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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
BROODER THAT Is PRACTICAL
PouItryman Experiences Little Trou-
Bile in Matching Out Chicks, but
Hard to Raise Them.

AS 1t is getting near the time to
get ready for Matching the early
chicks, the thought came to me that
| would tell of our experience with
a brooder without heat We have no
trouble in Matching the chicks, the
trouble has been to get them to live
after We had them Matched, writes G.
W. Scott of Michigan in the Farmers
Review. We tried several ways, but
failed until we made our useful brood
er. Since then We have had good sue
cess. We made out own breeders out
OF old boxes, that is, we made them
over with lumber. The boxes cost 20
cents each, and two of them made a
brooder for a hatch of Is to 80 chicks.
The brooder is made with two COM
partments, one for the hover and the
other for the run. The size is 80 by
50 inches. The house is 20 by 30
inches and is made with a tight floor,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
INSPIRATIONS IN THE HOME
How One Girl Utilized Glass Beads
on Hat and Another ContriVed
Black Lace Yoke.

Did you think that they were con-
fined to the poet and the artist, my
dear reader? All, no; they tighten
the work Of the laborer in the most
practical and utilitarian fields. and
sometimes they come to the aid of our
sister of the needle as well as that
Of our sister of the brush or pencil.
| know a girl. for instance. who
bought a remnant of silver braid
wherewish to trim black velvet hat
In tricorn shape, The braid edged the
brim nicely and provided the first
three rows of a fetching cabochon.
Then it gave out. In despair she cast
about her-and loi there before her
stood-or, rather lay-a cheap string
of amethyst glass beads, a bazaar
purchase or a child's gift, or some
thing of that sort. Very well! Wound
round and round. they finished OF
that cabochon in the neatest manner
possible, their stiffness adding to the
dashtng effect
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
smaller pieces of wood are fastened

smaller pieces Of wood are fastened
across the upright sticks, about three
inches from the base. with small, thin,
sharp nails
After the woodwork has been COM
pleted, 1t is bound round and round
with narrow ribbon until it Is entirely
covered, and a loop is arranged at the
top by which the stand may be lifted
when necessary or hung up In the win
dow. Smart little bows of ribbon
should be tied on where indicated in
the sketch.
We next come to that part in which
the fern pot is fitted, and this is made
of a piece of stout cardboard, cut out
in the shape shown by the diagram
B." and then covered on both sides
with silk of color to match the rib
bon. Care must be taken to make this
portion exactly the correct size, and
when completed it can be laid in posi-
ton between the sticks and a few
stitches through the edge of the silk
and the ribbon covering the wood will
secure it in its place.
These little stands are very mex
pensive and easy to make, and filed
with pretty ferns, should form attrac-
tive little articles for sale in a bazaar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
Washington
the NJ an
II. &. Harbdugh

ly after the death of his father, he
was sent to school at Fredericksburg
after promising his elder brother to
be steady" Il was a mixed school
OF boys and girls and one of his
schooimates, a cousin, said in later
life that while George was remark
ably studious he was also fond of
'romping with one of the largest
girls; this was so unusual that it ex-
cited no little comment among the
other lads" 1t was while at this
school that George wrote the follow
ing acrostic:
From your bright sparkling eyes I was
undone'
Rays you have more transparent than the
sun,
Amidst it's glory in the rising day,
None can you equal in your bright array;
Constant in your calm and unspotted
mind,
Equal to all, but will to none prove kind {:
So knowing, seldom one so young you'll
find.
All, woes me that I should love and con-
Long have I wished but never dare re-
veal
Even though severely Loves pain I feel;
XerXes the Great wasn't free from Gu
pid's dart
And all the greatest heroes felt the
smart.
The first letters spell Frances
Alexa. Alexa was the abbreviation
of Alexander, and the acrostic was
addressed either to a schoolmate of
that name or to some fair Frances IiY-
ing in Alexandria, where the boy was
we'll acquainted. There is reason to
believe that young Washington was
as susceptible as the average young
man Of the present day. When about
seventeen years old he fell in love
with a young lady, whom he refers
to In a letter to a friends as your
Lowland beauty" and says going into
company simply revives his former
passion for her. He adds:
Were l to live more retired from
young women, l might alleviate in
some measure my SORROWS by bury
ing that chaste and troublesome pas
sion in the grave of oblivion or eter-
nal forgetfulness, for as l am very
we'll assured that is the only antidote
or remedy that l ever shall be re-
lieYed by or only recess that can ad-
minister any cure or help to me, as
I am well convinced, were I ever to
attempt anything. I should only get a
denial. which would be only adding
grief to uneasiness"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
Hired of Chickens2 Try Ducks.


Start with Pekins-they are the
handiest, and mature early. Pay well
for a well-bred male, but do not &C.
cept a scrub as a gift.
Pekin ducks do not need water for
swimming, but they must have plenty
Of absolutely clean drinking water
Pekin ducks do not make good sit
ters-use a chicken hen. Place not
more than Is eggs under the hen.
Sprinkle the eggs with slightly warm
Sd water every day for a week before
Matching, or the youngsters cannot
come through.
You must know that duck has no
crop. The food must be soft before
it passes directly into the gizzard
Feed plenty of sharp sand or grit with
the food.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16

France from the feathers of domestic
fowls.
Suffrage and airships also provide
motives for the adornment of the sea-
sons stationery. The real enthusiast
for the votesfor-women cause writes
her notes on yellow tinted paper, dec
GRATED at the top Of the page with a
pair Of scales balanced above the
word Equality" and 1t is evident
that she does not despise social diver
sions. because invitation and place
cards appear in the same rich color
and with the same suggestive embel>
llsshment.
The airship novelties. which in
clude cloud craft wrought of paper in
all the forms known to the navigators
Of the air, are mostly used for aero
dinners, both as .avors and as place
and menu cards.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
COOP FOR FATTENING FOWLS
Maryland Poultry Fancier Gives De-
tails Of Convenient Cage to Iso-
late Feeding Birds.

l built coop for fattening poultry.
as shown in the illustration, four feet
long, two feet wide, three feet high
In front and two and one-half feet be-
hind The upper half of the front is
boarded solid, while the lower half
is covered with strips three inches
VIDE placed two inches apart, which
gives the fowls room to get their
heads through TO eat, writes Ely Kin
sell Of Maryland in the Farm and
Home. About six inches from bottom
on outside placed feed trough about
four and one-half inches wide and full
length of the coop.
At top of Slated front I hung
lid made Of one-half-inch woven wire,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16

Novelty Suited for Placing on the Ia
Bile or Hanging Up in the
Window.

Here is a charming little fern stand
FOR placing upon a table or hanging up
in window. It is made of six slen-
der sticks of wood, three about foot
in length, and three half that size.
Diagram "a" illustrates the shape
Ia which the woodwork should he
made. The three long sticks are ar
ranged in tripod fashion and tied To-
gether at the top with fine Irvine. The
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16

Colonies, the Patriots hall, with its
Porch of the Allies and the Thanks
giving Tower, and the Washington
Memorial library. When completed
these structures viii be a unique
memorial, the tribute of a grateful
country to Washington and his fellow
patriots.
The facade Of the cloister, consist
Ing of the New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, Maryland and Massachu-
sets bays, is completed. The chapel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
Roost-Proof Handles.

height OF the regular perches. In
summer this did not cut much ice,
but In winter rains and frosty nights,
on house handles, the hens are sub
ject to colds. l have, however, OBJ
viatad this by a simple device, and
thereby added to the value of the
ncigiaal house, Nail a lath in steep
liant from end of handle to side OF
house above the handle, as shown in
illustration. Hens cannot perch on
this slant, while the handle Is just as
useful as ever
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16

cial headquarters. The De Kalb and
Steuben bays in the porch have beer
promised by the German-American
Alliance
The state of Pennsylvania has al
ready acquired a large part of the
land at Valley Forge sanctifed by the
suherings of the patriots of the revo
luton, and the federal governor
has made an appropriation of 500
600 for the erection of a memoria.
arch
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16

was not a demi-god nor even a man
of genius. But he did possess
genius for honesty and patriotism and
was the incarn9tion of common sense.
1t is well for the American people
that they have idealized Washington,
and it is to be hoped that they may
never lower nor change their ideal,
and yet he was very human, AS a
young man and even after his mar
.riage he was very fond of fox hunting
He could get very angry on fit occa-
sions and sometimes swore. He drank
a generous glass of wine every day
at dinner and allowed his negro but
Ter and cook each a bottle of beer a
day. Nearly thirty years ago a friend
ly biographer wrote:
Eighty years have now passed
since the death of George Washing
ton, and already he is hidden from US
In some degree by haze of eulogy
and tradition. He has been so uni
formly extolled that some of our
young men tell us with a yawn, that
they are tired OF hearing Aristides
called The Just"
Washington himself never pretend
ed to be more than an average man,
though all his contemporaries knew
he was All that he claimed was to
be perfect master of himself and to
use such powers as God had given
him the best he knew how. Once as
8 procession in his honor passed
through the streets of a city he heard
8 little boy exclaim: why, father,
General Washington is only a man"
He looked with thoughtful interest on
the child and patting him on the head
replied: That's all, my little fellow,
that's all" He was one of the most
dignifed men that ever lived, yet one
of the most modest. One finds pleas
Ing evidence Of his common human
Ity in the fact that while quite young
he fell easily in love and wrote verses
and sentimental verses at that
When he was twelve years old, short
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
Homemade Trimmings.

All the beautiful oriental trimmings
so fashionable nowadays are expens-
i've, but there is hope still for the i'm
poverished. Buy few inches OF the
trimming desired and use it as a pat
tern to make your own. Braid the
bands in soutache, then in the center
of the flower design sew glass jewels.
Through the pattern make small
French knots of gold thread. The eff.
feet is lovely-and cheap.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
Hens for BREEDING.

Every flock has a few hens that
seem to be just a little above the or
binary run of the flock. These are
bright, active, happy and healthy and
moult earlier and quicker than the re-
mainder of the flock. They begin to
lay before the others, and keep it up
al! winter and spring when eggs are
worth the most. These are the hens
to use as breeders, and this should
be done by all means.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16

is only partly built. but is already
rich with memorials of the heroes Of
the past, including the Washington
Sullivan font, the Washington-Woo
pulpit, lectern and perclose, and the
pews of the patriots
The first room of the Patriots hall
has been built, and contains among
the other treasures of the Valley
Forge Museum of American History,
the marquee used by Washington
throughout the revolution as his Off,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
ALWAYS WOrryinu

The late John H. Barker, of Mich
igan City, who left fortune of over
$30,000,000 to his 14-year-old daughter,
was strongly opposed to speculation.
do not speculate" Mr.. Baker once
said in an address to young men.
Spectators stand on shaky ground.
They know no peace"
Mr. Baker smiled
In fact" he said, "a Spectator is
always worrying about the money
market, while his wife is always wor-
rying about the market money"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
The Window Question.

1t is surprising to see how poultry
raisers differ as to their ideas of win
dows for poultry houses. One large
raiser of poultry would have only g.
small window every ten feet in case
his poultry house were twelve feet
wide. Another wants great windows
and SO many of them that the south
side Of the house seems to be more
glass than boards.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
FADS In STATIONERY
HANY CHARMING CONCEITs ARE
OFFERED TO WOMEN.
Blue Bird Has Given Place to Chan
ticler, Which Appears on Letter
and Note Paper, Invitation,
Dinner and Menu Cards.

Never was there a season when the
seeker after fads IN stationery could
md so many charming conoeits to
choose from. In the early part of the
winter we had the blue bird, adapted
to all social requirements. The birds
adorned the upper left hand corners
OF cards and paper, while the paper
was tinted a delicate blue, or the en-
VeIopes were lined with vivid blue,
just the hue of the birds plumage.
Now the blue bird must take second
place, for chantecler holds the center
OF the stage. Among the stationery
novelties for which Rostand's play is
responsible are things both startling
and beautiful Chantecler letter and
note paper, invitation and dinner
cards are tinted in vivid red, orange,
pumpkin yellow or buff, with chantec-
Ter In bright colors occupying a con-
splcuous position in the upper left
hand corner or at the top of the sheet.
Not to be outdone, the pheasant, too,
appears in natural colors, and there is
a smaller assortment of cards and
note paper with decorations of ami
mails heads.
The chantecler fed has turned loose
upon society, too, whole f1ocks of real,
teathered birds. These usually adorn
place and menu cards, and in form
and color the birds are perfect. Moth
Ing more exquisite In the line of feath-
er work has hae0 sttem0tad +hap
these tiny pheasants, peacocks, mack
Avs, redbirds, canaries, owls, chickens
and roosters. Even pairs of tiny birds
are found upon a bit of a nest iii
which cuddle mites of eggs. 1t is SAID
that no wild birds are killed for the
making Of this feathered stationery,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16

AS a memorial to Washington and
his associates for the valuable work
done by them for American indie
pendence at Valley Forge. Pa, in the
darkest hour of the revolution. there
is being built now in that historic
place a group of buildings of great
beauty and Of interest to every
patriotic American
The buildings will occupy a superb
site, and they include the WASHINGTON
Memorial Chapel, the Cloister
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
Another girl needed black lace

Another girl needed a black lace
yoke for velvet gown. Real lace
was out of the questionable velvet
itself had been a gift from her fairy
godmother What should she do? Just
in the nick of time another kind angel
appeared with black lace veil. Black
lace wells were our friends abomina-
ton, but black lace Jokes were right
IN her line And the transformation
was easily made.
Thus it goes. Chamois takes the
place of the more expensive suede
kid; cotton-back satin is an excellent
substitution for ribbon trimmings;
sealing wax, hand painting. stencil
ing, all have their inspirational uses.
Never despair Of doing just what you
please in the realm Of dress. II your
mind is a quick and clever one you
can surmount any difficulty. Only
you must wait for-or coax into being
"a full-fedged inspiration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
The Chief Need

A pale, intellectual-looking chap,
wearing eyeglasses and unshorn hair,
visited Tom Volk, the athletic in
structor, not long ago and asked ques-
lions until the diplomatic athlete fin
ally became weary
IF take boxing and wrestling les
sons from you, will it require any par
ticular application" he asked.
NO." answered Volk, but a little
arnica will come in handy. "-Cleve.
land Leader
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
PORTABLE HOUSE HANDLES
on Is Done Away With by
Small Piece of Lath.

Several years ago l built a couple
Of ao-1oor portable houses" says a
writer in the Los Angeles Times. Il
1hihk them great, but my hens insist
I'd Upon roosting on the handles of
The houses, they being about the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
% Mot Iphraad

Do not inbred unless you have
some definite object in view 1t is
so easy to get fresh blood that it
does not pay the average farmer or
village poultry raiser to use his own
males. Buy pure-bred birds and do
not cross breeds
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
improve the Breed.

Once farmers were convinced that
cattle feeding would pay, they would
then commence to improve their
breed. There are many good cattle
in this country now, but a great many
more scrubs which would never pay
any man to feed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
Crow Alfalfa Crnn

Farmers who put off growing alfalfa
make a mistake. 1t is not at all a
difficult crop to grow and the sooner
one begins in a small way the sooner
will he get his land properly inoeu-
lated so that alfalfa will be as sure as
any other crop.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
Shirred Ribbon BOWS

To make the shiIred ribbon bows
used this season use picture wire cord
instead of the cotton cord; stitch in
the sbirs, then bend back the wire
an inch and wind with thread; push
through the shirs and draw it to re-
quired length and shape to your fancy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
Variety of Feed.

A variety Of feed does not neces-
sarily mean that you must have a
great many kinds of food, but that
you shout not feed the same kind at
every meal. A little sunf1ower seed
among other grain is a great appe.
tiZer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
New salt for the sardlne.

Fish refuse, graduated to resemble
cod roe, is being tried out In France
as bait for sardines, which rise to be
casght Ia nets an the roe Ia spread
NOON the water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
Don't Extract Before Rine

Don't extract your honey before it
ripe and then expect to get the top
rice for it and don't expect TO sell
oney again to customers to whom
on have once sold unripe honey.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
Size of Incubator,

For a farmer who can easily secure
large quantities of fresh eggs it does
not pay to run an incubator of less
than from 100 to 200 egg capacity, as
it requires little more work than to
operate a SO egg machine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
WASHINGTON
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y rippIeS Of POtOndc,S stream,
Break gently where the tread
OF thousands press the halIozUed sod
AboOe our greatest dead;
Mount Vernon, Freedoms dearest shrine
Guard well thy sacred trust,
Locked i'm thy loyal heart of hearts
Ye keep the Patriots dust.
I see him glide among the huts
That dot the cherries gorge
The Joshua of a struggling band,
The Man of Valley Forge;
Where'er he goes his smile HIures
The shades that fhickiy lie,
And all zVFo hear his words resolve
With him to do or die.
The pilgrim comes from lands enslaved,
Beyond the restless sea,
To mediate where sleeps the man
Who taught men to be free:
The glitter of the sword he drew;
Makes bright the world today,
And hands unborn will crown its hiIt
With IauraI and with bay.
He needs no granite shaft to tell
OF glorious actions done;
His n1Onun1enf?-f1e freeSf land
That lies beneath the sun!
Today with Sz0eLling pride we seek
The banquet board once more,
And drink TO him whose fame is far
Beyond VirginiG's shore.
He is not thine, Mount Vernon, though
Upon thy sacred breast,
Wrapped i'm the mantle Glory VeGves,
In peace he takes his rest;
The voice of Liberty prOcIGinS:
"He is my honored son."
And Fame z0ifh lofty pride procIairas.
''The Worlds one Washington.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16

Constipation causes many serious dis
cases. 1t is thoroughly cured by DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One a laxative
three for cathartic
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16

The saint who says he cannot sin
may be an earnest man, but it is
wisest to trust some other man with
the funds of the church.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16

Many people have receding gums. Rub
Hamlins Wizard Oil on gums and stop the
decay; chase the disease germs with a
mouth wash of few drops to a spoonful
of water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16

Farms for Rent or Sale on Crop pay
ments. j. MULHALL. Sioux City, Ia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16

The man in the church with the
rowing eyes looking over the Dubious
nose is pretty sure to be strong on
the doctrines.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16

In the fulfllment of duty we have a
sense of blessedness, even in hours of
WEAKNESS and simple endurance,
Taylor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16

Garfield Tea has brought good health to
thousands! Unequaled for constipation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16
Great Home Eve Reuee,v

for all diseases Of the eve, quick relief
from using PETTIT'S EYE SALVE. All
druggists or Howard Bros. Buffalo. n. Y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16

Drink Garfield Tea at night! It fnsures
normal action of liver, kidneys and bowels.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-16

Duty makes us do things we'll, but
love makes us do them beautifully
Phillips Brooks.