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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14

fanciers and farmers in general, are
adopting it to the exclusion of all
other systems.
The feed hopper is a labor saver.
writes H. v TormohIen in the Coun-
try Gentleman. Aside from the fact
that it saves labor and time, it has
the advantage over other systems of
keeping food continuously before the
fowls. thus insuring the flock against
undertaking and overlooking as WE'LL
for fowls raised with food before
them all the time will not require as
much in the main as fowls fed at reg
uIar intervals.
1t has been generally acknowledged
that poultry thrive better when kept
on free range, where they have an
unlimited variety of food and can
choose the morsels that happen to be
appetizing at the time. Following this
theory, pOultrymen have attempted to
provide their fowls with a complete
ration and to place it where the fowls
can get at it at all times. In attempt
ing this the chief difficulty has been
to avoid waste When the hopper is
made open enough for the feed to drop
down easily, the fowls persist in pull
ing the feed out upon the ground;
and yet, when it is made so that it
will not feed down very fast, the hop
per often clogs up and the fowls are
starved before you know 1t.
The open hopper, too, has been an
invitation to English sparrows and
rats to make the poultry quarters
their home. Cement floors and founda-
tons, however, will generally stop the
rat nuisance, and If the feed hopper
Is placed we'll back in the poultry
house sparrows will stay out.
The old adage, Necessity is the
mother of invention" proves true in
this instance. After much expert
menting with different styles of hop
pers the one shown herewith has been
found very satisfactory. Instead of
having the front of the hopper slant
back in the customary way, which
causes the feed to clog, this hopper
has the slanting board in the rear In
theory this principle is easily seen
to be the better Of the two and in
practice it has more than justified the
contention. The dimensions are Civ
en- i'll inches on the diagram, SO it is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
OLD GEESE ARE BEST LAYERS
Eggs Are Larger and There Are More
of Them-Best Time to Buy
Birds is in Fail.
By ]. BAILEY BRUCEJ

By ]. BAILEY BRUCE)
Old geese lay larger eggs and more
Of them and are, in every way, more
reliable than young geese
1t is not always easy to get first
class old geese, therefore, if one in
tends to establish a flock 1t would be
better, we think, to buy geese Of
good breed from reliable poultry
dealer, than to buy the eggs. The
season will be saved and the differ
ence in cost is not much. It must not
be expected that the eggs from the
young geese will be as fertile as from
the old. Old geese rarely lay unfertfle
eggs If they are not changed from one
place to another, but are allowed to
continue their regular habits; under
these conditions they can be depended
upon TO produce a very high percent
age Of fertile eggs.
The best time to buy geese is in the
fall, say August or September Al
ways use young ganders for breeding
purposes and if these can be used on
old geese so much the better
DISSu1uS geese SnOuIQ not De al
lowed to become fat during the winter
and should have as much range az
possible and some water
The best layers are perhaps the
Toulouse and Black and White China.
The Toulouse does not set, but the
Embden. which lays fewer eggs. makes
the best mother
The natural feed of geese is grass
and other green things, and they
should not have too much dry grain
A breeder should always provide
plenty of green stuff such as cabbage.
roots chopped fine and other things
of this kind for winter feeding.
GosIings are ca; ly affected by the
cold and damp, so it is best to wait
until the weather has become fairly
warm before they are brought out.
Many goslings die from sunstroke
and they should always be provided
with plenty of shade and water
If there Is no stream near the breed
ing farm set tubs in the ground on a
level with the surface and keep them
filed with clean water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
Petrffied Specimens Taken From
Panama Canal Excavation Mil
lions of Years Old.

Crocodiles have been discovered in
the Panama canal Two of them have
been found, in fact, but so far they
have not attempted to modest any Of
the workmen. One of the specimens,
a large one, was between two and
four million years old and the other
something over a million.
Both were captured by DR.. E. T.
Mcdonald with the aid of steam
shovel from the bottom of the Guile
bra cut. They are fossils the first
fossils, except the remains Of some
whales, that have been found during
the excavation. They are regarded
as interesting from a scientific stand
point, and have been sent to the Ma
tioral museum. where they are being
cut out Of the rock and prepared for
display by 6. W. Gilmore, the taxi
dermist man who does his work with
a cold chisel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
A RenlY Mas Revised.

They nave grown very touchy on
Alaskan matters in the interior depart
ment since the trouble of the Cunning
ham claims said coal man the 9TH
err day
Il had occasion some time ago to
write to the department about an
Alaskan subject that had no bearing
on the situation. have just received
an answer that does not commit any
body, but it had on 1t the initials Of
at least six persons, showing that the
reply had been thoroughly considered
and revised before it was started in
my direction. l guess they are on the
lookout for bombs"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
ThurIow Weeds Story of Most Rev.
John Hughes, the First Head of
the Catholic Diocese of
New York.

Thurlow Weed, the Wing president
maker; John Hughes, first archbishop
of New York, and Charles P. Neil
Vaine, Protestant Episcopal bishop Of
Ohio-these were the three men de-
spatched by President Lincoln as a
special embassy TO Europe on the out
break of the Civil war to protect and
work for the Union cause in England
and on the continent
''As a special ambassador Arch
bishop Hughes revealed himself as
a consummate diplomatist, extending
his influence not only through France,
where he was especially sent, but
also to Ireland and Italy" said Thur
low Weed to me in the days of his
old age. But long before this he had
revealed himself to me as a man who
understood thoroughly the political
game as We play it in America; and
more than one victory of my party
was made possible through the secret
but friendly assistance that I receiv-
ed in perfectly proper way, from
John Hughes. Let me give you an in
stance.
In the mid-ffties-I should say
about 1854-there was in the senate
of New York state man whose iden-
tity 1 will hide behind the name of
Smith. He was a merchant who had
gained wealth, and in his business re
lations he stood deseryedly high. But
he was one of those men who believ-
ed in one standard for business and
personal life and in another standard
for political activity. Smith made us
a great deal Of trouble, but he was
very valuable senator for the opposi-
ton party, representing as he did one
of the strongest Democratic districts
in New York City.
We'll, the archbishop and his
friends were very much interested in
a proposed piece of legislation that
related to the public schools and
would, as l remember, have permit
ted the establishment of parochial
schools under the authority but with
out expense to the state. This legis-
lation had been referred to the COM
mittee of which Smith was chairman,
and one day the archbishop called
upon me and said that he had been
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14

wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for advice. In
3 short time had gained my average
weight and am now strong and we'll"
Mrs. SALLIE STEVENS, r. Ed, No,
8, Box 81, Waurika, Okla.
Another Grateful Woman.
Huntington, Mass was in a ner.
vous, run down condition and for three
years could find no help.
owe my present good health to
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Blood Purifier which I be-
Ieye saved my life.
My doctor knows what helped me
and does not say one word against it.
Mrs. MARI JANETTE BATES, Box
134, Huntington, Mass.
Because your case is a difficult one,
doctors having done you no good. do
not continue to suffer without giving
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound q trial. 1t surely has cured
many cases of female ills such as in
fiammation, liberation, dispIacements.
fibroid tumors, Irregularities, periodic
pains, baCkache, that bearing-doWn
feeling, and nervous prostration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
A LADY LECTURER
Feeds Nerves and Brains Scientifically.

A lady lecturer writes from Philadel-
phia concerning the use of right food
and how she is enabled to withstand
the strain and wear and tear of her
arduous occupation. She says:
Through improper food, imperfect
~ digested, my health was complete
~ wrecked. and I attribute my recov-
cry entirely to the regular use Of
Grape-Nuts food. 1t has, / assure you,
proven an inestimable boon to me.
Almost Immediately after beginning
the use of Grape-Nuts I found a graft
flying change in my condition. The ter
rible weakness that formerly pros
trated me after few hours of work.
was perceptibly lessened and Is now
only memory-it never returns.
Ten days after beginning on Grape
Nuts / experienced a wonderful in
crease in mental Vigor and physical
energy, and continued use has entire
ly freed me from the miserable In
somnia and nervousness from which
/ used to suffer so much.
Il find Grape-Nuts very palatabls
and would not be without the crisp,
delicious food for even a day on any
consideration. Indeed, always carry
It with me on my lecture tours
Read the little book, The Road TO
WeliEiale. in pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
His Part in the Proceedings.

Clarence is a daTky who is as proud
Of plotting Mr.. Hiuside's costly auto
mobile as MIR. Hillside is of owning it..
Well. Clarence" said a neighbor. Il
saw you in the Taft parade, but you
didn't have the president in your car,
l noticed" No, sir" the chauffeur
answered Il didn't have the presi-
dent, but I had a reporter, and
reckon Mr.. Taft might have talked up
there on the hill all night long and no
body in town would have knowed
about it next day if it hadn't been for
me and that reporter. Exchange.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
Giving Small Ones a Chance.

Two or three feeding coops or pens
should be provided for the chickens
and other poultry. Each Of these
coops should be provided with differ
ent sized openings for the admission
of the different sized young.
The young will soon learn to run to
their own coops at feeding time, and
thus will not be trampled on by the
older chicks and grown fowls. Many
chicks are made lame, and not a few
filed when all the flock is fed to.
gether.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
Conscientious Advocate.

A faithful advocate can never sit
without clients. Nor do l believe that
any man could lose by it in the end
that would not undertake a cause he
knew not honest. A goldsmith nay
gain an estate as well as he that
trades in every coarser metal
An advocate is a limb Of friendship;
and further than the altar he Is not
bound to go. And it is observed of
IS famous a lawyer as was then in
the world (the Roman Cicero that he
was slain by one he had defended
when accused of the murder of his ia
Their. Certainly he that defends an in
jury is next to him that commits. And
this is recorded, not only as an ex-
ample of ingratitude, but as a punish
ment for patronizing an III cause
Exchange.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
Hardly : Compliment.

A vicar was taken III md his
church warden sought substitute,
when the bishop of the diocese offered
to take the Sunday services himself
The church warden at the close OF the
service went up to the bishop and
after thanking him stamm cred out: "A
poorer preacher would have done for
US, your lordship, but we were unable
to find one"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
Find Remains Of Crocodiies

1t is to be understood that they are
crocodiles and not the common ga
tors" Of Florida. There is only part
of the backbone Of the older speci-
men, which comes from the Eocene
formation. This roughly establishes
its age AS the first fossils found,
they will be preserved for reference.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14

a nd SO nervous /
could no t do any
thing. The doctors
treated me for diff
ferent things but
did me no good /
got SO bad that /
could not sleep day
or night. While in
this condition I read
of Lydia E. Pink.
hams V e ge ia BILE
G mpound, and
no nan iIu nco nd
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
WHITE HOLLAND is POPULAR
Grown for Market They Are
Heavier and Appear Clean.

The White Holland variety is fast
becoming the favorite in many sec
tons. 1t is as hardy as the Mammoth
Bronze and is supposed to have orig
mated as a sport from that breed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
Time To Move

q guess we'd better change hotels, ;"
said Mrs. Wombat.
Why should we change hotels 2"
demanded Mr. Wombat.
Everybody at this hotel has seen
my gowns and heard your monologue. y
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
A Senate of LAWYERS.

In the senate of the United States
there are 81 lawyers, five bankers,
eight business men, four farmers,
three Journalists, two mine operators,
two manufacturers, one author, one
doctor and four members whose call
ings are not given Of the four farm
ers, two are from the same state,
South Carolina. They are Tillman
and Smith. The lawyers clearly out
number all others.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
Hic rdnr

Miss Gladys Guggles (coyly)-Does
yo' ruIly love me, Cla'ence?
Clarence Snuckles (passionately)-
Love yo'? Why, I analyses yo so dat
I'd RAIDER heah yo' chew gum dan to
listen to a minstrel band! OATS how
loves yo'!-Puck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
HOPPER METHOD OF FEEDING
Has Proved One of Most Successful
Devised During Recent Years-it
Is Also Labor Saver.

The hopper method Of feeding poul-
try has proved one of the most sue
cessful devised during recent years.
Many Of the largest poultry raisers,
as well as the great army of backyard
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
Clean Sweep.

81 hear you had triumphant sum-
ner. Made clean sweep 4 may
say 1 did," responded the belle of the
beach. "On the way to the station l
even became engaged TO the driver
Of tbs bus. Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
Accomplished Lfnoufst.

My husband speaks three lam
guages fuently."
English, French and German7"
no. Baseball, golf and ayiatioaN
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
But Think They Have.

Young Doctor-Which kind OF pa
TENTS do you find it hardest to cure?
Old Doctor-Those who have moth.
ing the matter with them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14

A feeling of superiority is about all
the satisfaction some people get out
Of being good.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14

Mrs. Winslcw's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums. reduces in1anma
tion, allays pain. cures wind collie 25c bottle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14

He who knows most grieves for
wasted time-Dante
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14

Kaffir corn is not as good for laying
ans as wheat Is.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14
AFTER
I YEARS
SUFFERING
| Was Cured by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound

Waurika, Okla.-'1 had female trou-
bles for seven years, was all run down,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20
NEW PASTOR COMING
Rev. DcVoI of Milton, Ia., viii Take
up Work at First Christian
Church Next Sunday.

The new pastor of the First Chris.
tian church, Rev. F. H. Devol, is ex-
pected to arrive in Cairo within a
few days. He has formally accepted
the call and would have been in Cairo
sooner had it not been that ne was
engaged in revival meeting in Mil
ton, Iowa, which has not yet bees
closed He is said to be having good
success in these meetings. The con.
gresation Of the church here are told
that the members may depend upo.,
Rev. Devol being here in time 70 CO.
crpy the pulpit on next Sunday.
Rev. Devol Is no stranger to the
Cairo congregation. He was here
about a month ago, preached at the
church and so favorably impressed
the members that he was invited to
cast his lot In Cairo. Rev. Devol rs
comparatively young man, h'sy
only 81 years OF age. He is married.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20
DEATH OF Il. T. wilson
Was For Fifteen Years Engineer at
Anna HospitaI--lMemp Der Cairo
Cairo ccmmandery X. r.

Harry E Wilson who died yester
day morning at $50 O'Clock at ST
Marys Irirnary, was born in Middle
| sex, Pennsylvania, JaBGay ii, 1858
being in his 53rd year. He and his
family formerly lived in Cairo, bur
removed about Is years ago to Anna,
Ill.,, where he wss employed as chief
engineer of the state hospital. M.
Wilson was first operated upon az st.
Nary's lnfrmary severa. months ago
and returned to Anna N Tair condi-
ton. Later he came to Cairo to have
another operation performed and r..
NAMED at the intiimary until his
death. His remains were taken to
the residence of Mr.. aac Mrs. L. G.
Ping, 3l5 Sixth street.
Deceased leaves ais wife andi
daughter Mrs. G. II. Bosiey Of Little |
Rock, Ark Mrs. Wilson is sister
Of James e. Rennie, Jonn I. Rennie,
Miss Virginia Rennie and Mrs. En-.
ward G, Pink of Cairo, and Frank T.
Rennie, CT Galveston, Texas, and
NJ 5. David Sutton, OF Lexington |
Miss, The Knights Templar will
ave charge of the funeral. Funeral
louce appears in another place in
MS mornings paper.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20
SICK, UPSET STOMACH
Indigestion, Gas, Dyspepsia, Heart.
purn, Sourness and Other Misery
Goes in 5 Minutes.

There would not be a case of ind;
gestion here if readers who are sub
ect TO Stomach trouble knew the
tremendous anti-ferment and diges
tive virtue contained in Diapepsin
This harmless prepa.a ;.on will digest
a heavy meal without the slightest
fuss or discomfort, and relieve the
sourest, acid stomach in FIVE minutes
besides overcoming all foul, Nauseous
doors from the breath.
Ask your pharmacist to show you
the fccmula, plainly printed on eaca
o0-cent case of Pape's Dfapepsin, then
you will readily understand why this
promptly cures Indigestion and re
moves such symptoms as Heartburn
feeling like lump OF lead in the
stomach, Belching of Gas and Eruc.a-
lions OF undigested foor, wafer brasil,
Nausea, Headache, Bii:ousness and
many other bad symptoms; and, BE-.
sides, you will not need laxatiyes TO
keep your stomach, liver and mites.
tines clean and fresh.
If your stomach is sour and full of
gas, CIR your food doesn't digest. an
your meals don't seem to fit, why not
get a 50-cent case from your drug.
sist and make life I-..4 NJ ~,
"oute relief from Stomach mis- ~
and perfect digestion or anything you
eat is sure to follow five minutes
after, and besides, one case Is suns.
eient TO cure whole family of such
trouble
Surely, harmless, inexpensive
preparation ike Diapepsin, which
will always, either at daytime orI
during night relieve your stomach
misery and digest your meals, is
about as handy and valuable a |
thing as YOU could have in the house.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20
ADJUSTMENTS
Taylor Stock Company.


The Taylor Stock Company will
open their weeks engagement at the
Cairo opera house tonight presenting
for he first time in this city the
four act comedy drama ''The Gahib-
ieF's Wife" Vaudeville will be INK
troduced between the acts and a
change Of bill will be made at every
performance For the first time in
the history Of the Tay.or stock COM
pany an exceptionally low price has
Neen arranged for this week. lower
moor 20 cents and balcony 10 cents.
ladies will be admitted rree tonight
undc' the usual conditions. Seats
must be reserved before p. m. to-
night, This company has been hav-
ing record breaking business in every
city visited so far which speaks very
highly for the organization. All Of
the plays to be presented here during
the week are plays that are seldom
produced BY a travelling Stock com,
pany.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20
Church Debt Reduced.

At st. Joseph's church yesterday
Father Gillen read 10 tae congresa.
ton the annual report OF the church
accounts, making the statement that
the past year the debt of the church
has been reduced by S1,100 and as
compared to other churches in the
diocese of Belleville. st. Ioseph's
church stands up to the front fnan-
clahy. Father Gillen also expressed
himself as being highly pleased and
gratified at the success of the paro-
chial school.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20
SMALLPOX IN CONVENT.

Montreal, Feb. 19.--iSmallpox has
broken out in the Convent of st. Ann
at Lachine, a suburb OF Montreal
There are 275 pupils in the place
mostly from the United States ami
western Canada Dr. valois, medical
health officer of Lachine, says there
Is one cose CT smallpox and thrco
cases of chicken pox in the instit,l.
ton. A quarantine has been estab.
lished.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20
GLOVER Of the Ranch.n

Misses Cornelius and HARRINGTON
two young chorus girls belonging tc
the Flower of The Ranch" company
which played at the opera house yes
tofday, matinee and night, joined the
company mere. They came here from
TeXarkana, where they have been in
hospital They took sick while on
the road about three weeks ago. THE
Flower Of the Ranch gave good sat
islaction. but owing to the bad wea.
ther the usual Sunday matinee and
night attendance was light.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20
TO TALK FERRY BOAT
Retail Merchants Committee VIII
confer With Ferry Co.-clain,
to Have Boat in Sight

The Retail Merchants Association
rave again taken a turn at the ferry
matter. There has been no ferry ser.
vice to and from Cairo for some time
past on eitrer river, the Three States
nelng in sde corn trade which prom.
lses to keep her going for some time
10 come. rs both banks of the liver
arc lined with corn to be brought 10
market. Last week the Three s,a,cs
tcok several cargoes to Hickman. bay.
ing filled up the wharf Doats here
f2 'erchants claim they have a
boat whicn will come into the Cairo
trade if satisfactory ARRANGEMENTS
can be made with the Cairo Ferry Co
and at their meeting last week thew
appointed a committee to take The
matter in hand.
There Is nothing in sight as We; Tor
the Mississippi river.