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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Scoring
hibitons Dairy College Agriculture

may be Of inferior quality. The los
to the farmers, however, is often more
from small cut in price on a large
amount than the larger cut on the
product of one day.
Another loss is sustained from e
gradual decline in the quality of the
butter and cheese made at a certain
factory without it's being noticed by
the operator because of his limited op.
portunities for learning how his prod.
ucts compare in quality with the mar
ket standard.
The many opportunities for the i'm.
provement of the products of ou1
creameries and cheese factories and to
thereby reduce the Losses caused by
defective quality in both butter and
cheese each year, suggested the idea
of sending sample packages to some
central place each month where these
could be examined and scored by com.
petent and impartial judges.
This idea has now been put into
practice and packages of butter and
cheese are received and judged every
month by the dairy department of the
Agricultural College at Madison. This
gives an opportunity for improving the
qaulity of dairy products sold in the
state and in many cases these have
already been materially improved.
About 100 factories have taken ad-
vantage of this monthly scoring during
the first wear and farmers should do
all they can towards the sending
of butter or cheese to the Wisconsin
agricultural college from the factory
they are interested in. A poor score
ought to stimulate the factory man to
do better and a good score encourages
him to do his best.
A certificate of the official monthly
scores is given each year with such
official records, the products from
high quality creameries and cheese
factories can be sold at an advanced
price.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Very Practica! Arithmetic.

Mental arithmetic on a melting day
and while the cool river cleaned
tantalizingly from the schoolroom win
dow! No wonder that small minds
grew confused under the strain, and
small calculators calculated with even
smaller success.
Nov, boys" said the jovial dom
inie, who was himself aching for a
swim, here's your last problem today.
See If any of you can get it right
Suppose l have a piece of beefsteak."
The boys supposed it obediently.
And suppose [ cut it into sixteen
parts. What would you call those
pieces?"
"Sixteenths!" piped a dozen voices.
Right" exclaimed the dominic,
''And suppose each of these pieces
were cut again into four pieces, what
would they Beg"
A dead, awful silence reigned, while
the small brains worked desperately.
Suddenly hand was held up, and one
of the lightning calculators cried:
F'HashI"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Remark That Puzzled a City

The shot was fired, and have al
ways understood that Mr., Pryor was
offered the honor of pulling the Ian
yard of the cannon, and that he de-
clined it, saying that the honor was
due to a South Carolinian.
Twenty-four hours after, however,
Virginia did not secede, either by the
Shrewsbury clock, or any other. At
last many persons in Charleston.
where the remark had speedily be-
come current gossip, asked what Mr..
Pryor meant by saying that Virginia
would secede within "a hours by the
Shrewsbury clock. They were ia
miIiar with Connecticut clocks, for
many of them were sold in that state.
They knew in a vague sort of way
that Shrewsbury was somewhere in
the north. But they could not under
stand what the reference meant.
Finally it was decided to put the
question to some of the leading politi-
clans, and my recollection is that
Wade Hampton was one of those who
were thus approached. And it was
either Hampton. or another equally re-
spected, who made this simple re
ply: you will find the answer in
Shakespeare"
Immediately. almost every one who
had a copy of Shakespeare began to
search the plays, until at last the
meaning of the Shrewsbury clock, as
applied to accurate time, was dis
| covered in a line in King Henry ""
AT the battle of Shrewsbury Prince
Henry of Wales kills Hotspur. Fal,
staff, fighting with friends of Hot
spur. drops as if dead, and he and the
| body of Hotspur are left alone on
/ the field. Then Falstaff, thinking that
Hotspur may also be counterfeiting
death, stabs him and starts off with
/ the body, when the prince again comes
on the field. Falstaff boasts that he
! killed Hotspur; the prince replied that
/ he himself killed Hotspur and saw
Falstaff fall dead.
| FaIstaff-"Didst thou? Lord, Lord
/ how this world is given to lying! /
grant you I was down and out of
breath: and so was he; but we rose
| both at an instant, and fought a long
hour by the Shrewsbury clock
! Copyright, 1911. by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
When Weed and Fillmore Met

usually intellectual cast of counter
ance, greatly attracted me. My eyes
were fixed upon him and I can recall
wildly that suddenly 1 had a sort Of
prophetic instinct that his career and
mine would become intimately asso-
ciated.
AT last he rose to speak and I was
all ears. He spoke very briefly, but
saw that he had a natural gift for
speaking, that he was very graceful,
and had, moreover, the physical pres
| ence that counts for so much with a
| public speaker. AS soon as possible
l made inquiries, so that might learn
the name and something of the history
of this young man. They told me his
name was Willard Fillmore.
Who is he, where does he
come from and what is his business q
/ asked.
They told me that he had been re-
Gently admitted to the bar and they
thought he was one of the most prom
Using young Iowyers in Buffalo
4 asked if he were an educated
man They told me that he was Of a
very poor family. They said that he
! had learned the trade Of a wool card
er and that some five or six years ear
| lier he had established himself in Buff
falo in that business. Then he had be-
gun to read law nights, then a law
firm took him in as a clerk, and after
about a year of study he had been ad.
| mitted to the bar.
well, l said, 4 should like to
meet him.
They brought US speedily together
We stood looking each other squarely
| in the eye. I simply said to him: Mr.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Roger Pryor's Promise That if Fort
Sumter Were Fired On, Virginia
Would Secede Within "a Hours
by Shrewsbury Clock.

So far as is known there remains
but one survivor of all those who
at four o'clock in the morning of the
18th of April, 1861, witnessed the
first shot from the Confederate bat
teries in Charleston harbor against
Fort Sumter. He is eX-Judge Roger A.
Pryor Of New York city.
No one now seeing Judge Pryor or
brought into personal contact with
him would dream that in his early
thirties he was sometimes esteemed
the most fiery and vehement of all
that brilliant and great company of
the south, which, in all sincerity and
with utmost enthusiasm, gave its aid
to the proposed establishment of a
new nation south Of the Potomac and
the Ohio Today Judge Pryor is one of
the gentlest, hndliest of men, having
also gained an enviable reputation dur
ing his long service as justice upon
the bench of the supreme court of
New York state. He is delightful in
some of his personal "reminiscences,
but the more active and exciting Incl
uGuIS I'll 1uG cary udg5 VI LhS S4f1A
War he does not care to speak about,
apparently believing that it is better
that history tell that story.
tt is a historic fact that Roger A.
Pryor, who had been elected to con-
gress from the Alexandria (Va) dis
trict when only a little past the con-
stituuonal age limit, was sent by lead
Ing men Of Virginia, who were advo-
eating secession, to Charleston, with
a message from Virginia to the people
Of Charleston. The traditional re-
mark said to have been made by
Judge Pryor after he arrived at
Charleston had never been affirmed or
denied by him. He was widely quoted,
however, as having said to the civil
and military leaders of Charleston:
4 bear this message from Virginia
70 you: II you fire upon Fort Sumter,
to compel tbs federal garrison there
to surrender, then l promise you that
Virginia sill secede "a hours after by
the Shrewsbury clock"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
John Thompson's Story of How He
and E. G. SpauIding Devised
National Bank System and
the Greenback.

within a month after the volun-
teers of the spring of 1861 were on
their way to the front, or had arrived
there, quite as important a war meas
ure as that Of securing an army for
the Union was under discussion at
Washington and at the chief financial
centers of the North" said the late
John Thompson to me shortly before
the second Inauguration Of Grover
Cleveland as president.
Mr.. Thompson, prior to the civil
war, was known to every banker in
the United States, not so much be-
cause he was himself a banker Of New
York City, but because he published
every week an invaluable guide to
American bankers. since it reported
all cases of counterfeits of state bank
notes. of failures of state banks, and
of the rate of exchange charged by
the banks for collecting the notes of
state Banks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Battling the Mosquitoes.

the awful nuisance, mosquitoes, night
after night, and on one occasion
killed between thirty and forty in our
bedroom, at midnight. The following
day l took a wooden cloth, put little
kerosene oil on it, and rubbed both
sides of the wire mesh of the screens
with it. That night one lonely mos
quito disturbed our rest. Two or three
times each week l rubbed the screens
in like manner, and we enjoyed peace
the rest of the summer. The odor
from the oil remains only few min
utes, and the oil itself preserves the
screens and keeps away fies.-Good
Housekeeping Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Because Mrs. BIizzle Didn't Speak Ill
Of Her Neighbor, She Was Dis
liked.

We'll, 1 don't think much of Mrs.
Blizzle, even if she is a new neighbor
and dresses well and all that" says
the lady with the thin hose and the
eager ears.
why, she seemed to be a very
pleasant sort of a woman" says the
large, placid lady.
What do you suppose she did? At
ter several of US had become &C
quainted with her and told her all we
knew about everybody on the street,
she asked us to come to her house
the other afternoon, saying she had
something very interesting to tell US
about Mrs. Bridey, who was recently
married and who has just moved in
on the next street but one. Well, we
all rushed over, and what do you
think? She kept US sitting there for
half an hour while she told us what q
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Nr11t NrlltH s
1t gRhtfr:1q1gE
~ hy T. T. EAurearaz

Fillmore, I have heard you speak If
I am any judge, you have a special
qualification for public life. l shall
urge my friends in Buffalo to NOM
mate you for the legislature
He replied that he would be great
~ pleased to become a member of
the legislature. l kept my word and
I persuaded the Buffalo politicians to
nominate him on the anti-Masonic
ticket several years later. He was
elected, and from that time until he
became president the most intimate
political and personal relations were
maintained between US"
! Copyright, 1911. by E. ]. Edwards. All
| Rights Reserved)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

There is a somewhat prevalent idea
that peas are expensive to plant, har-
vest and handle. AS a matter of fact,
this crop when cut with a mower
with pea litter attachment can be
harvested cheaply. The long guards
which are attached to the cutter bar
leave the low lying vines so that they
may be cut close to the ground The
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
All Were Disappointed

nice family Mrs. BridIey came from
and what nice man her husband is,
and how much good they have both
done, and how devoted they are to
each other, and how Mrs. Bridey never
has any but good things to say about
her neighbors. And she called that in
teresting!"
well" smiles the large, placid
lady st was at least unusual. Chi.
cago Evening Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Lahrador's Short Summer.

How brief is the summer on the
highlands Of Labrador! says Hesketh
Prichard in the July Wide World Mag
azine. Snow does not melt till July,
then with rush midsummer comes.
Grasses and leaves grow almost Wis
IDLY, the wild cotton soon filings out
its little white pennons, millions Of
berries ripen on the ground, the loon
cries, the ptarmigan calls, and you
may even see a butterfly balancing
in the warm wind. But then also wax
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
The Lenend of Two lowers.

It is doubtful whether any other
church in England possesses a tower
at each end. which is a distinctive
feature of tba old Abbey church at
WymondhaDl. The reason of this
anomaly is said to be that when visit
ing Wymondham some 400 years ago,
the then Bishop of Norwich com
planned because the bells were not
rung in honor of the occasion. and
the parishioners explained that as
these we're hung in the monks part
of the church they were unable to
salute him The prelate Immediately
gave an order for a western tower to
be constructed, which was done. This
tower, which carries a fine peal Of
bells. played a conspicuous part at the
time OF Ket's rebellion, one of the
ringleaders being gibbeted on Nor
wich castle, while another suffered a
like penalty on the summit Of the
western tower of Wymondham Abbey
church
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Held the Records.

Two ladies seated at afternoon tea
fell to discussing the prowess of their
respective bubbles.
After each had related several feats
of endurance and hardihood, one Of
them remarked that her husband had
on one occasion dived under the wa
ter and remained down for full two
minutes without coming up to take
| breath.
oh" said the other, that is
nothing. My first husband dived be-
low the water five years ago, and has
not yet come up to breathe"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Girls and Ball

John J. McGraw, at a baseball ban
quet in Pittsburg, said Of a baseball
man:
His ignorance Of ball is astonish-
ing It is as bad as a girls
"a girl once said to me:
81 adore baseball I have a broth
er, you know, who plays on the Yale
team
What does he play? said I.
"She hesitated.
Well she said, 7 forget just for
the moment, whether he's foul tip or
a high fly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Expert AdVlcs,

The prison turnkey found the two
cellmates deeply engrossed. One
pored over the market reports of a
newspaper and figured on the margin
with a pencil. His cellmate sat ex-
pectant.
Bill" said the mathematician at
last, you could make thirty-r)ur dol
lars a night stealth hogs in Iowa =,
Success Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Merely Temporary Disadvantage.

The widow had just announced her
enga gement
But, my dear Maria" said her
friend, you don't mean to tell me
that you intend marrying a man
you've only known for two weeks?"
oh, yes" said the happy widow, 81
can easily overcome that objection in
time. | hope to know him tolerably
well after we have been married a
couple of years. Harper Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Housewives Problems in China.

housewives Problems IN CnIna-
In China you can have dozen
servants for total Of less than 500 a
month. And they won't steal any
thing, they will do their work well
and they will stay after they have
learned. In the Celestial empire
there is no servant problem to vex
the housewives soul, but there are
enough other problems to make UP
for it. Good water is one; sanitary
arrangements are about forty-one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
An Undefined Definition.

A few days after school opened in
the spring a teacher in a Brooklyn
school was testing the members of
one of her old classes on what they
had remembered of the definitions she
had taught them during the preceding
term. Finally she asked the bright
boy Of the class this question:
Now, Robert, tell me what hypo-
critic is?"
"a hypocrite," replied Robert with
out hesitation, sis kid wat comes to
school wit a smile on his mug"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

Typical vines of eight varieties of field
peas. Beginning at the left they
are Golden Vine, Potter, White Mar
row Fat, Early Britain, Scotch, Can
adam Beauty, Prussian Blue and
Green.
peas are then gathered with forks
and left in punches to dry. Some at
tachments for leaving the peas in
windrows are also made. The cost
of this type of pea litter with wind
rover is $12 to SIS.
For good work with the mower it
is necessary that the ground be fairly
free from ruts, roots or large stones.
When the ground is rough there is
much waste Of time as well as of peas.
When grown on rough land, field peas
may be harvested with the scythe.
Peas should be cut when about all
of the pods are ripe II left until
over-ripe, they are likely to shell in
cutting and handling. After cutting,
the peas may be left in punches to
dry until ready to haul They may
then be collected in windrows and
loaded directly onto wagons. When
rain interVenes, the peas should be
turned soon after the upper side is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Oriuin Of a Custom,

my ancestry includes a signer of
the Declaration of independence" said
the superior youth.
THAT is interesting" replied Miss
Cayenne. q suppose he did not realize
that he was establishing a family GUS
tom of seeing his name mentioned
among those present
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

st asked her to marry me, and she
gave me a supreme court answer"
What kind of an answer is that?"
'Said she would give me six months
to readjust myself SO as to be accept
able. Puck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Rash,

Mrs. IdIer-Let's seeI Wasn't there
some scandal concerning that Broad
head girl?
Mrs. Chatter-Oh, yes. Don't you
recollect? She married for love-
Puck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
TIE Reverse Order.

There is one singular thing in what
might be called moral reverses.' .
What is that?" men who deal in
crooked ways are apt to be in straight,
ened circumstances
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

Coles Carbolisalve quickly relieves and
cures burning, itching and torturing skin
diseases. 1t instantly stops the pain Of
burns. Cures without scars. Csc and SOC
by druggists. For free sample write to
!. W. Cole & Co, Black River Falls, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
rsp .rYrD,s Eoorr.Sp

the Antiseptic powder TO be shaken into the shoes
for tired aching feet 1t takes the sting of
and bunions and makes walking delight. Sold
everywhere, 25c Refuse substitutes. For FREE
trial package. address a. s. Olmsted LIE Roy, ny.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
q Welcome Relief,

" NFNOIif~
There is one time of year when I
really enjoy work
And when is that?'
For two or three days after coming
back from vacation"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

Mrs. Wfns1ow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton, allays pain cures wind collie. 25c a bottle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

Hold fast to the highest ideals that
flash upon your vision in hours Of
exaltation.-France E. Willard
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Immortality.

Speaking of Immortality, what's the
matter with the hem"
GO on"
Her son never SETS"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

The art is to bring the state of
mind bred of large thinking into the
routine of life.-N. S. Shaler
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Father Tine.

Time flies"
Got the old man in an airship
have they?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Consolinq.

All the publishers in the country
have turned my song down."
Cheer up. Think what a laugh
we've got on the fellow you stole the
music from
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
HOW 1T HAPPENED.

Poor man! How did you become a
tramp?"
81 wuz a war correspondent in Man
churia, mum. / got SO used ter doing
nuthin' dat l hain't been no good
since"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Strength of Indigo.

A single grain Of indigo will color
. ton of water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

backs, lean and gray mosquitoes, pip
ing blithely for blood. So summer
reigns. Then suddenly one day, at
the end of August after the sun has
sunk behind the barren crags through
balmy warmth of evening, one may
wake up to find everything transfg-
ured and the first snow Of another
season already falling.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10


Wisconsin improves
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
Important 10 Mothers

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Bears the n u0
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

Did they water the stock?"
They fairly turned the hose on 1t. .
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

Children Cry for Fletcher's Casio.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10

A little potassium permanganate in
the water given little chicks is an ex-
cellent disinfectant Use enough to
color the water pink
Auttaja. [volume] (Ironwood, Mich.) 1906-19??, 1911-07-20

faiffi bdnen t%irionIo buffiipat lai
man mufana. Sdbin tusfin pGdii
ban lite peIaStumaan. Sum hdn iitie
ieiioi ronnaud, Iurmliiena foiieuen
inertia. iota oil nieapt bdnen faliss
artpoiiet oppitiriania, buomao hdn
miten muutaman firiaa aauot fuiiet'
tapat rantoa fobti - ie oil b6nen
tasfuraamottunIa. Siuoin buubaht
ban:
nNpt pmmdrrdn mitd Sumala tabs
too minulIe opettan tGmGn pelo stuff
len fautta. 81 inbimiuiIen opin ia
iieteen fautta, naiffeimdt netdGn ole
balpefIitiunio, mutto p~fIiStddn Su.
malan ianan tautta omat ibmisIps
bdmet 10 pitettanat SnbiasIa."
Sdn matfusti Iitten miemd6u Hoas
matun ianomaa Snbiaan ia barioitti
field ldbetpstointa ptfistddn Raa.
matun amuua, ia bdnen tpDnid Sn:
biasia iai oIatieen iuurta iiunausta.