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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
A HIT
What She Gained by Trying Again.

A failure at first makes US esteem
final success.
A family in Minnesota that now en-
joys Postum would never have known
how good it is if the mother had been
discouraged by the failure Of her
first attempt to prepare it. Her son
tells the story:
eve had never used Postum till last
spring when father brought home
package one evening just to try it. We
had heard from our neighbors, and in
fact every one who used it, how well
they liked it.
well, the next morning Mother
brewed it about five minutes, just as
she had been in the habit of doing
with coffee without paying special at
tention to the directions printed on
the package. 1t looked weak and
didn't have very promising color, but
nevertheless father raised his cup
with an air Of exceptancy. It certain
ly did give him a great surprise, but
I'm afraid it wasn't very pleasant
one, for he put down his cup with a
look of disgust
Mother wasn't discouraged though,
and next morning gave it another trial,
letting It stand on the stove till boil
ing began and then letting it boil for
fifteen or twenty minutes, and this
time we were all so pleased with it
that we have used 1t ever since.
Father was a confirmed dyspeptic
and cup of coffee was to him like poi
son. So he never drinks it any more,
but drinks Postum regularly. He isn't
troubled with dyspepsia now and is
actually growing fat, and I'm sure
Postum is the cause of it. All the chill
dren are allowed to drink it and they
are perfect pictures of health Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek,
Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road to
MELVILLE in pkgs There's a reason"
Ever read the above Ietfer9 A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
interest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21

Poor cows found in so many herds
cost much money to feed and do not
bring proper returns in milk They,
themselves, are a loss to the farmer,
and when used as breeders, they null
tiply this loss in their offspring. A
farmer who is trying to make money
cannot afford to keep such COWS.
In order to get rid of them he must
know which ones they are, and the
only way to ind this out is to use a
Babcock tester on the farm The milk
should be weighed every day and a
record kept of the weight on a farm
milk record sheet as shown in the IL
lustration, taken from circular q of
the Wisconsin experiment station, at
Madison. The milk may be preserved
for few days or even two weeks by
the use of preserVative tablets which
may be bought at a drug store.
Tests of the milk samples should
be made, perhaps, twice a month.
This gives the farmer a correct knowI-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21

If the season happens to be dry
one don't NOW the lawn oftener than
once week. Frequent clipping causes
rapid corporations of moisture from
the soil.
Allow the clippings to remain in a
dry season. They help to shade the
soil and act as a mulch.
To dc good work with your lawn
mower keep it well oiled and sharpen
it frequently. If it is not well oiled
it will run so hard that you dread to
operate it, consequently the proper
attention demanded by the lawn now
er will not be given, quite likely. If
not kept sharp the blades will tear off
the grass, leaving a haggled looking
sward To secure the velvety smooth
ness which characterizes the ideal
lawn, the grass must be cut evenly
and clearly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
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Watch for cabbage bugs and cab
bage worms.
The dry loft of a barn is an ideal
granary for onions.
PIow and harrow the ground before
sowing fall turnips.
An authority says that potatoes
should not be planted in hills.
That a good silo is money maker
Is no longer a question for argu-
ment.
Early blowing kills nimble-wip,
which is often mistaken for quaok
grass.
There are several different ways for
distributing and packing the corn in
the silo.
Pie plant is a good commercial veg
etable. The demand for it on the city
markets is good.
Could we get such appropriations
for good roads as go to build battle
ships we would soon be out Of the
mud.
Strawberries should be cultivated,
the weeds eradicated and the mois-
ture conserved for late summer
drought.
Too much water Is as bad as too
little. becau-e the surplus fills ND the
interstices in the soil, excludes the
air and smothers the plant
The man who has alfalfa this year
may not be cutting as heavy crops az
usual, but he is still away ahead Of
the farmer who hasn't any.
The onion is akin to the turnip and
cabbage. You must see that the roots
are well in the ground, but need not
be so particular about the bulb.
Lettuce may be had for table use
till late in winter by starting the
plants now and protecting them with
cold frame when cold weather
comes.
Beekeeping is well adapted to gar
dening and fruit growing The bees
will appreciate your skill as garden
er and show their appreciation by
paying tribute in honey.
Are we making the largest use pos
sible of cement on the farm in build
ing and repairing? High priced lum-
Der that rapidly decays should be dis
placed everywhere possible by 60
tnent-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
A. NJ. PaImer's Chat About the Large
Fortunes Accumulated by Joe
jefferson, Edwin Forrest
and Lolita.

No dramatic manager Of his time
had a more intimate knowledge Of the
personal characteristics, the business
capacity and the earnings of Ameri
can actors, as we'll as the use to
which those earnings were put, than
the late A. III. Palmer, in many re-
spects the ablest dramatic manager
the United States has ever had.
In my opinion" said Mr.. Palmer
one afternoon as ne sat in the bust
ness Office Of Palmer's theater, New
York-a room which had formerly
been the drawing room of one Of the
magnificent brown stone houses of
New York, but which at the time of
Mr.. Palmer's management Of the the
alter which bore his name was con-
nected with the rear end of that the
alter by means Of a dark and curl
ously winding age-"the distinc-
ton of earning three Of the largest for
tunes ever gained by an American &C
tor or actress belongs to Joe Jeffeson,
Edwin Forrest and Lolita. I know that
it is the common opinion today that the
earnings of Edwin Booth as an actor
were in the aggregate greater than
those of any other American, but
am persuaded that this statement is
not true And yet, had Booth pos
sessed business ability thu EUuld
compare with the business ,-0ility of
Joe Jefferson, Lolita or Edwin For
rest, think 1t is safe to say that his
fortune would hnor,
bly, greater than that of any other
American actor Booth sunk consid-
erably over half q million dollars in
his theater in New York city. If he
had been as shrewd as Jefferson he
would not have invested a cent in
theater designed for his own produc-
tons.
Il have Jefferson's word for It that
his earnings from Rip Van Wrinkle
Were so large the first few years 1t
was played that ever since he has
been able to limit his appearance upon
the stage to two or three months in
the fall and two or three months in
the spring. I asked him what he did
with his earnings and he told me he
kept a pretty careful eye upon the
stock market, that he had some init
mate friends who were good business
men, and that he flattered himself
that he was a very good judge of real
estate values. know that he has
made some very good investments
and l am sure that if the truth we're
known it would be found that Joe JET
ferson is probably worth in excess
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
TRIMMING SHEEP
FOR THE FAIR
BY FRANK kLEINHEINZ,
Wisconsin College of Agriculture.

The farmers who take pride in the
work they do, want to exhibit some Of
their live stock at the fair. Many
would do this if they knew just the
form and condition of animal which
would take the prize. In the prepare
ton of sheep for a fair, much can
be done to improve the appearance of
the animal by trimming the wool
properly.
The proper trimming of sheep for
exhibition requires considerable
knowledge in this kind of work. The
man who undertakes to trim sheep
should have the ideal form clearly
in mind; and then he should work to-
ward that form. Reference to the IL
lustration will make the proper form
clear.
Trimming begins on top of the Shout
der. The head of the sheep should
be held at the start, to determine ex-
actly where the neck and shoulder
join. If this is not done, one not IA
miliar with this work will cut wool
from the neck, which should be left
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
IN REPAIRING A DIRT ROAD
Few Little Hints That viii Tend to
Make Work of Fixing Up
Highway Easier.
In repairing a dirt road:

In repairing a dirt road:
Don't fill up the holes and ruts in
the dirt road with brush, with rocks
on top, and little dirt to cover the
rocks; but fill up the hole with dirt
Of the same character as the balance
of the road.
Don't throw all the refuse from the
bitches into the middle Of the road,
thus softening the surface and de-
stroying the solid, firm bed that you
have obtained by previous work; but
throw this material out on the op-
posite side of the ditch.
Don't leave the center of the road
the lowest point; but make it the
highest and give the surface of the
road slope of about 1 in 20 to the
side ditch
Don't carry the water across the
surface of the road from one side to
the other; but carry it by means of
culverts underneath the road.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
MAKE CONCRETE WATER TANK
Directions for Making Large Recepta
Gle That Is Not Apt to Crack
During Winter.

In reply to a request for directions
for making a concrete water tanks
about twelve feet long, three feet
wide and two and one-half feet deep,
the Breeders Gazette publishes the
following:
Excayate until solid bottom is
reached, or say twelve inches, and
fill in six inches with gravel or Gin
ders packed solidly. Then I'LL with
wet concrete to a depth of four
inches and on this place the forms.
The outside form should be perpen-
dfcular, and the inside form ten inches
smaller ON each side at the bottom
and f1vs inches smaller on each side
at the top for a tank two feet deep,
so that the wall will be five inches
thick at the top and ten inches at the
bottom. BY making it i this way it
is not only stronger, but freezing in
winter will not be apt to crack it, as
the Ice can expand upward.
The mixture may be made of one
part cement, two of sand and four
OF crushed stone, or if of gravel with
about one-third sand, one barrel of
cement to one yard of gravel. Mix
wet or sloppy" and fill in at once
md all should be DIRE before the
bottom is thoroughly set. Of course
the forms should be made tight and
well braced and around the top it
might be well to place two strands of
large wire, say No. 5 or No. 6. Place
these about two inches from the top
and outside. After one day take out
the inside form and wash the inside
with mixture of one part cement
and two of sand, spreading it on
thickly with a whitewash brush.
Keep it covered from the hot sun until
filed with water which may be done
in two or three days
The inlet and outlet pipes should
be put in place before placing the
bottom. A good way for the overflow
is to make it in two pieces of pipe, a
short piece with it's connection run
ming down into a tile drain and it's
top, just level with the floor, then the
overflow pipe will screw into this and
be made as long as the depth of water
needed. 1t can be unscrewed to
drain out the tank. The outside form
had best be left on for a week or ten
days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
Elihu 8urritt, the Learned Black
smith," Organized the First Con-
ference Whose Object Was
the Abolition of War.

In these piping days of international
peace conference and talk, it were
we'll to remind the world that the first
international peace congress was or
ganized by a man who first followed
the occupation of blacksmith. This
was Elihu Burritt C1811-79), whose oe-
cupation, together with his wonderful
aptitude for languages and his mar
yelously rapid mastery of them,
caused him to be known far and wide
as the Learned Blacksmith"
II was in 1913 that Mr. Burritt or
ganized the first international peace
conference, which met in Brussels in
the fall of that year; the next year
the second international peace confer
ence met in Paris and was presided
over by Victor Hugo Years later,
when Mr. Burritt was an old man and
full of honors as the fatEer of the in
ternatonal peace movement anG inter
national arbitration. I met him. He
was one of the most gentle men
have ever known; and re spoke in a
voice modulated to exquisite softness
of utetTance. almost musical.
I suppose it is true, as has been
said, that l have mastered more dead
languages, some of them almost for
gotten, than any other American" he
said But I don't know that so much
can be said of me in relation to the
living languages. Caleb Gushing, who,
you know, was one of our govern
ment's counsel before the Geneva
court of arbitration, speaks as many
of the Continental languages as l do,
and it may be that he has knowledge
of one or two more living languages
than l have.
Many persons" continued the man
whose work for international peace
largely Influenced the calling of the
famous Geneva court of arbitration in
1871, have thought that I had a Sc
cret formula by which I have been
able to acquire languages, and Gen
eral Gushing has told me that many
Of his friends have been of the same
opinion about his mastery of Ian
guages. But I wan. to say to you that
there is no secret about it.
Shall I tell you how General Cush-
ing and Rufus Choate, whose mastery
of languages was marvelous-who was
8 greater master of Latin and Greek
than either General Gushing or my
sef-became linguists? Each man
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21

hours looking around to see if she
could not make a good investment Of
some Of her money ii real estate.
Like Jefferson and Lolita of today.
Forrest was a shrewd business man,
increasing his stage earnings materi-
ally by his business sagacity; and the
career of these three stage folk as
fortune getters leads me to say this
to you: If any one ever says 10 you
that this or that American actor or &C
tress made million dollars from pro-
fessional work you may safely deny It.
And you can add with equal safety
that not one of what may relatively
be called the great fortunes that have
come to American stage folk from
time to time would have been more
than moderately large had it not been
for shrewd investment of stage earn
ings on the part of their possessor."
Copyright, 1911, by E. j. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
Mrs. II. 3. Stowe Was Puzzled

theological seminary situated in that
town. DR.. Stowe was a very scholarly
man; after breakfast he was accus-
toned to go to his library and spend
the day there, excepting such hours
as his professional work made 1t neces.
sary for him to devote to lectures at
the seminary.
Mrs. Stowe, who was one of the
most practical of women, being fully
the equal in this respect of her sister,
Catherine Beecher, who gained high
authority as a teacher of domestic
economy, was accustomed to visit Bos-
ton once or twice a week for shopping.
One morning, at breakfast, Mrs Stowe
said to her husband that she thought
she would go in to Boston that day,
and take train which left Andover
about nine o'clock. That would en-
able her, she said, to complete her
shopping and get back to An6over in
the mid-afternoon.
She went to the city as she planned,
was several hours occupied with shop
ping and returned home about three
y GIOCh III Tic 1lIOIAOOu. one N0AI al
once to the library and greeted her
husband, who looked up from his
work He said: why didn't you go
to Boston? Where have you been?"
81 have been to Boston and I have
just returned" was the reply.
How could you have done that?"
DR.. Stowe asked. Il saw you pass
through the library at about eleven
o'clock"
why, my dear husband. was in
Boston at eleven o'clock"
THAT is impossible" DR.. Stowe re,
piled. Il was busy at my work, |
heard the library door open, looked
up and saw you pass through the IL
brary; you turned and smiled at me,
and then went on and passed out of
the door at the other end of the
room"
Are you sure about the tfme?" Mrs.
Stowe asked. 81 did look into the
room to say goodbye just before nine
o'clock"
yes, I remember that very WELL"
DR.. Stowe cried. But, then when you
pdSSSu through I06 room at eleven
o'clock it occurred to me that you had
given up your trip to Boston"
Did I have my bonnet on?" Mrs.
Stowe asked,
NO, and that was the reason I felt
sure that you had decided to stay at
home"
Mrs. Stowe asked no further cues.
tons. She realized that her husband
was absolutely certain that he had
seen her pass through the room at
eleven o'clock, so certain that he could
describe some details in her dress.
and noticed that she greeted him with
a smile. Afterward she recalled the
fact that at just about eleven o'clock.
when she was in a store in Boston. all
of a sudden she thought of her hus-
band and pictured him to herself as
busiIy engaged with his books and his
manuscripts upon the desk in his Ii.
brary. Could that thought have had
anything to do with her husbands
positfveness that she had passed
through his library at eleven O'Clock
that morning? Over that question
Mrs. Stowe puzzled for a long time.
but she never found a satisfactory
answer.
Copyright, 1911, by E J. Edwards. AID
Rights Reserved.l
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21

are decked with flowers, and often
straw is woven into the tails. Every
thing is done to improve the appear
ance of the animal. The cattleman
polishes the horns and even the hoofs;
he trims the roughness from the coat
and tail. The exhibitor of hogs washes
the animals and even oils the hair. It
IS entirely legitimate and commend
able to trim sheep to the best form
possible to please visitors and to edu
cate them to the ideal form.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
One Cure for Sarcasm.

Bunsen always was sarcastic.
One evening last week when he got
home his wife had new hat to show
him. 1t was some hat Anybody
could have seen that it was the final
phrase in female headgear.
But Bunsen started to make re-
marks. He said it looked as if it had
been trimmed by cross-eyed milliner
on an empty stomach. An he made
lot of other disparaging remarks.
Mrs. Bunsen was almost in tears.
Bunsen had to go into the other room
to have a quiet laugh at her expense.
The next day he had forgotten all
about the hat
The day after that he was reminded
of it. Mrs. Bensen handed him bill
for retrimming that hat-$18.34 it
came to.
Bunsen paid it without murmur
and said the revised edition of the hat
was just exactly right. He is not
criticizing hats any more.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
Onions In Winter.

To keep onions over winter put them
In a dry location, such as a barn loft,
shelves in thin layers. If they should
happen to freeze it will not damage
them provided they are not disturbed
when frozen. They should be covered
with sheets of paper in order to assist
In preventing sudden thawing, but
usually if the layers of onions are not
so thick and the location is dry, they
will keep without difficulty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
WHY Il Was Not LiheIous.

81 would like to know, senator,
whether this is a libelous article?" one
of the Washington correspondents ask
ed Senator John Sharp Williams of
Mississippi
What did you say about the mann"
asked the Mississippi solon, running
his eye down the page of manuscript
devoted to the shortcomings of a
brother senator who had gained for
himself rather generous share of I'M
popularity.
Why, l guess the worst thing said
about him was that he is a cross be-
tween a buzzard and a hyena," re-
piled the newspaper man.
"Libelous? No, 7 should say not"
exclaimed Williams. There amt no
such animal"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
Not All the Nerve Extracted.

A patient entered a dentists Office
The other day. and. after showing
swollen cheek for admittance to the
chair. was told that the tooth was
very bad" ana that the nerve would
need 60 be removed The operation
finished, the stranger placed his hat
firmly On his head. leisureIy drew on
his gloves and requested that the &C
count be charged After he was gone.
the dentist turned to a friend who
had been in the room and said: Tom.
don't know that man. | am sorry
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21

Actors frequently receive unexpect-
ed proof of the realism of their art
Not long ago, on the occasion Of the
performance of Hamlet" by distin-
guished English player, there were no
more interested and absorbed spec
tators than two newsies in the gal
iery.
The boys had been watching the
performance with breathless interest.
The last act was drawing to a close
The duel almost dragged the lads from
their seats.
Before their eyes the queen was
poisoned, Laertes killed, the king
killed. Hamlet killed. On th1 final
tragedy the curtain started down. The
audience was spellbound.
In the gallery there was a clatter
and a crash as one of the boys mem
toned started for the door.
Come on, Tommy" he shouted
back to his companion. Hustle!
DereIl be extras out on dis!"-Har-
Der's Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
Artificial Fogs.

The newest weapon in naval warfare
may be a chemical log spread broad
cast over the water. The inventor
claims he can produce fogs artifcially,
miles in extent. He proposed to equip
battleships with the proper chemicals
and appaI atus, which, upon being at
tackled may surround themselves with
a thick blanket of mist. It is ar
gued that this barrier would be more
formidable than steel armor-plate.
since the enemy could not detect the
presence of the ship. The friends of
the inventor believe that the discovery
marks an important step for interna-
tional peace.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
CORN CRIB is MADE MOVABLE
SerViceable Building May Be Con-
structed Out of Old Barrel Slaves
Keeps Grain Dry.
Bv f G. STEINl

A good movable corn crib may be
walls, the roof Of lap siding or any
kind of roofing you want.
For the side walls use two lengths
of slaves and run pole Gu the mid
die, as shown in the cut, to nail the
slaves on and run the two rods
through the middle of the crib, one
through poles and one through plates.
The size of the crib is according to
how much corn you raise.
The walls must slant out a little
toward the top, as this will keep out
the rain better. The floor is tight
This kind of crib is quite cheap
and may be built of small poles nailed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
Thouuht Fast Benefited Him.

Professor Mayor of Cambridge uni
versity, who died short time ago at
the age Of Sc, decided to fast on
progressive scale for the last 4s days,
while completing his last work. an edi-
ton of JuvenaL For the first week he
was to eat every other day, for the
next every fourth day. and for the
last fortnight nothing at all He car
ried out his program till the beginning
of the last week, when the doctors
compelled him to take food. After it
was all over he said: 81 never in all
my life felt so well or so eager Tor
work. and 1 am convinced that should
have suffered no harm by perseyering
with it"