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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
Great General Was Quite unconcerned
at the Very Crisis of the Fierce
Conflict in the VIII
derness.

This story Of when General Ulysses
S. Grant whitfield at the real crisis Of
his first great battle in Virginia was
told to me by the late General George
Il. Sharpe, who, in the last years Of
the Civil war, was a member Of Gen
eral George H. Meade's staff. Later,
received unexpected confirmation Of
the anecdote from two sources. Gen
eral Alexander S. Webb and .. S.
Grant, Jr
we all know now" prefaced Cen
eral Sharpe, that Grants real pur-
pose at the Battle of the Wilderness,
about which my story relates, was to
let it be known throughout the north
that he intended to hang on 20 Gen
eral Lees army until he captured it.
You surely must remember how great
~ the country was thrilled with his
dispatch from the battlefield TO Pres
ident Lincoln: I suppose to fight it
out on this line if it takes all sum
ner'
Well, one Of the very critical pc
RODS Of that battle-I might say its
crisis-occurred on the second day,
May 6, 1864, when General Early was
hurled in vigorous attack against the
union right wing, then in command of
General Sedgwick, who met his death
three days later while planting some
guns in an advanced position at Spot
tsylvania. At the height of this at
tack | know that General Meade was
greatly disturbed lest Lee should
turn our right flank. That done, in all
probability we should have been driy-
en- back over the Rapidan, and the
country would have said it was a case
OF Bull Run, Charlottesville and Fred,
9ricksburg over again.
I'VE were standing in a little group
around Meade, observing his anxiety,
when, casually turning my eyes
towards the place where l had seen
General Grant standing some time be
fore, l failed to locate him. However
l did see a soldier sitting under a
tree and whiting a stick. / thought
that was a curious attitude for sol
der to take, and l looked again
Then, for the first time | saw that the
man in question was General Grant
You know, at that time, our eastern
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
How President Jackson Insisted on d
Fresh Quill Pen with Which TO
Sign the Commission of
Commodore Stewart.

When Charles Stewart Parnell was
raising large sums of money in this
country, in the winter of 1880 for
the relief of the Irish tenants who
had suffered eviction, one of the many
men who came in close contact with
him was the late Col. John B. Ham
mOnd, who took a rather prominent
part in railway development in New
England and the southwest during the
decade beginning with 1900. He and
Parnell had been fellow students at
the University of Cambridge and since
Parnell himself was half American
his mother being the daughter of old
Commodore Charles Stewart-and
young Hammond had been living in Ire
land for several years because his
fathers business was there, the two,
as students, got to know each other
well. And as mature men they took
the first opportunity possible to renew
old ties and talk over old times.
This was when Parnell had gone to
Albany, n. Y, and was being called
upon by the members Of the New York
legislature and other state officials
singly and in groups. In the midst Of
this impromptu but none the less
gratifying reception, Col. Hammond
was announced, and thereafter, for
more than an hour, Parnell was visi-
bic to no one except his old college
mate And it was at this meeting
that the great Irish leader was told
for the first time this hitherto unpub-
lished story las l beIieve) OF that pic
turesque American sea dog of yester-
day who was his maternal gran0fath-
er.
You probably know" began Mr..
Hammond, that your grandfather, al
though he was called commodore by
the public after our war with Great
Britain in 1912, was nevertheless not
promoted to the highest rank then OBJ
tanning in our navy until some time
during the first administration of An
drew Jackson. At that time your
grandfather attained the distinction Of
post captain, colloqually called com
modore.
We'll, after the promotion had been
confirmed by congress, Commodore
Stewards commission, together with a
good many state papers, was brought
to President Jackson for his signature
and all this l have on the authority
of a member of Jackson's administra-
tive family. Many of the papers the
president signed more or less perfume
torily, as a matter of course, but when
he came to the commission he stopped
for a moment. turned to his secretary
and demanded, What's this?'
1t is the commission advancing
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
CompleteIy Pauperized.

Albert w Hebberd, New Tork's
charity expert, said at a recent din
ner:
The great danger of charity is its
paupeTizing effect This effect must
be avoided. or the recipients win all
become Jack Ranches.
Jack Hanch, on the score of bad
health never worked, and the pastor
Of the Methodist church. a man whose
heart sometimes outran his head, sent
the idler and his family weekly gifts
Of food and 'othing-supported the
whole crew. in fact
"a church visitor. after listening to
Jacks complaints one day, said:
Yes. of course, you have had bad
health. we know that; but one thing
at least you ought to be thankful for.
and that is our pastors kindness In
sending you all this bread and meat
and jelly and blankets, and so on.
Don't you think it is good of him to
look after you so well?'
Good of him. said Jack. impa'
uently Why, what's he for?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
Visions That Seem Very Real Before
the True Memory of the
Sleeper AWakes.

Only to a few people there comes
occasionally in dreams din realtza-
ton of the unreality OF the experience.
After all, it does not matter" they
are able to say to themselves with
more or less conviction. This is only
dream" Thus one lady, dreaming
that she is trying to kill three large
snakes by stamping on them, wonders,
while still dreaming, what it signifies
TO dream of snakes; and another lady.
when she dreams that she is in any IN
pleasant position-about to be shot.
for instance-often says to herself:
Never mind, | shall wake before it
happens" This quality of dreaming
consciousness is a manifestation, and
the chief one. of what is called disas-
sociation. In disassociation we have
a phenomenon which runs through the
whole CT the dreaming life and is
scarcely less fundamental than the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
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The COW that can't feed is sure to
test the fence
The successful dairyman is stu
dent of conditions.
Plenty of sunlight in the COW stable
tends for healthy animals.
It will take lot of feed to get them
back into paying condition if they are
allowed to get thin.
Do not let the summer mixers run
down in condition, and go into winter
quarters thin in flesh.
Give the cows a chance to get IN
der the shed every night now. If too
cold. keep them in the stable.
The best cows are never cheap, and
are seldom for sale; so it pays to give
the heifer calves the best of care.
Never send a boy or dog to bring
the COWS from the pasture unless you
are very well acquainted with your
dog.
A quart of milk by actual chemical
ANALYSIS, is said to possess as much
nutritive value as pound Of beef
steak.
If the skim milk is fed at home
practically all the fertiIizing constitu
ents of the feed used may be turned
back to the soil.
Keep the bearings clean. and well
oiled. and the machine level and
vour separator will run easier, do bet
ter work and last longer.
The dry COW should have little
bran or oil meal the same as the milk
er, She should always be in good
condition at calving time.
Some people believe that the feed
governs the fat content. but COW in
q normal condition will give the same
amount of fat at all times.
By careful selection the quality Of
even common dairy COWS may be
--eat'v ir,rroved and their average
dow Of milk materially increased.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
WHAT HE CONSIDERED FAIR
Mr. Clser's Offer Must Have Come As
Surprise Even to Persuasive
Claim Agent

Up in Minnesota Mr.. Olsen had a
COW killed by q railroad train. In
due season the claim agent for the
railroad called.
we understand, of course, that the
deceased was very doci'e and yalu-
able animal" said the claim agent in
his most persuasive gentleman
Iy manner, and We sympathiZe with
you and your family in your loss. But.
Mr. Olsen. you must remember this:
Your COW had no business being upon
our tracks. Those tracks are our pri.
vate property and when she invaded
them she became a trespasser, Tech
nically speaking, !ou. as her owner.
became trespasser also. But we
have no desire to carry the issue into
court, and possibly give you trouble
Now. then, what would you regard as
fair settlement between you and the
railroad company"
Vail" said Mr.. Olsen slowly, "Ay
baen poor Swede farmer, but Ay shall
give you two dollars. "-Everybody's
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
NINE GOOD RULES FOR DAIRY
Regulations Given at Meeting in Eos-
ton by p. M. Harwood for Prop
er Care of Milk.

At meeting held in Boston in the
interest of pure milk, under the aus
pieces of the state board of agriculture,
the WGnans Municipal league of
Boston, the Massachusetts Agricul-
turaI college and the state dairy
bureau. nine good rules for the care
of milk were given by P. M. Har-
wood.
I. Take in milk and cream as soon
as possible after being left at your
door and place in the refrigerator
2. Keep milk and cream cold until
ready for use. The bottom of the re-
frigerator is colder than the ice con-
tainer.
3. If ice cannot be had, wrap the
bottle in q wet cloth and stand it in a
dish of water by an open window, out
of the sun; evaporation of the water
will cool the milk
f. Keep milk or cream covered I'M
til wanted, and in the bottle in which
it is delivered; in open bowls or
pitchers they will absorb odors from
food and collect flies and dust
5. Pour from the bottle only what
milk or cream is needed for immedi-
ate use
6. Milk or cream that has become
warm should never be poured back in
to the bottle of cold milk.
T. Utensils used for milk should be
cleansed with cold water and then
with boiling water, thoroughly drained
and allowed to become cold before be-
ing filled with milk.
8. Wash and return all milk or
cream bottles daily.
9. Have a separate quart of milk
for the baby, what he does not use
others may have
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
And OF Such Are Dreams

process of fusion by which the i'm
agery is built up. The fact that the
reasoning of dreams is usually bad
is due partly to the absence Of mem
cry elements that would be present to
waking consciousness, and partly to
the absence Of sensory elements to
check the false reasoning which with
out them appears to US conclusive
That is to say, there is process of
disassociation BY which ordinary
channels of association are Temporal
rily blocked through exhaustion of the
nervous elements and the conditions
prepared for the formation Of the hal
lucination.-From The Logic of
Dreams" in the North American Re
view
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
SUPERIOR MILK PAIL R0LEER
Relieves Farm Hand OF Labor and
Strain of Ciaspine Receptacle
Between His Knees.

In order to relieve a farm hand OF
he labor and strain of holding q MIX
pail clasped between the knees, pail
holding device has been invented con
sisting of an attachment that may be
strapped to the leg and to which the
pail may be secured as desired, says
Scientific American. The pail holder
consists of a foot base, on which the
shoe Of the operator rests, and q YER
teal rod which extends upward to
the operators knee. The foot plate
is strapped to the shoe and the rod
is strapped to the calf of the wearer.
Mounted on a rod is an eye adapted to
receive a hook carried by a central
hoop on the milk pail A clasp is ar
ranged 10 slide on the rod and is pro-
vided with a projecting lug adapted
to be moved into engagement with an
eye formed on the upper hoop of the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
Prenaration fer MiIkinn.

Milking time is an important thing
in connection with farm dairying.
Everything should be in readiness for
this work, says a dairy report. The
pals in which the milking is to be
done must have been previously scald-
ed and cleansed if the product is to
be pure and remain sweet for any
great length of time Some people
wait till the time for milking before
they clean the milk vessels. This is d
wrong way of doing. The vessels
should always be cleaned Immediately
after the milking is done, so that they
will have time to dry out and cool.
Summing them on days when the sun
shines in good practice.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
Built Upon the Sands, 1t Falls Not

Although the new Pilgrim monu-
ment on Cape Cod is 252 feet in
height and weighs 1850 tons, ranking
next to the Washington national monu-
ment as the Hottest structure of
solid masonry on this continent. it
has been set upon a hill of sand, and
that, too, with what the unititiated
might regard as a conspicuously in
adequate foundation Yet for all its
location on the sand dunes at one of
the most exposed points on the At
lantic coast it shows no vibration in
the strongest gales that sweep over
the extremity Of Cape Cod, tests hav-
ing been made when the velocity of
the wind was in excess of 81 miles an
hour.-Popular Mechanics.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
Tale OF ParneII's Grandfather

Commodore Stewart to the rank of
post captain the secretary replied.
Let me read it through said the
president Carefully he did SO and
then again turned to his secretary.
Bring me fresh quill pen,' he de-
manded 1 want one that has never
been used want it to sign this com
mission with l like Charlie Stewart,
That was q great exploit of his, captur-
ing the British ships Cyane and Lee
want with the Constitution in 1915. /
like Charlie Stewart because he cap
tured not only one British man-o'war
but two in one battle, and he did it
with the Constitution
The president seemed to be half
talking to himself, which was some
times his habit. But when the secre-
tary brought the fresh quill pen de-
handed, Jackson eagerly seized it and
signed the commission with firm, en-
phatic strokes. Now he said, I am
going to send a personal letter to
Charlie Stewart telling him of the
great pleasure | have had in signing
the commission that gives him the
highest rank in the United States
navy"
Parnell, who always took a keen de-
light in hearing of the exploits of his
rugged old maternal ancestor, was be-
side himself with delight at the story
Col Hammond told him. 81 have new
er heard it before" he exclaimed. 1T
is one of the most interesting stories
l have ever heard of my grandfather,
and the first thing I shall do when
see my mother again will be to tell it
to her. l don't believe she has ever
heard it, and l know it win give as
much joy to her as it has to me-"
Copyright, 1910, by E. J. Edwards. All
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
MAKE BUTTER IN CITY HOMES
No Reason Why Example of Farmer
Cannot Be FoiIowed-Miik Other
wise Be Wasted.

There seems to be no reason why
the city dweller should not follow the
example of the farmer in making his
own butter, says Popular Mechanics.
Cream, it is true, is much higher in
the city than in the country, but so is
butter. With such q churn as shown
in the illustration the housekeeper can
take the cream which sours and is 9th.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
Price of Dairy Cows

The great demand for dairy prod.
ucts has caused the price of good
dairy cows to be very high Reports
from associations of dairymen show
that it is impossible to buy first class
dairy cows at even $50 a head With
such a demand for COWS in old dairy
districts, there will be few good COWS
moved into new dairy territory. So
the only way new districts can be sup,
piled must be by breeding up the com.
mon stock by the use of good dairy
bred bulls
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
A 2crrnniaI Mystery

Average Man-1nese Sunday papers
Just make me sick! Nothing in them
but commonplace personal items
about lot of nobodies no one ever
heard Of
Friend-I saw little mention of
you in the Sunday Cannon
Average Man (half an hour later, to
messenger boy)-Here, rush around to
the Cannon Office and get me forty
copies of the Sunday edition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
Art of Ruttermaki1n

Good butter is obtained only
through proper care Of the cream
from which it is made. This is an
art that Is not hard to learn, and it
will pay every butter maker to learn
it. The best customers are willing
to pay high price for butter of the
best quality. This has been demon
strated time and again in all the big
markets, and it is a strong argument
against making any but the best.
Milk and all its products are very
perishable and must therefore be han
died with great circumspection. The
man or woman who makes fine quail
ity is worthy to be called an artist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
Gallant Southerner's Story of the Sur
render of the Confederate Army
of Virginia at Appomattox
Court House.

About the year 1861 I met the late
John r. Gordon, governor Of and
United States senator for Georgia, and
one of the great commanders OF the
Confederate army. to whom General
Lee intrusted the duty of carrying the
flag of truce to the Federal army at APP
pomattox.
Il have looked forward to the occa-
sion which brings me to your city
with especial interest" said the gen
eral. Il have been invited to de-
liver a lecture in one of your great
halls. and that of itself is certain to
be a gratifying experience. But l am
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27

rration shows a method that I nate
used in my new dairy barn which has
proved very satisfactory, writes A. c.
Hallway il Farm and Home
The window, a, is hinged at the bot
tom and can be opened from the top,
thus allowing the air to come in at
the top without a draft. The window
is held open at the proper distance by
a piece of thin strap iron with a num-
Der OF Sits cut in it, as shown at b.
These Sits fit into small piece Of
strap iron, c on top Of the window.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
A Loqical Landlord.

Many tenant will sympathize with
the man in this story, from the Phila
delphia Record He was renting g
small house which the landlord had re
fused to repair One day the owner
came to see him.
Jones" he said, Il shall have to
raise your rent
What for?" asked Jones, anxiously
Have taxes gone up?"
NO. the landlord answered, "but
see you've painted the house and put
in a new range and bathtub. That. OF
course, makes it worth more rent"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
Demand for Good Butter.

There is such a thing as getting a
first-class price steadily for butter Of
ordinary grade. 1t must be held up to
the standard; texture, flavor and neat
ness of packing are all to be con-
sidered if the best price is to be uni
formly obtained. A first quality in all
farm products is what reaches the
zenith of prices, and with butter this
is especially true.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27

Mike Shure, Oh feel very queer,
Dan. Oh have SIGH feel av fullness
after me meals. Do yes know a rim.
idy fur thot?
Dan-Oi do, me bhoy. Whin yez sit
down to ate meal, don't ate ony
Mike-But thin OF shud be full av
amptiness!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
Butter MAKING,

To get the best results from the
milk set it as soon as possible after
it is drawn and at a temperature of 40
degrees Churn at as low a tempera-
ture as possible, and stop the churn
when the granules are the size of
beans The trade demands color in
the butter, so it must be put in.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
CoTJ Calculation

What did the member of the legis-
lature say when you offered him
money!" asked the political boss.
He said that his conscience for
babe him to take it
HIN. l wonder if it's one of those
conscfences that spoil deal or mere
" make it more expensive?'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
Would You

The bride was young and beauti-
full" says Virginia paper, her chest
nut hair being in ringlets about her
marble brain" How would you like
to marry girl with a marble brain ?''
Toledo Bee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
TRY MllRINF EVE REMFDY

TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY
for Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes
and Granulated Eyelids. Murine Doesn't
Smart-Soothes Eye Pain. Druggists
Sell Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid, Csc,
SOC, $1.00 Murine Eye Salve in
Aseptic Tubes, Csc. $1.00 Eye Books
and Eye Advice Free by Mail
Murine Eye Remedy Co, Chicago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
Excellent Reason.

"Why did Mrs. FIimgilt insist on
taking Mr. SiimnoddIe for her second
husband"
Because Of her superstitious
fancy. She noticed that she nearly al
ways won when she met him at a
bridge party and concluded he was a
mascot"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27

could not do any OF
my homework. My
sickness was called
Retrofexion. When
l would sit down I
felt as if l could not
&c t up. I took
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e ge t a Bile Com
pound and did just
as you told me and
now I am perfectly
cured, and have a
hiC b3hy how
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
en- ExsctInd Personaoe.

Il suppose you find life easier
since the summer boarders have
gomez
Nope. replied Farmer Corntossel:
we're workin' an worryin' just as
much as ever tryin' to keep the hired
man coRtented"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
Dairying Done Right Pays.

Every farmer who goes at dairying
right soon becomes prosperous and in
every region where dairying becomes
extensive farms increase in value and
all the people have money. There Is
some work about it, to be sure, yet
there is some pay, too.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
He Was q Skeptic,

Greening - Do you believe in
dreams?
Browning used to-but not now.
Greening-What's the explanation ?
Browning met one about ten
years ago-and I married her.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
The Ear11iIM Grn,hlIer

Why are you weeping. little boy?"
Il broke de pitcher"
We'll, there's no use crying over
split milk"
"G'wan! Dis wuz beer. Louisville
Courier-Journal.