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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
Value of the Bride.

A Methodist minister in Baltimore
recently married a young man of the
BoweTy type who asked him, at the
conclusion of the ceremony in the
parsonage, how much he charged. Z"
As a hint to the clergyman to keep
his fee within reasonable limits, the
young man drew half dollar from
his pocket while speaking. The min
lister explained that no charge" was
made for his services. Whereupon the
delighted young husband exclaimed:
DO you hear that, Mag? he don't
charge nothin'!" and dropped the
half dollar back into his pocket.
But the pastor had more to say.
He told his visitor that the fee de-
pended on the valuation he placed on
the service rendered. If it was worth
nothing to marry the young woman
at his side, very good; but if he val
ued her his fee would give some evil
dence Of 1t. The groom was i'm
pressed. Slowly h produced the half
dollar an laid it il the minister's
hand. A one-dollar bill followed.
Then he grasped his brides arm and
moved toward tho door.-Frederic
Walter Norcross, in the Christian
Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
Grit That Won Great Contest

Tommy Holcombe took his position at
the nine hundred yard range. Of
course we watched him with intense
interest, and you can imagine the hor-
ror that rose in our breasts when,
just before it came time for him to
fire, his smokeless powder cartridge
exploded prematurely and the gas
from it saturated his right eye, so to
speak, closing it completely.
"As speedily as possible l got cloth
. and some cold water and bathed the
bruning eye, while bitter thoughts ran
through my brain, for I had counted
greatly on Tommy HoIcombe's shoot
ing at the nine hundred and thousand
yard ranges. But the water did the
eye no good-the pain was too severe,
it was burning like fire, I afterwards
rned-and so 1 finally had to say to
!. HoIcombe: Tommy, I guess you'll
have TO retire and let me put sub
stitute in your place.
Tommy jerked his head around and
with his good eye looked into mine.
Not much he retorted, grimly. AS
long as I have got one good eye can
make the mark
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
AN EFFECTIVE HOME MADE
KIDNEY AND BACKACHE CURE
Easily Prepared Medicine Which IL
Said to Regulate the Kidneys
and End Backache.

To make up enough of the "Dande-
iion Mixture" which is claimed to be
a prompt cure for Backache and Kid
ney and Bladder trouble, get from any
good Prescription Pharmacist one-half
ounce fluid extract Dandelion; one
ounce Kargon Compound and three
ounces Compound Syrup of Sarsapa-
rilla Shake well in a bottle and take
in teaspoonful doses after each meal
and again at bedtime.
Those who have tried 1t say it acts
gently but thoroughly on the Kidneys
and entire urinary system, relieving
the most severe Bsckache at once.
A well-known medical authority rec
ommends the prescription to be taken
the moment you suspect any Kidney,
Bladder or Urinary disorder or feel
constant dull Backache, or II the urine
Is thick, cloudy, offensive or full OF
sediment, irregular Of passage or at
tended by scalding sensation; or for
too frequent urination during the
night.
This is a real harmless vegetable
mixture which could not cause injury
to anyone and the relief which is said
to Immediately follow its use is rev.
citation to men and women who suffer
from Backache, Kidney trouble or any
form Of Urinary disorder.
This Is surely worth trying, as 1t Is
easily mixed at home or any druggist
will do 1t for you, and doesn't cost
much.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
Students Sat en- Their Launches in
Hay With Knee Raised to Serve
as Desk for Waxed Tablets.

At 5 or s o'clock each morning the
great cathedral bell University of
Paris), would ring out the summons
to work. From the neighboring houses
Of the canons, from the cottages of
the townsfolk, from the taverns and
hospices and boarding houses, the
streams OF the industrious would pour
into the Enclosure beside the cathe
draL The masters beadle, who levied
a precarious tax on the mob, would
strew the floor OF the lecture hall with
hay or straw. and, according to the
season, bring the masters text book,
with the notes of the lecture between
lines or on the margin, to the solitary
desk and then retire to secure silence
in the adjoining street
Sitting on their launches in the
hay, the right knee raised to serve as
a desk for the waxed tablets, the
scholars would take notes during the
long hours Of lecture (about six or
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
How General Arthur Kept Guard Over
the Nations Treasury Department
While Regular Man Did an
Errand for Him.

Shortly after Gen. Chester A. Ar
thur succeeded to the presidency of
the United States, he took into his
cabinet, as secretary of the treas
ury Charles ]. Folger, whose pre-
decessor in the portfolio, William
Window, had resigned in order to un-
dertake a canvass for a seat in the
United States senate from Minnesota.
For years President Arthur and Judge
h'olger had been intimate friends, and
with the latter a member of the cab
met that friendship served to secure
MIR. Folger unannOunced entrance to
the presidents room at any hour of
the day or night The president, too,
showed his friendship by calling upon
his secretary of the treasury informal
ly whenever the spirit moved him.
General Arthur, incidentally, was as
unconventional and informal in his
relations with his cabinet as Lincoln
was with his, and he was the first
president in years to accept invita-
tons of a social nature at private
houses.
1t so happened that one afternoon,
about an hour after the treasury de-
partment had closed for the day, the
president, having some business to
talk over with Judge Folger, deter
mined to call upon him at the depart
ment. Walking thither unaccompa-
MED and gaining the long main cor
rtdor of the building, he made his
way along the deserted passageway
to point near the door which opened
into Secretary Folger's private office,
Here he met a man who seemed to
be of some minor authority
DO you know whether or not Sec
Rotary Folger is in his Officer" asked
the president.
No, sir, do not" was the reply.
We'll. are you employed here in
the treasury Department."
Yes, sir, l am. I am one of the
night watchmen, and have just gone
on duty"
DO you suppose you could find out
for me whether or not Judge Folger
is in his office? I'll stand watch for
you while you are doing so"
Yes, sir, I viii try to find out for
YOU" And suiting his actions to his
words. the night Waterman disap-
peared, leaving the president of the
United States standing guard in the
corridor Of the treasury building.
Presently the night Waterman re-
turned. mo, sir, Secretary Folger is
NOT i'm He hoe baer oCDe for n bC,,+
half an hour"
i thank you very much" said the
president. He touched his hat to the
man before him and was leaving,
when another night Waterman came
along the corridor and, with a pro-
found bow. paid his respects to the
president of the United States. In
another moment the newcomers had
turned to his fellow employe. DO you
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
THANKSGIVING Day Proclamation

Thanksgiving Day Proclamation.
Governor Davidson issued the an.
nual Thanksgiving proclamation. It
follows:
THANKSGIVING DAY.
A Proclamation by the Governor.
The labors of the husbandman have
been blessed with abundance. The
crops Of our fields have been garnered,
and we are assured of plenty and
peace for the coming year. The gen.
eral health of our people is good.
Education is making progress as
never before. Our homes are more
numerous, our factories larger, our
business increased over a year ago.
The brotherhood of man Is coming
nearer day by day. Labor and cap
ital are approaching daily more and
more their mutual rights and obliga-
lions.
For these and other blessings we
should acknowledge the goodness of
Almighty God and invoke his aid in
all our public and private underta-
kings.
Therefore, I, J. o. Davidson, gov
ernor of the state Of Wisconsin, in
accordance with the proclamation of
the president of the United States of
America, and by authority of law,
designate
THURSDAY NOVEMBER %
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
Utility of the Cream Separator.

Those who have never used a cream
separator do not know of it's actual
value in dairy work. One great econ
omy in using the cream separator in
summer is the small space required to
keep the product to be saved. The
separating is done Immediately after
milking, and all of the skim milk not
wanted for household use is fed to the
calves, pigs or poultry.
There is no trouble in storing it
away for the cream to rise and no
large number of milk vessels to clean
and handle. The separator, of course,
must be cleaned, but the work of
cleaning is not nearly SO great as
the work of cleaning all the milk YES
sells necessary for holding the milk
it takes care of. There are brushes
for cleaning which make the work
easy, and there is no drying, as scald-
ing water is used and the heat from
this dries the parts without the use Of
drying cloth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
DAzRY'lN{61Es
.~S~GR ,aSab l8t1
a8iHl LAzxe4s
Kind words bear fruit even with a

Kind words bear fruit even with a
cow
Have stable light, airy, clean. and
comfortabl
Mixing cold and hot milk hastens
decomposition.
Wholesome food and pure water are
necessary to keep the COW healthy.
The poor improbable cows are a
fearful load upon the dairy farmers
of today.
The keeping of a herd of dairy cows
in the right condition is not an ignor-
ant mans business.
Strong thrifty calves cannot be ex-
pected from cows that have been fed
starvation rations for few months
before calVing.
Dairymen do not seem to realize
that good milk and butter increases
consumption while poor milk and but
ter decreases it.
The best results will not be reached
by fighting the dairy and food COM
missioners, but by working in har-
mony with them to produce clean and
palatable articles.
Let the blessed sunshine IN, clean
I'D, whitewash the stables and disin-
feet and make a good fight and stop
the insidious ravages of the dread dis
ease, tuberculosis.
The time has come when the con-
sumers are demanding their rights
and it is more than right that they
should know the kind of products they
are buying for their families.
The activity Of milk secretion de
pends in a large measure upon the
vigor of the circulation Of the blood.
Twenty years from now dairymen
will look back and wonder why they
did not clean up their building, yards
and cattle and pay some attention to
keeping systematic records of what
each individual cow is producing.
Cow testing associations are GER
tain to become the instruments Of ma
king yearly records of farmers COWS.
Every 6airying community should or
ganise sn association and hire a coru-
petent zaan to take full charge of tbs
rorh-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
Saved Grave of Keats.

The municipality Of Rome has
adopted the convention regarding the
protestant cemetery, proposed by the
German ambassador, Herr Won Jagow,
Signor Nathan and Sir Rennell Rodd
This news will be great relief to all
admirers Of Keats who have, ever
since 1887, been trembling lest the
t'piano regolatore," whereby a road
would be made right through the old
cemetery where he is buried, should
be carried into effect In 1887 the
danger was, says Mundus, the poly
gIot review published in Rome, avert
ed only by the intervention of Queen
Victoria, who wrote to King Humbert
asking him to exert his influence tcs
preserve the spot made sacred by so
many memories, and, thanks to the
king, the idea of the road was dropped
for the time being. 1t has recently
been revived but now that this CON
vention has been adopted, it is to be
hoped that this beautiful corner will
be left untouched forever.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
TO MAKE SUPERIOR BUTTER
Several Essential Suggestions for
Dairymen That Insure Success
In Quality and Flavor.
By BESSIE L. PUTNAM

Butter Of the best quality is OBJ
tanned only when the cream is churn-
ed twice a week, though a product
OF fair quality may be secured from
weekly churning if extra care is
taken Of the cream during the gath
ering process.
1t must be kept in a well ventilated
cellar or room free from objection
able odor. If vegetables are kept
in the same compartment see to 1t
that there are no decaying members
among them. Cabbage is especially
prone to affect the flavor of milk or
butter.
If you use ensilage never feed the
silage until after the milking is done
and the milk cared for. Milk read
lily absorbs odors and the butter will
be of inferior quality as result
Always scald pals, strainers and
separators in fall and winter, with as
much care as in midsummer. Because
the milk does not quickly sour is no
reason why vigilance in this direction
should be relaxed. The bitter odor is
bound to creep in unless this detail Is
carefully attended to.
If the butter is hard to come keep
the cream in warm room IL
hours before churning. This is much
more satisfactory than putting in hot
water to raise the temperature of the
cream
When packing butter away, scald
all the crooks a nd pals thoroughly.
One that has had rancid butter in
can seldom be cleansed sufficiently
to keep butter well afterward; though
if it is necessary to use such a crock,
perhaps the best method of sweeten-
ing it Is to fill it with clay for short
time. This soil has the power to
draw out Objectionable f1avors as
nothing else can do.
When packing butter for the win
ter months always use the best of salt,
and cover with a cloth well sprinkled
with salt. Avoid coloring material.
Strive to keep the cream at the
proper temperature before and during
the process of churning and artificial
tints will not be required.
More butter is spoiled By being
over, rather than under-Worked.
Don't churn when you are cooking
onions and then be surprised if the
butter is "off" If the process Is car
ried on in any part of the kitchen it
Is necessary to have the air freed
from other odors at the time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
The Size of the SiIn

The size of the silo should, of
course, depend upon the number of
cattle to be kept. The diameter
should be such that layer of at least
one and one-half inches will be
taken off the top daily, in feeding, to
insure fresh silage, as 1t spoils if
left exposed to the air more than "a
hours.
A COW will eat about one cubic foot
or about 40 pounds, day. At this
rate, to feed cattle six months, the di-
ameter of a 30-foot silo should be such
as to allow about five square feet of
surface for each COW. Two small 81
los are better than one large one, be-
cause the silage will always be in
better condition as it is used off the
top faster.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
How Tommy" HoIcombe's Nerve,
When One Eye Was Disabled, De-
cided Famous Rifle Match In
England in 1903.

Some weeks ago the cable brought
the news from Picking that an Amerf-
can team had won over all competitors
in an international rife match open to
teams Of all the legation guards in the
Chinese capital The captain of the
Yankee team was Capt Thomas HoI-
combe, JT., who was a member of the
victorious American team that COM
peted in the great international rife
contest held in England in 1903-the
most famous contest Of the kind ever
held. And it was at this contest that
Captain HOlcOmbe displayed the grit
that, on the authority Of the captain Of
the team, Leslie G.. Bruce, ultimately
gave America the victory. 1t is a story
that hitherto has escaped publication.
Seven teams took part in the
match" said Mr.. Bruce, land as Amer
lea had been the victor in every sim
liar contest held previously, a very
honorable but nevertheless very ear
nest attempt was made to take the
prestige away from the United States.
Especially did the Englishmen go in
with the idea Of wrestling this glory
from their American cousins, with the
result that when the shooting was
Finished at the 8OO-yard range they had
US distanced by three points. I have
been told that when the cable dis
patches informed our countrymen that
we had been beaten at the 80O-yard
range the general impression was that
Rt last an end had come to Americas
victories. To us of the team the out
look was somewhat gloomy, I must
confess, and as captain l was consid-
erabiy worried as to whether or not
we would be able to manifest at the
nine hundred and one thousand yard
ranges that esprit de corps which
plays so important part in winning
contests in which teams are engaged.
i was still wondering whether this
particular kind of enthusiasm, or con-
f1dence, which is so hard to describe
in words, would be with US, when
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24

to insure freedom from contamination.
Water from a spring is conveyed to it
by means Of a one-inch pipe, and a
small stove On which is fixed large
boiler with a faucet near the bottom
which provides plenty of hot water.
Nothing except the dairy utensils is
permitted to remain in the room. The
walls are painted white and are fire.
quently washed down with hot water
and sal soda. AS soon as the milk is
brought from the barn it is placed in
clean pals and set in trough
through which cold water from the
spring constantly passes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
WORKERS INSTITUTE
OPENSA At !. N. c. 4.
Many Delegates Arrive From Sur
rounding Cities.
W0mAN'S MASS MEETING
Seven National Department Secre.
taries Gather at State Convention
DIR. Anna L. rrown and Miss
HoImquist Will Speak.

Madison.-The first volunteer work
ers' institute ever held in Wisconsin
under the auspices of the Young
Women's Christian association opened
in the Y. w. G. A building, 384 Jack
son street.
For the first time in the history OF
the Y. W. =. A seven national de-
partment secretaries gathered at a
state conference, and for the first
time in the history of this state the
surrounding Y. W. G. A organizations
are to send delegates to this city to
confer upon methods of cooperation
In the association work
Delegations arrived from Madison,
Racine, Beaver Dam and La Crosse.
to remain until the close of the in
stitute.
Some of the important questions to
be discussed will be how best to pro-
vide recaeative and social work, and
the best means Of continuing indus
trial work. The industrial depart
ments which send representatives
into the shops and factories to inter
est the girl employees at noon or after
work at night, have made remarkable
progress in the past few months.
The department is comparatively
new and is considered one Of the
most important in the association
work
One Of the interesting features of
the institute will be the woman's
mass meeting in the association
building. 1t will be addressed by DR..
Anna L. Brown, national secretary
of the department of physical educa-
ton, and by Miss Louise Holmquist.
Doctor Brown has made a reputa-
for herself among Y. w. G. A work
ers by her introduction Of the ideas
| Of special training of girl workers in
the care of their health in respect to
their work. She believes that each
girl should receive special instruction
of this Kind, as her health needs diff
ferent consideration if she is doing
sedentary work than If she is much
upon her feet; If she is in an unven-
tilated work room or if she is out of
doors. She is also an exponent of
the movement for the dissemination
Of a wider knowledge among young
girls Of their physical bodies and the
functions of the different organs
This she believes necessary if the
social evil is to be stamped out.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
College Life Of Years Ago

severn, and then hurry home-if they
were indgstrious-to commit them to
parchment while the light lasted.
The lecture over, the stream would
flow back over the Little Bridge, fill
ing the taverns and hospices and
pouring over the great playing mea-
dow that stretched from the island to
the present Champ de Mars. All the
games of Europe were exhibited on
that international playground: Run
ming, jumping, wrestling, hurting, fish
ing and swimming in the Seine, toss
ing and humping the inflated ball-a
game on which some minor poet of
the day has left US an enthusiastic
lyHc-ard especially the great game
Of war, IN its earlier and less civilized
form. The nations were not yet sys-
tematically grouped. and long and fire
quent were the dangerous conflicts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
Stallion Registration Boards to Nee

Stallion Registration Boards to Meet.
A meeting of the National AS
ISOLATION Of Stallion Registration
Boards will be held December
2, 1910, IN the Live Stock Record
Building, Union stock yards, Chicago,
according to announcements just is
sued by Prof A S. Alexander of the;
University of Wisconsin, who is pres
ident of this organization.
Many important matters will be con-
sidered at this time; committees Of
legislation, supervision of stations,
pedigree registration, inspection of
stations for soundness will report
A strong program has been arranged,
including several horsemen of nation
al reputation. Among the speakers
are Prof. G. NJ. Rommel, Washington,
D. c.; DR.. G. w. Gay, Harrisburg
Pa: Prof R. J. Kinzer, Manhattan,
Kan; Prof W. B. Richards, Fargo,
N. D., and Prof. J. G. Fuller of the
University of Wisconsin, at Madison.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
Castle Is State Ascent.

Governor Davidson appointed Bryan
J. Castle, formerly state land agent
and recently temporary second assist
ant attorney general in place of the
late Frank T. Tucker, to be special
state agent to succeed L. M. Sturde-
want.
Mr.. Castle enters at once upon the
duties of the Office and will leave
soon for Washington to attend te
matters pending before the depart.
ments and before congress when Ii
convenes. The salary of the new
position is $3.50 per month and ex
penses..
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
Proper Ration for Dairy Cow.

1t has been determined that cows
fed on soiling crops alone without pas
ture consume rs to 100 pounds of for.
age day. Here the protein content
Of the forage comes in for consider
alton, as dairy COW in full milk
neds nearly two pounds Of digestible
protein per day. Alfalfa contains SO
pounds of protein per 100 pounds; red
clover, 20; oats, Is; sweet corn, LIS:
millet, 2; flint corn, /, and sorghum,
6. The clover and millet furnish
enough protein, while the rest are
short In that element Of food.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-24
FORAGE Fiqures In the Profits.

In the production of milk and cream
on the farm the farmer seldom stops
to consider that there should be placed
a value on the forage which the COWS
consume when on pasture, or that the
lat or necessary to feed, milk and
properly care for the cows, and the
milk should be considered as an ex-
pense On this account, too often, the
farmer fails to fully understand the
actual cost of his butter when ready
for market.