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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26

The profit in mule raising is their
quick growth.
When properly handled and cared
for, sows should produce two filters
each year.
A SOW that win produce only one
litter each year will not be found
profitable.
A runaway horse is only safe in
the stable with a good halter and
the stable door latched
A mules day Of usefulness can be
generally measured by his ability to
thoroughly masticate his food
Don't push the fat horse on hot
days, either in the fields or on road.
Once over-heated he loses half his
value.
English farmers raise fine, young
cattle By starting the calves on boiled
Iinseed and whey with run Oh clean
grass.
The only way to make good pork
and make it cheaply is to crowd the
pigs from the time they are able to
eat grain.
The farmers in many parts of Cali
fornia, where field peas grow rank,
fatten their hogs by allowing them to
run in the uncut pea fields.
Put up signs warning dog owners
70 keep their beasts off your land
and then do not hesitate to use the
shotgun whenever one appears.
4 brood SOW should be well nour-
ished, but it is a great mistake to
allow her to become fat, as a fat SOW
will lose filters or produce weaklings.
The farmer who does not separate
the milk from the cream and feed
the skfm-milk to his pigs is simply
selling his ground out from under
him
No matter if an eve is four years
old, if she has a good udder and
good teeth and is otherwise in good
health keep her two or three years
longer.
Because feed is cheap, it should not
be wasted. All that is saved above
what is Usually wasted means profit.
The whip is sometimes necessary;
but with most drivers it would be far
better if they had never seen a whip
It is not the loss of a single sheep
killed by a dog that hurts the flock
master, but the terrible damage done
to the rest of the flock through
fright.
Never permit a brood SOW to get
so fat that she will not take exer
else. If she must be forced to walk
about her condition is not right for
breeding.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
Daniel Fahrenheit.

IN view OF the abnormal weather
which we have had this summer we
think q tribute Of respect should be
paid to the memory of Gabriel Daniel
Fahrenheit who was born on Septem,
Der Is. either in 1886 or 174O. it is
hard to say which. Before his day sew
eraI attempts had been made to meas
ure the heat level not the heat, by
tubes containing oil of spirits of wine,
but it lay with a bankrupt merchant
Of Dantzig TO show how the feat could
be successfully accomplished
The first thermometers were made
with spirits of wine; but the ingeni-
our Gabriel soon adopted mercury. as
his medium, and so it has remained
to this day. His instruments speedily
became known throughout the world.
and though a more rational method Of
graduation has since been adopted. the
popular mind still clings to the Fab
renheit scale. Our own Royal society
thought highly of this humble inven-
tor and acknowledged his genius by
making him one Of its fellows. To the
Transactions" Of the society he con
tributed several papers.-Pan Mall
Gazette
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
Used Solid Gold RulIsta

San Francisco.-BuIlets of solid
sold were used by Yaquf Indians in
lighting against Porfrio Diaz in the
recent Mexican revolution. according
to passengers arriving here on the
steamer Curacao from Mexican ports.
In Mazatlan hospitals, where many
wounded were operated upon, discov-
cry Of the golden pellets, it was said,
was an ordinary occurrence. although
few patients had received enough Of
them to pay the doctors bills.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
STOCK FOR WINTER FEEDING
OIds for the Greatest Gain
for the Food Consumed.

In selecting steers for winter feed
ing select good, thrifty yearIings or
two-year-oIds. YearIings will make
the greatest gains for the food con-
sumed
Select steers of average weight, $50
to 500 pounds. The latter part of
this month or early in September is
the best time to buy. The cattle
should be turned on closely grazed
pasture for few days until they re-
cover from the railroad journey. If
the clover is rank turn them into the
field for an hour or two on the first
day or so. and only when the clover
is dry When accustomed to the clover
they can be left in the field day and
night See that the cattle have shade
and water. Good Durhams OF short
horns will make the largest gain.
Buy only as many as you can feed
from the homegrown feed. Do not
pay too much for tho cattle and do
not buy poor, thin stock, even if they
can be bought cheap
A grain farm of 100 acres, under
good tillage. should be able to fatten
20 to 80 head of steers during the
winter from homegrown feed. with
the addition of a few tons of puG-
chased wheat bran and Iinseed or
cottonseed meal.
The farmer and his help can care
:or this number of cattle and attend
o the ordinary farm work BY feed
ng all the forage and most of the
corn grown on the farm, and selling
he wheat and a portion of the corn.
piling the manure for the fall seed
ing and lining the clover sod for the
corn, the fertility Of the land can be
Kept up and a fair return made on the
investment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
Wonderful Speed Of Birds

shire. in January, 1911. having worn
the ring a year and a half
Five lapwings marked as chicks in
the northeast Of Scotland, in the sum
meT of 1910, were shot respectively
in counties Tipperary, Roscommon.
Cork, and Limerick, Ireland. and in
southern Portugal, during the winter
19101911
A song thrush, one of a brood mark
ed as chicks in the nest at Skene, Alb
erdeenshrie. in early June. 1910. was
shot near LeiTia, Portugal. in early No
vember of the same year The two 10
calities are about 1880 English miles
apart in direct oversee line, and this
thrush made a journey OF probably
more than 1900 miles within the half
year of its life.
A guilemot, marked as a newly
Matched chick on the Aberdeenshire
cliffs on July II, 1910, was shot on
November %, 1910, a dozen miles
north of Goethenburg, Sweden This
bird was then four and one-haH months
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
Scottish University Collects Some Re-
markabIe and interesting Facts
Regarding Migration.

Aberdeen-The national history de-
facbment of Aberdeen university is
making a comprehensive inquiry as to
the migration of birds It has adopt
I'd the method Of placing rings on
the feet Of a large number of birds in
Of the hope of hearing of subsequent
movements OF some proportion of
them.
This method has demonstrated some
remarkable flights, among them the
following:
A widgeon duckling. one Of the five
marked in June, 1909. on Loeb Brora,
sutherland, Scotland, was taken IN
duck-decoy in Province Gronlgen,
northeastern Holland, on September ).
1909 This bird was thus only three
months old when it was found more
than 200 mmiles from its birthplace.
second member of the brood was shot
on the Trent near Retford. Lincoln
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
MAKING LATCH H0RSE-PROOF
GUS Colts From christening Door
and Getting Out.

We had a number Of mischievous
colts that were loose most Of the
time in the barn and often worked
the fastening of the door loose and
got out. It was up to me to provide
q fastening for the door and gates
that would work easily. yet one that
could not be opened by the colts.
The accompanying illustration
shows the result of my planning. says
q writer in the Farm and Home. The
sliding bolt is shown by a, which is
a piece of inch board 2x12 inches.
This is shaped at one end as shown.
and fits into the notch. The door is
shown at d, and the jam at j.
4 nail is attached to the sliding
bolt to operate it by. As is plainly
seen, the slide in which this operates
is large enough so the bolt can be
lifted clear of the notch and opened.
It may be that there are horses foxy
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
Grain Mixtures.

For the pig that is to go into the
iattening pen this fall, mixtures of
different grains are better than any
single grain as being more palatable
and better supplying the different
needs Of the pig. For the bulk of
the ration nothing is better than
wheat shorts. These are very paIata-
bic to the pig, nutritious, easily d.
gested and serve well in working the
feed into slop. Tankage, the by
produce from the packing houses, has
proven very valuable as an addition
to a ration. It appears to act as an
appetizer, causing the pigs to eat
heartier. These two feeds mixed with
some grain will give good results. A
good ration is made up of shorts four
parts, corn chop two parts, tankage
one part.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
ney. who declared the case was being
made a travesty.
SURPRISE FOR POLICE JUDGE
Certain Magistrate, Name Not Men.
toned, Starts Out to Buy sus-
penders, Finds Watch.

Baltimore. Md.-It so fell out that
in the city Of Baltimore, in the state
of Maryland, on or about this date,
a certain police magistrate, whose
name is withheld, as it would make
him a marked man in his profession,
after the toll and heat of administer
ing justice to the public, had betak-
en- himself to the business section for
the purpose of purchasing the where
withal to maintain. support and up
hold his dignity, both as a jurist and
a man, towit: a pr of s-sp-nd-rs.
And as he wended his way through
the crowded streets what should his
eye behold but an object far more val
liable even than that of which be was
in search. yes, even more costly than
a pr of s-sp-nd-rs-a gold watch.
New comes the truly wonderful
paprt fit all, Albeit this man was a
police magistrate, he forsook his
quest, and. retracing his steps to the
stations he had just quilted, delivered
the aforesaid watch to the police,
from whom the owner shortly after
recovered it.
And if any doubt this tale, but
chance to know the justice referred
to. let him seek the station and be-
hold the squire wearing the new pr
Of s-sp-nd-rs which he bought after
returning the watch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
Gets Relic of Washington.

Dedham, Mass.-The notes from
which Washington delivered his fare
we'll address are bequeathed to Miss
Lizzie c FaXon of this city by the
will of her grandmother, filed for pro
bate here.
Miss Faxon is q descendant of
Thomas jefferson and has a valuable
collection of jefferson letters and pa
perS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
If You Have a SiCkIy
Youngster Try This Free

The family with young children that is
without sickness in the house now and
then is rare, and 50 it is important that
the head Of the house should know what
to do in the little emergencies that arise.
A child with q serious ailment needs a
doctor, It is true, but in the ma jOrity Of
instances, as any doctor knows, the child
suffers from some Intestinal trouble,
usually constipation
There is no sense in giving il a pill Or
a remedy containing an opiate, nor is
flushing of the bowels to be always rec
commended. Rather give It small dose
of a mild, gentle laxative, tonic like DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, which, By clean
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
PLAY STAGED BY CONWCTS
San Quentin Prisoners Erect Struct-
IRE and Make Properties for
a Dramatic Performance.

San Quentin. Calm the shadow
of murders row" of the state peni-
Tertiary and with convicts in stripes.
both men and women. as an audience.
a dramatic performance has been
given on a stage erected by the con
victs in the prison yard. The play Sc
Iected was one dealing with the strug
giles toward honesty of reformed
safe cracker.
Stage properties for the most part
were manufactured by the convicts,
who threw themselves into the work
Of preparation in a way that rivaled
their reception of the play itself.
Among the audience were men serv-
ing life terms. Some of these figured
in the prison band, which supplied
the music for the piece.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
WHEN JOHNNY CAN'T HEAR
Boy at Play Is Always Deaf When
His Mother Is Calling
Him.

Johnny"
window and Johnny playing in the
street, but Johnny didn't hear her.
And then:
JOHNNY Come here"
But Johnny is at this moment
reaching up to catch high ball and
his ears are closed to all calls; where
upon:
Johnny, do you hear me?"
But Johnny doesn't. He has caught
that ball and now he is fielding it to
another boy standing By d tree. So,
now:
Johnny" this time with a little
staccato in it, and perhaps a faint
suggestion of q slipper
And does that open JOhnny's ears?
Why, he's at the bat now and pre-
pared to hit the ball a swat that will
send it half way down the block, and
all things else are as naught to him
But now hear the vigilant mother
this time gently, for she knows that
boys will be boys:
Johnny, want you to come in
now"
Johnny is at this moment running
like wild man, or boy, making for
that tree he was throwing at a mo-
ment ago and utterly oblivious of
everything in the world, the parental
voice included. But that cleaves the
air again now:
Johnny"
Johnny it standing with one foot at
the root Of the tree and the other foot
extended, all ready to jump and run
when the boy at the bat hits the ball.
Johnny"
And Johnny runs like all pos
sessed, not for home, but for the base,
and there he stands, while from the
window comes again the voice.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
FOR USE IN RINGING HOGS
Practical Device May Be Easily Con,
structed-Let Animals in Rear
and Out of Front.
nv e w RITI.MANN

In making this crate use 2x4 tim
Der for all cross and upright pieces
except the board at the back to
fasten the hogs in, the stanchicn and
the cross piece in front. which should
be wider to hold the pins, and one
inch lumber is sufficient for this piece
The floor also is one-inch stuff and
the upright stanchion is made of 2x6
stuff with bolts at the bottom and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26

ing out the bowels and strengthening fba
little stomach muscles, viii Immediately
correct the trouble
This is not alone our opinion but that
OF Mrs. n. II. Mead of Freeport. Kane
whose granddaughter has been talCire, y
successfully and of Mrs. J. r, Whjf3ne
Of Lena, wis, who gives it to her nbjj9
dren and takes it herself. It is sold in
drug store, but if you want to test If is,
your FAMILY before you buy 1t send your
ADDRESS TO Dr. Caldwell and he win for
ward a supply free of charge wa Luz
For the free sample address Dr w y
caldwell. 2o1 Caldwell building. MontI.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
ADRUGGISTSS FAVORITE KIDNEY
Remedy CURED HIMSELF.

Fifteen years ago had an attack of
acute kidney trouble I consulted q
physician who gave me medici1e
which only relieved me for a time. Aft
eF disseminating his medicine my
trouble returned as severe as before.
Having heard Of Swamp-Ro0t I gave
It a trial and can honestly state that
three dollar bottles cured me, never
having any sickness in fifteen years. I
have sold Dr.. Kilmer's SWamp-RoOt as
a druggist for many years and can
give the very best Of recommendation
at all times.
You are at liberty to use this state
meut any time you wish.
Respectfully,
w. @. SUMMERS.
1919 Central Ave, Kansas City. Kans.
With Grand View Drug Co.
State Of Kansas
County Of Wyandotte S.
On this 18th day Of August, 1909,
personally appeared before me, W. c.
Summers, who subscribed to the with
in statement and made oath that the
same is true in substance and in fact
CHARLES WLsOy,
Letter . Notary Public.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
scarecrow Commits .s,,i.;.. ;,

New York.-The suicide of a dunn
my man frightened people in the Broad
way theater district. A scarecrow
brought from Coney Island Mardi Gras
by belated jewellers, appeared at Thfr-
tieth street, where it fell and rolled
under the fender of a trolley car. Pas
sengers shouted, and the motorman
put on the brakes so hard that those
on the car were thrown into heaps. A
policeman dragged the 'suicida" from
beneath the car.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26

Effective greenery for the dining
room table may be made by planting
the seeds OF grapefruit. Sow them
thickly. and in two weeks, if the earth
is good and has been kept moist in
warm place. the little shoots appear.
Two weeks more and the leaves I'M
fold. and very soon there is a mass or
rich. glossy green, which is not at
fected by gas OF furnace heat.-Subur-
ban Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
IN Cure Srnmrs

A sure remedy for scours in calves
md colts is the following: One
ounce laudanum. one ounce spirits
of turpentine, one ounce tincture of
rhubarb. Mix. The dose in real bad
cases is one-haIf teaspoonful every
half hour until relieved. Put it in
little water and use as a drench. A
good way to drench q calf or colt is to
get hold OF the tongue, they they will
have to swallow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
Blood Tells in Reeves.

A western experiment station fed
six carloads of cattle, one lot as good
as they could buy. the other as in
ferior. The good cattle were eighteen
months old and cost $44 a head; the
inferior cattle were three or four
years old and cost $32. The first lot
produced 100 pounds of beef for every
1000 pounds Of dry matter fed: the
second, II pounds. Though the good
cattle cost heavily at the start. the
profit was SIS a steer; on the poorer
cattle the profit was $5.48 a head.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
Increased Price of Platinum.

New York.-Platinum has been ad-
vancing rapidly in prices recently and
now it is quoted in Maiden lane at
$475O an ounce. This is the highest
price on record and indicates an ad-
vance of IS an ounce since the first
of the year. Local dealers predict a
lurther increase. At the present quo,
tation platinum is worth nearly two
and a half times as much as gold.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
The Young Harness Horse-

There is nothing more important in
the education of young harness horses
than that they should be taught TO
start of smoothly. Very commonly
they are apt to jump forward into
the collar with a jerk, a habit which
ought to be consistently checked from
the first. trivial though 1t may seem;
otherwise 1t tends to make them IN
steady. and in the case Of h1gh-met-
tied animals sometimes becomes so
ingTained after time that it is diff
cult, if not impossible, to eradicate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26

the reseda uniform is to blend we'll
with both yelIowish and green land
sCapes
The helmet is tiny thing and fits
close to the private's head There is
a Jacket that extends half way to the
knees. Long heavy trousers of the
same width at the bottom as at the
top of the leg. are confined about the
ankle and calf by puttees of coarse
cloth
The heavy. unwieldy breath-stop-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
Notary Publ

Prove What Swamp Root VIII Do For You
Send to DR.. KiImer &: Co, Bingham
ton. N. Y, for a sample bottle. It viii
convince anyone. You will also re-
ceive a booklet Of valuable informa-
ton, telling all about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure anC
mention this paper. Regular f1fty-cent
and oRe-dOllar size bottles for sale at
all drug stores.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
FORM TOMATO LINE

turns with 4 bunch of fresh cut posies
as we'll
Colonel Kidder is over seventy years
OF age, Erect. white haired and wear
ing a goatee, he would be set down
anywhere as a "Kaintucky colonel of
the old school. sub" He is a southern,
er in appearance and manner only,
though, for he was reared in Evan
ston and his father, Rev. Dr. Kidder,
a professor in the Garrett Biblical
institute. was one of the pioneers of
the north shore town.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
Is OF Scotch OrioTr.

Ellen Key, who has written a num-
Der of books and has had much to do
with molding public opinion In Swe-
den, is descended from a Scotch
highlander, Colonel Mickey, VINO
fought under Gustavus Adolphus In
1880 her father lost all his money and
Miss Key went to work as a teacher
She then gave lectures and has for 20
years been lecturer ON the history OF
civilization at the Popular University
of Stockholm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
Sheep as ScaVencerS

The sheep has been termed the
plant scavenger of the farm. In fact.
there are very few plants sheep will
not eat during some stage Of its
growth, and yet the cured folders
and grasses must be of the best quail
ity to obtain the best results in feed
ing operations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
KEEP MARES FOR BREEDING
There is Liberal Profit in the Business
When Present Value Of Ami
nal Is Considered.

At present 1t Is not an uncommon
thing to find ten or dozen geldings
on farm and not single mare kept
Tor breeding purposes. says the
Rural Home. In such a case half of
these geldings could be disposed of
and their labors performed almost as
well with brood mares. With the
exception of possibly a month after
toaIing, there is no reason why a
brood mare cannot work the balance
of the year, and, indeed, may be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26

worked right up to the week or even
the day of foaling. Under such cir
cumstances, as said before, the foal
is stronger and. if given half
chance, will grow up into a better
horse than if pampered from its
birth. The question may be raised
that the average farmer is not by
taste or instinct inclined to rear and
handle young stations To this the
answer may be given that at this
point the professional breeder may be
taken into account He is usually
fixed to rear stations after they have
reached the age of twelve or fifteen
months. 1t is not at all uncommon to
find young weIl-bred draft stations
selling at this age at from $500 to
$500. Now, at these prices there is
a very liberal profit in the business
when the present value of good reg
istered draft mares is considered.
What is received for the colt is al
most clear profit, because the mares
work will fully pay for her keep year
in and year out.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26

ping straps that crossed the soldiers
chest and supported his knapsack and
canteen across his back. have been
discarded for a simple affair that
crosses in the back, and fastens in
front to a single strap. down the cen
ter of the mans coat To this hang
his kn8psack and canteen. There is
a strap that goes about the waist.
which is fastened to the upper ar
rangement- The whole may be put
on with a single movement.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
War on PLAQUE SQUIRRELS

Stockton, CaL-One thousand farm
ers, representing $4,000 acres. have i'm
posed a tax of five cents per acre on
themselves to eXteTminate ground
squirrels in San Joaquin county. which
are said to be infected with bubonic
plague.