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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08
TRAIN ON HER MAIDEN TRIP
Road to Start Across Ointment,
Goes Though City.

Milwaukee.-The "OIympian,' the
first Of the ACROSS the Continent"
trains to be run over the new Chi
cago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound
railroad, completed the first leg of
her maiden trip and arrived in Mil
waukee. Drawn by one of the power
full new passenger engines, No. 1907,
the new all steel train made the run
from Chicago to Milwaukee without
a hitch of any kind.
General Passenger Agent Dixon,
st. Paul, was the only one of the
roads officials on the train.
The perfectly appointed train made
the run to Milwaukee under the guild
ance of Conductor Dan Marriott and
Engineer Luke Collins. 1t was made
up of mail car, baggage car, two
coaches, one diner, three sleepers and
an observation car.
Practically all the officials of the
road were at the station in Chicago to
give the train a sendoff
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08
Ask the Grocer.

PateTnalism with a vengeance is
practised in certain New York gro
ceries. 1t is benevolent paternalism
though.
Ma wants two pounds of sugar
said a child to a patriarch in the
trade.
He consulted calendar on the
wall.
Il guess you'd better take only a
pound today" he saidw. land go kind
of slow On that The week is only
half gone, but you have already eat
en- UP three-fourths of your allow
ance. Tell your mother So"
The child promised to deliver the
report on financial depression.
THAT is the only way on earth to
keep those people from running into
debt" said the grocer. THE system
is common in this neighborhood. l
do It at the customers request Ev-
cry ray day women with spendthrIft
husbands and an extravagant dispo-
sitiOn of their own deposit enough
money with the grocer and butcher to
see the family through the week
They instruct US to let no one over
draw the amount and except in cases
where extra food is actually needed
we stick TO our end of the bargain ]"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08
WHAT MISS LIBERTY SAID |
Against the Flying Machine That
WhirIed Around Her Head.

These queer flying machines make
me so nervous" said Miss Liberty, &C
cording to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
I don't like EN-. They haven't any
right to be whirring and chugging
around lady.
L may be French, but my standing
in this community has never been i'm
peached.
The other day three of these impu-
dent things came whirling around my
head, one after the other If I hadn't
been busy holding up my torch might
have done something I'd be sorry for.
Really, l never saw such a reckless dis
regard for common politeness. When
the first of the sassy things came to-
ward me I just closed my eyes and
shivered. How did I know he wouldn' t
stuff the nose of his flying continuance
into my ear?
Il may be bronze, but I won't toIer-
ate any familiariries.
And there's another thing. I strong
ly object to being made the InaypoIe
in any foolish cloud dance Why don't
they use the Metropolitan building for
a center shaft? I don't want the honor
this is sarcastic-and, what's more,
I viii not permit any sporting gentle
men to run rings around me.
No, indeed!
Liberty isn't license.
so there, now."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08

You tainted him with being-fat,
and laughed at him, until he stopped
eating the things he should eat And
he has been exercising-on the roof,
until he has worn himself out And
nOw-he is i'll. He-he has a rash
Everybody jumped at that, and we
instinctiveIy moved away from Bella.
She was quite cold and scornful by
that time.
"a rash!" Max exclaimed. What
sort of rash?"
Il did not see it," Bella said with
dignity, and turning she went up the
stairs.
There was a great deal of excite
ment, and nobody except Mr. Harbi-
son was willing to go near Jim. He
went up at once with Bella, while
Max and Dial sat crayenly downstairs
and wondered if we would all take it,
and Anne told about a man she knew
who had it, and was deaf and dumb
and blind when he recovered.
Mr.. HARRISON came down after a
while, and said that the rash was
there, right enough, and that Sim abb
solutely refused to be quarantined;
that he insisted that he always got a
rash from early Strawberries and that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08

which it Is produced on the farms and
subsequent handling. 1t is impossible
to make good butter or fine cheese
from dirty milk; from milk having a
high degree of acidity or abnormal
doors or tastes.
The starter is without doubt second
in Importance in determining the
quality of the product This factor
is wholly under the control Of the
maker, and he has only himself to
blame If the quality Of the product is
injured by the use of a poor starter.
It has recently been said, by an Of
fetal of the dairy division Of the
United states department of agricul-
ture. that starters as made and used
at the present time in the majority
of the creameries of the country do
more harm than good. This condition
should not exist, for starter rightly
made and handled cannot harm the
product in any way; rather should it
improve the product, whatever the
quality of the milk may be.
The package of starter which is
purchased by the butter maker is the
pure seed. If the butter maker con-
siders it advisable to go to the ex-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08
Demonstration Farms In Wisconsin
By Prof. c. P. Norgord
Wisconsin College of Agriculture

Demonstration tests on % Wiscon-
sin farms connected with various
state and county institutions are be-
ing conducted by the Agronomy de-
partment Of the College of Agricul-
lure, The purpose of this work Is to
bring TO the attention of farmers the
improved, scientific farm practices by
actua! field demonstration.
Little time and inclination for
reading; prejudice against so-caIled
DOCK farming" difficulty of inter
pretlng the printed page and inability
TO take the long and difficult step from
the printed description of a farm prac-
Ilce to its correct application on the
farm combine to lessen the influence
OF the bulletin or lecture in compari-
son with the actual demonstration
method. The farmer is more ready
and better able to adopt new methods
from the field than from books and
discussions.
Purposes of Demonstrations.
The crop demonstration work aims
to present to farmers, simple. well
established principles and practices
Of successful farming in operation on
the field. It aims to show how crops
can be produced of higher yield and
better quality, due to the Improvement
Of seed and soil by the application of
improved scientific farm practices:
to convince the farmer of the value
OF such practices and lead him to
adopt them.
Variety tests, showing the superior
ity of these grains in yield and quail
ity over common varieties and the
publicity of the farmers demonstra-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08
NJ A r K ET S
Milwaukee. June 3. le11.

Milwaukee, June 3, 1911.
neutrality-suspicious., 23c;
prints, 24c; frsts, 18019c; seconds,
16 a lie; process, 16@17c; dairy,
fancy 18c.
Cheese - American, full cream
Twins, II u C; daisies, new, Il q 13c;
Young Americas, 141ac; Ionghorns,
13c; low grades, 100 lie; imbur-
ger, new, 129 12hc; brick, 1O1a C;
Swiss, 141a Ole.
Eggs-Current receipts, fresh, as
to quality, - &c; recandIed, extras,
1G q Is y c; seconds, 901Oc.
Live Poultry-Fowls, 13c; roost-
ers, Sc; broilers, 24@ 26c.
Potatoes Wisconsin or Michigan,
on track, $50 38c.
Wheat-No. 1, northern. 1.02 Y @
1.O3 z; No. 2, northern, 1000
1-01 Z; No. 1, durum. SAG CSC; No.
2, durum. 92094c.
Corn-No. 3, yellow, 5413 @55c.
Oats-No. 3, white, 500 36Ac;
standard, 36H 0361zc.
Barley - Wisconsin, 900 csc;
No. 2, 1.OO@LO1; medium. 50 q
100.
Cattle - Butchers steers, 4 SIS O
SIS; heifers, $500 500; COWS, $50
q 500; stockers and feeders, 800 @
$50; calves, 100 $500.
Hogs - Good, heavy butchers
$500 5.95; fair to best, light, $50
q $40; pigs, 5.5005.90.
Sheep 6.25Q 6.85; ewes
3.75@4.5O.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08

ton meetings, held on these farms,
create a large demand for these
seeds. The state and county farms
are furnished with station-bred seeds
annually as they are bred and tested
at the station. Each farm, there
fore, becomes a center for the pro-
duction of pure-bred seed grains for
its respective locality, where neigh
boring farmers may secure these
seed grains at reasonable prices.
The special means of bringing this
work to the attention of the farmers
have been various. An annual picnic
and demonstration meeting is held on
the fields of each farm; timely arti-
cles appear in local papers on the
crops of the demonstration fields;
farmers visit the farms. observe the
field from highways. The co-opera-
ton Of business men, teachers and
other influential citizens of the vari-
Gus communities also aids materially.
Scope of the Work.
The scope of the work on these
test farms is limited to thoroughly
tested farm practices, that have
proven of benefit to successful farm
ers. It includes the curing and test
ing Of seed corn, selection and breed
ing of high-yielding varieties and
strains Of seed corn; spacing and ker.
nels per hill; cultivation for weed
eradication and moisture control;
growing and dissemination of pure
bred seed grains; treatment of grains
for diseases, as smut, ETC.; prepara-
ton Of seed beds-handHng farm
manure; efficient crop rotations; sys
tens Of farming, etc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08
CHARGED WITH A MURDER
Julius PfeiI, a Farmer, So, Living
Near Elkhart Lake, Arrested
Accused of Crime.

Sheboygan.-Charged with the
murder of his wife, Julius Pfeil. a
farmer residing near EIkhart Lake.
was arrested and arraigned.
Pfeil, who is about o5 years old,
had been married three times and he
was also the third husband of the
dead woman. She died April 3 and
a certificate of death was issued Civ
ing heart failure as the cause.
Her children, however, asked that
an autopsy be made Examination
Of Mrs. PfeiIs stomach at Madison
showed, it is alleged, the presence
OF poison. A warrant was then
sworn out for Pfeil upon complaint
of Carl Foeste, a son.
1t is said that before Mrs. Pfeil's
death she and her husband quarreled
frequently. She had some money in
her own name.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he Is called
by his friends, was rotund and look
ed shorter than he really was. HIS
ambition in life was to be taken seriously.
but people steadily refused to do so, his
art Is considered a huge joke, except 10
himself, if he asked people TO dinner ev-
Bella Knowles; they live together year
and are divorced. Jirnny's friends ar
range to celebrate the first anniversary
Of his divorce. The party is In full swing
when Jimmy receives telegram from his
Aunt Selma who will arrive in four hours
to visit him and his wife. He neglects to
into his confidence. He suggests that Kit
play the hostess for one night, be Mrs.
Wilson pro tenn. Aunt Selma arrives and
the deception works out as planned.
Jimmys divorced wife enters the house
and asks Kit who is being taken away in
the ambulance2 Belle insists It is jim.
Kit tells her jim is well and is in the
mouse. HARRISON steps out on the porch
ana discovers man lacking q card on
Inc door He demands an explanation.
The man points to the pIacard and Har-
bison sees the word Smallpox printed
on 1t. He tells him the guests cannot
leave the house until the quarantine. IS
HIted. After the lifting Of the quarantine
several letters are found in the mail box
4ndehXered, one is addressed to Henry
LdeWeIIyn, Iquique Chile, which was
nutely of their Incarceration, also Of his
lnIaEGatICn for Mrs. Wilson. Aunt Selma
- LdEAGll l4l WITH Ia grippe. Betty aCLS as
nurse. HARRISON finds Kit suIking on the
roof. She tells him that jim has been
treating her OutrageOUsly. Kit starts
downstairs, when suddenly she IS grasped
In the arms Of a man who kisses her sew
eraI times. She believes that HARRISON
Gid It and IS Inundated Aunt Selma tells
Jimmy that her cameo breastpin and
other articles Of jeweIry have been stolen.
She accuses Betty of the theft Jimmy
tells Aunt Selma all about the strange
happenings but she persists in suspecting
Betty. Of the theft of her valuabIes
HARRISON demands an explanation from
Kit as to her conduct towards him, she
tells him Of the incident on the roof, he
does not deny nor confirm her accusation.
Aunt Selma is awakened during the
Bella; she demands an explanation
from Jim. Bella reveals the whole
plot to Aunt Selma She fOrgives both
Of them, but calls Kit a Jezebel She
tells Jim to reveal the true situation to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08
Pure Starters Improve
Butter and Cheese
By Prof e. @. Hastings
Wisconsin College of Agriculture

One of the most important factors
in determining the quality of butter
and cheese is the starter" which is
used to ripen the cream from which
butter is to be made, or to hasten
the acid fermentation of the milk for
cheese making. A starter" is a guam
tity Of milk in which acid forming
bacteria have grown until the milk
contains large numbers of them. The
addition of the starter" seeds the
milk or cream with great numbers of
bacteria which are in a healthy con-
dition and which by their growth
cause the acid-fermentation to pro-
gress rapidly and in more definite
manner than without the addition of
the starter.
The factor that has the greatest
influence in determining the quality
of the butter or cheese to be made
from a given quantity of milk is IN
doubtedly the quality of the milk
itself. The quality of the milk de-
Ponds upon the conditions under
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08
CHAPTER Xxx.
Breaking Out in a New Place.

Breaking Out in a New Place.
Hunger reused everybody early the
hext morning, Friday. Leila Mercer
had discovered a box OF bonbons that
she had forgotten, and we divided
them around. Aunt Selma asked for
the candied fruit and got it-quite a
third of the box. We gathered in the
lower hall and on the stairs and nib
bled nauseating sweets while Mr..
HARRISON examined the telephone
He did not glance in my direction.
Betty and Dial were helping him, and
ne seemed very cheerful. Max sat
with me on the stairs. Mr.. HARRISON
had Just unscrewed the telephone box
from the wall and was squirting into
it, whel Bella came downstairs. 1t
was her first appearance, but as she
was always late, nobody noticed.
When she stopped, just above US on
the stairs, however, we looked up,
and she was holding to the rail and
trembling perceptibly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08

pense of purchasing good pure seed,
1t is surely advisable to devote the
necessary time and labor in keeping
the seed pure and in good condition.
In order to do this the maker must
pay attention to the following points:
l. He must keep all other kinds
of bacteria out of his starters, espe-
cially all other acid-forming bacteria;
IN other words, he must prevent the
contamination of the starters
2. He must pay attention to the
soil in which his crops of bacteria
are to be grown; to the selection of
the milk to be used for starter making
purposes.
3. He must pay attention to the
weather conditions, or to the tenn
perature at which the starters are
to be kept.
4. He must pay attention to the
harvesting Of the crop; /. e., to the
time at which the starter is in the
best condition for use.
These things are all under his con-
troll, and the methods of starter propa-
cation are designed to enable the
maker to meet the necessary condi-
tons with the minimum of time and
labor. BY the term mother" starter
is meant the small amount of starter
that is to be added to the milk in
the starter can, SO as to prepare the
quantity needed for addition to the
cream, or to the milk for cheese.
making
Making the Mother Starter.
A glass vessel should be used for
the propagation Of mother starters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08
DEATH CLAIMS
DR.. SALISBURY
PRESIDENT OF THE NORMAL
- SCHOOL AT WHITEWA-
TER PASSES AWAY.
END COMES UNEXPECTEDLY
Condition Seemed to Be Imnrovfne
While He Was Staying at a SAM
tariuno When Suddenly He Died
Well Known Educator.

MIlwaukee.-Dr. Albert Salisbury
president Of the Whitewater normal
school, and one of the foremost edu-
Gators in the middle west, died in
this city, where he has been receiv-
ing treatment for several weeks
Death was due to heart disease with
which he had been afflicted for MANY
years. His death was unexpected. his
condition seeming to have improved
recently.
Mr.. Salisbury was born at Lima
Wis, on January "a, 1843. When
twenty years old he left the home
OF his father, Oliver S. Salisbury
and enlisted as a private in the Thir-
teenth Wisconsin infantry, in which
ne served for the last two years of
the Civil war. After being mustered
out he finished his education, receiv-
ing the degree of bachelor of arts at
Milton college, Milton. Wis. in the
spring of 1870, master of arts in
1872, and doctor of philosophy in
1883.
Shortly afer receiving the degree
VI MASTER OF arts be became the
principal of the Brodhead high
school. From 1873 to 1882 he was
teacher and institute Instructor in
Whitewater normal school. In 1885
he became president of the normal
school.
In connection with his different
interests he wrote many books and
treatises, among the better known of
which are "a History of Normal In
struction in Wisconsin, ''The First
quarter Century of Whitewater Nor
NAL School,, THE Duty of the State
to the Feeble Minded - 1.-THE Rural
School Problem" History of the
Wisconsin Teachers Association. ;"
and Theory of Teaching and Ele-
mental Psychology" The latter was
published in 1905 and has become
the text book in many of the teach
ers' training schools of the country.
Mr.. Salisbury was married On No
vember 20, 1866, to Miss Abba A.
Mason, Sullivan, Wis, who died on
May 81, 1881. Later he married
Miss Agnes Hosford, Hudson. Wis,
who survives him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08
WHEN AMAN
MAQL(IES III
BpC0AaY RO[BEEMS NlE[EflALl1 L8l
0AlZ7OP fTHE CIRCULAR STAIRCASE
Tit NAN m lOWER-TEN, ETC.
oS6S-nkRRN L. tcoM24nS

Mr.. HARRISON, will you-can you
come upstairs?" she asked. Her voice
was strained, almost reedy. and her
lips were white
Mr.. HARRISON stared up at her, with
the telephone box in his hands,
''Why-er-certainIy," he said, but
unless it's very important, I'd like to
fix this talking machine. We want to
make food record"
I'D like to break a food record"
Max put in, but Bella created a d.
version By sitting down suddenly on
the stair just above US, and burying
her face in her handkerchief.
Jim is sick" she said, with a sob.
'He-he doesn't want anything to
eat, and his head aches He-said for
ne-to go away and let him die!'
Dial dropped the hammer immedi-
ately, and LOIIie Mercer sat petrifed,
with a bonbOn halfway to her mouth.
For, Of course, it was unexpected,
finding sentiment Of any kind in
Bella, and none of them knew about
the scene in the den in the small
hours Of the morning.
Sick" Aunt Selma said. from
hall chair Sick! Where"
All over" Bella quavered His
poor head is hot, and he's thirsty, but
he doesn't want anything but wa
ter"
Great Scott" Dial said suddenly.
Suppose he should-Bella, are you
telling US all his symptoms?"
Bella put down her ha- ol1erchief
and got UP from her position on the
stairs she looked down on US with
something Of her old naughty manner.
IF he is i'll, you may blame your
selves, all Of yOu," she said cruelty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08
CHAPTER XIX. (continued.)

Playing the part Of Mrs. Wilson,"
he repeated DO you mean"
Exactly. Playing the part. She is
not Mrs Wilson. It seems that that
honor belonged at one time to Miss
Knowles. I believe such things are
not unknown in New York, only why
in the name Of sense does a man
want to divorce a woman and then
meet her at two o'clock in the morn
Ing to kiss the place where his own
wedding ring used to rest?"
jim fidgeted. Bella was having
spasms of mirth to herself, but the
HARRISON man did not smile. He
stood for a moment looking at the
fire: Then he thrust his hands deep
into the pockets of his dressing-gown
and stalked over to me. He did not
care that the others were watching
and listening.
Is it true?" he demanded, staring
down at me. You are not Mrs. Will
son? You are not married at all? All
that about being neglected-and
loathing him, and all that on the
roof there was no foundation of
truth?"
could only shake my head with
out looking up. There was no defense
to make. Oh, ] deserved the scorn in
his voice.
"They-they persuaded you. I sup
pose, and it was to help somebody? It
was not a practical joker"
No" | rallied a little spirit at
that It had been anything but
joke
H drew a long breath.
i think l understand" he said
slowly, 'but-you could have saved
me something. | must have given you
all a great deal of amusement"
"Oh, no." I protested. Il want
TO tell you"
But he deliberately left me and
went over to the door. There he
turned and looked down at Aunt Sc
lima. He was a little white. but there
was no passion In his face.
Thank you for telling me all this.
Miss Caruthers," he said easily Now
that you and l know, I'm afraid the
OtllSAS VIII Hiss bhSll lAILI6 INVERSION
Good night"
Oh. it was all right for Jim to
laugh and say that he was only huffed
a little and would be over 1t by morn
ing. l knew better. There was some
thing queer in his face as he went
out. He did not even glance in my
direction. He had said very little, but
he had put me as effectualIy in the
wrong as If he had not kissed me
deliberately kissed me-that very eve
ming, on the roof
| did not go to sleep again. l lay
wretchedly thinking things over and
trying to remember who Jezebel was,
and toward morning I distinctly heard
the knob of the door turn l mis-
trusted my ears. however, and so l
got up quietly and went over in the
darkness. There was no sound out
side. but when put my hand on the
knob I felt it move under my fingers.
The counter pressure evidently alarm
ed whoever 1t was. for the knob was
released and nothing more happened.
But by this time anything so uncOm-
plicated as the fumbling or a knob az
night had no power to disturb me.
went back TO bed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08
ASSEMBLY PASSES BILLS
Binder Irvine Plant, Teachers Pen
sion Fund and High
way Bills.

Madison.-Three of the most i'm
portant bills of the present session
were passed by the assembly late this
afternoon. Measures relating to the
binder Irvine plant at the state pris-
on, state aid for public highways,
and the teachers insurance and re-
tirement fund, were passed or con-
Cured in. The retirement fund bill
and the highway bill have been
passed by the senate, and now go to
the governor. The binder Irvine
plant measure still must pass the
senate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-08
Octogenarians in Reunion.

RACINE. NJ. Roberts and wife
of this city, aged respectively 80 and
SO years; his brother, Dave Roberts
of California, 81 years, and their sis
ter, Mrs. John Jones of Red Oak, Ia,
who is just rounding the four score,
met in family gathering. The COM
bined ages of the four is 331 years.
The two brothers and sisters separ-
ated ffty-one years ago and this is
the first time they have met.