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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13

1t Is strange how little the matter
of cleanliness of the dairy cow has i'm
pressed itself upon the owner. He will
curry and rub his horse daily and feel
that he is much the loser if he fails
in this. How much more reason Is
there in thus caring for the horse than
for exercising similar care for the
COW? The fact is, that if preference
is shown for either, it should be for the
COW. Everybody wants to feel that
milk and butter provided for the table
has been scrupulously guarded against
anything and everything unclean and
obnoxious to the most fastidious taste
If the dairy COW is daily curried and
rubbed off and kept sleek and nice, the
owner can always find a ready demand
for her milk and butter at a good
price. Besides. the cows health will
be improved materially. Her market
value will be enhanced, also should
her owner wish to exchange her for
cash.
In cold weather the temperature of
the cream for churning must be pro
portionately higher. The room to
churn in should be warm. II cold.
the cream will cool too rapidly and
this will render 1t next to impossible
to make a frst-class quality of but
ter. In warming cream never make
it too hot. as the butter will unavoid-
ably be soft and badly favored The
best plan for warming the cream is to
set the container in warm water, stir
ring the cream constantly; or fill
covered pail with hot water and swing
it round in the cream until it comes
TO the right temperature. Another
thing to be considered concerns the
quantity of cream in the churn. If
the churn is too full it will be next
to impossible to succeed in making good
butter. The cream simply slides gent
" and smoothly around in the churn
without making the fat globules break
I'D and get together and form butter
granules. 1t needs to be splashed and
plunged about in the churn. The
churn half filled is about right. Two
thirds full could be churned, but It
would require too much time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13

The editor of the Craftsman in the cur
rent number proposes that the federal
government aid in bringing about much
needed reform in the industrial system of
the United States by extending the work
of the Department of Commerce so as
to assist small farmers in developing
home arts and crafts and assist them i'll
finding a market for the products of such
craftsmanship. The editor takes pains to
say that in this appeal for government
recognition of handicrafts allied with ag-
riculture he is not considering the social
ed .'arts and crafts" movement as it APP
peals to the leisure class. What he has
in mind is practically to encourage me-
cbanical industries as a means of correct
ing the evils of the factory system, doing
away with the menace OF the unemployed
and relieving the congestion in our cities
He refers to the official encouragement of
such crafts in Hungary, and to the re-
markable success resulting therefrom. He
believes that President Roosevelt has TAX
en- an important step in this direction by
his recommendation that both State and
national governments should encourage
the growth of institutional mad social
movements among larmeTS. II ID HoL Gull
tempated that this development of hand
works in the home would ever take the
place of the machine but that it would
open the door of opportunity to many in
dividuals starving for self-expression
apart from the routine of either farm
or factory. The principal field for home
crafts would seem to be in producing
sensible rugs. furniture, pottery and any
Of the things that enter into the life of
the home
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13
Value of a Good Cow

What are the cows worth that pro-
duce 400 pounds Of butter per annum?
Here l am going TO make a statement
and undertake to prove It correct, says
a writer in Successful Farming. When
a COW that produces 200 pounds of but
ter per annum at a food cost of $50 and
labor cost of $3.50 Is worth S35, the
COW that produces 400 pounds of butter
annually is worth $4O0, and the owner
can make net SIC more from her after
paying interest on the $500 than he can
from the COWS that produce 200 pounds
of butter. There is no more labor con-
nected with the 4OO-pound cows than
there is with the 2OO-pound COWS. The
price at which butter has been credit
ed. namely. 20 cents pound, is the net
price from the creamery after the max
ing has been paid for. In this herd the
increased cost Of feed for tie 400
pound cows was more than offset by
the increased amount Of skim milk, so
we have the 200 pounds increase of but
ter as net profit over the 20O-pound
cow. Two hundred pounds of butter at
20 cents is $40 We have S4OO invested
in these cows, which at 6 per cent in
terest is $24, which we will deduct
from the $40. and we have left SIC to
tie credit of the 4O0-pound COW.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13
COndffiOEH ImnrOXinr.

The clouds are rapidly disappearing
from the financial sky.
Comptroller Ridgeiey says the panic
is over, and the assertion is Endorsed
by many observing business men.
The report of the New York clear
ing house indicates that steady
stream OF currency is flowing into that
commercial center. The great deficit
in the reserve has disappeared, and to
the surprise of everybody there is an
excess of S6,000,000.
1t is announced that clearing house
certificates will be rapidly taken up
and that all emergency measures will
be discontinued.
Mills and factories that have been
idle for months are resuming opera
tons and thousands of unemployed are
returning TO work
An investigation of conditions in
Chicago shows that the per cent of I'M
employed in that city is only per
cent above normal.
Even the annual report of failures,
while showing an increase over 1906,
does not bear out the impression that
we have passed through more than a
little furry and when all the circum-
stances of many of these failures are
taken into account, it looks more like a
housekeeping than a furry. In Il
great majority of cases it was unwar-
ranted expansion of trade and not the
financial stringency that brought on
disaster.
Indeed, almost every sign in the
financial and industrial world points
to a speedy return to normal condi.
lions and a revival of prosperity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13
PROTECTING AN ENEMY.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


A foreign agitator. widely known as
a "Jewbaiter." or one who went about
stirring up hatred and strife against
the Jewish race, came to New York at
the time when Theodore Roosevelt was
president of the New York police
board. The agitator's first speech in
this country, writes James Morgan in
Theodore Roosevelt the Boy and the
Man" was to be delivered in New
York, and his friends came to Mr..
Roosevelt with an appeal for police
protection. HE shall have all the po-
lice protection he wants." the commits
sioner assured the delegation.
Then he sent for police inspector,
and said: Select thirty good, trusty,
intelligent Jewish members Of the
show their race, and order them to re-
port to me III Il body" When the thir-
ty chosen representatives Of the Chosen
People stood before him, broad smile
of satisfaction spread over his face, for
he had never seen q more Hebraic as
semblage in his life.
Now" he said to these policemen,
Il am going to assign to you men the
most honorable service you have ever
done the protection of an enemy, and
the defense of religious liberty and free
speech in the chief city of the United
States.
you all know who and what DR..
Ahlwart is. l am going to put you in
charge of the hall where he lectures,
and hold you responsible for perfect
order throughout the evening. | have
10 more sympathy with Jew-baitins
than you have. But this is country
where your people are free to think
and speak as they choose in religious
matters. as long as they do not inter-
fere with the peace and comfort of
their neighbOrs, and DR.. Ahlwart Is
entitled to the same privilege. 1t
should be your pride to see that he Is,
protected in it. That will be the finest
way of showing your appreciation of
the liberty you yourselves enjoy under
the American flag"
The thirty saluted and marched 81
lently off on their novel duty.
When the Jew-baiters came to the
hall, looking for a mob Of Jews, they
could hardly believe their eyes, for
they saw the place guarded at every
approach and the interior lined by
those uniformed Jewish protectors. The
Jews, moreover, who came bent on dis
turblng the meeting were restrained
by the mere presence of their brethren,
who stood before them charged with
the duty Of keeping the peace When
one did let his angry passions rise
above control, Jewish policeman
quietly reached for him and firmly led
him out of the hall
The meeting failed completely from
lack of opposition. and the great ma
tional movement" against the Jews was
ruined at the outset by Mr.. Roosevelts
illustration of the virtues of Jewish
citizenship.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13

1653-Cromwell dissolved Parliament.
1G66-France declared war against Eng
land.
1617-Arrival of royal commissioners to
investigate the causes of the rebel
lion in Virginia.
1712-Conference for peace opened at
Utrecht.
1T66-Benjamin Franklin examined in
the House of Commons respecting
the stamp act.
17I5-Second provincial Congress met at
Cambridge Mass.
1ITS-France acknowledged Independence
of the United States. .Burgoyne's
army denied embarkation at Bos-
ton.
1IS1-Gen. Greene took command of
Morgan'S army.
1S07-Pall Mall, London, lighted with
gas-the first street of any city so
Illuminated.
1S10-Guadaloup surrendered to the
British.
1S11-The famous Boil Rock lighthouse,
off the coast of Scotland, first light
ed.
1S13-Spanish Cortes abolished the in
QUESTION.
of Greece declared
by the allied powers.
1S34-Richard Lawrence attempted to
assassinate President Andrew Jack
son.
1S36-Alpaca wool first introduced into
England.
1S47-Lord Elgin reached Montreal and
took the oath of Office as governor of
Canada.
1SJ2-State house at Columbus, Ohio, de-
stroyed by fire.
1SJ6-Chilean war steamer Cudox GAIA
den wrecked with loss of 31S lives.
1SJ9-James Francis Smith. governor
general of the Philippine Islands,
born at San Francisco.
1S61-Kansas admitted to the Union.
1S62-The ironclad Monitor" launched.
1S63-Confederate gunboats attacked
blockading squadron at entrance to
Charleston harbor.
1S65-Gen. Sherman left Savannah on
his northward march
1S6S-United States Congress exempted
cotton from the internal revenue tax.
1S70-Steamer City of Boston sailed
from Halifax for Glasgow with 191
souls on board and was never heard
of again.
1S71-Paris surrendered to the Germans
after a siege of 131 days.
1S7S-The Russians occupied Kazan.
1SS9-Three million dollar fire in Buffalo,
n Y.
1S92-Supreme Court decided Nebraska
governorship contest in favor OF
James e. Boyd, Democrat.
1S95-Japanese captured We-Hai-Wei
from the Chinese.
1S9S-Great strike of engineers in Eng
land came to an end.
1902 Anglo-Japanese treaty signed.
Frederick VIII. proclaimed King
of Denmark
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13
P0|lIC0| Comment.


The Presidents message is character
lied by friends and foes alike as re-
marhable. but remarkable is not defin-
ite, and there is great difference in
the descriptive and qualifying words
that follow.
An explanation of the vehemence Of
the document which is suggested by
service to Western readers. The Presi-
dent has been subjected TO persistent
attack by the papers of New York and
other Eastern cities These attacks
have been systematized. and have been
of a most irritating nature. In some
cases they have had an evil inspiration
which has been perfectly obvious. Fur
thermOre, the President is in close per-
sonal touch with New York and thor
oughly cogniZant of the effect upon the
country of the speculative and rotten
finance that operates with that city
as its capital. There he recognizes the
main source of the general assault, but
he finds the characteristic symptoms
wherever there is an attempt to sacri-
fee the interests of the many for the
interests of the few. And as he has
identified himself with the many he is
keyed up TO the highest pitch of resent
ment.
This explains the exceptional yigor
of his reply to his critics, exceptional
even though he is ordinarily very Wig
orous in controversy. Other public men
have suffered years of detraction and
let events speak for them, but ROose-
yelt's genius compels him to speak out
himself, and if the style of his message
diSpleases some of his own we'll wish
ers there are thousands of others who
will feel that it is Just what is needed
to make the war against special prlvl-
lege and predatory wealth effective.
Moreover, his assailantS who have in
vited it have only themselves to blame.
They have conducted very stupid cam
paign TO stir him up, and have now
more of a stir than they bargained for.
one that will keep things humming
llle LIS NOIlSS VI
continued appeals TO all the fighting i'm
pulses of man who is exceedingly res
tive under such appeals, and there will
be little sympathy for those who have
brought on their own drubbing.
AS for the substance of the message,
the recommendations that it contains,
these already have public opinion be-
hind them. They are just and sound.
They are in accordance with modern
progress and the enlighteh states
manship of the age. They not only de-
serve hearty support but they will COM
mand the support of Democrats and
Republicans and will be written in par
ty platforms if not in the laws of this
session of Congress.-Chicago Record
Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13
One of the vfnanc,a, Puzzles.

The worlds production of gold was
S425,0o0,000 last year and continues TO
climb. A hundred years ago tie yield
was S12,o00G00. Eight years ago it
was S262,0G0,G00 The worlds stock of
gold has doubled since 1898. In recent
years the line of profit in working gold
ores has been lowered from S14 TO 81.
The output is practically sure TO go on
increasing. 1t is said that this great
yield OF gold is tie main cause of the
advance in the cost Of living. If this
theory be true, the farmer Is indebted
to the gold mines for good returns for
all his products, and the workman is
similarly indebted for enlarged wages.
But on the other side IS the larger
outgo for necessities. In striking the
balance the advantage is decidedly on
the side of present conditions. Steady
employment at good wages is more than
an offset for living expenses, which are
to some extent adjustable.
In Mr.. Bryan's famous Chicago con-
vention speech he said the bankers of
the world had cornered gold. and that
few OF them met daily in q back room
to fix its price. He is likely to be the
Democratic candidate again this year.
What has he TO say now of the gold
supply and the cost of commodities?
The low price of farm products in 1896.
and for several years preceding. was
theme on which he spoke pathetically
He denounced what he called conspir-
acy 10 cruelty mankind on a cross of
gold. Now tie complaint is that gold
pours out so freely that prices. in which
it is measured, are soaring Another
branch of the subject is a dearth of
currency. witE nearly $500,000,O0O
year III fresh gold coming from the
mines. But, after ALL these problems
are on the side of pienitude, and no
doubt can be worked out satisfactorily
unless there can be too much of Il good
thing like gold
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13
Should Vote as Economists.

Virginia is getting ready to break
the solid South, standing with the Re-
publicans for the election of a Repub-
lican President. North and South Car
DINA and Georgia, with their increas-
ing prosperity through the mills there
and the markets Of the North for
their land products, may also be
counted upon to sustain the Republican
prosperity tariff, though these three
States have not been reported upon to
that end. Bascom Slemp, the new Con-
gresham from Virginia, who was elect
ed without opposition from Democrats
in his district, says the Republicans
of Virginia are now strong factor;
that they have secured his district
without much danger of its ever revert
ing back to the Democracy, and have
holds on other districts that count ma
terially. He claims that the voters are
going to cut out sentimental foolish
ness and vote as economists and sane
people knowing their material needs
rather than their social fads-Worces-
ter Telegram.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13
TOnIhhInckS.

CAS- we have bootblacks so they've
got toothblacks in the Sunda islands,"
said n travelling man.
what is a toothblack?'
Don't you know? A toothblack is
an old woman with a pot of black
paint, a gold leaf book and set Of
vegetable brushes. From hut to hut she
passes, and for small fee-a yam, a
bunch of bananas, three cocoanuts-she
paints the Sunda islanders teeth a glis-
tening black-all but the two front
teeth. These she gilds And the Sun
da islander thereafter goes about with
a self-conscious smile revealing a truly
knock down dental display, a black
and gold symphony. 1t is a common
trick among the semiciviliZed to color
the teeth. In Macassar dark grown is
the popular hue, and in Japan among
the unenlightened classes the teeth of
wives are always painted black. In
such countries the toothblack is an in
stitution. She goes from house to
house as full of gossip as 4 barber. =
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13
Painted ResOrfs.

1t is not every one who enjoys a
joke at his own expense. The judge
who pointed with his cane and eXclaim-
ed There is great rogue at the end
of my cane" was intensely enraged
when the man looked hard at him and
asked. coolly:
AT which end. your honor"
friend of Curran's was Dragging
of his attachment to the jury system,
and said:
with trial by jury have lived,
and. oy the blessing of God, with trial
by jury ! will die
oh" said Currau. in much amaze
ment. then you've made up your mind
TO be hanged, Dick ?''-Tit-Bits
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13
COrDed beef.

Weigh out the meat ard allow s
pounds of salt TO each 100 pounds
Sprinkle a layer of salt one-quarter of
an inch in depth over the bottom OF
the barrel, pack in as closely as posi-
BILE the cuts of meat, making a layer
8 or 6 inches in thickness, then put on
q layer of salt. following that with
another layer of meat. Repeat until
the meat and salt have all been packed
in the barrel, reserving salt enough for
a good layer over the top. After the
package has stood over night add for
every 100 pounds of meat pounds of
sugar. ounces of baking soda and 4
ounces of saltpeter dissolved in gallon
of tepid water. Thre gallons more of
water should be sufficient to coTer this
quantity. In case more or less than
100 pounds of meat is to be corned.
make the brine in the proportions
given. A loose board cover. weighted
down with a heavy stone or piece of
iron, should be put on the meat 10 keep
all OF it under the brine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13
CHAPTER II.-(Continued. }


At five o'clock on the afternoon of the
day after Mr. Conrads death. Mr.. Drum
mond entered the house, which was on
the opposite side of the street from the
store. This was the supper hour, and
supper was ready upon the table.
4 single glance was sufficient to show
that Mr.. Drummond was not man to
indulge in luxurious living. There was a
plate of white bread, cut in thin slices,
small plate of butter. half pie, and
plate Of cake. A small pitcher Of milk,
bowl Of coarse brown sugar, and pot
of the cheapest kind of tea completed the
preparations for the evening meal. Ger
tainly there was nothing eztravagant
about these preparations but Mr.. Drum
mond thought otherwise His attention
was at once drawn to the cake, and in
stantly a frown gathered upon his face.
Are you going to have company to-
night, Mrs. Drummond?" he asked.
Not that 1 know Of" answered his
wife, in some surprise.
Then why is it that you have put both
pie and cake on the tablet
1.-THE cake is cheap kind"
NO cake is cheap, Mrs. Drummond. 1
take it you used eggs, butter and sugar
III making it. You are probably not
aware that all these articles are very dear
a. present. Until they get lower we need
not have cake, except when company is
present. Take away the cake, if you
please. You can save it for Sunday even
ing"
Il am afraid it will be dried up by that
time"
If it is dry, you can steam it. ! have
continually to check you in your extraya-
CANT tastes. Cake and pie indeed II
you had your way you would double my
household expenses"
Mrs. Drummond rose from the table,
and meekly removed the offending cake.
Just then the third and only other mem
Der Of the family entered.
This was Joshua Drummond, the only
son, now eighteen years of age, though he
looked scarcely more than sixteen. He in
herlted his fathers meanness, but not his
frugality. He was more self-induigent,
and, though he grudged spending money
for others, was perfectly ready to spend
as much as he could get hold of for him
salf
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13
By HORATIO ALGER, JR.

Il shall be here tomorrow" he said
Il shall return to Stapleton after the
ceremony. l hope you will make up your
mind to 90 back with me-"
Il could not be ready so soon" an
swered Walter, doubtfully.
Il can wait till next day"
THAT will not be necessary. Mr.. Drum
mond. | shall have no difficulty in max
ing the journey alone, if conclude to &C
ccpt your kind invitation"
Mr.. Drummond shook our hero's hand
alphabetically, and at length withdrew.
AS he went down the avenue. he took a
backward glance at the handsome man
sion in which his cousin had lived.
That boy owns all that property, he
said, half enviously. land never worked
a day for it. I've had to work for ali
my money. But it was foolish to spend
so much money on house. 4 third the
sum would have built a comfortable house
and the rest might have been put at in
terest. If it turns out that | am the
boys guardian. | think l shall sell it.
Thatll be the best course
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13
McCurdy Laughs mt Suits.

Richard A. McCurdy, former president
of the Mutual Life Insurance Company,
who has spent two years in Europe, re-
Gently returned to his home in Morris
town. y. ]. When asked about the suits
for restitution of several million dol
lars which the management of MS old
company has brought against him, he
laughed and said Il have lawyers and
they will take care of the suits. They are
not worth talking about. | am 73 years
old. The real question is which viii last
the longest. the suits or myself
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13
Tariff Tinkering No Remedy.

Instead of destroying combination the
removal Of the tariff would in all prob
ability lead to combinations worldwide
in their scope. We are living in an age
of big things. Business combinations
are a conspicuous feature of the times,
and if conditions arise making it adj
visable to extend them across the ocean
and around the world the extensions
will be made tariff or no tariff.
When combinations become oppres-
siye they will have TO be regulated. as
the people under the lead of President
Roosevelt are attempting to regulate
some of the great combinations of this
country.
But they will never be outlawed by a
removal of the tariff or a reduction of
the tariff If the tariff needs amend
ments let them come, but not under the
foolish belief than any changes in this
line are going to put the trusts out of
business.-North Adams Mass. Tran
script