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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
Ate With Tears in His Ewes.

On one occasion General Scott at
tended a banquet where all the
states Of the Union were represented
by dish in some way characteristic
of each commonwealth PENNSYLVANIA
was represented by a bowl of sauer-
kraut; and in speaking of the fact the
next morning the general remarked:
I partook of it with tears in my
eyes" This fondness of SCOTS for
the good things Of the table. taken in
conjunction with the famous .'hasty
plate of soup" incident, gave point to
the name of Marshal Turenne," with
which he was once saluted by the
Rev. DR. Smith Pyne, an inveterate
punster. 1t was DR.. Pyne who once
exclaimed, after hearing Ole Bull
play, If honorary degrees were con-
ferred upon musicians, Ole Bull would
be fiddle D. D"-Marian Gouyeneur,
in '.As I Remember
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21

During the past summer hog chol-
era has ragged in several Of the south
ern counties of the state, destroying
thousands of dollars worth of swine
and causing many farmers through
fear of the plague to sell their herds
before they we're in proper market
condition.
A reliable system of vaccination
which can be applied with positive
success has been demonstrated by the
college of agriculture. Demonstration
meetings have b@n held where the
farmers gathered and were shown
how the work of vaccination is car
ried out At these meetings diseased
hogs were displayed and hogs that
were not sick were treated. OF
course, it was not possible to get final
results in one day, so some time after
the hogs had been treated letters
were sent to the farmers interested
reporting the results.
There are two methods of vaccina-
ton in use, known as the single and
double methods The single method
is used in cases where the disease al
ready exists on the farm or in the
neighborhood. 1t consists of the in
lection of the protective serum only.
The double method is used where no
disease is present or suspected and
consists of a simultaneous injection
of virus disease producing blood and
protective serum.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21

held these favored places-perhaps
not without reason-but do not lit
erature and history, if rightly pre-
sented do these things? And may
not manual training, domestic econ
omy and agriculture be so taught as
to afford the highest form of mental
discipline? It is not the subject it
self, but rather the method of treat
ment that determines whether it is
entitled to be called disciplinary or
not, and it is the use to which the
study is put which determines
whether it is to be called cultural or
vocational.
A liberal education must provide for
making both the man and the
craftsman. It must afford not only
a means of making a livelihood. but
also an opportunity for the proper
enjoyment of leisure hours 1t
must be both vocational and cultural,
and its acquisition must be always
disciplinary
High school courses have less need
of expansion than they have of re-
direction This is not to be accom-
plished by the addition of subjects
SO much as by their omission. Can
we not teach just little bit less of
history and foreign languages and
literature that we may find time for
manual training OF domestic econ
omy or agriculture? For will not
the majority of the students make
use Of these in their vocations while
only small minority will make use
of history and foreign language and
literature? And should we not
have a care for the vocations of the
many as well as of the few? The
real problem lies, then, in the ar
rangement Of our course of study so
that there is a proper balance be-
tween the so-caIled vocational" and
cultural studies
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
AGRICULTURE In
HIGH SCHOOLS
BY PROF. X. L. HATCH
Wisconsin, College of Agriculture
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

One of the greatest of modern think
ers on Industrial education, so called.
has recently said:
In discussing industrial education,
as we'll as other forms of education,
it must be remembered that we are
dealing with the man as well as the
craftsman, and I use the term of
craftsman in its broadcast sense, to
cover the work of the lawyer as we'll
as that of the farmer.
And this man, what of him? Sure
ly he is a factor in the case. He is
something more than a farmer or q
doctor or a lawyer or else he is some
thing less than man. His educa-
ton is not to be limited by the de-
mands Of his vocation"
1t Is just this sort of high school
training for which the advocates of
vocational education are pleading
today-an education that makes the
boy just little more than mere
farmer or lawyer or doctor and moth
ing short of a man. If such is a
correct ideal then it remains for the
modern high school to impart an edu-
cation that will fit the child both to
make a living and to make life
This is not an ideal impossible of
attainment. On the contrary it ap-
pears to be a very practical and COM
mon sense way of looking at the
question Of universal education. It
may be necessary to take a new point
of view, to relinquish old traditions
and to abandon the use of some arch
aic terms, but even these things are
not impossible.
The first thing that we must come
to regard from a new point of view
is the idea that some studies are in
herently cultural Then we must
abandon the custom of referring to
other studies as disciplinary and to
still others as practical or vocational
studies That depends entirely on
the use to which the knowledge gain
ed therefrom is put
If the student becomes a teacher
history to him is without doubt q
vocational study. while to the lawyer
it is only cultural To the doctor
agriculture is a cultural subject; to
the farmer it becomes intensely prac-
teal. If the man has studied any
branch of study, whether in school
or out of it, that subject is to him
daily vocation that subject is to him
a vocational subject. If, on the 9th
er hand, he has studied things that
have little or no relation to his daily
work, but which afford him pleasure,
broaden his outlook or brighten his
leisure, then these studies at once be-
come to him cultural studies.
We are accustomed 20 define dis
ciplinary studies as those especially
fitted to train the mind and to de-
velop powers of thought. Mathe-
MATES and the sciences have always
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
Baltimore Erench

A Baltimore boniface tells of a
waiter in that city who lately an
nounced that he had taken up the
study of the French language.
DO you find it necessary here?"
asked the patron to whom the man
confded this bit of information.
Not here, SIR" explained the wait
er; but I've been offered a steady
job in Paris at one Of the hotels if
can learn French"
But Paris is full of French wait
ers," said the patron. I'm afraid
you're being deceived"
mo, sir" said the man, with much
earnestness and absolute simplicity
The propositions a straight one. The
proprietor of the hotel says that the
walters he has can't understand
French as we Baltimoreans speak it,
and that's what he wants me for, you
see "-Lippincott's
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
Meant to Be Real Bad.

Two little girls residing in East
Eighty-sixth street, Virginia Clough
and CIairie Feldman, who had long
enVied their boy playmates for their
ability to enjoy such badness as in in
herent in boys. resolved to be bad
themselves. To this end they shut
themselves up in Virginia's room and
proceeded to be naughty. In fact,
they practiced swearing-just to see
what would happen
When they were quite sure that
none would overhear them each pro-
duced a slip of paper containing the
swear word and fired away.
Bulldog" said Virginia
'Cigars!" was Claire's reply.
But the ceiling didn't drop, and
there was no earthquake to swallow
them up, and the two resumed their
play, a triae disappointed at the tame
termination of their badness-Cleve.
land Leader.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
SOMETHING NEW IN LODGES
In View of Extraordinary Occasion
"Pinkey" Might Well Be Elk
cused for Absence.

''Pinkey" is the nickname of the
chocolate-colored Chesterfield who pre-
sides over the bar in a small, unique
and out-of-the-way liquid refreshment
establishment in Washington patron
ICED by newspaper correspondents,
visiting celebrities and government
officials. He is a great finer, and
devotes his one evening off a week
to his several lodge duties. Being
missed on one of these occasions by
one of his friends and patrons. who
had logged to his place a suit OF
evening clothes which he thought
would fit the Pinkertonian form, on
the next evening regretful reference
was made to it, the suit having been
bestowed on another, waiter in a
rival hostelry.
Use mighty obliged to you, sab,
groaned Pinkey, mighty obliged, jes'
the same. This'n teach me a lesson
to stay on the job
Attending one of your lodge meet
ings, 1 suppose?" queried his friend OF
the dress suit
We'll, not exactly, sah," replied
Pinkey, mot exactly, sab. You see,
we was jes organizing the colored
Hibernians."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
Senator BRIGGS, Army Record
win Be Cooks. Not Marksmen.

Hereafter an army cook is to be a
knight of the kettles and pans. pure
and simple, and will not be called
upon 10 become marksman, as we'll.
Up to recently the men who prepare
the rations of the soldier boys have
divided their attention between the
kitchen and the target apparatus, but
the order has gone forth that the tat
ter duty now and forever more is TO
be done away with.
1t is declared that if a cook is to
cook he ought to spend his time in the
kitchen, and that while his main
work is in the kitchen it cannot pos
sibly be expected that he viii mani
fest any considerable expertness in
learning how TO shoot. His interest,
it has come to be believed, largely
centers in firing the stove rather than
in firing at range. At all events the
cook has proved that he makes but
an Indifferent marksman and 1t was
thought hardly worth while taking
him from, the kitchen to teach him TO
shoot.
Furthermore it has been agreed that
q cook spending his time at marks
manship very frequently returned TO
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
COSTS LESS THAN SIS
CENTS BUSHELTO
RAISE WHEAT IN
CANADA.
4 FREQUENT QUESTION An
SEVERED.

Western Canada probably suffered
less from weather conditions during
the year Of 1851 than did almost any
other portion Of the country. Seeding
was most successful and the growing
conditions up 70 July were never bet
ter. Crops of all kinds showed won
derful growth at that time and were
universally good, but there was not
the usually excellent ripening weather
in August and The effects Of this were
felt. Many feds that late in July
promised 40 and 30 bushels yield Of
wheat We're reduced to % and 80 bush
els. while some of course gave the
fun expectancy and others somewhat
less. Tho quality was also lowered.
In face Of these conditions, it is found
that during the months of September
and October the total amount Of con
tract wheat marketed and inspected
was about 20 million bushels, which
realized a total of 1872 million dollars.
the average price for this wheat be
ing 97$4 cents; that below contract
for the two months was a little over
- AA4A44aCA DASAiClSa " u4tA dL oil aver
age price Of 1914 cents per bushel
realized a little over eleven million
dollars, or a grand total for all wheat
Of 81 million bushels. which realized
a total of a little over thirty-one mil
lion dollars.
On the first Of November, there
was in the hands Of the farmers Of
SFavf+CLI cs1gIy,+ og,yvrr.1 nd A1bo-+,
for sale and seed about 100 million
bushels of wheat, from which fact
some idea may be had of the value
Of the wheat crop Of 1911.
A careful canvass made by the Win
nipeg Free Press made of a number
of men farming in a large way indi-
Gates that even with the extreme ex-
pense of harvesting the crop, which
has been caused by the bad weather
and difficulty in thTeshing, wheat has
been produced and put on the market
for less than IS cts. bushel The
average freight rate is not over 13
cts per busEel. This would make the
cost of production and freight SIS cts
and would leave the farmer an actual
margin on his lOW-STade wheat OF
1915 cts. and for his high-grade wheat
Of 1914 cts; and though this is not
as large profit as the farmer has
every right to expect, it is a profit
not to be despised, and which should
leave a very fair amount of money to
his credit when all the expenses Of
the year have been paid unless the
value of low-grade wheat sinks very
much below its present level
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21

AT the demonstration in GAINESVILLE
four pigs were used. Pig No. 1 was
given the serum simultaneous or
double treatment Virus from hogs
very sick with the disease was in
jected into this healthy pig, together
with some of the protective serum.
In spite of the fact that this pig was
not only inoculated with the blood
from diseased hog but was kept in
the same pen with diseased hogs, il
did not develop cholera.
Pig No. was inoculated with the
blood Of a diseased hog but was not
given the protective serum. A few
days afterward it was sick, refused
feed and showed all the symptoms of
hog cholera.
Pig No. 8 had some of the diseased
blood from a pig killed at the dem
onstration injected into his leg to
gether with some of the protective
serum. and did not contract the dis
ease.
Pig No. 4 was given the same virus
as No. 3 but no protective serum. 1t
soon refused its feed, became gaunted
up and showed signs of fever.
These experiments show conclusive.
ly the power of the serum to produce
results if administered before the dis
ease has appeared in the herd. It
must be remembered that it is a pre-
ventive, not d cure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21

At the tender age of three mascu-
line conceit had gripped that small
boy with q relentless clutch. He had
kissed a little girl of three. and she
was rubbing her lips vigorously.
You mustn't do that again" said
the boys mother. She doesn't like
it. Just see how hard she is trying
to rub your kiss off,
"Oh, no, she amt" said the boy.
She is rubbing it in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
Chocolate Cake.

Two ounces chocolate, one cuf
sugar, one-half cup milk, one teaspoon
baking powder, onefourth cup butter
four eggs, one teaspoon vanilla, two
cups sifted -four
Melt the chocolate over hot water,
cream the butter; add the sugar, beat
until very light; add the chocolate;
beat in the yolks of the eggs. Sift the
baking powder with the flour and beat
the whites of eggs: add a little milk
and a little -four until you have all
well mixed; add the vanilla, fold in
carefully the beaten whites of eggs,
turn into a creased square cake pan
and bake in a moderate oven for
forty-fye minutes.-(From Wisconsin
Farmers Institute Cook Book
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
inst Like Bennett.

Arnold Bennett, the latest visitor
to these shores" said a New York
editor, lis said to be the greatest ltv-
ing English novelist. l plump for
Wells or Conrad myself. However
The editor smiled
"A critic at the club the other day
was listening to an execrable young
novelist The young man boosted on
interminably, but at last l heard the
critic get in the words:
Do you know, you remind me OF
Arnold Bennett?'
Really The novelist blushed
and laughed for pleasure. Really?
Come now, do you really think
Yes; you stutter So said the
critic"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
wono.r What Whistler Said

Robert Henri, the New York paint
er, was talking about those million
aires who buy, merely to show off,
doubtful old masters" at fabulous
prices.
Their knowledge of art" Mr..
Henri said, lis about equal to that of
the sausage manufacturer who said
to Whistler:
What would you charge to do me
in oilg
Ten thousand, e answered Whist
Ter, promptly.
But suppose l furnished the oil?
said the millionaire. "-Exchang
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
How to Keen YOUNG.

Some women attain to graceful old
age by adopting the following rules:
Forget disagreeable things, keep your
nerves well in hand and inflict them
on no one; master the art of saying
pleasant things; do not expect toe
much from your friends; make what.
ever work that comes to you COZ
genial; retain your illusions and don't
believe all the world wicked and IN
kind; relieve the miserable and sym
pathize with the sorrowfuI These
few rules will, at least, make the
world seem brighter to yourself and
others.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
WHO'S MisfakR7

You must have called me late this
morning, Sylvena- 1t was Il O'Clock
when | reached the Office. And | had
an important appointment for ten
o'clock, too" why. / called you at
1880, John" WAS the clock right?"
Yes; / set it last night when you
came home. You remember / called
downstairs when you came in and ask
ed you what time it was. And you
said 1880. The clock in my room
said las so / turned it back to agree
with your watch, and, Of course, /
called you by the correct time this
morning"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
Tn to Both

Harry Lauder, landing from the
Saxonia, told New York reporter q
new story.
It's a story" he began, about one
of your American peeresses, a lady of
striking independence. She rang for
her maid the other afternoon, and
said, very sharply:
Yvonne, if I catch you and my
husband kissing again, one of you
will have to CO."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
Banana Trifle.

Six bananas, little jelly, one cup
whipped cream, slightly sWeatened,
one pint boiled custard.
Skin and cut bananas in halves
lengthwise and spread one-haIf With
the jelly, press together and cut in
half across; arrange the halves in g
glass dish and pour over the cold Gus
tard; pile whipped cream over the
custard and decorate with cherries or
nuts. This dessert can also be used
by adding one pint of custard thick.
ened with corn starch and emitting
the whipped cream. Serve with plaiD
cream or rich milk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
DiVinG Barred.

Two inexperienced anglers went
fishing one day. One sat down on the
pier. while the other stood. Just be
fore beginning operations they made
a wager with each other as to who
would make the bigger catch OF fish
They had been fishing about half
an hour with little or no success.
when John, who was standing, lost
his balance and fell off the pier.
As he went headlong past Dick. the
latter gave yell and said:
Hi, John. if you are goin' to dive
tor EN-, the bets of!"-Tit-Bits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
Even.

"Oh, George." sighed the Iovesick
maiden I'm sure I'm not worthy to
be your wife"
We'll, replied George YEARLY. I'm
not worthy to be your husband. 50
we're just about matched. "--Cath6He
Standard and Times
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
Not Uncommon EalIacy.

Why DO you insist on investing
your money away from your home
town."
well" replied Farmer CorntosseI,
I've got a good deal of local pride.
! have, and regard the people in this
here township as bein' so smart that
none of EN- is goin' to let any real
bargains sit away from him"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
Good.

The Father-But what special
qualifications has your school that
might interest my son?
The Principal-Just tell him that
we overlook the Hudson and non-at-
tendance at classes-Puck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
Moral: Don't Be a Goat.

The goat, while out browsing,
thoughtlessIy stopped and rubbed bis
head-~ln the way that goats have
against the side of the house of the
wolf
Out rushed the tenant and fiercely
upbraided the hairy butter
But I'm quite sure" said the lat
ter, that I've done your house no
harm. Besides, | saw the elephant
stop here only yesterday and scratch
his back against our dwelling in way
that almost overturned IT Why should
there be any difference in your treat
ment of us?'
The wolf licked his chops.
There is a marked difference" he
said, even if it is only simple one.
l can eat a goat. but ! can't eat an
elephant"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
Both sides.

She-Just look at the trouble
money can get you into
He-Yes. but look at the trouble it
can get you out Of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21

The LINGERING Kind.

Young Lady-Guard, will 1 have
time to say good-by to my friends?
leaves in two hours and half-Sa-
cred Heart Review
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21

Tightness across the chest means a cold
on the lungs That's the danger signal
Cure that cold with Hamlins Wizard Oil
before it runs into Consumption or Pneu-
mOnIa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21

Duck-What did the fortune-teller
tell you?
Chicken.-ToId me was going to be
mixed up in an affair with a dark
lady-and warned me to look out
FOR a country looking guy with
an AK.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
Exact Dissertation.

MY brother has just got snap Of
job
What is it?"
Setting traps"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
Einh Nainaflnn

rs his fancee fond OF him?" asked
Maude.
i should say So" replied Maymie.
She thinks as much of him as she
does of her engagement ring"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21

The defeated candidate is surprised
at the number Of misguided men who
failed to vote for him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21

A cheerful liar is more entertaining
than a gloomy truth teller
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach. liver and bowels
Susar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take
DO not grippe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21

Pericles wore his hair pretty close
to his eyes-but nobody ever called
him a lOw-hrow!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21

Mrs WfnsIowis Soothing Syrup for CaiIdrep
teething. softens the gums, reduces infamna a.
ton, aIlays pain, cures wind colo, 25c a bottle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21

NO woman ever requires another
woman TO tell her when man ad-
mires her."-Rachel Sweet Macna-
mara.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21

A man can get his wife's attention
by talking in his sleep.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-21
Excitement.

What's that racket out there?"
That's F1do. He's chased your
fuzzy hat up the hall tree"