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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
NINE ELEPHANTS TO A MAN.
Huge Bag Made by Nine Dutch
Hunters In south Africa,

Huge Bag Made by Nine Dutch
Hunters In south Africa.
To secure bag Of eighty-one ele
plants in these prosaic- days will seem
like dream to most sportsmen, but
the feat has just been accomplished by
j. W. Viljoen and eight other Dutch
farmers in the LomagunH district. The
government has just thrown the districl
open for the destruction Of elephants
and this enormous bag was made with
in sixty miles of the capital of Rho
desia, and near the railway.
FiljOen and his party pitched theiI
camp at MaquadZio, the center of the
elephant district and divided up into
pairs, fact which nearly led to a ia.
tally, for going through the bush Vii
jOen encountered his first elephant
which he shot. As this fell another
one crashed through the trees at the
back of the hunter, and pursued him,
once striking the horse with his trunk,
until Viljoen succeeded in reaching
clearer ground, where he found himself
ping off his horse, he fired at the ele-
plant and killed it.
One incident married the sport, and
that was the accidental shooting of a
member Of the party named Eloff Eloff
and three companions paired off and
walked a distance of about fifty yards
apart, when Eloff and his friend sud
denly saw two elephants. They fired,
but only succeeded in shooting off a
tusk of one of the animals, who prompt
ly charged them. Eloff made in the
direction of the men in front of him,
and they, seeing the beast crashing
through the brush behind them and
ignorant of Eloff's whereabouts, fired
at the elephant, and while one bullet
dispatched the elephant, the other
found a billet in Eloff's neck, killing
him instantly.
The party came back to the Trans
vaal the richer for 1000 pounds of
ivory and seven young elephants The
first one was captured when half grown.
1t was feeding with four grown ele-
plants, all of which were shot. and
then the little one, instead of running
away, made for the hunters, two of
whom seized it's tail, while the two 9TH
ers hung on to each ear, and there was
a tussle for half an hour. after which
the elephant was rolled on it's back
and its feet tied with the horses reins.
1t was then fastened to a tree, and the
next day driven into camp. After a
day or two it became so docile that it's
attentions were rather nuisance, for
it tried to tread on the hunters toes,
helped itself to all the available food,
and would put it's trunk into the cook
ing pots and take out anything it fan
cied, while it would follow the natives
down to the stream for a drink.
On the record day twenty elephants
were shot and two little ones captured :;
Viljoen's unaided efforts accounted for
eighteen of the twenty slain. These two
elephants speedily became dociIe, and
now that ALI the captives are in a
proper kraal they have become quite
acclimatized to their new surroundings
and are both playful and friendly
Rhodesia Herald Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
About Eggs.

In hens egg only one-fifth of the
substance is nutritious, One-ninth part
is refuse, and the remainder, the great
er portion, is water.
White-shelled eggs are not quite as
good as yellow ones, for they contain
a trife more water and little less fat
But your purveyor knows this and fire.
quently colors his white eggs with cof
fee
Judged by the amount Of nutriment.
a gooses egg is the most valuable.
Next in order are ducks, guinea fowls,
hens, turkeys and plovers'. Eggs CON
tain large quantity of sulphur, which
is purifying to the blood and good for
the complexion.
To get the best egg you must feed
your fowl on grain, and to cook 1t in
the most digestible way you must not
boil the water. Heat the water to $50
degrees and leave the egg In it for ten
minutes. You will then digest every
morsel. But if you boil 1t for three
minutes no less than one-tweIfth Of it
will fail TO be digested. Thus II you
eat two eggs boiled for three minutes
every day you waste five dozen in a
year.-IOndOn Mail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Right WAY to Use Slime.

Silos have been abandoned in many
cases because the milk became so bad
ly tainted as to become unstable If
the creameries and cheese factories
were as particular as they should be
they would condemn a great deal of
the milk that Is now accepted from
silage-fed herds. This is not the fault
Of the silage: 1t Is the fault of the
man who handles it. Silage has very
penetrative Odor, which Is taken I'D
very quickly by milk. If siIage is fed
before milking the milk Is quite GER
tain to become tainted. II the milk
is allowed to stand a few minutes in
the barn after milking and silage is
fed while the cans are standing around
the milk will be tainted. If the stable
is not ventilated or Is poorly ventilated
the silage odors will linger in the stable
stable the stable itself will in time be-
come saturated or permeated with the
silage odOr and will faint the milk
no matter how the silage Is handled.
L
too green, which makes very sour sill
age, with a strong odor The silage is
frequently carelessly handled in the
stable; it is scattered through the
alleys and allowed to remain on the
floors. In such instances the stable
will be scented with the silage and the
milk will be tainted.
If good results are expected from
silage it must be properly handled In
the stable. First. sllage must be fed
must be kept clean and no silage al
lowed to accumulate in the alleys
Third. there should not be more silage
fed than the stock will clean up at
once. Fourth, the stable must be well
ventilated. Fifth, corn should not be
cut In too green. Sixth, don't feed
modify silage.
From the foregoing 1t will be seen
that silage must be more carefully
handled than ordinary roughage One
cannot throw siage around as he
might straw or hay and get satisfactory
results. To get best results from sill
age a little extra care must be exer-
cised all along the line, more care in
filing silo. care in taking siIage out,
care in handling siage In barn, care in
ventilating stable and. withal, cleanli-
ness. If one is not willing to give this
extra care the silo is best not built,
for this is the price Of success with
silage. Silage properly put up and
properly fed is very cheap and most
excellent food; improperly put up and
improperly fed it may be an expensive
and hazardous experiment
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07

Don't eat your meals quickly; this
causes indigestion and a red nose.
If people laughed more they would
all be happier, healthier and hand
somer.
Too heavy bedclothes are often the
cause of that tired feeling in the morn
ing.
Don't expect tonics to keep you well
if you neglect the laws of health and
hygiene.
For unbroken chilblains rubbing with
damp salt is one of the best remedies
known.
Never eat your meals in the sick
room. 1t annoys the patient and is
not wholesome for you.
A small onion eaten raw before re-
firing will often result in restful
sleep, as onions are excellent nerve
soothers.
When using hair tonic part hair in
strands and apply with toothbrush. In
that way one can get at roots of hair
and scalp without particle of waste.
When the hands get hot and uncom-
Portable moist it is a good idea to
wash them in hot water and then rinse
them in tepid water to which a dessert
spoonful of borax has been added.
The perfect feminine face should
measure exactly five times the width
of an eye across the cheekbones The
eye should be exactly two-thirds the
width of the mouth, and the length of
the ear exactly twice that of the eye
The space between the eyes should be
exactly the length of one eye.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07

lently. is passionately fond of good
music and is a fine entertainer, though
not in a lavish and sensational way.
Halle Erminie Rives says of her:
William Taft and Helen Heron
must have started life even. She has
the same Observation-Disclosures, the same
honesty, the contempt of tinsel and
sham and pretense. Her worst enemy,
if she could have one, would call her
genuine She has no affectations, no
surface veneer, no isms.' She has
always remained the sweetheart of her
husband; the playmate and confidant of
her children. In the best sense, she
is a woman Of the world She knows
the big business of statecraft and the
smaller dicta of society. By reading
and studying she has kept pace with
her husband, till, possibly, there is no
woman in American life who is better
qualified to discuss the real questions
of the day."-Current Literature.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
To Cure Canker in Pigs


Canker sore mouth always appears
in young pigs under six weeks old and
frequently with fatal results The
symptoms are as follows: Large water
blisters appear about the lips and
snout, rapidly succeeded by much heat
and swelling of the parts, and later
thick brown scabs appear, which open
into deep cracks. These scabs extend
over the face, head and even to the
body and limbs, the joints of the latter
becoming much swollen and inf1amed
Ulcers frequently form about the
snout and jaws, eating the flesh from
the bones. The pigs show dullness, a
characterization to move, often refuse TO
suckle, or to do so in very half
hearted manner.
10 De effective the treatment should
be prompt and thorough Prepare
solution of permanganate of potash.
which can be had at any drug store.
! using one ounce of the CRYSTALS dis
solved In one gallon of water in COM
mon pail. The young pigs should be
dipped head foremost into the solution
and kept there for a brief time. Re
peat this two or three times. giving
the pig time to catch its breath in the
intermission. This treatment given
every day for three or four days will
usually effect a cure II the trouble Is
not of long standing In extreme
cases where ulcers and heavy scabs
have formed use two ounces of the
permanganate to one gallon OF water
and before dipping remove all the dead
and loose tissues that have been eaten
away. The sow's udder should be
bathed freely with the solution each
daY
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Women Who Are Happily Welded.

A German doctor lays it down as a
well established fact, based on close OBJ
servation, that women who do not mar
ry until 30 or thereabout invariably
achieve matrimonial success.
Why women Of this particular age
should make more successful marriages
young dream is fairly obvious. When
woman marries between 30 and 40
she either does so for compaDionship,
choosing her mate accordingly, or from
need, in which she also chooses with a
wild dreams of unalloyed bliss.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07

''Gren. my dear. is prejudiced. Youn.
Mr.. Pearman has had an university edu-
cation. ard though his father was no.
body. he mixes, I'm told, with all the best
people round
Well it don't much matter: I'm never
likely to be called on to decide. l think
I'd rather not, if it was so. But you
don't mean to say, mother, you are try.
ing to fit me with husband out of my
ball partners! Oh, you scandalous
matchmaking mamma and Maude
laughed merrily.
But suppose l was, whom would you
choose?"
"Oh, dear, none of them If it came
to the worst, should say | was engaged
to Gren."
MY dear Maude ~
"No: dear Maude never had the chance
yet: he never asked her, and l don't
think it at all likely he ever will. But
tell you what. mother, if l really was in
such a quandary. think l should ask
him. I could tell him afterwards, you
know, it was only to get myself out of g
scrape. and Gren's been doing that for
me always"
stop. Maude. and listen seriously tc
what l have to say to you: Mr.. Pearmar
has asked in earnest to be allowed to
pay his addresses to you. Your father
recommends you to think over it quietly
and soberly. Bear in mind that we are
very poor. and that he will be very rich
'Mr. Pearman wants to marry me y
and the girls face changed into a stare
of blank establishment: why, 1 never
saw him but once"
mo, love; but it is true, for all that
We'll, mother, | can hardly believe it
On my word. I'm obliged to Mr.. Pearrnan
| presume ne thinks girls. like hothous,
fruit, are a mere question of what yor
will give for them. Best let him know
mother mine, that your daughter is Meth
er to be wooed nor won in that fashion
(To be continued.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Potash and Phonphorfc Acid,

While we can get all the nitrogen
air and the stable manure we can not
get all Of the phosphorus and potas-
STUN, and when they are deficient they
must be restored to the soil In some
way. The element most generally de-
fcient In most of our old cultivated
soils is phosphorus it is taken from
the soil to form the bones of every ami
nal and is used largely by grain crops
Potassium is abundant in most clay
soils, but it is in form that is not
soils IL is deficient. On clay soil the
potassium can be made available faster
by the use Of lime or land plaster. II
Is many times a question Of whether
1t is cheaper to use lime or plaster or
to buy potash salts. On farm where
live stock is fed the loss from these eIe-
ments will be slow and when the deep
rooted legumes are grown In the rota-
tons they bring up these elements from
the subsoil, a large portion Of which
eventually goes to promote the growth
Of succeeding crops in the rotation. Ii
large amounts Of purchased grain foods
are fed on the farm the amount of pot
ash and phosphoric acid in the soil
may be greatly increased. Whether the
supply Of potassium and phosphorus
will be sufficiently maintained in the
cultivated soils without feeding pur-
chased grain foods will depend to a
certain extent upon the kind of soil
and subsofl and the extent to which
dcep-rooted plants are grown. On
many farms where these elements are
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
CHAPTER yII.-(Continued.)


look here. Nellie" said the squire.
at length you can't imagine for one in
slant that | have any intention of coerc-
ing Maude on the point. Only give it a
trial. Re reasonable. You say she cares
for no one else at present. Let her see
young Pearman. and like him, if she can.
If not. there's an end Of it; but if she
could fancy him, it would be well for all
Of rs. Ruin stares us in the face-this
would avert it. She, poor girl, will be
left but indfferently off should anything
happen TO me; this insures her position,
and Injuries I don't see why it shouldn't
be- and Denison shot keen glance at
the pale face opposite.
Il will do what you would have ne,
Harold" returned his wife, quietly. Il
don't think that | have ever seen Mr.
Pearman, but | had formed such high
hopes for Maude! | never crossed you
yet: it is not likely | should begin now,
when you're in such trouble. But, oh,
do wish Glinn could be saved in any
other way
you have been good wife to me,
Nellie dear" said the squire, as he rose,
and pressed his lips to Mrs. Denison' s
fair cheek. You don't see this in the
right light. but you will when you think
it over Meanwhile, you will do what l
want-eh?"
Il will tell Maude when you deem it
necessary" returned the soft voice of his
wife but, Harold, can't think it right
though you know best"
You have not thought it over as I
have. Do so, and you will change your
mind said Denison, as he left his wife's
boudor.
Sadly unused the wife over her hus-
bands communication. Quiet, undemon-
strative woman as she was, yet Eleanor
Denison had been brought up from her
cradle thorough believer in the dogma of
caste. and even her gentle nature rebelled
at the idea that daughter of hers should
wed the son of a low-born attorney. We
know her passionate idolatry of Maude,
surprising even a mothers love 1t is
easy TO picture the bitter tears she shed
after that mornings interview She was
woman naturally given TO weeping.
No passionate storm of lamentation.
but gentle shower of mourning. As
Harold Denison's wife she had had mani
fold opportunities of practicing her voca-
ton, yet | doubt whether he ever left
salter tears running down her cheeks
than ne did that bright spring afternoon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07

They are running away In increasing
numbers from their homes and hus-
bands, and if the police try to make
them return TO their duties of hearth
and home, they refuse to return to slav-
cry. as they call it. The poor husbands
base their claims for the return of
their lawful spouses on the plea that,
after all, they have bought them and
paid for them. and therefore. as their
goods and chattels, the wives had no
shadow of claim on their liberty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Guest and Host.

To one who is in the role of host
there can be no more bitter rebuke
than to have any guest, or even chance
caller, 60 out from the portals with the
feeling that he is sorry he came-that
he is depressed rather than uplifted,
saddened rather than gladdened, and in
a mood of discord rather than harmony.
For all personal association should
leave behind it a lingering charm, as
Of something sweet and gracious. When
q meeting does not do this some one is
to blame.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Next Mistress of the White House.

Next Mistress of the White House.
The next mistress Of the White
House is as averse as is Mrs. Roose-
welt to thrust:ng herself forward into
public notice. Her lot as wife and
mother is a proud and happy one. and
her ambitions are all for her husband
and children.
THE only lines in her face" says
one writer. "are the relics of habitual
smiles" Life has been good to her,
and the world good place to live in.
She. as we'll as her husband, has kept
young, clear-eyed and elear-skinned.
She reads much, speaks French excel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07

When no water has been added to
buttermilk it has been found to have as
great feeding value as skim milk It's
composition is practically the same as
the skim milk, although it varies some
what In composition. While it has been
used for calf feeding this must be
done by skillful feeders. 1t has its
greatest use as a pig feed. In some
cases it is worth more for pig feed
than the skim milk. Several of the
stations have obtained excellent results
In feeding it to pigs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07

New colors may come and go, but
there is nothing to eclipse the tried and
satisfactory navy blue. One always
looks well dressed in a suit of this color
and there is nothing more serviceable.
Above model suggests a charming de-
sign for gown of navy blue chiffon
broadcloth cleyerly designed and sim
ply trimmed with black buttons and
soutache. The little round yoke and
stock are heavy ecru lace and on either
side Of bodice there is a braided design
in black soutache.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07

Authorities on forestry say that sew
enty-fve years are required for the oak
to reach maturity; and about the same
length Of time for the ash and elm !:
and for the spruce and fir about eighty
years. After this time their growth
remains stationary for some years, and
then decay begins. There are, how
ever. exceptions, for oaks are still liv-
ing which are known to be over 1000
years old
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07

A small flock of sheep can be kept
with but little expense, and, whethe.
wool is high or low, the check their
wool brings in the spring is about clear
profit, to say nothing Of the feasts of
roast lamb and mutton chops the table
has held during the year. Then the
increase sold, whether as dressed meat
on the local market or as live sheep to
be shipped, will bring in quite a snug
sum. 1t is hard for us to conceive of
a farm upon which a small flock of
sheep will not nay.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Capce,inu the OBLIGATION

you have saved my life" said the
old man, whom the tramp had saved
from drowning. "As your reward, you
may have my daughter there"
The life-saver glanced at the daugh-
ter, then bent again over the old man.
What are you doing" asked the per.
picked father
Going to drop you In again.
Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
To Clean Curtain Hooks.

To clean curtain hooks, place them
in water in which a little ammonia
has been dissolved, and leave them for
a little while. This will remove both
dirt and rust. When wiped with a
clean cloth, the pins will fasten into
the curtain as easily as new ones.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Placing Ostrich Feather.

The quilts of plumage do not show
this season. Because Of the fondness
for marabou, the plumes now start off
from a little bed of it. The marabou
is made into fluffy rosette and is laid
all over the quill part of the feather.
1t is a good trick and one that should
ha followed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
A Suggestive Title.

whats he done now?"
''Lecturing on The Decline of
Poetry"
Wrote verses himself, didn't he?"
Yes, and they were all declined -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Awkward.

Hubbie-My dear. if l can not leave
the office in time for dinner tonight /
will send you note by messenger.
Wife-You need not go to that ex-
pense, George, for have already found
the note in your coat pocket-London
Opinion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
And VIII Sbes

Was it not a Greek philosopher who
said that obedience is the mother of
success? Yet among the new" women
there is many bride who would rath-
er risk the success than pledge herself
to obey her husband, as she is now
compelled to do.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Two Records.

MY sturdy old grandfather came
over in the steerage. Forty years later
he went back in the Lusftania."
Not so much. | know of an effete
duke who accomplished the same trick
in four weeks. "-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Big Hat for a Child.

Youngsters are wearing immense hats
this winter in keeping with the fashion
for grownups. The one in the sketch
shows the fashionable size and shape
If is of soft chamois-colored felt, trim
med with a crown band of black satin,
which has a streamer and tassel at the
left side.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
ACQUIRED Wisdom.

The Mani wanted to get married
when l was 81, but my father said 1
didn't have sense enough. SO 1 waited
until l was 80
The Maitland you married at 80?
The Man-Oh, no; at 80 had too
much sense to want q wife.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
)SS-Mark those shirts So each.

Boss-Mark those shirts So each
Clerk-The cost price is only Ga
cents.
Boss don't care. Don't our adver-
tisements say that we are selling ne
CARELESS of cost cleveland Leader
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-07
Dou,f Bite Thread.

Whenever you start to bite off piece
OF thread remember that it scrapes the
enamel off, which exposes the nerve
and causes suffering, which results in
a siege at the dentists and means a
big bill to pay. All this is a heavy pen
atty, self-imposed, for moments
thoughtlessness.