn4er and
that is who is just hopeessly good form. Some
form is SO good that 1t is bad, and people who
afflicted with this aborous sort truly pondereus.
Their efforts unlike the social grace
Of those to the manner born is the playing of the
person we used to call humble puppy" whist to
that of the real whist player The humble puppy how
ever, is all right, because he thinks he is.
1t is only when become little bit doubtful of
own that begin to be ptabe and people kick
US from pillar to post People like impudence they like
duplicity they like vanity they like display If you
meek and modest mild and mertorous just get ready
to turn the other cheek for you will have to do
So the thought that perhaps after all, you not
the smartest thing in town begins creep into your
deluded cranium expel it. you would any other pois-
onous sentiment Remember you the center Of the
universe and let that thought console YOU give your
hat little tilt your and step out jauntily,
for if you stink, somebody will throw you
tie q tin can to your coat tail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-20
The OutCasts


Its a great bore, being engaged"
said Phyllis.
/ tried to assume the air of profound
detection which l felt was expected OF
me- | am sometimes afraid | don't do
these things very well; at any rate,
Phyllis misread my expression.
You look decidedly bored" she went
on.
at isn't boredom" I protested; cts
acute misery caused by your last re-
mark"
That's silly" observed Phyllis judi
cially. You know what 1 mean. They
will leave US to ourselves"
why" 1 began, only a week
ago
"Oh, yes, but that was different. We
weren't engaged then. But now"
After the climax Is passed" l
suggested.
They draw circle round us, and
walk on tiptoe outside it." Her voice
grew quite indignant II think It's
horrid of them. Why can't they treat
us like ordinary reasonable people,"
mo doubt they mean it very WELL"
put in.
"Of course they do. That's the worst
Of them. l hate well-meaning people.
Where are you going?"
"As far as the edge Of the circle"
said I'm going to try an experiment"
In June Lady Saltwoods rhododen-
drons are generally a great center of
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SsElSSS - Co.
|PoPulssS!: ienoe'

All metals except copper, and alloys
except those containing a high per-
centage of copper, may, it is said, be
nodded in rubber and vulcanized with
out trouble. Metals and alloys giving
trouble can be used after coating with
hot tin.
The most difficult part Of the coal
dust problem is to discover what ele-
lnents must necessarily be present in
coal to make the dust dangerous.
Some experiments have been carried
on with this end in view, but the re-
suits obtained have not been particu-
larly enlightening
In consequence Of the official in
quiry into the causes of the C)urrieres
catastrophe, the French minister of
public works has decided that the wind
ing shafts of mines must be provided
with breathing appliances, ready for
immediate use, and permitting their
wearers to remain at least an hour in
an irrespirable atmosphere.
Pure acetylene is a clear, coIorless
gas, having sweet, ethereal odor, the
unpleasant smell noticeable in the gas
as ordinarily prepared being due to i'm
purities. Acetylene, when ignited in an
open-air vessel, burns with very
smoky flame, depositing clouds of SCOT.
If combined with sufficient air to rem
der the combustion complete, the flame
is white and brilliant The Illuminating
power Of acetylene is estimated as
about fifteen times that OF an equal
volume of coal gas.
The United States is advancing so
rapidly in the production of iron that
it promises soon to lead all the rest of
the world combined. In 1905. the lat
est year for which complete figures
were available, the following were the
respective quantities for those coun-
tries whose annual production exceeds
100000 tons: United States. %, 1892
$50 tons; Germany, 10,9S7 ,623 tons
England, 9,592,737 tons; France. 3.O76.-
$50 tons; Russia, 2,T65 900 tons; Aus
tria-Hungary. 1,514.S4O tons: Belgium.
Isb1O.-vV luis koN Gutl, WHICH is cpIG-
| brated for the quality of its iron, pro-
duced only $4,000 tons Canada is
making great strides, having produced
46S,003 tons, as against 265, AIS in
1908.
Now that trade, although on a small
scale, is passing freely between Calcut-
| ia and Lhasa, the but recently mystic
rious city of Tibet, it is reported that
the people of Tibet exhibit eagerness to
| know more of the outside world. The
| outside world was long curious about
| them. and now the reverse occurs. But
the Tibetans will not encounter the OBJ
stacleS that we did to the qualification
of their curiosity. a pass 1880 feet
| high must be traversed in reaching tt
bet from India. but the route is open
all the year round, and the trip can be
made without much difficulty by those
who are accustomed to high attitudes.
Tibet contains borax. inter. rock salt.
iron, silver, copper, gold. turquoise and
| lapis-lazuli, besides musk and furs. A
| railroad over the Himalayas into Tibet
is now suggested.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-20

alive of a union who will betray it for his own ad
vantage will cheat and beray the public if he is put in
office
The who thinks the first object in life Is to serve
himself who thinks that the American idea is every
man for the devil take the hindmost will
never be faithful servant for the people.
So that it schools and the settlements in the
various institutions and organizations where men and
women boys girls taught to be and that
limits which personal honor and the sense OF
right justice will not permit to be exceeded, no mat
ter selfish advantage is to be gained and that there
are public rights the interests of the community
which above all mere individual considerations that
we the security for good government and the pros
perity of the people.
And believe most strongly in the cultivation of the
religious principle and of the faith in the supremacy of
the power that makes for righteousness upon which all
else that l have spoken of is based
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snuggled down in bed and went to
sleep again. and mother had to call
you four times before you hoped out
of your warm nest, and, glory BET
there was frost on the window pane
and pair of red-top boots waiting for
a boy just your size down by the
kitchen stove. How warm and nice
they felt as you slipped them on over
your wooden socks, and soon you were
slipping along the frosted grass in the
back yard. You broke the ice on sun
dry puddles. You walked through the
cornfield. where the frost had harden
ed the ground, and the crunch. crunch
said: "New boots new boots!''
And then, one day the storm came
Grandfather said that the old woman
up above was picking her geese, and
there were drifts for the new boots
TO pillow through, and a path to be
made to the wood pile, and later, when
the ice on the big pond was glary,
those same little boots slid across IN
til your breath came fast.
You were as warm as toast.
Well did those little red-top boots
do their work. At church you were
sure that people were admiring them,
and at Sunday school how glad you
were you had them on when the super
intendent put his hand on your head
and told father you were a fine fellow.
And then came spring and the snow
melted and the blossoms came and the
red-top boots were forgotten, and you
never knew that they were wrapped
in paper and laid away with other
keepsakes, and that years later a gray
haired woman caressed them with low
ing touches and shed tears because Of
her boy who had grown up to be Il
great big man and gone out into the
world.
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How Is a Stranger to knows

New Workers are cold-blooGod peo-
pie when it comes to the matter of
giving one information concerning the
location of street or a building
They will never point and instruct you
to go up or down the street, but will
simply tell you to walk ten blocks east
and turn to the north. If the sun or
moon happens to be off duty at the
time the inquisitor naturally would be
puzzled which way to start. The other
day a Pittsburg business man went to
the Astor library to look at the files of
his home newspapers. After ascending
three winding flights of stairs, walking
through the Office and thence through
a series of reading rooms he asked of
the women at the information window
Where is the newspaper room?' ION
the main room. north, third floor" came
the quick reply. The visitor was de-
void of a compass, therefore he thor
oughly explored the third floor depart
ments before he found the room he
Pittsburg Dispatch.
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Lime-Sulphur Wash.

The experts Of the Department Of
Agriculture have been conducting some
further experiments with the lines sui
phur-salt wash and it's substitutes for
spraying trees for the destruction OF
insect pests, and IS a result two new
formulas are proposed which are be-
lieved to be improvements on those for
merly In use. One is to omit salt and
use caustic soda in place of lime. The
composition Is as follows: Water, 80
gallons; powdered sulphur, 10 pounds;
caustic soda, 10 pounds. Make paste
of the sulphur with not more than 51a
gallons of boiling water; at once add
all the caustic soda, which has prevt-
ously been broken up into pieces the
size Of a hickory nut or smaller, and
stir occasionally for one-haf hour. At
the end of this time add 441a gallons
of water, stir, and the wash is ready
for use. Another formula is proposed
which Is the same as the above with
the addition Of 171a pounds of slaked
lime. The lime, made into a paste, Is
added just before the remainder of the
water
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-20

ouiet child, you know, and not much
given to showing her feelings. I'm
SIRE she's happy-very happy indeed"
She gave a glance of rather ponderous
archness az think you're perhaps just
A little too diffident." l felt that this
was a charge against which l must de-
fend myself.
"I don't think you quite understand
me-" | expostulated. 81 mean"
There came over me In wave a feeling
Of the hopelessness of my task.
81 mean that if girl sees nothing
of ANYBODY but the man she's engaged
To- however-er-well they get on to-
gether, it's-it's rather dull for her,
isn't it," I ended lamely.
ct ought not to be" said Lady Salt
wood sternly. "But If you feel like
that"
The solid earth seemed to be giving
wav under me. "Oh, I don't feel
like that at ALL" said hastily.
"Well. you may take my word for 1t
that Phyllis doesn't" She was deter
mined to put me on my feet again.
young people are always saying
things they don't really mean," she
generalized.
II suppose they are" 1 acquiesced
humbly. We walked on for some dis
lance in silence. Then a carriage came
ND from behind us and stopped They
told me l should find you along here,
Lady Saltwood." said Mrs. Holdings
head 81 must be getting off, I'm
afraid Such a jolly time. We're you
looking for Phyllis? l saw her over
by the rhododendrons few minutes
ago." She pointed with her parasol,
shooting a benevolent glance at me as
she did so. "Good-bye!"
Lady Saltwood bore me off at once
in the direction indicated. Phyllis was
in the middle of an animated group.
Mullins was the first to catch sight OF
us: he fell back several steps, and the
others looked round. Their CONVERSE
ton tailed off abruptly. and in two
minutes they had scattered to the regu-
lation distance. Lady Saltwood her
self carrying off the only too willing
Mullins.
waved my hand with tragic. with
a despairing gesture, to the distant
groups of figures around us Phyllis
looked up at me with a smile.
where have you been? 1 thought
you were never coming back" she
ald.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-20
BABY TALK.

Have you ever heard precious pinkey-
Whitley baby talk?
Oh, the months before he condescends to
try to learn to walk;
Have you heard him crow and chuckle?
Have you heard him laugh and
And can it be these sage remarks were
wholly lost on you2
Dada; goo-goo,
And this you say had no supreme signih-
canoe to you?
When you saw his blue eyes looking, star
ing, blinking all the while,
When you watched his face illumined
with a rapt, angelic smile,
When he babbled till he seemed to be with
something overcome,
Did it strike you it was only at the move
ment of his thumb?
'Yah-yah; Maximum" y
Did you think him lost in wonder at tn
marvel of his thumb?
Perhaps ida -da" means dear father"
and "good-goo' means Il will"
And 'mum-mah" is for mother, dear"
or maybe peace, be still!'
There are beatifc visions in those baby
eyes of blue,
And it's what he still remembers that he
wants to tell to you;
"Yah-yah; goo-goo, y
They are little words from heaven that
he's passing on to you.
Stuart Maclean.
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A Real COnyersationa

The Dawsons fully realized that
their Uncle Eli Nabb was fond of good
talk and good takers, and during his
stay they tried to make his visit en-
joyable by asking in such of their
friends as they regarded as most likely
to entertain the old gentleman.
Hes n wonderful converse tionalist,
isn't he, Uncle Ella" asked Mrs. Daw-
son. after the departure of their star
dinner guest On the last night of Mr..
Nabb's stay. "Such an extraordinary
command of language and such a range
of topics!"
pretty fair talker." said Mr.. Nabb,
hopelessly unimpressed. But we've
got one to beat him up home, you know,
oh. yes, Old Lady Greenough. Why,
I've stood at her gate less'n ten min
utes an had her go from my turnip-
bed to the doin's W Panama Canal
way, an 50 easy you couldn't notice
any abrupt change O. subject, either
That's what call a conversational
:St"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-20
Forage Crops.

In the Investigation of forage crops
tent it was found by the Minnesota
station that crops like corn fodder,
timothy hay, rape, pasture grass and
hay crops from mixed grasses were
materially Influenced in composition by
the use of farm manures. The maxi
mum protein content was secured from
soils where the fertility had been main
tanned by the use of manures and crop
rotations. Less fiber and from % to
30 per cent more protein were secured
from forage grown upon soils where
the supply of plant food had been kept
up than from that grown on similar
and adjoining soils where the fertility
had been allowed to decline. This EN-
phasizes the Importance Of maintaining
the fertility of the soil as a factor in
producing forage not only Of the lar
gest yield per acre, but also Of the
highest feeding value
The leguminous crops as clover, al
falfa and peas do not appear to be al
susceptible to the influence OF fertlliz-
ers In increasing the protein content as
crops like timothy, corn fodder and
rape. The use Of larger amounts Of le-
guminous crops and other forage rich
in protein requires less supplementary
feeding with grain and mill products.
An examination of number Of sam
pies of clover, alfalfa. pea, bean, rape
and millet seeds of known purity and
uniform rlpeness showed in the case Of
each sample, two distinct types Of seed.
one Of high and the other Of low pro-
teln content. The two types were ca
pable Of being selected on the basis OF
physical properties. The high protein
seeds were darker In color and more
corneous In character than the low pro-
tein seeds. 1t Is believed that a Sc
lection Of seeds on the basis OF physical
properties into high and low protein
types may result in producing forage
crops of the maximum protein content
In the same way as has been accom-
plished with wheat and corn.
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actress. Corey by his life had prac-
tically forced his wife, who had
married him when he was poor
and who had helped him in his
fight for fame and fortune, to sue for
divorce. Before this action his name
was associated with that of the Gill
man woman and the divorce was nee
essary in order that he might marry
the stage beauty. Corey appealed to
several Episcopal ministers to Off
ciate, but to their credit they refused.
Only the weakness of Congregational
minister removed the necessity of q
civil marriage instead OF a religious
one.
Clark's congregation was so indig-
nant that, to save his place, he re-
turned the princely fee he had receiv-
ed, made most abject apology, ac-
knowledging his sin before the world
and begged for forgiveness. This was
finally granted, on his promise never
again to disgrace his holy calling
Utica Globe.
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Acid Soils.

A bulletin issued by the Oregon ex-
pertinent station summarizes the re-
r,lies made by eighty farmers in differ
ent parts of Oregon to a circular of in
curry sent out by the station regarding
the character Of the soil Of their
farms, the principal crops grown, the
principal wild grasses and weeds, and
the reaction Of the soil as determined
by the lItmus paper test.
Of the eighty tests Of soil for acidity
made and reported by farmers, 10 per
cent showed no acidity, 50 per cent
very little acidity, 1915 per cent con-
siderable acidity, and 1925 per cent
strongly acid. The majority Of the
extremely acid soils examined In these
tests were dark loan, muck, beaver
dam or peat, which usually are rather
poorly drained. I'm a few cases up
land sandy, gravelly clay loans have
been found to be very acid. A major
ity Of the sandy and clay loans exam
ined possess a considerable degree Of
acldity.
"Plantain and sorrel were found to
be more common than other weeds on
soil containing considerable or very
much acid These weeds were also
quite common on soils containing little
Or no acid
ACIDS In the soil are difficult to
leach out. Acid soils may be improved
by applications Of Quicklime, air-slaked
lime, or wood ashes. The more thor
oughly lime is incorporated with the
soil the more effective will be its action
On crop production"
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1 M 81 = Ifa,0 5ez5Is.s 81 g.,
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Just before the buds open the trees
should be thoroughly sprayed. The
writer has for a number of years used
London purple without injurious eff
fccts TO the foliage, dessert spoonful
to ten gallons of water. Some of the
other arsenites are said to be less in
jurious to the leaves, and are especial
ly recommended for the peach, as
arsenate of lead, the best, used in pro-
portion of two pounds to 90 gallons
OF water or Paris green, one pound to
100 or 200 gallons Of water.
By spraying just before the buds
open and just after the blossoms fall.
there is no danger Of poisoning bees
and experience shows 1t to be best
also for the fruit. The second spraying
should be followed by a third two
weeks later.
Small trees may be protected by
daily PAIRING and gathering the bee
ties as they fall into sheets prepared
for the purpose, but with large trees
this method is scarcely practicable
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-20
Dainty if Not Substantial.

The wife of a farmer had a sister
come from Chicago to make a visit.
One day the thrashers came, and the
guest insisted on doing the work alone
twenty-seven thrashers filed in to sup
per that night they found a sandwich
tied with ribbon, one chicken croquette,
one cheese ball the size of a marble
and a buttonhole bouquet at each plate.
-Emporia (Kan.) Gazette.
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making United
earS
and grade by grade from
lieutenant That
with China and that conflict hrok commanded
the o
Kurok halted the
skill Then that people
although
little silent soldier finally
General
his
Russians
for
threw whole
mill
battle Mukden that of
the strong position that held by the
of
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Peach TyviE Borer.

The peach twig borer is one Of the
most important pests to the peach
growers of Western Colorado, says a
bulletin Issued by the experiment sta
ton Of that State.
The injury is caused by small
pnkish-brOwn worm, One-half inch
long. The worm is the immature stage
of small grayish moth. The winter
IS passed by the worm, still very min
ute, in small chambers followed out
within the spongy tissue Of the bark
at the crotches Of small limbs Early
In the spring, at about the same time
the foliage Of the peach shows as small
green tufts upon the tips, the worms
leave their burrows and attack the ten
der twigs, boring into them near the
tips. This injury to the terminal tips
constitutes an important injury to the
tree. Young peach trees are usually
worst infested.
The second generation of worms
brings about another injury to the
peach crop by making their way direct
ly into the forming fruit, producing
tie ''gummy" peach.
Former recommendations for the con-
troll Of this insect have been for spring
applications of lime and sulphur wash
es. This has, in fact, been most Sue
cussful treatment, but the use of lead
arsenate against the twig borer of the
peach is destined to meet with equal
popularity when its efficiency, cost and
convenience Of preparation and appii-
cation are considered.
The arsenate of lead Is recommended
at the rate Of three pounds Of the
paste to fifty gallons of water. The
lime and sulphur wash should be used
at the rate Of fifteen pounds lump limo
and fifteen pounds flowers Of sulphur
per fifty gallons Of water, the two In
gradients being boiled together In q
small amount Of water, for forty-hva
minutes, then diluted with enough cold
water to make fifty gallons Of spray.
The two sprays as applied, are OF
about equal cost-each trife over I
cent per gallon, exclusive Of cost Of
preparation. The arsenate Of lead
spray Is far more convenient, quicker
in preparation and more pleasant to
apply.
The spraying should be done at the
time when the majority OF the blossom
buds are first showing their pink tips,
and as a rule while they are unopened.
Any arsenate of lead spray applied
to peach trees must not contain free
arsenic, as they are easily damaged
by impure lead or lead diluted with
water to contain too high per cent OF
the poison, though pure.